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Chesvingo – Karanga Cultural Village launched

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Chesvingo – Karanga Cultural Village launched

Japanese ambassador to Zimbabwe, Yoshi Tendai Hiraishi takes traditional beer

Upenyu Chaota

19 Feb 2017 – MASVINGO – The Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Management last week issued certificates to trained personnel who are working at Chesvingo- Karanga Cultural Village which, alongside the Great Zimbabwe monuments, will give tourists more room to experience the Karanga people’s traditional way of life.
The ministry of tourism in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) trained the personnel in marketing, basic accounting, food preparation and tour guiding.
The cultural village is described as a centre for the preservation of Karanga culture for present and future generations. It was established in 1992 but faced enormous challenges until JICA came on board and supported its resuscitation.
Director of Domestic Tourism in the ministry, Irvin Murombedzi praised Japan for redefining tourism and its support for the Chesvingo – Karanga Cultural Village project.
“Japan has taken tourism to new levels and it doing very well in that regard. That is why we have taken a leaf from them. The tourists who visit this place will be taken care of and will pay for the services and, at the end, the community benefits,” said Murombedzi.
He said the project was motivated by the desire to expose traditional cultural practices to people who yearn for such treats.
“As a ministry, we are saying let’s diversify tourism. People must not just come to visit Great Zimbabwe monuments, Victoria Falls, Kariba and other tourist destinations. They can also go further and appreciate the cultural aspects of our people,” said Murombedzi.
He said the cultural village presented a good opportunity for tourist to experience the best of the culture of local people.
Japanese ambassador to Zimbabwe, Yoshi Tendai Hiraishi, who graced the occasion, expressed awe for the traditional Karanga lifestyle as embodied by the cultural village.
“This is a very memorable day and I am so proud to be associated with this project and its good people,” said Hiraishi who also promised the Japanese government’s support for the upliftment of the people of Zimbabwe.
Chesvingo- Karanga Cultural Village is located on a hill top overlooking Lake Mutirikwi, 40 kilometres from Masvingo city and 10 kilometres from the monuments along the main road.news

Hunger stares Mberengwa again

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Hunger stares Mberengwa again

The washed away Chingami bridge

Shumirai Zhou in Mberengwa

19 Feb 2017 – MBERENGWA – Masase area in Mberengwa West is facing yet another dire farming season, but this time not because of lack of rainfall, but because of too much of it; a situation which has led to the destruction of whole fields and the endangering of human life due to floods.
Speaking to TellZim News, residents of Masase said that Yengai Dam is flooded and their fields have been destroyed because of incessant rainfall.
“The heavy rains resulted in Yengai Dam getting flooded; our fields and crops have been damaged. All our maize, vegetables and sugarcane have been destroyed. We have toiled in vanity,” said one villager.
Other villagers with destroyed crops said the food situation in the area was unlikely to improve from what it was last year when the El Nino-induced drought laid to waste vast farmlands.
Students from both Masase High and Primary schools who have to cross rivers to get to school have missed many days of school because the rivers are flooded.
Masase Primary School head, Velaphi Shava recently told parents that the safety of children must come first before all else.
The engine which pumps water to Masase High School was also reported to be among the property that has been destroyed and the boarding school now facing erratic water supplies as it now has to rely solely on a single borehole.
Meanwhile, heavy downpours in Mwenezi district have washed away Chingami bridge which links Mwenezi Government High School and Chingami Primary School.
The worst affected areas in Mwenezi are under chiefs, Neshuro, Maranda, Mawarire and Murove.
Manyuchi Dam has also overflowed for the first time since Cyclone Eline of year 2000, resulting in the flooding of Dinhe bridge which links Mwenezi East and Mwenezi West across Mwenezi River.local

