Terrence Mawawa, Mvuma | A father was subjected to the shock of his life when he caught a man raping his 13 year old grade seven daughter.

Simbarashe Mujibha, who is a domestic worker in Uttah Village, Mvuma was caught raping the minor around midnight and has been sentenced to a prison term equivalent to that served by fraud convict, Wicknell Chivayo.
According to facts of the state case presented by prosecutor Bernard Nyoni in court last week, at an unkown date in May 2016, Mujibha, met the minor and proposed love to her. She initially refused but Mujibha piled pressure on her until she gave in.
During the said affair, Mujibha met the complainant on her way to a nearby market place to sell tomatoes. He lured her to a bush and had raped her. On June 5 2016, Mujibha sneaked into the minor’s bedroom and raped her before leaving around 4 am on the following day.
On June 6 2016, Mujibha sneaked again into the minor’s bedroom and raped her. At around 12 midnight, the minor’s father went to relieve himself and noticed that the child’s bedroom door was open. He checked and found Mujibha in the minor’s blankets. He tied the door from outside and called Constable Charles Zviputu who arrested Mujibha.

Mujibha was sentenced to three years in prison and one year suspended on condition of good behaviour.

The son of the late former Vice-President Simon Muzenda’s son, Tongai, broke down in tears on Saturday when he met President Robert Mugabe over attacks from the Emmerson Mnangagwa faction.
Muzenda bared his soul over his alleged political persecution by Zanu PF hawks linked to Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s faction.
Newsday reports that the drama occurred when Mugabe flew to Masvingo province at the weekend and met the warring factions in a closed-door meeting at Triangle Country Club.
The report follows an expose by ZimEye.com revealing how the Masvingo meeting saw Mugabe crushing Mnangagwa’s last remaining shreds of power and influence in the province which has told Mrs Grace Mugabe to her face that she is not wanted (CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE).
Sources at the meeting confirmed that the Gutu West legislator, who for long has been linked to the G40 faction, wept before Mugabe and lamented the death of his father.
“He was emotional while explaining that he and Paul Chimedza were denied maize by (Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai) Mahofa to distribute to his constituency,” a Zanu PF insider told NewsDay.
“He said: ‘it is hard to lose a father. Some people who want me expelled from Zanu PF were actually officiating at my wedding day, but now they have turned swords against me simply because my father is no more’,” Muzenda reportedly told Mugabe.
Contacted for comment, Muzenda was evasive over the issue, saying: “That was a private meeting and everything discussed there is not meant for media consumption. That is why you were not allowed to attend. I cannot comment on anything about the meeting.”
The ruling party is torn between two factions — G40 which is linked to First Lady Grace Mugabe and another group said to be loyal to Mnangagwa.
Mahofa declined to comment on allegations of politicising food aid and denying Muzenda and Chimedza’s constituencies’ access to government-sourced food aid.
After the five-hour-long meeting with legislators and the provincial executive, Mugabe failed to douse the factional fires as both factions dug in to their positions.
Zanu PF secretary for administration Ignatius Chombo later said that dates for a follow-up meeting would be announced in due course.
Most of Mnangagwa’s loyalists were reportedly barred from the weekend meeting.
Earlier, Mugabe had a one-and-a-half hour briefing with Psychomotor minister Josaya Hungwe, Mahofa, Chombo, Tourism minister Walter Mzembi, Zanu PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere, Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora and Chiefs Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira. After the meeting which ended after 6pm, Mugabe uncharacteristically left in a huff without addressing the hordes of Zanu PF supporters gathered outside the venue.

CHURCH LEADERS are today holding a protest coupled with a schools boycott against Education Minister Lazarus Dokora’s imposition of a schools national pledge.
“The PNZ march is on today after we successfully applied for urgent a provisional court order which was granted yesterday by Judge Honourable Justice Mangota at the High Court,” ZimEye.com was told on Monday morning.

The church groups under the banner of Prayer Network of Zimbabwe who have obtained a court ruling granting them permission, accuse President Robert Mugabe’s administration of being intent on destroying what used to be the strongest pillars of independence.
The controversial national pledge glorifies war veterans and the Zanu PF leadership and has torched strong resentment among teachers, parents and ordinary citizens.
Some concerned parents lodged an application with the Constitutional Court (Concourt) on the grounds the pledge is in fragrant violation of the constitution which promotes religious diversity and pluralism.
While parents await divine intervention and the outcome of the Con-Court application, church leaders said Thursday they were waiting for police clearance to stage a demonstration in Harare against the under fire Zanu PF minister.
The street protests tentatively set for May 16 is being organised by the Prayer Network Zimbabwe and is dubbed “Lets March Against Dokora”.
“What Zimbabweans are demanding is that the national pledge be taken out of our schools curriculum forthwith,” reads part of a petition by Prayer Network Zimbabwe shown to VOP.
“Bring back the Bible and Scripture Union to our schools.”
Two weeks ago, Dokora raised a stink when he suggested the government intended banning scripture unions from school but later appeared to climbing down, intimating he was quoted out of contest.
But be that as it may, the Prayer Network of Zimbabwe (PNZ) charges that Dokora and his top staff at the ministry should go for threatening the standards of education amid unconfirmed rumours in Harare the government intended introducing school uniforms for all primary and secondary education teachers.
PNZ said preparations for the protest and school boycott had reached an advanced stage, calling on all Christians regardless of their dominations to join the march on Monday the 27th June.
“We are petitioning the government to put in place policies that are in the interest of our children and to never disregard the parents’ right to determine moral and religious upbringing of our children,” PNZ said in a statement, adding that parents and other disgruntled citizens should not to allow their children to recite the ‘evil’ pledge.
Government critics are adamant the administration was off-side over the national pledge, pointing out the need to accommodate other religions as per the new constitution.
Reward Mushayabasa, political analyst and former journalism lecturer now based in the United Kingdom, says churches are within their right in opposing the national pledge, saying it is a strong stand against all forms of dictatorship.
He said churches were among the few voices of sanity left in the country.
“It is so sad to see Zanu PF destroying what used to be one of the strongest pillars of our independence. It produced one of the highest literacy rates in Africa and one of the best talent pools to come out of Africa,” said Mushayabasa.
“It is sad most of these products are now working outside the country for reputable international organisations due to our government’s ineptitude and mismanagement of the economy.
“It’s now clear to all and sundry that Zanu PF is now in a dangerous suicidal mode.
“…But this is not surprising. Everything is now dysfunctional in the country from hospitals to local authorities But Zanu PF functionaries do not are.
“They do not send their families to local schools and hospitals; instead they send overseas where they get first class service while the majority of Zimbabweans wallow in poverty.

Founding members of the Joice Mujuru led Zimbabwe People First party Rugare Gumbo and Didymus Mutasa attended the Mujuru rally on Saturday in Harare just to show face at the gathering which they never agreed to endorse ZimEye.com can confirm.
Reliable sources in the party indicated that the two veteran politicians were literally begged by other party heavy-weights to attend the rally to give a false picture that all was well in the beleaguered party.
“We can confirm to you that Mutasa and Gumbo only attended the rally in bodies but not in spirit. Their spirits are now completely out of the party which they feel Mujuru is not leading as designed by them at the formation,” said the sources.
The sources indicated that the party resolved to beg the two elders to attend the rally after they did not attend the first public rally of the party in Bulawayo last week without giving reason but as a strong sign of discontent on Mujuru.
Following their last minute no-show at the Bulawayo rally, the media quickly revealed the differences that existed between Mujuru and the two founding members who have been relegated to the unfashionable “party elders” portfolio.
It is believed Gumbo and Mutasa’s original plan in the formation of the party was to front Mujuru as the party interim leader before having Mutasa take over at the official launch of the party at a later stage. Mujuru has however gained massive support in the party that has led to members pushing Mutasa out of the picture.
In Saturday’s rally, Mutasa and Gumbo arrived separately from Mujuru while they were expected to arrive together with Mujuru to show unity and solidarity after last week’s media headlines.
When Mujuru finally arrived, a section of the party supporters loyal to Mutasa emerged from within the crowd carrying placards denouncing Mujuru of her attempts to sideline the two. One of the placards read “NO ELDERS NO PARTY,” while another read “Don’t hijack the party from the elders.”
The placards were quickly brought down by members of the Mujuru security.
When the two were invited to address the gathering, they took to the stage for less than two minutes each with Gumbo making little greetings to the crowd. Mutasa who was asked to introduce Mujuru and ask her to address the crowd, only stood up to say one sentence, “president please address the people,” before turning away and sitting down.
Relations between Mujuru and Mutasa are said to be so strained that Mutasa is considering forming a splitter party according to party insiders.

