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Cottco director nabbed over corruption

By TellZim Reporter

Chiredzi – The Acting Managing Director of Cotton Company of Zimbabwe Limited (Cottco), Munyaradzi Chikasha (46), appeared before a Harare Magistrate facing charges of corruption and money laundering and was remanded out of custody to June 12.
He was granted USD100 bail and part of his bail conditions was not to interfere with witnesses, surrender his passport and report weekly to the police.
Chikasha is accused of concealing a personal interest in financial transactions related to his employer’s operations and was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission.
Circumstances are that, Chikasha, formerly employed as the Business Manager at Cottco’s Chiredzi depot, allegedly planned a scheme in 2021 to financially benefit from Cottco’s transportation contracts without disclosing his vested interests.
He purportedly purchased two trucks which were registered under his nephew’s name, instructing the nephew to open a bank account to receive payments for transportation services rendered to Cottco.
Under this arrangement, contracts for transportation were executed directly with Chikasha’s nephew through the Cottco Chiredzi Depot.
Chikasha’s trucks reportedly consistently received assignments on well-maintained routes, and payments for their services were settled, even while other transporters were allegedly left unpaid.
The money laundering charges cascade from allegations that Chikasha used proceeds from these transportation services to acquire additional trucks and finance the construction of his residence.

Gutu woman poisons self, three children

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By Beverly Bizeki

In what could be one of the most atrocious acts of murder, a 31-year-old woman from Duma, Nyika in Bikita forced her three children to drink poison, after which she committed suicide by downing the same poisonous substance.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the death of Persistence Mazhe as well as two of her children and urged members of the public to always involve third parties for mediation when solving disputes.
“We confirm the death of one Mazhe and her two children who drank poison made from an insecticide. As police we encourage disputing parties to engage third parties for mediation in resolving disputes,” said Dhewa.
Circumstances are that on May 7, 2024 and at around 0300 hours, the now deceased Mhazhe prepared an insecticide powder poison which she consumed together with her three children aged nine, six and two.
Sources said Mazhe had earlier had an argument with her 30-year-old husband Joas Taramusha after which she called him to notify him that she was traveling to their rural home in Gutu from Duma in Bikita where they stayed to commit suicide.
She phoned the husband again after a few hours and told him once again that she was going to commit suicide after which she bought a pesticide which she later used to kill her children before downing in herself.
Taramusha was later informed by his brother of what had happened; that Mazhe had passed on in her bedroom and the three children were taken to Silveira Mission Hospital.
The eldest child died upon admission at the hospital and the two-year-old died the following morning.
The surviving child (6) was still battling for life in hospital at the time of writing.

Amayeza Construction Company partnersUna Una

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By Decide Nhendo

Amayeza Construction Company based in Masvingo recently entered into a partnership with Masvingo United FC (Una Una) which will see the company providing soccer kits and other necessities for the team.
Speaking to this publication, Amayeza Director Michael Taderera said the company was going to give part of its profits on each project they are going to get to Una Una for the team’s upkeep.
He said through partnering with Una Una, the company hopes to boost its profits through marketing since a lot of people meet and socialize while watching soccer.
“We are dedicated to contributing 10 percent of our profits on every project to Masvingo United Club and its players. The 10 percent will be channeled towards providing the team with soccer jerseys, refreshments to use during matches, food and for starters we have given them jerseys for training with soccer kits for matches to follow.
“This partnership is going to help our company raise its profits through marketing as we will be able to attract potential customers from the soccer lovers who will be following and gathering to watch Una Una’s matches,” said Taderera.
Amayeza specializes in housing, road construction , plumbing, drain laying and mining rehabilitation.
Masvingo United coach George Magariro applauded the move by Amayeza to partner the team and said the arrangement was going to benefit both sides.
He added that the sponsorship was going to help provide stuff that the team was in need of and at the same time showing the power of community for sport development.
“We are happy because of the support that we are getting from Amayeza, the move is going to benefit both sides, the team and the company. This sponsorship is important to us because we are getting soccer jerseys, refreshments and food among other things. This is a good example of how communities can help in sport development,” said Magariro.
Magariro said the team was determined to bring good football to Masvingo and will be hosting Midway FC at Mucheke stadium in their next match.
“Our aim as Masvingo United is to bring good football to Masvingo, we are expecting a win on our next match with Midway FC at Mucheke Stadium,” Magariro said.
From their first four matches Una Una collected five points from a possible twelve, recordeding win, two draws and a lose.

