By A Correspondent- The cost of living for a family of six surged by 13,4% to $40 680 this month, from $35 877 in April following relentless price hikes stemming from currency volatilities and market jitters triggered by an ad hoc law forcing businesses to peg prices at official rates, Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) data showed.

Most Zimbabwean firms obtain their forex from the parallel market where rates spiked sharply following the introduction of Statutory Instrument (SI) 127 of 2021 early this month.

Black market rates have rocketed to $140:US$1, against about $85:US$1 at the foreign currency auction market.

Last week’s figure came as authorities began a ruthless crackdown on low-income earners’ vending cites in Harare and Chitungwiza, which will pile more misery on Zimbabweans who mostly survive on the informal sector, following massive de-industrialisation due to economic mismanagement.

“The cost of living as measured by the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe’s low-income urban earner monthly basket for a family of six increased from the end of April figure of $35 877,92 to 40 682,84 by June 9 2021, showing an increase of $4 804,92 or 13,39%,” the CCZ said.

“The food basket increased by $1 504,23 or 9,83% from $15 303,88 by end of April 2021 to $16 808,11 by June 9 2021.

“The price of detergents increased by $172,69 or 16,74% from $1 031,54 to $1 204,23,” the consumer watchdog said, noting that retailers ignored government pleas not to hike prices after the introduction of the SI.

“According to the recent survey, most suppliers and outlets did not reduce their prices in Zimbabwe dollars to align their pricing with the requirements of SI 127, instead they priced products higher in USD terms to make sure they get round about the same they were getting in local currency before SI 127 of 2021,” CCZ.

Under the SI, businesses were required to align their prices with the official exchange rate, but prices have shot up by about 40% since then, including in United States dollar terms.

“The food basket recorded an increase of 9,83% from $15 303,88 in April to $16 808,11 by June 9 2021,” CCZ said.

“The increases can be attributed to service providers who are consistently adjusting their prices to factor in exchange rate movements and transaction costs of buying forex on the parallel market,” it noted.

In May, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency said the average cost of living for a family of five rocketed to $28 853, with prices rocketing at a faster pace in Mashonaland Central, where consumers required $32 540 to fill up the family basket.

Bulawayo and Matabeleland North provinces required over $30 000.

At the heart of the price hikes was a switch by supermarkets to tracking parallel market rates in their pricing models, even after accessing foreign currency at the forex auction market.

Last week, several firms including the Zimbabwe Stock Exchangelisted National Foods were named in a list of forex abusers by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, which threatened to charge huge fines announced under SI 127.

Retailers have denied profiteering by manipulating a multiple pricing system currently obtaining on the market. But in a paper lodged with the Finance minister Mthuli Ncube spelling out its expectations for the upcoming midterm budget review, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers recently said that the sector had been held back by monthly fuel price hikes.

By A Correspondent- The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has condemned social media attacks on its functionality at the weekend, saying they were meant to dissuade lawyers from executing their duty of guarding against constitutional violations.

LSZ said it had been a victim of social media attacks following its recent application at the courts, challenging the enactment of Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 1) Act and Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 2) Act.

In a statement on Saturday, LSZ dismissed accusations that it was aligned to a political party and pledged to continue protecting the public from errant lawyers.

“In the past few months, the Law Society of Zimbabwe has become the target of attacks particularly since submitting an application challenging Constitutional Amendments No 1 and 2,” the LSZ statement read.

“It is clear from the provisions of the law that the Law Society has not veered from its objects amid inferences to the contrary by some characters that are aimed at soiling the image of the profession, the society and its membership. The decision to challenge the two amendments is within the remit of the Law Society’s objects of existence as provided for in section 53 of the Legal Practitioners Act.”

Their statement follows a series of tweets last Saturday by Presidential spokesperson George Charamba, who questioned the independence of the LSZ from political interference.

Charamba also accused it of being partisan, saying it was targeting indigenous law firms and favouring local white-owned firms while performing its regulatory mandate.

“A look at the so-called Law Society of Zimbabwe: Is it really a society of all lawyers? Is a society coercive? Whence comes its certification and regulatory powers? What is the mechanism for ensuring its so-called members are consulted regularly? How has it ensured the welfare of its members?” he tweeted.

“Why are spot-checks targeting indigenous law firms when some big white-originated firms have never been audited for years? Why does it associate with one political party when it claims to be a society of free professionals? Or like a political party, is it an association of politically like-minded people? Would all lawyers subscribe to this one party whose bidding the society does?”

But LSZ described Charamba’s accusations as mischievous and aimed at causing divisions within the profession for his personal benefit.

“While the Law Society can never be immune from constructive criticism, the poisonous social media rants from one individual is totally misplaced and a result of deficiency in information,” it said.

“There seems to be a clearly constructed narrative to create a schism or rift within the profession establishing opposing camps along racial or political lines. This we believe is aimed at weakening the unity of the profession and tarnishing the Law Society’s reputation and public standing as an independent professional body.”

-Newsday

By A Correspondent- A female ECD teacher from Chambuta Primary School in Chiredzi was recently flogged and injured by a parent who accused her of whipping his ECD A pupil.

Gilbert Mahutse, 36, of Kwai Village, Headman Masivamele, Sengwe area flogged Zadziso Machimbirike with a stick.

Mahutse appeared before Chiredzi Magistrate Misheck Brian Munyaradzi on Thursday and pleaded guilty as charged.

The State proved that on April 15 2021, Mahutse approached Machimbirike and assaulted her with a stick in front of her school children.

The court heard that Mahutse assaulted Machimbirike because she had assaulted his child.

Mahutse, however, pleaded for leniency arguing that he had since realised his mistake and apologised to the complainant. He also said that he was helping with hospital bills for the treatment of the teacher’s wounds Masvingo Mirror reports.

In other news, iHarare reported that a 16-year-old woman has given birth to triplets in what the community has embraced as a blessing from God.

However, the couple is struggling to take care of the babies since the husband, 18-year-old Leonard Maenza, is not formally employed.

The teen mum had no idea that hers was a multiple pregnancy, neither did she have a scan or pre-natal care and check-ups.

She said it was a shock discovery that she was having not one or two, but three babies.

The teen mother gave birth naturally at Bindura Hospital on May 3 and together with her husband, Leonard, they are overjoyed.

But the couple has no financial means to look after the family adequately and they are relying on well-wishers.

Ruvarashe fell pregnant last year after dropping out of school in her Form 3 grade due to challenges with school fees.

By A Correspondent- The ruling Zanu-PF party has been rocked by serious infighting ahead of provincial congresses, with clashes being reported in Mashonaland West, Mashonaland Central, Midlands and other provinces.

It emerged that the names of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga were being dropped to cow rivals while promoting their horses, a situation that has also exposed deep-rooted factionalism in the party.

The fights are said to be serious enough that in Mashonaland West province the party acting national commissar Patrick Chinamasa read the riot act to curb a potentially explosive situation.

Chinamasa’s intervention was forced by fights over the alleged imposition of Abia Mujere by former provincial chairman Ziyambi Ziyambi, who was recently appointed to the politburo.

This has triggered objections from a camp said to be linked to Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka.

“The communication is to inform you that Cde Abia Mujere is, and remains the appropriate acting chairman for Mashonaland West province pending the conduct of provincial elections scheduled to take place countrywide at a date to be announced in due course,” Chinamasa said.

“This clarification should put to rest the dispute with some party members over this matter. The province is advised that no co-options for any vacant posts should be made without authorisation from the acting secretary for the commissariat.”

The letter was copied to the party chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and secretary for administration, Obert Mpofu.

There have been fights in Mashonaland Central province where provincial chairman Kazembe Kazembe is reportedly blocking individuals who are preparing to challenge him in the polls.

There have been reports that Kazembe has been growing increasingly unpopular with party structures in the province and that he is using intimidatory tactics to hold on to the post of chairperson.

Insiders alleged that some of Kazembe’s tactics included waging in a smear campaign against his rival, Walter Makamba claiming that Mnangagwa did not like the businessman because he was alleged to be a G40 supporter.

Businessman Tafadzwa Musarara is also said to be interested in the party provincial chairmanship.

Kazembe, however, dismissed the allegations, saying no individual within the party had the power to block anyone from contesting in an election.

“What happened in the provincial co-ordinating committee is not unique (clashes). A lot happens in politics and everywhere. People gossip, drop names, assassinate each other’s characters, and do all sorts of things every day and everywhere,” he told NewsDay yesterday.

“We don’t condone such behaviour. I have also been a target of these dirty tricks where people create fake stories about me. Everyday you hear of people plotting to remove the chairman but I’m not moved. That comes with the terrain. I am focusing on working for the party and the people.”

In the Midlands, sources said there were serious fights over who should lead the province.

-Newsday

By A Correspondent- Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda last Thursday said citizens were failing to hold Parliament and the Executive accountable by questioning the actions of their MPs when executing their oversight role.

Mudenda made the remarks in Bulawayo during a public lecture on Parliament’s role on public finance management, which was organised by the Lupane State University (LSU).

He said citizens should petition Parliament and demand accountability as it was their constitutional right to do so.

