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Vashandi Housing gets international recognition

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Vashandi Housing gets international recognition
By Moses Ziyambi

Vashandi Housing Cooperative, one of the country’s largest housing cooperatives by membership, has reached as a milestone after a high-powered delegation from the International Cooperatives Alliance (ICA) toured its houses and gave a thumps up to the work done so far.
The cooperative, which boasts of a membership of close to 1000 previously desperate home seekers, prides itself in having managed to allocate each and every member a residential stand which some of them were then helped to develop through a special loan facility.
Capping its conference held in Harare last week, the ICA found time to appreciate the work being done by the cooperative in Victoria Range.
Speaking on the sidelines of the event, ICA President Stanly Muchiri who hails from Kenya praised Vashandi, as the cooperative is popularly known, for putting into practice the real concept of cooperatives.
“I am pleased to witness the excellent job being done by Vashandi. What we are seeing here is an impressive example of how cooperatives should work,” said Muchiri.
He also spoke glowingly about the hard work of cooperative members and their efforts to shelter themselves.
“I have seen that people here are willing to take the future into their own hands and have a roof over their heard, that’s what we encourage African people to do,” he said.


               Ephraim Gwanongodza
National Cooperatives Confederation of Rwanda (NCCR) Chairman, Augustin Katabarwa said Cooperatives from the continent should take a cue from Vashandi.
“This is a perfect model of a cooperative that I will encourage people from my country to come and take some notes,” said Katabarwa.
Vashandi Chairman, Ephraim Gwanongodza said he was humbled by the gesture shown by ICA.
“This is a humbling experience for us as a cooperative. We value the recognition that has been given to us by all our esteemed local and foreign visitors,” said Gwanongodza.
The event was also attended by ICA board member for Southern Africa, Mike Duru and other dignitaries from such countries as Uganda, Botswana and Lesotho.
Dignitaries also paid a courtesy call on the Provincial Affairs Minister Shuvai Mahofa who encouraged Africans to take control of their destiny and improve their lives through cooperatives.local
 

Eleven PM: New Teen Series from Masvingo [Trailer Video]

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Eleven PM: New Teen Series from Masvingo [Trailer Video]


Eleven PM TV Series Trailer
Eleven PM Season 1 Trailer 2015 – new TV Series #Zimentertainment
#263chat #elevenpmtvseries.
A group of talented teenagers experience a roller coaster of life in
modern day Zimbabwe.
Produced by Magical Films, Wezhira TV marks the return to teenage drama
this winter with Eleven PM, a new 13-episode series debuting July 2015.
The series comes from a veteran of film in Masvingo, Edward Chombe, who
served as producer for the famed ‘Sabhuku Vharazipi 2’ and ‘Mayaya: The
Seed of Corruption’ titles.

 Eleven PM, sub themed ‘ Teen Hustle’,
follows a group of teenagers who, after one of their friends nearly dies
from a drug overdose one night, make a life changing vow. A dance group
is formed.  A competition beckons. A disturbed but skilled
choreographer is engaged. What transpires is a roller coaster of life in
the modern day Zimbabwe as they face an uncertain future, they have to
make a conscious effort to
survive the environment charged with high unemployment and
opportunism. Will they be able to conquer their demons?

The series stars Tatenda Chibaya (Juju from Mayaya: The Seed of
Corruption), Susan Shumba (Wonders of Life) and the talented dancer,
Brandon Yusufu, who makes his small screen debut.

Zanu PF now led by fraudsters and crooks – former MP Huruva

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Zanu PF now led by fraudsters and crooks – former MP Huruva
… says he is quitting politics
By Tell Reporter
Former Zanu PF Member of Parliament (MP) for Chivi North constituency Tranos Huruva has opened up for the first time after being suspended from the party saying Zanu PF is now left with fraudsters and crooks.
Huruva who is also former Provincial political commissar for Masvingo province said he is not going to lose sleep over his suspension because the party is now left with people without conscience.
“All genuine people are being persecuted and harassed by thugs and fraudsters. I am now calling it a day in terms of politics because Zanu PF is no longer the party that I used to know.
“I have worked tirelessly for Zanu PF only to be chased as a reward. I think they are not grateful yet they know the good work which I did for the party,” said Huruva.
Huruva said he started to discover that Zanu PF was full of people without conscience when no one turned up to see him after he got involved in a road accident a few years ago.
“No one came to see me and when I recovered, I continued to work for the party and now they are suspending us. Thus rubbish…,” fumed Huruva who is now running his small businesses around Chivi.
“In fact suspending me came as a blessing in disguise because now I can rest,” added Huruva.
Huruva’s remarks came at a time when Mwenezi East MP Kudakwashe Bhasikiti has also caused stir in Parliament accusing all Zanu PF officials of being corrupt. Political

