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MDC-T Masvingo rebels against Chamisa

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MDC-T Masvingo rebels against Chamisa

From left…MDC-T Vice president Elias Mudzuri, MDC-T President Nelson Chamisa and Masvingo provincial chair James Gumbi

Upenyu Chaota

BIKITA – MDC-T president and MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa met a backlash last week during a rally at Nyika growth point where Masvingo provincial chairperson James Gumbi openly declared that he will defy Alliance agreement by fielding candidates in constituencies reserved for Alliance partners.
A visibly shaking Gumbi declared, ‘over my dead body’, that he would field MDC-T candidate in constituencies reserved for Alliance partners like Bikita East which was allocated to Transform Zimbabwe (TZ).
“…I will not allow anyone to contest in those constituencies that our people suffered; over my dead body. We are going to field candidates in these candidates because we are emotionally connected because our people were tortured and killed like in Bikita East,” charged Gumbi.
The Masvingo chair’s sentiments were viewed as anti-alliance thereby forcing Alliance president Nelson Chamisa to read riot act.
Chamisa humbled Gumbi saying this election needs all opposition parties to pull their resources together to defeat Zanu PF.
“I listened to chairman Gumbi making a declaration. I listened to you saying it cannot be done but we say no because we have the vision of our late leader President Tsvangirai  who told me to work with everyone and I will be Joshua.
“Joshua doesn’t walk alone; he needs helpers. On that you don’t make a declaration. We are now giving you direction and it will not be contested because that is leadership and that’s a directive.
“When we give you direction you follow, you don’t come and question why it has been done the way it is. We however, will consider the strongest candidate in each constituency,” said Chamisa.
Gumbi’s sentiments were taken as anti-alliance forcing other party supporters to accuse him of being a Thokozani Khupe’s stooge.
Khupe’s anti Alliance concerns, which got her persecuted and led to her ultimate dismissal from the party, are beginning to take root in some party officials who believe they are being too generous to their Alliance partners by giving them more than they deserve.
Political analyst Dr Takavafira Zhou, commenting on the MDC Alliance, wrote “As much as we are not against the issue of an Alliance, we must also note that we were too generous in allocating constituencies to partners who do not have a foothold in some areas.
“So as much as the Alliance is a way of maximising votes, we may end up frustrating voters if we are not careful in our distribution matrix. The idea of the Alliance is noble but there was no scientific way in distributing some constituencies so much that a rationalisation process is needed”.
In the run up to the 2008 presidential June runoff, the ruling Zanu PF launched a terror campaign against the MDC-T supporters with Bikita and Zaka in Masvingo being the most terrorised.
MDC-T supporters were brutalised and killed, some petrol bombed in the Zaka district office forcing Tsvangirai to pull out of the re-run election.top news

Hwarare’s housing project raises eyebrows

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Hwarare’s housing project raises eyebrows

Addmore Hwarare

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CHIREDZI – Chiredzi Rural District Council (RDC) last week criticised deputy minister of agriculture, Davis Marapira, over his intent to handover land to Addmore Hwarare saying it will give rise in land barons something which the local government is battling to eradicate.
Marapira was in Chiredzi last week for the identification of land which he promised to hand over to all sugarcane farmers for housing projects.
The housing project is being facilitated by Commercial Sugarcane Farmers Association of Zimbabwe’s (CSFAZ) chairperson Addmore Hwarare who is alleged to be involved in corrupt activities that had lured Marapira to facilitate stands for them.
Hwarare is alleged to have been making some donations in Marapira’s Masvingo north constituency.
Chiredzi RDC chairperson Edward Matsilele dropped a bombshell during his 2018 first quarter report that the housing scheme has usurped local authority’ powers and will lead to the rise in land barons.
“On a disturbing note, we realised the rise in land barons again. We are being informed that the ministry of lands intends to handover land for housing to private individuals under the disguise of farmer’s representatives.
“Our Ministry has promised to do away with land barons so we wait to be guided accordingly. One thing for certain is that we will resist unprocedural usurpation of local authority functions by individuals,” said Matsilele.
Minister Marapira addressed CSFAZ farmers at Buffalo Range where he said the housing project is set to benefit all sugarcane farmers despite their affiliation to various associations.
“There are farmers who visited our office on issues of houses. We came to identify the land which belongs to sugarcane farmers.
“I mean all sugarcane farmers and I have been shown the land here. Minister will come after recommendations to identify whether the land is suitable for housing project which will undergo another process of handing it over to the ministry of local government,” said Marapira.local

