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Chikuni sinks Zuze as Sahondo steals show

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Chikuni sinks Zuze as Sahondo steals show

Branton Matondo

TelOne gaffer Tendai Chikuni proved too good for Clemence Zuze as the telecom boys triumphed over a veteran spinned Chapungu side in a cup match dubbed Iyawozve played at Ascot stadium last week.

The initial fixture was that Sheasham who finished tops in the league play runners up TelOne but the former had to decline the invitation due unconfirmed reasons.

Vumbachikwe, who finished third had a chance to fill the vacant position but after deliberation on regrouping expenses and exercises by the pay masters, the Gatsi Mukombwe coached mining based outfit were forced to pull out.

Chapungu filled the vacant position after the army side finished fourth on the log standing.

The tournament was first of its kind in the region and sponsored by The Zingwe Brothers who are well known in Gweru.

Two goals that set the two Gweru teams apart came courtesy of former Zpc Kariba topman Blessing Sibanda and former Zpc Munyati, Chapungu and Ngezi Platinum striker Blessing ‘Odega’ Sahondo in the second half.

Sahondo who was top goal scorer of the just ended 2022 Central region season with 16 goals averaging a goal per 146 minutes.

The former Fc Platinum Under 19 winger who had to come from the bench to rule the Ascot roost was delighted with the victory and said his objective is always to better his efforts in a career that has already spanned for seven years.

“I started on the bench. It was the coach’s plan and then I came in second half. I scored coming from the bench and then Blessing scored again to make it two. This is a memorable moment, one that will push me to aim high,” he said.

While commenting on his league exploits, Odega said his objective is not to compete with other players but to focus on his abilities and where he can improve.

“I am proud to be the top goal scorer of Central region but my aim is not to compete with anyone but to be better than I was yesterday,” added Sahondo.

Chapungu failed to avenge their 1 nil loss to TelOne in a league fixture that was also played at Ascot stadium.

An attempt to contact Chapungu head coach Clemence Zuze was fruitless as his cell was unreachable until time of writing.

Iyawoze representative Blessed Zingwe assured Central region fans that Iyawozve is just beginning and more is to be expected. He detailed on the true origin of the word Iyawozve and why it is suits generis.

“The name Iyawozve is a brand name for the director Blessed Zingwe who also happens to be a musical artist. The name originated from our mother who would always say Iyawozve if something startles her. Gweru has never had such a cup before,” said Zingwe.

He added that the sponsorship is going to stay as more is expected in this bubble of giving back to the community.

“Iyawozve cup is there to stay and it will grow bigger than this. The support we got was overwhelming and has electrified Blessed Zingwe and crew to even improve the sponsorship. The Zingwes were born and bred in Gweru, so we need to plough back to the community,” he added.

Despite the stellar display of sporting community investment by the Zingwe Brothers, football fanatics in the Central Region which spans from Kwekwe to Beitbridge still lament lack of cup games.

One football fanatic identified as John Sambati from Gweru said now is the time that Central Region brings tournaments and cup games on the table.

“Central Region top brass is disappointing us. The love that we have for the game has to be complemented by cup games and that is what we expect,” said Sambati.

Another soccer fan from the mining town of Kwekwe said cup games are good sources of game time adding that Central region should replicate what is happening in the Northern region.

“Yes, Central region has few teams but that does not give men at Central region offices in Gweru room to abandon the idea of cup games. Let’s pluck a leaf from Northern region. By doing so we can add some energy to our league and maximize game time to other players,” he said.

