Farai Dziva|Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to deal ruthlessly with perceived government opponents.

Speaking at the Official Opening of the Third session of the Ninth parliament in Harare on Thursday, Mr Mnangagwa accused detractors of working round the clock to disrupt government efforts to revive the economy.

“I would like to commend our security forces for working hard to defend our sovereignty and integrity.

We know that there are individuals who are working round the clock to disrupt and destabilize government programmes.We will deal with them accordingly, ” said Mr Mnangagwa.

Mr Mnangagwa also spoke of what he described as tremendous achievements of the new dispensation.

“We are the in the process of creating jobs for our people.We are happy with the reopening of our companies,” said Mr Mnangagwa.

However, political analysts dismissed Mr Mnangagwa’s speech as a cacophony of high sounding words and mere rhetoric.

By A Correspondent- Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe on Wednesday promised to deal with the issue of learner drivers whose provisional licences expired during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

This comes after scores of learner drivers whose provisional licences expired when the country was under lockdown were this week turned away by the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID).

Reports indicate that the VID advised the learner drivers to rewrite their provisional licence tests. A provisional licence costs US$15.

Meanwhile, Kazembe admitted that nobody had thought about the issue but his Ministry will now look into the issue urgently.

He said:

I think it’s an issue that needs to be looked at. It’s a genuine concern. Nobody thought of it. I will attend to the issue as a whole as I’m sure a lot of people are affected.

Through Statutory Instrument 144 of 2020, the government extended by six months from March 30 the validity of certain documents including learner’s licences, defensive driving certificates and public service vehicle driver retests.

The Zimbabwean government imposed a hard lockdown at the end of March to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus and since June, restrictions have been gradually lifted allowing most economic and social activities to resume.-statemedia

Manicaland Provincial Affairs Minister Ellen Gwaradzimba who is under investigation for alleged abuse of office on Tuesday told the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Justice Mayor Wadyajena to behave well and restrain himself in his conduct

She told him this when she appeared before his committee in parliament recently..

She told him he was a disrespectful child who was big trouble to elders. She threatened to approach president Emmerson Mnangagwa to influence his dismissal as the chair of the committee.

Wadyajena accuses Gwaradzimba of misleading the late Lands Minister Perrance Shiri, to allocate a part of Farfell Coffee Estates to her son Remembrance Mbudzana.

By A Correspondent- The body of a two-year-old girl allegedly murdered by its parents and buried in a shallow grave in Mhangura, a town in northern Zimbabwe, has been exhumed.

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the development, adding that the girl’s parents have been arrested.

It is alleged that the father, Norest Masvosva (30), assaulted the child to death using a wooden switch after accusing her of soiling herself and later buried the corpse along the Hunyani riverbank.

The alleged murder occurred on August 30 when the couple had gone for gold panning along the Hunyani River

The case came to light last week after the child’s mother, Elizabeth Dinhidza reported her husband to the police following a domestic dispute.

Assistant Commissioner Nyathi told ZTN News that the reasons given for the murder were incredible, hence the investigation.

Nyathi, however, refused to comment on speculation that the murder could yet be another ritual killing of an innocent child.

He said:We are conducting investigations and the two parents have been arrested and the body has since been exhumed.

We want to find out the motive because the reasons being given are just unbelievable, that the child was killed for just messing up some pants, which is really disturbing.

… As police we don’t want to speculate, let’s just wait for investigations to proceed.

Last month a seven-year-old boy from Murewa, Tapiwa Makore, was murdered by his uncle in a suspected ritual killing.

Some of Tapiwa’s body parts are still missing and he is yet to be buried.-statemedia

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MDC Alliance (MDC-A) supporters in Chiredzi have castigated the party’s president, Nelson Chamisa, for neglecting a former Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer fired for supporting him.

John Mahlabera is reportedly living in abject poverty after he was sacked from ZPCS on charges of using traitorous or disloyal words towards President Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2018.

Chamisa promised to include Mahlabera in his security team when he was campaigning for the 2018 general elections but has reneged on the pledge two years on.

Mahlabera, who was stationed at Chiredzi Prison, attended a Chamisa campaign rally held at Tshovani Stadium, Chiredzi on June 10, 2018, when the youthful leader praised Mahlabera’s “bravery” for openly criticising Mnangagwa’s government.

The State accused Mahlabera of “showing loyalty to the opposition party president, thereby exhibiting disloyalty and disgraceful conduct to the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.”

Mahlabera said following his discharge from the ZPCS, he tried to follow up on the job offer through text messages to Chamisa but his mobile number became unreachable.-Newsday

By A Correspondent- About 150 workers at Diamond Cement, a Chinese run company near Kwekwe have reportedly been forcibly separated from their families for the past five months by the company.

The company management allegedly made the decision because they fear that if the workers go home, they will bring back the coronavirus.

The workers are reportedly living in squalid conditions and are being made to sleep in cargo containers.

The workers recently petitioned the company management to be allowed to go and see their families but they were reportedly told that anyone who leaves the company will not come back.

Diamond Cement spokesperson George Makonese told Masvingo Mirror that the workers were not forced to stay at the company’s premises but did so voluntarily.

He said:

Yes, we have employees staying at the plant but they signed indemnity forms. No one was forced to stay at the plant.

However, if one leaves, there is a process by which one will come back because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is true that the workers had a meeting with the Managing Director over the issue recently and everything was resolved.

Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary-general Japhet Moyo said it was unfair for companies to keep workers at the workplace for more than two weeks.

Moyo said he will send a delegation to go and look into the matter.

By A Correspondent- On Sunday at around 9pm, the 10 unknown men pounced on the four victims who were at their house at Ayimersfield farm in Goromonzi.

They introduced themselves as police officers from CID minerals department and were looking for Mr Alexio Kambasha whom they wanted in connection with illegal gold panning issues.

Kambasha confirmed that he was the one they were looking for and they handcuffed him.  Three of the gang members entered the house and ordered the other three artisanal miners to sit.

The suspects demanded that Kambasa give them a gun and he told them that he did not have one.

They reportedly lifted the bed and took a safe containing 12g of unpurified gold and US$10 000.

They also took a satchel containing airtime worth $3 000 and escaped, leaving Mr Kambasa handcuffed.statemedia

By A Correspondent- Admire Chisi, a 25-year-old Ruwa man who was on Tuesday arrested for practising medicine without qualifications, was able to convince his neighbours that he was a genuine doctor working at Parirenyatwa Hospital.

Chisi’s neighbour, Brian Chivona told The Herald that the whole neighbourhood was satisfied that the young man, who stays in Zimre Park with a friend and a sister, was a medical doctor as he went to Parirenyatwa Hospital daily.

Meanwhile, Harare lawyer Wellington Pasipanodya of Manase & Manase Legal Practitioners urged the health profession to introduce more stringent security measures to detect masquerades in time.

He said:

This type of mischief is common to many professions in Zimbabwe. What needs to be done is to introduce an electronic tag system to identify each hospital staff member using identity tags.

Further, all doctors must be issued with practising certificates which can be produced upon demand by the general public.

Lastly, ordinary accountability systems like staff meetings, duty rosters and random spot checks of medical personnel against the database of the Health Professions Authority can be done to prevent a repeat of this act.

Another lawyer, Caleb Mucheche, accused the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals management of negligence and dereliction of duty and called for an overhaul of the HR and security departments.

Said Mucheche:

Failure to detect such a bogus doctor for that long smacks of gross negligence or dereliction of duty by hospital management, human resources and security departments.

The bogus doctor committed a serious criminal offence by falsely posing as a doctor and endangering human lives at such a big and busy hospital especially now during coronavirus.

There is a need for an overhaul of management, human resources department and security departments at that hospital to prevent future incidents like this.

Correspondent

Professor Lovemore Madhuku says Zimbabweans wasted their time and votes when they went out to vote for both Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nelson Chamisa in 2018.

Madhuku said this while addressing members of his National Constitutional Assembly in Kwekwe recently.

“People voted for Mnangagwa and Chamisa in 2018 elections. These were the main contenders in the elections since they polled more votes than any other leaders on the ballot,” said Madhuku.

He added it was a waste of votes cast for Mnangagwa and Chamisa.