Of Masvingo City Council and Its Sewer Pipeline

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Of Masvingo City Council and Its Sewer Pipeline
Lloyd Shunje
They say do not count your chicks before they hatch, but when the 21 days pass and there is still no sign of a chick then the mother hen is considered to have failed to live up to the expectations of the master.
The forever-under-construction sewer pipeline which connects Runyararo West Suburbs and the main trunk sewer in Eastvale must have broken many people’s hearts especially those who had counted on the “unhatched egg” as period that was agreed between the council and the contractor is over nine months long overdue, despite the contractor having been paid in full.
To add more insults to the already failed job, the contractor is alleged to have demanded more money, raising a lot of questions on the criteria the council use in awarding such tenders.
What contractor would come and go as he pleases if all and sundry on how tendersare awarded were done?
Masvingo Mayor Hubert Fidze chose to play his favourite tune again this time, saying the problem, like many others council has failed to address, was “inherited”.
“The problem we are facing concerning the trunk sewer pipeline was inherited from the previous council,” said Fidze.
He added that the cost for the project was underestimated which poses the million dollar question: How was the contract awarded and why then did the contractor acceptthe money if he was aware that it was not sufficient enough to undertake the project?

     No sign of progress … blocked sewer pipeline
“The cost of 1.5 million that was intended to cover the whole project of the trunk sewer pipeline was underestimated,” said Fidze.
The shoddy deal  once threatened to be a ticking time bomb as councillors, in one full council meeting last September questioned the management on why they were being reluctant to take the contractor to court for failing to fulfil the terms of the contract but that again died a natural death.
The councillor probed the council why they were letting a mere contractor get away with murder at the expense of ratepayers money, and why council was not suing the contractor for the inconvenience which in a way shed light on whatever scam there is about the sewer pipe.
“The contract was supposed to have been awarded to a company with enough machinery which council would pay upon completion of the job,” said the councillor.
As if that was not enough, the trunk sewer pipe has been left just like that and it started with babies being dumped into the trenches and mosquitos having their breeding ground there, and now nobody really knows where this will go.
One Rujeko citizen once joked that the woman who once dumped her baby into the pipe trench has since finished her prison term only to come back to the unfinished project which obviously would trigger unpleasant memories.
The contractor also reportedly duped his workers who were working on the sewer pipe, and one of the workers revealed that no supervision of the pipes was made before they were covered, which reflects on the substandard sewer pipe to be gotten after all this time.
Perhaps like the Masvingo Poly roundabout, Masvingo will get the so much awaited sewer pipe, but everyone can rest assured that it is not anytime soon as the pipes installed are already blocked on a number of spots.
The mayor has also confirmed that Masvingo still has to wait more as there is no specific timeframe as to when it will be completed.
“I cannot give a specific time frame on when the project will be complete. Now the project is now in our hands, we have engaged council engineers to take over the project,” said Fidze.
What everyone is waiting for is not to see the council suing the contractor who “failed” them but to see light at the end of the tunnel, which at the moment is still very gloomy.
Since the mayor could not specify on when the project will be finished, all the ever-patient ratepayers have to do is to wait for the local engineers that have taken over the project or it remains what it is—a pipe dream that never was.Local

Masvingo vendors speak out [Video]

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Government fails to honour pledge on passport fees

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Government fails to honour pledge on passport fees
By Moses Ziyambi

The government of Zimbabwe is yet to honour its post-election promise to reduce passport fees regardless of the Registrar General’s Office having long acquired its own printing press expected to reduce passport production costs.
After the July 31 2013, the government made many grand promises, including slashing the cost of acquiring a passport which remain one of the most expensive by regional standards.
However nothing has been done yet, with the standard passport still costing US$53 while the more urgent one that comes out after two weeks costing US$218.


