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ZYC sends two youths to school

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ZYC sends two youths to school

Bigboy Murenga


Shumirai Zhou

ZVISHAVANE – The Zvishavane Youth Centre (ZYC) has this term sent two of the youth under its care to school through one of its 14 programmes, ‘Giving Second Chance in life’.
ZYC coordinator Bigboy Murenga said the centre recognised the fact that education was a basic right that must be extended to those who are less fortunate.
“Sending the two teen mothers to Midlands Universal College is the first step that the centre has made to contribute to youth empowerment. We do not have adequate resources but we capitalise on the limited individual resources we have.
“We implore the community to ask themselves what is their contribution towards youth empowerment and development,” said Murenga.
He said ZYC has drafted a homeless children development programme as part of strategies to reduce the number of homeless children in Zvishavane.
Clifford Mugiya, who is the ZYC facilitator, described the two teen mothers as pioneers of the youth centre and said that the development would make them an inspiration for other girls in similar circumstances.
“These young mothers fell pregnant after finishing their grade seven so they dropped out of school but unlike other youths with the same challenge, they have been given a second chance to continue with their education.
“Besides them going to school we are giving them life skills. We teach them how to take care of their babies, how to interact with other people and how to manage their households among others,” said Mugiya.
The two young mothers said they do not face any challenge concerning their babies as they are given a break at school to return to the centre to breastfeed their children.
The centre has managed to find a nanny to take care of their children when their mothers are at school.local

Teachers win battle against transfer from Serima High

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Teachers win battle against transfer from Serima High

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GUTU – Two Serima High school teachers who took up their case to the High Court in resistance against what they called was an unprocedural bid to transfer them to Majada and Chiguhune secondary schools seem to have had the last laugh after the Gutu District Education Inspector (DSI) reversed the move.
Earlier in May, Batsiranai Ngugama and Samson Mubvekeri filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court in Masvingo citing the DSI and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) as the first and second respondents respectively.
Represented by Coghlan & Welsh, known in Masvingo as Ruvengo, Maboke and Company, the two were arguing that they were being procedurally and unfairly being targeted.
They argued that the letters of transfer maliciously claimed that they had requested the transfers when in actual fact they had never requested any.
“They were never consulted about the decisions to transfer them and the transfer is giving them inadequate time to prepare for the transfer as schools are opening on the 9th of May 2017,” reads part of the urgent chamber application.
Though Mubvekeri and Ngugama flatly refused to talk to TellZim News, this reporter managed to get hold of their heads of argument which is replete with emotional language.
“The way we were picked for transfer is not procedural and reflects nepotism, hogwash and malicious geocentricism with purely corrupt thought and motives with the ardent intention of bringing the good name of the ministry and government into disrepute,” reads part of the arguments.
Though the official reasons given for the planned transfer were said to be overstaffing, sources said there was actually a fraught relationship between the two and school authorities who considered them to be “irritating distractions who want to see too much.”local

GZU introduces short courses

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GZU introduces short courses

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Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) has introduced short courses for the July/August 2017 intake awarding certificates and diplomas within a period ranging from six months to one year.
Applications for a chance to do any of the courses under the block release system, are done at the GZU main campus.
A certificate in Project Planning and Management runs for six months and suits people working or seeking employment in Non-Governmental Organisations, civil society organisations, government and the private sector.
Other programmes include Executive Certificate in Programme and Project Monitoring and Evaluation (six months) as well as Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (12 months).
GZU Deputy Registrar Innocent Chinyemba said the university has answered the call by the public to offer meaningful short courses.
“As the University of Choice, our job is to deliver to the expectations of the community and we have answered to their call on the provision of short programmes that target people in the NGOs, CSOs, government and the private sector.
“You find that there many people in all these sectors who do not have the requisite qualifications so under this programme, they will all get a chance to be awarded with certificates or diplomas,” said Chinyemba.
For convenience sake, Chinyemba said, some of the classes will be conducted in Harare at Dzidzo House and registration is on July 3, 2017.
The first block release session runs from July 4 to 15 while the second one runs from July 31 to August 12, 2017.local, education

EcoCash deal gone wrong

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EcoCash deal gone wrong

….Chiredzi DSI drags partner to court

Increase Gumbo

CHIREDZI – Chiredzi District Schools Inspector (DSI) Petronella Nyangwe is claiming US$40 000 from her business partner Admire Magodhlo following a misunderstanding which cropped up over commission sharing, TellZim can reveal.
The civil court led by Magistrate Tafadzwa Mhlanga heard that sometime last year, Nyangwe of 2 Chache River Triangle, got into an EcoCash deal with Magodhlo and deposited capital of $12 500 into his business.
It is alleged that after an agreeable period, Magodhlo then failed to pay the agreed amount to Nyangwe, forcing her to drag him to court. In his defence Magodhlo, who is a former member of Airforce of Zimbabwe and a seasoned police officer, said he paid the agreeable amount in full to Nyangwe but the misunderstanding cropped up after Nyangwe realised that Magodhlo was getting more commission.
In his defence, Magodhlo also said that Nyangwe was jealousy that Magodhlo was making more profit from the business which motivated her to sue him.
Magodhlo, who was represented by Tsatsawani Ndava of Mangwana Associates, said Nyangwe was lying to the court and he only received $12 500 from Nyangwe which he indeed paid up over an agreeable period.
Nyangwe, who was represented by Ross Chavi of Magwaliba and Associates dismissed Magodhlo’s representations saying they were fabricated lies.
The civil court postponed the case to a later date for continuation of trial.local

