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Masvingo Zifa to support professional coaching

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Masvingo Zifa to support professional coaching

Anymore Magawa
The
Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) in Masvingo says it will soon start offering
soccer coaching courses for level 1 and 2 at Victoria High School in order to
improve best practice and standards in the game.
Speaking
to TellZim News recently, Zifa Masvingo provincial class coordinator Cleopatra Matinure
said the organisation was committed to make the programme a roaring success.
She
said Level 1 course will be held from September 16 – 17 September,
with beneficiaries required to pay $260. The Level 2 course will be held on
September 23-30 at a cost of $300 per every participant.
She
also said that they were targeting teachers who are coaching soccer in schools
and others who are passionate about improving their skills.
“We
have seen it important to train our coaches in the province and we are
targeting teachers who are in charge of their schools’ football teams.
Universities, colleges and other members who are passionate about football are
also being encouraged to visit Zifa offices and register for the project so
that they do not miss this good chance,” said Matinure.
Matinure
also highlighted that the courses were inclusive and particularly cared about
encouraging women to take up the opportunity and fight the heavy gender
imbalances in football coaching.
“We
want women to participate in these courses so that we can move towards gender
equality in football. The game is not for men only and we want women to acquire
top positions in professional football coaching,” she said.

Churches call for tolerance, justice for peace to prevail

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Churches call for tolerance, justice for peace to prevail


…deploy peace
ambassadors in communities

Tinaani
Nyabereka

GWERU
– Some
faith-based organisations have urged people and political players to uphold
tolerance and forgiveness for peace and reconciliation to prevail in the country.
Speaking at the Churches
Convergence on Peace Conference (CCOP) recently hosted by the Zimbabwe
Christian Alliance (ZCA) in partnership with Zimbabwe Divine Destiny (ZDD),
Bishop Ancelimo Magaya said if leaders were told the truth, they would sit down
and dialogue.
“We must come to truth
telling, we must know what triggered the conflict which led to most of the
violent encounters we experienced. We must understand who ordered people to be killed,
shops to be destroyed and looted, no one has answered such questions.
“Unless we get to know
some of these answers we will never taste peace in our nation as a people. When
God launched his redemption programme, he had noticed a lot on the human mind
so we need to dig up the truth. Another issue is of justice which should be
applied fairly and universally. If justice is executed, peace and tolerance will
be embraced. Let this be known to everyone including our leaders despite which
political party one belongs,” said Magaya.
There have been many but
so far futile calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader
Nelson Chamisa – the main political protagonists in the country – to sit down
and find common ground on how to tackle the country’s debilitating political
and economic crises.
ZCA director Useni
Sibanda said the church was the pivot of peace initiatives starting at ward
level.
“We realised that the church
has a pivotal role to play. Capacitating pastors will help in the peace-building
process in our communities and country as this can even start at community
level.
“Most of the peace
ambassadors originated from such capacity-building programmes and as churches, we
will continue to work with political parties so that people understand the importance
of peace in our environment. We need to work on various strategies to continue with
our drive for unity and reconciliation,” said Sibanda.
Mashonaland Central
CCOP representative, Pastor Maxwell Jiri said teamwork was essential in
engaging both the victims and the perpetrators of violence.
“As a province, we
dealt with a lot of issues regarding the issues of conflict and violence. We
did it as a team because we believed in combined efforts and we managed to
cover many districts. As you know, we are also affected a by the issue of Mashurugwi;
the machetes gangs who are causing a lot of unrest and attacking people in
informal mining communities,” said Jiri.
He said they were also
working to find ways to prevent cholera outbreaks now that the country is very
close to the rainy season.
“We also worked on the
issue of politicisation of food aid; a practice which has affected the welfare
of many people in the area. I am glad we managed to solve some of the issues,”
Jiri said. 
The event ran under
the theme, “Building a Peaceful Zimbabwe for the Present and All Future
Generations’.                                                                                                                 

Businesses fighting ED, says Matemadanda

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Businesses fighting ED, says Matemadanda

