I would like to name and shame @PAVILLION COACHES rekwaMUTURIKWA..These guys are not professional. They have a syndicate which harasses and forces people to get into their bus by using gangsters who beat you up and take away your child by force and tell you straight in the face that you cannot report anywhere, we control this space ..
Hama dzangu nhasi ndarohwa nezvigunduru zvavanohigher kuti varove vanhu meaning today i was beaten up by their hired thugs and street fathers. This woman in red on the picture below is also among the syndicate which was harrasing passengers.
Woman harrasing passengers
We then called the police to come and rescue us after we had been forced to get into the bus because for you to get out of the bus, they were waiting for you at the door to beat you up.
Pavillion bus
So when the police came they helped us disembark but we could not recover our money. The driver of the bus drove off with out money. The police could not help us recover our money because we only realized that they were also part of the syndicate..
It is so disheatening how people are now so evil. I would not like this to happen to anyone else . This must be stopped. Let’s put these thieves back into their place.
Two prominent MDC activists, Charles Zvenyika who is the information secretary for Gutu North and Edward Chagonda who holds the same position in a branch in Gutu Central have been arrested for allegedly wearing red masks inscribed MDC Chamisa Chete Chete.
Nelson Chamisa is the president of the MDC Alliance.
The two who were arrested at Mpandawana Growth Point on April 13, 2021 will appear at the Gutu Magistrates Court tomorrow after they spend almost a week in custody.
They are being charged with the crime of criminal nuisance. They are represented by Knowledge Mabvuure of Chihambakwe Legal Practitioners who during discussions with prosecutors expressed shock that someone can be incarcerated and lose freedom over such a minor offence.
State witnesses Constable Munyaradzi Mashamba and Rufaro Kufakunesu said they arrested the two at the main bus rank at Mpandawana for touting and Chagonda has an additional offence of not properly wearing a face mask.
They alleged that they were shouting Harare, Harare at a Mukumba Bus where they were calling for passengers. They also accused Zvenyika of loading passengers into his personal vehicle.
However, the accused in their defense outline said that they neither worked for Mukumba Bus nor did Zvenyika own a car. They said, instead they are well known MDC activists and they were on the day wearing red masks inscribed Chamisa Chete Chete.
They were allegedly advised by the arresting cops that Police in Gutu did not recognize opposition party masks. They were taken to the Police Station for payment of fine but they were shocked to see the charge being changed to touting. They were locked until in the cells until Mabvuure applied for their bail.
The international community is increasingly worried by the worsening human rights violations and harassment of opposition supporters by the Police and the ruling party.
One of Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya’s alleged accomplices in the 6kg gold-smuggling saga has filed a notice to apply for refusal of further remand, citing delays in commencement of trial.
Rushwaya, who is being charged together with Ali Mohamed, two police officers Steven Cherai and Rafius Mupandauya, and Gift Karanda, who allegedly masqueraded as a Central Intelligence Organisation operative, yesterday had their case remanded to June 18 after they appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje.
Cherai’s lawyer Admire Rubaya filed a notice to apply for removal from remand, saying his client had been religiously attending court without being furnished with a trial date.
The State represented by Netsai Mushayabasa asked for postponement of trial, saying it was still to weigh the gold that was confiscated from Rushwaya at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport as she was about to fly to Dubai on October 26, 2020.
The State then promised to give a trial date on the next remand hearing on June 18.
Rushwaya was arrested with gold valued at US$333 000 stashed in her handbag.
She, however, denies the charge of intentionally attempting to smuggle the gold, saying she had picked a wrong bag as she rushed to the airport.
The Zanu PF Harare Province is expected to hold a cell restructuring exercise this weekend to accommodate new members joining the party.
This comes as the party’s progressive policies that resonate with the public and its open door policy have resulted in many people, including former MDC legislators joining the party.
New members, some of whom have never been members of any political party, are also flocking to Zanu PF, which they say has the future of the nation at heart. The party is targeting to mobilise 5 million votes for the 2023 harmonised elections to ensure a resounding victory.
The party’s provincial Secretary for Administration Ephraim Fundukwa said the province will embark on cell restructuring exercise as directed by the party leadership
“We have been tasked by the party leadership to set up structures of the party. The youth league led by Emmanuel Mahachi, the War veterans league and the Women’s League led by Betty Kaseke have already submitted their mobilisation strategy. We are rearing to go,” said Fundukwa. Fundukwa said the completion of restructuring would attract new membership and woo opposition supporters.
“We want to make sure that our cells are intact. Since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic some of our cell structures have been affected. We want to re-ignite the revolutionary train,”.
After the cell restructuring exercise, he said the province will set up the branch and then the district structures.
By A Correspondent- Residents of Southlea Park in Harare yesterday stormed a local community school in protest over government’s threat to withdraw teachers from the institution after landowners secretly registered the school under private ownership.
The residents claimed they built Southlea Park Primary School using their own funds, hence it could not be registered as a private entity.
They accused former Odar Housing Development Consortium (OHDC) administrators of registering the school as a private institution without their knowledge, which prompted government to transfer the 40 teachers.
When NewsDay visited the school, more than 300 parents were at the school gate, singing and chanting slogans accusing the former OHDC administration chaired by Benny Matenga of fraudulently registering the school under private ownership.
The parents ordered their children to go back home saying they would resume schooling after the ownership wrangle has been resolved.
Acting head Memory Chivhima said she was not authorised to speak to the media.
But a teacher who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed that they had been ordered by government to transfer from the school as the institution was now under private ownership.
“We were in the midst of conducting lessons when parents stormed into the school premises and ordered their children to go back home,” the teacher said.
“They were demanding to know why the teachers had been ordered to transfer. We received a directive from the district schools inspector since the school is now a private entity. We are yet to be advised the new schools we will be assigned to.”
Highglen district schools inspector Joseph Kabasa refused to comment on the matter and referred question to ministry spokesperson Taungana Ndoro.
Ndoro said: “If the parents do not have supporting documents that they are the rightful owners of the school such as a registration certificate, they cannot control it.”
“Those who registered the school are the responsible authority and the ministry cannot resolve that dispute. If there is a case, aggrieved parties can take the legal route.”
Matenga confirmed to NewsDay that the school had been registered as a private institution because the land was owned by the consortium.
“The land was initially State land until 2017 when the consortium acquired the deeds for private ownership of the land. Even if the school is registered as a private ownership, the residents still own the school,” he said.
Parents, who spoke to NewsDay, called on government to stop a few individuals from assuming ownership of the school as it disadvantaged pupils.
“We are against private ownership of the school. We want it to remain a public entity under government regulation,” Esther Musukuma, a member of Southlea Park Residents Association, said.
“We are demanding answers from government on why they would allow some few selfish community members to change the school into a private property.”
Southlea Park is the only primary school in the residential area. It has an enrolment of over 2 000 pupils.
The Zimbabwe Devolution Campaign, a coalition of Civic Society Organizations and Residents Associations in Zimbabwe, is deeply concerned with the Government’s reluctance to devolve power and functions to lower tiers of government as is stipulated in the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
While we acknowledge the prioritization of the devolution agenda by the 2nd Republic, the trajectory and the nature of devolution in the proposed legislation to effect devolution and emerging practice within our local governance system fall short from the devolution enshrined in Chapter 14 of the Constitution as envisaged by citizens.
We are gravely concerned that the recent events that include the appointment of the local government board and the intention to impose an Inter-ministerial “Taskforce” to monitor urban local authorities are a clear violation of the principle of self-governance by local authorities as is provided for by the Constitution.
Citizens of Zimbabwe had pinned hopes on the Constitution as a foundation of establishing and retaining a democratic society. The path that has been taken by the Government to mutilate constitutional provisions that keep the executive powers checked is not healthy in any democratic society.
We note with deep sadness, that the same constitution is now a victim of politically motivated constitutional amendments 1 and 2 that serve to re-centralize power into the hands of the political elite contrary to the letter and spirit of devolution. Apart from being unpatriotic, the move is not good for the country and a betrayal of the people of Zimbabwe.
We assert that the rot and incapacitation within our local authorities (both urban and rural) is partly linked to interference by the central government in the management and running of these local authorities.
In addition to that, the stripping of revenue streams of local authorities by central government has further compromised the capacity of these local authorities to effectively deliver services. A clear example is the ZINARA takeover of vehicle licensing from local authorities, which left local authorities being burdened with an unfunded mandate to maintain local roads.
The Government of Zimbabwe cannot celebrate the paltry conditional funds it is disbursing to local authorities and claim that these are “devolution” funds. Once they are conditional, they become grants and not devolution funds. In any case they have fallen below the constitutional prescription of at least 5% since their disbursement from 2019 to date!
Devolution funds are a constitutional obligation in terms of section 301 of the Constitution and there is a need to develop a clear distribution framework that is transparent and gazetted for all stakeholders to exercise their right to hold government and local authorities to account on the use of such funds.
Furthermore, we strongly discourage politicization of service delivery and reaffirm that the funds disbursed by the government to local authorities is taxpayers’ money and those funds should not carry a political party tag.
We expect the central government to strengthen and capacitate local authorities than taking over their constitutional mandate. Section 276 (1) gives local authorities the right to govern on their own initiative the affairs of the people within their jurisdiction and they have “all the powers to do so.”
We stand guided by the supreme law of the land which states that local authorities are managed by councils composed by Councilors and any other arrangement outside these provisions is unconstitutional.
We believe that devolution is a catalyst to improved service delivery and therefore we call for meaningful devolution of governmental powers and functions to sub national and lower tiers of government.
We recommend the following;
· The need for equal representation of women, young women, youth, people with disabilities and any other special needs groups in the composition of auxiliary structures of the provincial council and all elected and non-elected local authorities’ structures.
· Legal and institutional frameworks that facilitate operationalization of devolution must conform to the principles of devolution envisaged in Chapter 14 of the constitution. Some provisions of the Provincial and Metropolitan Councils Administration Bill are not compatible with the constitution.
· So early in the life of our constitution, the proposed amendments should be halted forthwith or subjected to a national referendum in the spirit of promoting democracy and self-governance reflective of the will of the majority of Zimbabweans as expressed in the extant Constitution.
· The inter-ministerial cabinet committee which will oversee devolution is inaccessible to the public and central government cannot be an independent arbiter in a process of sharing power with other tiers where it is an interested party. We call for an independent body to preside over devolution implementation as this facilitates a more inclusive process which will gain greater public support.
· Devolution is not only a domain of local government. It should be extended to all service delivery functions including environment, natural resources governance, health, water, roads and infrastructure and the attendant fiscal resources to mitigate against unfunded mandate.
· Recruitment of senior officials of local authorities and provincial councils should be done at the local level and not through an appointed local government board.
· There is need for government to promulgate a law for the “at least 5%” revenue sharing formula to allow for predictability of the funds that are to be disbursed to other ties of government.
· The appointment of a Provincial Minister of State and Devolution in a governance and political space presided by a Provincial Council Chairperson is duplicitous with the potential to create a role conflict and is therefore undesirable apart from being an extra burden to the tax-payer. It is therefore recommended to dissolve the post of provincial Minister of State and Devolution.
Norris Nyathi, the former Victoria Falls deputy mayor and senior executive in the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T has resigned from the party in protest over its legislators’ voting alongside Zanu PF to amend the national Constitution.
Eleven MDC-T senators on Tuesday voted with 54 Zanu PF members to pass the Constitutional Amendment No 2 Bill, which now awaits President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s assent.
The Bill opposed by 10 opposition senators, required a two-thirds majority — or 54 votes to pass through the Senate.
In a letter dated May 4, addressed to the party’s secretary-general and copied to the MDC-T Matabeleland North provincial office in Hwange, Nyathi said as a result of that “deception”, he had decided to sever ties with the opposition party.
Nyathi served as Victoria Falls deputy mayor from 2013 to 2018.
Part of the letter read: “Failure to protect the citizens of Zimbabwe, I consider it gross misconduct by our MPs, senators, including the presidium to give Zanu PF the needed two-thirds majority in order to pass the repressive Constitutional Amendment Bill No 2. This is a direct provocation to the electorate who are the custodians of the Constitution which you have amended without going through a consultative process. Your soft tone to the injustices perpetrated against the people of this nation leaves a lot to be desired,” Nyathi wrote.
He also raised concern over the composition of the party’s top leadership, saying it did not reflect inclusivity.
“Your composition of top leadership does not reflect inclusiveness or nationalism, you continue to sideline the people of Matabeleland from powerful positions like any other party headquartered in Harare. I want to also speak to the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment, it is a fact that part of the 27th December congress delegates were not the proper structures as at February 2018, this whole process was carried out to consolidate power and control of Richard Morgan Tsvangirai House,” he said.
“In the spirit of democracy and integrity the party was supposed to bring together all party members who were in the structures before the death of President Morgan Tsvangirai (MHSRIP) including those you regarded as your enemies. Your exclusion of other members was illegal, undemocratic and selfish.”
Efforts to get a comment from MDC–T spokesperson Witness Dube and his deputy Khalipani Phugeni were fruitless.
Own Correspondent | Young ladies around the country are unhappy with Masvingo preacher and slay queens godfather Isaac Makomichi’s threats to “close wombs of those who snatch married women’s husbands.”
The outspoken preacher reportedly returned from Ghana with a charm that can “close a woman’s womb.”
Makomichi recorded a video footage as he was leaving Ghana aboard a British Airways plane.
In the video footage, Makomichi said : “If someone takes your husband or boyfriend then that person anoora chibereko.”
S*x workers and slay queens are reportedly planning to take to the streets to push government to stop Makomichi from distrubuting the charm.
By A Correspondent- A gang of 4 men were captured on camera at an internet cafe in Kuwadzana 5, Harare stealing computers, television sets and everything that they could lay their hands on.
The value of the stolen property could not be immediately established amid indications that a police report was made.
HELP CATCH THESE THIEVES by contacting your nearest police station.
By A Correspondent- The trial of former Labour minister Priscah Mupfumira on criminal abuse of office charges resumed yesterday where she claimed that her charge sheet did not specify the duties she allegedly abused.
