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Police officer rapes stepdaughter for four years

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Clayton Shereni
A
Sergeant Major with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) stationed at Chikato
police station is on the run after raping his juvenile stepdaughter on
countless occasions since 2015 with some of the events taking place inside the
police camp.
The
police officer who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim who is
a juvenile has since fled and the police have launched a manhunt.
A
police docket under ZRP Chikato RRB number 4084646 in possession of TellZim
News, revealed that the police officer allegedly started to sexually abuse his
stepdaughter in December 2015 when he molested her breasts while they were in Nemanwa
area under Chief Charumbira.
It
is further alleged that the officer returned home during lunchtime sometime in
April 2016 and asked the juvenile to come into his bedroom where he had sexual
intercourse without her consent before threatening to chase her away from home if
she revealed the case to anyone.
The
docket further reads that the police officer went on to have sexual intercourse
with the minor from April 2016 to April 2018 on every school holiday while the
complainant’s mother was away.
The
complainant reported the matter to her mother who could not believe the story
and the complainant went on to talk to the neighbor who approached the family
to discuss the issue and the accused is said to have stopped his mischiefs for
a while.
However,
all hell broke loose on August 18, 2019 at around 2300hrs when the accused
sneaked into the complainant’s room while her other four siblings were asleep.
The
accused went on to remove the complainant’s blankets and as she woke up he then
dragged her to his bedroom where he laid her on his bed as he removed her
clothes.
As
the accused was about to have sexual intercourse, one of the complainant’s
sibling came in and found the accused mounting on top of the juvenile.
The
complainant then started crying and left the room and they notified their
female neighbor. The neighbor proceeded to the house where they found the
culprit who is still at large already gone leaving them with no option but to
report the case to the police at the same police camp.

Govt, parastatals now owe Masvingo City Council over $26 million

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Govt, parastatals now owe Masvingo City Council over $26 million


Courage
Dutiro
While Finance minister Mthuli Ncube brags about budget
surplus, the Masvingo City Council is trying in vain to recover a ballooning
debt owed to them by government and parastatals which now stands at $26 408 371
as at June 30, 2019.
The city council says it has tried to make engagements
to recover the money from the ministry of Finance but only a paltry $100 000
was paid.
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Zimbabwe Republic
Police (ZRP) and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) are the
biggest debtors who do not pay for the services they get from the council.
City mayor Collen Maboke said the council is
struggling to deliver services to residents because of the ballooning debt owed
mainly by government and parastatals.
“Our hands are tied and there is no way we can push
harder to get the money. We have our Finance minister who talks of budget
surplus but they are not paying their debt. We wonder where that surplus is
being used.
“Sometimes residents think we are failing but these
are the real challenges we are facing. The Urban Councils Act does not allow us
to disconnect services from these parastatals so we are in a real fix. They
have only paid $100 000 out of the whole debt and it is really a major setback
for us,” said Maboke.
The city council is seethed with a number of
challenges and can no longer service their debt Local Authorities Pension Fund,
Zimra, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Masvingo Municipal Medical Aid
Society and ZETDC.
Refuse collection has been inconsistent due to
frequent breaking down of vehicles. Council had gone to tender to purchase a
truck but the amount required by the winning bidder is now beyond reach due to
the escalating inflation

Masvingo City Council gets $200 000 for boreholes

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Masvingo City Council gets $200 000 for boreholes


