Paul Nyathi

Zanu PF acting spokesperson Parrick Chinamasa has revealed that President Emmerson’s Ministers are selling out on the party to the opposition MDC Alliance and other hostile” countries such as the United Kingdom by leaking confidential Cabinet minutes.

Speaking in a weekly ZANU PF press briefing at the party headquarters in Harare, Chinamasa said Mnangagwa’s Cabinet had moles working with the party’s perceived enemies.

Chinamasa claimed that some cabinet minutes found their way into the British Parliament.

“It is very clear that some people are receiving advice from their colonial masters. They oppose everything,” Chinamasa said.

“They disregard the Official Secrets Act and now publish cabinet minutes to their colonial masters.

“If you want to investigate this issue, journalists you can get it.

“Right now the British Parliament discusses our Cabinet minutes in their Parliament. We know that they work with the British.”

The former Justice minister refused to name the ministers that allegedly leak minutes after he was pressed by journalists.

Watch the full press conference in the video downloading below.

By Farai D Hove | All is not well in Emmerson Mnangagwa’s deputy, Constantino Chiwenga’s family as serious allegations around child molestation grow. This complaint is released pursuant to Child Protection laws and guidelines.

During an emotional family squabble, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s “son,” Kuda Blessing, has exploded to suggest that the man he calls his father, is a thief who survives on stealing. Writing publicly, on Wednesday, he said his dad is a monkey- anasoko “ nekuti munopona nezvekuba.” Chiwenga’s totem (African surname) is a monkey. [This translates to mean a monkey that survives on stealing].

He also offloaded a series of old pictures while penning out his thread. In the piece he also made several allegations against the father concerning his love life.

He alleged that he has been molested, without however elaborating what he means by that type of abuse whether metaphoric or literal. He said, “I may have no memory of this, but I do believe I was loved then. After that, it was just molestation, abuse, and a whole bunch of horrors. 2020 has seemed to exceed them all. There truly is a devil out there. God help us all.
#The_Poet “

He alleged that a woman named “Getty” is destroying the whole Chiwenga clan. He then penned out several staggering allegations against the said, Getty.

He said, “Nhai Getty, woparadza dzinza rese here, wodya murume, kushandisa Charles kuba maunderwear evanhu, zvino shop yako naMwamuka yakasvikepi.

“ Zvino vana vawakabheja kuti tichafa tingoripo.

“Nhai ngatigarei dare, musungise vakandibata chibharo. Ndosaka wakavengwa nedzinza rekumurume wako. Kubatirira pahanzvadzi kutya mhosva. Repent. All of this is your fault. Ndini ndazvitaura.”

After this he went on to point the accusing finger against his father saying that he is conspiring with stepmothers to ruin children’s lives. He said: “You see a whole grown man conspire to help some stepmothers ruin lives. Kubva kuna Jocy, toti Maria. Asi nhai Muradzi wakakwana here nemumwe wako Chaminuka. Zvamave retired muchiri double agent here Mr Chams.

“Ndimi vatingati anasoko nekuti munopona nezvekuba, ko mumwe Njenje akatizira kupi? Ko tsaga vamakatuma paye ndiri pasports diner. Did you think you could destroy me you imbeciles?”

The last block of allegations he offloaded is about the father. He said in full:

If I can calculate the amount of rituals some ladies from our family do. You may discover that the blue uniform they wear is where they truly belong. Imagine someone is sick for four months, he comes back and his sisters and aides conspire to release false articles to confuse the family. We know you were part of the crew that tried to kill him in the first place. Lawyers changing names and stuff. People, there’s a whole to this than people understand. Hatina kwatiri kuenda. Yet they same people are still masquerading as allies. Does your boss know of your other activities? Ana Muringi, idzungu rekunzi munogona kudhedha vanhu here? Takakunzwai nembiri yesabotage. Watooneka nekachiremerera kufamba nashefu asi brain ndopasina.

While attempts to get a comment from VP Chiwenga and his three former lovers were fruitless at the time of writing, several family members had joined in to somewhat commiserate with Kuda, with some saying the running complaints need to be attended to by family as a matter of urgency- this is a developing story.

Paul Nyathi

The Zimbabwe National Army is recruiting doctors, pharmacists and radiographers at a time when the same staff employed by government have remained on a crippling strike over salaries and working conditions.

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care recently indicated that government will start employing health staff through the army instead of the public service through the Health Services Board.

Goverment later disputed the plan which looked set to block health personnel from being involved in industrial actions.

In an advert made available to ZimEye.com, the army promises that it will offer a basic salary, free accommodation and some allowances to recruited personnel.

Paul Nyathi

MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has sent an early Sunday morning from Buhera where he has condemned the ZANU PF led goverment for falling to address concerns raised by teachers who have remained on strike completely collapsing the education sector.

In a Twitter post, Chamisa called on the government to pay teachers “real money.”

I’m in Buhera.Parents are concerned about education & the dignity of students in schools.Teachers must be paid real money& given decent conditions of service.A nation that neglects its education neglects its civilization.A government that ignores its teachers ignores its future! pic.twitter.com/KYFcVUVOuc

— nelson chamisa (@nelsonchamisa) October 11, 2020

Zimbabwe, like other African countries, is trying a phased re-opening of schools after closing in March due to COVID-19.

But teachers are refusing to return to class, pointing to low pay and unsafe conditions.

The teachers said they want at least US$520 per month or equivalent in local currency and equipment like masks, face shields, and hand sanitizer to protect themselves against COVID-19.

In response, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said his government will stop paying the more than 100,000 teachers who have not reported for duty.

Speaking from an event in Mutare during the week, Mnangagwa said his goverment will never be held at ransom by the teachers.

“I have heard that after schools reopened in Manicaland, only 30 percent of teachers have reported for duty. Let me assure all of you that government will never be held to ransom by the teachers. By failing to report for duty, they think they will push us to do what they want. No, we are very principled on that. However, we are happy that some have gone back to work. We will apply the principle that those who work will get paid. Those who are at home are not considered to be at work.”

Paul Nyathi

The drama in the Gwanda Mayoral elections continues with the ruling ZANU PF now also being drawn into it.

Highly placed sources within the party have told ZimEye.com that the ZANU PF councillor for ward 9 in the town, Tulani Moyo, is set to be recalled and effectively dismissed from the party.

The overly ambitious Moyo last week defied a directive by the party National Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda and the party caucus when he nominated himself as candidate for the mayoral election in the process leading to the defeat of the ZANU PF official candidate by one vote in the tightly contested election.

According to the sources, the party dismissed Moyo’s desire to stand as its candidate in a caucus meeting which was presided over by Matemadanda a day before the elections. Councillor Albert Ndlovu was approved as the candidate for the party.

Moyo shocked all and sundry on election day when he nominated himself as a candidate. His fellow ZANU PF councillors did not second his nomination and was seconded by an MDC Alliance Councillor seeing the chance to have ZANU PF divide its votes.

Cllr Njabulo Siziba of the MDC Alliance emerged winner after polling five votes beating councillor Ndlovu of Zanu-PF who garnered four votes following a rerun.

In the first round of voting, Cllr Moyo garnered one vote while his rivals garnered four votes each leading to a re-run.

According to the sources, the party’s Gwanda district structures have called on President Emmerson to immediately recall the councillor and dismiss him from the party altogether.

“The party leadership in Gwanda has unanimously agreed that Moyo is a deviant and the party can not accommodate such behaviour,” said the source to ZimEye.com.

The source shockingly revealed that the ruling party had successfully lobbied one of the opposition MDC Alliance Councillors to vote for them only for Moyo to “sellout.”

ZANU PF has four councillors in the town with the MDC Alliance holding on to five after the recall of the MDC Alliance Mayor Jastone Mazhale.

“Our local commissar had managed to bag the one vote we needed from the MDC to win the mayor but Moyo decided to sellout on the party and this can not be forgiven in ZANU PF,” said the source.

Efforts to get a comment from councillor Moyo had not been successful at the time of writing this news article.

State Media

THE mystery surrounding the whereabouts of slain seven-year-old Tapiwa Makore’s missing head and hands has deepened.

The traditional healer suspected to be the brains behind the ritual murder is saying it was pure coincidence that he happened to visit the village the week that the boy disappeared and was allegedly murdered.

Tapiwa disappeared on Thursday September 17, only for his torso to be dragged by dogs into a village compound the following morning.

Tinei Makore, also known as Marvellous Muchedzi, who is a known traditional healer, had left the village the previous day, Wednesday September 16.

The Sunday Mail tracked him down and found him at his compound in the Mvurwi farming area. He confirmed that he had, indeed, visited his home village in the three days preceding Tapiwa’s disappearance and subsequent murder.

He revealed that he spent his three-day stay in the village with Tapiwa Makore Senior, the co-accused in the disappearance and alleged murder of Tapiwa Junior.

“I had been away from my village for slightly more than a year. I got a witch-hunting job to do at Chabwino Farm, in the Shamva area and after I was paid, I decided to go home and catch up with my cousins,” narrated Tinei.

“I left this farm (Mvurwi area) on Saturday and arrived in Makore village Monday. Since I moved out of the village some three years back and there is no one staying in the home which we used to stay, Tapiwa Senior said I could spend my days in the village staying with him.

“On the Monday, we spent time in the village mixing with other folks, trying to catch up. That night I slept at Tapiwa’s home. The following day, I spent almost the whole of it attending to my motorbike which had a puncture.

“Tapiwa Senior said he was going to work with other villagers on deepening his well, as the water was no longer enough for his cabbages.”

Tinei said he slept at Tapiwa Senior’s home as well that Tuesday evening before bidding him farewell on Wednesday morning as he returned to Mvurwi.

“I stopped-over at Kashiri’s place, Fraser Farm, around the Bindura area, on my way here. I slept there Thursday and arrived back on Friday. Then on Saturday morning, I received a call from the person I had visited at Chabwino, asking me if it was true, the news that was coming from Makore village that a child had been found murdered.

“That is how I got to know that there had been a murder back in my village. I told him I was back in Mvurwi and had not heard anything. Then the news started circulating on social media and I phoned some relatives back home, only to find out if it was true.”

A self-confessed traditional healer since 1992, “when I was 20 years old”, Tinei said it was happenstance that he decided to visit his village the same week that Tapiwa Junior disappeared and coincidental that he stayed with Tapiwa Senior, the co-accused in the disappearance and murder of Tapiwa Junior.

Chief Superintendent George Mugonda, Officer in Charge at Murehwa Police Station, confirmed that Tinei is a suspect, though they were not sure about his whereabouts.

“We have been informed by the family that a relative, for long known as a traditional healer, visited the village in the days leading to the disappearance of Tapiwa Junior. We are yet to interview him as we don’t know his whereabouts,” the police supremo in Murehwa district said.

At Makore village, Munyaradzi Makore and wife, the parents of the murdered boy, said though they do not have any conclusive evidence linking Tinei to the murder, what they cannot understand is the coincidence around their relative, a known tsikamutanda (witch hunter), visiting at about the same time their son disappeared.

“For the time being we are working with what Tafadzwa Shamba has indicated and further than that, we are not privileged to comment neither can we assume. Just that the coincidence is too much to stomach for us. We will leave the police to conclude their investigations,” said Munyaradzi, the father.

Chief Supt Mugonda said besides Shamba’s confessions, which led to the discovery of the boy’s legs, they have no further information.

“The co-accused, Tapiwa Makore Senior, is refusing any involvement in the murder. In fact, he is not saying anything apart from his name. So all the information that we have so far, is what Tafadzwa has told us.”

According to Makore villagers, Tapiwa Senior lived in Harare for several years before returning to the village in July this year with a proposal to do a cabbage project. And for effect, there are times he came with his “investors” to have a look at his settings.

The long-term plan was to drill a borehole, with the help of the “investors”. However, after a couple of visits, the “investors” stopped coming to the village for the progress checks. Besides the cabbage nursery, land had been prepared for transplanting the same.

Stuck with more than enough cabbage seedlings, Tapiwa Senior is said to have started selling the seedlings, which apparently found no takers, as the water sources were drying up in the area. He, however, managed to transplant some of them in his garden.

Then Tinei, the traditional healer, paid the three-day visit, arriving on a Monday, departing on a Wednesday, a day before Tapiwa Junior disappeared.

