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THE PAGE-6-HOTH 22 - 28 March 2024 The Independent Paper for Masvingo and the Southern Region 265 Simon V Muzenda Street, Box 1214, Masvingo. Tel/Fax: (039) 264372 Editorial: www.masvingomirror.com Businessman abandons family over debt, flees to SA PAGE-4 ZHRC condemns Gutu Police for human rights violations Fingered human rights violators Police enablers 1.Josephat Sarukore, 2.Tawanda Sarukore, 3.Samson Sarukore, 4.Sylvester Mashamba, 5.Admire Chimuka, 6.Jose Mudziwepasi, 7.Jonathan Mugutso, 8.Christopher Musarurwa, 9.Brian Munyoro 1. Officer Commanding Masvingo West District Taurai Mambure 2. Officer-in-Charge Gutu Cames Myambo 3. Officer-in-charge CID Law and Order Inspector James Nyoni Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga . Mutumbuka wins condonation to fight eviction

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Local news Page 2 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com FARM IN DEWURE WEST AGreat opportunity forinvestment in farming. Afarm measuring 126.393 hectares, 3 quarters of which is arable. There is a basic 5 roomed farm house and other miscellaneous farm buildings. Has a private well with a 16m depth and 2 natural wells at the garden section. There's a man­made weir (low headed dam wall) barrier and also a perennial river flowing
through the length ofthe farm.Abundance of variousindigenousfruit trees and an orchard and it has vast natural grazing land. The Farm is Fenced and gated. With Title Deeds andCertificate
of no present interest. PriceGuide: USD160 000.00 PriceGuide: USD$150 000.00 CLOVELLY TOWNSHIP: A residential dwelling of brick under asbestos consisting of 3 bedrooms, all with built­in cupboards, lounge, kitchen with fitted
cupboards, combined bathroom with bathtub and toilet, a separate shower and toilet, veranda and lock up garage. Two independent rondavels with parquet floors
suitable for bedrooms.Acottage with a front veranda,
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 toilet and shower. Staff quarters with two bedrooms, a cooking area and combined bathroom and toilet. These buildings occupy approximately 332 squaremetres and the standmeasures 4238 squaremetresin extent. TARGETKOPJE An incomplete single storey residential dwelling of plastered and unpainted brickwork under a duo pitched ABS roof consisting of four bedrooms all with provision for built in cupboards, main bedroom with ensuite, kitchen, foyer from the front verandah,sunken lounge and dining, combined shower and toilet and a separate toilet. Walled and gated. The standmeasures 1325 squaremetresin extent.PriceGuide: US$75 000 PROPERTIES FOR SALE HOTEL FOR SALE IN BEITBRIDGE: Situated in the heart of Beitbridge Town is a Hotel for sale located along Beitbridge­Masvingo Highway with great potential for institutional use. It boast of the following accommodation facilities: Dining room with a reception section, bar section, board room, two kitchens and an office.
