Ladies and gentlemen I hope you are way ahead with repairing your homes that were damaged by the recent violent rains, and what Mapombi can only offer are good wishes. At least I am offering something, zviri zvehurumende kangamwai henyu hakuna chinouya, kuribe chitu. Ini kadendere kangu kandange ndavaka last week near Mucheke river paChimusana apo kakatsakatika nemvura, izvozviso ndongorara mumadziro mepay toilet yepaChitima iyo iya. Tinotenda Musiki nekutipa mvura, chero zvazvo yakasengana nematenga edzimba plus zvikoro zvakaoraora mukati umu. Ehe, one thing you cannot escape if you do not develop your infrastructure ndiwaya madisasters akadai. It’s not like maclassroom blocks acho are state-of-the-art or something. At least it’s not during the school term, otherwise dai ratova rimwezve dambudziko. Prof Murwira penyu paRafomoyo apoo, dai mamiramira mavaonawo, that’s what shows kuti one is truly educated; giving back to their community nhaika. Ini kwangu kwaChirimudombo I may not have the resources to do miracles but vanotoziva kuti vanonyorwa mubepa every week and that’s just my part. I truly hope for the sake of these school kids by January vanomutswa nemweya pahomwe vanenge vatomutswa zvagadziriswa.
Icho Chimusana zvakazomboguma nepi nhai? Takaguma gore riya pachinzi panoda kugadzirwa bridge hombe, manje with the elections done munoti pane chichabuda before campaign period ya2028 iyemi. I highly doubt that because team racho rinoshandisa government work yeinfrastructure development for campaigning and apo havana kana nyadzi. Mari idzodzo dzenyika dzekukwereta idzodzo Zanu uses it kubelievisa vanhu before elections, ko tingadii hedu munyika yechipikirwa? But on a serious note, pamain bridge apo panoda attention please. With the festive season upon us, passing through Masvingo will be a nightmare, let alone getting into town for those who live in the city. Nemajoni joni arikudira aya zvinenge zvichirwadza kufamba. Those two bridges ainzi anoda kugadzirwa are long overdue because congestion haimirire munhu, and just imagine if we are to have emergency cases, madzimai anozvarira mucongestion. Inga you had done well wani nhai musecond dispensation mukatigadzirisira Harare-Beitbridge road, neERRP, mabridge edu munoda kuti atore makore mangani nhai? Maybe your number of victims that you want to perish ipo paya haisati yakwana, ko tingatii. First things first ladies and gentlemen, I hear kuBirchenough kunoda kuvakwa rimwe, yes it’s good but tadii kutanga tapedza zvakatangwa before starting another project? Ko asi mafriends edu arikututa lithium ekuEast mari yava shoma? Izvozvi panenge pane one munhu akagarira basa, tichingonyeperwa hedu. I really wonder where our country would be if government workers really loved their job and did it diligently. Chokwadi we would be far, kuseri kwekuseri chaiko. Uone the bulk of our annual budget senyika goes to them, nyika irikungoshandira kuhoresa macivil servants, and it does not seem like we have any other solution to the size of our wage bill. Izvozviso maghost workers haupedzi, azere musystem iyoyi, pakatsika remberi ndopanongotsika reshure, zvaMugabe izvozvo ndopatinongori. Handiti you heard it for yourself, right from the horse’s mouth kuti masystems aya vakuru ndivo vakamagadzira? Chinhu chavo ichi and anoti nyoo hapana.
