By A Correspondent- The late former President Robert Mugabe’s eldest nephew and family spokesperson Leo Mugabe, has rubbished attempts by Zvimba chieftainship to rebury the late former feared ruler.
“No one will force us to change even if they come up with many court cases. They can go to hell,” Mugabe said.
“Our position as a family is that we will not entertain this issue. We buried Mugabe and that’s all. This person who is complaining is not part of the family and we don’t know why he is doing that.
“We don’t know why the chief is summoning Grace on his charge sheet. Grace is not a Mugabe, she is an in-law in the family and the decision to bury him was a Mugabe family decision,” he said.
He vowed that no one would attend the court session and he cared less about a “default judgment”.
“In any case, what will happen even if the complainant wins the case? It is an exercise in futility because as far as we are concerned, we are done and nobody can force us and we cannot say he was buried in a house when we all know he was buried in a courtyard.”
“Had we gone to the National Heroes Acre he was going to be buried in a proper room they call a mausoleum and was the chief going to summon President (Emmerson) Mnangagwa over that?”
By A Correspondent- A 24-year-old man from Penhalonga has appeared a Mutare magistrate, Prisca Manhibi, facing charges of murder after allegedly killing his foster brother using an axe following a misunderstanding over loud music.
Solomon Mafondokoto Jnr from Muchena Village in Penhalonga allegedly killed 17-year-old Maxwell Mangoma for irritating him with loud music.
The state alleges that on the 10th of this month, Mafondokoto who was at home with Mangoma used an axe to chop off the teenager’s head before throwing it in a Blair toilet at their homestead.
The court heard that Mafondokoto went on to cut off the deceased’s manhood before dumping the body in a nearby stream.
Mafondokoto allegedly confessed the heinous crime to his father after his mother had come across mysterious bloodstains at their home.
A Mutare woman believed to be of apostolic faith sect who was arrested over allegations of stealing a baby in Dangamvura suburb on Wednesday received instant justice from the mob before her apprehension.
The woman, who was only identified as Melody, was reported to have been spotted hiding a baby in her white church robe with a red cross.
Scores of people mobbed her as she was handcuffed while being led to Dangamvura police station.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest promising to furnish this publication with finer details later.
Melody
“Police are investigating a case involving a woman suspected to have been found hiding a baby in her garments in Dangamvura suburb in Mutare,” said Ass-Comm Nyathi.
“The woman only identified as Melody was mobbed by the public who effected her arrest at a shopping Centre in Dangamvura when she was caught stealing a vendor’s two-year-old child.
“She was assaulted by people, sustained injuries and was taken to Dangamvura police station.
“Police are warning members of the public not to take the law into their hands whenever they found anyone committing an offense,” said Ass Comm Nyathi.
By A Correspondent- British Airways has resumed flights between Johannesburg and Victoria Falls.
The airline’s Boeing 737-800 touched down at the Victoria Falls International Airport at 13:10hrs Thursday afternoon to a rousing welcome and the traditional water cannon salute.
A total of 97 passengers mainly South African were on board. Comair Country Manager, Karen Tumazos said the airline is delighted to be re-opening one of its most lucrative routes.
A POLICE officer ran berserk and strangled his wife with a chain before beating her after a misunderstanding arose over $100 that he had allegedly given to a female neighbour.
A source close to investigations said Constable Munopa Gorogodo’s wife, Winnet Muchapa, took her husband’s phone and browsed through it. She stumbled on an Ecocash transaction that her husband had made.
“The incident happened soon after he arrived home from a party that he had attended. His wife went through his phone and stumbled on an Ecocash message which showed that her husband had sent $100 to a female neighbour.
His wife confronted him and questioned him over the $100 transaction. An argument arose between the two,” said the reliable source.
The source went on to say anger got the better of Gorogodo as he went berserk and charged at his wife before strangling her with a chain.
“He grabbed her before reaching for a chain and strangling her. After that he turned her into a punching bag as he hit her all over the body with fists. The incident attracted the attention of neighbours who watched the ugly scene unfold. She bled and was rushed to hospital,” said the source.
The matter was reported at Mzilikazi Police Station leading to his arrest.- B-Metro
A DRUNK 20-year-old man from Old Lobengula suburb has been arrested for beating a lady, causing her to fall unconscious after she allegedly turned down his love proposal.
According to a source close to investigations, Hillary Maphosa (20) approached Gugulethu Mpala (18) and proposed love to her.
Gugulethu frankly told Hillary that she was not interested in him and turned down his love proposal. That did not go down well Hillary who grabbed her by her arm and twisted it.
“He charged at the unsuspecting Gugulethu who was heading home and hurled insults at her. He grabbed her by her left hand and twisted it. He then hit her with fists on the head and face,” said a source close to investigations.
Gugulethu bled from the mouth and nose and passed out, said the source.
A Good Samaritan conducted first aid on her and after about 20 minutes she revived, said the source.
A relative accompanied her to a police station to make a report leading to Hillary’s arrest.
A POLICE officer ran berserk and strangled his wife with a chain before beating her after a misunderstanding arose over $100 that he had allegedly given to a female neighbour.
A source close to investigations said Constable Munopa Gorogodo’s wife, Winnet Muchapa, took her husband’s phone and browsed through it. She stumbled on an Ecocash transaction that her husband had made.
“The incident happened soon after he arrived home from a party that he had attended. His wife went through his phone and stumbled on an Ecocash message which showed that her husband had sent $100 to a female neighbour.
His wife confronted him and questioned him over the $100 transaction. An argument arose between the two,” said the reliable source.
The source went on to say anger got the better of Gorogodo as he went berserk and charged at his wife before strangling her with a chain.
“He grabbed her before reaching for a chain and strangling her. After that he turned her into a punching bag as he hit her all over the body with fists. The incident attracted the attention of neighbours who watched the ugly scene unfold. She bled and was rushed to hospital,” said the source.
The matter was reported at Mzilikazi Police Station leading to his arrest.- B-Metro
Recently-recruited South Africa national team coach Hugo Broos has promised the country’s ever-demanding faithful that he will lead his charges to AFCON 2023, saying they can kill him if he fails to do so.
The Belgian tactician replaced sacked Molefi Ntseki in the Bafana Bafana dugout after SAFA had wielded the axe on the latter following a dismal campaign which saw the team missing out on a place at the next AFCON finals in Cameroon in January.
Broos however insists that Bafana will be at the continental spectacle in 2023.
“If we are not qualified for that, you can kill me. I know this country is looking forward to success,” he was quoted as saying by Ghanaian publication Ghana Soccer Net.
“When rebuilding, there are always moments of weakness, so it can happen that we will not qualify for the (2022) World Cup. That said, we will do our utmost to reach Qatar,” Broos added.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
A man from Penhalonga, Manicaland Province, has appeared in court facing a murder charge after allegedly killing his foster brother using an axe following a misunderstanding over loud music.
Solomon Mafondokoto Jnr (24), from Muchena Village in Penhalonga, allegedly killed Maxwell Mangoma (17) for irritating him with loud music.
Prosecutors told the court that on 10 May this year, Mafondokoto who was at home with Mangoma used an axe to chop off the teenager’s head before throwing it in a Blair toilet at their homestead.
The court heard that Mafondokoto went on to cut off the deceased’s manhood before dumping the body in a nearby stream.
The suspect allegedly confessed the crime to his father after his mother had come across mysterious bloodstains at their home.
Mutare magistrate Prisca Manhibi who presided over the matter remanded Mafondokoto to 26 May before advising him to apply for bail at the High Court.
Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has said the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s jaded Cabinet is hopeless and clueless.
President Chamisa was commenting on claims by the Zanu PF regime that traffic congestion in the country is a drect result of the availability of fuel.
“Zimbabwe needs Spaghetti roads not a spaghetti Cabinet,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.
Commenting on the ensuing crisis in Zimbabwe, MDC Alliance spokesperson, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere said:
The example of Kazungula Bridge demonstrates what’s going to happen on the continent if Zimbabwe continues on the path it’s on.
We will be left behind. Sadly, those that rule spend all their energy on silencing progress instead of building the nation. We need new leaders.
When a country does not have a progressive approach to business, international relations & infrastructural development, it will be left behind by nations that choose to move forward.
Sadly, ours are fixed on the toxic politics of thwarting those who demand a better society…
Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has said the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s jaded Cabinet is hopeless and clueless.
President Chamisa was commenting on claims by the Zanu PF regime that traffic congestion in the country is a drect result of the availability of fuel.
“Zimbabwe needs Spaghetti roads not a spaghetti Cabinet,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.
Commenting on the ensuing crisis in Zimbabwe, MDC Alliance spokesperson, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere said:
The example of Kazungula Bridge demonstrates what’s going to happen on the continent if Zimbabwe continues on the path it’s on.
We will be left behind. Sadly, those that rule spend all their energy on silencing progress instead of building the nation. We need new leaders.
When a country does not have a progressive approach to business, international relations & infrastructural development, it will be left behind by nations that choose to move forward.
Sadly, ours are fixed on the toxic politics of thwarting those who demand a better society…
Affirmative Action Group (AAG) founding president Dr Phillip Chiyangwa has appointed Mr Delish Nguwaya as a consulting advisor responsible for security to the organisation’s presidium.The appointment is with immediate effect.
In a statement this afternoon, Dr Chiyangwa said: “I hereby appoint you as the AAG national executive council member responsible for security with immediate effect, to serve from May 2021-2025.”
Mr Nguwaya’s mandate is to advocate for the rights of the majority in a society founded on democratic principles to programmes which will both give appropriate mechanisms for survival through socio-economic change and enhance capacity to self-development by accessing resources.
He is also mandated to defend “whatever gains may have accrued to the disadvantaged groups (blacks) against the more perverse effects of the unfettered workings of market forces, especially given the weaknesses in the public social support systems”.
“Thus (he) will actively defend the right of all disadvantaged persons or groups unfair and unjust treatment at the bends of institutions that draw their strength or profit from the operation of democratic and popular based governance in Zimbabwe,” said Dr Chiyangwa.
Mr Nguwaya is the local representative of Drax International, which supplies various products including medical drugs. –Herald
Tinashe Sambiri|An evangelist based in the city of Harare has declared that the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s guns and bullets will not defeat the power of prayer.
The evangelist with a leading Pentecostal church told ZimEye.com the regime would be defeated by the power of prayer.
He spoke to ZimEye.com on condition of anonymity on Saturday.
“He ( Mnangagwa) has guns and bullets but our message to his administration is very clear, sophisticated firearms will not defeat the power of intercession.
This system shall be defeated by the power of intercessory prayer.
I know they want to play around with the Constitution but let me assure you that prayer is unstoppable,” declared the evangelist.
He added:”There are so many prophecies about Zimbabwe out there but let me say God’s will shall be revealed at His appointed time.
You can’t use guns to stop God’s plan.God’s plan is unstoppable.
It is not might nor by power…
Zimbabweans let us unite, through prayer, we shall overcome.
You cannot be arrested for praying for God’s plan to manifest. Victory is certain, our God is able.
My message to every citizen is simple and clear- this is the time to intercede for Zimbabwe, God’s plan cannot be rigged.”
The businessman accused of raping his daughter four times since 2017 was on Wednesday acquitted after the court found that DNA evidence could have been tampered with while other evidence was said to be unsafe for conviction.
On the DNA evidence, Harare regional magistrate Mrs Gloria Takundwa said the substance on tissue paper and believed to be the businessman’s semen should have been taken for forensic tests by the police not the mother of the girl.
“Such exhibits must have been recovered by police and handed by them to IAB laboratories for test. In the case there was risk of tampering as the samples were taken to the police after the complaint was made.
There was also the problem over how the allegations were reported to the police, especially the time and incidents that unfolded before a complaint of sexual assault was raised.
“It was delayed and the complainant was expected to inform her mother or teacher. She knew that was to be made at first opportunity. She went to her mother several times but she did not use such opportunities.
“She had to wait until a friend sent a message and then she was quizzed by her mother and not voluntarily make the complaint.
“There was an opportunity to make the report to her teacher when she attempted to commit suicide because of the sexual abuses. The rape complaint did not meet the admissibility required. It is a fact that when the complaint was made she has to be quizzed over messages send by a friend. It is not safe to convict the accused under such circumstances,” she said.
During trial, the businessman denied the allegations saying they were cooked up by his wife in a bid to extort money from him. He alleged that his wife wanted money, residential stands and cars from his assets.
The businessman, who was being represented by lawyer Mr Gwinyai Shumba, had also questioned the DNA results and said it had failed to link him to the offence.
He argued that the test did not mention that it was his semen. -Herald
Grace Mugabe with former President Olusegun Obasanjo
By Dr Masimba Mavaza | After seriously looking at the summons chief Zvimba issued on Grace Mugabe the former First Lady one is left wondering does chief Zvimba understand his duties? Zvimba is a district of Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe.
The Zvimba (Rozvi, Shona) people are the descendants of the original leader of the Zimba (or Zvimba) people who were led to the Zambezi River Valley area that is now part of Zimbabwe. In Zvimba tradition only a direct descendant of their founding leader after their arrival in that area of Africa is qualified to become chief. So we assume that the current chief Zvimba is indeed the son of Zimba. The chiefs have functions and they derive their power from the constitution and they are empowered by the law to be so.
The main functions of chiefs include dispute -settlement, codification of customary law, arrangement of ceremonies and festivals, organisation of communal labour and promotion of socioeconomic development. Chiefs have been involved in the development of their areas since pre-colonial times.
It is therefore expected that a chief is the authority on tradition and custom. Traditional leaders in Zimbabwe play many roles in their communities. They help to promote and uphold cultural values, facilitate development and resolving of disputes in their communities. The institution of traditional leadership is regulated and monitored within the parameters of the Constitution. Since the passing of the Traditional Leaders Act in Zimbabwe in 1998, the state’s recognition and incorporation of traditional leadership in governance has increased considerably. This has coincided with the emerging political and economic crisis in the country, with traditional leaders being increasingly empowered as actors in local governance alongside locally elected democratic governments.