104Accommodation rooms each with ensuite.Aconference roomwith a maximum capacity of 250 people and a storeroom. Four staff houses 2 with three bedrooms and 2 with 2 bedrooms plus lounge, open kitchen, separate toilet and bathroom and solar geyser. A swimming pool with outside bar section. Car park for nearly 120 cars. 2 large water reservoirs with electric water pumps. Sewer recycling plant. The property is located a few kilometres from the Beitbridge border post.Land size: 7.8339 hectares. Price Guide: USD$2 500 000 (plusVAT) CHIVI SILVER CITY C: A monopitched residential dwelling of brick under IBR roof consisting of 4 bedrooms, kitchen, dining, combined shower and toilet. Well maintained gardens. Fenced and gated. The stand measures 200 squaremetresin extent.PriceGuide: US$18 000 Contact: 0774138874 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE IN GUTU: A commercial building of brick under asbestos which was formerly used as a surgery and a hair salon. The building consists of a front lean­to verandah with two double doors leading to the former hairsalon section which is partitioned into two section, a bathroomwith two wash hand basins and a storeroom. The former surgery section consists of a reception and a consultation room with a single wash hand basin and two toilets. The back section of the stand is walled and gated. Title deeds. The stand measures 418 squaremetresin extent.PriceGuide: US$60 000 Negotiable OUT OF TOWN RHODENE PROPERTYFOR SALE: Aduo­pitched executive residential dwelling of brick under tile, consisting of four bedrooms with built –in­cupboards and wooden parquet flooring,
the main bedroom has an ensuite with built in cupboards and ceramic tiles. The dining section has beautiful wallpapers and wood look ceilings and a spacious verandah.The formal lounge has a built in bar and fireplace
as well as a separate family/TV room with fireplace
and front verandah overlooking the pool.Aseparate laundry room and separate deepfreeze room. There's a spacious fitted
kitchen and scullery as well as linen closets.Astudy room with stone flooring
and wallpaper. There are two bathrooms, one has a tub and the other has a shower and a separate toilet. Staff quarters consisting oftwo rooms and a combined toilet and shower; a double garage with motorized garage doors. There is a swimming pool and excellent gardens and scenery. There is a borehole and two 5000Litre water tanks, both with booster pumps. Walled and has an electric gate. The stand measures 2519 squaremetresin extent.PriceGuide: USD$220 000 Negotiable RESIDENTIAL STANDS PriceGuide:OFFERS INVITED HOUSE FOR SALE IN EASTVALE: A residential dwelling of brick under asbestos consisting of 3 bedrooms with provision for built­ in cupboards, fitted
kitchen, lounge, dinning, bathroom with tub and geyser. Separate toilet. There is a cottage with 3 bedrooms and combined bathroom and toilet.The property isin close proximity to a children's park. The standmeasures 1468squaremeters. RHODENE: Aresidential dwelling of brick under concrete tiles consisting of 3 bedrooms with built­in cupboards, lounge, dining, kitchen, bathroom and separate toilet. Cottage with one room, cooking area and a combined shower and squat toilet. Fenced and gated. The stand measures 2519 square metresin extent.PriceGuide:OFFERS INVITED HIGH DENSITY AREA COMMERCIAL / LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE IN CHIREDZI, fully tenanted with an attractive rental income and future development opportunities.The permanent improvements on the stand comprise of two commercial properties, a staff quarters and ablution block. The stand size measures 6354 square metres in extent. Price Guide: US$ 480 000(Inclusive of VATand CGT) RHODENE:An incomplete residential dwelling atroof level.At completion it will consist of four bedrooms, the master bedroom with provision for ensuite and provision for built­in cupboards, separate lounge and dining with a fireplace
and kitchen, Bathroom & separate toilet. Provision for a double lockup garage and spacious verandah. Measuring 1916 Square Metres.PriceGuide: US$67 500. INCOMPLETE HOUSEFOR SALEIN RUNYARARO NORTH: An incomplete residential dwelling at roof level.At completion it will consist of three bedrooms, the master bedroom with provision for ensuite, lounge, kitchen, bathroom and toilet and a spacious verandah. The stand measures 204 Squaremetresin extent.PriceGuide: US$16 500 LOW DENSITY AREA MEDIUM DENSITY AREA CLIPSHAM VIEWS (IDBZ): A residential stand for sale in Clipsham Views with the following features: Access to tarred roads, serviced with electricity, and water reticulation. There is use of septic tanks. A beautiful scenic view of Clipsham Views (IDBZ) and in close proximity to Masvingo­Beitbridge highway.Approximately 