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Gutu High’s 16-year-old whiz kid now in upper six

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Gutu High’s 16-year-old whiz kid now in upper six
Chitsidzo Dengura

Precila Takabvirakare

GUTU – A highly intelligent Gutu High School pupil who jumped a class at secondary level is now doing his upper six, a notable record by any measure.
Sixteen-year-old Chitsidzo Dengura sat for his ‘O’ level examinations in 2016 when he was only 14-years-old and passed 15 subjects, scoring 14 As and one B.
Most of his age mates are mainly in form four although there are many others who are still sweating it out in form three.
Gutu High School head, Mirirai Mutanda said Chitsidzo’s extraordinary intellect became apparent right from the time he was doing form one.
“While in form one, Chitsidzo would give himself form two work and get better marks than all form two pupils. We then decided to allow him to skip form two because he had already done the work with distinction,” said Mutanda.
He described the whiz kid as a book worm who would go to the toilets to read if he finds the class to be noisy.
“He has always distinguished himself from others students because you do not have to force him to read. You may, instead, need to force him to stop reading.
 “We even advised his parents to monitor him as we thought the child could have developed some mental problems,” said Mutanda, adding that Chitsidzo would resist any call to take a break.
A winner of many book prizes, Chitsidzo is studying six subjects which are Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computers and Business Studies.
He is a beneficiary of the government’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) initiative, which pays his school fees, and was awarded a Higher Life Foundation scholarship, which foots his holiday lessons fees bill.
He also attends vocational trainings for entrepreneurship and leadership skills courtesy of Higher Life Foundation.
“I am working very hard at the moment. I want to pass all the subjects that I am doing with clean As. I know it’s not easy but with hard work, it is very much possible,” Chitsidzo told TellZim News.education

Baker’s Inn Buy and Win produces winning couple

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Baker’s Inn Buy and Win produces winning couple

Wide smiles at the Baker’s Inn Buy and Win draw

Lawrence Mandava

MASVINGO – A lucky couple that has never missed a chance to participate in the Baker’s Inn Buy and Win is now driving good cars courtesy of two grant draws.
Jerrifanos Musara (48), a teacher at Ndarama High School, last Saturday won an elegant Mercedes Benz C 200 and at the third Bakers Inn Grand Draw.
His girlfriend, Rejoice Mandishona won a Honda Fit in the 2015 edition of the draw and she was there when her other half received the keys for his own lucky win.
An excited Musara said the only secret behind winning was participating and filling as many entry forms as possible.
 “I am so much into betting and I have also tried lotto. You can win if you compete and I am very happy that I have won the car because I expected to win something though I did not know I will walk away with the grand prize,” Musara said.
On her part, Mandishona was the winner of the 2015 grant prize of a Honda Fit and was there last week when Musara won not only his own car but a television set as well.
“I am very excited that my boyfriend has won a Benz. I could not believe it because I was not expecting anything like this and I had already rejoiced when he won the television.
“We are so grateful to Bakers Inn because our lives have been changed. I can’t even explain how happy I am. We are continuing to support them,” said Mandishona.
If anything, the surprising coincident proved that even the least likely or least expected things can happen as there is a chance for anybody to win in a fair and transparent draw like the Baker’s Inn  Buy and Win draw.
Baker’s Inn Masvingo area manager, Admire Vhoko encouraged all customers not to miss a chance in all future draws as every participant has a chance of winning.
“With Bakers Inn, you will always win. Participation and competition is fair and transparent. We note the rare case of the couple and we would like to congratulate all our lucky winners,” Vhoko said.business

Prizes galore at Baker’s Inn Buy and Win Masvingo grand draw

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Prizes galore at Baker’s Inn Buy and Win Masvingo grand draw

