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Chipanga seeks Mnangagwa audience

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Chipanga seeks Mnangagwa audience

Hosiah Chipanga

…says he has to deliver God’s message

…if Mugabe could unite with Nkomo, why not
ED and Chamisa

Upenyu Chaota

Musician-cum
preacher and politician Hosiah Chipanga has revived efforts to meet and have a
conversation with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying that he has to deliver a
message from God which will save the country from turmoil.

Chipanga
told TellZim News in an interview that the country has derailed from God’s path
and was now isolated in a wilderness marked with endless suffering.

He said
the country lost its direction beginning from the days of former president
Robert Mugabe to the ‘new dispensation’ which has done nothing to remedy the
‘curse’ that has befallen the country.

“For
the past 40 years I have tried all means known to me to meet the President of
my country both the late and the current one to no avail.

“It is
true that those with access to tell the President of whoever would want to see
him are, for some reason, or due to the evil spirit of the devil that wants to
see suffer, not conveying the request.

“In
brief, I would tell President Mnangagwa of God’s spiritual advice on how
Zimbabwe can change itself and the world at large for the better,” said
Chipanga.

The Kwachu-kwachu
hit maker said he knew exactly what is needed to be done to get the country
back on track on which the economy will flourish. 

“Imagine
we are millions of people in Zimbabwe but we each have a different talent
altogether though some may appear similar. Each country has its resources
though on the same planet.

“My
point is we as a people did not give these resources to our country but the
country gives them to us and we benefit.

“So by
nature the creator has given different things to different nations. So, if a nation
has been chosen to follow a certain path and through disobedience decides to
deviate, there is no way they reach their intended destination but just lost
forever.

 “The country won’t come out of the wrong track
because it has new people. I know exactly what needs to be done to remedy all
these ills begotten our country,” said Chipanga.

He said
there is nothing other than pride and selfishness that is stopping President
Mnangagwa and opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa from having a
dialogue for the betterment of Zimbabwean lives.

“From
God’s point of view, whoever for whatever reason refuses to associate with
others for the betterment of the people’s lives would upset the creator of
mankind.

“If men
like baba Nkomo (Joshua) and Robert Mugabe would join hands, who are we not to
be united,” said Chipanga.

Gweru ignores poor service delivery, parades new wheels

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Gweru ignores poor service delivery, parades new wheels

 

New Gweru vehicles

Tinaani
Nyabereka

Gweru City Council has come
under fire as residents are demanding that the local authority must sell the new
Toyota VX Land Cruiser bought for the office of the town clerk and channel the
money towards service delivery.

The
top of range car, which was commissioned last week, was set to be used by the former
town clerk Elizabeth Gwatipedza before she got fired last year on gross incompetence
and corruption charges.

Council also bought two Isuzu KB single cab trucks
from Casas and Wackdrive at a price of US$26 200 and U$30 500 respectively.

Residents
who engaged some city fathers in a residents-controlled WhatsApp group expressed
concern over the state of service delivery in the city.

“It’s
not fair for council to continue being operated like a tuck shop. Bills have been
hiked to sponsor luxurious lifestyles of individuals in council. Your Worship
(Mayor Josiah) Makombe, we want a listening council despite our different
political thinking. It seems we have moved from being a city of progress to a retrogressive
one,” said one resident.

Eve
Mapurisa Nyikadzino, another resident, said council was supposed to prioritize
service provision especially water which is a basic right.

“How
can they buy such expensive vehicles yet they cannot provide water to their
residents. Water is a basic right and we have been deprived for too long,”
she said.

Gweru
Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA) director, Selipiwe Conerlia told
TellZim News that they have always been against the purchasing of the vehicle.

“As
residents representatives our position is very clear. We don’t want the new vehicle
to be used as a pool car. Let that car be sold and be replaced by three utility
vehicles that the city needs.

“We
know that the car will end up being an exit package for some top official and
that is not acceptable. We will therefore not rest; we will approach all relevant
authorities including the Minister (of Local Government).

On
his part, Makombe said all the three vehicles were going to be used for council duties

“It
will not be fair for residents to be shortchanged by having the vehicles used for other jobs not set by council. I urge those in charge to put these vehicles
to good use. The vehicles are meant to ensure the provision of service delivery

“The
Isuzu trucks are part of the contractual obligation with these companies (Casus
and Wackdrive) to service Mkoba 21 and Randolph suburbs. We hope our partnership
will yield positive results for Gweru,” said Makombe.

