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Chiwa eats humble pie

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Farai Musikavanhu

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CHIREDZI – Former Zanu PF Chiredzi West legislator, Darlington Chiwa who broke ranks with his former party and stood as an independent candidate in the just ended polls, got a rude awakening when he was trounced by Zanu PF’s Farai Musikavanhu.
Chiwa stood as an independent out of protest from the chaotic Zanu PF primaries which saw many disgruntled supporters filing as independent candidates.
Zanu PF’s Farai Musikavanhu got 15 754 votes followed by MDC Alliance’s Stanley Temba with 10 508.
Simbarashe Baloyi, who also left MDC Alliance after complaining about irregularities in the primary election  also scored more votes than Chiwa.
United Kingdom (UK) based businessman, John Manganye, who also left MDC Alliance over his exclusion in the party’s primaries attained 890 votes while Bhebhe Livison who stood as an independent attained 335 votes.
 National Patriotic Front’s (NPF) Samson Makonese polled 254 votes while Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP) Fungisai Majekwana, who was the sole female candidate in the race, attained 220 votes.
In the same constituency, however Zanu PF presidential candidate, Emmerson Mnangagwa was walloped by MDC Alliance’s Nelson Chamisa who got about 17 000 votes against Mnangagwa’s 14 000 votes.
Most independent candidates were campaigning for Nelson Chamisa as their presidential select in order to lure more youthful electorate though they were not voted for resoundingly.politics

Musiso Hospital matron sent on forced leave

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Musiso Hospital matron sent on forced leave

Brighton Chiseva

ZAKA – Musiso Mission Hospital matron, Modester Mutombwa has reportedly been sent on a three-month forced leave after a dispute with the priest-in-charge, Fr Fidelis Dakwa.
Sources told TellZim News that Mutombwa crossed the priest’s line by refusing to lend the hospital’s car to Musiso High School.
“Father Dakwa instructed that Musiso High School be allowed to use the hospital’s car for their errands since theirs was not there. The matron, however, refused and this angered the priest, leading to her being sent on forced leave pending dismissal,” said the source.
Roman Catholic Church Masvingo diocese vicar general, Fr Walter Nyatsanza dismissed the claim saying the matron was just on leave and nothing else.
“I haven’t heard of any disagreement between the two. What I know is that she is on leave,” said Fr Nyatsanza.
Other sources said Fr Dakwa wanted to get rid of Mutombwa so that he can exert more influence on all Mission institutions.
“Dakwa wants to control everything within the two institutions. He does not want to be challenged and that is why he was not in good books with the matron. He wants to get rid of her like he got rid of the school’s previous school head, Immaculate Tinago,” said another source.local

Stalemate in Chiredzi Town Council

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Stalemate in Chiredzi Town Council

Gibson Hwende

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CHIREDZI – Stiffer competition in the elections have seen Zanu PF losing four seats in Chiredzi Town Council; three to the MDC Alliance and one to an independent candidate, meaning the ruling party now has less influence in council than before.
The stalemate may see Zanu PF leveraging its vast economic influence to secure the support of the new Ward 3 independent councillor, Ropafadzo Makumire, in council.
The 25-years-old Makumire stunned many by defeating Zanu PF’s seating councillor, Tarusenga Makamba, who was widely tipped as the favourite.
The other strong candidate in the ward was the MDC Alliance’s Phillip Chingini.
Three incumbent councillors retained their seats; MDC Alliance’s Gibson Hwende (Ward 1), Zanu PF’s Obert Ngwenya and Blessing Muzinyati; Ward 2 and Ward 5 respectively.
MDC Alliance’s Mushingashari Musingashari defeated Costen Mombe of Zanu PF in Ward 6 while the opposition coalition’s Rodgers Chikonye took Ward 7.
Zanu PF’s Liberty Macharaga and Josphat Nzombe won Ward 4 and Ward 8 respectively.

