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Lake October Festival in Masvingo for charity

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MASVINGO – Lake October Festival has organised a number of events aimed at promoting Masvingo as a tourist destination while raising resources to donate to charity institutions in the province.

On Friday, October 19, there will be a Charity Golf Day to be played at Masvingo Golf Club and, in the evening, a ‘2 Legends Music Concert’ at Caravan Park. The concert will be headlined by Oliver Mtukudzi and Winky D, who will be supported by many other local acts.

The following day, a half marathon dubbed ‘Lake October Charity Marathon’ will be held close to Lake Mutirikwi, with DJ Stavo entertaining the people. Such activities as boat cruises, fishing, soccer, netball beach volleyball and fun shoots will also be available at the lake.

Lake October Masvingo Festival administrator, Susan Karanda said besides promoting Masvingo’s tourism potential, the initiative was seeking to raise donations in cash and kind for such charity institutions as Copota, Alpha Cottages and Mucheke Old People’s Home.

“There will be a lot of fun so we are inviting everybody to these activities. We are also looking for sponsorships from companies and individuals who want to partner us in making this effort a success. It would be money well-spent because the objective is to promote local tourism and make life easier for the less-privileged,” said Karanda.

She said an organisation can support the initiative by sponsoring a fourball golf team for US$200 or sponsor a hole for US$300.

Sponsorship in the form of prizes, T-shirts, mineral water, race numbers, tea and sandwiches is also being sought for the 21km marathon.

“This is the inaugural Lake October Festival in Masvingo and we are pleading with individuals, corporates and other organisations to support the effort and help put a smile on the faces of those in need. Sponsors will be given space to market and promote their products and services at these events,” said Karanda.

She said people were free to contact her on her mobile number 0776 032 412 for further information on the events.local

 

 

 

 

 

 

So ED enters into agreement with Uncle Bob?

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So ED enters into agreement with Uncle Bob?