Measles outbreak: Manicaland still red zone

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Measles outbreak: Manicaland still red zone

TellZim reporter

Cases of the deadly measles disease among infants continue to recur in the country with Manicaland province where the disease was first noticed and wreaked havoc topping national charts on new cases.
According to the Situational Report released by the Ministry of Health and Child Care on their official twitter handle as at September 1, 2022, Manicaland recorded 38 new cases of the disease, highest of all the country’s 10 provinces.
Following in second position is Mashonaland East with 29 while in third position is Midlands with 21 new cases. Matabeleland South recorded 13 while Harare has 7 new cases.
The information released also revealed that Manicaland has a total of 2 737 cases (1 491 male, 1246 female). Of that total, 486 have been vaccinated while 1932 are unvaccinated while the status of 319 remains unknown.
1 454 were discharged from care while 949 are still in care.
The province has also reported a total of 334 deaths with two of them being new. No institutional deaths were recorded.
In Masvingo province, a total of 401 cases were recorded with 211 being male while 190 are female. 142 were vaccinated while 169 were not and 91 have their status unknown. 357 were discharged from care.
A total of 44 community deaths were recorded with 0 institutional ones.
Midlands province recorded a total of 518 cases with 261 being male and 257 female. 47 children were vaccinated while 355 were not but the status of the other 118 remains unknown.
462 were discharged leaving none in care.
The province recorded 56 community and 0 institutional deaths.
The national total according to the situational report stands at 5 843 with 3 108 male and 2 735 being female and among them 108 are new cases.
Nationally, 1 575 were vaccinated while 3 402 are unvaccinated with 769 having an unknown status.
4 212 were discharged from care while 983 were still in care.
A total 648 deaths were recorded with 647 being from communities with 1 institutional.

Unbeaten Greenfuel secures Eastern region PSL ticket

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Unbeaten Greenfuel secures Eastern region PSL ticket

Fredrick Moyo

Chisumbanje-based outfit Greenfuel FC, led by former Dynamos soccer star and veteran coach Lloyd Mutasa has secured Eastern Region Premier Soccer League (PSL) sole ticket with three games to spare.
Greenfuel became the second team to be promoted into the PSL for the 2023 soccer season after playing to a goalless draw away to Grayham FC, collecting the much needed point to gain promotion while at the same time consolidating their unbeaten run that now stands at 25 games.
Greenfuel is yet to taste defeat after winning 19 and drawing 6. They took their points tally to 63 points, nine clear of second-placed Mutare City Rovers who are sitting on 54.
Speaking to TellZim News, Mutasa said he is happy with the promotion as it is not an easy job to take a team to another level and dedicated the promotion to the players and all other stakeholders involved.
“The promotion means a lot to me and it is a massive achievement to take a team from one level to another, managing these youngsters and moving on a rough trail like Division One takes more than a man and a lot to achieve that.
“We say thanks to God the Almighty, the supporters who cheered us all the way and all the stakeholders that made everything easy for us, the players and their families, technical team, sponsors, drivers, cooks, all those people played an important role as football is all about team work where everyone plays his/her job,” said Mutasa.
The gaffer added that he will not give his boys too much pressure as his primary aim is to stay afloat in the PSL and be in a better position when the league season ends.
“For a start, the team as league debutants, we would want to remain there and be in a better position as well and if anything pops up it will be a bonus. We do not have to put ourselves under too much pressure and we know the young boys have the capacity to do well, so we will not give them unnecessary pressure,” added Mutasa.
The veteran coach is pleased with the boys’ performance as they are yet to lose the full set of three points in the remaining three games of the league.
“I am happy with the boys’ performance, it is all about hard work, putting our feet on the ground, respecting all the teams that we play against in the league. I simply told the boys that let’s play as if we are playing a cup final as you do not get any medals if you lose, so we approached every game with the same philosophy and try to collect maximum points in every game that we play,” said Mutasa.
In Central Region, John Nyikadzino-led side Sheasham affectionally known as ‘The Construction boys’ in the football circles secured promotion into the PSL last weekend after running riot over Loss Control who are under the guidance of John Phiri.
Sheasham previously failed to win the sole ticket on the final match day last season when they lost to Beitbridge-based side Dulibadzimu paving way to eventual winners Whawha FC.
Former premier league outfit Hwange FC are looking forward to return into the top-flight league as they are leading the pack in the Southern Region while Northern Region log leaders Simba Bhora are also on the verge of securing the top-flight ticket as they are four points clear of second-placed Herentials U20 FC while third-placed Golden Eagles lost grip on the PSL ticket after losing to struggling CUMA Academy.

