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Financial crisis rocks YOGA preparations

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Financial crisis rocks YOGA preparations
Lloyd Shunje
Chaos has rocked preparations for the upcoming Youth Games (YOGA) to be held in Manicaland as the  Masvingo provincial Sports Recreational Commission (SRC) has completely failed to organise a camping for the teams.
SRC Provincial Sports Coordinator Edgar Katapa said the province has lost seven days of collective training to fully prepare for the games that will be held from the 15th to the 23rd of August in Mutare.

“We were supposed to be in camp since 6 August for team selection, however, we failed to do that due to resource constraints”, said Katapa.
“We have lost seven days already but we hope to have a day in camp tomorrow (Friday 14 August) with all the teams at Victoria High School,” said Katapa
Katapa added that the preparations were underway as satellite camps had been set across the province to cut preparation costs
“Preparations are under way we have satellite camps set, our handball team are camping at Danhamombe High School, Pamushana High School is hosting the netball and in Chiredzi our boxing team is accommodated at Tongaat Hullets”, added Katapa.
Despite poor preparations Katapa said Masvingo hopes to bring the fortunes back home. Masvingo province came second with 16 gold medals in 2014 with Harare province leading with 17 gold medals.local

Mayor says firing of workers compromises service delivery

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Mayor says firing of workers compromises service delivery

Upenyu Silent Chaota

Masvingo mayor Hubert Fidze bemoaned the on-going massive termination of jobs by both government and local authorities saying low morale among workers in the country is affecting the quality of services delivered to an ordinary citizen by the municipality.
Fidze made the stunning revelation at a public debate on the current wave of job losses facilitated by Community Tolerance and Development Trust (COTRAD) and Tell Zimbabwe Trust  at Charles Austin Theatre recently.
 “I want to set the record straight… we are against the firing of workers because that is affecting our service delivery. Once workers are demoralized through working in an environment where they are not sure on whether they are still needed at work, they (workers) are likely going to perform their duties half-heartedly thereby compromising on the quality of services they render to an ordinary citizen,” said Fidze.
Ironically, the Masvingo City Council fired three of its workers last week. The trio  was very vocal and actively involved in fighting for workers’ rights.
The three are  Bonface Mazarire, Manasseh Wunganai and another one only identified as Ruzangwe.
But Fidze refused to be drawn into the issue during the debate as he mantained that his council was even under staffed.
“I maintain that as council, we need to employ than to expel workers,” said Fidze.
However, in a separate interview, Masvingo City Town Clerk Adolf Gusha said the council only fired three workers not the entire committee as previously alleged.
“All I can say is that we fired three employees… I cannot give you further information about the fired people because it is confidential information,” said Gusha in a statement.

Prosper Tiringindi of MRT asking Fidze during the debate

‘Blame not Chamisa’
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) representative at last weekend’s debate Simon Mupindu said it was unfortunate that some politicians blamed Nelson Chamisa – a senior MDC-T member for representing employers -Zuva Petroleum in a Supreme Court case which set the bases for the massive job cuts.
Mupindu who is a lawyer by profession said Chamisa is still under tutorship and he was only learning on how cases are handled.
“I have a copy of the judgment here and Chamisa’s name is not there… you can go on the internet and search for the judgment and Chamisa’s name is not among the lawyers who represented Zuva. I am sure some people just wanted to tarnish Chamisa’s name…he is a junior lawyer under tutorship and he cannot be blamed for going there to learn,” said Mupindu.
Meanwhile, all political parties that included Zanu PF and MDC-Renewal agreed that the government should urgently move in to stop massive job cuts.local

ZCTU demo flops

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ZCTU demo flops

Upenyu Chaota/Lloyd Shunje

Saturday 08 August 2015 – Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) demonstration over massive job losses by the workers currently witnessed in the country flopped on Saturday after people failed to turn up  in Masvingo.
The demonstration was supposed to start at ZCTU office in the morning and end at Benjamin Burombo building – where the demonstrators were supposed to handover their petition to Minister for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Shuvai Mahofa.
 ZCTU provincial coordinator Elliot Muposhi said that the problem with people in Zimbabwe is that they are scared of the current government.
“We had scheduled demonstrations throughout the country to send a message to the government and the employer that we are not happy with the way workers are being victimised. We were hoping for a huge turn up but it seems people cannot stand for their rights,” said Muposhi.

