The ZIFA Executive Committee has co-opted Central Region chairman, Stanley Chapeta, into the national board as replacement of Chamunorwa Chiwanza who was expelled in August last year.
Chiwanza, an ally of former president Philip Chiyangwa, was found guilty of fraud and bringing local football into disrepute. The association accused him of sabotage which resulted in national team players striking during the Afcon 2019.
In a statement released on Tuesday, ZIFA confirmed the elevation of Chapeta who participated and lost against Chimwanza for the exco member post in the last ZIFA polls held in 2018.
The statement reads: “The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Executive Committee has co-opted Stanley Chapeta into the national executive in terms of Art. 32(9) of the ZIFA statutes.
“Chapeta, who, at the time of his elevation, was the chair of the ZIFA central region, comes in to fill the gap caused by the expulsion of Chamunorwa Chiwanza by the disciplinary committee in 2019.
“The co-option is with effect from the 12th of October2020when the Executive Committee unanimously agreed to bring him on board.”-Soccer 24
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work.
The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of the year.
Millions of enterprises face an existential threat. Nearly half of the world’s 3.3 billion global workforce are at risk of losing their livelihoods.
Informal economy workers are particularly vulnerable because the majority lack social protection and access to quality health care and have lost access to productive assets. Without the means to earn an income during lockdowns, many are unable to feed themselves and their families. For most, no income means no food, or, at best, less food and less nutritious food.
The pandemic has been affecting the entire food system and has laid bare its fragility. Border closures, trade restrictions and confinement measures have been preventing farmers from accessing markets, including for buying inputs and selling their produce, and agricultural workers from harvesting crops, thus disrupting domestic and international food supply chains and reducing access to healthy, safe and diverse diets. The pandemic has decimated jobs and placed millions of livelihoods at risk. As breadwinners lose jobs, fall ill and die, the food security and nutrition of millions of women and men are under threat, with those in low-income countries, particularly the most marginalized populations, which include small-scale farmers and indigenous peoples, being hardest hit.
Millions of agricultural workers – waged and self-employed – while feeding the world, regularly face high levels of working poverty, malnutrition and poor health, and suffer from a lack of safety and labour protection as well as other types of abuse.
With low and irregular incomes and a lack of social support, many of them are spurred to continue working, often in unsafe conditions, thus exposing themselves and their families to additional risks. Further, when experiencing income losses, they may resort to negative coping strategies, such as distress sale of assets, predatory loans or child labour. Migrant agricultural workers are particularly vulnerable, because they face risks in their transport, working and living conditions and struggle to access support measures put in place by governments.
Guaranteeing the safety and health of all agri-food workers – from primary producers to those involved in food processing, transport and retail, including street food vendors – as well as better incomes and protection, will be critical to saving lives and protecting public health, people’s livelihoods and food security.
In the COVID-19 crisis food security, public health, and employment and labour issues, in particular workers’ health and safety, converge. Adhering to workplace safety and health practices and ensuring access to decent work and the protection of labour rights in all industries will be crucial in addressing the human dimension of the crisis. Immediate and purposeful action to save lives and livelihoods should include extending social protection towards universal health coverage and income support for those most affected.
These include workers in the informal economy and in poorly protected and low-paid jobs, including youth, older workers, and migrants.
Particular attention must be paid to the situation of women, who are over-represented in low-paid jobs and care roles.
Different forms of support are key, including cash transfers, child allowances and healthy school meals, shelter and food relief initiatives, support for employment retention and recovery, and financial relief for businesses, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. In designing and implementing such measures it is essential that governments work closely with employers and workers.
Countries dealing with existing humanitarian crises or emergencies are particularly exposed to the effects of COVID-19. Responding swiftly to the pandemic, while ensuring that humanitarian and recovery assistance reaches those most in need, is critical.
Now is the time for global solidarity and support, especially with the most vulnerable in our societies, particularly in the emerging and developing world.
Only together can we overcome the intertwined health and social and economic impacts of the pandemic and prevent its escalation into a protracted humanitarian and food security catastrophe, with the potential loss of already achieved development gains.
We must recognize this opportunity to build back better, as noted in the Policy Brief issued by the United Nations Secretary-General.
We are committed to pooling our expertise and experience to support countries in their crisis response measures and efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. We need to develop long-term sustainable strategies to address the challenges facing the health and agri-food sectors.
Priority should be given to addressing underlying food security and malnutrition challenges, tackling rural poverty, in particular through more and better jobs in the rural economy, extending social protection to all, facilitating safe migration pathways and promoting the formalization of the informal economy.
We must rethink the future of our environment and tackle climate change and environmental degradation with ambition and urgency.
Only then can we protect the health, livelihoods, food security and nutrition of all people, and ensure that our ‘new normal’ is a better one…
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Farai Dziva|Mr Douglas Mwonzora is using Vincent Tsvangirai’s popularity in a desperate attempt to push for the MDC T presidency, it has emerged.
Mr Mwonzora was in Masvingo at the weekend and he addressed paltry gatherings in Masvingo Urban and Chivi Central Constituencies respectively.
Despite being accompanied by Vincent Tsvangirai (son of the legendary MDC founding President and former Prime Minister, Right Honourable Morgan Richard Tsvangirai) – Mr Mwonzora failed to attract the attention of members of the 2014 MDC T structures as he had anticipated.
Sources in the MDC T have disclosed Mr Mwonzora is also trying to buy loyalty from members of the MDC T 2014 structures.
“Mr Mwonzora is using Vincent Tsvangirai’s popularity to push for the presidency.Actually he is fighting for his own cause that has nothing to do with Thokozani Khupe’s ambitions.
Mwonzora must stop abusing our icon Morgan Tsvangirai’s legacy,” the source told ZimEye.com.
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance is determined to save the people of Zimbabwe from the jaws of poverty and economic quagmire created by Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, the party’s Youth Assembly leader Tererai Obey Sithole has said.
Speaking after a youth rally in Chiredzi West on Sunday, Sithole condemned the looting of State funds by Zanu PF bigwigs.
Said Sithole : “We were in Chiredzi RDC, Ward 18 where we had a youth rally.
The ward is under the stewardship of firebrand Youth leader, Cllr Gilbert Mutubuki.
We have a duty to serve and save the people of Zimbabwe from the jaws of poverty created by ED and his illegitimate cabal.
We shall do this by building a Mobilized, Organized and Radical Grassroots Assembly Nationwide [MORGAN].
Many thanks to the people of Chiredzi for supporting the cause.”
Farai Dziva|The MDC Alliance(Namibia) has implored the suffering citizens of Zimbabwe to unite in the battle against Zanu PF tyranny.
In a statement released on Monday, MDC Alliance accused Zanu PF of being insensitive to the plight of suffering citizens.
Read full statement below :
19 OCTOBER 2020
POLITICS HAS BECOME A PERMANENT TOOL FOR THE PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION OF STATE RESOURCES IN ZANUPF, MDC ALLIANCE NAMIBIA ASSERTS.
At a juncture of widespread poverty and extreme economic woes, Zanupf politicians are not ashamed to choose conspicuous extravagance and barefaced corruption manifesting through some greedy ministers who continue to loot with impunity.
Mdc Alliance Namibia is cobra-headed to witness stomach politicians of plunder and self-enrichment forging ahead eating on behalf of the masses who continue to gnash their teeth in abject poverty.
The incumbent Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr John Mangwiro, has learned nothing from the corrupt and fired former Minister of Health Dr Obadiah Moyo who was dismissed over his involvement in US$60 million Covid-19 procurement scandal. The incessant tender storms rocking our different parastatals emanate from the selective application of the law against criminals in Zimbabwe. There is outright disconnection between the aspirations of the poor and practical implementation by both elected and appointed leaders in government. We are quite aware that the politicians are being protected by the weaponised law that does not convict the looters of our state resources.
Mdc Alliance Namibia is absolutely infuriated by the behaviour of clueless Zanupf and their greedy ministers who are allowed to rob state institutions when the generality of Zimbabweans are all over the globe hunting for quality livelihoods and they are struggling to keep their heads above poverty. Only a small number of well-connected individuals could walk away with a cool US$60 million and continue to live a normal life out of jail worse without any pay back of the stolen money from the state.
The Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro allegedly railroad the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm), in dramatic events, including visiting the parastatal’s workers at night and bullying them with dismissal, to award a US$5.6 million contract to an undeserving company – Young Health Care. This is contained in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zaac) report which says the Deputy Minister had ‘personal interest’ in the matter.
Moreover,the investigation, conducted from 31st August to September 4 this year , looked into circumstances of how the Ministry of Health and Child Care administered a Covid-19 tender (NAT ITCB FWWK 04/2020) for the purchase of laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables.
The pro-Zanupf newspaper, The Sunday Mail, recently reported that senior Government Officials were allegedly caught with hands in the till over the Covid-19 materials procurement.
This is incontrovertible evidence to prove that politics has become a tool for self-enrichment.
The desperate Zanupf government has been afflicted by the inability to practically implement all those good laws and policies for the benefit of all our people especially the youths.
It has become apparent that the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten more poorer.
Moreso, the suspected violations stem from allegations against the Deputy Minister are that he coaxed NatPharm to give Young Health Care a tender and advance payments before delivery of goods.
This is in direct contravention of the Public Finance Management Act and Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets. It is clear that the corrupt minister used his political power as a springboard for the primitive accumulation of state funds.
Dr Mangwiro, annexed the duties of the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary through issuing innumerable directives to NatPharm. Young Health Care , cropped up and was offered a contract through a directive from then acting Permanent Secretary Dr Gibson Mhlanga , at a time when it was not even registered with the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) as required by law.
The NatPharm acting director , Mr Zealous Nyabadza thwarted the alleged unlawful act by the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care officials resulting in a public tendering process which was deferred to allow Young Health Care to register with Praz.
Mdc Alliance Namibia have also learnt that when NatPharm reiterated on competitive bidding, Young Health Care Limited subsequently submitted a bid price of US$3 600 000 for the same items. This saw a reduction of 36 percent in the price in antithesis with the initial quotation by Young Health Care for supply of commodities under direct procurement , where prices quoted were devilish. It amounted to plethoric US$5 600 000, which was coincidentally the identical amount that was available in the ministry’s coffers, insinuating that the company had innermost information. As citizens in the diaspora, we are interested to know the owner of Young Health Care Company who had accurate financial details of the Ministry’s fiscus.
Furthermore, after twenty (22) companies advanced their interest, Dr John Mangwiro ostensibly side-stepped and wooed NatPharm top managers , at odd hours , to unceremoniously award the tender to Young Health Care before terrorising the vulnerable parastatal’s employees with dismissal if they acted otherwise.
He forged demanding that a purchase order be issued that same , dark night. Young Health Care was then illegally awarded a contract to supply goods worth US$124 630 instead of US$922 000 that had been demanded as advance. As Mdc Alliance Namibia, we resonate with Bayart who describes African political power in the post-colonial era and draws specific attention to the relationship between patrimonialism , clientelism, corruption and power.
This nature of corruption blight brings forth linkages between government and institutionalised fraud:smuggling , the plundering of state resources , the growth of ego, privatisation of state institutions (state capture) and the development of ‘economies of plunder’. We absolutely condemn Zanupf politicians for eating on behalf of the starving unsuspecting masses. It invites cynicism and disillusionment when Zanupf politicians continue to shift blame on sanctions, opposition, journalists , the media analysts , local business people, citizens in the diaspora and so on. It has become clear that our poverty and suffering in Zimbabwe and outside is artificially made by Zanupf. The depletion of social trust has a numbing effect on communal survival tactics and strategies.
The uncouth behaviour of Zanupf ministers must be resisted with equal measure. It spews forth a particularly vile concoction of greed, graft and arrogance.
In a nutshell, Mdc Alliance Namibia, urges Zaac to be objective in combating corruption in government. This politics of the belly attests to a distinctively African trajectory of power that we need to comprehend as part of a long-term historical development.
Corruption and greed have become Zanupf’s modus operandi. They are now permanent features of their human existence.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work.
The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of the year.
Millions of enterprises face an existential threat. Nearly half of the world’s 3.3 billion global workforce are at risk of losing their livelihoods.
Informal economy workers are particularly vulnerable because the majority lack social protection and access to quality health care and have lost access to productive assets. Without the means to earn an income during lockdowns, many are unable to feed themselves and their families. For most, no income means no food, or, at best, less food and less nutritious food.
The pandemic has been affecting the entire food system and has laid bare its fragility. Border closures, trade restrictions and confinement measures have been preventing farmers from accessing markets, including for buying inputs and selling their produce, and agricultural workers from harvesting crops, thus disrupting domestic and international food supply chains and reducing access to healthy, safe and diverse diets. The pandemic has decimated jobs and placed millions of livelihoods at risk. As breadwinners lose jobs, fall ill and die, the food security and nutrition of millions of women and men are under threat, with those in low-income countries, particularly the most marginalized populations, which include small-scale farmers and indigenous peoples, being hardest hit.
Millions of agricultural workers – waged and self-employed – while feeding the world, regularly face high levels of working poverty, malnutrition and poor health, and suffer from a lack of safety and labour protection as well as other types of abuse.
With low and irregular incomes and a lack of social support, many of them are spurred to continue working, often in unsafe conditions, thus exposing themselves and their families to additional risks. Further, when experiencing income losses, they may resort to negative coping strategies, such as distress sale of assets, predatory loans or child labour. Migrant agricultural workers are particularly vulnerable, because they face risks in their transport, working and living conditions and struggle to access support measures put in place by governments.
Guaranteeing the safety and health of all agri-food workers – from primary producers to those involved in food processing, transport and retail, including street food vendors – as well as better incomes and protection, will be critical to saving lives and protecting public health, people’s livelihoods and food security.
In the COVID-19 crisis food security, public health, and employment and labour issues, in particular workers’ health and safety, converge. Adhering to workplace safety and health practices and ensuring access to decent work and the protection of labour rights in all industries will be crucial in addressing the human dimension of the crisis. Immediate and purposeful action to save lives and livelihoods should include extending social protection towards universal health coverage and income support for those most affected.
These include workers in the informal economy and in poorly protected and low-paid jobs, including youth, older workers, and migrants.
Particular attention must be paid to the situation of women, who are over-represented in low-paid jobs and care roles.
Different forms of support are key, including cash transfers, child allowances and healthy school meals, shelter and food relief initiatives, support for employment retention and recovery, and financial relief for businesses, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. In designing and implementing such measures it is essential that governments work closely with employers and workers.
Countries dealing with existing humanitarian crises or emergencies are particularly exposed to the effects of COVID-19. Responding swiftly to the pandemic, while ensuring that humanitarian and recovery assistance reaches those most in need, is critical.
Now is the time for global solidarity and support, especially with the most vulnerable in our societies, particularly in the emerging and developing world.
Only together can we overcome the intertwined health and social and economic impacts of the pandemic and prevent its escalation into a protracted humanitarian and food security catastrophe, with the potential loss of already achieved development gains.
We must recognize this opportunity to build back better, as noted in the Policy Brief issued by the United Nations Secretary-General.
We are committed to pooling our expertise and experience to support countries in their crisis response measures and efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. We need to develop long-term sustainable strategies to address the challenges facing the health and agri-food sectors.
Priority should be given to addressing underlying food security and malnutrition challenges, tackling rural poverty, in particular through more and better jobs in the rural economy, extending social protection to all, facilitating safe migration pathways and promoting the formalization of the informal economy.
We must rethink the future of our environment and tackle climate change and environmental degradation with ambition and urgency.
Only then can we protect the health, livelihoods, food security and nutrition of all people, and ensure that our ‘new normal’ is a better one…
Credit: World Health Organization
Inserted by Zimbabwe Online Health Centre
For more information follow /like our Facebook page :Zimbabwe Online Health Centre
POLITICS HAS BECOME A PERMANENT TOOL FOR THE PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION OF STATE RESOURCES IN ZANUPF, MDC ALLIANCE NAMIBIA ASSERTS.
At a juncture of widespread poverty and extreme economic woes, Zanupf politicians are not ashamed to choose conspicuous extravagance and barefaced corruption manifesting through some greedy ministers who continue to loot with impunity. Mdc Alliance Namibia is cobra-headed to witness stomach politicians of plunder and self-enrichment forging ahead eating on behalf of the masses who continue to gnash their teeth in abject poverty.
The incumbent Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr John Mangwiro, has learned nothing from the corrupt and fired former Minister of Health Dr Obadiah Moyo who was dismissed over his involvement in US$60 million Covid-19 procurement scandal. The incessant tender storms rocking our different parastatals emanate from the selective application of the law against criminals in Zimbabwe. There is outright disconnection between the aspirations of the poor and practical implementation by both elected and appointed leaders in government. We are quite aware that the politicians are being protected by the weaponised law that does not convict the looters of our state resources.
Mdc Alliance Namibia is absolutely infuriated by the behaviour of clueless Zanupf and their greedy ministers who are allowed to rob state institutions when the generality of Zimbabweans are all over the globe hunting for quality livelihoods and they are struggling to keep their heads above poverty. Only a small number of well-connected individuals could walk away with a cool US$60 million and continue to live a normal life out of jail worse without any pay back of the stolen money from the state.
The Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro allegedly railroad the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm), in dramatic events, including visiting the parastatal’s workers at night and bullying them with dismissal, to award a US$5.6 million contract to an undeserving company – Young Health Care. This is contained in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zaac) report which says the Deputy Minister had ‘personal interest’ in the matter.
Moreover,the investigation, conducted from 31st August to September 4 this year , looked into circumstances of how the Ministry of Health and Child Care administered a Covid-19 tender (NAT ITCB FWWK 04/2020) for the purchase of laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables. The pro-Zanupf newspaper, The Sunday Mail, recently reported that senior Government Officials were allegedly caught with hands in the till over the Covid-19 materials procurement.
This is incontrovertible evidence to prove that politics has become a tool for self-enrichment.
The desperate Zanupf government has been afflicted by the inability to practically implement all those good laws and policies for the benefit of all our people especially the youths.
It has become apparent that the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten more poorer.
Moreso, the suspected violations stem from allegations against the Deputy Minister are that he coaxed NatPharm to give Young Health Care a tender and advance payments before delivery of goods.
