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Chipinge youth bemoan lack of business funding

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Chipinge youth bemoan lack of business funding

                            Chitambo makes a presentation at the consultative forum



Stephen Ephraem
Chipinge
youth are complaining about the lack of funding for their businesses start-ups,
with many saying their ideas and efforts are not being complemented.
This came
out at a Youth in Business consultative forum that was organised by The
Ministry of Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation in Chipinge last Thursday.
The
meeting was facilitated by Cletus Potsekai and Atanas
Matambandini, who are both from the host ministry’s
district offices.
The youth
from various wards of Chipinge bemoaned the lack of support in the form of non-collateral
loans and grants for those who are not yet established in business.
They
also said they would be in a better position to thrive if they are given
special consideration in the allocation of residential and commercial stands.
They
called for the establishment of youth centres and digital business platforms as
well as training in financial management and greater access to vocational training
centres for young people in all constituencies.
In
response, Mike Mudodo of Chipinge Rural District Council (RDC) encouraged the
youth to apply for land like every other citizen of Zimbabwe.
“Shun
illegal settlements, participate in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
programmes and you will see diseases like cholera disappearing from your
communities,” said Mudodo.
Ministry
of Industry and Commerce Chipinge district business development officer, Ivy
Katawa challenged the youth to register their business before talking of
funding.
“Financiers
give preference to registered entities that have a clear vision and has the
potential to grow. A business that has a clear cash flow forecast can easily
attract financiers,” said Chitambo.
Isau
Woyo from the Department of Agritex whose mandate is food and nutrition
security urged the youth to get technical advice.
“Chipinge
is doing well in maize and beef production but it requires youth in business to
work with our department in order to maximise yield,” said Woyo.
Gabriel
Jaji from the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium
Enterprises Development warned youth to desist from the practice of failing to
repay government loans.
“Youth
must practice financial discipline and be ready to repay loans. We only approve
funding for projects that are realistic and bankable. One should have a ready
market before submitting a project proposal,” said Jaji.

Of the Clueless ED and orchestra Zanu PF!

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Of the Clueless ED and orchestra Zanu PF!


Ge ge ge
ge Why not? Seka zvako Mapombi Adonha uchidya zvako maputi ako unyerere. These
guys continue to tell you that they need more time to address the problems
bedevilling Mother Zimbabwe and we remain hopeful. With the current black
market rates, most civil servants are now earning less that USD 100 take hope.
Life has deteriorated to alarming levels guys. You are paid in Zim Kwacha kkkk
I mean iwoka RTGS enyu amakada awa but I bet you, more than half of goods and
services that you want to buy can be purchased using USD and we continue to
pretend that all is well in Zimbabwe. Muchingotonga, mugotonga while some of us
tichingochema, tichiyuwira tichichingofira yatisingazivi here nhai Nehanda
Nyakasikana? I am sure it was going to be the rightful time for the late VP
Muzenda to give us another poem. Where are our poets of today? Nhai mukoma
Mauchi muripiko? We are having the worst and most clueless government in
action  but unfortunately they are
arrogant and they don’t accept advice from others.
Takambovaudza
kuti don’t deal with the Chinese, they are here to loot ivo nharo zvino nhasi
zvirikupi? When we expect them to apologise and openly tell us kuti they have
no idea, ED mbune goes on air and says haana basa with individuals, he only
cares for the economy. Hey madhala, it starts with individuals mhani! How do
you quickly forget your ‘the voice of the people is the voice of God’. Let me
tell you mukuruwe, the people are angry at you and your government, saka
chitaurai tione, God is angry kkkk. This is the time I really miss Baba va Bona
mhani, Bob time time was better guys, he would go on TV and say all the prices
must go down and certainly that was bound to happen. I now see why Bob wanted
one center of power, indeed that was good strategy.
In our
current set up, we have way too many centers of power, from number 1 himself,
number 2 wacho all the way to Queen Bee. Kkkk This Queen is more powerful than
the real Queen I am sure. The Queen guy can do whatever he wants in this
country, ko kutyei when ED is in State house. Kkkk , I hear ED works even
during weekends, hanzi he will be in office even holidays, kkkk seka zvako
Mapombi, mukati anenge achiita basa muchinda uyu? I think he goes to office to
access computers to play some games or going on internet zvake mudhara. This
reminds me of what people are now saying kwedu ku Chitima uku, they have now
realised that you don’t become a President ne nyaudzosingwi kkk Pfee Pfee what
what nhasi ndoopatasvika apa. People are now queuing for everything, almost
everything guys, haa zvanyanya izvi gentlemen. Motorists are always in queues
saka vanhu vachashanda riini muma offices umu nhai Nehanda Nyakasikana?
Maybe
there are some people who believe that we will see a lot of people being
arrested or so, nothing of that sort will ever happen. All you are going to see
is a team of commissions for this and commissions for that. No one will be
arrested, vakomana vacho vose vakasviba gentlemen, I know. The commissions are
there to squander allowances zvavo varimo muma hotels. This is the reason you
see a commission investigating what happened in Harare going to Gweru and
Bulawayo to ask ordinary people there kuti makambonzwawo here zvakaitika ku
Harare. Kkkk boys tinyareiwo kana makudya ma 2 cents edu. This is just a sign
of cluelessness. This is the time when your Magayas of this world take
advantage of a desperate government and make weird announcements. Nhai Papa,
rapai Cholera first yadai kutinetsa iyi. You will soon see some Zanu PF guys
buying the story and run with it saying ndoo ZimAsset yacho. I enjoy seeing
these guys blundering. Remember the Mavhunga story of diesel paChinhoyi, ndiyo
nguva yakadai yamunoona government depending on prophets and N’anga and expect
that our economy will grow, I doubt.
By the
way, were we informed about those who returned externalised funds? We just saw
a list of offenders and we do not know what happened thereafter. Maybe all of
them complied, but if so why not giving us feedback yacho? I know these Zanu PF
guys are good at drama mhani, they rely on that mad Lumumba to make
investigations and key announcements in order to take action. How pathetic. A
government with all functional systems, police, intelligence, ministers etc can
wait for one of the youthies to make an announcement for them to take action.
Haa imi tichareiwo, even Mboko would not do that mhani.
Aaah its
almost lunch time nhai, regai zvangu ndinokanga maputi angu ndizvidyire at
least handina mota no need to worry. Even if you increase bread price, I
survive on rotten bananas, after all Mboko imboko!!