So looking at the reasoning of Chief Zvimba one is left wondering at the leader’s wisdom or lack of it.
Firstly the chief charges Grace Mugabe for taking the body of the former President Robert Mugabe to bury him in the house. This charge raises legal issues. In a traditional set up, a human being is buried by his relatives and not his wife.
The charge becomes defective and the chief missed the point. Grace can not be charged with burying Robert Mugabe. Grace is a stranger in the Mugabe family. She is a daughter in law.
The chief was supposed to summon the whole Mugabe family if there was any errors or wrong doings during the funeral. You do not charge the wife of the deceased you can only deal with the male family members before you call the wife.
Since the wife is not from the Zvimba Clan she does not know their culture and custom. She can not be answerable to the chief while her husbands are available.
In the Zvimba culture a wife is married into the family and she is ceremonially the wife of the Mugabes. So any wrong doing in following the cultures of the Mugabe’s should be answered by the Mugabe people and not by Muroora the daughter in law.
Again the chief erred in failing to consider common law. A wife can have a say in where the husband could be buried but she does not lead the process. Burial is business of the close relatives. They guide the process and thus if the wife overrides the relatives it is the relatives who will face the chief or any traditional leader.
The other issue to consider is where was the chief when this taboo was done on his land. Did he have to wait for this long to correct a mistake.
The chief again raised an issue of distribution of the deceased bonging’s. The question the chief should answer is how does he know that the clothes of the deceased have not been distributed. The clothes distribution is not an issue for the king to raise. It’s a mater for the headman. Now the important issue is that the complainant is not a relative of the deceased. So How did he get involved in a family matter.
The excitement the chief is exhibiting in this case stinks.
The chief is expected to be fair in his presiding over cases.
Chief Zvimba did not give Grace Mugabe any chance to answer those charges. He already prescribe the sentence. This means Mugabe’s widow has been tried and convicted before she attends the hearing.
The chief did not ask Grace whose wish was it to have Mugabe buried where he was buried. How does the chief pin this on a grieving widow. This is undue process. There was enough time to talk about this before Mugabe was buried. The king did not engage Grace Mugabe to stop the funeral but he let the process commence. This was inefficiency and negligence on the part of the chief.
The chief must put into consideration that the process of exhumation is long and not led by the wife. There has to be a team from the health and local government the police and many stake holders. It is therefore an unlawful order which enforces a person to break the laws.
In every family male family members are the ones who take a leading role on who should be buried where and how. This is not the duty of the widow. The widow is actually led and told what to do by the relatives. The chief must be impartial and just he must give a treatment or behaviour without favouritism or discrimination. In this case the chief is has shown bias and unreasonableness in his duty.
After what Mugabe has done for the country we as a nation should be ashamed and embarrassed for such a treatment on the widow of your hero.
Those in power now should remember that the way the widows of heroes are treated will be the same their widows will be treated. This harassment of Grace Mugabe should stop forthwith.
The way we are treating Mugabe even in death is appalling. This chief must take a step back and consider what he is doing. The name of the chiefs must be held in respect. The whole charge sheet or summons by Chief Zvimba resembles a dog’s breakfast. The chief is being abusive vindictive and indeed being petty. – [email protected]
Types, Health Benefits, Nutrition Facts, Cooking Methods, and More Moira Lawler By Moira Lawler Medically Reviewed by Kelly Kennedy, RD May 3, 2021
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Healthy food sometimes seems prohibitively expensive, but it doesn’t need to be. Case in point: legumes, the family of foods that encompasses beans, peas, and lentils, according to the Mayo Clinic.
While legumes are a nutritional powerhouse, that’s not all they have going for them — they’re also inexpensive, easy to find in stores, and versatile enough to work in a wide variety of dishes.
“They provide nourishment in a form that is inexpensive, highly storable, and delicious,” says Laura Poe, RDN, who is in private practice in Viroqua, Wisconsin. “They’re an affordable way to ‘stretch’ a meal, adding nutrition and bulk for very little cost.”
Legumes in their many forms should definitely be on your radar if you’re trying to cut down on your meat intake.
Beans and lentils are staples in plant-based diets thanks to their nutritional profile. “[Legumes] can make a superb high-protein substitute for meat in almost every dish,” says Shannon Henry, RDN, a registered dietitian with EZCareClinic in San Francisco. “Their refined and cooked texture means that they can fit perfectly into balls and patties. You can also use them in soups, casseroles, burgers, chili, and tacos.”
What Are Legumes? Legumes belong to the Fabaceae or Leguminosae family. According to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the terms “legumes,” “pulses,” and “beans” are sometimes used interchangeably, but legumes technically refer to the entire plant (including the leaves, stems, and pods) while a pulse is the edible seed (such as beans, peas, or lentils). Examples of legumes include:
Adzuki beans (aka red beans) Anasazi beans Black-eyed peas Edamame Fava beans Garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas) Lentils Soy nuts Peanuts are also technically a legume, according to Food Insight.
Legumes are a staple food in Mediterranean diets. People who live in Mediterranean countries consumed between 8 and 23 grams (g) of legumes per day, while Northern Europeans consumed less than 5 g a day, according to one study.
Common Questions & Answers What are some examples of legumes? The legume family includes beans, peas, lentils, soybeans (or soy nuts), and peanuts.
What is the difference between beans and legumes? Are legumes good or bad for you? Which nuts are legumes? Are legumes anti-inflammatory? What Are the Health Benefits of Legumes? Legumes in their various forms have been shown to have the following benefits.
Provide Key Nutrients Legumes are surprisingly nutritious, Henry says. They contain protein, fiber, B vitamins, iron, folate, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and zinc, according to MedlinePlus.right up arrow They’re also low in fat and calories. According to past estimates, a half-cup serving of legumes contains about 115 calories, 1 g fat, 20 g carbohydrates, 8 g protein, and 7 to 9 g fiber.
“Legumes are among the highest-fiber sources of carbohydrates, giving them a lower glycemic index than other carb sources and helping with blood sugar control,” Poe says. Deliver Antioxidants “Beans and [other] legumes [contain] antioxidants that help prevent cell damage and [premature] risks,” Henry says. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, antioxidants can prevent or delay cellular damage, and people who eat an antioxidant-rich diet have a lower risk of several diseases — including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cancer.
Promote a Healthy Heart It’s a good idea to limit your intake of red meat (like beef, lamb, and pork) because of the saturated fat content, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).right up arrow Lentils and beans are great substitutes — not only to help you reduce your meat intake, but to tap into some heart-healthy benefits. According to past research, eating legumes can lower blood pressure and inflammation, which are two risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
May Lower the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Legumes may also aid in preventing and managing serious health conditions, including type 2 diabetes and related conditions such as hypertension and high cholesterol, according to past research.
A study published in March 2017 in Clinical Nutrition found that regular consumption of legumes — especially lentils — as part of a Mediterranean diet led to a 35 percent lower risk of diabetes among older adults with a high cardiovascular risk. Those researchers found that substituting legumes for half a serving a day of eggs, bread, rice, and baked potato also helped lower type 2 diabetes risk.
Offer a Plant-Based Protein Legumes are a great meat-free protein source and can take the place of meat in many recipes, Henry says. Following a predominantly plant-based diet — such as a vegetarian diet, a vegan diet, or a flexitarian diet — over a meat-heavy one may help lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and many cancers, according to the AHA. Plant-based diets were also associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association in August 2019.
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A 26-YEAR-OLD Kwekwe man succumbed to injuries he sustained fighting a 16-year-old boy over a cigarette stub.
Rueben Mukwaturi died following a fight with the teenager over a cigarette which the latter had thrown onto the ground.
Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident which occurred in Mbizo suburb in Kwekwe on Sunday around 4PM.
“Rueben Mukwaturi, the now deceased, met the suspect who was smoking a cigarette. The suspect dropped the stub of the cigarette on the ground. A misunderstanding ensued between the two after Mukwaturi ordered the suspect to pick up his cigarette stub from the ground,” said Insp Mahoko.
He said Mukwaturi then snatched a packet of snacks from the suspect.
“The suspect struck Mukwaturi with stones and ran away. Mukwaturi pursued the suspect and another fight ensued leading to Mukwaturi being overpowered by the suspect. Mukwaturi subsequently proceeded home where his condition deteriorated. He was escorted to the police where he reported the matter. He was referred to Kwekwe General Hospital where he died upon admission,” said Insp Mahoko.
The matter, he said, was reported to police who attended the scene and the body of the deceased was taken to Kwekwe District Hospital for post mortem.
“The suspect was arrested and awaits the due justice process,” said Insp Mahoko.
He appealed to members of the public to shun violence in all its forms.
“May society at household level, our community leaders –village heads, chiefs and church leaders help in spreading the message against violence. There is a serious concern over the rate at which lives are being lost through the crime of murder. Most of the murder cases are happening after minor differences which it is felt can be solved easily through dialogue,” said Insp Mahoko.- Chronicle
By A Correspondent-DELTA Beverages reaffirmed their commitment to football this afternoon when they announced a US$1.130 million sponsorship package for this season.
However, the money is payable in local currency at the prevailing interbank rate of the day. The breakdown is as follows: Castle Lager PSL US$700 000, Castle Lager Challenge Cup US$55 000 and US$375 000 for Chibuku Super Cup.
Delta unveiled a three-season sponsorship deal at a brief function at Mandel Training Centre in Harare.
By A Correspondent- Suspected armed robber Mussa Taj Abdul, who is linked to a spate of robberies that were committed around the country, yesterday told the court that he was being denied access to his friends, relatives and lawyer when they visit him at Chikurubi Maximum Prison.
Abdul (47) told Harare magistrate Mrs Loice Mukunyadze that he was being kept at Chikurubi Maximum Prison together with inmates’ serving their sentences whilst he is still on remand.
“Your worship I am facing many challenges at Chikurubi Maximum Prison where I am being detained with inmates who are already serving their sentences,” he said. “To make matters worse, I am being denied access to see my visitors by the officers.”
Mrs Mukunyadze requested to see the officer-in charge at Chikurubi Maximum Prison to shed more light on the complains raised by Abdul.
Abdul is being jointly charged together with Charles Lundu (47), Rudolf Kanhanga alias Tapiwa Munatsi (29), Tapiwa Mangoma alias Tapa (27), Innocent Jairosi (32), Prince Makodza (31), Liberty Mupamhanga (29) and Godfrey Mupamhanga (27). Allegations arose from various cases of armed robbery in different parts of the country, which they committed at different times.
By A Correspondent- Police in Harare has arrested four armed robbers who last week attacked and kidnapped a Harare couple who had stopped to check the condition of a dirt road.
The incident occurred at around 8 pm in Budiriro 5B when the couple was suddenly attacked by armed robbers who emerged from the darkness near a railway line in the area.
The couple lost its vehicle, cash, cellphones and other valuables to the armed robbers who later dumped them near Churu Farm, not far from the area. The four suspects are Daniel Hanzi (28) of Murewa, Sasila Binda (39) of Mufakose, Stephen Chikodza (25) of Budiriro and Zephania Munyuki (34) of Zvimba.
The stolen vehicle was recovered and one of the suspects was found in possession of a Revolver used to commit the offence.
Criminal Investigations Department (CID) spokesperson Detective Inspector Portia Chinho confirmed the arrests and said investigations were still in progress.
By A Correspondent- Three Cabinet ministers this week travelled from Harare to launch a rural toilet in Mashonaland East. . The three, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Cain Mathema Minister of State for Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs and Devolution Aplonia Munzverengi and National Housing and Social Amenities Minister Daniel Garwe, were this week, at Makumimavi Primary School in Chikomba district of Mashonaland East province where they launched a rural toilet.
By A Correspondent-The Department of Immigration’s Compliance and Enforcement Unit this morning intercepted 25 Malawian border jumpers who were travelling to South Africa.
A source within the department said this was part of the clampdown on border jumping and smuggling along the boundary with South Africa.
Among those arrested, 16 had passports that were not stamped at any immigration office, while the rest were undocumented persons. The immigrants were reportedly travelling in an intercity bus after skipping the border into Zimbabwe via Nyamapanda. The Acting Regional Immigration Officer in charge of Beitbridge Mr Trustworth Manatsire said the Malawians were apprehended at a local service station at around 4AM.
“We have since handed the group to the police pending further investigations and prosecution. As a department, we want to warn syndicates involved in this human smuggling activity that they will face the full wrath of the law. We are not relenting,” said Mr Manatsire.
Border Authorities have since the beginning of the Covid-19 induced lockdown been clamping down on the illegal movement of people across the port of entry to minimize the spread of the virus.
In the last two months, over 100 Malawians were intercepted either skipping the border into Zimbabwe from South Africa or vice versa.
By A Correspondent- The Government has distanced itself from Mugabe influencing the Zvimba chieftainship to force for the reburial of the former President Robert Mugabe.
Information permanent secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana took to micro-blogging site Twitter to say: “Whatever it is, leave us alone.”
A Mugabe family friend, who is also an opposition National Patriotic Front spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire, accused the Mnangagwa government of pushing for the exhumation of the remains of the late former President.
“The junta occult comedy around the burial and envisaged exhumation of late President Mugabe continues with Mnangagwa office representative Jeremiah Moyo accompanying a team comprising Borrowdale police, Chief Zvimba’s representative and a messenger of court to Blue Roof to administer summons on Grace accusing her of “improperly” burying the late RGM (Mugabe) in contravention of some dubious chieftainship burial rites claimed by a Zanu PF DCC (district co-ordinating committee) member, Tinos Manongovere,” Mawarire tweeted.
By A Correspondent- The late former President Robert Mugabe’s eldest nephew and family spokesperson Leo Mugabe, said it was improper for the Zvimba chieftainship to summon Grace Mugabe to a village court about the reburial of the late former feared ruler.
“No one will force us to change even if they come up with many court cases. They can go to hell,” Mugabe said.