Mupfumira, who is being charged together Ngoni Masoka, who was permanent secretary in the Labour ministry, appeared before magistrate Ngoni Nduna.
Represented by Admire Rubaya, Mupfumira said she did not instruct anyone at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to violate rules as she did not run the organisation on a daily basis.
“The first accused (Mupfumira) is at a loss as to how to defend herself without embarrassing herself in her defence in that the charge sheet read to her does not set out the specific duty or duties that she allegedly unlawfully and intentionally abused,” Rubaya said.
“It does not set out how the alleged duty or duties should have been carried out and it does not outline how she derogated from the lawful discharge of the undisclosed duty or duties as a minister in the government of the Republic of Zimbabwe.”
Mupfumira denied giving instructions to the NSSA management on the institution’s investment projects.
She said NSSA management was made up of many individuals, making the allegation by the State in the charge sheet inconceivable.
“Mupfumira denies ever giving Masoka any alleged instruction for him to allegedly enter into any offtake housing project contracts on behalf of NSSA without a NSSA board approval and/or without going through the tender process,” Rubaya submitted.
He said Mupfumira was just a government minister and not an executive official at NSSA.
The former minister said she was targeted because she was accused of financing a Zanu PF faction known as Lacoste, which was allegedly aligned to then Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
She said the allegations were raised by the late former President Robert Mugabe’s nephew, Patrick Zhuwao.
Zhuwao is currently in exile after fleeing the country following a November 2017 military coup which catapulted Mnangagwa to power.
The matter was postponed to May 26 for trial continuation.
Meanwhile, Mupfumira’s application to be tried separately from her co-accused, Masoka, was dismissed by Harare magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi.
Mupfumira is jointly charged for graft with Masoka, who is former permanent secretary of the Labour ministry.
She said since they were jointly charged, Masoka could not be compelled to give evidence on her behalf as an accused person yet he was her competent and compellable witness.
In his ruling, Mutevedzi said it would be difficult for the prosecution to prove their case against Mupfumira without linking them to the actions of the accused, hence it would jeopardise the State’s case.
We are concerned by Chivi south residents who call Berejena mission teachers and residents “mabvakure” meaning those who come from elsewhere or far away places.
They are saying those words everyday when we interact at social gatherings. They threaten to beat us on daily basis.
May you please put this story in a newspaper so that the authorities can take action on this.
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Chelsea Wednesday beat Real Madrid by two goals to nil at Stamford Bridge to proceed to the final of the Uefa Champions League where they will face Manchester City.
Chelsea won by a 3-1 aggregate after they shared spoils with the Whites in Madrid in the first leg of the semi-finals.
They got Wednesday’s goals from Timo Werner just 28th minutes into the first half and from Mount who squared a Pulisic pass towards stoppage time.
Chelsea were denied a number of chances and could have won by a great margin if they had clinical finishes.
It’s now official, the Uefa Champions League will be between English Premier League rivals Chelsea and Manchester City.
They last met in the FA Cup match won by Chelsea.
Both teams are enjoying some good form at the moment with City poised to win the Premier League – they are one win away while Chelsea have been great since Thomas Tuchel’s arrival.
By Patrick Guramatunhu- “Mwonzora and his lot joined hands with Zanu-PF today to destroy the Constitution. The MDC-T has officially enabled Zanu-PF to mutilate the Constitution of Zimbabwe,” said a statement from the Chamisa led MDC Alliance.
Spare us the chutzpah.
Zanu PF’s 54 senators was enough to pass Constitution Amendment Bill No 2 with 2/3 majority even if the Mwonzora’s 11 MDC-T senators had rejected it.
The truth is Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution was a weak and feeble document “dictated by Mugabe”, boasted Paul Mangwana, the Zanu PF MP on the parliamentary committee that drafted the constitution. Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC friends heralded it as a democratic constitution and an “MDC child” because they were desperate to have something to show for the wasted 2008 to 2013 GNU years.
The 2013 Constitution failed its litmus paper test – deliver free, fair and credible July 2013 elections – before Zanu PF had amended it.
It is rich that Nelson Chamisa, Tendai Biti, David Coltart, Welshman Ncube and many of the other MDC A leaders should be pointing the accusing finger at Mwonzora and company the ones who joined Zanu PF and “today destroyed the Constitution” when they were all in the MDC family that sold-out and fostered this stillborn “MDC child!” constitution on the nation.
One does not destroy “today” something that was stillborn 8 years ago, in 2013.
Zimbabwe is in this seemingly never ending economic and political mess because the nation has been stuck for 41 years and counting with this corrupt and tyrannical Zanu PF regime that has rigged elections to stay in power.
The people of Zimbabwe have risked life and limb to elect the now late Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC friends on the understanding the party will bring about the democratic changes the nation needed to end the Zanu PF dictatorship. After 21 years, 5 of which in the 2008 to 2013 GNU, MDC has failed to deliver even one meaningful democratic change. Not even one!
Worse still, MDC leaders are now participating in flawed and illegal elections giving the vote rigging Zanu PF regime legitimacy. MDC leaders are now helping to perpetuate the Zanu PF dictatorship, the political system the people have, all these years, risked life and limb to end.
Zimbabwe’s economic and political mess was grown worse since MDC was launched back in 1999 and, today, it is now a serious existential crisis. Unemployment has soared to 90% and 49% of our people now living in abject poverty. Basic services such as education and health care have all but completely collapsed. The corona virus pandemic has turned a tragic situation into a Biblical catastrophe.
Zimbabwe’s economic and political existential crisis demands our immediate and undivided attention. The solution to ending the crisis is for the nation to implement the democratic reforms, the pre-requisite for free, fair and credible elections. This is the same task the nation has risked life and limb to elect MDC leaders to do.
Zimbabweans must now, after 21 years of MDC inaptitude, to open their eyes to the harsh reality that MDC leaders – Chamisa, Mwonzora the lot – are corrupt and breathtakingly incompetent. They had many golden opportunities to deliver the democratic changes needed to end the Zanu PF rule and they wasted them all. MDC leaders will never deliver the democratic changes the nation needs to end the economic and political crisis we are facing.
MDC leaders are going to drag the nation into yet another flawed and illegal 2023 election process. The people of Zimbabwe must refuse to follow MDC leaders. People must put their foot down and demand the implementation of the reforms before elections.
“Mwonzora and his lot joined hands with Zanu-PF today to destroy the Constitution!” It was stillborn “MDC child”, fathered by all the MDC leaders, and Zimbabweans should have rejected it back in 2013.
By A Correspondent- Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has hit back, announcing that he has suspended party president Cyril Ramaphosa and that he would appeal his “fatally flawed” suspension.
A defiant Magashule, who was this week suspended for failing to step aside, described his suspension from party activities as “fatally flawed”, while questioning his deputy’s authority to issue him with such a letter.
As part of his suspension, Magashule has been barred from addressing public rallies or handling party-related matters while serving his suspension and facing criminal charges in a court of law.
He was served with a letter on Wednesday following a national working committee (NWC) meeting on Monday.
A defiant Magashule, who issued his statement in his capacity as the secretary general of the ANC through a Gmail account, said deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte had no authority to issue him with a suspension letter.
He also said he was using his powers as secretary general to “summarily” suspend Ramaphosa “in full compliance with the relevant conference resolutions”, he said.
“This is done in terms of Resolution 8.2 of the 54th National Conference, which states that, “… Every cadre accused of, or reported to be involved in, corrupt practices accounts to the Integrity Committee immediately, or faces DC processes….,and Resolution 8.3 that further provides for the suspension of, “… people who fail to give an acceptable explanation, or to voluntarily step down while they face disciplinary, investigative or prosecutorial procedures”.
“I call on all members of the ANC to act with revolutionary dignity and respect, and to uphold the ANC Constitution. None of us should bow to illegal and unconstitutional actions. In doing so we must protect the unity of the ANC as leader of society,” said Magashule.
In challenging his suspension letter, which was signed by Duarte, he said: “It is evident that the deputy secretary-general does not have the authority to issue such letters. Thus the letter is fatally flawed, and in fact unconstitutional.
“Furthermore these letters are based on a selective and factional interpretation of the relevant resolution.
“I herewith announce that I am immediately, and formally, appealing this unconstitutional suspension. In terms of the ANC Constitution, my suspension is thus wholly suspended, until my appeal has been heard, and it’s final outcome announced.
“For the sake of fairness and justice to all the affected comrades, who have received similarly unconstitutional letters, I as Secretary General – who is duty bound to uphold the ANC Constitution and all administrative processes – urge them to also follow the appropriate internal appeal processes,” said Magashule.
Other party members who have been suspended include former North West Premier Super Mahumapelo, who is understood to be a close ally of Magashule.
Meanwhile, Duarte refused to comment when contacted by IOL on Wednesday night, diverting queries to ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe.
Mabe said he had yet to speak to Magashule after the statement emerged.
“I have been trying to verify the authenticity of the letter because one does not know where it comes from,” he said, explaining that the ANC’s position on the matter remained as per the resolutions of the NWC.
When asked if Magashule’s letter had been communicated to the ANC, he said: “I am not aware, but I have seen the letter, but I cannot speak to the authenticity of the letter.”
By A Correspondent-Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday took a dozen of of his cabinet ministers to Makuti where he commissioned a US$21 Million road which is mainly used by Baboons and Monkeys.
Mnangagwa on Wednesday was in Makuti which is a game park where he commissioned part of the Makuti-Chirundu Road financed through a US$21 million grant from the Japanese government.
He took along with him, his deputy Constantino Chiwenga, Japanese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Satoshi Tanaka, Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, Transport Minister Felix Mhona, Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Mary Mliswa, and several government officials
By A Correspondent-Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commissioned a US$21 Million road.
Mnangagwa on Wednesday was in Makuti which is a game park where he commissioned part of the Makuti-Chirundu Road financed through a US$21 million grant from the Japanese government.
By A Correspondent- Masvingo City has received $5million to procure a transformer at Bushmead Waterworks plant.
The city fathers were failing to supply water to residents owing to the faulty plant.
Zesa is now working round the clock to erect a 1,5km 11KVA electricity feeder line to the plant intake tower on the shores of Lake Mutirikwi.
Masvingo has been battling crippling water woes since last month despite getting supplies from Lake Mutirikwi which is Zimbabwe’s second-largest interior dam and is 97 percent full.
By A Correspondent- Zanu PF Harare Province is expected to hold a cell restructuring exercise this weekend where it will weed out suspected G-40 cadres that are still in its structures. . The party would also replace the former President Robert Mugabe affiliated G-40 party members with new members, some of whom have never been members of any political party.
Zanu PF provincial Secretary for Administration Ephraim Fundukwa confirmed the restructuring to the state media Wednesday.
“We have been tasked by the party leadership to set up structures of the party. The Youth League led by Emmanuel Mahachi, the War Veterans League and the Women’s League led by Betty Kaseke, have already submitted their mobilisation strategies. We are rearing to go,” he said.
By A Correspondent- A 17-year-old Bulawayo girl was stripped naked and stabbed on Saturday during a robbery, police have confirmed. The incident took place around 7 PM at corner Intemba and Khami road.
The teenager was coming from town when the incident occurred. Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the case saying investigations are underway.
“On Saturday at around 7 PM, the complainant was coming from Bulawayo CBD when she disembarked from a bus at the intersection of Intemba and Khami Road, Bulawayo.
“On her way home, she met one accused person who stopped her and demanded some money which the complainant indicated that she did not have. “The other two accused persons emerged from the bush, undressed the complainant and left her naked. The accused persons took away the complainant’s purple jacket, white jean trousers, t-shirt, grey pair of socks, orange pair of shoes and a black hat.
“One of the accused persons stabbed the complainant with a knife once on the left buttock whilst one other accused kicked her once on the forehead before leaving the scene with all her property” said Insp Ncube.
The teenager who made a report at Ross Camp on Sunday was taken to Mpilo Central Hospital for treatment.
Insp Ncube appealed to members of the public who might have information that might help in the arrest of the suspected persons to report to the nearest police station.
“Police in Bulawayo are appealing to anyone with information which can lead to the arrest of the accused persons to visit any nearest police station,” he said.
By A Correspondent- The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reported its member Benjamin Rukanda to the police for fraudulently and misrepresented the political grouping to the parliament.
Rukanda allegedly masqueraded as the party’s secretary-general and wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda to have the six legislators — Tendai Biti PDP President and Harare East MP, Willias Madzimure (Kambuzuma), Settlement Chikwinya (Mbizo), Kucaca Phulu (Nkulumane), Sichelesile Mahlangu (Pumula) and Regai Tsunga (Mutasa South) — recalled.
PDP youth secretary for mobilisation Lloyd Madzimure last week reported Rukanda at the Harare Central Police Station under case number IR 041348.
“I only got to know Rukanda in connection with this matter, and in the United PDP, he was in lower structures in Masvingo,” Madzimure said. In his statement to the police, Madzimure said Rukanda misrepresented to Mudenda that he was the secretary-general of the party when it was Chikwinya who held the position.
“On March 17, 2021, the accused authored a letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda, claiming to be PDP secretary-general while the secretary-general was Settlement Chikwinya,” Madzimure said.
“The accused person had no legal right to call for the recalling of the above MPs, and in doing so he greatly misdirected the Speaker (Mudenda) to make lame decisions against them.” Contacted for comment, Rukanda said he was busy. “In the meantime, I am busy,” he said.
Efforts to get a comment from PDP leader Lucia Matibenga were in vain as her mobile phone was not being answered.
Biti and his colleagues recently had their recall set aside by the High Court and are now set to resume their parliamentary duties.
By Mari Matutu | Emmerson Mnangagwa’s huff to change the Constitution has hit a hard brick wall, despite receiving support from his surrogate Douglas Mwonzora.
It’s 9 days to Luke Malaba’s retirement. I see a lot of people are so worried with the passing of bill number 2, while on the other hand Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is totally knocked down in fear.
My findings are supported by experts such as Dr Alex Magaisa wrote: If the retirement age is raised to 75 years as proposed, it has the effect of extending the length of time that a person may hold or occupy the office of a judge. This is precisely what is covered in section 328(7).
It states that an amendment that extends the length of time that a person may hold or occupy public office does not apply to any person who holds or held office before the amendment.
