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Local artist dreams big

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Local artist dreams big

Itai Muzondo

Masvingo – A local-based budding painter, Michael Moyo is setting his sights on exhibiting in national galleries, saying he is determined to reach greater heights as he works to popularise his works across the country.
The youthful Moyo, who is also a Masvingo Polytechnic art student, says art is in his blood and is working hard to let people see and appreciate his work.
 “I dream big and my perfection will definitely take me to my dreams. My dream is to exhibit my work across the world and be recognised among the world’s finest contemporary painters,” Moyo told TellZim News.
The young painter, who revealed his father Emmanuel Moyo is also an artist, said his passion for art started after seeing his father’s works that capture issues to do with current humanitarian and political affairs.
“My paintings portray day to day issues that are highlighted by the media. I have also started doing images based on agendas being driven by social media. I do that because it’s an artist’s duty to communicate practically with audiences so that they at least have reference to something when they engage in the public discourse,” he added.
The talented artist has however lamented lack of exhibition opportunities in Masvingo province and the whole country saying many artistic pieces are going without the requisite recognition due to lack of opportunity.
“The most annoying things in the art industry include the low returns on effort and the very few platforms to exhibit our work as artists. So even if people I meet on a personal basis give praises to my work, it is worthy little if I am not able to derive material benefit out of it and if I am not able to expose my talent to the world,” he said.new

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Chipangane Pri Sch electrified

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Chipangane Pri Sch electrified

Kennedy Murwira

Gutu – Chipangane Primary School in Ward 37 of Gutu district was recently electrified raising the community’s hopes that their children will now be exposed to modern trends in education as computer lessons will be introduced.
Ward 37 councillor and Mpandawana Town Board chairperson, Gabriel Mapepa, who spearheaded the project, said the idea to connect the school to the grid was mooted as early as 2010 but the project only got underway in 2015.
“We decided to embark on the project after realising that the main supply line lay only 4 kilometres from the school. In that regard, we approached the Rural Electrification Agency who assisted with the implementation of the project.
“The project is now complete and the school will soon have access to power. The community around the school will also benefit as they can electrify their homes,” Mapepa said.
He added that the school is going to introduce computer lessons that will assist pupils to catch up with modern trends in education.
“In addition, we expect a rise in the number of teachers who are interested to work at the school and those who are already at the school will be motivated to stay on instead of transferring to other schools which have better conditions than Chipangane,” said Mapepa.
Mapepa said after holding several meetings with the school authorities and members of the community they had agreed to implement projects that will generate revenue for the school but most of them had failed to kick off as they required electricity supply.
“We have already repaired the bridge which links the school with the busy Gutu-Chiredzi highway to make the school accessible and to make our income generating activities a success. 
“The electrification of the school should see a marked difference in the socio-economic situation of both the school and the community,” Mapepa said.news

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Marapira pledges to assist Zimuto fish, piggery farmers

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Marapira pledges to assist Zimuto fish, piggery farmers
Lloyd Shunje

ZIMUTO – Masvingo North legislator and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Mechanisation, Davies Marapira has pledged to help farmers with the Sekenende cooperative so that they develop their projects. 
Marapira was peaking during the Aquaculture Zimbabwe ‘Eat Fish Twice a Week’ campaign held in Bawa area under Chief Zimuto last week.
The minister toured the cooperative’s poultry, piggery and two fish ponds which to date have more than 16 000 Nail Tilaphia fish.
He commended Aquaculture, an organisation which funded part of the fishery project, for supporting Masvingo North.
He pledged to assist the piggery section with feeds so as to boost the lives of the local people.
“Aquaculture is doing a great job here, however I have noted that the cooperative also started a piggery project which needs more feeds, I will assist with the feeds so that they can earn a decent living from these initiatives,” said Marapira.
Aquaculture Zimbabwe country director, Martin Dhingwa urged people to take the campaign serious, describing it a step forward in the quest for better nutrition..
“We are trying to encourage people to eat healthy food and this campaign is part of the programme which we encourage people to take seriously.
“We are doing fishery projects in other districts across the country so that people can survive and improve their nutrition,” said Dhingwa.
A beneficiary of the initiative, Shadaya Mugove said the ponds were constructed through a food for work programme between 2013 and 2014.
“We draw the water from Sekenende dam and we have benefitted financially as we doing various projects. We have acquired technical knowledge from Aquaculture Zimbabwe.
“We also need links of markets outside of our community or contracts with supermarkets so that we can produce and supply fish to them,” said Mugove.news

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Gutu man assaults father over mice

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Gutu man assaults father over mice
Kennedy Murwira