Zvakaendwaka naTshabangu last weekend, bit by bit he is going to deliver two thirds majority to the revolutionary party. Atova padhuze mukomana and maviri asara munoti haabudi imi? But chakatanga ndochakachenjedza, panext by-election vanaChibaya and crew will have to file as independent candidates, ndokunge pasina chimwe chitechnicality that is currently lurking in obscurity chinozongokandwa chiri chijoker like what happened last week at the very last minute. Akangoenda maconstituency makangoti vavava. One thing for sure is Zanu will get it’s two thirds majority by hook or crook, mark my words. That party is consolidating power by each ticking second, grabbing opportunities presented by their politically dull opponents by the neck. Voregerei havo kugohwesa pagedhi pasina munhu? Even team reChavo Chete Chete that is still in Parliament has been seriously subdued vangova vana yes sir yes ma’am for fear of being exposed and subsequently being recalled. We have all seen how reluctant, for lack of a better word, they are about resigning from the national assembly, hanzi tobviswa nevanhu vakatiisa, kkkkk. Huye bodo. What then becomes ironic is how they condemn the election hanzi it was a sham, woshaya kuti maanomalies acho emaelections anga ambori selective zvinengei. Haa kudya kunodiwa vakomana. Hwende the other day was trying to break down what MPs get from having that position in monetary terms, hanzi hapana nezvemari ini ndine yangu, kkkkk. This thing is all about power, and what one gets by wielding that power. Zvimwe zvese ritongoriwo drama chairo. If it wasn’t about the money, ma$40k loan aizotorwa here neveopposition takatarisa? Mutisvode mazvinzwa, hatisi vana venyu vamunonyepera, dziyai moto wembavha makatinyararira uko, musatisaiza. Strategic ambiguity zvakakona n’anga but hatichazivi kuti murapwa wacho aida here. Regai vamwe vachizoti Nero wacho iproject, but we don’t know hedu kuti yechii but haungorambeka uchingokanda zvimaverse while your house is on fire. Also, just the amount of vulnerability yeCCC exposed in all this fiasco makes one wonder kuti was there ever an opposition to start with. Mapombi is not that dull zvake but please explain to me how, with all Zanu’s shenanigans, known and unknown, Nero and whoever his advisors are fail to see the vulnerabilities in their own party, ndiudzeiwo hama dzangu mweya wangu uzorore. How do you dine with the devil without a big spoon? Do not get me wrong, I totally believe in the capabilities of young people, but let’s say nhasi CCC yadeedzwa kumanegotiations neZanu, kunomboenda ani chaizvo pane vari close to Chamisa? Ostallos naFadzi naTakudzwa Ngadziore versus vanaMutsvangwa, vana Bimha nanaChinamasa? Vana Prof Welsh nanaBiti varipo havo, hamuoniwo sekuti dzinotoita kunge ny’ambo zvadzo? The logic yaNero of sidelining madhara will forever be his biggest undoing, and it also exposes dictatorial tendencies. Zvine kakutonga nechibhakera so, because that’s practically removing everyone who has the capacity to criticize you or your style of leadership, replacing them with vasati vanyatsoibva mustruggle. I think we need another strong opposition to challenge the 3Cs. I think they are getting comfortable by being opposition. They are doing a good job in keeping Zanu PF on its toes but they also need to be kept on theirs ndokuti zvifambe. Chete hatina amwe maopposition, toti ani, Mwonzora, Madhuku, Chapman or ladies Valerio kana Sis Linda haa maDrama ega ega kkk.
Speaking of ladies, I was pained zvangu naShanty who is a victim of circumstances, and of a broken political ideology. She was supposed to make a comeback chero aisazodzokera zvake pahumayor, but due to pride zvakazongodhakwa—ehe pride because they could have negotiated naRoki and Chirairo tsoro yacho yotobuda. Hanzi nevamwe she lost because of Farai Chinobva who took the campaign in his hands accusing local leaders of belonging to Tshabangu. Mjolo wakaparira sure kkkk. But haa, kana kune munhu akadzidza lesson ndiRoki. Dzakangouya ndokudira mavhu muusavi vamwe vachida kuseva, ndokupihwa punishment plus good move, kkkk. Vanombozvida here vanhu vemumataundi zvemunhu anoita kunge anoputa madhaka. Chazvinonakidzira is that they would have used resources campaigning wowana electorate yakabhara ziro, kkkk, haa unoti chuzi. Tinongoti makorokoto kunaVaHwata, monyatsoita kuti zvifaye mumafull council meeting umo naManyanga naSharon handiti, vagari vakakumirirai.
Two thirds majority yauya nebhande iyi and the appetite to amend the constitution is already there and it’s very clear kuti that is where we are going. Materm limits anomover chete, ndopika namai vangu kudai. Chiri kuuya chibill manje manje and you will all be left confused vatoita zvavo zvavanoda naro bumbiro remutemo. Gore riya makangosara makati tuzu wani yatoammendwa and paya vaitesta paya. Ikozvino they will do yavanolover, hapana kwazvaimboenda nako. Inganhonga nhonga zvayo opposition mumaby-election umu but number ikangokwana you will notice. All this will die down, and the real Zanu strengthening will start happening zvekutodaro. Tshabangu pake akatosakura akazunza, haasisitorina dhiri, he is done for, tangofanana kana kuti ini nditori nani,kkkk.
