Ladies and gentlemen, things are getting worse day by day, kutowedzera kuoma chaiko apa we are going for elections, I thought these guys at the helm will make things better so that they would woo people’s votes but alas, they seem not to care, yet you hear them saying they will retain power in 2023, asi vari kumbotembei chaizvo, that’s my question. Haa hapana nyika yese ikutongoda zvayo matissue because tiri pama1, haa dira rizare hako shamwari. But I think vakangwara because this time around I know havalume chero vakaita zvakadii chero vakagadzira maroad sei vanhu havachada ava. Ah tosvikepi zvinhu zvichidai, inflation is sky rocketing, prices leap frogging achikwirawo kkk, ndipo powonzwa one crazy old man saying kana washaya chekukwidza ingokwidzawo bhurukwa. So sad isn’t it? But it’s true kutongotsvagawo chako chekukwidza and follow suit, ko tingadiii, hapana and hapana zvesure.
I heard some colleagues passing nekuno kuchitima saying bond amana harichadiwa iri. It’s true harichadiwa but government don’t want to let it go because vanotya kunyara kuti they have failed. I don’t know what proof they want to see that they have failed, they have failed and the bond has failed. When we did ‘O’ levels kwedu kwaChirimudombo kwainzi ukafoira ka2 konzi zvaramba enda unoita mibato yemaoko wosiira zvemabook vanogona. This is the situation these guys are in, they have failed countless times and they should just leave this and do mibato yemaoko, why can’t they let Chamisa naana Biti solve the economic equation while ivo they concentrate havo nechikorokoza paMidlands apo. Vamwe voita havo zvekurimaka, handiti ndozvemaoko zvacho, after all they are the ones who own mines and farms. Itai mibato yemaoko vakomana and leave zviri technical to those who can. At least let them try kana zvaramba vopawo vamwe. Inga wani chero zvechipatara kana zvaramba kunonzi imboendai kuchivanhu kkkk.
But we have a short term solution to the current crisis, let’s just dollarize, lets dollarize while we find everlasting solutions. Yes you have tried the bond note way back and it failed, we understand kubva pazvigaro hamudi futi, so why can’t you just dollarize muripo henyu while we wait for 2023. We know you have some reasons that include looting the US through the auction system which is a failure as well as sponsoring money changers in the streets but apa imbonyaraiwo amana. Chete zvinozongoda kufanana hazvo we once waited for 2018 ikasvika and it passed but things got worse. Let’s brace for the worst ladies and gentlemen. I am not a prophet of doom kunge Amos but kungoti tigare tiri ready for anything. Ko hazvishamisika vanogona kurohwa, or they can win but denied entry to the State house sa2008 sevanhu vasati vava neconstitution. But ladies and gentlemen, if Zanu PF wins the 2023 elections by whatever means I think it’s wise for everyone to just join it. Tese totoenda kuZanu kwacho, we fight for posts during elections and push for change tirimo, ko sure zvinganetsa. After all besides ama2000, all of us were born Zanu PF. All the same kana CCC yapinda we should all join it and dissolve all other parties and start afresh. Totanga opposition party itsva not zvana Linda, Busha, Musorobhangu Wedhuku, nana Busha ava. We will need a new strong opposition to keep the ruling party on its toes. Tomboita vanhu vachichinjanawoka. Kana Bob akatadza kufirapo choshamisa chii. We grew up being told that he will die ruling but that didn’t come true.
I heard Ndabaningi accusing CCC of not having a constitution, congress, structures etc, hanzi ingori one man band kkk. Uzvibate iwe Mangwana. I heard the young man saying he dissolved all structures so ikozvino it’s a free will. So I now don’t know how to call Biti, achiri VP or what. Hanzi they said they are not going to hold a congress because Zanu PF will infiltrate them, clever isn’t it? Vakangwara vakomana and they now know their enemy’s tactics. But Mapombi has a different view on all this, I doubt infiltration ingaitwa through congress, I think hapangorinawo mari as others are suggesting. Infiltration ikutoitwa now haiitwe paCongress ladies and gentlemen, congress creates factions which are not needed especially when we are going for elections. Beware of these guys who are re-joining the party now vaakuona kuti zvinenge zvoda kuita, that’s how they infiltrate mirai muone.
The most loved political party in the country, CCC is saying it will not hold a congress despite it being new. Apa they claim to have dissolved all structures especially kumaProvinces saying it’s a new party but they have dissolved the national one kkkk, this is just a merry go round, hapana kwatiri kuenda, itodira zvako rizare. I hear vari kutya zvavo infiltration from Zanu. But that explanation doesn’t make sense to me, Zanu has been infiltrating long time ago.
