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Prof Moyo mocks Mnangagwa’s honourary doctorate

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Prof Moyo mocks Mnangagwa’s honourary doctorate

President Emmerson Mnangagwa

…says it’s a shameless disregard of standards

Itai Muzondo in Gweru

GWERU – Former Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Prof Jonathan Moyo last week attacked the conferment of President Emmerson Mnangagwa with a Honourary Doctor of Law Degree, saying it was shameless disregard of protocol.
Mnangagwa was given the honourary degree during a graduation ceremony held at Midlands State University (MSU) held on December 2.
Prof Moyo argued that no such honour can properly be awarded in the absence of a university chancellor.
“For the State University to offer its Chancellor an Honourary Doctorate, there’s a process between council, the Vice Chancellor, the Minister and the Chancellor. In this case there was no Minister and no Chancellor. This is a shameless disregard of standards,” Prof Moyo lashed out in a Twitter rant.
The new cabinet was announced on November 30 but ministers only took oath of office on December 4, meaning the new Higher Education minister Prof Amon Murwira had not effectively assumed office prior to that.
Mnangagwa, who capped 6 612 graduates, was installed MSU chancellor at the same occasion and he thanked the university for honouring him.
“It is a great honour to be invited to be the second chancellor of this great university. My sincere thanks also go to those who have made it possible for this installation ceremony to materialise and for me to be eased into this great office on this scholarly platform and into this majestic and weighty robe.
“I was indeed part of the team that lobbied government and the national leadership then on the need to establish a national university in the Midlands province. I remember very vividly the intensity and incisive debates that took place then as we navigated through obstacles, snags and other impediments all in a bid to perfect the ideas that would give birth to this grand institution,” Mnangagwa said.
It is said MSU had always wanted to honour Mnangagwa but was being blocked by fear of Robert Mugabe who reportedly did not like the idea.politics

Chikombedzi ZAOGA pastor helps church member to marry ‘second’ wife

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Chikombedzi ZAOGA pastor helps church member to marry ‘second’ wife

Ezekiel Guti

Anesushe Mamhute

CHIREDZI – A Chikombedzi woman has threatened to engage the Zimbabwe Assemblies for God Africa (ZAOGA) leader Apostle Ezekiel Guti over a matter in which she accuses the local pastor of helping her husband to marry a second wife.
Rugare Mago accuses Pastor Chauke of giving his blessings to the marriage between her husband Solomon Ngonyamo and a woman identified as Margaret Ndlovu.
“I was shocked when I was told that banns on the marriage between my husband and the new woman were made. The pastor allowed those marriage announcements to be made when he knew fully well that I am still married to my husband. I am thinking to go a seek help from Bishop Guti in Harare,” said Mago.
The marriage between Ngonyamo and Ndlovu was solemnised by Overseer Barnabas Makonde and stamped at the Chiredzi Regional Magistrates’ Court on November 30 despite an ex-parte application of interdict to bar the marriage having been made by Mago a day before the marriage.
“I contracted an unregistered customary law union with Ngonyamo in 2002. Two children were born in this union of which all the children are still minors.
“On November 15, I was informed that my husband had posted banns with the intention to marry Margret and I contacted Overseer Chauke to cancel the banns but he refused,” reads the interdict, which was signed by the Clerk of Court and dated November 29.
After being served with an interdict, Ngonyamo and Pastor Chauke instructed their lawyers, Zimbodza and Associates to apply for a peace order barring Mago from attending the wedding.
The peace order draft indicates that Ngonyamo had given Rugare a token of divorce (gupuro) in the presence of her aunt on the grounds of infidelity.
“Sometime in 2016, I had a misunderstanding with the respondent due to infidelity on the part of respondent who was having an affair. On the first incidence, I forgave her but she however remained unfaithful in the marriage.
“On the 2nd incidence, I caught the respondent red-handed in the act of infidelity and that led to the termination of our customary law union by me giving her a divorce token in the presence of her aunt, who came and collected (sic) her and they informed me that she was going to have a new husband,” reads part of the peace order.
When Mago’s namesake aunt was contacted for comment, she said she knew nothing about the divorce, claiming that no divorce token was ever given to her niece as far as she knew.
“Handina chandinoziva maererano nekurambana kwaRugare nemurume wake nekuti hapana gupuro raakapiwa kuratidza kuti havachasi vese. Solomon anondiziva satete nekuti pavakaroorana vakauya nemumaoko angu asi mashoko ekurambana kwavo handisati ndamaziva,” said Rugare Mago, who bears the same name as her niece.local