On Friday September 18 morning, a dog dragged a human torso into a nearby village compound.

“What pains us up to now,” narrated Mrs Makore, Tapiwa’s mother, “is that uncle Tapiwa accompanied us on the six-hour party that we had to look for my son. But looking back now, we now understand, he was interfering a lot with the search, saying things that dispirited us. We abandoned the search around midnight, which tallies with the time that Tafadzwa said they killed my son.

“The following morning, as soon as daybreak, we resumed the search. Then a boy was sent to where we were, advising us to abandon the search and go home. I started crying, I knew that my son was dead. But my thinking then, as I had sent him to the garden, was that he had drowned in a well. I was asked not to go where everyone was going, but asked to go to my mother-in-law’s place.

“This was around 7am. I was only asked to attend to the scene around 3pm when the police had already been called in. My husband, though, had been there. When I got there the torso was covered with a blanket and I did not see anything. The only time I saw it, was when it was put into the steel coffin.”

At the time of his disappearance, Tapiwa Junior was putting on a maroon trousers and a white round-neck jersey with blue stripes. His shoes were found by the garden but the clothes have not been found as yet.

When investigating officers came back after collecting the body, they asked everyone in the village to stand with his wife. All the women were asked to stay in one place and as the men went on a search of each household.

A trousers with blood stains was found in Tafadzwa’s room. Tafadzwa was staying with Tapiwa Senior as his herd boy. On initial and separate questioning, Tapiwa Senior is said to have said that the blood was that of a chicken that he had asked Tafadzwa to kill for their meal. On the other hand, Tafadzwa is said to have said he had slept with a virgin the previous day. When the named girl was asked, she refused having slept with Tafadzwa.

Interestingly, Tinei, the traditional healer, in admitting that for two nights he slept in one of Tapiwa Senior’s spare bedrooms, said that Tafadzwa was not staying with Tapiwa Senior, but was staying at the Katsande homestead, a stone’s throw from Tapiwa’s homestead. He said Tapiwa Senior prepared the Tuesday meal for him.

In accordance with local traditions, Chief Mangwende has ordered that no corpse will be buried in his area without a head.

Thus, the Makores’ appeal to the co-accused is to come clean on the whereabouts of their son’s head so that he can be accorded a decent burial.

“We want our son to finally be put to rest but we are appealing to those who have our son’s head to come clean, there is no need to keep hiding it because the whole world now knows what happened. We want closure on the matter, at least for now,” said the mother.

Chief Supt Mugonda was singing from the same hymn book, pleading with anyone who might have information that might bring the matter to finality to come forward.

“This issue is no longer a Murehwa issue, but it is now a national issue, so if there is anyone out there who might have any information that might help us locate the boy’s head, please let them come forward.”

Tinei, the traditional healer, said no one, not even the police, had approached him to give his side of the story but has nothing to hide.

“It is just pure coincidence that I happened to be at the village the same week this murder occurred, otherwise I am prepared to go back to the village to clear my name.”

On the two Tapiwas’ sharing the same name, Mr Munyaradzi Makore said it was pure coincidence that they gave their son the name of his cousin, and that they did not give him the name as an honour to Tapiwa Senior.

“True, we once stayed with him (Tapiwa Senior) in Mufakose for some four months. At the time, I had separated with my wife and during the course of reuniting, we had this son, and we were just elated that we had been blessed with a son, as our first-born was a girl. So we named him Tapiwa. It had nothing to do with my cousin.”

Paul Nyathi

Drama continues to unfold in the Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T as the militant Harare province youth leader Paul Gorekore has dismissed as baseless a suspension imposed on him by party Khupe.

In a letter dated September, 30, Thokozani Khupe indicated that the party had suspended Gorekore for leading the take over of the party headquarters by the party youths.

The letter read as follows:

However, in a follow up press release, the youth leader dismissed Khupe.

The statement reads:

I note with concern my purported suspension by MDC-T Acting President Dr Thokozani Khupe. l need to make it clear that l remain Harare Province Youth Chairperson on the following basis;

1. The purported suspension was done from a misinformed position. No person, official or staff member was barred from entering MRT House as alleged in the letter .

2.It is unlawful & unconstitutional to suspend a member of the Party for simply calling for unity within the Party and amongst its leaders.Calling for unity within the Party is not an offense as enshrined in the Party Constitution.

3.I am of the view that the purported suspension is because of my personal and democratic political choice of one candidate over another. This suspension is a mockery of my constitutional right to support a candidate of my choice ahead of EOC.

4.Other than being Harare Province Youth Chairperson. I am employed by the Party as the person responsible of all security matters at MRT House therefore my contract with the Party still exists and is still valid.

On behalf of the MDC-T Harare Province Youth Assembly I reiterate that there is need for our Party leaders to unite so as to have undisputed EOC. Failure to unite and allow all 2014 Genuine Congress delagates will lead to a disputed EOC.

Ahead of EOC National Organizer through his organizing committee should publish all 2014 Genuine Congress delagates list for the purpose of verification. The Independent team that will oversee or supervise nomination processes should be agreed by all candidates and published for scrutiny.

2014 Genuine National Executive and 2014 Genuine National Council should physically seat so as to agree set road map for EOC.

We will not allow a situation whereby few National Executive members who do not constitute a quorum make critical decisions via ZOOM ahead of EOC whilst congress delagates who are over 5000 are supposed to physically meet to elect a new leader .

I have instructed my legal representative to study the purported suspension and prepare an adequate response.

We remain in charge of MRT House as we await Court proceedings on the matter filled by 2014 MDC-T Secretary General Hon Douglas Mwonzora.

Any attempt to forcibly take over MRT House will be resisted and stopped.

We call for UNITY

On behalf of

MDC-T Harare Youth Assembly
Paul Gorekore Chairperson

Paul Nyathi

Former ZANU PF Youth League commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu, who surrendered himself to the police on Friday, will spend the weekend behind bars after he was remanded in custody by a Harare court yesterday.

Tsenengamu (38) appeared before Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna charged with incitement to commit public violence.

Prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti told the court that during the period from March 1, 2020, Tsenengamu posted video and audio messages on social media, inciting people across the country to participate in the July 31 demonstrations. In one of the audio clips, Tsenengamu is alleged to have said: “From 31 July and beyond, you must know that people will die as never previously witnessed in this country.

“Masses will be beaten heavily; thievery and corruption will increase to unprecedented levels. Boys and girls who are in the Diaspora with parents in the country, encourage your parents to attend the protests in their numbers and fight for themselves, fight for you and fight for the country as you are being oppressed in the Diaspora where you are based so that you will be able to come to them.”

The accused is also alleged to have incited the public using his Twitter handle @GodfreyTsenaz in which he posted: “I am not sure about the results of this approach. Anyway Zimbabwe must win. The Green Revolution is saying corruption and looting must fall on July 31.”

Tsenengamu will return to court tomorrow for a ruling on his bail application.

Source: State Media

By A Correspondent| Independent Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has angered MDC Alliance supporters after he appeared to set an agenda for MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe who was on Wednesday sworn in as a Member of Parliament under questionable circumstances.

Khupe’s return to parliament has attracted backlash from MDC Alliance who accuse of shamelessly accepting to replace recalled legislators from the party to which she contested against in the 2018 general elections.

Mliswa said it refreshing that Khupe had returned to parliament where he said she made a name for herself pushing cancer issues.

“It was refreshing to see @DrThoko_Khupe in Parly this week. She’s certainly a woman with capacity. It’s no coincidence seeing her back during the month of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. Her advocacy on cancer had been missing&we welcome it &her participation in other matters back,” said Mliswa.

Former Miss Zimbabwe Bongani Dhlakama is embroiled in a messy divorce with her husband Bongani Ndlovu.

The couple has thrown all caution to the wind, accusing each other of poor sexual performance, among other issues. In court papers exclusively obtained by Sunday News in which Ndlovu was seeking a restraining order against Dhlakama he said although they were still staying together, they have been using separate bedrooms since May 2019 after their relationship irretrievably broke down.

Ndlovu said it was around that time that they agreed that their relationship had come to an end, and the decision was communicated to their relatives. The couple has one child together aged two. Through his lawyers Malinga and Mpofu Legal Practitioners, Ndlovu alleged that the supermodel was verbally and emotionally manipulative towards him, adding that the “repeated abuse” was being meted out on him in front of his children, maid and anyone who would be present at their house in Bulawayo’s Burnside suburb.

“Respondent and I were customarily married sometime in 2016 and we have one minor child together who is two years old. Prior to my involvement with the respondent I was married to my ex-wife with whom I had two children, one who is now at university and the other one doing Lower Six. I also have another one who is 13 years old who occasionally visits. Over the past 17 months my relationship with the respondent has deteriorated to an extent that I can no longer have her under the same roof with me because of her continuous abuse towards myself and my children from my first wife,” Ndlovu’s affidavits reads in part.

Ndlovu claimed that he now lives “scared” at the thought of him and his children being poisoned by Dhlakama.

“On the 31st of August 2020, the respondent threatened to poison me together with my children. She has made it clear that she can carry out her threat upon my children at any time. Prior to respondent sending me the WhatsApp message she had indicated to me that she can get rid of me by poisoning me and I will be gone for good. The said threat was uttered when I tried to engage her concerning her behaviour towards me and the children,” he said.

He alleged that his estranged wife has also threatened to enlist the services of thugs to “deal” with him. This was after his efforts to engage relatives had dismally failed.

“She further indicated that should I continue to seek help from family members and friends she will make it a point that I regret it. She also said that she will simply go and make a false report that I have assaulted her and I will find myself in prison where I will be sodomised and damaged forever.”

He further said in March this year, Dhlakama squandered ZW$20 000 that he had given her for deposit and first month’s rental and US$150 to transport her property. This was after she had indicated that she wanted to move out, as it was untenable for them to be in the same house due to the breakdown of their relationship. He said he lost his job on 30 June 2020, as a result of Dhlakama’s violent behaviour as she was in the habit of going to his workplace to shout and cause a scene.

“Sometime when I was not feeling well, the doctor prescribed for me some antibiotics, multivitamins and mineral syrup. I administered the first dose when I got home but later when I was administering the second dose, I discovered that the medicine was now diluted with another liquid I would like to think was water. I discarded the bottle and got another one. When I engaged her on the issue, she made it known to me

that she can do whatever she wants.”

Ndlovu then begged the court to consider his application as a matter of urgency claiming his life and that of his children were in danger.

Responding to Ndlovu’s claims through her lawyers Vundla-Phulu and Partners, the ex-Miss Zimbabwe said her estranged husband approached the wrong court for relief.

She, however, admitted that their relationship has irretrievably broken down with no reasonable prospect of the restoration of a normal marriage relationship.

“I accept that our marriage is practically over. If applicant is to remove me from the property he must do so lawfully and for cogent reasons. I now sleep in a separate bedroom with my daughter. This was a decision taken for my safety and also to avoid sexual imposition by the applicant. In spite of the abuse meted out by the applicant he would still attempt to have sexual intercourse with me but I will not be in a position to entertain him sexually.”

Dhlakama also refuted abuse allegations and that she once tampered with Ndlovu’s medication and that she had also threatened to poison him and his children. She argued that Ndlovu’s life and that of his children were not in any danger except in his mind, adding that Ndlovu was the one who had abused her in several ways.

“I deny that I have abused the plaintiff and his children. I have tried to be a mother to the minor children, however, we failed to bond as a result of the applicant’s constant interference. I have never acted in a manner to cause harm to the children,” argued Dhlakama.

She then labelled Ndlovu a “serial adulterer” while giving explicit evidence of why their marriage has broken down.

“The applicant is a serial adulterer who I found at one point engaging in relationships with three women. This has caused grave stress to myself and emotionally. The applicant did not apologise for his affairs but defended himself. In fact, he gloated about his affairs and insulted my femininity and my capacity to please him physically as a wife.”

She corroborated her claims by attaching a vile WhatsApp conversation in which they end up accusing each other of poor sexual performance. Ndlovu’s attacks read: “Go to your talk clever cassanovas who promise to marry you and dump you. Lawe awumnandi (and you too not sweet). Because of what or who you are . . . you’re not inspiring to any man . . . deceiving portraying beauty but full of rotten heart.”