Even if the retirement age is raised to 75yrs, the current Chief Justice and other judges cannot benefit from it. They must retire at 70. To allow them to remain in office beyond age of 70 would be a breach of section 328(7) and an indirect and unlawful amendment of the same provision.
The Constitution is very clear in section 328(2) that any amendment to its terms must be done in express terms. If the government wants to amend section 328(7) and allow the extension of term-limits to benefit incumbents, then it must do so in express terms.
This is the test to your leadership and lawyers. If you see a National leader mourning about passing of bill number 2 by senate, then go and read Jeremiah 9v17-18.
We all participated in 2013 constitutional making. If this bill ever comes into law or if Zanu go past 15 May 2021, then do not Mwonzora or Zanu. Stop hiding behind fingers. These are known criminals but you have more duty than any one else to take over.
If Chamisa cannot take charge of a clear ground like this then he is not worth voting for because he will give away power to anybody. Actually he will be a security risk to the nation. Everything is now in his favour. Correct moves is what is left.
I) Here is why I say so A) The 2013 constitution gave three distinct authorities to three arms of state. Unlike the old constitution where we had three arms of state which did not state origin of authority to exercise in Executive or Legislature or Judiciary, the 2013 constitution is specific and clear.
B) The 2013 constitution puts every citizen at equal level and give citizens rights and duties which are above those given by constitution. Section 67(2)(d) gives right to a citizen to challenge in any manner as long it is peaceful the actions of government or any cause. Section 149 allows every citizen to challenge a bill or an Act of parliament to be repealed. Section 167(3) allows any interested person to challenge the constitutionality of bills of parliament. C) The 2013 constitution is clear to state that authority held by public officers is public Trust which must be exercised in consistent with the constitution . The public officers must be ready to serve the people of Zimbabwe and not to rule them. D) Members of security sector were given a well spelt conduct 208 Conduct of members of security services (1) Members of the security services must act in accordance with this Constitution and the law. (2) Neither the security services nor any of their members may, in the exercise of their functions- (a) act in a partisan manner; (b) further the interests of any political party or cause; (c) prejudice the lawful interests of any political party or cause; or (d) violate the fundamental rights or freedoms of any person. (3) Members of the security services must not be active members or office-bearers of any political party or organisation. (4) Serving Members of the security services must not be employed or engaged in civilian institutions except in periods of public emergency. E) Members of civil service’s conduct was well spelt as 200.
Conduct of members of Civil Service (1)Members of the Civil Service must act in accordance with this Constitution and the law.
(2)No member of the Civil Service may obey an order that is manifestly illegal. (3)No member of the Civil Service may, in the exercise of their functions— (a)act in a partisan manner; (b)further the interests of any political party or cause; (c)prejudice the lawful interests of any political party or cause; or (d)violate the fundamental rights or freedoms of any person. (2)Members of the Civil Service must not be office-bearers of any political party. (3)An Act of Parliament must make provision to ensure the political neutrality of the Civil Service. F) The 2013 constitution made the courts be independent by stating the following 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; (b) the State, through legislative and other measures, must assist and protect the courts to ensure their independence, impartiality, dignity, accessibility and effectiveness and to ensure that they comply with the principles set out in section 165. (3) An order or decision of a court binds the State and all persons and governmental institutions and agencies to which it applies, and must be obeyed by them. G) The constitutional Court was made the highest decision making body. The decision of President, or parliament or Speaker are subject to determination of a properly constituted, competent, impartial and independent court. Section 167(3) The Constitutional Court makes the final decision whether an Act of Parliament or conduct of the President or Parliament is constitutional, and must confirm any order of constitutional invalidity made by another court before that order has any force. H) The 2013 constitution made it clear in section 86(3)(e) that there is no law that can be put in pace to limit a fair trial. II) Having said this it is clear. Crystal clear that the regime can only survive with our own consent. All the tools are available at our disposal. We must stop trusting people like Innocent Gonese, Tendai Biti, Job Sikhala or Jameson Timba. If we trust them or their judgement it is at our own peril. These are the professional mourners put to rail road our democracy doom. I am not interested in talking much about them. Except to say we gave them a year to challenge the nonsense. Beside being louder in mourning they do not take correct action when needed. That is for another day. Strategy to be taken by citizens direct is three fold A) The section 149 approach. Do not expect the regime to accept your petitions. It is procedural. Raise 2million petitions that must tell the Speaker to stop any proceedings of these bills because they violate a lot of other provisions and violate fundamental rights of citizens as well as ICCPR. That petition serve as proof that the bill is unlawful
B) Use section 67(2)(d) to create a manner of challenging the bills and action of regime in a Court that is impartial where you use section 35(4) as your duty that is over and above the ones imposed by constitution. You sue UN, AU, SADC and the regime to attend to the collapse of Judicial arm of state which we cannot allow to be molested while we watch.
C) Approach the Clerk of Constitutional Court, apply that the Court that sat as CC by Makarau , Patel and Gorowa be declared unconstitutional. Apply that no one must purport to be CC in terms of s166 if the law has not been followed. III) If we cannot stand up on this then lets shut up. If Chamisa cannot command this then lets give up. Malaba has to retire in 10 days. All what they do after is in dispute. Once Malaba retires there is no CC, SC or HC. It will be our own choice to legitimise those courts.
Instead who so ever shall be arrested and stand before anyone purporting to be court after 15 May is regarded as a political prisoner. That court has no section 162 Judicial authority. We laid out how Judicial authority is conferred as a people. No one can come behind our back giving some other judicial authority to someone.
Media statement by the Secretary-General of the ANC. comrade Elias Sekgobelo Magashule. about my suspension as Secretary-General of the ANC.
Date: Wednesday, 5 May 2021
I am issuing this media statement in my capacity as Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC).
I have received a letter under the signature of the Deputy Secretary-General, comrade Jessie Duarte, that temporarily suspends me for an initial period of six months. It is my understanding that this letter was issued to me in terms of a decision of the National Working Committee held on Monday the 3rd of May 2021, in terms of Rule 25.70 and Rule 13, to the effect that all members who have been indicted to appear in a court of law on charges. are to be temporarily suspended.
Other members who are similarly affected have received similar letters.
It is evident that the Deputy Secretary-General does not have the authority to issue such letters. Thus the letter is fatally flawed, and in fact unconstitutional. Furthermore, these letters are based on a selective and factional interpretation of the relevant Resolution.
I herewith announce that I am immediately, and formally, appealing this unconstitutional suspension. In terms of the ANC Constitution. my suspension is thus wholly suspended, until my appeal has been heard, and its final outcome announced.
For the sake of fairness and justice to all the affected comrades, who have received similarly unconstitutional letters, I as Secretary-General – who is duty-bound to uphold the ANC Constitution and all administrative processes – urge them to also follow the appropriate internal appeal processes. It follows that the suspensions of all affected members will also in terms of the ANC Constitution be suspended with immediate effect.
I have also. in accordance with the powers vested in me as the Secretary-General of the ANC, and furthermore in full compliance with the relevant conference Resolutions summarily suspended the President of the ANC, comrade Cyril Ramaphosa.
This is done in terms of Resolution 8.2 of the 54th National Conference, which states that, “…Every cadre accused of or reported to be involved in, corrupt practices accounts to the Integrity Committee immediately. or laces DC processes and Resolution 8.3 that further provides for the suspension of, “. . people who fail to give an acceptable explanation, or to voluntarily step down while they face disciplinary, investigative or prosecutorial procedures”.
I call on all members of the African National Congress to act with revolutionary dignity and respect and to uphold the ANC Constitution. None of us should bow to illegal and unconstitutional actions. In doing so we must protect the unity of the ANC as leader of society.
Issued by the Secretary-General of the ANC Comrade Elias Sekgobelo Magashule.
A Gutu man has been jailed for an effective 18 years for raping his five-year-old daughter.
The man (25) from Mazongororo village forcibly took his daughter from his mother-in-law on the pretext he wanted to send her to school but ended up raping her.
Masvingo regional magistrate Mr Bishard Chineka had initially sentenced the man to 20 years behind bars but conditionally suspended two years for five years on condition of good behaviour.
The agreed facts are that the child was staying with her grandmother in another area in Mazongororo village when the man approached his mother-in-law in mid April this year and demanded to have his daughter.
After facing resistance from the mother-in-law, he claimed he wanted to send his daughter to school and he took the daughter away by force.
He stayed with the daughter in his two-roomed house where he shared blankets with her. On 30 April, he raped her once.
The victim’s sister who was sleeping in the next room was alerted by the noise as the little girl cried the whole night after being raped by her father.
The next morning the sister alerted other villagers who approached the man and forcibly took the victim back to her grandmother.
A day later, the grandmother noticed some bruises on the girl as she bathed her and upon probing, she disclosed that she had been raped by her father.
A report was made to police and a medical examination conducted at Gutu Rural Hospital confirmed the rape leading to the man’s arrest
Mr Liberty Hove appeared for the State.
Meanwhile, a Chitungwiza man has been slapped with an effective 11-year jail sentence for raping a 17-year-old schoolgirl with disabilities.
The man lured the girl to his house where he abused her before he threatened her with a knife if she disclosed the abuse.
The girl uses crutches to walk.
Chitungwiza Magistrate Noel Mupeyiwa had initially sentenced Shepherd Mabvuto (39) to 14 years imprisonment but conditionally suspended three years of his sentence.
Prosecutor Lovet Muringwa convinced the court that on January 6 this year, Mabvuto went to the girl’s residence and asked her to follow him to his house and she complied.
On arrival, he pushed the girl to the bed and took a knife from a drawer threatening to kill her if she made any noise.- The Herald
A Gutu man has been jailed for an effective 18 years for raping his five-year-old daughter.
The man (25) from Mazongororo village forcibly took his daughter from his mother-in-law on the pretext he wanted to send her to school but ended up raping her.
Masvingo regional magistrate Mr Bishard Chineka had initially sentenced the man to 20 years behind bars but conditionally suspended two years for five years on condition of good behaviour.
The agreed facts are that the child was staying with her grandmother in another area in Mazongororo village when the man approached his mother-in-law in mid April this year and demanded to have his daughter.
After facing resistance from the mother-in-law, he claimed he wanted to send his daughter to school and he took the daughter away by force.
He stayed with the daughter in his two-roomed house where he shared blankets with her. On 30 April, he raped her once.
The victim’s sister who was sleeping in the next room was alerted by the noise as the little girl cried the whole night after being raped by her father.
The next morning the sister alerted other villagers who approached the man and forcibly took the victim back to her grandmother.
A day later, the grandmother noticed some bruises on the girl as she bathed her and upon probing, she disclosed that she had been raped by her father.
A report was made to police and a medical examination conducted at Gutu Rural Hospital confirmed the rape leading to the man’s arrest
Mr Liberty Hove appeared for the State.
Meanwhile, a Chitungwiza man has been slapped with an effective 11-year jail sentence for raping a 17-year-old schoolgirl with disabilities.
The man lured the girl to his house where he abused her before he threatened her with a knife if she disclosed the abuse.
The girl uses crutches to walk.
Chitungwiza Magistrate Noel Mupeyiwa had initially sentenced Shepherd Mabvuto (39) to 14 years imprisonment but conditionally suspended three years of his sentence.
Prosecutor Lovet Muringwa convinced the court that on January 6 this year, Mabvuto went to the girl’s residence and asked her to follow him to his house and she complied.
On arrival, he pushed the girl to the bed and took a knife from a drawer threatening to kill her if she made any noise.- The Herald
South Africa is considering a legal change for drivers of South African-registered commercial vehicles that will end recognition of driving licences for some classes obtained in foreign countries and insist that all licences for such drivers must be obtained in South Africa.
The South African Road Freight Association sees this as a back-door route to preventing foreigners from being employed by South African freight companies.
While the proposed changes do not ban foreigners, they would, if enacted, require foreigners to undergo the long and expensive process of training and testing to get the South African licences, and that would probably require, at least for the testing stage, that they were legal residents of South Africa.
Yet residence requires the employment that comes once the licences have been obtained.
Many South African transport companies are happy to hire foreigners, especially for vehicles travelling outside the country, since there are a limited number of South African drivers prepared to undertake these long trips.
But at some stage in their journeys they need to drive on South African roads.
At present the special permits needed in South Africa for commercial vehicles can be issued against the production of recognised foreign drivers licences, along with other requirements, but the system does allow those who trained and were tested in several foreign countries to qualify fairly quickly for the required public vehicle permits.- The Herald
Media statement by the Secretary-General of the ANC. comrade Elias Sekgobelo Magashule. about my suspension as Secretary-General of the ANC.
Date: Wednesday, 5 May 2021
I am issuing this media statement in my capacity as Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC).
I have received a letter under the signature of the Deputy Secretary-General, comrade Jessie Duarte, that temporarily suspends me for an initial period of six months. It is my understanding that this letter was issued to me in terms of a decision of the National Working Committee held on Monday the 3rd of May 2021, in terms of Rule 25.70 and Rule 13, to the effect that all members who have been indicted to appear in a court of law on charges. are to be temporarily suspended.
Other members who are similarly affected have received similar letters.
It is evident that the Deputy Secretary-General does not have the authority to issue such letters. Thus the letter is fatally flawed, and in fact unconstitutional. Furthermore, these letters are based on a selective and factional interpretation of the relevant Resolution.
I herewith announce that I am immediately, and formally, appealing this unconstitutional suspension. In terms of the ANC Constitution. my suspension is thus wholly suspended, until my appeal has been heard, and its final outcome announced.
For the sake of fairness and justice to all the affected comrades, who have received similarly unconstitutional letters, I as Secretary-General – who is duty-bound to uphold the ANC Constitution and all administrative processes – urge them to also follow the appropriate internal appeal processes. It follows that the suspensions of all affected members will also in terms of the ANC Constitution be suspended with immediate effect.
I have also. in accordance with the powers vested in me as the Secretary-General of the ANC, and furthermore in full compliance with the relevant conference Resolutions summarily suspended the President of the ANC, comrade Cyril Ramaphosa.