Mwenezi man arrested for raping own daughter

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Mwenezi man arrested for raping own daughter

Cephas Shava

Mwenezi –A 37 year-old Mwenezi man who took advantage of the absence of his wife at their homestead and raped his own 11 year-old daughter who was left in his custody by her mother was recently arrested.
The man (who cannot be named for ethical reasons) resides in Ngwenya village under Chief Mazetese of Mwenezi West.
Appearing before Mwenezi Magistrate Faina Makumbe on August 30, the man who was not asked to plead to the charges was remanded in custody pending trial set to be held at Chiredzi Regional Magistrate Court.
Presenting the State case prosecutor Hardlife Machando alleged that sometime in March last year; the accused took advantage of instances when his wife would be away and on several occasions raped his own daughter.
The matter came to light recently leading to the accused’s immediate arrest.
In a related case, a 66 year-old man (name withdrawn) from Bhukuvhani village under Chief Neshuro appeared before Magistrate Makumbe on the same day facing three counts of raping his nine year-old niece.
The three counts which occurred since 2019 were discovered recently after the minor opened up to one of her relatives leading to the man’s recent arrest.

Teachers bemoan displacement from respective polling stations

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Teachers bemoan displacement from respective polling stations

Branton Matondo

Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ) leadership has taken electoral management body Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to task accusing the latter of failing to respect the democratic rights of teachers when it comes to elections in the country as they are often deployed from the polling stations they are registered to vote at.
ARTUZ also took to Twitter and request to convene an engagement with ZEC concerning the issue of deployment of teachers to polling stations where they are not registered thereby depriving them of their right to vote.
An inquiry on the state of deployment on the previous presidential elections held in 2018 shows that a total of 40000 teachers were disenfranchised through deployment exercises by ZEC.
As part of preparation towards the upcoming general elections next year, ARTUZ called for a meeting with ZEC for a way forward.
“During general elections, ZEC deploys teachers to various constituencies around the country as polling officers. We have observed that in the previous elections, many teachers failed to cast their votes due to the fact that they were deployed to constituencies where they are not registered voters. It is against this background that we request for a meeting with the Commission to deliberate further on the issue and assist each other in mapping the best way forward. Cognizant of the fact that it is not feasible to change your polling station when the voters roll is already closed, we propose that teachers should be notified of the constituencies and specific polling stations in which they are going to serve as polling officers before the voters’ roll is closed,” read the tweet.
ARTUZ president Obert Masaraure said the move to meet with ZEC is to invigorate democracy for teachers who are also equal citizens of Zimbabwe.
“We just want to strengthen our democracy by affording all deserving citizens their right to vote. Polling officials are usually displaced from their polling stations, this should be a thing of the past.
“Definitely the Commission should be invest in protecting the voting rights of all citizens,” said Masaraure when questioned on the motive of their request,” Masaraure said.
With less than a week before opening of schools for the third term, ARTUZ also made an official request to government on September 1 for the employer to award them a cushion allowance so that teachers report for duty or else the education system faces repercussions come September 6.
Through the official statement released by ARTUZ Secretary General Robson Chere, the union called for government to prioritize stated interventions to avoid implosion in the educational system.
“ARTUZ which is legally registered and represent teachers across the country, do hereby write to you as stakeholders seeking your urgent intervention to avoid implosion in the educational sector. A survey we carried out amongst our members, and also considering the general rise in the cost of living, as well as currency fluctuations, the net earnings of teachers have been depleted and eroded. This has resulted in serious incapacitation,” read part of the statement.
The letter specified proposed interventions by ARTUZ.
“We therefore request urgent payment of at least US$ 200 as a cushion to enable teachers to report for duty pending restoration of pre-October 2018 salaries, government is to respond to previous correspondence dated June 22, sector specified allowances that consider the salary structures and it is not proper to have a general hand from another ministry earning more than a professional teacher and engagements of civil servants in general to discuss cost of living,” added the statement.
Also Masaraure said the request is already in the pipeline as salary resolve continues to be a priority among teachers across Zimbabwe.
“We have made a request for the urgent disbursement of at least US$ 200 cushion for every teacher to enable them to travel back to work. Government promised to resolve the salary crisis in September so the US$ 200 will enable teachers to settle bills and travel to work for smooth schools opening. We are hopeful that government will play the ball and protect the right to education for our almost 5 million active learners,” said Masaraure.
Meanwhile the outspoken union leader had a word to say on the Rwanda-Zimbabwe relations on the export of literacy bearers to the east African country.
Permanent Secretary to Rwanda Ministry of Education Charles Karayke led a recruitment programme of more than 400 teachers in August.
Teachers selected to head Rwanda will earn between US$ 300 and 700 however an analysis of online Rwanda salary pegs indicate that salaries of A2 workers has reached Rwf 95596 which is equivalent to R1 546,59.
“Zimbabwe has a glaring shortage of almost 90 000 teachers. We don’t have the luxury to export teachers. We need those teachers in our schools. Secondly, the Rwandan government is not bound to respect the labour rights of these exported teachers, so there is a real risk of abuse of the teachers. Things are not looking good for our education sector we need to seriously invest in rescuing the sector from collapse,” said Masaraure.
He added that government’s total attention on austerity measures has cast a blind eye on the shambles within the education system.
“The government adopted austerity measures and the hallmark of austerity is to cut on public expenditure. They are preoccupied with saving and are now blind to the desperate situation in our schools. We can’t rule out the genius from the Rwandese side, they are determined to build their nation and could have sweet talked our government and convinced them to let go of their key human resources,” he added.

