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announced the appointment of six more lawmakers
from the Sengezo Tsabangu-led Citizens Coalition
for Change (CCC) into the National Assembly to fill
the vacant proportional representation seats.
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Matiza estate up in flames
T
BY REJOICE PHIRI
HE late Transport and
Infrastructural Devel-
opment minister Joel
Biggie Matiza’s estate
is up in flames as it
emerged this week that a business
partner is allegedly refusing to hon-
our a US$2 million payment after a
construction deal.
Matiza, who held several ministe-
rial posts, died on January 22, 2021
at St Annes Hospital in Harare after
battling COVID-19.
He was declared a national hero
and was buried at the National He-
roes Acre in Harare.
He was also an internationally-
acclaimed architect, who had vast
construction businesses across the
globe.
His wife, Lillian, died two years
later.
However, the chief executive of-
ficer at Commerce Veritas (Pvt)
Zim commits to
making new currency
convertible, says minister
ZIMBABWE’S Finance, Econom-
ic Development and Investment
Promotion minister Mthuli Ncu-
be said on Thursday that the coun-
try is committed to making the new
gold-backed currency, the Zimba-
bwe Gold (ZiG), fully convertible.
He said the government and mon-
etary authorities were working on
closing possible loopholes that can
be used by speculators to destabi-
lise the currency, noting that medi-
um-to-long-term stability of the new
currency is an important stepping
stone toward the convertibility of the
new currency.
“We are already dealing with peo-
ple who are trading the ZiG on the
parallel market; it is money launder-
ing. We should not give speculators
an opportunity to destabilise our
currency,” he said while responding
to questions at the start of a two-day
6 Tshabangu loyalists
head to Parly
BY STAFF REPORTER
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commis-
sion (Zec) has announced the ap-
pointment of six more lawmakers
from the Sengezo Tsabangu-led Cit-
izens Coalition for Change (CCC)
into the National Assembly to fill the
vacant proportional representation
seats.
According to a notice published in
the Government Gazette yesterday,
Zec chairperson Priscilla Chigumba
confirmed the appointments.
“The public is hereby notified, in
terms of section 39(7)(a) of the Elec-
toral Act [Chapter 2:13], that the
persons specified in the Schedule be-
low, who were nominated by the Cit-
izens Coalition for Change party to
fill the vacancies in the National As-
sembly by virtue of section 120(1)
... as business partner refuses with US$2m
Limited, Martin Mutenda, whose
company specialises in civil en-
gineering, yesterday appeared in
court accused of defrauding Lillian
of US$2 million.
The complainant in the matter is
the late couple’s son, Batsirai (26),
who was appointed the executor
of his mother’s estate after she had
passed on.
Mutenda (55), from Hyde Park in
Harare, was remanded in custody to
Monday for his bail application by
Harare regional magistrate Donald
Ndirowei.
The investigating officer, Ngo-
nidzashe Chimuto, who appeared
in court to help the prosecution
oppose Mutenda’s bail application,
said the accused had a permanent
residence in South Africa.
“The police have been looking for
hybrid investment summit on Zim-
babwe in South Africa.
“We are also looking at the con-
vertibility of the currency in the fu-
ture. We want to promote the ZiG
so that anyone around the globe can
hold it and be able to exchange it for
gold or the US dollar equivalent,”
Ncube said.
Zimbabwe launched the ZiG in
April, which is backed by the central
bank’s reserves comprising US$100
million cash and US$185 million
worth of gold.
The ZiG notes and coins start-
ed circulating on Tuesday, several
weeks after the electronic ZiG was
unveiled.
The ZiG, Zimbabwe’s sixth at-
tempt at a currency solution, is ex-
pected to stabilise the economy and
help tame inflation.
— Xinhua
(b) and of the Constitution that oc-
curred following the recall of incum-
bent members, have been appoint-
ed with effect from the date of pub-
lication of this notice,” the notice
read.
The six are Vivian Chitimbe (Ha-
rare), Nyasha Batitsa (Manica-
land), Samantha Mureyani (Mani-
caland), Diana Marikano (Mashona-
land East), Tsungirirayi Rungwave
(Masvingo) and Melphiner Gwabeni
(Midlands).
Zec also announced the appoint-
ment of five CCC candidates to fill
vacant senatorial posts.
These are Tambudzai Kunaka (Ha-
rare), Murisi Zwizwai (Harare), Mo-
ses Manyengavana (Harare), Spi-
we Munemo (Mashonaland West)
and Tawanda Bvumo (Mashonaland
West).
the accused person since March and
we were told that he was in South
Africa, where he owns another
house,” Chimuto said.
He said the accused was arrest-
ed on April 30 at Robert Gabriel
Mugabe International Airport as he
came to Zimbabwe.
“We were told by the police of-
ficers who arrested him at the air-
port that he had been arrested while
coming from South Africa. We only
learned that the accused was in
Zimbabwe after investigations were
done prior to his court appearance,”
he said.
“He is also likely to tamper with
evidence because he is the secretary
of the company, hence being the sole
custodian of all the paperwork and
Uphold media freedom, govt urged
BY SHARON BUWERIMWE
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights
Commission (ZHRC) has urged
government and other stakeholders
to create an environment that fosters
a free and vibrant press.
In a statement released to cele-
brate World Press Freedom Day yes-
terday, the ZHRC said there was
a need for government to uphold
media freedom as enshrined in the
Constitution.
This year’s event is running un-
der the theme A Press for the Plan-
et: Journalism in the Face of the Envi-
ronmental Crisis.
“ZHRC urges all stakeholders, in
particular the government, to cre-
ate an enabling environment that
fully implements the rights guaran-
teed by sections 61(3) and (4) of the
Constitution to a free, vibrant, and
pluralistic media landscape. This
will, therefore, support independent
journalism and the rights of journal-
ists and ensure their safety while re-
porting on environmental issues,”
Kuminda first to introduce Fruit Vision blueberries to Zim
CLARENCE Mwale likes blazing
a trail and the new partnership he
has forged with a Zimbabwean busi-
nessman in the United Kingdom has
added fuel to his fire.
Together, they have set up a new
company, Kuminda, and their Hara-
re packhouse has just been complet-
ed.
This year, it will mostly be pack-
ing peas — they are expecting a bet-
ter pea season — but over the com-
ing years, their own blueberries will
also be packed here.
Kuminda (meaning at the fields
in the Shona language) has signed
an agreement for exclusive rights to
Dutch breeder Fruit Vision’s blue-
berries, which they will be the first to
establish in Zimbabwe.
It is set to max out Zimbabwe’s al-
ready massive advantage when it be-
comes the only country to crop blue-
berries from January.
“We visited Onubafruit in Spain,
and we saw what they do with the
co-operatives. We saw that a blue-
berry plantation can be owned by
many families, even hundreds of
families, who then employ profes-
sionals to run the business. It’s a dif-
ferent model from what we have in
bank accounts.”
Prosecutor Mercy Masamvi told
the court that sometime in June
2022, the accused person entered
into a construction business part-
nership with Lillian.
In the agreement, the accused
person reportedly misrepresented
to Lillian that herself, Jorome Leroy
and Taurai Negonde, would be-
come directors of the company, with
the accused being positioned as the
company secretary.
Mutenda allegedly told Lillian
that she would be given a payment
of US$2 million at the completion of
the construction project.
The State revealed that in ex-
change for the accused person’s of-
fer, Lillian would inject road equip-
the statement read.
The rights commission urged the
media to responsibly report and
avoid incitement of violence and
defamation, while also respecting
individual privacy.
“In view of enhanced infor-
mation dissemination in Zimba-
bwe through digital platforms, the
ZHRC reminds the media and the
public at large of their duty to up-
hold the constitutionally protect-
ed fundamental rights to protection
from incitement of violence, advo-
cacy of hatred and hate speech, ma-
licious injury to a person’s reputa-
tion or dignity as well as malicious
breach of a person’s right to privacy.”
ZHRC underscored the impor-
tance of balanced and evidence-
based reporting to foster public un-
derstanding and facilitate informed
decision-making on critical socio-
economic and political matters.
Meanwhile, the Young Journalists
Association (YOJA) said the state of
media freedom remains a matter of
grave concern.
Zimbabwe at the moment,” he said.
Kuminda will be the first to bring
capital-intensive blueberries to Zim-
babwean small scale farmers; the
country's opportunity that time of
the year too good to only benefit
large and often multinational blue-
berry producers.
“Blueberries are not doable to a
small-scale farmer until they get se-
rious aid. It will take time, but I have
no doubt that it can happen. The
Dutch varieties can give us two har-
vests in a year. We can manipulate it
to harvest at a time that suits us. Cur-
rent varieties are the earliest in the
southern hemisphere: it’s a massive
position for Zimbabwe. Then imag-
ine when we bring in varieties that
you can harvest twice — it’s going to
be massive.”
Moreover, he says, while blueber-
ry growers in Zimbabwe average 30
tonnes per hectare, these varieties
can yield as much as 65 tonnes.
Zimbabwean blueberry farmers
have learned a lot over the past five
years of growing the crop.
Kuminda is looking for strategic
partnerships to put in and even run
the blueberries.
“We can grow directly into the soil
Local News
ment namely a pneumatic roller,
paver, a roller and office furniture
which she took from her company
called Studio Arts (Pvt) Limited.
The court heard that Lillian duly
supplied the equipment as part of
the deal.
On November 25 last year, Lil-
lian passed on, which led to his
son, Batsirai, to be duly appointed
as the executor of his late mother’s
estate.
It is further alleged that in De-
cember 2023, Batsirai approached
Mutenda requesting him to trans-
fer the money due to his late moth-
er, Lillian, to the Biggie Joel Trust,
where the complainant and his oth-
er relatives are beneficiaries, but the
accused refused.
Investigations revealed that the
accused person had misrepresent-
ed the structure of the company and
payment of the US$2 million.
“Despite the principles enshrined
in our Constitution, the reality on
the ground tells a different story.
The recent incident in the Midlands
province where two journalists, Syd-
ney Mubaiwa and Stephen Chaden-
ga, were unjustly banned from cov-
ering government functions, serves
as a stark reminder of the threats
faced by journalists in our nation,” a
statement by YOJA read.
“Such actions by government of-
ficials not only undermine Press
freedom, but also instil fear among
journalists, hindering their ability to
carry out their duties.
“Furthermore, the enactment of
the Criminal Law (Codification and
Reform) Amendment Act (Patriot
Act) in May 2023 poses a significant
threat to media freedom. This legis-
lation criminalises actions perceived
to undermine Zimbabwe’s sover-
eignty and national interest, poten-
tially subjecting journalists to per-
secution merely for fulfilling their
duty to report the truth.”
rather than in pots, or in a trench
filled with growing medium in high
density plantings. We have been
studying this. I think on blueberries
our biggest competitor is Peru rath-
er than South Africa and we want to
make use of our advantage as much
as possible.”
Mwale has a career that originat-
ed in compliance and auditing, with
a natural segue into production and
marketing, with an important slant.
“We’re dedicated to providing op-
portunities to small and medium
scale farmers. Not only from a busi-
ness point of view, but from a love
for Zimbabwe. We like to give them
a fair opportunity to participate in
global trade,” he said.
To bring the edge of critical mass
to bear on the export vegetables
(peas, French beans, baby corn,
sweet corn, amongst others) grown
for Kuminda during summer by their
small and medium-sized farmers, as
well as to spread risk, they have ap-
proached a number of seasoned
Zimbabwean vegetable export-
ers, among them Selby Enterprises
and Zimflex, to feed into their large
programmes.
— Fresh Plaza