Parents up in arms with head, SDC over Mapanzure School Bus

By Brighton Chiseva

MASVINGO – Parents whose children go to Mapanzure Government High School are up in arms with the school authorities over the school bus which was involved in an accident while transporting 65 Zanu PF Women’s League members to Victoria Falls for a cooking competition organized by the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in May 2022.
The parents are saying there won’t be any sporting activities at the school and the school cannot hire any vehicle using their money to pay for transport services until the bus which was estimated to be worth US$150 000 has been returned.
The School Development Committee (SDC) Chairperson Natiel Chimbuya confirmed the matter and said he was failing to control the parents’ anger, calling for the responsible authorities to intervene and make sure the bus is replaced.
“We were at a meeting today (Thursday, May 9) but we have failed to find a solution to the school bus challenge. Parents are angry and they have resolved that they won’t pay sports fees and learners will not go for sports anywhere until the bus is brought back,” said Chimbuya.
Efforts to get a comment from the District School Inspector (DSI) Ishmael Chigaba were futile as he said he was in a workshop and did not respond to a text message sent to him.
The Provincial Education Director Shyllatte Mhike was not available for comment as her cell went unanswered several times.
He said the school head was in trouble with the parents who accused him of allowing Zanu PF to use the bus which they bought using their own money.
“When we do meetings we try by all means to shield the head because parents are angry, they accuse him of allowing Zanu PF to abuse the school bus. At times we do meetings without him because the angry parents would always want to attack him,” said Chimbuya.
Contacted for comment Zanu PF provincial spokesperson Pepukai Chiwewe said as a party they sympathized with the school and the parents, saying he was not sure of the current state of the matter and promised to look into it.
He said however, schools and any vehicle owners should make sure that their vehicles are insured because accidents happen regardless of who hired the bus.
“I am not sure of the position of that matter now but I will make enquiries to establish if it is the party that should repair or replace the bus because they had hired it. However, we do sympathize with the school and the parents and we would want to see the bus back at school for all to benefit.
“I would also want to urge all vehicle owners to make sure that their vehicles are insured because accidents happen regardless of who is using it,” said Chiwewe.
The accident happened at the 35km peg along Masvingo – Mashava Road and the women were later booked at Maponga Lodge, a few hundred metres from where the accident happened.
The cooking competition is one of the many projects that the First Lady has been carrying out in her outreach to disadvantaged communities. School buses are bought by parents through the SDCs at great cost and headmasters or school authorities with political interests seek favours from Zanu PF by hiring out buses to the party for free.
The accident happened after a landmark ruling made by Justice Joseph Mafusire at the High Court in Masvingo barring political parties from using school buses or taking school children to rallies, also barring political parties from using school premises and furniture.

Report currency offenders to FIU – RBZ Governor

…promises to tighten screws on illegal forex dealers

By Decide Nhendo

Last week Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mushayavanhu promised to continue tightening screws on illegal forex dealers and other rate offenders as the businesses continue to trade at uneven exchange rates.
Speaking at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce organized breakfast meeting at Urban Lifestyles Hotel in Masvingo, Dr Mushayavanhu encouraged members of the public to report all offenders to the Financial Intelligent Unit (FIU) as the authorities try to tame inflation caused by black market exchange rates of the local currency.
He strongly warned those selling goods and services using the ZiG black market rate, saying those actions were illegal as the law would catch up with them.
“The onus is on the members of the public to report those who are converting the US$ using the ZiG black market rate to the FIU. The businesses doing that are acting illegally and will be heavily fined so much that it will almost be impossible for them to continue,” said Dr Mushayavanhu.
Dr Mushayavanhu expressed confidence in ZiG saying by 2028 the composition of transactions in the economy would be 80 percent ZiG and 20 percent USD as the country moves towards Vision 2030 when it is expected to have fully de-dollarised.
Despite Dr Mushayavanhu’s stern warning, some supermarkets in Masvingo Central Business District (CBD) like SIMRAC were trading at ZiG15 to US$1, Pick n Pay at ZiG 14.50, OK Mart trading at ZiG14.39, OK at ZiG 14.36 and N Richards trading at ZiG14.27.
A few shops like Power Sales and Bhola the Mega Mart only were only using the official 13.56 bank rate.
This uneven distribution of prizes in supermarkets saw Ngwerewere 10kg mealie meal in supermarkets like OK going for US$7.45 which converts to ZiG106.98 using their ZiG14.36 convention rate, in PicknPay Roller Meal was pegged at ZiG 89, Chibataura 10kg was pegged at ZiG 97.09 and in OK Mart better buy 10kg mealie meal was pegged at ZiG101.42.
Most retail outlets that operate in Masvingo CBD are still using US$ and Rand mainly for their transactions but said they were ready to receive the ZiG.
“We are ready to use the local currency with other currencies for trading, but for now we don’t have much confidence in this ZiG,” said one businessman who refused to be named.
Another business person who operates a clothing shop in the CBD said she was afraid to use ZiG because she was not acquainted with how the local currency is to be exchanged since its operation is uneven in the markets and referenced other local currencies that failed like ZWL and bearer cheque.
“I am afraid of encountering losses because if you take a look at the market you can clearly see that most businesses operate using different rates when trading using ZiG. I fear to repeat what happened when we were trading using the bearer cheque,” said the businesswoman.
The ZiG notes were introduced into the market on April 30, to complement the US dollar as well as other foreign currencies in the market and its acceptance across a broad spectrum of the economy is gaining momentum.

