By A Correspondent-Police in Mberengwa are investigating a case in which a 78-year-old man from Chingechuru under Chief Chizungu was found dead with his body floating in a local dam.
Midlands Provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko said the now deceased Wilson Dube (78) left home for a beer drink at the nearby Chingechuru Business Centre on Tuesday but never returned home.
“The following day, his 20-year-old son then found Dube’s body floating in the nearby Madzivire Dam,” said Insp Mahoko.
By A Correspondent- Zesa is in the process of applying for a new tariff in a bid to boost its operations, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) chief executive officer Mr Eddington Mazambani has said.
Mr Mazambani said this at a breakfast meeting organised this morning in Harare so that journalists engage the new board announced by Government early this year.
The exact tariff being sought by Zesa will be confirmed soon.
While industrialists are concerned that a new tariff would affect their operations, it is felt that Zesa urgently requires a tariff review given that it is presently “incapacitated”.
Zera board chair Dr David Madzikanda told journalists during the same event that Zesa does not have vehicles and required personnel as it cannot afford to pay decent salaries to competent staff due to a low tariff.
By A Correspondent- Fresh details on former first lady, Grace Mugabe’s PhD saga emerged in court during the continuation of former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe, Professor Levi Nyagura.
Grace Mugabe’s PhD sent tongues wagging with some saying she had not earned it, something that affected the reputation of the University of Zimbabwe, resulting in Nyagura being suspended.
Appearing before the courts as a witness, Surgent Chevo, who was the registrar at the UZ during that period, told the court that there were no irregularities in all processes up until Mugabe graduated with a PhD.
Responding to questions during a cross-examination session by Nyagura’s lawyer, Advocate Tawanda Zhuwarara, Chevo said the examination panel did an oral examination on Grace Mugabe at her children’s home and she passed.
He claimed:
As she was being asked questions by the examination panel during the oral examination at first she was shivering, but later calmed down and answered them satisfactorily.
After the oral examination the examination panel deliberated on Mugabe’s performance and all the members agreed unanimously that she had performed satisfactorily and that she be awarded a PhD degree.
He also exonerated Nyagura of the allegations that he gave him instructions that showed favour to Mugabe.
The second witness, senior lecturer Julius Musevenzi, recently told the court that there were documents showing that other university staff members took part in admitting Mrs Mugabe as a student.
It was also revealed through Advocate Zhuwarara’s cross-examination that there were university documents showing that Mrs Mugabe was conducting research and that progress reports were produced by Prof Mararike.
This comes after Dr Watch Ruparanganda, a senior official in the Department of Sociology at the UZ and also a witness in Nyagura’s trial told a Harare court that as a chair of the Department Grace was allegedly in, he should have been informed of Grace’s enrolment for a PhD.
Ruparanganda insinuated that the former first lady never enrolled for a PhD degree at the institution.
Today a dark cloud hangs perilously above the Pfebve family, 21 years ago today, on the 30 April 2000. Government sponsored militia murdered my brother Mathew in cold blood. Today Mathew we will not forget you, justice will be DONE. It may take a toll but we will NOT betray you. pic.twitter.com/DjOds9bvCX
By A correspondent-The Bulawayo based rising amapiano artiste Greatjoy Hlatshwayo, popularly known as Greatjoy Hlats in the music circles, has released his second single titled Ingozirecorded at Montrose Records.
The 22-year-old musician told NewsDay Life & Style that his music was a source of inspiration for young people from different backgrounds.
“My recent release Ingozi has been well received.
“Within a few hours of its release, the song has been trending on audiomack and fans are sending their dance challenges for the track,” he said.
“I have provided links for audiomack streams to download on all my social media platforms as well for Spotify and Apple music.
“I advise my fans to pre-save the links.
“I will drop another banger called Memeza in which I have featured a finest up-and-coming musician, Papi Nala.”
Greatjoy Hlats said he was working on the video for Ingozi.
Apart from being a musician, Greatjoy Hlats is also an actor, dancer and joy choreographer, model, television and radio presenter.
By A Correspondent-The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has defended President Emmerson Mnangagwa and said he did not ignore the funeral of the aircrew of the Agusta Bell 412 helicopter that crashed in the Hukuru Area in Arcturus, Mashonaland East Province last week.
Air Force said there were malicious reports from some sections of the media which it said were aimed to tarnish the image of the President as well as drawing a wedge between the families and the organisation.
The deceased crew comprised two pilots, Wing Commander Thomas Tinashe Manyowa and Flight Lieutenant Anita Mapiye and aircraft technician Flight Sergeant Tinodiwanashe Chikamhi.
In a statement yesterday, AFZ director Civil-Military Relations, Group Captain Valentine Sedze, said such reports were insensitive.
“The AFZ has noted with concern the malicious efforts by some elements of the media to drive a wedge between the organisation and families of the deceased crew after an AB412 helicopter accident last week,” he said.
“Such reports are not only malicious but insensitive as the AFZ and the families of the deceased are grappling to come to terms with the loss of the dearly departed crew.”
Grp Cpt Sedze said the AFZ provided the required support in terms of the appropriate defence regulations.
“In mourning the deceased after the unfortunate accident, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces led by expressing his deepest condolences to the families of the deceased,” he said.
“Thereafter, the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Cde Oppah Muchinguri was accompanied by Commander AFZ, Air Marshal Elison Moyo and senior officers to pay condolences to all the families of the deceased.
“Since then, the AFZ has stood with the families by providing the required support in terms of the appropriate defence regulations.” Grp Cpt Sedze said a funeral parade to honour the crew will be held today at Manyame Airbase.
After the parade, Wing Commander Manyowa will be buried in Chinhoyi, while Flight Lieutenant Mapiye will be interred at Glen Forest Memorial Park in Harare, with Flight Sergeant Chikamhi being at Mucheke Cemetery in Masvingo.
The accident also claimed the life of an 18-month-old toddler, Jade Fenyere, who was buried on Tuesday in Bocha, Manicaland Province.
By A Correspondent-The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) said it was with the bereaved families in mourning the aircrew of the Agusta Bell 412 helicopter that crashed in the Hukuru Area in Arcturus, Mashonaland East Province last week.
Air Force said there were malicious reports from some sections of the media which it said were aimed to draw a wedge between the families and the organisation.
The deceased crew comprised two pilots, Wing Commander Thomas Tinashe Manyowa and Flight Lieutenant Anita Mapiye and aircraft technician Flight Sergeant Tinodiwanashe Chikamhi.
In a statement yesterday, AFZ director Civil-Military Relations, Group Captain Valentine Sedze, said such reports were insensitive.
“The AFZ has noted with concern the malicious efforts by some elements of the media to drive a wedge between the organisation and families of the deceased crew after an AB412 helicopter accident last week,” he said.
“Such reports are not only malicious but insensitive as the AFZ and the families of the deceased are grappling to come to terms with the loss of the dearly departed crew.”
Grp Cpt Sedze said the AFZ provided the required support in terms of the appropriate defence regulations.
“In mourning the deceased after the unfortunate accident, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces led by expressing his deepest condolences to the families of the deceased,” he said.
“Thereafter, the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Cde Oppah Muchinguri was accompanied by Commander AFZ, Air Marshal Elison Moyo and senior officers to pay condolences to all the families of the deceased.
“Since then, the AFZ has stood with the families by providing the required support in terms of the appropriate defence regulations.” Grp Cpt Sedze said a funeral parade to honour the crew will be held today at Manyame Airbase.
After the parade, Wing Commander Manyowa will be buried in Chinhoyi, while Flight Lieutenant Mapiye will be interred at Glen Forest Memorial Park in Harare, with Flight Sergeant Chikamhi being at Mucheke Cemetery in Masvingo.
The accident also claimed the life of an 18-month-old toddler, Jade Fenyere, who was buried on Tuesday in Bocha, Manicaland Province.
By A Correspondent-Police in Mberengwa are investigating a case in which a 78-year-old man from Chingechuru under Chief Chizungu was found dead with his body floating in a local dam.
Midlands Provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko said the now deceased Wilson Dube (78) left home for a beer drink at the nearby Chingechuru Business Centre on Tuesday but never returned home.
“The following day, his 20-year-old son then found Dube’s body floating in the nearby Madzivire Dam,” said Insp Mahoko.
By A Correspondent- Zesa said it wanted the government to allow the power utility to hike electricity tariffs so that it raises enough money to buy cars and pay workers
Zesa has applied for a new tariff hike in what it said was a bid to boost its operations.
This was said by Zera board chair Dr David Madzikanda in Harare today during a Zesa organised breakfast meeting with journalists.
Madzikanda said Zesa did not have vehicles and required personnel as it cannot afford to pay decent salaries to competent staff due to a low tariff.
By Farai D Hove | Emmerson Mnangagwa’s deputy Constantino Chiwenga on Friday exposed his boss for launching an old defunct Bank disguised as new.
Speaking while introducing Mnangagwa at the launching of the Agriculture Finance Corporation Holdings, celebrated as a new bank, Chiwenga said he is ‘humbled to introduce the guest of honour for this important function.”
At this point, Chiwenga then pulled the cat out of the bag to state:
“Before I introduce the guest of honour let me highlight that the move to restructure the Agribank to the AFC… Aimed at securing food self-sufficiency of the country… AFC Holdings Ltd is expected to provide…”
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ZBC FOOTAGE OF MNANGAGWA CELEBRATING NEW BANK WHEN IT'S JUST THE OLD AGRIBANK CHANGED NAME https://t.co/tD54KaQxem
By A Correspondent- In his desperate effort to challenge and denounce his predecessor, the late former President Robert Mugabe’s legacy, President Mnangagwa has today renamed Agribank to the Agricultural Finance Company Holdings.
Mnangagwa created four subsidiaries for the former Agribank namely, AFC Commercial Bank, AFC Insurance, AFC Land and Development Bank, and AFC Leasing Company.
He said the old new institution will provide funding across the whole agriculture value chain from communal to large-scale farmers. I
Former Dynamos defender Stanley ‘Samora’ Chirambadare allegedly threatened to kill the boy he is being accused of sodomising if he brought the matter to light, it has emerged.
Chirambadare was arrested on Wednesday and appeared before Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi yesterday facing sexual assault charges.
Prosecutors told the court that in March 2021, Chirambadare (56), threatened to kill the plaintiff (13) if he was to bring the matter to light.
The court was also told that Chirambadare, abused the boy, who would frequently visit the accused at his home, until he developed piles.
Piles are swollen and inflamed veins in the rectum and anus that cause discomfort and bleeding.
The matter finally came to light, the court heard, when the boy confided the discomfort to his uncle, who took him to the Police to report the matter.
Chirambadare was remanded in custody till May 13.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
PERSECUTION OF OPPOSITION; REGIME SOWING SEEDS OF CIVIL UNREST & DISOBEDIENCE: MDC VETERANS ACTIVISTS ASSOCIATION (MDC VAA)
29 April 2021
The Regime is living dangerously and treading on loose ground by continually clamping down voices of reason and opposition activists on frivolous and trumped up charges.
The weaponisation of the law by the regime to suppress the mass and crush dissent fecundifies the nation for civil unrest and disobedience.
The Regime is sliding the nation back to the Liberation Struggle era where the then colonial regime crushed dissent with impunity until there was no room left for the citizens to breath leaving them with no option but to fight for their birth rights.
The arrest of the MDC Alliance Youth Chairperson, Cde Luther Obey Sithole and many others on crimes of conscience is a clear testimony that the Regime is hell-bent on crushing Dissent and silencing the voices of reason than in addressing the people’s grievances.They are arresting to investigate and not investigate to arrest, which is rather unfortunate as they are pushing the people to the edge.They are stretching the people’s tolerance beyond the limits. The Regime is playing Russian Roulette with our future.
The Regime has waged a war against the voices of reason in the media, civil society and outspoken opposition Activists.They arrested the MDC Youth Alliance Organizing Secretary, Godfrey Kurauone, for singing; they arrested Makomborero Haruzivishe for alleged graffiti; they arrested Takudzwa Ngadziore for speaking to journalists; they arrested Hon Joanna Mamombe, Netsai Marowa, and Cecilia Chimbiri for convening a press conference; they arrested the people’s journalist Hopewell Chin’ono for exposing corruption fronted by the first family; they arrested Hon Job Wiwa Sikhala for his quest for corporate governance panctuated by transparency, accountability and equity.The list of Social Democrats who are languishing in prison and who are being arrested is growing by the day as the regime moves in to threaten and intimidate the masses.
Democracy is under seige as the Regime decimates the Constitution and abuses the Parliament to remake the National Constitution to puke on our freedoms and liberties and consolidate their iron grip on the masses. Worse still only a handful of people are amending what millions ascended to.
All these persecutions are happening on the backdrop of a Presidential Amnesty where dangerous criminals were pardoned yet prisoners of conscience were left to languish in jail. Hardcore criminals are let loose but those who fight for people’s rights are left to rot in prison. The Regime is perceiving Prisoners of conscience as more dangerous than the dangerous criminals.
As weird as it may sound,the Regime arrested Legwani Mavhunga,Vongai Tome and others for standing in solidarity with their leadership at court. When and where has solidarity become a chargeable criminal offence?
The Regime has pushed the people into a corner and may we remind them that a cornered People is a dangerous People.
The Regime has masterminded a blitz against the people and anyone perceived to be against it.The abitrary arrests, harrasment and illegal detentions are not new in Zimbabwean politics as they were Ian Douglas Smith’s tools to break the nationalists’ spirits. However, all this persecution does not break a real revolutionary’s spirit but it emboldens the resolve to fight the dictator to the end.
The arbitrary arrests, illegal political detentions, all the other acts of political victimisation and persecution fertlises the egg of civil unrest and civil disobedience.
On this note, may we remind the regime to self introspect and juxtapose itself with the Smith Regime. Is it not now behaving worse than the Smith Regime?
Is it not sowing the seeds of civil unrest and disobedience by persecuting opposition parties, activists, journalists and civic society?
Our expensive advice to the regime is for it to : a) free all prisoners of conscience.
b) stop forthwith the arrests of the voices of reason and opposition Activists on trumped up charges or politically motivated crimes.
It’s high time that the Regime listen to the voices of reason and solve the people’s grievances than to whip them neshamu inomunyu.
You can arrest all Activists and any discerning voice but you can never kill an idea whose time has come. Remember that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
As Veterans of this Democratic Struggle we call on the Regime to order, and to Nation building, and not ignitor of civil unrest.
We all want a better Zimbabwe for all Zimbabweans irregardless of political affiliation, colour, race or tribe.
Thank you!
Blessing Mandava (National Spokesperson) For and on behalf of The MDC Veterans Activists (MDC VAA)
PERSECUTION OF OPPOSITION; REGIME SOWING SEEDS OF CIVIL UNREST & DISOBEDIENCE: MDC VETERANS ACTIVISTS ASSOCIATION (MDC VAA)
29 April 2021
The Regime is living dangerously and treading on loose ground by continually clamping down voices of reason and opposition activists on frivolous and trumped up charges.
The weaponisation of the law by the regime to suppress the mass and crush dissent fecundifies the nation for civil unrest and disobedience.
The Regime is sliding the nation back to the Liberation Struggle era where the then colonial regime crushed dissent with impunity until there was no room left for the citizens to breath leaving them with no option but to fight for their birth rights.
The arrest of the MDC Alliance Youth Chairperson, Cde Luther Obey Sithole and many others on crimes of conscience is a clear testimony that the Regime is hell-bent on crushing Dissent and silencing the voices of reason than in addressing the people’s grievances.They are arresting to investigate and not investigate to arrest, which is rather unfortunate as they are pushing the people to the edge.They are stretching the people’s tolerance beyond the limits. The Regime is playing Russian Roulette with our future.
The Regime has waged a war against the voices of reason in the media, civil society and outspoken opposition Activists.They arrested the MDC Youth Alliance Organizing Secretary, Godfrey Kurauone, for singing; they arrested Makomborero Haruzivishe for alleged graffiti; they arrested Takudzwa Ngadziore for speaking to journalists; they arrested Hon Joanna Mamombe, Netsai Marowa, and Cecilia Chimbiri for convening a press conference; they arrested the people’s journalist Hopewell Chin’ono for exposing corruption fronted by the first family; they arrested Hon Job Wiwa Sikhala for his quest for corporate governance panctuated by transparency, accountability and equity.The list of Social Democrats who are languishing in prison and who are being arrested is growing by the day as the regime moves in to threaten and intimidate the masses.
