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Close to 300 households share single water point in Masvingo South

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Close to 300 households share single water point in Masvingo South

 …children walking 12km
to school

Brighton
Chiseva

NYAJENA
– Three
villages with close to 300 households in Kuchakanya area under Chief Nyajena in
Masvingo South constituency are sharing a single water point.

The three villages,
Kuchakanya, Maramwidze and Village 24 are sharing a single borehole located in
Kuchakanya village.

Kuchakanya village head
Munyaradzi Dzivakwe confirmed the sad situation saying the area had seen no
meaningful development since they settled there.

He said water shortages
were among the many problems they faced as a community.

“We are sharing this
borehole with two other villages. My village has 98 households and each of the
other villages has close to the same number of people which is too much for one
borehole.

“We were grateful for the
rains we got this year as some are now drawing water from wells but that does
not last long as most of them are already drying up. We will soon be forced to
converge at the same borehole again,” said Dzivakwe.

He also called on the
responsible authorities to intervene and help with the construction of a
primary school and save the children who travel long distances to Chitakai Primary
and Mudarikwa Secondary or to Tugwane High where they do bush-boarding.

“We have no school in
our area and our children travel close to 12km to Chitakai Primary and to
Mudarikwa Secondary and the distance is almost the same. Those who afford can
send their children to Tugwane High where they do bush-boarding in the nearby
area where they vulnerable to many vices,” said Dzivakwe

Maramwidze village head
Elliot Taruberekera said his village had 85 households and all relied on the
borehole in Kuchakanya village saying their area has never seen any development
since time immemorial.

He said they used to
have a borehole in their village but it broke down a long time ago and has not
been repaired because the pipes were too old and needed replacement

“We used to have our
own borehole here but it was damaged and it needs extensive repairs. However,
the pipes are worn out and new ones are needed if we are to repair it,” said
Taruberekera.

On issue of shortage of
schools, the local leader said they had mobilized resources to construct a
primary school in Kuchakanya village.

He said a classroom
block had been constructed and was now at beam level as the community had
exhausted all the resources.

“The local authority
allowed us to construct a school in the area and we have tried our best but now
we are stuck as we do not have resources to complete the project.

“We once contacted our
local MP Claudious Maronge who gave us 10 bags of cement for the block. He said
there was another secondary school project at Chamanhanzva which he was also
assisting so resources were also scarce for him but if he is done there, he
will come and give us more help,” said Taruberekera

Zimdef no longer a vehicle for looting: Prof Murwira

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Zimdef no longer a vehicle for looting: Prof Murwira

 

Professor Amon Murwira

Moses Ziyambi

More employers are now beginning
to trust the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) because it is no
longer a vehicle for self-enrichment but for skills creation, the Minister of
Higher and Tertiary Education Professor Amon Murwira has said.

Speaking to members of the media
fraternity at his offices in Harare last week, Murwira said there has been a
turnaround in how Zimdef is conducting its affairs.

“We have put governance systems
in place and today Zimdef does not borrow and companies that contribute towards
Zimdef are beginning to trust it. So their contributions are increasing; all
these innovation hubs we are building are being built though Zimdef. That is
evidence of a governance turnaround,” said Murwira.

He said there had hitherto been a
culture of non-accountability and transparency at the institution, resulting in
dubious payments being made to individuals.

“When we arrived, we started
putting some of it to good use. I remember by that time, a minister was giving
themselves a quarter of a million dollars called Minister’s Protocol. But I
rejected it. There is no budget system that works like that.

“Their deeds had been given to
CBZ as surety. So people were being paid by CBZ (Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe)
because their own money had been finished. The money had been stolen, there was
no money,” he said.

Murwira’s predecessor, Professor
Jonathan Moyo, who is in self-imposed exile in Kenya, was indicted for
embezzling over US$200 000 from Zimdef.

Moyo’s then deputy Dr Gondfrey
Gandawa, his former personal assistant Shephard Honzeri and then Zimdef CEO
Fredrick Mandizvidza and have also been in courts for conniving to defraud the
fund of hundreds of thousands of US dollars.

