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Elderly Bikita pervert rapes 15-year-old sister-in-law

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Elderly Bikita pervert rapes 15-year-old sister-in-law

Tendai Mange
An
elderly Bikita man recently appeared before Masvingo magistrate Dambudzo
Malunga for allegedly raping his 15-year-old sister-in-law.
Erasmus
Mudadi (82) of Muredzi Village, Chief Ziki pleaded guilty to contravening
Section 65(1) of Criminal (Coordination and Reform Act) Chapter 09:23.
He
was remanded in custody until June 27.
It
was the State’s case, as presented by Richard Nyaruomba, that sometime in
January, the complainant started living with her sister who cannot be named to
protect the victim’s identity.
One
day, Mudadi called the girl into his bedroom where he raped her.
After
committing the offense, he threatened the 15-year-old minor against revealing
the offence.
The
abuse became habitual from that day onwards, with the abuser continuously
threatening her against speaking up.
The
matter, however, came to light when an adult relative questioned here after
noticing some strange behaviour in the child.
The
juvenile was referred to the hospital for medical examinations and the results were
presented in court as evidence.

Adherence to Campfire principle benefits tourism

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Adherence to Campfire principle benefits tourism

                                             Mark Saunders
Stephen Ephraem
CHIPINGE – A call has been made to adhere to Communal Areas
Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) principles in order to
benefit tourism.
This came out at an Environment and Tourism Indaba
that was organised by the the Ministry of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality
Industry.
Campfire is a concept in which communities surrounding
wildlife areas are given 15 percent of revenue generated from tourism. The
funds are managed by rural district councils on behalf of CAMPFIRE Association.
The communities are then given their dividents by the end of each financial
year.
Presenting the challenges that tourism is facing in
the South East region of Zimbabwe, the Director of Malilangwe Conservancy, Mark
Saunders said Campire helps communities to reap benefits from their natural
resources.
“The region is losing 409ha of forest per year
due to encroachment. This should stop so that people protect their landscapes
so as to attract tourism investors in the communities. When people are
benefitting from Campfire the people might also stop ttrekking to neighbouring
countries to seek employment,” said Saunders.
He also revealed that Gonarezhou National Park, which
is Zimbabwe’s second largest public park after Hwange, has an excess of 11 000
elephants and that the excess has a negative bearing on Gonarezhou environment.
The Malilangwe Conservancy director challenged the
ministry to consider having an international airport for the Lowveld.
“In 2015 Malilangwe and Tongaat Huletts
refurbished Buffalo Range Airport so as to increase air traffic to the region.
We ask for the airport to be given international status.
“The region has all what is needed to have
international tourists come directly to the Lowveld. We have the Save, Runde
and Limpopo rivers in addition to all the beautiful landscapes and wildlife
heritage found here. The region can compete with Victoria Falls if given the
same level of attention,” he added.
From the mid 1980s when Zimbabwe adopted the CAMPFIRE
concept, it was mainly biased towards consumptive tourism that promoted spot
hunting in safari areas around national parks. A decade later, green groups
through Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (Cites)
advocated for the abolishment of consumptive tourism in favour of consumptive
one which means the animal must be shot by a camera trigger than the bullet.
This saw the African elephant categorised as
endangered and could not be traded. Debate is still hot whether consumptive or
non consumptive tourism is the in thing for Zimbabwe.

Senior Masvingo cop Ncube calls it a day

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Senior Masvingo cop Ncube calls it a day

