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Manyuchi Dam underutilisation due to lack of political will

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Manyuchi Dam underutilisation due to lack of political will


Cephas Shava

MWENEZI –
Villagers who live close to Manyuchi Dam have complained that the water body
remains underutilised because it is a convenient vote-buying tool that
politicians conveniently exploit during election time.
Villagers
point to the long-talked-about Pikinini-Jawanda Irrigation Project which was
pegged in the 1990s but remains a pie in the sky.
If
implemented, the irrigation project would result in 500 hectares of land being
put under irrigation, and would help to fight extreme poverty among people living
under Chief Mawarire and Chief Murove.
Villagers
told TellZim News the dam was more of a white elephant which does little to
support livelihoods outside of the illegal fishing practices happening there.
“We
are deriving no benefit from this dam which is the biggest in Mwenezi district.
Village gardens are not allowed close to the dam yet authorities cannot support
our quest for a proper irrigation project,” complained one villager.
She
complained that the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) once came and
destroyed the gardens that villagers had built for themselves.
Another
villager said she witnessed many ground-breaking ceremonies for the project but
nothing materialised even though many politicians of different calibres visited
the area and made many grand promises.
Ward
4 Councillor Passmore Madzudzu shared the villager’s worries but expressed optimism
that the project will eventually see the light of day.
“Villagers
have every reason to be disappointed because they can see an opportunity to
improve their living standards yet they are not being given the necessary
support. The area has vast potential to support successful irrigation
agriculture because the water is there. I am hopeful a way out of this
situation will soon be found,” said Madzudzu.
Addressing
Zanu PF supporters at victory celebrations held at Rutenga growth point
recently, the Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs, Ezra Chadzamira
acknowledged that Manyuchi Dam was one of the many underutilised resources in
the district.
  
   

Masvingo residents lambast council debt colletors plan

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Masvingo residents lambast council debt colletors plan
TellZim Reporter
Masvingo residents have come
out guns blazing against threats by city council to unleash debt collectors on
them over unpaid bills at a time when authorities are failing to provide a
reliable water supply.
Speaking during a recent
service delivery monitoring meeting organised by the Masvingo Residents and
Ratepayers Alliance (MURRA) at Mucheke Hall, residents questioned why the
council continued to target them when they owe smaller amounts than what is
owed by government departments.
Residents last week received
letters with a seven-day ultimatum to pay up their debts or face the full wrath
of debt collectors.
Residents, however, say the move is
unjustified since they rarely receive water owing to inadequate pumping
capacity now worsened by severe power cuts.
“This is just not fair, they want to be
heavy-handed with small debtors yet they are letting those who owe millions get
away with it. We are not receiving water in our tapes but they want to force us
to pay bills,” said Tracy Musakaruka of Ward 1.
Other residents said council must send the
debt collector to the army, police and prisons services which owe close to $30
million in unpaid water bills.
“We think it’s noble that the council
focus its attention in recovering huge debts from government institutions and
security forces like the army and the police. We know they owe big time but
they are treated with kiddies’ gloves,” complained Tapiwa Magura.
MURRA programmes manager, Esther Nyambiya
said while the organisation has always encouraged residents to pay their bills,
it will not shy away from criticising selective application of rules.
“We always remind our members to pay their
dues so that council delivers, but we are concerned when council decides to
torment our members only for unpaid debts. We condemn that,” Nyambiya said.
Mayor Collen Maboke and Ward 1 Cllr Selina
Maridza, who were invited to the meeting, failed to turn up despite having
confirmed attendance.
Council argues that it needs to
use debt collectors as residents allegedly do not want to pay what they owe.

Zaka channels devolution funds towards health

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Zaka channels devolution funds towards health

                                               David Majaura
Brighton Chiseva
ZAKA – Zaka Rural District
Council (RDC) says the RTGS$650 000 devolution funds released to it was
invested towards health, with some new clinics expected to be built while
existing ones will be improved.
Speaking to
TellZim News after the devolution meeting held at Zaka Rural District Council
(RDC) board room recently, Zaka RDC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Majaura
said the responsible committee agreed to use the money to complete clinic
projects in the district.
He said initially,
council had prioritised the purchase of a rig and a grader but realisations
were then made that the money was not going to be enough.
 “When we discovered that the amount could not
support the plans, we decided to invest it mainly in our clinics and schools
projects. We allocated the amount to constituencies and the local MPs have
given us names of projects they want to be supported,” said Majaura.
In Zaka East
Machiva, Njiva and Benzi clinics will be developed in terms of plumbing and
electricity connections while the other amount will be put towards the
construction of Chiromo Clinic.
In Zaka Central,
the funds will be directed towards Four Miles and Tovani clinics which are
still being built but with progress having stopped due to lack of materials.
Murerekwa Primary
School, whose roof was blown away by Cyclone Idai, will get a share in the Zaka
Central’s share of the money.
In Zaka North,
Makwau Clinic will get a share while the other has gone to Muroyi School which was
also affected by the cyclone.
In Zaka West,
Njiva Clinic and other projects will benefit from the money.

