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Alheit High School choir launches debut album

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Alheit High School choir launches debut album
Brighton Chiseva

GUTU – The Reformed Church in Zimbabwe
(RCZ)-run Alheit High School choir has launched its six-track album called
Inzwi Renyu.
The album, which features Reverend Chivaviro
and Munyaradzi Munodawafa, was produced by Blessing Masanga of Bishie Music.
The songs are Izwi Renyu (title track),
Ndosangana Sei naJesu ft Rev Chivaviro, Nyaya Yerudo, Jesu Mupenyu, Ramangwana
Rakajeka ft Munyaradzi Munodawafa and Ndinokutendai.
Two of the songs namely Jesu Mupenyu and
Ndosangana sei naJesu were taken from the RCZ hymn book.
The choir director and composer who is also the
school music teacher, Yananiso Tagutanazvo said she was happy to complete the
project they started around June.
She thanked the pupils for their commitment, the
school for giving the group financial support and the responsible authority for
the moral support rendered during the production phase of the album.
“We faced a number of challenges but the school
as well as our fund-raising team bailed us out and we made it. The pupils I have
are committed and I think we have the right team which worked hard for the
success of the project,” said Tagutanazvo.
She also said they were working on the videos
for some of the songs, with the video to the title track already done.
“I promise our fans that the video album will
be out soon. We have already done one and we are finalising the rest. On
Ndosangana sei naJesu, we are waiting for Rev Chivaviro to find time from his
busy schedule to do his part of the video and it will be done,” she said.
She also thanked the producer as well as her co
-composer Emmanuel Nyadenga for the effort they put to produce the fine work of
art.
Tagutanazvo said the choir was made up of
pupils from form one to six, some of them doing music as a practical subject.

German energy firm to invest US$13 million at Lake Mutirikwi

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German energy firm to invest US$13 million at Lake Mutirikwi

Clayton Shereni
Droege Energy, a
Germany-based power company, has expressed interest in investing more than US$13
million dollars in a solar project at Lake Mutirikwi which will supply
electricity to new irrigation schemes and contribute to the national grid.
Company Chief
Executive Officer (CEO), Gustavo Droege paid a courtesy call on Minister of
State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs, Ezra Chadzamira last week and made clear
his company’s interest in setting-up a 10 megawatt solar plant at Lake
Mutirikwi.
After the
meeting, Droege and his delegation toured Lake Mutirikwi to have a firsthand
appreciation of the site.
In an interview
with TellZim News, Droege said his company was committed to helping the people
of Zimbabwe improve their economy.
“We are
happy to invest in Masvingo and as Droege Energy, we are committed to help the
people of Zimbabwe improve their lives,” said Droege.
Asked whether
the project was inspired by the ‘Zimbabwe is Open for Business’ mantra, Droege
said their interest in the country’s energy sector had been warmly received by
government.
“Yes we
were inspired by the conducive business environment and in Harare, we visited
different ministers and all of them were impressed by our proposals,” said
Droege.
In his own
remarks, Chadzamira welcomed the development and said he was optimistic the
project will succeed.
“We welcome
this project as we work towards vision 2030. This is a very big project which I
am sure will transform the lives of the people of Masvingo,” said
Chadzamira.
The Mutirikwi
solar project is Droege Energy’s first major proposed prospective project in
Zimbabwe and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019.

Checheche dislodges Gaza Primary as Chipinge traditional dance champs

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Checheche dislodges Gaza Primary as Chipinge traditional dance champs

                                                 Checheche Primary School dance group

Stephen Ephraem
In a
case resembling the Biblical David and Goliath account, underdogs Checheche
Primary School ended Gaza Primary School’s five-year dominance as district traditional
dance champions during competitions held at St Peters’ Primary School.
Prior
to this year’s competitions, Checheche Primary School had not been known for
making it to the district level.
At the
event, teams danced the Muchongoyo set piece plus one other dance of their own
choice, with the combination of marks obtained in the two categories
determining a team’s overall mark.
In the
Muchongoyo category Gaza, Madhuku, Muzite, Maronga and Checheche were the
strongest but in the own choice category, St Albertina, Checheche and Gaza
outclassed others.  
It was,
however, Checheche who won the best overall prize after a sterling performance
even in the own choice category where they danced to the Chokoto beat. Maronga,
Madhuku, Gaza and Muzite took second, third, fourth and fifth positions
respectively.
Speaking
at the occasion, National Primary School Heads (NAPH) district chairperson, Mr.
Chipongo thanked all teams for according pupils a chance to showcase their
talents.
Chipinge
District Schools Inspector (DSI) Richard Gabaza urged the winning teams to
bring the national trophy to Chipinge.
“Checheche
is now representing Chipinge district so let us support the team with all the
time and resources that we can spare so that they can make us proud at the next
level. 
“The Muchongoyo
dance set piece emanates from Chipinge so you would be doing us great honour if
you bring the trophy where the dance belongs,” he said.