Moses
Ziyambi
Superintendent Phillip
Ncube of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Masvingo Central District has
retired after serving the force for close to 32 years.
Ncube officially left
office on June 17 after reaching the mandatory pensionable age for members of
the security forces.
He joined ZRP on
January 13, 1988 as a patrol officer and was posted to Nyamandhlovu in August
1988. Between 1991 and 1994, he was posted to ZRP Mbembesi before being transferred
to Nkayi where he served from 1994-1996.
In 1996, Ncube was promoted
to assistant inspector and he worked as Member in Charge ZRP Gwelutshena until
2000. He was posted to ZRP Hwange as Member in Charge Crime from 2000 -2001.
From 2001-2002, Ncube
served at CID Hwange and left after being promoted to detective inspector to
serve as Officer in Charge at CID Marondera in May 2002.
In August 2002, on
request, Ncube was transferred to CID Masvingo as Officer in Charge, and was promoted
to detective chief inspector in 2004.
 In 2005, he was promoted to superintendent and
was posted at CID Serious Frauds Squad investigating such high profile cases
that of the State vs Charles Nherera and Bright Matonga (the ZUPCO Saga).
In Dec 2006, Ncube was
transferred to Mutare as Officer Commanding CID Law and Order Manicaland
province but was transferred back to Masvingo Central District the following
year but this time to work as Supt Crime. In 2008, he worked as Supt Admin, in 2010
as Supt Operations and in 2012 as Supt Crime.
In 2015, Ncube served
as Supt Admin, as Supt Crime in 2018 and later worked as Supt Admin (Masvingo
Central District) before his retirement.
“I have no plans after
retirement but I am still fit to serve as a security practitioner for the next
four or five years. I will also be doing farming since I benefited from the
Land Reform. I have a four-hectare A1 piece of land at Sanangwe Farm,” Ncube
told TellZim News in an interview.
When asked about his
impression of the police force in the ‘new dispensation’, and whether or not it
was fulfilling the expectations of citizens, Ncube said there were notable
achievements to note.
“I applaud the new
dispensation because there is an improvement in the public’s perception of the
police force. Government is also doing its best to improve conditions of
service and create a world-class police service,” said Ncube.
Ncube, however, said
government should seriously look at providing more resources to capacitate the
police to provide better services.
“Some stations like
Masvingo Rural which cover farming areas have no motor vehicles. All the five
bases; Farmers Hall, Zimuto, Chidzikwe, Nemanwa and Bondolfi are poorly
equipped. Most of the time, members use their own resources to accomplish
organisational tasks.
“Supervision needs to
be enhanced by commanders and supervisors to ensure operational efficiency.
There are no vehicles for senior officers and officers-in-charge. If police
could be allowed to retain a certain percentage of revenue accrued and channel
it towards operational efficiency, we would be able to have a police force that
is more responsive to the needs of citizens,” said Ncube.
He said a
poorly-remunerated police force was a breeding ground for corruption hence the
need to improve salaries to create a sense of honesty in police officers.
“Police members
interact with the elite and rich people yet they earn low salaries thus
creating a fertile ground for corruption. There is also need to improve
accommodation so that such staff as disaster management officers can be found
at one place. There is need for continuous training and for the Client Charter
to be followed to the letter.
“The corporate world can
also assist by coming up with such initiatives as business against crime forums
and crime consultative committees. The community must take more interest in
such initiatives as neighborhood watch committees, crime watch committees and
anti-stock theft committees,” said Ncube.

Una Una winning streak enchants sponsors

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Una Una winning streak enchants sponsors


…as
Byword Motors donates new kit

Clayton Shereni

Calls
for the Masvingo’s corporate world to fund the high-flying Masvingo United
Football Club (FC) in their 2019 campaign seem to be reaping fruits, with a few
companies and individuals in the city recently making some donations.
Byword
Motors, owned by businessman Stanley Kondongwe, unveiled a new Kappa-branded kit
to the club at Mucheke Stadium on Monday, June 17, 2019.
Byword
manager and representative at the kit handover ceremony, Ephraim Museva said
the company’s wish was for the team to get promoted to the topflight Premier
Soccer League (PSL).
He
promised that Byword will increase support for the team in the future.
“We
wish your bid for promotion bears fruit so that we have premier league action
in Masvingo and we will make sure we scale up our support for the team. Despite
the economic challenges, our aim is to have a PSL team in Masvingo and we want
to be associated with such kind of success,” said Museva.
Masvingo
United Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Phillip Shumba expressed gratitude for
the donation and promised that the team will fight to bag maximum points in
their upcoming replay match against Grayham FC in Ruwa this Sunday, June 23.
“Byword
motors are our all-weather friends and the company’s director Mr. Kondongwe is
a man of his words. He has set himself apart from others who have not been
accommodating to us.
“We
want to dedicate our upcoming match to Byword Motors so we are going to Harare targeting
maximum points. It is also our wish to get promotion at the end of this
season,” said Shumba.
Other
donations presented at the ceremony included match balls donated by former Una
Una forward Martin Vengesayi, cones from Thorglot Investments and RTGS$1500
which was channeled towards players welfare.
Zifa
provincial chairman Nobioth Magwizi also donated RTGS$1000 which paid players
winning bonuses for the game against Ruwa Pro Group a few weeks ago.
Una
Una has been on a good run under new coach Ezekiel Mutoda and are currently on
fourth position, a mere nine points shy of log leaders Tenax with a game in
hand against bottom-placed Grayham which is set to be replayed this Sunday.
Zifa
this weekend suspended PSL and Division One action to allow football fans to
rally behind the Warriors who are currently in Egypt for the Afcon finals.