Tell Zimbabwe livestreams Triangle public dialogue

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Tell Zimbabwe livestreams Triangle public dialogue



…. ‘Land Reform on
sugarcane plantations benefitted outsiders’


TellZim
Reporter
CHIREDZI
– As
society becomes increasingly digital, Tell Zimbabwe has devised an appropriate
response by livestreaming some of its activities in order to cater for a
greater audience.
At Rufaro Hall in Ward
18, Triangle, a public dialogue was attended by 150 people and was beamed live
on Facebook, with the link being shared on other social media platforms namely
Twitter and WhatsApp.
The event saw
participants engaging with their ward councillor Gilbert Mutubuki who was
elected in last year’s harmonised elections on promises of fighting for better
service delivery.
Some of the issues that
came out of the discussions included lack of support for informal traders,
shortage of residential stands, sugar company Tongaat Hulett’s employees
reaching the age of retirement without anything to show for it, the Land Reform
Program benefitting mostly outsiders at the expense of locals and the dire
living conditions in compounds housing employees of small-holder sugarcane
farmers who benefitted from the Land Reform Program.
Residents who spoke at
the event said they appreciated the efforts of Tell Zimbabwe and other
community based organisations in getting their voices and concerns across to
solution holders.
Others said it was
critical to continue with livestreamed dialogues of that nature so that all
leaders – whether elected or appointed – could publicly be held to account and
as a way of confirming that they indeed represent the public interest.
Tell Zimabwe programs
manager Passmore Kuzipa said the organisation will work harder to improve
contact between the public and office holder.
“I am pleased that our
programing work is being received with greater enthusiasm than we had ever
expected. We pledge to work harder to bring leaders back to the people whose
interests they purport to represent. Livestreaming is one such way of doing
that, and the footage is stored as an archive which will be useful for future
references,” said Kuzipa.

‘Polluted Mucheke River water totally unusable’

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‘Polluted Mucheke River water totally unusable’

                                                  Taruvinga Chivasa

Moses Ziyambi

MASVINGO – The heavily-polluted water in Mucheke is no longer
suitable for whatever use, and it would require several years of consistent
clean-up exercises to restore the river to its original pristine state, the
Mutirikwi Sub-Catchment Council has said.
Speaking to TellZim News in an
interview, Mutirikwi Sub-Catchment Council manager Taruvinga Chivasa said it
was important that all stakeholders worked together to protect rivers.
“Mucheke joins Shakashe River
which is one of the most important tributaries feeding into Lake Mutirikwi; the
sole source of drinking water for Masvingo city. It is unfortunate, however,
that despite Mucheke River being clean upstream, it becomes choked with all
forms of pollutants as it passes through the city,” said Chivasa.
He said the sub-catchment council
would find it hard to issue out licences to anybody who requests permission to
extract water from the part of that part of the river going downstream.
“It will be difficult, if not
impossible to allow anybody to extract water from the river in its current
soiled state. We need a plan with all stakeholders to stop the pollution and
restore sanity in our river,” said Chivasa.
He said the invasive water
hyacinth which blankets many pools in the river was thriving on human faecal
matter which is rich is nitrates and phosphates.
“The weed is quite problematic in
that you cannot simply get rid of it without a good plan. You may want to
remove it mechanically but you would only be treating the symptoms, not the
actual illness. The weed has thousands of seeds on the river bed and the weed
would sprout once again as soon as it’s fed the nutrients it wants. So
pollution has to completely cease first before we can talk about removing the
weed,” said Chivasa.
He said during the rainy season,
the hyacinth is washed down stream until it reaches the lake where it cannot
survive due to conditions that are not favourable.
Besides sewage from burst pipes,
the river is also polluted by litter thrown recklessly by pedestrians and
motorists alike, while toxic oils and waste water from the industrial area also
contribute substantially to the pollution.