“Our position as a family is that we will not entertain this issue. We buried Mugabe and that’s all. This person who is complaining is not part of the family and we don’t know why he is doing that.
“We don’t know why the chief is summoning Grace on his charge sheet. Grace is not a Mugabe, she is an in-law in the family and the decision to bury him was a Mugabe family decision,” he said.
He vowed that no one would attend the court session and he cared less about a “default judgment”.
“In any case, what will happen even if the complainant wins the case? It is an exercise in futility because as far as we are concerned, we are done and nobody can force us and we cannot say he was buried in a house when we all know he was buried in a courtyard.”
“Had we gone to the National Heroes Acre he was going to be buried in a proper room they call a mausoleum and was the chief going to summon President (Emmerson) Mnangagwa over that?”
By A Correspondent-Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa is behind a bizarre push to exhume the remains of Robert Mugabe in the vain belief that his predecessor was buried with a mystic sceptre, or “tsvimbo yaMambo” in the Shona language, that would give him commanding authority as a leader, Mugabe’s exiled nephew, Patrick Zhuwawo has sensationally claimed.
A village chief sent tongues wagging across Zimbabwe and beyond on Tuesday after summoning Mugabe’s widow Grace to a village court on accusations of violating the Zvimba tradition by burying the late former president inside of his rural homestead and ordering his exhumation for reburial at a family gravesite.
Chief Zvimba ordered the former first lady – who is unwell and seeking medical treatment outside the country – to appear next Thursday.
By A Correspondent-Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa is behind a bizarre push to exhume the remains of Robert Mugabe in the vain belief that his predecessor was buried with a mystic sceptre, or “tsvimbo yaMambo” in the Shona language, that would give him commanding authority as a leader, Mugabe’s exiled nephew, Patrick Zhuwawo has sensationally claimed.
A village chief sent tongues wagging across Zimbabwe and beyond on Tuesday after summoning Mugabe’s widow Grace to a village court on accusations of violating the Zvimba tradition by burying the late former president inside of his rural homestead and ordering his exhumation for reburial at a family gravesite.
Chief Zvimba ordered the former first lady – who is unwell and seeking medical treatment outside the country – to appear next Thursday.
Tinashe Sambiri|An evangelist based in the city of Harare has declared that the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s guns and bullets will not defeat the power of prayer.
The evangelist with a leading Pentecostal church told ZimEye.com the regime would be defeated by the power of prayer.
He spoke to ZimEye.com on condition of anonymity on Saturday.
“He ( Mnangagwa) has guns and bullets but our message to his administration is very clear, sophisticated firearms will not defeat the power of intercession.
This system shall be defeated by the power of intercessory prayer.
I know they want to play around with the Constitution but let me assure you that prayer is unstoppable,” declared the evangelist.
He added:”There are so many prophecies about Zimbabwe out there but let me say God’s will shall be revealed at His appointed time.
You can’t use guns to stop God’s plan.God’s plan is unstoppable.
It is not might nor by power…
Zimbabweans let us unite, through prayer, we shall overcome.
You cannot be arrested for praying for God’s plan to manifest. Victory is certain, our God is able.
My message to every citizen is simple and clear- this is the time to intercede for Zimbabwe, God’s plan cannot be rigged.”
Own Correspondent| It’s a terrible month for Nokuthula (a Zimbabwean lady based in SA) and her two friends.
The three were reportedly arrested after failing to pay hotel bills in SA.
A video footage of the three girls in handcuffs trying to apologise to the hotel manager after feasting on expensive food and could not pay the required amount is circulating on social media.
According to the ladies, the guy who was supposed to take care of the bills left the hotel and never came back.
Nokhutula is a member of controversial preacher Isaac Makomichi’s church.
The Masvingo preacher and slayqueens godfather at one point showcased posh vehicles supposedly owned by Nokhutula.
Reports say the cars Nokuthula drives belong to her “sugar dad.”
“It’s a big fluke, Makomichi must teach his clients to be wise, charms work with intelligence,” said one s*x worker based in SA.
Own Correspondent| It’s a terrible month for Nokuthula (a Zimbabwean lady based in SA) and her two friends.
The three were reportedly arrested after failing to pay hotel bills in SA.
A video footage of the three girls in handcuffs trying to apologise to the hotel manager after feasting on expensive food and could not pay the required amount is circulating on social media.
According to the ladies, the guy who was supposed to take care of the bills left the hotel and never came back.
Nokhutula is a member of controversial preacher Isaac Makomichi’s church.
The Masvingo preacher and slayqueens godfather at one point showcased posh vehicles supposedly owned by Nokhutula.
Reports say the cars Nokuthula drives belong to her “sugar dad.”
“It’s a big fluke, Makomichi must teach his clients to be wise, charms work with intelligence,” said one s*x worker based in SA.
Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt says Khama Billiat suffered another leg fracture on the same area of the previous injury that kept him out of action for three months since January.
The midfielder was at the receiving end of a crude tackle during Chiefs’ 2-1 win against Mamelodi Sundowns two weeks ago. The setback came just weeks after he had recovered from the initial injury.
According to Hunt, the midfielder will miss the Champions League trip to Tanzania against Simba and could remain on the sidelines for some time.
“Khama’s leg, I’ve just been told, has got another fracture in it. So he’s going to be out, he hasn’t played hardly at all this season,” Hunt told SuperSport TV after Wednesday evening’s 1-1 league draw against Swallows FC at the FNB Stadium.
The developments, meanwhile, could also see him out of action for the rest of the South African top-flight season.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has sealed a broadcasting deal with local media company Zimpapers Television Network (ZTN) for the upcoming 2021 domestic league season.
The deal will see the topflight matches streamed live on ZTN’s social media pages and YouTube channel.
Speaking after signing the contract, PSL chairman Farai Jere said: “We’re extremely proud to be establishing a partnership with one of the most exciting, innovative and dynamic media companies in Zimbabwe.
“ZTN has an outstanding track record of delivering top quality programming. Our special relationship with ZTN began last year during the Castle Challenge Cup between Highlanders and FC Platinum at Barbourfields Stadium where we achieved a record viewing of 600 000 viewers across the board.”
Meanwhile, the 2021 league season will be officially launched tomorrow with the action set to start on May 22.
This will mark the return of the local game after it was put on hold in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has said the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s jaded Cabinet is hopeless and clueless.
President Chamisa was commenting on claims by the Zanu PF regime that traffic congestion in the country is a drect result of the availability of fuel.
“Zimbabwe needs Spaghetti roads not a spaghetti Cabinet,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.
Commenting on the ensuing crisis in Zimbabwe, MDC Alliance spokesperson, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere said:
The example of Kazungula Bridge demonstrates what’s going to happen on the continent if Zimbabwe continues on the path it’s on.
We will be left behind. Sadly, those that rule spend all their energy on silencing progress instead of building the nation. We need new leaders.
When a country does not have a progressive approach to business, international relations & infrastructural development, it will be left behind by nations that choose to move forward.
Sadly, ours are fixed on the toxic politics of thwarting those who demand a better society…
UEFA has made a decision on the venue of the Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City.
The fixture was due to take place at the Ataturk Stadium on May 29, but pressure mounted for the venue to be changed.
This came after the UK government placed Turkey on the coronavirus red list and was pushing the game to be played in England.
But there was a sticking point over waiving quarantine rules for the 2,000 staff, sponsors, VIPs and foreign media.
UEFA has now decided to move the final to Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal which has a capacity of 50,000.
The governing body is now in talks with the Portuguese government to allow 20,000 to attend the final. That would mean up to 6,000 tickets for fans of each club.
A statement confirming the developments is expected to be released soon.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
Types, Health Benefits, Nutrition Facts, Cooking Methods, and More Moira Lawler By Moira Lawler Medically Reviewed by Kelly Kennedy, RD May 3, 2021
Medically Reviewed
Healthy food sometimes seems prohibitively expensive, but it doesn’t need to be. Case in point: legumes, the family of foods that encompasses beans, peas, and lentils, according to the Mayo Clinic.
While legumes are a nutritional powerhouse, that’s not all they have going for them — they’re also inexpensive, easy to find in stores, and versatile enough to work in a wide variety of dishes.
“They provide nourishment in a form that is inexpensive, highly storable, and delicious,” says Laura Poe, RDN, who is in private practice in Viroqua, Wisconsin. “They’re an affordable way to ‘stretch’ a meal, adding nutrition and bulk for very little cost.”
Legumes in their many forms should definitely be on your radar if you’re trying to cut down on your meat intake.
Beans and lentils are staples in plant-based diets thanks to their nutritional profile. “[Legumes] can make a superb high-protein substitute for meat in almost every dish,” says Shannon Henry, RDN, a registered dietitian with EZCareClinic in San Francisco. “Their refined and cooked texture means that they can fit perfectly into balls and patties. You can also use them in soups, casseroles, burgers, chili, and tacos.”
What Are Legumes? Legumes belong to the Fabaceae or Leguminosae family. According to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the terms “legumes,” “pulses,” and “beans” are sometimes used interchangeably, but legumes technically refer to the entire plant (including the leaves, stems, and pods) while a pulse is the edible seed (such as beans, peas, or lentils). Examples of legumes include:
Adzuki beans (aka red beans) Anasazi beans Black-eyed peas Edamame Fava beans Garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas) Lentils Soy nuts Peanuts are also technically a legume, according to Food Insight.
Legumes are a staple food in Mediterranean diets. People who live in Mediterranean countries consumed between 8 and 23 grams (g) of legumes per day, while Northern Europeans consumed less than 5 g a day, according to one study.
Common Questions & Answers What are some examples of legumes? The legume family includes beans, peas, lentils, soybeans (or soy nuts), and peanuts.
What is the difference between beans and legumes? Are legumes good or bad for you? Which nuts are legumes? Are legumes anti-inflammatory? What Are the Health Benefits of Legumes? Legumes in their various forms have been shown to have the following benefits.
Provide Key Nutrients Legumes are surprisingly nutritious, Henry says. They contain protein, fiber, B vitamins, iron, folate, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and zinc, according to MedlinePlus.right up arrow They’re also low in fat and calories. According to past estimates, a half-cup serving of legumes contains about 115 calories, 1 g fat, 20 g carbohydrates, 8 g protein, and 7 to 9 g fiber.
“Legumes are among the highest-fiber sources of carbohydrates, giving them a lower glycemic index than other carb sources and helping with blood sugar control,” Poe says. Deliver Antioxidants “Beans and [other] legumes [contain] antioxidants that help prevent cell damage and [premature] risks,” Henry says. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, antioxidants can prevent or delay cellular damage, and people who eat an antioxidant-rich diet have a lower risk of several diseases — including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cancer.
Promote a Healthy Heart It’s a good idea to limit your intake of red meat (like beef, lamb, and pork) because of the saturated fat content, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).right up arrow Lentils and beans are great substitutes — not only to help you reduce your meat intake, but to tap into some heart-healthy benefits. According to past research, eating legumes can lower blood pressure and inflammation, which are two risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
May Lower the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Legumes may also aid in preventing and managing serious health conditions, including type 2 diabetes and related conditions such as hypertension and high cholesterol, according to past research.
A study published in March 2017 in Clinical Nutrition found that regular consumption of legumes — especially lentils — as part of a Mediterranean diet led to a 35 percent lower risk of diabetes among older adults with a high cardiovascular risk. Those researchers found that substituting legumes for half a serving a day of eggs, bread, rice, and baked potato also helped lower type 2 diabetes risk.
Offer a Plant-Based Protein Legumes are a great meat-free protein source and can take the place of meat in many recipes, Henry says. Following a predominantly plant-based diet — such as a vegetarian diet, a vegan diet, or a flexitarian diet — over a meat-heavy one may help lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and many cancers, according to the AHA. Plant-based diets were also associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association in August 2019.
Source: Everyday Health
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Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has said the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s jaded Cabinet is hopeless and clueless.
President Chamisa was commenting on claims by the Zanu PF regime that traffic congestion in the country is a drect result of the availability of fuel.
“Zimbabwe needs Spaghetti roads not a spaghetti Cabinet,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.
Commenting on the ensuing crisis in Zimbabwe, MDC Alliance spokesperson, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere said:
The example of Kazungula Bridge demonstrates what’s going to happen on the continent if Zimbabwe continues on the path it’s on.
We will be left behind. Sadly, those that rule spend all their energy on silencing progress instead of building the nation. We need new leaders.
When a country does not have a progressive approach to business, international relations & infrastructural development, it will be left behind by nations that choose to move forward.
Sadly, ours are fixed on the toxic politics of thwarting those who demand a better society…
Tinashe Sambiri|An evangelist based in the city of Harare has declared that the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s guns and bullets will not defeat the power of prayer.
The evangelist with a leading Pentecostal church told ZimEye.com the regime would be defeated by the power of prayer.
He spoke to ZimEye.com on condition of anonymity on Saturday.
“He ( Mnangagwa) has guns and bullets but our message to his administration is very clear, sophisticated firearms will not defeat the power of intercession.
This system shall be defeated by the power of intercessory prayer.
I know they want to play around with the Constitution but let me assure you that prayer is unstoppable,” declared the evangelist.
He added:”There are so many prophecies about Zimbabwe out there but let me say God’s will shall be revealed at His appointed time.
You can’t use guns to stop God’s plan.God’s plan is unstoppable.
It is not might nor by power…
Zimbabweans let us unite, through prayer, we shall overcome.
You cannot be arrested for praying for God’s plan to manifest. Victory is certain, our God is able.
My message to every citizen is simple and clear- this is the time to intercede for Zimbabwe, God’s plan cannot be rigged.”
Types, Health Benefits, Nutrition Facts, Cooking Methods, and More Moira Lawler By Moira Lawler Medically Reviewed by Kelly Kennedy, RD May 3, 2021
Medically Reviewed
Healthy food sometimes seems prohibitively expensive, but it doesn’t need to be. Case in point: legumes, the family of foods that encompasses beans, peas, and lentils, according to the Mayo Clinic.
