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Council raises over US$12k from 1k violations in September

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Council raises over US$12k from 1k violations in September

Beverly Bizeki

Activities of the municipal police seem to be the new cash cow for Masvingo City Council with the section raising US$12 820 in the month of September 2023 which has prompted the local authority to push for the purchase of a towing vehicle to assist in some of its operations.
According to Health, House and Environmental Services Committee minutes from council dated October 4, 2023 the section attended 1030 violations in the given month and raised the said amount.
“Consideration was given to the report of the Town Clerk on the activities of the municipal police for the month of May 2023, covering Human and Material Resources, operational activities, traffic offences, commonage patrols, vending, boom gate activities and status of ranking buses at Mucheke Bus Terminus.
“It was reported that the section attended 1 030 violations in the commonage and raised a total of US $12 820 during the month under review,” read the minutes.
Council’s intentions to purchase a towing vehicle were revealed during the first full council meeting held on October 30 by Finance and General Purposes Committee chairperson Bernard Muchokwa who said the section was raising funds that could be used to purchase the vehicle without getting into council’s coffers.
“The vehicle will be able to assist council in its operations and will be purchased from the money raised through prepaid parking as a strategic business unit and not from council’s coffers,” said Muchokwa.
The issue however was heavily debated on by other councilors who felt that a towing vehicle was not a top priority for council.

Charumbira Primary School holds 5th prize giving ceremony

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Charumbira Primary School holds 5th prize giving ceremony

Bright Zhou

Charumbira Primary School recently held its prize giving day for outstanding pupils and members of staff who performed well in various subject areas and extra curricula activities and other disciplines.
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Masvingo District Schools Inspector (DSI) Ishmael Chigaba who was the guest-of-honor at the event encouraged pupils not to give up on their dreams.
“I urge you to work hard as your purpose is located in your dreams and passions. Never give up on things that you are passionate about, continue working hard and excel in your work and lay a good foundation in your studies,” said Chigaba.
The school head Choice Mazhata said the event was its fifth prize giving ceremony and said it encouraged pupils to do their best.
“I’m grateful you came to celebrate with us this occasion which is the fifth prize giving at our school, I want to congratulate the winners and all those who worked hard for our leaners to succeed and for this event to take place.
“Our pupils have strived to do their best to get prizes and this shows the true spirit of our school, I’m very much impressed by everyone’s achievement”, said Mazhata.
She said the event was a result of commitment by teachers, parents, community and pupils at the school and said the winners were great examples of values and goals as enshrined in the updated new curriculum.
Mazhata added that the school offers sporting activities as per the ministry’s requirements, saying this year in athletics some pupils managed to progress up to national level. In traditional dance the team was invited and visited the President on the eve of the independence celebrations of which it will be rewarded.
Speaking at the event, ward 12 councilor Milton Tirivangana thanked the community for attending the ceremony and their support of school projects.
“I am delighted with developments at this school, the high pass rate and excellent participation in sporting activities is good. I urge all pupils to keep on working hard.
“I will facilitate the drilling of a borehole here to ease water challenges and to reduce chances of diseases like cholera outbreaks,” said Tirivangana.
Pupils who topped in academics walked away with school uniform vouchers and bags while others went away with stationery.

Zaka village heads given 5 day ultimatum over illegal settlements

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Zaka village heads given 5 day ultimatum over illegal settlements

