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Welcome to Zanu PF Cde Tongai Matutu

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It
never rains but pours for the little boy. Things haven’t been going his way of
late and I would never want to be in his shoes. Zvakaomera Chamisa hama dzangu
and I feel sorry for him. Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, Save rwizi rwukuru, Rest
in Power. Ndima yamakasiira mufana wechidiki iyi ine makata yakutoda mishina
mihombe. Let me divert a little and go to America. Patakasangana naTrump
kkkkkk, asi Chamisa usadaro. You did not meet Trump please stop lying to us.
But I don’t blame him hangu because meeting the Trump administration is the
same as meeting the Donald himself. I hear the elections are not going the way
of the Donald. Joe vuli gate vatiza nechinhu. I thought elections are rigged in
Zimbabwe only but what is happening in America is shocking. Rigging inogonekwa
neZanu PF chete and you will not know how you have been rigged but you just
feel you have been rigged.

Chamisa
was rigged in 2018 but up until now he does not understand how it has been
done. All they say is that Zanu PF rigged them but they do not have the
evidence to prove it. Inonzi Zanu PF vakomana and my advice to the Donald is
that he must phone Dambudzo so that he can be given a few tips on how to win
the elections. I heard Trump saying if the legitimate votes are counted he will
win meaning to say pane chimweya chechiZanu PF chapindira kuAmerica uko. Joe
Biden, who is currently knocking on the door of the White House, is one step
away from being the President Elect. Hanzi Trump cannot go to the White House
because it is for-Biden kkkk. I hope Trump haazodiri hake jecha muupfu.
American democracy is a bit mature than zvedu zvana Dambudzo naNerison. America
comes first to the Americans and you will see than when the final vote is
counted, Trump or Biden will phone the winner and give their congratulations.
What Mapombi does not understand is why Zanu PF is celebrating the victory of
Joe Biden. Nhai maZanu huyai pano mutiudze kuti muri kunatsa kufarirei chaicho
kuti Biden is winning the American elections?

I bet
maZanu think that Joe Biden will remove the sanctions kkkkk kuseka nhamo
serugare. Let me school you a little bit dear readers. American foreign policy
does not change overnight. The sanctions will not be removed because Joe Biden
is in the oval office. Even if you take Dambudzo and put him in the white
house, what I can assure you is that he will never remove the sanctions on
Zimbabwe. America is not governed the way most people think and America does
not have permanent friends but permanent interests. If we want sanctions on
Zimbabwe to be removed we have to do it from within. Let us ask ourselves some
difficult questions like, Why were sanctions imposed on us in the first place?
Who is responsible? What needs to be done for them to be uplifted? If we can
answer these questions I tell you we will be free from these sanctions. I do
not understand why Zanu PF is not keen to implement the necessary reforms so
that the sanctions can be removed. I do not understand why Zanu PF is failing
to respect human rights so that the sanctions can be removed. Before we throw
stones at the Americans please let us look within and see where we are going
all wrong. This sanctions issue needs sober minds which are not blinded with
politics. America does not just wake up and say we are imposing sanctions on
Zimbabwe from nowhere. Where there is smoke, there is fire.

Let me
not dwell much on America because hanzi kutaura about America its unpatriotic
and you may be arrested kkkkk. Asi Zanu PF musadaro vakomana. Why do you want
to hide misarinya yenyu yamuri kuita iyi. When people speak against your
maladministration you say we are being unpatriotic and yet someone tries to
skip the country with 6kgs of gold and is given a slap on the wrist. Why are
you treating corruption with kid gloves nhai Dambudzo. Rushwaya uyo munoreva
here kuti ane connection yekubuda munyika nethat amount of gold in the country.
If Rushwaya can do that how about the likes of Dambudzo himself and his
cronies? This country is cursed I tell you. Then we hear Rushwaya saying that
she picked the wrong bag kkkkk, mukadzi ane zvivindi uyu. Wrong bag really?
Don’t take us for fools please. We know there is a bigger fish to fry on this
case but we know the First Family is above the law. Kumagumo kune nyaya yakadaro
Masvingo. Rushwaya has the guts to demand bail and throw it to our faces that
she is worth millions, where did you get the millions from? We are suffering
and someone tells us that she has millions of dollars not bond but yaBiden
chaiyo. Musadaro vakomana. We have teachers on strike because they want a
surviving salary yet vamwe vanokama mukaka wakakora kare. Pasi necorruption.
This First Family is very corrupt I tell you.

