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15 Zanu PF candidates eye Bhasikiti’s constituency

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15 Zanu PF candidates eye Bhasikiti’s constituency
By Tell Reporter
At least 15 Zanu PF members have submitted their Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) to be considered for Primary Elections in Mwenezi East constituency which fell vacant following the outspoken Kudakwashe Bhasikiti’s dismissal from both the party and parliament recently.
However, Bhasikiti says he is still the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area. He said recent developments in the party were shocking because ‘ under normal circumstances, the court outcome was supposed to be heard before anyone compete for the constituency’.
Still pinning hopes on courts …Kudakwashe Bhasikiti
“I do not know what they are doing because the issue is before the courts as we speak. I was never given a dismissal letter and I do not know the crime which I committed to warrant dismissal. I don’t want to comment a lot because the case is before the court but I am sure justice will take place,” said Bhasikiti.
Masvingo provincial chairperson for Zanu PF Paradzai Chakona told Tell Zimbabwe that people had already submitted their CVs for vetting.
“Yes I can confirm that people are already submitting their CVs and 15 candidates have already come forward,” said Chakona.
Although Chakona did not give names of those who are eying Bhasikiti’s constituency, Tell Zimbabwe was informed that losing candidate for Masvingo Urban constituency in 2013 Zanu PF Primary elections Jusibee Omar is tipped to take the constituency.
However, Omar who have some farms in Mwenezi is likely to face a serious challenge from the current Mwenezi  Rural District Council (RDC) chairperson Samuel Masukume.
other people who have submitted their CVs include Marvellous Chifumo, Justice Sithole, Aleck Murefu, Cuthbert Muzara, Joshua Moyo and Cletus Muchara among others. Politics  

Church forces lecturers to sleep in open

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Church forces lecturers to sleep in open
By Itai Muzondo
The Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ) has shocked both believers and none believers from Mogernster Mission after forcing four lecturers including their children from its Teachers’ College to sleep in the open over dispute yesterday.
The College Lecturers Association of Zimbabwe (COLAZ) has described the move as devastating and shocking.
The youngest child who also joined her parents in the cold June night is three months old.
 The four; Finos Mawere, Yemurai Sithole, Benedict Mavesere and Martin Mutema. Speaking to Tell Zimbabwe, COLAZ President David Dzatsunga said it is shameful for one of the most renowned church to act in such an inhumane manner.
“It is quite shameful and shocking for one of the most renowned and oldest church in Zimbabwe to act in such an inhuman manor where families are forced to sleep in the open cold with children as young as two year olds. You even fail to understand whether they are acting in their senses as such a move would be persisted by many as demonic,” blasted Dzatsunga.


Dzatsunga went on to say that as an independent body, they are going to make an appeal against the evictions as he argues that the long going dispute which started in 2012 as the above mentioned lecturers demonstrated against poor services by the RCZ run institution was long resolved by the labour court that they stay at their respective placements.
“We are definitely going to appeal against the move in as soon as possible. COLAZ is doing this because the evictions are unjust.
“I say so because the dispute which resumed in 2012 was swiftly dealt with by the labour court which called for the reinstatement of the lecturers after the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education had called for their transfers for practicing their right to be heard when they demonstrated against the poor working conditions offered by the institution,” further challenged Dzatsunga.
Meanwhile, Masvingo Province Reformed Church of Zimbabwe General Secretary; Reverent Charles Juro denied giving comment towards the church’s position on the on-going tensions as he openly denied having information about the evictions on his desk and further said his office is too high that such information would not be quickly available.
“I do not have that information. I urge you to go to the spot where these events are said to have occurred and see maybe the Principal that you may get what really transpired until the lecturers in question got ejected.
“You should also be aware that my office is too high to have such information quickly as you would not even expect the Roman Catholic Vicar General to have information happening in the Catholic society overnight,” said Juro.
When contacted for comment, Mogernster Teacher’s College Principal, Mrs Chipato admitted that the said lecturers were evicted but she refused to shed light over the circumstances.
“Those evictions were done but who am I to comment on issues pertaining the church and its employees. I do not want to be involved in such issues,” said Chipato.local

Wezhira FM staff live in fear

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Wezhira FM staff live in fear
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Masvingo based Wezhira Community radio initiative staff are living in fear following threats by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Law and Order section officers who summoned two staff members for questioning early this week.
Their lawyer Martin Mureri, of Matutu and Mureri legal practitioners, said the police wanted to know everything with regards to the operations at Wezhira as they suspected that they were broadcasting unlawfully.


