This is part of the latest report by the SIVIO Institute Citizens’ Perceptions and Expectations Report (CPE) to determine the levels of citizen satisfaction with the performance of the Government of Zimbabwe. This extract covers employment status and sectors of employment.

Out of the 1 319 respondents, 861 respondents making up 65% of the sample were employed and the remaining 458 respondents, making up 35% of the sample, were unemployed

We ran a cross-tabulation of Gender and Employment sector in SPSS and the data shows that among the 65% who are employed out of the overall sample, 71% of male respondents are employed and 60% of women are employed.

These percentages show a gendered dimension to the employment patterns in the country.

Across the sample, the Civil service had the most respondents: (16%) who identified it as the best match for their sector of employment, this was followed by Vending 13%), Other (12%), Retail (11%), Manufacturing and NGOs (9%).

On the bottom end, Stationary shop owner made up 1% of the sample, Tourism as well as Beads and weave making constituted 2% of the sample, and Cross border trading and Canteen Shop Owner services were respectively identified by 4% of the sample.

When looked at in conjunction with the figures for Hairdresser (7%) and Flea market/bale shop (8%), the findings point to the high levels of informal sector employment in Zimbabwe.

Respondents were asked to indicate their monthly income bracket based on their earnings from the previous three months and the majority (29%) earned between US$0-$50, while 24% fell in the US$101-$200 and US$201-$500 salary bracket.

Of the overall sample, 15% reported earning between US$51-$100 while 7% earned between US$501-$1000. Only 2% of the sample earned more than $1000.

We also ran a cross-tabulation for Gender and Income and according to the results, women (17%) dominate in the lowest income bracket of US$0-$50 with fewer men (11%) earning in this bracket.

Men and women are at par (12%) in the US$101-$200 bracket and in the More than $1000 (1% for women and men respectively).

Men (13%) are slightly more than women (13%) in the US$201-$500 bracket. There is little difference between women (3%) and men (4%) in the US$501-$1000 income bracket.

By-Unnamed government officials have reportedly ordered teachers in public schools not to wear anything yellow in colour during working hours.

Yellow is the colour adopted by the newly formed opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party led by Nelson Chamisa.

According to Progressive Teachers Association of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) officials, the directive not to wear anything yellow was communicated to teachers verbally.

Even schoolchildren have not been spared with reports suggesting that schools with yellow uniforms have been directed to abandon them and pick different colours. PTUZ National Coordinator, Harison Mudzuri, said:

It is shocking that the govt of Zimbabwe has ordered teachers NOT to wear anything yellow.

Schools with yellow uniforms have been directed to change them.

No explanation was given for these verbal directives.

PTUZ president Takavafira Zhou told Pindula News that some of their members have confirmed receiving the directive but as a union, they haven’t received anything concrete from education authorities. He said:

The decree is a nullity. It is not possible for a school to change the colour of its uniform considering that schools adopted the colour first before the formation of CCC.

Whoever made the decree may try to discourage schools from choosing the colour but that cannot be done for schools already using yellow since laws cannot be applied retrospectively.

A message has been circulating on social media platforms claiming the decree for teachers not to wear anything yellow was made during a recent meeting of school heads in Marondera, though it is not clear who gave the instruction.

By-Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has apologised for double candidacy in Bulawayo.

CCC mistakenly fielded two candidates for Bulawayo ward 26 council by-elections.

One of the spiring candidates for Bulawayo’s ward 26, Norman Hlabano, is refusing to step aside to allow Mpumelelo Moyo to be the party’s sole candidate in the 26 March by-elections.

Hlabano and Moyo both successfully filed their papers at the Nomination Court in February but some party officials have endorsed the latter as the sole candidate.

Hlabano was the councillor before he was recalled by the MDC-T together with seven other Bulawayo councillors in September 2020.

On Saturday, during the CCC rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, Hlabano was blocked from addressing party supporters when CCC leader Nelson Chamisa took the opportunity to officially unveil all party candidates.

Chamisa apologised for the double candidacy mistake and promised that it would not happen again.

However, speaking to CITE, Hlabano vowed not to step aside arguing that he has to finish his term. He said:

There is no stepping aside. How can I step aside before I complete my term?

The decision comes from the people and not certain individuals.

CCC had similar incidents of double candidacy in Ward 9 in Bulawayo and Ward 4 in Masvingo.

One of the candidates in Ward 9 stepped aside but the situation is still to be resolved in Masvingo and in Ward 26 in Bulawayo.

Observers say fielding double candidates could affect CCC’s prospects of winning the two council seats.

More: CITE

By-Unnamed government officials have reportedly ordered teachers in public schools not to wear anything yellow in colour during working hours.

Yellow is the colour adopted by the newly formed opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party led by Nelson Chamisa.

According to Progressive Teachers Association of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) officials, the directive not to wear anything yellow was communicated to teachers verbally.

Even schoolchildren have not been spared with reports suggesting that schools with yellow uniforms have been directed to abandon them and pick different colours. PTUZ National Coordinator, Harison Mudzuri, said:

It is shocking that the govt of Zimbabwe has ordered teachers NOT to wear anything yellow.

Schools with yellow uniforms have been directed to change them.

No explanation was given for these verbal directives.

PTUZ president Takavafira Zhou told Pindula News that some of their members have confirmed receiving the directive but as a union, they haven’t received anything concrete from education authorities. He said:

The decree is a nullity. It is not possible for a school to change the colour of its uniform considering that schools adopted the colour first before the formation of CCC.

Whoever made the decree may try to discourage schools from choosing the colour but that cannot be done for schools already using yellow since laws cannot be applied retrospectively.

A message has been circulating on social media platforms claiming the decree for teachers not to wear anything yellow was made during a recent meeting of school heads in Marondera, though it is not clear who gave the instruction.

By- On Monday, violent clashes broke out between South Africans under the Dudula Movement and some foreign nationals in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg.

The South Africans were demanding that foreign nationals leave the area.

They insisted that their call for foreigners to leave had nothing to do with xenophobia, but rather an attempt to reclaim the economy of locals.

Some vendors packed their goods preparing to leave Pan African Mall peacefully, but some foreign nationals were armed with stones and sticks ready to defend themselves.

Some shops were forced to shut their doors as protesters accused them of contributing to unemployment by hiring foreigners instead of locals.

The South African Police Services (SAPS) deployed police officers to the scene to separate the two groups to prevent further violence.

More: SABC News

Tinashe Sambiri| The Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa is having sleepless nights as a result of President Nelson Chamisa’s rising popularity.

On Saturday and Sunday President Chamisa addressed rallies in Bulawayo and Gweru respectively.

Addressing thousands of Citizens’ Coalition For Change supporters at Mkoba Stadium, President Chamisa took a swipe at Zanu PF spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa for lying about the cause of violence in Kwekwe.

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By – The Citizens Coalition for Change Vice President Tendai Biti said his party will bring joy to all Zimbabweans if voted into power next year.

He made the remarks while addressing scores of CCC supporters who thronged to the White City Stadium, Bulawayo, for the party’s campaign for the 26 March by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections. The former Finance Minister said:
USA! The next president of Zimbabwe is Advocate Nelson Chamisa and under a Nelson Chamisa government, we’ll bring back the US dollar. The civil servants, the civil servants, the civil servants will be paid in US dollars, the doctor will be paid in US dollars, the teacher will be paid in US dollars, the war veteran will be paid in US dollars, the nurse will be paid in US dollars, the Kombi driver will be paid in US dollar. We will make Zimbabwe great again. Zikomo Kwambili.
Zimbabwe adopted a multicurrency system in 2009, shortly before the Government of National Unity, following the collapse of the local unit.

By-A prominent South African opposition leader, Mmusi Maimane, has predicted that Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU PF party will lose elections to the opposition in 2023.

Maimane, who now leads One SA Movement after ditching SA’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), said Zimbabwe “will be free” in 2023.

The outspoken One SA Movement recently described President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a “quarter Mugabe”, in reference to the late former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe.

Posting on Twitter on Sunday, Maimane said South Africa will pay if vote-rigging is allowed to happen in Zimbabwe in 2023. He wrote:

Next year Zimbabwe will be free… As SA we will not entertain any rigging, oppression of voters or denial of voter rights.

SA pays the price of the oppression in Zimbabwe and we are done. Allow people to vote including the diaspora. The time for corrupt regimes is over.

Maimane recently criticised Mnangagwa for the alleged crackdown on the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and its leader Nelson Chamisa.

Riot police, armed with batons, tear gas and water cannons violently dispersed CCC supporters who had gathered for a rally in Gokwe Centre, a town located in Zimbabwe’s cotton-growing belt over a week ago.

Maimane slammed Mnangagwa for his alleged thuggery. He tweeted:

Do not use the police to frustrate your political opponents Emmerson Mnangagwa.

