APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS In terms of Section 104 Ill of the Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment No. 20 of 2013. His Excellency the President, Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has rnade the following Ministerial appointments:
Hon. Evelyn Ndlovu as Minister of Primary and Secondary Education.
Hon Cain G Mathema as Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the President and Cabinet.
The appointments are with effect from 30 September 2021. 29 SEP 2021
Tinashe Sambiri| Members of the MDC Alliance Youth Assembly are spearheading a vigorous voter registration campaign in the capital Harare.
MDC Alliance Youth Assembly secretary general, Gift Ostallos Siziba is leading the campaign.
The programme is targeting new voters.
In a brief statement, MDC Alliance Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma said:
“MDC Alliance youth assembly acting Organizer and Secretary General Cde Ostallos, Hre province Chair Stan and secretary denford led a team of new recruits to register to vote. We urge comrades to Mobilize in communities and we register to vote #6MillionVotes
Tinashe Sambiri|Villagers in Uzumba are fuming at the seizure of their land by Chinese miners…
The Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has blessed the seizure of villagers’ land by the Chinese miners, sparking widespread protests from affected members of Uzumba community.
The MDC Alliance recently embarked on a fact-finding visit to the affected areas as part of efforts to find ways of assisting the citizens.
In a statement posted on Facebook, MDC Alliance spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere condemned the ruthless and inconsiderate seizure of villagers’ land by enablers of the system.
“Zanu PF is siding with big Chinese corporations and the MDC Alliance is siding with the communities that are vulnerable, that are powerless, that stand to lose their land, their heritage, their cultural sites, their burial step sites and their livelihoods.
After an MDC Alliance leadership delegation visited Uzumba & Mutoko, we reported on our findings at a press conference. We are using all tools available to us to protect the interests of the affected villagers while ensuring they’re not exposed to victimization by the regime,” said Advocate Mahere.
She added:
The MDC Alliance is on the ground in Mutoko and Uzumba to defend affected communities from forced evictions by Chinese mining firms who are backed by the regime in Harare.
We condemn this new colonialism and reiterate that the Chinese have no right to evict locals. #RegisterToVote…
Tinashe Sambiri|The MDC Alliance is gaining ground in areas perceived to be ZanuPF strongholds…
Maureen Kademaunga, the MDC Alliance secretary for welfare, alongside Cecilia Chimbiri and Happymore Chidziva carried out a successful voter registration campaign in the volatile Uzumba area at the weekend.
In a video footage below circulating on social media, Kademaunga is seen addressing revellers at a bar in Uzumba.
She posted on Facebook: Everywhere we go the message is the same; Register to Vote and Vote for Change.
With Cecilia R Chimbiri and Happymore Chidziva preaching the message of change to revellers in a local bar in Uzumba after our fact finding visit to mining-affected areas.
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By Ashleigh Jinjika Empowering women is also absolutely critical to achieving economic stability, to promoting growth and indeed, to transforming entire economies. And that is at the core of the development of any nation. Gender gaps remain significant around the world, both with respect to opportunities and outcomes. Whether these are legal restrictions or barriers in access to education, health and financial services; women do not fully participate in the global economy. And women have borne the brunt of the economic disruption caused by the pandemic. In Zimbabwe, despite making up less than half of the workforce, they accounted for 55% of jobs lost due to the novel COVID 19 lockdowns. From an economic standpoint, that is a significant lost opportunity, hence closing the gender gap in less developed countries with very low female labor force participation, could increase GDP and livelihoods of women. At times of crises, such as the one we are in right now, gender balanced leadership is even more important, not just in terms of diverse decision-making, but also in avoiding measures that may disproportionately impact women. Hence, the need to seriously examine the role of women as finance leaders.
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced that it is investigating a case in which some police officers in Masvingo threw tear smoke into a bus with passengers.
In a statement, police said:
The ZRP is investigating the alleged tear smoke incident on a Mlaudzi bus where people are seen scurrying to safety and assistance on a video which has gone viral on social media.
The ZRP does not condone such acts by police officers and will certainly ensure action is taken without fear or favour. The public is urged to assist in identifying these officers and also the exact place where the incident took place.
While authorities have been speaking against such behaviour, this is not the first time for police to use tear smoke to force occupants out of a bus.
Last year October, some ZRP Officers were filmed throwing teargas in an occupied bus at Harare Agricultural Show Grounds.
The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services later claimed that the police officers had been arrested.
By A Correspondent- Retired footballer Tinashe Nengomasha has been slapped with divorce papers by the late music icon for the second time. Oliver Mtukudzi’s daughter Samantha.
In the amended summons filed this week and cited by ZimLive, Samantha says that the couple has been living apart for over two years after the relationship broke down. Her lawyers said:
The plaintiff (Samantha) avers that the marriage relationship between the parties has so irretrievably broken down that there are no prospects of restoration of a normal marriage relationship, more particularly in that the parties have lost all love and affection for each other and the parties have not lived together as a husband and wife for a continuous period exceeding 24 months. The couple have two minor children together, and Samantha said she wants custody of the two. She also asked to be awarded their Maltese dog called Alvin Jazz, which they acquired when they were still staying together.
Samantha also said the couple has household property in South Africa at Honeydueridge Residential Estate. They also have a house and household property in Hillside, Harare, saloon equipment, a Nissan Navara and a BMW 125i Coupe. While she had pleaded in In 2019, that houses in South Africa and Zimbabwe be sold, with the money being shared equally, she now wants to retain all the household property at their Honeydueridge house and also at Hillside as her exclusive property. Samantha also wants to be given the Nissan Navara while her estranged husband who played for Kaizer Chiefs gets the BMW. She asked for a decree of divorce, an order of child maintenance, custody of the children, and an order that there be a division of assets of the parties as she asked. Nengomasha is yet to respond.
By A Correspondent- The Ministry of Finance has dismissed claims that minister Mthuli Ncube has spent over US$200 000 in hotel bills.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Finance Ministry’s chief director for Communications and Advocacy, Mr Clive Mphambela, responding to the story published in The Independent of last Friday titled, “Govt lavishes Ncube with a US$200 000 hotel stay,” said it contained untrue statements.
“We write to inform you that not only is your report simply not factual, but it has misled the public through your unverified report of non-existent wasteful expenditure on account of Government and the Honourable Minister’s office.
A simple check by your newspaper with the Meikles Hotel will confirm that at no time did the Honourable Minister of Finance and Economic Development spend two years at the said hotel.
Further, no such payment has either been paid by Government nor is payable by Government as alleged by you.
We write to request that you, in your next edition, retract and apologise for this highly misleading report and that your retraction and apology receive the same prominence that you accorded to the report.
We trust that as a responsible and widely published newspaper, you will appreciate the urgency and importance of you actioning our request without the need for any further action on our part to protect the public as well as the reputation and interests of the Government of Zimbabwe and the Minister of Finance and Economic Development.
Mr Mphambela demanded that the Zimbabwe Independent respond to the request for retraction by end of the day Wednesday.
By A Correspondent- Samantha Mtukudzi, daughter of the late music legend Oliver Mtukudzi, is demanding custody of their South African bought Maltese dog as part of property she wants from her divorce with her retired footballer husband, Tinashe Nengomasha.
In the amended summons filed this week and seen by ZimLive Samantha says that the couple has been living apart for over two years after the relationship broke down. Her lawyers said:
The plaintiff (Samantha) avers that the marriage relationship between the parties has so irretrievably broken down that there are no prospects of restoration of a normal marriage relationship, more particularly in that the parties have lost all love and affection for each other and the parties have not lived together as a husband and wife for a continuous period exceeding 24 months. The couple have two minor children together, and Samantha said she wants custody of the two. She also asked to be awarded their Maltese dog called Alvin Jazz, which they acquired when they were still staying together.
Samantha also said the couple has household property in South Africa at Honeydueridge Residential Estate. They also have a house and household property in Hillside, Harare, saloon equipment, a Nissan Navara and a BMW 125i Coupe. While she had pleaded in In 2019, that houses in South Africa and Zimbabwe be sold, with the money being shared equally, she now wants to retain all the household property at their Honeydueridge house and also at Hillside as her exclusive property. Samantha also wants to be given the Nissan Navara while her estranged husband who played for Kaizer Chiefs gets the BMW. She asked for a decree of divorce, an order of child maintenance, custody of the children, and an order that there be a division of assets of the parties as she asked. Nengomasha is yet to respond.
The below is CIO Minister Owen Ncube’s personally photographed calendar during the Robert Mugabe days when he used to surname himself Owen Mugabe. The picture was taken from inside his office.
Owen Mudha Ncube’s personally photographed calendar in 2011.
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced that it is investigating a case in which some police officers in Masvingo threw tear smoke into a bus with passengers.
In a statement, police said:
The ZRP is investigating the alleged tear smoke incident on a Mlaudzi bus where people are seen scurrying to safety and assistance on a video which has gone viral on social media.
The ZRP does not condone such acts by police officers and will certainly ensure action is taken without fear or favour. The public is urged to assist in identifying these officers and also the exact place where the incident took place.
While authorities have been speaking against such behaviour, this is not the first time for police to use tear smoke to force occupants out of a bus.
Last year October, some ZRP Officers were filmed throwing teargas in an occupied bus at Harare Agricultural Show Grounds.
The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services later claimed that the police officers had been arrested.
The efficacy of properly implemented CALA in terms of blending theory and practical experience of students, let alone entrenching a skills education regime, is not in doubt. However, CALA need adequate time-frame in order to allow budgetary allocation from the state, training of teachers for standardisation of CALA assessment tools and interoperability, reasonable time to allow students to engage in research and writing of CALA projects under the supervision of their teachers. However, the fast-tracking of CALA in Zimbabwe in less than two months before students write examination and in light of lockdown learning backlog, baffles logic and common sense. It has sent students into panic mode and susceptible to academic mercenaries who have emerged overnight ready to produce defective CALAs for students at US$10 for primary pupils and and US$20 for a Secondary project. With primary pupils doing 18 CALAs and secondary pupils up to 48 CALAs, the magnitude of fleecing and uselessness of CALA as an assessment tool is rampant. When CALA is turned into assessing the highest bidder, mostly in urban area at the expence of rural students, its importance is certainly questionable.
Teachers are pre-occupied with covering work they must have covered under normal circumstances. They also lack intrinsic motivation due to their starvation wages. They certainly have no time to guide pupils to do proper research, let alone monitor and supervise such research. The best that gvt must do is to suspend CALA as the majority of CALA projects produced under such hap-hazardous meddling and muddling through are not pupils’ work but products of exchange of money and therefore serve no purpose in terms of developing student’s skills.
Ministry Primary and Secondary officials must learn to listen to professional advice, as more often than not their intransigent and irresponsible approach, impermeable to reason and facts, has been disastrous. There is no adequate time for successful implementation of CALA, and the best that the nation must do in 2021 is to suspend it. Its continued implementation in 2021 will benefit neither the student, teacher, education system nor the nation. A futile exercise is not worthy our pursuit unless we are led by educational vandals who cannot listen to professional advice. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.
By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has demoted Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema.
In a statement Wednesday, Misheck Sibanda, Mnangagwa’s chief secretary, said Mathema had been moved and was a Minister without Portfolio in the President’s office.
Sibanda did not state the reasons for Mathema’s demotion.
Mathema has been ill for and has not been in the public domain for almost three months now.
He has been replaced and Cabinet the Minister of State in Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s Office, Dr Evelyn Ndlovu.
By A Correspondent- Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has been elbowed out by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s top ally, Dr Evelyn Ndlovu.
Ndlovu was the Minister of State in Vice President Chiwenga’s Office.
On Wednesday, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda said the appointments come into effect on Thursday.
In terms of section 104 (1) of the Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment No. 20 of 2013, His Excellency the President, Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa, has made the following ministerial appointments: Honourable Evelyn Ndlovu as Minister of Primary and Second Education. Hon Cain G Mathema as Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the President,” he said. “
CHIREDZI – Tanyaradzwa Muromo, a one-year-old toddler who suddenly went missing from home where he was playing with his eight-year-old brother in Triangle, Chiredzi has been found dead about four km from the homestead.
Tanyaradzwa of Zorro Village went missing on September 17, 2021 and was found by a man only identified as Poshai who was going to his garden on Saturday morning. He reported the matter to Police.
The family and friends had been looking for him for eight days before he was found.
The toddler’s mother Melody Muzenda confirmed the development and said her child fell into nearby Cheche River and no one noticed it. No foul play is suspected.
Efforts to get a comment from Police Spokesperson Kudakwashe Dhewa were futile.
He was laid to rest on Monday in Zvashavane. Tanyaradzwa’s body was found clad in a red jacket and white trousers, the clothes he disappeared with.