“Those who voted for Mnangagwa, what can they really say they voted for? The economy is now in worse shape. People are now suffering more while those who voted for Chamisa, it was a vote which has gone to waste again,” said Madhuku.

“Besides giving Chamisa prestige that he gained a considerable number of votes, and inflating the vote figures and vote-rigging claims, there is nothing much he can do for the people as he is not in power. So voting for those two didn’t change the prospects of Zimbabweans.”

“Either MDC or Zanu PF do not care about the people. Give me an example of an MDC councillor or MP who did anything for the people if not for their personal development. The only development seen in opposition MPs is their own personal development,” Madhuku said.

“In rural areas, people have been voting for Zanu PF since 1980, but is there any noticeable development from the party? No! People will tell you it’s our party. In urban areas, people have been voting for the MDC since 2000 but have there been any change in their lives?”

“In Manicaland where I come from, there is an MP for Mutare Central Innocent Gonese. Gonese has been in Parliament since 2000 but he has done nothing for the people of Mutare for all those years. He even wants to contest in the 2023 elections. The Zimbabwean electorate must be better than that,” he said.

He told party members the NCA was going to offer an alternative leadership in the 2023 elections.

Correspondent

The case against MDC Alliance MP Joana Mamombe is set for record breaking turnout now with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) demanding to be included in it.

The JSC has approached the High Court seeking to be included in the ongoing case.

In an urgent chamber application filed with the High Court, the JSC argues as the employer of the trial magistrate, it must be afforded an opportunity to be heard on the question of costs and make representations in that regard.

It said this was now impossible because the magistrate, Bianca Makwande, did not refer the matter to it.

JSC said its intention is not to meddle or interfere with the merits of the case but solely for administration purposes.

“The applicant has become aware of the proceedings under Case HC5435/20, as is the employer of the third respondent (Bianca Makwande),” reads part of the application file at the High Court.

“The third respondent was obliged, under terms of her employment, to refer the matter to the applicant (JSC). The applicant does not wish to participate in or be drawn in respect of the substantive merits or demerits of the main application as between the respondents.

“The applicant’s interest is limited to the draft order, in particular paragraph three which seeks to depart from the precedent in this jurisdiction by inviting this Honourable Court to make an order of costs against a judicial officer in respect of conduct that has occurred during the normal course and scope of his or her employee,” said JSC.

It said it has an interest in the outcome of the proceedings, especially regarding the issue of costs.

Mamombe is cited by the JSC as the first respondent while Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi is the second respondent and Makwande as the third respondent.

In his founding affidavit to support the application, the JSC secretary, Walter Chikwanha said the commission “must be afforded an opportunity to assist the court in arriving at a decision as regards the order of costs sought, which protect the interests of the JSC, its employees and the broad interests of justice insofar as punitive orders of costs are proposed to be made against JSC officers.”

The matter is yet to be heard.

A totally bogus doctor, a young man without a medical qualification to his name, worked in the Parirenyatwa casualty unit for seven months until Tuesday this week, accepted by staff, security and patients simply because he wore a white coat and carried a stethoscope.

Admire Chisi (25) was finally rumbled when the head of casualty took an interest, found the young man was remarkably ignorant, investigated and called the police, who took him away on charges of impersonating a public officer although other charges may be laid. It is unlikely that he was paid, but that is not yet certain

But what concerns a lot of people is how human resources, security and hospital administration generally could admit him into the building, let alone allow him to deal with patients, for so long.

Social commentators have claimed that the bogus doctor could have been a CIO agent and someone within the hospital is aware of that.

Chisi took advantage of the doctors’ strike and the general staff shortage in the health sector to penetrate the hospital system in April this year, although that was when there was a tight lockdown and security had been supposedly tightened. But the increased pressure on senior medical staff might explain why it took so long to figure out he was a very bad doctor if qualified.

Parirenyatwa Hospital yesterday issued a statement confirming Chisi was a fake doctor and that they had handed him over to the police.

“On October 20 2020, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals discovered that the Accident and Emergency Department had been infiltrated by a fake medical doctor who posed as a physician registrar.

“The matter was discovered after our vigilant casualty staff doubted his medical proficiency and made some inquiries. The suspect has been handed over to the police who are now handling the matter,” reads the statement.

However, labour lawyers, medical experts and other commentators questioned how the hospital could enjoy the services of a bogus doctor for seven months.

They blasted the leadership for failing to properly supervise staff while the security section of the institution was criticised for laxity.

Top labour lawyer Mr Caleb Mucheche said the hospital management exhibited negligence and dereliction of duty.

“Failure to detect such a bogus doctor for that long smacks of gross negligence or dereliction of duty by hospital management, human resources and security departments.

“The bogus doctor committed a serious criminal offence by falsely posing as a doctor and endangering human lives at such a big and busy hospital especially now during coronavirus.

“There is need for an overhaul of management, human resources department and security departments at that hospital to prevent future incidents like this,” he said.

Zimbabwe Medical and Dental Practitioners Council president Dr Francis Chirowa said it was surprising that a hospital with sectional heads could take that long to detect the fraud.

“One cannot just walk into the hospital and assume duties of a medical practitioner without producing a practicing certificate. It is surprising considering there is a head of Casualty who should be able to know all the doctors under him and ensure there is a duty roster for all staff,” he said.

Dr Chirowa said Chisi’s case was the third such fraud since independence and measures must be put in place to protect patients.

“In the 1980s we had a similar case at Harare Hospital (now Sally Mugabe Hospital) where someone masqueraded as a doctor. We also had another case of another man who illegally practiced at Mpilo, United Bulawayo Hospitals and Mberengwa. That one ended up causing deaths.

“The Parirenyatwa case is now the third one and there is need for management at hospitals to be more vigilant to save our patients from fake doctors,” he said.

A security expert Mr Brian Kashangura of Vandrift Security Services said the case exposes the laxity of the security at the hospital.

“It clearly shows there are no systems to protect patients at the hospital. How can a stranger work for that long without being questioned? The chief executive officer should do the honourable thing and step down,” he said.

Harare lawyer Mr Wellington Pasipanodya of Manase & Manase Legal Practitioners said the health profession must introduce more stringent security measures to detect bogus doctors in time.

“This type of mischief is common to many professions in Zimbabwe. What needs to be done is to introduce an electronic tag system to identify each hospital staff member using identity tags. Further, all doctors must be issued with practicing certificates which can be produced upon demand by the general public.

“Lastly, ordinary accountability systems like staff meetings, duty rosters and random spot checks of medical personnel against the database of the Health Professions Authority can be done to prevent a repeat of this act,” he said.

Source: State Media

Paul Nyathi

President Mnangagwa delivers his annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) today when he opens the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament and sets the Government’s legislative agenda for the coming session.

The Head of State and Government will address virtually a joint sitting of both the National Assembly and Senate, with all legislators following the speech on Zimpapers Television Network (ZTN) and ZBC.

This first virtual SONA is because of the need to minimise risks of Covid-19 infection.

Since the 2018 elections that saw Mnangagwa snatch victory from MDC Alliance’s Nelson Chamisa, the opposition MPs have been walking out on Mnangagwa as soon as he settles in parliament for his address.

Speaker of parliament Jacob Mudenda has even gone to the extent of punishing the MPs by docking their allowances.

In an interview yesterday, Clerk of Parliament Mr Kennedy Chokuda said all was set for SONA and official opening of the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament.

Some legislators will follow proceedings from the Chamber, with others follow from their gadgets such as phones and television.

“All is now set for the official opening by His Excellency President Mnangagwa, who will also deliver the State of the Nation Address. The President will give us direction in terms of Government’s legislative agenda,” said Mr Chokuda.

He said entrance to Parliament Building will be restricted as part of measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

In his announcement last week, Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda said the official opening of the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament was consistent with Section 140 of the Constitution, which relates to Presidential addresses and messages to Parliament.

“The President may at any time address either House of Parliament or a joint sitting of both Houses,” reads the Constitution.

“At least once a year the President must address a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on the state of the nation, and the Speaker and the President of the Senate must make the necessary arrangements for Parliament to receive such an address.”

There are a number of Bills that are still outstanding that Parliament will deal with in the coming session.

The Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill, which has sailed through the National Assembly, must now be considered by the Senate.

The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill, the Financial Adjustment Bill, the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (Number 1) Bill, the Marriages Bill, the Constitutional Court Amendment Bill, the Pension and Provident Funds Bill, the Manpower Planning and Development Bill, and the Centre for Education, Innovation, Research and Development Bill are in various stages of becoming law.

Some of the Bills are meant to align statute law with the Constitution or bring into effect the necessary political and legal reforms that the Second Republic has set out to achieve.

There is also the much-awaited Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, which initially went through Parliament, but President Mnangagwa withheld his assent and referred it to the House so that it could address concerns that he felt were not consistent with the Constitution.

Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday said the SONA was important for every Zimbabwean.

“This is when the President will talk to the Parliamentarians to give his legislative agenda, the Bills which are supposed to come to Parliament. He will also talk about the economic and social progress in the country. He will also talk to the nation about what the country has achieved.

“This is a very important day for all Zimbabweans across the political divide; we all need to listen to the President, let us all watch on TV, we should be able to understand where this country is coming, where we are and where it is going,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.

She said today will be the first time that the opening of the a session of Parliament would be done virtually due to the Covid-19 restrictions that discourage huge gatherings.

President Mnangagwa will address the nation from State House while all National Assembly and Senate representatives will assemble at Parliament Building around 11am.

President Mnangagwa will be at State House by noon, where he will inspect a guard of honour and then proceed to address the nation.

Additional reporting by State Media

Paul Nyathi

Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) coronavirus situation report as of 21 October 2020:

New cases: 28
Locals: 28
Returnees: 0
Deaths: 3 Bulawayo Province
Recoveries: 33
PCR Tests Done: 805
National Recovery Rate: 94%
Active Cases: 254
Total Cumulative Cases: 8 215
Total Recoveries: 7 725
Total Deaths: 236

Acting Zanu PF spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa has accused Zimbabweans of being unpatriotic.

Speaking at a Zanu PF media briefing in Harare on Wednesday, Chinamasa claimed Zanu PF educated Zimbabweans and citizens must return the favour by defending their country.

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A 49-YEAR-OLD man from Sikombingo Village in Lower Gweru in the Midlands Province has been arrested for allegedly impregnating his 15-year-old stepdaughter after raping her three times.

Each time his wife, the victim’s mother, was away, the accused would sneak into the bedroom where the complainant slept with her other siblings before raping her.

In one of the counts, one of the siblings woke up to relieve herself and allegedly witnessed her father raping the complainant.

Each time the accused raped the complainant, he allegedly threatened her with death if she dared report the rape to anyone.

When the complainant’s mother discovered the pregnancy, she allegedly lied that her boyfriend was responsible as she feared being killed by the accused.

This was heard when the accused appeared before Gweru regional magistrate Mrs Phathekile Msipa facing three counts of rape.

The accused who has pleaded guilty to just one count, was remanded out of custody to October 27 for continuation of trial.

Mr Talent Tadenyika is representing the State.-Chronicle

Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief
THE trial of former Kwekwe magistrate Story Rushambwa (48) who was arrested together with the Clerk of Court Bright Mpiyabo (45) on allegations of abuse of office, kicked off at the Gweru magistrates court yesterday.

The pair who apppeared before Gokwe regional magistrate Mr Taurai Manwere, pleaded not guilty.

The trial of the duo who are on $2 000 bail each, continues today.

Rushambwa was early this year suspended from work pending investigations after he was arrested together with Mpiyabo on allegations of illegally facilitating the release of a stolen vehicle to controversial businessman Shepherd Tundiya.

Rushambwa has since been dismissed from work following a disciplinary hearing on June 1 which found him guilty and recommended his dismissal.

It is alleged that sometime in October last year, a Toyota Hilux vehicle was impounded by the police anti-corruption unit from John Mapurazi, a miner in Kwekwe.

The vehicle was allegedly taken as an exhibit after it was fraudulently imported into the country.

The State alleges the vehicle was then handed over to Zimra for customs management.

It is alleged that on December 27 last year, Mapurazi made an ex parte application seeking the release of the vehicle.

Rushambwa and Mpiyabo allegedly hatched a plan to order the release of the motor vehicle to Mapurazi.

Mpiyabo deliberately withheld the record so that the matter could be presided over by Rushambwa despite the fact that Rushambwa was on leave.

The State alleges Mpiyabo then placed the record before Rushambwa well knowing he was on leave.

Rushambwa presided over the application in the absence of Mapurazi who was now being represented by Tundiya who is not a legal practitioner.

The magistrate went on to grant the order for the release of the motor vehicle to Mapurazi showing favour to him.

The former officer-in-charge of CID Gweru, Detective Inspector Leonard Gwandu has been sentenced to three years in jail for the same case.-Chronicle

Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief
THE trial of former Kwekwe magistrate Story Rushambwa (48) who was arrested together with the Clerk of Court Bright Mpiyabo (45) on allegations of abuse of office, kicked off at the Gweru magistrates court yesterday.

The pair who apppeared before Gokwe regional magistrate Mr Taurai Manwere, pleaded not guilty.

The trial of the duo who are on $2 000 bail each, continues today.

Rushambwa was early this year suspended from work pending investigations after he was arrested together with Mpiyabo on allegations of illegally facilitating the release of a stolen vehicle to controversial businessman Shepherd Tundiya.

Rushambwa has since been dismissed from work following a disciplinary hearing on June 1 which found him guilty and recommended his dismissal.

It is alleged that sometime in October last year, a Toyota Hilux vehicle was impounded by the police anti-corruption unit from John Mapurazi, a miner in Kwekwe.

The vehicle was allegedly taken as an exhibit after it was fraudulently imported into the country.

The State alleges the vehicle was then handed over to Zimra for customs management.

It is alleged that on December 27 last year, Mapurazi made an ex parte application seeking the release of the vehicle.

Rushambwa and Mpiyabo allegedly hatched a plan to order the release of the motor vehicle to Mapurazi.

Mpiyabo deliberately withheld the record so that the matter could be presided over by Rushambwa despite the fact that Rushambwa was on leave.

The State alleges Mpiyabo then placed the record before Rushambwa well knowing he was on leave.

Rushambwa presided over the application in the absence of Mapurazi who was now being represented by Tundiya who is not a legal practitioner.

The magistrate went on to grant the order for the release of the motor vehicle to Mapurazi showing favour to him.

The former officer-in-charge of CID Gweru, Detective Inspector Leonard Gwandu has been sentenced to three years in jail for the same case.-Chronicle

Farai Dziva|The MDC Alliance Youth Assembly has challenged Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to take care of the needs of civil servants while they are alive instead of waiting for them to die.

This comes after the announcement by Information Ministry Permanent Secretary, Nick Mangwana, that the government will -with immediate effect- pay the sum of US $ 500 to the family of a civil servant who dies in office.

Read the MDC Alliance Youth Assembly statement below :

21-10-2020

The failed Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime never ceases to amaze!

At a time when everyone is expecting the government to address the nervous plight of civil servants, Mnangagwa’s carefree government pulled another shock.

This time a bizarre, an extraordinary more than befitting coverage on Star FM’s Tilda Live show where strange happenings are unpacked!

For some strange reasons, Mnangagwa through his mouthpiece, one Ndavaningi Mangwana this week announced that government is willing to pay US$500 demanded by civil servants only over their dead bodies.

What this means is that for teachers, nurses, soldiers, police and other civil servants in order to access a decent wage, they have to die first.

Mnangagwa’s ‘love’ and preference for the dead over the living defies logic!

This is not the first time that Mnangagwa’s regime has exhibited unparalleled gravitation towards the dead.

In 2018, the same regime shocked all and sundry when they forked out millions of US dollars from state coffers just to hire a luxurious plane for repatriation of the corpse of former First Lady, Grace Mugabe’s mother.

Even by own admission, Dr Amai as Grace is referred to was shocked by the affluence albeit through extravagance extended to her dead mother.

Again last year, the same heartless regime offered to build a US$10 million mausoleum for the late Robert Mugabe at a time when the economic was heavily sneezing.

