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Triangle FC’s CAF future looks bright

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Triangle FC’s CAF future looks bright

Beatific Gumbwanda
BULAWAYO – Triangle United
Football Club’s inspiring opening match at the Confederation of African
Football (CAF) Total Confederation Cup preliminary game against Burundi’s
Rukinzo Football Club in Barbourfields Stadium last weekend has injected fresh
optimism that the Chiredzi-based team will sail past the preliminary round.
Triangle FC, affectionately
known as Sugar Sugar Boys, humbled the Burundi side 5-0 in the opening match.
The club’s strike force,
which was recently boosted with the signing of Gerald Bero from Nichrut FC,
Timothy January from Mutare City and Allan Tavarwisa from Chapungu, was
probably in its best form ever.

They managed to give Rukinzo FC goalkeeper Bosco Bankagakura a torrid time at
the nets, with Tavarwisa scoring the opening goal with a brace in the 7th
minute.
The second goal came from Captain
Ralph Kaondera after skillfully managing a cross from Bero’s cross.
Many fans were jubilant at
the Sugar Sugar Boys’ exploits, with others however noting that much more could
have been achieved had it not been for the team’s weaker midfield which Rukinzo
FC’s Clemence Toto dribbled past without much difficulty.
Soon after halftime, January
scored the fourth goal after capitalising from another impressive cross from
Bero.
Before being substituted by
Tino Nyasha Chintuli in the 90th minute, Tavarwisa gave Chintuli an opportunity
to net the fifth goal through a corner kick from Russell Madamombe who had
substituted Bero in the 66th minute.
Rukinzo FC head coach,
Ramadhani Maulidi acknowledged that Sugar Sugar Boys were the better side,
saying he had learnt a lot of hard lessons from the match.
“There are three
possible results in a football match which are a win, draw and lose. Today we
lost because Triangle deserved a win. We will wait for another day as we are
still new. Our team just came from Division One and sailed through to the CAF
confederations preliminary round,” said Maulidi.
Triangle FC head coach,
Taurai Mangwiro said he was pleased by the performance which he described as a
new standard which the club must maintain.
“It was a comfortable
win but we must not relax for we know that playing the second leg in Burundi
will be totally different. Anything less than a convincing performance will
give them hope,” said Mangwiro.

FORNS immortalises Ndabaningi Sithole

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FORNS immortalises Ndabaningi Sithole

Knowledge Mhlanga
CHIPINGE – In a show of common purpose never experienced in
Chipinge district for years, thousands of people of different statuses poured
at Freedom Farm at Mount Selinda for the official launch of the Friends of
Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole (Forns) Trust and for the celebration of the life
and legacy of the late liberation struggle icon.
The trust was formed and registered
on February 05 as a non-profit organization under the Zimbabwean Deeds Trust
Act and was officially launched on the 20th of July 2019.
It is spearheaded by a board of
seven directors who draw inspiration from the late Rev Sithole (July 21, 1920 –
December 12, 2000) who did a sterling job for the nation as an educationist and
a theological minister.
The FORNS Trust, which was attended
by thousands of people including Clerics, Politicians, Teachers, Students,
Churches, Leaders of different Organizations, Chiefs, Media House
representatives, common people as well as other professionals, was officially
endorsed by Dr. Sibangalizwe. M. Nkomo of Joshua Nhomo Legacy and Restoration
Trust who was among the dignitaries at the function.
Speaking at the event, Forns field
operations director Silas Chawira said the Sithole name ought to be
immortalised by the work of the people whom he work to uplift.
“We are here to celebrate the life
of Rev Sithole and all that he did for us before his death. We commit to work
to further his vision for a better society with less suffering,” said Chawira.
He said Sithole had laid a strong
foundation for a more compassionate society that looks after the interest of
others.
A physically-challenged woman, Rachel
Sibanda was all smiles after she received wheel chair courtesy of Chipinge West
Member of Parliament (MP) Sibonile Nyamudeza.
Many other people who attended the
event expressed conviction that the thoughts, intentions, ideology and deeds of
Sithole selfless.
Others said his values and
intentions were to attain freedom for all citizens and help create an
enlightened society.
Among the objectives of Forns are
to promote and advance early children development education for orphans and the
less privileged and to empower communities to effectively respond to HIV and Aids.
The organisation is also aimed at
fighting other social challenges that impact of the day to day lives of the
people of Chipinge.
Forns says it will work alongside
communities to identify needs and solutions and collaborate with local and international
partners, community groups, government and faith-based organisations to respond
to needs in such sectors as livelihoods, health, child protection and community
development.
It will also work to advance knowledge
and skills in the arts and culture by focusing on such trades as welding, fabrication,
agriculture, cutting and design, construction and sports to all beneficiaries.
The organisation looks forward to setting
up the Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole Museum, his statue, the Gogo Canaan Mafu
Clinic (in honour of Sithole’s wife), a university and a polytechnic as well as
to construct a bridge at Chako.
Other areas of the organisation’s
interest are mobilising aid for Kubatana High School, to help Checheche High
School to transform into a boarding school and to help the less-privileged
people in local communities.
The Rev Ndabaningi Sithole Centre
will be located at Freedom Farm at Mount Selinda and will comprise training
rooms, a museum, a library, archives and an education resource centre. There
will also be a community media centre, cultural performance and production
spaces, a lodge, conference facilities, a restaurant, a memorabilia shop and a
commemorative garden.
The centre aspires to host a national
dialogue series and a Rev Ndabaningi Sithole Memorial Lecture while publishing a
periodic journal featuring contributions by topical experts and lay people.
Other activities that the
organisation expects to set-up are a dynamic internet platform, yearly
festivals or events such as life and legacy celebrations, schools’ competitions,
quiz, sports galas, memorial invitational games, birthday invitational games, cancer
awareness, HIV and Aids awareness, and Women Day celebrations.

