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Don’t let your animals stray into Jerera, Zaka RDC warns

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Don’t let your animals stray into Jerera, Zaka RDC warns

Stray cattle oftenly roam freely at Jerera growth point


…vet dept to shoot stray pigs

Brighton Chiseva

Zaka Rural District Council (RDC) has resolved to build some cattle pens to keep stray livestock from Jerera growth point, with owners risking steep fines and seizure of the animals.
In a full council meeting held recently, Zaka RDC chairperson Cornelius Mapuranga asked the veterinary department to shoot stray animals like pigs that often roam freely in Jerera and in the villages.
“We are tired of talking about these stray animals. We call upon the vet department to help us by shooting the pigs because they are causing havoc on the streets and in the villages day and night,” said Mapuranga.
Representatives of the vet department, however, said council needed to first identify owners of the animals, give them tickets and confiscate the animals if the owners continue letting their animals roam free.
District Administrator (DA) Ndeya Nyede said the issue of wandering pigs and cattle had been discussed on several instances, with village heads and chiefs being encouraged to help end the problem.
“We talked about this a long time ago. Pigs must not roam around. We can’t continue having a situation whereby pigs and cattle turn rubbish bins upside down at market places,” said Nyede
Ward 19 councillor Peter Imbayarwo said those who did not take good care of their livestock could be easily identified.
“People who let their animals stray into Jerera are known and we can identify them so that they can be punished,” Imbayarwo said.
The planning committee said the place for the cattle pen had already been identified and construction work will begin soon.

ZNA 4 Brigade pays $1 million towards ballooning water bill

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ZNA 4 Brigade pays $1 million towards ballooning water bill

Moses Ziyambi

The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) 4 Brigade has been commended for making a huge payment to offset its enormous water bill owed to City of Masvingo, TellZim News can report.
Town Clerk Adolf Gusha confirmed that towards the end of 2018, the army paid a total of $987 000 as part of efforts to clear the arrears that have been accumulating for years. This is the first time in recent history that the local unit of the army has paid cash to settle its water bills.
Being one of the biggest council debtors, ZNA water bills have never been paid in cash and in full, with desperate council settling for debt swaps negotiated with government through the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra).
“We are delighted by the payment that the army made. The money will go a long way towards the improvement of service delivery in our city and we would like to encourage other government departments and private companies that owe us to make efforts to clear their debts so that we can make our city better. We thank the army for leading the way,” said Gusha.
He would, however, not reveal how much exactly does the army still owe, but it is believed the bill runs close to $15 million.
In his 2019 budget proposals, Finance minister Prof Mthuli Ncube allocated the Defence and War Veterans ministry $546.9 million; the fourth largest allocation behind Primary and Secondary Education, Agriculture and Health.
Masvingo Urban Ward 10 councillor, Sengerai Manyanga also thanked the army for the payment, saying council needed every coin it could find to get the day to day business of the city going.
“We celebrate this remarkable commitment to settle the water bill. It is something that others should emulate. Ward 10 hosts the army barracks so I am really pleased with this gesture and I hope more will be done,” said Manyanga.
Below is part of a related story published by TellZim News in February 2018:
City of Masvingo is owed in excess of US$65 million by various government departments, schools, businesses and residents; an amount huge enough to drastically reduce the service delivery backlog once paid in full.
According to council records, institutional debtors as on December 31, 2017, owed a total of US$22 805 064. The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) leads the pack at a whopping US$11 838 487 while their Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) counterparts trail at US$4 165 157. The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) owes US$2 433 596.
The mothballed Cold Storage Commission (CSC) has a US$1 333 263 debt to settle with the local authority.
Low density areas that enjoy largely uninterrupted services, have accrued US$36 131 973 while the majority of high density suburbs, that often get mediocre service delivery, owe US$7 301 843.