5kmfrom MasvingoCBD. Corner Stand. Stand measures approximately 3 784 square metres. Title Deeds. Price Guide: USD 60 000.00. Negotiable MIRROR REPORTER MASVINGO – Gutu Police is partisan; depriving opp The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has passed a negative report on Gutu Police, concluding in a document released towards the end of last year that senior officers are partisan, depriving opposition CCC members of administrative justice, political and property rights and the right not to be subjected to cruel inhuman or degrading treatment. The report, compiled from complaints raised in the run-up to last year’s harmonised elections has since been shared with the Commissioner General of Police, Zanu PF, National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), CCC and other stakeholders. ZHRC chairperson Fungayi Jessie Majome confirmed the report in a written response to The Mirror and said recommendations were made to the Commissioner General. “Recommendations were made to the Commissioner General of Police to ensure opening of dockets, investigation of cases and giving of feedback to the com- plainants. ZHRC will continue to engage and follow-up its recommendations to ZRP guided by its applicable Regulations Statutory Instrument 77 of 2026,” said Commissioner Majome. Mentioned in all the 10 complaints submitted to the Commission is Gutu Officer-in-Charge, Chief Inspector Cames Myambo. Complainants accuse him of being partisan, refusing to open dockets against Zanu PF activists and arresting opposition supporters who would make reports at the Police Station against Zanu PF activists. His then immediate boss, Chief Superintendent Taurai Mambure, Officer Commanding Masvingo East District was also cited in several complaints. The report also mentions Masvingo CID Law and Order Officer-in-charge, Inspector James Nyoni who is accused of sitting on reports from complainants. The three senior Police Officers are cited by complainants as enablers of human rights violations because of their alleged lack of professionalism. The report noted that Police at Gutu did not open dockets, did not attend crime scenes and did not arrest suspects timeously. It said complainants have the right to get feedback from Police but Gutu Police and the CID Law and Order Section did not give any. The rights Commission made seven findings in the 21- page report and blames the violence that ravaged Gutu District partially on the three senior officers. The Commission concluded that political violence in Gutu was worsened by lack of Police action and recommended for the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to conduct conciliation and mediation of disputes among political parties. National Police Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said he had not seen the report and will only comment then. All the three senior officers refuted the allegations during interviews with ZHRC. They said they are not partisan and the allegations against them were made up. Nyoni denied the blame and said he did not investigate the cases because they were never forwarded to his office by Myambo. ZHRC made its conclusions against various human rights frameworks including the Constitution of Zimbabwe, the Criminal Law, regional and international instruments including the Universal Declaration of Rights, African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, the Maputo Protocol, International Covernant on Civil and Political Rights etc. The report urged Police to investigate cases in a non-partisan manner, to attend to scenes of crime and arrest suspects for criminal human rights violations. The report called for Police to create an environment of political tolerance among political parties and that Police give complainants progress reports to investigations. All the complainants interviewed said they would rather not report cases to Police because they have lost confidence in the law and order maintenance organ of the State. ZHRC investigated violence in Gutu after receiving 10 different complaints from victims in wards 27, 33 and 37 which are in Gutu Central. The complaints were against Zanu PF District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson Josephat Sarukore who allegedly commandeered violence against the opposition, and Police top brass for being partisan. After receiving the complaints at its Harare office, ZHRC send out a team of investigators who interviewed the complainants and the respondents. They also interviewed independent individuals. Repeatedly the complainants cited Josphat Sarukore, his brother Tawanda Sarukore and another relative Samson Sarukore as notorious Zanu ZHRC condemns Gutu Police for human rights violations To Page4 Taurai Mambure (left) and Cames Myambo.