Established by Section 23 of the
Manpower Planning and Development Act, 1984 (now revised Manpower Planning and
Development Act Chapter 28:02 of 1996), Zimdef’s objective is financing the
development of key skills needed in the economy.

“Since 2018 to date, Zimdef has
channeled more than $605 million towards the establishment of innovation hubs and
industrial parks as key inputs to industrialisation and modernisation,” Zimdef
claims on its website.

Murwira said the country was
endowed with massive economic potential which required its people ton harness
and turn into tangible wealth.

“This country has a lot of
opportunities and one of the things we have done is just to recognise that
people of this country are very good, they just need a good framework in which
to work. So it’s just the framework the framework we provided and that framework
encourages private sector cooperation and collaboration,” said Murwira.

Masvingo maintains lead in livestock production

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Masvingo maintains lead in livestock production

 

Wayne
Ncube

MASVINGO – The latest crop
and livestock assessment report released by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture,
Fisheries, Water and Rural, Resettlement places Masvingo ahead of other
provinces in cattle production scale in 2020/2021 season.

Despite a drop of 9 661
from last season’s 1 028 976 cattle, Masvingo has maintained the top spot with 1
019 315 cattle.

Provincial Veterinary
head Dr Enerst Dzimwasha told TellZim News that Masvingo’s success premised on enhanced
animal disease control measures which reduced livestock diseases.

He also praised improved
breeding methods by farmers as well as improved pastures due to the early rains
received this season.

“The large cattle
production this season is attributed to the enhanced animal disease control measures
which reduced livestock diseases like tick-bone disease and poverty deaths. Improved
breeding methods, improved pastures and feed due to early rains received during
2020/21 season also contributed to the large cattle production,” said Dzimwasha.

He said farmers should
consistently dip their cattle to maintain their heard.

“Farmers should remain
consistent in doing dipping programs to reduce diseases and maintain herd
production,” he said.

The southern region has
maintained dominance in the country with Midlands recording the cattle
production increase of 989 362 from 921 672, Matelebeleland South followed with
an increase of 629 743 from last season’s 612 924.

Manicaland has
increased its cattle herd from 607 990 to 615 190 in the 2020/21 season.

The report also states
that the grazing condition is fair to good across all provinces except for some
parts of Gokwe North, Zambezi Valley, Nkayi and Gwanda.

“Available grazing is
expected to last up to next season in most districts. However in the northern
parts of the country specifically parts of Gokwe North, Zambezi Valley, Nkayi
and Gwanda are likely to have grazing challenges.

“Generally, communal
areas will have shortage of grazing due to over-stocking and poor quality,”
reads the report.

Work for your own industrialisation, Murwira says

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Work for your own industrialisation, Murwira says
Professor Amon Murwira

 Moses Ziyambi

HARARE – The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Professor
Amon Murwira has warned that no industrialisation will come Zimbabwe’s way
unless local people, in partnership with their own institutions of higher and
tertiary learning, take charge of the effort.

Speaking to members of the media
at his offices in Harare this week, Murwira said the job-looking mentality
rampant in the psyche of citizens ought to be dispensed with.

“Industries come from our
deliberate efforts at higher and tertiary education to grow certain industrial
pipelines and this is exactly how a country industrializes. That’s what
independence means; it means doing your things and being able to produce your
things,” said Murwira.

He said the education system
should no longer be about teaching numeracy and literacy, warning that gone were
the days of looking forward to foreigners setting up all the factories.

“Schools and universities are not
there for decoration, they are serious sources of industrialisation. They are
the springs of industry. All water comes from a spring and every industry comes
from a spring called higher and tertiary education institutions. So these must
be geared towards that.

“But as you know during the
Education 3.0 era, we were training people to work in industries developed at
Cambridge and Oxford. So they would produce and they bring it here, and we go
and work. It would look like these people are so amazing, they are just giving
us industries, and we are working,” lamented Murwira.

He said the new education thrust
adopted by the government was geared at industrialising the country by
developing local capabilities.

