Live News Brief on Themba Mliswa release as well as updates on his ex girlfriend Susan Mutami.

Tinashe Sambiri| Human rights activist Alan Moyo has finally been granted bail after spending 72 days in prison.

Alan has been granted RTGS $ 10 000 bail.

“We have secured the release from prison of Allan Moyo on RTGS$10 000 bail after he spent more than two months in jail. We thank our lawyer Obey Shava of ZLHR for investing his energy against all odds to fight for Allan’s freedom.

Now the journey for the fight for the release of
Makomborero Haruzivishe has begun.Let’s keep the fight the regime must know these are people representing the voiceless the mass,” Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said in a statement.

Makomborero Haruvizishe will spend another night in police custody and he will be back in court on Saturday at 9 am.

“The court has ordered for a further a further detention of Makomborero Haruzivishe and have his matter resume tomorrow morning at 9am
Meanwhile he remains in police custody as court has ordered an extension,” said Cecilia Chimbiri.

Watch Soul Jah Love’s funeral below:

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Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa has accused Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa of using arms of the State to suppress the will of the people.

In a strong article published by The Guardian Newspaper, President Chamisa exposed Mr Mnangagwa’s deception.

According to President Chamisa, authoritarian governments are repressive, corrupt and inefficient.

Read full article below:

Africa cannot afford to continue with the despotic forms of governance that still proliferate across the continent. Authoritarian and dictatorial governments are repressive, corrupt and inefficient. Their main interest is to retain power and loot public resources for the benefit of a few political elites, leaving the majority of citizens in poverty. As a result, although rich in raw resources, our continent remains the poorest in the world.

We have seen this trend of authoritarianism in Zimbabwe, and we are now seeing it in Uganda, which has just held a farcical election.

These authoritarian regimes share a common thread: they have no tolerance for dissent. Anybody who speaks out or raises questions is treated as if they were enemies of the state rather than a constructive part of the civic process. In this way, these regimes stifle competition and justify exclusion and repression. Such a playbook has been on show in Uganda, where the regime unleashed egregious violence against Bobi Wine and his movement during the election campaign.

Another common characteristic in these repressive governments is their refusal to allow young people to develop politically and take on leadership roles. This despite the reality that Africa has the world’s largest population of young people: the median age is 19.7. It is also projected to have a population of 2.5 billion by 2050, the majority of whom will be young people.

Young people represent a critical force in Africa. This future population projection is often referred to as the “demographic dividend”, and economists predict this growth will be good for Africa. Others caution that this dividend can only be an asset to Africa if we can fix the institutions of governance, improve our infrastructure and make progress beyond being merely extractive economies.

There is a need for deliberate policies that include young people in the political and economic architecture of their countries. Unless this is done, the demographic dividend will become a nightmare, as more young people rely on the state to provide for their welfare.

Unfortunately, dictators stand in the way. Young people seeking leadership are dismissed as upstarts and thwarted with the might of the state’s coercive powers. They are constantly told that they are the future, but that future never arrives. The view of the ageing authoritarian generation in power is very self-centred and short-termist – they have no real incentive to plan for a future that they have no prospect of experiencing. The result is that they think only about now and only about themselves, their families and associates.

In Zimbabwe, we know all about false and misleading promises. When the current regime took power from Robert Mugabe in November 2017, they made grand promises including a new democratic process, respect for human rights and re-engagement with the international community. But despite all these big claims, Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government went on to oversee the exact opposite – disputed elections, human rights violations, and grand corruption. Lately, they have been using surrogates to undermine and shut down the opposition. The Zanu-PF government has taken money intended for the opposition and diverted it to its associates. It has facilitated the removal of my MDC Alliance party’s elected representatives from parliament and local authorities.

Zimbabwe cannot afford further corrosions of democracy in this decade – and nor can any other country in Africa. Government should be by the meaningful consent of the people: any consent that is coerced is not legitimate, it is not free choice. Elections must be free and transparent – when results are announced amid serious and glaring voting irregularities, the process lacks legitimacy.

The international community should not keep rubber-stamping these illegitimate outcomes in the name of maintaining a supposed peace. The consequence of doing so is to continue the exclusionary systems of government that fly in the face of demographic and political changes.

Now dictators are callously exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to strengthen repression. In Uganda, Yoweri Museveni used the pandemic to prevent his main rival from campaigning effectively during the election. In Zimbabwe, the regime suspended byelections under the guise of fighting the pandemic, but the ruling party carried on with its political activities.

The Mnangagwa regime has been arresting opponents and journalists and throwing them into crowded and squalid jails, exposing them to Covid. When our spokesperson at the MDC Alliance, Fadzayi Mahere, left prison recently, she tested positive for the virus.

It is important for both the African and global communities to take a tough stance on these illiberal regimes. Staging elections is part of the dictators’ playbook because it creates a facade of democracy. There is no point in recognising unfair elections, such as Uganda’s in January – it only serves to legitimise and entrench authoritarian regimes.

Nelson Chamisa is leader of the MDC Alliance, Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party-

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa has accused Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa of using arms of the State to suppress the will of the people.

In a strong article published by The Guardian Newspaper, President Chamisa exposed Mr Mnangagwa’s deception.

According to President Chamisa, authoritarian governments are repressive, corrupt and inefficient.

Read full article below:

Africa cannot afford to continue with the despotic forms of governance that still proliferate across the continent. Authoritarian and dictatorial governments are repressive, corrupt and inefficient. Their main interest is to retain power and loot public resources for the benefit of a few political elites, leaving the majority of citizens in poverty. As a result, although rich in raw resources, our continent remains the poorest in the world.

We have seen this trend of authoritarianism in Zimbabwe, and we are now seeing it in Uganda, which has just held a farcical election.

These authoritarian regimes share a common thread: they have no tolerance for dissent. Anybody who speaks out or raises questions is treated as if they were enemies of the state rather than a constructive part of the civic process. In this way, these regimes stifle competition and justify exclusion and repression. Such a playbook has been on show in Uganda, where the regime unleashed egregious violence against Bobi Wine and his movement during the election campaign.

