Junior Driving School and Junior Micro Finance director
Noah Marima with his wife

05 Feb 2017 – Driven by their motto, Be your own driver, don’t let others drive you, Junior Driving School continues to spread its wings across the province, this time by opening a new branch in Ngundu.
The Ngundu office opened its doors on February 1, 2017 and is located at 40 Maps building near Marufu Hardware.
In Ngundu, Junior Driving School will be offering class one and class two lessons at US$4 and US$8 per lesson respectively.
Junior Driving School director, Noah Marima said their vision is to be the biggest driving school in the southern region hence the continuous expansion.
“We have opened a branch in Ngundu to bring convenience to the people there. We want to make sure that people become their own drivers.
“With the popularity of the automatic vehicles, there is a rise in the number of unlicensed drivers. This should be no problem because here at Junior Driving School, we make sure that those who enrol with us get licences,” said Marima.
He said prospective drivers in Ngundu, just like those in all other districts being serviced by the driving school, will enjoy the convenience of making payments by cash, EcoCash, bank transfers and POS machines.
“Those who will have enrolled with us in Ngundu, will have to come to Masvingo for familiarisation with the city as well as the VID tests. Accommodation will be provided for free by Junior Driving School,” said Marima.
Class one lessons, at the moment, are only available at Junior Driving School’s Masvingo office at US$18 per lesson.news

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Dr Shamu

Savior Kasukuwere

05 Feb 2017 – HARARE – TellZim News, the fastest growing regional newspaper in Masvingo province and the southern region of the country, receives another award at the Road Safety Journalist Awards held last Friday in Harare.
Ntombiyolwandle Ndlovu, an intern who is studying at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU), scooped the Best Student Reporter of the Year Award, outpacing other competitors from national newspapers.
For the grand prize, Ndlovu received $900 and a shield. Her story, which unmasked the police as agents of road carnage, was judged the best story.
TellZim editor Passmore Kuzipa said the award was confirmation that the newspaper is doing great in as far as community development reporting is concerned.
“We are just over a year old but it’s amazing how we are bagging awards – it is a confirmation that we are indeed the best regional community newspaper in the country. We have outmatched even some national newspapers in terms of community developmental reporting.
“The Traffic Safety Award is also confirmation of the good work we are doing to promote road safety in the country. It is not just about making money as a newspaper but also serving the community we operate in,” said Kuzipa.
In December; another TellZim News Reporter Theresa Takafuma won the MCZ Best Impact Video Award after she exposed open defecation at Dr Grace Mugabe Trading Centre (Chitima Market) due to the absence of toilets.
After the video was released, council rushed to construct ablution facilities at the busy market.news

04 Feb 2017 – MASVINGO – War veterans’ children coalescing under the banner of the Children of National Liberation War Veterans Association (CNLWVA) have vowed to storm Chiredzi West legislator Darlington Chiwa’s sugarcane farm, accusing him of blocking their bid to acquire farms in the Lowveld so that they can empower themselves.
Chiwa is said to be on the forefront of opposition to the takeover of land belonging to sugarcane giant, Tongaat Hullet.
The lobby group say they have no choice but to go and occupy Chiwa’s farm whom they accuse of protecting Tongaat Hullet for personal gain.
Chiwa has however publicly stated that his opposition to compulsory acquisition of Tongaat Hullet land stems from concerns over job losses and the shoddy manner by which the process was being carried out.
The legislator’s backers also accuse Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs, Shuvai Mahofa, of trying to seize the land and enrich her cronies and supporters at the expense of public good.
CNWVLA national secretary for external affairs, Memory Kamoto said they have gathered application letters for children of war veterans and called Chiwa for a meeting but he refused.
“We had our application letters for land in Chiredzi. As children of war veterans, we believe we have to empower ourselves with the resources we have.
“We followed the proper procedure but Chiwa is fighting hard to make sure that the letters are turned down. We do not know why he is doing that but he has left us with no choice so we are going to storm and take his farm,” fumed Kamoto.
She said they are not asking for large tracts of land but only a small piece each so that they can also make a living.
“We are going to write a letter to the Ministry of Agriculture to register our displeasure with all this,” said Kamoto.
She said the children of war veterans are fully behind the revolutionary Zanu PF party and will be launching a campaign in all provinces mobilising people to vote for the ruling party.news

Peter Chawapiwa in Gutu

04 Feb 2017 – GUTU – A Grade 3 pupil was recently abducted allegedly by a woman in the Mazuru area and went kept for more than 24 hours and forced to have sex with two goblins.
Maria Mweneziko appeared before Chief Mazuru, One Mukandatsama, on January 26 facing allegations that she locked the minor into a room where two goblins molested her.
The Chief’s court ruled that the matter was above its jurisdiction and advised the girl’s parents to approach a higher court.
The girl went missing on her way from school on January 18 and was only rescued the following day in the evening by members of the Runyararo RweVapostori Church.
Mweneziko, who was later accused of abducting the girl, joined in the search of the missing child as she lives in the same village with the girl’s parents.
The following day, one of the members of the apostolic church fell from his bicycle near Mweneziko’s gate while riding from a prayer meeting.
He seemed possessed by the Holy Spirit and informed others that the missing child was at Mweneziko’s homestead. He further stated that they had to do something immediately as the child was about to die.
“Mweneziko however denied that the child was at her place but the possessed man immediately went to summon the village head.
“He came back and pointed at a room at where he said the girl was being kept. After Mweneziko refused to open the door, villagers forced entry into the room and found the distressed girl,” said a villager who was part of the search team.
The villager claimed that after being released, the girl narrated how she was fed sadza and milk in the company of two very short but bearded men who sexually molested her.
The matter was taken before the village court where it was agreed that Mweneziko should leave the village. It was later referred to Chief Mazuru’s Court where the matter was considered to be above the court.
TellZim News was informed that the matter has since been reported to the police at Bhasera.news

Tinomutenda Midzi

04 Feb 2017 – SHURUGWI – A Shurugwi mother appeared in court last week charged with forcing her 15-year-old daughter to be intimate with a 40-year-old man and was slapped with a five-month jail term.
Shurugwi Magistrate Evia Matura also sentenced Jephias Nyika to 630 hours of community service.
It was the State’s case that on January 11, 2017, the mother escorted her daughter to Nyika’s homestead and told her that she was going to become Nyika’s wife.
The girl’s grandmother saved her after she followed the two to Nyika’s homestead.
The court heard that Nyika followed the three on their way back home and pleaded with the minor to return with him and she gave in after being pressured by her mother.
The court also heard that at around midnight on the same day, Nyika had sexual intercourse with the minor.
The concerned grandmother, however, took the matter to the police leading to the arrest of both the girl’s mother and Nyika.
Bertha Bore prosecuted.news