“Education 5.0 talks about
industrialisation; and industrialisation talks about a lot of capabilities that
we need for business development, which basically means all our institutions.
It doesn’t have to be measured only by the number of certificates that they
give; not by the number of graduate papers that they write but by the number of
start-ups that they produce.

“Start-ups are businesses that
result from our research culture. As a former colony, we have always seen
industries but nobody told us the source of those industries. Ultimately the
source of any industry is an institution of higher and tertiary education. But
those sources were remote to this country; they were not in this country,” said
Murwira.

Bowser queens emerge at bowser water delivery points

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Bowser queens emerge at bowser water delivery points

 ...as residents ignore
Covid-19 regulations

Clayton
Shereni

MASVINGO
–
Concerns have been raised over the emergence of ‘bowser queens’ who are now
taking advantage of the water crisis in the city to arrogate themselves roles
as coordinators of emergency supply points.

In high density areas
especially Sisk (1st-6th streets), some women have gained notoriety for
corruptly using their newfound powers to their own selfish advantage.

This came out during a
Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) workshop on Strengthening Women’s Advocacy
for Inclusive Governance (SWAG) in Masvingo.

It was heard that the
so-called ‘bowser queens’ give themselves and their friends special treatment
at water delivery points.

Kesani Chihlangu, a
WCoZ health cluster leader, said the bowser queens demand to get water first
ahead of everyone else, by claiming that the water bowsers come as a result of
their efforts.

“The bowser system is
not workable especially in Sisk because a bowser is parked at certain houses
where the owners get special treatment ahead of others. If you ask why they get
such kind of treatment, they openly tell you that they themselves called the
bowser driver so they deserve to get water first and without limit,” said
Chihlangu.

Contacted for comment,
Masvingo Mayor Collen Maboke said he had not received a formal complaint.

“I have not received a
formal complaint over that issue of bowsers yet. However, a long time ago I
once saw water being delivered in Second Street and I asked why it was not
being done at the designated Border Grounds but I did not get a satisfactory
answer. My office is open for any complaints, water should be delivered at
public places not in houses,” said Maboke.

Complaints have also
been raised over the bowser schedules some of which are in violation of curfew
time which starts at 22:00hrs.

Residents’ pressure groups
claim that women and youth are being harassed after fetching water from the
bowsers and community taps late in the night or in the earliest hours of the
day.

Masvingo United
Residents and Ratepayers Alliance (Murra) programs manager Rumbidzai Magurupira
said the bowser system was commendable but called for the emergency water
supplies services to be given during the day.

“While the bowser
system has come in handy as a mitigation measure against the water shortages,
we are concerned with the scheduling. The bowsers do not get to all areas in
equitable fashion. We call for fairness and equity in the distribution system.

Magurupira implored
council to put an end to the menace of water barons who are monopolizing water
at delivery points.

“Another worry is that
some individuals have become water barons and are monopolizing bowsers at
delivery points, controlling and deciding who gets water. Council should put
measures to stop these unscrupulous individuals and ensure that all residents
get water on an equal and fair basis,” said Magurupira.

Others said the bowser
water distribution points were possible coronavirus infection hotspots unless
effective control measures were put in place.

Residents jostle for
the precious liquid and fail to maintain social distancing while council fails
to enforce ‘no mask no water’ rule.

Chamisa delusional, can’t rule Zim

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Chamisa delusional, can’t rule Zim

 

Tongai Matutu

…former MDC heavies
bash Chamisa at first Zanu PF meeting

Moses
Ziyambi

Former MDC Alliance
members who recently defected to the ruling Zanu PF party last week took turns
to attack their former leader Nelson Chamisa whom they accused of being
ignorant and delusional, TellZim can report.

Speaking at a Zanu PF
Masvingo provincial coordinating committee (PCC) meeting held in the city
recently, former Masvingo Urban Member of Parliament (MP) Tongai Matutu and
former Chitungwiza Senator James Makore attacked their former leader for
pursuing ‘unhelpful politics’.

