Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell
Location: Geneva
Date: 24 July 2020
Subject: Zimbabwe
We are concerned at allegations in Zimbabwe, which suggest that the authorities may be using the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to clamp down on freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
Among the latest incidents, investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested on 20 July and charged with inciting public violence, after he tweeted his support for nationwide protests against government corruption and worsening economic conditions. Jacob Ngarivhume, an opposition leader who has been calling for the protests on 31 July, was also detained and similarly charged.
Merely calling for a peaceful protest or participating in a peaceful protest are an exercise of recognized human rights.
We are concerned at reports of police using force to disperse and arrest nurses and health workers for infringing lockdown restrictions as they were trying to protest for better salaries and conditions of work.
This pattern of intimidation echoes the events in May when three members of the main opposition party were arbitrarily arrested and detained for taking part in a protest. The women – Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova – alleged that state agents abducted them from the police station, tortured and sexually assaulted them. The women were then formally arrested in June, charged with participating in the protests and faking their abduction. They were recently released on bail.
It is clear that COVID-19 has added greatly to the challenges Zimbabwe faces amid a deteriorating economy and placed a further burden on an already struggling health sector.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa – highlighting an increase of 600 COVID-19 cases in a week to a total of 1,713 – on Tuesday announced a series of measures that he said were necessary to curb the spread of the disease, including a dusk to dawn curfew and the curtailment and suspension of freedoms that, as he put it, Zimbabweans “have always enjoyed”.
While recognizing the Government’s efforts to contain the pandemic, it is important to remind the authorities that any lockdown measures and restrictions should be necessary, proportionate and time-limited, and enforced humanely without resorting to unnecessary or excessive force.
We encourage the Government to engage with civil society and other stakeholders to find sustainable solutions to grievances while ensuring that people’s rights and freedoms are protected in accordance with Zimbabwe’s human rights obligations. These include the responsibility of the State to guarantee economic, social and cultural rights.
Lawyer Nkomo: “You already have the memo that you say he used to commit the crime so what further documents do you say he will destroy or interfere with it destroy if granted bail?”
Emmerson Mnangagwa while saying ZANU PF is the army, the airforce, the police, and everything you can think of
“We must be respected, we are majority, we are the government, we are the people, we are the army, we are the airforce, we are the police, we are everything you can think of, we determine who can do mining in Zimbabwe, we determine who can construct a railway line, we determine who can build a road in Zimbabwe, no other party can do so.” – Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa says ZANU PF is everything in Zimbabwe and must be respected. We are the police the army….we are everything in this country pic.twitter.com/HrRFrSGUoh
Civil servants yesterday expressed anger after failing to access their US$75 allowances as promised by the government, accusing their employer of being insincere.
Government last month promised civil servants a cushioning allowance of US$75 for the next three months and ordered employees to open nostro bank accounts to access the funds.
However, the civil servants yesterday said they were failing to access the promised funds with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube saying banks would not be allowed to release hard currency to individuals.
“The systems are ready for civil servants to get the US$75 from the special foreign currency accounts which were opened. The process has been completed now and the banks have said they are ready to issue cards for use in the shops,” Mthuli told Senate yesterday.
“However, we do not want individuals to withdraw cash from banks for the US$75 allowance because we are concerned as a government that it will end up in the parallel market.”
This came as Information permanent secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana accused banks of compelling civil servants to liquidate their allowances within the bank.
“Some unscrupulous banks are impelling civil servants to liquidate their US$75 within the bank, in the process shamelessly mopping up forex from poor workers. Civil servants are supposed to be given cards which they can use in participating retail outlets as they please,” Mangwana said.
The Apex Council, an umbrella body for civil servants unions said there was no clear explanation on the allowances they were supposed to get.
“There is no adequate information on the ground as to exactly what to do. If I go to my bank, what should I expect?
This has created a lot of confusion. We now don’t know whether this is real or not. If you go to a bank, you are told that you can convert the amount into RTGS [Real Time Gross Settlement], then transfer it into your Zimdollar account,” Apex Council spokesperson David Dzatsunga said.
“They said they would give a hybrid card that would reflect the Zimdollar balance and US dollar balance. They said it’s something they are working on and while they are doing that, it is not clear. They are different scenarios without a clear message out there.
“We have always said this is a government initiative of which it was not arrived at out of any consultative process. So, they will always tell us that it has always been our decision, so you cannot tell us how to manage it.
The only thing we are waiting for is for the government to call us to the table and we discuss the real issues.”
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By Jane Mlambo| MDC Alliance top leaders including vice Presidents Tendai Biti, Lynette Karenyi Kore and many others who were arrested outside the Morgan Tsvangirai house while protesting the violent take-over of the property by a rival faction, have been remanded out of custody to the 14th of August.
Posting soon after appearing at the Harare Magistrates Court this morning, Biti said;
“Our harassment continues as we were bundled to court and remanded to 14 August. We have committed no crime and we are not criminals No one is safe. The continued attack on citizens & all those who hold an alternative opinion must stop.”
y A Correspondent- It was not the most romantic ending a man from Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province imagined when his manhood magically elongated to knee-level after he allegedly romped with a married woman, believed to be fenced with a spell traditionally known as ulunyoka/runyoka.
The spell, (ulunyoka/runyoka) is designed to make sure that if someone other than the husband tries to have sex with the woman in question, his manhood would continue growing until the husband returns to extract his revenge.
According to reports, Itai Mandava from Gonyami Village under Chief Mawarire’s manhood mysteriously grew to knee-level, a few days after he allegedly had sex with a married woman, Tariro Musara.
It is reported that Musara’s husband Albert Matarirano who is based in South Africa and has been suspecting his wife of cheating allegedly put a spell on her so that she won’t entertain other men in his absence.
So painful is the experience that Mandava could not walk or sleep at night.
According to a source from the area Mandava’s bid to “service” Musara taking advantage of the fact that her husband was stuck in South Africa due to the Covid-19-induced travel restrictions ended in agony when he was left “debilitated” and unable to sleep from the pain attacking his manhood.
Although Mandava could not be reached for comment, the source said after experiencing the problem he confessed his dirty deed to his wife and since then, the two have been consulting various prophets and traditional healers seeking a remedy for his (Mandava’s) strange condition.
“His manhood started swelling before it mysteriously elongated to knee-level. They have consulted many prophets and traditional healers but it didn’t change anything.
“Most traditional healers that they have consulted told him that the only person who can reverse the spell is the woman’s husband who is based in South Africa.
“It’s really a tricky situation because Musara’s husband cannot come back home to extract his revenge because of Covid-19-induced travel restrictions,” said the source who asked to remain anonymous.
In a swank of shame and after reports that the story was spreading like veld fire throughout the village, Mandava reportedly fled to an unknown destination.
Spirited efforts to get a comment from Musara also drew a blank as her mobile phone was not reachable by the time of going to print.
By A Correspondent- The public was treated to free drama when a handcuffed suspect with blood-shot eyes kicked a police officer and hit him with fists leaving him wailing in agony on the ground.
The free ‘‘drama’’ that caught the attention of the public happened last week on Tuesday at a car park in Entumbane suburb.
A source close to investigations said the suspect who looked fearful and had seemed to face difficulty in disembarking from a police vehicle suddenly sprung a shock when he turned on an unsuspecting Constable Mgcinimuzi Siziba in full view of members of the public.
“It was an unusual sight that happened too fast, Lungani turned violent as he kicked the unsuspecting police officer on the shoulder while he was disembarking from the car,” said the source who requested not to be named.
According to the source, Lungani whose name literally means being polite acted against it as he went a gear up in pummelling the law enforcer.
“He hit him with fists on the face leaving him bleeding. Siziba was saved by his colleagues who grabbed Lungani and took him to a police station. He (Siziba) opened a case of assault against the accused who had been arrested for a case of domestic violence,” said the source. He was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident: “I can confirm that a police officer was assaulted by the accused who became violent. We would like to urge members of the public to co-operate with police when they are carrying out their duties.”
By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo woman allegedly dumped her husband and eloped with her married lover who also dumped his wife and children.
Nothando Mpunzi, a hairdresser at a salon situated at corner 5th Avenue and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street allegedly dumped her husband and took off with her married boyfriend Ntokozo Sibanda.
According to Ntokozo’s wife Loveness Sibanda she was left in the lurch after Mpunzi eloped with her husband of 15 years.
Loveness said her estranged husband was refusing to maintain his two children but providing upkeep for his lover’s three children.
An embittered Loveness bared her soul at the Bulawayo Civil Court where she was suing Mpunzi for disturbing her peace and marriage because of her adulterous relationship with her husband.
“I am legally married to Ntokozo Sibanda under the Marriages Act Chapter 5:11 and it’s still subsisting. The marriage is blessed with two minor children aged nine and 14. My husband however, deserted his family to go and stay in Magwegwe with his girlfriend Nothando Mpunzi. His girlfriend also left her husband to co-habit with him.
“Nothando does not respect me despite the fact that she is now staying with my husband of 15 years. And my husband no longer maintains our children but he maintains her three children. She is also harassing and stalking me and my children,” complained Loveness.
She adds: “I don’t want my children to go to her place because of the sleeping arrangement where her 15-year-old son sleeps on the same bed with my 14-year-old daughter. She and my husband sleep with my nine-year-old child on the same bed. I am not happy with that arrangement”.
Surprisingly, Mpunzi’s husband was also in court when Loveness sought reasons from her (Mpunzi) on why she left her husband to stay with hers.
Mpunzi, who indicated that she never harassed Loveness was, however, not opposed to her request for a peace order.
“I am not opposed to her application for a peace order since I don’t talk to her,” she tersely said.
Loveness’ request for a peace order was dismissed by presiding magistrate Nomasiko Ndlovu after Mpunzi indicated that she never harassed her.
The magistrate however, advised Loveness that one of the remedies an aggrieved spouse like her could pursue was a claim for adultery damages.
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has filed an application at the High Court in Bulawayo challenging government’s decision to rename streets.
BPRA said that the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing ignored the proposals made by the City of Bulawayo and came up with a list of names that is different from that forwarded to it, which list is captured in the Statutory Instrument in issue.
BPRA contends that the Ministry of Local Government did not consider the provisions in section 4(2) of the ENABLING ACT before coming up with a raft of names that sought to impose on the City of Bulawayo and the citizens of this City of Bulawayo.
BPRA further argues that according to Section 4(2) of the Urban Councils Act, it is clear that the Minister of Local Government shall not alter any names in terms of subsection (1) unless he has consulted the owner of the land before the alteration is to take place. However, having a deep and abiding interest in such matters, Ministry of Local Government did not consult the City of Bulawayo about the alteration of the names.
The alteration of names of streets and buildings in any place is a very sensitive and personal affair which the enabling Act was alive to, by making it a condition precedent for consultations to take place with the owner of the land before it was done, BPRA said in its founding affidavit.
The affidavit concludes by stating that “Such actions and the resultant Statutory Instrument should be nullified for these reasons, at least to the extent that they purportedly affect the City of Bulawayo”.
By A Correspondent- The Ministry of Health and Child Care on Thursday announced that 90 new coronavirus cases were detected from 1 525 RDT screening tests and 1 248 PCR diagnostic tests that were done.
In a statement, the Ministry also revealed that two COVID-19 patients passed away, 1 in Harare and the other one in Bulawayo. This brings to 2 124 cumulative coronavirus cases and a total of 28 deaths. The statement read:
Ninety (90) cases tested positive for COVD-29 today. These include returnees from South Africa (7) and (83) local cases who are isolated.
Nine (9) of the local cases are contacts of known confirmed cases. Investigations are underway to establish the source of infection for the other 74.
Today we regret to report (2) deaths from Harare and Bulawayo Provinces. The death from Harare is a patient who tested positive for COVO-19 on 20 July 2020 and was symptomatic and with other comorbidities.
The death from Bulawayo is patient who was admitted today with COVID-19 symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19.
Today 1525 RDT screening tests and 1248 PCR diagnostic tests were done. The cumulative number of tests done to date is 110 560 (65 704 RDT and 44 856 PCR).
Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak on 20 March 2020, the total number of confirmed cases 2 124; recovered 510; active cases 1586 and 28 deaths.
The state owned Herald is pushing a proposal to have City of Harare put under a commission similar to the one led by Sekesai Makwavarara on the grounds that top city officials including Mayor Herbert Gomba have been implicated in land scams.
According to The Herald, a pocket of residents groups have already met Local Government and Public Works Ministry and the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe pushing for this retrogressive move.
In an interview with The Herald, Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo would neither confirm nor deny that Harare would have a commission.
“There are constitutional procedures that are supposed to be followed when appointing a commission and as Government we are yet to do that,” he said.
Zimbabwe Combined Residents Association (Zicora) president Mr McSteven Nyabvure said while his association appreciated the efforts to fight corruption, a commission was very necessary going forward.More in Home
“A commission should have been in place way back. Our lives are in danger due to corruption. The commission should have been placed like yesterday,” he said.
Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations and Residents Trust head Mr Shepherd Chikomba said some councillors had been lining their pockets ignoring service delivery to the residents who entrusted them with that office.
“We demand that Government put in a commission to run the affairs of our beloved city; the corruption levels perpetrated by these corrupt councils cannot go unchallenged,” he said. “We will welcome the commission with open hands. Residents are no longer the priority of these city fathers who have failed us.”
Mr Chikomba alleged that stands were being allocated without following laid down procedures.
“This level of corruption is uncalled for and we condemn it in the strongest terms. Maybe if a commission is appointed to run these councils, things will change for the better. Government has to intervene,” he said.
Combined Harare Residents Association director Mrs Loreen Mupasiri-Sani however, opposed the appointment of a commission. She said unlike councillors, who are answerable to residents, the appointed commissioners would be reporting directly to the central Government.
Harare has seen a batch of officials, two at the top director level, arrested over land scams.
The charges emanate from allegations that 150 stands were created in Kuwadzana from open spaces and sold for private gain, along with more stands in other areas.
By A Correspondent- Kwekwe town council housing director Edson Chiyangwa has been hurled before the court facing murder charges after he reportedly shot and killed a member of a machete-wielding gang (MaShurugwi) that invaded his mine in Totororo, Zhombe on Tuesday evening.
Kwekwe magistrate denied Chiyangwa bail and advised him to apply for bail at the High court before remanding him in custody till 6 August 2020.
It is the state’s case that:
On 21 July around 11PM, Chiyangwa was at his Forever Mine in Zhombe with Mr Cornelius Dube where they were overseeing their mining operations.
While they were conducting mining operations, a gang armed with machetes and axes among an assortment of weapons attacked the pair and the mine employees.
While Dube escaped and hid himself in a car, Chiyangwa, the court heard, tripped and fell and the gang continued advancing intending to hack him with machetes.
He then produced a 357 Taurus Pistol and fired a warning shot in the air. The gang however continued advancing leading to Chiyangwa firing another shot towards the gang, killing one of them instantly. The gang left him and charged towards the Toyota D4D Hilux where Dube had locked himself inside.
The gang hit the vehicle with machetes and forced open the car, dragged Dube outside the vehicle and attacked him all over the body with machetes leaving him for dead and in a pool of blood.
Sensing danger, Chiyangwa vanished from the scene and made a report to the police. The following day Chiyangwa was picked up by police detectives leading to his appearance in court.
MaShurugwi wreaked havoc in gold-rich areas in Zimbabwe earlier this year.
By A Correspondent- Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said authorities were reckless in ordering the reopening of colleges earlier this month against sound advice.
In a post on Twitter, the outspoken trade unionist said the people and officials who made the decision to reopen institutions of higher learning “must pay” for the rise in coronavirus infections.
Said Majongwe:
If truth be told the People and Officials who insisted on reopening Colleges ignoring the COVID-19 threat should take full responsibility for the cases comi drone [sic] these institutions. Such recklessness must not be tolerated. Surely someone must pay for this.
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science, Innovation and Technology Development ordered principals of teachers’ colleges, polytechnical colleges and industrial technical colleges to suspend face-to-face lectures on campus.
The permanent secretary in the Ministry, professor Fanuel Tagwira said all students should vacate halls of residence by Friday, 24 July 2020.
He said the escalating cases of COVID-19 may put the lives of students and members of staff at high risk, hence the closure of the institutions.
By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe Republic Police officers are reportedly turning away “all” motorists from Harare Central Business District, this Friday morning, 24 July 2020.
A video showed by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) on Twitter shows police officers manning a roadblock in Harare, turning cars back.
VIDEO- "Motorists barred from getting into the CBD in Harare" (video credit: ZPP) pic.twitter.com/aFZlSaEfYh
This comes after police on Thursday evening chased away commuters from the CBD as curfew hours approached.
WATCH VIDEO- Stranded commuters walk out of town after police details pounced on them at Charge Office in Harare effecting the "curfew" pic.twitter.com/LVNrBBjWgi
LETTER TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD :
By Hon Job Wiwa Sikhala : July 31 Movement Operative
*Dear Zimbabweans :
It is with great boldness dear Zimbabweans to share with you that despite oppressive circumstances we are in, never should we give in to the suffocation of our right to speak out against the excesses of the State against its citizens. Giving in to oppression is rewarding and burying our future to the oppressor. The arrest and incarceration of our colleagues Hopewell Chin’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume for simply speaking against looting and corruption has never been witnessed in modern civilization. It is now clear even to the most daft that the world was sold a charade of the so called new dispensation. Criminalising a cry against looting is bringing our country to the world of the wildlife. Oppressors enjoy looting and all the luxuries of life when they are silencing everyone. 40 years of independence we have suffered indurable oppression in our own country.
From Monday this week the oppressors created a barrack of all its security agencies around my house. The Feret team was deployed at my house, as if speaking against looting and corruption is a crime. The most desperation was the tracking and chasing of my wife on her way to the Church with 3 motor vehicles, two unmarked and the other one a Double Cab Nissan NP300 with false number plates. The Feret team comprises of members of the CIO, MID, PISI and Law and Order. Their purpose is generally abduction, torture and assassinations. Tobaiwa and Javangwe were the PISI members leading the forces of darkness. Our team on the ground kept surveillance on all their movements. Curious cars frequented past my house.
This is exactly what oppressors enjoy. This can not be accepted in modern civilization. It is the duty of all of us as Zimbabweans to speak out on the 31st of July. Wherever you will be just carry your placard and go to the nearest place of the representative of the looters. Whether you are a member of ZANU PF who is not a benefiary of looters, People First, ZANU Ndonga, National Patriotic Front, MDC or Christian Democrats please speak out. Whether you are in Juba, Toronto, Dubai, Nairobi, Qatar, New Delhi, Pretoria, Cape Town, New York, Washington, Francistown, Gaborone, Moscow, Berlin, London, Sydney carry your placard to the Zimbabwe Embassy and speak out. Speaking against looting and corruption is sancronsact. Whether you are a Doctor, Engineer, nurse, teacher, soldier or police just look at your pay slip.
To the Pastors, Prophets, Apostles and all Men and Women of God speak out. The flock you are shepherding on behalf of God is suffering. They need redemption. Let the cry be head. Ooh Lord hear your children.
Speak out Zimbabwe Speak. Tinotenda Siyabonga I Thank you.
WATCH VIDEO- Stranded commuters walk out of town after police details pounced on them at Charge Office in Harare effecting the "curfew" pic.twitter.com/LVNrBBjWgi
MORE than 1 000 people were arrested on Wednesday countrywide for flouting Covid-19 national lockdown regulations while in Bulawayo, police arrested 170 people and impounded 90 vehicles for lockdown defiance.
President Mnangagwa on Tuesday announced new measures which include cutting operating hours for businesses from 8am to 3pm as well as the introduction of a 6pm to 6am curfew following a surge in new infections and deaths due to Covid-19.
Also arrested the same day were 11 people at Nyamapanda and at Beitbridge border posts for illegal border crossing and smuggling of goods.
The police also reported that one deportee escaped from Standard Hotel quarantine centre in Bulawayo.
People escaping from quarantine centres have been accused of fuelling local infections which today are at 1 046 against imports which are at 988.
Police have launched several operations targeting those operating public transport without exemption letters.
In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said to date 111 979 people have been arrested for contravening the national lockdown regulations.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police arrested 1 363 people throughout the country on 22 July for various offences related to contravention of the national lockdown regulations, bringing the total accumulative arrest to 111 979.”-Chronicle
With 90 patients testing positive for Covid-19 yesterday, 83 of them local infections, the Zimbabwean total reached 2 124 and two new deaths drove the death toll to 28.
The daily number of new infections shows a drop from the three-figure totals of the last few days.
In its daily report, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said just nine of the local infections had known contacts and medical staff were investigating the other 74 to try and find the source of infection.
All seven quarantined returning residents who tested positive had been infected in South Africa.
The first death reported was a Harare resident who tested positive on Monday, but also had other illnesses.
The Bulawayo death was patient admitted to hospital yesterday with Covid-19 symptoms.
The number of Zimbabweans confirmed to have recovered remains at 510.
Harare is rapidly catching up with Bulawayo in confirmed local infections with 60 of yesterday’s batch coming from the capital.
The latest figures show Bulawayo with 551 confirmed local infections and 13 deaths, and Harare with 357 confirmed local infections and nine deaths.
Midlands is third with 68 cases and two deaths.
South Africa remains the regional epicentre with 5 940 deaths from 394 948 confirmed cases, although 229 175 of these, well over half as the rate of infection slows, have now recovered-The Herald
LETTER TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD :
By Hon Job Wiwa Sikhala : July 31 Movement Operative
*Dear Zimbabweans :
It is with great boldness dear Zimbabweans to share with you that despite oppressive circumstances we are in, never should we give in to the suffocation of our right to speak out against the excesses of the State against its citizens.
Giving in to oppression is rewarding and burying our future to the oppressor. The arrest and incarceration of our colleagues Hopewell Chin’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume for simply speaking against looting and corruption has never been witnessed in modern civilization. It is now clear even to the most daft that the world was sold a charade of the so called new dispensation.
Criminalising a cry against looting is bringing our country to the world of the wildlife. Oppressors enjoy looting and all the luxuries of life when they are silencing everyone. 40 years of independence we have suffered indurable oppression in our own country.
From Monday this week the oppressors created a barrack of all its security agencies around my house. The Feret team was deployed at my house, as if speaking against looting and corruption is a crime. The most desperation was the tracking and chasing of my wife on her way to the Church with 3 motor vehicles, two unmarked and the other one a Double Cab Nissan NP300 with false number plates. The Feret team comprises of members of the CIO, MID, PISI and Law and Order. Their purpose is generally abduction, torture and assassinations.
Tobaiwa and Javangwe were the PISI members leading the forces of darkness. Our team on the ground kept surveillance on all their movements. Curious cars frequented past my house.
Job Sikhala
This is exactly what oppressors enjoy. This can not be accepted in modern civilization. It is the duty of all of us as Zimbabweans to speak out on the 31st of July. Wherever you will be just carry your placard and go to the nearest place of the representative of the looters. Whether you are a member of ZANU PF who is not a benefiary of looters, People First, ZANU Ndonga, National Patriotic Front, MDC or Christian Democrats please speak out. Whether you are in Juba, Toronto, Dubai, Nairobi, Qatar, New Delhi, Pretoria, Cape Town, New York, Washington, Francistown, Gaborone, Moscow, Berlin, London, Sydney carry your placard to the Zimbabwe Embassy and speak out. Speaking against looting and corruption is sancronsact. Whether you are a Doctor, Engineer, nurse, teacher, soldier or police just look at your pay slip.
To the Pastors, Prophets, Apostles and all Men and Women of God speak out. The flock you are shepherding on behalf of God is suffering. They need redemption. Let the cry be head. Ooh Lord hear your children.
Speak out Zimbabwe Speak. Tinotenda Siyabonga I Thank you.
