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ZimEye has received the below missing person alert. (This is a developing story and updates will be posted here).

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A white guy by the name of Vince Lambourn accused of sleeping with Marry Chiwenga.

He is an ex Mr Zimbabwe bodybuilding champion and personal trainer. She was going to him for personal training. He has fled Zimbabwe after receiving death threats and is currently in hiding in South Africa.

He has changed all his numbers fearing for his life. Even his family posted a missing person request on Facebook. 

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MARRY MUBAIWA, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is already facing attempted murder, fraud and currency externalisation charges, may face more charges.

She is being investigated for swindling State aides of their daily allowances while in foreign lands and grabbing vehicles awarded to Miss Zimbabwe pageant winners, the court heard yesterday.

This emerged while she was remanded in custody on charges of attempting to murder VP Chiwenga, illegally externalising US$1 033 000, laundering US$990 000 and fraudulently seeking to upgrade her customary union to a civil marriage without her husband’s consent.

The attempted murder charge arises from when she accompanied her husband who had been airlifted to South Africa in July for urgent medical attention.

Mubaiwa allegedly refused to let him be admitted to hospital for 24 hours until security personnel insisted.
She then visited her husband in hospital, dismissed his security staff, and when alone with him allegedly removed the intravenous giving set and the central venous catheter.

The remand court was told that she was also being investigated on charges of taking away the daily allowances of her aides on foreign trips, of how vehicles won by models in the Miss Zimbabwe pageant were registered in her name, and how she handled funds in Musha Mukadzi Zimbabwe Armed Forces Foundation (MZAFF).State media

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ZimEye has received the below missing person alert. (This is a developing story and updates will be posted here).

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A white guy by the name of Vince Lambourn accused of sleeping with Marry Chiwenga

He is an ex Mr Zimbabwe bodybuilding champion and personal trainer she was going to him for personal training, he has fled Zimbabwe after receiving death threats and is currently in hiding in South Africa.

He has changed all his numbers fearing for his life. Even his family posted a missing person request on Facebook. 

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Farai Dziva|The MDC candidate for the Tongongara Rural District Council ward 6, Marry Choga got only 16 votes.

Her rival, Addmore Chitera polled 396 votes.

See Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network Report below:

The by-election was held in accordance with section 121A of the Electoral Act (Chapter 2:13) following the death of the previous councillor, Edward Chitera, who was elected on a ZANU-PF ticket in the July 31, 2018, harmonised elections.

ZESN observed that the by-election which was won by ZANU-PF’s Addmore Chitera with 396 votes compared to 16 votes received by the MDC Alliance’s Marry Choga was held according to the law.

Farai Dziva|The MDC candidate for the Tongongara Rural District Council ward 6, Marry Choga got only 16 votes.

Her rival, Addmore Chitera polled 396 votes.

See Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network Report below:

The by-election was held in accordance with section 121A of the Electoral Act (Chapter 2:13) following the death of the previous councillor, Edward Chitera, who was elected on a ZANU-PF ticket in the July 31, 2018, harmonised elections.

ZESN observed that the by-election which was won by ZANU-PF’s Addmore Chitera with 396 votes compared to 16 votes received by the MDC Alliance’s Marry Choga was held according to the law.

Nelson Chamisa in closed door meeting with Thabo Mbeki. Do you think Zimbabwe is heading towards another GNU?

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) December 16, 2019

By A Correspondent- The lawyer representing Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Marry Chiwenga nee Mubaiwa, said a group of men who claimed to be detectives from the Zimbabwe Anti-corruption Commission (ZACC), took away the couple’s three children and their whereabouts remain unknown.

Mtetwa was speaking to the media about what transpired on Saturday at the Chiwengas’ home when Marry was arrested.

Said Mtetwa:

They also took away the couple’s three children and no one knows where they are right now.

But the laws of Zimbabwe are very clear that when a couple separates, the minors stay with their mother, but as it is, they have taken away Marry’s children from her.

Marry appeared at the Harare regional court on Monday morning where she was formally placed on remand on the charge of attempting to kill her husband.

The former model was initially charged with the externalization of US$1 million, fraudulently seeking to solemnise her marriage with neither Chiwenga’s knowledge nor consent and money laundering.

However fresh murder charges have been laid against the second lady where she allegedly tried to kill the vice president.

By A Correspondent- MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has revealed that his party was going to remove President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power in the next five months of the new year if dialogue fails to yield positive results.

The youthful leader made the remarks yesterday at Chisamba grounds in Mutare while addressing thousands of party supporters, where he said the country should not always be in election mode.

He also spoke in an earlier interview with the NewsDay saying the just-ended Zanu PF conference held in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East province, was testimony the Mnangagwa administration was clueless on how to end the country’s socio-economic crisis.

Chamisa, however, ruled out violence and anarchy in his plans to end Mnangagwa’s political career, but claimed his party would always remain radically correct.

“We are getting near freedom, we are near Canaan. We have only five months to finish the issue of politics in the country. We need 2020 (next year) to clear political challenges we are facing as a country. We can’t be a country that is in a perennial election mode,” he said.

“We can’t continue to say dialogue, dialogue for five years. We have a window period for this. We are giving dialogue a chance because we want to give peace a chance. If Emmerson Mnangagwa refuses dialogue, then we have the power of the people.”

“We want everyone to know that we are giving dialogue a chance so that we do some reforms. If we finish politics, we are not worried about economics. To lead a country is easy, you just need to respect what people are saying.

“Some churches came to me over dialogue issue and I asked them if they had prayed and I told them to go and pray. Churches play a critical role in the peace-building of this country.”

Added Chamisa: “Even though things are difficult, let us remain focused. Freedom is never free and cheap. Democracy needs everyone to work. We have to make sure that we organise ourselves as the people of Zimbabwe and say enough is enough.

“We don’t believe in violence, we don’t believe in anarchy. Our late former President Morgan Tsvangirai told me if things are difficult, never use violence, but non-violence; and be radically correct,” he said

Chamisa also said Zimbabwe needs an independent electoral body to run polls, saying the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) was compromised.

Earlier, Chamisa had said the first five months of the new year would be decisive because Zanu PF has failed.

“Goromonzi has not brought us anything. A problem cannot be a solution. A question cannot be an answer and you can’t expect juice out of stones. The only way forward for this country is for us to address the crisis. We must not turn every Zimbabwean into a politician. The first five months of 2020 will be decisive,” he warned.

“In the past, if there was a crisis, people would put their heads together to find a solution. It needs everyone to put hands on the deck. Everyone should come forward to resolve the crisis.”

He said Zanu PF had “officialised” lying and believed their propaganda.

“Zimbabwe is not poor, but it has poor leadership. We need to resolve this crisis. Things are done in an opaque manner. There is opaqueness in government, lots of lies in this country. Lying has been elevated to officialdom. Spewing propaganda (such that) you end up lying to yourself,” Chamisa said.

“No one is happy. Our military used to be the best in the region, but politics has changed that. Our police used to be the best, but politics has turned them into something else. Our doctors are the best the world over, but politics came in and look at what is happening now, they are victims of politics.”

Addressing the Mutare gathering, MDC deputy president Lynette Karenyi-Kore said: “I am worried by the economic situation we are facing as a country. Mnangagwa should just pack and go because he has failed.”

The party’s co-vice president Tendai Biti labelled Mnangagwa a thief.

“These people can steal. I once told my president, Nelson Chamisa, that there are pastors of stealing and Mnangagwa is the archbishop of stealing. They steal through Command Agriculture, they steal US dollars, he hires expensive planes,” he said.

Zanu PF Simon Khaya Moyo said he was busy finalising the conference report and was not in a position to comment on the matter.

-Newsday

By A Correspondent- Mary Chiwenga (nee Mubaiwa) the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been denied bail.

Mary who is facing a myriad of charges which include fraud and the attempted murder of the Vice President has been remanded in custody to December 30, 2019.

The state was represented by Michael Reza and Jonathan Murombedzi while the Second Lady, was represented by Taona Nyamakura and Mzokuthula Mbuyisa from Mtetwa and Nyambirai law firm.

Michael Reza argued that the attempted murder charge is a third schedule offense and that as such, the Magistrates’ court should not grant bail.

He said that only the High Court could grant bail in such circumstances. He said that Marry should approach the high court for bail. The Magistrate agreed with Reza and advised Mary to apply for bail at the High Court. She was ordered to return to court on the 30th of December for routine remand.

On the charges of fraud, the export of foreign currency and money laundering also opposed bail for Mary arguing that there is a likelihood that Mubaiwa will continue working to ensure that she kills Chiwenga.

Reza also added that Mary may interfere with key state witnesses and investigations if granted bail. He argued that the witnesses in the externalization case are Mary’s friends who may reconsider their testimonies if approached the right way by the accused.

Mary was arrested on Saturday night by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) allegedly at the orders of her husband. The arrest came after an explosive family meeting to discuss the collapse of the couple’s marriage was held on Friday.

A feisty Mary is alleged to have become indiscrete during the meeting and made barbed remarks about her husband’s alleged sexual inadequacies.

Mary is facing a number of charges of externalizing US$1 million and seeking to fraudulently formalize her marriage without the consent of the Vice President. Mary is also battling another lawsuit from her ex-husband and former Warriors star Shingi Kaondera.

Kaondera has dragged Mary to the High Court demanding a massive US$700 000 alleging that she forged the divorce papers which allowed her to leave him and to get married to Chiwenga back in 2011.