Democracy is under seige as the Regime decimates the Constitution and abuses the Parliament to remake the National Constitution to puke on our freedoms and liberties and consolidate their iron grip on the masses. Worse still only a handful of people are amending what millions ascended to.
All these persecutions are happening on the backdrop of a Presidential Amnesty where dangerous criminals were pardoned yet prisoners of conscience were left to languish in jail. Hardcore criminals are let loose but those who fight for people’s rights are left to rot in prison. The Regime is perceiving Prisoners of conscience as more dangerous than the dangerous criminals.
As weird as it may sound,the Regime arrested Legwani Mavhunga,Vongai Tome and others for standing in solidarity with their leadership at court. When and where has solidarity become a chargeable criminal offence?
The Regime has pushed the people into a corner and may we remind them that a cornered People is a dangerous People.
The Regime has masterminded a blitz against the people and anyone perceived to be against it.The abitrary arrests, harrasment and illegal detentions are not new in Zimbabwean politics as they were Ian Douglas Smith’s tools to break the nationalists’ spirits. However, all this persecution does not break a real revolutionary’s spirit but it emboldens the resolve to fight the dictator to the end.
The arbitrary arrests, illegal political detentions, all the other acts of political victimisation and persecution fertlises the egg of civil unrest and civil disobedience.
On this note, may we remind the regime to self introspect and juxtapose itself with the Smith Regime. Is it not now behaving worse than the Smith Regime?
Is it not sowing the seeds of civil unrest and disobedience by persecuting opposition parties, activists, journalists and civic society?
Our expensive advice to the regime is for it to : a) free all prisoners of conscience.
b) stop forthwith the arrests of the voices of reason and opposition Activists on trumped up charges or politically motivated crimes.
It’s high time that the Regime listen to the voices of reason and solve the people’s grievances than to whip them neshamu inomunyu.
You can arrest all Activists and any discerning voice but you can never kill an idea whose time has come. Remember that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
As Veterans of this Democratic Struggle we call on the Regime to order, and to Nation building, and not ignitor of civil unrest.
We all want a better Zimbabwe for all Zimbabweans irregardless of political affiliation, colour, race or tribe.
Thank you!
Blessing Mandava (National Spokesperson) For and on behalf of The MDC Veterans Activists (MDC VAA)
Warriors striker Prince Dube continues with his free scoring mode after netting a brace for Azam in the 2-1 win over Tanzania Polisi in the ASFC round of 16 on Thursday to take his goal tally in all competitions to 14 .
The former Highlanders star got the first goal in the first half before adding another in the second half from the penalty spot after compatriot Never Tigere was hacked down inside the box.
This is the best scoring season for Dube in his professional career with his last season in Zimbabwe, ending with seven goals for Highlanders.
By A Correspondent- A woman from Bulawayo’s Old Magwegwe suburb has been granted a peace order against her former husband after she allegedly caught him fondling her daughter’s breasts and buttocks.
The woman and the man cannot be named so as to protect the identity of her minor who is 12 years old.
The short-lived marriage which lasted two years ended last year after the woman in question caught her former lover fondling her daughter’s breasts and buttocks.
After being caught red-handed, the man made a grovelling apology to his former lover. Luckily the woman forgave him and ultimately ended their affair.
The man now visits them at their home and also during the woman’s absence.
The woman abhors seeing her former lover around her daughter as she feels the man would end up raping her. And she has tried on several occasions to stop him from visiting them, but without any success.
The woman said: “I am applying for a peace order against my former lover whom I caught fondling my 12-year-old daughter’s breasts and buttocks.
“After I caught him, he apologised passionately and asked me not to report him to the police and I had to forgive him. What troubles me now is that he visits us at home. At times he comes to my home while my daughter would be alone at home and I fear that he would end up raping my daughter.
“ I have tried to talk to him so that he stops coming to my home but he disregards my pleas.”
The woman added: “May this court grant me a peace order to bar him from coming to our home.”
The presiding magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube granted the woman a peace order and ordered the man not to visit the woman at her home.-BMetro
By A Correspondent- A two months pregnant Form Four pupil at Founders High School, who took a concoction to terminate her pregnancy causing her to bleed excessively, has been dragged to court together with her lover.
After Angeline Mandiramba (18) of Sizinda suburb discovered that she was bulging with 20-year-old Nkosikhona Ndlovu’s unborn baby, she informed her lover, who panicked as he felt he had no money to cater for the upkeep of the child.
Nkosikhona allegedly approached a local traditional healer and asked to be helped to terminate his lover’s pregnancy.
The traditional healer, the court heard, agreed and he took his lover to the traditional healer’s shrine, where the traditional healer administered a concoction.
She took the concoction, and after a few hours it plunged her into severe pain and excessive bleeding.
Her aunt Velile Mlalazi (42) found her rolling on the floor in pain. When she asked her what was causing her to bleed, she revealed that she took a concoction from a traditional healer to terminate her pregnancy.
Angeline, the court heard, also disclosed to her aunt that she was advised by her lover to take the concoction. Velile made a police report leading to the arrest of the two law breakers.
Angeline was taken to United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), where she was treated. A doctor’s medical report confirmed that that she took a concoction which caused her to bleed profusely.
Former Dynamos defender Stanley ‘Samora’ Chirambadare allegedly threatened to kill the boy he is being accused of sodomising if he brought the matter to light, it has emerged.
Chirambadare was arrested on Wednesday and appeared before Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi yesterday facing sexual assault charges.
Prosecutors told the court that in March 2021, Chirambadare (56), threatened to kill the plaintiff (13) if he was to bring the matter to light.
The court was also told that Chirambadare, abused the boy, who would frequently visit the accused at his home, until he developed piles.
Piles are swollen and inflamed veins in the rectum and anus that cause discomfort and bleeding.
The matter finally came to light, the court heard, when the boy confided the discomfort to his uncle, who took him to the Police to report the matter.
Chirambadare was remanded in custody till May 13.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
SuperSport United CEO Stan Matthews has blamed the media for stirring speculation on the future of Kaitano Tembo after the team slumped in the title race.
Reports surfaced last week that the club hierarchy is unhappy with the current performance and has started discussing the future of Tembo.
United have gone for nine games without picking a victory to drop to the 6th position on the log standings.
Speaking to KickOff.com, Matthews dismissed the rumours and highlighted some of the things the Zimbabwean gaffer has achieved this season.
“Even though we’ve had a very bad run recently, Kaitano has done an excellent job of transitioning a team that plays more players under the age of 24 than any other club in the PSL,” the CEO said.
“Kaitano has invested a significant amount of game time into our younger players, as we did with Ronwen at age 19, Tebza [Teboho Mokoena], [Luke] Fleurs and [Sipho] Mbule at age 18, and others.
“This will pay off for us as a club next season and beyond. So, while we are obviously disappointed with the way we’ve slipped out of contention [for the league title] after an excellent start, we also see a tremendous amount of progress in the club as a whole.”
He added: “I don’t know why some of the media wants to try place pressure on Kaitano, when the facts now are that, we cannot win the league and we also cannot be relegated.
“We have consciously decided to give some of the younger players game time, as well as assess who will and won’t be part of our set up come the new season.”
Tembo has been at the helm of Matsatsantsa for the past three years after taking over from Eric Tinkler.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
Tinashe Sambiri|Zanu PF has ordered school heads and civil servants in Masvingo Province to attend lessons at Herbert Chitepo School Of Ideology.
Below is a report compiled by former Masvingo Central MP, Jeffryson Chitando:
Chitepo School Of Ideology In Gutu!
“Reports coming in point out that all School Heads government department heads in Gutu District are absent from their workplaces attending indoctrination lessons at Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology.
Zanu PF is more concerned about oiling its election machine disregarding all COVID-19 lockdown regulations.
COVID-19 superspreader in this country is the reckless ZanuPF leadership.
It must be put to Mnangagwa and Zanu PF Politiburo that COVID-19 does not know political affiliation.
The school heads are likely to endanger the lives of school teachers and parents.
It seems Zanu PF is so afraid of MDC Alliance People’s President Nelson Nehemiah Chamisa that it is prepared to sacrifice people’s lives.
It’s for every Zimbabwean to see that Zanu PF has entered a new level of ” NEW DESPERATION” not the once preached New Dispensation.
Last year when high ranking ZanuPF members succumbed to COVID-19 people took social media to express their joy.
This was unAfrican , inhumane and below our Christian values. The sole reason which pushed Zimbabweans to do such was that ZanuPF held rallies, DCC elections and many meetings against lockdown regulations.
Patriotic Papa JC speaks when things are not good !!!
Chelsea are reportedly targeting re-signing Romelu Lukaku after accepting defeat in the Erling Haaland transfer pursuit.
The Blues have been chasing Haaland ahead of the next transfer window but face strong competition from several rivals across Europe including Real Madrid and Manchester City.
And according to UK newspaper, The Sun, Chelsea now believe they won’t stand a chance and they have identified Lukaku to lead the team’s attack next season.
The report further claims that the club is ready to splash £90million-plus in re-signing the striker as both Timo Werner and Tammy Abraham have failed to impress coach Thomas Tuchel.
The 27-year-old initially joined Chelsea from Anderlecht for £18m in 2011 but made only 15 first-team appearances during his time at Stamford Bridge and was sold to Everton for £28m in 2014.
He has scored 27 goals for Inter this term and is considered mentally strong enough to handle leading the line for a club like Chelsea next season.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe
Here’s everything you need to know about complementary, alternative, and natural remedies for asthma, including which ones doctors say may actually help with asthma symptoms.
Diana Rodriguez By Diana Rodriguez Medically Reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD Last Updated: April 27, 2021 Medically Reviewed
woman breathing exercises wearing headphones Some complementary therapies may help manage asthma symptoms (and the stressors that can make symptoms worse). But experts say never substitute alternative therapies for medications and treatments prescribed by your doctor.iStock If you have asthma, odds are you’ve come across products marketed as “natural remedies,” “complementary therapies,” or “alternative treatments” for asthma symptoms.
According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), complementary therapies involve using nontraditional practices in combination with traditional medicine, whereas alternative treatments are used instead of traditional medicine. “Natural remedies” can fall into one or both these categories.
As of 2012, more than 30 percent of American adults turned to complementary therapies or alternative medicine, per the NCCIH. So, clearly, they’re popular — but when it comes to asthma, are they safe to use?
Popular options advertised as “alternative treatments” with claims of enhancing symptom control aren’t automatically safe to use, says Anju Tripathi Peters, MD, a professor in the division of allergy, immunology, otolaryngology, and head and neck surgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
It’s important to note right off the bat that certain things touted as potential remedies or complementary therapies for asthma, such as supplements, aren’t regulated in the same way prescription drugs are, and consumers should pay attention to the details of the research backing up any claims made, Dr. Peters says. For example, “Many have shown benefits in animals only,” Peters explains.
If you are going to try a “natural remedy” or complementary therapy for asthma, know that it’s not a substitute for your conventional asthma medication. “While some natural remedies may help, they should not replace the medications prescribed by someone’s doctor,” says Lakiea Wright, MD, a board-certified allergist and immunologist and an associate physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Skipping prescribed medications can have dangerous consequences, according to Mayo Clinic.
If you’re wondering which approaches might help when it comes to asthma management, here’s what you should know.
Which Complementary Treatments for Asthma Have Evidence to Show They Work? When it comes to natural and complementary treatment approaches for asthma with high-quality evidence to back up their use, exercise stands out as the intervention with the most data behind it. Although, per the American Lung Association, exercise can sometimes trigger asthma symptoms (known as exercise-induced bronchoconstriction), research has shown regular exercise when done safely can help improve asthma control, too.
“If we look at exercise training, there’s strong evidence that it improves cardiovascular fitness, and that it improves quality of life,” says David G. Hill, MD, the director of clinical research at Waterbury Pulmonary Associates in Connecticut and a member of the American Lung Association’s national board of directors.
A trial published in August 2019 in Scientific Reports found that for mild to moderate asthma, a 24-week exercise plan involving aerobic exercise for at least 30 minutes three times a week, plus strength-training and stretching, helped improve asthma control and reduced shortness of breath.
In another trial, published in October 2020 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers found exercise helped improve asthma control when compared with breathing exercises among people with moderate to severe asthma.
Be sure to consult your doctor before beginning any exercise regimen to avoid exercise-induced asthma, says Dr. Wright. “Your doctor may recommend medications to help prevent attacks,” she says. And stop any activity if you become short of breath, begin to cough, or start to feel pain or tightening in your chest, states the American Lung Association.
On days when the air quality outdoors is unhealthy, it’s best not to break a sweat outside, the American Lung Association says.
Complementary Therapies for Asthma With Limited Evidence The following four treatments have some promising research to support their use, but experts say more evidence is needed to conclusively say where they fit into asthma management.
Breathing Exercises There are a number of different breathing techniques, including the Papworth method, the Buteyko technique, yoga breathing, and deep diaphragmatic breathing, all of which tend to focus on controlled nasal breathing. Can they help people with asthma?
Some evidence suggests breathing exercises may benefit people with asthma, says Hill. According to a meta-analysis published in March 2020 in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, moderate to very low certainty evidence suggests that breathing exercises improve lung function, symptoms related to hyperventilation — breathing that is heavier and quicker than normal — and overall quality of life for people with asthma.
A study published in October 2018 in the Indian Journal of Pediatrics suggests that breathing exercises may also help children with chronic mild to moderate asthma or uncontrolled asthma, but are less likely to help those with acute severe asthma. Researchers note that more research is needed before doctors can recommend breathing exercises as a standard treatment for children with asthma.
If your doctor gives you the go-ahead to try breathing exercises, the Global Allergy and Airways Patient Platform outlines some techniques you can try for asthma.
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Tinashe Sambiri|Veteran Movement for Democratic Change Change activist, Dick Ishemunyoro has died.
This was announced by former MDC Youth Assembly chairperson, Happymore Chidziva.Chidziva is the current MDC Alliance secretary for rural strategies and mobilization.
Ishemunyoro was based in Redcliff.
“My dear Brother leader Dick ishemunyoro
A pioneer of the Movement for Democratic change in the Redcliff High Density Surbub of Torwood popularly known as ku karaga has died.
Ishemunyoro is said to have fallen into a mine pit and died Wednesday night.
I salute this dear cde for standing with the people in time of the fight against dictatorship It is such a big loss to the MDC family but most importantly to our nation.
Dick was a strong, firm and assertive leader who took a clear stand against the dictatorship. I salute his devotion to a cause so noble. Her untimely and incomprehensible death has left a very big gap.To the ishemunyoro and makhulumo families ndinoti nyaradzwai munashe
Rest in peace comrade. May God help us to finish this mission which you worked very hard for,” Chidziva wrote on Facebook.
Tinashe Sambiri|Veteran Movement for Democratic Change Change activist, Dick Ishemunyoro has died.
This was announced by former MDC Youth Assembly chairperson, Happymore Chidziva.Chidziva is the current MDC Alliance secretary for rural strategies and mobilization.
Ishemunyoro was based in Redcliff.
“My dear Brother leader Dick ishemunyoro
A pioneer of the Movement for Democratic change in the Redcliff High Density Surbub of Torwood popularly known as ku karaga has died.
Ishemunyoro is said to have fallen into a mine pit and died Wednesdaynight.
I salute this dear cde for standing with the people in time of the fight against dictatorship It is such a big loss to the MDC family but most importantly to our nation.
Dick was a strong, firm and assertive leader who took a clear stand against the dictatorship. I salute his devotion to a cause so noble. Her untimely and incomprehensible death has left a very big gap.To the ishemunyoro and makhulumo families ndinoti nyaradzwai munashe
Rest in peace comrade. May God help us to finish this mission which you worked very hard for,” Chidziva wrote on Facebook.
Here’s everything you need to know about complementary, alternative, and natural remedies for asthma, including which ones doctors say may actually help with asthma symptoms.