Mupape Irrigation Scheme named best in district

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Mupape Irrigation Scheme named best in district

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Patience Muzhingi
ZVISHAVANE – Mupape Irrigation Scheme came first at the Zvishavane
District Field Irrigation Schemes Day held in Mazhihwa area last week.
The competitions are done every
year as a way of promoting hard work and greater productivity among farmers on different
irrigation schemes in the district.
Mupape competed against
Bhanokubhano, Hwedzedze, Mabwematema and Danga irrigation schemes where it came
first and won several prizes.
The irrigation scheme won $200
from Agritex, several bottles of Ecotorex spray chemical used on maize plants
from Coopers, 10kg maize seed and 5kg bean seed from Seed-Co.
Mupape Irrigation Scheme
extension officer, Terrence Gumbochuma received $100 while his assistant Owen
Chikava got $100 as well.
The other irrigation schemes that
did well are Mabwematema which came second and Danga at third position, each of
them receiving $150 in cash.
Speaking at the event, Shadreck
Charumbira said government was promoting irrigation schemes as a way of adapting
to disruptive climate change.
“The government is looking
forward to irrigation schemes for food security in light of climate change,”
said Charumbira.
The two-hectare Mupape Irrigation
Scheme was established by Lutheran Developmental Services in 1992, drawing its
water from Mupape Dam which is very close by.
Farmers grow cash crops like tomatoes
and onions for supply to big retail shops like Ok Zimbabwe but they are looking
for more markets as existing clients cannot take everything.
Chief Mazvihwa and Runde Rural
District Council Ward 18 councillor, Talent Muhwandarikwa also attended the
event.