And Dhlakama hit back saying: “F***yourself. You dumb barbarian. “Your p**** doesn’t do me really. You may think you didn’t want to sleep with me but I also didn’t look forward. Even back then, you were just a lump of dead flesh. And you are weak. I felt like I was being touched by a woman.”

Dhlakama also disputed her estranged husband’s claims that he lost his job because of her abusive behaviour.

“He insulted his own superior at work resulting in problems for him. I deny that I caused the scene at his workplace. I went there to look for him since he had a habit of disappearing for days and not being reachable on his phone.”

In her ruling presiding magistrate Adelaide Mbeure ordered Dhlakama not to physically, verbally and emotionally abuse her estranged husband and also not to go to any place or premise where he would be employed or carrying out his business.

Dhlakama was crowned Miss Zimbabwe in 2012 and held the crown until 2014 when another contest was held.

-State Media

Teachers have made a desperate plea for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop ignoring their plight saying he might be remembered for destroying the once thriving education system in the country.

In a statement released today, teachers said they are willing to return to work once the current impasse is addressed.

Teachers have vowed that they will not return to work until government improves their working condition.

This has stalled the schools re-opening programme and final examinations as there is little activity in schools.

“President E. D. Mnangagwa should not ignore the plight of teachers. We don’t want to believe that he would want to be remembered for destroying the education system of this country,” reads the statement.

The teachers unions added that they should not be taken as a charity initiative demanding to be treated as professionals instead.

“Teachers are not for charity but professionals who are only crying for dignified treatment, reasonable salaries and befitting conditions of service,” teachers noted.

Former energy and power development minister Advocate Fortune Chasi lost his mother yesterday.

The firebrand politician who was fired from government by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and replaced by Soda Zhemu shared a picture of his last meeting with his mother before her death.

Below is Chasi’s Twitter message;

By Jane Mlambo| Yesterday 10 October 2020, Zimbabwe recorded one more Covid-19 related death from the 16 new cases recorded, ministry of health and child care has announced.

According to ministry of health, all the 16 new cases are local while the single death recorded was from Bulawayo.

The ministry further reported that the 7 day rolling average number of cases has gone down to 18 from 19 recorded the previous day.

The Government has given the green light to schools and parents to work out a pro-rata system for the third term’s school fees for non-examination classes, as some pupils will only have face-to-face learning for 30 days.

Last month, the Government announced a phased approach to schools opening that saw three examination classes — Grade 7, Form 4 and Upper Sixth — opening on 28 September under Phase One. Under Phase Two, next year’s examination classes — Grade 6, Form 3 and Lower Sixth will open on 26 October while the rest ECD A and B, Grades 1 to 5 and Forms 1 and 2 will open on 9 November.

Under the new directive, Zimsec public examinations will begin on 1 December while other classes will close on 18 December.

Under these rules, Phase 1 pupils will have face-to-face learning at school for an average of 60 days, Phase 2 classes 40 days while Phase 3 pupils will learn for 30 days. The majority of schools have, however, throughout the lockdown, been offering online classes, which some academics have said are not effective.

Director of communications and advocacy in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Mr Taungana Ndoro told Sunday News yesterday that it was procedural that schools management meet parents and agree to come up with a fees pro-rata system for pupils who will attend classes for face-to-face learning for a few days.

“That is the procedure, schools and parents come together and agree the pro-rata system, once they agree on the amount the classes will pay, they then forward to us for approval,” he said.

The Government also scrapped Term Two fees since schools were closed in March due to Covid-19. School management and parents have been holding meetings to try to ensure that parents also contribute in buying some of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) material although Government has insisted that it has set aside money for to cater for the PPEs.

“The problem is that some schools are now taking advantage to demand too much. We have heard that some schools want to have a thermometer for every class but no pupils must be screened when they are getting into class but at the gate so there is no need to be buying thermometers to cater for every classroom,” said Mr Ndoro.

He insisted that schools have already received some of the PPEs including sanitisers and face masks from Government.

“Still some schools are making their own and as Government we commend that, and we have said we will support them by buying from them.”

On preparation for the examination classes, Mr Ndoro said 631 000 pupils will sit for Grade Seven, Form Four and Upper Sixth examinations this year and preparations have been going on well.

“About 27-30 percent of the teachers are reporting for duty and remember not all classes have been opened so using these figures each teacher is catering for 23 students which is commendable.”

Some teachers have not been reporting for duty since schools opened as they are trying to push the Government to review their salaries. The Government has continued to reiterate its commitment to ensure that its workers are remunerated fairly.

Early this month, the Government awarded civil servants a 40 percent cost-of-living salary adjustment, while negotiations continue with unions representing civil servants over a final agreement on wages and other employment terms.

The adjustment was on top of the continuation of the US$75 a month Covid-19 allowance, which is part of interim steps taken by the Government to help cushion its employees while salary review negotiations are in progress. President Mnangagwa last week, however, warned that those teachers who were not reporting for duty risk not being paid their salaries.

“Government will not be taken to ransom by striking teachers. The Second Republic proceeds on principles, not blackmail. Teachers will be paid for working, never for staying at home, away from their work stations,” he said.

-State Media

The opposition MDC Alliance has selected Judith Tobaiwa as its candidate for the Kwekwe Central seat that fell vacant following the death of NPF member Masango Matambanadzo early this year.

Below is Tobaiwa’s poster circulating on social media

By Jane Mlambo| Teachers have made a desperate plea for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop ignoring their plight saying he might be remembered for destroying the once thriving education system in the country.

In a statement released today, teachers said they are willing to return to work once the current impasse is addressed.

Teachers have vowed that they will not return to work until government improves their working condition.

This has stalled the schools re-opening programme and final examinations as there is little activity in schools.

“President E. D. Mnangagwa should not ignore the plight of teachers. We don’t want to believe that he would want to be remembered for destroying the education system of this country,” reads the statement.

The teachers unions added that they should not be taken as a charity initiative demanding to be treated as professionals instead.

“Teachers are not for charity but professionals who are only crying for dignified treatment, reasonable salaries and befitting conditions of service,” teachers noted.

By Jane Mlambo| Teachers unions in Zimbabwe have jointly urged government to address their salary grievances for them to return to work saying they are willing to return to work once the current impasse is solved.

In a statement released today, teachers said they are not against parents and students but simply stressing the dangers of teaching learners while frustrated and stressed.

“Teachers are not against parents and students. In actual fact, what teachers are simply saying is that it is very dangerous to entrust the future on learners in the hands of a frustrated, poorly remunerated and stressed teachers. Once the impasse is resolved, teachers will do everything possible to help their learners,” reads the statement.

A female nurse based at Embakwe Mission Hospital in Mangwe District allegedly bashed her colleague who is asthmatic and living with albinism before shoving her to a gate with barbed wire and calling her a “useless inkawu” over US$10, Sunday News has learnt.

Inkawu is a derogatory SiNdebele word for people living with albinism. The female nurse, Sithethiwe Tshuma attacked her ill colleague allegedly after she was irked by the fact that she was given a lunch allowance of US$10 ahead of her. Matabeleland South police provincial spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident which happened on 23 September at the Roman Catholic Church-run institution.

“We are handling a case of assault involving nurses at Embakwe over a dispute relating to a lunch allowance,” said Chief Insp Ndebele.

Matabeleland South Provincial Medical Director Rudo Chikodzo declined to comment but sources at the institution who witnessed the incident said they were shocked when their colleague who is employed as a primary care nurse was bashed by Tshuma who works as a registered nurse midwife over US$10. The source said on the day, the nurse-in-charge made a paysheet for lunch allowances and the primary care nurse’s name was included.

“However, when Tshuma discovered that her name was not on the paysheet instead of approaching the nurse-in-charge, she confronted this nurse and asked why she had been paid while she has not received the money,” said the source.

The source added that colleagues advised Tshuma to talk to the nurse-in-charge but she refused and started confronting her colleague who had been paid the allowance.

“She pounced on her and pushed her against the gate which had barbed wire, she fell down and sustained a slight head injury and lacerations on the hands. As if that was not enough, Tshuma strangled her while her other hand was clawing her lips,” said the witness.

The witness said colleagues pulled Tshuma from the top of the other nurse who was now struggling to breathe.-The Sunday News

11 October 2020

▪️ Now that we are about to reach the Armageddon of our incapacitation struggle as witnessed by more teachers joining the action and schools being deserted;

▪️ Worried that His Excellency, President E. D. Mnangagwa made remarks threatening teachers on industrial action before seeking engagement and remaining indifferent to the plight of the teachers;

▪️ Observing that the $600 million meant for Covid-19 purposes did not filter into the schools as evidenced by acute shortage of PPEs and other Covid-19 abatement items in most of the schools;

▪️ Aware that Government is still acting in denial about the situation in our schools as evidenced by their threats to fire teachers or cease their salaries and pretending that the school system is functioning normally;

▪️ Shocked by some acts of ‘benevolence’ in the form of food handouts by some misguided elements who want to hijack the teachers’ incapacitation for personal aggrandizement.

Therefore, we, the undersigned teachers’ representatives, do hereby reiterate that:

▪️ No amount of force or threat can capacitate teachers who have all tested positive to poverty. The employer should swallow her pride and do the right thing.

▪️ The nation should know that teachers in all public schools are not at work because the government has failed them and will not succumb to any threats. Where there are incidents of teaching taking place, it is just cosmetic.

▪️ Teachers are not for charity but professionals who are only crying for dignified treatment, reasonable salaries and befitting conditions of service.

▪️ It is only through meaningful engagement, improved salaries, eradication of discrimination among government workers, assurance of health and safety of teachers and pupils during this Covid-19 period, and harmonisation of labour laws that teachers’ return to schools can be guaranteed. Once government brings a meaningful offer, teachers are ready to report for duty thereafter.

▪️ We, as teachers, want a separate collective bargaining board where we can then articulate the education specific issues unlike the current scenario where the education sector is bundled up with everyone else.

▪️ Teachers should remain resolute and focused on our demands. All pusillanimous tendencies should be a thing of the past going forward. Teachers should encourage those who are still reporting for duty to join others in showing government that we deserve better.

▪️ Teachers are not against parents and students. In actual fact, what teachers are simply saying is that it is very dangerous to entrust the future on learners in the hands of a frustrated, poorly remunerated and stressed teachers. Once the impasse is resolved, teachers will do everything possible to help their learners.

▪️ President E. D. Mnangagwa should not ignore the plight of teachers. We don’t want to believe that he would want to be remembered for destroying the education system of this country.

Jointly signed by

 ARTUZ – Chere R. (0775643192)

PTUZ -Zunde L. (0772198868)

TUZ – Phiri R. (0772680952)

ZDTU – Tasaranarwo F. (0773816324)

ZIMTA – Sibanda N. T. (0772803254)

ZINATU – Nyawo M. (0774013500)

ZINEU – Chinosengwa C. (0715815347)

ZRTU – Fambai F. (0775226380)

THREE men from Chivi in Masvingo province have been arrested for allegedly teaming up to murder their 72-year-old mother after accusing her of witchcraft.

The accused — Duduzile, Bright and Daniel Tizirai of Makuvire village — last week appeared before Masvingo High Court judge Justice Garainesu Mawadze charged with murder.

Prosecutor Emmanuel Mathose alleged that on April 5 this year, the co-accused approached their now deceased mother, Nyengeterai Tizirai, and accused her of causing the death of her daughter-in-law.

The trio reportedly took the deceased to Nyaningwe dip-tank, tied her hands with a rope and took turns to assault her using a rubber strip and logs.-The Sunday Mail

BUSINESS was brought to a halt at Mutare Central Police Station last week when a man whose phone had been confiscated by the police ordered a cop to perform some ritual to ‘cleanse’ his phone.

The act backfired for the man as he was arrested.

He appeared in court two days later.

Obert Muchirahondo (30) appeared before Mutare magistrate, Ms Audrey Muzhinji last Friday on charges of engaging in practices commonly associated with witchcraft.

Muchirahondo denied the allegations and was remanded in custody to October 28.

Mr Chris Munyuki prosecuted.

It was the State’s case that on Tuesday last week, Muchirahondo went to Mutare Central Police Station to collect his confiscated cellphone.