In making calls for public demonstrations, Jacob Ngarivhume used inflammatory language in his tweets aimed at causing violence and breaching peace in the country, a Harare regional magistrate has said when denying bail and remanding him in custody to August 6.
Ngarivhume is being charged with incitement to commit public violence or alternatively incitement to participate in a gathering with the intent to promote public violence.
His charges arose after he allegedly posted messages through his Twitter handle between March 1 and July 20, calling for protests against Government.
Magistrate Mr Trynos Utahwashe said the fears expressed by police leading to Ngarivhume’s arrest and opposing the granting of bail, were “well grounded”, as his language called for confrontational actions.
He said this while making a ruling in Ngarivhume’s bail application before remanding him to August 6 for routine remand.
Mr Utahwashe said the court took judicial notice of the prevailing economic conditions and the coronavirus pandemic when dismissing his bail application. He noted that Ngarivhume leads a small political party without even a seat in Parliament, and questioned how he intended to carry out any countrywide demonstrations.
“How does he intend to control the huge crowds during the countrywide demonstrations?” asked Mr Utahwashe. “How does he intend to carry out the demonstrations without contravening the Covid-19 regulations.”
Mr Utahwashe said police had a constitutional duty to detect and prevent the commission of crimes. Ngarivhume had applied for bail, arguing that the police took him to court after the mandatory 48 hours had lapsed and so he should be unconditionally released.
The State, led by Mr Jonathan Murombedzi and Mr Michael Reza, alleged that while in Harare’s city centre, Ngarivhume posted numerous messages on Twitter in an attempt to influence many people to engage in public violence or participate in a gathering that would disturb peace.
In some of the messages, he said he met and consulted different stakeholders including Mr Ian Makone, Dr Shingi Munyeza, Mr Elton Mangoma and Godfrey Tsenengamu, as part of his efforts to mobilise people.
Political activist, Hopewell Chin’ono, who is facing similar allegations, appeared before magistrate Mr Ngoni Nduna yesterday applying for bail. Chin’ono is expected back in court today for continuation of his bail application.
Zimbabwe African People’s Union, a long standing advocate for the Zimbabwean people’s freedom from the tyrant regime running the country since 1980, wishes to make the following remarks as pertains the planned end of July protests.
We would like to categorically state that the mother party is not an active participant to the said demonstrations that are purportedly against corruption. This is informed by the reluctance by the organisers of the said demonstrations to engage, consult, or better still to invite other opposition players into partnering them.
The mother party is also, as a responsible entity that is sensitive to the safety and well being of the populace, concerns more about the high risk citizens are being subjected to by calling them to converge and mass protest. The lives of a desperate population are being pawned and deliberately put in firing line from both state security departments and the marauding coronavirus.
Thirdly, and most importantly, ZAPU is dismayed by the display of double standards and selective application of both law and ethics by the organisers, whose considerable number of leaders feature prominently on lists of the corrupt looters who have milked the country dry of its resources at the expense of ordinary citizens. We demand the concerned leaders, before pointing equally dirty fingers at others, must account and subject themselves to due processes to clear their names.
We believe corruption is as criminal as is treasonous, whether it’s practiced nationally by the ruling regime or practiced at local government level by the main opposition.
We believe looting the state is as treasonous as practiced by a ruling regime official as it is as treasonous as practiced by an official of the so called main opposition. There is no good corruption or looting, so all suspected of the treasonous practices must account without any pretence in the public eye.
We note with interests different views on the pending demonstration and how it has already made some heroes and others villains, while it has also made others cowards, just to interpret. However, ZAPU believe in a thorough strategic planning for a holistic and sustainable solution, not only to corruption but all the ills and leadership deficiencies we had to endure the past forty years.
Piecemeal initiatives, often motivated by individuals searching for instant glory and relevance are totally out of question especially dealing with a regime so ruthless as Zanu-PF.
Let us also remind everyone that ZAPU, as pioneer of the struggle for freedom, equality, human rights and constitutionalism has been the most victim and uttermost recipient of Zanu-PF’s brutality at worse. Twenty thousand or so bodies are in shallow mass graves right across Matabeleland and Midlands, as we speak, as we suffered one of the many episodes of the ruling regimes violence against an innocent people.
As such, we are certain that instant popularity, gained from a moment of desperation and freedom deprivation, does not carry the magnanimity of the Zimbabwean struggle in its totality.
Are we just interested in the moment’s popularity or we want a lasting and sustainable solution to the people’s predicament? This is a question every one must ask themselves. Don’t we care about the current ravaging pandemic, so long we will be popular for a moment? Is that what the Zimbabwean problem calls for?
Again the adage, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me still resonates in such events. ZAPU stands ready with a plan for a much sustained and strategic approach that will yield meaningful change for good instead of small victories derived from influence and dictates of internal and factional dynamics of the same regime we fight.
In the spirit of promoting and protecting rights of Zimbabweans as enshrined in the constitution, ZAPU does not infringe on the rights of, or wish to deny those who so wish to participate in this event, they are free to do so. However, as a party we cannot be drawn into an arrangement that is a recipe for disaster in all aspects of health as the world faces the menacing corona virus, also considering the country’s healthcare infrastructure is not capable of managing the slightest outbreak.
While we acknowledge the existence and entrenchment of corruption and looting in our society, perpetuated by both ruling regime and main opposition, we call for sensitivity to peoples well being, safety from the world pandemic induced by a virus everyone is still to learn how it behaves.
Iphithule Maphosa National Spokesperson. [email protected] www.zapu.org
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s former President Benjamin William Mkapa, 81, has died, President John Magufuli has announced.
While relaying the news on Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) July 24, President Magufuli said Mr Mkapa died at Dar es Salaam Hospital where he was admitted.
“I call on all Tanzanians to receive the news of his death and to pray for Mzee Mkapa. More information will be released but Mzee Mkapa is no more,” he said in brief television statement.
He also declared a seven-day mourning period. During this time, all flags in the country will be flown at half-mast.
Mr Mkapa led Tanzania from 1995 to 2005 before handing over to Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.
By A Correspondent- Magistrates’ courts at Western Commonage Court in Bulawayo have suspended all trials after 12 public prosecutors, among them seven police officers attached to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), were placed on self-isolation for 14 days after one of them tested positive for Covid-19.
All criminal cases were immediately transferred to the magistrates’ court at Tredgold Building.
Public institutions have been hit hard by the global pandemic which left scores of people in Bulawayo infected and many quarantined. On Monday, 43 inmates and 23 prison officers at Bulawayo Prison tested positive for Covid-19.
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) recently launched its Covid-19 operational plan, which is aligned to the national health guidelines. This comes as local transmissions are rising with the total number now at 2 034 since Zimbabwe confirmed the first case on March 20.
The country has recorded 26 Covid-19 deaths. When The Chronicle visited Western Commonage Magistrates’ Court yesterday, there was no business activity although the courtrooms were open to the public. Prosecutor -General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi confirmed yesterday that a prosecutor at Western Commonage Court had been infected by the deadly virus. He said NPA was now working with health authorities in Bulawayo and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to track down contacts of the positive case, including visiting their homes.
“As NPA, we are working together with the Judicial Service Commission, the Ministry of Health and Child Care and our parent ministry to come up with a comprehensive response to safeguard the interests of the public. We want to safeguard the health of the public without compromising the administration of justice,” said Mr Hodzi. He said measures were being taken including contact tracing and testing of other members within the institution.
“The local Covid-19 taskforce has been notified to assess the situation so that they come up with the best possible recommendations on what ought to be done. The Ministry of Health and Child Care will give advice on the way forward and come up with the best course of action,” said Mr Hodzi.
He said investigations are underway to establish the source of infection for the positive case although the building is not under quarantine. Sources at Western Commonage Magistrates’ Courts told Chronicle that a list of all prosecutors and their contacts have since been submitted to the Ministry of Health and Child Care for tracing.
Meanwhile, National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has indefinitely suspended all activities at the campus for both staff and students, and ordered all local students to vacate the university halls of residence by tomorrow.
This follows reports that there is a student who shares accommodation outside the campus with a Covid-19 case that is being traced by the rapid response team in Bulawayo. The university also deferred all examinations until further notice.
In a statement, Nust Registrar, Mr Biggy Ngwenya said all teaching and learning will be done 100 percent online after suspending face-to-face lectures, projects consultations and any other physical contact with students. Final year projects will be submitted on line. The Faculty of Medicine clinical classes will however continue with their lectures and examinations as planned.
“The university wishes to advise staff and students that it has been contacted by the Covid-19 rapid response team about a student who shares accommodation outside campus with a case that they are tracing. All activities on campus for both students and staff are suspended with effect from end of day, Friday 24th of July 2020 until further notice,” said Mr Ngwenya.
“All students in the university halls of residence, except foreign students must vacate by 10am on Saturday, 25th of July 2020.”
The university said only critical staff including those that are involved in Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-testing, production of sanitisers and personal protective equipment, cleaning and security will be allowed on campus.
By A Correspondent- Six independent television channels will soon get licences as part of the movement by the Second Republic to open up airwaves and implement media reforms, Senators heard yesterday.
There are 15 applications for the six licences on offer in the first phase and these are now being considered by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe.
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said licensing of the six independent television channels was part of Government’s desire to provide diverse broadcasting content as provided for in the Constitution where the right to access information is entrenched. Minister Mutsvangwa said this in the Senate during a Question and Answer session.
Midlands Senator, Mr Morgan Komichi (MDC-T), had asked why was Government taking long to have alternative broadcasting stations other than the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, in fulfilment of the reforms that Zimbabweans had been asking for.
Said Minister Mutsvangwa:
“The Second Republic prioritises reforms and with Zimbabwe boasting high literacy rate, citizens deserve diverse content, be it sport, culture, educational issues.
“That is what my ministry is spearheading since the inception of the Second Republic, as part of the reforms.
“The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe is now fully constituted and started by identifying the number and type of frequencies available. We have 12 licences up for grabs, but at the moment, we will be licensing six players. Applications have since been received and are now being considered.”
Minister Mutsvangwa said beyond commercial television licences, they will also be licensing community radio stations.
“All that is being done in fulfilment of the Constitution, the right to information,” she said.
“Had it not been for Covid-19 related challenges, I would be telling you by when we will have completed the process. We have 15 applications for commercial television.”
In the same spirit of reforms and openness, Government has since repealed the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and replaced it with three separate legal instruments as part of media reforms.
Early this month, President Mnangagwa signed into law the Freedom of Information Act after it sailed through Parliament.
The new Act, a giant step forward in the reform agenda, brings Zimbabwe’s information-related laws into conformity with the Declaration of Rights in the Constitution.
The law went through a long examination and multi-party amendment process by Parliament, and especially through the relevant portfolio committee, which is chaired by Binga North MP, Mr Prince Sibanda, an opposition MP. After its passage early this month, Minister Mutsvangwa said the development marked a notable milestone in Government’s media legislative reform programme.
Since assuming office in August 2018, President Mnangagwa has prioritised the creation of a conducive national media environment through the repeal of AIPPA and the amendment of the Broadcasting Services Act.
We have intervened to save 750 families in Munyokowere village in Chipinge who are facing arbitrary eviction by the government, which has told them to leave the village by 26 July, failure of which police and soldiers will forcefully evict them.
Justice Mwayera at Mutare High Court will at 2:30 PM preside over [the] hearing and determination of an urgent application filed by Tariro Tazvitya of [the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights] on behalf of the villagers seeking to stop Government from evicting them and stop demolishing their homes and stop threatening/harassing them.
We are worried that Government is resorting to self-help by arbitrarily evicting the villagers without a court order and we are also concerned about the manner and timing of the forced eviction, which is likely to impact negatively on the villagers’ food security and livelihoods.
In making calls for public demonstrations, Jacob Ngarivhume used inflammatory language in his tweets aimed at causing violence and breaching peace in the country, a Harare regional magistrate has said when denying bail and remanding him in custody to August 6.
Ngarivhume is being charged with incitement to commit public violence or alternatively incitement to participate in a gathering with the intent to promote public violence.
