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Mnangagwa a genuine reformer, says Mutsvangwa

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Mnangagwa a genuine reformer, says Mutsvangwa

Felix Matasva

MUTARE – Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services minister,
Monica Mutsvangwa has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans enjoy
freedoms provided for by the 2013 constitution.
She said this at the official
opening of national consultative workshop on Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC)
Bill, Freedom of Information Bill and the Draft National Media and Film
Industry Policy.
The workshop, which was held at
Holiday Inn Mutare on September 26, saw stakeholders in the media and film
industry convene in order to deliberate on the bills.
Mutsvangwa said stakeholders must
feel safe, claiming President Mnangagwa was a truly devoted reformist.
“I want to give assurances
from the very outset that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a genuine and
committed reformer. This came from the briefing he gave me as assigned me to my
new ministerial task. He wants Zimbabweans to fully enjoy the freedoms they
entrenched in the 2013 constitution of which he was one of the legal brains at
the forefront, “said Mutsvangwa.
She said Mnangagwa was eager to
nurture a culture of democratic conversation as evidenced by his opening of the
debate on the Gukurahundi massacres of the 1980s.
“Our task is thus made much
easier because my principal, the President aspires to nurture a culture of
democratic discourse and governance that removes any hindrances to the full
realisation of the Zimbabweans at work, at play and at worship.
 “You can see this in practice. He has
opened debate on every subject and dispensed with any political taboos all the
way to the Gukurahundi affair. He is dispensing with all elements of fear in
the national body politic.
“I look forward to this
workshop’s recommendations which should assist the ministry and parliament to
appropriately position various clauses in the bills in a manner that unites the
views of media stakeholders with those of citizens and government,” said
Mutsvangwa.

Mines ministry visits unregistered mines in Chiredzi

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Mines ministry visits unregistered mines in Chiredzi


Tendai Mange

CHIREDZI- The
Masvingo Provincial Mines directorate and other stakeholders recently visited
three unregistered mining sites in Sengwe where residents and outsiders have
been extracting amethyst gemstones for some time.
The
Environmental Management Agency (Ema) and representatives of the Joint
Operations Command (Joc) were also part of the delegation which visited the
area.
Sources
said the miners were making a lot of money by selling the mineral on the informal
market thereby prejudicing the State of much-needed revenue.
The
sources said the miners where damaging the environment and endangering local people
and their livestock by digging deep trenches which they do not bother to cover.
“These
miners have just been digging pits which are now putting people and livestock’s
lives in danger. As is the case in every other informal mining area, the
environment is suffering because the miners do not act responsibly,” said one source.
One
of the delegates who visited the sites revealed that that government was moving
with speed to take control of the area and regularise operations.
 “Mines monitors are observing the sites right
now and miners are complying with the ministry to appoint a proper mining
manager. The ministry is also trying to find a way to make the miners submit to
government by the end of September part of the returns they have made so far,”
said the source.

Only Zanu PF youths will get Govt jobs, Matuke warns

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Only Zanu PF youths will get Govt jobs, Matuke warns


…claims MDC Alliance rigged 2018 elections

Brighton Chiseva

MASVINGO – Zanu PF national secretary for security, Lovemore
Matuke has warned that government will give jobs only to proven party supporters
with a proven track record, TellZim News can report.
Matuke was speaking at his party’s Masvingo Provincial Coordinating
Committee (PCC) meeting held at Victoria Junior primary school last Sunday,
September 29.
He lamented that Zanu PF faced another security threat
in the form of unemployment, saying the party was working towards making sure
that only its people got employed.
“We have a new security threat; when our youths are
not employed it’s a threat so we want to make sure that our people are employed.
“We were in China recently and they told us that they
needed a lot of teachers so we need to make sure that our degreed youths get
are given that opportunity. However, they have to be taught the party ideology
and those who do not want will not benefit because we have to make sure that
when they go they will serve our interests,” said Matuke, who is also the
Deputy Minister of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare.
Matuke also claimed that the MDC Alliance rigged the
2018 elections by issuing fake identity documents to people who were under the
legal age of voting.
Matuke claimed that since the Zanu PF security
department picked intelligence to that effect, the party was now doing a follow
up with the office of the registrar general.
“In 2018, thousands of young people below the age of
18 were issued with fake IDs that allowed them to register to vote. You would
see that this person is too young to vote but when you check the ID, you see
that he/she is eligible to vote
“We then did some investigations and noticed that some
people were given IDs but they are not in the registrar general’s data base,”
said Matuke.
He warned against complacency in terms of voter
registration saying the opposition had intensified its voter registration
programmes for next election.
“The opposition has intensified its voter registration
programmes and most of the young people registering to vote now belong to MDC
and we should do more than them. Let’s make sure that our people are
registering as we prepare for 2023 elections,” Matuke said.
Speaking at the same event, politburo member Josaya
Hungwe claimed that the MDC used the same strategy to rig the elections in
2008.
He claimed the MDC had connived with the Masvingo provincial
registry for the issuance of fake IDs to people sympathetic to the opposition
party.
Hungwe also said they should go and investigate the
recent Zaka East election and find out where the over 1000 people who voted for
the MDC ‘came from’.
“Go to Zaka and find out the villages of the people
who voted for the opposition so that when we go to 2023, those people will be
accounted for,” said Hungwe  
Zanu PF national political commissar Victor
Matemadanda warned MPs against marginalising President Emmerson Mnangagwa in
their 2023 election campaigns.
“We will need a list of people who got more votes than
the President’s and unless we are told that they have reformed, we will not
allow them to contest in 2023 election. In 2023 we are targeting five million
votes and we can get them by making sure that each one of us recruits one new
voter because last time we got 2.5 million votes,” said Matemadanda.

