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NAC Masvingo manager Muzulu transferred to Mash Central

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NAC Masvingo manager Muzulu transferred to Mash Central

                                                         Edgar Muzulu
Mukai
Musimwa

MASVINGO
–
National AIDS Council (Nac) provincial manager, Edgar Muzulu will this Friday be
reassigned to Mashonaland Central where he will work in the same capacity.
His time as Nac
Masvingo provincial manager began in March 2018 when he replaced Evos Makoni,
and will end on September 13, 2019.
Muzilu will be replaced
by Agrippa Zizhou who has been serving as Mashonaland West Nac provincial
manager.
Muzulu said he was
pleased with the reception he got from Masvingo, adding that he appreciated the
work of all stakeholders including the media in spreading the word of HIV and
Aids during his time in Masvingo.
“I am happy with the
time I served in Masvingo and I would like to thank all stakeholders including
the media for their support in spreading HIV and Aids awareness,” said Muzulu.
Muzulu will begin work
in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province on September, 16 2019.
During his time in
Masvingo, Muzulu initiated the media awards to encourage journalists to report
on issues to do with HIV and Aids.
He has also worked to
improve the Sister to Sister model which aims to, among many other things, rehabilitate
young girls who have resorted to sex work.
“The Sister to Sister
model aims to save young girls by giving them hope that they are worthy to live
the most dignified lives. The programme is being implemented in five districts
of Masvingo province but efforts are being applied to extent it to the rest of
the province,” said Muzulu.
He praised the close
working relationship that Nac enjoyed with other key stakeholders like the Zimbabwe
National Army (ZNA) and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS).
Muzulu also hailed the
Shangani communities in Chiredzi for agreeing to partner government in
improving condition under which their traditional male circumcision rites are
performed.