This is done in terms of Resolution 8.2 of the 54th National Conference, which states that, “…Every cadre accused of or reported to be involved in, corrupt practices accounts to the Integrity Committee immediately. or laces DC processes and Resolution 8.3 that further provides for the suspension of, “. . people who fail to give an acceptable explanation, or to voluntarily step down while they face disciplinary, investigative or prosecutorial procedures”.
I call on all members of the African National Congress to act with revolutionary dignity and respect and to uphold the ANC Constitution. None of us should bow to illegal and unconstitutional actions. In doing so we must protect the unity of the ANC as leader of society.
Issued by the Secretary-General of the ANC Comrade Elias Sekgobelo Magashule.
Hon Daniel Molokele, Joana Mamombe’s mum and others
By Hon Daniel Molokele | I was at the High Court earlier today when Justice Chitapi finally granted bail to Hon. Joana Mamombe and Ms. Cecilia Chimbiri
However, I do have some mixed feelings about this whole drama at the courts
On one hand, I greeted the positive judgment with a huge sense of relief.
My mood even improved a few minutes later after i personally witnessed how so much the ruling today meant to the mothers of both our dear comrades.
Indeed, both mothers were so visibly relieved and very happy in the aftermath of the judgment.
Honestly speaking, it has been a very difficult start to the year for both of them. I have no doubt that is only God who really knows as to how much stress both these wonderful parents have experienced for over two months since their beloved daughters were unjustly incarcerated and unfairly denied bail.
So in the end, I really had no choice but to also swim along the high emotional tide that was prevailing at that particular moment.
As such, l ended up heartily joining them and helped them to celebrate this rather rare moment of bliss for both of them.
On another hand, I could not help but fully appreciate the negative spasm or excruciating tinge of pain that not only transcended but also profoundly permeated my heart at that particular moment when we were still standing outside the Harare High Court.
What matters worse is that we were all standing less than five meters away from a statue at the entrance that symbolizes JUSTICE.
The High court is supposed to overflow with endlessly waters brimming with justice for all. All are supposed to be treated equally, justly and fairly before the eyes of the law.
Yet all evidence related to the circumstances of these two brave and heroic young Zimbabweans was overwhelmingly showing that theirs was clearly an exceptional case.
They were not treated equally, nor fairly, and most certainly not justly by both the Harare Magistrates court and the High court in the last two months.
Like every other citizens of this country they were both fully entitled to be regarded as innocent until proven guilty through a fair and just trial process.
Added to that, the right to bail is enshrined in our national Constitution; but this was not so in their particular case. If anything it was mysteriously reduced into a privilege for them.
Put in the most specific of all terms; our justice system seems to have totally failed both our comrades.
Indeed, there is certainly some overwhelming evidence that the charismatic duo were clearly singled out and isolated for political victimisation in the most blatant abuse of our justice system.
To put in more specific terms, there is no doubt that a cursory glance through the video recording of the press conference that led to their arrest at the end of February, reveals the following curious facts:
1. The duo were not the only ones who conducted the press confererence. They were actually part of a group of about ten people. Yet it was only them who were singled out for arrest in the most bizarre example of selective justice ever.
2. Worse still for Cecilia Chimbiri, she was standing at the back row; while at the same there were several people standing in front of her. Yet none of them was even called for questioning up to this day.
3. The press conference participants went out of their way to observe the recommended COVID-19 regulations by standing several spaces apart from each other. Added to that, they were all clearly wearing face masks. Yet, this still did not deter the law enforcement agents not only from disrupting their press conference but also arresting them.
4. The impromptu press conference was attended by a few journalists. There was no crowd at all in sight. But still, the law enforcement officials were somehow convinced that the event was a potential super-spreader for COVID-19.
The irony of it all is that only this past week, a well known faith based leader literally brought the Bulawayo city centre to a standstill.
Throughout his show-stopping performance he was not wearing a face mask at all. Worse still, a large vociferously crowd surrounded him.
The event was by all accounts a potential COVID-19 super-spreader.
Yet instead of the law enforcement officers arresting this man, they simple issued a so-called strong warning against using a press statement.
But this was just one example of the law enforcement officers turning a blind eye simply because of someone’s assumed political connectivity to the highest office in the land.
5. Listening to both the first and second judgments in both the provincial Magistrates court and the High court; it is evident that the judicial officers treated both young women as mischief mongers and political delinquents.
They were clearly judged not on the facts or merits of the case before the courts. Instead, they were openly accused of deliberately and wilfully violating the law as a perpetual habit or crazy hobby.
Both courts desperately tried to paint a picture of them as a nuisance to society that even did not deserve the full protection of the justice system as enshrined i the Bill of Rights of our national Constitution.
6. The right to bail is strongly promoted by our justice system. However in this particular case, both courts were curiously determined to fix or teach a life-lesson to the two accused persons by deliberately denying them their constitutional right to bail.
In the end, they were forced to stay behind bars for an unnecessarily lengthy period. It is so disappointing that by the time they were finally granted bail today, they had already over-served for the worst sentence they could ever get if they eventually get convicted for violating the COVID-19 regulations.
In the final analysis, it is now so evident that both their arrest and subsequent lengthy incarceration has totally got nothing to do woth the judicial administration of justice at all.
But it was more of a politically motivated process than a normal judicial process.
Theirs was definitely more of a classic case of political persecution using criminal prosecution
Yet these two are not in way criminals at all.
Instead, all evidence around how they have conducted themselves in the last few years can only lead to one clear conclusion; that they are some of the most patriotic Zimbabweans ever.
Indeed, they are not corrupt citizens at all. Neither are they rogue criminals.
But they are very passionate patriots who are inspired by their true and pure love for their beautiful motherland.
All that they are seeking for is a clear return to justice and the rule of law.
All that they are campaigning for is a new peaceful, free, democratic and prosperous Zimbabwe.
Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has blasted the Zanu PF regime for being insensitive to the plight of suffering citizens.
An irate Hon Sikhala had no kind words to describe the regime:
I am hearing that ZBC is announcing that ZANU PF is going to carry out a clean up campaign in Mbare tomorrow and that they have hired many front loaders to do the same thing @NgarivhumeJacob was doing.
You arrested Jacob and you are doing what he wanted to do. You are Satanists…
The pathetic dictatorship of ED has arrested, kept @NgarivhumeJacob for hours at Matapi Police Station and released him without charge but a strong warning NEVER to pick litter again anywhere in Zimbabwe.
Chinyika chedu chonyadzisa,” wrote Hon Sikhala on Twitter.
Schools should not withhold examination results for non-payment of fees but should instead take action against the defaulting parents or guardians, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Ambassador Cain Mathema said last night. This week, the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council released O-level results and some candidates have been blocked from getting their results, which they need immediately to secure A level places.
Minister Mathema wants the debt recovery process to be strictly between schools and parents.
The children were not part of the contracts between schools and parents hence they should never be disadvantaged.
Heads of government schools that continue withholding pupils’ results will face disciplinary action while private schools risk being sanctioned or completely deregistered for not adhering to the rules.
“Schools are not allowed to withhold results of learners,” said Minsiter Mathema. “It is illegal for schools to withhold results over non-payment of fees.
“Whether private or public, schools should find means of recovering what is owed to them by parents and guardians without punishing learners.
“Learners should be allowed to access their results timeously and continue with their education while school authorities engage defaulting parents.”
It is not the intention of Government to financially cripple the operations of schools but pupils cannot be punished fo their parents’ failure to pay fees.
Schools authorities can take legal action against defaulting parents. -Chronicle
Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has blasted the Zanu PF regime for being insensitive to the plight of suffering citizens.
An irate Hon Sikhala had no kind words to describe the regime:
I am hearing that ZBC is announcing that ZANU PF is going to carry out a clean up campaign in Mbare tomorrow and that they have hired many front loaders to do the same thing @NgarivhumeJacob was doing.
You arrested Jacob and you are doing what he wanted to do. You are Satanists…
The pathetic dictatorship of ED has arrested, kept @NgarivhumeJacob for hours at Matapi Police Station and released him without charge but a strong warning NEVER to pick litter again anywhere in Zimbabwe.
Chinyika chedu chonyadzisa,” wrote Hon Sikhala on Twitter.
Media statement by the Secretary General of the ANC, comrade Elias Sekgobelo Magashule, about my suspension as Secretary General of the ANC
Wednesday, 5 May 2021
I am issuing this media statement in my capacity as Secretary General of the African National Congress (ANC).
I have received a letter under the signature of the Deputy Secretary General, comrade Jessie Duarte, that temporarily suspends me for an initial period of six months. It is my understanding that this letter was issued to me in terms of a decision of the National Working Committee, held on Monday the 3rd of May 2021, in terms of Rule 25.70 and Rule 13, to the effect that all members who have been indicted to appear in a court of law on charges, are to be temporarily suspended.
Other members who are similarly effected have received similar letters.
It is evident that the Deputy Secretary General does not have the authority to issue such letters. Thus the letter is fatally flawed, and in fact unconstitutional. Furthermore these letters are based on a selective and factional interpretation of the relevant Resolution.
I herewith announce that I am immediately, and formally, appealing this unconstitutional suspension. In terms of the ANC Constitution, my suspension is thus wholly suspended, until my appeal has been heard, and it’s final outcome announced.
For the sake of fairness and justice to all the affected comrades, who have received similarly unconstitutional letters, I as Secretary General – who is duty bound to uphold the ANC Constitution and all administrative processes – urge them to also follow the appropriate internal appeal processes. It follows that the suspensions of all affected members will also in terms of the ANC Constitution be suspended with immediate effect.
I have also, in accordance with the powers vested in me as the Secretary General of the ANC, and furthermore in full compliance with the relevant conference Resolutions summarily suspended the President of the ANC, comrade Cyril Ramaphosa.
This is done in terms of Resolution 8.2 of the 54th National Conference, which states that, “… Every cadre accused of, or reported to be involved in, corrupt practices accounts to the Integrity Committee immediately, or faces DC processes. ,andhttps://90e5bb75b511e7ae2b7fb5e2e0482feb.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlResolution 8.3 that further provides for the suspension of, “… people who fail to give an acceptable explanation, or to voluntarily step down while they face disciplinary, investigative or prosecutorial procedures”.
I call on all members of the African National Congress to act with revolutionary dignity and respect, and to uphold the ANC Constitution. None of us should bow to illegal and unconstitutional actions. In doing so we must protect the unity of the ANC as leader of society.
Issued by the Secretary General of the ANC Comrade Elias Sekgobelo Magashule
Tinashe Sambiri|The MDC Alliance has urged citizens to reject the Constitutional Amendment Bill.
The MDC Alliance Namibia, in a statement, took a swipe at Douglas Mwonzora for compromising the people’s struggle due to a cup of coffee.
Read the MDC Alliance Namibia full statement below:
It is now officially confirmed that MDC T is a Zanupf project, Mdc Alliance Namibia echoes.
04 Tuesday 2021
Mdc Alliance Namibia urges all those who were fooled and deceived by the greedy stomach politicians; Douglas Togarasei Mwonzora, Thokozani Khupe, Morgan Komichi, Mashakada and their cronies to smell the coffee and rejoin the democratic project led by none other than the able organic leadership of President Advocate Nelson Chamisa (Wamba Dia Wamba).
We are very grateful to hundreds in Matebeleland Province who were quick to regain their composure to come back to People’s Agenda. Not forgetting what transpired in Bindura yesterday when Mwonzora and Komichi were barred from meeting social democrats who accused them of selling the democratic project to Zanupf Satanists.
Today, Tuesday, the 4th of May, MdcT has assisted the rogue Zanupf regime pass the Constitutional Amendment Bill No 2. This bill is a sadist attempt to compromise the most fundamental provision of the Constitution in Constitutional Democracy which is the separation of powers.
Mdc Alliance Namibia continues to ponder how a democratic party can vote to reverse the gains we scored in the Constitution of 2013 which was voted by the people one purports to represent. These are clear signs of a monocratic nature of governance. Mwonzora and cabal have shown the world that they are belly politicians who masquerade as socio-economic transformers.
The people spoke clearly about the constitutional procedures in the recruitment of judges; that judges are recruited through public interviews undertaken by the( JSC) Judiciary Services Commission, an independent institution mend to fight nepotism and remote-controlled Judiciary Service Providers. In antithesis with the provisions of the 2013 Constitution, Mwonzora and his Zanupf cronies voted that the President can do whatever he wants in terms of appointments and dismissals as well extensions after the retirement age.
Moreover, this is a clear betrayal of everything the original Mdc formed on September 11 1999 stood for in terms values and principles. It is surely and truly a shameful and darkest day for those associated with the Zanupf-sponsored MdcT including my little known homeboy, Festus Dumbu(the former Zaka West MP) and my cde at Zinasu, Anorld Chidodo who seem to be active on Facebook supporting this Zanupf surrogate.
It is now confirmed that Mdc-T is a Zanupf project after aiding their political masters with a 2/3 majority to pass a bill that promotes the President to hire and fire judges willy nilly, extend the term of office of judges beyond the stipulated age of 70 years just to protect an individual by the name Luke Malaba who is supposed to retire on the 15 May 2021. We are quite aware that this haste to pass this satanic bill is driven by the dictators to protect this captured Malaba from retirement.
Furthermore, it is imperative for social democrats to realise that Zanupf did not donate to Mwonzora the army to capture our Hq, Morgan Tsvangirai House for nothing, donate to him Mdc Alliance MPs , Councillors, Senators and the money constitutionally belonging to the Mdc Alliance according to the Political Parties Finances Act. Togarasei has paid back astronomically by betraying representative democracy on this day. The judicially-constructed MdcT has unearthed that it is a Zanupf surrogate meant to decimate the People’s Agenda in a bid to establish a One-party state, that shall be resisted as per our culture of confrontation to authoritarianism.
Politically inept Zanupf doesn’t have 2/3 majority to pass these evil laws aimed at capturing the Courts, Parliament and all other government institutions.
In a nutshell, Mdc Alliance Namibia encourages the people of Zimbabwe to vote No to this satanic bill.
It is now open that MPs who are assisting Zanupf are no longer with the people. They are now detached from their constituencies in pursuit of money and diplomatic passports. Instead of being change agents they have become opportunity seekers, the organic President Advocate Nelson Chamisa promised to radically transform the criteria of candidate selection process. We accepted the apology from the People’s President, in 2023 we shall do it after a radical shift.