I do
not know what former MDC top official Tongai Matutu saw in this party. He now
calls Zanu PF home and all of a sudden he is Cde Matutu kkkkk. Mapombi was
really disappointed with Matutu. I know it’s his right to do whatever he wants
but to join Zanu PF here vakomana. I know Chamisa, just like ED, did not turn
out to be the leader we expected him to be but kubva waramwa zvekuenda kuZanu
here haaaa Matutu wakandibaya panyama nhete. I am in great pain and the
departure of Cde Matutu means MDC is as good as dead in Masvingo province. I
know it was dead but now it’s deader kkkkk hameno kana kune word rakadaro. But there
are two sides to every story and I think Matutu is somewhat justified. The man
was frustrated long enough and we all have our breaking point. He once left MDC
when Tsvangirai was still alive and he joined Biti and he came back home again.
As if that was not enough, Chamisa did not like Matutu. He disqualified him
from the provincial congress last year despite commanding a huge majority. His
crime was for leaving. The province never healed from that congress until the
same Chamisa suspended the entire province and ultimately fired Gumbi. We
thought the door was opened for Matutu but Chamisa in his wisdom or lack of it
appointed the old and tired Misheck Marava to be the chairman. This angered
Matutu and he decided to hit Chamisa on his balls by joining the enemy. Ehe
vakutonzi Cde Matutu kkkk. To show that Matutu is more valuable to Zanu PF, he
was given a red carpet welcome at the State House by the top three boys.

I think
Matutu made a wise choice because there is no hope kuopposition. We all should
just support Zanu PF and try to reform it from within. Zvekuhukura tiri panze
hazvishandi izvi. We have tried it for far too long and we have invited
suffering to ourselves. If Matutu with all his monies can see that Zanu PF is home
what then of Mapombi asina kana cent anorarira mabanana akaora nemaputi. Chairman
wevanhu Cde Chadzamira ndadzoka kumusha kkkkk. I was once lost. Pamberi neZanu
PF, pamberi nekutonga, pasi nemhanduuuuuu kkkkk slogan ndarova. zvaChamissa
Chete Chete ndakutosiya because ndinofa ndichitambura. Joining Zanu PF does not
mean that ndinoida bodo, musangano uyu handiudi but ndiko kune tafura saka
handei tese tinodya. Cde Matutu I hope you will find peace with your decision.
You have betrayed the people and we hope someone will rise and lead Masvingo
and MDC Alliance. Job Sikhala uriko here uko kkkk. I have said enough regai
ndinokanga zvangu maputi angu for lunch. Mboko imboko.

 

 

WCoZ embarks on donate a pad campaign

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WCoZ members during clean-up campaign



Agnes Madechihwe

Gweru
The Women Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) Gweru Chapter last week embarked on a
donate a pad campaign aimed at mobilising sanitary wear for girls whom they say
are struggling to access the basic commodity in the face of a biting economy.

WCoZ
and their Young Women Forum (YWF) cluster embarked on a clean-up campaign in
the Gweru Central Business District (CBD) raising awareness on the importance
of helping and empowering the girl child in the communities.

Young
Women Forum (YWF) chairperson, Grace Mazambani said WCoZ was advocating   for free sanitary wear for all women paying
special attention to rural girl child.

“We
are grateful as a movement to be hosting such an initiative as we hope to
maintain a clean and safer environment.

“We
are pleased to inform you that we have collected a lot pads since the beginning
of the campaign and we hope to distribute them to vulnerable girls around Midlands
province.

“Right
now if you check in shops sanitary wear is very expensive  as it is going for US$1 a pack and for  most rural girls it’s hard because  they can’t afford to get money to buy. In
other words we want sanitary wear to be subsidized by government so that women
get it for free,” said Mazambani.