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The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Local news Page4 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com SIMBARASHE MTEMBO MIRROR REPORTER MASVINGO – The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has called for nomination to fill in positions for 10 High Court judges and one post for the Administrative Court. The process is to fill posts left vacant through natural waste and deaths. An advert posted by JSC on its X handle says nominations closes on April 2, 2024. “Members of the public intending to nominate candidates can obtain nomination forms from the office of the Secretary, Judicial Service Commission at JSC House, No 161 Josiah Chinamano Avenue, corner Josiah Chinamano Avenue and Seventh Street, Harare; or The office of Provincial Magistrate in charge of the Province at Harare, Bulawayo, Masvingo, Bindura, Chinhoyi, Mutare, Gwanda, Marondera, Hwange and Gweru or visit the website www.jsc.org.zw where they can be downloaded,” reads part of the advertisement. JSC spokesperson Daniel Nemukuyu said the Administrative Court Judge, Justice Herbert Mandeya retired while there is high workload at the High Court. “Some judges passed away in recent years. Others resigned while some were removed from office in terms of the constitution. All such judges were never replaced, hence the need to recruit judges to beef up the High Court bench. “The vacancy at the Administrative Court arose following the retirement of Justice Herbert Mandeya. Recruiting new judges helps replenish the pool of judicial talent and maintain an adequate number of judges to handle the workload. It ensures that the judiciary remains robust and capable of delivering justice effectively,” said Nemukuyu. The High Court has five stations in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Masvingo, and Chinhoyi manned by 36 judges. Some stations, particularly Masvingo has two judges instead of the minimum of three. JSC looks for 10 new judges GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA HARARE - Zimbabwe’s first Education Minister at independence, Dr Dzingai Mutumbuka was on Wednesday granted a condonation order which gives him 10 days to file an application for the rescission of Justice Chinamhora’s judgment. Mutumbuka was evicted from his plush US$600 000 house in Chisipite, Harare late last year after alleged fraudsters forged title deeds to the home and sold it for US$45 000. His eviction was granted through a ruling made by Justice Webster Chinamhora who later resigned amid allegations of corruption. The condonation was granted by consent by High Court Judge, Justice Benjamin Chikowore after the application faced no opposition from Advocate Method Ndlovu who appeared for Harrison Marange and his wife Dementia Zirenga (the defendants and buyers of Mutumbuka’s house). Mutumbuka is being represented by Tomukudza Mudzimbasekwa of Sawyer Mkushi Legal Practitioners. The next stage after getting the condonation order is to file papers for the rescission of Justice Chinamhora’s judgment which process must be done within the next 10 days. The challenge that Mutumbuka’s lawyers might now face is that the transcript of Justice Chinamhora’s ruling is not available including on the electronic case platform. Mutumbuka wins condonation to fight eviction Dzingai Mutumbuka. Chief Justice Luke Malaba. ZHRC condemns Gutu Police for human rights violations From page 1 PF agents who thrived on violence. The three are cited in all reports that were submitted. Complainants alleged that Myambo refused to open dockets against Zanu PF perpetrators of violence and at one time he passed by CCC supporters who were being tortured and he ignored the scene and drove away. Complainants also accused Myambo of arresting CCC victims and taking them to court as accused persons. The Commission observed that there is not one Zanu PF accused who was taken to court over the violence although many CCC supporters were arrested and taken to court. The Commission also accused Myambo of refusing to co-operate with investigators. He insisted that the investigators talk to Mambure instead. The complainants said Mambure called for a multi-party meeting for dialogue but CCC members were not allowed to talk at the engagement. After the meeting Zanu PF suspects made counter reports at the Police station that they were assaulted and the CCC members were immediately arrested although they were the first to make reports. The perpetrators are 1.Josephat Sarukore, 2.Tawanda Sarukore, 3.Samson Sarukore, 4.Sylvester Mashamba, 5.Admire Chimuka, 6.Jose Mudziwepasi, 7.Jonathan Mugutso, 8.Christopher Musarurwa, 9.Brian Munyoro The victims of violence are Tafunga Mangombe, Tom Makumbe and his three brothers, Manners Mangwiro, Jevas Makumbe, Langton Guvava Mabande, Russel Mudoro, Claudius Muvindisi, Desire Tichazorwa, Bernard Chimwango and Tatenda Murinye.