…threatens to implement price controls

Upenyu
Chaota

MASVINGO
– Zanu PF has said
it has had enough with businesses who are hiking prices on daily basis saying
they are forcing their hand to adopt price control mechanisms which was not
President Mnangagwa’s desire.
Addressing Zanu PF supporters at a recent campaign rally
ahead of the Zaka East parliamentary by-election slated for September 21, Zanu
PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda said the business community
was being used by the opposition to make people suffer so that they could revolt
against government.
“We said we are going to increase salaries for civil
servants and shops are busy increasing prices. What is the logic behind those
price hikes?
“What it means is that businesses are fighting
President Mnangagwa and his development initiatives. President Mnangagwa did
not want price controls but these businesses are forcing our hand.
“It is not because we can’t control the prices but
it’s because we wanted the businesses to operate in a free environment which
benefits them and the consumers. This has however been taken as a sign of
weakness by these business people.
“If businesses do not revise their manners, we are
going back to the drawing board because when we say let us work together, some
are being used by our enemies who cheer them on to increase prices so that
people can revolt against the government,” said Matemadanda.
Matemadanda said Zanu PF will never fail to put the
businesses ‘in their place’, claiming government was just giving them a rope long
enough to hang themselves
“We want to warn all businesses that if we are quiet
it does not mean that we are stupid. We have fought and liberated this country
so we will not be given sleepless nights by a mere business. If we agree to
implement price controls, let nobody cry foul.
“There are those in Zanu PF who run businesses and are
at the forefront of hiking prices. The government should not be troubled by
people in the ruling party who are busy profiteering at the expense of the
people,” said Matemadanda.
In the Zaka East by-election, Zanu PF will be represented
by Clemence Chiduwa who is battling it out against the MDC Alliance’s Derick
Charamba.

Buffalo Range Air Traffic booms in 2019

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Buffalo Range Air Traffic booms in 2019



…surpasses 2018 by
122 plane landings
Beatific Gumbwanda
CHIREDZI – Year 2019 has so far
recorded a notable increase in air traffic movement at Buffalo Range International
Airport as compared to 2018, with the arrival of chartered planes signaling an
improving tourism industry.
Travellers are mainly
tourists visiting Malilangwe Trust Conservancy, Save Valley Conservancy, and Gonarezhou
National Park.
A significant number of
travellers are also Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ)’s business partners.
Civil Aviation Authority of
Zimbabwe (CAAZ) corporate public relations and communications officer Anna
Julia Hungwe told TellZim News the period between January and July 2019 had
seen a marked rise in the arrival of international guests compared to the same
period last year.
She said 641 planes have landed
at the airport so far this year compared 519 planes that landed during the same
period last year.
“Capacity of planes is
not easy to determine given that there are no scheduled services at Buffalo
Range Airport. All movements at the airport are charter services hence they
change equipment depending on the demands of the day. Traffic is dominated by
tourists and people engaging in business,” said Hungwe.
In January 2019, 44 planes
with 128 passengers landed at Buffalo Range Airport while 36 landed in February
bringing in 69 passengers.
March saw 71 planes with 70
passengers, April had 65 planes with 80 passengers, May had 114 planes with 264
passengers, June had 159 with 395 passengers and July came with 152 planes
carrying 438 passengers.
Buffalo Range Airport ranks
fourth in the country in terms of passenger volumes; with Robert Gabriel Mugabe,
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo and Victoria Falls International Airport coming first,
second and third respectively.
In 2015, the airport’s
terminal building received a facelift made possible by a Public Private Partnership
undertaken by the CAAZ, Malilangwe Trust and THZ.
She said plans were being
made for further upgrades of the airport to improve capacity of the runway and
other facilities.
“There are long term
plans to further upgrade the airport and its facilities. The runway length is
1.578 metres long and 30 metres wide – good enough to land medium-sized
aircraft. At the moment, plans are to increase capacity at the airport through
collaboration and destination marketing,” she said.

