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Judge President praises Masvingo High Court

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Judge President praises Masvingo High Court

From left…City of Masvingo mayor Hubert Fidze, Provincial Affairs Minister Josaya Hungwe, Justice Chiweshe and Chief Charumbira during the official opening of the 2018 legal year at Masvingo High Court

Nyasha Marumbi

MASVINGO – Judge President, Justice George Chiweshe last week hailed the work being done by the local High Court, saying many backlogs in criminal and civil cases had been cleared.
Addressing members of the judiciary and the media to officially open the 2018 legal year, Justice Chiweshe highlighted what he called the significant rise in the number of both civil and criminal cases that were successfully handled by the court.
The Masvingo High Court was officially opened in May 2016 but only became operational in September of the same year after the appointment of the first resident judges, justices Garainesu Mawadze and Joseph Mafusire.
Justice Chiweshe said a total of 274 civil cases were received during the 2017 legal year, with 205 of them having been completed already.
Some 968 criminal cases were received with 778 of them being completed, representing an 80 percent clearance rate.
It was also heard that the High Court received 470 criminal cases for review from the Magistrates’ Court compared to 193 in 2016. Of these, 448 have been completed.
Some 71 criminal appeals and 61 civil appeals were handled by the High Court as compared to 29 criminal and 13 civil appeals in the 2016 legal year. Of these, 56 criminal and 36 civil appeals were completed during the period under review.
Justice Chiweshe hailed the new political dispensation ushered in by Operation Restore Legacy which he said had opened up more democratic space to allow the rule of law to thrive.
“Our overview of the 2017 legal year must recognise that there is a new political dispensation in the country following what has been dubbed “Operation Restore Legacy”….led by the Zimbabwe Defense Forces and has opened up the democratic space and enhanced the rule of law in the country,” said Chiweshe.
The official opening of the 2018 legal year in Masvingo was attended by many dignitaries including the Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Josaya Hungwe, City of Masvingo mayor Hubert Fidze, National Council of Chiefs president Fortune Charumbira, Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ) general secretary Reverend Charles Juro, various magistrates, lawyers and prosecutors.top news

Former NPP executive Uyoyo buried

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Former NPP executive Uyoyo buried

Shylet Uyoyo

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Former National People’s Party (NPP) Masvingo provincial chairperson Shylet Uyoyo who passed away on January 12, 2017, in Zvishavane after a short illness has been buried.
Uyoyo was buried at Masvingo Provincial Heroes’ Acre after being declared a provincial hero.
Prior to her death, Uyoyo had resigned from NPP saying she was a taking a sabbatical from politics.
NPP national spokesperson Jeffreyson Chitando praised her contributions to the party. 
“Though she had resigned from our party, we remember the role she played in building this party.
“She sacrificed her time and resources to build the party. Uyoyo’s dedication to this country will be greatly remembered as she fought for the liberation of this country.
“NPP president Dr Joice Mujuru and the whole party would always remember your contribution to the struggle for a democratic Zimbabwe,” said Chitando.
Uyoyo was expelled from Zanu PF in 2014 during the ‘Gamatox’ purges but she recently made indications of re-joining Zanu PF.local

We didn’t want Mugabe anymore, Chief Charumbira says

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We didn’t want Mugabe anymore, Chief Charumbira says

Fortune Charumbira

Itai Muzondo

GWERU – President of the National Council of Chiefs, Fortune Charumbira last week said traditional leaders had grown tired of former President Robert Mugabe such that they could not wait to see his back.
Charumbira was speaking at the Zanu PF conference centre in Gweru during the handover of brand new vehicles to chiefs by President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the weekend.
 “As chiefs, we are Zanu PF. This is the party we have always rallied behind and will always follow and support. There have been ups and downs in Zanu PF but because we are Zanu PF, we just follow what the party gives us.
“If they give us a lame president, we will just support him and when a good president comes, we will still support the party. During Mugabe’s time, we had already seen that there is no future but we just followed the leader who had been chosen by the party,” Charumbira said.
He claimed that chiefs had played their own part in the removal of Mugabe from power.
“Now we have a new administration which we had long foreseen with Mnangagwa as Zim 1 and Chiwenga as Zim 2. We are ready to support them as we did when we had Mugabe removed from power,” he said.
He continued his rumbling speech even though a note advising him to stop had been slipped to him by traditional leadership director, Felix Chikovo.
“I am receiving a note here that I am I must censor my speech as I am live on broadcast but I won’t because the world should know the truth.
“I also want to thank this new dispensation for being truthful as the Mugabe regime was full of lies. We were promised these vehicles way back but nothing materialised. I wonder where their ethos were, kunyepera varume vakuru, vanoremekedzwa vakadai,” said Charumbira.
Section 281 of the constitution forbids traditional leaders from being members of any political parties, acting in a partisan manner and furthering the interests of any political party.top news

