By A Correspondent- More than 11 000 people were vaccinated during the first four days of the mass vaccination roll-out in Victoria Falls, health officials have said.

The number constitutes just over a quarter of the entire Victoria Falls population which is estimated to be about 40 000, up from 33 000 reported during the 2012 census.

The second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme was launched in the city last Monday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa receiving his first dose of the Sinovac vaccine.

Hwange District Medical Officer Dr Fungai Mvura said 11 915 people (6 594 males and 5 321 females) had been vaccinated with the first dose by Thursday.

Said Dr Mvura:

So far the turn-out is promising as queues keep growing each day. The programme will continue at static sites and those who still want to be vaccinated will be attended there.

Static vaccination centres have been opened at Victoria Falls Hospital, Chinotimba Clinic, Zimbabwe Aids Project Clinic and ZRP Clinic while several mobile sites were established at hotels, companies, and street corners as the government move to achieve a 60 per cent herd immunity of the population.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said a total of 65 466 people had received their first jab while 7 965 had been given their second shot nationally against COVID-19 as of Saturday, 27 March 2020.

-statemedia

A self-styled Bindura Johanne Masowe WeChishanu prophet and leader Madzibaba Rakeni Gumbira of Chiwaridzo has gone insane after leading 7 congregants in a three-day prayer session on top of the sacred Jeta mountain.

The matter came to light at Chief Masembura’s traditional court on Wednesday where Rekani was fined a bovine and two goats from his followers for him to be mentally stable.

Madzibaba Rakeni’s insanity was clear for all to see when he appeared at Chief Masembura’s traditional court.

During the trial Tafadzwa Gura who is a younger brother to Madzibaba Gura said his brother’s wife also began hallucinating the moment he arrived at his home and was still behaving oddly at the chief’s kraal.

The man of cloth started hallucinating and continuously slamming himself against the ground during the appearance while his wife appeared to be in a trance.

His accomplices told the court that they ascended the mountain on Tuesday last week where they held prayer sessions until Thursday.

They said their leader started showing signs of madness on Thursday as they descended the mountain.

In another shocking revelation, one of his followers, Madzibaba Wishmore Chivende narrated that during the course of their prayers they came across baboons and cattle on top of the mountain.

He stated that in one of the incidences that left them shocked, one of the cows they saw on top of the mountain managed to come to a fire place where they were seated and ate the ash before leaving without causing any incident.

“I also want two goats from each of you for accompanying him and trespassing into our sacred place without permission from its custodians,” Chief Masembura said to the other five members of the sect who accompanied Rakeni to the sacred mountain.

The sacred mountain is located in Nyakudya village in Masembura communal lands.-Byo24

By A Correspondent- The government of Zimbabwe will soon introduce a  Covid-19 certificate that will be linked to an individual’s passport and National Identify Document and a COVID-19 vaccination passport, The Sunday News reports.

This is reportedly meant to curb fake COVID-19 certificates that are sometimes used by people for various reasons. This was revealed by The director of Health Informatics and Data Analytics in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Simukai Zizhou who also revealed the government has completed vaccination certificates that can be used for the same purpose too.

Said Dr Zizhou:

This new card will have security features which can then be easily scanned and verified. The ministry has all the records of people that have been vaccinated thus it will be simple for authorities to verify this, further it will be linked to the individual’s passports and identity documents which were captured during the exercise. The card will have a QR code which is now the international best practice in terms of verification of information. Further, this card will close the loophole of the fake certificates that were now in the market.

The new passport will reportedly be available from next week according to the publication:

This new card will be available as from next (this) week as we are just addressing a few pending issues. However, for those that have already got their second dose and will require to travel to countries that require one to be vaccinated they can come to the ministry where they will then be issued with these new cards

This comes after the President launched the second phase of the vaccination programme in Victoria Falls last week which saw the number of vaccinated people soar by close to 80% from around 36 000 to over 65000 in a few days.

There has been a global outcry over the introduction of COVID-19 passports as people say they will promote discrimination among other reasons. Zimbabwe has so far received 600 000 doses of Sinopharm and Sinovac both vaccines were developed in China.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- An 84 year old grandmother from Mount Darwin reportedly died after the vehicle she was travelling in hit a pothole yesterday.

After hitting the pothole, the driver failed to control the car which fell into a ditch by the roadside.

Eyewitnesses told Bulawayo 24 that the car was being driven by a minor when the accident occurred.

There were 5 passengers in the car when tragedy struck.

The incident was reportedly confirmed by Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe who reportedly said:

I can confirm a fatal road accident along Glendale Centenary highway where Sangras Maswi died on the spot.

Maswi reportedly died on the spot and another passenger was reportedly seriously injured in the accident.

A New YouTube account yesterday titled Soul Jah Love released 9 songs that were released by the musician before his unfortunate demise last month.

The new YouTube account released the following songs that were sang by Soul Jah Love:

1. Ndiri Mhondoro
2. Ndomira semurume
3. Saka Vaudze
4. Ndobuda Ndichipinda
5. Ndasakura ndazunza
6. Totenda dzanwa
7. Nhau
8. Ndinotenda
9. Under pressure.

It is still not clear if this is just a YouTuber trying to monetise the musician’s music, or they are just sharing them for fun or they obtained consent from his family and his estate executor to share the musician’s songs.

Last month it emerged that someone had stolen Soul Jah Love’s laptop and flash drive that had a lot of his unreleased songs.

It is still not clear at this point if the new YouTube account might be the person who reportedly took the missing items.

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By A Correspondent- Lightning has killed 19 belonging to farmers in BH27 Village under Chief Mvuthu in Hwange District.

The 19 cattle belonged to different farmers and were part of 72 cattle penned in a Boma, a community project where cattle from the whole or part of the village are housed in one big kraal. A Boma is a stockade where farmers keep livestock safe at night and away from predators like lions and hyenas. On average, one cow is sold for about US$500 in the area, which means farmers lost cattle worth about US$9 500. Area councillor Godfrey Moyo (Ward 3) said the affected farmers were distraught and will need Government support to restock.

“Yes, the 19 cattle were struck and killed by lightning last night (Friday) while housed in a Boma. We are all shocked as a community and devastated, as you know cattle are a source of income and a symbol of wealth. This is a disaster which needs State attention,” said Clr Moyo.

