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Chadzamira, Mavhenyengwa battle re-ignites

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Chadzamira, Mavhenyengwa battle re-ignites

… as factions fight for provincial youth chair post

Brighton Chiseva

MASVINGO – The factional battle which threatened to tear Zanu PF Masvingo province last year has been re-ignited as the two warring camps tussle for the provincial youth chairperson post that was left vacant following the elevation of John Paradza to deputy national secretary for youth affairs.
The factions are allegedly being fronted by former provincial chairperson who is also the Minster of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Ezra Chadzamira who is alleged to belong to President Emerson Mnangagwa’s camp and his successor Robson Mavhenyengwa who is alleged to be a vice president Constantino Chiwenga loyalist.
Mavhenyengwa confirmed the elections and said as the provincial chairperson, he will accept whatever outcome saying the process was going to be done freely and fairly.
“The elections will be done on Saturday and as the chairperson I will accept the results as they are, because the process that will be used there will be very free and fair. The contestants are both Zanu PF so they are just electing the one who will lead them hence there will be no challenge at all cost,” said Mavhenyengwa.
The elections will be held on Saturday July 30 at Masvingo Polytechnic with the electorate being district chairpersons, District Coordinating Committee (DCC) youth affairs secretaries and provincial executive members.
Masvingo Provincial Secretary for commissariat Brian Munyoro who is also alleged to have dumped Mavhenyengwa faction and mended relations with Chadzamira refused to comment on the elections saying the youth wing was responsible for comment.
“It’s a youth thing and they are the ones responsible for everything so I cannot comment. I think you can get in touch with comrade Paradza,” he said.
The camps have already booked their members at local hotels and lodges to avoid those who would flip flop in the last minutes.
Three people have since lined up for the post with Chadzamira faction being represented by Charles Munganasa who is the youth league’s secretary for administration while the Mavhenyengwa faction fielded two candidates namely Israel Lunga who is the current secretary for commissariat from Chiredzi district and Delight Mandebvu from Bikita district who was deputising Paradza as youth chair.
Close sources said Mavhenyengwa camp is trying to buy Mandebvu out of the race to strengthen their position and has been offered US$1000 but he is refusing to step down saying the money is too little.
“They offered Mandebvu US$1000 to step down and pave way for Lunga but he refused saying the money is too little, so it’s mostly likely that he will remain in the race,” said the source
However, sources within the faction dismissed the allegations that they were offering Mandebvu money saying Lunga stands a better chance than both Mandebvu and Munganasa who is being accused of selling out by both factions.
“Munganasa was a Mavhenyengwa loyalist during the provincial elections last year. He however shifted after seeing that the Chadzamira faction had no candidate and wanted to use that ticket to the top post
On the other hand, Mandebvu has no ground so no one can offer him money to step down, he will simply lose,” said the source.
Another source however said Munganasa stood a better chance since Mavhenyengwa camp has two candidates who are fishing from the same pond.
The source said the double candidature was a result of internal factions where some Chiredzi big wigs are against Lunga thereby funding Mandebvu.
“The reason why Mavhenyengwa faction has two candidates is that, initially each district had its own candidate, however, Mwenezi and Chivi chickened out leaving three. Mandebvu was supposed to step down but he was persuaded by some members mostly from Chiredzi who are against Lunga since they have their own battles as a district. So they are the ones who are funding Mandebvu,” said the source.
On the other hand some in Chadzamira camp are against Munganasa whom they accuse of having double standards hence division over Lunga and Mandebvu.
Another source said Munganasa was now threatening the Mavhenyengwa faction saying if they continue fighting him, he will expose how the Mavhenyengwa faction rigged Chadzamira during the provincial chairpersonship contest.
“Munganasa has no ground. He will get few votes from Masvingo district but the general electorate is against him saying he wants to soil Chadzamira’s name and affect his bid to get into the central committee.
“He now wants to be saint and threaten to release information on how Chadzamira was rigged but by the time we wanted that information, he was not forth coming,” said an inside source.
Contacted for comment, Munganasa said there were no factions in the party, saying those who believed in factions were not mentally stable.
“Factions exist in the heads of mad people. Towards elections people support certain individuals then we regroup after elections. I hope Zanu PF bestows the responsibility of this particular leadership on me at this juncture,” Munganasa said.

