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Wellness & Stress Management Terms of Reference

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Wellness & Stress Management Terms of Reference

 

Terms of Reference for a Wellness & Stress Management


Assignment
Title: Consultancy to train staff and
management on  Wellness
& Stress Management

Consultant’s Name:

Location of
Assignment: Masvingo

Duration of
Assignment: 3 days

Dates:  07-09 September 2020

Reports to: Tell Zimbabwe 
Director/ Programs Manager

 

1.     
Background:

Background

Tell
Zimbabwe Trust is implementing social accountability programs in Masvingo and
Manicaland Provinces under the following key objectives:

 

Tell Zimbabwe fully
appreciates that for these objectives to be actualized there ought to be an
effective board that fully understands its mandate. The board that is fully
aware of its role and duties will be in a better position to help Tell Zimbabwe
Trust to fully implement its project in the aforementioned provinces. It is
against this background that Tell Zimbabwe Trust seeks to have its board
inducted and oriented as a way of strengthening the board to be able to
effectively perform its duty.

 

2.    
Purpose:

The purpose
of this assignment is the development of a Wellness and Stress Management
system for Tell Zimbabwe with a view to enhancing efficiency in the execution
of its activities.

 

3.     Objectives:

The objectives of this assignment
are to:

·        
 

Provide
training to Tell Zimbabwe Board and staff on a Wellness and Stress Management.

 

4.     Roles and Responsibilities of
Consultant:

In undertaking the above assignment,
the Consultant will be required to do the following:

 

4.1. Workshop with Tell Zimbabwe Board and
Senior Staff

 

5.     Deliverables:

a.       Workshop
on Wellness and Stress Management

b.      Workshop
Report

 

6.     Scheduling

The
assignment should be conducted within August 2020.

Activity/Task

Time
(days)

Inception meeting with Tell Zimbabwe staff.

Organisational research on policies and
procedures.

Engagement with Tell Zimbabwe Trust board and
staff for induction and orientation training.

3 days

Drafting report

Incorporating Tell
Zimbabwe comments and finalizing

Total LOE: 3 days

 

7.      Payment: Payment is only made after successful completion of the task
and submission of an approved Manual.

8.    
Role of Tell Zimbabwe : Provide the consultant with all the
necessary documents and support.

9.
Reporting: The consultant will perform the tasks under the general
supervision of the Tell Zimbabwe’s     director

 

10. Person Specification

 

Qualifications and Experience

 

10.1 All
qualified individuals with relevant experience in wellness and stress
management are encouraged to apply.

 

10.2 5 years experience
in training on Wellness and Stress management.

 

10.3 Very strong
interpersonal and communication skills

 

11
Application Process

 

Please submit an expression of interest and CV to the director
on the following e-mails: editor@tell.co.zw  or  goldenmaunganidze37@gmail.com Cc kuzipap@gmail.com by 17/08/20

Board Manual, Board Induction Terms of Reference

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Board Manual, Board Induction Terms of Reference
    

Terms of Reference for Board Manual and Board Induction

Assignment Title: Consultancy
to train the Board and staff on Board Manual and Board Induction

Consultant’s Name:

Location of Assignment: Masvingo

Duration of Assignment: 10 days

Dates:  03-06
September 2020

Reports to: Tell Zimbabwe Director/Programs Manager

1.      Background:

Tell Zimbabwe Trust is implementing social
accountability programs in Masvingo and Manicaland Provinces under the
following key objectives:

 

Tell Zimbabwe fully appreciates that for these objectives to be
actualized there ought to be an effective board that fully understands its
mandate. The board that is fully aware of its role and duties will be in a
better position to help Tell Zimbabwe Trust to fully implement its project in
the aforementioned provinces. It is against this background that Tell Zimbabwe
Trust seeks to have its board inducted and oriented as a way of strengthening
the board to be able to effectively perform its duty.

 

2.    
Purpose:

The
purpose of this assignment is the development of a Performance Management
system for Tell Zimbabwe with a view to enhancing efficiency in the execution
of its activities.

