VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has warned machete-wielding artisanal miners who are terrorising communities and other miners that they will face the full wrath of the law.

Addressing a handful of people at the International Day of Co-operatives in Bindura yesterday, the Vice-President said he was back and healthy and would ensure that machete-wielding illegal miners were brought to book.

“I would like to thank you all for praying for me during my sickness. Let me assure you that I am back and very much healthy,” Chiwenga said.

“As government, we are saying no to machete-wielding miners, hatidi mabhemba (we don’t want machetes)! Let me repeat, no to machete-wielding miners. The law will descend heavily on (the rogue) artisanal miners. We cannot afford to have illegal miners wreaking havoc in the country,” Chiwenga thundered.

He urged illegal miners to join co-operatives and regularise their operations in a bid to develop the nation.

“The government recognises the existence of artisanal miners and we are urging them to join co-operatives so that the country moves forward in the mining sector,” Chiwenga added.

The VP also told the gathering that hunger is stalking the nation due to a poor harvest and Mashonaland Central province, formerly the bread basket of the country, has not been spared.

“I was briefed by the Minister of State for Mashonaland Central (Monica Mavhunga) that hunger has tormented the province. Yes, we know hunger is there and as the government, we have formed a committee being spearheaded by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sibusiso Moyo, Minister of Agriculture, Perrance Shiri and Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, who are busy sourcing for food aid and weekly, the country is receiving food,” he said.

“Let me also assure you that no one will starve under the new dispensation. The government is working flat out to see to it that everyone is fed.”

Chiwenga also said: “We were also told that many schools in Mt Darwin, Muzarabani and Mbire are like fowl runs and should be prioritised because education is key, that is where our future leaders are learning. The government has taken note of that.”

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A Bulawayo-based cop was shamed for “stealing” his wife’s underwear supposedly to take them to a sangoma for ritual purposes.

The disgrace was made public at the Bulawayo Civil Court where Locardia Hove made an application for a protection order against her husband, Freedom Hove, a police officer, accusing him of being violent towards her.

Locardia claimed her abusive husband based at ZRP Nkulumane was also in the habit of assaulting her in front of their children aged five and eight years respectively.

“I am the applicant in this matter and the respondent Freedom Hove is my husband. He is based at ZRP Nkulumane. He is of a violent nature and he is always assaulting me in front of our children and this affects them emotionally.

“He also took my documents and underwear without my consent.

He went on to accuse me of being a witch and banned me from cooking for our kids saying I might poison them,” complained Locardia, adding that she was now living in fear of her husband as they were no longer in talking terms.

Spiritedly begging for a protection order to be granted in her favour, Locardia further said Freedom was no longer sleeping at home.

“He is now coming home after two days only to change and whenever he comes, he will be violent,” she said.

In his response, Freedom didn’t deny his wife’s accusations before he consented to the granting of the protection order in her favour.

By his consent presiding magistrate Jeconiah Ncube granted the protection order which refrains Freedom from verbally and physically assaulting his wife.

He also ordered him not take his wife’s property without her consent.B-Metro

It never rains but pours for incarcerated Second Lady Marry Chiwenga following sensational claims made by ex-husband Shingi Kawondera, implicating her and nephew Genius ‘Ginimbi’ Kadungure in ‘company theft’ allegations, Zim Morning Post can reveal.Shingi Kawondera and his four kids

Kawondera told Zim Morning Post last week. that Pioneer Gases (Ginimbi’s company) was his brainchild and he was the sole owner and founder.

He alleges that his ex-wife Marry connived with Ginimbi to forge papers and elbow him out by illegally changing the directorship.

“I am the sole owner of Pioneer Gases that Ginimbi claims to be his.

“I have the papers to prove it.

“What happened is Ginimbi was my friend at the time and he connived with Marry to doctor paperwork to remove me from the directorship, but Mwari ndewemunhu wese haamwire ku Dreams (God is for us all)

“I was based in Cyprus and had the resources to fund the project,” Kawondera said.

Kawondera could not however produce documentary evidence and company registration certificate to prove his claims.

Ginimbi scoffed at these claims describing them as ‘wild and crazy’.

He explained how he solely started Pioneer Gases and enlisted himself and his mother as directors.

“This is shocking and absurd, surely don’t be used by people who have their issues and behaving like they are mad.

“You know the history of how I build my business yourself and you have written about it long back.

“I am self made and when I left school, I started doing gases and of course help from some experienced people in the game who recognized my hard work until I decided to register Pioneer Gases,”Advertisementexplained Ginimbi.

Ginimbi further stated that his relationship with Kawondera was not bordered on any business deals, but it was purely based on partying.

“I met Shingi (Kawondera) way after I had already started doing business.

“Ndakasangana naye mustreet and ndanga ndatoshanda ndatobhoo (I met him in the streets and I was already financially stable).

“Our relationship was purely based on partying and his claims are like say for example, anyone can wake up one day and say the car that Genius is driving is mine, its nonsense,” fumed Ginimbi.

A quick search at the registrar of companies confirmed that Genius Kadungure and others were directors of Pioneer Gases.

He challenged Kawondera to institute legal proceedings if he stands on solid ground.

Pioneer Gases imports and distributes LP gas and it also has set footprints in Botswana and South Africa.

Meanwhile, in a previous interview with this reporter in 2010, Ginimbi revealed that soon after school at the age of 17, he engaged in small business transactions.

While residing in Harare’s Sunningdale density suburb, he became a middle-man securing gas for domestic users.

Through a friend who worked for a top airlines company, he quickly secured his first major contract to supply gas to the commercial, industrial, public and retail sectors.

This breakthrough led to the birth of Pioneer Gases.

He has been assisted in planning and logistics by his friend and most trusted lieutenant known as Kit Kat, at least according to him then.

-Zim Morning Post

Dear Ms. Mahere,

I hope I find you well dear girl-child. Your interview with Trevor Ncube made me a proud mother. Not to repeat all you have already said in that groundbreaking interview: You are indeed a very talented person, a passionate activist, one of the finest young women politicians out there who know their activism on their fingertips. This is the calibre of women we want to see taking this country forward. Where we may have failed dismally, you have the energy to finish our journey to freedom successfully, a responsibility that we took over from our mothers and fathers. Fadzai, you have it all in your profession as a lawyer, your academics and a politician to lead this nation to dizzy heights.

What was striking in your interview was your answer as to why you joined MDC-Alliance. Your conviction is that you did not need to split the opposition by fighting the regime as splitter groups but as a united force. I am sure that decision was informed judging from the vast experience you already have: you have a very impressive CV and international exposure. You have served in international bodies and institutions to get the in-depth knowledge you have. In that interview you shone out. You will indeed inspire many young girls to do more: to my delight.

Coming to some parts of your interview once more; you say you joined the party that is not perfect. The women in MDC-Alliance still have a lot to work on because in that party woman are seriously short-changed. Having seen your vibrant talk to the end with Trevor I have no doubt in my mind that those will be the areas of interest to turn tables around and revolutionalize your party on gender issues. Women still rate second in MDC-Alliance; I am sure that you and other young women will correct those gender imbalances. Women are indeed second class citizens, first in MDC-Alliance and in the country as a whole. I am dead sure you are going to play your part well.

What stood out in that interview once more is the courage you displayed throughout. This is what makes a genuine and authentic activist and politician. You are young, intelligent, eloquent, articulate and courageous woman. I cannot ask for more in a young woman of your age. We are not young anymore dear Fadzai, the hope that we shall leave the fight for justice and gender equality on your hands like yours and indeed other women will make me smile in my grave. Thank you for making my day mtanami/mwana wangu. I really love you. You have my blessing. We are slowly passing on the baton to you young women to do more for the revolution, remembering too that the women’s fight is a double fight all the time: it is fighting for the regime change in Zimbabwe and at the same breath the women’s rights will not be given to us on a silver plate but a bitter fight will be needed to change this patriarchal thinking and a sense of entitlement in our societies.

Before I pen off dear Fadzi, I wish to remind you that in our own ways, abilities and possibilities we need to be able to fight for other women irrespective of their political affiliations and close connections to the powers that be. I am having Mrs. Marry Chiwenga in mind. She has made many mistakes during the time she was wife to the General Chiwenga admittedly. However, at such hard times she finds herself in, we need to see a mother in her and a sister who needs our emotional solidarity. Her crimes compared to all other criminals looting the state coffers, she did not deserve the treatment she got from her husband; exposing her in that manner. Remember too that, that humiliation can happen to anyone of us women. The estranged husband General Chiwenga is using ZACC to punish her but on the other hand, forgetting that she is mother to his children! Curiously the head of ZACC department is a woman!

Our solidarity is not to condom corruption Marry is accused of, but the way the state was used to punish her as if she is the big fish in the scheme of corruption. Marry is a complete victim of circumstances still beyond our comprehension. Here, I ask for women’s solidarity and nothing more. Mrs. Marry Chiwenga is unwell and her children need their mother at Christmas to them that motherly comfort and her presence will give smile to their growing up faces.

Solidarity with other women is something I have learnt as a politician here in Germany. Just like you: I lost parliamentary EU elections in May this year and I know how it feels to lose elections. I was on a Feminist Party” The Women” ticket that taught me among many other things: global solidarity with women in distress. I am deeply proud of this insight. We can do a lot in uplifting other women and give each other hope, inspiration and courage to fight especially gender issues, a global menace.

Please, for all those who did not see this “Conversation with Trevor/Adv. Fadzai Mahere, I would recommend all especially women to watch the video to the end. It is a refreshing well articulated, intelligently presented interview to recommend. They don’t call you Fadzai for nothing!

Your mother in spirit
Nomazulu Thata

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe injected an additional $20 million of banknotes into circulation in the last week, with much of it channelled to the People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB), used to distribute a lot of pensions.

The funds are expected to marginally ease the demand for physical cash. 

This was said by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube in an interview on the sidelines of a familiarisation tour of the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) head office in Harare yesterday.

“In the last week alone, we have put in about $20 million,” said Prof Ncube. “We targeted POSB specifically, but not exclusively, because we know that a lot of our ordinary citizens are banking with them and it’s important that they have all the cash that they need.”

Depositors  yesterday said they still faced challenges obtaining cash from banks, adding that they observe the situation was getting worse.

Economists say while the RBZ was right to increase cash in circulation given the high demand, it would take time before cash queues start to subside. 

The recommended cash levels in circulation are 10 percent to 15 percent of money supply, which is presently estimated at $19 billion.

This means Zimbabwe requires about $2 billion in physical cash, yet there is about $720 million in circulation. 

Since the introduction of new notes and coins in November, about $120 million has been injected into circulation.

The RBZ introduced new $2 coins and $2 and $5 notes following a surge in demand for cash in the informal sector which operates largely on a cash basis or offers discounts for cash.

Informal traders say that this allows them to buy black market foreign exchange at a discount.

As Unity Day, Christmas and New Year holidays start tomorrow, there has been a sharp rise in the demand for cash across the country for bus fares and for spending in rural shops which often seek a high premium for mobile money transfers.

This has seen long queues at banks, amid reports that some unscrupulous bank workers were diverting personal withdrawals to the informal cash market where it is sold at about 30 percent premiums, half what was usual a month ago, but still steep. 

Prof Ncube said as more banknotes were being injected into circulation for the convenience of the transacting public, bigger denominations will start circulating in the first quarter of next year. 

Turning to IPEC management and staff, Prof Ncube said Government was aware of the work underway regarding the revaluation of pensions in light of currency changes in 2009 and this year. 

He said Government will be supporting the insurance regulator to make sure industry players did the right thing. 

Prof Ncube said there was need for IPEC to engage in public awareness programmes on the goings-on in the sector. 

“I guess there is need to do more awareness in terms of the public; educate the consumer about what is going on in the industry,” he said.

-State Media

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow meet members of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) at his Kwekwe farm.

The government confirmed the meeting, saying it was centred around production and will include a tour of the farm.

Polad is made up of the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe, the National Constitutional Assembly led by Lovemore Madhuku and many other small parties.

The meeting comes as MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called for the non-inclusion of Polad in talks between his party and Zanu PF, saying the coming in of the actors will confuse the process as they have their own agendas.

Polad was created by Mnangagwa after the disputed 2018 elections to dialogue with losers in the presidential poll.

Chamisa, however, refused to be part of the process, saying meaningful dialogue should be between his party and Zanu PF and should address the legitimacy issue first.

While the MDC leader has refused to recognise Mnangagwa as the legitimate President, Polad members have, however, recognised him and are working with him.

The meeting comes days after the visit by former South African President Thabo Mbeki to initiate dialogue among political actors.

“The President has invited all members of Polad for them to appreciate what he is doing at the farm,” presidential spokesperson George Charamba said yesterday.

— NewsDay

Your thought?

Our two vice Presidents have both been involved in dirty fights with their wives in run ups to divorce.

One chased the wife around with an axe while the other got the wife arrested?

Who is a better "devil" here?

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) December 19, 2019

Government has dismissed social media messages that universities have raised fees by more than 500 percent.

One of the discredited messages reads: “University of Zimbabwe fees increased to $15 000 per semester. Medicine Faculty to pay $45 000 per semester. Law full time $12 000 and part time $21 500 per semes­ter. The Ministry of Higher education has granted all State Universities and other ter­tiary institutions authority to raise the fees which had not been raised in tandem with inflation.”

A table of fees purportedly for Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) shows fig­ures ranging between $4 245 and $15 000 while international students are supposed to pay US$3 000.

In a telephone interview yesterday, Min­ister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Sci­ence and Technology Development Pro­fessor Amon Murwira said the messages circulating on social media were meant to cause despondency because Government had not approved any fees increases.

“It is shocking, I saw the messages on twit­ter and I was so disappointed with social media,” he said.

“These messages are causing despond­ency in the country. Who can afford to pay $45 000 for fees in this country. I mean what will be your salary?

“We have not even adjusted anything on the ground. Even if we increase the fees it will not be that much, it is just a pack of lies. No committee has sat to discuss fees structures for next year.”