Business Correspondent |Global Investors Hub and World Women Foundation have entered into a landmark partnership set to create countless opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe and abroad.
Global Investors Hub is youthful Zimbabwean entrepreneur, Noel Mavura’s baby while World Woman Foundation is a US based non-profit organization.
“World Woman Foundation is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; our vision is to empower one million women and girls worldwide by 2030.
Guided by our mission, we launched the global moonshot to reimagine the
equalfuture.
Today we are a global community of women leaders committed to scale and accelerate the impact of one million women and girls by 2030 within long-term investments to expand skills, connections, capacity, and visibility. Over the last 5 years, we have built a network of 300 change-makers in 20 countries who are solving the world’s greatest challenges,” said World Woman Foundation in a letter written to Global Investors Hub.
The organization seeks to create platforms for women to access capital for their projects.
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What leads to medication-overuse headache, and how can you reduce your risk?
Becky Upham By Becky Upham Medically Reviewed by Jason Paul Chua, MD, PhD April 28, 2021 Medically Reviewed
a variety of pills colorful Too-frequent use of acute migraine drugs can lead to chronic daily headache.
Do you have headache days — in addition to migraine attacks — more often than you have pain-free days? If so, you may have medication-overuse headache (MOH).
Also called chronic daily headache or rebound headache, MOH most commonly occurs in people with a primary headache disorder such as migraine, cluster headache, or tension-type headache, according to the American Migraine Foundation. It’s caused by too-frequent use of acute medications, although exactly what “too frequent” means can depend on the drug being taken.
Medication-overuse headache isn’t only troublesome because you have near-constant head pain: MOH can also cause headaches that are resistant to preventive migraine medications, making acute therapies less effective as well.
Stewart Tepper, MD, professor of neurology at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire, spoke about medication-overuse headaches in his talk “Medications That Make Migraine Worse,” as part of the Sixth Annual Migraine World Summit, held March 17 to 25, 2021.
In addition to explaining how medication-overuse headache develops and how to reduce your risk, Dr. Tepper observed that the newest type of acute migraine treatment — a drug class called CGRP receptor antagonists, sometimes referred to as “gepants” (pronounced gee-pants) — does not carry the risk of medication-overuse headache.
Here’s what to know about medication-overuse headache.
Medication-Overuse Headache Has a Precise Definition The International Headache Society defines medication-overuse headache as a headache occurring on 15 or more days per month in a person with a preexisting primary headache disorder and developing as a consequence of regular overuse of acute or symptomatic headache medication for more than three months.
Different medications have different guidelines as to what constitutes overuse. The use of triptans, ergot alkaloids, combination analgesics (pain relievers), or opioids for 10 or more days of the month is considered overuse, according to the American Migraine Foundation.
MOST HELPFUL Is It a Migraine Attack or a Cluster Headache? Expert Advice on Managing Chronic Migraine How Long Will My Migraine Attack Last? Taking simple analgesics, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) — a drug class that includes aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve) — on 15 or more days a month also constitutes overuse.
Usually medication-overuse headaches resolve after the overuse is stopped, although people may undergo a period when their headaches get worse before they get better.
Quantity Matters in Medication-Overuse Headache, Not Quality Medication-overuse headache can feel different in different people, according to Tepper.
“What I tell people is that it doesn’t really matter if it’s front or back, right or left, up or down, mild, moderate, or severe. It’s not the quality of the headache, it’s the quantity of the headache,” he says.
The distinguishing feature of MOH is how often occurs, he says.
Any Day With Any Type of Headache Counts as a ‘Headache Day’ If you aren’t sure if what you’re experiencing is MOH, try keeping a calendar and counting the number of headache days you have. Don’t just count the days when you have symptoms of a migraine attack but rather all days with any type of headache, says Tepper.
Alternatively, he suggests counting the number of completely headache-free days you have. “How many days are crystal clear from the moment you open your eyes until the minute you go to bed at night, without a twinge of headache? The crystal-clear days should be at least 15 days per month in order to not be in chronic migraine,” he says.
Taking Certain Medications Just Once a Week Can Make Migraine Worse The two pain medications that are most likely to make migraine worse are butalbital, which is a barbiturate that is mixed with other pain medicines and is included in the medications Fioricet and Fiorinal, and opioids of any sort, says Tepper.
These types of medications can be used for emergency relief for a migraine attack but should be used with caution because of their risk for rebound headache, according to the American Migraine Foundation.
Opioids, also called narcotics, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, can cause headaches to worsen or become more frequent by using them just once a week. Butalbital is linked with overuse when used four times a month or more, according to the American Migraine Foundation.
These medications alter the pain regulatory systems of the brain in a bad way, and they not only worsen migraine attacks in terms of frequency, severity, and duration but also often make them untreatable, says Tepper.
Pain Medications Taken for Any Reason Can Lead to MOH Taking analgesics for reasons besides your migraine can still cause medication-overuse headache, according to StatPearls.
“Say you’re taking it for low back pain, the brain does not know the difference,” says Tepper, adding that the frequency of use and the type of medication are associated with the transformation to MOH.
The More Headache Days You Have, the Higher Your Risk for Chronic Daily Headache “The more headache days a person has, the more likely they are to transform to chronic migraine,” says Tepper. Studies conducted both in the general population and in clinics show that people who have 10 to 14 headache days per month are 20 times more likely to develop daily headache than people who have fewer than five headache days per month, he says.
“The frequency of the headache days is actually a big risk for transforming, and the frequency of headaches is linked to how many times somebody reaches for an acute medication to treat,” says Tepper, adding that although these are separate risks, they feed each other.
“It’s why we try so hard to reduce the total number of headache days per month, as well as the number of acute medication days per month,” says Tepper.
Caffeine Can Contribute to Medication-Overuse Headache Caffeine at 100 to 200 milligrams (mg) per day is probably enough to contribute to medication-overuse headache, says Tepper.
For reference, 8 ounces of coffee has between 80 and 100 mg of caffeine, and 12 ounces of a caffeinated soft drink has between 30 and 40 mg, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The headache medication Excedrin has 65 mg of caffeine per tablet.
However, many people are fond of their caffeine-containing beverages.
“I tend to try to work around the caffeine, as long as it’s not high-dose caffeine, to see if we can help them without taking away one of their pleasures,” says Tepper…
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Two people are said to have died early Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road and uprooted this tree along Robert Mugabe Way in Bulawayo
Judge Jarachara, Chronicle Reporter TWO people died on the spot in a horrific accident that occurred in Bulawayo’s city centre after their car veered off the road, hit and uprooted a tree that crushed the vehicle, causing extensive damages.
Another person they were travelling with was injured and is said to be in a serious condition in hospital.
The deceased, both males, the driver and a passenger who was in the front seat suffered serious head injuries in the accident that occurred on Sunday at around 2AM.
Police said the two are from Gweru but have not yet been identified as they did not have any identity particulars on them.
Police did not find the driver’s licence.
Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the accident and added that investigations are underway.
The driver of the BMW vehicle was driving along Robert Mugabe Way between 10th and 11th avenues when he lost control of the car.
It veered off the road and hit a tree which fell on top of the car and crushed it leading to the death of the driver and another passenger who was on the front passenger seat.
The other passenger, a woman sustained serious injuries and was taken to the United Bulawayo Hospitals for treatment. It is not known if the woman is from Gweru or is a Bulawayo resident.
Inspector Ncube said the driver was carrying two passengers when he was involved in the accident.
“The sole party, a male adult aged approximately 33, was driving a black BMW along Robert Mugabe Way due south with two passengers on board. The vehicle veered off the road, hit and uprooted a tree. The tree then landed on top of the vehicle resulting in the vehicle being crushed.
“The driver and a passenger who was seated on the front passenger’s seat both sustained head injuries and died on the spot,” said Insp Ncube.
He said the second passenger was injured and became unconscious.
“The other passenger sustained a laceration on the left ankle and lost consciousness after the accident. She was taken to United Bulawayo Hospitals by a Bulawayo City Council ambulance where she was attended to at the casualty department and her condition was serious,” the police spokesperson said.
“The vehicle sustained extensive damages and the Bulawayo fire brigade was summoned to retrieve the deceased who was trapped in the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to Bulawayo central traffic awaiting inspection by VID Bulawayo whereas the bodies of the deceased were conveyed to United Bulawayo Hospitals Mortuary for postmortem.”
Insp Ncube appealed to the members of the public to religiously follow road rules.- Chronicle
By A Correspondent- Former Zimbabwe National Army colonel has appeared in court charged with extortion after he allegedly extorted South African investor cash in a work permit deal.
Atwell Seremani who appeared before Magistrate Dennis Mangosi remanded in custody together with his accomplice Nation Machaya.
The two applied for their bail and the ruling is expected today . Allegations are that sometime in 2020 the complainant was tasked to apply for work permits by the dire tors of the company at the department of immigration for their foreign employees.
The complainant allegedly applied for the permits at the immigration offices but made several follow-ups until they were told that the file was missing, he then received a phone call from Seremani who told him that he was the one responsible for processing the work permits and that he should come through him if he wanted to acquire the permits.
It is alleged that Seremani invited the complainant to his home and told h that he should pay US$4000 to process the work permits.
Seremani allegedly told the complainant to pay US$2500 upfront and the balance on collection of the work permits.
The complainant allegedly paid US$2500 upfront but later realized that he was being extorted after suspecting that Seremani could be responsible for the disappearance of the files at the immigration offices.
On May 3, 2021, Seremani phoned the complainant and told him that the work permits were ready and that he should bring US$1 800 since he has taken long to collect them.
The complainant allegedly told his superiors who advised him to report on May 4 Seremani phoned the complainant directing him to his homestead to bring the money and collect the permits.
On that same day, a team of police officers set a trap to arrest the accused person and upon arrival Seremani told the complainant that he was not around.
After a while, Machaya came out and told the complainant that he had been sent by Seremani to collect the money and Handover the permits. The complainant handed over the trap money in the presents of the police officers unknown to Seremani.
Machaya was subsequently arrested by detectives who were in the vehicle disguised as the company employees.
The trap money was recovered. Seeman was allegedly arrested when he came to his house.
By A Correspondent-The country’s COVID-19 cases has risen to 38 327 after 34 new cases have been reported in the last 24-hours.
All cases are local while the only death was reported in Bulawayo, which now has a cumulative 225 deaths, second after Harare, which has 611.
The 34 cases were reported in Bulawayo, Harare, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South provinces while the rest of the country did not report any cases.
The seven-day rolling average for new cases falls to 23 from 27 the previous day.
A total of 1 516 PCR tests were done and positivity was 2,2 percent. There were 128 new recoveries and the National Recovery Rate stands at 93 percent while active cases went down to 978 from 1 073.
“As of 4 May 2021, Zimbabwe had 38 327 confirmed cases including 35 775 recoveries and 1 574 deaths. To date a total of 452 191 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19,” said the Ministry of Health and Child Care in a daily update report.
The vaccination programme is continuing countrywide with 14 440 receiving their first dose yesterday and 7 821 getting their second, bringing the total to 452 191 people for the first dose and 107 586 for the second dose respectively.
The Ministry said as of 3 May at 3 PM, there were 13 hospitalised cases, 10 of them with mild to moderate symptoms while three were in the intensive care unit.
By A Correspondent- Police in Beitbridge has arrested three men in connection with the fatal stabbing of two men at Madzivhe and Musane business centres on Sunday evening in two separate incidents.
The police officer commanding Beitbridge district (Dispol) Chief Superintendent Tichaona Nyongo said the suspects Patriot Mbedzi, Bornbright Mbedzi (20), and Dunmore Mbedzi (21) were now in police custody pending further investigations.
He said Patriot was arrested for the alleged murder of Hardlife Choeni (40) in Musane area at around 5PM, while brothers Bornright and Dunmore allegedly killed Charles Ndou (27) at a bottle store in Madzivhe at around 10 pm.
Chief Supt Nyongo said Choeni and Ndou’s bodies were taken to Beitbridge District Hospital Mortuary pending post mortems.
“The three suspects have been charged with murder. In the Musane incident, the accused person and now deceased were coming from a cattle sales market at Musane when a misunderstanding arose between them over a yet-to-be-established cause.
This resulted in a heated argument and then a fight. At the height of the fight Mbedzi stabbed Choeni with a knife on the right leg just above the knee thus causing profuse bleeding from the inflicted wound,” he said. Chief Supt Nyongo said Choeni was then rushed to Majini Clinic in a donkey pulled cart by his brother and other villagers, where he was pounced dead upon admission.
By A Correspondent- Zanu-PF District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) for Hwange has lined up door-to-door campaigns ahead of the forthcoming elections.
The DCC leadership convened a meeting in Victoria Falls on Monday where executive members were challenged to go back to their respective constituencies to encourage residents to join the party as well as register as voters.
Door-to-door visits and roadshows will start on Thursday while the party is planning to welcome new members at a meeting scheduled for Saturday in Victoria Falls.
Speaking to journalists at an event at the Matabeleland North Press Club held as part of Press Freedom Day commemoration at Breeze FM station earlier on Monday, Hwange DCC chair Cde Matthew Muleya said the mobilisation exercise will be targeting mostly youths.
“We will be having a mass mobilisation exercise in Victoria Falls to raise awareness among residents that they should join Zanu-PF and also register as voters. We will have a roadshow as we will move around encouraging people to join the party and register as voters,” he said. “We are mostly targeting to recruit youths and we want everyone to know that the ruling party is there for the people.”
Cde Muleya said all new recruits, including about 100 former African Sun workers who joined the party a month ago will be welcomed to the party this Saturday.
Speaking at the same press conference, the party’s Hwange DCC Secretary for Administration Cde Nkosilathi Jiyane said they had come up with an action plan with targets to meet and to be reviewed every year.
The Press conference was part of Matabeleland North journalists’ activities for commemorating Press Freedom Day and it was beamed live on Breeze FM, which offered its studio for the live broadcast, to show commitment to according audience reliable information, in line with this year’s theme: “Information as a Public Good.” Journalists then planted a tree each outside the radio station’s premises afterwards, to show commitment to environment conservation especially taking cognizance of the fact that the province’s economic base is hinged on conservation and tourism.
