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Man assaulted for paying wage in bond notes

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Man assaulted for paying wage in bond notes

Cephas Shava
MWENEZI – A
man was arrested recently for assaulting a colleague who had refused to receive
payment in bond notes and demanded rands.
Johan
Mugwari (49), of Bukuvani village under Chief Neshuro, appeared before
magistrate Mandlenkosi Ndlovu and pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting
fellow villager Kaurai Chauke.
Ndlovu
sentenced Mugwari to three months behind bars but suspended two months on
condition that he will not commit a similar offense over the next five years.
The
remaining one month was suspended on condition that he performed 105 hours of
community service at Chikadzi Primary School.
Asked
why he committed the offence, Mugwari said he was angry with the complainant
who was refusing payment in bond notes and demanding South African rands.
“After
we had finished a brick moulding piece job together, Chauke refused to be paid
in bond notes. He was insisting that the bond notes are useless papers, hence
he began to demand payment in rands,” Mugwari told the court.
The
State, through prosecutor Caroline Pasipanodya, convinced the court that on
October 10, Mugwari received payment of the job he had done with Chauke.
He
then went to his workmate’s place to give him his share, but a dispute arose
after Chauke demanded that he be paid in rands.
Mugwari
then assaulted Chauke with fists all over his body. Immediately after the
assault, Chauke rushed to the police where he filed a report leading to
Mugwari’s arrest. 

Two percent tax daylight robbery, says Chamisa

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Two percent tax daylight robbery, says Chamisa


…Mngangagwa will not
survive economic meltdown

Alois
Tafireyi
Movement For Democratic
Change (MDC) Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has labelled the two percent tax
on every electronically-transacted dollar an unabashed robbery of the masses.
The Ministry of Finance implemented
the new tax regime earlier this month ostensibly to widen the nationalfiscal
space but critics have slammed the move as an illegal and unfair way of forcing
the ordinary citizen pay for government profligacy.
Addressing thousands of supportes
who gathered at Gwanzura Stadium for the 19th anniversary of the
party’s formation on Saturday last week, Chamisa attacked President Emmerson
Mnangagwa as an illegitimate leader who was now being rejected by the economy.
“I heard him saying we
want to move forwad but there is no moving forwad unless we all face the reality
of who won the elections. The economy is on its knees.
“The riches of the land
are being helplessly squandered. You saw the money being forked out by the
government, the two percent tax that you have been made to pay for every
EcoCash transaction. It is daylight robbery because it is your personal money
that is being taken from you by the very same people who keep embezzling government
funds.
“What am I talking about?
We saw a deficit of treasury bills worth nine billion dollars, $90 million of
which went towards supporting Zanu PF. Now they want to replace the money
through deducting the two percent tax from every EcoCash transaction that you
make.You try sending money to your relative who has passed away but your money
is taken,” Chamisa fumed
The charismatic leader said
he was sure Mnangagwa will not survice the economic crisis and will soon be
removed from power by popular revolts.
“We are dying of hunger.
You are seeing how patients in hospitals are suffering, in pharmacies BP
patients are expected to pay drugs in US dollars and tell me where one can get
that forex from. We once told them that bond note is not money, give us real
money. If we were in power like now, it could have been a walk in the park. Each
one of you would practically be enjoying their money because an economy like
this is a reflection of politics that is not in proper shape,” he said.
On the debilitating fuel
shortages, Chamisa seemed to agree with the dominant narrative that a powerful
cartel was directing the shortages for selfish gain.
“I heard that there is a
queen bee but I don’t know that person. However, if there is a queen bee, then
there is a king bee who happens to oversee how  things are running in this country.These
people should be brought to book with all the deals that they are doing with
fuel, chrome, gold and diamonds as well as all that they are doing to rob the
children of Zimbabwe of their wealth,” Chamisa said.
He told the people to be
patient as he maps the way forward on how to take power form Mnangagwa.
“Be still people because
we have the programme lined up to go and tell somebody to return what isn’t his
and from next week, I will be travelling from place to place urging and strengthening
the people that it is time to react. I will be taking over everyone to Canaan,”
said Chamisa.      