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Local news Page 5 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com 071 689 5703 Chipinge Times & Two Nations Editor: Ellen Mlambo Editorial Comment Sun newspaper editor Chifunyise dies SYDNEY MUBAIWA MIDLANDS BUREAU CHIEF GWERU – The editor of Midlands regional newspaper, The Sun, Tendai Chifunyise (40) is no more. Chifunyise died on Wednesday at Harare Hospital where she was admitted after a short illness. Sun Group Editor in Chief, Willie Muponda confirmed the tragic loss to The Mirror. He said the news is devastating coming so unexpectedly. Muponda described Chifunyise as the heart and soul of The Sun. “We have lost the engine and the heart of the paper. She was a hardworking person who did everything with passion,” he said. Meanwhile Community Newspaper Association of Zimbabwe (CNAZ) chairman Matthew Takaona has sent condolences on behalf of his organisation. “It is with deep sorrow and shock that we have learnt of the sudden death of Chifunyise. On behalf of CNAZ and on my own behalf I wish to extend our deep condolences on the passing on of a dear friend, a fellow professional and an outstanding woman. “Tendai’s loss is a big blow to all of us and it is a blow to gender parity. Tendai is one of the few women who made it in the male dominated field of journalism. Her contribution was therefore immense considering the suffocated voices of women in the media,” said Takaona Born on November 23, 1983, in Makoni District, Chifunyise studied at Bamba Primary School in Rusape before proceeding to Inyati Mine Secondary School in the same district. She did secretarial studies and editing at The People’s College and joined The Sun in 2012 as a sub-editor and was promoted through the ranks to become the newspaper editor. At the time of her death she was also in charge of The Sun’s other ventures including The Bluegate Family Leisure Centre in Mkoba 6 which is a project to compliment the newspaper’s earnings. Muponda said funeral arrangements will be announced in due course. Mourners are gathered at 17254 Stoneridge Park in Harare. She left behind two children. Disability has always been with us human beings and will always be there. Some people are born with different kinds of disability while some get disabled after an accident or illness. However a major issue here is how people living with disability are viewed and treated by people without disability. Oftentimes they do face stigma, discrimination, ridicule, poverty, inferiority complex, depression, stress and heaven knows what else, a life no one would want live. This is definitely not how human beings should treat each other. Yes, anyone living with disability is a human being no matter how serious the disability is. Being blind or having one leg does not make someone less human. If today I have all my limps and tomorrow I lose an arm does this make me less human? Gone for good should be the day when people living with disability are looked down upon and seen as incomplete human beings. There is need for a change of attitude that will see people living with disability being accepted for who they are – human beings. Efforts being made to get everyone to appreciate people living with disabilities as they are are most welcome. Let us do much more. Calls made for inclusivity in all aspects of life should be heeded. Yes, disability is not inability however we need to go beyond that and give any person living with disability the respect and love he or she deserves. There is no place for stigma and ridicule here. Words like ‘’chirema’’ should be permanently deleted from our vocabulary as they are derogatory. It takes time and effort to change attitudes, all the same society should do more for people living with disability to be fully accepted in the human family. People have been known to hide their children or relatives living with disability locked up behind doors, completely barring them from any human contact besides themselves; this for fear of being laughed at by other people. This kind of behaviour denies the person living with disability the ability to live like a normal human being. Obviously some persons living with disability will need a lot of attention, sometimes almost all the time. This is a task that has to be accepted by the carer just as the disability has to be accepted by the effected person. No one chooses disability. It is an unwelcome part of life that happens and can happen to anyone and we cannot run away from it completely, however we can and need to humanely go beyond it because we are dealing with human beings here. Going beyond disability The late Tendai Chifunyise.