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‘Green Fuel not helping the country’

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‘Green Fuel not helping the country’

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Committee accuses national oil company of hiding ethanol interests

Beatific Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI – The government is not
benefiting from its ostensible partnership with Macdon Investments’ Chisumbanje
Ethanol Plant, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy and Power
Development has charged.
The
thematic committee was recently in the Lowveld to find out why ethanol produced
locally is more expensive than that imported from Brazil.
The
committee is chaired by MDC Member of Parliament (MP) for Binga South, Joel
Gabuza.
Triangle
Limited and Chisumbanje Ethanol Plant are the sole producers of ethanol in
Zimbabwe.
During
the tour, Gabuza told TellZim News that the arrangement between government and
the investor was not benefitting the country but a few well-connected political
elites.
“I
don’t think we are getting anything from Green Fuel. I think it’s only one or
two people in government. And I have never seen any accounts which show how
much we are gaining as government from our partnership with Billy. It’s just a
deal to help each other to make money,” said Gabuza.
Billy
Rautenbach is the controversial proprietor of Macdon Investments which is in a
controversial joint venture with government in the Green Fuel project.
Gabuza
also said he doubted the National Oil Infrastructure Company (Noic)’s credibility
after Triangle Limited made what he said were startling revelations that the
company had a stake in the ethanol business.
He
claimed that Noic had never revealed its interests in the ethanol business.
 “We are going to sit down as a committee and
analyse what we got during our tour. We want to know what exactly is going on.
We have been with Noic and they never told us they are in partnership with
Triangle in ethanol production. If the partnership is lawful, there is no
problem but whether or not that partnership raises corporate governance issues
is another thing,” said Gabuza.
Information
in the public domain is that Green Fuel is a joint venture between government’s
Agricultural Development Authority (Arda) and Macdon Investments under the
Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act.
Government
ostensibly holds 51 percent stake while a local community share ownership scheme
owns 10 percent, with the remainder 39 percent in shares being held by
Rautenbach’s company.
Ethanol
pricing is currently been regulated by government and pegged at $5.10/ per
litre.    

Chiredzi forex dealer in near death robbery experience

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Chiredzi forex dealer in near death robbery experience

Beatific
Gumbwanda
CHIREDZI – A well-known foreign
currency dealer and his wife recently sustained gunshot wounds after three
armed robbers stormed into their home in the night and went away with a flat screen
TV set, two Gtel S7 cellphones and a Toyota Wish vehicle with registration
number AEY 4201.
Sources said George Laleni and wife Janet Mafusire might be victims
of a calculated robbery by an organised gang that had stalked them for many
days.
Laleni, a martial artist who does his business at Chiredzi’s old
rank, had parked his Toyota Wish some 20 metres away from his home in Chiredzi’s
Mangwenge Road on July 23 at around 19:30hrs when three robbers dressed
in hooded black jackets stormed into his home.
The robbers broke the tightly locked door before pointing a gun at
Laleni who was sleeping in his bedroom with wife Janet.
The robbers allegedly demanded cash which Laleni did not have.
This disappointed the gang which then forced the couple to hand over their car
keys before shooting Laleni on his left leg and his wife on her right leg.
Sources said police found a 9mm spent cartridge at the crime
scene.

Love never fails for Chipinge senior citizen

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Love never fails for Chipinge senior citizen

                          Kanyezi Nyamadzawo being baptised at the event

CHIPINGE
–
A 79-year-old proved that love never fails when he dedicated himself to God through
baptism in water at a three-day Jehovah’s Witness (JW) regional convention held
at Checheche Expandable Assembly Hall in Chipinge on July 19-21.
The programme was held under
the theme ‘Love never fails’, and was attended by 2 055 people.
Kanyezi Nyamayavo of Mabee became
the oldest among all the 43 new members who got baptised on Saturday 20 July
with 74 year-old Janet Ngwenya of Chiriga being the second oldest.
The youngest to be baptised
was 11-year-old Chido Khumbula of Checheche, with 15-year-old Ganizani Simango
being the second youngest.
Delivering a sermon,
Givemore Sikand encouraged the new devotees strive for spiritual growth just as
an egg develops from a small cell to a big oval which then hatches into a
chick.
Checheche Convention,
spokesperson, Chinoda Chibindi said he was overwhelmed by the number of people
who turned up
“The number of attendants,
at 2 055, proves that people are willing to turn to Jehovah and work for the
deliverance of their soul,” said Chibindi.
The the
first day of the programme was focused on
demonstrating
how love never fails and on learning how to strengthen love in the face of such challenges
as a troubled upbringing, chronic illness and poverty.
The
following day, the course focused on considering Bible principles that are helping
husbands, wives, and children to show unfailing love for one another while Sunday programme had a public Bible discourse.
The
discourse, under the theme ‘True Love in a Hate-Filled World—Where?’, aimed to
show that love is
helping millions of people worldwide to overcome prejudice and hatred.
A two-part
feature film named ‘The Story of Josiah: Love
Jehovah; Hate What Is Bad’ portraying
the Biblical
Josiah who grows up surrounded by bad influences but rises to become a loving
character was also released on the same day Vimbai Gochera of
the JW branch office.
JWs
are members of a worldwide Christian religion who actively
share with others information about God, whose name is Jehovah,
and about his Son, Jesus Christ. They view first-century Christianity as their model.
They believe
that in addition to drawing one closer to God, living by Biblical principles gives purpose
to life, promoting strong family
ties as well as productivity and honest among people.

