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Bond notes, a stitch in time saves nine

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Bond notes, a stitch in time saves nine

The country’s surrogate
bond note currency has let the country down and those who imposed it on the
people should hang their heads in shame. That is the least they can do or, if
they still have any moral uprightness left, should apologise and resign. But
knowing them to be who they are, we dare not expect them to voluntarily abandon
the gravy train lest we get depressed by disappointment. The bond note was
introduced ostensibly to solve the severe shortage of the US dollar which was
then the dominant legal tender in the banks. The bond note was therefore
introduced, against widespread public sentiment, with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
(RBZ) governor John Mangudya as its proud groomsman. Two years down the line,
the US dollar is still in short supply and so is the bond which was supposed to
solve the problem in the first place. As if that was not a big enough failure,
the bond not has now severely weakened and wrought havoc on consumer prices.
Prices of goods have doubled and in some cases have trebled threefold. That is
the reason why it is only reasonable that the bond note is dumped immediately.
Prices would definitely come down if the real US dollar is restored as the only
legal tender alongside other dependable currencies like the South African rand.
In such case, the US dollar would still remain in short supply yes, but is the
inflationary bond note itself easily accessible? Would we not rather struggle
to get money that is reliable than struggle to get something as resented as the
bond note? The price of bread would hardly reach $1.50 in real US dollars terms
but right now, bakers are fighting to be allowed to charge their products as
they deem fit, something that would take the price of bread to $4.40 and
beyond. This is surely bound to happen unless the bond note is retired with
immediate effect. The market has made it clear that it does not want the bond
note and there is no wisdom in antagonising the market.

Masarasara Sec Sch project gets Chief Shumba’s approval

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Masarasara Sec Sch project gets Chief Shumba’s approval





Brighton Chiseva


RENCO MINE – A community
initiative to construct a secondary school near Masarasara Primary School in Mushawasha
area has been supported by Chief’s Shumba and land for the project has been
identified.
Chief Shumba,
born Elliot Zovovo, said he visited the site last Friday with his delegation
and saw it fit for the construction of the school.
“That is a good
community initiative and I support it because pupils in the area are walking
long distances to the closest secondary schools. I have therefore approved construction
of the school and it is now up to the other responsible authorities to approve
the project as well,” said Shumba.
He said the
community was in the process of handing the proposal to the Ministry of Primary
and Secondary Education and Masvingo Rural District Council (RDC) for approval.
Masvingo
Provincial Education Director (PED) Zedius Chitiga said the initiative was
welcome, adding that there was no development without community involvement.
“We welcome such
initiatives. I think if all the necessary channels and procedures are followed,
the ministry will approve,” said Chitiga.
Pupils from
Mushawasha are travelling up to 15km to Makoho or Tugwane secondary schools,
making the initiative all the more critical for the welfare of children in the
area.
More than 80
pupils have already made their intention to begin their form one at the school
next year should the project succeed.
The school will
draw pupils from the surrounding farms as well as Mafunye, Chitorido and
Muzenda villages among others.
Locals are contributing
towards the establishment of the school in cash and kind and are waiting for
approval to start clearing the land.

CGCDZ breathes life into Charumbira fish project

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CGCDZ breathes life into Charumbira fish project

Clayton Shereni

The Center for
Gender and Community Development (CGCDZ) last week extended a helping hand to
the Mhene village fishery project as part of the organisation community
empowering initiatives.
The
community-based organisation managed is drilling a borehole for the community,
which is under Chief Charumbira’s area, for the provision of water to the
fishery project and to several households.
The borehole
helps about 40 households and will supply water to the project which is being
run by local community members.
CGCDZ Chief
Executive Officer (CEO), Elliot Vengesa told TellZim News that the organisation
was committed to the empowerment of communities and the provision of water as a
basic need.
“Our
commitment is to empower communities through programmes that are designed to
meet community needs. Since water is a necessity, we saw it fit to drill a
borehole for this potentially prosperous society,” said Vengesa.
The community
lacks a reliable water supply system for the project and for domestic use, and
the borehole, which is set to be completed by the end of November, will provide
some critical relief to many villagers.
Recenty, CGCDZ helped
upcoming Renco Mine-based gospel band, Morning Stars launch their debut album.

