Paul Nyathi

Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) a Mthwakazi cessation proponent political party has written a strongly worded letter to traditional chiefs in the Matabeleland region complaining about the allocation of prime land in the region to outsiders specifically Shona speaking people.

According to the party, Shona speaking people have been accorded most of the very fertile lands by chiefs who they accuse of being captured by ZANU PF and its leader Emmerson Mnangagwa.

In the 14-pag letter dated November 9, 2020, MRP leader Mqondisi Moyo also accused the traditional leaders of being sellouts and Zanu PF appendages.

“Of late, I have been engaged by thousands across Mthwakazi concerning the land issue.

“People want to know what is happening with their land. The outcry is that people from Mashonaland have taken land in Mthwakazi.

“You as the traditional custodians of the said resources have neither done nor said anything to stop this provocative move,” wrote Moyo in the letters addressed to 79 chiefs in the region.

Moyo cited Section 282 of the Constitution which he said mandated chiefs to promote the cultural values of their communities, facilitate development, resolve disputes and perform other functions expected of them by an Act of Parliament.

“Our chiefs have been captured by Zanu PF government. Your powers over your own jurisdiction have been pruned. Contrary to the call by the Constitution that you must not be politically affiliated, an estimated 85 percent of you have since been reduced to Zanu PF puppets, which is a very sad and destructive development.

“We have also gathered from our intelligence that the majority of you are Zanu PF cardholders, making you easy prey for the ruling party. It is no surprise that even on land related decisions your wings are clipped,” Moyo said.

The party also expressed concern over the way the Gukurahundi issue is being handled by the government.

The government recently tasked the national chiefs council led by chief Fortune Charumbira to lead the process of exhuming and reburying victims of the 1980s government atrocities.

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THREE children from Bulawayo’s Entumbane suburb died while in the back of a single cab Nissan SE pickup truck that was stuck in the mud near Luveve Cemetery as their parents battled to free the vehicle.

The tragedy occurred on Saturday at around 11pm while the family was travelling to the city from their rural home in Nyamandlovu.

Mr Algernon Aaron Moyo (63) and his wife, Thenjiwe (45), had just collected their only children, Aquilla (10) and Thelma (6), both pupils at Mthombowesizwe Primary School, as well as Shantel (2) in preparation for schools opening this week.

Family members speaking at a funeral wake in Entumbane said the death of the children was a mystery but a mechanic said the children could have been suffocated by exhaust fumes from the car.

Mrs Moyo discovered that the children had died as Mr Moyo went out of the car to gather small tree branches to help get the car out of a rut.

She checked on the children at the back as it was already dark and to her shock, the children were cold and did not show any sign of life.

Family spokesperson Mr Noel Dube said she called her husband and they tried to render first aid but the children were already dead.

Mr Dube said the family is still trying to come to terms with what could have happened.

“We have lost our children under very mysterious circumstances. Up to now we are at a loss for words as to what could have happened to them. They died on their way home while coming from our rural home in Nyamandlovu. The children were returning home after spending the long holidays at the rural home due to Covid-19,” said Mr Dube.

“While their parents drove near Luveve Cemetery, the vehicle got stuck in the muddy ground. Mr Moyo got out of the car to look for tree branches and his wife decided to check on the children who were sleeping at the back of the pickup. She discovered that the eldest was lying in an awkward position. This worried her and she alerted her husband.”

He said it was not their first time for the family to travel with the children at the back of the car.

Another relative Ms Sindiswe Bhajila said there is no explanation that could console the family.

“Siphelelwe asikuzwisisi ukuthi kwenzakeleni, simadolo nzima. (we are shocked, we don’t understand what happened, we are at a loss for words) we are told that Thelma was frothing from the mouth. So that really makes it more complicated for us to understand what happened,” said Ms Bhajila.

Their neighbour at Redbank in Nyamandlovu, Mr Bigboy Sibanda, said they were heartbroken to learn of the tragic loss.

“I know these children very well. It is sad losing a kid and losing three of them at one go is terrible,” he said.

A post-mortem to establish what happened was supposed to have been conducted yesterday.

Acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele said police were investigating the matter as a sudden death.

A mechanic, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said while the post-mortem will determine how the children died, they could have suffocated.

“If the exhaust pipe of the truck was not extended so that it protrudes at the back from under the truck, its fumes were getting inside the car.

“So, what could have happened is that when the car got stuck in the mud, the driver could have revved the car trying to get it out and by doing so it emitted a lot of smoke suffocating the children, particularly if the windows were left closed.

“This is sad we hope the post-mortem will explain what caused their death,” said the mechanic.

The truck was taken by Luveve police who attended the scene but later taken to UBH at the request of the pathologist who was conducting the post-mortem.

The late socialite and businessman Genius ‘Ginimbi’ Kadungure was a hard worker who accumulated his wealth through his business acumen, his friends have said.

They dismissed social media messages indicating that Ginimbi bought his own coffin and that he used juju to prosper.

Ginimbi died in a horror road traffic accident along Liberation Legacy Way on Sunday morning together with three others.

One of his closest friends, Brian Nyanyiwa, said he worked with Ginimbi from scratch and he fully understood how the late socialite accumulated his wealth.

He said Ginimbi was focused and determined to make it in life and would not let any one come between him and his vision, although he had his ups and downs.

“I worked with Ginimbi from scratch and he was doing well with his business from the start and he started rising to fame,” said Nyanyiwa. “So, what people are saying that he used juju are lies meant to discredit him even in his death.”

Another friend, Tazvi Mhaka, popularly known as Chief Joze, said Ginimbi was an inspiration to many youths and alluding that he used juju would be unfair since he was a businessman many youths looked up to.

“What would the young generation think when people are saying things like these were gotten through juju,” he said. “Ginimbi was a hard worker and an inspiration to many people in the country. They must not think that every rich man’s source of wealth is juju.”

Another friend, Tino Tumbare, said there was no coffin in Ginimbi’s house.

“People should not be misled into believing those rumours,” he said. “It is false that Ginimbi had prepared for his funeral arrangements and there is nothing like that. These are just rumours that there is a coffin in his house. There is nothing like that.”

The friends said Ginimbi used to be broke like any other person, but would come up with business ideas which he would execute and make more money.

Ginimbi will be buried at his mansion in Domboshava on Saturday.

State Media

The long court hearings over the bail applications by Henrietta Rushwaya and her four co-defendants held on charges of attempting to smuggle 6kg of gold continued in their second week yesterday.

One of the CIO security officers accused of escorting Rushwaya through the VIP route at Robert Mugabe International Airport tried to cast doubt over CCTV footage.

The State is relying on footage that allegedly shows Stephen Tserai and Raphios Mufandauya accompanying Rushwaya through the VIP route, which is why they are facing charges of abuse of public office in the matter.

Yesterday Tserai, through his lawyer Admire Rubaya, tried to weaken that case by alleging that the State has destroyed the digital version of the footage and is relying on an analogue version, which can be easily manipulated. He thus supported his bail application by saying he was unlikely to be convicted.

Mr Rubaya, who has been casting doubt in his questioning throughout the bail hearing over all evidence held by the State, said on the CCTV footage that Tserai “suspects that (police) may want to manipulate it to his detriment after destroying the digital footage which is difficult to manipulate”.

The lawyer also wanted the police and State to obtain CCTV footage from Zimra and CIO systems, not just from the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe. He said the particular CCTV footage would not be admissible in the trial.

“The State case is not strong and has no reason to abscond. When no real and cogent, compelling reasons exist, accused should be granted bail,” he said.

Mr Rubaya told the court that Tserai was willing to report to the CID Law and Order ‘as many times as the court would have ordered’ as part of his bail conditions.

Although he did not reveal the amount he was prepared to deposit as bail, Mr Rubaya said Tserai was prepared to deposit title deeds of his property as surety.

“He has no reason to abscond and as a civil servant it is difficult to eke a living in his country. He is safer when he is here in the country than anywhere else.

“It is important to take note that Covid-19 pandemic is causing havoc outside the country and Zimbabwe is a bit safer. Why seek to kill himself by running away from a safer place in Zimbabwe.”

Tserai is appearing along with Rushwaya, Mufandauya, Pakistan businessman Ali Muhamad and Zimbabwe Miners Federation external relations officer Gift Karanda.

They are all expected back in court today where lawyers will submit written closing bail submissions to Magistrate Mr Ngoni Nduna. Already Rushwaya has supported her bail application with her defence testimony that she grabbed the wrong bag on the way to the airport, and has offered $90 000 bail and the title deeds to her house, while Muhamad has denied any involvement in the matter, said he would never abandon his US$50 million business empire in Zimbabwe by absconding, and has offered bail of $100 000 and title deeds.

PROPOSED NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: 2021-2025

Cabinet considered and approved the National Development Strategy 1: 2021-2025, which was presented by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development. The National Development Strategy 1: 2021-2025 (NDS 1) is the Second Republic’s first of two five-year medium-term plans aimed at realising the country’s Vision 2030. The two plans will, therefore, run under the theme “Towards a Prosperous and Empowered Upper Middle Income Society by 2030”.

The National Development Strategy 1 outlines the policies, legal and institutional reforms, programmes and projects for identified National Priorities that will be implemented over the Strategy’s five-year lifespan.This will help to achieve accelerated, high, inclusive, broad-based and sustainable economic growth and development. The NDS was a result of an extensive and structured consultative process involving stakeholders. The Strategy succeeds the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP): 2018-2020, which focused on, inter-alia, stabilising the macro-economy and the financial sector, and thus laid the foundation required for economic growth. The report on the TSP will be published at the end of the programme period.

