Review & Mail 1 August 2022

Monday 1 August 2022 SPORTS
...Euro 2022: England
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RADIO

WARS
•Britain's plan to bring solar radios puts it
on collision course with Zimbabwe
•2023 elections to spur propaganda wars
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ARTS & CULTURE NEWS
...Female Monumental ...Zim to curb mineral
Mason Pik itayi defies smuggling: Kazembe
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INSIDE Tourism workers threaten nationwide strike -P4

Ja0n1uAaruy-gFuesbtru2a0ry222022 NEWS 020

British radios shipment raises stink

Review & Mail Writers But some observers, while acknowledging saidMugwadi. citizens.Ruralpupilsaremostdisadvantaged

the importance of empowering rural He said the party was poised for victory in terms of access to information and radio

The shipment of 1 500 solar radios by the communities, especially school children because its mobilisation was scientific such programming for schools in those areas
British Embassy in Zimbabwe has raised a through information, questioned the timing that it could not be driven by ‘cheap pieces would help narrow the gap of opportunities.”
stink among some sections of society who of the delivery of the radios. of silver or cheap donations like propaganda he said
have questioned the timing of the gesture, ZANU PF Director of Information, Tafadzwa materials as it were’. President Emmerson Mnangagwa early July
coming a few months before the country’s Mugwadi,saidthegadgetsshouldbebrought No comment could be obtained from singled out the British Embassy in Harare as
watershed elections slated for next year. into the countrythrough proper procedures Government spokesperson and Ministry one of the diplomatic missions in the country
This comes at a time when Government and their purposes properly explained. of Information Permanent Secretary, Nick that were meddling in Zimbabwe’s internal
and the ruling party, Zanu-PF are He said this was not the first time that such Mangwana political affairs.
increasingly wary about likely foreign gadgets had been brought into the country Political analyst Maxwell Saungweme, He said Western countries were
interference in next year's elections. ahead of crucial elections, suggesting they however, said providing people with more weaponising culture and communication in
Last week, President Mnangagwa warned were meant to push a regime change agenda channels for receiving information was orderto meddle inthe internal politics ofthe
against"brazeneffrontery"bysomeunnamed in the country. not only the right thing to do, but a way country and to undermine political stability.
foreign missions. “Just to advice that the state of Zimbabwe of according them their right to access While the Vienna Convention provides
In a tweet at the weekend, the British has legislation managing and providing for information. for Foreign Missions to further economic,
Embassy in Harare announced it would procedure on how those things are done “If more underprivileged people have more scientific and cultural relations in the
soon be launching the radios, ostensibly to through the Broadcasting Services Act and channels to access information, this means receiving State, the Convention does not
supportthecountry’sradio programming in the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe also ability for political actors to channel sanction Missions to weaponise these
rural areas. (BAZ) underthe Ministryof Information and theirmessages. Its onlypolitical actors bereft key areas in order to meddle in electoral
“The long awaited next shipment of 1500 Publicity. of new ideas who frown at radios meant to processes, or to undermine political stability
solar radios that the UK has funded will be “So I am not informed whether those radios improve citizens' access to information,” he in the receiving State. Again, we have seen
launched in afewweeksto supportexcellent have been cleared along that procedure, but said. some Missions mobilising our artists and
radio programming that was developed be that as it may, I will tell you that from our He said Zimbabweans in rural areas needed communicators for partisan political ends.
and broadcast during the pandemic. These side as ZANU PFthis is notthe firsttime that more radios beyond the 1500 donated by We have had to order one Mission to drop
solar radios have USB ports so that the most such regime change driven radio devices the British for them to have better access to such hideous plans.
remote schools can still pay these lessons, have been given or donated for free forwant information. “Lately, we have witnessed attempts at
even when there are connection issues,” the to create pockets of propaganda in our rural “One cannot claim to be in favour interfering in our internal affairs by some
Embassy said. communities supposedly such that they will of development in communities and Foreign Missions accredited to our country.
The Embassy said over the last two years, beinapositiontopushZANUPFout. Wesaw democracy and at the same time seek to This worrisome propensity is likely to get
it had provided more than US$1 million of thatin 2000,we sawthatin 2005andwe saw muzzle people's access to information and even more blatant closerto ourHarmonised
materials including reading and numeracy that in 2008. communication channels,”he said. General Elections slated for next year, in
cards and teacher and school heads guides “In 2013 they came again but in all those Anotheranalyst,Vivid Gwede said the radio 2023. Needless to say, Government frowns
to first determine the levels of foundational years except in 2008 what did we have, each donation was a welcome gesture which upon this brazen effrontery against our
literacy and numeracy needed by students time that those radios came, ZANU PF got wouldgoalongwayinclosingtheinformation sovereignty,whichisinclearviolationofbasic
to enable them to learn effectively and then more strengthened than everbefore and the gap between rural and urban learners. provisions of international law and norms
provide teachers with methods to increase successive electoral victories attest to that. “The government of Zimbabwe if it governing inter-state relations,” President
thoseliteracylevels. So that is not an incident in as far as we are is committed to democracy must be Mnangagwa in his weekly column in a local
preparing for the watershed 2023 elections,” committed to wider access to information by newspaper.

yCoOuHthswcolraksherosv,eZrAlNanUdPF IGLvOt uCrognevdetnotiroanti1fy90ChrisMahovefor up to 50 people which could have been Albert Chavhunduka senioranalystNyashaMuchichwawelcomed
allocated to some of theworkers and reduce the Sexual HarassmentPolicybutalso urged
Some City of Harare workers who were the backlog. Unions and labour experts say government government to go ahead and ratify other
allocated land in line of their back pays were “If they had given 50 people they wanted to must now ratify the International Labour provisions stipulated by the ILO including
shocked last week to find the land theywere allocate on the day we could have all gotten Organisation (ILO) Convention 190 in order Convention 190.
tobeallocatedinTafaraoccupiedbyZANUPF the stands, but then council officials insisted to strengthen the Sexual Harassment Policy “The adoption of the policy by government
youths, who have already put up structures. that the youths should first vacate the land,” 2022whichwaslaunched recently. goes a long way in terms of developing and
More than 4 500 workers, who were owed she said. The policy launch comes at a time when ensuring that issues of harassment and
over three months’ salaries, were promised Zimbabwe Municipal Workers Union the country has been experiencing a steep violence within the workplace are addressed
stands in lieu of 2016 salary arrears after the Chairperson, George Matongera said the increase of sexual harassment and gender and there is policy legislation that caters for
employer indicated he did nothave money to City of Harare was in talks with the ruling based violence at the workplace and has it.
paythem. party officials and a meeting has been slated been viewed as a sign of government’s “Sothisisaverymuchwelcomedevelopment
Buta batch of 350workerswhowere meant for this week to iron out the issues. commitmentto curtailthis scourge. and it’s something that we want to see in
to be allocated stands in Tafara last week “Things will work out well. A meeting will be Public Service and Social Welfare Minister place. We also hope to see the Government
came back empty handed after they found held this week and the workers will get their Paul Mavima said the Sexual Harassment of Zimbabwe ratifying ILO Convention 190
the piece of land already occupied by some stands. Some will be allocated at Chizhanhe Policy which was launched through the and also a process of the labour law reform
ZANU PFyouths who had erected temporary and Ashton,”he said. Public Service Commission (PSC) was also will see the inclusion of key provisions
structures. ZANU PF Secretary for Information, a brainchild of President Emmerson from the Convention in terms of curtailing
A worker representative who is also a Tafadzwa Mugwadi was not responding to Mnangagwa’s government which aims at issues of harassment and violence within the
prospective beneficiary, Rudo Chigoche said messages sent to him. promoting reforms in the public service workplace itself and create a safe workplace
the youths occupying the land told them they Harare City Council has allocated 305 stands sector. which ensures that there are procedures and
were ZANU PF supporters and were also to its employees to offset salary arrears. Speaking to the Review& Mail, Progressive remedies in cases where such unwarranted
entitled to the stands. The development comes at a time when Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) events happen,” said.
“We went to Tafara last week and returned the city is struggling to payworkers who are president DrTakavafira Zhou said while they Muchichwa said Issues ofharassmentwere
emptyhanded. This was the second time we reportedly owed three months’ salaries. appreciated the enactment of the Sexual key andhad to be addressed just as issues of
have been there and failed to get the stands. The city is understood to be processing Harassment Policy 2022, they were worried development and human securitywithin the
The youths said they also wanted the land February salaries at the moment. Sources about whether it would be implemented or workplace itself.
because they were ZANU PF members. But say about 4 150 employees were promised not. Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
whatthey don’tknow is that Ihave also been residential stands in lieu of outstanding “We have seen several policies instituted (ZCTU) head of Education, Women and
aZANU PFmemberforalongtime, I actually salaries in 2016. Recentminutes of ameeting by thePSC but such policies failing to be Gender desk Fiona Magaya complimented
got the job through the party. I have been a of the education, health, housing and implemented properly. So we remain government for introducing the new policy,
chairperson for along time and also Political communityservicesandlicensingcommittee sceptical about the ability of the PSC to saying it would go a long way in addressing
Commissar,” she said. show that the acting human capital director ensure that the policy is put into effect in issuesofsexualharassmentthathadbecome
Chigoche said it was much better for the Retired Major Matthew Marara reported order to arrest sexual harassment at work common inthe public sector.
workers to get the stands instead of the thatthe cityhad so farallocated 305stands in places,”he said.
salaries which she said were nowworthless. Mabvuku. Zhou bemoaned the high unemployment “The Sexual Harassment Policy is a
“It is better fortheworkers to getthe stands “Theactinghumancapitaldirectorreported rate in the country, which he said was the welcome development because there
because the salaries we are getting are that very little progress has been made, only driving force behind most cases of sexual have been serious reports from public
useless. We can’t afford to send our children 305 stands were allocated to employees in harassmentinthe country. service workers on sexual harassment
to school, can’t buy food for the family let lieu of salary arrears,”he said. “As long as there is such a scenario where and GBV. If implemented, the policy
alone buy a house or stand. We can’t even “The 305 stands were in Mabvuku and the there ishigh unemploymentrate andwhere will create an avenue for protection of
affordtransport, even ifwetravel byZUPCO. site plan had 600 stands, but after survey, the a number of people also get employed victims, reporting procedure and punitive
If there are anyworkers who are struggling, it stands were reduced to 305.” throughhook and crook, sexualharassment measures to perpetrators. But the key issue
is council workers. Rtd Major Marara said otherworkers would in workplaces will continue. As much is implementation or enforcement that is
“Itwould be much betterifwe could getour be allocated stands at Eyrestone Farm. Town as there is a policy, it remains difficult to important,”she said.
stands, build our shacks there and at least clerk Engineer Hosiah Chisango told a full ascertain that such a policy will ensure that Magaya, however, said the ZCTU was
have ourown roof overourheads, itis much council meeting that the city was paying sexualharassmentis eradicated,”He said. still demanding a comprehensive sexual
better,” she said. salaries for the month of February. Labour and Economic Development harassment law that would protect the
She said despite the land having been “We are making progress in terms of paying Research Institute of Zimbabwe (LEDRIZ) entire citizens as well as ratification and
occupied by the youths, there was still space ourworkers and rightnowwe are paying for domestication of ILO Convention 190.
February,” hesaid.

Ja0n1uAaruy-gFuesbtru2a0ry222022 NEWS 030

Zim to curb mineral smuggling: Kazembe

Albert Chavhunduka borders are tight. Even our own airports,

the new airport, with your indulgence

Government says it is working on a “All we have to do is to capacitate our for smuggling. Minister Mhona can add to what I am
number of measures apart from policy police. We need to capacitate them in “What we are doing as Government, saying. The new airport includes the
review which include capacitating the terms of resources that they need but and not specifically Ministry of Home latest technology in terms of security. It
police force as way of curbing illicit more-so in terms of technology. Affairs and Cultural Heritage, is to ensure will detect almost anything and it will be
mineral outflows including gold and very difficult, next to impossible rather to
diamonds at the country’s entry and exit smuggle in or smuggle out. So those are
points. some of the efforts that Government is
Zimbabwe loses US$100 million worth making.”
of gold every month and in 2020, the Kazembe added, “Then internally, it
Ministry of Finance and Economic is also critical to ensure that our police
Development reported that it had lost at are resourced. Our police have all the
least US$1.8 billion in potential mineral equipment that they require. They have
revenues. vehicles and all the necessities to ensure
Last week, the trial of Zimbabwe that they can enforce the law. I am also
Mining Federation (ZMF) president aware that the Ministry of Mines and
Henrietta Rushwaya started in which Mining Development is also amending
she is accused of allegedly bribing a Civil the Mines and MineralsAct to ensure that
Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe CAAZ) those loopholes are closed. “
official while attempting to smuggle six In 2019, the Minister of Finance and
kilograms of gold to Dubai. Economic Development Mthuli Ncube
Speaking before the National Assembly announced the country’s intention to join
recently, the Minister of Home Affairs the Extractive Transparency Industry
and Cultural Heritage Kazembe Kazembe Initiative (EITI) by mid-2020 but to date,
nothing has been accomplished.
(pictured) saidhe was working with other “Our borders as we all know are not that our borders are secure – that is the EITI is a transparency initiative meant
line ministries to deal with the issue of that tight and that is the starting point. starting point. This is so that there are no to govern member states to handle their
gold smuggling and urged the need to Even our legal entry and exit points, but loopholes or points that people can use to mineral wealth in a proper manner, and
further equip the country’s police force. as I alluded earlier, I am glad that this smuggle gold,” he said.
in such a way curtail any illegal sale of the
“The issue to do with the alleged issue touches on a number of ministries “There is a lot of work that is being done minerals which usually smuggled out of
smuggling of gold touches a number of including the Ministry of Transport and at Beitbridge Border Post in terms of the country.
ministries. Itrequires aholistic approach. Infrastructural Development who chairs deploying technology that will make it Lastyear, Police Commissioner-General
WeareworkingtogetherwiththeMinistry the Port Authority.” very difficult to smuggle goods in or out. Godwin Matanga admitted that these

of Mines and Mining Development who Kazembe added that government is When you go there you will see that they loses through mineral leakages were
are also doing their bit to ensure that this making sure that all the country’s exit have deployed cameras, surveillance mainly due to porous national borders
problem is dealt with, but from a policing and entry points have beefed up security systems and access control systems.
and poor security detection equipment
view point,” said Kazembe. to avoid any loopholes that can be used “Those are efforts to ensure that our and the country’s entry and exit points.