Brighton Chiseva

ZAKA-Rural District Council (RDC) has given local village heads a five day ultimatum to stop illegal selling of land and to demolish all structures built on sold land to ground level or risk legal action being taken against them.
The village heads turned who into land barons have been selling land to unsuspecting land seekers in areas around Jerera Growth Point which is earmarked for expansion.
The local authority had failed to stop the illegal activity close to a decade with village heads cashing out from people who are avoiding buying residential stands in the growth point preferring the communal areas which are a walkable distance to the growth point.
Villagers have been reported to have joined their village heads in the deal and were selling their pieces of land to individuals.
In the letters seen by TellZim News dated October 2, 2023, signed by the local authority planning officer and addressed to several village heads around Jerera, council said it had the sole responsibility to sell land.
“Council notes with great concern that you are allocating residential stands within the Jerera District Service Centre gazzeted boundary which is the duty of the Local Authority. You are in violation of the Communal Land Act (20:04), Regional Town and Country Planning Act (29:12) Section 32 and 34, and Model building By-Laws Part 1section 5 and Part 2 section 23, 30
“You are therefore instructed to cease such practices and remove all structures of your clients and restore the ground to its original state within five days, failure to comply will result in council taking legal action,” reads the letter.
When consulted for comment Benjamin Village head Martin Benjamin said he could not comment and asked the reporter to leave him alone.
“I don’t have any comment for that, can you please leave me alone,” said Benjamin.
Recently Chief Ndanga born Wilson Makono and Zaka Central legislator who is also the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Lands and fisheries Davies Marapira commented on the issue of illegal selling of land saying perpetrators were going to face the wrath of the law.
Chief Ndanga said village heads were cashing in with prices having risen from around US$400 to US$1000.
“At first they were selling at round US$400 but because of demand, the prices have risen and recently I saw an advert advertising a piece of land being charged at US$1000,” said Ndanga.
Marapira warned sellers and recipients saying they were all breaking the law and both will be prosecuted.
“The land being sold belongs to the community who uses the land for growing crops and keeping their livestock for their livelihood. The law is clear on that, those who sold land will be prosecuted whilst for those who bought the land, ignorance has no defence,” said Marapira.
The issue is prevalent in villages Musiso, Mateko, Gwanya, Manyimo, Chipezeze, and Chidzurira among others.

GZU to introduce campus TV

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GZU to introduce campus TV

Beverly Bizeki

Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) is set to introduce a campus television station following the success of the campus radio that was established three years ago.
This was revealed by GZU Campus Radio Director Golden Maunganidze at the Radio Festival launch at the Herbert Chitepo Law School where he said the campus tv station will be part of a National Centre of Excellence in Journalism and Broadcasting that the university envisages having.
The campus tv station is likely to see the light of day after getting a nod from the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services.
“With the achievements we have made within the three years we have been existing, I have confidence that what the acting vice chancellor has said can surely be achieved. I do not see anything that stops us from running a Centre of Excellence in Journalism and Broadcasting.
“A concept note on how we would like this national centre to look like is already there. We would like to have a Campus TV, Radio Station, Broadcasting Academy and student run newspaper all under the centre,” said Maunganidze.
Maunganidze said the centre is set to provide refresher courses for topical issues in the industry in compliance with education 5.0.
“The centre will be running refresher courses on all topical issues in the media industry as well as leading in research on models of sustainability to be adopted by our media in Zimbabwe,” he said.
Information Ministry Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana who was representing Minister Janfan Muswere said he was pleased with the institution’s flexibility that has enabled it to cope with the new trends and said the ministry was being pushed to consider supporting the centre due to the passion and dedication of the university.
“This is the kind of flexibility and reflectivity that we long to see prevailing in our academic institutions, your passion and zeal has motivated us as a ministry to consider supporting the university’s vision of having a National Centre of Excellence in Journalism. If it is in the national interest we will support it,” said Mangwana.
Mangwana also promised the licensing of more community radio stations in the coming years.
“In the coming five years, the country is going to witness the licensing of more community stations including communities of interest and religious communities,” said Mangwana.
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Ezra Chadzamira gave a nod to the initiative and said universities were doing a good job in running community media and said it was a good idea for them to have campus television stations as is in other countries.
“I am convinced that universities are better placed to run community media than any other entity and I am sure Great Zimbabwe has what it takes to run a Campus TV. I am hoping that one day we shall witness our government officials speaking to the nation through Great Zimbabwe University TV.
“I am aware that in other countries universities run television stations and surely why can we not afford GZU an opportunity to lead in that area?” said Chadzamira.
23 community broadcasters from all over the country graduated at the institution after going through a community broadcasting short course training programme with GZU.

45 cases of violence, intimidation recorded in Masvingo during August elections

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45 cases of violence, intimidation recorded in Masvingo during August elections