ZPCS tries ‘traitorous’ prison officer

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ZPCS tries ‘traitorous’ prison officer

… Mahlabera appears before disciplinary
committee for ‘supporting’ Chamisa

Beatific Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI – Zimbabwe Prison and
Correctional Services (ZPCS) has summoned John Mahlabera to appear before a disciplinary
hearing this Thursday to face two counts of contravening Section 3(1) or
alternatively 3(46) of the Prison Staff Discipline Regulation of 1984.
Mahlabera is accused of tweeting in
favour of opposition candidate in the July 30 harmonised elections on April 19.
TellZim News saw the charge sheet
served to Mahlabera for undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa and attending
MDC Alliance Rally held in Tshovani Stadium on June 10, 2018.
On count one, Mahlabera is accused
for contravening Section 3(1) of the Prisons (staff) (discipline) Regulations
OF 1984 for using ‘traitorous’ or ‘disloyal’ words against Mnangagwa.
“On the 09th day of
April 2018 and at (or near) Chiredzi prison, the said 2929948A C01 Mahlabera
John (Herein referred to as accused). Being a member of the Service, did:
Unlawfully made political comments on his Twitter account after an MDC Alliance
rally that was held at Jerera growth point in Zaka which was addressed by
Nelson Chamisa, the President of MDC Alliance political party,” reads the
charge sheet.
“He wrote the following words on
his Twitter account ‘Come to Chiredzi my President’ thus showing loyalty to the
opposition party president thereby exhibiting disloyalty and disgraceful
contact to the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe,” reads the charge sheet.
On the second count, Mahlabera is
accused for contravening Section 3(46) of Prisons (Staff)(Disciplinary)
Regulations 1984 for being guilty of any other act conduct disorder or neglect
of duty to the prejudice of good conduct or discipline as read with section
19(a-g) of staff general regulations 1968.
“Being a member of the Service did:
Unlawfully and intentionally participated in active politics when he attended
MDC Alliance Rally which was held at Tshovani Stadium in Chiredzi on 10 June
2018, where upon the accused was invited to the podium by MDC Alliance
president Nelson Chamisa who then introduced him to MDC Supporters.
“The member was then promised
promotions or work as a security detail if Nelson Chamisa wins the harmonised
elections that were held on 30 July 2018 for showing a partisanship with MDC
party,” reads the sheet.
It is reported that while in ZPCS
cells, Mahlabera was manhandled and tortured by ZPCS intelligence officers and
he is said to have reported the matter to the police.

‘The people seeing us through’

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‘The people seeing us through’
…Jadecon forges ahead despite crises,
bags Megafest awards

TellZim Reporter
At a time of severe crises characterised
by shortages of cement, arguably the most critical component in civil
engineering work, Jadecon Construction and Engineering has credited its smooth
relationship with suppliers and clients for its virtually unshaken capacity to
deliver.
“We are glad we are still here,
moulding bricks and able to deliver any of the products and services we offer.
The people are sustaining us.  We cannot,
however, say we are not at all affected by the economic problems in the country
because like everybody else, we are subject to the same conditions,” said
Jadecon Construction and Engineering director, Stanley Kondongwe.
He was speaking to TellZim News in
the wake of the company’s winning of two accolades at the 2018 Megafest
Business Awards held at Great Zimbabwe Hotel recently.
The first award went to Kondongwe
himself who was recognised as the Masvingo Industrialist of the Year 2018 while
the company as a whole was given the Company Excellency of the Year trophy in
recognition of its quality products and services among many other
considerations.
The company’s name has grown a
provider of quality multi-purpose bricks, quarry and other building materials.
Jadecon Construction and
Engineering also operates a home ownership scheme through which clients can
have their houses fully built and they then pay over an extended period of
time.
Onsite quantity surveying also
ensures that there is convenience for clients who require one-stop services on
their way to full home ownership.
Besides construction of houses,
the company has also done impressive work for schools and institutions of
higher learning, building magnificent security walls and other large scale
commercial and industrial structures.
Jadecon Engineering, as one of
the largest employers in Masvingo, has since spread its wings to the Midlands
province where it has undertaken several housing projects for organisations and
individuals.