His charges arose after he allegedly posted messages through his Twitter handle between March 1 and July 20, calling for protests against Government.
Magistrate Mr Trynos Utahwashe said the fears expressed by police leading to Ngarivhume’s arrest and opposing the granting of bail, were “well grounded”, as his language called for confrontational actions.
He said this while making a ruling in Ngarivhume’s bail application before remanding him to August 6 for routine remand.
Mr Utahwashe said the court took judicial notice of the prevailing economic conditions and the coronavirus pandemic when dismissing his bail application. He noted that Ngarivhume leads a small political party without even a seat in Parliament, and questioned how he intended to carry out any countrywide demonstrations.
“How does he intend to control the huge crowds during the countrywide demonstrations?” asked Mr Utahwashe. “How does he intend to carry out the demonstrations without contravening the Covid-19 regulations.”
Mr Utahwashe said police had a constitutional duty to detect and prevent the commission of crimes. Ngarivhume had applied for bail, arguing that the police took him to court after the mandatory 48 hours had lapsed and so he should be unconditionally released.
The State, led by Mr Jonathan Murombedzi and Mr Michael Reza, alleged that while in Harare’s city centre, Ngarivhume posted numerous messages on Twitter in an attempt to influence many people to engage in public violence or participate in a gathering that would disturb peace.
In some of the messages, he said he met and consulted different stakeholders including Mr Ian Makone, Dr Shingi Munyeza, Mr Elton Mangoma and Godfrey Tsenengamu, as part of his efforts to mobilise people.
Political activist, Hopewell Chin’ono, who is facing similar allegations, appeared before magistrate Mr Ngoni Nduna yesterday applying for bail. Chin’ono is expected back in court today for continuation of his bail application.
POLICE in the Midlands Province have launched a manhunt for a man from Mberengwa who allegedly murdered his colleague over a mug of beer.
The fugitive, Zuvarashe Mahohoma, and the now deceased Brighton Hove, both of Chief Maziofa in Mberengwa, were drinking beer at Matekedza Business Centre when the incident happened.
Midlands police spokesperson Inspector Joel Goko confirmed the incident to B-Metro.
“We are investigating a case of murder where Mahohoma struck Hove with an unknown object several times after they had a misunderstanding over a cup of beer and he fell down while bleeding profusely.
The accused went on to assault his victim several times and was restrained by the informant who also reported the matter to the police after discovering that Hove was no longer breathing,” he said.
Inspector Goko said Hove had several cuts on the head and body sustained from the assault.
Meanwhile, another Mberengwa man was stabbed to death by a rival while playing snooker.
Twenty-seven-year-old Emmanuel Zinaka, of Muchado Village under Chief Maziofa, was allegedly stabbed by Tauya Mangwere at Mandava tuckshops in Mberengwa.
Zinaka was in the company of his colleague Kudakwashe Gumbo.
Inspector Joel Goko confirmed the incident saying they had since arrested Mangwere and he was assisting the police with investigations.
“He says while playing, a misunderstanding arose between the now deceased and the accused, leading to the accused drawing a knife which he used to stab the deceased,” he said.
Inspector Goko said Gumbo tried to render Zinaka some assistance but he died on the spot from the injuries sustained in the attack.
Mangwere started threatening to kill Gumbo, before fleeing from the scene into a nearby bush: B-Metro
A BULAWAYO woman who is also a police officer was arrested for allegedly whipping her nine-year-old stepdaughter with an electric cord.
Shelita Zulu from Mahatshula North and stationed at Queens Park Police Station is being accused of repeatedly beating her stepdaughter and inflicting injury.
Records say on an unknown date but sometime in June this year a fight ensued between Zulu’s stepdaughter and another minor child who also stays at the same house.
It is reported that Zulu intervened and instead of disciplining the two, she allegedly assaulted her stepdaughter several times all over the body with an electric cord.
It is yet to be proven that the alleged brutal assault was committed on top of the numerous abuses that she was perpetrating on the minor child.
After the alleged abuse the minor child reportedly sustained injuries and it was later discovered by her mother who took her to the hospital for treatment.
The matter was reported to the police leading to Zulu’s arrest.
Zulu has since appeared in court facing a charge of ill-treating a child as defined in section (7) (1) of the Children’s Act Chapter 5:06.
She, however, pleaded not guilty when she appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Marygold Ndlovu. The matter was postponed to 22 July for trial.
This was also after Zulu’s lawyer indicated to the court, that he was not served with State papers including witnesses’ statements:B-Metro
Kwekwe town council housing director Edson Chiyangwa has been hurled before the court facing murder charges after he reportedly shot and killed a member of a machete-wielding gang (MaShurugwi) that invaded his mine in Totororo, Zhombe on Tuesday evening.
Kwekwe magistrate denied Chiyangwa bail and advised him to apply for bail at the High court before remanding him in custody till 6 August 2020. It is the state’s case that:
On 21 July around 11PM, Chiyangwa was at his Forever Mine in Zhombe with Mr Cornelius Dube where they were overseeing their mining operations.
While they were conducting mining operations, a gang armed with machetes and axes among an assortment of weapons attacked the pair and the mine employees.
While Dube escaped and hid himself in a car, Chiyangwa, the court heard, tripped and fell and the gang continued advancing intending to hack him with machetes. He then produced a 357 Taurus Pistol and fired a warning shot in the air.
The gang however continued advancing leading to Chiyangwa firing another shot towards the gang, killing one of them instantly.
The gang left him and charged towards the Toyota D4D Hilux where Dube had locked himself inside.
The gang hit the vehicle with machetes and forced open the car, dragged Dube outside the vehicle and attacked him all over the body with machetes leaving him for dead and in a pool of blood.
Sensing danger, Chiyangwa vanished from the scene and made a report to the police. The following day Chiyangwa was picked up by police detectives leading to his appearance in court.
MaShurugwi wreaked havoc in gold-rich areas in Zimbabwe earlier this year-Chronicle
MORE than 1 000 people were arrested on Wednesday countrywide for flouting Covid-19 national lockdown regulations while in Bulawayo, police arrested 170 people and impounded 90 vehicles for lockdown defiance.
President Mnangagwa on Tuesday announced new measures which include cutting operating hours for businesses from 8am to 3pm as well as the introduction of a 6pm to 6am curfew following a surge in new infections and deaths due to Covid-19.
Also arrested the same day were 11 people at Nyamapanda and at Beitbridge border posts for illegal border crossing and smuggling of goods.
The police also reported that one deportee escaped from Standard Hotel quarantine centre in Bulawayo.
People escaping from quarantine centres have been accused of fuelling local infections which today are at 1 046 against imports which are at 988.
Police have launched several operations targeting those operating public transport without exemption letters.
In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said to date 111 979 people have been arrested for contravening the national lockdown regulations.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police arrested 1 363 people throughout the country on 22 July for various offences related to contravention of the national lockdown regulations, bringing the total accumulative arrest to 111 979.”-Chronicle
With 90 patients testing positive for Covid-19 yesterday, 83 of them local infections, the Zimbabwean total reached 2 124 and two new deaths drove the death toll to 28.
The daily number of new infections shows a drop from the three-figure totals of the last few days.
In its daily report, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said just nine of the local infections had known contacts and medical staff were investigating the other 74 to try and find the source of infection.
All seven quarantined returning residents who tested positive had been infected in South Africa.
The first death reported was a Harare resident who tested positive on Monday, but also had other illnesses.
The Bulawayo death was patient admitted to hospital yesterday with Covid-19 symptoms.
The number of Zimbabweans confirmed to have recovered remains at 510.
Harare is rapidly catching up with Bulawayo in confirmed local infections with 60 of yesterday’s batch coming from the capital.
The latest figures show Bulawayo with 551 confirmed local infections and 13 deaths, and Harare with 357 confirmed local infections and nine deaths.
Midlands is third with 68 cases and two deaths.
South Africa remains the regional epicentre with 5 940 deaths from 394 948 confirmed cases, although 229 175 of these, well over half as the rate of infection slows, have now recovered-The Herald
BULAWAYO residents have taken Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo to court challenging Government’s decision to change some of the city’s street names as contained in Statutory Instrument 167/20.
In terms of SI 167/20, Minister Moyo announced a number of street name changes in the country’s major cities, a development that saw a number of the nation’s heroes both living and dead being honoured.
Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) through their lawyers Job Sibanda and Associates, filed an application at the Bulawayo High Court challenging Minister’s approval of street name changes as contained in S1 167/20 under Names (Alterations) (Amendment of Schedule) Notice.
The Statutory Instrument, in its preamble, states that in exercising his powers under section 4(1) of the Alteration of Names Act (Chapter10:14) (hereinafter called “the enabling Act”).
Minister Moyo issued a Notice altering the names of certain street names by amending Part VII of the Act by the repeal of certain names of roads and substituting them with those in the amended schedule.
The residents want the court to declare SI 167/20 and the resultant renaming of the streets in Bulawayo, a nullity, arguing it was in violation of some provisions of the Urban Councils Act.
In papers before the court, Minister Moyo and Bulawayo City Council (BCC) were cited as respondents.
In his founding affidavit, BPRA executive chairperson, Mr Ambrose Sibindi said some of the proposed name changes related to the streets that have been altered in terms of SI 167/20 despite council having made its own name proposals.
Mr Sibindi said Minister Moyo ignored the council proposals and came up with a list of names different from what was forwarded to him by BCC.
“The second respondent (BCC), not too long ago, and exercising its prerogative in terms of section 212 of the Urban Councils Act, brought the matter up for debate in council following proper consideration of the issue by the relevant committee to rename the streets.
“The names were forwarded to Government but they have been altered in terms of SI 176/20,” he said.
Mr Sibindi said the Minister’s actions by issuing a Notice altering the names of the identified streets in Bulawayo is an illegality which the court should nullify.
“The first respondent (Minister Moyo)’s attempt to alter the names of the concerned streets runs afoul the very law that allows him to alter such names.
“He did not consider the provisions of section 4 (2) of the enabling Act before coming up with a raft of names that he sought to impose on second respondent and the residents of Bulawayo,” he said.
Mr Sibindi said section 4(2) of the enabling Act, prohibits Minister Moyo from altering any names in terms of subsection (1) unless he has consulted the owner of the land where the alteration is to take place.
The alteration of names of streets and buildings in any place is a very sensitive and personal affair, which the enabling Act was alive to, by making it a condition precedent for consultations to take place with the owner of the land before it is done. Viewed through an impartial eye, such actions are, I submit, grossly an eyesore, unnatural and patently illegal,” he said.
Mr Sibindi wants the court to set aside S1 167/20, arguing that it is in violation of section 4(2) of the Alteration of Names Act.
In terms of SI 167/20, Sixth Avenue Extension has been renamed Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Way in honour of the President.
Other major roads that have been renamed include; 12th Avenue, which is now Joseph Msika Avenue, Collenbrander Road is now Lookout Masuku Avenue, 9th Avenue is Simon Vengai Muzenda Avenue and 4th Avenue through to 7th Street up to King George is Landa John Nkomo Road.
Connaught Avenue is now Cephas Cele Avenue, 5th Avenue has been renamed Maria Msika Avenue, 10th Avenue is now Nikita Mangena Avenue and 3rd Avenue is now Naison Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu Avenue.
Fife Street through to Bellevue Road up to Plumtree Road is now Benjamin Burombo Street, 23rd Avenue is Jairos Jiri Avenue and Victoria Falls Road has been renamed Mosi-Oa-Tunya Road and 11th Avenue is now Daniel Madzimbamuto Avenue.
Cecil Avenue continuing up to Wellington Road is now Albert Nxele Road, Fife Street and Queens Road is now Queen Lozikeyi Street and 1st Avenue is now Lazarus Nkala Avenue.
Other roads renamed are Doncaster Road which is now Sikanjaya Muntanga Road and 13th Avenue to include Antony Taylor Avenue is now George Nyandoro Avenue.
Farai Dziva|The lawyer representing Jacob Ngarivhume, Advocate Moses Nkomo has said he will challenge the dismissal of his client’s bail application by a Harare magistrate.
