By A Correspondent- A Harare based water delivery company Hesno Holdings Private Limited trading as Water To You has hauled VP Chiwenga’s wife Marry, to court over failure to settle a $6000 bill.
According to the company, Marry has not paid her invoices despite promising to do so.
Said the company in its court application:
Plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement of sale in terms of which the plaintiff would supply water and the defendant would pay for the water supplied. The plaintiff is in possession of two detailed invoices of the quantity of water supplied and the total amount which is overdue.
Despite several demands, defendant has failed, refused and or neglected to make payments. Wherefore, plaintiff prays for payment in the sum of US$6 055 being outstanding balance for the water supplied, an order for interest on the said sum at the prescribed rate per annum from the date of issue of summons to date of final payment.
A Pregnant Binga woman is battling for life in hospital after a man believed to be her boyfriend allegedly repeatedly struck her with an axe on the head leaving her for dead following an argument over the pregnancy.
Ability Tshuma (30) of Junamina area under Chief Saba allegedly fled from the scene leaving an unconscious Ms Twalumba Siamudenda (26) with multiple wounds and his whereabouts are not known.
Ms Siamudenda was walking towards Sianzyundu Clinic where she intended to register her pregnancy when Tshuma intercepted and attacked her on Monday.
A 16-year-old boy who was fetching firewood in a nearby bush saw Tshuma attacking Ms Siamudenda and rushed to inform the complainant’s mother who reported the matter to the police.
The complainant is admitted to Binga District Hospital where her condition was said to be critical while police have launched manhunt for Tshuma.
The case comes as police in Matabeleland North launched a weeklong operation code named “No To Murder” (Ukubulala Abantu Hatshi/Kuuraya Vanhu Kwete).
The operation which is targeting people carrying dangerous weapons such as machetes, knobkerries, axes and iron rods started on Monday and will end next Monday.
Confirming the attempted murder case Matabeleland North police spokesperson Chief Inspector Siphiwe Makonese appealed to members of the public to desist from violence.
“I can confirm that we received a report of attempted murder where a man struck a pregnant woman with an axe and disappeared. Details of the case are that on 14 September at around 10am, Ms Twalumba Siamudenda was walking to Sianzyundu Clinic to register her pregnancy when she met the accused. The two had a misunderstanding over the pregnancy resulting in the accused pulling an axe from a bag and striking her,” said Chief Insp Makonese.
“This attempted murder case comes at a time when we are carrying out an operation code named “No To Murder” (Ububulala Abantu Hatshi/Kuuraya Vanhu Kwete) which started on the 14th of September to the 21st of September 2020. We are envisaging to ensure that there is a decrease in murder cases which usually start as assault or domestic violence and unfortunately culminate into murder.
“We are targeting people especially illegal gold miners and some members of the public who will exhibit violent behavior and carry dangerous weapons such as machetes, knobkerries, axes and iron rods. We appeal to members of the public to join us to save lives.”
Chief Insp Makonese urged members of the public to desist from violence and engage a third party if in a dispute.
The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA), Community Water Alliance (CWA) and the Member of Parliament Rusty Markham represented by Zimbabwe Human Rights Lawyer Honorable Tendai Biti, won the High Court Case on Devolution yesterday presided by Chief Justice Edith Mushore.
The order which was being sought by the applicants was that;
The Ministry of Local Government to enact the laws envisaged in Chapter 14 of the Constitution and Section 301 of the Constitution actualizing and bringing in devolution.
The Ministry of Local Government gazetted the Bill or Bills necessary to give effect to provisions of Chapter 14 of the Constitution and Section 301 of the Constitution.
The High Court declared the actions by the Minister of Local Government, July Moyo, of allocating ZW$400 million in 2019 and ZW$6 billion in 2020 using a formula only known to himself for different local authorities in Zimbabwe to be declared unlawful and in breach of the Constitution.
The allocations done by The Minister of Local Government, July Moyo were declared a nullity because they were done in the absence of a legal framework to set up devolution and in the absence of metropolitan and provincial councils.
In October 2019 and November 2019 CHRA engaged the Ministry of Local Government requesting information on the policy framework that was guiding the allocations of the devolution funds but to no avail.
After failing to get a response from the Ministry of Local Government CHRA, HAMREF and Norton Residents Alliance petitioned Parliament calling for the enactment of laws governing revenue allocations and recommended shelving of the allocation of “devolution funds” until supporting legislation was put in place.
CHRA welcomes the Court Judgement as it provides an opportunity for residents to input to the legislation that will guide devolution and restoration of the rule of law in our local governance system.
Banks in Zimbabwe are generating up to 90 percent of their revenue through service charges as opposed to the global norm of riding on interest rates.
Despite prevailing economic challenges, all banking institutions in the country have remained profitable with aggregate profit of $13.46 billion having been recorded for the half year ended 30 June 2020 alone, up from $79.40 million for the corresponding period in 2019, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The key revenue drivers were mainly non-interest income.
Under normal circumstances, banks should receive interest on the loans offered to clients with profits being derived from the spread between the rate they pay for the deposits and the rate they earn or receive from borrowers, experts say. The expectation is also that banks must earn interest income from investing their cash in short-term securities like treasury bills, Government bonds and money markets.
However, the situation is different in the country where banks have resorted periodically increasing service charges, which has raised the ire of depositors and is partly blamed for frustrating public confidence in using formal banking channels. For instance, banks levy between 2,5 percent and three percent for withdrawal charges with up to $100 monthly account fee for local dollar and US$5 for nostro accounts. It costs about $60 or so dollars to apply for a debit card while ATM transactions drain up to 1.5 percent charge with mobile banking going to three percent, plus the two percent electronic transaction tax.
Given the prevailing cash shortages in the economy, depositors have no choice but to use electronic transactions such as swipe, mobile money and bank transfers.
“It’s true that if we check the financials for our banks, a majority of them, 80 to 90 percent of their revenue is actually coming from bank charges, it is not a good sign,” said Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Clemence Chiduwa. He was responding to questions from legislators in Parliament last week. This was after Umzingwane legislator, Levy Mayihlome, had accused the banks of manipulating the poor to maximise income through service charges that erode the little income from a majority of depositors.
“The banking sector in this country is earning income from bank charges instead of interest rates. What is the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development doing to change that culture so that banks earn from lending to clients instead of arm-twisting poor citizens who send their money to the bank and they have no choice,” said Mayihlome.
“They are charging these bank charges without their consent. What is the ministry doing to change that mindset?”
By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Emmerson Tanaka, was allegedly duped of US$1 000 by a Harare man who promised to deliver suits for his wedding on August 25 last year.
Samson Mavhunga (31), who is charged with fraud, appeared before magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti yesterday and was remanded to September 22 for trial.
The court heard that sometime in May 2019, Mnangagwa met Mavhunga who indicated that he specialised in designing and supplying wedding suits.
Mnangagwa developed an interest since he was preparing for his wedding which was scheduled for August 25, 2019. The two exchanged phone numbers for communication purposes.
In June last year, Mnangagwa allegedly gave Mavhunga an order to supply five Italian-designed suits.
Mavhunga allegedly charged Mnangagwa US$3 500 for the five suits before he was paid $1 000 deposit, with the balance of US$2 500 to be paid upon delivery.
It is alleged Mavhunga promised to deliver the suits two weeks before the wedding day, but later became evasive, leading to his arrest.
By Dorrothy Moyo| Literally flooring his nemesis, the former ZANU PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has responded to allegations of seeking to return to the ruling party.
Yesterday the ZANU PF acting spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa said both Kasukuwere and one of his brothers have sought ANC intervention to return to ZANU PF. Chinamasa said the ANC delegation sent by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week revealed that the Kasukuweres have approached South Africa’s governing party to intervene for readmission.
However responding on social media, Kasukuwere described Chinamasa by his former party, Abel Muzorewa’s UANC. He said: “This UANC fellow is hurting bigtime. He should leave me alone.”
He went on to offload the below chunk of lines responding to a thread:
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“How did I undermine his faction in SA and where is the application letter?
“I am proud carrier of my original ZANU PF card? So what is he talking about?
“There is a dispute and we should resolve that and he stops behaving like a bull in a Chinese shop.”
1 Aug 2018 video of Khupe that has gone viral, her latest interviews strongly suggest she has shifted statements. WATCH THE TWO INTERVIEWS BELOW…, https://t.co/uiplVuFOWxpic.twitter.com/G1493b1T1L
Are you going to inherit @nelsonchamisa's challenge against @edmnangagwa over the 2018 elections? Khupe replies:"why would I challenge when I don't have evidence? He challenged and was asked to produce evidence…why should I waste my time? Unfortunately I'm not understanding…" pic.twitter.com/PiuNUNAvft
A Mwenezi family spent five days with the corpse of their daughter-in-law at its home after her family demanded payment of lobola upfront before burial.
Tendai Gwehama (32) of Chirangano Village in Mazetese communal lands died last Friday, but was only buried on Tuesday afternoon after police intervention.
Gwehama’s relatives demanded that her husband, Godfrey Hove (33) pays four beasts as compensation for non-payment of lobola for their daughter and R3 000.
This forced Gwehama’s remains, which were not in a coffin, to be in her matrimonial kitchen for the duration of the dispute.
Mourners were forced to abandon the body in the kitchen and sleep outside as the corpse had started decomposing.
Sources said after Hove failed to meet his in-law’s demands, they allegedly took three goats, a beast and an ox-drawn plough and marked a burial place for their daughter.
They then left before their daughter was laid to rest.
According to Shona custom, close relatives of a deceased person are the ones supposed to mark the burial place and preside over the burial.
Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Charity Mazula said they managed to broker peace.
“We intervened and the deceased who passed on last Friday was finally buried today (Tuesday),” she said.
Gwehama’s relatives risked being charged with extortion and violating a dead body.
“We want to warn the public that actions like this will see them being charged.
“Whenever there are such disputes, the deceased person(s) should be buried first and then the families can discuss their issues thereafter,” said Chief Inspector Mazula.
Speaking to The Herald, a distraught Mr Hove said he was relieved.
“I tried to engage my in-laws to no avail as they were adamant that they wanted me to pay lobola before they could bury my wife,” said Mr Hove.
“They took away three goats, a cow and an ox-drawn plough and left after only marking the grave where my wife was supposed to be interred.
“They then left saying we should complete the rest of the rituals on our own, but we could not bury the body in the absence of close relatives.”
Mr Hove said he was happy his in-laws finally relented.
By Farai D Hove | The government surrogate, Lead party founder Linda Masarira has said she wishes to abolish the titles Ms, Miss Or Mrs.
Writing on Twitter yesterday, Masarira said,
“Man & woman are equal, the use of Mr, Ms, Miss, Mrs, Mistress distorts the whole concept of equality as they align female counterpart status to male counterpart making man the subject of formula.”
She then moved forward to suggest that the titles are sexist. She said: “These sexist statuses should be removed as soon as yesterday.
“Women are not objects!”
Man & woman are equal, the use of Mr, Ms, Miss, Mrs, Mistress distorts the whole concept of equality as they align female counterpart status to male counterpart making man the subject of formula. These sexist statuses should be removed as soon as yesterday. Women are not objects!
South Africa will reopen its borders to most countries next month, the country’s president said on Wednesday.
This is welcome news to most Zimbabweans who do a lot of cross border trading with South Africa.
The continent’s most industrialised economy closed its borders at the start of a strict nationwide lockdown on March 27 to limit the spread of the virus.
Restrictions on movement and business have been gradually eased since June, but borders stayed closed to avoid importing the virus from abroad.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said most remaining rules will be rolled back from September 20, and that international travel would “gradually and cautiously” resume on October 1st.
“We have withstood the coronavirus storm,” Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation.
“It is time to move to what will become our new normal for as long as the coronavirus is with us.”
Under the new measures, most gatherings will be permitted at 50 per cent of a venue’s capacity, with a cap of 250 people for indoor events.
A 10:00 pm curfew will be scaled back to midnight and a 50-person limit at recreational facilities will be lifted.
Restrictions on sporting events remain in place, however, and face-masks will still be required in public.
Travel may also be restricted to and from countries with “high infection rates”, Ramaphosa added, explaining that a list would be determined based on “latest scientific data… from those countries”.
South Africa has been particularly hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 651,000 infections and over 15,600 deaths recorded to date — around half the total number of cases detected on the continent.