 

 

 

 

VP Sexmore-hadi must resign

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VP Sexmore-hadi must resign


It has
been long since we last heard from Covid-19. Nhai Covivi, Covildo ukasha hwako
hwakatopera here. You had embarked on a long walk to freedom and you were
striking the right chords, knocking on the right doors and sending shivers down
the spines of the lootocracy. Zimbabweans were patiently waiting but
unfortunately the wait has come to an end because China Virus vaccine is here.
Yes, they created the virus and are now donating the vaccine to others so that
they can see its efficacy. I hear many Zimbabweans expressing concerns over the
China vaccine saying heee ko kana tikachekereswa what what but let me tell you
something, the vaccine is not being forced on anyone okay. If you want the
vaccine just go and get jabbed, the rest we will deal with it later.

Of
course Mapombi will not be receiving the Chinese jab because my immune system
is ok plus eating maputi and rotten bananas has saved me from a lot of diseases
including Covid-19 iyoyi. I cannot afford hand sanitizers or soap to wash my
hands but Jehovah is my shepherd and I shall not want. Mwari haangambondipi
nhamo mbiri bodo. I hear some people saying that the vaccine is safe because
they saw VP Chiwenga getting jabbed, the first Zimbabwean to be administered
with the Chinese jab. Ini saMapombi I only saw Chiwenga getting injected but I
am not sure what was in that syringe. Do you guys honestly believe that
Chiwenga akabaiwa iyo vaccine yakabva kuChina? That was just a kiss the baby
moment meant to hoodwink gullible Zimbos. China vaccine nekusava safe kwayo
kuya yotopihwa a whole VP pasina akana kumboitwa any efficacy tests kkkkk.

I want
you dear readers to get me right on this one, I am not saying people should not
get vaccinated against Covid-19 but we should be sure of the vaccine we are
giving to our people. How can we just trust the Chinese and administer their
donated virus ahhh sorry vaccine to our people without carrying out the
efficacy tests. Remember this vaccine being donated by the Chinese is not the
vaccine of choice in China. The Chinese are using inonzi Sinovac yet isu vari
kutipa Sinopharm isingadiwi kwavo. Is everyone following me here? Now, why
would Zimbabwe risk Chiwenga into taking the vaccine which is second guessed
from its country? I smell a rat here but again a beggar is not entitled to a
choice. Chiwenga akatobaiwa imwewo vaccine isiri yamuri kupihwa iyi. We need to
see evidence that the jab administered to Chiwenga on that day in indeed the
one donated from China. If they have so much confidence in the donated jab then
we expect to see President Mnangagwa, his wife and his children taking the jab
followed by cabinet ministers, Zanu PF MPs, the judges, all Zanu PF supporters
then isu vana Mapombi kana tagutsikana tozopindawo pamamonya ipapo. Rest in
Peace Soul Jah Love.

I do
not understand why they declared this man a liberation hero but that is a
discussion for another day. What outstanding thing did Soul Jah Love do zvekuti
anopihwa hero status yakanyimwa Tsvangirai? Saka vana Van Choga atori mahero
kana vafa kkkkk. A precedence has been set here and it is going to be very
difficult to deny some of this hero status. Ini Mapombi kana ndafa
munotondikandawo pachikomo ipapo because mukarega ndinomuka chipoko. I think I
also deserve a mausoleum kkkkk. Iyo yakazodii mausoleum yaMugabe iya. That old
man was something else. Akatambisa varume vakuru nhova even in death. I have
nothing against Soul Jah Love but I think the man was hyped so much in death
than when he was alive. That being the case, I think Zanu PF benefitted largely
with Soul Jah Love’s death chiefly because he was the ghetto champion. The
youth vote was being targeted hence the reason why we have a liberation hero in
Soul Jah Love. Zanu PF knows perfectly well that they have failed the youth and
what better way to endear themselves to the disgruntled population ahead of
2023 than getting intimate with the youth ambassador’s dead body.

Can
someone tell me what role VP Sexmore-hadi is playing in this government? While
we are grieving over the loss of liberation hero Chibababa and national hero
Griffith Mpofu, VP Sexmore-hadi vari busy kutsotsonya, kusvasvanga, kukondovota
vakadzi wevanhu muoffice yehurumende. What is wrong with this man? At 71 years
here akomana kkkk. VP Sexmore-hadi atova mucheki mukuru
and all ladies are not safe. That is gross abuse of office and the silence from
the government says a lot. I heard musoro bhangu Nick Mangwana trying to defend
the actions but he was embarrassing himself in the process. There are some
actions which cannot be defended. How do you justify a whole VP sleeping with a
married woman in the office? Ko ukangonyarara zvinodii nhai iwe Mangwana.
Kutungamirwa nemabachura kunonetsa, our women are not safe at all.

