Tinashe Sambiri|The Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is forcing villagers to fund the construction of a clinic in Mwenezi District.

Those who fail to comply with the directive will be punished, it has emerged.

The MDC Alliance has described the victimisation of villagers by the regime as dereliction of duty.

Read statement below:

Dereliction Of Duty By Mnangagwa’s Govt As Villagers Are Forced To Pay For Construction Of A Clinic

25-05-2021

In a clear dereliction of duty by Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime, villagers in Mwenezi East constituency are being forced make monetary contributions towards construction of a clinic in a resettlement area known as Janhi or Petronella farm.

While the Constitution of Zimbabwe on Section 29 clearly state that it is the role of the State ‘to ensure provision of basic, accessible and adequate health services throughout Zimbabwe”, Mnangagwa’s regime through chiefs and headmen are collecting money from poor villagers in Mwenezi.

Section 76 of the Constitution also guarantees for the Right to Healthcare for every citizen and this can never be misconstrued to mean citizens must fund for their own healthcare facilities.

Shockingly, villagers in Mwenezi East under Chief Negari are being forced to pay R20 per household for the construction of a clinic.

Ironically, the same regime that is coercing villagers to pay for construction of health facilities rejected MDC Alliance President, Nelson Chamisa’s offer to build a hospital in Gutu rural district.

Mwenezi district is one of Zimbabwe’s main faces of poverty due to its semi-arid conditions and poor annual rainfall and like most communal areas in the country, villagers survive on less than 1US dollar per day.

It is an insult to the great people of Mwenezi East constituency who have traditionally voted for ZANU PF since 1980 but the same party in government is shouldering them with extra responsibilities to fund their own healthcare facilities.

It is time the people of Mwenezi East transfer their vote to a pro-poor and pro-people MDC Alliance party led by President Nelson Chamisa.

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By A Correspondent- Exiled former deputy cabinet minister Godfrey Gandawa asserted that Mugabe’s relatives’ seeming paranoia that drove them to secure the former president’s body with multiple concrete blocks now appears well informed.

Gandawa also said Chief Zvimba’s ruling ordering the exhumation and reburial of the late former president Robert Mugabe shows that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is behind the whole process.

Gandawa argued that had the chief acted on his power as a traditional leader, he wouldn’t have ordered the reburial of Mugabe’s remains at the National Heroes Acre but in Kutama. Gandawa wrote on Twitter:

The seeming paranoia of Mugabe’s family, in securing his body with multiple concrete blocks, now appears well informed as we witness Mnangagwa’s macabre and desperate attempt to take control of Mugabe’s corpse, and whatever they believe it has, two years his death.

Mnangagwa’s actions are an embarrassment to the nation and further reduce our estimation in the eyes of the world.

It is unheard of for a president, via his proxies, to harass the widow of his predecessor in a bid to access his remains for unclear purposes. It is a disgrace.

Speaking to City Press from the Mugabe homestead at Kutama Village in Zvimba during the burial in September 2019, Mugabe family spokesperson, Leo Mugabe revealed that Mugabe was buried in a tamper-proof casket. 

He said:

You know some people have an inclination for rituals. We are afraid that some people are after his body parts or even his whole body and they want to use that for rituals.

… the casket is tamper-proof and there is nothing unusual about that because we are trying to follow his last wishes which he confided to his wife before he passed on; he intimated that there were people who wanted to use his body for rituals.

Chief Zvimba, born Stanley Urayayi Mhondoro, gave an ultimatum until 1 July 2021 by which date both exhumation and reburial should have taken place.

By A Correspondent- Police in Bulawayo have arrested four men alleged to be part of a gang of six that was caught on camera assaulting two men in the city centre resulting in the death of one of their victims.

Trust Emmanuel Moyo of Cowdray Park suburb, Bongani Dube of Nguboyenja suburb, Tatenda Matsvimba of Trenance suburb and Earnest Sibanda of Mpopoma suburb were arrested on Saturday in connection with last Friday night’s murder.

The murder which was captured on CCTV from one of the nearby buildings occurred along 10th Avenue between Fort street and Joshua M N Nkomo street.

One of their victims: a 26-year-old man who was a resident of Pelandaba West succumbed to the injuries while the other one is admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital and is said to be in a critical condition.

Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abedinico Ncube confirmed the incident.

“I can confirm that we are investigating a case of murder and one of attempted murder. Four suspects have since been taken into custody, Trust Emmanuel Moyo of Cowdray Park, Bongani Dube of Nguboyenja, Tatenda Matsvimba of Fletcher road Trenance, and Earnest Sibanda of Mpopoma were arrested and detained at ZRP Bulawayo Central,” said Insp Ncube. “At around 10 PM on Friday, the now deceased was walking in the company of the informant and his friend along 10th avenue between Fort street and Joshua Nkomo street, Bulawayo going towards TM Hyper. They were approached by six unknown male adults who disembarked from a blue and black Honda Fit and attacked them. The accused persons used big stones to hit the deceased and his friend on the head and face.”

Insp Ncube said the deceased sustained severe head injuries.

“His friend sustained head, facial injuries and is admitted to Mpilo Central hospital and is in a critical condition,” he said.

CCTV footage showed the gang chasing after people on a pavement of a shop.

After catching up with them, a gang member who was holding a very big boulder used it to crush the heads of the two men.

After the attack, the gang members left for their car but returned shortly afterwards, searched their victims and took their belongings before driving off.

Good Samaritans arrived and ferried the man who was still alive to hospital.

“Investigations are in progress and some follow ups are being made, members of the public are urged to come forward with any information that may lead to the culprits’ arrests,” said Insp Ncube.

“We are appealing to the members of the public to assist us in locating a blue and black Honda Fit which is used to commit robberies.

Members of the public are also advised to comply with curfew regulations as this heinous case occurred well into curfew.”-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe’s five major hospitals are still without substantive chief executive officers (CEOs) more than a year after they were fired, while most departments in the Health and Child Care ministry are being headed by acting directors, NewsDay reported.

Health stakeholders yesterday said this impedes the smooth running of hospitals and government programmes.

Last year, the Health and Child Care ministry fired five chief executives at the country’s major hospitals as part of a restructuring exercise to enhance operational efficiency, effectiveness and accountability.

The axe fell on Nonhlanhla Ndlovu (United Bulawayo Hospitals), Leonard Mabandi (Ingutsheni Central), Ernest Manyawu (Parirenyatwa), Tinashe Dhobbie (Sally Mugabe) and Enock Mayida (Chitungwiza Central Hospital).

Some directors in the ministry were also sent on leave, resulting in several departments operating without substantive heads.

These include the preventive health, nursing services, finance, human resources and pharmacy and family health departments, among others.

Community Working Group on Health executive director Itai Rusike yesterday expressed concern over the issue, saying threequarters of directors in the Health ministry were in acting capacity.

“We are worried that when one is on an acting capacity, s/he would not be job-secure and morale would be low, which would impact negatively on their work output, overall performance and even their own health,” Rusike told NewsDay.

“It should be noted that an acting director’s job is essentially to keep the organisation functional until the director returns or someone is appointed. With the current problems facing the health sector, it is important that substantive directors, who can change policies or implement them without fear, are appointed for the smooth operation of the sector,” he said.

In February this year, HSB board chairman Paulinus Sikhosana said government was finalising compensation packages for fired managers before recruiting substantive CEOs.
Health analysts, however, said replacements for the fired CEOs should be appointed urgently.