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Hoth Page 6 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com INVITATION TO TENDER- SALE OF 02 PRIMARY SCHOOL STANDS STC/EOI/HSG 02/24-REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF TWO (02) PRIMARY SCHOOL STANDS on layout 4 and Layout 5 sections within the Remaining Extension of Impali Source farm, Shurugwi. SHURUGWI TOWN COUNCIL invites interested firms, Pension funds, Financial Institutions, Building Societies, Mining Companies, Church organizations or individuals to indicate their interest to PURCHASE and DEVELOP two (02) primary schools stands as private institutions as shown below to submit their bids price; LOT Land use (Institutional) Stand No. Layout No. Area (m2) Area (Ha) Remarks 1 Primary school 7175 5 54 000 5.4 Stand located in low density section 2 Primary school 7249 4 49 000 4.9 Stand located in low density section. This expression of interest shall close on 05 APRIL 2024 at 1100hrs Enclosed envelopes expression of interest and bid price marked “STC/EOI/HSG 02/ 24- PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN LAYOUT 4 AND LAYOUT 5 SECTIONS WITHIN R/E OF IMPALI SOURCE, SHURUGWI” shall be addressed to the:- ACTING TOWN SECRETARY SHURUGWI TOWN COUNCIL P.O BOX 125 CNR 3RD AND CHROMA STREET SHURUGWI REGIONAL, TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT (CHAPTER 29:12) NOTICE INTERMS OF SECTION 26 (3) OF THE ACT Notice is hereby given in terms of section 23(3) of the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act (Chapter 29:12) of an application for the change of use on stand 19 of Sebanga (Motel Area), measuring 4367 square meters from residential to Creche. Stand 19 is located in Sebanga (Motel Area) on the western side of the town center accessed by a 25m Local distributer road linking into a 30m National Gweru, Shurugwi Highway road. The stand is bound by stand No's 20A- 25 on the Northern side and stand No's 18-15 on the southern side, 38, 39 and 40 on the Eastern side and stand No 55 and 53 on the south east side. Details of the application and the Layout plan can be inspected at the address given below during normal working hours from Monday to Friday. In terms of section 23(3) of the Act, we are obliged to give public Notice of the application and serve notice on all the adjacent property owners. Any person(s) wishing to make objections and representations relating to this application may lodge them in writing with the undersigned not later than one month from the date of the first insertion of this notice. The Acting Town Secretary Townhouse Shurugwi Town Council Cnr 3rd Avenue and Chroma Street P O Box 125 Shurugwi. “Kusvika taparadzaniswa nerufu. Till death do us part.” For sure muromo hauzarirwi nerwizi. Une shuwa iwe Abhero kusimudza muromo wekumusoro newe zasi uchinyeba kuti tikupe mapresents chete. Fortunately or unfortunately hanzi vamwe vakachangobata mamarriage certificates ane 511 ne zvimwe zvisisiko. Kuda ndozvaunovimba nazvo Abhero. I have seen very few men who stood by their families when the going gets tough. You can be so lovey-dovey and always love bombing your partner when things are okay, but it’s another thing to stand by her when things are heading the wrong way. Makadiiko, nhai Mhofu yepono. Kkkkk seka hako HOTH Pakadii pajoni apo. Ndakanzwa kuti paMashava apo Mai Tsungie votambudzwa nemakorokoza aya amakakwereta mari muchida kunogaisa makwatsi amangamachera aya. HOTH is reliably Informed that a well known Mashava businessman borrowed about 3500 mayuwesi kuti anogaya matombo ake. But isn’t 3500 too much bro? Maybe you wanted it for something else. Asi Mhofu makaoma. Do you know that magweja iwayo are now hitting at your woman. They are taking advantage of your long stay away from your family. They are violating her because you are not there to protect her Mhofu. When the Makorokoza gave you an ultimatum that if you don’t pay them on such a date they are going to kill you, your wife and kids, you decided kutiza nerwenyu zve, leaving your family exposed to the dangers of the world. This reminds me of this other couple when a man and his wife went to the zoo. Of course ukaona potaurwa zvemazoo hazvisi zvenyu vana Jerikiyasi nana Keresenziya. Kkkkk So, I am to told in one enclosure they found a Monkey who was passionately playing with his female. His wife said to him, "What a romantic animal." Ndo love bombing yandichangobva kutaura nezvayo ka iyi. The wife was already in fantasy land. Atova busy comparing the Monkey and her hubby. Zvinhu zvacho here? Then, in another enclosure they found a Lion and his Lioness separated from each other; the silent Lion