When the police tried to give it to him, Muchirahondo ordered a police officer to ‘cleanse’ it first.

He produced some rapoko and a knife that was wrapped in a red cloth from his pocket. Muchirahondo then ordered police officer Betserai Mabeza to cleanse the phone by touching the knife.

Said Mr Munyuki: “Muchirahondo told the police officer that he had been given the items by a popular Hauna-based traditional healer.

“He told her (the police officer) that he had consulted the traditional healer after the police had confiscated his phone at the roadblock,” he said.-Manica Post

CHIEF Musarurwa of Chivhu has blocked villagers from naming a road in rural Hokonya area after former First Lady Grace Mugabe, arguing that proper procedures were not followed.

The villagers had resolved on their own to honour Grace by naming a seven-kilometre gravel road which leads to her family’s homestead in Ndwere village off the Chivhu-Murambinda Road, as Grace Way.

But Chief Musarurwa (Enos Masakwa) said if the villagers wanted to name the road, there were certain procedures which had to be followed and processed through Cabinet.

“There is no such road named Grace Way in Chivhu. As far as I know, no Cabinet sat and resolved to name it that way. Do not mislead citizens by issuing out names that are not approved by the government,” he said.

A villager, Andrew Mazhawidza, said: “The road was named after Grace by villagers some two decades ago when she got married to the now late former President Robert Mugabe. It was a prestigious marriage in this community, hence the road to her homestead became very popular.”

The road passes through Madondo Primary School, a few metres from the Marufu homestead as it proceeds to St Francis of Assisi High School, where Grace was a patron during the time she was First Lady. Apart from the gravel road which villagers had named in her honour, no other institution or place has been named after the once powerful Grace in her rural home.

— NewsDay

Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa has implored Zimbabweans to remain steadfast in their quest for freedom from tyranny.

President Chamisa made the remarks at the funeral of MDC Alliance MP Hon Anna Myambo in Chitungwiza on Friday.

He took a swipe at Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa for using guns to silence dissenting voices.

Said President Chamisa: Mnangagwa is using guns to suppress the will of the people.Mnangagwa has guns and we have the people.

Don’t be intimidated, Mnangagwa cannot arrest the whole nation.

In Zimbabwe everyone is prison, Mnangagwa himself is in prison.”

He added:”(Thokozani) Khupe is playing with a snake.Wait and see you cannot play with a wild beast one day it will kill.Can you harness a snake’s eggs? It’s too risky – sadly that is what Khupe is doing.

Hon Myambo was a dedicated party cadre.This thing(recall) affected her.”

By A Correspondent | When he was sworn into office 2 years ago, the Deputy Health And Child Care Minister, John Mangwiro swore saying he would help the country lower its health bill.

25 months later, a major investigation opened by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission investigates the circumstances in which, the pharmaceutical parastatal, Natpharm is being forced to award Young Healthcare Limited, a briefcase company, a tender for COVID materials. The Deputy Health Minister is under investigation for among other things, complaining and convening a meeting at 10pm on a date in August 2020, to complain why the tender team did not award dysfunctional firm the tender.

The investigation also looks into why COVID 19 materials were overpriced in the deal.

“Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Mangwiro convened a meeting with the adjudication team, where he queried the reasons why the team did not award the tender to Young HealthCare Limited.
Members were threatened with dismissal;” the ZACC report says.

The report investigates how minister Mangwiro allegedly pounced on Natpharm’s adjudicating team for tenders, late at night, at 10pm and grilled them why they are refusing to award Young HealthCare Limited the tender.

The value was at first set at USD5,6 million.

Young Health Care Limited was awarded a contract to supply nucleic acid and purification machines, transport media and reagents.

But to date, Natpharm has received supplies worth only US$124 630.

The Deputy Minister also reportedly insisted on pre-payment and tasked the technical team from laboratory and Natpharm procurement to visit Young Health Care Limited in their country office and verify available stock in order to compel the Natpharm Acting MD to make a prepayment to Young Health Care Limited. Such actions violated the evaluation process since the technical team did not have the mandate to carry out the verification of supplies.

THE FULL ZACC REPORT IS BELOW:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. BACKGROUND……………………………………………………………………3
2. OBJECTIVES………………………………………………………………..…….3
3. METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………………………4
4. FINDINGS……………………………………………………………………..4-7
5. RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………………………..…………….8

6. CONCLUSIONS………………………………………………………………………9

• CLIENT’S COMMENTS ON RECOMMENDATIONS………….…………..9
• IMPLEMENTATION…………………………………………… ..…………..10
• MONITORING AND EVALUATION……………………………………….10
• ANNEXURES……………………………………………………………………11

1. BACKGROUND

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, as prescribed by Section 12 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act (Chapter9:22) is mandated, amongst other functions, to monitor and examine the practices, systems and procurement procedures of the public and private institutions; to advise and assist agency or institution in the elimination of minimization of corruption; and to assist in the formulation of practices, systems and procurement procedures of public institutions with a view to the elimination of corrupt practices.

It is against this background that the Commission assigned Compliance and Systems Department to carry out a Compliance and Systems Spot Check Exercise on the procurement procedures for Tender Number– International NAT TCB FWWK 04/2020- laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables for COVID-19 at Natpharm.  The exercise was necessitated by allegations raised in the anonymous letter to ZACC dated 18^th August 2020 that Natpharm and Ministry of Health and Child Care did not follow proper procurement procedures for the procurement of laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables for COVID-19 management (tender reference number: INT NAT ITCB FWWK 04/2020). 

2. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the exercise were to ascertain the allegations made in the anonymous letter, which were as follows:-

1. The tender was awarded to a non-deserving company  (Young Healthcare), whose products were sub-standard and do not meet

World Health Organization and FDA specifications; and CE marked;

• The price quoted by Young International was higher than other competitors whose products were approved by WHO, FDA; and CE marked;
• Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Mangwiro convened a meeting with the adjudication team, where he queried the reasons why the team did not award the tender to Young HealthCare Limited.

Members were threatened with dismissal;

• To examine the systems, procurement procedures and practices related to Tender Number : International NAT TCB FWWK 04/2020- laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables for COVID-19; and
• To come up with recommendations to plug loopholes and measures in view of the above allegations.

3. METHODOLOGY

1. Interviews

Interviews with members of the adjudication team for the tender for laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables, were held to ascertain what transpired during the procurement process with a view of ascertaining the allegations, tracing the systems used, identify weaknesses and possible remedies. The individuals interviewed were the Acting Managing Director of Natpharm, officers from National Microbiology Reference Laboratories (NMRL) and the procurement officer at Natpharm.

2. Documents Analysis

In order to confirm some statements made by the interviewees, the team requested for a number of documents listed below:

• Tender documents for 04/2020;
• Summary  Report of the tender; and
• Young HealthCare Limited company profile and communication with Natpharm and Ministry of Health and Child Care.

4. FINDINGS

4.1 Non-Compliance with provisions of PRAZ Circular 1 of 2020, Public Finance Management Act [Chapter: 22:19] and the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act [Chapter 10:31] by Ministry of Health and Child Care.

4.1.1 Numerous directives from the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), particularly Deputy Minister Dr. Mangwiro to

Natpharm Management

• Procurement process of the tender 04/2020 was marred by directives from the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Mangwiro, resulting in delaying of the procurement. A letter from the then Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Mhlanga dated 15 July 2020, instructing Nat-Pharm to make direct procurement of supplies from Young Health Care (attached) was issued when the company was not registered with PRAZ. This is violation of some provisions of PRAZ Circular 1 of 2020 which stipulates that, only PRAZ listed suppliers are sources of COVID-19 supplies. When Natpharm insisted on competitive bidding, the tender process had to be postponed to allow Young Health Care Limited to register with PRAZ. This delayed the procurement of COVID-19 materials.

• The Deputy Minister has usurped the authority of the Permanent Secretary as the accounting Officer.

The Deputy Minister does not have the powers and mandate to undertake administrative duties, which are the responsibility of the Permanent Secretary. The Deputy Minister reportedly issued numerous directives to the Nat-Pharm management throughout the tender process.

4.1.2 Price-inflation by Young Health Care on Direct Procurement quotation ($5 600 000)

• Initial quotation by Young Health Care for supply of commodities under direct procurement, where prices quoted by Young Heath Care Limited were exorbitant amounted to USD$5 600 000-00, which was coincidentally the same amount that was in the Ministry coffers, suggesting that the company had inside information. 
• When Nat-Pharm insisted on competitive bidding, Young

Health Care Limited subsequently submitted a bid price of   USD$ 3 600 000-00 for the same items. This saw a reduction of 36% in the price. (see attached two quotations).

           4.1.3 Interference with the bidding process by the Deputy Minister

of Health and Child Care, Dr. Mangwiro. (see attached report from Natpharm).

Natpharm settled for competitive bidding, which saw other bidders coming on board to compete with Young Health Care. The tender was eventually floated on the 5^th of August and closed 7^th of August 2020, in line with PRAZ Circular 1 of 2020 which provides for emergency procurement, allowing tenders to be floated for 48hrs instead of 40 working days under normal circumstances. A total of 22 bidders participated. The adjudication of the tender started from the 8^th to 10^th of August 2020 and resumed from the 13^th and 14^th of August 2020. 

4.1.4 The results of the winners were announced except for tender item 24, 25 and 26 which are yet to be concluded to allow further technical evaluation of the samples from bidders.

4.1.5 Natpharm Acting MD reported that he received a phone call from the Deputy Minister instructing him to convene with his adjudication team during odd hours to explain why the tender was not awarded to

Young Healthcare Limited. The Deputy Minister also demanded that a purchase order be issued that same night. The adjudication team was picked from their homes around 2200 hours and were interrogated by the Deputy Minister until early hours of the following day.(see attached report) The Deputy Minister threatened the team with dismissal for failing to award Young Health Care the contracts.

      4.1.6 Violation of the terms and conditions of Supply Contract by

Young Healthcare Limited and the Deputy Minister 

(i). Young Health Care Limited was genuinely awarded the contract to supply nucleic acid and purification machines, transport media and reagents. To date, Natpharm has received supplies worth US$124 630, 40 as follows:

Young Healthcare Deliveries on the 31^st of August 2020

Item	Quantity Ordered	Quantity Received	%
Purification machines	4	2	50
Nucleic Acid	220 000	13 824	6.3
Transport Media	220 000	14 000	6.4

Source: Natpharm

Young Health Care Limited managed to deliver a paltry 6% of Nucleic Acid and another 6% of Transport Media but went on to request prepayment for the awarded contract, including undelivered supplies ( see attached request), contrary to the terms and conditions of the contract signed with Nat-Pharm, which stipulates that payment should be made 7 days after delivery.(post-payment)

(ii) The Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Mangwiro reportedly insisted on pre-payment and tasked the technical team from laboratory and Natpharm procurement to visit Young Health Care Limited in their country office and verify available stock ( see letter dated 25^th August 2020) in order to compel the Natpharm Acting MD to make a prepayment to Young Health Care Limited. Such actions violated the evaluation process since the technical team did not have the mandate to carry out the verification of supplies.

Natpharm Acting MD wrote a letter on the 26^th of August 2020 (attached) to the Permanent Secretary for Health and Child Care informing him of the pre-payment issue and seeking guidance on how to proceed. However, there was no response from the Ministry, prompting the Acting MD to decline taking the Deputy Minister’s instruction to pre-pay Young Health Care and he referred him to the signed contract (attached). Verification team noted that items amounting to US$127,643.20 were in-stock instead of US$922, 000.00 requested for prepayment. 

5. RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Given the extent to which the Deputy Minister was involved in the said tender process, indications are that he was acting on his own capacity and not on behalf of the Ministry.  The actions of the Deputy Minister signal a personal interest in the tender and this should have prompted him to declare his interest.

5.2 The conduct of the Minister during this tender process warrants further investigations for Criminal Abuse of Office for possible violation of  Section 174 of the Criminal Law Codification Act [Chapter 9:23]. Apart from this provision, further investigations should be conducted to ascertain possible violation of Section 14 of the Public Finance Management Act [Chapter 22:19]  by the Deputy Minister through giving ministerial directives having financial implications when he demanded prepayment of undelivered goods to Young Health Care.