Let me go ndindokanga maputi angu for lunch zvangu ndimwe mvura, mazuvano yakati bayai vanhu. Ko nhaimi VaHungwe varikupikowo former minister vepyschomotor? Varova chose. Ndavasuwa vese naformer VP vekunonokerwa naBhobho kuisa Dr Gire pachigaro munaNovember werimwe gore so paFreedom Square apoo, VaMphoko. Mboko imboko!
Yet another constitutional amendment beckons
MAPA provincial pool tournament ends on high note
Beverly Bizeki
The first edition of the Masvingo Pool Association (MAPA) tournament recently held at Manhede Bar in Mucheke was a success with Kudakwashe Mudekunye and Thandazana Mthunzi Nkiwane being crowned male and female provincial champions respectively.
Speaking to TellZim News, MAPA marketing officer Tawanda Chemutsanga said the event had 89 participants who tussled for the grand prizes.
“We had a total of 77 male poolers and 12 females who tussled for the grand prize of an enticing US$250 for men and US$50 for ladies.
“The tournament exceeded expectations as it attracted players from beyond Masvingo as far as Renco Mine, Mwenezi, Nyika, Zaka and even Checheche in Manicaland and had to incur transport costs only to be part of the tournament,” said Chemutsanga.
Mudekunye won the prize after going through a tough competition with one Blessing as he scored 5 – 4 in the final match.
“The tournament was packed to the brim with fireworks in the male category as we saw an in form Mudekunye also known as ‘Kidem’ annihilate a tough Blessing in a thrilling final encounter with an authoritative 5-4 scoreline.
In the female category Nkiwane won with an impressive 5-0 against Charity who had also played well.
“In the ladies’ category, Charity who was ever so impressive from the onset was put on halt in the final by Nkiwane with an embarrassing 5-0 scoreline having dismissed Mazvita 5-4 and Ashley 5-1 before a valiant final fight with the Black Label Queen Nkiwane,” said Chemutsanga.
The theme for the tournament was ‘no to drug and substance abuse’ and was aimed at promoting women’s participation in pool tournaments.
Masvingo City to kick out illegal tenants in rented houses
Beverly Bizeki
Masvingo City Council is planning to evict illegal tenants in its rented houses to pave way for disposal of the houses to sitting tenants.
This was revealed in the Health, Housing and Environment Minutes dated November 6, 2023 following the claims that people who had moved out of council houses long back were now reclaiming the houses so as to be able to buy them while others were subletting.
“It was reported that there was a number of illegal tenants in Council houses and since the idea of selling houses to sitting tenants started, people who had moved out long back were now reclaiming the houses whilst others were subletting.
“The rental houses are part of council’s social housing delivery programmes wherein the idea is to assist those in need and vulnerable and the moment one relocates or owns a house, the property reverts to council,” read part of the minutes.
Council has however recommended that all illegal tenants be evicted, and regularization of illegal tenants be done to those who would have stayed in the house for a period of not less than 5 years.
“Council resolved to recommend that it evicts all tenants residing in council rented houses whilst owning a property in Masvingo. Council is to evict all tenants residing in council rented houses, who have illegally stayed for a period of less than 5 years.
“Council has also recommended that it regularises all illegal tenants who have stayed in the council houses for a period exceeding 5 years,” read part of the minutes.
Council also reported that it had earmarked 25 housing units for disposal under phase 2 of the homeownership scheme.
“The report of the Director of Housing and Social Services on the homeownership scheme was considered. It was reported that a total of 25 housing units were earmarked for disposal under phase 2 and valuations had been done.
“Committee members highlighted the need to consider orphans and long sitting tenants in the allocation process,” read part of the minutes.
Chiredzi RDC warns against purchase of unserviced stands
Beatific Gumbwanda
CHIREDZI – Chiredzi Rural District Council (CRDC), one of the key signatories of the remainder of Buffalo Range’s 750ha land development has warned people against purchasing unserviced land.
The local authority also asked those who had purchased stands from Full Life Open Arms Africa Investments (FLOAAI) to report to the Zimbabwe Republic Police saying the local authority together with Chiredzi Town Council had the sole responsibility of selling land.