Before I go zvangu kunokanga maputi angu for lunch, I want us to clap hands for ourselves during the enumeration period; I heard basa rakarohwa and even Mapombi was counted. I heard a number of people saying they were asked some weird questions kkkk. Hanzi makapedzisira kunzi I love you when kkkkk. Zimbabweans are a peace loving country ladies and gentlemen that’s why they want to joke around every time. Iwo maEnumerators edu haasati apiwa mari so vari kungobatsirikawo mudzimba mavari fufamba, imiwee, zvakaoma hazvo. I just pray they won’t befall the same predicament team ZEC and team Zimsec faced, mari kuzouya dzaondongwa ne inflation.
Ko paBikita apo what is taking place? I have just heard that a storm is brewing at the Rural District Council after the local authority bought seven luxurious, top of the range GD6 Toyota Hilux vehicles for respective Heads of Departments while residents endure poor service delivery, with a poor road network and non-collection of refuse among other challenges. Kkkkkk nhaka mai vachatsva musana, mwana akatsva dumbu tikashaya anobereka mumwe. Pliz local authorities spare residents. Apawo paWendedzo hanzi pane muporofita wechidzimai akapapamara pamusoro pemvura achida kubhabhatidzwa zvikaramba mhedzisiro hoyo oti masvikiro amuratidza goridhe munzvimbo. Risiri shavi rekuti nzvimbo iparadzwe zvekare here? Hameno maDzishe batai basa ikoko madhamhu nemigwagwa zvisati zvaparadzwa nemagweja.
On a serious note, team diaspora especially vari paMzansi, come and register to vote time iripo because hatidi kuzonzwa kuti hee what what, zvinenge zvabuda ndizvozvo. Even the G40 members who are abroad please come and vote. Ana Mandi Chimene huyai muvhote. Ana Kurauone veCCC muuye kuzovhota kana masungwa masungwa ndoStruggle yacho. If anyone sees Mphoko please wherever he is we need his vote. Mboko imboko.
Bond raramba, Let’s just dollarize MaCDEs
COMMENT: Councils should prioritize service delivery matters
Over the past week or so the water situation in Masvingo province has been so poor with dry taps in most if not all residential areas let alone the Central Business District (CBD). Refuse collection on the other hand has been another cause for concern as uncollected refuse has become an eyesore on most streets in both the CBD and residential areas.
Both situations present a ticking health bomb to residents and thus local authorities should play their role to address the situation as a matter of urgency. In some cases when water is made available in the residential areas, it would be muddy and brown and one would wonder if it is ever safe at all to consume such water or people would risk their health by using the water.
Despite having some few boreholes scattered in some residential areas, they are just few to serve the population in respective areas. In Rujeko high density suburb, flowing streams of treated water have been noticed at times and that may simply point to broken down infrastructure but for how long shall the city be served with such poor infrastructure.
Council management should find everlasting solutions to this issue of water which has become a perennial feature and only residents suffer as they are always at the receiving end of such problems.
Barely a year ago Masvingo city council was accused of pumping half-treated water to residents and some time mid-year the Engineer responsible was relieved of his duties with incompetence being cited as the reason behind the dismissal. Now it’s not even a full year after the dismissal of the engineer, the water situation is not improving either as the local authority seems to be haunted by the same ghost that characterized acute water shortages in the previous years.
With residents fighting tooth and nail to settle the water bills that have gone up since the approval of the 2022 budget, council should be considerate enough and ensure ratepayers are given value for their hard earned money and the ultimate prize would be a cleaner environment and clear water available at most times.
To curb the proliferation of illegal dumpsites that are sprouting as residents seek to rid their homes of uncollected garbage, council should seek an alternative form of transport to use in collecting solid waste before illegal dumpsites grow to unprecedented levels in the residential areas.
As a matter of urgency, council must prioritize the welfare of residents by ensuring efficient service delivery is made available and thus employing proper liquid and solid waste management practices while at the same time clean water provision would also be a requirement.
Gone should be the days in which cheap politicking is put in play to prove the worthiness of political parties as that won’t solve matters but only affect residents.
15 year-old Triangle boy drowns in well
Tendai Charumbira
A 15-year-old boy from Masela village, herdman Zamba, chief Chitanga in Triangle, Masvingo drowned in a well on April 18, 2022.
Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident and said the now deceased Shadreck Maunga left home at around 0730 hours to fetch water in a nearby well with two 20 liter buckets.
After filling the first bucket, he fell into the 20 meter deep well and drowned.