Parents pose for a picture with Mdumo and Mhlanga

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Parents pose for a picture with Mdumo and Mhlanga
Parents pose for a picture with Mdumo and Mhlanga

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Exsto Makunzva


ZVISHAVANE – Shabani Dolphins Aquatics last week held a farewell party for their patron; former Shabani Primary School head Joy Mdumo who retired on December 11, and her deputy Chenai Mhlanga who retired early August this year.
The function, which was held at Shabani Primary School, saw Mdumo and Chenai Mhlanga being presented with an assortment of gifts from the club and from various individuals.
The farewell celebrations where held in style as swimmers competed in different races while Mdumo also had her last time with the club members in the pool.
She also competed against the club’s coach Sungano Zhou and other club members in the individual medley race.
After the swimming, club members, parents and teachers had time to braai and enjoy their last day with Mdumo and Mhlanga.
The club’s chairperson Conilous Mhlanga hailed the two women for their sterling work at the school.
“Your retiring from your positions does not mean you are no longer part of us. You have pioneered many developmental projects at this school with your leadership skills. We will continue to engage you when advice is needed,” he said.
Addressing the gathering at the same occasion, Mdumo said the idea of coming up with a swimming club came when swimming legend Kirsty Coventry, who is now the Minister of Sports and Recreation, visited the school.
“We were inspired by Kirsty Coventry when she visited the school. At that time, the pool was not working and renovations were carried and the formation of the club followed,” Mdumo said.
She encouraged club members not to give up their talents but gather all the courage to pursue and cultivate them.
The club was founded in 2014 by Gordon Misihairambwi with the blessing of Mdumo and her deputy Chenai Mhlanga.
Shabani Dolphins is registered with Midlands Swimming Board which is also under the Zimbabwe Aquatic Union (ZAU).
The club has competed at provincial and national level, winning a number of medals in the process.

Sakubva residents turn homes into factories

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Sakubva residents turn homes into factories


Monalisa Matongo
MUTARE – Some enterprising residents of Sakubva are creating employment
for their children and others by turning part of their homesteads into
furniture factories.
Due
to the availability of timber in Mutare, the residents find it comparatively
easy to make affordable furniture.
Many
residents have been employed as carpenters at the home industries along Chimanimani
Road and beyond where such products as wardrobes, kitchen units, chest of drawers,
beds and pushing trays are made.
The
entrepreneurs sell their products from right in front of their homes.
”The
difficult economic situation in the country meant I could not take good care of
myself and my family until I started this business. There are no jobs and I was
always starving but I am now alright and I employ others,” said one of the
carpenter who identified himself as Marume.
However,
the home industries have created problems for other residents who say the sawdust
generated and the chemicals used by the craftsman is not healthy for a
residential area.
Residents
like Stacey Ngwarai complain of chest pains and they say such kind of
industries must not be allowed to operate from residential areas.
”Yes, we have got an opportunity to use our talents and earn
a living through working for our neighbours in our community but we are also
concerned with our health. The sawdust that comes out of there and the wood
vanish they use are giving us health problems. Council should make sure the
people are properly moved to suitable places,” said Ngwarai.

Teacher kills self in school storeroom

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Teacher kills self in school storeroom


Brighton Chiseva
ZAKA – A female teacher at Muparuri
Primary School, identified only as Mrs Kwangwari, committed suicide by hanging
herself in the school storeroom in the early morning hours of Wednesday January
09, TellZim News has learnt.
Zaka District Schools Inspector (DSI) Samson
Chidzurira confirmed the tragic incident and dismissed rumours circulating on
social media that the teacher had committed suicide in the school head’s
office.
“I can confirm that I received a report of a
teacher who committed suicide at Muparuri School. She is believed to have been
a psychiatric patient on medication. However, contrary to what is being said on
social media that she committed suicide in the head’s office, she was found in the
school storeroom,” said Chidzurira.
He said reports were that the teacher went to
the toilet and did not come back. After noticing that she had taken too much
time, her children began looking for her; searching in the toilets and
surrounding places.
They then saw a light in the storeroom whose
keys she kept and they found her body there.
Zaka police attended the scene.
Other sources said Kwangwari had stayed at the
school for a long time and would not go home even during school holidays.

