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Former MDC-T councillor rescues Ethiopian national in Masvingo

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Former MDC-T councillor rescues Ethiopian national in Masvingo
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Former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) councillor for ward six (6) David Vasivenyu Chingombe has rescued Haile Glselassie – an Ethiopian who had lost his house to a friend in Masvingo recently.
Chingombe who got powers of attorney over Glselassie’s house number 37 Rhus Avenue in Rhodene had to endure a three-year long court battle in order to get back the ownership of the house which had been transferred to  one Norman Chakanyuka through fake court papers.
Speaking to Tell Zimbabwe soon after winning the case last week, Glselassie who is now based in Addis Ababa said the Zimbabwean courts were fair and just.
David Vasivenyu Chingombe
“I am happy to get my house back. There is rule of law in Zimbabwe. Although it took us almost three years, Chingombe fought until we got my house back and I am very grateful,” said Glselassie.
Glselassie bought the house in 2002 when he was based in Masvingo working for World Food Programme (WFP) and when he was transferred to Liberia in 2005, he left the house being manned by Chakanyuka who later used fake documents to get ownership of the property.
“I am happy that we managed to evict people who were staying in the house as we were given the house back to us by the courts,” said Chingombe.Local

Lightning kills Village head, aide in Zaka

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Lightning kills Village head, aide in Zaka
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ZAKA-  What started as a normal rain took deadly turn when a lightning bolt struck  and killed Tapanya village head and his aide under Chief Nhema in Zaka on Sunday afternoon.
The incident took place while the village head together with turns of people were enjoying traditional beer at Denis Mataruse’s homestead.
Sources said while they know that lightning can strike and kill people, what made this incident more shocking was that the village head was inside the house and his aide was in the company of other villagers outside.
According to villagers, how lightning picked the duo from the crowd remains a mystery.
“There were light drizzle and we never thought it would turn violent. We were also shocked at how lightning picked village head and his aide while they were not seated near each other,” said the source.

Chief Nhema confirmed the incident but could not be drawn into giving further comments.
The incident brings the number of people killed by lightning in Masvingo province to 13 since the beginning of the rain season.local

Mahofa 1 – Masvingo City Council 0

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Mahofa 1 – Masvingo City Council 0

By Itai Muzondo

In a sudden turn of events, the newly appointed Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Shuvai Mahofa has won the battle over the reduction of vendors' daily tax charged by the Masvingo City Council at Chitima flea market.

Following demonstrations by Masvingo Residents Trust (MRT) over high tax which was being charged, Mahofa took the opportunity and joined the campaign to lower the charges from $2 to $1 last week. However, her campaign met stiff resistance from councillors who claimed that they were not able to cut the tax over night.

Humbled ….. Masvingo Mayor Hubert Fidze


When it was almost obvious that Mahofa had lost the battle, she engaged Minister of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development, Ignatious Chombo over the issue. Chombo swiftly moved in and gave a directive that they reduce the tax to a dollar with immediate effect.

A source from Masvingo City Council said Chombo demanded that they (council) give in Mahofa’s order which they have since done with effect from March 30 2015.

“Council should obey Mahofa’s instruction because two dollars as levy on a market that houses 1 200 vendors with no considerable development seen to benefit the stallholders,” said the source who refused to be named.

Masvingo Mayor, Hubert Fidze confirmed the development but expressed concern saying it would slow progress at the market because the reduction of revenue affects the annual budget.

"It is true we have reduced vendor levy at Chitima to one dollar. This will, however, not stop our proposed developments as we wish to complete the toilets and add extra stalls to make them 2000 but it will be slowed due to reduced revenue. The condensed revenue simply means our annual budget has been affected," said Fidze.

