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Zanu PF warns Chiredzi North MP Bhila for abusing power

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Zanu PF warns Chiredzi North MP Bhila for abusing power
Roy Bhila

 Beatific
Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI
– Zanu
PF Masvingo provincial political commissar Jevas Masosota has criticised the
conduct of Chiredzi North Member of Parliament (MP) Roy Bhila and director for
the district Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) Soul Nyangoni with regards
to their interference in a Cottco tender.

TellZim News reported recently
how Bhila and Nyangoni arm-twisted the State-controlled cotton company’s
Lowveld business manager Innocent Gukwe to cancel a staff transportation tender
that had been awarded to John Manganye.

Manganye is a UK-based
businessman who in 2018 contested for the Chiredzi West parliamentary seat on
an opposition MDC Alliance ticket but lost to Farai Musikavanhu of Zanu PF.

At a Zanu PF inter-district
meeting held at Chitsanga Hall on Tuesday, May 11, Masosota, who was seated
next to Bhila, openly briefed Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs
Ezra Chadzamira on the issue.

He told Chadzamira that there
were some rogues in Zanu PF who were tarnishing the party’s image by
influencing parastatals to withdraw contracts belonging to opposition members,
real or perceived.

“There is an issue in which some
party leaders arm-twisted Cottco to withdraw Manganye, an MDC Alliance member’s
contract. I am going to make noise on that issue until that bus contract is
restored.

“That person, minister, is the
one who donated hospital beds, water tanks and an ambulance which you
commissioned at Chiredzi Poly Clinic. Now he is doing business in his hometown
and some people are sabotaging. How then will he learn the goodness of Zanu
PF?” said Masosote.

In response, Chadzamira ordered
party members to stop abusing government officials’ names when doing their
dirty works.

“Whatever you do in your areas,
please don’t throw in names for high officials. You have to stick with your own
words not coercing people using high profile names,” said Chadzamira.

A few weeks ago, a telephone
conversation between Bhila and Gukwe was leaked, with Bhila threatening the
later to withdraw the contract.

The leaked conversation involved Nyangoni
also piling pressure on Gukwe who at first tried to stand his ground but later
gave up the fight.

Some names of Government
officials including cabinet ministers were thrown around to intimidate Gukwe
who eventually buckled.

Masvingo top seeds shine at ZWISS tennis extravaganza

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Masvingo top seeds shine at ZWISS tennis extravaganza

 

From Left: Tinotenda Chipfakacha, Mason Mdzingwa top corner, James Makaranga bottom corner 

Blessed Chauke

Three
of Masvingo’s tennis top aces proved their menthol and continued to raise the
province’s flag high when they put up a superb performance at the Zimbabwe and
Swiss Embassy (ZWISS) Open over the weekend.

The
diplomatic tournament was held at Old Hararians Sports Club in Harare on May 8,
where junior tennis players, boys and girls battled for honours from Under 10
to Under 18 age groups.

Masvingo
sent 13 tennis players to the tourney, three of which were in top form as they
outshined other competitors in their respective categories.

Tinotenda
Chipfakacha who played in the U14 category won the final match by a narrow
margin (6-3 6-4) against another talented player, Natalia Bonis.  

Coach
Mark Chinyenyani said the maxes worked very hard in training and their performance
at the tourney was a reflection of hard work.

“The
results are a great reflection of the efforts of the player’s hard work prior
to attending the tournament. Our junior players have been working very hard in
training since January and their performance shows their high level of effort.

“I
think it’s a good starting stone for the juniors to be able to participate in
national tournament and come up with medals,” said Chinyenyani.

Under
14 girls were Rachel Mizha, Chantel Lunga, Thandiwe Nkala and Tinotenda
Chipfakacha.

James
Makaranga U18 boys reached finals but was defeated by Harare based Raja Mikhil
while Strive Bosha’s journey ended in the quarter finals.

Munyaradzi
Thomu, Mason Mdzingwa and Andile Nkala represented the province in the boys U10
category but only Mudzingwa managed to get bronze after finishing third.

James
Makaranga will be participating in the J5 International Tennis Federation (ITF)
tournament that will be played in Bulawayo.

The
tournament which will attract Zimbabwe’s best U18 players is expected to run
from 29 May to 12 June.