The well is reportedly seven meters full.
Shamiso Mafopo from the same village who had seen him, heard some noise from about 150 meters away from the well and called people for help.
The villagers managed to retrieve the body and the matter was reported to Mupapa police base near Triangle and police discovered that the boy had a fractured right leg and a deep wound on the back of the head.
Recently, on April 3, 2022 a 38-year-old man Darlington Macharaga from Sengwe village under Chief Sengwe in Chikombedzi drowned in the Limpopo River after helping illegal border jumpers cross into South Africa.
Census enumerators losing gadgets to thieves
Fredrick Moyo
Some enumerators who are conducting the 2022 population and housing census launched on April 20 have lost their gadgets to theft, with the culprits having already been arrested for the crimes, despite much of the process going on as planned.
Masvingo Provincial Information Officer Rogers Irimayi told TellZim News that the 2022 population and housing census programme is going according to plan, with a few mishaps having been recorded of enumerators losing their data collection tablets.
“The programme is going on as planned and people are corresponding very well to our enumerators and the process is smoothly flowing. Data collection and syncing is according to plan.
“We are however facing a few challenges, but we are sailing through. One of the major challenges we are facing is that people are attacking our enumerators and stealing the Tablets that they are using. For instance in Bikita one was attacked by a knife and the Tablet he was using was stolen though the culprit was arrested.
“Some tablets were stolen while charging. We are also facing network challenges in some parts of the province as the gadgets the enumerators are using need access to the internet so we are transporting people from those areas to where there is internet access,” added Irimayi.
The 2022 population and housing census conducted by Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (ZIMSTATS) will run from April 21 up to 30. The programme being done for the first time ever as they used to only carry out population census in the previous years.
The census is the fourth such exercise to be undertaken by the government of Zimbabwe since Independence and in 2012 the population of Zimbabwe was 12 973 808 and of that population 6 234 931 were males and 6 738 877 were females.
Gender Based Violence on the rise in the province
Fredrick Moyo
Since the start of Covid-19 lockdown, statistics have shown that Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Zimbabwe has been on the rise and there has been an increase in reported GBV cases, including psychological, physical, sexual and economic forms of violence.
This came out during Zimbabwe National First Lady’s Programme on Male Engagement conference held at Masvingo Polytechnic on April 21, 2022.
Speaking at the event, Masvingo Provincial Victim Friendly Unit (VFU) coordinator Daniel Jopo said GBV cases have been on the rise in the province since the start of the lockdown with the province receiving most of the reported cases being perpetrated by males.
“In 2021 from January to March, Masvingo province recorded 343 reported cases of GBV while in 2022 from January to March we have 496 reported cases. If we take a closer look at our statistics, GBV cases are on the rise in the province and the whole of last year we received 1 508 cases.
“Some of these cases have been linked to the Covid-19 pandemic but however, I am happy that the courts are solving all the cases that we present to them,” said Jopo.
He also added that as VFU, they work with many stakeholders in carrying out awareness campaigns to minimize or stop GBV cases in the province and encouraged people to seek third part interventions and solve their disputes amicably without violence.
“Some if not all of the GBV cases that we are receiving, males are the perpetrators while females are victims. As ZRP, we work with many stakeholders to fight GBV as we carryout awareness campaigns, provide counselling services to minimise or stop GBV and also encouraging people to report GBV cases in time so they can be quickly solved. We also encourage people to seek third part interventions from Chiefs, Pastors, family members or even us the ZRP whenever they argue,” added Jopo.
Gender-based violence is of serious concern in Zimbabwe as it is to the rest of the world and indeed it is imperative to emphasize that GBV was already a global problem before the Covid-19 pandemic but however increased due to lockdown and movement restrictions.
Masvingo Provincial hospital X-ray lab now functional
TellZim Reporter
In a development that will bring a sigh of relief to the general populace in the province, Masvingo Provincial Hospital’s X-ray laboratory is now fully equipped and functional.
The hospital’s Public Relations Officer Chioniso Gono told TellZim News that the laboratory is now in full scale operation and patients no longer need to go to private health institutions where they are charged exorbitant fees.
She said the laboratory was not functional because of a number of challenges including unavailability of the film for the scans.
“We want to advice members of the public that our laboratory which has not been functional for some time is now in full operation to offer x-ray services. There had been some shortages of some equipment and mostly film,” said Gono
The hospital recently made headlines for having only one Blood Pressure testing machine but they went on to refute the allegations saying the hospital was well equipped to that regard.
Gono said each and every department had its own BP machine contrary to the reports that wet round a few week ago.