While legumes are a nutritional powerhouse, that’s not all they have going for them — they’re also inexpensive, easy to find in stores, and versatile enough to work in a wide variety of dishes.
“They provide nourishment in a form that is inexpensive, highly storable, and delicious,” says Laura Poe, RDN, who is in private practice in Viroqua, Wisconsin. “They’re an affordable way to ‘stretch’ a meal, adding nutrition and bulk for very little cost.”
Legumes in their many forms should definitely be on your radar if you’re trying to cut down on your meat intake.
Beans and lentils are staples in plant-based diets thanks to their nutritional profile. “[Legumes] can make a superb high-protein substitute for meat in almost every dish,” says Shannon Henry, RDN, a registered dietitian with EZCareClinic in San Francisco. “Their refined and cooked texture means that they can fit perfectly into balls and patties. You can also use them in soups, casseroles, burgers, chili, and tacos.”
What Are Legumes? Legumes belong to the Fabaceae or Leguminosae family. According to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the terms “legumes,” “pulses,” and “beans” are sometimes used interchangeably, but legumes technically refer to the entire plant (including the leaves, stems, and pods) while a pulse is the edible seed (such as beans, peas, or lentils). Examples of legumes include:
Adzuki beans (aka red beans) Anasazi beans Black-eyed peas Edamame Fava beans Garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas) Lentils Soy nuts Peanuts are also technically a legume, according to Food Insight.
Legumes are a staple food in Mediterranean diets. People who live in Mediterranean countries consumed between 8 and 23 grams (g) of legumes per day, while Northern Europeans consumed less than 5 g a day, according to one study.
Common Questions & Answers What are some examples of legumes? The legume family includes beans, peas, lentils, soybeans (or soy nuts), and peanuts.
What is the difference between beans and legumes? Are legumes good or bad for you? Which nuts are legumes? Are legumes anti-inflammatory? What Are the Health Benefits of Legumes? Legumes in their various forms have been shown to have the following benefits.
Provide Key Nutrients Legumes are surprisingly nutritious, Henry says. They contain protein, fiber, B vitamins, iron, folate, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and zinc, according to MedlinePlus.right up arrow They’re also low in fat and calories. According to past estimates, a half-cup serving of legumes contains about 115 calories, 1 g fat, 20 g carbohydrates, 8 g protein, and 7 to 9 g fiber.
“Legumes are among the highest-fiber sources of carbohydrates, giving them a lower glycemic index than other carb sources and helping with blood sugar control,” Poe says. Deliver Antioxidants “Beans and [other] legumes [contain] antioxidants that help prevent cell damage and [premature] risks,” Henry says. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, antioxidants can prevent or delay cellular damage, and people who eat an antioxidant-rich diet have a lower risk of several diseases — including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cancer.
Promote a Healthy Heart It’s a good idea to limit your intake of red meat (like beef, lamb, and pork) because of the saturated fat content, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).right up arrow Lentils and beans are great substitutes — not only to help you reduce your meat intake, but to tap into some heart-healthy benefits. According to past research, eating legumes can lower blood pressure and inflammation, which are two risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
May Lower the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Legumes may also aid in preventing and managing serious health conditions, including type 2 diabetes and related conditions such as hypertension and high cholesterol, according to past research.
A study published in March 2017 in Clinical Nutrition found that regular consumption of legumes — especially lentils — as part of a Mediterranean diet led to a 35 percent lower risk of diabetes among older adults with a high cardiovascular risk. Those researchers found that substituting legumes for half a serving a day of eggs, bread, rice, and baked potato also helped lower type 2 diabetes risk.
Offer a Plant-Based Protein Legumes are a great meat-free protein source and can take the place of meat in many recipes, Henry says. Following a predominantly plant-based diet — such as a vegetarian diet, a vegan diet, or a flexitarian diet — over a meat-heavy one may help lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and many cancers, according to the AHA. Plant-based diets were also associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association in August 2019.
Source: Everyday Health
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Tinashe Sambiri|Patriotism is not about sheepishly supporting the Zanu PF regime, MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has said.
According to Hon Sikhala, the regime wants to use the courts of law to subvert the will of the people in 2023.
Below is Hon Sikhala’s argument:
There is nothing unpatriotic about criticizing Emmerson Mnangagwa and his regime in all the bad things they are doing.
It is rather unpatriotic to support them. We will never be afraid of criticizing them.
Wait for a second. You haven’t been shocked yet. The names of the Judges we are hearing he wants to appoint will make lawyers flee to the village for farming.
It will make a mockery of the Judiciary even more than under Adolf Hitler or Saddam Hussein.
The price people are paying HON Job Wiwa Sikhala Ukaona chingoma choririsa nyarara. Chinenge choda kuparuka.
The downfall of someone shall be dramatic. Everything points to a tragic downfall.
Zvitunha zvavakafa kare zviri kuvhukunurwa. The constitution is being raped. Imposition of office bearers contrary to the constitution
Even the cabinet of dogs and reptiles can’t think like this. Our country is cursed
By A Correspondent- A 36 year old woman who grew under the care of her late mother’s relatives has demanded lobola paid to her father when she got married.
Fungai Mudadi is at loggerheads with Farai Kambudzi, 58, who she says has to return her lobola so that she hands it over to her mother’s relatives.
Mudadi told H-Metro that Kambudzi denied responsibility when her late mother Jerina Mudadi conceived but later on accepted responsibility in order to receive lobola.
Mudadi’s mother passed away when she was two months old and she had to be raised by her grandmother.
She was informed that Kambudzi refused responsibility when her mother fell pregnant.
But when her boyfriend said he wanted to marry her, Mudadi had to look for her father and the only information she had was about Kambudzi.
After visiting Kambudzi and informing him about her boyfriend’s intention to marry, he took her to a family gathering where she was introduced to Kambudzi’s family.
“Convinced about this, I gave my lover the green light to pay lobola and he did that only to be phoned some months later that I was not of their blood,” said Mudadi.
Mudadi said she has been having some miscarriages and suspects that misfortunes are emanating from the paternity issues.
Mudadi said Kambudzi had received a beast from the lobola list when one of the Kambudzi family members later disclosed the doubtful paternity issue.
Kambudzi confirmed receiving lobola at his Budiriro house saying the late Mudadi’s mother had sexual intercourse with him and one of their cattle herders leaving other family members questioning fatherhood.
Mudadi family member Davison Mudadi accused Kambudzi of receiving lobola without involving them arguing that the child in question was raised in their family
Tinashe Sambiri|An evangelist based in the city of Harare has declared that the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s guns and bullets will not defeat the power of prayer.
The evangelist with a leading Pentecostal church told ZimEye.com the regime would be defeated by the power of prayer.
He spoke to ZimEye.com on condition of anonymity on Saturday.
“He ( Mnangagwa) has guns and bullets but our message to his administration is very clear, sophisticated firearms will not defeat the power of intercession.
This system shall be defeated by the power of intercessory prayer.
I know they want to play around with the Constitution but let me assure you that prayer is unstoppable,” declared the evangelist.
He added:”There are so many prophecies about Zimbabwe out there but let me say God’s will shall be revealed at His appointed time.
You can’t use guns to stop God’s plan.God’s plan is unstoppable.
It is not might nor by power…
Zimbabweans let us unite, through prayer, we shall overcome.
You cannot be arrested for praying for God’s plan to manifest. Victory is certain, our God is able.
My message to every citizen is simple and clear- this is the time to intercede for Zimbabwe, God’s plan cannot be rigged.”
A London based Zimbabwean man is interviewed stating that he is now homeless despite previously driving sports cars and running a hotel. – DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
Own Correspondent| It’s a terrible month for Nokuthula (a Zimbabwean lady based in SA) and her two friends.
The three were reportedly arrested after failing to pay hotel bills in SA.
A video footage of the three girls in handcuffs trying to apologise to the hotel manager after feasting on expensive food and could not pay the required amount is circulating on social media.
According to the ladies, the guy who was supposed to take care of the bills left the hotel and never came back.
Nokhutula is a member of controversial preacher Isaac Makomichi’s church.
The Masvingo preacher and slayqueens godfather at one point showcased posh vehicles supposedly owned by Nokhutula.
Reports say the cars Nokuthula drives belong to her “Jewish sugar dad.”
“It’s a big fluke, Makomichi must teach his clients to be wise, charms work with intelligence,” said one s*x worker based in SA.
By A Correspondent- Addressing delegates at the launch of the National Fire Week at Gwebi Agricultural College Wednesday, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Douglas Karoro called on farmers to invest in fire guards and prevent veld fires as they posed a huge threat to food security.
Karoro said failure to invest in fire guards was costly to farmers and the nation especially now when the nation was expecting a bumper harvest.
Douglas Karoro
“Let us do all that we can to avoid veld fires. Imagine all the hard work that our farmers have put in place being destroyed in a matter of minutes. Food security, our economy will be adversely affected. Government will revert to food imports which gobble a large chunk of our foreign currency.”
Guest of honour at the function, which was hosted by the Environmental Management Agency held under the theme: “Veld Fires and Food Security- Protect the Harvest”, Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said while the nation celebrated theprojection of a good crop yield, there should be investment to prevent the catastrophic loses of the harvest to veld fires.
veld fire educator receives certificate
“Veld fires have become an issue of national concern given their wanton destructive nature. Each year, the nation loses over a million hectares of forests and grasslands depriving wildlife and livestock of pastures and leaving the country counting loses of property, crops and life.
The annual average burnt area from 2010-2020 was one million hectares. An average of 60 percent of the total burnt area has been under the A1 and A2 resettlement areas. Ladies and gentlemen, of the 18,000 A2 farmers, only about 400 have 99 year leases, which leases have specific clauses on environmental protection. This creates a possibility of massive information gap on the responsibilities of farmers in their properties.
“It is in this regard that we have already begun a comprehensive awareness programme with the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement through their Agritex extension services. Every farmer is expected to construct their fireguard in compliance with the laws of our country.”
Speaking at the same occation, Mashonaland West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Mary Mliswa-Chikoka called on government to effect a penalty for those who do not invest in fire guards.
May Mliswa- Chikoka
She urged the local leaders to be on the lookout for those who violated environmental best practices as a way of reducing veld fires and loss of property and deaths in the district.
The National Fire Week, launched annually on the second week of May aims at raising awareness amongst communities on the need to prevent veld fires by undertaking pre- fire suppression measures such as fireguard construction, biomass reduction and early controlled burning.
By A Correspondent| A Harare businessman Givemore Panganayi who went missing on May 5 2021 from the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) was found dead in a disused lift with CCTV footage failing to solve the puzzle on what killed him.
Last week, Panganayi’s family raised a missing persons’ alert after he did not make contact or return home on May 5 when he was invited to a party at HICC where he went with his best friend Sulumani Chimbetu.
The party, was hosted by one Mutsvairo.
It is alleged that Panganayi’s phone rang during the party and he excused his friends and went out to answer his call. He however never returned.
CCTV footage from the hotel showed him getting inside the hotel but there is no footage showing him going out.
In extreme evil sordid crimes of violent beatings and murdering of known opposition members. Zancha’ s narrative of wishing to receive money for his opaque beer, later became the trademark of political appeasement by most senior Zanu officials who hijacked Zancha’s mindset and used it in other provinces of the country as scuds became pivotal in election campaigns and vote buying.
Zancha was the an instrument of political violence under the late Innocent Mugabe who headed the dreaded notorious CIO during the 80s.
Highfield was turned into the most violent ghetto, Mugabe used to host secret meetings at Mushandirapamwe Hotel and Zancha was the tough guy tasked with mobilising all the youths by hook and crook, to become members of the ruling party.
Zancha is well known for violently beating his neighbour, Mr Dube who now suffers from dementia of the wounds and scars that he got from a murderous attack led by Zancha and fellow thugs, who have never been arrested up this day.
Zancha led the terror political gangs in Highfield and, he was never arrested for nearly killing his neighbour who is living a very difficult life due to the head wounds that seriously threatened his life.
To some, Zancha is their ‘hero’ but to others, he is a thug that infested extreme political violence working with Patrick Zhuwayo and the late Innocent Mugabe.
Zimbabwean born @MaggieChapman takes her Scottish Parliament affirmation in Shona after being elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament.
41 year old Chapman grew up in Harare where her dad was the Music Director at the school of music and her mother was a hospital nurse. pic.twitter.com/o7ggUFsRAg
THE late former President Mugabe’s family yesterday rubbished moves by a Zvimba traditional leader to summon former First Lady Grace Mugabe to appear before his traditional court on a charge of “improper” burial of the country’s former strongman.
Mugabe, who was deposed by the military in a coup in November 2017, died a bitter man in September 2019 at a hospital in Singapore. The period leading to his burial was marred by haggling over his place of interment between his family and the government. The family buried him at his rural home in Zvimba, insisting it was his wish, while the government wanted him buried at the National Heroes Acre, where its centrepiece marque depicts him as the ultimate hero.
Chief Zvimba has summoned Mugabe’s widow Grace to his village court at Murombedzi Growth Point to answer to a charge of burying her husband at his homestead.
“You are facing charges of burying the late Robert Gabriel Mugabe at his homestead. This is unheard of in Chief Zvimba’s area,” summons by Chief Zvimba to Grace dated April 29, 2021 read in part.
This was after a Zanu-PF official identified as Tinos Manongovere approached the court demanding that Grace be tried for the “irregular” burial of Mugabe.
Grace is also accused of abandoning Mugabe’s properties which are scattered nationwide.
Chief Zvimba said he wanted Grace to bury the late President in accordance with “our traditions and in Zvimba at a place designated by the family and his late mother”.
“These charges you are facing attract a fine of five cattle and a goat,” Chief Zvimba, who is a brother to the late leader, said.
Chief Zvimba warned that a ruling will be made even if Grace snubs the summons.
Grace was asked to propose a date with appropriate authorities if she was unable to attend the village court next week.