Giving a press statement at Council Boardroom recently, Chairperson, Aspect Mashingaidze said all those who were paying stands to FLOAAI should report fraud charges against the land developer whom he said had no land in Chiredzi.
“The signed land development agreement did not authorize the developer to sell unserviced stands. In tandem with government policy, your council would like to categorically state that it has not approved selling of unserviced stands by whosoever in this project.
“Those who have already paid should report to the police. Teachers should come forward to the local authority to partner in these schemes than going to the developer because at the end we are going to report them to the police,” said Mashingaidze.
Mashingaidze also highlighted that FLOAAI had exhibited unprofessional conduct including refusal to share the copy of the loan document borrowed towards financing of the project.
“The remainder of Buffalo Range 750 hectare Housing project was earmarked to ensure that our communities’ dreams and aspirations of owning affordable stands within an urban area of this magnitude are realized. Chiredzi RDC has of late noted and raised serious concerns with the developer about the unprofessional conduct that has derailed the implementation of this housing project.
“Of particular importance to note is the refusal by the developer to avail and share with council a copy of the loan agreement he borrowed towards financing the housing project and also the slow pace of development that is being witnessed at the project site,” said Mashingaidze.
Though the two councils, CTC and CRDC formed a joint venture in 2014 for purposes of developing the allocated 750ha of state land and through that Joint Venture Committee, the two councils entered into partnership to develop the land in question with FLOAAI.
Masvingo tops administrative justice violations
…police fingered as major perpetrators
Brighton Chiseva
Masvingo Province has topped human administrative justice violations in the country with the Zimbabwe Republic Police being fingered as the major perpetrator of rights abuse.
According to statistics by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), Masvingo Province received 86 cases which constituted 29 percent of the reports made nationally.
Masvingo was followed by Mashonaland West and Manicaland Provinces with the remaining Mashonaland provinces recording no case during the period under review.
“The statistics indicates that Masvingo Province received 86 cases (29%) followed by Mashonaland West and Manicaland Provinces, which received 56 (19%) and 55 (18%) cases, respectively. Matabeleland South, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland West, and Mashonaland East Provinces did not register any cases during the month under review, and their overall number of cases remains constant from prior months,” read the report
The commission further noted that the variance in statistics was a result of the increase in number of human rights administrative justice awareness in the provinces where people were sensitized on the role of the commission in that regard and as a result, people started reporting about violations.
“More activities will be implemented to raise public awareness of the Commission’s role in advancing administrative justice. The number of cases increased due to the increased number of Mobile Human Rights Administrative Justice Clinics held in provinces.
“There was a notable increase in cases received in Manicaland as a result of increased visibility of the Commission through the installation of signage on the building and the use of help desks on Fridays to assist the public with human rights issues and other general legal issues,” read part of the statement
The commission further said it was going to do more awareness campaigns in provinces with few cases as that was a result of lack of knowledge amongst people
“To ensure that residents in Matabeleland North and Mashonaland Central, as well as other provinces like Mashonaland East Province, which had the fewest instances, efficiently use the Commission’s services, the Commission will expand its presence in those areas,” reads part of the report
The report further singled out the Zimbabwe Republic Police as the major perpetrator of human rights abuses through delay in justice delivery and abuse of office.
“There were more complaints of justice delay and abuse of office against Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), which was primarily listed as the respondent.
Many people complained that the ZRP prolonged investigations, resulting in infringement of their rights due to protracted pretrial detention. Furthermore, numerous complaints of abuse of office were filed against the ZRP’s Criminal Investigation Department, which violated individuals’ rights by torturing accused persons so that they could admit to crimes. As a result, there is a need for continued capacitation of the police on administrative justice,” read the report.
Out of the 302 cases received, 58 cases were of abuse of office, 23 cases were of abuse of power, 80 cases involved justice delay, 15 cases were related to delay in benefits, 8 cases were related to access to documentation and 118 cases were of general nature
On gender classification the commission noted that more complaints were lodged by men as compared to their female counterparts between January and August 2023 where of the 302 complaints lodged, 233 were from men while 69 were from women.
“Male complaints account for 77 percent of the total complaints received. Complaints from females account for 23 percent of all complaints received. In contrast to the fourth quarter of 2022, complaints from females increased by 3 percent and complaints from males decreased by 3 percent decrease but cases received from males remain higher than those from females. The Mobile Human Rights Clinics in prisons held across the country have contributed to the high number of complaints from males.