Sugarcane farmers slam government over imports

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Sugarcane farmers slam government over imports

…say they have enough for three years
Upenyu
Chaota
The ammendment of Statutory Instrument (SI) 122 of
2017 to allow individuals and companies with offshore accounts and free funds
to import specified basic goods among them sugar has put government on a
collision course with the Lowveld sugarcane farmers who say they have enough
supply for the next three years.
Speaking during a business forum organised by the Minister
of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira, Commercial Sugarcane
Association of Zimbabwe (CSAZ) chairperson Admore Hwarare challenged the government
on the wisdom of allowing imports.
Hwarare said the sugar that was being sold at high
prices was not theirs as they supply to retailers with a favourable prices of
not more than $2 per kg.
“It is important to consult first before implementing
policies. You deliberated in Harare and decided to import sugar without first
asking the farmers who have more than enough supply.
“We have enough stock that can supply the country for
the next three years and the government decided to have sugar imported. We
should not import sugar at all because our farmers have enough.
“We are still selling sugar from last year and we have
not touched a single granule from this year,” said Hwarare.
He said the government should protect locally-produced
goods especially if they existed in abundance.
Tongaat Hulett acting managing director, Aiden Mhere
also weighed in saying there was no order in the value chain and the government
had to step in and restore sanity.
“There is no order in the value chain. We need
equitable sharing of value. We supply them with sugar at $2 and they sell at
absurd prices. We need control,” said Mhere.
The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Amon
Murwira defended the government’s decision saying there was no sugar on the
shelves and the government had to act.
“What we observed as the government is that the goods
were not on the shelves and we had to act. You cannot hold people to ransom
over your business.You say you have enough sugar but why was it not on the
shelves,” said Murwira.
Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) vice chancellor
Professor Rungano Zvobgo challenged sugar farmers to go and flood the shops with
sugar so that queues could disappear.
“We have enough supply but we see people queuing for
sugar. Let us flood the market with sugar so that the queues we see can
disappear. This will also see the price dropping,” said Zvobgo.

Panic as military chopper lands in Jerera

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Panic as military chopper lands in Jerera

The helicopter that landed in Jerera recently

TellZim Reporter
ZAKA – People at Jerera growth point and
surrounding areas were thrown into jitters last Thursday after an army
helicopter landed twice in the area.
Various leaders in Zaka confirmed that there
was an army helicopter which landed but no one knew exactly the reason why it
was there.
Most people in the country remain fearfully
respectful of the army especially after the overthrow of Robert Mugabe last
year, and the killing of at least six people in Harare on August 01.
When contacted for comment, Headquarter 4
Infantry Brigade public relations officer (PRO) Shelom Mudhara said he had no
knowledge that a military helicopter had landed there.
“We do not know of any military helicopter
landing in Zaka. There was no army business in Zaka which required a
helicopter,” said Mudhara.
However, Ward 19 councillor, Peter Imbayarwo
confirmed an army helicopter landed once then took off, came back and land
again before taking off for good.
“I saw the helicopter, it first landed near the
booster hill and took off. It then went away and came back and landed at an open
space near the police base,” said Imbayarwo.
Zaka Central MP Davison Svuure corroborated Imbayarwo,
saying he heard about the helicopter which landed in Jerera and one of the
people on board was a local army officer.
“I heard that there was an army helicopter in
Jerera and one of the people who were on board is from Madzivire area,” said
Svuure.
District Administrator (DA) Ndeya Nyede and
Zaka Rural District Council (RDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Majaura
all said they only heard about the helicopter but they did not see it and they
did not know why it was in Zaka.
Some residents said the army wanted to
establish a base in the Mutamba area while others said the army was there to
enforce price controls.

40 000 couples expected at the Peace Family Festival

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40 000 couples expected at the Peace Family Festival

                                         Ndanga (3rd from left) stresses a point at the event

Brighton Chiseva

More than 40 000 couples drawn from all walks of life
are expected to attend the Peace Family Festival organised by the Family
Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) to be held at the National
Sports Stadium in Harare on November 17.
FFWPUZ Zimbabwe chapter chairperson, Archbishop Johannes
Ndanga told journalists and other people who attended the media sensitisation
workshop held in Harare as a build up to the event that they were expecting a
huge turnout as the registrations had surpassed the target of 40k couples.
Ndanga said the festival, which is running under the
motto ‘Strong and Healthy Families Make a Healthy and Prosperous Nation’, was a
rededication exercise where couples will be blessed to create peaceful
families.
“The purpose of this festival is to heal the wounds of
the past and support the Zimbabwean government’s endeavours for peace and
reconciliation.
“We are expecting to host more than 40 000 couples. There
is an ongoing registration exercise going on around the country and the
response is overwhelming. We are inviting people from all walks of life to
attend the festival and be blessed as we seek to heal our nation,” said Ndanga.
He also said the media critical in fostering peace and
reconciliation through its in influence on public opinion.
He also said FFWPUZ will soon launch a program to
award journalists who will report positively towards peace and reconciliation.
Speaking at the same event, the deputy minister in the
Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Energy Mutodi
applauded FFWPU for organising the workshop as well as the festival saying it
will go a long way in promoting the governments’ efforts to engender a peace in
the country.
“At a time when business people and nations are
engulfed in perceived disunity, we are reminded that we are greater than our
differences and we should therefore take a step in unison towards peace,” said
Mutodi