New law to curb electricity theft CLARIFICATION

Albert Chavhunduka In our edition of July 25, 2022, we ran a story
titled, "Turkiye Tale of missed chances" in
Governmenthas enacted the Electricity which we wrote, inter alia, that outgoing
Ambassador of Turkey, H.E. Hakan
Amendment Bill 2022 which seeks Kivanc had "asserted that Zimbabwe's
bureaucratic inefficiencies in licensing
stiffer penalties for the abstraction or business as well as corruption had stymied
investment". H.E. Kivanc has since brought
diversion of electricity or the use of it to our attention that he did not mention
"inefficiency" and "corruption" or accuse
such electricity knowing that it was the Zimbabwean State of the same. This
was our inference, and we were wrong to
illegally abstracted or diverted. attribute to the envoy. Instead, H.E. Kivanc
referenced "long bureaucratic procedures".
This comes at a time the country
Further, in the same article, we reported
is grappling with prolonged power that the Ambassador "believes Zimbabwe
needstohaveanotherinclusivegovernment
outages which besides low generation for it to wriggle out of its problems". H.E.
Kivanc has corrected that this was not a
capacity, has also been attributed to factual interpretation of what he said. He
referred to "national unity government"
illegal connections and vandalism of rather than "inclusive Government",
the term we used; and referred to "all
infrastructure. democratic parties" invited rather than
specific number of 20. We, once again,
Parliament approved the amendment would like to apologise profusely for the
inconvenience and misunderstanding that
of the ElectricityAct (Chapter 13:19) with may have arisen from, or caused by, our
publication which we fully understand has
the new amendments now attracting an effect on diplomatic relations between
Turkiye and Zimbabwe, which are cordial.
an imprisonment sentence of not less On our part, as a publication with an edge
on foreign affairs and diplomacy, we seek
than 10 years. to advance more understanding and create
platforms for dialogue rather than create
Cited as Electricity Amendment misunderstanding.

Bill H.B.7, 2022, the Bill removed the Inserted by Management
27/07/2022
option of a fine in the event that one
We are on
is convicted of a crime and introduces electricity. Currently the Act provides insertion of the following subsections
stiffer penalties for the transportation for an option to pay a fine where one is after subsection(2a),” read the Bill. Whatsapp
of material used in connection with the convicted for such a crime, and the Bill “If a person referred to in subsection (2)
generation, transmission, distribution proposes to remove the option to pay satisfies the court that there are special click here to subscribe
or supply of electricity without the a fine and instead for one to be liable circumstances peculiar to the case,
option of a fine. to imprisonment for a period not less which circumstances shall be recorded
The Bill, which was published in the than 10 years. The clause also makes by the court, why the penalty provided
Government Gazette on 29 July 2022 was provision for the Court to consider under subsection (2) should not be
assented to by President Emmerson special circumstances, which might be imposed, the convicted person shall
Mnangagwa, making it immediately exempted from this stiffer penalty.” be liable to a fine up to or exceeding
effective. The Governmentgazette addedthatthe level fourteen or to imprisonment for
“This clause provides for the Bill substituted the payment of a fine or a period not exceeding ten years, or to
introduction of stiffer penalties imprisonment which exceeds five years both such fine and such imprisonment.
for the abstraction or diversion of with a stiffer penalty of imprisonment “(2b) A court sentencing a person
any electric current, or the use of for not less than 10 years. under subsection (2) shall not order
such electric current, knowing it to “This Act may be cited as the Electricity that the operation of the whole or any
have been unlawfully abstracted or Amendment Act, 2022. Transportation part of the sentence be suspended.”. (c)
diverted. Currently the Act provides of material used in connection with by the repeal of subsection (3).”
for an option to pay a fine where one is generation, transmission, distribution ZESA Holdings, the country’s power
convicted for such a crime, and the Bill or supply of electricity of the principal utility, has lost millions of dollars’ worth
proposes to remove the option to pay a Act is amended in subsection (2) by of infrastructure through vandalism
fine generally, unless they are special the deletion of “and liable to a fine not over the years and has been struggling
circumstances peculiar to the case that exceeding level 14 or to imprisonment to replace some components as a result
may warrant awarding the option to for a period not exceeding five years or to of the shortage of foreign currency
pay a fine,” read the Bill. both such fine and such imprisonment” need to buy spares.
“This clause provides for the and the substitution of “and if there are The country is currently facing serious
introduction of stiffer penalties for no special circumstances peculiar to power shortages which have seen some
transportation of material used the case as provided for in subsection parts of the country going for up to 12
in connection with generation, (2a), be liable to imprisonment for a hours without electricity per day.
transmission, distribution or supply of period of not less than ten years by the

Ja0n1uAaruy-gFuesbtru2a0ry222022 NEWS 040

Tourism sector workers claimed stated categorically and without

equivocation, that from 24th June 2019,
the Zimbabwe dollar would be the sole
legal tender in all domestic transactions

threaten nationwide strike save for the exceptions set out in the law,
i.e. the operation of nostro accounts and
payment of customs in foreign currency.
“As such, the agreement to pay in United

Chris Mahove to go on a national strike in the tourism for their services in local currency, except States Dollars is contrary to the law as it
sector,”he said. for a handful who only charged a very seeks tohave the employer parties and the
Workers in the tourism sector have Chitsinde said during wage negotiations, small component in RTGS. employee parties transact in United States
threatened a nationwide strike after they had a two phased CBA, one in USD “There should be above 99 percent getting Dollars. It does not matter that this was
employers reneged on Collective and the other in RTGS, with the USD USD and only a few who might get a few agreed, as alleged. To agree to act contrary
Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on USD agreement running until September. RTGS because tourism is a tourist and to the law can never assist any party to
salaries reached between the two parties. However, mostof the employerswere not forex based economy. Take for instance, such an agreement,”
National Union of Tourism, Wildlife, sticking to the agreement and refusing to hunting; there is no way that companies They said since this agreement was
Leisure and Allied Workers (NUTWLAW) pay the USD component and offered to that are doing hunting should pay their inconsistent with the Finance Act, it was
Secretary General, Farai Chitsinde said award the workers a 30 percent hike on employees in RTGS because don’t get not likely to be registered as the minister
despite agreeing on USD salaries for all the RTGS component which was meant to RTGS,” would not engage in an illegality.
workers in the sector, some employers be negotiated every two months. He said the workers have since called “Even if the minister did register it, the
were now refusing to pay arguing that it “Theywere offering 30 percentofwhich it for another meeting, adding that should employer party can ask the High Court,
was against government regulations. was now a fraction of the other component it fail to yield positive results for them, in an application for a declaratur to set
He said this was despite the fact that the so we said it was not possible because in they would be poised for a war as workers aside such a registration. No employer is
line with the ILO Conventions and even would never accept the RTGS option. obliged to act in terms of the alleged CBA

tourism sector was a foreign currency the Labour Act, there has to be equal pay “We have approached them and some when there is no statutory instrument as
industry where all players charged their for equal work, we can’t have some people have agreed but if theychange their minds required by section 80(2) of the LabourAct
services exclusively in foreign currency paid little while others are getting more and say they are not going to pay in USD as the CBA is not yet effective, assuming
and were given a 100 percent retention by while they are doing the same job. then definitely we are poised for war it is legal. It can be legally ignored,” the
government. “So we rejected that and suggested because we cannot let the workers keep lawyers advised.
“While we all agreed on the position, some that we could index it with the running earning peanuts when these capitalist A full blown strike in the sectorwould hurt
unscrupulous employers are now seeking agreementusingthe official exchange rate elites are creaming off the sweat of the the industry, which is still recovering from
to nullify the agreement. These are the and have 50% in USD and 50% in RTGS as workers and are eating by burning USD the effects of the coronavirus pandemic
same people who are burning USD in the most would not pay; and then they did not dollars and paying workers in RTGS,” he which forced the closure of all tourist
streets to pay workers in RTGS, thereby agree. It was then referred to full council said. activities since December 2019.
fueling the black market because they are from the negotiating committee before On July 23, Ncube Attorneys, who are the The sector is targeting a US$5 billion
feeding into the parallel market. full council, but still we could not reach an legal representatives of the Employers economy by 2025 and any disruptions at
They are getting 100 percent retention agreement. We entered into a vote and the Association of the Tourism and Safari a time when the sector was beginning to

from government and go on to sell the vote was a stalemate and the chairperson Operators, wrote to their clients advising make steady recovery would likely spell
USD on the street to pay workers. That had to cast a deciding vote, of which he them not to pay workers in USD, saying doom for the targeted growth.
alone is negotiating in bad faith. voted in favour of adoption. It was then doing that would be ultra vires some Government workers have also been
And we are saying we should be meeting signed by both the full council and the sections of the Finance Act. agitating forUSD salaries overthe past few
very soon but if they do not agree and they executive committee,”he said. Thelawyersarguedthatagreementraised months, with nurses and teachers having
keep negating on that arrangement, then Chitsinde said what was shocking was several issues, among them section 23(2) of already embarked on job action on several
definitely we are left with no option but that not a single employer was charging the Finance Act, No. 2 of 2019 which they occasions

Zimmustlaunchpolio Zim a step away from
massvaccination:Cabinet ending AIDS by 2030

Albert Chavhunduka Albert Chavhunduka

Cabinet has urged Zimbabwe to The National Aids Council of

urgently join other Southern African Zimbabwe (NAC) says Zimbabwe

countries and launch a vaccination has made impressive progress in

campaign in order to protect all children achieving the Joint United Nations

under five years of age from an outbreak Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

of poliomyelitis (polio) in the region. 95-95-95 Fast-Track targets to end

So far, a number of cases have already the AIDS epidemic as a public health

been reported in neighbouring threat by 2030.

Mozambique and four of the country’s NAC credited much of these

districts in Mashonaland East province achievements to the AIDS Levy

share a border with Mozambique’s Tete which was introduced as part of the

Province. country’s national response to HIV

A total of 36 million vaccine doses so and AIDS.

far have been administered during Launched in 2014 by UNAIDS, the Last year, the parliamentary
the first two phases of the vaccination have been confirmed in the region this 95-95-95 targets aimed to diagnose committee on health chairperson
drive by four countries which include year. 95 percent of all HIV-positive Ruth Labode commended how
In relation to global outbreak of Monkey individuals, provide antiretroviral
Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania and Pox, cabinet said the country is well therapy (ART) for 95 percent of government handled the AIDS Levy
Zambia. funds which enabled the country to
prepared and conducting surveillance those diagnosed and achieve viral
During the recent 22nd post-Cabinet in the national interest. suppression for 95 percent of those meet all its targets in managing HIV/
Press briefing, Cabinet advised AIDS.
Zimbabwe to quickly embark on “Regarding the MonkeyPox Global treated by the year 2030.
The fund is managed by NAC and it
vaccination drive which already started Outbreak, a total of 15 328 cases have In a statement recently after was established in 1999 and entails
in other countries in the region to ensure been reported to the World Health exhibiting at the International a three percent deduction from
that the polio outbreak is contained. Organisation (WHO) from 74 countries AIDS Conference, NAC showcased every employed individual and
“Onanotherhealthmatter,theSouthern since the beginning of May 2022. the progress Zimbabwe has made another three percent on profits of
African Region is currently experiencing Countries in Africa that have reported towards ending AIDS by 2030, employers and Trusts to support
a poliomyelitis (polio) outbreak. During cases are Benin(3), Cameroon(7), achievements made by AIDS Levy as the fight against HIV/AIDS in the
the week under review three polio Central African Republic(3 cases and 2 well as HIV prevention models being country.
cases were reported in Tete Province, deaths) DRC(163), Congo Brazzaville(2), used for targeted populations.
Ghana(19), Nigeria(101 cases and 3 deaths) “Zimbabwe is a step away from According to the second Zimbabwe
Mozambique,” read the statement. and South Africa(3),” cabinet said. ending AIDS and records progress in
“Although no polio cases have been Population-based HIV Impact
“Once again, there are no Monkeypox achieving 95-95-95 targets by 2030. Assessment survey (ZIMPHIA 2020)
reported in Zimbabwe, four of our cases reported in Zimbabwe so far. 95 percent of people living with
districts in Mashonaland East Province survey, the rate of annual new HIV
infections among adults in Zimbabwe
share a border with Tete Province. However, surveillance and awareness HIV know their status, Zimbabwe is 0.38 percent (0.54 percent among
Thus Zimbabwe should urgently join continues to be heightened in the is at 95.6 percent. Of the 95 percent women and 0.20 percent among
a synchronized vaccination campaign national interest.” of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) men) or approximately 31,000
in the Region (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Zimbabwe will be joining the who know their status must be put persons over a year.
Malawi and Mozambique) to contain the vaccination campaign for the third and on ART, Zimbabwe is at 95.6. Lastly, The prevalence of HIV among adults
outbreak.” fourth phases and later this year, the 95 percent of people on ART must was 12.9 percent, which corresponds
TheongoingvaccinationintheSouthern country will conduct two more rounds have their viral load suppressed, to approximately 1.23 million adults
African countries were launched an to ensure full vaccination coverage of all Zimbabwe stands at 93.2 percent,” in Zimbabwe living with HIV in 2020.
outbreak in Malawi. children under five years. read the statement.
Generally, the survey found that
This was the country’s first wild Although, the country does not share a According to NAC, in 2021 alone
poliovirus cases in 30 years, while physical border with Malawi, frequent there were a total of 32 787 deaths HIV prevalence was higher among
women than men (15.3 percent vs.
Mozambique also detected a case in May cross-border movements increase the which were averted following the 10.2 percent).
and so far three cases of wild poliovirus risk of wild polio outbreak. use of ART.

