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Sculptors destroying important tree species in Manicaland

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Sculptors destroying important tree species in Manicaland

Felix Matasva
MUTARE – The Forestry Commission has spoken against the destruction
of critical indigenous tree species in Manicaland, saying wood sculptors were
partly to blame for the problem.
Provincial Forestry Extension
manager Phillip Tom told TellZim News on Tuesday that pod mahogany and bechemia
discolour species were under threat from sculptors.
Pod mahogany is called mukamba in
Shona or Umkamba in Ndebele while bechemia discolour is called munyii in Shona.
Munyii is a fruit tree.
“Pod mahogany and bichemia
discolour are the two species used by artists to make wood sculptures therefore
they are now under serious threat,” said Tom.
He said that there was a
significant rise in people using firewood to make charcoal.
“The use of indigenous
species to make charcoal is also a cause of concern and the law does not allow
it as it contributes to deforestation. Whoever is doing that will be
contravening the provisions of the Forest Act chapter 19 which regulates the
utilisation of forests.
“If caught breaking the law,
one is liable to a fine of $700 or a maximum of two years in prison. Everyone
must play a crucial role in conserving our beautiful environment. Property
owners and local authorities should put effective measures to conserve healthy
ecosystems in their respective areas.
“Deforestation is not
beneficial as trees are an integral part of our lives. Trees form the natural
habitats for our wildlife.
“They help to prevent land
degradation through soil erosion and mudslides as seen during Cyclone Idai.
Trees also have an aesthetic value as they give beauty to our landscape. The
Christmas pass look more beautiful than mountains in Dangamvura because of
conservation of forests,” said Tom.
The environment which surrounds
the high density suburbs of Mutare have been slowly recovering from the massive
deforestation which happened at the peak of the country’s economic crisis
between 2007 and 2008.

Rugeje’s endless wait for the rain

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Rugeje’s endless wait for the rain

Upenyu
Chaota
Former Zanu PF national political commissar Rtd Lt-Gen
Engelbert Rugeje remains out in the political cold awaiting reassignment after
President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently stripped him of his position which he
then gave to Victor Matemadanda,
Rugeje, whose run as the national political commissar
was marred by disputes after he presided over Zanu PF’s chaotic primary
elections in the build up to the 2018 harmonised elections, was demoted in May
this year and replaced by the garrulous Matemadanda.
In what many viewed as a well-calculated political
move designed to keep his former military allies in check President Mnangagwa
said he would reassign Rugeje but nothing has happened as yet.
Zanu PF national secretary for legal affairs Paul
Mangwana told a recent Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) that
Rugeje was not demoted, claiming as a politburo member, he still retained a lot
of power.
“I want to make it clear that President Mnangagwa has
other plans for Cde Rugeje. We do not know his next assignment but for the
benefit of everyone, Rugeje is still our politburo member.
“The President just replaced him with Victor
Matemadanda but that does not mean he was knocked out,” said Mangwana in a
desperate attempt to appease the former army general who cut a forlorn presence
in the meeting.
It is not clear whether Rugeje will soldier on as just
a politburo member without a portfolio of his own.
Under
Rugeje, Mnangagwa only scraped through to the presidency, winning with a
hotly-disputed, wafer-thin margin of 0.6 percent to avoid a run-off against MDC
Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa.
This
poor performance brought Rugeje under immense criticism, with many prominent
party members like Chris Mutsvangwa openly attacking Rugeje and labeling him a
political novice.
There have been rumours that President Mnangagwa
planned to appoint Rugeje Vice Chancellor of the Zimbabwe Defence College.

‘A’ Level Family & Religious Studies question

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‘A’ Level Family & Religious Studies question

Question:
Examine the role of symbols in indigenous religion.