By A Correspondent- Government has warned that police will increase their operations following the flouting of Covid-19 regulations by unregistered private kombis plying the country’s urban routes.
In her post Cabinet briefing Tuesday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID), police and the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) will continue to enhance surveillance and enforcement in response to the upsurge of unregistered private kombis plying the country’s urban routes.
Government decreed that all public transporters in urban centres should be registered under the Zupco ambit as it brings sanity to the transport sector. Since the beginning of lockdown, only Zupco registered buses and kombis are allowed to transport commuters in terms of Covid-19 prevention regulations.
“Government notes with concern the increasing disregard of Covid-19 preventive measures by the general public.
“Members of the public are urged to continue observing Covid-19 regulations and control measures, especially the wearing of face-masks in public, maintaining social distance and frequent sanitisation. We are not yet out of danger!” said Minister Mutsvangwa.
She said police will continue to strengthen the enforcement of Covid-19 control measures and increase surveillance.
“Related to this, the Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID), the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe continue to enhance surveillance and enforcement in response to the upsurge of unregistered private kombis plying the country’s urban routes. Owners of these vehicles are called upon to register with Zupco if they wish to operate on the country’s roads,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.
“Drivers and crews of registered buses and kombis operating under the Zupco franchise are urged to strictly adhere to road rules and regulations as well as Covid-19 guidelines in order to avoid unnecessary delays to the travelling public and brushes with the law enforcement agencies.”
Police have since launched a blitz targeted at illegal kombi operations that are breaking Covid-19 regulations.
Last week police in Bulawayo impounded over 400 kombis, buses and Honda Fit pirate taxis for violating regulations. Minister Mutsvangwa said Cabinet also noted an increased economic activity due to the decisive interventions by Government on the financial sector.
“Additionally, the easing of the lockdown measures, the increased availability of fuel on the local market, and increased economic activity, has seen the number of cars on our roads increase and this has resulted in vehicle traffic congestion,” she said.
“To that end, an Inter-Ministerial Committee chaired by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works has been directed to look into decongesting the roads and addressing the poor lighting in our cities,” she added.
The Minister urged road users to be cautious on the roads and observe the laid down regulations, saying some are now causing chaos.
By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo family suffered double tragedy when a grief-stricken woman committed suicide shortly after the burial of her mother.
The late Sithembiso Phiri -Sibanda who stayed with her husband in Gwanda, had travelled to Bulawayo to attend her 65-year-old mother, Rita Phiri’s funeral.
Sithembiso committed suicide by hanging herself with a wrapping cloth in one of the rooms a few hours after burying her mother who reportedly died in her sleep on Sunday.
The deceased’s visibly shocked husband, Obadiah Sibanda said he was at a loss for words following the double tragedy that befell the family.
Sibanda said after the burial other female relatives were in the house while men were seated outside.
He said his wife took a bath after which she went into one of the rooms intending to change clothes.
He added that they thought she was changing after taking a bath, but it seems she used that chance to kill herself.
After she took long to come out of the room, efforts were made to look for her and they discovered her room was locked.
“We tried to knock on the door and there was no response. I got worried and alerted relatives and we peered through the window leading to the discovery of her body hanging from the trusses,” said Sibanda.
She did not leave a suicide note The Chronicle reports.
Another family member Wurayai Shiri said they were struggling to come to terms with the double tragedy.
He said if only the deceased had left a note they might have had answers on why she decided to kill herself.
The publication reports that other neighbours and relatives who had attended the funeral are still in shock.
By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s term by five years, defying pressure from critics who said the move created a constitutional crisis.
The extension follows a constitutional amendment rushed through Parliament by the ruling Zanu-PF party which gave President Emmerson Mnangagwa authority to unilaterally appoint judges and extend their terms of office. Mnangagwa signed the Constitutional Amendment Bill No 2 into law last Friday.
Malaba turns 70 on Friday and was supposed to retire, according to the provisions of the original Constitution. On Monday, human rights lobby group, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum filed a challenge to the amendments in a bid to block plans to extend Justice Malaba’s term of office.
The matter has been set down for tomorrow.
“His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe has considered your election to continue in the office of Chief Justice beyond the age of 70 years for an additional period of five years. He has further considered and accepted the medical report which you submitted as proof of your mental and physical fitness to continue in that office,” a letter from Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda read in part.
“I am pleased to advise you that after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission as required by law, His Excellency, the President has in terms of section 186 (1) of the Constitution accepted your election to continue in the office of Chief Justice beyond the age of 70 for an additional period of five years from May 16, 2021.”
Constitutional law expert and National Constitutional Assembly leader Lovemore Madhuku yesterday described the Constitutional Amendment No 2 as “extremely dangerous” and a plot by Mnangagwa to consolidate power.
Madhuku, who is also a member of the Political Actors Dialogue platform set up by Mnangagwa, said the amendments that removed the running mate clause and gave the President powers to appoint and extend term of office of judges was clear indication of personal consolidation of power.
“We noticed in the amendment that the content is extremely dangerous for the country and a continuation of what is already in the Constitution which is where power is consolidated in the President but even more dangerous with state of Amendment No 2 as it personalises that consolidation,” Madhuku said.
“It is very clear that power is now being concentrated not in the hands necessarily of an office, but an individual who is in office and that is a very dangerous approach and you get it even more pronounced in Amendment No 2.”
“The debate on running mate clause being removed, debate on the power to appoint judges or to extend term of office of judges, it is all about personal love for power by President ED Mnangagwa and this is what is reflected in the amendments,” he added.
Zanu-PF has flatly denied that the amendments were meant to consolidate Mnangagwa’s rule and to address its factional wars.
By A Correspondent- A young woman was forced to leave her panties after she was caught pants down with another woman’s husband.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, a woman, only identified as Mai Tino, together with her friend went berserk after they caught Baba Tino in bed with his mistress.
Out of anger, the wife starts to assault her husband’s mistress who appears shocked to news that Baba Tino is married.
In an effort to defend herself from further assault, the woman can be heard pleading with Mai Tino to stop assaulting her, arguing that she never knew that Baba Tino is a married man .
As if beating her was not enough, before letting her go, Mai Tino and her friend pulled a shocker when they forced the woman to leave her panties.
Could it be that the duo want to use it in some rituals to make sure she will not sleep with other people’s husbands?
By A Correspondent- Emmerson Mnangagwa believes that the late president Robert Mugabe was buried with the kingship sceptre hence calls for the late dictator’s exhumation.
This was revealed by the late leader’s nephew Patrick Zhuwao who said he has evidence that President Mnangagwa is an occultist and a lie who is seeking to authenticate his “dubious” ascendancy to power.
Said Zhuwao:
“Mnangagwa is an liar….and he wants to satisfy his fellow Zanu Pf stalwarts who are all occultists that he is ordained by the country’s 16 chiefs to lead Zimbabwe. Its not the case and he is just looking for the king’s scepter, which Mugabe got when he became president….”
By A Correspondent- There was chaos in Mutare’s Dangamvura suburb on Wednesday after a woman was caught redhanded after allegedly stealing a child. Members of the public who apprehended the woman attacked her as they meted out “instant justice.”
The incident was confirmed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police who warned members of the public against the practice of meting out instant justice by assaulting suspected social misfits.
In an update on their official Twitter page, the police wrote:
“Police in Mutare are investigating a case of kidnapping, where a woman approximately 30 years old, snatched a minor (2) today in Dangamvura.
“The suspect, who was clad in apostolic white garments, was noticed by an alert neighbour whilst walking away with the baby before she was attacked by members of the public. Meanwhile, the ZRP warns members of the public against meting instant justice”
The woman has so far been identified only as Melody. At the time of publishing, it was yet to be established what her motive may have been for stealing the child. She is expected to appear in court soon.
In the last year, the country has noted an alarming increase in the number of children who have been abducted and killed, mainly for ritual purposes.
One of the most prominent cases is the murder of 7-year-old Tapiwa Makore of Murewa, who was murdered on the instructions of his uncles Tapiwa Makore (senior) and Thanks Makore.
Recently, two Grade 1 pupils who went missing in Nyanga last month were discovered murdered and dumped in a disused pit latrine toilet. Cousins Dilan and Melissa Benza of Sambaza Village, in Nyanga, went missing after they went to school, about 4 kilometres from their home. Two suspects have since been arrested on suspicion of murdering the two cousins.
In another horrific case, 6-year-old Mitchel Musharu from Bikita was discovered murdered and dumped in a neighbour’s septic tank. The police are yet to make arrests in connection with the case.
By A Correspondent| A Harare magistrate has ordered the further detention of a drug dealer who swallowed 60 plastic balls of cocaine after she was arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.
She has since excreted 58 of the 60 balls and her further detention is to allow the two remaining balls to come out.
The accused, Shila Khumalo, a foreign drug dealer whose nationality is yet to be revealed was nabbed at the RGM International Airport with a contraband of cocaine valued at $7 800 000.
She allegedly swallowed 60 balls of the highly addictive drug to conceal evidence.
Magistrate Denis Mangosi further remanded her to May 14 to allow her to excrete the two remaining balls.
The state’s case is that on 9 May, information was received to the effect that the accused was coming to Zimbabwe from Brazil with contraband of cocaine aboard an Ethiopian Airways.
On May 10, acting on the information, a team of detectives from from CID drugs and Narcotics Harare, operatives from the Central Intelligence Organisation and personnel from Zimbabwe Revenue Authority who were manning the arrival section at the airport and intercepted the accused person.
According to the police a search was conducted on accused’s luggage and on her person leading to the recovery of 53 small white balls with whitish powder inside, stashed in a pair of black socks in accused undergarment which she was wearing.
A field test of whitish powder was conducted in the presence of the accused at the airport and it tested positive to cocaine.
The seized cocaine has approximate mass of 975 grammes with a total value of USD$7 800 000,00.
By A Correspondent| Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi has reportedly filed an application for rescission of the acquittal of journalist Hopewell Chin’ono by the High Court on charges of publishing falsehoods.
This comes after High Court judge Justice Charehwa had ruled that the charge against Chin’ono on publishing falsehoods cannot stand as it was declared unconstitutional.
He was being charged with contravening Section 31 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act which deals with publishing or communicating falsehoods prejudicial to the State.
Prior to Justice Charehwa’s ruling, Chin’ono’s lawyers had earlier argued during his appearances before the Magistrates Court in Harare, that the case was based on a non-existent charge which was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court in 2014.
Following the dismissal of their argument at the Magistrates Court, Chin’ono through his lawyers filed a review application with the High Court.
Justice Charehwa confirmed then, that indeed the provision relied on was declared unconstitutional and therefore cannot be relied on to press charges against the journalist.
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum yesterday approached the Attorney-General (AG)’s Office seeking the alignment of Communal Lands Act with the Constitution to protect citizens from arbitrary evictions from their homes.
The Communal Lands Act is being applied by the government to displace villagers in Chilonga in Chiredzi to pave way for a lucerne project. Villagers have occupied that land for generations, but do not have title deeds.
“It is a well-known fact that the aforesaid Act has provisions that are inconsistent with the Constitution and are regrettably being used to violate human rights in communities,” the forum said in a petition to the AG’s Office.
“We are urgently seeking you to intervene and come up with a Bill to push for the alignment of this law with the Constitution.”
The AG indicated that persons occupying communal land were not protected by the Constitution as they did not own the land despite occupying it for decades.
The forum added that the Communal Lands Act was unconstitutional as it violated freedom from arbitrary evictions, violations of property rights and failed to recognise the cultural and indigenous rights of communities over communal land. The request was forwarded to the inter-ministerial taskforce on alignment of laws for consideration.
The Young Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe (YLAZ) and Frederick Mutanda, a liberation war veteran, on Tuesday 11 May 2021 filed an urgent chamber application at Harare High Court seeking an order to stop Chief Justice Luke Malaba from continuing as the head of the Constitutional Court.
In the application filed by Honey & Blanckenberg Legal Practitioners, who are members of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, YLAZ and Mutanda argued that Chief Justice Malaba ought not to benefit from the term extension provisions as introduced by the amendment of the Constitution since he has served 15 years as a Judge of the Constitutional Court.
YLAZ and Mutanda argued that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) which is cited as the first respondent failed to discharge its constitutional obligations diligently and without delay as was and now is required in law and as provided in section 324 of the Constitution.
YLAZ contended that if Chief Justice Malaba continues in office there would be no Constitutional Court in Zimbabwe thereby pushing the country into a constitutional crisis because he would have retained power in clear contravention of section 328(7) of the Constitution.
In a supporting affidavit filed together with the urgent chamber application Mutanda argued that government is reversing the gains and fruits of the liberation struggle such as the Constitution.
YLAZ and Mutanda want the High Court to declare that in failing to activate the provisions of section 180 of the Constitution diligently and without delay, the JSC violated section 324 of the Constitution.
They also want Chief Justice Malaba not to benefit from the term limit extension as introduced by an amendment of section 186 of the Constitution and for him to vacate office as the Chief Justice on midnight of 15 May 2021.
In the alternative, YLAZ and Mutanda want section 14 of Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.2 Act, 2021 to be declared invalid for violating section 56(3) of the Constitution and be struck down.
High Court Judges Justice Jester Charewa, Justice Happias Zhou and Justice Edith Mushore will preside over hearing and determination of the urgent chamber application on Friday 14 May 2021.
By Nomusa Garikai- “Over the weekend, members of Zanu PF terrorised some teachers in Mutoko district, forcing them to register as part of the five million voters for Zanu PF. In some cases, Zanu PF had all the details of the teachers, they just visited to confirm. In Kagande, teachers were forced to attend a rally,” reported Zimeye, quoting Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) twit.
“A total of 31 trs reported through our hotline. Our rapid response team is in Mutoko assessing the safety of some trs who refused to attend the Kagande meeting & those who refused to register as ZANU PF voters for 2023.”
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Takavafira Zhou has also reported of village heads and School Development Committee members evicting teachers from school accommodation who are on strike over the ongoing wage dispute with government.