Another common characteristic in these repressive governments is their refusal to allow young people to develop politically and take on leadership roles. This despite the reality that Africa has the world’s largest population of young people: the median age is 19.7. It is also projected to have a population of 2.5 billion by 2050, the majority of whom will be young people.

Young people represent a critical force in Africa. This future population projection is often referred to as the “demographic dividend”, and economists predict this growth will be good for Africa. Others caution that this dividend can only be an asset to Africa if we can fix the institutions of governance, improve our infrastructure and make progress beyond being merely extractive economies.

There is a need for deliberate policies that include young people in the political and economic architecture of their countries. Unless this is done, the demographic dividend will become a nightmare, as more young people rely on the state to provide for their welfare.

Unfortunately, dictators stand in the way. Young people seeking leadership are dismissed as upstarts and thwarted with the might of the state’s coercive powers. They are constantly told that they are the future, but that future never arrives. The view of the ageing authoritarian generation in power is very self-centred and short-termist – they have no real incentive to plan for a future that they have no prospect of experiencing. The result is that they think only about now and only about themselves, their families and associates.

In Zimbabwe, we know all about false and misleading promises. When the current regime took power from Robert Mugabe in November 2017, they made grand promises including a new democratic process, respect for human rights and re-engagement with the international community. But despite all these big claims, Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government went on to oversee the exact opposite – disputed elections, human rights violations, and grand corruption. Lately, they have been using surrogates to undermine and shut down the opposition. The Zanu-PF government has taken money intended for the opposition and diverted it to its associates. It has facilitated the removal of my MDC Alliance party’s elected representatives from parliament and local authorities.

Zimbabwe cannot afford further corrosions of democracy in this decade – and nor can any other country in Africa. Government should be by the meaningful consent of the people: any consent that is coerced is not legitimate, it is not free choice. Elections must be free and transparent – when results are announced amid serious and glaring voting irregularities, the process lacks legitimacy.

The international community should not keep rubber-stamping these illegitimate outcomes in the name of maintaining a supposed peace. The consequence of doing so is to continue the exclusionary systems of government that fly in the face of demographic and political changes.

Now dictators are callously exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to strengthen repression. In Uganda, Yoweri Museveni used the pandemic to prevent his main rival from campaigning effectively during the election. In Zimbabwe, the regime suspended byelections under the guise of fighting the pandemic, but the ruling party carried on with its political activities.

The Mnangagwa regime has been arresting opponents and journalists and throwing them into crowded and squalid jails, exposing them to Covid. When our spokesperson at the MDC Alliance, Fadzayi Mahere, left prison recently, she tested positive for the virus.

It is important for both the African and global communities to take a tough stance on these illiberal regimes. Staging elections is part of the dictators’ playbook because it creates a facade of democracy. There is no point in recognising unfair elections, such as Uganda’s in January – it only serves to legitimise and entrench authoritarian regimes.

Nelson Chamisa is leader of the MDC Alliance, Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party-

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance deputy spokesperson Clifford Hlatywayo has said Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hatred of young people is unacceptable.

Mnangagwa is fighting tooth and nail to silence young people’s voices before the 2023 polls.

Analysts say Mnangagwa is in panic mode as dissenting voices increase with each passing day.

“The illegitimate regime must stop war against the young people. It is not a crime want and push for a better Zimbabwe.
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The illegitimate regime has shown that it hates the young people of this country. That’s why it:

• arrests &illegally detain any young progressive voice
• destroyed industry to create jobless youths
• destroyed education & make it a crime to be intelligent,” Hlatywayo wrote on Twitter.

By A Correspondent| The European Union (EU) has renewed its arms embargo and assets freeze against the Zimbabwe Defense Industries (ZDI), citing lack of substantial reforms and continuing human rights violations.

The EU also said it concerned about the arrests of journalists and opposition actors.

More to follow….

Own Correspondent|Four former MDC T employees on Thursday successfully filed an urgent application for a garnishing order.

The four employees- Wilson Box, Aleck Tabe, Geraldine Sibanda and Lawrance Paganga are demanding their outstanding dues from the Douglas Mwonzora led Mwonzora political formation.

The application also cites the Ministry of Justice and Lega Affairs and BancABC.

The four former MDC-T employees are yet to receive their terminal benifits although a court ruling was made in their favour in 2014. Mwonzora was the Secretary General responsible for workers’ affairs when the ruling was made.

Mwonzora has been playing the hide and seek game since 2014.

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Tinashe Sambiri| Human rights activist Alan Moyo has finally been granted bail after spending 72 days in prison.

Alan has been granted RTGS $ 10 000 bail.

“We have secured the release from prison of Allan Moyo on RTGS$10 000 bail after he spent more than two months in jail. We thank our lawyer Obey Shava of ZLHR for investing his energy against all odds to fight for Allan’s freedom.

Now the journey for the fight for the release of
Makomborero Haruzivishe has begun.Let’s keep the fight the regime must know these are people representing the voiceless the mass,” Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said in a statement.

Makomborero Haruvizishe will spend another night in police custody and he will be back in court on Saturday at 9 am.

“The court has ordered for a further a further detention of Makomborero Haruzivishe and have his matter resume tomorrow morning at 9am
Meanwhile he remains in police custody as court has ordered an extension,” said Cecilia Chimbiri.

LEADING economist Eddie Cross has quit his role as a member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) less than two years into the role, Zimbabwe Independent reported.

The former Cold Storage Commission general manager confirmed his resignation this week but did not disclose why he had opted out during the most critical time for the RBZ, which has battled to stem an inflationary rage in the past two years and bring stability to the financial services sector.

But banking sector sources said this week the former legislator had recently complained about fatigue and frustration at the central bank.

The sources said there have been attempts at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to gag the outspoken economist, who is known for speaking his mind.

“Yes I resigned from the MPC,” Cross said this week.

“But I would rather not say more than that,” he added.