“There is need to ensure that many barriers that prohibit women from registering complaints are demystified and deconstructed. These include restricted access to information, patriarchy, financial restrictions, and gender stereotypes that confine women to the domestic sphere,” read part of the report.
The department alleges that it faced several challenges, including insufficient financial, and material resources to carry out all planned operations, scarcity of tools of trade, and vehicles for investigations to complete the identified activities.
They also had challenges of unstable internet at the offices and that affected effective implementation of departmental activities and conducting of work-related research by officers.
They also called for the provision of adequate resource, stable internet connection and continuous capacity building of officers in the department to ensure efficiency.
ZHRC recently held a stakeholder meeting to sensitize people about its administrative justice mandate in Masvingo at Flamboyant Hotel.
Miss Milan pageant on cards
Tinaani Nyabereka
GWERU – All is set for the Miss Milan pageant with 20 models lined up for Saturday December 16 second edition of the Miss Milan contest to be held at Milan Restaurant in Gweru.
Milan Restaurant Coordinator, Faith Mazana said preparations were at an advanced stage and at least 20 contestant were drawn from across the country will battle it out for the title
“We are running around planning for this important day where we are going to crown our crown our Brand Ambassador. We have 20 contestants drawn from different provinces and these were selected out of 67 applications received.
“We have three contestants from Masvingo, eight from Harare, four from Gweru, four from Bulawayo and one from Chinhoyi,”
She said the contest will kick off at seven in the evening and the winners will walk away with cash prices.
“The final winner of this year’s pageant will take home US$1,000 cash courtesy of the restaurant while the First Princess will get US$500 courtesy of Afrocash Microfinance, just to give a few highlights ahead of the event.” She said.
Mazana went on to say they were happy as a number of sponsors had come on board to support the event.
“This time we have a number of sponsors on board and some of them include Pabloz lounge, Afrocash micro, Debaba Designs, Bundu Travel and Tours, Mahein Glam, House of Glam among others.
“The event is also going to be an entertainment galore and a number of artists will perform and Nyasha David will be the guest artist among others.” She said.
Masvingo to host cap and shorts festival
Beverly Bizeki
Masvingo City is set to host its first edition of the cap and shorts festival, a festival that is going to include everyone on December 16, 2023.
Masvingo Caravan Park Operator Garikayi Garande said the event is a new concept meant to include everyone and attract traffic to Lake Mutirikwi and Great Zimbabwe Monuments.
“On December 16 we unveil the Cap and Shorts which is new concept, its summer and we have chosen cap and shorts as an easy and comfortable outdoor dress code. Cap and Shorts unlike other themes is inclusive of everyone and for all ages.
“We also aim to attract traffic to Lake Mutirikwi and Great Zimbabwe monuments amongst many other tourist attractions,” said Garande.
He said the event will be hosted at two venues that is Tambai Lakeside Park at Lake Mutirikwi and at Caravan Park and one ticket which costs US$5 gives people access to both venues.
“The event will be hosted at two venues, Tambai Lakeside Park at Lake Mutirikwi and at Caravan Park. Tickets will be sold at US$5 per head for adults and will give access to both venues at the same price, one can switch from one venue to the other using same ticket and children under the age of 12 will have free access. Each venue will have different activities,” said Garande.
Urban Grooves kingpin Trevor Dongo is expected to grace the event alongside Jah Signal and Kinnah.
Events that will be available at the Tambai lakeside Park include boat cruises, lakeside party, bush party, fishing, dipping pool, quad bikes, jumping castles, fun shoot, tug of war, monuments tour, scenic drives and lion encounter and will start from 1200 hours to 1830 hours.