Rest in Power Cde Bob

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Rest in Power Cde Bob




Chisingaperi chinoshura. There are those who think
that power will make them invincible that not even death can touch them. They
immortalise themselves and the gullible will worship the ground they walk. For
mere mortals like Mapombi, we believe there is a God in heaven and ndiye chete
watinonamata. Jehovah ndiye chete anopa upenyu kwete zvekuti ndinosvika zana
remakore kana kuti 2030 ndenge ndichipo. Unenge uripo wakamira saani iwe
Dambudzo kana uchiona Uncle Bob wakatadza kusvika zana ravaitarisira.
Mapombi heard that kune vamwewo vari kuda kuzviona sezvimwari
zvepano pasi just because they control the means of production. These are the
cartels who are bend on tarnishing the image of our dear leader. This is our
country and we will not tolerate racist behaviour on our people. If you are
fortunate enough to do business in our country because our President says we
are open for business you need to toe the line kwete kudzvanyirira varidzi
venyika. I hear fuel yanetsa even though yakakwidzwa price and these service
station owners wakutoda kunamatwa kuti uwane fuel. Mapombi was so hurt when he
saw his fellow country man being mistreated by their own at Kyle Service
Station run by this Edwards fella.
Seeing black people being used to supress others by
these rich white folks is disgusting to say the least. Unoona Edwards
nekamukadzi kake wachiudza our hardworking motorists kuti fuel yapera but when
their white friends come, you see them fuelling their cars and you wonder
yabvepi fuel yacho. Those who control the fuel queues wakutozviona sevakakosha
stereki patonaz wachishandiswa with these white folks. Hatidi izvozvo imi vanhu
vaEdwards. We know you are against our dear leader ED and we will deal with you.
Ipai vanhu fuel kusvika yapera kwete kuita sabotage. You know very well that
our country has no electricity but you deny people to fuel their generators.
Hee toda tsamba and shop licence kuti tiise fuel mugenerator munopenga here?
President ED does not like that and you STOP IT. Musada kutiendera kumhepo.
Kudenga kuna Mwari and one day tese tichafa. Kana Mugabe akafa kuzotiwo imi
henyu vana Edwards?  
Tsika dzedu dzinoti afa anaka so I will say Rest in
Power Cde Bob and may God do you justice.  Being a God-fearing woman, I will not judge
our dearly departed Cde Bob. The Bible tells us not to judge others for we us
not to be judged in return. I hope you will journey well to the afterlife
Gushungo. Shumhu yenyu ine munyu munowana yakakumirirai because there are a lot
of people who are cursing your dead body over your cruelty. I guess in life we
need to surround ourselves with people who constantly remind us that we are
only human because Mugabe saw himself as a larger than life character who was
untouchable even by death. Mugabe lost the way and his goons who are now
calling themselves the new dispensation cheered him on. When Mugabe unleashed
violence on his people, no one stood up to him and told him he was wrong. His
goons kept telling him he was right even if he was wrong. Mapombi equally
blames the people who surrounded Mugabe for every atrocity committed against
the people. All they wanted was power and they did everything to keep it. If
anything got in their way to power they dealt with it ruthlessly. Elections
were rigged and people were killed or brutalised but still they cheered Mugabe
on and told him he would rule even from the grave.
We do not know if death is enough punishment for the
crimes which Cde Bob committed while in office. Hapana akamboenda kurufu
kunoona kuti kwakamira sei odzoka oudza vamwe. Maybe kurufu kunonakidza
kudarika kutambura kwatiri kuita pano pasi. It is by God’s design that you will
only know about the afterlife when you die and you will not get a chance to
come back and tell others. But I will miss Bob because he was a great dictator.
He was a no nonsense man and hakuna aisamuziva. He was ruthless to his people
but he also fought for their empowerment albeit pahukama hwavo. Even the
‘almighty’ Bush and Europe knew about our dearly departed former president. The
Donald was told to blow his trumpet in a musical way kkkkkkk asi Mugabe so.
Hanzi you are not a goliath and Zimbabwe will never be a colony again. Ave
atque vale, Cde Bob.
But makudo ndemamwe chokwadi kkkkk. When Mugabe was
kicked out, he was very bitter and vowed to vote for kedu Chamisa. Wati kufara
kwakaita Chamisa here and he forgot all the bad things done to him by Mugabe.
Zanu PF yakasvika pakuramba Mugabe and stripped him of his comrade title. And
we heard Mugabe snubbed Heroes Acre burial before his death but iye ndiye
wekumboti the dead cannot decide where they are buried kkkk. Munhu wese
pachikomo uchida usingadi. Kana wakambomanikidza vamwe iwe wakoshei. Mapombi
will be there to bid farewell to Cde Bob. Maiva henyu nehutsinye but at least you
left your people with land. Even in death Mugabe is still causing a lot of
trouble. There seems to be a deadlock on where he will be laid to rest. The
Mugabe’s should demand an apology from Zanu PF because mwana wavo akatukwa
nevanhu ava after all he was by far a better leader than zvatiri kuona izvi.
 Factions are
now playing out with Mugabe’s corpse. Rambai makadzvanya vakomana, ED and his
team should not be given an easy way out. Kana vakamuramba vakamutuka why
should they want to be associated with him now. Hanzi his grave is already
there saka tinozoisa ani kkkkk siyai rakadzaro ko mamboti mapera kufa here.
Handiti zvikaenda nepamwe tinogona kungotuma imwe delegation to China. Asi
vanhu havana tsitsi ndakazonzwa vamwe voti Singapore inenge inoburitsa maresults
ari nani kkkkk. Get well soon generari VP wedu Chiwenga hameno kana shoko
rakasvikawo kwamuri ikoko kuti Gushungo hakuchina. You can rest assured kuti
kana Mwari wakaita kuda kwavo we will not leave you in foreign land, we will
always bring our people home. Mugabe died in a very beautiful hospital vakomana
and I wonder why these guys don’t emulate such services and bring them hope.
Build those hospitals here kani vakomana munoti kana ini Mapombi ndikarohwa
necholera from eating mabanana akaora aya ndoponerepi. Ndingagonawo kuzoenda
Singapore here semi? Mwari ave nemi varume nevakadzi imi.
I have said enough but before I go I just want to let
Zimbabweans know that there is a vacant post now waiting to be filled.
Tingasvikepi tisina former president nhai hama vadiwa kkkkk. I am not saying
anything about ED but munogona kungopa that title to Chamisa because kanoda
power kamufana kaya. I heard kari kutodawo kutamba a leading role parufu ipapo
but let me warn you young man that Mugabe has always been Zanu PF and even in
death is still Zanu PF. Chinhu chavo regai wavigane. I wonder how Gucci Grace
is feeling. Ko former VP Mphoko wakanzwawo here about the news, I can imagine
him crying kkkkk. Ikozvino handidyi mabanana akaora ndinonodyawo nyama kurufu
ikoko. Mboko imboko.