You think you are [Russian President Vladimir] Putin but you are quarter [late former Zimbabwean President Robert] Mugabe.

The world is not going to tolerate thuggery anymore. SA is already paying the price for your brutality and corruption.

A CCC member, Mboneni Ncube, was stabbed to death by suspected ZANU PF activists on Sunday last week at a rally that was being addressed by Chamisa in Kwekwe, Midlands.

More: Sunday Times

A Shurugwi woman, Maria Mapfumo (48), spent a night in detention after allegedly calling President Mnangagwa and Zanu PF supporters; murderers following the suspension of her husband Jefter Chida, who is a geography teacher at Gamwa Secondary School.

Chida was suspended allegedly after Zanu PF chairman Bernard Dangi wrote a letter to the Ministry of Education offices accusing the former of joining the teachers’ strike and addressing CCC meetings at the school at night.

Mapfumo of Farm number 3 Gamwa Division, Shurugwi then went and confronted Dangi over the issue.
“Vanhu veZanu PF ndokuzivai kuti munouraya, iwe napresident wako Mnangagwa mogona kurangana kuuraya murume wangu. (Zanu PF members and your President Mnangagwa are notorious for killing. My fear is that you and your Mnangagwa can connive to kill my husband),” allegedly said Mapfumo to Dangi.
Mapfumo spent a night in the cells before she was granted RTGS $3 000 bail by Shurugwi Magistrate Sithabile Zungula last week.
Prosecutor Tafadzwa Guzete said on February 22, 2022 at 430pm at Farm 3 Gamwa the accused unlawfully and seriously impaired the dignity of Dangi who is of the same area and President Mnangagwa.
Hillary Garikai of Garikai Law Firm represented the accused.
-Masvingo Mirror

By- On Monday, violent clashes broke out between South Africans under the Dudula Movement and some foreign nationals in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg.

The South Africans were demanding that foreign nationals leave the area.

They insisted that their call for foreigners to leave had nothing to do with xenophobia, but rather an attempt to reclaim the economy of locals.

Some vendors packed their goods preparing to leave Pan African Mall peacefully, but some foreign nationals were armed with stones and sticks ready to defend themselves.

Some shops were forced to shut their doors as protesters accused them of contributing to unemployment by hiring foreigners instead of locals.

The South African Police Services (SAPS) deployed police officers to the scene to separate the two groups to prevent further violence.

More: SABC News

By- One of the two Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring candidates for Bulawayo’s ward 26, Norman Hlabano, has refused to step aside to allow Mpumelelo Moyo to be the party’s sole candidate in the 26 March by-elections.

Hlabano and Moyo both successfully filed their papers at the Nomination Court in February but some party officials have endorsed the latter as the sole candidate.

Hlabano was the councillor before he was recalled by the MDC-T together with seven other Bulawayo councillors in September 2020.

On Saturday, during the CCC rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, Hlabano was blocked from addressing party supporters when CCC leader Nelson Chamisa took the opportunity to officially unveil all party candidates.

Chamisa apologised for the double candidacy mistake and promised that it would not happen again.

However, speaking to CITE, Hlabano vowed not to step aside arguing that he has to finish his term. He said:

There is no stepping aside. How can I step aside before I complete my term?

The decision comes from the people and not certain individuals.

CCC had similar incidents of double candidacy in Ward 9 in Bulawayo and Ward 4 in Masvingo.

One of the candidates in Ward 9 stepped aside but the situation is still to be resolved in Masvingo and in Ward 26 in Bulawayo.

Observers say fielding double candidates could affect CCC’s prospects of winning the two council seats.

More: CITE

By- A notorious Bindura machete ring leader has been shot dead by the police.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the fatal shooting of Claudius Tavazera (21), who was on the police’s list of most wanted persons.
Asst Comm Nyathi said Tavazera and 30 other suspects, who are still at large, were armed with machetes and attacked and kidnapped two employees of Botha Mining Syndicate. He said:
The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the death of Claudius Tavazera, who died in a shootout incident that occurred in Bindura on March 4, 2022, at about 1200hrs.
Police received reports of kidnapping and attempted murder where two complainants employed by Botha Mining Syndicate were attacked and kidnapped by a group of approximately 31 illegal gold miners who were armed with machetes, spears, knobkerries, catapults, logs, switches knives and axes.
The suspects attacked the complainants on allegations of planning to drive illegal gold miners out of the Kitsiyatota area.
Nyathi said police officers encountered the gang which attacked the law enforcement agents prompting them to call for reinforcements and to fire four warning shots.

The suspects allegedly ignored the warning shots and attacked the police until Tavazera was shot on the left knee, prompting the other gang members to flee.
The police rescued the Botha Mining Syndicate employees and ferried them to Bindura Hospital together with the suspect.
Nyathi said Tavazera died at Bindura Hospital while receiving treatment.
ZRP has launched a manhunt for other suspects including Kudakwashe Njenge and Behavior Gwaimai.
Tavazera and some of his accomplices were already on the police wanted list over robbery and rape cases that occurred in Chinhamhora.
-News Day

By- The Government has finally opened all borders for ordinary people travelling in and out of Zimbabwe.

On 15 February 2022, Information, Publicity, Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced that Cabinet had resolved to reopen the country’s borders for all vaccinated travellers.
According to General Notice 421 of 2022, the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Kazembe Kazembe, notified the police and immigration officers of the operationalisation of the new cross-border travel regulations. Part of General Notice 421 of 2022 reads:
The Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage hereby notifies every police officer, customs officer and immigration officer that entry and exit of persons into and out of Zimbabwe at all ports of entry and exit of persons is permitted subject to the provisions of Statutory Instrument 18 of 2022, on Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) (Amendment) Order, 2022 (No. 40).
Zimbabwe closed had all land borders to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus except for cargo transport, returning citizens and other authorised persons.

Announcing Cabinet’s decision to reopen the country’s land borders last month, Mutsvangwa said:
In view of the continued decline in new cases and deaths coupled with a declining testing positivity rate that is indicating that the community transmission has gone down, all ports of entry be reopened but ensuring that all the recommended COVID-19 prevention measures are adhered to.
All ports of entry have been opened. All persons entering Zimbabwe must have undergone a valid COVID-19 PCR [polymerase chain reaction] test not more than 48 hours from the time of their departure for Zimbabwe, and be fully vaccinated.
Those with booster shots have an entry advantage

Tinashe Sambiri| The Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa is having sleepless nights as a result of President Nelson Chamisa’s rising popularity.

On Saturday and Sunday President Chamisa addressed rallies in Bulawayo and Gweru respectively.

Addressing thousands of Citizens’ Coalition For Change supporters at Mkoba Stadium, President Chamisa took a swipe at Zanu PF spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa for lying about the cause of violence in Kwekwe.

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By A Correspondent- A 19 year old Zimbabwean student who escaped the war in Ukraine says she “still wants to run” when she hears a siren.

Blessing Mushipe is a medical student at Karazin National University in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city close to the Russian border.

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Speaking to The Sunday Mail in a telephone interview from the Polish capital of Warsaw on Friday, Mushipe narrated how they escaped from Ukraine and also revealed the hostility black people faced from Ukrainian soldiers. She said:

I still want to run whenever I hear a siren. When we were still in Ukraine, a siren meant we had to rush to the basement for safety.

When news of the war started filtering in, I left Kharkiv where our university is.

There was nothing happening there at the time, but we left hastily, there was no time to pack and I left a lot behind.

By the time we left, there had not been bombings where we were but we would hear distant sound blasts on occasions

Mushipe travelled to Lviv, a city in the western part of Ukraine, to pick a friend who would be her companion on the journey to the Medyka border with Poland. She said:

Soldiers would not allow black people on trains. We wanted to board a train to the border and on three occasions we were told that black people were not allowed.

Soldiers were saying only women and children can pass. However, if you were a black woman, they would ask you to disembark.

We were saved by the bus driver at one checkpoint when he lied that we had agreed to donate blood to the Ukrainian soldiers. That is how we were granted passage.

The bus driver left us at the first checkpoint towards the border and we had to finish the rest of the journey on foot.

Mushipe said they travelled on foot for the rest of the journey to the Polish border, a distance of 20 kilometres. She said:

We waited in the queue from 4 pm to around midnight. The queues were moving, but soldiers would come and pluck you out and send you to the back shouting the words ‘black’ ‘black’ in their language.

We were only allowed to cross at midnight, but our black counterparts who were male were denied entry.

After crossing the border into Poland, Mushipe and her female colleagues received some provisions from the Zimbabwean Government and a few Poland based well-wishers. Added Mushipe:

We have been well taken care of here in Poland… we got here and there was a boarding house which was booked.

We also have food and all the basic supplies we may need, which were organised by the Embassy.

Our tickets are being processed, and we will be travelling back home soon.