Mugabe smarter than ED – Hungwe

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Mugabe smarter than ED – Hungwe

Josaya Hungwe

…says Zanu PF will use soldiers in 2018 election campaign
…Rtd Brig-Gen Chineka weeps in PCC

Upenyu Chaota

MASVINGO – The newly-appointed Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Josaya Hungwe stunned party members during a Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting when he revealed that Team Lacoste faction had to use the army after they had been outsmarted by Generation 40 (G40) faction. Hungwe added that the defeat by G40 was a clear indication that former president Robert Mugabe was smarter than his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
The Masvingo Godfather revealed that the reason why the military ‘stepped in’ to elbow out Mugabe and the G40 faction was because Mnangagwa and Lacoste faction had completely failed.
Addressing a charged PCC last Sunday at the Show Grounds, Hungwe, who introduced a new party slogan ‘Pamberi neNgwena’, equated Mnangagwa to Biblical Nehemiah who fled from his country and later sought permission to return to his homeland to rebuild what was broken.
Hungwe said it was going to be impossible for Mnangagwa to remove former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Professor Jonathan Moyo and other top G40 ring leaders adding that only army commander General Constantino Chiwenga had the power to remove the former President and the G40 cabal. 
Hungwe further equated Zanu PF to Jerusalem which was burnt to the ground by King Nebuchadnezzar (G40) while Nehemiah (juxtaposed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa) helped the Israelites (Lacoste) to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem with soldiers on guard.
“Jerusalem had been burnt down and Nehemiah was so sad about it. He wished to go back and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem so that the Israelites would be safe. Nehemiah was asked what his master King Artaxerxes could help with and he asked to be let go and rebuild the Walls of Jerusalem.
“Asi Mambo akaziva kuti kune vadzivisi vanogona kutadzisa basa rekuvaka akabva apa Nehemiah masoja ekuti azorwisa wavengi kana wouya (But the King knew that the Egyptians would come and attack the Israelites and he gave Nehemiah an army to protect the people while they rebuild the Walls),” said Hungwe.
“President Mnangagwa with the help of the army managed to dislodge the enemy which has been shutting us out all along. With the help of Gen Chiwenga, all the enemies retreated and we are going to rebuild the Walls of Jerusalem.
“Our President Mnangagwa said there will be gnashing of teeth in the end. Gen Chiwenga varimo muBhaibheri ndivo vaya vanopindira kana vanhu voramba nezvinhu zvevanhu (Gen Chiwenga is there in the Bible and he fights for the people),” said Hungwe.
Hungwe openly hinted that Zanu PF will not hesitate to use soldiers during the 2018 harmonised elections saying it was common that Kings in the Bible would always use soldiers for their convenience.
“In the Bible, the Kings ruled with the army on their side. Saka patinoenda ku2018 elections musasiya soja. (Zanu PF) Chairman, soja apa imi mberi. (When we campaign in 2018, do not leave the army. We will move side by side with the military),” said Hungwe.
The meeting became intense when the central committee member Rtd Brig-Gen Livingstone Chineka wept and trembled in anger over what he said was a distressing onslaught by the now defeated G40 cabal. He argued that forgiving members and accepting them back into party structures without through vetting would not be good for Zanu PF.
“We should address the problem not symptoms. We do not want to walk with people who will cause problems along the way.
“We need leaders we can bank on not those with double standards. These people who turned on us before, what guarantee do we have that they will not turn again. We need to be very careful on whom to trust now.
“We were called all sorts of names because of these people and we cannot leave this rot unattended. They should all come forward and confess their double standards and not to shelter them as if nothing happened,” said Rtd Brig-Gen Chineka before breaking into tears.
Provincial chairperson Ezra Chadzamira urged members to follow proper party channels and not just to expel members for having links with the G40. He said the obvious people who will face the chop at the upcoming congress are Walter Mzembi, Dr Paul Chimedza, Daniel Shumba and Jeppy Jaboon.top news

BVR enters mop-up phase in Masvingo

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BVR enters mop-up phase in Masvingo