Tanyaradzwa disappeared on September 17, 2021 when he was playing with his 8 year old brother at his home in Zororo village near Cheche river.- Masvingo Mirror
By Desdemona Munengwa| The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed thousands of people into the informal sector which though heavily affected has continued to provide a lifeline to poverty threatened citizens.
One of the beneficiaries of support from JASS, a women empowerment organisation, Batsirai Maphosa from Chipinge urban ward 6, said the capital she got helped her to kickstart her life after her husband died leaving her with four children to fend for.
“Life has been very hard for me I have four children, of which one is disabled she cannot talk, feed nor walk so it has been difficult for me to cater for the needs of my children whilst my husband passed on in a mine in South Africa so this education on income generating projects helped me as I could work from home and earn a living,” said Maphosa.
Another woman only referred to as Sarah said the project she started after losing her job has shielded her from the worst.
“We were given US$10 by a donor to start up a round and we managed to spin the money and shared it, and I used my share to start up a business and now it is helping me to fend my family as a single mother,” said Sarah.
Melisa Zisengwe from Checheche ward 24 also expressed gratitude to JASS for helping her to start a stokvel with her friends.
She has since raised enough capital to start a business at Checheche flea market.
A community empowerment organisation, Platform for Youth and Community Development (PYCD) Gender and Wellness Officer, Cynthia Gwenzi hailed the project for supporting women through income generating projects
These stokvel and business clubs have helped especially women to generate income to start up their businesses.
Newly appointed Warriors coach Norman Mapeza has named a 24-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Ghana early next month.
Zimbabwe take on the Black Stars away in Ghana on the 9th of October before hosting them at the National Sports Stadium three days later.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
It’s been a pleasure associating with @HotplateGrillh1 in its early growth.I agreed to be a Brand Ambassador to support a young,fledgling business whose interests & mine were aligned. Sadly,I am no longer able to continue in that role.I wish them every success going forward???? pic.twitter.com/Oau9vSE3Ux
Newly appointed Warriors coach Norman Mapeza has named a 24-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Ghana early next month.
Zimbabwe take on the Black Stars away in Ghana on the 9th of October before hosting them at the National Sports Stadium three days later.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Highlanders goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda claims he never wanted to leave the Bulawayo giants, contrary to last month’s reports.
The veteran goalkeeper posted on Facebook announcing his departure from Bosso in August, when the club was struggling financially and owing players months of unpaid salaries.
He has now distanced himself from the post, saying his Facebook account was hacked.
“When my account was hacked, I quickly got in touch with the club. As you know I never officially wrote to the club announcing my departure. When I realized my account was had been hacked, I got in touch with the club and handled the matter internally,” he said at Bosso’s pre-match press conference ahead of the Chibuku Super Cup clash against Bulawayo Chiefs.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Devine Lunga scored on his debut for Mamelodi Sundowns getting the second goal against former side Golden Arrows in the MTN semi final with a glancing header just before halftime.
Sundowns 2-0 Golden Arrows- Zim Diaspora Sports Connect
Mighty Warriors will begin their 2021 COSAFA Women’s Championship campaign this afternoon against Tanzania.
The two teams are meeting in the opening Group B encounter at Wolfson Stadium in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.
The match is a second successive meeting between the sides in this round, having played each other in the previous edition and Zimbabwe lost the encounter 1-0.
Squad News: Coach Sithethelelwe Sibanda travelled with a 19-member squad consisting of a couple of Black Rhinos Queens players.
The Rhinos players were recently in action at the CAF Champions League Qualifier where they finished second behind Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. These include Rutendo Makore, who won the Best Player Award at the tournament, Marjory Nyaumwe and Christabel Katona.
Tinashe Sambiri|The MDC Alliance is gaining ground in areas perceived to be ZanuPF strongholds…
Maureen Kademaunga, the MDC Alliance secretary for welfare, alongside Cecilia Chimbiri and Happymore Chidziva carried out a successful voter registration campaign in the volatile Uzumba area at the weekend.
In a video footage below circulating on social media, Kademaunga is seen addressing revellers at a bar in Uzumba.
She posted on Facebook: Everywhere we go the message is the same; Register to Vote and Vote for Change.
With Cecilia R Chimbiri and Happymore Chidziva preaching the message of change to revellers in a local bar in Uzumba after our fact finding visit to mining-affected areas.
By Business Reporter | Every other week from now, you shall see me commissioning other things like this countrywide, tichingokata, tizongokata,” said Emmerson Mnangagwa as he commissioned one of the Hotplate GrillHouse’s branches.
Hotplate GrillHouse has been in existence across the country for years, and their Samora Machel branch has been donated to Angel of Hope Foundation triggering an explosion of public complaints with many influential Zimbabweans saying they will now boycot the outlet due to its association with the First Family responsible for the death of thousands of Zimbabweans since 1983.
The state owned, ZBC reported saying:
Today, His Excellency President Cde ED Mnangagwa officially opened a Hotplate Grill House along Samora Machel Avenue. This outlet has been donated to First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa’s Angel of Hope Foundation. The empowerment initiative targeting the girl child will see twenty beneficiaries being employed at the facility. The business confidence in Zimbabwe is high as more companies are opening new outlets across the nation. As such Innscor announced opening of 92 new branches. This means more employment and more opportunities for businesses people in the nation.
To this, many Zimbabweans announced their outrage and below were some of the outbursts:
Hotplate Grill House has been donated to Angel of Hope Foundation and Mr Mnangagwa will be officially opening it. ? maybe ? its me who distrust anything that involves Baba&Amai Rwizi combined ??♂️ worse more if l hear one of those twinsies are involved ?
Tinashe Sambiri|Villagers in Uzumba are fuming at the seizure of their land by Chinese miners…
The Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has blessed the seizure of villagers’ land by the Chinese miners, sparking widespread protests from affected members of Uzumba community.
The MDC Alliance recently embarked on a fact-finding visit to the affected areas as part of efforts to find ways of assisting the citizens.
In a statement posted on Facebook, MDC Alliance spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere condemned the ruthless and inconsiderate seizure of villagers’ land by enablers of the system.
“Zanu PF is siding with big Chinese corporations and the MDC Alliance is siding with the communities that are vulnerable, that are powerless, that stand to lose their land, their heritage, their cultural sites, their burial step sites and their livelihoods.
After an MDC Alliance leadership delegation visited Uzumba & Mutoko, we reported on our findings at a press conference. We are using all tools available to us to protect the interests of the affected villagers while ensuring they’re not exposed to victimization by the regime,” said Advocate Mahere.
She added:
The MDC Alliance is on the ground in Mutoko and Uzumba to defend affected communities from forced evictions by Chinese mining firms who are backed by the regime in Harare.
We condemn this new colonialism and reiterate that the Chinese have no right to evict locals. #RegisterToVote…
Tinashe Sambiri| Members of the MDC Alliance Youth Assembly are spearheading a vigorous voter registration campaign in the capital Harare.
MDC Alliance Youth Assembly secretary general, Gift Ostallos Siziba is leading the campaign.
The programme is targeting new voters.
In a brief statement, MDC Alliance Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma said:
“MDC Alliance youth assembly acting Organizer and Secretary General Cde Ostallos, Hre province Chair Stan and secretary denford led a team of new recruits to register to vote. We urge comrades to Mobilize in communities and we register to vote #6MillionVotes
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CHIREDZI – Tanyaradzwa Muromo, a one-year-old toddler who suddenly went missing from home where he was playing with his eight-year-old brother in Triangle, Chiredzi has been found dead about four km from the homestead.
Tanyaradzwa of Zorro Village went missing on September 17, 2021 and was found by a man only identified as Poshai who was going to his garden on Saturday morning. He reported the matter to Police.
The family and friends had been looking for him for eight days before he was found.
The toddler’s mother Melody Muzenda confirmed the development and said her child fell into nearby Cheche River and no one noticed it. No foul play is suspected.
Efforts to get a comment from Police Spokesperson Kudakwashe Dhewa were futile.
He was laid to rest on Monday in Zvashavane. Tanyaradzwa’s body was found clad in a red jacket and white trousers, the clothes he disappeared with.
Tanyaradzwa disappeared on September 17, 2021 when he was playing with his 8 year old brother at his home in Zororo village near Cheche river.- Masvingo Mirror
MDC Alliance Youth Assembly secretary general Gift Ostallos Siziba and members of the party’s youth wing ( Harare Province) embark on a rigorous voter registration campaign
By Ashleigh Jinjika The onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to progress toward gender equality and, instead, exacerbated existing gender inequalities across domains, from gendered divisions of labour to economic stability.
Zimbabwe has some glaring gender inequalities that have arose in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The year 2020 was earmarked for reflection upon the progress made toward gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls(United Nations 2020). Ironically, the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light both new and existing gender inequalities.
Some of the most glaring gender inequalities that have arisen had a very negative impact on both the livelihood and survival of women.
Zimbabwe has some of the most glaring gender inequalities emerging from research on the COVID-19 crisis.
These inequalities exist across domains, including; health and well-being, the home, relational violence, work and poverty, and leadership.
Although the severity and mortality rate of COVID-19 infection is twice as high for men as for women, the virus has taken a disproportionate toll on the everyday psychological and physical health of women. Compared to men, women reported greater stress and anxiety during the initial stages of the lockdown in Zimbabwe as well as greater psychological distress following the initial lockdown.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also put women’s physical and reproductive health in jeopardy, as the government reallocated resources to the care of COVID-19 patients. Service closures particularly concerning reproductive health were affected resulting in unsafe abortions and many unwanted pregnancies.
Household and childcare responsibilities increased for many during the pandemic, but gender inequalities were most apparent among those with children. While mothers reported a greater increase in domestic and care work than fathers, they also reported a decrease in work hours, while fathers’ work hours largely remained stable. Moreover, mothers were more likely to be solely responsible for educating their children. In addition to putting more time strain on women, these inequalities can have a negative impact on women’s well-being and relationship satisfaction. Relational violence increased during the lockdown periods. In most cases, women were victims of such violence than men.. At national level there has been an increase of calls to crisis lines, online searches related to intimate partner violence, and actual reports of abuse.
Tinashe Sambiri|The MDC Alliance is gaining ground in areas perceived to be ZanuPF strongholds…
Maureen Kademaunga, the MDC Alliance secretary for welfare, alongside Cecilia Chimbiri and Happymore Chidziva carried out a successful voter registration campaign in the volatile Uzumba area at the weekend.
In a video footage below circulating on social media, Kademaunga is seen addressing revellers at a bar in Uzumba.
She posted on Facebook: Everywhere we go the message is the same; Register to Vote and Vote for Change.
With Cecilia R Chimbiri and Happymore Chidziva preaching the message of change to revellers in a local bar in Uzumba after our fact finding visit to mining-affected areas.
By Business Reporter | One of the fastest hotfood outlets, Hotplate GrillHouse’s branches has been donated to Auxillia Mnangagwa.
Hotplate GrillHouse Samora Machel Ave branch has been donated to Angel of Hope Foundation triggering an explosion of public complaints with many influential Zimbabweans saying they will now boycot the outlet due to its association with the the First Family responsible for the death of thousands of Zimbabweans since 1983.
The state owned, ZBC reported saying:
Today, His Excellency President Cde ED Mnangagwa officially opened a Hotplate Grill House along Samora Machel Avenue. This outlet has been donated to First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa’s Angel of Hope Foundation. The empowerment initiative targeting the girl child will see twenty beneficiaries being employed at the facility. The business confidence in Zimbabwe is high as more companies are opening new outlets across the nation. As such Innscor announced opening of 92 new branches. This means more employment and more opportunities for businesses people in the nation.
To this, many Zimbabweans announced their outrage and below were some of the outbursts:
Hotplate Grill House has been donated to Angel of Hope Foundation and Mr Mnangagwa will be officially opening it. ? maybe ? its me who distrust anything that involves Baba&Amai Rwizi combined ??♂️ worse more if l hear one of those twinsies are involved ?
The opposition parties, correctly to be termed and regarded as the alternative government, will win the 2023 harmonized elections. This is not a prophecy, but reasons:
The alternative government [opposition parties] will live up to the conventional ideals of “alternative”, which include aiming at conducting their affairs as the “alternative” to the 39 years of two faces of the same reality. Alternative government does not represent an “opposing element” of the ruling party. Furthermore, thinking and operating in terms of “a major and minor opposition parties” incapacitates and weakens the impact of the alternative government. People want to be positive and that is what the alternative government concept is. Parties that live only “to oppose” the ruling party, and even oppose other parties sharing the same goal to form government, tend to become expert at negativity. Such a mindset undermines itself. It has no vision, beyond revision and division. Also such a mindset assumes that division, not unity, is normal for any nation. “Them-or-us”. This also is the “now it’s our turn to eat” mentality, which is not an ideal philosophy, certainly not for a-15million population like Zimbabwe. Rather, now let’s demonstrate good governance, where inclusive unity in diversity is a healthy philosophy. This is what will contribute to the alternative government winning in 2023.