Russian tanks and armoured columns crossed the border into Ukraine on 24 February in what President Vladimir Putin called a special military operation.

Russia’s unprovoked attack on a sovereign country has created a humanitarian crisis, with more than 1.5 million refugees flooding Ukraine’s neighbours, with over 50 per cent moving to Poland.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- A 55 year old man allegedly stole a Bulawayo City Council (BCC) vehicle last month and spray painted it to erase the logo.

The suspect was intercepted by the police in Esigodini on Friday while driving the stolen Mazda B1600 vehicle which had a car tracking system installed. Police said in a post on Twitter:

Police in Bulawayo arrested Ignatius Sounds Mudzudzu (55) for theft of a motor vehicle case that occurred in Bulawayo CBD on 04/03/22 at about 1000 hours.

The suspect was intercepted by the Police while driving the stolen Mazda B1600 vehicle, installed with a car tracking system, at the Crocodile area in Esigodini.

A container of Glue Devil spray paint which he used to deface the company’s vehicle logo was recovered in the vehicle.

Further investigations linked the suspect to two more cases which occurred in Bulawayo CBD on 07/02/22 and 20/02/22, in which he allegedly stole two vehicles and sold them in Mozambique.

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Bulawayo Province, Inspector Abednico Ncube, confirmed that the vehicle stolen and now recovered belongs to the City of Bulawayo.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- A former transport operator, Norman Muchineripi Mutsigwa (73), has built a house that resembles a bus at his farm in Mvurwi.

Mutsigwa, a member of AFM in Zimbabwe, told H-Metro that he left his transport business when it had a fleet of 14 buses to become a farmer.

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Mutsigwa said he was a taxi driver in 1983 and eventually accumulated minibuses and buses. He said:

The struggles I faced, as a transporter, are the ones that led me to build a house resembling a bus.

It is for my family and grandchildren’s history since I have left the transport business and ventured into farming.

One of our local artists designed the bus for us.

My wife helped in making sure the structure came out the way we wanted and we are pleased with this.

Webster Mubairenyi, a member of the African Apostolic Church founded by Paul Mwazha designed the bus house for Mutsigwa.

By A Correspondent- Her family and community gathered for a funeral to mourn her after she was electrocuted by live power cables.

But, Vellah Misodzi, who was 14 then, was not dead. For seven hours, she battled for her life in the Intensive Care Unit, and her family lost all hope.

Vella, who stays in Juru (Bhora), was in 2016 electrocuted while on her way from school, when she stepped onto Zesa cables, which had fallen on the road.

She was unconscious for seven hours prompting her family to prepare a funeral. Mourners gathered and drums were playing along with sorrowful songs. However, at around midnight, she emerged out of her coma.

She wrote her Grade Seven examinations, while on her hospital bed, after sustaining serious injuries.

Vellah lost her leg, hand and toes. She is now in Form Two and is the oldest in her class.

“I stay with my mother in Bhora under Goromonzi District and I was told that my father died while I was still in the womb.

“I was born without any defect, unfortunately on September 22, in 2016 I was coming from school when I stepped onto live Zesa cables, which had fallen following a fire.

“We were approaching the Grade Seven final exams, when this incident occurred. A fire broke out in the area and burnt a Zesa pole, which fell onto the road, leaving the cables exposed.

“I stepped onto the cables and my left hand and leg stuck to the cables. My hair was burning and, at that moment, magetsi akabva adhinguka before I fell unconscious,” she said.

Her rescuers had to cut the uniforms she was wearing. “They had to use a knife to cut the uniform, and my flesh was peeling off and this happened around 6pm.

“I was then ferried to Musami Mission Provincial Hospital before being referred to Parirenyatwa due to the degree of the injuries. I later regained my consciousness around 12 midnight and I was asking where I was.

“I discovered that, next to me, was a man whose head was cracked and I was frightened due to his condition, not knowing that I had more serious injuries than him.”

She said at her home, people had gathered for a funeral wake.

“At home, my family members were already preparing for a funeral since they had lost hope and assumed I had died.

“They were playing drums as I remained in the ICU for hours. I was taken from the ICU by the doctors who took me to another ward.

“I was just 14 years and my left upper hand, left leg (below the knee) and three toes on the right leg, were amputated.

“I went into theatre four times, on my first day I entered around 9am and woke up around 7pm.

“I stayed in hospital for three months and I had to write my Grade Seven exams while on the hospital bed.”

She explained how she wrote her exams:

“There were some teachers, who were moving around hospitals helping pupils to write their exams.

“They came to me checking if I was able to write the exams and I said yes.

“But my relatives and some teachers from school, at first, declined since I was in great pain.

“I even cried to convince my relatives and, in the end, I sat for my exams, which began on November 4.

“I developed ulcers and I was then discharged from the hospital on December 24 and I was now being treated at home.

“I would go for review every week. The day I left the hospital I cried since I was shocked that I was now going to use a wheelchair.

“It was difficult for me to accept my new condition as I was now disabled yet I used to walk properly.

Vellah said her results came out separately.

“When the Grade Seven results came out, mine didn’t come. “There were some issues but they later came out in March 2017 and I had 19 units.

“I went to Jairosi Jiri, looking for enrolment, and they advised me to get examined first, as they claimed my brain was affected by the burns.

“We could not get access to the doctor and I had to stay at home but I kept my results slip hoping that one day I would go to school.

“I took poison so that I kill myself before my mother took it away from me.

“I felt I was giving her a burden since she was the one who was taking care of me, pushing my wheelchair.

“But, I later got counselling and I now have happiness. I asked myself kuti dai zvisina kuitirwa ini ndaida zviitirwe ani,” she said.

She said four years later she went back to school.

“I started going to secondary school after four years. I had always wanted to proceed with school.

“Many people laughed and mocked me over my age when they heard I was now going to school.

“Vaiti iyo chembere, zigogo chairo muchiri kuvavarirei kuchikoro. These words affected me the most but I comforted myself.

“It was not easy at school since no one would want to push me on the wheelchair.

“The situation made me not to eat or drink anything at school since no one would take me to the toilet.

“I am now in Form Two and I look forward to a better future. I wish to be a role model to many vulnerable people.

“People say a lot but I have developed a thick skin. Worse still, I am the oldest in class but I am not moved or deterred. I have discovered that suicide is not an option. Death is not an option and I see myself becoming a journalist or radio presenter.

“I want a job that can suit my condition.” H Metro

Police shot and killed an alleged leader of illegal gold miners during a shootout in Bindura on Friday.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the fatal shooting of Claudius Tavazera (21), who was on the police’s list of most wanted persons.

Asst Comm Nyathi said Tavazera and 30 other suspects, who are still at large, were armed with machetes and attacked and kidnapped two employees of Botha Mining Syndicate. He said:

The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the death of Claudius Tavazera, who died in a shootout incident that occurred in Bindura on March 4, 2022, at about 1200hrs.

Police received reports of kidnapping and attempted murder where two complainants employed by Botha Mining Syndicate were attacked and kidnapped by a group of approximately 31 illegal gold miners who were armed with machetes, spears, knobkerries, catapults, logs, switches knives and axes.

The suspects attacked the complainants on allegations of planning to drive illegal gold miners out of the Kitsiyatota area.

Nyathi said police officers encountered the gang which attacked the law enforcement agents prompting them to call for reinforcements and to fire four warning shots.

The suspects allegedly ignored the warning shots and attacked the police until Tavazera was shot on the left knee, prompting the other gang members to flee.

The police rescued the Botha Mining Syndicate employees and ferried them to Bindura Hospital together with the suspect.

Nyathi said Tavazera died at Bindura Hospital while receiving treatment.

ZRP has launched a manhunt for other suspects including Kudakwashe Njenge and Behavior Gwaimai.

Tavazera and some of his accomplices were already on the police wanted list over robbery and rape cases that occurred in Chinhamhora.-newsday

By A Correspondent- FORUS President Manyara Irene Muyenziwa has condemned political violence which is currently ensuing in different parts of the country as per various reports and called for peace and unity as the country prepares for the by-elections this month.

Commenting on the recent Kwekwe violence where two Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members were murdered and scores injured, President Muyenziwa described the incident as barbaric and unacceptable and urged Zimbabweans to be peaceful in all their undertakings.

“It’s barbaric and totally unacceptable to kill your own brother simply because you have political differences”, she said.

She added:

“Zimbabwe’s pre and post elections moments have been marred by ugly scenes of violence and violence has cost the nation on international relations front. I would like to appeal to all political players to embrace peace and unity”.

FORUS intends to create strong and Independent insitutions to curb violence. The party will ensure a citizen charter which enshrines the fundamental duties for the citizens will be ushered in such that the nation nurtures a responsible and progressive citizenry.