Is Susan another Baba Jukwa scam?

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Is Susan another Baba Jukwa scam?

Mapombi as you all know ladies and gentlemen is not an activist like the likes of ana Itai Dzamara who ended up disappearing and of late ana Makomborero. It’s not that I am afraid of disappearing; it’s just that I majored in telling the truth. Ndinonzi Mafirakureva and ndiri gentleman handivanze. I said this and I will continue saying it until vanosvotwa vasvotwa. The continued detention of Job Sikhala, Sithole and 12 others following the Nyatsime disturbances that ensued after the death of Moreblessing Ali is wrong. That is wrong and I will say it both pasi nekudenga. The issue here ladies and gentlemen is the politicization of the judicial system what law experts refer to as capture of system of course not river capture kkk. We claim to be civilised but we are still far from it when we detain opposition members for nothing while real criminals are walking freely. I hear they denied Nero to visit his comrades at Chikurubi Maximum prison, for the why? But I think it’s for their own good, Mfana uya haasi wekungorega achisvika pese pese anosiya atendeutsa vanhu maGuard Jeri ese akavhotera CCC come 2023 kkkk. Ane mudano mfana uya saka vasingadi asvike kuma perceived strongholds avo. But that is wrong ladies and gentlemen, you can’t deny a father access to his innocent son in jail while allowing others access to their murderers and rapist sons. That’s not fair kana ka1.
But president vakazombowanepi all those powers to determine who visits Chikurubi or not. Is that what the 2013 constitution say? Where is Mwonzora, iwe Dhagi huya pano utiudze kuti ndozvamakaisa mubumbiro renyika here naMangwana wako kuti kana vada kuona hama they sought clearance from the president? Speaking of Dhagi, Dhagi where are you kkk, my avid readers let me tell you about this useless man called Dhagi. He just caused by-elections by recalling people only to boycott the elections kkk. Kubikira vamwe mbodza iwe woiramba kkkk. But chaigodiiwo zvacho after getting Zeroes in the previous round. Baba Zero, I guess now he has exhausted all the tricks and Zanu PF is nowhere near to help zvayo. He was used and now dumped like a used condom. That’s Zanu Pf for you kana musingaizive ask Killer Zivhu. Ko constitutional law expert Prof Love, haaya varikuPOLAD maybe that’s why he is quiet.
Iwo maBy-elections ndakanzwa kuti Zanu PF tried all its tricks in the political book but vari kurohwa chete. Yeah by-elections serve as a litmus test for the final election. Yes the results are showing the possibilities for next year. The first truth is that the battle is between Zanu PF and CCC. Any sane person can now see that and it’s never too late to join either of the two parties. Imwe iParty yevanhu imwe Ndeyeropa so choose wisely ipapo kkkk. I think basing on the results, it’s high time we get rid of the useless Polad before it exhausts the Treasury for nothing. I hope these by-elections are a wakeup call for CCC that they should work hard as well as proving kuti Nero ane chaunga. However, Zanu PF is not sleeping, these wins should not make you complacent asi kana mati tingosiya varipo ivavo vatonge nyika ndeyavo we are just second class citizens kkk.
Did anyone see the preliminary results of the 2022 census? They show there is a lot of rural to urban migration yataidzidziswa naTeacher Mudefi kwaChiriMudombo uko. Life is hard for the rural folk and I am sure they now know kuti they have been bribed all along no one cares about bettering their lives.