Nyanyadzi hidden treasure: Top cops acquitted
A
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE
MUTARE region-
al court has acquitted
three senior police de-
tectives from the Asset
Forfeiture Unit head-
quarters who were accused of dig-
ging up a homestead in Nyanyadzi,
Manicaland province, in search of an
undisclosed hidden treasure in 2022
saying they were acting within the
confines of the law.
The trio — Shephered Tachiona,
Mkhululi Nyoni and Monica Mad-
zima — was acquitted by magistrate
Fadzai Mthombeni at the close of the
State case.
They were charged with crimi-
nal abuse of duty as public officers,
as defined in section 174(1)(a) of the
Criminal Law (Codification and Re-
form) Act [Chapter 9:23].
According to the State, the trio
was accused of not informing rele-
vant departments that include Mines
and Mining Development, Nation-
al Housing as well as Defence min-
istries and CID Minerals, Flora and
Fauna department of police.
The three, who were represented
by lawyers Joseph Nemaisa, Musin-
do Hungwe and George Manokore,
pleaded not guilty to the allegations.
Their main witness, police Assis-
tant Commissioner Themba Mush-
oriwa’s testimony was discredited un-
der cross-examination and he ended
up making concessions, which con-
firmed the accused’s defences.
Mushoriwa had told the court
that the accused persons acted out-
side their policing area, but ended up
conceding under cross-examination
that Tachiwona and Nyoni’s areas of
Two men collect cardboard boxes at a roadside dumping area in Graniteside industrial area, Harare
MDC-T’s security team assaults parking officers
BY REJOICE PHIRI
TWO Harare City Parking marshals
were allegedly attacked by a group of
men who claimed to be security per-
sonnel at Morgan Tsvangirai House
(formerly known as Harvest House)
over a dispute concerning a parking
space at the premises.
One of the accused, Josiah Mhirip-
iri (23), appeared before magis-
trate Dennis Mangosi this week fac-
ing charges of assault and malicious
damage to property.
According to prosecutor Thomas
Chanakira, on March 18, the com-
policing included the whole Zimba-
bwe, while Madzima operates in the
northern region which covers Mash-
onaland, Masvingo and Manicaland
provinces.
Mushoriwa also conceded that
the place of scene was under Madzi-
ma’s policing area, but failed to pro-
vide the operating standard proce-
dure prohibiting the accused per-
sons from operating within the said
area.
Despite Mushoriwa having testi-
fied that they had not notified him,
he conceded under oath that the ac-
cused persons had performed at law
and there was no standard procedure
that obligated any of them to first in-
form him before they could search or
seize anything from anyone.
Mushoriwa conceded the accused
had lawfully applied for a warrant of
search and seizure.
It was proven that the accused
persons investigated a crime that fell
well within their mandate as offic-
ers deployed to the Criminal Inves-
tigations Department Asset Forfei-
ture Unit.
The accused persons were exe-
cuting a warrant of search issued by
a court of law, saying there was no
need to inform other government
departments.
The second State witness, Siman-
galiso Memory Mushaya, an agri-
cultural extension officer, also con-
firmed that the police were empow-
ered with a warrant of search and
seizure and also confirmed that the
premise owner was aware of the hid-
den treasure as her husband once
dug the same premise in search of it.
The third witness, Victor Mukun-
gunugwa, a scientist employed by
plainants, led by City Parking oper-
ations manager Thomas Chigodora,
received information that the park-
ing marshals were being chased away
by the accused persons, who claimed
to be MDC-T security team.
He said the complainants sought
assistance from the police, who es-
corted them to Richard Morgan Ts-
vangirai House, where the accused
were present and only left when they
had seemingly resolved the matter
between the two parties.
It is, however, alleged that Mhirip-
iri and three other accomplices in
the matter later approached the
the Zimbabwe National Geospacial
Space Agency, was also present in
his capacity as a scientist employed
by the State and that he had been
cleared by his own director to assist
the accused persons with the survey.
He also confirmed the presence of
the hidden treasure.
Another State witness, Revesai Zv-
igodini Matimba, a prophet and an
individual with the skill to detect
hidden minerals through the use of
wires, told the court that he was in-
vited by the accused persons to assist
with the survey.
He told the court that he met with
the accused persons at ZRP Mkushi
Depot (formerly Morris Depot) in
Harare, where he was shown a search
warrant, after which the accused
asked for his help.
The witness also told the court that
he agreed to help for no payment as
he wanted to help the State.
The accused persons, through
their lawyers, submitted that the
State failed to prove their actions
were unlawful.
Mthombeni, however, ruled in
favour of the trio, saying the State
failed to prove a case against the ac-
cused persons.
“Once the court has made a find-
ing to the effect that there is no ev-
idence that the accused committed
the offence charged or any other of-
fence arising from that charge, it has
no option but to find the accused not
guilty and discharge him or her.
“In this case, there was no evi-
dence to prove an essential element
of the offence.
“There is no evidence on which
a reasonable court acting carefully
might properly convict. No evidence
Pic: Richard Farekaye
complainants accusing them for en-
gaging the police in their meeting of
sharing parking spaces.
The accused persons alleged-
ly charged towards the complain-
ants, who ran away after they real-
ised that the atmosphere was getting
tense.
The court heard that the accused
persons then hurled stones and emp-
ty bottles at the complainants, who
made good their escape by speed-
ing off in two City Park motor
vehicles.
The matter was remanded to May
6 for bail application.
NewsDay Weekender | Saturday May 4 2024 3
was also led to prove a breach of gen-
eral law,” Mthombeni ruled.
According to the prosecution, Ta-
chiona, Nyoni and Madzima pur-
portedly dug the yard of Mushaya’s
homestead without authorisation
from their superiors or engagement
with relevant government experts.
On December 22, the accused of-
‘Recalls have no space
in our democracy’
BY PRIVELEDGE GUMBODETE
ZIMBABWE’S recall clause, which
was born out of the need to thwart
inter and intra-party competition,
has no space in any material repre-
sentative democracy, analysts and
political players have said.
Zimbabwe has now conducted
three rounds of National Assem-
bly by-elections in less than nine
months after the 2023 harmonised
election.
The by-elections followed recalls
by self-proclaimed Citizens Coali-
tion for Change (CCC) interim sec-
retary-general Sengezo Tshaban-
gu, who went on a rampage after the
general election, recalling more than
20 CCC legislators.
In terms of section 129(1)(k) of
the Constitution, legislators can be
recalled from Parliament through a
letter written by a political party to
the Speaker of the National Assem-
bly.
But speaking during a virtual fo-
rum organised by the Zimbabwe
Election Support Network, Oxford-
trained Zimbabwean academic and
researcher Phillan Zamchiya said the
recall clause was bad and an undem-
ocratic law.
“Zimbabwe has a bad and undem-
ocratic law. Section 129, which pro-
vides for recalls by political parties,
Zim’s sole nickel mine placed
under administration
Zimbabwe’s only operating nickel
mine was on Thursday placed under
administration, according to a gov-
ernment notice, seven months af-
ter halting production due to equip-
ment failure and low prices.
Zimbabwe’s government owns
70% of Bindura Nickel Corpora-
tion’s Trojan nickel mine, which em-
ploys about 1 100 people, according
to Bindura’s latest annual report.
The reconstruction order was
published on Thursday in the Gov-
ernment Gazette, which also an-
nounced the appointment of an ad-
ministrator.
Trojan is Zimbabwe’s only prima-
ry nickel producer, though the coun-
try’s platinum miners, also produce
the metal, which is mainly used in
steelmaking.
Nickel prices have fallen from re-
cord levels above US$100 000 in
2022 when they were driven by ex-
pectations of reduced supplies from
major producer Russia following
its invasion of Ukraine, to around
US$19 000 per tonne in the current-
ly oversupplied market.
Prices are currently 25% down on
their levels a year ago.
Low prices have forced top glob-
al producer BHP Group to review
its nickel business, warning that
ficers reportedly arrived at the Nyan-
yadzi Irrigation Scheme armed with
a search and seizure warrant issued
on October 18, 2023, obtained at
Chipinge Magistrates Court.
They informed the homeowner,
Mushaya, of their intention to dig
up her yard in search of the hidden
treasure.
has no space in any material repre-
sentative democracy. It was for ex-
pediency in 2013 because the Con-
stitution-making process was con-
trolled by dominant political par-
ties,” he said.
“The background to recalls in
Zimbabwe is immersed in the dark
world of politics and power. Recalls
have been used as an instrument to
thwart inter and intra-party compe-
tition.
“In Zimbabwe, it was actually in
the 1980s when it was introduced by
Zanu PF to deal with its internal pol-
itics. It had nothing to do with citi-
zens under the national question of
the day.”
Labour Economists and African
Democrats president Linda Masarira
said the recalls had caused a lot of di-
visions within parties while compro-
mising trust within party members.
She also revealed that her CCC
counterparts confided in her that
they were confused and did not
know who to trust.
“The state of opposition is that it
is in a quagmire and there is a lot of
mistrust and there is no intra-party
democracy anymore,” she said.
“People just have to bootlick to
maintain their position in the party
and I think it is going to take time
to see an organised opposition in our
country.”
30% of Australian mine capacity
had gone offline and another 30%
was in trouble due to the squeeze on
margins.
Trojan Mine’s nickel concen-
trate output plunged to 1 314 met-
ric tonnes in its last financial year,
which ended in March 2024, down
from 3 180 metric tonnes the year
before.
This was after the mine suspend-
ed operations last September follow-
ing the damage suffered by its ore
hoisting equipment during a seismic
event.
The mine has capacity to produce
5 500 metric tonnes of nickel con-
centrate annually.
On April 29, the company said
while it had managed to install new
ore hoisting gear, it would delay re-
starting mining operations due to
low prices and high costs of inputs
such as electricity.
“BNC needs to mobilise the req-
uisite capital for retooling, with par-
ticular emphasis on increasing the
availability of underground mining
mobile equipment and the process-
ing plant,” it said on Thursday.
Trojan Mine started production
in 1964 under the Anglo American
group, which sold the asset in 2003.
— mining.com
4 NewsDay Weekender | Saturday May 4 2024
Indigenous foodways take root Whither Workers’ Day commemorations
in local schools in Zim, Namibia
THE Ndau people, based in eastern Zim-
babwe, have their livelihoods based pri-
marily on agriculture. It has been the case
for many generations.
However, over the years, traditional
farming techniques and indigenous crops
are being replaced by genetically uni-
form, high-yielding varieties due to mar-
ket trends and changes in diet.
With a projected 30% decrease in rain-
fall over the next decade due to climate
change, local communities are searching
for alternatives to mitigate this worrying
situation.
Phillip Kusasa, a teacher at Chikore
High School in Chipinge, started the
Ndau Festival of the Arts as a clarion call
for the people in this town located in the
Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe to ap-
preciate and safeguard their culture, es-
pecially the indigenous agrarian culture,
which was slowly eroding.
Beyond it having an entertainment
edge, the festival provides socio-econom-
ic empowerment for small-holder farm-
ers who are predominantly women.
The public is exposed to the nutritional
value of the food but also the traditional
agricultural systems they employ.
Most of these farmers were taught by
their elders how to grow vegetables like
“mutikiti” and “muchicha”, which are in-
digenous in the area.
Due to his commitment to the promo-
tion of local culture in Chipinge, Kusasa
has been identified as a resource person
for Gaza Primary School, as part of the
project “Safeguarding Intangible Cultural
Heritage in Basic Education in Namibia
and Zimbabwe”.
Gaza Primary is one of the 24 partic-
ipating schools in Namibia and Zimba-
bwe, where the project aims to support
the integration of living heritage in the
basic education system by developing
tools and resources to support teachers in
the elaboration of lesson plans and teach-
ing materials.
This initiative, supported by the Gov-
ernment of Flanders, aims to anchor this
indigenous knowledge related to food-
ways as well as other indigenous practices
in the school system, guaranteeing the in-
tergenerational transmission of valuable
living heritage and quality, relevant edu-
cation adapted to the context.
“I was happy to see that Gaza Prima-
ry School was selected to participate in
the ‘Safeguarding Intangible Cultural
Heritage in Basic Education in Namib-
ia and Zimbabwe’ project, representing
Chipinge district. Our culture is our leg-
acy and if we do not find a way to protect
our way of life, it will be lost,” Kusasa said.
Part of the project activities is for
schools to develop whole school action
plans, which guide school administrators
and teachers how to integrate living herit-
age in the schools’ education material and
activities.
“I am very excited to be involved, not
only because I will be working with chil-
dren to safeguard our heritage, but we
will be developing practical tools that will
help us transmit this knowledge for future
generations, through these whole school
action plans we are developing,” Kusasa
added.
The schools choose the living herit-
age elements they would like to include
in various learning areas in their curric-
ulum. “I believe Gaza Primary School
will take it a step further and complement
the ongoing activities. We are thinking of
starting a garden of indigenous vegeta-
bles, which will be used for their meals at
school,” he said.
“The students will learn about tradi-
tional agricultural systems and the nutri-
tional value of these vegetables. This gar-
den will then be a place where science,
geography, mathematics, heritage studies
and food and nutrition are taught.”
— Unesco
E
BY NHAU MANGIRAZI
IGHTY-THREE-YEAR-
OLD Mafious Banda
looks dejected as he puffs
off smoke from a ciga-
rette, perhaps the last for
the day before scavenging for more
from his erstwhile neighbour.
It is May 1, and as a pensioner, he
reflects on how Worker’s Day com-
memorations have lost glitter due to
a high unemployment rate and a de-
teriorating economy.
“The day had a lot of entertain-
ment from morning until late. We
could look forward to solidari-
ty messages that were full of hope,
commitment and bravery against
all odds. We used to get free booze
from local breweries and everyone
enjoyed it,” recalled Banda, who is
living in Karoi’s Chikangwe high-
density suburb.
“Ironically, the day has lost its
value and glimmer. The ordinary
worker is not recognised by the gov-
ernment and private sector.”
For Banda, pensioners are now
destitutes and beggars.
“They have nothing to show for
their long commitment to work af-
ter retiring. A worker has lost re-
spect in this country,” he said de-
jectedly.
Banda is a former health worker,
who retired a few years ago.
“Besides getting a few dollars
monthly that is not enough for my
upkeep with my wife and three
grandchildren, I can easily say we
have been pushed to the wall due
to the current economic crisis,” he
said.
“Our pension has been eroded
due to inflation and cannot make
any difference for me.”
Another pensioner, Thomas Ma-
kira (77), a former clerk at a motor
spares company in Harare, echoed
similar sentiments.
“I am battling to make ends meet.
My pension is not enough for my
medication, that includes blood
pressure and other ailments related
to my age,” he said.
The two scenarios are sad reali-
ties affecting mostly former workers
whose plight is part of the Zimba-
bwean labour story.
The Workers’ Day commemo-
rations have lost value and are no
longer relevant. Few workers at-
tended celebrations around the
country as the day was hijacked by
“political” opportunists.
Economist Masimba Kuchera
said the day is important for work-
ers to reflect on their success stories
and move forward.
“The workers meet to reflect
and celebrate the input of ordinary
workers but it is also important that
Zimbabwean workers must not be
celebrating on the day without bet-
ter legal frameworks, instruments
that ensure that everyone is paid
what is due to him,” he said.
“Payment must be done with dig-
nity so that the corrupt do not ben-
efit from other people’s labour. We
must take time to reflect and accept
that workers have been shortch-
anged,” Kuchera added in a written
responses.
He noted that workers deserve far
much more in terms of their upkeep
and well-being of their families.
Kuchera expressed concern over
pensioners welfare, saying they were
the worst hit by the economic crisis
for several years now.
“Pensioners’ welfare has been
overlooked, ignored and cast down
by the political class and economic
situation. Their savings have been
eroded by unstable local currency
and greedy insurance companies.
Feature
Pensioners are no longer part of the
daily agenda,” Kuchera said.
“We need legal safety nets for
them through a legal framework
that protests their well-being af-
ter retirement. It is important to
note that pensioners require good
healthcare facilities. Some of them
are disabled due old age.”
He accused the government of
neglecting pensioners.
“The government has neglect-
ed pensioners and their plight has
never been considered as an emer-
gency by the State. The neglect has
been too long as it has failed to put
in place safety nets, especially the
2009 financial erosion that has not
been paid up by the government,”
Kuchera said.
Ishmail Duwa, the president of
Supreme Council of lsamic Affairs
in Zimbabwe, said they placed great
emphasis on the rights of employ-
ees.
“Whoever employs an employ-
ee, he must specify for him his wage
in advance. Thus, the remuneration
must be appropriate, fair and pro-
portionate to the effort of the em-
ployee and his needs. The employ-
ee must be remunerated on time,”
he said.
For the majority of workers, the
day passed on leaving them look-
ing like lost sheep as the econom-
ic and social headwinds continued
unabated.
Gone are the days when workers
used to fill the council owned stadi-
ums and being treated to live per-
formances from an array of musi-
cians.
“Today, May 1, seems to be like
any other day, as the streets are al-
ways filled with citizens running
around to eke a living from selling
an assortment of wares,” a pension-
er said.
 Saturday May 4 2024 5