Diana Rodriguez By Diana Rodriguez Medically Reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD Last Updated: April 27, 2021 Medically Reviewed
woman breathing exercises wearing headphones Some complementary therapies may help manage asthma symptoms (and the stressors that can make symptoms worse). But experts say never substitute alternative therapies for medications and treatments prescribed by your doctor.iStock If you have asthma, odds are you’ve come across products marketed as “natural remedies,” “complementary therapies,” or “alternative treatments” for asthma symptoms.
According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), complementary therapies involve using nontraditional practices in combination with traditional medicine, whereas alternative treatments are used instead of traditional medicine. “Natural remedies” can fall into one or both these categories.
As of 2012, more than 30 percent of American adults turned to complementary therapies or alternative medicine, per the NCCIH. So, clearly, they’re popular — but when it comes to asthma, are they safe to use?
Popular options advertised as “alternative treatments” with claims of enhancing symptom control aren’t automatically safe to use, says Anju Tripathi Peters, MD, a professor in the division of allergy, immunology, otolaryngology, and head and neck surgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
It’s important to note right off the bat that certain things touted as potential remedies or complementary therapies for asthma, such as supplements, aren’t regulated in the same way prescription drugs are, and consumers should pay attention to the details of the research backing up any claims made, Dr. Peters says. For example, “Many have shown benefits in animals only,” Peters explains.
If you are going to try a “natural remedy” or complementary therapy for asthma, know that it’s not a substitute for your conventional asthma medication. “While some natural remedies may help, they should not replace the medications prescribed by someone’s doctor,” says Lakiea Wright, MD, a board-certified allergist and immunologist and an associate physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Skipping prescribed medications can have dangerous consequences, according to Mayo Clinic.
If you’re wondering which approaches might help when it comes to asthma management, here’s what you should know.
Which Complementary Treatments for Asthma Have Evidence to Show They Work? When it comes to natural and complementary treatment approaches for asthma with high-quality evidence to back up their use, exercise stands out as the intervention with the most data behind it. Although, per the American Lung Association, exercise can sometimes trigger asthma symptoms (known as exercise-induced bronchoconstriction), research has shown regular exercise when done safely can help improve asthma control, too.
“If we look at exercise training, there’s strong evidence that it improves cardiovascular fitness, and that it improves quality of life,” says David G. Hill, MD, the director of clinical research at Waterbury Pulmonary Associates in Connecticut and a member of the American Lung Association’s national board of directors.
A trial published in August 2019 in Scientific Reports found that for mild to moderate asthma, a 24-week exercise plan involving aerobic exercise for at least 30 minutes three times a week, plus strength-training and stretching, helped improve asthma control and reduced shortness of breath.
In another trial, published in October 2020 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers found exercise helped improve asthma control when compared with breathing exercises among people with moderate to severe asthma.
Be sure to consult your doctor before beginning any exercise regimen to avoid exercise-induced asthma, says Dr. Wright. “Your doctor may recommend medications to help prevent attacks,” she says. And stop any activity if you become short of breath, begin to cough, or start to feel pain or tightening in your chest, states the American Lung Association.
On days when the air quality outdoors is unhealthy, it’s best not to break a sweat outside, the American Lung Association says.
Complementary Therapies for Asthma With Limited Evidence The following four treatments have some promising research to support their use, but experts say more evidence is needed to conclusively say where they fit into asthma management.
Breathing Exercises There are a number of different breathing techniques, including the Papworth method, the Buteyko technique, yoga breathing, and deep diaphragmatic breathing, all of which tend to focus on controlled nasal breathing. Can they help people with asthma?
Some evidence suggests breathing exercises may benefit people with asthma, says Hill. According to a meta-analysis published in March 2020 in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, moderate to very low certainty evidence suggests that breathing exercises improve lung function, symptoms related to hyperventilation — breathing that is heavier and quicker than normal — and overall quality of life for people with asthma.
A study published in October 2018 in the Indian Journal of Pediatrics suggests that breathing exercises may also help children with chronic mild to moderate asthma or uncontrolled asthma, but are less likely to help those with acute severe asthma. Researchers note that more research is needed before doctors can recommend breathing exercises as a standard treatment for children with asthma.
If your doctor gives you the go-ahead to try breathing exercises, the Global Allergy and Airways Patient Platform outlines some techniques you can try for asthma.
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Tinashe Sambiri|Zanu PF has ordered school heads and civil servants in Masvingo Province to attend lessons at Herbert Chitepo School Of Ideology.
Below is a report compiled by former Masvingo Central MP, Jeffryson Chitando:
Chitepo School Of Ideology In Gutu!
“Reports coming in point out that all School Heads government department heads in Gutu District are absent from their workplaces attending indoctrination lessons at Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology.
Zanu PF is more concerned about oiling its election machine disregarding all COVID-19 lockdown regulations.
COVID-19 superspreader in this country is the reckless ZanuPF leadership.
It must be put to Mnangagwa and Zanu PF Politiburo that COVID-19 does not know political affiliation.
The school heads are likely to endanger the lives of school teachers and parents.
It seems Zanu PF is so afraid of MDC Alliance People’s President Nelson Nehemiah Chamisa that it is prepared to sacrifice people’s lives.
It’s for every Zimbabwean to see that Zanu PF has entered a new level of ” NEW DESPERATION” not the once preached New Dispensation.
Last year when high ranking ZanuPF members succumbed to COVID-19 people took social media to express their joy.
This was unAfrican , inhumane and below our Christian values. The sole reason which pushed Zimbabweans to do such was that ZanuPF held rallies, DCC elections and many meetings against lockdown regulations.
Patriotic Papa JC speaks when things are not good !!!
Three people lost their lives after drowning in separate incidents which occurred in the Midlands province this week.
Two of the incidents occurred in Mberengwa, while in the other case, a woman’s body was found floating in a swimming pool in Kwekwe.
The body of Patricia Mbinga aged 36 who was an employee at a Kwekwe Primary School was found floating in a swimming pool at the school premises on Wednesday after she had gone missing on Monday.
In Mberengwa, a 19-year-old man’s body was found floating in Ndove river on Tuesday while the body of a 78-year-old man was found in Madzivire dam on Wednesday.
Reports indicate that in the Ndove river incident, Innocent Tadzembwa who was epileptic left his homestead early in the morning only for his body to be discovered floating in the river later that day.
In the Madzivire dam incident, Wilson Dube left for beer drinking at Chingechuru business centre on Tuesday only for his body to be found floating in the dam the following day.
PERSECUTION OF OPPOSITION; REGIME SOWING SEEDS OF CIVIL UNREST & DISOBEDIENCE: MDC VETERANS ACTIVISTS ASSOCIATION (MDC VAA)
29 April 2021
The Regime is living dangerously and treading on loose ground by continually clamping down voices of reason and opposition activists on frivolous and trumped up charges.
The weaponisation of the law by the regime to suppress the mass and crush dissent fecundifies the nation for civil unrest and disobedience.
The Regime is sliding the nation back to the Liberation Struggle era where the then colonial regime crushed dissent with impunity until there was no room left for the citizens to breath leaving them with no option but to fight for their birth rights.
The arrest of the MDC Alliance Youth Chairperson, Cde Luther Obey Sithole and many others on crimes of conscience is a clear testimony that the Regime is hell-bent on crushing Dissent and silencing the voices of reason than in addressing the people’s grievances.They are arresting to investigate and not investigate to arrest, which is rather unfortunate as they are pushing the people to the edge.They are stretching the people’s tolerance beyond the limits. The Regime is playing Russian Roulette with our future.
The Regime has waged a war against the voices of reason in the media, civil society and outspoken opposition Activists.They arrested the MDC Youth Alliance Organizing Secretary, Godfrey Kurauone, for singing; they arrested Makomborero Haruzivishe for alleged graffiti; they arrested Takudzwa Ngadziore for speaking to journalists; they arrested Hon Joanna Mamombe, Netsai Marowa, and Cecilia Chimbiri for convening a press conference; they arrested the people’s journalist Hopewell Chin’ono for exposing corruption fronted by the first family; they arrested Hon Job Wiwa Sikhala for his quest for corporate governance panctuated by transparency, accountability and equity.The list of Social Democrats who are languishing in prison and who are being arrested is growing by the day as the regime moves in to threaten and intimidate the masses.
Democracy is under seige as the Regime decimates the Constitution and abuses the Parliament to remake the National Constitution to puke on our freedoms and liberties and consolidate their iron grip on the masses. Worse still only a handful of people are amending what millions ascended to.
All these persecutions are happening on the backdrop of a Presidential Amnesty where dangerous criminals were pardoned yet prisoners of conscience were left to languish in jail. Hardcore criminals are let loose but those who fight for people’s rights are left to rot in prison. The Regime is perceiving Prisoners of conscience as more dangerous than the dangerous criminals.
As weird as it may sound,the Regime arrested Legwani Mavhunga,Vongai Tome and others for standing in solidarity with their leadership at court. When and where has solidarity become a chargeable criminal offence?
The Regime has pushed the people into a corner and may we remind them that a cornered People is a dangerous People.
The Regime has masterminded a blitz against the people and anyone perceived to be against it.The abitrary arrests, harrasment and illegal detentions are not new in Zimbabwean politics as they were Ian Douglas Smith’s tools to break the nationalists’ spirits. However, all this persecution does not break a real revolutionary’s spirit but it emboldens the resolve to fight the dictator to the end.
The arbitrary arrests, illegal political detentions, all the other acts of political victimisation and persecution fertlises the egg of civil unrest and civil disobedience.
On this note, may we remind the regime to self introspect and juxtapose itself with the Smith Regime. Is it not now behaving worse than the Smith Regime?
Is it not sowing the seeds of civil unrest and disobedience by persecuting opposition parties, activists, journalists and civic society?
Our expensive advice to the regime is for it to : a) free all prisoners of conscience.
b) stop forthwith the arrests of the voices of reason and opposition Activists on trumped up charges or politically motivated crimes.
It’s high time that the Regime listen to the voices of reason and solve the people’s grievances than to whip them neshamu inomunyu.
You can arrest all Activists and any discerning voice but you can never kill an idea whose time has come. Remember that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
As Veterans of this Democratic Struggle we call on the Regime to order, and to Nation building, and not ignitor of civil unrest.
We all want a better Zimbabwe for all Zimbabweans irregardless of political affiliation, colour, race or tribe.
Thank you!
Blessing Mandava (National Spokesperson) For and on behalf of The MDC Veterans Activists (MDC VAA)
BREAKING NEWS: The Zulu Royal Household has announced the passing of Her Majesty Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu.
The Queen was announced in March as the interim ruler of the Zulu nation, pending the installation of a new king to succeed the late King Goodwill Zwelithini.- Obert MC
In the first picture is the tummy of a 5 month pregnancy, and in the 2nd pic is Susan muTummy's 5 month pregnancy bulge. Last year Susan Mutami got impregnated by two different men in the same year and she is still to explain where the first 2020 baby is. pic.twitter.com/c6Jf5knNMR
By Showbiz Reporter | In the first picture is the tummy of a 5 month pregnancy, and in the 2nd pic is Susan muTummy’s 5 month pregnancy bulge. Last year Susan Mutami got impregnated by two different men in the same year and she is still to explain where the first 2020 baby is.
Did she commit infanticide or an abortion like she did her first ever which she says was from Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa when she was 17? Aside the drama, she says her latest pregnancy is of twins and the father is Norton MP Temba Mliswa, and so far she has named the first child after Mliswa’s arch enemy, the State Security Minister Owner Mudha Ncube.
LAST YEAR SHE GOT IMPREGNATED BY TWO DIFFERENT MEN SAME TIME, YEAR, IS SUSAN MUTAMI REALLY PREGNANT?
In the first picture is the tummy of a 5 month pregnancy, and in the 2nd pic is Susan muTummy's 5 month pregnancy bulge. Last year Susan Mutami got impregnated by two different men in the same year and she is still to explain where the first 2020 baby is. pic.twitter.com/c6Jf5knNMR
In the first picture is the tummy of a 5 month pregnancy, and in the 2nd pic is Susan muTummy’s 5 month pregnancy bulge. Last year Susan Mutami got impregnated by two different men in the same year and she is still to explain where the first 2020 baby is.
Did she commit infanticide or an abortion like she did her first ever which she says was from Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa when she was 17? Aside the drama, she says her latest pregnancy is of twins and the father is Norton MP Temba Mliswa, and so far she has named the first child after Mliswa’s arch enemy, the State Security Minister Owner Mudha Ncube.
Susan Mutami takes the cup for Zimbabwe’s Weekend Queen.
LAST YEAR SHE GOT IMPREGNATED BY TWO DIFFERENT MEN SAME TIME, YEAR, IS SUSAN MUTAMI REALLY PREGNANT?
Opposition MDC Alliance vice-president Tendai Biti and five other legislators are set to bounce back to Parliament after the High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Benjamin Rukanda, who last month recalled them under the guise that he was the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) secretary-general.
Rukanda last month recalled Biti (Harare East), Willias Madzimure (Kambuzuma), Settlement Chikwinya (Mbizo), Kucaca Phulu (Nkulumane), Sichelesile Mahlangu (Pumula) and Regai Tsunga (Mutasa South).
The High Court ruled that Rukanda was not the bona fide PDP secretary general, but he challenged Justice Amy Tsaga’s ruling. However, Justice Tawanda Chitapi on Wednesday dismissed the appeal on the basis that it failed to comply with the rules.
United Kingdom-based law expert Alex Magaisa said Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda had no choice, but to reinstate the six MPs.
“I don’t understand why the MPs are waiting for Mudenda to call them to Parliament,” Magaisa said.
“Mudenda has no choice in the matter. The High Court quashed the illegal expulsion. It means it was null and void. It’s as if it never happened. They should return to Parliament and take their seats.”
By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa cancelled a deal by his late predecessor Robert Mugabe to acquire a presidential helicopter from Russia opting for an Airbus made superjet in a deal involving a third party which resulted in costs surging.
Mnangagwa splurged US$18 million on an Airbus H215 helicopter in a deal which sparked outrage early this month.
The aircraft Mugabe wanted to buy would cost at most US$14 million, implying a US$4 million variation.
Aviation evaluation journals, including the US publication, AIN Online, highlights that the cost of the H215 ranges between US$15,4 million and US$16,5 million.
However, in the case of Mnangagwa’s acquisition, sources say the price rose to about US$18 million considering that Zimbabwe cannot buy directly from Airbus due to sanctions imposed on the country by the European Union (EU), which imply that Airbus cannot directly do business with the government.
“The purchase could only have been done through a third party. If you are buying directly from Airbus, they issue you with an end-user certificate. In the case of Zimbabwe, a third party must have been roped in, and if you factor that in, the cost will escalate to about US$18 million,” an official source said.
Sources also revealed that Mugabe originally had the plan to buy a VVIP helicopter from Russia in a deal that was intricately linked to Zimbabwe’s vast platinum resources.
“Mugabe wanted to buy the Russian made Mi 17IE in a deal that was tied to Zimbabwe’s vast platinum reserves along the Great Dyke but this was cancelled in favour of the one from Airbus which was paid for in cash,” the source said.
According to the Airbus Helicopters Naming Convention, the H215 was previously known as the EC225.
The Mi17IE which Mugabe wanted to buy is valued at between US$13 million and US$15 million.
Mugabe’s interests to buy a helicopter from Russia, which has sold a range of armaments to a Zimbabwe reeling under European Union (EU) sanctions, dates back to 2016 when Russian Helicopters showcased a range of multifunctional choppers to the late president during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) held that year in Bulawayo.
During the 2016 edition of the ZITF, a Russian delegation led by minister of trade and industry Denis Manturov showcased a variety of helicopters that include the Mi8/17; Ansat; Mi-38 (medium utility) and Mi-8/17.
According to B2B-Export Blog, a Russian publication, Mugabe held a high-level confidential meeting with Manturov during the fair where the eastern European country announced that it was going to start extracting platinum in Darwendale through the Great Dyke Investments in 2018. At that time, Great Dyke Investments was part owned by Russia’s Afromet and the Zimbabwe Pen East (Private) Limited.
“The Russian Delegation, led by Denis Manturov, Minister of Trade and Industry of the Russian Federation, participated in the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2016 held in Bulawayo from the 26th to the 30th of April.