Youth devises new method of pre-treating, processing mineral ores

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Youth devises new method of pre-treating, processing mineral ores

                                                           Musapingura
…ground-breaking research to be a game changer in mineral
processing
Knowledge Mhlanga
CHIPINGE – A year 21-year-old University of
Zimbabwe (UZ) undergraduate final-year student from Musapingura village has
shone at the tertiary institution after receiving multiple successive awards as
the best student of the year 2019.
Vision Musapingura, who is studying Metallurgical Engineering
with the university’s School of Earth and Mineral Sciences in the Faculty of
Engineering broke the record by becoming the only undergraduate student to come
first in multiple disciplines.
He won the Research Impact Award 2019 from the African
Student Association (ASA) after showcasing the best Research Project in
Zimbabwe.
Apart from that, Musapingura scooped the Best Orally
Presented Innovative Project at the 2019 University of Zimbabwe Research Week held
on 05 – 10 August, as well as the most Innovative Undergraduate Project in the
Engineering Department.
The mineral processing researcher has developed a new method
of pre-treating and processing double refractory gold ores as well as
establishing a way of reducing the hardness of ores in general, whether gold ore,
platinum ore or chromium ore. He has also managed to discover and characterise
the carbon used in gold mines for absorption.
The young star told TellZim News that he put a lot of effort
in his research and was pleased that the result had promised to be a great
problem-solver in the mining industry.
“Many good mines have discovered double refractory gold
ores that are not amenable to the conventional gold processing method but my
newly-designed method can process this ore thereby increasing the company’s
production and subsequently the amount of gold delivered to Zimbabwe’s Gold
Bank, Fidelity Gold Refineries and Printers.
“My characterisation of carbon is also important in ensuring
that pure gold bullion is delivered to Fidelity. Moreover, the reduction in
hardness of ore is a good way of reducing expenses to the company as well as
conserving electricity,” said Musapingura.
He said his innovations were an effort to contribute to the
transformation of the country through locally-generated scientific solutions.
“I want my contribution to help the country transform into an
upper-middle income economy by year 2030 through maximisation of gold
production. My findings must become a real mining and metallurgical industrial
problem solver and I personally hope to see the Research Council of Zimbabwe,
SIRDIC and all innovation hubs at universities fully-capacitated to enhance our
researches towards development of mining in Zimbabwe,” he said.
Musapingura went to Renco Mine Primary School, Gaza Government
Primary School and Mount Selinda High School which awarded him the best overall
student in the year 2013.

Mapombi goes to SA to fight xenophobia

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Mapombi goes to SA to fight xenophobia