Five die on spot as bus fails to negotiate curve

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Five die on spot as bus fails to negotiate curve

TellZim Reporter
Five people died and 44 others
were injured in an accident involving a cross-border bus at the 129km peg along
the Masvingo – Beitbridge road yesterday.
National police spokesperson Ass
Com Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident saying it was suspected over-speeding
had contributed to the tragedy.
“We appeal to drivers to exercise
due caution on the roads and observe the stipulated speed limits. There is more
that drivers can do to avoid such tragic loss of human life,” said Nyathi.
He said the deceased were sent to
Neshuro District Hospital mortuary while the injured were sent to Neshuro District
Hospital and Masvingo Provincial Hospital depending on the severity of their
wounds.
The accident occurred at 18:45hrs
when the driver of the South Africa-registered Africa Link coach allegedly
failed to negotiate a curve, resulting in the bus overturning once and lying on
its roof.

200% cushion for Tongaat Hulett workers

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200% cushion for Tongaat Hulett workers

Beatific Gumbwanda
CHIREDZI – Tongaat Hulett
Zimbabwe (THZ) employees’ faces beamed bright ahead of the Heroes’ and Defence
Forces’ holiday after their employer granted them an allowance of about 200
percent to cushion them against the rising cost of living.
With about 18 000 workers,
THZ is one of the largest single employers in the country, and it has been
praised for heeding President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s call for employers to
cushion their workers in light of the increasing cost of living which has seen
salaries getting eroded by inflation.
Employees of the sugar
company now earn more than ordinary civil servants, who were, a few weeks ago
accorded a $97 cushion each, meaning there was no much difference made.
In a memo, THZ acting CEO
and managing director, Aiden Mhere said the company had given its employees
what he termed a Cost Of Living Allowance (COLAR) for the month of August.
“In order to further
cushion employees from the impact of the ongoing economic challenges, I am
pleased to advise that the company has increased the non-pensionable cost of
living allowances granted in June 2019 to all current employees with effect
from August 01, 2019. The new allowances are being granted at the company’s
sole discretion on a without prejudice basis,” reads the memo.
Mhere also highlights that
workers in grades A and B will be cushioned with 196 percent while grade C
lower and D2 lower will enjoy a 191 percent allowance. Those in D3 and above
bands will get a 175 percent cost of living allowance.
“The basic salaries for
all A and B employees which became effective on 01 April 2019 will remain
unchanged. The allowance will be paid in accordance with the following:
“(a) the allowance is
being granted at the company’s sole discretion on a without prejudice basis,
(b) The allowance will not become part of the regular basic pay, (c) The
allowance will be paid with effect from 01 August 2019, (d) the allowance will
be included in the August 2019 pay packages and will be taxable in accordance with
existing tax legislation, (e) The allowance will not apply for purposes of
calculating pension contributions, overtime or any other allowance,” the
memo further reads.
Zimbabwe Sugarcane Milling
Industry Workers Unions (ZSMIWU) secretary general Faster Gono welcomed the
move saying it was a pleasing decision since the company was still studying the
union’s paper on proposed wage reviews.
“After we pushed our
positional paper, they said they were consulting so we made it clear that it
would be better for the company to cushion the workers and then carry on with
the consultations. We will be pleased if the company speedily finalises the
processes,” said Gono.