Beverly Bizeki

Masvingo Province recorded 45 cases of political violence towards and during elections some of which are assault, arrests, intimidations and abductions, with Zanu PF and its affiliate organization Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (FAZ) being fingered as major perpetrators.
A post-election report released by Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development Trust (COTRAD) has shown that politically motivated violence is a common feature in Zimbabwe with violence cases going to extremes such as disruption of opposition political party rallies.
“The ruling party Zanu PF and its affiliate organizations, Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (FAZ) and Heritage were fingered as major perpetrators of violence. Zimbabwe’s violence patterns shift and intensify towards the election period with political parties using violence to force people to support them.
“Some members of different communities were intimidated and victimized for attending meetings organized by opposition political parties as well as civil society organizations by FAZ. They were accused of supporting the opposition political parties and mobilizing citizens to vote for the party,” reads the report.
The police were also said to be involved in intimidations as they fired teargas at people during opposition party rallies despite the ruling party conducting all its rallies without the interference of FAZ and the police with cases reported to police having no results.
“The republic police (riot) disrupted opposition political party rallies by firing teargas at innocent supporters at rallies. A number of people were affected by the tear gas and some were hospitalized. The ruling party conducted all its planned campaigning rallies, with no challenges from the law enforcers.
“Masvingo Province also witnessed the burning of houses in Chiredzi district and a car was burnt to ashes in Mwenezi district by alleged FAZ and ZANU PF supporters. Many of the political violence cases were reported to the police but no arrests were made and in most cases victims were simply told that investigations were underway and nothing has been done up to now,” reads part of the report.
COTRAD noted a number of cases which included intimidations, assaults, death threats, abductions, burning of vehicles and houses, banning of political party rallies and arrests of opposition members by the republic police.
According to the report, Bikita province recorded four cases of intimidation, four of assault, one arrest and one abduction that of Godknows Jairos.
“Jairos a ward 30 CCC youth member in Bikita was abducted and was later released by security agents,” reads the report.
Chivi recorded one case of intimidation, four assaults and one arrest while Chiredzi recorded two intimidation cases, two arrests and two invasions.
In Gutu four assault cases were recorded, one intimidation and one arrest was made.
For Masvingo District, six intimidations were noted, four assaults and one arrest were recorded. The arrest made was that of two Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) contesting members Martin Mureri who is now Member of Parliament for Masvingo Urban and Pedzisai Gasva who was contesting for Masvingo West constituency.
“Mureri and Gasva were arrested for conducting door to door campaigns using vehicles and were charged with criminal nuisance and each was ordered to pay a fine of US $30. Interestingly Zanu PF candidate Wellington Mahwende and Ezra Chadzamira also campaigned using road shows and door to door but were never arrested by the police,” reads the report.
Zaka recorded four intimidation cases while Mwenezi recorded one intimidation, one assault, and one invasion.
COTRAD also revealed that FAZ accounted for 48 percent of the cases while ruling party supporters are accountable for 32 percent. Traditional leaders are responsible for 12 percent while the police are accountable for eight percent.
COTRAD urged the government of Zimbabwe to ensure that it lays a foundation of peace and harmony for the citizens by ending violations of human rights.
“The government of Zimbabwe should respect and provide the foundation for peace and harmony. They should make sure that every citizen lives a life worthy of a human being, a life of dignity. All the recorded human rights violations have led to disunity which does not encourage progress and unity. COTRAD calls for an end to the violation of human rights,” reads part of the report.

Women Entrepreneurs the backbone of Zim economy: US Embassy

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Women Entrepreneurs the backbone of Zim economy: US Embassy

Felix Matasva

Public diplomacy officer for the US Embassy in Zimbabwe, Becca Archer-Knepper has called on women entrepreneurs to push for sustainable economic development in the country by investing in business initiatives that create jobs for their community members as they are the backbone of the country’s economy.
Archer-Knepper said this last Friday in Mutare while addressing at least 14 female entrepreneurs who graduated from United States Embassy’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program.
AWE is a platform aimed at assisting female entrepreneurs to successfully realise their absolute potential.
“Because of your participation in the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, we expect you to have increased income, that you will create jobs in your communities and expand your operations.
“We expect this from you because we have seen this time and again from other AWE graduates, that you are able to have the skills to grow and make your dreams come true.
“Women Entrepreneurs are key to economic success, you promote equitable access to resources and you invest in your communities. Your efforts are really the backbone of Zimbabwe. We are stepping our efforts to strengthen your skills to be competitive, perform better, and create networks that support each other and build an exclusive economy that works for everyone,” she said.
She commended the AWE 2023 Manicaland participants for setting up a cooperative called Kumakomo Women Entrepreneurs Savings and Credit Cooperative.
“Your business skills and your pride in being Zimbabwean will help. Use Zimbabwe’s abundant resources to build strong businesses and inspire other women in your communities to be financially independent,” Archer-Knepper said.
AWE Zimbabwe coordinator Thubelihle Ndlovu said the program is highly sought after because the results speak for itself.
“Over 75percent of the women who complete the AWE program get to formalise, monetise and put structure to their business ideas and ventures and more than 30percent hire more staff while 90percent of them increase their earnings,” Ndlovu said.
Jestina Mare , director for Global Customs Solutions, a company which specialises in customs clearing ,was awarded a US$1000 grant after being successful in a pitch competition for 2023 AWE graduates.
“I am going to use the money I won from the seed fund to expand my business and make sure we deal with other areas that we were not dealing with when we initially started our business,” Mare said.
Precious Guwira a paper florist who also graduated expressed gratitude for being part of this year’s AWE program.
“I learnt a lot. I now have the zeal and the power to push my business initiative to the greater heights,” Guwira said.