He added that the arrest of the movement’s leadership in Harare Saturday morning also contributed to the flopping of the demo since social media platforms were awash with the message.
“The ZCTU leadership was arrested today in Harare and the message circulated on social media cultivating fear among the people,” added Muposhi.
However, ZCTU managed to send their petition to the Minister of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare and the Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe (EMCOZ) with their demands.local

Masvingo vendors coming back to the streets

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Masvingo vendors coming back to the streets
Upenyu Silent Chaota
The defiant vendors in Masvingo who two weeks ago were flashed out from illegal vending sites have resorted to a hide and seek game with the municipal police in a bid to stay close to  their clients at the heart of the city.
Vendors who spoke to Tell Zimbabwe said they are coming back from the designated sites because there was no proper planning on the council’s part to come up with these markets.
“Things are tough and everyone knows that. The designated markets which the council came up with are not conducive for business.
“You display your wares but no one will come to buy or even to ask for the price. That’s why we decided to come back”, said one vendor who identified himself as Chikara.
Vendors now display a few of their wares while the rest will be hidden in secret corners and when the customer comes they only provide what is required.
Vendors will be arrested – Hubert Fidze
This strategy, as they say, enables them to run when the municipal police will be on patrol and be back again when they pass.
City mayor cllr Hubert Fidze said that he is unaware of the current situation.
 “I am not aware of what you are talking about… all the vendors have been moved to designated sites. The municipal police will be patrolling and all illegal vendors will be arrested”, said Fidze.local

Going gets tough for sugarcane farmers

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Going gets tough for sugarcane farmers
 Moses Ziyambi

Small holder sugarcane farmers who benefitted from the Land Reform Programme are in for great tribulation with falling cane prices and an increasingly uncertain environment straining the viability of the industry.
Government recently announced a major policy shift that will see most A2 farmers, the category under which cane farmers fall, having their plots reduced to A1 sizes to bring in more players and increase capacity utilization.
Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) Masvingo Provincial Manager Jeremiah Chimwanda said farmers were finding it hard to access credit lines as lenders were now more cautious.
“It is not easy to get credit anymore because the industry is struggling. The quality of cane has declined of late and that has significantly impacted the revenue of our farmers,” he said
He also indicated that much of the cane needs re-establishment, an exercise that requires significant capital investment.
“Depending on its type, cane has to be re-established after a period of around nine to twelve years, something that’s proving to be quite a challenge under the prevailing conditions,” he said.


                                            Sugarcane farmer

Sugarcane farmer, Talent Majoni blamed falling market prices and the tax regime levied on farmers for constraining the viability of the industry.
“Prices have fallen from $700 to around $517 per tonne within a short period of time yet input prices remain high. That has affected our financial standing to carry out our operations efficiently. On the other hand, ZIMRA is not helping matters; they are imposing high taxes on us the primary producers and they have obtained garnishee orders against many farmers who are struggling to pay,” said Majoni.
CBZ and Banc ABC are understood to have tightened the screws of lending owing to high defaulting rates and the uncertainty around the farmers security of tenure following government moves to downsize A2 plots.
“Things are not as smooth-flowing as we would want but we are optimistic. If all farmers could just get their priorities right we would be fine. Instead, you see some of us spending our incomes on luxury cars instead of reinvesting it. If you maintain a clean credit record, it would be easy to get more funding” said Admore Hwarare, a prominent cane farmer and former Chairperson of the Sugarcane Farmers Association. local

Government fails to compensate Tokwe-Mkosi flood victims

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Government fails to compensate Tokwe-Mkosi flood victims
By Upenyu Chaota/ItaiMuzondo

It is now over one and half years since the saddening Tokwe-Mukosi flood disaster where over 3000 embattled flood victims were affected but the government has not yet managed to raise US$ 8 million needed to compensate the families.
 In a statement directed to the minister of Local Government, Urban and Rural Development, Saviour Kasukuwere, Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs recently, Shuvai Mahofa, noted that the tortoise pace towards resuscitating the flood victims by government has also crippled her plans to relocate the victims who are ‘stranded’ in Chingwizi.