Fruit and vegetables Chairperson at Chitima market, Tarisai Katini was not available for comment by time of publication.local

Chivi councillor urges Mahofa to speak truth

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Chivi councillor urges Mahofa to speak truth
… minister equates Chingwizi to Sodom and Gomorrah 

By Itai Muzondo
Chivi rural district councillor and Zimbabwe Cross Boarder Traders Association of Zimbabwe president Killer Zivhu has challenged the newly appointed Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Shuvai Ben Mahofa to consistently speak the truth and fulfill her promises so that her term will see considerable development for the province.
In his speech at the welcome celebrations hosted by his association for Mahofa in Chiredzi recently, Zivhu urged the minister to hold on to her promises so as to bring relief and development to the province.
“We as cross boarder traders felt that we should welcome you to our province. Our biggest hope is however that you fulfill the promises you have given to the beloved people of Masvingo Province. We also hope that your contributions will bring development and relief to Masvingo as a whole,” Zivhu said.

              Shuvai Mahofa
However, Mahofa said her task as a minister was very challenging. She said her first mission in the province was to make sure that she puts to rest the issue of Tokwe-Mkosi flood victims. The victims were relocated to Chingwizi last year but Mahofa equated Chingwizi to a biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. She promised to further relocate the people to Chiumburu farm – about 200 km south of Chingwizi.
“I accept the plea from Zivhu that I should speak the truth all the time. I want to promise you that we will be together all the time – I have an open door policy. Soon after my appointment, I immediately addressed the Chingwizi problem and the victims are soon going to Chiumburu farm,” said Mahofa.
However, investigations by Tell Zimbabwe reveal that Chiumburu farm is worse than Chingwizi since there is no source of water.
Some prospective beneficiaries of the development said they were not going to accept the offer since have since managed to build permanent structures.local

ZSP permits’ late release unsettles expatriates

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By Moses Ziyambi

Zimbabweans working in South Africa have accused the country’s Department of Home Affairs of delaying the release of permits applied under the Zimbabwe Special Permits (ZSP) dispensation, saying such delays are affecting the daily lives of applicants.

In an telephone interview recently ZSP Permits Forum Director of Projects, Gift Eglone said his organisation had received numerous complaints of applicants who were called to collect their permits long after their issue dates.

“We are trying to engage the Department of Home Affairs to get at the bottom of the matter. We think there is no good reason to explain why permits bearing issue dates of as long back as November last year are only being issued now.

“People are being inconvenienced in their everyday lives due to hassles of not having their permits timely,” said Eglone.

The ZSP programme was launched in October 2014 to replace the Zimbabwe Dispensation Permit (DZP) launched in 2010 but many Zimbabweans claim they have been suspended at work or had their bank accounts frozen pending the release of the new permits.

However, the permits that are being issued now were applied for in October 2014 and they bear issue dates of November.

The government has however defended the time frame, saying administrative protocols take up the time between the print and issuance dates.

“The difference in date of print and date of issuance is informed by administrative processes from when the Visa is printed to when it is collected. These include administrative processes by VFS,” said Home Affairs Spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete in an email to Tell Zimbabwe.

The Department of Home Affairs has made arrangements with financial institutions through SABRIC (South African Banking Risk Information Centre) to avoid unsettling the daily lives of affected Zimbabweans. While affected Zimbabweans await their Visas they should be allowed to continue working, conducting business, studying, financially transacting and receiving medical treatment,” he said

The Department of Home Affairs while adjudicating the permits applications, has outsourced the administrative processes to VFS Global, a worldwide outsourcing and technology services specialist for diplomatic missions and governments.

Meanwhile, those who have not yet booked an appointment with VFS for interviews have been given until the 31st of March to do so or risk losing their right to the permit if they miss the deadline.local

 

 

 

MP Shumba attacks council over chaos at Chitima market

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MP Shumba attacks council over chaos at Chitima market
By Itai Muzondo/ Upenyu Chaota

Masvingo Urban legislator Dr Daniel Shumba has attacked Masvingo City Council (MCC) over chaotic situation at Garikai Flea market popularly known as Chitima due to its location which is adjacent to railway line.
Shumba said the council was ignoring vendors who are ‘genuinely pleading the slashing of daily tax which the pay to the local authority’.
Currently vendors are charged $2 to run a stall on daily basis but they are requesting the council to reduce the amount to $1.
“This MDC council is anti- development. I know they want to turn this city into an ungovernable community. We are going to stop them. I am sure the MDC guys will enjoy seeing Masvingo in shambles but we will swiftly chip in to immediately stop the rot,” said Shumba.
If the council fails to reduce the tax, Shumba said he will assist vendors by paying part of the money.