Mapombi is a peace loving woman and news coming from
across the Limpopo is very disturbing. Where is the spirit of Ubuntu? We are
one people with the same beautiful skin so why are we killing each other? As an
African woman, Mapombi should be able to go to any African country and feel at
home not zvatiri kuona paJoza izvi. We want to promote each other’s happiness;
not each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this
world there is room for everyone and the good earth is rich and can provide for
everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful. But we have lost the way.
Why South Africa why?
Does South Africa even have a police force or even the
army? If their police is over-powered why can’t they deploy the army just like
mukoma ED kkkk? Ko ED hadzinonoki kutumira masoja kuti azvambure vanhu. Ivo
vachizvamburika. President Cyril Ramaphosa should borrow some few pages from
ED’s playbook. South Africans lack discipline and vanoda mboma. Ramaphosa
should ask for our police and soldiers because vana mukoma havatambi nevanhu.
Treating savagery with kid gloves does not work. Hazviitwi kuno kuZimbabwe
izvi. We cannot be talking about xenophobia now.
We need to tolerate because tese tiri pakutsvaga. Our
people are there not because they want to be there, NO! They are running away
from Zanuphobia here and hunting in foreign lands. Please tolerate our people
or we will send our military boys to teach you a lesson you will never forget.
Our people are ‘taking away all the good jobs’ because they are hard workers.
Zanu PF has hardened these people and are willing do to anything to get that
extra cent. The only thing that Zimbos are not good at is violence. Haana hasha
mazivanhu aya that is why Zanu ichiita zvainoda nesu topedzisira tatizira Joni.
Zvino Joni kwacho torohwazve here vakomana. Ndakunotora zvangu passport
ndiendeko kuJozi kwacho ndinogwa nawo mapenzi awo. Idzo dziri kubuda here
passport mazuvano? Kkk, ndakahwa naMai Chitsa kwahi unotomirira gore rose kuti
emergency passport ibude. Haa kuitawo here uku? Where is the foreign currency
to buy the consumables? I heard yose yakaperera kunotenga gear yemapurisa eku
riot kkkk. Now, let’s send our fully-equipped police to go and stop xenophobia.
Ndiyo inonzi double trouble. Mai votsva musana mwana
otsva dumbu. Mapombi is getting tired of eating rotten bananas kuno kuChitima
and I was thinking of going kuJoni maybe ndingawanawo basa but nezviri kuitika
izvi ndakufungs kaviri. Plus ED and his goons are no longer giving us passports
hanzi tamburai muri muno. But South Africans vakajaidzwa vakajaira, how can you
burn down a whole car dealership run by foreigners who also employ some South
Africans? These foreigners are paying their taxes mind you. Taxes which are
helping develop the country. Chete kungoti in South Africa anyone can just buy
a gun saka police haiiti dzungu kana chabvondoka kkkk unofira halaz.
It’s always a fair fight between the police in Muzanzi
and its people because they all have guns. They fight to death and they all
respect each other during the fight because one simple mistake can send you six
feet under. The reason why mapurisa and masoja edu kuno kuZimbabwe achibuda
shavi kurova vanhu kana vaita misarinya is because they know they have an upper
hand. It’s always an unfair fight. Chamisa anoti handei kustreet isu tine
maplacards against people with guns, button sticks, water cannons, tear gas,
dogs etc etc and he expects us to win kkkkk. Joni hakuna izvozvo that is why
vanhu vachiita zvavanoda. Ukaenda nedzungu unodzoka uri mucoffin.
But ndakanzwa kuti Chamisa kanenge kakutanga kuita
hasha manje. Hanzi kuGlein View uko Chamisa chakati ED should know that we can
also use guns. I heard there were cheers to this message as many believe Zanu
PF haidi kutambwa chiramu nayo. Let me make this clear though, kana mafurirana
kubata pfuti ini Mapombi ndoita border jumper ndodzoka magadzirisa zvinhu. It
is not a crime to be a coward sometimes because I would rather be that than a
dead hero. After all, kana mafa panofanira kuzoita vanosara vachitonga nyika
iyi. Ndipo patinozodzoka hedu isu vana Mapombi toti we died for this country
kkkkk. Zvepfuti itai moga vakomana. Usanyengera vanhu Chamisa iwe!
Asi varume imi we need some level of seriousness. I
heard ED hired a US$30 000 per hour jet from Dubai for his Japan trip. He took
with him forty people who each received a daily allowance of between US$1 500
and US$4 000 per day for four days. These are the same people who did not even
have notebooks during meetings. They are being paid real money not bond notes.
Am I the only one who is angry at this? Haaaa Zanu chiwororo. I wonder why they
could not take me with them. I could have put those allowances to good use and
perhaps I could have used the money to start kabusiness kanguwo ndotangawo kukwidza
maprices zvinoita vamwe. Yatova game yekukaurisana iyi. Zimbabweans are now
fleecing one another because of the poor leadership kutop uko.  I once said Zanu PF is a very good party but
the people in it are all very bad. They are very selfish and we make their day
by our suffering.
I feel sorry for students who are now the new cash cow
in town. Landlords are charging exorbitant rents on these poor souls. Have pity
on the students please, their parents are also civil servants like you. I heard
there is a lot of corruption at GZU accommodation office and I wonder if it has
not reached the eyes of the good Professor yet. Your students are suffering
Prof and are open to abuse please help them. I have said enough regai
ndinokanga zvangu maputi angu for lunch. Mboko imboko.

Police officers in trouble for fraudulent cattle clearances

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Police officers in trouble for fraudulent cattle clearances