The MPC was established in September 2019 following many years of absence after Zimbabwe adopted a multicurrency system in 2009 to stabilise the economy in the aftermath of the downturn between 2007 and 2008, which knocked off the domestic currency.

RBZ governor, John Mangudya chairs the MPC.

Cross’s frank analysis and disclosures of what would be taking place at the central bank has triggered concern within the government and at the RBZ.

For instance, he revealed in 2019 that a new currency was to be introduced, even before the RBZ was ready to announce the development.

This prompted Information ministry secretary Nick Mangwana to issue a statement denying the claims.

“We would like to make it clear that Mr E Cross does not speak for the Government of Zimbabwe,” said Mangwana at the time.

“Neither does he speak for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. His views are personal and not indicative of the government’s policy thrust,” Mangwana said.

After the fallout, Cross would also reveal that the RBZ was introducing a ZW$50, ZW$100 and ZW$200 banknotes to increase physical money supply from ZW$1,4 billion to about ZW$3 billion.

“Some time ago, we made a decision in the MPC to introduce new ZW$200 ZW$100 and ZW$$50 notes,” Cross said. “I understand that this is being dealt with by the governor working with the President because the President has to approve the designs and everything else…But I understand that the ZW$50 note will be available early in the New Year,” he said.

Mangudya later denied that the central bank would print the ZW$100 and ZW$200 notes amid fears by the market that this would stoke inflation.

Cross recently told an Alpha Media online forum, The Big Debate that the RBZ was printing ZW$1 billion (US$12,05 million) weekly, mainly to buy gold.

-Zimbabwe Independent

By Luke Tamborinyoka| It was legendary Nigerian author and playwright, Chinua Achebe who intimated to us the West African proverb that states that a man does not chase rats when his house is on fire.

As Zimbabweans wallow under the ignominy of a gargantuan governance crisis spawned by an insidious, corrupt and illegitimate government, the citizenry has sought sanctuary in lewd sex news involving the country’s well-heeled political elite that has gone viral on the social media.

The world over, autocratic regimes love flying false kites—those kites that they may invariably throw into the sky, deliberately and for a reason. In the savannah winds that are synonymous with Africa, such kites often soar yonder–into the high sky above to become so much of a spectacle that for a moment, a despondent people may forget their earthly surroundings to gaze on the fleeting kite above them.

In Achebe’s phrase, this means that a villager may sometimes forget about the serious business of dousing the flames of his burning house to concentrate instead on chasing the rats fleeing the incendiary flames.

The import of these teachings is that people should keep their eyes on the ball and not be distracted or swayed by needless and unnecessary sideshows.

In our case, this means we must never allow cheap narratives that may invariably clog the national discourse to sway us from the key issue of Mnangagwa and his murderous, repressive regime.

First it was Themba Mliswa and Susan Mutami’s romantic fallout; a soapie that stole away a repressed people’s attention. That a troubled and hungry people suffering under a global pandemic for which their clueless government has no cogent plan could afford to peer into the dirty pants of a couple that is falling out can only be tragic. The focus must always be on this regime

Mutami is a Shona word which literally means a migrant. The online hours Zimbabweans have spent discussing the Themba/Susan nasty fall-out can run into days, if not weeks. The sideshow has made a whole nation to migrate from the mammoth crisis engulfing the nation to these sexual trysts that are now dominating discussion in the family lounges. Almost every national has become a mutami , nay a migrant settling elsewhere other than the pulse of the national challenges facing us.

Given Themba’s affinity for controversy, his close relationship with Mnangagwa as well as the reported involvement of the State Security minister and the country’s intelligence unit in this whole sordid saga, the Susan Mutami sex revelations could all be a State ploy to distract a despondent citizenry from the key issues affecting them. And Themba, a Zanu PF apologist and a Mnangagwa psychophant, may well be part of this whole plot to provide the nation with a distraction.

Indeed, it could be that the “system” has flown a false kite to make us gaze into the sky while forgetting about the ants biting our toes on the forsaken anthills where we are currently rooted. The kite in the sky could as well be a red herring; a sideshow from these biting ants around us!

A State-sanctioned aberration from our tortuous moment!

The other sideshow has been the issue of the doddering, septuagenarian vice President, Kembo “Morehard” Mohadi who has taken to doping in order to enhance his adulterous sexual escapades with his junior. A whole nation has now heard how Mohadi has taken to doping in order to stiffen a floundering physical capability.

It’s unfortunate this geriatric lot that is (mis) running our national affairs can’t dope its performance in government. It is indeed sad that in the arena of governance, a whole nation is stuck with a weary and dismal performance deficit.

Tough luck, Cde “Morehard” Mohadi and your scarfed, clueless boss. Your performance in government can’t be enhanced, even herbally by a tasteless concoction of two or more cups!

The other day, the same Mohadi was chasing his wife with an axe. A whole Vice President chasing a woman with an axe. Presumably, the esteemed VP had a whole assortment of traditional weapons including a catapult and a short assegai while chasing his former wife Tambudzani!

The Assegai crew!

Mohadi’s reputation, just like that of Constantine and Emmerson, has already hit rock-bottom and it definitely can’t fall any further. Given that we are talking of a presidium whose reputation and esteem is wallowing on the canvass, the planted sex stories may well have been a deliberate leakage to keep a restive nation at bay. The logic could be that the weather-beaten citizenry is better off discussing Mohadi’s weary bedroom antics than focus on the important business of preparing a robust response to the national crisis. Rather than focus on preparing for action, the regime might have reasoned that Zimbabweans might as well discuss the doped escapades of one of a disesteemed trio that has steered this nation to the precipice!

Yes, these could all be deliberate distractions to have a whole nation discussing sex instead of sacks. Yes, the sacks of food handouts that the nation is waiting for—food that must be doled out as part of the requisite safety nets to a crisis-weary citizenry whose plight has been worsened by this global pandemic.

It’s a theory yes but who knows? You just can’t put anything past this securocratic lot!

Fellow Zimbabweans, we are spending too much time discussing these planted sex distractions instead of plotting about the most robust way to deal with this murderous, blood-soaked regime.