Chipinge artistes in big drive for peace

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Chipinge artistes in big drive for peace

Hazvinei Musaandaka (front right) with some of the artistes to perform at Arts for Peace Checheche gala.


Stephen Ephraem
Performing artistes in Chipinge South have organised a
peace gala that will take place at Checheche Shopping Complex and Chiororo
Sports Bar at Checheche on Saturday, September 28.
Running under the theme, ‘Arts for Peace’, the will
see artistes showcasing their talent in five categories namely poetry, drama,
Zim Dancehall, mbira and sungura.
“Artistes are ready to perform at the show and we have
managed to register a manageable number of them. Those that we registered held a
combined rehearsal at Chiororo Sports Bar on 14 September. Individual rehearsals
are still going on,” said chief organiser Hazvinei Masaanduka.
He
said he was humbled by the response from artistes.
“Artistes
in Chipinge south are keen to hold several of our peace galas. The artistes
range from teenagers who sing Zim Dancehall to elderly mbira players. I am
humbled by how they responded to our call,” said Musaandaka.
“Representatives
of the Civic Society and Churches Joint Forum (CSCJF), a non-profit organisation
spearheading peace initiatives in the country will be our guest of honour,”
said Musaandaka.
Chiororo
Sports Bar (Pamusharu) proprietor, Gideon Chiororo revealed told TellZim News
he donated the venue for the gala as part of his contribution to the promotion
of peace.
“Violence
is destructive to property so as a member of Checheche Business Association we
support any peace programme and community development initiatives,” said
Chiororo.

I have no underwear, Masvingo woman embarrasses Matemadanda

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I have no underwear, Masvingo woman embarrasses Matemadanda

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Defence and War
Veterans Affairs deputy minister Victor Matemadanda was last week left
embarrassed after a female Masvingo resident told him straight to his face that
she had no underwear as she could no longer afford it.
Matemadanda was in
Masvingo to assess the consumer situation in face of rising prices fueled by
high inflation.
Matemadanda embarked on
a walk-about, talking to ordinary members of the public about their situation
and asking them to tell him what they wanted him to report to President
Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Most of the people who
spoke to Matemadanda were, however, hostile and many told him that they had no
faith in government’s capability to solve the economic crisis.
At Pick n Pay
Supermarket, Matemadanda met his worst embarrassment when a woman told him she
had no underwear as it had become an unaffordable luxury for her.
“I am a domestic worker
and I earn RTGS$100 which cannot buy me enough of the most basics of life.
Prices of sugar and cooking oil have risen beyond my reach. Right now I don’t
even have underwear because I cannot afford it,” the woman said.
Despite a barrage of
criticism from many other residents, Matemadanda maintained a brave face,
promising that government will look into their concerns.