Ja0n1uAaruy-gFuesbtru2a0ry222022 FEATURE 050

Health workers fill the gaps committed in mid-January to
for millions of Zim villagers donating 10 million doses over the
course of 2022, which can be used for
The workers play a pivotal role in the of vaccination. Zimbabwe’s government neglected both initial and booster shots.
country’s health system, providing the rural health sector by not taking Rusike says that to ramp up
care and fighting misinformation. Enforcing Covid-19 protocols can care of its health care professionals the vaccination drive program,
and paying them inadequate salaries, community outreach is needed,
Reaching remote residents where be draining for Chinenyanga. Every which pushed many qualified workers especially in rural areas. “We need
they live is arduous — and crucial. to leave the country for better to take vaccination to the people,” he
On a drizzling Sunday, Lucia day she has to convince the rural opportunities overseas. In Zimbabwe, says, “rather than just wait for the
Chinenyanga, 42, navigates her the infrastructure is gone, he adds, people to come to the health facility
bicycle through the bumpy terrain villagers, mostly small-scale gold and health workers “from the basic to and get vaccinated.”
of Makusha Township in Shurugwi the specialist are leaving the country. “I think it is important, especially
District in rural Zimbabwe, 200 miles miners in the area, many of whom Why? Not just because of the salaries, in remote locations, we come up
outside the country’s capital city of but because someone will leave the with innovative strategies to take
Harare. A handful of people, heading are skeptical of vaccines, to mask up, country because they are worried vaccination to the people,” he adds.
home from church, scurry for cover about social security.” “We know there are certain hard-to-
along the rocky dirt road. practice physical distancing, sanitize, Zimbabwe’s 2010 Health System reach areas where we can even use
Chinenyanga, a village health Assessment from USAID, a U.S. motorbikes to make sure that people
worker, is headed to a nearby home and avoid gatherings at places like federal agency focused on foreign can be vaccinated where they are, in
to educate a family on vaccines and development, shows that there was a their communities.”
other Covid-19 protection measures. pubs, where people tend to forgo dramatic deterioration in Zimbabwe’s In addition to resource shortages,
On her way, she meets Robert Nyoka, key health indicators beginning Chinenyanga has experienced
a local. As they talk, he expresses prevention measures. in the early 1990s. The current life another serious challenge most days
concern about his pregnant wife expectancy for Zimbabwe in 2022 is in her work: vaccine misinformation
receiving her second dose of the Despite some pockets of vaccine just under 62 years, a 0.43 percent and disinformation.
Covid-19 vaccination. increase from 2021, according to The problem is common across rural
Chinenyanga assures him it’s safe. hesitancy, as of June 7, 2022, a total projections from the United Nations. Zimbabwe, according to Rutendo
“Your wife can receive her second With little hospital funding from the Kambarami, a communication officer
jab,” she says. “But should she feel any of 4.3 million Zimbabweans have government, village health workers at UNICEF, who says that the most
slightest side effect afterwards, she have to do their work with limited common reason communities are not
must report to the nurses to check been fully vaccinated for Covid-19, resources. Clinics like Chinenyanga’s taking the vaccine is fear.
her.” in Makusha are poorly resourced Even though much of Zimbabwe’s
As a village health worker, amounting to about 28 percent of the and cannot accommodate patients population lives in rural areas, they
Chinenyanga oversees and responds with severe Covid-19 or other critical still are connected on social media
to the health needs of people in population. More than a million have ailments, as there are no relevant through mobile devices — and the
Makusha Township’s Ward 9. medicines or oxygen tanks. mobile devices and social media
She works at the local clinic. Her received a booster shot. Even larger hospitals in Zimbabwe platforms allow for plenty of access
tasks include education around don’t always provide oxygen to every to inaccurate information and
tuberculosis, home-based care for “In Shurugwi, people grew scared patient, especially if the patient can’t outright conspiracies about vaccines.
the elderly, monitoring pregnant pay. “You must have money upfront,” “So we realized that we needed to
women, and health awareness when family members started dying Hadebe says. “And how many people give more information in order to
programs — especially on Covid-19 can access that? So, it’s a dire dispel misinformation,” she said
vaccines. The position required three of Covid-19,” Chinenyanga says. “One situation.” at a December workshop on Covid
weeks of training conducted by the Itai Rusike, who heads the and mental health for journalists in
Ministry of Health and Child Care, family would lose both the wife and Community Working Group on Health Zimbabwe.
which coordinates health workers. in Zimbabwe, agrees that most rural “Village health workers, as front
She has worked in the village since the husband at the same time. This is health care facilities in the country line workers, and even the teachers
2019, the year before the pandemic hit were not equipped to deal with severe were saying: We needed to do more
Zimbabwe. when locals started understanding cases of Covid-19. In addition to the interpersonal communication within
While nearly two-thirds of lack of oxygen tanks, he says, “we those areas," she added. "So, front line
Zimbabwe’s 15.3 million people lived that Covid-19 wasn’t just a flu, but a also do not have intensive care units workers play an incredibly huge role
in rural areas like Makusha Township in our rural health facilities.” Most of in terms of even misinformation and
as of 2020, rural health facilities in the deadly disease which had come to our the rural facilities have no doctors, disinformation.”
country are often under-resourced, he adds, and the nurses who do work As Chinenyanga wraps up her
with fewer nurses and doctors community.” in rural areas may also not be well- day, after visiting several homes,
compared to urban hospitals. Village equipped and skilled enough to deal she agrees that social media has
health workers such as Chinenyanga When Zimbabwe gained with severe cases of Covid-19. contributed to misinformation. The
fill the gap. And although the village In November 2021, the Minister of people she serves in the Makusha
health workers play an essential role independence from the United Finance and Economic Development, community often share with her
in the primary health care system, Mthuli Ncube, announced that the unproven remedies to treat Covid-19.
providing care for the marginalized Kingdom in 1980, the new country’s country had acquired 20 million She lists some of the misinformation
or remote communities in rural doses of vaccines. China reportedly that she’s seen so far. “People believe
areas, they receive little pay — the health sector adopted a strong focused in steaming, that it helps. They also
equivalent of $42 every month from believe that eating Zumbani,” a woody
nongovernmental organizations that health care system, moving from only shrub that grows in the country, “also
work with the government. prevents Covid-19,” she says.
The health sector in Zimbabwe is a providing more advanced health care Still, she manages to smile as she
mix of public and private facilities; the leans against her bicycle. She says
latter are costly, charging more and services for the urban population to she loves her job and its usefulness
offering better services compared to the community. “As village
to government-run institutions. In involving more vulnerable sections health workers, our role is to share
Shurugwi, there are three private information we are taught by the
facilities, but most local residents of the society in rural areas. Health Ministry of Health,” she says. “We
cannot afford those services due to prioritize prevention as the most
poverty and opt for the public clinics. workers like Chinenyanga now play effective tool against Covid-19.”
Others rely entirely on the services of --VaccinesWork
health workers who do community a pivotal role in the country’s health
rounds. Shurugwi consists of 13 We are on
wards, with a population of 23,350 systems, says Samukele Hadebe, a
according to a 2014 census. Whatsapp
The pandemic has stretched the senior researcher at the Chris Hani
system even more. “Over the past click here to subscribe
months, Covid-19 has increasingly Institute, a South African think tank.
become a dominant problem,
killing high numbers of community In rural areas, the health workers
members,” Chinenyanga said in
January following a spike in Covid-19 must be empowered with both
cases in the country. The deaths
came with shortages of pretty much finances and resources to do their job
every necessity: quarantine facilities,
personal protective equipment, effectively, he adds, as a majority of
medicines, and doctors. Like many
places around the world, the country people rely on them.
has also struggled with people
sharing fake news about the dangers “If you come from a health

background you will realize those

who have succeeded in building

universal health care or a viable health

care system, it is not the specialist

doctors,” he says. “Wherever there is

a successful health care system, it is

actually the basic community health

care, the one that in some countries

where they don’t even earn salaries.

Those are the people fighting to just

get recognized. Those are the people

who manage the fundamental work.”

But over the years, Hadebe says,

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StoryofAngola's post-conflict initiative. According to a survey, 63% of
Africans across 39 nations considered
China’s influence in Africa to be
positive.[10] More so, China emerges

partnership with China as a viable alternative for investment,
loans and economic cooperation
which is believed can boost economic

Background of resource-rich Angola: to fit the needs of such companies. growth without the imposition of

Falling into the category of ‘richest Subsequently, Angola became a hub strict conditionalities. Ultimately, the

poor countries’, Angola, located on the providing employment to cheap, un- rhetoric is one of contrasting narratives

Western Atlantic Coast of Southern skilledlabour,particularlyinternational to viewing China’s aims in Africa.

Africa is home to massive quantities of migrant workers. It has been noted Current Situation in Angola:

oil and gas deposits, gold and diamond that the local Angolan labourer Angola has continued to grapple with

reserves, minerals such as iron ore, population working in infrastructural economic recession since the lowering

manganese, copper, platinum, nuclear projects led by Chinese companies of oil prices in 2015; the oil sectorwhich

energy sources such as uranium etc. encounter poor working conditions accounted for about 95% of the export

However, with conditions of abject and institutionalized maltreatment. share and one-third of the GDP has

poverty impacting over 54% of the rural [4] Angola witnessed the creation of exhibited a vivid decline according to

and 32% of the urban population[1] pockets of wealth particularly, its World Bank data[11]. With the onset of

and a constant tussle with economic capital Luanda due to the oil and fact that China gradually surpassed all the global pandemic in 2020, Angola’s
adversity, Angola is a classic example construction boom. Nevertheless, this other players in the Angolan oil market trend of negative rate of growth only
of the phenomenon of the ‘natural form of economic progress was largely to become one of thelargest importers. accelerated. The economic decline
resource curse’ whereby a country fails disengaged from the needs of the local Moreover,duetoitsstrategicambitions has exposed China’s potential play
to translate its natural resource wealth Angolan population and widespread inAfrica, China displayed a tendency of of “debt-trap diplomacy” vis-a-vis
prioritising oil trade with Angola over Angola. Angola is presently one of the
into better economic conditions and income inequalities persisted. its other long-term partners. Oil deals largest borrowers from China in the

development. However, this is largely Mining in Angola:
the case for post-colonial states like Angola’s mining industry holds proved extremely lucrative facilitating African continent; between 2000-
Angolawhich remained underthe yoke potential due to its resource richness. the development of ‘petro-elites’ and 2019, Angola’s debt to China amounted
of exploitative Portuguese colonial rule Due to Angola’s extensive diamond byFebruary2006,Angolaaccountedfor to 42.6 billion USD which was repaid
reserves,diamondproductionaccounts 13% of Chinese oil imports dethroning via oil exports.[12] Reductions in oil
until 1975.
Angola’s poor economic conditions for a sizable portion of Angola’s mining Saudi Arabia as its primary oil supplier. exports thus, automatically threatens
and standard of living also stem from activities and government revenue. Theoilforinfrastructurearrangements the Angolan government’s debt
thevolatilityofitspoliticalconditionand However, the practice of diamond continued to be preferred by both sustainability.
almost three decades of unrest (1975- mining is marked by illegal mining countries until the 2015 oil price decline The continued period of economic
2002) owing to the post-independence activities,humanrightsviolations,child which pushed the Angolan petrostate downturn has brought to the fore the
civil war between the National Front slavery and smuggling. In fact, ‘blood into economic recession. Nevertheless, need for economic diversification
for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), diamond’ mining has been prevalent China’s stake in the oil sector of and reducing dependency on an oil-
the National Union for the Total in Angola since the Civil War where Angola remains critical to this bilateral driven economic model by boosting
Independence of Angola (UNITA), and natural resource extraction was used dynamic. non-oil sectors post-2022 as oil prices