Courage Dutiro
Two
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers stationed at Masvingo Rural Police
station are in hot soup after they were implicated in the falsification of
information on livestock clearance forms.
It
has been learnt that Tafadzwa Gumiso (25) of Rujeko A and Abel Mubaiwa (30) of
Sisk, Mucheke are facing charges of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer
as defined in Section 174 (1)(a) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform ]
Act, chapter 9:23.
The
two were attached at ZRP Masvingo Rural Station Anti-Stock theft Unit in 2017.
Part
of their duties was offering livestock-clearance services which they allegedly
abused and helped cattle thieves to escape detection.
A
docket under ZRP Masvingo Rural  CR numbers
91-92/08/19 shows that the matter come to light when Lawrence Chisango of Plot
2 Wayne farm, made a report that his cattle were stolen by his former plot
manager Cuthbert Goremusandu during his absence.
“Investigations
were instituted when a report was made. It was discovered that out of 80 cattle
which the complainant had left at his farm, only 17 were remainED. The
investigations further revealed that Cuthbert Goremusandu sold cattle to the
community within and around Masvingo.
“Cuthbert
Goremusandu is at large. The way the cattle were being cleared from Lawrence
Chisango’s farm became a subject of enquiry thus ZRP Forms 392 used to clear
the cattle were retrieved and it was discovered that some of them were
completed contrary to the laid down procedures and even contained false
information,” reads part of the docket.
It
is alleged that Gumiso on May 17, 2017, the two police officers completed ZRP
form 392 by approving false particulars of the owner and false address of where
the animals were kept.
This
enabled the clearance of three heifers and one cow from Chisango’s farm to
Temba Chakwa, of Plot 2 Sale Camp, Stop Over, Masvingo.
On
May 24, 2017, Mubaiwa completed ZRP livestock clearance form by endorsing false
particulars of seller and false particulars of the village head and it led to
the clearance of an ox for slaughter at Chisango’s farm.
The
duo recently appeared before Masvingo Magistrate Candice Kasere where they were
granted $50-00 bail each and remanded to September 27, 2019 for trial.

Zimbabwe bids to host inter-faiths parliament

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Zimbabwe bids to host inter-faiths parliament

                                                                  Rev Mwanza

Christabel
Shumba

ZVISHAVANE
– Zimbabwe hopes to host the Parliament of the World’s Religions for the years
2021, 2024 and 2027 if stakeholders unite behind the prospective bid, TellZim
News has learnt.
Inter-Faith Council of
Zimbabwe president, Rev G. Mwanza who is also PWR ambassador, said hosting the
institution would help the country in many ways.
“We are appealing to
the country’s religious community and the Inter-Faith Council for financial
assistance and moral support in our quest to host this parliament. We are
convinced that it would be good for the image of our country.
“It will enhance
revenue generation in the tourism industry as more than 30 000 people from 80
nations will attend. It will also market the country and boost the confidence
of investors,” said Mwanza.
He said the gathering
would be marked by such activities as lectures, presentation of academic papers,
seminars, panel discussions as well as religious and spiritual observances.
“The parliament also
focuses on climate change, hate speech, violence and other forms of conflict.
Zimbabwe needs revival and together as a nation, we can make a difference. It
is a time to put differences aside in order to uplift the nation,” said Mwanza.
He also said the
parliament ran under the theme, ‘There Will be Peace on Earth when there is
Peace Amongst the World’s Religions.’ 
The parliament was
founded in 1893 in Chicago, United States of America (USA) and, alongside the
Colombian Exhibition, is considered to be the birth of the inter-faith movement
which aims to reveal the beauty of Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity and
other religions.
After a century-old break
in 1993, the second parliament was re-launched in Chicago while some gatherings
were hosted by other countries.
Some of the leaders in
the Honorary International Advisers structure are the Dalai Lama; Tenzin
Gyasto, Ella Gandhi and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Its obligation is to
bring the world’s religions to help fight against war, human rights violations,
poverty, racism, discrimination, abuse of women and children as well as the
disregard for the natural environment.
It also focuses on
issues to do with women and youth empowerment.

Bikita RDC CEO Chibi wins yet another prestigious award

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Bikita RDC CEO Chibi wins yet another prestigious award