Masvingo
Tennis Board Chairperson, Munyaradzi Thomu said he was elated by the players’
performance and the support from their parents.

“I
am very pleased with the performance of Masvingo tennis players. They managed
to bring home three medals and I appreciate their efforts, coaches and parents
who have always been supportive,” said Thomu.

A
Takanyi Garanganga Initiative foundation (TGI) was also launched by the
Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation, Kirsty Coventry.

Masvingo has been
performing fairly in the tennis fraternity where development and nurturing of
junior players is a priority. 

‘Poorly-resourced Govt departments making service delivery difficult’

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‘Poorly-resourced Govt departments making service delivery difficult’

 

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Cephas
Shava

MWENEZI –
Poorly-equipped Mwenezi government workers are regularly bundled in a single open
truck vehicle, hanging like bats as they travel to attend crucial meetings,
Mwenezi District Development Coordinator (DDC) Rosemary Chingwe has complained.

Making a contribution
to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget during the post-budget
feedback meeting held at Neshuro Growth Point recently, Chingwe decried the deplorable
state of affairs in government departments that are operating without vehicles.

She said, despite
having a dedicated hardworking workforce, lack of vehicles in the departments
hindered effective delivery of services.

“What we want is
capacitation of government ministries and departments in terms of mobility. Our
departments do not have vehicles.

“For meetings such as
this one to occur, though no unauthorized passengers are allowed inside, it is
my vehicle that usually carries almost everyone from Rutenga to Neshuro.
Government workers hang like bats at the back of whatever vehicle they can
board and it’s very bad when its’ raining,” said Chingwe.

She said the vast district
is being serviced by a single police vehicle which is the only one available at
the district’s police headquarters.

On his part, the
district Public Service Inspector Last Gondo acknowledged some remarkable
improvements on some schools which he attributes to the disbursement of the
devolution funds.

He however, lamented the
regular interruption of learning at several schools due to electrical faults
which on many occasions take long before they are attended to.

It was heard that the
power company ZESA also had a limited number of vehicles and it often relies on
members of the community to provide them with vehicles.

In her response, Mwenezi
West Member of Parliament, Priscilla Zindari-Moyo, who was chairing the meeting,
pointed out that government had already budgeted for all key departments to be
housed at Rutenga growth point.

She said the government
will do its best to ensure that people’s concerns are adequately addressed and
also promised to forward people’s concerns to relevant ministries.

Nyaradzo Funeral sued for releasing funeral claim funds to wrong client

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Nyaradzo Funeral sued for releasing funeral claim funds to wrong client

 Beatific
Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI– A well-known
Chiredzi sugarcane farmer and war veteran, Boniface Mutemachani and Nyaradzo Funeral
Services are in a nasty fight as the former claims the latter disbursed his
reimbursement to the wrong person.

Mutemachani, who had sought the
services of Nyaradzo when his wife died early this year, is claiming that the
life assurance company owes him over $75 000.

Nyaradzo was allegedly supposed
to pay $128 750 to Mutemachani but went on to pay $53 150, leaving a balance
which they allegedly paid to a different customer.

Through his lawyer, Emmanuel
Chibudu of the Kwirira and Magwaliba Law Chambers, Muterachani has filed a
claim of $75 600 against Nyaradzo, a balance of the initial amount of $128 750 which
he alleges was supposed to cover all the funeral processes.

According to the plaintiff’s
claim, he paid the money in three phases, $50 000 and $30 000 on January 16, 2021,
and $48 750 on the 18th of the same month.

“On the 16th of
January 2021, the plaintiff made a transfer of ZWL$50 000.00 to the defendant’s
account. On the same date, the plaintiff again made another transfer of ZWL$30
000.00 into the defendant’s account.

“On the 18th of
January 2021, the plaintiff again made a transfer of ZWL$48 750.00 into the
defendant’s account. These monies were being paid to the defendant by the
plaintiff pursuant to funeral services for the plaintiff’s wife and the
defendant was to provide the services.

“The defendant then produced an
invoice on the 19th of January showing that of the transferred
money, a total of ZWL53 150.00was used leaving a balance of ZWL$75 600.00.  At that material time, neither the plaintiff
nor his late wife had an account with the defendant for funeral services.