NDS 1 will therefore build on the successes and challenges of the Transitional Stabilisation Programme and aim to steer the economy onto a growth path with an average growth rate of 5 percent per annum over the Strategy Period.

The broad objectives of NDS1 are as follows:

To strengthen macroeconomic stability, characterised by low and stable inflation, as well as a stable exchange rate;

To achieve and sustain inclusive and equitable real GDP growth;

To promote new enterprise development, employment and job creation;

To strengthen social infrastructure and social safety nets;

To ensure sustainable environmental protection and resilience;

To promote good governance and corporate social investment; and

To industrialise and modernise the economy.

NDS has the following 14 priority areas: Economic Growth and Stability; Food Security and Nutrition; Governance; Moving the Economy up the Value Chain and Structural Transformation; Human Capital Development; Environmental Protection, Climate Resilience and Natural Resource Management; Housing Delivery; ICT and the Digital Economy; Health and Well-being; Transport, Infrastructure and Utilities; Image-building and International Engagement and Re-engagement; Social Protection; Youth, Sport and Culture; and Devolution.

PROPOSED REMUNERATION REVIEW FOR CIVIL SERVANTS

Noting its obligations to pay a decent wage, Government has reviewed upwards thesalary increase offer to civil servants to 40 percent which will be awarded to deputy director grade and below. In addition to the salary increase, the teachers will also be awarded a 10 percent risk allowance. The new basic salary package for the teacher is now $18 237, which is above the Poverty Datum Line (PDL). This means that the compounded review percentage of the teacher grade salary is 1 284 percent since the beginning of the year. The lowest paid civil servant will receive a salary of $14 528. This is effective from 1st November 2020.

PROGRESS UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 6TH 100-DAY CYCLE PRIORITY PROJECTS

Cabinet received progress reports in the implementation of the following 6th 100-Day Cycle Priority Projects, from the Ministers of Primary and Secondary Education; Local Government and Public Works; Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development; Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation; and Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services.

The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education informed Cabinet that a total of 36 Satellite Schools in Chiredzi district, Masvingo province were registered after infrastructure was upgraded. The minister also outlined progress made in the following 6th 100-Day Cycle Priority Projects:

49 boreholes were rehabilitated and drilled in Lupane District;

Rehabilitation of 24 ablution blocks and hand-washing facilities in Chimanimani and Chipinge;

One girls’ dormitory at Chapoto Secondary School in Mbire district.

The Minister of Local Government and Public Works reported that the construction of the superstructure of the Bona Clinic in Bubi district, Matabeleland North province was completed and the outstanding work constituting the project is overall, at 90 percent completion.

Under the project, Tsholotsho disaster recovery project in Tsholotsho district, modern housing units are being constructed to house those that were affected by Cyclone Dineo-induced floods in 2016/17 rainy season, and the 10 housing units being constructed under this phase are at various levels of completion. The minister reported progress made in the following projects: Mukuva Bridge, Guruve, Mashonaland Central; Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project II-Dutchman’s Pool, Kwekwe-Midlands and Mabula sewer treatment plant, Zvishavane.

Cabinet notes with satisfaction, huge strides made under the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development.

The construction of the University of Zimbabwe Zim Agro-Industrial Park, the superstructure is now almost complete while the Chinhoyi Agro-Industrial Park Dairy and Milk Processing Unit is 80 percent complete. The construction of a model milking parlour for small holder farmers is complete.

The establishment of a Goat Genetics Research Centre at Bindura University of Science Education continues, while the establishment of the Simon Mazorodze School of Health Sciences at the Great Zimbabwe University is at 85 percent complete.

The Multi-Purpose Teaching and Learning Building at the Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences was completed. Furthermore, 12 out of the 20 Universities were provided with internet services under the e-Learning Facility for Higher and Tertiary Education Institutions.

The Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation highlighted that construction of a Recreational Centre and a multi-purpose sports facility in Mufakose, Harare, is now complete and ready for official launch.

As part of Government’s response to assist those affected by the pandemic, a total of 2 548 athletes and 867 artistes benefited from the tune of$11,8 million under the Athletes and Artistes Covid-19 Relief Fund.

The entrepreneurship development support to beneficiaries of the Youth Covid-19 Relief Fund has commenced, and company registration and formalisation underway.

The refurbishment of Murehwa Cultural Centre, computer lab and installation of high-speed internet connectivity is30 percent completion.

Meanwhile, as part of Government’s thrust to upgrade sporting facilities to acceptable international standards, satisfactory progress has been made to date in renovating the National Sports Stadium as the project is 90 percent complete. What remains outstanding is the procurement of bucket seats, turnstiles and e-ticketing.

The Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services reported that six shared base stations have been completed at Showgrounds, Domboshava; Cowdry Park in Bulawayo; Zindoga in Harare; Ruwange in Nyanga; Chikonohono in Chinhoyi and Mandara in Harare.

Under the internet connection to Higher and Tertiary institutions project, two institutions, namely Mutare Polytechnic and Morgenster Teachers’ College were connected. Under the schools digitalisation programme, 13 of the targeted 17 schools were digitalised.

On a related project, 15 schools were connected to the internet under the Schools Connectivity (e-learning) programme. A total of 10 fully furnished and equipped Community Information Centres (CICs) were established.

ZIMBABWE’s RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

Cabinet received the weekly update on the Covid-19 pandemic from the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs, Honourable OCZ Muchinguri-Kashiri, chairperson of the Ad-Hoc Inter-Ministerial Task Force on the Covid-19 Outbreak.

The country has now recorded 8 362 confirmed Covid-19 cases compared to the 8 471 reported last week. The recovery rate is 94.2 percent. New cases for week 44 stood at 109, compared to 105 in week 43.

A total of 5 600 PCR tests were conducted during the reporting period compared to 5 457 tests carried out the previous week.

In order to enable the smooth flow of returnees at the Beitbridge Border Post, the Embassy of Zimbabwe in South Africa has drawn up Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). All bus operators involved in the repatriation of Zimbabwean nationals from South Africa are required to obtain clearance from the respective Zimbabwean Consulate in Cape Town and Johannesburg two days before departure. The bus operators should provide full names of all passengers; passport or temporary travel document numbers of the passengers; vehicle and trailer registration details; final destination in Zimbabwe and the identification details of the drivers.

Both passengers and bus crews should have Covid-19 negative certificates from a registered laboratory and obtained within 48 hours from departure.

Bus operators must ensure that passengers have requisite travel documents before purchasing tickets. A maximum of five buses will be cleared per day.

Under primary and secondary education, the attendance of learners was 51.8 percent, while that of teachers is 25.7 percent For the final examination classes, learner attendance was 42 percent, while the national average on teacher availability marginally increased from 27.16 percent to 27.77 percent.

While Government has supported with PPE, it is expected that parents and/or guardians provide masks to their school-going children.

Cabinet resolved to continue engaging all neighbouring countries to synchronise the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the countries pending the re-opening of the country’s major ports of entry and exit on 1 December, 2020.

The sectors of the economy that are still under lockdown are to be listed in order for them to present their cases individually for re-opening.

PROGRESS OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE VICTORIA FALLS-HWANGE-BINGA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE

Cabinet was briefed by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works on the progress made in the planning and developmentof the Victoria Falls-Hwange-Binga Special Economic Zone.

As the nation will recall, Cabinet approved the integrated development programme for the Victoria Falls-Hwange-Binga Special Economic Zone in August 2020. A committee comprising the Ministers of Local Government and Public Works, and Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry together with the Chief Executive of the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) were directed to come up with an implementation matrix. The committee has since identified a consortium to prepare a visual blueprint for the area.

The Victoria Falls Development Programme will entail the upgrading of the Municipality to City status, and improved land utilisation and modernisation, which should unlock land for new investment.

Regarding the Masuwe Resort Institutional Framework and Detailed Designs, a Statutory Instrument to operationalise the establishment of a Masuwe Joint Management Committee has since been drafted. Planning for the mixed use and commercial zones is underway.

Batoka Town: A proposed new town anchored on power generation activities will be created at Batoka once the legal processes have been completed. Furthermore, layout plan extensions for Binga, a highly promising tourist node, are being prepared.

INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: 2021-2025

Cabinet considered and approved the Integrated Agricultural Information Management System Implementation Plan: 2021-2025, which was presented by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, and Rural Resettlement.

The Integrated Agricultural Information Management System Implementation Plan aims at consistently collecting accurate and timely statistical data and information which is essential for programming, monitoring and evaluation of development initiatives in agriculture.

The purpose of the Integrated Agricultural Information Management System is to provide reliable information to policy makers, planners, stakeholders and users of statistics for informed decision-making.

VELD FIRE MANAGEMENT

The Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry briefed Cabinet on veld fire management for the period 31 July to 31 October, 2020. Cabinet was informed that a total of 1 153 fire incidences burning 684 070.22 hectares of land were recorded since the beginning of the fire season compared to 1 508 incidences and 1 158 291 hectares burnt over the same period in 2019. A total of three lives were lost to veld fires in 2020.

State Media

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has deplored the recent acts of terrorism in northern Mozambique, warning that Zimbabwe is ready to assist in stamping out the insurgency.