                                                   Peter Chibi


…development,
improved services define council business

Brighton Chiseva
Bikita
Rural District Council CEO Peter Chibi has won yet another prestigious award at
the MEGAFEST 2019 awards ceremony held at Cresta Lodge in Masasa, Harare, on
August 30.
Chibi
was named CEO of the Year 2019 gold winner in the MEGAFEST Local Government and
Public Sector Awards.
This
was in recognition of his display of remarkable leadership in steering council
business.
In
an interview, Chibi said he was honoured to receive the award for the second
time, adding that the recognition was a motivation for him to perform even better.
“I
am honoured to receive the award one more time. This is a result the support I
receive from my family, councillors, executive, staff and ratepayers. Without
their unwavering support, my success would be a fairy tale. I humbly ask for
their continued support.
“I
always want good results and those that I work with know that I always want to work
towards set targets,” said Chibi.
Born
and bred in Bikita, Chibi attended Silveira Secondary School between 1988 and
1991 before proceeding to St Anthony’s Musiso High School for his ‘A’ levels
from 1992 – 1993.
In
1994, he worked as a sales clerk at Triangle Limited – Cotton Gin Company
before moving on to work as a wages and salaries clerk in the same year.
He
worked as a trainee accountant (industrial attachment) at Triangle in 1997
before moving on to Victoria Falls Hotel where he worked as a revenue
controller the following year.
In
2003, Chibi taught accounting, management of business, economics, accounts and
business studies at Eveline High School.
He
became Bikita district accountant at the Ministry of Education, Sports and
Culture in 2008 before joining Bikita RDC that very same year at the age of 30.
At
Bikita RDC, Chibi began as substantive executive officer finance at a time when
the country’s economic situation was marked by hyperinflation.
The
economic environment required a financial strategist to manage finances as prices
of commodities changed overnight.
Chibi
soon proved to possess the kind of attributes that were required although managing
the changeover from the Zimbabwean dollar to the multicurrency regime was a
nightmare for all finance managers.
As
the finance person, Chibi’s task was to change the Zimbabwe dollar budget to
the base currency; the US Dollar. This task had its challenges which he handled
smoothly as proved by the council’s overall performance at the time.
In
June 2015, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bikita RDC, a position
he has held to date. 
His
other notable achievements include the introduction of popular open markets to widen
revenue base and the revival of cattle sales.
The
introduction of a kitchen facility, completion of bar and improvement of rooms
at the council-owned Pambudzi Lodge and the Opening of Umkondo Account in the
books of accounts were other initiatives introduced under Chibi.
Since
his appointment, he has spearheaded a number of projects including the
surfacing of 3.8km of roads at Nyika growth point, construction of Uteke Bridge
as well as Mupakwa, Gangare and Musviba roads.
A
total of 40 solar street lights were installed at Nyika growth point.
Under
Chibi, the local authority facilitated an electrification project in Duma
suburb as well as the drilling, rehabilitation and installation of 46 boreholes
around the district this year alone.
The
local authority also serviced 51 medium density stands in Duma and 140 low density
stands in Chinobva suburb.
Under
Chibi’s leadership, Bikita RDC completed the construction of a multi-purpose facility
and a gazebo at Pambudzi Lodge. The local authority also built five clinics
namely Uyerera, Chibvure, Odzi, Norumedzo and Gedhemaranganyika.
With
him at the helm, Bikita RDC saw the construction of nurses’ houses at Mapovomhovo,
Muvava and Ngorima clinics and the upgrading of water pumps at Mtikizizi and
Negovano clinics.
Bikita
RDC undertook the drilling of boreholes and installation of a submersible pump
at Negovano Clinic. Council also facilitated the electrification of Murwira,
Gangare, Hozvi, Odzi and Gava clinics as well as the fencing of Chitasa, Odzi,
Murwira, Hozvi and Marozva clinics.
Matezano
and Budiriro secondary school received roofing materials from council while a
land survey was conducted to enable residents to acquire title deeds.
The
local authority now uses audit software and a housing module for efficient and
effective management of stands allocations and leases.
There are plans to give
council offices the much-needed facelift while continuing with the surfacing
work being done on 2.3km of roads in Duma.
Chibi is a holder of
Master of Commerce Degree in Strategic Management from Great Zimbabwe University
(GZU) and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree in Accounting from the National
University of Science and Technology (NUST).
Other staff members of
Bikita RDC were also honoured in the recent past, with the head of the Audit
Department being named the Head of Audit of the Year 2019 bronze medal at the
same event.
Secretary in the office
of the Bikita RDC CEO, Judith Magadza was recently crowned Best Secretary in
the Local Authorities category of the Association of Secretaries and Personal
Assistants Zimbabwe (ASPAZ) Masvingo Region awards ceremony.