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The Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) has opened a mop up registration window in Masvingo district covering Masvingo Urban, Masvingo Central, Masvingo South, Masvingo North and Masvingo West.
The mop up exercise stretches from December 4 to 19.
ZEC official Getrude Marumbi spoke to Hevoi FM yesterday, Wednesday December 6 2017, saying the mop-up exercise was aimed at reaching out to those who may have missed out during the BVR blitz.
“There may be people who missed the BVR blitz and these are our targets in this mop-up exercise. There are people who may have been processing their national identification cards during the blitz and now is their chance to register.
“We want to make sure that we cover as much ground as possible and the so called aliens have to also embrace this extension to register as voters,” said Marumbi.local

‘Zanu PF swallows ZimPF’

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‘Zanu PF swallows ZimPF’

Kudakwashe Bhasikiti

Upenyu Chaota

The opposition Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF), largely composed of members fired from the ruling Zanu PF on allegations of plotting to usurp power from the then President Robert Mugabe back in 2014, could close shop after its top leadership traced its footsteps back to the ruling party.
The Zanu PF central committee last month extended an olive branch to all former members expelled from the party from as far back as 2014.
ZimPF heavyweights Kudakwashe Bhasikiti and Rtd Col Claudius Makova were quick to respond to the call and showed up at last weeks’ Zanu PF Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting where they swore allegiance to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Bhasikiti, who was ZimPF national chairperson, said he resigned from ZimPF and is now in Zanu PF full time, claiming the ruling party ‘has always been my home’.
“Zanu PF and ZimPF are the same. When we were expelled, we formed a party which is people-oriented like Zanu PF. We did not want to call ourselves Zanu PF original but we decided to follow the goals of Zanu PF while outside.
“Now that Zanu PF has redeemed itself, we have decided to come back because we have always been Zanu PF. I told Didymus Mutasa and Rugare Gumbo that we should dissolve the party and go back to our roots and I assure you that they are all coming back to their home,” said Bhasikiti.
Bhasikiti said he was not after any position but was available to serve Zanu PF and make sure that the party won election next year.
“Some people may begin to wonder why I have decided to trace back my footsteps so I want to assure them that I am not seeking any position. I just want to serve my party because this is the only party I know,” said Bhasikiti.
Surprisingly, it is the same Bhasikiti who pulled out of the Mwenezi East parliamentary by-election in March, citing intimidation and vote-buying by Zanu PF which he condemned as a violent party.
Rtd Col Makova also weighed in saying they were the first to answer to the call by the central committee saying they never wanted to leave Zanu PF but were forced out.
“I want to categorically state that I never left Zanu PF but I was expelled. It was not my wish but I had no other option. The party had been hijacked and even President Mnangagwa was expelled too. Many people were expelled so we have to work together now to rebuild the party,” said Rtd Col Makova.politics

Research proposals made easy as Magwa couple publishes guide

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Research proposals made easy as Magwa couple publishes guide

Professor Wiseman Magwa

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MASVINGO – Research proposal writing has never been easier than what it has become now that prolific writers, Professor Wiseman Magwa and his wife Dr Simuforosa Magwa have published a step-by-step guide for both undergraduate and post graduate students.
The book is already available at Mambo Press bookshops countrywide.
Prof Magwa is the Vice Chancellor of the Reformed Church University (RCU) while Dr Simuforosa Magwa is a senior lecturer at the Great Zimbabwe University (GZU).
The writers are seasoned educations with treasure-troves of publications to their names and have taught at different schools, colleges and universities.
The new book, titled Writing a Research Proposal: A Step by Step Guide provides practical assistance on how to write a thesis with little or no hassles.
The content of the book covers all stages of writing a proposal starting from defining the proposal itself, the selection of a research topic, statement of the problem, objectives, research questions, methodology of findings up to the submission of the proposal to the thesis committee or supervisor.
The book’s foreword was written by another renowned scholar Professor Rungano Zvobgo who the GZU Vice Chancellor.
Most students at tertiary institutions, the authors say, do not understand what a research proposal means, and neither do they understand its importance in the entire research process. The book, therefore, comes in handy as a comprehensive solutions to students’ challenges in that regard.
While Professor Wiseman Magwa has published more than 100 academic articles and 26 textbooks in Shona and English, his spouse also boasts several publications in the area of Educational Psychology with numerous journal articles, book chapters and a book to her credit.education

Mnangagwa my man!