“I am happy that you are saying Parliament has not exercised its oversight role well. I agree, but at the same time, the problem comes back to you as citizens because you have been failing to engage Parliament,” Mudenda said.

“You should call your MPs and inquire on your Constituency Development Funds. Crying does not help, you should not only talk, but you must take action. The civic society organisations (CSOs) are good at criticising, but they do not offer solutions, they only talk from a distance.

“You should call the MPs and councillors to account. There were complaints earlier about the roads in Bulawayo, go and call your councillors. You are the ones that elected the councillors and the MPs. It is you citizens that pass the budget. If you come today and say we no longer want our MP, you use section 129 of the Constitution to recall MPs.”

Mudenda said CSOs should influence citizens to recall non-performing MPs and councillors.

“Your MPs and councillors have let you down, why have you not petitioned Parliament in terms of section 149 of the Constitution (on the right to petition Parliament)?”

The Speaker also challenged scholars to critique and analyse Bills before they are passed in Parliament.

“I exhort you, Master Degree scholars in the academia, to commit yourself in playing a pivotal role in enhancing public finance management. Visit our websites and download the gazetted Bills before Parliament and critique them,” Mudenda said.

“Intellectually offer your critical analysis of them in order to qualitatively improve the architecture of the laws. Attend parliamentary public hearings and make your inputs in the law-making processes.”

He said scholars should not blame the poor quality of laws on MPs, adding that they should take a leaf from Rwanda where all MPs hold a minimum of a first degree.

-newsday

By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe is facing crunch time in its battle to curb rising COVID-19 infections and deaths as the third wave grips the country, medical experts said yesterday.

This comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned that the situation will get worse in Africa as COVID-19 cases rise at a time when health institutions were failing to handle new admissions.

On Saturday, Zimbabwe recorded 10 COVID-19 deaths, which brought the number of people who succumbed to the virus last week to 40, with an average of five people dying daily.

Infections have been on the rise in the past week with 408 cases recorded on Friday and 293 on Saturday.

Zimbabwe has now recorded 1 666 deaths from 41 628 infections. Medical and Dental Private Practitioners of Zimbabwe Association president Johannes Marisa told NewsDay that the latest figures were enough warning for the country to improve its poor testing as the number of infections could actually be understated.

“We are in big trouble, not only in Zimbabwe, but in other southern African countries as well. The virus is affecting some countries, which were previously recording low cases in previous waves. We need to be very cautious. We may experience the worst fatalities of the pandemic since we were hard-hit in 2020, especially at a time when we do not have enough resources to deal with the Indian and South Af-rican variants.

“Due to extreme poverty, some are not even affording sanitisers and face masks. In Africa, we also do not have enough vaccines. There is poor health education on the pandemic, which is also another big challenge. There is also the issue of poor testing facilities and contact-tracing, which will worsen the situation,” Marisa said.

Community Working Group on Health executive director Itai Rusike said poor testing could result in a large number of cases be-ing unaccounted for.

“As the country witnesses a new spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths, with rapid testing, authorities can stay a step ahead by scaling up active case finding in challenging environments in urban and rural communities,” Rusike said.

“Testing is the first key line of de-fence against the virus as it allows for the isolation of cases to slow transmission and enhances provision of targeted care to those infected. Testing is also essential for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.

“The COVID-19 reality on the ground is worse than the official figures as a lot more people may be infected and moving around without knowing their status. This third wave is highly infectious and spreading devastatingly quickly.”

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said COVID-19 infections in Africa had increased by over 52%, with deaths increasing by 32% in the past week.

He said African countries were likely to be overwhelmed by the surge in COVID-19 cases due to vaccine shortages.

“In Africa, cases have increased by 52% just in the past week and deaths have increased by 32%. And we expect things to only get worse. Vaccines donated next year will be far too late for those who are dying today or being infected today or at risk today,” he said.

Only 432 572 people had received their second vaccination jabs, while 701 348 had received their first jabs by June 19, 2021. The country has targetted to vaccinate 60% of its population, about 10 million people to achieve herd immunity.

Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights secretary Norman Matara said: “We are now in a wave where we are seeing rising cases, so it is everyone’s responsibility to make sure we contain the virus. On the part of citizens, we need to behave to avoid going out and avoid unnecessary gatherings. On the part of government, we need to intensify our testing so that we test as many people as possible to identify those with the disease and do the right thing.”

Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe president Takavafira Zhou claimed that over 500 teachers were affected by the pandemic since the beginning of this year.

“We have more than 500 cases of COVID-19 infections among our teachers countrywide. Of these, there were 20 deaths this year alone that have been confirmed to us through our structures.”

He said when schools open during the pandemic, teachers must refuse to teach bloated classes, or even to mark books of pupils who have not been tested for the virus.

Government has indicated that schools will open on June 28 despite the surge in new infections.

-Newsday

By A Correspondent- A Plumtree  woman was robbed of ZAR22 500 at gunpoint on Friday at her homestead in Ndolwane.

Sethi Ndlovu lost a large amount of money to robbers around 1am when the robbers pounced at her homestead and demanded  money.

Sources close to investigations told Bulawayo24.com that the robbers were in possession of a pistol and hammers when they  reportedly threatened to kill the complainant.

“At around 0100 hours, suspects  entered the complainant’s homestead and opened her bedroom door. One of the accused lighted the complainant on the face  with a torch. They were wearing face masks while holding hammers and a pistol”, said the  source.

The source further alleged that   the robbers took away ZAR2500 under the mattress and demanded more money while hitting Ndlovu with the hammer.

“The accused then demanded fuel from the complainant and she told them she does not have the fuel,then accused hit her once on her right foot and on the right arm with a hammer. They then searched the house and found  ZAR20000 and USD$1100 and fled away using an unidentified car which the complainant heard idling outside”, the source added.

Ndlovu reported the matter to police before going to a local clinic where she was treated and discharged.

No arrests has since being made and efforts to get a comment from Inspector Loveness Mangena, Matabeleland South police spokesperson were futile.

Cases of armed robbery are on the rise especially in Matabeleland and recently police warned people to avoid keeping large sums of money at home.

MASVINGO –Several passengers of a South Africa bound bus are admitted at Masvingo General Hospital after they were stabbed, paper sprayed, and stripped of valuables by six armed robbers last night.

Police spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa could not be immediately reached for a comment. 

Sources quoted by The Mirror said the Boundary Express bus was attacked by a six men gang armed with pistols, machetes and knives near Mushagashe Business Centre at around midnight near the Masvingo-Harare tollgate.

The armed robbers stabbed several passengers before stripping them of their valuables.

The Mirror could not immediately establish the number of admitted passengers.

The bus was coming from Harare and it is parked at Masvingo Central Police.

ZimEye on Monday afternoon is running a live program to check on victims.

By A Correspondent- A man who attempted to rap_e a 13-year-old juvenile in the bush has been jailed three years.

Witness Chimedza, 30, of Musanhi Village, Chijaka in Chinhoyi appeared before Chinhoyi Regional Magistrate Ignatius Mugova charged with attempted rap_e.

Mugova sentenced him to 36 months’ imprisonment where 12 months were suspended for two years.

Chimedza will serve an effective 24 months in prison.

Prosecuting, Kesia Teveraishe told the court that on January 28, the juvenile was returning home after sending off her grandmother.

On her way she met Chimedza who asked her to accompany him into the bush but she resisted his move.

However, Chimedza grabbed the juvenile by her hand and dragged her into the bush.

He started to f0ndle her and demanded se_x.

However, the juvenile stood her ground and turned down his request.

She screamed for help and a Good Samaritan, who was nearby, came to her rescue.

She narrated her ordeal to her grandmother and the matter was reported to the police leading to Chimedza’s arrest.

-HMetro

By A Correspondent- A Chinhoyi man was grisly murdered and had his body left in a disused house.

John Fundo, 25, of Destiny was found dead in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.

Two suspects have since been arrested for murder while the other two are on the run.

Mashonaland West Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Magret Chitove told H-Metro that residents from Ruvimbo Phase 2, discovered the body of Fundo in an unfinished house.

Inspector Chitove said Fundo was found having difficulties in breathing and an informer made a report at ZRP Chemagamba.

ZRP Chemagamba and CID quickly reacted to the report and found Fundo dead.

Police made investigations and got information that Fundo was assaulted by four men.

The arrested suspects are MacDonald Mushove, 28, and Denford Matore, 27.

Fundo was found with a deep cut in his head and bruises all over his body.

Insp Chitove urged members of the public to preserve the sanctity of life.

“Whenever people have misunderstandings, they must resolve them amicably or invite the police so that the law follows its due course,” said Insp Chitove.

She underscored the need for the members of the general populace not to take the law into their own hands.

Insp Chitove said the suspects will appear in court soon.

“Fundo’s body was taken to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital awaiting a post mortem.

“The police are still hunting for the two suspects who are still at large. Fundo’s next of kin has been advised,” said Insp Chitove.

By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe comedienne Madam Boss, born Tarisai Chikocho, was recently appointed RwandAir brand Ambassador.

She shared her exciting news with fans and followers on her social media platforms.

Below are some pictures of her appointment that she shared on social media:

By A Correspondent- A bigamous policeman stationed in Victoria Falls allegedly stabbed his estranged wife 10 times, killing her on the spot.