The lockdown, one of the strictest in the world, dealt a severe blow to an already ailing economy and many livelihoods have been lost as a result.
“Our economy and society have suffered great devastation,” Ramaphosa said.
“It is now time to remove as many of the remaining restrictions… as it is reasonably safe to do so.”
The president said the country had “succeeded in overcoming the worst” of its outbreak.
He noted that the number of new cases had dropped from an average of 12,000 per day at “the height of the storm” in July to fewer than 2,000.
South Africa will start by reopening its three main airports in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg.
Travellers will be either be required to present a negative Covid-19 test result taken less than 72 hours prior, or quarantine at their own cost.
All will be screened upon arrival and asked to install a coronavirus tracing app on their mobile phone.
“We are ready to open our doors again to the world,” Ramaphosa said. “And invite travellers to enjoy our mountains, our beaches, our vibrant cities and our wildlife game parks in safety and confidence.”
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, Wednesday warned that vaccines alone cannot defeat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guterres issued the warning at a news conference in New York on Wednesday.
“Many pin their hopes on a vaccine, but let us be clear there is no panacea in a pandemic.
“A vaccine alone cannot solve this crisis; certainly not in the near term,” UN Chief told newsmen.
The warning comes as the world eagerly awaits a vaccine to defeat the pandemic, which Guterres said had reached the “grimmest of milestones”.
As of Wednesday, there are over 29.4 million confirmed cases, including 931,321 deaths.
Guterres also suggested the massive expansion of “new and existing tools that can respond to new cases and provide vital treatment to suppress transmission, especially over the next 12 months.
“But starting now, a vaccine must be seen as a global public good because COVID-19 respects no borders.
“The world needs a vaccine to be affordable and available to all. A people’s vaccine.
“That means a quantum leap in funding for the ACT-Accelerator and its COVAX Facility,” the UN Chief added.
By Dorrothy Moyo| The former ZANU PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has responded to allegations of seeking to return to the ruling party.
Yesterday the ZANU PF acting spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa said both Kasukuwere and one of his brothers have sought ANC intervention to return to ZANU PF. Chinamasa said the ANC delegation sent by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week revealed that the Kasukuweres have approached South Africa’s governing party to intervene for readmission.
However responding on social media, Kasukuwere described Chinamasa by his former party, Abel Muzorewa’s UANC. He said: “This UANC fellow is hurting bigtime. He should leave me alone.”
He went on to offload the below chunk of lines responding to a thread:
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“How did I undermine his faction in SA and where is the application letter?
“I am proud carrier of my original ZANU PF card? So what is he talking about?
“There is a dispute and we should resolve that and he stops behaving like a bull in a Chinese shop.”
Hard times could be starting for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry Chiwenga after a water delivery company, Water To You, took her to court for failing to settle a US$6 000 water debt.
“Plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement of sale in terms of which the plaintiff would supply water and the defendant would pay for the water supplied,” read court papers.
“The plaintiff is in possession of two detailed invoices of the quantity of water supplied and the total amount which is overdue.”
The company says “despite several demands, defendant has failed, refused and or neglected to make payments.”
The total debt is $6 055 being the outstanding balance for the water supplied.”
“Wherefore, plaintiff prays for payment in the sum of US$6 055 being outstanding balance for the water supplied, an order for interest on the said sum at the prescribed rate per annum from the date of issue of summons to date of final payment,” reads the summons.
Former ZANU PF strongman Killer Zivhu has said MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa must ditch the MDC Alliance and start his own party.
Writing late afternoon Wednesday, Zivhu said Chamisa must summon all his MPs and councillors and launch another organisation.
He said in the Shona language: My brother Advocate Chamisa wezhira daidza MPs and Councilors vako wotanga new party ,yo supporters will always follow u. Zvokudzingwa nomunhu wakarambiwa vevanhu hazvishandi.MDC-T yakafanana nomunhu anoyeva ice cream kuchipisa ichingonyunguduka yatopera party iyo
By Dorrothy Moyo| The former ZANU PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has responded to allegations of seeking to return to the ruling party.
Yesterday the ZANU PF acting spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa said both Kasukuwere and one of his brothers have sought ANC intervention to return to ZANU PF. Chinamasa said the ANC delegation sent by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week revealed that the Kasukuweres have approached South Africa’s governing party to intervene for readmission.
However responding on social media, Kasukuwere described Chinamasa by his former party, Abel Muzorewa’s UANC. He said: “This UANC fellow is hurting bigtime. He should leave me alone.”
He went on to offload the below chunk of lines responding to a thread:
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“How did I undermine his faction in SA and where is the application letter?
“I am proud carrier of my original ZANU PF card? So what is he talking about?
“There is a dispute and we should resolve that and he stops behaving like a bull in a Chinese shop.”
By John Mutsengi | After having groomed a legion of musical artistes Ronnie has now decided to push up his own son Innocent Ronnie Mudhindo Jr.
The spindly nine-year old boy has already shown great skill in music that should see him soar to even greater heights should he maintain the pace at which he is moving learning music.
” I believe that it’s my calling that I notice musical talent in people and help them nurture and realize that talent. It has been my dream that I would someday notice that talent among my children and groom them to be some of the finest artistes in the world. My first born David doesn’t have that passion for being a music performer, rather he chose to be a music producer. Then comes Thomas, my second born, he inherited my other talent which I didn’t pursue, he’s a fine soccer player.
“It is my third born Innocent Ronnie Mudhindo Jr who has taken after me in music. I have not yet noticed what my last born Sidney is talented in. Whatever it will be, I’ll support him the way I’m doing to his elder brothers,” says Mudhindo who is former Utakataka Express founding bassist.
The duo hime recently been in the studio recording Innocent Ronnie Mudhindo Jr’s debut single “Chauya Chikara” which is to be expected out in two weeks time along with its video.
“I’m teaching him to sing with his own natural voice not to mimic someone else’s voice because mimicking someone else’s voice has some limitations. But with your own voice you can sing all you want”, says Vazvamburi.
” But I don’t want to disturb him academically, because he’s doing very well in school. So I’m only giving him an hour per day for music rehearsals. As someone who’s quick to grasp and an avid learner it’s not a problem for him. After music lessons he then goes back to his schoolwork,” says Mudhindo.
To date Mudhindo has discovered and groomed guitarists, singers and dancers in the likes of the late legendary Sungura icon Leonard Dembo’s son, Tendai Dembo, Sungura ace Tongai Moyo’s sons Peter Dewa Moyo and Obert Tongai Moyo Jr, former Utakataka Express and Orchestra Mberikwazvo drummer Watson Fundula, former Utakataka Express and current Zimbabwe Prison Services Band drummer Donald Mashiri, current Utakataka Express drummer, Dennis ‘Mapancho’ Mashiri; he is Donald’s younger brother. There is Hazel Banda, Tellmore ‘Tedza’ Gwature, Joseph Moyana, Kicha and Great ‘Officer’ Njanji, Utakataka Express dancers. They are all products of Vazvamburi coaching. Great Njanji was groomed and taught Officer Dance by Ronnie Mudhindo before he crossed the floor to join the late Murozvi Mukuru Tongai Moyo.
The other musicians who have been helped by Ronnie Mudhindo include Arthur Chanda Chahweta, Leonard Sithole and Tinomuvonga Dube. These are the only artists known by this scribe to have been assisted by Ronnie Mudhindo but Mudhindo says most people think he only helps those who are sons of veteran musicians. On the contrary, he helps anyone who has a talent regardless of their backgrounds. He is even planning to open a school of arts and a football academy in Zimbabwe.
“At the moment I don’t charge any amount for assisting people, rather some would just give me a token of appreciation when they are pleased with what I’ll have done for them.” Says Vazvamburi.
By Mari Matutu | Opinion | I have tried my level best. I am human. There are limits to what a human being can do. My views are now known. I thought I could afford a lawyer and do it but costs were too high.
As the 26 April pledge I gave and have honoured to date, I will do all within my power to defend Nelson Chamisa even if voting was to be done in Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bedroom. All the contents of my declarations you have.
My greatest betrayer is not Zanu, it is not Khupe, it is not Mwonzora. Let me be blant to you: MDC A members and all leadership advising and surrounding president Nelson Chamisa are our greatest betrayers.
If someone brings a cheque which is not from your cheque book, that document has details of someone also holding an account with the same bank. If that person presents his cheque bearing his name and signature but states he wants to withdraw money from your account because you were partners or you signed agreement to trade and even show a trade agreement to the bank, they then present a court ruling which states who was the heir of his own household property at their own house at a time when not even the partnership agreement he is presenting states that each partner’s affairs at his or her house are not part of agreement.
This person never performed the promises in the agreement. The bank gives him money from your account using that person’s cheque account number and name and signature. Who is the person to approach? Bank or person given the money?
The moment we remove anger is the day we free ourselves. The moment we focus on the real enemy is the day we free ourselves.
Please watch this video which shows how Zanu PF is using to find life in their mission so to survive in the desert.
Watch it all and I will show you tomorrow why I say we are to blame.
He submitted his application to Magistrate Bianca Makwande. The case has been postponed to the 22nd of September at 9am. – COURT UPDATE JOANA MAMOMBE, CECILIA CHIMBIRI, NETSAI MAROVA
Doctor adds that Mamombe's treatment required that she be given sleeping tablets during the day and her condition affects level of concentration with periodic black outs hence was unable to attend court https://t.co/9EjGh3xS3v
Makoni says on 4th of Sept, she and Joana went to Avon Avondale Pick n Pay Supermarket to buy groceries and she was complaining of headache and feeling dizzy. She adds that Joana nearly collapsed while at Avondale https://t.co/9G077lnKBH
First witness Portia Makoni who is Joana Mamombe's friend takes to the stand. Makoni says she was at Joana Mamombe's place from the 2nd to the 4th of September when she was admitted. Makoni says Mamombe was admitted at Health Point around 6pm. https://t.co/u9N83mjzRM
BREAKING: State Prosecutor Michael Reza has said there is CCTV footage of @JoanaMamombe shopping in the 4th Sept, says the state is not convinced she is ill. He says last night one of the officers by the name, (M) came to him with a CCTV video clip showing Joana "physically fit"
By Farai D Hove | The state owned Herald newspaper has published an article saying the abducted Harare West MP Joana Mamombe has been recalled from her parliamentary post.
The ZANU PF party controlled broadsheet made the allegations in an article relating to the court hearing in which prosecutors are seeking to imprison her held yesterday.
The dramatic development could mean Mamombe has been listed for removal from parliament by the state backed Thokozani Khupe faction, and in this light, her legislature will be used to push her to join the ZANU PF aligned MDC grouping. The article has Mamombe titled as an ordinary member of the MDC Alliance while further stating that she has been recalled. The development is analysed today by commentator Mari Matutu in an article titled: “How To Trap MDC Alliance.”
Meanwhile, the Herald article titled Mamombe as a recalled MP, saying:
The recalled Harare West legislator was on Tuesday issued with a warrant of arrest after she failed to attend court for trial, as she was admitted to Borrowdale Halfway House, receiving treatment for anxiety disorder. Her lawyers told the court that Mamombe was not in a position to comprehend proceedings as she was suffering from anxiety disorder.
Meanwhile, Harare magistrate, Mrs Bianca Makwande, cancelled the warrant of arrest yesterday after her doctor, Dr Fungisai Mazhandu, testified in court that she admitted her to the health centre, and she has been treating Mamombe for the past five months.
But in a twist, the prosecutor has requested opportunity to submit video evidence next week saying Mamombe is not at all an ill person; while also adding that two military doctors must be assigned to assess her for mental illness.
More than 200 naked prisoners are on the run in Uganda, having overpowered their guard and dumped the distinctive yellow uniforms that were supposed to make them easy to spot.
Forces in the country’s northeast are searching for the inmates who broke into an armory, stripped and fled into a remote wilderness area after escaping jail.
A firefight ensued, in which at least three people – a solider and two of the 219 escapees – died, according to Brig. Flavia Byekwaso, spokeswoman for the military.
The jailbreak occurred on Wednesday afternoon near the army barracks in the district of Moroto.
‘They overpowered the warden who was on duty,’ Byekwaso said.
The inmates are ‘hardcore’ criminals who were jailed for offenses relating to cattle theft in the region, she said.
They took off their clothes to avoid being spotted in their recognisable jumpsuits and ran into the foothills of Mount Moroto, an underpopulated area that the spokeswoman described as ‘a wilderness.’