A growing Islamist insurgency has entered its fourth year in Cabo Delgado Province and has intensified in recent months with hundreds of people being killed or maimed.

The conflict, also known as the Cabo Delgado Civil War, is pitting Mozambican government forces against militants attempting to establish an Islamic state in the region.

Civilians have been the main targets of the attacks.

Writing on his Twitter handle yesterday, President Mnangagwa said regional security was important for the protection of people.

“I am deeply shocked by reports of terrorist activity in Mozambique. These acts of barbarity must be stamped out wherever they are found.

“Zimbabwe is ready to assist in any way we can. The security of our region is paramount in the protection of our people,” said President Mnangagwa.

The insurgency, which started in October 2017, is said to be intensifying as in the first half of 2020, there were nearly as many attacks carried out as in the whole of 2019 when 1 100 people were killed and 100 000 displaced.

A group calling itself Ansar al-Sunna, is the main faction which was initially a religious movement in northern districts of Cabo Delgado.

It first appeared around 2015 and was formed by followers of the radical Kenyan cleric Aboud Rogo, who was killed in 2012. Thereafter, some members of his movement settled down in Kibiti, Tanzania, before moving into Mozambique.

Zimbabwe and Mozambique are long time allies whose ties date back to pre-colonial times.

Liberation war movements from the countries defeated settler regimes to establish independent states, Mozambique in 1975 and Zimbabwe in 1980.

After they became independent, the two countries cooperated in the fight against the Renamo rebels in Mozambique which were heavily supported by the apartheid regime in South Africa.

The Renamo rebels were defeated militarily after their headquarters in Mozambique’s western Gorongosa region, were overrun by Zimbabwean and Mozambican troops with the rebel leader, the late Afonso Dhlakama, escaping capture.

Renamo was forced to sign a peace deal with the Mozambican Government in Rome in 1992 after which the country enjoyed peace until disturbances resurfaced in 2017.

Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri recently said Zimbabwe was closely monitoring the unfolding armed conflict in Mozambique, but a possible military intervention would only be guided by a collective SADC Troika decision.

“We are really worried with the situation prevailing in Mozambique, particularly in the Cabo Delgado region. The situation is no longer affecting Mozambique only.

“It means there is provocation already on another SADC country and that is worrisome to Zimbabwe because Mozambique is our lifeline.

“At the last SADC Summit, there was nothing quite tangible that came out and we are seeing Mozambique now approaching countries like the United States and France for assistance. We do not know how far they have gone in that direction.

“Mozambique is our lifeline because it is our gateway to the sea. For all our goods, either rail or road, we use Mozambique because we are landlocked. It is in our best interests that SADC moves in quickly to address the situation. We need to find a lasting solution to this challenge,” she said.

The Zimbabwe dollar saw its smallest move since the start of the auction system yesterday, easing one ten thousandth of one percent and effectively remaining unchanged at $81,67 to the United States dollar as almost all importers continue to set their bids at the prevailing rate.

The actual weighted average moved one hundredth of a Zimbabwean cent from $81,6740 to $81,6741.

Reserve Bank figures at October 30, show that reserve money declined by $1,1 billion to $15 billion,

“The decline in reserve money over the week under review was largely due to issuance of open market operations instruments by the bank, designed to sterilise idle liquidity in the economy,” explained the RBZ.

“Purchases and sales of foreign exchange on the auction by the RBZ also resulted in net withdrawal of liquidity from the market.”

Yesterday’s auction, for example, moved around $2,6 billion out of importers’ bank accounts into the Reserve Bank, a large block of cash.

Yesterday’s auction saw total bids on the main auction rising, with 268 bidders from 260 last week, but still lower than the prior week’s record high of 274.

Of these, 248 bids from the big corporates were successfully allotted a total of US$29,9 million the second highest ever. Failed bids once again were over paperwork, rather than underbidding with all bids that met the RBZ conditions being allotted.

The highest bid on the main auction fell to $86,30 from $90 previously, while the lowest accepted bid remained on $80.

The narrowing bid band seems to be the result of even the most pessimistic bidder recognising that the rate is stable and they do not have to pay over the odds.

And on the SMEs auction, the highest bid also fell to $85 from $86 last week, although the lowest successful bid was slightly up at $80 from $79 last week.

Total bids on the SMEs board increased to 152 from 148, although 9 bidders were unsuccessful over paperwork problems.

The SME auction saw a record total allotment of US$1,844 million driving the total allotted on both auction to a record of US$31,7 million. This was up from US$28 million last week.

The productive sectors continue to dominate the auction system, with latest figures showing that raw materials accounted for the bulk of allotments yesterday at US$12,54 million on the main auction and US$413 913 on the SMEs section.

Machinery and equipment came in second with US$4,63 million on the main and US$377 174 on the SMEs section.

And consumables came in third on the main auction at US$2,68 million, but on the SMEs section, consumables took up the bulk of allotments at US$556 338.

Consumables are things like spare parts and the like, and the SME auction has allowed a lot of specialised businesses in the SME sector who maintain and service equipment to use the auctions rather than having to send runners to Johannesburg, cutting their costs as well as ensuring they can give more reliable service to their customers.

Paul Nyathi

THE Government has increased Its salary offer to striking teachers by 50 percent to US$227 at current auction rate effective from November 1 this year.

Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Senator Monica Mutsvangwa revealed this after yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, saying besides the pay rise for all civil servants, teachers were awarded an additional 10 percent risk allowance.

The latest increase will see the lowest paid civil servant earning $14 528 while the basic salary for a teacher is now $18 237.

“Noting its obligations to pay a decent wage, Government has reviewed upwards, the salary increase offer to civil servants by 40 percent which will be awarded to deputy director grade and below,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.

“In addition to the salary increase, the teachers will also be awarded a 10 percent risk allowance. The new basic salary package for a teacher is $18 237, which is above the Poverty Datum Line (PDL).

“This means that the compounded review percentage of the teacher grade salary is 1 284 percent since the beginning of the year. The lowest paid civil servant will receive a salary of $14 528. This is effective from November 1, 2020,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.

Minister Mutsvangwa also gave an update on the teacher pupil turnout following the conclusion of the phased reopening of schools this week.

“Under primary and secondary education, the attendance of learners was 51.8 percent, while that of teachers is 25.7 percent.

“For the final examination classes, learner attendance was 42 percent, while the national average on teacher availability marginally increased from 27.16 percent to 27.77 percent,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.

Teachers had chosen to go on industrial action to push for salary increments to US$520 equivalent in local currency. The teachers unions are yet to respond to the latest improvements on their salaries.

A 60-YEAR-OLD man from Kamativi in Matabeleland North allegedly tried to kill his estranged wife by hitting her with an iron bar for refusing to have sex with him.

Martin Sibanda of Tatatongwa Village in Tinde area under Chief Pashu allegedly hit Ms Joyce Muletambo Mathe, whose age was not given, once on the chest with an iron bar after she turned down his sexual advances.

The two are living in separation following undisclosed marital problems and Sibanda allegedly visited Ms Mathe and asked her to have sexual intercourse with him.

He picked an iron bar and attacked her, striking her on the chest after she refused and she fell down.

Sibanda allegedly sat on her stomach and punched her several times on the face.

He also stomped on her neck and stomach as she lay helplessly on the ground.

Sibanda pleaded not guilty to attempted murder when trial opened before Hwange regional magistrate Mr Collet Ncube.

He was remanded in custody to today for continuation of trial.

The State alleges that Sibanda proceeded to his estranged wife’s homestead and demanded to have sex with her.

“On the 1st day of September 2019 at around 6.40pm the accused person went to the complainant’s place of residence and requested to have sexual intercourse with her but she refused.

“This angered the accused person who then hit the complainant with an iron bar once on the chest and she fell down,” said the prosecutor Mr Vumizulu Mangena.

The court was told Sibanda punched the complainant on the face as she lay on the ground.

A report was made to the police leading to Sibanda’s arrest.

The complainant was taken to hospital where she was treated and discharged.-Chronicle

THREE children from Bulawayo’s Entumbane suburb died while in the back of a single cab Nissan SE pickup truck that was stuck in the mud near Luveve Cemetery as their parents battled to free the vehicle.

The tragedy occurred on Saturday at around 11pm while the family was travelling to the city from their rural home in Nyamandlovu.

Mr Algernon Aaron Moyo (63) and his wife, Thenjiwe (45), had just collected their only children, Aquilla (10) and Thelma (6), both pupils at Mthombowesizwe Primary School, as well as Shantel (2) in preparation for schools opening this week.

Family members speaking at a funeral wake in Entumbane said the death of the children was a mystery but a mechanic said the children could have been suffocated by exhaust fumes from the car.

Mrs Moyo discovered that the children had died as Mr Moyo went out of the car to gather small tree branches to help get the car out of a rut.

She checked on the children at the back as it was already dark and to her shock, the children were cold and did not show any sign of life.

Family spokesperson Mr Noel Dube said she called her husband and they tried to render first aid but the children were already dead.

Mr Dube said the family is still trying to come to terms with what could have happened.

“We have lost our children under very mysterious circumstances. Up to now we are at a loss for words as to what could have happened to them. They died on their way home while coming from our rural home in Nyamandlovu. The children were returning home after spending the long holidays at the rural home due to Covid-19,” said Mr Dube.