Kumbirai Madhibhi receives her gift

Lawrence Mandava

MASVINGO – Baker’s Inn last weekend conducted the 3rd edition of their Buy and Win Grand Draw for 2017, an event which saw lucky customers walking away with different kind of gifts and prizes.
The event attracted many people at a place that was cordoned off to vehicular traffic along Leopold Takawira Street where a euphoric anxiety to win gripped the huge crowd.
The biggest highlight of the draw was the winning of a sleek Mercedes Benz C 200 Compressor and an LED television by Jeriphanos Musara, a teacher at Ndarama High School.
“I was expecting to win because I took part in the competition. I participated with my heart so I expected to win though I was not sure of what really was going to come my way. I knew the chance was very small since there were many entrants,” Musara said.
Other lucky customers got prizes ranging from gas stoves, solar geysers and deep freezers to school fees vouchers and bread.
However, the day probably belonged to a local vendor, Kumbirai Madhibhi, who got a surprise of her life when Baker’s Inn made a commitment to change her life by presenting her an impromptu gift of three crates of bread to start a home business.
“I am overwhelmed by what Bakers Inn has done to me. They have indeed changed my life and I was not expecting this at all. I will have money to do other businesses at home now that I have a start,” said Madhibhi.
Baker’s Inn Masvingo area manager, Admire Vhoko thanked customers for making the confectionery company what it is, saying by continuing to buy Baker’s Inn products, they were making possible such plough back programmes as the Buy and Win grand draw.
“I will like to appreciate the people of Masvingo for embracing our great event. It shows that people like the Bakers Inn brand. It also shows that market has a place for us and we feel encouraged.
“Continue supporting us, don’t lose hope if you didn’t manage to win because it’s coming again and what you need to do is just to participate. To our winners, we say with Bakers Inn you will always win,” said Vhoko.business

GZU lecturers Mubaya, Prof Mawere open publishing house

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GZU lecturers Mubaya, Prof Mawere open publishing house

Professor Munyaradzi Mawere

Brighton Chiseva

MASVINGO – A new publishing house; Africa Talent Publishers (ATP), has been opened in town and is set to begin production by midyear 2018, TellZim News has learnt.
The publishing house was founded by Professor Munyaradzi Mawere and Tapuwa R. Mubaya, who are both lecturers at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU).
The publishing house has Mubaya as its managing director.
Prof Mawere, who is ATP chief executive officer, said enough ground had already been covered such that the first batch of books will be released by June this year.
“After completing all the necessary groundwork, significant amounts of preparation have been made so far. We have, for instance, completed feasibility studies, publishing house registration and review of some manuscripts awaiting publication. We hope to start churning out our first batch of books by June 2018,” said Prof Mawere.
He said ATP aimed to nurture talent as well as give voice to the marginalised people who found it difficult to publish their writings. This, he said, would bridge a critical gap since many books by African writers are unavailable to Africans living on the continent.
“Our main objective is to serve as a cooking pan for the promotion of talent in Zimbabwe, Africa and the world. We seek to promote and nurture especially the talent of the marginalised whose voice has failed to reach the corners of the world due to lack of publicity. Our talented people, as long as they are from humble backgrounds, struggle to have their high quality work published,” said Prof Mawere.
He said the organisation will publish curriculum textbooks and is participating in the writing of the Zimbabwe Updated Curriculum. It will also publish educational textbooks, non-curriculum books like novels, poetry anthologies, autobiographies, and general textbooks.
Mawere is a Full Professor in the Simon Muzenda School of Arts, Culture and Heritage Studies at Great Zimbabwe University in Zimbabwe, where he teaches African Philosophy and Thought. He is on record as one of the youngest full professors in Zimbabwe and in Africa, an academic status (of full professorship) he attained in 2015.education

FC Mutonhori Troppers aim to elevate Zaka football

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FC Mutonhori Troppers aim to elevate Zaka football

FC Mutonhori Troopers squad

Bothwell Chabarika

ZAKA – In the deepest corners of the district lies a community with a promising team which is determined to take local football to great heights.
FC Mutonhori Troopers, a team made up of a number of youths brought together by passion, talent and determination, was formed last year in Mutonhori area under Chief Nyakunhuwa.
The team, which is jointly coached by Tungamirai Tivafukidze and Stanly Masara, is managed by Chief Kuzourava and Munyaradzi Chagweda, with A. Munodzana as its chairperson.
Tivafukidze told TellZim News that the team aimed to give young people something to put their minds on as a way of fighting social vice.
He added that the team was put together to instil discipline among the youth as well as to bring an active sporting community by identifying and nurturing young talent.
“Our motive is to create an enabling environment for youths to be morally and culturally upright. We would also like to see the Mutonhori/Harava community coming together through sport. We know that we have so much talent to grow here,” said Tivafukidze.
He added that the team was looking forward to take part in big games and the Premier Soccer League (PSL).
The team so far has participated in a number of competitions such as the Pinda muSmart tournament, Chief Nyakunhuwa Trophy, and Zaka Division 3 league where they found themselves playing well to a point of taking some first prizes.
Masara applauded the performance of the team saying they had started on a high note and promised that only the sky will be the limit for FC Mutonhori Troopers.
The team does not have a sponsor at the moment and has appealed to those with the means to partner them. Members of the team are using their own meagre resources to transport themselves and buy the necessities of the game.
Class Kuzourava, Chagweda Munyaradzi, Mazivazvose Nyasha and team captain Guffi Makufa are some of the FC Mutonhori Troopers players.sport