Constable Bright Ndlovu (28) of ZRP Victoria Falls last Thursday followed Ms Muchaneta Siziba (21) to Kamativi where he ruthlessly stabbed her for allegedly refusing to reconcile with him.

Ms Siziba had fled to Kamativi to stay with her aunt after Ndlovu allegedly brought another woman to the matrimonial home last year.

Police sources said the body had multiple stab wounds and the intestines were protruding.

The couple stayed together in Victoria Falls before Ms Siziba left her matrimonial home after Ndlovu had married another woman.

She went to stay with her aunt in Tinde area of Kamativi. Ndlovu followed her last week Friday intending to beg her to return home and when she refused, he allegedly stabbed her several times in the presence of her aunt Ms Easter Dumbura Shoko.

Ndlovu fled from the scene and was arrested on Saturday afternoon at Pashu shops where he had stopped to buy food when an alert policeman spotted him. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi urged members of the public not to resort to violence to solve disputes.

“We are investigating a case where a member of the organisation stabbed his estranged wife and ran away. Couples should resolve differences in a peaceful manner and should seek guidance from elders, church or community leaders if faced with domestic disputes,” said Assistant Commissioner Nyathi.

Ndlovu is assisting police with investigations and is expected to appear in court today charged with murder.

According to police, Ndlovu and Ms Siziba had a misunderstanding sometime last year while they were staying together at Victoria Falls Police Camp which led to their separation. On Thursday last week Ms Siziba proceeded to her rural home in Tinde and Ndlovu followed her on Friday where he intended to meet and talk about reunion.

He reportedly spoke to Ms Shoko and also apologised to Ms Siziba and asked her to return to their matrimonial home but she refused, police said.

Ndlovu showed Ms Siziba’s aunt a list of things he claimed he had paid to the deceased’s father in Nembudziya, Gokwe as lobola after selling his car.

At around 8pm while in Ms Shoko’s bedroom hut, Ndlovu allegedly asked for Ms Siziba’s phone and she refused to give him.

A misunderstanding ensued and Ndlovu stabbed her all over the body.

Ms Siziba screamed for help and her aunt rushed outside where she picked a log and struck Ndlovu.

The accused allegedly fled leaving a bag containing his police uniform. Ms Siziba staggered out of the bedroom hut but collapsed and died in the yard.

She had deep cuts all over the body and intestines were protruding. A report was made to the police leading to Ndlovu’s arrest on Saturday.

Ms Siziba’s body was taken to Bulawayo for post-mortem.

-statemedia

By A Corresondent- Three teachers at Karoi schools succumbed to COVID-19 on Thursday last week as Zimbabwe is experiencing a coronavirus resurgence.

Karoi is among several districts in Mashonaland West province that have been declared COVID-19 hotspots by the Health ministry and is under localised lockdown.

One of the deceased teachers, Goodluck Tobaiwa Chambe, of Chikangwe High School was a principal marking supervisor under the Combined Science section.

Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said it was sad that Chambe died without getting his dues for marking last year’s ZIMSEC examinations. Said Majongwe:

_We are not happy that the late Karoi teacher (Chambe) was yet to get paid by Zimsec. He never got his dues and this is how bad it is as people who offered services, but national institutions renege on making payments. The impact of COVID-19 is obviously felt as he could have used the funds to buy protective equipment and to get medical attention. This is a tragedy._

Zimsec public relations manager Nicky Dlamini consoled the Chambe family confirming examination markers were yet to receive their allowances.

Dlamini said:

_We are sorry for the family’s loss. Let me confirm that the payments for teachers, who marked Zimsec examinations, are currently being processed. Those that marked language papers were paid in May, the next batch of payments is being dispatched._

_COVID-19 affected many systems, not only Zimsec, but globally. It is unfortunate, but the payments were made in batches._

Majongwe said more teachers were likely to succumb to the pandemic and appealed to the government to immediately put in place measures to protect them.

He added that PTUZ views the premature reopening of schools as criminal as that has resulted in the loss of lives.

-Newsday/Pindula

Job Vacancy Applications: The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) is inviting applications for the Receptionist post that has risen.

1. Potraz – Receptionist

• HARARE – duty station
• June 20, 2021 – date posted
• June 30, 2021 – deadline
• Full Time

Job Summary

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Zimbabwean citizens to fill the above-mentioned vacancy position.
JOB PURPOSE
This position has the responsibility of managing and supporting the flow of information in the organization. The position is there to provide effective and courteous service to people contacting the organization in a manner that promotes a positive image
REMUNERATION
An appropriate package will be negotiated with the successful candidate.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Operating centralized telephone system, answering incoming calls and directing such calls to staff members
• Transferring and making outgoing calls to ensure communication from all POTRAZ staff and stakeholders.

• Recording telephone messages and passing them to respective staff members.

• Receiving visitors and directing them to appropriate offices.
• Maintaining a file on telephone usage.
• Attending and operating the Authority’s enquiry desk to ensure the provision of a quality service to all POTRAZ Stakeholders.
• Receiving and forwarding parcels to Registry for internal delivery.
• Typing correspondences, letters and confidential documents.
• Managing meeting rooms scheduling and bookings.
• Managing main entrance doors security control system to ensure access by visitors.
Maintaining a neat and tidy appearance of the reception and waiting areas.

Qualifications and Experience

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• National Diploma in Secretarial Studies or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 .0″ Levels Including English and Math’s at grade C or better.
• At least 2-3 years relevant experience.
COMPETENCIES
• Results focus.
• Customer service orientation.
SKILLS
• Analytical Skills
• Reasoning Ability
• Computer Skills

How to Apply

Applications from persons meeting the above criteria, together with detailed Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of qualifications should be sent not later than 30 June 2021 to The Director-General, 1008 Performance Close, Mt Pleasant Business Park, Harare, P. 0. 8ox MP 843. Mt Pleasant, Harare or Email: [email protected]

2. The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) is calling applications for the  Technician Assistant post x2 – Haven Substation (Kwekwe).

• Kwekwe
• June 20, 2021
• June 25, 2021
• Full Time

Job Summary

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company is looking for suitably qualified and experienced candidates to fill in the underlisted fixed term contract posts, which have arisen within ZETDC Regional Transmission West.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assists the Technician during switching.
• Assists in fault finding and the jointing of cables by carrying but line patrols as necessary.
• Assists Technician in substation refurbishments, Digs trenches for substations and cables.
• Ensures tidiness of the working area.
• Cleans vehicle and lockers daily. Assist in carrying out installation and maintenance work in substations.
• Carrying out housekeeping in control buildings and substations grounds.

• Carry out housekeeping in substation stores yards.
• Carrying out substation readings.
• Carrying out tool and equipment care for appliances used in substation maintenance

Qualifications and Experience

• 5’0 Levels Including English Language and Mathematics • Skilled Worker Class 4 • 3 years relevant experience

How to Apply

All applications to be accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae and certified copies of academic certificates, professional qualifications and identity documents should be submitted not later than 25 June 2021 to

The Transmission and Distribution Director Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company ZESA Head Office, Electricity Centre, 8th Floor 28 Samora Machel & Avenue P.O Box 1760 HARARE
Email address: [email protected]

By A Correspondent- A self confessed witch in Chimanimani was last Friday caught red handed at a fellow villager’s homestead hardly a fortnight after she was trapped while trying to snatch a newly-born baby.

Enesis Kaisa allegedly ‘crashed’ at her unidentified target’s homestead before she could get into the hut where the intended victim was sleeping in.

Unlike in the recent incident in which she was caught stark nak_ed, this time she had her clothes on.

Chief Saurombe confirmed the incident which happened in Chiutani Village.

He said Kaisa now faces banishment from the village if she is found guilty when the case is brought before his court this weekend.

“This is unacceptable. Just as we were finalising the first case in which she was caught trying to kill someone’s baby, she is at it again. She will appear before my court this weekend and Chief Muusha is also expected to be present. We will co-preside over the matter.

“She ran out of luck because most villagers here are now protecting their homesteads through miteyo (witch traps). I think she was not aware of this development. If she is found guilty, we will banish her from this village but she will have to pay for her sins first. We do not condone such behaviour,” said Chief Saurombe.

The court heard that Kaisa was found lying at her target’s homestead in the wee hours of the morning. She however confessed ignorance on how she had arrived there.

Concerned villagers took the matter to Chief Saurombe’s court.

In the recent case in which she was caught at Esnath Muyambo’s homestead while trying to snatch a newly-born baby, Kaisa was ordered to pay a fine of two beasts after she was found guilty.

Kaisa confessed that she had been on a mission to kill the baby, further revealing that she had been sent by another villager.

“Muyambo’s grandchild was the target in that case, but she is safe,” said Chief Saurombe.

By A Correspondent- In a macabre real life drama that has left Chiutani villagers in Chimanimani and surrounding areas weak-kneed, an elderly woman has revealed that she has been forcing her granddaughter to breastfeed a snake.

The matter came to light last week on Saturday at Chief Saurombe’s court when Gogo Dalice Dzamura was summoned to answer to the witchcraft allegations that were being levelled against her by her granddaughter, Portia Dzemura.