“The plaintiff made a formal
demand of the balance on the 20th of April 2021. The defendant
however refused or neglected to pay the plaintiff his balance despite the
demand,” read the claim.

Contacted for comment, Nyaradzo
Funeral Services Public Relations Officer, Justin Muchazivepi said they are
following due process in dealing with the matter and confirmed that they
reimbursed the balance to the deceased’s younger sister.

“The information we gathered so
far is that the refund was paid to the claimant’s younger wife’s sister who was
dealing with the funeral arrangements. His son who made the payment told our
team that ‘mainini’ was in charge and
our team did everything in good faith. We are attending to the issue and we are
very hopeful of an amicable resolution,” said Muchazivepi.

Boniface Mutemachani (Jnr) who
was responsible for the financial affairs refuted claims that he gave them an
order to pay the amount to his younger sister’s mom and argued that he was
being consulted by the defendant whenever she takes an step but failed to alert
him that they were about to reimburse the balance to his mother’s sister.

“I was kept abreast of the
process by Nyaradzo but unfortunately when it came to the refund, they left me
out of the equation,” said Boniface.

Gokomere High pupil suffers dislocated shoulder after assault by mission guards

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Gokomere High pupil suffers dislocated shoulder after assault by mission guards

 

Terrence Ndowora

A
Gokomere High School pupil is recovering from a dislocated shoulder after a
savage assault by mission guards who accused him and others of being in the wrong
class at the wrong time, TellZim can report.

It
is, however, the brutality with which the corporal punishment was meted out on form
six pupil Tino Mashava which has seen some parents calling for the guards to be
held to account.

Gokomere
Mission priest-in-charge Fr James Magadzire did not pick the many calls on his
cellphone while school head Aquanos Mazhunga professed ignorance of the case.

“I
didn’t know that such incident happened at the school. I will have to confirm
with the others and come back to you,” said Mazhunga but he never did.

Many
sources, however, said it was Mazhunga’s usual way of avoiding explaining issues
that are inconvenient to him.

Circumstances
are that the Statistics subject, which is compulsory for the class, was not on
the timetable, and some teachers organised that one of them would take the
class after hours so that pupils do not miss out.

On
April 15, one teacher took the pupils to the dining hall for the Statistics
lesson but they were later interrupted by mission guards and some school
authorities who ordered that the pupils be beaten right in front of their
teacher for conducting lessons at the wrong time and place.

“The
whole class was subjected to severe corporal punishment which saw one of the
pupils Tino Mushava dislocating his shoulder. The school authorities tried to
sweep the matter under the carpet but they failed because the injuries required
the doctor’s attention which the mission clinic could not give,” said a source.

The
school head and the priest-in-charge are said to have persuaded Tino’s parents
not to take the case forward, with promises that the school would foot his
medical bills but they had not fulfilled their promise by
the time of going to press.

Meanwhile,
Tino has accrued hundreds of US dollars in medical costs as he is being
attended to by a private doctor in Masvingo.

His
mother Vimbai Mashava refused to talk about the issue, referring TellZim back
to Mazhunga and Magadzire.

Kilimanjaro beneficiary list stays

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Kilimanjaro beneficiary list stays

 

Ezra Chadzamira

…as
attempts to cancel it faulter

 Beatific Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI
– Vice
President Constantino Chiwenga has failed to force through a cancellation of
the Kilimanjaro sugarcane plot beneficiaries list which was drawn by the
Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira’s office.

Last month, Vice President Constantino
Chiwenga gave an order that the list be set aside and a new one be drawn following
complaints that the list was not inclusive as it had allegedly brought many
outsiders at the expense of locals.

During a visit to the Kilimanjaro
project site last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa pledged to recognise
whichever land allocation decision made by Chadzamira’s office.

Speaking during the Zanu PF inter-district
meeting in Chitsanga Hall this week Chadzamira, however, said government had
processes that are followed when making allocation decisions.

He said it was not his decision
alone to determine who gets what piece of land as the Ministry of Lands was a
major stakeholder in the process.

“On
allocation of land, government is not a kiosk which sells cigarettes; it has
policies which are run by structures. Land is given by the Ministry of Land
through set structures not what I hear that MPs are compiling registers of people
to be given land. Where do you get that? Government is run by the constitution,
we need well-arranged things,” said Chadzamira.