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Mnangagwa my man!

Now that the cool is over, it’s time to get to serious business. Hey chiiko nemi I said cool not coup iyo yamava kutaura iyo zvava zvenyuwo izvozvo ini handichazvikwanise kwava kuda kutsvaga kutirovesa nana mukoma.
But the cool was really helpful anyway because Mr Mugabe decided to call it quits as pressure continued to mount on him. Mapombi thought it was game over for Mnangagwa after he was fired from Vice President post but vana Chiwenga vakazomubatsira wena.
But iyeyu Chiwenga naMnangagwa ndakatovagumbukira rough; I heard ndivo vakarambirira election ya2008 mudhara ati ndoenda kwaZvimba kundorima zviyo nembambaira. Dai makarega zvakaenda kudhara zvingadaro tisina kumboona nhamo yese yamakationesa iyi. Zvichatora nguva kuti tikuregererei varume imi – in fact you have to sort out the economy as soon as possible kana muchida kuti tikanganwe nhamo yatakaoneswa naRobert because of you.
Mapombi however, has few predictions of the things that will happen soon; firstly – I can foresee former Bikita West legislator Dr Munyaradzi Kereke vachibuda mujere while Dr Ignatious Chombo is locked up at Chikurubhi. I can foresee former Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana bouncing back as well probably with a more powerful position now.  Please note that these are just predictions ini ndakasiyana nevamwe vaya vanozviti maprophets who say everything they predict is prophecy.
There is a big difference between a prediction and prophecy muvaudze izvozvo vazvizive vasatinyepere ivavo vakandopiwa samba nemaAsante kuGhana munovaziva. Anyway, you have heard my prediction so let’s wait and see kana zvazotadza mozoti Mapombi unonyepa – dai musina hana nhete ndaibva ndangokuudzai zvimwe zvikuru manje ndoswera zvangu ndotsvagwa nemasoja nemapurisa mandifumura kuti ndini ndakakuudzai. But will tell you anyway because ndiri gentleman handivanze.
But life sometimes is not fair guys; are you telling me that Marujata is no longer first lady of this country? Kkkkkkkk inga hupenyu ivhiri hunoshanduka chokwadi – Grace ‘Gucci’ chaiye chaiye here? Kkkkkk haa mhepo ndoiziva zvangu ini. Anyway, my dear brothers don’t ever make a mistake of going to bed with secretaries kumabasa uko munotiparira veduwe.  I rest my case.
Mapombi heard from Leo Mugabe that the former president is well and fit; kkkkk hanzi he is looking forward to his new life kumusha and farming kkkkkk zvoita upenyu so. Asi mudhara anga arwadzisa vanhu mhani uyu.
Back to serious business; by the way Mnangagwa said to have already hit the ground running and he promised probably more than what he can chew. Of course, after taking over a fractured country like Zimbabwe, one has to promise anything, just anything. He has promised jobs, jobs, jobs, reviving the economy and to ruthlessly dealing with corruption. Kkkkkkk CORRUPTION? Really Mr President?
But I was impressed by the decision to cut budget by half for the Zanu PF extra-ordinary congress – at least Mnangagwa has to do it the Magufuli way if he is to indeed endear himself with the generality of Zimbabweans. People of Zimbabwe just want transparency and good governance. Period.
People want to know what happened to the $15 billion which Mugabe said it disappeared; what happened to Itai Dzamara. But Mnangagwa cannot do this without exposing his cdes and allies but zvava kutoda kushinga saMagufuli apa and once he does that Ngwena inobva yatoita hero chairo.
I am however, appealing to you Mr President to make sure the person called Dofora or is it Dokora is nowhere near the primary and secondary education ministry please. Please please ndakumbirawo hangu the man is a big problem. The best is just to let him go andozorora zvake naMugabe vachitaura about their new curriculum ikoko. We don’t want to see Dokora near our children, please.
But Chinamasa and Mumbengegwi vanoti Mwari ndewedu wena; after being humiliated by Mugabe by way of demotion to inferior ministries,they have bounced back as acting ministers of Finance and Foreign Affairs respectively. Kana iri mudzimu yavo doro vanofanira kutombobika futi.
Mapombi however, wants to warn Mnangagwa that the cabinet really needs an overhaul; izvi zvekuramba mongoti vana Hungwe maminister hazvichaita todawo new and fresh blood. More youthful MPs must be appointed to the cabinet kwete chembere dzava kungorarara mumisangano idzo.
But to declare Mugabe’s birthday a national public holiday ndokurasika chaiko. Mapombi is sure the new president kutodawo kuti ravo birthday rigozonziwo public holiday. What national Youth Day ipapa? We want to fast forget anything to do with Mugabe please so don’t add on to our woes; we already have airports and streets named after him which some of us vana Mapombi have declared kuti handisvike anywhere pakangonyorwa kuti Robert Gabriel Mugabe. Kana mumastreets chaiwo handigurimo that is why I prefer to remain here at Dr Grace Trading Centre. Kkkkkkk by the way, anyone who named this place after Grace munhu iyeye ngauye pano ndimbomupawo some rotten bananas and maputi because akachenjeresa. The filthiness of this place naGrace igejegeje chaiyo kkkkkk sando dzenyu Queen of Grace.
It’s almost lunch time regai ndeiende zvangu ndindokanga maputi angu for lunch ndingamapedza here mashoko mazuvano akawandisa kudarika mvura yeCyclone Grace. But before I go, im really worried Cdes, is there anyone in Botswana andiudzewo kuti ubudi wami Mphoko unjani. I miss you mfo’wethu! But I hear he has already phoned Ngwena begging for mercy and to be allowed to return home after Khama gave him a December 1 deadline to leave the country kkkkk. I’m happy I heard Choppies inserted an advert in one of the State papers congratulating Ngwena for being President – you were on point. I miss you bro! Asante Sana! Mboko imboko!mapombi