“Russian Helicopters presented a diversified range of helicopters: multifunctional Mi-8/17; light helicopter Ansat; and Mi-38 medium utility helicopters. Mi-8/17 helicopters are particularly popular in African countries, where about 700 units are currently in use,” B2B-Export blog reported.
“During the fair it was also announced that the Russian-Zimbabwe Great Dyke Investments, owned by the Russian Afromet and the Zimbabwe Pen East (Private) Limited on a parity basis, is going to launch industrial mining of platinoids in Darwendale, the second largest deposit in the world, in 2018. On the 29th of April 2016, Zimbabwe President Robert Gabriel Mugabe visited the Russian stand at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2016 and had a business lunch with Denis Manturov, Minister of Trade and Industry of the Russian Federation.”
The 2016 exhibition was followed up by a visit to Kubinka Russia by the then Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi the same year to attend war games where fighter jets including MiG-29s were showcased among other Russian armaments.
Though it remains unclear whether Mugabe placed an order for a helicopter at the time, Mnangagwa appeared to have rekindled interests to buy from Russian in 2018 when a high-level delegation from Zimbabwe visited Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of Russian Helicopters Holding Company owned by Rostec to specifically inspect Mi-17IE choppers tailor made for the transportation of key state officials.
As reported then by HeliHub, another Russian publication which specialises in aviation, Zimbabwe’s delegation also sought to understand payment and delivery terms for the purchase of helicopters.
HeliHub reported on April 8, 2018: “(A) high-level delegation from the Republic of Zimbabwe made a working visit to Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of Russian Helicopters Holding Company (UAP).
The main purpose of the visit was examination of Mi-171E helicopters in VVIP configuration intended for transportation of top state officials and also familiarisation with the terms of helicopter delivery and after-sales support.
“Representatives of the Republic had a look at the U-UAP technological and manufacturing capabilities and rotorcraft under production. A familiarisation flight in a VVIP helicopter was organised for the delegation members. Tentative terms of delivery of the Plant’s products were discussed at the meeting with the U-UAP management.”
The publication further noted that the U-UAP managing director Leonid Belykh observed that the Zimbabwean delegation was pleased with what they saw during their tour.
“Delegation from Zimbabwe expressed satisfaction in the results of the visit to UUAP, the representatives noted a high level of the Plant’s manufacturing potential and the quality of its products,” Belykh was quoted saying at the time.
In 2019, Mnangagwa visited Russia where he underscored to Kremlin’s officials that Zimbabwe’s long-term plan was to bolster its military capabilities by acquiring Russian made fighter jets.
But in a turnaround policy on Mugabe’s initiatives, Mnangagwa two weeks ago took delivery of the European made Airbus H215 under unclear transactional terms since the EU slapped sanctions on the southern African country.
With Zimbabwe barred from buying armaments from the West, sources this week told the Independent that Mnangagwa’s administration could have “engaged a third party to buy the chopper,” while there could have been reservations around the transactional terms, which “cast Zimbabwe’s platinum reserves in the mix.”-TheIndependent
JUST IN: Police have arrested human rights lawyer Webster Jiti at Harare Magistrates Court as he was consulting with his clients Takudzwa Ngadziore and Tapiwanashe Chiriga both leaders of the Zimbabwe Nationalk Students Union (ZINASU).
The police claim that Jiti undermined their authority.
The two ZINASU leaders were appearing in court today.
Jiti has since been released without charge.
“We are relieved that our lawyer @JitiWebster has now been released by @PoliceZimbabwe without any charges preferred against him after he was arrested & detained for allegedly undermining police authority with claims that he had made noise in corridors at Harare Magistrates Court,” said the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR).
MISSING CHILD ALERT… . Help us locate this missing child by contacting the numbers on this flyer or the nearest police station. #missingchildpic.twitter.com/ZOUmum9ogh
Bulawayo lawyer Nqobani Sithole has taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, Senate President Marble Chinomona and Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to court contesting the legality of the restoration of Constitutional Amendment No 1 (HB 1A. 2017) which lapsed in July 2018.
Sithole filed the application at the Bulawayo High Court on April 22 citing Mnangagwa, Mudenda, Ziyambi and Chinomona as respondents.
In his founding affidavit, Sithole submitted that he was filing the application in terms of Section 167 (2) (d) of the Constitution as read with Rule 27 of the Constitutional Court Rule 2016 for declaratory orders and consequential relief for the court to declare that parliament through Senate failed to exercise its legislative authority under section 131 (2) of the constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 20 Act 2013 in accordance with the Constitution by passing a motion to restore the constitution amendment No.1) H.B 1A, 2017 to the order paper on March 24 2021 when the said Constitutional Bill had lapsed on July 29 2018 by operation of section 147 of the Constitution.
He said it must be declared that parliament through the senate failed to exercise legislative authority under section 131 (2) of the Constitution.
Sithole further said it must be declared that all processes from the restoration and passage of Constitution Amendment No.1 (H.B 1A, 2017 by the senate on March 24 2021 and on April 6 2021 are of no force or effect.
He said the law requires the respondents not to violate any provision of the Constitution as section 119 of the same imposes an obligation on parliament to protect the Constitution and promote democratic governance.
His application arose in that during the eighth parliament, Ziyambi tabled a Bill Amendment No.1 (H.B. 1A, 2017) the provision of which sought to amend several sections of the constitution including the manner in which the appointment of judicial officers was to be done.
“On July 25, 2017 the Bill was debated and passed in the House of Assembly of the eighth parliament as required by section. He said the law requires the respondents not to violate any provision of the Constitution as section 119 of the same imposes an obligation on parliament to protect the Constitution and promote democratic governance 328 of the constitution. The bill received the required affirmation two thirds vote,” Sithole submitted.
“In terms of the Constitution, the same affirmation was required in the senate of the Eighth parliament to pass the same Bill and apparently on August 1, 2017 the senate purported to have achieved this threshold.”
He said the vote in the senate ended before the court when the validity of the vote was challenged on the basis that the two thirds threshold had not been attained.
He added that two court applications were filed by legislators Innocent Gonese and Jessie Majome and were subsequently consolidated.
He said the life of the eighth parliament lasted until July 29, 2018 and all proceedings pending at the time of dissolution of the eighth parliament were terminated and every Bill, motion, petition and other business of that parliament lapsed on dissolution.
He said it was illegal that on March 24, 2021 parliament through the senate passed the same motion restoring the constitutional Amendment No. 1 (Bill H.B 1A, 2017) and the same as done on April 6, 2021.
Respondents are yet to file opposition papers in the matter.
By A Correspondent | A high court judge has pushed back is bail ruling for the Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe and her colleague Cecilia Mamombe to Tuesday next week.
Justice Tawanda Chitapi had earlier said he would hand down his judgement today.
Declaring at the close of session, Justice Chitapi said the verdict write up was not ready.
The two are under charges of violating COVID regulations when the legislator held a press address outside the Magistrates Court in support of arrested ZINASU President Takudzwa Ngadziore and other colleagues. Other attendants at the same press address who include the Constitutional Lawyer Lovemore Madhuku we’re not arrested despite the latter even demanding that he be taken in as well at the Harare Central Police Station.
By A Correspondent- The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has donated 3 000 radio sets to benefit disadvantaged school-going children who have no access to the gadgets which are now being used to offer educational lessons amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
With the recent surge in active positive cases of the lethal virus in schools, the government resolved that learners should attend lessons on an alternating basis, while some lessons are to be conducted on radio.
Speaking at a handover ceremony held in Harare, Primary and Secondary Education deputy minister Edgar Moyo said that radio lessons would go a long way in assisting disadvantaged children, who previously had no access to the gadgets.
“To date the ministry has managed to broadcast 1 427 lessons based on the competence-based curriculum on all national and community radio stations. The … radios … will go a long way in providing alternative education to underprivileged communities.
“Radio, besides being a vehicle that develops learners through auditory senses, the medium also develops learners’ knowledge, skills and attitudes. With imagination, learners are then also exposed to the 21st century of critical thinking, creativity, communication collaboration and problem solving,” Moyo said, adding that the lessons will be broadcast in 12 indigenous languages.
“There is a global drive on indigenous languages and multilingualism, the radio lessons will provide the learners with a window to acquire skill to speak more than one language and improve on tolerance and peaceful living in the country,” Moyo said.
He further said that the radios will allow schools to listen to live broadcasts as well as access previously broadcast lessons through uploaded memory sticks.
“The ministry is leaving no child behind in an attempt to provide education for all,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the chief of education, education manager, Chiharu Kondo said that the radios will be distributed evenly to the disadvantaged communities and schools.
“In order to facilitate access to radio lessons by children in disadvantaged communities and schools, Unicef procured 3 167 radio sets offshore and these have since arrived.
“We wish to acknowledge Education Cannot Wait (ECW) which funded 1 952 sets and Global Partnership for Education (GPE) which funded procurement of the remainder. The ministry is finalising the distribution list, and distribution will commence in the next two weeks,” Kondo said.
“One key feature is that the radios have a USB port for playing pre-recorded lessons. This will enable children in the targeted remote areas where there is limited or non-existent radio signal to access pre-recorded radio lessons off-line.”
He said memory sticks and CDs procured will also be distributed together with the radio sets.-DailyNews
By A Correspondent- Bulawayo lawyer Nqobani Sithole has taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, Senate President Marble Chinomona and Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to court contesting the legality of the restoration of Constitutional Amendment No 1 (HB 1A. 2017) which lapsed in July 2018.
Sithole filed the application at the Bulawayo High Court on April 22 citing Mnangagwa, Mudenda, Ziyambi and Chinomona as respondents.
In his founding affidavit, Sithole submitted that he was filing the application in terms of Section 167 (2) (d) of the Constitution as read with Rule 27 of the Constitutional Court Rule 2016 for declaratory orders and consequential relief for the court to declare that parliament through Senate failed to exercise its legislative authority under section 131 (2) of the constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 20 Act 2013 in accordance with the Constitution by passing a motion to restore the constitution amendment No.1) H.B 1A, 2017 to the order paper on March 24 2021 when the said Constitutional Bill had lapsed on July 29 2018 by operation of section 147 of the Constitution.
He said it must be declared that parliament through the senate failed to exercise legislative authority under section 131 (2) of the Constitution.
Sithole further said it must be declared that all processes from the restoration and passage of Constitution Amendment No.1 (H.B 1A, 2017 by the senate on March 24 2021 and on April 6 2021 are of no force or effect.
He said the law requires the respondents not to violate any provision of the Constitution as section 119 of the same imposes an obligation on parliament to protect the Constitution and promote democratic governance.
His application arose in that during the eighth parliament, Ziyambi tabled a Bill Amendment No.1 (H.B. 1A, 2017) the provision of which sought to amend several sections of the constitution including the manner in which the appointment of judicial officers was to be done.
“On July 25, 2017 the Bill was debated and passed in the House of Assembly of the eighth parliament as required by section. He said the law requires the respondents not to violate any provision of the Constitution as section 119 of the same imposes an obligation on parliament to protect the Constitution and promote democratic governance 328 of the constitution. The bill received the required affirmation two thirds vote,” Sithole submitted.
“In terms of the Constitution, the same affirmation was required in the senate of the Eighth parliament to pass the same Bill and apparently on August 1, 2017 the senate purported to have achieved this threshold.”
He said the vote in the senate ended before the court when the validity of the vote was challenged on the basis that the two thirds threshold had not been attained.
He added that two court applications were filed by legislators Innocent Gonese and Jessie Majome and were subsequently consolidated.
He said the life of the eighth parliament lasted until July 29, 2018 and all proceedings pending at the time of dissolution of the eighth parliament were terminated and every Bill, motion, petition and other business of that parliament lapsed on dissolution.
He said it was illegal that on March 24, 2021 parliament through the senate passed the same motion restoring the constitutional Amendment No. 1 (Bill H.B 1A, 2017) and the same as done on April 6, 2021.
Respondents are yet to file opposition papers in the matter.-The Independent
By A Correspondent- Bulawayo City Council (BCC) senior executives allegedly helped themselves to 3 000 litres of diesel originally allocated for refuse collection, road maintenance and other crucial services, it has emerged.
Ironically, the local authority repeatedly claims its service delivery efficacy is hampered by fuel shortages.
The alleged diversion of the fuel came to light after BCC acting director of road workshops Dalithemba Sibanda appeared before an internal disciplinary board instituted by Makhosi Tshalebwa, the BCC human capital director last week.
The diverted diesel was part of the 20 000 litres specially procured for service delivery between December last year and February this year.
The fuel was delivered and stored at the Khami Rd Main Stores.
“Between January 11 and February 26 this year, the accused person issued several requisitions to Stores instructing the Stores Controller to issue fuel to fuel tankers that were purportedly said to belong to Asphalt Products (Pvt) Ltd, a contractor that had won the contract to undertake road works in the city,” a BCC source said.
“In February this year, the contractor ran out of fuel before completion of the project and was asked why he could not complete the works as per the contract after having been paid in advance and he explained that he had not received fuel and was expecting 10 000 litres,” the source said.
The source further said an internal audit was carried out, which recommended that Sibanda should explain the discrepancy.
“He failed to give a satisfactory answer, resulting in his suspension pending disciplinary hearing. In the hearing Sibanda apologised and explained that when he did this, he was under the direct instructions from his superiors (Town clerk Christopher Dube and Engineering Services director Simela Dube) and as such believed what he was doing was above board.”
BCC town clerk Dube declined to comment on the matter for fear it could jeopardise investigations.
“The matter is still under investigation. I cannot comment before due processes are conducted and concluded. We have to allow due processes to take place,” Dube said.
However, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) hit out at the council for not reporting the matter to the police as the black empowerment lobby group accused city fathers of aiding corruption.
“What is surprising in this case is that no police report was made and Sibanda despite being found guilty got away with a written warning,” AAG chief executive officer Denzel Sita said.
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission last year launched an investigation into council operations from reports of graft involving councillors and management.
The probe led to the arrest of a council director.-TheIndependent
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe, yesterday went and joined the passport queue early in the morning knowing that in the afternoon he would stand before a Parliamentary portfolio committee which is questioning the state of affairs at the ministry of Home Affairs.
A tout was allegedly arrested for offering the Minister a spot in the front of the queue, as part of the publicity stunt by Kazembe.
A picture is circulating on social media of the tout sitting behind the reception desk at Harare Central police station.
The question is what crime did the tout commit? What will he be charged with and what will he be prosecuted for? Does the Minister have any arresting powers? Does the minister even understand the law? The publicity stunt is an ill timed photo opportunity which does not help the millions of Zimbabweans who are desperately seeking passports.
The tout who was arrested is part of a group of unemployed young people who sleep in the queue, to hold a position so that they can sell the position to the highest bidder.
There is no bribe, or corruption involved with the tout as he has broken no law. The corruption is inside the passport office not outside. Inside people demand fees to facilitate the passport and its production.
Minister Kazembe is barking up the wrong tree going after a tout who is capitalizing on an opportunity. Kazembe needs to be held to account and taking pictures to a parliamentary portfolio committee won’t absolve him of his ineptitude. He has brought chaos to the Passport office and that is a fact.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has failed to resolve the passport backlog and the passport office is currently in shambles.
Ordinary passport applications are suspended and the department is only taking applications for an emergency passport which is taking a minimum 2-3 weeks to process due to queues and high demand.
Kazembe has failed to bring order to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Passports were available and easy to process under Obert Mpofu. Cain Mathema took over and maintained the systems he found in place. The Passport office deteriorated under Kazembe, and the department failed to utilize the Covid-19 lockdown to reduce the passport backlog.
Kazembe is currently the most sued Home Affairs Minister as he faces a handful of lawsuits from various individuals among them Susan Mutami, a Bulawayo family whose brother was shot by the police among others.
Kazembe Kazembe is the worst home Affairs Minister ever and a single photo opportunity outside passport office won’t remedy the mess at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
By Dr Masimba Mavaza | Zimbabweans were highly active on social media discussing an under-reported 2015 court ruling which passed a verdict that a man can sue his in-laws to recover lobola if his wife cheated on him. The ruling has been sprung back to life after another socialite was splashed in a domestic embarrassment after her husband was told that the child he was raising was not his.
So this issue pushed people from all walks of life to react to the ruling giving the right to the husband of cheating wife to reclaim lobola. Reports suggest that the socialite’s friends told the husband during a confession game after consuming some hot stuff that the child was not his and the claim was confirmed by a DNA test.