Tendai Mange
Masvingo
City Council has received $200 000 from the Constitutional Provision which will
be channelled towards the drilling of boreholes as water woes continue mounting
for the city.
The
city council’s pumping capacity is failing to meet the demand and the situation
has been exacerbated by the current power cuts which at times see the Bushmead
Water Works go for longer hours without electricity.
Most
residential areas on high ground go for weeks without running tap water and
residents rely on water from unprotected sources.
“We
received $200 000 from the Constitutional Provision and your council resolved
to drill boreholes in order to alleviate the water crisis being faced by the
city. We anticipate boreholes to be operational in September 2019,” reads part
of the Finance and General Purposes minutes.
At
present, Masvingo City Council has no single borehole to their name with the
current existing ones, which have helped a lot during the water crisis,
belonging to ActionFaim.
What
needs to be seen is whether the council will drill their own boreholes or they
will refurbish the existing ones at what budget.
When
the water challenges began sometime early this year due to pump breakdown, the city
council had promised to install storage tanks in the most affected areas to
mitigate the crisis but the tanks were never seen.
In
June last year, the findings of the Service Level Benchmarking (SLB) confirmed
that most of the borehole water in  the city
was unsafe for drinking and residents were warned against consuming it because
it does not meet World Health Organisation (WHO) standards.
Mayor
Collen Maboke said the city council is channelling its resources towards
ensuring that the water situation is improved.

‘Govt must legalise informal diamond mining’

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‘Govt must legalise informal diamond mining’

Munyaradzi
Goche
Human rights
organization Centre for Research and Development (CRD) has expressed concerns
over mining safety and has urged government to legalise artisanal diamond
mining in awake of four deaths in the Chiyadzwa diamond fields.    .
One of the victims was
shot by mine security four days after three others had died when an unsecured
shaft collapsed.
Illegal diamond
prospecting and digging has refused to end despite heavily military presence
and tight security that has seen over two hundred people dying with thousands
more nursing permanent injuries since diamonds were discovered in Marange more
than 12 years ago.
Rampant human rights
abuses have seen the country being banned from selling the precious stones on
the world market until it finally met the Kimberly Process Certification
requirements.
CRD director James
Mupfumi told the TellZim News this week that they would also want government to
develop policies that acknowledge the rights of host communities in mining.
He slammed government
for delays in diamond policy reforms.
“CRD is advocating for
the regularisation of artisanal mining and development of policies that promote
economic rights of host communities.
“The delay by
government in implementing policy reforms in diamond mining is deplorable,”
Mupfumi said.
He said this after the
death of 27-year-old Philemon Manhanga of Chapeyama village under Chief Marange
on his way to Mutambara Mission Hospital after he was shot in the back.
Spiritualist Matthew
Mundondo bemoaned the continuing deaths of illegal miners saying mine security
should arrest guards and have them prosecuted, claiming that their ‘atrocities’
were angering the spirits of the land.
“Guards should stop
killing illegal panners, arrest them and hand over them to police. Chiyadzwa
land does not need violence but peace and love as preached by the late Chiyadzwa
hero Chichaya,” Mundondo said.
Government recently
liberalised the gold sector, allowing unlicenced small-scale miners free rein
but on condition that they sold their gold to nobody else but State-owned gold
dealer Fidelity.
A few weeks ago, three illegal
artisanal diamond diggers died when their unsecured mine shaft collapsed.
Gladmore Simango,
Washington Simango and Roderick Chidziya all of Chibuwe village under Chief
Mutambara died on the spot with one other unnamed miner who had also been
trapped in the collapsed two and half metre deep shaft.
Manicaland provincial
police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the accident.
Kakohwa said the four
were part of a bigger group that sneaked into Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond
Company (ZCDC)’s old washing plant 2 patrol area on August 14.
The mishap occurred
around 21:00hrs and they were all dug up by their colleagues.
Kakohwa said the
victims were all ferried to Nyanyadzi Hospital where the injured received
treatment. The deceased were later taken to Mutare Provincial Hospital for post
mortems.
Police were notified of
the incident by ZCDC’s Masimba Ngwenya, 46, on August 15.