Farmers warned on fall worm

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Farmers warned on fall worm

Armyworm on a maize crop


Moses Ziyambi

ZVISHAVANE – Farmers have been warned of the dangers posed to their crops by the fall armyworm, a severely destructive pest that is spread by migratory moths in the rainy season.
Government, through the Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), has recently been distributing chemicals to try to contain the fall worm, a foreign strain within the armyworm family, which threatens to destroy thousands of hectarage of crops.
Local agronomist, Clement Chimuti said it was time for farmers to take preventative measures so as to ensure that they do not suffer huge losses to the fall army worm menace.
“There are many chemicals that can help farmers to protect their crops from the fall worm.  It is advisable that farmers use the requisite pesticides when their maize crop is just a few weeks old and when they reach knee-level so that when the moths come, they lay their eggs on top of the pesticides,” said Chimuti.
He advised farmers to make use of such chemicals as Kombat, Carbaryl 85 and Fenvalerate.
“Kombat is particularly recommended for application to crops that are at their knee-level stage of growth. It’s also an effective pesticide against the maize stalkborer while Fenvalerate is also effective against such worms as the spiny bollworm in cotton.
“It is however, better to use preventative pesticides than to try to control the pest when the plant is already affected,” said Chimuti.
The Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) says the fall armyworm has been persistent mostly on irrigated maize crop as it approaches tasselling stage.
In Raffingora, CFU says, fall armyworm is widespread on irrigated and rain-fed maize crop at different levels of growth.
In its larval stage, the pest is comparable to the locust for its devastating impact on crops. It also breeds rapidly and is difficult to detect.
The fall armyworm has also hit Zvishavane, Shurugwi, Gokwe South, Gweru, Kwekwe districts of Midlands, according to PPRI.agriculture

ZYC helps Child headed family

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Shumirai Zhou

19 Feb 2017 – ZVISHAVANE – A child-headed family in Maglas was recently rescued by Zvishavane Youth Centre (ZYC) through the Midlands Aids Coordinating Organisation (MACO) after the poor family had gone for days without food.
 The MACO health workers who operate in Maglas took the matter to ZYC having noticed that the family was in dire straits as the parents had abandoned it for South Africa.
The children were given some foodstuffs including maize meal and rice that were sourced by the ZYC and the local Member of Parliament, John Holder.
This was after the Junior MP for the area, Karen Chiwariro appealed to Holder to assist this vulnerable family.
The family comprises three boys, the eldest of whom was supposed to be in Form Six but there is no money for him to continue with his education.
The second is doing Grade Seven while the youngest is in Grade Two but both of them do not have school uniforms and shoes.
Speaking to TellZim News, Clifford Mugiya, who is the ZYC youth coordinator, said he was heartbroken when he saw the children.
 “When we visited the family with the Junior MP, Mr Murenga and the teen mothers representative, Modina, I was touched by what I saw. Their skin shows that they are malnourished. The children are not healthy at all,” said Mugiya.
They managed to get 25kg of rice and 10kg of mealie meal. The ZYC team also contributed some food stuffs and cash to help the family.local

Chivhu Methodist Church on clean-up campaign

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Chivhu Methodist Church on clean-up campaign
Elliot Jinjika in Chivhu

19 Feb 2019 – CHIVHU – The Methodist Church in Zimbabwe Chivhu Circuit last Saturday embarked on a clean-up campaign which saw church members collecting refuse and litter in a town with pathetic service delivery.
Led by Superintendent Paul Karanda, the faithful took their time to clear huge piles of rubbish some of which had spent weeks without being collected.
Chivhu refuse removal work is done by just one small and old tractor which has to service both the residential areas and the CBD.
Chivhu Circuit Steward Nicholas Mudzinganyama said council own its own cannot do everything.
“Vendors are all over so we have litter. Council on its own cannot afford to do what is enough so as part of the community, we are complementing the work being done by council,” said Mudzinganyama.
Chikomba Rural District Council Chairman, Pardon Mudzimu praised the Methodist Church saying their decision to clean the town was exemplary.
“As council, we are glad to have the Methodist Church doing such wonderful work. We support such activities to make sure that our town is clean and free from diseases such as typhoid,” said Mudzimu.
Ward 12 Councillor, Alderman Munyati, who was part of the clean-up campaign, expressed gratitude to Superintendent Karanda for motivating other congregants.
“This programme was initiated by Methodist Church in Zimbabwe. We alone are not capable so as a councillor, I appreciate the superintendent for the initiative and I encourage the community to learn from the church,” said Munyati.
Another ward councillor, Godfrey Kurebwaseka also praised the church for for showing a strong commitment to public health and cleanliness.
“This town belongs to all of us and we would like to thank the Methodist Church for leading by example with regards to keeping the environment clean,” said Kurebwaseka.religion