Southern relevant, credible news

Eye
Matobo village heads,
chief clash over land
BY NIZBERT MOYO
SOME village heads in Matobo,
Matabeleland South Province, have
clashed with traditional leader Chief
Nyangazonke over the illegal parcel-
ling of land in the area.
The stand-off between Chief Nyan-
gazonke and his subjects was revealed
during a meeting held in Madwaleni
village in Kezi on Wednesday.
During the meeting, Chief Nyan-
gazonke accused some village heads
of impersonation before filing a po-
lice report.
“I have realised that there are peo-
ple who are claiming to be village
heads. At the same time, I have said
that if you are to take an office, eve-
rything must be in order because you
cannot run an office without a title,”
he said.
“They are refusing to bring min-
utes of their meeting together with
fingerprints so that they are captured
by the system. They are parcelling out
a stand which is a criminal offence.
The process must be thorough.”
The village heads, however, ac-
cused the chief of lacking transpar-
ency, with some adding that they
had worked with him for more than
a decade in their capacities as village
heads, a case that was confirmed by
the police who said they had been
using the same traditional leaders in
clearing livestock.
One of the village heads, Albert
Ndiweni, told the meeting that it was
wrong for the traditional leader to
embarrass them in front of the public
by accusing them of being criminals.
“He is my son, I have been the vil-
lage head for more than 10 years. I
am surprised now to be called an im-
personator. I have not parcelled out
land. He is the one who was giving
me orders to distribute the land and I
am pleading not guilty to this case of
parcelling out stands,” Ndiweni said.
Another village head, who identi-
fied himself as Moyo from Maphen-
duka, said he did not beg to be a vil-
lage head.
“I have been a village head for
more than five years after I was giv-
en this task by the Jonathan Maphen-
duka family. I did not beg for this.
We will meet on Friday. If he does
not like me, I will step down. I have
nothing to lose,’’ Moyo fumed.
About five villagers were ac-
cused of impersonation and alleg-
edly parcelling out the land in the
district.
Land disputes in Matobo have in-
creased since last year, when villag-
ers accused traditional leaders of set-
tling people from outside the district
on land meant for grazing.

No joy for Byo forex dealers

BY JERSSIE MPOFU that there was evidence of overreac-
tion by the market to the monetary Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights director Khumbulani Maphosa has launched a solo devolution of power
TWELVE suspected illegal foreign policy measures taken by the central implementation campaign in Bulawayo. He says he will be doing that every Wednesday.

currency dealers in Bulawayo who
were arrested and charged with vio-
lating the country’s exchange control
regulations will spend the weekend
behind bars as they await their bail
hearing.
Ingutsheni hit by
bank.
“I have to emphasise that our pri-
mary concern in this case are the con-
sumers, whose rights are obviously af-
fected. These issues are largely mone-
tary policy-related and we hope that

food, water crises

The suspects appeared separately
before Bulawayo magistrate Sherpard
Mjanja on Thursday before they were
remanded to different dates as they
were charged separately. The accused
were arrested on April 22 along Fort
Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues.
the central bank will tighten screws
on those sabotaging the economy,” he
said.
Ndlovu said this is the first week
the ZiG notes have been in circulation
and they are monitoring the situation.
ZiG bank notes and coins were