 

3.     Objectives:

The objectives
of this assignment are to:                                                                                       

·        
 Provide training to Tell Zimbabwe Board and staff
on a Board Manual and Board Induction

 

4.    
Roles and Responsibilities of Consultant:

In undertaking the above assignment,
the Consultant will be required to do the following:

4.1 Meet with management or appropriate staff for documents review

4.2. Develop training materials

4.3. Workshop with Tell
Zimbabwe Board and Staff

 

5.    
Deliverables:

a)
Workshop on Board Manual and Board Induction

 

b) Board Manual Report

 

c) Board Induction Report

 

6. Scheduling: The assignment should be conducted within
September 2020.

Activity/Task

Time (days or hours)

Inception
meeting with Tell Zimbabwe staff.

1 day

Organisational
research on policies and procedures.

1 days

Engagement
with Tell Zimbabwe Trust board and staff for induction and orientation
training.

6 days

Drafting report

2 day

Incorporating Tell Zimbabwe comments and finalizing

 

Total
LOE: 10 days

7 Payment: Payment is only made after successful
completion of the task and submission of an approved Manual.

8 Role of Tell
Zimbabwe: Provide the
consultant with all the necessary documents and support.

9 Reporting:
The consultant will perform all the  tasks under the general supervision of the Tell
Zimbabwe            director
 

Qualifications and Experience

 

10.1 All qualified
individuals with relevant experience in performance management are encouraged
to apply.

10.2 Five
years experience in developing a Board Manual.

10.3 Very
strong interpersonal and communication skills

11. Application Process

Please submit an expression of interest and CV to the
director on the following e-mails: editor@tell.co.zw  Cc goldenmaunganidze37@gmail.com and kuzipap@gmail.com by 15/08/20.

Masvingo fails to collect garbage for 3 weeks running

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Masvingo fails to collect garbage for 3 weeks running

 


Virginia Njovo

City
of Masvingo has blamed acute shortage of diesel for the prolonged failure to
collect garbage in residential areas and the CBD, but residents organisation
Masvingo United Residents and Ratepayers Alliance (Murra) blames the crisis on
misplaced priorities on the city’s leadership.

Residents
of the high density suburbs are now desperate as their bins have not been
emptied since mid-July, with some people in Rujeko now dumping their garbage in
open spaces burning it up.

Council
spokesperson Ashleigh Jinjika said they were struggling to get fuel for its two
refuse compactors that often work around the cloak.

She
said many suppliers were demanding payment in foreign currency which council did
not have as residents were paying rates mostly in the Zimbabwe dollar.

“We
are failing to procure fuel for our refuse trucks since most of service
stations in town require payment in forex which we don’t have. Many residents
are selling their forex in the streets and paying their bills electronically in
the local currency,” said Jinjika.

She
encouraged residents to pay bills in foreign currency so that council could be
in a better position to deliver optimum services.

“The
black market foreign currency trade is affecting us negatively. Instead of
people bringing their forex to pay bills, they sell it on the black market for
a profit. At our offices, we use the formal rate which is lower than the black
market rate,” said Jinjika.

However,
Anoziva Muguti of Murra said council should get its act in good order by
prioritising key service delivery sectors.

“We
are not happy by what council is doing. We expect them to religiously follow
the refuse collection schedule because residents are paying for those services.
Council recently raised service charges astronomically against our objections
and in response to the decline in the value of the local currency against the
US dollar so the excuse they are giving now cannot stand criticism,” said
Muguti.

The
residents’ organisation has also criticised the recent road signage changing
exercise which was done in response to the renaming of some streets, saying it
was not a priority in face of garbage that has not been collected for several
weeks.

Tsvangirai sidelined in new street names

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Tsvangirai sidelined in new street names


…city forced into unbudgeted
for renaming exercise


Moses Ziyambi

City of Masvingo’s quest to
rename Hofmeyer Street after Morgan Tsvangirai has failed after the Ministry of
Local Government, Public Works and National Housing ignored the recommendation
and gave the street to Simon Muzenda instead.

On July 31, council employees
began pulling down street signage bearing the names of the British pioneers who
settled the land on modern day Masvingo; Hughes, Hofmeyer and Hellet, and
replaced them with Emmerson D. Mnangagwa, Simon Muzenda and Shuvai Mahofa
respectively.

This was in compliance with a
mid-July directive from the Minister of Local Governance, Public Works and
National Housing, July Moyo to rename some of the streets in the city in honour
of Zanu PF heroes.

The minister renamed over 80
roads in Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare, Masvingo, Kwekwe, Bindura, Chegutu
and Chipinge which all now have a road named after President Emmerson
Mnangagwa.

