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Under fire prison officer gets reprieve

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Under fire prison officer gets reprieve

Chamisa holds Mhlabera’s hand at the rally

…as Chamisa promises him promotion if MDC Alliance wins

Anesushe Mamhute

CHIREDZI – MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa last week praised the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer, John Mahlabera, stationed at Buffalo Range Prison, who is in trouble at work for social media comments interpreted as supporting the youthful opposition leader.
Mahlabera is set to appear before a disciplinary hearing for undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa after posting a message on his Twitter account begging Chamisa to come address a rally in Chiredzi.
“Come to Chiredzi my President”, Mahlabera allegedly tweeted in response to Chamisa’s rally at Jerera growth point earlier on.
Addressing thousands of party supporters who thronged the Tshovane Stadium in Chiredzi over the weekend, Chamisa said as President, he would make sure that Mahlabera gets his job back if he wants it, with the possibility of getting a promotion.
Chamisa also gave Mahlabera an immediate option of joining his security team if interested in the job.
“I heard there is a prison officer who got into trouble for saying Chamisa should come to Chiredzi. The job he was fired from will be his again from August 1 with the possibility of promotion.
“Things change and if Mahlabera chooses not to take his job and walk with the president, it’s all up to him.
“From today onwards, I will be working with Mahlabera by my side till elections. It is also up to him to continue working with me after the elections or return back to his job after we take over the government,” said Chamisa.local

Manicaland State University School of Agriculture and Engineering earmarked for Rusape

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Manicaland State University School of Agriculture and Engineering earmarked for Rusape

Monica Mutsvangwa


Shingirai Vambe

Rusape – Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Monica Mutsvangwa on Monday handed over Wakefield Farm to the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education for the construction of the Manicaland State University School of Agriculture and Engineering.
Mutsvangwa said Manicaland had waited for long to have a state university and they have made the first step in the right direction to make sure that the university is constructed.
The university will apply the multi campus model and other campuses will be dotted around the province in places such as Nyanga, Chipinge and Rusape with the main campus in Vumba.
“We have lobbied for a long time for us to have a state university for our people and it seems the time has come. This multi campus university will ensure that university education is accessible to our people here in Manicaland.
“We have already identified land for other campuses and the construction is expected to start once all the logistical preparations are in place,” said Mutsvangwa.
Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Professor Amon Murwira applauded the role played by Mutsvangwa in facilitating the land for the construction of the state university.
Murwira said the ministry aims at providing an educational system that exposes the potential in people through innovation.
“Universities should be a place of hope.  Here in Makoni, agriculture is practiced at par excellence hence the establishment of the school of Agriculture and Engineering,” said Murwira.agriculture

My Age Zim bags Southern Africa award

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My Age Zim bags Southern Africa award

My Age executive director Onward Chironda poses with the trophy and the certificate

Clayton Shereni

Masvingo – A Masvingo based youth organisation, My Age Zimbabwe, has been honored with a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Africa Trust award at the inaugural Zimbabwe Adolescent Activism Awards ceremony held in Harare recently.
My Age was named the best organisation in innovative information and advocacy on Youth and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in Southern Africa.
Speaking to TellZim News, My Age Zimbabwe founder and executive director, Onward Chironda, said the award will go a long way in setting the organisation’s base and spread its wings all over Africa.
“The award will bring more resources and help set up our organisation’s base all over Africa since now we are also operating in Zambia.
My Age is an organization which deals with issues of gender, health, gender based violence, youth participation in elections and governance processes.local

We don’t need Mashonaland vote—Zanu PF chair

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We don’t need Mashonaland vote—Zanu PF chair

President Emmerson Mnangagwa


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CHIREDZI – The Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chairwoman Aligirnia Samson made startling revelations that her party can do without the Mashonaland vote as long as Midlands, Matebelaland and Manicaland rally behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Samson said they were tired of having affairs in the ruling party centralised to Mashonaland provinces while other provinces had to play second fiddle.
She said Masvingo now has a major stake in the ruling party affairs with President Mnangagwa being from the province.
Addressing hundreds of supporters at Batanai in Ward 27, Samson said Masvingo province is now governing Zimbabwe and people in Masvingo should go in their numbers to vote for their son, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as they had been tired of voting for people from Mashonaland only.
“There is no need for someone to tell you who you are going to vote for. We all know we are going to vote for our only son Emmerson Mnangagwa who comes from our province in Chivi district there.
“For the past years we have been suffering a lot while voting for Mashonaland guys where our former president came from.
“We should only be worried of whether Midlands, Matabeleland and Manicaland are going to support us,” said Samson.
Samson said Masvingo, despite being the oldest city in the country, has seen little or no meaningful development over the years because the people in Mashonaland looked after themselves.
“Now is our time and we are going to see meaningful developments if we vote for President Mnangagwa. People in Mashonaland may feel side lined but it’s now time for Masvingo to shine.
“Even if Mashonaland chooses not to vote for people outside their province as they used to enjoy with Mugabe, Zanu PF will win resoundingly with other provinces,” said Samson.local