This week’s US$500 offer for dead civil servants comes at a time when teachers are groaning under the yoke of incapacitation which has seen schools being reduced to mini shebeens and brothels.

This ZANU PF regime has become a danger to the living!

Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
MDC Alliance Youth Assembly National Spokesperson

Farai Dziva|Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora’s political hopes have been deflated after MDC Alliance councillors countrywide refused to be swayed by recalls.

Below is a statement written by MDC Alliance Secretary for Local Government Sesel Zvidzai:

News headlines have been screaming about “ jump ship” councilors in Bulawayo and Gweru.

The Khupe followers, have been celebrating non-existent miracle councillors, who are said to have crossed from MDC Alliance to MDC Toko.

This is false and just self pleasing propaganda on the part of the unelectable deserters who after losing congress positions are burying their political carreers by joining the Supreme Court constructed entity .

For the record, MDC Alliance councillors have a strong bond with their sponsoring party , the MDC Alliance.

Nothing will sway them from their focus to deliver superior services fulcrumed on the MDC Alliance SMART local governance policy. They are ready for anything, shunning the deceivery of dangled carrots and weathering the storm of unnecessary and unlawful and immoral recalls by Mwonzora and company, which recalls have no relationship whatsoever with the aspirations of the people.

The MDC Alliance councillors at the Bulawayo and Gweru stations of deployment are fully engaged with dealing with water challenges and informal sector infrastructure for enhancement of their trade , which activities are clearly on the locus of the health and sanitation as well as local economic development in our cities.

We as the MDC Alliance Alternative Ministry cannot be more proud of our Deployees who have stood steadfastly on the mission to deliver smart and superior services to the people. The recall and threats side shows cannot distract these men and women of grit from their mission.

Our happiness is amplified by the sterling work that is happening in Mutare. The Mayor and his team are completing a water delivery pipeline to Dangamvura to consign the perennial problem of running water shortages to the past.

They have also invested in modern ambulances for the convenience of the sick in Mutare, all this in-spite of the collapsed national economy.

Not to be out done, Chiredzi town councill as lead by Chairman G Hwende is attracting investment into the sugar industry backboned town on the mission to make Chiredzi a Smart City in the near future.

We call upon Zanu to manage its appetite for interference and allow the councils to deliver in accordance with the provisions of devolved local authorities

Sesel Zvidzai
Sec Local Government and Rural Development

Emmerson Mnangagwa will deliver his annual State of the Nation Address (Sona) today when he opens the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament and sets the Government’s legislative agenda for the coming session.
The Head of State and Government will address virtually a joint sitting of both the National Assembly and Senate, with all legislators following the speech on Zimpapers Television Network (ZTN) and ZBC.

This first virtual Sona is because of the need to minimise risks of infection for Covid-19. The President combined the two presentations, of giving the State of the Nation address and the Government’s legislative programme, last year as well.

In an interview yesterday, Clerk of Parliament Mr Kennedy Chokuda, said all was set for Sona and official opening of the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament. Some legislators will follow proceedings from the Chamber while others follow from their gadgets such as phones and television.

“All is now set for the official opening by His Excellency President Mnangagwa, who will also deliver the State of the Nation Address. The President will give us direction in terms of Government’s legislative agenda,” said Mr Chokuda.

He said entrance to Parliament building will be restricted as part of measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

In his announcement last week, Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda said the official opening of the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament was consistent with Section 140 of the Constitution, which relates to Presidential addresses and messages to Parliament.

“The President may at any time address either House of Parliament or a joint sitting of both Houses,” reads the Constitution.

“At least once a year the President must address a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on the State of the Nation, and the Speaker and the President of the Senate must make the necessary arrangements for Parliament to receive such an address.”

There are a number of Bills that are still outstanding that Parliament will deal with in the coming session.

The Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill, which has sailed through the National Assembly, must now be considered by the Senate.

The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill, the Financial Adjustment Bill, the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (Number 1) Bill, the Marriages Bill, the Constitutional Court Amendment Bill, the Pension and Provident Funds Bill, the Manpower Planning and Development Bill, and the Centre for Education, Innovation, Research and Development Bill are in various stages of becoming law.

Some of the Bills are meant to align statute law with the Constitution or bring into effect the necessary political and legal reforms that the Second Republic has set out to achieve.

There is also the much-awaited Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, which initially went through Parliament, but Mnangagwa withheld his assent and referred it to the House so that it could address concerns that he felt were not consistent with the Constitution.

Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday said the Sona was important for every Zimbabwean.

“This is when the President will talk to the Parliamentarians to give his legislative agenda, the Bills which are supposed to come to Parliament. He will also talk about the economic and social progress in the country. He will also talk to the nation about what the country has achieved.

“This is a very important day for all Zimbabweans across the political divide; we all need to listen to the President, let us all watch on TV, we should be able to understand where this country is coming, where we are and where it is going,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.

She said today will be the first time that the opening of the a session of Parliament would be done virtually due to the Covid-19 restrictions that discourage huge gatherings.

Mnangagwa will address the nation from State House while all National Assemby and Senate representatives will assemble at Parliament Building around 11am.

Mnangagwa will be at State House by noon, where he will inspect a guard of honour and then proceed to address the nation. Herald

Own Correspondent|A leaked security and intelligence document has revealed how Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is plotting to silence perceived political opponents.

See below part of the document:

FOLLOWING A JOC MEETING HELD ON THE 1OTH OF AUGUST 2020 ON THE
BACKDROP OF ONGOING INCESSANT ATTACKS ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE CMM HIS EXCELLENCY CMM CDE EMMERSON
MNANGAGWA CMM THE RULING PARTY ZANU PF AND THE GOVERNMENT OF
ZIMBABWE BY MALCONTENTS IN ZIMBABWE AND IN THE DIASPORA WHO
ARE WORKING IN CAHOOTS WITH OUR ERSTWHILE COLONISERS TO
DESTABILISE ZIMBABWE AND PAVE WAY FOR AN ILLEGAL REGIME CHANGE
CMM IT IS HEREBY DIRECTED THAT ALL SECURITY SERVICES BE ON HIGH
ALERT AND REINVIGORATE EFFORTS TO STOP THIS GROWING ANTI-
GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGNS ARE NOT ONLY MEANT TO
FORMENT VIOLENCE AND SABOTAGE GOVERNMENT’S ONGOING EFFORTS TO
REVIVE THE ECONOMY BUT TO SUBVERT A CONSTITUTIONALLY ELECTED
GOVERNMENT AND REPLACE IT WITH FOREIGN FUNDED OPPOSITION
POLITICAL PARTIES STOP THIS IS A DIRECT ASSAULT ON OUR NATIONAL
DEFENCE AND SECURITY SYSTEM STOP IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT THE
UNDERLISTED PERSONS COMPRISING OPPOSITION POLITICIANS CMM FORMER
ZANU PF MEMBERS CMM EX SECURITY SERVICES MEMBERS CMM MEDIA
PERSONNEL CMM ACTIVISTS AMONG OTHERS HAVE BECOME SECURITY
THREATS BENT ON SOILING THE IMAGE OF ZIMBABWE THROUGH SPREADING
LIES CMM HATE SPEECH CMM ANTI GOVERNMENT STATEMENTS CMMINCITING
VIOLENCE AND INITIATING HASHTAGS SUCH AS THE RECENT
ZANUPFMUSTGO AND ZIMBABWEANSLIVESMATTER CAMPAIGNS STOP THIS
HAS REACHED A TIPPING POINT THEREFORE THOSE SPEARHEADING THE
CAMPAIGNS SHOULD BE TRACKED DOWN CMM ARRESTED AND BROUGHT
BEFORE THE COURTS OF JUSTICE STOP THE ARREST OF HOPEWELL CHIN’ONO
AND JACOB NGARIVHUME HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL BUT THERE IS CRITICAL
NEED TO WIDEN THE NET SO THAT THOSE LEADING ONLINE CAMPAIGNS ARE
ARRESTED STOP THIS SECURITY OPERATION MUST BE CONDUCTED WITH
GUIDELINES SET BY THE INTER AGENCY COMMITTEE[SEE ADDITIONAL
GUIDELINES] AND ALL ACTIVITIES BE RECORDED AND COMMUNICATED AS
STIPULATED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED GUIDELINES.