           5.3 There is need for further investigations into the possible violation of the

Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act [Chapter 22:23] as

the conduct of the Deputy Minister might have compromised the independence of Natpharm as a procurement entity.

5.4 The Commission should closely follow the re-floated tender laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables for COVID-19 to ensure competitive bidding and that undeserving bidders are not awarded the contracts.

5.5 Best practices and good corporate governance should always be applied during procurement processes. Officials who are appointed to carry out procurement process should be allowed to do so independently without interference.

5.6 Investigations into possible violation of the Cabinet Directive that granted Natpharm exclusive powers for procurement of Covid 19 materials.

6. CONCLUSIONS

• The timeous intervention by the Commission has resulted in the cancellation of the controversial tender awarded to Young Health Care Limited, thus saving the nation from a potential loss of USD$2million, had the tender been awarded. 

• The Systems and Review Team recommendation – for cancellation of the tender- has however been pre-empted by NatPharm`s decision to cancel the tender. The Team is satisfied with this positive outcome which signals the importance of conducting such spot checks.

7. CLIENT’S COMMENTS ON RECOMMENDATIONS

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      8. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS

The implementation of these recommendations should be immediate considering the urgency of the matter.

11. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

The Commission should monitor the bidding process of the re-floated tender to be carried out in two weeks time.

11. ANNEXURES 

A. Anonymous  to ZACC dated 18 August 2020 B. Framework Agreement Reference Number :International NAT TCB

FWWK 04/2020- Laboratory Equipment, Reagents and Consumables for COVID-19 at Natpharm

C. Summary  Report of the tender ( official communication from

Ministry, Young Healthcare Limited and Natpharm); and

D. Young HealthCare Limited company profile

Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa has implored Zimbabweans to remain steadfast in their quest for freedom from tyranny.

President Chamisa made the remarks at the funeral of MDC Alliance MP Hon Anna Myambo in Chitungwiza on Friday.

He took a swipe at Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa for using guns to silence dissenting voices.

Said President Chamisa: Mnangagwa is using guns to suppress the will of the people.Mnangagwa has guns and we have the people.

Don’t be intimidated, Mnangagwa cannot arrest the whole nation.

In Zimbabwe everyone is prison, Mnangagwa himself is in prison.”

He added:”(Thokozani) Khupe is playing with a snake.Wait and see you cannot play with a wild beast one day it will kill.Can you harness a snake’s eggs? It’s too risky – sadly that is what Khupe is doing.

Hon Myambo was a dedicated party cadre.This thing(recall) affected her.”

Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) Coronavirus update -9 October 2020:

New cases: 43

Locals – 42

Returnees – 1

Deaths: 0

Recoveries: 28

PCR Tests Done: 123
National Recovery Rate: 81%

Active Cases: 1 291

Total Cumulative Cases:

 7 994

Total Recoveries
: 6 474

Total Deaths: 229

Mat South YA statement
(2014)structures

The Matebeleland South Province Youth Assembly for(2014) have gathered today to reaffirm our position on the developments in our beloved party.

After realising the changes and developements after the so said Suprime Court judgment,we as the youth assembly are so worried about how these decisions made without the mandate of the National Executive and the National Council,which are the boards that make decision in between congresses.

We are very worried about the captured courts and the leadership that is very clear that is working hand in hand with Zanu PF,this therefore gets to a point that,we the young people of this rainbow province (Mat South) who were part of the 2014 leadership we are taking over the security of the party effectively today 10/10/20

This therefore serves that we are now in charge of the security of the organization or the peoples project temporarily until the national council sits and map a way forward.

We call for unity amongst the membership and leadership for the swift execution of our vanguard role,together stronger,stronger together.

For and on behalf of the MDC T YA Mat South
Denis Mkhokha Moyo
Prov YA Spokesperson 2014

The ruling ZANU PF has underplayed the importance of by-elections to fill vacant council and Parliamentary seats left vacant mainly by MDC Alliance members who were recalled by the interim MDC-T leadership.

These remarks were made by the party’s acting secretary of Information, Patrick “Czar” Chinamasa during the party’s weekly media briefing held in Harare this Saturday.

The former Finance Minister said that ZANU PF awaits guidance from the relevant authorities like the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on how to go about the process. Chinamasa added:

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However, the Party makes it categorically clear that the By-elections are not even an issue of much interest as the Party already dominates the representation in Parly. He adds that the Opposition should therefore desist from claiming that the Party is influencing the delay.
This comes when the Minister of Health, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga indefinitely suspended by-elections citing the coronavirus.
ZEC also confirmed the suspension reiterating Chiwenga’s point of the prevalence of the pandemic.

The ban on by-elections was criticised by some especially members of the opposition MDC Alliance who opined that it was a strategy by the ruling party to allow MDC-T to appoint replacements.
Some analysts believe ZANU PF is conniving with MDC-T to weaken its rival MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa ahead of the 2023 elections.

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FORMER ZANU PF Youth League political commissar chair Godfrey Tsenengamu has been remanded in custody to the 12th of this month.
He appeared in court this Saturday on allegations of inciting public violence.
The state-led by Mr Lancelot Mutsokoti and Desire Chidanire opposed the granting of bail to the accused.
Investigation officer in the matter Detective Inspector Clifford Mugaviri argued that if the accused is granted bail there are chances that he will team up with his accomplices and continue to pursue violent acts against the government.
Tsenengamu’s co-accused Jim Kunaka and Promise Mkhwananzi are still at large.
The court also heard that police are yet to record witness statements from a possible number of other seven people.
Tsenengamu through his legal representative Mr Harrison Nkomo argued that what has been presented before the court does not show any compelling reasons for the state to deny him bail since 31 July had come and gone without any violence.
Tsenengamu surrendered himself to the police on Friday.
Tsenengamu is among 14 political activists, including MDC Alliance national vice-chairperson Job Sikhala and Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe President Obert Masaraure who were on the police wanted list for inciting public violence ahead of the flopped July 31 protests.

MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa has told the citizenry to brace for mass protests against the deteriorating state of affairs. He said the socio-economic and political crises in the country were a signal enough to make the citizenry throng to the streets.

Chamisa said the citizenry must be united since the state cannot kill all the people. He speaks after the state previously used sheer force to disperse protesters.

Watch the video below for more.

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) notes with concern the attack on democracy and violation of the electorate’s choice through the swearing in of the “Fake” members of Parliament and senators on 07 October 2020.
Fifteen MDC T members were sworn in as members of Parliament and senators to replace those in the MDC Alliance proportional representation and Senators who were recalled following factional fights in the main opposition party.

The National Assembly proportional representatives reserved for women are filled from party lists based on the proportion of votes party candidates for constituencies garnered in the last general election. It is based on this, that ZimRights feels saddened that in 2018, the electorate voted for the candidates under MDC Alliance despite that there was a choice on the ballot. It is therefore unfathomable that Dr Thokozani Khupe who ironically fielded her own candidates against the recalled MPs in the 2018 elections and garnered about 45 000 votes has been brought back as the leader of the opposition through a supreme court ruling which conferred her legitimacy in the acting capacity.

The Vacant Constituency seats in the National Assembly are filled in through by-elections which also were suspended by the Minister of Health through Statutory Instrument (S.I) 225A of 2020, another attack on democracy. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who doubles as the health Minister said that by-elections which were slated for December will be suspended in terms of section 68 of the Public Health Act (Chapter 15:17).

This attempt to stifle democracy and interfere in the operations and functions of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission undermines democracy. The elections are supposed to replace the recalled MDC Alliance members and those that have passed on. The constitution of Zimbabwe in chapter 4 section 67 accords citizens the right to vote and choose political representatives of their choice. It is shocking and disgusting that institutions mandated to respect and implement the constitution are now on the fore front of abrogating and tearing apart the very same constitution which brought them into existence.
What is even more shocking is that while by-elections have been suspended, the ruling party is proceeding to prepare for elections as evidenced by ongoing primary elections.

ZimRights therefore does not understand why the electorate can be forced to continue without representatives because of COVID-19 while other gatherings have been allowed.

ZimRights distaste the imposition of leaders some who were rejected by the electorate in 2018 and calls on the “fake” representatives to step down and allow the will of the people to prevail. Parliament of Zimbabwe is not a heaven of political losers and “fake” representatives.

ZimRights also reminds government and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission of section 159 of the Constitution that states: Whenever a vacancy occurs in any elective public office established in terms of this constitution, the authority charged with organising elections to that body must cause an election to be held within ninety days.

ZimRights is clear on its position that as a young democracy, Zimbabweans should choose their own representatives as per the provision of the constitution and that the will of the people should be respected.

ZimRights also calls on the main opposition party, MDC, to stop politicking and the factional fights that have seen the sacking of representatives chosen by the citizens.

Issued by Benedicta van Minnen MP – DA Member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts

During a meeting of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) today, the Minister of Defense and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, indicated that she did not see any problems with illegal crossings at South Africa’s borders.

This was in response to a question about soldiers allegedly accompanying illegal border crossers to do their shopping. The Minister indicated that it was humane to allow poor Zimbabweans to illegally cross the border to access shopping and medical care at South African clinics. She acknowledged that many Zimbabweans were suffering from the effects of poverty and lack of medical care and admitted to knowing that the army was providing transport to assist people in these actions.

SCOPA recently visited the Beitbridge Border fence commissioned by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) stemming from an illegal directive from Minister Patricia De Lille.

Beitbridge is the busiest border post in Southern Africa and sees thousands of people and hundreds of trucks cross daily in a legal and orderly manner. During this lockdown period that regulation is vitally important to the proper management and containment of Covid-19, a disease which has killed thousands of South Africans and people across the region.

However, the border fence has not been built according to the specifications, and it has seen multiple illegal crossings, breaks and defects which allows for many illegal border crossings.

Minister Mapisa-Nqakula stated that these persons were not illegal immigrants as they were merely crossing back and forth across the border to access services and shopping.

The Minister quite rightfully identifies that poverty is a huge problem in Zimbabwe and that it has the effect of driving people to illegally cross the border. However, in admitting her knowledge of the multiple illegal border crossings and her apparent justification of the army’s role, the Minister has demonstrated utter contempt for the rule of law in South Africa.

It also directly contradicts the regulations and requirements of the National State of Disaster declared by the President and the regulations of the National Command Council. The Minister does not seem to appreciate that it is the role of the Beitbridge Border crossing to facilitate legal entry and exit into the Republic and that there is no justification for illegal crossings.

How can a Cabinet Minister, one directly responsible for national security, not only admit knowledge of illegal actions to a Committee of Parliament, but then seek to justify this behaviour instead of using her Department to enforce legal border crossings?

So, not only is the fence that was commissioned not fit for purpose, but the Ministry of Defence has no problem justifying the illegal crossing of the border it is designed to stop, and the financial implications of facilitating illegal border crossings to the South African taxpayer.

In admitting knowledge of illegal action and in justifying same, Minister Mapisa-Nqakula has added to her long list of indiscretions. It is clear that the President must fire her immediately.

Paul Nyathi

Former ZANU PF Youth League political commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu has chosen to be remanded in custody saying his security was jeopardised as unidentified men were always following him.

Tsenengamu who appeared before the courts this Saturday facing charges of inciting public violence made the remarks during police interviews.

He surrendered himself to the police after three months on the run. The incitement of public violence charges were levelled against him and many others after he allegedly said:

From 31 July and beyond people will die as previously never witnessed in this country….and people will be beaten…levels of corruption will rise…

31 July was a day scheduled for the foiled 31 July anti-corruption protests following reports of grand corruption by some senior government officials.

HStv reports that prosecutors Lancelot Mutsokoti and Desire Chidanhire opposed the granting of bail to Tsengengamu saying he would abscond.

They called to the witness stand, Detective Assistant lnspector Clifford Mugaviri who argued for Tsenengamu’s continued detention saying he was likely to abscond since he is facing a serious offence.

Tsenengamu’s lawyer Harrison Nkomo told the court that Tsenengamu who is married, has four children and was never convicted before is a good candidate for bail.
He was remanded in custody to the 12th of this month.

Pindula

State Media

Some rogue elements within the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are ripping off Zimbabwean business people by demanding huge bribes to facilitate their entry into South Africa for the purpose of restocking their wares.