SMAWUZ denies connivance with Tongaat Hulett

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SMAWUZ denies connivance with Tongaat Hulett


TellZim Reporter

Sugar Milling and Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (SMAWUZ) has denied allegations by the Zimbabwe Sugar Milling Worker Union (ZISMWU) that it connived with Tongaat Hulett in ‘ripping off’ its members.
In a statement responding to allegations raised by ZISMIWU that some unions were conniving with Tongaat Hullet to swindle workers, SMAWUZ said no workers will have their dues deducted without following due process.
TellZim News last week published an article in which ZISMIWU had petitioned Tongaat Hullet on allegations that workers had been having their unions’ money deducted without notice.
“As SMAWUZ we categorically deny that an employee had his union dues deducted without having him sign a stop order form. This would be the only case out the thousands of our membership.
“As far as we are concerned, all our members joined the union through voluntarily signing stop order forms which authorise the employer to deduct through the check off system in terms of the Labour Act.
“There is no way the said employee would have his salary deducted of union dues if he had not signed a stop order form,” reads part of the statement.
The statement further dismissed the allegations that another union SPMWUZ was acting in any connivance with Tongaat Hulett.
SMAWUZ also condemned ZISMWU for allegedly wanting to have a monopoly over Tongaat Hulett workers.local

Police issues prohibition notice for offensive weapons

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Chief Superintendent Percy Sidija Ndou

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MASVINGO – Chief Superintendent Percy Sidija Ndou recently issued a prohibition notice with regards to the possession of offensive weapons in public.
The prohibition runs for three months, from June 07 – September 07, 2018.
In his statement, the Chief Supt Ndou said he was invoking the order for ZRP Masvingo District that incorporates Masvingo Rural, Central, Chikato, Rujeko, Renco and Muchakata policing areas in terms of Section 14 of the Public Order and Security Act (POSA).
“We invoked Section 14 of The Public Order And Security Act Chapter 11:17 and the provisions contained therein with effect from the 07th day of June 2018 to the 07th of day September 2018 and declared that; no person shall carry or display in a public place, whether openly or by concealment in a pubic,” Chief Supt Ndou said.
He further stated that weapons such as catapults, machetes, axes, swords, knives, knobkerries, daggers or any traditional weapons are not allowed for the period in question, adding that any person found in possession of such weapons shall be guilt of an offence.local, crime

Chamisa cashes in on ‘forgotten’ Tokwe-Mukosi flood victims

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Chamisa cashes in on ‘forgotten’ Tokwe-Mukosi flood victims

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Cephas Shava

MWENEZI – Thousands of displaced Tokwe Mukosi flood victims who for long have been forgotten by the government had their hope renewed last week after MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa visited them at Chingwizi camp.
The Tokwe-Mukosi floods of February 2014 were declared a national disaster by then president Robert Mugabe but he never set foot in the area to see the level of damage.
Mugabe was later removed by the November 15, 2017, military coup which ushered in a ‘new dispensation’ under President Emmerson Mnangagwa but the old conditions of the flood victims remain unchanged.
The government still owes the flood victims millions of dollars in compensation money and Chamisa last week used the issue to attack Mnangagwa, accusing his administration of neglecting the victims.
Addressing thousands of party supporters at Rutenga growth point last Saturday soon after touring Chingwizi, Chamisa said he witnessed dire poverty and suffering at the camp.
“I went to Chingwizi to see for myself how the people there are surviving. What I saw there was saddening. I came face to face with poverty and I told myself the people of Zimbabwe really need to be saved from the jaws of Zanu PF.
“What I saw exhibited the cruelty of the government and that of my colleague Mnangangwa because he did not even bother to visit the suffering people of Chingwizi but he prioritised to go to Davos and China at the expense of Chingwizi,” said Chamisa.
Since their relocation, Chingwizi people have been bitterly complaining over the area’s limited access to various key social services health facilities, clean water sources and schools.local

Chamisa pulls record crowd, leaves Chiredzi hopeful

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MDC-T National Organising Secretary Amos Chibaya (back to camera) addresses the crowd.