An eyewitness’ account of Harare mayhem

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An eyewitness’ account of Harare mayhem

TellZim Reporter

As early as 08:00 hrs on Wednesday, MDC Alliance supporters had already started gathering at Morgan Tsvangirai House, formerly Harvest House, in their party regalia.
They blocked Nelson Mandela St chanting slogans, and anti-riot police in full protective gear assessed the situation but did not engage.
The MDC-T supporters, after Biti had announced Chamisa’s electoral ‘victory’, were demanding that Chigumba immediately announce the presidential election results.
“Chigumba, stop stealing the people’s victory,” they chanted but after 13:00 hrs, when again the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson failed to announce the presidential results as earlier promised, people began to be restless.
Chigumba had later decided to first invite the 23 presidential candidates’ agents to come and verify the results from all centres before the final results could be announced, but this did not placate the restless crowds.
The opposition supporters then began to march towards Zec’s offices.
Police closed the gates, but the agitated opposition supporters were undeterred, massing at the gates and chanting that Chigumba must announce the results.
Police threw teargas canisters, and the MDC Alliance supporters stoned the Zec offices. The water cannons (trucks) temporarily dismissed the crowds from the gates, and they fled along Jason Moyo Avenue towards Roadport bus terminus.
They burnt tyres on the roads, creating an ominous blaze of fire and smoke. At Rezende St, it was all smoke and fire as police battled to control the crowds.
The moment the water cannons retreated, the demonstrators made their way back to Zec’s gates again, throwing stones.
Though most shops had closed by midday, protestors stoned windows, some looted goods, with street vendors’ wares not spared either.
Harare went up in a ball of fire, smoke and teargas with some demonstrators getting a ride on a police truck but not as detainees. This sparked wild celebrations that the police were on the protestors’ side.
But this bubble of calm in the centre of chaos was burst by a staccato of live ammunition as the army, descended on the CBD.
Some gory pictures of a man in a black t-shirt lying in a pool of blood and other protestors trying to stem the flow of blood from a dreadlocked man’s stomach signaled the horrible turn events.
Armored trucks chased after the protestors, spraying a fusillade of shots. But the real painful moment was seeing an adult woman, who was coming from work, lying lifeless on the street having been shot by a bullet from the back.
Harare had turned into a killing zone, punctuated by a staccato of gunfire, the chants of soldiers and pounding feet as people ran for dear life.
Innocent workers who had been in town had to literally run for cover as the soldiers ordered that people disperse.
Kombis were parked a kilometre or more from their usual terminuses and along the way, soldiers were beating people at will.

Gutu SDA organises church service for prisoners

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Gutu SDA organises church service for prisoners

Precila Takabvirakare

MPANDAWANA – The local Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church this week organised a service at Gutu Prison where inmates were given a chance to fellowship together with others.
Prisoners participated in a Bible study and preaching sessions, with lessons centred on life after prison as well as rehabilitation.
The church provided them with decent lunch hampers.
Pastor Michael Musagwize said having a fellowship with prisoners was one of the initiatives that is enunciated in the church’s doctrine under the prison ministries department.
He said the church chose prisoners because they were among the most neglected people in society.
“We chose inmates because they form one of the most forgotten groups in society. As a church, we are there to provide them with their physical, spiritual and social needs as the Bible, in Mathew 25 vs 36, requires us to do,” said Musagwize.
Besides fellowship, he said, the church was also there to help relatives of inmates who fail to raise money to visit them in prison.
“As a church, we also realised that there is need to bridge the gap between inmates and their relatives as part of the rehabilitation process so that when they are released, they will easily fit back into ordinary society,” he said.
Pastor Musagwize said they were looking forward to more fellowships with inmates on a monthly basis, and even to the baptism of those who want to turn to Christ.local

Women attempt comeback in council elections

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Women attempt comeback in council elections

Selina Maridza

Clever Taperamoyo

MASVINGO – The MDC Alliance has retained the majority of councillors in the city, with one woman being elected back into the council.
The city has 10 wards, all of which were held by males over the past five years, but Selina Maridza of MDC Alliance is now the new Ward 1 councillor following her stunning victory over Garcia Mundondo of Zanu PF.
Another female candidate, Margaret Chakabuda of MDC Alliance, lost to Sengerai Manyanga of Zanu PF in Ward 10.
It is, however, Maridza’s win that amazed many people as Mundondo seemed to have been extremely confident that his was a safe ward.
Maridza was councillor for the same ward between 2008 and 2013, a period which saw her serving as deputy mayor.
She, however, lost the council seat in the 2013 elections.
The opposition coalition also won in wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 to consign Zanu PF to the margins for the next five years.politics