The alternative government will strive at forming a government with “good policies” put in practice, given the people’s mandate, rather than compete for a Presidential seat. Parties that fight for an individual to be “president”, regardless of his or her capability or lack thereof, wisdom or lack thereof, or selfishness or abundance thereof and corruption, succeed in forming a cult, not national leadership. This has been Zimbabwe’s narrative for the past 40 years: populism at the expense of productivity, constitutionality and integrity. Good government always consists of a Cabinet, an independent judicial system and the legislature. These traditional checks-and-balances are designed purposefully to ircumvent state capture. State capture is legalized corruption intended to benefit a few elite in power and their cronies. It is also a predictable path to authoritarianism, or even dictatorship. The real remedy for state capture and its evil antennas, is alternative government. This is why the people will choose an alternative government in 2023.
The alternative government will consist of parties which are branded by the spirit of political and social inclusiveness as well as national development. We consider “professional talent” and “national commitment”, especially at the Cabinet and Ministerial levels, because serving the nation is not so much of “party affinity” as commitment to national development. Party “proportions” serve the luxury of being in Parliament, at the expense of national development but commitment to national development serves both the urban and the rural populations. Real decentralization is not spreading government offices throughout the country, although this helps, but having large manufacturers to operate their companies in the rural areas where the majority of our voters live. Given reasonable tax-incentives, they will build good roads and bridges for their vehicles [and ours, too!]; they will build nice, adequately staffed clinics, schools and business centers for themselves [and us], and so forth. This is one way the nation will get real lasting benefits from these multi-national corporations some of whom are extractive and nothing else. In 2023, the people will choose to vote for a government which is expected to bring an alternative to Zimbabwe. This will make the whole nation flourish, rather than enrich a few cartels, which typically trust offshore banking, in alliance with extractive multi-national cooperation.
As the alternative government, the genuine parties will win because they are “opposed” to the prevailing corruption, State capture, narcissism and entitlement. The majority Zimbabweans know too well and are opposed to this. We are “opposed” to policies not people. The present ruling party will need lots of funding to campaign against the winners, using the tax-payers money. They will spend more because they have much to cover up. But they cannot be the alternative of themselves. Will the 39 years of government “campaign “ for them? They know that those who usually voted for the ruling party will now switch to the alternative and vote for the “policies” that will lead to national economic development. Everyone is yearning for a better economy,[jobs, industry, steady currency] and democracy [good governance, real freedom, the rule of law] not a political party. A political party is a segment of a nation.
A bona fide alternative government believes that national interests must precede all personal, family, tribal and even political party interests. When we fought for the liberation of our country, we recruited everyone – – male, female and all tribes, to join. For instance, at age 16 in High school, I was not even aware that Joshua Nkomo was Ndebele, Rev Ndabaningi Sithole was Ndau. We were all Zimbabweans fighting for one thing – -our country. – – and against one common enemy, the Colonial system. Black majority rule, against White minority rule. The incumbent versus the alternative. That’s all that mattered. Now only a select are privy to enjoy freedom. Surprisingly, these few must protect themselves with guns in their own land of birth. Should the rest of us not expect the national constitution to protect our civil liberties? That, in itself sends a loud message. Something is seriously wrong. The majority of the Zimbabwean prisons are there because they were trying to survive in a nation ravished due to poor economic policies. Some are jailed because they had “nothing to do” in a country that used to receive laborers from Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia because there was shortage of workers in the nation’s population.
People will choose the alternative government because it will not mortgage Zimbabwe to external powers, under the guise of “Foreign policy”. This nation must be guarded jealously not only because we purchased our freedom with blood, but because it has 40 precious minerals meant for Zimbabwe’s prosperity [$12 billion annually, potentially]. Today our country is “Zimbabwe” and everything else is in its womb. Logic tells us that the womb must have priority protection over the contents. By the same analogy, if the womb is destroyed, the precious baby inside is also ruined. All other elements are parts of the whole. All Zimbabweans, including the 4 million in Diaspora, belong to Zimbabwe. Some have involuntarily left due to the economics, politics, under-development and various other national circumstances caused by a small number of self-centered human beings. Diaspora is not an alternative country for Zimbabweans. Zimbabweans will come home when there is an alternative government.
The alternative government will win because their goal is the people’s goal. We strive to make Zimbabwe better, more democratic, advanced technologically, politically and to revamp the economy by responsible management of our national resources. Such a government will attract most of its citizens in the Diaspora. Have you ever wondered why Zimbabwe’s former colonizers are subtly fighting to come and invest in the country?
And why our youth and even elderly non-pensioned retirees are queueing for passports to leave the country? Also, think of this: since it is true that there are more than 4 million Zimbabweans who left, and 2.4 million who voted against the present government, the message is clear: almost half the nation’s population [15 million] including those who fought for its liberation, have left, leaving behind the land of birth. This is why the alternative government will win, but we have to make the choice and the power.
Professor Lovemore Madhuku has defended himself in his continued representation of Kingsdale residents.
The lawyer said if he has broken any laws he should be reported to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ).
Some sections within Norton have accused the lawyer, together with Councilor Laston Tachiona of swindling residents of their money.
The two are accused of pursuing ‘a weak’ case in their refusal to recognize Maparahwe Properties as the owner of Kingsdale land.
However in a response to this publication, Madhuku said the accusations are frivolous.
“So I’m not sure why anyone would say we take weak cases, why do we take weak cases?
“I don’t know where it is coming from.
“If anyone thinks we are swindling anyone then those are the cases to take to the Law Society,” he said.
Councilor Tachiona also spoke about the issue and said leaders need to recognize that Kingsdale residents are not dumb.
“There is a notion which we have as leaders of thinking that we are more educated than the residents.
“We have no time to listen to residents on the ground.
“I’m not in my position as Councilor because I’m more educated, there are more learned people with degrees in Kingsdale.
“Thinking that people in Kingsdale are dumb and I can drive them in any direction I want should be corrected.
“We need to revise our thinking.
“I have never taken the residents in any direction which the people did not want themselves,” he said.
The Kingsdale land issue has been dragging on for years.
A section of residents have refused to recognise Maparahwe Properties as the land owner and argue that the land belongs to the state.
They have thus been contesting in court, represented by Prof Madhuku.
Resultantly, the long winding nature of the case has resulted in some sections accusing the leaders of swindling residents of their money over a dead case.
Recently some ZANU PF leaders including Mash West State Minister Mary Mliswa have also come to be involved in the matter.
The Norton Town Council has remained uninvolved arguing that the land is outside its purview for now.
Police yesterday said they are still to receive reports on cases of violence that are said to have been witnessed across the country in the ongoing Zanu-PF restructuring exercise.
This is despite confirmed cases of violence in Harare, Mashonaland Central and Midlands provinces and demonstrations in Manicaland province against provincial chairman Mike Madiro.
Police national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said no report on the alleged violence has been made.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police has not received any reports throughout the country in terms of violence and assault and that is the position,” Nyathi told NewsDay yesterday.
In Harare, provincial chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa confirmed to the media that he was assaulted by aspiring chairperson, Godwin Gomwe during a restructuring exercise in Epworth on Sunday.
“Zanu-PF does not tolerate any violence,” Masimirembwa was quoted saying.
“Even if you disagree on things, you have to dialogue, and not use violence. Law enforcement agents are dealing with that matter. I did not fight him. He assaulted me.”
Masimirembwa said he had made a police report. Gomwe was not immediately available for comment.
In Gokwe-North, there were reports of skirmishes that saw the local district coordinating committee chairperson Justice Mayor Wadyajena intervening to rescue a party official who was under siege and taken to a local police station on accusations of manipulating the voting process.
Reports from Mashonaland Central yesterday indicated that police were called in to calm down flaring tampers after some party officials in Mt Darwin were allegedly caught trying to manipulate the electoral process. The elections were summarily aborted.
Party provincial deputy secretary for the commissariat, Shepherd Kararira, was allegedly caught stuffing ballot boxes with already marked ballots.
By A Correspondent| Opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has dismissed Presidential spokesperson George Charamba’s assertions in support of evictions currently taking place in Uzumba saying he was displaying “a mercenary mind-set”.
Chamisa was speaking to a local daily on the situation in Uzumba following the coming of Chinese investors who have since told villagers to move out to pave way for granite mining operations.
Charamba recently took to social media, accusing the MDC Alliance of feigning to care about the welfare of locals.
“He has a mercenary mindset. We are a people-centred party which believes that Zimbabwe is not for sale and should not be sold. On the other hand, they are selling the country to their friends at the expense of our people. They sold Chisumbanje, Uzumba, Chilonga and parts of Hwange and they do it without shame,” Chamisa said.
Chamisa blasted President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly aiding the seizure of communal land by Asian capitalists, resulting in mass displacement of villagers to pave way for Chinese mining projects.
His comments came shortly after a Chinese miner bragged that it had authority to displace the villagers because they had no title deeds to the land they were occupying.
Chamisa said it was even more disturbing that the same unsettling pattern happened in Chilonga, Chiredzi in Masvingo province, the diamond rich area of Chiadzwa, ethanol projects in Chisumbanje, and other resource-rich areas where locals were displaced.
“It is not an isolated incident, these things which are happening in Uzumba and Mutoko. It is a system where the ordinary people are disregarded and thrown off their land for the benefit of the elite,” Chamisa said.
Mutoko villagers are up in arms with government over its decision to evict them to pave way for a Chinese miner to extract black granite and gold.
A week after Chamisa dispatched a fact-finding mission to Uzumba and Mutoko, Cabinet also dispatched Local Government minister July Moyo to Uzumba to have an appreciation of what was happening there, although government initially denied that villagers would be displaced.
By A Correspondent- An Epworth businessman is demanding US$5 000 adult_ery damages from his wife’s alleged lover.
Elisha Masango, 35, a shop owner on Saturday dragged Elias Mwayengeni, 40, popularly known as Boss Kays to Epworth police station public relations office accusing him of dating his wife Beauty Chapendama, 28.
Masango and Beauty on Friday turned their bedroom into a boxing ring leaving their faces with scars and Boss Kays was at the center of their fight.
Boss Kays denies the allegations saying his relationship with Beauty was purely business.
Masango told H-Metro that Boss Kays has been bedding Beauty since 2017 and upon confronting him he vowed to stop the illicit affair.
“Boss Kays has been a family friend who would help us in resolving my differences with my wife,” said Masango.
“In 2017, I discovered that my wife was dating another man by the name Samuel and she apologized and I accepted through the intermediation of Boss Kays.
“That same year Boss Kays lured my wife and they started seeing each other behind my back and he started helping her with business ideas.
“He took advantage of my wife’s weakness following the Samuel issue and lured her.
“He has charmed my wife that he does not want to separate with her despite the warnings I gave him.
“I confronted my wife and Boss Kays and he admitted and pleaded for forgiveness.
“The two continued to date and I discovered it and forced my wife to pack her belongings akaenda kuMbare kunogara amai vake.
“Her mother shouted at me over separating Boss Kays and Beauty arguing that Boss Kays had been her business partner before I married Beauty.
“Beauty’s mother is supporting the illicit relationship since she has been benefiting from Boss Kays’ ideas as well as adding her fleet of cars from stealing in my business.
“Beauty vowed not to leave Boss Kays in front of a family meeting with the support of her mother and I later accepted my wife back considering my three children I sired with Beauty.
“Beauty apologised for bedding Boss Kays akatondiudza kuti vakaenda vese kuHIV testing.
“On Friday I discovered that Boss Kays has been seeing my wife behind my back again and this led me to fight with my wife.
“Kufonera mudzimai wake kunoripiswa here? Mudzimai wake ndini ndakamubatsira kuti iye adye asi anomutukira amai vake achivadaidza nezita kuti Alice arikudya mari dzake.
“He is failing his marriage by his loose talk and he even tells his wife that he had sexual intercourse with her friends.
“Is it a sin to give Beauty transport?
“Masango is very abusive zvekuti Beauty arimunhamo huru chaiyo.
“Saka kana Beauty arikuita zvechipfambi iye Masango wacho anorambirei achimudzosa kumba kwake, uyu anorwara uyu,” said Boss Kays.
Beauty told H-Metro that Masango never caught her red handed and has no evidence to prove his claims.
“We fought on Friday night and I fled to stay with my sister,” said Beauty.
“My husband has no evidence at all to prove any affair with Boss Kays.
By A Correspondent- Mines minister Winston Chitando is embroiled in a mine wrangle after he allegedly cancelled a mining permit for an indigenous miner and controversially awarded it to a syndicate allegedly linked to his permanent secretary, Onesimo Moyo.