The so-called South African “good Samaritan” soldiers have on numerous occasions caught on camera escorting illegal cross border traders from the Zimbabwean side to South Africa.

Reports of some SANDF involved in some corrupt dealings with Zimbabweans recently came out when South African Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula, appeared before that country’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts where she seemed unaware of the illegal activities.

She instead defended argued that the soldiers were merely assisting “needy Zimbabweans purchase food supplies and medication”.

However, sources in Beitbridge dismissed the South African minister’s submissions as gross misrepresentation of facts, arguing that this was clear corruption being masked as benevolence.

They said that it was as clear as sunshine that the soldiers’ clients were anything but needy but business people who are paying handsome monies for trouble free access into South Africa, in a typical case of officially facilitated nefarious activities.

“Many people who cross daily to the South African side are traders operating along the border seeking to restock their wares”, said Lovemore Ndlovu, who is tuckshop owner in Gwanda.

“During this lockdown period, we have to pay between 300 rands to 500 rands for safe passage into South Africa” added Ndlovu.

Tafadzwa Bwanyai, a regular cross border trader said that SANDF soldiers sometimes obtain goods at prices which were much lower than in South African shops.

He boasted that the soldiers could buy goods directly from manufacturers or wholesalers at a discount.

“SANDF soldiers are making a killing by being bush immigration and customs officials for Zimbabweans and other nationalities. This bribery is not limited to Zimbabweans only,” he said.

Corruption among SANDF officers has risen to a level where the soldiers are being employed by Zimbabwean traders as messengers or porters.

Byron Sithole told The Herald that for 750 rands, “SANDF mules” could fetch groceries for traders from as far as Musina and deliver them to sites along the Limpopo from where one then collects them.

When asked if such payments did not render their business unprofitable, Sithole said that the officers were sourcing the goods cheaply and that the traders were saving a lot by not paying duty and avoiding transport and other costs.

Investigations also revealed that the SANDF forces along the border had mutated into some form of organised crime gang.

The proceeds of their corrupt activities are reportedly distributed to all, including the command element. The security implications of the alleged corrupt activities in Beitbridge poses a grave security threat given the existence of drug mules, human traffickers, terrorists, who can easily manipulate SANDF and the South African police to gain passage for a fee.

More than 150 illegal settlers have invaded the 3 467 hectare citrus farm near Chinhoyi owned by businessman and Zanu PF Zvimba South legislator Philip Chiyangwa.

Chiyangwa said in an interview that the illegal settlers remained on the farm in defiance of a recent court order and were building structures and clearing land in preparation for the 2020-21 farming season.

“We have taken the matter to the courts and the invaders have been served with notices of vacation,” he said. “A security company dealing with the invaders will help remove the invaders from the farm.”

Recently, leaders in Makonde district, which has seen a lot of illegal settlers turning grazing land and conservancy areas into farming land, convened a meeting where they agreed to thwart the invasions.

Makonde district development coordinator Mr Benjamin Zivanai recently said the invasions that have been witnessed in the district had either led to the injuries after clashes or arrests. The meeting saw district heads from police, Environment Management Agency and Mining and Lands ministries deliberate on the moves needed to avoid any future invasions and clashes.

By Dorrothy Moyo | Emmerson Mnangagwa saw fire during his last visit to the cyclone hit Chimanimani area. This is the reason why on Thursday he avoided the Ngangu areas, it has emerged.

Sources close to the ZANU PF leader announced saying, Mnangagwa and his member of parliament, Joshua Sacco were fearing humiliation during his flight to the area on Thursday.

The development led to the man ending up at Skyline Junction for his main do.

Asked for a comment on the matter neither George Charamba nor Nick Mangwana responded to questions, with Charamba in an earlier engagement saying, “how do you know he won’t? Are you the Chief Protocol who arranges his programs?” https://twitter.com/Jamwanda2/status/1314076519011094530?s=19 In the below video, Joshua Sacco speaks at skyline junction.

“Ngangu villagers who booed Mnangagwa and Joshua Sacco down last time, were preparing to protest again over the disappearance of donor materials and funds meant for the construction of houses for the homeless cyclone victims…

“that’s why ED avoided Ngangu on his visit,” the source said.

Last year Mnangagwa became animated when he found out US President Donald Trump has donated more Ethan USD2,2 million.

Ngangu villagers who booed Mnangagwa & Joshua Sacco down last time, were preparing to protest again over the disappearance of donor materials and funds meant for the construction of houses for the homeless cyclone victims…that's why ED avoided Ngangu on his visit, a source says https://t.co/wH6ziMl9tU pic.twitter.com/4BAjpMI0ZI

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) October 8, 2020

Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa has implored Zimbabweans to remain steadfast in their quest for freedom from tyranny.

President Chamisa made the remarks at the funeral of MDC Alliance MP Hon Anna Myambo in Chitungwiza on Friday.

He took a swipe at Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa for using guns to silence dissenting voices.

Said President Chamisa: Mnangagwa is using guns to suppress the will of the people.Mnangagwa has guns and we have the people.

Don’t be intimidated, Mnangagwa cannot arrest the whole nation.

In Zimbabwe everyone is prison, Mnangagwa himself is in prison.”

He added:”(Thokozani) Khupe is playing with a snake.Wait and see you cannot play with a wild beast one day it will kill.Can you harness a snake’s eggs? It’s too risky – sadly that is what Khupe is doing.

Hon Myambo was a dedicated party cadre.This thing(recall) affected her.”

Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa has implored Zimbabweans to remain steadfast in their quest for freedom from tyranny.

President Chamisa made the remarks at the funeral of MDC Alliance MP Hon Anna Myambo in Chitungwiza on Friday.

He took a swipe at Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa for using guns to silence dissenting voices.

Said President Chamisa: Mnangagwa is using guns to suppress the will of the people.Mnangagwa has guns and we have the people.

Don’t be intimidated, Mnangagwa cannot arrest the whole nation.

In Zimbabwe everyone is prison, Mnangagwa himself is in prison.”

He added:”(Thokozani) Khupe is playing with a snake.Wait and see you cannot play with a wild beast one day it will kill.Can you harness a snake’s eggs? It’s too risky – sadly that is what Khupe is doing.

Hon Myambo was a dedicated party cadre.This thing(recall) affected her.”

By A Correspondent- Eighty families at Badminton Farm in Nyamandlovu were on Tuesday left stranded after the Sheriff of the High Court razed down their homes in the latest wrangle over the ownership of the land.

According to the villagers, the demolitions started in 2016 when Badminton Block Company, represented by Luke Siziba, obtained a default judgment at the High Court in Bulawayo, ordering the now more than 400 families to vacate the land.

The families were allocated the land in 2011 by Chief Deli Mabhena who claimed the land was under his jurisdiction.

The Badminton Block Company, through its lawyers, argued that the area is private land and challenged the legality of Chief Deli as an authority to allocate land.

The villagers contend that the A1 farm was gazetted in 2001 and is therefore government property.

Lawyers from Mutatu, Masamvu and Da-Silva Gustavo Law Chamber, who are representing the villagers said they would challenge the latest demolitions, which were carried out without the requisite seven days’ notice period.

By A Correspondent| Independent Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has angered MDC Alliance supporters after he appeared to set an agenda for MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe who was on Wednesday sworn in as a Member of Parliament under questionable circumstances.

Khupe’s return to parliament has attracted backlash from MDC Alliance who accuse of shamelessly accepting to replace recalled legislators from the party to which she contested against in the 2018 general elections.

Mliswa said it refreshing that Khupe had returned to parliament where he said she made a name for herself pushing cancer issues.

“It was refreshing to see @DrThoko_Khupe in Parly this week. She’s certainly a woman with capacity. It’s no coincidence seeing her back during the month of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. Her advocacy on cancer had been missing&we welcome it &her participation in other matters back,” said Mliswa.

By A Correspondent- A citizen living with albinism was denied entry into a TM supermarket in Masvingo after they expressed reservations on using the available sanitiser at the shop’s entrance.

This was revealed by Zanu Pf member of parliament Emma Ncube while pleading with parliament to consider the plight of people living with disability especially during this Covid-19 era.

Ncube told parliament that the citizen living with albinism was denied entry and told that they could not buy from the shop because they had refused to sanitise their hands using the available sanitiser.

Said Ncube:

……we have many disabled people and they are disabled in different ways.  We are facing a challenge of COVID-19 and disabled people are facing a very difficult time. 

 During the first 21 days of lockdown, noone was able to move even the able bodied ones could not leave their homes.   The people who were affected most are the disabled people. They could not find food from anywhere.  

We were expecting that the Ministry of Public Service would first consider the people with disability because these people are not able to help themselves at all. The Ministry was not able to do that.

          The small to medium enterprises sector were being considered more than the disabled people.  This is something which surprised us and we are not happy because we are not following the laws which we agreed in the country and other countries, the conventional laws.  

The able bodied benefited first compared to the disabled, we were expecting and we are still expecting that these people must be given help by the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare like what was happening in the past so that they can have money to buy basic needs like mealie-meal, soap and pay school fees for their children. 

          There is another issue that came out a few weeks ago where these people were taken as useless people. This happened in Masvingo at TM shop when an albino person said I cannot use sanitizers because of my condition and he or she was told you are not able to buy.

 – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – It is a disability which these people have but they must be treated like everyone else. Their skin is sensitive. She wanted to go into the shop and was told to sanitise her hands to be able to get into the shop but she refused to sanitise because her skin is sensitive. So she was refused entry into the shop.

Such behaviour is bad in our country that we deny a person their right to buy things to support his/her family because of the disability because their skin is different from others. We condemn such behaviour in this country.

We wish that people who do these things could be given a certain penalty because this is bad and this person is like that because of God not by will.

Still on the issue of the disabled people, most of them were now coming from the streets but now because of COVID, there are now many disabled people in the streets which is bad for their health. We are fighting for good health for these disabled people but we are doing nothing.

So I plead that the disabled people should be given help by the Government as compared to other people. They must be the first people to be given help by the Government whilst the able bodied come last because disabled people cannot help themselves.

There is another issue of the disabled people. Right now when we go to Public Hearings, we see that a disabled person is willing to attend the hearings so that they can air their views but because they do not have transport from point A to B, the person ends up staying at home and the person will not be able to air his/her thoughts.

Government must consider and analyse these issues. Yes, we know that in the past when food was distributed through the Public Service, here and there, they were given but a lot of the food was for the underprivileged.

For many months, these underprivileged were not getting any food. So how are they living? These issues must be resolved by our Government. Thank you

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By A Correspondent- Eighty families at Badminton Farm in Nyamandlovu were on Tuesday left stranded after the Sheriff of the High Court razed down their homes in the latest wrangle over the ownership of the land.

According to the villagers, the demolitions started in 2016 when Badminton Block Company, represented by Luke Siziba, obtained a default judgment at the High Court in Bulawayo, ordering the now more than 400 families to vacate the land.

The families were allocated the land in 2011 by Chief Deli Mabhena who claimed the land was under his jurisdiction.

The Badminton Block Company, through its lawyers, argued that the area is private land and challenged the legality of Chief Deli as an authority to allocate land.

The villagers contend that the A1 farm was gazetted in 2001and is therefore government property.

Lawyers from Mutatu, Masamvu and Da-Silva Gustavo Law Chamber, who are representing the villagers said they would challenge the latest demolitions, which were carried out without the requisite seven days’ notice period.

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RECORDED- SIKHALA AND CHAMISA SPEECHES AT MPOFU FUNERAL https://t.co/R9Ggmnjirj

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) October 10, 2020

Former Zanu PF Youth League political commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu has chosen to be remanded in custody saying his security was jeopardised as unidentified men were always following him.

Tsenengamu who appeared before the courts this Saturday facing charges of inciting public violence made the remarks during police interviews.

He surrendered himself to the police after three months on the run. The incitement of public violence charges were levelled against him and many others after he allegedly said:

From July and beyond people will die as previously never witnessed in this country….and people will be beaten…levels of corruption will rise…

31 July was a day scheduled for the foiled 31 July anti-corruption protests following reports of grand corruption by some senior government officials.

HStv reports that prosecutors Lancelot Mutsokoti and Desire Chidanhire opposed the granting of bail to Tsengengamu saying he would abscond.