Granted, there are times when troubled souls need to escape from a dispiriting moment. Mohadi, Mliswa and Susan Mutami may have been deserved commercial breaks, a hilarious hiatus in the collective sordid story of our daily grind in these tough times. It is indeed true that comical breaks may be carthatic and may be psychologically therapeutic in sad times. But they must remain that—temporary breaks— so that we quickly revert our collective energies to this decrepit, illegitimate regime that has dismally failed to deal with the grievous challenges facing the nation.

Given the monumental challenges we face, we cannot be talking about the wrinkled scrotums of geriatrics or the cleavages of harlots and their multiple partners. For God’s sake, we have a huge governance crisis that recently manifest itself through the appalling Grade 7 results. And those poor primary school results may be a harbinger of further disturbing statistics in the Ordinary and Advanced level results that are coming soon.

For me, the Grade 7 results are the report sheet of the government, which has chosen to blame everyone except itself.

Our national roads are a disaster. The economy is a disaster. The mood across the spectrum including in the civil service reflects a national disaster of huge proportions. Strained relations with our SADC neighbours, with the rest of Africa, with Europe and the United States are reflective of a huge governance disaster. Yet all the citizenry is doing is to discuss planted sideshows in the names of Mohadi, Susan Mutami and that Zanu PF apologist Themba Mliswa.

My point is: Let us as a nation forget the needless sideshows and focus our eyes on the ball.

And by the ball I mean the serious crisis facing us as a people and certainly not Kembo Mohadi’s wrinkled and flaccid twin-set.

The elephant in the living room is the corrupt, militarised but clueless and illegitimate regime that has brought a whole nation to these plumbing depths. This is no time for us to be engaging in animated conversations about Themba and Kembo’s sperm count as well as Susan’s exaggerated cleavage.

Forget about all of them—-the Thembas, the Susans and the Kembo’s of this world. To focus on them is to go after rodents when a whole house is on fire; a nation mired in a huge crisis.

Let’s “Luke” the beast in the eye.

It’s Mnangagwa stupid!

Luke Tamborinyoka is the Deputy Secretary for Presidential Affairs in the MDC Alliance led by Advocate Nelson Chamisa . You can interact with him on his Facebook page or on the twitter handle @ luke_tambo

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC MDC Alliance Youth Assembly vice chairperson, Cecilia Chimbiri has challenged Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to release human rights activist, Makomborero Haruvizishe.

Makomborero was arrested in the capital on Wednesday.

See Cecilia Chimbiri’s statement below:

Free our Commander

Makomborero Haruzivishe is not a criminal…

He is a young man fighting for Zimbabwe to be free from economic woes and political instability.

What do you have against the young ?
What do you have against voices ?
Why were you firing shots @ him is he Chidhumo or Masendeke Is he a murderer ? Is he a human rights violator .

Will arresting him ease all the problems we have in this country ?
You have crossed the rubicon

Enough is enough
Free Mako in good health
He is not a criminal that’s why he is not a flight risk
freeourcommander enoughisenough

Mako is a young man driven by passion
His only ambition is a double aspiration: firstly to be able to speak in a simple language, with evident and clear words, on behalf of Zimbabweans secondly to manage to also be the voice of the many disinherited people of Zimbabwe

Mako is intelligent, streetwise ,seasoned &politician that can create significant movement.
Mako has the ability to zoom in on the essence of what the majority of Zimbabweans need and connect with them. He also has the capacity to understand the bigger picture of our complex and dynamic political landscape.
He is courageous, which some might view as something else . He speaks truth to power. He challenges the status quo wherever he goes,He is a change agent, He has guts – He has strong views and is not afraid to noise it out . He promotes a cause with passion and vigour! Meanwhile he is secretary for Labor in the MDC Alliance Youth Assembly he also allows his organization and team to lead him.

Will he be more than a strong influencer and change agent? Ultimately it lies in our hands. Are we willing to take the risk? But one thing is certain, you as a leader must watch him, understand him. He is part of your big picture!
Mako is Commander that’s why this explanation of his person is penned down . We need to fight for Mako he is not a criminal.

Let’s not let Mako down
freeCommanderMako
FreeMako
freeourcommander

A woman from Kensington plots on the outskirts of Bulawayo, who thought she was pregnant because of her stomach which started swelling five months ago, was shocked when it was revealed to her by a prophet that her enormous bump was a result of witchcraft.

The truth was much worse when the woman, Anesu Tswangira (20), who mistook the bulge for pregnancy, was prophesied on by Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa of the Johanne Masowe weChishanu sect, who revealed that the swelling of her belly was caused by black magic.

Madzibaba Mutumwa sensationally revealed that one of her husband, Mthokozisi Tshabalala’s female relatives who didn’t want her to become intimate with her husband, stole her two panties and allegedly “fixed” them with juju.

He revealed this on Saturday during a donation of mealie-meal to villagers, mostly the elderly, in Sihlengeni under Chief Sigola’s area, Matabeleland South province.

Tswangira was among the people who thronged Madzibaba Mutumwa’s new shrine in Sihlengeni where he donated about 100 bags of mealie-meal.

Things came to a halt when Madzibaba Mutumwa, who apparently sensed that something was wrong with Tswangira’s “pregnancy”, went into a trance-like state and summoned her to the front and prophesied over her.

“What you’re carrying is not a baby, but you are suffering from a mysterious condition that led to uncontrollable swelling of your stomach which makes you think you are pregnant. You were cursed by one of your husband’s female relatives who didn’t want you to be intimate with him (husband).

It was after she stole your two panties which she fixed with juju. She stole the panties when she visited you and she hid them under a big rock behind your house,” revealed Madzibaba Mutumwa before he ordered four women to accompany Tswangira to her house to fetch the underwear so that he can burn them.

A deathly silence engulfed the shrine a few minutes later when the women later brought the cursed underwear which the prophet ordered to be burnt as a way of removing the curse.