Indigenous miner, Pius Madzimure, who has been operating the mine for nine years, was allegedly ordered to vacate the claim this week by Chitando to make way for a mining syndicate called Marongoro, which is fronted by Mary Moyo and Eunice Madyangowe.
This is despite a ruling by Mashonaland Central provincial mining director, one M Mazemo in 2021 that Madzimure is the rightful owner of the claim.
“After all necessary considerations have been done, it is hereby determined that Elliot 90, registered in favour of Mr P Madzimure, has no overlap with either special grant 7290 or special grant 7235 and, as such, should continue with his mining operations within the boundaries of his block of mining claims as at registration,” part of the report by Mazemo read.
But Chitando this week controversially overturned the ruling and ordered that Marongoro takes over the claim, although, according to documentation, it was not part of the dispute which was being dealt with by the minister.
After the provincial mine director had upheld Madzimure’s right to mine at Elliot 90 against Justice Mining Syndicate and Maisva 3 Mining Syndicate, the dispute then escalated to the minister.
The provincial mines director ruled that Maisva 3 Mining Syndicate should be allocated a claim adjacent to Madzimure’s claims, while Justice Mining Syndicate lost the right to mine in the area.
But Chitando overturned the decision of the provincial director and went on to direct that Madzimure be evicted to make way for Marongoro, whose directors are the same as those for Justice Mining Syndicate.
“In this instance, the determination is: Pius Madzimure registered his claim Elliot 90A on the area which was not open to prospecting and pegging, therefore, it should be cancelled,” Chitando directed.
Documents state that Marongoro Mining Syndicate was not included in the claim dispute when the issue was heard by the provincial mining director. It only surfaced after Chitando’s directive.
The minister was unavailable for comment yesterday.
The mine dispute started during the late former President Robert Mugabe’s era. Madzimure fought a successful legal battle against former First Lady Grace Mugabe.
Madzimure has since taken the matter to the High Court challenging the minister’s ruling.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has released a list of people accused of abusing mobile phone services and social media to facilitate and promote illegal foreign currency exchange transactions and money laundering. In a statement, RBZ Governor Dr John Mangudya said:
MEASURES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS ABUSING MOBILE PHONE SERVICES AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE ILLEGAL FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS AND MONEY-LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has identified individuals listed hereunder who are abusing mobile telecommunications services and other social media platforms to promote and facilitate illegal foreign exchange transactions and money laundering activities.
The FIU has instructed banks, mobile money operators and other financial service providers to identify and freeze any accounts operated by these individuals and, further, to bar them from accessing financial services for a period of two years, with immediate effect.
The FIU has also requested the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) to bar the said individuals from operating mobile phone lines.
The FIU, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, will continue to monitor various social media and bank accounts to identify and take action against perpetrators of illicit dealings. Over and above the corrective measures of barring the delinquent individuals from accessing banking and financial services and operating mobile phone lines, the FIU has forwarded their names and particulars to law enforcement agencies for prosecution.
Members of the public who have information that may assist in identifying more perpetrators are urged to contact the FIU on WhatsApp numbers 0714039897 or 0780434475.
Passengers Association of Zimbabwe is deeply moved the action of the Zimbabwe Republic Police where it had teargased a bus in motion in Masvingo. The actions of the police are inhumane and a threat to passenger rights and security. In this 21st century the police should be using policing methods which are in tandem with time and improvements in communication technologies. The Zimbabwean Police Force must desist from from using those primitive methods and become techno-logical. They should not abate crime by committing crime themselves.
Passengers Association of Zimbabwe is asking the Zimbabwe Republic Police to be sincere by giving us the details leading to such action. They should enlighten us on the its codes of conduct and ethics prior to its action. We also want to know the basic elements of public policing in relation to consequences which lead the implementation of canisters where there were children on board and a many passengers with various health issues and pregnant women.
It is shocking that after the police have this in full view of the nation and in the face the passengers they will simply deny that and or justify their action. As a nation we are no longer safe in the face of the police force because they have given themselves the attitude to do anything that is dangerous to passengers. Their actions range from throwing canisters on buses and spikes at moving vehicles. Where in their policing is it indicated that they are mandated to throw canisters in moving vehicles carrying civilians.
Passengers Association of Zimbabwe questions the level of education the Zimbabwean Police force have. Their operations lack logic and an application of common sense. Instead of causing health threats to the passengers their is damage of the vehicle and loss of belongings. Who is going to meet the costs of damages done through this poor method of policing.
We do not support crime in Zimbabwe as passengers. The police should have called the nearest police post ahead to intercept the bus while in persuit. This use of force is dangerous taking chances that passengers may die due to accident. This time it’s not human error on the part of the police but it’s showing it’s a behaviour inherent in them.
The Zimbabwean Police Force leaves a lot to be deserved. We advice the police force not to be a danger to passengers. Their actions causes them to lose credibility and trust from the citizens.
Passengers Association of Zimbabwe is their seeking the arrest of those officers who threw teargas in the bus where there was a mixture of people. There were children and pregnant women and passengers with a variety of health issues. Before doing some actions the officers should first ask themselves questions to authenticate justifications of their actions. This is high class bullying from the law enforcement agencies in our own country.
By A Correspondent- Government has started to implement its decision to transfer health workers from the Chitungwiza and Harare municipalities’ payrolls to the Salary Service Bureau, with 60 out of the 65 nurses in Chitungwiza having been transferred.
Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said measures were being put in place for the City of Harare to expedite the implementation of the Cabinet decision by transferring 368 health professionals.
“This is in line with the government’s decision to centralise the payment of essential services in order to ensure timely payment,” Mutsvangwa said.
“To smoothen implementation of the transfer of the health workers, Cabinet resolved that going forward, the implementation of the Cabinet directive be made in a manner that allows the complete absorption of health professionals from all urban local authorities, starting with Chitungwiza, followed by Harare and then moving on to the remaining local authorities.”
Mutsvangwa said the ad hoc inter-ministerial committee led by Public Service minister Paul Mavima was given a month to engage municipalities in order to deal with legacy issues, such as outstanding salaries, provident funds, statutory obligations, and other conditions of service such as funeral assistance, medical insurance and accommodation.
By Jane Mlambo| Controversial former Zanu PF councilor and Chivi legislator Killer Zivhu has copied the opposition MDC Alliance hashtag #NgapindeHakeMukomana pushing for Nelson Chamisa’s election and developed his own #NgaapindeHakeMukomanaZivhu in his bid to retain his constituency.
The opposition has been buzzing with the #NgaapindeHakeMukomana campaign which seeks to encourage voters to vote Chamisa but Zivhu has just borrowed everything and added his own name at the end.
He is using his hashtag to share the projects he spearheaded or spearheading in Chivi in a bid to win the hearts of the people.
This is likely not going to sit well with opposition supporters who were rallying and popularizing their hashtag against Zanu PF’s #EDTheGameChanger.
Zivhu was fired from Zanu PF and later recalled from parliament.
Since his dismissal from the ruling party, he has been hobnobbing from one party to the other making it difficult to gain trust from any camp.
He has previously vowed not to contest against Zanu PF but his latest Twitter posts and the new hashtag he is now popularizing, he might have opted to go for it once by-elections dates are proclaimed.
Police yesterday said they are still to receive reports on cases of violence that are said to have been witnessed across the country in the ongoing Zanu PF restructuring exercise.
This is despite confirmed cases of violence in Harare, Mashonaland Central and Midlands provinces and demonstrations in Manicaland province against provincial chairman Mike Madiro.
Police national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said no report on the alleged violence has been made.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police has not received any reports throughout the country in terms of violence and assault and that is the position,” Nyathi told NewsDay yesterday.
In Harare, provincial chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa confirmed to the media that he was assaulted by aspiring chairperson, Godwin Gomwe during a restructuring exercise in Epworth on Sunday.
“Zanu PF does not tolerate any violence,” Masimirembwa was quoted saying.
“Even if you disagree on things, you have to dialogue, and not use violence. Law enforcement agents are dealing with that matter. I did not fight him. He assaulted me.”
Masimirembwa said he had made a police report. Gomwe was not immediately available for comment.
In Gokwe-North, there were reports of skirmishes that saw the local district coordinating committee chairperson Justice Mayor Wadyajena intervening to rescue a party official who was under siege and taken to a local police station on accusations of manipulating the voting process.
Reports from Mashonaland Central yesterday indicated that police were called in to calm down flaring tampers after some party officials in Mt Darwin were allegedly caught trying to manipulate the electoral process. The elections were summarily aborted.
Party provincial deputy secretary for the commissariat, Shepherd Kararira, was allegedly caught stuffing ballot boxes with already marked ballots.
By A Correspondent- Opposition MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa has blamed the governing ZANU PF for the land dispute between Chinese miners and villagers in Uzumba and elsewhere around the country.
He said political elites were disregarding the interests of the ordinary man as they are benefitting from Chinese mining projects.
His remarks come at the backdrop of a land feud between villagers in Uzumba and a Chinese-owned Heijin mining company in which about 70 families are set to be evicted.
The company recently bragged that it had the authority to displace the villagers because they had no title deeds to the land they were occupying.
Chamisa told NewsDay that the same unsettling pattern happened in Chilonga, Chiredzi in Masvingo province, the diamond-rich area of Chiadzwa, ethanol projects in Chisumbanje, and other resource-rich areas where locals were displaced.
He said:
It is not an isolated incident, these things which are happening in Uzumba and Mutoko. It is a system where the ordinary people are disregarded and thrown off their land for the benefit of the elite.
Presidential spokesman George Charamba recently took to social media, accusing the MDC Alliance of pretending to care about the welfare of locals.
Chamisa dismissed Charamba’s assertions saying he was displaying “a mercenary mindset”.
He added:
He has a mercenary mindset. We are a people-centred party which believes that Zimbabwe is not for sale and should not be sold. On the other hand, they are selling the country to their friends at the expense of our people. They sold Chisumbanje, Uzumba, Chilonga and parts of Hwange and they do it without shame.
There is a growing concern in some quarters that China is becoming the new imperialist that is in Africa to plunder and loot resources.
China is accused of extending loans and making generous donations to Africa, Zimbabwe in particular, to clear the path for Chinese companies to exploit the country’s natural resources.
However, China refuted the claims saying its assistance is never offered in exchange for natural resources or with natural resources as collateral.
By A Correspondent- Police yesterday said they are still to receive reports on cases of violence that are said to have been witnessed across the country in the ongoing Zanu-PF restructuring exercise.
This is despite confirmed cases of violence in Harare, Mashonaland Central and Midlands provinces and demonstrations in Manicaland province against provincial chairman Mike Madiro.
Police national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said no report on the alleged violence has been made.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police has not received any reports throughout the country in terms of violence and assault and that is the position,” Nyathi told NewsDay yesterday.
In Harare, provincial chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa confirmed to the media that he was assaulted by aspiring chairperson, Godwin Gomwe during a restructuring exercise in Epworth on Sunday.
Zanu-PF does not tolerate any violence,” Masimirembwa was quoted saying.
“Even if you disagree on things, you have to dialogue, and not use violence. Law enforcement agents are dealing with that matter. I did not fight him. He assaulted me.”
Masimirembwa said he had made a police report. Gomwe was not immediately available for comment.
In Gokwe-North, there were reports of skirmishes that saw the local district coordinating committee chairperson Justice Mayor Wadyajena intervening to rescue a party official who was under siege and taken to a local police station on accusations of manipulating the voting process.
Reports from Mashonaland Central yesterday indicated that police were called in to calm down flaring tampers after some party officials in Mt Darwin were allegedly caught trying to manipulate the electoral process. The elections were summarily aborted.
Party provincial deputy secretary for the commissariat, Shepherd Kararira, was allegedly caught stuffing ballot boxes with already marked ballots.-newsday
Pursuant to our collective effort to save Cleveland or Haka wetland, Community Water Alliance and the Combined Harare Residents Association demands that City of Harare Environment Management Committee that is meeting today immediately cancel lease agreement with the Terence Mukupe led Nakiso Holdings which has violated the agreement by paving way for construction of houses. The area falling under lease agreement is a wetland protected under the Ramsar Convention. Sad events of our painful past experiences showed us how flooded houses built on wetlands add an unnecessary cost on tax payers’ money and unnecessarily stretch focus areas of the Civil Protection Unit. This cost and unnecessary burden can be prevented by protecting Cleveland Wetland.
We are imploring citizens to engage Chairperson of the Environment Management Committee Cllr Ian Makoni and compel the committee to act in the interests of the public and in line with environmental rights contained on Section 73 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The Environmental Management Agency has issued an Environmental Protection Order against construction on the side and the newly gazetted Harare Wetlands map which should guide spatial planning in Harare has earmarked this area as one of the wetland areas to be protected in Harare.