‘The pursuit is continuing,’ she said, and warned that the escaped inmates might raid local homes for clothes.
HRC 45 – EU Statement – Item 2: General Debate on HC oral update
Geneva, 15/09/2020 – 12:12, UNIQUE ID: 200915_7
Statements on behalf of the EU
Madame President,
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union.
The situation has significantly deteriorated in Zimbabwe, with multiple reports of arbitrary detention and harassment, torture and inhuman treatment, including towards members of the opposition, restrictions on access to justice, and targeting of journalists and others investigating or speaking out against corruption.
The reported detention of untried prisoners in a maximum security prison together with convicted criminals suggests a serious violation of the principle of presumption of innocence.
Public declarations inciting disrespect, hatred or violence towards various parties including churches, civil society actors and representatives of diplomatic missions have also contributed to increased tensions and risks to individuals enjoyment of human rights.
The COVID-19 pandemic should not be used as an excuse to limit the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms of citizens in Zimbabwe, such as the freedom of expression, press freedom and freedom of assembly.
The EU reiterates our ambition to support Zimbabwe in implementing concrete political and economic reforms, but for these reforms to stand the test of time they require an environment ensuring an inclusive national dialogue, through which citizens can exercise all their human rights, including their freedoms of assembly, association and expression.
National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) acting Finance Director, Mr Mthandazo Mlotshwa has been sent on forced leave to pave way for investigations on allegations of corruption involving more than 22 million United States dollars.
Allegations being levelled against Mlotshwa include the non-delivery of 8 vehicles ordered last year from Nissan Clover Leaf Motors and procurement fraud of fuel worth millions of dollars during the past 5 years.
NRZ Public Relations Manager, Nyasha Maravanyika confirmed the development adding that the allegations stem from a 2017 forensic audit report.
“The board will meet this Friday to deliberate on the investigations so far. Unlike the previous boards, the current board is working towards flushing out corruption in the system. NRZ is acting in accordance with the government’s directive around the issues of bringing sanity at the country’s strategic transporter in order to turn it around and reposition the organisation to profitability. NRZ board has acted to ensure investigations around financial and procurement irregularities of the organisation are carried out.”
Meanwhile, the parastatal is yet to pay the sacked Engineer Lewis Mukwanda-led management an exit package.
“The board has taken the issue of exit packages to the office of the president. Their issues are being dealt with under labour laws.”
The NRZ is undergoing major restructuring aimed at reviving the once strategic rail sector in the region.
THE State yesterday indicated that it wants MDC-Alliance member, Joana Mamombe, to be examined by two Government doctors to ascertain her mental condition after her doctor indicated that she was suffering from a mental disorder
Prosecutor Mr Michael Reza notified Mamombe’s defence team of Messrs Alec Muchadehama and Jeremiah Bamu that he will make an application to have their client examined by two doctors.
Mr Reza is expected to make the application on September 22, when Mamombe returns to court.
Mamombe is jointly charged with Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova on charges of faking their abductions in May this year.
The recalled Harare West legislator was on Tuesday issued with a warrant of arrest after she failed to attend court for trial, as she was admitted to Borrowdale Halfway House, receiving treatment for anxiety disorder.
Her lawyers told the court that Mamombe was not in a position to comprehend proceedings as she was suffering from anxiety disorder.
Harare magistrate, Mrs Bianca Makwande, cancelled the warrant of arrest yesterday after her doctor, Dr Fungisai Mazhandu, testified in court that she admitted her to the health centre. Dr Mazhandu told the court that she has been treating Mamombe for the past five months.
“I last attended to her on Friday, September 11. She was at Borrowdale Halfway House according to staff that I am working with,” she said.
Dr Mazhande said Mamombe was suffering from racing thoughts that were making it difficult for her to concentrate, sleeping problems, palpitations, fatigue and anxiety disorder. She said they prescribed sleeping tablets as part of her treatment.
Asked during cross-examination by Mr Reza on whether it was possible for another doctor to examine her, Dr Mazhandu agreed. She said it would also depend on time, notes and diagnosis that she would have received from other doctors.
Mr Reza said by virtue of Dr Mazhandu agreeing that another doctor may come up with a different opinion or finding on Mamombe’s health condition, he will then apply for her examination under Section 26 of the Mental Health Act.
“Dr Mazhandu said another doctor may reach another finding since the symptoms do not necessary point to mental, but also physical condition.
“This court is allowed at law that accused be examined by two medical practitioners to determine whether she is suffering from mental illness so that she can be treated or is not suffering at all.
“That can only happen when two Government doctors examine her and present their findings to court,” he said.
Early yesterday morning, Mr Reza told the court that he received video evidence from the investigating officer, which suggests that Mamombe might not be suffering from anxiety disorder, as she was captured on CCTV footage shopping in Harare city centre on the day she was alleged to have been hospitalised.
“Last night, I was advised by the investigating officer that they have evidence which seems to suggest she might not be suffering from the illness revealed in court.
“The evidence is on a CCTV footage and the investigating officer has downloaded the evidence on a flash disk. On the video, it shows that she was perfectly functioning and performing her normal duties and it was taken on September 4 when she was supposed to be in hospital.
“She was shopping,” said Mr Reza.
He wanted to have the video played in court, but the magistrate turned down his request, saying it was of no relevance in determining whether Mamombe was at hospital or not at the time she was supposed to appear in court.
Mrs Makwande said Mr Reza could play the video on the day he makes the application.
Efforts to rescue five workers at Task Mine Syndicate in Chegutu, who have been trapped underground since Tuesday last week, when a shaft collapsed on them, have been scaled up.
There was no breakthrough on day eight of the ordeal yesterday, with relatives, friends and colleagues becoming more apprehensive over the safety of the trapped miners, who include two brothers, one of them a teenager working to raise money for school fees.
Constantino Dzinoreva, Crynos Nyamukanga (ages not given), Munashe Nyamukanga (17), Shingai Gwatidzo (20) and a fifth miner only identified as Charles, are believed to be still alive and rescue efforts are continuing.
Calls have been made for people to stop using social media to speculate on the fate of the trapped miners.
Yesterday, officials from the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development scaled up rescue operations with timbering and the erection of supporting structures.
Chegutu district development coordinator and Civil Protection Unit head, Mr Tariro Tomu, said: “While we work on rescuing the trapped workers, people should use social media wisely as we are seeing speculative messages suggesting that the trapped workers are dead. People should let officials do their work.
“Teams have scaled up efforts to rescue the trapped five. We are also positive that the five will be found alive. The process might look as if it is taking long, but they are also careful not to injure the trapped workers.”
He spelt the need for small-scale and artisanal miners to observe proper mining standards to avoid injuries and loss of life.
An official from the Ministry of Mines Chinhoyi offices who requested anonymity told The Herald that efforts to rescue the five were progressing well and installation of supporting pillars was being done carefully.
A relative of the Nyamukanga brothers Tapiwa Danangwe said the trapped workers had on the Sunday before accident earned US$700 each and decided to work some extra days to raise enough money before returning to their village which is near the mining site in Chegutu Ward 22.
He said the five, who were manually lowered down to the 110-metre level, had also taken with them a few food items, water, torches and working tools.
“Munashe, the youngest, is still doing his secondary education and just like many teenagers from this area, was working to raise fees and to buy clothes,” he said.
Danagwe also said he was told by some of the artisanal workers that the cage which was lowering them had not reached the ground when the mine collapsed but was optimistic his brothers and the other three were alive as they had taken with them a few food items.
Apart from deploying rescue workers, Government showed concern at the highest level when the Minister of Mines and Mining Development visited the site last week to assess the situation on the ground.
Minister Chitando implored small scale and artisanal miners to exercise caution in their operations as cases of mine accidents leading to deaths and injuries were rife.
He said while many, particularly youths, were being employed through the gold mining sector, it was prudent for the workers to consider orderly and careful mining to avoid injuries and loss of life.
A total of 11 917 pirate taxis and unregistered vehicles have been impounded countrywide as the Zimbabwe Republic Police and other law enforcement agents yesterday started targeting vehicles without registration number plates or displaying expired temporary plates.
Police have been impounding vehicles used for illegal public transport operations and yesterday’s blitz was an addition to this operation.
According to the Vehicle Registration and Licensing Act, vehicles should be registered and always display their registration marks and numbers.
Police said such vehicles should not be driven on the roads and motorists risk having their cars impounded and only to be released once they have been registered at the Central Vehicle Registry, a process that now costs US$80.
Police are also targeting those who are flouting traffic regulations and endangering the lives of other road users.
The crackdown on unregistered vehicles comes in the wake of a spate of armed robberies countrywide as criminals are using such vehicles to try and evade arrest since the unmarked vehicles cannot be easily identified.
Others are suspected to have been involved in hit-and-run accidents.
Police said they would release the vehicles impounded for lack of registration plates once the owners have registered them.
On pirate taxis, police are also conducting an operation targeting motor vehicle owners who are operating public transport without exemption.
National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi assured the public that the Central Vehicle Registry now has adequate permanent registration number plates so that the previous exemption allowing vehicles to use expired temporary plates no longer applied.
“We would want to reiterate that any vehicle seen on the road without displaying number plates will be impounded by police at roadblocks and check points.
He said the motoring public was ignoring the law or was being reluctant to register their vehicles.
In February last year, Government said importers of vehicles who had been unable to register them owing to a shortage of number plates should obtain temporary identification cards for indefinite use as it organised new supplies of plates.
Temporary registration number plates normally have a 14-day lifespan, just enough time to get the vehicle home and organise the permanent registration.
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has been appointed the leader of Government business in the Senate by President Mnangagwa.
She replaces national hero and former Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri who died in June.
The announcement of her appointment was made by Senate President Mable Chinomona before start of business yesterday.
According to Parliament’s website the authority of the Leader of Government Business is incorporated in the Standing Orders, which are rules governing the procedures of Parliament.
“The leader arranges the business of the house and also protects and defines the position of the Government. The Leader of Government Business in either case obtains approval from the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Assembly for any Minister who may wish to make a Ministerial Statement” reads part of a statement.
The Leaders of Government Business have a huge voice in the entire legislative process and they help determine the scope and content of the legislative programme for the session as well as the business of the week.
President Mnangagwa yesterday challenged Zanu PF and its organs to lead the way in telling the Zimbabwean success stories to counter anti-Zimbabwe sentiments being peddled by the country’s detractors.
Addressing the 344th session of the Zanu PF Politburo meeting at the party headquarters in Harare yesterday, the President set the record straight on the recent visit by an African National Congress delegation from South Africa that came and engaged Zanu PF as sister parties, at an indaba that debunked the crisis narrative which fugitives and opposition functionaries would like to foist on Zimbabwe.
“Our people must be updated and made aware. The trend, whereby our detractors use popular culture and arts to attack and undermine our nation, unity, peace and value systems cannot be allowed to continue.
“Patriotic artists from across the country must be nurtured and appropriately empowered to facilitate the preservation of our national heritage, identity and pride,” he said.
Last week, the ANC sent a delegation led by its secretary-general, Cde Ace Magashule, which met Zanu PF following blatant misrepresentations on social media propagated by criminal G40 elements in South Africa and other parts of the continent.
The ANC delegation’s visit came after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sent envoys to deliver a message, between Heads of State and Government, to his counterpart President Mnangagwa.
President Mnangagwa said ANC and Zanu PF continue to share experiences and strategies in view of the ongoing onslaught by detractors.
“As you are aware, the party received a delegation from our sister party, the ANC. We continue as former liberation movements to share experiences and other strategies in view of the ongoing onslaught by our detractors and neo-colonialists. Such solidarity and exchanges must be strengthened across all the leagues of our parties,” said President Mnangagwa.
He scoffed at some opposition parties, some churches and civic society organisations coveting to meeting the ANC delegation saying such attempts were futile and mere dreams.
“Presidential envoys remain Presidential envoys from one President to another. Party envoys remain party envoys from one party to another. Those who dream otherwise are allowed in democracy to dream,” said President Mnangagwa.
Zanu PF has said that “the party-to-party meeting” comes against a “backdrop of false claims that Zimbabwe is a nation in crisis”.-The Herald
President Mnangagwa yesterday challenged Zanu PF and its organs to lead the way in telling the Zimbabwean success stories to counter anti-Zimbabwe sentiments being peddled by the country’s detractors.