Mary’s camp is suspicious that the lawsuit is being bankrolled by Chiwenga. The reason being that if Mary’s divorce is ruled fraudulent, it would deem her marriage to the former army General legally void.

By A Correspondent- A psychiatrist who is treating former Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira has pleaded with the Harare Magistrates Court not to commence with her corruption trial and give her at least three months to recover from a mental illness.

Walter Mangezi who has been a psychiatrist for over 15 years, testified in court on Friday and argued that a trial now would worsen Mupfumira’s mental condition.

“I had three sessions with her before I diagnosed depression and put her on medication. Hers is severe depression because she exhibited five of the core symptoms as she was facing difficulties sleeping, was always sad, lost appetite, pleasure, energy and interest in daily activities.

“Any court proceedings will bring back memories of what she has been through. All I ask for is some time to allow her to recover.”

Prosecutor Clement Chimbare however hit back saying; “If the accused person is suffering from a mental illness why has she not been admitted into a mental facility in compliance with the law?

“There is no reason to postpone trial because as we speak she is following proceedings,” Chimbare said.

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), which arrested Mupfumira in July this year, alleges she misused about USD$94 million from the state’s National Social Security Authority (NSSA) while serving as minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare.

The charge sheet also accuses Mupfumira of “criminal abuse of duty as a public officer” for allegedly taking unauthorized loans from the NSSA to buy a vehicle and fund her political campaign.

She also allegedly instructed NSSA to provide funds to Metbank “under unclear circumstances.”

-StateMedia

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By A Correspondent| Marry Chiwenga’s father Kenny Mubaiwa has said justice will prevail after his daughter was denied bail and locked behind bars for a slew of charges including attempted murder of VP Constantino Chiwenga.

In a dramatic twist of events, Marry was considered a flight risk by the state thus she was denied bail.

She was remanded in custody to the 30th of December.

Marry’s father was asked on what he thought of his daughter’s incarceration and the crestfallen Kenny said justice will prevail.

By A Correspondent- MDC leader Nelson Chamisa told party supporters that he is keen on dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Addressing thousands of his supporters at Chisamba Grounds in Mutare’s Sakubva high-density suburb over the weekend, Chamisa said:

I need everyone to know that we are giving dialogue a chance because we want to give peace a chance.

But we will not be pursuing a dialogue in perpetuity. It has to be pursued within a limited period after which we pursue other means. We will give dialogue a chance … There is some talk going on slowly.

… If dialogue is done it will spell out the specific reforms that need to be done.

The opposition leader said the envisaged dialogue with Mnangagwa is not about forming a government of national unity (GNU), as happened in 2009, but that it will be about political reforms.

Meanwhile, Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga have hitherto insisted that Chamisa should join other losing presidential candidates under the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD).

-DailyNews

By A Correspondent- The Apex council has dismissed messages circulating on social media that civil servants will get a cushion allowance by December 18.

The council is the umbrella body for civil servants’ organisations.

Part of the message circulating on social media reads: “civil servants to get $500 cushion by December 18. The special payment involved an allocation of $1 billion set aside to address the plight of civil servants.”

“The special assistance of $500 for civil servants on grade E5 and the $250 payment for government pensioners, will also be paid on 18 December said Finance Minister Prof Mthuli Ncube.”

In telephone interview yesterday, Apex Council President Mrs Cecilia Alexander said what is circulating on social media is incorrect and emphasised that the council uses main stream media to disseminate information.

“We met Government and we presented the plight of civil servants in terms of the festive season and also their monthly salaries and we suggested that we really need a cushioning before Christmas, Government has not yet responded and what is circulating on social media is not true,” said Mrs Alexander.

She said the Apex Council is expecting Government response today.

Mrs Alexander said the journalist who wrote the story for an online publication is tarnishing the image of the Apex Council.

“The messages speak to a very important issue that impacts on and pertains to the livelihood of so many people. It is wrong to play politics with people’s suffering. Everyone is now anticipating a cushion that was never promised. It’s so wrong,” said Mrs Alexander.

— StateMedia

By Own Correspondent| Following months of passport backlogs, the Registrar General’s office has announced new passport prices that take effect immediately.

Many citizens were left stranded as the Passport office was failing to meet demand owing to forex currency shortages for consumables used in passport production.

The situation was further worsened by the unrealistic price that saw a Zimbabwean passport costing the equivalent of 3USD for the ordinary one that came out after 6 months.

Zimbabweans in the diaspora will be expected to fork out more at USD318 whilst locals paying in local currency will pay ZWL 3180 for one that comes out after 3 days.

Below are the revised prices:

Passport Type	Price
External passport	$USD 318
Internal Urgent	$ZWL 3180
Internal 3 weeks	$ZWL 2000
InternalOrdinary	$ZWL 530

Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has in a statement said that doctors remained incapacitated even after revealing their grievances to the government three months ago.

The association which represents junior and middle-level doctors speaks after a splinter group of doctors has launched the Progressive Doctors Association of Zimbabwe (PDAZ) a development which ZHDA says was an expected one.

We present below the association’s statement in full.

State Media|Harare motorists continued with double parking and illegal parking despite new clamping and towing charges of between $500 and $900 taking effect last Friday.

City Parking marshals were not taking action on errant drivers, amid fears they could be taking pay-offs.

When The Herald did rounds in the city to check on the effect of the new fines, several vehicles were still double parked at various places.

Motorists interviewed said a lot more needed to be done to bring order to the city centre.

Tinashe Kambonde said: “I thought that the high fines would whip some people into line, but they did not or maybe we are being too expectant and there might be need to wait a few days for results.

“If the results do not come, there might be need for a holistic approach to address the issue. Fines might not do the trick.”

Another motorist, Mrs Evelyn Magaso, blamed the lukewarm response to the fines by defaulting drivers to the reluctance of council officials to enforce them.

“I expected to see a lot of vehicles being clamped today, so that errant drivers get the message that council means business, but as you can see some cars have been double parked for hours now and no-one is taking action,” she said.

“I suspect that parking marshals are now cashing in on the new fees, otherwise why are they not taking action when they are empowered to do so.”

There has been numerous allegations of corruption involving officials in the City’s Parking division.

A report with this publication recently alleged a motorist made an EcoCash payment of $10 to a parking attendant under reference number 207581, Txn ID MP190828.1404.D43291, but the marshal issued a $5 receipt.

When the reporter contacted City Parking public relations manager Mr Francis Mandaza, he said the issue should be raised with the customer services department for investigations.

When contacted later on the outcome of the investigations, Mr Mandaza was reluctant to shed light over the matter.

According to the new charges, clamping of light motor vehicles will now cost $500 up from $57, a 15-seater commuter omnibus will be charged $600, while the owner of an 18-seater bus will pay $700.

Conventional buses and lorries will now be penalised $800 and articulated heavy lorries $900.

Owners or drivers of towed vehicles, charges will now pay $500 to $800, depending on the type of vehicle.

Light motor vehicles will now be charged $500, while tow away fines for a 15-seater commuter omnibus and that of an 18-seater are now pegged at $700 and $800, respectively.

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa says he will only call for the removal of sanctions after he meets President Emmerson Mnangagwa and agree on, and implement political reforms.

Chamisa said this while addressing thousands of MDC supporters at Chisamba Grounds in Mutare’s Sakubva high-density suburb over the weekend. He said:

I told Mnangagwa that let us unite… because we have a problem in the home … Let’s resolve our differences and after we agree on the needed reforms we then go out with one position and demand that all sanctions be lifted.

They will be lifted because of who will be asking for their removal … They will not listen to crooks.

The ruling ZANU PF party has been calling for the immediate and unconditional removal of the targeted sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe at the turn of the Millenium by the United States and the European Union.

The Western powers have, however, insisted that Harare undertakes comprehensive political reforms for the restrictive measures to be removed.

Standard|Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown constitutes the biggest threat to Zanu PF’s continued hold on power, the ruling party has admitted.

The country is going through one of the worst economic crises since 2013 characterised by severe currency shortages, scarce fuel supplies and galloping inflation.

A United Nations expert last month said Zimbabwe was on the brink of a man made starvation.

Hilal Elver, the UN’s special rapporteur on the right to food, made the observation after an 11-day assessment.

She attributed the crisis to hyperinflation, poverty, natural disasters and economic sanctions, among other things.

The government, however, described Elver’s findings as exaggerations but the admission by Zanu PF in a central committee report tabled at the ruling party’s just-ended annual conference in Goromonzi showed that the authorities are having sleepless nights over the crisis.

In the report, Zanu PF commissar Victor Matemadanda said the crisis threatened the party’s own existence. Zanu PF does not take responsibility for the chaos in the economy.

“The most latent security threat that has great consequences is the unstable economy, which is largely propelled by the parallel market (black market),” reads part of the report.

“Formal trading prices are determined by the parallel market exchange rate, which has been sharply rising on a daily basis.

“Prices of all commodities and services have followed suit to unsustainable levels.

“Most people are failing to make ends meet, so are poverty levels that are rising very much throughout the country.

“As a result, anger is brewing among the citizens while there is loss of confidence on the direction the economy is taking.”

In January a steep increase in the price of fuel led to violent protests across the country, which were ruthlessly put down by the army and police.

Human rights groups said as many as 17 people were killed when security forces fired live ammunition during the three days of demonstrations.