ED: A listening president who never listens

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ED: A listening president who never listens

Ladies and gentlemen, summer time is just around the corner and just wish this Lux Dlamini of operation Dudula in neighbouring South Africa would put his madness to an abrupt halt. I was planning to skip the border to visit the beaches in Durban and Capetown where I had been invited nemwana wavatete. My dream of leaving this Chitima only once has been shattered, ini zvangu ini. I have already bought my bikkin yemubero ndichiti ndonoonawo nyanza zvino zvakona. Yeah, the situation seems to have reached S.B Moyo’s level. But are we really in summer, those with calendars can you check if we are really in September coz matonhorero akunomboita so, rangu calendar ndakavesa kare ndatonhorwa.
Anyway, regai nditaure zvangu dzekumusha, l will start here in the Ancient city of MASVINGO haa makanyanya varidzi venyika. Why not? If you always set precedence and pace while the rest follows, then I have got every reason to boast about being ‘Muvhitori, Wezhira’ as some would prefer to call me. I am happy our listening president heard my prayers and boycotted his own party last week. Chakarega kuuya wena kuPresidential Poultry project launch kkk. Yes, kuzongonzwa route yatochinja ED kwaakutopfeka magemenzi ekwaWimbo after all the preparations that had been done kkk. I heard vakabva kunana Zaka uko nemabhazi vachipopota kuti tauya tichinzi kuna president kkk. Ko iko kuzogoverana zvimaSlice zve Bakers Inn bread apo manzi muuye nendiro asi Mwari ave nemi maOrganizers. Muchinyanya kungotevera kwainda mhepo hino swere miromo papata semabwira dota.
Chete he had to go kwaanodiwa coz honestly speaking Masvingo yajamuka, haichada zvachose. At least maonawo kwaanodiwa imi veMasvingo siyanai nemunhu aende kumapositori imi moonawo umwe wekuda chero achizviti ndeweMasvingo. Chete kwaanobva kwacho hatikuzivi, akati kwaMapanzure, konzi kwaChivi kombonzi Gutu, konzi Chirumhanzu konzi Zvishavane aah tingazivawo here isu.Hope haaindi kwa HH zvatakangoona vagere vese toziva kuti vaitaurei iye achinzi ndokune rukuvhute rwake Zambia ikoko.
But why vanhu veMasvingo maakupa musharukwa wenyu cold shoulder at a time he needs you most? He lost the chairperson position to Chiwenga faction, youth almost the same, recently he lost the war veterans post. Mmmm general faction is gaining ground in Masvingo. Everything starts here both in Zanu nekwaNero mind you. Musazoti Mapombi haana kutaura, chati homu chareva. Similarly ndakambokuudzai kuti Chamisa should be aware, ana Mudzingwa nanaMutizwa are regrouping and creating a strong alliance here with Mavhaire and Sitemere being ring leaders mirai muone. 2023 Masvingo will be contested by PDP and People first members. I am sure you saw the highlights in ward 3 Masvingo urban.
Masvingo, the boiling pot of revolutions be it in the ruling or opposition political parties, is living up to the billing and Garwe haraitadza kutumira Jongwe kuzoparura gungano rekugoverana zvitiyo ivo vachimbosimbiswa paWimbo pakirawa. By the way if my memory serves me well, some would remember that Wimbo was once beaten for failing to lend his and supporters’ following to Zanu PF but anyway this time around the leader who I heard is new played his cards well and raifara Garwe rakapfeka gemenzi apo Nero achidhiswa. Ummm but I noticed something unusual, the men who were singing denouncing Chamisa are from one of these chaakati for ED, hakuna mapositori anoimba sezviya nhemaa.