-newsday

By A Correspondent- Chiredzi North Member of Parliament Roy Bhila (Zanu-PF) recently caused a stir after he demanded control over activities initiated by non-governmental organisations in the south-eastern Lowveld.

In particular, Bhila wanted to be involved in a US$19 million USAid Zimbabwe-initiated Resilience ANCHORS project targeted to benefit communities living around wildlife sanctuaries.

The project, which started in July 2020, is expected to run until July 2025. It will benefit wards in Bikita and Chiredzi, which are close to conservancies where human-wildlife conflicts are rampant.

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)’s Cyril Moyo told a stakeholders’ meeting on Friday that the project would be implemented in Save Valley, Gonarezhou and Bubye landscapes.

During the question and answer session at the meeting, Bhila said as an MP he needed to be consulted each time an NGO launched a project in his constituency. He accused Chiredzi district development co-ordinator of sidelining him.

“As an MP who has an oversight role, I am disappointed that a project was launched in my constituency without being consulted. You just came here to make me rubber-stamp what I don’t even know.

“Save Valley conservancy is in ward 24, the ward is not here as participants. I am sure you are excluding it on the grounds that it is in the resettlement area. People in those areas are being mauled and killed by animals, but Save Valley Conservancy is not even compensating the victims’ families or footing the funeral expenses.

“You heard the Save Valley Conservancy chief executive officer, Robin Bouckaert acknowledging that people have been killed by animals in the past months, but the staff didn’t bother to attend the funeral in solidarity with the community. Human-wildlife conflict should be addressed once-andfor-all not the talk shows we used to witness in the past,” Bhila said.-newsday

Police in Bulawayo have arrested four men alleged to be part of a gang of six that was caught on camera assaulting two men in the city centre resulting in the death of one of their victims.

Trust Emmanuel Moyo of Cowdray Park suburb, Bongani Dube of Nguboyenja suburb, Tatenda Matsvimba of Trenance suburb and Earnest Sibanda of Mpopoma suburb were arrested on Saturday in connection with last Friday night’s murder.

The murder which was captured on CCTV from one of the nearby buildings occurred along 10th Avenue between Fort street and Joshua M N Nkomo street.

One of their victims: a 26-year-old man who was a resident of Pelandaba West succumbed to the injuries while the other one is admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital and is said to be in a critical condition.

Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abedinico Ncube confirmed the incident.

“I can confirm that we are investigating a case of murder and one of attempted murder. Four suspects have since been taken into custody, Trust Emmanuel Moyo of Cowdray Park, Bongani Dube of Nguboyenja, Tatenda Matsvimba of Fletcher road Trenance, and Earnest Sibanda of Mpopoma were arrested and detained at ZRP Bulawayo Central,” said Insp Ncube. “At around 10 PM on Friday, the now deceased was walking in the company of the informant and his friend along 10th avenue between Fort street and Joshua Nkomo street, Bulawayo going towards TM Hyper. They were approached by six unknown male adults who disembarked from a blue and black Honda Fit and attacked them. The accused persons used big stones to hit the deceased and his friend on the head and face.”

Insp Ncube said the deceased sustained severe head injuries.

“His friend sustained head, facial injuries and is admitted to Mpilo Central hospital and is in a critical condition,” he said.

CCTV footage showed the gang chasing after people on a pavement of a shop.

After catching up with them, a gang member who was holding a very big boulder used it to crush the heads of the two men.

After the attack, the gang members left for their car but returned shortly afterwards, searched their victims and took their belongings before driving off.

Good Samaritans arrived and ferried the man who was still alive to hospital.

“Investigations are in progress and some follow ups are being made, members of the public are urged to come forward with any information that may lead to the culprits’ arrests,” said Insp Ncube.

“We are appealing to the members of the public to assist us in locating a blue and black Honda Fit which is used to commit robberies.

Members of the public are also advised to comply with curfew regulations as this heinous case occurred well into curfew.”

-State Media

By A Correspondent- Former Zanu-PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga has bounced back into mainstream politics after he was cleared by the ruling party’s Manicaland provincial executive, and now awaits politburo endorsement.

This announcement was made during the party’s provincial co-ordinating committee (PCC) meeting held in Mutare last week. Other former members seeking to revert to Zanu-PF are ex-provincial youth member Taurai Chiripamberi and James Kaunye, who had defected to former VicePresident Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First party.

The PCC meeting was attended by Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, provincial chairperson Mike Madiro and former Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa.

“The issue of Kudzi Chipanga and others was tabled at the PCC meeting and in his remarks, comrade Patrick Chinamasa noted that if Chipanga was endorsed in his Makoni district, then the province had no objection. In fact the province had no objection,” said a party official, who refused to be named. Another source weighed in saying the names would now be forwarded to the politburo for consideration.

Madiro said he was not at liberty to disclose the names of those cleared to rejoin the party, adding that it was an internal process.

“Yes, we had a PCC, but on the issues of the names, it’s an internal process and I am not at liberty to disclose the names of the people concerned, which are forwarded to the party leadership for consideration,” he said.

“Yes, as Zanu-PF, we have names of people who have applied to be re-admitted to the party because they are happy with the vision of the party.”

Chipanga was fired by Zanu-PF in 2017 together with several other members aligned to the G40 cabal at the height of Zanu-PF factional fights.

Zanu-PF is currently re-admitting its expelled members and also taking in disgruntled opposition supporters in preparation for the 2023 elections.-Newsday

By A Correspondent- Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe has been slapped with a US$90 000 lawsuit by three Harare women who were arrested and detained in Mabvuku suburb early this year for allegedly breaching Covid-19 regulations.

The three women are Linda and Millicent Mbundire as well as Mavis Katuka, claim they were arrested while they had left their homes to go and purchase some food items for their families.

The women say they were within 500 metres from their homes when they were arrested and detained for two days.

In their court challenge, the women cited Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga, Officer in Charge of Mabvuku Police Station and one Constable Aleck as respondents.

They are each demanding US$15 000 for unlawful arrest and US$15 000 for unlawful detention.

In their declaration, the trio said the incident happened on February 13 this year when government moved to tighten its lockdown measures during the second wave of the pandemic.

Court has been told the three, who are neighbours, were arrested while within a 500-metre radius from their homes.

Linda Mbundire said when she got arrested, police seized her laptop, cell phones and passport and arrested her without warrant.

“The arrest was arbitrary and without just cause. Consequent to the unlawful arrest, each of the plaintiffs suffered damages in the sum of US$15 000 for unlawful and wrongful arrest,” she said.

After their arrest, the three said they were detained at Mabvuku Police Station between 13 and 15 February 2021.

Mbundire said the police “did not observe the Wednesbury principles and also failed to comply with the strict requirements of the Covid-19 regulations they purported to be implementing. The detention was needless, malicious and unlawful.”

According to court papers, on February 15, the trio was threatened and made to pay admission fines by Constable Aleck for purposes of securing their liberty.

Their lawyers, Mbizo, Muchadehama and Makoni said the charge in respect of which they were made to pay an admission of guilt did not exist.

For this, the three again demanded US$15 000 each as compensation plus interest.

The matter is yet to be heard.

-newsday

Former Zanu-PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga has bounced back into mainstream politics after he was cleared by the ruling party’s Manicaland provincial executive, and now awaits politburo endorsement.