“President
Mnangagwa gave us Vision 2030 and he will be there until we achieve it. So all those who are dreaming that it will be achieved
by someone we are sorry for you. Others achieved theirs from 1980 to 2017 and
that vision attracted many opposition members,” said Chadzamira.

Chadzamira
was supported by Chiredzi West Member of Parliament (MP) Farai Musikavanhu who
said the existing list of Kilimanjaro sugarcane beneficiary list was ‘pleasing’
and should stay as it is.

New Covid-19 variant sparks fear of new hard lockdown

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New Covid-19 variant sparks fear of new hard lockdown

…as
India returnee succumbs in Kwekwe

TellZim
Reporter

The death of a 76-year-old Kwekwe businessman to a
suspected Indian strain of the coronavirus has triggered possibilities of a new
hard national lockdown.

Robson Kadenhe of Chicago Plots, Old Gokwe Road,
died on May 12 after falling ill on May 08, and having returned from India on
April 29.

The Asian country is currently suffering the world’s
worst coronavirus infections and Covi-19 related deaths, with thousands dying
of the disease every day.

Kadenhe’s wife Mary also tested positive to the
virus but their niece Natally, with whom they travelled from India, tested
negative.

In response, Kwekwe town council has recommended
increased restrictions in public gatherings to curb the spread of what is
possibly an Indian variant of the deadly virus.

Efforts to get a comment from the permanent
Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Childcare Dr Jasper Chimedza were
unfruitful as he did not pick up calls.

Spokesperson in the ministry, Donald Mujiri was not
reachable on his cellphone.

However, there could be moves by government to
institute another severe lockdown should the late Kadenhe and his wife are
found to have contracted the virus in India.

A total of nine of Kadenhe’s contacts were traced
and antigen-tested, with six of them testing positive, according to a
preliminary report.

Don’t vote for poor people, Mupfumi urges Mutare

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Don’t vote for poor people, Mupfumi urges Mutare

 

Esau Mupfumi

Felix Matasva

MUTARE – Zanu
PF central committee member Isau Mupfumi has warned Dangamvura-Chikanga
electorate against voting for poor opposition candidates in the parliamentary
by-election whose date has not yet been set.

The
rich businessman with interests in the passenger transport business said this
at the sidelines of a free health services programme which was held at
Dangamvura Poly Clinic recently.

Mupfumi
will be Zanu PF’s candidate for the seat which fell vacant after Prosper
Mutseyami was recalled from parliament by Douglas Mwonzora’s fringe MDC-T
party.

He
chided Dangamvura-Chikanga voters for supporting candidates who are penniless,
urging them to vote for people who are well-up so as to lessen corruption
tendencies.

“It
does not make sense for you to vote for someone who is broke. We are losing it
by voting for people of who get into politics eyeing for employment
opportunities,” he said.

Mupfumi
decried that the constituency had ‘always’ voted for ‘corrupt’ opposition
candidates, saying what was needed was a leader with proper management skills.

“I
have said this over and over again but people do not learn as they continue to
vote for corrupt people back into power,” Mupfumi said.

The
businessman has since stepped up efforts to campaign for the by-election by
embarking on a number of projects like buying gold claims for all the wards at
Redwing Mine, bankrolling a sports tournament for youths, cellphone repair
training and cake production training for women.

He
said people must be able to read between the lines and realise that opposition
politics does not work.

“Opposition
parties will never foster any development in our communities. Development can
only be fostered through the ruling party which has got the people at heart.
The opposition has got a poor mentality of making life difficult for people so
that they can revolt against the ruling government,” said Mupfumi.

He
accused the opposition dominated Mutare City Council of being inconsiderate to
the plight of poor residents and rate payers.

“The
rates they are charging are not affordable. Whenever council charges high
rates, many people will fail to pay their bills. Council must charge rates that
resonate with the quality of services it provides,” He said

Chivhu-based film producer appointed Nollywood panelist

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Chivhu-based film producer appointed Nollywood panelist

 

Leonard Chibamu


Tracy Fuzha

CHIVHU –
Film producer Leonard Chibamu has been appointed a film panelist in the
Nigerian film industry as Africa seeks to develop creative industry that
upholds the business philosophy.