Know more about butterflies

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Know more about butterflies

Arthur Harmsworth


There are over 20 000 species of butterfly worldwide and Zimbabwe is blessed with over 570 species of butterfly, ranging from small (thumbnail size) to some nearly hand size.
Butterflies are insects, of the Order Lepidoptera stemming from the Greek for ‘wing scales’ which give each species their distinctive colours and wing patterns.
They are very sensitive to environmental change and are therefore recognised as important indicators of terrestrial environmental health. The declining numbers and variety are real reasons for concern. Urban sprawl, habitat loss, widespread and indiscriminate use of pesticides, farming practices and global warming have all contributed to this decline.
Essentially, the butterfly’s life cycle is divided into several stages: egg, larvae (caterpillar), chrysalis (metamorphosis) and finally the winged adult (imago) whose prime purpose is to reproduce. The adult stage of the cycle is brief, usually only a few weeks. Butterflies can often delay emergence from the chrysalis (cocoon) if climatic conditions are not favourable for the emergence of host food plants for the adult and later the larvae (caterpillar).
While most species lay their eggs on suitable host plants for the caterpillars to feed on, some species have unique symbiotic/commensal relationships with ant species which raise or protect the larvae.
Butterflies are attractive prey for many predators including chameleons, lizards, birds and small mammals. Survival techniques vary from species to species. Some butterflies such as the Charaxes species are large and extremely fast flying. Others rely on cryptic colouration, deception or camouflage to avoid being preyed upon. Some resemble dead leaves or the preferred substrate that they frequent. Some have false eyespots and hind-wing ‘tails’ resembling the head and antennae of the butterfly. Others have prominent eye spots on the wings that again can deceive or startle a predator giving the butterfly a chance to escape.
Yet other species such as the Acraea and Monarch families utilize naturally occurring chemicals such as cyanide and other plant alkaloids to make them distasteful or even toxic to predators. The caterpillars usually feed on cyanide-containing plants and store the poisons in their bodies as bitter tasting chemicals. These poisonous substances are transferred to the adult during metamorphosis. However, in some species, there is evidence that the adults can manufacture poisons within their own bodies or absorb toxins from certain plants. These toxic/distasteful butterflies are often conspicuously coloured to warn predators to leave them alone.
Some species employ Batesian Mimicry to imitate distasteful species as a successful ploy to avoid predation.
Some species are migratory in a regional sense, notably the Brown-veined White (Belenois aurota aurota) and the African Migrant (Catopsilia florella) following new sources of food plants for an exploding population following seasons of good rainfall. These migrating populations can sometimes number in their thousands!local

Jah Stonny releases third album

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Jah Stonny releases third album
Jah Stonny

Lawrence Mandava

Jah Stonny, real name Clive Chivakire, a promising reggae and dancehall artist, released his third love album titled Babilan Touch over the festive holidays, with hopes that it is going to be a change maker in his career.
Babilan Touch is Jah Stonny’s third album, following the release of Mavambo in 2015 and Dai Mandiona in 2016.
The new album is largely conscious, is about love but partly gospel too. It also touches on improving the lives of the ghetto youths in Masvingo,” Jah Stonny said.
He expressed gratitude to Mankind, Skyfall Records and Oudin studios as well as his management team (Ricky Boss, Fire Master and Net King) for sponsoring and assisting in the successful production of his album.
“I would like to greatly appreciate the support I got from my management team including Ricky Boss, Fire Master, Net King and the three studios (Mankind, Skyfall Records, Oudin) for helping me in my journey to my third album which is now out,” he said.
The 23-year-old artist, who said he was looking forward to improving his musical skills, encouraged his fans to continue supporting his music. He said he was also looking forward to collaborations with big names in the dancehall music industry
“This is a great year for me. I am looking forward to improving my music, buy more instruments and collaborate with other big dancehall artists in the country. To my fans, continue to support us, you help us going and we are promising you more tunes,” said Jah Stonny.entertainment

Chipinge, Chimanimani receive digital TV signal

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Chipinge, Chimanimani receive digital TV signal
Charamba (2nd from left) shows a set top box to districts heads of departments at Chipinge Gvt Complex last week