At Caravan Park activities will include braai fest, quad bikes, jumping castles and entertainment from 1300hours till late whilst artists will perform from 1900hours
Food stalls will be going for US$50, sweet shop US$30, corporate branding US$30, shisha stalls US$30 and cocktail stalls will go for US$30
Zimbabwean youths’ future buried with drugs
By Aribino Nicholas
The future of Zimbabwe is blurred socially, culturally, economically, politically, morally and spiritually. An effort to gaze into the future is coming with negative feedback on the trajectory of the country. It is usually argued that the future of any country is associated with its youths. To that effect, the youths should be socialized into responsible citizens that can then be deployed to various sections of the economy. It is indeed sad to observe that Zimbabwe’s youths that constitute 67.7% have become drug abusers and partakers in sex orgies like group sex escapades. One may ponder as to how, where and where the rains beat the Zimbabwean youths. How, where and when the rains beat the Zimbabwean youths is not an easy question to answer because its answer may involve intersectional variables that speak to the politics and economy of the day. The politics and economy of the day are indeed central to shaping the behavioural patterns of the youths because they are the underlying root causes of poverty, cognitive dissonance, conflict, migration (human and organ trafficking) and wretchedness among the youths. It is indeed the intent of this opinion piece to interrogate the underlying root causes of the Zimbabwean youths’ social-behavioural patterns that have generated more heat than light across all the sectors of the society.
Studies reveal that the Zimbabwean youths rank top in Africa in terms of substance use and abuse. Pursuant to the above, WHO (2019) says that Zimbabwe has the highest number of 15- to 19-year-olds engaging in heavy episodic drinking in Africa, with 70.7% of males and 55.5% of females participating. This should indeed be worrisome for the political leadership of the country, because the future (youths) of the country is being interred with drugs. One may wonder if the political leadership of the country is concerned at all because the youths’ preoccupation with drugs may dim the youths’ consciousness of the political climate that may be in a serious need for rehabilitation. To that effect, use and substance abuse by the youths could be a zero-sum game for politicians who know that the youths have the capacity and capability to change the political course of the country. Some social scientists have argued that politicians could be responsible for supplying drugs to the Zimbabwean youths so that the youths’ cognitive structures could be in a perpetual state of dissonance to the extent of not taking the fight for change to the streets. This thinking explains the source of drugs for the youths as the politicians.
The other possible cause of the use and abuse of drugs in Zimbabwe is intimately linked to the economic down-turn of the country. In Zimbabwe there is a high unemployment rate, the formal economy has been overshadowed by the informal economy. Most Zimbabwean youths are out of employment, they have a lot of idle time that they use to try to numb their problems through use and abuse of drugs. The youths try to sink their problems in drugs without knowing that problems are good swimmers. The more the youths take the drugs the more they get used to the drugs, drugs arguably approximate viruses in their blood, they can’t let go. Some drugs induce gargantuan appetites while others kill appetite. When zonked, youths can do all sorts of things like sexual violence, robbing, thuggery, using foul language, engaging in group sex, stealing, dropping out of college and driving recklessly. Once hooked into drugs, youths lose focus, they live for the here and now, they gradually descent into mental health problems that are hard to rehabilitate. The underlying root cause of the abuse of drugs in Zimbabwe is the economy that has gone to the tubes. When the economy of the country is fixed, it becomes absorptive and, in the process, needles are put in their right places.
Another principal cause of the negative behaviours of the Zimbabwean youths, is for this writer, the screaming absence of recreational facilities for children and youths. It does boggle the mind that Zimbabwe now has more filling stations than sports academies. Day in and day out spaces for car sales are being created at the expense of recreational facilities, eateries like Chicken Inn, Nandos, Chicken Slicer and KFC are mushrooming in the country at the expense of recreational facilities for the youths. Political leaders in Zimbabwe should rethink thinking in terms of developmental processes that are pro-poor and inclusive. The Zimbabwean youths have nowhere to go to spend their time productively, all spaces have been taken up by housing units, food courts and filling stations. This writer questions the sanity of the leadership that puts a premium on allocating housing units to people without considering recreational facilities for children and the youths. Play is critical for the moral, intellectual, spiritual, physical, emotional and linguistic development of children and youths. Observably, gated communities are also sprouting within Harare and they are coming bereft of corresponding spaces for recreational facilities. For the little children and the youths play has now been privatized, corporatized if not commodified through food courts that have created play facilities for customers who would have bought food. Let the children and the youths play, and this will cut down on cases of substance abuse. Idle youths would experiment with sex and beer and would also increasingly fall back on the digital public space for pornography and other activities that are not progressive. In some countries where terrorist activities are common, research has shown that youths have been recruited into terrorist organisations through the digital public spaces that they are always using because of having nothing to do. The cup of misery for the Zimbabwean youths is not yet full, until the politics and economy of the country are fixed. Everything falls and rises on leadership, thence the Zimbabwean leadership has a duty of safeguarding and protecting the youths of Zimbabwe through distributive justice.
