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SDA UK adultery saga, implicated elder speaks out

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SDA UK adultery saga, implicated elder speaks out
Staff reporter

The Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church elder Tecla
Ponde who made negative waves in the social media circles a few weeks ago for
allegedly snatching the husband of her host when she travelled to the UK some
weeks ago, has said the whole drama was now a closed chapter for her.
Speaking to TellZim News, Ponde indicated that she was
a God-fearing woman, saying all that had happened were trials and tribulations
that she had, however, managed to put at the back of her mind.
“I am a God-fearing person. I did not even respond
when the allegations were circulating and I didn’t want to take the media
route,” said Ponde.
She said she did not want to dwell in the past, saying
life on Earth was all about serving God against the huge odds that the faithful
are definitely bound to encounter.
“I have made peace with the drama and want to forget
it because I think God was just trying my faith and I think I succeeded,” said
Ponde.
The drama started when Ponde visited the European
country on an evangelical mission.
An audio recording later circulated on social media,
with a female voice alleging Ponde had abused her hospitality and slept with
her husband when she went out on night shift.
In the audio, the woman angrily chided ‘Mr Ponde’ for
being husband to a homewrecker whom she accused of betraying her trust.
A few days later, another audio ascribed to the same
woman circulated, this time apologising to ‘Mr and Mrs Ponde’ for the
embarrassment caused, saying she had been fed wrong information.
The drama is still a topical issue in Masvingo where
the Pondes are based.








Devolution must be implemented as matter of urgency

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Devolution must be implemented as matter of urgency

The country’s
Constitution which came into effect in 2013 after replacing the overused Lancaster
House Constitution of 1979, provides for devolution of State power to the
provinces as a way of empowering local communities to have greater say in the
development of their own communities. This provision is enshrined in Section
264 of the Constitution, which makes it clear that the objectives of devolution
are ‘to give powers of local governance to the people and enhance their
participation in the exercise of the powers of the State and in making
decisions affecting them’, and to ‘to recognise the right of communities to
manage their own affairs and to further their development’, among others. If
anything, this is a clear acknowledgement that resources of the country are not
being shared equitably among communities. We therefore are taken aback that
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has chosen to continue on his predecessor Robert
Mugabe’s intransigent path of boldly ignoring devolution, against letter and
spirit of the Constitution. After controversially winning the 2013 elections, Mugabe
simply chose to ignore the devolution clause and appointed provincial affairs
ministers instead of constituting the provincial councils as required by the
Constitution. That Zanu PF opposed devolution since the time of the Constitution-making
process is not a secret, but it must be noted that Mnangagwa, just as his
opposition rivals in the July 2018 elections, based his campaign on many things
including a pledge to implement devolution. It is therefore surprising that he
has chosen to do a Mugabe and appoint provincial affairs ministers instead of
directing his party, which has a two thirds majority in Parliament, to draft
and pass a law that operationalises provincial and metropolitan councils as
required by the Constitution. While the President and his officials are still
saying the right things about devolution, they are doing the exact opposite on
the ground. As it stands, provincial affairs ministers are unconstitutional
appointments. The flow of the country’s resources as well as decision-making
processes remain skewed in favour of Harare and that is detrimental to national
cohesion. People must have freedom to determine the use of their resources and
to decide on their development priorities. That can only be achieved if
devolution is implemented as a matter of urgency.

Mwenezi teacher manhandles school head for refusing to sign leave forms

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Mwenezi teacher manhandles school head for refusing to sign leave forms



Cephas Shava

MWENEZI- Jacob Mugwira, a
teacher at Choverere Primary School manhandled his school headmaster, Boy
Chikwavava, by his waist belt after he allegedly refused to sign his leave
forms.
The
case was heard at the Mwenezi Magistrate Court last week where Mugwira was
facing disorderly conduct charges.
Mugwira,
who pleaded not guilty to the charges, was acquitted at the close of State case
after the school head’s side of the story differed with the version of two other
State witnesses.
In
acquitting Mugwira, magistrate Honest Musiiwa expressed dissatisfaction over
the case, which he said was not worthy the court’s time, insisting that both
the accused and the complainant’s conduct resembles child’s play.
Argued
by prosecutor Willard Chasi, the State case was that on March 06 last year at
around 07:20 hrs, the two had a misunderstanding while at work.
During
the squabble, Mugwira held Chikwavava by the belt and tie while pushing him
around.
The
court further heard that Chikwavava managed to flee but Mugwira chased after
him threatening to kill him.
Chikwavava
locked himself in his house and Mugwira, armed with a spear and machete, broke
the door down and the two tussled.
Chikwavava
managed to escape and went straight to file a police report leading to
Mugwira’s arrest.
In
his defence, Mugwira lashed out at Chikwavava saying he exaggerated the whole
incident saying they only had a small misunderstanding which never turned
violent.
“The
truth of the matter is that he is exaggerating. The headmaster is just abusing
his powers at the school. He does not want to see me there and at one point in
time he attempted to have me fired,” argued Mugwira.