TellZim Reporter

CHIPINGE – The two districts of Chipinge and Chimanimani this week joined parts of the country that have been connected to digital television signals under the country’s national digitisation programme.
The move will see television users migrate from analogue broadcasting to digital terrestrial services.
Last week Thursday, a high-powered delegation comprising the permanent secretary in Ministry of Information and Broadcasting services George Charamba, Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) CEO Engineer Obert Muganyura and Transmedia engineers were in Manicaland province where they installed the Gwindingwi transmitter in Chimanimani district.
The transmitter will provide digital services to Chipinge, Chimanimani and parts of the Bikita districts.
Speaking during the tour, Charamba said the TV digital signals was now ready in Chipinge, Chimanimani and parts of Masvingo province.
“The Chipinge and Chimanimani districts are now connected to digital TV signals after the Gwindingwi transmitter in Chimanimani was connected end December.
“The people in these districts can tune to digital services once we disburse the set boxes which we are going to distribute soon.
“We will tender for set boxes and suppliers have already told us they need only a period not less than 3 months to finish connecting these set boxes to our digital services.
“The people should not worry about the prices of the set boxes because we probably will give them free of charge. The real money emanate from selling the content not selling set top boxes.
“We are targeting 100 000 set boxes in the first phase,” Charamba said.
He said the digitisation programme was good news for Chipinge and Chimanimani people as they were not receiving good transmission since independence.
“The beauty of Chipinge and Chimanimani districts was always a curse on TV transmission due to its terrain and mountainous scenes. Now we can promise that we will make sure that transmission in this area will not be interrupted as we will provide good equipment that reach every corner.
“The transmitter is being boosted by a 3 000 litre generator on standby for use if power outages may occur.
“The installation of transmitters means the quality of TV has improved and more content should be provided which can also create employment for locals. After finishing TV digitalisation we will shift our attention to radio. We are always wanted to prioritise radio because it is the medium for Africa,” said Charamba.
Muganyura said those with morden digital televisions sets should not bother buying set top boxes.
Presenting 2018 budget Minister of Finance and Economic development Mr Patrick Chinamasa allocated US$26,6m for digitalisation programmes.local

Elderly Mwenezi man jailed for planting mbanje

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Elderly Mwenezi man jailed for planting mbanje


Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – A 52-year-old man was last week convicted at the Magistrates’ Court for growing dagga in his field.
Mutema Makombe of village 6A Mufula Ranch under Chief Chitanga was convicted on his own plea of guilty for contravening section 156 (1)(b) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter  9:23 “Unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs”.
He told the court that dagga gave him a livelihood.
Magistrate Honest Musiiwa sentenced him to 12 months imprisonment of which four months were conditionally suspended.
The court heard that sometime last year during the start of the rainy season, Makombe planted some mbanje but on December 28 last year, police detectives received a tip on Makombe’s dealings.
Upon conducting a search at Makombe’s homestead, police detectives found ten mbanje plants that were planted in the nearby field. 
The plants were measured in Makombe’s presence and they measured between 49 cm and one metre long.
Willard Chasi prosecuted.local

Angry Mwenezi woman pulls husband’s privates

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Angry Mwenezi woman pulls husband’s privates


Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – Reason Hlabani (36) of Chavani village under Chief Neshuro nearly died after his manhood was pulled by his 41-year old wife during a domestic violence incident, the Mwenezi Magistrates’ Court heard last week.
Hlabani pleaded guilty to the charges of contravening Section 4 (1) of the Domestic Violence Act Chapter 05:16 “Physical abuse”.
He told the court that he was left without any other choice except to assault his wife after she tightly grabbed his manhood.
“I stay with my wife and the four children whom she sired from her previous marriage. At times, those children assault me. So at some point, I told my wife that the children should vacate my homestead. While I was busy arguing with her, she firmly grabbed my manhood.
“Realising she would not let go, I bashed her to set me free. I was left is severe agony and I still feel the pain. Had I not beaten her, she could have killed me,” said Hlabani.
State facts as argued by prosecutor Willard Chasi were that on December 30 last year, at around 10:00 hrs, Hlabani told his wife Serina Hahlani that her children from a previous marriage should vacate his homestead.
Hahlani did not respond and this annoyed Hlabani who began to assault his wife with fists all over her face. A police report was made leading to Hlabani’s arrest.
After full trial magistrate Honest Musiiwa sentenced Hlabani to six months behind bars of which two months were conditionally suspended. The remaining four months were set aside on condition that he performed 140 hours of community service at Mushava Clinic.local

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