Sanitary pads donation to make the girl child’s life easier

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Sanitary pads donation to make the girl child’s life easier

Darlington Kanyongo

ZVISHAVANE – Female learners at the council-owned George Chipadza
Secondary School recently received a donation of sanitary wear from the Helper
International Club on October 25.
The club donated 200 sanitary
pads to pupils in forms one and two on October 25.
Helper International Club
president Prosper Mukombami told TellZim News that the  school was identified by Bethany Project, a
community-based organisation which works with the less privileged.
The school was chosen because it
accommodates a large population of less privileged pupils who struggle to get
basic needs.
“We have realised that urban
poverty is an issue affecting many girls, with parents not affording to provide
their children with proper sanitary wear. There are statistics that only two
out of 10 pupils can afford proper sanitary wear, and the rest use such things
as toilet rolls or newspapers. It is this reality that has spurred us to do
something for the children,” Mukombami said.
The beneficiaries spoke on how
the recent price increases had forced them to improvise odd ways of meeting the
demands of their periods.
“Sanitary pads are now
unaffordable and we end up using newspapers and tissues, or we tear pages from
our exercise books or pieces of clothing,” said one pupil.
Tatenda Rukanda from Bethany
Project demonstrated how to use the pads and spoke on the dangers of using
tissues, newspapers and pieces of clothing as sanitary wear.
“When you are using a piece
of cloth, it is advisable that the cloth should be super clean and ironed
before use,” she said.
Tendai Museva, a health officer
at George Chipadza, thanked the club for helping the school with the
provisions.
“I really appreciate what
the club has done today. I do hope that they will keep on doing the good work.
The school has been providing the sanitary wear but is was now struggling as
the price of the commodity has been rising non-stop,” she said.

RBZ is empty, says prof Murwira

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RBZ is empty, says prof Murwira

Upenyu
Chaota

The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education,
Professor Amon Murwira has endorsed the controversial two percent tax per every
electronically-transacted dollar as recently pronounced by his Finance
counterpart Professor Mthuli Ncube, likening the country’s dire economic
situation to a canoe that everybody had to paddle.
Murwira said the country was in a serious crisis,
adding it would take a collective approach to resuscitate it back to its glory
days.
“Zimbabwe is like a canoe and everyone should paddle
so that we stay afloat. We cannot sink because of one person (who does not want
to pay the tax) and we each have to play our part.
“The country is a helpless being and if you sleep it
also sleeps. The reason why many people cried because of the two percent tax is
because they have not been contributing towards nation-building.
“We need all hands on deck and the two percent tax is
part of the measures to make this country get back onto its feet. You cannot
demand good services when you are not paying,” said Murwira.
Murwira said tax should not be an issue of debate as
is being done in the country saying other countries world over were doing it.
“In countries like Germany, failing to pay tax is a
serious crime which can get you locked up for a long time. Many people have not
been paying their taxes and there is no room for that in the new dispensation,”
said Murwira.
He challenged the business community to be export-oriented
so that they could bring in the much-needed foreign currency since the Reserve
Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) was literally empty.
“The RBZ is empty and you find people queuing for
forex which they did not deposit. Where do you expect the bank to get the forex
from if you are not bringing it in?
“We need businesses to be export-oriented and target
those outside markets. We do not want the situation where people get into the
business of selling money like what we are experiencing across the country,”
said Murwira.
The controversial two percent tax has drawn scorn from
various sectors of the economy even within the ruling party where Ncube is
accused of not consulting.
Main opposition MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa
has come out guns blazing saying the tax was not only illegal but pure daylight
robbery.