In an interview with B-Metro a terrified and emotionally disturbed Tswangira said when the “pregnancy” first appeared she was excited and hoped to give birth to a baby within nine months.

“When I noticed I was gaining weight around August last year I thought I was pregnant since I had stopped menstruating. I was also shocked when I recently visited the hospital for prenatal care and nurses told me that I was not pregnant. I was confused until today when Madzibaba Mutumwa told me that I was bewitched. It’s true that the condition started the same month my two panties went missing and the suspect is one of my husband’s relatives,” explained a teary Tswangira.

She insisted that before “healing” by Madzibaba Mutumwa hers was a “pregnancy” that kept bulging and was very uncomfortable, adding that the stomach left people offering her seats on public transport and asking about her due date. -B Metro

A girl (11) from Mweve Village, Simangani ward in Hwange lost her leg while her three friends escaped with minor injuries when a suspected landmine exploded at their homestead as they were playing.

Police confirmed that Samantha Mudimba was playing with three other minor girls aged eight years and below when the incident occurred on Tuesday.

Samantha has since been transferred from a hospital near her home and is now admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital.

“Children were injured as a result of an explosion in Sibakwazi, Mwebe Village under Chief Hwange on February 16.

Circumstances are that at around 0900hrs, four children were playing at Siphilisiwe Mathema’s homestead when there was an explosion. One child was seriously injured, losing her right leg,” said Matabeleland North police spokesperson, Inspector Glory Banda.

He said two children were rushed to Simangani Clinic before being transferred to St Patrick’s Hospital.

The one who lost her leg was then transferred to Mpilo Central Hospital.

Insp Banda warned villagers living in the area and near border areas not to pick suspicious objects.

“Our appeal to the public is that adults and children should treat every piece of metal not common in the area with suspicion especially in areas along the borders where landmines were planted during the armed struggle,” he said.

Ms Mathema whose three-year-old daughter was among the injured told Chronicle that she was startled by an explosion behind her kitchen hut as she was attending to her chores.

“The children were playing a crawling game behind my kitchen hut when all of a sudden I heard a loud explosion and children screaming. I rushed to the scene and found my younger sister, Samantha lying on the ground moaning in pain while the other children were also crying. That’s when I noticed that flesh on her leg was in shreds.

My daughter was also injured as she sustained cuts on her head and left side of the body. We raised alarm and some villagers managed to mobilise transport to the clinic before an ambulance was called to ferry them to Hwange. I’m still in shock over the whole incident as everything happened in a flash,” she narrated.

Another villager, Mr Osino Mumpande who attended the scene said he was jolted into action by a loud explosion as he worked in his field.

“I was one of the first people to arrive at the scene and assisted in mobilising transport to ferry the injured girls.

What I saw was not a good sight. One of the girls’ leg was completely shattered by the explosion while the other children suffered cuts all over their bodies. It’s a miracle that they survived especially Samantha whose injuries were serious compared to the others,” he said.

Mr Mumpande appealed to Government to ensure that landmines in the area are removed, adding that they were also killing and maiming both people and livestock.

“There was a programme that was launched sometime in 2006 by Government to demine these areas. It appears it was suspended. We appeal to Government to intervene as these are a danger to people’s lives and our livestock. Just yesterday a landmine was discovered in Msuna by our neighbours luckily no one was hurt as soldiers detonated it,” he said.- Chronicle

A man died after he was stoned by a gang of Amakorokoza who were accusing him of smashing the windscreen of their car.

A source said two men identified as Methuseli Nyoni and Freedom Tshuma told police that Omakorokoza stopped their Honda Fit after seeing Mlungisi Ncube (42) standing near Luveve Road.

“They were travelling in a Honda Fit. They stopped after seeing him and accused him of having smashed the windscreen of their car while in the company of his friends who are also illegal miners,” said Janet Ncube, sister to the deceased.

While he was trying to explain to them that he was not the one, three men jumped out of the car and manhandled him. They took turns to hit him.

Ncube tried to run away and that’s when more trouble came upon him, said a source close to investigations.

“As he was trying to flee one of the guys hit him on the head with a stone causing him to fall on the ground. Then another guy hit him again on the head with a stone and on the body causing him to bleed. They drove off leaving him writhing on the ground,” said the source.

A passerby found him lying on the ground, struggling to breath and rushed him to hospital where he was treated and discharged.

Janet said after a week he complained of a throbbing headache and memory loss.

“He was taken to Mpilo Central Hospital and died after two days,” said the source.

“The post-mortem results showed that the cause of death was raised intra cranial pressure, recent head injuries and post assault,” said Janet.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident.

“We are investigating a murder case where a 42-year-old man who was assaulted by Omakorokoza at intersection of Siyepambili Drive and Luveve Road later died in hospital. We are also appealing for information that may lead to the arrest of unknown men who allegedly severely assaulted the late.

Those with information can contact any nearest police station or send a tip -off to 078 7928015,” said Insp Ncube.- B-Metro

A MAN from Waterford suburb in Bulawayo could not handle the pressure of mounting debts decided to commit suicide and left a suicide note apologising to his family.

A source, who was close to the deceased (Collin Jere, 42), a sales representative at a furniture shop, said Jere owed a lot of people money and also failed to pay his rent at his rented house in Waterford suburb.

The quagmire he found himself in forced him to cut his life short and leave behind his wife Geraldine Masawi (39) and children.

A family insider said last week on Thursday while Jere was watching a movie with his wife, he went outside and never returned.

“He went outside to get a bit of fresh air as he was saying he was feeling hot. After about 30 minutes his wife got worried after realising that he had not returned. Masawi looked for him outside the house, but could not find him and the gate was wide open,” said the insider.

Police searched for him but could not find him.

The following day a neighbour, Douglas Muyeche, came across Jere’s body hanging from a tree a few metres from his home.

“He informed his wife (Masawi) who then made a police report. Police came and took the body to United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) for post- mortem,” said the family insider.

Upon searching the deceased’s pockets police discovered a suicide note explaining why he committed suicide.