Gutu businessman in court for kidnapping

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Gutu businessman in court for kidnapping


Precila Takabvirakare

GUTU – Businessman Liberty Chifamba recently appeared before magistrate Edwin Marecha facing kidnapping charges, improper use of firearm, theft and unauthorised use of property belonging to Lovemore Denhere.
Chifamba’s lawyer Collen Maboke of Ruvengo Maboke and company applied for discharge of the case on April 16 and the defence’s application is set to be heard on a later date
The state led by Millicent Azangwe told the court that on March 7 this year, Chifamba had a misunderstanding with Denhere’s wife, Glenda Pambayi, whom she accused of syphoning money from his shop where she used to work and allegedly bought a car with the stolen money.
In a fit of rage, Chifamba went to Denhere’s house and took $974 from the wardrobe before demanding the keys to the car claiming it to be his.
The following day, Chifamba forcibly ordered Denhere to get into his car and drove to Masvingo.
On their way Chifamba produced a gun and threatened to kill Denhere if he does not return the money stolen by his wife.
 From Masvingo they proceeded to Zvishavane where they met Amos Mapfumo, a car dealer, and processed the sale of Denhere’s car.
They later returned to Denhere’s house and Chifamba ordered Pambayi to write an affidavit indicating that she had stolen money from his shop.
After the incident, Denhere reported the matter to the police leading to Chifamba’s arrest.local

Chamisa reads riot act on imposition of candidates

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Chamisa reads riot act on imposition of candidates

Nelson Chamisa


Upenyu Chaota

BIKITA – MDC-T leader, Nelson Chamisa has warned members of his party against imposition of candidates particularly in Masvingo where the selection process has been marred by deep controversy.
Chamisa was addressing a fully subscribed rally at Nyika growth point last week where he said his party will have shadow candidates in all constituencies even those allocated to alliance partners just in case the other partners put forward candidates who lack popular appeal.
“A candidate should come from the people following all the democratic processes of our party. Masvingo province, listen to this word, no one has the power to impose a candidate at any level,” said Chamisa.
 “All our candidates are chosen by the people. There is no candidate who is going to come from the top in form of imposition,” he added.
Chamisa said all the aspiring candidates should submit their Curriculum Vitae (CVs) that will then be vetted at national level with successful applicants being allowed to go for primaries.
“All aspiring candidates please submit your CVs through the proper channels. We are going to look into the CVs and your history so that we establish where you stand with regards to the party.
“We will send back the names of all those who would have sailed through the vetting process so that you choose the final candidate through primaries. Feel free, no one is going to be coerced. We are a movement for democratic change and we believe in popular democracy.
“Leaders should be subjected to appointment by popular appeal,” said Chamisa.
The candidate selection process in Masvingo province primarily in Masvingo Urban has of late drawn a lot of negative attention over perceived widespread irregularities that saw some candidates purportedly being disqualified without any apparent reasons.
Both the ruling party Zanu PF and the main opposition MDC-T are facing challenges in maintaining harmony in their respective candidate selection processes with many disqualified candidates disputing the fairness of the processes.politics

St Anthony High fails to supply pupils with uniforms

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St Anthony High fails to supply pupils with uniforms