This is in direct contravention of the Public Finance Management Act and Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets. It is clear that the corrupt minister used his political power as a springboard for the primitive accumulation of state funds.
Dr Mangwiro, annexed the duties of the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary through issuing innumerable directives to NatPharm. Young Health Care , cropped up and was offered a contract through a directive from then acting Permanent Secretary Dr Gibson Mhlanga , at a time when it was not even registered with the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) as required by law.
The NatPharm acting director , Mr Zealous Nyabadza thwarted the alleged unlawful act by the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care officials resulting in a public tendering process which was deferred to allow Young Health Care to register with Praz.
Mdc Alliance Namibia have also learnt that when NatPharm reiterated on competitive bidding, Young Health Care Limited subsequently submitted a bid price of US$3 600 000 for the same items. This saw a reduction of 36 percent in the price in antithesis with the initial quotation by Young Health Care for supply of commodities under direct procurement , where prices quoted were devilish. It amounted to plethoric US$5 600 000, which was coincidentally the identical amount that was available in the ministry’s coffers, insinuating that the company had innermost information. As citizens in the diaspora, we are interested to know the owner of Young Health Care Company who had accurate financial details of the Ministry’s fiscus.
Furthermore, after twenty (22) companies advanced their interest, Dr John Mangwiro ostensibly side-stepped and wooed NatPharm top managers , at odd hours , to unceremoniously award the tender to Young Health Care before terrorising the vulnerable parastatal’s employees with dismissal if they acted otherwise. He forged demanding that a purchase order be issued that same , dark night. Young Health Care was then illegally awarded a contract to supply goods worth US$124 630 instead of US$922 000 that had been demanded as advance. As Mdc Alliance Namibia, we resonate with Bayart who describes African political power in the post-colonial era and draws specific attention to the relationship between patrimonialism , clientelism, corruption and power.
This nature of corruption blight brings forth linkages between government and institutionalised fraud:smuggling , the plundering of state resources , the growth of ego, privatisation of state institutions (state capture) and the development of ‘economies of plunder’. We absolutely condemn Zanupf politicians for eating on behalf of the starving unsuspecting masses. It invites cynicism and disillusionment when Zanupf politicians continue to shift blame on sanctions, opposition, journalists , the media analysts , local business people, citizens in the diaspora and so on. It has become clear that our poverty and suffering in Zimbabwe and outside is artificially made by Zanupf. The depletion of social trust has a numbing effect on communal survival tactics and strategies.
The uncouth behaviour of Zanupf ministers must be resisted with equal measure. It spews forth a particularly vile concoction of greed, graft and arrogance.
In a nutshell, Mdc Alliance Namibia, urges Zaac to be objective in combating corruption in government. This politics of the belly attests to a distinctively African trajectory of power that we need to comprehend as part of a long-term historical development.
Corruption and greed have become Zanupf’s modus operandi. They are now permanent features of their human existence.
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance is determined to save the people of Zimbabwe from the jaws of poverty and economic quagmire created by Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, the party’s Youth Assembly leader Tererai Obey Sithole has said.
Speaking after a youth rally in Chiredzi West on Sunday, Sithole condemned the looting of State funds by Zanu PF bigwigs.
Said Sithole : “We were in Chiredzi RDC, Ward 18 where we had a youth rally.
The ward is under the stewardship of firebrand Youth leader, Cllr Gilbert Mutubuki.
We have a duty to serve and save the people of Zimbabwe from the jaws of poverty created by ED and his illegitimate cabal.
We shall do this by building a Mobilized, Organized and Radical Grassroots Assembly Nationwide [MORGAN].
Many thanks to the people of Chiredzi for supporting the cause.”
By A Correspondent- At least 13 people were seriously injured in a traffic accident that occurred yesterday at the intersection of Churchill Avenue and Freedom Legacy Way which is close to the Borrowdale Race Course in Harare, The Herald reports.
The accident which involved a Nissan Caravan and a Honda Fit was confirmed by ZRP National Spokesperson Assitant Commissioner Paul Nyathi who said the driver of the Nissan Caravan ran a red light:
The accident occurred around 6am at the intersection of Borrowdale Road and Churchill Road where the driver of a Honda Fit who was driving along Churchill Road, due east and on approaching the intersection, the driver of a white unregistered Nissan Caravan proceeded through a red robot and the vehicles collided.
As a result, the Nissan Caravan landed on its right side with 12 people in the Nissan Caravan sustaining various injuries while one person in the Honda Fit sustained serious injuries and was unconscious. All the injured were rushed to Parirenyatwa Hospital
In another incident that occurred in Harare on Saturday, 21 people were injured when a ZUPCO bus they were traveling in veered off the road when the driver failed to negotiate a corner. Another ZUPCO bus last month developed a fault and rammed into 8 vehicles and injured 10 people including Shamiso Muguti whose legs had to be amputated. -statemedia
Farai Dziva|Fearless human rights activist Namatai Kwekweza has dismissed the discourse indicating that Zanu PF is a party of patriots.
On the contrary Zanu PF bigwigs are haters of ordinary citizens, argued Kwekweza.
“Don’t get confused MaZimbo any party that gets into power and doesn’t work to ensure that ALL Zimbos are safe, secure and well governed is not a party of patriots.
Any party that abducts people and lies about it, is not a party of patriots. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
Zanu Pf is just a political party. It is not the state. ZANU pf is not Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is not ZANU PF. ZANU pf can not monopolize the definition of patriotism. Even in ZANU pf there are no patriots. That’s why our country has fallen. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
ZANU PF is not the whole of Zimbabwe Just because we are not ZANU PF members, doesn’t mean we hate Zimbabwe. Just because you are a ZANU PF member it doesn’t mean you love Zimbabwe. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
ZANU PF people are some of the biggest haters of Zim and it’s people. Think abductions, looting, political violence, authoritarianism. 40years after independence Zimbabwe still looks like a growth point by world standards because of ZANU PF looting. These people don’t love Zim,” Kwekweza wrote on Twitter.
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who doubles as Health and Child Care minister is in the eye of a storm following revelations that he instructed his deputy and personal doctor, John Mangwiro, to fast-track the US$5,6 million Covid-19 materials tender scam.
This was revealed by the deputy minister himself in a statement on Monday following a scathing article which appeared in State media on Sunday.
“It is not correct that I interfered with the bidding process. On August 14, 2020 at around 2100 hours I received a phone call from the Hon Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care (Chiwenga). He wanted me to get an update on what was causing the delays to the procurement of the Covid-19 requirements,” said Dr Mangwiro.
The Health deputy minister deputises Chiwenga. He is also a personal doctor of the feared VP having spent months with him in South Africa and China when Chiwenga fell critically ill in 2019.
Dr Mangwiro said he convened the meeting at night as it was an “emergency”.
“I could not sleep over an emergency and as such I called (acting NatPharm managing director) Mr Zealous Nyabadza to urgently convene a meeting to appraise me on what was causing the delays. Mr Z Nyabadza explained that Young Health Care Limited had won the tender to supply some of the equipment,” said Dr Mangwiro.
The Health ministry is apparently both a cash cow and source of conflict for factions supporting President Mnangagwa on one hand and his deputy, Chiwenga, on the other.
Mnangagwa’s close ally and appointee to the Health ministry, Obadiah Moyo, was ousted from government in dramatic fashion in July this year after he was fingered in a US$60 million dollar Covid-19 tender scandal.
Chiwenga then took over the ministry after a prolonged leadership vacuum at the ministry. Interestingly his close ally is now being accused of the same crime.
By Farai D Hove | Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Dambudzo junior is set to be a witness in the case against Masvingo based, MDC Alliance Councillor Godfrey Kurauone.
Some of Emmerson Mnangagwa’s sons pose for a photoshoot
An affidavit seen by ZimEye reveals Dambudzo, a teacher, and a police officer cited in the case . The male ZRP cop in his statement, states in part:
I am a male adult residing at house 5 Duiker • I am employed as a teacher at Tashinga primary school Chiredzi. MY mobile number is 0773 85 and 0713 *93. ….
On the 26th day of June 2020 at around 1700 hours I was at Glow service station Masvingo with Dambudzo Mnangagwa and Enerst Muchenjeri. I heard commuters who were queuing for ZUPCO buses at corner Hofmeyer street and Leopold Takawira avenue cheering at the southern side of Leopold Takawira avenue” Councillor Kurauone, Councillor Kurauone” I then went to the crowd with Dambudzo Mnangagwa and Enerst Muchenjeri to see what was happening.
I then saw and heard Godfrey Kurauone saying “let’s unite and remove this corrupt government and President Mnangagwa and his criminals must go.” while commuters were cheering…”
By A Correspondent- The trial of former Tourism Minister, Prisca Mupfumira and the former NSSA director contribution and collections, Barnabas Matongera, in which they are accused of abuse of office has been set for November.
The duo is accused of flouting tender procedures when they approved a housing project in Gweru involving the development of 200 stands.4
Magistrate Ngoni Nduna set their hearing for November 18, 19 and 20 on a continuous row at the Harare Magistrates’ Court.
Their trial was supposed to have commenced Monday but the State was yet to furnish the duo with some documents to prepare their defence.
Mupfumira, through her lawyer Mr Sylvester Hashiti, applied for scraping of her bail reporting conditions, but the State represented by prosecutor Michael Reza said it was not prepared to respond to the application saying she must go back to the High Court where she was granted bail.
Mupfumira was arrested last year over corruption and has since been relieved of her duties as the minister of Tourism.
Meanwhile, some have expressed concern over the way the state is handling the case saying there is a lack of enthusiasm on the part of the state suggesting that the government might not be committed to fighting corruption in the country
By A Correspondent- The government in a bid to fight graft has decided to forfeit assets belonging to Land Barons because they were bought with proceeds from illegally selling state and council land.
The matter came to light during a meeting between Chitungwiza Municipality management and Harare Provincial Development Coordinator Mr. Tafadzwa Muguti. Mr. Muguti said he had a meeting with the Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo, and senior police officers and they discussed the issue. Said Mr. Muguti:
There are people amassing enormous wealth at the expense of the poor. I am happy to say that with effect from today, we are going to start asset forfeiture from people like land barons. This morning, I met Minister Moyo, commissioners of police and their spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, and we have put a taskforce in place.
These things (forfeiture) have always been provided for under the law. It is not like we are crafting a new law. This week you shall see ZRP going after assets of those who acquired wealth illegally by selling land which was not theirs. So to those who have got houses and cars we will take what belongs to the State. That means if the money was supposed to have benefited Chitungwiza Municipality, it should be directed there.
We are not looking at the political party you support. As you committed these crimes, we are coming after you. We are doing this for the sake of progress of this great nation.
We have people that have taken the power of local authorities, some of them conniving with staff members to issue offer letters. Offer letters are not title deeds.
Recently ZRP arrested 6 land barons in Harare as the ZRP announced it was intensifying its investigations into land barons.-statemedia
SPORTS STAR: Zimbabwe head coach Lalchand Rajput has not travelled with the team to Pakistan for the limited-overs series. The Zimbabwe Cricket claimed that the Indian Embassy in Harare wrote to them asking that Rajput be exempted from visiting Pakistan, even though the Pakistan Embassy in Harare had issued him a visa.
In his absence, former Zimbabwe international, Douglas Hondo, will serve as the interim coach of the side for the three ODIs and three T20Is. The Zimbabwe team landed in Islamabad on Tuesday morning without Rajput, leading to speculations that there could have been visa issues.
However, both Zimbabwe Cricket and Pakistan Cricket Board maintained that the former India cricketer was issued a visa.
Rajput, however, was not available for a comment at the time of publishing this story.
By A Correspondent- Teachers’ representative unions have said they stand ready to open, genuine dialogue with the government over the ongoing industrial action.
Eight unions released a joint statement expressing willingness to resolve the prolonged stand-off between workers and the employer. The statement read in part:
Teacher union leaders are ready to engage in meaningful dialogue any time from now to end the current logjam..
(The) Public Service Commission or the government should take teachers’ plight seriously and stop this tomfoolery of playing hide-and-seek with the lives of teachers in particular and of the innocent learners.
Teachers remain incapacitated as nothing has changed. This means our members will not be able to report for duty anytime soon until the government faithfully engages teachers’ unions.
Teachers refused to return to school when schools were reopened on 28 September after they were prematurely closed in March when the country recorded its first coronavirus case.
They are vowing not to return to work if the government has not met their demands which include the restoration of their 2018 salaries when they were earning about US$500.
Like many other government workers, they are currently earning an equivalent of US$30 on average.-DailyNews
By Farai D Hove | Below is a brief transcript of the franktalk by Terence Manjengwa at the Rotten Row magistrates court on the 24th August 2020.
He was with a colleague when together they spoke to a police officer who wanted to assault them:
Are you able to pay rent? Can you afford your child’s school fees?
So why do you want to beat these people?
Your child is is not able to go to school. Your child is failing to go to school.
Wait. I want to ask you if your child is going to school. The situation in the country you can see it clearly. Stop arresting people for nothing.
Do not push me. Don’t push me. I don’t care what’s weapon you have. You can assault me. I can offer you my body as a sacrifice but you yourself by tomorrow you will be miserable.
Terrence Manjengwa simply spoke the truth to a police officer and this is what happened. pic.twitter.com/QWkw9Jork4
By Engineer Jacob kudzayi Mutisi- The only way to turn around Zimbabwe’s fortunes is to appoint professional engineers in positions of authority.
It is no secret that Zimbabwe’s infrastructure has been steadily falling apart since the 1980s. Zimbabwe is riddled with a multitude of crumbling roads and bridges, aging dams and outdated airports.
While much of the nation’s crumbling infrastructure can be attributed to a lack of funding, many feel the main culprit is simply neglect.
There is a lot of talk on why President ED Mnangagwa is “by-passing” parliament and has resorted to Statutory Instruments (SI) as a way to turn around Zimbabwe’s economy. There is now a need to have Statutory Instruments that will turn around the industrial manufacturing sector driven by professional engineers.
Zimbabwe’s political structure is mostly dominated by lawyers, economists and accountants and there is now a need to appoint professional engineers in strategic government positions.
Countries like China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and now the world’s biggest economy China has a domination of Engineers in government, advisory boards and in most of the countries strategic positions.
Reason being an engineer is a problem solver hence the definition of an engineer (“a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures”). These are the qualities that this country desperately needs.
Zimbabwe’s physical infrastructure we all rely on which include transport networks, roads, bridges, waste management,water and energy supplies are all in a dilapidated state.
Zimbabweans have to thank professional engineers for their digital infrastructure like communications and navigation networks that are part and parcel of the now Zimbabwe’s way of life. Zimbabwe’s engineers continue to play a huge role in healthcare, food, manufacturing and research. Professional engineers are the ones who bring innovation to our country.
As you know, Germany is known for its automobile industry. But did you know, Germany has very advanced nanotechnology applications in various industries.Japan too,has its income now mainly from Animes and Mangas.
Mangas are Japanese comics, and Anime is the Japanese version of animation. In order to design those they hire a lot of animation engineers. China is known for manufacturing electronic appliances at a cheaper cost. This is not possible without an electronics and electrical engineer.
So, engineers make a lot of difference in nation’s technology state. Talking about changes in technology by engineers,India is one more country that has a very big market of textiles, that do a lot of varieties. All these are not possible without textile engineers.
The Japanese economic growth was driven by an American engineering and industrial expert, W. Edwards Deming. Deming taught the Japanese manufacturers how to produce top quality products economically.
Some of the Japanese companies who adopted Deming theorems and concepts are Toyota Motor Corp. and Sony Corp. and became world-class producers in their fields, helping Japan become one of the planet’s dominant economic powers. Japan’s rise was the start of a regional metamorphosis. Asia eventually became a manufacturing giant.
Although American companies could have learned from Deming, most ignored him for decades even as Asian competitors gobbled away at Americans’ customer base and profits.
Zimbabwe needs professional engineers to be actively involved in building infrastructure, engineering work has a much wider and more lasting impact. It is common knowledge that infrastructure development helps to fuel economic growth.
Well-built housing and sanitation improves the quality of life of all residents in Zimbabwe. Good transport links make it easier for businesses to trade their goods, and enables the workforce to be more mobile and on time.
High-speed internet can boost productivity, improve efficiencies, and help organizations to look beyond their local or national borders… this list is endless.
There is no way Zimbabwe will develop to be a first world country without professional engineers leading from the front.
Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi is Chair of the ICT division of Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE) , a Board Member of the Zimbabwe Institute of Directors (IOD), a Member of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE) and Practising Engineer with Engineering Council of Zimbabwe (ECZ)
Leaders who don’t listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say. Andy Stanley
ANALYSIS | It is now more than four weeks since 7 year old Tapiwa Makore was killed and his body dismembered, “and the people who killed Tapiwa were caught, especially the one who cut his head is saying he’s the one who did it, even naming who he handed it to.
The Makores tell ZimEye in separate interviews that everything is now in the hands of the police. But it is the same force that is failing to conclude the first step in the prosecution process. Then Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is heard in file footage revealing who the police truly is in this country – they are a bunch of politicians of whom he is chief of.
He says: “We must be respected, we are majority, we are the government, we are the people, we are the army, we are the airforce, we are the police, we are everything you can think of, we determine who can do mining in Zimbabwe, we determine who can construct a railway line, we determine who can build a road in Zimbabwe, no other party can do so.”
Mnangagwa says ZANU PF is everything in Zimbabwe and must be respected. We are the police the army….we are everything in this country pic.twitter.com/HrRFrSGUoh
It was on 4th April 1983 when Mnangagwa caused the Zimbabwean economy to crash as he described people as cockroaches who deserve to die for supporting protesters, who he labeled dissidents. He said everyone supporting protesters would have their days on earth reduced. 22,000 from Midlands and Matebeleland areas were killed as a result.
” But woe unto those who will choose the path of collaboration with dissidents for we will certainly shorten their stay on Earth,” he said.
The economy nosedived.
He would after that deny that anyone was killed, and what he told the BBC in 1983, is the same he repeated to France24 36 years later, in February 2019.
And then on 15th May 2015, Mnangagwa said democracy is only found in the World of the Dead. He said election winners are just corpses. (VIDEO)
Fast forward to 1st August 2018, he deployed the army onto the streets of Harare and his most senior advisor announced in his presence this was in order to change election results so they match an outcome greater than the one ZANU PF obtained in 1980.