Addressing the 344th session of the Zanu PF Politburo meeting at the party headquarters in Harare yesterday, the President set the record straight on the recent visit by an African National Congress delegation from South Africa that came and engaged Zanu PF as sister parties, at an indaba that debunked the crisis narrative which fugitives and opposition functionaries would like to foist on Zimbabwe.
“Our people must be updated and made aware. The trend, whereby our detractors use popular culture and arts to attack and undermine our nation, unity, peace and value systems cannot be allowed to continue.
“Patriotic artists from across the country must be nurtured and appropriately empowered to facilitate the preservation of our national heritage, identity and pride,” he said.
Last week, the ANC sent a delegation led by its secretary-general, Cde Ace Magashule, which met Zanu PF following blatant misrepresentations on social media propagated by criminal G40 elements in South Africa and other parts of the continent.
The ANC delegation’s visit came after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sent envoys to deliver a message, between Heads of State and Government, to his counterpart President Mnangagwa.
President Mnangagwa said ANC and Zanu PF continue to share experiences and strategies in view of the ongoing onslaught by detractors.
“As you are aware, the party received a delegation from our sister party, the ANC. We continue as former liberation movements to share experiences and other strategies in view of the ongoing onslaught by our detractors and neo-colonialists. Such solidarity and exchanges must be strengthened across all the leagues of our parties,” said President Mnangagwa.
He scoffed at some opposition parties, some churches and civic society organisations coveting to meeting the ANC delegation saying such attempts were futile and mere dreams.
“Presidential envoys remain Presidential envoys from one President to another. Party envoys remain party envoys from one party to another. Those who dream otherwise are allowed in democracy to dream,” said President Mnangagwa.
Zanu PF has said that “the party-to-party meeting” comes against a “backdrop of false claims that Zimbabwe is a nation in crisis”.-The Herald
President Cyril Ramaphosa last night announced that South Africa will be downgraded to Alert Level 1 on Sunday.
This will see larger gatherings being permitted, along with international travel, the sale of alcohol allowed from Monday to Friday, and the curfew shifted to midnight.
In his address to the nation, the president said the country had weathered the Covid-19 storm, but he also warned of a potential second wave of the pandemic and asked citizens to continue being vigilant in this regard.
“It is time to return our country to a situation that is more normal, it is time to move to what we call a new normal for as long as Covid is with us,” said the president.
Confirming some of the speculation leading up to his address, the president said it was time for South Africa to remove many of the remaining restrictions to economic activity in the country.
Ramaphosa said the decision was made following consultations with provincial and local government representatives as well as experts.-The Herald
Former Zanu PF members, Saviour Kasukuwere and his brothers Dickson Mafios and Tongai Kasukuwere are desperately seeking readmission into the ruling party, which will review their applications on a case-by-case basis.
Zanu PF acting secretary for Information and Publicity Patrick Chinamasa confirmed the development yesterday saying the expelled former party members sent a message seeking readmission, through the African National Congress party delegation which met senior Zanu PF members last week for bilateral engagement.
Speaking after a Politburo meeting in Harare, Chinamasa said the party was wary of expelled members who were still unrepentant.
“It was agreed that the party will look at each application on a case-by-case basis.
The procedure is that the application for readmission must be submitted to the province who will then make recommendations on whether the behaviour of the comrade warrants his or her readmission.
“We have been receiving applications for readmission from people whom we think are still unrepentant.
“There are some G-40 members who come and say they want to be readmitted, but go and work against the party.”
Ex-Cabinet ministers Kasukuwere and Walter Mzembi fled the country while on bail for various criminal offences, including abuse of office and corruption.
They have been using social media to peddle falsehoods while painting a fictitious image of the country.
Kasukuwere in particular, is reportedly conniving with the country’s adversaries who are also infiltrating Zimbabwe through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that have strayed from their mandate to pursue political agendas.
“One such comrade is Saviour Kasukuwere and his brothers who in the dead of the night, are planning to undermine the Zanu PF Government and during day light they say they want to be readmitted to theparty. We do not allow such hypocrisy,” said Chinamasa who was flanked by the secretary for Legal Affairs Paul Mangwana and secretary for Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Dr Mike Bimha.
Turning to the Central Committee meeting scheduled tomorrow, Chinamasa said only five members per province will be required to attend in line with Covid-19 regulations.-The Herald
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday evening said SA had weathered Covid-19’s “fierce and destructive storm”, announcing a move to alert level one.
“With the further progress we have made as infections have come down, we are now ready for a new phase in our response to the pandemic,” said Ramaphosa.
“It is time to move what will become our new normal… it is now time to remove as many of the remaining restrictions on economic and social acitivy as is reasonably safe to do.”
After seeking advice from various stakeholders, “cabinet decided this morning that the country should now move to level one.”
This takes effect at midnight on Sunday, September 20.
“Even as restrictions have eased… there has been a gradual but steady decline in new infections, hospitalisations and deaths… We have succeeded in overcoming the worst phase of this pandemic,” the president said in his address to the nation.
The recovery rate was now 89% and the number of average daily infections has dropped from an average of 12 000 a day to 2000 a day.
But he warned, “by any measure, we are still in the midst of a deadly epidemic”. It was key that SA did not get hit by a second surge in infections.
“We want to avoid that,” said Ramaphosa. This was why the Covid-19 testing criteria would now be expanded.
“Due to the decline in new infections… We now have sufficient testing capacity to expand the criteria for testing.” – TimesLIVE
GOVT SETS MILITARY DOCTORS ON JOANA MAMOMBE, WHAT’RE THEY UP TO? | POLICE SMASH BROKEN GLASS INTO HARARE KIDS’ EYES | CHINAMASA SAYS MDC IS LOSING ELECTIONS BECAUSE THEY’VE FAILED TO BUILD ROADS.
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance vice president, Hon Tendai Biti has said the reappointment of Sydney Gata to the troubled government-controlled ZESA Holdings board is shocking and unacceptable.
Hon Biti also hailed ZINASU president Takudzwa Ngadziore for challenging the wicked Zanu PF regime.
“After one week in unlawful detention it was a delight to listen to
@Zinasuzim
President The fight against impunity & regime enablers such as Impala Car Hire & Innscor must continue .
We are proud of you Takudzwa. With the youth , the country is safe…
The re- appointment of Sydney Gata to the illegally created post of #ZESA Executuve Chairman by Emmerson is shocking .
Gata is one of the most incompetent & most corrupt CEOs of any time.
Reappointing him confirms patronage and cronyism .
It confirms his total contempt for decency.
A country cannot be run by one so driven by the desire for self enrichment and aggrandizement.
Zimbabwe is not a commodity and surely policy making should not be about extraction and self enrichment.Emmerson has taken us to new lows Uncharted territories for looting and plunder .This must stop,” argued Hon Biti.
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly chairperson Tererai Obey Sithole has described the persecution of party MP Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe as shocking.
Police invaded the medical centre Joana was receiving treatment and “arrested” her on Tuesday.
Sithole said: “Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe is just an ordinary youth with aspirations to live in a better and democratic Zimbabwe.
She is nowhere near crime, she is not a criminal, thus all the harassment is subjected to at the hands of the Mnangagwa led illegitimate regime is not warranted for.”
Legendary Zimbabwean footballer Alois Bunjira has made sensational claims that Kaizer Chiefs player Khama Billiat must go back to his former team Mamelodi Sundowns.
This came after Khama recently had a bad season at Amakhosi which finished as a runner up to Billiat’s former team Sundowns.
Writing on social media Bunjira said:
After all has been said and done, I believe Khama Billiat should go back to Mamelodi Sundowns,” Bunjira wrote on social media. Pitso (Mosimane) loves Khama, he has publicly said it many times. He shows it. Sundowns play the kind of football that Khama fits into very well.
In Peter Ndlovu he had a big brother who saw it all and was guiding him, Peter never hid his brotherly love for Khama. For Khama to have such a great man like Peter as a fellow countryman at the club can only give a player that sense security and belonging.
Patrice Motsepe admires the young man, the Sundowns fans love Khama, they treated him well and showered him with all the real love. We all know what a great player Khama is and he needs a team where he can express himself and thrive. Sundowns are the perfect fit.
The hatchet should be buried if there was ever any hatchet. Zimbabwe needs a firing Khama. Come back home to Sundowns Khama.
Khama had been under fire from both his coach at Kaizer Chiefs who accused him of being an age cheat, his fans who said he has last scored a long time ago and even commentators who made fun of his continuous goalless streak before he scored twice in the last 2 games he played.-The Herald
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance vice president, Hon Tendai Biti has said the reappointment of Sydney Gata to the troubled government-controlled ZESA Holdings board is shocking and unacceptable.
Hon Biti also hailed ZINASU president Takudzwa Ngadziore for challenging the wicked Zanu PF regime.
“After one week in unlawful detention it was a delight to listen to
@Zinasuzim
President The fight against impunity & regime enablers such as Impala Car Hire & Innscor must continue .
We are proud of you Takudzwa. With the youth , the country is safe…
The re- appointment of Sydney Gata to the illegally created post of #ZESA Executuve Chairman by Emmerson is shocking .
Gata is one of the most incompetent & most corrupt CEOs of any time.
Reappointing him confirms patronage and cronyism .
It confirms his total contempt for decency.
A country cannot be run by one so driven by the desire for self enrichment and aggrandizement.
Zimbabwe is not a commodity and surely policy making should not be about extraction and self enrichment.Emmerson has taken us to new lows Uncharted territories for looting and plunder .This must stop,” argued Hon Biti.
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance vice president, Hon Tendai Biti has said the reappointment of Sydney Gata to the troubled government-controlled ZESA Holdings board is shocking and unacceptable.
Hon Biti also hailed ZINASU president Takudzwa Ngadziore for challenging the wicked Zanu PF regime.
“After one week in unlawful detention it was a delight to listen to
@Zinasuzim
President The fight against impunity & regime enablers such as Impala Car Hire & Innscor must continue .
We are proud of you Takudzwa. With the youth , the country is safe…
The re- appointment of Sydney Gata to the illegally created post of #ZESA Executuve Chairman by Emmerson is shocking .
Gata is one of the most incompetent & most corrupt CEOs of any time.
Reappointing him confirms patronage and cronyism .
It confirms his total contempt for decency.
A country cannot be run by one so driven by the desire for self enrichment and aggrandizement.
Zimbabwe is not a commodity and surely policy making should not be about extraction and self enrichment.Emmerson has taken us to new lows Uncharted territories for looting and plunder .This must stop,” argued Hon Biti.
By A Correspondent- A Harare driver who in a hit and run killed socialite and businessman Shingi Mukandi who was on the run for close to a year after his appeal was dismissed by the High Court was on Friday arrested at Robert Mugabe airport and he will spend 3 years in jail.
Alfred Machipisa was convicted of culpable homicide and failure to stop and help the deceased and he was out on bail as he was appealing his conviction.
However, his appeal was dismissed by the High Court and Machipisa reportedly fled to South Africa when a warrant of his arrest was issued.
In the trial that saw Machipisa being convicted for culpable homicide and three counts of contravening the Road Traffic Act, in which he failed to stop, call the police and render assistance, the state had successfully proved that:
Machipisa failed to exercise due caution before and after the accident that saw Mukandi’s body landing 50m from the point of impact while his motorbike landed 153m away.
He was then sentenced to 48 months in prison before 12 months were suspended on condition that he does not commit a similar offence in the next five years and he will now serve 3 years in jail.-statemedia
Farai Dziva|Joana Mamombe’s doctor has pointed out that the youthful MP’ s could not appear in court because she was terribly sick.
Dr Fungisai Makombe Mushandu testified as a second witness in court.
The first witness, Portia Makoni, who is Joana Mamombe’s also
said on the 4th of September, she went to Avon Avondale Pick n Pay Supermarket with Joana to buy groceries and she was complaining of headache and dizziness. She added that Joana nearly collapsed while at Avondale.
Dr Fungisai Makombe Mashandu said a letter she wrote a letter confirming that Joana Mamombe’s mental state could not allow her to follow court proceedings.
The doctor added that on Tuesday Joana was at Borrowdale Halfway House hospital.
The doctor also said Mamombe’s treatment required that she be given sleeping tablets during the day and her condition affects level of concentration with periodic black outs hence she was unable to attend the court session.
Farai Dziva|Joana Mamombe’s doctor has pointed out that the youthful MP’ s could not appear in court because she was terribly sick.