Residents reject proposed 200 percent rate hike

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Residents reject proposed 200 percent rate hike

Clayton Shereni
Efforts
by Masvingo City fathers to increase rates by over 200 percent have received a
major setback after residents in the city’s 10 wards largely refused to endorse
the plans, TellZim has learnt.
The
city recently went on ward supplementary budget consultations but residents
expressed dissatisfaction in the city’s dismal service delivery record which
has seen some areas going for weeks without garbage collection and poor water
supply.
Speaking
at a consultative budget meeting, one Ward 9 resident said the city fathers
should have proposed a reasonable percentage which ratepayers could afford.
“The
city fathers should have at least proposed a 50 percent increase, a 200 percent
increase in unheard-of, what the council is offering does not meet the kind of
money we are paying, above all our wages are very low and have not increased,”
said the resident.
Masvingo
United and Ratepayers Alliance (Murra) spokesperson, Godfrey Mtimba told
TellZim News that the local authority seemed ignorant of the hardships being
faced by residents.
 “We are extremely against the idea of
increasing charges at a time residents’ sources of income remain stagnant.
Masvingo city council is one of the few urban councils that increased rates by
60 percent during the 2019 budget and why a supplementary budget barely a year
of adopting it.
“We
are happy that Residents have spoken, loud and clear, they rejected the hikes
during the consultative meetings held around the city. We appeal to the city
council to respect the residents’ wishes and we warn the city fathers that an
attempt to go against residents wishes will be disastrous,” said Mtimba.
In
November last year the local authority had difficulties in implementing a
proposed 66 percent rates hike after residents said it did not match the kind
of service delivery being offered.
With
the local RTGS dollar continuing to devalue, local authorities who had their
2019 budgets drafted using the local currency have since  moved to supplement in order to improve
service delivery in their respective towns putting another burden upon
struggling ratepayers.

A yellow Lamborghini for Mapombi

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A yellow Lamborghini for Mapombi