In the case which was before the magistrate court then “Liberty Machodo discovered that his wife had cheated on him on multiple occasions with several men who included his elder and younger brothers, a nephew and a herd boy. His wife did not waste the human furry cake she was blessed with. After learning of this free for all distribution of his cherished fruit and breach of the marriage vows and contract, Machodo sent his wife back to her parents. This did not go down well with the generous wife’s father Chikudza Fanuel Mangwende, who immediately sued his former son-in-law at the Magistrate’s Court demanding the outstanding balance for the lobola. She confessed that she had indeed carried out numerous leg spreading escapades with Machodo’s brothers, nephew and herd boy. She was indeed a busy body during that time.
Upon considering all the evidence, the magistrate ruled that Machodo’s wife had broken the marriage relationship by cheating on her husband. The magistrate ruled that due to this breach, her father was not entitled to any outstanding balance of the lobola payment. The magistrate went on to rule that under customary law, a man who would have paid lobola is entitled to a full refund if the wife engages in adultery.
The court found that there was material breach of the very tenants of marriage. The court concluded that the appellant was not entitled to payment of the balance of lobola because his daughter who was married to the respondent committed adultery with multiple partners ranging from the respondent’s brothers, nephews and the herd boy.
The court also found that customarily a husband is allowed to divorce an adulterous wife and then if he has paid lobola in full he is entitled to a refund of the lobola from the in laws.”The father-in-law was aggrieved by this ruling and filed an appeal at the High Court.
Justice Mwayera and Justice Uchena dismissed Mangwende’s appeal with costs. Judge Mwayera ruled.
“In coming up with the disposition of the matter whereby the court a quo dismissed the claim for the balance of lobola the trial magistrate properly exercised his discretion and we find no fault in his findings. Accordingly, the appeal lacks merit and must fail. It is ordered that the appeal be and is hereby dismissed with costs.”
The issue to consider is whether the ruling makes a good law or a bad law. What is lobola?Known to many as a “bride-price” or bride-worth” and to some extent as a “down payment” or “dowry” but in the African culture, it is a ritual that brings two families together.
According to the English usage ‘dowry’ is the gift of money, goods or both, offered by the bride or bride’s family towards establishment of her household, whereas a bride-price is a marriage payment made by a prospective husband or more often, by his family to the family of the bride. Over the years, there have been conflicting debates about what lobola is and why this cultural practice should still be acknowledged. Perhaps it is the democratic and evolving society that has given people freewill to do things differently and to question how things were previously done. As a result, this has led to having a rebellious view that questions and discredits this sacred old practice. Miffed by the ruling ZiFM star MisRed tweeted: “Help me understand. Is lobola a purchase that requires a refund? What happens if the opposite is the situation?” Her Twitt was responded by a social Activist Lorraine Pilime: “This lobola refund case really highlights that lobola should be scrapped. Lobola reinforces women being treated as property that must give a return on investment. Meanwhile women have been cheated on since the dawn of mankind and have no recompense for their investment.”
Many women have raised questions in this mater. Marylyn Mavaza a Housing specialist quipped “ if lobola is refundable will the man out back all the children into their mother’s womb. If that can not happen then there should be no rend.”
While family elders may insist on cultural and traditional ways, some people are becoming resistant to the idea of lobola, often questioning why the process should happen in the first place. Couples move in together and assume the roles of ‘husband and wife’ without going through the family-driven process of lobola especially when lobola is being taken as purchase price.
It is unfortunate that lobola has in some instances been reduced to some sort of transaction without really interrogating what is indeed at the core of lobola in the first place. The judges make the whole process look like a transaction and a woman being reduced to a mere commodity.
The court also found that customarily a husband is allowed to divorce an adulterous wife and then if he has paid lobola in full he is entitled to a refund of the lobola from the in-laws. The court concluded that the appellant’s daughter engaged in an adulterous relationship with multiple partners and that she by so doing breached the marriage relationship. The court has given lobola a different meaning. Medical practitioner and metaphysical scientist, Zulu Mathabo, says this important cultural practice is often misinterpreted, misunderstood and overlooked. “The fundamental symbol of lobola is a cow. The life of a cow is the most important part of this process,” he says. In the ancient times, lobola was offered with a cow because of how people lived but today the offering is in the form of money. “Words such as payment should not be used, lobola is an offering. Essentially, the woman is getting married to the ancestral family of the man. It is a spiritual affair. It is not based on material or the ring but rather, the spirituality side of things,” he says. Professor Kadembo shares the same sentiment, adding that there is a lot of misinterpretation that happens when coming to lobola. “Lobola has nothing to do with buying. No one is being bought. Lobola has a particular cultural significance,” prof Kadembo says. According to Kennedy Mupomba a social scientist “the most important reason for lobola is to make sure that families come together as one. “People should look at lobola in its purest form, which is making sure that the families come together without it being misconstrued,” While the core reason for lobola is to bring families together, the issue of money is also another biggest factor.
Payment of bridewealth or lobola is a significant element of marriage among the Shona of Zimbabwe. However, the functions and meanings attached to the practice are constantly changing.
As a link between two families, lobola negotiation is a tradition that was implemented in the old days where a man pays the family of his fiancé for her hand in marriage. Although it is practised differently today, in historical times a man would pay much more for a virgin and less for a woman who had a child out of wedlock. Today, prices are set according to how well-mannered and educated the bride-to-be is. The more educated she is, the more expensive the lobola will be. Other factors also include the relative wealth and status of the family the prospective groom wishes to marry into, i.e. a young woman who is well educated would be much pricier than that of little or no education. Some families will not accept a woman of a different religion in their family. Traditionally, lobola usually amounted to eight heads of cattle, but today the value of each cattle head forms part of the overall negotiation. So if lobola is a sign of uniting families it should not be tied to faithfulness of either party. The issue of lobola is a complex one in that different cultures have different ways of doing things. But in our Zimbabwean cultures, for instance, in the Shona culture, women aren’t at the forefront of the negotiations. The judgement by the learned judges exposes the whole system to abuse. There are people who will still consider it as sacred but others will abuse it because they don’t understand it, and the judgement is not helping. there is beauty in seeing two families become one through a spiritual connection that is conducted through the practice of paying lobola. Lobola was never meant to oppress women but to give the value them. There is a clear distinction between abuse and the practice of lobola. Some men might use it as a way of ownership by mentioning things like ‘don’t forget I paid for you,aided by this judgement some ignorant thick headed men will think lobola is a payment and sign of ownership. Individuals in marriages should be able to distinguish when they are being abused, the ruling by the two honourable judges corrupts the law. In an ever-changing society, he suggests that there needs to be continuous re-iteration and proper education of the process of lobola. “It is important to have traditional leaders, cultural experts and academic institutions teaching the society about the true beautiful meaning of lobola.
Sitting as an appeal court, the High Court did, in 2015, rule that “under customary law, a man who would have paid lobola is entitled to a refund if the wife engages in adultery.” Customary law is the collection of traditionally accepted legal rights and duties of black Zimbabweans who live a traditional way of life. Customary law is generally unwritten. Often, the courts require customs to be certain, reasonable and to have attained the recognition of formal law. The High Court has held that a lobola refund can be demanded in circumstances where a woman cheats on her husband. The other side of the same coin is that where a husband is found cheating, and the wife initiates divorce proceedings, the husband is not entitled to a lobola refund.
But this is not fair to the ladies. The law is wrong in objectifying the laddies. Society is aware that lobola is a uniting factor. It must never be used as the means of objectifying women. In a very suttle way the judgement is a serious attack on our culture. The primary purpose of lobola is to build relations between the respective families, as marriage is seen to be more than just a union between two individuals. The relationship is seen as life-long and in some cases, even after the death of the groom. The widow then, in a way, is bound to the groom’s family forever, especially if there were children that are born to the marriage. Unfortunately, there is a downside brought by the high court. The judgement has exposed the process to abuse and it is incorrectly viewed it can be torturous, and divide rather than unite families. One example of this, the negotiations are usually handled by the extended male family members of the respective families, to the absolute exclusion of any females Lobola is a token of appreciation to the bride’s parents for raising a woman for the groom and should not be seen as a chance to make a quick buck. If the bride makes mistake in the marriage it must not revert back to the bride price. Lobola, is the provision of gifts to the parents of a bride, usually in the form of cash or livestock, is an entrenched part of marriage in Zimbabwe. So a gift can not be returned when relations are sour.
We should then conclude that at this time and age the process of lobola payments must be abolished. Men should not hold their wives at ransom because of the amount paid. Shonas have a saying which says Muroora hakupere meaning the payment of lobola does not end. This is to show you that there will never be a price in full and final settlement where lobola is concerned.
Our culture is so beautiful and must not be tainted by anger or emotional grieving.
By A Correspondent- Opposition MDC Alliance vice-president Tendai Biti and five other legislators are set to bounce back to Parliament after the High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Benjamin Rukanda, who last month recalled them under the guise that he was the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) secretary-general.
Rukanda last month recalled Biti (Harare East), Willias Madzimure (Kambuzuma), Settlement Chikwinya (Mbizo), Kucaca Phulu (Nkulumane), Sichelesile Mahlangu (Pumula) and Regai Tsunga (Mutasa South).
The High Court ruled that Rukanda was not the bona fide PDP secretarygeneral, but he challenged Justice
Amy Tsaga’s ruling. However, Justice Tawanda Chitapi on Wednesday dismissed the appeal on the basis that it failed to comply with the rules.
United Kingdom-based law expert Alex Magaisa said Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda had no choice, but to reinstate the six MPs.
“I don’t understand why the MPs are waiting for Mudenda to call them to Parliament,” Magaisa said.
“Mudenda has no choice in the matter. The High Court quashed the illegal expulsion. It means it was null and void. It’s as if it never happened. They should return to Parliament and take their seats.”
Scores of pupils were yesterday left stranded at roadsides as police in Bulawayo impounded vehicles that were pirating in defiance of the Government’s travel regulations meant to curb the spread of Covid-19.
A total of 13 touts have been arrested and 209 vehicles operating illegally seized in the city this week.
Police impounded staff buses, vehicles hired to ferry school children but are not registered under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and taxis operating illegally.
Before being released to their owners after paying relevant fines, vehicles taken by the police have to be cleared for outstanding tickets by Bulawayo City Council (BCC), while Zimra checks whether the vehicles were properly imported, not under-declared and did not evade taxes. Zinara also checks for the validity of licence plates.
Government in March last year banned private ‘public’ service operators as part of measures to contain the pandemic.
All commuter omnibus operators have to register under the Zupco franchise to be allowed to ferry passengers.
However, parents have raised concern over privately hired taxis that are being impounded by the police which ferry pupils to and from school.
Yesterday school children – most of them at ECD level – were left stranded and some did not attend school at all.
At a press conference at Ross Camp yesterday, Bulawayo Provincial Police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said the Road Motor Transport Act states that only Zupco-contracted commuter omnibuses are allowed to be hired as staff buses or to ferry school children.
“As police we say there is no selective application of law hence staff buses and vehicles ferrying school children not contracted under Zupco are not allowed to operate. Some of these commuter omnibuses are not even contracted by the companies or schools that they claim to be serving. This kind of operation is illegal as only those commuter omnibuses that are contracted to Zupco are allowed to operate,” he said.
Insp Ncube said schools should make arrangements with Zupco to avail kombis to transport pupils.
He warned members of the public against boarding non-Zupco kombis or buses at undesignated points as they face arrest.
He said commuters should shun vehicles without number plates as most of them are used in cases of armed robberies, mugging, rape and hit-and-run incidents.
“Police in Bulawayo have arrested 13 touts and 209 public service vehicles of which 121 are commuter omnibuses (kombis) and the remaining being Mshikashika operating motor vehicles and also defying the Road Traffic Act and Covid 19 regulations,’’ said Inspector Ncube.
In an interview, Mr Bekezela Ngoma, a parent, said children were stuck in the city centre, while others were stuck at roadblocks as vehicles were impounded and they had no means to get home.
‘‘My child dismissed from school at 1pm and he arrived home at 5pm, while some children were stuck in town after 7pm. We are at risk, even those that do not have kids at school. I have witnessed the police doing high speed chases with those so-called illegal taxis putting the lives of people in danger. We need to be protected by the police but they are endangering our lives,’’ he said.
Another parent said while they understand that some kombis are illegal, Zupco does not take children to and from school.
‘‘Zupco does not transport schoolchildren to school they only drop them at bus stops while these private hire school-run kombis drop them safely at school gates.
“Our children were left stranded in some places when the police impounded kombis exposing our children to kidnapping,’’ said Mrs Nothando Nkomo.
Mr Patrick Sande appealed to the Government to avail legal transport that will take children directly to school, collect them when they knock off and leave them at their homes.
Rethabile Mangena, a student at the National University of Science and Technology, said she arrived at 11AM for an 8AM lecture.
“Transport was a challenge in the morning, I waited at the bus stop for two hours until I arrived on campus at 11am when my lecture was through,” she said.
The Chronicle news crew yesterday observed commuters walking home together with schoolchildren to the western suburbs along 6th Avenue Extension as there were transport challenges following the police blitz.
Commuters raised concerns that they are facing transport challenges as Zupco is sometimes overwhelmed by the number of people.
By A Correspondent- Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Evangelista Kabasa on Wednesday granted bail to nine Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) activists who had spent several weeks at Khami Remand Prison facing public violence charges.
The nine activists were arrested in early March after they stormed Bulawayo Central Police Station protesting the alleged intimidation and harassment of their leader, Mqondisi Moyo, by armed State security agents.
Lawyers representing the activists approached the High Court after several unsuccessful attempts to secure their release at the lower courts.
“They have been freed on bail,” Nqobani Sithole, their lawyer from the Abammeli Human Rights Lawyers, said.
“Eight of the accused were freed on $10 000 bail each, while one was ordered to pay $20 000 for a previous conviction.”
The activists include MRP national league chairperson Sibongile Banda, Busi Moyo, council of elders representative Tinos Nkomo, MRP youth chairperson Mongameli Mlotshwa, Livson Ncube, Maxwell
Nkosi, Welcome Moyo, Nkosilathi Ncube and Ackim Ndebele.
In March, the activists stormed Bulawayo Central Police Station protesting the alleged harassment of their leader, Moyo.
This was after armed State security agents reportedly stormed Moyo’s house with the intention to arrest him following a confrontation with the police in Ntabazinduna over a land dispute.
The activists had clashed with police after the latter descended at Tabas Induna Farm in Ntabazinduna, where they evicted former Vice-President Kembo Mohadi’s son-in-law Floyd Ambrose from the property, accusing him of grabbing it from a white farmer, Brian Davies.
After the incident, police visited Moyo at his house at night and attracted protests from MRP activists, who went on to stage a mini-demonstration outside Bulawayo Central Police Station.
Police had to fire warning shots to disperse the protesters before arresting the nine, who were part of a group that was threatening to storm the police building.-Newsday
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says opposition MDC-T legislators who last week voted in support of Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2 were sell-outs.
The proposed law seeks to, among other things, strike off the presidential running mate clause in the constitution as well as empower the President to promote sitting judges of the High Court and Supreme Court without going through any public interviews as is currently the case.
The law also seeks to provide judges of the Constitutional and Supreme Courts an option of extended tenure beyond the retirement age of 70 while also broadening the president’s scope to appoint non-parliamentary ministers.
The attempt to patch up the 2013 national constitution has also been widely criticised as an attempt by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to safeguard his political interests beyond the 2023 elections.
Critics are angered government was investing a lot of energy and resources towards a law which had no positive bearing on the lives of ordinary interests while there was no equal display of zeal to align existing laws with the national charter.
But while Zanu-PF could be excused for pushing a law tailored at tightening its stranglehold on national politics, it is the opposition that has come under fire for being willing supporters of the controversial legislation.
Said ZCTU president Peter Mutasa at a Thursday press conference, “The 2013 constitution came through a long process that include consultation of the citizens.
“So, anyone who has been appointed or elected by the citizens and who sits in the Senate or House of Assembly and does not realise the need for consultation before the Constitution is amended, there is no other characterisation of that person; they are sell-outs.