Zanu PF youth leader, Mandebvu pleads with court to transfer case

…claims all Masvingo lawyers shun him because of Maboke

By Decide Nhendo

Zanu PF Masvingo Provincial Youth leader Delight Mandebvu has made a plea to Masvingo Magistrate Elizabeth Hanzie to transfer his case against former Masvingo Mayor Collen Maboke to courts in other provinces.
Mandebvu appeared before Hanzie facing three counts of assault as well as one of negligent driving and was remanded out of custody to May 21 for him to get a chance to find a lawyer outside Masvingo.
He told the court that his plea was centred on the fact that local lawyers were shunning him since the complainant is also a lawyer and the court may rule in his favour as he is always at court as a lawyer but the magistrate turned down his plea saying his reasons were not satisfying.
“I am appealing to the court to allow my case to be dealt with other courts outside of Masvingo province because the complainant is a lawyer so the ruling can be in his favour. The ruling can only be fair if the case is heard elsewhere.
“It is difficult for me to get a lawyer in Masvingo because most of them are the complainant’s colleagues,” said Mandebvu.
On the night of the incident that landed him in court, Mandebvu and Maboke’s vehicles which were going different directions sideswiped before the vehicle Mandebvu was travelling in allegedly made a U-turn and blocked Maboke’s car which was being driven by his wife.
It is alleged that Mandebvu disembarked from his car and started assaulting the former mayor, his wife as well as another passenger who was in the latter’s car.
It is further alleged that during the brawl, a car approached the scene, failed to brake and hit Mandebvu who was reportedly in the middle of the road seriously injuring him in the process.
Mandebvu denied the accusations and said it was Maboke who saw his car heading to a food outlet and blocked it.
He said upon realizing that he was not in the vehicle, the Mabokes continued their journey, which is when they saw him at a lay-by along Masvingo-Mutare Road.
Mandebvu alleges that Maboke tried to cross the road towards him but returned to his vehicle, reversed it and hit Mandebvu, who fell on the ground.
He further said when Maboke and his accomplices heard that he had been taken to a clinic in Nyika, they followed him there and became violent assaulting his wife, mother and a nurse at the health institution.
Mandebvu is said to have since filed attempted murder charges against Maboke alleging that he was hit by the latter’s vehicle, not by any other vehicle as had been reported.
Godknows Mugondo prosecuted.

Teacher commits suicide at in-laws’ place

By TellZim Reporter

ZAKA – An English teacher from Chimbwembwe High School in Zaka recently committed suicide by drinking poison at his in-laws’ place after an altercation with his wife over allegations of infidelity.
The deceased Alec Makundidze is alleged to have been rushed to Silveira Mission Hospital where he later died.
Zaka District Schools Inspector Samson Chidzurira confirmed the death of the teacher but said he had no details of what could have transpired.
“I received a report from the school head that one teacher committed suicide but I don’t have details of what happened since the incident happened as the teacher was at home since it was during the holidays,” said Chidzurira.
Masvingo Police could not confirm the incident as the Provincial Police Spokesperson said they were yet to receive the matter with sources giving several versions of the story
Sources close to the incident said the teacher left the school earlier last week and went home to his wife, but did not find her. He then followed her to her parents’ place where she was since they hail from neighboring villages.
There are sketchy details of what could have happened, but it is alleged that he later took poison whilst at the in-laws’ place and was rushed to Silveira Hospital.
The couple is also said to have been going through undisclosed marital issues prior to the unfortunate incident.
Another source alleged that he was poisoned while at his in-laws’ place where he just started complaining of stomach pain and started vomiting. It is also alleged chickens that ate the vomit later died.
In a separate incident, a woman from Bikita committed suicide after forcing her three children aged nine, six, and two to take the same pesticide which led to the death of two of them while one was said to be battling for life at Silveira Hospital.
The deceased was identified as Persistence Mazhe (31) of Duma suburb in Nyika but committed the heinous act at her rural home located in Farm 269, Gutu.
Sources said she had notified her husband identified as Joas Taramusha of her intention to commit suicide and was on her way to their rural home before the incident.

