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I will replace Mnangagwa-Mohadi

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I will replace Mnangagwa-Mohadi


Vice president, Kembo Mohadi


Upenyu Chaota

Many people view Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as next in line to succeed President Emmerson Mnangagwa the other vice president, Kembo Mohadi has shown keen interest for the top job, saying his history was as illustrious as his boss’.
Mohadi said he believed fate was on his side, claiming the road travelled by President Mnangagwa and the obstacles he faced were similar to his own experience.
Asked to introduce President Mnangagwa before thousands of Zanu PF supporters in Mwenezi last Saturday, Mohadi gave a tale of the road travelled by his boss saying there were many parallels to be drawn between their two stories.
“I also travelled the same road as that of President Mnangagwa. I was arrested and stayed in prison till 1980. I came from prison and joined politics full time just like President Mnangagwa.
“The irony of the whole story is that President Mnangagwa became Minister of State Security, I also became Minister of State Security.
“He became Minister of Defence and I also became Minister of Defence. He became Vice President and I also became Vice President so munongoona kuti gwara racho ndiro rimwe. But I am not going to push him out of it, achandisiira,” said Mohadi.
Mohadi said President Mnangagwa told him there were some rigours he still needed to go through for him to qualify to be President among them surviving interface rallies, taking poison and border jumping.
“President Mnangagwa says I do not qualify to be President because I have never been poisoned or subjected to nine interface rallies or become a border jumper. I don’t know how I can be a border jumper but I would love to be poisoned and go through interface rallies,” said Mohadi.
Mohadi said while many people fear Mnangagwa, he is not afraid of him and he saw him as a brother and mentor.
Mohadi’s declaration of interest could put him on a collision course with Chiwenga who is believed to harbour his own presidential ambition.
Chiwenga led a military coup which ousted long-time ruler Robert Mugabe in November 2017 but handed over the levers of power to President Mnangagwa reportedly after striking a deal that would see him being the successor.
There are, however, now claims of power struggles between Chiwenga and Mnangagwa with reports saying the retired general now wants the latter to run for one term and leave him in charge.
Zanu PF has denied any friction between the two and has since went on to endorse President Mnangagwa for the 2023 harmonised elections.

Young warriors team manager Matsika dies

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Young warriors team manager Matsika dies



Tiyani Hahlani


GWERU – The local football community was on Wednesday, February 20, plunged into mourning by the death of Zimbabwe Under-23 team manager, Kisdo Matsika (pictured).
The former Gweru United player collapsed at his Mkoba residence before being confirmed dead on arrival at a local hospital.
The 61-year-old Matsika started as a football player but later turned his passion to junior football development.
He was currently the team manager for the Bekithemba Ndlovu-coached Zimbabwe Under-23 which participated in the Cosafa Youth Championship in 2017.
As of yesterday (Thursday), burial arrangements were being processed.
The deceased’s daughter, Tafadzwa said they had lost a pillar and said they looked upon him for many things as a family.
“It is devastating that we have lost him. We looked up to him for many things as a family and it is sad he has gone too soon,” said Tafadzwa.
Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president, Felton Kamambo posted on the local football mother body’s official Twitter page his condolence message to the Matsika family.
“All at Zifa are saddened by the sudden passing on of U-23 national team manager, Kisdo Matsika. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. May his soul rest in peace,” said Kamambo.
His death comes as the nation is still mourning the departure of artistic legends Oliver Mutukudzi and Charles Mungoshi.

Young artist dares the future with new offerings

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Young artist dares the future with new offerings


Brilliant ‘Blitz Unique’ Zaranyika

Monalisa Matongo

Upcoming Chitungwiza-based Hip-Hop artist Brilliant ‘Blitz Unique’ Zaranyika is looking forward to a successful career through the production of music that appeals to people of all age groups.
The 27-year-old rap crooner got onto the musical scene in 2009 with the release ‘10 over 10′ which he said was inspired by the group London Beat.
Blitz Unique, whose music is receiving considerable airplay on radio stations, describes himself as an Afrobeat artist with strong hip hop roots.
He recently collaborated with Vabati VaJehovah to produce a track called Tiri huruva which was launched on Woza Friday and is also on Facebook and YouTube with over 45 000.
”I have recorded at Military Touch and V.O.T but now I have my own studio called Heskan Music in which I help other young stars to realise their dreams.
”Tiri huruva reminds us of our fragility as humans. We are sojourners who are on our way home,” said Blitz Unique.
A number of Masvingo-based young musicians including Charity Magagada who sings gospel, Leeroy Maedzwa who does dance hall and Courage Mungozvi who sings hip hop have all said they were inspired by the song and are eager to collaborate with Blitz Unique.
“Those young stars who find inspiration in my work give me strength to do better. I encourage everyone to work hard for success. In our various capacities, we are all capable of reaching the very top,” said Blitz Unique.
The singer is known as Zollywood Unique on Facebook and Blitz Unique on Instagram.