“They are the Morrison Nyathi of the liberation struggle and they are everywhere.
“So, we must be very clear as citizens that we are not going to side with those that are not siding with us. That has to be open.
“And I am sure you have seen some of them trying to come out after citizens raised voices.
“So, we need also to raise our voices against those who are mutilating the people’s Constitution.
“It is expected, they have never been any struggle without its turncoats, without its sell-outs but what we can pronounce openly that those people are selling out.”
Mwonzora, a day after the Bill passed through the Parliament with his MPs voting yes, hurriedly converged a press conference to explain why his legislators voted in support of the Bill in what stakeholders say was meant to manage public perception.
There are claims the politician was secretly whipping his Senators to vote in support of the Bill but publicly criticise it.
Added Mutasa, “There is another point we need to urgently deal with. Many people across the country are not aware of what is happening in the citadel of dictatorship in Harare, in the Parliament which is no longer honourable.
“We need to spread this message in languages that people understand and it is a collective responsibility.
“It is only when people are informed, empowered and understand what is happening and when we get everyone standing up fighting for their rights.
“So, we need to fight against this amendment and use all our organisations, all our resources that we have.
“In fighting, you are going to get many reprisals, we are going to face many challenges, what is going to make sure that this amendment, what is going to make sure that we succeed is the solidarity which must be the goal that unites us.”
My problem is on 11 February 2021 i paid for my 1st car on BeForward and it was before 2 April before our government introduced the new system of importing licences and permits,
Now the problem is, i received the car in Tanzania after prepaying duty and wanted to import it through Kariba boarder post.
When I arrived there, they told me to apply for a permit at ZIMRA through an Email and I did but they are not responding at all.
Initially I had applied through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, but from nowhere they said they were no longer offering letters and this process was now being done by ZIMRA.
However, i left the car with them at a Bonded Warehouse and i have been trying to get the permit but to no avail.
In Kariba, they said I must get it from Harare offices and when I got to Harare they are referring me back to Kariba. They told me to send an email but they are not replying.
Every day the car is being charged storage fees and yet they are the ones who are delaying the whole process.
Where do i go from here and what should i do because i may end up losing the car because the duty is now too much.
Please help me.
Affected citizen
We publish below
Imports of second-hand vehicles more than 10 years old from the date of manufacture on the day they enter Zimbabwe on or after April 2 are no longer automatic and now need specific import licences for each vehicle, with importers attaching proof of payment when applying for this licence.
The same Control of Goods (Import and Export) (Commerce) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (No.9) gazetted on April 6
The amendment to the first schedule of the original regulations was made by Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Sekai Nzenza in Statutory Instrument 89 of 2021.
While importers of most older vehicles now need to apply for a specific import licence, the minister exempted from the requirement commercial vehicles, listing these as tractors, haulage trucks, earth-moving equipment and specialised vehicles used in the mining and construction sectors. Those importing such vehicles, even if they are more than 10 years old from date of manufacture, can still import them on the open general import licence so their only paperwork is just the customs clearance.
Applications for importing cars, motorcycles and light trucks more than 10 years old, along with applications to import cement or sugar, can be made at the offices of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Harare, Mutare, Bulawayo, and Gweru in line with Government decentralisation policies, Minister Nzenza said in a statement explaining her gazetted statutory instrument.
Even outside the four older cities, people can contact ministry officials in Mashonaland East, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland West and Matabeleland South if they have queries. An electronic licensing platform that can be used by importers and exporters has also been established.
The requirement to seek permission to import every light second-hand vehicle over 10 years old is in line with the National Development Strategy 1, which underscores value addition and encourages effective standards, regulations and use of roadworthy vehicles that meet environmental and safety standards.
Those who check such vehicles have found that many under a decade old with moderate mileage are likely to be roadworthy, but as age increases faults start growing rapidly and both the owners and Zimbabwe can face huge import bills for spare parts.
It is not yet known what criteria will be used to see if an older vehicle can still be imported, as the regulations do not impose a ban but only a requirement that the industry ministry must check the proposed import first, rather than just allow an automatic import.
Presenting the 2020 National Budget last year, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube also said all vehicles imported from Japan will require prior clearance to ensure they are not contaminated by radioactivity from the 2011 accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
The actual regulations just say second-hand vehicles from countries that have had a high-level nuclear accident, to prevent vehicles salvaged from the immediate area of that nuclear accident being shipped to Zimbabwe. But Japan is at present the only affected country.
However, so far no hot vehicles have been found in the Japanese imports, meaning no one has tried to retrieve vehicles from the Fukushima area for sale in Zimbabwe.
Prof Ncube noted that Zimbabweans had spent about US$1,3 billion on the imports of buses, light commercial and passenger motor vehicles from 2015 to September 2020.
By A Correspondent- The government has announced that the Government Employees Mutual Savings Fund (GEMS) loan facility is ready to roll out from 1 May 2021.
Public Service Commission Secretary, Ambassador Jonathan Wutawunashe, announced the development in a statement that observed that qualifying members of the voluntary fund can apply for loans.
Qualifying members are those who have made contributions for three consecutive months and can start applying on the 1st of May 2021,
Loans are short term and medium term. Short term loans will have a tenure of up to 12-months, with members able to apply for five times their net salary for a maximum of ZWL$100 000.00.
Medium Loans will be a thirty-six-month facility which is for a maximum of eight times one’s net salary for a maximum amount of ZWL$500 000.00. A minimum interest rate of 10% shall apply per annum.
GEMS members are expected to collect and submit application forms at any National Building Society Bank (NBS) branch nationwide or from PSC offices nearest to them.
Applicants should attach copies of Identification Card or valid passport or drivers licence; a Payslip not older than three months and fill the GEMS Loan Application Form and TY30 deduction form. ZWL$200.00 application fee is levied on all applications.
Ambassador Wutawunashe said the level of interest so far expressed by government workers who voluntarily joined the scheme in their numbers is impressive.
PSC is expecting more civil servants to apply to participate as the benefits of membership become more apparent.
The Public Service Commission has shared the information on GEMS rollout with the leadership of the Apex Council.
By Nomusa Garikai- Stanbic Bank has donated equipment worth US$37 000 to Sally Mugabe Central Hospital’s maternity wing and will be spending $2 million refurbishments. The list of equipment and the refitting was impressive.
The equipment includes an anesthesia machine, suction pumps, conventional laryngoscope set, infant weighing scale, fluid warmer, IV pole, a surgical table, electro surgical unit, an infant warmer, defibrillator, eco-patient monitors, infusion pump and a patient monitor rolling stand.
The refurbishment included fitting of two sets of double action doors, painting of walls, replacing formica tops to wall edge protection, supplying and fitting cupboards and shelves.
“Stanbic Bank purchased the theatre equipment, refurbished the entrance hall; internal passage; boots room, sluce room; maternity theatre, scrub room, sister-in-charge’s office and outside passage,” Stanbic Bank chief executive Solomon Nyanhongo explained.
One can only imagine the sorry state of the Hospital wing before this generous donation!
This is a complete re-equip and overhaul as a result of decades of neglect and being starved of funds. Money that should have been spent on the upkeep of the hospital was siphoned off and spent on such luxuries as Mugabe’s four storey US$ 2 billion Blue Roof palatial mansion.
Mugabe and the ruling elite could afford to neglect local hospitals, they started using overseas hospitals for all their health care needs soon after independence. It costed the nation a pretty penny.
In 2012 Mugabe made no fewer than 8 health care trips to the Far East each trip costing US$ 3 million. When his daughter, Bona, had her baby she too went to the Far East. She and her husband and their entourage went three weeks before the birth. Grace Mugabe and her entourage followed a week or so latter. Mugabe then commandeered an Air Zimbabwe plane to go and see his grandson collect the family. The total bill for this one junket was US$ 15 million, at least.
If the Sally Mugabe Central Hospital’s maternity wing, one of the country’s referral hospitals, was allowed to fall into this sorry state of rot and decay; one can only imagine the rot and decay in the provincial hospitals, even worse state for the hospitals in rural backwater!
The truth is Zimbabwe’s public health care service, like education and other basic services, collapsed a long time ago. No doubt Sally Mugabe maternity wing has continued to admit patients all along and the poorly paid skeleton staff have done the best they could with the ramshackle equip and facilities they had.
Of course, many mothers and babies have lost their lives unnecessarily because the appalling poor quality of the health care provided.
Whatever health care improvements the generous Stanbic Bank has brought to Sally Mugabe maternity wing, they will not last long. The hospital is so starved of funding the very expensive equipment will laying idle for lack of proper service or US$ 10 spare part. As long as nothing is done to end the rampant corruption and gross mismanagement, the root causes of the country’s economic meltdown; there will be no money to fund even basic services like health care and education.
As long as Zimbabwe remains a pariah state ruled by corrupt, incompetent and murderous thugs there will be no meaningful economic recovery. As soon as the last dollar of the Stanbic Bank donation is spent, Sally Mugabe Maternity Hospital will start drifting back to its sorry state of rot and decay, the same state of the rest of the other wings at Central Hospital are in!
A country without something as basic as education and health care services is doomed.
By A Correspondent- Opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader, Jacob Ngarivhume has said police officers threatened to arrest him and his colleagues after they embarked on a cleaning initiative in Mbare, Harare.
He posted on Twitter:On a disappointing note –
The police at Matapi Police Station had initially welcomed our cleanup campaign in areas around their police station. They instructed us to formally notify them of our continued presence in Mbare.
When we did that this morning we were told that unless we had permission from the police, were not allowed to continue. The police now had instructions from Harare Propol Maunganidze to arrest us if we continue with the cleanup program in Mbare.
The filthy in Mbare is just a cause for concern and can result in the outbreak of deadly diseases such as cholera.
Responding to Ngarivhume’s post, some criticised the city fathers for not collecting garbage timeously while some said the blockade was meant to ensure that the ruling party has a campaigning point come election time.
There has always been blame-shifting when it comes to lack of service delivery by local authorities.
The central government accuses the local government authorities of failing to honour their election campaign promises while the city fathers are accusing the central government for interference.
By A Correspondent- Son of one of three men who died a mysterious death near a dam in Bindura last week said his father had gone to conduct a gold deal on the day he was later discovered dead.
Panashe, son to the now late Medio Kashiri (52), yesterday said before the trip, his father had told him that he was going for a gold deal that would result in him buying four Honda Fit vehicles.
The other person who died was identified as Antony Ndawana (52), while the other two are still to be identified.
“News about the gold deal reached my father on Thursday from his friend Ndawana and they made the trip to Bindura on Friday,” said Kashiri. “The two grew up in this suburb and Ndawana is the one who did plumbing at my father’s new house in Ruwa.
“The house was complete and we were supposed to relocate to Ruwa anytime this week and my father has not been working for some time, although he used to be a truck driver.
“From what I heard, my father said the deal was going to bring something that could buy four Honda Fit vehicles and Ndawana was behind the deal. “We have been robbed of a loving and caring father who used to make jokes that left everyone in stitches.
“We are yet to accept that he is gone and how he passed on remains a mystery to us that we are all waiting to know what befell them from post-mortem results.
“We trust the police and we are sure they will get to the bottom of the case,” said Kashiri.
Ndawana family spokesperson Richard Ndawana (51) said he last spoke to the two on Friday before their unspecified mission to Bindura.
“I last spoke to the two on Friday at Kashiri’s home in Ruwa where we were working and Ndawana brought windowpanes before they departed for Bindura and they did not disclose their mission,” said Ndawana.
“We expected them to return on the same day since they had left us without food, but we waited in vain only to receive a phone call on Sunday that they had been found dead.
“We were quick to suspect road traffic accident, but until today we are in darkness as to what exactly happened to them.
“I only saw photographs of them unbelievably lying on the ground that it remains a mystery to us. “The other person in the picture is not known to us and we are relying on police investigations and post-mortem to be in the picture about the mystery surrounding their death,” said Ndawana.
By A Correspondent-Former Dynamos Football Club legend, Itai Stanley Chirambadare has dragged to the courts for sodomising a 13-year-old boy before threatening to kill him if he divulged the abuse.
The former soccer legend appeared in court yesterday and was represented by Knowledge Maeresera.
He was remanded in custody to May 13 pending trial.
The Dynamos legend was advised by magistrate Dennis Mangosi to apply for bail at the High Court.
Allegations are that sometime in March this year, the complainant who is 13 years went to Chirambadare’s house together with his friend to sweep as he always does and they would be given sweets.
It is alleged that on the day in question the complainant went to Chirambadare’s house alone to sweep.
The accused person allegedly asked the complainant to get into the house before he forced him into his bedroom and sexually assaulted him and told him not to reveal the abuse.
Chirambadare allegedly threatened to kill the complainant if he revealed the abuse to anyone.
He went on to abuse the complainant on several occasions.
The complainant allegedly developed some piles and he told his uncle. The complainant’s uncle led him to the police station to report the matter. -NewsDay
By A Correspondent- The High Court on Thursday dismissed journalist Hopewell Chin’ono’s charge of publishing falsehoods after the scribe shared a video of a woman accusing police of killing her baby.
High Court judge Justice Jester Charehwa ruled that the law used to charge Chin’ono was non-existent.
Chin’ono was charged under section 31 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act which deals with “publishing or communicating false statements prejudicial to the State”.
His lawyer, Harrison Nkomo argued that the statute was struck off by the Constitutional Court in 2014 in a matter brought up by two Zimbabwe Independent journalists.
“We complained from the moment he got arrested that he was being charged on a non-existent law. That law was struck off long back so it was just persecution,” Nkomo said.
Chin’ono is now facing two charges of inciting the public to commit public violence and undermining the course of justice.
By A Correspondent- A Shurungwi based gold panner was left with permanent injuries after his left leg was amputated following a brutal attack by rivals in a suspected love triangle.
Simon Vingirayi- a court heard- lost consciousness as blood gushed from his left knee after his assailant axed him on a large vein and doctors had to amputate the leg above the knee to save his life.
This was heard during the appearance of three gold panners who include two brothers from Shurugwi, Charles (29) and Philbert Chingwaya (22) and Tafadzwa Rundora (31) before Gweru Regional magistrate Phathekile Msipa.
A man from Old Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo was left nursing a bleeding leg after he was shot once for allegedly having a relationship with a miner’s girlfriend.
Narrating the incident to B-Metro, Calvin Sibanda (25) said he was invited by his friend Mxolisi Siziba (37), who is a miner for a beer binge at his home in Pumula South.
While they were drinking, they were later joined by Siziba’s friends.
“It was on Monday last week when we started drinking alcohol at around 1pm and by 8pm we were too drunk when Siziba phoned his girlfriend, but she refused to come.
“He accused me of having influenced her not to come and in the midst of the altercation he lost his temper and hit me with open hands,” said Sibanda.
Sensing danger, Calvin took to his heels, but Siziba reached for a gun in his car and shot him. A source close to the investigation also confirmed the incident.
“He shot him once on the left leg and injured him,” said the source.
Sibanda reported the matter to the police leading to Siziba’s arrest. Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube also confirmed the incident:
“I can confirm that we arrested a man who shot his suspected love rival on the left leg once. He was accusing him of having a sexual affair with his girlfriend.”
He urged community members to solve their differences amicably and also urged them to engage third parties like pastors, Victim Friendly Unit (VFU) police than to take the law into their hands.-B- Metro
A woman from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo was left horrified after two unknown men who are on the run allegedly robbed her of her cash before taking turns to rape her at knife point.
A family insider said on Saturday last week and at around midnight while the 22-year-old woman was sleeping, two unknown men stormed into her bedroom.
“She was dead asleep when two unknown men woke her up, one of them placed a knife on her throat while demanding cash. She didn’t waste their time as she pointed to the wardrobe and told them to take it from her jacket,” said the insider.
The family insider added: “One of the unknown men took R50 and US$2 as well as two cell phones, a Mobicel and a Nokia and went outside.”
The other guy remained ransacking the room and stumbled upon a handbag with cash inside.
“He took R1 000 and $500,” said the source.
After taking the cash he turned to the lady and threatened to kill her.
“He called his partner in crime and they took turns to rape her. After that they left with the “loot” leaving her lying on the bed”.
Bulawayo deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the incident: “I can confirm that we are handling a case of unlawful entry, robbery and rape that happened in Cowdray Park suburb.