The National Development Strategy 1 talks about climate change resilience and mitigation strategies. Preservation of wetlands is one of the globally accepted strategy to deal with carbon sequestration and we implore City of Harare to walk the talk. Residents will soon converge on that wetlands to fight for their rights. This wetland is the area where Mukuvisi river starts and compromising the area is a future disaster for feeding of water in Lake Chivero through Mukuvisi river. Already City of Harare has been forced to lower production of water at Prince Edward Water Treatment plant after lowered dam level in Harava dam which is emanating from bad management of the catchment upstream of the dam. As citizens we cannot allow another disaster which will affect future generations.
Call all Councilors who are sitting in the Environment Management Committee of City of Harare and compel them to cancel the lease agreement with Nakiso.
By A Correspondent- Over 200 Zanu PF supporters, who were camped at the party’s headquarters in Mutare calling for the ouster of Manicaland provincial chairperson Mike Madiro were Tuesday restrained by Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Nokuthula Matsikenyere.
Matsikenyere told a local publication that she was sent to address and disperse the angry demonstrators by Zanu PF acting political commissar Patrick Chinamasa.
The party members, including war veterans, had been camped at the party headquarters in Mutare since Sunday, accusing Madiro of imposing candidates in the party’s internal district elections in the province.
Matsikenyere said:
People were not happy with the elections. They are claiming provincial chairperson Mike Madiro was an interested party and was not supposed to have monitored the elections.
It is not fair that Madiro is monitoring elections where he is also an interested party.
If it means that I have to contact President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the issue, I am going to do so.
Matsikenyere told NewsDay that after her address, the furious demonstrators left for their respective districts.
Madiro is accused of undermining party structures in the province and abusing his perceived enemies in his quest to retain the chairmanship in provincial elections to be held later this year.
On Sunday, there were bloody fights in Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland West and Midlands provinces.-Newsday
By A Correspondent- A Chiredzi based couple has lost US$10 000 after being attacked by six robbers while at their home.
On their Twitter handle, the police said the incident occurred on Sunday.
“The ZRP is appealing for information which may assist in the investigations of a robbery case which occurred on September 26 at a house along Kingfisher Road, Chiredzi. Six suspects attacked a couple and stole US$10800 cash, a jacket and four cellphones.
“The stolen cellphones were recovered dumped in the complainants’ yard,” said the police. In a related case, police are investigating circumstances surrounding a case of robbery which occurred on September 25 at around 11PM, along Intemba Road in Bulawayo.
“The complainant (52) who was travelling from Nkulumane to Cowdray Park was robbed of a Nissan NP200 motor vehicle, belonging to Bulawayo City Council, by seven suspects who stopped him along the way. The stolen vehicle was later recovered abandoned near ZETDC Sub-station near Roman Catholic Church in Pumula South.”
By A Correspondent- Almost 200 000 diasporans using Zimbabwean Special Dispensation permits (ZSDP) in South Africa have been unsettled by the host country’s delays in renewing their visas.
The Zimbabweans under the ZSDP facility acquired their documents in 2010. They were renewed in 2014 and 2017.
Indications are that the documents will expire on December 31, thus the need for renewal.
Zimbabwe Community in SA chairperson Ngqabutho Mabhena said they were still waiting for the South African Home Affairs minister Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi to announce the way forward on the permits. “We had hoped that they would announce it this September, but we are now drawing close to the end of the month. Traditionally, they announce before mid-September. The permit application process normally begins from October 1 to December 31. This was the case in 2010, 2014 and 2017,” Mabhena said.
“We will be contacting the SA Home Affairs ministry to find out what is happening during the course of this week. We are also receiving reports of financial institutions like banks which are asking people to update their accounts since their passports will be expiring or their permits coming to an end.”
Mabhena said the Zimbabwe Community in SA and the African Diaspora Forum were working with the Zimbabwean embassy on the issue.
“In 2010, 295 000 people had applied for the permits and 245 000 of them were issued with permits. By 2017, we had 198 000 that had applied to renew their permits. Our desire is that the holders of the Zimbabwe special permits should be granted permanent resident permits,” he said.
A few weeks ago, the Zimbabwe consul-general to Johannesburg, Melody Chaurura, said the embassy was engaging South African authorities on the issue of special permits.
“We can, however, confirm that consultations on the issue have been underway among the relevant stakeholders in South Africa and the issue has since been submitted to Cabinet for decisions,” she said.
“In this regard, we continue to wait for pronouncements by the government’s competent authorities on the future of these permits. In the meantime, we encourage the holders of these permits to exercise patience and to be watchful for scams.”
South Africa is believed to be home to an estimated three million Zimbabweans; both irregular and regular immigrants.
THE United Nations (UN) will deploy a special rapporteur to Zimbabwe to probe the impact of sanctions on the country and determine if President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government was not using them as a scapegoat to the prevailing economic crisis.
UN special rapporteur Alena Douhan, from Belarus, is expected to be in Zimbabwe from on October 18 to 28 at the invitation of government.
Douhan is expected to meet government officials, the opposition and members of civic society.
Subsequently, a report on the findings will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council at its 51st session to be held in September next year.
“She is currently seeking the views of all relevant stakeholders to inform the thematic and geographical focus of the visit and subsequent reporting,” read a statement by the office of the UN Human Rights High Commissioner yesterday.
“In order to gather first-hand information related to the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights in a specific country, enabling her to conduct her assessment and evaluation of such impacts, and thus to prepare relevant recommendations and guidelines on means to mitigate or eliminate these adverse impacts, the special rapporteur undertakes field visits.”
Zimbabwe has been under US sanctions since 2001 when the world super power, the United States, signed the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act into law in response to the deteriorating human rights situation in the country.
The measures have been renewed over the years since 2001 and in March 2021, the US renewed its sanctions regimes in respect of Zimbabwe, South Sudan and Iran for one year.
The European Union (EU) also imposed sanctions, which they described as targeted.
In February this year, the EU renewed its sanctions on Zimbabwe, imposing an arms embargo and a targeted asset freeze against the Zimbabwe Defence Industries for one year until 20 February 2022 in light of the “continued deterioration of the humanitarian, economic and social situation” in Zimbabwe, and “the continuing need to investigate the role of security force actors in human rights abuses”.
The UK government also slapped an asset freeze and travel ban on four Zimbabwean senior security sector officials, who are said to be responsible for committing serious human rights violations and, as such, undermining the rule of law.
The late former President Robert Mugabe, before he was toppled in a November 2017 coup, claimed sanctions were hurting the ordinary people.
Mnangagwa, when he assumed power, said sanctions should not be used as a scapegoat, but later made an about-turn, claiming that sanctions were derailing the country’s economic recovery.
Among Zimbabweans on the sanctions list are members of the securocrats, and line ministers who stand accused of human rights violations, including deploying the army to kill civilians, particularly on August 1, 2018 during the post-election disturbances, and in the January 2019 anti-fuel price hike riots.
Other officials and companies linked to the governing party are also on the sanctions list for their alleged involvement in aiding corruption, among other things.- NewsDay
By A Correspondent-President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday promoted chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi to the High Court bench
Mutevedzi was appointed together with Rogers Manyangadze Foroma, Chipo Annie-Lucy Mungwari, Elijah Makomo, Never Katiyo, Joseph Chilimbe, Bongani Ndlovu, Samuel Deme and Catherine Kate Bachi-Muzawazi.
The appointments come soon after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) made recommendations to the President following public interviews held last month.
The JSC submits a list of recommended candidates to Mnangagwa, who assents or asks the JSC to submit a fresh set of names if he is not satisfied. The vacancies arose after some judges were fired, retired, or promoted to the apex court.
THE United Nations (UN) will deploy a special rapporteur to Zimbabwe to probe the impact of sanctions on the country and determine if President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government was not using them as a scapegoat to the prevailing economic crisis.
UN special rapporteur Alena Douhan, from Belarus, is expected to be in Zimbabwe from on October 18 to 28 at the invitation of government.
Douhan is expected to meet government officials, the opposition and members of civic society.
Subsequently, a report on the findings will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council at its 51st session to be held in September next year.
“She is currently seeking the views of all relevant stakeholders to inform the thematic and geographical focus of the visit and subsequent reporting,” read a statement by the office of the UN Human Rights High Commissioner yesterday.
“In order to gather first-hand information related to the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights in a specific country, enabling her to conduct her assessment and evaluation of such impacts, and thus to prepare relevant recommendations and guidelines on means to mitigate or eliminate these adverse impacts, the special rapporteur undertakes field visits.”
Zimbabwe has been under US sanctions since 2001 when the world super power, the United States, signed the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act into law in response to the deteriorating human rights situation in the country.
The measures have been renewed over the years since 2001 and in March 2021, the US renewed its sanctions regimes in respect of Zimbabwe, South Sudan and Iran for one year.
The European Union (EU) also imposed sanctions, which they described as targeted.
In February this year, the EU renewed its sanctions on Zimbabwe, imposing an arms embargo and a targeted asset freeze against the Zimbabwe Defence Industries for one year until 20 February 2022 in light of the “continued deterioration of the humanitarian, economic and social situation” in Zimbabwe, and “the continuing need to investigate the role of security force actors in human rights abuses”.
The UK government also slapped an asset freeze and travel ban on four Zimbabwean senior security sector officials, who are said to be responsible for committing serious human rights violations and, as such, undermining the rule of law.
The late former President Robert Mugabe, before he was toppled in a November 2017 coup, claimed sanctions were hurting the ordinary people.
Mnangagwa, when he assumed power, said sanctions should not be used as a scapegoat, but later made an about-turn, claiming that sanctions were derailing the country’s economic recovery.
Among Zimbabweans on the sanctions list are members of the securocrats, and line ministers who stand accused of human rights violations, including deploying the army to kill civilians, particularly on August 1, 2018 during the post-election disturbances, and in the January 2019 anti-fuel price hike riots.
Other officials and companies linked to the governing party are also on the sanctions list for their alleged involvement in aiding corruption, among other things.- NewsDay
Tinashe Sambiri|Tired Zanu PF functionary Obert Mpofu has torched social media storm after attempting to pour cold water on # Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana.
Writing on Twitter Mpofu attempted to “downplay” the impact of the popular maxim.Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana is a slogan coined by disgruntled citizens who want MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa to take over power after winning the 2023 polls.
“Meanwhile, the Ngapinde Hake Mukoma noise is slowly dying down. Next hashtag please,” Mpofu tweeted.
“It is dying in his old tired and corrupt brain. It is and will remain domiciled in the people’s hearts and be more vibrant and vicious during elections. This is a citizens call which is beyond political parties.
It is signal that change is coming engineered by the citizens themselves.
Citizens have decided to unite and converge to win Zimbabwe for change. Mukomana/Jaha is there and people are ready to vote for him in the next plebiscite.
The war is Zimbabweans against the dictators in ZANU pf, definitely the people are winning. It will be a thunderous victory for Jaha/mukomana through the People’s power. uChamisa Nguye Kangene.”
Angry Zimbabweans lambasted Mpofu for stealing State resources at will.
By Mlilo Joyinani, Shadow Councillor Ward One, Harare South | I am not representing anyone except the people of Zimbabwe.
I don’t know but I understand that the so called Vengai Musengi, the ZANU PF youth chair for Mashonaland West is somehow talking something of high quality. President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is not anyone’s property, he is the president of The Republic of Zimbabwe. He is also Nelson Chamisa’s president!
Musengi has no power whatsoever not to allow Hon.Temba Mliswa to attend the president’s occasions.
Hon. Mliswa is a hardworker and the likes of the Musengis are afraid of him. Sometimes we must face reality in life and dump ancient politics, attending our president’s occasions actually show patriotism not cronyism.
These are the same people who are advocating for constituency delimitations and by-elections yet the same people who are there are doing nothing.
We don’t need all those things but development.
Musengi does not cast more than one vote as an individual so he must not think that he is more ZANU Pf than others.
ZANU PF has no owner and it is a very big institution which has no obstacle, if you try to be an obstacle you suffer the consequences.
*ZANU PF HAINA GOMO OR MURIDZI NDEYEVANHU*
We need five million votes but you see some people chasing away the same votes which we want. That is utter rubbish and absolutely nonsense.
If Nelson Chamisa decides to attend any function being addressed by the president that’s his right.
Now is the time not to be passive,primitive and backward!
Hon. Temba Mliswa is a hard worker so let us leave him alone,he is a patriotic cdre who knows what we want.
By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo woman has shocked the court after revealing that her man was resorting to pounding her with fists because his sexual organ was weak and could not satisfy her in bed.