Umm my Ladies and Lords, our MDC Alliance has been infiltrated by sell-outs and power hungry self-proclaimed politicians with no morals or any principles whatsoever. Mapombi has never seen anything like that for the whole of her poor life; Judas Iscariot-kind of politicians should be send packing – they don’t deserve to be in our midst!
But ndakambozvitaura kare kare if you remember during the run-up to the Bikita West by-elections ndikati vana Gumbi vava kuuraya musangano ava asi vanhu vakati Mapombi ava kupenga.
Now, I am saying it again and I know vamwe vachati ndinopenga futi but varume vatouraya musangano uyu sefani so. Mapombi heard they are influencing this young and inexperienced Maboke not to step down from the mayoral post; which he landed after bedding Zanu PF councillors.
Kkkkkkkk power is sweet I know but mamwe madiro omoita simab muchenjere kuti 2023 we will never talk about you again. Honestly, this is selling-out of the highest order! Barter trading the deputy mayoral post for the mayoral post ndoanonzi makunakuna ka aya; chisionekwi humhandara hwaamai chaihwo. Kudya mutupo rakacheka nyika.
Don’t forget one thing – people chose MDC Alliance councillors, not on the basis that they are popular but because the party was all that mattered to them. So for one to betray that trust for self-aggrandisement is regrettable to say the least.
Anyway, we hope these comrades will do the noble thing and step down with dignity when time still allows them to do so. The MDC Alliance is bigger than any one person and ada kuzviti handiite chokwadi tinomudzinga rakacheka nyika. We don’t care that one is a lawyer or whatever profession unongoenda. After all, we have quite a number of lawyers vakabva napo paUniversity yeRCZ makore aye ichiri kunzi Great Zimbabwe – ko chero vane ma2 points yaingotoraka iya. Those who betray the struggle should go, and they will definitely go!
Mapombi will not waste much time talking about politicians without principles – but at least they should be reminded that don’t take people for granted. We will never tolerate sell-outs!
By the way, Mapombi would like to congratulate ED for the new cabinet; at least he tried his best. Of course he did his best to ensure that he surrounds himself with loyal people; just like what Uncle Bob used to do. Mapombi thanks him because he at least introduced brand new faces – akamboisawo vatsva kuti vambodyawo.
Of course we have comrades like Gumbo who were returned to the feeding trough despite them being total failures. Congrats to Energy Mutodi the deputy minister of Information – gore rino tichaonesa zvedu isu vana Mapombi kkkkkkk. But I like his musician though.
But I wonder what kind of deal was entered between Uncle Bob and ED – hiring a private jet for the old man, gobbling millions of scarce dollars in the process, inga zvakaoma hazvo. Mapombi is beginning to think that Uncle Bob played a critical role in influencing the ConCourt judgment because the kind of favours dzavava kupiwa dzava kuwandisa at the expense of poor, long-suffering Zimbabweans.
Imagine people are dying of cholera in Harare but someone is busy hiring a private jet worthy millions of dollars, and the politician still claiming to have people at heart after that. Just yesterday he said people must practice hygiene to stop cholera. KKKK, may someone please tell him that it’s not lack of personal hygiene that’s causing cholera, but contaminated water sources caused by years of mismanagement, neglect and misplaced priorities by the very government you have been part of for 38 years. Kkkkkk munotinona semafuza chokwadi. After all muchadeiwo zvedu kwatiri we gave you a whole five-year long fresh mandate; or should I say you gave yourselves the mandate through the courts?
Mapombi is always a gentleman handivanzi ini, and I will say it that with this kind of misplaced priorities, Zim is going nowhere. Very soon people will start to say Uncle Bob was far much better.
At least better Mapombi will not see Mpofu, Chinamasa, Parirenyatwa and other old comrades anymore – thank you ED for that. Now we expect you to deliver Mr President; Mapombi will not give you 100 days but six good months.
But tikasvika December without solving cash crisis mobva maziva kuti nyika maikonewa iyi. Hopefully those who forced Mugabe out accusing him of being surrounded by criminals will be on high alert.
Anyway, it’s almost lunch time let me go and have maputi and eat some rotten bananas zvangu for lunch. But before I go, izvi zvekuita senge Gutu is the only district in Masvingo province handionewo sezvakanaka zvangu. Honestly appointing five ministers all from Gutu handione senge zviri bhooo. ED sometimes anoda kubatsirwa I think – we have seven districts in the province; all with competent and highly-qualified MPs but kungononga kwaGutu chete.
We have Musikavanhu in Chiredzi, Sithole and Madhuku in Bikita, Joosbi in Mwenezi and Tongofa in Chivi chokwadi ndokushaya chero one out of these? Zvimwe munozozvinyanya. Anyway chimwe nechimwe chine nguva yacho Bhaibheri rinodaro muna Muparidzi 3. By the way, Mphoko akazopiwa here his benefits? What happened to his son or is it daughter uyu wekunzi wakatora mari kuChoppies uyu? And what about his daughter uyu doctor wekumbonzi salary was seized uyu? Umm things might be falling apart for Mphoko handiti?
But Mphoko is a very good dancer – do you still remember how he danced to the song Mazezuru unconquerable paChiweshe gore riye? Kkkkkkkkk but they are conquerable the Zezurus though kkkkkkk. Mboko imboko!mapombi

Sanganai/Hlanganani Expo boom for Zim tourism

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Sanganai/Hlanganani Expo boom for Zim tourism
Buyers from UK, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and South Africa on 9 September visited the Great Zimbabwe monuments