“While their parents drove near Luveve Cemetery, the vehicle got stuck in the muddy ground. Mr Moyo got out of the car to look for tree branches and his wife decided to check on the children who were sleeping at the back of the pickup. She discovered that the eldest was lying in an awkward position. This worried her and she alerted her husband.”

He said it was not their first time for the family to travel with the children at the back of the car.

Another relative Ms Sindiswe Bhajila said there is no explanation that could console the family.

“Siphelelwe asikuzwisisi ukuthi kwenzakeleni, simadolo nzima. (we are shocked, we don’t understand what happened, we are at a loss for words) we are told that Thelma was frothing from the mouth. So that really makes it more complicated for us to understand what happened,” said Ms Bhajila.

Their neighbour at Redbank in Nyamandlovu, Mr Bigboy Sibanda, said they were heartbroken to learn of the tragic loss.

“I know these children very well. It is sad losing a kid and losing three of them at one go is terrible,” he said.-Chronicle

The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) has sent its condolences to the Boora family following the death of veteran actor and comedian Lazarus Boora, 47, popularly known as Gringo.

Gringo succumbed to stomach cancer yesterday morning with Dr Johannes Marisa who was treating him saying the cancer had already spread to some parts of the body when he was sent to Westview Clinic in Zimre Park, Ruwa.

In its message to the Boora family, NACZ said the arts sector had been robbed of one of the most recognisable TV personalities. Reads the statement:

The NACZ management and staff would like to express their sincerest condolences to Amai Boora and the Boora family, the arts fraternity and the nation at large following the passing on of one of the country’s most recognisable television personalities.

May his soul rest in eternal peace.

Gringo rose to fame in 1997 when he took the leading role in Enock Chihombori‘s drama series ‘Gringo.’

He is scheduled to be buried on Thursday at his rural home in Rukweza, Rusape.-Chronicle

Ministry of Health and Child Care COVID-19 Update 10 November October 2020:

New cases: 49

Locals: 20

Returnees: 29 from South Africa

Deaths: 1

Recoveries: 17

PCR Tests Done: 1 151

National Recovery Rate: 93.4%

Active Cases: 315

Total Cumulative Cases: 8 610

Total Recoveries: 8 040

Total Deaths: 255

Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has ruled out the possibility of joining POLAD.

Speaking at the funeral of the late MDC Alliance MP for Glen View North, Hon Kennedy Dinar, President Chamisa described POLAD as a captured platform.

“You don’t play with with crocodile in the water, it will kill you.

I have told Mr Mnangagwa that I will not join POLAD.

Mr Mugabe was better than Mr Mnangagwa,” said President Chamisa.

Watch video below:

Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial dancehall star Soul Jah Love, real name, Soul Musaka, has claimed the late Harare socialite and business tycoon Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure is going to hell.

Kadungure died in a horrific accident on Sunday morning.Popular socialite Moana, Malawian Limumba Karim and one Elisha also died in the same accident.

Commenting on Ginimbi’s death Soul Jah Love claimed the late business tycoon would go to hell.

“Ginimbi is going to hell, that’s what I can say.

This I can declare boldly, hell is his final destination,” claimed Soul Jah Love in a video footage that has gone viral on social media.

Angry Zimbabweans have described Jah Love’s remarks as reckless.

“You are not God, so please keep quiet,” commented one Facebook user.

“Please keep quiet, you are just seeking relevance,” said another social media user.

Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has ruled out the possibility of joining POLAD.

Speaking at the funeral of the late MDC Alliance MP for Glen View North, Hon Kennedy Dinar, President Chamisa described POLAD as a captured platform.

“You don’t play with with crocodile in the water, it will kill you.

I have told Mr Mnangagwa that I will not join POLAD.

Mr Mugabe was better than Mr Mnangagwa,” said President Chamisa.

Watch video below:

Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has ruled out the possibility of joining POLAD.

Speaking at the funeral of the late MDC Alliance MP for Glen View North, Hon Kennedy Dinar, President Chamisa described POLAD as a captured platform.

“You don’t play with with crocodile in the water, it will kill you.

I have told Mr Mnangagwa that I will not join POLAD.

Mr Mugabe was better than Mr Mnangagwa,” said President Chamisa.

Watch video below:

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly chairperson Tererai Obey Sithole has assured party supporters and the nation that he is out of danger.

Below is his statement:

Revolutionary salutations fellow compatriots.

Allow me to express my gratitude to you for the support, in all forms that you rendered to me following my unfortunate involvement in a road traffic accident.

I am forever indebted for the love and solidarity you extended and still extend to me. I can confirm that I am in a stable condition and recovering well from the injuries sustained.

I may be down but certainly not out, the struggle continues unabated.
Zimbabwe shall be free!

Revolutionary regards
Obey T. Sithole

Tinashe Sambiri|A senior MDC Alliance official has revealed the cause of Hon Kennedy Dinar’s death.

Speaking at the funeral of the youthful MDC Alliance MP, the official said:

“One thing that I want you to know is that Hon Dinar was poisoned.We don’t know why they killed him.God knows everything and He will judge those who poisoned him.

Our beloved MP died as a result of blood clots in his body.This cannot be a natural death, we know the system wants to eliminate opposition members.

Let us not lose hope, they will not stop the wave of change…”

He added:” We are determined to fight for democratic change and there is no backtracking.”

WARRIORS skipper, Knowledge Musona, says they feel they can collect some points in the back-to-back AFCON qualifiers against Algeria.

The Smiling Assassin arrived in the country yesterday aboard the same flight with the England-based trio of Tendayi Darikwa, Adam Chicksen and Jordan Zemura.

This will be Zimbabwe’s first competitive international assignment since last November when they upstaged Zambia 2-1 in their backyard.

“It always feels good to come back home and represent the country,” he told The Herald.

“We are looking forward to the upcoming games against Algeria.

“There isn’t much to say. We just have to do it, not to talk. We have to go there and try to play the game to win and, of course, when they come here we also have to aim to win.

“So, we are going to do our best as a team. We just want to promise our fans that we are going to do everything we can to collect some points in these two games.’’

The 30-year-old forward played a leading role in Zimbabwe’s qualification in the previous two editions of the AFCON finals in Gabon and Egypt.

Musona combined twice with Khama Billiat when Zimbabwe beat hosts Zambia 2-1 in Lusaka to move second in Group H with four points.

Algeria lead the race, on six points, following wins over both Zambia and Botswana.

The Desert Foxes are unbeaten in their last 20 games in all competitions in a period stretching two years.

Their last home match, in an AFCON qualifier was a five-goal destruction of Chipolopolo in Algeria.

However, in their second match against Botswana, they showed they were human, too, as they struggled to win 1-0 in Gaborone.

Star forward, Riyad Mahrez, did not play in that match against the Zebras but is available for the duel against the Warriors.

Matches between Zimbabwe and Algeria, however, have produced interesting results with their last meeting at the 2017 AFCON finals in Gabon ending in a 2-2 stalemate.

Musona was part of the game but only lasted 12 minutes after suffering an injury.

The captain was also joined at the airport yesterday by new Orlando Pirates hotshot Terrence Dzvukamanja, who had arrived earlier from South Africa.

There was boundless joy for Zemura, who was met at the airport by ecstatic members of his family.

The 20-year-old has experienced a phenomenal rise in the last two seasons, and was recently handed his first team cap at English Championship side, Bournemouth.

This is the first time that the fullback has joined the Warriors for national team duty.

Interestingly, he will be turning 21 on Thursday when Zimbabwe play Algeria.

The rising star, who can play either right or left back, says representing Zimbabwe has always been his dream.

“Currently, I am transitioning into breaking into the first team and playing competitively,’’ he told our sister newspaper, The Sunday Mail, at the weekend.

‘’So, at the moment, I am ready and can’t wait for the opportunity (to play for the Warriors.

“It is something that I have always wanted to do.

“I received the call-up from the manager and had a good conversation with him, and now things are looking good and I want to be part of this team).’’

Scotland-based David Moyo and Adam Chicksen are also looking to have their full national team caps.

Musona said he was delighted by the commitment shown by some Zimbabwean players born and raised in the Diaspora towards playing for their mother country.

“I am glad that they are here and we welcome them. They are part of our team and they are Zimbabweans,’’ he said.

‘’So, we just want to welcome them to the team and make sure that they adapt quickly to the new environment and also to the new teammates that they are going to meet.-The Herald

TWO children aged three months and five-years from Maphisa area died after a vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road and rolled several times.

Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident which occurred on Tuesday at the 103 km peg along the Bulawayo-Maphisa Road at around 7AM.

He said the driver, Mr Fortune Mlilo, lost control of the vehicle while trying to evade some donkeys which were on the road after trying to overtake another vehicle.

“I can confirm that we recorded a fatal road accident which occurred along the Bulawayo-Maphisa Road.

“Fortune Mlilo was driving a Toyota Sienta headed for Bulawayo with seven passengers on board. When he got to the 103 kilometre peg he tried to overtake another vehicle but realised that there were donkeys blocking the other lane.

“He tried to evade the donkeys and in the process lost control of the vehicle which rolled several times before landing on its roof. A three-month-old baby boy and a five-year-old girl died upon admission to Maphisa District Hospital while the other passengers and the driver sustained injuries,” he said.-Chronicle

ZTN

What’s in a name? Lucky Chikwanda would perhaps say there is life in his. His name rang true of his fate. He reckons he is lucky to be alive.

