RENCO MINE – A teacher from Tugwane High School in Nyajena area of Masvingo district is alleged to have been assaulted by a former learner over satanism.
The development came a few days after school was suspended at the neighboring Nyabata High School over alleged Satanism attacks.
At Tugwane, the former learner is said to have accused one of the senior’s female teachers (Name supplied) of having initiated her into the cult.
Sources within the school said the former learner was expelled from school a few years ago over links to lesbianism and faith healers had failed to help saying she was deeply involved into Satanism.
Efforts to get a comment from the school head were futile as his cell was not reachable.
When contacted for comment, Masvingo District Schools Inspector Ishamel Chigaba said he was not aware of the incident saying he was away on a business trip. “I am only hearing that from you. I am not in Masvingo, I am in Mutoko right now and haven’t been informed about that incident,” said Chigaba
On the day in question around 9am on June 12, the girl went on to attack the teacher who was in her office using a broom until leaners from surrounding classes heard the noise and rushed to witness free drama as the attacker asked the teacher to undo what she had done to her.
“Other teachers tried to intervene but were told to stay away since they do not know what was happening. It was until the girl decided to leave and look for another male teacher whom she said was part of the cult when the teacher managed to escape to the staff quarters,” said the source
Sources further said prior to the incident, her parents had taken her to prophets where she would manifest saying she was initiated by the teacher when she was at school who she alleges to be the Queen mother in Nyajena area and parts of Zaka.
“She claimed that she was assigned to seduce other girls into sex since she is a tomboy and harvest the sexual fluids saying the teacher initiated a number of leaners which she does while they were in form one”
They would also collect semen from boys who would sleep with other girls who were also initiated from the school and surrounding areas,” said the source
Other sources said there were some isolated cases of leaners who would collapse at school and when taken by parents to faith healers they would also manifest saying they were into satanism.
At Nyabata High, learners were sent home after a spate of collapses on the same day and the school authorities felt they couldn’t contain it anymore.
The school head Borniface Chuma however, told TellZim News that all was well and learning resumed well the following day.
Masvingo Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira has sensationally claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will rule forever since he is following a biblical path of empowering locals with land.
His claims comes at a time when there has been talks of Mnangagwa seeking for a third term if he wins this year’s elections as has been evidenced by his loyalists reiterating that he will rule forever.
It’s being said there is a plot to amend the constitution on the presidential limit clause to allow Mnangagwa to run for a third term and block his deputy Constantino Chiwenga who is said to be eyeing the top post after Mnangagwa.
The statements are backed by Mnangwa’s 2030 ndinenge ndichipo (I will still be in power in 2030), a statement that suggest he may still be president in 2030.
Chadzamira was speaking at a rally held last Friday (Friday June 09) at Mucheke stadium Masvingo
Mnangagwa was the guest speaker at the rally organized by one of the many for ED affiliates Young Women 4ED, where he was meeting and addressing first time voters under the theme ‘As a first time voter I pledge to vote 4ED’.
Chadzamira said Mnangagwa will not be compared to anyone because he follows the bible so he will rule forever.
“President Mnangagwa may not be compared to anyone, he is a President who follow the bible, the Lord created Adam and he empowered him with land. The president has also done the same to people of Zimbabwe,”
Mr President, you gave us land for agriculture, and you follow the path of the lord hence you will rule forever,” said Chadzamira.
Chadzamira also said the second republic under President Mnangagwa managed to develop the country even under sanctions, through utilizing the country’s available resources.
“The president has managed to develop the country even under sanctions through utilization of our own resources. Masvingo province is happy with the rule of the second republic which is the rule of the people, the rule that has elevated the nation’s development, the rule that preserves peace and the rule that unites the people.
Masvingo province is one of the provinces that had benefited from presidential projects meant to develop the country, in the mining sector, and the expansion of the Bikita minerals and other big Chinese companies that has built a chrome smelting plant worth US$60 million.
“The betterment of the mining system under the second republic has created employment for our youth in the province. This has helped the youth, war veterans and women to have their own mining claims and process, their minerals at the smelting plant.
“Devolution funds have brought development in the urban areas and rural areas promoting the development of schools, clinics and roads, said Chadzamira.
While introducing the President, Zanu PF Vice President and Zanu PF Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi said Mnangagwa praised Mnangagwa whom he said was of exceptional quality and Zanu Pf was an assurance of the nation’s future and the rally signifies the regeneration of the party.