Zedius Chitiga


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ZAKA – With many schools having taken the responsibilities of supplying their own fabric to pupils, many are failing to provide the uniforms in time regardless of having received full payment from parents and this has haunted the Roman Catholic run St Anthony Musiso High School whose pupils are learning in tack suits after the school failed to supply the already paid for uniforms.
Provincial Education Director (PED) Zedius Chitiga said pupils should go to school with uniforms and it is the parents’ duty to make sure that their kids have uniforms and it does not matter where they get the uniform as long it is the right one
“It is wrong for schools to force parents to get uniforms from the school. If they want to provide the uniforms there has to be an agreement with the parents. If they agree to it then they have to supply the uniforms in time.
“Some schools add a little extra on the uniforms but the money has to be reasonable and affordable to parents and should be used for the development of the school. If the school fails to provide the uniform then it has to let the parents buying the uniforms for their kids,” said Chitiga.
Parents who spoke to TellZim News said they were worried that the school is misusing their money as they were asked to pay $260 for girls and $265 for boys towards uniforms but the school hasn’t delivered enough uniforms.
“We were asked to pay money for the uniforms at the school and the school will supply. What is surprising is that we have reached the end of the term and yet some of our pupils are yet to get their uniforms,” said one parent who refused to be named.
Another parent expressed concern over the issue saying some pupils were given shirts only and some got trousers only and many are attending lessons in track suits and said the colors also don’t match indicating that they are bought from different suppliers.
“Our kids are attending lessons in tracksuits like they are in AFCON but we have paid all the money. The challenge is that they contract suppliers who have no capacity to deliver because they are bribed. A plain shirt costs US$5 but the school sells it for US$16, we don’t know if the logo costs 11 dollars,” said another parent.local

Matutu drums support in Ngezi

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Matutu drums support in Ngezi

Lewis Matutu

Exsto Makunzva

ZVISHAVANE – Zanu PF deputy secretary for Youth Affairs, Lewis Matutu has declared his interest for the Zvishavane Ngezi parliamentary seat sending the incumbent legislator John Holder and other aspiring candidates into panic mode.
Matutu who is a darling to the constituency stole the lime light at the independence celebrations held at Zvegona Primary School where people began chanting his name and holding placards endorsing him for the seat.
The youthful Matutu’s campaign manager Maxwell Moyo told TellZim News that the electorate have chosen their candidate and the primaries will be a formality to endorse what is now obvious.
“We have done so much and the people have shown overwhelming support. Matutu has drilled boreholes and donated cement towards the construction of school blocks in various schools,” said Moyo
In the primaries on May 5, Matutu is likely to battle it out with Holder and another candidate Dumezweni Mahwite.politics

Mugabe far better than ED, says Bhasikiti

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Mugabe far better than ED, says Bhasikiti

Kudakwashe Bhasikiti

Upenyu Chaota

Former Mwenezi East Member of Parliament who also served as Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti could best be described as a man who has seen it all in political circles.
The political nomad was fired from Zanu PF in 2014 during the ‘Gamatox purges’ before joining the opposition ZimPF which was formed by his fellow comrades dismissed from the ruling party.
When the party disintegrated, he became an independent but attempted to crawl his way back to the ruling party late last year.
Now he has joined the MDC Alliance where he has found a platform from which to attack President Emmerson Mnangagwa whom he says fares less than his predecessor Robert Mugabe in everything.
Bhasikiti described President Mnangagwa as the worst case scenario that Zanu PF has ever found itself in.
He was responding to a song which was being sung by MDC-T supporters at a rally in Bikita at Nyika growth point.
The song sought to make a point that the ‘new dispensation’ was a farce, and that Mugabe and Mnangagwa were the same.
“The song you were singing is a good one but we should not give credit where it is not due. Mugabe and Mnangagwa can never be on the same level. Mnangagwa is worse.
“At least Mugabe was a better candidate who won some votes during his term but now that he is gone, there is no one to vote for in Zanu PF leaving Chamisa with a clean sweep victory in the coming elections,” said Bhasikiti.
He said the reason why disgruntled members of the Gamatox faction and G40 were rallying behind Chamisa was because there was no one in Zanu PF worthy a ballot.politics

Hundreds desperate job seekers swarm Zvinavashe Barracks

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Hundreds desperate job seekers swarm Zvinavashe Barracks