Zimondi ignores ‘traitorous’ prison officer’s appeal

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Zimondi ignores ‘traitorous’ prison officer’s appeal

Clayton
Shereni
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS)
Commissioner-General Paradzai Zimondi is yet to respond to the appeal of Chiredzi-based
prison officer, John Mahlabera who was convicted and dismissed from the service
on November 05, 2018, for allegedly undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa on
Twitter.
Mahlabera, who is being represented by Collen Maboke of
Ruvengo Maboke and Company, appealed the verdict passed by the ZPCS trial board
but has not received any response from Zimondi.
Maboke confirmed writing to Zimondi but has said he was
now starting to doubt the appeal will be responded to considering the time
which has passed.
“We successfully filed an appeal with the ZPCS Commissioner
General on November 06, 2018, but up to now we haven’t received any form of response
from him and we doubt if he is going to respond,” said Maboke.
In his appeal, Mahlabera seeks wants Zimondi to overturn
his conviction, or to get another punishment which will allow him to go back to
work.
“If the conviction fails to be overturned, Applicant
prays that the sentence of dismissal be reversed and replaced with a sentence
of a severe reprimand,” reads part of the appeal.
The prison officer hogged the limelight in the run up to
the July 30 harmonized elections when he allegedly wrote on his Twitter
account, “Come to Chiredzi my President” in response to a tweet on
Chamisa’s massive rally at Jerera gowth point in Zaka.
Chamisa latter went to Chiredzi for a rally, at which he
called Mahlabera onto the podium and defended his right to free speech,
criticizing authorities for persecuting him.
The opposition leader also said Mahlabera was free to
join his security team if he felt unwanted by the ZPCS.
Mahlabera was first charged for contravening Section 3(1)
or alternatively 3(46) of the Prison Staff Discipline Regulation of 1984.
On the second count, he was charged for contravening
Section 3(46) of Prisons (Staff)(Disciplinary) Regulations 1984 for being
guilty of any other act, conduct, disorder or neglect of duty to the prejudice
of good conduct or discipline as read with section 19(a-g) of Staff General Regulations
1968.
He was found guilty on both charges and was therefore
convicted and was dismissed from his job as a prison officer.
Mahlabera is not the only security in Masvingo to be tried
for allegedly supporting Nelson Chamisa, with Constable Tobias Banda being
tried by the police for undermining President Mnangagwa on August 07, 2018, at
Phoenix Bar Canteen in the presence of Assistant Commissioner Crispen Makedenge
and Assistant Inspector Edmos Saranavo.

Youth deputy minister abandons youths in Gutu North

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Youth deputy minister abandons youths in Gutu North