Veterai elected ZDA provincial chair

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Veterai elected ZDA provincial chair

Edmore Veterai

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The Zimbabwe Diabetes Association (ZDA) has elected former police commissioner Edmore Veterai as its Masvingo provincial chairperson.
The organisation said the appointment of Veterai will help move the association’s goals of mitigating the dangers posed by diabetes.
Statistics on diabetes in Zimbabwe have been described in some quarters as not up to date but in 2005, it was found that 10 percent of the population was diabetic.
“As the new provincial chairperson together with my executive, I am going to make sure that all the people who are diabetic make the right choices regarding their conditions.
“We have had incidences where people are misled by prophets that their diabetic conditions can be healed through prayer and are given anointing oil but that should not be the case. People should get tested for diabetes and start treatment.
“You do not need anointing water or oil but just some insulin from nearby medical facilities an appropriate diet,” said Veterai.
He said people needed to avoid stress and exercise a lot in order to manage sugar levels.
ZDA donated soccer balls to each of the seven districts in Masvingo so that people can exercise.  A donation of five bags of maize and five of sugar beans and cases of sugar was also made at Ratidzo Zimcare Trust.local

‘Aliens’ now allowed to vote

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‘Aliens’ now allowed to vote


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03 Dec 2017 – High Court Judge Nyaradzo Munangati-Munongwa on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, granted an order allowing so-called aliens to go and register to vote provided they bring along their ‘alien’ branded identity cards, a birth certificate and proof of residence.
The court order came after human rights lawyer Denford Helimani of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) petitioned the High Court on behalf of Harare resident Sarah Kachingwe and two opposition parties; MDC-T and MDC-N seeking and order to compel the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to allow the ‘aliens’ to register as voters.
‘Aliens’ are people born of foreign parents whom Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede had consistently disenfranchised.local

BVR: Half a million register in Masvingo

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BVR: Half a million register in Masvingo

… women dominate registration process

Upenyu Chaota

MASVINGO – The number or registered voters in Masvingo province under the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system continues to rise with nearly half a million registered as on November 27, 2017.
According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) statistics, the total number of people who had registered by that date stood at 407 156.
Females constituted the majority of registrants totalling 237 094 while males stand at 170 062.
The total number of registrants was gathered from 338 centres from the first phase of the registration blitz.
A total of 9 497 prospective registrants were turned away.
At 11:00 hrs on November 28, 2017, the number of registrants across the province had risen to 407 938 with registration centres reduced to 53.local

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