Triangle FC loses key players

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Triangle FC loses key players


Anesushe Mamhute

CHIREDZI – Triangle United Football Club, popularly known as ‘Sugar Sugar Boys’ will
have to begin the 2019 season without Lameck Nhamo and Phineas Bamusi who were
transferred to FC Platinum and Caps United respectively.
Nhamo, a striker, joined FC Platinum while midfileder Bamusi,
who tormented Harare City during Chibuku Super Cup finals at Gibbo Stadium, has
returned to his former club, Caps United.
Triangle FC head coach Taurai Mangwiro acknowledged the
developments that he said will have an impact on his team.
“These are really trying times. Starting a season
without some of our most effective players will be challenging. We however have
Raphael Kaondera whom we are confident will fill the gap left by Lameck.
“We are just hoping for the best. So far we have
five players on our wish list and we are working fairly good to make sure that
we fully prepare ourselves for the next task,” said Mangwiro.
Nhamo scored 15 goals last season and assisted Bamusi
score the winning goal during the Chibuku Super Cup tournament.
Triangle United devoted fan, Wonder Dendere said the
departure of Nhamo and Bamusi was a big loss and urged Mangwiro to stand firm
for victory.
“Players come and go and if Tau is to maintain his
style of play, he just need suitable replacement and it would be all systems
go,” said Dendere.
Triangle United finished the 2018 season at 4th
position on the PSL log with 56 points behind Ngezi Platinum FC, Chicken Inn FC
and winners FC Platinum who had 78 points.

What God’s love means for you and me

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What God’s love means for you and me


Spiritual matters

With Model Macheza
John 3 vs 16 says for God
so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes
in him should not perish but have eternal life. This verse is talking about the
sacrificial love that God showed to us by sending Him to the world to die on our
behalf.
In John 10 vs 10b the
Lord Jesus Christ says, ‘I have come so that you may have life and life in
abundance.’ The verse emphasises that salvation is for those who choose to
believe in Him, meaning an eternal life is possible to those who identify with
Him.
Romans 10 vs 9 teaches us
that if you confess with your mouth that Christ is Lord and you believe in your
heart that he was raised from the dead, you surely shall be saved.
God, however, expects us
to love him back as shown in Matthew 6 vs 33 which says seek ye first the Kingdom
of God and his righteousness and all those things shall be added unto you.
It is my encouragement
for you to seek the Kingdom of God first. If you put Him first in your heart
and life, all things will be easy. If you put Jesus Christ first, you will
fully enjoy in your life, family and your possessions.
Vamwe
vanovimba nengoro nemabhiza
Psalms 23 vs 1 says the
Lord is my shepherd I shall not lack, so the question to you now is do you
acknowledge Jesus Christ as your shepherd?
Some people allow their
possessions or even people to be their shepherds as aptly shown by Psalms 20 vs
7 which says some trust in chariots and some in horses (vamwe vanovimba nengoro nemabhiza). Horses and chariots in today’s
context mean a lot of thins including money, physical strength, education and
political power. These things, however, cannot serve your soul, neither can
they serve your body if real trouble comes.
But if we allow God to be
our shepherd, we will never lack or be sick but we shall have life. Let us
trust in the Lord all the time and allow him to lead you. Psalms 1 vs 2-3 says a
wise person’s delight is in the law of the Lord and in His law does he meditate
day and night. Such a person would be like a tree planted by the rivers of
water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will be ever green
and he will do well in all his undertakings.
This means if we trust in
the Lord, we will be like trees planted by the rivers of water and whose leaves
do not wither. If we are in Christ, we become fruitful in all facets of our
lives. And everything we touch or do will surely not fail
It is therefore my
encouragement for us not to put our trust in men or other things that we have.
The companies we have built and the wealth we have amassed are not the doors to
true happiness, but His word lives forever.