GUTU – A short-tempered man was last week summoned by Gutu police and counseled after he assaulted his father for selling mice while living none for his family.
Edmore Mushininga from Vhondo Village under Headman Chisvino assaulted his father, Farai Mushininga, who had arrived home from a beer drink at a homestead in the same village.
Villagers told TellZim News that Edmore’s father is well known in the area for catching mice and on that particular day, he had sold some mice to raise money for the beer. 
After a beer drink together, Farai and his son returned home together but Edmore was angry at being served sadza with green vegetables, accusing his father of selling good meat when there was none at home. 
He also complained that his father had eaten the fish he had bought the previous day in Mpandawana.
“The father was aware that his son habitually assaulted him and did not respond to his accusations. However, Edmore went on to severely assault him for selling the mice.
“His father reported the assault to the police at Gutu and Edmore was summoned to the police station where he was counseled by the Community Relations and Liaison Officer. He was also warned against assaulting his father in future,” a family member revealed.
Villagers expressed shock and dismay at Edmore’s behavior saying he is a self-employed brick molder who is not expected to be involved in petty fights, let alone assault his father over food.news

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Murambinda crumbles as economy bites

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Murambinda crumbles as economy bites
Davison Marenga

Murambinda – The current economic situation prevailing in the country has taken its toll on Murambinda growth point which has lately seen a sharp decrease in economic activity with devastating consequences on a once promising place.
By all accounts, the growth point has declined into a pale shadow of its former self. 
The cat and mouse games between the council and vendors which used to be a common feature in the dusty streets are now rare with many traders saying some of them are giving up on informal business citing losses as people’s buying power continues to decline.
Like many rural business centres in the country, Murambinda does not have any meaningful secondary industry with most business made up of rural people who make occasional visits for banking and buying provisions.
Lately, those movements have become limited with banks facing severe cash shortages.
The grocery shops have consequently felt the pinch, with many of them teetering on the brink of collapse as the import ban imposed by the government late last month erodes profits.
“Coming here is now painful because most of the times we waste money on transport and find nothing at the banks and the shops. The banks always complain of cash shortages,” said Sarendai Chikwenya, who comes from surrounding areas.
“I don’t know what is happening to our country, it seems we are heading back to the 2008 situation,” said one pensioner.
One of the most affected areas is the transport business where the number of commuter omnibuses plying the same route out number their passengers.
This has led to numerous confrontations and fights among touts as they rush for the few customers available.
The situation has gone out of hand with the police at times having to intervene to put off the fire.news

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Youth applaud council over refurbishment of recreational areas in Chiredzi

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Youth applaud council over refurbishment of recreational areas in Chiredzi
Increase Gumbo

Chiredzi – Young people have applauded ward 1 councillor, Gibson Hwende for facilitating the refurbishment of a dilapidated tennis court in the ward which they said will be an important recreation facility.
Chiredzi lacks meaningful recreational areas, a situation which is blamed for fuelling antisocial behaviour among youth.
Adiel Marira, who stays close to the tennis court, said he was confident many young people will use the facility and turn away from the life of vice.
“The move taken by Councillor Hwende is a great move and it will reduce drug abuse among the youth who had, for all these years, lived with no access to affordable recreation,” said Marira.
Kingston Masekesesa, a member of children rights lobby, Childline, echoed the same sentiments, saying recreation was vital for children’s development.
“The tennis court will give youth a chance to exercise and unwind. It will not only be a place to play tennis but also a platform for moulding better youth who share ideas for a brighter tomorrow,” said Masekesa.
Hwende told TellZim News that the move was driven by the realisation that young people did not have a place to spend their extra time.
“Chiredzi town does not have adequate recreational facilities and most youths where killing their time indulging in bad behaviour such as stealing and drug abuse,” said Hwende.
He admitted the town needs more recreational facilities, saying authorities should look at revamping such places like Tshovani stadium and the Zimbabwe grounds.news

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Seed houses asked to reduce seed prices

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Seed houses asked to reduce seed prices
Brighton Chiseva

Zaka – Representatives of seed houses who attended the district’s Agricultural Show held at Ferry Training Centre last week were asked to slash the price of locally-manufactured seeds which have been discovered to be unreasonably higher than the price of imported seeds.
The guest of honor, Phillip Mauta who is the deputy president of Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) and president of the Masvingo Show Society; urged Seed Co, Pannar and Pioneer to donate seeds to able-bodied people who can put it to good use.
“Prices of locally-produced seeds are higher than South African seeds and we wonder if that is justifiable,” said Mauta.
He urged farmers to exhibit goods they would have produced themselves not to buy goods to bring to the show, saying the purpose of the show was to display achievement and inspire new effort.
Zaka Central legislator Paradzai Chakona encouraged farmers to move with time and adopt modern farming techniques while focusing on smaller pieces of land which they can effectively manage.
“It’s a waste of time to focus on vast pieces of land that you can’t feed;  better to focus on a smaller one that you can work on,” said Chakona.
Chakona donated some farming equipment to the show and said government had a plan to assist seed house modify their seeds.
A total of 831 exhibits were brought to the show with 732 being farm produce and the remainder being livestock and home industry.
The overall winner for field crops, Sylvia Mudzingwa and the best exhibitor, Getrude Hokoyo walked away with drip irrigation kits while the overall winner in home industry, Jerina Narwo went home with a Kitchen Dish and a solar.
Musiso High School was the only school at the show and had 56 exhibits with 45 being home industry.
The show had eight local judges and two externals from Bikita.news