As you all know Mapombi is a feminist though not a radical one, I only get radical when people hide the truth, haa ipapo ndinopenga chaiko. I know the people of Zimbabwe are divided over this lady who shocked Twimbos with her revelations dzaiita kunge asutswa nemweya waJohane achinyora zvakazarurwa kkkk. Mapombi is confused with sincerity of the presenter, her motive and the timing of the revelation. I don’t want to question her sanity for now, I am sure she is right upstairs. If she is ok then let’s look at the timing, Ladies and gentlemen, if we take brief look back to 2013, we had Baba Jukwa who became so popular revealing some intricate details of high profile meetings like what Susan is doing now. Everyone believed the chap and got carried away and it later dawned to the public that it was just a diversion ploy to divert attention of people. I am not saying Susan is the 2023 baba Jukwa or Mai Jukwa, all I am saying is let’s look at this with open minds kwete kutevera mhepo kunge shiri.
The anonymous Baba Jukwa character just vanished in thin air after voting, this time around it has a face, clever handiti? Munobvma chete. I think the rape issue if it’s true affected the lady’s mind. Riya ndorinonzi dhimoni rechihure riya, I think Apostle Kapandura should be called panyaya iyi. Sure kuita danga revarume here 32 vese wakaoma hako at 33 years and an average of a man each year you have been on planet earth. I feel pity for Susan for all she alleges to have went through, but I guess something is not right on the whole issue. Why targeting only men from the same pool, isn’t this a trick kuti last minute mozonzwa kuti ndakarara naMwonzora, Chamisa, naBiti, naSikhala kkkk. But maCITIZENS akaoma futi, I saw her picture with Nero but no one commented on it kkk, nyararai henyu but mark my words hezvino ndiripano.
Anyway thumps up to you Susan, gara wakati vanga riri kurutivi rupi pana Garwe kkk asi une zvivindi zvekutozoongorora pakubatwa chibharo here? Chete ndiwe wakadyiwa kkkk inini was not there, famba Susan famba, time iri kutofambabwo takananga kundofa hedu kkk. As a mother, guru rakachichita pandakanzwa wochema while addressing thousands of followers. Chine mafollowers wena kudarika team iri MuPolad kkk, I have more questions than answers to your story Suzie. Not dismissing the fact that young girls have fallen prey to these political vultures. I just hope mutemo will be applied without favour mwana awane zororo. I just wonder the timing of the revelation and Baba Jukwa set a bad precedence by misleading us and diverted our attention for the benefit of the same Zanu PF so now isu tinoonera hatichamhanyi kungobvuma.
Ko saka ukama hwe Garwe naMudha hwaiva hwepabarika rako here? But you are a well-seasoned campaigner in these bedroom affairs it’s only that Beijing haina kuzoti kuitwe ministry otherwise you would be the minister deputized by Sexmorehardy Duggish kkkk. Ko iye akashaikwa seiko pa32 kkk. Hanzi Musanhi akarara akapfeka jean asika Susan Mwari ave newe unotombofungawo ndivana baba vevamwe vanhu here vaunodaro? Anyway ateya mariva murutsva haachatyi kusviba magadziko so goes the saying. I didn’t believe the whole narration until you broke down. I just began to think the abuse could been real that is kana usiri drama Queen saMai Muchuchuti vepaward 4. So how will the docket with Queensland police be processed or Interpol are called to task in this matter. But apo naThemba Mliswa zviya zvekuti zviuya hazvidondani zvakaramba zvakatodondana apo hey. Zvipfuti pamuromo kwese yaaa that was a perfect match yoo or that one made in heaven.
Mthuvi naPanonetsa are at it again, I knew they would not run out of ideas ummm. Vakauya neimwe plan yekukokotedza zvimaUSA zviya zvikuradzwa pasi pePillow neSefa dzemudzimba vachipa maGold Coin. Haaa maybe it’s ignorance, but I am still failing to get the logic of buying the tokens for US$ 1 800 or more or the logic behind keeping possession of the tokens. Ko zvikamuka zvichinzi hazvichashandi kkkk. Tengai mega ini handipo. It’s just that I have been sceptical of quite a number of reforms pronounced by the terrible duo to such an extent that even if they come up with something meaningful, I always doubt it.
Before I go zvangu kunokanaga maputi angu for lunch, let me hasten to say ZIFA,SRC and all those involved please sit down and talk, kana matalks aramba then motaurirana, this ban should be lifted. Handidi kupikiswa ndatopedza so. Mboko IMboko!!!