GZU Zinasu’s take on child marriages

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GZU Zinasu’s take on child marriages

              

Takudzwa Ngadziore
The best parent any child can get is the
society in which the child lives therefore, in this case, the worst thing society
can do is neglecting its duty by letting the child be the parent.
Sadly, each morning we wake up to skate on such
thin ice due to the high prevalence of child marriages in Zimbabwe.
According to Plan International, this social
ill is defined as ‘any marriage where at least one of the parties is under 18
years of age.”
The Zimbabwe National Students Unions (Zinasu) at
Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) stands firm in denouncing such acts as they
destroy the future of many potential leaders in society.
Excruciatingly, 31 percent of girls are in dire
straits and more of them could end up in this situation if this social evil is
left to breathe.
Statistical data by Plan International
indicates that four percent of the girls were married under 15 years of age.
Furthermore, 60 percent of women aged between
18 and 24 have had sexual intercourse before the age of 18.
Each and every part of the society must stand
firm to react before this epidemic turns to be a pandemic situation. The union
believes unity is the solution when tackling such a problem.
Efforts towards poverty eradication must be
made by government. Economic instability has profoundly been a contributing
factor to the upbringing of this animal called “child marriages”.
Putting into consideration the cases recorded
in Mashonaland Central (50 percent), Mashonaland West (42 percent), Midlands
(42 percent) and other provinces; there is need for the government to beat the
clock.
In one stroke, there is need to create an
environment that can accommodate one’s dream, reward sweat and remunerate pain!
This enables the biological parents, guardians
and even the society at large to assist a child before light is replaced by
darkness.
Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the
most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
The girls at risk of dropping out of education
should be supported morally and financially through the introduction of more
scholarships and programmes like Basic Education Module (Beam) by government, churches,
civic organisations and companies.
GZU Zinasu believes in the saying that if you
educate the girl child you have educated a nation but the question is: What
role should you play to deal with child marriages? Identifying that role would lead
to prevention, reduction of the rate of child marriages.
The factor behind the rise of this evil is for good
men to do nothing, to borrow the words of Edmund Burke.
The existence of marriage legal instruments plays
a crucial role in efforts to prevent and control child marriages. These laws
should, however, be implemented, enforced and monitored without fail.
The 2013 Constitution specifically sections 78,
56 and 26, Domestic Violence Act and Customary Marriages Act are key when
dealing with this cancer.
The laws do not only focus on vulnerable children
living in the shadows of child marriages but also those already swimming in the
dead pool, facing vices like gender based violence.
The judicial sector should henceforth act in
total commitment to fight the vice of child marriages and punish offenders.
GZU Zinasu believes that the fight against
child marriages can also be won if government unveils programmes to help poor
students meet their fees requirements.
Students from poor families are vulnerable to
abuse by older men and many of them drop out of school after failing to pay
tuition, get married early and bear children who will be equally vulnerable.
The cycle continues over and over again unless there is some deliberate effort
on the part of all stakeholders to make a change.
It is against this background that GZU Zinasu
believes a child’s life should be like piece of paper on which every person
leaves a mark.
The word orphan should not exist in a country
like ours where resources can be shared more equitably to ensure that the
economic factors behind child marriages are destroyed.
The writer is the Zinasu president at GZU

Muzenda Foundation donates golf kits to Victoria High school

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Muzenda Foundation donates golf kits to Victoria High school