EFFORTS INCLUDING
ENGAGING INTERPOL AND SARPCCO, SHOULD ALSO BE MADE TO LOCATE
THOSE IN THE DIASPORA. ACTIVITIES BY SO CALLED HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIVISTS CMM NGOS CMM CSOS CMM EX MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY
FORCES SHOULD BE MONITORED STOP
INFORMATION GATHERED BY OUR INTELLIGENCE TEAMS REVEALS THAT
SOME EX SECURITY SERVICES MEMBERS ARE LINKED TO SERVING MEMBERS
CMM CONNECTIONS WHICH HAVE LED TO THE LEAKING OF CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN STOP THIS IS A SERIOUS SECURITY
BREACH WHICH SHOULD BE STOPPED FORTHWITH STOP ALL COMMANDERS
SHOULD THEREFORE BE VIGILANT AND ENSURE THAT ALL OFFICERS UNDER
THEIR COMMAND ARE COMMITTED TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CRUCIAL
OPERATION STOP THE UNDERLISTED INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE TRACKED AND
INFORMATION THAT MAY LEAD TO THEIR ARREST SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY
STOP INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS SHOULD CULTIVATE MORE INFORMERS AND
ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS OPERATION STOP…

It is imperative that our defence and national security is under threat from individuals w
ho
are persistently and unjustifiably spreading lies and inciting violence through digital
platforms in an effort to forment negative attitude towards the government of Zimbabwe.

This evolution has set the stage for antagonism in Zimbabwe, therefore requires a
fundamental shift in the way we counter threats to our national defence and security. In
light
of this, additional strategies are hereby provided to improve the effectiveness of all
intelligence operations.

A new reporting procedure has been established [See Standard Reporting Procedure]
.

No reports or comments should be released to the press or into the public domain
before clearance from the national command.

Only commanders are now allowed to sign and dispatch correspondence. No any
other member should sign or dispatch correspondence on behalf of the office bearer.

Only district commanders will now authorise subscriber checks. Key contacts of the
targeted individuals should always be obtained and used for tracking main targets.

Commanders should ensure that teams are properly constituted, and their budgets
drawn timeously.

This information should be sent to the national command centre via
the new established channel.
All officers should once again sign a new oath of secrecy.

All arrests, however minor, should be communicated and fed into the new database.

Own Correspondent|A leaked security and intelligence document has revealed how Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is plotting to silence perceived political opponents.

See below part of the document:

FOLLOWING A JOC MEETING HELD ON THE 1OTH OF AUGUST 2020 ON THE
BACKDROP OF ONGOING INCESSANT ATTACKS ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE CMM HIS EXCELLENCY CMM CDE EMMERSON
MNANGAGWA CMM THE RULING PARTY ZANU PF AND THE GOVERNMENT OF
ZIMBABWE BY MALCONTENTS IN ZIMBABWE AND IN THE DIASPORA WHO
ARE WORKING IN CAHOOTS WITH OUR ERSTWHILE COLONISERS TO
DESTABILISE ZIMBABWE AND PAVE WAY FOR AN ILLEGAL REGIME CHANGE
CMM IT IS HEREBY DIRECTED THAT ALL SECURITY SERVICES BE ON HIGH
ALERT AND REINVIGORATE EFFORTS TO STOP THIS GROWING ANTI-
GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGNS ARE NOT ONLY MEANT TO
FORMENT VIOLENCE AND SABOTAGE GOVERNMENT’S ONGOING EFFORTS TO
REVIVE THE ECONOMY BUT TO SUBVERT A CONSTITUTIONALLY ELECTED
GOVERNMENT AND REPLACE IT WITH FOREIGN FUNDED OPPOSITION
POLITICAL PARTIES STOP THIS IS A DIRECT ASSAULT ON OUR NATIONAL
DEFENCE AND SECURITY SYSTEM STOP IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT THE
UNDERLISTED PERSONS COMPRISING OPPOSITION POLITICIANS CMM FORMER
ZANU PF MEMBERS CMM EX SECURITY SERVICES MEMBERS CMM MEDIA
PERSONNEL CMM ACTIVISTS AMONG OTHERS HAVE BECOME SECURITY
THREATS BENT ON SOILING THE IMAGE OF ZIMBABWE THROUGH SPREADING
LIES CMM HATE SPEECH CMM ANTI GOVERNMENT STATEMENTS CMMINCITING
VIOLENCE AND INITIATING HASHTAGS SUCH AS THE RECENT
ZANUPFMUSTGO AND ZIMBABWEANSLIVESMATTER CAMPAIGNS STOP THIS
HAS REACHED A TIPPING POINT THEREFORE THOSE SPEARHEADING THE
CAMPAIGNS SHOULD BE TRACKED DOWN CMM ARRESTED AND BROUGHT
BEFORE THE COURTS OF JUSTICE STOP THE ARREST OF HOPEWELL CHIN’ONO
AND JACOB NGARIVHUME HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL BUT THERE IS CRITICAL
NEED TO WIDEN THE NET SO THAT THOSE LEADING ONLINE CAMPAIGNS ARE
ARRESTED STOP THIS SECURITY OPERATION MUST BE CONDUCTED WITH
GUIDELINES SET BY THE INTER AGENCY COMMITTEE[SEE ADDITIONAL
GUIDELINES] AND ALL ACTIVITIES BE RECORDED AND COMMUNICATED AS
STIPULATED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED GUIDELINES.

EFFORTS INCLUDING
ENGAGING INTERPOL AND SARPCCO, SHOULD ALSO BE MADE TO LOCATE
THOSE IN THE DIASPORA. ACTIVITIES BY SO CALLED HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIVISTS CMM NGOS CMM CSOS CMM EX MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY
FORCES SHOULD BE MONITORED STOP
INFORMATION GATHERED BY OUR INTELLIGENCE TEAMS REVEALS THAT
SOME EX SECURITY SERVICES MEMBERS ARE LINKED TO SERVING MEMBERS
CMM CONNECTIONS WHICH HAVE LED TO THE LEAKING OF CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN STOP THIS IS A SERIOUS SECURITY
BREACH WHICH SHOULD BE STOPPED FORTHWITH STOP ALL COMMANDERS
SHOULD THEREFORE BE VIGILANT AND ENSURE THAT ALL OFFICERS UNDER
THEIR COMMAND ARE COMMITTED TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CRUCIAL
OPERATION STOP THE UNDERLISTED INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE TRACKED AND
INFORMATION THAT MAY LEAD TO THEIR ARREST SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY
STOP INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS SHOULD CULTIVATE MORE INFORMERS AND
ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS OPERATION STOP…

It is imperative that our defence and national security is under threat from individuals w
ho
are persistently and unjustifiably spreading lies and inciting violence through digital
platforms in an effort to forment negative attitude towards the government of Zimbabwe.

This evolution has set the stage for antagonism in Zimbabwe, therefore requires a
fundamental shift in the way we counter threats to our national defence and security. In
light
of this, additional strategies are hereby provided to improve the effectiveness of all
intelligence operations.

A new reporting procedure has been established [See Standard Reporting Procedure]
.

No reports or comments should be released to the press or into the public domain
before clearance from the national command.

Only commanders are now allowed to sign and dispatch correspondence. No any
other member should sign or dispatch correspondence on behalf of the office bearer.

Only district commanders will now authorise subscriber checks. Key contacts of the
targeted individuals should always be obtained and used for tracking main targets.

Commanders should ensure that teams are properly constituted, and their budgets
drawn timeously.

This information should be sent to the national command centre via
the new established channel.
All officers should once again sign a new oath of secrecy.

All arrests, however minor, should be communicated and fed into the new database.

IN a fit of rage, a Makokoba suburb man allegedly stabbed his wife with an empty broken beer bottle for ‘disrespecting’ him by defying his orders not to attend a party in the same neighborhood.

It’s alleged that Vincent Moyo (37) from Makokoba suburb assaulted his wife Busisiwe Sibanda when he met her in the streets of Makokoba suburb on her way from a from a birthday party that he had barred her from.

Moyo allegedly assaulted his wife for defying his orders not to come home after sunset after she attended a birthday party in the same suburb near St Columbus High School.