Dr Fungisai Makombe Mushandu testified as a second witness in court.
The first witness, Portia Makoni, who is Joana Mamombe’s also
said on the 4th of September, she went to Avon Avondale Pick n Pay Supermarket with Joana to buy groceries and she was complaining of headache and dizziness. She added that Joana nearly collapsed while at Avondale.
Dr Fungisai Makombe Mashandu said a letter she wrote a letter confirming that Joana Mamombe’s mental state could not allow her to follow court proceedings.
The doctor added that on Tuesday Joana was at Borrowdale Halfway House hospital.
The doctor also said Mamombe’s treatment required that she be given sleeping tablets during the day and her condition affects level of concentration with periodic black outs hence she was unable to attend the court session.
A Redcliff man is lucky to be alive after his wife scalded him with cooking oil following a misunderstanding over gumboots.
Mr Benny Chamunorwa (30) of Simbi Park in Redcliff was attacked by his wife, Esther Mugwanyi (26), who poured hot cooking oil and porridge over him after an argument.
Chamunorwa was admitted to Kwekwe General Hospital where he was treated and later discharged.
For the offence, Mugwanyi was arraigned before Kwekwe Magistrate Mrs Florence Nago facing charges of contravening the Domestic Violence Act. She was remanded in custody to September 21.
Prosecuting, Ms Ethel Bhumure told the court that on August 28 at around 7PM, a woman Mr Chamunorwa owed money came to the couple’s residence, 4045 Simbi Park in Redcliff, asking him to settle the debt.
Mr Chamunorwa then told her that he did not have any money to pay the debt but offered to give her a pair of gumboots as payment.
The woman accepted the offer and was given the gumboots and went away.
However, this did not go down well with Mugwanyi who confronted her husband over the matter.- Chronicle
Marshall Munetsi has donated food hampers in Mabvuku, Tafara and Caledonia through his church, Glory to Glory Mercy Ministries.
Marshall Munetsi Foundation gave to the vulnerable who include orphans, widows, the elderly and other needy members of the society.
Marshal Munetsi says he felt the need to extend a hand to the less privileged.
“I just thought I should give back to the community that I grew up in and to other people who are in need.
“It’s something that I want to do continuous because food is basic commodity and it’s always a need to the people.
“I am happy that I managed to put a smile on people’s face and as a Christian I know how important it is to give.
“And I would like to thank God for giving me the talent and the resources that he is using me with to the people,” he said.
He added:
“Growing up I always wished to do something for people.
“So I’m happy that I’m extending a hand to the needy.”
The France-based midfielder, started by paying schools fees to children at Mabvuku and Donnybrook where he attended part of his Primary school and has taken on board over 60 children under his wings.
The foundation paid school fees for 30 primary school children in Mabvuku and other 30 at Donnybrook so far since last year, which is the same year he started the foundation.-H-Metro
I went to see my lawyer, David Drury, today in preparation for trial on Friday. The crime? Walking in my neighbourhood with a placard written #SaveTheBabies on 31 July. This peaceful protest got us jailed & charged with inciting public violence.
Police in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, last week arrested four Mbare men linked to a spate of robberies targeting trucks along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway.
Ngonidzashe Jeke (36), Silent Matambo (25), Liberty Tatenda Mukanganise (27) and Wilson Madanhi
(29) are currently in police custody after they were nabbed while travelling in a Toyota Wish stashed with suspected stolen maize.
Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza yesterday confirmed the arrests and urged those who might have fallen victim to the robbers to come forward and identity their stolen goods.
The suspects were arrested last Wednesday at the 55km peg along the Harare- Masvingo Highway after being found in possession of suspected stolen maize seed stashed in their Harare-bound getaway car driven by Jeke.
They were then taken to ZRP Beatrice where they were further interrogated until they revealed that they had stolen the seed from a haulage truck which was travelling towards Masvingo.
The accused persons also revealed that on the same day they had stolen 22 cartons of sugar from another truck and delivered the loot to Jeke’s tuckshop in Mbare. Further investigations led to the recovery of 35 cartons and 6x3kgs of sugar, 8x50kg bags of shelled maize, 11 white caps, 18×20 litres empty buckets, a turbo charger for trucks,1x50kg bag of rice, a bed spread comforter and an assortment of perfumes, among other things.
“The criminals were taking advantage of the detour near Beatrice where trucks would reduce speed to safely pass during the night. The criminals would jump onto the trailers of the trucks and cut off tents covering the goods at night and off-load the said goods while the vehicle is in motion. They would then load the loot onto a getaway car before driving back to Harare,” said Mwanza.
Zimbabwean authorities are in discussions with several international investment banks to support a new stock exchange that will trade exclusively in foreign currency, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said.
“The interest has been huge,” Ncube told an analyst briefing. He declined to give further details.
Yvonne Mhango, sub-Saharan Africa economist at Renaissance Capital, told the briefing that uppermost on foreign investors’ minds was the ability to repatriate their capital. “What they want is a functioning stock exchange,” Mhango said.
The global lenders would handle clearing and settlement of trades, thereby guaranteeing investors’ funds, Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer Justin Bgoni said at the event. The companies involved in talks are based in Africa, Asia and Europe, he said.
The exchange, to be known as VFEX and based in the resort town of Victoria Falls, will open in “a couple of weeks,” said Bgoni, who will also head the bourse.
The government surrogate, Lead party founder Linda Masarira has said she wishes to abolish the titles Ms, Miss Or Mrs.
Writing on Twitter yesterday, Masarira said,
“Man & woman are equal, the use of Mr, Ms, Miss, Mrs, Mistress distorts the whole concept of equality as they align female counterpart status to male counterpart making man the subject of formula.”
She then moved forward to suggest that the titles are sexist. She said: “These sexist statuses should be removed as soon as yesterday.
“Women are not objects!”
Man & woman are equal, the use of Mr, Ms, Miss, Mrs, Mistress distorts the whole concept of equality as they align female counterpart status to male counterpart making man the subject of formula. These sexist statuses should be removed as soon as yesterday. Women are not objects!
CNBC Africa has appointed veteran journalist, Godfrey Mutizwa, as its Chief Editor. Mutizwa takes over from Chris Bishop who after more than a decade with the ABN Group, has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of October after which he is planning on returning to the UK. “Chris has been a great asset to our business and has served the organization in different roles including Managing Editor of Forbes Africa. While his departure is a great loss for our company, we wish him the very best in his future endeavours” says Roberta Naicker, Group Managing Director of ABN Group.
Mutizwa is a familiar face at the ABN Group, as he was a former Chief-Editor at CNBC Africa, where he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of programming for the channel. His mandate included implementation of CNBC Africa’s editorial policies, coordinating the African bureaus, training and mentorship of journalists, reporters and producers. Mutizwa has covered the African business story for the past 29 years across various print and broadcast platforms, working for both regional and international media. He understands the potential of African economies and markets and has participated in key stakeholder events across the continent.
“Godfrey’s input has always been of great value to ABN, his extensive industry knowledge and experience, sheer passion for journalism, his ability to tell the African story, and his familiarity with the CNBC Africa brand, made him the perfect candidate for the position. We are looking forward to this new journey with Godfrey when he takes over the reins on the 1st of November.” added Ms Roberta Naicker.
A Mberengwa woman, Ebber Mudadisi (35) has been sentenced to six months in jail or 210 hours community service after she was found guilty of throwing her newly-born baby into a mine shaft.
Mudadisi said she committed infanticide because of economic challenges that left her with nothing to feed the baby. The man responsible for the pregnancy refused to look after the baby.
Mudadisi of Damsite Village under Chief Bvute appeared before Mberengwa magistrate Evia Matura last week.
Mudadisi pleaded guilty and said that she fell pregnant by mistake and has other kids to look after. She said when she dropped the baby into the shaft she hoped that a Good Samaritan would pick her up and look after her but unfortunately the baby hit the bottom of the pit with her head and died.
She will do community service at Mavorovondo Secondary School.
It is the State case that on September 2, 2020 at 10am the accused delivered a baby girl and left her in a bush. At 4pm she returned to the bush and took the baby who was still alive, wrapped her with a plastic paper and threw her into a disused 13-meter deep mine shaft.
Austin Gwenhoro discovered the case leading to the arrest of the accused.
Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF says the ANC special envoy to Harare is acting in bad faith and “forcing” it to meet opposition and civil society groups.
Zanu-PF director of publicity and information Tafadzwa Mugwadi said it was unheard of in the history of diplomatic relations between the two parties for one to “interfere” in the other country’s affairs.
“It is unprecedented in the history of our fraternal relations as revolutionary parties for the ANC to seek to verify our submissions through puppet movements. Just imagine a Zanu-PF delegation forcing itself to engage renegade movements like DA, EFF or Afrikaner organisations to verify and ascertain whether the ANC is correct or not,” said Mugwadi.
Mugwadi was speaking in reaction to a press statement by the ANC on Tuesday in which the party said it would return to Zimbabwe soon to engage other stakeholders in that country’s crisis.
He added that there were no deliberations that led to both parties agreeing that the ANC would meet the opposition.
“For the record, there was no deliberation nor agreement on them coming back to meet anyone over the issues we discussed,” he added.
Mugwadi’s claim is the opposite of what ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule told journalists at a joint press briefing with his Zanu-PF counterpart Obert Mpofu after the “party-to-party” meeting in Harare last Wednesday.
Zanu-PF insists there’s no crisis in Zimbabwe but voices from SA’s opposition EFF, the ruling ANC and the South African Communist Party (SACP) have noted that the situation in the country was spilling over to SA.
Zimbabwe is experiencing its biggest economic setback of a decade, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, rising annual inflation at 735%, disputed presidential election results and a crackdown on civil society and the opposition.
THE extraordinary Council of Ministers virtual meeting, the supreme decision making organ of the Zambezi River Authority, which manages the Zambezi River and ancillary infrastructure on behalf of Zimbabwe and Zambia is currently underway in Lusaka.
Zimbabwe is represented by Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda who has taken over the rotational chairmanship post. Attorney-General Prince Machaya is also attending the meeting.
The meeting is expected to formally adopt the Authority’s corporate strategy for the period 2020-2024 and funding for bi-national projects after a presentation by the Board of Directors.
It is also looking at the progress made on the Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Scheme along the upper Zambezi River.
There are indications that the Authority needs a supplementary budget owing to the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In his opening remarks, Minister Soda expressed confidence that the meeting will come up with solutions to common socio-economic challenges in the two countries.
“With the collaboration which exists between the Contracting States, I am confident that we will together meet our governments’ expectations in tackling the socio-economic issues in our sister countries.
“I have noted that this extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting is being held as a result of the decision made at the 37th COM Meeting where ministers directed that there was need to keep abreast with the critical success areas to do with the development of the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme project in terms of giving policy guidance and direction,” he said.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that a number of South Africa’s lockdown regulations will be relaxed as the country moves to a level 1 lockdown from midnight on Sunday (20 September).
In a national address on Wednesday evening (16 September), the president said that the country has ‘withstood the storm’ in its fight against the coronavirus and that the data shows a clear downward trend in the country.
However, he cautioned that ‘by any measure we are still in the midst of a deadly epidemic’ and said that the most important task is ensuring that the country is not hit by a second wave of infections as is being seen internationally.
To help prevent a possible second wave, Ramaphosa said that the government will expand its testing to include more categories of people. He said that the government also plans to step up its contact tracing capabilities.
Ramaphosa said that South Africa is also participating in a World Health Organisation initiative to ensure access and distribution to a successful coronavirus vaccine at a lower cost. Local experts are also working on a vaccine.
Eased restrictions
As Covid-19 cases decrease, the president said that the country will move to lockdown level 1 from midnight on Sunday (taking effect at midnight, or 00h01 on Monday), with restrictions eased in the following areas:
Gatherings
Gatherings will be allowed as long as the number of people do not exceed 50% of the normal capacity of a venue – up to a maximum of 250 people for indoor gatherings and 500 people for outdoor gatherings;
Maximum capacity at funerals has been increased to 100 people;
Night vigils are still prohibited;
Venues such as gyms and recreational facilities have had limits increased to 50% of total capacity;
Existing restrictions on sporting events remain in place.