New Zimsec regulations, a nightmare for grade 7 exams

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New Zimsec regulations, a nightmare for grade 7 exams



Kudakwashe Nyamuzinga

The just
ended Grade seven examinations started on a chaotic note following new
regulations from the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) which caused
logistical problems in the transportation of examination materials, it has been
learnt.
Zimbabwe
Teachers Association (Zimta) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sifiso Ndlovu said
in some places, pupils started writing as late as noon.
“In some
schools, due to logistical and transport challenges, exams started as late as
12 pm, a poor practice that Zimbabwe had never experienced before. In my 38
years of service this was the first of its kind and whoever is responsible at
Zimsec must be answerable to this kind of arrangement,” said Ndlovu.
He said the
new arrangement had burdened schools with extra transport costs as the exam
body instructed school heads to build store rooms to secure exam papers in
2017.
“We are
disappointed by the fact that last year, Zimsec instructed headmasters to build
storerooms at a cost to secure exams and this year, they did not put those
rooms into use,” he said.
Progressive
Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary general, Raymond Majongwe said transportation
of exam papers on a daily basis was a big challenge.
“The most
disappointing thing is that exams are now being collected and returned everyday
when there is no framework that enables headmasters to do this and the
government did not create any fund that would enable them to do this task every
day.
“There is no
special position that was agreed upon between teachers unions and the
government because everything is just being imposed from the top,” said
Majongwe.
The new
Zimsec regulations stipulate that schools must collect and return examination
materials to and from the cluster centre on the day of sitting to avoid
leakages.

Zimra seeks better relations with business

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Zimra seeks better relations with business



Shingirai Vambe

HARARE- Zimbabwe Revenue
Authority (Zimra) commissioner general Faith Mazani last week addressed members
of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) on tax policy, saying
businesses were free to engage the taxi authority to negotiate simpler payment
terms.
She said out of
300 registered tax payers, only an estimated 40 percent was fully complying
with their tax obligations.
She encouraged
everybody to pay their taxes, saying she was however well-aware of Zimra’s own
shortcomings in such areas as the inefficiency of some systems, poor public
relations and corruption at the borders.
“Yes many have
criticised me for being stern on the issue of penalties, but we have resolved
to start afresh and give people a breather so that they can come on their own
and prepare a payment plan which is flexible to them,” Mazani said.
Stakeholders
raised serious concerns with the system of engaging whistle-blowers, saying the
practice was in a way damaging whatever goodwill that existed between Zimra and
taxpayers.
ZNCC Harare
branch chairperson, Mike Makamure said whistle-blowing was now a full time occupation
for some people whom he alleged had formed unethical collaborations with Zimra
insiders to share information.
Zimra pays 10
percent to any whistle-blower who gives critical information leading to the
recovery of tax money and custom duty from evaders and smugglers.
“I urge all
those in business to go and engage Zimra, create partnerships and if there is any
query, contact us immediately. We encourage registered tax payers to comply
with tax policies and, if possible, come forward and talk to us before
whistle-blowers pounce,” said Mazani.
She emphasised
that everyone regardless of position in society was required to pay tax and
custom duties as per the law. She said some people were in the habit of abusing
their political connectedness and powerful offices to avoid paying duty at the
border.

‘Mwenezi desires genuine investors not opportunists’

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‘Mwenezi desires genuine investors not opportunists’

