Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has said Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration must address teachers’ grievances as a matter of urgency.

According to President Chamisa, the Grade Seven results are dismal because Mr Mnangagwa’s administration is failing to address teachers’ conditions of service.

“Grade 7 results:It’s impossible to have good results from a bad and irresponsible government.Results are a reflection of input and support.We must address teachers’ conditions of service, have SMART planning and funding. It’s a governance and leadership problem.We must fix it!!

The Grade 7 results reflect a lack of support and investment to the education sector over time. Skewed priorities by government are robbing our future generations,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

Tinashe Sambiri|Former Masvingo Rural District Council Chief Executive Offficer and Zanu PF Central Committee member, Clemence Makwarimba has succumbed to Coronavirus.

Makwarimba succumbed to the pandemic on Sunday night.

Initial reports indicated that the Zanu PF stalwart died of kidney complications.

However, family sources revealed the Zanu PF stalwart succumbed to Coronavirus.

“Zanu PF Central Committe member and former Masvingo RDC CEO becomes 65th Covid 19 fatality in Masvingo Province.

His family has confirmed that the late Makwarimba tested positive for Coronavirus,” an impeccable source told ZimEye.com.

Tinashe Sambiri|Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is deliberately exposing MDC Alliance Youth Assembly leaders Hon Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri to Coronavirus, it has emerged.

According to Netsai Marova, Joana and Cecilia are sharing cells with individuals showing COVID-19 symptoms.

Despite being persecuted by Mr Mnangagwa’s administration, Joana and Cecilia are in good spirits.

See Netsai Marova’s statement below:

Glad to have seen Hon Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe and Cde Chauya chauya Cecillia R Chimbiri in very high spirits and passing regards to all of u at Chikurubi Maximum Prison today.

They were in their complete PPE to protect themselves from Covid 19 as it is their greatest worry since they are staying with inmates with fever and cough and not sure wether it’s covid or not as there are no covid 19 tests being done in prison.

Let’s all remember them in our prayers for God’s greatest protection from this deadly pandemic and that they be set free for they did not commit any crime but are victims of the State’s ruthless acts of wanting to silence opposition voices.

In the end we need new leaders who respect human rights and the rule of law.

By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo cop has been arrested and charged for stealing his vehicle that had been impounded by police for violating the lockdown regulations.

Nkosilathi Nyathi of Nkulumane Surburb whose rank is a chief inspector allegedly stole his Kombi Toyota Hiace at Ross Camp Station in Bulawayo on Saturday after he had failed to secure its realise.

According to an internal police memo seen by this publication, the vehicle was impounded at Mabutho suburb, by police details and Bulawayo City Council security officers, after a chase but the driver managed to evade the arrest after he made good his escape, leaving the vehicle stuck in the mud.

It is said, the driver, Nkosilathi Nyathi later turned up at Ross Camp to claim his vehicle and was told that there were fines to be made as well as clearance from Drill Hall by ZRP.

Nyathi reportedly went to Bulawayo City Council and came with payment receipts but was told clearance was to be done at Drill Hall. However, the accused would have none of that as he forcibly drove away without permission. He was swiftly arrested, detained and charged with vehicle theft and would appear in court soon.

Cases of vehicles violating lockdown rules are ripe in the country as most kombis pay their way in town.-statemedia

By A Correspondent| National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader, Professor Lovemore Madhuku has described the pathetic pass-rate recorded in the 2020 Grade 7 examinations as a national disaster which calls for every citizen to play a part in restoring the once flourishing education sector.

Madhuku who is also a constitutional law expert said the 38 percent passrate recorded causes him pains as he himself is a beneficiary of a solid primary education which has now been eroded by governance.

“The less than 38% pass rate for the 2020 Grade 7 results causes me pain. It is a national disaster. I am what I am because of a solid primary school education. The results are a call to national duty: I will find a way of contributing to the improvement of our education system,” said Madhuku.

Further probed by Twitter users, Madhuku hit directly at the government saying it had failed the nation.

“It is a political problem: the Government has failed us here,” added the University of Zimbabwe law professor.

Madhuku said he will use his presence in the Political Actors Dialogue to push for a solution so as to stop the further damage to the country’s education system.

By A Correspondent- A 45 year old Mberengwa woman was found dead near her homestead with her tongue missing.

The killing, which the police suspect could be ritually motivated, occurred last Sunday night in Butete Village under Chief Mahlebadza. Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident.

He said Beatrice Dube retired to bed around 8:30 pm on Sunday and her body was found lying some metres outside her homestead the following morning.

“Police in Mberengwa are investigating a murder case in which a body of a female adult, Beatrice Dube was found about 500m from her homestead.

“Circumstances are that the night before her body was found, she bade farewell to other family members saying she was retiring for bed.

“About some 20 minutes later, her 13-year-old daughter then followed her intending to give her a mobile phone she had forgotten but she could not find her in her bedroom hut,” said Insp Mahoko.

He said Dube’s body was found by a village boy the following morning.

Insp Mahoko said the deceased was bleeding from the mouth where her tongue was missing. He said police investigations were underway.

“We are appealing to members of the public who might have information helpful to the police investigations to approach any nearest police station,” said Insp Mahoko.-online

By A Correspondent- There was chaos at a Bulawayo cemetery when the family of a deceased injiva blocked undertakers from removing a coffin from a hearse in protest over the funeral parlour’s refusal to allow them to conduct body viewing.

The incident at Umvutsha Park Cemetery is an example of how some people misunderstand some crucial Covid-19 protocols that have been set up for their own safety.

Umvutsha Park Cemetery A handful of mourners witnessed the altercation shortly before 10AM. The deadlock lasted for about an hour as Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service stood their ground, arguing that they were following health protocols.

The remains of Tapson Wilson Gumbo were repatriated from Pretoria in South Africa.