CHRISTOPHER MUTSVANGWA on 15 December 2017 at 1.32pm in MNANGAGWA'S PRESENCE in Harare pic.twitter.com/CvBQli2VxG
And then in February 2019, Mnangagwa celebrated the killing of 17 people and raping of 17 women saying he would do more, to the point of physically attacking doctors and lawyers attending the victims. VIDEO:
RETWEET! – Mnangagwa in Mwenezi clearly threatened brutality against doctors and lawyers also threatening to shorten the lives of people who make noise. pic.twitter.com/fJx5dOemL5
On the 3rd January 2020, he told people in Harare’s Kuwadzana surbub, still nursing their wounds from beatings by the Zimbabwe national army, that he would re-deploy the army on them once he discovers they are the ones who stopped the rain. This is not a reading from a horror movie or a novel this is real life in modern day Zimbabwe. (VIDEO).
Mnangagwa: "But once we know it is the people of Kuwadzana who do not wish it to rain, we will deploy the army to surround them to beat them up" Video- ZBC pic.twitter.com/apQ05pc4jn
By A Correspondent- A road accident that occurred on Sunday reportedly claimed the life of former Black Rhinos player Leslie Kamuyoyo, The Herald reports.
The accident reportedly also claimed the life of a woman who was in the car with Muchinda and his teammate and colleague Gift “Shaft’’ Makoni was seriously injured in the accident and he is said to be in a critical condition in the hospital together with yet another female passenger who was in the car.
61-year-old Leslie Kamuyoyo survived by his wife and 4 children, Mourners are gathered at No. 3880 Chipere Close, Budiriro 2 in Harare.
The Herald published a short bio about the late star which states that Kamuyoyo was born in Mbare and he was part of the Black Rhinos squad that won the PSL title in 1984: …Was part of the Rhinos squad that won the League and Cup double in their maiden year in the top-flight league in 1984.
He joined Rhinos from BAT Ramblers where he was the team’s playmaker at the end of the 1982 season.
He accomplished this feat in a 1981 Castle Cup first round match against Dynamos at Gwanzura after he beat the country’s leading ‘keeper Japhet Muparutsa.
That match ended in a 2-2 draw before Ramblers lost the replay 3-1.
Kamuyoyo was later joined in the “two free-kick goals in one match” record book by Elvis “Chuchu” Chiweshe (Eagles, 1983) and Maxwell “MaRhino” Dube (Chapungu, 2001).
He was also part of the Rhinos squad that reached the quarter-finals of the then African Cup of Club Champions in 1985 where they lost to Senegalese top side US Goree.
After he hung up his boots, in the early ‘90s, Kamuyoyo had various coaching stints with the army teams around the country.
He was a self-anointed story teller whose favourite topic was “The Black Rhinos Sound of Music” where his voice would rise in pitch as he developed his narration about the side’s classic encounters.-statemedia
By A Correspondent- Chiredzi residents last week called on government to reduce military expenditure in the 2021 national budget and channel more resources towards social services.
The residents were speaking during a 2021 national budget consultative meeting led by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development chaired by Zaka North legislator Rabison Mavhenyengwa.
Human rights monitor, Marko Shoko said Zimbabwe was not at war, hence the Finance ministry should channel more resources towards education, health as well as social welfare and stop burdening the country with unnecessary military expenditure.
Patricia Zunga said morale in schools was low and the government should seriously look into the plight of teachers and pay them a salary commensurate with the work they do. She also said there was no need for government to continue to allocate huge amounts to the Defence ministry.
“Government should consider allocating more money towards the construction of new schools in Chiredzi,” Zunga said.
United Chiredzi Residents and Ratepayers Association programmes officer Constance Chikumbo said public hospitals were in a sorry state with no medicine, burdening the poor who could not afford to get treatment at private hospitals.
“Immobility of police officers is making countless criminals unaccounted for because most police stations have no vehicles to track down reported cases,” Chikumbo said.
“This is an impetus to spiralling cases of corruption by our police force which is now taking bribes in order to open an investigation. Our hospitals need to be stocked with medicine so the government should give more resources to the Health and Child Care ministry.”
Other residents said more resources should be allocated to cater for people living with disabilities and other vulnerable members of the community.-Newsday
By Dorrothy Moyo | Former Labour Minister and Senator, Florence Chitauro has died.
Florence Chitauro
The widow of the late Defence secretary and first vice chancellor of Bindura University of Science Education Dr James Chitauro, has passed on after suffering a stroke.
She was one of the late President Robert Mugabe’s loudest cheerleaders,
She will be remembered for suppressing strikes against his regime, and creating the conditions that gave birth to the forming of the MDC party in 1999.
British newspapers once flighted as a former Minister who lived in a plush town house in west London with her late husband, James.
Her son and daughter live in the UK and her husband preceded her in 2014.
Florence Chitauro once stroked controversy when while ambassador to Australia she labelled former prime Minister John Howard dictator in retaliation for that countries foreign policy against Zimbabwe.
Mourners gathered at the family’s Borrowdale house in Harare.
MDC-T National Organising Secretary Abednico Bhebhe has refused to attend a disciplinary hearing called by Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora accusing them of not following procedures and being resistant to the truth.
This followed an announcement by Mwonzora that Bhebhe and Harare Provincial youth leader Paul Gorekore will be disciplined for bringing the name of the party into disrepute.
“The leadership hereby ordered to commence and pursue disciplinary action against these two in terms of the party constitution.
“The national council was of the opinion that there were acts of indiscipline by Mr Gorekore and Mr Bhebhe but we resolved that the two would be dealt with in terms of our constitution. We want to assure our supporters that we will be firm with our own,” said Mwonzora.
But in response, Bhebhe said he will not attend the hearing as he had only heard it through the media.
“I will not attend such a disciplinary hearing being called through the media,” Bhebhe told NewZimbabwe.com Monday.
“The person who did that knows what needs to be done in terms of the procedures and process when one is being called to appear for a disciplinary hearing, and I am sure that has not been done.
“The party leadership should not be afraid of being told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” added Bhebhe.
By A Correspondent- MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has said Job Sikhala’s continued presence in Parliament is not a sign the party leadership feared him, but a matter of his unclear allegiance they are still to ascertain.
He made the remarks while addressing journalists in Harare Monday.
Mwonzora was responding to a question on whether his party was being selective in recalling MDC Alliance MPs and councillors since there are some public officials still loyal to MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa who are in office.
Sikhala, who is the Zengeza West MP and MDC Alliance vice-chairperson, is one of the officials who have remained loyal to Chamisa despite some threats by Mwonzora they risked recalls.
“We are not afraid of Mr Sikhala. He does not bite and he is a person who holds certain views, some very strongly and we do respect some of his views,” said Mwonzora.
“We do not know, he is yet to tell us the membership of his party, we have not seen the affidavit he signed renouncing the party (MDC-T).
“All members of our party who commit acts of misconduct will be dealt with in a fair manner, they will be afforded the right to be heard but if you leave the party for example by signing the affidavits which were drafted by the MDC Alliance lawyers, they would have expelled themselves.
“Those affidavits specifically stated that these people were no longer members of the MDC-T and if you specifically state that you are no longer a member of the MDC-T, you would have expelled yourself.”
Mwonzora has wielded his axe on over 20 MDC Alliance MPs and dozens of councillors he claims signed affidavits renouncing their membership to MDC-T in favour of the Chamisa-led faction.
The whole drama emanates from a March 2020 Supreme Court ruling that nullified Chamisa’s presidency and ordered an immediate return to party 2014 structures before an extraordinary congress meant to select late party leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s successor.-Newsday
ANALYSIS | It is now more than four weeks since 7 year old Tapiwa Makore was killed and his body dismembered, “and the people who killed Tapiwa were caught, especially the one who cut his head is saying he’s the one who did it, even naming who he handed it to.
The Makores tell ZimEye in separate interviews that everything is now in the hands of the police. But it is the same force that is failing to conclude the first step in the prosecution process. Then Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is heard in file footage revealing who the police truly is in this country – they are a bunch of politicians of whom he is chief of.
He says: “We must be respected, we are majority, we are the government, we are the people, we are the army, we are the airforce, we are the police, we are everything you can think of, we determine who can do mining in Zimbabwe, we determine who can construct a railway line, we determine who can build a road in Zimbabwe, no other party can do so.”
Mnangagwa says ZANU PF is everything in Zimbabwe and must be respected. We are the police the army….we are everything in this country pic.twitter.com/HrRFrSGUoh
It was on 4th April 1983 when Mnangagwa caused the Zimbabwean economy to crash as he described people as cockroaches who deserve to die for supporting protesters, who he labeled dissidents. He said everyone supporting protesters would have their days on earth reduced. 22,000 from Midlands and Matebeleland areas were killed as a result.
” But woe unto those who will choose the path of collaboration with dissidents for we will certainly shorten their stay on Earth,” he said.
The economy nosedived.
He would after that deny that anyone was killed, and what he told the BBC in 1983, is the same he repeated to France24 36 years later, in February 2019.
And then on 15th May 2015, Mnangagwa said democracy is only found in the World of the Dead. He said election winners are just corpses. (VIDEO)
Fast forward to 1st August 2018, he deployed the army onto the streets of Harare and his most senior advisor announced in his presence this was in order to change election results so they match an outcome greater than the one ZANU PF obtained in 1980.
CHRISTOPHER MUTSVANGWA on 15 December 2017 at 1.32pm in MNANGAGWA'S PRESENCE in Harare pic.twitter.com/CvBQli2VxG
And then in February 2019, Mnangagwa celebrated the killing of 17 people and raping of 17 women saying he would do more, to the point of physically attacking doctors and lawyers attending the victims. VIDEO:
RETWEET! – Mnangagwa in Mwenezi clearly threatened brutality against doctors and lawyers also threatening to shorten the lives of people who make noise. pic.twitter.com/fJx5dOemL5
On the 3rd January 2020, he told people in Harare’s Kuwadzana surbub, still nursing their wounds from beatings by the Zimbabwe national army, that he would re-deploy the army on them once he discovers they are the ones who stopped the rain. This is not a reading from a horror movie or a novel this is real life in modern day Zimbabwe. (VIDEO).
Mnangagwa: "But once we know it is the people of Kuwadzana who do not wish it to rain, we will deploy the army to surround them to beat them up" Video- ZBC pic.twitter.com/apQ05pc4jn
By A Correspondent- Bulawayo’s Queens Park suburb has recorded diarrhoea cases as more suburbs register outbreaks of the disease which claimed 13 lives in Luveve in July and infected nearly 2 000 people.
Water shortages, ageing water and sewer infrastructure have been blamed for the recurrent diarrhoea outbreaks in the city.
Auditor-General, Midlred Chiri, in a report tabled in Parliament, recently warned that Bulawayo risked an outbreak of water-borne diseases resulting from failure to manage sewage reticulation systems.
“The community health worker for Queens Park alerted the area environmental health officer over concerns that a number of people seemed to be suffering from diarrhoea in the area. The concern was investigated and confirmed,” a council health, housing and education report read in part.
However, no deaths were recorded with the report, adding that people were avoiding council clinics because they do not want to undergo COVID-19 testing.
“Indications were that the affected were not willing to visit health facilities for fear of being tested for COVID-19. They were assured that it was not standard procedure that everyone who came to the clinic was tested for COVID-19, therefore, they should be free to go to the clinic,” the report added.
“The community health workers were advised to encourage all affected to visit the nearest clinic for treatment as diarrhoea treatment was currently free. The area environmental health officer continued to monitor the situation.”
In her report, Chiri said persistent bursting of sewage pipes and failure by councils to attend to them could result in an outbreak of fatal diseases.
“Due to failure by the urban local authorities to attend to blockages within the stipulated eight to 24 hours, raw sewage is lost into the environment before reaching the treatment plants thereby contaminating water bodies,” Chiri said.
“The raw sewage flowing on the ground will mix with potable water thereby resulting in water-borne diseases. Furthermore, delays in the repair of sewer blockage/chokes will result in backflow of sewage increasing pressure on inlet pipes and joints or weaker points will give in to pressure thereby causing further blockages.”-Newsday
City of Harare has closed down Mbare bus termini to pave way for renovations with buses now moved to Fourt street, Coventry holding bay, Mbudzi Complex car park and Machipisa shopping centre.
Travellers to Mutare, Mutoko, Murewa and Goromonzi will use Fourth Street bus terminus, while those travelling to Masvingo, Beitbridge and Chiredzi will use Mbudzi Complex parking and Machipisa Shopping Centre.
Those travelling to Bulawayo, Gweru, Chinhoyi, Shamva and Masvingo among other destinations will now use Coventry holding bay.
This was announced in a public notice issued by City of Harare.
By A Correspondent- Property worth thousands of dollars was gutted after a thatched house was caught in a veld fire on Sunday evening.
Muzarabani rural district council chairperson Ashton Chiweshe confirmed the inferno.
“Property belonging to Graria Mtemaringa was burnt but people managed to escape without injuries, the fire was caused by a veld fire which came uncontrolled,” Chiweshe said.
Last month a fuel dealer in St Alberts burnt his room and her child after, fuel which he kept in his room caught fire.
By A Correspondent- Two men have been arrested for allegedly beating their friend to death for placing a bet using a torn 10 rand note during a gambling game.
Thulani Nkomo (19) and Peter Dube (26) both from Filabusi area were not asked to plead when they appeared before Gwanda magistrate, Ms Lerato Nyathi facing a murder charge.
They were remanded in custody to October 30. Prosecuting Ms Ethel Mahachi said the pair was gambling with Freedom Moyo on August 13 at around 9PM when Moyo tried to place a bet using a torn R10 note resulting in an altercation.
“On 13 August at around 9PM Thulani Nkomo, Peter Dube and Freedom Moyo were gambling at Nkwalimi Business Centre in Filabusi when Moyo tried to place a bet with a torn R10 note. Nkomo and Dube refused to accept the torn money but Moyo insisted that the money could be used which resulted an altercation.
“They then abandoned the game and left for their homes while still arguing about the torn money. Moyo proceeded to his home while the accused persons also went to their places of residence,” she said.
Ms Mahachi said on the following morning at around 6AM Moyo met Nkomo and Dube who confronted him over the torn money. She said the pair started assaulting Moyo with stones and logs.
Ms Mahachi said Moyo called out for help and villagers rushed to the scene while Nkomo and Dube fled.
She said villagers found Moyo lying unconscious on the ground and they rushed him to a nearest clinic where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The matter was reported to the police resulting in the arrest of Moyo and Dube. Ms Mahachi said stones and logs that the suspects had used to attack Moyo were found on the scene.Source – statemedia
By A Correspondent- Student teachers have petitioned Parliament to push the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government to raise their monthly allowances currently pegged at $150, which translates to less than US$2 using the auction rate.
In a petition dated October 19, 2020, cosigned by Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz)’s secretary for unemployed, student and retired teachers, Takemore Mhlanga and Walter Muzamhani, the student teachers said they were poorly paid despite assuming full teaching responsibilities.
Part of the petition read: “The student teachers on teaching practice continue to receive a monthly allowance of $150. As at $150 which is almost 5% to the salary of the lowest paid qualified teacher.
“It should be noted that student teachers are being assigned a full load in the classroom as schools battle to plug the gap of staff shortage. Student teachers are adults who have to cater for all living expenses.”
The student teachers said they had become an embarrassment to the teaching profession.
“Student teachers are no longer respected in communities. They have become beggars. They beg for almost everything from neighbours, for instance, mealie-meal, cooking oil, toothpaste, salt and even body lotion. Things that should be readily accessible and affordable to them have become unaffordable. If such necessities become scarce to student teachers it will jeopardise the discharge of their duties.”
Teacher’s allowance on teaching practice to 80% of the salary of the lowest-paid qualified teacher. Backdate the agreed allowance to February 2020 when the first petition was handed over … set up a board representing student teacher’s welfare … teaching practice allowance be reviewed in tandem with the qualified teachers’ salary reviews … and pay full monthly allowance for the first and last months of the teaching practice tenure”.
Artuz president Obert Masaraure said: “We hope that government will take heed of our petition and address the plight of the student teachers. It is an urgent matter.”
Student teachers on teaching practice used to receive 70% of what the lowest-paid qualified teacher earned before their allowances were reduced to $150 in 2016 and never reviewed until now.-Newsday
By A Correspondent- Infighting and political gamesmanship have ripped apart interim MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe’s party ahead of its planned extraordinary congress to choose a substantive successor for the opposition’s late founding leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.
Khupe has already moved to charge her former close aide and party organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe, after the latter accused her of violating the party constitution and abusing party funds.
Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, MDCT secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora said the party’s national council had resolved to take disciplinary action against Bhebhe and Paul Gorekore for breaching the code of conduct of the party.
“Due to acts of indiscipline, destabilisation of the party and bringing the name of the party into disrepute by Mr Abednico Bhebhe and Mr Paul Gorekore, the leader-ship is hereby ordered to commence and pursue disciplinary action against the two in terms of the party constitution,” Mwonzora said.
“The national council was of the opinion that there were acts of indiscipline by Mr Gorekore and Mr Bhebhe, but we resolved that the two will be dealt with in terms of our constitution, how that is going to come out will be seen in the next few days,” Mwonzora said.
He added: “We denounce and totally reject the calls by members of the MDC Alliance and G40 to come to the congress for purposes of elect-ing our substantive leader.”
Bhebhe last week filed a damning affidavit at the High Court, accusing Khupe, Mwonzora and acting chairperson Morgan Komichi of failing to hold national executive and nation-al council meetings in accordance with the party constitution.
He also said the trio, who are all eying the presidency, had created new party structures, further violating the principles of the party. Highly-placed sources said Khupe had flushed out more than two-thirds of MDC-T members who were in the 2014 national council as she seeks to ring-fence her position at the helm of the party.
Khupe is also reportedly aware that any move to convene the national council would spectacularly backfire because she does not have the support of party structures.
“They are aware that a national council will stop them in their tracks and possibly put them to a disciplinary hearing for usurping the powers of council. They have avoid-ed calling for the meet-ing of legitimate structures of the council,” said a party insider.-Tuesday
By A Correspondent- Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance youths have castigated Vice President Kembo Mohadi following his remarks last weekend that the new dispensation has achieved what the first republic could not achieve and life under President Mnangagwa has become better.