“Zanu PF is an oath of the past, the present and the future and this gathering today signifies the regeneration of the party.
“President Mnangagwa is of exceptional quality and he has the natural ability of exceling in everything that he laid his hands on and he has the capacity to tell the fortunes of our country’s economy in a short space of time.
“He is the man of capable leadership he has improved the quality of our education to produce graduates who are capable of not only reading and writing but who can also produce goods and services to the people,” said Mohadi.
During his address President Mnangagwa said Zimbabawe was endowed with a number of natural resources and the country should utilize them for survival
“God favored Zimbabwe and said I should bless them with minerals, we were given rivers, mountains, fish, lions and fruits, we should utilize that as our ancestors did, and we should also do the same, he said in Genesis you will eat the fruits of your sweat,” said Mnangagwa
He also took time to warn youths against the drug abuse and urge churches and schools to teach the youths against drug abuse.
“In school, churches, teach children not to abuse drugs, the future of the country should be secure in your hands. How can we leave the inheritance in your hands if you abuse drugs, the whites will come and take it away Makasticker (while you are drunk),” he said
MIDLANDS – Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA) has set up a burial society as efforts to assist resident in times of difficulty and grief.
The development was confirmed by the Association’s Programs Officer, Fadzai Kanyai during an engagement with the GRRA’s wards chairpersons.
Kanyai highlighted that residents were struggling to give their loved ones a decent funeral and burial, a decision which then prompted the Association to come up with a burial society.
“The concept behind the establishment of the burial society comes at a time the Association realized that residents are struggling to give their loved ones a decent burial.
“So the society through its ward structures decided to establish a burial society which gives every resident room to be involved without much financial restrictions.
“So the society has subscriptions which are going to be paid as set by its committee and they are a US$1 per month and subject to review with time. However for one to join the society he or she is required to be a member of the association first and our funeral cover is very flexible in a way that once one becomes a member of GRRA he can then join five members of his family as beneficiaries in this funeral cover.” she added.
She further added that GRRA was moving forward in implementing its Citizen Participation project under Diakonia.
“We are continuing enhancing our citizen participation a development which entails that gaps are still existing in our communities.
“So as a consortium we are still a implementing the project, because we are looking at citizens participation and leadership where we want them (residents) to be actively involved in governance issues.
“Of cause we have a lot of success stories we have realized in Gweru our relation with the local authority need to be constantly maintained.
“We are also focusing on the issue of citizen involvement where we are looking at youths and women whom we feel should own properties and be aware of their roles in service provision issues in line with governance. It is also good if youths take a leading role in leadership.” she added.
However part of the funeral cover includes tentative amounts of US$150 which is set to benefit a member if he or she dies while beneficiaries get tentative flat amount of US$75 .
GRRA Burial society Chairperson, Silas Mutendeutswa however urged other ward chairpersons to inform the residents on the initiative saying people were supposed to play a pivotal role in driving issues which concern them
Some of the society members include, Ward 15 GRRA chairperson, Ignatio Makaza who was nominated secretary, ward 8 GRRA chairperson, Sarudzai Mhlanga who was nominated vice chairperson, Siphiwe Nzira who was nominated Treasury among other committee members
As the country seeks to mitigate effects of climate change, Masvingo province rehabilitating irrigation infrastructure in a bid to improve food security as the region is prone to drought due to low rainfall.
In a speech read on his behalf during the tour of Mushandike Irrigation, Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Ezra Chadzamira revealed the developments during a tour of the Mushandike irrigation scheme on June 14, 2023.
He said five out of 13 blocks had benefitted from the government’s Smallholder Irrigation Revitalization Programme (SIRP)
“The government has put in place programs to help local communities cope with the effects of climate change thus ensuring food security for the province. A total of five out of 13 irrigating blocks of Mushandike benefitted from the SIRP.
As the province is drought prone due to climate change, most farmers who have been solely relying on rain fed agriculture now rely on the irrigation schemes as the area has been on the record for receiving low rainfall.
“The Mushandike irrigation scheme revitalization has empowered 242 households being irrigation farmers and 726 dry land farmers’ thereby improving food and nutrition security,” said Chadzamira.