According to court papers, the ac-
cused were arrested by detectives who
found them illegally dealing in foreign
currency, displaying varied amounts
of foreign currency while also touting
for clients.
Police launched a nationwide blitz
against the illegal foreign curren-
cy dealers popularly known as mon-
ey changers accusing them of seeking
to undermine the newly introduced
Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency.
However, some of the smaller retail
shops in Bulawayo are not accepting
debit cards and foreign currency.
Industry and Commerce minister
Mangaliso Ndlovu told Southern Eye
rolled out this week, with several
banks failing to satisfy demand.
Vice-President Constantino Chi-
wenga recently issued a stern warning
to gold and foreign currency dealers,
saying strict measures would be put in
place to curb leakages and exchange
rate manipulation.
“We are going to put strict meas-
ures, which can see heads rolling, eve-
ry gramme of gold must be account-
ed for, we need our gold because it is
God given and no one came with gold
to Zimbabwe but it’s in our soil,” Chi-
wenga said at the official opening of
the Zimbabwe International Trade
Fair in Bulawayo.
I
BY PATRICIA SIBANDA
NGUTSHENI Hospital chief
executive officer Nemache
Mawere has said that the men-
tal health institution is cur-
rently facing food and wa-
ter crises and appealed for assistance
from both government and well-
wishers.
Mawere told Southern Eye that the
challenges have been going on for
some time, adding that they are sit-
ting on a health time bomb due to a
deteriorating sewer reticulation sys-
tem.
“The challenges of food are still a
big problem, they are never improv-
ing, but are persisting. We need all the
help we can get as a mental institu-
tion,” Mawere said.
“Ever since the tour by the mayor
(David Coltart) last year, nothing has
been done to curb the water and ablu-
tion challenges. The drainage systems
are still blocked and water is still a
challenge for such a huge mental hos-
pital in the country.”
Coltart said he had tried to engage
the hospital authorities, but is failing
to get a response.
“After visiting Ingutsheni Hospital,
I wrote to the superintendent offering
assistance, but they haven’t respond-
ed. So, I am waiting for them to give
me feedback. Once they do that, then
we will see what needs to be done,”
the mayor said.
In December last year, Coltart ex-
posed the dire state at the mental in-
stitution, where there is also a critical
shortage of psychotic disorder medi-
cines.
Coltart added that council would
prioritise Ingutsheni in terms of water
supply, including sinking a borehole.
Mawere said the hospital’s borehole
broke down, fuelling the current wa-
ter crisis.
Ingutsheni is the country’s largest
referral mental health institution.
6 NewsDay Weekender | Saturday May 4 2024
Everyday News for Everyday People
Life&Style
Exploring
Bling 4's
music
themes
R
BY SHARON ZEBRA
APPER Bling 4, born
Farai Gadzani, has po-
tential to become a big
figure in the local hip-
hop scene due to his
deep lyrics, modest demeanour and
impactful music. His music zeroes in
on the plight of Zimbabwean youths.
Mature themes are explored in the
artiste's songs. Bling 4 is basking in
glory with his most recent release
Ama2k, which explored a number
of contentious topics related to those
born from 2000.
The musician has demonstrat-
ed consistency in the music indus-
try, which has seen him perform-
ing at prestigious events alongside
big names in the industry. In con-
trast to other artistes who pull public
stunts or throw tantrums in anticipa-
tion of releasing new music, Bling 4
has not yet been caught up in social
media drama or controversy to prop
his music.
NewsDay Weekender Life & Style
examined a few of the topics the mu-
sician has addressed in his songs
over the years.
Confronting Ama2k
The artiste took his voice and lyr-
ical prowess to confront the gen-
eration. The musician broke his si-
lence by imploring the public to urge
youths born from the year 2000 to
get their lives in order, saying that he
had been watching them for a while.
The rapper painted the generation
as hopelessly unprepared for the fu-
ture, fixated on pricey brands of cars,
mobile phones and clothes. He por-
trayed this generation as obsessed
with social media, having grown
up in the digital age surrounded by
smartphones, social media and in-
stant connectivity. He said the gen-
eration is only concerned about hav-
ing the internet to browse what blog-
gers have posted on social media.
The musician further depicted the
generation as actively participating
in hate speech and cyber bullying on
social media.
Refusing to give in to peer pres-
sure
The artiste’s music relates to the
pressure people are put under, es-
pecifically by social media. Bling 4
explored the theme of living an au-
thentic life, showing a resolute, hard-
working man who is content with
his life while persistently striving for
improvement, refusing to give in to
peer pressure and living under the
false pretense of belonging to groups
he does not belong to. The song also
serves as a reminder to young peo-
ple that success does not come easily.
Making mistakes
Bling 4
Along with highlighting mental
health issues as people turn to alco-
hol as an escape from reality, the ar-
tiste also explored emotional strug-
gles that resonated with many listen-
ers who have gone through similar
struggles. To stay on the right path
during these trying times, the artiste
prays to God to lead and guide him
through song.
Predicament of the country’s
youths
Many young people in the na-
tion can identify with the artiste's
exploration of the predicament of a
young person without support sys-
tems, who cannot afford to miss out
on opportunities or make mistakes
in life while their counterparts from
wealthy families appear to have eve-
rything on a silver platter.
Motivation NewsDay Weekender | Saturday May 4 2024 7

SUCCESS LIFE
The language of success
may ask you, did you create yourself?
It is definitely no! Now, why waste your
time on things you can not change? See the
beauty in you! See the masterpiece from the
Maker! Do not wait to be told by someone
that you are beautiful.
Jonah Nyoni Some think they are too fat to be loved.

A
T times, we need to break out from
our norm into a life of adventure,
risk, happiness, newness and true
potential.
There are times when we walk in
life bored and without looking forward to any-
thing exciting at all.
At times, we reach a plateau and we move in
auto pilot; doing the same things over and over
again. A good example is when we go to a job eve-
ry day. We know what we should do and we do it
without even thinking at times.
It is no longer exciting but a cold routine, we
have the skill and it looks like we do not need any
creative thought to it. Such is life! The question be-
comes: How do we break that norm and create our
new normal?
Drop the word “fine”
When we greet people, their most obvious re-
sponse is “I am fine!” Stop and think. What does
that really mean? Most people settle in that zone
called fine. It is generally good.
There are a number of terms that depict this lev-
el and these are “OK”, “fine”, “ordinary”, “accepta-
ble”, “normal” and “average”. Here your mind tells
you that things have always been like this! Things
Whereas others think they are to blame for
not being married. Do not wait for love. Love
yourself. Give yourself more love.
Others think they are too thin to be in love.
Whereas some think they are too short to fea-
ture on the outer cover of a magazine. Stop
wasting time and start living your life!
Tell you what? Self-blame adds nothing
good to your life. This is your life, live it to the
best. Do not waste time thinking what others
are thinking about you.
I too suffered all that same until I woke up,
dusted myself and I said, “Jonah, it is time to
rock! Let’s do this!” If I had believed all those
stories, I would not be writing for this col-
umn. I would not have published my books.
Worse still, when I stood in front of people
my head would spin and mind just froze, but
I had to tell myself that, “Jonah if you contin-
ue in this kind of mediocre mentality you will
amount to nothing. Let us get to work”. Hav-
ing been in rural areas, worse still in a poor
background, my mind would have told me,
there are better people to do what you are do-
ing. I fought all those negative thoughts.
No need to seek approval
Most people do not feel confident until they
seek approval from others. Never sell yourself
short, you are very special, even if people are
not saying so. Never underestimate yourself
and never grossly over-estimate other people’s
intelligence, you are intelligent in your own
right.
Never live a wrong script of what oth-
ers say about you and do not ever live oth-
er people’s lives and lies. Kick fear away.
Do the very thing that you fear doing and
you will learn that there is no lion beyond
the veil. It is just an image you have creat-
ed in your mind. Break all your records. It’s
time to live your passion, purpose and do it
positively.
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do not change or will not change and let us accept
them as they are.
You are the one to make things change. Ameri-
can entrepreneur, author, and motivational speak-
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by chance but by change — change to an extraor-
dinary, exuberant, epic, adventurous life. Get into
fun, freedom and fulfilment! Get to new things.
Take a risk, scuba dive, do not settle for less, break