Speaking to the publication, MDC Alliance youth spokesperson Stephen Chuma said VP Mohadi’s remarks exposed his insincerity:
Kembo Mohadi’s ridiculous assertions that the country’s fortunes have become better under Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime clearly expose high levels of insincerity and pathological lies of this so called new dispensation
Certainly Mohadi cannot hide under piecemeal and snail-paced roadworks where nothing significant is happening except overhaul of the remaining tarred strip albeit without replacing it.
He added: “Mohadi suddenly forgets that from 1980 he was part of the old establishment that ruined the once breadbasket of Africa. Maybe because of old age, the usually bed-ridden Mohadi is now suffering from serious Alzheimer’s dementia.
Is it not a public secret that life for the ordinary people has gone from bad to worse under Emmerson Mnangagwa’s short reign? From the education sector to health sector, there are cost increases everywhere and one wonders what positives Kembo Mohadi refers to. It is time Zanu PF leaders know that lies, delusion and insincerity can never solve the economic question.
VP Mohadi’s remarks come amid a crippling teachers strike due to low wages and 600+% inflation amid a dire economic crisis.-Newsday
It is now more than four weeks since 7 year old Tapiwa Makore was killed and his body dismembered, “and the people who killed Tapiwa were caught, especially the one who cut his head is saying he’s the one who did it, even naming who he handed it to.
The Makores tell ZimEye in separate interviews that everything is now in the hands of the police. But it is the same force that is failing to conclude the first step in the prosecution process. Then Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is heard in file footage revealing who the police truly is in this country – they are a bunch of politicians of whom he is chief of.
He says: “We must be respected, we are majority, we are the government, we are the people, we are the army, we are the airforce, we are the police, we are everything you can think of, we determine who can do mining in Zimbabwe, we determine who can construct a railway line, we determine who can build a road in Zimbabwe, no other party can do so.”
Mnangagwa says ZANU PF is everything in Zimbabwe and must be respected. We are the police the army….we are everything in this country pic.twitter.com/HrRFrSGUoh
It was on 4th April 1983 when Mnangagwa caused the Zimbabwean economy to crash as he described people as cockroaches who deserve to die for supporting protesters, who he labeled dissidents. He said everyone supporting protesters would have their days on earth reduced. 22,000 from Midlands and Matebeleland areas were killed as a result.
” But woe unto those who will choose the path of collaboration with dissidents for we will certainly shorten their stay on Earth,” he said.
The economy nosedived.
He would after that deny that anyone was killed, and what he told the BBC in 1983, is the same he repeated to France24 36 years later, in February 2019.
And then on 15th May 2015, Mnangagwa said democracy is only found in the World of the Dead. He said election winners are just corpses. (VIDEO)
Fast forward to 1st August 2018, he deployed the army onto the streets of Harare and his most senior advisor announced in his presence this was in order to change election results so they match an outcome greater than the one ZANU PF obtained in 1980.
CHRISTOPHER MUTSVANGWA on 15 December 2017 at 1.32pm in MNANGAGWA'S PRESENCE in Harare pic.twitter.com/CvBQli2VxG
And then in February 2019, Mnangagwa celebrated the killing of 17 people and raping of 17 women saying he would do more, to the point of physically attacking doctors and lawyers attending the victims. VIDEO:
RETWEET! – Mnangagwa in Mwenezi clearly threatened brutality against doctors and lawyers also threatening to shorten the lives of people who make noise. pic.twitter.com/fJx5dOemL5
On the 3rd January 2020, he told people in Harare’s Kuwadzana surbub, still nursing their wounds from beatings by the Zimbabwe national army, that he would re-deploy the army on them once he discovers they are the ones who stopped the rain. This is not a reading from a horror movie or a novel this is real life in modern day Zimbabwe. (VIDEO).
Mnangagwa: "But once we know it is the people of Kuwadzana who do not wish it to rain, we will deploy the army to surround them to beat them up" Video- ZBC pic.twitter.com/apQ05pc4jn
By A Correspondent- Underfire Health Ministry Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro has denied involvement in the $5.6 million National Pharmaceuticals Company (Natpham) tender scam in which he is being investigated for arm-twisting the later to award the tender to an undeserving company called Young Health Care.
Calling the reports malicious Dr Mangwiro said he only called the headlining evening meeting because there was an emergency and he did not interfere with the tender process:
It is not correct that I interfered with the bidding process. On August 14 2020 at around 2100 hours I received a phone call from the Hon Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care. He wanted me to get an update on what was causing the delays to the procurement of the Covid-19 requirements.
I could not sleep over an emergency and as such I called (acting Natpharm managing director) Mr Zealous Nyabadza to urgently convene a meeting to appraise me on what was causing the delays.
I attended the meeting on August 14 2020 in the company of MoHCC legal advisor Ms S Chikati. The adjudication process had already been completed on August 13 2020. I did not attend the meeting to review any tender processes as this had already been completed.
I informed the meeting that I wanted to get an update on the availability of the PCR Machine and PCR Test kits arising out of the bids. Mr Z Nyabadza explained that Young Health Care Limited had won the tender to supply some of the equipment.
In his lengthy statement denying all charges against him, Dr Mangwiro said Youth Health Care was engaged because there was an emergency:
It is not correct that the MoHCC gave numerous directives to Natpharm Management to make a direct procurement of supplies from Young Health Care Limited which resulted in the delay of the procurement. The correct position is that by the letter dated 15 July 2020, the acting Secretary for Health and Child Care (Dr Gibson Mhlanga) wrote to Natpharm requesting purchase of Covid-19 PCR test reagents on urgent basis from Young Health Care Limited.
The request was justified on two grounds. Firstly, the urgency was necessitated by a need to facilitate implementation of national testing strategy since the country was experiencing a sharp spike of Covid-19 cases and was unable to meet demand.Secondly, the Ministry wanted to mitigate the exorbitant freight charges by utilising the Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care chartered plane. The plane was in China and coming back to Zimbabwe at no additional cost
I deny the allegation that I directed Natpharm to make a prepayment to Young Health Care Limited for the undelivered supplies contrary to the terms and conditions of the contract signed between Natpharm and Young Health Care Limited. The correct position is that Hon Prof Amon Murwira specifically stated that the payment should be for the items delivered, of which US$127 000 was to be paid out of the US$922 000 stipulated in the contract. The directive was given in the presence of the Permanent Secretary for Health and Child Care, Mr Z Nyabadza and myself, and was done in the office of Hon Murwira.
Analysts have already urged President Mnangagwa to suspend Dr Mangwiro while ZACC is actively investigating his involvement in the scandal.-statemedia
By A Correspondent- Daring thieves reportedly stole the perimeter wire at Matabeleland North Provincial Heroes Acre in Lupane.
The development was confirmed by the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) director Dr Godfrey Mahachi who said:
I haven’t gotten a full report but I am disappointed that you get people with no respect like that. How can someone go to a provincial shrine and steal fence? This shouldn’t be happening at all.
We thought we had moved a step in the right direction only to get people who don’t understand the value of such monuments. We will have a team from Bulawayo museums to go and assess the situation
The province’s war veterans leadership Sonny Mguni said they will go to assess the damage at the Matabeleland North Provincial Heroes Acre:
We got a report from our people on the ground and we will be going there on Friday to assess the situation. That fence was donated by a businessman from Umguza to protect the shrine and we were excited by the development not knowing some people will steal it.
No arrest has been made as yet but we suspect people from nearby villages but we will wait for police to do their job hoping that the suspects will be nabbed soon.
We are told they cut the whole side and my fear is we will once again have a situation where cattle and goats damage the graves
The fence that was stolen by the thieves had been sourced from well-wishers in Umguza District who were concerned about the state of the shrine and donated the fencing material to secure the shrine.-statemedia
Police in Shurugwi are hunting four armed robbers who raided a mine on the outskirts of the town around midnight lastFriday and got away with US$6 000 cash and a safe, which was used to store gold.
The armed robbers allegedly subdued five security guards manning the mine after firing several shots into the air.
They then tied the guards and assaulted them using logs and iron bars before they took the money and the safe.
The police said some of the security guards were still admitted to hospital after sustaining injuries at the hands of the robbers, as they were demanding keys to the room where the gold was stored.
“The robbers appeared to have inside information because they knew the weight of the gold which had been processed at the mine on the fateful day, so they demanded the keys from the security guards who at first tried to resist,” said a police source close to the investigations.
“They were heavily beaten while tied with ropes until they pointed to where the keys to the storeroom were kept. The four suspects, who are all still at large, took a safe which had US$6 000 and went away.” The matter was then reported to police at Shurugwi Police Station.
Shurugwi Police Station officer-in-charge Inspector Navison Munyonga confirmed the incident, but referred further questions to the Midlands Provincial spokesperson, Inspector Joel Goko, who could not be reached for a comment.
Meanwhile, a man from Gweru’s Matobo area is battling for life at Gweru Provincial Hospital after he was attacked by people with machetes at his mine on Saturday night, who got away with gold ore.
Mr Tension Chauruka (27) sustained multiple injuries after he refused to comply with the armed robber’s orders.
The incident occurred at Mr Chauruka’s Kunene Mining Syndicate on the outskirts of Gweru and the matter was reported at Gweru rural police station under RRB number 4412983.
Mr Chauruka said he sustained a broken right leg and some deep cuts on the back and head duringthe attack.
“I am still in the hospital and I just thank God that I am alive because their intention was to kill me,” he said. “I was rescued by some passers-by, but they took away my gold ore.”
OSKIDO’S father Esaph Mdlongwa (78) was buried in Bulawayo on Saturday with the renowned music producer and DJ describing Covid-19 as a real killer.
Oskido’s father died on Wednesday due to Covid-19 related complications at Mater Dei hospital in Bulawayo.
He was buried at Luveve Cemetery with only close friends and family attending in line with Covid-19 regulations.
Sharing a picture of the hearse that carried his father on his “last ride”, the South Africa-based Oskido thanked people for the support and love they showed his family.
Today my old man took his last ride to his resting place. I would like to thank you all for your support. It truly meant a lot to us, MDLONGWA family. COVID-19 is still a real killer, please take care. :#KeepTheFaithpic.twitter.com/6FSW7CmV30
He added a verse from the Holy book quoting Timothy 4:7.
“Let me draw strength from these wise words in the scripture — Timothy 4:7, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
According to Kalawa Jazmee spokesperson Scotch Mathenga, Oskido travelled to Bulawayo to pay his last respects to his father.
The Department of Immigration has advised the Government to consider formalising two proposed borders with South Africa to relieve pressure on Beitbridge and curb irregular migration and smuggling along the border’s flanks.
Beitbridge is the only land border with South Africa and two more tourism borders have been proposed at Shashe (120km west of Beitbridge town) and at Tshituripasi some 125km east of the border town.
One house (for immigration officials) and a road have been constructed at Shashe, while a road has been constructed and land for housing has been cleared at Tshituripasi.
Shashe was created in 2007 to facilitate groups of tourists during the Wildrun and the Tour de Tuli that are held annually.
Tour de Tuli attracts 500 visitors, while Wildrun attracts 80, all from across the globe and the events are usually held three months apart.
Assistant Regional Immigration Officer-in-Charge of Beitbridge, Mr Nqobile Ncube, made the call during a recent visit by parliamentarians from the committee on Defence, Security and Home Affairs.
He said though the sites were identified a decade ago and initial bilateral engagements had been done, nothing much had happened on the ground.
Mr Ncube said the borders should be set up in the mould of Maitengwe, Mpoengs and Mlambapele, which Zimbabwe share with Botswana.
He said the creation of such ports that can be manned by a few officers will help to reduce smuggling and irregular migration (border jumping).
“We are concerned with cases of illegal crossing on the flanks of the legal border (Beitbridge),” said Mr Ncube. “Such a scenario is not good in terms of security and the country being able to collect revenue through imports/exports which are leaking via the many non-formal entry/exit points.”
Mr Ncube said in some instances, those living along the border areas did not see the need to travel for more than 100km or 200km to gain legal access to a place, which is just across the river.
He said such a reality could not be overlooked,hence the need to formalise the already existing points, which can open on specified times to cater for all those travelling on family or tourism-related business in those areas.
The two borders, he said, will help boost arrivals of tourists, with the Shashe point catering for people visiting the Greater Mapungubwe Trans-frontier conservation area which coversBotswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe (west of Beitbridge).
“The Tshituripasi border will take locals, traffic to other western parts of Zimbabwe and to the Greater Limpopo Trans-frontier Conservation Area, which involves Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe,” said Mr Ncube.
“We have had to use these borders during major annual tourism events, albeit on a temporary basis and that has been done successfully. We have seen it, we can manage. This will be a relief to Beitbridge, which clears half a million people every month.”
Zimbabwe cricket team have arrived in Islamabad as of Tuesday morning to play ODI and T-20 series against Pakistan.
The team was immediately whisked away to undergo an isolation period for one week in which they will be allowed closed door practice at Pindi Cricket Stadium.
During their visit, Zimbabwe will play three one day and three T20 matches against Pakistan.
THE Victoria Falls Stock Exchange Limited (VFEX) has been granted approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) to launch and commence trading of securities on the new stock market.
The official opening of VFEX is scheduled for Friday in Victoria Falls and will be operated by the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE).
Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, will be the guest of honour.
Trading, depository services, clearing and settlement on VFEX will commence on Monday.
Registered service providers on the exchange at the moment include 17 securities firms, 13 sponsors, seven asset managers and three transfer secretaries.
Zimbabwe will be aiming to attract global capital mostly from the mining sector when the VFEX comes into operation this week, Minister Ncube said last Friday.
VFEX will allow listed companies to raise and trade their stock in any convertible hard currency, limiting the exchange risk.
According to Minister Ncube there is a need for the creation of globally recognised stock exchanges in Africa, those that arise from environments that are devoid of any negative impact of exchange rate fluctuations.
The Victoria Falls Special Economic Zone has created an opportunity for the setting up of the VFEX as a first step towards establishment of an offshore global financial services centre in the resort town.
MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has said Job Sikhala’s continued presence in Parliament is not a sign the party leadership feared him.
He made the remarks while addressing journalists in Harare Monday.
Mwonzora was responding to a question on whether his party was being selective in recalling MDC Alliance MPs and councillors since there are some public officials still loyal to MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa who are in office.
Sikhala, who is the Zengeza West MP and MDC Alliance vice-chairperson, is one of the officials who have remained loyal to Chamisa despite some threats by Mwonzora they risked recalls.
“We are not afraid of Mr Sikhala. He does not bite and he is a person who holds certain views, some very strongly and we do respect some of his views,” said Mwonzora.
“We do not know, he is yet to tell us the membership of his party, we have not seen the affidavit he signed renouncing the party (MDC-T).
“All members of our party who commit acts of misconduct will be dealt with in a fair manner, they will be afforded the right to be heard but if you leave the party for example by signing the affidavits which were drafted by the MDC Alliance lawyers, they would have expelled themselves.
“Those affidavits specifically stated that these people were no longer members of the MDC-T and if you specifically state that you are no longer a member of the MDC-T, you would have expelled yourself.”
Mwonzora has wielded his axe on over 20 MDC Alliance MPs and dozens of councillors he claims signed affidavits renouncing their membership to MDC-T in favour of the Chamisa-led faction.
The whole drama emanates from a March 2020 Supreme Court ruling that nullified Chamisa’s presidency and ordered an immediate return to party 2014 structures before an extraordinary congress meant to select late party leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s successor.
By Dorothy Moyo| Shiny back shoes, a grey suit, clean attire, women and men there, sat down listening and bang, there stands the man from the capital city, fully suited and booted – he wears spectacles, and confidently proceeds on, addressing his crowd.
Douglas Mwonzora
Before his countenance it is a crowd, massive maybe, or perhaps more blastive? There are 8 women sat there, and the 9th, wears ZANU PF regalia. And then on his left side, is a group of men, identity not revealed. The crowd is large up to the number not exceeding 15, and they are all listening to the one important person, a leader who’s traveled from Harare.
A crestfallen Douglas Mwonzora left Masvingo Province in agony after addressing 15 people, including himself at a rally in Chivi Central Constitutiency at the weekend.
Mwonzora who was hoping to address hundreds of members of the MDC T 2014 structures was stunned when he found himself addressing a paltry gathering in Chivi.
Mwonzora also addressed a poorly attended meeting in Masvingo Urban Constituency.
The individuals who attended the meeting are not Congress delegates, it has emerged.
“Mr Mwonzora’ s bid to address hundreds of members of the MDC T 2014 structures hit a snag.
His meetings were poorly attended,” a source told ZimEye.com.
THE National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) has bemoaned vandalism at the Matabeleland North Provincial Heroes’ Acre in Lupane after some daring thieves allegedly cut the monument’s perimeter fence.
There have been concerns over the state of the provincial heroes’ acre with some people desecrating the monument.
Irked by the state of the shrine and goings on, war veterans in the province sought help and a well-wisher in Umguza District donated fencing material which was used to secure the shrine.
However, a few days ago some daring thieves allegedly cut an undisclosed length of barbed wire leaving the northern side of the shrine without security fence, sources told Chronicle.
NMMZ director Dr Godfrey Mahachi said investigations are underway.
“I haven’t gotten a full report but I am disappointed that you get people with no respect like that. How can someone go to a provincial shrine and steal fence? This shouldn’t be happening at all.
“We thought we had moved a step in the right direction only to get people who don’t understand the value of such monuments. We will have a team from Bulawayo museums to go and assess the situation,” said Dr Mahachi.
The provincial shrine is a gazetted national monument.
Matabeleland North war veterans’ chairperson Cde Sonny Mguni said they will visit the place on Friday to assess the situation.
“We got a report from our people on the ground and we will be going there on Friday to assess the situation. That fence was donated by a businessman from Umguza to protect the shrine and we were excited by the development not knowing some people will steal it.
“No arrest has been made as yet but we suspect people from nearby villages but we will wait for police to do their job hoping that the suspects will be nabbed soon. “We are told they cut the whole side and my fear is we will once again have a situation where cattle and goats damage the graves,” said Cde Mguni.
Matabeleland North police spokesperson Chief Inspector Siphiwe Makonese could not be reached on her mobile phone for comment.
MDC-T structures voted into office at the 2014 congress are reportedly backing the embattled Nelson Chamisa to take over the party’s leadership from Thokozani Khupe who was installed by the Supreme Court.
