13 March 2017, MWENEZI – Mwenezi Rural District Council (RDC) executive officer for Human Resources and Administration, Albert Chivanga has been appointed acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking over from Stanslas Mavesere who has retired.
Chivanga, who started working in his new role on March 1, 2017, told TellZim News that there are developmental set targets that are to be executed during his tenure in office.
“I will act in the capacity until a substantive CEO is appointed. We have got projects that are already in progress that need to be worked on as quickly as possible.
The projects, he said, include the renovation of Petronella and Bubi valley homesteads to turn them into clinics.
“I will also work hard for the general improvement of council business to make sure service delivery gets a boost,” said Chivanga.
Chivanga is expected to remain in the acting CEO position until at least the end of June when a substantive chair is expected to have been found.local

ZVISHAVANE – Zvishavane Town Council secretary, Tinoda Mukutu has apologised for the town’s intermittent water problems, saying a breakdown of two raw-water pumps at Ngezi water works had disturbed efforts to ensure a flawless water supply.
Two of the four raw water pumps at Ngezi water works, Mukutu said, had recently stopped working.
“It is true that we are having a challenge with our water pumping system due to sudden failure of two of our raw water pumps at Ngezi water works,” Mukutu said.
He indicated that the pumping system could have been overwhelmed by excessive mud due to flooding conditions in the river.
Mukutu also said the water that is pumped to the town is sometimes not clear due to red soils on the catchment area.
 “We are quite aware of the problem and we are trying to use a variety of chemicals such as Ammonium Sulphate, HTH and Chlorine Gas to clean the water and make it clearer,” Mukutu said.
He also indicated that the town council was working very hard to improve the quality of water supplies, saying large amounts of chemicals are used daily for purification.
The heavy rains pounding most southern parts of the country have flooded rivers, and in many cases have flooded pump stations while clogging suckers at intake points with mud.
This led to recent water shortages in places like Mberengwa, Ngomahuru, Mashava and Chivi growth point.local

GUTU – A man from Makanda village has attracted nasty attention after he allegedly forced his daughter to terminate her pregnancy so that she could continue with school but the man who impregnated the girl now wants his ‘wife’ and child.
Sources in the village told TellZim News that Sibongile Makanda was doing her Form Four at Mpandawana High School last year when she fell pregnant.
Her boyfriend, only identified as Meke from Maregedze village, is reported to have accepted the pregnancy saying while he was not yet prepared to marry Sibongile, he still wanted her to move in with him.
Sibongile’s father, Anistos Makanda, in consultation with his wife, Patricia Murakata, are however said to have opposed Meke as they wanted their daughter to continue with her education.
“The parents agreed that the pregnancy had to be terminated so that Sibongile could go to ‘A’ Level so Anistos harassed Meke until he fled to South Africa,” a source said.
The two allegedly forced Sibongile to terminate her pregnancy and Meke was not told about it despite the fact that he had made indications to marry Sibongile and pay lobola at a later stage.
The sources said Meke has now sent emissaries to demand that his ‘wife’ and child be given to him but Sibongile’s parents are adamant that the relationship no longer exists because the pregnancy is no more.
Other villagers said they knew that abortion is illegal in Zimbabwe and are surprised at how Anistos and his wife had forced their daughter to abort.local