Zanu PF supporters attack Zaka MDC-T chair

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Zanu PF supporters attack Zaka MDC-T chair

Amos Kumire after the attack

Brighton Chiseva

ZAKA – Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) Zaka East youth chairperson Amos Kumire is lucky to be alive after he sustained severe injuries during an assault by five people alleged to be Zanu PF supporters.
The police could not be drawn into commenting on the matter which they said was due for the courts although the case was not heard in the Zaka Magistrates’ Court on Monday reportedly because the magistrate was away.
Kumire told TellZim News he was asked by prosecutors to wait for a medical report being done in Harare to be put together with the first one done at Musiso Hospital where he got admitted soon after the savage attack.
He said he was convinced the assault was political, adding that he knew the assailants very well.
“I was attacked by people that I know very well (names supplied). One of them invited me to his home to collect cotton fertilisers and chemicals that he had previously denied me saying it was not meant for MDC people.
“When I got there with my wife, he said he wanted to show me what Zanu PF was capable of doing. He hit me with a fist and when I tried to run away, I was ambushed by his other friends who were hiding near the homestead,” said Kumire.
MDC-T Ward 19 councillor, Peter Imbayarwo said he personally rushed Kumire to Musiso Hospital where he was admitted for several days.
“He was assaulted by five people whom he said he knows and I rushed him to the police to make a report before proceeding to hospital,” said Imbayarwo.local

MDC Masvingo factional wars reach boiling point

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MDC Masvingo factional wars reach boiling point