Clr Moyo said five communal farmers were affected by the incident with one farmer having lost five beasts.

“This will affect many livelihoods in the era. Some lost their entire herd.”

Village head Mr Tymon Sibanda said villagers woke up to the shocking reality of the incident and were still at a loss of words.

“We are still in shock over this development. Villagers are devastated after 18 adult cattle and a calf were struck by lightning last night. Not much is known as it took place at night but the situation is terrible,” he said.

Mr Sibanda said according to their tradition and cultural beliefs it is taboo to consume meat from a beast struck by lightning.

By A Correspondent- Government has announced that it will soon be relocating people in rural areas whose homesteads were built on wetlands to concur with the impending demolition of houses.

The President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration also said it will relocate people on dysfunctional urban settlements that were developed on swamplands.

This was announced by the Environment, Climate Change, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu through the state media.

In an interview with Sunday News, Minister Ndlovu said the Government through Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has completed the initial mapping exercise meant to identify wetlands in towns and cities to pave way for the relocation and subsequent demolition of houses in dysfunctional settlements. Minister Ndlovu said Ema was expected to come up with a comprehensive and scientific map that identifies all wetlands countrywide, an exercise that is expected to be completed in May.

“All houses on wetlands should be removed. We realised that even in rural areas, some of the houses were collapsing following the incessant rains because they were built on wetlands. So the wetlands mapping exercise will not be confined to urban areas but will cover the whole country including rural areas. All people whose homesteads are on wetlands in rural areas will be relocated as well,” he said.

Minister Ndlovu said Ema was working with Zimbabwe National Geo-space Agency and University of Zimbabwe (UZ) to come up with a scientific map that will be uploaded on google maps to guide prospective developers and local authorities on land utilisation.

-Sunday News

By A Corespondent-HUMAN rights groups have urged family members of surviving Gukurahundi victims to document their stories in the spirit of ensuring the right to truth in the context of grave violations and breaches of humanitarian law.

The human rights group made the call as Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims last week.

The annual observance of the day was chosen in memory of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, who was murdered on March 24, 1980 in El Salvador.

Romero was actively engaged in denouncing violations of the human rights of the most vulnerable individuals in El Salvador.
The annual commemorations, however, emphasise the need to ensure relatives of victims of enforced disappearances, torture, murder and summary executions enjoy the right to the truth of what happened to their loved ones.

In Zimbabwe, the government has kept a tight lid on Gukurahundi, which remains a dark chapter in the country’s history.

Findings into the mass killings by the Chihambakwe commission of inquiry have never been made public.

Khumbulani Maphosa, the executive director of the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR)said it was disheartening that the government was buying time with the hope that surviving Gukurahundi victims lose memory owing to old age or die through natural deaths.

“As MIHR,we are concerned that many older persons are dying without finding truth and closure; some are beginning to lose memory without getting the opportunity to tell their stories; and some are still suffering at their old age from the trauma and experiences of the time,” Maphosa said.
“All these factors strip elderly people of the right to human dignity as espoused in Section 51 of the constitution and international law.

“We, therefore, urge young people and families to assist the elderly to document their stories using new media technologies such as blogs, podcasts and vlogs.”

There have been calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to ensure the release of the Chihambakwe report in the spirit of promoting national healing as a sign of commitment to finding redress to the emotive issue.

Mbuso Fuzwayo, the coordinator of Ibhetshu Likazulu, a pressure group that is vocal on finding redress to Gukurahundi said: “Survivors of this genocide still search for truth; the window dressing by the perpetrator is a sign that they are not remorseful and are not willing to solve Gukurahundi.

-The Standard

By James Gwati-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed his party youths to incite violence on citizens and force them to vote for Zanu PF in 2023.

Mnangagwa gave the directive in Harare this weekend when he was addressing his party’s central committee meeting.

“In our political mobilisation matrix, our women and youth leagues must not be left behind. I commend the Youth League for their recent successful mobilisation efforts

“However, much more needs to be done by Youth League structures, at provincial, district, branch and cell and village levels to encourage their peers to join the party and register as voters.”

By James Gwati-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared war on the opposition MDC-Alliance President Nelson Chamisa led local authorities and said that his Zanu PF party would persuade urban voters to shun the opposition in the next election.

Addressing his party executives in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said his party was currently seized with addressing issues arising from illegal settlements and poor service delivery in urban local authorities.

“Determined to overcome the challenges being faced by our urban residents, the party must seize every available opportunity to engage the urban residents,” said Mnangagwa.
“The ground is fertile for us to vote out the corrupt and squabbling opposition.

By James Gwati-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF are celebrating a fictitious oil project which they are fooling themselves that it would make Zimbabwe the fifth-largest oil producer in the world.

Mnangagwa told his party senior executives this weekend that the ambitious Muzarabani, oil project was going to make the country one of the richest nations in the World.

“The Second Republic is on a permanent and irreversible path of modernising, industrialising and growing our economy,” Mnangagwa said.
“Yesterday (Friday), I witnessed the signing ceremony of a US$30 million oil and gas exploration agreement between my Government, Geo-Associates Private Limited Company and Invictus Energy, an Australian Stock Exchange-listed company. This strategic project has far-reaching positive prospects to transform the livelihoods of the people of Muzarabani District in particular and boost the (Gross Domestic Product) GDP of Mashonaland Central Province.”
He said investors are confident “they will find oil”.
“If that happens, according to estimates, Zimbabwe will be the fifth-largest oil producer, and that is a unique position.”

By Jane Mlambo| Mutare Central Member of the House of Assembly, Mr Innocent Gonese, has resigned from the Parliament’s Committee on Standing Rules and Order to pave way for MDC-T president, Senator Douglas Mwonzora, to be a member of the important Parliament management committee.

The Standing Rules and Orders Committee sets the policies and management of Parliament and has a little over 20 members drawn from both houses.

The committee comprises the Speaker of the National Assembly (chairperson), President of the Senate (deputy chairperson), Deputy Speaker, Deputy President of the Senate, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development and two other ministers appointed by the President, the Leader of Government Business, the Leader of the Opposition, chief whips of all parties represented in Parliament, the President of the National Council of Chiefs, eight members elected by Parliament — four from each House, and two members appointed by the Speaker of the National Assembly and the President of the Senate.