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your own record, invent more, break old patterns
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Consciously enlarge your business networks,
travel to new places and spice up your love life. Do
not settle for the “OK”, but go for more in life.
The new money language
There are times when you feel there is a lid or
cap on your money. You cannot go beyond a cer-
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some time and it seems you have reached your pe-
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EVERYDAY NEWS FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE
Flip-flopping SEE NO EVIL
SAY NO EVIL
kills confidence
in ZiG
I
F the new currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), fails, there will be no
one to blame as fingers will point to its supposed chief marketing
officer, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mush-
ayavanhu. GOVT
Since the release of the new measures expected to attain
exchange rate stability and accelerate the continued use of the local
currency, Mushayavanhu has been literally hopping from one gaffe to OPINION
guest
another.
First, he told the public that the new ZiG notes and coins would be
introduced on April 8. When it became clear that there were legal hurdles
that had to be cleared, the date was pushed to April 30 to allow the central
column
bank to conduct an awareness campaign to promote the currency.
Barely a week later, Mushayavanhu brewed another shocker saying the
structured currency idea was not his, but came from the World Bank.
“We got a consultant from the World Bank sent to us and a lot of things
that you are seeing about a structured currency actually came from the
World Bank,” Mushayavanhu told a breakfast meeting in Bulawayo.
“So, if you want to blame me, you are actually blaming the World Bank,
maybe they did not advise properly and if they did not advise properly,
it’s fine. Let’s refine it.”
When it backfired, the governor was signing another hymn.
“I heard yesterday that people were now saying the structured currency
that we introduced was given to us by the World Bank. That is not true. Paidamoyo Muzulu
We got a consultant to work with us by the World Bank, who assisted
T
us in getting further information on the structured currency and that
HE May Day celebra-
enabled us to refine our thoughts on that currency. We then proceeded
tions in Zimbabwe con-
to put together the Monetary Policy Statement that we presented on the firmed one thing: the be-
5th of April,” he told a joint portfolio committee on Budget, Finance and ginning of the end of the
Investment Promotion and Industry and Commerce. relationship between the
On Thursday this week, Mushayavanhu said the Zimdollar would work opposition and the unionised work-
alongside the ZiG to give time to those that had not changed the currency ers in the country. It was a bad day
to do so. for the opposition and a curse for
the future.
A legislation in place states that the Zimdollar ended its role on April It was curious that the main oppo-
30 when ZiG notes and coins were introduced. sition party did not give a solidari-
Mushayavanhu’s flip-flopping kills the confidence the public had in the ty statement at the May Day celebra-
new currency. tions at Gwanzura Stadium in High-
All this chaos could have been avoided if he had taken a leaf from how field, Harare.
the RBZ carried out previous currency changeovers. This is despite the fact, the opposi-
Does Mushayavanhu have advisers? Or does he listen to advice from tion MDC which has since morphed
into a number of factions was origi-
his team? nally midwifed by the trade unions.
In a handbook on central banks communications, the International It was the Zimbabwe Congress of
Monetary Fund (IMF) identified five building blocks on monetary policy Trade Unions (ZCTU) that in 1999
communication. convened the National Working
It said communication should be clear and transparent, explaining the Peoples Convention (NWPC) which
policy objective and framework and the central bank’s reaction function. among its resolutions was for ZCTU
Second, messages must be tiered to target different audiences, aiming to to consider forming a political party
that carried the aspirations of work-
reach all relevant segments of the population, IMF said. ers.
Third, communication should be delivered regularly. Fourth, relevant To all intents and purposes, MDC
information should be made equally accessible to all target audiences in was a left-leaning political party. A
a timely manner. party that had workers, students and
Fifth, while there can be merit in allowing for divergent perspectives peasants’ interests at its core.
across officials, central bank communications should not deliver Over the years, the party split over
personality and ideological clash-
contradictory or confusing messages and should be associated with the es among the top leaders. However,
institution, it said. until 2018 it still had a semblance of
While politicians can get away with flip-flopping up to a certain being a leftist party.
extent, the situation is different for a central banker who is pushing a Human rights activist and inde-
new currency, more so when critics believe the governor will fail as he is pendent blogger Takura Zhangazha
walking the same path used by his predecessor. encapsulated well the changes in the
opposition in his blog. He wrote: “As
we proceeded with not only the for-
mation of a working peoples politi-
cal party and constitutional reform
via referendum campaigns in 2000,
we also became aware of what was a
third hand in our activism. This was
of the white liberals who had access
not only to money but also interna-
tional foreign policy support.
“We could not easily fend these
comrades off. They had embedded
themselves within our popular sup-
port and eventually decided to influ-
ence the Morgan Tsvangirai leader-
ship team from any leftist leanings.”
I would add, it was not only the
white liberals but also a motley of
black nouveau riche who could not
Is Zim opposition still left-leaning?
help, but became even more liberal
than the whites.
Secondly, the rise of personali-
ty cults within the opposition is not
based on any ideological inclination
but populism.
These developments have led left-
ist Zimbabweans on the crossroads.
A decision has to be made whether
to be swallowed by the tide of liber-
alism or join the bandwagon of ide-
ologically bankrupt populism? Yes,
there is also the third option, leftist
reorganising and getting back to the
basics.
I can’t help but borrow once more
from Zhangazha’s blog on this. He
wrote: “But what is important is that
the labour movement survived the
fact of its support for a new political
party. The ZCTU still exists. And for
that we are grateful.”
Zhangazha is also aware of how it
is not easy and a number of things
have to change among the workers if
they have to rest.
“The only challenge that appears
to be emerging is that labour rights
activism is increasingly being di-
minished mainly because workers
are no longer as conscious as they
used to be of their rights. But also,
because scarce employment oppor-
tunities have made unionism ab-
stract or unimportant.
“Most employees in the contem-
porary world no longer care about
workers’ rights. They simply want
to keep their jobs and never ques-
tion or organise on behalf of collec-
tive worker interests,” Zhangazha
opined.
As Zhangazha correctly observed,
many workers do not think that
they are simply labourers in the true
sense of the word because of the po-
sitions they hold.
They are oblivious to the fact that
most are only one paycheck away
from poverty.
If that point becomes clearer to
those in lofty position and opinion
leaders then we would understand
the reasons for leftist political par-
ties are still unfulfilled a quarter of
the century later after the formation
of the MDC.
Workers, students and peasants
are worse off than they were 25 years
ago.
Many earn far below the pover-
ty datum line, education has been
privatised, the public health system
is in comatose and the majority of
pensioners now need to depend on
social welfare.
Now is the time for the left to
awaken from their slumber or the
lull by liberals of trickle-down eco-
nomics.
It needs no further exploration
that the time is ripe for the working
class to unite and rescue themselves
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from the clutches of neoliberal eco-
nomics.
Is it not shocking to Zimbabwean
workers that employees in the Unit-
ed States, the United Kingdom, Ger-
man or the Nordic countries have
minimum wages, basic health in-
surance and even free tertiary edu-
cation? Why should Zimbabweans
be going where others are coming
from?
It is time that workers of Zimba-
bwe unite and realise they are their
own saviours.
That politicians and political par-
ties should be voted because their
policies are aligned to the aspira-
tions of the people, not because they
are handsome or popular.
It came out very clearly from the
ZCTU that workers are struggling
and cannot make ends meet.
Working conditions are getting
worse and there is no pension to talk
of.
Now the ball should be in its court
and they organise a second NWPC
for a way forward.
After all is said and done, all the
big political parties in Zimbabwe are
just different shades of neoliberals,
they all worship capital and see pri-
vatisation as a panacea to all the eco-
nomic ills the country has. We need
new politics. We need new politi-
cians.
It is a sad conclusion that the left-
ists have changed, they have gone to
bed with capital.
The workers themselves have to
come back to rescue the situation. It
is a truism that it is either you are at
the table or on the table.
Capitalists don’t think twice be-
fore they have workers for dinner.
Workers now, more than ever, have
to be organised and be at the table
themselves or very soon the tribe
known as trade unionists will be ex-
tinct.
There it is — workers of the world
unite and we only have the chains to
break.
Paidamoyo Muzulu is a journalist
based in Harare. He writes here in
his personal capacity.
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TEACHING prayer in ministry or
denominational setting is a bit easi-
er because we then pray. On a plat-
form like this, I appeal to you to
stand with us and pray especially
now that we are breaking down the
walls of legalism, tradition and re-
ligion.
Let me enlighten you a bit more.
Since satan has seen that the church
is praying, he will not necessari-
ly stop you from praying but leave
you praying with dissatisfaction
because no answer will be coming
from God.
As long as the church is bitter
with God and the cloud of dark-
ness is left uncovered by the truth or
rightly divided Word of Truth, the
church will be always complaining
and some will leave the faith.
Complaining or murmuring is
fertile ground for not realising the
promises of God.
We are careful not to be so much
engrossed in the mechanical aspects
of prayer, thereby defeating the fel-
lowship the Father intended to have
with His children.
Many panic and try all sorts of
antics like covering up for God that
the situation was resolved. By night,
witch doctors will be busy helping
“Christians”.
An act will be put up by testi-
monies in the church for a “break-
through” that came from the devil.
At some point a whole assembly will
be nicodemously visiting the same
witch doctor or false prophet/ess.
What was previously a Christian
assembly becomes a cult. Where
God is, you do not need to cover up
for Him.
Sometimes the mechanics we
mentioned earlier are pulled out.
This is where we end up having sa-
tanic things like dangerous prayers,
back to sender or the sorcerer must
die. God wants the sorcerer, witch
doctor, wizard or any perceived en-
emy to be saved.
1 Timothy 2:4, reads, “Who
[God] will [desires to] have all men
to be saved, and to come unto the
knowledge of the truth.”
After being saved, the believer has
to know the truth. Prophecy had al-
ready foretold in the following rhet-
oric question, Ezekiel 18:23, “Have
I any pleasure at all that the wick-
ed should die? saith the Lord GOD:
and not that he should return from
his ways, and live?”
Other mechanics used are like,
let us use time windows when sor-
cerers are busy like midnight or at
1 am. When you fail to wake up to
pray that slot, the whole day you
will be seeing satan and defeat.
Faith will be driven by fear. Some
resort to try entice God with a vow
and call it the prayer of Hannah or
the blessing of Jabez.
The devil likes it so much when a
believer has a mindset that the Fa-
ther is so hard to get answers from.
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He smiles when you conclude that
you are cursed and always looking
for being blessed.
All these have no place in the New
Testament. The Gospel of Christ
is the blessing. We read Acts 3:26,
“Unto you first God, having raised
up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless
you, in turning away every one of
you from his iniquities.”
Space will not permit to quote
from the epistles and letters how
we are already blessed. A believer
is blessed because salvation is the
blessing.
Everything that comes from God
is by grace and, therefore, a gift with-
out human effort.
Apostle Paul tells us in Ephesians
2:8-9, “[8] For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of your-
selves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not
of works, lest any man should boast.”
We endeavour to teach in love and
avoid examples that point towards
any denomination or ministry or
person. We do not look for power-
ful believers or prayer warriors. Is
that so? We pray to a powerful Al-
mighty God and Father. Do not dis-
credit yourself.
Should you have prayer partners?
Yes. God is looking to develop your
own prayer life. It will be unfolding
more and more as we continue with
this series.
Jesus explained the spirit of the
Scriptures in Luke 9:54-56, “[54]
And when his disciples James and
John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt
thou that we command fire to come
down from heaven, and consume
them, even as Elijah did? [55] But he
turned, and rebuked them, and said,
Ye know not what manner of spirit
ye are of. [56] For the Son of man is
not come to destroy men’s lives, but
to save them. And they went to an-
other village.” The Bible is clear that
we are not fighting human beings.
We are in the day of salvation.
What we have already quoted shows
that God does not want your ene-
my to die. 2 Corinthians 6:2, teach-
es, “(For he saith, I have heard thee
in a time accepted, and in the day of
salvation have I succoured thee: be-
hold, now is the accepted time; be-
hold, now is the day of salvation.)”
We have crossed from death to life
and cannot pray according to the
deadness of sin. Our Way is new and
alive according to Hebrews 10:19-
20, “[19] Having therefore, brethren,
boldness to enter into the holiest by
the blood of Jesus, [20] By a new and
living way, which he hath consecrat-
ed for us, through the veil, that is to
say, his flesh;”
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Positioning the
media to amplify the
environment story for
a sustainable future
MISA Zimbabwe yesterday joined
the world in commemorating this
year’s World Press Freedom Day
under the theme A Press for the
Planet: Journalism in the face of the
Environmental Crisis.
Guided by the universal theme,
MISA Zimbabwe is running with
the localised theme Positioning the
Media to Amplify the Environment
Story for a Sustainable Future.
This is a call to action on the
part of the media and other crit-
ical stakeholders to play our part
in highlighting the environmental
challenges facing the entire world,
Zimbabwe included.
As highlighted by Unesco, the
aim of this year’s theme is to high-
light the significant role that the
Press, journalism, access, and dis-
semination of information play to
ensure and secure a sustainable fu-
ture that respects the rights of indi-
viduals and their diversity of voic-
es, as well as gender equality.
The media has a crucial role to
play in bringing attention to the ur-
gent need for action to address the
environmental crisis.
Climate change, deforestation,
pollution and loss of biodiversity
are some of the threats facing our
planet.
It is through the coverage and in-
vestigation of these issues that we
can raise awareness and mitigate
the challenges of climate change
and environmental degradation for
a sustainable future.
Research has shown that sub-Sa-
haran Africa is most vulnerable to
the effects of climate change.
These effects are becoming in-
creasingly evident, with devastat-
ing droughts, floods and food inse-
curity becoming more frequent.
It is vital for us to prioritise the
climate change discourse and draw
attention to the unique challenges
faced by our communities in that
regard.
Through positioning the media
to amplify the environment story
we can foster a greater sense of ur-
gency and mobilise action towards
a more sustainable future.
By focusing on local stories and
amplifying the voices of those on
the frontlines of the climate crisis,
we can bring attention to the spe-
cific vulnerabilities and adapta-
tions needed in Zimbabwe and the
southern African region.
Well researched stories on the
environment and clean energy (re-
newable energy) have immense po-
tential to empower communities to
act, hold decision-makers account-
able, while advocating policies that
prioritise sustainability and resil-
ience for improved livelihoods.
On the occasion of this year’s
World Press Freedom Day, let us
recommit ourselves to resourcing
and supporting the essential role of
the media in addressing the envi-
ronmental crisis.
Let us use our platforms to in-
form, educate and inspire action
towards a more sustainable future
for our planet and future genera-
tions.
Suffice to say, the media cannot
run this race alone. This is a mar-
athon that needs all hands on deck.
Together, we can be the media
(Press) for the planet, driving pos-
itive change and contributing to
making a difference in the face of
the environmental crisis.
Let us work together to save the
planet and our environment for so-
cio-economic prosperity and im-
proved livelihoods.
Golden Maunganidze,
MISA Zimbabwe chairperson
Press Freedom and climate
journalism: United in crisis
J
OURNALISM is in cri-
sis, again. The challenges
to Press freedom are enor-
mous and multi-faceted
and they are deepening —
in “free” and open societies as well
as autocracies. And there are no
simple solutions.
For individuals and entire media
outlets, the crisis is existential.
Nearly 100 journalists and me-
dia workers have been killed since
the Israel-Gaza war began last Oc-
tober — the worst death toll in a
conflict zone in decades, the Com-
mittee to Protect Journalists says.
Others have been arrested,
wounded or gone missing. Family
members have also been killed.
Some journalists understanda-
bly believe they are targeted by Is-
raeli forces.
Beyond the threat to life and
limb, tens of thousands of me-
dia jobs were lost in 2023 and the
trend this year is no better.
Entire outlets have shut down,
or been taken over and/or dumb-
ed down.
In our world of enhanced digital
chaos and the font of bigotry and
disinformation which is social me-
dia, audiences are as increasingly
fractured as the news outlets they
choose to turn to.
Bots and AI-generated deep
fakes will compound all this politi-
cised confusion and mistrust.
Torrents of trivia, subtle scare-
mongering and old-fashioned in-
timidation are a potent combina-
tion in the erosion of freedoms and
democracy.
Russia has seen a mass exodus of
journalists. Hong Kong is a shad-
ow of its former self. Myanmar’s
regime is a killer and jailer of re-
porters.
But in an increasingly polar-
ised United States, by some counts,
over two-thirds of Americans say
they don’t trust their mass media.
There is excellent reporting hap-
pening but much will pass unseen,
or dismissed outright.
South Africa’s membership-
based Daily Maverick shut down
for an entire day in April to draw
attention to how market failure
was endangering independent
journalism.
“Without journalism, our de-
mocracy and economy will break
down,” the outlet declared.
How all these very different fac-
tors are coming together is clear-
ly seen in the media coverage of
our global climate breakdown and
broader threats to our environ-
ment.
The environment is not just a
highly dangerous topic to cover —
sometimes akin to conflict report-
ing — but it has become a cesspit
of corporate propaganda emitted
by polluting industries, some of
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them giant State-owned entities, as
well as their partners in disinfor-
mation ensconced in politics, ac-
ademia, “non-profit” foundations
and the mass media themselves.
Unesco is dedicating World
Press Freedom Day this year to
the importance of journalism and
freedom of expression in the con-
text of the current global environ-
mental crisis.
As Unesco says: “Independent
journalists as well as scientists are
crucial actors in helping our socie-
ties to separate facts from lies and
manipulation in order to take in-
formed decisions, including about
environmental policies.
“Investigative journalists are also
shedding light on environmental
crimes, exposing corruption and
powerful interests, and sometimes
paying the ultimate price for doing
their job.”
As India, the world’s largest de-
mocracy, holds elections 10 years
after Narendra Modi first took over
as prime minister, Reporters With-
out Borders noted that at least 13
of the 28 journalists killed in India
since then were working on stories
linked to the environment, main-
ly land seizures and illegal mining.
Several were killed while investi-
gating the so-called sand mafia, an
organised crime network supply-
ing the construction industry.
Reporters Without Borders
ranked India 161st out of 180
countries in its 2023 World Press
Freedom Index.
In the Global South, indigenous,
local, and independent journalists
and communicators are particu-
larly vulnerable to violence and
intimidation while working in re-
mote areas without adequate back-
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But in the world’s industrialised
democracies — those that blazed
the trail of bio-diversity mass ex-
tinction, pollution and emissions
of greenhouse gases overheating
our planet — major media out-
lets are actively aiding and abetting
fossil fuel companies by partner-
ing them.
As laid clear in a report by the
outlets Drilled and DeSmog, many
major media outlets have “an in-
ternal brand studio that crafts edi-
torials, videos, even events and en-
tire podcasts for advertisers, many
of which are fossil fuel companies”.
“The likes of Politico, Reuters,
Bloomberg, the NYT, the Wash-
ington Post and the Financial
Times are all creating content for
oil companies that directly con-
tradicts what their climate report-
ers are publishing. And we know
from peer-reviewed research that
at most one-third of people can ac-
tually tell the difference between
advertorial content and reporting.”
Journalists, particularly those
covering the climate crisis and col-
lapse of eco-systems, also have to
confront those almost intangible
contradictions that thwart efforts
to engage and inform the public.
How does one communicate the
magnitude of the dangers facing us
and our planet to a global audience
already bowed down under a bar-
rage of awfulness? How does one
resist what one US political scien-
tist referred to as the “banality of
crazy”?
He was referring to Donald
Trump’s violent, sexist and racist
rhetoric which has been heard so
often that it sometimes barely stirs
a media reaction, but the phrase
could be used to describe other
kinds of dangerously acceptable
new-normal.
There is no one easy answer to
all this. Freedom of the Press rests
on just that. It also depends on our
own integrity and credibility.
Farhana Haque Rahman
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IN response to Zifa take Warriors
to Joburg, WILSON LAMBIKA
says: What has the normalisation
committee normalised since com-
ing into office? Stadiums are still
not normal. Zifa structures are not
normal. Coaching appointments
are not normal. Youth develop-
ment is not normal. Zifa accounts
are not normal. The Zifa constitu-
tion is not normal. The national
team is not normal. Women’s soc-
cer is not normal. Sponsorship is
not normal. Publicity is not nor-
mal. The normalisation commit-
tee itself is not normal. The Sports
and Recreation Commission is not
normal. Not sure about the min-
ister, the permanent secretary, the
Parliamentary Portfolio Commit-
tee on Sport and “all protocol ob-
served”.
DAVID BAUER SIBANDA says:
Indeed, we are international or-
phans. We cannot even construct
one decent stadium.
SIMBARASHE CHAGON-
DA says: If we ask the authorities
about this anomaly, their respons-
es will be that Harare-Beitbridge
Highway is under construction.
They will also claim credit for the
construction of the Mbudzi Inter-
change and say stadiums are less
important than our roads.
TIGERE ZINDOGA says: Our
leadership is after positions and
not development.
IN response to Zanu PF space bar-
ons protest against Coltart, STAR-
FORD J NGONO says: Bulawayo
mayor David Coltart must drive
the vendors out harder.
TA GWEME says: David Coltart
will need more manpower to drive
out the vendors. He needs about
100 000 municipal police. Peo-
ple are only aligning themselves to
Zanu PF because they want to sur-
vive. In reality, they voted for Col-
tart and associates, but how will
they survive without jobs ?
IN response to Bosso won’t have it
easy: Arenel, RUSSEL BHEBHE
says: Arenel Movers coach Farai
Tawachera must know that this is
a game of football.
IN response to ZCTU gags anti-
govt labour activists, PIKIRAYI
says: The labour movement is dead
and buried. Never again will we
see labour dictating the direction
of politics in Zimbabwe. The cur-
rent regime has bastardised every-
thing and made unionism mean-
ingless. As things stands, we have
nowhere to run.
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Artisanal mining is a grey area in Zim’s conservation story