One still needs to fork out an exorbitant US$318 to get an emergence passport that comes out in less than one week.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has in the past attributed Zimbabwe’s high passport cost for fueling illegal immigration especially into South Africa and Botswana as people attempt to flee deepening poverty at home.
When asked why he had not yet slashed passport fees as he promised last year, Home Affairs Deputy Minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi defended the government’s position, saying necessary touch-ups are still needed to be completed before a new pricing regime could be considered.
“Work is still being done at the production centre in terms of installing and running the necessary systems. A reduction will be possible when all is completely up and running,” said Ziyambi.
Last year, the government described the acquisition of its own printing press as one of the re-elected government’s major successes, saying passport printing will no longer be outsourced to Fidelty Printers.
This, the government claimed, would lead to a substantial reduction in the application costs and would also serve to clear backlogs.
“The printing press is working but has not yet been officially commissioned. Once all work has been completed we will have a reduction this year,” said Ziyambi.
Zimbabwe passport fees are among the highest in the region; far outstripping most countries.
The South African passport, for example, costs only R400, an equivalent of US$32, while the Botswana passport costs a mere P100, an equivalent of US$10.16. The Swazi standard passport costs a negligible 80 Emalangeni, an equivalent of just about eight US dollars.local
  
 

Masvingo records high infant mortality rate

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Masvingo records high infant mortality rate
Lloyd Shunje

Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) has reviewed that in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) of 2014, Masvingo province has recorded a rise in the Infant Mortality rate and Neonatal mortality rate.
The statistics that were revealed during a workshop programme for the dissemination of the MICS 2014 survey at Flamboyant Hotel recently showed that the Infant Mortality rate for the province is at 63% slightly above the national rate which is at 55%.
In the same regard the Neonatal Mortality rate for Masvingo province is at 34% which is also above the national rate of 29%.
Dr Amadeus Shamhu who represented the guest speaker the Provincial Medical Director (PMD) Dr Robert Mudyiradima said that the province was happy with MICS survey as it helps in noting areas that needs urgent attention.

                Masvingo City
“The province is therefore, happy to receive survey results such as MICS to inform areas that need attention within our province, particularly regarding women and children, when drawing our programmes”, said Shamhu.
The actual cause for the rise in Neonatal mortality and Infant mortality could not be drawn as the PMD only referred all the questions to MICS.
Meanwhile statistics released by MICS also show that Masvingo’s use of improved of drinking water is at 64.3%.local

Chaos ahead of council Germany trip

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Chaos ahead of council Germany trip

…Mayor disowns Chiteme  …. says Chiteme will not be allowed to attend a single meeting in Kernen

Lloyd Shunje

Chaos is reigning at the city council ahead of trip to Germany after ward eight (8) councillor Against Chiteme was allegedly imposed on the delegation which initially included the city Mayor Hubert Fidze, Town Clerk  Adolf Gusha, ward 10 councillor Lovemore Mufamba and city Treasurer Mrs Dube.
The full council resolved to send four people to Germany on 10 June 2015 but it has since emerged that Zanu PF legislator (name supplied) has instructed the Town Clerk to include Chiteme in the delegation.
Gusha vehemently denied the inclusion of Chiteme in the delegation but the mayor said he was shocked to meet Chiteme at German embassy where he also wanted to apply for Visa with others.
” No no Chiteme is not going to Germany in as far as I know. He (Chiteme) is not part of the delegation and no MP has tried to impose anyone on us, ” Gusha said recently.
However, Fidze confirmed that Chiteme was in Harare applying for Visa. Fidze insisted that all will not be well with ward eight councillor in the foreign land as they plan to treat him like a stranger in Kernen.
“I saw him (Chiteme) here in Harare and I was shocked. I am going to investigate and find out where he got the money but I want to believe that he was using personal funds. If I discover that council funded him, I am sure we will take stern action against the management.
“I insist Chiteme is not part of us, he is going on a private trip and because of that, Chiteme will never be allowed to attend a single meeting in Germany,” said Fidze.

Under Fire … Town Clerk Adolf Gusha
Ward Five councillor Daniel Mberikunashe fumed over the issue saying Gusha was undermining council resolutions.
“No one is happy about this issue. We are going to confront Gusha today (Tuesday) because we will never allow council to be run by outsiders. No councillor should be allowed to join the official delegation even if  that person say he or she will be using own money,” said Mberikunashe.
Tell Zimbabwe is reliably informed that all the delegates including Chiteme received US$ 570 from the council on Sunday as allowances and Visa application fees. However, upon arriving in Harare on Monday, the delegation was instructed to make an appointment at the German embassy. They  have since made an appointment and they are supposed to go back to Harare Wednesday and they will be pocketing similar allowances for the second time.
                       Mayor Hubert Fidze
Sources said they are going to use US$ 1200 in air fares per person.
” Only the mayor and Town Clerk will be given accommodation by the hosting city,” said another source.
Masvingo Residents Trust (MRT) has attacked the council for sending a lot of people to foreign assignments.
“The MRT and Masvingo residents in general are highly appalled by the rampant abuse of public funds by the Masvingo City Council management in the guise of some foreign trips that are not helping a rate payer.
Although the cause remains noble, we highly denounce the inclusion of many people who do not add value to the council. A maximum number of three people were enough for the trip. We know that the management are holders of positions in Zanu PF but for God’s sake, we urge them not to take directives from MPs who are failing to address problems in their constituencies,” said MRT Programmes Manager Prosper Tiringindi in a press statement released on Tuesday.
Chiteme who is also a renowned prophet and known as Madzibaba Reginai could not be reached for comment as his mobile phone remained unreachable.
Meanwhile a delegation of six members  from the council will be going to the city of Kitwe next month on an exhibition mission to be in held in Zambia. Kitwe is also another twin city for Masvingo.local