Councilor caught pants down with school pupil in own lodge

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Councilor caught pants down with school pupil in own lodge

Brighton Chiseva

CHIREDZI – Masvingo Provincial Councilors for Ensuring Development (Councilors 4ED) chairperson who is Chiredzi Urban’s ward 2 councillor Obert Ngwenya was allegedly caught pants down with a lower six Hippo Valley High School pupil at his Westhood Lodge by one of his workers.
Ngwenya is alleged to have dated the pupil for some days and would send his driver only identified as Phiri to pick up the girl and her two friends at the school to his lodge where he would have quality time with the girl while her friends were in another room.
Hell broke loose when Ngwenya failed to buy food for the victim’s friends who then began to gossip around the school until it reached school authorities who investigated the matter leading to expulsion of the three pupils.
Hippo High School Head could neither confirm nor deny the incident but referred questions to the District Schools Inspector (DSI).
“You can get in touch with the DSI, she is our spokesperson and the right person you should talk to,” he said.
When asked if the matter had been reported there, the school head said it definitely could not have not reached her office.
Contacted for comment, the DSI Petronella Nyangwe said she could not comment on the matter via the phone and asked the reporter to send written questions so that she could forward them to the Provincial Education Director (PED)’s office.
“I cannot discuss about that matter over the phone, why don’t you send questions of what you want to know so that I forward them to the PED. I think she is the one who can comment on the on the matter,” said Nyangwe.
A source said the matter was however not reported to the police because one of the parents with the children in question is a teacher at the school and is allegedly afraid of Ngwenya and her reputation as a teacher.
“The victim’s mother is a teacher at Hippo so she was said to be afraid of soiling her reputation. She was also afraid of Ngwenya whom she said is too powerful and may harm her, reason why she could not report to the police.
“When the matter came to light, the pupils were asked to write reports in which they indicated that the girl in question is the one who started talking to the councilor pretending to be someone else until they agreed to date and later visited the lodge several times.
“They were then expelled from school but the parents came and spoke to the school and the DSI ordered their readmission to school saying it was unlawful for them to expel pupils because of the matter,” said the source.
In letters leaked from the school attributed to the girl and her friends, she narrated how she had asked for Ngwenya’s contact and talked to him pretending to be someone until they fell in love and the politician began to pick her and friends to Westhood lodge.
“One day we were in class (name withheld) talked about blessers (those old men who date school children, having sex with them giving them money) and she mentioned Mr Ngwenya. I asked for his number. We started chatting. I even called him pretending to be (Name withheld), a girl he once dated. I wanted him to send me money but he did not…” read part of the leaked letter.
On the day in question she said one of the lodge’s employees entered the room, found Ngwenya naked and she screamed loudly such that her friends who were in another room heard the screaming.
She was ordered to go to the other room and she told her friends what had happened.
“On Thursday, it was a sports day again, the three of us went to the lodge. We were collected by the same car by Phiri and we were in school uniforms. We went to the lodge to collect Mr Ngwenya. We then went to town together with him. We were bought two boxes of Chicken Inn and one box of pizza which (Name withheld) had ordered.
“We went back to the lodge then (names withheld) locked themselves in a room whilst I and Mr Ngwenya were in another room. We just kissed and when he was about to put off my clothes, a maid just came in unknowingly. She was like Maiwee-e and ran away because Mr Ngwenya had already put off his trousers. Mr Ngwenya ordered me to go in that other room,” read the letter.
Another letter by the girl’s friend alleges that on July 1 they went again to the lodge and the victim came back with red eyes and on being asked why her eyes were red she said it was exhaustion from a hard work she had done inside the lodge.
“Then Friday 01 July I refused to go but (name withheld) begged me and I went with them. We were left in the other room and she was in the other with Mr Ngwenya, they took about 20 -30 minutes then she came and we asked her why her eyes were red and she replied that ‘Pashandwa basa’,” read part of the letter.
The source said the matter had since opened a can of worms as a number of organizations that deal with the girl child are getting involved.
“The matter is being suppressed and Ngwenya is doing all he can to sweep the matter under the carpet but several organizations that deal with the girl child have now been involved and it’s just a matter of time before it blows,” said a source.
Contacted for comment Ngwenya said he was in a meeting and said he will revert back while on another attempt to get his side of the story he said he was travelling and would get in touch later.