Sources said the dispute emanated from Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service’s refusal to open the coffin so that relatives could conduct body viewing.

The body, which was brought into the country by Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service, was hermetically sealed in a container and placed in a sturdy non-transparent coffin in line with health regulations.

“The deceased’s family argued that the decision by Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service to deny them body viewing was illegal. They based their argument on the Covid-19 free certificate issued in South Africa,” said the source.

“The family in Bulawayo insisted that they wanted to view the body just like what happened in South Africa, but it appears Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service didn’t want, citing Covid-19 health regulations.”

According to documents seen by Chronicle, Tapson died on January 28 due to natural causes. The tests, which were conducted in South Africa revealed that the cause of death was not Covid-19-related.

A news crew arrived at the cemetery shortly after the coffin had been lowered into the grave. This was after the two parties had reached a compromise by agreeing to remove part of the seal to enable relatives to compare the features and colours of the blanket used to wrap the coffin with what they were told by their counterparts in South Africa.

The deceased’s brother, Mr Themba Gumbo said their demands were reasonable and justified as they wanted to avoid burying a wrong body.

“The person that we are burying here is my brother and he was declared Covid-19 negative in South Africa, but surprisingly upon arrival at the funeral parlour we were given an envelope coming from Harare written ‘Covid-19.’ That’s why we asked the funeral parlour to unseal the coffin so that we are 100 percent satisfied that we are burying our brother,” he said.

“It is not like we wanted to violate the health regulations. We simply wanted undertakers to show us the blanket, which was used to wrap the coffin, including another distinguishable item inside so that we could then compare the features and match them with what our relatives in South Africa gave us.”

Mr Gumbo said they resolved the impasse following the intervention of their relatives in South Africa.

“We had to engage our relatives who handled the body in South Africa and that’s how the funeral parlour ended up agreeing to remove part of the seal to enable us to identify the blanket and the other distinguishable item inside,” he said.

One Ms Ndlovu, who is in charge of Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service operations in Bulawayo refused to comment. Acting provincial medical director for Bulawayo Dr Welcome Mlilo said in terms of the health regulations, the ban on body viewing only applies to Covid-19 cases.

“If bodies are repatriated from South Africa or any other country with Covid-19 free certificates, mourners are allowed to follow the traditional ways such as body viewing. However, in circumstances where the cause of death is not known, we automatically treat that as Covid-19 death,” he said.

“That body is supposed to arrive in Zimbabwe hermetically sealed and the coffin should not be opened for body viewing.”

Besides passing through the embassies, the processing of repatriation documents is subject to approval by the Ministry of Health and Child Care. Those who seek to transport the bodies for burial elsewhere are supposed to undergo a tight screening process from authorities.

Zimbabwean and South African health authorities came up with joint stringent measures recently after consultations between South Africa-based funeral parlours and authorities from the two countries.

The Ministry of Health’s director of environmental health, Mr Victor Nyamandi recently said Zimbabweans who die outside the country can be repatriated, but subjected to a rigorous process. He said it is important for parties processing documentation, including funeral parlours, to co-operate with authorities so that Zimbabweans are afforded the decent burials they deserve.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested six suspected armed robbers, including a woman for committing a spate of crimes in Chiweshe while armed with a machete and a pistol.

The six were arrested in Bulawayo in connection with several cases under investigations. CID spokesperson Detective Inspector Portia Chinho confirmed the arrests.

The suspects are Life Hahlani of Newton West, Bulawayo; Mqondisi Akim Sibanda of Nketa 9, Bulawayo; Adonia Mashonga of Mpopoma, Bulawayo; Vusumuzi Reynolds Dube of Nketa 9, Bulawayo and Joice Loswita Ndarova of Kuwadzana in Harare.

“They were arrested in Bulawayo for armed robbery which they committed in Chiweshe area,” said Det Insp Chinho.

“Upon their arrest they were linked to several other cases which occurred around the country.”

It is alleged that the suspects then ordered the complainant to surrender US$25 000. When he refused, they assaulted and struck him with a machete.

The complainant succumbed to pressure and surrendered a safe containing US$89 000. They took three cell phones and car keys of a Honda Fit and drove off. Investigations led to the arrest of the accused and recovery of some of the stolen property.

“Further investigations led to the arrest of Joice Loswita Ndarova in Kuwadzana as well of the arrest of her splinter gang she operated with in Harare,” said Det Insp Chinho.

Det Insp Chinho said Ndarova and her other accomplices who are Tinashe Masodza Nyereyemhuka (20), Atipaishe Sibanda (21), Justin Dodzo, Pasirose Chihungwa and another one only identified as Tafadzwa are also facing another two counts of armed robbery cases.

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By A Correspondent- A 45 year old Mberengwa woman was found dead near her homestead with her tongue missing.

The killing, which the police suspect could be ritually motivated, occurred last Sunday night in Butete Village under Chief Mahlebadza. Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident.

He said Beatrice Dube retired to bed around 8:30 pm on Sunday and her body was found lying some metres outside her homestead the following morning.

“Police in Mberengwa are investigating a murder case in which a body of a female adult, Beatrice Dube was found about 500m from her homestead.

“Circumstances are that the night before her body was found, she bade farewell to other family members saying she was retiring for bed.

“About some 20 minutes later, her 13-year-old daughter then followed her intending to give her a mobile phone she had forgotten but she could not find her in her bedroom hut,” said Insp Mahoko.

He said Dube’s body was found by a village boy the following morning.

Insp Mahoko said the deceased was bleeding from the mouth where her tongue was missing. He said police investigations were underway.

“We are appealing to members of the public who might have information helpful to the police investigations to approach any nearest police station,” said Insp Mahoko.-online

By A Correspondent- A Guruve man was jailed 10 months yesterday for stealing seven bags of fertilizer.