TSCZ empower female drivers

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TSCZ empower female drivers

Courage Dutiro

The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) Masvingo branch in conjunction with AMTEC motors and Exide batteries recently trained female drivers with basic roadside mechanic skills and techniques to use in case of breakdowns.
The training workshop which was held on October 28, 2023 saw 40 Masvingo-based female drivers being empowered on how to change car tyres, correctly jump start a car, change radiator water if a car overheats and to use fire extinguishers.
TSCZ Masvingo regional manager Easter Kashangura said they were on a drive to equip female drivers with basic mechanic skills to avoid scenarios where they will be stuck on roadsides after vehicles develop minor problems.
“In this awareness programme, we are targeting those who got defensive driving. This is our pilot project and we have 40 ladies. We want to equip them with basic roadside mechanic skills and techniques for use in case of breakdowns. I have learnt that women only know how to move a car from point A to B but they don’t have the knowledge and skills to use in case of breakdowns,” said Kashangura.
AMTEC Motors Masvingo branch administrator Munyaradzi Mawarire encouraged female drivers to ensure their safety by servicing vehicles with reputable mechanics.
“I encourage you to make sure that your cars have regular checkups at reputable garages, never ever travel without a spare wheel and always have regular checks on your spare wheel.
“In case you have a tyre puncture, don’t travel for a long distance with the punctured tyre because it will cause more damage,” said Mawarire.
He also taught them how to interpret warnings displayed on the dashboard and what action to take.
Masvingo Provincial Consumer Council protection officer Ketai Zvinonzwa encouraged women to buy vehicle spare parts from trusted outlets.
“It is important to get spare parts from reputable companies that provide genuine parts for your cars,” said Zvinonzwa.
Masvingo and Midlands Exide Regional sales manager Vimbainashe Kuyerukana helped participants with knowledge on how to clean and safely handle their car batteries.
“Car batteries have a life expectancy of two to three years if handled correctly, hot water and soda can be used to clean battery terminals, some even use coke when cleaning battery terminals which is ok,” said Kuyerukana.
One of the participants Beauty Munzverengwi who has eight years of experience as a driver said she benefitted from the programme saying she was now able to change car tyres and to correctly interpret warnings from her car.
“I am now able to replace a tyre alone in case of puncture, before this programme I used to wait for someone to do it for me. We were also taught how to interpret dashboard icons on our cars and what action to take,” she said.
Stallone Muwanzi of Blaze Fire Extinguishers encouraged the drivers to buy serviceable fire extinguishers and urged them to service them twice a year.
TSCZ also urged all drivers to have first aid kits in their cars.

Two factions emerge as CCC Cllrs face new headache

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Two factions emerge as CCC Cllrs face new headache