Portia is in her early 20s.

Gogo Dzemura admitted to practising witchcraft and forcing her grandchild, Portia, to breastfeed a snake.

She, however, did not reveal why she was forcing Portia to breastfeed the reptile.

Chief Saurombe found her guilty and ordered her to pay a fine of three goats on Sunday.

Three traditional healers and exorcists will conduct cleansing ceremonies for both Gogo Dzemura and Portia.

During the court session, Portia was in tears as she narrated her ordeal.

Her mother spoke of how her daughter is now an outcast in the community due to the case.

“It is a strange and sad development. We have heard of witchcraft cases before, but this one is extraordinary. We hope that this matter will be put to rest so that my daughter can be freed from this bondage.

“She is a young woman who looks forward to getting married and having a family of her own. Most men are now shunning her because of this. Those who were close to her are now distancing themselves from her,” said Portia’s mother.

In an interview, Chief Saurombe said the case is strange, scary and unheard of.

“Portia approached our courts revealing that she was being forced to breastfeed a snake which appears and disappears. She revealed that milk oozes out of her breasts when the snake is about to breastfeed. This is the first time I have heard of such a case in my area.

“Gogo Dzemura has confessed to practising witchcraft and causing misfortunes in the village. She says she was forcing Portia to breastfeed the snake.

“Portia is a troubled woman as the society now views her as an outcast,” said Chief Saurombe.

-Manicapost

By A Correspondent- The ministry of Health and Child Care which is headed by Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga has been exposed after it has been discovered that two provincial hospitals are keeping expired drugs.

According to the state media, a report by the Auditor-General’s Office has revealed that some of the drugs have expiry dates of as far back as 1995.

The expired drugs — which were being held in reserve at Masvingo Provincial Hospital — had expired between 1995 and 2019, while Marondera Provincial Hospital did not take heed of a directive to dispose of expired drugs worth $ 7 140 in 2019.

In addition to putting the lives of patients at risk, the hospitals allowed the drugs to expire at a time patients were in need of them.

According to Auditor-General Mrs Mildred Chiri’s report for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 on Appropriation Accounts and Fund Accounts, which was recently tabled in Parliament, the two hospitals breached Section 90 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act.

The Act requires disposal of all obsolete, surplus and unserviceable assets.

Expired medicines are supposed to be destroyed “twice a year in normal circumstances”, with the quantities expected to be minimal.

“The report notes that keeping the expired drugs in storage opened loopholes for theft and corruption.

“Failure to dispose of the dangerous drugs and expired drugs may result
in pilferage which pose danger to the public.

“Also storing expired drugs deprives the pharmacy of the much-needed storage space,” adds the report.

Mrs Chiri said she was not provided with application letters for disposal of the expired drugs.

“It was also not clear whether the hospital had applied for such authority after the board of survey was conducted.

“Marondera Provincial Hospital was granted authority to dispose of expired drugs worth $7 140 on July 26, 2019.

“However, as at the time of my audit, the expired drugs were still at the hospital.”

The report recommended that the Ministry of Health and Child Care should engage the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe for the board of survey to be conducted.

“Management should make efforts to have the expired drugs destroyed as soon as the authority has been granted.

-Sunday Mail

BY A CORRESPONDENT| The Harare Magistrates Court has summoned Augur Investments Managing Director Michael John Van Blerk’s medical doctor to appear in court to clarify on his sickness which has stalled his trial on charges of malicious damage to property.

Van Blerk is jointly charged together with City of Harare officials Hosiah Chisango and Engineer Isaiah Chawatama as well as Samuel Kadye and Mandla Marlone Ndebele from Augur Investments.

Last week, Van Blerk’s lawyers said he was unable to navigate the stairs at the Harare Magistrates Court due to illness.

They also brought a letter from a medical doctor from Parirenyatwa general hospital dated 4 June 2021 which indicated that Van Blerk was not fit to stand trial.

“This letter serves to notify you that Mr Van Blerk Michael John is currently being followed up for depression. He is currently not fit to stand trial and will not be able to follow through court proceedings. He needs to stabilize first on medication,” said a Dr Muzvidziwa.

It is the State case that Van Blerk and his co-accused connived to destroy a shoe house built by Harare businessman George Katsimberis claiming that he did not have approved plans.

Katsimberis denies the claims and has insisted that he followed all the procedures.

During the hearing on an application for exception by Katsimberis last week, state prosecutor Michael Reza confirmed that stamps and signatures on architectural designs were authentic.

Last week, Van Blerk’s legal counsel successfully convinced the court to separate him from his co-accused citing inability to appear in court.

Now the court wants to hear from his doctors who will be expected to answer on when he is likely to be fit for trial among other questions.

By A Correspondent- The ministry of Health and Child Care which is headed by Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga has been exposed after it has been discovered that two provincial hospitals are keeping expired drugs.

According to the state media, a report by the Auditor-General’s Office has revealed that some of the drugs have expiry dates of as far back as 1995.

The expired drugs — which were being held in reserve at Masvingo Provincial Hospital — had expired between 1995 and 2019, while Marondera Provincial Hospital did not take heed of a directive to dispose of expired drugs worth $ 7 140 in 2019.

In addition to putting the lives of patients at risk, the hospitals allowed the drugs to expire at a time patients were in need of them.

According to Auditor-General Mrs Mildred Chiri’s report for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 on Appropriation Accounts and Fund Accounts, which was recently tabled in Parliament, the two hospitals breached Section 90 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act.

The Act requires disposal of all obsolete, surplus and unserviceable assets.

Expired medicines are supposed to be destroyed “twice a year in normal circumstances”, with the quantities expected to be minimal.

“The report notes that keeping the expired drugs in storage opened loopholes for theft and corruption.

“Failure to dispose of the dangerous drugs and expired drugs may result
in pilferage which pose danger to the public.

“Also storing expired drugs deprives the pharmacy of the much-needed storage space,” adds the report.

Mrs Chiri said she was not provided with application letters for disposal of the expired drugs.

“It was also not clear whether the hospital had applied for such authority after the board of survey was conducted.

“Marondera Provincial Hospital was granted authority to dispose of expired drugs worth $7 140 on July 26, 2019.

“However, as at the time of my audit, the expired drugs were still at the hospital.”

The report recommended that the Ministry of Health and Child Care should engage the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe for the board of survey to be conducted.

“Management should make efforts to have the expired drugs destroyed as soon as the authority has been granted.

-Sunday Mail

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has said Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Illegal administration has dismally failed to address the needs and concerns of citizens.

According to President Chamisa, the real problem in the country is the election rigging structure established by Zanu PF.

President Chamisa also said Mr Mnangagwa’s Illegal administration can’t demolish illegal structures.

“AN ILLEGAL GOVERNMENT CAN’T DEMOLISH ILLEGAL STRUCTURES…

It can’t be normal for a government to specialize in destruction and demolition.

And why always do a ‘murambatsvina’ during cold winters? Unless we deal with the illegal structure produced by rigged elections, illegalities will be difficult to stop.

Vatadza kupedza urombo hezvo vopaza varombo.

Let’s stop this. Break this cycle of pain and misery.
! #ResistDictatorship

RegisterToVoteZW,” President Chamisa wrote on his official Facebook page on Sunday.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has said Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Illegal administration has dismally failed to address the needs and concerns of citizens.

According to President Chamisa, the real problem in the country is the election rigging structure established by Zanu PF.

President Chamisa also said Mr Mnangagwa’s Illegal administration can’t demolish illegal structures.

“AN ILLEGAL GOVERNMENT CAN’T DEMOLISH ILLEGAL STRUCTURES…

It can’t be normal for a government to specialize in destruction and demolition.

And why always do a ‘murambatsvina’ during cold winters? Unless we deal with the illegal structure produced by rigged elections, illegalities will be difficult to stop.

Vatadza kupedza urombo hezvo vopaza varombo.

Let’s stop this. Break this cycle of pain and misery.
! #ResistDictatorship

RegisterToVoteZW,” President Chamisa wrote on his official Facebook page on Sunday.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has said Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Illegal administration has dismally failed to address the needs and concerns of citizens.

According to President Chamisa, the real problem in the country is the election rigging structure established by Zanu PF.

President Chamisa also said Mr Mnangagwa’s Illegal administration can’t demolish illegal structures.

“AN ILLEGAL GOVERNMENT CAN’T DEMOLISH ILLEGAL STRUCTURES…

It can’t be normal for a government to specialize in destruction and demolition.

And why always do a ‘murambatsvina’ during cold winters? Unless we deal with the illegal structure produced by rigged elections, illegalities will be difficult to stop.

Vatadza kupedza urombo hezvo vopaza varombo.

Let’s stop this. Break this cycle of pain and misery.
! #ResistDictatorship

RegisterToVoteZW,” President Chamisa wrote on his official Facebook page on Sunday.

By A Correspondent- Leader of the break away faction of the MDC Douglas Mwonzora is afraid of elections, the MDC Alliance has said.

In a tweet following revelations of Mwonzora’s demands after his secret visit to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’at the State House, the party described Mwonzora as an illegitimate leader scared of elections.