‘Incompetent’ Masvingo magistrate bounces back

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‘Incompetent’ Masvingo magistrate bounces back

Courage Dutiro
Masvingo
provincial magistrate Peter Tomupeyi Madiba has bounced back after being
suspended early this year on charges of gross incompetence.
Madiba
was suspended on February 12 by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) after an
inquiry by the disciplinary committee found him guilty on four counts of
incompetence.
The
labour court which sat on July 18 exonerated Madiba of any wrong doing putting
aside the July 12 verdict by the disciplinary committee.
In
one of the charges, Madiba was accused of passing lenient sentences on some
offences that would under normal circumstances require stiffer penalties.
According
to a labour court document that is in possession of TellZim News, Madiba was
reinstated as the Provincial Magistrate at Masvingo Provincial Magistrate court
with immediate effect.
“The
appellant be and is hereby reinstated as a Provincial Magistrate at Masvingo
Provincial Magistrate court without loss of salary and benefits. The appellant
to report for duty within 48 hours of granting this order,” reads part of the
document.

Errymaple poet puts Zvishavane on map

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Errymaple poet puts Zvishavane on map

                                                         Bradley Machimula
                                                  
Exsto Makunzva

ZVISHAVANE – An 11-year-old
grade five pupil at Errymaple Junior School was named best poet after beating four
other contestants in the finals of the junior poetry category of the National
Allied Arts Speech and Drama competitions held at Harare International School
recently.
Bradley
Machimula, who all along was a day scholar, walked away with a floating trophy
before his school rewarded him with a full scholarship, meaning he will now use
boarding facilities until he finishes primary school.
Before his
exploits in Harare, Machimula had come out tops during the regional
competitions which were held at Midlands Christian College in Gweru on June 27.
The final
competitions were presided over by adjudicators from California in the United
States of America.
Allied arts is a
celebration of art and creativity where children showcase their talents across
such areas as drama, poetry, speech and theatre. Schools compete at regional
level and those that win will then meet at national level.
Bradley’s
teacher Kuzvitonga Mapfumo told TellZim News the young boy had given him more
reasons to be happy with his work.
“Dynamites come
in small packages. The boy has done extremely well. Being young as he is, I
never thought he could do better than pupils from such big names like Midlands
Christian College, Hellenics, Heritage and Springvale,” Mapfumo said.
Errymaple
directors Ashley and David Ruswa told TellZim News the school was pleased with
the boy’s performance and had decided to reward him for helping to grow the
Errymaple brand.
“We are excited
by his performance and it is quite encouraging to notice that our efforts to
make our school the best in the country are paying off. This is a school we
started to give back to the community that supports other Errymaple ventures so
we are excited that the work is bearing fruit,” said Ashley.
Her words were
supported by David who said the school was now focusing on nurturing more of
the kind of talent that Bradley exhibited.
“I accompanied
Bradley to Harare but I didn’t know that he would prove to be such a gem. We
are overjoyed by this achievement and we will now increase our efforts to do
better,” said David.

Zimcare’s Ratidzo School pleads for help

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Zimcare’s Ratidzo School pleads for help

Anymore Magawa
MASVINGO –
Ratidzo School for the Disabled has launched an appeal with members of the public
and organisations for donations to enable it to operate optimally.
The
boarding school, which is run by ZimCare Trust, houses some 120
mentally-challenged learners and other people with other forms of disabilities
 Zimcare Trust School head E Runesu said most
learners were under the government’s Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam)
programme but much of the money was not being paid.
“This
time around Beam has failed to meet its requirements and it has arrears dating back
to 2015. His has made it difficult for the school to provide for the learners,”
said Runesu.
Runesu
said the school had now premised its hope on the generosity of well-wishers as
operations at the school were getting very hard to sustain in the absence of
reliable streams of income.
He
said the school accepts all donations be they in cash or kind so that it can
solve some of the most pressing problems like the ballooning electricity, phone
and water bills.
Runesu
said the school also needed to maintain its facilities and pay for
transportation.
 “It is from this background that we kindly
request everybody to help the school within their capacity. We require
toiletries and food items like cooking oil, mealie-meal, sugar, rice and beans,”
he said.
Contact
numbers for those who want to help are +263775893065
/ +26339263579

Ministry of Transport employee steals from Gutu road project

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Ministry of Transport employee steals from Gutu road project

Precila Takabvirakare
MPANDAWANA
– An employee of the Transport ministry recently appeared before Gutu magistrate
Victor Mahamadi facing allegations of theft and was fined $250.
Johnson
Charambira (52) of Muza village under Chief Mugabe in Masvingo Rural District was
charged with theft as defined in Section 113 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification
and Reform) Act Chapter 09:23.
State
facts as presented by Kudakwashe Muza were that on a date not known to the
prosecutor but in the month of April this year, Charambira unlawfully took
3x50kg of barbed wire and 2×3 window panes.
The
crime was committed at Ziro Gutu – Buhera road project which is being done by
the Ministry of Transport.
On July
18, police detectives picked up information to the effect that Charambira had
ferried the said items to his homestead in Masvingo.
The
police took him there and conducted a search which led to the recovery of the
stolen property.