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EAR the entrance of Umfurudzi Safa- park has taken considerable steps to conserve been 12 dams constructed which are approxi- a concentration of wildlife and, therefore,
ri Area, around 100km outside Harare, and sustainably operate Umfurudzi Safari mately one to two hectares of water. The dams poaching impact was high. With the wildlife
headgear left from a disused mine are Area. are for water supply to animal and bird spe- being spread out over a large area and having
among the signs that park authorities To that effect several dams have been creat- cies which traditionally had to migrate long access to water and not having to travel long
say are part of a bygone era. ed and are currently central in reviving prime distances from grazing grounds to find water,” distances, incidences of poaching have dras-
They battle to keep a balancing act as the northern breeding areas for game birds and extended park manager Tawanda Chipere said. tically reduced. Animal populations are now
part of the park sees companies mining for black gran- habitat for aquatic life currently under siege “The dams are spread throughout the filling the vacuum where animals previously
ite and gold with permission of a special exemption from pollution and habitat loss in the main southern and central section of the park and did not reside.”
granted by the government. river systems of the Park. are approximately 4km to 5km apart.” — Independent
While mining is prohibited in national parks under “Since project inception in 2011, there have “Limited water in the park also caused Read more on www.newsday.co.zw
the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife (ZimParks) Act, gov-
ernment allows flexibility in areas they deem Safari Ar-
eas.
It is a grey area given the complexities of regulating
mining operations and balancing the detrimental ef-
fects to wildlife.
In the midst of all this, rangers in Umfurudzi often
catch illegal gold panners along the rivers.
There have also been clashes between small-scale
miners — the most prominent being in 2020 between
John Maungwa and Chantelle Chikafu over a mine
which was producing prolific kilogrammes of gold each
day.
The matter spilled into the High Court and while the
case for determination was for mining rights, it raised
eyebrows that mining was taking place inside the Park.
The mining wrangle sucked in Zimbabwe Mining
Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya, who
told this publication, at the time, that her mining opera-
tions inside Umfurudzi Park were above board.
Rushwaya produced papers that showed that through
Relm Mining, she had been mining in Umfurudzi since
2017 courtesy of a special grant given by the Mines and
Mining Development ministry, a special grant which
was renewed in 2019.
“As ZMF, we will always protect the interests of our
affiliates, of which Maungwa is,” she said then.
“We cannot allow a situation where our small-scale
miners get elbowed out from the claims where they
have been operating since 2001 by people who come
waving special grants acquired in 2019, simply because
they would have bulldozed their way through false pre-
tences, Rushwaya added
She was recently acquitted of smuggling charges after
being arrested carrying 6kg of gold in her handbag at
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport en route
to Dubai. She denied the allegations, telling the court
that she had picked the wrong bag.
Turning back to the park, home to over 2 000 animals
— of the big five being leopard, elephants and buffalo —
the effects of gold panning contaminating river systems
means that officials have had to think outside the box in
their bid to conserve wildlife.
The park has approximately 82km of the Mazowe
River on its eastern and southern boundary.
“The Mazowe River is a threatened water resource for
wildlife as it is heavily mined both commercially and
for subsistence purposes,” the park noted in its bro-
chure to tourists.
“It is heavily polluted with heavy metals and popula-
tion pressure to the east of the river, through riverbank
cultivation is creating silting on a large scale.”
Leakage of respiratory poisons into rivers creates po-
tential disaster for wildlife.
It makes it tough work for rangers given that there
are approximately 60 000 people living around or with-
in the immediate proximity of the Park, whose core ac-
tivities are agriculture and mining.
Park authorities acknowledge that the pollution of
the Mazowe River means water availability and man-
agement is one of the prohibiting factors to the poten-
tial carrying capacity of wildlife in the Park.
However, they say, since the inception of a joint ven-
ture between Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Manage-
ment Authority and Unifreight Africa Ltd in 2010, the
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Travel
Zim’s most beautiful national park has a
new luxury tented camp you need to see
N
ORTHERN Zimba-
bwe’s Mana Pools Na-
tional Park sits along
the Zambezi River
and is known for its
unspoiled beauty, canoe trails, and
extraordinary wildlife that flock
here to drink water from its natural
pools.
And a new camp allows travellers
to fully immerse in this stunning
landscape, which has been listed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site since
1984.
Molori Mashuma, the second
property from South African com-
pany Molori Safari, opened on Au-
gust 15 with only six tented accom-
modations offering privacy, unob-
structed views, and access to the
wildlife-rich grasslands of Mashu-
ma Pan.
This stunning National Park in
Zimbabwe just got a new luxury
camp
“Mana Pools represents the most
unique truly African wilderness ex-
perience that I have ever come across
in all my years of being in the bush,”
Eric Ichikowitz, co-owner of Molori
Mashuma, told Travel + Leisure.
“It is a game and wilderness expe-
rience unlike anything else because
you are not chasing the wildlife to
tick off a list, you are immersed and
present in the moment, with the
open landscapes, fauna and flora,
and the wildlife that roam.”
The spacious air-conditioned ac-
commodations feature private decks
for game viewing and relaxation
as well as amenities such as soak-
ing bathtubs, outdoor showers, and
beautiful design and decor by local
artists.
Two two-bedroom family tents
with private plunge pools are also
available.
Molori Mashuma’s main lodge
boasts a 5,457-square-foot deck with
several lounge and dining areas, a
pool, and a bar, perfect for enjoying
the views of the lush surroundings.
Visitors can also observe and pho-
tograph wildlife on guided walking
safaris (there are three locations for
game viewing in the area).
“Walking through the fever tree
forests and watching elephants in
their droves, moving through the
forest and interacting with big herds
of eland and zebras frolicking and
playing around them, while the
monkeys jump from the trees, is one
of my ultimate wilderness experi-
ences,” Ichikowitz added.
Mana Pools National Park is home
to the country’s largest crocodile and
hippo population, many predators,
and hundreds of bird species.
Molori Mashuma is open season-
ally from the beginning of April to
the end of October. Nightly rates
start from US$1 725.
— Travel + Leisure
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MATEMBA AVAILABLE. 29:12) OF 1996.Notice of an application for a Permit in terms
CALL/IN BOX 0715786000 Section 26 (3) of the Act:
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO development on the Remainder of Subdivision A of Lot 437 Highlands NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO
DEBTORS AND TO ALL WHOM CONSTRUCT TOWN HOUSES (18 UNITS) ON STAND 144 of Lot 22 (136 Arcturus Road), Harare. ESTABLISH LIQOUR WHOLESALE ON STAND 6495 BULAWAYO
IT MAY CONCERN DRB 443/23 M AT S H E U M H LO P H E ( 4 7 - 4 9 E D E N F E I L D R O A D 1.It is proposed to establish a Licensed Restaurant with ancillary TOWNSHIP (19 WALSALL ROAD, THORNGROVE BULAWAYO):
IN the Estate of the late MATSHEUMHLOPHE): DISTRICT OF BULAWAYO: OBERT Wellness Centre (Physiotherapy) on the above mentioned stand which DISTRICT OF BULAWAYO: BULAWAYO MOTOR REWINDS.
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Notice is hereby given in terms of subsection (3) of Section 26 of
DHLAMINI of BULAWAYO who Notice is hereby given in terms of subsection (3) of Section 26 of Development Plan No.56, wherein the proposed use may be permitted the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act, CAP 29:12, that an
died at BULAWAYO on the 15TH the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act, CAP 29:12, that an through special consent of the Local Planning Authority. The stand application to establish a liquor wholesale on the above mentioned
day of MARCH 2020.All persons application to construct town houses (18 units) on the above
measures 7102 square meters. property has been received.
havingREGIONAL,
claims against theTOWN mentioned AND
propertyCOUNTRY
has been received. PLANNING ACT, CHAPTER
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required to lodge them in detail Municipal 29:12 REVISED
Buildings, (Tower Block)EDITION 1996
during normal ofce hours. and owners of adjacent properties notied in writing before being Municipal Buildings, (Tower Block) during normal ofce hours.
Notice
with of annot
the undersigned application
later Any persons forwishing
a Permit in terms
to make objections of Section
or representation relating 26(3) of by
considered the Act:
the Local Planning Authority. Any persons wishing to make objections or representation relating
than the 30 TH of JULY 2023 to the application must lodge them with the undersigned at the The application, plans and any special conditions which the Authority to the application must lodge them with the undersigned at the
Notice
and those indebtedis hereby
thereto are given of an application to carry out isthe
Municipal Buildings (City Hall), P.O Box 591, Bulawayo, not later likely following
to impose in the event of this application being favorably Municipal Buildings (City Hall), P.O Box 591, Bulawayo, not later
r development
e q u i r e d t o p a y t o on t h e Stand 693
than 8 August Glen Lorne Township 15 of Lot
2023. 41 maybe
considered of Glen inspected at the address below during normal than 8 August 2023.
undersigned the amounts due ADVERT NO: 12294
Lorne (693 Lytham Road,
by them within the same period, DATE: 8 July 2023
1. Itwhich
failing is proposed
Glen Lorne),
legal proceedings to establish a Place of Assembly (Residential
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ofce hours.Any person wishing to make objections or
representations relating to the application must lodge them with the
undersigned College)
within one month of the date of the rst insertion of this
ADVERT NO: 12292
DATE: 8 July 2023
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property belonging or relating to
the proposal may be permitted through special consentEASTERN
this Estate are required to deliver
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ROOM 308D THIRD FLOOR Notice is hereby given of an application to carry out the following
undersigned.MAJOR CLEVELAND HOUSE, 92 L. TAKAWIRA STREET