Advocate Nkomo said he would file opposing papers at the High Court as a matter of urgency.
Ngarivhume was denied bail by Magistrate Trainos Utahwashe on Thursday.
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly Organising Secretary and ward 4 Councillor, Masvingo Urban Constituency, Godfrey Kurauone was shocked beyond belief when he realized that the State had altered the initial charge against him.
Kurauone who was initially charged with undermining the authority of the President could not believe his eyes when he saw a new charge on court documents.
The State is now accusing him of unlawful entry.
“The system is rotten. Upon arrival at the Court today I was surprised to see a totally different charge against me. Hanzi Unlawful Entry imi woye,” posted Kurauone on Facebook.
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly Organising Secretary and ward 4 Councillor, Masvingo Urban Constituency, Godfrey Kurauone was shocked beyond belief when he realized that the State had altered the initial charge against him.
Kurauone who was initially charged with undermining the authority of the President could not believe his eyes when he saw a new charge on court documents.
The State is now accusing him of unlawful entry.
“The system is rotten. Upon arrival at the Court today I was surprised to see a totally different charge against me. Hanzi Unlawful Entry imi woye,” posted Kurauone on Facebook.
Former Kwekwe City Councillor, Alderman Reason Nyamadzawo has died.
Nyamadzawo is former councillor for Ward 5 where he served for two terms on a ZANU-PF ticket.
A veteran educationist who was a teacher for more than two decades before venturing into politics, Nyamadzawo died of suspected sugar diabetes at a private clinic. He was 76.
Nyamadzawo was also paternal grandfather to 6-year old Axellia Nyamadzawo who was allegedly murdered by her mother in South Africa.
His son Tino Nyamadzawo said the family was still in shock.
“I was called this morning (Tuesday) and told that his sugar levels were giving problems. I rushed him to private clinic where he was pronounced dead upon admission,” said Tino.
He said the family was still to come to terms with Nyamadzawo’s death.
“We are still in shock as a family as we never expected anything of that nature to would happen. He was strong all along and going about business but then all of a sudden, this happens,” said Tino.
Mourners are gathered at his Mbizo 4 residence. Burial arrangements will be announced in due course.
At the time of his death, Nyamadzawo was Zanu-PF vice chairperson for Rusununguko District in Kwekwe.
Meanwhile, Zanu PF Provincial Spokesperson Cornelius Mpereri said the province had applied that he be accorded provincial hero status.
“As Kwekwe district, we are lobbying with the national and relevant authorities that he be accorded at provincial hero status.
This is so because he is a national war liberator who went on to work hard for the party even after independence. As you are aware, he was a councillor and served the party diligently,” he said-Chronicle
Former Kwekwe City Councillor, Alderman Reason Nyamadzawo has died.
Nyamadzawo is former councillor for Ward 5 where he served for two terms on a ZANU-PF ticket.
A veteran educationist who was a teacher for more than two decades before venturing into politics, Nyamadzawo died of suspected sugar diabetes at a private clinic. He was 76.
Nyamadzawo was also paternal grandfather to 6-year old Axellia Nyamadzawo who was allegedly murdered by her mother in South Africa.
His son Tino Nyamadzawo said the family was still in shock.
“I was called this morning (Tuesday) and told that his sugar levels were giving problems. I rushed him to private clinic where he was pronounced dead upon admission,” said Tino.
He said the family was still to come to terms with Nyamadzawo’s death.
“We are still in shock as a family as we never expected anything of that nature to would happen. He was strong all along and going about business but then all of a sudden, this happens,” said Tino.
Mourners are gathered at his Mbizo 4 residence. Burial arrangements will be announced in due course.
At the time of his death, Nyamadzawo was Zanu-PF vice chairperson for Rusununguko District in Kwekwe.
Meanwhile, Zanu PF Provincial Spokesperson Cornelius Mpereri said the province had applied that he be accorded provincial hero status.
“As Kwekwe district, we are lobbying with the national and relevant authorities that he be accorded at provincial hero status.
This is so because he is a national war liberator who went on to work hard for the party even after independence. As you are aware, he was a councillor and served the party diligently,” he said-Chronicle
The bail hearing for journalist Hopewell Chin’ono continued in Harare on 23 July 2020 with the State calling its second witness who is one of the arresting police officers before adjourning to tomorrow.
This means Chin’ono will spend another night in custody.
His lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, also made her closing submissions on the application for bail. However, the hearing could not be finalised as the court had to adjourn early in light of the curfew instituted as part of the recent Covid-19 lockdown regulations.
Chin’ono is being charged with incitement to participate in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, breaches of peace or bigotry or alternatively incitement to commit public violence continued today.
The opposition has with one voice voiced their opinion about the government’s decision to impose stiffer lockdown restrictions and a curfew aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 after positive cases surged in the last few weeks, the Daily News reports.
MDC Alliance vice president, Tendai Biti is one of the leaders who spoke against the second lockdown and said:
The new lockdown directive has nothing to do with the Covid-19 pandemic. It is about paranoia and authoritarian consolidation. We will resist the de facto declaration of state of emergency. We will resist the curtailment of our rights.
Former Zanu Pf Youth leader and FEE leader Godfrey Tsenengamu also questioned the timing of the new lockdown and said:
Is it a coincidence that since the day we gave notice of our intention to act against corruption, then suddenly Covid-19 cases began to rise?
ServicesBuildingHomeGroceries DatingJobsCommercialHealth I posted on my Facebook account more than a week ago that they (authorities) were planning to raise Covid-19 figures in order to block the protests, and that’s exactly what they did.
It’s not about Covid-19, but … them panicking about the protests,” the plucky Tsenengamu told the Daily News yesterday. The 31st of July is a do or die day for all of us who want nothing but to see a prosperous and corrupt-free Zimbabwe.
We are ready to pay the ultimate price for standing against the corrupt and all the looters. They have attacked our homes and harassed our families. They are hunting us day and night … in a bid to derail the 31st.
Another opposition leader, Tajamuka/Sesijikile’s Promise Mkwananzi also said:
The whole lockdown is a political scam meant to scuttle people’s demands for answers on corruption allegations that lead to Mnangagwa’s doorsteps.
How do you lock down people without giving them any means of survival? Other countries released emergency funds and provided people with essential supplies.
July 31 protests should proceed. We demand answers. We demand accountability from these corrupt officials.
Speculation is rife that the government only imposed the lockdown as a way to stop masses from protesting in the 31 July planned protests being championed by Jacob Ngarivhume who is currently in custody till 14 August after he was arrested and charged with enticing public violence.
More: Daily News
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Man Arrested For Failure To Account For Cellphone In His Possession JULY 23, 2020 CRIME AND COURTS
Judicial Services Commission Clarifies Malaba’s Controversial Directive To Judges {Full Text} JULY 23, 2020 LEGAL MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe (second from right) addresses the media flanked by seniors members of her party (from left) Messrs Douglas Mwonzora, Elias Mudzuri and Morgan Komichi at Morgan Tsvangirai House in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Justin Mutenda Khupe Postpones Extraordinary Congress Indefinitely JULY 23, 2020 POLITICS
HRDs Alert: Chin’ono and Ngarivhume Appear in Court, Protest Against Ill-Treatment During Detention {Full Text} JULY 23, 2020 CRIME AND COURTS
Zimbabwean Men Urged To Have More S_x To Lower Prostate Cancer Risk JULY 23, 2020 HEALTH
Police Officers To Be Deployed At Funerals JULY 23, 2020 HEALTH Harare City Council Town Clerk, Hosiah Chisango City Of Harare To Hike Rentals Effective July 1 JULY 23, 2020 GOVERNANCE Anti-riot Police New Lockdown Measures A ‘Political Statement’ – Political Analyst JULY 23, 2020 OPINION
Police Warn People Encouraging Security Services To Disobey Their Commanders JULY 23, 2020 GENERAL NEWS
MDC Alliance Slams Dusk To Dawn Curfew Decree JULY 23, 2020 POLITICS
1′ Benjani Mwaruwari SPORTS Bunjira The Right Man For The Job – Mwaruwari Supports Bunjira’s ZIFA Presidential Bid JULY 23, 2020 Former Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari has said the football fraternity must rally behind former warriors winger Alois Bunjira who has announced his decision to run for ZIFA presidency in 2022, the Daily News reports. Speaking to South African Sports reporter Robert Marawa, Mwaruwari said:
Bunjira is running for presidency, I think we need to support him. Let’s hope he’s ready, I spoke to him two weeks ago and I said I will be there for you and I will support you. He (Bunjira) asked me if I’m still going to run and I said I’m still preparing myself so go ahead and do it. We will support you and all the footballers if they see you, they will support you. Let’s hope he will (be able to) change football in Zimbabwe. Bunjira initially wanted to run for the presidency in 2018 but he could not meet the 40 year age ceiling started in the bylaws. UK based administrator Ellen Chiwenga has hinted that she will throw her head in the game in 2022 as well.
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday conceded that gold production had actually increased but it is not finding its way to Fidelity Printers.
“The gold price has gone up because that is a refuge point when in times of crisis because of the COVID-19 crisis, but the deliveries at Fidelity have dropped and that has to do with various things like matsotsi who are taking gold out and all manner of things,” he told the Senate.
“We are dealing with them, but we also dealt with the other thing which was a retention issue. We changed retention ratio from 45:55 to 70:30 in favour of the miner. So at least we have done our part as Government.
“We still have to deal with the illicit side. So when we say gold output has gone down, it is not really correct. Technically, in a sense, it is about official deliveries to Fidelity but the actual gold output out there has gone up. We know that only that pane matsotsi, otsotsi bayakhupha igolide leliyana. That is our problem, but the future is bright with the mining sector.”
The parliamentary committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development had a pleasant surprise after a brief stopover at the 22 Miles toll plaza in Mutare on Wednesday to have an appreciation how the system at the tollgate works.
At this tollgate along the Mutare-Masvingo Highway, Zinara is reportedly losing potential revenue through an illegal bypass that goes though the field of a man identified as Padhina Dzumbira.
At the illegal bypass, the man is charging motorists varying sums of money which are below those gazetted by Zinara.
The man denied the parliamentarians access through the bypass.
Some lawmakers tried to remove a wooden boom gate erected, but the man verbally assaulted MPs.
“This is my farm and you do not have a right to enter the premises, I am now calling the Lands Commissioner,” he ranted.
Shurugwi North MP, Robson Nyathi, who was leading the Portfolio Committee, said they will take the matter up.
“What is happening is illegal and we are going to raise our concern with the relevant authorities. We also want to find out the identity of the Lands Commissioner where he gets his power,” said Nyathi.
Kwekwe City Council Director of Housing has appeared in court facing murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed an illegal miner who was part of machete wielding gang that had besieged his mine in Totororo, Zhombe in a mine wrangle on Wednesday night.
Edson Chiyangwa (51), was yesterday arraigned before Kwekwe Magistrate Ms Mildred Matuvi.
He was remanded in custody to 6 August and urged to apply for bail at the High Court.
Prosecuting Mrs. Meleni Nkala told the court that on 21 July around 11PM, Chiyangwa was at his Forever Mine in Zhombe with Mr Cornelius Dube where they were overseeing their mining operations.
While they were conducting mining operations, a gang armed with machetes and axes among an assortment of weapons attacked the pair and the mine employees.
While Dube escaped and hid himself in a car, Chiyangwa, the court heard, tripped and fell and the gang continued advancing intending to hack him with machetes.
He then produced a 357 Taurus Pistol and fired a warning shot in the air.
The gang however continued advancing leading to Chiyangwa firing another shot towards the gang, killing one of them instantly.
The gang left him and charged towards the Toyota D4D Hilux where Dube had locked himself inside.
The gang hit the vehicle with machetes and forced open the car, dragged Dube outside the vehicle and attacked him all over the body with machetes leaving him for dead and in a pool of blood.
Sensing danger, Chiyangwa vanished from the scene and made a report to the police.