Masvingo’s seven districts in dire need of food aid

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Masvingo’s seven districts in dire need of food aid

Clayton
Shereni
The Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial
Affairs Ezra Chadzamira on Tuesday, August 06, revealed that the province was
in serious need of food aid since the erratic rains received in the 2018/2019
farming season did not support good crop yields.
Addressing journalists after the tour of the
World Food Program (WFP) Rural Resilience Initiative in Chebvute, Ward 17,
Chadzamira thanked civil society for initiating sustainability projects to deal
with the crisis.
“We want to thank WFP and the government for
bringing self-sustainability projects to the people and this will surely help
us because here in Masvingo, we have districts like Mwenezi, Zaka and Chiredzi that
are the most vulnerable. We can say almost all our districts need help in terms
of food aid,” said Chadzamira.
WFP executive director David Beasley said his
organisation was committed to helping Zimbabwe overcome its food shortages.
“The purpose is to help the people of
Zimbabwe to be food secure and our aim is to improve nutrition and come up with
food programmes across the country because we believe Zimbabwe can feed the
world,” said Beasley, who is former governor of the US state of South Carolina.
Public Service, Labour and
Social Welfare minister Dr Sekai Nzenza who was part of the delegation that toured the
projects being undertaken in Chebvute, confirmed that the country was in
serious need of food aid.
“We will continue
engaging WFP to help the country eradicate hunger. We are all-weather friends
as was proven after Cyclone Idai. The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment
Committee (ZimVAC) recently conducted a survey which revealed that 5.7 million
people need food support so we appeal for more help in terms of food aid,” said
Nzenza.
US Ambassador to
Zimbabwe Brian Nichols recently announced that his country had committed US$45
million to WFP Zimbabwe to help the organisation respond to the dire food security
situation in the country.

War vets Children demand more from Govt

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War vets Children demand more from Govt

                                                 Sengerai Manyanga
Courage Dutiro
MASVINGO- While
the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWA) is making
huge demands from the government, their children are right behind making
demands of their own saying they deserve special recognition for the ‘heroic’
traits of their fathers.
The
government spends millions of dollars sending children of war veterans to
schools but the children say it is not enough and they demand that the
government set up a fund that addresses their welfare.
Masvingo
provincial chairperson of the Children of Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veteran
Association, Sengerayi Manyanga said as the children of the national liberation
heroes they want better treatment from the government.
“We
as the children of the war veterans we want the government to introduce the
children of the war veterans’ fund. We want that fund to be available on our
motherboard in the ministry. The fund will be used for the wellbeing of the
children of the national liberation struggle fighters.
“In
a document that we are going to present to the ministry, we have highlighted it
as our priority. They have to find that fund; they must source it even from
other countries,” said Manyanga.
Some
of the widows and children of the fallen heroes that are laid at the provincial
heroes’ shrine revealed that the government has long forgotten about them and are
only remembered on Heroes’ Day.
ZNLWA
Masvingo provincial chairperson Tendeukai Chinooneka said the government must
make sure that the welfare of war veterans and their families is guaranteed.
“We
hope that things are going to move in the right direction if the government is
given enough time to implement what they have put forward concerning the
welfare of us and our families,” said Chinooneka.
Early
this month, war veterans in Chiredzi made ridiculous demands that their
children should be given first preference when they look for jobs even if they
do not possess the required qualifications.