2. The property in question
DHLAMINI, BLOCK 57/1784 ,
3. According
MPOPOMA, BULAWAYO to the Act, the application is required to be advertised, and
owners of adjacent
considered by the Local
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likely to impose The
Motor Vehicles,
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ESTABLISH A BOTTLEmeasures STORE WITHIN5087sqm.
A SUPERMARKET ON development on Stand 160 Chadcombe Township 2 of Chadcombe
HARARE (11 Lapford Road) Harare
STAND 7529 NKETA TOWNSHIP OF STAND 5334 NKETA 9, P.O
N KU LU M A N E : D I S T R I C T O F B U L A W AYO : F O R M E R 1.It is proposed to construct two (2) additional cluster houses
proper ties notified in writing before,
ENTERPRISES. REGIONAL, TOWN beingAND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, (CHAPTER 29; resulting in three (3) units on the above quoted property which is
Notice is hereby given in terms of subsection (3) of Section 26 of
Planning Authority. 12) REVISED EDITION 1996.Notice of an application for a Permit situated in Residential Low Density Zone 2C of the Operative City of
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application any special
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within a supermarketwhich
on the the
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is hereby given ofisan application to carry out the following wherein the proposed development requires the special consent of
above mentioned property has been received.
in application
the event of this application being developmentfavorably
on Remainder of Lot 434 Greendale Township (29 the Local Planning Authority. The property measures 4047sqm and
inspected
and plans may be inspected on the seventh oor,
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and adjacent neighbours notied in writing before being considered
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than
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Hall), P.O Box 591, representations
not later relating
Flats (500sqm) in termstoof the operative City of Harare's Greendale
Local Development Plan No.56 wherein the proposed development
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by the Local Planning Authority.The application plans and any
special conditions which the Authority is likely to impose in the
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DATE: 8 July 2023 this notice. TOWN CLERK property measures 7800sqm and the resultant density will be
event of this application being favourably considered may be
inspected at the address below during normal ofce hours. Any
HARARE CITY COUNCIL 709sqm per unit on reticulated sewerage system.
person wishing to make objections or representations relating to the
2.In terms of the Act, this application is required to be advertised
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DIRECTOR OF WORKS REGIONAL, TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT (CHAPTER 29:12)
EASTERN REGION SECTION NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 49(4) OF THE ACT
Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 40(3) of the Regional, Town And
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CLEVELAND HOUSE, 92 LEOPOLD TAKAWIRA STREET
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to the application must lodge them with the undersigned at the
Municipal Buildings (City Hall), P.O Box 591, Bulawayo, not later REGIONAL, TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT (CHAPTER
than 8 August 2023. 29:12) NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 49(4) OF THE ACT
ADVERT NO: 12293 C.DUBE Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 49(4) of the Act, of an
DATE: 8 July 2023 TOWN CLERK
application to change the reservation of the Remainder of Higheld
Township, Harare from Public Open Space to a Hospital.
The property in question which is owned by City of Harare is zoned
Public Open Space in terms of the operative Higheld Local
Development Plan Number 18. The proposal seeks to create a hospital
stand on approximately 1hectare with the remainder retaining its
current use on approximately 1.99 hectares. Details of the application
and site plan can be inspected at the address given below during
normal working hours from Monday to Friday.
In terms of Section 49(4) of the Act, the Minister of Local Government
and Public Works and National Housing is obliged to give public
Notice of his intention to grant the proposed change and transfer of the
created properties free from any restrictions limiting the use of the
land to Public Open Space.
Any person wishing to lodge objections or make representations must
lodge them in writing with the undersigned within 30 days from the
date of the rst insertion of this notice.
CHIEF DIRECTOR SPARTIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
6TH FLOOR MAKOMBE BUILDING
CORNER L TAKAWIRA STREET / H CHITEPO
P O BOX CY 968
CAUSEWAY
HARARE
residential and commercial development on Chaminuka Estate (Being surveyed
outside boundary of the following properties Lot A of Balla Mona of Borrowdale
Estate, Remainder of Balla Mona of Borrowdale Estate (NijoFarm) Windyridge
Estate of Borrowdale Estate, Lot 1 of Guildford of Borrowdale Estate, Lot 2 of
Guildford of Borrowdale Estate, Lot 3 of Guildford of Borrowdale Estate and Lot B
of Guildford of Borrowdale Estate) in Goromonzi District has been lodged with
the undersigned.
It is proposed to subdivide Chaminuka Estate to create:
i) Mixed Density Residential 7066
ii) Flats 93
iii) Institutional 66
iv) Open Space 33
While the application is proposing mixed-density residential and commercial
development the property is reserved for Commercial Agriculture (Zone 6C)
according to the approved Goromonzi Rural Master Plan, accordingly mixed
density residential and commercial development can only be permitted by the
Local Planning Authority after special considerations of the application. The
nature of development proposed in this application is materially different from
the general character of the area and thus confers a right that may be enforced by
the owners of other properties adjacent to Chaminuka Estate (Being surveyed
outside boundary of the following properties Lot A of Balla Mona of Borrowdale
Estate, Remainder of Balla Mona of Borrowdale Estate (NijoFarm) Windyridge
Estate of Borrowdale Estate, Lot 1 of Guildford of Borrowdale Estate, Lot 2 of
Guildford of Borrowdale Estate, Lot 3 of Guildford of Borrowdale Estate and Lot B
of Guildford of Borrowdale Estate)
The application and plans may be inspected at the address given below during
normal working hours.
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Bosso wary of Arenel, GameCocks host DeMbare