Morgan Tsvangirai


Upenyu Chaota

Factionalism within the MDC-T has reached a boiling point in Masvingo, plunging the whole province into chaos after the district recommended the suspension of City of Masvingo mayor, Hubert Fidze and five other district executives on charges of insubordination, triggering a groundswell of anger and discontent within structures.
In response to the suspensions, disgruntled party members are now calling for the fall of the district.
The Masvingo Urban constituency has become a hotbed within the MDC structures after some heavyweights among them Takanai Mureyi, Bonface Mazarire and Tongai Matutu said to be vying for the seat in the forthcoming elections.
Matutu, who came back to MDC-T after abandoning the Tendai Biti-led People’s Democratic Party (PDP), announced he was not interested in any position but was content with being a card carrying member.
Meanwhile, Matutu has embarked on philanthropic work of paying school fees for underprivileged pupils in the constituency, a move which has irked the district executive, which feels the former Masvingo Urban legislator is undermining their authority to position himself to take the seat.
Two weeks ago, Matutu organised an event where he handed school uniforms and fees to the underprivileged and the event was graced by Fidze and other members from the district who have now been served with suspension letters.
Among the suspended district executive members are Philip Mugabe, Elizabeth Mahachi and Thokozile Muchuchuti. Matutu was himself given a prohibition order while Fidze was recommended to the province for a disciplinary hearing.
The prohibition letter sent to Matutu ordered him to stop conducting party business and directed him to return party property which is said to be in his possession.
“You are warned not to run party programmess without the knowledge and approval of the district. Furthermore, now that you are back in the party after a break away, we advise you to surrender party assets that went missing during your tenure as the provincial secretary.
“You are further advised to service and maintain a party truck which you vandalised during your break away,” reads the letter signed by Masvingo Urban district secretary general Faustino Murambatsvina.
Masvingo Urban district also delivered a letter to the provincial chairperson James Gumbi recommending disciplinary against Fidze for attending ‘an unsanctioned meeting’.
“We write to inform you that the Mayor of Masvingo Hubert Fidze blessed an unsanctioned party meeting sponsored by Tongai Matutu. Given that he is a provincial member, we recommend that you institute necessary disciplinary action,” reads the letter.
MDC-T Masvingo provincial chairperson James Gumbi said he was yet to be briefed on the issue, adding that the province will see to it that the matter is resolved amicably if it reaches his office.
“It sounds funny that people are suspended for attending a function which does not have anything to do with politics. I haven’t been briefed but once I do I will give you the full details.
“We are having a provincial meeting on Sunday so if the matter comes to my office, we will put it on the agenda,” said Gumbi.
Mureyi, on the other hand, urged members to be united and prepare for the forthcoming elections. He said there was no bad blood between him and other candidates, urging members of the party to feel free to vote for candidates of their choice.
“I believe in unity. We should be united and have that democratic right to vote for candidates of our own choice. People should respect the party constitution and the leadership must unite the people,” said Mureyi.
MDC-T Veterans Activist Association (VAA) Masvingo provincial chairperson Tichaona Chiminya slammed the district for what he said was a push for factional agendas.
 “We cannot be found creating fissures in the party at this point in time. We have an election by the corner and we do not want to suspend people for no apparent reason. You cannot just wake up and think you want to suspend someone and just do it without following proper party procedures.
“There is no solid case to warrant any suspensions. We need everyone and we cannot afford to suspend each other now with few months before the election,” said Chiminya.
On his part, Matutu said he had no case to answer since his donation was not a party event but was organised at personal level.
“People should be able to separate Matutu the man and Matutu the politician. Not everything I do is politically-motivated so there is no need to let the district know other things I do at personal level.
“I like helping people and it is my calling. The district is offside and there is drought of reasoning among our leaders. How can they recommend disciplinary action against the mayor because he has done his civic duties?
“Cllr Fidze occupies a civic office, meaning that at times his position may force him to attend even events organised by people with links to Zanu PF. Why make noise now because he has graced Matutu’s function?” said Matutu.top news

Police bosses protecting fake prophet

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Police bosses protecting fake prophet