Nonmatter Mlambo (32) approached Western Commonage court to seek legal intervention after her husband, Mqondisi Msipa (45), assaulted her in front of her aunt who had visited them. Mlambo said the problem started when she engaged her husband’s aunt about Msipa’s erectile dysfunction problem. After that, their marriage became a sour affair because Msipa constantly accused her of bad-mouthing him with his aunt. Mlambo said the situation escalated as her husband would hurl insults at her before assaulting her and would issue death threats. Fearing for her life, Mlambo applied for a protection order against her husband.
“I’m applying for a protection order against my husband, who physically and verbally abuses me for confiding in his aunt that we are facing a problem in our marriage because he is sexually weak as he quickly climaxes, leaving me sexually starved. “His aunt sold me out because she told him that I approached her. After that, my husband would verbally attack me, and at times, he would beat me up. In addition to that, he is a self-centred man who does not take advice and wants whatever he says to take precedence,” she said. She added: “I fear that he will end up killing me.” The presiding magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube granted Mlambo a protection order against her husband and ordered him not to physically and verbally abuse his wife.
By Nomazulu Thata | These two personalities are painfully uneven. Whereas Phugheni is eloquently brilliant, a very intelligent man, I should be excused if I said Gambakwe is challenged, borderline. It defeats my mind to realize that Phugheni somehow enjoys entertaining Gambakwe in his media channel. I have never understood the symbiotic relationship between the two. The second question will be: why do I, Nomazulu access Gambakwe media; if I say, it is one of those gutter portals; always producing cheap political discussions most of the time too stupid to comprehend?
I remember reading or listening to media comments that the late former Chancellor Helmut Kohl made when he was critiqued about his love of reading the “Bild Zeitung”. He replied: whoever avoids reading the “Bild Zeitung”, means they have no idea what the majority of million citizens of Germany think.
If possible, read all newspapers, time is permitting; said Dr. Kohl: MHISRIP. I have admired him on his politics on EU integration and Euro currency that marked his legacy; However, I have never voted for the Christian Democratic Party.
The Gambakwe media is well attended by Zimbabweans mostly in the Diaspora who yearn for news from home. I suppose its simplicity, especially in content invites those who find the likes of Trevor Ncube boring because of highly pitched styles of interviews academic and also professional.
Ncube exclusively selects professionals for his interview: one of the interviews he gave was with Advocate Mahere: an interview that remained in me for a long time mainly because of its inspiration. Advocate Mahere shone in that interview: I loved the effortless flow of intellect and self-confidence: she is well-versed with her work, a political animal if I were to express this in German slang language.
We have been told by Gambakwe that Advocate Mahere has on many occasions declined a one-to-one interview with Gambakwe. Hearing this coming from Gambakwe himself, I said to myself: Mahere will never sink this low to spend an hour with Gambakwe interview: a social media that exemplifies everything paltry and wretched. Gambakwe interview with Phugheni was yesterday the 26th on Sunday, went straight to the point, tells Gambakwe inadvertently off. Gambakwe in his mental simplicity and nativity: he did not recognize the undercurrent of sarcasm in that yesterday interview with Phugheni.
Gambakwe: “I am not attacking Chamisa, I am analysing him: I think this has in line with we shall talk about today. Did you hear the interview Chamisa made with Mhlanga recently”?
Phugheni: “Well, Gambakwe you are a very intelligent man and properly qualified.” “You have spoken about the Mahere pregnancy that turned out to be false. The gutter messages coming from your conversation with Jonas is just despicable. It did not surprise that Mahere was cross with you.” (Gambakwe tells all that when he suffered from Covid 19, he ascended to heaven and came back: that is not normal by all standards. This is the moment when we say people who makes such claims are hallucinating or borderline– yet we continue to listen to his video interviews talking absolute nonsense and wretchedness together with Tinashe Jonas.)
Phugheni: “you go to Zimbabwe for two or three minutes, you come back start talking about Zimbabwe more than the people who live here. You visit few places of choice and generalize to mean Zimbabwe has been developed by the second dispensation.
Not very long ago you were a staunch supporter of MDC-Alliance: How you exalted Chamisa. How many videos did you make in support of him? Overnight you are in awe and wonder of Zanu PF. You now see everything bad about Chamisa, the leader you worshipped.” You were a fanatic of Chamisa, but now you turn around, it’s now praise about praise with the Zanu government. How I wish you could genuinely critique Chamisa appropriately and not attack personally, analyse him when he makes mistakes and not attack him. Analyse us if we make mistake and praise us if we make inroads in our spaces of governance.
This country needs democracy Gambakwe. Stop demonizing Chamisa without valid content: they are never after you. You know Gambakwe, we need an opposition that critiques the current government. I can give you an example. We have seen how opposition has been criminalized or reduced to criminals. We do not like such; but we want a government that respects opposing views in opposition sections of our societies for the sake of democracy.”
“Gambakwe, what Chamisa said at his interview with Blessed Mhlanga, the name change of MDC-Alliance should never be of concern to us in the opposition. It is good that he keeps strategies to himself. Chamisa is between rock and hard surface and not to divulge some of his strategies early in the game: this is not to be seen as a sign of immaturity at all”.
“I personally am one of those who cried against sanctions that they do not harm the intended section of a people in power especially but much to the ordinary people.
Notwithstanding the sanctions Mr. Gambakwe, we have natural resources in this country that are supposed to benefit those who live in that region. Let me give an example, The Marange diamonds were supposed to benefit the people living in that region. It has not been the case. About 51% of the diamond revenues were supposed to remain in the region benefitting the people of that region.”
“We consider these as serios leakages: people who do not come from Marange go there and mine and go away. The people in Marange got nothing but instead were displaced from their ancestral lands to make way for diamond mining without compensation by foreigners.
This brings me back to devolution. Devolution was meant to remove power from the centre to the regions to take care of the wealth found in the region. These are leakages the government needs to address. There are no schools, no roads, no clinics built by foreigners who were given permission for mining rights. The people demand basics from billion dollars’ worth of diamonds that were extracted from Marange as a sign that resources benefits benefactors.
We have poverty in this country of unimaginable proportions.
There are students and pupils I must pay for their school fees. Leakages from the mineral resources syphoned out of this country should be serving the growing up citizens for a better future. This is what I could take from the interview Gambakwe made with Phugheni: interviews I continue to remember and do not escape my consciousness during the day means it was significant. I respected the way Phugheni “conducted” the interview. Phugheni did not want to be drawn into threshing Chamisa: what was Gambakwe’s intention. (When Gambakwe and Phugheni start talking, always its Phugheni who navigates the show!)
Gambakwe has been switching sides from one to the other: gave platform Albert Matapo for a long time: prior to Matapo, he was a Chamisa chete chete: always from one extreme end to the next. Now he sees everything wrong about Chamisa; If Gambakwe finds the slogan: “Chikomana ngachipinde” so stupid, tasteless, and shallow; why is Gambakwe comfortable with “Pasi ne mandu” from ED? What has happened now that Gambakwe sees no evil with Zanu PF; he goes on to the extent of peddling lies about how safe Zimbabwe is. Hell no!!!
In retrospect, Zimbabwe is not safe at all; Zvikomborero Haruzivishe is languishing in prison. For most of us who have been loud about Zanu PF and Mnangagwa, it will be folly to listen to advice coming from a gutter media that has found a home in Jongwe Zanu headquarters. By his own admission, he visited the Jongwe House when he was in Harare.
One thing was obvious in that interview: Gambakwe wants to use the powerful and eloquent Phugheni to thresh Chamisa. Phugheni does not want to be used because, apparently, he is a man of his own ideas. He realized early at the beginning of the interview the intentions of Gambakwe, he side-lined almost all issues Gambakwe tried to put across; really to go for a finish on Chamisa – Phugheni had no take, not that he likes Chamisa, he did not want to be drawn into a party with Gambakwe. Evidently, he reminded Gambakwe never to school him about Polad, in retrospect he has previously spoken about it in his media channel practically teaching him: for Gambakwe to want to get the upper hand in political facts and knowledge outside his abilities and capabilities is just stupid and unintelligible.
On one hand, Khaliphani Phugheni is a brilliant man: However, I dislike his politics especially in relation to ED Mnangagwa. On the other hand, I would believe there is great potential in him that could be beneficial to the nation. Credit must be given to where it is due: Just his brilliance and eloquence alone is admirable. He is not arrogant but down to earth. I have listened to all his interviews with Gambakwe, but this one of the 26th of September was one of his best, albeit interviewed by a simpleton Gambakwe who does not realize that when Advocate Mahere refused an interview with him, it is not that she fears questions coming from him; instead to think so, is insulting Mahere’s intelligence.
I may not have quoted Phugheni correctly. This is what I could gather from that interview that I really enjoyed listening to. For some reason, that interview exposed the worst out of Gambakwe, and we were able to realize that his Gambakwe media has been captured by Zanu PF. However, he needs Phugheni in his media house to shine better in his onslaught with Chamisa: Apparently or inadvertently Phugheni has taught him politics: knowledge he now boasts to be his. Hence Phugheni constantly shot him down and reminded him about where the source of his knowledge base came from.
Just like I said about Albert Matapo, lets us watch Gambakwe and his intentions. Zimbabwe is not safe. Do not get overexcited about advice coming from Gambakwe media, it is harmful advice you can be in serious trouble going home if you have been vocal about Mnangagwa’s dispensation. ED Mnangagwa’s administration is worse than that of Robert Gabriel Mugabe. Let us wait “Chikomana chipinde” and we shall take it from there.
POLICE are rolling out a multi payment system at roadblocks across the country which will see motorists using all modes of payment and settling some of their fines on the spot.
The system will see motorists pay their fines through Point of Sale (POS), EcoCash and cash at roadblocks. This is part of efforts to improve service delivery and avoid unnecessary delays at roadblocks.
Police Commissioner- General Godwin Matanga in a statement recently instructed police officers to desist from causing unnecessary delays for motorists at roadblocks.
He issued the directive to police commanders at provincial, district and station level to ensure that police officers on the ground minimise unnecessary delays to the public at roadblocks and checkpoints.
In an interview National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the initiative was in line with Government’s drive of “ease of doing business.”
“We are working on adopting a multi payment system at our roadblocks in line with Government’s drive of ease of doing business. Under the system we will introduce Point of Sale, EcoCash and cash payments at our roadblocks.
This will mean that in some situations motorists can pay their fines at roadblocks instead of going to stations,” he said.
Asst Comm Nyathi said motorists will also be able to pay their fines using either POS, EcoCash or cash at police stations.
He added: “This will help prevent unnecessary delay of motorists and it won’t inconvenience drivers who won’t be having cash at hand. We want to apply ease of doing business while at the same time maintaining law and order and promoting safety on our roads.”
Asst Comm Nyathi appealed to motorists to cooperate with the police under this new system. He said motorists also have to ensure that they produce correct particulars.
He also said modalities will be put in place to ensure that the multi payment system is secure and not abused by rogue members of the force.
The police spokesperson said more information on the system will be released in due course.
“Government is embracing smart policing and in the process is ensuring that each police officer is placed under surveillance. Modalities will be put in place to ensure that this multi payment system is not abused by rogue members of the force and corrupt motorists,” said Asst Comm Nyathi.
Asst Comm Nyathi said this does not mean that motorists have to take advantage of the multi payment system to commit traffic offences knowing that they now have convenient ways of paying their fines.
He said the police will continue to enforce road regulations in order to preserve lives and reduce road carnages. He urged motorists to adhere to road regulations at all times. Chronicle
At least three companies are developing daily pills that can fight the coronavirus early after diagnosis and conceivably prevent symptoms from developing after exposure.
Timothy Sheahan, a virologist at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill who has helped pioneer these therapies said:
Oral antivirals have the potential to not only curtail the duration of one’s covid-19 syndrome, but also have the potential to limit transmission to people in your household if you are sick.
The medications developed to treat and prevent viral infections in people and animals, work differently depending on the type. But they can be engineered to boost the immune system to fight infection, block receptors so viruses can’t enter healthy cells, or lower the amount of active virus in the body.
At least three promising antivirals for covid are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter, said Carl Dieffenbach, director of the Division of AIDS at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who is overseeing antiviral development.
The top contender is a medication from Merck & Co. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics called molnupiravir, Dieffenbach said. Two others include a candidate from Pfizer, known as PF-07321332, and AT-527, an antiviral produced by Roche and Atea Pharmaceuticals.
They work by interfering with the virus’s ability to replicate in human cells. In the case of molnupiravir, the enzyme that copies the viral genetic material is forced to make so many mistakes that the virus can’t reproduce. That, in turn, reduces the patient’s viral load, shortening infection time and preventing the kind of dangerous immune response that can cause serious illness or death.
So far, only one antiviral drug, remdesivir, has been approved to treat covid. But it is given intravenously to patients ill enough to be hospitalized, and is not intended for early, widespread use.