Zanu PF’s coercive power is well documented especially in the rural areas where the party has reduced to people into nothing but medieval serfs beholden to the overbearing Zanu PF operatives and proxies.
President Mnangagwa has himself launched the mobilisation of the War Veterans and the opening of the Border Gazi camps to train the party’s youth militia, the green bombers. These two were the party’s foot-soldiers in the watershed 2008 elections when the party used wanton violence to overturn Tsvangirai’s 73% in the March vote, according to Mugabe’s own Freudian slip or parapraxis, to a 84% for Mugabe in the run-off.
The war veterans and the green bombers were the infantry whose strength is in numbers but could not do much beyond harassing, beatings, rape and the destruction of property. The foot-soldiers were backed by the well-equipped and ruthless big brothers; the Soldiers, Police, CIO and Prison Service personal deployed by the Joint Operations Command (JOC); they did the heavy-duty work of kidnapping and killing. Over 500 innocent Zimbabweans were murdered in the three months run-off period.
JOC, a Junta comprising the top brass in the security services plus a select few from Zanu PF and headed by Robert Mugabe (before he was booted out in the November 2017 coup) and with Mnangagwa as his deputy. It was JOC that planned the military style 2008 wanton violence, Operation “Mavhotera papi!” (Whom did you vote for!) and deployed the personal to execute the plan.
JOC has been the real power behind Zanu PF’s long stay in power, the power behind the throne. The party and government rewarded the JOC members by granting them generous salaries and perks, they were first to be allocated farms and other privileges notably the licence to loot diamonds in Marange and Chiadzwa. JOC members are the heart and soul of Zimbabwe’s filthy rich oligarchs
The biggest mistake Robert Mugabe, the otherwise artful Dodger of Zimbabwe politics, made to align himself with the Generation 40 (G40) Zanu PF faction. Grace Mugabe, the G40 leader, stated the obvious when she accused the JOC members of being greedy and holding the nation to ransom. It was clear that G40 was going to force many of the JOC members to retire from the security services and thus end their political influence. Robert Mugabe had done the preparatory work by passing a law stipulating the retirement age of all civil servants, civilians and those in the security services! Many of the JOC members were well past their retirement age
Mugabe and his G40 had crossed swords with JOC and the later’s response was the November 2017 the military coup, “Operation Restore Legacy”, as the coup plotters called it. Mugabe was booted out of office and G40 ringleaders were either killed, are in and out of prison or are in exile.
Operation Restore Legacy just like Operation Mavhotera papi before it were clear and unambiguous statements of fact: JOC and JOC alone will decide who rules Zimbabwe. Operation Mavhotera papi was about JOC denying the ordinary Zimbabweans a meaningful say in the governance of the country by denying them free, fair and credible elections. JOC wanted Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF to rule and punished the people for daring to vote for Morgan Tsvangirai and MDC.
Operation Restore Legacy was about reminded those in the Zanu PF government, that it was JOC that put them there!
In the upcoming 2023 elections, JOC is backing President Mnangagwa and Zanu PF and will not brook anything short of a landslide electoral victory for their horse.
JOC has the plans of Operation Mavhotera papi mark 2, ready. How much of blatant cheating and wanton violence will be used depends on the situation on the ground. Soldiers, Police, etc. will be deployed if there are more reports of teachers or anyone defying Zanu PF orders.
“Nothing will be left to chance!” boasted President Mnangagwa, a few weeks ago when he announced the mobilisation of the war veterans and the green bombers.
Zimbabwe will never ever hold free, fair and credible elections as long as Zanu PF and the shadowy Junta, JOC, continues to enjoy dictatorial powers including the carte blanche powers to rig elections.
Zimbabwe had its best ever opportunity to implement the democratic reforms designed to dismantle the Zanu PF dictatorship during the 2008 to 2013 GNU. Robert Mugabe bribed Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC friends, entrusted with the task of implementing the reforms, and, with their snouts in the feeding trough, they failed to get even one reform implemented. Not even one!
Ever since the GNU debacle, Zanu PF has allowed the opposition to win a few gravy train seats to entice them to participate in the election regardless how flawed and illegal the process. By participating the opposition have given the vote rigging Zanu PF legitimacy and thus taking the sting out of the Zanu PF vote rigging shenanigans.
“Our rapid response team is in Mutoko assessing the safety of some trs who refused to attend the Kagande meeting & those who refused to register as ZANU PF voters for 2023!” Anyone who has witnessed the sheer brutality and barbarism of the 2008 Operation Mavhotera papi knows that bravado of these teachers will disappear like morning mist as the Zanu PF vote rigging juggernaut goes through its gears.
Of course, it folly of the teachers or anyone to defy Zanu PF and JOC just as it is folly of the opposition to participate in the flawed elections and give the vote rigging Zanu PF legitimacy. The teachers as is the rest of the ordinary Zimbabweans are paying dearly for the opposition’s blatant betrayal in failing to implement the reforms and for the opposition’s greed in participating in flawed elections giving the vote rigging Zanu PF legitimacy.
As long as the opposition continue to participate in flawed and illegal elections and giving the vote rigging Zanu PF legitimacy, there is no reason why Zanu PF would ever implement the reforms and risk losing the elections in free and fair vote. If we are serious about ending the curse of rigged elections then we must stop the opposition who are the ones selling out and letting Zanu PF off the hook!
By A Correspondent- The media should not be aligned to political parties and it should serve the best interest of the country, Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) chairman Trevor Ncube has said.
Speaking at the Zimbabwe Independent’s 25th anniversary celebrations in Harare early this week, Ncube said political parties have narrow agendas that they sell as the country’s agenda which the media must not confuse with the national agenda.
The Zimbabwe Independent, AMH’s business weekly, was launched on May 10 1996 with Ncube as co-founder and editor. Ncube said citizens should fight to safeguard independent journalism.
“The most important thing at AMH is Zimbabwe. We might disagree about who is in charge, but at the heart of everything that we do is Zimbabwe. Are we making progress as a nation, human rights, the development of our people, the education of our people?” Ncube said.
Ncube said the Zimbabwe Independent and the AMH staff were patriotic and wanted the country to prosper.
“Our emphasis is that our journalism must not support a political party. We should not support the opposition; we should not support the ruling party. We should support what is important for Zimbabwe,” he added.
“What is important for Zimbabwe is economic prosperity, unity, political stability, that is what is important,” he said, adding that the media ought to look at the big picture and help create a society that will be inherited by posterity.
Ncube said Zimbabwe “is at the heart of AMH” as Zimbabwe Independent celebrates 25 years of giving the country a platform where people can robustly engage on issues affecting the country.
“We believe that we must be independent from advertisers, very important, we must be independent from opposition political parties, we must be independent from the government and we must be independent from Trevor Ncube. It is important that we protect that kind of journalism where the people in the newsroom make the decision.”
Speaking at the same occasion, AMH editor-in-chief Wisdom Mdzungairi said the Zimbabwe Independent has become an authoritative voice in the business circles.
“Our commitment to Zimbabwe is that Zimbabwe Independent continues to be an authoritative newspaper and continues to champion the country’s development going forward through factual, timely and relevant news to its readers.”
Mdzungairi said AMH looked into the future with full confidence in unfiltered journalism, adding that AMH viewed itself as an important pillar of the government and the business sector.
By A Correspondent- The South African National Defence Forces (SANDEF) on Monday busted vehicle smuggling racket, intercepting two sports utility vehicles which were being smuggled to Zimbabwe through a sandy beach.
Several Zimbabweans and other nationals have been nabbed for trying to smuggle cars stolen in South Africa through the Beitbridge Border Post into Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and other regional countries.
Reports say vehicle trafficking syndicates smuggle the stolen cars through the Limpopo River where donkeys are used to pull the vehicle across the river into Zimbabwe.
In a statement on Monday, the SANDEF said it impounded a Toyota Fortuner and a Nissan SUV worth half a million rands which were being smuggled into the country through an illegal entry point.
“The SANDEF soldiers deployed at Madimbo Operational Base Intercepted these luxury SUV’s which were about to be smuggled to Zimbabwe by vehicle smugglers,” SANDEF said.
Smuggling of vehicles and other contraband is rampant at the porous Beitbridge Border Post.
Zimbabwe is used as a transit point to smuggle luxury cars from South Africa for resale in other countries in the region.
In 2018, a 63-year-old South African national was sentenced to seven years in jail in Zimbabwe for vehicle smuggling.
Anti-crime operations by local police and soldiers and their counterparts in the neighbouring country have done little to stop the vice.
According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police, an anti-crime operation at the border post that began on January 7 targeting touts and organised criminal gangs involved in the smuggling of goods and other contraband has resulted in the arrest of over 16 000 offenders.
“Police warn members of the public against smuggling goods into the country and entering or exiting through unauthorised points.
“On 27 April 2021, 209 people were arrested for violating immigration laws during operation No to Border Crimes/ Mhosva Pamiganhu Ngadzipere/Amacala Kawaphele Emingceleni Yelizwe,” police said.
“Since the onset of the operation on January 7, 2021, 16 069 people have been arrested.”
Government will leave no stone unturned in unearthing what transpired at the Robert Mugabe International Airport after 23 pieces of gold were smuggled from Zimbabwe into South Africa.
Debate on the security of the country’s ports of entry has been reignited after a suspect, Tashinga Nyasha Masinire, was recently found in possession of 23 pieces of gold allegedly smuggled from Zimbabwe into South Africa.
Masinire was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday by South Africa’s anti-organised crime unit, the Hawks, and is facing charges of contravening the Customs Act 91 of 1964 and Precious Metals Act 37 of 2005.
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister, Hon Kazembe Kazembe says government is working flat out to ensure the culprits are brought to book.
“We are going to leave no stone unturned until we get to the bottom of it. We want to establish how that happened, how he managed to go through all the security points. We will be able to establish what transpired and investigations are ongoing. We have already established that when he walked in He didn’t have a bag, so we are going to find out how he ended up having a bag. To complete our investigations, we need information from Interpol, ZRP is already engaging Interpol for relevant information given that the culprit was arrested in South Africa. We not going to leave no stone unturned to unearth what actually transpired,” he said.
The smuggled 23 gold pieces are worth 783 thousand United States Dollars.
The suspect has already appeared in a South African court and was granted bail.
The second republic has indicated its strong desire to fight corruption across all sectors of the economy.
By A Correspondent- A man from Zhombe in the Midlands is appealing for assistance from well-wishers to raise US$1 500 to take his 18 year old son for emergency surgery in South Africa.
Mr Takesure Khumalo from Chief Gwesela’s area said his son Duduzile is not able to eat owing to a gum growth which has been giving him problems since 2009.
“In 2009, he was diagnosed with a growth on the left jaw. Up to this day, he has been in pain and has difficulties eating. He now survives on liquids as the growth has been swelling and now affects the whole left side of the face,” he said.
Mr Khumalo said for the past 13 years, his son has been suffering and doctors have failed to treat him. He said they have referred him to neighbouring South Africa for an urgent operation.
“I do not work and there is nowhere I can get the money. I am therefore asking well-wishers who can assist me to help me raise the amount needed for transport and the bills. The money can go up to US$1 500. I will be grateful if I raise the money on time so that I can save the life of my son,” he said.
Mr Khumalo relies on food handouts from the Government through the department of Social Welfare.
“We have been assisted by Social Welfare to cater for Duduzile’s medical expenses since 2009 under the Assistance Medical Treatment Order (AMTO) up to this date, but it’s unfortunate they do not cater for international expenses, hence our appeal,” he said.
Those who want to assist can contact Mr Khumalo on 0774896243 or 0712796874.
By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa is today expected to commission Causeway Dam outside Marondera that is set to benefit close to 200 farmers.
The dam, which forced the relocation of 146 families, was constructed on Mucheke River and is set to benefit the Marondera University of Agricultural Science and Technology (MUAST) which is situated at Dosmerry Farm in the Masomera area.
The project was fast-tracked by former Agriculture minister Joseph Made and then Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa whose farms are close to the giant water source.
According to an invitation to stakeholders dated May 7 and signed by Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs minister Aplonia Munzverengwi, Mnangagwa is expected in Marondera East constituency today for the event.
“The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Mashonaland East province, Honourable Aplonia Munzverengwi invites you to join her in witnessing the commissioning of Muchekeranwa Dam by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde ED Mnangagwa on 13 May 2021, in Mashonaland East Province,” the invite read.
Families whose homesteads were close to the dam were relocated into open spaces in the same area.
The relocated farmers are now part of the Machiki Irrigation Scheme. Government availed $2,7 millian as compensation to be shared among displaced farmers.
The dam project was funded by government to the tune of US$5 million. It has a storage capacity of 75 000m3.
Causeway Dam is at the boundary of Mashonaland East’s Marondera district and Manicaland’s Makoni district.
The areas that will benefit from the dam are Svosve in Mashonaland East province and Chiduku in Manicaland province.
By A Correspondent| The Young Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe (YLAZ) and Frederick Mutanda, a liberation war veteran, on Tuesday 11 May 2021 filed an urgent chamber application at Harare High Court seeking an order to stop Chief Justice Luke Malaba from continuing as the head of the Constitutional Court.
In the application filed by Honey & Blanckenberg Legal Practitioners, who are members of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, YLAZ and Mutanda argued that Chief Justice Malaba ought not to benefit from the term extension provisions as introduced by the amendment of the Constitution since he has served 15 years as a Judge of the Constitutional Court.
YLAZ and Mutanda argued that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) which is cited as the first respondent failed to discharge its constitutional obligations diligently and without delay as was and now is required in law and as provided in section 324 of the Constitution.
YLAZ contended that if Chief Justice Malaba continues in office there would be no Constitutional Court in Zimbabwe thereby pushing the country into a constitutional crisis because he would have retained power in clear contravention of section 328(7) of the Constitution.
In a supporting affidavit filed together with the urgent chamber application Mutanda argued that government is reversing the gains and fruits of the liberation struggle such as the Constitution.