According to sources within the MDC-T, the elected party structures want an extra-ordinary congress to be held as quickly as possible to settle the leadership crisis.
“I can tell you that those who were in 2014 structures are not happy with Mwonzora and Khupe who seem to be worried about their personal benefits. As it stands, we are all convinced that only Chamisa can lead the MDC,” the sources said.
However, the party has since fired Chamisa on allegations that he had formed a separate entity called the MDC Alliance.
In March this year, the Supreme Court ruled that Chamisa was an illegitimate leader of the party as his ascendency to the throne was illegal following the demise of Morgan Tsvangirai in 2018.
Sources said supporters were unhappy with how the party affairs were being run as the current secretary general, Mwonzora, and interim president, Khupe, were battling each other to control the structures.
“People were used by those who wanted to feed their families and they are forgetting that we are struggling for a better Zimbabwe,” the sources added.
“That one is a fly by night party that will not last for six months because the people are hungry for money and they can do anything. One important issue is that they seem to be used in the matrix for destroying the opposition.”
The party’s national chairman Morgan Komichi and national organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe have reportedly backed the move by the structures to have Chamisa lead the party.
Bhebhe, in a response to a court application by two members who are asking for information about the congress, has challenged Khupe to release details about the extra-ordinary congress as well as declaring the party’s financial status.
Komichi, who is another respondent in the application is yet to file his papers at the court.
He, however, declined to comment on the matter.
Party spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni said: “I will first look into that before I give a comment. What I am sure of is that everything is going well in the party and we are not looking back, we are going forward.”
Zimbabwe cricketers are due to arrive in Islamabad today (Tuesday) to play two limited overs series against Pakistan.
Zimbabwe team left on Monday morning from their home country with a traveling squad of 20 players. The side has been in a secure bio-bubble camp for the past week for the final part of their preparations to minimize the risks of contracting Coronavirus ahead of the trip. They are scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday and continue with their practice in isolation.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) Chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani and Managing Director Givemore Makoni arrived in Pakistan on Monday morning. They were received at the Islamabad International Airport by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director International Zakir Khan.
Zimbabwe itinerary: October 20: Zimbabwe arrival in Islamabad; Oct 21-27: Isolation period & practice; Oct 28-29: Practice at Pindi Cricket Stadium; Oct 30: 1st ODI, Pindi Cricket Stadium; November 1: 2nd ODI, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Nov 3: 3rd ODI Pindi Cricket Stadium; Nov 4: Travel to Lahore; Nov 5-6: Practice at Gaddafi Stadium; Nov 7: 1st T20I, Gaddafi Stadium; Nov 8: 2nd T20I, Gaddafi Stadium; Nov 10: 3rd T20I, Gaddafi Stadium; Nov 12: Zimbabwe cricket team’s departure for Harare.
Growing investment in the private sector must lead economic growth and boost exports with Government prepared to make informed decisions and robust polices that address challenges faced by industry, Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday.
Backing his words, Mnangagwa yesterday toured two manufacturing companies, Twine and Cordage (Private) Limited in Southerton, Harare, and Saint Gobain Construction Products Zimbabwe in Msasa where German and French investors are tied into Zimbabwean industries, boosting manufacturing capacity and quality, and thus able to push exports into Africa and beyond.
Consequently, this fulfils both their own company visions and Government policy as Zimbabwe upgrades its manufacturing base.
Mnangagwa noted the rising foreign investment in the two companies as a sign of growing confidence in Zimbabwe and national policies.
Saint Gobain manufactures lightweight building materials and rhino board for lining applications and tile adhesive, among other products. The Zimbabwean operations were founded in 1959 as Gypsum Industries.
Twine and Cordage is a diversified company that produces value added cotton yarns, cords and synthetic polymer products, tobacco twines (used for hanging tobacco during curing), and fishing nets, among others.
Speaking after the tour at Twine and Cordage, Mnangagwa said his administration remained committed to facilitating increased production, productivity and profitability of entities across all sectors of the economy.
“We equally envision more Zimbabwean companies creating top-notch goods and services that can successfully penetrate international markets and associated value chains,” he said.
The company exports to South Africa, the United Kingdom and Canada, among others.
Mnangagwa said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides an opportunity for local companies to penetrate continental markets and challenged Twine and Cordage to increase its products range and take advantage of the treaty.
Measures adopted under the Transitional Stabilisation Programme and the foreign currency auctions had brought macro-economic and price stability and improved availability of locally produced goods.
Mnangagwa said Government was already crafting the National Development Strategy-1, a successor programme to the TSP that will run from 2021 to 2025 and will consolidate the gains.
In light of the World Trade Organisation rules, ways are being pursued to promote industrial growth through the local content policy. This will consolidate the benefits associated with backward and forward integration by encouraging the use of locally available raw materials. Under the Second Republic, we will not perpetuate the culture of sundry importation of products which can be produced locally,” he said.
Government, said Mnangagwa, would continue supporting cotton production through the Presidential Input Support Scheme while the Cotton-to-Clothing Strategy, which is part of the Zimbabwe National Development Policy, would be speeded up.
“I am informed that this company (Twine and Cordage) is a beneficiary of Government’s import substitution policy. Your availability, growth and profitability will undoubtedly contribute to lifting the standards of living of our populace and the achievement of development which leaves no one behind,” said Mnangagwa.
The company’s sales director Mr Salie Khan thanked the Government for the policies implemented to support industry and called for more incentives that include subsidised fuel for exporters, reliable supply of electricity and increased access to foreign currency.
At Saint Gobain, Mnangagwa said the construction industry and the built environment was an important indicator of the levels of investment and economic activity within any country.
“It is most commendable that Saint Gobain Construction Products Zimbabwe has consistently invested in Zimbabwe. Its growth target and resultant continuous expansion attests to the confidence that the company has in the development potential of Zimbabwe.
“The company expanded its product range as well as the use of latest state-of-the-art technology and equipment. This has resulted in increased production and productivity capacities of the entity thereby contributing towards the modernisation and industrialisation of our economy with regards to competitiveness of our construction industry and related value chain industries.
“My administration has put in place plans to grow exports by US$7 billion by the year 2023,” he said.
Mnangagwa said he was confident that the National Trade Policy, aimed at growing exports to US$7 billion 2023, would be a reality.
He urged other companies to emulate Saint Gobain’s work with international investment partners to access foreign capital, appropriate technology and skills.
Mnangagwa applauded the company for its efforts in empowering youths through skills transfer, especially at Danhiko Secondary School, Msasa Vocational Training and Kushinga Pikelela, among others.
Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Sekai Nzenza said Saint Gobain had shown a commitment towards the attainment of Vision 2030 and was positively contributing to Zimbabwe’s industrialisation agenda.
Saint Gobain chief executive Mr Jean Claude Lasserre, said they were committed to continue investing in Zimbabwe, producing for the local and export markets. -Herald
Families of five Task Mining Syndicate workers trapped underground after a mine shaft collapse on September 8 are still camped at the mine despite the Government’s directive two weeks ago to suspend efforts to recover the bodies after it became clear that the five could not have survived four weeks without food and water.
The risk of death or injury to those battling to clear the shaft, with further collapse likely, was considered by technical experts not worth the result with the recommendation that the shaft be sealed as a grave-site.
TheGovernment decided to halt rescue efforts on October 2, citing safety concerns but the families are refusing to give up hope of recovering the bodies.
A recommendation letter by Chegutu district’s Civil Protection Unit to abandon the search is still to be discussed by Cabinet but once it endorsed, all access into the shaft will be sealed off, making the site a formal grave for Constantino Dzinoreva (47), Charles Mutume (31), Crynos Nyamukanga (44) Shingai Gwatidzo (20) and Munashe Christian (17).
The time the families have spent at the site tells a story of determination and hope of meeting their loved ones once again.
Caught in-between culture and reality, the CPU chose the latter while the relatives, artisanal miners and Task Mine Syndicate management still believe the five can be rescued or least the bodies retrieved and be given a proper burial.
Local Government and Public Works Deputy Minister Marian Chombo and CPU national director Mr Nathan Nkomo, have said Cabinet would either confirm the abandonment of the search or allow it to resume.
“The role of the Civil Protection Unit, through its decentralised structures, is to coordinate operations while technical expertise comes from the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development. To date, from the reports they have sent to us, they have indicated that we need to abandon the rescue efforts due to the continuous collapse of the shaft.
“However, the chairman of the committee is to report to Cabinet on the technical advice given by the sub-national structures. In this case, Cabinet will make the final decision,” said Deputy Minister Chombo.
Despite the Government’s observations and recommendations, the distressed families say the rescuers who were carrying out the operation with inspection from the Ministry of Mines officials, did not have any safety concerns.
Rescue teams, mainly comprising fellow artisanal miners, have also stayed at the site in solidarity with relatives of their trapped colleagues, anticipating permission to resume search efforts.
Despite the harsh living conditions and food shortages, hopes of a breakthrough remain ingrained in them.
Following the wet spell being experienced across the country, the mine management has turned one of its offices into a temporary sleeping shelter for female relatives.
One of the relatives, Mr Cypren Dzinoreva said: “We will continue to stay here until we know what happened. We feel let down by the CPU which failed even to help finance the rescuers who have conducted the operation.”
“We know the Government has ordered the stop to rescue efforts and criminalised any further attempts but, shouldn’t the rescuers be the ones to give up?” asked Mr Admire Gwatidzo, father to 20-year-old Form Four student, Shingai Gwatidzo, who is among those trapped underground.
Mr Cypren Dzinoreva, a brother to Constantino Dzinoreva added: “Contrary to the reports given by the Ministry of Mines, the rescuers have continued to say that they are capable of reaching our loved ones. They continue to be optimistic and had there been any safety worries, the teams themselves would have called for the abandonment of the rescue efforts.”
Mr Rogers Nyamukanga said they had engaged spirit mediums who assured them their relatives would be found.
One of the rescuers, Mr Fungai Jambwa, said they were still willing to continue with the rescue efforts and implored Government to give them permission.
“We had started discovering some of the items and tools that were used by the five workers and the decision to halt efforts greatly affected us. We had taken close to a month to clear the rubble as we carefully timbered and lashed,” he said.
Three ambassadors-designate — Charity Charamba, Johannes Tomana and Nancy Saungweme — yesterday paid a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at State House where they were briefed on their duties and his expectations, chief among them the strengthening of bilateral and trade relations.
Since the start of the Second Republic, ambassadors have been challenged to pursue economic diplomacy as a priority, in line with the policy that “Zimbabwe is Open for Business”.
Ambassador Charamba is going to Zambia, Ambassador Tomana has been deployed to the DR Congo and Ambassador Saungweme is headed for Malawi.
The ambassadors pledged to work hard in improving trade relations between Zimbabwe and their destination countries and also work towards the attainment of Vision 2030.
In an interview after meeting President Mnangagwa, Ambassador Tomana said the ambassadors had to focus on promoting the national vision.
“The President intends that this country attains an upper middle class economy by 2030. This will not happen if a lot of work is not done; in particular, it will not happen if new markets are not opened for our industry, for our export industry, and if foreign direct investment does not come in the country, which will assist in the growth that is necessary for the vision to be achieved.
“We have a specific mandate beyond diplomacy, which is to create markets for our industry and to be able to attract foreign direct investment to come and join hands with our efforts here. It’s a good mandate for Zimbabwe and we pray that we give it our best and achieve that for our country,” he said.
Tomana was fired from his last office in goverment as Prosecutor General by former President Robert Mugabe for misconduct and gross incompetence after a tribunal to probe him recommended dismissal.
Ambassador Charamba who was put on forced retirement from police service in January 2018 under unclear conditions said she had been asked to strengthen bilateral and trade relations between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The two countries have a strong relationship which dates back to the days of the liberation struggle.
“Zambia is important to Zimbabwe in that most of our comrades perished in Zambia during the liberation struggle. His Excellency (President Mnangagwa) was also in Zambia for a long time during the liberation struggle and he knows Zambia.
“I am going to look at ways of strengthening the already existing trade relations between Zambia and Zimbabwe. We have common boundaries, share Kariba and Victoria Falls, and we have a lot in common even in terms of language.
“We are going to be looking at ways of enhancing trade relations and also looking at agriculture. At the moment Zambia has had a surplus in maize and as their neighbours we also have some needs, so these are some of the areas that we are going to look into and strengthen the bond that already exists,” she said.
Ambassador Charamba said there were shrines of fallen Zimbabwean heroes in Zambia and President Mnangagwa had pointed out that they should be looked after.
On her part, Ambassador Saungweme said she was given a mandate to strengthen the relationship between Zimbabwe and Malawi and to ensure we improve on trade between the two countries.
“The President is expecting that we bring together the people of Malawi and the people of Zimbabwe. We have many people from Malawi in Zimbabwe and there are Zimbabweans also in Malawi. We should have bilateral relations that benefit both parties.
“I am going to work towards attracting investment and ensure Zimbabweans can also invest in Malawi,” she said.
HEALTH and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro has denied interfering in the bidding process for the supply of Covid-19 related materials by Young Health Care to the National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) saying he only convened a meeting at night in August this year to establish what was causing delays at a time when infections were surging.
In a statement released yesterday, Dr Mangwiro described allegations that he abused office in the awarding of a contract to Young Health Care Limited for the procurement of Covid-19 supplies as malicious, mischievous and calculated to cause alarm, despondency and sensationalise the public.
“It is not correct that I interfered with the bidding process. On August 14 2020 at around 2100 hours I received a phone call from the Hon Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care. He wanted me to get an update on what was causing the delays to the procurement of the Covid-19 requirements.
“I could not sleep over an emergency and as such I called (acting Natpharm managing director) Mr Zealous Nyabadza to urgently convene a meeting to appraise me on what was causing the delays. I attended the meeting on August 14 2020 in the company of MoHCC legal advisor Ms S Chikati. The adjudication process had already been completed on August 13 2020. I did not attend the meeting to review any tender processes as this had already been completed.
“I informed the meeting that I wanted to get an update on the availability of the PCR Machine and PCR Test kits arising out of the bids. Mr Z Nyabadza explained that Young Health Care Limited had won the tender to supply some of the equipment,” said Dr Mangwiro.
The Deputy Minister’s statement comes as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating claims by a whistle-blower that he had personal interest in the awarding of a tender to Young Health Care and tried to arm-twist workers at Natpharm to award the tender without following due process.
Dr Mangwiro said his ministry did not give orders to Natpharm in the procurement processes, and that their intervention was to push for the expeditious delivery of the equipment since it was a health emergency.
“It is not correct that the MoHCC gave numerous directives to Natpharm Management to make a direct procurement of supplies from Young Health Care Limited which resulted in the delay of the procurement. The correct position is that by the letter dated 15 July 2020, the acting Secretary for Health and Child Care (Dr Gibson Mhlanga) wrote to Natpharm requesting purchase of Covid-19 PCR test reagents on urgent basis from Young Health Care Limited.
“The request was justified on two grounds. Firstly, the urgency was necessitated by a need to facilitate implementation of national testing strategy since the country was experiencing a sharp spike of Covid-19 cases and was unable to meet demand.Secondly, the Ministry wanted to mitigate the exorbitant freight charges by utilising the Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care chartered plane. The plane was in China and coming back to Zimbabwe at no additional cost.”
Citing Section 33(1) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act (PPDPA), Dr Mangwiro said the law does not prohibit a procuring entity to conduct direct procurement in cases of extreme urgency and those unforeseen by the procuring entity or where procurement requirement cannot be obtained in time in accordance to competitive bidding.
“I deny the allegation that I delayed the procurement.
“I wish to state that the delay was attributed to the conduct of the acting managing director for Natpharm Mr Nyabadza. By letter dated 21st July 2020 Mr Nyabadza clandestinely wrote to PRAZ (Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe) requesting that the tender be treated as a competitive international tender instead of a direct procurement
“Mr. Nyabadza did not communicate with the Permanent Secretary that Natpharm had opted to procure the equipment using a competitive procurement method instead of conducting a direct procurement method.
“The thinking of the Ministry was that Natpharm would apply for the authorisation from PRAZ for a direct procurement as requested by the Ministry, in line with Section 15(1) of the PPDPA Act. This is because from prior communication with Mr Nyabadza, he did not object to the Ministry’s request for a direct procurement from Young Health Care Limited,” he said.
On allegations that he usurped powers of the then Permanent Secretary of the Health Ministry Dr Mhlanga, the Deputy Minister said he only got involved because the accounting officer was not available during the emergency.
“The Permanent Secretary should have accompanied me to the meeting but he was engaged on other assignments. The Permanent Secretary was fully aware of the intended meeting since I had briefed him.”
Dr Mangwiro denied allegations that he ordered a prepayment to Young Health company saying it was the vice chairman of the Ad-Hoc Inter-Ministerial Taskforce on Covid-19, Professor Amon Murwira when he was acting Health Minister, who directed the payment of delivered items.
“I deny the allegation that I directed Natpharm to make a prepayment to Young Health Care Limited for the undelivered supplies contrary to the terms and conditions of the contract signed between Natpharm and Young Health Care Limited. The correct position is that Hon Prof Amon Murwira specifically stated that the payment should be for the items delivered, of which US$127 000 was to be paid out of the US$922 000 stipulated in the contract. The directive was given in the presence of the Permanent Secretary for Health and Child Care, Mr Z Nyabadza and myself, and was done in the office of Hon Murwira.”
HIGHLANDERS will take delivery of the first of the three cars promised by a local clergy to help the club tie down their captains in three weeks time.
Speaking at the sidelines of a three-day church conference that ended on Sunday at Bulawayo’s Johane Masowe Chishanhu Selbourne Park, the sect leader Madzibaba Manuel Mutumwa said he has ordered from a local dealer.
Mutumwa, who last week pledged two cars for use by Highlanders’ captains, while serving the club, added another vehicle for the vice-captain.
Bosso are captained by goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda, who is deputised by defender Peter Muduhwa and Nqobizitha Masuku.
After hearing reports that Highlanders have started negotiating with key players for contract extensions, Mutumwa decided to “spice up” the talks by offering cars to the club.
Mutumwa of the Johane Chishanu Selbourne Park is a die-hard Highlanders’ supporter and he believes the club’s followers play “a big role” in keeping Bosso afloat, hence the need to assist office bearers in achieving their goals.