End of an “error” for Mutsvangwas?

Ladies and gentlemen, I hope by now you have at least seen, let alone the new structured currency, because if by now usati wariona, haa panoverengwa vanhu chaivo chaivo munyika your number iri kumany more. It means panotaurwa zveeconomy ndimi vaya vanongonzi etc, kkkk. You all know I am a vagabond and my opinion is a bit more refined semunhu asina anything to lose, ndasiyana naDumbuzenene Chivayo nemaconcubines ake hobho hobho vaari kutengera mota, ahh sorry, that was not supposed to be said out loud. But vakawana mota dzacho get angry vanenge vava kungooverreacter havo because Apostle Chiwenga akangodarowo wani but havana zvavakamuita. And don’t think Mapombi is a pushover if you failed to react to Chiwenga’s utterances, ini nditori gentleman handivanzi plus mukanetsa ndokureverai kuna Mr Strong ZiG President vangu mugonzi haaa nyengu!! On a lighter note though, mudhara uya wekutunga pasi arikutowana bag nedance yake iya, chokwadi kushingirira kwakanaka. At the Anti-Sanctions March last year handina kuona dzichiverengerwa maBhuru eAmerica after dzatunga lawn yepaCivic Centre apo. But Zanu ka, kuita reduce our elderly to clowns that perform for peanuts at a circus. Yes we know that all these events zvimacircus where everyone will be competing for the attention of the First Family kuti vavaratidze kuti anonyatsogona kupenga ndiani, but zvimwe itai muchinyarawo. I see some ladies are now putting zvimadhende muhembe to imitate Mai Weli vemazizigi vekupihwa Akwaya vatamba parally, ndopaunongoona wega kuti yakasimuka nemapango, there is no redemption in the near future. Ratova business kuita gyrate at rallies muchikandirwa mafufu setumbwanana. I really wish one day our country is delivered from the demon of desperation and the spirit of normalizing the abnormal is exorcised.
Still on the ZiG subject, I see that the streets have been cleaned of illegal forex dealers, vana Neville Mutsvangwa nevamwe vake. I once mentioned paya kuti they will just catch one person vomuita example, that’s just how Zanu operates. Bere kana rasuwa kudya mwana waro rinongoti anhuhwa mbudzi, and that has been their modus operandi since way back. Chero before independence, opponents were eliminated that way, kungonzi mutengesi, zvobva zvatoendwa. We will be lying to ourselves if we say all is well with the Mutsvangwas, I think the chickens are coming home to roost. Problem with Kiritsopfaa nemhuri yake is that they harbour too much ambition, all the while vachitora nyika like it is their backyard. Even during Mugabe’s time, we all saw how Kiri was always running his mouth; yes tongovapa hedu credit for pulling off the coup saka toti paya vaiziva pavakatsika, manje this time paiva pakatsikwa paya ndipo pava kupisa. I also think that Kiri always puts Ba Two in a tight spot with his complicated decorum or lack thereof, by his and his family’s behaviour. Surely munyika murikungonzi mamoneychanger arikusungwa, Neville onzi arikutoisa zvake on his WhatsApp status rate rake riri way above the official rate, kuita kutsika tsika mugarden muchangodyarwa maseeds manyowani. Kana izvo zvivindi zvacho. This is the same Neville who was implicated for allegedly bringing in the unlicensed Starlink. Ehe hazvozve apo anga asina kunyanyoresva kuruzhinji rweZimbabwe who wanted fast internet, but the law is the law. Zvivindi zvake mukomana uyu kunenge kutodherera chaiko because chero maTwins haazonyanyi kufarisa like that. We know zvedu kuti mumamine uyu vanadzo nyaya dzakati wandei but havazoiti zvisina order like Neville. Pamwe pacho I think Baba Two and crew vanenge vakutofunga kuti arikutumwa namudhara wake, who we all know is a loose canon. Vatori trigger happy zvavo baba vaya, hapana asingazvizivi. Mzembi once mentioned it mazuva aya when Kiritsopfaa was removed from that ministry, hanzi aichallenger vakuru in Cabinet, pedzeka oita walk out. I am not sure if we were supposed to know that but here we are, reading about the behind-the-scenes emuKabati yenyika on social media. Truly, the internet is not a real place because dzimwe hombe dzinombovhurwa nevanhu for attention ka, ma1.