She
encouraged men to join the initiative as most donations had been contributed by
men.

“We
also want the drive to influence policymakers to swiftly act on this issue
because it’s a matter of urgency. We want policies which protect the welfare of
the girl child; we want policies which ensure that the sanity of young girls
and women is considered just like that of the boy child.

“We
are also encouraging men to donate towards the initiative because they are also
part of this programme. We have received 288 packs from Gweru Urban Member of
Parliament Brian Dube and we are very grateful,” said Mazambani.

 

Service delivery- City of Mutare wins top award

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Councilor Mukodza holding the award and Mutare Town Clerk Joshua Maligwa in Harare recently during the CCAZ awards

Felix
Matasva

MUTARE– While
most cities in the country are groaning under the yoke of hyperinflation with
service delivery suffering a huge blow, the City of Mutare has been recognized as
one of the best local authorities faring well under the struggling economy by
winning the Service Delivery Excellence Award at the 9th Edition of
the Contact Centre Association of Zimbabwe (CCAZ) awards ceremony held in Harare
last week.

Barely two weeks after the local authority
scooped the national Gender Champion Award, the City of Mutare’s star continued
to shine even brighter with the Service Delivery Excellence Award added to
their name.

The City of Gweru and Victoria falls were the first and
second runners up in the same category.

City of Mutare spokesperson Spren
Mutiwi said that the recognition goes to show that the local authority was
trying, despite the harsh economy, to deliver to its mandate.

“Remarkable improvements in service delivery and good
customer care services made possible through proper stakeholder engagement by City
of Mutare have been recognised.

“The awards stand as recognition of sterling service delivery
improvements, new work ethics and culture at the civic centre. We are on a
massive rebranding drive so that we make Mutare great again by retaining its lost
glory.

“We are transforming all our services and
infrastructure provisions hence the recognition from even beyond our borders,”
said Mutiwi.

He said the city is trying to provide services despite the
harsh economic conditions largely caused by the Covid-19 induced national
lockdown.

“The City of Mutare has done its best in provision of
basic services notwithstanding difficult economic environment we are operating
in. Regardless of debilitating effects on our operations induced by macro-economic
conditions coupled with Covid-19 pandemic, the local authority managed to
provide portable clean water.

“At the moment we are ensuring that Dangamvura pipeline
is resolved and works are currently in progress. The project will absolutely change
lives of Dangamvura residents.

“Women and children will no longer spend so much time
in water queues as it affects other schedules they may have,” said Mutiwi.

 

Memorial celebrations for late philanthropist Jairos Jiri

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The late Jairos Jiri

Moses
Ziyambi

The family of the late
Jairos Jiri has organised an event to celebrate the life of the renowned
philanthropist who died in November 1982 after building the largest and most
successful indigenous charitable institution.

The family has sent an
invitation to friends, relatives and all people to support the event.

The Jiri family says it
saw it fit for people come together and celebrate the life of a man whose name
has become synonymous with efforts to add value in the lives of people with
disabilities while promoting their rights.

“It will be our
singular honour as the family of Jairos Jiri to have you all as we celebrate
his life in a memorialto be held on 14 November 2020 at Ziumbwa village,
Mupamaonde, Bikita Masvingo starting at 10:00am till 5pm,” tweeted family
spokesperson Pamela Jiri who of late has been at the forefront of reviving
memories of the great philanthropist.

The family has asked
those that may want to assist with transport and other logistics to get in
touch with the Jiri family on 0783358826.

Born in 1921, Jiri
attended school at Gokomere Mission for a few days before falling sick and
going back home in Bikita.

As an adolescent, he
worked briefly in Masvingo, then called Fort Victoria, before travelling to
Bulawayo on foot in 1939 where he did menial jobs for white families.

In Bulawayo, as in
Masvingo, Jiri was pained by the suffering of destitute and disabled people,
and he began to offer whatever help he could.