The gathering was
attended by many senior Zanu PF leaders including politburo member Chris
Mutsvangwa and Masvingo provincial chairperson Ezra Chadzamira.

“When (late MDC
president Morgan) Tsvangirai was alive, we would discuss and make the
constitution together but Chamisa is ignorant and cannot build the country.
Zanu PF is made up of revolutionaries, not missionaries,” charged Matutu in his
address to the gathering.

He said he had nothing
but praise for Zanu PF and its leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa whom he said
had given him a lifeline.

“We do not pay the
people from the opposition to come and join us. Though people mocked us, we
remained resolute. I can praise Zanu PF from sunrise to sundown. We are aware
of what we propagate for. We thank the President for welcoming us back to Zanu
PF. Today is my first day at a Zanu PF meeting. People spread rumours that I was
once a CIO, which is wrong,” said Matutu.

In his own remarks,
Makore, a war veteran who worked as one of Tsvangirai’s closest aides during
the unity government between 2009 and 2013, accused Chamisa of being discriminatory
against older members of the party.

“If you don’t want old
people, then what do you want? We left MDC because we could not follow the rule
of a child who is ignorant and is not capable of leading. We thank you for
upholding the party even in our absence. Zanu PF is an ocean, it will never
dry. I stand for my rights and our constitution allows us to make choices and
that’s why I joined Zanu PF without fear of criticism,” said Makore.

Another former party
member Dr Willian Zivenge mocked Chamisa’s ice of creating spaghetti roads
across the country.

“You dream of spaghetti
roads; you are a food lover. The President, on the other hand, encouraged the
Pfumvudza programme and it was a success,” said Zivenge.

In his remarks to
welcome the former opposition members, Mutsvangwa said they will be treated
like other Zanu PF members.

“Masvingo is the heart
of Zanu PF. We are happy with Matutu and Makore who are back in the party.
Welcome back, you are the same as anyone else in the party, says the President. Whenever Masvingo stands, nothing is impossible, I
am proud of Masvingo province,” said Mutsvangwa.

The Amendment Number II bittersweet

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The Amendment Number II bittersweet

 

Ende zvakaoma. Less
than 7km of the Makuti-Chirundu Rd being commissioned by a whole Head of State
kkkk. Haa zvimwe zvacho zvozonyanya. Mazuva apera awo takaona achicheka ribbon
yechi single-lane Bridge in Karanda kkk. Lime light inodiwawo paya zvakapfuura
mwero. Taiti zvichaperera kuna Mr Bin Chinamasasa vakavhura Bin paya. Manje
mukuru vatori kumberi manje, he can’t miss even the slightest of opportunities
to leave Harare on a helicopter to officially open something kkk. Iyo yakazouya
here helicopter itsva yatakahwa kunzi yakatengwa kuRussia neUS$18 million? Real
US dollars ladies and gentlemen, not Mthuli and Mangudya’s bond notes.Asi
dzaiva nhema kani? Iwo mabond enyu awaka, zvinhu zviri kungokwira chinyararire
muzvitoro umu. And the shortages, oh no, it’s very bad.

 The last time I checked, there was no fresh
milk in the shops for those who can afford to have tea this winter. No fresh
milk. Zveshuwa chaizvo. Hanzi naJamwanda inyaya yekuti mombe dziri kukamwa
munyika ishoma kkkk. Ahh hameno isu vana Mapombi toziveiwo hedu nezve
economics. Ndezvana Jamwanda nana Mthuli izvi. Oh I see many of you here do not
know kuti Jamwanda ndiyani kkkk manga mava kungotarisana ka. Endai paTwitter
munoona kuti ndiyani, but rest assured he is a big somebody and what he speaks
generally represent official government policy. That’s why I was disappointed
that people opposed the Chilonga lucerne grass project. How could anybody in
his right senses oppose a project that was supposed to uplift the community and
create dairy animal feed? Look now we don’t even have enough milk on the
shelves apa it’s winter time. Tomwa sei manje tea yacho isu vana Mapombi toda
tea hobvu isu yakaimbwa naZexie Manatsa iya. Ndokunge taiwanawo zvedu tea yacho
paChiristmas.