Prof Murwira said the Government indi­cated fees will be adjusted at the end of the austerity period, but nothing had been said as of now.

In July, Government warned universities against raising fees without approval, amid reports that some varsities countrywide had attempted to unilaterally hike fees.

Universities increased fees for parallel and block students, leaving out conven­tional ones whose public outcry usually draws attention.

Prof Murwira, at the time, said fees for all undergraduate categories remained unchanged.

“All fees to do with undergraduate studies have not been increased as such commu­nication passes through my office,” he said then. “I have not signed an ordinance to that effect.

“Fees remain the same until we put alter­native payment methods as we are working on introducing grants.

-State Media

THE family of a South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman who was shot dead in a suspected hit in the neighbouring country has accused his wife of involvement in the killing.

They said Bheki Ndlovu (44) had many problems in his 25 years of marriage with Mrs Nomazwe Ndlovu that could have contributed to his death. In interviews yesterday, two family members said Mrs Ndlovu also cheated on him, recording herself in 66 videos while doing so with a man named as Jabulani Ncube aka Christopher Tshabalala.  

Ncube’s wife told Chronicle that if her husband killed the businessman, he must pay for the crime.

Bheki, an umalayitsha was gunned down while fuelling his vehicle at a BP service station in Johannesburg on Saturday.  The incident happened just a week after his wife allegedly sent him a threatening message that one of them would die.

 “Just a week ago he received a message from his wife. She claimed that it was going to be either Bheki or her who would die. We have the threatening message. We haven’t been able to talk to our daughter-in-law since his death.”

“We don’t know what really transpired but we will share what we know. Two weeks ago, our daughter-in-law came to Zimbabwe counting and registering properties that Bheki had. She counted the shops, houses and livestock one by one something that she had never done during the subsistence of their marriage, we don’t know why,” said a Mr Ndlovu, Bheki’s uncle who declined to give his first name.

They said their in-laws have not even visited their home to pay condolences after Bheki was shot dead.

“Our daughter-in-law’s mother just said she would only come when his body arrives which is very strange as we were not fighting with them,” said Mrs Ndlovu, Bheki’s aunt. 

They said Ndlovu caught his wife several times cheating on him but he would forgive her insisting that he still loved her.

 “As it is, we have 66 sex videos where she recorded herself cheating on him with this man called Jabu (Jabulani Ncube aka Christopher Tshabalala). We think this illicit relationship with Jabu was the most troublesome on their marriage. She did not just cheat with him, around 2017 she cheated on him with a pastor from a local church (name supplied) who committed suicide after their illicit affair was exposed. I think our son was a victim of loving a woman who didn’t love him. He loved his wife but she never loved him,” said Mr Ndlovu, the eldest of Bheki’s uncles and leader of the family. 

He accused her of stealing R100 000 from Bheki.

“But again, he forgave her saying he wanted his family intact. While they have this North End suburb house, his wife clandestinely rented a flat in town. We don’t know why. This only came to light after some properties were attached here in the house as she was no longer paying rent. Again, he forgave her. He bought 25 cattle from his in-laws, that he never saw. We tried on several occasions to intervene in their problems but we failed. For between 19 to 25 years of their marriage they had serious marital problems,” said Mr Ndlovu.

“As it stands, we are afraid that the wife can come and claim all their property since she is the surviving spouse. We don’t want the properties as we have our own properties. But we are afraid that she could squander these things and their children will end up living in poverty yet their father worked so hard. He was our son, but in terms of responsibilities, he was our father as well. He looked after all of us.”

-State Media

Farai Dziva|The Mubaiwa family has released a statement about Marry Chiwenga’s arrest and prosecution.

See full statement below recorded by ZimEye.com below :

My name is Hannington Mubaiwa. And I am an uncle to Marry Chiwenga.

It is needless to say that we are very saddened about the manner in which the alleged case for our daughter or on our daughter is being handled.

The Primary Factor in this case is that, behind it everything that is happening is a family matter. We know that when when a family has a disagreement, the husband who is not happy with his wife should approach the parents and discuss the way forward. And this has not been done, it has shown, it shows how Chiwenga despises and condescends on the Mubaiwa family; Because he should have thought, as a strategic man, should have thought about this; I am sure he considered it and found it unnecessary because we don’t have power, so he perceives.

I want to appeal ED Mnangagwa to intervene in this case in such a way that our daughter is handled with a level of Dignity and Protection that every citizen should have and coming from a higher authority like that, they need to honour her. She is the wife of a Vice President

The People In Govt, None Of Them Deserves Honour

She needs to be respected and honoured regardless of anything else around because the people in government today around today none of them deserves honour when you come to think about it, but they are still in these positions. The best you can do is for her to be allowed house arrest for now.

There is nowhere she can go, but there is need to be a level of dignity. She has children five of them young ones; this is child abuse and it is illegal for Chiwenga to come and take and to organise for the children to be taken; we don’t want to say and think he didn’t know about this.

He does; he is using military power and political power to abuse the police and the anti-corruption system to get back on his wife. Think about this. The case that is at hand, it just does not make much sense.

Intention to murder the husband

As far as the intention to murder the husband – it does not make sense at all; and the rest of them, the externalization; I mean it’s a laughable matter.

Because in Zimbabwe Mr President ED Mnangagwa even though you know yourself there is a lot of externalization that took place; there were many people from many nations who externalised millions of dollars and you didn’t do anything about it. But presidency is being a custodian of the freedom and safety and liberty of the citizens, and my daughter is being denied that right now.

Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zim govt

And we need to look at this case it’s a very serious case it’s a precedent, that really, that Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zimbabwean government right now he is a rebel of the Zimbabwean government.

Because we understand that he came into Zimbabwe, and was received by the Chinese government that is a total disrespect of the Territorial Integrity of Zimbabwe and it is a total disrespect and dishonor of the sovereignty of Zimbabwe. No country should ever be in 2019 be exposed to hegemony or Imperial economic colonialism that has been expressed by China.

Chiwenga was aided by China to secretly fly into Zimbabwe without informing Zim Airspace authorities, ED

Chiwenga has basically externalised the whole nation to China; And that is treason it’s a serious matter, coming into the country without consulting; without informing the president what authority was he using?

What Zimbabweans need to understand is number one we are not saying that our daughter did or didn’t but the manner in which vindication [vindictiveness?] is being used it’s against the international bill of rights it’s against the Zimbabwean Bill of Rights, it should not happen.

You need to understand that hegemony authority of one country over another once it has been instituted the estate of our Descendants has been captured, they will find it very difficult to detach themselves from it.

The Chinese themselves they say according to the words of …. he said that China will never accept interference by other countries in its internal affairs. He said the key principles governing the new international order should be non interference in other countries’ internal affairs and social systems, and China has done just that, and he goes ahead to say hegemony and power politics which have emerged in new form can not last long allowing a few countries to monopolize everything is they have done for years has never solved any problems and never will and I want to ask the people of Zimbabwe to be careful that this is a bad precedent. It’s a precedent, it’s happening in Zimbabwe it’s going to happen to all other countries. This is about power, this is about anti constitutionalism; this is about anarchy that Chiwenga is introducing; this power, this authority.

He was involved in the murder of Zimbabweans in 2018 of August; he is responsible, in January he is responsible it is him. That man is a military pugilistic individual that should not be allowed near power.

President Mnangagwa, I request that you take this matter and give this lady my daughter Mary Mubaiwa the dignity that she deserves, thank you.

However, Efforts to get a comment from the Chinese embassy were fruitless at the time of writing.

SELF-EXILED former Manicaland Provincial Affairs Minister, Mandiitawepi Chimene, should be investigated on allegations of selling state land at the 120-hectare Fairholme Farm in Mutasa Rural District among other charges.

The recommendation was made by the Commission of Inquiry into the sale of state land around urban areas since 2005. The commission recently presented its report to President Emmerson Mnangagwa who vowed to bring to book land barons who duped home-seekers.

Chimene who is cited with many others has also been accused of selling the land without signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Local Government.

She also stands accused of selling land before fully servicing it and abusing her office ‘then’ in securing the allocation of farm and change of use letter of permissions through ministry officials.

According to the report, one Tonderai George Bandure is accused of abusing his office by issuing the letter of support in the allocation of the farm to Atonstar, a company belonging to Chimene and one Patience Mabota.

The Commission’s report indicates that Chimene was allocated Fairholme Farm under the Model A2 Scheme in 2003, in 2016. She however, applied to the Mutasa rural District Council for change of use of the farm from agricultural to residential.

It is reported the application was granted in March 2016 and the farm was surrendered to the Ministry of Local Government by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture andAdvertisementRural Resettlement.

“A layout plan was prepared by Savanna Land Developers which had entered into an agreement with Atonstar Investments to develop the land,” reads the report.

“The Department of Physical Planning (DPP) approved the layout plan on the 120 hectares of land which would create, 469 residential stands, 16 commercial stands, a flat, school, church, police post and other critical buildings housing much-needed service providers for any developing residential area in September 2016.

Chimene’s Atonstar company through its agent Simple Ventures began selling residential stands pegged at US$20 per square meter while the prerequisites for buying the land meant, home seekers would pay a deposit of US$2 000 and the balance would be paid in instalments ranging from US$150 to US$260 per month.

The land was being sold despite the fact that there was limited infrastructural development in terms of roads, water, electricity and sewer systems.

“The developer merely opened roads which are neither gravelled or tarred, there is no water reticulation and the developer is still engaging Mutare City Council to provide water and there are no electrical connections,” alleges the report.

However, 114 residential stands had already been sold by the time of the inquiry with one occupant and several invaders already living on the land regardless of the development shortcomings.

The residents have long since resorted to buying water and using blair toilets posing health hazards.

-State Media

Watch video below. ..

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vXttPJQoFTI&feature=youtu.be

VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has warned machete-wielding artisanal miners who are terrorising communities and other miners that they will face the full wrath of the law.

Addressing a handful of people at the International Day of Co-operatives in Bindura yesterday, the Vice-President said he was back and healthy and would ensure that machete-wielding illegal miners were brought to book.

“I would like to thank you all for praying for me during my sickness. Let me assure you that I am back and very much healthy,” Chiwenga said.

“As government, we are saying no to machete-wielding miners, hatidi mabhemba (we don’t want machetes)! Let me repeat, no to machete-wielding miners. The law will descend heavily on (the rogue) artisanal miners. We cannot afford to have illegal miners wreaking havoc in the country,” Chiwenga thundered.

He urged illegal miners to join co-operatives and regularise their operations in a bid to develop the nation.

“The government recognises the existence of artisanal miners and we are urging them to join co-operatives so that the country moves forward in the mining sector,” Chiwenga added.

The VP also told the gathering that hunger is stalking the nation due to a poor harvest and Mashonaland Central province, formerly the bread basket of the country, has not been spared.

“I was briefed by the Minister of State for Mashonaland Central (Monica Mavhunga) that hunger has tormented the province. Yes, we know hunger is there and as the government, we have formed a committee being spearheaded by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sibusiso Moyo, Minister of Agriculture, Perrance Shiri and Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, who are busy sourcing for food aid and weekly, the country is receiving food,” he said.

“Let me also assure you that no one will starve under the new dispensation. The government is working flat out to see to it that everyone is fed.”

Chiwenga also said: “We were also told that many schools in Mt Darwin, Muzarabani and Mbire are like fowl runs and should be prioritised because education is key, that is where our future leaders are learning. The government has taken note of that.”

— NewsDay

Farai Dziva|The Mubaiwa family has released a statement about Marry Chiwenga’s arrest and prosecution.

See full statement below recorded by ZimEye.com below :

My name is Hannington Mubaiwa. And I am an uncle to Marry Chiwenga.

It is needless to say that we are very saddened about the manner in which the alleged case for our daughter or on our daughter is being handled.

The Primary Factor in this case is that, behind it everything that is happening is a family matter. We know that when when a family has a disagreement, the husband who is not happy with his wife should approach the parents and discuss the way forward. And this has not been done, it has shown, it shows how Chiwenga despises and condescends on the Mubaiwa family; Because he should have thought, as a strategic man, should have thought about this; I am sure he considered it and found it unnecessary because we don’t have power, so he perceives.

I want to appeal ED Mnangagwa to intervene in this case in such a way that our daughter is handled with a level of Dignity and Protection that every citizen should have and coming from a higher authority like that, they need to honour her. She is the wife of a Vice President

The People In Govt, None Of Them Deserves Honour

She needs to be respected and honoured regardless of anything else around because the people in government today around today none of them deserves honour when you come to think about it, but they are still in these positions. The best you can do is for her to be allowed house arrest for now.

There is nowhere she can go, but there is need to be a level of dignity. She has children five of them young ones; this is child abuse and it is illegal for Chiwenga to come and take and to organise for the children to be taken; we don’t want to say and think he didn’t know about this.

He does; he is using military power and political power to abuse the police and the anti-corruption system to get back on his wife. Think about this. The case that is at hand, it just does not make much sense.

Intention to murder the husband

As far as the intention to murder the husband – it does not make sense at all; and the rest of them, the externalization; I mean it’s a laughable matter.

Because in Zimbabwe Mr President ED Mnangagwa even though you know yourself there is a lot of externalization that took place; there were many people from many nations who externalised millions of dollars and you didn’t do anything about it. But presidency is being a custodian of the freedom and safety and liberty of the citizens, and my daughter is being denied that right now.

Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zim govt

And we need to look at this case it’s a very serious case it’s a precedent, that really, that Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zimbabwean government right now he is a rebel of the Zimbabwean government.

Because we understand that he came into Zimbabwe, and was received by the Chinese government that is a total disrespect of the Territorial Integrity of Zimbabwe and it is a total disrespect and dishonor of the sovereignty of Zimbabwe. No country should ever be in 2019 be exposed to hegemony or Imperial economic colonialism that has been expressed by China.

Chiwenga was aided by China to secretly fly into Zimbabwe without informing Zim Airspace authorities, ED

Chiwenga has basically externalised the whole nation to China; And that is treason it’s a serious matter, coming into the country without consulting; without informing the president what authority was he using?