Are we sure this country has leaders who have people
at heart. I hear our beloved President ED wakes up early in the morning and is
in office by 07:30 and often times leaves office late but Mapombi wonders what
the man will be doing because life for an ordinary Zimbabwean is getting
difficult with each sunrise.
I heard that ED has appointed Mr Bin as Air Zimbabwe
board chair kkk. Somebody should have advised the President kuti AirZim is
under administration and there is no board there, it was dissolved long back. I
do not know who is advising the President these days but pana Bin Man mukuru
makabika mbodza. Tuku akaimba wani kuti Mapakura mbodza, kkk mbwezhu chairo.
What magic will Mr Bin he pull from his sleeve to revive an airline which is
now officially the world’s most unreliable.
Although I don’t like Chinamasa, I must accept that he
was a better Finance minister than chimuchinda chekutiunzira austerity measures
which are not yielding any results. Mutuvi should remove those glasses because
I believe they are giving him an optical illusion on what is happening.
I would like to advise Mutuvi that his austerity
measures are targeting the wrong people. Why should a teacher wekwaMuchekayaora
keep taking pain for the rich and powerful to enjoy while the country burns?
Ini Mapombi ndiri kutoshinga kudya mabanana akaora kuno kuChitima for our
President to hire those luxurious planes to go on his begging trips where he
comes empty handed.
I like ED, make no mistake about it, but he is
surrounded by criminals who want to see him fail. Imagine ini Mapombi ndouya
kwamuri ndakapfeka a nice tailor made suit and driving a yellow Lamborghini ndichitsvaga
rubatsiro? Would you take me seriously? Iyo imbori yaniko Lamborghini iya?
Hanzi ndeye mupfana weku Nembudziya. Ndikunzwei futi muchiwanzira Gokwe kkkk.
But varume I need you to balance me here real quickly,
kamuchinda kaya kanonzi keku Gokwe kakawanepi mari yekutenga that supercar and
I heard hapana kana duty rakabhadharwa. Zimra muriko here uko? Muri kutii nhai
vateresi?. A Lamborghini cost 200 000 real American dollars not bond notes is
allowed into the country duty free yet muri kunetsa madzimai anohodha mabhero
kuJoni.
Iye mufana Mayor (not Maboke) anomboita nezveiko
chinomupa mazimari akadaro? I heard Themba achipopota about the issue and I am
very proud of him. Hanzi hee rebate hee what what but ini Mapombi ndikanzi
ndawana mari kuhope ndikanotenga kaFunCargo kanoita US$2 000 unoona Zimra
ichitoda duty ipapo. This is a rotten system and we are cursed for real.
A country without forex but unoona munhu achikwanisa
kunotenga mota inodhura kudaro akaiwanepi forex yacho. Then Mayor comes out
bragging saying the car costs double the price being speculated and he told
Themba Parliament that he should not be jealous. And guess what, the opposition
MDC parliamentarians were all seated there like zombies. That Parliament is
truly a waste of time no wonder why a group of baboons is called a Parliament.
That Lamborghini ladies and gentlemen is one of a kind
and you can actually count them on the African continent. I wonder why the
transaction for that car was not affected by the so called sanctions. Varume
vanotinyepera ava. They are sucking the life blood out of us and we are living
by God’s grace and we are taking the pain for them. Enough with the austerity
measures because we cannot keep on sponsoring the executive’s lavish
lifestyles.
What is more painful is that people are now fighting
to join the system than to cleanse it. Maybe it has dawned to many that there
is no strategy in the opposition to remove Zanu PF from power and the
opposition has become so comfortable in remaining just that. The only hope is
that ED goes the same way he came but the man is clever, he is a calculative
man and I see him winning or rigging again in 2023 and he will get away with
it.
I am afraid to say anything bad about my beloved
President ED because many people who have taken a stand are either dead,
missing or sleeping with one eye open. Mapombi would like to send prayers to
one brave man Chiwenga (not VP). This man used the cross to challenge the
powerful but is now battling for his life right now. Zvakaoma zvekutaurisa izvo.
Mukanya vakanga vazviona pavakati Jojo siya zvenyika. Asi ka zvakanzi naMwari
shandisai matarenda enyu, zvino kana Talent akanyarara zvozotaurwa nani?
Akasashandisa rake tarenda anobatwa opotserwa kunze kuruma uko.
I hope both the Chiwengas will be well soon so that
they can continue with their work. We need them to keep challenging the man at
the top. But they must remember tThe crocodile rules the waters and you have to
tread carefully nekuti Zanu chiwororo. Rest in Power Morgan Tsvangirai but
pamakatisiira ndipapo, tichingori nayo Zanu.
By the way ndine urombo VaRugeje! Ko kwahi maita Seiko
nhai vedu? Ko inga makashanda wani maerection tikahwina. Nyarai zvenyu Cde,
tiri kudzora tsvimbo manje manje. Chine vene vacho chinhu ichi. Hachingaiti
chevanhu veGokwe voga zve. Kuti umwe Lamborghini, umwe commissariat. Ko isu
todhlepi wo isu?
Anyway my time is up. Regai ndidzokere kumusika kwangu
ndinokanga zvangu maputi angu. Iwo akati anonakei muchando muno kudai.
But before I go let me ask, how does Khaya Moyo
survive just like that? The man has more lives than a cat kkk. He announced the
ouster of Mnangagwa, the ouster of Mugabe, the return of Mnangagwa and still
announces the fate of many. Asi achaenda hake ndozviziva. Kana Mphoko akaenda
iye ndiye anosvikepi?
Mboko imboko!
   