A 76-year-old blind man was caught in the act allegedly raping a 3 year old girl.
Court officials on Friday struggled to drag the man into a courtroom as he refused to stand trial for allegedly raping a 3-year-old girl.
Ndawana Phinias Ndlovu of Lupanda Village under Chief Mabhikwa later attempted to undress in the courtroom in protest as he refused to respond to questions from the magistrate.
Hwange regional magistrate Mrs Dambudzo Malunga did not ask Ndlovu to plead and remanded him in custody to July 8.
The magistrate ordered that he be examined by two psychiatric doctors. Prison officers and court orderlies had to intervene to subdue Ndlovu. Ndlovu allegedly raped the toddler on May 20 this year.
“On May 20, at 9am the little girl was playing behind the accused’s bedroom hut when he lifted her and entered the room with her,” said prosecutor Mr Tawanda Sigauke.
While in the hut, Ndlovu allegedly placed the girl on a bed and undressed her before raping her once, the court was told.
It is alleged that Ndlovu was disturbed by a female relative who came looking for the girl and entered his bedroom hut where she caught him raping the minor.
A report was made to the police leading to Ndlovu’s arrest.-state media

President Joice Mujuru: HARARE RALLY Full Speech.
SALUTATIONS
BACKGROUND SINCE 2014.
Most of you will recall that in 2014, together with other senior leaders in ZANU PF we came under serious attack facing several accusations ranging from extortion to treason. The unfounded allegations then resulted in our expulsion from ZANU PF. It was a traumatizing experience but we were sustained by your support as the people of Zimbabwe. Your support was truly amazing.
Today I stand here to tell you the truth. Everything said about us was a lie. Those who were used to create the lies have now come out in the open and revealed how they were abused. No lie can live forever!
It is a pity that instead of focusing on restoring the self-dignity of our people they turned this country into a highly intolerant and violent society. Instead of grooming the Youths into becoming responsible citizens, they teach them violence to the point of disrespecting the War Veterans. Cowards! They choose to unleash their wives and cowardly man to fabricate lies instead of formulating policies to transform this country. This country is in need of hope and transformation. We must pursue transformational politics instead of cheap power politics.
WHY ZIMBABWE PEOPLE FIRST?
Some of you might be under the impression that our Party, Zimbabwe People First is a grouping of disgruntled expelled former ZANU PF members. NO! As you might be aware, one of the accusations why we were expelled from ZANU PF was that we were perceived to be moderates who were pursuing pro-Western policies against the party position as defined by a few individuals. Our position has always been to put People First. Initially we thought we could achieve this from within, but our colleagues were not willing hence our expulsion.
Zimbabwe People First is therefore a new democratic and inclusive political party that accommodates every Zimbabwean regardless of age, gender, previous party affiliation, and race. It is not an extension of ZANU PF. I will not go back to ZANU PF. NO! Though founded by expelled senior ZANU PF members, Zimbabwe People First has since attracted people from the broad political spectrum including those who were previously apolitical. This diversity and our liberation struggle credentials make us a unique and democratic Zimbabwean political Party.
OUR PARTY IDEOLOGY – PEOPLE FIRST
As our name indicates, we are National Democrats and we believe in putting people’s interests first ahead of everything.
We are ZIMBABWEANS who seek to restore the Dignity, Economic, Political and Social emancipation for ALL PEOPLE who sacrificed their lives and all to achieve our political independence without discrimination or dehumanisation. We are ready to work with those who respect the values of the ZIMBABWEAN people to exercise their right to freely choose without fear or coercion.
Peace, Democracy and Prosperity for All.
HOPE AND TRANSFORMATION
As Zimbabwe People First we know what is wrong and we know what needs to be done to correct the prevailing situation. First and foremost we need to restore the self-dignity of our people in line with the values of the liberation struggle. As Zimbabwe People First, our plan covers five (5) clusters as explained in our policy document – BUILD.
Cluster 1 – Constitutionalism
We believe there must be one law for everyone. Currently we have a situation where a cattle rustler gets a 9-year jail term, but some senior government people misappropriate millions of public funds and are appointed to senior positions. We say no to the selective application of the law.
Zero tolerance towards corruption. Unchecked corruption brings an economy to its knees.
forcing ZESA to pay $5 million to an incompetent bidder for work not done bleeds the economy;
awarding a contract to your relatives without going to tender to produce electricity from diesel generators at very high prices, is a cost to everyone in the economy;
tolerating corruption breeds grand corruption;
In this regard, as responsible citizens we should not tolerate electricity tariff charges meant to support unsustainable and corrupt energy projects.
Freedom of Association and Expression
Our freedom as a people is not complete if we cannot freely associate and express ourselves in a lawful manner as enshrined in our State Constitution.
This is what we fought for.
Away with POSA and AIPPA. Our War Veterans must associate freely without fear of being teargased or water cannoned. Our people must not be force-marched to make up a million man marches. NO!
Respect and enforce property rights
Guarantee investment rights.
We shall give the vote to Zimbabweans in diaspora.
Cluster 2 – Economic Transformation
We shall restore investor confidence through ensuring a level playing field, consistent and predictable policies.
Promote investment across all sectors whilst pushing for social and economic empowerment of our people.
Repeal Indigenisation Act and enact an Empowerment Act.
The Agricultural and Land Policy
Make sustainable land use accessible to all.
Give immediate value to agricultural land by promoting a transparent land policy framework that attracts investment, creates, promotes and supports security of tenure and bankable leases.
We shall rationalize existing farm sizes in line with agro-economic regions and or production capacity.
We shall carry out a land audit to check multiple farm ownership and productivity on each farm.
We shall promote and support transparent contract and corporate farming models to ensure self-sufficiency and a surplus for export.
We shall promote value addition of agricultural produce locally to maximize on exports.
We shall promote the establishment and resuscitation of irrigation schemes to boost production through public and private sector partnerships.
We shall promote and support the establishment of an Agriculture Commodity Exchange.
Banking and Financial Sector
For nearly ten(10) years now, Zimbabwe has no currency of its own.
Restore investor confidence and attract lines of credit to lead to employment creation, expansion of exports and achieve higher standards of living of the general populace.
Current cash crisis is a result of outflows, which are more than inflows since dollarisation, so bond notes will not address this problem.
People First will restore the jewel of Africa and the breadbasket status.
Debt Resolution Strategy
In the long term we intent to settle all our debts and focus on capital as opposed to consumption investment.
Manufacturing Sector Advancement
We shall put in place adequate and affordable lines of credit, through guarantee of property rights, sanctity of contracts and other investor protection mechanisms.
We shall encourage and support quality local manufacturing through a concerted “buy local” campaign and appropriate tax incentives and in the process reduce import bill.
Zimbabwe has become a net importing supermarket for other countries.
Mining Sector Advancement
We shall make our mining legislation investor friendly in line with international best practice under BUILD.
We shall ensure that the proceeds from the extractive sector flow to the people through transparent and accountable systems in the whole sector.
We shall review legislation and enforce implementation of laws on land reclamation and the environment.
In mining we shall insist on agreed local participation whilst emphasizing empowerment of surrounding communities and the nation at large.
Parastatals Reforms
Parastatals and State Enterprises will not enjoy State subsidies indefinitely if at all. We shall depoliticize, commercialize and privatize Parastatals / State owned enterprises as necessary to ensure accountability, commercial viability, effective delivery and transparency.
The above will generate growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), increase the tax base, create employment and release immediate resources to government for other programmes, whilst creating investment opportunities in the national economy.
Government’s primary role shall be to facilitate, promote and regulate to ensure a level playing field in the economy with minimum direct State participation.
Conservancies and Tourism Sector Advancement
We shall ensure that there is legislation to promote and support Conservancies and Tourism, to guarantee the preservation of our natural resources through sustainable use, security of tenure and global viability.
Cluster 3 – Infrastructure
Energy Sector Advancement (Read from Notes)
We shall promote and support investor friendly tariffs in the sector.
We shall promote and support the development and expansion of existing Hydro Electric Power and Thermal Power stations through a consistent and transparent Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP) framework.
We shall encourage, promote and support the exploration and development of new and renewable energy sources.
We shall promote and support investment in the exploitation of Coal Bed Methane resources.
We shall promote and support the development of solar and wind energy.
We shall streamline the whole value chain of liquid fuels for efficiency and value for money.
Telecoms and Transport Sector Advancement (Read from Notes)
We shall encourage, promote and support regional and international best practice in the telecoms sector for the benefit of all stakeholders under BUILD.
We shall promote and support air, rail and road infrastructure development through transparent and viable Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP) models to surpass regional standards and make Zimbabwe the regional hub.
Water and Sanitation Sector Advancement (Talk to this)
We shall promote and support investor friendly tariffs in the sector.
We shall promote and support the development of new water sources for all urban areas through appropriate Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP) models.
We shall promote and support investment in the rehabilitation of existing sewer and water reticulation systems through appropriate Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP) models.
We shall promote and support the development of dams, de-siltation programs and the reclamation of river systems to protect the environment.
We shall enact regulations to ensure sewer and water reticulation before any new housing and industrial developments can be sold.
We shall encourage, promote and support secure water sources in the rural areas.
Cluster 4 – International Relations and National Security
Foreign Policy
We will neither look East nor West but everywhere as a Sovereign independent state for the benefit of our people first.
National Security Establishment (Talk to this)
We recognise and respect the role of the SECURITY SECTOR in fostering law and order and maintaining peace and security in Zimbabwe.
The security establishment shall be apolitical, well resourced and we shall promote meritocracy and professionalism.
Cluster 5 – Social Transformation.
Education Sector Advancement
We shall ensure that there is primary education for all.
We shall promote e-learning in schools.
We shall encourage, promote and support investment in science and technology.
We shall encourage and promote life-sustaining skills through emphasizing practical subjects, promoting and supporting the relevant technical and vocational training centers.
We shall ensure that the Education sector is fully resourced to address low morale, equipment and textbook shortages, in line with regional and international best practice to meet skills needs of the economy now and in future under BUILD.
We shall link the civil service skills audit and manpower planning strategy so as to inform the curriculum development in the education sector.
We shall encourage, promote and support extra-curricular activities through a robust arts, culture and sports initiative at national level.
Health Sector Advancement
We shall ensure that there is basic health hygiene, education and basic health care for all.
We shall ensure that the health sector is fully resourced to address low morale, drug shortages, and re-tool in line with regional and international best practice under BUILD.
Housing Sector Advancement
We shall promote and support decent housing development through public and private sector by reviewing regulations and taxes, to ensure sector consistency and transparency across the country.
We shall encourage, promote and support basic minimum housing standards in the rural areas through incentives.
11. WAY FORWARD
Everyone has a right to vote.
Your vote determines your future as a Zimbabwean.
We shall continue to fight for a level electoral playing field to restore the confidence of our electorate.
Zimbabwe must move forward, economically, socially and politically. Let us BUILD Zimbabwe together.
God Bless You, God Bless Zimbabwe. I Thank You.

Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo| Police blocked a peaceful march to Masvingo State Minister Shuvai Ben Mahofa’s offices to hand over a petition in protest against poor living conditions and rampant corruption.

The police claimed the march was unlawful despite the fact that Judge Oliver Mudzongachiso, on the contrary said the ban was unconstitutional. The march was organised by members of the civic society and residents of the city of Masvingo at the weekend. The protestors expressed concern over the failure by President Robert Mugabe’s government to address the current economic decay.

In the petition the concerned groups argued that the government should immediately address the socio-economic chaos,rampant unemployment, the current cash crisis and poor governance. “It is disturbing to note that the the level of unemployment is skyrocketing due to the closure of companies. A lot of time is being wasted in bank queues due to unreasonable maximum withdrawal limits as a result of the current cash crisis.Roadblocks have become a menace to the ordinary driver.”

More often than not you find more than five roadblocks within 3 kilometres,”read part of the petition. Prominent Masvingo based human rights activist Prosper Tiringindi said Mugabe’s government should immediately address the current economic woes. “The governmant has failed to address the issues that are affecting the ordinary people of Zimbabwe.We cannot sit and watch as the living conditions continue to deteriorate with each passing day,”said Tiringindi.

IN a terrifying case of suspected witchcraft which has once again put African science on the spotlight on whether it is real or not, a 13-year-old girl from Inyathi in Matabeleland North’s Bubi District has confessed to have stayed in a granary for four days in the company of four goblins and six neighbours during which they feasted on dead people’s flesh.
So scary is her story that when the community came to be aware of it, they labelled her an outcast and forced her out of the village and she is now housed at Musasa Projects offices at Inyathi Business Centre. Musasa champions women’s rights.
In an interview at Inyathi on Thursday, the girl, who cannot be named for ethical reasons, but is from Wensley Village and is a pupil at a local primary school, claimed she started eating human flesh in 2013 with her family and even stayed in the granary for nine days.
In the latest incident, she alleged another villager, Mr Smart Mkhwebu, kidnapped her and locked her in the granary where she stayed for three days and came out on the fourth day. However, Mr Mkhwebu denied any wrong doing.
“It was in the evening when Mkhwebu came to collect me and locked me up in the granary. It was for the second time since I once stayed there for nine days in 2013 eating dead people’s flesh. We were 11 in the granary. I was with six of my neighbours and four goblins which are short people with long beards but they died sometime ago. I slept there and did not eat anything or went to the toilet. I only went with the crew to the graves where I would wait for them to eat the flesh inside the graves. I did not eat because I had no appetite,” she said.
The girl said the group used a stick to open graves before they got inside. The girl said at funerals, one of the group members would put a mark, which would make it easier for them to open the grave when they return at night.
“We would open the grave using a stick then get inside. We would hit the grave with a stick then it would open. This time around I just stood outside the grave and did not eat anything. The crew would come out before sunrise then we go back home using a basket which stretched,” said the girl.
The girl also claimed that her mum was a witch.
“She is the one who has umuthi, traditional herbs to bewitch anyone. Almost everyone in this village eats dead people’s flesh because I used to see them. My mum taught us to eat that flesh while my father was away. He is the only one in my family who has never tasted the juicy meat.”
When Sunday News visited Mr Mkhwebu he chased the crew away, pleading his innocence. However, he confirmed that the girl was found in his granary.
“I saw the girl in my granary. I never put her inside. She came by herself. When I saw her I called the police and they came to collect her. Why does everyone think I am a wizard? Why did you come to get a statement from me while the police haven’t done so, who do you think you are? Get away from my home. I don’t want to see you again. I will buy the newspaper and see what you are going to write about me,” thundered Mr Mkhwebu.
The girl’s father told Sunday News that he was worried when his daughter disappeared but later knew she was locked in the granary after he used traditional herbs and a piece of paper which he pricked with a needle.
“On Sunday when I got home all the doors were open and my child was nowhere to be found until someone found out that she was living in a strange dilapidated old house. We went there with my son and saw her but she came out using a window which she broke and ran away. When she came back later in the evening she said she had been called by Mkhwebu, our neighbour.
Then the following day she disappeared. I traced her spoor leading to Mkhwebu’s homestead so I went there and asked him to give me back my child but to no avail.
“Out of anger I took a piece of paper then I wrote my child’s name using a red pen. After that I used a needle to prick the paper and said ‘. . . mntanami buya ekhaya, lapho okhona bahluphe bakuvulele ubuye endlini’ (my child come back home, wherever you are bother them until they set you free). After that I used herbs and did the whole procedure to get my girl,” he said.
The father said after pricking the paper he went out and that is when Mr Mkhwebu’s granddaughter allegedly came out and took sand of where he had stepped before she dug a hole and put some traditional herbs while he was watching.
“After she dug the hole I went and dug it again and I added my herbs too. I also took sand of where my girl had stepped on and I said ‘mntanami asambe endlini’ (my child let us go home). The problem is that whenever my girl disappears she is found inside that granary.
She once disappeared and went there naked and I found her clothes by the granary door.
“On Thursday the police found my child inside the granary. Our village head Polite Moyo said we should look for a traditional healer so that we find out who is bewitching us but why would I do that when everything is so obvious?”
Efforts to get a comment from the village head were fruitless as he was not at his home and his cellphone was not reachable.-SundayNews