Battle lines drawn for Gokwe-Kabuyani seat

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Battle lines drawn for Gokwe-Kabuyani seat

Tinaani Nyabereka

Gweru- Battle lines have been drawn for the Gokwe-Kabuyani parliamentary seat as candidates filed nomination papers for the vacant constituency’s by-election.
The election is set for August 27, 2022.
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Midlands Provincial Elections Officer Dorcas Mpofu confirmed the development which happened at the Gweru Magistrate courts.
“We are having nomination court for Gokwe-Kabuyani constituency today (22 July 2022) at Gweru Magistrate court (court room 2) at 1000 hours,” she said.
Meanwhile two candidates namely Spencer Tshuma of ZANU PF and Costin Muguti of Citizens Coalition for Change have already submitted their papers.
The constituency became vacant following the death of Leonard Chikomba of Zanu PF who died in a car crash last month.

School pupils, teachers trek 1,5 km to access water

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School pupils, teachers trek 1,5 km to access water

…as siltation takes a toll on local Dam

Courage Dutiro

A primary school in Buhera district is facing a water crisis as the nearest potable water source is located 1, 5 kilometers away from the school.
The country’s constitution enshrines the right to clean, safe and potable water for every citizen.
Buhera Residents Network Trust coordinator Leonard Mabasa said teachers and pupils at Mupeza Primary school in ward 23 travel a journey of 3km to bring the precious liquid to their bases.
“Travelling 1,5 km distance to access water at Mutume area popularly known as kwaChukira where there is a bush pump is an uphill task for both pupils and teachers, ” said Mabasa.
He also said Mupeza Primary School is facing a serious water shortage which is also forcing some teachers to transfer from the school.
“Teachers are transferring from the school because of acute water problems. The water crisis needs to be averted soon before it reaches catastrophic levels,” said Mabasa.
He also appealed to the responsible authorities to swiftly address the problem.
“We appeal to Buhera District Civil Protection Committee to look into the matter and take swift action. Efforts were done in the past 6 months to drill a borehole but with no success. We appeal for another chance.” he said.
Buhera District Council Ward 23 councilor Enias Gonese said the water crisis issue at Mupeza primary was new to him and what he only knew is that the silted-up dam needs to be scooped.
“What I know is the dam needs to be scooped only, the issue of water crisis at Mupeza primary school is new to me, I will confirm. The dam needs sediment removal,” said Gonese.
Due to unsustainable human activities, dams are being choked by siltation leaving some communities vulnerable to hunger, water scarcity and loss of livelihoods including livestock.
Siltation of small dams is affecting the country’s water storage capacity.
In a country that is facing the effects of Climate change, small dams can be used as reservoir dams that can be linked with big dams to counter climate change-induced droughts in some communities.