What Zimbabweans need to understand is number one we are not saying that our daughter did or didn’t but the manner in which vindication [vindictiveness?] is being used it’s against the international bill of rights it’s against the Zimbabwean Bill of Rights, it should not happen.

You need to understand that hegemony authority of one country over another once it has been instituted the estate of our Descendants has been captured, they will find it very difficult to detach themselves from it.

The Chinese themselves they say according to the words of …. he said that China will never accept interference by other countries in its internal affairs. He said the key principles governing the new international order should be non interference in other countries’ internal affairs and social systems, and China has done just that, and he goes ahead to say hegemony and power politics which have emerged in new form can not last long allowing a few countries to monopolize everything is they have done for years has never solved any problems and never will and I want to ask the people of Zimbabwe to be careful that this is a bad precedent. It’s a precedent, it’s happening in Zimbabwe it’s going to happen to all other countries. This is about power, this is about anti constitutionalism; this is about anarchy that Chiwenga is introducing; this power, this authority.

He was involved in the murder of Zimbabweans in 2018 of August; he is responsible, in January he is responsible it is him. That man is a military pugilistic individual that should not be allowed near power.

President Mnangagwa, I request that you take this matter and give this lady my daughter Mary Mubaiwa the dignity that she deserves, thank you.

However, Efforts to get a comment from the Chinese embassy were fruitless at the time of writing.

Farai Dziva|MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has declared that the opposition party will not join POLAD.

Chamisa has also said his party’s views on dialogue have not changed.

Chamisa tweeted:
Zimbabwe is in a deep crisis. Only true and holistic reforms will bring about real change. Dialogue must be genuine. Will take no part in POLAD.Our views on the much-desired dialogue remain unchanged.

We seek true change for the people of Zimbabwe. We will never betray your trust!”

By A Correspondent- Suspected State agents have reportedly edited Jonathan Moyo’s book, Excelgate, and produced excerpts which they compiled into a 65-page adulterated book.

Excelgate is a book which purports to reveal how Zimbabwe’s security services, working in cahoots with electoral officials, manipulated the 2018 elections results using an excel spreadsheet.

According to the book, the results that were announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission were far removed from the actual results, which showed that MDC leader Nelson Chamisa won the presidential vote by over 60 per cent.

The “doctored” and watered-down 65-page version has been circulated extensively on social media and security agents reportedly stripped it of critical information which shows how the election was stolen.

Responding to some of his followers on Twitter, in a series of posts, Professor Moyo wrote:

I don’t know their rubbish from 7 July 2019 or what they are hiding with it. But EXCELGATE’S preliminary pages are from i to xxvi (16) pages while the pages in the book’s main section are from 1 to 234. Altogether the book has 260 pages. So their 65 pdf pages are just cow dung!

The 65 pdf pages are A4 bond paper size and the ediots are saying the pages “compress”, meaning the 65 pages reduce or shrink, into 260 book pages. Maiwe. With these kinds of ediots, who needs any ediots?

Peddling a fake 65-page pdf crap which is not a copycat of the real thing is not piracy but desperate criminality by Mnangagwa’s usual criminals who are cornered. Anyone who thinks that President Mbeki is reading that 65-page pdf crap needs a psychiatrist!

Ibbo Mandaza of Sapes Books took to Twitter Saturday morning castigating the malicious campaign against Excelgate by some trolls. 

He wrote:

“Sad but malicious that some are trying to de campaign an academic product that is Excelgate by posting fake editing. Read the book to discover that there no such ‘shoddy’ passages

Twelve people died yesterday morning when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in burst its tyre and veered off the road at the 186 km peg along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway.

Ten people died on the spot, one on the way to hospital while the other died on admission at Kotwa hospital.

National Police Spokesperson, Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident.

“Ten people died on the spot and many people were injured, police are investigating the cause of the accident,” he said.

Mudzi District Development Coordinator, Mr Robert Muzezewa explained that three of the critically injured have been transferred to Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, while others are admitted at Kotwa hospital in Mudzi.

-State Media

Farai Dziva|The Mubaiwa family has released a statement about Marry Chiwenga’s arrest and prosecution.

See full statement below recorded by ZimEye.com below :

My name is Hannington Mubaiwa. And I am an uncle to Marry Chiwenga.

It is needless to say that we are very saddened about the manner in which the alleged case for our daughter or on our daughter is being handled.

The Primary Factor in this case is that, behind it everything that is happening is a family matter. We know that when when a family has a disagreement, the husband who is not happy with his wife should approach the parents and discuss the way forward. And this has not been done, it has shown, it shows how Chiwenga despises and condescends on the Mubaiwa family; Because he should have thought, as a strategic man, should have thought about this; I am sure he considered it and found it unnecessary because we don’t have power, so he perceives.

I want to appeal ED Mnangagwa to intervene in this case in such a way that our daughter is handled with a level of Dignity and Protection that every citizen should have and coming from a higher authority like that, they need to honour her. She is the wife of a Vice President

The People In Govt, None Of Them Deserves Honour

She needs to be respected and honoured regardless of anything else around because the people in government today around today none of them deserves honour when you come to think about it, but they are still in these positions. The best you can do is for her to be allowed house arrest for now.

There is nowhere she can go, but there is need to be a level of dignity. She has children five of them young ones; this is child abuse and it is illegal for Chiwenga to come and take and to organise for the children to be taken; we don’t want to say and think he didn’t know about this.

He does; he is using military power and political power to abuse the police and the anti-corruption system to get back on his wife. Think about this. The case that is at hand, it just does not make much sense.

Intention to murder the husband

As far as the intention to murder the husband – it does not make sense at all; and the rest of them, the externalization; I mean it’s a laughable matter.

Because in Zimbabwe Mr President ED Mnangagwa even though you know yourself there is a lot of externalization that took place; there were many people from many nations who externalised millions of dollars and you didn’t do anything about it. But presidency is being a custodian of the freedom and safety and liberty of the citizens, and my daughter is being denied that right now.

Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zim govt

And we need to look at this case it’s a very serious case it’s a precedent, that really, that Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zimbabwean government right now he is a rebel of the Zimbabwean government.

Because we understand that he came into Zimbabwe, and was received by the Chinese government that is a total disrespect of the Territorial Integrity of Zimbabwe and it is a total disrespect and dishonor of the sovereignty of Zimbabwe. No country should ever be in 2019 be exposed to hegemony or Imperial economic colonialism that has been expressed by China.

Chiwenga was aided by China to secretly fly into Zimbabwe without informing Zim Airspace authorities, ED

Chiwenga has basically externalised the whole nation to China; And that is treason it’s a serious matter, coming into the country without consulting; without informing the president what authority was he using?

What Zimbabweans need to understand is number one we are not saying that our daughter did or didn’t but the manner in which vindication [vindictiveness?] is being used it’s against the international bill of rights it’s against the Zimbabwean Bill of Rights, it should not happen.

You need to understand that hegemony authority of one country over another once it has been instituted the estate of our Descendants has been captured, they will find it very difficult to detach themselves from it.

The Chinese themselves they say according to the words of …. he said that China will never accept interference by other countries in its internal affairs. He said the key principles governing the new international order should be non interference in other countries’ internal affairs and social systems, and China has done just that, and he goes ahead to say hegemony and power politics which have emerged in new form can not last long allowing a few countries to monopolize everything is they have done for years has never solved any problems and never will and I want to ask the people of Zimbabwe to be careful that this is a bad precedent. It’s a precedent, it’s happening in Zimbabwe it’s going to happen to all other countries. This is about power, this is about anti constitutionalism; this is about anarchy that Chiwenga is introducing; this power, this authority.

He was involved in the murder of Zimbabweans in 2018 of August; he is responsible, in January he is responsible it is him. That man is a military pugilistic individual that should not be allowed near power.

President Mnangagwa, I request that you take this matter and give this lady my daughter Mary Mubaiwa the dignity that she deserves, thank you.

However, Efforts to get a comment from the Chinese embassy were fruitless at the time of writing.

Farai Dziva|MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has declared that the opposition party will not join POLAD.

Chamisa has also said his party’s views on dialogue have not changed.

Chamisa tweeted:
Zimbabwe is in a deep crisis. Only true and holistic reforms will bring about real change. Dialogue must be genuine. Will take no part in POLAD.Our views on the much-desired dialogue remain unchanged.

We seek true change for the people of Zimbabwe. We will never betray your trust!”

Embattled wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga threatened to unleash members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces on a former journalist Thandekile Moyo over a social media post.

Writing about the incident, Moyo said, “In 2018, she sent someone to “talk to me” about my social media posts which she felt painted her and Zanu-PF in a bad light. She advised me to stand down and rather take it from her than have the soldiers pay me a visit.”

The threat by Chiwenga led to the firing of the journalist from work.

“I refused to be intimidated. A short while later I was fired without warning from my job at a government-funded publishing house.

“I admit I step on many government toes with my writing, but I will forever wonder to what extent her threats were linked to my firing. Mary Chiwenga failed to manage the power that came with being married to an army general cum vice president.” Moyo added.

Chiwenga is currently in remand prison for attempted murder, fraud, money laundering and externalisation of foreign currency.

Through her lawyers, Mtetwa and Nyambirai Legal Practitioners, Chiwenga has filed a bail application in respect of the attempted murder charge and an appeal in the same court against the refusal by the Harare Magistrates Courts to grant her bail on Monday on other charges.

In the applications, she denied the charges being levelled against her.

Her lawyers said she is not capable to stand trial due to her current physical condition. They argued that she should be in hospital undergoing treatment.

A prominent Gweru pastor, Felix Magondo, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old congregant in his vehicle.

The founder of Ministry of Peter Apostolic Church of Christ (Mopac) was arrested on Thursday around 11PM following a report by the complainant (name withheld) at Nehanda police station in Mkoba 19 suburb in Gweru.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: “I can confirm that we are investigating a case of rape involving a pastor from Gweru, Felix Magondo who stands accused of raping his congregant in Gweru. Investigations are still underway and the suspect is expected to appear in court soon.”

Sources close to the church said the man of cloth allegedly raped the then 18-year-old congregant in 2014.

They said last weekend the pastor, who is also a marriage officer, allegedly solemnised a marriage between the complainant’s sister and her husband.

“Sometime in 2014 the complainant was a congregant at Mopac ministries where the accused is a pastor. It is alleged that on a date unknown but during the month of June, the accused allegedly visited the complainant at her residence in Mkoba 16 suburb in Gweru,” said the source.

Pastor Magondo allegedly asked the complainant to accompany him to Mkoba 14 suburb.

“They got into the accused’s vehicle. However, along the way, Pastor Magondo allegedly told the complainant that he wanted to go to the grinding mill in Mkoba 12 before going to Mkoba 14,” said the source.

“It is said that the accused and the suspect drove to a secluded place near Mkoba 12 light industrial site.”

The source alleged that Pastor Magondo proposed love to the complainant who turned him down.

“The suspect allegedly forcefully grabbed the complainant and raped her once. The matter was reported on December 19 since the complainant was being threatened with death in the event she reported the man of cloth,” said the source.

Farai Dziva| A spokesperson for the Mubaiwa family has indicated that Constantino Chiwenga was involved in the “murder of Zimbabweans in August 2018.”

Commenting on Marry Chiwenga’ s arrested and prosecution, Hannington Mubaiwa described Chiwenga as a “ruthless man.”

See full statement below recorded by ZimEye.com :

My name is Hannington Mubaiwa. And I am an uncle to Marry Chiwenga.

It is needless to say that we are very saddened about the manner in which the alleged case for our daughter or on our daughter is being handled.

The Primary Factor in this case is that, behind it everything that is happening is a family matter. We know that when when a family has a disagreement, the husband who is not happy with his wife should approach the parents and discuss the way forward. And this has not been done, it has shown, it shows how Chiwenga despises and condescends on the Mubaiwa family; Because he should have thought, as a strategic man, should have thought about this; I am sure he considered it and found it unnecessary because we don’t have power, so he perceives.

I want to appeal ED Mnangagwa to intervene in this case in such a way that our daughter is handled with a level of Dignity and Protection that every citizen should have and coming from a higher authority like that, they need to honour her. She is the wife of a Vice President

The People In Govt, None Of Them Deserves Honour

She needs to be respected and honoured regardless of anything else around because the people in government today around today none of them deserves honour when you come to think about it, but they are still in these positions. The best you can do is for her to be allowed house arrest for now.

There is nowhere she can go, but there is need to be a level of dignity. She has children five of them young ones; this is child abuse and it is illegal for Chiwenga to come and take and to organise for the children to be taken; we don’t want to say and think he didn’t know about this.

He does; he is using military power and political power to abuse the police and the anti-corruption system to get back on his wife. Think about this. The case that is at hand, it just does not make much sense.

Intention to murder the husband

As far as the intention to murder the husband – it does not make sense at all; and the rest of them, the externalization; I mean it’s a laughable matter.

Because in Zimbabwe Mr President ED Mnangagwa even though you know yourself there is a lot of externalization that took place; there were many people from many nations who externalised millions of dollars and you didn’t do anything about it. But presidency is being a custodian of the freedom and safety and liberty of the citizens, and my daughter is being denied that right now.

Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zim govt

And we need to look at this case it’s a very serious case it’s a precedent, that really, that Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zimbabwean government right now he is a rebel of the Zimbabwean government.

Because we understand that he came into Zimbabwe, and was received by the Chinese government that is a total disrespect of the Territorial Integrity of Zimbabwe and it is a total disrespect and dishonor of the sovereignty of Zimbabwe. No country should ever be in 2019 be exposed to hegemony or Imperial economic colonialism that has been expressed by China.

Chiwenga was aided by China to secretly fly into Zimbabwe without informing Zim Airspace authorities, ED

Chiwenga has basically externalised the whole nation to China; And that is treason it’s a serious matter, coming into the country without consulting; without informing the president what authority was he using?

What Zimbabweans need to understand is number one we are not saying that our daughter did or didn’t but the manner in which vindication [vindictiveness?] is being used it’s against the international bill of rights it’s against the Zimbabwean Bill of Rights, it should not happen.