Shingirai Vambe

HARARE – The 11th edition of the Sanganai-Hlangani Tourism Expo has been deemed a huge success after a number of exhibitors at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair grounds received awards last Friday night.
Companies that got outstanding recognition at the expo include the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) which won the Public Institution Award.
CAAZ representatives vowed to accelerate work on airports and aerodromes around the country to improve accessibility to the country’s numerous tourist attraction.
Following the Joshua Nkomo Heritage Trail which was held on the September 5, buyers and tour operators from different countries around the world toured exhibition stands and also had an opportunity to network with peers.
The message being communicated to both local and international visitors was that Zimbabwe is a safe destination. This was confirmed through sentiments shared by a number of exhibitors, tour operators and tourists from mainly Asian and African countries.
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), the principal organiser of the expo, facilitated a number of touring groups that have been visiting various attractions around the country after the expo. The objective of the tours were to expose the country’s tourism potential to more people.
The destinations included the Mutarazi Falls, the Great Zimbabwe monuments, Hwange National Park and the majestic Victoria Falls. During the tours, visitors managed to assess the state of hospitality facilities around the country.
Speaking in Bulawayo earlier on, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga urged hotel operators exhibiting at the expo to revamp their facilities to meet world class standards.
ZTA chief executive officer (CEO), Dr Karikoga Kaseke said his organisation had embarked on an exercise to make sure that all employees working in the hospitality industry got tested and certified.
“We are encouraged, though at short notice, that the vice president has spoken about this and we are hitting the ground running to improve on service delivery. Zimbabwe is well-known for being among the best hospitality service providers and we would want to go even further,” said Kaseke.
He said the request by ZTA for rural and urban local authorities to participate in this year’s expo was designed to make sure they work hand in glove with tourism players in marketing their own tourist attractions.
Foreign tourists who spoke to TellZim News said they were now convinced that the negative stories in the international media concerning the country were largely inaccurate.
They were all left speechless by the magnificence of Great Zimbabwe, with many of them saying the heritage site was not being sufficiently marketed internationally.
After visiting the sky walk in Chimanimani, one buyer said Zimbabwe was a sleeping giant.
The past three editions of Sanganai-Hlanganani were held in Bulawayo at the ZITF grounds. The venue boasts excellent exhibition facilities in the country and can accommodate a large number of exhibitors.

More twists, turns to Chipinge youth stands controversy

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More twists, turns to Chipinge youth stands controversy

Ashirai Mawere


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Chipinge Youths Housing Scheme vice chairperson Ashirai Mawere has repeated his plea for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene following the recent disruption of a public enquiry into the youth stands scandal by a mob purportedly sent by Zanu PF Manicaland provincial youth vice chairperson Dorothy Mabika.
The disruption happened on September 04 when the slobs, donning Zanu PF regalia, stormed Chipinge Country Club and disrupted proceedings.
They reportedly claimed to be working to protect Zanu PF from Mawere and other elements whom they accused of trying to destabilise the party in the province.
Many ruling party members, victims of the scandal and residents had turned up for the meeting with members of the Land Commission.
The enquiry was meant to get clarifications and evidence on the scam that involved several Zanu PF youth league members including the now deposed party provincial youth leader, Mubuso Chinguno.
The scandal saw US$400 000 meant to develop land into residential stands for several subscribers being misappropriated by Causpen Investments Pvt Ltd, a company linked to Chinguno which had been contracted to administer the project.
The commissioners were, however, reportedly prevented from hearing Mawere’s presentations after only listening to presentations by Zanu PF Manicaland youth league representative, Pedzisai Mudhende who only blamed Chinguno for the scandal.
The alleged disruptors are reported to have said Mawere could not be trusted, claiming he did not like Mnangagwa, although the victims themselves had asked him to represent them.
Speaking to this publication later on, Mawere said it was unfortunate that proceedings had been disrupted.
“We had gathered enough proof to present before the commission but we did not get a chance to speak. As soon as Mudhende finished making his biased presentation, an order was made to prevent me from speaking. A hired mob of youths in Zanu PF regalia supplied by Dorothy Mabika took to the stage shouting ‘Down with Mawere’. The commission tried to stop them but failed and the meeting was then called off and the police helped people to leave.
“The rogue mob said I was an enemy of the President and they did not want to hear my presentation yet they I am helping his commission with useful information on a serious land scam that has affected thousands of youths,” said Mawere.
He blamed Mabika for the disturbances, saying she was desperate to cover up some tracks in the whole scandal.
“They are so desperate to block the commission’s justifiable work that they can do anything but their actions have consequences,” said Mawere.
He said he will still hand over the evidence to the commission and will write to Causpen secretary, Ellen Mwale demanding to know what happened to the money.local

MDC Alliance ‘sell-out’ councillors humiliated

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MDC Alliance ‘sell-out’ councillors humiliated

Collen Maboke


…Maboke ordered to step down as mayor
…Tsvangirai was ashamed of you – Chamisa tells Maboke
…Provincial chair Gumbi sucked in