This announcement was made during the party’s provincial co-ordinating committee (PCC) meeting held in Mutare last week. Other former members seeking to revert to Zanu-PF are ex-provincial youth member Taurai Chiripamberi and James Kaunye, who had defected to former VicePresident Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First party.

The PCC meeting was attended by Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, provincial chairperson Mike Madiro and former Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa.

“The issue of Kudzi Chipanga and others was tabled at the PCC meeting and in his remarks, comrade Patrick Chinamasa noted that if Chipanga was endorsed in his Makoni district, then the province had no objection. In fact the province had no objection,” said a party official, who refused to be named. Another source weighed in saying the names would now be forwarded to the politburo for consideration.

Madiro said he was not at liberty to disclose the names of those cleared to rejoin the party, adding that it was an internal process.

“Yes, we had a PCC, but on the issues of the names, it’s an internal process and I am not at liberty to disclose the names of the people concerned, which are forwarded to the party leadership for consideration,” he said.

“Yes, as Zanu-PF, we have names of people who have applied to be re-admitted to the party because they are happy with the vision of the party.”

Chipanga was fired by Zanu-PF in 2017 together with several other members aligned to the G40 cabal at the height of Zanu-PF factional fights.

Zanu-PF is currently re-admitting its expelled members and also taking in disgruntled opposition supporters in preparation for the 2023 elections.

-Newsday

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By Leonard Koni| I remember passing through Dubai on my way to Afghanistan, and what I used to see there is serious business.

Fifty years ago Dubai was a very small city in a desert but they have changed it into a hub of powerful economic  development and activity.

Zimbabwe is not in a desert and it is endowed with large tracts of land and vast mineral resources but is ranked one of the most poorest country in the world. 

Once a thriving commercial hub with the Ottoman Empire, we have reduced this nation to nothing.

Since 1980 our politicians have been busy fighting to consolidate  power whilst other countries were making strides in building and improving their infrastructure.

We are the victims of decimation of our natural resources? We have spoiled everything for the love of power.

We are taking economic development for granted. We should start declaring corruption as a serious number one public enemy and a national disaster.  

The state has the capacity to transform it’s economy simply with assets it already own. The danger is just immense. The economy has been destroyed through managing assets poorly. A good example is how the government has destroyed the Iron and Steel industry Zisco, Zinara, Cold Storage Commission just to mention a few. 

We have a government that only prides itself in holding and winning elections on the expense of embarking on mega developing projects.

People must not be programmed to think that it is impossible to arrest criminals and corrupt government officials. Such people of that mindset must stay at the terraces whilst progressive people deal decisively with a cartel of looters in the government.

Right now ZACC appears to have lost its biting teeth or probably gone on AWOL.

We have politicians who are having more than one farm and still want to serve in the government receiving salaries and benefits whilst not paying attention to farming and production.

One cannot serve two masters at the same time. Those government officials serving in the government must decide to choose one thing whether to serve the government or do farming full time. They cannot do both because another sector will suffer. This is what is killing this nation.

With Zanu PF we are not going anywhere. 41 years into power  we are failing to facelift Harare Mbare Fly Over.

How do you expect to listen to a smooth and refined sound from a scratched vinyl record?
We have a leadership which only knows looting and corruption. They don’t even care about infrastructural development. That is why forty one years after independence, we are still using old infrastructure left by Ian Smith.

In the midst of a global pandemic and economic quagmire and malaise our country has been plunged deep into a constitutional crisis. Zimbabwe is regressing instead of progressing.

Email- [email protected] Twitter – @Leokoni+27616868508

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The below video is of a Ximex mall alleged serial fraudster, Moreboys Makovere who was bashed at CoppaCabana rank after producing a fake proof of transfer to the dealers there in an attempt to allegedly fleece them of their hard earned cash. The incident happened last Friday.

He was in the company of one Marshall Kaseke known as MK boss or Mandebvu in the dealers’ circles-

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By A Correspondent- Two brothers and their accomplice colleague from the Mashonaland region who were supposed to be sentenced for allegedly swindling a Bulawayo resident of US$70 000 after selling him 7kg of fake gold have absconded.

The court has issued a warrant of arrest for Kudakwashe Pfavai (28) of Marshal Farm Chakari, Daniel Pfavai (29) of Nowhere Phase 1, Norton and Nyasha Marumahoko (28) of Chikonohono in Chinhoyi.

Bulawayo magistrate Ms Linear Khumalo postponed the matter to Thursday this week as the accused persons did not show up for the ruling.

The State represented by Mr Nhlalwenhle Dube said on 14 November 2020, the trio enticed Mr Phinias Munda of Imbizo Barracks, who is a manager at Ndlovu Syndicate Mines in Enyandeni at Matopto, to buy gold in Shangani area.

“Mr Munda drove to Shangani and met the accused persons who showed him a loaded 50kg cement sack tied and placed inside a boot of a Mercedes Benz C200 registration number AFG 1336 indicating to him that it was unprocessed powdered gold. The trio lured Mr Munda to the nearby Shangani River where there was enough water for slimming. Using mercury, the sand produced 7kg of amalgam,” said Mr Dube.

The court heard that the suspects and complainant weighed a smelted sample of 42.3g of amalgam and got 41.1g of gold. Mr Munda got deceived as he failed to observe that the real gold which they used as a sample had been switched by one of the accused from his pocket.

After sampling they agreed that 7kg of amalgam would produce 2kg of gold after smelting. Mr Munda paid US$70 000 and left for his office to smelt the “gold concentrate.”

The offence came to light after Mr Munda had smelted the amalgam and discovered that he had been duped. He made a police report.

Police tracked down the trio and arrested them in Chinhoyi while they were travelling in a Toyota Runx registration number AFA 0874. Police searched the vehicle and recovered a sack filled with the same sand hidden inside a boot. The complainant was contacted and positively identified the culprits.

In their defence the trio denied fleecing Mr Munda, arguing that they did all necessary gold processing procedures in his presence and reached an agreement. They further argued that Mr Munda wanted to con his employer through fabricating a fraud case against them.

The recovered sands and remains of the fake gold were taken to an assayer who ascertained that it was fake.

Mr Munda suffered a prejudice of US$70 000 and nothing was recovered.

By A Correspondent- Harare City Council said it is owed at least $7, 8 billion by ratepayers who include government departments and residents.

Addressing a press Monday, Harare Acting Mayor Musarurwa Stewart Mutizwa who was flanked by acting town clerk Engineer Mabhena Moyo said the city’s operations were being choked by the ballooning debt.

“Failure to pay over the years has gotten us to where were are today. Council is owed over $7,8 billion which, if paid today would go a long way in addressing the sticking service delivery areas. We have put mechanisms to recover the debts so that we can plough that money into service delivery.

“Soon, we are publicising names of huge debtors who are holding onto public funds meant for service delivery. Services were provided and they did not pay. They are now holding the city at ransom,” he said.

By A Correspondent- Harare City Council said it is owed at least $7, 8 billion by politicians and resident who are ignoring to own up their dues.

Addressing a press Monday, Harare Acting Mayor Musarurwa Stewart Mutizwa who was flanked by acting town clerk Engineer Mabhena Moyo said the city’s operations were being choked by the ballooning debt.

“Failure to pay over the years has gotten us to where were are today. Council is owed over $7,8 billion which, if paid today would go a long way in addressing the sticking service delivery areas. We have put mechanisms to recover the debts so that we can plough that money into service delivery.