Something
has to be done because vakadzi vanopera with this pervert. VP Sexmore-hadi
havana base zvekuti vakutoshandisa office yehurumende kkkkk. I know our beloved
VP havana mukadzi kumba but why would he want to go after married women? There
are plenty of single women out there who would give anything to be with the VP
though utano huchiratidza hahwo kuti hwakatarangana. Discretion is very
important when playing this game. I hear the three boys running this country
are all bachelors. Ehe ED is included ipapo kkkk. Auxillia makambomuona
achigara pasi here. She is always travelling around the country running away
from her husband. Nekufamba kwaanoita kuya munoti ED anobikirwa nani? The only
difference here is that ED and Chiwenga are more discreet and vanoita madeals
awo from hidden corners. I think most man are found wanting on this issue but
what separates them is the ability to do so discreetly.

VP
Sexmore-hadi has failed in this regard and has brought shame upon the office of
the Vice Presidency. The only thing left to do here is resign. Why continue to
stay in office after such transgressions? President Mnangagwa must demand VP
Sexmore-hadi’s resignation otherwise we will view him as an accessory to this
treachery. Women should be respected and not abused. Using the office to get
your way and destroy other people’s marriage’s is the worst sin ever. We know
that resigning is not the way we do things here in Africa but sometimes we just
have to say it so that they know that we see what they are doing. VP
Sexmore-hadi please tsvagai base musiyane nekuabuser our office unongomisa
mazigirazi. I have said enough regai ndinokanga hangu maputi angu for lunch.
Mboko imboko.

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Mysterious death of inmate causes Covid-19 anxiety at Masvingo Prison

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Mysterious death of inmate causes Covid-19 anxiety at Masvingo Prison

 

…fellow prisoners made to remove body without
PPEs

Clayton Shereni

MASVINGO
– A male inmate
recently died under unclear circumstances in a prison cell at Masvingo Remand
prison after spending some days battling an undisclosed illness, TellZim News
has learnt.

TellZim News has it on good
authority that the inmate spent some days in the cell after being discharged
from Masvingo Provincial Hospital although he had not fully-recovered.

Information in possession made
available to TellZim News by confidential sources pins the death on an infection
which could not be verified by the time of writing.

Other sources said the
inmate had displayed Covid-19 symptoms although he might have harboured some
underlying conditions.

When contacted for comment
on the cause of death and identity of the deceased, Zimbabwe Prisons and
Correctional Services (ZPCS) Masvingo Public Relations Officer Stanslous Sanike
said he was not in office but promised to look into the matter and provide
finer details after an hour.

“Let me investigate and make
some calls because I am not at work these days so give me an hour so that I can
give you accurate information,” said Sanike.

A follow up on Sanike was
futile as his mobile went unanswered up until the time of publishing the story.

Sources said the now
deceased was a mental illness patient.

They said when the man died,
no proper Covid-19 protocols on dealing with the dead were followed, with
fellow prison inmate being made to carry the body from the cells into a ZPCS
vehicle which waited outside.

The prisoners did not have
Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) when they handled the body, making them
vulnerable to possible infections.

“Other inmates were forced to
carry the body from Cell 16 using a blanket and what was even scarier was that
they didn’t have any protective clothing despite fears of Covid-19,” said a
source.

Zimbabwean prisons have been
ravaged with Covid-19 and over 70 inmates tested positive at Mutimurefu prison
last month.

Some prisoners who have been
detained at Masvingo Remand Prison in the past have said the place was suitable
for animals perhaps; with unkempt toilets and bathroom cubicles that are hardly
scrubbed.

In many instances, up to 30
prisoners are forced into one cell which has one dirty toilet cubicle that is
never washed with disinfectants.

Blankets are filthy and
lice-infested.

Brave Chipinge minor reports father for rape

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Brave Chipinge minor reports father for rape

Livingstone Mtetwa

CHIPINGE- A 36-year-old Chipinge man from of
Makotopeya village under Chief Mutema left many people outraged after it
appeared that he raped his own 12-year-old daughter.

Elias
Gavhumende who charged with rape as defined in Section 65(1) of the Criminal
Law (Codification and Reform Act) Chapter 9.23 when he appeared before Chipinge
magistrate Franklin Mukwananzi on February 18.

He was remanded in custody pending investigations.

Allegations as presented by prosecutor Timothy
Katsande are that on February 15, 2020, the complainant was at home with her
father in the absence of her stepmother who had gone to Chipinge town.

The accused took advantage of absence of others and
lured the complainant into a spare room where he ordered her to sit on the bed
and went on to close the door.