The following day Chiyangwa was picked up by police detectives leading to his appearance in court.
Dube is battling for life at Kwekwe General Hospital.
Chiyangwa is represented by Valentine Mutatu of Mutatu and Partners Legal Practitioners.
Members of a Byo church gathering trying out social distancing during service.
CHURCHES in Bulawayo have welcomed the move by President Mnangagwa to once again, ban church gatherings in a move to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
Churches recently broke the 86-day jinx when they were allowed to operate once again, but due to the rise of Covid-19 cases in the country and city, Government has been forced to once again ban church gatherings until further notice.
Johane Masowe Apostle Sector leader, Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa said they will revert to the online worshipping strategy.
“As the apostolic church sector, we believe that we have a role to play in supporting the Government. We’re in no position to defy the rules set by the Government thus we welcome their move to re-ban church gatherings.
“We’ve since notified congregants that we won’t be congregating physically and our focus now is to have them pray at their homes so as to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
“As such, we’re returning to using the WhatsApp platform for our services,” said Mutumwa.
Association of the Apostolic Churches in Zimbabwe (AACZ) President, Bishop Vushe said: “It’s very important to follow the rules and regulations of the Government. The increase in number of the positive coronavirus cases is worrying and we also observed that although churches were operating, most were not following the rules and regulations and did not have the required sanitisers and infrared thermometers.
“It was also difficult for the church members to maintain social distance. We urge the nation to pray indoors until the right time comes.”
Bishop Vushe said church organisations should not see this as a punishment, but a role for them to play in saving lives.
He hailed the frontline workers for their hard work and dedication in such a difficult time.
HARARE Mayor Herbert Gomba, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges, has been remanded in custody until tomorrow for his bail application.
He appeared before Magistrate Bianca Makwande.
Gomba was picked by police on Monday night on charges related to land scams. Head of the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) Mr Thabani Mpofu said Gomba’s related land scams that have rocked the city.
In some of the charges, he is being jointly charged with other top council officials who have already been arrested. Harare has seen a batch of officials, two at the top director level, arrested.
The charges emanate from allegations that 150 stands were created in Kuwadzana from open spaces and sold for private gain, along with more stands in other areas. There are further allegations that police officers ranging in rank from constable to assistant commissioner, and a chief public prosecutor, did not push forward with investigations and prosecutions of some of the suspects and were paid off with stands in Westlea.
The police officers and public prosecutor have since been arrested and appeared in court. City of Harare officials arrested over the last few weeks and have appeared in court on corruption charges include the housing director Addmore Nhekairo, who is facing a charge of criminal abuse of office that arises from his approval of the Westlea stands allocation.
He was denied bail on Monday.
Acting human resources director Matthew Marara and principal housing director Edgar Dzehonye, with other co-accused, also appeared in court and were denied bail. They were allegedly involved in the Kuwadzana land scam, prejudicing council of US$1 141 779.
Dzehonye is facing a charge of criminal abuse of office while Marara is facing a fraud charge along with Aaron Tayerera, the acting chief clerical officer.
Marara and Tayerera are charged with fraudulently selling council land in Strathaven for US$20 900 to an unsuspecting land seeker and pocketing the money.
The court refused bail citing significant risks that Marara and co-accused Tayerera would abscond and that Nhekairo would likely interfere with a crucial prosecution witness.
VETERAN broadcaster, Cephas Dlamini has died. He was 82.
Dlamini passed away on Tuesday at Corporate 24 Medical Centre where he had been admitted on Sunday.
Dlamini had more than two decades experience in the broadcasting industry as he joined the then Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation in 1975 as a producer/presenter and retired in 1998.
His son, Mnqobi confirmed his death adding he will be buried tomorrow at Kensington Cemetery.
Dlamini joined ZBC from the teaching profession and was heavily involved at the then Mthwakazi Radio at Montrose Studios.
He was a producer/presenter of various programmes that included Izihlahla Ziyimpilo and Ezivela Ezigodini. He also anchored ukukubingelelana and Inhlupho zalamuhla
Dlamini worked with several broadcaster that include the late Maplot Jubane, Inglam Nyathi, Ezra Sibanda, Nonceba Mnkandla, Harry Nleya and Luke Mkandla among others.
Luke Mnkandla said he was saddened by Dlamini’s passing on, saying he played an immense role in radio despite joining the profession later in his life.
“He came from teaching to join us at Radio Mthwakazi and he was a quiet and reserved man who diligently went about his work.
“Dlamini was passionate about his job and very good with interacting with people and interviewing them.
“He presented several programmes that include iSqokoqela sanamuhla, Ezamasiko, Ezasemakhaya and also did a book review programme where he would invite poets to come and talk about their work,” he said.
Mnkandla said Dlamini’s loss is a great loss to the industry.
Dlamini attended Ngwenya Misson for secondary education after which he trained as a teacher at Mtshabezi Mission.
He worked as a teacher in various schools including Gampu Primary and St Columbus and left teaching to join the then RBC in 1975.
Dlamini worked there as a producer presenter until he retired in 1998.
He is survived by 6 children and 14 grandchildren
Mourners are gathered at number 14 Paul Street in Kensington.
My computers have been going haywire-one in chatter mood, the other announcing breaking news and yet another flashing headlines across the screen, most of them concerning the arrest and abduction of journalist, Supreme Brother Hopewell Chin’ono.
After a thorough examination of the information before me, I was surprised to find how far off-side the government of Zimbabwe has been as the story unfolds.
The warrant of arrest was defective, apparently written by a judge under duress. Hopewell’s attorney, who can be seen in real time, says the warrant was short of specifics and the police were in a mood to collect everything that they fancied.
Secondly, the persons of interest in this matter are the managers of Zimbabwe’s economy, whose management and ethics border on criminal negligence and perhaps treason. Leave Hopewell out of this. He is only a scribe. It is the economy, stupid!
Simply stated
A feisty woman, by the name of Alice Hungwe, whom I have never seen or heard from before, but says that she is my young mother (aminini) sought to educate me through her WHATSAPP account.
The issue, simply stated is that ZANU-PF stalwarts have been living off the hog, messing things up, and then asking Zimbabwe’s taxpayers to clean up their mess.
That is the story, simple!
“Listen to me Ken,” she said. It was obvious this Mainini was not going to take any nonsense from me. “They take the white men’s farms, crops, animals, machinery and everything. They sell everything, vandalize the equipment and externalize the proceeds.”
“Yes, Mainini.” I replied.
“Under presidential inputs program, they get fertilizers, tractors and seeds. They sell everything instead of growing food.” She went on. “Are you listening Ken?” My Mainini is unbearable, but she is my small mother. I must show her some respect.
“The country suffers from famine, and they are given contracts to buy food abroad, and they charge the government U$600 per ton when the going price is Z$240.”
Now I am beginning to get the picture. I say so, but she is not finished with me yet.
“Listen to me good. Mwana waSisi. They get some more free goods under Command agriculture. What do they produce? Nothing.” I can hear her breathing.
“Now this thing about Coronavirus, once more, they swindle the government of U$60 million. The person of interest goes to court and pays Z$50 000 in small bills. Tell me the bank which gave him Z$50 000 in small bills when I cannot get Z$300 per week?”
She asks a rhetorical question which needs no answer.
There is not a single mention of Hopewell in all this. The looters in the Command Agriculture are not of interest to the police. The German World (GW) television anchor lady asked Sibusiso Moyo whether the police are interested in the “higher ups” involved in this looting of public funds.
Of course, he denied any interest.
The issue raised by Brothers Alex Magaisa, with reference to the Farm Mechanization Program of 2007/8 is only a tip of the iceberg. Hopewell has nothing to with any of it.
Magaisa, lawyer like, has been too kind to the looters of the FMP. In an explanation to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), former Reserve Governor says that: “At inception (2007/8) the FMP was meant to be a loan that would be paid for by beneficiaries. After the GNU (National Unity) was consummated in 2009 and when the RBZ sought guidance on the matter, there was a change of heart. Joseph Made advised… that Government had decided in 2012 to include the program as part of its national Mechanization and Irrigation and that was the end of the story.” (sic)
The Governor is avoiding the issue here. The issue, as he has stated, was that at inception meant to be a loan. In its decision to include the FMP in the irrigation program, the Ministry of Agriculture did not “end the story” as he says because the matter came up later in 2015.
What the Governor is avoiding is the fact that the fat cats had no intention of paying back. This view is supported by the Auditor General in 2010. She questioned why beneficiaries had not been told the true costs of the implements, nor were they told when, to whom, and how the payments were to be made.
I can answer that for you. They had no intention of paying.
Hopewell is nowhere to be found in all this.
There is another anomaly. Consultations about whether to pay or not to pay were done after the equipment was already in the hands of the farmers. That issue was addressed by the Auditor General. We will not delay the reader any further.
The question now is that the procedures were sloppy at best, as already indicated by the Auditor General. Whether intentional or not, they amount to gross negligence. If intentional, they are outright treasonous.
In all this Hopewell is nowhere to be seen.
There is definitely a pattern of abuse of public funds, beginning with Coronavirus supplies, Zupco buses, Tanzanian maize supplies, Command Agriculture, and the Presidential inputs program. If I were to make a big deal out of it, there would no end to the list.
Hopewell is a journalist and a publicist. So am I. There is nothing illegal about that. While no person of interest in all the shenanigans listed above has been brought to book to my knowledge, the economy continues to fall apart.
It is the economy that has exposed the entire fly by night deals.
The persons of interest continue, like those in Sodom and Gomorrah, to dance, marry, trade under the table with impunity, act out and cut up, and even challenge those like Hopewell who look into their affairs.
To be sure, the names of the FMP beneficiaries were kept under lock and key. We know for certain that Attorney Beatrice Mtetwa requested the list and was denied.
Professor Magaisa has done Zimbabweans a favor by publishing the list. Here is the juicy bit of the list. The honorable president received U$411,728, Maphid Mnangagwa, a relative got U$93,111, Gerald Mlotshwa, president’s son in law got away with U$59,605 and just for the heck of it Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika skipped town with U$124,111.
The police are investigating Hopewell leaving other persons of interest in plain sight.
My Mainini had the last word. “Kenny, Mwanangu, I tell you that man is a serious candidate for interrogation by ZACC (Anti-Corruption Commission).” She said.
“Which one?” I asked.
“Have you been listening to what I said?” She concluded.
If anybody knows this Mainini of mine, Alice Hungwe, please let me know
Over 10 000 health workers in Africa infected with COVID-19
Brazzaville, 23 July 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned of the threat posed by COVID-19 to health workers across Africa.
More than 10 000 health workers in the 40 countries which have reported on such infections have been infected with COVID-19 so far, a sign of the challenges medical staff on the frontlines of the outbreak face.
This comes as COVID-19 cases in Africa appear to be gathering pace. There are now more than 750 000 cases of COVID-19, with over 15 000 deaths. Some countries are approaching a critical number of infections that can place stress on health systems. South Africa is now among the worst-hit countries in the world.
“The growth we are seeing in COVID-19 cases in Africa is placing an ever-greater strain on health services across the continent,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa.
“This has very real consequences for the individuals who work in them, and there is no more sobering example of this than the rising number of health worker infections.”
So far, about 10% of all cases globally are among health workers, though there is a wide range between individual countries. In Africa, information on health worker infections is still limited, but preliminary data finds that they make up more than 5% of cases in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa alone, and in four of these, health workers make up more than 10% of all infections.
Inadequate access to personal protective equipment or weak infection prevention and control measures raise the risk of health worker infection. Surging global demand for protective equipment as well as global restrictions on travel have triggered supply shortages.
Health workers can also be exposed to patients who do not show signs of the disease and are in the health facilities for a range of other services.
Risks may also arise when health personnel are repurposed for COVID-19 response without adequate briefing, or because of heavy workloads which result in fatigue, burnout and possibly not fully applying the standard operating procedures.
In many African countries infection prevention and control measures aimed at preventing infections in health facilities are still not fully implemented. When WHO assessed clinics and hospitals across the continent for these measures, only 16% of the nearly 30 000 facilities surveyed had assessment scores above 75%.