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BY FORTUNE MBELE
ULAWAYO fans will have a football treat
this weekend with two exciting Castle La-
ger Premier Soccer League matches lined
up at Barbourfields Stadium today and to-
morrow.
Chicken Inn, coming from a 2-0 defeat to Yadah at
Heart Stadium last weekend, return home for another
tough assignment against Dynamos at BF.
After the loss to Yadah, the Gamecocks (15 points)
were dislodged from the second spot by on-fire Man-
ica Diamonds (16 points) and they dropped further
Tanzid
Hasan
down to position four as Bulawayo Chiefs (15
points) rose on the log standings after beating
Chegutu Pirates.
Against Dynamos today, Chicken Inn are
without Danny “Deco” Phiri, who saw red
against The Miracle Boys and Brighton Ma-
kopa is being monitored after an injury in the
last game.
Coach Joey Antipas is hoping for the best
against Dynamos and bouncing back to win-
ning ways.
“It is a hell of a game. We are expecting
fireworks. Dynamos are a good side and like
Highlanders, are one of the biggest clubs in
the country. We are looking forward to the
game and hopeful that we bounce back. Deco
is out and Makopa will have to pass a late fit-
ness test and we will see what happens,” An-
tipas said.
Dynamos are also missing key players
through injury or suspension. Skipper Frank
Makarati, his deputy Emmanuel Jalai and
Tanaka Shandirwa will miss the match.
Makarati and Shandirwa are out injured
while Jalai is suspended.
Coach Genesis Mangombe needs an out-
right win against Chicken Inn to keep his job
safe at the Harare giants.
Tomorrow log leaders Highlanders have
a tough one against city neighbours Arenel
Movers.
Bosso coach Kelvin Kaindu is spoilt for
choice as his squad has a clean bill of health.
Highlanders lead the pack with 18 points
and look forward to stretching that lead.
“These boys are quite familiar with each
other; they interact with each other and that
makes it very difficult. It’s a derby. We won
last weekend but this is a different game, the
other one is gone. We have done well against
big teams and struggled against small teams.
We struggled against Herentals and this is al-
most similar. We hope to make it. What we
must do is guard against complacency,” Kain-
du said.
Highlanders are banking on Lynoth Chi-
kuhwa, Brighton Ncube, Devine Mhindirira
and the enterprising right-back Mvelo Khoza.
Arenel coach Farai Tawachera said they
will not give Highlanders three points on a
silver platter.

Tanzid scores half-

century on T20I debut to
lead Bangladesh to victory
BANGLADESH’S bowlers set up a comfortable eight-
wicket victory in the first T20 against Zimbabwe by dis-
missing the visitors for 124 in Chattogram. Rain inter-
rupted the chase twice, but debutant Tanzid Hasan re-
mained unbeaten, steering his team to victory in just 15,2
overs with 67 off 47 balls.
Tanzid got into Bangladesh's T20I side on the back of
a strong Bangladesh Premier League season and struck
two sixes and eight fours in his innings. He was only the
second Bangladesh batter — after Junaid Siddique in
2007 — to score a half-century on T20I debut.
Zimbabwe’s 124 was their lowest total against Bangla-
desh — the previous low was 131 in 2015 — but it could
have been lower after they slipped to 41 for 7. Taskin
Ahmed and the returning Mohammad Saifuddin took
three wickets each while Mahedi Hasan bowled econom-
ically for his two scalps.
Bennett’s bright start
Zimbabwe’s innings had got off to a bright start.
20-year-old Brian Bennett struck Shoriful Islam for three
consecutive boundaries in the third over after senior bat-
ter Craig Ervine had fallen in the previous one. Bennett’s
first boundary was a cover drive, the second a ramp past
third man and the third a well-timed punch off the back
foot through cover. But that bright start was short-lived.
Zimbabwe collapse
Taskin Ahmed’s first over, full of 140kph-plus deliver-
ies, was an omen for Zimbabwe’s next half hour. Bennett
and debutant Joylord Gumbie struggled to connect with
most of his deliveries, but the next dismissal was a soft
one against Mohammad Saifuddin. Gumbie swivelled
awkwardly at a poor delivery down the leg-side and gave
Taskin a simple catch at short fine-leg.
Bennett was run out first ball of the sixth over, and then
Mahedi Hasan dismissed Zimbabwe’s captain Sikandar
Raza for a golden duck. Raza’s attempt at a lap sweep re-
sulted in him gloving a catch to slip. Three wickets had
fallen off three balls and then Taskin dismissed Sean Wil-
liams and Ryan Burl with the first two deliveries of the
seventh over. When Saifuddin got Juke Jongwe out for 2,
Zimbabwe had gone from 36 for 1 to 41 for 7 in 17 balls.
Madande and Masakadza's record stand
Clive Madande was Zimbabwe's last recognised batter
and he found support in Wellington Masakadza. They ro-
tated strike regularly as Bangladesh eased the pressure for
a little while. The pair added 75 runs, Zimbabwe's highest
partnership for the eighth wicket in T20Is. It nearly broke
the all-time record of 80 runs. Madande struck six fours
in his 39-ball 43, while Masakadza made his highest T20I
score, hitting 34 off 38 balls. — espncricinfo
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Ten Hag says Man

Baltemar
Utd tried to sign Kane
Brito
ERIK ten Hag has revealed he want-
ed to sign Harry Kane for Manches-
ter United last year but is convinced
Rasmus Hojlund will deliver on his
potential.
England captain Kane joined Bay-
ern Munich after leaving boyhood
club Tottenham and has scored 43
goals in all competitions for the
Bundesliga giants.
Instead of Kane, United recruited
Denmark international Hojlund for
£72 million (US$90 million) from
Atalanta — the 21-year-old has so
far scored 14 goals.
“We have to win every game,”
Ten Hag told former United captain
Gary Neville on Sky Sports.
“There’s an expectation around
every game from us so you can only
fulfil that expectation when you
have those outstanding players.”
But the United manager said the
Old Trafford club had not always
been able to bring in the players
they had wanted over the past dec-
ade.
Hojlund, we get the highest poten-
tial in the striker position last sum-
mer."
United have stumbled badly this
season after a positive first cam-
paign under Ten Hag, who has had
to deal with a lengthy injury list
and a drop-off in form from key
players.
They are through to an FA Cup
final against Manchester City but
were knocked out of Europe before
Christmas and have missed out on
qualification for next year’s Cham-
pions League, ramping up pressure
on the manager.
However, Ten Hag repeated his
belief the club are on the right track,
saying patience is needed as young
talents progress and players return
to fitness.
The Dutchman’s future remains
uncertain as ambitious new co-
owners INEOS look to turn the club
around.
Jason Wilcox arrived as tech-
nical director recently as part of

Brito wants
“Then you have to build and you
have to accept that you get talent in
instead of players who have already
proved it in the past,” he said. “We
have had some choices made with
talents like Rasmus Hojlund.
“I can see a striker (Harry Kane)
who already proved it, who we want
widespread changes and Ten Hag
said there was no time to waste on
a rebuild, where he wants to be in-
volved.
“The initial meetings are good,
and of course with INEOS several
meetings from January on,” he said.
“Jason first came in last week and

Warriors job
to sign and we could not get him.
And then we went to Rasmus be-
cause he is a talent.
“With Harry Kane you know you
get 30 goals. I think Rasmus will get
there but he needs time.
“It is not fair to assess him the
same as Harry Kane. I would never
compare two players because they
are very different. But with Rasmus
now we have to take things quickly
because the summer is coming.
“It is a very important period
coming when you have another
(transfer) window and, of course,
we want to make the next step into
our squad, and also to make plans
and to create an environment that,
let's say, avoids this year's problems
in injuries." — Supersport

BY FORTUNE MBELE ior men’s team will be in tributes.

P
ORTUGUESE na-
tional Baltemar Bri-
to has unfinished
business with the
Warriors which has
prompted him to apply for
the vacant Zimbabwe senior
men’s national football team’s
coaching job.
The Zifa normalisation com-
mittee has invited applica-
tions for the job for the sec-
ond time having previously
appointed Brito only on inter-
im basis for the two 2026 Fifa
World Cup qualifiers against
Nigeria and Rwanda last
year.
An impeccable source with-
in the leadership of local foot-
ball confirmed that the for-
mer Warriors and Highland-
ers’ gaffer had applied for the
job.
“He [Brito] applied. He
wants to come back [to Zimba-
bwe]. I think he has more in-
terest in Zimbabwe than the
recent possibility of him join-
ing the Cameroon national
team where he was invited for
interviews. He has always had
his mind on Zimbabwe to fin-
ish the job that he started,” the
source said.
During the week, Zifa flight-
ed a fresh advertisement for
the Warriors job as the sen-
South Africa in June to take
on Lesotho and Bafana Bafa-
na at Orlando Stadium and
Free State Stadium in Bloem-
fontein at home and away,
respectively.
Zimbabwe has no stadium
fit to host a competitive inter-
national match.
In the advert, Zifa stated that
the duties of the coach with
a Caf Pro or Caf “A” license
would be to: “Lead the senior
men’s national team and di-
rect the programme and prep-
arations of the teams for var-
ious tournaments, including
the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
qualifiers, the 2026 Fifa World
Cup qualifiers and Cosafa
tournaments.”
It said the ideal candidate
must have extensive interna-
tional football knowledge and
experience, particularly at the
senior national team level and
prior experience coaching an
African national team is an
added advantage.
The ideal candidate must
have the ability to foster a
competitive and successful
team and should have strong
educational background with
a clear coaching methodology.
Familiarity with the role of
sports science in preparing
players for international com-
petitions is also one of the at-
Local coaches have also been
urged to apply. Harry
After 18 months in the wil-
derness due to a Fifa ban fol- Kane
lowing government interfer-
ence, Zimbabwe returned to
international football in July
last year.
Brito, then Highlanders’
coach, was in September ap-
pointed as Warriors’ interim
coach and took charge of the
Group C 2026 Fifa World Cup
qualifiers in Rwanda in No-
vember.
The Warriors played a home
match against Nigeria at Huye
Stadium and it ended one-
all having played a goalless
draw against Rwanda days
earlier.
They have picked up two
points in Group C and Brito
is looking forward to resume
Warriors’ hunt for World Cup
qualification.
The Portuguese gaffer’s con-
tract with Zifa ended on De-
cember 31 and back then, the
national football governing
body said they could not con-
tinue with Brito because they
could not afford him.
FC Platinum coach Norman
Mapeza bounced back as War-
riors’ coach on an interim ba-
sis and recently took charge in
a four-nation tournament in
Malawi.