Said the MDC Alliance:

“Mwonzora is afraid of an election. He wants to prolong his illegitimate union with Zanu PF for as long as possible.

He fears the day of reckoning when the people will speak out against his anti-people agenda. #RegisterToVote #ResistDictatorship

By A Correspondent- A 45 year old man in Zaka, Chief Nhema assaulted his 23-year-old stepson to death on allegations that he was disrespectful.

“On 9 June 2021 Tinashe Muube (45) around 11.30PM arrived at his home from Chiromo Business Centre where he was beer binging and went straight to the kitchen were his mother Enia Mabhiza (78), Abiort Chikwanda (23) and a 15-year-old boy were sitting shouting on top of his voice.

He started beating Chikwanda all over the body. Mabhiza and the juvenile tried to stop Muube from beating Chikwanda but were chased out of the hut.

“Muube continued beating Chikwanda until his wife Jenifer Wavarirai (45) heard the screaming of Chikwanda and came running trying to refrain his husband from beating the child but to no avail. She went and reported the incident to their uncle Tafadzwa Muube (55) who in turn alerted the neighbours,” he said.

When Muube saw the villagers he ran away and the villagers found Chikwanda already dead. The matter was reported on June 10 and the police found out that the body had deep cuts on the left side of the head, bruises and fractured right leg. The body was taken to Musiso Hospital mortuary.

By A Correspondent- Hundreds of farmers in Chiredzi who delivered maize and sorghum to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) in 2018 are yet to be paid for their produce.

The farmers, from Chiredzi East and parts of Chiredzi North, told a local publication that they delivered their grain at Chizvirizvi GMB collection point located in ward 22.

The farmers said they visited the main depot at Nandi in Chiredzi on several occasions, but were told that their names were missing from the computer system.

This is in spite of the fact that the farmers have proforma invoices which they were issued after delivering the grain.

One of the farmers, Tonderai Bandama from Chizvirizvi, who supplied 14.5 tonnes of maize to the GMB said most people in his area, which is under Chief Tshovani, are now considering selling their grain to private buyers.

He said:

I am a farmer from Chizvirizvi and l supplied 14.5 tonnes of grain to GMB in 2018 and l was given proforma receipts for all deliveries, the receipts which l can give you.

Since that year, we are yet to be paid and officials from the main depot in Chiredzi are saying our information is missing from their system.

This has affected our farming programmes and we are now thinking of selling our grain to private players.

Chiredzi Rural District Council ward 22 councillor Wilfred Manyiyo said more than 200 farmers were not paid.

Responding to enquiries from The NewsHawks, GMB spokesperson Joel Katete said the grain utility is in the process of paying for deliveries made in 2020.

He said:

We are paying for grain delivered in 2020. I am not aware of anyone who delivered grain in 2018 who is yet to be paid. Submit your questions in writing so that l can enquire about the issue before giving you a full comment.

Katete had not yet responded to the questions by the time of going to print.

GMB Nandi depot manager Sharon Darikwa attributed the parastatal’s failure to locate the names of affected farmers to the change of system by the GMB’s information technology department.

-Newshawks

By A Correspondent- The South Africa Police Service (SAPS) has arrested two South African soldiers aged 27 and 38 along with a 30-year-old foreigner for using an army vehicle to transport smuggled goods.

The trio was intercepted near Baobab Truck-stop along the N1 highway on Friday evening with a consignment of 12 boxes of cigarettes worth R160 000 which had been smuggled from Zimbabwe.

The army men and the foreigner whose names are yet to be released by the neighbouring country’s police are expected to appear at the Musina Magistrate Court soon.

Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo confirmed the arrests on Saturday, saying the trio was intercepted while en-route to meeting a potential buyer.

Brig Mojapelo said the vehicle was searched and 12 boxes of Remmington Gold cigarettes valued at R160 000 were found packed in the back of the vehicle.

He said the civilian was immediately arrested but the armed soldiers reportedly became confrontational and refused to be arrested.

Said Brig Mojapelo:

The police confiscated the said vehicle. The soldiers were later brought to the police station by their Commander and were then detained.

They will be charged with possession of illicit cigarettes, defeating the ends of Justice and resisting arrest.

He said the undocumented foreigner will be charged with impersonating members of South Africa’s National Defence Forces (SANDF) and contravening a section of the Immigration Act.

FATHER’S DAY PRAYER

Lord, thank you for all fathers. For the new ones, who endure sleepless nights with infants in arms. For the busy ones, who juggle the pressures of home and family life.

For the steadfast ones, who nurture and care for our special vulnerable children. For the patient ones, who always seek to forgive and engage with their pre-teens.

For the persistent ones, who cleverly find new ways to connect with their mini-adults.

For the father uncles, who step in to cradle and care for nieces and nephews. For all granddads, who love and support their precious grandchildren. For the foster dads that are called to gather and cover the fragile ones.

For the Sunday dads who care for our children and lead them in faith. For the dads who give far beyond their own resources, who overcome disability to cherish and love.

Thank you Lord for all our beautiful fathers.

Help us to support them and keep them in our prayers.

May you bless them now on this their special day.

Amen.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it is in the process of ensuring that there are braille ballot papers for the visually impaired for future elections.

In previous elections, the visually impaired would bring a person of their choice or get a ZEC official to assist them to cast their vote, which unfortunately made it impossible for their votes to remain a secret.

Speaking to Masvingo Mirror last week on Wednesday on the sidelines of the ZEC media workshop at Chinhoyi University of Technology Hotel, ZEC vice-chairman, Emmanuel Magade said the commission was working on making braille ballot papers available. He said:

Our desire and ambition is to make sure that everybody who is eligible to vote participates in the exercise freely and in an unimpeded way.

Those citizens with special needs such as those who are disabled, we will try to accommodate them as much as possible.

There is debate around the translation of ballot papers into braille and other literature which is election-related into braille.

Whether or not we will be able to do it in time for the 2023 elections is not the point, however, we are working towards the attainment of that objective.

We hope it will be realised sooner rather than later, after all the Constitution has an overarching clause that says that no one should be discriminated in the provision of goods and services on account of race or physical condition and we will try to abide by that spirit.

The workshop was meant to give an update on the resumption of some electoral activities such as voter registration, voter education and pre-delimitation exercises.

Frontline workers and teachers are embittered after the government last month paid COVID-19 allowances to soldiers who tested positive for the pandemic in their line of duty yet other government employees are yet to be paid.

At the beginning of the year, the Government promised that civil servants who contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty would receive health insurance cover ranging from US$650 to US$1 000 paid in local currency at the prevailing official exchange rate.

Information gathered by The NewsHawks shows that soldiers who tested positive for COVID-19 were paid allowances. An unnamed government official is quoted as saying:

Other frontline workers such as the police and health officials are unsure on whether or not they will be paid the allowances.

Soldiers who tested positive during the lockdowns were paid ZW$54 000 (US$633 at the official rate) in May.

The allowances were deposited into bank accounts of those who benefited and did not reflect on payslips.

The NewsHawks said questions sent to the ministry of Finance spokesperson Clive Mphambela were not replied to at the time of publication.

Early this year during his annual leave, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was forced to abandon a trip to his Sherwood farm in Kwekwe after several security personnel and his farm manager tested positive for the coronavirus.

The publication further reported sources as saying soldiers from 2 Presidential Guard, located in Harare’s Dzivaresekwa suburb, Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) personnel and police officers from the Police Protection Unit underwent COVID-19 tests ahead of Mnangagwa’s Kwekwe trip.

Mnangagwa’s security includes the CIO, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (VVIP Police Protection Unit) and the military which entails the Presidential Guard and the Special Air Services.

The President reportedly made drastic changes to his security team after nearly 20 soldiers from the Presidential Guard Brigade, including some that were deployed to his motorcade, tested COVID-19 positive a few days before the arrival of his visiting Malawian counterpart Lazarus Chakwera last October.

-newshawks

By A Correspondent- Some Beitbridge police officers believed to have shot and killed a local man, allegedly approached a traditional healer in the border seeking to be cleansed against avenging spirits, the deceased’s family has claimed.

Unbeknown to them, the person they approached is a relative of the deceased Abel Gumbo. He chased them away.

Wellington Moyo, who is the Gumbo family spokesman, said his grandmother told family members some men identifying themselves as men responsible for the shooting approached her.

“I can confirm my grandmother was approached by those men. She turned them away after telling them she was Abel’s relative and in mourning,” Moyo said yesterday.

Gumbo, who died on the spot, is now known to have been shot by a plain clothes policeman, who mistook him for a wanted man identified only as Elvis who was later arrested that day on May 27.

His relatives want a murder charge filed against the police officer.

It is understood that police claim Gumbo was an armed robber facing them and going to shoot at them but they opened fire first.

A relative, who saw Gumbo’s bullet marks says the police claims are inconsistent with where he was hit.

“He was shot just above the left shoulder and the bullet came out through a similar position on right shoulder suggesting he was hit from the side,” said the relative.

“If he was facing them he would have been shot on the front of his body.

The officer commanding Beitbridge police district Chief Superintendent Tichaona Nyongo did not respond to questions as to when an inquest into the death of Gumbo would be held.

Moyo said he had made a report to Nyongo but was not supplied with any case reference number.