Some members of the party viewed the move as way of saving himself (Mr Gonese) from being recalled from the August House.

However, in a telephone interview, Mr Gonese said his resignation was only informed by the need to ‘take a break’.

“I just felt I needed to take a break and this had nothing to do with paving way for anyone. The party does not refuse anyone the right to resign from any post in Parliament if one feels they cannot serve in that capacity anymore.

“In fact, everyone in the party is very clear on those developments and it is not an issue, even in the upper echelons of the party. It is just that I felt I needed to take a break, that is all,” said Mr Gonese.

MDC Alliance’s national deputy spokesperson, Mr Clifford Hlatshayo, referred all questions to the provincial executive, ironically saying he is not privy to the matter.

The Mr Nelson Chamisa-led opposition party’s Manicaland spokesperson, Mr David Panganai, confirmed that Mr Gonese’s resignation did not go down well with their membership.

“The long and short of it all is that Mr Gonese resigned from the top parliamentary committee without the knowledge of the party. This raised a lot of eyebrows and some sections within the party are not happy and suspect that this could have been done for selfish reasons.

The rains fittingly fell around midday just as the hearse bearing the remains of Tapiwa Makore Jnr rolled into Makore Village, Murehwa, yesterday.

And around mid-afternoon, as the brown wooden coffin eased into the brown soils of the village, it showered again.

Culturally, there is a link between the opening of the heavens and the burying of the dead.

But if the rains were meant to soothe the departed soul of the seven-year-old Tapiwa or offer a comforting mourning atmosphere for the Makore family, clouds of intrigue, uncertainty and delayed justice will linger a little bit longer for the family.

Explaining to The Sunday Mail during Friday night’s vigil why his family had rejected the DNA results which confirmed that a head found three days after the gruesome murder was not their son’s, Munyaradzi Makore, father to the murdered Tapiwa, said the skull had no human flesh, no hair and its teeth did not even match their son’s. Not even a tongue.

Even a pathology test run by Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals confirmed that the head belonged to a 13 or 14-year-old, not a seven-year-old.

What has raised suspicion is that DNA samples were only extracted from Tapiwa’s mother, and not from both parents. The father confirmed as much, saying the DNA tests were conducted through samples drawn from his wife, and not from him, or both of them.

Ms Tabitha Chikeya, a lawyer who offered legal services pro deo to the family, also confirmed that samples were drawn from the mother only and not from both parents.

“That directive came from the police who were conducting the investigations, that they needed samples only from the mother, and only the police can answer why they decided on that. Maybe it was a financial consideration,” she said.

Pressed on whether the decision could have been premised on that a mother is considered a 100 percent match, she refused to answer, preferring that only the police can answer that.

ZRP spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: “The DNA tests were done with guidance from experts and since this was not a paternity test, it was only prudent to get samples from the mother.”

On why the family had refused a State-assisted funeral, Mr Makore said the assistance they wanted was justice for Tapiwa Jnr, and not coffin, food and related funeral expenses, as they could contain those.

“It is justice that we want. To us, everyone who has something to do with the murder is with the police and we are just wondering why the wheels of justice seem to be taking this long to turn,” he said.

Tapiwa Jnr was last seen around sunset on Wednesday September 16 last year when he was sent to tend the family garden. A search party that evening yielded nothing only for dogs to drag pieces of what looked like a human body piece into the village compound that Friday.

When police arrived in the village to investigate, a search was ordered into every homestead in the village. A pair of trousers covered in blood was recovered in Tafadzwa Shamba’s room, who was immediately taken in by the police as his explanation to the soiled trousers did not add up.

On interrogation Tafadzwa, a herdboy, implicated his employer, Tapiwa Makore Snr, who is cousin to Munyaradzi Makore. The herdboy readily admitted to the gruesome murder and explained in graphic detail how they had intoxicated the young boy with beer, before cutting him into pieces. Through his indications, limbs were located and dug from a pit latrine.

However, the family contends that the skull that was found on the Sunday after Tapiwa’s murder on Thursday was not only too old to be their son’s but did not have human flesh, blood or hair.

“What is surprising us is that the limbs which were retrieved about two weeks after the murder had intact flesh, save for those parts which had been removed by Tafadzwa, yet the skull which was recovered in less than three days did not have any flesh. Even the pathologists who did a post mortem at Parirenyatwa said the skull was too old to be our son’s,” explained the father.- The Sunday Mail

115th ORDINARY SESSION OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

Opening Remarks by Emmerson Mnangagwa

Key Highlights 27/03/21

ZANU PF Patriots

▫️We are meeting towards independence as we remember our fallen heroes and heroines.

▫️We have successfully rolled out the vaccination programme on Covid 19 and we must remain vigilant.

▫️We must remain vigilant and unite our party structures to be productive and grow our economy.

▫️I urge the Central Committee to support the DCC structures and they need your guidance to prosper. Discipline and loyalty must be our guiding principles and we must be always disciplined. We are a proper Party full stop.

▫️The 2023 harmonised elections must be worked towards by all organs of the Party through mobilisation. I commend the efforts being made by the youth league in the mobilisation strategies.

▫️Those who are still in the political wilderness are invited to come home and join us. Our hands are open. I encourage the spirit of Ubuntu and oneness to be with us.

▫️The successful agricultural growth plans and presidential input scheme are also taking root and a source of income. We have also launched the garlic farming programme starting with Masvingo province.

▫️Provinces and districts are encouraged to embrace farming projects and moreso the mining sector is progressing well.

▫️The fight against corruption continues in all sectors.

▫️My government has approved the rehabilitation of all road infrastructure using local resources. I urge all community radio stations to promote all government programmes.

▫️ The Second Republic is on an irreversible path of industrializing, modernizing and reviving our economy.

▫️On the ICT sector we have commissioned the ICT factory that will help in the realisation of the new digital world.

▫️The minister of finance will update the Central Committee on the state of the economy.

▫️We must all be patriotic to our country by campaigning that all our people become vaccinated against covid19.

▫️We must continue to exercise peace love and harmony as Zimbabweans.

▫️As Central Committee let us continue to serve our people wholeheartedly as we strive towards our Vision 2030.