ZUVA at loggerheads with SMEs head

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ZUVA at loggerheads with SMEs head

Isabel Ndlovu

19 Feb 2017 – ZVISHAVANE – Workers at the government complex were treated to a free drama when the Zvishavane Urban Vendors Association (ZUVA) committee stormed into the office of Zvishavane SMEs official, Clarah Makhubalo, accusing her of overlooking them in decision-making matters.
This was after Makubalo had held a private meeting with the Zvishavane Town Council and a representative from Mandava flea market without informing the ZUVA committee.
Efforts to get a comment from Makhubalo were fruitless as she directed all questions to the Chamber of Small to Medium Enterprises stating that she was not allowed to make any comments to the media.
Contacted for comment the Secretary General of the SMEs in Midlands, Bigboy Murenga confirmed the occurrence of the incident but was reluctant to disclose more information saying they were going to address it and come up with a solution.
“The only thing I can say at the moment is that I heard about the issue and I will be engaging the stakeholders to find a solution,” said Murenga.
The committee members were said to have demanded answers to why they were not informed since they are the mother body of all vendors.
When they stormed Makhubalo’s workplace, they demanded her to leave office accusing her of promoting division among the SMEs.
The committee members only left the office after Makhubalo promised to meet with the leadership of the SMEs in Zvishavane and to address ZUVA after the meeting.business

ZPCS Mutare embarks on tree planting

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ZPCS Mutare embarks on tree planting
Tree (file pic)

Tinomutenda Midzi in Mutare

MUTARE – The Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Service (ZPCS) last week embarked on a belated tree planting day at Mutare Farm Junior Primary School as a way of reminding the public the importance of trees in the sustenance of life.
Some of the trees which were planted include the gum tree and the indigenous mukamba, which was named tree of the year in 2016.
Cheneso Mbambo, Mutare Forestry Commission Regulations Officer, said the public should follow the example set by the ZPCS so as to protect the natural environment.
“Mukamba tree was named the tree of the year in 2016 for its usefulness in producing wood for furniture and many other uses. We encourage people to follow the example set by the ZPCS. If we all start growing trees, our kids and their descendants will have clean air to breath and a lovely environment around them,” she said.
Nyaradzo Funeral Services Manicaland provincial manager, Fortune Mawayo, who was the guest of honour also emphasised the significance of trees.
“Let everyone plant trees because they are a symbol of life. If one tree can provide four people with oxygen, imagine what a thousand will provide. Besides providing oxygen, trees help to protect the land from soil erosion,” said Mawayo.
Among many other respected people who attended the event was Acting Officer Commanding Manicaland Province, Kenny Ndebele.local

Mucheke Pirates elects new executive

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Mucheke Pirates elects new executive