Symbols are defined as objects, acts, relationship
or linguistic formations that stand for a multiplicity of meaning. This
definition indicates that there are different symbolic forms in different
cultures and that it is possible for one symbolic form to be given several
interpretations and these interpretations could be given at different levels,
depending on the level of the interpreter’s consciousness and beliefs. This
essay will discuss the significance of symbols in indigenous religion.
Symbolism can help to maintain order and coherence
and this is achieved largely by the use of art objects. They are a powerful
instrument for indoctrination or as a tool for impressing religious dogma in
the minds of the devotees, thereby making it easy for the leaders to organize
their followers in an orderly manner. According to Nabofa, a symbol can be
defined as an overt expression of what is behind the veil of direct perception.
It is quite usual for a perceiver to express his inner experience, sight or
visions and mystical or religious experience in symbols.
Words, myths, proverbs, parables, icons and masks
are powerful and enduring symbols for conveying religious truth. Onigu Otite
postulates that symbols are agents which are pregnant with messages and with
invitation to conform and to act when decoded in their social and cultural
context, they are believed to have both cognitive and emotional meaning. For
example, the axe or the meteorite stones found in most of the cults of God and
solar divinities in West Africa convey the meaning and idea about the wrath of
God and it also shows the purity of God and His impartial justice. Carl Jung
posits that a symbol can be a term, a name or even a picture that we are
familiar with in daily life yet that item possesses specific connotation in
addition to its conventional and obvious meaning.
Symbols also serve as agents of identification in
indigenous religion. People of the same religion or culture or status can easily
identify each other through symbolic attire or objects for instance the attire
for chiefs is a symbol for rulers hence it is easy to identify them. From the
above line of argument it is apparently clear that symbols have the role of
assisting in identity.
Symbols, especially those connected with cultural
festivals, which reenact historical events, are useful instruments for
communication to the younger generations about the sect they belong. This is
another means of preserving culture. A good example is that of the costumes
used by the Shona people perform such dances as mhande, muchongoyo or mbakumba
which are all believed to be symbolic just like the isitshikhitsha dance of the
Ndebele people.
Symbolism helps in indigenous religion to express
gender roles for example the spear is a weapon for the male people and it is a
symbol of war and hunting expertise. For the Shona group, rusero is a tool used
by women and it is symbolic for the hard work at home by the mothers. Just like
the hoe which is a symbol for farming.
Symbols are a source of history about different
religions. One’s religious history can be traced using the symbols. Symbols of
religious art can be used as a means of preserving knowledge of historical and
religious importance for example the Zimbabwean bird at the great Zimbabwe
ruins
Finally, symbols of religious art could help in
achieving higher mystical exercise and spiritual development, such as
divination, medication and education. For example, a diviner who uses water,
mirror, lobes of kola nut during divination usually develops higher spiritual
intellectual ability to solve human problem which a normal man cannot do.

Let’s wait for 2023 Cdes!

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Let’s wait for 2023 Cdes!