At least several women were allegedly raped by soldiers. Since then the government has been refusing to give the main opposition MDC clearance to hold protests, saying the situation in the country remained volatile.

The central committee report recommended that Zanu PF should prioritise programmes aimed at resuscitating the economy for its survival.

“As the party continues to prioritise the resuscitation of the economy, the national security (organs) need to maintain a peaceful environment around the country to enable unperturbed economic growth,” the report added.

Zanu PF also describes the MDC and civil society groups as a security threat as they are allegedly working together in efforts to topple Mnangagwa.

“The opposition, together with their international allies, have attempted to put pressure on President Mnangagwa to start a separate dialogue with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa,” the report added.

“It is interesting to note that some NGOs, civil society organisations and some western countries continue to fight in the opposition’s corner by morally supporting their acts of destabilisation.

“The same organisations have been urging America and its European allies to maintain the illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe citing alleged human rights violations by security services.”

The party accused the organisations of “staging” abductions of their members “to ensure that the country is viewed in political bad light”.

MDC, the report claims, is working with some community based organisations that organise cultural, sporting and arts festivals as well as sexual reproductive education programmes to recruit supporters ahead of the 2023 general election.

“These programmes are being done as campaign strategies by MDC ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections,” Zanu PF claimed.

Chamisa and the MDC refused to recognise Mnangagwa’s election victory in last year’s elections citing alleged vote rigging.

The opposition party has been pushing for dialogue between the two leaders to resolve the crisis, but Zanu PF insists that there is no need for the talks.

Instead Mnangagwa set up a dialogue forum of fringe political parties that took part in the July 2018 presidential elections, which the MDC has dismissed as a farce.

Churches have also been pushing for dialogue between Mnangagwa and Chamisa to resolve Zimbabwe’s political and economic crisis, which has left millions on the brink of starvation.

According to the UN, 60% of Zimbabwe’s population is food insecure due to a severe drought during the 2018/19 farming season.

Mnangagwa, who took over from Mugabe in 2017 following a military coup, has been struggling to deliver on his promise of a quick economic turnaround.

Foreign investors continue to stay away from Zimbabwe due to the unstable political situation in the country and unpredictable economic policies.

In June Zimbabwe dumped the multi-currency regime that had helped stabilise the economy for over a decade and reverted back to its own currency.

The Zimbabwe dollar, however, has been losing value rapidly due to low economic activity in the country.

Former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki is likely to meet MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and former First lady Grace Mugabe after meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House on Monday morning.

Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba said, “Mbeki is in the country at invitation of President E.D. Mnangagwa. The two have just finished their meeting at State House, with former President likely to accede to requests for meetings from different personages including politicians.

“He might meet Madame Khupe, Misihairabwi, Mr Chamisa, Mr Isaac Maphosa and possibly former First Lady.”

Charamba added that Mbeki offered himself to assist Zimbabwe in negotiating with the international community so that it is accepted back into the family of nations.

“Former President of South Africa, Cde Thabo Mbeki, is in the country at invitation of President E.D. Mnangagwa. The two have just finished their meeting at State House, with former President likely to accede to requests for meetings from different personages including politicians.”

“The former President of South Africa offered his stature and access globally to help push Zimbabwe’s agenda to have sanctions removed and to ensure reconnection with the rest of the willing world.” He added.

There has been speculation that Mbeki is in the country to assist Chamisa and Mnangagwa dialogue.

MDC has maintained that it will only meet Mnangagwa under a credible mediator.

TO    : COMMISSIONER INVESTIGATIONS

This memorandum serves to place on record the arrest of the above mentioned accused.

Accused: Marry MUBAIWA
Age: 38 years

Complainant: STATE

1. The complainant is the State.

2.    Accused person is Marry Mubaiwa, the Chief Executive Officer of East Town Holdings situated at number 14 Boundary Road, Highlands, Harare and also a Shareholder of Tarnor Investments Pvt Ltd.

3.    During period extending from October 2018 to May 2019, the accused would instruct Memory Chakuinga who is the Managing Director of two South African based companies namely Falcon Projects Pvt Ltd and Bonnette Electrical Pvt Ltd which are based in Pretoria, South Africa to raise proforma invoices for the purchases of either event tents and chairs or prepaid household electrical meters. The invoices would then be referred to CBZ Bank on the pretext that the accused wanted to purchase the event tents, chairs and prepaid meters for consumption in Zimbabwe, when in actual fact the accused knew very well that after the funds were transferred to South Africa, she would then divert them for other personal purposes.

COUNT ONE

4.    On 8 October 2018, accused sent her driver Carrington Kazingizi and Terrence Mutandwa to the Republic of China with United States Dollars cash amounting to one hundred and fourteen thousand dollars (US$114 000-00). The money exited Zimbabwe through Robert Mugabe International Airport without any declaration being made to the authorities which is in contravention of the Exchange Control Act, Chapter 22:05.

5.    The accused unlawfully externalized a total of US$114 000-00. COUNT TWO

6.    Sometime in November 2018, the accused instructed Memory Chakuinga to come up with a proforma invoice for the supply of event tents and chairs which were then sent to CBZ Bank and also to the accused. On 17 December 2018, the accused on the strength of the proforma invoice,
caused CBZ Bank to transfer two hundred and one thousand eight hundred and forty six dollars and eighty one cents (US$201 846-81) through Outgoing Telegraphic Transfer into Falcon Projects Suppliers Private Limited South African FNB Bank account number 62576755105.

Menyln towards the purchase of the accused’s personal vehicle a Range Rover Autobiography. The vehicle was later registered in South Africa into the accused’s personal names bearing registration number HW40JNGP.

8. The accused unlawfully externalized a total of US$201 846-81. COUNT THREE

9.    Sometime in February 2019, the accused instructed Memory Chakuinga to raise another proforma invoice for the supply of prepaid household electric meters. On 4 February 2019, the invoice was sent to CBZ Bank and to the accused. On 13 February 2019 the accused caused CBZ Bank to transfer three hundred and seven thousand five hundred forty five and five cents (US$307 545-05) through Outgoing Telegraphic Transfer into Falcon Projects Suppliers Private Limited South African FNB Bank account number 62576755105.

10.    Thereafter, the accused instead of purchasing the prepaid meters instructed Memory Chakuinga to divert the funds for the purchase of a house, being number 1309 Kingstone Heath Close, Waterkloof Golf Estate, Pretoria, South Africa. The house was registered in the name of LaChelle Travel and Tours Pty Ltd South Africa where the accused is the sole Shareholder.

11.    The accused unlawfully externalized a total of US$307 545-05. COUNT FOUR

12.    Sometime between February and March 2019, the accused asked her friend Judith Gamuchirai Goredema to source for three million rands (ZAR3 000 000-00) in South Africa for the purchase of the accused’s second Range Rover vehicle. Judith Gamuchirai Goredema sourced the funds from South African Financers. In return the accused gave Judith Gamuchirai Goredema two hundred and thirty thousand seven hundred and sixty nine dollars twenty three cents (US$230 769- 23).

13.    The funds amounting to ZAR3 000 000-00 were then transferred into Kempster Sedgwick (Pty) Ltd FNB account number 62024618053 for the purchase of the accused’s personal vehicle a Range Rover. The vehicle was later registered in South Africa into the accused’s personal names bearing registration number HX61PSGP.

14.    The accused unlawfully externalized a total of US$230 769-23. COUNT FIVE

15.    Sometime between February and March 2019, the accused again asked her friend Judith Gamuchirai Goredema to source for ZAR480 000-00 in South Africa for the purchase of furnitures and in return the accused gave Judith Gamuchirai Goredema thirty six thousand nine hundred twenty three and eight cents (US$36 923-08) . Judith Gamuchirai Goredema sourced the funds from her South African contacts and it was transferred into her company Luvial Contact CC FNB Bank VISA card account number 4854 4221 2173 4375.

16.    Accused received the money and purchased the furniture using Judith Gamuchirai Goredema FNB Bank VISA card. The purchased furniture was delivered at house number 1309 Kingstone Heath Close, Waterkloof Golf Estate, Pretoria, South Africa.

17.    The accused unlawfully externalized a total of US$36 923-08. COUNT SIX

18.    Sometime in May 2019, the accused instructed Memory Chakuinga to raise another proforma invoice for the supply of prepaid meters. The invoice was forwarded to CBZ Bank and to the accused. On 29 May 2019, the accused caused CBZ Bank to transfer one hundred and forty two thousand eight hundred fifty eight dollars and ninety three cents (US$142 858-93) through Outgoing Telegraphic Transfer into Bonnette Electrical Pty Ltd South African Standard Bank account number 371164540.

19.    Instead of the funds to be channeled towards the intended purpose, the accused instructed Memory Chakuinga to divert the funds into Martin Portgietter Attorney Trust Account number 081327021 domiciled at Standard Bank South Africa towards the purchase of house number 1309 Kingstone Heath Close, Waterkloof Golf Eastate, Pretoria South Africa.

20. The accused unlawfully externalized a total of US$142 858-93.

C/S 8(2) OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT CHAPTER 9:24 CONCEALS, DISGUISES THE TRUE NATURE, SOURCE, LOCATION, DISPOSITION, MOVEMENT OR OWNERSHIP OF OR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY, KNOWING OR SUSPECTING THAT SUCH PROPERTY IS THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME.
COUNT ONE

1.    Sometime in November 2018, the accused instructed Memory Chakuinga to come up with a proforma invoice for the supply of event tents and chairs which were then send to CBZ Bank and also to the accused.