Upenyu Chaota

MASVINGO – Four MDC Alliance councillors, who last week conspired to defy the party’s directive on the mayoral elections, have found themselves in serious trouble after they were made to appear before party president Nelson Chamisa and his deputy, Elias Mudzuri among other national executive heavyweights.
Party national chairperson  Morgan Komichi, deputy treasurer-general Charlton Hwende and secretary for elections Murisi Zwizwai were also part of the panel that demanded the heads of the councillors but Chamisa is said to have showed mercy but ordered Collen Maboke, who allegedly organised the palace coup, to step down.
The Masvingo councillors, led by Maboke defied party position that councillor Godfrey Kurauone was to be the mayor and went a step further by rewarding Zanu PF with a deputy mayoral post. Zanu PF helped Maboke ‘steal’ the mayoral position from Kurauone after they were promised the deputy mayoral post.
It is said that while at the Harare meeting, Chamisa fumed at the councillors for ‘selling-out’ but gave them room to explain why they did it.
Maboke is said to have begged profusely for mercy, but Chamisa and the entire hearing panel would have none of it.
When contacted for comment, Maboke confirmed that he indeed begged for mercy during the Harare meeting. He, however, tried to be diplomatic when asked by TellZim News when he was going to step down from the position of mayor as they agreed in Harare.
“Yes, that is what happened in Harare. I am waiting for a written communication so that I can step down because that is what we agreed,” said Maboke.
When pressed to comment on his telephone conference with Murisi Zwizwai and James Gumbi when he was told no written communication will be send to him, Maboke became cagey before finally saying he no longer wanted to talk to the press about it.
“Combine all the comments you are getting and write your story; I don’t want to comment to the press,” said Maboke.
Gumbi was said to be influencing Maboke not to step down from the position of mayor. The provincial chair is said to be building his support base so that he can retain the position at the party’s congress next year, therefore, having Maboke as mayor would add another strategic person to his faction.
When contacted for comment Gumbi denied the allegations saying he would not want to legitimise such hearsay.
“People are free to say whatever they want but that does not give credence to those false allegations” said Gumbi.
Political analysts, however, slammed Maboke for alleged lack of principles and power hunger, saying no amount of politicking should have involved going to bed with Zanu PF.
“Being a lawyer doesn’t mean one knows everything; no individual is bigger than the party, let alone the ‘mafikizolos’. I haven’t seen such desperation for power that one would prefer to go to bed with Zanu PF in order to get top post. It’s clear MDC Alliance has been infiltrated,” said one analyst.
A source at the meeting said Mudzuri, Hwende and Zwizwai wanted the councillors to be recalled and expelled from the party but Chamisa wanted a more lenient punishment.
“Maboke begged for his political life and Chamisa became lenient with him although the others wanted him gone for defying the party position.
“Chamisa told Maboke that the late Morgan Tsvangirai never liked him and was actually ashamed of him because he once appeared at a meeting that Tsvangirai was chairing at the party’s Masvingo provincial headquarters in Rhodene dead drunk, and then caused an embarrassing incident,” said the source.
While the meeting was progressing inside Morgan Tsvangirai House, party supporters wanted to storm the meeting and beat up all the ‘deviant’ councillors from Masvingo.
It was also revealed in the meeting that Zanu PF corrupted the whole process by dangling residential stands on Maboke, Babylon Beta, Selina Maridza and Tarusenga Vhembo in exchange for their vote in the deputy mayoral contest.
A subdued Beta is said to have shamelessly confessed that he was offered two stands by Zanu PF and he called national executive member to ask if he could accept the deal and he was given the go ahead to take it.
“Beta confessed that the plan was to isolate Richard Musekiwa, Kurauone and Daniel Mberikunashe and that he was offered two stands for his vote. He said before making any hasty decisions, he phoned one of the executive members for advice and he was told to go for it,” the source said.
Maboke was then ordered to stand down and pave way for Mberikunashe while the committees were dissolved for a fresh start and the four councillors were ordered to pay a fine of US$300 each.
“Chamisa later told Maboke that as long as the MDC was under his leadership, he will not hold any post and should be grateful that he had not been recalled and expelled,” said the source.
MDC Alliance provincial administrator, Peter Chigaba was, however, expelled from the party after it emerged that he was a kingpin in the conspiracy. The party’s Isuzu single cab pick-up truck that he used to drive around has since been taken away from him and he has been evicted from an apartment at the party’s provincial headquarters.
At the meeting, Mberikunashe was given the reigns of mayor instead of Kurauone after Vhembo told Chamisa that he had voted for Maboke because to him, there was no longer any difference between Maboke and Kurauone whom he said had seen hobnobbing with Zanu PF councillors.
“You should have seen poor Vhembo; he was kneeling on the flow and literally shaking with fear right from the knees. In his desperate attempt to save himself, he sunk Kurauone’s chances of bouncing back. After being asked to speak, Vhembo said he erred in his judgement but only because Maboke and Kurauone had become all the same to him because he had seen first-hand Kurauone lobbying Zanu PF councillors. Kurauone admitted the offence and this buried his chances of salvaging the mayorship for himself,” the source said.
Chamisa is said to then have chosen Mberikunashe because of his level headedness and that he was a more neutral compromise.
“Mai Maridza was also given a big dressing down. She was very frightened and almost comical in her quivering responses. It was a sight to see. She is now very angry with Maboke whom she accuses of selling her a poisoned chalice,” said another source.
Komichi could not answer his phone nor respond to questions sent to him on the matter but in a screenshot of a message he posted on a party WhatsApp group, he said the MDC constitution gave Chamisa the powers to appoint mayors.
“Our constitution gives power to president Chamisa to solely appoint mayors but he chose to be consultative. Let us all be guided accordingly,” the post reads. 
The party’s Chegutu councillors were also summoned to answer for their own defiance of party directives although their case was not as serious as the Masvingo one.
The Chegutu councillors had been given a list of the party’s preferred mayoral candidate, right down to committee chairpersons but they defied the directive and came up with their own team.