Ngonidzashe  Mhaka (23) of Zhakata village pleaded guilty to the charge before magistrate Geraldine Mutsotso.

Prosecutor Albert Charewa told the court that on January 20 the Mhaka broke into Patience Chipoya’s room while she was away at night and stole seven bags of uria fertilizer.

Chipoya was advised of the break in and theft by her brother Gift Chipoya (54) before coming back to Guruve the following day.

Upon her arrival in Guruve she made her own investigations in the village and discovered that Zhakata was selling the looted fertilizers.

Chipoya confronted the thief who admitted to breaking and stealing the fertilizers.

A police report was filed leading to his arrest.

By A Correspondent- MDC-T USA secretary, Andrew Chaponda was allegedly kicked out of the party’s virtual meeting on Saturday after he repeatedly made interjections during the indaba.

Chaponda had moved a motion to nullify the party’s December 2020 extraordinary congress presidential election results during the national executive and national council meetings on Saturday.

MDC-T spokesperson Witness Dube confirmed that indeed there was an attempt to overturn Douglas Mwonzora’s victory for alleged irregularities in the voting process. Said, Dube:

The motion was defeated. It wasn’t popular. The mover of the motion, Chaponda, regrettably tried to hold the national council at ransom by engaging in malicious interjections and gross indiscipline during the meeting.

Chaponda recently challenged Elias Mudzuri’s ascendancy to the vice-presidency as unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, the MDC-T amended its constitution to provide for the appointment of two vice presidents to mirror the national constitution.

Dube added:

The MDC-T national council, sitting as an extension of Congress, moved to amend the MDC constitution to create the position of a second vice-president in the party.

This was an effort to align the party constitution with that of the country as well as closing a leadership vacuum that has the potential of creating instability within the party.-Newsday

By A Correspondent- A leaked letter has suggestions accusing Vice President Constantino Chiwenga of funding a Chitungwiza businessman in a fight to State House.

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By A Correspondent| National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader, Professor Lovemore Madhuku has described the pathetic pass-rate recorded in the 2020 Grade 7 examinations as a national disaster which calls for every citizen to play a part in restoring the once flourishing education sector.

Madhuku who is also a constitutional law expert said the 38 percent passrate recorded causes him pains as he himself is a beneficiary of a solid primary education which has now been eroded by governance.

“The less than 38% pass rate for the 2020 Grade 7 results causes me pain. It is a national disaster. I am what I am because of a solid primary school education. The results are a call to national duty: I will find a way of contributing to the improvement of our education system,” said Madhuku.

Further probed by Twitter users, Madhuku hit directly at the government saying it had failed the nation.

“It is a political problem: the Government has failed us here,” added the University of Zimbabwe law professor.

Madhuku said he will use his presence in the Political Actors Dialogue to push for a solution so as to stop the further damage to the country’s education system.

By A Correspondent- A leaked letter has suggestions accusing Vice President Constantino Chiwenga of funding a Chitungwiza businessman in a fight to State House.

FULL PRINT-

By A Correspondent- A Guruve man was jailed 10 months yesterday for stealing seven bags of fertilizer.

Ngonidzashe  Mhaka (23) of Zhakata village pleaded guilty to the charge before magistrate Geraldine Mutsotso.

Prosecutor Albert Charewa told the court that on January 20 the Mhaka broke into Patience Chipoya’s room while she was away at night and stole seven bags of uria fertilizer.

Chipoya was advised of the break in and theft by her brother Gift Chipoya (54) before coming back to Guruve the following day.

Upon her arrival in Guruve she made her own investigations in the village and discovered that Zhakata was selling the looted fertilizers.

Chipoya confronted the thief who admitted to breaking and stealing the fertilizers.

A police report was filed leading to his arrest.

By A Correspondent | Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a replacement for the late Foreign Affairs Minister SB Moyo.

Mnangagwa has made two Cabinet appointments, among other appointments. Ambassador Dr Frederick Shava, who until now was the country’s UN Ambassador, is now the new Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister following the death of Gen. Sibusiso Moyo.

Mnangagwa followed after a ZimEye Poll that stated it would be a mistake to appoint the CIO Director General to replace SB Moyo.

Hon Mhona, MP for Chikomba Central becomes the new Transport Minister, filling the gap left by late Dr Biggie Joel Matiza.

Deputy Minister Mike Madiro relocates from Home Affairs to Transport and Infrastructural Development.

Hon Kindness Paradza becomes the new Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services. He replaces Hon Energy Mutodi.

Hon Matsikenyere, MP for Chimanimani becomes the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution in charge of Manicaland. Hon Mabhoyi-Ncube from Beitbridge joins Home Affairs as Deputy Minister.

Commenting on the announcement, Presidential spokesman George Charamba said: “this puts paid to virulent speculation there was on the President’s options in the wake of the demise of key ministers.

“Pretentious scholars and impressionable newspapers placed imaginary insurmountable hurdles in the process, even suggesting the President had exhausted appointment options. We quietly chuckled at raging speculations by these know-it-all privileged citizens of ivory towers!“

By A Correspondent- There was chaos at a Bulawayo cemetery when the family of a deceased injiva blocked undertakers from removing a coffin from a hearse in protest over the funeral parlour’s refusal to allow them to conduct body viewing.

The incident at Umvutsha Park Cemetery is an example of how some people misunderstand some crucial Covid-19 protocols that have been set up for their own safety.

Umvutsha Park Cemetery A handful of mourners witnessed the altercation shortly before 10AM. The deadlock lasted for about an hour as Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service stood their ground, arguing that they were following health protocols.

The remains of Tapson Wilson Gumbo were repatriated from Pretoria in South Africa.

Sources said the dispute emanated from Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service’s refusal to open the coffin so that relatives could conduct body viewing.