the Marxist Popular Movement for the as the means to fund war efforts. Neo-colonialism or Development are witnessing a hike. Moreover,
Liberation of Angola (MPLA). While Due to China’s growing domestic Partnership? Contrasting Narratives: Angola remains astonishingly behind
the conflict was to a certain extent resource needs, it has been vying for China’s ambitions regarding in other development parameters
driven by ethnic and identity politics, it access in mineral-rich countries like African states have been the subject such as nutrition, healthcare access,
stood out as one of the areas of proxy Angola. In 2011, China initiated its entry of much analyses and debate in education, gender equality etc. in
conflict during the Cold War with in the diamond industry of Angola international studies. China’s stance addition to income disparities. Despite
foreign powers such as the USA, Soviet through Sonangol International[5]; of a ‘developmental approach’ towards being priority areas of development,
Union and Cuba providing support, a joint venture between the Angolan Africa is often met with scepticism. state focus on improving these
training and funding to the different state corporation and Chinese private China’s lending practices of large loans developmental aspects has been
adversaries. Gradually, the conflict investment; a commercial venture to African countries such as Angola, negligible.
morphed into a resource competition which served to increase the Chinese Ethiopia, Sudan etc. raise questions Conclusion:
regarding the risks of a possible debt While the question of whether Angola
between conflicting powers for control government’s reach in Angola.
of diamond and oil sectors. The More recently, the local government crisis by increasing debt burdens on is a means to the fruition of China’s
devastating nature of the Angolan civil hasbeenemphasisingondiversification lesser developed African countries. geopolitical ambitions in Africa
warcausedwidespreadhuman tragedy of mineral extraction to reduce Moreover, China makes economic and and the potentiality of its impact
(1.5 million people died, 4 million faced dependence on a diamond and oil political gains by creating ‘debt-trap’ worldwide remains a prominent topic
displacement and 500,000 fled the fuelled economy. Accordingly, China’s situations. Chinese presence in Africa in international politics, it must be
country) and economic casualties Sociedade Niobonga – Comércio also involves the influx of Chinese comprehended that due to a weak
decimating agriculture as a livelihood Geral is set to begin mining niobium corporations to undertake large-scale state structure, the ramifications of
option for Angolans perpetuating in the southwestern region of Angola; infrastructural development initiatives a destructive civil war and a strategy
cycles of poverty and lack of access to a mineral used in the construction of in various sectors. In the case of of ‘putting all eggs in one basket’ in
spacecrafts, missiles, power-plants etc. Angola, diamond mining, crude oil and its search for global partners, Angola
essential services.[2]
China’s role as Angola’s Post-Conflict China’s Oil Interests in Africa and the constructioniswhereChineseinterests has evolved as a state with major
lie. However, such infrastructural dependencies on China. China as a
Recovery Partner: case of Angola:
Angola’s post-war reconstruction Occupying the position of third projects seldom produce tangible development partner and a creditor
was boosted by a meteoric rise in largest oil supplier to China in 2019[7] benefits for the people of those appears to be indispensable forAngola,
oil production translating into rapid Angola served as a suitable avenue for countries as seen in the case of Angola. at least in the immediate future.
GDP increase and economic growth Chinese energy interests in the African Therefore, it has been propounded Additionally, Angola now faces greater
in the country. Statistically speaking, continent. Chinahadlong been striving that China’s strategy in Africa involves competition from other countries
oil production accelerated from for oil access in Angola for energy and a pragmatic combination of its which act as oil suppliers to China such
44.6 million tonnes in 2003 to 92.2 strategic interests (China could gain strategic and political ambitions along as Brazil, Russia, WestAsia etc.
million tonnes in 2008.[3] During access to oil routes and SLOCs via the with its business interests. Increasing Acknowledging the increasing debt
this period, China emerged as the Angolan coast). An early example of Chinese economic and soft power to China and recession conditions, the
largest importer of Angolan oil and this ambition was the Angolan Defence influence across Africa delineates new political leadership of Angola may
began its infrastructural engagement Minister Kundy Payhama’s visit to a new brand of ‘neo-colonialism’ attemptstrategies to reduce its reliance
encapsulating policies which enable on China although that would imply
in Angola marking the onset of Beijing in 2000.
the latter’s economic dependency The primary attraction for Chinese China to exert greater control over major structural changes in Angolian
on China henceforth. Gradually, a investment in Angola after the civil war the political, economic and security politics and economy. As such, moving
preferential pattern of seeking loans wereoilagainstloansandinfrastructure dynamics of its ‘partner countries’ in ahead,Angolaisencounteringacomplex
and financial investment from China deals. China’s entry into the Angolan pursuance of its interests as a world challengewhichitislargelyunequipped
over global monetary institutions oil sector was initiated with Sinopec, power. China is believed to accomplish to tackle at this juncture: the challenge
was demonstrated by the Angolan the Chinese oil giant purchasing this through economic cooperation, of balancing its dependency on China
political leadership. Conversely, stakes in oil blocks across the country trade partnerships and investment in for economic investment and the need
Chinese loans were extended to and establishing a partnership with states with relatively lesser bargaining to develop a growth model prioritising
Angola against conditionalities such Sonangol, the state oil corporation potential in the international sphere. its local population who have been
as favouring Chinese companies in in 2004. [9] The centrality of oil as Nonetheless,contrarianperceptionsof at the outskirts of the China-aided
infrastructure re-development and a determinant factor in the China- China’s actions in Africa are favourable development strategy incessantly.
changes in domesticlabour regulations Angola relationship is illustrated by the toChina’sinfluenceanddevelopmental --moderndiplomacy

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Zim among African countries President Emmerson Mnangagwa
last year suggested an exchange:
the remains of colonialist Cecil
Rhodes, who’s buried in Zimbabwe,

seeking return of colonial loot in return for the ancestral remains
that mean so much to his people.
Some Zimbabwean activists have
started an online campaign called
Apollo John Rwamparo speaks Benin. elsewhere are amended to allow #bringbackourbones, protesting

forlornly of the eight-legged African officials seek much more, for the repatriation of disputed last year outside the British High
stool, a symbol of authority for his from the exquisite to the macabre. collections, said Abba Isa Tijani, Commission in neighboring South
ancient kingdom in Uganda, now Some are concerned that the British director-general of Nigeria’s Africa.
glimpsed through a glass barrier at government in particular has been National Commission for Museums Items of funereal or ritualistic
a museum thousands of miles away evasive, offering no commitments and Monuments. But he expressed interest have no resonance outside
in Britain. on restitution. concern that while some countries Africa, said Raphael Chikukwa,

The wooden stool is permanently In Uganda, which won are starting to open up, in Britain who runs the National Gallery of
exhibited at the University of independence from Britain in 1962, such efforts “have not even started.” Zimbabwe.
Oxford, one of at least 279 objects antiquities officials are preparing Many of the desirable artifacts “Why should we allow those so-
there taken from Bunyoro-Kitara for a November trip to the U.K., from Africa can’t even be traced, called museums, which in fact are
kingdom during the colonial era. where they will negotiate with the leading an organization founded crime scenes and houses of stolen
Oxford has resisted attempts to University of Cambridge for an by the late Congolese art collector goods, to dictate to us, telling us
have the stool repatriated, saying unknown number of artifacts there. Sindika Dokolo to offer to buy that we have to prove that the
it was donated by a royal from a Cambridge, which recently gave looted African art from collections items belong to us?” he told The
breakaway kingdom. back to Nigeria an elaborate bronze abroad. By 2020, when Dokolo Associated Press. “As much as we

“It’s quite frustrating,” said cockerel, appears forthcoming, died in a diving accident in Dubai, celebrate the return of former
Rwamparo, a deputy prime said Rose Mwanja Nkaale, Uganda’s his campaign had successfully Congolese Prime Minister Patrice
minister and minister for tourism commissioner for museums and retrieved 15 items.
Lumumba’s tooth (from Belgium),
for the kingdom. “The best is for monuments. Restitution remains a struggle let’s not celebrate too much. Let’s

them to swallow their pride, like London’s British Museum for African governments, and the remind ourselves that the work has
the French and the Germans have by comparison “is difficult to African Union has put the return just started.”
done, and return the artifacts.” penetrate,” said Nkaale. “We can of looted cultural property on its Similar efforts are underway in

African countries’ efforts at start with those that are willing to agenda. The continental body aims South Africa, where the Ifa Lethu
restitution, after long resistance cooperate. It is not useful to fight to have a common policy on the Foundation seeks to repatriate a
from authorities in Europe, are these people.” issue.
range of items taken during the
now blossoming with the return The British Museum, which holds Zimbabwe has pushed for the apartheid era, often by diplomats or
of treasured pieces that once were an extensive collection from across repatriation of about 3,000 artifacts private collectors. The organization
thought unattainable. Africa, is protected by a 1963 law from Britain. They include spears has repatriated more than 700

Most recently, Nigeria and forbidding the trustees from and swagger sticks as well as the pieces including valuable works by
Germany signed a deal for the repatriating items except under skulls of fighters who resisted South African artist Gerard Sekoto,
return of hundreds of artifacts certain circumstances, including if colonialism. They were decapitated who died in Paris in 1993.
known as the Benin Bronzes. The an object is deemed unfit or useless. and their heads shipped abroad as In Rwanda, recent cooperation
deal followed French President Some African officials believe that war trophies.
with former colonial master
Emmanuel Macron’s decision last stand is increasingly weak as other Talks between British and Belgium included the sharing of
year to sign over 26 pieces known institutions in Europe respond Zimbabwean authorities have digital copies of over 4,000 songs
as the Abomey Treasures, priceless more positively. produced no breakthrough, but and other recordings kept at the

artworks of the 19th century Nigeria is applying pressure the matter is so important for Royal Museum for Central Africa
Dahomey kingdom in present-day so that laws in the U.K. and the southern African nation that outside Brussels. --wdio

Commonwealth: Seven things you might not know

More than 5,000 athletes are taking part, 2007and 2008. the name and allegiance to the Crown was

representing states from around the world Former president of Zimbabwe Robert removed.

whicharepartoftheCommonwealthgroup Mugabetookhiscountryoutin2003afterits Only two people have been head of the

of nations. membership was suspended amid reports organisation - King George VI and Queen

Butwhich countries are inthe global club? of election rigging. Elizabeth II.

1) It's home to almost one-third of the It applied for re-admission in 2018, but no It'snotahereditaryrole,althoughthePrince

world's population decisionhas been reached. of Wales is widely expected to take it up when

Chart showing what proportion of world's ThelastcountrytoleavewastheMaldivesin he becomesking.

population is inthe Commonwealth 2016, butitre-joined in 2020. The organisation is run from its

About 2.5 billion people - out of 7.9 billion 3)TheQueenisheadofstateinonly15ofthe headquarters in London by its secretary-

globally - live in the Commonwealth's 56 countries general, currently Baroness Scotland. She

countries. Most of the Commonwealth states are is seeking a second term in office despite

More than 60 per cent of the republics, with Barbados becoming the facing criticism from some member states

Commonwealth's population is aged 29 latest,having removed the Queen ashead of over her performance.

or under. Globally, a third of all young state in 2021. The other founding members were

people aged between 15 and 29 live in Commonwealthheads of state Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand,

Commonwealth countries. Five countries - Lesotho, Eswatini Pakistan, SouthAfrica, and Sri Lanka.

The biggest country by population is India, (previously known as Swaziland), Brunei The Commonwealth Charter was adopted

which accounts forabouthalf ofthetotal. Darussalam, Malaysia and Tonga - have in 2012, and commits members to the values

Pakistan, Nigeria and Bangladesh are the theirown monarch. the death oftheir'god' of democracy, gender equality, sustainable

nextbiggestbypopulation,withthe UK fifth. The Queen remains head of state in 5)The UK is nolongerthe biggesteconomy development and international peace and

2) Some members were never part of the Australia and Canada, although for many The UK is no longer the biggest economy security.

British Empire years therehas been an active movement in in the Commonwealth, according to the The Commonwealth has been criticised

Rwanda and Mozambique became Australiain favourof becoming arepublic. latest GDP numbers from the International for being a post-colonial club and forhaving

members in 2009 and 1995 respectively, and Who'sintheUKRoyalFamilyandhowdoes Monetary Fund, with India overtaking it for little influence inthe modernworld.

neitherwere colonised bythe British. itwork? the firsttimethisyear. Supporters argue the benefits which

Rwanda was colonised by Germany and 4) It's big GDP chart membership brings include developmental

Belgium, notthe UK The Commonwealth makes up aquarterof The combined GDP of the 56 members is support and co-operation on international

GabonandTogoarethemostrecentjoiners, theworld'sland mass. more than $13tn (£10.8tn). That's more than goals.

becoming members in June 2022, but both ThegiantofthegroupisCanada,theworld's twice the size of Japan ($5tn, £3.75tn), but 7)There's morethan one commonwealth

are formerFrench colonies. second largest country by area. India and somewaybehindthe US on $23tn (£17.2tn). Commonwealth of IndependentStates

Why ex-French colonies are joining the Australiaarehugetoo. Trade with the Commonwealth accounted There's also the Commonwealth of

Commonwealth Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in Tuvalu in for 8.7% of the UK's total trade in 2020 - IndependentStates,whichwassetupin1991

The clubhas alsolostmembers. 1982 around the same as the UK's total tradewith by Russia and other former members of the

South Africa withdrew in 1961 after it was HM Queen Elizabeth II with the Duke of Germany. Soviet Union.

criticised by Commonwealth members for Edinburgh inTuvalu in 1982 UKexportstotheCommonwealththatyear And don't forget the International

its apartheid policies. It became a member But many of the states are small - such as wereworthabout£56bn,whileimportsfrom Organisation of La Francophonie - a group

again in 1994. the Pacific island nations of Nauru, Samoa, the Commonwealthwere about£48bn. of French-speaking countries which aims to

Pakistan was thrown out after a military Tuvalu and Vanuatu, and Antigua and 6) Itchanged its name promote the French language and increase

coup in 1999, but was readmitted in 2004. Barbuda, and Dominicainthe Caribbean. The modern Commonwealth was formed mutual co-operation.