New Pathology, Research and Diagnostic Centre commissioned at MSU

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New Pathology, Research and Diagnostic Centre commissioned at MSU

Tinaani Nyabereka

Gweru -President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week commissioned a state of the art National Pathology, Research and Diagnostic Centre at the Midlands State University, the first of its kind in Zimbabwe.
President Mnangagwa laid the foundation stone last year in November when he expressed the need to transform institutions of Higher and Tertiary Education into innovation hubs.
Speaking during the official opening of the facility last week Friday, President Mnangagwa said his government was moving with the development thrust to promote education 5.0 which is results based.
He added that this vision was there to improve the country’s health sector so that citizens do not look for health services abroad.
“In August 2017, l had a slight incident of poisoning and was airlifted to Gweru then eventually l was in South Africa.
“I then made a decision that similar medical facilities in South Africa should be in Zimbabwe as well. That’s when I saw the need and instructed MSU to come up with this state of the art medical facility.
“However my government will continue to create an enabling economic environment where business should thrive, that this is why l say Zimbabwe is open for business,” he said.
He further said that Zimbabwe is supposed to enhance its tourism through effective medical tourism and construction of state of the art facilities.
“Zimbabwe must become a medical tourism hub. I implore the private sector to complement government efforts by engaging in the development of state of art medical centres in tourist destinations.
“As our tourism grows we say, in areas such as Victoria falls where the elite come we need to have improved medical care because complains have been made that the area doesn’t have a proper medical centre, hence that becomes a constraint.
“My vision is for our country to provide better health services across the region as we have demonstrated here at the Midlands State University Medical Pathology and Diagnostic Centre,” he added.
Vice President who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Constantino Chiwenga said the country is battling a number of challenges within the health sector.
“If we don’t build our own facilities, no one will build them for us, I am happy that the President heard our cry as a country and today here we are, looking at the state of Art Pathology, Research and Diagnostic centre.
“Let me acknowledge that, our health sector is encountering a series of challenges and these cannot be solved over a single day.
“We can state things such as skilled professional and health staff, inadequate infrastructure and medications, all these need a dedicated front as demonstrated here, as we can achieve a lot.
“Our universities can go a long way and play the role of supporting government to address some of these challenges my ministry continues to support and appreciate the universities’ thrust of training medical and professional health staff.
“The New pathology centre will help reduce the challenges of critical infrastructure in the health sector and our aim is to reduce the financial drainage of medical tourism where by our citizens seek attention outside,” he said.
The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Professor Amon Murwira said the construction of this new centre was in line with the new 5.0 education curriculum which promotes production of goods and services.

Workers’ Unions gun for national shutdown

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Workers’ Unions gun for national shutdown
Branton Matondo / Yeukai Munetsi

Zvishavane -Living disparities and troubles bedevilling civil servants have pushed trade unions to the edge as waves of a nationwide shutdown gather momentum, the unions have warned.

Chief among the triggers for the move is the minimal salary pegs that government has been for long allocating civil servants which erode upon payment due the ever rising rates of inflation and exorbitant black market exchange rates.

In an official statement, on July 25 Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) President Dr Takavafira Zhou said government has been disgraceful in the manner they remunerate civil servants.

“The dice has been cast and there is no going back on ‘National Shutdown’ by civil servants on the 27th and 28th of July 2022. All civil servants’ federations (from health sector, education sector, and the rest of civil servants) have agreed on this week’s two-day national shutdown. This united front of civil servants is a product of the realisation by the public sector labour movement (federations and unions) that unless civil servants unite as brothers and sisters in their pursuit of fair labour practices in Zimbabwe, they will perish as fools.

“Urgent restoration of the purchasing power parity of salaries of civil servants as before October 2018 is basis for our call. This entails paying civil servants in US$ with teachers demanding US$ 540 that they were getting before October 2018.

“Harmonization of labour laws that would allow civil servants to have robust collective bargaining chambers under section 65 of the constitution and in line with Conventions 87, 98, 151 and 154 of the International Labour Organization (ILO). To this effect, civil servants have abandoned the current collective bargaining platforms with government in which the latter has been sending people that cannot make decisions for the so called negotiations and with cabinet unilaterally pegging salaries without input from workers,” he said.

Another communiqué from the Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union (ZPNU) on the victimization of nurses highlighted how the economic meltdown has affected and worsened the nurses’ state of affairs considering the penury salaries.

“With reference to the victimization of nurses, we wish to confirm if it is your office that has directed Kadoma Hospital and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals to call nurses for disciplinary hearings for participating in industrial action of June  202022.