He joined the then
Rhodesian African Rifles (RAR) as a dishwasher during Second World War in 1940,
a move which helped him gain some invaluable insights into methods of rehabilitation
since the organisation ran a rehabilitation programme for injured soldiers.

He created backyard
rehabilitation centre to help people with disabilities often in contravention of
council by-laws.

As a black person, Jiri
encountered many hurdles from the colonial administrators as he tried to
register the first indigenous disability charity organisation.

He later managed to
register the Bikita Physically Defective Society which was later renamed the
Jairos Jiri Association in 1950.

From Bulawayo, the
association expanded to Harare, then called Salisbury, and to many other parts
of the country.

Melanin Black Queen crowned Miss Masvingo 2020

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Melanin Black Queen




Christian Kwaramba

MASVINGO
The star keeps shinning brighter for Catherine Mashavira, known by her performance name Melanin Black Queen, after she was crowned Miss Masvingo 2020 at the Miss Masvingo beauty pageant held at Charles
Austin Theatre on October 31.

Mashavira, who hails from Gutu, outclassed
other nine contestants and the Charles Austin Theatre proved to be the theatre
of dreams for the rising model.

Hazael
Mushore and Tinomudaishe were crowned first and second princesses respectively
while Kudzainashe Tanda from Masvingo was crowned Miss Personality, Ashley Jera
crowned Miss People’s choice.

In aninterview with TellZim News, Mashavira admitted that the competition was tough and she did
not expect to win especially when her shoe came off on the evening and had to
finish the show bare footed.

“I
am very excited to be crowned Miss Masvingo because I was not expecting it. As
you can see, the competition was tough but I made it. I want to be a great international
model and also get to go to modelling schools to be in this career full time
with qualifications.

“Being
Miss Masvingo comes with a lot of social responsibilities which I will partake
in during my reign. I want to focus on areas to do with the girl child and
fight against child marriages,” said Mashavira.

Donovan
Takaendisa, who is the organiser of the pageant, said the event was delayed due
to the Covid-19 pandemic but said he was happy they managed to see it through.

“The
pageant was supposed to be done in March but due to the Covid-19 pandemic we
were forced to delay. I am happy the show was a success and we realised that
there is a lot of talent out there. 
We
have tried to be very professional in our adjudication so that the pageant
remains credible,” said Takaendisa.

 

First Lady moves to upgrade Chambuta children’s home

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First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa

 

Beatific
Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who doubles as the ambassador of Health and
Child Care, together with the ministry of Social Welfare are working towards the
revamping of Chambuta Children’s Home into a rehabilitation centre for children
who live in the streets.

The
First Lady, through her Angel of Hope Foundation, is working with various
municipalities and town councils towards improving Chambuta Children’s Home
into a state of art rehabilitation centre aimed at improving livelihoods for
children living in the streets.

Chambuta
Children’s home is currently housing 56 children, most of them from Harare.

During
her three days visit to Chambuta Children’s Home recently, the First Lady said she was
working towards rehabilitating the children’s home into a Vocational Training
Centre, where talent will be identified before transferring kids to their
responsible areas.

“My
greater wish is to transform Chambuta Children’s Home into a rehabilitation
centre for children living in the street across the country’s provinces in
order for them to realise their future dreams.

“We
came here to see the welfare of our children whom we brought here from
different towns across the country where they were living in the streets. This
is a government institution which does not select types of people to be
accommodated here.

“Children
living in the streets encounter different forms of abuses because they have no
one to look after their welfare. These children no longer have their future
expectations and they are entitled to free health services, food, clothes and
education which they are going to be given here,” said the First Lady.

Various
city councils and municipalities were given mandates to refurbish and decorate
each house, which is going to be named after their city.

New content creators’ network launched

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TellZim
Reporter

Some six trailblazing
digital platforms have come together to form the Content Creators Network ZW which
will be launched virtually today, November 05.

The platform seeks to
defend content creators, promote free expression and grow the digital media
industry by strengthening the industry.

The network brings together Magamba
Network, Bustop TV, Centre for Innovation & Technology (CITE), Kubatana,
ZimFact, TellZim and News Hawks to share content that promotes independent
media, social justice and free expression.