YLAZ and Mutanda want the High Court to declare that in failing to activate the provisions of section 180 of the Constitution diligently and without delay, the JSC violated section 324 of the Constitution.
They also want Chief Justice Malaba not to benefit from the term limit extension as introduced by an amendment of section 186 of the Constitution and for him to vacate office as the Chief Justice on midnight of 15 May 2021.
In the alternative, YLAZ and Mutanda want section 14 of Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.2 Act, 2021 to be declared invalid for violating section 56(3) of the Constitution and be struck down.
High Court Judges Justice Jester Charewa, Justice Happias Zhou and Justice Edith Mushore will preside over hearing and determination of the urgent chamber application on Friday 14 May 2021.
By A Correspondent- Police intends to further detain a woman who was found with 975 grammes of cocaine in her stomach at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport so that they recover the swallowed drug.
The suspect, Sheila Khumalo, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday.
Khumalo flew into the country from Brazil aboard Ethiopian Airways on Monday and was intercepted by a team of detectives from the CID Drugs and Narcotics Harare, Central Intelligence Organisation operatives and personnel from Zimbabwe Revenue Authority who were acting on a tip-off.
A search of her language led to the discovery of cocaine stashed inside a pair of black socks inside her undergarments weighing 975 grammes worth $7 800 000.
The investigating officer told the court that they had information that Khumalo had ingested 60 sachets with the substance, but had so far has discharged 58 of them.
He argued that Khumalo was a foreign national whose identification particulars were yet to be ascertained.
Khumalo was likely linked to a drug syndicate whose members were still at large, he added. She is expected back in court tomorrow.
By A Correspondent- A 30 year old Zimbabwean national has been sentenced to five years in prison in South Africa for issuing and selling Zimbabwean and South African drivers’ licenses as well as asylum seeker temporary permits and passports.
Peter Makuvire appeared at the Mothibistad Magistrate’s Court near Kuruman, in the Northern Cape where he was convicted of fraud and contravening the Immigration Act.
Makuvire was arrested in 2029. He reportedly charged between R1 000 and R 2500 for the fake documents.
Provincial Hawks spokesperson, Nomthandazo Mnisi, said Mapuvire will serve an effective five years direct imprisonment.
Said Mnisi:
Mapuvire was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment of which three years is suspended for the period of five years, he will serve an effective five years direct imprisonment without an option of a fine.
By A Correspondent- The late former President Robert Mugabe’s family says it will not entertain calls to rebury the country’s former strongman.
This comes after a Zvimba traditional leader summoned former First Lady Grace Mugabe to appear before his traditional court on a charge of “improper” burial.
But the Mugabe family spokesperson and nephew to the late feared former ruler, Leo Mugabe, said it was improper to summon Grace since the burial of his uncle was a done and dusted issue.
He said:
No one will force us to change even if they come up with many court cases. They can go to hell.
Our position as a family is that we will not entertain this issue. We buried Mugabe and that’s all.
This person who is complaining is not part of the family and we don’t know why he is doing that.
We don’t know why the chief is summoning Grace on his charge sheet. Grace is not a Mugabe, she is an in-law in the family and the decision to bury him was a Mugabe family decision.
Leo vowed that no one would attend the court session and even if the complaint wins the case, no one has the power to force the family to exhume Mugabe for reburial.
He said:
In any case, what will happen even if the complainant wins the case? It is an exercise in futility because as far as we are concerned, we are done and nobody can force us and we cannot say he was buried in a house when we all know he was buried in a courtyard.
Had we gone to the National Heroes Acre he was going to be buried in a proper room they call a mausoleum and was the chief going to summon President (Emmerson) Mnangagwa over that?
Chief Zvimba summoned Grace to appear before his court later this month after a ZANU PF official identified as Tinos Manongovere approached the court demanding that she be tried for the “irregular” burial of Mugabe.
Chief Zvimba warned that a ruling will be made even if Grace snubs the summons.
Mugabe, who was deposed by the military in a coup in November 2017, died in September 2019 at a hospital in Singapore. He died a bitter man, according to his nephew Walter Chidhakwa.
By A Correspondent- The Recent arrest by the South African Authorities of a Zimbabwean gold smuggler, Tashinga Nyasha Masinire, at OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, with 23 prices of gold worth R11m (US$783 000) after managing to pass through the security checkpoints in Zimbabwe has exposed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.
The development has confirmed that Mnangagwa’s top allays are involved in the smuggling of precious minerals from Zimbabwe through the country’s borders.
Masinire appeared in court early this week and was granted R100 000 bail by Kempton Park Regional Court in Joburg.
He was remanded out to 1 July 2021, with stringent bail conditions, ordered not to leave SA until the case is concluded and reporting to police 3 times a week.
By A Correspondent- Home Affairs Minister, Kazembe Kazembe has embarrassingly responded to the case in which Zimbabwean gold smuggler, Tashinga Nyasha Masinire, who by South African police at OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, for possessing 23 prices of gold worth R11m (US$783 000) after managing to pass through the security checkpoints in Zimbabwe.
Kazembe told the state media that the local police were investigating the cases to establish how Masinire managed to smuggle the gold to South Africa.
Masinire appeared in court early this week and was granted R100 000 bail by Kempton Park Regional Court in Joburg.
He was remanded out to 1 July 2021, with stringent bail conditions, ordered not to leave SA until the case is concluded and reporting to police 3 times a week.
By Mari Matutu | am watching the events of the court case filed by Mr Musa Kika with interest. Two days ago Luke Malaba and his fellow judges indicated that they are opposing the application.
Justice Luke Malaba
The general background is Mr Kika wants Malaba to retire on the 15th May when he turns 70. He cites s328(7) as the bedrock of his case.
Of interest I have seen the lawyers that represent the 16 Judges also requesting that the Judicial Service Commission(JSC) be joined in the case as respondent.
The matter is set for case management meeting today at 9.30 Harare High Court. Whether the Judicial Service Commission will be allowed or not as a party to the case is another issue. My concern is to hear what the Judicial Service Commission wants to say on Mr Musa Kika’s application.
Few things remain clear from Mr Kika’s application: i) That Judges must not receive a favours from Executive.
ii) That Judges must be independent from any form of influence or be forced to do something.
iii) That Judges have a fiduciary duty to exercise judicial authority on behalf of Zimbabweans.
These are clear cut arguments of Mr Kika. Now one asks “is the Judicial Services Commission an institute of the state”? The answer is yes it is an institution formed in terms of section 189 of Constitution.
Now section 164. 164 Independence of the judiciary (1) The courts are independent and are subject only to this Constitution and the law, which they must apply impartially, expeditiously and without fear, favour or prejudice.
(2) The independence, impartiality and effectiveness of the courts are central to the rule of law and democratic governance, and therefore— (a) neither the State nor any institution or agency of the government at any level, and no other person, may interfere with the functioning of the courts; It is clear that the Courts are only subject to the constitution and the law.
It is clear that no institute may interfere with the functioning of the courts. Is the Judicial Service Commission an institute? Yes. Does the law exempt the Judicial service Commission and allow only the Judicial Service Commission to interfere with Courts? No. It is clear no institution must interfere with the independence of Courts.
The mere fact that the same lawyers of the 16 Judges are applying on behalf of the JSC, poses questions on the independence of Judges.
Take it any how. Use the 16 Judges as the “courts,” be it Constitutional Court or Supreme Court.
These Judges do not need assistance of JSC to tell them if having your term extended by executive is a favour or not. That is an independent view of a Court Judge and not a Commission.
Maybe let’s, look at the functions of the Judicial Service Commission and try to understand their interests.
190 Functions of Judicial Service:
(1) The Judicial Service Commission may tender advice to the Government on any matter relating to the judiciary or the administration of justice, and the Government must pay due regard to any such advice. (2) The Judicial Service Commission must promote and facilitate the independence and accountability of the judiciary and the efficient, effective and transparent administration of justice in Zimbabwe, and has all the powers needed for this purpose. (3) The Judicial Service Commission, with the approval of the Minister responsible for justice, may make regulations for any purpose set out in this section. (4) An Act of Parliament may confer on the Judicial Service Commission functions in connection with the employment, discipline and conditions of service of persons employed in the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Labour Court, the Administrative Court and other courts.
We can see from the first function that the Judiciary Service Commission tenders advice to the government and in this case the Minister of Justice who is the main client of Judiciary Service is the first Respondent. One would think all what the minister was doing was coming from the advise of Judiciary Service Commission. Can we then have the advisor come as separate being to defend his advice? Advise is not law. Some advises end up where we are. Ultimately the Minister has to stand responsible for the actions. In any case it was going to be different if JSC was standing with Mr Kika and saying Minister refused its advise. In this case its advise is fully represented. It does not need JSC to come again and state the same thing it advised Minister of Justice Function two . The Judiciary Service Commission must promote and facilitate Judicial independence. One now wonders, who is Judiciary here between Luke Malaba and 15 other Judges or the Judges of High Court that must hear this matter and decide over it?
Who needs independence? Which side must the Judicial Service Commission be standing with and promoting? Is Judicial Service Commission for individual Judges standing as respondents or for Judges presiding over the matter. Which hand of independence must hold Malaba to the stand and which hand of impartiality must hold the Judge presiding over the case to the bench? At the end what advice does the Commission give to the Minister? And whose interest is Judiciary Service Commission coming to serve? The personal interest of Judges who must not receive a favour but retire upon attaining 70 or the minister who they advised to sprint the amendment of constitution in order to cover up its own infidelity or the Judge of High Court who must seat and hear the case and subject him or herself only to the constitution and the law without looking at the status of people involved? Choose Any normal person must see that the Function of Judicial Service Commission is there to protect the High Court Judge who shall sit and rule over the matter. This is an every day function of the Commission in every court case. At no time the Commission can stand in support of individual independency before a Court it is managing. Unless the Judicial Service Commission is the respondent.
Third function is making regulations. That is legislative function. We are not dealing with any of its regulation. I see no interests based on that.
Fourth function. Lets say it is the employer of Judges. They employ Judges man and woman of ages.
They do not confer a judge with years of life. The constitution says the incumbents cannot benefit from any changes to time limit. What is it that an employer want to come and say on behalf of its employee? Whose interest will this explanation be benefitting? The Judicial Service Commission is for the benefit of us citizens and not Luke Malaba.
I am still yet to hear their side but again it shows there is lack of separation of powers. A Court is not a Commission. If Malaba is a Judge of Constitutional Court it does not follow the Judicial Service Commission is a Court. If Malaba is a Chief Justice it does not mean he can bring every institution he leads into a Court. The matter before Court is, he was born 15 May 1952 and therefore on 15 May 2021 he will be 70 years. By s186(1) of 2013 constitution he must retire, should there be an amendment seeking to change s186(1) the person in office by date of amendment does not benefit from the amendment in terms of section 328(7). Is receiving a year after attaining 70 a loss or benefit to Malaba? It is benefit. He cannot receive it in terms of section 165(5). Chidyausiku did not benefit on it. Hamba Khaya
By A Correspondent- Kwaramasa Kwaramasa, a 39-year-old man from Chiwaridzo, Bindura, who targeted minor girls aged between five and 12, luring them into secluded bushy areas before raping them, pleaded guilty to seven counts of rape.
He appeared before Bindura magistrate Mr Lungile Ncube and was remanded to yesterday for sentencing.
Prosecutor Mrs Gossy Mutambu said on May 6 at around 9 am, a nine-year-old girl was playing by the roadside with her eight-year-old friend when Kwaramasa approached them asking for directions to Garati gold panning site.
He offered a dollar for the assistance. The nine-year-old agreed and walked the man towards Garati site while her friend returned home.
Upon reaching a grassy area, Kwaramasa ordered the minor to sit down and he sexually assaulted her.
He fled the scene and the minor walked back home and revealed the matter to her mother.
On March 5, a seven-year-old minor who was coming from school with her two friends aged three and four met Kwamarasa, who held her hand and asked to be shown the way to Ran Mine.
She instructed her friends to go home and agreed to accompany the man. After approaching a secluded bushy area, Kwaramasa raped the girl and after the act, he escorted her towards her home.
The matter came to light on March 15 when the minor started discharging whitish substances and she revealed the sexual assault.
On April 23 at around 2pm, the complainant, a 12-year-old was coming from school with her friend when Kwaramasa started chasing them. He caught the 12-year-old and carried her to a grassy area where he raped her and fled.
The minor proceeded home and advised her guardian who reported to the police. Sometime in March, another eight-year-old agreed to show Kwaramasa directions to Garikai residential area.
While accompanying him there, he raped her.
In another case, sometime in April, a five-year-old and her sibling agreed to accompany Kwaramasa to Ran Mine where he ordered one of them to remain behind while he took the five-year-old to a bushy area where he raped her.
By A Correspondent- A suspected foreign drug dealer who was caught with contraband of cocaine valued at $7,8 million before swallowing 60 plastic balls of the drug has been further remanded in custody to May 14 to allow her to excrete some of the balls left in her intestines.
Shila Khumalo was facing unlawful possession of dangerous drugs charges when she appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi.
The State led by Mr Lancelotte Mutsokoti applied for further detention to allow her to excrete two remaining balls.
The court heard that on May 9, information was received to the effect that Khumalo was coming to Zimbabwe from Brazil with contraband of cocaine aboard an Ethiopian Airways and was expected to arrive at the Robert Mugabe International Airport.
It is the State’s case that on May 10, acting on the information, a team of detectives, officials from the Central Intelligence Organisation and personnel from the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority intercepted Khumalo at the airport.
It is alleged that a search was conducted on her luggage and on her person, leading to the recovery of 53 small white balls with whitish powder from her undergarment.
It is alleged that Khumalo is a foreign national whose identification particulars are yet to be ascertained with the international police.
Khumalo, the court heard, is highly linked with a serious drug syndicate and most of the syndicate members are still at large.