Great Zimbabwe gets half a million dollars from USA

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Great Zimbabwe gets half a million dollars from USA



Brighton Chiseva

The Great Zimbabwe monuments will be a better
place to visit after the United States (US) embassy, through the Ambassador’s
Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) injected a total of US$475 000 towards
the cause on Tuesday.
US ambassador to Zimbabwe, Brian Nichols and
World Monuments Fund director Stephen Battle and the National Museums and
Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) executive director Godfrey Mahachi were in
Masvingo to seal the deal.
Speaking at the event, Nichols said the US was
keen to help Zimbabwe preserve its heritage sites so that they could be enjoyed
by future generations of the country.
He said the donation will help to maintain the
stone walls in their natural state and fight the invasive plant lantana camara
which is spreading rapidly in the area.
“We wanted to work on preserving the impressive
dry walls and to ensure that the monuments stand as majestic as they are now
for generations to come. We will partner Zimbabwe for the preservation of other
sites throughout the country,” said Nichols.
He further said the US provided about US$200
million to Zimbabwe in the areas of culture, adding that he believed the latest
gesture was a good seed that will geminate and help future generations.
The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs
Ezra Chadzamira applauded the US for the donation, saying he felt greatly
honoured to be associate with the
He said Great Zimbabwe was the cradle of
Zimbabwe’s national heritage from where Zimbabweans derive great pride.
“We had a dream as Zimbabweans, our dream lies
in the restoration of the Great Zimbabwe monuments to their historic and
symbolic status. Our identity as a nation is derived from it. Great Zimbabwe
was the world trade centre attracting merchants from as far as Asia, Europe and
US.
“Your Excellency, your intervention to
rehabilitate Great Zimbabwe monuments is therefore equally symbolic. Whilst
many see financial materials and technological inflows, I see the revival of
our tourism through the increasing volumes of domestic and international
visitors. I equally see the same visitors looking for investment opportunities,
with our government improving infrastructure like roads, airports, hotels. The
impact of your assistance, therefore, goes beyond what eyes can see today,”
Chadzamira said.
On his part, Battle said the programme will
help bring in new expertise to do investigations for better preservation of the
heritage site.
Mahachi, in his own comments, said the fund
will go a long way in controlling lantana camara, increasing conversation on
the monuments as well as building greater capacity to preserve the site.
“The fund will be put into use as soon as
possible by finding new methods of removing lantana camara and preserving the
stone walls,” said Mahachi.
NMMZ southern region director, Lovemore Mandima
expressed delight at the developments which he said will improve management of
the monuments.
“We are really happy and we will start
implementing right away. We will follow all accounting procedures and reporting
systems to make sure that the money is not abused. We have experience in
managing such funds for we have received other grants before, though smaller
than this one,” said Mandima.
Also present at the event was Chief Murinye,
Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) Vice Chancellor Professor Rungano Zvobgo,
Reformed Church University (RCU) Vice Chancellor and Professor Obert
Maravanyika.
Before the signing ceremony, Nichols took time
to tour Masvingo Provincial Hospital to get an appreciation of the challenges
of the only referral hospital in the region. He also toured Great Zimbabwe
monuments.

WAG praised for investing in Chipinge women’s sexual health

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WAG praised for investing in Chipinge women’s sexual health




Stephen Ephraem

Women
Action Group (WAG) has invested in female sexual health in Ward 5 and Ward 12
of Chipinge district where the organisation has promoted women income-generating
projects.
This was
said by WAG executive director, Edinah Masiyiwa during a Community Health Day held
at Chipangayi, Chipinge West, on Tuesday.
The celebration
was coordinated by the Ministry of Women Affairs, Small and Medium Enterprises
and it ran under the theme, ‘Promoting Adolescents and Young Women’s Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Rights’.
The
event saw the Ministry of Health and Child Care delivering community outreach
services by testing people for high blood pressure (BP), diabetes, HIV, cervix cancer
as well as providing counselling services and legal advice on gender based
violence.
“With
the support from IM Swedish Development as a partner, the overall goal of the
project is to create an enabling environment for young women and adolescents to
fully enjoy a life of dignity, enjoy their rights and utilise their potential
in accessing sexual and reproductive health and rights services and economic
opportunities,” said Masiyiwa.
She
said the organisation had engaged 20 community based advocates who formed
health clubs and internal savings and lending projects.
“WAG
believes in improving health outcomes for young people and building their full
potential to access information, education and economic opportunities,” she
said.  
Guest of
hounour, Manicaland provincial nursing officer Venus Nyanyiwa, who was
represented by district community health administrator Reginald Kanyoka,
praised WAG for complimenting government efforts by supporting women sexual and
reproductive health
“We
than WAG for promoting informed health-seeking behaviours among women and
adolescents and empowers them to play a leading role in health issues.”