… who will replace mayor Shantiel Chiwara

Brighton Chiseva

MASVINGO – The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councilors in Masvingo are already divided on who will replace former Mayor Shantiel Chiwara who broke three records in a space of one month by becoming the youngest mayor in Zimbabwe, the first female mayor of Masvingo City and the shortest serving mayor.
Chiwara with others was recalled by self-imposed CCC interim Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu on trumped up charges of ceasing to be party members, together with other councilors, MPs and Senators across Zimbabwe.
Councilors are alleged to have already started preparing themselves to replace Chiwara who Tshabangu said was imposed both in the ward and as Mayor.
Sources within the party said there was no clear party position as of now but the councilors were divided amongst themselves and two factions have since emerged.
The deputy and current acting mayor who is ward 5 councilor Daniel Mberikunashe is poised to take over the reins.
However, his election would mean that there will a vacancy to replace him as deputy mayor, and if the party decides to pull the gender card, ward 1 councilor Sabina Chikwangwani is likely to take the position only if they do not consider Richard Musekiwa of ward 8 who has experience in council as this is his third term.
“Though the party has no clear position, as it stands Mberikunashe seems to be the favourite considering the fact that it took the president a long time to choose between him and Chiwara for the post of Mayor and those in his corner are the three female councilors Chikwangwani, Alaika Time and Esther Zishiri who got in through women’s quota, Bernard Muchokwa of ward 9 and Maxwell Madhuna of ward 3,” said the source.
The source further said there was another faction which is alleged to be fronting vocal ward 4 councilor Alec Tabe and Wilstaff Sitemere of ward 6 and these two could get support from the two Zanu PF councilors.
“Tabe and Sitemere are also eyeing the post and are yet to agree on who amongst them will contest and their faction could get backing from Tafara Masimba of ward 7 and the two Zanu PF councilors Sengerai Manyanga and Sharon Marombedze,” said the source.
Another source said Masvingo councilors were mooting the Victoria Falls and Kariba incidents where they defied party orders of imposing a mayor and voted otherwise.
“The councilors are threatening to replicate the Kariba incident if the party imposes a candidate on them but they are divided amongst themselves, that’s the challenge. Luckily Zanu PF has no numbers otherwise it could be a disaster,” said the source.
Sources said Tabe has ties with the likes of Amos Chibaya and that could play in his favor and could make a good candidate for deputy mayor considering his level of education and being vocal in council.
“If the party doesn’t pull the gender card, Mberi could be the mayor and considering ties that Tabe has with the organizing secretary Amos Chibaya, he can be the deputy mayor. He is vocal in council chambers and that could work in his favor,” said the source.
When Chiwara was elected mayor, councilors were asked to take pictures of the ballot papers before the elections were temporarily suspended by Zanu PF councilors who were demanding an explanation on why they were taking pictures in the booth.
Contacted for comment on how will council elect a new Mayor, Masvingo Town Clerk Engineer Edward Mukaratirwa said the urban council’s act required council to replace the mayor but said it does not give time frames as to when the election should take place.
“The Urban Councils Act is clear, in the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor takes all the duties of a mayor until a new mayor is elected. The act is not prescriptive on the timeframe when a new mayor can be elected.
“The council in consultation with the Ministry of Local Government conducts the elections. However, if the council takes time before electing the new mayor, the minister is allowed to instruct council to conduct elections, if they fail again then the minister may be forced to appoint the mayor,” said Mukaratirwa.

Abductors are the ones not patriotic

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Abductors are the ones not patriotic