Anyway, enough of the
shortages of milk, nhasi ndine nyaya yema official opening anoitwa nemukuru aya.
Travelling all those kilometres with a large security detail to officially open
a rehabilitated 6.5km section of an old highway built by whites back then kkk.
And the rehabilitated section was not even financed by your government ladies
and gentlemen kkkk, and not even financed by your self-imposed Chinese
colonisers. It was financed by the Japanese government. Yes, Japan not China.
Japan is a better colonizer I think, chete zvivanhu zvacho zvakafanana hazvo kumeso
but I think Japana is better. Taifamba nei dai pasina zvipipipi zvinogadzirwa
neToyota neHonda kuTokyo? Kkkk hanzi izvezvi someone is driving mapombi’s
future car in Japan, Yes iriko ichauya hayo. I have never had of any local
suffering inhumane abuse in Japanese-linked companies in Zimbabwe. But look at
how locals are being treated by the Chinese ‘investors’ being protected by
government in the mining industry and other sectors of the economy. Apa zviri
kupedza kutyora hanzvadzi dzedu makumbo, Haiwa, regai ndizvinyarare, muromo
ndimandiurayisa. Asi bhasopu muchazopepuka when Zimbabwe is already a
mini-China, with Mandarin as one of the official languages. Hezvino ndiri pano.

Back kunyaya yema
official opening aya andamboreva. Nhai zvinoitawo here mukuru kufambira
kuzovhura chero Mortuary inotonhorera paGutu, kkkk zvatoitirwa isu, Zuro
ndizuro he was officially opening a new bank. By the way there is nothing new
about the bank kkk, it’s just the old Agribank which was rebranded kkkk. Oh no,
it wasn’t even rebranded as such, it was just given its old Rhodesian name back
kkk. For those who do not know history, what you know as Agribank today started
way back in 1926 in Southern Rhodesia as Agricultural Finance Corporation
(AFC). It was rebranded Agribank in 1999 but 21 years down the line, it gets
its old Rhodesian name back, as if to imply that Rhodesian names and
institutions were better than Zimbabwe’s kkk. Handisini ndadaro, ndiri
kungokuudzai nhoroondo. Muzazoti kwahi heee kwava nebank idzva rakagadzirwa
naED, musanyeperwa. His own banks are Empowerbank, Zimbabwe Women’s
Microfinance Bank (ZWMB) and National Building Society (NBS) but some of them
were initiated by Robert Mugabe, ED’s mentor and ‘father’. Regai timboona kuti
anorama here kwenguva refu sezvakaita Agribank oh sorry AFC, with all this looting
dziriko idzi. Remember Barbican, CFX, Allied Bank, ZAMBG, Trust, Time, Founders,
Beverly etc etc.

Those are proudly
Zimbabwean banks, most of them looted dry nana dumbuguru nanaTyson. Ehe vana
Tyson ivava vava kuda kuzviita vatsvene vakagara kuSA mushure mekunge varobwa
neOperation Restore Regacy. Tinyararire Tyson nevamwe vako. Ndimi vevamwe
makauraya nyika ino imi. You promoted impunity during your time and looted the
State through fake Community Share Ownership Schemes. Bumbiro remutemo maingoita
zvamaida naro kkk, kuriita kanyama-kanyama chaiko. Ehe, iroro reku Lancaster
ndorandiri kureva. Nhasi moti hee hee zvareverwei. Hezvo ngwena yenyu yaisa
imwezve amendment. This is distressing. Amending for the umpteenth time a
7-year-old constitution mune shuwa here varume veZanu imi? Ahh sorry ndanga
ndakanganwa, it’s not Zanu MPs and senantors alone who approved the changes,
Mwonzora’s MPs and senators too. Ko nhai Togarasei, how then do you want to
convince us that you are not captured by Zanu when you support something so
undemocratic and regressive? Zvauriwezve wakanyora bumbiro racho namangwana
naMagaisa. Wadirei mari nesimba kusvika pakutengesa mweya wako kudaro.