Content Creators Network ZW convener
Samm Farai Monro, who is popularly known as Comrade Fatso, said the time had
come for digital content creators to come together and support each other in
defence of civil liberties and democracy.

We live
in a time when the government is going after journalists and satirists who
speak truth to power online. Now more than ever we need our content creators,
community media groups and alternative media outlets to be united, to support
each other and defend free expression.

“Our network is diverse and
includes investigative journalists, political satirists, community media
voices, fact checkers and digital media organisations. Our diversity is our
strength,” said Monro.

The Content Creators Network ZW
will work as a loose network of media organisations that use media for positive
social change.

It includes affiliated content
creators, alternative media organizations and grassroots community media
initiatives.

CITES founder and
prominent social justice activist Zenzele Ndebele is the network’s inaugural spokesperson.

 

 

MyAge wants sexual health services for younger children

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MyAge Zimbabwe says sexual and reproductive health services mus be accessible to younger people

Charity Zvada

MASVINGO – Some adolescents
in Masvingo have called upon parents to encourage their children to access
Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services as means to reduce the number of
unwanted teenage pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among
other things.

The current laws
of Zimbabwe set the age of consent at 16, meaning those that are below that age
cannot access SRH services.

Speaking during
a Girls Choose training workshop organised by MyAge Zimbabwe at Charles Austin
Theatre recently, the young people said according children the right to sexual reproductive
information and contraception was the way to go.

The gathering
was meant to train youths in business about SRH and disseminate information to
their peers within their social cycles and places of work.

The youths said society
was paying the price for depriving children the right to SRH Services.

“If a parent
discovers that I am taking contraceptive, she disowns me and at the end, I could
get pregnant and the effects are felt by everybody,” said a participant.

Others said
parents should embrace change by allowing children to open up about adolescence
and the challenges that come with it.

“They should
allow us to open up to them so that they help us get SRH services in time. Many
of us end up travelling long distances to get the services and the risk is that
some of us do not bother as they do not want to be seen anywhere close to a New
Start Centre,” said another

A representative
from Population Services International (PSI) Mike Chipepera said restricting children
from accessing SRH was no longer logical.

“Parents
should know that restricting children is no longer the solution. They should rather
be seen playing a parental role of helping their children get the services needed,”
said Chipepera.

Others suggested
that organisations like My Age should start sensitising the idea into young
people in order to create better future parenthood.

“The best way is
to start working on it now so that young people of today can become better
parents tomorrow,” a participant said.

MyAge Zimbabwe
has trained around 90 youths who are referred to as champions who educate peers
in SRH-related issues and refer them to service providers in a non-intrusive
way.

At the recent
workshop, two champions won prices for referring a bigger number of people.

Mutare earns spot at International Cities Challenge

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Kimberly Sithole


Felix
Matasva

MUTARE-  The City of Mutare has been selected to
participate in the initial edition of the Multi-City Challenge Africa competition
which seeks to unveil solutions for urban life problems affecting local
authorities dotted around the African continent.

City of Mutare is the first local authority from Zimbabwe
and Southern Africa to take part in the challenge and will compete for honors
against Kano from Nigeria, Kampala from Uganda, Accra from Ghana and Bahir Dar from
Ethiopia.

The City of Mutare’s Multi-City Challenge coordinating committee
chairperson Kimberley Sithole told TellZim News that the competition was very
significant in showcasing the Zimbabwean brand at an international stage.

“We highly treasure recognition of the local authority
beyond our borders. It has been very hard to sell the brand Zimbabwe on the
international arena and this stand as a chance to reshape people’s perceptions
towards our country.

“We are raising the Zimbabwean flag high since we were
selected among other cities like Johannesburg, Lusaka, Maputo and others,”
said Sithole.

She said the challenge offers a platform for Zimbabwean
residents and citizens to exercise their right to expression by revealing ideas
which will be assessed at an international level.

“We are embarking on an open challenge starting on
November 4 and ending on December 4. It’s a crucial stage in the entire
multi-city challenge whereby residents, stakeholders, academia, researchers,
experts, people in the media and corporate sector to uncover solutions to
problems identified in the initial stage.