Tiyani Hahlani
The Simon Vengesayi Muzenda
Foundation recently donated golf kits to Victoria High School as part of the
organisation’s wider initiatives to introduce the sport to schools.
Speaking to TellZim News after
the donation ceremony, Simon Muzenda Foundation vice president in Masvingo,
Pascal Mudzikisi said the move was aimed at improving golf talent among
children and to give them opportunities to play the game.
“As Simon Muzenda Foundation, we
are glad to lend a hand to the school as a way of improving the lives of pupils
by giving them an opportunity to experience the sport.
“We believe our children in
Masvingo must have the privilege to play golf which many still regard as a
sport for the rich and privileged. We are therefore making a statement to
children to the effect that we want them to join the Masvingo Golf Club family
especially now when they are still young, with all the time in front of them.
Victoria High head, John Mazamani
expressed gratitude to the foundation, saying it was exciting that golf had
been added to the 13 other sporting disciplines offered at the school.
“I would like to say thank you to
the foundation for helping us with these kits that will enable our pupils to
play golf. We will make sure we encourage those who want to take up the sport
to do so with confidence.
“Golf is a good sport and a
productive way of unwinding and getting your mind off the pressures of studying.
This is indeed the beginning to great sporting journey that we are proudly
looking forward to, thanks to the generous work of the S. V Muzenda Foundation,”
said Mazamani.
Since its formation a few years
ago, the foundation has helped to introduce golf among many young children,
with such schools as Don Bosco and Victoria Primary being among beneficiaries
of its previous equipment donations.

Zim Dancehall’s Chomnux attacks lack of creativity in industry

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Zim Dancehall’s Chomnux attacks lack of creativity in industry

Stephen Ephraem 

Chipinge’s revered Zim Dancehall sensation, Chomnux – real name is Chomunorwa Machaka – says he is determined to show creativity in a musical genre which has been criticised as dominated by copycats who lack innovation.
Zim Dancehall took the country by storm at the turn of this century dislodging Urban Grooves from the pole position.
Many artist of the genre, which evolved from Dancehall music, which has Jamaican roots, have however been widely criticised for coming up with half-backed projects following the proliferation of backyard studios and producers over the past decade.
“A lot of substandard music is coming from backyard producers who are recording rushed projects. This is due to the fact that such producers want quick money and such an unprofessional culture is killing the genre,” said Chomnux.
He said Zim Dancehall was also facing challenges related lack of creativity as evidenced by the literal ‘copying and pasting’ of Jamaican rhythms.
“For some artists, if you hear one song you would have heard all. The songs are lukewarm and lack creativity. Nowadays, the beat is sounding more of Jamaican than Zimbabwean. The Zimbabwe flavour has lost taste and is a bit monotonous. Artistes should adapt to change in order to survive,” he added.
The 27-years-old artist, who hails from Chibuwe in Chipinge West, sings with his wife Mrs Nux whose real name is Millicent Magumo.
He is working on music videos for most of his popular songs and has promised to wow Chipinge fans with his newly-adapted beats.
“Chipinge has no popular studios so we have to record in other towns. Without our own studios and a radio station, the going is tough but I am standing the heat,” he said.
Chomnux started his music career in 2007 and released five albums namely Tinzweiwo Baba, Zvakunakidza, Tapinda muindustry, Love is life and Level rekumberi.
He got into the limelight when he sang on four rythms namely Platnum riddim, produced by Mount Zion, V12 riddim produced by PTK, Kickstart riddim produced by Masvingo’s ace producer Lyre, and Chemical riddim produced by KB.

MSU student drops music video

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MSU student drops music video

Kudzanai Gona

Tiyani Hahlani

GWERU – A Midlands State University’s (MSU) student and upcoming Afro pop, RnB and Hip Hop artiste Kudzanai Gona, popularly known as Sqkatta, early this week released a music video titled Mamacita.
The video is making waves on social media platforms like YouTube and Facebook where it gained 1 000 plus views in just two days after its release.
Sqkatta told TellZim News he also did a couple of music videos due for release and has worked with organisations like MyAge Zimbabwe in the Girl Child Awareness Campaign.
He said he started doing his music while still in primary school; singing in the church choir and he then began writing his own songs when he was in form four.
“I started singing when I was doing my primary education at Helen McGhie in Masvingo. I was also very much active in the church choir and that is when I grew fond of singing.
“I started by copying from other people’s songs and later started writing my own. Over the years, I have been featured in songs of other people but this time I have decided to go solo and do my own work.
“This is my first video and I am receiving overwhelming response from my followers,” said Sqkatta.
He said he will be releasing a six-track album by year end, adding that the song will feature Bongiwe Moyo, better known as Bongzee in music circles.
Sqkatta is in his part four doing an honours degree in Media and Society Studies.

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