Many health centres were found to lack the infrastructure necessary to implement key infection prevention measures, or to prevent overcrowding. Only 7.8% (2213) had isolation capacities and just a third had the capacity to triage patients.
“One infection among health workers is one too many,” said Dr Moeti. “Doctors, nurses and other health professionals are our mothers, brothers and sisters. They are helping to save lives endangered by COVID-19. We must make sure that they have the equipment, skills and information they need to keep themselves, their patients and colleagues safe.”
WHO has been working closely with health ministries to reduce health worker infections since the outbreak began. The Organization has trained more than 50 000 health workers in Africa in infection prevention and control, with plans to train over 200 000 more, as well as providing guidance documents and guidelines on best care practices and the most up-to-date treatment regimes.
WHO is also helping to fill gaps in the supply of personal protective equipment. Currently, 41 million items of personal protective equipment are ready to ship from China to cover the needs of 47 African countries. Shipments for an initial set of 23 African countries are planned to start during this weekend.
As a result of concerted efforts by WHO and partners some African countries have managed to reduce health worker infections considerably. For example, two months ago over 16% of COVID-19 infections in Sierra Leone were among health workers.
The figure has now dropped to 9%. Cote d’Ivoire has reduced the proportion of infections among health workers from 6.1% to 1.4%. Scaling up infection prevention and control measures can further reduce infections among health workers.
Dr Moeti spoke about health worker infections in Africa during a virtual press conference today organized by APO Group. She was joined by Hon Dr Léonie Claudine Lougue, Minister of Health of Burkina Faso; Hon Dr Alpha T. Wurie, Minister of Health and Population of Sierra Leone; and Dr Jemima A. Dennis-Antwi, International Maternal Health & Midwifery Specialist.
TM Pick n Pay has announced that it has closed its Strathaven Branch in Harare after some of its staff members tested positive of the deadly Coronavirus.
In a statement the company said the branch will remain closed indefinitely.
Read the statement below:
We write to notify you that our Strathaven Branch has been temporarily closed due to our Staff members testing positive to COVID-19, the employees are now self- quarantined.
All other staff members at the branch are being screened and tested in accordance with Ministry of Health and Child Care guidelines. They shall all be self-quarantined until we have obtained their results.
We have contacted the Rapid Response Team to deep clean and thoroughly disinfect the branch as a measure to ensure decontamination. The branch will therefore remain closed until further notice.
We have taken the above steps to ensure that the health and safety of our employees, service providers and customers is safeguarded.
As we continue to fight this pandemic, we encourage our customers, stakeholders and the nation at large to remain vigilant and take all necessary precautions to ensure they adhere to the guidelines to curb the spread of COVID-19.
We shall continue to check the body temperatures of all staff members, service providers and customers and have their hand sanitised at all entry points. We shall ensure that face masks are worn at all times.
We would like to thank you for your continued support and cooperation during these difficult times
By A Correspondent- Villagers of Retreat Farm in Bindura were left shell shocked after a 41 year old man axed his wife over a television dispute on Monday.
Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the case.
“I can confirm a case of an attempted murder in Bindura where Virimai Kambezo axed his wife Enita Manyara on the head once and committed suicide by hanging 400meters away from the scene,” Mundembe said.
Allegations are that Manyara came home late from her parents’ home where she was watching television and slept.
The following day their 23 year old daughter found her mother in a pool of blood with an axe stuck on her head while the father’s dead body was hanging from a tree 400 meters away.
Manyara was rushed to hospital and latter transferred to Parirenyatwa group of hospital where the axe was removed and her condition is critical.
Police warned people to desist from domestic violence but instead seek counselling.
Breaking News: Police are chasing away people at Charge Office Bus Terminus using loudspeakers saying they should leave town. They are using baton sticks. Some of the commuters say they have been waiting for ZUPCO buses since 1500hrs and now risk walking to Chitungwiza on foot!
MDC-T Vice-Chairman Morgen Komichi said the MDC T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora’s nomination by some Harare MDC T members is not valid because the standing committee directed all provinces to stop any nomination processes till a directive with guidelines by the party’s standing committee is issued.
Komichi went on to say the meeting that convened and nominated Mwonzora yesterday defied procedures and will bear no official recognition.
Komichi’s statement reads:
On Wednesday 15th July 2020, the Standing Committee set and resolved that the following happen:
Since we had failed to get clearance from the Police and the Ministry of Health because of the WHO’s Covid 19 restrictions on movement and gatherings, we immediately instructed our lawyers to approach the courts to seek variation of the time frames set in the judgment that actuated the Extraordinary Congress.
The Organising Department was tasked with compiling the list of genuine 2014 delegates as they stand today.
At this last Tuesday, Standing Committee meeting, it was directed that all provinces stop any nomination processes until the issuance of a directive with guidelines by the Standing Committee.
Yesterday’s Harare ‘Provincial meeting’ and it’s produce was therefore a defiance of procedures, processes and the leadership and must be condemned and dismissed by all. We must observe discipline and order at all times as we move towards our historic Extraordinary Congress which is a constitutional requirement which must be fulfilled.
We hear the ‘meeting’ was attended by 38 people and allegedly chaired by Mr. Simon Hove, and it being unilateral, will bear no official recognition.
The ground rules of the party shall be set and a neutral electoral board appointed and tasked to run all processes leading up to the Extraordinary Congress
Meanwhile, the MDC T has indefinitely postponed the court-sanctioned extraordinary congress due to the COVID-19 pandemic which is putting restrictive measures on people congregating in large numbers.
Breaking News: Police are chasing away people at Charge Office Bus Terminus using loudspeakers saying they should leave town. They are using baton sticks. Some of the commuters say they have been waiting for ZUPCO buses since 1500hrs and now risk walking to Chitungwiza on foot!
By A Correspondent- MDC-T Vice-Chairman Morgen Komichi has dismissed the nomination of MDC T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora for party presidency.
Mwonzora was reportedly nominated by some Harare MDC T members recently.
However, Komichi said Mwonzora’s nomination is not valid because the standing committee directed all provinces to stop nomination processes till a directive with guidelines by the party’s standing committee is issued.
He also stated that the meeting that convened and nominated Mwonzora was not sanctioned to convene their “meeting” neither was it officially recognised by the party.
Said Komichi in a statement:
On Wednesday 15th July 2020, the Standing Committee set and resolved that the following happen:
1. Since we had failed to get clearance from the Police and the Ministry of Health because of the WHO’s Covid 19 restrictions on movement and gatherings, we immediately instructed our lawyers to approach the courts to seek variation of the time frames set in the judgment that actuated the Extraordinary Congress.
2. The Organising Department was tasked with compiling the list of genuine 2014 delegates as they stand today.
3. At this last Tuesday, Standing Committee meeting, it was directed that all provinces stop any nomination processes until the issuance of a directive with guidelines by the Standing Committee.
Yesterday’s Harare ‘Provincial meeting’ and it’s produce was therefore a defiance of procedures, processes and the leadership and must be condemned and dismissed by all.
We must observe discipline and order at all times as we move towards our historic Extraordinary Congress which is a constitutional requirement which must be fulfilled.
We hear the ‘meeting’ was attended by 38 people and allegedly chaired by Mr. Simon Hove, and it being unilateral, will bear no official recognition.
The ground rules of the party shall be set and a neutral electoral board appointed and tasked to run all processes leading up to the Extraordinary Congress
The development comes amid revelations that the MDC T has indefinitely postponed the court-sanctioned extraordinary congress due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The party said it regretted failure to hold the congress.
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The South African Presidency has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will address that nation at 8pm on Thursday on developments in South Africa’s risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of COVID-19.
The President’s address follows a number of meetings of the Cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Council.
Some unions, parents and pupils are keen to hear if he will announce that schools will be completely closed, and for how long.
South Africans have been locked in a charged debate on whether more pupils should return to class as the country approaches the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supporters of the move say children would be low-risk patients if they contracted the virus, while critics insist that more pupils at schools would exacerbate the outbreak.
South Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic is now among the worst in the world – with an unprecedented 572 deaths recorded in the past 24-hour cycle.
COVID-19 has infected almost 400,000 South Africans and 5,940 people have died from the disease.
Teacher unions are divided, but some say the accelerating infection rate should be used as a sign to put the brakes on the academic calendar.
The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa is calling for contact classes to be halted for about at least a month.
If schools do close, speculation is rife that matric pupils would be among the first to return, while all other grades would again be phased in.
The Harare Magistrates Court on Thursday adjourned to Friday the bail hearing for Hopewell Chin’ono, as courts are closing early due to the Covid-19 curfew that the government imposed.
A freelance journalist, Chin’ono was arrested together with Jacob Ngarivhume of Transform Zimbabwe, accused of fronting plans to hold anti-government protests on July 31.
In adjourning the bail hearing, magistrate Ngoni Nduna said, “Court staff need to get home before the curfew starts at 6 PM”.
This was after examination and cross-examination of state witnesses had taken most of the bail hearing.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday set stricter Covid-19 lockdown rules and imposed a 12-hour dusk to dawn curfew which began on Wednesday.
Ngarivhume has been widely quoted in the media in recent weeks threatening the protests on July 31 would go ahead with or without government permission while the state alleges Chin’ono, a prominent social media user, has also been allegedly linked to the same protests.
Earlier on Ngarivhume was denied bail in a separate courtroom after the State proved that if admitted to bail, he would proceed to lead the planned demonstrations.
The Harare Magistrates Court on Thursday denied bail to Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume who was arrested on Tuesday on allegations of inciting public violence.
Ngarivhume was remanded in custody to August 6 this year.
Presiding magistrate Tranos Utahwashe said he was convinced by the State assertion that if released on bail, Ngarivhume would organise violent demonstrations.
Ngarivhume has been using social media to incite the public to engage in street protests on July 31 this year ostensibly against corruption.
“It is in the interest of justice that the accused be denied bail,” said Utahwashe.
Defense lawyer Moses Nkomo told the media they would be appealing against the ruling at the High Court.
“The reason why he us being denied bail is that the state fears that if he is released on bail, there are going to be demonstrations. “The State alleges that he has incited the nation to demonstrate against corruption and they fear if he is given bail, the demonstrations will proceed on the 31st of July,” he said.
“We will be appealing at the High Court in the earliest possible time,” he told reporters.
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, Dr Gideon Gono has cleared MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa from the list of people accused of corruptly benefiting from the controversial RBZ Farm Mechanisation Programme 2007 and 2008.
Speaking on Zimbabwe Television Network (ZTN) today, Gono said that some senior members of the opposition did receive the money but exonerated Chamisa.
“Very senior members from MDC were beneficiaries of the programme in question. It is unfortunate that Alex’s list omits some names of people from the party that he was advising at the time.
“I’m not here to spell out all the names of beneficiaries neither am I aware of Chamisa benefiting from the program, but I can surely confirm that Welshman Ncube benefited,” said Gono.
Watch video downloading below for the full no holds barred discussion of the issue.
SuperSport United coach Kaitano Tembo has revealed his plans after competing the LaLiga Masterclass Course, saying he hopes it will help him fight for his maiden ABSA Premiership title.
The Zimbabwean coach, who turned 50 yesterday, worked with Celta Vigo coach Oscar Garcia, Athletico Bilbao’s Gaizka Garitano and a coordinator of LaLiga Sports Projects Department, Juan Florit Zapata, over a four-week period during May and June.
After completeling the course, the former Warriors defender responded, after being asked if it will propel him to league glory, as cited by Goal.com: “Most definitely. I think La Liga has really played a huge role for me in my development and my confidence as a coach.”
“I would also love to continue learning from them especially when everything has settled down. I would like to further my knowledge through La Liga. I think if you look at our team, we haven’t been far off for the past two seasons.
“Last season was very close. At some point with only four games to go we were four points away from the log leaders,” he added-Soccer 24
Own Correspondent| Controversial Masvingo preacher, Isaac Makomichi, has caused furore on social media after introducing what he calls the “total control love potion.”