Zvakaoma sekuti your subordinate who has been
reporting to you for years gets promoted ahead of you and you suddenly have to
report to him. Kkkk asi VaJuly Moyo momboiteikowo shuwa?  It was with sadness that I learnt of the
retirement of Masvingo’s Town Clerk Adolf Kumbirai Gusha. You know sometimes
you get used to someone to the extent that when they announce their departure,
you feel some kind of pain. I don’t know how his faction at the city council is
now feeling after the man who has been appointed acting TC belongs to ‘another’
faction kkkk.
VaGusha vakaita basa guru ava. Just look how clean
Chitima markert is. That’s where I get my food everyday – rotten bananas.
Iyo factionalism iyi yakoma ka. Vamwe maifunga kuti iri
kupolitics kwega kkkk, sandizvoba. Factionalisma iti kwese neku business
nekumakanzuru. Kana kubhora irikowo.
 Mapombi is not
that educated but truth be told, this city needs better management. We know
zvinonzi afa anaka but Mapombi anofira kureva. While we say farewell to TC, I
want to let him know that his legacy is a bit tainted by many glaring failures.
The Mucheke Truck Sewer, the Chimusana Bridge, the
Rujeko Footbridge kkkk. Ahh zvakoma imi. Kubva 1987 kutadzawo kuti bridge repa
Chimusana rivakwewo. Haa makakonewa baba! It is a good thing that he has
retired and I wish him well in all his future endeavours and I hope ZACC will
never knock on the doors of our beloved former TC. I don’t blame him hangu for
his poor long term of office because the people he trusted the most are an
incompetent lot.
How can we prosper as a city when we have an engineer
who is not an engineer? Kkkk ndinonzi Mapombi ini, ndinofira kurava, I do not
know what our beloved engineer will be doing in his office because there is
nothing to show that we have a qualified person in office. While the city
council advertises the vacant post for the TC I think they should do the same
for the engineer’s post. Mapombi heard that the Fidze-led council wanted to
fire this incompetent engineer but he used money to buy off some of the hungry
MDC councillors. Iwo macouncillors eMDC are a real shame. Chete kungoti
musangano wavo hauna kana cent so I don’t blame them.
They were hoodwinked by Zanu PF into sacrificing the
deputy mayoral post and ikozvino waoneswa moto with the three musketeers from
Zanu PF. In the council chambers, it is Zanu PF always dominating with their
jagged up Manyanga, Mahwende and madzibaba Reginai. I will not dwell much on
our city council because I have faith in the acting Town Clerk mukoma
Mukaratirwa. But I would like to advise Big brother Mukaratirwa that hamuna
engineer and you have to crack the whip. Pese apa aivanda mubhachi remukuru uyo
abuda basa. Toda kuona kuti uchavandepi zvawasara wega kkkk. Ndokunonzi kusiiwa
pachenaka uku. Why can’t you just resign and serve yourself the embarrassment
that’s coming your way? Imboratidzwai macertificates mumboona otherwise
panodaro pasina kana bepa. An engineer who is too smart and afraid to get his
hands dirty should be fired. Thank you mukoma Gusha for your service, at least
road yeku Nyaradzo makasiya mapedza.
I hope the spirit of retirement inosvikawo kuvakuru
ikoko. This country has a lot of brilliant minds but they are not given a
chance to perform. With the number of doctors and professors we have in this
country I shudder to see how we have sunk so deep into poverty. By the way
Mapombi is also included pama doctor nema professor ipapo. I am however
disappointed to see some of our professors, the so called technocrats, acting
when they are given the chance to lead. Hatingati a whole professor idofo so I
do not know where the real problem is.
I honestly do not know what Brother Professor Mthuli
is smoking. I knew legalising mbanje was not a good idea after all because varume
ava vanenge vakarohwa nemandudu all the time. Mthuli says all the big decisions
will be done by December and I wonder what big decisions he is talking about.
Has Mthuli made any big decisions thus far? The only big thing he has done very
well is to make Zimbabweans very poor and miserable.
Even if I have my issues with Brother Mthuli I have to
be okay with the fact that great leader ED loves him. Ehe anomuda saka hapana
zvatingamuiita. Ende hapana! Nowadays it’s very dangerous to be right when the
government is wrong. ED has shown his true colours and to those who think they
can go against him I wish you luck. They do not call him the crocodile for
nothing. Kana muchida zvedambe endai kuna Chamisa not our beloved ED kkk. But I
have to give credit where it’s due, ED tried to be a better man but isu maZimbo
takazonyanyawo kutamba nendebvu dzevakuru tikagadzirirwa shamhu ine munyu.
We had our chance in 2018 and takaisa bhora musango so
let’s wait for 2023. Izvi zvekuti 2023 kure hazvina maturo. Tinosvika chete and
we are going to vote. Mapombi will cast her one vote padura ipapo come 2023
kkkkk. Ko my vote is my choice ungandidii. But Zimbabweans never seize to amaze
me, ikozvino maprice ari kungokwira but no one is saying anything or doing
anything about it. Could it be that we have adapted? Takangoda kuita noise muna
January pakakwidzwa fuel kuenda pa$3 bond masoja akarakasha vanhu ikozvino
hapachina kana achati bufu kkkk. Vana mukoma vanorova. Ndiko kunonzi kutonga
nedemo kwacho.
While our soldiers are busy marching in the streets
sending fear into the masses, I want to salute the South African army for
re-building the Cyclone Idai-ravaged Chimanimani district. Yes they are
building bridges and our army is busy beating up people for exercising their
right to demonstrate. Hapachina zvenew dispensation apa. Tatova nhapwa munyika
yedu yechipikirwa.
I have said enough regai ndinokanga hangu maputi for
lunch. These days people are being abducted so ndinogona kutorwawo nevakomana
for speaking the truth. Asi Zanu PF haidaro, ndakaona hangu rimwe picture
pasocial media of our beloved ED and his team vari kuJapan pasina kana umwe ane
notebook then woshaya kuti chii chinobuda. Handiti you take notes kane
muchipanana mazano. Maybe the Japanese vaitaura havo zvisina musoro. Mapombi is
out. Mboko imboko.