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COVID Taskforce Chairperson, Oppah Muchinguri's contradicting rambling statements: Coronavirus is God's sanctions to punish the West…I will never take the Chinese vaccine…I have just taken the Chinese vaccine | WHAT WILL SHE BE SAYING BY MAY 2021? pic.twitter.com/1zsUZQQIln

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) March 28, 2021

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa has said the popular movement is in the process of building a great team that will shape and map the country’s future.

“We’re building a GREAT NEW HOME for all who are honest,capable,principled, patriotic,incorruptible and selfless.

We’re availing 2 vitals;a FRESH STRONG TEAM and a FANTASTIC GREAT DREAM.

A GREAT ZIMBABWE VISION driven by NEW LEADERS.Together we make Our ZIMBABWE GREAT!Blessed Sabbath,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

President Chamisa also hailed Ugandan Judge Esther Kisakye for refusing to be swayed by Yoweri Museni.

“INSPIRATION FROM UGANDA. JUSTICE IS POSSIBLE IN OUR LIFETIME!! I salute this courageous defence of the the law.”

Justice Kisakye of the Supreme Court disagreed with eight Justices in their decision on two applications arising from the presidential election petition filed by presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.

Kyagulanyi petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge President Museveni’s victory in the presidential elections.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance vice president, Hon Tendai Biti has said the Zanu PF orchestrated recalls will not shake the popular movement.

Hon Biti accused Zanu PF of plotting to decimate the MDC Alliance before the 2023 polls.

“Emmerson Mnangagwa is using every tricky in the political book to destroy the MDC Alliance. Recalls will not shake us,” said Hon Biti.

He also accused Zimstats of publishing fake inflation figures.

“The existence of an entrenched multiple exchange regime, a strong parallel market,multi tier pricing system makes #Zimstats official inflation figures a joke…

As long as auction exchange rate remains rigged and as long as multiple economies exist Zim official figures are fake,” argued Hon Biti.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa has said the popular movement is in the process of building a great team that will shape and map the country’s future.

“We’re building a GREAT NEW HOME for all who are honest,capable,principled, patriotic,incorruptible and selfless.

We’re availing 2 vitals;a FRESH STRONG TEAM and a FANTASTIC GREAT DREAM.

A GREAT ZIMBABWE VISION driven by NEW LEADERS.Together we make Our ZIMBABWE GREAT!Blessed Sabbath,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

President Chamisa also hailed Ugandan Judge Esther Kisakye for refusing to be swayed by Yoweri Museni.

“INSPIRATION FROM UGANDA. JUSTICE IS POSSIBLE IN OUR LIFETIME!! I salute this courageous defence of the the law.”

Justice Kisakye of the Supreme Court disagreed with eight Justices in their decision on two applications arising from the presidential election petition filed by presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.

Kyagulanyi petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge President Museveni’s victory in the presidential elections.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa has said the popular movement is in the process of building a great team that will shape and map the country’s future.

“We’re building a GREAT NEW HOME for all who are honest,capable,principled, patriotic,incorruptible and selfless.

We’re availing 2 vitals;a FRESH STRONG TEAM and a FANTASTIC GREAT DREAM.

A GREAT ZIMBABWE VISION driven by NEW LEADERS.Together we make Our ZIMBABWE GREAT!Blessed Sabbath,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

President Chamisa also hailed Ugandan Judge Esther Kisakye for refusing to be swayed by Yoweri Museni.

“INSPIRATION FROM UGANDA. JUSTICE IS POSSIBLE IN OUR LIFETIME!! I salute this courageous defence of the the law.”

Justice Kisakye of the Supreme Court disagreed with eight Justices in their decision on two applications arising from the presidential election petition filed by presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.

Kyagulanyi petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge President Museveni’s victory in the presidential elections.

By A Correspondent- Traditional grains producers in Gwanda have been left counting their losses after quelea birds invaded the district and destroyed the staple crop, with the late planted grains being the most affected.

Farmers in the southern parts of Gwanda normally grow traditional grains such as sorghum and finger millet which do well in the semi- arid region.

However, the invasion of the quelea birds and armoured crickets in areas such as Sukwi, Silonga, Bengo, Mlampaheli, Halusupi and Kafusi has destroyed most of the late planted traditional grains crop.

Farmers’ hopes of bumper yields from their traditional crop have since been dashed.

“We are facing a huge problem with these birds , we have tried everything including trying to scare them off but we have failed “ said one farmer.

“As you can see from this field here its pathetic . Look at the area planted compared to what has been harvested , it’s a huge loss I tell you “ said another farmer.

According to Agritex officer for Ward 18 Mr Kudakwashe Zhou, it is the late planted crop which has been affected, while good harvests were achieved by those who planted early.

“This is a perennial challenge, yes we have seen the breeding site which is at dordburn. Those who planted late are having field losses while those who planted in October managed to get good harvests,” he said.

Urgent intervention by authorities will be critical as the quelea birds could also affect the winter crop.

“On the issue of small urge farmers to plant their traditional early before they experienced bird invasions . I would also researchers or breeders to come up with varieties that are bird tolerant, like we have Tsholotsho beheaded variety which have thorny and cannot be destroyed by quelea birds while we also urge national parks to urgently intervene,” said Gwanda district Agronomist Danisa Dube.

Farmers in semi-dry regions have often been encouraged to grow traditional grains in order to ensure food self-sufficiency, with least 70 thousand hectares being put under the traditional cereal crops in Matabeleland South province this summer cropping season.

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Zimbabwe’s former deputy Minister of Justice during the GNU era, Obert Gutu might have to resign from the ruling ZANU PF which he joined recently if he is appointed a member of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission.

The former opposition MDC-T spokesman is one of the 29 candidates who have been shortlisted for interviews to fill in vacancies at the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission which will be held in public in Harare on the 14th of April this year.

His resignation will be in line with section 236 of the constitution which specifically states that members of commissions are to be apolitical.

It is possible though for a political party member to be appointed to the commission, but he or she must relinquish party membership within 30 days of such appointment.

The constitution also stipulates that members of the commission must be chosen for their integrity and their knowledge and understanding of, and experience in, mediation, conciliation, conflict prevention and management, post-conflict reconciliation or peace-building.

Meanwhile, exiled former cabinet Minister, Walter Mzembi says some of the Commissions are now redundant and are not serving their intended purposes.