“I regret doing this, but l am overwhelmed with debts which are beyond me. I have caused unexplainable pain to my wife, kids and relatives. I have sunk beyond retrieval. For everyone going to be affected by this my sincere sorry. I am too weak to handle pressure, l have caused too much pain to my landlord. I am out C. JERE (sic)”.

Bulawayo deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the incident and advised members of the public to seek counselling from either pastors or elders in the community than to commit suicide.- B- Metro

A traditional healer from Pelandaba suburb in Bulawayo tried without success to resurrect the lifeless body of a boy who drowned in a pool last week.

B-Metro caught up with Sithembinkosi Mafika (63), who is the late Paul Sibanda’s grandmother.

She said after she was informed that her grandson had drowned in Emagodini pool in Pelandaba West she informed her neighbour Sibonile Mhlanga (46) who is a traditional healer.

“We went to the pool and retrieved the body. He assured me that my grandson had not died, but he was just lying unconscious,” she said.

A close family member who requested not to be named said: “Mhlanga convinced the granny that her grandson could be resuscitated. Mhlanga and the granny took the body to a bush, Mhlanga prepared fire and burnt herbs while calling her grandson to life. But his bid to resurrect him failed.”

Seeing that his magical powers had failed, Mhlanga told the granny that the boy’s ancestors were not responding.

“He told me that the deceased’s ancestors were reluctant to resurrect the boy and that there was nothing that he could do to resuscitate him,” said the heart- broken Mafika.

After that Mafika reported the matter at Pumula Police Station. The body was taken to United Bulawayo Hospitals for post mortem.

Bulawayo deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed: “We are investigating a case where a Grade Seven pupil drowned in a four-metre deep pool in Pelandaba suburb while he was swimming.

“We would like to urge parents to always monitor their children and warn them never to play near any water body or at a water pool because they would be putting their lives at risk.”

The granny said her grandson was doing Grade Seven at Ngubo Primary School in Old Lobengula. -B Metro

MDC Alliance secretary-general Chalton Hwende has responded to MDC-T chairperson Morgen Komichi after the latter bragged of being in control of the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) House, formerly Harvest House, the original MDC’s national headquarters.

In a post on Facebook this Thursday, Hwende said at the right time, the MDC Alliance will repossess what rightfully belongs to the people.

Hwende slammed the MDC-T for using violence to take control of MRT House from the MDC Alliance last year.

The former Kuwadzana MP also hit out at Komichi for his remarks to the effect that the MDC-T has commenced a process to stop the Nelson Chamisa-led party from using the MDC Alliance name. Said Hwende:

In the fullness of time, everything that belongs to the People will be returned to the People. Thousands died fighting for democratic Change, MRT House is the revolutionary house and symbol for our resilience.

It was taken by brute force by a criminal syndicate masquerading as a political party. President Tsvangirai was a People’s President he did not own the People or MRT House.

He was selected by the People as the symbol of our Struggle he is resting in peace now and the new Symbol of Our Struggle is President Chamisa.

Zvana Komichi zvekuchemera Zita and the People is a sideshow let’s not get distracted a name is nothing we are defined and identified by our unwavering commitment to the struggle for the emancipation of our people.

While giving a speech on the third anniversary of the late MDC founding father Morgan Tsvangirai’s death on Sunday, Komichi said:

The name MDC Alliance is ours. We are going to stop those who are using the name.

We have a legal position which says MDC Alliance is our name. Anyone who is using it is misguided.

We have started the process to stop them from using the name and I cannot tell you our strategies. They must come up with a name of their own.- Pindula News

A man from Emthunzini suburb in Bulawayo sexually assaulted his stepdaughter to spite his wife, who was allegedly having a sexual affair with a man in the same suburb.
The man cannot be named so as to protect the identity of the 15-year-old minor. Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident.

“We arrested a man who raped his 15-year-old stepdaughter at a bushy area near Emthunzini suburb.

“The man told the minor that he had to rape her because her mother was involved in an extra marital affair with a man in the suburb,” said Insp Ncube.

Insp Ncube advised rape victims to seek medical attention within 72 hours after the ordeal so as to get post exposure prophylaxis.

“Post exposure prophylaxis will help in preventing one from contracting HIV and they will also get medication to prevent unwanted pregnancy,” he said.

A source said last week on Friday at around 6am, the pair went to Inyanda Farm to work in the fields in return for payment.

While they were working in the farm, the stepdad told his step child that they had to take a recess and they sat under a tree.

After a few minutes the dad said they had to look for firewood in the bushy area and the unsuspecting child agreed.

“While they were in the bush looking for firewood he said they had to rest under a tree. He then started to caress the minor and raped her.

“After the ordeal he told the minor that he raped her because he was fixing her mother who was cheating on him with a man in the suburb,” said a source close to the family.

After the act the pair went home and upon arrival the minor told her aunt that her stepfather had raped her.

Her aunt advised her to report the matter to the police and accompanied her to Nkulumane Police Station where a report was made leading to the arrest of the man.

The minor was referred to Mpilo Central Hospital for medical examination. The man is set to appear in court. -B Metro

A cornered suspect surrendered to police on Tuesday in connection with a robbery which occurred in Harare sometime in September last year when he teamed up with his accomplices, manned a fake roadblock and stole US$130 000 from a motorist.
Desire Tsaurai Kupara (33) yesterday appeared at Harare Magistrate Courts charged with robbery. Kupara, who was being represented by lawyer Mr Musindo Hungwe was not asked to plead when he appeared before magistrate Mr Sheunesu Matova.

The State led by Mrs Shambadzeni Fungura opposed bail saying he was likely going to team up with his accomplices who are still at large. Mrs Fungura asked Detective Constable Takudzwa Mutemachani to testify on why Kupara was not a suitable candidate for bail.

Det Const Mutemachani said Kupara was likely to continue terrorising communities and hinder their investigations as they were yet to conduct searches at his residence.