A livid President Robert Mugabe yesterday strangled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s remaining breadth in his hotbed, Masvingo Province.
The entire region is on record telling Mugabe’s wife, Grace to her face that she is not wanted in the province. Local Minister Shuvai Ben Mahofa has also been at the helm of the controversies, ZimEye.com revealed early this week.
Mugabe held a no-holds barred meeting with senior Zanu-PF leaders.
The state media reports that a second interface is now to take place in Harare on a date to be announced. Emerging from the indaba at Triangle Country Club at around 5.30pm, and after listening to presentations from a number of leaders for six hours, President Mugabe said further briefings were in order.
Mugabe personally called on the province to restore order in the wake of successionist politics that are detracting attention from the ruling party’s mandate of delivering on socio-economic transformation.
Mugabe has attacked pro-Mnangagwa supporters threatening a bloody Gukurahundi return while at other times saying that his successor will emerge from what he called the people via laid down procedures.
Mugabe told journalists: “We had frank deliberations; people were afforded the chance to say their views, but, unfortunately, we could not exhaust everything. We have planned another meeting for Harare.”
In an interview with the state media, Zanu-PF National Political Commissar  Saviour Kasukuwere said the meeting was part of efforts to rid the party of factional politics.
“We have had a fruitful meeting with the leadership and legislators from Masvingo who had various issues which they felt were dividing the party. Because we are a democratic party that wants to afford everyone a right to respond, we could not come up with a conclusive position.
“As such, the President saw it fit to convene another meeting in Harare with the people we met today so that each party member has a chance to present his/her views. In general, we had a frank meeting where people were free to say or express themselves.”
Gutu Central National Assembly representative and Zanu-PF Chief Whip said: “The meeting went on very well. The President heard the complaints from some Members of Parliament who had raised issues against (some of their seniors in the province). They were complaining against the treatment they are getting from them.
“The President said we will meet in Harare because everything that was raised needs a response and those who presented needed to be responded to.
“As a party we are democratic. Everyone spoke freely and responded freely. I would not want to dwell too much on issues because most of the things we agreed on were confidential.”
Weeks ago, parliamentarians from Masvingo sought audience with President Mugabe to air their concerns on issues affecting the province.
At the last Zanu-PF Politburo meeting on June 8, National Spokesperson Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo told journalists  Kasukuwere had reversed changes made to the Masvingo provincial executive when commissar  Jappy Jaboon, Youth League chair  Nobert Ndaarombe and Women’s League chair Veronica Makonese were demoted by the provincial co-ordinating committee.
Zanu-PF Masvingo province is headed by acting chair  Amasa Nhenjana whose predecessor,  Ezra Chadzamira, is contesting his suspension.  Paradzai Chakona, who was removed from the chair’s post and replaced by  Chadzamira, also claimed his ouster was based on malice.
Zanu-PF romped to victory in all the province’s 26 National Assembly constituencies in 2013 as the party claimed a landslide victory in that year’s national harmonised elections.

The national broadcaster, ZBC has been hit with yet another vehicle procurement scam to the tune of up to a million dollars. This brings the total figure of the alleged prejudice to over £2million in the last 3 years alone.
ZBC acting chief executive Patrick Mavhura and the parastatal’s acting head of finance and administration, Benania Shumba, were arrested in Harare last Thursday for criminal abuse of office related to a said “dodgy” deal with Croco Motors involving 35 vehicles.
The latest development adds flames to the fire following that of former boss, Happison Muchechetere which is to the tune of $1 050 000.
Mavhura and Shumba appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Vongai Muchuchuti yesterday and were released on US$1 000 bail each. They were ordered to stay away from their workplace and to surrender their passports to the clerk of court.
They were also told to report to the police once a week and not to interfere with witnesses.
Mavhura and Shumba are accused of buying 35 vehicles Croco Motors without following due process, prejudicing Government of US$20 000. They face another charge of potentially prejudicing ZBC of US$738 900.
The State, represented by Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa, has it that on November 3, 2015 Mavhura wrote to the Secretary for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Mr George Charamba seeking authority to buy 20 Toyota Hilux single-cab vehicles, 15 Nissan Datsun sedans and 10×30-seat Toyota Coaster vans valued at US$1 719 900.
On November 25, it is alleged, Mavhura and Shumba met Central Mechanical Equipment Department officials to negotiate purchase of the vehicles. The meeting was informal, the court heard, and the two got specifications and requirements that included seeking Cabinet authority for the purchase.
CMED officials are said to have indicated that ZBC was to pay the department 2,5 percent of the total value as commission if the broadcaster wanted to ride on its tender.
Mr Mutizirwa said, “This led Mr Charamba to write a letter to the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Mr Munesuishe Munodawafa, on 14 December, seeking authority on behalf of ZBC to give authority for direct purchase of the vehicles.
“The letter specified that ZBC had already secured quotations of vehicles from Croco Motors as outlined in the ZBC letter with a cumulative value of US$1 719 900. On the 19th of January, the accused convened and held a meeting with Croco Motors where they decided and agreed to procure a completely different set of motor vehicles from those they were pursuing on the Cabinet authority, with a completely different value and without the involvement of CMED.”
Mr Mutizirwa added: “On 23 January 2016, (Mavhura) sent an e-mail to Father Gibson Munyoro, the ZBC board chairman, informing him that they were expecting the first batch of 20 Ford Ranger pick-up vehicles from Croco Motors.
“On February 5, the accused received the Cabinet Authority which specified that they were supposed to buy the 45 vehicles as outlined in their application for values as they indicated. On the same day, the two accused originated an RTGS transfer of US$649 000 to Croco Motors against a procurement agreement with a barter deal of 75 percent payment and 25 percent retention being broadcasting/advertisement airtime to be enjoyed by Croco on ZBC.”
The State alleges there was no contract/agreement document to back the barter and that Mavhura and Shumba tried to regularise the unlawful and unprocedural purchase by ordering CMED officials to backdate key documents. On May 18, 2016, it is alleged, they authorised payment of US$20 000 as the CMED’s commission.

In a bizarre case in Epworth, a phony police officer, Tobias Munyaradzi (32), landed himself in the dock after he allegedly raped an HIV positive 74 year-old woman after pretending that he wanted to arrest her.
According to the State, the incident occurred on April 1 this year around midnight. 
Munyaradzi is also answering to theft charges after he stole his victim’s phone.The court heard the elderly woman stays alone in Epworth.
Munyaradzi is suspected to have gone to the woman’s home where he knocked and introduced himself as a police officer.
He told the complainant that he wanted to search the woman’s house for kachasu (a homemade alcoholic drink).
The woman, who was in the business of selling the brew became afraid and told Munyaradzi that she could not open the door because she was naked.
The court heard Munyaradzi went on to shake the door while banging it loudly. Fearing that her obsolete door could fall apart, the woman then opened the door for Munyaradzi who was wielding a knife.
Munyaradzi allegedly forced the woman to lie on her bed while he knelt on the same bed.
He then forced the old woman to lick his manhood. The court heard he then went on top of her, but failed to penetrate.
Munyaradzi then rolled the woman over and raped her from behind once without using protection.
According to the prosecutor, Munyaradzi slept in the room and left the following morning.
He allegedly took the old lady’s phone and a neighbour’s satchel which was in the house.
The woman then informed her neighbour and a nurse at a clinic where she collects her monthly supply of antiretroviral drugs.
Investigations followed and Munyaradzi was traced using the stolen phone.
Sebastian Mutizirwa appeared for the State.Newsday