Travel
The government will gradually ease restrictions on international travel for business and leisure from 1 October – subject to containment measures. A list of permitted countries will be published and based on the latest scientific data;
International travel will only be allowed through the main border ports or through OR Tambo International, Cape Town International, or King Shaka International;
Travellers will need to provide a negative coronavirus certificate or will be put into quarantine at their own cost;
All travellers will be required to install the Coivd-19 alert level app.
Other changes
The evening curfew will apply between 00h00 and 04h00;
Alcohol for home consumption can be sold between 09h00 – 17h00 from Monday to Friday;
On-site consumption will be allowed subject to adherence to the curfew;
More government facilities will return.
Ramaphosa said that this will be the ‘new normal’ and that updated restrictions will be gazetted over the next few days, providing more clarity.
New economic recovery plan
The move to level 1 comes after the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) has agreed to an action plan for South Africa’s economic recovery.
The plan is directed towards building confidence and placing South Africa on a path of investment and growth.
“Social partners have identified priority areas for rebuilding the economy as well as structural reforms and other programmes which will enable sustainable and inclusive growth with an intensive focus on job creation,” the presidency said.
While the final details of the plan will only be announced once it is finalised by cabinet, the presidency said that a core focus will be on addressing Eskom’s structural and funding problems.
“Social partners have also agreed on a social compact which commits government, business, labour and community to mobilising funding to address Eskom’s financial crisis in a sustainable manner – in return for an efficient, productive and fit-for-purpose Eskom that generates electricity at affordable prices for communities and industries,” it said.
Another key pillar of the plan will be infrastructure, with a massive development drive seen as key to driving recovery post-lockdown and creating jobs.
This comes after the presidency published a list of ‘priority infrastructure projects’, which is expected to pave the way for the beginning of private investment in a R2.3 trillion programme over the next decade.
HON. T. MLISWA: Thank you. My question to the Minister of Finance is what is the wisdom in compensating the white farmers who are a minority US$3,5 billion while it is constitutional, there are many other constitutional obligations which are important and have not been attended to financially.
THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (HON. PROF. M. NCUBE): First of all, it is not an issue of wisdom but of compliance. Secondly, the issue of farmer engagement or compensation is a process which began a while ago but after the acceptance of the Constitution. I urge all Members to re-read Section 72 and 295. This is a process. So every year in the budget we set aside resources in the National Budget that this Parliament approves for farmers to be compensated, targeting those who are vulnerable. This year in the 2020 Budget we allocated something in the order of $300 million. In 2019, this Parliament allocated something in the order of $70 million. So what was happening was that every year we were allocating and paying the farmers.
All the global compensation did was just to come to a conclusion as to what the overall figure for compensation is for improvement because we were compensating but what is that figure? We were able to arrive at that figure after a long negotiation and evaluation process but also after a process within the farmers themselves as a group, they had a referendum and there was a 95% approval. I repeat, it is not an issue of wisdom but of compliance and we are already doing it. All we did was not to draw a line and establish clarity as to what that final compensation figure is. The fact that there are other financial demands whatever in the Constitution is neither here nor there. What we are dealing with right now is the issue of compensation for farmers. I thank you.
HON. T. MLISWA: Madam Speaker, the aspect of compliance cannot be based on selective application. There are issues of people who are disabled where they must be accommodated in terms of their movement and in terms of infrastructure. There are issues of the war veterans where they must be accommodated and of the health sector which is non existent where there must be money. So, in terms of priority, is the compensation of the white farmers more important than the health sector where Ministers are going outside because they can afford to be treated so you are lucky. What about the ordinary person who cannot afford to go out? Why are you not injecting money in that sector to ensure that we save lives? Why are you giving a few white farmers who most them do not even require it anymore and are even laughing at us? Where does that money come from when it is not even factored in the budget, the $3,5 billion? This House is responsible for passing budgets. I have never sat down and cast a budget of $3,5 billion to go to the compensation of white farmers. I have passed a budget to look at the welfare of the war veterans, health sector, education sector and I can go on and on. So, when?
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Hon. Mliswa, please may you just ask your question and allow the Minister to respond.
HON. T. MLISWA: Madam Speaker, the land issue is an emotive issue. The compensation of the minority is an emotive issue. Allow those emotions because I am a beneficiary of the land reform and I have invested everything in it. Those who do not have it like the Hon. Minister have no attachment to it. I went to prison …
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Just ask your question Hon. Mliswa.
HON. T. MLISWA: My point is where he is going to get money from when this Parliament has not approved it and there are many other issues like the health and education sectors which need money in terms of compliance. You have not even given them money but you have money to give the minority who really do not need it at the end of the day. Why have you made that decision when the money is not even there?
HON. PROF. M. NCUBE: Again, I thank the Hon. Member for that follow up and clarity of his question. First of all, I must say that he has asked I think two questions in one. One is there are other areas that we ought to be covering and supporting as opposed to farmer compensation. He cited education, health, the vulnerable groups and social welfare. The other is about resources, where are we getting the money?
Let me start with the first one, we are releasing resources for the health sector and this is how we are supporting the health sector. Covid-19 is really concentrating our minds. We have done renovations on numerous health centres right across the country, quarantine or isolation centres. We are focused. There is a whole national taskforce that is focusing on that aspect. We have basically given authority as Treasury for the recruitment of more than 4 000 health workers and that recruitment is happening fast.
We are going to resolve industrial disputes with the health workers in terms of dealing with their health and risk allowances at various level. We are doing all of that.
We also appreciate what the donors have done in supporting us in our objectives. When it comes to the education sector, our actions are similar. We are building schools around the country and we are going to make sure that as we negotiate with the civil servants, we are going to improve their salaries….
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order Hon. Minister.
HON. MADZIMURE: On a point of order –[HON. CHIKWINYA: Inaudible interjection.] –
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order Hon. Chikwinya.
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development having stood up to continue debating.
HON. MADZIMURE: Madam Speaker, the Minister must sit down because you have recognised me.
THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (HON. PROF. M. NCUBE): Have you been recognised?
HON. MADZIMURE: Yes. Madam Speaker, the question is very simple. Where are we going to get the $3.5 billion? This Parliament did not approve that amount –[HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.]-
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order Hon. Members please!
HON. PROF. M. NCUBE: Let me answer the Hon. Member’s two questions –[HON. T. MLISWA: Inaudible interjection.]-
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Hon. Mliswa please, order!
HON. PROF. M. NCUBE: In the education sector, we are doing a lot. We are building schools. We are going to be supporting the teachers. We are working on raising salaries in that sector as is the case with all civil servants.
For the social welfare, our social welfare programme is robust; cash transfers and food assistance programmes. We have had challenges with food – I could go on and on including the Presidential Input Scheme which has been coming through the Pfumvudza system. That is how we are assisting our ordinary citizens across the board in the areas that the Hon. Member raised. I am pleased that he raised it.
I will now move on to his second question –[HON. MLISWA: Inaudible interjection.]-
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Hon. Mliswa, please may you allow the Minister to respond.
HON. PROF. M. NCUBE: I now want to respond to his second question regarding the sources of funding. The Global Compensation Agreement is an agreement on the figure – global and final figure for compensation. The resources will be raised and in that statement, we have said the resources will be raised internally and externally, when we have agreed or concluded on the instrument through which the resources would be raised if it is a debt instrument; which is what we are targeting. That will be brought before Parliament because we cannot contract debt without Parliament. It is at that stage that the financing instrument will be brought to Parliament. I thank you.
HON. T. MLISWA: I would like to be protected especially being an independent Member without a Chief Whip and not belonging to a party. I should be protected more than everyone here.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: You are protected. Please may you go ahead.
HON. T. MLISWA: The point of clarity I seek from the Minister is – we pass budgets here. You talked about various Government departments being resourced. The word you missed out and being a professor is ‘inadequately resourced’. There is no resource which has been given to a Ministry because the Minister has never come back to Parliament and said what we got is enough. There is always supplementary budgets which are coming through. Supplementary means it is not enough. Inflation has eaten up and this is US$ and not Zimbabwean dollar. This is the first time I would have liked …..
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Ask your question Hon. Mliswa.
HON. T. MLISWA: My point of clarity is that they have been inadequately resourced. So the Minister cannot stand here and say we have been providing. The Chairperson of the COVID Taskforce has said that we do not have PPEs – they are begging. If we have donors coming in, then we do not need the donors that you talk about if we are adequately resourced. Where is the money coming from internally? Be very clear on that Hon. Minister. Which entity internally will provide that money?
HON. NDUNA: With your indulgence, I request a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of Finance and Economic Development in the coming days.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: I think the Hon. Minister has taken note of that.
JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa is moving to Level 1 of the lockdown.
Cabinet decided on Wednesday that the country should move to alert Level 1 as of midnight on Sunday, 20 September 2020.
“This move recognises that levels of infection are relatively low and that there is sufficient capacity in our health system to manage the current need,” Ramaphosa said.
The country will gradually and cautiously ease restrictions on international travel.
“We will be allowing travel into and out of South Africa for business, leisure and other travel with effect from 1 October 2020,” Ramaphosa said.
Ramaphosa said the curfew hours will now apply between midnight and 4am.
Harare Magistrate Bianca Makwande on Wednesday cancelled a warrant of arrest for MDC Alliance legislator Joanna Mamombe.
The warrant was issued on Tuesday after Mamombe failed to turn up for trial as she was admitted to a hospital for an anxiety disorder.
Magistrate Makwande cancelled the warrant following a default inquiry and said she was convinced the legislator was unwell.
Earlier today, State prosecutor Michael Reza told Makwande that he intended to make an application to visit Borrowdale Halfway House in Harare, a medical facility where Mamombe is admitted and have her examined by two Government doctors.
Reza said the State received video evidence from the investigating officer, which suggests that Mamombe is not suffering from an anxiety disorder as she was captured on CCTV shopping in Harare’s city centre on the day she is alleged to have been hospitalised.
Mamombe told the court that she has been in hospital since September 4, 2020, but prosecutors still want her to be examined by Government doctors.
Magistrate Makwande will on September 22 determine whether that examination should proceed.
Mamombe was forcibly removed from the hospital, transferred to court via ambulance having slept under police guard last night.
Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova are facing allegations of faking their abduction.
Teachers are accusing authorities of keeping them in the dark over the marking of Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council June examinations.
Marking encountered several false starts as authorities tried to ensure markers were safe from Covid-19. The examinations will now be marked regionally which is a departure from the norm where markers meet at various centres.
Zimbabwe Teacher’s Association chief executive Dr Sifiso Ndlovu says Zimsec is yet to communicate.
“Zimsec has not given us any dosage of their preparations regarding who is going to be marking and the logistics they have put in place,” he said.
“Save to say they are looking for resources to ensure that marking proceeds and the markers are paid. Whether they have finalised that or not, they are yet to inform us as the stakeholders.”
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe Secretary-General Raymond Majongwe accused Zimsec of cherry-picking stakeholders.
“As far as we are concerned, we really thought that we were supposed to have been engaged as unions and as teachers, publicly, because we are stakeholders.”
Zimsec board chairperson Professor Eddie Mwenje told ZTN News that marking will start this week.
“We have trained markers already in our databases and we will follow Ministry of Health systems. They offered to do PCR testing for free. Marking should kick off in earnest at all centres by end of week. We will let you know the progress.”
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday his ruling Zanu PF party is confident of winning the several upcoming Parliamentary and council by-elections in which arose through recalls by the MDC-T and deaths of incumbents.
Addressing the Zanu PF Politburo, President and First Secretary of the revolutionary party, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the party was confident of winning all the by-elections.
“The DCC (District Coordinating Committee) elections and upcoming national by–elections must therefore consolidate our party’s indisputable dominance and peaceful democratic culture in the country,” he said.
President Mnangagwa warned against electoral malpractices such as imposition of candidates and vote buying.
“I therefore exhort the leadership and structures of the party to consolidate our internal democratic processes and culture. Undemocratic behaviour such as the imposition of candidates, vote buying and other electoral malpractices divide the party and must not be tolerated,” he said.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on Tuesday lifted with immediate effect, the suspension of electoral activities after it adopted a Covid-19 policy on electoral activities which outlines how by-elections and other electoral activities will be conducted without exposing those involved to health risks.
The lifting also follows the further easing of Covid-19 restrictions by the government after observing the trends of the pandemic and to allow the economy to function.
ZEC suspended all electoral activities in June this year as part of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.
The commission recently announced that there were 15 vacancies in Parliament that needed to be filled through by-elections following National Assembly recalls by the MDC-T.