The body, which was brought into the country by Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service, was hermetically sealed in a container and placed in a sturdy non-transparent coffin in line with health regulations.

“The deceased’s family argued that the decision by Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service to deny them body viewing was illegal. They based their argument on the Covid-19 free certificate issued in South Africa,” said the source.

“The family in Bulawayo insisted that they wanted to view the body just like what happened in South Africa, but it appears Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service didn’t want, citing Covid-19 health regulations.”

According to documents seen by Chronicle, Tapson died on January 28 due to natural causes. The tests, which were conducted in South Africa revealed that the cause of death was not Covid-19-related.

A news crew arrived at the cemetery shortly after the coffin had been lowered into the grave. This was after the two parties had reached a compromise by agreeing to remove part of the seal to enable relatives to compare the features and colours of the blanket used to wrap the coffin with what they were told by their counterparts in South Africa.

The deceased’s brother, Mr Themba Gumbo said their demands were reasonable and justified as they wanted to avoid burying a wrong body.

“The person that we are burying here is my brother and he was declared Covid-19 negative in South Africa, but surprisingly upon arrival at the funeral parlour we were given an envelope coming from Harare written ‘Covid-19.’ That’s why we asked the funeral parlour to unseal the coffin so that we are 100 percent satisfied that we are burying our brother,” he said.

“It is not like we wanted to violate the health regulations. We simply wanted undertakers to show us the blanket, which was used to wrap the coffin, including another distinguishable item inside so that we could then compare the features and match them with what our relatives in South Africa gave us.”

Mr Gumbo said they resolved the impasse following the intervention of their relatives in South Africa.

“We had to engage our relatives who handled the body in South Africa and that’s how the funeral parlour ended up agreeing to remove part of the seal to enable us to identify the blanket and the other distinguishable item inside,” he said.

One Ms Ndlovu, who is in charge of Kings and Queens Real Funeral Service operations in Bulawayo refused to comment. Acting provincial medical director for Bulawayo Dr Welcome Mlilo said in terms of the health regulations, the ban on body viewing only applies to Covid-19 cases.

“If bodies are repatriated from South Africa or any other country with Covid-19 free certificates, mourners are allowed to follow the traditional ways such as body viewing. However, in circumstances where the cause of death is not known, we automatically treat that as Covid-19 death,” he said.

“That body is supposed to arrive in Zimbabwe hermetically sealed and the coffin should not be opened for body viewing.”

Besides passing through the embassies, the processing of repatriation documents is subject to approval by the Ministry of Health and Child Care. Those who seek to transport the bodies for burial elsewhere are supposed to undergo a tight screening process from authorities.

Zimbabwean and South African health authorities came up with joint stringent measures recently after consultations between South Africa-based funeral parlours and authorities from the two countries.

The Ministry of Health’s director of environmental health, Mr Victor Nyamandi recently said Zimbabweans who die outside the country can be repatriated, but subjected to a rigorous process. He said it is important for parties processing documentation, including funeral parlours, to co-operate with authorities so that Zimbabweans are afforded the decent burials they deserve.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested six suspected armed robbers, including a woman for committing a spate of crimes in Chiweshe while armed with a machete and a pistol.

The six were arrested in Bulawayo in connection with several cases under investigations. CID spokesperson Detective Inspector Portia Chinho confirmed the arrests.

The suspects are Life Hahlani of Newton West, Bulawayo; Mqondisi Akim Sibanda of Nketa 9, Bulawayo; Adonia Mashonga of Mpopoma, Bulawayo; Vusumuzi Reynolds Dube of Nketa 9, Bulawayo and Joice Loswita Ndarova of Kuwadzana in Harare.

“They were arrested in Bulawayo for armed robbery which they committed in Chiweshe area,” said Det Insp Chinho.

“Upon their arrest they were linked to several other cases which occurred around the country.”

It is alleged that the suspects then ordered the complainant to surrender US$25 000. When he refused, they assaulted and struck him with a machete.

The complainant succumbed to pressure and surrendered a safe containing US$89 000. They took three cell phones and car keys of a Honda Fit and drove off. Investigations led to the arrest of the accused and recovery of some of the stolen property.

“Further investigations led to the arrest of Joice Loswita Ndarova in Kuwadzana as well of the arrest of her splinter gang she operated with in Harare,” said Det Insp Chinho.

Det Insp Chinho said Ndarova and her other accomplices who are Tinashe Masodza Nyereyemhuka (20), Atipaishe Sibanda (21), Justin Dodzo, Pasirose Chihungwa and another one only identified as Tafadzwa are also facing another two counts of armed robbery cases.

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By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo cop has been arrested and charged for stealing his vehicle that had been impounded by police for violating the lockdown regulations.

Nkosilathi Nyathi of Nkulumane Surburb whose rank is a chief inspector allegedly stole his Kombi Toyota Hiace at Ross Camp Station in Bulawayo on Saturday after he had failed to secure its realise.

According to an internal police memo seen by this publication, the vehicle was impounded at Mabutho suburb, by police details and Bulawayo City Council security officers, after a chase but the driver managed to evade the arrest after he made good his escape, leaving the vehicle stuck in the mud.

It is said, the driver, Nkosilathi Nyathi later turned up at Ross Camp to claim his vehicle and was told that there were fines to be made as well as clearance from Drill Hall by ZRP.

Nyathi reportedly went to Bulawayo City Council and came with payment receipts but was told clearance was to be done at Drill Hall. However, the accused would have none of that as he forcibly drove away without permission. He was swiftly arrested, detained and charged with vehicle theft and would appear in court soon.

Cases of vehicles violating lockdown rules are ripe in the country as most kombis pay their way in town.-statemedia

Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has said Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration must address teachers’ grievances as a matter of urgency.

According to President Chamisa, the Grade Seven results are dismal because Mr Mnangagwa’s administration is failing to address teachers’ conditions of service.