2.    On 17 December 2018, the accused on the strength of the proforma invoice, transferred US$201 846-81 through CBZ Bank account number 24929820019 into Falcon Projects Suppliers Private Limited South African FNB Bank account number 62576755105 solely for the purpose of purchasing of event tents and chairs.

3.    In order for the accused to launder the externalized funds, she concealed or disguised the true nature or source of the property by diverting the funds and further transferred it into Kempster Sedgwick (Pty) Ltd FNB account number 62024618053 for the purchase of the accused’s personal vehicle a Range Rover Autobiography. The vehicle was later registered in South Africa into the accused’s personal names bearing registration number HW40JNGP.

4.    The accused unlawfully laundered a total of US$201 846-81. COUNT TWO

5.    Sometime in February 2019, the accused instructed Memory Chakuinga to raise another proforma invoice for the supply of prepaid household electric meters. On 4 February 2019, the invoice was send to CBZ Bank and to the accused.

6.    On 13 February 2019 the accused caused transferred US$307 545-05 through CBZ Bank account number 24929820019 to Falcon Projects Suppliers Private Limited South African FNB Bank account number 62576755105 solely for the purchase of prepaid electric meters.

7.    In order for the accused to launder the externalized funds, she concealed or disguised the true nature or source of the property by diverting the funds and further transferred it into Martin Potgieter Standard Bank account number

81327021 for the purchase of house, being number 1309 Kingstone Heath Close, Waterkloof Golf Estate, Pretoria, South Africa. The house was registered in the name of LaChelle Travel and Tours Pty Ltd where the accused is the sole Shareholder.

8.    The accused unlawfully laundered a total of US$307 545-05. COUNT THREE

9.    Sometime between February and March 2019, the accused asked her friend Judith Gamuchirai Goredema to source for three million rands (ZAR3 000 000-00) in South Africa for the purchase of the accused’s second Range Rover vehicle. Judith Gamuchirai Goredema sourced the funds from South African Financers. In return the gave Judith Gamuchirai Goredema two hundred and thirty thousand seven hundred and sixty nine dollars twenty three cents (US$230 769-23).

10.    In order for the accused to launder the externalized funds, she concealed or disguised the true nature or source of the property and transferred it into Kempster Sedgwick (Pty) Ltd FNB account number 62024618053 for the purchase of the accused’s personal vehicle a Range Rover. The vehicle was later registered in South Africa into the accused’s personal names bearing registration number HX61PSGP.

11.    The accused unlawfully laundered US$230 769-23. COUNT FOUR

12.    Sometime between February and March 2019, the accused again asked her friend Judith Gamuchirai Goredema to source for ZAR480 000-00 in South Africa for the purchase of furnitures and in return the accused gave Judith Gamuchirai Goredema thirty six thousand nine hundred twenty three and eight cents (US$36 923-08). Judith Gamuchirai Goredema sourced the funds from her South African contacts and it was transferred into her company Luvial Contact CC FNB Bank VISA card account number 4854 4221 2173 4375.

13.    In order for the accused to launder the externalized funds, she concealed or disguised the true nature or source of the property by purchased furniture which was delivered at house number 1309 Kingstone Heath Close, Waterkloof Golf Estate, Pretoria, South Africa.

14.    The accused unlawfully laundered US$36 923-08. COUNT FIVE

15.    Sometime in May 2019, the accused instructed Memory Chakuinga to raise another proforma invoice for the supply of prepaid meters. The invoice was forwarded to CBZ Bank and to the accused.

16.    On 29 May 2019, the accused caused CBZ Bank to transferred US$142 858-93 through CBZ Bank account number 24929820029 to Bonnette Electrical Pty Ltd South African Standard Bank account number 371164540 which was solely meant for the purchase of prepaid electric meters.

17.    In order for the accused to launder the externalized funds, she concealed or disguised the true nature or source of the property by diverting the funds and further transferred it into Martin Portgietter Attorney Standard Bank Trust Account number 81327021 towards the purchase of a house, being house number 1309 Kingstone Heath Close, Waterkloof Golf Estate, Pretoria South Africa. The house was registered in the name of LaChelle Travel and Tours Pty Ltd where the accused is the sole Shareholder.

18.    The accused laundered a total of US$142 858-93.

FRAUD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 136 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW (CODIFICATION & REFORM) ACT, CHAPTER 9:23.

1. The complainant is the Vice President of Zimbabwe Comrade Constantino Guvheya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga.

2.    Accused Marry Mubaiwa is estranged wife of the complainant.

3.    During the year 2019 on the date to the prosecutor unknown, the accused misrepresented to Judge President George Mutandwa Chiweshe that herself and the complainant had consented to wed under the Marriage Act, Chapter 5:11 under the marriage licence on the 2nd of July 2019 at their place of residence at number 614 Nick Price Drive, Borrowdale Brooke, Harare. The accused then submitted copies of national identity documents of both parties to the Judge

President George Mutandwa Chiweshe without the knowledge and consent of the complainant.

4.    The Judge President then contacted the Acting Chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi to look for a magistrate to solemnize the marriage. The Acting Chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi as the highest ranking marriage officer in the Judiciary decided to preside over the wedding ceremony and the national identity documents were forwarded to him.

5.    The Acting Chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi, upon noticing that the passport size photos and address of the parties were not included, he contacted the Secretary of the Judiciary Service Commission Walter Chikwana who in turn contacted the accused with the request.

6.    Later on the requested items were delivered to Walter Chikwana who forwarded them to Munamato Mutevedzi to facilitate the registration for special marriage licence for the complainant and accused. Acting on the misrepresentation, the marriage officer caused the completion of registration forms and the marriage certificates in preparation for the ceremony. When the accused was doing all this, complainant was bed ridden and not in a condition to consent to the marriage.

7.    After the applications for special marriage licences were made, a Duplicate original register MR No: 0222402 was prepared. On the Duplicate Original Register copy the marriage was between Constantino G.D.N. Chiwenga and Marry Mubaiwa. On the Register it was endorsed or indicated that the marriage was by own consent through the misrepresentation by the accused whilst in actual fact the complainant had not consented.

8.    On 22 June 2019, the accused together with complainant proceeded to South Africa where the complainant was to receive emergency medical attention as he was critically ill.

9.    On 2 July 2019, the marriage Officer Acting Chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi proceeded to number 614 Nick Price Drive Borrowdale Brooke so as to solemnize the marriage with all the necessary documents for the marriage to take place. However he could not get access to the house.

10.    Investigations revealed that in preparation of the wedding, the accused had already made an order for the manufacture of two diamond rings at a Jewellery

Shop at Newlands Shopping Centre, Harare which were later delivered to her. The accused also advised her personal assistant Nyarai Bwanya to prepare and plan for the marriage ceremony.

11. By such misrepresentation, the accused caused prejudice to the good administration and reputation of complainant.

INVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT

•    A statement was recorded from Memory Chakuinga, the Managing Director of Falcon Projects Pvt Ltd and Bonnette Electrical Pvt Ltd South African based companies.

•    A statement was recorded from the Vice President of Zimbabwe Comrade Chiwenga,

•    A statement was recorded from Carrington Kazingizi, one of the accused’s security driver,

•    A statement was recorded from Judith Gamuchirai Goredema one of the accused’s friend who sourced the funds on behalf of the accused,

•    A statement was recorded from Andrew Mugari one of the Security Personnel for Vice President Comrade Chiwenga,

•    A statement was recorded from Godfrey Nyoni one of the Security Personnel for Vice President Comrade Chiwenga.

•    A statement was recorded from the Acting Chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi.

•    Warrant of Search and Seizure was applied for and Bank Statements in respect of East Town Holdings were obtained.

•    Bank statement showing transfers to Falcon Projects Pvt Ltd was obtained from CBZ.

• On 14 December 2019, accused was arrested for the offences and is expected to appear in Court on 16 December 2019. Accused is detained at ZRP Rhodesville under DB number 811/19.
OUTSTANDING

•    To obtain a statement from the Judge President George Mutandwa Chiweshe.

•    To record a statement from the Secretary of JSC Walter Chikwana.

•    To obtain other bank statements from CBZ Bank.

•    To recover the property acquired in South Africa through externalized funds.

•    To obtain documentary exhibits from FNB and Standard Bank South Africa where the externalized funds were further transferred towards the purchase of Range Rover vehicles and a house.

•    To take the accused to Court on 16 December 2019 for initial remand. ZACC RR.98/11/19 refers

ZIMBABWE ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION

Marry Chiwenga the beleaguered wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was today denied bail at the Harare Magistrates Court.

Mary who is facing a myriad of charges which include fraud and the attempted murder of the Vice President has been remanded in custody to December 30, 2019. 

She was advised to apply for bail at the High Court.

The state was represented by Michael Reza and Jonathan Murombedzi while the Second Lady, was represented by Taona Nyamakura and Mzokuthula Mbuyisa from Mtetwa and Nyambirai law firm.

Michael Reza argued that the attempted murder charge is a third schedule offence and that as such, the Magistrates’ court should not grant bail. He went on to say that only the High Court could grant bail in such circumstances.

He said that  Marr should approach the high court for bail. The Magistrate agreed with Reza and advised Mary to apply for bail at the High Court.  She was ordered to return to court on the 30th of December for routine remand.