Lets compensate flood victims now —-Shuvai Mahofa
“Government still owes the affected families about $8 million in compensation and we continue to urge government to reduce this debt regularly to give hope to these people.
“The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs wrote to the Minister of Lands in April 2015 seeking authority to relocate the Tokwe-Mukosi flood victims at Chingwizi to other preferred farms north of Runde River. To date no response has been received,” reads part of Mahofa’s statement.
Mahofa further said that most of the families are anxious to move out of Chingwizi camp before the commencement of this year’s farming season.
“Majority of the families have not constructed permanent structures and tents provided during their evacuation are now in a sorry state and may not survive the next rainy season. Government is struggling to feed the families and they would have preferred to be relocated and produce their own food in the alternative farms identified for their relocation,” said Mahofa.
Poor conditions in Chingwizi has seen most of the flood victims especially women engaging in prostitution in neighbouring districts to make a living.local

Poisoned garbage kills livestock in Zaka

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Poisoned garbage kills livestock in Zaka
…suspected blackleg disease strikes the district
By Itai Muzondo
Zaka – In a suspected case of felony, Zaka villagers were left astonished after livestock including cows, goats and birds died after eating garbage disposed from Roman Catholic run St Anthony Mission recently.
Commenting on the shocking incident where unspecified number of cattle, six goats and several birds died, St Anthony  School Development Committee Chairperson, Addison Makovere said he was aware of the sad development but was still looking for detailed information on the actual cause of the deaths.
“Several goats, cattle and even birds died. I am not yet informed of major developments which led to the deaths of the livestock in question currently,” said Makovere.
Zaka Central Member of Parliament (MP) Paradzai Chakona disclosed that cyanide is suspected to have caused the deaths of the domestic animals.
“According to initial investigations, cyanide is suspected to have caused the deaths. The matter has however been reported to the police and we are awaiting for their response,” said Chakona.
Masvingo Acting police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Nkululeko Nduna was neither available on line nor at his Masvingo Central Police Station Offices for comment by time of publication.

                 Dead cattle at St Antony Mission
An inside source at the St Antony  who preferred to remain anonymous, however, disclosed that the poisoning was conducted by the  staff  from the institution’s kitchen department in a bid to get rid of dogs and cats that roam around their work place  disturbing them.
“Workers from St Anthony high school poisoned the garbage in a bid to kill dogs and cats they said disturbed them when conducting their duties,” said the source.
Musiso village, Dzenga village, Gono village and Chigudu village are notably the most affected villages since they have been bringing in more reports of affected livestock.
Meanwhile, Masvingo  provincial veterinary  officer Dr Dzimwasha said suspected cases of blackleg have been reported in Mushavanhu Village, Bare Village and other surrounding villages near Jerera Growth Point in Zaka.
“Suspected cases of blackleg have been reported in several villages around Jerera Growth Point and we are definitely going to work swiftly towards rectifying the problem,” said Dzimwasha.local

Cultural barriers hamper circumcision drive : NAC

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Cultural barriers hamper circumcision drive : NAC
Moses Ziyambi

Zimbabwe’s fledgling voluntary male circumcision programme is being held back by misconceptions and rigid cultural traditions in pre-dominantly non-circumcising communities, the National AIDS Council (NAC) has said.
The voluntary male circumcision programme was launched in 2009 as part of efforts to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The programme was boosted early this year when government injected US$100 million in the accelerated operational plan 2014-2018 to get 80 percent of all males circumcised by 2018.
However, the ambitious target may prove unattainable due to misplace notions among many people.