By A Correspondent- Zanu-PF District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) throughout the country have lined up door-to-door campaigns ahead of the forthcoming elections.
The violent campaigns are aimed at forcing people to vote for the desperate party in the next election.
The party recently directed all its DCCs to mobilise and get five million members to vote for its President, Emmerson Mnangagwa.
By A Correspondent-The country has recorded 34 new cases in the last 24-hour cycle bringing the total number of cases in the country to 38 327.
All cases are local while the only death was reported in Bulawayo, which now has a cumulative 225 deaths, second after Harare, which has 611.
The 34 cases were reported in Bulawayo, Harare, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South provinces while the rest of the country did not report any cases.
The seven-day rolling average for new cases falls to 23 from 27 the previous day.
A total of 1 516 PCR tests were done and positivity was 2,2 percent. There were 128 new recoveries and the National Recovery Rate stands at 93 percent while active cases went down to 978 from 1 073.
“As of 4 May 2021, Zimbabwe had 38 327 confirmed cases including 35 775 recoveries and 1 574 deaths. To date a total of 452 191 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19,” said the Ministry of Health and Child Care in a daily update report.
The vaccination programme is continuing countrywide with 14 440 receiving their first dose yesterday and 7 821 getting their second, bringing the total to 452 191 people for the first dose and 107 586 for the second dose respectively.
The Ministry said as of 3 May at 3 PM, there were 13 hospitalised cases, 10 of them with mild to moderate symptoms while three were in the intensive care unit.
By A Correspondent- Industry and Commerce Minister, Sekai Nzenza was on Wednesday nowhere to be seen at the signing ceremony of 20 MoUs between the government and the visiting Indian Trade Organisation
The event was hosted by her ministry.
Nzenza could have avoided another embarrassment by the media which wanted her to explain a recent gesture where she paraded the Indian business delegation without taking COVID-19 precautions such as mask-wearing and social distance maintenance.
Today the event was attended by the Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe, Vijay Khanduja, Nzenza’s deputy, Raj Modi and several businessmen.
The delegation has been in the country for the past week and visited several cities and towns.
By A Correspondent- The desperate Emmerson Mnangagwa government has announced that has signed 20 Memoranda of Understanding an Indian Business Delegation which is in the country.
This is not the same time the Zanu PF government has signed business deals with Asian countries which never bore any fruit.
Towards the end of the late President Robert Mugabe’s era, the same administration celebrated sealing several business deals with Chinese companies and nothing came out of the widely publicised business pacts.
The MoUs which Mnangagwa is claiming to have signed with the Indians span various sectors that include mining, manufacturing, trade, banking and finance, tourism and pharmaceuticals among others.
By A Correspondent- A paltry 38 people sowed up at MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora’s Bindura party meeting at the weekend.
Mwonzora after realising the poor turn out failed to address the embarrassing number and withdrew his attendance.
Instead of blaming his organising team, the MDC-T leader shifted the blame to Nelson Chamisa led MDC Allience supporters whom he accused of disturbing his aborted political meeting.
The party’s Mashonaland Central provincial secretary, Saymore Mhene said Mwonzora was scheduled to meet the executive for a gap-filling agenda at the party’s district offices in Bindura, but he was advised to cancel the trip after he was informed about the low numbers at the venue.
“The meeting was sanctioned and we had notified the police. Organising secretary Mr Gift Chimanikire and his deputy Rhino Mashaya came to convene the meeting ahead of Mr Mwonzora,” said Mhene.
By A Correspondent-MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora in Bindura at the weekend abandoned his party’s Bindura meeting because of a poor turn-out.
Mwonzora was forced to cancel the trip to Bindura while chairperson Mr Morgen Komichi arrived, but avoided the venue after realising that there were very poor numbers.
The party’s Mashonaland Central provincial secretary, Saymore Mhene said Mwonzora was scheduled to meet the executive for a gap-filling agenda at the party’s district offices in Bindura, but he was advised to cancel the trip after he was informed about the low numbers at the venue.
“The meeting was sanctioned and we had notified the police. Organising secretary Mr Gift Chimanikire and his deputy Rhino Mashaya came to convene the meeting ahead of Mr Mwonzora,” said Mhene.
“The meeting was to be attended by 44 executive members, but only four ran away due to the disturbances, only 38 members attended. We had to advise Mwonzora to cancel his journey due to the noise. He had come to meet the people ahead of the ordinary congress,” said Mhene shifting the blame to MDC-Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa whom he said disturbed the gathering.
Own Correspondent | Young ladies around the country are unhappy with Masvingo preacher and slay queens godfather Isaac Makomichi’s threats to “close wombs of those who snatch married women’s husbands.”
The outspoken preacher reportedly returned from Ghana with a charm that can “close a woman’s womb.”
Makomichi recorded a video footage as he was leaving Ghana aboard a British Airways plane.
In the video footage, Makomichi said : “If someone takes your husband or boyfriend then that person anoora chibereko.”
S*x workers and slay queens are reportedly planning to take to the streets to push government to stop Makomichi from distrubuting the charm.
Own Correspondent | Young ladies around the country are unhappy with Masvingo preacher and slay queens godfather Isaac Makomichi’s threats to “close wombs of those who snatch married women’s husbands.”
The outspoken preacher reportedly returned from Ghana with a charm that can “close a woman’s womb.”
Makomichi recorded a video footage as he was leaving Ghana aboard a British Airways plane.
In the video footage, Makomichi said : “If someone takes your husband or boyfriend then that person anoora chibereko.”
S*x workers and slay queens are reportedly planning to take to the streets to push government to stop Makomichi from distrubuting the charm.
Jose Mourinho has been named as the new AS Roma manager.
The celebrated Portuguese tactician joins the the Serie A giants less than a month after parting ways with Tottenham Hotspur.
“The club are delighted to announce an agreement has been reached with Jose Mourinho for him to become our new head coach ahead of the 2021-22 season,” the club announced on Twitter.
Mourinho joins Roma as one of the most decorated coaches in world football, having managed Porto, Real Madrid, Inter, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has informed ZIFA about the areas still needing improvements at the National Sports Stadium following another temporary homologation of the venue to host international matches.
The country was at risk of hosting next month’s World Cup qualifying match against South Africa elsewhere due to the condition of the Harare stadium, but the continental football body gave the greenlight for the game to happen there.
The giant facility, however, does not meet all the minimum standards and CAF has warned ZIFA that the venue still needs some touch ups to get a long term approval to host international matches.
Here are the areas in need of upgrade:
Pitch condition Bucket seats for spectators Toilets for spectators Signage in & around the stadium Dressing rooms floors, showers & toilets Offices floors CCTV Access controls Venue Operations Center Failure to complete the renovations on time will result in fines that may arise from organisational and technical violations observed during the upcoming matches.
This has happened before after the FA was fined US$2,000 for uncleanliness of the stadium and lack of bucket seats when the Warriors hosted Zambia at the NSS, in the last AFCON qualifier in March.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba has described his encounter with Prince William on Tuesday as an honour.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the club’s Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, where he officially opened the new High-Performance Centre.
Nakamba was present at the function along with a couple of players from the senior squad.
Reacting to the meeting, the Warriors star tweeted: “It’s truly an honour to meet Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Thank you for the visit.”-Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has blasted the Zanu PF regime for being insensitive to the plight of suffering citizens.
An irate Hon Sikhala had no kind words to describe the regime:
I am hearing that ZBC is announcing that ZANU PF is going to carry out a clean up campaign in Mbare tomorrow and that they have hired many front loaders to do the same thing @NgarivhumeJacob was doing.
You arrested Jacob and you are doing what he wanted to do. You are Satanists…
The pathetic dictatorship of ED has arrested, kept @NgarivhumeJacob for hours at Matapi Police Station and released him without charge but a strong warning NEVER to pick litter again anywhere in Zimbabwe.
Chinyika chedu chonyadzisa,” wrote Hon Sikhala on Twitter.
Tinashe Sambiri|The MDC Alliance has urged citizens to reject the Constitutional Amendment Bill.
The MDC Alliance Namibia, in a statement, took a swipe at Douglas Mwonzora for compromising the people’s struggle due to a cup of coffee.
Read the MDC Alliance Namibia full statement below:
It is now officially confirmed that MDC T is a Zanupf project, Mdc Alliance Namibia echoes.
04 Tuesday 2021
Mdc Alliance Namibia urges all those who were fooled and deceived by the greedy stomach politicians; Douglas Togarasei Mwonzora, Thokozani Khupe, Morgan Komichi, Mashakada and their cronies to smell the coffee and rejoin the democratic project led by none other than the able organic leadership of President Advocate Nelson Chamisa (Wamba Dia Wamba).
We are very grateful to hundreds in Matebeleland Province who were quick to regain their composure to come back to People’s Agenda. Not forgetting what transpired in Bindura yesterday when Mwonzora and Komichi were barred from meeting social democrats who accused them of selling the democratic project to Zanupf Satanists.
Today, Tuesday, the 4th of May, MdcT has assisted the rogue Zanupf regime pass the Constitutional Amendment Bill No 2. This bill is a sadist attempt to compromise the most fundamental provision of the Constitution in Constitutional Democracy which is the separation of powers.
Mdc Alliance Namibia continues to ponder how a democratic party can vote to reverse the gains we scored in the Constitution of 2013 which was voted by the people one purports to represent. These are clear signs of a monocratic nature of governance. Mwonzora and cabal have shown the world that they are belly politicians who masquerade as socio-economic transformers.
The people spoke clearly about the constitutional procedures in the recruitment of judges; that judges are recruited through public interviews undertaken by the( JSC) Judiciary Services Commission, an independent institution mend to fight nepotism and remote-controlled Judiciary Service Providers. In antithesis with the provisions of the 2013 Constitution, Mwonzora and his Zanupf cronies voted that the President can do whatever he wants in terms of appointments and dismissals as well extensions after the retirement age.
Moreover, this is a clear betrayal of everything the original Mdc formed on September 11 1999 stood for in terms values and principles. It is surely and truly a shameful and darkest day for those associated with the Zanupf-sponsored MdcT including my little known homeboy, Festus Dumbu(the former Zaka West MP) and my cde at Zinasu, Anorld Chidodo who seem to be active on Facebook supporting this Zanupf surrogate.
It is now confirmed that Mdc-T is a Zanupf project after aiding their political masters with a 2/3 majority to pass a bill that promotes the President to hire and fire judges willy nilly, extend the term of office of judges beyond the stipulated age of 70 years just to protect an individual by the name Luke Malaba who is supposed to retire on the 15 May 2021. We are quite aware that this haste to pass this satanic bill is driven by the dictators to protect this captured Malaba from retirement.
Furthermore, it is imperative for social democrats to realise that Zanupf did not donate to Mwonzora the army to capture our Hq, Morgan Tsvangirai House for nothing, donate to him Mdc Alliance MPs , Councillors, Senators and the money constitutionally belonging to the Mdc Alliance according to the Political Parties Finances Act. Togarasei has paid back astronomically by betraying representative democracy on this day. The judicially-constructed MdcT has unearthed that it is a Zanupf surrogate meant to decimate the People’s Agenda in a bid to establish a One-party state, that shall be resisted as per our culture of confrontation to authoritarianism.
Politically inept Zanupf doesn’t have 2/3 majority to pass these evil laws aimed at capturing the Courts, Parliament and all other government institutions.
In a nutshell, Mdc Alliance Namibia encourages the people of Zimbabwe to vote No to this satanic bill.
It is now open that MPs who are assisting Zanupf are no longer with the people. They are now detached from their constituencies in pursuit of money and diplomatic passports. Instead of being change agents they have become opportunity seekers, the organic President Advocate Nelson Chamisa promised to radically transform the criteria of candidate selection process. We accepted the apology from the People’s President, in 2023 we shall do it after a radical shift.
Tinashe Sambiri|The MDC Alliance has urged citizens to reject the Constitutional Amendment Bill.
The MDC Alliance Namibia, in a statement, took a swipe at Douglas Mwonzora for compromising the people’s struggle due to a cup of coffee.
Read the MDC Alliance Namibia full statement below:
It is now officially confirmed that MDC T is a Zanupf project, Mdc Alliance Namibia echoes.
04 Tuesday 2021
Mdc Alliance Namibia urges all those who were fooled and deceived by the greedy stomach politicians; Douglas Togarasei Mwonzora, Thokozani Khupe, Morgan Komichi, Mashakada and their cronies to smell the coffee and rejoin the democratic project led by none other than the able organic leadership of President Advocate Nelson Chamisa (Wamba Dia Wamba).
We are very grateful to hundreds in Matebeleland Province who were quick to regain their composure to come back to People’s Agenda. Not forgetting what transpired in Bindura yesterday when Mwonzora and Komichi were barred from meeting social democrats who accused them of selling the democratic project to Zanupf Satanists.
Today, Tuesday, the 4th of May, MdcT has assisted the rogue Zanupf regime pass the Constitutional Amendment Bill No 2. This bill is a sadist attempt to compromise the most fundamental provision of the Constitution in Constitutional Democracy which is the separation of powers.
Mdc Alliance Namibia continues to ponder how a democratic party can vote to reverse the gains we scored in the Constitution of 2013 which was voted by the people one purports to represent. These are clear signs of a monocratic nature of governance. Mwonzora and cabal have shown the world that they are belly politicians who masquerade as socio-economic transformers.
The people spoke clearly about the constitutional procedures in the recruitment of judges; that judges are recruited through public interviews undertaken by the( JSC) Judiciary Services Commission, an independent institution mend to fight nepotism and remote-controlled Judiciary Service Providers. In antithesis with the provisions of the 2013 Constitution, Mwonzora and his Zanupf cronies voted that the President can do whatever he wants in terms of appointments and dismissals as well extensions after the retirement age.
Moreover, this is a clear betrayal of everything the original Mdc formed on September 11 1999 stood for in terms values and principles. It is surely and truly a shameful and darkest day for those associated with the Zanupf-sponsored MdcT including my little known homeboy, Festus Dumbu(the former Zaka West MP) and my cde at Zinasu, Anorld Chidodo who seem to be active on Facebook supporting this Zanupf surrogate.