Serious chaos at AFM Chivhu DLC

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Serious chaos at AFM Chivhu DLC

…factions
lock each other out of church premises
Elliot Jinjika
CHIVHU – The factional fights
bedeviling the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Zimbabwe escalated to extreme
levels at the Devotional Life Centre (DLC) last Sunday when rival factions
blocked each other from contacting church services.
At
national level, the factionalism pits two rival groups; the anti-reform faction
led by Reverend Cossam Chiyangwa and the reformists group led by Reverend Amon
Madawo.
Both
parties have so far failed to amicably co-exist despite the recent declaration
by the High Court awaiting a declaratory order by the Supreme Court.
At
the Chivhu DLC, TellZim News saw scores of believers scattered outside the church
premises as the gate had been locked by the Madawo loyalists.
DLC
Chivhu acting vice chairperson Osbi Nyikadzino, who is aligned to the
anti-reform Chiyangwa faction, told TellZim News the other group breached an
earlier agreement to share the premises.
“The
Reformists did not give us an opportunity to use the premises and we persisted
in vain until we decided to write a letter to their pastor Rev Nzombe and the
non-executive chairman Elder Sithole but they both did not respond.
“It
remained like that as we only used the venue on free days but they soon started
locking the church altogether. On Friday (September 20), we went for a service and
found the venue open but we were later shocked when the police came and told us
we had unlawfully entered into the premise and a report had already been made
by our reformist brothers,” said Nykadzino.
Sources
said the police, however, had dismissed allegations by the reformists that the
other group had broken into the church, stolen the PA System and some building
materials.
The
police, however, summoned representatives of both factions the following
morning but the reformists did not turn up.
To
resolve the matter, the Chiyangwa-led faction agreed with the police to lock up
the premises until an agreement could be made. On Sunday, members of the Madawo
faction came to church as usual but only to find the premises locked.
“We
were shocked to discover that the church was locked. Even now the church is
still locked. We feel this is ungodly evenly though we have not yet made an
agreement,” said an elder who is aligned to the Madawo group.
Later
on, members of the Madawo faction made a police report claiming they had sole
rights to the premises but they were advised to co-exist with their rivals as
per the High Court ruling of September 16.

Man forced to drink 2 litres of cooking oil

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Man forced to drink 2 litres of cooking oil

Emmaculate
Mukokoromba
ZAKA
– A Jerera man was recently left severely nauseated after two robbers forced
him to drink a half-full two-litre container of cooking oil.
Jameson Zihura, of House Number
1236 Jerera, was forced marched from his house by Luck Hotera (45) and Adiel
Mureza (23) who then took him to another house where they forced him to gulp
down the raw oil.
This
came out in the Zaka Magistrates’ Court where Hotera and Mureza were facing
four charges of robbery, three of assault, two of unlawful entry and extortion.
The State’s case was that on August
18, Hotera and Mureza used intentional violence on Zihura by hitting him
several with open hands, kitchen chairs, booted feet and forced him to drink
cooking oil.
They then took $1000, two SunPower
satchels, two cellphones (Mobicel and Nokia), black Tennis shoes and black
tekkies.
Magistrate Florence Nago convicted
them on all the charges they faced and sentenced them to 12 months in prison.
The magistrates, however, suspended five months of the sentence, leaving the
duo to serve an effective seven months in jail.
Part
of the charges faced by the two included breaking into a house and robbing Precious
Manyemba of chairs she had bought on credit from Hotera’s girlfriend.
Hotera
and Mureza locked the victim and her colleague before robbing her to recover
the money owed by Manyemba to Hotera’s girlfriend.
Hotera
threatened to take away the chairs if she could not pay, forcing a fearful Manyemba
to give him the money.
On
another day, the duo severely assaulted Memory Chipanera after breaking into
the house to carry out a robbery.

ED cooking oil stolen in Mwenezi

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Cephas Shava
MWENEZI – Some cooking oil released to the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) under the Presidential Free Inputs Scheme for distribution to cotton farmers upon delivering their bales of cotton to the organisation has found its way onto the black market, TellZim News can reveal.
Several boxes containing 750ml bottles of cooking oil were recently stolen from Cottco’s Rutenga depot, allegedly by some workers.
The bottles were recently recovered after they were seen being sold in a shop in Rutenga growth point.
Although no immediate comment could be obtained from Cottco management, TellZim News is reliably informed that the matter is now under police investigations.
“Several boxes of 24x750ml cooking oil went missing at the depot. The matter came to light after some containers were found displayed at a shop in Rutenga. The matter is now under police investigations,” said a source.
Other sources said every cotton farmer was supposed to get a bottle for each bale delivered to Cottco but many farmers failed to get anything. It is believed that some corrupt Cottco employees stole the cooking oil and channelled it to the black market.
Cottco has already started calling farmers who failed to get anything due to the theft to come forward and receive their share.