He also said Kupara had been communicating with some of his accomplices, which might allow him to interfere with investigations. -Herald

Tinashe Sambiri|A Zanu PF activist based in Gutu West Constituency has threatened to deal with Serima High School Teacher, Batsiranai Ngugama, for exposing rampant looting of Pfumvudza inputs.

The Zanu PF activist, Patrick Marimazhira, is reportedly involved massive looting of Pfumvudza inputs. He is also denying perceived Zanu PF opponents access to the inputs.

Ngugama, who has media background, wrote an article exposing the looting of inputs by Marimazhira and senior Zanu PF officials.

Incensed by the article, Marimazhira then threatened to deal with Ngugama. Ngugama has since report the matter to Chatsworth police.

See chats below:

[2/17, 08:30] Batsie Ngugama: iwe ndiwe wakanaka stealing?
[2/17, 08:34] Batsie Ngugama: Saka ungade kuva mutungamiri weuwori here? Kana muchiita hanti munenge muri magamba here? Vanhu vakaona vakatiudza hatiregi kunyora. Izvi zvazvatononoka because if party knows this and ndosaka pakaitwa measures amakaudzwa. Hierarchy yose knows game ramakaita.
[2/17, 20:22] Patrick Marimazhira: Ndoda umboo hwacho ,kwandiri haisi nyaya .Uye pandakaisa mbeu yacho yandakaba.
[2/17, 21:10] Patrick Marimazhira: Ini hangu ,handina kudzidza ,asi tongozoona.
[2/18, 02:26] Batsie Ngugama: sources are our blood we protect them.
[2/18, 02:28] Batsie Ngugama: pamutemo check this word ‘tongozoona’. kkkkkk i know a lot kana usingazivi zvako.
[2/18, 06:16] Patrick Marimazhira: Eeee,makasvibisa Zita rangu nokuda kwekunzwa handei mberi.Ndiri murume kwete karume
[2/18, 06:19] Patrick Marimazhira: Kungonditi mbavha kwamakaita ndokwandoda kuona ikoko.Ndoda kuona kuti akadzidza neasina ndiyani mukuru handiyi mberi.
[2/18, 06:24] Patrick Marimazhira: Wadenha Mangwiro wotogwinya,tangawabvunza munhu kuti urikuitei kana dziri politics handei choo
[2/18, 08:06] Batsie Ngugama: Remember haisi 2008. Zvamakaita tozviziva.
[2/18, 08:17] Batsie Ngugama: The government is saying NO TO CORRUPTION saka you can’t threaten me. Moda kusvibisa zita reZanu PF nehuori!

Tinashe Sambiri|Former Harare Mayor Councillor Ben Manyenyeni has said Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa should focus on reviving the country’s economy instead of concentrating on removing MDC Alliance led local authorities.

On Wednesday Mr Mnangagwa urged Zanu PF members to work tirelessly to regain control of Urban councils.

Said Manyenyeni in a statement:
Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is a consistent guy.

He is an intensely partisan political figure.

That his current job is Head of State will not change that.

That urban local authorities are under his government means nothing to him.

That there are serious interventions needed to fix our municipalities is not his priority

That his 41-year old government is responsible for where this country finds itself in escapes him.

Instead of leading the national cohesion, recovery and the restoration of functional local government systems he is focused on removing MDC A from councils in 2023.

He conveniently ignores the reality that it is not just urban councils which are in bad shape but it is ZIMBABWE as a whole that must recover from 41 years of MISRULE.

Government is a ghost, parastatals are a disaster. It’s because of MDC A – I presume?

LEAD, Mr PRESIDENT.

Park the politicking, Sir, LEAD.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC MDC Alliance Youth Assembly vice chairperson, Cecilia Chimbiri has challenged Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to release human rights activist, Makomborero Haruvizishe.

Makomborero was arrested in the capital on Wednesday.

See Cecilia Chimbiri’s statement below:

Free our Commander

Makomborero Haruzivishe is not a criminal…

He is a young man fighting for Zimbabwe to be free from economic woes and political instability.

What do you have against the young ?
What do you have against voices ?
Why were you firing shots @ him is he Chidhumo or Masendeke Is he a murderer ? Is he a human rights violator .

Will arresting him ease all the problems we have in this country ?
You have crossed the rubicon

Enough is enough
Free Mako in good health
He is not a criminal that’s why he is not a flight risk
freeourcommander enoughisenough

Mako is a young man driven by passion
His only ambition is a double aspiration: firstly to be able to speak in a simple language, with evident and clear words, on behalf of Zimbabweans secondly to manage to also be the voice of the many disinherited people of Zimbabwe

Mako is intelligent, streetwise ,seasoned &politician that can create significant movement.
Mako has the ability to zoom in on the essence of what the majority of Zimbabweans need and connect with them. He also has the capacity to understand the bigger picture of our complex and dynamic political landscape.
He is courageous, which some might view as something else . He speaks truth to power. He challenges the status quo wherever he goes,He is a change agent, He has guts – He has strong views and is not afraid to noise it out . He promotes a cause with passion and vigour! Meanwhile he is secretary for Labor in the MDC Alliance Youth Assembly he also allows his organization and team to lead him.

Will he be more than a strong influencer and change agent? Ultimately it lies in our hands. Are we willing to take the risk? But one thing is certain, you as a leader must watch him, understand him. He is part of your big picture!
Mako is Commander that’s why this explanation of his person is penned down . We need to fight for Mako he is not a criminal.

Let’s not let Mako down
freeCommanderMako
FreeMako
freeourcommander

A 13-year-old boy from Nkululeko in Silobela, Midlands was electrocuted when he leaned against a ZESA powerline pole inside Nkululeko High Schoolyard.

Midlands provincial spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the tragic incident which occurred on Tuesday afternoon.

Mahoko said the boy, Luckmore Ngwenya, was herding cattle in the schoolyard together with his 17-year-old brother when the tragedy struck. Mahoko said:

The scene has since been attended by the police and the body was taken to Gweru Provincial Hospital awating postmortem. Officials from the ZETDC also attended to the scene and investigations are still underway.