Bhasikiti vows to contest as independent candidate

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Bhasikiti vows to contest as independent candidate
…says Zanu People First party on cards

By Tell Reporter
MASVINGO – Former Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Kudakwashe Bhasikiti who was recently fired from Zanu PF said he was ready to contest as an independent candidate  in the by-elections in his constituency claiming his dismissal from the party was unconstitutional.
“The real Zanu PF we know does not operate like this; we were supposed to be served with dismissal letters but surprisingly we learnt about it through the media. This is just drama and very soon it will come to an end. I will contest as an independent if they try to stop me from Parliament,” said Bhasikiti.
Although the date for the by elections for Mwenezi East constituency is not yet announced, the seat automatically became vacant following Bhasikiti’s dismissal from Zanu PF.
The former minister also said he will not hesitate to join a new political party ‘Zanu People First which is likely to be launched once the pending court cases between the fired Zanu PF bigwigs and the revolutionary party’.

             Kudakwashe Bhasikiti
 “People have been talking about a new political party to be named Zanu People First. I think that has been delayed by pending court cases which seek to nullify the December 2013 congress, but once the party has been formed I will join.  I am happy the name has Zanu in it which shows it is formed by real Zanu PF members and not those without war credentials.
“I know people like Josaya Hungwe knew that they were overshadowed by (Dzikamai) Mavhaire and me in the province therefore they sought for our dismissal so that they get noticed. Hungwe has no war credentials and was a sell out during the war,” said Bhasikiti.
Bhasikiti, who said the dismissal from the ruling party was good news as it separated the real party members of Zanu PF from the ‘mafikizolos’ and ‘johnny-come lately’ who have hijacked the party.
Bhasikit was fired together with Dzikamai Mavhaire and retired Claudius Makova from Masvingo province. He however, said the dismissal was not procedural as they only learnt about it through the media.political

Majiri wins Nyaningwe RCZ soccer tourney

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Majiri wins Nyaningwe RCZ soccer tourney
   
Lloyd Shunje
Majiri Congregation’s male soccer team emerged victorious in the Nyaningwe Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ) soccer tournament after dismissing Rujeko by three goals to one in penalty shoot outs in the finals held in Mucheke stadium over the weekend.
 Courtesy of the Mapuvire family of the Nyaningwe Supermarket who sponsored the sports evangelism tournament, Majiri went back home smiling with a trophy, gold medals and a prize money of $3 000
Majiri booked their ticket to the final after beating Masvingo which featured former Masvingo United captain Godfree Dondo in penalties after the game drew nil all.
On the other side Rujeko sailed through to the finals after dismissing Woodlands by two goals to one. Rujeko took the lead after a goal from Taona Dhakwa. Woodlands retaliated some minutes later after half time with an equaliser from Thusani Sibanda. It was, however, short lived as Paul Zhatu of Rujeko extended the lead through a short taken a few meters from the box.
Speaking after the game Reverend and Majiri coach Samuel Mavhundu could not hide his excitement as he thanked the boys for their effort.
“It was all through the Grace of God that a rural team could compete in this big tournament and actually win it. Our goalkeeper Simba Ruzive saved us from the quarter finals, semi-finals and the final through penalties”, said Mavhundu.
Rujeko coach Philip Hlatini said it was not their day but thanked the team for evangelising through the sport and was grateful to the sponsor as they won silver medals, $1 500.
The guest speaker of the tournament Antony Clever who was represented by Tamson Mtombeni of Makanaka Investments popularly known as Pote urged all players to focus on evangelism rather than playing for money.
The winning coach was offered a two night stay in Pote hotel.
“As players from the Church, you must demonstrate salvation through fair play against opponents. You must also respect match officials so that we create a distinction between money game and sports evangelism”, said Mtombeni.
Third position was won by Woodlands who walked away with $900 and bronze medals while Masvingo maintained the fourth place position.
Munyaradzi Majuta of Morgenster won the golden boot and Kudzanai Kwashi being the man of the tournament. South Africa was awarded for being the most disciplined team.sports
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