You need to understand that hegemony authority of one country over another once it has been instituted the estate of our Descendants has been captured, they will find it very difficult to detach themselves from it.

The Chinese themselves they say according to the words of …. he said that China will never accept interference by other countries in its internal affairs. He said the key principles governing the new international order should be non interference in other countries’ internal affairs and social systems, and China has done just that, and he goes ahead to say hegemony and power politics which have emerged in new form can not last long allowing a few countries to monopolize everything is they have done for years has never solved any problems and never will and I want to ask the people of Zimbabwe to be careful that this is a bad precedent. It’s a precedent, it’s happening in Zimbabwe it’s going to happen to all other countries. This is about power, this is about anti constitutionalism; this is about anarchy that Chiwenga is introducing; this power, this authority.

He was involved in the murder of Zimbabweans in 2018 of August; he is responsible, in January he is responsible it is him. That man is a military pugilistic individual that should not be allowed near power.

President Mnangagwa, I request that you take this matter and give this lady my daughter Mary Mubaiwa the dignity that she deserves, thank you.

However, Efforts by ZimEye.com to get a comment from the Chinese embassy were fruitless at the time of writing.

By A Correspondent- Two soldiers based in Hwange allegedly threatened to kill a State spy bearing a Mugabe surname after accusing him of being related to the late former President Robert Mugabe.

Sindiso Nkomo and Philani Nyoni allegedly threatened to kill Tawanda Mugabe in an act of revenge, claiming the late President had also killed thousands in the region.

The incident took place on December 8, 2019 at Cricket Club in Hwange.

This emerged during their court appearance before Hwange magistrate Aelene Munamati, who found the pair guilty and fined them $100 each.

Munamati also slapped them with a wholly suspended two-month jail sentence.

The State, led by Trymore Chitumbu, said the two soldiers, based at 1.2 Infantry Battalion in Hwange, took offence when they heard that an officer from the Office of the President and Cabinet had a Mugabe surname.

“The accused persons approached the complainant after they heard him being called Mugabe by his friend. The accused threatened to kill the complainant, accusing him of being related to the late former President. They said ‘we must kill him because Mugabe killed a lot of people in this region’,” Chitumbu said.

The pair reportedly beat up Mugabe, resulting in their arrest.

The late former President, Mugabe, has largely been blamed for the 1980s Gukurahundi mass killings in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces after he deployed a North Korea-trained Fifth Brigade in the region to ostensibly fight dissidents.

The arrest of the two soldiers comes after the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) raised concern over cases of indiscipline among its officers.

ZNA Chief of Staff Quartermaster Staff, Major-General Hlanganani Dube recently said cases of indiscipline were rising.

“I strongly feel obliged to express the command element’s concern over repeated acts of indiscipline by some of our members,” Dube was quoted saying during a recent speech and prize giving ceremony of Inter Formation and Unit Drill Competitions held at Headquarters 5 Brigade.

“We continue to experience an increase in the number of members involved in crimes committed both within and outside the organisation. Such acts of indiscipline must end immediately. Severe punishments will always be applied for any deviation from our set standards.

-Newsday

By A Correspondent- IT’S the kind of thing that people think only happens in movies!

But for a Bulawayo man movies depict reality as his mother-in-law couldn’t control her taboo sexual urges enough to resist telling him that she wanted a taste of his bedroom skills. 

Manfield Nhemachena shockingly claimed he was left disconcerted by his estranged wife’s, Tariro Nhemachena, biological mother when she stormed into his bedroom and allegedly demanded to have sex with him.

Manfield decided to share the hard-to-believe request in court, where his estranged wife was seeking a protection order against him after years of alleged emotional and physical abuse. 

“On 17 November my estranged husband Manfield Nhemachena came to my house to drop off the child. We are on separation pending divorce and according to a court order he is supposed to leave the child by the gate, but on this particular day when I sent my child-minder to collect him (her son), he refused to give her saying he wanted me to come there personally.

“As I was about to go, I was shocked when I saw him already inside the house with the child. He went straight to disconnect the Television set saying he has a right over it since our divorce has not yet been finalised.

“From the lounge he stormed into my bedroom and took my laptop which he bought for me when we were still staying together. When I tried to stop him, he violently pushed me against the wall. He grabbed me by the throat and strangled me,” recounted Tariro.

In self-defence, Tariro revealed that she also aggressively grabbed him by his shirt, causing the buttons to fall off.

“I started screaming and he rushed out of the house with the laptop and I followed him as I wanted the laptop which has personal information. Outside the house, he grabbed me by the neck and tackled me. I fell headlong to the ground and neighbours later came to my rescue after I screamed. For a moment, I blacked out and when I woke up, that is when I discovered that I had sustained injuries all over my body,” further narrated Tariro.

A scorned Manfield, however, hit back accusing his estranged wife’s mother of being a sex pest.

“She is always after fixing me by fabricating stories. She once claimed that I wanted to stab our child with a kitchen knife. As if that is not enough, she also reported me to Justice for Children claiming I had kidnapped the child.

“For the past four years she would not allow me to see the child. She and her mother were controlling me to the extent that her mother once entered my bedroom and wanted to be intimate with me. The whole family is aware of the incident and it is the one that also led me to walk out of the marriage,” claimed a livid Manfield.

With regards to the TV set, he said: “I asked her to give me one since she had two sets so that when the child comes to where I am now staying, he could also have access to TV. She refused and I forcibly took it. Turning to the issue of laptop, she lied to me that it was stolen. When I wanted to collect it that is when she screamed”.

Taririo however, refuted Manfield’s submissions before labelling him a “serial liar”.

“He is a liar. He abused me for years. He once assaulted me and I was admitted in hospital for two-and-a-half weeks. He is such an embarrassment, on the divorce summons he even demands that the table flowers and teaspoons should be shared equally,” retaliated Tariro.

In her ruling the presiding magistrate Adelaide Mbeure granted a reciprocal order which compels both parties to stay away from each other’s premises.  

She also stopped unreasonable disposal of matrimonial property before the parties’ divorce is finalised.

The magistrate further ordered Manfield not to physically abuse or threaten his estranged wife

-BMetro

By A Correspondent- First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, through her Angel of Hope Founda­tion, this week distributed small grains and rolled out a donkey project in Matabeleland South as part of meas­ures to augment draught power and boost food security in the province.

Matabeleland South Province is located on the edge of the Kalahari Basin, giving it an arid climate.

Its economy is dominated by agri­culture, with 83 percent of employed people in the province working in farming. Cattle ranching and tourism also contribute to the economy.

Small grains are drought-tolerant and disease resistant while donkeys are key animals in drought-prone areas because of their sheer power and ability to withstand harsh weather conditions.

They are also used as traction animals in rural areas by small-scale farmers.

In these days of fuel challenges, don­keys can ferry perishables like milk and vegetables to the market thereby saving on fuel costs.

The First Lady was represented by Ms Getrude Manyimo from her office as she had other engagements across the country.

Amai Mnangagwa has a passion forZimbabwe”s economic revival and has been touring the length and breadth of the country promoting agricultural production and setting up income-generating projects for communities.

Her major strength is that she pro­vides solutions that are specific to the needs of a particular area.

She has also been providing seed and initiating income-generating pro­jects for vulnerable communities.

The current programme has seen the First Lady distributing small grain seeds in Tsholotsho, Bulilima and Binga Simatelele, where a goat rear­ing project has also been introduced.

Small grains, Amai Mnangagwa said, were important since they did not require much water and farmers were assured of harvesting something even in seasons of low rainfall.

The Angel of Hope Foundation patron has this year distributed small grain seeds to farmers across all the country’s provinces to ensure they achieve food self-sufficiency and have at least surplus to send their children to school.

The Doma community in Kanyemba also benefited as they received the small grain seeds

-StateMedia

By A Correspondent- Zimbabweans must adopt a culture of honesty and hard work to curb corruption that has eroded national values, President Mnangagwa said recently.

He said this at a symposium to commemorate the United Nations Anti-Corruption Day.

The symposium was organised by the African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corrup­tion Commission (ZACC) and Transparency International Zimbabwe Chapter.

The symposium ran under the theme; “Taking stock of the anti-corruption agenda in Zimbabwe.”

He said:

“We need to inculcate honest hard work among our people.

When that is done, anybody who sees that somebody does not value hard work, but values criminality; those people will be exposed.

I believe that if all of us continue to say, ‘let us be honest, let us be an honest hard working population, then we can cross the River Jordan. But as it is, there is weakness in every level of society we can talk about. As I said, my Government, my adminis­tration will continue to tighten (laws on corruption).”

-StateMedia

By A Correspondent- A relative to incarcerated second lady Marry Chiwenga has made startling revelations regarding the force behind the August 2018 murders.

Hannington Mubaiwa accused her niece’s husband, Vice President Constantino Guvheyo Chiwenga of killing innocent civilians soon after the July 2018 harmonised elections adding that his in- law was also behind the murders which occurred in January 2019 following the fuel price hikes announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Mubaiwa implored Mnangagwa to watch out for his deputy whom he alleged was introducing anarchy in the country.

He said:

“…. It’s a precedent, it’s happening in Zimbabwe it’s going to happen to all other countries. This is about power, this is about anti constitutionalism; this is about anarchy that Chiwenga is introducing; this power, this authority. He was involved in the murder of Zimbabweans in 2018 of August; he is responsible, in January he is responsible it is him.”

WE PUBLISH BELOW THE FULL TEXT EXCLUSIVELY TRANSCRIBED ON BEHALF OF THE MUBAIWA FAMILY BY ZIMEYE.COM – Copyright 2019

My name is Hannington Mubaiwa. And I am an uncle to Marry Chiwenga. It is needless to say that we are very saddened about the manner in which the alleged case for our daughter or on our daughter is being handled.

The Primary Factor in this case is that, behind it everything that is happening is a family matter. We know that when when a family has a disagreement, the husband who is not happy with his wife should approach the parents and discuss the way forward. And this has not been done, it has shown, it shows how Chiwenga despises and condescends on the Mubaiwa family; Because he should have thought, as a strategic man, should have thought about this; I am sure he considered it and found it unnecessary because we don’t have power, so he perceives.

I want to appeal ED Mnangagwa to intervene in this case in such a way that our daughter is handled with a level of Dignity and Protection that every citizen should have and coming from a higher authority like that, they need to honour her. She is the wife of a Vice President.

The People In Govt, None Of Them Deserves Honour.

She needs to be respected and honoured regardless of anything else around because the people in government today around today none of them deserves honour when you come to think about it, but they are still in these positions. The best you can do is for her to be allowed house arrest for now. There is nowhere she can go, but there is need to be a level of dignity. She has children five of them young ones; this is child abuse and it is illegal for Chiwenga to come and take and to organise for the children to be taken; we don’t want to say and think he didn’t know about this. He does; he is using military power and political power to abuse the police and the anti-corruption system to get back on his wife. Think about this. The case that is at hand, it just does not make much sense.

Intention to murder the husband.

As far as the intention to murder the husband – it does not make sense at all; and the rest of them, the externalization; I mean it’s a laughable matter. Because in Zimbabwe Mr President ED Mnangagwa even though you know yourself there is a lot of externalization that took place; there were many people from many nations who externalised millions of dollars and you didn’t do anything about it. But presidency is being a custodian of the freedom and safety and liberty of the citizens, and my daughter is being denied that right now.

Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zim govt.

And we need to look at this case it’s a very serious case it’s a precedent, that really, that Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zimbabwean government right now he is a rebel of the Zimbabwean government. Because we understand that he came into Zimbabwe, and was received by the Chinese government that is a total disrespect of the Territorial Integrity of Zimbabwe and it is a total disrespect and dishonor of the sovereignty of Zimbabwe. No country should ever be in 2019 be exposed to hegemony or Imperial economic colonialism that has been expressed by China.

Chiwenga was aided by China to secretly fly into Zimbabwe without informing Zim Airspace authorities, ED

Chiwenga has basically externalised the whole nation to China; And that is treason it’s a serious matter, coming into the country without consulting; without informing the president what authority was he using?

What Zimbabweans need to understand is number one we are not saying that our daughter did or didn’t but the manner in which vindication [vindictiveness?] is being used it’s against the international bill of rights it’s against the Zimbabwean Bill of Rights, it should not happen.

You need to understand that hegemony authority of one country over another once it has been instituted the estate of our Descendants has been captured, they will find it very difficult to detach themselves from it. The Chinese themselves they say according to the words of …. he said that China will never accept interference by other countries in its internal affairs.

He said the key principles governing the new international order should be non interference in other countries’ internal affairs and social systems, and China has done just that, and he goes ahead to say hegemony and power politics which have emerged in new form can not last long allowing a few countries to monopolize everything is they have done for years has never solved any problems and never will and I want to ask the people of Zimbabwe to be careful that this is a bad precedent.

It’s a precedent, it’s happening in Zimbabwe it’s going to happen to all other countries. This is about power, this is about anti constitutionalism; this is about anarchy that Chiwenga is introducing; this power, this authority. He was involved in the murder of Zimbabweans in 2018 of August; he is responsible, in January he is responsible it is him.

That man is a military pugilistic individual that should not be allowed near power. President Mnangagwa, I request that you take this matter and give this lady my daughter Mary Mubaiwa the dignity that she deserves, thank you. Copyright ZimEye.com 

By A Correspondent- Bhekimpilo Ndlovu’s widow has rubbished her late husband’s family’s claims that she is behind the popular tycoon’s shooting that claimed his life on Saturday last week. 

Though admitting she was having an extramarital affair with one Jabulani Ncube, though a South African firm Mrs Nomalizwe Ndlovu has denied any involvement in her late husband’s death and claims her husband was a womaniser and has a lot of enemies.

Said Mrs Ndlovu:

In 1997 he was cheating with Sibonokuhle Ncube, when I confronted him, he beat me up for calling his girlfriend. In 1999 he was dating Sokuluhle Ndlovu who stayed in Tshabalala and was a teacher at a primary school in Tsholotsho.When I confronted him, he beat me up and stabbed me with a screw driver.