“The estimated total value of the stolen property is US$2,00, R1 650 and $500. Nothing was recovered. We are appealing for information that may lead to the arrest of the two suspects who are on the run.
“Anyone with information can contact any nearest police or give us a tip-off on 0960358.”- B-Metro
TODAY he is a respected man of God and he makes no secret of his chequered past.
Ex-convict Edmose Hadebe (54), who was sentenced in 1991 to face the hangman’s noose before his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment for murdering a fellow imbiber during a beer drink at Big Bhawa in Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo, became a pastor when he was set free in 2014.
Pastor Hadebe, who was arrested when he was 25 years, openly shared his stories and struggles with B-Metro, saying following his release after spending 26 years in prison, he left everything behind in prison and took with him a burning faith in God.
He said while in prison one day he got on his knees and asked Jesus to forgive him for his sins and fix his life. And that is when he decided to enroll for a Diploma in Theology as he knew God was already preparing him to spread His Word to both inmates and people outside prison. He is now a pastor at Praise and Worship Centre’s Mthombothemba branch, which covers Waterford suburb and How Mine area on the outskirts of Bulawayo.
A B-Metro news crew visited him at his home in Riverside suburb, where he exclusively narrated how God transformed his life during his 26-year stint in prison. He said he spent most of that time reading the Bible and studying the Bible with as many as 50 inmates, many of whom became Christians.
It came to light that before he served time for murder, Pastor Hadebe was a member of the Zimbabwe National Army and with his accomplices, during their drinking sprees, they abused the name of the armed forces by beating up people at Big Bhawa in Makokoba.
“Before I got arrested and served time for murder, I was a member of the Zimbabwe National Army and I was stationed at One Brigade (now Khumalo Barracks). With my friends, we loved to spend most of our time drinking beer at Big Bhawa in Makokoba.
“We abused our authority when we formed a group called ‘The Famous Three’ and it was notorious for assaulting people at this drinking spot,” he said.
He said it was rare for them to leave the drinking spot in question without picking a fight as they believed they were superior and stronger than their civilian counterparts.
“It was, however, unfortunate that one day we had a misunderstanding with another imbiber, who was also a friend of ours and at the height of the altercation we stabbed him several times before he fell on the ground.
When we realised that he was seriously injured we disappeared from the scene,” he reflects soberly. Pastor Hadebe said when news filtered the following day that that the person they had stabbed had died, it affected him since the fight had been triggered by a minor issue that they could have resolved amicably.
“The police hunted us down and I was the last person to be picked up. The matter was later referred to court. I languished in remand prison for more than a year before my imprisonment in 1991.
“I never thought the judge was going to be very hard on me as the murder was not an intentional killing. After a short stint in jail and while waiting for my turn to be hanged that is when I decided to repent and accept Jesus as my personal Saviour. For the three years I had been on death row I was praying to God everyday asking for mercy and protection. My prayers were answered when the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment,” he said.
He said that is when he realised that God had bigger plans for him.
The Damascus moment Pastor Hadebe said when he was transferred from Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare to Khami Remand Prison in Bulawayo, he met Dr Trust Sinjoki, general overseer of Praise and Worship Centre in Bulawayo and also the patron of Prison to Praise.
“While I was in prison, it was like Dr Sinjoki had adopted me to be his son as he started supplying me with stationery and books as I was now doing my Ordinary Level. With his support I managed to pass seven subjects and these are Ndebele, English, and Commerce, Accounts, Bible studies, History and Business Studies.”
He added: “That is when I decided to pursue a diploma in Theology. This idea was pushed by the life I was experiencing in prison. I have always kept positive and that’s how I keep going.”
Pastor Hadebe said with the support of Dr Sinjoki they managed to launch Prison to Praise, a programme to educate and enlighten inmates on the goodness of accepting Jesus as their Saviour.
“Under Prison to Praise we reached out to ex-inmates and those who are still serving and as we speak more than 10 pastors were ordained under this programme,” he said.
Hadebe said in 2014 he was part of prisoners who benefited under the Presidential Amnesty and this gave him an opportunity to re-unite with his family and preach the word of God.
“It was one of my prayers to find my parents still alive and as per my requests I found them still living. Upon my release from prison, I was given an exceptional reception by my church and it also supported my wedding. With the confidence they invested in me I was given a branch that I am currently leading.”
He appreciated the support he got from his family for nearly three decades while in prison cells. He said he got through all of these years behind bars by keeping the faith he’d be free one day. As advice to other ex-convicts, Pastor Hadebe said they should pray and work hard to ward off the possibility of them going back to jail.- B- Metro
A woman from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo was left horrified after two unknown men who are on the run allegedly robbed her of her cash before taking turns to rape her at knife point.
A family insider said on Saturday last week and at around midnight while the 22-year-old woman was sleeping, two unknown men stormed into her bedroom.
“She was dead asleep when two unknown men woke her up, one of them placed a knife on her throat while demanding cash. She didn’t waste their time as she pointed to the wardrobe and told them to take it from her jacket,” said the insider.
The family insider added: “One of the unknown men took R50 and US$2 as well as two cell phones, a Mobicel and a Nokia and went outside.”
The other guy remained ransacking the room and stumbled upon a handbag with cash inside.
“He took R1 000 and $500,” said the source.
After taking the cash he turned to the lady and threatened to kill her.
“He called his partner in crime and they took turns to rape her. After that they left with the “loot” leaving her lying on the bed”.
Bulawayo deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the incident: “I can confirm that we are handling a case of unlawful entry, robbery and rape that happened in Cowdray Park suburb.
“The estimated total value of the stolen property is US$2,00, R1 650 and $500. Nothing was recovered. We are appealing for information that may lead to the arrest of the two suspects who are on the run.
“Anyone with information can contact any nearest police or give us a tip-off on 0960358.”- B-Metro
A man from Old Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo was left nursing a bleeding leg after he was shot once for allegedly having a relationship with a miner’s girlfriend.
Narrating the incident to B-Metro, Calvin Sibanda (25) said he was invited by his friend Mxolisi Siziba (37), who is a miner for a beer binge at his home in Pumula South.
While they were drinking, they were later joined by Siziba’s friends.
“It was on Monday last week when we started drinking alcohol at around 1pm and by 8pm we were too drunk when Siziba phoned his girlfriend, but she refused to come.
“He accused me of having influenced her not to come and in the midst of the altercation he lost his temper and hit me with open hands,” said Sibanda.
Sensing danger, Calvin took to his heels, but Siziba reached for a gun in his car and shot him. A source close to the investigation also confirmed the incident.
“He shot him once on the left leg and injured him,” said the source.
Sibanda reported the matter to the police leading to Siziba’s arrest. Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube also confirmed the incident:
“I can confirm that we arrested a man who shot his suspected love rival on the left leg once. He was accusing him of having a sexual affair with his girlfriend.”
He urged community members to solve their differences amicably and also urged them to engage third parties like pastors, Victim Friendly Unit (VFU) police than to take the law into their hands.-B- Metro
Nearly 10 years after the death of Zimbabwe’s mist powerful retired general Solomon Mujuru, his estate is still causing headaches.
Three companies which sought to be included in the general’s estate have successfully applied to be joined in the case, after the High Court ruled that they have a real and substantial interest in the matter.
The former commander died in August 2011 in an inferno at his farm in Beatrice, leaving behind an empire ranging from real estate, pharmaceutical, farming, to diamond mining sparking a legal confrontation battle between his widow Dr Joice Mujuru and some of the intended beneficiaries.
The ruling comes after one of the daughters Maidei Mujuru sought an order under case Number HC2370/20, declaring that the immovable properties, Kalmic Investments, Athienitis Properties and Rylance Farms were part of the estate on the grounds that they were the national hero’s alter egos.
Alter-ego refers to a legal principle preventing shareholders being treated as the owners of companies to prevent fraudulent activities.
The court applies alter-ego rule to ignore the corporate status of a group of stockholders, officers and directors of a corporation with respect to their limited liability. Under the alter-ego rule, a corporate veil of an individual is lifted and makes him or her personally liable for his/her unjustifiable activities.
In this case, the executor of the estate Mr Stern Mufara opposed the application for joinder by Kalmic Investments, Athienitis Properties and Rylance Farms, arguing that the persons purporting to represent the three companies had no right or capacity to do so. He argued that there was no CR14 appointing them as directors or shareholders of the companies attached to the founding affidavit.
It was argued that the decision of the Master of the High Court, which is in existence, that the three purported representatives of the companies in question failed to support their allegations that they were directors of the companies.
But in her ruling Justice Jester Charewa found that there was no legal requirement that in instituting proceedings a company should attach CR14 to its founding documents to prove that its representatives were duly authorised.
She said what was indispensable was a resolution by the company that it has resolved to institute or defend legal proceedings and identifying the person that has been tasked with being the mouth-piece.
The court also noted that it was not in dispute that the three companies were the registered and beneficial owners of the properties sought to be included in the estate.
In her ruling, Justice Charewa took into account the agreement on the business partnership between the deceased and businessman Mr James Makamba for the Thurlow Group of Companies.
“It follows that as registered and beneficial owners of the properties which are sought to be included in the deceased’s estate, applicants have real and substantial interests which, if they are able to show that they are not deceased’s alter egos, they are entitled to protect,” said Justice Charewa, finding that the applicants had proved on a balance of probabilities that they were entitled to the relief they prayed for.
“And to enable them to protect such interest, they must be joined to the proceedings seeking to include the properties in the deceased’s estate.”
After the dissolution of their partnership, Gen Mujuru and Mr Makamba entered into an agreement wherein they shared between themselves certain immovable properties registered in the companies under Thurlow Group.
To give effect to the agreement on the division of the immovable property, the business partners agreed to sign share transfer forms for the respective companies, as well as resignation letters as directors, secretaries and public officers for the respective companies which owned the properties allocated to each other.
By virtue of that agreement, the properties registered under Kalmic, Athienitis Properties and Rylance Farms were allocated to Gen Mujuru.
Mr Makamba surrendered his shareholding and resigned his directorship and public office positions in the three companies. Herald
Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has urged the people of Zimbabwe to focus on positive developments instead of concentrating on mistakes and failures of the past.
President Chamisa also said negative criticism should not stop the people of Zimbabwe from pursuing set objectives:
“MOTION BREEDS SUCCESS…Be inspired and encouraged.
Don’t be discouraged by those people who are only negative, and seek to see and amplify your mistakes.
Mistakes and missteps are evidence of effort and motion. Keep learning, Keep leading!!!#StrongerandStronger
Godisinit,” wrote President Chamisa on his official Facebook page.
Parliament says it will intervene in a matter in which Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala (MDC Alliance) is accusing Zanu PF supporters and Chitungwiza Town Council officials of attempting to stop construction of a community marketplace in his constituency.
Sikhala, the MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda last month asking him to rein in ruling Zanu PF party supporters he alleged were stalling the project, which is funded by government through the Constituency Development Fund.
In response, Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda said the legislative body would engage the relevant authorities so that the project resumes without further delay.
In a letter dated April 21, 2021 written to Sikhala and seen by NewsDay, Chokuda said: “Parliament takes note of the efforts that you made in having the project approved by the relevant authorities and commencement of the project thereof.
“It is, therefore, regretted that the project has stalled as a result of the directive from Chitungwiza Town Council to halt construction.”
He added: “We take note of the fact that you have taken the matter to the courts to seek redress. In our view, the longer the matter stays in the courts, the longer it will take for Zengeza West constituency to benefit from this project. In that respect, Parliament proposes to engage the relevant authorities for dialogue to be given a chance in resolving the matter.”
Chitungwiza Town Council issued a prohibition and enforcement order stopping Sikhala from developing the market despite that the project has approved plans and land was allocated for its construction.
Sikhala then approached the High Court challenging the prohibition and enforcement order and won the matter. However, the council appealed to the Supreme Court. -Newsday
Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has urged the people of Zimbabwe to focus on positive developments instead of concentrating on mistakes and failures of the past.
President Chamisa also said negative criticism should not stop the people of Zimbabwe from pursuing set objectives:
“MOTION BREEDS SUCCESS…Be inspired and encouraged.
Don’t be discouraged by those people who are only negative, and seek to see and amplify your mistakes.
Mistakes and missteps are evidence of effort and motion. Keep learning, Keep leading!!!#StrongerandStronger
Godisinit,” wrote President Chamisa on his official Facebook page.
By A Correspondent | The ZANU PF leader Emerson Mnangagwa is clearly capturing the judiciary in preparation of the 2023 elections, a lawyer during the ZimRights press conference yesterday concluded.
Mnangagwa is doing this by changing the constitution in order to handpick judges without interviews, it was debated, and below was the briefer-
All we have seen [is] the judiciary act as power brokers primarily because of our contested elections, in the last so many elections, elections have been going to court, particularly the presidential election 2018 is a fresh memory. It was the constitutional court that eventually decided who was to be the president.
Because in Zimbabwe elections have been contested, we are still too far from electoral reform. We are likely going to see another contestant election in 2023, where the constitutional court is called upon to determine who is to be the presidential winner.
In terms of our constitution, it is only the constitutional court that can decide a presidential election dispute, so in anticipation of that one would imagine why the president would want to ensure that there are judges that are beholden to him in that constitutional court, elected and promoted to that office by him…
So it’s a clear exercise to us of judicial capture, it’s a clear excercise of taping the judiciary.
Tinashe Sambiri| A Cotton Company of Zimbabwe official is in trouble for awarding a tender to an MDC Alliance official in Chiredzi.
ZimEye.com has gathered that the Minister of State for Masvingo, Ezra Chadzamira, Chiredzi North MP Roy Bhila and top Central Intelligence Organization officers have reprimanded Cotton Company of Zimbabwe official, Innocent Gukwe for awarding a transport tender to the MDC Alliance official.
The official’s company won a tender to ferry Cotton Company of Zimbabwe workers to and from work.
“Gukwe is in trouble.CIO officers acting on instructions from Ezra Chadzamira and Roy Bhila instructed Gukwe to cancel the tender awarded to a company reportedly belonging to an MDC Alliance official with immediate effect.
They also threatened to fire him,” a source told ZimEye.com.
However, Gukwe, quoted by a weekly publication said : “No, we did not even know that the omnibus belonged to an MDC Alliance member. We do not look into people’s political backgrounds when awarding tenders.
“We thought it was just another local business person. We are now following your decisions on the case because Dingane Ncube (CIO) once came to me with the issue and said he was going to advise me on how to handle the issue.”
COVID-19 continues to disrupt essential health services in 90% of countries
COVID-19 continues to disrupt essential health services in 90% of countries
Some signs of recovery emerging but major efforts required to restore and strengthen health services
The second round of a World Health Organization “pulse survey“ reveals that over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, substantial disruptions persist, with about 90% of countries still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health services, marking no substantial global change since the first survey conducted in the summer of 2020.
Within countries, however, the magnitude and extent of disruptions has generally decreased. In 2020, countries reported that, on average, about half of essential health services were disrupted. In the first 3 months of 2021, however, they reported progress, with just over one third of services now being disrupted.
Overcoming disruptions
Countries have been working to mitigate disruptions. Many have now stepped up communications efforts to inform the public about changes to service delivery and provide advice about ways to safely seek health care. They are also triaging to identify and better meet the most urgent patient needs.
More than half the countries consulted say they have recruited additional staff to boost the health workforce; redirected patients to other care facilities; and switched to alternative methods to delivering care, such as providing more home-based services, multi-month prescriptions for treatments, and increasing the use of telemedicine.
In addition, WHO and its partners have been helping countries to adapt their processes so they can better respond to the challenges being placed on their health systems; strengthen primary health care, and advance universal health coverage.
“It is encouraging to see that countries are beginning to build back their essential health services, but much remains to be done,” says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, WHO. “The survey highlights the need to intensify efforts and take additional steps to close gaps and strengthen services. It will be especially important to monitor the situation in countries that were struggling to provide health services before the pandemic.“
Persisting causes of disruptions
Countries are still having to make important decisions when responding to COVID-19 that may negatively affect access to care for other health issues. Redeployment of staff to provide COVID-19 relief and temporary closures of health facilities and services continue.
Although they may have taken on new staff, 66% of countries continue to report health workforce-related reasons as the most common causes of service disruptions.