Now all the imperial
powers that Mugabe enjoyed and which the 2013 constitution sought to dilute
have yet again been brought back and given to ED to do as he pleases.
Succession will once again be a destabilising factor for the whole country
because the running mate clause has been discarded before it had even been
implemented even once. It won’t be surprising to see another restore regacy in
the future since succession will now depend on the whim of one man or woman as
was the case during Mugabe’s ruinous era. Iyo restore regacy yakaoma, vana
Mandiita Wefodya Mandi Chimene vaiti pwetere pwetere kana kumbozonzwa nezvavo
futi kkkk. Hanzi nevamwe ari kubika magwinya kuBeira uko, achirova mbanje
dzemugungwa kkkk. Varume kana tichine simba ngatirege kufarisa naro
tichidzvanyirira vamwe. Mangwana rofuma rava ranguwo iwe wozomanya nemasango
sezvakaita vana Mandi, nanaTyson, naChombo kkk. Ungambozoziva kuti ndiye Chombo
uya aimbodinginda senda? Senge zundu riri mundove zvaro achidzinga mamayor
achiisa masmall house ake kuma commission kkkk. Ndokufa kwakaita maguta ikoko.
Koi iye Mboko hake kkk sorry I mean Mphoko. Dzakambozoenda nepiko dziya hii dai
dzawanirwa nyasha dziya. Kubva dzangoti ziii samai vadzo Grace. Kkk chine vene
vacho chinhu ichi, I have said it again and again. It’s a straightjacket; ask
Gen Zvinavashe, May His Soul Rest in Peace.

 Chiregai ndiende ndinokanga maputi kuChitima
uko, mabanana haasi kuora zvekummyanya nechando ichi ari kuita mashoma saka
pamberi nemhanduu, aah sory, pamberi nemhandire kkkk, oti dzonakaka muchando.
Kana Mphoko akadzoka pakuva VP pamwe ndingamwawo tea hobvu ndokunge mukaka
wavamo muzvitoro umu. Mboko imboko!

Three more months to repair waterworks transformer, says ZESA

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Three more months to repair waterworks transformer, says ZESA

Perpetua Murungweni / Terrence
Ndowora

A
delegation from the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) Southern
Region on May 05 met city of Masvingo officials and councillors soon after
briefing the Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs regarding their
continued failure to provide enough power to the intake tower at Bushmead Water
Treatment Works.

The
intake tower has been operating at half capacity for close to four weeks now
after a transformer in the supply line got severely damaged.

This
has caused a serious water supply crisis in the city, with councillors recently
calling upon Zesa Masvingo manager Jacqueline Hlatshwayo to resign for alleged
sabotage after her office frustrated stakeholder efforts to find a quick
solution.

Speaking
at the feedback meeting, Zesa southern region manager Rodwell Munodawafa said
they were repairing the high-voltage transformer instead of buying a new transformer
which would be more expensive.

He
said the power utility needed three months to complete repairs on the damaged
transformer, meaning that the water supply problems may persist until the end
of July.

 “Instead of buying a new transformer, we as
Zesa have opted to repair the burst high-voltage transformer since it is
cheaper to do so than acquiring a new transformer. Repairing the burst
transformer cost about $3.4m which is way cheaper than buying a new one.

“However,
it will take about three months to repair it so Masvingo should expect it by
end July this year (2021),” said Munodawafa.

Masvingo
Urban Ward 8 Councillor Against Chiteme criticised Zesa for bad service
delivery and customer relations as it took too long to respond to their
complaint.

“If
it was possible we would have dumped you (ZESA) and opted for another company
to supply us with electricity at Bushmead since you lack professionalism. You
don’t take urgent issues seriously and you wait for us to scold you first so
that you can take action. That is unacceptable.

In
his remarks, Ward 10 Councillor Sengerai Manyanga also accused the team of
incompetence, saying there was now a more urgent need than ever before for Zesa
and council to work together.