By A Correspondent- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday claimed that his party was  now alert to Zimbabwe Electoral Commission  (Zec) rigging machinations ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Addressing thousands of party supporters in Gweru, Chamisa claimed that he now had “eyes” inside the commission.

Chamisa has previously claimed that he was cheated by the electoral commission in the 2018 elections and refused to recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory despite losing a Constitutional Court challenge.

“This time I assure you, there will be no rigging, I now have eyes in Zec, I am being briefed about their every move and even if they want to rig, we will know in advance and act to avert it,” Chamisa said.

The commission is under fire after watchdog Team Pachedu analysed the March 26 voters roll and unearthed gross irregularities, including changes to 156 polling stations and the moving of more than 177 000 voters to different constituencies.

In response, Zec chairperson Priscilla Chigumba last week threatened to sue Team Pachedu, adding that she was only answerable to Parliament.

Chamisa also spoke directly to securocrats, who he said should not fear for their jobs, but “corrupt” Zanu-PF officials had to go so that the country could enjoy economic growth.

“I know that the security forces are scared to lose their jobs in the event that CCC becomes government. But they should not be scared. It is corrupt Zanu-PF leaders who we want to remove and arrest in the new government.”

He promised his supporters that he will form a very lean Cabinet.

“Those in government who fear that they will lose their jobs, don’t worry, fear not because we are not after removing the head, but we want to change the haircut, we are after the politicians and not government workers.

“Government is not an industry, it is not supposed to be a space where you come for cars, money and jobs for the boys – no. Our government will be lean, 12 to 13 ministers only and no deputies,” he said amid applause.

On devolution, he said all ministers of State would be removed to allow decentralisation of power to take
effect.

“We will not have governors, our government will ensure that governance is put to the people, we can’t have everything being done in Harare, we want to make sure Gweru is our administrative capital, Harare our commercial capital and Bulawayo our industrial hub,” he said.

Chamisa also said his party was not interested in coalescing with MDCs.

“My brothers don’t unite with this person (Douglas Mwonzora the leader of the MDC Alliance). He does not help you, if you engage in a government of national unity (GNU) with a dead person, you are also dead.”

Recently, Mwonzora said he discussed the possibility of forming a GNU with Mnangagwa.

Chamisa urged Mnangagwa to retire, so that young people could take the country forward. He said politics was a game of ideas, not guns.

At the rally, all interim CCC leaders sat with the crowd, with no VIP tent or chairs for the top table.

Chamisa said this was now “the new normal” as the VIP tent created distance between party leadership and the electorate.

In Bulawayo on Saturday, Chamisa promised to restore the city to its former glory of being the country’s industrial hub.

He told thousands of supporters at White City Stadium that his government will set up a truth commission to resolve the emotive Gukurahundi issue.

“There will no longer be destruction of memorial plaques and we will make Bhalagwe a national monument,” the CCC leader said, also promising that the Bulawayo water problems would be a thing of the past.

“The water project (Gwayi-Shangani Dam) will no longer be an election issue whereby you are promised the completion of the project each time elections are close. I will complete the project in exactly three years,” Chamisa said.

CCC interim vice-president Tendai Biti also addressed the Gweru crowd, saying Zimbabwe needed to dollarise until the economy stabilised enough to introduce its own currency.-newsday

By A Correspondent- The South African All Truck Drivers Forum (ATDF) has called for abolition of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) in a bid to bar all foreign truck drivers from working in the neighbouring country.

The ATDF is now demanding that the ZEP grace period for renewal of permits, which expires on December 31, 2022 be abolished.

Zimbabwe Community in South Africa chairman, Nqabutho Mabhena yesterday said the ATDF must be guided by the South African government’s decision to offer a grace period to ZEP holders.

“The truckers have the right to raise the issues affecting them, but we remain guided by the position taken by the SA government on November 24, 2021 that ZEP holders will have a grace period of 12 months to stay in that country,” Mabhena said.

“The SA Labour minister Thulas Nxesi was clear that the rights of migrants must be protected and we expect the State to protect migrants who are in South Africa.”

Mabhena said foreign drivers were still allowed to work in neighbouring South Africa.

“If the South Africa government bans migrants from working in the trucking industry that would be a different issue, but currently those with permits are allowed to work in the trucking industry,” he said.

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The ATDF said its demands for the ZEP grace period to be abolished were in line with its stance on foreign truck drivers.  It has been protesting through road shutdowns and highway blockades, calling for foreign truck drivers to be barred from the road freight industry, arguing that truck driving should be reserved for South Africans because it’s not a scarce skill.

ATDF general-secretary Sifiso Nyathi said the call to abolish the ZEP permits would be directed to Nxesi and the Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

“This is not a matter for the bargaining council but one that needs the urgent attention of [ministers] Nxesi and Motsoaledi,” Nyathi said.

In November 2021, the South African Cabinet decided not to renew the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits. About 182 000 Zimbabweans hold the permits and they were given 12 months to apply so that they can migrate to other visa regimes suitable to their individual circumstances.

The decision to cancel the permits sparked outrage among their holders and rights groups who unsuccessfully took the government to court over the matter.

Recently, Zimbabwean students in South Africa suffered a major blow after Pretoria withdrew a waiver allowing them to apply for permanent residence permits.

By A Correspondent- The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has retrenched 20 workers citing a sharp increase in operational costs amid allegations of victimisation, NewsDay Business has learnt.

Employees at the parastatal allege that executives from the five workers’ unions were targeted to be part of the 20 employees who were retrenched last week.

Fears remain that more will lose their jobs as the NRZ streamlines its operations.

The workers are demanding a salary hike of more than 200% and that half of the salaries be paid in hard currency.

The highest paid artisan is  reportedly earning below  the equivalent of US$200.

A crunch meeting held between management and workers unions over the retrenchments ended in a deadlock as the two parties failed to reach an agreement.

NRZ general manager  Respina  Zinyanduko  declined  to comment on the issue.

“This is not a personal matter, it’s about the company and you have to speak to the public relations manager,” she said.

Unionists, who spoke to this publication, said they were being targeted for their push for improved working conditions.

However, senior  management officials at NRZ dismissed the claims as baseless.

“The affected employees belonged to what is called the general managers pool which was created for employees that have nothing to do after the restructuring exercise which we just completed.

“Where is the victimisation here?

“These are people who have already been made redundant and as a management team we can’t justify paying people who have been idle.

“One locomotive will never be profitable if it is maintained by 300 artisans. Never,” a manager, who requested anonymity, said.

“At this rate, we were paying people who are not productive and eventually we would fail to pay those who are productive and the obvious would happen.

“People will leave the company or become unproductive. We need to be able to pay productive people and move on,” another manager with the State entity said.

Acting public relations manager Martin Banda said the laying off of the 20 workers was as a result of rising costs and not victimisation.

“Seeking better working conditions cannot be an excuse for victimising and retrenching people. It is a well-known fact that our economy is not doing well and as such everyone has a right to air their grievances at appointed platforms and collective bargain takes its course,” Banda said.

“We are retrenching at present 20 employees who are considered as excess staff and currently sitting in the general manager’s pool.

“This is unfortunate in that initially we had pledged that we were not going to retrench anyone except through natural attrition but due to major changes happening on the market including a rise in operational costs of business such as fuel and  foreign currency availability which has been  constrained.

“We, therefore, could not continue to have people on the payroll who are redundant.”

Banda said the NRZ board resolved to retrench the workers in its last meeting of February 25.

By A Correspondent- NMWUZ – National Mines Workers Union Of Zimbabwe has vehemently rejected the 46 percent wage increment recently awarded the already financially struggling mineworkers by  COMZ – Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe and AMWUZ – Associated Mine Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe.

In a heated interview, the President of NMWUZ Mr Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka argued, “We reject this mockery of wage adjustment by COMZ and AMWUZ and when we know that; (1) our minerals are sold in foreign currency; (2) there are high risks associated with working in the mines, i.e. the contracting of diseases due to inhalation of dust and dangerous gasses and; (3) and the lower life expectancy caused by work related deaths either through sickness or unforeseen accidents”.

Consequently and in contradistinction to these observations raised by the NMWUZ President, the current salary rate for mine workers in Zimbabwe falls far short of addressing the worker’s needs in so far as remuneration and allowances are  concerned.

With special reference to the recent outcome on first quarter wages covering the period January 1 to 31st March – the awarded 46 percent insignificantly addressed the USD portion which only rose by USD6.00 or the minimum.

“Against this background, we want the entire wage package to be above the PDL – Poverty Datum Line which is above USD623.00 according to the CCZ – Consumer Council of Zimbabwe latest statistical analysis report” retorted Mr Nomboka.

Meanwhile, employees in the mining sector are not happy and they are asking questions as to why AMWUZ is the only Union currently sitting on the negotiating table with COMZ and why their employers are not interested in inviting other unions on board.