Clever Taperamoyo
People
in Gutu North constituency have criticised their Member of Parliament (MP) Yeukai
Simbanegavi whom they say has done nothing towards the development of the area
for the seven months she has been their representative.
Many
villagers accuse Simbanegavi, who is the Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports, Arts
and Recreation, of making all the right promises in the run-up to last year’s
elections but only to disappear when she won the seat.
Tafadzwa
Chindito of Mazhawidza Village in Ward 12 said he was not impressed by
Simbanegavi’s performance, accusing her of making fake promises to secure
victory.
“I
voted for the first time in last year`s elections hoping for the improvement of
our area especially with regards to the upliftment of the youth. I was
convinced that electing a youthful MP like Simbanegavi would make a difference
but all that seems to have been a mirage. She won the elections by implementing
short-term projects that made us believe she was for real.
“She
gave us chicks during the election period to kick start our own poultry projects.
Unfortunately we all failed in the projects because many of the chicks died and
others stunted as we did not have enough feed,” said Shumba.
He
said when Simbanegavi was named deputy Youth minister, he thought it was
another opportunity for her to do more for people in the constituency.
Gutu
North is a constituency with a myriad of problems that include perennial water
shortages, a poor road system, few secondary schools, poor and few heath
facilities.
A
villager from Ward 10, which covers such areas as Chitsa and Makudo, said every
post-election period was always a Damascene moment in Gutu North as all the
preceding euphoria would give way to crude realities.
“There
is much hope during elections and a lot of promises are made but they always
come to naught. It is a cycle of the same thing happening over and over again.
During her campaign, the current MP seemed to understand our struggles better
than the previous ones.
“We
got some secondhand clothes and there were some day-old chicks for those who
were selected for the poultry projects. It was really a good initiative to
reduce poverty had she done it with consistency,” said the villager.
Proper
Chaputsira from Ward 13 said Zanu PF politicians who campaign in rural areas
always have it easy since they never receive as much censure as those from the
opposition.
“We
have had many of them coming and going. Simbanegavi is no exception; she just
rode on her association with the ruling party which hardly feels threatened by
the opposition in rural communities. She promised to give us grinding mill
vouchers, fence for co-operatives, drill boreholes and provide capital for
chicken projects but there is no progress on the ground.
“We
haven’t heard from her or seen her since she was declared winner in July last
year. Our dip tanks are old and rundown. She promised to work to have the Gutu-
Mataruse road surfaced but we have not seen anything happening up to now,”
said Chaputsira.
Other
villagers said the strongest opposition for Zanu PF politicians in rural areas
was their own internal politics within the ruling party.
“Once
you outmaneuver every other rival in the party and secure the party’s mandate
in primary elections, your political destiny becomes secure. There is not much
opposition to the ruling party after their own primary elections because people
here are afraid. There might not be obvious intimidation but people have long
understood the importance of voting ‘wisely’ to avoid security risks,” said a
school teacher under Headman Makumbe.
When
TellZim News phoned her, Simbanegavi said 120 youth were currently working on
Gutu- Mataruse dusty road putting tar, but that was not the situation on the
ground as the road is just as it has always been.
“We
are currently working on the Gutu-Mataruse. As we, speak 120 youths have been
employed and are on the ground working on it.
“On
the issue of income generating projects, I advise people in my constituency to
write proposals then I will assist from there. We don’t dictate on the type on
projects to be done. The current economic situation in the country is a
challenge, but I am trying my level best to meet the promises,” said
Simbanegavi.

Zanu PF supporters ruin school gate in stampede for food

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Zanu PF supporters ruin school gate in stampede for food



Cephas Shava

MWENEZI –
A school at Rutenga growth point its ruing its losses after a mob of Zanu PF supporters
vandalized the main gate in a frenzied stampede for free food after President Emmerson
Mnangagwa’s ‘Thank You Rally’ last Saturday.
A
restless crowd overwhelmed all security arrangements at Sacred Heart High
School, where the free meal was prepared, and wrecked the gate as they scurried
for a front space at the feeding queue soon after Mnangagwa left.
TellZim
News saw hordes of party supporters recklessly stepping on top of the felled
steel barrier as they left the school after enjoying the free lunch.
Sacred
Heart High School head, Brother Joachim Kamwana said the gate was indeed broken
and expressed confidence the local Zanu PF leadership will help repair it.
“People
who were controlling the access point were overpowered by the crowd as everybody
jostled to be in front of the queue. As a result of the pressure, the gate’s
support pillars failed and people trampled over the gate and gained entry.
“I
hope the gate will be repaired as a matter of urgency because the school
premises are currently exposed security-wise,” said Kamwana.
Some
eyewitnesses deplored the incident, saying it showed the calibre of people who
kept on supporting rich politicians when they do not have anything to show of
it.
“It
was a sight to see. You should have seen the savagery of the jostling; there
was no civility at all. Some people sustained scars and bruises all for a plate
of food. Why do we keep on supporting these rich politicians that promise
everything and deliver nothing when we ourselves are this desperate?” said one
local resident.
Another
one said political parties should host their events at their own facilities to
prevent the abuse and damaging of public and privately-owned properties.