 
 

New regulations tighten control on macadamia nuts

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New regulations tighten control on macadamia nuts

CHIPINGE
–
Macadamia nuts growers and merchants can find themselves behind bars if they
fail to register with Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) as demanded by new
regulations.
AMA regularises the
production, marketing and processing of agricultural products in Zimbabwe.
Statutory Instrument
138 of 2019 (Agricultural Marketing Authority, Macadamia Nuts Regulations) forces
growers, buyers and processors of macadamia nuts to register with the authority,
failure of which can attract penalties.
Rose Ruzario, a
Manicaland inspector who manned an AMA stand at the Chipinge Agricultural Show
from 05 – 08 September, told TellZim News the regulations were meant to ensure
that both the farmer and the country derived maximum benefits from the produce.
“Every person who
intends to grow, sell, buy or process macadamia nuts has to be regulated to do
so. Farmers must get grower numbers and merchants must be given licenses to
trade in macadamia nuts. A fee is charged for the process,” said Ruzario.
She said the new
regulations were meant to protect the industry which has the potential of
making a more substantial contribution to the economy.
“There were a lot of
irregularities before the introduction of the regulations but the industry is
now guided by some controls.
“Farmers are expected
to declare the size of their macadamia orchards which helps to estimate
production from each grower. The authority can keep a record of what has been
sold and exported,” she said.
She said any breach of
the regulation would attract penalties against the offender.
“Inspectors are allowed
by law to seize unregistered macadamia nuts and offenders can be taken to the
court on criminal charges and they would be liable to a fine not exceeding
level 4 or imprisonment not exceeding three months or both,” she said.

ZSMIWU MEMORANDUM

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ZSMIWU MEMORANDUM

























Office
No. 17 Chlosteel Complex                              Admin/enquiries: Contact


Stand no. 8633 Warth Road                                       SG
Captain F. Gono         0715957215
Tshovani Chiredzi                                                          President G Katerere     0772740828/
Email: zsmiwu@gmail.com                                                                                    0716524909



MEMORANDUM

DATE     :         19        SEPTEMBER 2019

FROM  :           ZSMIWU SECRETARY GENERAL – SAPPER FASTER GONO

REF      :            NOTICE
OF A ZSMIWU SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING TO ELECT ZSMIWU MEMBERS TO FILL IN ZSMIWU
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE GAPE POSTS THAT AROSE FROM THE OUTCOME OF MASVINGO HIGH
COURT ORDER NO HC459/18 OF 28 AUGUST 2019.

Reference:

A. ZSMIWU
Constitution Section 9.1

B. ZSMIWU
Constitution Section 10.4

C. ZSMIWU
Constitution Section 11

D.Masvingo
High Court Order No. HC 459/18 of 28 August 2019

1. Interms of above References, ZSMIWU is
going to contact elections to fill the vacancies arose from the outcome of
Reference ‘D’ above.

2.  A
Special Annual General Meeting to elect members who will fill the 3 vacancies
arose after the disqualifications of the dismissed 3 executives who led the
workers on Collective Job Action of November and December 2015 and also another
vacant arose on the resignation of Ms L. Chirhilele from her THZ employment.

3. The ZSMIWU branch officials sat on 15 September
2019 and agreed that since they were first responded they were to respect the
Masvingo judgment of 28 August 2019 that instructed the first responded to hold
elections within 60 days from 28 August 2019 the day of Masvingo High Court promulgated
its ruling. So it was unanimously agreed that elections be held on Sunday 6
October 2019.

4. Names of ZSMIWU members who wish to contest
and fill the vacancies are requested to be submitted to the ZSMIWU Secretary
General in terms of above references not later than 01 October 2019.

4. Standard Nomination Forms are collected
from the Union office and to be addressed to Sapper Faster Gono, The ZSMIWU
Secretary General on return.

5. THZ is requested to co operate by any
assistance they could offer to make this election a success.

6. The elections will be conducted in terms of
the ZSMIWU constitution as per the Labour Act Provides.

7. Ministry of Labour is invited to come as
Special Invited Observer.

8. All willing National Press news reporters
are free to witness the event. Also any willing members to come and observe
these elections are free to come and observe without interfering with the process.

9. Wish all our ZSMIWU members to accept and
to be guided by the outcome of the Masvingo High Court Order dated 28 August
2019 and ZSMIWU Constitution.

10. Thank you

cc:
Ministry Of Labour (Chiredzi)                                                                          …………………………..

       THZ. Industrial
Relations Managers.                                                              Sapper Faster Gono

       Ministry
of Labour Permanent Secretary (Attn:S. Masanga)                             Secretary General

       Acting Director
of Labour. (Attn Mr Ngorima)

       Assistant
Registrar Assigned to Sugar NEC Industry (Attn: Mr. Mudzengi)

       NEC
Secretary General and Chairman (Attn: Mr. Muparutsa and Mr. Mabika)

       B.
Zvanyanya and 9 others.

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