A very weak and visibly tired Marry Chiwenga entered the courts with signs of ill health with her skin looking pale and hands swollen.

With conditions at the country’s prisons, one wonders if the ex model will manage the life in prison.

The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has warned its membership against joining “fly by night” unions bent on causing division within the medical profession.

The warning came as a reaction to the formation of a new splinter doctors association, representing junior doctors with its mandate being to end the current impasse which has seen a number of doctors doing on strike for more than 100 days while patients continue to lose lives.

The new splinter group, the Progressive Doctors Association of Zimbabwe (PDAZ) was launched in Harare this Saturday with its president, Dr Benson Dandira describing the situation in the health services sector as an undesirable turn of events.

In its statement, ZHDA said the formation of PDAZ was expected considering machinations of the state against the doctors cause for better working conditions.

“It is not unexpected in such setting to witness the formation of splinter groups each with the aim to cause division drive personal agendas and worst of all capitalize on the destitution of the populace.

“It is against this background that we strongly caution our members to remain vigilant and by all means to distance themselves from such an association that surface at the 11th hour, jeopardizing all progress that has been through the negotiation process,” noted ZHDA.

During the launch of the new splinter group, Dr Dandira said their hearts were bleeding owing to the ongoing impasse between doctors and their employer over salary issues.

“As medical professionals, the world we have created over the past few months leaves a lot to be desired. We have seen the unfolding of undesirable events in the nation’s health sector. Today mark’s day 103 of ongoing doctor’s incapacitation that began on 3 September 2019.

“Our conscience are heavy and our hearts are bleeding. Our people keep suffering unnecessarily and are dying from preventable diseases. Someone has to do something,” he said.

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Own Correspondent|The Harare Magistrates Court has today received papers indicating that Marry Chiwenga wanted to end the life of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga in an fit of rage.

According to the papers, Marry at one time stormed a Johannesburg Hospital where her husband was admitted and disengaged life serving equipment that was being used on Chiwenga.

The big question that may be answered as the case goes for trial would be what it is that Chiwenga did to the young former model that drew so much anger from her.

Below is the court outline of how Marry Chiwenga wanted to end the former Army Commander’s life.

Full court outline:

1. The complainant is the Vice President of Zimbabwe Comrade Constantino Guvheya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga.

2. Accused Marry Mubaiwa is the estranged wife of the complainant.

3. On 22 June 2019, the complainant was airlifted to South Africa for emergency medical attention however upon arrival, the accused forced the complainant to stay at Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria for 24 hours.

4. On 23 June 2019, accused kept on denying complainant access to medical treatment and the security team had to force their way to take the complainant to Netcare hospital.

5. Upon his admission at the hospital, the complainant was inserted with Intra Venous Giving Set as well as Central Venous Catheter in order to sustain his life. Some weeks later, the complainant was transferred to a private Ward where he was under 24-hour monitoring by doctors and his security personnel.

6. During this time when the complainant was admitted at the hospital, he was helpless and would rely on medical staff and the security personnel whenever he was moving from one point to the other.

7. On 8 July 2019, at about 2000 hours, the accused came to the hospital with the intent to cause serious harm to the complainant. She ordered the security personnel to excuse her alleging that she wanted privacy with the complainant. The security personnel went outside leaving the accused together with the complainant inside the ward.

8. Whilst alone with the complainant accused unlawfully removed the medical Intra Venous Giving Set, as well as Central Venous Catheter which was inserted to the complainant and the complainant, started bleeding profusely.

9. The accused forced the complainant off the bed, held him by hand and moved out from the ward before being intercepted by the security personnel at the exit door. The hospital staff was called by the security personnel and they reconnected the Intra Venous Giving Set and the Central Venous Catheter and resuscitated the condition of the complainant.

10. The accused disappeared from the hospital after the hospital staff was alerted by the security personnel.

11. The accused had no right whatsoever to act in the manner she did.

Own Correspondent|Marry Chiwenga is spending her first night in remand prison after the Harare Magistrates Court denied her bail until the 30th of December for another bail hearing.

Marry Chiwenga is facing charges numerous charges including a grave attempted murder charge where she is accused of attempting to murder her husband Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.

Watch analysis of Marry Chiwenga’s dramatic day in the video downloading below:

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The current bank exchange rates for the ZWL$ today are as follows:

USD = ZWL$16.5714
ZWL$ = RAND0.8664
Data according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Black Market Rates:

USD = ZWL$22.80 zimrates
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USD = ZWL$22.40 bluemari
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Jane Mlambo| Hwedza South MP Tinoda Machakaire has urged the youth to be peaceful and work towards the development of the constituency through several projects.

Addressing hundreds of youth supporters at St Baranas Mukamba township, Machakaire who is the deputy Minister of Youth Sports and Recreation said gone are the days when youths were used by politicians to do dirty works.

“We have to take charge now and help our President building our economy to a middle class in 2020. I told the President at a Youth Interface in Kadoma that we are behind him as the youth and that he should dismiss every corrupt officials in government including Ministers,” he said.

He said it was high time people government departments are taken over by the youth who are in full support of the President’s 2030 vision of attaining a middle class economy.

Machakaire then impromptu invited MDC losing candidate Fanuel Gukwe to greet the youths.

Gukwe was passing through the rally going somewhere and was asked to stop by Machakaire who then asked him to greet the crowd.

Gukwe then greeted the youth congratulating the Deputy minister for his appointment.

He said they will be supporting him in doing the all the projects in the province.

“We will work together in developing the constituency. I also want to recognize all the good work you are doing to the people keep the good work,” he said before disembarking in a movie style.

In 2018 harmonised elections Gukwe garnered 2111 votes while Machakaire got more than 9200 votes.

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is in Zimbabwe to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Though details of the meeting have not been availed, the visit comes as South Africa has recently come out open on the need for dialogue in Zimbabwe to rescue the economy.

Could this be the beginning of dialogue between the two powerful politicians

Media Statement
Immediate release

16 December 2019

As has become the expected albeit negative norm in Zimbabwe, road accidents record a peak during holiday season and especially during the festive period.

It is unfortunate that LEAD President, Linda Masarira has become a statistic in this regard, with a minor road accident that occurred late evening yesterday along Lomagundi road, where her car had a fault with the suspension and veered off the road.

We are thankful that no one was injured in this mishap, and we are grateful for the police and community members who came to the scene and rendered their assistance.

As LEAD, we urge all motorists to be safe on the roads and to ensure that their vehicles are also roadworthy, so as to avoid road carnage.

We wish every Zimbabwean a pleasant festive season and encourage the act of giving to the less privileged than ourselves, as we celebrate the gift of life through the spirit of Ubuntu/Hunhu.

Precious Musarurwa
LEAD Presidential Spokesperson

Jane Mlambo| Opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has criticized government for abusing state resources at a time the country is battling against countless problems including dilapidated health delivery system.

Commenting on the ongoing drama around the vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s marriage problems and revelations that his wife Marry siphoned huge sums of money out of the country, Ngarivhume said abuse of state systems was rampant in high offices.

“Mary Chiwenga’s charge sheet reveals the depth of abuse of the system by those in high offices. Our health system has collapsed while an individual had access to USD1m to buy property abroad. Everyone else is told about SANCTIONS. We are led by thieves…SIMBURU!!,” fumed Ngarivhume.

Among her charges, Marry Chiwenga is accused of fraudulent transactions which she did using a South African business she is linked to.

She abused her proximity to Chiwenga to get foreign currency from the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe which she siphoned out of the country under the guise of invoices for the purchase of ZESA prepaid metres.

Farai Dziva|Scores are feared dead following a horrific bus accident in South Africa.

According to the Legendary Family Facebook page, a Cream Tours Bus travelling from Durban to Harare was involved in a terrible accident, leaving several people dead.

See the Legendary Family report :
Vane Hama Dzakwira Bus Rinonzi Cream Tour Raibva Durban richienda Harare Raita Tsaona number yevanhu vafa so far haisati yazikanwa Vachairi ndovarikunzi vatisiya.

Please sheyai this post chero mugroup ripi rauri rwaro kuitira vane hama dzapindawo munjodzi iyi vazive in time hama dzavo dzibatsirike

Vachairi murikumhanyirepi vakomana hupenyu wevanhu wakakosha. Chengetedzwai hamadzadiwa tisangane futi 2020 Mwari wekumusoro vakuitirei Nyasha!!!

By A Correspondent | Mary Chiwenga (nee Mubaiwa) the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is reported to have been dragged naked from her bathroom during her arrest as her lawyers Beatrice Mtetwa of Mtetwa and Nyambirai have revealed.

Mary was arrested on Saturday night by officials from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on a myriad of charges.

Mary’s estranged husband is alleged to have ordered the arrest after a spectacular fallout at a no holds barred family meeting on Friday.

The General allegedly took serious offence after Mary indiscreetly revealed rather embarrassing details about the couple’s sex life.

Narrating Mary’s ordeal, Mtetwa told the state media:

“She was in the bathroom in her bedroom when the men suddenly opened the door while she was naked and told her that she was under arrest. They searched her bedroom without saying what they were looking for. She was taken to the police.

“After that they came back to the house and Mary’s mother who had accompanied her to the police was not allowed back into the house. She had her car parked at her daughter’s house. The men went back into the bedroom and packed Mary’s clothes in a suitcase before throwing it to her mother.