Stock theft threatens Chipinge beef sector

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Stock theft threatens Chipinge beef sector

CHIPINGE
–
Livestock farmers in Chipinge are increasingly getting worried by the rising
cases of stock theft in the district.
This came out at a livestock
show organised by the Department of Agriculture, Research and Extension
Services (Agritex) in collaboration with a development partner, International
Rescue Committee (IRC) at Mabhiza Business Centre on July 17.
A club that consists of 200
women hosted the show and took the opportunity to exhibit the breeds of goats
that bring huge profits to breeders in the Lowveld.
Various aspects of good goat
breeding techniques like animal health, nutrition and shelter were presented to
farmers.  Guest of honour was district
agriculture officer Tapiwa Chagwesha who was represented by Benson Musinake.  
Checheche Livestock Traders
Association, represented by Gideon Chiororo, said stock theft was militating
against the growth of livestock business in the district.
“Stock theft is affecting
butchery operators as farmers lose cattle meant for business. We urge farmers
to work hand-in-glove with traders so that we help each other curb stock theft
in this area,” said Chiororo.
Agriculture extension
officer Medline Ngwendu, who coordinates the livestock breeding project at Mabhiza,
said water problems in the area contributed immensely to the problem.
“When the water table is
low, farmers drive their livestock to Save River which is far away from the
villages. On the way, they lose their stock,” said Ngwendu.
Chipinge Rural District Ward
24 Councillor Wishes Hama called for stronger policing of the area to deter
would-be cattle rustlers.
“As a female councillor, I
am pleased by this goat project which is being undertaken by female farmers but
it’s sad that there are people stealing from them. I want to see people who
steal livestock being punished severely,” said Hama.
Speaking at the same occasion,
Chipinge South Member of Parliament (MP) Enock Porusingazi urged farmers to
devise their own ways of protecting their livestock and help the police to
arrest thieves.
“We see people with no known
sources of income drinking expensive beer every day. They lead extravagant
lives and we therefore must ask ourselves where they are getting the money
from,” said Porusingazi. 

Pupil steals teacher’s motor cycle

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Pupil steals teacher’s motor cycle

Munyaradzi Goche
MUTARE – A
Mweyamutsvene High School pupil recently appeared before Mutare magistrate
Purity Gumbo on charges stealing a motor bike from his teacher.
Kevin
Zimhandu (20) of Dhaure Village under Chief Zimunya was remanded to July 23
after pleading guilty to the charge.
He
admitted stealing an SAM 125 motorcycle from Charles Dhaure, a school teacher
at Mweyamutsvene High School.
State
witness Chris Munyuki charged that on July 16, 2019, Zimhandu unlawfully took the
motor cycle from the owner’s house and sold it to Itai Chada.
On
July 19, the complainant was informed by some villagers about the whereabouts of
his motor cycle. Dhaure recovered his cycle from Chada’s house and it came to
light that it had been stolen by Zimhandu. 
In
his plea of guilt, Zimhandu told the court that he stole the motor cycle for a joy
ride.
In
another case Zimhandu appeared before the same magistrate for stealing a solar
battery from Linda Chitsike of Dhaure village under Chief Zimunya.
He
was remanded to July 23 after pleading not guilty to a charge of theft.
It
is alleged that on a day not known to the prosecutor but in July 2019, Zimhandu
unlawfully entered Chitsiku homestead and took the solar battery from Linda’s
bedroom.
The
two matters were reported to Marange Police Station leading to Zimhandu’s
arrest.
    
  

Lodge employee pokes student’s privates, jailed 8 months

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Lodge employee pokes student’s privates, jailed 8 months

Tendai Mange
Masvingo
magistrate Dambudzo Malunga recently slapped a local man with 12 months imprisonment
on charges of indecent assault after he poked the private parts of a student doing
work related learning at his work place.
Edmore Gwara
(37) of Rujeko, will however serve eight months after four months of the
sentence were suspended on condition he will not commit a similar offence over
the next five years.
It was the
States’ case as presented by Liberty Hove that on July 14, Thandiwe
Chihambakwe, a student at Gweru Polytechnic, went outside of the Downtown Lodge
where she is currently attached to answer a phone call.
Gwara followed
and poked her straight on her private parts.
This did not
sit well with the student who then reported the matter to her supervisor who in
turn advised her to report the case to the police, leading to Gwara’s arrest.
Gwara pleaded
guilty but tried to exonerate himself by claiming that he acted under the
influence of alcohol he ostensibly took at the lodge’s bar.

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