While the proportional representation seats in the Assembly and the Senate vacancies are filled by direct nomination in a different process, the constituency seats and the vacancies in local authorities, with Harare City Council having the most, have to be filled by voters in by-elections
Some Parliamentarians and local councillors have also died and should be replaced through holding of by-elections.
The liberation struggle reclaimed the vote for the indigenous population. That's why the right to vote is in the Bill of Rights under s67 of the Constitution. To boycott such a fundamental right would be wrong & dangerous. The people must just fight to defend their vote. Period!
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared that opposition parties will never meet with special envoys sent by other countries, particularly, those who come to meet government or Zanu PF leadership as they are exclusively his visitors.
Addressing party stalwarts in Harare during a politburo meeting, Mnangagwa said the meeting with an ANC delegation recently was between his party and the ANC, not the opposition.
“Such solidarities and exchanges must be strengthened across all the leagues of our parties. The truth must be told that presidential envoys remain presidential envoys, from one president to another.
“Party envoys remain party envoys, from one party to another. Those who dream otherwise, allow democracy to be,” Mnangagwa said.
Ugandan police on Monday arrested a man attempting to enter the parliamentary building in the capital carrying the severed head of a child in a wrapped gift box.
Police said in a statement that the victim was a child of about five to eight years, giving no more details.
Police “assure the general public that the investigations are vigorously being undertaken to ensure that the perpetrators are taken to court,” said the statement.
Parliamentary Watch Uganda, a local group that monitors the activities of the legislature, said the gruesome package was intended to be delivered to the office of the parliamentary speaker, Rebecca Kadaga.
A spokesman for Kadaga, a member of the governing National Resistance Movement party who has held the speaker’s post for two terms, declined to comment.
Lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would punish the crime of human sacrifice with the death penalty. Supporters of the bill say such legislation is long overdue.
Ugandans on social media expressed outrage over the incident, with some pointing out that it had the hallmarks of a ritual killing. Children are frequently targeted in such killings across the East African country, according to the police and some watchdog groups.
By A Correspondent- Police in Chiweshe, Mashonaland Central arrested a 31 year old man from Chigwada village for allegedly killing his elder brother over dried meat dispute.
Farai Tamanikwa pelted his brother Vengai Tamanikwa (38) with a half brick and further assaulted him with open hands and left him lying helpless for the whole night on the yard following the meat dispute on Monday
Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the case.
“I can confirm a murder case in Chiweshe and investigations are ongoing,” Mundembe.
It is further alleged that Vengai went to collect his dried meat from his brother.
They had a serious misunderstanding and the now-deceased Vengai first assaulted Farai with fists in pain Farai picked a half brick and stoned his brother on the head and he fell down.
The charged Farai continued to assault his brother with open hands and he left him lying helpless on the ground.
After he was tired of assaulting his brother he got in his room and slept while leaving the assaulted brother lying on the ground for the whole night.
Farai discovered that his brother was still lying helpless on the ground the following morning.
He went to tell his father Elmon (61) who came and rushed him to Chinehasha clinic.
The deceased was further referred to Howard hospital where he succumbed to injuries three days later.
Police warned people to shun domestic violence.
” We are strongly warning members of the public to shun domestic violence as they may lead to unnecessary loss of life,” Mundembe said.
Zimbabwean striker Tino Kadewere says Tuesday’s result at Montpellier is a sad result but one which should motivate them to do better in the next match.
The lanky striker was making his first start in Ligue 1 after coming on as a second half replacement for Memphis Depay against Bordeaux last week but this time it was vice-versa- the Dutchman replaced him ten minutes into the second stanza.
Speaking to reporters after the 1-2 loss, Kadewere said: “I’m sad with the result. We didn’t let our opponents play too much and we lacked impact in the duels. Now we have to look forward to the next match and win. We have to keep a cool head and continue to work.”-Soccer 24
Zimbabwe international Marvelous Nakamba played the entire game as Aston Villa won 3-1 at Burton in the Carabao Cup second round on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old started in midfield for the Dean Smith-coached side in their first game of the season wearing his new number 19 shirt, after his previous 11 was given to new recruit Ollie Watkins.
Nakamba won 8 ground duels, made 58 out of 67 accurate passes as well as one crucial interception.
The midfielder also made 81 touches in what was indeed a decent start to the season.
Villa now turn their attention to the Premier League; they start their campaign with a home game against Sheffield United next Monday.-Soccer 24
Former Warriors goalkeeper Tapuwa Kapini has detailed how he was treated by Highlands Park after waking up to be informed that he no longer has a job.
Kapini, 33, was the first choice goalkeeper for the Lions of the North after league football resumed from the Covid-19 break but after the club was sold last week,’the veteran shot-stopper was surprised when he was told this morning that he is not in the coach’s plans for next season, despite having been promised a contract before.
“I am now a former goalkeeper and captain of Highlands Park,” confirmed Kapini to renowned South African broadcaster Robert Marawa on his show Marawa Sports Show.
“One of the club’s directors told me not to worry my contract will be sorted after the bio-bubble, just to find out that the team has been sold and now to find myself without a job,” he added.-Soccer 24
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly chairperson Tererai Obey Sithole has described the persecution of party MP Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe as shocking.
Police invaded the medical centre Joana was receiving treatment and “arrested” her on Tuesday.
Sithole said: “Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe is just an ordinary youth with aspirations to live in a better and democratic Zimbabwe.
She is nowhere near crime, she is not a criminal, thus all the harassment is subjected to at the hands of the Mnangagwa led illegitimate regime is not warranted for.”
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has suggested football authorities in South Africa must not allow any foreign coach without a proven track record of success to work in the country.
Several foreigners have coached in the SA PSL including Zimbabweans such as Sunday Chidzambwa, Ian Gorowa, Norman Mapeza, Wilfred Mugeyi and Kaitano Tembo.
According to FarPost. co.za, Mosimane told the press at an event organised by one of their sponsors, Hyundai, that most coaches come to the country having won nothing.
“I just believe some of the coaches that come to South Africa, I think they must be screened,” he said.
“The same way as the English football sanction screening on players. Percy (Tau) can’t get a chance, probably we should screen because you can’t come here without having won anything. What are the chances of winning here when you have won nothing before?
“Let’s be honest, if I am an unemployed someone in Europe and I come here. So maybe when you take someone from a club in Europe, and you bring him here, that’s something else hey, but most of the guys who come here don’t have a job.”-Soccer 24
He submitted his application to Magistrate Bianca Makwande. The case has been postponed to the 22nd of September at 9am. – COURT UPDATE JOANA MAMOMBE, CECILIA CHIMBIRI, NETSAI MAROVA
Doctor adds that Mamombe's treatment required that she be given sleeping tablets during the day and her condition affects level of concentration with periodic black outs hence was unable to attend court https://t.co/9EjGh3xS3v
Makoni says on 4th of Sept, she and Joana went to Avon Avondale Pick n Pay Supermarket to buy groceries and she was complaining of headache and feeling dizzy. She adds that Joana nearly collapsed while at Avondale https://t.co/9G077lnKBH
First witness Portia Makoni who is Joana Mamombe's friend takes to the stand. Makoni says she was at Joana Mamombe's place from the 2nd to the 4th of September when she was admitted. Makoni says Mamombe was admitted at Health Point around 6pm. https://t.co/u9N83mjzRM
BREAKING: State Prosecutor Michael Reza has said there is CCTV footage of @JoanaMamombe shopping in the 4th Sept, says the state is not convinced she is ill. He says last night one of the officers by the name, (M) came to him with a CCTV video clip showing Joana "physically fit"
PICTURES- @JoanaMamombe leaves Rotten Row court. She was dragged from her hospital bed and hauled to court following the issuance of an arrest warrant Tuesday over her failure to attend trial.Magistrate Bianca Makwande today cancelled her arrest warrant #ZimbabweansLivesMatterpic.twitter.com/AO4JS8CkUr
Two years into the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ambitious effort to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the global food supply, the Organization reports that 58 countries so far have introduced laws that will protect 3.2 billion people from the harmful substance by the end of 2021. But more than 100 countries still need to take actions to remove these harmful substances from their food supplies.
Consumption of industrially produced trans fats is estimated to cause around 500,000 deaths per year due to coronary heart disease.
“In a time when the whole world is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, we must make every effort to protect people’s health.
That must include taking all steps possible to prevent noncommunicable diseases that can make them more susceptible to the coronavirus, and cause premature death,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Our goal of eliminating trans fats by 2023 must not be delayed.”
Fifteen countries account for approximately two thirds of the worldwide deaths linked to trans fat intake. Of these, four (Canada, Latvia, Slovenia, United States of America) have implemented WHO-recommended best-practice policies since 2017, either by setting mandatory limits for industrially produced trans fats to 2% of oils and fats in all foods or banning partially hydrogenated oils (PHO).
But the remaining 11 countries (Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Iran, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Republic of Korea) still need to take urgent action.
The report highlights two encouraging trends. First, when countries do act, they overwhelmingly adopt best-practice policies rather than less restrictive ones. New policy measures passed and/or introduced in the past year in Brazil, Turkey and Nigeria all meet WHO’s criteria for best-practice policies.
Countries, such as India, that have previously implemented less restrictive measures, are now updating policies to align with best practice.
Second, regional regulations that set standards for multiple countries are becoming increasingly popular, emerging as a promising strategy for accelerating progress towards global elimination by 2023.
In 2019, the European Union passed a best-practice policy, and all 35 countries that are part of the WHO American Region/Pan American Health Organization unanimously approved a regional plan of action to eliminate industrially produced trans fats by 2025.
Together, these two regional initiatives have the potential to protect an additional 1 billion people in more than 50 countries who were not previously protected by trans fat regulations.
“With the global economic downturn, more than ever, countries are looking for best buys in public health,” said Dr Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. “Making food trans fat-free, saves lives and saves money, and, by preventing heart attacks, reduces the burden on health care facilities.”
Despite the encouraging progress, important disparities persist in policy coverage by region and country income level.
Most policy actions to date, including those passed in 2019 and 2020, have been in higher-income countries and in the WHO Regions of the Americas and Europe. Best-practice policies have been adopted by seven upper-middle-income countries and 33 high-income countries; no low-income or lower-middle-income countries have yet done so.
Industrially produced trans fats are contained in hardened vegetable fats, such as margarine and ghee, and are often present in snack food, baked foods, and fried foods.
Manufacturers often use them as they have a longer shelf life and are cheaper than other fats.
But healthier alternatives can be used that do not affect taste or cost of food.
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Legendary Zimbabwean footballer Alois Bunjira has made sensational claims that Kaizer Chiefs player Khama Billiat must go back to his former team Mamelodi Sundowns.
This came after Khama recently had a bad season at Amakhosi which finished as a runner up to Billiat’s former team Sundowns.
Writing on social media Bunjira said:
After all has been said and done, I believe Khama Billiat should go back to Mamelodi Sundowns,” Bunjira wrote on social media. Pitso (Mosimane) loves Khama, he has publicly said it many times. He shows it. Sundowns play the kind of football that Khama fits into very well.
In Peter Ndlovu he had a big brother who saw it all and was guiding him, Peter never hid his brotherly love for Khama. For Khama to have such a great man like Peter as a fellow countryman at the club can only give a player that sense security and belonging.
Patrice Motsepe admires the young man, the Sundowns fans love Khama, they treated him well and showered him with all the real love. We all know what a great player Khama is and he needs a team where he can express himself and thrive. Sundowns are the perfect fit.
The hatchet should be buried if there was ever any hatchet. Zimbabwe needs a firing Khama. Come back home to Sundowns Khama.
Khama had been under fire from both his coach at Kaizer Chiefs who accused him of being an age cheat, his fans who said he has last scored a long time ago and even commentators who made fun of his continuous goalless streak before he scored twice in the last 2 games he played.-The Herald
I was really flabbergasted by the behaviour of the courts and the police in how they dragged, victimised and abused Joanne Mamombe from her hospital bed to force her to attend a court case which she could still have been in attendance whilst in hospital through other facilities and technologies.
Such behaviour and influence is characterised by improper pressure from the executive or political opponents which our judges should never be allowed to decide citizens cases on evidence which has not been presented in court and in accordance with the law.
Such improper influence must never be allowed in carrying out a judicial function in our independent country.Joana deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion for our humanity as a country and a deserving society.