In 2014 he dated Sibongile Tshabalala who stayed in Pretoria, a young sister to Chris who ended up divorcing with her husband due to the infidelity. In 2015 he had an affair with Ashilla Dube who stayed in Berea and was also involved with Nomakhaya Sibanda. He also had an affair with our neighbour

My husband discovered the affair(hers and Jabulani Ncube) sometime in 2018 and he told me to stop the affair. I never stopped the affair, my late husband instituted divorce proceedings but he later withdrew them as he said I had been forgiving him for multiple affairs since 1997 and had been patient with him.

Even the time when he instituted divorce we continued staying together and slept together as husband and wife. The time I met Chris, it was during trying times as I had stayed with my husband for a year without s_ex

I went for an interview at Hillbrow police station as my late husband’s family told them I killed my husband and after questioning and checking my phone I was told to go home. I was not arrested for killing my husband and I did not kill my husband,

When my husband was shot, I was shocked that his family was only obsessed about his property to a point that they even drove his car and took money and bank cards within minutes of his death; all his belongings were taken by his family. The reason why I’m being vilified by the family is due to the property as they believe if I am arrested, they will be beneficiaries.

When I met my husband, he had absolutely nothing, my mother gave me the house in Pumula South, the house that his family now wants. The family and Ezra are misleading the public and portraying me as a gold digger yet my own mother gave me a house to stay with him after we got married as he could not even afford a stand

Bhekimpilo was shot dead on Saturday in Johannesburg.

-StateMedia

By A Correspondent- The founder of Ministry of Peter Apostolic Church of Christ (Mopac) in Gweru was on Thursday arrested on ra_pe charges.

Felix Magondo is said to have committed the crime in 2014 when his victim was still 18 and threatened her with death since then.

The incident was confirmed by Assistant Paul Nyathi the ZRP National spokesperson:

“I can confirm that we are investigating a case of rape involving a pastor from Gweru, Felix Magondo who stands accused of ra_ping his congregant in Gweru. Investigations are still underway and the suspect is expected to appear in court soon.”

By A Correspondent- Government has dismissed social media messages that universities have raised fees by more than 500 percent.

One of the discredited messages reads: “University of Zimbabwe fees increased to $15 000 per semester. Medicine Faculty to pay $45 000 per semester. Law full time $12 000 and part time $21 500 per semes­ter. The Ministry of Higher education has granted all State Universities and other ter­tiary institutions authority to raise the fees which had not been raised in tandem with inflation.”

A table of fees purportedly for Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) shows fig­ures ranging between $4 245 and $15 000 while international students are supposed to pay US$3 000.

In a telephone interview yesterday, Min­ister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Sci­ence and Technology Development Pro­fessor Amon Murwira said the messages circulating on social media were meant to cause despondency because Government had not approved any fees increases.

“It is shocking, I saw the messages on twit­ter and I was so disappointed with social media,” he said.

“These messages are causing despond­ency in the country. Who can afford to pay $45 000 for fees in this country. I mean what will be your salary?

“We have not even adjusted anything on the ground. Even if we increase the fees it will not be that much, it is just a pack of lies. No committee has sat to discuss fees structures for next year.”

-StateMedia

By A Correspondent- At least 12 people died yesterday while others were injured when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in burst the front tyre and veered off the road in Mudzi.

Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident and said:

Ten people died on the spot and many people were injured, police are investigating the cause of the accident.

10 people died on the spot while another person died on admission at Kotwa hospital and the other one died on the way to the hospital

-StateMedia

Overzealous ZRP cops disrupted a meeting that was being chaired by MDC leader Nelson Chamisa in Bulawayo.

Chamisa held a meeting with party structures in the city of Kings on Thursday.

“Police in Bulawayo on Thursday ordered His Excellency President Nelson Chamisa to stop a meeting with MDC party structures at the Large City Hall claiming the meeting had gone beyond its allocated time.

This was after the party had requested an extension,” a said a party quoted by CITE.

Correspondent|Former Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Deputy Minister Tongai Matutu of MDC-Alliance is one of nine lawyers deregistered by the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) this year for various offences including misappropriation of trust funds.

In a statement, the LSZ said Mr Matutu had been slapped with a three year suspension from practice after he was found guilty of failure to carry out a mandate.

The other deregistered lawyers are Mr Amon Tendai Toto, Mr Augustine Chizikani, Mr Benjamin Machengete, Mr Simbarashe Tawona, Mr Obedience Machuvaire, Mr Shingiriro Moses Chinyenze, Mr Leslie Sibanda and Mr Joseph Maweni.

Mr Chinyenze and Mr Sibanda were found guilty of abuse of trust funds, while Mr Maweni was deregistered for abusing trust funds and irregularly transferring a property.

Mr Muchuvaire is alleged to have abused trust funds, failed to update clients and failed to execute instructions timeously.

He also did not honour an undertaking and failed to respond to correspondence from the secretary of the LSZ. Last year, the LSZ deregistered six lawyers, while one suffered the same fate in 2017.

In 2016, eight lawyers were deregistered. The released LSZ list has 46 lawyers deregistered, stretching back to 1997.

By A Correspondent| Former Tourism minister Walter Muzembi has alleged that the arrest of the then army commander who is now the country’s vice president in 2017 was choreographed to justify the coup which ousted the late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe.

Mzembi said he tried to stop the military from implementing the November 2017 coup that ended 37 years of the late President Robert Mugabe’s rule.

Speaking on a social media conversation Mzembi said:

“In hindsight you should applaud me for attempting to stop the coup, it was in the making, and we saw it coming and paid dearly for seeing it coming and warning the then President.

Do you think that was criminal or those that wanted to wrestle power unconstitutionally were the criminals? Where are you now with the country? The MDC marched for the coup are they any happier now?”

Mzembi also said the military invented stories to justify the coup which were choreographed.

“Kupemberera n’anga inobata mai!  And do you believe all those inventions and stories that justified the coup like Chiwenga attempted arrest at the airport, the choreography that led to the coup, please think deeper.”

Mzembi is one of the former Mugabe ministers who are now linked to the formation of a new party.

Farai Dziva| A spokesperson for the Mubaiwa family has indicated that Constantino Chiwenga was involved in the “murder of Zimbabweans in August 2018.”

Commenting on Marry Chiwenga’ s arrested and prosecution, Hannington Mubaiwa described Chiwenga as a “ruthless man.”

See full statement below recorded by ZimEye.com :

My name is Hannington Mubaiwa. And I am an uncle to Marry Chiwenga.

It is needless to say that we are very saddened about the manner in which the alleged case for our daughter or on our daughter is being handled.

The Primary Factor in this case is that, behind it everything that is happening is a family matter. We know that when when a family has a disagreement, the husband who is not happy with his wife should approach the parents and discuss the way forward. And this has not been done, it has shown, it shows how Chiwenga despises and condescends on the Mubaiwa family; Because he should have thought, as a strategic man, should have thought about this; I am sure he considered it and found it unnecessary because we don’t have power, so he perceives.

I want to appeal ED Mnangagwa to intervene in this case in such a way that our daughter is handled with a level of Dignity and Protection that every citizen should have and coming from a higher authority like that, they need to honour her. She is the wife of a Vice President

The People In Govt, None Of Them Deserves Honour

She needs to be respected and honoured regardless of anything else around because the people in government today around today none of them deserves honour when you come to think about it, but they are still in these positions. The best you can do is for her to be allowed house arrest for now.

There is nowhere she can go, but there is need to be a level of dignity. She has children five of them young ones; this is child abuse and it is illegal for Chiwenga to come and take and to organise for the children to be taken; we don’t want to say and think he didn’t know about this.

He does; he is using military power and political power to abuse the police and the anti-corruption system to get back on his wife. Think about this. The case that is at hand, it just does not make much sense.

Intention to murder the husband

As far as the intention to murder the husband – it does not make sense at all; and the rest of them, the externalization; I mean it’s a laughable matter.

Because in Zimbabwe Mr President ED Mnangagwa even though you know yourself there is a lot of externalization that took place; there were many people from many nations who externalised millions of dollars and you didn’t do anything about it. But presidency is being a custodian of the freedom and safety and liberty of the citizens, and my daughter is being denied that right now.

Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zim govt

And we need to look at this case it’s a very serious case it’s a precedent, that really, that Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zimbabwean government right now he is a rebel of the Zimbabwean government.

Because we understand that he came into Zimbabwe, and was received by the Chinese government that is a total disrespect of the Territorial Integrity of Zimbabwe and it is a total disrespect and dishonor of the sovereignty of Zimbabwe. No country should ever be in 2019 be exposed to hegemony or Imperial economic colonialism that has been expressed by China.

Chiwenga was aided by China to secretly fly into Zimbabwe without informing Zim Airspace authorities, ED

Chiwenga has basically externalised the whole nation to China; And that is treason it’s a serious matter, coming into the country without consulting; without informing the president what authority was he using?

What Zimbabweans need to understand is number one we are not saying that our daughter did or didn’t but the manner in which vindication [vindictiveness?] is being used it’s against the international bill of rights it’s against the Zimbabwean Bill of Rights, it should not happen.

You need to understand that hegemony authority of one country over another once it has been instituted the estate of our Descendants has been captured, they will find it very difficult to detach themselves from it.

The Chinese themselves they say according to the words of …. he said that China will never accept interference by other countries in its internal affairs. He said the key principles governing the new international order should be non interference in other countries’ internal affairs and social systems, and China has done just that, and he goes ahead to say hegemony and power politics which have emerged in new form can not last long allowing a few countries to monopolize everything is they have done for years has never solved any problems and never will and I want to ask the people of Zimbabwe to be careful that this is a bad precedent. It’s a precedent, it’s happening in Zimbabwe it’s going to happen to all other countries. This is about power, this is about anti constitutionalism; this is about anarchy that Chiwenga is introducing; this power, this authority.

He was involved in the murder of Zimbabweans in 2018 of August; he is responsible, in January he is responsible it is him. That man is a military pugilistic individual that should not be allowed near power.

President Mnangagwa, I request that you take this matter and give this lady my daughter Mary Mubaiwa the dignity that she deserves, thank you.

However, Efforts by ZimEye.com to get a comment from the Chinese embassy were fruitless at the time of writing.

Own Correspondent|Besides frantic efforts to substantiate claims that they are not targeting Marry Chiwenga on instructions of her husband Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, ZACC have been exposed as such by Marry’s family.

In a hard hitting media statement issued on Friday, the Mubaiwa family says that Vice President Chiwenga showed his lack of integrity by using his military and political power to get ZACC to persecute his wife on a purely family matter.

“The Primary Factor in this case is that, behind it everything that is happening is a family matter. We know that when when a family has a disagreement, the husband who is not happy with his wife should approach the parents and discuss the way forward. And this has not been done, it has shown, it shows how Chiwenga despises and condescends on the Mubaiwa family; Because he should have thought, as a strategic man, should have thought about this; I am sure he considered it and found it unnecessary because we don’t have power, so he perceives,” said Hannington Mubaiwa the family spokesperson.

“He is using military power and political power to abuse the police and the anti-corruption system to get back on his wife,” added Mubaiwa.

Early this week, ZACC Spokesperson John Makamure disputed public accusations that the commission was being used by Chiwenga to fight Marry.

“I would not want to comment on a case that is before the courts, but there are sentiments being expressed that she (Mubaiwa) is a victim,” said Comm Makamure.

“But as Zacc, we look at evidence that has been brought to the commission. There is no way Zacc would have investigated a matter that had not been brought to its attention. If you bring a matter to our attention, we spring into action. That is how we operate.

“The commission does not discriminate according to gender, political affiliation and one’s status in society. Our mandate is very clear, we are independent and we are executing our mandate in line with the dictates of the Constitution.

“We don’t care who the person is married or related to. We look at the merit of the corruption case and we deal with that.”

Watch Mubaiwa family spokesperson speak on the video downloading below:

Full Transcript Of The Mubaiwa Family Statement.

My name is Hannington Mubaiwa. And I am an uncle to Marry Chiwenga. It is needless to say that we are very saddened about the manner in which the alleged case for our daughter or on our daughter is being handled. The Primary Factor in this case is that, behind it everything that is happening is a family matter. We know that when when a family has a disagreement, the husband who is not happy with his wife should approach the parents and discuss the way forward. And this has not been done, it has shown, it shows how Chiwenga despises and condescends on the Mubaiwa family; Because he should have thought, as a strategic man, should have thought about this; I am sure he considered it and found it unnecessary because we don’t have power, so he perceives.

I want to appeal ED Mnangagwa to intervene in this case in such a way that our daughter is handled with a level of Dignity and Protection that every citizen should have and coming from a higher authority like that, they need to honour her. She is the wife of a Vice President.

The People In Govt, None Of Them Deserves Honour.

She needs to be respected and honoured regardless of anything else around because the people in government today around today none of them deserves honour when you come to think about it, but they are still in these positions. The best you can do is for her to be allowed house arrest for now. There is nowhere she can go, but there is need to be a level of dignity. She has children five of them young ones; this is child abuse and it is illegal for Chiwenga to come and take and to organise for the children to be taken; we don’t want to say and think he didn’t know about this. He does; he is using military power and political power to abuse the police and the anti-corruption system to get back on his wife. Think about this. The case that is at hand, it just does not make much sense.

Intention to murder the husband.

As far as the intention to murder the husband – it does not make sense at all; and the rest of them, the externalization; I mean it’s a laughable matter. Because in Zimbabwe Mr President ED Mnangagwa even though you know yourself there is a lot of externalization that took place; there were many people from many nations who externalised millions of dollars and you didn’t do anything about it. But presidency is being a custodian of the freedom and safety and liberty of the citizens, and my daughter is being denied that right now.

Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zim govt.