Mwenezi man pays lobola cow, steals it away

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Mwenezi man pays lobola cow, steals it away

Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – A 22-year-old Mwenezi man paid a cow to his in-laws as part of his lobola obligations but later on returned to steal the same animal, the Mwenezi Magistrate Court recently heard.
Admire Magomana of Village 4 Flora under Chief Maranda was initially facing a charge of stock theft but due to circumstances that influenced his actions, the case was later altered to unauthorised borrowing.
He pleaded guilty to the offence and was sentenced to six months behind bars or to perform 350 hours of community service as an alternative.
The State’s case was that sometime early this year; Magomana paid part of his bride price in the form of a cow to his mother-in-law, Nolance Ndambani, who resides in the same village.
It was further heard that on August 3, Magomana went to the grazing lands and drove the cow away. In reclaiming the cow, Magomana insisted that since Ndambani had taken back her daughter, whom he had been married to, he too deserved to get back his property.
A police report was filed leading to Magomana’s arrest.
The value of the beast was put at US$200.local

RCZ treasurer Mhizha survives horrific accident

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RCZ treasurer Mhizha survives horrific accident

Mhizha’s vehicle wreck soon after the accident

Pikisai Mhizha


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Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ) treasurer, Pikisai Mhizha was last week involved in a horrifying road traffic accident after colliding with a haulage truck at Mutangazi along the Harare-Masvingo highway.
Mhizha told TellZim News he had nobody but the good Lord to thank after surviving the heart-wrenching car crash which completely wrecked his Toyota Hilux D4D double cab.
“I am currently at home recuperating. It can only be God who saved me from the clear jaws of death that had visited me. It is after such a traumatic experience that you get to see the how fragile men’s presence on Earth is. All is indeed vanity except the word of the Lord who saved me,” said Mhizha.
The narrow yet busy road claims lives almost every day and it has on several occasions been described as a deathtrap.local

Mukungunugwa spreads solar power in Chivi

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Mukungunugwa spreads solar power in Chivi