                             Masvingo Urban MP Daniel Shumba
“I have since informed the council that I can pay half of the money instead of them continuing with milking residents who are not making huge profits at Chitima,’’ added Shumba.
However, Masvingo mayor Hubert Fidze rubbished Shumba’s attack saying the issue was none political. Fidze said his council was professionally run. He however, said it was impossible to reduce the tax overnight since there were many other factors which needed to be considered.
“We had a meeting today (yesterday) and we agreed that we are not going to reduce revenue collected from the market. Shumba has never approached the council and we are not aware of his intention,’’ said Fidze.
Early this week, the police arrested six Masvingo Residents Trust (MRT) members who were part of vendors who protested against paying $2 on daily basis.   Prosper Tiringindi, Godfrey Mudhumo, Mapfumo Mativenga, Tarwirei Chisikandieyi, Richard Mapedza and Jesina Gwabvira spent the whole day on Monday in the police cells at Masvingo Central police station and they were released upon paying $10 fine each.
Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Shuvai Mahofa together with Zanu PF provincial leadership addressed vendors on Monday afternoon and assured them that they were going to pay US$ 1 but the council officials laughed at their decision saying it was not proper for Zanu PF members to make such crucial decisions at a rally.
                                  Mayor Hubert Fidze

Meanwhile, Director of National Vendors Union in Zimbabwe Samuel Wadzai condemned the chaos which saw MRT members being arrested. He also condemned in strongest terms the unleashing of riot police on vendors. He said it was gross human rights abuse for the police to harass and arrest vendors who were peacefully expressing their views.
“We condemn the police for interfering with council business. As a union, we still feel that the council should reduce the tax to R5. Where can a vendor get $2 to pay on daily basis? There might be infrastructure development but that should not invite exorbitant tariffs,” said Wadzai.local

Masvingo prepared to tackle cholera outbreak – Dr Shamu

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Masvingo prepared to tackle cholera outbreak – Dr Shamu
     
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The cholera outbreak recently reported in the Chiredzi and Beitbridge are isolated cases that do not pose an immediate threat to the rest of Masvingo province as measures are in place to counter any eventuality, Deputy Provincial Medical Director Dr Amadeus Shamu has said.
An outbreak of cholera was reported in Chiredzi at the beginning of this month while other cases reported in the border town of Beitbridge, putting authorities on both sides of the border on high alert
Speaking to Tell Zimbabwe on the cholera scare gripping the province, Dr Shamu said medical institutions have been put on high alert to deal with any possible spread of the contagious disease.

“Community mobilisation and sensitisation programmes have always been in place to deal with such issues,” said Dr Shamu encouraging people to practice good personal hygiene to prevent the disease.
On the preparedness of medical facilities and whether they are adequately equipped to treat cases, Dr Shamu said he was confident any possible case would be handled well.
“Yes, I am confident our hospital and clinics are well prepared to treat any cholera case should any other cases are reported.
Meanwhile the two Chiredzi victims have reportedly been discharged from hospital where they had stayed in isolation.
South African authorities have meanwhile sealed off the Sikwalakwala border post with Zimbabwe to prevent a spill over of the disease.
Lack of basic sanitation facilities and access to clean drinking water coupled with poor personal hygiene have frequently been cited as causes of cholera both in towns and rural areas.local

SMZ does community work at Alpha Cottages

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SMZ does community work at Alpha Cottages
 By Moses Ziyambi

The Scout Movement of Zimbabwe (SMZ) on Friday embarked on community service at Alpha cottages as part of its Messenger of Peace, an initiative aimed at instilling good moral values and promoting interaction among scouts.
School children from Dikwindi Primary school and other movement members came together and weeded a vegetable garden at the cottages before joining children at the shelter in games.
“As the scouts movement, we intend to mould children’s character for the improvement of their moral values, social awareness and intellect,” said SMZ Assistant Provincial Commissioner Rumbidzai Tonhodzai.
“We are looking forward to spreading our presence to such places as Alpha Cottages and to other institutions across the province by liaising with all children of school going age who are our main concern,” said Tonhodzai.