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Perm Sec laments underutilisation of HPC

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Perm Sec laments underutilisation of HPC
Itai Muzondo

Masvingo – The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development, Machivenyika Mapuranga has lamented the underutilisation of the recently installed High Performance Computer by the country’s researchers.
Addressing researchers during the just ended Masvingo Polytechnic Research and Industrial Innovation Conference held at Great Zimbabwe Hotel, Mapuranga said the exploitation of the facility’s capacity was relatively low.
“I encourage colleges to take advantage of the Ministry’s High Performance Computer (HPC) which is based at the University of Zimbabwe. 
This facility is available to process high volume research data for high quality output.
“The current uptake of this facility by our tertiary and higher education institutions is relatively low and this indicates either lack of appreciation of its utility or a demonstration of our cavalier approach to research,” Mapuranga said.
He also told researchers that their findings are key to economic revival and job creation.
“This inaugural Research Conference should be a platform for our esteemed researchers to tackle industrial problems by providing relevant solutions to companies that are mired in a cobweb of economic challenges. 
As our industrial landscape mutates, cynics see doom and gloom, but researchers and innovators in our midst see golden opportunities for enterprise and wealth creation.
“Ideally, solutions to productivity, value addition and beneficiation should be proffered, in the process addressing the huge national import bill with positive indications such as liquidity within the economy. 
Research must result in quality patentable products which can be commercialised to increase the income streams of colleges, staff and students alike,” Mapuranga said.
“As we navigate through our challenges to achieve socio-economic transformation, our researchers should therefore remain steadfast in the pursuit of solutions to our multifarious challenges,” he added.
Meanwhile, the conference main focus was on enhancing quality Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) through research driven practices, generation of new knowledge and the translation of ideas into viable and tangible products and services.
It is also concerned with alignment to the national and global technological changes or and creation of cutting edge industrial technological innovations.news

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Retrenched ZIMASCO employees bemoan judicial management decision

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Retrenched ZIMASCO employees bemoan judicial management decision
Davison Marenga

Zvishavane – Retrenched Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Company (ZIMASCO) Peak Mine employees in Shurugwi have decried the placing of the great dyke mining giant under judicial management, saying they have lost hope of successfully laying claims to get their retrenchment packages.
Many workers who were shown the exit door in 2014 when the company down sized its operations citing diminishing ferrochrome ore deposits felt that the move by government to put ZIMASCO under judicial management has shuttered their hopes of getting their dues.
Section 209 of the Companies Act (Chapter 24:03) provides a company under judicial management with immunity from meeting its liabilities.
The company applied for judicial protection after losing confidence in the future of its operations due to a number of factors affecting the mining industry both locally and internationally.
“The company cannot be taken to court for unpaid retrenchment packages since it’s under judicial management. We don’t know which platform to take so that we can be given our money,” said one disgruntled former employee. 
The sacked workers blamed the Chinese-run company of being inconsiderate to their plight by not paying them their salaries when top company officials were getting their monthly salaries without much hustle.
“It’s only the likes of us who are suffering; we can’t afford a decent living now but their families are enjoying every day. It seems we worked for nothing all our lives. Something must be done so that we get our money,” said Mr. Mtambalika.
ZIMASCO is one of the many companies that were affected by the downward spiral that has been ravaging the country for the good part of the previous twenty years.
A downward slide in global metal prices coupled with diminishing ore reserves at the company’s Shurugwi shafts forced the company to down size its operations and retrench more than 750 employees.news

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WizEar donates to Masvingo General Hospital

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WizEar donates to Masvingo General Hospital
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WizEar has joined the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s efforts to improve service standards at Masvingo Provincial Hospital after donating an Autoscope and Tympanometer for ear services at the referral institution.
The equipment, which was brought at an estimated cost of US$ 7 000, was sourced through the Germany government. 
Speaking during the handover, WizEar director John Matsekete said they have donated the equipment to Masvingo Gen Hospital to help particularly children living HIV and Aids.
“Ear related issues have not been getting much attention but now we are here to promote good health. Everyone will benefit from this initiative but we are currently targeting people living with HIV and Aids and adolescents.
“This equipment will assist in the early detection of problems, but major cases will be referred to Harare which may include operations,” said Matsekete.
Programmes manager for non-communicable diseases in the ministry, Lee Nkala said there is need to raise ear health awareness in the province and to encourage pregnant mothers to have their ears screened.
“We now need to raise awareness in our communities about ear problems which can now be diagnosed at our hospital and we urge all expecting mothers also to be screened as well,” Nkala said.news

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