Can Nhumwa be what Manica Diamonds need?

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Can Nhumwa be what Manica Diamonds need?

…Gem
Boys appoint him head coach

Clayton Shereni
After producing what
could be Manica Diamonds FC’s best run so far in the elite topflight league,
Gem Boys have reportedly opted to appoint Johannes ‘Dutch Mentor’ Johannes Nhumwa
as their substantive coach, TellZim has learnt.
Nhumwa, who was
Masomere’s assistant and one of his most trusted lieutenants, seems to be
striking the right chords with a fair run in his five outings on the hot seat.
Manica have been looking
for a substantive coach in recent weeks to take over the reins, with a number
of high profile coaches like Lloyd Mutasa, Lloyd Chigowe and Kelvin Kaindu reportedly
expressing interest.
However, Nhumwa stood a better
chance considering that he has been familiar with the players at Manica since
the club’s formation.
Nhumwa can also provide
an effective recipe to escape relegation and has been producing fair results
since assuming the caretaker role.
Contacted for comment,
Nhumwa confirmed the developments but said the deal was yet to be finalised as
he is yet to put pen on paper.
“I am still the coach and
still in charge and I am no longer interim now from our arrangement but we
haven’t yet gone through our papers,” said Nhumwa.
Nhumwa has claimed 10
points in five matches with three wins, one draw and one lose at the hands of
Caps Utd.
He takes over from Luke
Masomere whom he deputised since the formation of the club last season.
Masomere and Nhumwa made
history by getting promoted into PSL with some games to spare and without
losing a single match.
However, Masomere seems
to have found it hard to cope with the competition in the country’s most
decorated league which is different from Division One action.
The two have worked
together a number of times with one of their most prominent assignments being
their PSL job with How Mine FC.
The Gem Boys will this
weekend face a stern test against third-placed Chicken Inn FC –  popularly known as Gamecocks – in Bulawayo
where Nhumwa hopes to continue pleasing his paymasters.

Zivhu out to build schools, clinics in Chivi South

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Zivhu out to build schools, clinics in Chivi South

                                                 Killer Zivhu
                                       
Mukai Musimwa
Member
of Parliament (MP) for Chivi South, Killer Zivhu has embarked on a project to
build three schools and a clinic in his constituency.
Zivhu
says the project is aimed at bringing education and health services closer to
the people he represents.
“We
raised funds to build the schools in order to bring relief to local children
many of whom are walking long distances when going to school. Clinics are also
very few yet people need to be medically attended to in a more convenient
manner,” said Zivhu.
Residents
in the constituency managed to work together to raise funds to build the
schools and the clinic with the help of the Community Development Fund (CDF).
On
September 9, Zivhu visited wards 27 and 28 to address the community on the
progress they have made in purchasing cement and other building materials.
Zivhu
said the project was also informed by the promises he made during the 2018
elections.
“I
want to fulfill the promises that I made to you during the elections that I was
going to build schools for your children,” said Zivhu.
Chief
Nemauzhe was present at the ground breaking of a new secondary school that will
be built in Ward 27.

Miss Tourism Masvingo crowned

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Miss Tourism Masvingo crowned

                                              Grace Karimupfumbi and her princesses 
Diana
Gondongwe
Rising model Grace Karimupfumbi was on Saturday,
September 07, crowned Miss Tourism Masvingo province during the prestigious modelling
pageant held at Masvingo Golf Club.
Karimupfumbi’s star was shining bright as she
out-modelled the other contestants to be crowned Misss Tourism Masvingo.
Rutendo
Taruvinga was crowned first princess while Rutschen Hebert was second princess,
and all the three winners walked away with cash prizes and received various
hampers too.
The
event was graced by Miss Tourism Zimbabwe president Sarah Mpofu-Sibanda who was
impressed by the models and the manner the event was organised.
The
winners will represent Masvingo at the national finals to be held in November
at a venue to be advised. 
The pageant ran under the
theme ‘Promoting the Girl Child.’
One of the organisers, Yvonne
Chirowamhangu said the girls did a good job and braved the cold weather and gave
their best.
“The girls braved the weather
and they all did a good job. Those who did not win must not lose heart but must
be persistent in the hope that someday they will become victorious,” said
Chirowamhangu.

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.

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