‘Seven days’ beer gains popularity in town

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‘Seven days’ beer gains popularity in town

Courage Dutiro
MASVINGO – As
the price of beer gets higher and higher on the retail shelves, many residents
are turning to the traditionally-brewed ndari to keep entertained.
Ndari,
which is predominantly brewed and consumed in rural areas, is colloquially
referred to as ‘seven days’ in reference to the number of days that the brewing
process takes.
In
Masvingo, the brew is popular in poorer suburbs like the old ‘Kuma R’ part of
Mucheke A where some households have made the brew their regular business.
Though
illegal, the opaque brew is also being peddled at other places like Chitima
market and Exor service station.
One
imbiber said he could no longer afford the conventional alcohol being sold in
shops and had therefore made ndari his new favourite drink.
“It’s
cheap; you can get a good day’s drink for a dollar or two. Many people had been
brewing and drinking it for years here in town even before these price
increases but consumption is now rising. A two-litre container cost $4 while a
1.25-litre container of Chibuku costs $7,” said the imbiber.
Another
elderly drinker said she took the traditional brew not necessarily because she
could not afford the regular brews but simply because she liked it.
“It’s
our own beer which speaks to us as a people with a culture. We could buy Super
or even clear beers if we wanted, but we chose this,” she said.
Chibuku
and Super are opaque beer brands produced by Delta Beverages, with their
ingredients and brewing processes borrowing heavily from ndari.
Masvingo
City Council seems to have failed to reign in on the illicit brew, with other
supplies said to be transported from rural areas.
Due
to absence of modern standards in its brewing process, the alcohol content in
ndari is never measured and there are other health concerns associated with the
beer due to the not-so-hygienic conditions under which the brewing is done.

Third term should be taken more seriously, says PED

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Third term should be taken more seriously, says PED



Emmaculate Mukokoromba
Masvingo
Provincial Education Director (PED) Zedius Chitiga has advised teachers and
pupils to polish up their work in preparation for the upcoming examinations as
schools open for the final 2019 term.
Chitaga
said he expected pupils and teachers to work hard in the third term in order to
achieve results that exceed last year’s performance.
“As schools open for the final
term, I encourage school teachers and pupils to work very hard so as to achieve
the best results. We want our province to produce better results.
“Writing classes that include grade
7, form 4 and form 6 pupils should be fully-prepared for their final
examinations, and teachers with examination classes should polish up their work
in preparation,” said Chitiga.
He said learning should start on
the opening day and urged teachers to take their work seriously.
Chitiga
also encouraged pupils who are not sitting for exams this year to study hard and
not relax so that they will be more prepared when their own time comes.
He
encouraged parents to support their children by paying the agreed fees in time,
saying those who face challenges raising the fees in time should negotiate with
school authorities for payment plans.

Buhera West Jnr MP campaigns against GBV, child marriages

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Buhera West Jnr MP campaigns against GBV, child marriages

                                                         Ashley Tenga
TellZim
Reporter
BUHERA
– The
Junior Member of Parliament (MP) for Buhera West Member of Parliament (MP)
Ashley Tenga is devising a plan to fight Gender Based Violence (GBV) and early
child marriages through a concerted campaign in the rural areas.
The 16-year-old Tenga,
who was one of the 22 citizen journalists trained by Tell Zimbabwe on August
31, said she was saddened by the rampant incidences of GBV, sexual violence and
early childhood marriages in the district.
“Buhera records high
numbers of those vices every year and that is due to many factors including
poverty, lack of education opportunities and antiquated traditions.  I feel privileged because I am able to go to
school and I as a person am not a victim,” said Tenga.
She said she will soon
be conducting a community mobilisation campaign targeting school children and
community leaders to form a constituency-wide force against GBV, early child
marriages and sexual violence.
“If we go into
communities and speak to the real people who matter, we would be creating a
good chance to deal a blow to those vices. People should be made to see that it
is wrong to deprive children of their childhood through any form of violence
and abuse. Children should also be liberated from fear and must be given courage
to report whatever they feel to be a violation of their rights. In other words,
we want to encourage people to watch out and speak out,” Tenga said.
She also said she was
going to use the knowledge gained from the citizen journalism training workshop
to sharpen her communication skills against child abuse.
“There are many cases
of child abuse that reach the courts of law but there are even more that go
unreported. Rape is rampant and much of it never gets to be punished. I feel
citizen journalism is critical in highlighting some of these problems,” said
Tenga.
The Tell Zimbabwe
citizen journalism training workshop was held at the Better Schools Programme
Zimbabwe (BSPZ) premises at Murambinda growth point.