Membershipwas suspended again between PrincePhilip:TheVanuatutribesmourning in 1949, after "British" was dropped from BBC News

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How to help your childwith mental health issues

Gamuchirai Chinamasa Professional help mental health problems has focused before doing your own investigation
If your child is having problems at on adults, rather than children. you have silenced someone that was
Mental Health Talk school, a teacher, school nurse, school Children and young people need to willing to speak up about an injustice.
counsellor or educational psychologist be assessed by a specialist before they It is also key for teachers to know
Depression affects more children may be able to help. Otherwise, go to are prescribed any drugs. There is a how to handle these children because
and young people today than in the your GP or speak to a health visitor. lot of evidence that talking therapies for most, school could be their safe
last few decades. Self-harm is a very These professionals are able to refer a can be effective for children and place. School and its environment
common problem among young child for further help. It is also key for young people, but drugs may also should make them feel safe, a place
people. Some people find it helps the above, especially school teachers help in some cases where it has been where they can learn but also be
them manage intense emotional pain who spend the majority of time with a long struggle or silence. themselves. It is also key to monitor
if they harm themselves through your child, to be able to pick up the Young people have a right to privacy what children see and are exposed
cutting or burning, for example. They signs and know what to do, meaning if they do not want to talk to you to on TV or social media. You need
may not wish to take their own life. it should be mandatory for teachers to about their conversations with to know the areas in your childs life
The pain that comes from cutting have counselling diplomas or attend professionals, but you should still where they can easily get triggered be
yourself has been described by some mental health workshops annually. respond sensitively if they seem to be it wishing for their own room when
as a release for what they are feeling. Talking it through upset. Your consent is usually needed they go over to a classmates house and
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Assessments and treatments for for them to get medical care if they are see how lavish their life is or allowing
can follow physical or sexual abuse, children and young people with under 16 depending on the country them to be around irresposible family
witnessing something extremely mental health problems put a lot you are in. members or friends that can pose
frightening of traumatizing, being the of emphasis on talking and on Children’s minds are very delicate a bad infleunce. You need to protect
victim of violence or severe bullying understanding the problem in order and should be handled with care and your children as much as possible
or surviving a disaster. to work out the best way to tackle it. love. Sometimes it is not easy for from the evil in this world, it is your
Children who are consistently For young children, this may be done them to articulate or narrate what job as a parent or guardian.
overactive ('hyperactive'), behave through play if the child is very young, they are feeling or going through, if it Another trigger for children could be
impulsively and have difficulty paying they maybe asked to show them what is abuse they could be scared of the that they feel they have no belonging.
attention may have attention deficit is happening at home or how they feel abuser or have been brainwashed. It This usually happens in single parent
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many through drawing, acting or toys, usally is key to always make them feel like households were one of the parents
more boys than girls are affected, done for suspected abuse victims. they can come to you for anything abondons their responsibility as a
but the causes of ADHD aren't fully Medication and to believe them, the minute you parent and denies being a parent to
understood. Eating disorders usually Most research into medications for name call them or call them liars the child. A lot of people don’t realize
start in the teenage years and are the emotional impact that this has on
more common in girls than boys. a child, feeling unloved or unwanted.
The number of young people who It was not their decision to be born or
develop an eating disorder is small, brought into this world. It is our duty
but eating disorders such as anorexia as a community to safeguard these
and bulimia can have serious children and play the role whichever
consequences for their physical parent gave up
health and development. What a child experiences when they
What help is available? are younger that we may ignore, they
Parental help will deal with when they are older and
If theyhave a warm, open relationship they may struggle to process it. Then
with their parents, children will as it has been many years of trying to
usually feel able to tell them if they are and failing because they were doing it
troubled. One of the most important alone. Just as much as adults need a
ways parents can help is to listen to mental health break or to relax or have
them and take their feelings seriously. a heart to heart, venting or chat, so do
They may want a hug, they may want children. As a parent it is necessary to
you to help them change something be very patient especially if you have
or they may want practical help. more than one child and have to juggle
many emotions and characters, each
child is special and unique.

The law on arrest without warrant The police officer knows that the
arrested person or their lawyer will
Legal to abuse their arresting powers, Another safeguard is the need to know the reasons for the
Corner the law provides a number of requirement that the arresting arrest. This forces the police officer
requirements that the police must police officer should inform to think before making an arrest.
with satisfy in respect of any arrest. the arrested person as soon as A further safeguard comes in the
Reuben Mukavhi Firstly, for an arrest to be lawful, reasonably practicable and in requirement that any arrested
the arresting police officer must detail of the reasons for his or her person must either be released or
The law permits the police to arrest himself/herself have a reasonable arrest and detention. Such person be taken to court within 48 hours
a person without first obtaining a suspicion that the person has is also entitled to engage a legal of the arrest. Taking someone to
court order instructing/allowing committed or is about to commit practitioner to represent him or her court entails preparing a docket or
them to arrest that person. This a criminal offence. In other and to hold communications with a request for remand that shows
is what is called “arrest without words, there should be some this legal practitioner. The arrested that there is a reason to suspect
warrant”, and is an important facts/information upon which a person must be permitted to see that the arrested person might
part of our criminal procedure. It reasonable person might suspect his or her lawyer immediately. have committed a crime. This again
enables the police to effectively and that the person concerned has forces the police officer to seriously
efficiently fight crime by promptly committed or is about to commit a consider the circumstances before
arresting those suspected of criminal offence, and those facts/ making an arrest.
having committed crimes or who information must be known to the If the police officer arrests someone
are about to commit crimes. The police arresting officer. It is not where there are no circumstances
police, however, could also abuse enough for the arresting police indicating a reasonable suspicion
this procedure. The law thus has officer to say that another police that the person might have
safeguards to prevent the abuse officer is the one who had the committed a crime, the arrest will be
of the arrest without warrant facts and instructed him/her to unlawful. If the police officer arrests
procedure. arrest. The reasonable suspicion someone when it was not necessary
As the gatekeepers of criminal must reside in the arresting police to do so, the arrest will be unlawful.
justice,the police needto be afforded officer. What is more, even if the If the police officer does not inform
some level of discretionary powers reasonable suspicion exists, the the arrested person in detail of the
in regards arresting suspected police officer still has to consider reasons for the arrest, the arrest
criminals. The Constitution whether the arrest is necessary. will be unlawful. Once a competent
guarantees the right to liberty for Some of the factors to be taken into court declares an arrest unlawful,
every citizen, but a person can account include the possibility of there are consequences that might
lawfully be deprived of liberty upon escape, the prevention of further follow for the police, including
reasonable suspicion that he or crime and the obstruction of civil damages against the arresting
she has committed or is about to police enquiries. There are quite a police officer and/or the Ministry
commit a criminal offence. This is number of cases where the superior of Home Affairs. Any person who
where the Constitution gives police courts have ruled arrests to have is unlawfully arrested is entitled to
the discretion to decide whether been unlawful where there was compensation from the person who
someone should be deprived of no reasonable suspicion that the arrested or detained him or her or
their liberty. person had committed or was about the authority on whose behalf or in
To make it difficult for the police to commit a crime. the course of whose employment
the arresting person operated.
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EDITORS
COMMENT

TOURISM
SECTOR CANNOT
AFFORD
DISRUPTION

The tourism and hospitality industry

is one of the major foreign currency

earners in the countrywhose survival is of

great importance to the country and the

wellbeing of its economy.

Having gone through turbulent times

during the COVID-19 pandemic period

when most, if not all operations shut

down, stakeholders had to bring their

heads together and come up with ways

and means of reviving the industry.
The disruptions which came as a result

TransitionalAdministration:Thewayto go forZimoflockdownmeasuresaimedatcurtailing
the spread of the pandemic saw the
industry losing in excess of USD1 million Community Eye The anticipated virgin voters, the against a background of the harm
in potential revenue. youth constituency, who would make which election mode has caused over
During the third quarter of 2021, the with five million voters apiece for the the past decades in a country which
sector started to see some growth, albeit two main contenders have been fed was supposed to heal from effects
slow, with the Victoria Falls, one of the Ngwindi Ngwindingwindi with education on experiences of of Second Chimurenga war and
most popular tourist destinations in the the past and have adopted a stance Gukurahundi episodes.
world, recording back-to-back bookings The light at the end of the tunnel that election is a mere waste of time Peace time Stakeholder Consultative
as Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and seems to be still too far away. They because it will not change the status Negotiations will usher Zimbabwe to
Exhibitions (MICE) returned to boost the say the solution is in the ballot box. quo. So, there is no appetizing bait the anticipated prosperity, rather
local economy. Yes I may agree, but to a certain to draw the fish to the hook. The than election dispute negotiations.
And this year, the sector continued to extent. My editor pointed out that current generation of politicians There is need to consider this
record reasonable growth as lockdown "voter apathy will not help anyone". has displayed some grievous acts option if we are all serious about a
restrictions were relaxed across the globe So who will drop ballots in the box during election time in the eyes of prosperous Zimbabwe. The wealth
allowing for international travels. to cause the change to happen, when prospective new voters, thereby which Zimbabwe is endowed with is
However, the impasse between workers most of us no longer find elections a pinning a 'dirty game' tag on politics. so vast that we should not be in this
in the industry and their employers which solution to our agony? A possible working solution to sad situation. We cannot continue
is threatening to degenerate into a strike This inspires deeper scrutiny our sad story will be an inclusive having few individuals benefiting
by the employees, could wipe away all the on reasons for absconding voter transitional authority which will from resources which are supposed
gains made so far in the country’s efforts registration. But before I go into run the country free of election for a to be a base for a strong economy.
to resuscitate the sector. it, I shall take this time to reply the period of fifteen or twenty years. At Progressive citizens must take this
This calls for earnest negotiations editor on who benefits from voter least this approach will keep leaders initiative and bring stakeholders to
between the two parties that would bring apathy. It is simple Cde Editor; away from election militancy which the boardroom.
a win-win situation so that the sector is the country is under siege at the causes unnecessary loss of lives and Our country has failed to manage
not disrupted again. behest of those who are deliberately damage to property. The modus political matters; our people are
While the halting of operations during causing confusion in the economy. operandi for such an arrangement made to see different political
the pandemic were unavoidable, the They will be crafting and reading will need to have a wide consultation viewpoint as enmity, which is very
worker employer relationship that is now countless monetary policies which so as to avoid devastating wrong and must be corrected. The
threatening the collapse of the industry yield absolutely nothing of national administrative flaws. I am strongly proposed transitional authority will
is something that can be solved amicably benefit. We entrusted mandate in the convinced that the things we avoid have to incorporate such educative
without necessarily having to embarrass hands of insecure and corrupt cartels on purpose are where our salvation campaigns in a bid to realign the
the country through unwarranted who work to please their insatiable will come from, and our leaders know narrative of different political
cancellation of bookings because of appetite for wealth. They do not trust this very well. This suggestion comes ideologies, and clear the toxicity
industrial action byworkers. what tomorrow holds, hence they which is reigning today.
It is true that the country is facing foreign are on a spree to make hay while I do not see why it should be difficult
currency shortages, but it is also true that the sun is still naked. They are all to formulate and implement such
companies in the tourism and hospitality about self-serving, safeguarding that progressive arrangements when we
industrychargefortheirservicesinforeign which they have acquired crookedly, were close to doing the same back
currency, forwhich theywere granted 100 they are not going to surrender in 1980; the Reconciliation Policy
percent retention by the government. to whoever would have won the whose government was made up of
It would also follow that those who work national election because they know different political parties, including
in that industry should be paid in foreign that their ill-gotten wealth will be at white Rhodesians whom we fought
currency, at least for half of their salaries stake. They are the people who do against. In 1987 we had the Unity
and wages. not want stability in the economy. Accord after years of civil unrest
The argument by the employers that they This may sound too generalised, not which got thousands of people
would have breached some sections of the because we do not know that among massacred; in 2008 we had the
Finance Act does not hold water. This is so the leaders are some who work for a Global Political Agreement following
because the tourism sector is peculiar in better Zimbabwe, only to be spoilt by a disputed election which culminated
its nature and this peculiarity should not some bad apples in the same basket. into gruesome killings of innocent
only benefit the employers at the expense Reason for shunning voter civilians. I believe we can do much
of the workers whose sweat helps them registration emanates from past better than the previous pacts and
earn the foreign currency. experiences; hope of election ever get Zimbabwe on a progressive
One would also wonder where these bringing relief to Zimbabwe has trajectory. We need to bury our
companies would get the local currency to since been rendered far-fetched. swords in the trenches and fight a
paythe workers when they earn exclusively common enemy as a people together.