“Mica Zinduru and Wilson Maphosa were yesterday (Monday) called for questioning at the ZRP Law and Order section for suspected unlawful activities but they were later let go without charge.
“They claimed that the station was broadcasting unlawfully and was also successfully pushing its agenda through social media platforms like WhatsApp, but we made it clear to them that Wezhira is not broadcasting but simply waiting for a broadcasting license from authorities so that they can operate,” said Mureri.
“They (police) were also keen to know who was behind the station and they probably suspected the station could be pushing an opposition political agenda. We made it clear that the two are simply hanging around there so that should a license be granted, they will stand a chance to get jobs.”
“As for now, we don’t know what the police may do next and people at Wezhira are living in fear,” added Mureri.local

Masvingo to borrow US$1, 7 million for trunk sewer

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Masvingo to borrow US$1, 7 million for trunk sewer
By Moses Ziyambi

Beleaguered City of Masvingo has resolved to borrow a massive US$1, 7 million to complete its stalled Mucheke Trunk Sewer in a move that is likely to invite the ire of the burdened ratepayer.
Recently, city managers were forced to eat humble pie after they had vehemently resisted directives from the local governance ministry ordering deep salary cuts to boost the city’s service delivery reserve.
In a notice published in the Sunday Mail on June 15, Town Clerk Adolf Gusha reveals that the trunk sewer project requires the massive capital injection to be completed.
“Masvingo City Council has resolved to apply to the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing of Borrowing Powers in the sum of One Million seven hundred thousand dollars (US$1700000),” reads part of the notice.
It also goes on to say the money is needed for the trunk main sewer completion, trunk water main and the trunk road.
Latest council minutes on the same project also reveal that the trunk sewer is only 68 percent complete due to lack of funds.
Masvingo Residents Trust (MRT) Programmes Manager Prosper Tiringindi said his organisation opposes reckless borrowing that would further burden the ratepayers.
“Council should cut on their luxury expenditure like hotel allowances and endless benefits for their senior employees and channel the money to the project. We believe with a bit of austerity, this project can be completed without getting ourselves into debt,” said Tiringindi.
Anoziva Muguti, Chairperson of the Masvingo United Residents and Ratepayers Association (MURRA) said he expected authorities to consult widely with residents.
“We believe they should consult the residents first and hear from them. They cannot just borrow on behalf of residents without our knowledge. We are against armchair decisions especially those that have financial implications,” said Muguti.
     Unfinished job ….Masvingo needs 1,7 million to finish this project
The project is lagging far behind schedule after its 2013 deadline lapsed due to several factors including failure by the pipe supplier to deliver on time and suspected contractual disputes.
Mayor Hubert Fidze has however maintained that the initial cost of the project was underestimated by the previous council board.local

Masvingo giant cement project in limbo

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Masvingo giant cement project in limbo
By Moses Ziyambi

The cement manufacturing plant slated for the Charumbira area south-east of Masvingo is still just but a plan with no guaranteed chance of success just like similar projects that have proposed in the past, it has been learnt.
This comes amid indications that although a prospective investor has been found, requisite feasibility studies for the project have not yet been carried out.
Numerous other plans for cement manufacturing plans have come to naught in the past despite the discovery of vast marble and limestone deposits in the vicinity of Masvingo.
Masvingo Rural District Council (MRDC) has also not yet found alternative land to relocate an estimated 600 families who would be affected should the project be successfully implemented.
State media reported at the beginning of this month that land would be found to resettle the families and that the project after a Chinese investor had shown interest.
MRDC chairperson, Peter Marambira, however, said feasibility studies are yet to be done before the project could be given the green light.
“As council we have simply made a resolution to the effect that we would like to see the project succeed but a lot of work still needs to be done,” said Marambira.
“Requisite studies have to be conducted first to determine the feasibility of the project before the mine is given the go-ahead to operate,” added Marambira.
If successfully implemented the project is expected significantly drive down the retail price of cement in Masvingo and improve the infrastructure in the surrounding communities.

Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs, Shuvai Mahofa could not shed any light on the issue.
“I don’t have the details with me yet. The details are known by the concerned company,” said Mahofa.
In the early 90s, government’s plans to enter into partnerships with private investors to set-up a cement factory yielded nothing.
Another recent proposal by an investor to construct a cement plant in the city failed to materialize after guarantees of efficient water supplies could not be established.business

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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