NMWUZ President is concerned and arguing the serious and urgent need to also review mine workers’ allowances which have not been reviewed for a very long time.

“Allowances being awarded mine workers are no longer realistic and one wonders what negotiators are thinking of as they continue to leave allowances unadjusted despite their knowledge of the volatility of the country’s economic environment which can no longer hold any water,” said Mr Nomboka.

The country’s collective bargaining Agreement (SI 165 of 1992) is now outdated in spite of recent and progressive developments that have taken place in labour laws especially the amendments to the Labour Act in Zimbabwe.

In that same wavelength, the Union has called for a complete overhaul of the statute in order to allign it with the current trends and best practices in international labor laws and the need for job evaluation considering the technological changes taking place in the mining sector.

“Sadly, most of our people are being undergraded when instead they should be seated on their correct positions and this is happening because the status quo in the mining sector favors employers at the expense of employees (for example we no longer use jack hammer but the jack hammer position is the current position being used to grade an employee who is now using a more mechanised equipment when employers pay employees in most mines”.

Miners are demading a more lucrative social security scheme which should be in position to handsomely award them in the event of death or termination of employment contract while affordable home ownership schemes should be introduced to the miner’s and with better rewards, such as duty free and the like.

Affordability of home ownership loan schemes are quintessential so that the lowest paid miner can now own a house.

“Mr Mthuli Ncube has admitted that the mining sector is one of the major revenue generators in Zimbabwe’s economy but sadly and in juxstaposition the wages for mine workers remain unattended and with their employers enjoying duty-free importations for their vehicles and equipment, but zero benefit-sharing for the mine workers”.

By A Correspondent- An MDC Alliance supporter has been arraigned before the court on a charge of violating the Electoral Act after he destroyed campaign posters belonging to a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate in Epworth.

The suspect, Adam Kazembe (55), who is affiliated to Douglas Mwonzora’s party, on Saturday appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda charged with destruction of political posters and was granted $5 000 bail.

The posters belonged to CCC aspiring candidate for Epworth Earthrage Kureva, who will represent the party in the March 26 by-elections.

Allegations were that on March 3 at around 3pm, the informant, who is a CCC activist, was near Domboramwari Primary School in the company of fellow party members.

He saw Kazembe, who was in the company of three others who are still at large, removing CCC campaign posters from a school precast wall.

When the informant approached Kazembe, his accomplices ran away, leaving him behind.

The informant established that Kazembe and his accomplices had unlawfully removed or destroyed 28 CCC campaign posters on the school precast wall.

The matter was reported to the police in Epworth on March 4, leading to Kazembe’s arrest.-newsday

By A Correspondent- Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima has said non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in the country should not cry foul over the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill which threatens to shut down their operations, but should go and render their services to war-torn Ukraine.

Mavima said NGOs would be de-registered as the government no longer saw their relevance due to their “involvement in politics”.

The PVO Amendment Bill, which will amend the PVO Act, is currently being debated in Parliament and is viewed as oppressive as it will criminalise the work of NGOs and give the Public Service minister powers to regulate their operations. It will also require them to disclose their sources of funding.

Speaking during a devolution meeting in Gweru at the weekend, Mavima told local authorities to de-register non-compliant NGOs.

“How long should we continue relying on other people? The country is built by its own people. As much as possible we are now able to do a lot of things without NGOs. There was a time when NGOs were necessary. But we have to get out of this mentality. I was serious when I said if there are NGOs which feel that they have something; let them go to Ukraine where there are people in need of their services because there is war. Here we are a peaceful country. No one is bombing us,” Mavima said.

Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum director Musa Kika said the government could not function without NGOs.

“The government is being short-sighted and is choosing perceived political expediency over livelihoods, economic well-being, strengthened governance and all that civil society represents. We have no precedent anywhere in the world where the government operates successfully without civil society, bearing in mind that civil society are the people, citizens self-organising over issues of community and national importance. There is no sustainability in what the government is doing, so the comments attributed to the minister (Mavima) are unfortunate,” Kika said.

Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) spokesperson Obert Masaraure said: “I think Mavima is highly misguided. It’s unfortunate that Zimbabwe has such people as leaders who say a country doesn’t need NGOs; a country with more than 7,9 million people living in poverty doesn’t need NGOs? Even if you go to stable developed countries, they still have NGOs. He doesn’t appreciate the role of NGOs. What Mavima doesn’t pick is that there is a lot of humanitarian work that is being done by NGOs. They are feeding thousands of people who cannot afford to get a meal and are sending a lot of drop outs back to school.”-newsday

Police in Bulawayo are investigating a murder case where an infant (3) died in the custody of a stepmother (27) after eating sadza and sour milk on 03/02/22.

The victim started vomiting before being taken to hospital where she died on admission.

Bruises and fresh cuts were observed on the victim’s body and the suspect confessed that she assaulted her with a cooking stick and switches. Meanwhile, the body was conveyed to Mpilo Hospital for post-mortem.- ZRP

By- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa Sunday sat among his supporters during his rally at Mkoba Stadium, Gweru, following claims ZANU PF wants to kill him.

Chamisa and the CCC top brass sat among the crowd, flanked on either side by his two deputies, Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube.
Party chairperson Tabitha Khumalo, who has been ill for the past months and her deputy Job Sikhala also sat close to Chamisa.
The new setup came hours after Chamisa claimed state security agents were plotting to assassinate him at a rally in Bulawayo.
He repeated the same sentiments at Mkoba Said the former ICT minister:

This government had been trying to kill me. We have done away with this system of chefs. Chefs are the citizens, not the president.
The move, according to party deputy spokesperson Ostallos Siziba, is designed to show that the party is yet to elect its leaders. He told NewZimbabwe.com Siziba:
This is a citizens’ movement and this new setup indicates the structure of our new party which is yet to be elected.

By- Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change president Nelson Chamisa on Sunday addressed thousands of his supporters in Gweru.

At the oversubscribed rally, the youthful opposition leader said that he was endorsed by many founding leaders of Zimbabwe, the living and the departed to be the President of Zimbabwe.

He said:
Dabengwa endorsed me, Morgan Tsvangirai endorsed me, (former President Robert endorsed me. Until the anointed one is on the throne, Zimbabwe will not have peace, the economy won’t stabilise.

He said the CCC is the only hope and solution to the country’s economic, humanitarian and political crises.

By- Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change president Nelson Chamisa said he was endorsed by many founding leaders of Zimbabwe, the living and the departed to be the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.

Chamisa, made the remarks while addressing CCC supporters at a rally held on Sunday at Mkoba, Gweru.
He said:
Dabengwa endorsed me, Morgan Tsvangirai endorsed me, (former President Robert endorsed me. Until the anointed one is on the throne, Zimbabwe will not have peace, the economy won’t stabilise.
He said the CCC is the only hope and solution to the country’s economic, humanitarian and political crises.

By- Opposition, CCC President Nelson Chamisa in Bulawayo on Saturday said that he would deal with the Gukurahundi issue once and for all if elected to rule the country in 2023.

The Bulawayo rally held at White City Stadium in Imenyela — the second biggest stadium in the city — was a sea of yellow.

Bouyed by the large White City crowd, Chamisa promised to solve long-standing grievances of marginalisation and economic deprivation in Matabeleland, if his party wins the elections.
“Matabeleland we have your answers and your answers are ready,” he told the crowd.
“The first thing that we have to do as your government is to make sure that we restore Matabeleland as the industrial capital of our land.
“I know there is the issue of Gukurahundi. I am the only leader who is going to deal with truth and reconciliation in this country.”
Gukurahundi, which refers to the massacres by the army in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces in the early years of independence, remains unresolved several decades on.
Chamisa said Zanu PF would never destroy him as he claimed there were plots to assassinate him by his rivals.
He asked: “Do you agree that (President Emmerson) Mnangagwa must rest?
“Do you know that in other countries the leader of the opposition is actually given security protection?
“But in this country the leader of the opposition is being plotted against, assassination plots, traps, arrests, and violations.
“They are trying every trick in the book, but they do not know one thing that I am like David, I am walking in the anointing that is with me. They will never destroy me,” Chamisa added.
Chamisa said he was ready to lead and drive Zimbabwe to prosperity.
“I’m ready. I am ready. In 2023 there is going to be a better government. In 2023 Matabeleland will never be Zanu PF again. I want you to be an ambassador for change,” the CCC leader said.
“Mnangagwa, your dear one Chiwenga was saying he is like Goliath. Goliath I am coming there. David is coming.”
In the Bible, Goliath was an enemy warrior who was defeated by a young shepherd David, with a sling.
“They are shocked and panicking because they thought they had buried us, but they didn’t know that they had planted a seed,’ Chamisa said.
“Everyone is saying we believe in this thing because it’s a citizens’ movement.”
The parliamentary and local government elections are being held to fill vacancies largely created by the recall of elected representatives by Mwonzora and the PDP led by Lucia Matibenga under controversial circumstances.