‘Reckless’ Zesa blamed for Mwenezi boy’s electrocution

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‘Reckless’ Zesa blamed for Mwenezi boy’s electrocution

                                                                       Batanai Shava

Cephas Shava
MWENEZI – Recklessness
on the part of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) employees
recently cost a teenager’s life after the boy was electrocuted while crossing
some fallen poles.
Batanai
Shava (17) who was residing with his parents in Mukahamari village, Ward 5
under Chief Neshuro was electrocuted on December 30, 2018 and died at the
scene.
Speaking
in an interview with TellZim News, the deceased boy’s father, Joseph Shava pointed
out that had it not been negligent on the part of Zesa employees, his child who
was waiting for his ‘O’ Level examination results could have been alive.
“I
personally attended the scene of the accident. Zesa poles had been down there
for some days and Zesa employees were fully aware as they had earlier on
visited the area. They had switched off the electricity the very day the poles
had fallen and villagers were crossing the poles, doing their everyday
activities fully aware that electricity was switched off.
“On
the day the accident happened, they had switched on electricity while the poles
were still lying on the ground. My child was electrocuted on his way to fetch some
water, while crossing the fallen poles. I rushed to the scene and tried to do some
first aid but the boy was already dead,” said Shava.
He
alleged Zesa employees might have been bribed to temporarily switch on the
electricity before fully fixing the fallen poles. He said some residents of
Neshuro growth point who had been affected by the blackout for days might have
pressed Zesa employees to do so.
Efforts
to get the side of the story from Zesa were fruitless by the time of going to
print but they reportedly contributed a coffin and $400 to cover some funeral
expenses.
 

Auxilia: Another Grace in the making!

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Auxilia: Another Grace in the making!

So you are telling me that the
whole acting president of the Republic of Zimbabwe failed to bring to an end
the strike by the skilled labourers – I mean the junior doctors? But it took
Auxilia a few hours to end the strike by the skilled labourers kkkkkkkk its
very telling who is more powerful than the other.
Mapombi needs to be skilled
though; does being first lady automatically makes one fits into government
structures? I am not so learned saka ndibatsireiwo vehama because I am failing
to understand it kuti the acting state president failed to end the junior
doctors strike but Auxilia wouya woita meeting kuState House and suddenly the
doctors resume operations, what kind?
I am a gentleman ndinofira kureva
chokwadi nguva dzese; Auxilia proved beyond doubt that she is more powerful
than the acting president. Yes, Kedha is powerless! Kkkkk do you still remember
that young man from Zinasu who once warned Kedha that you can bleach your skin
but not our nurses and doctors? Kkkkk kairotswa kamufana kaye karipiko ndimbokapa
Coca-Cola kamwe – aaah by the way Mapombi cannot afford to buy it anymore
because hanzi yava kudhura yoshura. I heard at one point Delta yakatomboti
Coca-Cola yava kutengeswa nehard currency kuti zvizipe!
But why not allow Delta sell its
products in hard currency when government wants citizens to pay duty for luxury
vehicles in hard currency? ED said citizens should pay in hard currency kuti
zvizipe so Delta should also charge in hard currency kuti zvizipewo futi.
In fact all retailers should be allowed
to charge any currency of their own choice because it is the government that
started to demand hard currency from citizens. Ko handiti muri kuti inonzi
mu;lti-currency system her? Mapombi now knows that Kedha is not so intelligent;
how can he say that we do not print US$ but the same government is demanding
payment of vehicle duty in hard currency kuti zvizipe? Mr Kedha may you please
work up and smell the coffee? Do citizen s print the US dollar?
No wonder why Auxilia proved more
powerful than the acting president; but Mapombi can safely tell you that this
is another Grace Mugabe in the making. Speed dzacho dzinoendera – the only
difference is that the former was a Doctor, PhD, and uyu haasati adzidzawo to
that level. Mapombi knows that very soon UZ will doll out one for her ko
rinombonetsa here doctorate pachikomo chedzidzo within a mother Auxilia will be
a doctor.
I would like to salute those who
are trying to rebrand Auxilia; she has slightly changed from the one andaiziva
kuChirumhanzu-Zibagwe uku; she mastered the soft-speaking concept very well.
Keep it up Auxilia! Give her few years I tell you she will be exactly like Dr
Gire; very powerful and would literally run this country takatarisa. At least
we now know that she is more powerful than Chiwenga! We saw it all saka
musandiitisa nharo zvenyu.
Anyway, can someone ask Mthuli –
we want to know what is he doing to solve the current economic crisis? Civil
servants have been reduced to beggars and they cannot afford to send their
children to boarding schools. There paltry salaries they are receiving are not
enough pay school fees for one child. Prices of goods and services are going up
every day and there is no explanation for that; why nhai Mutuvi?
Mapombi thought since ED was
forced to abandon his leave, he would come and solve the economic challenges
bedeviling our nation but things even got worse atodzoka kudaro kkkkkk
kutozosvika pakutuma mukadzi kuti taurawo nema junior doctors, aka skilled labourers
according to Chiwenga!
Mapombi heard ED is flying to
East Europe to try and sign more mega deals but I can assure you nothing will
come out of that. Ndopika namai vangu kudai hapana chinouyiwa nacho. ED has
betrayed a lot of Zimbabweans who had expected that he would improve the
economic situation in the country.
In fact, many people now
understand what Mugabe meant when he said there was no suitable successor
amongst his deputies; kamudhara kaye kaireva chokwadi wena! We have a serious
leadership crisis as a nation.  Mapombi
no longer agrees with suggestions that ED is intelligent….hee hee give him a
chance.
Zviri nani titopa zvedu Auxilia
nyika yacho nekuti anoedza kugadzirisa zvinhu chero zvazvo pasina chinobuda –
at least on paper the doctors are back at work thanks to her efforts. Those few
doctors sympathetic to government are the ones who resumed work, of course.
Anyway, it’s almost lunch time
let me go ndindokanga zvangu maputi angu and look for rotten bananas. Things
are getting tough every day to an extent that even smart people are eating from
the dirty rubbish bins. Yes, come to Chitima market so that you can see it for
yourself. People are struggling. Where is Mphoko by the way? Tell him he now
has a friend in Mthuli Ncube. Hanzi Mthuli ari kugarawo muhotera kubva
zvaakapiwa basa nevakomana vechinhu chedu. But Mphoko was a better VP kwete
zvana Kedha izvi. Mboko imboko!