Church leaders have accused the youthful preacher of using juju to gain popularity.
Makomichi tweeted: “A must read to ladies Ancient ladies used to rely on love juju, that’s why they were not cheated or divorced.
He is cheating you?Are you happy with your love life?Then use my new anointed love potion called Total Control Potion.”
Church leaders have said the love potion has nothing to do with Christian values in spite of the results it produces.
However, Makomichi claims the herb is an integral part of his prophetic ministry.
FORMER Warriors skipper, Benjani Mwaruwari, has thrown his weight behind Alois Bunjira to be the next ZIFA president.
The ex-Manchester City and Portsmouth forward is currently working on his coaching badges and sports management courses in England.
He believes it was a blessing in disguise when he was barred from fighting for the ZIFA presidency, a few years ago, on a technicality, as this has enabled him to boost his football knowledge.
Speaking to South African broadcaster, Robert Marawa, on his daily radio show, Benjani said the future, for him, and Zimbabwe football, was exciting.
He believes he will have another go at the ZIFA presidency, in the future but, for now, he was backing Bunjira to be the next boss of domestic football.
“I think in future, yes, because when I tried, there was a loophole, so, sometimes chances come early but, unfortunately, age was not on my side,’’ he said. “They said I was too young, the constitution said no under 40s should lead the association.
“People are scared that footballers will come and do great and they tighten it up and, that time, the FIFA president won it at 39 years.
“I think it was a blessing, as well, I am doing sports management, sometimes you need to be ready.
“I am doing my coaching badges. I am halfway through my UEFA A, we are just waiting for the practicals.
“I am attached to Portsmouth at the moment, hopefully, by September everything would be running and we will just wrap it up.’’
He revealed he recently spoke to Bunjira and gave him his blessings-The Herald
MARVELOUS Nakamba’s Aston Villa face a decisive closing weekend of the 2019/20 English Premiership season and need nothing short of victory against West Ham in London to avoid the dreaded chop.
Villa grabbed a priceless 1-0 victory over visiting Arsenal on Tuesday night to move one place above the relegation zone by a superior goal difference over third from bottom Watford.
Both sides are tied on 34 points heading into the final games of the league on Sunday’.
Villa, who bounced back into the topflight by winning the 2018/19 promotional playoff, will be out to cement their stay in the EPL when they visit West Ham.
Being the final weekend of the season obviously triggers bad memories for Villa fans, whose side spent three years in the Championship before returning to the top tier this season.
Before being relegated from the EPL in 2016, Villa played in the top tier of the English Premiership since its establishment in 1992/93.
Now home to Zimbabwe international Nakamba, who is in his maiden Premiership football, Villa are aware that a defeat or a draw at West Ham and victory for Watford over Arsenal will condemn the Birmingham side to the Championship, joining Bournemouth and Norwich, who have already been relegated.
An elated Nakamba described the win against the Gunners as “massive” and is looking forward to the final game, which should be a blood and thunder affair against West Ham-Chronicle
George Chigove says he is not thinking much about his future at Polokwane City, insisting his sole focus is on helping the team avoid relegation.
The Zimbabwean was offered a two-month deal just to finish off the season after his contract had expired in June.
Chigova told Sowetan: “The club wanted me to finish the season with them and that was also my wish, so I signed a two-month extension. The club is happy with me, I have been here for the past five years, and I am happy to be here, so I accepted the deal to finishing the season here.
“The fact that the club gave me two months shows that they love me, so I must continue to deliver on the pitch. My main focus is to play the remaining matches and fight to save the club from relegation.
“Regarding the new deal, I don’t want to think about it now… It’s something I’ll entertain at the end of the season.”
Chigova joined Polokwane from SuperSport United in 2015, having arrived at Matsatsantsa from Zimbabwean side Dynamos in 2012-Soccer 24
By Jane Mlambo| Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono who was arrested on Monday on charges of inciting the public to protest against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration on the 31st of July will spend his fourth night behind bars after the Harare Magistrates Court rolled over the matter to tomorrow.
The court had to adjourn due to the curfew laws put imposed on the country by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Before the adjournement of the court, Chin’ono’s lawyer was making submissions on her application for bail pending trial.
Posting on Twitter, MDC Alliance Vice President Tendai Biti said;
“So Hope will spend a further night in remand after the bail application proceedings were adjourned due to Mnangagwa s curfew laws ,SI 174 . Bail is elementary & should be granted as of right .State capture is pervasive .State capture is a crime against humanity.”
Farai Dziva|The MDC Alliance has strongly condemned the harassment of Harare Mayor, Councillor Hebert Gomba by State security agents.
See full statement below :
STATEMENT ON THE ARREST OF HARARE MAYOR HERBERT GOMBA
We have learnt of the arrest of Harare Mayor, Councillor Herbert Gomba.
We are yet to be briefed by his lawyers on the reason for his arrest and the full nature of the charges that he faces. Once these are available, we will issue a detailed statement.
We condemn the unconstitutional nature of Mayor Herbert Gomba’s arrest as he was seized by military intelligence officers in the middle of the night in the presence of his wife and children.
He was not informed of the reason for his arrest or afforded any of his constitutional safeguards as required by the law.
This nocturnal arrest by security agents cannot go unchallenged.
More information will be availed in due course. Fadzayi Mahere [National Spokesperson]
It is not certain how long the virus that causes COVID-19 survives on surfaces, but it seems to behave like other coronaviruses.
Studies suggest that coronaviruses (including preliminary information on the COVID-19 virus) may persist on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days.
This may vary under different conditions (e.g. type of surface, temperature or humidity of the environment).
If you think a surface may be infected, clean it with simple disinfectant to kill the virus and protect yourself and others. Clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, or nose.
Is it safe to receive a package from any area where COVID-19 has been reported?
Yes. The likelihood of an infected person contaminating commercial goods is low and the risk of catching the virus that causes COVID-19 from a package that has been moved, travelled, and exposed to different conditions and temperature is also low.
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Own Correspondent| Controversial Masvingo preacher, Isaac Makomichi, has caused furore on social media after introducing what he calls the “total control love potion.”
Church leaders have accused the youthful preacher of using juju to gain popularity.
Makomichi tweeted: “A must read to ladies Ancient ladies used to rely on love juju, that’s why they were not cheated or divorced.
He is cheating you?Are you happy with your love life?Then use my new anointed love potion called Total Control Potion.”
Church leaders have said the love potion has nothing to do with Christian values in spite of the results it produces.
However, Makomichi claims the herb is an integral part of his prophetic ministry.
Farai Dziva|The lawyer representing Jacob Ngarivhume, Advocate Moses Nkomo has said he will challenge the dismissal of his client’s bail application by a Harare magistrate.
Advocate Nkomo said he would file opposing papers at the High Court as a matter of urgency.
Ngarivhume was denied bail by Magistrate Trainos Utahwashe on Thursday.
A nasty split is brewing in the Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T outfit after a faction aligned to Douglas Mwonzora has commenced nominations for the 31st of July Extra-Ordinary Congress.
On Tuesday, Acting Party Spokesperson Khalipheni Phugeni told journalists that it will be difficult to convene the 31st of July event. In a turn of events the Mwonzora faction convened a Harare Provincial meeting where he was endorsed as the preferred candidate to take over as a substantial President.
Former Khupe’s aide Witness Dube posted on Twitter saying, “MDC Hre Prov have handed current SG, The Hon Senator Douglas T. MWONZORA, an emphatic endorsement for party President at the July 31 EOC. @DrThoko_Khupe 0 @EngMudzuri 23 @DMwonzora 189. Siyafika Noma Kanjani! Tinosvika Chete! Victory is Certain #NOBODYLEFTBEHIND
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Khupe’s officials were quick to dismiss the nomination as a non-event saying the party had not opened up the nomination process.
The latest fallout follows an incident were Khupe’s aides allegedly assaulted by Mwonzora’s security staff at the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House party headquarters in Harare
According to reports Khupe’s aide, identified as Kudzanai Mashumba, was allegedly assaulted by Mwonzora’s security.
This was after Mashumba attempted to conduct security checks, including checking on where Khupe would sit, a move that angered Mwonzora’s followers.
It is not certain how long the virus that causes COVID-19 survives on surfaces, but it seems to behave like other coronaviruses.
Studies suggest that coronaviruses (including preliminary information on the COVID-19 virus) may persist on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days.
This may vary under different conditions (e.g. type of surface, temperature or humidity of the environment).
If you think a surface may be infected, clean it with simple disinfectant to kill the virus and protect yourself and others. Clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, or nose.
Is it safe to receive a package from any area where COVID-19 has been reported?
Yes. The likelihood of an infected person contaminating commercial goods is low and the risk of catching the virus that causes COVID-19 from a package that has been moved, travelled, and exposed to different conditions and temperature is also low.
Credit:WHO
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Government has gazzetted SI 174 of 2020 to pronounce which businesses can operate under the new regulations pronounced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday.
The following businesses are allowed to be conducted until 3PM daily.
By A Correspondent- MDC National Youth Assembly leader Shakespeare Mukoyi’s father succumbed to the deadly Coronavirus, a screenshot from an MDC-T Whatsapp chat group has alleged.
According to a screenshot seen by this reporter, a participant said, “Mourners are still gathered at 3506 Kuwadzana 3 Postmortem results are now out and it is sad to note that our baba succumbed to covid19.
“The body will leave Harare tomorrow Thursday 23/07/20 @ 9AM hearding to Rukweza in Rusape for burial same day. We have been advised that mourners can travel in the morning together with the body. All funeral contributions to be sent to our National Treasurer. (sic)”
MDC-T Acting President Thokozani Khupe took to Twitter to send his condolence message to the Mukoyi family.
“It is with a heavy heart that once again I extend my deepest condolences to our NYA Chair Shakespeare Mukoyi and his family following the death of his beloved father. On behalf of the NC & the entire MDC-T family we would want you to know that our thoughts and prayers are with you.” Khupe said.
By A Correspondent- The Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe has donated 18 laptops to the Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services.
The donation was done by Chinese Ambassador Guo Shaochun after a meeting with Secretary for Information Nick Mangwana.
After receiving the laptops Mangwana said:
“Today we held a meeting with the @ChineseZimbabwe. Ambassador Guo Shaochun who emphasised that he always advises Chinese companies investing in Zimbabwe to obey the law and work within the regulations. The environment should be respected and minerals sold through formal channels.”
Chinese Communist Party donated masks and testing kits to the ruling party ZANU PF on Wednesday.
STATEMENT ON THE ARREST OF HARARE MAYOR HERBERT GOMBA
We have learnt of the arrest of Harare Mayor, Councillor Herbert Gomba.
We are yet to be briefed by his lawyers on the reason for his arrest and the full nature of the charges that he faces. Once these are available, we will issue a detailed statement.
We condemn the unconstitutional nature of Mayor Herbert Gomba’s arrest as he was seized by military intelligence officers in the middle of the night in the presence of his wife and children.
He was not informed of the reason for his arrest or afforded any of his constitutional safeguards as required by the law.
This nocturnal arrest by security agents cannot go unchallenged.
More information will be availed in due course. Fadzayi Mahere [National Spokesperson]
Farai Dziva|The lawyer representing Jacob Ngarivhume, Advocate Moses Nkomo has said he will challenge the dismissal of his client’s bail application by a Harare magistrate.
Advocate Nkomo said he would file opposing papers at the High Court as a matter of urgency.
Ngarivhume was denied bail by Magistrate Trainos Utahwashe on Thursday.
Farai Dziva|MDC Alliance Youth Assembly Organising Secretary and ward 4 Councillor, Masvingo Urban Constituency, Godfrey Kurauone was shocked beyond belief when he realized that the State had altered the initial charge against him.
Kurauone who was initially charged with undermining the authority of the President could not believe his eyes when he saw a new charge on court documents.
The State is now accusing him of unlawful entry.
“The system is rotten. Upon arrival at the Court today I was surprised to see a totally different charge against me. Hanzi Unlawful Entry imi woye,” posted Kurauone on Facebook.