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Female monumental Mason Pikitayi defies odds

Shelly Guni "I however didn't go backwards. I took
that challenge as a lesson and moved on.

Finding success in a male-dominated taking me through this journey. Now I'm acting Town Clerk Evangelista Machona Yes I still have some debts to pay but I will
industry is a challenge for many women, doing my own thing. I am yet to see a to all vendors and residents who were soldier on," she said.
but it is not impossible. woman in this industry." involved in illegal activities.
Pikitayi says she is now eyeing for a
If you are willing to put in the work, show "Prior to this, I used to do vending and I "Itwas a challenging time for me because stand where she can be able to work freely
up with results and use the resources had to leave that. I was tired." that was the very same week that I had without any disturbances.
available to you to expand, you will be able put up my work on display. I was left with
to overcome any obstacle in your path. Unfortunately, Pikitayi suffered a so many debts, you know when you are "When I get money, I will try to enquire
disappointing loss aweek after she started starting something, you get into so many from the Chitungwiza Municipal to see if I
This is the story of 37-year-old Melody displaying her work. debts trying to make things work and can be able to get this piece of land."
Pikitayi who has defied all odds to become Allhertombstones shehad puton display hoping that everything goes according to Asked on what she specialises in, Pikitayi
one of, if notthe onlywoman Monumental were vandalised by the Chitungwiza plan. But that was a different story for me. said.
Mason in Chitungwiza. Municipality following a warning by then
A monumental mason is a stone carver "I do everything granite, this ranges
who designs and creates tombstones to from polishing, designing to the shape the
commemorate a loved one’s legacy. client wants, writing amongst many other
If you have been in Chitungwiza lately, things."
just by the conjunction of St Mary's and
Zengeza, you would probably have seen Pikitayi says she has received some
this woman. positive responses from the community
but is worried that most women have not
"This work is very difficult. No wonder shown interest.
why it’s dominated by men," she told
Review and Mail. "I have seen that women are not
interested in this job. They say it's for men
But again, tell me of a job which is very and some even mock me saying I'm doing
easy," she adds. basa revarume (a man's job)."

Pikitayi is only a year old in this industry Asked about her advice to other women
but she is happy with the little progress she said.
she is making.
"Remember, you are an asset and
"I started last year. I didn't go to any someone who brings value to the table.
special school for this, but the passion and Do not limit yourself to the expectations
zeal drove me here. of others.Think bigger. Do bigger.There is
always room at the table for those who are
I was lucky to have a number of people willing to earn their seat."

Mai TT's marriage Gemma Ready for Dubai Tour
shaking again
Zvakwana Soweto

Belinda Mucheuki TT and Tinashe hosted a lavish wedding Afro-fusion artist Gemma Griffiths instruments around. In high school
party in Harare attended by the who is is ready for her maiden tour in Dubai, Gemma started gigging at bars and
Socialite and comedian, Felistas Murata who’s in the country. UAE alongside the legendary sungura restaurants and then went to study
popularly known as Mai TT, has accused However, just a few weeks after the musician Alick Macheso. music in university.
herhusbandTinashe Maphosa of betrayal, wedding, the couple had a fallout Comment from Gemma The unapologetic creative
saying he is reneging on his promise to when some socialites exposed Tinashe Gemma is one of the most songstress has worked with some
pay back the moneythat she used for their Maphosa’s efforts to hit on them. The hardworking and focused artistes in notable musicians in Southern
wedding preparations. couple however managed to resolve the Zimbabwe as she keeps people on the Africa, including Oliver Mtukudzi,
issues. hook making sure they can sing along Matthew Mole and Sho Majozi.
Mai TT said all her savings had been “Our past is nothing new to us, you were to her songs, writing lyrics people Notable songs from Gemma Griffiths
gobbled up by the wedding preparations, still searching and I was still searching. can relate to and will not forget. include “Ndinewe.” “Only You,” “Gara
which saw the couple hiring a helicopter. Unfortunately they did not respond to the The Ndinewe crooner is expected to Pano,” “Murudo.” and ‘Titungamire’
messages because the ring was not meant dish out new songs on her debut tour which was an instant hit when it was
“You have no idea how it feels to use all for them,” said Mai TT after fixing issues of the Middle East country and fans released.
your savings expecting to be paid back with herhusband. are expecting a great show. The show is on the 5th of August,
then you get angry when delayed. Your Amidstall this, MaiTThas assured people “I've admired Gemma ever since she 2022 at the spacious Secret Lounge,
anger becomes the topic but what triggers that she is not yet back to the streets. collaborated with Winky D, and I was Grand Excelsior Hotel in Al Barsha,
it??? In this life I’m owing nobody but “I wouldn’t opt forleaving Malbereign so I better able to understand her creative Dubai. Tickets will be sold at the
all I can say is I lost all that I sweated for can rent in Chitungwiza, above all I am not path thanks to her consistency venue on the date of the show
because of trust.” available for marriage, I’m not yet back in during the lockdown. I must admit Meanwhile, show organizers have
She also said she has been holding in the market,” said Mai TT. that I am a huge admirer and am called upon Alick Macheso and Gem
everything due to the fear of being labeled Meanwhile Tinashe Maphosahas updated quite enthusiastic about this tour. I'll
as short tempered and loud. their wedding pictures on his Facebook be attending her live performance for
“Whenyou areloudyou are alwayswrong profile to prove that their marriage is still the first time, and I'll travel roughly
even deep down when you know you are intact. 150 miles specifically for her show,”
right. I hate myself for being me, I wish I said Zain Nyaude, a fan based in Abu
would pretend to be who I am not but Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
unfortunately I can’t change me” said Mai Before rising to stardom in 2019
TT. with Winky D on the song MuGadern,
Inwhatmanysawasabattleforsupremacy Gemma was well known for doing
against fellow socialite Olinda Chapel, Mai cover songs. She did covers of Jah
Prayzah’s Mudhara Vachauya and
We are on Winky D’s Musarova BigMan.
Since she gained the spotlight
Whatsapp Gemma has not looked back but put in
more time into her creative prowess
click here to subscribe and putting together a string of hits
and collaborations.
In a mission to chase her dream,
Gemma traveled 24 000 kilometers
through 10 African nations in 500
days, writing and recording music.
Born in South Africa, Gemma
started music when she was very
young. She grew up in a musical
house, where there were always

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Zimbabwe: Noviolet Bulawayo's new
Novel is an instant Zimbabwean classic

In Zimbabwean author NoViolet memorable fictional narrative. shallowness and historical ignorance world in a distinct and powerful way.
Bulawayo's new novel Glory - longlisted The novel fictionalises the real politics of behind political power in her utopian Bulawayo's novel is also an epic that
for the Booker Prize 2022 - animals take Zimbabwe, from the removal of Mugabe African country. narrates the misdeeds and violent
on human characteristics. Through this to the rise to power of his former vice- Bulawayo also knows how to use adventures of the past history of Jidada,
she explores what happens when an president, Mnangagwa, in 2017 and the language to good effect by deploying such as the time of "Gukurahundi" when
authoritarian regime implodes, using years since, during which Zimbabwe's irony and comedy. Her use of humour in the rulers tortured, raped and executed
characters who are horses, pigs, dogs, economy has suffered and the political the novel is a form of political resistance the animals. The Gukurahundi was a
cows, cats, chickens, crocodiles, birds promises of the "second republic" have that splinters the make-believe world of genocide that took place in Zimbabwe
and butterflies. gone unfulfilled. an out-of-touch political class. between 1983 and 1987 when more
But in order to transcend the particular, Glory is an unforgettable book that than 20,000 people were massacred in
Bulawayo's (pictured) celebrated the novel is allegoric, capturing the goes beyond the obvious comparison Matebeleland.
first novel, We Need New Names, essence of the matter as told by a bold, to its inspiration, the UK author George The challenge for Bulawayo, or any
was a coming-of-age story about the vivid chorus of animal voices that helps Orwell's 1945 classic Animal Farm. His writer for that matter, was how to write
escapades of a Zimbabwean girl named us see our human world more clearly. book reflects events leading up to the about a coup still in progress that was
Darling who ends up living in America. In Jidada, the tyrannical Old Horse is Russian Revolution of 1917 and provides described as a-coup-not-a-coup. How
Its hallmarks are accentuated in this ousted in a coup after a 40-year rule. a strong critique against Stalinism. could one write about the events that
new work: the troubled real world of At first there is excitement about the Glory has a lively rhetorical idiom; it is started when Mugabe was overthrown
class struggles, psychological dualities, change that will come. But Tuvius full of colour and vigour. As one reviewer with the promise of new Zimbabwe that
colonial and postcolonial histories, Delight Shasha (a former vice-president) wrote: "Bulawayo is really out-Orwelling is yet to come?
war and the dog-eat-dog politics of leads the country into despair. Destiny Orwell." Both authors reference the The end of his reign was a festival of
contemporary Africa. Lozikeyi Khumalo, a goat who returns disarray and traumatic conditions of the dancing and singing for a generation
Glory is set in a kingdom called Jidada, to Jidada after a decade away, becomes a that knew nothing else but his brutality.
which could be Robert Mugabe's chronicler of her nation's history and an Young people posed for Instagram
Zimbabwe, Idi Amin's Uganda, Hastings advocate for its future. photos with friendly-looking gun-
Banda's Malawi, Mobutu Sese Seko's In an interview in the immediate wielding soldiers. They welcomed back
Zaire, Emmerson Mnangagwa's aftermath ofthe Zimbabwe coup d'etatin a disgraced former vice-president who
Zimbabwe or any other authoritarian 2017, Bulawayo talked about attempting - like Tuvius Delight Shasha - became
regime in Africa, for there are many. The to write about the fall of Mugabe in the new "Ruler of the Nation and Veteran
tropes Bulawayo makes fun of are so nonfiction but abandoning that effort. of the Liberation War, the Greatest
recognisable and familiar. She found the novel to be a better form Leader of Jidada, Enemy of Corruption,
Perhaps as memorable as the names for political satire. Opener for Business, the Inventor of the
in her first novel (Bastard, Godknows) Bulawayo's writing is distinctive. There Scarf of the Nation, the Survivor of All
are those of these animal characters is a lyricism to her prose, a poetics of Assassination Attempts... "
(Comrade Nevermiss Nzinga, General languagethatmesmerises and surprises. It's a particular challenge to write about
Judas Goodness Reza). There is also This gives her fiction an applied, intense regimes that enforce everything with
a Father of the Nation, Sisters of the focus. violence. And yet Bulawayo's vibrant
Disappeared and Defenders of the Translating a present-day political and satire succeeds in telling a political
Revolution, Seat of Power and the cultural milieu is tricky. The political parable that also reflects the times.
Chosen. And there's the Soldiers of language of contemporary Zimbabwe Glory is a tour de force. It is not a story
Christ Prophetic Church of Churches. is oppositional, underpinned in about endings but about unravellings. It
In fact, there is something almost playful historically deep-seated ethnic "for or is not a book about the past, but a book
about this book. When politics becomes against" binaries. By refusing to limit about the present and the future.
a farce, it only requires a virtuoso like her language, Bulawayo shows the
Bulawayo to marshal the faux pas into a --The Conversation Africa

Java, Tawaz collaborate Zim welcomes artist
in a Holy 10 diss track withnewexhibitinAugust

Belinda Mucheuki In Tapiwa Mapuranga’s hometown of youngones.I’vealsotaughtinneighbouring
Nyanga, Zimbabwe — the birthplace of countries Zambia and Mozambique and