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By A Correspondent- A Harare based armed robber who pounced on female residents in Bindura was yesterday jailed 10 years by Bindura regional magistrate Amos Mbobo.

Vincent Tinashe Mutasa was sentenced after a full trial.

The court heard that on October 12 last year Mutasa and his two accomplices who are still at large pounced at a  Clever hill house in Bindura purporting to be Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers armed with an electric shocker and pistols.

They gained entry into the house and took the complainant to her bedroom where they tortured her while others were looking.

The mother of the complainant pleaded with the robbers to take everything they wanted and leave her daughter alive.

The robbers took her Samsung phone and went away.

The matter was reported at Bindura police station and the police acted swiftly and arrested Mutasa.

Ngoni Kaseke prosecuted.

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa was asked by MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora to consider scrapping pending byelections when the two met under controversial circumstances at State House on June 11, The Standard has established.

Mnangagwa met Mwonzora while in the company of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga.

The MDC-T leader revealed after the meeting, described by his lieutenants as secretive, that he had tabled a set of “damands” to the Zanu-PF leaders, but flatly refused to disclose them, saying he was waiting for the president’s written response.

This publication, however, has since obtained a copy of the four-page document Mwonzora gave Mnangangwa. The suspension of by-elections, which if done, would give Mwonzora an edge over nelson Chamisa’s MDC Alliance in the fight for recognition as the main opposition party in Zimbabwe.

The MDC-T leader justified the proposal to suspend by-elections, saying it would give Zimbabweans time to “find each other”.

“While Zimbabweans are talking and finding each other in this serious manner it seems unnecessary to introduce something divisive as by-elections,” he said in the statement.

“It is, therefore , suggested that while discussions are going on regarding aforementioned issues, by-elections be suspended.

“In order to avoid prejudice to the electorate, it is suggested that an arrangement be made for parties to make replacements of vacancies in their areas of control as guided by law.”

Following a controversial Supreme Court ruling last year, MDC-T has recalled dozens of MDC Alliance legislators and councillors amid accusations that it is aiding Mnangagwa’s ambitions to create a one-party state. Mwonzora denies allegations that he is a Zanu-PF puppet, but he has indicated his eagerness to work with the ruling party while pushing out Chamisa’s group.

In his submissions to Mnangagwa, he also proposed a new dialogue platform between MDC-T and Zanu-PF to be known as the Parliamentary Dialogue Forum (PDF).

He said PDF would be made up of five Zanu-PF legislators, five MDC-T legislators and two chiefs. The platform would have Zanu-PF and MDC-T principals while excluding MDC Alliance.

According to the document, the PDF would have its own secretariat where Zanu-PF and the MDC-T will second officials that would be on a full salary.

“The two political parties to select two salaried and specific coordinators each, who sit in the PDF,” reads the document.

Mwonzora assured Mnangagwa that there would be no further talk of the 2018 general elections as that was water under the bridge as concluded by the Constitutional Court.

“The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe made a definitive judgement, which in the party’s view settled the legitimacy question. To the MDC-T party the legitimacy is a settled issue,” he wrote.

The MDC-T leader also proposed timelines in which negotiations should have been completed.

The parliamentary dialogue forum shall be set up by June 30, the thematic committee shall be set up by July 15 while considerations of the PDF report by principals be by October,” the document added.

“Under the new approach in all political, economic and social strategies, what is paramount are the best national interests of the Zimbabwean people.

Zanu-PF factions, however, are reportedly not happy with Mwonzora’s proposal to suspend by-elections as they feel the party is well placed to win the polls, believing that the MDC Alliance is at its weakest.

The MDC Alliance is pushing for byelections in order to prove that it is the party that enjoys grassroots support.

Mwonzora’s spokesperson Lloyd Damba yesterday insisted that the MDC-T leader was acting in the best interests of all Zimbabweans.

“I do not know the source of your document, so for you to say that this person or that person is a liar is neither here nor there,” Damba said.

“All I am saying is that the document you were given has clearly sent you far away from the scent and the prey.

“What we are doing is in the best interest of all Zimbabweans, so the misleading you allege falls off.

“We cannot give you the document now because it will be tantamount to negotiating in public.”

Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba said he could not comment on a private meeting.

“The interaction between President Emmerson Mnangagwa (and Mwonzora) was done behind closed doors,” Charamba said.

“Whatever documents transacted and commitments made in the meeting are between the two parties.

“I can’t stand in as the president’s spokesperson to comment on a document, which I am not aware of its authenticity.”

Zanu-PF and Mnangagwa have vowed that they will not hold any talks outside the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), which Mwonzora is hesitant to join, saying he does not qualify.

“Polad is limited in scope, it was defined as a platform where those who contested for presidency can have dialogue, which excludes me,” Mwonzora said.

“Therefore, as a lawyer I would not want to sit in a platform where my contribution does not carry legal weight.”

Mwonzora’s predecessor Thokozani Khupe represented MDC-T in Polad before her ouster last December.

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By A Correspondent- The fight for the Zanu PF Mashonaland Central chairmanship has turned nasty, amid reports that the incumbent Kazembe Kazembe’s supporters have embarked on a smear campaign against James Makamba who is also eyeing the top post.

So dire is the tussle that provincial leaders allegedly almost traded blows during a recent meeting in Bindura over the matter.

Kazembe has been accused of teaming up with politburo member Kenneth Musanhi to block Makamba from contesting for the provincial top post, labelling him a G40 member.

But Kazembe yesterday dismissed the allegations, saying those raising dust were afraid of losing elections.

“The people who are behind all the stories are the people who are scared of elections because they know the real situation on the ground,” he said.
“There is no individual who has the power to block anyone when the time comes. When elections are due, whenever they will be due, the commissariat will announce the dates and the criteria. Whoever meets the criteria will contest.

“The national elections directorate will have the final say on who qualifies. People who rush to the media are scared of reality. What’s also interesting is that those who are confusing the province are the ones who rush to the media to drive a certain narrative.”

Kazembe said the people would have a final say on who would lead them when the time comes.

“In any case, we are not in any election at the moment. We are seized with the restructuring of cells and villages which we are finalising,” he said.

“Most importantly, we are busy preparing for the conference and all our committees are meeting regularly working towards a successful conference.”

Makamba said he had no problems with the executive as alleged and he was yet to submit his curriculum vitae.

“I am just hearing that I was barred from contesting, but surprisingly, I have not yet submitted my CV and I have no problem with the executive,” he said curtly.

Last week, Rushinga MP Tendai Nyabani accused his Shamva North counterpart Oscar Gorerino of trying to mobilise MPs in support of Kazembe and fighting one of the contestants interested for the chairmanship post.

In another incident, former Education minister Lazarus Dokora is also under fire from a youth official, Nickross Kajengo, reportedly aligned to the provincial chairman alleging he was promised a parliamentary seat if he campaigned against the incumbent.

Provincial leaders last week accused Kanjengo of using Kazembe’s name to insult his rivals.

The provincial elections are scheduled for August and Mashonaland Central is set to host the party’s national conference in October.

-NewsDay

By A Correspondent- The fight for the Zanu PF Mashonaland Central chairmanship has turned nasty, amid reports that the incumbent Kazembe Kazembe’s supporters have embarked on a smear campaign against James Makamba who is also eyeing the top post.

So dire is the tussle that provincial leaders allegedly almost traded blows during a recent meeting in Bindura over the matter.

Kazembe has been accused of teaming up with politburo member Kenneth Musanhi to block Makamba from contesting for the provincial top post, labelling him a G40 member.

But Kazembe yesterday dismissed the allegations, saying those raising dust were afraid of losing elections.

“The people who are behind all the stories are the people who are scared of elections because they know the real situation on the ground,” he said.
“There is no individual who has the power to block anyone when the time comes. When elections are due, whenever they will be due, the commissariat will announce the dates and the criteria. Whoever meets the criteria will contest.

“The national elections directorate will have the final say on who qualifies. People who rush to the media are scared of reality. What’s also interesting is that those who are confusing the province are the ones who rush to the media to drive a certain narrative.”

Kazembe said the people would have a final say on who would lead them when the time comes.

“In any case, we are not in any election at the moment. We are seized with the restructuring of cells and villages which we are finalising,” he said.

“Most importantly, we are busy preparing for the conference and all our committees are meeting regularly working towards a successful conference.”

Makamba said he had no problems with the executive as alleged and he was yet to submit his curriculum vitae.

“I am just hearing that I was barred from contesting, but surprisingly, I have not yet submitted my CV and I have no problem with the executive,” he said curtly.

Last week, Rushinga MP Tendai Nyabani accused his Shamva North counterpart Oscar Gorerino of trying to mobilise MPs in support of Kazembe and fighting one of the contestants interested for the chairmanship post.

In another incident, former Education minister Lazarus Dokora is also under fire from a youth official, Nickross Kajengo, reportedly aligned to the provincial chairman alleging he was promised a parliamentary seat if he campaigned against the incumbent.

Provincial leaders last week accused Kanjengo of using Kazembe’s name to insult his rivals.

The provincial elections are scheduled for August and Mashonaland Central is set to host the party’s national conference in October.