The matter has since spilled into courts and Moyo has appeared before the Bulawayo magistrate Mr Shepherd Munjanja charged with assault.

He was remanded out of custody to 26 October.

Sibanda who had blue eyes due to the assault however, felt pity for her husband and begged the magistrate to remand him out of custody.

“On the 10th of October 2020 around 2300 hours the complainant was coming from a birthday party when she met the accused person a few metres from their place of residence and the accused person attacked the complainant for disrespecting him.

“He broke a beer bottle and stabbed her on both hands, back and on the head before he assaulted the complainant all over the body using clenched fists,” said the prosecutor Mr Terrence Chakabuda.

After the assault, the complainant allegedly fell down and the accused person went on to assault her using clenched fists and booted feet all over her body resulting in her seeking medical attention at Mpilo Central Hospital
.-Chronicle

By A Correspondent- Acting Zanu PF spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa has blasted unpatriotic Zimbabweans.

Speaking at a Zanu PF media briefing in Harare on Wednesday, Chinamasa claimed Zanu PF educated Zimbabweans and citizens must return the favour by defending their country.

Watch video :

GOVERNMENT has invited the MDC Alliance and MDC-T to grace the SADC Anti-Sanctions commemorations set for 24 October.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it remains unclear where the commemorations will be held but Zanu PF will hold an e-gala in Bulawayo.

However, secretary of information Nick Mangwana has said the government had invited an invitation to the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa’s MDC Alliance to add their voices against sanctions.

The West and the US imposed sanctions against Zimbabwe at the turn of the millennium accusing the Zanu PF regime of failing to obey the rule of law and implementing economic and political reforms.

The West insists it willing to remove the sanctions if Harare implements the reforms.

However, Mangwana confirmed the government had joined hands with different stakeholders such as businesses, churches, political parties, and civil society for this year’s commemorations.

“We have joined hands with other progressive stakeholders such as business, political parties, and civil society to hold this year’s anti-sanctions e-gala. We extend an invitation to the MDC-T and MDC-A and others to come and give a shout against sanctions,” he said.

The Zanu PF National People’s Conference which was scheduled to be held in Bindura has been postponed indefinitely due to covid-19.

This was announced by the party’s acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa and Secretary for Health Dr David Parirenyatwa after a Politburo meeting held this Wednesday.

The Politburo also reiterated Mnangagwa’s clarion call for the unconditional removal of illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the USA and its allies.

The Party applauded Mnangagwa and His Government for the positive steps they have taken to re-engage the West and their allies who have imposed illegal sanctions on the country.

“However, in its active support for the President’s re-engagement drive, which has seen relations relatively improving, the Party reiterates its position that re-engagement should not be taken or misconstrued as a sign of weakness but the progressive and right thing to do to create harmony among nations,” said Chinamasa.

The Politburo went on to thank SADC members and other countries for standing with Zimbabwe in calling for the removal of the illegal sanctions.

“Politburo expressed its gratitude to SADC Member countries that have stood with us and have given meaningful and active solidarity to the Party, Government and People of Zimbabwe as they confront the illegal sanctions needlessly imposed on us for taking back our land. The President reiterated that the Land Reform Program is irreversible and therefore maintaining these sanctions will not change anything.

“The Politburo also expressed sincere gratitude to the African Union member countries, China, Russia, Members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Progressive Civil Rights Movements in the USA headlined by the December 12 Movement, Progressive Nations of the World and eminent personalities across the globe who have joined the People of Zimbabwe, Government and His Excellency, the President in calling out for the unconditional removal of these illegal sanctions.”

Meanwhile, the Politburo has also directed and reiterated the position of the law, which forbids civil servants from contesting for positions in the Party.

Watch video :

Acting Zanu PF spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa has accused Zimbabweans of being unpatriotic.

Speaking at a Zanu PF media briefing in Harare on Wednesday, Chinamasa claimed Zanu PF educated Zimbabweans and citizens must return the favour by defending their country.

Watch video :

Acting Zanu PF spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa has accused Zimbabweans of being unpatriotic.

Speaking at a Zanu PF media briefing in Harare on Wednesday, Chinamasa claimed Zanu PF educated Zimbabweans and citizens must return the favour by defending their country.

Watch video :

Paul Nyathi

A man who took advantage of staff shortages in the health sector and posed as a medical doctor at Parirenyatwa for seven months, has been arrested.

Admire Chisi of Zimre Park ran out of luck when real doctors at the institution smelt a rat and alerted the police.

By Jane Mlambo| Zanu PF has also resolved that Kudzanai Chipanga should vacate the farm that he was allocated by the G40 with the farm set to be part of the proposed University of Manicaland, party acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa said.

Addressing journalists at the end of the Zanu PF politburo meeting today, Chinamasa said Chipanga had applied twice to be readmitted back into the party.

The ZANU PF politburo has turned down former Youth League Secretary Kudzanai Chipanga’s application to be readmitted into the party on the grounds that he was a G40 kingpin.

By A Correspondent| ZANU PF has suspended Chegutu West legislator Dexter Nduna from holding any party position, party acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa has said.

This followed a Zanu PF politburo meeting held in Harare today.

Chinamasa said Nduna will remain a card carrying member but will not hold any party position.

More details on reasons behind Nduna’s suspension will be shared shortly, keep refreshing

By Jane Mlambo| ZANU PF politburo has turned down former Youth League Secretary Kudzanai Chipanga’s application to be readmitted into the party on the grounds that he was a G40 kingpin, Acting Spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa has said.

Addressing journalists at the end of the Zanu PF politburo meeting today, Chinamasa said Chipanga had applied twice to be readmitted back into the party.

Zanu PF has also resolved that Kudzanai Chipanga should vacate the farm that he was allocated by the G40. The farm is to be part of the proposed University of Manicaland, said Chinamasa

More details to follow….

Farai Dziva|The MDC Alliance Youth Assembly has challenged Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to take care of the needs of civil servants while they are alive instead of waiting for them to die.

This comes after the announcement by Information Ministry Permanent Secretary, Nick Mangwana, that the government will -with immediate effect- pay the sum of US $ 500 to the family of a civil servant who dies in office.

Read the MDC Alliance Youth Assembly statement below :

21-10-2020

The failed Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime never ceases to amaze!

At a time when everyone is expecting the government to address the nervous plight of civil servants, Mnangagwa’s carefree government pulled another shock.

This time a bizarre, an extraordinary more than befitting coverage on Star FM’s Tilda Live show where strange happenings are unpacked!

For some strange reasons, Mnangagwa through his mouthpiece, one Ndavaningi Mangwana this week announced that government is willing to pay US$500 demanded by civil servants only over their dead bodies.

What this means is that for teachers, nurses, soldiers, police and other civil servants in order to access a decent wage, they have to die first.

Mnangagwa’s ‘love’ and preference for the dead over the living defies logic!

This is not the first time that Mnangagwa’s regime has exhibited unparalleled gravitation towards the dead.

In 2018, the same regime shocked all and sundry when they forked out millions of US dollars from state coffers just to hire a luxurious plane for repatriation of the corpse of former First Lady, Grace Mugabe’s mother.

Even by own admission, Dr Amai as Grace is referred to was shocked by the affluence albeit through extravagance extended to her dead mother.

Again last year, the same heartless regime offered to build a US$10 million mausoleum for the late Robert Mugabe at a time when the economic was heavily sneezing.

This week’s US$500 offer for dead civil servants comes at a time when teachers are groaning under the yoke of incapacitation which has seen schools being reduced to mini shebeens and brothels.

This ZANU PF regime has become a danger to the living!

Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
MDC Alliance Youth Assembly National Spokesperson

MASVINGO MIRROR– A Roman Catholic priest, Father Edward Ndete has urged villagers in Gutu to stop being used in violent activities by politicians ‘coming from’ Harare as this is only helping to strain relationships and retard development in communities.

Mavetera was buried at Farm 256 in Nyazvidzi Small Scale Farming Area in Gutu on Monday.

Father Ndete said violence in Zimbabwean elections is a matter of serious concern as it had has caused untold divisions and hate in communities to the extent that villagers don’t talk to each other, they don’t assist each other, they don’t visit each and they don’t go to console one another at funerals.