Controversial prophet, Panganai Java Passion Java Shona sculpture —he fell inlovewith stone SouthAfrica,” Mapuranga said.
popularly known as Passion Java has carving. ZimArt owner Fran Fearnley, who founded
joined hands with Tawanda Tirivanhu- Holy 10 Learning from elders, Mapuranga’s the gallery in 2000 after being introduced
Dj Tawaz in releasing a song targeted at experiences growing up in the eastern to Shona sculpture in Zimbabwe, is thrilled
insulting Holy 10. Kimberly Richard Zimbabwe town formed his creations. His to welcome Mapuranga after two years of
The song titled, ‘Mungamudaro Here’ is Holy 10 and Kimberly Richard jointly in a sculptures took on the shape of what he being unable tohost an artist.
a reaction to the viral images of Kimberly video. saw and knew: loving families, the power “There’s an enormous amount of
Richard who is Holy 10’s girlfriend with of music and song, the deep connections movementandenergyinhiswork.Hetends
another guy at a local hotel in Harare borne from close-knit communities, to focus on the human form, so a lot of his
allegedly cheating on him. nature — and the simple, beautiful joys of sculptures are about family, relationships,
Holy 10 apparently had responded to life. children, mothers,lovers,” Fearnley said.
the situation by insulting the popular Now, after years of honing his talent, With piece titles including “Family of
individuals who were negatively Mapuranga, 51, is bringing his uniquely Hope,” “Circle of Love” and “Receiving My
commenting on his relationship with expressive style of Shona sculpting to the Blessing,” she said Mapuranga’s carvings
Kimberly and went further to threaten Peterborough area. He is the artist-in- capture “feelings of dancing and singing
them. residence at ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery — and the celebration of life — positive pieces
“I spent the last 133 days telling myself the first sculptor from Zimbabwe to make aboutthehuman condition.”
“Muku it’s time to be mature, stop the the outdoor gallery his temporary home “We’ve had two tough years where we’ve
beefs, but no, Java, Shadaya, Branson see and workplace since the pandemic began. perhaps become a bit insular in our
you this weekend,” posted Holy Ten on “Meeting the people here is just fantastic,” thinking and Ithinkhisworkreallyhelps us
his Instagram story. Mapuranga, a first-time visitor to Canada, to feel uplifted,” Fearnley said.
One of the involved, Tawona Knight told The Examiner. ForFearnleyandthe gallery,the pandemic
Shadaya responded on Holy 10’s Mapuranga’s work will be shown in an posed challenges — the last two seasons
retaliation insinuating that there is no exhibition entitled Stories in Stone, which were shortened — but new opportunities,
true love between Holy 10 and Kimberly runs from Aug. 6 to Sept. 4, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. too. As a result of COVID-19 the gallery
Richard. daily. spread out its displayed sculptures and
“Young man, I have no beef with you, if Along with Mapuranga’s pieces, more introduced meditative “forest bathing”
anything I am a fan of your music. Like I than 200 sculptures, created by 50 plus walks — two additions that will continue
have always said, musically you’re one of artists, will also be on display at ZimArt at post-pandemic.
a kind talent, your problem lies socially, 855 Second Line Rd. in Otonabee-South During the new exhibit, a Zimbabwean
the kind of women you let into your life Monaghan Township. They’re all available craft sale will be hosted on weekends, with
only have an intention to milk you,” said for purchase. proceeds going to ZimKids.
Shadaya. As the gallery’s artist-in-residence, Guests can also support ZimKids’ Books
However, the song released by Java and Mapuranga is also leading a series of Build Better Futures program for children
Tawaz failed to serve its purpose as Holy immersive workshops — a two-day at Māori Primary School in Zimbabwe
10 and his girlfriend posted a video saying introductory program and a five-day — a project that’s being backed by
they are not bothered. “master carver” program — for beginners Happenstance bookstore in Lakefield and
“I know you expected to see Kim in and experienced carvers alike. private donors Scott Wilkie and Denise
blankets crying but forget about it and “I love teaching people what I know about Quick.
focus on other important matters,” said my experience, so I’m sharing this with the Admission to the gallery is freeand runs
people of Canada. Back home, I teach the until Thanksgiving Monday.

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We must meet the energy gap: ED telecommunication as obstacles to their
operations and certainly as below the
regional average. In addition, we fared
very badly in the region on frequency
Writing in his weekly column “None “We thus have to increase our internal and duration of electricity outages as
Albert Chavhunduka But Ourselves” published in state media, power generation, possibly threefold, well as distributionlosses which is worse

President Emmerson Mnangagwa says President Mnangagwa said there was if we are to avoid throttling our growth than sub-Saharan African average of 15
the country has to increase its power need to close the power gap in order to and if we are to lessen our dependency percent by nearly 10 percent points,” he
generation capacity by ramping up maintain the growth projector that was on power imports.” said.
investmentsinrenewableenergyinorder required for the country’s development. He added, “Our energy and electricity “The Ministry of Energy and Energy
to complement the growing economy as “Our energy profile as a country is a mix shows a very unhealthy dependency Development and units under it must
well as reduce its dependency on power key indicator in terms of how we fare in on justtwo sources, namely,hydrowhich address this area of great concern,
imports. respect of our set national goals. Clean accounts for more than 65 percent of the including ensuring that the management
This week, President Mnangagwa will energy availability and access is thus one power we generate and thermal, which of the national grid is more efficient.
be traveling to Mozambique on a working key way of reading our Economy and accounts for slightly above 30 percent. “We have just availed utility vehicles to
visit and also visit Zambia in the coming our progress as a Nation,” said President “We have to ramp up investments in ZESA. These must make a difference. We
weeks to promote engagements that will Mnangagwa. all renewables, particularly in solar must also step up efforts to stamp out
ensure that Zimbabwe’s power imports “Going forward, key energy policy and wind energy. Before long, we will vandalism on electricity infrastructure.”
from these neighbouring countries are interventions are imperative. The know what Muzarabani means for us by He further called for the speeding up of
secured and uninterrupted. economy is growing quite rapidly. With way of our energy mix and generation the rural electrification programme in
Lately, the country has been facing this economic growth, the demand is capacity.” line with the Sustainable Development
power outages resulting in nationwide fast outstripping supply. Even more President Mnangagwa challenged Goals (SDGs).
powercutsaftertheZimbabweElectricity unsettling is the fact that the bulk of the the Ministry of Energy and Energy “More critically, I want to see greater
TransmissionandDistributionCompany demand for power is coming from the Development to ensure it improved power consumption in rural areas,
cited an escalating power demand due mining sector, including from projects efficiency which fares badly in the sub- in keeping with population density
to decreased power generation. for key minerals like gold, platinum, Saharan region as well as rooting out in that sector and of course our goal
This has forced government to import chrome, coal, diamonds and lithium as vandalism of electricity infrastructure of industrialising our rural areas and
powerfrom Zambia’s state owned power well as from smelters we badly need in the country. mechanising our agriculture,” said
utility ZESCO, through a 250MW import for beneficiation and for triggering “Almost all sectors of our Economy President Mnangagwa.
deal starting this month. domestic industrial value chains. view electricity supply and

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Mpofu, after another poor run in the PSL.
PSL- a tale of sacked coaches It’s often a costly exercise, too –
Mwaruwari’s sacking is thought to cost
the club USD400 000 in pay-outs alone.
So, why do they do it? The obvious

Shelly Guni response isthe pursuitof on-field success.

Winning more games has long been

The football season is almost over, but regarded as a means of attracting more
the coach-sacking season appears to be fans, sponsors, and revenue for clubs.
just getting started, with the scalps of five This is undeniably true, though the
coaches having been claimed so far. importance of winning is frequently
The latest casualty is former national exaggerated.
team and Manchester city striker, Benjani Mwaruwari took overthe reins atNgezi in
March, and he presided over 13 games. He

Mwaruwari, whose Castle Lager Premier managed to win only three, drawing six

Soccer League side, Ngezi Platinum Stars and losing four.

showed him the door just three months Winning more games is a good acquisition

into his three-year-contract. strategy because it attracts new fans, but it

Mwaruwari had replaced Rodwell has little effect on long-term fans, whose

Dhlakama who resigned amid corruption behaviours and attitudes are usually set.

allegations. His (Dhlakama) decision came It is also unclear whether replacing the

a fewweeks afterhe was suspended bythe coach improves on-field performance.

club. There is little agreement on whether

And now, barely 24 hours after Benjani Mwaruwari (middle) after Ngezi suffered defeat from Yadah last coach replacement improves success.

Mwaruwari’s departure, another week Sunday It is clear that many other factors besides

Premiership side, Black Rhinos, has The army, which bankrolls Black Rhinos, by the club after a series of poor results. the coach influence team success.
sacked its head coach, Herbert Maruwa. is known for its strict code of discipline. ZPC had a poor start to the league The"ritualscapegoating"thatisacommon
Maruwa, unlike most of his counterparts However, since the season began, there campaign by their standards, having reason for firing a coach often results in
whowere dismissed overpoorresults,was have been a lot of movements in the league. collected just 10 points from 13 matches. verylittle change in the organization.
booted out for what the club described as In May, Godfrey Tamirepi who was the That same month, Bulawayo giants, And it remains to be seen how many more
a unanimous decision over the coach’s ZPC Kariba coachwas shown the exit door Highlanders FC fired Coach Mandla coaches will be without jobs bythe close of
unbecoming behaviour at matches”. the season.

Calgarians Matthew Oworu, Piper Logan primed
for Canada rugby at Commonwealth Games

Notlong ago, atrip to the Commonwealth field hockey’s Melanie Scholz (Calgary);

Games seemed unthinkable for Calgary weightlifter Hannah Kaminski (Calgary);

native Matthew Oworu. lawn bowlers Jennifer MacDonald

After all, he grew up in Zimbabwe, which (Calgary) and GregWilson (Cochrane); and

withdrew from the Commonwealth two swimmers Stephen Calkins (Calgary) and

decades back. Finlay Knox (Okotoks).

So there was no chance of playing his But in rugby is where fans will find the

adopted sport — rugby — for his adopted most area talents at the U.K.-hosted

country at the international sporting Games. While Oworu is the only local

event. product on the men’s squad, the women’s

But Canada came calling on the massive sevens crew features fellow Calgarian

talent,andafewyearslater,the21-year-old Piper Logan, Vulcan’s Keyara Wardley and

is part of the Canadian contingent focused Canmore’s Krissy Scurfield.

onthe2022CommonwealthGames,which “It’s quite a young squad currently,” said

open Thursday in Birmingham, England. 21-year-old Logan, a graduate of Ernest

“Honestly, just really excited about it,” Manning High School. “Most of the older

said the affable Oworu, a nearly 6-foot-2, girls who have been around for quite Calgar y native Matthew Oworu is “ reall y excited about ” representing
245-lb. phenom of Canada’s rugby sevens some time have started retiring out of the Canada in rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games .
squad. “This has really been a big year for program, unfortunately. But fortunately
me, going to so manyplaces that I’ve never for us younger girls, especially with the best teams in the world. So they’re pretty Basketball and football were more to his
really been to before and just playing the Olympics coming up in a couple years, it’ll much in a spot that we’re looking to get to liking, but a move during his Grade 6 year
sport that I like. I don’t feel there’s any give us a good amount of time to prep for eventually.” to the Southern African country changed
pressure on us as Canada — the outside that and get some experience under our Perhaps it’ll be with the help of forward that.
world doesn’t really know what we’re belts.” Oworu,whose size and aggressive playis a “Definitely, rugby was easier to pick up
capable of. Sowe are atthe pointwherewe Same goes for the Canadian guys. boon for Canada. there than in Calgary,” said Oworu, born
can hit these teams with a sucker-punch, “We’re definitely in that same role,” He’s there to provide big tackles and force to Nigerian father Akins and Zimbabwean
and that’s always fun. agreed Oworu, also 21. “We had nine, 10 turnovers. mother Maria. “Pretty much a month
guys retire right after the Olympics last Plus he carries the ball in heavy traffic. or two after joining the new school (in
“We have a strong brotherhood. We want year.The firstcouple oftournamentswere “My role is to assist my team as much Harare), our P.E. teacher was like, ‘Yeah
to get outthere and showwhatwe’re really lots of learning for the new guys, myself as I can with the physicality, so that’s one … you guys are bigger than everyone, so
made of.” included. We kind of had more continuity of the glaring strengths in my game,” you’re going to have to play rugby.’
There’s that Can-do attitude. in terms of squad selection and that stuff. declared Oworu, who grew up in Harare, “The first year, it wasn’t really passionate
Here’s hoping it’s contagious among all Now we’re just working on, ‘OK, can we Zimbabwe’s capital, playing with his older at all for us. We’d just go play because we
Canadians at the Commonwealth Games, replicate these strengths and find some brother, James. “Our coach (in Zimbabwe) felt like we kind of had to and we didn’t
spreading through all 16 athletes with consistency in our game play so we can would say, ‘So Matthew and James are have much to do after school. My dad’s
Calgary-area connections competing in end the season on a high note and go into amazing tacklers’ … that was a strength. If brother was a big rugby player at his high
the 12-day, 72-nation event. next season with higher expectations.’” someone was in front of us with the ball, school in Zimbabwe, and he’d tell us how
Star diver Caeli McKay (Calgary) and Right now, however, the focus is on a we would give it our all to tackle the guy. prestigious the sport is and how fun it is
stellar swimmer Rebecca Smith (Red Commonwealth coup, beginning with That was funny, because even up til today, onceyou get into it.And our mom and dad
Deer) are the most recognizable names pool play against Zambia, Wales and — that is one of the things I enjoy most in were big supporters of us doing it, too.
of the local athletes gunning for gold in gulp — Fiji. rugby — I’d always try and make sure that
Birmingham. “All big games — no teams that we’re a high percentage of my tackles are the “We were big and used to rough house
Others include: shot putter Sarah Mickey taking lightly,” Oworu said. “Wales and ones that get the crowd hyped.” a bit while growing up, being two boys a
(Redcliff); 3×3 basketball’s Jordan Jensen- Zambia, we’re looking to really go at and Being from Calgary, rugby wasn’t always year apart. Thatwas probably a nightmare
Whyte (Calgary); cyclist Sarah Orban beat. And Fiji is, obviously, one of the his sport. for our parents.”
(Calgary); diver Margo Erlam (Calgary); Not even close.
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Zimbabwe's unbeaten run comes to an end