Nemanwa revival has no effect on Charumbira: Mbetsa

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Nemanwa revival has no effect on Charumbira: Mbetsa

                                                         Fungai Mbetsa

Mukai
Musimwa

The impending
resuscitation of the Nemanwa chieftainship should not cause friction with the
Charumbira chieftainship because each will exist within its own boundaries,
Masvingo Provincial Development Coordinator (PDC) Fungai Mbetsa has said.
Speaking in an
interview with TellZim News this week, Mbetsa said suggestions that the revival
of Nemanwa meant the end of Charumbira were baseless.
“The two chieftainships
will exist side by side. What we are simply doing is the revival of a
chieftainship which was displaced by colonialism. Nemanwa had since the arrival
of colonialists been relegated to a headman and there are historical records to
support that the chieftainship did exist and that it can be legitimately
revived,” said Mbetsa.
He said Nemanwa will
not encroach into Charumbira territory, but will maintain his existing
boundaries and expand only into resettlement areas.
“There is land that had
been forcibly taken by white settlers and that land has been returned to its
rightful owners. That is the land into which Nemanwa will expand. There will be
consensus with Charumbira on the boundaries and everything will work just fine.
Nemanwa will not expand into communal areas beyond what he currently has as a
headman; he will expand into resettlement areas,” said Mbetsa.
When asked when people
could expect to see Chief Nemanwa being installed, Mbetsa said processes to
organise the selection of the chief were still being followed.
“We must still do the
selection processes in a procedural manner. There are possible candidates yes,
but I cannot dwell much on that because it’s not yet as clear. When the
selection processes is concluded, we will then have the person to be installed
substantive chief,” said Mbetsa.
Current Headman
Nemanwa, Paul Mavhima is the front runner in the race to become the first chief
of the revived Nemanwa chieftaincy.
Mavhima had for long
been fighting to have his jurisdiction made a chieftaincy, claiming that his
forefathers were the real owners of the land which covers the Great Zimbabwe
national monuments.
He has also laid claim
to many areas currently presided over by Chief Fortune Charumbira who is the
current president of the National Chiefs’ Council.
The Charumbira people
fear that the revival of Nemanwa will spell doom to their own legitimacy as a
chieftainship as Nemanwa has been said to have gained political support to have
much of the Charumbira land handed over to him.
Mavhima has also
clashed with Chief Mugabe who currently rules over the Great Zimbabwe national
monuments and the surrounding areas.

Semi-precious mineral leaks onto informal market in Chiredzi

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Semi-precious mineral leaks onto informal market in Chiredzi



Tendai
Mange
Residents of Chiredzi and beyond are making money
through illegally mining a semi-precious stone called amethyst at an
unregistered mining site in Sengwe communal lands, TellZim News has learnt.
There is a leakage of the mineral since last year and illegal
miners are informally selling the stone to foreigners.
The unregulated mining activities are also said to be contributing to
serious environmental degradation.
Amethyst gemstones can be used for making jewelleries
and other special ornaments.
A source who refused to be mentioned by name for
security reasons revealed that members of staff at the Ministry of Mines’ Masvingo
provincial offices were failing to respond to the issue as they do not have any
cars and fuel available to drive there.
“We were told the office is facing transport
challenges so they cannot go to investigate the leakage but we heard they are
making contingency plans to visit the area,” said the source.
The source said the ministry last visited the site
sometime last year when they were registering some mines located in Sengwe
communal lands.
No comment could be obtained from the provincial mines
directorate by the time of going to print.