GZU upholds Zinasu SRC election victory

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GZU upholds Zinasu SRC election victory

Courage Dutiro
Great
Zimbabwe University has declared the Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu)
as the victors of the recently-held Students Representative Council (SRC)
elections.
On
May 09, GZU held its first elections after the enactment of its new students’
constitution.
Zinasu
clinched seven strategic posts including the presidency and the secretary
general’s post but the outcome of the election was challenged by rival
groupings that sought their nullification, arguing that they were marred by
gross irregularities.
In
responding to the petition that was brought before the Electoral Supervisory
Committee (ESC) by the aggrieved camp, GZU Pro Vice Chancellor Andrew Chindanya
released a statement saying the petitioners had failed to provide credible
evidence for him to nullify the results.
 “The petitioners have failed to place clear,
sufficient, direct and credible evidence for me to nullify the results, the
petitioners have not provided any proof.
“The
petitions seeking the setting aside of elections of the members of the
Executive Board of the Students’ Executive Council (EBSEC) held on May 9, 2019,
are dismissed. The elections of the members of the EBSEC are hereby upheld. The
winning candidates are hereby declared to have been declared duly elected,”
reads part of the statement.
It
has been established that the group of the aggrieved candidates had gone to an
extent of forging signatures of some candidates on the petition in a bid to
overturn the election results.
The
candidates whose signatures were forged, however, later distanced themselves
from the petition.
Takudzwa
Ngadziore, who won the presidency, said Zinasu was thankful to the university
for upholding the election results.
“We
want to thank the administration for allowing the voice of the students that
spoke on May 9 to be heard. We also want to thank them for upholding justice
and constitutionalism,” said Ngadziore.
The
May 9 election results marked the end of the Zimbabwe Congress of Students
Union (Zicosu)’s long dominance of the Students Representative Council (SRC) at
Great Zimbabwe University (GZU).

Masvingo police warn public on Fejafeja

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Masvingo police warn public on Fejafeja

Anymore Magawa
Many
people in Masvingo have complained against a gang of alleged fraudsters
promoting a street gambling game called Pick Luck Deep Show popularly known as
Fejafeja.
The
alleged gang’s activities are said to be duly registered in terms of the law
but the rules and regulations governing the game are reportedly being broken in
efforts to lure more players.
Many
people have fallen victim to the misleading gambling initiative and have lost
their money in the process.
Acting
Masvingo police spokesperson Kudakwashe Dehwa confirmed the game was legal,
adding that it must however be played in accordance with the prescribed terms.
“These
people have got a valid licence which allows them to do their gambling but
nothing out of the license’ rules and regulations is allowed for example
misleading information, forcing the public to participate and seizing people’
property.
“If
anyone has been harassed or has heard them playing obscene music, they must
come and report to the police since the game must be played by those who freely
want to participate.
“Those
who do not want to be involved in that gambling must avoid the scenes because
if some unlicenced people organise a game and you are found there, the police
will arrest everybody,” said Dehwa.
A
source who spoke on condition of anonymity revealed that the squad disregarding
the game’s rules by using misleading statements as a way of convincing people
to participate.
 “These people are crooks and thieves because
they lure people using false statements. They make you believe you will
definitely win yet that is rarely the case and they don’t give you the prizes even
if you win.

Care launches seed, food fair in Zaka

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Care launches seed, food fair in Zaka