“They had locksmiths with them who changed the keys to the house while Chiwenga’s lawyer, (Wellington) Pasipanodya – a partner at Manase and Manase Law Firm, was supervising the process. It was a well-coordinated plot to lock her out if one considers that they came with locksmiths and that his lawyer was present, supervising everything.”

Mtetwa also decried that Vice President Constantino  Chiwenga forcibly took custody of the couple’s children despite the country’s laws saying that the mother gets custody of minor children.

Mtetwa added:

“They also took away the couple’s three children and no one knows where they are right now.

“But the laws of Zimbabwe are very clear that when a couple separates, the minors stay with their mother, but as it is, they have taken away Mary’s children from her.”

Mtetwa also revealed that her client was in a bad state as she did not have full access to all her medication. Mary’s hands have appeared swollen when she makes public appearances. Mtetwa added:

“She is in a very bad state. She needs medication and we are trying to arrange something for her so that she is allowed to access medical care.

Mary has since arrived at the Harare Magistrates’ Court where she is expected to make her first court appearance. Her hands appear to be swollen.”

Farai Dziva|The MDC candidate for the Tongongara Rural District Council ward 6, Marry Choga got only 16 votes.

Her rival, Addmore Chitera polled 396 votes.

See Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network Report below:

The by-election was held in accordance with section 121A of the Electoral Act (Chapter 2:13) following the death of the previous councillor, Edward Chitera, who was elected on a ZANU-PF ticket in the July 31, 2018, harmonised elections.

ZESN observed that the by-election which was won by ZANU-PF’s Addmore Chitera with 396 votes compared to 16 votes received by the MDC Alliance’s Marry Choga was held according to the law.

Farai Dziva| Court papers against Marry Chiwenga have pointed out that she allegedly removed life support equipment from the Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s body in a bid to end his life.

Marry is also facing a host of other charges against her.

See charge sheet:

ANNEXTURE TO FORM 242 ATTEMPTED MURDER AS DEFINED IN SECTION 189 ARW SECTION 47 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW (CODIFICATION AND REFORM) ACT, CHAPTER 9:23

1. The complainart is the Vice President of Zimbabwe Comrade Constantino GJvheya Dom me Nyikadzino Chiwenga. 2. Accused Marry Mubalwa is estranged wife of the complainant. 3. On 22 June 2019, the complainant was airlifted to South Africa for emergency medozil attention however upon arrival, the accused forced the complainant to stay at Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria for 24 hours. 4. On 23 June 2019, accused kept on denying complainant access to medical treatment and the security team had to force their way to take the complainant to Netcare hospital. S. Upon his admission at the hospital, the complainant was inserted with Intra Venous Gving Set as well as Central Venous Catheter in order to sustain his life. Some weeks later, the complainant was transferred to a private ward where he was under 24 hour morxtoring by doctors and his security personnel. 6. During this time when the complainant was admitted at the hospital, he was helpless and would rely on medical staff and the security personnel whenever he was moving from one point to the other. 7. On 8 July 2019, at about 2000 hours, the accused came to the hospital with the intent to cause senously harm to the complainant She ordered the security personnel to excuse her alleging that she wanted privacy with the complainant. The security personnel went outside leaving the accused together with the complainant inside the ward. 8. Whilst alone with the complainant, accused unlawfully removed the medical Intra Venous Giving Set as well as Central Venous Catheter which were inserted to the complainant and the complainant started bleeding profusely. 9. The accused forced the complainant off the bed, held him by hand and moved out from the ward before being intercepted by the security personnel at the exit door. The hospital staff was called by the security personnel and they reconnected the Intro Venous Giving Set and the Central Venous Catheter and resuscitated the condition of the complainant. 10. The accused disappeared from the hospital after the hospital staff was alerted by the security personnel. 11. The accused had no right whatsoever to act in the manner she did.

By A Correspondent- Leader of the Johanne Masowe eChishanu Apostolic Sect Andby Makururu has accused prophets who claim to heal all ailments of being “fake prophets”.

He told a local publication on Friday that it was impossible for anyone to heal all ailments.

Makururu said he was engaging eye specialists to conduct outreach programmes within his church.

“I have realised that there are some prophets who claim that they can heal all kinds of ailments. This is not true,” Makururu said.

“This is the reason why some people are dying from cancer, HIV and Aids as well as other diseases.

“People don’t only survive on the spiritual side, there is always the flesh side.

“l said this thing of prophesying in 1985 and if you see a prophet who says l heal all ailments he is a fake prophet.”

The man of God believes there is need for people to seek medical help from experts.

“l am engaging doctors so that they come and assist members of our church with eye problems,” Makururu said.

“l realised that this is a major problem in my church. The spiritual side told me that l should do so because we have some people who can’t afford hospital fees.”

Makururu said they were also engaging the Health and Child Care ministry for approval.

He said apart from the medical outreach programmes, the church was coming up with projects aimed at empowering women.

“We are starting projects for women in my church. l am giving them money so that they can do bakery and poultry,” he said.

“l realised that domestic violence starts because women don’t have something to do.

“We are trying by all means to empower women while we are engaging government and development partners to assist us with funding.”

The Johanne Masowe eChishanu Apostolic Sect leader recently castigated churches, especially Apostolic sects involved in institutionalised rape.

The prophet also affirmed his determination to curb child marriages within religious groups.

Recently, Makururu led members of his church and other denominations in a march in Mutare meant to raise awareness on child marriages and drug abuse by the youths.

The man of God is expected to lead a similar march in Harare this month.

Makururu through his Ruvheneko Rwenyenyedzi Trust promised to transform indigenous churches to suit global trends and values, chief among them safeguarding the girl child.

-Standard

By A Correspondent- MDC leader Nelson Chamisa told party supporters that he is keen on dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Addressing thousands of his supporters at Chisamba Grounds in Mutare’s Sakubva high-density suburb over the weekend, Chamisa said:

I need everyone to know that we are giving dialogue a chance because we want to give peace a chance.

But we will not be pursuing a dialogue in perpetuity. It has to be pursued within a limited period after which we pursue other means. We will give dialogue a chance … There is some talk going on slowly.

… If dialogue is done it will spell out the specific reforms that need to be done.

The opposition leader said the envisaged dialogue with Mnangagwa is not about forming a government of national unity (GNU), as happened in 2009, but that it will be about political reforms.

Meanwhile, Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga have hitherto insisted that Chamisa should join other losing presidential candidates under the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD).

Jane Mlambo| The estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been charged with attempted murder as one of the crimes she is accused of having committed.

Marry appeared in court today where she was denied bail and remanded to the 20th of February 2020.

According to court papers, Marry is accused of unlawfully Chiwenga from medical drip as well as denying him access to treatment.

Below is the full charge sheet for Marry Chiwenga;

By A Correspondent- Wife to vice president Marry Chiwenga (nee Mubaiwa) will spend Christmas behind bars after a Harare magistrate denied her bail.

Mary, who is facing several charges including attempting to kill Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been remanded in custody to December 30, 2019. 

She was advised to apply for bail at the High Court.

Own Correspondent|Court papers against the beleaguered Marry Chiwenga wife to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga have revealed that she at one stage attempted to end Chiwenga’s life by denying him medical attention.

The papers make an additional charge of attempted murder on Marry Chiwenga who already has a host of other charges against her.

Below is the charge sheet:

ANNEXTURE TO FORM 242 ATTEMPTED MURDER AS DEFINED IN SECTION 189 ARW SECTION 47 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW (CODIFICATION AND REFORM) ACT, CHAPTER 9:23

1. The complainart is the Vice President of Zimbabwe Comrade Constantino GJvheya Dom me Nyikadzino Chiwenga. 2. Accused Marry Mubalwa is estranged wife of the complainant. 3. On 22 June 2019, the complainant was airlifted to South Africa for emergency medozil attention however upon arrival, the accused forced the complainant to stay at Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria for 24 hours. 4. On 23 June 2019, accused kept on denying complainant access to medical treatment and the security team had to force their way to take the complainant to Netcare hospital. S. Upon his admission at the hospital, the complainant was inserted with Intra Venous Gving Set as well as Central Venous Catheter in order to sustain his life. Some weeks later, the complainant was transferred to a private ward where he was under 24 hour morxtoring by doctors and his security personnel. 6. During this time when the complainant was admitted at the hospital, he was helpless and would rely on medical staff and the security personnel whenever he was moving from one point to the other. 7. On 8 July 2019, at about 2000 hours, the accused came to the hospital with the intent to cause senously harm to the complainant She ordered the security personnel to excuse her alleging that she wanted privacy with the complainant. The security personnel went outside leaving the accused together with the complainant inside the ward. 8. Whilst alone with the complainant, accused unlawfully removed the medical Intra Venous Giving Set as well as Central Venous Catheter which were inserted to the complainant and the complainant started bleeding profusely. 9. The accused forced the complainant off the bed, held him by hand and moved out from the ward before being intercepted by the security personnel at the exit door. The hospital staff was called by the security personnel and they reconnected the Intro Venous Giving Set and the Central Venous Catheter and resuscitated the condition of the complainant. 10. The accused disappeared from the hospital after the hospital staff was alerted by the security personnel. 11. The accused had no right whatsoever to act in the manner she did.

By A Correspondent- Mary Chiwenga (nee Mubaiwa) the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is reported to have been dragged naked from her bathroom during her arrest celebrated lawyers Beatrice Mtetwa of Mtetwa and Nyambirai have revealed.

Mary was arrested on Saturday night by officials from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on a myriad of charges.