They called to the witness stand, Detective Assistant lnspector Clifford Mugaviri who argued for Tsenengamu’s continued detention saying he was likely to abscond since he is facing a serious offence.

Tsenengamu’s lawyer Harrison Nkomo told the court that Tsenengamu who is married, has four children and was never convicted before is a good candidate for bail.

By A Correspondent- The number of delegates to the Zanu-PF annual national people’s conference set to be held in Mashonaland Central province in December would be scaled down in line with COVID-19 guidelines, a party official has said.

The party’s administration director Dickson Dzora on Wednesday visited the provincial capital, Bindura, to assess potential venues for the province.

He said delegates would be reduced from the usual 7 000 to 9 000 people.

He, however, refused to disclose the actual number of delegates to attend this year’s annual jamboree.

“There are major decisions to be made, one of which is the number of delegates under COVID-19, the conference is normally attended by 7 000 to 9 000 delegates, but the provincial leadership is expected to make recommendations on how the figures should be cut in light of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Dzora said.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has relaxed COVID-19 restrictions after a decline in infections.

Mnangagwa’s deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Health minister, last week suspended the holding of by-elections citing COVID-19, but Zanu-PF has gone ahead with its primary elections in some constituencies.

Mnangagwa himself has been moving around the country where his gatherings attract large gatherings despite the safety concerns.

The host province is busy with preparations for district co-ordinating committee elections which have caused rifts in the party as candidates canvas for support for positions.

Stiff competition is mainly between Kazembe Kazembe and businessman James Makamba, who are fighting for the chairmanship.

Dzora said accreditation of delegates to the annual conference, which normally begins on October 1, was already behind schedule.

Kazembe said the province was ready to host the conference.

“We are very excited in hosting the conference and we cannot wait any longer,” he said.-Newsday

By Talent Gondo| MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa has implored Zimbabweans to remain steadfast in their quest for freedom from tyranny.

President Chamisa made the remarks at the funeral of MDC Alliance MP Hon Anna Myambo in Chitungwiza on Friday.

He took a swipe at Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa for using guns to silence dissenting voices.

Said President Chamisa:

Mnangagwa is using guns to suppress the will of the people.Mnangagwa has guns and we have the people.

Don’t be intimidated, Mnangagwa cannot arrest the whole nation.

In Zimbabwe everyone is prison, Mnangagwa himself is in prison.”

He added:

“(Thokozani) Khupe is playing with a snake.Wait and see you cannot play with a wild beast one day it will kill.Can you harness a snake’s eggs? It’s too risky – sadly that is what Khupe is doing.

Hon Myambo was a dedicated party cadre.This thing(recall) affected her.”

by A Correspondent- Sixteen MDC Alliance councillors who were recalled by the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khue have approached the High Court seeking an order to reverse the recalls.

The councillors from Harare and Marondera, respectively, are Enock Mupamaonde, Size Vilela, Wonder Siliya, Chengetai Murova, Misheck Manyere, Charles Ngwena, Lovemore Makuwerere, Gilbert Hadebe, Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi, Simon Mapunzure, Charles Chidhagu, Keith Charumbira, Stephen Dhliwayo, Barnabas Ndira, and Runyowa Chihoma.

Representing the councillors, Mupamaonde said the MDC-T had no right to withdraw them from local government authorities since they were elected into office under MDC Alliance ticket. Mupamaonde said:

My co-applicants and I had neither received any correspondence nor advice from any person that we had been expelled from any political party.

We were never allowed to exercise our right to be heard. We only learnt of our purported expulsions through the declaration of vacancies.

They accuse Local government minister, July Moyo of “descended into a political arena” and making a judgment on a clearly contested matter.

The leadership has expelled Chamisa and recalled members who continue to show allegiance to him.

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he Zimbabwe National Army is in the process of recruiting medical doctors, pharmacists and radiographers. Below is the advert.

RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL DOCTORS, PHARMACISTS AND RADIOGRAPHERS
An opportunity has arisen for a career in the Zimbabwe National Army for medical doctors due for internship, qualified medical doctors, pharmacists and radiographers. Successful candidates will be employed under the Zimbabwe National Army Health Services Corps Institutions and Establishments. Aspiring candidates will be duly attested into the Zimbabwe National Army and commissioned as officers upon successful completion of the Officer Training Programme.

MEDICAL DOCTORS
– Be in possession of an MBChB or equivalent.
– Registered with the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe.
– Candidates due for internship are strongly encouraged to apply.
– Be aged between 18-30 years.
– Should have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18-25.

PHARMACISTS
– Should be holders of a degree in Pharmaceutical Technology or equivalent.
– Registered with the Pharmaceutical Council of Zimbabwe.
– Any relevant higher qualification is an added advantage.
– Should have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18-25.
– Be aged between 18-30 years.

RADIOGRAPHERS
– Be holders of a degree in Radiography obtained from a recognised institution.
– Higher qualifications will be an added advantage.
– Be aged between 18-30 years.
– Should have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18-25.

Package
In addition to a good remuneration package, the Zimbabwe National Army offers the following benefits:
– Free Medical and Dental Cover for serving members and their immediate dependants.
– Housing Allowance.
– Generous Leave Conditions.
– Free Institutional Accommodation.
– Transport Allowance.
– Allocation of Personal Service Vehicle.
Interested candidates should submit detailed Curriculum Vitae and certified photocopies of National Identity Card, Long Birth Certificate, educational and professional qualifications.

These must be addressed to;
Army Recruiting Office
Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks
P Bag 7720
Causeway,
Harare
Alternatively, candidates can forward their applications to the following Zimbabwe National Army Offices:
– HQ 1 Infantry Brigade, Bulawayo Tel: 0292 200263.
– HQ 2 Infantry Brigade, Harare Tel: 0242 743421.
– HQ 3 Infantry Brigade, Mutare Tel: 02020 62951.
– HQ 4 Infantry Brigade, Masvingo Tel: 0392 261395.
– HQ 5 Infantry Brigade, Kwekwe Tel: 05525 70013.
Electronic applications can also be forwarded to the ZNA email, [email protected].
Closing date for submission of all applications is 15 October 2020.
For more details, you may contact Colonel R Murandu on 0716800323 or Lieutenant Colonel T Mauru on 0712832926 or Major N Makoni on 0712865513.
Alternatively, you may contact the Army Recruiting Office using the following numbers:
0242 793262, 0242 707459 and 0242 702318.
NB: Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend interviews on dates to be advised.

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By A Correspondent- Zanu Pf is planning another Anti Sanctions Day scheduled for this month , it has emerged.

Announcing the development, the party’s Acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa said his party is asking for public views on how the function should be held.

He said:

“We welcome any suggestions from you in that regard; tell us how you think we should operate the day in regards of taking the message to every corner of the world that ‘sanctions are illegal,’ they should be removed unconditionally”

He added saying “Zimbabwe did not come through democracy and so the MDC will never run the country”.

He said:

“We should also let the world know that these sanctions were called for by the MDC.

Zimbabwe is a liberated country it did not come through the democracy.”

Click on the link below for the full text of Chinamasa’s statement:

By A Correspondent- Opposition MDC Alliance has given greenlight to its members to participate in the MDC-T extraordinary congress scheduled for December to elect a successor to the late founding leader of the MDC Morgan Tsvangirai.

The party’s Secretary-General, Chalton Hwende told Daily News that members had a right to attend the Supreme Court sanctioned congress. He said:

As the MDC Alliance, we have realised that thousands of our members were asked by the Supreme Court to exercise their right to correct what went wrong in the MDC-T by holding an extraordinary congress to elect our late icon Morgan Tsvangirai’s successor. So, we have allowed them to be part of the process.

This is a right they were given by the courts and we will, therefore, not stop them from going there, they are free to participate in the extra-ordinary congress as ordered by the Supreme Court.

Hwende speaks when MDC-T interim Secretary-General, Douglas Mwonzora has hinted that embers who continued to show allegiance to Nelson Chamisa after the March Supreme Court ruling on the MDC leadership crisis were not welcome at the congress.

The reinstated MDC-T leadership has since March recalled dozens of legislators and councillors for ceasing to be members of the party and the recalled members have been barred from the congress.

Mwonzora recently said even Chamisa had ceased to be an MDC-T member the moment he said the MDC outfit was an extension or project of the ruling ZANU PF.

By A Correspondent- The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Nick Mangwana has dismissed claims by the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) that Zimbabwe has lost approximately US$7 billion through corruption.

Mangwana did not give the correct figure which the country has lost but claimed that $7 billion was an exaggeration.

He was responding to a tweet by advocate Fadzayi Mahere, the national spokesperson of the opposition MDC Alliance who had insinuated that the administration led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not heartily fighting corruption.

Mahere, in response to Mangwana’s post which suggested that the abolition of corruption in local government authorities, most of them run by MDC Alliance, had posted:

The sordid corruption that has killed Zimbabwe is right at the top. Obadiah Moyo who looted Covid supplies walks free. Mupfumira who looted NSSA walks free. Over US$7bn was looted under Command Agriculture. Not to mention Drax & Covidgate. Where is ZACC? Zanu must stop looting.

Mangwana responded:

1-Obadiah Moyo and Prisca Mupfumira were fired and their matters are before the courts #Cleansing.

2-US$7 billion is just political hyperbole not underpinned by facts. That was proved in Parliament.

3-Govt of Zimbabwe did not lose a single cent in the Drax Corruption saga.

This comes after investigations by ZimLive and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono suggested that Zimbabwe could have lost over US$60 million in the Drax corruption saga.

Some have also said the way the corruption cases involving political elites in the country are being handled show the government’s lack of enthusiasm in dealing with the rot.

By Farai D Hove| ZANU PF is planning for another Anti Sanctions Day, scheduled for this month, it has emerged.

Announcing the development, the party’s Acting Spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa said they asking for public views on how the function should be held.

He said: “We welcome any suggestions from you in that regard; tell us how you think we should operate the day in regards of taking the message to every corner of the world that ‘sanctions are illegal,’ they should be removed unconditionally”

He added saying Zimbabwe didn’t come through democracy and so the MDC will never run the country. He said,
“we should also let the world know that these sanctions were called for by the MDC.

“Zimbabwe is a liberated country it did not come through the democracy.”

By A Correspondent- Addressing a press conference at the Zanu Pf headquarters Saturday morning, politburo member and party spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa has demanded the resignation of all MDC Alliance councillors over corruption.

Chinamasa said the councillors must resign enmasse because they had failed in their mandate.

Below is the full text of the Zanu Pf press brief by Chinamasa:

Paul Nyathi

Independent member of parliament for Norton constituency, Temba Mliswa has showered praises on MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe for her return to parliament albeit through the back door.

In a Twitter post Mliswa diverted his praises for Khupe by claiming that Khupe will bring back breast cancer debates into parliament.

Khupe is a survivor of the killer cancer.

Mliswa wrote:

It was refreshing to see Dr Thokozani Khupe in Parly this week. She’s certainly a woman with capacity. It’s no coincidence seeing her back during the month of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Her advocacy on cancer had been missingb and we welcome it and her participation in other matters back.

As a reminder, please ensure you make regular checks a habit; it may save your life. Early diagnosis of cancer generally increases the chances for successful treatment. Self examination is a useful and important screening tool, learn how to do it correctly.

Paul Nyathi

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says that the extended suspension of by-elections by the Minister of Health and Child Care Constantino Chiwenga in the country on health safety grounds is permissible as it is supported by provisions of the Constitution.

ZEC last month announced that all outstanding by elections should be held by the 5th of December .

However, the Ministry of Health and Child Care has banned the by-elections, on grounds of the risks these posed in spreading COVID-19.

ZEC chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana, said: “The prolonged suspension of by-elections owing to the prevalence of the Covid-19 pandemic is a response to public health concerns and permissible in a democratic society in terms of section 86(2)(b) of the constitution.”

Section 86(2) (b) of the Constitution states that: “The fundamental rights and freedoms set out in this chapter must be exercised reasonably and with due regard for the rights and freedoms of other persons. The purpose of the limitation; in particular whether it is necessary in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health, regional or town planning, or the general public interest.”

But Silaigwana said all other electoral activities remained open.