Chief Justice of Zimbabwe Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe
Mapondera Building
HARARE
RE: ELECTION TO REMAIN IN OFFICE OF CHIEF JUSTICE OF ZIMBABWE: MR JUSTICE L. MALABA
His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, has considered your election to continue in the office of Chief Justice beyond the age of seventy years for an additional period of five (5) years. He has further considered and accepted the medical report which you submitted as proof of your mental and physical fitness to continue in that office.
I am pleased to advise you that after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission as required by law, His Excellency, the President has, in terms of section 186 (1) of the Constitution, accepted your election to continue in the office of Chief Justice beyond the age of seventy (70) for additional period of five (5) years from 16 May 2021.
By A Correspondent- A suspected foreign drug dealer who was caught with contraband of cocaine valued at $7,8 million before swallowing 60 plastic balls of the drug has been further remanded in custody to May 14 to allow her to excrete some of the balls left in her intestines.
Shila Khumalo was facing unlawful possession of dangerous drugs charges when she appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi.
The State led by Mr Lancelotte Mutsokoti applied for further detention to allow her to excrete two remaining balls.
The court heard that on May 9, information was received to the effect that Khumalo was coming to Zimbabwe from Brazil with contraband of cocaine aboard an Ethiopian Airways and was expected to arrive at the Robert Mugabe International Airport.
It is the State’s case that on May 10, acting on the information, a team of detectives, officials from the Central Intelligence Organisation and personnel from the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority intercepted Khumalo at the airport.
It is alleged that a search was conducted on her luggage and on her person, leading to the recovery of 53 small white balls with whitish powder from her undergarment.
It is alleged that Khumalo is a foreign national whose identification particulars are yet to be ascertained with the international police.
Khumalo, the court heard, is highly linked with a serious drug syndicate and most of the syndicate members are still at large.
A BULAWAYO family suffered double tragedy when a grief-stricken woman from Mpopoma committed suicide shortly after the burial of her mother in an incident that has left the community in shock.
Mrs Sithembiso Phiri -Sibanda who stayed with her husband in Gwanda, had travelled to Bulawayo to attend her 65-year-old mother, Mrs Rita Phiri’s funeral. Sithembiso committed suicide by hanging herself with a wrapping cloth in one of the rooms a few hours after burying her mother who reportedly died in her sleep on Sunday. The deceased’s visibly shocked husband, Mr Obadiah Sibanda said he was at a loss for words following the double tragedy that befell the family.
“We went to bury my mother-in-law at around 11am. I had not realised that she did not go to the cemetery. When we returned from the cemetery, we had lunch and neighbours dispersed to their homes,” he said.
Mr Sibanda said other female relatives were in the house while men were seated outside.
He said his wife took a bath after which she went into one of the rooms intending to change clothes.
“Everyone thought she was changing after taking a bath, but it seems she used that chance to kill herself. We got suspicious when she took long to come out of the room,” said Mr Sibanda.
He said efforts were made to look for her and they discovered her room was locked.
“We tried to knock on the door and there was no response. I got worried and alerted relatives and we peered through the window leading to the discovery of her body hanging from the trusses,” said Mr Sibanda.
She did not leave a suicide note.
Another family member Mr Wurayai Shiri said they were struggling to come to terms with the double tragedy.
“This is so painful and unbelievable. I cannot even join the pieces, it is tough. Maybe if she had left a note, we would be having some answers. We have never experienced something like this in our family. It is a hard time for sure,” said Mr Shiri.
A sister to the deceased, Ms Regina Phiri could only say: “I am just heartbroken about my sister.”
A neighbour who identified himself only as Mr Ndlovu said they were shocked to hear cries coming from the house a few hours after they left.
“It was shocking as everyone could identify the crying as that of a person mourning the death of someone. We rushed to the house where we discovered what had happened,” he said.
Consumer Council of Zimbabwe manager for Matabeleland Mr Comfort Muchekeza who is a neighbour and was at the house said:
“It is shocking in the sense that we buried the mother in the morning and then she commits suicide.
“Possibly that is when you will understand that those who commit suicide it is not out of their liking. I think there is an element of mental stress somewhere where people fail to accept reality.”
He said it was paramount for communities to use channels like the church to be taught about the realities of life so that people accept what befalls them.
Mr Muchekeza said death was not a way of evading whatever problem they face but should rather share with others so that they are assisted to overcome their challenges.- Chronicle
A 26-YEAR-OLD Kwekwe man succumbed to injuries he sustained fighting a 16-year-old boy over a cigarette stub.
Rueben Mukwaturi died following a fight with the teenager over a cigarette which the latter had thrown onto the ground.
Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident which occurred in Mbizo suburb in Kwekwe on Sunday around 4PM.
“Rueben Mukwaturi, the now deceased, met the suspect who was smoking a cigarette. The suspect dropped the stub of the cigarette on the ground. A misunderstanding ensued between the two after Mukwaturi ordered the suspect to pick up his cigarette stub from the ground,” said Insp Mahoko.
He said Mukwaturi then snatched a packet of snacks from the suspect.
“The suspect struck Mukwaturi with stones and ran away. Mukwaturi pursued the suspect and another fight ensued leading to Mukwaturi being overpowered by the suspect. Mukwaturi subsequently proceeded home where his condition deteriorated. He was escorted to the police where he reported the matter. He was referred to Kwekwe General Hospital where he died upon admission,” said Insp Mahoko.
The matter, he said, was reported to police who attended the scene and the body of the deceased was taken to Kwekwe District Hospital for post mortem.
“The suspect was arrested and awaits the due justice process,” said Insp Mahoko.
He appealed to members of the public to shun violence in all its forms.
“May society at household level, our community leaders –village heads, chiefs and church leaders help in spreading the message against violence. There is a serious concern over the rate at which lives are being lost through the crime of murder. Most of the murder cases are happening after minor differences which it is felt can be solved easily through dialogue,” said Insp Mahoko.- Chronicle
A BULAWAYO family suffered double tragedy when a grief-stricken woman from Mpopoma committed suicide shortly after the burial of her mother in an incident that has left the community in shock.
Mrs Sithembiso Phiri -Sibanda who stayed with her husband in Gwanda, had travelled to Bulawayo to attend her 65-year-old mother, Mrs Rita Phiri’s funeral. Sithembiso committed suicide by hanging herself with a wrapping cloth in one of the rooms a few hours after burying her mother who reportedly died in her sleep on Sunday. The deceased’s visibly shocked husband, Mr Obadiah Sibanda said he was at a loss for words following the double tragedy that befell the family.
“We went to bury my mother-in-law at around 11am. I had not realised that she did not go to the cemetery. When we returned from the cemetery, we had lunch and neighbours dispersed to their homes,” he said.
Mr Sibanda said other female relatives were in the house while men were seated outside.
He said his wife took a bath after which she went into one of the rooms intending to change clothes.
“Everyone thought she was changing after taking a bath, but it seems she used that chance to kill herself. We got suspicious when she took long to come out of the room,” said Mr Sibanda.
He said efforts were made to look for her and they discovered her room was locked.
“We tried to knock on the door and there was no response. I got worried and alerted relatives and we peered through the window leading to the discovery of her body hanging from the trusses,” said Mr Sibanda.
She did not leave a suicide note.
Another family member Mr Wurayai Shiri said they were struggling to come to terms with the double tragedy.
“This is so painful and unbelievable. I cannot even join the pieces, it is tough. Maybe if she had left a note, we would be having some answers. We have never experienced something like this in our family. It is a hard time for sure,” said Mr Shiri.
A sister to the deceased, Ms Regina Phiri could only say: “I am just heartbroken about my sister.”
A neighbour who identified himself only as Mr Ndlovu said they were shocked to hear cries coming from the house a few hours after they left.
“It was shocking as everyone could identify the crying as that of a person mourning the death of someone. We rushed to the house where we discovered what had happened,” he said.
Consumer Council of Zimbabwe manager for Matabeleland Mr Comfort Muchekeza who is a neighbour and was at the house said:
“It is shocking in the sense that we buried the mother in the morning and then she commits suicide.
“Possibly that is when you will understand that those who commit suicide it is not out of their liking. I think there is an element of mental stress somewhere where people fail to accept reality.”
He said it was paramount for communities to use channels like the church to be taught about the realities of life so that people accept what befalls them.
Mr Muchekeza said death was not a way of evading whatever problem they face but should rather share with others so that they are assisted to overcome their challenges.- Chronicle
Over 30 percent of the young population is reportedly abusing the crystal methamphetamine, commonly referred to as mutoriro, gukafella, ice or glass in street lingo, a court heard yesterday.
Dr Clancy Taiwa Nyamakure, a medical practitioner and forensic tests expert, who is also serving as Assistant Commissioner in the Zimbabwe Republic Police, told Chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi that although a study on prevalence on use of crystal methamphetamine was yet to be conducted countrywide, he believes 30 percent of youths are partaking the dangerous drug.
Asst Comm Nyamukure said this while testifying when the State led by Mr Michael Reza was making aggravating submissions in a case where Matthew Hopkins (29), had admitted to possessing the dangerous drug.
In admitting possession of crystal meth, which he claimed to have bought in Mbare’s Joburg Lines, Hopkins said he wanted to consume the drug out of curiosity.
He claimed that he only bought it after seeing others using it.
Chief Magistrate Mr Mutevedzi is expected to sentence him today.
Asst Comm Nyamukure said there has not been a study to quantify the prevalence of use of the drug, but from stories written and number of reported incidents, “30 percent of the (youth) population are using crystal methamphetamine”.
“The increase of admissions at mental health institutions and outcry from social media also pointed to the number of people using the crystal methamphetamine,” he said.
Asst Comm Nyamukure said the drug was being smuggled from India, Brazil and other Asian countries.
He said the drug is made in a laboratory using pseudoephedrine which is a parent drug that is combined with others.
“It is classified as amphetamine which contains a chemical structure that looks like amphetamine.
“Medically, it is used as metamorphic in the treatment of obesity or hyper-disorder. It is toxic to the brain.”- The Herald
Chief Justice of Zimbabwe Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe
Mapondera Building
HARARE
RE: ELECTION TO REMAIN IN OFFICE OF CHIEF JUSTICE OF ZIMBABWE: MR JUSTICE L. MALABA
His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, has considered your election to continue in the office of Chief Justice beyond the age of seventy years for an additional period of five (5) years. He has further considered and accepted the medical report which you submitted as proof of your mental and physical fitness to continue in that office.
I am pleased to advise you that after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission as required by law, His Excellency, the President has, in terms of section 186 (1) of the Constitution, accepted your election to continue in the office of Chief Justice beyond the age of seventy (70) for additional period of five (5) years from 16 May 2021.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has appeared disinterested in getting a gold smuggling suspect extradited from South Africa.
Kazembe Kazembe
Mr Tashinga Nyasha Masinire (33), was caught at Oliver Tambo Airport with 23 pieces of gold after landing from Zimbabwe.
Instead of boldly reporting the crime, the Herald newspaper stated that “the gold might have been smuggled through the country’s biggest airport,” just as the Zimbabwe Republic Police in a statement indicated that they are not interested in pursuing an extradition order.
Previously, the police has passed extradition requests for politicians the likes of the exiled Saviour Kasukuwere, and Jonathan Moyo.
The ZRP claimed they promise they will leave no stone unturned in establishing how Masinire sneaked out of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport undetected, only to be arrested in South Africa.
Even Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe was mute on the possibility of an extradition request.
Kazembe claimed heads will roll at the RGM International Airport where it’s suspected a syndicate could have aided the smuggler’s exit.
“We are going to leave no stone unturned in finding out what happened. We want to know how this man left the country with all that gold. So far we have established that when he walked in at the RGM International Airport (on Sunday) he didn’t have a bag, now we want to establish who gave him that bag, where, and how. Investigations are ongoing, as I said, I am confident we will unearth what transpired on the day as soon as possible, working with our Interpol colleagues,” he said.
Since the smuggler was nailed in South Africa, Minister Kazembe said Zimbabwe is closely working with Interpol to get to the bottom of the matter.
“Investigations are ongoing; our police are in contact with Interpol because the person in question was caught in South Africa. However, here investigations are also being done thoroughly. We will get to the bottom of all this,” he said.
The Civil Aviation is in charge of security at the RGM International Airport, with the police at standby at a police post in the precincts of the airport for back-up.
There are also concerns that gold smugglers might have upped their game following the arrest, seven months ago, of Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya who was nabbed at the same port with 6kgs of gold worth US$366 destined for Dubai, after canners blipped.
Her case is still pending at the courts. In the latest case, insiders at the airport said someone could have aided Masinire by helping him by-pass the scanners. His luck later ran out at the Oliver Tambo International Airport where the customs section of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) busted him leading to his arrest.
He had not declared the goods and did not have a permit to transport the gold. South Africa’s anti-organised crime unit, the Hawks was alerted and he was arrested. He is facing charges of contravening the Customs Act 91 of 1964 and Precious Metals Act 37 of 2005.
Masinire has since appeared in the Kempton Park regional court in Gauteng province and granted R100 000 bail and ordered not to leave the country until the matter has been finalised.
Masinire was also ordered to report at any nearest police station three times per week. – Additional Reporting / Herald
Tinashe Sambiri|The Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s penchant for official openings is under scrutiny…
On Monday Mr Mnangagwa attempted to use the Kazungula Bridge Commissioning to steal political limelight.
According to former Harare City Mayor, Councillor Ben Manyenyeni, Mr Mnangagwa scored an own goal as he celebrated the “Snub Zimbabwe Project.”
Manyenyeni argues the commissioning of the magnificent bridge means regional countries will by-pass Zimbabwe.
Below is Manyenyeni’s argument:
By Ben Manyenyeni
This Kazungula Bridge was built to avoid and by-pass a very difficult country called Zimbabwe which still has the pride to send its whole President to the official opening of the “snub-Zimbabwe” project!
And South Africa – a clear beneficiary of the new bridge only sends its Bots Ambassador to the official opening?