Division One teams should embrace live streaming

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Division One teams should embrace live streaming

Clayton Shereni
The
new media has ushered in a new age of digital communication with a global reach
and the sporting fraternity should make use of this phenomenon primarily the
Division One soccer league which has not been receiving mainstream media
coverage.
In
Zimbabwe, where only one television station ZBC TV exists, it has been impossible
to cover soccer matches from the Division One side as there is a bias towards
the Premier Soccer League.
Most
European leagues have embraced online live streaming on Facebook and YouTube
which has increased their fan base across the world and also reduced the rate
of dubious decisions by match officials as they will be on the spotlight.
Recently
Masvingo United Football Club (FC) introduced livestreaming during their home
game against Surrey FC at Mucheke Stadium as they target to broaden their fan
base throughout the country and also the diaspora community.
The
match was livestreamed on the Wezhira Community Radio Facebook page and was a
welcome development to local football fans.
Tinashe
Gundura, a football fan who watched the match online said live streaming was
the way to go as little attention is being given to division one teams by the
mainstream media.
“It
is very rare to see a Division One match being beamed on ZBC-TV so live
streaming is a very good initiative which can improve our football standards in
terms of officiating and also market the talent at these teams,” said Gundura.
Masvingo
United spokesperson Godfrey Mtimba said the club was on a drive to reach out to
all their fans across the world and also expose bad officiating in the lower
league.
“We
have a large fan base, some are in the diaspora and cannot be at Mucheke Stadium
physically so we decided to take advantage of technology to bring the game to
their homes and offices. Also, we saw it as a way to expose poor officiating by
match officials because we believe in fair play so we want the world to see
that,” said Mtimba.
He
also said the initiative will also help attract scouts from topflight league
teams and potential sponsors.
“The
initiative will help us attract scouts from other topflight teams around the
world and potential sponsors since we are a financially struggling community
team, this is another effective marketing methodology as we embrace ICT in the
world of football,” Mtimba said.
Livestreaming
creates a big fan base for the club online allowing the target audience to
interact in real time and commenting while watching the match.
Match
officials of Division One leagues have been at the heart of controversy making
some costly decisions which have caused some matches to be abandoned before the
stroke of 90 minutes.
Bad
officiating seems to be now the trend in the football fraternity as referees
continue to hog the limelight for all the wrong reasons.
In
June this year the Southern region referees’ committee suspended Bhekithemba
Moyo for officiating a first Division One game without caution cards and this
caused mayhem throughout the match.
In
the Eastern region, at least two matches have been abandoned so far this season,
one between Greyham vs Masvingo United and the other, a Mutare derby, pitting
army side Buffaloes and log leaders Tenax.
Both
matches have been abandoned after match officials made some grave blunders and
controversial decisions especially on awarding goals.
Football
mother body Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) will have difficulties in
giving the correct verdict on an abandoned match due to lack of oral evidence
and will then depend on hearsay evidence.
However,
if most teams in these lower leagues embrace online live streaming, this cancer
of bad officiating can be cured before it spreads across the whole sports
fraternity.

Beer drinkers to fund new clinic in Runyararo West

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Beer drinkers to fund new clinic in Runyararo West

                                                      The council-run Rujeko Clinic
Tendai Mange
Masvingo
City Council has plans to build a new community clinic in Runyararo West using
money generated from the beer levy receipts, TellZim News has learnt.
If
the project succeeds, residents of Runyararo West will have an option closer
home and it will reduce congestion at the other available clinics in the city.
A
budget statement by the chairperson of Finance and General Purpose Committee to
the special council meeting dated August 15, 2019, states that the mobilisation
of resources needed for construction of the clinic should start urgently.
“Plans
have been drawn for construction of a clinic in Runyararo West. This will be
funded from the Beer Levy Receipts. Mobilisation of materials should start in
the second half of this year,” reads part of the statement.
Runyararo
Clinic is currently the only community clinic providing health services in the
sprawling Runyararo high density suburb.