New Afro-Fusion star rises in Chiredzi

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New Afro-Fusion star rises in Chiredzi

Tiyani Hahlani


CHIREDZI – A former Chinhoyi University of Technology (Cut) student and upcoming Afro-Fusion and RnB singer, Hudson Tafara Musamba has released an eight-track album which promises to make waves.
Masamba, who also works as a producer, owns the McHudson record label which has made waves on the local music scene with some of the songs making it to the Power FM top 40 charts several times.
He has also been nominated in this year’s awards as the best studio and the best music promoter.
The ambitious 22-year-old launched his music career in 2014, working with the likes of Madiz, Gary Tight and Tererai Mugwadi.
“My music career started in 2014 when I first started learning how to make a beat and also recording vocals. Through hard work, I have done many projects with different artists like Nesto, Madiz, Gary Tight, Dobba Don, Tererai Mugwadi.
“In 2017 I also worked with Dobba Don on his song called ‘Gimme Your Heart’ and I also worked on other songs like ‘Tiri Kufara’ by Nesto ft Madiz,” said Musamba.
In a space of four years, Musamba has already established himself as a respectable local RnB voice in the province.
“It is not really about what I personally have achieved but about acknowledging the efforts of the people that follow my music. It is also a way of promoting my work and marketing myself as a developing artist. I am helping others to rise in the industry so that they too can represent their communities with pride,” said Masamba.
The talented artist said the road to success in the music industry was tough and encouraged other upcoming artists to work hard.
 “We need to work hard in this industry. Some use drugs and get involved in pornography in order to make it but that is not the answer. If you are a decent musician, your conduct and your work should be exemplary,” said Masamba.

Mhungudza Primary championing girl child’s rights through sport

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Monalisa Matongo

Mhungudza Primary School in Masvingo recently introduced girls’ soccer as part of efforts to mainstream female pupils’s participation in male-dominated sporting activities.
School sports director Wilson Chatikobo said the move was also in line with the objectives of the new curriculum.
He said the school has already introduced two girls soccer teams that are already training.
”Since the district introduced women’s soccer in schools back in 2016, the response by girls at our school has been overwhelming. The school has in turn established a pitch on which they can train. We have also received help from parents and other well-wishers,” said Chatikobo.
He said despite facing many challenges, they were looking forward to the new season which be-gins in May.
“We are in dire need of sport kits including jerseys and boots, nets for goal posts and more balls for training,” said Chatikobo.
He said the school was proud of its male and female teachers whose commitment had seen them building the two teams one of which has been to the district competitions.
”I also have interests in training tag rugby at the school and I have been with both boys and girls teams that reached the finals in the national competitions at Hartsfield in Bulawayo,” Chatikobo said.

Butternuts: What you need to know about them

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Butternuts: What you need to know about them

by Vengai Defu

Butternut farming is one of the ways a serious farmer can make a fortune relatively the easy way. Most of our supermarkets and green markets are selling high quality butternut seeds from various seed companies. However, this week we need to focus on butternut called WALTHAM PLUS produced by AVANOS.
Land preparation is very important for any crop and must be in accordance with type of crop to be planted. We can use our ox-drawn plough for small scale or tractor drawn plough to create farrows. These may be 10 to 15cm deep.  We dig some hole on the heaped soils and then plant our seeds. Soils with good water drainage are very much suitable because they allow free circulation of oxygen.
We should use a better spacing system to allow free movement when spraying chemicals.  Inter-row should be 120cm to 150cm and in-row 30cm to 50cm. This should give us a plant population of 9 000 to 10 000 per hectare. 2kg of seed is ideal for a hectare
We can use organic fertilizers such as cattle and chicken manure or well decomposed compost together with granular fertilizers. Make sure they are free from cutworms and other infectious diseases. Superfert compound C fertilizer is recommended when planting.  Use the ratio 500kg to 600kg per hectare. But if we use vegetable blend superfert fertilizer, the ratio is 450kg to 500kg. NOTE, the amount of fertilizer should be determined by our soil analysis.
After 2 to 3 weeks from planting day we apply superfert ammonium nitrate at a ratio of 150kg to 400kg. We may as well add 50kg to 100kg of muriate of potash after one month. Apply these fertilizers after every 15 days if need be. Make sure enough supply of water is done especially during planting, flowering and fruiting to have quality butternut.