Prisoner demands anal sex in exchange for food

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Prisoner demands anal sex in exchange for food

Tendai Mange
A
26-year-old convict at Mutimurefu Prison recently appeared before Masvingo Magistrate
Dambudzo Malunga for sodomising his fellow prisoner.
Elias
Chikomo (26) is being charged of indecent assault as defined in Section 66(1) (a)
(ii) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 09:23.
It
is the State’s case that sometime this year, the accused approached Saul Rimwe
(19) of Matimba Village, Chief Ndanga, Zaka who is also an inmate of Mutimurefu
Prison in his cell and gave him some food.
Rimwe
accepted the food in good faith thinking that Chikomo was just doing him a
favour.
Later
that day, Chikomo entered Rimwe’s cell and demanded that he pays for the food
he ate by allowing him to sodomise him.
Rimwe
turned down the demand but Chikomo prickled him with a shoe needle and forcibly
sodomised him.
Chikomo
repeated the offence the following day.
The
matter came to light when Rimwe developed some stomach complications and he
opened up to a medical personnel at Mutimurefu Prisons.
A
report was made to Masvingo Rural Police Station leading to Chikomo’s arrest.

A Level Religion & Family Studies

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A Level Religion & Family Studies


Question: Examine the
role of the chiefs in African traditional religion


by Mhuri Muneni
Governance in African traditional Shona includes both the
living and the dead .The Ancestors and their entirety are very much involved in
politics. Africans believe that traditional leaders specifically chiefs lead
people on behalf of the ancestors. Chiefs also play a pivotal role in upholding
peace harmony and tranquility. This essay seeks to examine the responsibilities
of chiefs in their communities.
It is the responsibility of the chiefs to allocate land to
the rightful inhabitants; Land in African traditional religion is believed to
be scared since it belongs to the ancestors. The chiefs therefore allocate land
on behalf of the ancestors. This means that chiefs protect the land rights of
their subjects. Land grabbing is a very serious issue that does not only offend
the physical beings but rather the spiritual beings.
More so, chiefs are the custodians of culture. Okot P’btek
postulates that in Africa, an uncultured person is like a headless chicken
which runs without direction. It is along such philosophies that chiefs strive
to maintain cultural values in their communities. Africans are peace loving
people who value morality. They share a common culture as guided by the laws
and regulations set by the chiefs. In support of cultural preservation, African
communities are governed by a set of taboos. It is the role of the chiefs to
uphold cultural identity .In order to retain cultural identity the chiefs keep
a watchful eye on who is to marry who. A good example can be found in the Nguni
and Sotho-Tswana communities. Levels for such inter-ethnic marriages were kept
as low as possible. The chiefs themselves married from within Nguni
communities. They were certain clans that were preferred such as the Mafus from
the Ndwandwes. The chief himself set the pace when it comes to marriage rules
that sought to protect Nguni cultural identity. Rules of succession to the
office of chief were so calculated that only sons born of Nguni women were
eligible to succeed.
For a community to operate meaningfully and successfully,
there were rules that are crafted in line with critical values, objectives,
principles and worldview. Where rules are being flouted, in the process posing
a threat to the social cohesion of the community, there must be judicial
processes and officials that act as arbitrators. Chiefs play the role of judges
during the time of conflict. The aim is to restore good relations among the
people in the community. Their work never sought retribution but rather
restoration. Africans are a group-based people to whom cordial and cooperative
relations are paramount.
Chiefs’ judicial powers were clearly defined. Even high
treason cases were resolved by the chiefs, so did judgment in cases of
witchcraft. There were cases that were dealt with at family level by the family
head. Cases beyond the family level are referred to the chief who held open
trials in the public. Women, unless standing trial or coming to give evidence,
did not attend court proceedings. When they did, they were not allowed to stand
in front of men; rather they spoke while kneeling. From the above discussion it
is apparently clear that the chiefs had the duty to promote social justice.
In addition to the above, chiefs in African traditional
religion have the duty to help in the conservation of the environment. African
religion is an environment friendly religion whose legislative tools are
vibrant enough to protect the wildlife and vegetation. There are rules governing
the killing of animals and cutting down of trees. It is the duty of chiefs to
protect the national heritage.
Another important role of chiefs in African traditional
religion was to lead in wars. Traditionally, chiefs had the duty to ensure
security to their subjects by having a strong army. They assumed the roles of
the army commanders during the war as posited by Lewis.
Chiefs have the mandate to lead in traditional ceremonies,
the rainmaking ceremony, and other cleansing rituals of the community. Africans
have the belief that mishaps are due to spiritual anger so the chiefs as leader
have the duty to communicate with the ancestors whenever the need arise. During
times of drought and other catastrophic situations it is also the chief who
should come up with solutions to save his people. This is clear that the chief
has the duty to solve economic, social, political and religious woes of his
subjects.
The author is a teacher at Errymaple High school Zvishavane. He holds a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy and Religious, Post Graduate Diploma in
Education.