-NewsDay

By A Correspondent- The fight for the Zanu PF Mashonaland Central chairmanship has turned nasty, amid reports that the incumbent Kazembe Kazembe’s supporters have embarked on a smear campaign against James Makamba who is also eyeing the top post.

So dire is the tussle that provincial leaders allegedly almost traded blows during a recent meeting in Bindura over the matter.

Kazembe has been accused of teaming up with politburo member Kenneth Musanhi to block Makamba from contesting for the provincial top post, labelling him a G40 member.

But Kazembe yesterday dismissed the allegations, saying those raising dust were afraid of losing elections.

“The people who are behind all the stories are the people who are scared of elections because they know the real situation on the ground,” he said.
“There is no individual who has the power to block anyone when the time comes. When elections are due, whenever they will be due, the commissariat will announce the dates and the criteria. Whoever meets the criteria will contest.

“The national elections directorate will have the final say on who qualifies. People who rush to the media are scared of reality. What’s also interesting is that those who are confusing the province are the ones who rush to the media to drive a certain narrative.”

Kazembe said the people would have a final say on who would lead them when the time comes.

“In any case, we are not in any election at the moment. We are seized with the restructuring of cells and villages which we are finalising,” he said.

“Most importantly, we are busy preparing for the conference and all our committees are meeting regularly working towards a successful conference.”

Makamba said he had no problems with the executive as alleged and he was yet to submit his curriculum vitae.

“I am just hearing that I was barred from contesting, but surprisingly, I have not yet submitted my CV and I have no problem with the executive,” he said curtly.

Last week, Rushinga MP Tendai Nyabani accused his Shamva North counterpart Oscar Gorerino of trying to mobilise MPs in support of Kazembe and fighting one of the contestants interested for the chairmanship post.

In another incident, former Education minister Lazarus Dokora is also under fire from a youth official, Nickross Kajengo, reportedly aligned to the provincial chairman alleging he was promised a parliamentary seat if he campaigned against the incumbent.

Provincial leaders last week accused Kanjengo of using Kazembe’s name to insult his rivals.

The provincial elections are scheduled for August and Mashonaland Central is set to host the party’s national conference in October.

-NewsDay

By A Correspondent- Former Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Lazarus Dokora has been dragged in the Zanu PF Mashonaland Central factional fights.

Dokora is under fire from a Zanu PF Mash Central provincial youth official, Nickross Kajengo, who is accusing him of denouncing Kazembe.

Sources in the province said Dokora was promised a parliamentary seat if he campaigned against the incumbent.

Provincial leaders last week accused Kanjengo of using Kazembe’s name to insult his rivals.

The provincial elections are scheduled for August and Mashonaland Central is set to host the party’s national conference in October.

By A Correspondent- Former Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Lazarus Dokora has been dragged in the Zanu PF Mashonaland Central factional fights.

Dokora is under fire from a Zanu PF Mash Central provincial youth official, Nickross Kajengo, who is accusing him of denouncing Kazembe.

Sources in the province said Dokora was promised a parliamentary seat if he campaigned against the incumbent.

Provincial leaders last week accused Kanjengo of using Kazembe’s name to insult his rivals.

The provincial elections are scheduled for August and Mashonaland Central is set to host the party’s national conference in October.

By A Correspondent- The National Chiefs Council has been caught in a vehicle scam after inflating prices for four Isuzu twin-cab trucks, with each vehicle gobbling about US$125 000 against a market value of between US$38 000 and US$70 000.

The country has over 225 chiefs, with each of them entitled to a State-funded all-terrain vehicle in addition to monthly cash allowances.

The Zanu PF government has also in the past rewarded most of the chiefs with tractors, with the cost passed onto the taxpayers through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Debt Resumption) Act of 2015.

According to Auditor-General Mildred Chiri’s 2018 report, there was no paperwork to explain the excessive expenditure on the vehicles when government had budgeted US$50 000 for each.

The report exposed massive rot in government that resulted in $7 billion unexplained expenditure.

The report added that the Fortune Charumbira-led Council of Chiefs bought four Isuzu KB250 D-Teq 4×4 double-cab vehicles on October 28, 2018 through the paynet facility at a total cost of US$499 999.

“The exchange rate that was used was not specified. However, at the time of procuring the vehicles, the official exchange rate of ZWL to USD was one to one (US$1:ZWL$1),” part of the report read.

“Therefore, the vehicles were purchased for a total value of
US$499 999 with each vehicle costing US$125 000 and the supplier’s invoice dated October 29, 2018 quoted in US$, showed the total of US$499 999.”

Chiri added: “The procurement was based on resolutions made on June 26, 2017 by the State Procurement Board (ref SPB/C/5) and an amount of US$50 500 was approved for each vehicle, giving a total of US$202 000 for the four
vehicles.

“The council, therefore, procured the vehicles at a cost that exceeded the authorised amount by US$297 000. No documentation was availed as authority to acquire the vehicles at a price higher than originally approved.”

The report also says market analysis revealed that the price for the same vehicles ranged from
US$38 000 to US$70 000 as at January 19, 2021.
“Therefore, I was not satisfied that the entity got value for money out of this purchase,” Chiri added.

“This was against the provisions of section 22 of Public Finance Management (Treasury Instructions), 2019, which provides that it is the duty of every person responsible for the expenditure of public funds to safeguard the funds and ensure that they are spent only on legally authorised purposes.”

In its response, the Council of Chiefs said: “The procuring unit was not fully operational and we used the running tender at CMED to urgently procure four vehicles for the outstanding chiefs who had been appointed.
“All procurement is now done through the PMU [Procurement Management Unit]. Please note that the price on the tender is US$50 025 on June 22, 2017, but the quoted price per vehicle on October 29, 2018 was RTGS$125 000, so the two cannot be compared.”
In the report, the Finance ministry blamed the Presidential Input Scheme and inflation for the government’s $7 billion unauthorised expenditure in 2019.
In its response to the unexplained expenditure, Treasury said the expenditures were “inescapable”.
“Treasury takes note of the observation wherein an excess of $6,8 billion transfers were made from the unallocated reserve,” Treasury
said.
“Please note, the additional expenditures accommodated were inescapable and these included additional salaries to most line ministries which proved inadequate due to cost of living adjustments and cushioning allowances awarded to civil servants and pensioners, subsidies that were introduced that had not been budgeted for eg, roller meal, support towards presidential input support schemes and the importation of grain.
“Additionally, the spike in inflation and changes in the exchange rate led to the increase in the costs of general government operations. Treasury is in the process of seeking condonation of the excess expenditure which will be submitted to Parliament within the set time frame as indicated in terms of Section 307(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013.”
Treasury said it was, going forward, putting in place mechanisms which would ensure adherence to budgetary allocations.
“… and a circular is to be issued indicating to all accounting officers that there is no room for additional resources outside the already approved resource envelope by Parliament.

-NewsDay

By A Correspondent- Senior Zanu PF Harare provincial members are extorting desperate home seekers and corruptly parcelling out land using the party’s name.

This was confirmed by the party’s Chairman for Harare Province at a recent meeting at the Zanu PF Harare Provincial headquarters, Godwills Masimirembwa.

“We as a province have dissociated ourselves from illegal activities such as land and space barons. We are appealing to the ordinary persons that if they need any assistance from the party, we are here for them but otherwise they should report anyone including if there is any perceived party member who is involved in these illegal activities to law enforcement agents.

“We are appealing to the hearts and minds of the people that the New Dispensation wants order in Harare. It wants to serve the people of Harare. Service delivery is going to be improved, more jobs are being created and so forth so the recruitment exercise is based on the achievements of the New Dispensation in terms of improving the livelihoods of the people of Harare.”

By A Correspondent- Members of Zanu PF in Harare are extorting desperate home seekers and corruptly parcelling out land using the party’s name.

This was confirmed by the party’s Chairman for Harare Province at a recent meeting at the Zanu PF Harare Provincial headquarters, Godwills Masimirembwa.

“We as a province have dissociated ourselves from illegal activities such as land and space barons. We are appealing to the ordinary persons that if they need any assistance from the party, we are here for them but otherwise they should report anyone including if there is any perceived party member who is involved in these illegal activities to law enforcement agents.

“We are appealing to the hearts and minds of the people that the New Dispensation wants order in Harare. It wants to serve the people of Harare. Service delivery is going to be improved, more jobs are being created and so forth so the recruitment exercise is based on the achievements of the New Dispensation in terms of improving the livelihoods of the people of Harare.”

The National Taskforce on Covid-19 will meet tomorrow to deliberate on the opening of schools before making recommendations to Cabinet which will sit on Tuesday, where a decision will be taken.

The schools second term is supposed to start next week but a resurgence in cases of Covid-19 has resulted in Government announcing lockdown measures while other districts are already under localised hard lockdown.

Kwekwe, Karoi and Makonde have already been placed under localised lockdown following a spike in cases.

Bulawayo has been named as a hotspot with suburbs like Emakhandeni and Entumbane being the prime areas including northern suburbs.

National Covid-19 taskforce coordinator Dr Agnes Mahomva yesterday said that the issue of the opening of schools was on the agenda and a final decision will be taken this week.