Prior to that, Masvingo – which
has majority MDC Alliance councillors – had drawn up its own list and had
intended to rename Hofmeyer, Hellet and Greenfield after Tsvangirai, Mahofa and
Eddison Zvobgo but this was ignored.

When asked by TellZim News why
they had not stuck to their guns in terms of street naming and renaming
influence vested in local authorities by the Urban Councils Act, Masvingo Mayor
Collen Maboke said the issue had been politicised.

“There is serious politics
involved in the whole thing. We had made our recommendations as council but the
minister has had his own way. The Urban Councils Act requires the ministry to
consult with council for any renaming exercise but ‘consult’ may mean anything.
They simply made token consultations and had their way. It was all about
politics,” said Maboke.

When asked if the exercise of
removing old signage and erection of new signage had been budgeted for, Maboke
said it was not.

“We woke up to see council
management putting up new signs but the 2020 budget given to us as councillors
did not contain those expenses. It’s unfortunate that I can’t sustain a row
with the minister because effectively, he is like my boss. It would be bad for
council if we pick up fights with higher authorities at every turn,” said
Maboke.

City of Masvingo acting town
clerk Edward Mukaratirwa, however, disputed Maboke’s claims, saying everything
had been budgeted for.

“Yes, it is contained in the
budget. The law requires standardised signage that is recognisable even from
outside the country.

“It is true we as a city had made
our own proposals with the regards to the renaming exercise but then the
minister gazetted other names through a Statutory Instrument which then became
law to us. That is why we have begun the process of changing the signage,” said
Mukaratirwa.

It is not clear, however, how the
project could have been budgeted for when the minister’s directives only became
known last month after the gazetting of the new names.

Masvingo United Residents and
Ratepayers Alliance (Murra) information officer Godfrey Mtimba said reports
that the matter was not budgeted for was alarming.

“We note the renaming exercise
and take exception to the fact that the project was not budgeted for. We are
looking at our options so that we can effectively demand accountability and
transparency because we believe resources were diverted from key service delivery
areas,” said Mtimba.

 

Zifa suspends two officials over corruption

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Zifa suspends two officials over corruption



Clayton Shereni

The
Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) Masvingo province recently suspended two
officials who allegedly forged a signature certifying a non-existent top flight
Premier Soccer League team in Chiredzi and managed to swindle four Ghanaian
players.

Tinashe
Gomba, the provincial board member in charge of finance and Energy Zava, the
provincial vice chairperson are said to have forged former provincial
chairperson Wellington Muchemwa’s signature on a letter which purported that the
four Ghanaian players had been invited for trials at a ‘well-paying’ Chiredzi
based Khaya Africa Football Club (FC) which plays in the country’s topflight
Premier League.

Francis
Adjetey, John Adu Poku, Peter Tibila and Nelson Adenyo fell prey to Gomba and
Zava’s scam and came to Zimbabwe for trials and were reportedly made to pay US$1
000 for their upkeep and accommodation through their Cameroonian agent, Olivier
Urieley, but the money was never used for its intended purpose.

An
investigation by this publication revealed that the two were recently served
with letters of suspension and are set to appear in a disciplinary hearing.

“The
two (Gomba and Zava) have been served with suspension letters by the provincial
chairperson and they are going to appear for a disciplinary hearing on Friday, August
7, 2020 here in Masvingo,” said a source.

Gomba
and Zava are facing charges of breaching Zifa statutes by using a
non-affiliated club to lure foreign players whom they defrauded and in the
process tarnishing the image of the Zimbabwe football governing body.

The
matter has taken many twists and turns in recent months with Zifa launching an
investigation into the case to clear its name amidst mounting pressure from the
players with three of them reportedly still stuck in Chiredzi while one is said
to have found his way back to Ghana.

Zava’s
lawyer, Wellington Muzenda told TellZim News that they have not received any
suspension letter and hit out at the provincial chairperson saying he has no
power to suspend anyone.

“We
have not received any suspension letter, and we know that there will be a
hearing on August 7, 2020. Magwizi does not have the power to suspend anyone.
What powers does he have? Which league is he the chairperson for?

“What
I have only seen are the allegations,” he said.

Gomba
also professed ignorance on the matter and said he has neither been notified
nor served with a suspension letter.

“I
do not know what you are talking about and as for the suspension letter, it is
news to me,” said Gomba.

Recent
years have seen foreign players flooding local clubs especially division one
clubs and many of these players have struggled to make ends meet since they
will be given a wrong impression of the local football scene and end up
settling for any club in the lower leagues just to earn a living.