Over 1000 resettled farmers at Central Estates Farm, 10km northwest of Mvuma, are resisting Zion Christian Church leader Nehemiah Mutendi’s attempts to take over the farm’s headquarters.

firm orders …Saviour Kasukuwere

The Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Saviour Kasukuwere has warned individuals and groups involved in a new wave of urban land grab to stop the illegal activities forthwith or risk arrest.
Speaking to the local media in Harare on Thursday, Minister Kasukuwere said there is a wave of new land grabs in urban areas in places that include Donnybrook Park, Caledonia and in northern parts of Harare.
Kasukuwere appealed to citizens to abstain from entering into agreements with such land dealers saying its criminal as the right and authority to allocate residential stands lies with the municipality, his ministry or other authorised land developers like UDCORP and approved private developers.
He said although his ministry has regularised illegal settlements in Caledonia and Waterfalls, further such invasions are a violation of the law of the land by some people who are seeking to enrich themselves.
He said some people or groups are interfering with regularisation work in Caledonia and such unruly behaviour will not be allowed to continue.
The past few years have seen the mushrooming of illegal settlements in the city, creating eyesore and disorder in Harare.
Some of the illegal settlements have become havens of crime.
They also disturb urban planning and extension as they are built without the involvement of city planners. – state media

As revealed by ZimEye early this week, President Robert Mugabe descends on Chiredzi today.
The province is on record telling Mugabe’s wife, Grace to her face that she is not wanted in the province. Mugabe is set to clash with Minister of State Shuvai Mahofa, ZimEye.com revealed early this week (CLICK HERE TO READ).
Mugabe is meeting the entire Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo province, including the 26 National Assembly representatives and senators as part of efforts to unite the province, the state media reports saying.
The visit by the Zanu-PF First Secretary follows complaints by some legislators who recently engaged President Mugabe and briefed him on problems affecting the party in Masvingo.
The President is expected to meet the Zanu-PF Masvingo leadership led by Politburo member Josaya Hungwe and ruling party legislators from across the province in a bid to unite the party and make sure Masvingo remains a “one party state’’.
Hungwe yesterday confirmed President Mugabe’s visit saying the entire Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo will be in the Lowveld to meet the Zanu-PF First Secretary. “We will be meeting President Mugabe in Chiredzi tomorrow after he called the entire Zanu-PF leadership to go there in the wake of complaints by some Members of Parliament who were not happy with certain things. So the President said both parties should be there so that one side can put forward their allegations with the other side defending itself,’’ he said.
“I can’t disclose issues that will be discussed but we will only know the agenda upon attending the meeting. We were just summoned by the President and we are all going there together with the Minister of State for Masvingo provincial affairs (Senator Shuvai Mahofa),’’ he added.
Hungwe said the ruling party in Masvingo was expected to come out of the meeting with President Mugabe strong and united.
Acting Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial chairman Amasa Nhenjana corroborated Hungwe’s statement saying Zanu-PF would emerge stronger from the meeting with President Mugabe.
“You will recall that some Members of Parliament from Masvingo met President Mugabe and raised a number of concerns over the state of affairs in the ruling party in Masvingo so the President is coming to solve the problems so that we work as a united team,’’ he said.
“It’s our hope that after the meeting the ruling party in Masvingo will be pulling in the same direction. There are also other requests that we would want to make to our President as a province and we are looking forward to the meeting,’’ added Nhenjana.
Masvingo has been beset with problems which culminated in the ‘‘demotion’’ of some senior members of the ruling party provincial executive.
Provincial Commissar Jappy Jaboon, Youth League chair Nobert Ndaarombe and Women’s League boss Veronica Makonese were demoted by the ruling party provincial co-ordinating committee but the move was reversed by the Zanu-PF Politburo.
Zanu-PF is a dominant force in Masvingo after it swept all the 26 National of Assembly seats in the 2013 harmonised elections.

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy from Luveve in Bulawayo allegedly sodomised his three playmates aged eight, nine and 13 after a maid exposed him to pornography.
A court yesterday heard how the minor at one point forced two of the boys to stand guard while he sodomised the other boy at his home.
The boy, who cannot be named for ethical reasons, appeared before senior regional
magistrate Mr Tranos Utahwashe facing five counts of aggravated indecent assault. Mr Utahwashe convicted the boy and remanded him to July 7 for sentence.
The boy told the court he was sorry for sodomising his friends. He told social workers that he was exposed to pornographic material which gave him ideas to abuse his friends over a period of one month.
Prosecuting Robin Mukura told the court that the boy who is in Grade Six approached his first victim aged 13 and demanded shoes that his friend had allegedly borrowed in 2014.
“When his friend failed to produce them, the boy told him he had to pay by having anal sex with him. He ordered the boy to undress and when he refused the boy threatened to assault him and went on to force him into intercourse,” said Mr Mukura.
“On another unknown date but during September last year, the same victim knocked off from school and started walking home with the older boy.
The accused demanded his shoes again and when the boy failed to produce them, the boy
dragged him to his home where he sodomised him once.”
The court heard that the Grade Six pupil pounced on his second friend aged nine and doing Grade 3.
“On September 8 at around 6PM, the boy was playing with his other friends when the sodomite approached him. He instructed the boy, 9, to pull down his trousers and sodomised him,” he said. Mr Mukura added that, “On an unknown date in September, the boy pounced on the same boy who was with two other complainants”.
The court heard that the sodomite asked his victims to be on guard while he sodomised the nine-year-old.
“The boy met his last victim aged eight in the company of the two victims. He went to him, forced him to undress and sodomised him once. The matter finally came out and on October 9, the three boys were taken for medical examination.” state media

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE – UK residents can reverse the just ended EU referendum results -An official petition already swelling with over 135,000 voters by 3pm has been opened. Within seconds, people can force the government to hold another referendum. It can be accessed here…

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By Simba Chikanza|It is Friday morning and the UK’s EU has voted to leave the EU.

By Mandulo Pasichigare| PEACEFULL DEMONSTRATION AT RAINBOW TOWERS QUASHED BY THE POLICE.

Scores of human rights activists under the banners of ROHR Zimbabwe, NAVUZ and TAJAMUKA held a peaceful demonstration today at the Rainbow Towers, the Harare 5 star hotel, where one of Zimbabwe’s two Vice Presidents, Phelekezela Mphoko has stayed since December 2014.
The demonstrators were waving placards some of which read “Mphoko stop wasting taxpayers’ money…”, “Mari yehotera ngaipiwe kanzuro igadzire musika nemaroads” and chanting messages demanding that Mphoko and his family move out of hotel accommodation as soon as possible.
In no time, Riot Police arrived at the scene and attacked the demonstrators with baton sticks before violently bundling some of them, including their leader, Mr Stendrick Zvorwadza into Police trucks. The arrested demonstrators have been taken to a yet to be confirmed destination.
Phelekezela Mphoko’s continued stay at the Rainbow Towers has cost the Zimbabwean Taxpayers in excess of $250 000.00 as at today. This has riled the Zimbabwean people and has been condemned by civic society and opposition politicians. This is especially considering that he has turned down offers to be accommodated in 3 high value properties sponsored by the Zimbabwean Government so far.
One of the houses Phelekezela Mphoko refused to move into is the one left by the late vice president Joseph Msika in Harare’s leafy suburb of Mandara. The second one is a mansion worth $3m in Ballantyne Park, an affluent suburb of Harare. The third one is a $3.5m acquired in December last year by the Government of Zimbabwe in The Grange, another leafy suburb of Harare.
In all the three known instances where the Mphokos have rejected the offers of accommodation, Mphoko’s wife, Laurinda, is said to have condemned the properties as substandard relative to the Vice President’s stature.