In his speech also read in his absence, Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring Implementation of Government Programs Dr Joram Gumbo said shortage of water at the scheme is a result of climate change and obsolete infrastructure.
“The shortage of water at the scheme has been largely attributed to climate change and the obsolete infrastructure which is no longer fit for purpose. I am happy that efforts are being made to address these challenges through canal and storage dam rehabilitation replacement and repair of hydraulic structures and supply of irrigation equipment,” said Gumbo.
Gumbo also emphasized the need for future irrigation to include a value chain approach in order to increase productivity.
“I have also been informed that the farmers here are growing a variety of crops including green mealies, wheat, sugar beans tomatoes, chillies, cabbages and mixed vegetables. The expectation is that the scheme should graduate from being a source of nutrition to local household to an income generating project,” added Gumbo.
Gumbo also said irrigation initiatives are meant to mitigate the challenges faced by small holder farmers due to climate change as well as servicing areas where water is not found in abundance.
A woman from Matangwaza village under Chief Gororo in Chivi was killed on June 11, 2023 by her husband’s small house whom she had confronted for dating her husband.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident and said Dignity Mbengo was arrested and detained at Ngundu police station.
“The matter was reported to Ngundu police station, the scene and the deceased was found with bruises all over her body and a deep cut, the body was taken to Chivi District Hospital for postmortem.
The police managed to arrest Mbengo, and she was detained at Ngundu Police Station,” said Dhewa.
Dhewa urged the public to shun violence and to look for counselling or involve a third party when dealing with disputes.
“We urge members of the public to desist from public violence and we urge them to seek counselling or involve a third party, in resolving misunderstandings,” said Dhewa.
Circumstances are that the now deceased Tsitsi Dzimati went to Mbengo’s house village 3b Mamvura Nyahonde under Chief Shindi where she confronted her of having an affair with her husband Moses Matangwaza.
Mbengo refuted the allegations and a misunderstanding ensued between the two and Mbengo started assaulting up Dzimati several times with a stick and then stabbed her with an unknown sharp object underneath her armpit.
Dzimati then fell down and started bleeding from the wound, and her aunt Sarudzai Chitanana who resides in the same area then rushed her to Nyahonde Clinic where she died upon admission.
Family and Marriage counselor Nyaradzai Munyoro commented on the tragedy saying she urges women to seek professional counselling because it guides them on how to handle issues professionally and helps them to make professional decisions without anyone being hurt.
“I advise women to seek professional marriage counselling rather than going and confronting their husbands’ mistresses so that they will be guided through on how to deal with infidelity. When one is guided it means one will be able to professionally deal with the issue.
“It is also important to approach these issues with caution and priorities one’s safety and wellbeing above everything. It is also important to remember that one cannot control the action of other people but can only control own behavior,” said Munyoro.
…as CCC reaches final stage of candidate selection
Beatific Gumbwanda
CHIREDZI-Chiredzi Town Council Vice Chairperson, Ropafadzo Makumire is one leg in as he won the recently held Citizen Coalition for Change’s (CCC) Chiredzi Central Constituency’s Bereka Mwana primary election.
Makumire narrowly won the election with United Kingdom based businessman, John Manganye tailing closely behind in a tightly contested battle of the final phase of candidate selection.
Makumire, who won as an independent candidate for the local authority seat in 2018 and went on to be elected Vice Chairperson for Chiredzi Town Council and later joined the newly formed political outfit CCC and is now vying for a parliamentary seat.
Chiredzi Town Council’s Chairperson, Alderman Gibson Hwende, Ropafadzo Makumire and John Manganye were all nominated to represent the party in Chiredzi Central Constituency during the first phase of the selection process before Hwende was technically disqualified by the National Election Directorate over undisclosed circumstances.
Makumire seem to be the people’s favorite as is also alleged to have been successful in the third phase of the selection process in Chishamiso, Hippo Valley where aspiring candidates presented their election manifesto in the presence of party members by independent adjudicators before going into the last phase of the selection.
Makumire garnered 862 votes leading in four wards against Manganye’s 591 who was leading six wards.
If he is declared winner, Makumire will be face Zanu PF’s Francis Moyo who is also former Chiredzi Town Council Chairperson who won the primaries against Chiredzi West incumbent Farai Musikavanhu
…supporters confront bigwigs, threatens bhora musango … Gutu district masters of rigging
Brighton Chiseva
GUTU – No amount of intimidation can stop Gutu East Zanu PF supporters, George Vhengere’s camp to be precise, as the team continues to campaign for him despite numerous warnings from the party to accept the party’s decision of disqualifying him in spite of him being the winner in the just ended party primary elections.