It’s everywhere! Zvazara – even at my place at Chitima market people are talking about it. Asi hamunyare makaita seiko? Zuro ndizuro it was Chihuri being accused of corruption but now it seems the rot has cascaded down to provincial and district levels in the force. People are really losing the little confidence in our police. Many of them behave like ndivo vakatanga Zanu PF and they always try to bend the law so that they can please those in Zanu PF.
Do you still remember how police beat up Tsvangirai and other MDC supporters gore riya? How they banned a High Court-approved MDC-T rally in Zvishavane last year? Many of them are not professional at all; but now that Mugabe is gone handei tione! Mapombi knows very well that the majority will go home chete handiti Chihuri wakabaya madhongi achikuma. I thought Chihuri was invincible ka ini all along – in fact I thought he was the founding director of ZRP because aiita madiro aGeorgina chaiwo.
We are still seeing some officers with that mentality yekufunga kuti police ndeyavo vanoita zvavanoda nayo – it’s just a matter of time comrades. Mapombi now understands why even ED prefers army to police on his security team. Anyway, I will not go deeper on that one otherwise I will raffle feathers tikapedzesera tava kupiwa macharges of treason nekuti tikaramba tava kutaurisa words like COUP will be unavoidable.
But Mapombi was disturbed by the news she got recently about how some senior police officers at Central are protecting a well-known fake prophet who runs a what what Ministries church. The pastor is fake and a number of dockets have been opened against him but nyaya dzingotsikwa-tsikwa simply because some police bosses go to his church where they are given very false prophecies.
The prophet recently impregnated two ladies from the church and Mapombi heard one of the girls is 17-year-old. The prophet is now forcing the girl to abort because vava kutya jere. Mapombi heard that the issue is now an open secret kuchurch but the police bosses are making frantic efforts to block the girl from opening a docket against the self-proclaimed prophet. Hamunyare makaita seiko?
Ko nhai shefu Mofolo munoregereiko zvakadaro zvichiitika. It’s the talk of the town and imagine mukazoonawo isu vana Mapombi tozvinzwawo kwedu kuChitima uku. I’m sure even Makedenge or Ncube are aware of it – ko zvinozivikanwa nemunhu wese kani. Please madam, we want to see justice taking its course. We don’t care about him being a fake prophet but his open zip policy preying on innocent young girls, underage for that matter! Aaah kusanyara chaiko!
Anyway, Mapombi will not waste much time on this fake prophet but ndakagara ndazvitaura kare kuti tumachurch tunopindirwa kuma industry kana muma garage hatuna maturo. Industries and garages are not for churches, please. Haaa zvakangokonzereswawo nekamudhara kaye kekwaZvimba kakavondonga economy kusvika macompany avhara.
Mapombi still suspects that Zanu PF has a hand mukurwara kwaMorgiza chete. I’m not saying Zanu inogadzira cancer but mukabvunza Bob zvakanyatsonaka anokutsemurirai gure rese. Maybe for those who do not know, there are chemicals ekuti akaisiwa mucup obva abvisiwa cup yosukwa, the chemical will remain potent for years and if one uses that cup to drink tea, one would consume the chemical bit by bit, causing cancer.
Anyway, God is the giver and taker of life. Kurwara hakusiko kufa – may Tsvangirai get well soon. Mapombi heard kuri kubvira chimoto chaiko. Kkkkkkk power is too sweet I guess. I heard Chamisa, Mudzuri, Khupe and Mukoma Doug vese vari kudawo chinzvimbo chaSave ichochi. Ahh hanzi naMwonzorawo. Mapombi is not so educated but I can tell you that Zanu PF will win the elections rakacheka nyika if the MDC fails to put its house in order. Musazoti handina kutaura.
But MDC-T so, mahwani. Those guys are a big joke. Mapombi heard MDC-T Masvingo urban district executive has been unleashed and is calling members for hearings for no apparent reason because some are afraid that their preferred candidates will lose elections if rivals are not quickly taken care of. Kkkkkk how can you suspend Hubert Fidze of all the people? Ko Tongai Matutu aita problem yei hake aita donation to the less privileged? I bet with the last drop of my blood that MDC-T will never win elections with this kind of attitude and behaviour. Kufanana neZanu PF here inongosunga maG40 chete? Ngwarai mhani imi makaita Seiko? Kuita sevana vakazvarirwa pabarika kudai.
It’s almost lunch time guys let me go ndindozvikangira zvangu maputi angu ndizvidyire, kutyei zvangu munyika yakatorerwa Mugabe nana mukoma ikapiwa ED. These days I’m enjoying big time because rotten bananas ari tii ndiri kutombomabikisa kachasu zvangu.  Before I go, did I hear correctly that Mphoko once attempted to take over imba yaJoice Mujuru yaaigara yegovernment? Can someone tell me kuti aingova manyepo because Mphoko haangambodaro mhani. What I can agree kuti Mhpoko can do is to go and stay in a five star hotel even for two years. I will miss Mphoko for sure. Mboko imboko!mapombi

Dunira dreams big for Masvingo Urban

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Dunira dreams big for Masvingo Urban

Godhati Dunira

Upenyu Chaota

MASVINGO – Zanu PF provincial secretary for production and labour Godhati Dunira says he is casting the net wide in his hopes and aspirations to build a better and productive Masvingo Urban constituency in support of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s vision.
In an interview with TellZim News, Dunira said it was time to put political differences aside and push for the development of Masvingo using a collective approach.
“I have a dream for Masvingo Urban and the province as a whole. In this new dispensation, let’s hold hands and put our efforts into action. We are not going to leave anyone behind in this new dispensation.
“Development should cut across all facets of society and we want this constituency to speak development,” said Dunira.
He said in a developed Masvingo Urban constituency, there will be no vendors in the Central Business District (CBD) but all will be operating from designated areas.
“Vendors are all over the town and oftentimes, you see them in running battles with the police and council officers. Their wares are confiscated and I do not subscribe to that. We need to build proper vending sites for all vendors.
“We need to do away with mishika-shika and probably help those in the trade to properly register their vehicles. I have a dream of a clean Masvingo Urban where everyone will be doing their business to develop the constituency,” said Dunira.
“We need to empower each other for real and not cosmetically. People should be employed genuinely and not politicking. We do not need promises but we need action.
“The Chimusana Bridge has to be upgraded and the trunk sewer project started by the city fathers has to be completed. We need to mend broken fences and rope everyone into development,” said Dunira.top news