                 Just before circumcision in Chikombedzi

“The targets that have been set are quite reasonable but challenges are being encountered in the country’s traditionally non-circumcising communities that, unfortunately, form the majority of the country,” said NAC Masvingo Provincial Coordinator, Evos Makoni.
“We encounter people who resist circumcision on the basis that it is a Shangani custom rite which has no place in their own communities. Others reject it for fear of pain but we have always made it clear that the process is relatively pain-free,” said Makoni.
In communities that practice circumcision as a tradition, said Makoni, it is easier to convince people to embrace the government  initiated programme.
“We dont have problems in such places and we work closely with traditional chiefs. In most cases, we send teams to do the surgical process then we leave them to do the rest of the rite process,” he added.
Communities that practice cultural circumcision in Zimbabwe include the Shangani in the Lowveld and the Remba in some parts of Gutu and Mberengwa.health

Tsvangirai on 2018 voter registration campaign

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Tsvangirai on 2018 voter registration campaign
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The Tsvangirai led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) has started its a campaign aimed at mobilising the people especially the youths to go and register as voters for the upcoming 2018 harmonised elections.
Speaking at the workshop organised for the Masvingo provincial party leadership last week at the party’s provincial office, Tsvangirai said that people should start registering as voters as soon as possible and avoid commotion towards polls.
“Let’s go and mobilise our people so that they can register as voters especially the youths. We need to launch a massive voter education so that we can remove ZANU PF from power”, said Tsvangirai.
Tsvangirai added that the party’s leadership should make sure that the people in their areas are well versed with all the electoral processes.

       Most MDC-T supporters who attended rallies in 2013 were not registered voters
“We do not want a situation where people are turned away because their names don’t appear at certain polling stations. This is a trick used by ZANU PF to try and discourage people from voting.
“ZANU PF has a tendency of putting more polling stations in their strongholds and in our strongholds they put few and dispersed polling stations”, said Tsvangirai.
Tsvangirai bemoaned the shocking number of assisted voters in a country which is at 96% literacy rate.
“What is shocking is the number of assisted voters who are said not to be able to write in a country with higher levels of literacy. We should not be intimidated because your vote is your secret. I plead with you to encourage all our youths to get registered and vote -that way Zanu PF will find it difficult to steal our vote”, added Tsvangirai.politics

Bere High through to Pinda Musmart NASH provincials

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Bere High through to Pinda Musmart NASH provincials
Lloyd Shunje
Bere High School won Pinda Musmart Under 20 National Association of School Heads (NASH) district competitions after dismissing Masvingo Christian College by a goal to nil in the finals held at Mushandike High School over the weekend.
Bere High School which will represent Masvingo district in the provincials to be hosted by Dewure High School next month silenced Daitai by three goals to nil to meet with Masvingo Christian College in the final which had won three goals to two in penalties against Madzvivanyika High School.

The duo of Mugoniwa brothers Tatenda and Sheunesu displayed brilliant skills  to ensure that Bere secured a ticket to the provincials. Sheunesu was the top goal scorer with four goals whilst Tatenda popularly known as Dovi had three goals
 Speaking after the game, the winning coach Abiot Musundire said they had prepared well as it was the school’s dream to represent the district in the provincial competitions.
“The boys have fulfilled their dream as they have been working hard for this day. I believe they will continue with the winning spirit as they will continue training for the coming assignment”, said
Masvingo Christian College coach Benjamin Makanyire was not impressed with the vetting process as he said Beres team had big boys than his side.
“My boys tried their best but it was unfortunate that the vetting process was not done properly”, said Makanyire.
In  girls Beach Volleyball Zimuto High School lost in the final to Chirichoga High School.
Both teams will nonetheless represent the District in the provincials as Chirichoga will go as defending champions.
In boys Beach Volleyball Gokomere High School won the game after crushing Masvingo Christian College in the final, to secure their ticket for the provincial competitions that will be played in Dewure River.sport
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