“Soon, we are publicising names of huge debtors who are holding onto public funds meant for service delivery. Services were provided and they did not pay. They are now holding the city at ransom,” he said.

By A Correspondent- Harare City Council said it is owed at least $7, 8 billion with its debtors ignoring to own up their dues.

Addressing a press yesterday Harare Acting Mayor Musarurwa Stewart Mutizwa who was flanked by acting town clerk Engineer Mabhena Moyo said the city’s operations were being choked by the ballooning debt.

“Failure to pay over the years has gotten us to where were are today. Council is owed over $7,8 billion which, if paid today would go a long way in addressing the sticking service delivery areas. We have put mechanisms to recover the debts so that we can plough that money into service delivery.

“Soon, we are publicising names of huge debtors who are holding onto public funds meant for service delivery. Services were provided and they did not pay. They are now holding the city at ransom,” he said.

By A Correspondent- Zimbabweans should expect a steep rise in the cost of electricity in the near future after Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda said current power tariffs are unsustainable.

ZESA Holdings has started the process of seeking a tariff review from US$c7,5 to about US$c10 per unit, it has emerged.

At the moment the country is bridging electricity supply gaps through imports.

Speaking in a recent interview with ZBCtv, Minister Soda said for the power utility to be able to guarantee adequate power supplies, there is a need for a tariff hike.

He said:

As you might be aware, we are importing power from outside the country especially during peak hours and more so during this time of the year in winter.

Our power is imported at as high as US$0,24c per kilowatt-hour whereas we are selling that power from ZWL$07,67c per kilowatt/hour.

In order for us to achieve what we are envisioning to provide adequate power and sustainable electricity, there is a need for tariffs to be reviewed.

Minister Soda said the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) was also at the moment failing to meet its debt obligations due to low tariff levels.

When King Nebuchadnezzar erected a giant statue in the capital city, that was the beginning of his downfall, he soon became insane. (Daniel 3).

It’s the 25th of May 2021, and today the ZANU PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa classically displays himself as a Biblical Nebuchadnezzar (who’s erected a statue at the centre of the capital city); his intellect appears to have degenerated to the point of lurching to pull out Robert Mugabe’s decomposed remains, in an attempt to fix the economy, literally. 

Picture Shocker: Nehanda Statue Erected Where ED Killed ZANU PF Member, Sylvia Maphosa On 1 Aug https://t.co/O0vognmKva pic.twitter.com/aZp17OJ9iS

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) May 24, 2021

According to Mnangagwa’s close sources, Mugabe’s remains must be exhumed because inside the coffin is his scepter which alone can fix the economy. The Tsvimbo must be found because the country will not move forward without it, Norton MP Temba Mliswa wrote last week.  Continue reading “President Mnangagwa Celebrating Africa Day With Mugabe’s Decomposed Corpse, And Nehanda Statue, Like Nebuchadnezzar | COUNTDOWN DAY 25.”

Tinashe Sambiri|Young people have a duty to rescue the nation from incessant poverty, President Nelson Chamisa has said.

This can be done through registering to vote, according to President Chamisa.

He was commenting on one Tanya Muzinda’s remarks about attempts by the Zanu PF regime to hoodwink youths through mining claims and land.

Zimbabwean youth Tanya Muzinda argued:
“A few successful people in the middle of millions of poor youths is not a true success Story , it’s a Fraud .Youths don’t need miracle money and handouts, they need a working economy where systems work for everyone.

Youths fight for your own success not for Clowns

RegisterToVoteZW”

President Chamisa responded:
“Well said Tanya. Yes, a working economy where systems work for everyone so vital. The young must rescue Our beautiful Zimbabwe!”

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By A Correspondent- A five-year-old boy from Bulilima drowned in a 10 metre-deep well while he was playing with his friends.

Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Thabani Mkhwananzi confirmed the incident which occurred last Friday at around 3 PM at Mbuyane Village in Madlambuzi area.

He said the boy Dumiso Moyo was in the company of his 14-year-old sister when he went to play near a well.

“I can confirm that we recorded a sudden death by drowning case which occurred in Mbuyane Village in Madlambuzi. Dumiso Moyo and other children went with his 14-year-old sister to a nearby well where she wanted to wash some clothes. His sister collected the water from the well and they went to a point about 30 metres away to wash the clothes,” he said.

“Dumiso and the other children went back to the well to drink water and they left his sister behind. They started running around the well and Dumiso slipped and fell into the well. The other children alerted Dumiso’s sister who notified her mother who was at home.”

Asst Insp Mkhwananzi said the matter was reported to the police who attended the scene and Dumiso’s body was retrieved from the well.
He urged guardians to ensure they closely monitored children especially when they were around water sources.

“This is the second incident we have recorded within a week of a youngster who died by drowning. As police, we urge guardians to supervise children when they are playing especially if it’s near water points. Children shouldn’t be allowed near water sources unsupervised as we have lost several lives as a result of such negligence,” said Asst Insp Mkhwananzi.

“Guardians should also strongly warn children against swimming in water sources without adult supervision. There is also a need for communities to secure their wells or water points so that children or even animals don’t fall in.”

By A Correspondent- Three armed robbers from Gweru have each been sentenced to ten years for robbing a Kwekwe policeman of his vehicle, money and clothes.

The robbers are also expected to be sentenced on Friday for raping two minor girls.

Pardon Makuni (19), Ashley Moses (21) and Menard Gwatiedza (21) all of Gweru appeared before Gweru Regional Magistrate Mrs Phathekile Msipa facing one count each of armed robbery.

The trio pleaded guilty.

Mrs Msipa sentenced each of them to ten years in prison before wholly suspending two years from each of their sentences on condition of good behavior.

It was the State case that on February 24 at around 1AM, Makuni, Moses and Gwatiedza armed with a small axe and knives broke into the house of a police officer in Kwekwe.

The court heard that they tied the police officer’s hands and that of his wife before demanding money.

Makuni, Moses and Gwatiedza stole cellphones, bank cards as well as cash: US$300 and 3000RTGS.

They then got away driving the complainant’s car which was later found dumped 12km from Kwekwe along the Gweru- Kwekwe highway.

Mr Talent Tadenyika appeared for the State.

Meanwhile, Moses and Gwatiedza appeared before Zvishavane Regional Magistrate Mr Christopher Maturure facing fresh charges of rape and armed robbery.

Moses and Gwatiedza pleaded guilty to the matter.

The matter was remanded to Friday for sentence after the State requested that HIV tests be conducted on the two complainants aged 14 and 17 years who were raped by the two during one of their robberies in Redcliff town.

It is the State case as presented by prosecutor Mr Kelvin Guveya that Moses and Gwatiedza working in cahoots with another accused person who is still on the run broke into a house belonging to a police officer in February.

They handcuffed the police officer using his handcuffs before robbing him of cellphones and their valuables worth $5000rtgs.

The trio armed with a small axe and a knife broke into another house in Redcliff where they raped two minors aged 14 and 17 before running away.

The matters were reported to the police leading to their arrest.

By A Correspondent-Nurses are demanding their US$10 daily Covid-19 allowances which they were promised by the government four months ago when the vaccination programme started.

The inoculation programme started in February and to date over 700 000 Zimbabweans have been vaccinated.

Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) president Enock Dongo told NewsDay that nurses felt hard done by the government.