MDC-T confident of Midlands clean sweep

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MDC-T confident of Midlands clean sweep

Munyaradzi Mutandavari

…. ‘despite Zanu PF intimidation’

Exsto Makunzva

ZVISHAVANE – The Morgan Tsvangirai-led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) is confident of an overwhelming win in the Midlands despite what the opposition party’s leadership in the province allege to be widespread intimidation of voters by the ruling Zanu PF party.
MDC-T Midlands south spokesperson, Munyaradzi Mutandavari accused Zanu PF of engaging its usual gears of intimidation.
 “Zanu PF is aware that people desperately need change as evidenced by the high voter registration turnout in the districts. They have responded with intimidation because they are afraid of the people but we will not be held back. How come meetings that are called by village heads and other traditional leaders are turned into Zanu PF meetings,” said Mutandavari.
He also said Zvishavane had 30 000 registered voters, a figure which he claimed showed that people were taking the upcoming elections seriously.
MDC-T secretary for elections Dr Takavafira Zhou corroborated the incidents of intimidation of people by Zanu PF in Mberengwa.
He said in Mberengwa North, three village heads; Danisa, Ndavambi and Mugwisiwa, recently summoned all registered voters to bring their registration slips for recording of serial numbers and for use for food distribution.
“Traditional leaders and Zanu PF officials invite the people supposedly for food aid and inputs distribution but only to demand that the people must submit serial numbers of their registration slips.
“They are then threatened against voting for the opposition, using the serial numbers as a scare tactic,” said Dr Zhou, adding that incidents of that kind happened recently in Dhanga and Danisa village near Mt Mberengwa business centre under Chief Mapiravana.
Dr Zhou said Jubheki Machova, popularly known as (baba vaEdias), called for a meeting where village heads Danisa, Ndavambi and Mugwisa were ordered to summon all people with 18 years of age and above.
The three village heads allegedly demanded that all registered voters surrender their registration slips.
The same is said to have happened in Shurugwi South.politics

Chivi man rapes own daughters

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Chivi man rapes own daughters

Cephas Shava

CHIVI – A 42-year-old man who allegedly had been raping his two daughters since 2013, was recently arrested by police detectives following a tip off, TellZim News has learnt.
The accused who could not be named for ethical reasons resides at Chahobo village, Nyahombe resettlement area under Chief Shindi.
Sources told TellZim News that the alleged rapist father had been repeatedly abused the girls, who are now aged 14 and 16 years for all that long and some members of the community had become aware of it but they remained quiet.
“The man is a well-known bully in the area. Some members of the community and even the accused’s wife have been fully aware that the man was in the habit of raping his two daughter but they did not report it as they feared victimisation,” said a source.
However, after gathering some courage, a community member alerted police detectives at Nyahombe police base.
The detectives raided the accused’s homestead leading to his eventual arrest. The man was due to appear at the Chivi Magistrate Court by the time of going to print.news

Runyararo man in custody for stealing Pote billboards

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Runyararo man in custody for stealing Pote billboards


Nyasha Marumbi

MASVINGO – Manjonjo Ushemasimba, who resides at number 15750 Runyararo West, was last week remanded in custody to Friday, January 19, by magistrate Takawira Mugabe on charges of vandalising billboards belonging to Pote Holdings.
It is the State’s case that on a date unknown to the prosecutor but during the period extending from March 23 to 25, 2017, Ushemasimba unlawfully dismantled and took away two Pote Drilling billboards,one at the 2 km peg along Mutare – Masvingo Roadand the other at Craft Centre along Masvingo-Beitbridge Road.
Ushemasimba used the billboards to make sliding gates at his own work place in the light industrial area in Mucheke.
A Mucheke man identified the billboards and reported the matter to the police leading to the arrest of the accused person.
The total value of the stolen property was given as US$240.00.
Edmond Mapope represented the State.local

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