He added:

This particular one has never been allowed to function beyond the fanfare of appointments! Kune inwe inonzi Gender Commission which can’t even tackle obvious cases in the Presidium!

By A Correspondent- Health experts yesterday warned the new COVID-19 variants were already in Zimbabwe and that the country could be hit by a third wave in six weeks time.

They said COVID-19 infections were anticipated to rise during the upcoming Easter holidays next week.

Medical and Dental Private Practitioners of Zimbabwe Association president Johannes Marisa said some people were now complacent after being inoculated, but risked contracting the highly infectious respiratory disease because the variants were mutating and could resist the vaccine.

“It is not that we will be caught unawares by the new wave of the pandemic,” Marisa said. “The COVID-19 third wave is hovering above us because people are not serious about following the regulations.

“In six weeks’ time or even earlier, we would be in trouble with the new variants,” he said.

Government eased the lockdown restrictions to level two last month, leading to complacency as some citizens are no longer social distancing and wear face masks.

Zimbabwe on Thursday recorded 29 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths. The new cases included two returnees from Botswana.

Experts said global statistics on new infections and deaths were on the rise, hence Zimbabwe was likely to follow the same trend if measures were not put in place to enforce adherence to precautionary measures.

“People are no longer practising social distancing, especially in city centres, banks and shops, people are overcrowding. We might be affected by the new variants,” Marisa added.

“Obviously, if people remain complacent on following the COVID-19 regulations, cases continue to rise.

“Government should embark on massive COVID-19 awareness campaigns to mitigate the danger of being hit by the new variants which are deadly. Right now, we are following the same trend of when we were affected by the second wave.”

Mpilo Central Hospital acting executive Solwayo Ngwenya said the third wave was inevitable.

He said the reopening of schools, complacency of the population and the approaching Easter holidays were providing fertile ground for the emergence of new variants.

“Even if borders are closed, we can get new variants here in Zimbabwe,” Ngwenya said.

“Variants can devolve within a population. The South African variants were detected in Zimbabwe before the borders were closed, which is 65% prevalent and highly infectious.

“As long as we allow new infections to rise, we can’t avoid the third wave. Then there is the issue of illegal border crossing which fuels transmission of new variants. At the moment, the wave has already started, taking into consideration the trend of how the country was affected by the pandemic.”

He said international travel by air also contributed to emergence of new variants.

Health deputy minister John Mangwiro said the third wave could be avoided if people followed the World Health Organisation COVID-19 protocols and got vaccinated.

He said government will tighten enforcement of COVID-19 regulations ahead of the festive season to curb the spread of coronavirus.

“We don’t want to be hit by the third wave. We can avoid it,” Mangwiro said.

“Government is encouraging people to get vaccinated to protect themselves against the virus. We will enforce the wearing of face masks and social distancing to avoid new infections. We don’t want to lose more lives.”

Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights secretary Norman Matara said: “We might get the new variants or not, depending on the behaviour and attitude of the people towards following COVID-19 protocols.

“Certainly, if people dump masks, stop sanitising and practising social distancing, we might be affected by the third wave. People also have to know that vaccination is important for protection against the virus.”-newsday

By A Correspondent- A Harare man was arrested yesterday for savagely attacking his wife, who later succumbed to the injuries, following a domestic dispute.

Sharon Munhenga (22) of Budiriro high-density suburb was assaulted by her husband, Macdonald Chivero on February 28, and died at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital on March 19.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the murder.

According to Nyathi, Munhenga was assaulted after she refused to leave the family home as ordered by her husband.

“She did not comply with the order and was seriously assaulted by the suspect with fists and open hands all over the body,” Nyathi said.

“The victim went to Sally Mugabe Hospital for medication and returned home.

“Her condition deteriorated and later died on March 19, 2021.”

In a related case, Nyathi said on March 25 2021 in Ruvimbo Phase 1, Chinhoyi, Nelson Nhunge (55) had an altercation with his wife, Faith Mhlanga (36), over food.

“The suspect struck his wife with a pot once on the left eye, then stabbed her with a knife several times on the neck before she died,” Nyathi said.

Nyathi added that police have since arrested the suspect and the body is still awaiting post-mortem at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital.

“Members of the public are urged to shun violence and people should not take the law into their hands, but should report to law enforcement agencies or approach third parties for assistance to resolve conflicts,” Nyathi said.

Meanwhile, the police are also investigating a suspected murder case where a body of an unidentified woman was found dumped close to Mukuvisi River on Thursday.-Newsday

By A CorrespondentClasses have continued unhindered at Prince Edward High School in Harare despite 7 Form Six pupils testing positive for coronavirus recently.

Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education spokesperson Taungana Ndoro said parents with children at the school should not panic as the situation is under control.

He said:

Those affected as alluded to by the headmaster of the school are in quarantine. The rest of the students are continuing with their lessons as usual

Earlier this week Prince Edward High School headmaster Dr Aggrippa Sora advised parents with children enrolled at the institution that 7 borders had tested positive for COVID-19.

Dr Sora said the school had taken advantage of the free PCR testing being availed by the Higher Life Foundation and sent its 265 boarding students for testing as a precautionary measure.

He said:

Unfortunately, the first batch of results has indicated that (7) seven 6 Upper borders tested positive for COVID-19. The rest of the results are still to come in but all 265 boarders were tested with the last test done on Wednesday 24 March 2021.

-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Two Dotito women were mauled by a fox on Thursday in the bush.

Precious Nyakumunda (19) of Murisi village, Dotito was attacked on her right hand while on her way from the garden while Ndakaitei Hodzi (45) was also attacked on the right leg while on her way to a borehole to fetch some water.

Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the case.

It is further alleged that the victims told other villagers of the incidents before going to Karanda hospital where they were treated and discharged.

The villagers teamed up and pursed the dangerous animal which they found at the next Kufandirori village and killed it using stones and logs.

Police warned people who live close to mountains to be on the watch of wild animals and also seek medication when they are attacked.

Outspoken former Zanu PF legislator Killer Zivhu has said he was involved in a road accident this Saturday.

Zivhu said he was grateful to God for saving his life but did not indicate where and at what time the accident occurred.