“Nurses are working day-in and day-out at several vaccination centres, but no one is being paid. Promises for the allowances were made, but no one was paid. That is why you see the rampant corruption by nurses who are now selling vaccination certificates every day. It is unfair labour practice by our government, especially when it promised to do so. Government should honour its promise,” Dongo said.

He said health workers throughout the country were struggling to feed their families.

Health deputy minister John Mangwiro refused to comment on the issue.

“I think you have to check with the salaries department. They are responsible for that. At the moment, I am busy looking for that information for you,” Magwiro said.

Health experts said the government should prioritise nurses.

Community Working Group on Health executive director Itai Rusike said: “We need to value and appreciate our frontline health workers who are playing an important role in the vaccine roll-out programme. They should be guaranteed of job security, be properly remunerated with high regard for their health and safety.

“The Finance minster Mministercube is always talking about a budget surplus why not use that money to pay COVID-19 allowances to nurses?“

Medical and Dental Private Practitioners of Zimbabwe Association president Johannes Marisa said: “We need to make sure that we keep our staff motivated. I don’t think the government cannot pay. It only needs a heart and goodwill to pay.

-NewsDay

By A Correspondent-The government has failed to honour its US$10 daily Covid-19 allowance it promised to the nurses four months ago when the vaccination programme started.

The inoculation programme started in February and to date over 700 000 Zimbabweans have been vaccinated.

Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) president Enock Dongo told NewsDay that nurses felt hard done by the government.

“Nurses are working day-in and day-out at several vaccination centres, but no one is being paid. Promises for the allowances were made, but no one was paid. That is why you see the rampant corruption by nurses who are now selling vaccination certificates every day. It is unfair labour practice by our government, especially when it promised to do so. Government should honour its promise,” Dongo said.

He said health workers throughout the country were struggling to feed their families.

Health deputy minister John Mangwiro refused to comment on the issue.

“I think you have to check with the salaries department. They are responsible for that. At the moment, I am busy looking for that information for you,” Magwiro said.

Health experts said the government should prioritise nurses.

Community Working Group on Health executive director Itai Rusike said: “We need to value and appreciate our frontline health workers who are playing an important role in the vaccine roll-out programme. They should be guaranteed of job security, be properly remunerated with high regard for their health and safety.

“The Finance minster Mministercube is always talking about a budget surplus why not use that money to pay COVID-19 allowances to nurses?“

Medical and Dental Private Practitioners of Zimbabwe Association president Johannes Marisa said: “We need to make sure that we keep our staff motivated. I don’t think the government cannot pay. It only needs a heart and goodwill to pay.

-NewsDay

A 54-year-old self-confessed traditional healer from Mutoko was last week arrested after being accused of extorting five beasts from her client whom she had assisted a decade ago.

Mary Manjoro of Tambara Village, under Chief Mutoko, was arrested together with her accomplices Cosmas Chinyama (32) and Stephen Chapwanya (25).

It is reported that sometime in 2009, Mary Chimusoro (57) took her 11-year-old son who was mysteriously ill to Manjoro for assistance.
It is said that after treating the boy, Manjoro was given a beast, a bucket of groundnuts and two goats as payment.

It is alleged that on May 14 this year, at around 6.30pm, Manjoro accompanied by her accomplices approached the Chimusoro and told her that she was instructed by her ancestors to collect five more beasts.
Manjoro allegedly threatened Chimusoro with a spiritual attack on the boy should she fail to comply.

Chimusoro’s husband, George Makufa (76) was allegedly force-marched by the trio to the kraal where the suspects drove out two beasts.
The traditional healer then told the family that she would come back and collect an ox after two days.

On May 16, the traditional healer sent Chapwanya who forcibly took an ox from the family.

The following day, the sangoma and her accomplices returned and demanded a beast and six chickens.

Makufa refused to give in to their demands before the trio assaulted him and forcibly took the chickens and a cow.

The suspects also took Makufa’s national identity card and an exercise book before leaving.

Chimusoro reported the matter at Mutoko Police Station leading to the arrest of the trio.

Police recovered three beasts and five chickens and failed to locate a cow that was reportedly sold in a neighbouring village.

Mashonaland East police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza said it is illegal to extort.

“It is illegal as that amounts to extortion. People should immediately report such people to the police,” said Inspector Mwanza.
The trio is expected to appear in court today.
-State media

By A Correspondent-A male teacher at Chiroti Secondary School in Hurungwe district was last Friday fined $15 000 by a Chinhoyi magistrate for sending sexually offensive text messages to his married boss.

Wilson Ganda (49), was slapped with the $15 000 to be paid by end of May or risk spending 45 days in prison when he pleaded guilty before magistrate Mr Tapiwa Banda for violating Section 88 of the Posts and Telecommunications Act (Chapter 12:05) which pertains to “use of abusive language”.

Mrs Lucy Luoma Dzveta (32), the complainant, is employed by the Ministry of Education as a human resources manager stationed at Seven Heroes Complex in Chinhoyi.

Prosecuting, Ms Odra Chitoro, told the court that Ganda started sending love messages to Dzveta in 2015 but was turned him down.

He kept on sending the messages despite several warnings from the Education Ministry superiors and Dzveta’s husband.

The complainant made a police report at Chemagamba Police Station on 27 April m after the accused had sent another message in which he expressed his lustful wish to have sex with her.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has petitioned the Health ministry acting permanent secretary Gibson Mhlanga expressing concern over the growing number of healthcare workers contracting Covid-19 at their workplaces.

This comes after Zimbabwe Nurses Association president Enoch Dongo yesterday said that lack of PPE had immensely caused a spike in the number of health workers contracting the virus.

“We have also noted that there is no priority in providing information in the ministry’s daily updates on the number of health professionals, the bedrock of the response, who have tested positive, recovering or deceased,” ZADHR secretary Norman Matara said.

“As ZADHR, we believe it is in the interest of health professionals and the public in general to be informed on the status of their colleagues and frontline staffers. We also urge the ministry to provide a brief on the numbers, region/province and status of all health professionals who have tested positive for COVID-19 to date.”

Zimbabwe’s confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday shot to 1 820, with 26 deaths.

Nurses have been on strike for the 34 days with only student nurses and those on probation reporting for work at hospitals. Other health workers, fearing to contract the deadly virus, are reportedly taking leave days, forcing some hospitals to shut down even casualty departments that had remained operational.

Midlands provincial medical director Reginald Mhene confirmed that 25 nurses at Zvishavane Provincial Hospital over the weekend tested positive for COVID- 19. Three nurses at Claybank Private Hospital in Gweru also tested positive for COVID-19 after getting into contact with an infected patient last week.

Dongo added: “We are worried that without adequate and immediate intervention, the few nurses who continuously decide to subsidise the government by going to work are going to be ravished by the COVID-19 virus.”
“To this end, all nurses including those on probation are advised not to continue to go to work and to withdraw their labour. This is no longer an issue about remuneration only but it is also about their health.”
He added: “While COVID-19 is spreading all over, the government is not doing anything to capacitate our hospitals.We are surely bound to lose the fight against COVID-19 with this sort of approach.”
Dongo said the situation had worsened as the most vulnerable patients seeking medical assistance were being turned away from hospitals because of the absence of services.
“People are dying at home,” Dongo said.