By contrast, the top contenders under study can be packaged as pills.
Sheahan, who also performed preclinical work on redeliver, led an early study in mice that showed that molnupiravir could prevent early disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes covid.
The formula was discovered at Emory University and later acquired by Ridgeback and Merck.
Clinical trials have followed, including an early trial of 202 participants last spring that showed that molnupiravir rapidly reduced the levels of infectious virus.
This daily orally administered medication, ideally a single pill, could be taken for five to 10 days at the first confirmation of covid infection.- CNN
Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has challenged Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to stop harassing hapless villagers.
Mnangagwa has blessed the seizure of villagers’ land by Chinese miners in Mutoko and surrounding areas.
President Chamisa also challenged the Zanu PF leader to respect the rights of people in the affected communities.
“ZIMBABWE IS NOT FOR SALE.-Title to land and security of tenure is the soul of the liberation struggle.
-Stop this displacement &abuse. -Repeal the colonial laws on land& minerals. -Respect the rights of communities.
-Consult,seek consent & compensate.-No to profit ahead of pple,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.
POLICE yesterday said they are still to receive reports on cases of violence that are said to have been witnessed across the country in the ongoing Zanu PF restructuring exercise.
This is despite confirmed cases of violence in Harare, Mashonaland Central and Midlands provinces and demonstrations in Manicaland province against provincial chairman Mike Madiro.
Police national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said no report on the alleged violence has been made.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police has not received any reports throughout the country in terms of violence and assault and that is the position,” Nyathi told NewsDay yesterday.
In Harare, provincial chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa confirmed to the media that he was assaulted by aspiring chairperson, Godwin Gomwe during a restructuring exercise in Epworth on Sunday.
“Zanu PF does not tolerate any violence,” Masimirembwa was quoted saying.
“Even if you disagree on things, you have to dialogue, and not use violence. Law enforcement agents are dealing with that matter. I did not fight him. He assaulted me.”
Masimirembwa said he had made a police report. Gomwe was not immediately available for comment.
In Gokwe-North, there were reports of skirmishes that saw the local district coordinating committee chairperson Justice Mayor Wadyajena intervening to rescue a party official who was under siege and taken to a local police station on accusations of manipulating the voting process.
Reports from Mashonaland Central yesterday indicated that police were called in to calm down flaring tampers after some party officials in Mt Darwin were allegedly caught trying to manipulate the electoral process. The elections were summarily aborted.
Party provincial deputy secretary for the commissariat, Shepherd Kararira, was allegedly caught stuffing ballot boxes with already marked ballots.- State Media
Tinashe Sambiri|Tired Zanu PF functionary Obert Mpofu has torched social media storm after attempting to pour cold water on # Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana.
Writing on Twitter Mpofu attempted to “downplay” the impact of the popular maxim.Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana is a slogan coined by disgruntled citizens who want MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa to take over power after winning the 2023 polls.
“Meanwhile, the Ngapinde Hake Mukoma noise is slowly dying down. Next hashtag please,” Mpofu tweeted.
“It is dying in his old tired and corrupt brain. It is and will remain domiciled in the people’s hearts and be more vibrant and vicious during elections. This is a citizens call which is beyond political parties.
It is signal that change is coming engineered by the citizens themselves.
Citizens have decided to unite and converge to win Zimbabwe for change. Mukomana/Jaha is there and people are ready to vote for him in the next plebiscite.
The war is Zimbabweans against the dictators in ZANU pf, definitely the people are winning. It will be a thunderous victory for Jaha/mukomana through the People’s power. uChamisa Nguye Kangene.”
Angry Zimbabweans lambasted Mpofu for stealing State resources at will.
Ghana captain Andre Ayew is enjoying a rich vein of form ahead of the Black Stars’ crucial World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe.
The 31-year old former Swansea City star is now on the ranks of Qatar Super League side Al Sadd, coached by legendary former Barcelona midfield ace, Xavi.
Ayew scored for the third game in succession this past weekend, in Al Sadd’s 7-2 demolition Al Shammal.
He also found the back of the net when Sadd beat Al Rayyan 4-2 as well as in the 3-1 triumph over Qatar SC.
Ayew is a key member of the Black Stars, who are now under the guidance of Serbian tactician Milo, who took over from the sacked Charles Akonnor last week.
Ghana face Zimbabwe in back to back World Cup qualifiers- they host Norman Mapeza’s troops at the Cape Coast International Stadium on October 9, before playing them again at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, three days later.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has released timetables for the 2020 November candidates which were delayed by the novel coronavirus.
Ordinary and Advanced level exams are set to commence on December 1, while Grade Seven tests begin on December 3.
Grade Sevens complete their examinations on December 17 while the last papers for Advanced Level examination candidates will be written on December 18.
Ordinary Level candidates will break exams for the festive season on December 18, resume on January 5 and sit for the final paper on February 5.
Meanwhile, ZIMSEC announced that it will publish dates for 22 Advanced and Ordinary level practical subjects later. ZIMSEC board chairman, Eddie Mwenje, said:
The practical subjects’ dates will be announced once everything is in place. However, we are working on not shifting the timetable too much because if we do so we might not be able to have Grade Sevens write and have their results this year.
So we are going to stick to the timetable as much as possible. We have parents that need to look for Form One places. Teachers that mark will also need to be given a break so that come next year we will not have too much pressure. – The Sunday Mail
By Simba Chikanza | As hotel space runs out in Glasgow, embassy officials were Tuesday night caught-up in last minute-run-arounds for accommodation for 50 close security personnel of Emmerson Mnangagwa’s visiting team after the Zim Consul for Scotland, Heather Mudhari had failed to obtain any.
Heather Mudhari
As at 8pm, London embassy staff were running around searching in every corner of the city places to stay.
Contacted for a comment, Tuesday night Mudhari briefly responded to ZimEye, but after asking for an elaboration of the question, her phone was abruptly cut off soon after reiterating for the journalist’s name.
High Commissioner christian Katsande had not responded to questions at the time of printing.
Mnangagwa is due to land in Scotland at the end of October for the UN COP 26 Glasgow Climate Change Conference.
Meanwhile Mnangagwa is expected to take opportunity to blame the UK (sanctions) for Zimbabwe’s economic problems an has so far invited a UN rapporteur to investigate what he terms the negative impact of sanctions.
By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promoted chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi to the High Court bench.
Mutevedzi was appointed together with Rogers Manyangadze Foroma, Chipo Annie-Lucy Mungwari, Elijah Makomo, Never Katiyo, Joseph Chilimbe, Bongani Ndlovu, Samuel Deme and Catherine Kate Bachi-Muzawazi.
The appointments come soon after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) made recommendations to the President following public interviews held last month.
The JSC submits a list of recommended candidates to Mnangagwa, who assents or asks the JSC to submit a fresh set of names if he is not satisfied. The vacancies arose after some judges were fired, retired, or promoted to the apex court.
By A Correspondent- Police in Gwanda has recovered hundreds of cattle that cattle rustlers had stolen from local farmers.
Some of the farmers have since managed to locate their livestock from Shanyawugwe and Makhado near Beitbridge.
Some villagers and two police officers were heavily assaulted by the suspected cattle thieves who tried to block the search parties from accessing their areas.
Officer commanding Gwanda District police Chief Superintendent Mandlenkosi Moyo said various arms of the police had been deployed to the areas suspected to be the epicenter of cattle rustling. He said they are patrolling with the Dog section, Support Unit, and horse Unit. In a whatsap audio to farmers in the district, Chief Sup Moyo called on farmers who may have fallen victim to the rustlers to converge to Shanyawugwe Business centre on Wednesday to help identify the stolen cattle.
“We have been on the ground with over 100 police details since the weekend and have arrested some of the suspects. We have also managed to recover hundreds of suspected stolen cattle. The operation will continue until we bring the matter to a close,” he said. Chief Sup Moyo said the farmers will also be taken to grazing areas where some of the stolen cattle were being kept by the rustlers. He said police will not spare any effort to address the problem. “We know some of you have been raising complaints on how police have handled the problem of stock theft cases. We will attend to your concerns as our public relations teams will be available as well. We want to solve this problem before we lose lives,” he said.
By A Correspondent- Almost 200 000 diasporans using Zimbabwean Special Dispensation permits (ZSDP) in South Africa have been unsettled by the host country’s delays in renewing their visas.
The Zimbabweans under the ZSDP facility acquired their documents in 2010. They were renewed in 2014 and 2017.
Indications are that the documents will expire on December 31, thus the need for renewal.
Zimbabwe Community in SA chairperson Ngqabutho Mabhena said they were still waiting for the South African Home Affairs minister Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi to announce the way forward on the permits. “We had hoped that they would announce it this September, but we are now drawing close to the end of the month. Traditionally, they announce before mid-September. The permit application process normally begins from October 1 to December 31. This was the case in 2010, 2014 and 2017,” Mabhena said.
“We will be contacting the SA Home Affairs ministry to find out what is happening during the course of this week. We are also receiving reports of financial institutions like banks which are asking people to update their accounts since their passports will be expiring or their permits coming to an end.”
Mabhena said the Zimbabwe Community in SA and the African Diaspora Forum were working with the Zimbabwean embassy on the issue.
“In 2010, 295 000 people had applied for the permits and 245 000 of them were issued with permits. By 2017, we had 198 000 that had applied to renew their permits. Our desire is that the holders of the Zimbabwe special permits should be granted permanent resident permits,” he said.
A few weeks ago, the Zimbabwe consul-general to Johannesburg, Melody Chaurura, said the embassy was engaging South African authorities on the issue of special permits.
“We can, however, confirm that consultations on the issue have been underway among the relevant stakeholders in South Africa and the issue has since been submitted to Cabinet for decisions,” she said.
“In this regard, we continue to wait for pronouncements by the government’s competent authorities on the future of these permits. In the meantime, we encourage the holders of these permits to exercise patience and to be watchful for scams.”
South Africa is believed to be home to an estimated three million Zimbabweans; both irregular and regular immigrants.
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has said that the 2021 November Ordinary Examination will overlap into 2022.
In a statement, Zimsec said the Ordinary and Advanced level exams would commence on December 1, while Grade Seven tests begin two days later, on December 3.
Grade Sevens complete their examinations on December 17, while the last papers for “A” Level examination candidates will be written on December 18.
“O” Level candidates will break exams for the festive season on December 18, resume on January 5 and sit for the final paper on February 5,” said Zimsec.
By A Correspondent- Two Zimbabwe armed robbers have broken out of a South African prison.
The state media reported that Stanley Chiteya (38) and Dexter Tinashe escaped from police holding cells in Mahwelereng in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
The two broke out of the cells with Mohammed Nassir (29), a Bangladesh national arrested for a murder that occurred in January 2021 and a local Joseph Hlongwane (37).
The incident happened Sunday night.
Chiteya and Tinashe were arrested for an armed robbery that occurred in November 2020.
Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said a manhunt for the four men was underway.
“Police were allegedly alerted by other inmates about the escape and immediately launched a manhunt. Investigations into the circumstances of the escape have already commenced. “The suspects were arrested for serious and violent crimes and as a result, community members are advised not to attempt to arrest them if they have information about any of their whereabouts but must instead, contact the police,” he said. Brigadier Mojapelo said those with information about the four accused persons should contact the nearest police station. Recently, three other Zimbabweans escaped from another prison in Limpopo province along with two local men.
They were arrested two days later after hijacking a truck in Polokwane.
By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo woman has shocked the court after revealing that her man was resorting to pounding her with fists because his sexual organ was weak and could not satisfy her in bed.
Nonmatter Mlambo (32) approached Western Commonage court to seek legal intervention after her husband, Mqondisi Msipa (45), assaulted her in front of her aunt who had visited them. Mlambo said the problem started when she engaged her husband’s aunt about Msipa’s erectile dysfunction problem. After that, their marriage became a sour affair because Msipa constantly accused her of bad-mouthing him with his aunt. Mlambo said the situation escalated as her husband would hurl insults at her before assaulting her and would issue death threats. Fearing for her life, Mlambo applied for a protection order against her husband.
“I’m applying for a protection order against my husband, who physically and verbally abuses me for confiding in his aunt that we are facing a problem in our marriage because he is sexually weak as he quickly climaxes, leaving me sexually starved. “His aunt sold me out because she told him that I approached her. After that, my husband would verbally attack me, and at times, he would beat me up. In addition to that, he is a self-centred man who does not take advice and wants whatever he says to take precedence,” she said. She added: “I fear that he will end up killing me.” The presiding magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube granted Mlambo a protection order against her husband and ordered him not to physically and verbally abuse his wife.
By A Correspondent- A Harare Magistrate has freed Zifa President Felton Kamambo and three other soccer mother body officials.