“Grade 7 results:It’s impossible to have good results from a bad and irresponsible government.Results are a reflection of input and support.We must address teachers’ conditions of service, have SMART planning and funding. It’s a governance and leadership problem.We must fix it!!

The Grade 7 results reflect a lack of support and investment to the education sector over time. Skewed priorities by government are robbing our future generations,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

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Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has said Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration must address teachers’ grievances as a matter of urgency.

According to President Chamisa, the Grade Seven results are dismal because Mr Mnangagwa’s administration is failing to address teachers’ conditions of service.

“Grade 7 results:It’s impossible to have good results from a bad and irresponsible government.Results are a reflection of input and support.We must address teachers’ conditions of service, have SMART planning and funding. It’s a governance and leadership problem.We must fix it!!

The Grade 7 results reflect a lack of support and investment to the education sector over time. Skewed priorities by government are robbing our future generations,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

By Israel Dube- It is shocking that while countries like South Africa have already received their first batch of Covid-19 vaccine from India, the broke and out of sorts government of Zimbabwe is sending a begging bowl to a few remaining local companies, private citizens and well wishers to mobilise funds to import Covid-19 vaccine. They are even considering charging citizens for each vaccine jab.

Surely this “begging bowl- carrying” government has no shame, its begging knows no boundaries. Many years of shameless begging has  affected their thinking capacity and reasoning.

The companies and citizens of both Zimbabwe and Republic of Matabeleland are currently bearing the brunt of the dysfunctional economy due to 40 years of mismanagement, corruption and unfettered looting of state resources by the same government, and one year long lockdown. Where on earth will they get the money to donate to the thieving government?

Begging, corruption and theft is in the DNA of Shona people.
The government of Zimbabwe holds a very misguided belief that the outside world owes it.

They believe that state resources are theirs to empower themselves through corruption and stealing and the donor community has a duty to fund all state functions of Zimbabwe.

This has become so serious that many countries in the world now fear a state visit by the Zimbabwe head of state.

In April 2015 the 4 day state visit to South Africa by the then Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe caused fear in South Africa.

The Zimbabwe Independent newspaper had reported that Mugabe may ask President Jacob Zuma to help fund a Southern African Development Community summit on industrialisation‚ which was due to take place in Harare on April 26 2015.

Mugabe’s Spokesman George Charamba was forced to come out and defend Mugabe, “We are a bit unhappy that we are being portrayed as coming here with a begging bowl to ask for money‚” he was quoted by The Times newspaper as saying.

The fears are justified as any august state visit by any Zimbabwean head of state can be easily turned into an embarrassing begging mission.

The Zimbabwe government make head lines around the world as the government of beggars.

Check the following headlines:
i)Zimbabwe govt gets out begging bowl- The Mail and Guardian 14 January 2005

ii) Zim sends begging bowl for $1, 5 billion as drought bites- The Africa Report. com 10 February 2016

iii) Cyril Ramaphosa can expect pleas for a bail out from Zimbabwe- The Times 10 March 2019

iv) Zim to beg for poll funds- $ 192m required- News24 30 January 2013

In 2008 an easy to treat cholera claimed more than 5000 lives when the always broke government of Zimbabwe failed to curb the disease. With covid-19 vaccine, the same government has done what it knows best – sit down, calculate a total amount of US$ 200 million and send out a begging bowl to citizens, companies and well wishers to donate.

This irresponsible, greedy, selfish, corrupt, thieving and useless government is putting the lives of over 5million Matabeles  and 10 million Shonas based in Zimbabwe in great danger in times of pandemics and famines.

This government of heartless tribalists, tribal oppressors, rapists and cold hearted murderers has failed to protect Matabeles and its own Shona from diseases and it will fail to defend us in times of war.

We appeal to fellow Matabeles to wake up, smell the coffee and join MLO in fighting for the restoration of Matabeleland state which shall re- emerge as the Republic of Matabeleland.

The Shona supremacist government of Zimbabwe has
made us a laughing stock of the world. We know that begging, corruption and theft forms part of their DNA and culture. That is why they wipe out state coffers and carry a begging bowl wherever they go in the wold without an aota of shame.

But in our Matabele culture the above is unspeakable abomination. Why do we allow ourselves to be ruled by failures who cannot even run a tuck shop? Why do we allow ourselves to be ruled by heartless human slaughterers and rapists? Why do we let the government of thieves and shameless beggars misrepresent us around the world and tarnish our good name?

Ayihlomi’ hlasele!

Izenzo kungemazwi!

Tinashe Sambiri|After failing to silence MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala, Emmerson Mnangagwa is now plotting to charge the fearless politician with rape, it has emerged.

In a tweet at the weekend, Hon Sikhala warned veteran journalist Hopewell Chin’ono that Mnangagwa is plotting to charge targeted political foes with rape.

“Liberty and freedom cannot be manufactured. So is power. It requires citizens coalescing around common issues that affect all of us as a people. Only the people are ultimate owners of power. Power is not owned by individuals or a coterie around the throne of power.

The paradox in our country is the grievances question.

1) Corruption
2) Economic mismanagement, plunder and looting of the same
3) Security of persons. Arrests, abductions, torture and a myriad of human rights abuses
4) Citizens rights to elect leaders of their own choice.

I am informed that some concocted rape charges are coming. This will not only affect me but other citizens classified as state enemies. Beware
@daddyhope
and another I am not at freedom to mention,” Hon Sikhala wrote on Twitter.

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By A Correspondent- A leaked letter has suggestions accusing Vice President Constantino Chiwenga of funding a Chitungwiza businessman in a fight to State House.

FULL PRINT-

By A Correspondent- A Guruve man was jailed 10 months yesterday for stealing seven bags of fertilizer.