Tiyani Hahlani

MASVINGO – Approximately one thousand young people turned up at the Gava Musungwa Zvinavashe Barracks, formerly 4 Brigade, on April 09 for an Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) recruitment exercise which reportedly needed less than 40 people.
Some people who failed to make it told TellZim News they were heartbroken that they failed to make it onto a programme they had hoped would be their rare opportunity for a better future.
“There was a massive response and they ended up taking only those with As in sciences. Many people failed to make it because they passed the needed subjects on two sittings. You should have seen the sad faces. Only 36 or 37 people we taken,” said one of the aspiring recruitees who failed to make it.
Rampant unemployment and desperation for economic opportunities in the country means many school leavers and graduates have to hope for the few slots in government departments that remain probably the most secure sources of employment.local

HVPSFA explores new horizons

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HVPSFA explores new horizons

Hippo Valley Productive Sugarcane Farmers Association (HVPSFA) members

…association registers new company in quest for growth

TellZim Reporter

Hippo Valley Productive Sugarcane Farmers Association (HVPSFA), the fastest growing farmer association in Chiredzi, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary with a strong emphasis being put on the need to maintain the highest standards of transparency, integrity, honesty and productivity.
Members of the association acknowledged those values as necessary for the achievement of diversification of their farming ventures.
In his remarks, HVPSFA chairperson, Marius Dzinoreva urged members to work hard for the success of the association in their respective capacities, and also called for continual leadership renewal.
“Let us lead together in order to avoid life leadership. We need a servant type of leadership not lifetime leadership,” said Dzinoreva.
Recently, the organisation bagged awards from the Zimbabwe Sugarcane Association Experiment Station (ZSAES) and from the Lowveld Community Development.
At the inaugural Lowveld Community Development Awards in July last year, Dzinoreva was nominated the overall best sugarcane farmer in Hippo Valley, with the trophy going to another esteemed farmer, Rtd Major Faster Gono.
“Cde Gono’s hard work was recognised through the shield he won for the overall best sugarcane farmer in Hippo Valley Area for 2017 at the Lowveld Community Development Trust Awards. Cdes Matanga, Kanda and Jambaya and I were awarded certificates in the Hippo Valley farming area,” said Dzinoreva.
Another member of the association, Willington Chinoda, was nominated best farmer in Hippo Valley Area by ZSAES last year.
HPVSFA has a permanent office and has registered a company, Productive Sugarcane Farmers of Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd) to act as the grouping’s vehicle for such work as the importation of inputs.
“We have received the necessary documents to complete the change of ownership of the association’s office and are currently awaiting the Zimra Capital Gains Tax clearance certificate for finalisation of the conveyance of the office.
“The association has registered a company for the purpose of importation of inputs and other items beneficial to the association. We have also done that as part of our preparatory work in case the need arises for our farmers to directly sell their own sugar,” said Dzinoreva.
HVPSFA was formed in October 2013, with the major objective of bringing farmers together for the transformation their farming businesses.
The organisation started with 50 farmers but it now has eight more fully paid up members who joined in acknowledgment of the importance of the association’s developmental agenda.
HVPSFA boasts of a reliable human resource in the form of its chairperson, Dzinoreva, who is director in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement.
It also has a 12-member committee which has three area chairpersons for Hippo Valley West, East and Central.
The committee’s daily tasks mainly revolve around initiating close interaction among members for the purposes of strengthening mutual understanding.
Since coming together, members of HVPSFA have registered a notable increase in yields, with each farmer now able to produce, on average, 120 tons of sugarcane per hectare.
During the fifth Anniversary celebrations, Dzinoreva revealed that productivity had remarkably increased in 2016, with the association delivering 21 434 bundles of sugarcane which rose to 27 363 in 2017.
Tonnage increased by over two percent from 107 222.59 tons delivered in 2016 to 109 533.78 delivered during the 2017 farming season.
Earlier in 2017, 123 army officers from China, Tanzania, Nigeria and the SADC region who were at the Zimbabwe Staff College visited one Rtd Major Gono’s farm to draw lessons.
In August 2017, government appointed Dzinoreva as board member of the Forestry Commission after he was identified as knowledgeable in the complex forestry matters.business

Of Chiwenga, wife and Command Vote

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Of Chiwenga, wife and Command Vote