Misa urges vigilance in election time

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Tabani Moyo

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Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe Chapter on Friday, July 27, held a one-day training workshop at the Civic Centre in Masvingo where journalists were encouraged to be vigilant before, during and after the polls.
MISA Zimbabwe director, Tabani Moyo urged journalists to do their work professionally and to be on the lookout for the usual hazards of the trade.
"The primary concern during this time is that journalists covering elections must be able to work in the safest environment possible. We urge authorities to ensure media freedom, and we also urge journalists to put their safety first," said Moyo.
He urged members of the media to download the MISA Alert Button application which Newsday journalist, Blessed Mhlanga used when he was being assaulted by deputy minister, Terrence Mukupe at Classic 263 formerly SFM studios in May this year.
"I urge you to download the MISA Alert Button because you don’t know what may happen. This has been designed to help alert us when a journalist is in distress," said Moyo.
He also went on to castigate the omnibus cyber and computer crimes bill which is being pushed by the ICTs ministry.
The workshop was part of MISA Zimbabwe's series of training workshops that have also been held in such places as Bulawayo, Mutare and Harare.local

ED cornered, shows true colours

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President Emmerson Mnangagwa

…rolls out military tanks to squash protests

Upenyu Chaota

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, which claims to have ushered in a new dispensation has been stretched to its limits and has in turn showed its true colours when it unleashed the military on unarmed protesting citizens in Harare.
The chaos that rocked the capital city reportedly claimed the lives of three people.
In an interview with the BBC in June, Mnangagwa claimed that he was as soft as wool but some people now say the events of Wednesday have shown that he was indeed a ruthless crocodile.
People took to the streets of Harare protesting the delayed announcement of the election results accusing the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of trying to rig the election.
Analyst Raymond Majongwe took to Twitter to say the so-called new dispensation was actually no different from the old.
“The honeymoon is over, the fake democratic dispensation is over,” tweeted Majongwe.
MDC Alliance principal Tendai Biti lambasted the Mnangagwa administration for unleashing the army to kill innocent civilians.
“The #MDC Alliance is a peaceful and constitutional body. For years we have fought oppression through peaceful and constitutional means. We condemn all forms of violence and use of army against and unarmed civilian population.
“We condemn the murders of compatriots. We call for restraint,” tweeted Biti.
National Patriotic Front (NPF) spokesperson Jealous Mawarire slammed Mnangagwa for applying cheap propaganda on the shootings in Harare.
“ED bizarrely holds MDC Alliance leadership (responsible) for the loss of lives after the soldiers fired live ammunition at protesters even when his police is still ‘investigating’ what really happened. Does he mean the MDC leadership deployed the army? Very pathetic propaganda bordering on Ediocy,” tweeted Mawarire.
Edmund Kudzayi said that the events of 2008 were repeating themselves.
“This is a repeat of 2008 where Zanu PF MPs won but Mugabe lost to bhora musango. The V11s are being urgently collated and show that Chamisa has defeated Emmerson Mnangagwa. Zec is trying to cook an ED victory by hiding him behind Zanu PF MPs.
“If Emmerson Mnangagwa had won the election, he would have announced the result a long time ago. As the EU observer mission noted, the presidential vote was counted first and there is no credible reason why those results have not been announced,” tweeted Kudzayi.
President Mnangagwa also took to Twitter to express his condolences to the families of the deceased and said an independent investigation will be launched to bring those responsible to justice.
“I wish to extend my sincere condolences to the families of the victims of yesterday’s violence. All human life is sacred, and their deaths are a tragedy, irrespective of the circumstances. I would also like to wish a speedy recovery to all those injured in yesterday’s events.
“We have been in communication with Nelson Chamisa to discuss how to immediately diffuse the situation, and we must maintain this dialogue in order to protect the peace we hold dear.
“Together, we must lead by example and show all Zimbabweans that peace is paramount. This land is home to all of us, and we will sink or swim together,” tweeted Mnangagwa.
Zanu PF aligned Nick Mangwana blames the opposition of trying to sacrifice its supports for their personal gain.
“I am sorry for the spilt blood in Harare. It is unfortunate that some of our politicians have chosen to import the Odinga Book of anarchy into our politics,” said Mangwana.
Masvingo MDC Alliance provincial chairperson James Gumbi said they will not watch as Zanu PF steals their vote and future.
He said as the province, they will soon be doing solidarity marches in the city centre sending a message to Zanu PF that they have had enough.
“We have won this election and we will not watch our victory being stolen. We will show Zanu PF that the people’ will cannot be subverted.
“We will be doing solidarity marches here to show Zanu PF and Zec that we are fed up. At an announced time, we will call on all progressive citizens to stand up and defend their vote. Our people have suffered enough and we say enough is enough,” said Gumbi.
MDC Alliance in Gweru also took to the streets on Wednesday night demanding that Zec chairperson Priscilla Chigumba not manipulate the people’s vote.
They were singing songs with lyrics, “Chigumba haikona kutamba nevote yevakomana. Chigumba ucharohwa chete nevakomana”.top news