Zanu PF bigwigs accused of new land grab in Chiredzi

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Zanu PF bigwigs accused of new land grab in Chiredzi


…vast commercial stands for Matuke, Ndava, Moyo

Beatific
Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI – Three Zanu PF bigwigs
have reportedly grabbed council land for themselves where they are planning to
build their own private properties, TellZim News has learnt.
Former Zanu PF chief whip and now
Public Service Labour and Social Welfare deputy minister Lovemore Matuke, party
provincial secretary for information Ronald Ndava and former Chiredzi town
council chairperson Francis Moyo are at the forefront of the alleged land grab.
Residents say the three, without
paying anything, have used their political muscle to take for themselves
non-serviced commercial stands close to the 100 medium residential stands that
the town council has earmarked for development.
This comes as the Commission of
Enquiry in to the Sale of State Land in and around urban areas since 2005 has
unearthed massive corruption in Chiredzi and other areas.
Chiredzi Residents and Ratepayers
Association Chairperson (CHIRRA) Jonathan Muusha said his organisation will
write to President Emmerson Mnangagwa about the ‘rot’.
“It is unfair for people to use
their political muscle to grab land without paying a cent. That is the highest
level of corruption. I am appealing to President Mnangagwa to intervene through
the anti-corruption unit in his office so that investigations can be done
before the land is gone,” said Muusha.
Moyo is alleged to be in possession
of an offer letter for a fuel service station and garden flats, Matuke has got
for himself a large stand to build schools while Ndava has got land to build a
lodge.
The trio is allegedly fronting
various housing development cooperatives and selling stands they got for free
at exorbitant prices.
Ndava allegedly facilitated the
land deals during his stint with the interim commission appointed to superintend
the affairs of the town after the July 30 harmonised election and before the
swearing in of the new council.
TellZim News contacted Ndava for comment,
and he admitted he was in possession of an offer letter which he said he got
after making an application.
“I personally applied for a lodge
long back. During our term as commissioners, we had no mandate of allocating
stands or either employing of firing people. As of Moyo and Matuke’s issues, I
have no comment for them.
“I am the one who made this land
deal a success after I approached the minister to approve it, so I will be
extremely happy if my lodge request is approved. There could be someone who is
leaking information that I want a lodge but I can’t hide it because that is the
reality on the ground,” said Ndava.
When contacted for comment, town council
secretary Charles Muchatukwa said he could not disclose names of the people who
got the stands, but promised that every beneficiary would be required to pay.
“We are not at liberty to disclose
who made those private applications but we are going to make sure that whoever
gets that land will pay to the local authority,” said Muchatukwa.

Zvishavane sex workers reject bond note, demand forex

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Zvishavane sex workers reject bond note, demand forex

….you can also pay in cooking oil

Patience Muzhingi

ZVISHAVANE – In reaction to the biting economic crises
characterised by an inflationary bond note, sex workers in the town have now
resorted to foreign currency and basic commodities as forms of payment for
their services.
Zimbabwe has witnessed skyrocketing
prices of basic commodities since the fiscal policies presented by Minister of
Finance, Mthuli Ncube a few weeks ago.
The situation has left sex
workers with no option but to change the form of payment and accept only the US
dollar, South African rand or basic consumer goods.
Speaking to TellZim News, a number
of sex workers said they had changed the methods of payment so as to cope with
the prevailing economic situation in the country.
“We are now charging rands
and US dollars for our services and we also accept basic commodities like
cooking oil and soap.
“Clients are still coming
the way they did before this situation. There is no problem so far because
everyone knows what is happening in country and things are tough for everyone.
We had no choice but to adjust,” said the sex worker.
Clients of sex workers in the
town are mainly informal gold miners working the red soils of the district,
going as far as Shurugwi.
With the current economic
situation in Zimbabwe, life is getting tougher everyday as retail prices are likely
to change any time.

I didn’t vote for Zanu PF deputy mayor

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I didn’t vote for Zanu PF deputy mayor
 Selina Maridza


…Maridza talks of betrayal by colleagues
. . .as MDC cllrs boycott first full council meeting