sat alone in his corner as if the Lioness doesn't exist. His wife said to him, "What a sad scene without love." Vanga vatoona kuipa kushumba hono iyo. However, her husband then said to her, “Throw that stone at the Lioness and watch.” When she threw the stone at the Lioness, the Lion roar to defend his Lioness, then she was asked to repeat it with the Monkey, the Monkey then jumped up and climbed the tree and abandoned his female to save his own skin. Hanzi Soko vakanga votoonekwa maekera chete vavakumanhenga emuti. Kutiza havo nerwavo kkkkkk. Her husband then told her, “Do not be deceived by what you see as romance in outward show, often times, it is a deceptive appearance just to hide an empty heart; there are others on the contrary who are relaxed, but their hearts are full of sincere love."Presently, we have so many in the monkey shadow, and few Lion nowadays." Saka tingate here Mhofu yepono iyo ingamira nemhuri iyo yakatotiza zvayo. Yoryireyo joni ko mukadzi achitwa sadaka nechikwereti chayakaparamura. This is very sad. Anyway, until next week. Businessman abandons family over debt, flees to SA

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 7 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com Kwekwe Round up 5 Munyati teachers get state assisted funeral PRISCA MANYIWA-MASUKU MIRROR REPORTER KWEKWE – Government has paid funeral expenses for five Munyati Primary School teachers who died in a horrific road accident when a Toyota Aqua they were traveling in collided head-on with a truck along Harare – Bulawayo road in Kwekwe on Friday. Speaking at Kwekwe Doves Funeral Parlour on Sunday afternoon, Minister of State for Midlands Province, Owen Ncube said that Government accorded the five teachers state assisted funerals. The deceased are Mitchel Maticha, Tsungirirai Joe, Sithabile Nothando Moyo, Everjoice Ngwenya and Lesley Mugwidi. Ncube said he approached President Mnangagwa for the assistance and this was granted immediately. He thanked the President and his wife for sending condolence messages to the bereaved. “We have lost our Government employees as Midlands and the whole country is mourning our teachers who perished in a road traffic accident. “We appreciate President Mnangagwa whom we asked to assist us. Everything will be done by Government until we bury our relatives in Midlands,” said Ncube. Midlands Provincial Education Director (PED) Jameson Machimbira said the death of the five PRISCA MANYIWA-MASUKU MIRROR REPORTER KWEKWE – Losing five female teachers in one stroke is too ghastly to contemplate. At around 1pm on 15 March 2024, five female Munyati Primary School teachers dismissed their pupils after work and waved them goodbye. They packed one of the teachers, Joe Tsungirirai (57)’s Toyota Acqua and set on a 20 km trip to Kwekwe City from where they would find their way to their different residents. No one could imagine that this would be the last time they would see the five alive. Just a few kilometres away from the school, along Harare – Bulawayo Highway, the unimaginable happened. The Acqua got involved in a head-on-collision with a Homano Sino truck. The five teachers Joe, Mitchell Maticha, Everjoice Ngwenya, Lesley Mugwidi and Sithabile Nothando Moyo all perished on the spot. Their vehicle was reduced to a wreck. It is suspected that Tsungirirai was trying to overtake another vehicle without having realized that there was an oncoming Homan truck. Tsungirirai’s car was new; she acquired it last year. Today, the pupils need counselling; they cry all over the place, said a source at the school. The place is gloomy and counselling sessions may start this week. Munyati Primary School accident: too ghastly to imagine teachers was a great loss to the nation and the gap that they left will be difficult to fill. “We thank Government for the State assisted-funeral,” said Machimbira. The late Joe Tsungirirai. The late Mitchell Maticha The late Moyo Sithabile The late Mugwidi Lesley. The late Ngwenya Everjoy.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Kwekwe Round up Page 8 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com MIRROR REPORTER KWEKWE - ZANU PF chairperson for Midlands Province Edson Chiherenge has told a party meeting that all those who are not members of Zanu PF will not get food aid during this year’s debilitating drought. Chiherenge was speaking at Rugare Shopping Centre in Torwood on Saturday afternoon where Zanu PF launched a campaign for its party candidate in the Ward 3 by-elections. He said Government has a lot of food aid available but it is only Zanu PF supporters who are going to get it. The meeting was also attended by President Mnangagwa’s son David Kudakwashe who is the Deputy Minister of Finance and Investment Promotion. The