But isvo NERO svine pamuromo hanzi my biggest campaign manager kureva murume waAuxillia haaa show respect youngman. Ko kuzoti Garwe committed Blasphemy by converting church gatherings into political rallies, chete kungoti akadzidzawo chifundisi paLiving Waters Theological Seminary maybe his allegation maybe the allegation is true sekuti anozivawo zveBhaibheri after the course though our own Talent Chiwenga disputed it.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are being led by a listening president who never listens, he only listened one when he fired that Dofora Dokora guy and that was that. He never listened when people ask for the removal of bond note, he never listens when people call for the arrest of corrupt big wigs in his government, he never listens when people say fire Mangudya and Mthuli ah, pedzezvo hanzi I am a listening president imika. People are calling for electoral reforms but hakuna, kutoti we want diaspora vote, no action. Kkk speaking of votes, I am not a soccer fan but I heard Mabhinya ari kudyiwa these days but of late pakazodyiwa mango paGokwe apo kkkk. But bhoo here akomana mango kupinda rakadyiwa, hope there are few lessons drawn from that election as we slowly approach 2023.
But ka ladies and gentlemen, haaa Auxillia paakadzinga mukomana weBhutsu July uyu after Masvikiro amuratidza achida kuroya mukuru via birthday present, a divided opinion engulfed the whole nation with people divided on the real matter but ummm ndaaneimwe pfungwa. Yaaaaa murume iyeyu needs to be tamed and have wings clipped before he goes unabated and wild as he has already shown. Ko saka iye mumoyo make akarwadziwa kuona kuti violence master Mudha has been relieved of his duties and took over the reins. Yaaa Midlands is now the hotspot of violence with powerful political figures contesting for the top post with Amashurugwi . This sinful heart needs straightening before going any further and if it means relieving him of his duties as cabinet minister would be the way to go. Woita zvingani kuti Public works ukutora pese paunoda kusvika kwaSango kuChiredzi, wotizve political violence wava torchbearer? Haaa nyarawo kuchena musoro kukura uko, remekedzawo imvi idzo vechidiki vagodzidzawo.
Yaaa turning to the talk of the moment, haaaa how on Earth would the State shut up and leave Mambanje with no option than granting the US$ 5 million suspect a relaxation of bail conditions allowing him to go and represent Zimbabwe at conferences in Europe. But what kind of a national image are we portraying out there as a country? Zvanyanya kutokurudzira chimbavha sechinoyemurwa. Is the country running out of other personnel that would represent it at such gatherings up until Wadyajena’s case is concluded? It’s a sham. There are certain times one would wish to have been born in China where corrupt leaders are killed because zvedu senyika zvazonyanya ummmm. Ko kuzova arrogant kusvika pakuudza ZACC kuti torai zvese zvandinazvo. Now the system is ignoring all that and busy fighting Dr Stop it, I heard vakatotorerwa matruck avo ah. Apawo they are now after Mboko’s son, nhaka! Something fishy could be behind this Cottco saga, had it not been the case Chikomana chepaGokwe chaisazoganza zvakadaro ummm. A powerful figure is likely to be part of crew behind the scenes in the whole debacle, only time would be the greatest judge. Haa ZACC regai ingopedzisawo tumari tushoma turimo munyika hayo ichingoita seImbwa yachembera isisina kana zino nerimwe zvaro. If they do not have the powers to prosecute and conclude their cases, what’s then is the logic behind that establishment?
Before I go zvangu for my usual lunch yemaputi nemabanana akaora, can someone tell me where father Mukonori is? He is quiet as usual but I am sure he should just show his face now and lead another negotiation. Hamuzvioniwo imi? We are suffering and I just want people to close doors and talk with Father Mukonori mediating as usual. I don’t know who will be negotiating but I think ndozvataakungoda senyika. If anyone see Mboko please tell him that ED is copying him on chicks, kuno kuMasvingo zvakauya asi kubhaiza pakusunga mwana wake vachiti akatenha muriwo RAPE. Mboko Imboko!!!