“We further request your office to advice hospital management to stop victimizing the nurses in all public hospitals.

“We reiterate our commitment to work with other unions and federations in pursuit of workers’ legitimate labour rights. We urge all workers in Zimbabwe to send an unwavering, unflinching and unequivocal message to the employer that civil servants are angry, hungry, apprehensive, wallowing in poverty and misery and that the employer must restore the purchasing power parity of their salaries denominated in US$,” read the communiqué.

The nursing sector has been for long crying out for standard salary payment in US dollars in order to run away from the pillaging inflationary rate.

APEX board member Tapiwanashe Kusotera recently highlighted the struggles facing nurses to the Ministry of Health after nurses and doctors were fired for staging a strike.

Gweru church leaders donate to Naran Children Center

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Gweru church leaders donate to Naran Children Center

Tinaani Nyabereka

Gweru- Church leaders under the ‘Gweru Ministers Fraternity’ group on July 18, 2022 reached out to Jairos Jiri, Naran Centre in Gweru with an assortment of foodstuffs as part of the church’s effort to remember the under privileged groups in society.
The donations which were handed over to the school authorities included cases of sugar, washing soaps, salt, cooking oil, packs of soya chunks, sugar beans and packs of ladies sanitary wear, among other stuffs.
Highlighting the essence of donation, the fraternity gave a reflection of expressing brotherly love as revealed in the bible in the book of 1 John 4:20 which says ‘If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?’
Receiving the donation on behalf of the school, Jairos Jiri Association for the rehabilitation of the disabled and blind Naran Centre Head Ishmael Murowa thanked the religious leaders for the gesture and commended the important role which the church was playing in the upkeep of the vulnerable members of the community.
“I would like to thank you, the Gweru Minister’s Fraternity for the gesture you have shown us here at Naran school.
“As you know the economic hardships are affecting everyone and it only takes a willing heart to remember the less privileged. Indeed we have seen the hand of God through this donation and it is our humble prayer tomorrow you will call again.
“As you can see our school is for the deaf but as of now we are also accommodating the able-bodied who hear so that we help integrate our learners. We want them to be part of the society and to live with the society. So integrating them with others helps them to grow together and tolerate one another despite physical challenges any one of them might have.
“Just to appreciate the work being done at the centre, we house children from all over the ten provinces and our greatest challenge is that some come from very poor backgrounds. Sometimes it’s all about getting to understand the reality because we even have children who came as far as Gokwe. Sometimes the parents cannot even afford to bring the child to school or with proper warm clothing, books and blankets due to poverty. That is where you friends like the Gweru Minister’s Fraternity, donors, the community, individuals and any other well-wishers then come in to help bridge other gaps,” he said.
Currently Naran Centre is housing up to 219 children, with 119 children living with disability while 100 are able bodied, and all combined at primary and secondary education levels.
Gweru Minister’s Fraternity Vice Chairperson Pastor Alfred Hove of The Alliance Church in Zimbabwe said as leaders they were humbled by the decision to donate to children.
He added that the donations came out through a collective effort where by leaders saw the need to help children.
“We feel humbled by giving to our children. We thought of visiting Jairos Jiri Naran centre so that we could give that which we have as men and women of God. This was done as a way of giving and expressing love through actions rather than words only. We cannot love God whom we cannot see, if we can’t love our brother whom we see.
“So all the ministers of God’s word who are here and some who couldn’t make it, we saw it fit to come up with contributions from our own pockets. None of these goods were taken from any church rather we made our own contributions and we believe by doing so, we are leading by example so that the community follow the footsteps.
“We have come here and probably this won’t be our last visit, we will continue to check on our children and their welfare,” Hove said.
Meanwhile some of the Fraternity leaders who were part of the donations include Pastor Dr Artwell Chiangwa (Tabernacle Prayer Churches) who is the Secretary, Pastor Memory Longoni (Church of Christ) the Vice Secretary, Reverend Revai Chinodakufa (African Baptist Church) the Treasurer and three fraternal members namely Overseer Muzanenhamo Mapuranga (AFM of Zimbabwe), Apostle Addmore Ncube (Life Spring Church) and Reverend Dzikamai Tinarwo (Heartfelt ministries).