“The commission would like to advise its stakeholders that its district and provincial offices will be open for all other electoral activities such as voter registration, voter education, voters’ roll inspection, registration transfer, preliminary delimitation issues,” he said.

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Deputy Governor Dr Kuphukile Mlambo views himself as a lucky and blessed man after surviving what he described as a hellish and nasty Covid-19 ordeal.

Dr Mlambo had to mourn the death of two close friends who also succumbed to the virus, one in Bulawayo and the other in Harare, in absentia, as he was holding on to dear life as the virus rocked his existence.

He said losing friends to Covid-19 at a time when it was threatening his life made him start seeing his own mortality, moments which he said brought him even closer to his creator and strengthened his faith.

He is back at work after a long break following his Covid-19 encounter, which he has described as a near death experience.

He picks up the story: “I do not know where I go it. I was following all the Covid-19 safety precautions. I was using sanitisers, and I was moving only between work and home daily. At work, we were only allowing a few people to report physically to the office, as part of our measures to decongest the workplace and help fight Covid-19. Most of our staff were working from home, even directors were rotating.”

He said Covid-19 was the last thing in his mind at the time.

“The encounter started on a Wednesday. I was feeling very cold. It was the last week of July. I had no energy. I called my doctor, however, I delayed as I was very busy, until Friday July 31. I came to the office, but I was unwell, and I went back home and slept all day. My wife says I was restless throughout that day I slept. I felt as if I had been immersed in an ice bucket. However, I was in self-denial, and I delayed taking a test till the following Wednesday. By the time I got tested I felt like I was in hell,” said Dr Mlambo.

He described his wife as his biggest heroine as she stood by him throughout his Covid-19 ordeal, risking getting infected herself.

“The Newlands Seventh Day Adventist church, where I fellowship with my family, came through and offered support. The Adventist men prayed for me and held virtual sessions for support. The governor acted quickly and organised a doctor to attend to me. My biggest hero is my wife, Beatrice, who was there the whole time.

“She prepared all sorts of concoctions and herbal remedies, the lemons, ginger, umsuzwane tea and many others. I drank them all. I had to do whatever was possible to cling to life. I steamed often. My experience with Covid-19 is not something I would want on anyone, not even my worst enemy,” said Dr Mlambo.

“I was in a state of confusion. I didn’t know what was happening around me most of the time although I now do get flash backs of some of the moments. The Thursday before Heroes’ holiday totally doesn’t exist in my memory. I was not sleeping well throughout. This thing nearly took my life. My wife was getting very worried. However, God’s grace and a dedicated family made it possible for me to live and tell my story,” said Dr Mlambo.

He said his condition was worsened by an underlying illness which he, however, preferred not to disclose.

Dr Mlambo said he was isolated at home and only confined to the bedroom and the balcony.

“My wife had to temporarily move out of our bedroom and use a guest room while I was sick, although she was the one taking care of me day and night. There were four of us at home; myself, Beatrice and our two children Lwandile and Thandolwethu, a girl. Thando was most worried, you know how girls are about their fathers. She was really concerned and having to stay away from me was taking a toll on her. She called me daily and we spoke on the phone, even if she was in the house, she couldn’t come to my end,” said Dr Mlambo.

He said his wife decided that he better be treated at home as it was possible to self-isolate and distance himself from everyone else.

“I spent more than five days on a drip. On Friday, two drips were administered on me. I had breathing difficulties, I was breathing heavily but by grace, I never needed a ventilator. I had so many blankets and water bottles, they were almost burning my skin, but still I felt very cold. The slightest relief was when I was in contact with the bottles filled with very hot water. I would shiver.”

“The grace of God, my dedicated family and my praying church led by Pastor Moyo and the elders gave me hope. My family worldwide, koBulawayo especially, all came through for me and constantly checked on how I was doing. The bank also acted very quickly to assist me and I am most grateful to the Governor, my colleagues and the rest of the staff at the central bank. “

He said losing friends when he was fighting for his own life was a rude awakening on the fragility of life.

“What also made my encounter with Covid-19 hard is that the week I was very sick, we lost Norman Mataruka, my friend, and I also lost a very close friend Sibangilizwe Ndlovu who worked at the United Nations, both to Covid-19. It was devastating and it made me wonder about my own fate with the virus. It took a toll on my mental health, it hit me hard. Some cousins around the world also succumbed to the virus and the news would filter in as I was also fighting my battle. It didn’t make things any easier for me. In that situation, you also start seeing your own mortality, that it can be you next in line, anytime,” he said.

He said it was a miracle that none of his family members contracted the virus from him when he was sick, but said it was a combination of discipline and grace.

Dr Mlambo said his firm foundation on his Adventist faith gave him hope during the most trying times of his life, and re-affirmed that family support was an integral part of someone’s healing process as it had a bearing on one feeling purposeful and wanted.

“My Adventist faith helped a lot. I just told myself that when God’s time has not come yet, it has not yet come and when it is God’s time, you cannot run away from it. Support systems are the most critical elements of the healing process. Dr Mangudya, the bank staff, the family, the church, friends all played their role to help me deal with the battle,” said Dr Mlambo.

“I appreciated their kind messages, at that time I did not want to be told to be strong, I wanted people to understand my pain, and encourage me to leave it to God. I wanted to hear the kind of messages that did not minimise the pain, but understood the pain,” he added.

“I urge all people to take this pandemic seriously. Covid-19 is real. I myself had a nasty experience with it. Please, take all the necessary precautions to ensure your safety. Do not let your guard down, especially if you have pre-existing conditions. It is no walk in the park. Take all the precautions, rely on your faith, and family. You need those support systems.”

Dr Mlambo said he hopes sharing his experience with the virus will encourage other Zimbabweans to take the virus seriously and to heed the advice of health experts on how to conduct themselves.

He said he also hoped to contribute to ongoing efforts meant to do away with the stigma surrounding the virus.

“I encourage companies to allow people to continue working from home wherever possible, even if lockdown rules have been relaxed, health comes first. I thank the bank, especially the HR and the Governor for the precautions that they have put since then. People must work from home as much as possible. We have over 500 people at the bank, but our Covid-19 count is low,” said Dr Mlambo.

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PHILLIP Chiyangwa, the deposed Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial chairman, used US$200 000 meant to capitalise a Namibian joint-venture company to buy a posh sports car and expensive furnishings for his sprawling $6,4 billion Borrowdale mansion, documents to hand reveal. Despite spirited rebuttals by the embattled businessman that he did not misappropriate funds for the failed Crittal Hope Namibia (CHN) last week, information at hand shows that Chiyangwa used N$1 093 713 (the equivalent of US$200 000) through various withdrawals from Standard Bank Gustav Voigts branch in Windhoek, Namibia.

The spending ran from August 2002 to October 2003 where Chiyangwa made various cheque payments to, among others, DaimlerChrysler SA, Randburg Motor Link, Italian Lights and Furniture, Chris Carpets, and Casa Italia.

He paid Daimler and Motor Link nearly N$700 000, while the other payments amounted to an accumulative N$166 904.

The flamboyant businessman also wrote a N$80 000 cheque in favour of LN Valetti on September 2 2002 and another one in his name with a face value of N$59 000.

On July 4 2001, Chiyangwa allegedly elbowed out fellow CHN director and co-signatory Sebil Dhewa to emerge the sole account manager.

The account issue is now a matter of debate between Dhewa, Chiyangwa’s Zimbabwean lawyers Byron Venturas and Zimbabwean regulatory authorities, excerpts of which are carried in Dhewa’s letter to Chiyangwa’s lawyers yesterday.

Dhewa’s letter came after Chiyangwa’s lawyers had rebuked him for propagating what they claimed were falsehoods about their client’s business conduct.

Wrote Dhewa: “As director of CHN, I owe fiduciary responsibility to the company and, therefore, my comments about the various allegations you make will be guided by this responsibility.

“The registered office of the company was my business’s physical address and hence I became aware of the transactions relating to CHN. Given directors liability, it became incumbent upon me to ensure that all transactions were conducted in accordance with the laws of the country.”

Dhewa also said in clearing Chiyangwa, he was not sure whether the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe had consulted the Namibian Central Bank “to ensure that the aforesaid transactions are regularised”.

He also emphasised that CHN was a Namibian-domiciled company and, therefore, he had to ensure it complied with Namibian laws.

Byron Venturas had written to Dhewa on March 14 demanding that he retract comments made to Nathan Mariemuthu of Africa Resources Ltd (ARL), a holding company of CHN’s Namibian management contractor Africa Resources Project Services (ARPS).

The lawyers claim to be in possession of an e-mail written to the ARL executive.

“We wish to advise you that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has cleared our client of any acts of impropriety,” Chiyangwa’s lawyers said. “In the circumstances we would request a full, unequivocal and public retraction of the contents of your e-mail.”

Last week Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono said Chiyangwa was in the process of repatriating funds to Zimbabwe. He said the outstanding foreign currency should be regularised by the end of the month. He said Chiyangwa still had to explain how he used the money.

The lawyers said Chiyangwa had cancelled forthwith the management agreement between ARPS and himself, citing infidelity

Chiyangwa is now demanding N$5 million from Dhewa for damages arising from alleged “defamatory remarks”.

Byron Venturas also demanded that Dhewa return company documentation, especially accounting and electronic correspondence, relating to the joint venture since inception.

A recalcitrant Dhewa, however, said he was unable to return documents belonging to a Namibian entity and “at law” the property of CHN.

“I face personal liability in Namibia and you are not suggesting that I will be indemnified in the event the authorities here decide to pursue the matter.

“Given the interest in the matter by the police in Zimbabwe, I am not sure what approach your client wishes me to take as a director of CHN,” Dhewa wrote to Chiyangwa’s lawyers yesterday.

Chiyangwa, meanwhile, is said to be making steady progress towards repatriating the US$200 000 largesse he spirited to Namibia under the guise of forging an alliance with Namibia Northern Investment Group.

The venture was to manufacture construction materials and equipment, including window frames.

His Native Investment Africa Group was to be the technical partner, providing plant machinery and other necessities.

By Dorrothy Moyo | Emmerson Mnangagwa was humiliated during his last visit to the cyclone hit Chimanimani area. This is the reason why on Thursday he avoided the Ngangu areas, it has emerged.

Sources close to the ZANU PF leader announced saying, Mnangagwa and his member of parliament, Joshua Sacco were fearing humiliation during his flight to the area on Thursday.

The development led to the man ending up at Skyline Junction for his main do.

Asked for a comment on the matter neither George Charamba nor Nick Mangwana responded to questions, with Charamba in an earlier engagement saying, “how do you know he won’t? Are you the Chief Protocol who arranges his programs?” https://twitter.com/Jamwanda2/status/1314076519011094530?s=19 In the below video, Joshua Sacco speaks at skyline junction.

“Ngangu villagers who booed Mnangagwa and Joshua Sacco down last time, were preparing to protest again over the disappearance of donor materials and funds meant for the construction of houses for the homeless cyclone victims…

“that’s why ED avoided Ngangu on his visit,” the source said.

Last year Mnangagwa became animated when he found out US President Donald Trump has donated more Ethan USD2,2 million.

Ngangu villagers who booed Mnangagwa & Joshua Sacco down last time, were preparing to protest again over the disappearance of donor materials and funds meant for the construction of houses for the homeless cyclone victims…that's why ED avoided Ngangu on his visit, a source says https://t.co/wH6ziMl9tU pic.twitter.com/4BAjpMI0ZI

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) October 8, 2020

Paul Nyathi

Independent member of parliament for Norton constituency, Temba Mliswa has showered praises on MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe for her return to parliament albeit through the back door.

In a Twitter post Mliswa diverted his praises for Khupe by claiming that Khupe will bring back breast cancer debates into parliament.

Khupe is a survivor of the killer cancer.

Mliswa wrote:

It was refreshing to see Dr Thokozani Khupe in Parly this week. She’s certainly a woman with capacity. It’s no coincidence seeing her back during the month of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Her advocacy on cancer had been missingb and we welcome it and her participation in other matters back.

As a reminder, please ensure you make regular checks a habit; it may save your life. Early diagnosis of cancer generally increases the chances for successful treatment. Self examination is a useful and important screening tool, learn how to do it correctly.