He held the minor complainant by the throat and
ordered her to keep quiet and went on to have unprotected sexual intercourse
with her once without her consent.

After the act, the accused went to the fields and
leaving the complainant who went on and reported the matter to the police
resulting in the arrest of the accused. 

 

Teacher unions demand plan for opening of schools

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Teacher unions demand plan for opening of schools
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president Dr Takavafira
Zhou

…
‘schools opening long overdue’

Wayne Ncube

Teachers’
unions under the Federation of Zimbabwe Education Unions (FOZEU) have called
upon government to plan and engage them ahead of the opening of schools for
this year.

FOZEU
demands several measures to be set right by government before schools can be
safe zones for learning.

These
include the restoration of teachers’ salaries to US$520, cooperation among all
stakeholders within the education system, placement of Covid-19 response plan
and initiation of plans to monitor the progress being made in schools in
providing safe learning environment.

This
comes in the wake of the calls by some parents for the unconditional opening of
schools as sentiments grow that pupils risk losing all they have learnt which
will make it difficult to catch up with what they have not yet learnt.

With
regards to vaccination, FOZEU demands that government must vaccinate teachers
on a willing basis.

Every
teacher should keep a Covid-19 score card and ensure a smooth flow of learning
and limit the spread of the corona virus.

The
organisation also demands that all students should be tested first before they are
admitted into the school environment.

In
an interview with TellZim, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ)
president Dr Takavafira Zhou said any failure to plan properly will see grade
seven pupils producing poor results come the 2021 final exam time.

“It
is the failure to plan and prepare for opening of schools during pandemic which
caused disastrous grade 7 results for 2020 and if not dealt with it will happen
again.

“The
education sector is one of the key pillars of our society and every society
globally and its welfare should be a top priority for the responsible governing
authority, teacher incapacitation should be addressed testing of all school
staff and students should be prioritized and vaccination of all will teachers
and government of Zimbabwe should desist from making unilateral and uninformed
decisions as it has become their norm, it is necessary to consider input from
all stakeholders,” said Zhou.

On
his part, Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president Orbert
Masaraure government has to make sure that schools are opened quickly without
further delays.

“Government
should urgently address the salary crisis and institute safety measure and go
on to open schools so that our learners don’t continue to lose learning time. Schools
have to open under the right conditions. The opening is long due,” said
Musaraure.

Persons with disabilities must be included in vaccine rollout strategy, says ICOD Zim

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Persons with disabilities must be included in vaccine rollout strategy, says ICOD Zim

Colleen Chitsa

MASVINGO – The Institute for Community Development in Zimbabwe
(Icod Zim) has called upon government to prioritize people with disabilities in
its Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan, saying the group represented some of the
most marginalised communities in the country.

The rollout plan which was
released last week by the Ministry of Health and Child Care does not include
PWDs as a priority.

The country received 200 000
doses of SinoPharm vaccine from China on February 15, while 1.8 million more
doses are expected to arrive from Russia.

The organization says any
potential neglect of the disability community in the vaccine rollout exercise
would result in deprivation of the group from realizing the right to health as
enunciated in Section 81 of the Constitution.

In a statement, Icod Zim implores
government to ‘immediately provide on the side effects of Covid-19 vaccines
with emphasis on the possible implications to persons with disabilities
especially those with mental challenges and others already battling other
chronic illnesses.

The organisation says it is
government’s responsibility yet again to promote, protect and facilitate the
realization of constitutionally provided rights for persons with disabilities
in accordance with Cection 83 of the Constitution.

The organisation also calls for
‘an urgent engagement of institutions of, and persons with disabilities to
deliberate on how they can be included in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan.’

The organization also expects the
government and other stakeholders in the frontline Cocid-19 responses to timely
disseminate correct and reliable information in disability-accessible
formats like Braille, large print, videos with captions and sign language.

Icod Zim is a non-partisan woman
found and led non-governmental organization for women operating in Masvingo and
Midlands provinces of Zimbabwe. It targets women and girls with disabilities in
rural, commercial farm and mining communities.

Covid-19 vaccines: Chiredzi doctor discredits the jab

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Covid-19 vaccines: Chiredzi doctor discredits the jab
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… ‘we risk being used
as guinea pigs’

… ‘we should use your
our own zumbani’

… ‘rather fight
malaria, bad governance and poverty’


Beatific
Gumbwanda

Former Chiredzi General
Hospital District Medical Officer (DMO), Doctor Tungamirai Rukatya has said
there is no reason to take the Covid-19 vaccines as the benefits of taking them
are outweighed by the attendant risks, TellZim News can report.