Ngonidzashe  Mhaka (23) of Zhakata village pleaded guilty to the charge before magistrate Geraldine Mutsotso.

Prosecutor Albert Charewa told the court that on January 20 the Mhaka broke into Patience Chipoya’s room while she was away at night and stole seven bags of uria fertilizer.

Chipoya was advised of the break in and theft by her brother Gift Chipoya (54) before coming back to Guruve the following day.

Upon her arrival in Guruve she made her own investigations in the village and discovered that Zhakata was selling the looted fertilizers.

Chipoya confronted the thief who admitted to breaking and stealing the fertilizers.

A police report was filed leading to his arrest.

By A Correspondent- Mutora Mission Clinic, one of the biggest health facilities in Gokwe North, does not have a single operational toilet, staff and local residents say.

The institution used to be the biggest health facility in Gokwe North before the commissioning of the Chinese-built Gokwe North district hospital in 2012.

Reports suggest that there are no functional public toilets at this Roman catholic institute as they are all either full to capacity or are in a bad state to be used.

Mutora Mission Clinic is used as maternity waiting shelter for the district and expecting mothers are seen during the day urinating in public every day.

One expecting mother said:

We only use these toilets when we want to pass stool only because they are full to capacity.

Meanwhile, the sole toilet for staff members is also in bad shape. The restroom that was built after a protest by one worker has since developed some cracks. A nurse who spoke on condition of anonymity said:

We do not have a toilet at all here, the ones we have at our homes are all full or dilapidated.

Patients who spoke to this publication said they use council toilets at the bus terminus to relieve themselves. The council toilets are away from Mutora Mission Clinic. One patient only identified as Tendai said:

We are forced to use council’s public toilets since there are no toilets at the clinic. We leave the clinic and walk about 20 minutes to access these toilets.

The state of the restrooms has triggered outrage from nurses at this facility. They have since called for the Catholic authorities to address the issue. An anonymous staff member said:

We are not living comfortably here,they should renovate their houses as promised and build us some toilets. How can we educate patients on the importance of toilets when we do not have them here.

Some have turned guns at the manager of the institution, a primary care nurse called sister Juliana Ndabambi, saying she lacks the requisite qualifications and skills to run the clinic.

Mutora Mission Clinic has more than 24 workers and houses more than 150 waiting mothers at peak.

Authorities are said to have pledged to renovate the 13 dilapidated houses but no action has been taken so far.

By A Correspondent- Mutora Mission Clinic, one of the biggest health facilities in Gokwe North, does not have a single operational toilet, staff and local residents say.

The institution used to be the biggest health facility in Gokwe North before the commissioning of the Chinese-built Gokwe North district hospital in 2012.

Reports suggest that there are no functional public toilets at this Roman catholic institute as they are all either full to capacity or are in a bad state to be used.

Mutora Mission Clinic is used as maternity waiting shelter for the district and expecting mothers are seen during the day urinating in public every day.

One expecting mother said:

We only use these toilets when we want to pass stool only because they are full to capacity.

Meanwhile, the sole toilet for staff members is also in bad shape. The restroom that was built after a protest by one worker has since developed some cracks. A nurse who spoke on condition of anonymity said:

We do not have a toilet at all here, the ones we have at our homes are all full or dilapidated.

Patients who spoke to this publication said they use council toilets at the bus terminus to relieve themselves. The council toilets are away from Mutora Mission Clinic. One patient only identified as Tendai said:

We are forced to use council’s public toilets since there are no toilets at the clinic. We leave the clinic and walk about 20 minutes to access these toilets.

The state of the restrooms has triggered outrage from nurses at this facility. They have since called for the Catholic authorities to address the issue. An anonymous staff member said:

We are not living comfortably here,they should renovate their houses as promised and build us some toilets. How can we educate patients on the importance of toilets when we do not have them here.

Some have turned guns at the manager of the institution, a primary care nurse called sister Juliana Ndabambi, saying she lacks the requisite qualifications and skills to run the clinic.

Mutora Mission Clinic has more than 24 workers and houses more than 150 waiting mothers at peak.

Authorities are said to have pledged to renovate the 13 dilapidated houses but no action has been taken so far.

By A Correspondent- A 45 year old Mberengwa woman was found dead near her homestead with her tongue missing.

The killing, which the police suspect could be ritually motivated, occurred last Sunday night in Butete Village under Chief Mahlebadza. Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident.

He said Beatrice Dube retired to bed around 8:30 pm on Sunday and her body was found lying some metres outside her homestead the following morning.

“Police in Mberengwa are investigating a murder case in which a body of a female adult, Beatrice Dube was found about 500m from her homestead.

“Circumstances are that the night before her body was found, she bade farewell to other family members saying she was retiring for bed.

“About some 20 minutes later, her 13-year-old daughter then followed her intending to give her a mobile phone she had forgotten but she could not find her in her bedroom hut,” said Insp Mahoko.

He said Dube’s body was found by a village boy the following morning.

Insp Mahoko said the deceased was bleeding from the mouth where her tongue was missing. He said police investigations were underway.

“We are appealing to members of the public who might have information helpful to the police investigations to approach any nearest police station,” said Insp Mahoko.-online

By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo cop has been arrested and charged for stealing his vehicle that had been impounded by police for violating the lockdown regulations.

Nkosilathi Nyathi of Nkulumane Surburb whose rank is a chief inspector allegedly stole his Kombi Toyota Hiace at Ross Camp Station in Bulawayo on Saturday after he had failed to secure its realise.

According to an internal police memo seen by this publication, the vehicle was impounded at Mabutho suburb, by police details and Bulawayo City Council security officers, after a chase but the driver managed to evade the arrest after he made good his escape, leaving the vehicle stuck in the mud.