He tweeted:

Ndaita accident can't say much for now saved by God

— Hon Zivhu (@killerzivhu1) March 27, 2021

Parked my car munhu ndokuuya ndokusunungura manatsi angu ndazongoona ndotevera vhiri apa nderemberi asi Mwari haasi womunhu mumwe

— Hon Zivhu (@killerzivhu1) March 27, 2021

Can a Prophet , God 's Ambassador at Large be man ' s ambassador too ?

— Dr Walter Mzembi (@waltermzembi) March 27, 2021

President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed Prophet Uebert Angel as Special Presidential Envoy & Ambassador at Large For Zimbabwe to the America's and Europe.
Can a prophet double up as an ambassador?

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) March 27, 2021

Pictures- Tapiwa Makore Burial in Murehwa #JusticeforTapiwaMakore #ritualmurder #TapiwaMakore pic.twitter.com/rNTKq8zLNi

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) March 27, 2021

More pictures- Tapiwa Makore burial in Murehwa pic.twitter.com/wucguUIxzO

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) March 27, 2021

Pedzisai Sakupwanya, popularly known as Scott, has been elected chairman of the Gold Buyers Association of Zimbabwe (GBAZ).

The elections were conducted following a meeting held at the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (Z.M.F) Head Office in Msasa, Harare on Friday.

The meeting was attended by licensed gold buyers across the country.

Said Sakupwanya:

My association will be working with gold buyers across the country to ensure that all buyers are taking their productions to Fidelity Printers Refinery.

We hope that the prices around the country will be on par to eradicate bogus buyers.

The association’s Treasurer General Raj Skorus said the formation of the association will help in the eradication and elimination of leakage sponsored competition which was prejudicing small scale and artisanal miners.

He added that the establishment of one union will improve the quality of communication within the gold buyers’ community.

Outspoken former Zanu PF legislator Killer Zivhu has said he was involved in a road accident this Saturday.

Zivhu said he was grateful to God for saving his life but did not indicate where and at what time the accident occurred.

He tweeted:

Ndaita accident can't say much for now saved by God

— Hon Zivhu (@killerzivhu1) March 27, 2021

Parked my car munhu ndokuuya ndokusunungura manatsi angu ndazongoona ndotevera vhiri apa nderemberi asi Mwari haasi womunhu mumwe

— Hon Zivhu (@killerzivhu1) March 27, 2021

HRDs Alert
26 March 2021

HIGH Court Judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi on Friday 26 March 2021 granted RTGS$5 000 bail to Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) leader Takudzwa Ngadziore, who had been in remand prison for 28 days on charges of partaking in or convening a gathering during the national lockdown period.

Ngadziore was arrested on 26 February 2021 by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) members and charged with convening and partaking in a prohibited gathering in contravention of section 5(3)(a) of the Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Consolidation and Amendment Order of Statutory Instrument 200/2020 as read with Statutory Instrument 42/2021 for
allegedly partaking or convening a gathering which was prohibited during the national lockdown period.

Prosecutors claimed that Ngadziore and other pro-democracy campaigners attended at Harare Magistrates Court, where they convened a media briefing denouncing the arrest of Makomborero Haruzivishe, castigated police brutality and called for the resignation of ZRP
Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga.

Ngadziore, who is represented by Tinashe Chinopfukutwa and Jeremiah Bamu of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) had been denied bail. In 4 March 2021 by Harare Magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro, who ruled that the 22-year-old ZINASU leader was likely to re-offend since he allegedly committed the offence while on bail in some other matters.

But Justice Chitapi on Friday 26 March 2021 granted an appeal filed by Ngadziore against Magistrate Guwuriro’s ruling and ordered the ZINASU leader to pay RTGS$5 000 bail and to report once every fortnight on Fridays at Harare Central Police Station.

Meanwhile, Harare West constituency legislator Hon. Joanah Mamombe and opposition MDC-Alliance party youth leader Cecillia Chimbiri, will remain detained at Chikurubi Female Prison after Justice Chitapi denied them bail on Thursday 25 March 2021.

Justice Chitapi ruled that it is not in the interests of justice to grant the duo bail and said that he agreed with Magistrate Guwuriro that there are compelling reasons to deny bail to Hon. Mamombe and Chimbiri.

Hon. Mamombe and Chimbiri had appealed against Harare Magistrate Guwuriro’s decision to deny them bail. Hon. Mamombe and Chimbiri, who are represented by Bamu and Charles
Kwaramba of ZLHR, were arrested on 5 March 2021 and charged with convening and partaking in a prohibited gathering in contravention of section 5(3)(a) of the Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Consolidation and Amendment Order of Statutory Instrument 200/2020 as read with Statutory Instrument 42/2021.

Hon. Mamombe and Chimbiri allegedly read a statement entitled; “Statement in Solidarity with Makomborero Haruzivishe and Condemnation of Police Brutality in Zimbabwe” in which she stated that police officers “are among the top perpetrators of human rights abuses.”

Waterborne diseases are brewing in Harare due to the failure by the municipality to collect refuse and attend to sewer bursts  which have not only become an eyesore but a health time bomb in most high density areas.

In a snap survey conducted by CHRA this week areas such as Mufakose, Highfields, Mabvuku, Tafara, Glen View, Budiriro are grappling with unattended sewer bursts with uncollected solid waste becoming an order of the day.

City officials in Glen View highlighted that they were unable to attend to the sewer bursts due to lack of equipment. “We can’t attend to the bursts because we do not have the rods for sewer chokes, the one set of rods we have has been sent to Mufakose” said a city plumber stationed at Glen View.

In Mabvuku residents have made a makeshift sewer pond after the City failed to fix a perennial sewer burst at corner Mashingwe and Chizhanje with residents resorting to open defecation in maize fields because their toilets are now unusable because they are flooded with sewer.

“We need to urgently conduct all stakeholders that will include development partners operating in the area in order to come up with a collective intervention the situation can go haywire anytime if we continue watching” said Mr Chikoti a Tafara resident.

The situation is worse in Glen View where sewer is now gushing out from toilets flowing into houses. “This is unbearable we are stuck, we have reported this to the municipality but there have been a lot of excuses from the municipality to repair these bursts”, charged Vimbai Nyachuru CHRA Ward 32 Coordinator.

The City center has not been spared piles of uncollected waste are heaped at charge office Bus terminus and behind First Street Police Post.