Mayor Maboke manhandled at soccer match

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Mayor Maboke manhandled at soccer match

…fellow MDC Cllr rushes to the rescue
Beatific
Gumbwanda
CHIREDZI – MDC Chiredzi
Councillor Musingashari Musingashari rushed to the rescue of City of Masvingo
Mayor Collin Maboke after a mob of Chredzi Stars supporters moved to manhandle
him soon after the team’s disputed win against Masvingo Utd at Chishamiso
Stadium last weekend.
Maboke is an avid Masvingo Utd soccer
supporter and is a patron of the team.
Musingashari successfully cooled down
the tempers of an agitated mob which was moving around attacking Masvingo Utd
fans.
The melee started after Masvingo Utd
fans got angered by their team’s loss which they blamed on corrupt officiating
by referee Bernard Matenga.
Masvingo Utd initially attempted to
attack match officials and police officers in protest, triggering a rapid
response from Chiredzi Stars fans.
Una supporters broke into violence in
the 32nd minute of play as Stars took a lead with a goal by Misheck Ngwenya.
The visitors’ supporters tried to break
into the pitch and damaged the gate in the process but they later restored their
peace after their team was awarded a penalty in the 40th minute.
On the pitch, however, Masvingo Utd failed
to contain the pressure from their hosts and conceded a second goal in the
dying minutes of the game.
The visiting team’s supporters then
went to attack the referee and almost overpowered the six police officers who
had moved to protect him. Chiredzi Stars supporters then moved to fight back
and protect the police officers and the referee, with Maboke being caught up in
the disturbances.
Before Musingashari’s intervention, a
horde of Chiredzi Stars supporters had encircled Maboke, accusing him of
kicking one of their own.

Chipinge clothing manufacturer survives the tide

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Chipinge clothing manufacturer survives the tide

Stephen
Ephraem
CHIPINGE
–
A clothing manufacturer in Chipinge town has managed to remain afloat despite an
influx of second-hand clothes that find their way into the district through neighbouring
Mozambique.
Ladlink Investments trading
as S&H Uniform Centre, which is one of the leading manufacturers of sportswear
and uniforms in the region, is implementing innovative ways to survive.
The company says it has
managed to survive the harsh economic conditions that have seen many other
businesses in the sector closing by thinking outside of the box.
Ladlink Investments
managing director, Samson Mashaka told Ministry of Industry provincial
officials Cloudiuos Makwindi and Donnybrook that the business switched to
uniform-making which has no competition from second-hand clothing dealers.
“We used to manufacture
all lines of clothing and we operated a clothing shop in town but due to stiff
competition from second-hand clothing, we switched sides and began to focus
only on school uniforms,” said Mashaka.
He said he was glad
that the business was able to continue equipping itself regardless of the various
periods of economic turmoil especially during the hyper-inflation of year 2008.
“When most clothing
manufacturers were closing their operations, we took the opportunity to buy
their machines and equip our factory. It required a lot of capital but we
sacrificed the little we had to buy the machinery,” Mashaka said.
The factory started
with two humble sewing machines but it now boasts more that 20 units that
include more advanced sewing machines as well as embroidery and fabric printing
equipment.
“We employ ten
permanent workers who have fashion and fabrics qualifications. We also hire casual
labour if demand is high,” said Mashaka.
He bemoaned the high
rate of duty that the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) levies on machinery
imports.
“In order to attract
more players in the garment-manufacturing industry, I urge government to revise
duty on garment-making machinery. The 40 percent duty that is currently being
charged is prohibitive to the growth of this industry,” Mashaka said. 
                                    