His Honda Fit vehicle collided with popular businessman Genius Kadungure’s Rolls Royce on Sunday morning. Kadungure and three of his associates died in that collision. But Lucky emerged almost unscathed, escaping with minor knocks. He is recovering at home after medical treatment.

ZTN tracked Lucky to get his account of the horrific accident. Yet getting him to talk about the accident wasn’t easy.

“My life flashed before my eyes,” Lucky says, recalling the moments leading to the crash. “l don’t even know what saved me because we could have died on the spot.” Still visibly shaken, he went on: “I was with my friend, Artwell; driving at about 60 to 80 kilometres per hour, on our way from Hatcliff.

“Just as we approached the curve after Borrowdale Police Station, l saw a car trying to overtake two others.

“The vehicle encroached into my lane and it was too late for the driver to apply emergency brakes and for me to avoid him because he was speeding. The next thing we collided. His car veered off the road and hit a tree.” In the eyes of some, Lucky was to blame for Genius’ demise. But he maintains his hands are clean.

“I’m just a poor guy and it pains me that people are fabricating stories that l intentionally killed Ginimbi.

“In fact, l could have died in that accident because that car was literally flying. Up to now l don’t even know what saved me.” In all this, Lucky was the lucky one who lived to tell the tale. His friend, Artwell, too, survived unscathed. And whether their survival was down to a name is material for another tale.

Leg spinner Usman Qadir grabbed four wickets to guide Pakistan to a 3-0 whitewash of Zimbabwe with an eight-wicket victory in the third Twenty20 in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old Qadir — son of the late star spinner Abdul Qadir — finished with 4-13 from four mesmerising overs to restrict Zimbabwe to a paltry 129-9 in 20 overs.

That proved a walk in the park for the home team, which cruised to victory in 15.2 overs losing just two wickets.

Pakistan lost Fakhar Zaman (21) and Haider Ali (27) but debutant Abdullah Shafique top-scored with 41 and saw Pakistan home with Khushdil Shah (36 not out).

This was Pakistan’s 14th win in as many T20 internationals against Zimbabwe, and are now fourth in the international T20 rankings.

Zimbabwe allrounder Elton Chigumbura was accorded a warm farewell by his teammates, but he scored just two runs in his last international match.

Earlier, the visitors, who won the toss and batted, were derailed by Qadir, who recorded the third-best figures by a Pakistani bowler against Zimbabwe in T20s.

Qadir started the slide with the wicket of skipper Chamu Chibhabha (31), before dismissing Wesley Madhevere (nine), Milton Shumba (11) and Elton Chigumbura (two) to finish behind Mohammad Hafeez (4-11 at Harare in 2011) and Imad Wasim (4-13 at Harare in 2015).

The home team won the first match by six wickets and the second by eight.

Chibhabha hit three boundaries and a six in his 28-ball knock, the highest of the innings.

Number eight Donald Tiripano scored a 22-ball 28 to help Zimbabwe cross the 100-run mark.

Pakistani left-arm spinner Imad Wasim finished with 2-27.

Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has ruled out the possibility of joining POLAD.

Speaking at the funeral of the late MDC Alliance MP for Glen View North, Hon Kennedy Dinar, President Chamisa described POLAD as a captured platform.

“You don’t play with with crocodile in the water, it will kill you.

I have told Mr Mnangagwa that I will not join POLAD.

Mr Mugabe was better than Mr Mnangagwa,” said President Chamisa.

Watch video below:

By A Correspondent- Mitchelle “Moana” Amuli’s burial will only take place at least after November 25 as today’s post mortem was deemed inconclusive, ZimEye has learnt.

According to a local publication, DNA tests are now needed before the family can positively identify their daughter.

“The results take at least 2 weeks so she will not be buried tomorrow as initially planned.”

In an interview with another online publication Tuesday, Moana’s sister Tatenda hinted that failure to identify the body today will see the family doing a DNA test, results of which takes an estimated two weeks.

This is a developing story…..

More details to follow.

Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has ruled out the possibility of joining POLAD.

Speaking at the funeral of the late MDC Alliance MP for Glen View North, Hon Kennedy Dinar, President Chamisa described POLAD as a captured platform.

“You don’t play with with crocodile in the water, it will kill you.

I have told Mr Mnangagwa that I will not join POLAD.

Mr Mugabe was better than Mr Mnangagwa,” said President Chamisa.

Watch video below:

Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has ruled out the possibility of joining POLAD.

Speaking at the funeral of the late MDC Alliance MP for Glen View North, Hon Kennedy Dinar, President Chamisa described POLAD as a captured platform.

“You don’t play with with crocodile in the water, it will kill you.

I have told Mr Mnangagwa that I will not join POLAD.

Mr Mugabe was better than Mr Mnangagwa,” said President Chamisa.

Watch video below:

Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial dancehall star Soul Jah Love, real name, Soul Musaka, has claimed the late Harare socialite and business tycoon Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure is going to hell.

Kadungure died in a horrific accident on Sunday morning.Popular socialite Moana, Malawian Limumba Karim and one Elisha also died in the same accident.

Commenting on Ginimbi’s death Soul Jah Love claimed the late business tycoon would go to hell.

“Ginimbi is going to hell, that’s what I can say.

This I can declare boldly, hell is his final destination,” claimed Soul Jah Love in a video footage that has gone viral on social media.

Angry Zimbabweans have described Jah Love’s remarks as reckless.

“You are not God, so please keep quiet,” commented one Facebook user.

“Please keep quiet, you are just seeking relevance,” said another social media user.

Tinashe Sambiri|A senior MDC Alliance official has revealed the cause of Hon Kennedy Dinar’s death.

Speaking at the funeral of the youthful MDC Alliance MP, the official said:

“One thing that I want you to know is that Hon Dinar was poisoned.We don’t know why they killed him.God knows everything and He will judge those who poisoned him.

Our beloved MP died as a result of blood clots in his body.This cannot be a natural death, we know the system wants to eliminate opposition members.

Let us not lose hope, they will not stop the wave of change…”

He added:” We are determined to fight for democratic change and there is no backtracking.”

He blocked me but please may someone draw Mr Mangwana's attention to s4 of the Water Act which codified the common law position that private ownership of dams is not even legally possible. His attempt to use propaganda to undermine @cohsunshinecity is not grounded in fact or law. https://t.co/lgcOTYPijz pic.twitter.com/B1kyWjy13v

— Fadzayi Mahere?? (@advocatemahere) November 10, 2020

By A Correspondent- Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono’s lawyers yesterday said magistrate Ngoni Nduna should be arrested and face trial for querying why the State did not oppose bail in Henrietta Rushwaya’s gold smuggling case.

Chin’ono said this in court while defending his posts on social media which landed him back in prison after he was re-arrested for stating on his Twitter account that Rushwaya’s gold smuggling case had exposed massive corruption in the country which cost Zimbabwe billions in foreign currency.

Chin’ono is challenging his placement on remand through his lawyers Beatrice Mtetwa and Gift Mtisi.

He is being accused of stating on his Twitter handle that the prosecution was not going to oppose bail for Rushwaya, who was yet to be arrested.

In her arguments, Mtetwa told the court that Chin’ono did not commit an offence by posting the tweet which stated that the State would not oppose Rushwaya’s bail.

“So Mr Nduna should also be in the dock since he queried why the State did not oppose bail, the same way Chin’ono did. The State subsequently withdrew the consented bail. Why should Chin’ono be in the dock for just calling for an end to corruption?” she queried.

Allegations against Chin’ono are that from October 25 to 27, he posted information that impaired the dignity, reputation and authority of the courts, and that he had been having secret and unlawful communication with members of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on his Twitter handle, thus undermining the criminal proceedings against him.

Chin’ono also claimed that Zimbabwe was losing US$1,2 billion every year in illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the gold mining sector, adding the money could be used to resuscitate the country’s comatose health sector if the IFFs were curbed.

“Zimbabwe is losing US$1,2 billion every year through gold smuggling, an amount which can be used to run all central hospitals for 24 years, and, therefore, as a journalist, I couldn’t ignore such a case on gold smuggling,” he said.

Chin’ono had clocked close to two months in remand prison after getting arrested in July for allegedly inciting Zimbabweans to revolt against President Emmerson Mnangagwa for bringing the country to its knees, and was released on bail in September.

The State, represented by prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti, insisted that the tweet constituted an offence and Chin’ono was directly linked to it.

Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa remanded the matter to today for bail ruling.-newsday

By A Correspondent- Pupils have been sent home on opening day amid concern that teachers are incapacitated in Uzumba Marangwe Pfungwe Tuesday.

 The Zimbabwean government announced that schools will be reopened in a phased manner for all learners this year.

The first phase targeting examination classes for the locally run Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) opened on Sept. 28, followed by non-examination classes.

Phase two saw the reopening of classes for primary school learners in Grade six and secondary school learners in Form three and five, followed by phase three which saw the rest of learners in primary and secondary schools going back to school on Nov. 9.

A source who spoke to this publication revealed that the pupils were sent back home by their headmaster at Mashambanhaka Secondary School because there are no teachers.

Said the source:

“All learners were told to go back home and the headmaster said only Form 4s are to be in the school premises. The pupils were told that it will not help their situation to waste time at a place where there are no teachers.

For the Form 4s, there is no learning that is happening but the children are just being encouraged to read on their own.”