Brian Goredema by Mahedi Hasan in the first over off Raza and Ryan Burl had to take the Zimbabwe who looked like they were
EnterSportNews Mosaddek. game deep to give their team a chance. going to be bowled out for less than
Zimbabwe continued attacking and The pair obliged with Raza curbing 100 managed to get to 135-8 in their
A defiant half-century from Sikandar why not? It's the cricket that has his natural attacking instinct but innings.
Raza was not enough to prevent booked for them a ticket to the World finding the boundary regularly. The surface was so good for batting
Bangladesh from cruising to a seven Cup in Australia in October. Raza got to his second successive as Bangladesh plundered 56 from 33
-wicket win over Zimbabwe at Harare Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, and half-century his fourth in seven balls runs in the power play led by
Sports Club on Sunday and level the Milton Shumba fell in single figures matches. Liton Das who was not taking any
three-match series one all. to give Mosaddek 5 for 20 runs in his Unfortunately, he could not do it prisoners.
The defeat which was watched by four overs. alone and the pressure eventually Das took a liking towards Tanaka
a near-capacity crowd ended a six- Zimbabwe had lost half their side came to tie fore as he perished for 62 Chivanga and had to be removed from
match unbeaten run under Dave inside seven sovers with 31-5 on the from 53 balls with eight balls to go as the attack after just bowling one over.
Houghton. board. he played one shot too many. The Bangladesh experienced
Raza watched as wickets fell around batsman Das will surely be in trouble
him after Zimbabwe had won the toss with match Ref Andy Pycrodt and lose
and elected to bat on a good batting his match fees after he was given out
wicket. lbw by the umpire but showed dissent
When you playthe brand of cricket the by staying at the crease demonstrating
Chevrons are trying to play a banana that the ball was probably going down
skin moment will always come. leg side.
It however came at the wrong time Das top scored for Bangladesh with
when the home side was trying to 53 runs and had done his job to help
pile more misery on the Tigers by his side to level the series and set up a
clinching the series today. thrilling decider on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe failed the spin test of Ahead of the decider, Zimbabwe will
Hossain Mosaddek as they tried to be sweating over the fitness of their
hit him out of the attack during the captain Ervine who was injured whilst
powerplay overs. fielding.
Regis Chakabva's eyes lit up when he Another stern test awaits Houghton
saw a wide arm ball from Mosaddek and the boys on Tuesday as they stare
but probably went too hard on the ball at a rare series win against the Tigers.
and could only manage an outside A bigger crowd than normal for a
edge to the keeper Nural Hasan for a Tuesday is expected and Zimbabwe
golden duck. will have to bring their A-game to
Wessly Madhevere suffered the same appease their success-starved legion
fate of going hard at the ball instead of fans.
of timing it to be caught at cover point

Euro 2022- England beat Germany to win fans across the country have dreamed
of for 56 years.
Kelly's moment after comeback

first major women's trophy in dramatic style fairytale
The familiar sound of England
fans singing 'Sweet Caroline' while
serenading the players at full-time

England created history by winning was even sweeter this time around.

their first major women's tournament The Three Lions lyrics have finally

in a dramatic Euro 2022 final against come true as football came home at

old rivals and eight-time champions the national stadium in front of the

Germany at Wembley. largest crowd in England women's

Substitute Chloe Kelly poked home a history.

loose ball from a corner to send the Captain Williamson was sobbing at

raucous record crowd of 87,192 into a full-time, while vice-captain Millie

frenzy with ten minutes of extra time Bright wiped tears from her face in an

remaining. embrace with best friend Rachel Daly.

She waited for confirmation of the Wiegman, who has now become

goal before taking off her shirt and the first manager in history to

waving it around her head, while being win back-to-back Euros with two

lifted by her team-mates in a moment different nations after also guiding

of pure elation. the Netherlands to glory in 2017, also

On a monumental day in English removed her mask of calmness as she

football history, SarinaWiegman's side ran on to the pitch with her arms in

showed they were equal to anything the air and a look of disbelief.

a strong and physical Germany team England celebrate

threw at them. England lost in the 2009 Euros final
Ella Toone had earlier come off the
bench to score the opener in normal after suffering an anterior cruciate Wembley Way was already packed on to Germany
time before Germany's Lina Magull ligament (ACL) injury, gave them. Sunday morning and there were boos Midfielder Jill Scott, who had suffered
set up a nervous ending when she England did what no other nation when Germany were announced on defeat at the hands of the Germans
equalised in the 79th minute. had done before - beat serial winners the stadium tannoy before kick-off. in the final in 2009, came on in extra
There were scenes of jubilation in the Germany in a European Women's And it looked like things were going time to help England get over the line
stands and an outpouring of emotion Championship final, and the feeling England's way when Germany's lethal and was overcome with emotion.
by players on the pitch at full-time as was sweet. striker Alexandra Popp, joint-top Young Manchester United star
the magnitude of their achievement It comes 56 years after England's men scorer in the tournament going into Toone, who has come off the bench
sank in. beat West Germany in the 1966 World the final, picked up an injury and to contribute three goals in this
The final was advertised as a battle Cup final, the only previous major dropped out of the starting XI just tournament, took centre stage when
between the competition's two best- trophy won by a men's or women's before kick-off. she opened the scoring - but the
performing sides, and for large parts England senior team. The feistiness off the pitch translated biggest moment was Kelly's.
they cancelled each other out - but The players fell to the ground at full- on to it too - referee Kateryna Monzul After being forced to sit out the
the biggest crowd in the history of a time in tears of joy, in scenes which awarded two early yellow cards for Olympic Games and miss 11 months
men's or women's Euros was given will be remembered and replayed for innocuous fouls by England, and the of football, she fought her way into
their money's worth. years to come on one of the greatest crowd were frustrated for much of selection for the Euros and has
Striker Ellen White missed a few nights in English sport. the first half when decisions didn't go delivered the goal which will never be
chances in the first half, Lucy Bronze Perfect ending for hosts England their way. forgotten.
was denied with a header, Germany's It was a final like no other in every The physical battle between the sides Victory in the final was capped
Magull struck wide and England sense - the build-up was on a scale continued and the game swung back by England forward Beth Mead
defender Leah Williamson had to above anything seen in women's and forth. Germany had momentum picking up the Golden Boot as the
scramble a corner off the line before football in Great Britain, and it going into extra time after Magull had tournament's top scorer with six goals
Toone was introduced to break the provided the perfect ending. hit the post before equalising. and five assists.
deadlock. Male fans were sporting England But as this England team have shown England lifted the trophy to a
She had given England fans the shirts with their female icons' throughout the tournament, they standing ovation and defender Bronze
winning taste before Magull stunned names on the back on the London would not be beaten easily. then slid across the pitch, covered in
the home crowd, though it would Underground on the way to the match, They continued to threaten and Kelly confetti, before the players embarked
only delay the celebrations that Kelly, while fan parks around the country ran over to the fans to galvanise them on a victory lap draped in flags of
who only returned to football in April were filled with supporters watching when taking a corner, moments before Saint George.
the final on big screens. she delivered the winner England
--BBC

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Countries in the Commonwealth Games ,

the ones not actually in the Commonwealth
All the countries in the Commonwealth Tuvalu
Games and the ones not actually in the Members of the Team England cycling side during a training session ahead Uganda
Commonwealth any more of the 2022 Commonwealth Games (Image: PA) Vanuatu
The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Wales
Games kick off at 8pm on Thursday, July England (Host) Nauru Zambia
28 Eswatini New Zealand The Games have been taking place since
From Wales to Bangladesh, there will Falkland Islands Nigeria 1930, but what countries have pulled out
be 72 nations competing in this year's Fiji Niue of the Commonwealth altogether since
Commonwealth Games. We take a look The Gambia Norfolk Island then?
at those involved in the competition, and Ghana Northern Ireland Pakistan left the Commonwealth in 1972
those who are no longer members. Gibraltar Pakistan followingthe recognition of Bangladesh by
First of all, the Commonwealth is a Grenada Papa New Guinea other Commonwealth countries. This was
voluntaryassociation of 56 member states, Guernsey Rwanda down to the war between Pakistan and
comprising of 2.5billion people, which is Guyana Saint Helena Bangladesh which occurred the previous
one third of the world's population. India Saint Kitts and Nevis year. However they would later rejoin in
It was originally based on the British Isle of Man Saint Lucia 2008.
Empire, but now any country can join. Jamaica SaintVincent and the Grenadines Fiji Islands' membership lapsed 1987
The association agrees to share goals like Jersey Samoa following a military coup, but were
development, democracy and peace, as Kenya Scotland reinstated in 1997 following 'constitutional
per thecommonwealth.org. Kiribati Seychelles reform', per commonwealthofnations.org.
This year's competition will be the 22nd Lesotho Sierra Leone Since then Fiji have been in and out of
since the competition began in 1930, and Malawi Singapore the Commonwealth due to more political
over 5,000 athletes will take part. It is the Malaysia Solomon Islands discrepancies, butare currentlypartof the
first time that there will be more medals Maldives South Africa Commonwealth and will compete at this
available to females than males. Malta Sri Lanka year's competition.
The 72 Commonwealth Games Mauritius Tanzania No country has been expelled, however
Associations confirmed they would be Montserrat Tonga a few have been suspended, including
sending athletes to the competition, and Mozambique Trinidad and Tobago Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Nigeria were
below is the definitive list of nations that Namibia Turks and Caicos Islands suspended from 1995 to 1999. Whilst
will be taking part in 2022. Zimbabwe were suspended in 2002,
Anguilla and eventually withdrew altogether in
Antigua and Barbuda December 2003.
Australia Despite leaving the Commonwealth in
Bahamas 2013, The Gambia returned in 2018 after the
Bangladesh Commonwealth Secretariat confirmed
Barbados their application had been successful.
Belize The Republic of Ireland was formed in
Bermuda 1949 following the Irish Republic of Ireland
Botswana Act 1948, meaning they would withdraw
British Virgin Islands from the Commonwealth. The Republic
Brunei of Ireland and Zimbabwe are the only two
Cameroon nations who have left the Commonwealth
Canada and not returned.
Cayman Islands The last two countries to join the
Cook Islands Commonwealth were Gabon and Togo.
Cyprus
Dominica WalesOnline

this run, you get to wake up early.

Fitness key to health body: Callista “And also the other issue is, when
your body is fit, you find out that
your mind functions better and you

find out that you do more because

could taste. you will be active and relaxed.

Shelly Guni “So much of the emphasis was on “The other benefit that I have
healthy eating. They say abs are realised by coming to such events is

Fitness coach, Callista Sambaza made in the kitchen.” that you get to meet a lot of people

believes there is no substitute for a Speaking on the benefits of and get to network, like myself I have

healthy body. exercising, Sambaza said: “Improved met quite a number of people, I now

Coach Callie, as she is affectionately sleep, improved mental state of have so many friends most of those

known in the fitness circles, made mind, improved cardio vascular whom I met through these runs, and

the comments on Saturday, shortly system and respiratory system, it does not and it’s not only about

after the 'Winter Cycle, Dumbu must breath better, your veins are opened having friends. You get to meet and

fall 10km fun run' in Harare. up, there is nothing that clots there interact and learn so many different

Sambaza, the founder and owner because you are working, you are things in life.

of Sweat Field, a fitness company burning the fat, nothing is clogging A runner's motivation is to be a

that specializes in fitness, body the blood vessels, part of a running community and to

transformation, and other services, “Inside, out, exercise is beneficial, connect with other runners.

stated that fitness should be the major benefit is that you look Following Zimbabwe’s rising middle

considered a lifestyle. good, who doesn’t what to look class and disposable incomes, there

“Fitness is a way of life for me. It's good, your body is toned up, there has been a huge increase in lifestyle

like breathing for me! Nothing truly no saggy skin, to some who wants to ailments, including obesity, diabetes

belongs to you except your own build muscle, and cardiovascular diseases.

body, and there is no substitute for “Exercise also help in burning the This has led to people changing

a healthy body. I would encourage fat in weight loss, you can do this their traditional behaviours from

everyone to exercise. It's not from anywhere,” being reactive to proactive.

difficult. One of the participants, Movement However, though the awareness

“Exercise is important. It’s Musasiwa who lost over 10kgs level is higher in the younger

important to incorporate in our day since the Dumbu must go program generation, the spending power lies

to day living. It must be a lifestyle Callista Sambaza was introduced speaks on the with the older consumer. This is the

not a once off event. There are many that reaches out to people far and importance of exercising. consumer who not only wants to be
benefits that we get from exercise,” wide, they can follow this program, “The benefits of doing these kinds of fit, but perhaps even believes their
she says. the participants and whoever is runs is obviously, you keep yourself age.
Sambaza said the 10km Fun Run willing to take part, round up the fit. Another participant, Loveness
was to celebrate life through fitness. programme with something special “People do so many kinds of exercise Chibikira said: “I hated running, but
She was also happy with the turnout like an aerobathon, a fun run. but with running every part of your growing up, you get to know that
which she described as impressive. “This run was to educate people body gets to do something and it's there are a lot of diseases that comes
The event came after running a and inform people of the benefits of quite beneficial in that area. from being unhealthy,
successful online 12 week ‘Winter healthy eating. “The other issue is, if I had not “It’s not about being a fast runner, I
Cycle, Dumbu must fall’ programme. “One of the sponsors was Zoro come for this run today, guess where can jog all the way, the ultimate goal
“This program was a result of NeMugoti, who makes healthy I would be at, I would have been in is for me to finish and I celebrate
the Covi-19 situation, so I came snacks. So along the route, there bed so I have to wake up early to myself each and every time.
up with an online programme were snacks that the participants come to this run. Another benefit of

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