Supply chains are also still disrupted in nearly one third of countries, affecting the availability of essential medicines, diagnostics, and the PPE needed to safely and effectively provide care.
Communications efforts need to be further scaled up: more than half of countries report service disruptions due to patients not seeking care and because of community mistrust and fears of becoming infected.
Meanwhile, 43% of countries cite financial challenges as major causes for disruptions in service utilization.
As a result, millions of people are still missing out on vital health care. In terms of services, the biggest impact reported by nearly half of countries is on provision of day-to-day primary care to prevent and manage some of the most common health problems. Long-term care for chronic conditions, rehabilitation, and palliative end-of-life care, is also still badly disrupted – severely affecting older people and people living with disabilities.
Potentially life-saving emergency, critical and surgical care interventions are still disrupted in about 20% of countries, reflecting the most immediate indirect consequences of the pandemic. Two thirds of countries also report disruptions in elective surgeries, with accumulating consequences as the pandemic is prolonged.
Among the most extensively affected health services (i.e. those for which more than 40% of countries are reporting disruptions) are those for mental, neurological and substance use disorders; neglected tropical diseases; tuberculosis; HIV and hepatitis B and C; cancer screening, and services for other noncommunicable diseases including hypertension and diabetes; family planning and contraception; urgent dental care; and malnutrition.
Issued ahead of World Immunization Week (which starts 24 April) and World Malaria Day (25 April) the survey reveals that serious gaps also remain in addressing disruptions to services in both these areas.More than one third of countries are still reporting disruptions to immunization services, despite progress in countries reducing disruptions to immunization services in health facilities and “outreach” immunization services by about 20% and 30% respectively compared to 2020. This highlights the need for new and sustained approaches to improving immunization coverage and uptake.
“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose serious challenges to global health beyond the impact of the disease itself,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director. “For children, disruptions to immunization services have serious consequences. As we scale up delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, we have to ensure that this does not come at the cost of essential childhood vaccinations. We cannot allow today’s fight against COVID-19 to undermine our fight against measles, polio or other vaccine preventable illnesses. Prolonged immunization disruptions will have long-term consequences for children’s health. The time to catch up is now.”
Meanwhile, nearly 40% of countries are also reporting disruptions to one or more malaria services. While progress compared to 2020 – with about 10% fewer countries reporting disruptions to malaria diagnosis and treatment and 25-33% fewer countries reporting disruptions to malaria prevention campaigns (including distribution of long-lasting insecticide impregnated bed nets, indoor spraying and seasonal malaria chemoprevention), the reported level of disruption is still significant and needs to be urgently addressed.
WHO will continue to support countries so they can respond to increased strains on health systems and rapidly evolving priorities and needs throughout the course of the pandemic, and to ensure that COVID-19 control strategies are in balance strategies to tackle other health priorities and secure continued access to comprehensive care for everyone, including the most vulnerable.
Key support mechanisms include the ACT-Accelerator, which works to speed up equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments, and the Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan, which guides actions taken at national, regional, and global levels to tackle COVID-19.
The Organization also remains focused on the delivery of the work it has committed to before the COVID-19 pandemic started. Internally, through the “Boost initiative” and the UHC Partnership, which covers 115 countries, WHO has strengthened its capacity to provide additional support to countries so they can maintain essential health services during the pandemic, and advance progress towards universal health coverage.
Source: World Health Organization
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A 57-YEAR-OLD Binga man has been arrested after he fatally axed his uncle who tried to stop him from selling a cow that was “old and thin.”
William Sibanga Muzamba of Twakachibona village under Chief Pashu reportedly surrendered himself to the police soon after killing his uncle Simati Mefias Mudimba (62) from the same area on Saturday.
The two had been drinking traditional beer at Mr Fanson Muleya (53)’s homestead when they argued over a cow which Muzamba wanted to sell.
Mudimba allegedly drew an axe and threatened to strike his nephew who, however, disarmed him and struck him twice on the head.
Matabeleland North police spokesperson Inspector Glory Banda confirmed the murder and arrest of Muzamba who is expected to appear in court soon.
“We received a report of a man who was murdered by his nephew following a misunderstanding over sale of a beast. On 24 April around 5pm William Sibanga Muzamba and Simati Mefias Mudimba were drinking traditional beer at the informant, Mr Fanson Muleya’s homestead. Muzamba was discussing selling his beast with his uncle Mudimba who told him not to sell it and suggested that it be slaughtered because it was old and had lost weight,” said Insp Banda.
He said this did not go down well with Muzamba leading to an argument which degenerated into a misunderstanding.
Mudimba allegedly rained insults on Muzamba before pulling out a small axe from his trousers and threatened to kill his nephew.
Police said Muzamba grabbed the axe and disarmed his uncle before striking him twice on the head and he died on the spot.
Other villagers who were at the homestead drinking beer fled from the scene.
Mr Muleya rushed to police Pashu base and reported a case of murder while Muzamba later went to the same police base and surrendered himself.
Police attended the scene and took the body to St Patrick’s Hospital in Hwange for a post-mortem.- Chronicle
By A Correspondent-Former Dynamos Football Club legend, Itai Stanley Chirambadare has dragged to the courts for sodomising a 13-year-old boy who later developed some piles as a result of the sexual assault
The former soccer legend appeared in court yesterday and was represented by Knowledge Maeresera.
He was remanded in custody to May 13 pending trial.
The Dynamos legend was advised by magistrate Dennis Mangosi to apply for bail at the High Court.
Allegations are that sometime in March this year, the complainant who is 13 years went to Chirambadare’s house together with his friend to sweep as he always does and they would be given sweets.
It is alleged that on the day in question the complainant went to Chirambadare’s house alone to sweep.
The accused person allegedly asked the complainant to get into the house before he forced him into his bedroom and sexually assaulted him and told him not to reveal the abuse.
Chirambadare allegedly threatened to kill the complainant if he revealed the abuse to anyone.
He went on to abuse the complainant on several occasions.
The complainant allegedly developed some piles and he told his uncle. The complainant’s uncle led him to the police station to report the matter. -NewsDay
By A Correspondent- The High Court has quashed journalist Hopewell Chin’ono’s charge of publishing falsehoods after the scribe shared a video of a woman accusing police of killing her baby.
High Court judge Justice Jester Charehwa ruled that the law used to charge Chin’ono was non-existent.
Chin’ono was charged under section 31 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act which deals with “publishing or communicating false statements prejudicial to the State”.
His lawyer, Harrison Nkomo argued that the statute was struck off by the Constitutional Court in 2014 in a matter brought up by two Zimbabwe Independent journalists.
“We complained from the moment he got arrested that he was being charged on a non-existent law. That law was struck off long back so it was just persecution,” Nkomo said.
Chin’ono is now facing two charges of inciting the public to commit public violence and undermining the course of justice.
By A Correspondent-Former Dynamos Football Club legend, Itai Stanley Chirambadare appeared in court today facing sodomy charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a student at his football academy.
Chirambadare who is represented by Knowledge Maeresera was remanded in custody to May 13 pending trial.
The Dynamos legend was advised by magistrate Dennis Mangosi to apply for bail at the High Court.
Allegations are that sometime in March this year, the complainant who is 13 years went to Chirambadare’s house together with his friend to sweep as he always does and they would be given sweets.
It is alleged that on the day in question the complainant went to Chirambadare’s house alone to sweep.
The accused person allegedly asked the complainant to get into the house before he forced him into his bedroom and sexually assaulted him and told him not to reveal the abuse.
Chirambadare allegedly threatened to kill the complainant if he revealed the abuse to anyone.
He went on to abuse the complainant on several occasions.
The complainant allegedly developed some piles and he told his uncle. The complainant’s uncle led him to the police station to report the matter. -NewsDay
By A Correspondent- Mr Surgent Chevo who was the registrar at the University of Zimbabwe during the period when the former First Lady Grace Mugabe attained her controversial PhD told the court that there were no irregularities in all the processes up until Mugabe graduated with the highest qualification.
Mr Chevo revealed that the examination panel did an oral examination on Mugabe at her children’s home and she passed.
“As she was being asked grilling questions by the examination panel during the oral examination, at first she was shivering but later calmed down and answered them satisfactorily,” he said.
Mr Chevo added that everything was done according to the rules and regulations of the University of Zimbabwe.
He further stated that there was nothing unusual in the processes and no signs of favouritism were exhibited.
“After the oral examination, the examination panel deliberated on Mugabe’s performance and all the members agreed unanimously that she had performed satisfactorily and that she be awarded a PhD.
He told the court that he did not receive any instructions from Nyagura which showed favour to Mugabe.
By A Correspondent- The High Court has quashed journalist Hopewell Chin’ono’s charge of publishing falsehoods after the scribe shared a video of a woman accusing police of killing her baby.
High Court judge Justice Jester Charehwa ruled that the law used to charge Chin’ono was non-existent.
Chin’ono was charged under section 31 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act which deals with “publishing or communicating false statements prejudicial to the State”.
His lawyer, Harrison Nkomo argued that the statute was struck off by the Constitutional Court in 2014 in a matter brought up by two Zimbabwe Independent journalists.
“We complained from the moment he got arrested that he was being charged on a non-existent law. That law was struck off long back so it was just persecution,” Nkomo said.
Chin’ono is now facing two charges of inciting the public to commit public violence and undermining the course of justice.
By A Correspondent- Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has set May 26 as the trial date for former Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo.
Through his lawyer, the former minister has applied for a variation of his bail conditions.
Prosecutor Mr Garudzo Ziyadhuma told the court that he had agreed with the defence to put its application in writing and he would respond on it on May 5.
The former minister is being charged for his alleged involvement in NatPharm’s unprocedural contract with Drax International LLC to supply medicines and surgical sundries, and is consequently facing criminal abuse of office charges.
By A Correspondent- Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has set May 26 as the trial date for former Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo. Through his lawyer, the former minister has applied for a variation of his bail conditions.
Prosecutor Mr Garudzo Ziyadhuma told the court that he had agreed with the defence to put its application in writing and he would respond on it on May 5.
The former minister is being charged for his alleged involvement in NatPharm’s unprocedural contract with Drax International LLC to supply medicines and surgical sundries, and is consequently facing criminal abuse of office charges.
By A Correspondent- Former First Lady Grace Mugabe is a genuine PhD holder as she followed all the University of Zimbabwe processes and was thoroughly examined by an examination panel before graduating, the court heard.
This was revealed by the third witness in the trial of suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice-Chancellor Levi Nyagura, accused of illegally awarding former First Lady Grace Mugabe.
During cross-examination with Nyagura’s lawyer Advocate Tawanda Zhuwarara Mr Surgent Chevo who was the registrar at the UZ during that period told the court that there were no irregularities in all the processes up until Mugabe graduated with a PhD.
Mr Chevo revealed that the examination panel did an oral examination on Mugabe at her children’s home and she passed.
“As she was being asked grilling questions by the examination panel during the oral examination, at first she was shivering but later calmed down and answered them satisfactorily,” he said.
Mr Chevo added that everything was done according to the rules and regulations of the University of Zimbabwe.
He further stated that there was nothing unusual in the processes and no signs of favouritism were exhibited.
“After the oral examination, the examination panel deliberated on Mugabe’s performance and all the members agreed unanimously that she had performed satisfactorily and that she be awarded a PhD.
He told the court that he did not receive any instructions from Nyagura which showed favour to Mugabe.
By Hon Job Wiwa Sikhala | The State which wanted to start my trial on inciting Public Violence charges on the 15th of April and failed, produced some drama only familiar with Hollywood. The Magistrate Stanford Mambanje gave a ruling on 21st of April that the court will give the State the last chance to provide the date for the commencement of the trial on the 29th of April, meaning today. The matter was heard today in Court 15 before the same Magistrate who in terms of the law was obliged to enforce his ruling if the state fails to provide the date for the commencement of the trial.
We arrived at the Court at 9am waiting for the State to push its case. The Prosecutor to the matter Garudzo Siyadhuma was not present and the matter was stood down to 11:15am. Siyadhuma could not pitch up and we were advised to wait for him until 12pm. 12pm clocked and Siyadhuma was nowhere to be seen. He only emerged at 12:30pm carrying a huge but seemingly heavy bag. Whatever was in that bag, its courier knows its contents as it has no sign of law in it.
After his arrival he did not apologize to all of us who were made to wait for him without explanation including my legal team of Harrison Nkomo and Jeremiah Bamu. He was arrogant and went straight to make an application for the postponement of the commencement of the trial once more again as he claimed that, there was hitches after they realized that the evidence they wanted to rely upon was an audio which has three voices speaking to it. So they needed some expert to extract the portion of what he called my voice. So they were struggling to find an expert to identify and extract the portion of where my purported voice is.
This change of goalposts surprised all of us as the same Garudzo Siyadhuma claimed that he was waiting for the forensic evidence from the police that stalled the trial from kicking off on the 15th of April. On the 15th of April it was forensic evidence that is stalling the commencement of trial, today, it was the difficulty, the experts were experiencing to extract my voice from the 3 voices on the audio.
This is the behavior that is causing the public to lose confidence in the dispensary of justice in our country. After pressed on why I was in Court on his invitation for the trial date he asked for adjournment for him to phone the IO of the case. I saw him phoning allover the place seeking the way forward.
After resuming sitting at 14:30hrs, Siyadhuma came back and said he now has a trial date and it’s 30 June 2021. On how all of a sudden the trial date has emerged, without state papers available or docket and no witness we all wondered. He said he will be ready on the 30th of June for trial to kick off. The Court granted him his wish. We will see whether the State will carry out its undertaking.
By A Correspondent- Former First Lady Grace Mugabe followed all the University of Zimbabwe processes and was thoroughly examined by an examination panel before graduating, the court heard.
This was revealed by the third witness in the trial of suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice-Chancellor Levi Nyagura, accused of illegally awarding former First Lady Grace Mugabe.
During cross-examination with Nyagura’s lawyer Advocate Tawanda Zhuwarara Mr Surgent Chevo who was the registrar at the UZ during that period told the court that there were no irregularities in all the processes up until Mugabe graduated with a PhD.
Mr Chevo revealed that the examination panel did an oral examination on Mugabe at her children’s home and she passed.
“As she was being asked grilling questions by the examination panel during the oral examination, at first she was shivering but later calmed down and answered them satisfactorily,” he said.
Mr Chevo added that everything was done according to the rules and regulations of the University of Zimbabwe.
He further stated that there was nothing unusual in the processes and no signs of favouritism were exhibited.
“After the oral examination, the examination panel deliberated on Mugabe’s performance and all the members agreed unanimously that she had performed satisfactorily and that she be awarded a PhD.
He told the court that he did not receive any instructions from Nyagura which showed favour to Mugabe.
By A Correspondent | The Zimbabwe Republic Police reports that cops in Bulawayo have arrested Abednico Ndlovu (291 Altkins Mahinzwi (36)r Bruce Moyo (30), Zenzo Siziba (42), Kelvin Dzumbunu (29) and Gift Mwale (381 in connection with a spate of armed robbery cases committed between January 2021 and April 2021 in Bulawayo and surrounding areas.
Police nabbed one of the suspects after a tip-off from members of the public and he implicated the other accomplices leading to their arrest. The suspects mainly targeted service stations and homesteads before robbing the victims of their valuables. So far the gang is linked to fourteen (14) cases of robbery in which properties worth US $164 032-00r ZAR 890-00 and ZWL $500- 00 were stolen.
Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has recovered a 9mm calibre star pistol with a magazine of six rounds, masks, torches and the vehicle used by the suspects in committing crimes.
Police warns criminals that their day in court will surely come and members of the public are implored to keep on reporting all criminal activities in their communities.
(NYATHI P.) Assistant Commissioner Senior Staff Officer (Press, Public and Int. Relations) To the Commissioner General of Police Police General Headquarters.
By A Correspondent-Former Dynamos Football Club legend, Stanley Chirambadare was has been remanded in custody on allegations of sexually abusing a teenage boy from his Mufakose-based soccer academy in Harare after luring him to his house with sweets.
Chirambadare who is represented by Knowledge Maeresera was remanded in custody to May 13 pending trial.
An unidentified man, suspected to be an intelligence agent driving an unregistered vehicle is on video being told that he will be beaten up. The clip’s dating could not be established. DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