Bulawayo City Council director of health services Edwin Sibanda yesterday raised concern about overexposure of frontline health workers to COVID-19, disclosing that 70 out of the 525 cases recorded in the city were health workers, 51 of the student nurses.

Speaking at the handover of donations from Ezra Sibanda and Friends Initiative and the Rise and Shine Women’s Group to the local authority, Sibanda said the increasing cases among health workers and the spike in local transmissions was worrying.

“What is more worrying actually is the number of close to 70 being health care workers, 51 of the student nurses,” he said.
“But we have had nurses, student nurses, environment health technicians as well as doctors, student doctors or medical students, even clerical staff in hospitals being infected by this COVID-19.”

Edwin said the spike in local transmissions points to residents flouting lockdown regulations and other mitigation measures.
“As we speak, some of the health workers in institutions are on industrial strike for various reasons and we all know what happens when you are referred to a hospital and you don’t find health care workers there,” he said.

Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima yesterday confirmed the Claybank positive cases.

“Out of the 29 nurses and staff members who were isolated at Claybank Hospital last week, three have tested positive for COVID-19,” Mavima said.
Douglas Chikobvu, the Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union secretary-general yesterday said: “What it means is that there is a need for our employer to improve safety conditions of nurses at hospitals.

“Right now, we are also saying such risks of working in the frontline of the fight against COVID-19 must be compensated by meaningful allowances, but nothing much is being done on that.”

-NewsDay

By A Correspondent- At least 200 health workers have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing some hospitals to shut down as government continues to dither on its promise to avail adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) to the health frontline workers, NewsDay has learnt.

The majority hit by the virus are student nurses who have been thrown to the deep end to run public hospitals in the absence of qualified nurses who have been on strike for the past 34 days demanding US$ salaries, better working conditions and adequate protective clothing.

Zimbabwe Nurses Association president Enoch Dongo yesterday told NewsDay that lack of PPE had immensely caused a spike in the number of health workers contracting the virus.

“About 200 nurses have tested positive to COVID-19,” Dongo said.
“It is saddening that there is an increase in the number of nurses who are testing positive for COVID-19. This goes to what we have been saying all along that the inadequate PPE is exposing frontline health workers to this deadly virus.”

This comes as the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) yesterday wrote to Health acting permanent secretary Gibson Mhlanga expressing concern over the growing number of healthcare workers contracting the virulent disease at their workplaces.

“We have also noted that there is no priority in providing information in the ministry’s daily updates on the number of health professionals, the bedrock of the response, who have tested positive, recovering or deceased,” ZADHR secretary Norman Matara said.

“As ZADHR, we believe it is in the interest of health professionals and the public in general to be informed on the status of their colleagues and frontline staffers. We also urge the ministry to provide a brief on the numbers, region/province and status of all health professionals who have tested positive for COVID-19 to date.”

Zimbabwe’s confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday shot to 1 820, with 26 deaths.

Nurses have been on strike for the 34 days with only student nurses and those on probation reporting for work at hospitals. Other health workers, fearing to contract the deadly virus, are reportedly taking leave days, forcing some hospitals to shut down even casualty departments that had remained operational.

Midlands provincial medical director Reginald Mhene confirmed that 25 nurses at Zvishavane Provincial Hospital over the weekend tested positive for COVID- 19. Three nurses at Claybank Private Hospital in Gweru also tested positive for COVID-19 after getting into contact with an infected patient last week.

Dongo added: “We are worried that without adequate and immediate intervention, the few nurses who continuously decide to subsidise the government by going to work are going to be ravished by the COVID-19 virus.”
“To this end, all nurses including those on probation are advised not to continue to go to work and to withdraw their labour. This is no longer an issue about remuneration only but it is also about their health.”
He added: “While COVID-19 is spreading all over, the government is not doing anything to capacitate our hospitals.We are surely bound to lose the fight against COVID-19 with this sort of approach.”
Dongo said the situation had worsened as the most vulnerable patients seeking medical assistance were being turned away from hospitals because of the absence of services.
“People are dying at home,” Dongo said.

Bulawayo City Council director of health services Edwin Sibanda yesterday raised concern about overexposure of frontline health workers to COVID-19, disclosing that 70 out of the 525 cases recorded in the city were health workers, 51 of the student nurses.

Speaking at the handover of donations from Ezra Sibanda and Friends Initiative and the Rise and Shine Women’s Group to the local authority, Sibanda said the increasing cases among health workers and the spike in local transmissions was worrying.

“What is more worrying actually is the number of close to 70 being health care workers, 51 of the student nurses,” he said.
“But we have had nurses, student nurses, environment health technicians as well as doctors, student doctors or medical students, even clerical staff in hospitals being infected by this COVID-19.”

Edwin said the spike in local transmissions points to residents flouting lockdown regulations and other mitigation measures.
“As we speak, some of the health workers in institutions are on industrial strike for various reasons and we all know what happens when you are referred to a hospital and you don’t find health care workers there,” he said.

Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima yesterday confirmed the Claybank positive cases.

“Out of the 29 nurses and staff members who were isolated at Claybank Hospital last week, three have tested positive for COVID-19,” Mavima said.
Douglas Chikobvu, the Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union secretary-general yesterday said: “What it means is that there is a need for our employer to improve safety conditions of nurses at hospitals.

“Right now, we are also saying such risks of working in the frontline of the fight against COVID-19 must be compensated by meaningful allowances, but nothing much is being done on that.”

-NewsDay

Tinashe Sambiri|Young people have a duty to rescue the nation from incessant poverty, President Nelson Chamisa has said.

This can be done through registering to vote, according to President Chamisa.

He was commenting on one Tanya Muzinda’s remarks about attempts by the Zanu PF regime to hoodwink youths through mining claims and land.

Zimbabwean youth Tanya Muzinda argued:
“A few successful people in the middle of millions of poor youths is not a true success Story , it’s a Fraud .Youths don’t need miracle money and handouts, they need a working economy where systems work for everyone.

Youths fight for your own success not for Clowns

RegisterToVoteZW”

President Chamisa responded:
“Well said Tanya. Yes, a working economy where systems work for everyone so vital. The young must rescue Our beautiful Zimbabwe!”

By A Correspondent- There was a child-kidnap scare at a Bulawayo private school, Petra Primary School, after reports that a stranger attempted to snatch a pupil at the institution last week, an incident which was confirmed by school authorities.

Several parents, that spoke to Southern Eye, said they feared for their children’s safety following the attempted kidnapping incident that happened on May 13.

“My child was almost kidnapped by a woman who was wearing a long coat and sunglasses. I had gone to collect my child and had parked outside the school gate when I saw children playing at the school playground waiting for their parents,” the mother of the child, who refused to be identified, said.

“I then saw a strange who approached my child, grabbed her by the hand and lied to her saying I had sent her to collect her. Luckily, my baby had seen me from a distance and she refused to go with the woman.”

Petra acting head Van Rheede on Friday confirmed that a child was almost kidnapped at the school during knock-off time.

“On May 13, the allegations of an incident were reported at the front office. May I make it clear that even though there was no eye witness, staff on duty were immediately activated to investigate the issue,” Rheede said.

“As a result of this, a reminder was posted to raise awareness and remind us to be vigilant and alert.”

Rheede said the school was now working on upgrading its security system to ensure the safety of the children.

Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele could neither confirm nor deny that the incident took place.