Ray of hope for PWD informal traders in Masvingo

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Ray of hope for PWD informal traders in Masvingo

TellZim reporter

People with Disabilities (PWD) who are informal traders in Masvingo city have received a major boost towards their operations following revelations by City Council that their plight would be considered by ensuring provision of trading areas to cater for their special conditions.
Speaking to TellZim News recently, Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economies Association (ZCIEA) Masvingo territory president and national chairperson for People with Disabilities (PWDs) Tavengwa Mazhambe said they engaged council who promised to address their issues.
“We have faced quite a number of challenges as PWDs informal traders among them not being able to access the market stalls available as they are not user friendly to our conditions. We once raised the issues with the previous council management under Town Clerk Adolf Gusha, but they could not address out issues.
“Recently we approached current administration at Town House who promised to address our issues. When we approached council, the Town Clerk (Engineer Edward Mukaratirwa) advised us to put our issues in writing to the Chamber Secretary’s office and we are looking forward to a favourable solution to the challenges we face,” said Mazhambe.
He went on to say most informal traders with disabilities are preferring the Central Business District (CBD) to the Garikai markets as they feel they cannot compete with their able bodied counterparts.
“If you look at most of those informal traders plying in the CBD you would discover that they suffer from various forms of disability. It is not their wish or intention to leave established markets for CBD where they are vulnerable to law enforcement operations that lead to loss of wares, but they have no option.
“At the legal markets, some would not be able to access facilities while others who can’t talk or hear find it virtually difficult to sell their goods. For example some would engage in marketing their goods by shouting for customers, but would a person who cannot talk do in that case. That kind of stiff competition indirectly relegates them to the CBD where they are vulnerable to goods confiscation as well as other forms of harassment at hands of enforcement agents,” he added.
Mazhambe also bemoaned lack of collateral as the other major challenge informal traders with disabilities are facing in the aftermath of Covid-19 effects on businesses.
“Covid-19 also hit hard on traders in the informal sector. Like any section of the society, PWDs were spared neither. What now boggles our minds is lack of collateral security in case one wants to borrow funds to resuscitate his/her business.
“According to information we had in the recent past PWDs form 15 percent of the national population and of that total around 50 percent was affected by the pandemic. We however continue to call for the decriminalization of informal sector trading since unemployment is on the upward trend,” said Mazhambe.
Informal traders have often been involved in a series of running battles with law enforcement agents namely Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and municipal police where they suffer arrests and loss of goods in case of arrests.

Masvingo Achievement Awards on cards

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Masvingo Achievement Awards on cards

TellZim Reporter

Don Claude Entertainment, National Arts Council of Zimbabwe together with other stakeholders will on 27 August 2022 host Masvingo Achievement Awards created to appreciate the hard work done by Masvingo citizens as well as uplifting the city.
The awards, which will be graced by Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Ezra Chadzamira will see winners being awarded in over ten categories.
The categories include social life, sport, business, photography and media, film, written word, visual arts, poetry, modeling, choreography, music, theatre among others.
Speaking to TellZim News, deputy director of the event Iris Payne said this is going to be the first time people who have helped make Masvingo grow are going to be appreciated at such a scale.
“There are people who have worked so hard for Masvingo to be where it is today, be it in business, sport, social life, arts. We also have those who helped during Covid-19 as well as business people who have made Masvingo a better place through building complexes for the town.
“This will be the biggest event that we will be bringing to Masvingo province as we recognize the contributions of various individuals towards the city,” Payne said.
Payne said there will be live performances by artists from across the province, as the organizers will give more emphasis to artists from Masvingo.
She said those who want to participate in the awards can submit their profiles through WhatsApp (0775935360) as well through email (denzelnasirpayne@gmail.com).

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