“I’m happy to see Highlanders players, coach and chief executive here at church as well as other sports personalities coming to get blessings. At first I had said I’ll get two cars for the club, but I learnt that there are three captains so each of them deserves a car.
When the Lord blesses me and the church, I see no reason why I shouldn’t bless the team that I love most by giving them cars.
I’ve ordered the cars from a local dealer who said he has a shipment coming from Japan which should be arriving in three weeks time,” said Mutumwa.-Chronicle
A TSHOLOTSHO man who fatally head-butted his grandfather, who was also a village head, before stealing some groceries from him has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for culpable homicide.
Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Christopher Dube-Banda who was on circuit in Hwange last week found Thembinkosi Sibanda (33) not guilty of murder but guilty of a lesser charge of culpable homicide.
In his defence, Sibanda, who was represented by Ms Charity Manyeza of Ndove and Associates, said he had no intention to kill his grandfather, Fundani Ncube, who was 59.
Sibanda said he met and fought a stranger in darkness and only later realised that it was his grandfather.
He said he then took his groceries home for safekeeping because the deceased was drunk.
The two resided at separate homesteads in Sifungo Line, Mahlathini area in Tsholotsho and were both drunk on the fateful day after spending the day drinking beer together with other patrons at Bubude Business Centre.
Sibanda will serve an effective eight years after the judge suspended two years on condition of good behaviour.
Prosecuting, Mrs Martha Cheda said Sibanda followed his grandfather and attacked him.
“On the 26th of June 2019 the deceased was at Bubude Business Centre where he bought some groceries and thereafter went to a nearby bar to drink beer with the accused and two others. The deceased left the business centre at 10pm going home and was carrying his groceries.
“The accused followed the deceased and head butted him twice on the head below the left ear. The deceased fell to the ground and bled from nose and mouth. The accused took the deceased’s groceries and left the scene,” said Mrs Cheda.
Some villagers found the deceased’s lifeless body the following morning and at the crime scene was an okapi knife which Sibanda had dropped during the attack.
The villagers rushed the lifeless body to Bubude Clinic where Ncube was confirmed dead.
Villagers tracked foot prints from the crime scene to Sibanda’s homestead where the deceased’s groceries were recovered.
Sibanda was arrested and clothes he had been wearing the previous night were found with blood stains.-Chronicle
ABOUT 20 Form Four pupils at Loreto High School have been suspended for allegedly engaging in group sexual activities in July.
One of them has reportedly gone on a hunger strike in protest against her expulsion from the school located in Silobela, Midlands Province. The pupils were at school to sit for their June-July Ordinary Level examinations.
It is said the pupils, both male and female, were caught pants down in the girls’ dormitories in July with the reported suspension coming now, a development that has drawn the ire of parents who are questioning the motive to punish the pupils ahead of their final examinations.
Midlands Provincial Education Director Mr Jameson Machimbira confirmed the incident on Friday.
He however, said he was still waiting for finer details from a team which went to the school on Friday to investigate the matter.
“Yes, we received information that some pupils both male and female from Loreto High School had been suspended following reports that they were caught engaging in unconfirmed sexual activities. I received phone calls from some affected parents who wanted the Ministry (Primary and Secondary Education) to intervene citing the timing of the suspensions. So, we sent a team to investigate the matter on Friday and they are still to give me a report. So, I am waiting for the report,” said Mr Machimbira.-Soccer 24
A FORM Four pupil at a Bulawayo school tested positive for Covid-19 resulting in her contacts who include her classmates, being forced to self-isolate at home.
The pupil is part of the exam classes pupils that resumed lessons on September 28 to prepare for Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) examinations which are set to start on December 1.
The girl’s Covid-19 positive results were confirmed last Tuesday and school authorities immediately followed laid down measures meant to curb the spread of the pandemic.
The measures are part of the Primary and Secondary Education Ministry’s Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) guiding schools for safe reopening under the Covid-19 environment.
Officials at the school confirmed the case, highlighting that it could have emanated from the community.
The authorities said all health guidelines were followed and the pupil is recovering from home.
“We are pleased to note that the pupil is at home and doing fine. She was tested at one of the public hospitals in Bulawayo and was advised to isolate.
Staff members and other learners who were in contact with the learner were tested and so far, we have not encountered any further Covid-19 related challenges at the school. The school continues to observe Covid-19 prevention guidelines as outlined by the Ministry of Health and Child Care,” said the official.
Bulawayo acting provincial medical director Dr Welcome Mlilo said health officials were working with the school to ensure the situation is properly managed.-Chronicle
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly National Spokesperson, Stephen Sarkozy Chuma has dismissed utterances made by Mr Kembo Mohadi on what the latter described as the new dispensation’s remarkable achievements.
Mr Mohadi boasted of what he described as significant achievements of the new dispensation.
Chuma has challenged Mr Mohadi’s assertion, pointing out that Mr Mnangagwa’s deputy is a “pathological liar.”
Read full statement below :
19-10-2020
Kembo Mohadi’s ridiculous assertion that country’s fortunes have become better under Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime clearly exposes high levels of insincerity and pathological lies of this so called ‘new dispensation’.
Certainly Mohadi cannot hide under the piecemeal and snail paced roadworks where nothing significant is happening except overhaul of the remaining tarred strip albeit without replacing it.
Mohadi suddenly forgets that from 1980 he was part of the old establishment that ruined the once breadbasket of Africa.
Maybe because of old age, the usually bedridden Mohadi is now suffering from serious Alzheimer’s dementia.
Is it not a public secret that life for the ordinary has gone from bad to worse under Emmerson Mnangagwa’s short reign?
From the education sector to health sector, there is crises everywhere and one wonders what positive rides does Kembo Mohadi refer to.
It is time ZANU PF leaders know that lies, delusions and insincerity can never solve the economic question.
Stephen Sarkozy Chuma MDCAllianceYouthAssemblyNationalSpokesperson
Farai Dziva|President Nelson Chamisa has described New Zealand Prime Minister’s victory as a sign of hope for the future.
See below President Chamisa’s congratulatory message to New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden.
So humbling and refreshing to see how others in the world run clean, free and fair elections.
Huge Congrats to the young leader Jacinda Ardern and the Labour Party on their landslide victory and re-election as Prime Minister of New Zealand.
PM Jacinda Ardern’s re-election shows she genuinely worked for the people in her last term.
We, in the whole world acknowledge the exemplary manner in which the young PM had shown exceptional leadership and in particular, how she handled Covid-19.
The composition of her Parliament, which includes our own from Africa, clearly shows her inclusive leadership.
We look forward to continued engagement based on our shared hope and vision for a just, happier and prosperous world. The future is young!
Farai Dziva| A crestfallen Douglas Mwonzora left Masvingo Province in agony after addressing 15 people, including himself at a rally in Chivi Central Constitutiency at the weekend.
Mwonzora who was hoping to address hundreds of members of the MDC T 2014 structures was stunned when he found himself addressing a paltry gathering in Chivi.
Mwonzora also addressed a poorly attended meeting in Masvingo Urban Constituency.
The individuals who attended the meeting are not Congress delegates, it has emerged.
“Mr Mwonzora’ s bid to address hundreds of members of the MDC T 2014 structures hit a snag.
His meetings were poorly attended,” a source told ZimEye.com.
A man from Bulawayo allegedly severely assaulted his co-tenant until he fainted, rushed him to hospital where he pretended to be his next of kin and disappeared when doctors called and informed him that the victim had died.
Unit Dube (32) allegedly attacked Tererai Chigwedere (40) in Embundane suburb in Umguza on the outskirts of Bulawayo following a brawl over an undisclosed matter. The incident occurred last Thursday and Chigwedere died the following day at Mpilo Central Hospital.
Dube informed one of their neighbours Ms Anna Nkomo about the incident shortly after the attack. Ms Nkomo is said to have informed the duo’s landlord who rushed to the scene and assisted in ferrying Chigwedere to Mpilo Central Hospital in his car.
Sources said at the hospital Dube posed as Chigwedere’s next of kin and when he died authorities phoned him leading to his disappearance.
Acting Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the murder. She said investigations on the matter were underway.
“We are investigating a murder case which occurred in Mbundane suburb. A man was assaulted last Thursday and he died the following day at Mpilo Central Hospital. The accused who is now on the run is said to have struck his 40-year-old co-tenant with an unknown object and the victim was later rushed to Mpilo Central Hospital while unconscious. After the attack, the accused reported the incident to one of their neighbours, Anna Nkomo who upon arriving at their house found the victim sitting in his room with several cuts on his head and face,” said Asst Insp Msebele.
She said Ms Nkomo alerted the house owner who resides in Gwanda but had visited his relatives in Bulawayo’s Emganwini suburb. Asst Insp Msebele said the landlord drove Chigwedere to hospital where he later died.
She said police started to search for Dube so that he could account for Chigwedere’s death.
“The suspect is on the run and police have launched a manhunt. We are therefore appealing to members of the public with information that may lead to the arrest of the suspect to contact any nearest police station,” she said.
“As police we would like to urge members of the public to desist from resorting to violence when trying to resolve disputes. -Chronicle
Farai Dziva|Fearless human rights activist Namatai Kwekweza has dismissed the discourse indicating that Zanu PF is a party of patriots.
On the contrary Zanu PF bigwigs are haters of ordinary citizens, argued Kwekweza.
“Don’t get confused MaZimbo any party that gets into power and doesn’t work to ensure that ALL Zimbos are safe, secure and well governed is not a party of patriots.
Any party that abducts people and lies about it, is not a party of patriots. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
Zanu Pf is just a political party. It is not the state. ZANU pf is not Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is not ZANU PF. ZANU pf can not monopolize the definition of patriotism. Even in ZANU pf there are no patriots. That’s why our country has fallen. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
ZANU PF is not the whole of Zimbabwe Just because we are not ZANU PF members, doesn’t mean we hate Zimbabwe. Just because you are a ZANU PF member it doesn’t mean you love Zimbabwe. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
ZANU PF people are some of the biggest haters of Zim and it’s people. Think abductions, looting, political violence, authoritarianism. 40years after independence Zimbabwe still looks like a growth point by world standards because of ZANU PF looting. These people don’t love Zim,” Kwekweza wrote on Twitter.
Farai Dziva|Fearless human rights activist Namatai Kwekweza has dismissed the discourse indicating that Zanu PF is a party of patriots.
On the contrary Zanu PF bigwigs are haters of ordinary citizens, argued Kwekweza.
“Don’t get confused MaZimbo any party that gets into power and doesn’t work to ensure that ALL Zimbos are safe, secure and well governed is not a party of patriots.
Any party that abducts people and lies about it, is not a party of patriots. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
Zanu Pf is just a political party. It is not the state. ZANU pf is not Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is not ZANU PF. ZANU pf can not monopolize the definition of patriotism. Even in ZANU pf there are no patriots. That’s why our country has fallen. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
ZANU PF is not the whole of Zimbabwe Just because we are not ZANU PF members, doesn’t mean we hate Zimbabwe. Just because you are a ZANU PF member it doesn’t mean you love Zimbabwe. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
ZANU PF people are some of the biggest haters of Zim and it’s people. Think abductions, looting, political violence, authoritarianism. 40years after independence Zimbabwe still looks like a growth point by world standards because of ZANU PF looting. These people don’t love Zim,” Kwekweza wrote on Twitter.
MASVINGO –MDC T Secretary General, Douglas Mwonzora has expelled Dusty Zivhaze, an MDC founding member who succumbed to ulcers on July 15, 2019 from the party.
An internal memo dated July 2, 2020 and signed by Mwonzora in possession of The Mirror affirms the expulsion. Efforts to get a comment from Mwonzora were futile.
Zivhave, an MDC founding member died on July 15, 2019 at Checheche St Peters Hospital after battling ulcers. He was the secretary for information and publicity at his death.
The memo expels 34 members from Harare, Mash West, Manicaland, Mash Central, Chitungwiza, Bulawayo, Masvingo, Mat North and Mat South.
In Masvingo, the late Zivhaze was expelled together with provincial chairperson James Gumbi, Takanayi Mureyi and youth leader Philip Chingini.
“In terms of clause 5 (10)a of the constitution of the MDC party be their joining or supporting another party they have automatically terminated their membership of the MDC party led by the late Dr Richard Morgan Tsvangirai,” reads part of the memo.
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, Hon Job Sikhala, has said Mr Kembo Mohadi is a delusional and misguided politician.
Hon Sikhala was responding to Mr Mohadi’s assertion that Zanu PF will rule Zimbabwe forever.
Hon Sikhala also challenged Mr Chris Mutsvangwa to stop rambling about sanctions.
“We all heard Chris Mutsvangwa rambling about the stupidity of using sanctions as an excuse of failure.
They damned their Mugabe for using sanctions as the excuse for his failures. Those who told us about the stupidity of using sanctions as an excuse are in the same default mode today,” argued Hon Sikhala.
“This young Terrence Manjengwa is suffering for standing with me during my incarceration. He came to Court in solidarity with myself. They took him to jail… Pliz Free Terry.”
“Dear Kembo Mohadi. You are deluded to entertain your illusions that you will rule this country forever.
Although you call yourself junta, what you are saying will happen over our dead bodies.
Makajaidzwa kudzvanyirira vanhu. We are on this case as serious as you purport to be.”
The Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T has barred members of the nelson Chamisa led MDC-Alliance from attending its much-awaited Extra-Ordinary Congress (EOC) which has been slated for the second week of December.
The splinter group has been at loggerheads with the Chamisa’s led outfit over the control of the opposition party and tensions are at fever pitch.
Addressing the media Monday, the party’s Secretary-General said only bona fide MDC-T members are eligible to attend the congress and those who jumped ship to join other political formations will be barred from attending.
TelTrack “The meeting emphasized that the extraordinary congress processes shall be open only to bonafide members of the MDC-T. All those who have joined, formed or are supporting other political parties, not the MDC-T have by operation of clause 5.10a of our constitution automatically terminated their membership of the party.
“Those who have been recalled were recalled on the basis that they ceased to belong to the party. They are not eligible to participate in the extraordinary congress processes. The meeting totally rejected the calls by G40 and leaders of the new MDC Alliance party for their members to attend the congress as this is simply designed to destabilise our extraordinary congress processes,” he said.
He added “Some people simply want to be stars in the absence of the sun. There is no sense in people who have already moved on and formed their own political parties to try to undermine the leadership of another political party.”
Mwonzora said the electoral processes of the congress will be conducted by an Independent Electoral Board to be appointed from local workers’ representative organisations both local and international including churches, civil society and prominent persons.
Zimbabwe’s secretary for Information, Nick Mangwana has dismissed as fake reports suggesting that the government will be closing schools due to an absence of teachers.
The message circulated on social media and attributed to Mangwana claimed that the government had succumbed o pressure as teachers continue with their industrial action and will close schools on 23 October. Read the doctored post:
All schools are to be closed on Friday 23 October with immediate effect because of the wild behaviour that students are doing at school in the absence of teachers (sic).
Moments after post was published online, Mangwana shared a screenshot of the post dismissing it as “a sick joke.” He said:
This is making rounds on WhatsApp, it is not legit. Just someone’s sick joke.
Teachers did not return to work when schools reopened on 28 September demanding the restoration of their 2018 salaries.
LONDON: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the planet has surpassed 40 million, but experts say that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true impact of the pandemic that has upended life and work around the world.
The milestone was hit Monday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University, which collates reports from around the world.
The actual worldwide tally of COVID-19 cases is likely to be far higher, as testing has been uneven or limited, many people have had no symptoms and some governments have concealed the true number of cases. To date, more than 1.1 million confirmed virus deaths have been reported, although experts also believe that number is an undercount.
The U.S., India and Brazil are reporting by far the highest numbers of cases — 8.1 million, 7.5 million and 5.2 million respectively — although the global increase in recent weeks has been driven by a surge in Europe, which has seen over 240,000 confirmed virus deaths in the pandemic so far.
In the U.S., some states are trying more targeted measures as cases continue to rise across the country. New York’s new round of virus shutdowns zeroes in on individual neighborhoods, closing schools and businesses in hot spots measuring just a couple of square miles.
As of last week, new cases per day were on the rise in 44 U.S. states, with many of the biggest surges in the Midwest and Great Plains, where resistance to wearing masks and taking other precautions has been running high and the virus has often been seen as just a big-city problem. Deaths per day were climbing in 30 states.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert, said Americans should think hard about whether to hold Thanksgiving gatherings next month.
The World Health Organization said last week that Europe had a reported a record weekly high of nearly 700,000 cases and said the region was responsible for about a third of cases globally. Britain, France, Russia and Spain account for about half of all new cases in the region, and countries like Belgium and the Czech Republic are facing more intense outbreaks now than they did in the spring.
WHO said the new measures being taken across Europe are “absolutely essential” in stopping COVID-19 from overwhelming its hospitals. Those include new requirements on mask-wearing in Italy and Switzerland, closing schools in Northern Ireland and the Czech Republic, closing restaurants and bars in Belgium, implementing a 9 p.m. curfew in France and having targeted limited lockdowns in parts of the U.K.
The agency said several European cities could soon see their intensive care units overwhelmed and warned that governments and citizens should take all necessary measures to slow the spread of the virus, including bolstering testing and contact tracing, wearing face masks and following social distancing measures.
WHO has previously estimated about 1 in 10 of the world’s population — about 780 million people — have been infected with COVID-19, more than 20 times the official number of cases. That suggests the vast majority of the world’s population is still susceptible to the virus.
Some researchers have argued that allowing COVID-19 to spread in populations that are not obviously vulnerable will help build up herd immunity and is a more realistic way to stop the pandemic instead of the restrictive lockdowns that have proved economically devastating.
But WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned against the belief that herd immunity might be a viable strategy to pursue, saying this kind of protection needs to be achieved by vaccination, not by deliberately exposing people to a potentially fatal disease.
“Allowing a dangerous virus that we don’t fully understand to run free is simply unethical,” Tedros said last week.
The U.N. health agency said it hopes there might be enough data to determine if any of the COVID-19 vaccines now being tested are effective by the end of the year. But it warned that first-generation vaccines are unlikely to provide complete protection and that it could take at least two years to bring the pandemic under control.