The audit also revealed that most councils were not up-to-date with their audited financial statements and a majority of councils maintains multiple bank accounts whose reconciliations were not up to date.
In some cases, the bank balances did not reconcile to the cash book balances resulting in unexplained variances.
“Harare City Council did not reconcile its cashbook overdrawn balance of $208 430 777 as per financial statements to the bank overdraft balances of $7 590 828 giving a significant variance of $200 839 949.
“Harare City Council had weaknesses in internal controls which resulted in significant variances between the system and financial statements. Cash and bank balances, receivables and property, plant and equipment had variances of $317 254 823, $114 237 875, and $486 701 941 respectively,” reads the report.
The Auditor-General also found out several council-owned properties which were being leased but were not recorded and accounted for.
In Kwekwe among other irregularities, the audit found out that the councils’ bank reconciliation statement had an unexplained reconciling figure of $2 569 043 which could not be traced to any underlying transactions and there was a risk that the unreconciled balances may have been used to conceal irregular activities.
In Kariba, the AG was unable to confirm the accuracy, completeness and validity of receivables written off totalling $1 103 543 as council could not provide documentation that supports the write-off of debts.
In Redcliff an analysis of residential stand files showed that most of the agreements of sale were not signed and they seemed to have been prepared post allocation and terms of agreement varied depending on the initial deposits made, some of which were as low as $5.
The audit also revealed that the councils’ CBZ Bank account was in overdraft with an amount of $400 000 and municipality was unable to service it as the loan interest continued to rise.
In Norton the audit showed that the council had total employment costs of $3 108 321 out of expenditure of $5 022 069 indicating that employment costs constituted 62 percent in violation of the ministerial directive prescribing a ratio of 30:70 in favour of service delivery.
The AG said the audit findings warrant the attention of management and those charged with governance.
“The audit revealed that most of the weaknesses emanated from governance issues, revenue collection and debt recovery, employment cost and procurement of goods and services,” Ms Chiri said. State Media

The Ndebele people of Zimbabwe have offered four cows to the Zulus of South Africa as an apology for founding Ndebele king Mzilikazi’s insurgency against then Zulu king Tshaka some 160 years ago.
Prominent activist Nqabutho Mabhena broke the news in a social media platform this week claiming that he was witness at a church service when people claiming to be representatives of the Ndebele people offered the cattle to Prophet Mkhuseli Hadebe of the Revelation Church in Johannesburg on Sunday.
The offer was said to be a plea for peace and forgiveness from the Zulu by the Ndebele for Mzilikazi’s “misdeed” through the prophet in his capacity as a “man of God.”
The offer has however raised a major mayhem amongst the Ndebele people who have distanced themselves from it all.
In reaction, the Ndebele people in the country discredited the group claiming that it was never sanctioned by the people as they believe that Mzilikazi was justified in his move against Tshaka.
Three centuries ago, Mzilikazi, then a subject under Tshaka the Zulu king, was sent to raid a neighbouring tribe and bring it under the kingdom of the Zulus. After the victory, Mzilikazi took all the cattle and women from the defeated tribe and fled from Tshaka with the loot resulting in him settling and setting up the Ndebele kingdom in present day Zimbabwe.
As the country’s economic and political conditions take a turn, Zimbabweans, particularly the Ndebele have been finding their way down to South Africa as economic and political refugees.
As they return to South Africa, the Ndebeles have been struggling to get the South African government to give them citizenship on the grounds that they were originally from South Africa through Mzilikazi’s migration.
In follow up on the matter, ZimEye.com tried to get a comment from Prophet Hadebe but failed as his PA would not let the media to access the prophet.
The PA also refused to comment on the offering of the four cows claiming that offerings were a secret between the church and the persons making the offering.
It was not clear how and to who the prophet will remit the Ndebeles’ offering for peace with the Zulus.

Terrence Mawawa
Chiredzi/ In a tragic incident that has left the Chilonga villagers terrified,two brothers beheaded their father following a misunderstanding over donkeys.
According to details released by Chiredzi police,the two brothers from Chirove village murdered their father, Zavhu Mungwambami last week after a dispute over donkeys.
Shepherd Chirove a nephew to the deceased said the dispute erupted after Mugwambami asked his son Ketai to sell one of his cattles in order to buy donkeys that they would use to pull their scotch-cart.
Ketai rejected his father’s advice after which there was a heated argument over the issue. It is understood Mugwambami and his two sons then went to the fields to harvest sorghum and the argument erupted again.
Mugwambami’s two sons later returned home and instructed their mother to spend the night at their uncle’s place.
When their mother left,the two returned to fields where they beat up their father and chopped off his head.
When the deceased’s uncle realised that Mugwambami had not returned home,he went out to investigate-only to discover the lifeless body with the chopped off head covered by a cap.
The two brothers have since been arrested and they are assisting the police with investigations. Masvingo Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Charity Mazula said she was yet to receive the story on her desk.

“The house is ready for occupation, but the VP wants more improvements done. We really don’t understand what he wants the Ministry of Public Works and National Housing to do, but we have done our best to it. We don’t know what more needs to be done,” a senior government official, who requested not to be named, said.
Mphoko has clocked over 550 days in a five-star Harare hotel, where he checked in soon after his appointment as Vice-President in December 2014 — gobbling huge sums of taxpayers’ money in accommodation and meal costs.
Local Government permanent secretary, George Mlilo, yesterday said his ministry was no longer involved in the issue, as the matter had been handed over to the Presidency.
“That issue is being handled by the VP’s Office and the Office of the President. We no longer have any business with it,” he said.
Director of State residences in President Robert Mugabe’s Office, Innocent Tizora, refused to comment on the matter.
“Who is this? Yes, how can I help you,” a cordial Tizora said.
But when the NewsDay reporter identified himself, Tizora angrily said: “What do you want, nxa,” before terminating the call.
Several attempts to get a comment from Mphoko himself were fruitless as his phone was busy, while Minister of State in his Office, Thabetha Kanengoni-Malinga was not picking her calls.
Mphoko, a career diplomat who served in various countries, landed the Vice-Presidency in December 2014 following the ouster of then Vice-President Joice Mujuru from both government and Zanu PF.
He was appointed co-Vice-President together with Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is staying in his government-issued house.
Since Mphoko had no government accommodation in the capital, he was booked into the presidential suite at Rainbow Towers Hotel where he has now clocked 18 months.
The presidential suite, located on the 17th Floor, costs $403 inclusive of bed and breakfast for two per day, while lunch and dinner cost $15 each.
Mphoko is reportedly staying with his grandchild in the suite, which significantly increases the cost.
The hotel charges an additional $130 for an extra bedroom in the same suite for two children and Mphoko’s aides.
Early last year, Mphoko’s wife, Laurinda, reportedly rejected three houses, among them a mansion in Ballantyne Park worth $3 million, claiming it was too small for a person of the VP’s stature.
The Mphokos also refused to move into the house once occupied by the late Vice-President Joseph Msika in Mandara, saying they wanted a house of their own.
Mphoko’s demand for an upmarket house is in direct contrast with his predecessor, the late Vice-President John Nkomo, who lived in a modest double-storey government house in Milton Park. Government is, according to the Constitution, obliged to provide State accommodation to Vice-Presidents, who are also entitled to buy the properties at market value when they leave office.

Zimbabwe’s efforts to effectively engage its Diaspora community are taking shape after Cabinet yesterday approved the National Diaspora Policy. Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa said the document will give direction to the strategies the country will adopt in engaging Zimbabweans living in foreign countries.“We met as Cabinet yesterday and approved the Diaspora Policy, which is being pushed by the Ministry of Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion,” he said.
Last year, the Ministry of Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion submitted a draft of the policy document to Cabinet for modifying.
Government is of the opinion that the Disapora community can be leveraged to boost financial investment into the country, as well as increase trade and technology and skills transfer.
Diaspora remittances to the country dropped last year from the 2014 figure of around $1,8 billion.
“Last year, as a country we got around $900 million in Diaspora remittances, but more can be achieved through a greater level of engagement.
“The document will show what strategies we are going to implement, and some of these strategies relate to harnessing the skills that the Diasporans have acquired in the respective countries where they are based,” said Minister Chinamasa.
He said the idea was at least to emulate Ethiopia, which has made significant economic progress with the co-operation of its Diaspora community.
The minister was speaking during a validation workshop for the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP).
The I-PRSP is aimed at enhancing Government efforts in fighting poverty in Zimbabwe and ensure inclusive growth, guided by the country’s national development plan Zim-Asset
He said the I-PRSP would be used as a significant component of the ongoing efforts to re-engage international financiers.
“The strategy (I-PRSP) is also a means to facilitate the ongoing re-engagement process with the international financial institutions, which is critical in mobilising financial resources for the country’s development process.
“The strategy will thus focus on practical and well-targeted measures that can be implemented in the short-to-medium term with long-lasting impacts that guarantee improvement in the welfare of our people.”
Typically, Poverty Reduction Strategies Papers (PRSPs) provide lending organisations, like the World Bank and the IMF, assurance that countries receiving aid would utilise the assistance to pursue development outcomes that have been elaborated in the PRSPs and approved by lenders.
According to the minister, the I-PRSP will be brought before Cabinet by the end of next month.
“It is our hope that the strategy will provide focus to increased funding. I stand ready to steer the final document to Cabinet by end of July this year,” said Minister Chinamasa.-state media