Picture:  Samson Mashaka (left) leads Makwindi and Sanhanga
during a tour of his factory.
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Mwenezi man suffers as cancerous tumour destroys nose

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Mwenezi man suffers as cancerous tumour destroys nose

                                             Muzenda Matake
Cephas Shava
MWENEZI – An
elderly man from Ward 13, Mwenezi East, is suffering from a cancerous condition
which has completely savaged his nose, leaving him to breathe only through the
mouth.
The
swelling occasionally raptures in a painful manner and the bloody substances
that come out of it block what is left of his nostrils.
TellZim
News caught-up with the unemployed Muzenda Matake who hails from headman
Mungoni under Chief Chitanga.
Matake
said he had visited a local clinic when the problem had not yet become as much
pronounced but had not got much help.
He
said nurses referred him to a private doctor in Chiredzi but he could not raise
the money needed for the treatment.
“When
I visited Damarakanaka Clinic they did not give me any treatment but they
referred me to Chiredzi where I saw a private doctor who wanted money which I
failed to raise. I am just an unemployed man and I cannot afford to raise the
money for the treatment,” said Matake.
The
elderly man, who was visibly in agony as he narrated his condition, said his
health problem started sometime in 2014 with a small pimple in one of his
nostrils.
The
pimple continued to bulge and in March this year, it got out of hand; completely
blocking his nostrils and making it impossible for him to breath.
“Nurses
could not tell me what caused it. I was just advised to clean the ulcer using salty
water but there is no sign of healing. I even tried to get help from
traditional healers and prophets but all in vain.
The
situation is getting worse each passing day. For many weeks now, I have been
using my mouth to breath. Walking is becoming problematic and my only hope is
for well-wishers to help me get medical attention,” said Matake, whose wife is
disabled.  

Matake’s cellphone number is 0775560697.

Chadzamira warns Rutenga against supporting MDC

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Chadzamira (right) with Zanu PF politburo member Josiah Hungwe (with scarf) and party supporters at a bakery owned by Omar (third from right) at Rutenga

…orders
civil servants who support opposition to leave jobs
Cephas Shava
MWENEZI-The
Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs, Ezra Chadzamira last weekend
gave a chilling warning to residents of Rutenga growth point Ward 18, Mwenezi
East, that should they remain ‘defiantly’ in support of the MDC, food aid from government
will be withdrawn from them.
Chadzamira
made the remarks on August 24 when he addressed Zanu PF supporters who gathered
at Rutenga, the heartland of the opposition party supporters in the district, for
the victory celebrations hosted by Mwenezi East legislator Joosbi Omar.
Ward
18 is the only one won by the opposition party in the whole district during the
2018 harmonised elections. Mwenezi district has a total of 18 wards.
Chadzamira
said food aid was a privilege bestowed by Zanu PF and could be withdrawn from
‘non-Zanu PF supporters’ at any given time.
He
said the opposition supporters will for now be given a reprieve which will
however not be maintained if they continued to exhibit ‘deviant’ behaviour.
“Everyone
should get food aid because there is hunger all over. I heard that here in
Rutenga social welfare is not being distributed but I have instructed the DA it
must be distributed here as well. As time goes on, we will not continue feeding
other people’s children….as we move forward, each one will be fed by his own
father.
“Those
who follow Chamisa will be fed by him, so it’s wise for those who are following
him to start retreating while there is still some time because the government which
gives food belongs to Zanu PF, a party which formed it,” said Chadzamira to a
loud applause from the gathering.
Chadzamira
also declared that all civil servants belonged to Zanu PF and anyone who dared
to act to the contrary will face the consequences.
“Those
civil servants who have been introduced here (DA Rosemary Chingwe, some nurses
and police officers as well as heads of government departments) belong to Zanu
PF because they are working for a Zanu PF government. Those who want to work
for MDC while they are still in government will get their job when the MDC party
rules.
“I
don’t know when will be that be but maybe it’s the time when donkeys grow
horns. All people working in government are Zanu PF and those who do not want
should leave their jobs,” said Chadzamira.
This
was Zanu PF’s first ever defeat here since the formation of the opposition
party. 
Before
the 2018 elections, Zanu PF had never lost any ward to the opposition.

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