It is said, the driver, Nkosilathi Nyathi later turned up at Ross Camp to claim his vehicle and was told that there were fines to be made as well as clearance from Drill Hall by ZRP.

Nyathi reportedly went to Bulawayo City Council and came with payment receipts but was told clearance was to be done at Drill Hall. However, the accused would have none of that as he forcibly drove away without permission. He was swiftly arrested, detained and charged with vehicle theft and would appear in court soon.

Cases of vehicles violating lockdown rules are ripe in the country as most kombis pay their way in town.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested six suspected armed robbers, including a woman for committing a spate of crimes in Chiweshe while armed with a machete and a pistol.

The six were arrested in Bulawayo in connection with several cases under investigations. CID spokesperson Detective Inspector Portia Chinho confirmed the arrests.

The suspects are Life Hahlani of Newton West, Bulawayo; Mqondisi Akim Sibanda of Nketa 9, Bulawayo; Adonia Mashonga of Mpopoma, Bulawayo; Vusumuzi Reynolds Dube of Nketa 9, Bulawayo and Joice Loswita Ndarova of Kuwadzana in Harare.

“They were arrested in Bulawayo for armed robbery which they committed in Chiweshe area,” said Det Insp Chinho.

“Upon their arrest they were linked to several other cases which occurred around the country.”

It is alleged that the suspects then ordered the complainant to surrender US$25 000. When he refused, they assaulted and struck him with a machete.

The complainant succumbed to pressure and surrendered a safe containing US$89 000. They took three cell phones and car keys of a Honda Fit and drove off. Investigations led to the arrest of the accused and recovery of some of the stolen property.

“Further investigations led to the arrest of Joice Loswita Ndarova in Kuwadzana as well of the arrest of her splinter gang she operated with in Harare,” said Det Insp Chinho.

Det Insp Chinho said Ndarova and her other accomplices who are Tinashe Masodza Nyereyemhuka (20), Atipaishe Sibanda (21), Justin Dodzo, Pasirose Chihungwa and another one only identified as Tafadzwa are also facing another two counts of armed robbery cases.

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By A Correspondent- Genius Ginimbi Kadungure’s former business manager, Shaleen Manhire-Nullens better known as Ms Shally, has announced the death of her father who was 71-years-old.

This comes barely months after she had lost her boss, Ginimbi, who died in a road accident after his Rolls Royce was involved in a head-on collision with a Honda Fit before veering off the road, catching fire and exploding.

Without revealing the cause of death, Ginimbi’s Manager posted on Facebook and said:

I lost someone extremely precious to me, My dad was a part of me he was my everything. 71 years old its classified as young when it comes to losing someone you loved unconditionally and with all your being.

He made me who I am, started to train me when I was 14 so that I could face the world but I never wanted to face it without you Dad. I keep asking God questions why add pain upon pain, this life is slowly becoming unbearable.

Condolences are pouring in.

As we draw near 2023 elections, there are going to be many surprises and the one surprise would be the walloping of Mr Douglas Mwonzora and signing off his political carreer.

By Leonard Koni- You can’t be called a drinker if you are still drinking using a straw. No one will take you seriously.

Douglas Mwonzora has been hogging the limelight for wrong reasons where he first used the police to capture Morgan Tsvangirayi House, recalling MDC-Alliance members of parliament using captured courts and lastly using Rainbow Towers a well known Zanu PF ceremonial house for holding the MDC- T extra ordinary congress.

He cannot cheat people by pretending to be a leader of the opposition whilst carrying the Zanu PF tag. 

So far Douglas Mwonzora and his MDC-T are still ranked at zero because they have not yet been tested in any meaningful election since their December 2020 Elective Congress. Why is there a rush to push for a dialogue when the party has never scored anything and the score board still reads zero?

He destroyed a meaningful partnership of allied forces and then dismantled it by recalling member of parliament with the aim of weakening the MDC-Alliance.

Douglas Mwonzora got all that support he is enjoying from the ruling party which has a mission of creating its own weak opposition political party in the mould of MDC-T where it can control and manipulate to suit its narrative but unfortunately the goats have bolted already.

Mr Mwonzora single handedly engineered the destruction of a united front opposition which was carrying the hopes and aspirations of most suffering Zimbabweans across the globe who want to see change.

His insatiable appetite for power has pushed him to plant a seed of political discord in the opposition and must not be trusted with any kind of leadership.

How can one man be allowed to destroy an arrangement of many political parties who have joined their hands together to fight for the common cause. There is a Shona idiom which goes _Chara chimwe hachitsvanyi inda_ literally meaning – one finger can’t crush a lice.

That was the contigent plan hatched by the opposition to unite and come up with that Alliance.

The truth of the matter is that Mr Mwonzora and his team are not in sync with the current dynamics and political heartbeat which the real opposition radicals are experiencing on the ground. Only time shall tell. 

MDC- T and its leadership are still quarantined in political abyss and think that the lock down is going to be a permanent feature in Zimbabwe.

As the talk of vaccines gathers momentum, this should be a warning that all #Covid19 Supreme Court judgements and recalls shall be history and elections shall be the antidote of the problem.

He must be reminded that the best court  in this global world is the court of public opinion.
Surprisingly Mwonzora and the crew have not condemned the arbitrary arrests and incarceration of political leaders such as Fadzayi Mahere, Jacob Ngarivhume, Job Sikhala, journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, Allan Moyo, and the trio just to mention a few.

This shows the type of leadership which purports to represent the majority of suffering Zimbabweans who have endured the total abuse and weaponisation of the law in the country.

One cannot  pretend to be a leader of the opposition and on the other hand failing to stand for the voices of reasons who are fighting the for the betterment of the country. 

By A Correspondent- MDC Alliance vice-chairman Job Sikhala wants Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna removed from the bench, alleging that he was unfit to hold the position and was bringing shame on the Judiciary.