Moses Ziyambi



MASVINGO – The intriguing power struggles drama at the city council continues to unfold with three MDC Alliance councillors boycotting the first full council meeting held on Monday, a development which was seen as a protest against Collen Maboke’s defiance of a party directive to step down from the position of mayor.
The councillors who did not attend the full council meeting are Godfrey Kurauone of ward four, Daniel Mberikunashe of ward five and the only female councillor Selina Maridza of ward one.
Although the three councillors who boycotted the meeting chose to be diplomatic, hiding behind the finger, it was open that they did not want to be chaired by Maboke.
Councillor Maridza chose to narrate her story from the day she lost the post of the deputy major, saying she was still bitter with colleagues who betrayed her. Maridza said the truth will soon be out and rogue MDC Alliance councillors who are working in cahoots with Zanu PF will soon be exposed.
“Before I even talk about the Monday boycott, I want to set the record straight about how I lost the post of deputy mayor. I was betrayed by the people whom I trusted a lot and I am still bitter with them. Of course they came to apologise to me but it was too late, they had already donated their precious vote to Zanu PF. I feel that I was the most suitable candidate for the post of the deputy mayor considering that I am the only female councillor there,” said Maridza.
Maridza said she respected the party’s position ahead of anything else and felt that anyone who went against party policy must be severely punished.
“I am a loyal party die-hard and I am MDC to the core. I have so much respect for my president that even if I am told to step down, I would do so without second thoughts. I have never challenged the party’s position on anything and I respect only those who follow Chamisa’s instructions. I actually feel sorry for Cllr Kurauone who is being blamed for nothing when we know the real wolfs in sheep clothes. However, I find solace in the fact that the truth will set us free,” she said.
Quizzed further on why she stayed away from the first full council meeting, Maridza chose to be diplomatic, insisting that she will represent the party despite the fact that she was being fought by fellow MDC councillors.
“Look even after the meeting in Harare with president Chamisa, when we came back to elect deputy  chairpersons for committees, Cllr Babylon Beta went on to nominate Cllr Against Chiteme of Zanu PF ahead of me. I ended up nominating myself and went on to win that election. I feel that as a woman, I am being unfairly treated,” said Maridza.
TellZim News contacted Cllr Mberikunashe to find out his reasons for not coming to the full council meeting, and he did not deny that it was a form of protest.
“I am not in a position to comment about that at the moment but for sure I will come to you with full details of what is going on,” said Mberikunashe.
Cllr Kurauone who was initially preferred to be the mayor refused to comment saying he was being accused of leaking sensitive information to the press.
“I am afraid to speak to you because I am victimised everyday with people who think that I leak sensitive information to the press,” Kurauone said.
When contacted for comment on the absence of some councillors in the full council meeting, Maboke said he could not confirm that they had boycotted since they communicated that they would not be able to attend due to other reasons.
“It is important that we were able to hold the meeting because we constituted a quorum. They communicated that they were tied up with other things so I cannot say they boycotted,” said Maboke.
Close sources within MDC Alliance said initially the three councillors had plotted to walk out on the mayor but they were later advised to be more diplomatic and find excuses to stay away.
Maboke became the mayor after getting seven votes against Kuraone’s three votes.
To view the video of Maridza talking more about the issue go to www.tellzim.com

Girl burns blind father with boiling water, pleads self defence

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Girl burns blind father with boiling water, pleads self defence

Tiyani Hahlani

Yemurai Ngwarai (23) of House Number 2009/15 Vakai Cresent, Pangolin, Masvingo, on Wednesday appeared before Masvingo magistrate Rufaro Mangwiro accused of committing an act of domestic violence against her blind father, Richard Ngwarai.
She was charged with violating Section 3(1) (a) as read with Section 4(1) of the Domestic Violence Act Chapter 05.16, ‘physical abuse’.
She was acquitted after pleading self-defence, saying her father had bashed her head against the wall and she had therefore acted to defend herself.
It was the State’s case that on October 07 at around 19:00 hrs, Richard was in his bedroom when he heard her daughter shouting at her step-mother, Fadzai Muzenda, who was cooking in the kitchen.
Upon arriving in the kitchen, Richard tried to refrain her daughter from further insulting Muzenda but she did not stop.
Richard then decided to get hold of his daughter, whom he told to get out of the kitchen but Yemurai responded by taking boiling water which was on the stove and pouring it on his father’s chest.
Muzenda was also burnt on her left hand as she tried to defend her husband from being burnt.
A medical report was presented and it showed that Richard sustained plus or minus three percent burns from the boiling water.
Janeth Mavavi appeared for the State.

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