The school children also took time to tour the poultry project at the shelter and feed the hundreds of chickens that are reared there.
Alpha Cottages’ Matron Shumirai Chifamba thanked the movement for showing humanity to the children at the institution and taking their time to interact with them.
“We are humbled with the kindness that they have shown to us. We wish the kindness won’t end here but will be spread to other needy places elsewhere. Children here have been waiting for this kind of a visit and today we are happy their wish has been fulfilled,” said Chifamba.
Pioneered by British military serviceman Robert Baden-Powell back in the 1907, the Scouts Movement grew to become a renowned international pro-children organisation, with membership in most countries of the world.local

Chief Sengwe installs 3rd headman in 71 yrs

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Chief Sengwe installs 3rd headman in 71 yrs

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Malipati – Chief Sengwe installed Paulos Mukachana to be headman Ngwengeni at a  colourful ceremony which was attended by hundreds of people from all walks of life including District Administrator for Chiredzi Clara Muzenda, legislator for the area Calisto Gwanetsa.

Mrs Muzenda who read Local Government and Rural Development Minister’s speech said the installation was very important in any society.
“The headman is chief of defence in an area. If there is no headman obviously that area will lack development.
The headman according to Chapter 29 section 9 should be a custodian of culture. The chief should report every incident in his area to police.
“She went on to state that Ngwenyeni chieftainship once installed was substantive and started in 1944. In 1974, Cainos Mukachana was installed and died in 2009 paving way for nephew David Simbi to momentarily rule from 2011 to 2013 while waiting for Paulos Mukachana who was working in South Africa to return and takeover” she explained.
Chief Sengwe asked the villagers to work hand in hand with the headman.
“You should desist from reporting cases to police and tell chiefs to settle them. Many rulers have emerged in our societies, but President Robert Mugabe gave chiefs powers to rule.


“Where will we get names to fill our books if people run to police. For your information we fall under the Judiciary so we must rule” said the paramount chief.
On another case, the chief called for Zesa to speed up the rural electrification programme for development to improve.
“We want our area to improve so that our work as chiefs becomes easy. They should light up lights at Malipati high school which the only government boarding school in the area” he said.
MP for the area retired Brigadier Calisto Gwanetsa said the installation was a unique function and comes once in a lifetime.
“All of us have got something and it was a unique ceremony. The installation is important as it makes channels of communication easier.
“The government of President Robert Mugabe is well behind customary laws and prosperity of areas. President Mugabe has seen it fit and is fully behind chiefs.
“In terms of development, I foresee a bright future for Chiredzi South Constituency. We need to work with our DA and all stakeholders utilizing our resources available.
“The government of His Excellence President Mugabe has opened two more satellite schools in trying to reduce distance traveled by our children to school” said Gwanetsa.

Teachers forced to pay money for independence

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Teachers forced to pay money for independence
Teachers in Bikita district are alleging that they are being forced to pay money for this year’s Independence celebrations.
A letter which is circulating in Bikita District is requesting all civil servants to pay at least US$1 dollar for Independence. 

The letters which originated from the District Administrator (DA) office are being circulated by the District Education Office. The heads of schools are told that they should tell their teachers to pay the dollar each failure of which teachers won’t be recruited to participate in Government activities like being polling officers etc. What makes the teachers stunned is when someone asking for a donation tells you that it is mandatory to pay a donation and attaches retributive action to be taken on failure to donate. It’s interesting, is it.

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