By Farai D Hove | The embattled journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono’s application for a magistrate’s recusal has been turned down.

This morning Magistrate Ngoni Nduna dismissed Hopewell Chin’ono’s application for the recusal of Magistrate Nduna from presiding over his public violence case. That case has now been set down for trial from 7th – 9th December 2020, his lawyer Doug Coltart said.

Chin’ono will be back in court this afternoon at 2:15pm for Magistrate Gofa’s ruling on our challenge to his placement on remand in his latest case where he is charged with obstruction of justice.

If that is dismissed, the issue of bail will arise, added Coltart.

By Showbiz Reporter| One of the women in the Sunday car accident that ended controversial businessman, Genius Kadungure and Malawi’s most wanted man fraud-suspect’s lives, Michelle (Moana) Amuli, was on the run from a top Zimbabwean judge she duped of his assets.

Four people died in the horrific accident that happened on the Borrowdale-Domboshawa road, just after the local police station in the wee hours of Sunday.

Moana, as she is affectionately known, was in love with the judge, as is alleged in an audio leak back on the 26th September 2020.

Sources close to the judge confirmed the audio saying he has been bitter ever since. The judge is the respected Webster Chi******** (name redacted), formerly based in UK. He was later duped by Moana when she allegedly fled with some possessions, as alleged.

Between September and the date of her death on Sunday morning the judge has been looking for her.

When she passed on, she was travelling from a lavish birthday party organised by the late money-worshipper, Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure at his nightclub in the capital city.

She died in the accident with Ginimbi (who was driving), another female colleague, and a top most wanted criminal fugitive from Malawi, Lumumba Karim.

The other famale victim who was said to be a Mozambiquen was named as Elisha, without much further detail. The accident falls within days of Ginimbi’s cousin Marry Chiwenga being brutally kicked out of her matrimonial home by the coup general, and Vice President of Zimbabwe Constantino Chiwenga.

Meanwhile the below audio allegations were revealed back on the 26th of September 2020, and it is narrated that Moana had fled the judge after living with him for a while.

AUDIO LOADING BELOW..

By Showbiz Reporter| One of the women in the Sunday car accident that ended controversial businessman, Genius Kadungure and Malawi’s most wanted man fraud-suspect’s lives, Michelle (Moana) Amuli, was on the run from a top Zimbabwean judge she duped of his assets.

Four people died in the horrific accident that happened on the Borrowdale-Domboshawa road, just after the local police station in the wee hours of Sunday.

Moana, as she is affectionately known, was in love with the judge, as is alleged in an audio leak back on the 26th September 2020.

Sources close to the judge confirmed the audio saying he has been bitter ever since. The judge is the respected Webster Chi******** (name redacted), formerly based in UK. He was later duped by Moana when she allegedly fled with some possessions, as alleged.

Between September and the date of her death on Sunday morning the judge has been looking for her.

When she passed on, she was travelling from a lavish birthday party organised by the late money-worshipper, Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure at his nightclub in the capital city.

She died in the accident with Ginimbi (who was driving), another female colleague, and a top most wanted criminal fugitive from Malawi, Lumumba Karim.

The other female victim who was said to be a Mozambiquen was named as Elisha, without much further detail. The accident falls within days of Ginimbi’s cousin Marry Chiwenga being brutally kicked out of her matrimonial home by the coup general, and Vice President of Zimbabwe Constantino Chiwenga.

Meanwhile the below audio allegations were revealed back on the 26th of September 2020, and it is narrated that Moana had fled the judge after living with him for a while.

AUDIO LOADING BELOW..(please be patient as it uploads)

LEAKED AUDIO – MOANA WAS ALLEGEDLY ON THE RUN FROM TOP JUDGE, A LOVER – ALLEGATIONS CONFIRMEED https://t.co/do6CUqEluX

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) November 10, 2020

https://fb.watch/1G88IKm0Xg/

By A Correspondent- Four poachers who were arrested over the weekend for killing 5 buffalo and 2 kudus were this Monday sentenced in Hwange court to an effective 18 months each, plus restitution to the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) of US$48 000 for the buffalo and US$ 4 500 for the kudu.

According to Bhejane Trust, the poachers were arrested after they were tracked by a combined team of Bhejane Trust Rhino Monitors, National Parks and a Painted Dog Conservation Anti-Poaching (PDC) team.

The poachers had hidden their kit and meat at their base camp hidden in the hills in the Deka Tail concession, bordering the Sinamatella area.

However, the poachers had left the camp, so the team continued to track them. For the next 5km, the poachers were anti-tracking, but when they thought they were clear, they headed straight for their home village.

The team followed, and some 28km from the base, they came to the poachers home village – by now it was getting dark.

They waited until everything in the village settled down and went to sleep, and then raided the houses – by now PDC had brought in a tracker dog to help.

They arrested four of the poachers, but another three escaped, but are known and are on the run. They recovered meat and various incriminating items.

The four poachers confessed to the poaching, led the team to their snare lines which were removed, and gave a lot of valuable information on all the poaching syndicates in the area.-statemedia

By Showbiz Reporter| One of the women in the Sunday car accident that ended controversial businessman, Genius Kadungure and Malawi’s most wanted man fraud-suspect’s lives, Michelle (Moana) Amuli, was on the run from a top Zimbabwean judge she duped of his assets.

Four people died in the horrific accident that happened on the Borrowdale-Domboshawa road, just after the local police station in the wee hours of Sunday.

Moana, as she is affectionately known, was in love with the judge, as is alleged in an audio leak back on the 26th September 2020.

Sources close to the judge confirmed the audio saying he has been bitter ever since. The judge is the respected Webster Chi******** (name redacted), formerly based in UK. He was later duped by Moana when she allegedly fled with some possessions, as alleged.

Between September and the date of her death on Sunday morning the judge has been looking for her.

When she passed on, she was travelling from a lavish birthday party organised by the late money-worshipper, Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure at his nightclub in the capital city.

She died in the accident with Ginimbi (who was driving), another female colleague, and a top most wanted criminal fugitive from Malawi, Lumumba Karim.

The other famale victim who was said to be a Mozambiquen was named as Elisha, without much further detail. The accident falls within days of Ginimbi’s cousin Marry Chiwenga being brutally kicked out of her matrimonial home by the coup general, and Vice President of Zimbabwe Constantino Chiwenga.

Meanwhile the below audio allegations were revealed back on the 26th of September 2020, and it is narrated that Moana had fled the judge after living with him for a while.

AUDIO LOADING BELOW..

By A Correspondent- The president of the Progressive Teachers’ Union (PTUZ) Dr Takavafira Zhou has applauded “several school heads” who “failed” to report teachers who have not been reporting for duty.

Teachers refused to return to work when schools reopened on 28 September citing incapacitation. They are demanding the restoration of their 2018 salaries when they were being paid around USD520. They currently earning an average of USD30.

We present Zhou’s statement below:

Teachers’ Decisive Incapacitation Battle Continues

10 November 2020

Revolutionary greetings comrades. We salute yesterday’s heroic incapacitation modus operandi which was a resounding success across the country.

We noted that where teaching ensued it was largely conducted by student teachers. We reiterate that student teachers have no right to teach classes in the absence of mentors and welcome all students teachers to the incapacitation struggle, more so in light of the starvation $150 allowance that they get on teaching practice.

We salute several school heads for failing to send names of incapacitated teachers to district and provincial offices. Incapacitation is real and lets not assist an exploitative system to silence our voices.

The Ministry officials must cover the length and breadth of Zimbabwe to collect the names. We stand ready to defend our members as notification to this incapacitation has been made to both the employer and line Ministry.

Our incapacitation struggle must continue with all teachers engaging a high gear against the cold and calculated educational vandalism. Anyone who thinks schools may continue to operate in the current hap hazardous meddling and muddling through without teachers would be deflated very soon.

The competence based curriculum need teachers to be in schools. The competencies are identified, inculcated, nurtured and perfected by teachers.

With the deflation of the command centre tailor-made to compile names of incapacitated teachers, we are aware that the next threat is to withdraw bonuses for teachers this month purporting that education will be paid in December.

The gvt wants to use payment of bonuses as a bargaining chip. Our humble submission is that we stand ready for meaningful dialogue as Ptuz and part of the United Front of Teacher Unions. Such dialogue may salvage something for the 2020 academic year which is fast becoming a wasted year.

The attempt to re-open schools seem to be tailor-made to entice students to pay fees than enhance meaningful learning and teaching. How students that are supposed to learn twice a week or eight times for only one month pay between $15000 and $25000 baffles logic and common sense.

While it is still puzzling how students would successfully write examination given the fact that there is no meaningful learning in schools, we want to remind Zimsec to be ready to pay invigilators if they dream of smoothy running of exams.

We also appeal to the President of the country to urgently intervene over the welfare, health and safety of teachers in order to find a lasting solution in schools. Nothing substantial may come from discredited Apex Council that has no mandate from teacher unions and whose engagement in NJNC has become a tissue of misrepresentation.

Dialogue with the United Front of Teacher Unions can in our view bring a modicum of normalcy to schools. There is danger that if no appropriate steps are urgently taken, the writing of examinations is also put in serious doubt. To be fore warned is to be forearmed. We hope gvt will take urgent steps to resolve the impasse in schools.