Masvingo boy represents Zim at World Scout Jamboree

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Masvingo boy represents Zim at World Scout Jamboree

                                                     Dylan Punungwe
Courage Dutiro

A
14-year-old Masvingo boy represented the nation at the 24th World Scout
Jamboree which was recently held in West Virginia in the United States of
America.
Dylan
Punungwe participated in the jamboree together with other 13 Zimbabwean
youngsters.
The
World Scout Jamboree is an educational event that brings together the world’s
young people to promote peace and mutual understanding and to develop
leadership and life skills.
The
celebrations are organised after every four years and the recent event ran under
the theme ‘Unlock a New World’.
The
Mugure House Institute form two pupil started scouting while doing grade five
at Zimuto Primary School.
“I
had the opportunity to learn about global issues and how Scouting can help
provide solutions to many challenges affecting humanity. I also learnt how to
offer first aid to someone in case of emergency, and we were taught to be
friendly with nature.
“It
was exciting due to the many activities like rock climbing, kayaking, river
rafting, water reality and aerial courses in which I participated,” said Dylan.
He
said attendees also had the opportunity to share their culture with other
Scouts of the globe through, music, dance, games, food and more.
 “When I played the drum during the cultural
exchange, I was invited by the Germans to play the drum during the dinner at
their camp. The German scouts gave me an opportunity to visit their country in
their next cultural event,” said Dylan.
Dylan’s
father, Davis Punungwe said he was excited by the opportunities that his son
was able to take.
“I
am happy that my son was among the few Zimbabwean youngsters that participated
in such a big world event. I can see my son has changed in terms of behaviour;
he is now nature-friendly and is now more responsible. I encourage parents with
pupils who are scouts to support them,” he said.

EMA partners communities for environmental projects management

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EMA partners communities for environmental projects management

                                                              Milton Muusha
Diana Gondongwe
MASVINGO – The
Environment Management Agency (Ema) has partnered key stakeholders for an integrated
environmental project management training workshop at Bere Township in Mashava.
The
event will run from Tuesday 10 to Sunday, September 15, 2019.
Ema
Masvingo provincial director Milton Muusha said the workshop was targeting
communities that are actively involved in sustainable management of waste to
keep the environment clean.
“The
workshop will run for six days and we have invited all Ward 5 people to attend.
We will be training them on waste recycling, business management, environmental
laws, fisheries and aquaculture which will benefit them financially,” said
Mausha.
The
initiative is being collaboratively sponsored by Ema, Masvingo RDC Ward 5 Cllr
Aleta Makomeke, Masvingo RDC and the Network of Christian Charity Arrows (Nocca).
The
participants will be taught how to recycle and reuse plastic waste to make
artefacts and to make three-legged pots from molten aluminium of empty cans.
They
will also be trained the importance of conservation and sustainable
exploitation of the ecosystem’s trees, grass and water bodies which are all vital
components for successful beekeeping projects.
The
participants will also be taught veld fire management because veld fires can
affect beekeeping projects.
Muusha
said best practices in aquaculture as an alternative source of food and sustainable
livelihoods will be taught, adding that participants will also be given a
heads-up on the country’s environmental laws.
Representatives
from the Forestry Commission, Masvingo Rural District Council RDC, Masvingo
Urban Recycling Company (MURC) will participate in the training.

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          Zvishavane cable thieves arrested at
roadblock
      


Christabel Shumba

ZVISHAVANE –
Tawanda Chitando aged 23, Shadreck Kudakwashe Diza aged 45, Mark Taweni aged 39
and William Banda aged 26 and two other accomplices were recently arrested on allegations
of stealing aluminum cables.
Allegations are
that Diza and Taweni went to a house at Council Park in Zvishavane and stole
810kg of aluminium cables belonging to Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority
(Zesa).
They loaded the
loot onto a Toyota Raider and the car was then driven towards Masvingo where it
was caught at a police roadblock.
Police officers
demanded confirmation papers of possession after the accused claimed they had
bought the cables from Kenstra Engineering Company in Harare.
The accused
persons failed to produce purchase receipts which led to their arrest. The
other two accomplices William Banda (26) and Tafadzwa Chitando (23) were also
arrested for assisting to load the stolen cables into the truck.
The cables, which
were later identified by Zesa employees, were valued at $8100 and were all
recovered. Their case came before Zvishavane magistrate Archie Wochiwunga and
was postponed to September 17
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