PWDs demand interpreters in public offices

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PWDs demand interpreters in public offices

Courage Dutiro
People
living with disabilities (PWDs) in Masvingo demanded that government must
provide for Sign Language interpreters in all public offices in order to help
develop it as one of the officially-recognised languages in the country.
Speaking
at a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Gender Development enquiry held at
Mucheke Hall recently, PWDs expressed dismay over the unavailability of Sign Language-proficient
staff in public offices such as the police stations, health centres and
government departments.
“We
face many challenges when we approach public offices especially police stations
and health centres. We want government to include Sign Language interpreters in
such public offices.
“People
who work with the public should be trained to speak Sign Language to overcome
communication breakdowns that we face at these public spaces,” said Moses
Chitombo.
Others
said people with disabilities were more likely to find it harder to secure
accommodation on rental basis than other people, making it critical for
government to help them have homes of their own.
Tavengwa
Mazhambe from the National Council of Disabled Persons of Zimbabwe (NCDPZ) said
many PWDs did not turn up for the event as the communication used by parliament
to mobilise them was flawed.
 “We
were not formally informed about the event. We only got to know about it at the
11th hour through social media. Those who turned up are live close by,”
said Mazhambe.
Some
participants claimed such outreaches were no longer appealing to the concerned
people, saying issues raised are never implemented.
Others
said the proportional representation system should be expanded to accommodate
more PWDs in parliament as well as in both urban and rural district councils.
Parliamentary
Portfolio Committee on Gender Development chairperson Siphiwe Ncube, however,
said the information obtained will help parliament to shape policy.

Zanu PF Masvingo wants Zivhu fired

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Zanu PF Masvingo wants Zivhu fired

                                                          Killer Zivhu
…Chivi
South MP accused of undermining ED, working with opposition

Moses
Ziyambi

The Zanu PF Masvingo
provincial disciplinary committee has recommended the expulsion of Chivi South
Member of Parliament (MP) Killer Zivhu from the party on many charges stemming
from his alleged social media abuse.
The decision was
announced at a provincial coordinating committee (PCC) meeting held yesterday,
August 23, at Victoria Primary School, and at which Zivhu was conspicuous by
his absence.
Speaking at the event,
chairperson of the disciplinary committee, Ailes Baloyi said Zivhu had contemptuously
ignored many chances availed him to explain himself.
“On 28 July, we
received a complaint from the provincial executive committee regarding Killer
Zivhu’s misconduct on social media. We then called him to a hearing which was
supposed to sit at 10am but we waited in vain until 12:50 before calling him.
He then told us he was not coming.
“He then wrote a letter
accusing me of pursuing a personal vendetta against him but we still went ahead
and analysed some of his tweets and WhatsApp chats and we concluded that besides
undermining the President, his conduct on social media smacked of a person
working with the opposition from behind our backs. As we all know, the President
is already in touch with the opposition and he has created his own way of
dialoguing with them, but Zivhu thinks he knows better and he implies that the
President has failed to find solutions for the problems we face as a country,”
said Baloyi.
He also said attempts
by many party members to reason with Zivhu in a party WhatsApp group called Masvingo
PCC Info Desk yielded nothing as Zivhu took an increasingly belligerent stance.
Charges preferred
against Zivhu stem from his recent tweets, one of which called on people who ‘wanted
a better Zimbabwe’ and felt that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance
leader Nelson Chamisa ought to be persuaded to sit down and talk to send him text
messages.
He also went on to post
that if Chamisa and Mnangagwa could immediately not find one another, their
wives should meet and dialogue first.
When contacted for
comment, Zivhu said he was not worried and will patiently wait for events to
unfold.
“I am not worried, time
will tell. I wrote them a letter of demands before the day of the hearing so
that I could prepare my defence but they did not reply. I also asked my case to
be referred to the national disciplinary committee but they went ahead and made
a decision. No hard feeling at all from me; those who are rejecting me aren’t
those who voted for me,” said Zivhu.
He also went ahead to
accuse TellZim News of being biased against him, saying the words that the
newspaper used to ‘describe me’ seem ‘your paper is now sponsored by my enemies’.