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By- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa Sunday sat among his supporters during his rally at Mkoba Stadium, Gweru, following claims ZANU PF wants to kill him.

Chamisa and the CCC top brass sat among the crowd, flanked on either side by his two deputies, Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube.
Party chairperson Tabitha Khumalo, who has been ill for the past months and her deputy Job Sikhala also sat close to Chamisa.
The new setup came hours after Chamisa claimed state security agents were plotting to assassinate him at a rally in Bulawayo.
He repeated the same sentiments at Mkoba Said the former ICT minister:

This government had been trying to kill me. We have done away with this system of chefs. Chefs are the citizens, not the president.
The move, according to party deputy spokesperson Ostallos Siziba, is designed to show that the party is yet to elect its leaders. He told NewZimbabwe.com Siziba:
This is a citizens’ movement and this new setup indicates the structure of our new party which is yet to be elected.

Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa has bemoaned the lack of development in Matabeleland region.

The Zanu PF regime has neglected Bulawayo and Matabeleland region for years, according to President Chamisa.

He addressed more than 35 thousands CCC supporters at White City Stadium in Bulawayo at a campaign rally on Saturday.

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Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa has bemoaned the lack of development in Matabeleland region.

The Zanu PF regime has neglected Bulawayo and Matabeleland region for years, according to President Chamisa.

He addressed more than 35 thousands CCC supporters at White City Stadium in Bulawayo at a campaign rally on Saturday.

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Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa has bemoaned the lack of development in Matabeleland region.

The Zanu PF regime has neglected Bulawayo and Matabeleland region for years, according to President Chamisa.

He addressed more than 35 thousands CCC supporters at White City Stadium in Bulawayo at a campaign rally on Saturday.

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By- Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change president Nelson Chamisa on Sunday addressed thousands of his supporters in Gweru.

At the oversubscribed rally, the youthful opposition leader said that he was endorsed by many founding leaders of Zimbabwe, the living and the departed to be the President of Zimbabwe.

He said:

Dabengwa endorsed me, Morgan Tsvangirai endorsed me, (former President Robert endorsed me. Until the anointed one is on the throne, Zimbabwe will not have peace, the economy won’t stabilise.

He said the CCC is the only hope and solution to the country’s economic, humanitarian and political crises.

Police in Bulawayo are investigating a murder case where an infant (3) died in the custody of a stepmother (27) after eating sadza and sour milk on 03/02/22.

The victim started vomiting before being taken to hospital where she died on admission.

Bruises and fresh cuts were observed on the victim’s body and the suspect confessed that she assaulted her with a cooking stick and switches. Meanwhile, the body was conveyed to Mpilo Hospital for post-mortem.- ZRP

By A Correspondent- A 25 year old hit and run suspect tried to evade arrest by faking an accident minutes after fleeing from the scene.

Ngqabutho Brian Sibanda of Nkulumane, Bulawayo was arrested by the police after he allegedly ran over Mr Mandlenkosi Sibanda (52) along Luveve road on 28 February.

The now deceased, Mandlenkosi Sibanda, was found lying beside the road along Luveve road opposite a private clinic in Luveve 4.

After fleeing the first scene, Brian Sibanda went on to try and conceal the hit and run by faking an accident, claiming he had veered off the road and fell into a trench.

Police officers who attended the scene were, however, quick to unearth the fake accident as the car had blood stains and other signs that were not  corresponding with the accident.

Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abedinico Ncube told Sunday News that Brian Sibanda was immediately arrested.

“Police arrested Ngqabutho Brian Sibanda in connection with a fatal accident that occurred on 27 February 2022 at around midnight.

He ran over Mandlenkosi Sibanda along Luveve road.

“The driver tried to fake an accident to conceal the hit and run, but police who attended the fake accident observed that the damages on the vehicle and blood stains were not corresponding with the accident.

Upon being questioned further the driver admitted to have been involved in an accident along Luveve road on 27 February 2022 at around 12 midnight.

“The same debris which were found at the scene matched with those found on the accused’s motor vehicle and he was arrested,” said Insp Ncube.

It also emerged that the suspect was not a holder of a driver’s licence.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Police have busted a notorious gang that had wreaked havoc in Inyathi through unlawful entry and theft.

The five-member gang was arrested after one of its members who was on a failed solo mission was apprehended leading to their implication.

Matabeleland North province police spokesperson, Inspector Glory Banda told Sunday News that the  arrest of Eddington Machazi had led to the recovery of property worth thousands of US dollars.

“On 3 March 2022, police at Inyathi in Bubi District arrested Eddington Machazi (29) in connection with cases of unlawful entry and theft.

“The circumstances are that on the same day, Machazi who resides at Badala Village 2 in Inyathi entered the complainant’s house through an open window and upon being discovered he ran away.

“The complainant advised the police who gave  chase and caught him.

Further investigation led to the recovery of various stolen electronic gadgets ranging from four television plasma sets, 2×100 watts solar panels and 24 cellphones, among other valuable items,” said Insp Banda.

He said upon further interrogation Machazi implicated four members of his gang leading to their subsequent arrests.

Interestingly the arrest of the five men led to the solving of 11 unlawful entry and theft cases that had begun to pile up for investigators.

“The accused implicated four accomplices in these cases of unlawful entry and theft and they have all been arrested.

“The arrests led to the clearance of 11 cases of unlawful entry and theft that were reported by several complainants living within Inyathi.

“Various complainants have since identified and recovered their stolen property.

The value recovered is yet to be ascertained and investigations are still in progress.”

Meanwhile, residents have been urged to maximise the security of their properties by installing alarms and CCTVs.

“We implore citizens to maximise security in their premises through use of alarm systems and closed circuit televisions (CCTVs).

Citizens should consider building low precast walls so that neighbours can have full view of the goings-on and assist as and when crime is in progress,” he added.

The country has of late been battling a rise in unlawful entry and theft and armed robbery cases with law  enforcement agencies intensifying fight against crime.-statemedia

 By A Correspondent- A 23 year old man from Njube in Bulawayo has been convicted for having sexual intercourse with his 15-year-old girlfriend.

Nicky Mpofu, of D15 Njube, was convicted on his own plea of guilty to having sexual intercourse with a minor when he appeared before Western Commonage magistrate, Mr Jochonia Ncube last week.

He was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which four were suspended on condition that he pays a fine of $20 000 and six months were suspended on condition he does not commit a similar offence within five years.

The remaining two months were suspended on condition that he performs community service.

Mpofu was charged with the crime of having sexual intercourse with a young person as defined in Section 70(I) of the criminal law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23.

Prosecuting, Ms Patience Madziwa said Mpofu and the girl were in a relationship.

On the unknown date in December 2020 Mpofu proposed love to the girl and she agreed.

In the same month, the two started having sexual intercourse at Mpofu’s residence without protection.

The matter came to light when the girl discovered that she was pregnant.

She was referred to hospital and a medical report was produced in court as evidence.

Meanwhile, in a related matter a man from Nyamandlovu has also been sentenced to 315 hours of community service for sleeping with his 16 year -old girlfriend.

The matter came to light when Ndabakazulu Khumalo appeared before Tsholotsho magistrate Mr Victor Mpofu facing charges of having sex with a minor.

Prosecuting Miss Sharon Phiri told the court that on 5 February at around 4pm, the 16-year old left her elder sister and her siblings at home to fetch firewood at a nearby bush.

She met Khumalo who proposed love to her and she agreed.

They immediately proceeded into the bush where they had protected intercourse.

During the act, the girl’s sister caught them and questioned them about what they were doing.

The two jumped in fear and begged for her forgiveness and for her not to tell their father.

The sister informed their parents and the matter was reported to the police and the girl was referred to hospital for medical examination and it was discovered that she was already four months pregnant.

Upon being interviewed, she revealed that she had previously had sexual intercourse with someone else whose whereabouts were not mentioned in court.

A medical report was produced in court as an exhibit.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa pulled a bumper crowd at White City Stadium in Bulawayo yesterday as campaigns ahead of the March 26 by-elections hit the home stretch.

Chamisa, whose Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is only a few weeks old after he was forced to start afresh following the controversial grabbing of the MDC Alliance by a Douglas Mwonzora-led faction, has already held well-attended rallies in Harare and Kwekwe.

A rally in Gokwe was thwarted by police, but thousands of CCC supporters defied the law enforcement agents to meet their leaders.

The Bulawayo rally held at White City Stadium in Imenyela – the second biggest stadium in the city – was a sea of yellow.

Mwonzora’s outfit held its own rally at the nearby town hall in Pelandaba last month where attendance was estimated at less than 300.

On Friday, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga addressed a relatively small crowd in Pumula despite the ruling party pulling all stops – including bussing people to the venue – to bump up the crowds.