Forgotten Garikai residents still depending on bush toilets, unprotected water tank

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Forgotten Garikai residents still depending on bush toilets, unprotected water tank

… Authorities yet to full fill promise of relief

Courage Dutiro

The neglected Garikai women in Masvingo Urban’s ward 3 said they are still living in an inhabitable environment due to the unavailability of toilets and safe water in the commonage 17 years after the residential area’s establishment.
Garikai is a residential area that was availed by government in 2005 to accommodate hundreds of victims of operation Murambatsvina.
The residential place has 99 houses with each house sometimes housing two or more families who share a single community tap and few available ablution facilities.
A woman who only identified herself as Ropa said they are pleading with those in authority to assist them with ecological sanitation (ecosan) toilets like those in Victoria Ranch suburb.
“Water is only available at the tap for only an hour which is usually around 3 am. This is putting us and our houses at danger for instance from thieves.
“If it’s possible, I am pleading with authorities to assist us with the type of toilets like those in Victoria Ranch. Most of us here use bush toilets,” she said.
Victoria Ranch and Garikai residential areas are yet to be connected to Masvingo’s main sewer system.
Garikai area chairperson Getrude Mukokovondo said the responsible authorities have since pledged to bring relief but they seem to have forgotten to full fill the promise of relief.
“Some time ago the minister visited this area with his delegation and promised to assist on the issue of toilets but nothing took shape up to now concerning the issue. Maybe they will come soon.
“On the issue of water, we are depending on a single Jojo tank and a tap. The water we get from the tank is not safe for drinking as the tank has no lid top exposing it to contamination.
“We get water for drinking purposes from a borehole and we are thankful that city council assists whenever we encounter a problem with the borehole,” said Mukokovondo.
She also said the problem has been there for ages, they cannot blame the sitting councilor for the problem.
“I think the first thing that is supposed to be done before someone is given a residential place is to have enough ablution facilities at the place.
“We cannot blame the councilor who assumed duty a few months ago through by-elections, the problem has been there for years,” she added.
Zimbabwe is set to achieve an upper middle-class economy status by 2030.
Ward 3 councilor Rocky Kamuzonda said he is pushing for the construction of at least two public toilets in the area.
“Council by-laws does not allow construction of Ecosan type of toilets. We are trying to make sure that the place get two or three public toilets that suit with the council laws,” said Kamuzonda.
Kamuzonda assumed office during the March 26 by-elections.