Chivi RDC turns focus to Muzhwi Dam

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Chivi RDC turns focus to Muzhwi Dam

                                              Godfrey Mukungunugwa


…as Tugwi-Mukosi disappoints

Moses Ziyambi
Chivi Rural District District
Council (RDC) chairperson, Godfrey Mukungunugwa has said the local authority
will henceforth focus on exploiting the potential of Muzhwi Dam which has the
capacity to irrigate vast portions of land in the district.
Mukungunugwa told TellZim News
that Chivi RDC will not wait for the slow-moving finalisation of the
Tugwi-Mukosi masterplan but will, instead, work for agricultural growth through
Muzhwi Dam.
“There is water infrastructure
that connects us to Muzhwi Dam so why not work with that instead of waiting for
something that is not yet there? There are pipes in place and water is there in
the dam. We are therefore working to make full use of this water by looking at
how we can establish new irrigation schemes in the district,” said
Mukungunugwa.
He said the RDC was working to
establish such schemes in most wards of the district; drawing water from the
dam as well as directly from the downstream Tugwi River which runs for over a
hundred kilometres through the district. 
“There is a lot to be gained by
making use of Muzhwi because currently, the dam is underutilised. We are a dry
district whose only salvation in agriculture lies on how well we develop our
irrigation capacity and make use of the available water resources. Potable water
is also needed for people and animals in the villages and at Chivi growth
point. Water from Muzhwi Dam can help us do all those things while we look
forward for the Tugwi-Mukosi plans. We just need to work together to make all
that successful,” Mukungunugwa said.
He said Chivi district was
positioning itself as an investment destination which will make full use of
devolution to make a difference.
“Devolution will give us more
room to be successful. We will work closely with the Provincial Affairs minister
to identify areas of interest so that resources will be found to invest in
social upliftment programmes,” he said.
Last month, the Minister of State
for Masvingo Provincial Affairs, Ezra Chadzamira expressed disappointment with
the snail pace progress being made to finalise the Tugwi-Mukosi masterplan,
saying the delays were holding the province back.

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