“It is an opportunity for young think-tanks to showcase
their brilliant ideas by just a click on the website. We urge all Zimbabweans
and diasporas to validate our country’s intellect,” said Sithole.

 The Multi-City Challenge Africa, which is a build up to the fruitful
implementation of the Multi-City Challenge model in Latin America, the US and
Europe, provides an opportunity for African city leaders to work with others by
sharing experiences from communities 
through robust public engagement efforts across cities.

The prestigious International Cities Challenge was modeled
by a Singapore-based Governance Lab in 2016 and after being pioneered in South
America it was then transformed into a Multi-city Challenge.

The African version provides a platform for public servants
to establish workable solutions needed to resolve challenges of urban life
through extensive citizen engagement.

City of Mutare spokesperson Spren Mutiwi said the
competition is no longer for Mutare alone as they are carrying the national
flag.

“We are focusing on urban resilience and we urge all
stakeholders including citizens to participate in the open challenge under the
City of Mutare banner. We need to raise the flag of Zimbabwe hence this is no
longer a Mutare issue,” said Mutiwi.

The Multi-City Africa Challenge is being organized by United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Centre for Technology, Innovation
and Sustainable Development and the Governance Lab (GovLab) at New York
University Tandon School of Engineering.

 

 

 

 

US launches $78 million dollar anti-HIV projects

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…sex workers to receive
greater HIV prevention support  

Moses
Ziyambi

The United States President’s
Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) through the US Agency for International
Development (USAID) has announced the launch of two new projects worth a combined
US$78 million to provide critical HIV healthcare services for over half a
million Zimbabweans.

The two projects, which
were announced by USAID Zimbabwe mission director Art Brown on November 03,
affirm commitment by the US to improved healthcare in the country through increased
financial support for the sector.

“The United States is
proud to stand with the people of Zimbabwe to address HIV. Together with our
partners, USAID is ensuring that people living with HIV can start treatment
early, adhere to treatment, reach viral load suppression, and live longer,
healthier lives.

“We are also working to
reach 95 percent of the estimated 40,000 female sex workers in Zimbabwe to help
reduce HIV infections, provide onsite initiation of anti-retroviral therapy
(ART), and transfer clients to public sector facilities,” Brown said in a
statement.

 Under the programs, USAID will for the next
five years work with the Organization for Public Health Interventions and Development
(OPHID) to provide care and treatment services for more than half a million
people living with HIV at 700 health facilities in 24 districts.

It was announced that OPHID
will expand client-centered services in facilities and communities and train
more than 12,000 healthcare workers on innovative models to increase testing,
ART initiation and adherence, and viral load testing.

USAID and OPHID will
support the development of national level policy, strategy, and healthcare
guidelines, which the Ministry of Health and Child Care will cascade to the
whole country.

Through a one-year
program, USAID and the Center for Sexual Health, HIV and AIDS Research
(CeSHHAR) will help close the remaining gaps in HIV prevention and care for sex
workers in the five hotspot districts of Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare, and
Masvingo.

Zimbabwe’s border posts
with Mozambique, Botswana, and Zambia will also be covered.

Working directly with
female sex workers, USAID will reduce new HIV infections through increasing the
use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), condoms as well as other emerging
prevention technologies.

US Ambassador to
Zimbabwe, Brian Nichols said the new programs will go a long way in helping
Zimbabwe meet its HIV and Aids prevention and treatment targets.

 “PEPFAR’s efforts to fight HIV will ultimately
help Zimbabwe meet critical AIDS treatment targets.  Our support breaks barriers and closes
remaining gaps in sustaining and accelerating HIV prevention and care,” Nichols. 

 Since PEPFAR’s support
for Zimbabwe began in 2006, more than US$1.2 billion has been channeled to HIV
and Aids prevention and treatment, leading to an 80 percent decline in the
annual number of HIV-related deaths.

Over one million Zimbabweans
who are HIV positive are accessing free-of-charge antiretroviral medicines
(ARVs) courtesy of PEPFAR.