It is now confirmed that Mdc-T is a Zanupf project after aiding their political masters with a 2/3 majority to pass a bill that promotes the President to hire and fire judges willy nilly, extend the term of office of judges beyond the stipulated age of 70 years just to protect an individual by the name Luke Malaba who is supposed to retire on the 15 May 2021. We are quite aware that this haste to pass this satanic bill is driven by the dictators to protect this captured Malaba from retirement.
Furthermore, it is imperative for social democrats to realise that Zanupf did not donate to Mwonzora the army to capture our Hq, Morgan Tsvangirai House for nothing, donate to him Mdc Alliance MPs , Councillors, Senators and the money constitutionally belonging to the Mdc Alliance according to the Political Parties Finances Act. Togarasei has paid back astronomically by betraying representative democracy on this day. The judicially-constructed MdcT has unearthed that it is a Zanupf surrogate meant to decimate the People’s Agenda in a bid to establish a One-party state, that shall be resisted as per our culture of confrontation to authoritarianism.
Politically inept Zanupf doesn’t have 2/3 majority to pass these evil laws aimed at capturing the Courts, Parliament and all other government institutions.
In a nutshell, Mdc Alliance Namibia encourages the people of Zimbabwe to vote No to this satanic bill.
It is now open that MPs who are assisting Zanupf are no longer with the people. They are now detached from their constituencies in pursuit of money and diplomatic passports. Instead of being change agents they have become opportunity seekers, the organic President Advocate Nelson Chamisa promised to radically transform the criteria of candidate selection process. We accepted the apology from the People’s President, in 2023 we shall do it after a radical shift.
Business Correspondent |Global Investors Hub and World Women Foundation have entered into a landmark partnership set to create countless opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe and abroad.
Global Investors Hub is youthful Zimbabwean entrepreneur, Noel Mavura’s baby while World Woman Foundation is a US based non-profit organization.
“World Woman Foundation is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; our vision is to empower one million women and girls worldwide by 2030.
Guided by our mission, we launched the global moonshot to reimagine the
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Today we are a global community of women leaders committed to scale and accelerate the impact of one million women and girls by 2030 within long-term investments to expand skills, connections, capacity, and visibility. Over the last 5 years, we have built a network of 300 change-makers in 20 countries who are solving the world’s greatest challenges,” said World Woman Foundation in a letter written to Global Investors Hub.
The organization seeks to create platforms for women to access capital for their projects.
“We aim to elevate 2 million women’s socio-economic milieu by providing access to capital, community, and coaching in STEAM fields.
Last year alone, our flagship program, Global Mentorship Program, reached 50,000+ women, hosted 5+ forums on issues ranging from social entrepreneurship, women leading innovation in food, technology, and sustainability, and introduced two new programs on scaling the business as well as training women for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
We would be happy to provide resources and support with our network, capacity building and mentorship opportunities for your project in your country. Welcome to the World Woman Foundation family.
We are confident World Woman Foundation along with with your organization, we will be able to accelerate women’s leadership in a bold new way under your leadership,” added the organization.
Own Correspondent | Young ladies around the country are unhappy with Masvingo preacher and slay queens godfather Isaac Makomichi’s threats to “close wombs of those who snatch married women’s husbands.”
The outspoken preacher reportedly returned from Ghana with a charm that can “close a woman’s womb.”
Makomichi recorded a video footage as he was leaving Ghana aboard a British Airways plane.
In the video footage, Makomichi said : “If someone takes your husband or boyfriend then that person anoora chibereko.”
S*x workers and slay queens are reportedly planning to take to the streets to push government to stop Makomichi from distrubuting the charm.
Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has blasted the Zanu PF regime for being insensitive to the plight of suffering citizens.
An irate Hon Sikhala had no kind words to describe the regime:
I am hearing that ZBC is announcing that ZANU PF is going to carry out a clean up campaign in Mbare tomorrow and that they have hired many front loaders to do the same thing @NgarivhumeJacob was doing.
You arrested Jacob and you are doing what he wanted to do. You are Satanists…
The pathetic dictatorship of ED has arrested, kept @NgarivhumeJacob for hours at Matapi Police Station and released him without charge but a strong warning NEVER to pick litter again anywhere in Zimbabwe.
Chinyika chedu chonyadzisa,” wrote Hon Sikhala on Twitter.
By A Correspondent- A Shamva-based police officer Privilege Chiworeso (31) was allegedly bashed by her husband Smart Mbonga (36) who accused her of cheating.
The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts yesterday where Mbonga appeared before magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura.
The state led by Carson Kundiona alleged on February 10, Chiworeso was with her friend Grace Mhandu when her husband started accusing her of having an extra marital affair.
He became violent and pushed Mhandu aside and attacked his wife with a pocket knife.
After the attack the accused left his wife in pain with her friend and went away.
She reported the matter leading to the arrest of accused.
As part of their bail conditions, the MDC Alliance youth leaders were told not to address crowds exceeding 50 people in line with #Covid-19 regulations pic.twitter.com/HVlKN4oega
By A Correspondent- Bulawayo’s Ekusileni Medical Centre is yet to admit COVID-19 patients a year after it was declared a coronavirus treatment centre, amid calls for strengthening of the health sector to effectively deal with new strains of the deadly disease.
Last year, several promises to open Ekusileni hit a snag. Dates were announced for the groundbreaking ceremony, but authorities continued to postpone the opening of the institution.
Ekusileni chief executive officer Absalom Dube on Monday said the medical centre would be opening very soon as the renovations were 95% complete.
“From October, there was lack of funding, shortage of the required equipment, delays in delivery of equipment and delays by contractors,” he said.
“The donations received from Dairibord Zimbabwe are not enough as some patients use more than five blankets and these blankets need to be changed depending on the situation obtaining at that particular time. For now, the equipment is inadequate,” he said.
Dube’s remarks came after Dairibord Zimbabwe donated 170 blankets, 152 bed sheets and 76 pillowcases to the centre. He appealed to the National Social Security Authority to intervene and contractors to deliver all needed equipment soon.
Bulawayo Metropolitan Affairs minister Judith Ncube said work at Ekusileni was about to be completed.
“Ekusileni Medical Centre is opening any time from now as there are a few touch-ups to be completed.
“The lockdown period delayed the programme and we are looking for equipment somewhere else.
“We received donations from Dairibord and we wish to get such donations from other institutions and we appreciate people’s patience as the donations are still coming,” she said.
Ncube urged the stakeholders to work hard in order to improve the quality of health services in the city.
“We also have a kitchen in Thorngrove that needs new stoves and the machines there are old.
“We appeal to Bulawayo investors and the people from the diaspora to intervene,” Ncube said.-Newsday
By A Correspondent- Two of the three daring thieves, who allegedly stole a copy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 2020 Independence Day speech and a laptop have skipped bail after they were remanded to April 22 by Kwekwe magistrate Cheryl Tembo.
Trymore Jakarasi (35) of Pumula North in Bulawayo, and Shepherd Madaka (29) of Budiriro 3, Harare, were granted $5 000 bail each when they initially appeared before the courts.
Their alleged accomplice, Tinashe Matete Dube (27), of Glen View 3 in Harare, who is currently admitted at Gweru General Hospital after he was moved from Kwekwe General Hospital, was remanded in custody.
Dube is facing an attempted murder charge after he tried to run over police sergeant Misheck Mubika after they were cornered at Cooler Box Bottlestore in Kwekwe.
The three were part of a four-member gang which was on the police “wanted list” for stealing a laptop and Mnangagwa’s speech from one of his security aides.
The same gang was on the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Masvingo “most wanted list” for theft from cars under case number CR17/06/2020.
The notorious gang was reported at Dzivarasekwa Police Station, Harare, under case number CR155/04/20.
Meanwhile, Kwekwe police last week arrested Ranganai Devine Sibanda (23) of Torwood in Redcliff in connection with attempted murder after he attacked his ex-girlfriend Nomatter Ncube (27) of Mapfungautsi in Gokwe with a machete for refusing to reconcile with him.
Ncube was struck several times on September 9, 2020 after Sibanda confronted her over the move to terminate their relationship.
Sibanda is yet to appear in court facing attempted murder.-newsday
By A Correspondent| Controversial land baron and Pokugara Properties owner Kenneth Raydon Sharpe is on the run and evading justice after lying under oath and maliciously destroying property belonging to a Harare developer George Katsimberis.
Sharpe is accused of conniving with staff from his office and City of Harare officials to destroy a show house built by Katsimberis as part of a joint venture agreement they entered into for the development of cluster houses in Borrowdale.
He is also charged with perjury after falsifying information on an affidavit submitted to court as part of his response to the malicious damage to property case.
Kenneth Raydon Sharpe, the man at the centre of the controversial land transfer
In court papers in the hands of ZimEye, Sharpe who is jointly charged with six others including suspended City of Harare Town Clerk Hosiah Chisango, Engineer Isaiah Zvenyika Chawatama, Samuel Nyabezi, Lasten Taonezvi Michael John Van Blerk, Simbarashe Kadye and Mandla Marlone Ndebele allegedly destroyed a show house built by Katsimberis at the corner of Teviotdale and Whitwell Road in Borrowdale.
“In that on the date to the prosecutor unknown but during the period extending from July 2018 to October 2018 and at Plot 9 of 21 on consolidated stand number 19559 of 19828 Harare Township Corner Teviotdale and Whitwell road, Borrrowdale, Pokugara Properties (Private) Limited, Michael John Van Blerk, Mandla Marlone Ndebele, City of Harare, Hosiah Chisango, Isaiah Zvenyika Chawatama, Samuel Nyabezi, Lasten Taonezvi and Kenneth Raydon Sharpe who is still at large, one or more of them knowing that Georgios Katsimberis is entitled to own, possess or control any property or realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that another person may so be entitled, damaged or destroyed the property intending to cause damage or destruction…” reads part of the summons written by the police.
Meanwhile, Katsimberis’ lawyer Tendai Biti told Harare magistrate Sandra Mupindu that Sharpe was a fugitive of justice.
“My lady the accused is a land developer, sometime in 2016 he formed a joint venture company with the complainant who is a fugitive from justice, at large and land baron, Kenneth Raydon Sharpe, Pokugara Properties managing director John Michael Van Blerk and have brought up charges to my client who is also the chief witness hence there are similar cases for them before the Courts,” said Biti.
Multi-award winning gospel music sensation, Fungisai Zvakavapano Mashavave has ventured into beverages business following the launch of her new health drink called Organic Boabab Juice.
In a video circulating on her social media platforms, the gospel diva is seen displaying several bottles of the baobab juice.
“We are now manufacturing a health drink called Organic Baobab Juice. The feedback about the product is overwhelming and I am very happy,” she said.
In 2015, Fungisai opened a boutique and is also running other businesses to augment her income from music.
The juice is made from Baobab fruits which are found in the dry regions of Zimbabwe including Chipinge, Chimanimani and Chiredzi among other lowveld areas.
By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) members on Tuesday 4 May 2021 arrested and detained Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of opposition Transform Zimbabwe political party and the Convenor of #31JulyMovement, for allegedly conducting a clean-up campaign in Harare’s Mbare suburb without first seeking police clearance.
Ngarivhume was arrested together with Thabani Ncube, also of #31JulyMovement and two unidentified drivers and detained at Matapi Police Station for close to two hours. They were arrested while on a widely publicised clean-up exercise conducted in Mbare, one of Harare’s oldest high-density suburb.
The drivers were assisting in the collection of garbage which is littered in Mbare and has not been collected by the local authority for a long time thereby posing a health hazard.
A refuse dump truck was also seized by ZRP and later released. Ngarivhume, Ncube and the two drivers were released without any charges preferred against them as Tinomuda Shoko, Paidamoyo Saurombe and Harrison Nkomo of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights had been deployed to represent them.
By A Correspondent- Zanu-PF has announced plans to draft a new party constitution which will have a clause compelling all members to be on the voters’ roll and vote for party candidates, failing which they will face disciplinary action.
This was revealed at the weekend by Zanu-PF secretary for legal affairs Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana.
Mangwana told delegates at the Mashonaland East provincial co-ordinating committee meeting in Marondera that the current party constitution had a lot of loopholes which required overhaul.
“You say you are a party member? What help do you bring to the party if you can’t vote for it? Your value to Zanu-PF is your capacity to vote for Zanu-PF. If you are a Zanu-PF member, knowing that you are not in the voter’s roll, just resign.
“Currently it is not a disciplinary offence to belong to Zanu-PF and be unable to vote for it. We included that, we are in the process of drafting a new constitution for the party. In that constitution, it is now a disciplinary offence to hold a position in Zanu-PF and be unable to vote for it. Why do you waste our time and party regalia when you are not part of us?” Mangwana asked rhetorically.
The ruling party is currently engaged in cell restructuring and verification exercises ahead of the 2023 elections.
In 2018, Zanu-PF got a rude awakening after its MPs got higher votes than President Emmerson Mnangagwa who was nearly pummelled by opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa.
“We now need to know how many party members we have per village or cell, the same applies at branch level. This time let us be clinical. The late former President Robert Mugabe made us go to school, why do we fail simple mathematics? If we have 50 members in a cell, then how many are going to vote for Zanu-PF?” Mangwana asked.
By A Correspondent- Opposition MDC Alliance legislator Joanah Mamombe (Harare West) and party activist Cecilia Chimbiri will know their fate today after Harare High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi failed to make a ruling yesterday due to ill health.
Mamombe and Chimbiri were arrested two months ago on allegations of breaching COVID-19 safety regulations after they held a Press conference outside the Harare Magistrates’ Courts calling for the release of fellow party member Makomborero Haruziviishe.
“I want to believe the postponement is unavoidable. The judge says he is sick and it’s something beyond his control and so we can only wait for tomorrow (today),” the duo’s lawyer Alec Muchadehama said.
Industry and Commerce, Dr Sekai Nzenza, last week met a delegation from India but they did not practise social distancing neither were they wearing face masks. Should she be arrested?