Vhengere contested and won the primaries against the party’s ‘favorite’ candidate Benjamin Ganyiwa who was declared as the winner and Zanu PF Gutu East’s candidate for the upcoming August 23, 2023 harmonised elections.
In a bid to tone down the losing candidates who had grievances against the Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (FAZ) controlled party primary elections, the party started by banning WhatsApp groups especially those with losing candidates who were accused of fanning Bhora Musango but Vhengere’s group is still active and vibrant with more than 500 participants who are rallying behind him.
The Party went on to contact healing programmes in wards and constituencies declaring winning candidates and urging the losers to support those who will represent the party in the election.
Masvingo Provincial Youth League convened a press conference in which they warned all losing candidates to accept the outcome of the politburo saying they would not tolerate anyone who want to undermine the authorities and go against the outcomes of the primary elections.
As if that was not enough, during President Mnangagwa’s visit to Masvingo last week where he had a rally guised as meeting first time voters, the provincial chairperson Robson Mavhenyengwa told Mnangagwa that the province was grappling with threats of Bhora Musango mainly from Mwenezi west and Gutu East.
However, all the threats seem not to move Vhengere’s supporters who are determined to defend their vote a few days before nomination court and ‘imposition’ of Ganyiwa is proving to be a sore shoe for Zanu PF provincial bigwigs who are being humiliated on social media and on the ground.
Recently, three meetings were abandoned in Gutu East after two rival camps clashed where the incumbent MP for Gutu north who is now vying for women’s quota had gone with Ganyiwa to address suppoters.
Sources said Vhengere’s people started singing and brought placards in which they were denouncing imposition of candidates saying this time they won’t be cowed down.
“Two meetings at Makudo and Chinyika business centers were abandoned on Sunday (June 11) after Vhengere and Ganyiwa’s people clashed in the presence of Deputy Minister Yeukai Simbanegavi who had come with Ganyiwa to address people. They had flyers written ‘Gutu East Yaramba Mudzimikrwa’, Respect our rights, and respect our voice. The third one was abandoned again at Bhasera over the same issue,” said the source
The source further said 18 people from Vhengere’s camp were later arrested and were remanded out of custody for disrupting meetings.
Now the camp is in the habit of humiliating the leadership in their WhatsApp group titled Gutu East 2023 ED Pfee.
The group has some top leaders including secretary for Legal Affairs Paul Mangwana, Gutu South MP Pupurai Togarepi, the provincial chairperson Mavhenyengwa among others.
In leaked chats from the group, one participant accused Simbanegavi of urinating on the voters who elected her to be where she is now.
Nhasi wave padenga manje wakuwetera isu tiripasi, Imhosva here kukusimudzira mumusangano wedu weZANU PF???, Hondo yawatanga nesu iyi unoihwina here nhai Simbanegavi????,Pasi nekuuraya musangano, Pamberi na Baba Mnangagwa, Pamberi naGeorge Vhengere, PASI NEIMPOSITION,” said the participant
Another participant questioned, can a father give his child a snake after asking for a fish, are we not important in the party to the extent that our choices are ignored, we voted for A but we are being given B as our choice.
“Ko isu hatina kukosha here zvekuti tinovhotera A asi topihwa B. Kana tisina basa mumusangano weZANU PF vakuru tiudzei. Chairman Mavhenyengwa, baba vaMatuke titomboriwo vana venyu here mumusangano nekuti mwana akakumbira hove hakuna baba vakakwana vanomupa nyoka.
“Masvingo leadership, Gutu East tiri vana venyu here? Pamwe makatotirasa zvenyu kare” said one participant.
Extracts from a Zanu PF WhatsApp group
Others are saying they do not want Ganyiwa because he paid the incumbent Bertitha Chikwama who they accuse of being corrupt and vowed to vote for opposition instead of Ganyiwa.
“We cannot vote for Ganyiwa, he is Chikwama’s proxy, Chikwama is very corrupt and if we vote for Ganyiwa we will suffer for the next five years,” said another participant.