TellZim Reporter
ZAKA – Care International
has launched a seed and food fair through its Enhancing Nutrition, Stepping Up
Resilience and Enterprise (Ensure) programme, the objective being to improve
nutrition in the district.
The launch was
held at Chimbwembwe High School in Ward 24 where farmers exhibited different
seeds and traditional foods.
Speaking at the
launch, Zaka District Development Coordinator (DDC) formerly known as District Administrator
(DA) Ndeya Nyede, who was the guest of honour, said the gathering was a
challenge to everyone to play a part in marketing and raising awareness on
locally-available nutritious foods
“We are here to
play our part in marketing and raising awareness of locally-available
nutritious foods and seeds so that we ensure food and nutrition security in
Zaka district,” said Nyede.
Zaka district
Ensure field supervisor, Fortune Tafirenyika said they were happy to be working
with various implementing partners to make the programme a success.
“We are grateful
and would like to thank our implementing partners who helped this event to be a
success. We will continue working with various stakeholders to make sure that
we achieve our goal,” said Tafirenyika.
The adjudicators
said they looked at whether the dishes prepared had the four basic nutrients
required namely carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and proteins. They also looked at
quantity, quality, branding and presantability as well as labelling of the
food.
Speaking at the
same occasion, incumbent Chief Bota Kamurai Zezai urged people to work with
Ensure to improve the availability of good food.
He said cattle
should only be allowed to roam freely when all people have finished harvesting
as freeing them prematurely was bad for food security.
“Don’t let
cattle roam unattended before others are done harvesting. Village heads must
also make sure that their people maintain roads so that when development comes,
it reaches your doorstep,” said Zezai
Dorcas Charare
and Moreblessing Charuka won the first and second prizes respectively and each
walked away with a groundnut sheller and a kitchen dish each among other
utensils.
Other winners walked
away with kitchen utensils and farming equipment like plough shares and dishes.

History revisited as Tshovani challenges Neromwe legitimacy

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History revisited as Tshovani challenges Neromwe legitimacy

                                                Clemence Madzingo

Beatific Gumbwanda


CHIREDZI – Chief Tshovani, born Hlaisi Mundau, is challenging the resuscitation of the Neromwe chieftainship in High Court through his lawyers Majoko and Majoko Legal Practitioners.
The traditional leader has filed an urgent chamber application at the Bulawayo High Court (HC2964/17), citing Minister July Moyo, Chief Charumbira, Attorney General (AG) Prince Machaya, Senator Chief Chitanga and Chief Neromwe, born Clemence Madzingo as respondents.
The feud between the two chieftainships began when government decided to revive the Neromwe chieftainship which was destroyed by white settlers during the early years of colonial rule.
Tshovani, however, was not happy with the decision which he saw as an attack on his own chieftaincy since the revival of Neromwe meant his loss of vast territory.
Chief Serima of Gutu, Chief Nemauzhe of Chivi and Chief Maranda of Mwenezi adjudicated on the arguments for and against the revival of Neromwe in 2017 while the then Chiredzi District Administrator (DA) Ndeya Nyede gave guidelines.
Former Zvimba Councillor Madzingo was then selected inaugural chief of the revived Neromwe throne and was given custody of wards 17, 26, 28 and 29 while Chief Tshovani was left with only three wards.
What followed was a fraught relationship between the two chiefs and Tshovani is now seeking an order interdicting the respondents from sanctioning the official installation of Madzingo pending the ruling on his court application.
Chief Tshovani claims he was not consulted over the matter despite that he was to be affected by whatever decision would be made regarding the revival of Neromwe.
“By this application, I seek an order that the respondents be interdicted from treating or holding out forth respondent (Madzingo) as duly appointed traditional leader and Chief Neromwe pending the final determination of an application in case number HC2964/17 which is still pending. This application is made on the basis that the institution of traditional leadership is provided for in terms of the Zimbabwean constitution,” reads the affidavit.
TellZim News saw some written documents which claim that the Neromwe people of Ndoro tribe invaded Chiredzi when it was uninhabited.
“It is said that the original Chief Neromwe of the Ndoro tribe, originated in the Ndau area in Chipinge district. Neromwe and his brother, whose name we do not know, are said to have come into the Lowveld on a hunting venture. It is said they found the area uninhabited.
“They then decided to settle in the area, and with the passing of time, Neromwe established himself as its leader. This is how the Neromwe chieftainship came into being.
“Neromwe had many sons but only four succeeded him as chief; namely Chikodyo, Chireya, Chidzivire and Chidavarume. Chidabvarume was the last Chief Neromwe when the area became a European area by 1908,” reads the paper.
The Romwe chieftaincy was destroyed in about 1908 when its territory was declared a European area. This area lies between Chiredzi River to the East and Mutirikwi and Runde rivers to the South and West. Its original northern boundary was Musiwidzi River while modern-day Chiredzi town and Triangle sugar estates were part of it.

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