And we need to look at this case it’s a very serious case it’s a precedent, that really, that Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zimbabwean government right now he is a rebel of the Zimbabwean government. Because we understand that he came into Zimbabwe, and was received by the Chinese government that is a total disrespect of the Territorial Integrity of Zimbabwe and it is a total disrespect and dishonor of the sovereignty of Zimbabwe. No country should ever be in 2019 be exposed to hegemony or Imperial economic colonialism that has been expressed by China.

Chiwenga was aided by China to secretly fly into Zimbabwe without informing Zim Airspace authorities, ED

Chiwenga has basically externalised the whole nation to China; And that is treason it’s a serious matter, coming into the country without consulting; without informing the president what authority was he using? What Zimbabweans need to understand is number one we are not saying that our daughter did or didn’t but the manner in which vindication [vindictiveness?] is being used it’s against the international bill of rights it’s against the Zimbabwean Bill of Rights, it should not happen.

You need to understand that hegemony authority of one country over another once it has been instituted the estate of our Descendants has been captured, they will find it very difficult to detach themselves from it. The Chinese themselves they say according to the words of …. he said that China will never accept interference by other countries in its internal affairs. He said the key principles governing the new international order should be non interference in other countries’ internal affairs and social systems, and China has done just that, and he goes ahead to say hegemony and power politics which have emerged in new form can not last long allowing a few countries to monopolize everything is they have done for years has never solved any problems and never will and I want to ask the people of Zimbabwe to be careful that this is a bad precedent. It’s a precedent, it’s happening in Zimbabwe it’s going to happen to all other countries. This is about power, this is about anti constitutionalism; this is about anarchy that Chiwenga is introducing; this power, this authority. He was involved in the murder of Zimbabweans in 2018 of August; he is responsible, in January he is responsible it is him. That man is a military pugilistic individual that should not be allowed near power. President Mnangagwa, I request that you take this matter and give this lady my daughter Mary Mubaiwa the dignity that she deserves, thank you. Copyright ZimEye.com 

State Media|THE family of a South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman who was shot dead in a suspected hit in the neighbouring country has accused his wife of involvement in the killing.

They said Bheki Ndlovu (44) had many problems in his 25 years of marriage with Mrs Nomazwe Ndlovu that could have contributed to his death. In interviews yesterday, two family members said Mrs Ndlovu also cheated on him, recording herself in 66 videos while doing so with a man named as Jabulani Ncube aka Christopher Tshabalala.  

Ncube’s wife told Chronicle that if her husband killed the businessman, he must pay for the crime.

Bheki, an umalayitsha was gunned down while fuelling his vehicle at a BP service station in Johannesburg on Saturday.  The incident happened just a week after his wife allegedly sent him a threatening message that one of them would die.

 “Just a week ago he received a message from his wife. She claimed that it was going to be either Bheki or her who would die. We have the threatening message. We haven’t been able to talk to our daughter-in-law since his death.”

“We don’t know what really transpired but we will share what we know. Two weeks ago, our daughter-in-law came to Zimbabwe counting and registering properties that Bheki had. She counted the shops, houses and livestock one by one something that she had never done during the subsistence of their marriage, we don’t know why,” said a Mr Ndlovu, Bheki’s uncle who declined to give his first name.

They said their in-laws have not even visited their home to pay condolences after Bheki was shot dead.

“Our daughter-in-law’s mother just said she would only come when his body arrives which is very strange as we were not fighting with them,” said Mrs Ndlovu, Bheki’s aunt. 

They said Ndlovu caught his wife several times cheating on him but he would forgive her insisting that he still loved her.

 “As it is, we have 66 sex videos where she recorded herself cheating on him with this man called Jabu (Jabulani Ncube aka Christopher Tshabalala). We think this illicit relationship with Jabu was the most troublesome on their marriage. She did not just cheat with him, around 2017 she cheated on him with a pastor from a local church (name supplied) who committed suicide after their illicit affair was exposed. I think our son was a victim of loving a woman who didn’t love him. He loved his wife but she never loved him,” said Mr Ndlovu, the eldest of Bheki’s uncles and leader of the family. 

He accused her of stealing R100 000 from Bheki.

“But again, he forgave her saying he wanted his family intact. While they have this North End suburb house, his wife clandestinely rented a flat in town. We don’t know why. This only came to light after some properties were attached here in the house as she was no longer paying rent. Again, he forgave her. He bought 25 cattle from his in-laws, that he never saw. We tried on several occasions to intervene in their problems but we failed. For between 19 to 25 years of their marriage they had serious marital problems,” said Mr Ndlovu.

“As it stands, we are afraid that the wife can come and claim all their property since she is the surviving spouse. We don’t want the properties as we have our own properties. But we are afraid that she could squander these things and their children will end up living in poverty yet their father worked so hard. He was our son, but in terms of responsibilities, he was our father as well. He looked after all of us.”

Meanwhile, Jabu’s wife who is based in the UK, said:

“I had known for a long time but he was very careful and concealed his affair. I only got hold of the evidence when it was too late when Bheki had already been killed. 

“I got hold of his phone when he was very drunk on the night of Bheki’s murder, and saw pictures of them together and WhatsApp messages that showed that they were having an affair for so long, and had a suspicious secret payment of $15 000 to be made in South Africa. 

“I reported the matter to the police and forwarded messages to my relatives and Bheki’s relatives when I realised that something could be happening. 

“My husband then wanted to harm me and I was put under police protection. He was called in for questioning by Brighton police here in the UK and I am now always under guard. He is my husband but if he has a hand in the death of an innocent man, then justice must prevail and he must face the music,” she said. 

By Simba Chikanza| Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has in the last month invaded Zimbabwean airspace aided by the Chinese government… Chiwenga was assisted by the Chinese to fly into Zimbabwe without informing the airspace authorities of Zimbabwe, on the day of his boss Emmerson Mnangagwa’s presidential inauguration anniversary, his wife’s family has indicated.

The 23rd November is the day on which Mnangagwa’s Coup Presidency is remembered. (He was installed on the 23rd Nov 2017 following the military coup that removed his own boss, the late Robert Mugabe.) So why invade Zimbabwean airspace on the same day?, the family appear to ask.

In their video recorded statement, exclusively transcribed by ZimEye.com below, the Mubaiwa family said Chiwenga literally invaded Zimbabwe on the night he arrived aboard a Chinese jet to be welcomed by that nation’s local deputy ambassador.

On that day, the deputy Chinese ambassador was immediately derided by Mnangagwa’s spokesman who screamed asking, “itsitsi dzei idzodzo?” – what type of sympathy for Chiwenga is that?

The details of the latest allegations are contained in the below complaint by the Mubaiwa family who have complained about the manner in which their damsel, Marry (Chiwenga’s wife), has endured police arrest and imprisoned on charges which they say are based on a mere family affair.

Part of the below statement reads:

“Chiwenga has basically externalised the whole nation to China; And that is treason it’s a serious matter, coming into the country without consulting; without informing the president; what authority was he using?”

Efforts to get a comment from the Chinese embassy were fruitless at the time of writing.

FULL TEXT:

By Hannington Mubaiwa | My name is Hannington Mubaiwa. And I am an uncle to Marry Chiwenga. It is needless to say that we are very saddened about the manner in which the alleged case for our daughter or on our daughter is being handled. The Primary Factor in this case is that, behind it everything that is happening is a family matter. We know that when when a family has a disagreement, the husband who is not happy with his wife should approach the parents and discuss the way forward. And this has not been done, it has shown, it shows how Chiwenga despises and condescends on the Mubaiwa family; Because he should have thought, as a strategic man, should have thought about this; I am sure he considered it and found it unnecessary because we don’t have power, so he perceives.

https://youtu.be/F_C15CRq1lU

I want to appeal ED Mnangagwa to intervene in this case in such a way that our daughter is handled with a level of Dignity and Protection that every citizen should have and coming from a higher authority like that, they need to honour her. She is the wife of a Vice President.

The People In Govt, None Of Them Deserves Honour.

She needs to be respected and honoured regardless of anything else around because the people in government today around today none of them deserves honour when you come to think about it, but they are still in these positions. The best you can do is for her to be allowed house arrest for now. There is nowhere she can go, but there is need to be a level of dignity. She has children five of them young ones; this is child abuse and it is illegal for Chiwenga to come and take and to organise for the children to be taken; we don’t want to say and think he didn’t know about this. He does; he is using military power and political power to abuse the police and the anti-corruption system to get back on his wife. Think about this. The case that is at hand, it just does not make much sense.

Intention to murder the husband.

As far as the intention to murder the husband – it does not make sense at all; and the rest of them, the externalization; I mean it’s a laughable matter. Because in Zimbabwe Mr President ED Mnangagwa even though you know yourself there is a lot of externalization that took place; there were many people from many nations who externalised millions of dollars and you didn’t do anything about it. But presidency is being a custodian of the freedom and safety and liberty of the citizens, and my daughter is being denied that right now.

Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zim govt.

And we need to look at this case it’s a very serious case it’s a precedent, that really, that Chiwenga is acting outside the power of the Zimbabwean government right now he is a rebel of the Zimbabwean government. Because we understand that he came into Zimbabwe, and was received by the Chinese government that is a total disrespect of the Territorial Integrity of Zimbabwe and it is a total disrespect and dishonor of the sovereignty of Zimbabwe. No country should ever be in 2019 be exposed to hegemony or Imperial economic colonialism that has been expressed by China.

Chiwenga was aided by China to secretly fly into Zimbabwe without informing Zim Airspace authorities, ED

Chiwenga has basically externalised the whole nation to China; And that is treason it’s a serious matter, coming into the country without consulting; without informing the president what authority was he using? What Zimbabweans need to understand is number one we are not saying that our daughter did or didn’t but the manner in which vindication [vindictiveness?] is being used it’s against the international bill of rights it’s against the Zimbabwean Bill of Rights, it should not happen.

You need to understand that hegemony authority of one country over another once it has been instituted the estate of our Descendants has been captured, they will find it very difficult to detach themselves from it. The Chinese themselves they say according to the words of …. he said that China will never accept interference by other countries in its internal affairs. He said the key principles governing the new international order should be non interference in other countries’ internal affairs and social systems, and China has done just that, and he goes ahead to say hegemony and power politics which have emerged in new form can not last long allowing a few countries to monopolize everything is they have done for years has never solved any problems and never will and I want to ask the people of Zimbabwe to be careful that this is a bad precedent. It’s a precedent, it’s happening in Zimbabwe it’s going to happen to all other countries. This is about power, this is about anti constitutionalism; this is about anarchy that Chiwenga is introducing; this power, this authority. He was involved in the murder of Zimbabweans in 2018 of August; he is responsible, in January he is responsible it is him. That man is a military pugilistic individual that should not be allowed near power. President Mnangagwa, I request that you take this matter and give this lady my daughter Mary Mubaiwa the dignity that she deserves, thank you. Copyright ZimEye.com 

https://youtu.be/F_C15CRq1lU

MONDAY, December 23, is a public holiday following the celebration of National Unity Day on Sunday, accord­ing to the law governing such public holidays.

In terms of Section 2(1) (ii) of the Public Holidays and Prohibition of Business Act, when a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following working day becomes a public holiday.

Section 2(1) (i) of the Public Holi­days and Prohibition of Business Act, which also supports the position reads: “When a public holiday falls on a Sun­day, the Monday following shall be a public holiday.”

Government has also since explained Monday is a public holiday.

Secretary for Home Affairs and Cul­tural Heritage Mr Aaron Nhepera said traditionally if a public holiday is on a Sunday, then the following working day will be a holiday.

December 22 is National Unity Day.

“If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the next working day will be a public hol­iday and from the past this has been happening,” said Mr Nhepera.

State Media|THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) injected an additional $20 million in banknotes into cir­culation in the last week.

Much of the money was channelled to the People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB), which is used to distribute a lot of pensions.

The funds are expected to marginally ease the demand for physical cash.

This was said by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube in an interview on the sidelines of a familiarisation tour of the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) head office in Harare yesterday.

“In the last week alone, we have put in about $20 million,” said Prof Ncube. “We targeted POSB specifically, but not exclusively, because we know that a lot of our ordinary citizens are banking with them and it’s important that they have all the cash that they need.”

Depositors interviewed by The Herald yes­terday said they still faced challenges obtaining cash from banks. Economists say while the RBZ was right to increase cash in circulation given the high demand, it would take time before cash queues disappear. The recommended cash lev­els in circulation are 10 percent to 15 percent of money supply, which is presently estimated at $19 billion. This means Zimbabwe requires about $2 billion in physical cash, yet there is about $720 million in circulation.

Since the introduction of new notes and coins last month, about $120 million has been injected into circulation.

The RBZ introduced new $2 coins and $2 and $5 notes following a surge in demand for cash in the informal sector which operates largely on a cash basis or offers discounts for cash.

Informal traders say this enables them to buy black market foreign exchange at a discount.

As Unity Day, Christmas and New Year hol­idays start tomorrow, there has been a rise in demand for cash across the country for bus fares and for spending in rural shops which often charge a high premium for mobile money trans­fers. This has seen long queues at banks, amid reports that some unscrupulous bank work­ers were diverting personal withdrawals to the informal cash market where it is sold at about 30 percent premiums, half what was usual a month ago, but still steep. Prof Ncube said as more bank­notes were being injected into circulation for the convenience of the transacting public, bigger denominations will start circulating in the first quarter of next year.

Turning to IPEC management and staff, Prof Ncube said the Government was aware of the work underway regarding the revaluation of pensions in light of currency changes in 2009 and this year.

THE National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (Nango) on Wednesday conducted training of its members in the Midlands province aimed at imparting skills to end existing regional conflicts.

The Midlands province has been dogged by conflict, which includes the 1980s Gukurahundi disturbances, which the government and other independent bodies have been trying to resolve over the years with little success.

Political violence, rifts between local authorities and vendors and the stand-off between non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the police over public gatherings haunt the city.

Gweru City Council and residents have also been haggling over the rates billing system, which could see pre-paid water meters being introduced.

There is also a fight between farmers and miners on land rights as well as the menace of MaShurugwi.

Nango central region co-ordinator Titos Mangoma told NewsDay on the sidelines of the Gweru workshop, that his organisation strived to ensure that all NGOs in the Midlands have personnel trained to deal with cases of conflict.