Monica may cry political persecution for her 45-year-old boy Sunungurai Neville, but at this point I think yakatodeuka. Yes it’s political, and yes, her son was caught with his hand in the cookie jar and it was made to look like zvashamisa stereki kuti anochinja mari. For all we care, it’s more likely that most of these Zanu kids varikurarama nekuita zviri illegal, knowing too well that their parents are law unto themselves. Vanovasunga vakamira saani? CID Mutorashanga ndeyenyu povo, not vana vevakuru. Ukaona vaakusungwa just know kuti it’s a reminder that factionalism is still very much alive in the ruling party, rimwe rese ritongori drama. Varikuvhura hombe vana vemashefu ava behind closed doors, and it’s only the court of public opinion that can actually prosecute them, and in many cases nothing happens to them because shame yacho havatorina. WaDJ Bhisvo Shashili vanhu vakataura zvikapera wani. Now mudhara wacho aakutoita competition nemaslay queen kuiswa mawig kuvhara mhazha. Iye Neville iyeye atori nedzimwe dzekudhara dzaana sexual offences plus he is a repeat offender weillegal forex dealing. But vanogara muhasvato dzanaMama vavoka vaya. In other countries, 45-year-olds are becoming Presidents while kuno kwedu vanaMama vevanhu vakakura vachidya dessert are busy complaining that vakasunga zijaya rangu ndisipo, kkkkk. Kuita makwikwi emisikanzwa nemateenagers, that’s why these oldies don’t want to leave power because they know they did not parent their children well, so legacy zero. Chero hope yekunotamba nevazukuru panenge pasina. But this time the Mutsvangwas may be facing their downfall, kutopera chaiko sehondo yemuseve. There is a chain of events that you see wega kuti apa zvakuda kutoendwa apa. Mwene wechidhoma akarohwa, mai vanobuda chete, especially if the parent is a parrot. You will be your own downfall nekusaziva pekugumira, because Baba Two is calculative and cunning ka vaya, hugarwe munohuona by how he preserves his prey, knowing zvavo when he will strike. Yes sometimes vanombobehaver semupurwa, but those who know him know better than to cross him.
Ko toti makorokotozve Masvingo waramba worangarirwa. Chakanaka chakanaka mukaka haurungwi, a young person at the helm of the national broadcaster under normal circumstances should be a good thing. Again, during the times of ED’s persecution paya achitukirirwa nanaMzembi nanaJeppy Jaboon, Charle was a vibrant Mnangagwa supporter, so he is being rewarded for his loyalty. Vakawanda vakaitirwa zvihombe in the first days of the new dispensation, so inguva yakewo Munganasa. Azara hawozve MaVhitori kumusoro uko, let’s hope hamuzotitukisi after failing to bring meaningful changes in those institutions, torambawo here tichinzi Masvingo iya zvekare.
Let me go ndinokanga maputi angu zvangu for lunch, mazuvano chibage chacho it’s hard to come by. Zvemabanana akaora ndichatongohardira because hapana yekutamba. But before I go, I just want to wish my sister Linda Masarira a quick recovery, zvezvimwe zvakaitika handizoziviwo hangu, but NPA mukawana nguva mukwane; soon after Linda says ndipeiwo privacy imi state outline yose paTwitter bvuu, nekutobatanidza kuti hanzi murume wanhingi zvikazodai. Musazodaro. Ko kunight of wonders zvakafamba seikowo, I heard mosquito ndodzanga dzakawanda kudarika vanhu. But honestly, attention to some people is like an addictive drug. Havanzwi mushe when they are not doing some stupid stuff to get people talking. Mamental health experts anogona ari kutomuregerera mukomana Java, because zvimwe zvacho so. Him being brought close neZanu just goes to show that it’s one big group of lunatics.
Kana pane ari close to my sister Linda Masarira please tell her that I am so sorry, I hear she is a victim of domestic violence and please tell that 24 year old boy kuti GBV has no place in our society. However, Sis Linda please stop dating zvana, tsvakaiwo chidhara chenyu like ana Mphoko ndovanochengeta. Thank me later. Speaking of Mphoko, mukavaona please muti hanzi mhoroi plus tava papi nemari iya yekugara muhotera. Also ask him to tell his son uya wekusungwa kuti apewo Neville Mutsvangwa manotes ekujeri. Until next week, mboko imboko!