“We are looking into it. You are aware there is a taskforce that is always guided by science. We look at data on the ground and we make decisions based on that data. This taskforce meets every Monday and Cabinet sits every Tuesday. You will definitely hear from that process,” said Dr Mahomva.

Schools are supposed to open on Monday next week but concerns have been raised by several sectors over the safety of re-opening them amid an increase of Covid-19 infections with fears of a strain from India spreading within the population. Teachers’ trade unions have called for mass testing in educational institutions ahead of the re-opening of schools while calling for the Government to expedite the payment of health insurance cover to teachers that have contracted Covid-19 while on duty.

A third wave of Covid-19 is threatening to engulf the country and unions have expressed reservations about the prospect of re-opening without any cover for their members. At the beginning of the year, the Government promised that civil servants who contracted Covid-19 in the line of duty would receive health insurance cover ranging from US$650 to US$1 000 paid in local currency at the prevailing official exchange rate.

Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president, Mr Takavafira Zhou said that teachers across the country were still waiting for the payment of the health insurance cover as promised.

Mr Zhou called for mass testing of teachers and pupils ahead of the opening of the second term, while also encouraging authorities to provide schools with the requisite Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

“We also call upon the Government to seriously interrogate lucid options over the opening of second term learning.

Either Government must adopt a broad-based strategy of testing all teachers and pupils in order to combat the spread of Covid-19 in schools, in light of the recent quantum leap of cases. It would also be prudent to provide Covid-19 abatement equipment to schools such as masks, sanitizers, thermometers, testing kits, as well as decongesting classes and hostels,” he said.

Mr Zhou said, should the postponement of the opening of schools become reality, the Government and its development partners should come together to ensure that pupils in remote areas were also equipped to continue learning while at home.

“Such postponement must be accompanied by a robust practical e-learning regime where teachers should utilise class and subject WhatsApp groups to promote learning. Government must intervene in providing data to teachers and appeal to Unicef to assist in sourcing and providing learning gadgets like smartphones to pupils who do not have the learning tools, mostly in rural areas. There is a need to act with urgency if the 2021 academic year has to be credible, otherwise our results may be worse than the 2020 results that were disastrous,” he said.

Primary and Secondary Education Ministry director of communication and advocacy Mr Taungana Ndoro said the issue of reimbursement of health insurance funds did not fall under the ministry. He said when schools re-opened, the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs prescribed by the ministry before would still abide.

“The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is not responsible for that. It falls under the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. When schools re-open, we will be maintaining strict adherence to our SOPs,” he said.

-State Media

A man from Matobo District died in a suspected hit-and-run accident, police have confirmed.

Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Thabani Mkhwananzi said the incident happened at around 6am on 12 June at the 59km peg along the Bulawayo-Kezi Road.

He identified the deceased as Brendon Dube (25) of Silungudzi Village. He said it is suspected that a motorist hit Dube and drove off without making a report.

“Other motorists who got to the scene after the incident notified the villagers about the issue. The case was reported immediately at the nearby police station and the body of the deceased was taken to the mortuary. The case is still under investigation,” said the provincial police spokesperson.

Meanwhile, Ward 17 Councillor Max Majahana said the community suspects that the man could have been killed before his body was dumped on the road to look like it was a hit and run accident. He, however, urged motorists to be cautious when driving and report all accidents to police as per the law.

-State Media

President Emmerson Mnangagwa was asked by MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora to consider scrapping pending by-elections when the two met under controversial circumstances at State House on June 11, The Standard has established.

Mnangagwa met Mwonzora while in the company of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga.

The MDC-T leader revealed after the meeting, described by his lieutenants as secretive, that he had tabled a set of “demands” to the Zanu PF leaders, but flatly refused to disclose them, saying he was waiting for the president’s written response.

The Standard, however, has since obtained a copy of the four-page document Mwonzora gave Mnangangwa. The suspension of by-elections, which if done, would give Mwonzora an edge over Nelson Chamisa’s MDC Alliance in the fight for recognition as the main opposition party in Zimbabwe.

The MDC-T leader justified the proposal to suspend by-elections, saying it would give Zimbabweans time to “find each other”.

“While Zimbabweans are talking and finding each other in this serious manner it seems unnecessary to introduce something divisive as by-elections,” he said in the statement.

“It is, therefore , suggested that while discussions are going on regarding aforementioned issues, by-elections be suspended.

“In order to avoid prejudice to the electorate, it is suggested that an arrangement be made for parties to make replacements of vacancies in their areas of control as guided by law.”

Following a controversial Supreme Court ruling last year, MDC-T has recalled dozens of MDC Alliance legislators and councillors amid accusations that it is aiding Mnangagwa’s ambitions to create a one-party state.

Mwonzora denies allegations that he is a Zanu PF puppet, but he has indicated his eagerness to work with the ruling party while pushing out Chamisa’s group.

In his submissions to Mnangagwa, he also proposed a new dialogue platform between MDC-T and Zanu PF to be known as the Parliamentary Dialogue Forum (PDF).

He said PDF would be made up of five Zanu PF legislators, five MDC-T legislators and two chiefs. The platform would have Zanu PF and MDC-T principals while excluding MDC Alliance.

According to the document, the PDF would have its own secretariat where Zanu PF and the MDC-T will second officials that would be on a full salary.

“The two political parties to select two salaried and specific coordinators each, who sit in the PDF,” reads the document.

Mwonzora assured Mnangagwa that there would be no further talk of the 2018 general elections as that was water under the bridge as concluded by the Constitutional Court.

“The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe made a definitive judgement, which in the party’s view settled the legitimacy question. To the MDC-T party the legitimacy is a settled issue,” he wrote.

The MDC-T leader also proposed timelines in which negotiations should have been completed.

“The parliamentary dialogue forum shall be set up by June 30, the thematic committee shall be set up by July 15 while considerations of the PDF report by principals be by October,” the document added.

“Under the new approach in all political, economic and social strategies, what is paramount are the best national interests of the Zimbabwean people.

Zanu PF factions, however, are reportedly not happy with Mwonzora’s proposal to suspend by-elections as they feel the party is well placed to win the polls, believing that the MDC Alliance is at its weakest.

The MDC Alliance is pushing for by-elections in order to prove that it is the party that enjoys grassroots support.

Mwonzora’s spokesperson Lloyd Damba yesterday insisted that the MDC-T leader was acting in the best interests of all Zimbabweans.

“I do not know the source of your document, so for you to say that this person or that person is a liar is neither here nor there,” Damba said.

“All I am saying is that the document you were given has clearly sent you far away from the scent and the prey.

“What we are doing is in the best interest of all Zimbabweans, so the misleading you allege falls off.

“We cannot give you the document now because it will be tantamount to negotiating in public.”

Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba said he could not comment on a private meeting.

“The interaction between President Emmerson Mnangagwa (and Mwonzora) was done behind closed doors,” Charamba said.

“Whatever documents transacted and commitments made in the meeting are between the two parties.

“I can’t stand in as the president’s spokesperson to comment on a document, which I am not aware of its authenticity.”

Zanu PF and Mnangagwa have vowed that they will not hold any talks outside the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), which Mwonzora is hesitant to join, saying he does not qualify.

“Polad is limited in scope, it was defined as a platform where those who contested for presidency can have dialogue, which excludes me,” Mwonzora said.

“Therefore, as a lawyer I would not want to sit in a platform where my contribution does not carry legal weight.”

Mwonzora’s predecessor Thokozani Khupe represented MDC-T in Polad before her ouster last December.

-The Standard

Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has bemoaned the suffering of citizens due to Zanu PF negligence and corruption.

President Chamisa also described Zanu PF leaders as unethical.

The Zanu PF administration is not working for the people, according to President Chamisa.

“WE will make things right just soon after forming a New Zimbabwe government.

The kind of suffering that I see out there is a huge cause for concern. Zanu PF leaders are totally unethical.

They don’t feel. Right now, there is no government that works for the people. This government is their vehicle for wealth accumulation, corruption and plunder.

They do not care whether the people have food or health care, its a only about themselves and no one else.

Our unity is key if ever we want to get rid of them. BE THE CHANGE. REGISTER TO VOTE,” President Chamisa wrote on his official Facebook page.

By A Correspondent -Police in Matabeleland South Province has issued a ban against possession of dangerous weapons.

In a statement Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Thabani Mkhwananzi said the ban which stretches from June to September is aimed at curbing crime in the province.

He warned members of the public against defying this directive. Any person who will fail to comply with this order will be liable to a fine not exceeding level five or six months imprisonment or both.

Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has bemoaned the suffering of citizens due to Zanu PF negligence and corruption.

President Chamisa also described Zanu PF leaders as unethical.

The Zanu PF administration is not working for the people, according to President Chamisa.

“WE will make things right just soon after forming a New Zimbabwe government.

The kind of suffering that I see out there is a huge cause for concern. Zanu PF leaders are totally unethical.

They don’t feel. Right now, there is no government that works for the people. This government is their vehicle for wealth accumulation, corruption and plunder.

They do not care whether the people have food or health care, its a only about themselves and no one else.

Our unity is key if ever we want to get rid of them. BE THE CHANGE. REGISTER TO VOTE,” President Chamisa wrote on his official Facebook page.