“The training was basically on conflict prevention, management, resolution and transformation. The training sought to capacitate civil society organisations and other stakeholders to understand their role in promoting peace through utilising various peacemaking mechanisms which prevent, manage, resolve and transform all forms of conflict,” he said.

“The key outcomes of the meeting were geared towards the development of a framework which encompasses early detection systems of conflict and strengthening various peace building mechanisms. There are several cases of conflicts which came up in the meeting and we resolved on how to tackle them one by one as NGOs.”

Some of the NGOs which took part in the training include Zimbabwe Christian Alliance, Childline, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Women Coalition of Zimbabwe and residents’ associations.More in Home

Mangoma urged the NGOs to go into communities and try to end existing conflicts.

“The issue of MaShurugwi who are terrorising people also came out in the meeting and we agreed on how to try and solve the conflict. There was also the issue of violation of children’s rights that is a conflict case in communities; as well as land rights fights between farmers and miners. We set out the tone for ending some of these conflicts and several others that are already known at the national level,” he said.

-Newsday

OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says any dialogue to take Zimbabwe out of the prevailing crisis should prioritise the issues of the disputed 2018 election.

Churches, labour, civic society and other stakeholders should also be part of the process, but the opposition leader appeared to shut out members of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), a platform made up of losing candidates in the July 30, 2018 elections as well as Zanu PF.

“The nature of the dialogue that is credible is dialogue that involves Zanu PF and the MDC and, of course, labour going forward to be consulted. Churches, civic society also needs to play a role and needs to be done through credible facilitation and adjudication with Zimbabwe being the main player for a wholly Zimbabwean solution to Zimbabwean challenges,” The people’s favourite opposition leader Chamisa told NewsDay yesterday.

“A credible solution in this country is only found when major players play a role. Look at the Lancaster House talks, only key players. Unity Accord, Global Political Agreement, key players. Even now, for this country to move, there must be an understanding of the crisis and the solution.”

On Polad, Chamisa said: “That is a sideshow. We don’t want a political rally, we need a political dialogue. We don’t want sideshows to settle some other secondary or primary scores,” he added.

Members of Polad include MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe, National Constitutional Assembly leader Lovemore Madhuku and leaders of several obscure political parties.

Chamisa and Khupe had a bitter fallout in the battle to succeed the late MDC founding leader, Morgan Tsvangirayi, who died in February last year.

“There is a general understanding, a shared understanding of the nature of the crisis in Zimbabwe. President (Thabo) Mbeki appreciates this, (SA) President (Cyril) Ramaphosa appreciates it, Sadc appreciates it and so does everyone on the continent that the Zimbabwean problem is a political problem,” Chamisa said.

“It is a crisis of governance and legitimacy out of disputed election upon disputed election and the only lasting solution is located in a political solution and dealing with disputed elections since the 1980s, the 1990s, early 2000s and it is still there in 2019.

“The problem was there between Zanu and PF Zapu, it was there between Zanu PF and ZUM (led by Edgar Tekere), it was there between (the late former President Robert) Mugabe and (the late) president (Morgan) Tsvangirai and this problem is known even by my opposite number (Mnangagwa) and that must be dealt with and anything that doesn’t resolve that is simply a delayed disappointment and we can’t move away from fundamental issues,” he said.

Chamisa added: “It has always been a character of Africanhood that if we have a problem, we come together, we stick together, we talk together and find common solutions together.”

Zanu PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo referred questions to Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba, who was not picking up calls.

“(Former) President Mbeki came as the guest of the President (Mnangagwa) so the best person to talk to should be Cde Charamba,” Khaya Moyo said.

— NewsDay

Zimbabwe grounded flights at its three main airports in Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls on Friday morning after air traffic controllers went on strike over poor pay and safety concerns.

Planes were not being allowed to take off or land, although an early morning SA Airlink plane from Johannesburg was cleared to land at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo.

Passengers on a 7.20AM FastJet out of Bulawayo to Johannesburg were forced to disembark after the plane failed to get clearance for take-off.

At around 9AM, two planes – one operated by FastJet and another by South African Airways – were stranded on the runway at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare.

Businessman Wicknell Chivayo, a passenger on the SAA flight, told ZimLive from the plane: “We’re just sitted here for the past two hours, food has been served.”

Moments later, he said they had been told to disembark. On the plane were several guests flying to Johannesburg to attend a weekend wedding of the daughter of exiled former cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, among them the political maverick William Mutumanje, also known as Acie Lumumba.

Lumumba tweeted: “I’m on SAA flight to Joburg and we have been informed that airport staff have enforced strike. Business class is full of investors shaking their heads, and G40 members going to Kasukuwere daughter’s wedding.”

A private jet normally hired from Dubai to fly President Emmerson Mnangagwa or his deputy Constantino Chiwenga was allowed to take off shortly after 8AM. With Mnangagwa due to officiate at an event in Norton, it was not clear if Chiwenga was a passenger on the Airbus A318-112 (CJ) Elite owned by Royal Jet.More in News

Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) spokesperson Anna Julia Hungwe told ZimLive: “We are having a technical problem affecting Air Traffic Control and we are in place to find solutions to it.”

One airport official in Harare who spoke to ZimLive on condition they were not named said Air Force of Zimbabwe air traffic controllers had been dispatched to the control tower, but the striking air traffic controllers barricaded themselves inside.

“They sent a message to the pilots of the planes that wanted clearance to take off that ‘no US dollar, no flights’. It seems they want to be paid US-dollar pegged salaries. They say their job is extremely difficult because of the antiquated radar equipment they have, and their salaries must reflect this terribly stressful working environment,” the official said.

It is the second time that the air traffic controllers have gone on strike in as many months.

Late last month, planes were grounded until mid-morning. Then, CAAZ officials made promises which the air traffic controllers now say were not met.

Air traffic controllers sometimes use their personal mobile phones to communicate with pilots taking off from Zimbabwean airports – placing passengers and crews in danger, according to the Air Traffic Controllers Association of Zimbabwe (ATCAZ).

The union said last month that air traffic controllers were poorly paid and most are “struggling to make ends meet” which has forced them to work more than the internationally-recommended hours, “disregarding mandatory rest periods.”

The radar system at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport malfunctioned nearly five years ago, and the ATCAZ says it highlighted concerns over the “continued deterioration in air navigation communication performance” in September 2017 and May 2019 which the government ignored.

“There have been several cases in which there was total loss of Air Traffic Services, air-to-ground communications in the upper airspace,” ATCAZ said in an October 29 letter.

There had been a complete communication blackout on four days this year – September 25, September 29, October 16 and October 18.

Describing the situation as “chaotic and dangerous”, ATCAZ warned that air traffic controllers were “incapacitated” to stop a mid-air collision from taking place.

Zimbabwe’s main airport, said ATCAZ in their damning letter, has no reliable two-way radio communication system “which is a requirement even in the least restrictive of airspace classes.”

The RGM International Airport is currently undergoing a Chinese-funded US$150 million upgrade to modernise it and boost its annual passenger handling capacity to six million from the current 2.5 million

The government says as part of that upgrade, the airport will be getting an advanced air traffic control system – but that will not be ready for another two years.

— ZimLive

It never rains but pours for incarcerated Second Lady Marry Chiwenga following sensational claims made by ex-husband Shingi Kawondera, implicating her and nephew Genius ‘Ginimbi’ Kadungure in ‘company theft’ allegations, Zim Morning Post can reveal.Shingi Kawondera and his four kids

Kawondera told Zim Morning Post last week. that Pioneer Gases (Ginimbi’s company) was his brainchild and he was the sole owner and founder.

He alleges that his ex-wife Marry connived with Ginimbi to forge papers and elbow him out by illegally changing the directorship.

“I am the sole owner of Pioneer Gases that Ginimbi claims to be his.

“I have the papers to prove it.

“What happened is Ginimbi was my friend at the time and he connived with Marry to doctor paperwork to remove me from the directorship, but Mwari ndewemunhu wese haamwire ku Dreams (God is for us all)

“I was based in Cyprus and had the resources to fund the project,” Kawondera said.

Kawondera could not however produce documentary evidence and company registration certificate to prove his claims.

Ginimbi scoffed at these claims describing them as ‘wild and crazy’.

He explained how he solely started Pioneer Gases and enlisted himself and his mother as directors.

“This is shocking and absurd, surely don’t be used by people who have their issues and behaving like they are mad.

“You know the history of how I build my business yourself and you have written about it long back.

“I am self made and when I left school, I started doing gases and of course help from some experienced people in the game who recognized my hard work until I decided to register Pioneer Gases,”explained Ginimbi.

Ginimbi further stated that his relationship with Kawondera was not bordered on any business deals, but it was purely based on partying.

“I met Shingi (Kawondera) way after I had already started doing business.

“Ndakasangana naye mustreet and ndanga ndatoshanda ndatobhoo (I met him in the streets and I was already financially stable).

“Our relationship was purely based on partying and his claims are like say for example, anyone can wake up one day and say the car that Genius is driving is mine, its nonsense,” fumed Ginimbi.

A quick search at the registrar of companies confirmed that Genius Kadungure and others were directors of Pioneer Gases.

He challenged Kawondera to institute legal proceedings if he stands on solid ground.

Pioneer Gases imports and distributes LP gas and it also has set footprints in Botswana and South Africa.

Meanwhile, in a previous interview with this reporter in 2010, Ginimbi revealed that soon after school at the age of 17, he engaged in small business transactions.

While residing in Harare’s Sunningdale density suburb, he became a middle-man securing gas for domestic users.

Through a friend who worked for a top airlines company, he quickly secured his first major contract to supply gas to the commercial, industrial, public and retail sectors.

This breakthrough led to the birth of Pioneer Gases.

He has been assisted in planning and logistics by his friend and most trusted lieutenant known as Kit Kat, at least according to him then.

-Zim Morning Post

Zimbabwe grounded flights at its three main airports in Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls on Friday morning after air traffic controllers went on strike over poor pay and safety concerns.

Planes were not being allowed to take off or land, although an early morning SA Airlink plane from Johannesburg was cleared to land at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo.

Passengers on a 7.20AM FastJet out of Bulawayo to Johannesburg were forced to disembark after the plane failed to get clearance for take-off.

At around 9AM, two planes – one operated by FastJet and another by South African Airways – were stranded on the runway at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare.

Businessman Wicknell Chivayo, a passenger on the SAA flight, told ZimLive from the plane: “We’re just sitted here for the past two hours, food has been served.”

Moments later, he said they had been told to disembark. On the plane were several guests flying to Johannesburg to attend a weekend wedding of the daughter of exiled former cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, among them the political maverick William Mutumanje, also known as Acie Lumumba.

Lumumba tweeted: “I’m on SAA flight to Joburg and we have been informed that airport staff have enforced strike. Business class is full of investors shaking their heads, and G40 members going to Kasukuwere daughter’s wedding.”

A private jet normally hired from Dubai to fly President Emmerson Mnangagwa or his deputy Constantino Chiwenga was allowed to take off shortly after 8AM. With Mnangagwa due to officiate at an event in Norton, it was not clear if Chiwenga was a passenger on the Airbus A318-112 (CJ) Elite owned by Royal Jet.More in News

Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) spokesperson Anna Julia Hungwe told ZimLive: “We are having a technical problem affecting Air Traffic Control and we are in place to find solutions to it.”

One airport official in Harare who spoke to ZimLive on condition they were not named said Air Force of Zimbabwe air traffic controllers had been dispatched to the control tower, but the striking air traffic controllers barricaded themselves inside.

“They sent a message to the pilots of the planes that wanted clearance to take off that ‘no US dollar, no flights’. It seems they want to be paid US-dollar pegged salaries. They say their job is extremely difficult because of the antiquated radar equipment they have, and their salaries must reflect this terribly stressful working environment,” the official said.

It is the second time that the air traffic controllers have gone on strike in as many months.

Late last month, planes were grounded until mid-morning. Then, CAAZ officials made promises which the air traffic controllers now say were not met.

Air traffic controllers sometimes use their personal mobile phones to communicate with pilots taking off from Zimbabwean airports – placing passengers and crews in danger, according to the Air Traffic Controllers Association of Zimbabwe (ATCAZ).

The union said last month that air traffic controllers were poorly paid and most are “struggling to make ends meet” which has forced them to work more than the internationally-recommended hours, “disregarding mandatory rest periods.”

The radar system at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport malfunctioned nearly five years ago, and the ATCAZ says it highlighted concerns over the “continued deterioration in air navigation communication performance” in September 2017 and May 2019 which the government ignored.

“There have been several cases in which there was total loss of Air Traffic Services, air-to-ground communications in the upper airspace,” ATCAZ said in an October 29 letter.

There had been a complete communication blackout on four days this year – September 25, September 29, October 16 and October 18.

Describing the situation as “chaotic and dangerous”, ATCAZ warned that air traffic controllers were “incapacitated” to stop a mid-air collision from taking place.

Zimbabwe’s main airport, said ATCAZ in their damning letter, has no reliable two-way radio communication system “which is a requirement even in the least restrictive of airspace classes.”

The RGM International Airport is currently undergoing a Chinese-funded US$150 million upgrade to modernise it and boost its annual passenger handling capacity to six million from the current 2.5 million

The government says as part of that upgrade, the airport will be getting an advanced air traffic control system – but that will not be ready for another two years.

— ZimLive

NGEZI PLATINUM coach Rodwell Dhlakama says midfielder Denver Mukamba is the best Zimbabwean footballer in his specialist role as an auxilliary forward. Dhlakama, who started Mukamba’s rehabilitation programme, believes the forward is good enough to play for the Warriors again.

The veteran coach said Mukamba’s rehabilitation process is just beginning and he wants to be there when the player finally puts all his troubles behind him.

Dhlakama took a bold decision to take the talented player to Chapungu during mid-season when no one was willing to sign the troubled star.

And, Mukamba didn’t disappoint, putting on some strong performances and scoring crucial goals, albeit in vain, as Chapungu failed to survive the chop.