ZAC 1923 Bishop Masuka dies in car accident

By Staff Reporter

BIKITA – One of the many Zion Apostolic Churches leaders Felix Peresu Masuka (50) who was leading the ZAC 1923 Church headquartered in Chikuku area, Bikita is no more.
The Bishop succumbed to injuries sustained in a road traffic accident on Wednesday (May 8, 2024) along the Masvingo-Mutare Road.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident and warned drivers against speeding.
“I can confirm the accident which happened at the 165km peg along Mutare-Masvingo Highway. We urge motorists to avoid speeding and to be attentive whilst driving,” said Dhewa.
Bishop Masuka is said to have been pronounced dead upon arrival at Masvingo Provincial Hospital where he was referred to after the accident.
Felix took over the reins of the church following the death of his father David Masuka in 2015 but his ascension to power led to continuous clashes with his brothers mainly Jacob who felt that he was not the heir to the church throne.
Felix, who was generally referred to as Mambo Fere by his congregants wrestled for the church leadership with his young brother Jacob who had support from their mother. However, by being the eldest, he had support from the church’s high priests.
Sensing defeat, Jacob led a breakaway church which was not successful as it attracted fewer followers and some ended up reverting to Felix.
He however continued to have clashes with his brothers, who kept fighting him and since 2016 he recorded several assaults from unknown people who were believed to have been sent by his rivals.
In 2016 just after taking over, Jacob’s wife is said to have lied in the road when Felix was driving home from Chikuku Business Centre and when he stopped to check, a group of youths came out and pelted the vehicle with stones damaging the windscreen.
In 2023, Felix was allegedly kidnapped near Chikuku Business Centre and was taken to a certain homestead where he was stripped naked and pictures of him naked were taken and circulated on social media.
The alleged abductors are said to have claimed that they had found him with a married woman in a compromising position. The church leadership went on to convene a press conference to deny the allegations and set the record straight.

Masvingo prominent barber, fitness trainer Chuma dies

By Decide Nhendo

Masvingo’s prominent barber and fitness trainer Prosper Chuma has died.
The late Chuma who was also an entrepreneur was admitted at Masvingo General Hospital on May 6, 2024, due to complications from malaria and passed on early morning of May 8.
He is survived by his wife who works at Great Zimbabwe University and their four children.
At the time of his passing, Chuma was also working with a car import company Acolyte Car Solution (ACS), and the company’s director Shelton Nyandoro said the late had left a huge gap that could not be covered since he was a hardworking man who contributed much to the company.
He said his legacy was going to be cherished for long, as he impacted those whom he worked with.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing on of Elder Chuma. His contributions were invaluable, and his impact on our team will always be remembered. He was a kind and caring individual who touched the lives of many.
“He was a truly wonderful colleague and his presence in the workplace will be greatly missed,” said Nyandoro.
Mourning the passing on of Chuma Masvingo Urban Member of Parliament and Human Rights Lawyer Advocate Martin Mureri said his demise was a great loss to the community.
“I am greatly moved by the death of Chuma, it came as a great loss to the Masvingo urban community since he was working for social and economic development through his exceptional entrepreneurial skills,” said Mureri.
Chuma operated his barbershop at Chevron Hotel in Masvingo where he offered services to prominent figures like Masvingo Central Member of Parliament Edson Zvobgo Junior, former Masvingo Urban Member of Parliament Jacob Nyokanhete and many others.
He was an esteemed church leader and usher of the Alliance Church, located near Great Zimbabwe University’s Mucheke campus.
Apart from working as a barber Chuma owned Prosper Fitness Gym, where notable individuals, including Zimbabwe’s popular boxer Charles Manyuchi, sought services. He also loved sports like soccer and showed unwavering support for the local football team Masvingo United.
Chuma was buried at Lawn Cemetery in Masvingo on May 10.