He accused politicians coming from Harare of fanning violence in generally peaceful communities. He said the 2023 elections were drawing closer and urged villagers to desist from political violence.

“Politicians who urge you to fight each other normally come from Harare and they drive big 4×4 vehicles like that one parked over there,” said Father Ndete pointing to one of the cars at the funeral that belonged to an MP.

“They come, they lie to you and they leave you divided. You are a community and you are not islands; you need to borrow salt, sugar and ploughshares from each other and how do you do that when strangers come here and create enmity among yourselves.

“All people in rural communities are related. If you want to join the dots you will realise that your mother is of the gumbo totem, your cousin is shoko, your niece is chihera, your nephew is of the moyo totem, your uncle is beta, you are hungwe and so on. So if you kill one person you have killed one of those.

“Please stop this senseless violence. You are being used by outsiders to inflict pain on each other. You are being divided and you become unable to work together and to help each other.

“The greatest thing in the world is love and God is love. Love is found in the people around you and so is God. The old woman that you beat up is the love of God and is therefore God,” said Father Ndete to applause from the mourners.

Father Ndete questioned politicians’ infatuation with material things and said it was a futile exercise for them to amass houses, farms and properties when one’s neighbourhood is a sea of poverty.

“No one is buried with these properties. If we are to bury these politicians with their mansions and cars how big will be the graves?
“Politicians waste too much money on these campaigns and I remember in one of the Parliamentary terms we had 35 by-elections because even after amassing so much wealth and power, politicians also die and priests are called to preside over their burials,” said Father Ndete.

The funeral was attended by hundreds of people from the surrounding farms, relatives and a number of prominent people from Harare.
Mourners described the late as a humble man, kind and always helping relatives and the poor.

One of Mavetera’s sisters Eleonera Mavetera Mashingaidze who spoke at the funeral urged her brothers and sisters to follow in the footsteps of their late father Nehemia (senior) who left a legacy of love and was adored and respected in the community.

“My father was a jovial man known all over for his antics in playing the African drum. He worked very well with the community. He left a legacy of humility, love and empathy. He was humble and kind and he helped others. He went to funerals and other events in the community and was always there for others.

“I urge my siblings not to destroy his good name. Please keep our father’s ways and good name,” said Eleonera.

-Masvingo Mirror

Own Correspondent|A leaked security and intelligence document has revealed how Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is plotting to silence perceived political opponents.

See below part of the document:

FOLLOWING A JOC MEETING HELD ON THE 1OTH OF AUGUST 2020 ON THE
BACKDROP OF ONGOING INCESSANT ATTACKS ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE CMM HIS EXCELLENCY CMM CDE EMMERSON
MNANGAGWA CMM THE RULING PARTY ZANU PF AND THE GOVERNMENT OF
ZIMBABWE BY MALCONTENTS IN ZIMBABWE AND IN THE DIASPORA WHO
ARE WORKING IN CAHOOTS WITH OUR ERSTWHILE COLONISERS TO
DESTABILISE ZIMBABWE AND PAVE WAY FOR AN ILLEGAL REGIME CHANGE
CMM IT IS HEREBY DIRECTED THAT ALL SECURITY SERVICES BE ON HIGH
ALERT AND REINVIGORATE EFFORTS TO STOP THIS GROWING ANTI-
GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGNS ARE NOT ONLY MEANT TO
FORMENT VIOLENCE AND SABOTAGE GOVERNMENT’S ONGOING EFFORTS TO
REVIVE THE ECONOMY BUT TO SUBVERT A CONSTITUTIONALLY ELECTED
GOVERNMENT AND REPLACE IT WITH FOREIGN FUNDED OPPOSITION
POLITICAL PARTIES STOP THIS IS A DIRECT ASSAULT ON OUR NATIONAL
DEFENCE AND SECURITY SYSTEM STOP IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT THE
UNDERLISTED PERSONS COMPRISING OPPOSITION POLITICIANS CMM FORMER
ZANU PF MEMBERS CMM EX SECURITY SERVICES MEMBERS CMM MEDIA
PERSONNEL CMM ACTIVISTS AMONG OTHERS HAVE BECOME SECURITY
THREATS BENT ON SOILING THE IMAGE OF ZIMBABWE THROUGH SPREADING
LIES CMM HATE SPEECH CMM ANTI GOVERNMENT STATEMENTS CMMINCITING
VIOLENCE AND INITIATING HASHTAGS SUCH AS THE RECENT
ZANUPFMUSTGO AND ZIMBABWEANSLIVESMATTER CAMPAIGNS STOP THIS
HAS REACHED A TIPPING POINT THEREFORE THOSE SPEARHEADING THE
CAMPAIGNS SHOULD BE TRACKED DOWN CMM ARRESTED AND BROUGHT
BEFORE THE COURTS OF JUSTICE STOP THE ARREST OF HOPEWELL CHIN’ONO
AND JACOB NGARIVHUME HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL BUT THERE IS CRITICAL
NEED TO WIDEN THE NET SO THAT THOSE LEADING ONLINE CAMPAIGNS ARE
ARRESTED STOP THIS SECURITY OPERATION MUST BE CONDUCTED WITH
GUIDELINES SET BY THE INTER AGENCY COMMITTEE[SEE ADDITIONAL
GUIDELINES] AND ALL ACTIVITIES BE RECORDED AND COMMUNICATED AS
STIPULATED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED GUIDELINES.

EFFORTS INCLUDING
ENGAGING INTERPOL AND SARPCCO, SHOULD ALSO BE MADE TO LOCATE
THOSE IN THE DIASPORA. ACTIVITIES BY SO CALLED HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIVISTS CMM NGOS CMM CSOS CMM EX MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY
FORCES SHOULD BE MONITORED STOP
INFORMATION GATHERED BY OUR INTELLIGENCE TEAMS REVEALS THAT
SOME EX SECURITY SERVICES MEMBERS ARE LINKED TO SERVING MEMBERS
CMM CONNECTIONS WHICH HAVE LED TO THE LEAKING OF CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN STOP THIS IS A SERIOUS SECURITY
BREACH WHICH SHOULD BE STOPPED FORTHWITH STOP ALL COMMANDERS
SHOULD THEREFORE BE VIGILANT AND ENSURE THAT ALL OFFICERS UNDER
THEIR COMMAND ARE COMMITTED TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CRUCIAL
OPERATION STOP THE UNDERLISTED INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE TRACKED AND
INFORMATION THAT MAY LEAD TO THEIR ARREST SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY
STOP INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS SHOULD CULTIVATE MORE INFORMERS AND
ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS OPERATION STOP…

It is imperative that our defence and national security is under threat from individuals w
ho
are persistently and unjustifiably spreading lies and inciting violence through digital
platforms in an effort to forment negative attitude towards the government of Zimbabwe.

This evolution has set the stage for antagonism in Zimbabwe, therefore requires a
fundamental shift in the way we counter threats to our national defence and security. In
light
of this, additional strategies are hereby provided to improve the effectiveness of all
intelligence operations.

A new reporting procedure has been established [See Standard Reporting Procedure]
.

No reports or comments should be released to the press or into the public domain
before clearance from the national command.

Only commanders are now allowed to sign and dispatch correspondence. No any
other member should sign or dispatch correspondence on behalf of the office bearer.

Only district commanders will now authorise subscriber checks. Key contacts of the
targeted individuals should always be obtained and used for tracking main targets.

Commanders should ensure that teams are properly constituted, and their budgets
drawn timeously.

This information should be sent to the national command centre via
the new established channel.
All officers should once again sign a new oath of secrecy.

All arrests, however minor, should be communicated and fed into the new database.

By A Correspondent- If you thought digging up graves of the dead is only a preserve of horror flicks and thriller novels, this story will certainly change your perspective on the bizarreness of life.

A Bulawayo man who is reportedly under investigation for suspected murder in Gwanda, Matabeleland South province is also being accused of engaging in the “cold and callous” acts of digging up graves.

Although his motive for digging up graves was not immediately established, Noel Masuku from Cowdray Park suburb was exposed by his brother Nicholas Masuku who is also a businessman after he sued him for breaching his peace by persistently confronting him over the suspected murder case whose investigations are still pending.