The situation also comes at a time when there are machinations to sweep the issue of 15 undelivered refuse trucks under the carpet which were purchased by the City in 2015 at a cost of US3,1 million.

Harare City Council claims that they are failing to collect refuse due to lack of refuse trucks , however there have been no efforts to claim the trucks 15 refuse compactors purchased from Mass Breed Investments and the Ministry of Local Government has remained mum on the issue.

CHRA has petitioned Parliament of Zimbabwe on the issue of the 15 undelivered refuse trucks in a bid to cause an investigation on the issue.

Socialite Mitchell Moana Amuli died in a car accident on 8th of November 2020 when she was coming from her birthday celebration at Ginimbi’s “Dreams nightlife club” which was formerly known as “club sankayi”. The accident also claimed the socialite Genius Ginimbi Kadungure and two other friends.

Her sister Tatenda Tatts Gudza had a tatoo inscribed on her shoulder in memory of Moana.

“Until we meet again, forever in my heart Moana ty22″

The Binga community was plunged into mourning this week following the death of Chief Sikalenge, born Charles Baleya Muleya.

Chief Sikalenge passed on after a long illness. He was 71.

Binga district development co-ordinator Farai Marinyane described the late traditional leader as a hard worker, unifier and development oriented.

“It’s sad to confirm the untimely death of Chief Sikalenge.

“He was one of our senior chiefs in Binga and he worked so hard to develop the district,” Marinyane said.

“He was not well for some time and today, he has sadly departed. He will truly be missed.”

The nephew of the late chief, Amon Muleya, said: “I am at pain and shock about the untimely death of my uncle.

“He was a great leader and the void he left will be difficult to fill.”

Chief Sikalenge contributed to the development of Bulawayo Kraal and Manjolo irrigation schemes as well as the introduction of Tonga subject in Binga schools.

He leaves behind four wives, several children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Burial arrangements will be announced in due course.-newsday

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has lifted the suspension on voter registration and certain “field work” as announced on January 8, 2021. However, the suspension of by-elections remains in place.

The MDC Alliance is deeply concerned with the unconstitutionality of the decision to suspend by-elections.

Section 159 of the Constitution requires vacant elective public offices to be filled within 90 days.

This constitutional imperative has been wholly ignored.

The effective banning of elections follows the unlawful recall of elected representatives from Parliament and local government.

The will of the people continues to be abrogated as Mr (Emmerson) Mnangagwa’s regime pursues its one-party State agenda.

We are of the firm view that it is grossly unreasonable to ban by-elections when COVID-19 restrictions continue to be eased throughout the country.

Various electoral activities took place during the strict lockdown, including internal party elections by Zanu-PF and extraordinary congresses by other parties. In the circumstances, there is no justification for the continued ban.

Zec has a constitutional obligation to prepare for, conduct and supervise elections in this country.

They have an additional legal obligation to consult widely before taking decisions on matters that impact electoral democracy.

There is need to hold stakeholder meetings to ensure that there is clarity and input from all key stakeholders on its strategic plan and programming for the year.

Zec last held a consultative meeting in February 2018.

The MDC Alliance has written to Zec requesting a meeting and to date, we have heard no response.

We call for urgent, sincere engagement on these critical issues.

We also reiterate our call for a voter registration blitz.

The number of new registrations since 2018 is negligible, whereas the data suggests that over 600 000 people have reached voting age since the last election.

The law requires the voter registration process to be ongoing.

We are of the firm view that Zec cannot proceed with the delimitation of ward boundaries before the national voters’ roll is updated.

The people’s right to free, fair and verifiable elections as well as representation of their choice is a central tenet of any constitutional democracy.

-MDC Alliance

By A Correspondent- A 27 year old woman from Avondale, Harare appeared before a magistrate on Friday on allegations of stealing US$3 000 from a friend she had accompanied to collect the money from Western Union last year.

The suspect, Cloudette Phoebe Tabazwa was not asked to plead when she appeared before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti who granted her bail.

As part of her bail conditions, Tabazwa was ordered to pay $10 000 bail, to report every Friday at Avondale Police Station, surrender her travel documents and not interfere with State witnesses until the matter is finalised.

Prosecuting, Tapiwa Zvidzai told the court that on May 21 last year, Tabazwa picked the complainant, Tatenda Kamutepfa, together with her sister Rudo at their residence and drove them to Western Union in Borrowdale where Rudo withdrew US$3 000 that belonged to Tatenda.

From Borrowdale, the trio drove into Harare CBD where Tatenda intended to get her hair done and she left the money in her handbag in the car and Tabazwa drove away.

Tabazwa returned after two hours without her car and told Tatenda that she had taken her money from the handbag to solve some issues and would refund her after two hours.

However, Tabazwa became evasive, prompting Tatenda to call Tabazwa’s husband Clayton Taranyika who paid US$1 200 and the balance was never settled, leading to her arrest.

Obert Mpofu and his wife Sikhanyisiwe Mpofu have received their first dose of the Covid-19 jab in Harare today.

The couple was in jovial spirits as they received their shots of the sinopharm vaccine. President ED Mnangagwa got his shot of the vaccine in Victoria Falls recently.

Obert Mpofu and Sikhanyisiwe Mpofu are covid 19 survivors who battled against the disease in December 2020.

The two ZANU PF heavyweights join President ED Mnangagwa, Vice President Chiwenga and others who have received their shot of the sinopharm vaccine.

By A Correspondent- Government has blamed budgetary constraints for its failure to fund independent commissions to carry out their constitutional obligations since they were established eight years ago.

The Constitution adopted in 2013 called for the establishment of the commissions such as the Zimbabwe Gender Commission, National Peace and Reconciliation Commission, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission.

Questions have been raised on the effectiveness of the commissions to fight human rights abuses and corruption among other vices amid claims that they were incapacitated due to low budgetary allocations.

Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi on Wednesday told Parliament that: “Realising the gaps in fulfilling benefits of independent commissions’ management, the government since 2020 is now handling procurement and issuance of conditions of service vehicles to such levels. However, the process has been slow on account of budgetary constraints across the public service.”

Ziyambi was responding to a question from Brian Dube (MDC Alliance, Gweru Urban), who wanted to know government policy on conditions of service for independent commissioners.

Dube said failure by government to capacitate the commissions undermined their integrity and importance.