Chibamu
told TellZim News that he was happy to be discovered as one of the rising film
industry experts who can meaningfully contribute and promote the new African
film industry agenda to create economic fortunes.

“I
am delighted to be identified as the country’s best rising film industry artist
and in this honor, I hope to represent my country with distinction on the
global arena. The opportunity is also going to move a long way in growing my
talent and unveil my innovation career which I have had for a long time,”
he said.

The
‘Village Secrets’ producer has a rich and diverse academic history, having
completed a bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance and a Master’s degree in
finance at Great Zimbabwe University.

He
is currently pursuing doctoral studies with the Catholic University of
Zimbabwe, with research interests in film and creative related financing
matters.

He
is also studying towards the attainment of a chartered secretary title and is
on Part C of CIS (Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators in
Zimbabwe).

Chibamu
is a passionate filmmaker and is also a media consultancy with LeoChi , a
company registered with the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC).

Chibamu
is the writer, director and producer of film sequel Zvoitwasei as well as
Village Secrets, a drama series showing on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation
Television (ZBC TV).

Apart
from published films, he has written more than four film scripts namely ‘The
thicket between two Rivers’, ‘The map on the rock’, ‘I am a Model’, and ‘The
River Between and many others’.

“I
encourage upcoming film producers and artists to patient and avoid taking drugs
as they kills talent. To achieve the desired goals, one needs to work hard and
sacrifice his or her pride for a better future as the film industry pays, but
definitely not overnight,” he said.

Chibamu
earned his BCom Banking and Finance Degree in 2016, a Master’s degree in
Finance and is a doctoral student for DPhil majoring in Film Financing.

 

He
is active in community work and has done a lot of philanthropic works in his
Manyene home community in Chivhu.

 

The
film producer has also  done a lot of
community work in schools and communities with a major thrust in promoting
creativity.

 

He
has seen over the creation of Manyene Chivhu Creative Association, a creative
group specializing in performing arts.

Emotional sent off for Mwenezi Govt High’s late Gondo

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Emotional sent off for Mwenezi Govt High’s late Gondo

 

The late Dorcas Gondo

 Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – The late Dorcas Gondo (54), wife to Mwenezi District
Public Service Commission (PSC) human resource manager Last Gondo, has been praised
as one of the most hardworking teachers whose distinguished performance will
inspire her colleagues.

She was a long-time Mwenezi
Government High School textile and design technology teacher before her death on
Sunday, May 09. She had been diabetic since 2019 and succumbed to the chronic
disease a few hours upon being admitted at Neshuro District Hospital.

A holder of a Bachelor of
Education (BEd) Degree from Solusi University specialising in home economics,
Dorcas was described by Mwenezi Government High School head Cuthbert Chuma as
one of the best teachers whose passion for work was unparalleled.

“As a school, we are really
saddened by the untimely passing of Mrs. Gondo. The gap she left is difficult
to fill. She was one of our hardworking and punctual teachers who would
consistently produce the best results.

Outside of her academic life, her
dedication was also unquestionable. Under her leadership, the school’s drummies
(drum majorettes) team performed well at both provincial and national levels.
Whenever there were official functions in the district, she would be roped in
and her great catering skills would speak for themselves too,” said Chuma.

In his eulogy at Dorcas’ burial
at Neshuro Growth point on May 11, PSC provincial coordinator Tauyanarwo Makuza
said the deceased was a committed civil servant whose family life had made her
husband Last a remarkable employee too.

“We got to know Mrs. Gondo’s
culture of hard work through the exemplary life she led. At some point in time
Mr. Gondo used to operate the Mwenezi PSC office alone and despite the huge
workload, he would submit all the needed reports and work on time; far ahead of
other districts which had more than two workers. Such kind of commitment
towards work cannot be credited to him alone without giving special credit to
his wife Mrs Gondo,” said Makuza.

The late Dorcas’ burial was
attended by many people including by District Development Coordinator (DCC)
Rosemary Chingwe, school heads, government departments representatives and
teachers.

The deceased is survived by her
husband Last as well as two children Tatenda (27) and Takudzwa (20).

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