This was also after Noel claimed that his elder brother was branding him a witch before he threatened to hire thugs to abduct him.

So frosty is the relationship between the two brothers that Noel last week rushed to Bulawayo Civil Court and sought a protection order against Nicholas claiming he had also threatened to kill him.

“I request that the court must secure me with a protection order against my brother Nicholas Khawulani Masuku who is threatening to kill me. He is constantly coming to my house to insult me while armed with a pistol. He is also saying I am a wizard and he will hire people to abduct me and make me disappear forever. He claims that since he is an ex- soldier who was trained to kill, no one will arrest him because he is well connected to all law enforcement agencies,” said an emotionally disturbed Noel.

Noel further said Nicholas was also insulting his mother calling her a prostitute who was abusing his father’s wealth. He then begged presiding magistrate Nkosinomusa Ncube to grant a protection order against his brother saying the harassment was now affecting his family.

In response Nicholas justified his frequent visits to his younger brother’s place saying he had a case to answer concerning a suspected murder case which happened in Gwanda.

“I once came to court last year regarding this issue and the applicant defaulted. He is my brother and there is a pending murder case in Gwanda which is under investigation. We suspected he murdered someone and is also being suspected of digging up graves. I called him about this and went to his house to talk about it and he is now accusing me of fighting with him.

“In fact he is the one who is always fighting with us and there is no reason why I should shoot him. He is, however, interfering with investigations in which I’m also a complainant,” responded Nicholas.

In her ruling the magistrate granted an order in favour of Noel which spells that Nicholas should not call him or to go to his house without his consent and the order is valid for a period of eight years.

In coming up with the ruling the magistrate observed that there were reasonable grounds for believing that Nicholas had committed a breach of peace towards his younger brother especially from his submissions that he was going to reprimand him over the suspected murder case in question whose investigations were still pending.

By Jane Mlambo| Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has announced that one of its departments had been infiltrated by a fake doctor who posed as a Physician Registrar.

The hospital says the matter was discovered after our vigilant casualty staff doubted his medical proficiency and made enquiries.

The suspect has since been handed over to the police who are now handling the matter.

Below is Parirenyatwa hospital’s statement on the matter

By Own Correspondent| Kanyemba district, with its green scenery, thick vegetation, enchanting landscape and rich soils, is one of the most beautiful areas in Zimbabwe.

Located in a mountainous area that give the ever-green district an imposing feature, the expanse that run into the majestic Zambezi river, provides a mystic view good for wildlife conservation and game ranging.

Birds chirp in the morning while hyenas laugh endlessly during the night. In this part of the country, globalization and civilization together with all the vices associated with it, is yet to taint the people’s way of life.

Most people here still survive on hunting, fishing and gathering.

Wildlife roam freely in the virgin forests. Elephants and lions are some of the animals found in the teeming area.

The area, located about 400 kilometers north of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, is probably one Zimbabwe’s remotest places and was until recently shut from the outside world.

However, because of its location- a gateway to Zambia and Mozambique- the government of Zimbabwe decided to develop a town which they hope to be the heartbeat for industry, commerce and trade between Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

Away from the prying eyes of the international community, Zimbabwe has found a willing ally, Belarus investors have poured in USD$15 million in exchange for 10 000 hectares of land for supposedly farming activities in the area.

According to a signed agreement between the government of Zimbabwe and the team from Belarus, the foreigners will focus on agriculture mainly in crop and livestock production.

The area however does not support livestock productions as it is along the Zambezi valley which is a tsetse-fly infested area.

Midlands State University scholar Bester Makuvire who has undertaken a three year study in the district said “the area was prone to incessant floods because it located in the Zambezi valley and erratic rainfall making it difficult for rain-fed agriculture”.

“Due to erratic rainfall, the area is considered unsuitable for dry-land cropping and as a result only flood-plain crop cultivation is practiced,” he said.

“It’s a bogus deal, everything does not favour agriculture there including weather, pests and diseases.

“It baffles the mind why Belarus would pour in $15 million to invest in agriculture in this part of the country when the country has rich arable soils elsewhere,” said economist Tapiwa Mangwiro.

The Belarus team has been allocated 10 000 hectares of virgin land which geologists state that is rich in Uranium deposits.

According to studies undertaken by the Zimbabwean government, the entire Kanyemba basin has 450 000 tonnes of uranium deposits.

“It is believed that the 10 000 hectares area allocated to the Belarus team sits on an estimated 40 000 tonnes of Uranium deposits,” said geologist Mike Vareta, “lets wait and see if they are going to ignore uranium for agriculture”.

Initially, the Kanyemba basin had been allocated to an Iran consortium in 2011 which was supposed to mine uranium but the deal fell off in 2016 due to fear by the Iranian team on the possibility of being sanctioned by the United States of America.

The Zimbabwe government in 2006 then partnered with CNNC Overseas Uranium Holding, a subsidiary of the Chinese uranium giant China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

Media reports said from 2009-12, Chinese were shipping over
3 000 samples to China every month without mining licence.
At the time, the sources said the Chinese were camped at an airstrip close to the safari area where they were “guarded” by armed personnel.

The area is inaccessible making it a fertile ground for underhand dealings. However, road works are underway.

Government is targeting to clear at least 200 000 hectors to attract other investors especially in the tourism sector.

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said Belarus is one of the investors identified by government and that they would focus in agriculture.

“As far as I know, we signed an agreement with Belarus so that they would come and invest in agriculture. As it stands, their land is lying idle and we are waiting for them to hit the ground running,” Chiwenga said.

The VP denied claims that the Belarus team will explore uranium.

While the vast land remains untapped, the local community said that they have witnessed an unusual frequency of the ‘white men in helicopters.’

“There are white men who usually come and inspect the area. Most of them will be accompanied by soldiers,” said Tafara Doma, a community member.

By A Correspondent- Sex is arguably one of the most intimate expressions of love for married couples. So, what happens when one partner constantly says no to sex?

For men it can cause a blow to their ego and for that reason a man from Gokwe approached a traditional court lamenting how his wife was using sex as a bargaining chip, by barring him from having sexual intercourse with her until he paid the balance on the bride price.

It is reported that Eunice Chitangu from Marumisa village under Chief Nemangwe decided to punish her husband Nesbert Chitondo by denying him sex as punishment for allegedly demanding sex all the time even when she was not in the mood.

It was revealed to B-Metro that in January this year, Chitangu who felt her husband should not continue enjoying her affection without giving her parents their dues as an appreciation for raising a woman who bore him four children solemnly told him the comfort, he had enjoyed was equivalent to the lobola he had so far paid.

Irked by his wife’s “sufficient reason” to deny him his conjugal rights, Chitondo then approached Chief Nemangwe’s traditional court complaining that his wife was holding him at ransom by allegedly denying him sex on grounds that he had not yet finished paying lobola for her.

According to a source who claimed to have intimate details of the incident, Chitondo was now accusing his wife of having a boyfriend arguing that same boyfriend must be the one who has been issuing instructions to his wife so that he doesn’t get his conjugal rights.

“In his case which is yet to be heard before Chief Nemangwe, Chitondo is complaining about his wife saying since January this year, he has not had sex with her because every time he tries to stimulate her sexual desires, she would refuse saying he should pay the outstanding lobola.

“Despite the fact he wanted the chief to restore the conjugal rights, Chitondo was complaining that he was also fed up of living with a stingy and disrespectful wife,” the source said.

The source further said Chitondo tried his best to make his wife happy and he even preached to her on the dangers of leaving him sexually starved, but to no avail.

B-Metro also gathered that central to the dispute is the fact that Chitondo was constantly demanding sex to an extent that he would even set his alarm clock an extra 30-40 minutes early so that he could fit in some of his lovemaking sessions with his seemingly restive wife.

Contacted for comment Chief Nemangwe could neither confirm nor deny the incident.

“I am not at liberty to comment on that case now because I have a lot of cases before me, which accumulated after we suspended hearings in March as part of Government’s efforts to reduce the spread of the deadly Covid-19. I will however, only be able to do so after I have presided over it,” said Chief Nemangwe.-statemedia