My appeal is with our Judiciary and the Police force that please treat the citizens of our country with impartiality and be able to decide their cases solely on evidence presented in court and in accordance with our law. No justice should be executed on any individual before their cases have been determined and ruled upon by the courts.
Maintaining the rule of law is an obligation by the ordinary citizens, judiciary, the police and every citizen. I am challenging the police and the Judiciary to observe their constitutional mandate of serving and protecting citizens instead of serving narrow political interests.
Recent incidents of abductions, torture, closure of democratic space in the country as well as manufacturing botched up evidence to incriminate opponents is regrettable and beyond leadership of hope and redress.
This crisis which has become fundamental to issues affecting our economic and social interests is being characterised by continuous incarceration of opponents, intolerance, polarisation, corruption, disregard for the rule of law, lack of accountability and transparency, contravention of the constitution and marginalisation of vulnerable groups and communities.
We are now obliged to engage and to dialogue with the hope of mitigating a total collapse of our generation and our freedoms.
Zimbabwe has many opportunities and resources that we can share and enjoy the greatness of our independent country.
I plead with all of us as citizens of one nation to draw a line and rally behind our reconstruction and transformation in accordance with our values and interests as a nation.
He submitted his application to Magistrate Bianca Makwande. The case has been postponed to the 22nd of September at 9am. – COURT UPDATE JOANA MAMOMBE, CECILIA CHIMBIRI, NETSAI MAROVA
Doctor adds that Mamombe's treatment required that she be given sleeping tablets during the day and her condition affects level of concentration with periodic black outs hence was unable to attend court https://t.co/9EjGh3xS3v
Makoni says on 4th of Sept, she and Joana went to Avon Avondale Pick n Pay Supermarket to buy groceries and she was complaining of headache and feeling dizzy. She adds that Joana nearly collapsed while at Avondale https://t.co/9G077lnKBH
First witness Portia Makoni who is Joana Mamombe's friend takes to the stand. Makoni says she was at Joana Mamombe's place from the 2nd to the 4th of September when she was admitted. Makoni says Mamombe was admitted at Health Point around 6pm. https://t.co/u9N83mjzRM
BREAKING: State Prosecutor Michael Reza has said there is CCTV footage of @JoanaMamombe shopping in the 4th Sept, says the state is not convinced she is ill. He says last night one of the officers by the name, (M) came to him with a CCTV video clip showing Joana "physically fit"
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly chairperson Tererai Obey Sithole has described the persecution of party MP Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe as shocking.
Police invaded the medical centre Joana was receiving treatment and “arrested” her on Tuesday.
Sithole said: “Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe is just an ordinary youth with aspirations to live in a better and democratic Zimbabwe.
She is nowhere near crime, she is not a criminal, thus all the harassment is subjected to at the hands of the Mnangagwa led illegitimate regime is not warranted for.”
He submitted his application to Magistrate Bianca Makwande. The case has been postponed to the 22nd of September at 9am. – COURT UPDATE JOANA MAMOMBE, CECILIA CHIMBIRI, NETSAI MAROVA
Doctor adds that Mamombe's treatment required that she be given sleeping tablets during the day and her condition affects level of concentration with periodic black outs hence was unable to attend court https://t.co/9EjGh3xS3v
Makoni says on 4th of Sept, she and Joana went to Avon Avondale Pick n Pay Supermarket to buy groceries and she was complaining of headache and feeling dizzy. She adds that Joana nearly collapsed while at Avondale https://t.co/9G077lnKBH
First witness Portia Makoni who is Joana Mamombe's friend takes to the stand. Makoni says she was at Joana Mamombe's place from the 2nd to the 4th of September when she was admitted. Makoni says Mamombe was admitted at Health Point around 6pm. https://t.co/u9N83mjzRM
BREAKING: State Prosecutor Michael Reza has said there is CCTV footage of @JoanaMamombe shopping in the 4th Sept, says the state is not convinced she is ill. He says last night one of the officers by the name, (M) came to him with a CCTV video clip showing Joana "physically fit"
Two years into the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ambitious effort to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the global food supply, the Organization reports that 58 countries so far have introduced laws that will protect 3.2 billion people from the harmful substance by the end of 2021. But more than 100 countries still need to take actions to remove these harmful substances from their food supplies.
Consumption of industrially produced trans fats is estimated to cause around 500,000 deaths per year due to coronary heart disease.
“In a time when the whole world is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, we must make every effort to protect people’s health.
That must include taking all steps possible to prevent noncommunicable diseases that can make them more susceptible to the coronavirus, and cause premature death,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Our goal of eliminating trans fats by 2023 must not be delayed.”
Fifteen countries account for approximately two thirds of the worldwide deaths linked to trans fat intake. Of these, four (Canada, Latvia, Slovenia, United States of America) have implemented WHO-recommended best-practice policies since 2017, either by setting mandatory limits for industrially produced trans fats to 2% of oils and fats in all foods or banning partially hydrogenated oils (PHO).
But the remaining 11 countries (Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Iran, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Republic of Korea) still need to take urgent action.
The report highlights two encouraging trends. First, when countries do act, they overwhelmingly adopt best-practice policies rather than less restrictive ones. New policy measures passed and/or introduced in the past year in Brazil, Turkey and Nigeria all meet WHO’s criteria for best-practice policies.
Countries, such as India, that have previously implemented less restrictive measures, are now updating policies to align with best practice.
Second, regional regulations that set standards for multiple countries are becoming increasingly popular, emerging as a promising strategy for accelerating progress towards global elimination by 2023.
In 2019, the European Union passed a best-practice policy, and all 35 countries that are part of the WHO American Region/Pan American Health Organization unanimously approved a regional plan of action to eliminate industrially produced trans fats by 2025.
Together, these two regional initiatives have the potential to protect an additional 1 billion people in more than 50 countries who were not previously protected by trans fat regulations.
“With the global economic downturn, more than ever, countries are looking for best buys in public health,” said Dr Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. “Making food trans fat-free, saves lives and saves money, and, by preventing heart attacks, reduces the burden on health care facilities.”
Despite the encouraging progress, important disparities persist in policy coverage by region and country income level.
Most policy actions to date, including those passed in 2019 and 2020, have been in higher-income countries and in the WHO Regions of the Americas and Europe. Best-practice policies have been adopted by seven upper-middle-income countries and 33 high-income countries; no low-income or lower-middle-income countries have yet done so.
Industrially produced trans fats are contained in hardened vegetable fats, such as margarine and ghee, and are often present in snack food, baked foods, and fried foods.
Manufacturers often use them as they have a longer shelf life and are cheaper than other fats.
But healthier alternatives can be used that do not affect taste or cost of food.
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Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance vice president, Hon Tendai Biti has said the reappointment of Sydney Gata to the troubled government-controlled ZESA Holdings board is shocking and unacceptable.
Hon Biti also hailed ZINASU president Takudzwa Ngadziore for challenging the wicked Zanu PF regime.
“After one week in unlawful detention it was a delight to listen to
@Zinasuzim
President The fight against impunity & regime enablers such as Impala Car Hire & Innscor must continue .
We are proud of you Takudzwa. With the youth , the country is safe…
The re- appointment of Sydney Gata to the illegally created post of #ZESA Executuve Chairman by Emmerson is shocking .
Gata is one of the most incompetent & most corrupt CEOs of any time.
Reappointing him confirms patronage and cronyism .
It confirms his total contempt for decency.
A country cannot be run by one so driven by the desire for self enrichment and aggrandizement.
Zimbabwe is not a commodity and surely policy making should not be about extraction and self enrichment.Emmerson has taken us to new lows Uncharted territories for looting and plunder .This must stop,” argued Hon Biti.
Farai Dziva|Joana Mamombe’s doctor has pointed out that the youthful MP’ s could not appear in court because she was terribly sick.
Dr Fungisai Makombe Mushandu testified as a second witness in court.
The first witness, Portia Makoni, who is Joana Mamombe’s also
said on the 4th of September, she went to Avon Avondale Pick n Pay Supermarket with Joana to buy groceries and she was complaining of headache and dizziness. She added that Joana nearly collapsed while at Avondale.
Dr Fungisai Makombe Mashandu said a letter she wrote a letter confirming that Joana Mamombe’s mental state could not allow her to follow court proceedings.
The doctor added that on Tuesday Joana was at Borrowdale Halfway House hospital.
The doctor also said Mamombe’s treatment required that she be given sleeping tablets during the day and her condition affects level of concentration with periodic black outs hence she was unable to attend the court session.
Farai Dziva|Joana Mamombe’s doctor has pointed out that the youthful MP’ s could not appear in court because she was terribly sick.
Dr Fungisai Makombe Mushandu testified as a second witness in court.
The first witness, Portia Makoni, who is Joana Mamombe’s also
said on the 4th of September, she went to Avon Avondale Pick n Pay Supermarket with Joana to buy groceries and she was complaining of headache and dizziness. She added that Joana nearly collapsed while at Avondale.
Dr Fungisai Makombe Mashandu said a letter she wrote a letter confirming that Joana Mamombe’s mental state could not allow her to follow court proceedings.
The doctor added that on Tuesday Joana was at Borrowdale Halfway House hospital.
The doctor also said Mamombe’s treatment required that she be given sleeping tablets during the day and her condition affects level of concentration with periodic black outs hence she was unable to attend the court session.
Makoni says on 4th of Sept, she and Joana went to Avon Avondale Pick n Pay Supermarket to buy groceries and she was complaining of headache and feeling dizzy. She adds that Joana nearly collapsed while at Avondale https://t.co/9G077lnKBH
He submitted his application to Magistrate Bianca Makwande. The case has been postponed to the 22nd of September at 9am. – COURT UPDATE JOANA MAMOMBE, CECILIA CHIMBIRI, NETSAI MAROVA
Doctor adds that Mamombe's treatment required that she be given sleeping tablets during the day and her condition affects level of concentration with periodic black outs hence was unable to attend court https://t.co/9EjGh3xS3v
Makoni says on 4th of Sept, she and Joana went to Avon Avondale Pick n Pay Supermarket to buy groceries and she was complaining of headache and feeling dizzy. She adds that Joana nearly collapsed while at Avondale https://t.co/9G077lnKBH
First witness Portia Makoni who is Joana Mamombe's friend takes to the stand. Makoni says she was at Joana Mamombe's place from the 2nd to the 4th of September when she was admitted. Makoni says Mamombe was admitted at Health Point around 6pm. https://t.co/u9N83mjzRM
BREAKING: State Prosecutor Michael Reza has said there is CCTV footage of @JoanaMamombe shopping in the 4th Sept, says the state is not convinced she is ill. He says last night one of the officers by the name, (M) came to him with a CCTV video clip showing Joana "physically fit"
BREAKING: State Prosecutor Michael Reza has said there is CCTV footage of @JoanaMamombe shopping in the 4th Sept, says the state is not convinced she is ill. He says last night one of the officers by the name, (M) came to him with a CCTV video clip showing Joana "physically fit"
By A Correspondent- The opposition MDC-Alliance has embarked on program dubbed #2020MunhuWeseKumusha campaign as a way of establishing their branch structures in the rural areas.
Organising Secretary Amos Chibaya told structures that they must organize themselves in branches which are modelled along the polling stations.
The development comes as the party readies for the 2023 elections.
By A Correspondent- Hosiah Chisango, Harare Town Clerk has been freed on $50 000 bail after he was arrested in Gweru by Special Anti Corruption Unit (SACU) last week.
According to The Herald reports, Chisango was arrested together with the director of housing and community services Addmore Nhekairo and suspended town planner, Samuel Nyabezi and the trio were all released on bail by Harare Magistrate Mrs Bianca Makwande.
Under his bail condition, Chisango was ordered not to visit the Town House until October 5 to allow investigations to be finalised. In granting Chisango bail, Makwande said:
First accused (Chisango) holds a powerful position at council and is reasonable to conclude that he would interfere with witnesses. What is clear is that this witness recorded a warned and cautioned statement and there is no likelihood that he would interfere with this witness.
Accused two (Nhekairo) has been on bail on other matters and has not attempted to interfere or influence investigations. This matter is not peculiar to other matters he is facing before the court. He has not been interfering with investigations in those cases and there is no room for him to interfere with witnesses.
Chisango has denied allegations levelled against him and said he committed no crime anything he is accused of he only acted according to his duties and responsibilities as enshrined in the Urban Councils Act and that it was the State’s onus to prove criminal conduct.