Dr Aribino Nicholas (Gender and Policy Studies Student-GZU). Writing in own capacity.
Contact : +263715617095
ZIMCODD establishes new Central Region Committee
Tinaani Nyabereka
Gweru – Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development, (ZIMCODD) last week established its Central Region Committee which will drive the organization’s operations in the Midlands.
The establishment of the regional committee saw Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association director, Conilia Selipiwe being elected Chairperson, while Patronella Ngozo of Community Voices Zimbabwe was elected Vice Chairperson with Ephraim Mthombeni being elected Treasurer uncontested.
Youth Essence will lead the cluster on youths and students while the Health Cluster will be led by Women In Communities (WiCO).
Other cluster leads are ZimRights which leads the Human Rights and Legal Affairs, while Gender and Women will be led by Ebenezer Trust. The Debt, Trade, and Economic cluster went to MACRAD while the Residents Association leads went to Masvingo Residents Forum.
ZIMCODD National Chairperson, Rosewitta Katsande said as Zimcodd they were confident in the leadership of the Central Region in pushing socio-economic justice issues.
“As Zimcodd we are very excited and appreciate the formation of the Central Region Commitee. We have been reflecting on how best we can broaden our membership.
“So ushering the central region will help grow men, women, and youths to champion Social Economic Justice.
“So we expect the new committee to interface with citizens and different clusters, sharing experiences and ideas among other things,” he added.
The Central Region’s new chairperson, Selipiwe said, as a newly established committee there was a need to tackle social economic justice issues without fear or favor.
“Besides being a committee, first and foremost we are- socio-economic justice ambassadors, we are always aware of the issues we stand for.
“We need to take our leaders into account, on socio-economic issues. One thing is for sure, no one can assume chairmanship of a region if he or she doesn’t know what needs to be addressed or how to grow membership.
“We are now saying going forward as a committee, we need to create a convergent zone for networking and sharing ideas with the community. We are there to hear from the people and implement what they say,” said Selipiwe.
In a solidarity message, ZIMCODD Programmes Manager, John Maketo, urged the newly established committee to unite to grow the region.
Chiredzi schools shine at grade seven
Beatific Gumbwanda
Schools in Chiredzi District have produced remarkable grade seven results with Chiredzi Town Council run Tshovani Primary School lighting a shining candle with close to 100 pupils scoring 10 units and below.
The school which has a huge enrolment due to shortages of Primary Schools in Chiredzi Urban has one teacher, Nyasha Chamisa who is on the School Development Committee (SDC) payroll, whose class has 12 leaners with six units.
304 pupils sat for the examination, 93 them scored 10 units and below. Of the 93, 27 pupils scored six units, 18 pupils scored seven units.
17 leaners scored 8 units while14 pupils scored 9 units and 17 with 10 units and the school recorded an overall pass rate of 92.43%.
Chiredzi Government Primary School though has 99.35% pass rate with 18 pupils who scored 6 units.
17 pupils scored 7 units, 16 with 8 units, 9 scoring 9 units and 11 scoring 10 units adding up to 71 pupils who have scored 10 units or better.
Hippo Valley Primary School recorded a 100% pass rate with two highest performers scoring 7 units, three pupils with 8 units.
One pupil scored 9 units and three others scoring 10 units adding up to nine pupils with 10 units or better.
Shingai Primary School recorded 85.03 percent with four pupils scoring six units, 8 pupils with 7 units, 11 pupils with 8 units, 13 pupils with 9 units and 7 pupils with 10 units adding up to 43 pupils with 10 units or better.
Lowveld Adventist Primary School (LAPS) scored slightly above Shingai Primary, with 89% pass rate.
Three pupils scored six units, six pupils with seven units and eight pupils with eight units.
Nine pupils scored nine units then 12 pupils had 10 units adding up to 38 pupils with 10 units and below.
Kyle Primary School in Triangle did better with 34 pupils who registered 10 units and below. Of the 34, four pupils have six units and 13 leaners had seven units.
Four pupils scored eight units, six got nine units and seven leaners scored 10 units.
Ratidzo Primary School at the Zimbabwe Sugar Association Experiment Station (ZSAES) has only one leaner with seven units and the rest registered units above ten.