Jilted man threatens to kill self in front of magistrate

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Jilted man threatens to kill self in front of magistrate



Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – A man recently
stunned the court when he issued a three-day ultimatum that he would hang
himself unless his estranged wife returned to him.
Lungton
Chibaya of Chibaya village under Chief Chitanga had been dragged to the civil
court by his estranged wife Filda Chauke who was seeking a peace order, citing
abuse as the cause for the separation.
Chauke,
who now stays with her parents in Mafanele village under Chief Chitanga, begged
the court to order Chibaya to stop visiting her.
She
said she would only consider reuniting with him if he paid something towards
her bride price, a condition which angered Chibaya.
“I
have no any other options except to kill myself. If my wife does not return in
the next three days, I will go and commit suicide right at her parents’
homestead. It’s better to die than to be left by my wife. How could she decide
to leave me an orphan?” cried Chibaya.
Repeated
efforts by magistrate Musiiwa to counsel Chibaya fell on deaf ears as he
remained defiant. He later left the courtroom swearing that he stood by his
threat to commit suicide.  

We’re getting poorer: Tugwi – Mukosi flood victims

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We’re getting poorer: Tugwi – Mukosi flood victims



Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – Hundreds of
people who were displaced by the Tugwi-Mukosi floods in February 2014 and were
moved to Chingwizi camp where they stay in overcrowded and unsanitary
conditions have liked their suffering to colonial bondage.
The
people, who fall under Chief Chitanga’s area in Mwanezi East, said they have
suffered immense hardship as experienced by the majority of citizens under
White minority rule.
Those
who spoke to TellZim News said they were falling deeper and deeper into poverty
as their livestock were dying due to lack of grazing.
“Surely,
those that lived in keeps during the reign of Ian Smith’s regime were far much
better than us. Besides limited access to social service, we have limited land
to grow crops and graze our cattle. There is no land for us even to properly
bury the dead,” said one victim.
Another
one complained that government had failed to honour its promises to give them
decent pieces of land but had instead ceded vast tracts of the scarce resource
to controversial businessman Billy Rautenbach to establish his Zimbabwe Bio
Energy (ZBE) game ranch.
“How
is it possible that one man has been given so much land and allowed to fence it
off? Our cattle are starving and we are becoming poorer,” said the resident of
Bongo in Chingwizi.
Others
said the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa was no different from that
of Robert Mugabe as it has ignored pleas for fair compensation.
Ward
13 councillor, Takura Mudavose acknowledged the grievances and confirmed that
people in Chingwizi had been forgotten for too long.
“People
in Chingwizi do not have any grazing land; their cattle are dying at an
alarming rate. I have so far informed the Minister of State for Masvingo
Provincial Affairs, Ezra Chadzamira of this and he has promised to deal with
the matter,” said Mudavose.
In
the run-up to the July 30 harmonised elections, MDC Alliance presidential
candidate Nelson Chamisa visited Chingwizi and castigated the government for
being heartless.

WCoZ petitions City of Masvingo over water crisis

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WCoZ petitions City of Masvingo over water crisis

                               WCoZ members hand over their petition to Mayor Maboke
Clayton Shereni
The Women
Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) Masvingo Chapter recently conducted a workshop at
the Mucheke Hall where it was agreed that a petition will be send to council
over poor service delivery punctuated by recent water shortages.
The petition was
later sent to city council officials as part of efforts to force them to
urgently address a severe water crisis.
Many parts of
the city are now in their fourth weeks without a single drop of water coming
through the taps.
WCoZ Masvingo chapter
chairperson, Joyce Mhungu said it was high time the city took heed of people’s
cries and took urgent corrective action.
“This situation
is a threat especially to us women because we wake up in the wee hours to go
out and fetch water. We are vulnerable to robbers and rapists we cannot
withstand the pressure at the boreholes and water bowsers’ delivery points.
“We are
going to deliver our two petitions covering issues of lack of adequate water
supplies and poor refuse collection schedules to the city council leadership
including the mayor, town clerk, city engineer and director of health.
Participants
also slammed council workers in charge of bowser water distribution for corruption.
“We have
seen some people getting water from bowsers even before the bowser had reached
its destination. They give water to their relatives and friends before anybody
else,” said one female participant.

Igwe promises better album come March

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Igwe promises better album come March


Primrose Chikanya
Sungura prodigy Peter Moyo has
promised that his upcoming album will be the best ever, saying his short yet
eventful presence in the music industry so far had helped him to continuously
refine his talent.
Popularly known as Igwe among his
legion of fans, the young musician, who is son to the late Sungura legend
Tongai Moyo ‘Dhewa’, has given March 2019 as the deadline for the release of
his much-vaunted new album.
He said he often took his time to
complete working on a project because his beat was a bit different from any
other Sungura beat as he builds his own sounds from scratch and without
plagiarising other artists’ efforts.
“I have to sing meaningfully to
communicate solid messages that build relationships, families and communities.
It doesn’t have to be bubblegum music because our fan base is largely mature
people with serious life stories to relate,” said Moyo.
The Kwekwe-based singer said he
will be releasing an educative album to appreciate fans who support him by
sacrificing their precious time and money. He said on average, he got booked
each and every week.
The young Dhewa said he also had
real passion for football, and had been involved with Yadah FC but decided to
concentrate on music fulltime as a way of paying homage to his late father and
keeping his legacy alive.
He said he was also a car dealer
and a passionate farmer who appreciated the importance of making the best out
of any time and opportunity that one can get.
On allegations of numerous romantic
scandals and problems with women, Moyo said he was a faithful man who derived
no pleasure in breaking hearts or creating controversies.
“I don’t know where people
get what they say because I date one lady at a time but kana tatadza kunzwanana
should I not move on? I don’t want to be a disgrace and I am not what many
people think I am. Tingazvigone seiko pasina anoyemura,” he said.