Masvingo town clerk Gusha retires

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Masvingo town clerk Gusha retires

….deputy engineer Mukaratirwa appointed
acting TC

Moses Ziyambi

Veteran municipal
manager and City of Masvingo town clerk for 15 years, Adolf Gusha has retired,
TellZim News can report.
Deputy city
engineer Edward Mukaratirwa has since been appointed acting town clerk with
effect from September 01, to serve until a new substantive town clerk is
appointed.
A special full
council meeting convened yesterday, August 22, announced the departure of Gusha
who had been at the helm since 2004.
Masvingo Mayor
Collen Maboke told TellZim News council was pleased with Gusha’s contribution to
the city since he joined council 32 years ago.
“We are happy with
the work that he did for the city. He worked with many mayors including Francis
Aphiri. We thank him for initiating many projects including the water
augmentation programme which we are still carrying forward. As we wish him the
best in his retirement, we also wish our acting town clerk the best in his
duties,” said Maboke.
Gusha was overdue
for retirement, and had initially been expected to leave at the end of August
2018.
Gusha
joined the municipality in 1987, and served in various capacities before being
appointed substantive town clerk in 2004.

Before joining Masvingo town council, he worked for Shurugwi
Rural District Council and for the Ministry of Local Government.

His record as the topmost council manager in Masvingo was
marked by both ups and downs; many will remember his runs-in with former
executive mayor, the late Alois Chaimiti in 2007 and 2008.

He won the city many service delivery awards but was also
there when former employees left the council destitute after a costly legal
suit for unpaid wages. The legal wrangle resulted in all council vehicles
getting attached in 2011.

Gusha, however, presided over a remarkable recapitalisation
drive which saw the council buying new service vehicles altogether.

The introduction of a roads levy in 2015 drew the indignation
of many residents, but it seems the idea has paid off, with the city in 2017 commissioning its own fleet of earth moving equipment needed for roadworks.

Gusha will mostly be remembered probably for leaving behind a
city that boasts arguably the cleanest municipal water in the country.

The city recorded few, if any, incidences of cholera in 2008,
at a time when thousands were dying of the waterborne diseases in other urban
areas.

Gusha, however, leaves behind decaying pipes and deep
trenches of the botched Mucheke Trunk Sewer project which has cost the
ratepayer millions of dollars yet with nothing to show of it.
He
also leaves at a time when the quality of service delivery is plummeting, with
refuse being collected but not on a regular basis. The whole city has only two
refuse compactors.

Chitando upgrades education, health standards in Gutu

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Chitando upgrades education, health standards in Gutu

Anymore Magawa
GUTU- Most
legislators disappear after being winning elections but Gutu Central Member of
Parliament (MP) Winston Chitando has remained in touch with his constituency
and has moved to upgrade the education and health sectors for his people.
Many
schools falling under Chitando’s jurisdiction have faced huge transformation
with some being renovated while others have new blocks built.
Chitando,
who is also the Minister of Mines, has donated computers to various primary and
secondary schools in a drive to push for computer literacy in a digital world.
 Jaravaza, Hwingiri, Nyamande and Mudzamiri
primary schools all have benefitted a great deal from Chitando’s development
initiatives towards education.
Chitando
managed to renovate one block at Nyamande Primary School and supplied computers
to the school. He donated school furniture to Mudzamiri Primary School and 10
bags of cement to Chadzamira Secondary School.
Shumbanhete
and Gonye secondary schools also received bags of cement each while the
electrification of Ranga Primary School is nearing completion.
Submissive
water pump has been installed at Guzha Primary School and secondary school.
Trust
Bare, Chitando’s field officer, said he is impressed with the developments they
are making in the constituency and promised to work tirelessly to develop the
constituency and its people.
“We
are working very well in consultation with our councillors and party leadership
in the constituency. The idea is to make the lives of our people better by
initiating development.
“We
need to provide a conducive learning environment for our children and effective
health system for our young and old. This is why we have put education and
health on top of our to-do list,” said Bare.
Chitando
managed to allocate 150 bags of cement and other building materials to build St
Martins Clinic in Ward 11. In Ward 17, the construction of a mortuary at
Chimombe Clinic is gathering momentum while 40 blankets have already been given
to the clinic.
Chitando
is also helping with the construction of a bigger mortuary at Gutu Rural
Hospital in Ward 34 while a laundry room is also being constructed.
Ward
34 councillor Susan Samatanga applauded Chitando for the development
initiatives he is spear heading and called on all progressive people to embrace
the developments coming their way.
“We
approached MP Chitando and told him of the need for a bigger mortuary and a
laundry room and he offered to help. Now construction is under way and we thank
him for that,” said Samatanga.

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