PESTS
Fruit fly is mostly a big problem to butternuts, if let alone it reduces our yield and compromises the quality of the fruit. We must use malathion 50ec, dimethoate, kontakill or diazinon before and during flowering
Aphids may also affect our plants if not monitored.  They destroy the leaves of the plants, therefore affecting the growth of the butternut. Dimethoate and malathion can be used.
If affected by red spider, amitraz, red spiderkill, abamectin or mitac.

DISEASES
Early and late blight should be regularly checked and use mancozeb, dithan m45 copper oxychloride or bravo to prevent the disease. If affected, we should spray ridomil gold or bravo for curative purpose
Fruit rot may compromise our yield and the quality of the fruit. This may be caused by poor handling of the fruit or the fruit may be in contact with the soil. We recommend trellising of the plants especially before flowering and during fruiting.
We are supposed to spray our plants after 7 or 14 days depending on the prevalence of the disease and pests.
This Avanos Waltham plus butternut hybrid matures from 90 to 95 days. Yield per plant ranges from 8 to 10 fruits which may translate about 25tons to 35 tons per hectare. A kilogram of butternut costs between $2 and $2.50. This means for every tonne we get $2 000.00 to $2 500.00.
Let venture into butternut farming and can be planted year round in areas of very low frost.

For further information, contact me on +263-039 2264246 or +263 772 137 202 or +263 777 429 362 or sales team on +263 773 208 930


Compiled by
Vengai Defu Farm & City, 
Masvingo manager.

Ndarama High School: Feats and the tasks ahead

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Ndarama High School: Feats and the tasks ahead

TellZim Reporter

Ndarama High School continues to rise above the rest by achieving a whopping 94.2 and 81.92 percent pass rate in the November 2018 ‘A’ and ‘O’ level examinations results respectively, proving yet again why the school is the citadel of success.
The government school has consistently upheld its commitment to the improvement of its standards in class and in sport.
Going by its catchphrase ‘beating our previous best’, Ndarama High has genuinely exceeded expectation at every turn, moving boldly to become the best public day school in Masvingo province and beyond.
The school has also become a marvel due to its scenic setting, splendid exterior and magnificent facilities that all complement the impressive work that goes on inside.
In ‘A’ level Geography the school recorded 75 percent pass rate, a solid 21 percentage points better than the 54 percent national average. In English literature the pass rate was a clean 100 percent, and the same feat was registered in Shona, while the third most colourful pass mark was record in History at 97.9 percent.
In Mathematics an 86.7 percent pass rate was recorded, Family and Religious 97.2 percent, Business Studies 98 percent, Accounting 89.7 percent and Economics 78.3 percent.
“Our November examinations results were good considering that it was a new curriculum with new challenges for both pupils and teachers. We have no doubt we will do even better next year,” said school head Shirley Makausi.
She said she was glad the years of hard work the school leadership and staff had invested were paying off.
“We are competing well with other schools in the province. Our enrollment is informed by the facilities and other resources we have. There are many pupils who want to be part of us but do not have the privilege. We hope there will come such a time when we will be able to accommodate more pupils than we can do now,” she said.
At ‘O’ level, English was passed by 81.1 percent, Literature in English by 84.4 percent, Pure Mathematics by 100 percent, Geography by 95.6 percent, Combined Science by 75.8 while other subjects’ pass rate ranged from 54.1 to 100 percent.
The school recently received many honours from Better Schools Programme Zimbabwe (BSPZ), being named the best day school among many other awards including for sporting excellence.
“With our no to age-cheating policy, we are glad we have nurtured a spirit of honestly in whatever we involve ourselves in. We are doing wonderfully well in chess, athletics, soccer and other sports activities every year,” said Makausi.
Infrastructure development-wise, Ndarama High School managed has now almost completed its ‘A’ level sciences block and the heritage centre, with work now currently focused on the prestigious lecture theatre.
The school is currently doing some income-generating projects that include the setting-up of a green house, fisheries, a layers and broilers poultry project as well as a rabbit breeding project.
 “We have our income generating projects as a school that will help us enlarge our resource base. Other schools in the province will come and buy from us. We are also working on a park to create a serene environment for pupils,” she added.
Recently the school won the District Schools Inspector (DSI) Merit Award, Toppers Trophy and the Banc ABC shield in recognition of its impressive performances in different areas.
This year the school is running under the theme, ‘Excellence All-Round’.

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