Chief Nhema chases teacher away from school over satanism

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Chief Nhema chases teacher away from school over satanism
Brighton Chiseva
ZAKA – Chief Nhema, real
name, Rangarirai Bwawanda recently banished a female teacher at Rusere High
School following allegations that her daughter was involved in Satanism.
The teacher was
asked to leave the school with immediate effect and the community was told that
if she ever dares coming back, they should chase her from the school.
She has since
been transferred to Uchere High School in Bikita after she could no longer
withstand the hostilities.
Chief Nhema, who
is also a senator representing chiefs, confirmed the development saying he met elders
in the area and approached the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education over
the issue.
“We asked the ministry
to make sure that the teacher is removed from the school. We asked her to leave
immediately. We turned down the option for her to transfer her child and remain
at the school for the child would still come back to visit her mother and
affect other pupils in the process,” said Chief Nhema.
He also said
they were not yet done with the matter as they were still to find out the exact
number of pupils affected and the extent of the damage.
Earlier on, Zaka
District Schools Inspector (DSI) Samson Chidzurira had confirmed the Satanism
issue saying he had sent an investigation team and was mapping the way forward.
He said he engaged
the teacher who had requested that she be helped to transfer to a Reformed
Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ) school as she is a member of the church.
“I received the
information from the chief and I sent a team to do investigations on the matter.
The teacher even admitted that her kid was involved in Satanism and was looking
for help saying she had been transferred from a school in Manicaland over the
same issue,” said Chidzurira.
Sources said the
Satanism saga started when other pupils started to dream of the girl in their
sleep and at one time a pupil dreamt being tattooed by the girl. She reportedly
woke up with a scorpion- shaped scar on her cheek.

Macheso recognises Masvingo talent

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Macheso recognises Masvingo talent

                                                     Alick Macheso

Bothwell Chabarika

King of Sungura Alick Macheso has praised one of his dancers whom he introduced to the crowd as Albert saying he was a talented boy from Chiredzi.
Macheso was in the city on Saturday last week for a show at Caravan Park.
The crowd cheered the young man, Albert Mariya, as he showed his dancing prowess to the delight of his boss who kept on praising him.
Mariya is one of the two Orchestra Mberikwazvo band members with roots in the province, the other one being Devine Muzenda from Gutu. Another band member, Jabulani Chimuti is from Zvishavane in the neighbouring Midlands province.
Macheso gave a spirited performance and showed his passion from the time he got onto the stage soon after midnight right until dawn.
As has become his norm, Macheso chanted praises for his loyal fans in the crowd including local medical practitioner, Dr Kudzai Masinire. Baba Sharo, as Macheso is affectionately known these days, also thanked Panhimbe Crew, a vibrant local Afro-Fusion outfit, for warming the stage for him.
Orchestra Mberikwazvo manager, Tich Makahamadze later told TellZim News that he was happy with the attendance, thanking Panhimbe Crew for an impressive performance.
“I would like to thank fans who came in their number to grace our show despite the chilly weather. We promise to come back to Masvingo soon and we always want to give the best to our fans,” said Makahamadze.

Delta Beverages supervisor fails to pay sexual worker

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Delta Beverages supervisor fails to pay sexual worker



Tiyani Hahlani
A
28-year-old Mashava sex worker recently appeared before Masvingo provincial
magistrate Langton Ndokera after she was dragged to court by a Delta Beverages supervisor
for seizing his cell phone and two-plate stove after he allegedly failed to pay
for the night they had spent together.
Sarah
Buruvuru popularly known in her circles as Lynn, pleaded guilty to unauthorised
borrowing or use of property when she unlawfully took a two plate stove Chinese
model and Cell C Android cell phone that belonged to Andrew Kutekwa.
Buruvuru
was warned by the magistrate against unlawfully taking other people’s property
and was let go as the magistrate considered that she had two little children to
take care of.
It
was the State’s case that on July 30, at around 02:00hrs at Liquids Bar, Kutekwa
approached Buruvuru who was standing at a corner near Club Lagoon and asked to
take her to his place in Rhodene.
At
around 06:00 hrs in the morning, Buruvuru rose and demanded her payment but Kutekwa
told her he did not have cash handy and asked her to wait until she could go to
the bank and withdraw some money.
Buruvuru
would, however, have none of it and she seized a two-plate stove and a black
Cell C Android cell phone from Kutekwa’s house, telling him he could follow her
and get his property back when he settled the debt.
As
days passed Kutekwa met again with Buruvuru at Liquids Bar on November 1, and
the police were alerted leading to the arrest of Buruvuru.
On
November 5, the two plate stove was recovered.