Huruva stands at one of his projects

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CHIVI – Newly-elected Chivi Ward 6 councillor, Godfrey Huruva Mukungunugwa is forging ahead with the village electrification programme he initiated long before he became councillor.
Mukungunugwa, who has since been elected Chivi Rural District Council (RDC) chairperson, has been using his own resources to install solar systems at schools in his ward.
One beneficiary of the goodwill is Maramba Primary School where teacher’s houses, the grade seven classroom block and other facilities were recently solar-powered.
Mukungunugwa has also purchased solar systems for the district councillors, such traditional leaders as Headman Madyangove and some village heads. The Mhandamabwe Police base has also been provided with similar systems as a way of improving lighting during the night.
“This is a programme I would continue working on so that all people can eventually have power in their households. We can’t wait for Zesa when we have got abundant sunlight in the district. Solar energy is cheap and renewable so people must have modern lighting during the night and they must also be able to charge their phones without hassles,” said Mukungunugwa.
To spread the service to more ordinary people, the youthful councillor has introduced a ‘pay as you go’ facility whereby villagers can have solar systems installed at their homesteads at a small deposit. They can then pay the rest of the costs at monthly installments of as little as seven dollars.
Besides the solar projects, Mukungunugwa has funded the construction of two new classroom blocks at Maramba Primary School as part of his many other efforts to improve infrastructure at public facilities so as to retain critical skills in the district.local

Zaka GMB urged to decentralise

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Zaka GMB urged to decentralise

Brighton Chiseva

ZAKA – The Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFC) Zaka district chairperson Stephen Mkachana has urged the local Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depot to open up selling points around the district so as to cushion farmers from the high transport cost of transporting their grain to Jerera.
Speaking at the Zaka Agricultural Show held at Ferry Training Centre last week, Mkachana said farmers maintaining Jerera as the only depot was bad for those in far-away places.
“As ZFU, we have observed that farmers are facing challenges delivering their produce. GMB this year failed to decentralise buying points. We are therefore urging GMB to open more selling points in wards to reduce transport costs,” said Mkachana.
He also urged farmers to adopt new farming technologies and heed advice and warnings from the Meteorological Services Department (MSD).
“We encourage farmers to adopt new farming technologies and take advice from Meteorological Services Department and our local extension staff. There is also need to diversify to livestock-oriented projects like cattle fattening and goat farming,” Mukachana said.
He lamented partisan distribution of Command Agricultural inputs, saying the practice ha led to reduced yields in the 2017/2018 season.
“We encourage the government to find proper ways to distribute farming inputs, which is the extension staff in consultation of councillors and traditional leaders. This will make our command agriculture to become a successful programme,” said Mkachana
The Jerera GMB depot has of late been in the news all for the wrong reasons related to poor service delivery and corruption allegedly by seniour management.
At the show, Seedco donated one tonne of seeds which was distributed in the form of prizes for winners.
The seed company recently launched a farming application to help farmers with farming news, weather and markets information.local

Women business fair set for Chipinge

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Women business fair set for Chipinge

Faith Garwi


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Women in business in Chipinge district are set to benefit from a business fair that is due to be held this coming December as a way of encouraging women to unite in business.
The business fair was initiated by an all-women non-profit organisation called Bright Future Women whose Chipinge chapter shall be launched as soon as the requisite registration processes are done. 
Bright Future Women director Faith Garwi, said the fair was open to all businesswomen in the district.
“Every woman who is running a business regardless of how big or small it is, needs to expose herself to the world.
“As Bright Future Women, we are adopting a completely unique business model. We shall hold a business forum discussing how best women can network and share ideas. Women tend to give each other unnecessary competition. That is wrong, networking is the best approach and people should learn to specialise rather than become jacks of all trades,” said Garwi.
Garwi, who is also the representative for the Zimbabwe Women Microfinance Bank (ZWMB) in Chipinge, said she the expo will encourage women to acquire assets.
“Women in business must acquire assets for both their businesses and for their own welfare. This is possible if we develop a culture of banking instead of squandering money,” she said.
Garwi bemoaned bad cultural practices that hinder women from being empowered.
“A lot of married women are discouraged from businesses by their marriage partners. That should be a thing of the past since a family always benefits if a mother gets involved in business,” she said.
Meanwhile, ZWMB has received a warm welcome in Chipinge urban, with a notable number of women having already opened their savings accounts.local

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