210 graduate with distinctions at Masvingo Teachers’ College

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210 graduate with distinctions at Masvingo Teachers’ College

Diana Gondongwe
MASVINGO- A record 210 students graduated with
distinctions during the Masvingo Teachers’ College 35th graduation
ceremony last week.
The
graduation ceremony ran under the theme ‘Developing a relevant teacher for
Zimbabwe’s middle-class economy status by 2030’.
A
total of 438 students graduated with 175 from Intake 10 of the General Course
and 236 from the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Course.
Out
of the 438 who graduated, 301 were females from which 79 were from the General
Course and 220 from ECD.
Three
female students graduated with the maximum number of distinctions which is
pegged at four.
The
graduation ceremony was officiated by minister of Higher and Tertiary Education
Professor Amon Murwira who highlighted the need to create employment creators
and not employment seekers.
“Masvingo
Teachers’ College is an Information Communications Technology (ICT) centre and
this works to the advantage of the students for they can use the information
and technology to change the economy.
“We
recently made Masvingo Teachers’ College an ICT centre because of its
excellence. Post-colonial education should be employment creation and not
employment seeking,” said Murwira.
Masvingo
Teachers’ College principal Benson Mutambudzi congratulated all the graduates
and expressed his gratitude to the lectures who worked tirelessly.
“Congratulations
to Intake 10 and ECD 8 students for your remarkable achievement which we
joyously celebrate today. To all our teaching staff I say thank you for working
hard and for not giving up on our students,” said Mutambudzi.
The
Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Professor Paul Mapfumo
praised Masvingo Teachers’ College for being one of the few institutions which
offers diversity.
“I
am impressed by the way Masvingo Teachers’ College operates. According to the principal’s
speech, you offer practical subjects like Agriculture, Music and Home Economics
and these subjects are in line with Education 5.0,” said Mapfumo.

Chipinge woman robbed at gunpoint

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Chipinge woman robbed at gunpoint

Munyaradzi Goche
CHIPINGE
– Eight armed robbers pounced on and stripped a Chipinge woman of US$24 000 and
R18 000 among other valuables recently.
Manicaland
provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tavhirigwa Kakohwa said Pamela
Pengakufa (47) of Zivazvako homestead in Nyakumanwa village under Chief Mutema in
Middle Sabi watched hopelessly as armed robbers packed her cash and valuable
goods.
 Kakohwa said at around 2100 hours, Pengakufa
heard her son Quiton Cyclide Wigging (18) and Danmore Nkomo (18) screaming for
help outside their house.
When
Pegakufa went to inquire about the screams, she was welcomed by one robber who
held her son at gun point and coerced her to take him to the bedroom and give
them money.
Pengakufa
handed over a satchel to the robbers which had US$24 000, R18 000 and ZWL$240.
The
unidentified accused persons further searched the house and took 240 litres of
diesel, 290 litres of petrol, five cell phones and various selected clothes.
The
robbers drove away in an unidentified vehicle full of goods.
Pengakufa
made a police report at Chipinge police station triggering investigations but
the robbers are still at large.
Kakohwa
urged members of the public to avoid keeping hard cash but rather make use of
banks with secure vaults.
“We
are appealing to anyone with information about these robbers to assist us so
that we can effect arrests.
“Members
of the public should make use of the banks with safe and secure vaults because
keeping money at home will attract robbers,” said Kakohwa.

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.

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