Ladies and gentlemen, Mapombi is dismayed and disheartened by the events of this past week. I shuddered seeing a man dressed in civilian clothes brandishing a riffle of such calibre in broad daylight and in full watch of citizens abducting the country’s youngest Member of Parliament Ngadziore. Veduwe kana ndimiwo, pamwe pacho munongoti zvenyu pane arikukuroyai senyika but murikuzviroya mega. Namai vangu kudai muri kuzvinokora tsoka moga moga zvenyu asi hamuzvioni. Whoever ordered or orchestrated that abduction should be answerable to so many questions. Neniwo Mapombi nehama dzangu dzekwaChirimudombo tine mibvunzo yakawanda. I played so many scenarios in my mind trying to analyse kuti ndiani chaizvo angava akaita chinhu ichi if it is not the usual culprits. Some of my questions were answered by critically looking at former Mabvuku-Tafara MP Chidhakwa’s own scenario, but then again the question remains; why? I then concluded kuti aiwazve, the Patriotic Act vanhu chaivo who it is supposed to target ndivava vari kuita zvinhu izvi, because the world is watching. Let’s say for example, those this country considers to be adversaries are watching, don’t you think they watch with glee as you continue having these abductions of not just ordinary citizens, but high profile people like lawmakers and opinion leaders? Kamfana kadiki diki kudaro has made it into Parly, something vanhu vane medulla oblangata should be celebrating, but what do you do? Kukumura mwana hembe kumunyora nyora nemboma muviri wose, nyadzi makaisepi chaizvo? Shuwa, in all sanity, a person is snatched from the streets in broad daylight while the world is watching, to prove what exactly? And then you see mabiyangu Linda nemwana waDhagi busy kuita discredit such a serious issue.Ende huye bodo shuwa. Munozoti Mapombi anotaurisa but zvimwe zvacho tinyareiwo. Ini hangu ndiri jentrumen handivanzi, and I think Berita waDhagi is just bitter kuti ‘ra ra ra’ yakatadza kubura nhanzvu, kkkkk, zvimwe zvatinomboitirwa muno munyika so zvinosetsa. So you thought waitozonzi First Child here nhai Berita kutopihwawo maportfolio sevana vevamwe zvatirikuona? 2030 vanenge vachipo ava, and your father by then kunenge kwatova kudhara ikoko. I doubt anyone will be remembering that kwaimbova naTogi Mwonzora.
Masvingo city muchabaikana nematsvana emamayor, kkkkkk. Kungodai matova naMayor mutsva, and very soon tinenge taana mudhara wedu Mberi muMayor’s chambers. Long time coming but haa zvazongoendwa. Mapombi is really hopeful kuti zvichaita saizvozvo because mudhara uya looks like he is the only level headed pane rimwe team rese. MaChristmas ati dyiwei hawo but what can we do, ane bhonzo ane nyama. ZveImposition zviya zvekungodzimikira vanhu will work against the party Mayor akazogumisira abva kuZanu ine macouncilor maviri oga. Heya, chizungairai muchidaro. Hezvino ndiri pano. Deno matoisa henyu Mai Chikwangwani pahudeputy mayor weee, pamwe the gender card might rescue you, chero hazvo mazano achiri mashoma paya. But I think with time uye kumbopiswa piswa nevakomana vemedia, vanenge vangwara manje manje. Mai Dorca vakahuita wani vudeputy Mayor vakainda Germany vakamiririra kanzuru, vachingoti ‘Minisparati’ varimo muBerlin nemuKernen. Mai Dorca bhinya raPastor Mundondo, kkkk seka hako Mapombi. I heard Roki chiri kufara zvisingambobviri at the prospects of returning to town house, vakomana power inonaka veduwe. Hapana asingadi kudya and vanhu vacho havaguti. Had Chirairo not declared that haachaiti zvepolitics I think he would have been a better candidate for that ward 2 if Shantiel does not return, but it looks like vanhu veward 2 are stuck with Roki, kkkk, mati madii. On a serious note though, I think dai zvemaelections zvachipera tafocuser neservice delivery, because a lot is happening in the vicinity that requires attention. Mvura yakunaya iyi we need a proper drainage system, fungaiwo shamwari dzangu dzinorara mumapavement and those pavements will be flooded because of poor drainage. Panoda kugadziriswa ipapo.
Ko how far Henrietta uko? I laughed when I heard that she had been remanded in custody ndikati haa, nyika yedu is either one of these two things: either a huge crime scene or a big circus because zvimwe zvinhu zvacho unotozvishaya. The Gold Mafia craze came and went, names were dropped and people were implicated but nhasi ndopotozonzwa nywee nywee, Rushwaya asungwa. Imika, mutiitire mushe. Even matare acho kana ndimiwo. Uyuwo muimbi wedu wembiri wedzechitendero Ivy nemurume wake vosungwazve hanzi they forged papers ekupracticer hugweta. Ladies and gentlemen, some of the things that happen in our country zvinopedza power. What does all this mess say about our institutions’ credibility? If people can get away with things like that, ndokutizve nyika yangove bheke raTizirai, unowana zvese imomo—unogona kungowana dzvinyu rakatsamira sadza rakaomeswa kana majuru ari musalad cream, kkkkk. I know izvozvi munenge makutoti Mapombi anenge ava kuita zvemadrugs, no no no, I don’t play with such serious issues. Ndingoriwo kuteerera malyrics ezviri kupisa these days, the likes of Hurungwere naBaba Harare vekuona bhawa rakadhakwa gore riya. Did you guys know kuti Father Capital City is our own Masvingo boy, wepaBikita apa? I think you all see that in the way he puts people in their places, kunyanya Java. It boggles my mind how that clown got such close proximity to power zvekudaro to the extend yekufamba achivhundutsira vanhu that authorities will deal with them. Yes, we all know what the authorities are capable of, but in the battle of words between ajigija Passion naMutarisi I think what made Mutarisi angry is the person who delivered the message, if ever there was any message. Kutongovhundutsirwa naPassion pachako kunotosvota, and kunopa hasha no matter how credible it may be. VeChiredzi ndovanhu kwavo vakamublueticka gore riya, ko Lowveld inombozvida here zvemadrama, kkkkk. My heart is pained when I see people who are actually contributing to the country’s GDP being victimized nemaclowns like Java. We are talking about one company yekuti if there were going to be senyika huyai kumacompetitions ezvishandwa tinoburitsawo Nash without shame. To speak about powercuts and loadshedding imhosva here, especially for someone running such a big business? Is Zimbabwe really open for business, kana kuti nderimwewo business that you mean, not business business. You see young people supporting nonsense, yet very few, if any at all has ever had a payslip. No wonder why some people are finding it difficult to survive when they move overseas because working in functional systems is too difficult for you, ko mozvizivirepi imi makakurira mukungwavha? Manje uko things are functional hakuna zvekudhiza, ndopotozoona vana Uncle vakuita mavideos vachichema on social media. One thing Zanu has done is to destroy any kind of functionality in this country and everyone has normalized the abnormal. The entitlement our leaders has is bred in that disfunctionality, that’s why they behave like bulls in a China shop. Everyday our ears are abused about the Harare-Beitbridge road hanzi Masvingo necarpet, iyo isati yapera iyoyo. It also saddens me that we have been losing influential people in that road over the past month. China ngaichingodira mari zvipere, handiti paramende makavakirwa, airport makavakirwa, ngavachingovaka mugwagwa nenjanji ka mafriends enyu from the East. At least povho may be distracted from seeing kutombora tombora pese pese kwavari kuita looking for our precious minerals isu vanyai tichitambura.
Mazuvano Nero chirikutonhoregwa SADC yakarasa chinyaya chake. But seriously, what did we all expect? These regional bodies are useless and are there to protect the interests of the status quo, kwete kuita babysit zvinyaya zvenyu izvi. Kuya ndiko kunonzi kufudzisa bere mbudzi. Hanzi Nero pazhe, chinyaya chako ichi hachina basa endai munogarisana zvakanaka ikoko, makorokoto hako iwe ED, ndiye hwava. Hameno pamwe Nero’s saving grace will be Valerio kana apinda in the coming few years because he seems level headed, but zveZanu here, hazvina guarantee.
Anyway, let me go kunokanga maputi angu zvangu for lunch, ko mazuvano tichambovata here kuChitima kuno, kuda kukotsira kudai bulldozer rauya kuzoputsa misika in the dead of the night, zvakaoma hazvo tese tangova varoyi. Mabanana azere mazuvano ndoita ekushara ndichirasha akaora. Handingaendezve ndisina kubvunza where my dear leader Mphoko is, varipiko nhai? Kkkkkk. Mboko imboko!