“There
is incompetence within Zesa management as they do not communicate and give
feedback quickly if there are faults. In order to deliver quality services in
the city, Zesa and council should work hand in hand and should organise feedback
meetings more often,” said Manyanga.

Ward
1 Councillor Selina Maridza accused Zesa of insolence, claiming she once had a
meeting with them on behalf of the mayor, and she was told straight to her face
that council should find alternatives and not simply depend on the power
utility.

This
is despite the fact that Zesa has a legislated monopoly
over power supply, and council, in any case, would not afford to set-up its own
power generation infrastructure.

 “I attended a workshop representing the mayor
where a Zesa official told me that we (Council) don’t have brains, we should
make use of the sun and use solar energy as an alternative rather than blaming
us,” said Cllr Maridza.

Gutu man jailed for raping 5-year-old daughter

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Gutu man jailed for raping 5-year-old daughter

Believe
Mpofu

The Masvingo Magistrates’
Court has slapped a man from Mazongororo Village 3 with an 18-year-long jail
sentence after he pleaded guilty to a charge of raping his five-year-old-daughter.

The rape occurred on
April 29 in the man’s bedroom and the man was sentenced by Magistrate Bishard
Chineka.

It was the State’s case,
as presented by Liberty Hove that the man, who cannot be named to protect the
identity of the child, sexually abused the minor on one occasion.

It was stated that the
accused person approached his mother-in-law who had been taking care of the
minor for the past four years saying he now wanted his child back so that she
could go to school.

The grandmother refused
to hand over the child to the man but he used force to take the child.

On April 29, around 22:00
hours, the accused person was sleeping in the same blankets with his daughter
when he raped her.

The man’s sister, who
slept in the other room and who had heard the complainant screaming the whole
night, alerted other villagers some of whom then took the minor back to her
grandmother.

The grandmother latter
noticed bruises on her grandchild’s vagina and learnt about the abuse after
questioning the minor.

The matter was reported
to the police who attended the scene and discovered some blood strains on the
accused’s bedroom sheets.

The child was referred
to Gutu Rural Hospital where the medical report was filed, confirming that
penetration had indeed happened.

The medical report was
produced in court as an exhibit.

Masvingo businessman pledges to promote local talent

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Masvingo businessman pledges to promote local talent
Some of the Masvingo Music Awards 2020 winners

Wayne Ncube

Masvingo
music promoter and businessman Goodbye Sarireni also known as Elder Saras has
pledged to shoot a medley video for Masvingo Music Awards 2020 winners (MAMA’s)
to promote local talent.

The
awards were presented on Hevoi FM on April 24 and were sponsored by Sarireni’s
hair food company, Elder Saraz Gangerlizer.

Sarireni
told TellZim News that he was proud of the artists who won the MAMA’s and he
was sponsoring all the winners with a free video medley this weekend to inspire
them to aim higher. 

 “I’m promoting all the artists who won the
music awards by sponsoring a medley video shoot to inspire our artists to aim
higher and continue making good music for Masvingo and Zimbabwe as whole.

 “We have talent which must be nurtured, our
award winning artists deserve recognition and it is my dream to see our local
artists doing well,” said Sakireni.  

He said
he presented the awards on Hevoi FM where voting was done through WhatsApp
using the link which was circulated on social media where everyone was eligible
to vote and the winners were presented with certificates.

“I
presented the awards on Hevoi FM and voting was done through WhatsApp using a
link which was circulated on WhatsApp and voting was open for two weeks,” said
Sakireni.

The
best female artist award  was given to Getrude
Tanyaradzwa Gweshe aka ‘Tanya’, upcoming male artist went to Kennedy Ganda aka
‘Kenny Gizzy’, best dancehall song was taken by Clarence Sithole aka ‘Clayper’
who also bagged the song of the year award.

Sithole
said he was humbled by the recognition and pledged to work harder to be a force
to reckon with in the entertainment circles.

“This
recognition will serve as an inspiration to me and my work. I hope to grow my
name in the entertainment circles and go beyond Masvingo and Zimbabwe,” said
Sithole.

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