The four have been cleared of allegations of transferring judicial funds from one of the country’s football governing body’s bank accounts into a private company’s account.
Kamambo, Farai Jere, Philemon Machana and Brighton Malandule were today cleared of the offence after Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje upheld their application to exception to the obstruction of justice they were facing.
The quartet transferred garnishee funds that were to be actioned by Daisy Lodges from a Zifa account.
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has released timetables for the 2021 November candidates, which were delayed by the novel coronavirus.
In a statement, Zimsec said the Ordinary and Advanced level exams would commence on December 1, while Grade Seven tests begin two days later, on December 3.
Grade Sevens complete their examinations on December 17, while the last papers for “A” Level examination candidates will be written on December 18.
“O” Level candidates will break exams for the festive season on December 18, resume on January 5 and sit for the final paper on February 5.
Meanwhile, ZIMSEC announced that it would publish dates for “A” and “O” level practical subjects later.
“The practical subjects’ dates will be announced once everything is in place. However, we are working on not shifting the timetable too much because if we do so we might not be able to have Grade Sevens write and have their results this year,” said ZIMSEC board chairman, Professor Eddie Mwenje
“So we are going to stick to the timetable as much as possible. We have parents that need to look for Form One places. Teachers that mark will also need to be given a break so that come next year we will not have too much pressure,” he said.
By Desdemona Munengwa| The continued closure of schools has had adverse effects on young girls in Chipinge with cases of teenage pregnancies and child marriages reportedly on the rise since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak early last year.
According to Likhani Muvhamba who works for Chipinge based Platform for Youth and Community Development (PYCD), lockdowns have worsened ill behavior among youths.
“Checheche is a fast growing town and children who live in and around the growth point are engaging in mischievous behavior, it is now common to see young girls and boys aged below 15 years in bottle stores and night clubs,” said Muvhamba.
Catherine Vhutuza from Chipinge Rural District council ward 20, Chibuwe area, another area that has recorded a high number of teenage pregnancies bemoaned the fact that some of the girls are engaging in unsafe abortions.
Vhutuza said in her area, a grade 7 girl died while giving birth, in what has left the whole community in shock and disbelief.
Muumbe secondary school in ward 25 of Chipinge Rural District council recorded a high number school dropout cases.
According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), over 800 million learners from around the world have been affected, with one in five learners failing to attend elementary school, one in four missing higher education classes.
PYCD gender activist Cynthia Gwenzi reported that her organization had handled four cases of teen pregnancies in two weeks, three in Chinyamukwakwa and one in Mabee including a tragic one where a 14 year old girl died together with her unborn child.
Platform for Youth and community Development, Claris Madhuku told this publication that in Chipinge district where they have been raising awareness on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, cases of teen pregnancies and early marriages are decreasing.
Ghana captain Andre Ayew is enjoying a rich vein of form ahead of the Black Stars’ crucial World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe.
The 31-year old former Swansea City star is now on the ranks of Qatar Super League side Al Sadd, coached by legendary former Barcelona midfield ace, Xavi.
Ayew scored for the third game in succession this past weekend, in Al Sadd’s 7-2 demolition Al Shammal.
He also found the back of the net when Sadd beat Al Rayyan 4-2 as well as in the 3-1 triumph over Qatar SC.
Ayew is a key member of the Black Stars, who are now under the guidance of Serbian tactician Milo, who took over from the sacked Charles Akonnor last week.
Ghana face Zimbabwe in back to back World Cup qualifiers- they host Norman Mapeza’s troops at the Cape Coast International Stadium on October 9, before playing them again at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, three days later.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Uefa has dropped its disciplinary case against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over their involvement in the controversial European Super League.
The clubs were among the 12 “founding” members of the breakaway league, which later collapsed.
The European football’s governing body moved to punish the trio after they refused to give up on the plans, but a ruling from a Madrid court blocked the sanction.
A statement by UEFA says: “UEFA takes note of the letter sent today by the independent UEFA Appeals Body in which the disciplinary proceedings that had been opened against FC Barcelona, Juventus FC and Real Madrid CF for a potential violation of UEFA’s legal framework in connection with the so-called ‘Super League’ project have been declared null and void, without any prejudice, as if the proceedings had never been opened.”- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
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Tinashe Sambiri|Tired Zanu PF functionary Obert Mpofu has torched social media storm after attempting to pour cold water on # Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana.
Writing on Twitter Mpofu attempted to “downplay” the impact of the popular maxim.Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana is a slogan coined by disgruntled citizens who want MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa to take over power after winning the 2023 polls.
“Meanwhile, the Ngapinde Hake Mukoma noise is slowly dying down. Next hashtag please,” Mpofu tweeted.
“It is dying in his old tired and corrupt brain. It is and will remain domiciled in the people’s hearts and be more vibrant and vicious during elections. This is a citizens call which is beyond political parties.
It is signal that change is coming engineered by the citizens themselves.
Citizens have decided to unite and converge to win Zimbabwe for change. Mukomana/Jaha is there and people are ready to vote for him in the next plebiscite.
The war is Zimbabweans against the dictators in ZANU pf, definitely the people are winning. It will be a thunderous victory for Jaha/mukomana through the People’s power. uChamisa Nguye Kangene.”
Angry Zimbabweans lambasted Mpofu for stealing State resources at will.
Tinashe Sambiri|Tired Zanu PF functionary Obert Mpofu has torched social media storm after attempting to pour cold water on # Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana.
Writing on Twitter Mpofu attempted to “downplay” the impact of the popular maxim.Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana is a slogan coined by disgruntled citizens who want MDC Alliance leader, President Nelson Chamisa to take over power after winning the 2023 polls.
Obert Mpofu
“Meanwhile, the Ngapinde Hake Mukoma noise is slowly dying down. Next hashtag please,” Mpofu tweeted.
“It is dying in his old tired and corrupt brain. It is and will remain domiciled in the people’s hearts and be more vibrant and vicious during elections. This is a citizens call which is beyond political parties.
It is signal that change is coming engineered by the citizens themselves.
Citizens have decided to unite and converge to win Zimbabwe for change. Mukomana/Jaha is there and people are ready to vote for him in the next plebiscite.
The war is Zimbabweans against the dictators in ZANU pf, definitely the people are winning. It will be a thunderous victory for Jaha/mukomana through the People’s power. uChamisa Nguye Kangene.”
Angry Zimbabweans lambasted Mpofu for stealing State resources at will.
By Ashleigh Jinjika Empowering women is also absolutely critical to achieving economic stability, to promoting growth and indeed, to transforming entire economies. And that is at the core of the development of any nation.
Gender gaps remain significant around the world, both with respect to opportunities and outcomes. Whether these are legal restrictions or barriers in access to education, health and financial services; women do not fully participate in the global economy. And women have borne the brunt of the economic disruption caused by the pandemic. In Zimbabwe, despite making up less than half of the workforce, they accounted for 55% of jobs lost due to the novel COVID 19 lockdowns. From an economic standpoint, that is a significant lost opportunity, hence closing the gender gap in less developed countries with very low female labor force participation, could increase GDP and livelihoods of women. At times of crises, such as the one we are in right now, gender balanced leadership is even more important, not just in terms of diverse decision-making, but also in avoiding measures that may disproportionately impact women. Hence, the need to seriously examine the role of women as finance leaders.
Access to capital is widely considered a key accelerator for business productivity and growth.
Gender discrimination against entrepreneurs, who form the largest sector of the labor force in Zimbabwe , may drive gender gaps in access to capital and subsequently reduce the performance of female-owned businesses.
This raises concerns about both gender equity and economic growth. Due to discrimination, capital may not be allocated to the most productive businesses, which would, in turn, reduce economic growth.
The trend in Zimbabwe’s financial providers sector reveals discrimination against female entrepreneurs when evaluating their business’ productivity.
In some instances female owned businesses or projects are trivialised and doubted their sustainability, hence the regrets in accessing financial assistance in forms of loans.
However, the implications of discrimination for financial providers’ ability to “pick winners” and successfully allocate capital to the most productive businesses because of gender is a cause for concern in developing countries like Zimbabwe.
There is need for a complete change of the mindset and subsequently much awareness and sensitisation to be done if the country has to fully address the issue.
By A Correspondent| The High Court has ordered Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe and Commissioner-General of Zimbabwe Republic Police Godwin Matanga to pay Linda Musiyamhanje US$12 000 as damages for violation of her fundamental rights when she was unlawfully arrested, detained and prosecuted 10 years ago for allegedly murdering a police officer.
High Court Judge Justice Jacob Manzunzu on 23 September 2021 ordered Kazembe and Matanga to pay Musiyamhanje US$12 000 as damages for unlawful arrest, unlawful detention, malicious prosecution, pain and suffering and loss of income after the opposition MDC party supporter was apprehended and charged together with 28 other Harare residents with murdering Inspector Petros Mutedza, as defined in Section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act and in the alternative with public violence as defined in section 36 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.
However, Musiyamhanje was found not guilty by Justice Chinembiri Bhunu in 2013 and was acquitted at the close of the prosecution case.
This prompted Musiyamhanje, who was represented by Jeremiah Bamu and Fiona Iliff of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and Rutendo Muchenje of Mbidzo, Muchadehama and Makoni Legal Practitioners, to sue Kazembe and Matanga for damages after she spent 11 months in prison in 2011 on charges of murdering Inspector Mutedza.
In summons filed at the High Court, Musiyamhanje argued that upon arrest, she was detained in cruel and inhuman conditions and was assaulted by police officers who did not bother to verify her alibi.
She also argued that she had lost income as a result of the arrest and lengthy detention at Chikurubi Female Prison.
On 23 September 2021, Justice Manzunzu ordered Kazembe and Matanga to pay Musiyamhanje US$12 000 payable at the prevailing official Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe exchange rate in full as compensation for the violation of her fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution.
MDC-T deputy President and legislator Thokozani Khupe has lamented over the continued road carnage along the national highways.
“Minister (Felix) Mhona (Transport) is one of the Ministers who normally act swiftly when requested to bring in Ministerial Statements, so I would like to thank him for that. It is so sad to be losing people through road carnage and I have discovered that in most cases when repairs are done on the roads, there is poor workmanship,” she said.
“I would like to single out the road towards Sable as you are driving into Kwekwe, that road has been repaired severally but the road is bumpy. As motorists are driving, some of them will be driving fast and as they drive along those roads, they end up losing control and accidents happen. I would like to appeal to you Minister so that you make sure that there is thorough supervision as these people repair roads.”
She said it would appear as if these people do not know what they are doing because they cannot be repairing a road over and over again.
“I would also like to urge the Minister that there be signage on the roads. Where there are curves, people must know you are approaching a curve and you must slow down. If it means putting the humps down so that people slow down, I think it is better that way,” she said.
Responding to Khupe, Mhona agreed with her over the concerns.
“I can give a good example of people using Seke Road. It was bumpy because each year we could just patch and that is not the desired state of a road. You need to reclaim the road so that you start it from afresh and if you then drive now along Seke Road, it is now perfect,” he said.
“So, the idea of patching in Shona we will say kungotambisa nguva, surely in terms of stability it will not be stable. So, we have raised the issue of roads that are bumpy and that we also need to reclaim. As we gravitate towards the budget cycle, it is again my humble plea to lobby for funds so that we adequately rehabilitate our roads not just pothole filling.”
By A Correspondent- Villagers in Matebeleland South province have raised concern over the increase in livestock theft in their area, and have blamed the police for failure to curb the vice.
The most affected areas are Matopos, Sikithi, Silobini, Gwanda, Mtshabezi and Brunerbegy, among others.
Several villagers who spoke to Southern Eye said police were failing to deal with the problem.
“We have lost so many cattle, donkeys and sometimes goats to thieves. We believe that those culprits stealing from us are either community members or are people from nearby areas,” a villager Thandanani Zondo said.
“We have tried to talk to our traditional leaders so that we come up with a long-lasting solution that will assist us to stop this theft, but nothing has been done. We have reported these matters to police several times but police have not yet taken any action.”
Another villager, who refused to be named, said: “We see a lot of roadblocks along Beitbridge road, but no one has been arrested for stealing our livestock. Trucks transporting cattle are moving around everyday, and we then wonder what the police are doing on the roads. We appeal to the government to help us before we take matters into our own hands. We cannot sit and watch people destroying us. We have made appeals for assistance to the Guyu police.”
Matabeleland South acting police spokesperson Sergeant Thandolwenkosi Moyo said they were aware of stocktheft reports in the province.
“As police officers, we have received a lot of complaints from people around the province and we are still investigating those cases,” she said.
“I want to assure people that many arrests have been made and we will continue with our investigations.”
However, Moyo could not be drawn into giving the number of arrests made to date.-Newsday