Man sets mbanje base at Magistrates’ Court

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                               Chauke’s deserted base from where he plied his illegal drug trade 

Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – A
daring Rutenga drug dealer, Amos Chauke also known as “Chibaba” and notorious
for doing his business in broad daylight some few metres from the Mwenezi
Magistrates’ Court, has finally been arrested.
Chauke
was arrested while in possession of 500 grams and 24 twist of dagga.
He
appeared before magistrate Honest Musiiwa last Thursday and denied the charges
of unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs.
Chauke
told the court detectives were among this main clients.
He
was nonetheless convicted after full trial and sentenced to 12 months behind
bars, two of which were conditionally set aside, leaving him to serve an
effective 10 months imprisonment.
Testifying
in court during the trial, Detective Shumba said the police now considered
Chauke a security threat.
“We
have been receiving complaints from several parents who said their minor
children were now uncontrollable while others were becoming insane because of drugs
supplied by Chauke. We launched investigations and following a tip off, we
managed to catch Chauke supplying cannabis to his clients’ right at his base between
this Magistrates’ Court and Chikombedzi Road,” said Shumba.
The
State, led by Willard Chasi, convinced the court that on November 12 at around
15:00hrs, detectives found Chauke in possession of 500 grams and 24 twist of
dagga, while some of his four clients were busy smoking another twist.
Chauke’s
trial was the centre of attention as several top security officials within the district,
concerned residents and some of Chauke’s known clients as well as his suspected
dagga agents thronged the court to hear the case.
    
        

Gutu United Primary appeals for assistance

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Gutu United Primary appeals for assistance


Precila Takabvirakare

MPANDAWANA – Gutu
United Primary School has appealed to well-wishers to provide donations to fund
its resource unit for the improved teaching of children with various forms of
disabilities.
The
school’s programme for physically-challenged pupils started in the early 1970s
but has never been fully up due to lack of resources. The present classes has
33 pupils.
Gutu
United Primary head, Elizabeth Chitsva said the school was facing many problems
in its attempts to fully integrate children with special needs.
“We
are faced with many problems in our attempts to capacitate that area. We do not
have suitable teaching materials required for the special needs class. There is
a high rate of drop outs due to lack of transport; some pupils are wheelchair-bound
while others come from very far away. It’s difficult in this economy for
parents to send their children to school. We urgently need a helping hand,”
said Chitsa.
She
said the council-run school could do better if it was to be capacitated with
boarding facilities for children with various forms of disabilities.

G and N Mission Schools, a matter of success over progress

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G and N Mission Schools, a matter of success over progress


Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – G and N Secondary
will soon commission newly-built boarding facilities that will put the
privately-owned mission school among the best in Masvingo province.
G
and N Mission Secondary School, located at Rutenga growth point, has made
impressive strides of self-improvement since it was officially opened back in
2011.
The
school has found favour among parents and prospective pupils in the province
and beyond owing not only to its proximity to a main road – the Harare to
Beitbridge highway -but to its remarkable record as a place where minds are
nurtured.
With
fresh-looking classroom blocks and other learning facilities, it is hard not to
notice the school’s imposing presence in a place where no other educational investment
of that magnitude can be found.
G
and N school head, Blessed Chirove said the mission school had succeeded due to
its uncompromising work ethic premised in the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church
doctrine.
“It
is upon that foundation that we have built and sustained a school which is
famed not only for its excellent facilities but for its high grade academic
culture too. We are guided by a strong desire to mould young minds and lay the
foundation for highly rewarding careers for the children who pass through our
hands.
“We
have added state-of-the-art boarding facilities as part of our consistent
commitment to the improvement of the learning environment. We welcome the first
batch of children who will make use of these comfortable facilities,” said
Chirove.
She
said the school will soon upgrade to ‘A’ level so that pupils who complete
their ‘O’ levels will be able continue with their education at a familiar
environment.
Construction
of ‘A’ level classroom blocks will be completed early next year while a
spacious room has already been spared for use as a laboratory.
Outside
of the classroom, pupils can enjoy overseas trips that the school regularly
organises for research purposes and as a way of giving children first-hand
exposure to the global village.
In
Mwenezi district, G and N Mission Schools also run three primary schools while
G and N Nursery School is located in Masvingo Urban.
    
   

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