                                                                     Joosbi Omar


Cephas Shava
MWENEZI – As
the country embraces devolution of power, with provinces expected to come up
with their own development strategies, Mwenezi East Member of Parliament (MP)
Joosbi Omar has made it clear that the district requires genuine investors who
will put in their money for mutual benefit.
Addressing
Zanu PF district structures at an inter-district meeting that was held at
Neshuro Growth Point recently, Omar told delegates that in accordance with
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ‘Zimbabwe is Open for Business’ mantra, Mwenezi wanted
genuine investors.
“Given
the vast resources we have, we have the potential to contribute immensely to
the province’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP. We need to be wary of ‘investors’
who may come and exploit us and loot our resources.
“We
want the people of Mwenezi to have better lives because we own the resources.
We need genuine people who will develop our areas and improve our livelihoods,”
said Omar.
The
Chinese are regarded as some of the worst investors, with people in most of the
areas they operate from not benefitting from those investments.
The
Chinese are best known for environmental degradation, looting and flouting labour
laws and other regulatory rules.
Omar’s
call come in the wake of a recent visit by a South African-based investor who
visited Manyuchi Dam, exploring possible investment opportunities there.
The
investor, who was accompanied by a delegation that was led by Minister of State
for Masvingo Provincial Affairs, Ezra Chadzamira showed interest in possibly
establishing a game ranch in the area surrounding the dam.
Mwenezi
has vast game ranching investments, with one of the biggest game ranch being
owned by controversial businessman Billy Rautenbach.
Rautenbach
owns Zimbabwe Bio Energy (ZBE) but he is often accused of ill-treating
employees and deliberately failing to pay salaries and summary dismissals.
His
company is embroiled in bitter legal battles with some stakeholders and former
employees who allege abuse, arbitrary dismissals and non-payment of salaries.

‘New Chief Makore was wrongly appointed’

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‘New Chief Makore was wrongly appointed’

                                                                         File pic 


Brighton Chiseva                                         


GUTU – Three of the four
houses of the Makore royal family have complained against the appointment of
Johannes Chikonzi Muzenda of the Chihambakwe house as the new Chief Makore, saying
an appointment must have been made from the other houses.
The three
families namely Risipambi, Mugore, and Mazando have since lodged their complaints
with the Provincial Administrator (PA)’s office through a written petition
which was copied to Gutu District Administrator (DA) and chairperson of the
provincial chiefs’ council.
Masvingo PA,
Fungai Mbetsa could not be reached for comment as his phone went unanswered for
several times.
Gutu DA Chiedza
Tafireyi confirmed receiving the letter but refused to give a detailed comment saying
it was not addressed to her.
“I received the
letter but it was not addressed to me, it was addressed to the PA and was only
copied to me,” said Tafireyi
TellZim News saw
the letter which accuses the Chihambakwe house of breaking the rotational rule
of chieftainships by taking the position yet again when the most immediate
previous chief, the late Shonhe Muzenda, was from the same family.
The disgruntled
family members also say they were not involved in the deliberations and nomination
of candidates to the throne.
They complain
that Chief Ndanga, born Wilson Makono, who chaired the deliberations, was
related to the Chihambakwes.
“We were not
given enough time to plan our Chieftainship. We were only given two days and
during the weekend, we complained but we were not given even 10 minutes to
discuss.
“We were
introduced to Chief Neshuro as our chairperson of the Chiefs’ council on the
day but surprisingly, Chief Ndanga took over. Chief Ndanga is uncle to the
Chihambakwe Family where the chief was appointed,” reads part of the letter
They also allege
the Chihambakwe house was in the habit of side-lining others in matters of
mutual interest, claiming they were marginalised during the burial of the late
chief.
“Following all
these unusual events, we appeal to your office to intervene and save the Makore
people and their culture as a dynasty,” the letter reads.
Shonhe Muzenda
died in 2015 after serving for about eight months as chief, with his younger
brother’s son, Jestias Muzenda, taking over on an acting basis.

Women need to be proactive with their health, Zvishavane Lion’s Club says

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Women need to be proactive with their health, Zvishavane Lion’s Club says

…many dying of cancer, diabetes
due to lack of information

Darlington Kanyongo

ZVISHAVANE – Several members of the Lions Club on October 20
stationed themselves at Pote Central open ground to educate people on how to
fight the spread of cervical and breast cancers.
They shared information with
members of the public on the need for constant screening and blood tests for
early detection of such medical conditions as diabetes.
Lions Club president, Chengetai
Phiri told TellZim News that he had observed that a number of people did not
know their diabetes status as they gave little regard to that.
“We are doing this diabetes
testing for free and women are being given information on some types of cancer
which have claimed many lives. We have realised that people in urban areas
rarely visit the hospital for such services as they are always busy with other
things,” he said.
One of the beneficiary of the
outreach programme was Lisa Mabena who thanked the club for helping her
understand the importance of being pro-active with the health of her body.
“I wasn’t aware that not
getting screened for cancer is directing putting yourself on the line. I am
very grateful for the free services I received here,” she said.
Some 110 people got their blood
glucose level tested while 64 women received information on the importance of
getting breast and cervical cancer screening.
A one-year-old baby also got her
blood glucose level tested, while eight adults were referred to Zvishavane
District Hospital after being found to be diabetic.
Lion’s Club chairperson, Martin
Muserere thanked Nyaradzo Funeral Services for helping them with tents and Zvishavane
District Hospital for providing them with two nurses and three lab technicians
for the exercise.

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!!

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