Arbitrary arrests strengthened my resolve in political activism-Mupanduki

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Arbitrary arrests strengthened my resolve in political activism-Mupanduki

TellZim reporter

Political persecution characterized by arbitrary arrests and unlawful detentions have been a common tool for political repression as governments seek to silence diverse voices in Africa and the world over.
Such is the case in Masvingo where Bikita-based Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist John Mupanduki, a victim of abduction earlier this year by alleged security agents before he was dumped in Mashava in the wee hours of the day.
Mupanduki shared his experiences with this publication and vowed that the experiences will not deter him from pursuing a free and democratic Zimbabwe.
“It was on January 7, 2022 when I was awakened at around 0300 hours at my place in Bikita by people I believe were state security agents who drove me to Mashava where I was later dumped. My crime was that I had paid for logistics to ferry CCC supporters from Bikita West to Chiremwaremwa in Bikita South where CCC vice president Lynnette Karenyi-Kore was to address a gathering sometime in December 2021.
“After the rally, I was quizzed by some guys from state security as well as Zanu PF supporters on my role in ferrying the people whom they believed were many. I was taken and severely beaten after which I went to seek medication at private health centres. On January 20, I went to report my case at Law and Order in Masvingo where the officers asked me the exact time when I was given my phone but after I roughly guessed that is when they laid charges of giving false information to the State.
“After the charges were laid, I made around 10 court appearances following my being granted bail of ZW$ 5 000 where the case kept on being postponed until I was declared innocent and had charges dropped. Following my attaining freedom, I was surprised that anonymous people kept roaming around my place of residence for reasons better known to them. My family at one point became restless due to presence of unknown people at our place,” said Mupanduki.
He however said despite all the setbacks he had experienced at the hands of the abductors and law enforcement agents frustrating his efforts towards ensuring justice prevails, he will continue with the march.
“On June 10 this year, I was also attacked by Zanu PF supporters at Duma shops of Nyika growth point and went to report my assault case at Bikita. What surprised me after reporting was that the assailant (Isaac Mashanda) went for 14 days without being arrested but only received a call from the Law and Order instructing me to make a new report against my assailant.
“At some point, I was disturbed as to why I would be required to go to Masvingo for a case I had already reported in Bikita. There is preferential treatment accorded to Zanu PF activists because if I was the one who had assaulted their activist, am sure could have been arrested as soon as the case was reported. I was forced to consent that my assailant was innocent by signing a document produced by the police to which I declined. What it shows is that the current government ignores human rights as they always preside over gross violations of such. I feel Mugabe regime was far much better than Mnangagwa’s.
“As an activist, I have grown stronger in political activism. I also draw inspiration from the ordeals of people like President Mnangagwa when he spoke of being detained during the colonial era spending more than 10 years in prisons. I am ready even to be detained as long as I fight to liberate the current generation of politicians in Zimbabwe until we realize a better government in the country,” he added.
The remarks by Mupanduki come at a time countries the world over join in the commemoration of the Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances on August 30.
United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution 47/133 of December 18, 1992 define enforced disappearance as when ‘persons are arrested, detained or abducted against their will or otherwise deprived of their liberty by officials or different levels of government or by organized groups or individuals acting on behalf of or with the support, direct or indirect, consent or acquiescence of the government, followed by refusal to disclose the fate or whereabouts of the persons concerned or a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of their liberty, which places such persons outside the protection of the law’.