Zimbabwe received the
first consignment of 200 000 SinoPharm Vaccine from the People’s Republic of
China on January 15, 2021.

The vaccine doses came
as a donation and the country is also expecting another batch of the same type
of vaccines which it has procured.

While making a review
of the Zimbabwe National lockdown last Monday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa
said they expected more vaccines from Russia, India and the United Kingdom
(AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines).

AstraZeneca’s vaccine
was condemned by South African scientists after trials showed that it was not
effective  against a new Covid-19 variant
which now accounts for over 90 percent of new infections in that country.

In an interview, Dr
Rukatya said there was no ample time to scientifically prove the efficacy and
side effects of all the Covid-19 vaccines available.

“It takes at least
5 to 10 years, scientifically, to conclusively say a vaccine works. In Zimbabwe,
coronavirus has been there for some time and the mortality rate has largely
been below 5 percent, meaning that there is no justified reason to risk taking
the vaccine,” said Doctor Rukatya.

Rukatya also said it
was more prudent for Zimbabweans to fight other growing problems like malaria,
poor governance and poverty and also use local remedies like zumbani in
fighting against the virus.

“The benefit of
taking the risk is outweighed by negative effects of the vaccine. This is not
the case in Europe and America where the mortality rate was way above 15
percent which makes their case much different from ours.

“We have climate on our
side. Let’s focus on our problems namely malaria, poor governance and poverty. So
let’s use zumbani for now and prevent being guinea pigs for no benefit,”
said Rukatya.

SinoPharm Covid-19
vaccine is a type of inactivated (verocell) vaccine to protect individuals
against infection from SARS CoV 2 (the virus which causes Covid-19 Disease). It
is given as a dose regimen, 2 to 4 weeks apart, through injections in a muscle
(typically upper arm).

The jab is recommended
for adults aged 18-60 years including those with chronic illnesses that are
well controlled and is not recommended to those below 18 years of age.

The vaccine is not
advisable to women who are presently pregnant or breastfeeding or planning a
pregnancy within the next six weeks and to anyone with a history of serious
allergy (anaphylaxis) requiring emergency care.

The jab is also said be
not good for people with conditions that suppresses their immune systems for
example those that are HIV positive, persons on steroid medications or
receiving chemotherapy as well as people with uncontrolled epilepsy or other
neurologic conditions.

It is also not
recommended for people with uncontrolled chronic conditions for example
uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension, uncontrolled heart failure, late-stage
kidney disease and uncontrolled asthma.

Government says the vaccine will be administered
to those who want them and nobody will be forced to take it.

 

Excessive rainfall: Tips for serious farmers

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Excessive rainfall: Tips for serious farmers

 

Vengai Defu


By
Vengai Defu

The 2020 -201 season
has seen the country receiving more rainfall which is normal to above normal in
many areas and this has seen some places 
being affected by flooding.

In low lying areas,
famers were affected by too much rainfall and are likely not going to harvest
enough even to eat with their families.

However, there is still
time for farmers to act and make sure that plants being affected by the rains
survive the worst of the problems.

When there is excessive
rainfall, the soil becomes over-saturated and this results in roots of plants
rotting away.

Fertilisers
to use

Maize plants turn yellow
and top dressing fertilizers like Ammonium Nitrate (AN) and Urea are recommended
in such a situation.

Crops like beans do not
like too much rainfall and farmers are urged to start preparing to plant beans
as there is a possibility that the rains will start decreasing.

Farmers are urged to
use herbicides to control weeds as it is difficult for to weed using hoes in
most areas because of too much rainfall.

Farmers can use
herbicides like Glyphosate, Atrazine, Ascort 40, and Stella star.

Common
pests

A number of pests are
attacking the little that most famers have and pesticides like Ambligo, Lambda,
Ecoterex, Carbaryl 85, Amamectin-benzoate among others.

Since the soils are
saturated due to excessive rains, these chemicals need to be mixed with stickers like Agriwett so that they will not be washed away
when it’s raining.

Again it is this is the
right time to start preparing and plant onions because the rainy season is
going to an end and excessive rains will decline

Cattle farmers are
urged to make sure that cattle are dipped more often during these rainy days
because of tick and other parasites thrive in the long grasses that are
associated with plentiful rains.

Cattle are dying in
most parts of the country with diseases like January disease, lumpy skin among
others. If they are affected by any of the diseases, farmers are urged to consult
the vet and use anti-biotics.

For
more information on farming contact Mr Vengai Defu on 039-226424 0r 0772137202
or visit him at Masvingo Farm and City Centre.

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