Terrence Mawawa
In a bizarre incident, in Chivi, that has triggered widespread speculation,a 22 year old lady was found with used condoms under her pillow after killing herself.
Rosina Jere of Mabwe village who was a shop attendant,hanged herself inside her bedroom last Tuesday under mysterious circumstances.
Villagers who spoke to ZimEye.com said Jere was last seen with her boyfriend who works in Harare before she took her life. It is widely believed Jere committed suicide after her boyfriend disappeared with cash collected from the shop on the fateful day.
“Many people believe her boyfriend disappeared with the money she collected from the shop on the same day.It seems she could not account for the money and she decided to kill herself.Jere was also found with used condoms under her pillow,”said a local villager. Masvingo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident. Jere’s sister who declined to be named said the incident was shocking and mind boggling. “We are still in shock over the death of Rosina and we all wonder what could have been the reason for committing suicide.She did not communicate with anyone so we are totally confused,”said her sister. It is also understood Jere was involved in an argument with her boyfriend a few days before her death.

Primary and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora, currently under fire for launching attacks on the Christian religion, on Wednesday crept behind a select group of sympathising church pastors in Harare.
The move comes as Dokora is faced with a national protest over his controversial and militant vow he has forced on school children.
The consortium of churches under the banner of the so called “National Elders Church Forum” conjoined Dokora for almost three hours in an intimate presser in which Dokora ducked behind the men of the cloth.
“We said to avert and prevent a culture of conflict and a culture of social turbulences there should be engagement with citizens,” National Elders of the Church spokesperson Alexander Chisango told journalists after the meeting.
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“We also resolved that we want to promote a culture of consultation prior to the announcement of major national policies and we have offered ourselves to be a free resource of wisdom, knowledge and a resource of experience across the board.
“We also agreed that the church will take precautions to help the whole country to shield our schools from unorthodox and immoral social practices that hide under the banner of religion.
“This was more like a damage control and damage healing meeting which was happening and which came already in the midst of lots of suspicion, disagreements and desertions that people were exchanging predominantly through the media,” he said.
Dokora this year became unpopular for introducing controversial ministerial directives in the education sector.
The Education Minister tactfully refused to respond questions to the media claiming that he was not the event organiser.

Justice Garainesu Mawadze has granted Krishna Satyanarayana Grandlur and Ravi Kumar Krishnan $1000 bail each after the prosecution admitted that the State’s case against the two was weak.
The High Court has gone further to order the release of the two Indian businessmen accused of raping a Harare woman at a city hotel. They were represented by Dumisani Mthombeni.
Prosecutor Peter Kachirika alleged that on June 16 Gandlur and Krishnan were booked in rooms 968 and 951, respectively, while the victim was in 969. The court heard that around midnight Gandlur invited the woman into his room for a drink and introduced her to Krishnan.
The two accused persons then ordered red wine and forced the complainant to drink some.
It was alleged that Gandlur attempted to kiss the woman but she resisted. The court heard that when she was drunk, Gandlur took advantage and forcibly had anal sexual intercourse with her.
When the woman woke up the following morning in her room she found herself wearing only a bra and her pants were on the floor. According to court papers, the woman’s sheets were blood-stained and she also found cigarettes on the side table.
The woman then narrated the ordeal to the hotel’s management before reporting the case to police officers who were at the scene. Gandlur was positively identified by the woman and immediately arrested. Krishnan was arrested later.

Zanu PF says acting Harare Mayor Chris Mbanga should join the party if the MDC-T continues to harass him.
The party’s Harare provincial political commissar Shadreck Mashayamombe said the ruling party was following closely developments at Town House and worried by the suspension of Mbanga by the MDC-T for allegedly defying party orders and working closely with Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere.
“l want to differ with the MDC-T on suspending Mbanga. He is doing his duties as enshrined in the constitution. For them to say he has done A, B, C and must be suspended from the MDC-T l think they are not respecting the office of the acting Mayor,” Mashayamombe said.
“As Zanu PF if they reject those guys, we are calling them to come and join Zanu PF because we want people. We are a people’s party. Tough luck MDC, they were expecting to do what they want but the minister is empowered not to allow the chaos to continue. Our minister is spot on and should keep an eye on city of Harare. We want it to perform,” he said.
He said the Town Clerk, James Mushore was not wanted at Town House and must leave.
Cross told journalists in Harare that Mbanga must face the music.
“What is happening is one individual here who has gone rogue. Let me tell you how sad it is, he is an old friend of mine, he was chief of staff for the PM during the inclusive government…”
He said Mbanga had committed “gross violations of party instructions.”
Mbanga told ZiFM Stereo News that he was doing his job and there was no way councillors can operate without the
Local Government Minister.
“If my party can’t associate with minister, we can as well go operate from Harvest House,” Mbanga said while insisting that those baying for his blood did not understand issues.
Chaos has been the order of the day at Town House over the appointment of Mushore to the position of Town Clerk, replacing Tendai Mahachi who was retired last November.
Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni was suspended for the second time and has since taken Minister Kasukuwere to court.

Youths from 14 opposition political parties and 45 civil society organisations have joined hands in their quest to force President Robert Mugabe to fulfil his 2013 poll pledge — through nationwide demonstrations.
In an interview with the Daily News last week , MDC youth chairperson Happpison Chidziva said the 14 opposition parties and 45 civic organisations under the Hashtag #Tajamuka/Sesjikile Campaign will move around the country urging people to take action against Mugabe’s misrule.
“The Occupy Africa Unity Square is now part of #Tajamuka/Sesjikile Campaign and we are going to occupy the Square till Mugabe resigns,” Chidziva, who is in the #Tajamuka/Sesjikile mobilisation committee said.
According to #Tajamuka/Sesjikile spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi some of the opposition parties which are part of the group include, Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC, People’s Democratic Party (PDP), MDC-led by Welshman Ncube, Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe (RDZ), Zunde, Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn, Transform Zimbabwe, Free Zim, Dare, Zanu Ndonga and NCA.
Some of the organisations include Youth alliance for Democracy, Zinasu, Youth Agenda Trust, Bulawayo Youth in Action, Harare Residents Alliance, Student Solidarity Trust, various vendors’ associations, the Rural Teachers Association and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions among other movements.
“This is a campaign for all youths in Zimbabwe, they are arresting activists but we don’t fear them, we are going on with our protests.
“We are going to continue with the Occupy Africa Unity Square campaign, look the vice president (Phelekezela Mphoko) is living in a five-star hotel while the majority of Zimbabweans are struggling to make a living.
“We are going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offices and we are going to tell them that they must not re-engage Zimbabwe. There are thieves in Zanu PF and if the IMF gives them money, they will use it for their personal gains.”
Zinasu president Alistar Pfunye also added his voice and called for Mugabe and his entire Cabinet to resign.
“As Zinasu, we are going to join all progressive political parties and civic organisations who are demonstrating against Mugabe’s misrule. As students, we are worried with the current state of the economy, our parents are failing to pay us fees.”
Meanwhile, the MDC national youth assembly has resolved to support the Africa Unity Square activists.
“(MDC national) executive noted the continued harassment and intimidation of occupants of the Africa Unity Square through arbitrary and illegal arrests as happened at the Square. Executive resolved to support the initiative of occupation of the Africa Unity Square henceforth,” MDC youths secretary-general Lovemore Chinoputsa said. Daily News