A stitch in time saves nine

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A stitch in time saves nine

The country’s surrogate
bond note currency has let the country down and those who imposed it on the
people should hang their heads in shame. That is the least they can do or, if
they still have any moral uprightness left, should apologise and resign. But
knowing them to be who they are, we dare not expect them to voluntarily abandon
the gravy train lest we get depressed by disappointment. The bond note was
introduced ostensibly to solve the severe shortage of the US dollar which was
then the dominant legal tender in the banks. The bond note was therefore
introduced, against widespread public sentiment, with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
(RBZ) governor John Mangudya as its proud groomsman. Two years down the line,
the US dollar is still in short supply and so is the bond which was supposed to
solve the problem in the first place. As if that was not a big enough failure,
the bond not has now severely weakened and wrought havoc on consumer prices.
Prices of goods have doubled and in some cases have trebled threefold. That is
the reason why it is only reasonable that the bond note is dumped immediately.
Prices would definitely come down if the real US dollar is restored as the only
legal tender alongside other dependable currencies like the South African rand.
In such case, the US dollar would still remain in short supply yes, but is the
inflationary bond note itself easily accessible? Would we not rather struggle
to get money that is reliable than struggle to get something as resented as the
bond note? The price of bread would hardly reach $1.50 in real US dollars terms
but right now, bakers are fighting to be allowed to charge their products as
they deem fit, something that would take the price of bread to $4.40 and
beyond. This is surely bound to happen unless the bond note is retired with
immediate effect. The market has made it clear that it does not want the bond
note and there is no wisdom in antagonising the market.

Zanu PF regalia a disgrace, party youths tell Matutu

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Zanu PF regalia a disgrace, party youths tell Matutu







…’we fear being attacked by angry citizens for empty promises’

Beatific Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI – Few weeks after
President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed a politburo meeting and ordered Zanu PF
bigwigs stationed at Shake-Shake building to always put on party regalia,
national vice youth chairperson Lewis Matutu was on Tuesday left stone-faced
after disgruntled youths told him they too were not proud to wear the regalia.
Matutu, who was accompanied by
Masvingo provincial youth chairperson Brian Munyoro, was on his way to
Chikombedzi to launch a goat project when he first addressed a meeting at the
party’s district offices in Tshovani.
Many youths attended the meeting in
their ordinary clothes, and when Matutu raised a point of order, he was
heckled.
Some said they were avoiding the
party regalia because there was nothing to show for it in a difficult economy,
while others said wearing the regalia would expose them to the risk of being
attacked by angry citizens who blame the ruling party for the economic
difficulties.
“We cannot be seen walking around
in party regalia. We have seen many videos of comrades being stripped of the
regalia. People are angry!” shouted one youth from the floor.
Matutu, however, urged Zanu PF supporters
to fight back if they were provoked and forced to remove their regalia.
“You should learn to defend yourself
from those barbaric MDC supporters who are going around undressing people of
their regalia. It’s as good as taking somebody else’s wife. That’s being
belittled, you should be proud of your regalia because we won this election,”
said Matutu.
The unconvinced youths, however,
stood their ground, arguing there was nothing to be proud of in the regalia,
with one Lloyd Simango saying nobody should be forced to put on the regalia
when the party always made empty promises.
“Has the system changed yet or it’s
still that old system of the Mugabe times? Because as youths, we have realised
that we have held many elections where you made a lot of manifestos, some
prioritising the youths but you are not delivering.
“You should learn to implement
every piece of project you would have promised. You gave an example that it’s
being belittled for another man to take your wife but that can happen because
you could be failing to take good care of her.
“Some of us, maybe you can see
tisina regalia, it’s because we are not even proud to wear it as there is
nothing to defend it with so it will be wise to remove it off my body (sic) than
to end up being injured. You are the only big guys who are benefiting the
fruits of the revolution while the grassroots are suffering,” said Simango to
loud applause from the gathering.
Sensing the hostility, Matutu tried
to silence the youths and quickly changed the topic of the day.
Many social media videos
purportedly showing mobs forcing people to remove Zanu PF-branded T/shirts have
circulated on social media. There were also reports that bigwigs were removing
stickers from branded party vehicles for fear of stirring public anger in fuel
queues.

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