Death at a funeral

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Death at a funeral

…as car crashes mourner

Brighton Chiseva

ZAKA – A real life rendition of the American blockbuster  ‘Death at a funeral’ was witnessed last week  when a village head who was attending the burial of a deceased villager was accidentally killed when a car hit him at the deceased’s homestead last Sunday.
Although police confirmation could be found as provincial police spokesperson Inspector Charity Mazula was out office by the time of going to print, Zaka RDC ward 19 Councillor Peter Imbayarwo said Patrick Chilo had gone to Mapunga village, Chief Ndanga’s area, to pay condolences.
Imbayarwo said a nephew to the deceased’s husband, who had his car parked nearby, asked his uncle – the deceased’s husband – to get into the car for a photo shoot.
“The widower was sitting on the front seat as they took pictures. We suspect that the car had been left in reverse gear and he could have stepped on the pedals resulting in the car moving,” Imbayarwo said.
Other reports said as the photo shoot continued, the car started to move in reverse and ploughed into four unsuspecting mourners, killing Chilo instantly and injuring the other three.
By the time of writing, two of the injured victims had been discharged from Musiso Hospital while the other one was still admitted. Chilo was due to be buried yesterday (Wednesday).local

Headman Chaka threatens to ban churches

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Headman Chaka threatens to ban churches

Chief Chaka


Batsiranayi Ngugama

Chirimuhanzu – Headman Chaka, born Takaendesa Chaka, has warned priests and church ministers to mind their own business and desist from being ‘agents of imperialists who seek to destroy traditional culture’.
The headman said this while addressing hundreds of mourners gathered for the burial of one Eva Madyauta nee Masiiwa at Maketo village.
He accused churches of confusing the people and warned that he would no longer tolerate that.
“It remains a mystery whether we are going to see God or not. These preachers are serving our erstwhile enemies. How would you feel you pastors and priests when you die the following morning your children call you a goblin? (sic).
“You preachers you must stop that forthwith or risk being banned. You are compromising our culture and we won’t permit that. As chiefs, we know that witches are there but even government says otherwise,” Chaka said.
Madyauta, who reportedly succumbed to severe headache, finished her studies at Masvingo Teachers College in 2012 and taught in Murewa before transferring to Matibi Mission where her husband is a nurse.
Speaker after speaker described Madyauta, who is survived by husband and their five-year-old daughter, as a pillar of faith and a hardworking person.
On a different note, Chaka said he was greatly honoured by President Robert Mugabe who commissioned the construction of a dualised Beitbridge – Harare highway in his area.
“The President once taught at Driefontein with the great statesman Leopold Takawira and has full knowledge of this area.
“He knows that this area has mermaids and is sacred so it was important to appease the ancestors here. I killed a black cow and talked to the mermaids,” he claimed.
Heiger Construction will commence the project with construction of a 40km stretch of road going towards Harare Road and another 40km towards Masvingo from the place President Mugabe commissioned the project.
The headman also said chiefs will be in charge of recruiting locals to work in the multi-million dollar project.topnews

G-40 protects Mugabe

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G-40 protects Mugabe

Robert Mugabe


Lloyd Shunje in Mutare

MUTARE – Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) interim president Retired Brigadier General Agrippah Mutambara last week said a Zanu PF faction, Generation 40 (G40), is protecting President Robert Mugabe so that he continues to hang on in power.  Mutambara also said Mugabe is not God and urged party supporters in Manicaland not to be afraid ahead of 2018 eletions at which the party intends to topple the 93-year-old leader from power.
Speaking during his first visit to Mutare as leader of ZimPF, Mutambara, who was accompanied by party secretary general Kudakwashe Bhasikiti and Claudios Makova, told his supporters not to be afraid but to be strong to fight Mugabe whom he accused of using the G40 faction to remain in power.
“We no longer have time and when confronting Mugabe’s government, you have to be strong. I come with the message that we have to be strong; Mugabe is a human being not God.
“Yes l know that he is now using Grace, Kasukuwere, Jonathan Moyo to remain in power but we have to say no to this scenario where Grace, Kasukuwere and others take over the country,” said Mutambara.
Speaking on a possible coaliton of opposition parties, Mutambara said ZimPF will consider working with any party which agrees to have primary elections for people to choose whom they want to represent them.
“There are issues that have been talked about on forming a coalition against Mugabe. A coaliton is not bad; we are not selective, we can work with anyone but in that regard, if we are to work together, all parties should declare their candidates and then we hold our own primary elections as oppostion parties. Everyone else will then rally behind the winner to participate in the election.
“We can even use the same principle to choose the person who will lead the coaltion so that we avoid fighting each other,” Mutambara said.
The meeting, which was meant to introduce the new president to Manicaland, had a low turn out with most of the attendents said to have come from Mutasa district.
Party officials blamed the the low turn out on the police that allegedly delayed to clear the meeting so as to sabotage the event.topnews