Sikhala, who spent over 20 days in detention after being denied bail by Nduna, told NewsDay that he has already instructed his lawyers to write to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) so that they begin the process of assessing Nduna’s suitability for the bench.

“I am going to write a letter to the JSC in terms of the provisions of the Constitution and the regulations and rules that relate to the conduct of judicial officers during the dispensing of their business.

“I want to seek inquiry with the JSC over whether a Judiciary officer can manufacture his own evidence and facts and act upon them to deny an accused person his liberty on evidence that was not available to court. I want them to determine whether such an officer is fit and proper for him to continue to remain a judicial officer,” Sikhala said.

The Zengeza West MP said his assertions were supported by a recent ruling by the High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi on his bail appeal hearing, who accused Nduna of creating his own evidence and acting on it to deny him bail.

“I was denied bail based on evidence which the magistrate manufactured himself because it’s not there. I will send the entire record of the court and find the reasons why he denied me bail – whether they are supported by the evidence adduced in court,” he said.

Nduna recently got another slamming when he was pulled off the case of journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. His efforts to pull out rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa from Chin’ono’s legal team were also quashed.

Sikhala said he was also going to sue Nduna in his individual capacity because his actions were not in line with the Constitution.

“You can only sue a judicial officer if he has made a judicial malafide that is not in good faith. It is very clear in my case after having studied the evidence that was led in court and also the ruling of the magistrate that the ruling was malafide. It was not based on logic, it was not based on law, it was based on his manufactured evidence,” Sikhala said.

The MP faces a charge of publishing and communicating falsehoods for allegedly posting on social media allegations which the police deemed to be false, with the intention of soiling their name.

He spent 26 days at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison after being denied bail by Nduna.-Newsday

By A Correspondent- RwandAir has suspended flights to Zimbabwe with effect from today (Monday, 8 February 2021) due to fears of COVID-19 variants. In a statement, the airline said:

In view of the global concerns on covid variants prevalent throughout southern Africa, RwandAir announces the suspension of its flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lusaka and Harare, effective 8 February 2021. Scheduled flights will resume as soon as there is more clarity on the situation.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Affected customers can rebook and fly at a later date at no additional cost – or request a refund.

For further information, please visit www.rwandair.com for the latest updates and information.

The airline had, on 2 December 2020, reintroduced its flights and services operating between Harare and Cape Town.

Tinashe Sambiri|Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is deliberately exposing MDC Alliance Youth Assembly leaders Hon Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri to Coronavirus, it has emerged.

According to Netsai Marova, Joana and Cecilia are sharing cells with individuals showing COVID-19 symptoms.

Despite being persecuted by Mr Mnangagwa’s administration, Joana and Cecilia are in good spirits.

See Netsai Marova’s statement below:

Glad to have seen Hon Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe and Cde Chauya chauya Cecillia R Chimbiri in very high spirits and passing regards to all of u at Chikurubi Maximum Prison today.

They were in their complete PPE to protect themselves from Covid 19 as it is their greatest worry since they are staying with inmates with fever and cough and not sure wether it’s covid or not as there are no covid 19 tests being done in prison.

Let’s all remember them in our prayers for God’s greatest protection from this deadly pandemic and that they be set free for they did not commit any crime but are victims of the State’s ruthless acts of wanting to silence opposition voices.

In the end we need new leaders who respect human rights and the rule of law.

By A Correspondent- The late Beitbridge Proportional Representation MP Lisa Singo (Zanu PF) who died on Thursday has been buried.

Singo (47) was buried this Sunday at the Beitbridge Heroes Acre after she was declared a liberation heroine.

She passed on at the Public Service Medical Investments Hospital in the border town where she was rushed after collapsing on Wednesday.

Singo became Beitbridge legislator after the 2018 elections when the ruling party won the two parliamentary constituencies and the senatorial seat.

It is not clear how the decision to accord her with liberation heroine status was reached as she was about 5 years old when the ceasefire was declared in 1979, 42 years ago

Statement by Justice for Children (JCT) on the arrest and imprisonment of a 16-year-old Chinhoyi girl for violating curfew regulations.

Justice for Children (JCT) has intervened in the case of a 16-year-old Chinhoyi girl who was imprisoned for violating curfew regulations.

Through making an application for free bail pending appeal, Justice for Children represented by its lawyer, Pamellah Musimwa, ensured that the child has been released into the custody of the Department of Social Welfare where she will be placed in a place of safety.

An inquiry into the life and circumstances of the child reveals that she ended up breaking curfew regulations as she could not have protection from abuse at the family level.

JCT is concerned about how children’s rights are being violated under the name of enforcing lockdown regulations by justice players.

Section 81 of the Zimbabwe constitution provides for the protection of children including adequate protections by the courts with the High Court being the upper guardian.

Further in all matters concerning children, imprisonment should be used as a last resort whilst also taking into consideration the best interests of the child.

Sentencing a juvenile to pay $15 000 fine, therefore, fails to take into cognisance both the minority and financial incapacity of a child.

Further, Section 19 of the Constitution also provides that the State must adopt reasonable policies and measures to ensure that children are protected from maltreatment, neglect or any form of abuse thus when all has failed to offer protection to a child including the family the government should come in and offer protection.

In this instance, the Courts have proved to have failed to protect the child and her interests. JCT continues to be concerned about the levels of child rights violations that children are being exposed to starting from families, communities and duty bearers.

The organization continue to reiterate that being in conflict with the law does not make one an adult but rather it’s an indication that a child is in need of care.

Further as an organization, JCT calls upon all child protection stakeholders particularly our courts to fully take cognisance and provide a child justice friendly system.

Therefore wherever one comes in contact with a child in conflict with the law it should become a duty to ensure that our actions contribute and promote to the rehabilitation and reintegration of such a child in line with the best interest of the child principle.