The best way to resolve such an impasse is an objective redress of teachers’ pathetic welfare, let alone prioritisation of teachers and pupils’ health and safety. Teachers are more than ready to report for work but are sadly grossly incapacitated. Our clarion call is therefore the capacitation of teachers so that they can report at their work places and become vital cogs of national development.

Venceremos

Dr Takavafira M. Zhou (Ptuz President)

By A Correspondent- Warren Hills Golf Club is facing eviction from its premises in Warren Park after it refused to pay rentals for the premises.

A Harare property developer, Sunshine Development (Pvt) Ltd, has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to evict the club.

The developer argued that the club was of the mistaken belief that the land belonged to the City of Harare whereas the land was privately owned. Sunshine Development said:

Defendant (Warren Hills Golf Club) has been in occupation of the premises by virtue of a lease agreement between it and City of Harare, the previous owner of the land, which lease of agreement expired on April 30, 2019.From April 30, 2019 to date, defendant holds no valid lease with the plaintiff (Sunshine Development (Pvt) Ltd) and has spurned all efforts by the plaintiff to sign a lease and has not been paying any rentals to plaintiff.

The developer argues that Warren Hills Golf Club is refusing to vacate the property prejudicing the company of a rental base sum of US$460 per month which is the current monthly rental value of the premises payable in local currency at the equivalent auction rate.-statemedia

"Handina kumbobvira ndashandisa Twitter hupenyu hangu…Bashing vanhu everytime vachishandisa zita rangu inini?
Kundiona ndakanyarara, handisi benzi inini. Munhu unonyora zvinhu zvisirizvo? I'm not in Twitter inini, vanhu vanonyora zvisirizvo…," Bev Sibanda breaks the silence pic.twitter.com/LOgan2c2k2

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) November 10, 2020

By A Correspondent- Popular Zimbabwean comedian, Lazarus ‘Gringo’ Boora who succumbed to stomach cancer Monday morning is set to be buried on Thursday at his rural home in Rukweza, Rusape.

Gringo’s aunt, Mrs Esther Manheya (sister to Gringo’s mother), confirmed the funeral arrangements, saying a farewell ceremony for his Harare friends and fans would be held tomorrow before the body is taken to his rural home.

She said:

We are very saddened as a family. Gringo died around 9am yesterday when we were visiting. The funeral wake is at his brother Mr William Musakwa’s residence in Zimre Park and we have discussed as a family that tomorrow, we conduct a farewell ceremony for his friends and fans, before he leaves for Rukweza Village.

The programme on what is going to be done at the ceremony is still being worked on, but we will involve those who are relevant in it. He will be buried on Thursday afternoon.

Mrs Manheya added that the ceremony would be conducted at number 6653 Bvumba Road in Zimre Park.

Meanwhile, Dr Johannes Marisa, who had undertaken to help treat Gringo following an appeal by the family last week when his condition deteriorated, said not much could have been done as the cancer had spread to other body parts. Marisa said:

Gringo had stomach cancer which had already spread to some parts of the body. We did the scan and the results came (but were not good) and like I said, I could not share with the media before the family.

I told the family on Sunday and yesterday we had agreed to do a computerised tomography scan popularly known as ‘CT scan’. It seems he suffered a lot in the past months but did not know about his condition. It was too late for us to save him.-statemedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has supplied coronavirus/COVID-19 situation report as of 9 November October 2020 which shows that the number of deaths and new cases in the country are beginning to scale up again bringing down the national recovery rate.

• New cases: 30
• Locals: 30
• Returnees: 0
• Deaths: 1
• Recoveries: 17
• PCR Tests Done: 582
• National Recovery Rate: 93.7%
• Active Cases: 284
• Total Cumulative Cases: 8 561
• Total Recoveries: 8 023
• Total Deaths: 254

Paul Nyathi

The MDC-T temporally led by Thokozani Khupe has released what it calls official results from the Bulawayo province nominations for presidential elections.

Over the weekend, media was graced with results from the same nomination that showed late entry Abednico Bhebhe emerging in the lead.

The new results, however, show that Khupe won the Bulawayo nomination. Below is the official Tweet by the party:

@MyMDC_T Byo Provincial Council sat on Sunday to nominate a candidate for the EOC.The official results are as follows; @DrThoko_Khupe -59votes; Hon A Bhebhe -44votes; @DMwonzora -15votes; Hon G Chimanikire -1vote; @EngMudzuri -0votes; @MKomichi -0votes. pic.twitter.com/vCUPmOsCsJ

— My MDC-T (@MyMDC_T) November 10, 2020

Zim Morning Post

Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation deputy minister and Zanu PF legislator for Hwedza South, Tino Machakaire , on Monday pledged to buy a coffin for the late controversial businessman and socialite Genius Kadungure, popularly known as Ginimbi.

Sources close to the development said at around midday on Monday Machakaire pledged to buy a versace coffin and delivery is expected between today (Tuesday) and Thursday.

Contrary to reports going round that Ginimbi kept a coffin at his mansion, sources say suppliers of coffins yesterday showcased a gallery of available caskets and the family settled for a versace brand.

Investigations by the Zim Morning Post revealed that the versace brand coffin ranges between US$5 000 to $12 000 depending on the specifications which clients choose.

Ginimbi and three of his friends died in the early hours of Sunday morning when Rolls Royce they were traveling in hit an oncoming Honda Fit, veered off the road, crashed into a tree and caught fire.

Eye-witnesses at the accident scene say they managed to retrieve Ginimbi “who was still alive” but died a few minutes later, while the other three passengers were burnt to death when the vehicle exploded.

Ginimbi is expected to be buried on Saturday in Domboshava. His friends are arranging an all-white-farewell-party on Friday night.

State Media

HENRIETTA Rushwaya and Pakistani businessman Ali Muhamad are willing to accept stiffer bail conditions than those originally proposed while awaiting trial on charges of attempting to smuggle gold to Dubai and associated charges.

Rushwaya, through her lawyer Mr Tapson Dzvetero, said she was prepared to deposit $90 000, surrender title deeds to one of her properties as surety and report every Friday at Rhodesville Police Station, but would accept even stiffer conditions if magistrate Mr Ngoni Nduna wanted to ensure she did not abscond.

She also noted that the four gold bars worth US$333 000 would be returned to her if she was acquitted, and forfeited if found guilty, so she was anxious to stand trial.

Mohamad, through his lawyer Mr Tinashe Tanyanyiwa, offered bail of $100 000 plus surety of the title deeds of his Belvedere house or any other business property and was willing to report twice a week at Milton Park Police Station.

The two are appearing along with Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives Stephen Tserai and Raphios Mufandauya plus Zimbabwe Miners Federation official Gift Karanda.

They are facing between them charges of smuggling, unlawful possession of gold, bribery, criminal abuse of office and obstructing the course of justice, all arising from the discovery of 6kg of gold in Rushwaya’s hand baggage on October 26 as she attempted to board a flight to Dubai using the VIP route at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.

The finding of the gold is not in factual dispute, just the intentions and the charges.

In her bail application, Rushwaya said she wanted to clear her name and reclaim her four gold bars. She denies all charges and continues to assert, as she has done from her arrest, that she grabbed the wrong bag when going to the airport.

Rushwaya denied ever having attempted to bribe anyone and says the US$5 000 she is alleged to have offered was not found on her person when she was searched.

Mr Dzvetero said Rushwaya had more than 50 people dependent on her, including employees, and has fixed family ties in Zimbabwe.

He said she had vast businesses interests in mining and was licensed to produce and market cannabis for medication.

Muhamad, through Mr Tanyanyiwa, said he wanted to clear his name and preserve his US$50 million business empire in Zimbabwe.

He denies there was any evidence linking him to the offences and there was no indication in State papers of him having conspired to smuggle the gold outside the country.

The searches at his home revealed detailed information from Fidelity Printers, so he had no need to conspire to smuggle gold, and found no links to the charges he was facing nor to any of his co-accused. No gold was found at his home, even though he had a licence to buy gold and so could have held gold legally.

Tserai, who is represented by Mr Admire Rubaya, described the State’s allegations during the bail hearing as built on “sinking sand.”

Mr Rubaya said smuggling required proof of intention, and that proof was, he said, lacking for all accused and required Zimra to be the complainant, yet there was no statement from any Zimra official that Rushwaya, “probably in the company of Tserai and Mufandauya”, was called to declare and failed to do so. While the State alleges that Tserai was pulling Rushwaya’s bag as she went through the VIP route on the basis of CCTV evidence, the investigating officer agreed that the bag was not transparent and Tserai could not see the contents, said Mr Rubaya.

The bail hearing for the five accused continues today. Messrs Garudzo Ziyaduma and Charles Muchemwa appeared for the State.

State Media

People in Domboshava are mourning businessman and socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure, reminiscing on the love he had for the rural community, which was taking a new shape because of his philanthropic works.

Ginimbi was killed in a car accident, together with three others, early on Sunday along Liberation Legacy Way on his way home from an outing.

The community has described him as a saviour who helped them in all respects.

Ginimbi constructed a tarred road from Domboshava Showgrounds Shopping Centre to his house in Nyamande Village, a development which the residents said upgraded the once looked down upon village.

He connected electricity from the shopping centre to his house with all houses along the line being connected to the power lines and benefiting for free as he paid the electricity bills.

A visit to the village by The Herald Arts crew revealed that Ginimbi was being viewed as a “saviour” by the community.