Ummm some prophesies mahwani. Prophet Makomichi tinokumbirawo mutiitire mushe –  we have a heard  a lot about you and seen a lot. We will appreciate if you do the noble thing and stop it. Stop it! We have heard cases of vana Peri nana Bheji so don’t provoke Mapombi to say much.
We want prophets who can separate predictions from prophecies – I don’t think that Mahwende’s election victory is a prophecy at all but just a prediction. Anyway, the best advice I can give to Wellington Mahwende is do not associate yourself nezvimwe zvinhu zvemangamanga, please.   Mapombi can tell you that Makomichi is not the best brand to associate with – ask Bheji or Peri they will tell you.  Chati homu chareva!
Now to the best couple in the country – the Chiwengas. Mapombi really wonder kuti zvakambonyatsofamba sei apa because usually they say zviuya hazviwanane. I still believe that too kuti zviuya hazviwanane. A good example is Bob was a gentleman but his wife Dr Gire was something else. Dr Amai is the kind of a rural woman anoti akatsamwa anokwira pamusoro pechuru achipopota.
But Mapombi thinks VP Chiwenga and his beautiful wife, Mary is a unique couple – vese vanoda kubatsirwa! Yes, they need help. Honestly, how can a respected model be alleged to have grabbed Arda farm? Why? What for? Since when did Mary become a farmer? We know you as a model and not farmer ko manje zvekutora mafarm eArda zvava kubva nekupi?
Is this what you mean when Zanu PF says Zimbabwe is open for business? Mapombi is very sure no one would like this kind of business (grabbing farms) no matter how open the business is. I thought VP Chiwenga would whip his wife into line but eish – young wives are troublesome and uncontrollable. Bvunzai uncle Bob kana muchiti ndinonyepa.
Mapombi would like to advise the nation kuti varume roorai vakadzi vezera renyu siyanai nepwere because kana machembera you won’t be able to control them.  We have a case study – Bob and Grace. You can also use Chiwenga and Mary if you like. I will not say much otherwise ndinotumirwa zvangu masoja kuno kuChitima Market ndikaswera ndaita saKudzie Chipanga gore riye.
I still enjoy rotten bananas and maputi angu asina nzungu so I rest my case, but of course I was not coerced nor forced to say varume roorai vakadzi vezera renyu young ladies are difficult to control.
But Can someone tell VP Chiwenga that civilians operate differently from junta. Can someone remind our VP that he is no longer the Army General but now is Retired General so he must stop commandeering or using force.
Command is only used at Barracks and not to civilians, nyaya yacho hamufe makaihwina generari. Nurses are demonstrating over genuine plight so to threaten them kuti you  will fire them all and replace them with retired nurses and those who graduated from nursing schools is misplaced.
You may say that at Barracks mukabudirira but uku kwamakazouya uko hatidaro. We respect the electorate and the voice of the people is the voice of God.
With the way Chiwenga is behaving I can tell you that people should brace themselves for Command Vote. Yes, I mean it. That guy is so obsessed with commandeering that he will force people to vote for Zanu PF. Mark my words.
I think we made a big blunder by cheering and applauding the army for forcing Mugabe out of office because come elections they will force the electorate not to exercise their right to choose a leader of their own choice but will be forced to vote ED. #Command Vote thanks to VP Chiwenga.
But honestly why threatening nurses? I mean the poor nurses? Why why?
Anyway, it’s almost lunch time let me go ndindokanga hangu maputi angu for lunch but VP Chiwenga imbomirai kutyisidzira vamwe. People do not fear you anymore especially now. People will vote you out, try it. By the way I want to applaud Nelson Chamisa for attending the Independence Day Celebrations at the National Sports Stadium on Wednesday. That is what all opposition leaders must do – don’t allow Zanu PF to monopolise national events.
I have no doubt that on that decision to attend the celebrations Chamisa’s special advisor out-matched President ED’s special advisor. Kkkkkkkkk by the way is he really a special advisor? I mean Mr Chris Mutsvangwa? Is he? Kkkkkkk Mapombi heard Mutsvangwa akangoudziwa kahwani naVP Chiwenga kuti dzikama patakatora nyika kubva kuna Mugabe you were in South Africa kkkkk haaa musadaro special advisor vakomana. Ko Mphoko akazopihwa here pension? Kkkkk Mboko imboko. mapombi

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