Logistics experts also say that some 3 billion of the world’s 7.8 billion people live in areas that lack the infrastructure to refrigerate new vaccines safely, a challenge that is sure to slow down the delivery of vaccines to those areas. This includes most of Central Asia, much of India and southeast Asia, Latin America except for the largest countries, and all but a tiny corner of Africa.
My name is Yevai Mushambadope, a registered Nurse in Birmingham UK. I am appealing for urgent help on behalf of Lawrence Tawonezvi Mubvumbi (34) a husband and a father to a girl (7) and a boy (4), who resides in Zimbabwe. Lawrence is a Catholic who attends at St Monica Parish in Seke Chitungwiza. Lawrence has been diagnosed with a tumor on his jaw (bone growth), doctors call it ameloblastoma.
Teachers’ representative unions have said they stand ready to open, genuine dialogue with the government over the ongoing industrial action.
Eight unions released a joint statement expressing willingness to resolve the prolonged stand-off between workers and the employer. The statement read in part:
Teacher union leaders are ready to engage in meaningful dialogue any time from now to end the current logjam..
(The) Public Service Commission or the government should take teachers’ plight seriously and stop this tomfoolery of playing hide-and-seek with the lives of teachers in particular and of the innocent learners.
Teachers remain incapacitated as nothing has changed. This means our members will not be able to
report for duty anytime soon until the government faithfully engages teachers’ unions.
Teachers refused to return to school when schools were reopened on 28 September after they were prematurely closed in March when the country recorded its first coronavirus case.
They are vowing not to return to work if the government has not met their demands which include the restoration of their 2018 salaries when they were earning about US$500.
Like many other government workers, they are currently earning an equivalent of US$30 on average.
Farai Dziva| A crestfallen Douglas Mwonzora left Masvingo Province in agony after addressing 15 people, including himself at a rally in Chivi Central Constitutiency at the weekend.
Mwonzora who was hoping to address hundreds of members of the MDC T 2014 structures was stunned when he found himself addressing a paltry gathering in Chivi.
Mwonzora also addressed a poorly attended meeting in Masvingo Urban Constituency.
The individuals who attended the meeting are not Congress delegates, it has emerged.
“Mr Mwonzora’ s bid to address hundreds of members of the MDC T 2014 structures hit a snag.
His meetings were poorly attended,” a source told ZimEye.com.
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POLITICS HAS BECOME A PERMANENT TOOL FOR THE PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION OF STATE RESOURCES IN ZANUPF, MDC ALLIANCE NAMIBIA ASSERTS.
At a juncture of widespread poverty and extreme economic woes, Zanupf politicians are not ashamed to choose conspicuous extravagance and barefaced corruption manifesting through some greedy ministers who continue to loot with impunity. Mdc Alliance Namibia is cobra-headed to witness stomach politicians of plunder and self-enrichment forging ahead eating on behalf of the masses who continue to gnash their teeth in abject poverty.
The incumbent Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr John Mangwiro, has learned nothing from the corrupt and fired former Minister of Health Dr Obadiah Moyo who was dismissed over his involvement in US$60 million Covid-19 procurement scandal. The incessant tender storms rocking our different parastatals emanate from the selective application of the law against criminals in Zimbabwe. There is outright disconnection between the aspirations of the poor and practical implementation by both elected and appointed leaders in government. We are quite aware that the politicians are being protected by the weaponised law that does not convict the looters of our state resources.
Mdc Alliance Namibia is absolutely infuriated by the behaviour of clueless Zanupf and their greedy ministers who are allowed to rob state institutions when the generality of Zimbabweans are all over the globe hunting for quality livelihoods and they are struggling to keep their heads above poverty. Only a small number of well-connected individuals could walk away with a cool US$60 million and continue to live a normal life out of jail worse without any pay back of the stolen money from the state.
The Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro allegedly railroad the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm), in dramatic events, including visiting the parastatal’s workers at night and bullying them with dismissal, to award a US$5.6 million contract to an undeserving company – Young Health Care. This is contained in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zaac) report which says the Deputy Minister had ‘personal interest’ in the matter.
Moreover,the investigation, conducted from 31st August to September 4 this year , looked into circumstances of how the Ministry of Health and Child Care administered a Covid-19 tender (NAT ITCB FWWK 04/2020) for the purchase of laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables. The pro-Zanupf newspaper, The Sunday Mail, recently reported that senior Government Officials were allegedly caught with hands in the till over the Covid-19 materials procurement. This is incontrovertible evidence to prove that politics has become a tool for self-enrichment. The desperate Zanupf government has been afflicted by the inability to practically implement all those good laws and policies for the benefit of all our people especially the youths. It has become apparent that the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten more poorer.
Moreso, the suspected violations stem from allegations against the Deputy Minister are that he coaxed NatPharm to give Young Health Care a tender and advance payments before delivery of goods. This is in direct contravention of the Public Finance Management Act and Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets. It is clear that the corrupt minister used his political power as a springboard for the primitive accumulation of state funds.
Dr Mangwiro, annexed the duties of the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary through issuing innumerable directives to NatPharm. Young Health Care , cropped up and was offered a contract through a directive from then acting Permanent Secretary Dr Gibson Mhlanga , at a time when it was not even registered with the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) as required by law. The NatPharm acting director , Mr Zealous Nyabadza thwarted the alleged unlawful act by the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care officials resulting in a public tendering process which was deferred to allow Young Health Care to register with Praz.
Mdc Alliance Namibia have also learnt that when NatPharm reiterated on competitive bidding, Young Health Care Limited subsequently submitted a bid price of US$3 600 000 for the same items. This saw a reduction of 36 percent in the price in antithesis with the initial quotation by Young Health Care for supply of commodities under direct procurement , where prices quoted were devilish. It amounted to plethoric US$5 600 000, which was coincidentally the identical amount that was available in the ministry’s coffers, insinuating that the company had innermost information. As citizens in the diaspora, we are interested to know the owner of Young Health Care Company who had accurate financial details of the Ministry’s fiscus.
Furthermore, after twenty (22) companies advanced their interest, Dr John Mangwiro ostensibly side-stepped and wooed NatPharm top managers , at odd hours , to unceremoniously award the tender to Young Health Care before terrorising the vulnerable parastatal’s employees with dismissal if they acted otherwise. He forged demanding that a purchase order be issued that same , dark night. Young Health Care was then illegally awarded a contract to supply goods worth US$124 630 instead of US$922 000 that had been demanded as advance. As Mdc Alliance Namibia, we resonate with Bayart who describes African political power in the post-colonial era and draws specific attention to the relationship between patrimonialism , clientelism, corruption and power.
This nature of corruption blight brings forth linkages between government and institutionalised fraud:smuggling , the plundering of state resources , the growth of ego, privatisation of state institutions (state capture) and the development of ‘economies of plunder’. We absolutely condemn Zanupf politicians for eating on behalf of the starving unsuspecting masses. It invites cynicism and disillusionment when Zanupf politicians continue to shift blame on sanctions, opposition, journalists , the media analysts , local business people, citizens in the diaspora and so on. It has become clear that our poverty and suffering in Zimbabwe and outside is artificially made by Zanupf. The depletion of social trust has a numbing effect on communal survival tactics and strategies.
The uncouth behaviour of Zanupf ministers must be resisted with equal measure. It spews forth a particularly vile concoction of greed, graft and arrogance.
In a nutshell, Mdc Alliance Namibia, urges Zaac to be objective in combating corruption in government. This politics of the belly attests to a distinctively African trajectory of power that we need to comprehend as part of a long-term historical development. Corruption and greed have become Zanupf’s modus operandi. They are now permanent features of their human existence.
President Mnangagwa has met three ambassador-designates at State House in Harare this morning where the trio was bidding farewell to the Head of State.
Ambassador Charity Charamba
Ambassadors Charity Charamba who is going to Zambia, Johannes Tomana deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Nancy Saungweme who is headed for Malawi — paid a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa where they were briefed on their roles and duties and what the President expects from them.
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The three said they were going to represent Zimbabwe, strengthen bilateral relations and also work on attracting foreign direct investment.
Ambassador Nancy Saungweme
The ambassadors are also expected to advance the engagement and re-engagement drive in pursuit of the Vision 2030 economic agenda.
HIGHLANDERS will take delivery of the first of the three cars promised by a local clergy to help the club tie down their captains in three weeks time.
Speaking at the sidelines of a three-day church conference that ended on Sunday at Bulawayo’s Johane Masowe Chishanhu Selbourne Park, the sect leader Madzibaba Manuel Mutumwa said he has ordered from a local dealer.
Mutumwa, who last week pledged two cars for use by Highlanders’ captains, while serving the club, added another vehicle for the vice-captain.
Bosso are captained by goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda, who is deputised by defender Peter Muduhwa and Nqobizitha Masuku.
After hearing reports that Highlanders have started negotiating with key players for contract extensions, Mutumwa decided to “spice up” the talks by offering cars to the club.
Mutumwa of the Johane Chishanu Selbourne Park is a die-hard Highlanders’ supporter and he believes the club’s followers play “a big role” in keeping Bosso afloat, hence the need to assist office bearers in achieving their goals.
“I’m happy to see Highlanders players, coach and chief executive here at church as well as other sports personalities coming to get blessings. At first I had said I’ll get two cars for the club, but I learnt that there are three captains so each of them deserves a car. When the Lord blesses me and the church, I see no reason why I shouldn’t bless the team that I love most by giving them cars. I’ve ordered the cars from a local dealer who said he has a shipment coming from Japan which should be arriving in three weeks time,” said Mutumwa.
Bosso have been engaging in contract extension negotiations with the trio of Sibanda, Masuku and Muduhwa.
The three joined Highlanders chief executive officer Nhlanhla Dube, coach Mandla Mpofu, winger Godfrey Makaruse and Bukhozi Zakhu Sibanda at Sunday’s service.
Manica Diamonds midfielder Xolisani Moyo and former FC Platinum midfielder Winston Mhango who is in the country following expiry of his contract with Kabwe Warriors of Zambia also attended the service.
THE Zimbabwe senior men’s cricket team has left for Pakistan where they are scheduled to play the hosts in two limited overs series.
The Chevrons left on Monday morning with a travelling squad of 20 players.
The side has been in a secure bio-bubble camp for the past week for the final part of their preparations to minimize the risks of contracting coronavirus ahead of the trip. They are scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday and continue with their practice in isolation.
Zimbabwe will play Pakistan in three One Day Internationals and as many T20 Internationals between October 30 and November 10. The matches will be played in a secure bubble in line with the COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
They say a child is a blessing, but for me it is a heavy load, which I am failing to carry. My name is Regina Matadza. I’m 30 years old and expecting my second child. I live in Harare, Zimbabwe.
In January, when I discovered that I was pregnant, I could not sleep for days; I was worried about how I was going to manage. My husband works in Mount Pleasant, a Harare suburb, as a gardener earning ZW $2,500 (US $25) a month. Thank God we live on the property he gardens. Rent is not an issue, at least for now.
In the early days of my pregnancy, I begged my husband’s employer to hire me as a housemaid. They agreed, but only on a part-time basis. I’m paid ZW $1,500 (US $15) a month. This part-time work gave me time to move around, buying and selling various goods and looking for more work in the neighbourhood. I thought, if we both worked and saved a little, by the delivery day, all would be sorted for the baby.
Then suddenly, in March, because of the coronavirus lockdown, we were banned from moving around. We had not even managed to save enough money for maternity fees or baby clothes. I struggled to pay for the cheapest ultrasound scan, at ZW $2,000 (US $20). And, because of the transport ban, I would need an ambulance to take me to wherever I was delivering the baby. The baby continues to grow inside me; with no plan and more problems. Inside our two-room home, I cry and pray for God’s intervention.
By June, I had raised enough money to cover an antenatal visit, but the nearest clinic was closed due to COVID-19. The cheaper health facilities were all closed. The open ones were very expensive, charging in US dollars.
At some point in July, a friend told me of an affordable clinic that was still open. I woke up early the next morning to go to it. Although I found the clinic open and the charges were reasonable, a lady at the door told me the maternity ward was full and they were too understaffed to accommodate me. I begged and even cried, trying to change her mind. But they called security to chase me away.
Tired and hopeless, I sat outside the clinic until dark. If only they knew how hard I struggled to raise the money for maternity fees, and the number of clinics I had been to! But these people are just cold and rough. I had been eating sadza [thick porridge made out of ground maize] and cabbage every day, to save money, only to be chased away like a dog.
“My baby is due in two weeks and I’m still running around like a headless chicken”
I finally managed to find a hospital where I can deliver the baby: Domboshava Training Centre Hospital. It’s about 30 kilometres from where we live. My husband talked to a relative who has a car, but we will have to pay for the fuel.
According to the scan, I have two weeks left until the baby is due, but I am still running around like a headless chicken. My work as a part-time maid has become difficult. I am weaker and tire easily. Even cleaning my own small home leaves me weak. I vomit a lot. Though my husband has been advising me to take a break, saying I am putting my life and that of the child in danger, I continue to force myself to work. What else can I do?
I don’t even want to think of complications during the delivery or needing surgery! I haven’t been able to afford to pay the transport costs for antenatal visits. The nurses at the hospital said antenatal care is important for blood tests, such as for HIV, to prevent mother to child transmission. I cannot walk the long distance to the hospital for the antenatal care and I don’t have the money, so I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
With two weeks left, I have not bought much for the baby. A baby blanket costs US $20. A baby towel US $15-20. My problems never seem to end, even with all the hard work. I have been waking up at dawn and knocking at people’s doors, but for the past five months I have not found any other work beyond my job as a part-time maid.
My husband has been very understanding and caring, so at least I have someone by my side. He and our six-year-old have kept me going, but I never want to travel this road again.
Government is set to conduct lifestyle audits for Harare City Council officials, amid indications that some of them might have amassed wealth through the sale of State land, Harare Provincial Development Coordinator Mr Tafadzwa Muguti has said.
The lifestyle audit comes at a time senior managers and councillors at Town House have already been arrested for allegedly abusing their positions to mal-allocate stands.
Speaking during a recent meeting with Harare City Council management, Mr Muguti urged the team at council to stop engaging in shoddy deals.
“It is sad that council officials have been facilitating the illegal sale of State land,” he said. “As Government, we want to know those who have been allocated stands since 2014.
“There will be lifestyle audits for people who amassed a lot of wealth through land sales. There will also be a lifestyle audit for all council employees.”
Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations and Residents Trust head Mr Shepherd Chikomba hailed the move.
“As residents, we applaud the Government for taking this step towards fighting corruption, this was long overdue,” he said.
“We have been advocating for these lifestyle audits for a long time, maybe the level of corruption will go down.”
Mr Shava said their wish as residents was for the exercise to be done in all the councils in Zimbabwe.
The Special Anti-Corruption Unit, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission and police have been fighting tooth and nail to arrest officials implicated in land scams, with the majority of them now answering to cases in the courts.
THE trial of former Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira and the ex-NSSA director contribution and collections, Barnabas Matongera, in which they are accused of flouting tender procedures and approved a housing project in Gweru involving development of 200 stands has been set for next month.
Mupfumira and Matongera are being charged with criminal abuse of office charges.
Their hearing has been set for November 18, 19 and 20 on a continuous row at the Harare Magistrates’ Court.
Their trial was supposed to have commenced today but the State was yet to furnish the duo with some documents to prepare their defence.
Mupfumira, through her lawyer Mr Sylvester Hashiti, applied for scraping of her bail reporting conditions, but the State said it was not prepared to respond to the application saying she must go back to the High Court where she was granted bail.
Mupfumira and Matongera appeared before magistrate Mr Ngoni Nduna.
Tatenda Mkuruva has been named in the Team of the Season of the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) in the USA.
The Zimbabwean goalkeeper put on some brilliant performances that saw him named man of the match a couple of times. He is the only Michigan Stars player in the Best XI team that was selected by the league’s broadcast partners.
The recognition comes in Mkuruva’s debut season in the American’s third-tier league. He joined the Detroit-based club in 2019 from Buildcon in Zambia.
The 24-year’s performance in the campaign also earned him a call-up to the national team for the first time in three years. However, he pulled out of the squad for the Malawi friendly, along with several other foreign-based stars, after Zifa failed to arrange his trip to Zimbabwe on time.
Nonetheless, Mkuruva is expected to make it in the squad that will face Algeria in back-to-back Afcon qualifiers next month.-Soccer 24
SuperSport United endured a nervy fish to the game but held on to clinch a 3-2 to win over battling TTM in an MTN 8 quarter-final on Saturday.
Kaitano Tembo’s men, whose season in the 2019/20 ended in disappointment after failing to secure a Confederations Cup despite being third for the greater part of the season, looked to be in cruise control and raced to an early 3-0 lead, as the game looked to be one way traffic.
Bradley Groberlar put them ahead in the 8th minute, before Iqram Rayners doubled the lead then Lungu Ghampani made it three.
Mokagolodi Ngele restored a glimmer of hope for TTM on the stroke of half time and scored again just after the restart- game on.
TTM were all over Matsatsansa in the second half but the defending champions held on to book a place in the semi-finals.-Soccer 24
Farai Dziva|President Nelson Chamisa has described New Zealand Prime Minister’s victory as a sign of hope for the future.
See below President Chamisa’s congratulatory message to New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden.
So humbling and refreshing to see how others in the world run clean, free and fair elections.
Huge Congrats to the young leader Jacinda Ardern and the Labour Party on their landslide victory and re-election as Prime Minister of New Zealand.
PM Jacinda Ardern’s re-election shows she genuinely worked for the people in her last term.
We, in the whole world acknowledge the exemplary manner in which the young PM had shown exceptional leadership and in particular, how she handled Covid-19.
The composition of her Parliament, which includes our own from Africa, clearly shows her inclusive leadership.
We look forward to continued engagement based on our shared hope and vision for a just, happier and prosperous world. The future is young!
The upcoming AFCON Group H qualifiers between the Warriors and defending champions Algeria, are giving many Zimbabweans sleepless nights.
In a country in which all the cash denominations combined cannot buy a loaf of bread, the general consensus is that video clips of Warriors games should be sold in pharmacies, because they ‘heal’ and provide comfort amid daily struggles to make ends meet.