Bouyed by the large White City crowd, Chamisa promised to solve long-standing grievances of marginalisation and economic deprivation in Matabeleland, if his party wins the elections.

“Matabeleland we have your answers and your answers are ready,” he told the crowd.

“The first thing that we have to do as your government is to make sure that we restore Matabeleland as the industrial capital of our land.

“I know there is the issue of Gukurahundi. I am the only leader who is going to deal with truth and reconciliation in this country.”

Gukurahundi, which refers to the massacres by the army in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces in the early years of independence, remains unresolved several decades on.

Chamisa said Zanu-PF would never destroy him as he claimed there were plots to assassinate him by his rivals.

He asked: “Do you agree that (President Emmerson) Mnangagwa must rest?

“Do you know that in other countries the leader of the opposition is actually given security protection?

“But in this country the leader of the opposition is being plotted against, assassination plots, traps, arrests, and violations.

“They are trying every trick in the book, but they do not know one thing that I am like David, I am walking in the anointing that is with me. They will never destroy me,” Chamisa added.

Chamisa said he was ready to lead and drive Zimbabwe to prosperity.

“I’m ready. I am ready. In 2023 there is going to be a better government. In 2023 Matabeleland will never be Zanu-PF again. I want you to be an ambassador for change,” the CCC leader said.

“Mnangagwa, your dear one Chiwenga was saying he is like Goliath. Goliath I am coming there. David is coming.”

In the Bible, Goliath was an enemy warrior who was defeated by a young shepherd David, with a sling.

“They are shocked and panicking because they thought they had buried us, but they didn’t know that they had planted a seed,’ Chamisa said.

“Everyone is saying we believe in this thing because it’s a citizens’ movement.”

The parliamentary and local government elections are being held to fill vacancies largely created by the recall of elected representatives by Mwonzora and the PDP led by Lucia Matibenga under controversial circumstances.-standard

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) says it is targeting to finish marking of O and A- Level examinations this week with results expected to be released shortly after.

This comes after the examinations body settled outstanding allowances for markers who were threatening industrial action over payments.

Markers have since resumed their duties and are now working round the clock to conclude the exercise.

In an interview with our Harare Bureau, Zimsec spokesperson Ms Nicky Dhlamini said despite delays, the release of results is still within schedule, thereby giving forthcoming Lower Six pupils enough learning time before the first term ends.

“Marking is going on well. Examiners at various marking venues are rounding up and we hope to conclude in the next week (this week).

Processes thereafter to produce results will determine the date of the release of results.”

She said those that are yet to receive their allowances will get them without fail, as all payments have been approved and are currently being processed.

“The payment of markers has been processed and all outstanding allowances are being settled in accordance with timeliness set in the contracts.

As Zimsec we do not determine the school calendar but we will be releasing results as scheduled.”

Ms Dhlamini also dismissed media reports which suggested that markers were working under protest.

The secretary-general for the Zimbabwe Schools Development Committees, Mr Everisto Jongwe, urged Zimsec to quickly conclude marking of exams, saying the late release of results puts extra pressure on parents.

“The delayed release of O and A Level results has left both parents and learners worried. And the stand-off with markers did not help because it consumed a lot of time.

Now there is a danger that our Lower Six pupils may not have enough time to learn in the first term.

It is our plea that stakeholders should look into these issues so that our standard of education is not compromised.”

Last year’s O and Level exams were delayed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic that affected a number of schools.

The exams, which traditionally end in early December or late November, were completed in late January this year.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Exiled former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo says the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) must be “hit hard” with lawsuits to force the elections management body to be transparent in handling the voters’ roll.

Zec has been at pains to explain discrepancies uncovered in the voters roll and has dismissed the document as fake and tampered with to discredit the electoral body.

The elections body has also accused politicians of causing confusion by signing affidavits with fake addresses for their supporters for use in voter registration.

Zec has also threatened to sue pressure groups, data activists and other stakeholders for publicising alleged discrepancies with registrants’ particulars arguing this posed a security risk.

Zec chairperson Priscilla Chigumba has been accused of fuelling the confusion after she claimed that the elections management body was only accountable to Parliament.

Moyo said Zec’s defensive approach to criticism must invite lawsuits from the public and other stakeholders to ensure transparency and  to safeguard the credibility of the March 26 by-elections.

“It is very clear that Zec, through its chairperson Chigumba and its chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana, is contemptuous of voters and prospective voters; and the time has come for voters and prospective voters to hit ZEC very hard with lawsuits from left, right and centre,” Moyo said in an interview with The Standard.

“That is what now needs to be done, by voters and prospective voters.

Zec must be sued like hell.

“Civil society and other well-wishers, who want to see free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, must brace themselves and get ready to assist voters and prospective voters to support public interest litigation by voters and prospective voters.”

Some of the discrepancies uncovered include the movement of over 170 000 registered voters from their constituencies.

Independent election watchdog, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) urged Zec to subject the voters’ roll to independent data experts to allay the confusion and safeguard the credibility of the elections.

“Otherwise, Zec is accountable to the public; that is why section 233 (d) of the constitution requires Zec, and indeed all Commissions, “to promote transparency and accountability” as a public institution.

“Zec is required by the constitution to do this, that is to promote transparency and accountability, as an independent body which is not subject to the direction or indirect control of anyone, not even Parliament,” Moyo added.

“So, it is very clear that as an independent constitutional body in a constitutional democracy, Zec is without any doubt accountable to the public in accordance with the law.

“That is the essence of a constitutional democracy, full stop.

“There is absolutely no way that an electoral body operating outside the law can ensure the conduct of elections and referendums that are efficient, free, fair and transparent in accordance with the law.

“It is for this reason that the current Zec commissioners and senior managers must be disbanded and replaced.”

Zec has in the past dismissed accusations that it rigs elections on behalf of the ruling Zanu-PF party.

Zimbabwe’s last major elections in 2018 were disputed and Zec was largely blamed for the chaos.-standard

By A Correspondent= The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has left a sad trail of hopelessness in many poverty stricken communities around Zimbabwe.

While some urban settlers are receiving some cushion against the effects of the pandemic, rural communities have endured the brunt of the scourge in silence.

It is this despondency and state of hopelessness that led South Africa-based Bishop Luckie Peter Bepete, who has been supporting urban folks especially the elderly and the orphaned to turn his eyes to the rural folk.

Bepete’s efforts saw Damba School in Binga North receiving a donation of school fees covering the entire enrolment of over 500 pupils.

Damba headmaster Bongani Mudenda said it had become difficult for school development committees to see through their plans as parents hardly have enough money for fees.

The school only has two classrooms and the majority of the pupils learn from under the trees dotted around the school yard.

When it rains, they all scurry for cover in the two classrooms.

Oliver Kapepa, who coordinates the church’s local activities, praised Bepete’s Life Ministries for travelling all the way from Cape Town to help local communities.

The nearby Masibinta High School also received six months’ supply of sanitary pads for its 131 girl children from Grace for Girls, a ministry founded by South African born Pastor Maria Sibongile, wife to Bepete.

The well-travelled Bepete, who hails from Goromonzi and has been living and pastoring in South Africa since 1998, said he was happy to have paid school fees for the pupils at Damba.

When the pandemic started, he began feeding the homeless and the economically stranded in Cape Town, dishing out more than 200 loaves of bread and soup every day.

He also started distributing out food parcels to more than 200 elderly and the orphaned in areas such as Chiweshe, Epworth, Mabvuku, Mufakose and recently in Dzivaresekwa in Harare.

By A Correspondent- Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said his party supporters must not panic over reports that the MDC-T faction leader Thokozani Khupe was on the verge of joining them as there would be no imposition of leaders.

Speculation has been rife on social media that Khupe wants to join CCC after her fallout with MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora in January.

Chamisa, without mentioning names, said he was aware of disgruntlement in the rank and file of the party over some politicians joining the CCC.

“We want to work with everyone who is progressive,” he said.

“On various platforms people were talking about a lot of things. We are beginning afresh.”

He said CCC was a new formation and no one held positions in the party.

“We are starting from zero. We don’t have an MP, councillor. Yes, others are joining every day,” Chamisa said.

“We are here; we are very inclusive.

“It’s a new start, a new beginning.

“What is going to be different is that we are going to have a roadmap. We want big numbers. We want to repeat what was done in Zambia.”

Zambian President Haikande Hichilema, a close ally of Chamisa, caused a major upset last year when he beat incumbent Edgar Lungu to take the presidency.

The CCC leader said an overwhelming vote for his party would stop rigging.

“If we have huge numbers, there is no rigging. Let’s work together,” Chamisa said.

“It’s not about positions, but the change we want for the people of Zimbabwe.

“There is enough space for everyone.

“We want to make sure that we build a CCC. Once bitten twice shy.