-newsday

By A Correspondent- A trailer that was abandoned in Dopota, Hwange along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway, 11 years ago has remained intact for all these years despite thieves trying their luck on it.

Though parts, like tyres from the trailer, have been removed by thieves, reports from villagers indicate that whatever is left of it cannot be touched as anyone who has tried to strip the trailer has been met by slaps from invisible hands, 

Villagers and traditional leaders have confirmed that the trailer has remained relatively intact because anyone who has attempted to temper with it has been heavily slapped by the invisible “guards”.

The villagers said the trailer was left in 2010, after it broke its chassis, by a truck driver who was ferrying coal from Hwange to Harare. Although the trailer load was later offloaded into another truck, the owner had not bothered to tow the trailer.

Samuel Mugande, a villager, said for some strange reason, the mystical creatures guarding the trailer only attack those who attempt to steal.

“The most interesting part about these incidences is that those that are mostly attacked are those individuals trying to steal from the trailer. People, especially truck drivers, are the culprits that are often attacked by these things when stop and try to steal wheels,” he said.

Dopota Village head, Tryness Ngwenya confirmed the strange incidents adding that villagers strongly believed that the trailer was haunted.

It is alleged that the incidents started happening a few months after a villager who was left in charge of the trailer when it broke down advised the owner of people who were trying to steal its tyres and boards.

The owner reportedly came to Dopota village and afterwards told her not to worry anymore. That was the time when the reports of people being assaulted by unknown beings began to surface.

-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Government has reportedly failed to pay nurses the US$10 daily allowances it promised them at the launch of the country’s COVID-19 vaccination programme four months ago.

Reports revealed that government only paid them allowances for one month.

The inoculation programme started in February and to date over 700 000 Zimbabweans have been vaccinated.

Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) president Enock Dongo told NewsDay that nurses felt hard done by government.

“Nurses are working day-in and dayout at several vaccination centres, but no one is being paid. Promises for the allowances were made, but no one was paid. That is why you see the rampant corruption by nurses who are now selling vaccination certificates everyday. It is unfair labour practice by our government, especially when it promised to do so. Government should honour its promise,” Dongo said.

He said health workers throughout the country were struggling to feed their families.

Health deputy minister John Mangwiro refused to comment on the issue.

“I think you have to check with the salaries department. They are responsible for that. At the moment, I am busy to look for that information for you,” Magwiro said.

Health experts said government should prioritise nurses.

Community Working Group on Health executive director Itai Rusike said: “We need to value and appreciate our frontline health workers who are playing an important role in the vaccine roll-out programme. They should be guaranteed of job security, be properly remunerated with high regard for their health and safety.

“The Finance minster Mthuli Ncube is always talking about a budget surplus why not use that money to pay COVID-19 allowances to nurses?”

Medical and Dental Private Practitioners of Zimbabwe Association president Johannes Marisa said: “We need to make sure that we keep our staff motivated. I don’t think the government has no capacity to pay. It only needs a heart and goodwill to pay.”

-newsday

ByA Correspondent- A polygamous 81 year old man from Zvishavane who had been reported missing was found dead in a bushy area in a suspected murder case.

The body of Patrick Shoko that was burnt from the waist upwards and had a scar on the head was found by a passerby who reported it to the police.

Shoko, who had two wives had been reported missing since 16 May. He reportedly left his second wife’s home with a clay pot intending to seek spiritual deliverance from local prophets but never returned.

After long searches in vain, the family decided to make a missing person report. The body was discovered on 19 May.

Midlands Police Spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident saying police officers had attended the scene. Mahoko said:

_Police are investigating a suspected murder case of an 81-year-old man who was found dead in a bushy area near Comoil Service Station in Zvishavane on 19 May around 7 am. The now-deceased had two wives who were staying separately in Mandava suburb._

_It is said on May 16, Shoko left the second wife’s homestead intending to seek spiritual deliverance from local prophets while holding a clay pot but he did not return home._

_Police attended the scene and observed that his body was burnt from the waist up to the head and had a scar at the back of the head. Murder is being suspected._

Mahoko appealed to anyone with information regarding the death of Shoko to contact any nearest police station.

By A Correspondent- A 42 year old Silobela man is battling for life at Kwekwe General Hospital after he was axed on the forehead by his alleged wife’s lover.

Mr Tawanda Denhere was attacked by Mthokozisi Moyo when he confronted him accusing him of having an extra marital affair with his wife.

The incident occurred at Musilahobe Business Centre last Monday.

Midlands provincial police spokesperson Insp Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident.

“It is alleged that Moyo and Mabude Ncube of Nduku Village, Chief Malisa in Silobela were at Musilahobe Business Centre when they were approached by Mr Denhere who accused Moyo of having an extra marital affair with his wife,” said Inspector Mahoko.

A misunderstanding ensued, resulting in Moyo attacking Mr Denhere with an axe.

“Mabude Ncube also joined in and struck Mr Denhere with bricks all over the body before they fled,” said Insp Mahoko.

He said police have launched a manhunt for Moyo and Mabude who are facing attempted murder charges.

Police are appealing to anyone with information which may lead to the arrest of the suspects to report to any nearest police station.

-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Five men from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly beating a man to death after accusing him of breaking into a house in the suburb.

Melusi Ncube (31), Luckson Munsaka (23), Edwin Maphosa (22), Ayanda Ndlovu (26), Fungai Guduza (23), all of Nkulumane suburb, Bulawayo were arrested for allegedly killing a 29-year-old man who was reportedly drunk.

Bulawayo province police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident which occurred on Friday in the suburb.

He said the gang assaulted the yet to be identified victim with a tyre strip, sticks and a piece of hosepipe all over the body.

“I can confirm that we are investigating a case of murder in Nkulumane suburb involving five men who ganged up and beat up the now deceased from the same suburb accusing him of unlawful entry,” he said

Insp Ncube said preliminary investigations indicate the victim was drunk at the time he was assaulted.

“After assaulting him, the owner of the house in the company of one of the accused persons Fungai Guduza, later escorted the now deceased to ZRP Nkulumane and made a report of criminal trespassing and surrendered him to the police. The now deceased appeared drunk and had breathing difficulties,” he said.

Insp Ncube said an ambulance was summoned to ferry him to the hospital but he died on the way.

“The scene was attended to by the police. Upon examining the body of the now deceased, it was discovered that he had sustained some bruises on his chest and back,” said Insp Ncube.

Investigations were carried out leading to the arrest of the accused persons.

Meanwhile, police arrested Xolani Tshuma (19) and Magama Clifford, (29) both of Pelandaba suburb, Bulawayo for assaulting another man with fists and bricks on Friday until he was unconscious.

Insp Ncube said at around 7.00pm, the accused persons and the complainant had a misunderstanding which degenerated into a fight over an undisclosed issue in front of TM Egodini located on Lobengula Street between 6th Avenue and Leopold Takawira Street.

“Xolani Tshuma hit the complainant with fists on the face and the complainant fought back. Magama picked up a brick and hit the complainant on the head and the complainant fell down. The two accused persons assaulted the complainant all over the body using fists until he became unconscious and they ran away,” he said.

Insp Ncube said with the help of passersby, the police managed to arrest the accused persons who are helping the police with investigations.-newsday

By A Correspondent- Teachers have rejected government proposal to implement the continuous assessment learning areas (Cala) programme which they say has the potential to disturb pupils who are struggling to catch up after COVID-19 pandemic disruptions.