The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has turned the tables against its member Benjamin Rukanda and reported him to law enforcement agents for fraud and perjury after he unilaterally recalled six MDC Alliance legislators, including party vice-president Tendai Biti, from Parliament without the party’s consent.
Rukanda allegedly masqueraded as the party’s secretary-general and wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda to have the six legislators — Biti (Harare East), Willias Madzimure (Kambuzuma), Settlement Chikwinya (Mbizo), Kucaca Phulu (Nkulumane), Sichelesile Mahlangu (Pumula) and Regai Tsunga (Mutasa South) — recalled.
PDP youth secretary for mobilisation Lloyd Madzimure last week reported Rukanda at the Harare Central Police Station under case number IR 041348.
“I only got to know Rukanda in connection with this matter, and in the United PDP, he was in lower structures in Masvingo,” Madzimure said.
In his statement to the police, Madzimure said Rukanda misrepresented to Mudenda that he was the secretary-general of the party when it was actually Chikwinya who held the position.
“On March 17, 2021, the accused authored a letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda, claiming to be PDP secretary-general while, as a matter of fact, the secretary-general was Settlement Chikwinya,” Madzimure said.
“The accused person had no legal right to call for the recalling of the above MPs, and in doing so he greatly misdirected the Speaker (Mudenda) to make lame decisions against them.”
Contacted for comment, Rukanda said he was busy.
“In the meantime, I am busy,” he said.
Efforts to get a comment from PDP leader Lucia Matibenga were in vain as her mobile phone was not being answered.
Biti and his colleagues recently had their recall set aside by the High Court and are now set to resume their parliamentary duties.
The World Health Organisation Africa will tomorrow (Thursday) host a press conference which is set to be addressed by the WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti.
Managing Director, Country Programmes, GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, Thabani Maphosa will also be available as one of the panelists.
Said the WHO :
Please join the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Media briefing. The virtual press conference is on-the-record and it is an opportunity for you to ask questions on the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, as well as other health issues. The media briefing is facilitated by APO Group.
Panelists:
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa
Thabani Maphosa, Managing Director, Country Programmes, GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance
Interpretation will be provided in French. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to access the event.
You can send questions in advance in English or French. Please email Collins Boakye-Agyemang: [email protected] and Danielle Siemeni: [email protected]with your full name, your country and your media organization and indicate if you would like to ask your questions live. Anonymous questions will not be accepted.
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A Mzilikazi man has been fined RTGS$5 000 after being found guilty of assaulting his wife for not singing at a funeral.
Lucas Mhlanga (39) of Mzilikazi suburb in Bulawayo who appeared before Bulawayo Magistrate Mrs Nomagugu Maphosa on Monday blamed alcohol for his violent behavior.
Appearing for the State, Owen Mugari said Mhlanga, a barber and his wife Sikhulekile Moyo (40) were coming from a funeral in the same suburb on Sunday evening when he asked her why she was not singing at the funeral.
Mhlanga then assaulted his wife as punishment for not singing.
It was not stated who had died.
Moyo who did not suffer any injuries reported the matter to the police resulting in Mhlanga’s arrest.
The woman brought an affidavit to court intending to withdraw the matter saying she had forgiven him as Mhlanga had promised not to assault her again.
“I have forgiven my husband because he promised not to do it again and because he is the father of my only child who is a minor,” said Moyo.
Mhlanga pleaded for the court to be lenient and promised not to assault her again as he now knows it is a serious offence.
“I am sorry to my wife and to the Honourable court. I acted under the influence of alcohol and I did not know that punishing my wife is an offence. Now that I know, I shall never do it again,” said Mhlanga.
The magistrate Maphosa said the court considers the fact that the complainant had rendered an affidavit intending to withdraw the case and that she was the accused person’s wife and the couple has a child who is a minor.
The magistrate said sending Mhlanga to jail would disturb the child whose upkeep is based on the accused person’s earnings as he was the breadwinner.
Maphosa ordered Mhlanga to pay $5 000 by May 30 or spend 60 days in prison.
REF: RESIGNATION FROM THE ORGANISATION WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
My name is Noris Nyathi, a party member based in Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North, I write this letter to inform you that I am no longer a member of this party.
My resignation is inspired by numerous factors, i.e failure to protect the citizens of Zimbabwe, I consider it gross misconduct by our MPs, Senators including the presidium to give ZANU PF the needed two third majority in order to pass the repressive Amendment Bill 2, this is a direct provocation to the electorate who are the custodians of the constitution which you have amended without going through a consultative process.
Your soft tone to the injustices perpetrated against the people of this nation leaves a lot to be desired. Secretary General, as I indicated that I am from Matabeleland North, I also feel the party has nothing to do with this region as reflected in your list of the Standing Committee members.
Your composition of top leadership does not reflect inclusiveness or nationalism, you continue to sideline the people of Matabeleland from powerful positions like any other party headquartered in Harare.
I want to also speak to the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment, it is a fact that part of the 27th December congress delegates were not the proper structures as at February 2018, this whole process was carried out to consolidate power and control of Morgan House.
In the spirit of democracy and integrity the party was supposed to bring together all party members who were in the structures before the death of President Morgan Tsvangirai (MHSRIP) including those you regarded as your enemies.
Your exclusion of other members was illegal, undemocratic and selfish.
I thank you for affording me an opportunity to grow my political career under your flagship since the formation of the movement unti now.
I know what is right and what is wrong because I was trained and mentored here.
By Wilbert Mukori- The British government has once again restated its commitment to human rights and good governance in Zimbabwe.
“We remain seriously concerned about the human rights situation in Zimbabwe. It is one of the UK’s 30 human rights priority countries globally,” said Lord Tariq Mahmood Ahmad, UK Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
“On February 1, 2021, the UK announced new sanctions against four Zimbabwean security sector chiefs for serious human rights violations. We are concerned at the high rates of gender-based violence which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 response, including reports of harassment by police officers enforcing COVID-19 lockdown laws. In an effort to safeguard women’s rights, we spent £3 470 000 in 2020/21 to support the work of civil society organisations working to tackle gender-based violence.”
This is welcome news to every thinking Zimbabwean out there.
The root cause of Zimbabwe’s seemingly never ending economic and political crisis is the country’s failure to hold free, fair and credible elections. The country is gearing up for the 2023 elections and there is an opportunity to break the cycle of rigged election, bad governance, political oppression and grinding economic poverty and despair. The country will never accomplish of substance until we cure ourselves of the curse of rigged elections.
Zimbabwe had it best opportunity ever to implement the democratic reforms and end the curse of rigged elections during the 2008 to 2013 GNU. Sadly, MDC leaders, the GNU partner the task of implementing the reforms fell, failed to get even one reform implemented.
The SADC leaders, who were the guarantor of the political agreement that gave birth to the GNU, advised Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC friends to have the 2013 elections postponed until reforms were implemented. Sadly, MDC leaders once again paid no heed.
Boycotting and/or postponing the elections rather than participating only to give legitimacy to the vote rigging Zanu PF was sound advice back in June 2013 and it is still sound advice today. There really is no point in participating in an election process so flawed and illegal the regime failed to produce something as basic as a verified voters’ roll.
Free, fair and credible elections is not just a basic human right, it is the essence of good governance and our ticket to ending the curse of bad governance, economic meltdown and the political oppression.
Whilst there is no chance of getting any democratic reforms implemented now, just over two years to the July 2023 election or of getting MDC and the rest in the opposition camp to boycott the 2023. Still, the British and the rest of the international community can bear pressure to bear on both Zanu PF and MDC leaders to end this cycle of flawed, illegal and meaningless elections by:
· reminding Zimbabwe’s errant politicians of the need to implement democratic reforms to ensure free, fair and credible elections.
· Stop funding, directly or indirectly, all 2023 elections activities until meaningful democratic reforms have been implemented
· Making it clear that if the 2023 elections go ahead with no meaningful reforms in place then the process will be condemn for failing “to meet international standards”, as stated in EU (2018) Election Observer Mission report. The process will be considered null and void and the vote rigging regime illegitimate.
After 41 years of rigged elections what the people of Zimbabwe want above all else is an end to the curse of rigged elections. Surely, that is not too much to ask!
A traffic police officer is battling for life at Gweru Provincial Hospital after he was run over by a commuter omnibus while manning a roadblock in the mining town of Kwekwe.
Police have since launched a manhunt for the kombi driver, Morris Mukwendi (27), who was driving an unregistered commuter omnibus after he escaped from the scene.
Assistant Inspector Dumisani Pondo was manning a roadblock along the City-Amaveni Road when the incident occurred.
Police confirmed the incident and said Mukwendi fled from the scene.
“The police are appealing for information which may lead to the location and arrest of a suspect, Morris Mukwendi of Kwekwe for attempted murder. The suspect ran over a member of the ZRP at the 2,5km peg along Amaveni Road near Gokwe turn-off on 30 April 2021 at around 1130am. The member is currently battling for life at Gweru Provincial Hospital,” said police national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi.
Asst Insp Pondo sustained injuries to the backbone and a deep cut on the head.
Circumstances are that on last Friday at around 1130 hours, Asst Insp Pondo was manning a roadblock at Gokwe turn-off along Amaveni Road in the company of three other police officers.
Upon approaching the roadblock, Mukwendi, who was driving a white Nissan Caravan, was instructed to stop by police officers.
By A Correspondent- The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has turned the tables against its member Benjamin Rukanda and reported him to law enforcement agents for fraud and perjury after he unilaterally recalled six MDC Alliance legislators, including party vice-president Tendai Biti, from Parliament without the party’s consent.
Rukanda allegedly masqueraded as the party’s secretary-general and wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda to have the six legislators – Biti (Harare East), Willias Madzimure (Kambuzuma), Settlement Chikwinya (Mbizo), Kucaca Phulu (Nkulumane), Sichelesile Mahlangu (Pumula) and Regai Tsunga (Mutasa South) – recalled.
PDP youth secretary for mobilisation Lloyd Madzimure last week reported Rukanda at the Harare Central Police Station under case number IR 041348.
“I only got to know Rukanda in connection with this matter, and in the United PDP, he was in lower structures in Masvingo,” Madzimure said.
In his statement to the police, Madzimure said Rukanda misrepresented to Mudenda that he was the secretary-general of the party when it was actually Chikwinya who held the position.
“On March 17, 2021, the accused authored a letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda, claiming to be PDP secretary-general while, as a matter of fact, the secretary-general was Settlement Chikwinya,” Madzimure said.
“The accused person had no legal right to call for the recalling of the above MPs, and in doing so he greatly misdirected the Speaker (Mudenda) to make lame decisions against them.”
Contacted for comment, Rukanda said he was busy.
“In the meantime, I am busy,” he said.
Efforts to get a comment from PDP leader Lucia Matibenga were in vain as her mobile phone was not being answered.
Biti and his colleagues recently had their recall set aside by the High Court and are now set to resume their parliamentary duties.
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has reviewed prices of fuel.
Diesel has maintained the previous month selling price of US$1.32 while petrol has marginally dropped price by 1 cent and is now US$1.33.
In terms of RTGS prices, both diesel and petrol dropped by 34 cents and is now selling for RTGS$111.43 and RTGS$112.62 down from RTGS$111.77 and RTGS$112.96 respectively.
The mother of the 14 year old girl who allegedly assaulted Lufuno Mavhunga hours before the pupil took her own life, says her daughter is filled with regret over the incident.
In an interview televised on Sunday night with Newzroom Afrika, the woman said while her child will receive counselling, Lufuno’s death is something that will remain with her forever.
“I don’t think she is proud [of the incident]. I remember her saying, ‘I wish I didn’t beat this child’,” said the mother.
“Even if we take her for counselling, she must be able to counsel herself and say this is the situation and this is how far my guilt is in the situation. I know she is not a cold soul that takes [the situation] for granted or ignores it,” she added.
The mother is not being named to protect the identity of her child, who is still a minor.
News of Mavhunga’s suicide shocked the nation several weeks ago and put the spotlight on school bullying.
The 15-year-old victim took her own life after a video, showing her being repeatedly slapped by her schoolmate, went viral on social media. She overdosed on pills.
Officials from the Mbilwi High School in Sibasa outside Thohoyandou, where the girls were pupils, opened a case of assault as the incident happened at school.
The pained mother said she was shocked and outraged seeing the video of her daughter attacking Lufuno. She asked her daughter about the incident and learnt there had been a R5 bet put forward by other children that her daughter would assault Lufuno — after an exchange on social media between the two girls.
“I told her that she broke my heart. I told her that she is in trouble and now that it has escalated to this level, as a family we are in trouble,” the woman added.
Her daughter spent several weeks in a place of safety and was eventually granted bail and released into her parent’s care last week.
Limpopo National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzangi said bail was granted on condition the accused did not interfere with witnesses or travel outside Limpopo without the knowledge of the investigating officer.
“The case is remanded to May 27 for further investigations. The pupil is facing assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm charges,” said Malabi-Dzangi.
In the TV interview, the mother apologised to Lufuno’s family.
She said South Africans should know her daughter’s actions do not make her an animal and hoped her punishment would be equivalent to the crime.
Speaking to SowetanLIVE’s sister publication TimesLIVE on Monday afternoon, Lufuno’s elder brother Dakalo said her family had not yet seen the television interview.
My father tells me that [my mom] cries a lot and struggles to sleep
Dakalo Mavhunga, Lufuno’s brother
He said the family of the girl who assaulted his sister had not yet made contact.
“We haven’t resisted meeting with them as long as things are done in a proper manner. We would like to hear from them but it has to be away from the eyes of the media,” said Dakalo.
He said they were still struggling to comprehend what had happened but were taking things one day at a time.
“It is more difficult for my mom who is on medication. It is harder now because everyone has left after the funeral and it is quiet. I am not at home either but my father tells me that she cries a lot and struggles to sleep,” Dakalo added.
Asked how the family felt about the girl being granted bail, Dakalo said perhaps she should not have been granted bail.
“We were not expecting it because a lot of people, even those who are not related to us are angry. If anything were to happen to her out here, our family would be the first suspects, so for her own safety, we expected her to be kept there until the case is concluded,” he said.
Asked if his family was ready to forgive, Dakalo said only time would tell.-TimesLive