Village head Mr Davis Kadungure said Ginimbi did a lot for the community and described him as a “hero”.

“I am the village head, but to Ginimbi, his father and I are brothers,” he said. “My nephew was a humble and loving person. He had an open-door policy and did not select who to assist. He has helped the Domboshava community at large as he created employment for school leavers and even those old enough to be his fathers. We have lost a leader, son and friend.”

Mr Kadungure said all people were welcome to attend Ginimbi’s funeral, but should adhere to the burial arrangements as he wished.

Esnath Muniri

Ms Esnath Muniri, one of Ginimbi’s neighbours, said she was hurt by his death.

Her husband, Succeed Bingura (35), was Ginimbi’s employee.

“He gave my husband a job and is he currently working in Mt Pleasant as a security guard,” said Ms Muniri. “I last saw Ginimbi on Saturday morning as he passed by my house. He used to hoot each time he passed, but I had never met him face-to-face.

A 22-year-old man, Tino Nyamoto, who sells his wares along Liberation Legacy Way said Ginimbi used to give them some money.

Juliet Kadungure

“Boss Ginimbi was a real boss,” he said. “He had a lovable character.

“I remember showing him my drawings of his car and he laughed, but this time he didn’t give me some money.

“The other day he passed by with some beautiful girls and said, “artist wangu ndeipi” and they bought cool drinks for US$10.

“We both laughed, I said mbinga.”

Webster Mazai from Nyamande Village said Ginimbi was a humble person, while Viola Usaihwevhu, who is in her late 50s, said because of Ginimbi, the face of Domboshava had changed.

Ginimbi will be buried at his mansion in Domboshava on Saturday.

TWO children aged three months and five-years from Maphisa area died after a vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road and rolled several times.

Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident which occurred on Tuesday at the 103 km peg along the Bulawayo-Maphisa Road at around 7AM.

He said the driver, Mr Fortune Mlilo, lost control of the vehicle while trying to evade some donkeys which were on the road after trying to overtake another vehicle.

“I can confirm that we recorded a fatal road accident which occurred along the Bulawayo-Maphisa Road.

“Fortune Mlilo was driving a Toyota Sienta headed for Bulawayo with seven passengers on board. When he got to the 103 kilometre peg he tried to overtake another vehicle but realised that there were donkeys blocking the other lane.

“He tried to evade the donkeys and in the process lost control of the vehicle which rolled several times before landing on its roof. A three-month-old baby boy and a five-year-old girl died upon admission to Maphisa District Hospital while the other passengers and the driver sustained injuries,” he said.-Chronicle

Mourners who will attend businessman and socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s burial at his mansion in Domboshava on Saturday are expected to wear all-white, synonymous with his trademark dressing for the lavish parties he used to host.

His family confirmed the requirement, saying it was part of his funeral plan.

In an interview with The Herald Arts, Ginimbi’s eldest sister, Juliet, said her brother used to tell them that he wanted a huge send-off.

“Genius was a fun-loving character,” she said. “He always reminded us about how he wanted his funeral to be conducted. In fact, he had a plan and always said “ndiri big”, so make sure on my funeral, you do not hurriedly bury me.

“Take time, planning for it. Check my requirements well and one of the things is that I want everyone who will be at my funeral to be dressed in all white, no matter who. Please, make sure you emphasise that, remember, I am an all-white guy. The all-white should be on the day of burial.”

Juliet said according to the plan, they will have to wait for his other friends who are abroad to arrive for the burial.

“He would say, make sure you get in touch with my other friends abroad and wait for them to come,” she said. “That is why we are saying for now the funeral will begin on Thursday and for now people are gathered at our father’s residence which is 400 metres away from Ginimbi’s mansion.

“We have set up a tent because there are lots of people coming from all walks of life and we could not accommodate them at the mansion.”

Juliet said there will be two tents pitched for the wake.

“There will be a tent for friends and fans, then a VIP tent,” she said.

“He will be buried on Saturday in his yard as he wished to. It is very difficult for us as a family and we kindly request the public to respect us and avoid spreading malicious rumours.-The Herald

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa, has bemoaned the rampant looting of State resources by Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.

President Chamisa made the remarks at the funeral service for the late MDC Alliance MP, Hon Kennedy Dinar in Harare on Saturday.Hon Dinar was laid to rest in Gutu on Sunday.

President Chamisa accused Mr Mnangagwa of “using the axe to intimidate children.”

He also described Hon Dinar as a man of love, humility and peace.

“Hon Dinar was a man of love, peace and humility.He was committed to the struggle for change and we will work hard to fulfil his wishes.

Unfortunately, rulers, not leaders are running the country.They don’t care about your welfare.They are busy plundering State resources.

The people of Zimbabwe are suffering because of rampant looting of State resources by the current administration.This is why people are suffering,” said President Chamisa.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa, has bemoaned the rampant looting of State resources by Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.

President Chamisa made the remarks at the funeral service for the late MDC Alliance MP, Hon Kennedy Dinar in Harare on Saturday.Hon Dinar was laid to rest in Gutu on Sunday.

President Chamisa accused Mr Mnangagwa of “using the axe to intimidate children.”

He also described Hon Dinar as a man of love, humility and peace.

“Hon Dinar was a man of love, peace and humility.He was committed to the struggle for change and we will work hard to fulfil his wishes.

Unfortunately, rulers, not leaders are running the country.They don’t care about your welfare.They are busy plundering State resources.

The people of Zimbabwe are suffering because of rampant looting of State resources by the current administration.This is why people are suffering,” said President Chamisa.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly chairperson Tererai Obey Sithole has assured party supporters and the nation that he is out of danger.

Below is his statement:

Revolutionary salutations fellow compatriots.

Allow me to express my gratitude to you for the support, in all forms that you rendered to me following my unfortunate involvement in a road traffic accident.

I am forever indebted for the love and solidarity you extended and still extend to me. I can confirm that I am in a stable condition and recovering well from the injuries sustained.

I may be down but certainly not out, the struggle continues unabated.
Zimbabwe shall be free!

Revolutionary regards
Obey T. Sithole

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly chairperson Tererai Obey Sithole has assured party supporters and the nation that he is out of danger.

Below is his statement:

Revolutionary salutations fellow compatriots.

Allow me to express my gratitude to you for the support, in all forms that you rendered to me following my unfortunate involvement in a road traffic accident.

I am forever indebted for the love and solidarity you extended and still extend to me. I can confirm that I am in a stable condition and recovering well from the injuries sustained.

I may be down but certainly not out, the struggle continues unabated.
Zimbabwe shall be free!

Revolutionary regards
Obey T. Sithole

Tinashe Sambiri|A young lady who claims to be the late Harare socialite and businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s daughter has described her “dad’s death as devastating.”

The young lady has posted a photo of herself with Ginimbi, claiming she is the latter’s daughter.

In the picture she is seen hugging Ginimbi and she wrote:

“Why dad….Honestly broken with some crying emojis…”

SAD events are believed to have taken place before the tragedy that claimed Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s life on Sunday.

A sister to Ginimbi’s late mother only identified as Mai Kadungure told H-Metro that Ginimbi wanted to stay home as he was unwell but forced himself to attend the party.

“Genius was one person who did not want to disappoint his friends and that forced him to overlook his feelings about leaving Domboshava,” said Gogo Kadungure.

“Ndakapedzisira kutaura naye kuma 6pm manheru achiti aingonzwa kurukutika muviri wake achipera simba zvekuti akambofunga kurega kuenda kubhawa.

“He later decided to leave and I wish if he had followed his conscience we would not be at this horrible scene.

“Genius also told me his plans to organise a memorial service for his late mother on the 5th of December this year but hey zvaramba.

“He will sadly be missed by the family, Domboshava community and his friends in business,” said Gogo Kadungure in tears at the accident scene.

One of the bouncers identified only as Simbi who attended birthday celebrations of Mitchel Moana where Ginimbi was coming from said the police tried to stop the party thrice.

“We have been robbed of a loving and generous man who changed my lifestyle,” said Simbi.

“I was among the guests celebrating Mimi’s birthday and on three occasion police raided the place and forced it to close but the party continued.

“Mapurisa vakauya vakasunga vanhu vakanobhadhariswa fines vakavharisa mutambo katatu asi pakavhurwa mafaro akapfuurira mberi.

“It was the first of its kind and no one knew it would end in that way.

“Genius normally leaves the pub around 2am but this is the first time he left at around 5am. He was visibly drunk and had it not been for the fact that he was not comfortable letting other people drive his car, it was best for him not to drive,” he said.

Travellers in ZUPCO buses, Kombis and lorries used their smart phones to capture the scene.

Among the people who attended the scene was Marry Mubaiwa, her mother and father as well as Members of Parliament, who included Energy Mutodi and Tino Machakaire.

— HMetro

TWO more people have succumbed to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe, while 33 tested positive positive in the last 24 hours.

The Ministry of Health and Child Care says the two deaths were reported in Bulawayo and Manicaland provinces.

The new deaths bring Bulawayo’s total to 64 and the province has been reporting deaths almost every day.

Of the new 33 cases, 14 were recorded in Bulawayo, four in Harare four in Manicaland and four in Mashonaland East.

The other new cases were reported in Matabeleland South and Masvingo provinces.

“As at 08 November 2020, Zimbabwe had 8 531 confirmed cases, including 8 005 recoveries and 253 deaths,” read the report.