Gweru council to hire private contractors for refuse collection

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Gweru council to hire private contractors for refuse collection

Tinaani Nyabereka

Gweru- Following a suggestion by Mayor Hamutendi Kombayi to turn to scotch carts to ease the refuse collection burden, city council has resorted to hiring of private contractors to help the community as part of efforts to improve refuse collection efficiency.
The move has seen council inviting interested members of the community with trucks and complete refuse compactor trucks to submit bids for possible hiring in solid waste management department.
In a public notice issued by the Acting Town Clerk Vakai Douglas Chikwekwe last week, council said it is looking forward to hiring trucks from members of the public for refuse collection services.
“Following challenges experienced in the collection of solid waste, City of Gweru invites interested members of the community owning trucks ranging between 3.5 tonnes and 10 tonnes and complete refuse compactor trucks with a carrying capacity ranging from 19 to 21 cubic metres to submit their bids to the Procurement Manager for consideration and possible hire of their vehicles for solid waste removal,” read the notice by Chikwekwe.
He said the designated areas for collection of solid waste include all high, medium, and low-density areas citywide.
“The project will involve solid waste removal from households through door-to-door collection system at designated central collection points where the refuse will be transferred into council’s refuse compactor trucks,” further read the notice.
Submission for tenders has since been opened.
“Completed bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope endorsed on the outside health services-solid waste removal-community based organisations (truckers)’ and must be deposited in the tender box at the Chamber Secretary’s department on or before the end of business on September 16, 2022,” added the notice.
Over the past months council’s refuse collection equipment has been down, a move which caused residents to resort to other mechanisms of waste management.
Last week Mayor Hamutendi Kombayi said he was going to engage the Chamber Secretary on the issue of adopting use of donkey pulled scotch carts to collect refuse in residential areas.
He added that a robust approach was needed to deal with refuse collection in the city.
Last week Kombayi made a suggestion for the local authority to allow firewood sellers to conduct business freely while in return, they would help council ferry solid waste using their scotch arts. The suggestion set tongues wagging among community members with some describing it as a sign of unprecedented desperation by a council.
Liquid and solid waste management have and continue to be challenges haunting most cities and towns with majority of them operating with depleted fleets thereby hampering their efforts to ensure sanity prevail in both residential areas and the Central Business District (CBD).

Dr Masinire is the new ZIMA president

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Dr Masinire is the new ZIMA president

TellZim reporter

Newly-elected Zimbabwe Medical Association (ZIMA) president Dr Kudzai Masinire has expressed how ecstatic he is after being chosen to the helm of the board that comprises of various medical specialists.

Speaking to TellZim News after his election that began on August 25, 26 (virtually) and ended on 27 (physically), Dr Masinire who has a surgery in Masvingo Central Business District (CBD) could not hide his joy and said he was happy despite the new post presenting big responsibilities.

“I feel ecstatic about winning the elections. Just to be endorsed by your colleagues, peers and their expression of confidence in my leadership qualities, I think I have every reason to be this happy.

“My celebrations for winning are actually muted largely because the new post comes up with a lot of responsibilities and I don’t think I have ever felt any greater way of responsibility on my shoulders in my life before, than the new situation I found myself in right now.

“It comes with a lot of demands to steer the board of doctors where you have to take care of their aspirations forward such that by taking them forward, you are also taking forward the aspirations of the nation forward as well as the objectives of the country in terms of health services provision,” Dr Masinire said.

He however vowed to defy the odds and steer the ship against all currencies that are going to come its way.

“The weight of responsibility that I feel right now, muffles any prospect of celebrating any further. I am happier that despite the daunting task looming above the horizon, I feel the support from my colleagues who chose me.

“The support was just tremendous like never before and there was overwhelming expression of confidence in my leadership traits and that is the solace that would steer me going forward as I try to take the organizations forward. I am thankful to the Lord, for we as humans we are just clay and he is the potter and humans are mere clay in the potter’s hands,” added Dr Masinire.

The physical elections were held at Elephant Hills hotel in the resort town of Victoria Falls on August 27 from 0800-1000 hours while those on virtual platforms were held on August 25 and 26.

ZIMA is the mother body for all doctors in various fields of specialities.

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