“We are going to make sure that we don’t allow Zanu-PF to infiltrate us.”-standard

By A Correspondent- Exiled former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo says the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) must be “hit hard” with lawsuits to force the elections management body to be transparent in handling the voters’ roll.

Zec has been at pains to explain discrepancies uncovered in the voters roll and has dismissed the document as fake and tampered with to discredit the electoral body.

The elections body has also accused politicians of causing confusion by signing affidavits with fake addresses for their supporters for use in voter registration.

Zec has also threatened to sue pressure groups, data activists and other stakeholders for publicising alleged discrepancies with registrants’ particulars arguing this posed a security risk.

Zec chairperson Priscilla Chigumba has been accused of fuelling the confusion after she claimed that the elections management body was only accountable to Parliament.

Moyo said Zec’s defensive approach to criticism must invite lawsuits from the public and other stakeholders to ensure transparency and  to safeguard the credibility of the March 26 by-elections.

“It is very clear that Zec, through its chairperson Chigumba and its chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana, is contemptuous of voters and prospective voters; and the time has come for voters and prospective voters to hit ZEC very hard with lawsuits from left, right and centre,” Moyo said.

“That is what now needs to be done, by voters and prospective voters. Zec must be sued like hell. Civil society and other well-wishers, who want to see free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, must brace themselves and get ready to assist voters and prospective voters to support public interest litigation by voters and prospective voters.”

Some of the discrepancies uncovered include the movement of over 170 000 registered voters from their constituencies.

Independent election watchdog, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) urged Zec to subject the voters’ roll to independent data experts to allay the confusion and safeguard the credibility of the elections.

“Otherwise, Zec is accountable to the public; that is why section 233 (d) of the constitution requires Zec, and indeed all Commissions, “to promote transparency and accountability” as a public institution.

“Zec is required by the constitution to do this, that is to promote transparency and accountability, as an independent body which is not subject to the direction or indirect control of anyone, not even Parliament,” Moyo added.

“So, it is very clear that as an independent constitutional body in a constitutional democracy, Zec is without any doubt accountable to the public in accordance with the law. That is the essence of a constitutional democracy, full stop.

There is absolutely no way that an electoral body operating outside the law can ensure the conduct of elections and referendums that are efficient, free, fair and transparent in accordance with the law,” he said.

“It is for this reason that the current Zec commissioners and senior managers must be disbanded and replaced.”

Zec has in the past dismissed accusations that it rigs elections on behalf of the ruling Zanu-PF party.

Zimbabwe’s last major elections in 2018 were disputed and Zec was largely blamed for the chaos.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)  has announced the arrest of a 55-year-old man over the theft of a Mazda B1600 vehicle in Bulawayo on Friday.

In a statement, police said the vehicle was installed with a car tracking system which made it easy to track it. We present the statement below:

On 04/03/21, Police in Bulawayo arrested Ignatius Sounds Mudzudzu (55) for theft of a motor vehicle case which occurred in Bulawayo CBD on 04/03/22 at about 1000 hours.

The suspect was intercepted by the Police while driving the stolen Mazda B1600 vehicle, installed with a car tracking system, at Crocodile area in Esigodini.

A container of Glue Devil spray paint which he used to deface the company’s vehicle logo was recovered in the vehicle. Further investigations linked the suspect to two more cases which occurred in Bulawayo CBD on 07/02/22 and 20/02/22, in which he allegedly stole two vehicles and sold them in Mozambique.

By A Correspondent- Nelson Chamisa who leads the newly-formed Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) has criticised vindictive politics by the ruling ZANU PF which he claimed forced former cabinet ministers including Saviour Kasukuwere and Professor Jonathan Moyo to skip the country’s borders.

Chamisa made the remarks while speaking to dozens of CCC supporters who attended the party’s rally held at Mkoba, Gweru to mobilise for votes ahead for the 26 March by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections.

Chamisa said when he is in power, he will make sure that Zimbabweans in the diaspora come back “and enjoy in the new Zimbabwe.” He added:

I don’t agree with Kasukuwere on many issues, but he should not be scared to come back home. Jonathan Moyo is now in Kenya. They should not be scared for their lives.

Many former government officials including Kasukuwere (former Local Government Minister), Moyo (former Information Minister), Walter Mzembi (former Tourism Minister), and Patrick Zhuwao (former Youth Minister) fled the country following the ouster of the late former President Robert Mugabe.

By- Opposition, CCC President Nelson Chamisa pulled a bumper crowd at White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday and said that Zanu PF would be history after 2023.

Chamisa, whose Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is only a few weeks old after he was forced to start afresh following the controversial grabbing of the MDC Alliance by a Douglas Mwonzora-led faction, has already held well-attended rallies in Harare and Kwekwe.
A rally in Gokwe was thwarted by police, but thousands of CCC supporters defied the law enforcement agents to meet their leaders.
The Bulawayo rally held at White City Stadium in Imenyela — the second biggest stadium in the city — was a sea of yellow.
Mwonzora’s outfit held its own rally at the nearby town hall in Pelandaba last month where attendance was estimated at less than 300.
On Friday, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga addressed a relatively small crowd in Pumula despite the ruling party pulling all stops — including bussing people to the venue — to bump up the crowds.
Bouyed by the large White City crowd, Chamisa promised to solve long-standing grievances of marginalisation and economic deprivation in Matabeleland, if his party wins the elections.
“Matabeleland we have your answers and your answers are ready,” he told the crowd.
“The first thing that we have to do as your government is to make sure that we restore Matabeleland as the industrial capital of our land.
“I know there is the issue of Gukurahundi. I am the only leader who is going to deal with truth and reconciliation in this country.”
Gukurahundi, which refers to the massacres by the army in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces in the early years of independence, remains unresolved several decades on.
Chamisa said Zanu PF would never destroy him as he claimed there were plots to assassinate him by his rivals.
He asked: “Do you agree that (President Emmerson) Mnangagwa must rest?
“Do you know that in other countries the leader of the opposition is actually given security protection?
“But in this country the leader of the opposition is being plotted against, assassination plots, traps, arrests, and violations.
“They are trying every trick in the book, but they do not know one thing that I am like David, I am walking in the anointing that is with me. They will never destroy me,” Chamisa added.
Chamisa said he was ready to lead and drive Zimbabwe to prosperity.
“I’m ready. I am ready. In 2023 there is going to be a better government. In 2023 Matabeleland will never be Zanu PF again. I want you to be an ambassador for change,” the CCC leader said.
“Mnangagwa, your dear one Chiwenga was saying he is like Goliath. Goliath I am coming there. David is coming.”
In the Bible, Goliath was an enemy warrior who was defeated by a young shepherd David, with a sling.
“They are shocked and panicking because they thought they had buried us, but they didn’t know that they had planted a seed,’ Chamisa said.
“Everyone is saying we believe in this thing because it’s a citizens’ movement.”
The parliamentary and local government elections are being held to fill vacancies largely created by the recall of elected representatives by Mwonzora and the PDP led by Lucia Matibenga under controversial circumstances.

• Standard

By – The Citizens Coalition for Change Vice President Tendai Biti said his party will bring joy to all Zimbabweans if voted into power next year.

He made the remarks while addressing scores of CCC supporters who thronged to the White City Stadium, Bulawayo, for the party’s campaign for the 26 March by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections. The former Finance Minister said:
USA! The next president of Zimbabwe is Advocate Nelson Chamisa and under a Nelson Chamisa government, we’ll bring back the US dollar. The civil servants, the civil servants, the civil servants will be paid in US dollars, the doctor will be paid in US dollars, the teacher will be paid in US dollars, the war veteran will be paid in US dollars, the nurse will be paid in US dollars, the Kombi driver will be paid in US dollar. We will make Zimbabwe great again. Zikomo Kwambili.
Zimbabwe adopted a multicurrency system in 2009, shortly before the Government of National Unity, following the collapse of the local unit.

By – The Nelson Chamisa led Citizens Coalition for Change party has promised to bring back united states dollar salaries for all workers.

The promise was made by the party’s vice president, Tendai Biti.

He made the remarks while addressing scores of CCC supporters who thronged to the White City Stadium, Bulawayo, for the party’s campaign for the 26 March by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections. The former Finance Minister said:
USA! The next president of Zimbabwe is Advocate Nelson Chamisa and under a Nelson Chamisa government, we’ll bring back the US dollar. The civil servants, the civil servants, the civil servants will be paid in US dollars, the doctor will be paid in US dollars, the teacher will be paid in US dollars, the war veteran will be paid in US dollars, the nurse will be paid in US dollars, the Kombi driver will be paid in US dollar. We will make Zimbabwe great again. Zikomo Kwambili.
Zimbabwe adopted a multicurrency system in 2009, shortly before the Government of National Unity, following the collapse of the local unit.