Mary’s estranged husband is alleged to have ordered the arrest after a spectacular fallout at a no holds barred family meeting on Friday.

The General allegedly took serious offence after Mary indiscreetly revealed rather embarrassing details about the couple’s sex life.

Narrating Mary’s ordeal, Mtetwa told the state media:

“She was in the bathroom in her bedroom when the men suddenly opened the door while she was naked and told her that she was under arrest. They searched her bedroom without saying what they were looking for. She was taken to the police.

“After that they came back to the house and Mary’s mother who had accompanied her to the police was not allowed back into the house. She had her car parked at her daughter’s house. The men went back into the bedroom and packed Mary’s clothes in a suitcase before throwing it to her mother.

“They had locksmiths with them who changed the keys to the house while Chiwenga’s lawyer, (Wellington) Pasipanodya – a partner at Manase and Manase Law Firm, was supervising the process. It was a well-coordinated plot to lock her out if one considers that they came with locksmiths and that his lawyer was present, supervising everything.”

Mtetwa also decried that Vice President Constantino  Chiwenga forcibly took custody of the couple’s children despite the country’s laws saying that the mother gets custody of minor children.

Mtetwa added:

“They also took away the couple’s three children and no one knows where they are right now.

“But the laws of Zimbabwe are very clear that when a couple separates, the minors stay with their mother, but as it is, they have taken away Mary’s children from her.”

Mtetwa also revealed that her client was in a bad state as she did not have full access to all her medication. Mary’s hands have appeared swollen when she makes public appearances. Mtetwa added:

“She is in a very bad state. She needs medication and we are trying to arrange something for her so that she is allowed to access medical care.

Mary has since arrived at the Harare Magistrates’ Court where she is expected to make her first court appearance. Her hands appear to be swollen.”

By A Correspondent- The newly formed Doctor’s association the Progressive Doctors Association has invited the government to come to the negotiating table saying they can’t continue to watch as people die in public hospitals.

The matter came to light at the PDAZ launch on Saturday when the association president Benson Dandira said:

We therefore call upon our employer to seriously look into the doctors’ welfare not only in terms of remuneration but to approach it more holistically to ensure that the doctor can offer services without having to worry.

We implore the employer to come up with a meaningful offer, one they would be prepared to take themselves in order to ensure their sincerity in these negotiations. Our patients! Our patients! Our patients! The people that we took an oath to protect. We are mindful of the fact that all of us will be patients someday.

The Doctors represented by other associations like the ZHDA are on strike since 3 September.

State Media|Zanu-PF members must take the lead in initiating national programmes enunciated by President Mnangagwa, Vice President Kembo Mohadi has said.

Vice President Mohadi also paid tribute to the President saying his visionary leadership would lead Zimbabwe to prosperity.

The Zanu-PF Second Secretary made the remarks while giving a vote of thanks at the Zanu-PF 18th Annual National People’s Conference in Goromonzi yesterday.

“Cde delegates, the deliberations of this conference are key markers of the progress we have to continue making as the ruling party Zanu-PF,” he said.

“We would like to appreciate the clarity that the keynote of His Excellency gives. It is an appropriate guidance to us all. The rejuvenation of the Zimbabwean economy is a priority to us all.

“We, as the ruling party, have to take lead in this race. We cannot delegate it to anyone else. We can only expect to make it in this race if we are led by a visionary and insightful person as in our President.”

VP Mohadi said President Mnangagwa’s vision for an upper middle income economy by 2030 was clear and candid.

“The President has, in a very clear and candid manner, articulated the direction that the party and the people of Zimbabwe have to take,” he said.

“We also acknowledge with gratitude that it is through His Excellency’s leadership and counsel that we are having such a successful conference.”

VP Mohadi said President Mnangagwa’s call for implementation of innovation-driven strategies will propel the country into a new era of development.

“A growth that is characterised by deliberate productivity, social and economic development contributes to comprehensive national strength, social cohesion and breeds national peace and unity,” he said.

The VP lauded President Mnangagwa for promoting national progress through this year’s conference theme.

“From the 17th People’s Conference in Esigodini you have continued to make the call in the leadership of our national and economic development,” he said.

“We, as the ruling party, continue to hold our destiny in our own hands and the destiny of each one of us is linked to the nation. One can do well only when one’s country and nation is doing well.

“Thank you for reiterating that the global building of a prosperous economy has to be ushered by all of us.

“We thank you for presenting the theme ‘Modernise, Mechanise and Grow the Economy Towards Vision 2030’ with passion and precision.

“It will make the deliberations follow an engaging and fruitful path.”

He urged delegates to be guided by the President’s speech.

“Your vision will be achieved. For now we need to respond as a ruling party and as a people of Zimbabwe for all the vices that militate against us.

“Corruption, laziness and a negative work ethic are some of the vices that we need to eradicate.

“Further, peace is imperative to social inclusion for development and growth. We thank you for making peace a core component of our development agenda.”

By A Correspondent- A Zimbabwean national died from excessive bleeding after a bus he was travelling in was ambushed by some Junta Militar da Renamo bandits who sprayed random bullets at the Beira-bound bus.

Johannes Makoni of Zenda Village in Chief Svosve area was a victim when the bus in which he was a passenger came under attack from the armed bandits.

The bus driver was the first to be shot in a random hail of fire that also left other passengers injured.

The incident took place on 5th December between Inchope and Gorongoza. Security in the Manica and Sofala provinces in Mozambique has degenerated in recent weeks after Renamo lost the elections to FRELIMO.

Makoni’s burial was set for Friday last week at his rural home. Immigration officials declined to comment on the incident.

However, according to a local publication, the bandits that shot at the bus belonging to a Renamo faction led by Mariano Nhongo, which has refused to recognize the ceasefire that the mainstream Renamo led by Ossufo Momade signed with the ruling FRELIMO.

— DailyNews

Own Correspondent|Marry Chiwenga, wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga — is at the Harare Magistrates Court today on allegations of externalising US$1 million and fraudulently seeking to solemnise her marriage with neither the husband’s knowledge nor consent.

Mrs Chiwenga was on Saturday evening arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for externalising foreign currency, money laundering and the fraud case regarding the marriage.

She was locked up at Rhodesville Police Station pending her court appearance today. Her husband literally declared her arrest and imprisonment just days before she was arrested.

Addressing delegates at the 18th Zanu-PF Annual National People’s Conference at Goromonzi High School last week, VP Chiwenga spoke unequivocally against corruption.

He urged the nation to walk the talk on corruption, saying all corrupt persons should be jailed.

“We need to be true patriots and loyal servants by shunning, resisting and exposing corruption, as well as ethically playing our expected roles in national development,” said VP Chiwenga.

“Nyaya yecorruption munopinda mujere. Iyi haina anokwanisa kuti ini handikwanisike nokuti ndakamira ndakadai. Saka tobva pano paGoromonzi tapinda mugwara.

“Usambofa wakati ini ndakashandira musangano. Wakashandira musangano, but teedzera gwara. Hatichadi kuona nyaya dzecorruption. Dzinofanira kuti dzipere (When it comes to corruption, there are no sacred cows. It must come to an end).”

Chiwenga and his ex model wife Marry are om the brink of a divorce after they had a nasty fallout when he was seriously ill and hospitalised in South Africa.

Family members and government officials say the fallout revolved around personal matters related to Marry’s behaviour and her attempt to have Chiwenga write a will, in which she would have been the largest beneficiary of the couple’s vast estate in the event that he dies.

At the time, most members of Chiwenga’s family, as well as government officials, had ruled out the general’s hopes of recovery. Senior Zanu PF officials had also begun jostling for his post, while others pushed for him to be dropped from government on the grounds that he was incapacitated.

Chiwenga and Marry have been living separately after the Vice-President moved into another house on arrival from China, where he was hospitalised for four months, before staging a remarkable recovery.

The wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry is still battling against the rare skin disease that hit the couple early this year, if pictures from the Harare magistrate court where she is appearing on charges of fraud are anything to go by.

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Own Correspondent|A visibly tired Marry Chiwenga has arrived at the Harare Magistrates Court for her initial appearance on a host of counts involving money laundering, fraud and forgery.

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We will keep you updated on the happenings at the courts as they unfold.

EXILED former cabinet minister and top Zanu PF official, Saviour Kasukuwere says he is tired of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “nonsense”.

Addressing South African opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leadership and supporters at their annual congress in Soweto Saturday, Kasukuwere said it was time to take the bull by its horns.

“Our struggle in Zimbabwe is just about to begin, we cannot any longer tolerate the nonsense that is happening,” Kasukuwere said amid applause from EFF supporters.

“The pain in our people is too much, queues day in and out, our people are running to South Africa, thousands of our people are here without papers; that’s the humiliation they are facing living in a country full of challenges.

“As Zimbabweans, we must take the bull by its horns. It is not about enmity; it is about correcting comrades that have gone wayward.

“They want more money, they want more riches, and they have lost the direction of the revolution.

“When they meet, hear their resolution, none of the resolutions make sense, there have no basis to move forward.”

The former Zanu PF national political commissar, who was kingpin of the G40 faction that was fiercely opposed to Mnangagwa taking over from then President Robert Mugabe, said one of the challenges that the ruling party was facing was that it did not want to move away from the liberation war mode.

“A hungry people cannot be governed and this is the challenge many liberation movements are facing in Africa,” he said.