Witchcraft:Mwenezi women dump child at neighbour’s home

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Witchcraft:Mwenezi women dump child at neighbour’s home

Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – Three villagers from Pasvana village under Chief Neshuro dumped a bedridden child at their neighbour’s homestead, ordering her eat the child’s flesh, the Mwenezi Magistrate Court recently heard.
The women believed their neighbour, Miriam Mahachi (42) had bewitched the child and caused his illness.
Sophias Tavana (40), Sincengiwe Siziba (34) and Cecilia Sarugwana (34) where last week arraigned before magistrate Honest Musiiwa for contravening section 99(1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23 ‘indicating witches and wizards’.
They pleaded not guilty, claiming that Mahachi was just framing them as a way of settling old scores.
Giving her side of the story in court, Mahachi said the three visited her homestead where they accused her of being a witch.
They later on dumped the sick child at her homestead, saying they had delivered her some meat.
Prosecutor Willard Chasi told the court that sometime in April, the trio approached Mahachi at her homestead. Tavana began to demand her undergarments from Mahachi, claiming she was bewitching her through her panties which she had stolen.
Accused two, Siziba joined the fray, accusing Mahachi of being in possessing of a snake that was causing the illness of her child.
She then took her the child, wrapped him in blankets and dumped him at Machachi’s homestead.
The third suspect, Sarugwana allegedly told Mahachi to eat the flesh of the child since she was the one who was bewitching him.
After dressing-down Mahachi, the three accused left the child behind. A police report was filed leading to the suspects’ arrest.
The matter was postponed to a later date for continuation of trial.local

Zanu PF youth league boss survives in Gutu South

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Zanu PF youth league boss survives in Gutu South

Pupurai Togarepi

Upenyu Chaota

MASVINGO – The Zanu PF national youth league boss Pupurai Togarepi has emerged victorious in Gutu South after garnering 7 938 votes against the MDC Alliance’s 6 052.
A total of six candidates raced to represent Gutu South in the national assembly but Togarepi romped to victory.
During his campaign, Togarepi said he would be a servant of the people of Gutu South and would push for development.
“The people of Gutu South deserve someone who takes their issues to parliament and pushes for the development of the constituency. Gone are the days when people used to crave to meet someone whom they would have voted for.
“I will be the people’s servant and will be consulting throughout my term,” Togarepi said at one of his numerous campaign rallies.
Though Togarepi could not be reached for a comment after his victory, provincial youth league boss Brian Munyoro said he was happy that his senior has been given another mandate to lead.
“Leadership is an in born thing. Togarepi has been vilified during the factional wars but he remained resolute until he got back to lead the youth wing.
“He has once again been rewarded to lead the Gutu South constituency in parliament and we are proud as youth from Masvingo to have such an honour,” said Munyoro.
Togarepi takes over from ousted former legislator Paul Chimedza who has been given a five year suspension for supping with the vanquished G40 faction.
During his term, Chimedza did a lot of developmental projects some of which have been left unfinished owing to factional fights.politics

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