 

 

Mucheke scrap metal business: Of child labour, desperation

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Mucheke scrap metal business: Of child labour, desperation

Children having their scrap metal weighed at the Mucheke light industrial site


Triader Chipunza

MASVINGO –
Located near the KwaVaMuzenda heritage site in the ‘Kuma R’ section of Mucheke
A residential suburb, a scrap metal market has become a hub of activity as poor
residents and children bring their findings for sell.

Some very young
children seen by TellZim News gathering scrap metal said they come from
desperate family backgrounds where they struggle to find enough food.

As a result, they spend
several hours of the day scavenging for scrap metal from dumped car bodies and
other sources.

Materials of interest
include aluminium, copper and steel pieces which are sold to people who operate
the nearby light industries.

“This is an opportunity
for us to make some money for our families because it doesn’t require anything
but your energy to dig and gather up the required materials so that you can
earn your US dollars,” said one 10-year-old boy who cannot be named for ethical
reasons.

Two other children who
live close-by said they surrender all their daily earnings to their single
mother who uses the money to buy them food and other household requirements.

“Our mother does not
earn much from her job as a vendor so we have to support her by working hard in
the scrap metal fields,” said one of the two boys.

All the children professed
ignorance of the Children’s Act or any other statutes that forbid child labour.

An eight-year-old girl
said she was excited by an opportunity to make money in this protracted period
of national lockdown.

“I am pleased to be
able to make some money for my mother because schools are closed and we don’t
have any other thing to do. I wouldn’t like sitting around at home the whole
day without anything to do because there is no enough food there,” said the
minor.

Buyers of the scrap
metal use it to make all sorts of tools and equipment including scotch carts,
wheelbarrows and burglar bars.

Some of the metal is
also transported to Harare where it reportedly fetches higher returns when
resold by local buyers.

One of the local buyers
is Tarisai Gumbo who said business had boomed since the closure of schools at
towards the end of March.

“There has been an
increase in the delivery of the metal since the closure of schools as the
lockdown loomed. Most of our clients are school children who do it on behalf of
their families that live in the hostels.

“It’s concerning that
children have to work for their families but these are mostly poor families
around here. It’s either the children stay at home and starve or their parents
send them to the dumpsites to look for scrap metals and earn money to buy some
food,” he said.

Much of the light scrap
metal from such items as old plates and pots fetches US$0.60 per kg locally but
it reportedly fetches much more when resold in Harare. Heavier scrap metal
fetches much more than that.

 

Bail for 7 Chiredzi MDC Alliance activists

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Bail for 7 Chiredzi MDC Alliance activists

…as Kurauone gets remanded in custody

Beatific Gumbwanda

Chiredzi Town Council vice chairperson Ropafadzo
Makumire, former MDC Alliance proportional representation Member of Parliament (MP)
Machirairwa Mugidho and five other activists arrested in connection with the July
31 protests were today, August 03, released on $5 000 each by Magistrate Joy
Chikodzore.

The other activists are James Kampota, Itai Melania
Makara, Victor Boko, Alexander Simbi and Simon Mupapuri.

They face charges of participating in a gathering with intent
to promote public violence, in breach of peace and engage in bigotry as defined
in section 37(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter
09.23.

They were represented by Martin Mureri of Matutu and
Mureri Legal Practitioners and Emmanuel Chibudu of Kwirira and Magwaliba Law
Chambers who carried instructions from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
(ZLHR).

Represented by David Tafangenyasha, the State alleged
that on the July 31 at around 15:30hrs, the seven accused persons in the company
of their accomplices who were still at large, gathered outside Edgars Store holding
placards inscribed ‘No to corruption, ED must go’ without any authority.

The matter came to light when a photograph circulated on
social media platform leading to the arrest of Mugidho, Makumire, Makara and
Boko late in the evening. The three others handed themselves to the police two
days after the first arrests.

The picture in question has twelve people.

Investigating Officer, Detective Sergeant Collins Mbaura opposed
bail arguing that there were chances the suspects could incite other to revolt
againstgovernment as their initial motive for demonstrating had failed to
materialise.

He also said the accused persons were likely to interfere
with State witnesses whose statements were yet to be recorded.

The defence lawyers, however, criticised the State for failing
to record statements of witnesses, and for failure to indicate the source of
the picture in question as well as the photographer.