The incident comes after another boy, Colleen Chinyemba, 15, who was doing Form 3 at Nkululeko High was last year electrocuted while doing laundry in a tub at the school hostel.

Then an 11-year-old boy was last year September electrocuted in a Bushy area near Nguboyenja flyover Bulawayo as he was searching for some wild fruits with his friends.

In the same month, a woman tragically lost her life after she was electrocuted as she was relieving herself in a ZESA substation in Bulawayo.

Then another 15-year-old girl from Nlumumani, Bulawayo was found unconscious in their family residence’s bathroom in a suspected case of electrocution in February last year.

These cases have been on the rise recently and authorities blame faulty lines.- The Herald

By A Correspondent| Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa’s ex-girlfriend Suzan Mutami has reported state security agents have blocked her from leaving Zimbabwe on the grounds that she is a state witness.

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Posting on Twitter, Mutami said state security agents barred her from boarding her flight to Dubai as they said they wanted to call State security minister Owen Ncube for approval.

“Am being held hostage @ Harare international airport by state security agents who won’t let me board my flight to Dubai @AusEmbZim@ScottMorrisonMP@UN without no charge or anything

“They are saying I’m a state witness and I need to co-operate and they wanted to call Owen Mudha Ncube first at their office for approval @UN@AusEmbZim@usembassyharare and am with my 4year old son Tendai Hemish Jr Moyo

“They are saying the Australian embassy should contact @MoFA_ZW yet I haven’t committed any crime of being charged with any so@im not leaving the airport,” said Mutami.

By Jane Mlambo| Upcoming gospel musician and United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe (UCCZ) cleric Rev Fredrick Thondhlana has hailed the power of collaborations in the music industry saying his partnership with Sungura maestro Tatenda Pinjisi in 2020 was a major turning point in his short career.

In an interview with ZimEye, Rev Thodhs as he is widely known said he is already in the studio working on his second album which will also feature quite a number of established musicians.

“For 2021, I have plans which includes finishing my second album which i believe will be well received by many.

“It has 10 tracks including hymns from our Ndau hymnal. I have also lined up collaborations with artists I will not mention now.

“I have seen the power of collaborations after my song with Tatenda Pinjisi titled Ndirangarireiwo,” said Rev Thodhs.

He spoke of his eagerness to build his musical brand to the levels reached by other gospel music greats like the Charambas, Baba Mechanic Manyeruke, Blessing Shumba and many others.

“I have a mission to preach the word of God and will not rest until my message reaches every corner of the world,” added Rev Thodhs.

He acknowledged the overwhelming endorsement he got from his church which he said has given him the confidence to soldier on in the music industry which he said is difficult to breakthrough.

“I am quite satisfied about how people have received my music. People are encouraging me to do more.

“My single with Pinjisi was number 27 on 2020 Diamond FM top 50.

“The song also stayed in the top 20 for quite a period in 2020. This has shown me that the future looks bright,” said Rev Thodhs.

Tinashe Sambiri|Former Harare Mayor Councillor Ben Manyenyeni has said Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa should focus on reviving the country’s economy instead of concentrating on removing MDC Alliance led local authorities.

On Wednesday Mr Mnangagwa urged Zanu PF members to work tirelessly to regain control of Urban councils.

Said Manyenyeni in a statement:
Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is a consistent guy.

He is an intensely partisan political figure.

That his current job is Head of State will not change that.

That urban local authorities are under his government means nothing to him.

That there are serious interventions needed to fix our municipalities is not his priority.

That his 41-year old government is responsible for where this country finds itself in escapes him.

Instead of leading the national cohesion, recovery and the restoration of functional local government systems he is focused on removing MDC A from councils in 2023.

He conveniently ignores the reality that it is not just urban councils which are in bad shape but it is ZIMBABWE as a whole that must recover from 41 years of MISRULE.

Government is a ghost, parastatals are a disaster. It’s because of MDC A – I presume?

LEAD, Mr PRESIDENT.

Park the politicking, Sir, LEAD.

Tinashe Sambiri|Former Harare Mayor Councillor Ben Manyenyeni has said Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa should focus on reviving the country’s economy instead of concentrating on removing MDC Alliance led local authorities.

On Wednesday Mr Mnangagwa urged Zanu PF members to work tirelessly to regain control of Urban councils.

Said Manyenyeni in a statement:
Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is a consistent guy.

He is an intensely partisan political figure.

That his current job is Head of State will not change that.

That urban local authorities are under his government means nothing to him.

That there are serious interventions needed to fix our municipalities is not his priority.

That his 41-year old government is responsible for where this country finds itself in escapes him.

Instead of leading the national cohesion, recovery and the restoration of functional local government systems he is focused on removing MDC A from councils in 2023.

He conveniently ignores the reality that it is not just urban councils which are in bad shape but it is ZIMBABWE as a whole that must recover from 41 years of MISRULE.

Government is a ghost, parastatals are a disaster. It’s because of MDC A – I presume?

LEAD, Mr PRESIDENT.

Park the politicking, Sir, LEAD.

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By A Correspondent| Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa’s ex-girlfriend Suzan Mutami has reported state security agents have blocked her from leaving Zimbabwe on the grounds that she is a state witness.

Posting on Twitter, Mutami said state security agents barred her from boarding her flight to Dubai as they said they wanted to call State security minister Owen Ncube for approval.

“Am being held hostage @ Harare international airport by state security agents who won’t let me board my flight to Dubai @AusEmbZim@ScottMorrisonMP@UN without no charge or anything

“They are saying I’m a state witness and I need to co-operate and they wanted to call Owen Mudha Ncube first at their office for approval @UN@AusEmbZim@usembassyharare and am with my 4year old son Tendai Hemish Jr Moyo

“They are saying the Australian embassy should contact @MoFA_ZW yet I haven’t committed any crime of being charged with any so@im not leaving the airport,” said Mutami.

MDC-Alliance Youth Assembly consoles SoulJah Love family

The youth assembly is in Masasa to console the family of SoulJah Love for the loss of the ghetto hero