MSU, ZB Bank sign MoU

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MSU, ZB Bank sign MoU

Tinaani Nyabereka

Gweru – Midlands State University (MSU) and ZB Financial Holdings recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that is aimed at driving collaborative efforts between the two in terms of commercialization.
The MOU was jointly signed by the MSU Vice Chancellor, Professor Ngonidzashe Muzvidziwa, and the ZB Financial Holdings Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr Shepherd Fungura.
The MoU will see Midlands State University and ZB Financial Holdings establishing a strong foundation that sets the stage for a long-term partnership in promoting education 5.0
Speaking at the signing ceremony held at MSU main campus, Proff Muzvidziwa said the University was excited to partner with a giant in the financial services sector saying the partnership will promote education 5.0
“This partnership expresses the desire of industry to support the national developmental and higher education philosophy of Education 5.0. This is an example of an intentional and collaboration-based strategy to nurture academia-industry partnerships that not only strengthen networks but stretch the limits of innovation.
“There is no doubt that both parties will leverage the strengths and expertise of each other to drive innovation, promote financial inclusion, and develop a robust talent pipeline in the financial technology sector,” said Muzvidziwa.
He said the friendly relationship was designed to promote sustainable and productive collaboration and exchange between the University, ZB Bank, researchers, students, innovators and employees of both parties
On his part Dr Fungura said the strategic partnership was handy in the digital era to promote innovation ecosystems.
“As ZB, innovation and agility are at the core of our business- our people are our innovation and in this digital era, the development of innovation ecosystems becomes crucial hence, the need for strategic partnerships such as this one.
“It is my belief that this symbiotic relationship will ensure research collaborations and problem solving, technology knowledge transfer leading to relevant product development, talent identification and student empowerment, work related learning and continuous promotion of innovation,” said Dr Fungura.

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