Section 325 of the Constitution mandates the government to ensure adequate funding to commissions to enable them to function effectively.

“Currently, government is in the process of trying to improve the compensation framework from the initial approved compensation framework for cash in lieu of vehicles to the affected members, including members from independent commissions,” Ziyambi said.-newsday

By A Correspondent- Owners of driving schools have commended the government for reopening the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID).

VID resumes operations this Saturday following Cabinet’s approval for it to reopen after it closed in January when Government imposed tight lockdown regulations.

The Zimbabwe Driving School Owners Association (ZDSOA) national vice-chairman Edwin Ndlovu urged members to adhere to COVID-19 prevention protocols.

He said:

We are happy that VID has finally reopened for learner drivers. We urge our members to abide by COVID-19 prevention protocols concerning driving schools and also urge our clients who are our learners to cooperate with driving schools and VID authorities concerning wearing masks, sanitising and maintaining social distancing to avoid any conveniences.

As an association, we are prepared to start sending our clients for tests as we have been preparing since the announcement of relaxing of national Lockdown Level 4.

Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Felix Mhona recently told Senators that the Government was working on modalities of assisting aspiring drivers whose provisional licences expired when the department was closed.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Police in Harare have shot dead a suspected female armed robber who was part of an eight-member gang that has been terrorising people in Harare, Mutoko and Macheke.

The female robber was shot and killed in Kuwadzana on Wednesday.

The police also arrested her seven male accomplices who have been identified as Kudzanai Manyonga (35), Tonia Farai Ndoro (27), Prosper Magwejani (44), Gilbert Chikukwa (54), Chancellor Thandi (40), Robinson Chinhuka (42) and Amiah Chayi (18).

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests yesterday.

He added that the deceased was identified as Lucy Nyakudya (20).

“On March 23, at about 0300 hours, the suspects together with Lucy Nyakudya stormed a house in New Marimba, Harare, armed with a big hammer, bolt-cutter and a pistol before robbing the occupants of US$500 cash, iTel P37 cellphone with Econet line and a 42-inch plasma television set.

“During the robbery, the complainant screamed for help, prompting a tuck-shop worker to come outside to investigate. He met the suspects who fired a shot to scare him and they fled in a getaway car.

“The suspects dropped the stolen television and an iTel cellphone belonging to one of the gang members at the scene,” he said.

By A Correspondent- A dilapidated Pfende Club House in Gweru city’s ward 2 has been turned into a clinic, easing the burden on people from the area who used to walk a long distance to Whawha Prison Clinic to access health services, Southern Eye has learnt.

Gweru Urban legislator Brian Dube (MDC Alliance), who spearheaded the project, said they were putting final touches to the structure before it is handed over to Gweru City Council for official opening.

“The place was a dilapidated small building that we demolished and reconstructed to a standard modern clinic as prescribed by health guidelines,” Dube said.

“This clinic will have all facilities for primary health care to help the people in ward 2 who have been walking to Whawha Clinic.”

Ward 2 resident Sheila Runzombe said: “As women, we are elated that we now have a clinic in this ward and I would want to thank the MP for coming up with this project.”

Last year, Dube helped in turning Ivene Club House into a state-of-the-art clinic before also handing it over to council.

By A Correspondent- District Development Coordinator (DDC) for Chirumanzi Vafias Hlabati was suspended from his duties over alleged abuse of government food aid and inputs yesterday.

He is alleged to have diverted 1 249 bags of fertilizers, 53 320 bags of maize seed, 233 bags of lime, cowpeas, tick grease, vegetable seeds, armyworm chemical, knapsacks and soya seeds.

Sources close to investigations told a local publication that he reportedly stole with the aid of Agritex officer Caristo Masiiwa who is also facing theft charges.

The accused appeared before Gweru magistrate Edwin Marecha on Monday over the case, he was granted RTGS$ 20 000 bail.

He will be back in court on April 22.

-Byo24

By James Gwati- Another government official has shockingly and publicly discredited the Chinese made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, a development that could cause diplomatic tensions between Harare and Beijing.

Nick Mangwana the government spokesperson is the second top civil servant who on Saturday said he endured discomforts after he received his dose of the Chinese vaccine.

Mangwana on his Twitter account Saturday said after taking the vaccine on Friday he felt dizzy and went to sleep.

His post suggested that the Chinese jab was not safe and confirmed the scepticism which Zimbabweans have on taking the vaccine.

“About 6 hours after getting my second #ZimVaccinationdose, I felt woozy. I had to go to bed early. Maybe it was related to the vaccine, maybe it was not. This morning, I woke up feeling fresh and was able to follow my exercise repertoire without any after-effects”, he posted on his Twitter account this morning.

Recently the Defence Minister, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said the Chinese vaccine was not safe to the extent of her declaring that she was not going to have it administered on her.

Muchinguri was reprimanded by Mnangagwa over her utterances which embarrassed the regime.

By James Gwati- Government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said he was affected by the Chinese made COVID-19 vaccine.

Mangwana on his Twitter account Saturday said after taking the vaccine on Friday he felt dizzy and went to sleep.

“About 6 hours after getting my second #ZimVaccinationdose, I felt woozy. I had to go to bed early. Maybe it was related to the vaccine, maybe it was not. This morning, I woke up feeling fresh and was able to follow my exercise repertoire without any after-effects”, he posted on his Twitter account this morning.

His post suggests that the Chinese jab is not safe and confirms the scepticism which Zimbabweans have on the vaccine.

There is a low uptake of the vaccination program with Zimbabweans remaining sceptical of the Chinese jab fearing that it could cause severe side effects. 

By James Gwati- Nick Managwana, the government spokesperson said he was briefly affected by the Sinopharm vaccination.

“About 6 hours after getting my second #ZimVaccinationdose, I felt woozy. I had to go to bed early. Maybe it was related to the vaccine, maybe it was not. This morning, I woke up feeling fresh and was able to follow my exercise repertoire without any after-effects”, he posted on his Twitter account this morning.

About 6 hours after getting my second #ZimVaccination dose, I felt woozy. I had to go to bed early. Maybe it was related to the vaccine, maybe it was not. This morning , I woke up feeling fresh and was able to follow my exercise repertoire without any after effects. pic.twitter.com/YAXjMjQ1t1

— Nick Mangwana (@nickmangwana) March 27, 2021