Masvingo Urban Ward 8 Cllr Chiteme distributes rice to church

TellZim Reporter

Zanu PF Masvingo Urban Ward 8 Councillor
and Johanne Masowe eChishanu Bishop Against ‘Madzibaba Reginai’ Chiteme today
(May 11) handed over a consignment of rice to members of his church to cushion
them against the effects of national lockdown.

The rice, which came as a
donation to indigenous churches in Masvingo from President Emmerson Mnangagwa, will
be given to church members who are among many struggling Zimbabweans under the
national lockdown.

The rice was donated in five
tonne-consignments to Bishop Mutendi’s Zion Christian Church (ZCC), African
Apostolic Church (Mwazha),Makamba Zion and the Mwenezi Zion Apostolic Church among
others.

Chiteme said Mnangagwa donated
the rice to churches in Masvingo to help them cope with the economic
difficulties of the lockdown.

“We are very grateful to
President Mnangagwa for this generous gesture. I am a Zanu PF councillor but
this rice is strictly for our church members regardless of political
affiliation. As a church, we are very much indebted to our President who
remembers that there are his children who are suffering under the lockdown.

“All our church members are going
to get the rice. We have party members who feel they should get a share but the
President said that this is for members of the church only so party members
should not feel left out,” said Chiteme.

Zimbabwe is currently under Level
2 of the national lockdown with formal companies allowed to operate but under
strict measures.

Most people who are in the
informal sector are still not allowed to trade.