Under Cala, pupils were suppose to do projects and tasks in school, which would constitute 30% of their coursework for the final examination under the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council for each subject.

Training of teachers for the continuous assessment programme is underway.

Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe secretary-general Raymond Majongwe recently wrote to the Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema, urging government to withdraw the programme as it was overloading on underpaid workers.

In the letter dated May 20, 2021, Majongwe said the programme would not succeed as it was being implemented at a time when teachers were incapacitated and the syllabi coverage had been stalled by COVID-19 disruptions.

“We have observed that the past two weeks have been dominated by rumours and confirmation that teachers were being called upon to attend workshops on the implementation of continuous assessment,”Majongwe said.

“To us, this is literally a bolt out of the blue, notwithstanding the fact that you are empowered to make decisions on behalf of the ministry. We note, however, that the whole continuous assessment project is punctuated by problems.”

He castigated the government for failing to fund the programme since it was ordering “incapacitated” teachers to cater for their expenses to attend training workshops.

“The current Cala implementation exercise comes as a shock to learners and teachers who now have to create time for Calas, on top of having to strive to finish or at least cover a big part of the syllabuses that they have not done since the first lockdown.

“It would seem that your ministry is interested in ticking boxes for the gratification of government instead of doing a diligent job. Where and when was the pilot phase of the Calas done? The idea that the ministry comes up with such an important exercise and goes headlong into implementation is terrifying and an affront to the principles of curriculum formulation and implementation.”

Mathema refused to comment on the matter.

“Why do you want to write the story? I don’t need to confirm anything to you. Just write whatever you want,” Mathema said.

-newsday

By A Correspondent- A sex starved Shamva rapist who lured a 14 year old girl into the bush and raped her has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a Bindura regional magistrate.

Reminage Gwamakange appeared before magistrate Amos Mbobo yesterday.

Mbobo suspended four years on condition of good behavior.

Prosecutor Ngoni Kaseke told the court that on April 7 last year Gwamakange called the girl purporting to seek for assistance in cutting grass at his homestead.

He told the girl that he wanted her to assist his wife and she agreed on their way to his home.

They walked through the bush and tripped her down to quench his sexual desires.

She cried for help but no one heard her.

After the act the convict threatened to kill his victim if she divulged the incident to anyone.

The matter came to light through a tip off from social welfare.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Anti Commission (Zacc) chairperson Justice Loice Matanda Moyo has been caught in the eye of a storm after she allegedly ordered the release of top National Prosecuting Agency (NPA) official, Chris Mutangadura, who had been arrested for criminal abuse of office involving a case before Bulawayo courts.

Mutangadura, the NPA’s chief public prosecutor in charge of the asset forfeiture unit, was reported to Zacc after he allegedly meddled in a case which involved local businessman Lovemore Kutamahufa.

Kutamahufa, who is the director of Aman Obrie Investment Private Limited, is facing criminal prosecution at the Bulawayo Magistrates’ Court for alleged fraud involving a US$75 000 bank loan.

He was charged after his business partner Lungisani Ncube, a Zanu-PF politician, accused him of forging his signature to obtain a loan from FBC Bank.

Ncube accused him of using his title deeds as collateral in the loan application without his consent.

The trial, however, stalled after Kutamahufa challenged how a forensic handwriting expert only identified as LT Nhari was roped into the investigation without following proper procedure.

A fortnight ago, Mutangadura was investigated by Zacc with a view to detain and arraign him before the courts.

However, it is alleged that MatandaMoyo ordered his release and shelved the docket.

When contacted for comment, Justice Matanda-Moyo denied that she intervened in the matter to protect Mutangadura.

“That’s not true that I interfered to protect Mutangadura. It’s true that he was investigated and his docket completed. However, what I did in liaison with the Legal Services Department was to temporarily shelve the matter until the outcome of Kutamahufa’s case. We didn’t want to confuse the court by bringing the case to court when another case involving the same matter was on trial. That would jeopardise the case which is already before the courts,” Justice Matanda-Moyo said.

She said she could not have protected the NPA boss when she was the one who ordered the matter to be investigated in the first place.

“When the complainant (Kutamahufa) approached me, I discovered that there was some interference in his case in Bulawayo and that there was a lie that the government handwriting expert had no capacity to examine samples in order to allow the filing of papers from a private handwriting expert.

“So what I did was to make sure that due process takes its course. I know there are some people who are pushing for me to be returned to the bench, but I did everything above board and the matter will be taken into action as soon as possible,” she said.

Former NPA Bulawayo boss, Martha Cheda, in her statement to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), said she was not sure how Kutamahufa’s docket ended in Mutangadura’s hands.

“Before September 2018, I was based in Bulawayo and dealt with the matter of Lovemore Kutamahufa and ORS contravening section 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23 Bulawayo Central CR132/11/15. The docket was referred to my office and it had a letter dated October 24, 2017 written by Mr Mutangadura attached to it, directing that the matter be prosecuted. I don’t know how the docket got to Harare. I never directed that a private QDE (handwriting expert) be engaged,” Cheda said in documents seen by NewsDay.

Acting deputy Prosecutor-General Justin Uladi in his statement to Zacc said: “We have gone through the records at the head office and there is no evidence or record of the docket having been referred from Bulawayo to the head office for consideration. Therefore, we don’t know how Chris Mutangadura got involved in that matter,” Uladi told investigators.

The director of the Department of Forensic Sciences in the Home Affairs ministry, Bothwell Takura Mutandiro also told investigators that the final analyses on handwriting samples were not done because the department was waiting for additional samples from the police.

Clara Beatrice Tendai Gombakomba, a handwriting expert and deputy director in the Department of Forensic Sciences, told Zacc investigators that she had written a report to the officer-in-charge, CID Fraud in Bulawayo requesting additional samples so that an examination could be concluded.

Mutangadura allegedly ordered the prosecution of Kutamahufa, FBC bank manager Tizirai Mutandwa and lawyer Jonathan Taona Tsvangirai on the strength of a report made by Nhari that Ncube’s signatures was forged.

On October 24, 2017, Mutangadura used Nhari’s report to order Kutamahufa’s prosecution after claiming that Gombakomba was not available and the government forensic department had no capacity to examine handwriting.

But Mutangadura’s assertion was at variance with a report from the Zimbabwe Republic Police forensic department dated April 25, 2017 that indicated that the forged documents had not been examined by Gombakomba because they were not legible and the complainant, Ncube, refused to avail the original documents.

Mutangadura is now accused of colluding with Ncube and Nhari to use illegible copies of samples to produce the report, contrary to standard criminal procedure.

Kutamahufa lodged a complaint against Mutangadura with Zacc, which was recorded as case number HCR.21/05/2020.

According to the documents seen by NewsDay, Kutamahufa obtained a US$75 000 loan from FBC sometime in 2013, which was meant to finance his agricultural and mining activities in the country.

The mining business, however, faced viability challenges and he failed to service the bank loan, resulting in FBC instituting legal proceedings against him with the aim of attaching Ncube’s properties.

During a civil trial that ensued at the Harare High Court, Ncube turned against Kutamahufa, alleging that he had stolen his title deeds and fraudulently got the loan.

But in a judgment under HH459-17 on July 19, 2018, High Court judge Justice Moses Foroma dismissed Ncube’s allegation. Ncube then reported Kutamahufa to the police, accusing him of forging his signature.

-Newsday