‘Men should be part of health programmes’
Fredrick Moyo
National AIDS Council (NAC) Director of Operations Raymond Yekeye said men should be part of health programmes in the country in a bid to fight the spread of diseases like HIV and AIDS.
Speaking during Zimbabwe National First Lady’s Programme on Male Engagement conference held at Masvingo Polytechnic on April 21, 2022 Yekeye said they want men to be part of such programmes and encouraged them to get early treatment so that the spread of disease can be reduced in the country.
“As NAC, we are actually happy to be part of this engagement meeting and we want men to be part of our health programmes in a bid to fight diseases in our country. In most cases we usually worked with females, but we also saw it fit for us to work with males as we seek to stop the spread of diseases and also encourage males to get treatment whenever they feel sick as they tend to ignore any signs of sickness.
“This programme was promulgated by the First Lady looking at what we can do best so that males can be part of the health programmes and Gender Based Violence. Males are coming late for treatment and this give them problems to recover quickly, we have noticed that when males visit clinics or hospitals for treatment, the disease would have already damaged them so we want to encourage them to visit clinics and hospitals frequently,” said Yekeye.
He also said they have programmes that they carryout in the country with different stakeholders and partners in a bid to educate and make people aware that every disease can be cured if treated early.
“We have programmes that we are doing in the country with our partners and stakeholders to encourage and teach people why it is important to get treated early before the disease spreads,” added Yekeye.
Speaking at the same event Masvingo Provincial Medical Director Dr Amadeus Shamhu said men come to clinics for treatment when the disease would have already damaged them and also encouraged people to get early treatment and also go for regular check-ups.
“Men are the ones who are mainly attacked by many diseases as they take many risks including unhealthy diets, tobacco use and harmful use of alcohol and they are vulnerable to diseases but they do not come for treatment and we have seen this happening. When they come for treatment, they come when the disease has spread with the body and it will be difficult to deal with some conditions.
“Some people turn to their cultural beliefs most of the times they get sick and when they fail to get assistance, they will now come to the clinic for treatment but for some diseases it will be too late for them to get treated. So I encourage people to come to the clinic as soon as they are sick and also encourage people to go for regular check-ups and get early treatment,” said Dr Shamhu.
The programme was graced by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa who was on a two day visit in the province.
Silobela man kills ex-wife over child custody
Tinaani Nyabereka
Silobela- A 38-year-old woman from Mbenge village, Chief Malisa in Silobela died after being stabbed by her former husband.
The incident occurred on April 18, 2022 at about 8pm at Mbenge tuckshops in Silobela.
It is alleged that the now deceased Elina Zimba was previously married to the suspect, Kundai Khumalo (36) years from the same village.
The two met at Mbenge tuckshops to discuss the custody of their seven year-old daughter who was staying with the mother.
A misunderstanding arose between the two and Khumalo dragged the now deceased out of the shop and stabbed her three times with a knife.
Zimba collapsed and people who were at the tuckshops fled in fear of the suspect who was threatening to stab everyone.
The suspect then fled the scene and Zimba died on the spot. The body was taken to Kwekwe General Hospital mortuary for post mortem.
Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko appealed to the public regarding the whereabouts of the suspect.
“May members of the public who might have information about the whereabouts of Kundai Khumalo inform any nearest police station or police officers they see in their areas,” he said.
Meanwhile in a related incident, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirms investigating two cases of murder following the death of two men aged 22 and 23 years.
The incident occurred on April 18, 2022 at about 1700 hours at Dzire Business Centre in Gokwe after the duo was attacked by a mob.
Circumstances given reveal that, the now deceased Pardon Muchaitei and Edmore Murindiwa who were drunk were spectators at a sports field. The two allegedly became violent and started attacking fellow spectators.
Pardon Muchaitei stabbed Stanford Sibanda (24) of Karigwe village under Chief Nemangwe in Gokwe with an okapi knife once on the back and handed over the knife to Edmore Murindiwa.
Murindiwa stabbed five men namely Cephas Ncube (52) Vengesai Mazhinduka (48), Titus Sibanda (70), Jabulani Kufa (18) and Sylvester (22) all from Chief Nemangwe in Gokwe. A mob of other spectators then gathered against the two, and retaliated, overpowering them in the process.
The matter was reported to the police who attended the scene.
Police found Pardon Muchaitei and Edmore Murindiwa lying in a pool of blood with multiple injuries while the mob had already dispersed. They were ferried to Gokwe Hospital for treatment, and Edmore Murindiwa was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
Pardon Muchaitei then passed on later the same day while in admission. The other injured people were ferried to Gokwe Hospital where they are currently admitted. Bodies of the two deceased were at Gokwe South District Hospital Mortuary awaiting post mortem.
Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko urged members of the public to drink responsibly.
“We appeal to members who drink beer that they should not over drink the wise waters to the point of losing sense and failing to control themselves,” he said.
17-year jail term for 56-year-old rapist
…Masvingo magistrate laments increase in rape cases
Rutendo Chirume
Masvingo regional magistrate Patience Madondo has lamented the surge in numbers of rape cases in the province and country at large saying penalties of rapists should be extremely stiff, imploring the State not to have any pity on such perpetrators.
She said this on April 20, during court case proceedings for a 56-year-old man who was found guilty for raping his 13-year-old step daughter.
While giving judgment, Madondo referred to the case of another 32-year-old rape convict who was found guilty of raping his two teenage daughters, together with many other cases of rape.
She said cases of rape in the province had become very high especially on minors leaving them exposed to pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and sometimes early marriages.
“You have taken your right to be a father and as such you do not deserve any sympathy from the State because people like you do not have any conscience. Just like the case of (name of another rape convict withheld) who was tried at the High Court and the recent case of a father who raped his own two daughters, you too deserve a stiffer punishment.
“Cases of rape in Masvingo province are becoming very high; cases of children in particular and that leaves them exposed to pregnancy, STIs and sometimes forced child marriages. Your bad deeds far outweigh your good and as such, I am compelled to sentence you to 20 years imprisonment but because you acknowledged your crime and pleaded guilty , you will serve 17 effective years while three years will suspended for five years on condition that you do not repeat the same offense,” said Madondo.
The 13 year-old victim broke into tears before the court as she relived the horror incident of how her step father raped and threatened to kill her if she divulged to anyone that she had been raped.
“I was at home alone on April 1, around 4pm when (step) father arrived. My mother and other brothers were herding cattle while the other one was at school. “He approached me and said he wanted to marry me. I tried to move away and that is when he grabbed me with both hands and dragged me to the bedroom. He locked the door and raped me twice. After that he ordered me to accompany him to our neighbor to collect his radio. Along the way he threatened that he will assault and kill me if I tell my mother or anyone what had happened. I did not get to the neighbor’s homestead because he ordered me to go back home,” she said.
Whilst the accused was of raping his stepdaughter, the victim’s young brother who was at school arrived home and heard the noise.
When he went towards the bedroom he realized that the door was locked before peeping through the window and noticed what was happening after which he left his books and followed his mother and brother to the grazing area but could not find them and returned home.
Around 1900 hours when they came back, the young brother approached his mother and told her what had happened, after which she reported the matter at Nyika police base leading to arrest of the perpetrator.
Statistics from Zimbabwe Gender Commission show that 22 women are raped daily ,one in every 75 minutes and on average 646 women are sexually abused monthly, with one in three girls raped or sexually assaulted before they reach 18.
Zimuto High posts impressive ‘O’, ‘A’ level passes
Melinda Kusemachibi
Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ)-run Zimuto High School continues basking in educational glory after an impressive performance by its 2021 exam classes.
Despite loss of learning time caused by Covid -19 which saw schools being closed for a long time, Zimuto recorded an impressive 92 percent pass rate at Advanced level, which is one of the best in the province.
Apart from that, the school boasts of 51 pupils who scored 10 points and above with nine of them scoring 15 points, two pupils Blessing Mlambo and Tatenda Mafohla 18 points and the best pupil Allen Isheunopa Mganyani having 19 points.
Of the 51, 20 are from arts while sciences and commercials share the remainder. The school recorded 100 percent passes in Literature in English, History, and Literature in Shona, Family and Religious Studies, Mechanical Mathematics, Computer science, Sociology, Crop Science, and TTTD.
In Commercials, six pupils scored 10 points and above while 27 pupils scored more than eight points in Sciences and no subject recorded less than 50 percent.
At Ordinary level, the school produced impressive results with the best pupil Godfrey Mavesere scooping 13As.
The second best pupil Antony Gwatinyanya scored 10As while Nguvayashe Ndava managed to get 9As.
A female trio of Veron Chitumba, Tariro Jakata, and Yvonne Mawadze scored 7As each.
Eight pupils scored 6As while 12 students scored high passes in five subjects and more with an average pass rate of 78.80percent.
The average percentage pass rate of pupils with five subjects or more including English stood at 75.77.
49.48 percent scored five subjects and more including Mathematics and 47.42 percent with five subjects and more including English, Maths and Combined Science.