Matemadanda dresses down Hungwe

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Matemadanda dresses down Hungwe




…throws Zivhu under the bus
Upenyu
Chaota
Zanu PF national political commissar Victor
Matemadanda last Saturday launched a scathing attack believed to have been
directed at politburo member Josaya Hungwe whom he literally accused of trying
to foment factionalism in Masvingo province.
Addressing Zanu PF supporters at a campaign rally to
drum up support for Clemence Chiduwa ahead of the Zaka East parliamentary
by-elections slated for September 21, Matemadanda took a thinly-veiled dig at
Hungwe, saying the party will not tolerate any acts of indiscipline.
Matemadanda made startling claims that any senior
officials who try to defend such people will be sowing seeds of division.
Hungwe recently hogged the limelight after it emerged
that he tried to defend the Chivi South Member of Parliament (MP) Killer Zivhu
whose fate rests with the national disciplinary committee.
The Zanu PF Masvingo Provincial Disciplinary Committee
recently recommended for his expulsion over gross acts of indiscipline.
“There are those who think that indiscipline will make
them fearsome or visible. Discipline is very important and if you engage in any
acts of indiscipline and think that a senior member will come to your rescue,
you will be putting that senior official in trouble.
“We are guided by the constitution and no senior
official will be able to breach the constitution to save an errant member. We
are all allowed to say what we want but we do that to the later and spirit of
the party.
“If you see something that you are not happy with,
speak out procedurally. If you just speak recklessly while the people from MDC
will be cheering you on, we will kick you out,” said Matemadanda in apparent
reference to Hungwe and Zivhu.
When Hungwe was later given a chance to give a vote of
thanks, he appeared glum and dispirited; delivering just a short prayer for
Chiduwa in an uncharacteristic departure from the long-winding speeches that he
often delivers at such gatherings.
Zivhu is hanging by a thread after he posted of his
Twitter account that if President Mnangagwa and MDC leader Nelson Chamisa do
not want to find each other and dialogue, their wives must intervene to save
Zimbabwe from economic collapse.
Matemadanda said factionalism no longer has a place in
Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF and warned leadership against dividing the grassroots.
“We don’t want leaders who say they own people, all
people belong to Zanu PF. No one belongs to Matemadanda or any other
individual. We will not tolerate seeds of factionalism.
“If we see that you are not tearing the line we will
kick you out. We want to give our party time to push for development not
factionalism.
“No one can fit Zanu PF into their pocket but everyone
can fit into Zanu PF’s pocket.  There are
those in leadership positions who divide people by saying they own people.
These are the seeds of rebellion and we will not hesitate to pluck them out,”
said Matemadanda.
Matemadanda said no one should mess with Masvingo,
claiming it was the only province which remained loyal to the party when all
other provinces had been taken over by G40.
“Masvingo is the only province which stood with Zanu
PF during difficult times and we do not want anyone to come and foment
factionalism here. Masvingo is true to the party. If you ask (Saviour)
Kasukuwere he will tell you that Masvingo is very difficult but that is the
beauty of the province,” said Matemadanda.
Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chairperson Ezra
Chadzamira said they agreed to bury the hatchet and forgive some of the known
G40 assailants but they are not reforming.
“We know we have some G40 elements amongst us but we
have said let us forgive each other. Now they are back to their devious ways
and we will weed them off. We will remove them one by one until we remain with
genuine party cadres.
“Masvingo is a one party state and no worm can come
and destroy that. Kune vanoda kugara muhomwe dzeleadership wachiitiwa zvikwama
zvinobudisiwa paanodira haiwa Masvingo haina factionalism. Kana ukarasika uri
woga, ukaita mhosva dzako uri one usafunga kuti pane mukuru uchamira newe. We
want discipline in Zanu PF kwete kunamata munhu.
“Worship Zanu PF and worship President Mnangangwa
because he is the leader of the masses. Tinoda vanhu vanomira nemutemo weparty
especially the leadership,” said Chadzamira.
Chadzamira said nothing is going to stop Zanu PF from
retaining the Zaka East parliamentary seat saying they have already pulled all
stops ahead of the election.
Zanu PF national chairperson Oppah Muchinguri is
expected to address another rally before Vice President Kembo Mohadi closes the
campaign with a rally expected on September 18.

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