But, that was long after Dhlakama had left the Air Force of Zimbabwe side for Ngezi Platinum.

Dhlakama passed that probation at Ngezi and has since been rewarded with a substantive role on a one-year contract.

“What I realised is that, Denver (Mukamba) needs someone who understands him,’’ said Dhlakama.

“He needs (some) fatherly love and that’s what I gave him at Chapungu. I am glad he is now back in full force. He just needs good management and the good thing about it is he is very willing to reform.

“He is my project and I haven’t yet finished rehabilitating him. He is the best player in the country for his position. Even in the Warriors, he still remains the best man for the behind-striker position.

“It is up to him, as an individual, to completely show that he is willing to be professional. I cannot rule the possibility of getting him here since I feel he is a project I have been trying to resuscitate.’’

Dhlakama said he would have to consider the risk of bringing him to Ngezi.

“Ngezi Platinum is a big brand and we cannot risk bringing someone who may end up tarnishing our image,’’ said the coach.

“So, it is up to him to do away with that bad boy behaviour which I believe we have worked so hard to eliminate.”More in Home

Dhlakama, who says he has not been comfortable with the “acting coach” tag, will be reinforcing the squad now that he has landed probably the most volatile coaching job in local football.

Ngezi finished fourth in the league and were runners-up in the Chibuku Super Cup.

And the team on Wednesday rewarded their outstanding players with captain Frank Makarati landing the Player of the Year award.

Donald Teguru snapped two awards, the Golden Boot and the Players’ Player of the Year gongs.

Goalkeeper Nelson Chadya scooped the Most Improved Player Award while Mandlenkosi Mlilo and Wayne Makuva took home the Most Promising and Rookie Player awards.

-State Media

Jane Mlambo| President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially commissioned the Norton overpass that was recently completed by government, and has taken to Twitter to beg MDC leader Nelson Chamisa for dialogue.

Mnangagwa said his government will continue to build bridges both figuratively and literally in what appears aimed at his opposition nemesis who has refused to heed the Zanu PF leader’s call for dialogue.

Today, we officially commissioned the Norton Overpass, part of a wider road dualisation programme. We will continue to build bridges, both figuratively and literally, as we work towards a better future for all. pic.twitter.com/E3bpBd9QgI

— President of Zimbabwe (@edmnangagwa) December 20, 2019

Despite Mnangagwa blaming the country’s economic woes on sanctions, SADC is singing from a different hymn book after recently sending former South African President Thabo Mbeki to meet with all political players to solve the

By Own Correspondent| A group of 15 armed robbers descended on Gobathema Business Centre in Guyu,  Gwanda, attacked shops and went away with R14 000, $1 100 and groceries.

The gang, armed with an AK 47 rifle and machetes, went on the rampage on Saturday night, attacking shop owners and forcing patrons to flee.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident.

He said:

I can confirm that we recorded an armed robbery case which occurred at Gobathema Business Centre in Guyu where a group of 15 unidentified men who were armed with machetes and an AK47 rifle went about robbing shops.

They arrived at the business centre, fired two shots in the air to threaten patrons who then fled. They invaded several shops and took cash amounting to R14 000, $1 100 and groceries whose value is yet to be ascertained.

Ass. Comm Nyathi has appealed to members of the public with information that could lead to the arrest of the suspects to contact any nearest police station.

He also urged businesspeople to be vigilant and desist from discussing their financial affairs in public as this may put them at risk of being robbed.

-StateMedia

LEGISLATORS representing rural constituencies now want a special allowance on the premise that they spend several days in Harare without attending to their constituencies, while Harare-based MPs are always able to be with their constituents.

This was raised on Wednesday by Umzingwane MP Levi Mayihlome (Zanu PF) in the National Assembly as a matter of privilege to the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda.

If this is implemented, it will mostly benefit Zanu PF legislators who have the majority of constituencies in the rural areas.

Mayihlome’s suggestion did not, however, make any reference to legislators from far-flung urban constituencies, such as Bulawayo, Mutare, Victoria Falls, Plumtree and Beitbridge, which have MPs who also have to travel and spend several days in Harare in order to attend to Parliament business.

He also did not mention how much more he wanted for rural MPs.

“I rise on a point of privilege on an issue which concerns rural constituency MPs, who compared to their counterparts, particularly Harare constituency MPs, have to travel up to 700 kilometres every weekend to their constituencies,” Mayihlome said.

“Friday and Sunday are travelling days to and from Harare and so they only have one day per week to attend to their constituency issues on a daily basis and so it is my humble request that rural MPs be given a special allowance for this difference between the rural and urban constituencies,” he said.

“Yes, that affects the rights and privileges of MPs. Willias Madzimure (Kambuzuma MP) has been so mesmerised by your point of privilege, I do not know why. Let that matter be referred to the SROC,” Mudenda said.

Currently, MPs get sitting allowances of $700 per sitting, which was increased from the previous $75.

They also get fuel coupons whose value depends on the distance an MP travels from their constituency to Harare.

During the duration of their sitting, they also get accommodated at hotels.

While MPs have been very good at demanding a raise to their salaries, some of them — mostly from the rural constituencies — have been mum in Parliament, particularly on issues affecting the rural populace.

Watch video of the Mubaiwa family spokesperson speak on Chiwenga fight against Marry their daughter.

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War veterans are now part of Zanu-PF high level structures after being upgraded from an affiliate and officially incorporated as a full wing during the just-ended 18th Annual National People’s Conference in Goromonzi last week.

The war veterans’ wing will be incorporated into the party’s constitution and President Mnangagwa said their inclusion as a full wing will bring impetus to party mobilisation and ideology.

War veterans have been an integral part of Zanu-PF and have been instrumental in campaigning over the years.

Speaking to The Herald, Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Cde Victor Matemadanda, who is also the Deputy Minister for Defence and War Veterans Affairs, said war veterans will cease to participate as affiliates, but as part of the main body of the party, with direct influence.

Cde Matemadanda said war veterans bring with them a wealth of experience necessary to take the revolutionary party forward.

“The major take away for war veterans at the conference is that they now become part of the Zanu-PF body and they are no longer participating as affiliates, but as part of the party’s structures,” he said.

“They are now part of the main body. Their influence now comes to the party directly and not as stakeholders anymore and they bring with them needed experience.”

Cde Matemadanda said war veterans will play a major role in the party’s restructuring, mobilisation and recruitment.

He said war veterans will work towards ensuring that party and Government policies were well understood by the people as they were now part of the party’s “implementing machinery”.

“We have got a vigorous restructuring exercise, mobilisation and recruitment of new members, so unlike in the past when they were mainly on the sidelines of party business they will be at the forefront,” said Cde Matemadanda.

“They will play a major role in the restructuring of the party, mobilisation of party members and recruitment of new members to the party and they will also have to make sure that Government and party policies are well understood.

“War veterans have now become implementing machinery of the party and government.”

Your thought?

Our two vice Presidents have both been involved in dirty fights with their wives in run ups to divorce.

One chased the wife around with an axe while the other got the wife arrested?

Who is a better "devil" here?

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) December 19, 2019

This is how they will respond to all events coming. They forget too quickly. That’s why propaganda won’t take you far be original do basics. @edmnangagwa is #unconstitutional he came unconstitutionally and he won’t respect constitution but just amend it. @DrTaxs @ZimEye @zimlive pic.twitter.com/risOAKM5KI

— Masvingo Province (@Citizens4Chamis) December 20, 2019

By A Correspondent| Former Tourism minister Walter Muzembi says he tried to stop the military from implementing the November 2017 coup that ended 37 years of the late President Robert Mugabe’s rule.

Speaking on a social media conversation Mzembi said:

“In hindsight you should applaud me for attempting to stop the coup, it was in the making, and we saw it coming and paid dearly for seeing it coming and warning the then President.

Do you think that was criminal or those that wanted to wrestle power unconstitutionally were the criminals? Where are you now with the country? The MDC marched for the coup are they any happier now?”

Mzembi also said the military invented stories to justify the coup which were choreographed.

“Kupemberera n’anga inobata mai!  And do you believe all those inventions and stories that justified the coup like Chiwenga attempted arrest at the airport, the choreography that led to the coup, please think deeper.”

Mzembi is one of the former Mugabe ministers who are now linked to the formation of a new party.

Professor Jonathan Moyo recently suggested that former Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi is linked to a newly formed political entity called the People Party.

Responding to reports that he was over the moon about the formation of the party Moyo said:

“Hahahaha. What? Me over the moon about announcing Mzembi’s party which announced itself in November 2019 as @PeoplesPartyZim in these streets!”

The wife of former Zimbabwe Defence Forces army general Constantino Chiwenga is set to spend the festive season in a remand prison following indications by the prosecution that the court records on murder and other charges are not yet ready.

This comes at a time attorneys representing Marry Mubaiwa claim that her health is deteriorating at Chikurubi Maximum Prison due to an undisclosed ailment.

Her attorneys appeared in court in Harare today after a local magistrate recently told her to apply to the High Court for bail on charges of murder.

Marry Mubaiwa, who is divorcing the Vice President, claims that she is a victim of a bitter relationship in which Constantino Chiwenga is using his powers to nail her on what her attorneys have described as fabricated stories designed to undermine her status as a mother and businesswoman.

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission arrested Marry Mubaiwa last Saturday and laid several charges against her including murder, money laundering, externalization of huge sums of money and marriage certificate fraud.

The former army chief claims that her wife attempted to kill him while he was lying helplessly in bed in a South African hospital.

More details to follow …

By Own Correspondent| Vice president Constantino Chiwenga has threatened to weed out land barons saying they have allegedly invaded and hijacked cooperatives in Zimbabwe.

Speaking at the International day of cooperatives in Bindura yesterday Chiwenga said land barons were selfishly building their own homes corruptly.

“The so called land barons invaded the cooperative structures and hijacked the noble cause of the people to build their own homes, government will leave no stone unturned and will weed out these undesirable elements, Chiwenga said.

“As shown by the appointment of Commission of Inquiry into the Sale of state land and in around urban areas, whose report is now with His Excellency the president (Emmerson Mnangagwa), stern measures will be taken to protect citizens from such dishonest practices,” he added.

The VP said cooperatives built 165 300 houses from 2010 to 2019 and national projects like the urban renewal programme will create employment to many.

“At least 165 300 houses were built throughout the country by cooperatives from 2010 to mid-2019, the president was in Mutare recently commissioning the Sakubva Ubarn Renewal project will directly employ 20 000people and 25 000 indirectly.”

“Take advantage of such big projects, l urge cooperatives not to confine themselves to low income primary production activities , but also venture into value addition in the secondary and tertiary production sector,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chiwenga urged the Zimbabwe National Cooperatives Federation to put preventive measures and guidelines to govern the operations of their members.

GOVERNMENT will continue to allow the importation of old second-hand vehicles, the older the vehicle, the less the duty charged.

The issue was discussed on Tuesday in the National Assembly during debate on clause 25 of the Finance (No 3) 2019 Bill, after Dzivarasekwa MP Edwin Mushoriwa (MDC Alliance) questioned why more duty was levied on new imported vehicles and less on old ones without taking into consideration the impact on the environment.

Clause 25 of the Finance (No 3) 2019 Bill states the Zimbabwe dollar rates of special excise duty on second-hand motor vehicles, which will take effect from January 1, 2020.

For example, an imported second-hand vehicle with a lifespan of zero to four years and an engine capacity of up to 1 000cc will pay excise duty of $3 000; five to 10 years and engine capacity of 1 000cc ($1 500); 11 to 15 years with engine capacity of 1 000cc ($750); and over 20 years all engine capacities ($500).

Mushoriwa added that Zimbabwe should consider setting up its own manufacturing plants.

“Minister (Finance, Mthuli Ncube), why should we reward a person who wants to import a vehicle which is more than 20 years and we punish a person that wants to import a vehicle which is less than five years? I thought the Hon Minister was going to simply say any vehicle which is more than 10 years has to be charged high excise duty,” Mushoriwa said.

“So what it means is that the best way to buy cars is for people to go to Japan and get vehicles which are 20 to 25 years old and put them into the market and they end up flooding the market. They only have to pay US$500; you are not putting into consideration the issue of the environmental impact,” he said.

Chegutu West MP Dextor Nduna (Zanu PF) said government should not curtail people’s choice of vehicles.

“To then force the ordinary Zimbabwean to buy brand new vehicles is out of this world. I applaud the minister for not trying to (stop) the ex-Japanese vehicles from getting into the country,” Nduna said.

Ncube said in coming up with the Zimdollar duty charges for imported vehicles, government converted the old United States dollar rates using a factor of eight to the current rate.

“That is way below the inter-bank rate of 15. So these are not high at all and these are in Zimbabwe dollars. This is simply an issue of excise duty in terms of livelihoods in line with the size of the engine capacity and the number of years,” he said.

The Treasury boss said duty was meant to be progressive rather than regressive, and that is why it was lower as the age of the vehicle goes higher.

“We are not trying to necessarily restrict the old vehicles over new vehicles. The intention rather is to recognise the remaining life and making sure the excise duty is progressive enough. Those with newer cars pay more because of longer shelf life and those with older cars pay less. That is how we have designed it and we think it is fair to design it that way,” he said.

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Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said the government will descend heavily on machete-wielding gangs that are wreaking havoc in the country especially in gold-mining areas.

Chiwenga made the remarks while addressing scores of
Bindura residents who had gathered for the International Day of Co-operatives on Thursday. He said:

As a government, we are saying no to machete-wielding miners, hatidi mabhemba (we don’t want machetes)! Let me repeat, no to machete-wielding miners.

The law will descend heavily on (the rogue) artisanal miners. We cannot afford to have illegal miners wreaking havoc in the country.

The violent machete-wielding gangs, also known as
MaShurugwi , have been making headlines over the past several months with a significant number of murders perpetrated by the marauding thugs being reported.

The gangs are reportedly backed by powerful politicians who are benefiting from their illegal goal-mining activities.Credit : NewsDay

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