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy from Mvuma was yesterday handed a two-year wholly suspended sentence for assaulting his mother and her lover.
A court heard how the teenager went haywire when his mother started co-habiting with her lover after his father went to prison.
He pelted his mother with stones, accusing her of being a “heartless witch” before beating up his mother’s lover when he tried to intervene.
The teenager pleaded guilty to assault before Mvuma Magistrate Ms Vimbai Makora.
He was handed a two-year wholly suspended sentence for the next four years on condition of good behaviour.
The teenager told the court that he was very angry about what his mother did during the period his father was in jail.
“Your Worship I want to apologise to my mother for what I did. I was angry because she left me alone at home, going to another man after my father was sent to prison for theft,” said the boy.
Prosecuting, Mr Michael Kazomba told the court that on June 8 this year, the teen visited his mother at her lodgings in Mvuma.
Mr Kazomba said without greeting her, the teenager started shouting at her accusing her of witchcraft and being heartless.
“The complainant denied the accusations of witchcraft and as the accused was leaving, he picked two stones and struck the complainant on the right side rib and on the left elbow.
“The complainant’s boyfriend heard the noise and rushed to the scene. The accused turned on him and battered him with a log. The two sustained injuries and reported the matter to the police,” said Mr Kazomba.
He said the boy handed himself over to Mvuma police on the same day.

Zimbabwe government top officials in 2015 blew $35 million on phone calls, a chunk of which were mere girlfriend expenses..
Zimbabwe’s profligate government officials blew a whopping $35 million on phone calls in 2015 alone, calling into serious question the commitment of President Robert Mugabe’s under-pressure administration to a judicious management of its dwindling revenues.
The scandalous news comes at a time that many government functions and critical social services are grinding to a halt due to a lack of funds, while Zimbabweans are being called upon to be patient with the State and to tighten their belts as the local economy continues on its precipitous decline.
“In order to avoid the continued accumulation of arrears, alignment of consumption with budgeted capacity becomes inescapable,” the circular said further.
Another source said so rife was the abuse of telephones at government departments that hundreds of millions of dollars had allegedly been lost to the scourge since 2009.
“This is why government line ministries have now been ordered to procure and install Private Branch Exchange (PABX) systems which have in-built functionalities that control usage through call monitoring and call restriction levels, the deadline for which is 30 June 2016,” the source said.
Apart from that, and working on recommendations from the Auditor General Mildred Chiri, Manungo’s circular also commendably expressed concern with the rampant abuse of public vehicles by staff “during public holidays, weekends, and after working hours”.
“In tandem with such usage levels, the maintenance and fuel bills have been progressively increasing and has equally resulted in a build-up of outstanding payment arrears to service providers.
“Accordingly, with immediate effect, accounting officers must ensure that all government pool/project vehicles are parked at the work stations or the nearest police station after designated hours, during weekends and public holidays,” the circular reads.
Another well-placed source, while commending Treasury for moving to deal with the abuse of resources within the public sector, claimed that one of “the biggest abusers of resources” was the Office of the President, where he said there was “zero transparency”.
“While Treasury is trying its very best, there are continuing inconsistencies in the setting of fuel allocation levels to different ministers, with one of the biggest abusers of the system being the Office of the President.
“To its credit, Treasury has attempted to set limits. For example, 500 litres of fuel per month is now the cap that has been set for permanent secretaries, while a principal director will get 400 litres. While this is still way too high, it is a move in the right direction,” the source said.
Documents in the possession of the Daily News reveal that the government also blew millions of dollars more in fuel allowances and other wasteful allocations, an unhealthy state of affairs that the State is only now moving to mitigate.
An angry senior government official described the stunning wastages yesterday as “disgraceful”, adding that the money could have been used to support the public health sector which had run out of drugs and was “grinding to a halt” due to lack of funding.
“I’m appalled by this disgraceful mismanagement. To think that so many sick children and pregnant mothers, for example, are dying because there is supposedly no money for hospitals breaks my heart. And then you see that millions (of dollars) are being wasted all over, it’s a disgrace.
“What is painful is that this fraud and corruption, because that is really what it is, runs from top to bottom, including ministers, which makes it difficult to deal with it. In fact, many of us who try to stop this madness are branded saboteurs or opposition players,” the official said.
Another whistle-blower claimed that the money spent on phone calls by bureaucrats was “a pittance compared to what we see being wasted by ministers, permanent secretaries, directors and their deputies on so-called fuel allowances and other perks”.
“The thieving ways of this government’s selfish stewards defies logic and human comprehension. And mind you, all this is happening despite the fact that the State cannot currently pay salaries on time or service its debt which is ballooning by the day,” he said.
In a letter dated April 8, that was sent to government departmental heads by the secretary to the Treasury, Willard Manungo — and which the Daily News has seen — permanent secretaries’ mobile phone allocations have since been revised down to $150 a month, while those of directors are now pegged at $100 per month: figures that many feel are still way too high considering the dire state of the economy.
According to the same circular, fixed telephone services exceeded budget by wide margins, forcing the broke government to seek a rationalisation of non-priority expenditure.
“Consumption of fixed telephone services continues to exceed budgeted expenditures. This is evidenced by an annual bill of $34,9 million in 2015 against an appropriation of $13,1 million.

Terrence Mawawa, Chivhu| In yet another incident of child sexual abuse, a 69 year old Chivhu man raped his four year old daughter in a suspected ritual act.
Aaron Mafika was not asked to plead when he appeared before Chivhu Magistrate Denis Mangota on Monday facing rape charges.
Sometime in May 2016, Mafika called his child to the bedroom while her mother was away.
The child went into the bedroom and sat on Mafika’s thighs and he proceeded to give her sour milk to drink. Mafika then placed her down and raped the minor. He ordered the minor not to tell anyone about the matter and threatened her with unspecified action.
When the minor’s mother returned she took her to hospital because she had developed wounds on her private parts.
At the clinic the minor disclosed the matter to a nurse in her mother’s presence. The matter was reported to the police leading to Mafika’s arrest.
Cases of child sexual abuse have been on the increase in the past few months.
Children’s rights organisations have strongly condemned paedophilic behaviour, calling for stern measures against perpetrators of such crime.
“We are deeply worried about the increase in the cases of child sexual abuse. Some people consult traditional healers who instruct them to perform bizarre acts-including the abuse of minors. We strongly condemn paedophilic behaviour,” said Edmore Muchechetere, a social commentator and Sociology graduate.

TWENTY-ONE Zimbabweans travelling to Johannesburg, South Africa, escaped death by a whisker after they were attacked and robbed of their valuables by violent protesters 40km outside Pretoria along the N1 Highway yesterday morning.
Some criminal elements that could have hijacked the protests, also burnt to a shell an Eagle Liner bus the Zimbabweans were travelling in after stripping the hapless passengers of their valuables.
One of the passengers sustained injuries when he was hit with a stone as the bus made a U-turn in front of the charging protesters.
Deputy South African President Mr Cyril Ramaphosa cautioned against tribalism attacks that erupted in the Tshwane metro. The Zimbabweans were attacked around 3:30am. The bus was travelling from Bulawayo to Johannesburg in Gauteng Province.
The protesters, unhappy about the ruling ANC’s nomination of former minister Thoko Didiza as mayoral candidate, set fire to buildings and overturned vehicles belonging to both South Africans and foreigners in and around Tshwane since Monday.
Didiza, born in KwaZulu-Natal, was nominated to replace the incumbent and protesters’ favourite candidate Kgosietso Sipulta Ramakgopa.
Eagle Liner proprietor Mr Dhalib Ishemeal, said the victims had taken refuge at Hammanskraal police station since the situation was still volatile. “All the 21 passengers are now safe and we are waiting for the police to calm the situation. We also heard that there was another bus from another company, which was also burnt down as well. This is very unfortunate,” said Mr Ishemeal.
Sources in Pretoria said haulage trucks and other vehicles, which use the same route were burnt near Zebediela.
It is understood that residents of Tshwane took to the streets protesting a decision by the ruling ANC to name Thoko Didiza as the party’s mayoral candidate in the forthcoming local government elections.- state media