…vows to reconstruct Chilonga Bridge

Beatific Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI – The usually quiet town was last week awakened by the MDC Alliance rally which pulled a record crowd, filling Tshovani Stadium to the brim with an overflow as people stampeded for a date with the opposition coalition’s leader, Nelson Chamisa.
The rally was a massive conclusion to Chamisa’s four-day tour of Masvingo which had also taken him to Chivi and Mwenezi.
“You have made us proud Chiredzi. You came in your numbers. For the crowds that I have addressed in Zimbabwe, we had White City Stadium which was filled to capacity. We also had Dulivadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge where people came in their numbers but today I have seen that Chiredzi has refused to remain behind. Thank you very much,” said Chamisa. 
Chamisa said Chiredzi had always held a special place in the heart of the late Morgan Tsvangirai, saying he will strive to transform the lives of the people in the Lowveld.
“If you remember some years back when our late president Tsvangirai was flying back home from South Africa, he was told he could not land at the now Robert Mugabe International airport. We then opted for him to land here in Chiredzi at Buffalo Range,” said Chamisa.
Chamisa promised that before embarking on the ‘spaghetti’ roads programme, he would put resources together for the reconstruction of the Chilonga Bridge which has been for long forgotten by the government.
The damaged Chilonga Bridge links Chiredzi South and Chiredzi West and poses a perennial challenge to villagers from Chiredzi South during the rainy season.
The dilapidated, low-lying bridge has virtually cut off areas like Chikombedzi from the Chiredzi town, the district’s main commercial centre.
MDC Alliance principal, Tendai Biti assured Chiredzi that the Chamisa administration will improve the livelihoods of the people in the Lowveld.
“Chiredzi has high potential and it should be harnessed. There are people here who live in dilapidated houses but that will soon be a thing of the past. We need everyone to live in decent houses and all houses should be solar-powered because we have so much (unharvested) solar energy here in Chiredzi.
“Chiredzi produces sugarcane and we are going to make sure that it will be processed and packaged here so that we create more avenues of employment for our people,” said Biti.top news

WCoZ educates women on constitionalism

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WCoZ educates women on constitionalism

Clever Taperamoyo

MASVINGO – The Women Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) Masvingo Chapter recently held a workshop at the Presbyterian Church near Yeukai Shopping Centre to educate its members on the constitution, electoral processes and political participation.
The workshop came in the wake of consultation meetings held across the country to improve understanding of the constitution particularly among women and girls.
Addressing stakeholders, WCoZ Masvingo chairperson, Joyce Mhungu said women and girls should familiarise themselves with the constitution in order to protect their rights.
 “I urge women and girls to be familiar with the 2013 constitution, know the provisions that affect them so that they are able to protect their rights in such matters as inheritance,” said Mhungu.
Government, she said, should also include the aspect of constitutionalism in the education system for the benefit of young people in schools.
“Government should also implement, through our education system, the learning of various constitutional provisions that can enlighten children starting from primary level so that we equip them with the basic constitutional knowledge,” Mhungu said.
Participants raised a myriad of problems they felt were an infringement on constitutional rights; with such issues as property rights, lobola and healthcare taking centre stage.
“Government, through various ministries that target women and girls, should engage the grassroots when distributing funds for projects. The projects should also have attainable goals.
“Women should not continue to be stripped back to poverty especially with the issue of joining fees. You find that some unplanned projects that should uplift women continue to burden us as because they cannot be sustained,” said one participant.
Women were also encouraged to continue claiming their political space in order to realise the goal for an equal representation of women in all spheres of life.

Chamisa admits chaotic primaries

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Chamisa admits chaotic primaries

Nelson Chamisa

…orders reruns in all affected constituencies

Beatific Gumbwanda

CHIREDZI – MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa openly admitted that his party’s primary elections had been marred with irregularities which left many members dejected and ordered that all disgruntled constituencies be subjected to reruns on the same day.
There has been widespread discontentment over candidate imposition and rigging around the country during the course of the MDC-T primaries with some disgruntled members threatening a ‘bhora musango’ while other losing candidates have vowed to contest as independent candidates.
Chamisa told a packed Tshovane stadium that the MDC-T is an example of good governance and representatives should be chosen by the people.
 “I have just talked to the election directorate and I have also talked to the provincial chairman and told them that candidates should be selected in a free, fair and credible manner. MDC is an example of good governance. MDC is an example of democracy.
“All areas where there was violence and where elections were not conducted in a free and fair manner should be done at once across the country. People should select a candidate of their choice. Elections should be done in a free and fair manner in order to defeat Zanu PF.
“You know what I am talking about. From councillors to MPs, let there be democracy. That has to be done immediately and the province should communicate this message as soon as possible,” said Chamisa.
MDC-T supporters in Chiredzi had planned to demonstrate against provincial chairperson James Gumbi in front of Chamisa as they accuse him of corruption and imposition of candidates.politics

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