Sex with a minor nearly costs school boy

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Sex with a minor nearly costs school boy

Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – An 18-year-old form three pupil at Sagwari Secondary School who was convicted of having sex with a minor was relieved after the Mwenezi Magistrates Court set aside his prison sentence.
Ishmael Moyo of house number 1342 Rutenga was convicted on his own guilty plea by Magistrate Honest Musiiwa who sentenced him to a wholly suspended 10 months imprisonment.
Musiiwa strongly warned Moyo to refrain from committing such offences and pointed out that had it not been for the fact that Moyo was still going to school, he would have imposed more severe sentence to deter other would be offenders.
The State case as presented by the prosecutor, Patience Mutsikwi, was that sometime in January this year, Moyo proposed love to a 15-year-old girl, who is a form two pupil at G&N Secondary School, and the girl accepted.
On March 25, 2017, Moyo and the complaint went to a farm in Rineti where they engaged in consensual sex. The matter came to light after the complaint arrived home late on the day in question and spilled the beans when she was questioned by her father.
 A police report was made leading to Moyo’s arrest.
When the offence was committed, Moyo was also a student at G&N Secondary School but he quickly transferred to Sagwari Secondary School thereafter.local

Zvishavane insane man kills baby, set free

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Zvishavane insane man kills baby, set free

Shumirai Zhou

ZVISHAVANE – Kefas Mangena of Village Zvoi under Chief Mazvihwa is a free man after Gweru High Court Judge Justice Martin Makonese found that he was mentally unfit to stand trial for allegedly killing his two months-old daughter.
The State, as represented by Tafadzwa Mpariwa, reported that the accused was suffering a mental disorder at the time he committed the offence.
The court, in terms of section 29(2) of the Mental Health Act Chapter 15:12 was therefore obliged to release him.
It was alleged that on May 19, 2014, two-months-old Veronica Crushel Mangena was asleep in the bedroom when the accused entered and started head-butting the baby several times.
He also allegedly smashed her on the wall, smashed her down and threw her out of the room through the window and the baby died on the spot.
The accused’s wife Jestina Maphosa was doing laundry outside when she heard the baby crying and she went into the bedroom to attend to the baby and saw what Kefas was doing.
The accused was 19-years-old at the time he committed the crime and was then arrested.
On May 21, 2014, Dr S. Pesanai conducted a post mortem on the body of the baby which showed that the cause of death was extensive subarachnoid hemorrhage,  skull fracture, blunt force trauma and assaults.
The accused person was examined by a psychiatrist Dr E. Poskot Chinova at Mlondolozi Special Institution on seven different occasions in 2014 and 2015 and it was discovered that he was suffering from a mental disorder by the time he committed the offense.
The doctor concluded that the accused should not be held legally responsible for his actions.
 The accused admitted before the court that he was mentally-disturbed.local

Zvishavane man caged for stealing Nokia 1200

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Zvishavane man caged for stealing Nokia 1200

Davison Marenga

ZVISHAVANE – Simon Moyo (22) was shell-shocked when he was sentenced to five days behind bars for stealing a Nokia 1200 valued at US$10 by Zvishavane Magistrate Lyn Manyika last week.
Moyo took advantage of his relationship with the complainant, Prisca Chivasa, and disappeared with her cellphone and later sold it.
The theft victim reported the matter to the police resulting in the arrest of Moyo.
It was the State’s case that on May 17, 2017, Moyo borrowed Chivasa’s phone saying he wanted to make a call but he then vanished without returning the phone to its owner.
He later sold the phone for US$10 in Mandava. After discovering that Moyo had disappeared with her phone, Chivasa filed a police and Moyo was arrested two days later.
In his defence, Moyo told the court that he took the phone merely to make a call but an urgent need for money arose, forcing him to sell the phone intending to replace it when the problem was solved.
“Prisca is my girlfriend, I only sold the phone because I needed money to do some errands and wanted to buy her a new phone,” he said.
He was sentenced spend 5 days behind bars or pay a fine of US$30 before the last day of May.
Stanley Ncube prosecuted.local

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