Mucheke Pirates’ new executive

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19 Feb 2017 – Newly-promoted Eastern Region Division One outfit, FC Mucheke Pirates, has elected a new executive board to lead the club in this year’s league race which is expected to start next month.
Mucheke Pirates spokesperson, Godfrey Mtimba said the club came up with a vibrant executive made up of members from diverse professional backgrounds but with profound interest in football administration.
Mtimba was speaking at a special Annual General Meeting held in the city last week.
“A special, meeting held by the club last week put into thrust a vibrant executive that is set to steer the ship as we navigate the murky waters of the Division One soccer league. This is a young but very ambitious outfit that is set to establish itself well in the league and we have respectable gentlemen with a great passion in the game who are ready to lead the youngsters,” said Mtimba.
Prominent Masvingo businessman, Taguma Mazarire was appointed team patron while veteran football administrator and prominent local Legal Practitioner, Phillip Shumba was appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the club.
The executive board will be led by Roman Catholic Church priest, Fr Raymond Mahefu who landed the chairmanship position.
He will be deputised by Andrew Ushe who has been in the football administration for a very long time.
A local lawyer, Omen Mafa was elected secretary and will be deputised by Givewell Munyaradzi a Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) lecturer.
Johannes Ruvengo, another legal practitioner, is the treasurer.
Senior educationist and a bulbous director of ceremonies for high profile events, David Masomere and Hardlife Piki are the entertainment managers.
Solani Hlomulo; a local retail shop manager, Joyman Ruvando and Takesure Hlupo; both GZU lecturers, are the new marketing managers.
Mapako, Amos Chuma and Munyaradzi Shonhiwa are the transport managers while Simbarashe Mabwazara is the chief cashier.
Committee Members are Gift Muzenda, Ringi Nyahunda, and Munyaradzi Ndichineyi.
Ruvengo and Maboke Legal Practitioners, led by Advocate Collen Maboke were named the club lawyers.
The team, which will be coached by Joe Kwangware and his assistant Edmore Ngara, has adopted a local school to scout for talent.
Mucheke Pirates has already commenced training and has held successful trials that saw the signing of a number of young stars.sport

Mpofu new Bvaru Bvaru coach

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Mpofu new Bvaru Bvaru coach

Shabanie FC in action


Exsto Makunzva in Zvishavane

19 Feb 2017 – Shabani Football Club, which was recently promoted back into the Premier Soccer League (PSL), have appointed former Chicken Inn gaffer, Mandla Mpofu, as their substantive coach.
When contacted for comment on the new move, Mpofu refered all questions to the executive committee of Shabani FC.
The team’s executive chairperson, Elias Marufu confirmed the development saying he was happy that Mpofu has been entrusted with the role of pushing the club forward.
“Yes, Mandla is our new coach and we have given him a three-year contract. Normally, we give coaches a lengthy contract so that they can build the team the best way they can.
“The coach may want to groom his players so if you give him a short period, he may not be able to do that,” said Marufu.   
Team manager Brian Magwizi said all logistics for the new coach are being put in place to ensure that the new coach assumes office smoothly.
“We are just sorting out the accommodation for our coach and after that, he can start work. Right now, he is still in Bulawayo but he will be here very soon,” said Magwizi.
Asked about the preseason training programme and the new signings that Bvaru Bvaru intends to make, Magwizi said he will leave everything to be answered by the new coach.
“The coach is the best person to answer that one my brother. He is the one who knows the type of players he wants,” Magwizi said.
The coaching post at Bvaru Bvaru became vacant after Tendai Chikuni left the club and found a new home at the Air Force side; Chapungu FC based in Gweru.sport

Mpofu dumps Shabanie, Shariwa takes over

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Mpofu dumps Shabanie, Shariwa takes over

Exsto Makunzva in Zvishavane

19 Feb 2017 – ZVISHAVANE – Mandla Mpofu, who had landed the coaching post at Shabanie Mine, last week made a sharp about turn and is believed to have joined another club in Bulawayo as assistant coach.
Mpofu is said to have asked for ‘too much’ at the Asbestos Miners and the executive could not meet his demands.
Executive chairman for Shabanie executive chairperson, Elias Marufu confirmed the new development.
“I can confirm that the Mandla Mpofu deal has collapsed and we have since roped in former Mutare City coach Takura Shariwa as our head coach,” Marufu told TellZim News over the phone.
Sharara is already in Zvishavane and has already started training and is also holding trials.
The new Bvaru Bvaru gaffer has a mammoth task to get the right personnel as former coach Tendai Chikuni took with him four players who include star left back, Ricky Bote and the former first choice goalkeeper, Emanuel Josphat.sport

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