Chibudu further argued that the State had failed to
provide solid evidence of the case and only based its case on a potentially
doctored image.

In Masvingo, MDC Alliance national youth organising
secretary Godfrey Kurauone, who is also Masvingo Urban Ward 4 Councillor, was
denied bail by Magistrate Patience Madondo.

Kurauone faces two charges related to the 31 July
protests: Criminal nuisance; circulating a video in which people sang ‘Kana tatenderwa naMwari kubvisa Mnangagwa
ichava nhoroondo‘, and obstructing movement; blocking traffic & burning
tyres along the Mashava-Zvamahande Rd.

Prior to his arrest on July 31, Kurauone had been out on
bail on charges of undermining the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

 

Covid-19: Anglican Church suspends all services

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Covid-19: Anglican Church suspends all services

Anglican Church Masvingo


Upenyu Chaota

As the number of Covid-19 cases
continues to rise in the country, the Anglican Church has suspended services
and encouraged its members to pray at home.

As at Aug 02, the number of
confirmed coronavirus cases in the country was 3 921; with 1 016 recoveries,
2835 active cases and 70 deaths.

Under the current Level 2
national lockdown, churches are allowed to conduct services but with requirements
to observe strict social distancing regulations that include a maximum number
of 50 worshippers per single gathering.

The Anglican Church has, however,
decided to abandon services altogether and urge people to pray from home as a
way to reduce chances of congregants contracting the virus.

Anglican Church in Zimbabwe national
chairperson Bishop Ignatius Makumbe told TellZim News that the church did not
want to unnecessarily expose people to harm’s way.

“The current state of affairs in
the country with regards to Covid-19 is disconcerting. People should stay at
home and pray from home. We have suspended all church services for two weeks
and we will be carrying a review after a fortnight. We are doing this to
protect our people because we feel now is not the time to gather.

“We know that government approves
gatherings of a maximum of 50 people for purposes of worship but we believe that
the number has become too high for us under the obtaining situation,” said
Bishop Makumbe.

He said churches must lead in the
fight against Covid-19 by avoiding gatherings since God was omnipresent.

“It is not about gathering
together; a prayer from home is as powerful as a prayer made from anywhere else.
Fifty people are way too much in light of the spike in the national cases of
Covid-19. We have to take a stand by stepping back,” he said.

Just like businesses, churches
are fighting to remain sustainable as they have bills and salaries to pay as
well as other financial obligations to meet.

 

Chiredzi Christian College head Chikwati dies

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Chiredzi Christian College head Chikwati dies



Beatific
Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI
– Chiredzi
Christian College head and National Association of Secondary School
Heads (NASH) Chiredzi district chairperson, Johnson Chikwati has died.

Chikwati died today (August 01) at
Gutu Rural Hospital where he was transferred for better medical attention.

He was 45.

Chiredzi District Schools
Inspector (DSI) Petronella Nyangwe confirmed receiving a message of Chikwati’s
death, saying the deceased had been having difficulties with his health for
some time.

“I have just received the sad
news. Chikwati had not been well for quite some time. I understand he died at
Gutu Rural Hospital where he had been admitted,” said Nyangwe.

Chikwati, who is originally from
Matara in Zaka district, was elevated to head the Church of Christ-run high school
in September 2018 after transferring from T.C Hardy High School in Ruwa. He had
previously acted as Chinorumba High School head between 2015 and 2017.

The cause of death could
not be established by the time of publishing, but it is understood Chikwati had also
had challenges with his mental health and had previously sought help at Chiredzi
General and Driefontein hospitals.

 

Disability activist Chivhanga arrested over one man demo

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Disability activist Chivhanga arrested over one man demo
Henry Chivhanga

TellZim Reporter

MASVINGO – Disability Amalgamation Community Trust (DACT) activist
Henry Chivhanga, who today marched from his home in Majange towards the CBD
along the main road from Beitbridge before being blocked from getting into town
at a police roadblock, is now in police custody after being taken in for
questioning.

Chivhanga was demonstrating against the deteriorating
socio-economic conditions of the country which is particularly direr for people
with disabilities.

His dressing was emblazoned with messaging that denounced
corruption and the marginalisation of people with disabilities among other social
ills.

Chivhanga confirmed in a brief phone interview with TellZim
that he was taken for questioning at the police station but added that he was
alright.

He said he had not yet managed to get any legal
representation and was unaccompanied at the police station.

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