“I can give you an example of my country Zimbabwe, the objective when they started the movements they formed, the military wing called Zanla and Zipra and those combatants have not put the guns down.

“They are still in that liberation period; they have not transformed to talk about economic empowerment.

“The gun has now become an instrument to suppress the majority of our people.

“We can’t focus on growing the cake, on growing our economy, get our people into mining, get our people into agriculture, and get our people to become masters of their own destiny.

“We have done enough politics, but for the necessity…must lead us into total control of economy.”

Kasukuwere had no kind words for Mnangagwa’s endless trips outside the country in a hired jet attending countless conferences, with no tangible results on the ground.

“Why do we attend investment conferences the world over, some comrades have to travel in hired planes, with plates full of mazondo chewing them as they travel and you ask them ‘what are you going to do there that you can’t do here’,” Kasukuwere said.

“Let’s bring our people together and that’s the first investment that we must find ourselves in.”

Kasukuwere followers recently launched #tysonwabantu which he said was not a political party but a movement by citizens of the country, some on the diaspora who feel that there is need to come together to persuade and move the country forward.

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The opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa had some words of advice to the vice President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga who recently returned home from China saying he should dump the habit of looking down upon people or judge based on statue.

Below are Chamisa’s words to Chiwenga;

“You may have joined mainstream politics as General Chiwenga and looking down upon me, having looked at my small statue, but what you need to know is God has purpose,”
“And God has given you a life to do good for the country and not to divide the people, not to destroy the souls of the people, not to issue reckless statements which undermine one another, we must all be united as a people.”

Farai Dziva|The country’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa says he has received a prophetic vision about leading Zimbabwe.

Chamisa said Jesus Christ appeared to him in a vision and assured him that he would soon be the President of Zimbabwe.

Chamisa made the remarks at the memorial service for Vimbai-Tsvangirai Java in Harare on Saturday.

He said” : It is only a matter of time before Jesus Christ completes his promise.”

“The Lord has spoken to me lately that one day I will lead this country. I do not know when or how this will happen but he has spoken to me over this issue,” said Chamisa who is himself a pastor,” he added.

The opposition leader said he was not as power hungry as his rival and President Emmerson Mnangagwa who he accused of depending on witch doctors to remain in power.

MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called Vice President to order, telling the country’s number two that God restored him to good health so he could dump his bad deeds for good ones.

Chamisa was speaking at a memorial ceremony held in honour of Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java, daughter to late MDC founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai at the latter’s Harare home.

VP Chiwenga spent four months fighting for his life in a Chinese hospital suffering what was he later revealed as oesophageal disease.

His miraculous recovery has surprised many locals who never gave him a chance to recover his good health, let alone return to his job and active politics.

Chamisa told the sabre-rattling former military boss God restored him to good life so he could do the right thing for his fellow countrymen.

“You may have joined mainstream politics as General Chiwenga and looking down upon me, having looked at my small statue, but what you need to know is God has purpose,” Chamisa said.

“And God has given you a life to do good for the country and not to divide the people, not to destroy the souls of the people, not to issue reckless statements which undermine one another, we must all be united as a people.”

Chamisa was apparently referring to statements uttered by Chiwenga during the just ended Zanu-PF annual national people’s conference in Goromonzi Friday.

Chiwenga had accused the opposition leader of harbouring a plot to topple the government through uprisings.

“There are some malcontents who think they can unseat a legally-elected government through protests and boycotts,’ Chiwenga had said.

“We want to warn them that their actions will not succeed.

“This is not Mongolia where you can challenge authority and cause violence as much as you want. That will not happen in Zimbabwe.”

Tsvangirai-Java’s, late Glen View South MP, passed on in June this year from injuries she suffered weeks before in a horrific car accident in Kwekwe on her way to Harare in the company of relatives and party colleagues.

Her memorial was attended by family, relatives, party supporters and members from her church.

-New Zimbabwe

Own Correspondent|Vice President Constantino Chiwenga over the weekend used his muscle to get his troubled wife Marry arrested on a host of charge that may eventually also hit back at him.

The Sixty three-year-old Chiwenga, who has been attempting to evict Marry from their Borrowdale home, immediately took custody of their three children aged eight, seven and five after she was arrested. Two other children from the 38-year-old former model’s past relationships were sent to her mother.

The retired army general is reported to have been battling to get Marry to leave the matrimonial residence in Borrowdale, and also not to take the children with her. Marry engaged lawyers to fight her eviction, which further infuriated Chiwenga.

The two were customarily married in 2011 after Chiwenga divorced his first wife, Jocelyn, and Marry left her footballer husband, Shingayi Kaondera.

 By A Correspondent- A Secondary school deputy headmistress who allegedly forced a Form One girl to undress in the presence of other teachers in Hwange was all smiles on Friday after a magistrate cleared her of any wrongdoing.

Possenta Kwidini, aged 50, was facing a charge of seriously impairing the dignity of another person after she allegedly forced the schoolgirl to undress as punishment for walking around with her skirt unzipped.

The 15-year-old girl who cannot be named for ethical reasons, had reported the matter to her uncle who is also a teacher at the same school before the matter was reported to the police.

Kwidini, who was being represented by Elvis Mashindi of Mashindi and Partners, pleaded not guilty saying she acted as a parent to rebuke the pupil from walking around nak_ed.

On Friday, Hwange magistrate Gift Dube said the State, led by Trymore Chitumbu had failed to establish a prima facie case against Kwidini before he found her not guilty and acquitted her.

The magistrate said there were inconsistencies in the evidence given by the complainant, who had one lady teacher testifying on her behalf against the deputy headmistress.

“There were inconsistencies in the complainant’s testimony while it is also not clear whether she was threatened to unzip her skirt or not.

“There was no evidence from the State to show that the girl was threatened.

“Her dignity was almost compromised as she was walking with her zip open and she was called into the room where there was privacy as the teacher wanted to reprimand her,” said the magistrate.

The magistrate said from evidence brought before his court, he found that the girl’s skirt fell in the process of the rebuke and it was not the intention of Kwidini to make it fall.

He said the complainant was wrong to walk naked.

“The child was wrong. No one will allow her kid or anyone to walk publicly with the zip open. Teachers are parents at school, hence the court finds that the teacher’s intention was correct as she had no intention to strip her naked. The State dismally failed to bring evidence,” said the magistrate.

Earlier before start of trial, Kwidini had applied for exception of the case but the application was dismissed by the same magistrate.

Prosecutors had alleged that Kwidini, who is a “feared” local businesswoman as the community alleges she and her family use their wealth to abuse members of the community, forced the girl to undress in the presence of two other female teachers Chipo Mahlangu and Mazvita Muteme in September this year.

Mahlangu testified in favour of the girl while Muteme supported Kwidini.

Allegations were that Kwidini was sitting in the Textiles Technology and Design room in the company of the two female teachers when she saw the girl tucking her school uniform shirt behind the classroom and called her.

Kwidini told the girl that it was improper for a girl to dress in public and allegedly ordered her girl to unzip her skirt.

The girl complied and Kwidini allegedly ordered her to let the skirt drop down while threatening to assault her.

Out of fear, the girl complied and she was left wearing her shirt and pant only.

Kwidini allegedly later ordered her to dress up and go to her classroom where she was consoled by her classmates who had witnessed the incident from their class.

-NewZimbabwe

By A Correspondent- The Strive Masiyiwa’s Higher Life Foundation (HLF) has increased allowances for doctors who applied under the $100 million training fellowship.

In a statement, HLF chief executive Mr Kennedy Mubaiwa said HLF was increasing the monthly allowances with immediate effect.

“Following a positive response to the ZWL$100 million training fellowship for junior and senior resident medical officers, registers and consultants employed at public healthcare institutions in Zimbabwe announced by HLF on 27 November, 2019, HLF is pleased to announce an upgrade,” said Mr Mubaiwa.

“Consultants who were awarded the fellowship for the six-month duration will get an increase of their non-negotiable monthly subsistence allowance from the original offer of $5 000 to ZWL$10 000 for the duration of the fellowship.”

Mr Mubaiwa said registrars and Government medical officers who were awarded 12 months fellowship will receive $7 500 up from $5 000.

HLF last month launched a $100 million training fellowship for doctors at Government hospitals to benefit 2 000 junior and senior medical officers.

The scholarship will last for six and 12 months, with funding contingent upon fellows remaining enrolled in their programmes for that period and satisfying all requirements.

The fellowship, a first in the country, included a non-negotiable allowance of $5 000 per doctor per month for a maximum of 2 000 doctors which has since been increased to $7 500.

It would, among other things, assist doctors in completing rotations within public health institutions while providing the much-needed health services to the citizens of Zimbabwe.

— StateMedia

Own Correspondent|Opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has sensationally claimed that Jesus Christ appeared to him and assured him that he will soon be the President of Zimbabwe.

Addressing a gathering at the memorial ceremony of Vimbai-Tsvangirai Java in Harare on Saturday, Chamisa said that it is only a matter of time before Jesus Christ completes his promise.

“The Lord has spoken to me lately that one day I will lead this country. I do not know when or how this will happen but he has spoken to me over this issue,” said Chamisa who is himself a pastor.

The opposition leader said he was not as power hungry as his rival and President Emmerson Mnangagwa who he accused of depending on witch doctors to remain in power.

Tsvangirai-Java died in June this year in a horrific Kwekwe car crash that also claimed the lives of two other MDC members on their way from a caucus meeting in Bulawayo.