When contacted for comment on the on goings in Gutu East, Zanu PF provincial spokesperson Pepukai Chiwewe said Vhengere’s supporters were wasting their time as the party had already decided that Ganyiwa is the best candidate.
“It is just a waste of time, the party decided that Ganyiwa will represent the party, so anyone who thinks will overturn that is not serious. The President was told about that issue when he came here and he is aware of what is going on there,” said Chiwewe.
He went on to urge party members in Gutu to support the candidate who was recommended by the party saying the primary elections were already past and the party should focus on mobilizing supporters for the main election.
Catholic run St Anthony High School in Zaka has been thrown into mourning following the death of two of its staff members hours apart.
One of the most senior teachers at the school Clemence Chipato died at the mission hospital early morning on Thursday June 16 only for the boarding mistress Hellen Dungare to be found dead in her room at the school.
Chipato is said to have been diagnosed with TB and was not well for some time as he was on a sick leave.
He was 63, survived with his wife, four children and several grandchildren
At school he was nicknamed Bismack (Prussia and Germany leader) because of his history subject prowess and also his heavy handedness when it comes to instilling discipline at the school.
In the political circles he was known as Materritory as he was a staunch Zanu PF supporter and Zaka District Coordinating Committee member and he also contested ward 19 local authority seat and lost in the primaries.
The late Clemence Chipato
Chipato did his secondary education at St Anthony between 1975 and 1978 and went to Gweru teachers college for his tertiary education.
He came back at St Anthony as a student teacher in 1982, he went back to college to finish of his course and returned as a qualified teacher in 1984 and has been there until his time of death.
Chipato will be buried at his rural home in Chipinda on Saturday 17 June.
On the other hand, the Boarding mistress is said to have joined the school in 2010 as a security guard in the girl’s hostels.
In 2015 she was then appointed the boarding mistress and was responsible for girl’s welfare in the hostels.
Dungare is said to have been off duty on the day she died and a colleague found her lifeless body in her room after several attempts to call her to try some new uniforms for the ancillary staff.
Burial arrangements were yet to be established by the time of writing.
A 26 year-old Vavarirai Mapingure from Chivi village Gashanga of Chief Masunda who was arrested in connection with the murder of Owen Mabwe at Mucheke Rank made his initial appearance in court on June 15 before magistrate Conceptor Ngwerume who remanded him in custody.
It is the state’s case that on June 13 2023, Mapingure was drinking beer and was about to go home when he met Mabwe and started to joke with him.
It did not go well with Mabwe who then challenged the accused person for a fight. During the fight the accused person was defeated by Mabwe and then fetched a knife from his pockets and stabbed Mabwe three times on the chest causing his death.
Mpingure was arrested the following day on June 14 2023 at around 1300 hours. An okapi knife which was used in the commission of the murder was recovered from Mpingure and a postmortem report from Masvingo provincial hospital confirmed that Mabwe died from a stabbed wound.
Isabel Pambuka prosecuted.
In a bizarre incident of murder, an epileptic woman from Mwenezi axed her 5 year old son before attempting to kill herself saying she was tired of pain on June 9, 2023.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident.
“We can confirm that we received a report where an epileptic woman killed her son using an axe and tried to kill herself” said Dhewa
It is alleged that on the fateful day, 50 year old Revesai Magare from Miraga Village under Chief Maranda in Mwenezi decided to end her life because of the pain that she suffers from as an epileptic patient.
At around 2100hours Revesai was sleeping in her bedroom together with her son Wiseman Matutu when she woke up and struck her son with an axe several times on the head and neck until he died.
After killing her son, she then took a kitchen knife and stabbed herself with the knife several times, in a bid to end her own life, until she lost power and passed out whilst on the floor.
The following morning at around 1000hours, Revesai’s siblings, Ophias and Dhadhe Magare visited her place and found the doors locked.
The two opened the bedroom door and found Magare lying on the floor covered with some blankets, upon uncovering the blankets they realized that she had deep cuts on the neck and asked for her son’s whereabouts.
Dhadhe removed a heap of clothes covering the body of the child and saw that the boy had some injuries on the head and neck.
Revesai told her siblings that she had suffered a lot and thought it better to kill herself and her son.
Ophias reported the matter to the police at Mwenezi police station.
The police attended the scene and the deceased’s body was taken to Neshuro District Hospital whilst Revesai was admitted in the hospital where she was in a serious condition.