With less than a month to go before the two blockbuster games slated for November 12 and 16 respective, what is on the back of many Zimbabweans’ mind is the fact that the star-studded Desert Foxes are on an unbeaten run stretching to over 20 games and recently held Mexico in an international friendly despite being a man down for the greater part of second half.
Judging by how some of the Warriors players expected to be in the squad for those two games performed this past weekend nonetheless, Zimbabweans can dare to dream.
Orlando Pirates’ Terrence Dzvukamanja scored on his debut and it was his solitary goal,a glancing header, which sent the Buccaneers to the semi-finals of the MTN 8 at the expense of Cape Town City.
Tino Kadewere opened his account for Olympique Lyon in the French Ligue 1 and the manner in which Dutch whiz Memphis Depay celebrated with the lanky striker portrayed a vivid picture of how important that goal was for him.
Man of the match Knowledge Musona was involved in both goals as KAS Eupen dispatched R. Excel in the Belgian top-flight. The Smiling Assassin thrust Benat San Jose’s men ahead in the 47th minute before providing for Jonathan Heris to double their advantage with 11 minutes left to play.
Khama Billiat’s start to life under Gavin Hunt was on a positive note; the pint-sized winger assisted both goals scored by Yagan Sasman as Amakhosi came from a goal down to beat Maritzburg United in the MTN 8.
Warriors coach Zdravko Logarušić was inevitably pleased with some of his troops’s display which can hopefully be a blueprint of what can be seen next month.
Tick-tock! The count down to the Algeria games continues but its a ticking clock with a reminder; that the Warriors have sharpened spears for battle.-Soccer 24
Tinotenda Kadewere dedicated his first goal in the French Ligue 1 at Lyon on Sunday to his late brother who died in August.
The Warriors striker started in the 3-2 victory against Strasbourg and scored the opening goal in the 12th minute. The appearance was his second successive start this season.
Reacting to the goal, Kadewere posted on Instagram saying: “Happy to score my first goal in the Ligue 1 and (I am) happy with the victory today. We keep working hard for more Lyon . . . this one for you in heaven #Maronga.”-Soccer 24
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) arrested more than 105 bogus police officers in the first eight months of 2020 for terrorising unsuspecting members of the public around the country.
In the same period last year, the ZRP arrested 130 impersonators of police officers, which led to an intensification of the fight against such crime.
The fraudsters committed various offences in the name of the uniformed forces with some of them wearing police regalia before going around suburbs in vehicles without number plates extorting and robbing people of their valuables.
In some instances, the bogus officers would man fake roadblocks where they would shake down motorists.
Of the more than 105 cases, 101 arrests have been effected with some of the culprits serving jail terms.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi told The Sunday Mail that the police force was worried by the trend.
“It is a worrying trend when people go on to commit such crimes because being in possession of a police uniform when you are not a member of the ZRP is an offence,” he said.
“These crimes are being committed nationwide. We are on high alert and ready to interrogate any suspicious ‘officers’ and deal with the culprits.”
While most of the culprits are believed to be getting old uniforms from deserters or stealing from serving officers, some bonafide law enforcement agents are reportedly loaning their uniforms to the culprits, who in turn pay a token.
According to Section 179 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, Chapter 9:23, impersonating a police officer, peace officer or public official is a jailable offence.
Asst Comm Nyathi urged members of the public to co-operate with local police stations and assist in identifying the culprits as they are usually known members of the community.
When confronted by police, members of the community should ask officers to identify themselves by producing police identity cards where necessary and should request to proceed to the nearest police station if there is a need, Asst Comm Nyathi said.-statemedia
By A Correspondent- Harare City Council has announced the closure of Mbare Musika Bus Terminus for renovation purposes.
The local government authority did not specify when the renovations will be complete. This comes after the government announced that intends to rehabilitate old suburbs in major cities.
We present below the HCC’s statement on Mbare closure.
CLOSURE OF MBARE MUSIKA BUS TERMINUS FOR RENOVATIONS ANC TEMPORARY USE OF ALTERNATIVE PICK UP AND DROP OFF POINTS.
2. Destinations not stated but fall on the same routes mentioned above will use the same pick-up and drop off points.
3. The temporary ranks shall only accommodate buses with COVID-19 compliance permits.
4. The City therefore implore travellers and bus operators to comply and take due care so as to maintain orderliness and the safety of the travelling public.
5. Council has designated temporary pick up and drop off points for intercity travel.
By Energy Mavaza | The Zimbabwe Cricket bubbles in the sweet waters of success regardless of the disturbed year calendar by the COVID 19 pandemic.
Cricket Team with President ED
It could have been one of the busiest year for Chamu Chibhabha led Chevrons but proposed tours were cancelled and halted beyond the ZC capacity.
Nevertheless, tabled on our offer was the Pakistan tour. It came on a very strategic period in time where the whole cricketing fraternity is looking at United Arab Emrates for Indian Premire League.
If only a bilateral tour during this period in time is casted in stone for Pakistan and Zimbabwe as we seem un affected by the IPL.
Predictions of a huge thumping and some of a fair show are already being aired in the cricket circles. Some are quick to mirror the dismal bating exploits being exhibited in the NPL and reflect to the expected show by the Chevrons selected for Pakistan. However, whatever the outcomes, ZC scores big and scores smart. The outcomes only lays with the Coach Rajput and his troops as all modalities seem to be in order.
Not be understated and of note is that the ZC has been soaring above mentionable local Sport boards and leading by example. The ODI and T20 tour to Pakistan, the launch of the National Premier league for both men and women could be counted as some of the few examples that brought good omen to ZC interns of the return of Blessing Muzarabani and the unveiling of the “Visit Zimbabwe” brand by Zimbabwe Tourism Authority aimed at boosting the country’s tourism.This will see the Zimbabwe national cricket teams – whether on the field of play, training or travelling – wearing shirts bearing the ‘Visit Zimbabwe’ branding on the sleeve.
ZC has also produced a promotional video for the campaign.
Taking a leaf from Rwanda tourism initiatives, despite initial criticism over Rwanda’s massive investment in a football club, the deal appears to be bearing fruits. Belise Kaliza, head of RDB’s tourism department in Rwanda highlighted that before the partnership was signed, 71% of the millions of Arsenal fans worldwide did not consider Rwanda a tourist destination, at the end of the first year of the partnership, half of them considered Rwanda a destination to visit.
Tourism industry in Zimbabwe has been crippled by bad publicity and ugly image that has been fueled by unloyal citizenry that endeavour to tarnish the Zimbabwe brand. As the nation dusts itself from the hide outs of Covid 19, it only needs innovation and well crafted and concerted efforts by all sectors to lift our country back to operational again. The Impact of the Chevrons and Zimbabwe cricket on bringing awareness about Zimbabwe wonders to the world should not be understated.
If an initiative with an English football team with no Rwandise player is reaping ripe fruits into the country’s Tourism, then one wonders the impact of our much beloved Chevrons who have a considerable following from Asia and other cricketing nations.
It could not necessarily be about the “Visit Zimbabwe” logo on all national teams kits but it should be every Zimbabwean duty to market your country for nothing is more sweeter than home.
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly National Spokesperson, Stephen Sarkozy Chuma has dismissed utterances made by Mr Kembo Mohadi on what the latter described as the new dispensation’s remarkable achievements.
Mr Mohadi boasted of what he described as significant achievements of the new dispensation.
Chuma has challenged Mr Mohadi’s assertion, pointing out that Mr Mnangagwa’s deputy is a “pathological liar.”
Read full statement below :
19-10-2020
Kembo Mohadi’s ridiculous assertion that country’s fortunes have become better under Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime clearly exposes high levels of insincerity and pathological lies of this so called ‘new dispensation’.
Certainly Mohadi cannot hide under the piecemeal and snail paced roadworks where nothing significant is happening except overhaul of the remaining tarred strip albeit without replacing it.
Mohadi suddenly forgets that from 1980 he was part of the old establishment that ruined the once breadbasket of Africa.
Maybe because of old age, the usually bedridden Mohadi is now suffering from serious Alzheimer’s dementia.
Is it not a public secret that life for the ordinary has gone from bad to worse under Emmerson Mnangagwa’s short reign?
From the education sector to health sector, there is crises everywhere and one wonders what positive rides does Kembo Mohadi refer to.
It is time ZANU PF leaders know that lies, delusions and insincerity can never solve the economic question.
Stephen Sarkozy Chuma MDCAllianceYouthAssemblyNationalSpokesperson
Farai Dziva| A crestfallen Douglas Mwonzora left Masvingo Province in agony after addressing 15 people, including himself at a rally in Chivi Central Constitutiency at the weekend.
Mwonzora who was hoping to address hundreds of members of the MDC T 2014 structures was stunned when he found himself addressing a paltry gathering in Chivi.
Mwonzora also addressed a poorly attended meeting in Masvingo Urban Constituency.
The individuals who attended the meeting are not Congress delegates, it has emerged.
“Mr Mwonzora’ s bid to address hundreds of members of the MDC T 2014 structures hit a snag.
His meetings were poorly attended,” a source told ZimEye.com.
As Germany registered another record number of COVID-19 infections, Chancellor Angela Merkel called on young people to "do without a few parties now in order to have a good life tomorrow." pic.twitter.com/BjA5loIJVC
Kembo Mohadi’s ridiculous assertion that country’s fortunes have become better under Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime clearly exposes high levels of insincerity and pathological lies of this so called ‘new dispensation’.
Certainly Mohadi cannot hide under the piecemeal and snail paced roadworks where nothing significant is happening except overhaul of the remaining tarred strip albeit without replacing it.
Mohadi suddenly forgets that from 1980 he was part of the old establishment that ruined the once breadbasket of Africa.
Maybe because of old age, the usually bedridden Mohadi is now suffering from serious Alzheimer’s dementia.
Is it not a public secret that life for the ordinary has gone from bad to worse under Emmerson Mnangagwa’s short reign?
From the education sector to health sector, there is crises everywhere and one wonders what positive rides does Kembo Mohadi refer to.
It is time ZANU PF leaders know that lies, delusions and insincerity can never solve the economic question.
Stephen Sarkozy Chuma MDCAllianceYouthAssemblyNationalSpokesperson
The MDC T Midlands North Provincial Structures for 2014 met at the Kwekwe party offices on Saturday 17th October 2020, to brief each other on the Supreme Court Judgement of March 31st 2020, that called for the MDCT party to organize for an Extra Ordinary Congress to elect a replacement of the late founding Iconic President Tsvangirai, in line with the party constitution.
This meeting was the province’s first 2014 structures meeting since the ruling was made.
The turnout was good, with delegates from Gokwe Districts, Kwekwe Districts, and Kadoma Senatorial districts.
The MDC T Midlands North province 2014 is made up of 18 Parliamentary Constituencies.
The meeting was facilitated, and chaired by the 2014 provincial chairperson, Mr Sedwel Bhebhe, and was exceptional peaceful and of conducive environment.
Members of the Provincial Executive, District Chairpersons, and congress delegates from districts that make Midlands North province were in attendance.
There were some who gave apologies due to transport logistics. Also in attendance was NEC member Hon Blessing Chebundo, as well as the Deputy Mayors of Kwekwe and Redcliff, and some of the councillors, all who are delegates to the EOC by virtue of their positions in 2014 structures.
The meeting noted the importance of the 2014 delegates from the province to participate in the EOC, and within the party constitutional framework, and processes.
The meeting also discussed the need for the province to be ready with authentic provincial structures/delegates as per the constitution.
The meeting further noted the importance of unity and sanity needed for the party going forward. To that end, the meeting tasked the 2014 respective district chairpersons and their executives and through the provincial chairperson, to assist the party in availing, and validating the lists of the bona fide provincial EOC delegates, given the time that had lapsed since 2014.
The provincial chairman advised that, meanwhile, the province will await in anticipation of the Midlands North Provincial Council to be convened under guidance of the national 2014 leadership, in preparatory for the National EOC, hence the province should be ready with clear cut bona fide structures to enable the provincial council 2014 structures to attend, in fulfilment of the SC judgement, and of the party constitution regarding processes towards EOC.
It was agreed that the District chairpersons should have the lists of structures ready within one week, and these will be used to ‘cross check’ and validates with the available records.
During the plenary interventions from the floor, those who spoke called for unity of purpose amongst ‘all and sundry’ in the province and party, for the good of the party, and the people. Noting that the party and people stand to lose if the obtaining challenges are not addressed sincerely, and as MDC family.
That there was no need for people to display vindictiveness.
The Chairman ended the meeting by thanking the members for their demonstrated peace loving attitude and their conduct during the entire period of meeting, and went further to urge them to maintain this maturity through and through. Further noting that, this was the legacy left by the founding late President.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work.
The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of the year.
Millions of enterprises face an existential threat. Nearly half of the world’s 3.3 billion global workforce are at risk of losing their livelihoods.
Informal economy workers are particularly vulnerable because the majority lack social protection and access to quality health care and have lost access to productive assets. Without the means to earn an income during lockdowns, many are unable to feed themselves and their families. For most, no income means no food, or, at best, less food and less nutritious food.
The pandemic has been affecting the entire food system and has laid bare its fragility. Border closures, trade restrictions and confinement measures have been preventing farmers from accessing markets, including for buying inputs and selling their produce, and agricultural workers from harvesting crops, thus disrupting domestic and international food supply chains and reducing access to healthy, safe and diverse diets. The pandemic has decimated jobs and placed millions of livelihoods at risk. As breadwinners lose jobs, fall ill and die, the food security and nutrition of millions of women and men are under threat, with those in low-income countries, particularly the most marginalized populations, which include small-scale farmers and indigenous peoples, being hardest hit.
Millions of agricultural workers – waged and self-employed – while feeding the world, regularly face high levels of working poverty, malnutrition and poor health, and suffer from a lack of safety and labour protection as well as other types of abuse.
With low and irregular incomes and a lack of social support, many of them are spurred to continue working, often in unsafe conditions, thus exposing themselves and their families to additional risks. Further, when experiencing income losses, they may resort to negative coping strategies, such as distress sale of assets, predatory loans or child labour. Migrant agricultural workers are particularly vulnerable, because they face risks in their transport, working and living conditions and struggle to access support measures put in place by governments.
Guaranteeing the safety and health of all agri-food workers – from primary producers to those involved in food processing, transport and retail, including street food vendors – as well as better incomes and protection, will be critical to saving lives and protecting public health, people’s livelihoods and food security.
In the COVID-19 crisis food security, public health, and employment and labour issues, in particular workers’ health and safety, converge. Adhering to workplace safety and health practices and ensuring access to decent work and the protection of labour rights in all industries will be crucial in addressing the human dimension of the crisis. Immediate and purposeful action to save lives and livelihoods should include extending social protection towards universal health coverage and income support for those most affected.
These include workers in the informal economy and in poorly protected and low-paid jobs, including youth, older workers, and migrants.
Particular attention must be paid to the situation of women, who are over-represented in low-paid jobs and care roles.
Different forms of support are key, including cash transfers, child allowances and healthy school meals, shelter and food relief initiatives, support for employment retention and recovery, and financial relief for businesses, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. In designing and implementing such measures it is essential that governments work closely with employers and workers.
Countries dealing with existing humanitarian crises or emergencies are particularly exposed to the effects of COVID-19. Responding swiftly to the pandemic, while ensuring that humanitarian and recovery assistance reaches those most in need, is critical.
Now is the time for global solidarity and support, especially with the most vulnerable in our societies, particularly in the emerging and developing world.
Only together can we overcome the intertwined health and social and economic impacts of the pandemic and prevent its escalation into a protracted humanitarian and food security catastrophe, with the potential loss of already achieved development gains.
We must recognize this opportunity to build back better, as noted in the Policy Brief issued by the United Nations Secretary-General.
We are committed to pooling our expertise and experience to support countries in their crisis response measures and efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. We need to develop long-term sustainable strategies to address the challenges facing the health and agri-food sectors.
Priority should be given to addressing underlying food security and malnutrition challenges, tackling rural poverty, in particular through more and better jobs in the rural economy, extending social protection to all, facilitating safe migration pathways and promoting the formalization of the informal economy.
We must rethink the future of our environment and tackle climate change and environmental degradation with ambition and urgency.
Only then can we protect the health, livelihoods, food security and nutrition of all people, and ensure that our ‘new normal’ is a better one…
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Farai Dziva|Fearless human rights activist Namatai Kwekweza has dismissed the discourse indicating that Zanu PF is a party of patriots.
On the contrary Zanu PF bigwigs are haters of ordinary citizens, argued Kwekweza.
“Don’t get confused MaZimbo any party that gets into power and doesn’t work to ensure that ALL Zimbos are safe, secure and well governed is not a party of patriots.
Any party that abducts people and lies about it, is not a party of patriots. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
Zanu Pf is just a political party. It is not the state. ZANU pf is not Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is not ZANU PF. ZANU pf can not monopolize the definition of patriotism. Even in ZANU pf there are no patriots. That’s why our country has fallen. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
ZANU PF is not the whole of Zimbabwe Just because we are not ZANU PF members, doesn’t mean we hate Zimbabwe. Just because you are a ZANU PF member it doesn’t mean you love Zimbabwe. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter
ZANU PF people are some of the biggest haters of Zim and it’s people. Think abductions, looting, political violence, authoritarianism. 40years after independence Zimbabwe still looks like a growth point by world standards because of ZANU PF looting. These people don’t love Zim,” Kwekweza wrote on Twitter.
For the record I have never claimed that I am still a Member of Zanu PF as it is currently constituted , am not and will not be again . I was expelled from its Central Committee in Nov 2017 , I did not contest my illegal & unilateral dismissal .
Farai Dziva|President Nelson Chamisa has described New Zealand Prime Minister’s victory as a sign of hope for the future.
See below President Chamisa’s congratulatory message to New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden:
So humbling and refreshing to see how others in the world run clean, free and fair elections.
Huge Congrats to the young leader Jacinda Ardern and the Labour Party on their landslide victory and re-election as Prime Minister of New Zealand.
PM Jacinda Ardern’s re-election shows she genuinely worked for the people in her last term.
We, in the whole world acknowledge the exemplary manner in which the young PM had shown exceptional leadership and in particular, how she handled Covid-19.
The composition of her Parliament, which includes our own from Africa, clearly shows her inclusive leadership.
We look forward to continued engagement based on our shared hope and vision for a just, happier and prosperous world. The future is young!