by-elections follow the death of Torwood Mayor Clayton Masiyatsva who was a member of the opposition CCC. “When you come to Zanu PF meetings please don’t bring your stress. However, when it comes to this year’s drought we have enough food for everyone excluding those who are not members of the party,” said Chiherenge. ZANU PF candidate Christine Sigauke will face two independent candidates Tinei Siziba who is said to be aligned to Nelson Chamisa and Rangarirai Sibanda. Mnangagwa pledged to support a youth tournament with US$1 000 for men, US$600 for women, trophies and 10 balls for men and 10 for women. No food aid for non-Zanu PF members – Midlands chair Edson Chiherenge. PRISCA MANYIWA-MASUKU MIRROR REPORTER KWEKWE - A Kwekwe man who always threaten violence on his ex-wife and to suck her blood was slapped with a protection order by magistrate Itai Kagwere. The man will not visit his ex-wife for five years; the period prescribed by the order. Morris Mugwagwa however, made a u-turn and pleaded with the court to make his wife make amends with him. Loyce Sibanda of Mbizo sought a protection order against Mugwagwa and told the court that she did not want him anywhere near her parents’ place of residence where she stays. “He is in a tendance of harassing me, threatening me with violence. He also threatens to drink my blood. I don’t want him to come to my parents’ place where I stay,” read part of the application. Mgwagwa consented to the protection order but begged the court to talk to Sibanda to make amends with him again. “I am in agreement with her application so that maybe she can think again and come back to me,” he said. Kwekwe man threatens to suck wife’s blood PRISCA MANYIWA-MASUKU MIRROR REPORTER GOKWE - A Gokwe man has appeared in court for allegedly raping a sex worker (37) who usually provides service to him. The alleged rape took place on Xmas Day. Braceley Sibanda of Munyaradzi Village, Chinyenyetu area under Chief Chireya in Gokwe appeared before local Magistrate Sthembiso Ndebele on Wednesday facing charges of raping the sex worker. Sibanda pleaded not guilty. Prosecutor Malvin Nzombe said sometime in October last year at Chinyenyetu Business Center Sibanda saw the sex worker and they had sex after they agreed on a charge of US$4. During the same, he asked for sex again and they had nice time but Sibanda did not pay. After the free service, Sibanda allegedly felt like he owned the complainant and he started claiming she was his wife. On the fateful day, Sibanda saw the complainant and claimed that she was his wife which the complainant refuted. Sibanda allegedly produced a knife and stabbed the complainant on the buttocks, force-marched her to his house. Along the way he reportedly severely assaulted the complainant and used his knife to cut off her clothes until she was naked. He spent the whole night with the complainant and released her in the morning. The hearing continues on March 27, 2024. Gokwe man in court for raping sex worker

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Kwekwe Round up Page9 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com PRISCA MANYIWA-MASUKU MIRROR REPORTER KWEKWE - A gang of seven robbers used shoe laces to tie members of a Chicago family in Kwekwe before ransacking the homestead of valuables. Ladeo Green (34) and his wife lost a motor vehicle, cash, cellphones and other valuables on Friday night. Midlands Police Spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the robbery to The Mirror. The incident happened at around 8 pm last Friday. The couple was inside their house when a gang of seven suddenly entered. They tied the couple’s hands with shoe laces before demanding cash from the couple who then surrendered US$100. The robbers also took cellphones, car keys and drove away in the couple’s white Honda Fit old shape registration number AFS 3373. “We are appealing to members of the public who might have information that can lead to the arrest of the suspects and recovery of the stolen property which include the vehicle to approach any nearest police station,” said Inspector Mahoko. Robbers tie Kwekwe family, ransack home Happy Birthday Makorokoto machengetwa On the 21st day of March, he was born and grew up to be a prominent lawyer, a community leader and an envied former Mayor of the City of Masvingo with a series of accomplishments. Happy birthday Mr Collen Maboke. May the Almighty God bless you with more wisdom as you age. Mr Collen Maboke. PRISCA MANYIWA-MASUKU MIRROR REPORTER KWEKWE - Kwekwe Mayor Albert Zinhanga came second in the Best performing Urban Local Authorities awards which are organised by Government. The awards were held at State House in Harare last Friday. The first prize went to Mvurwi Mayor Tonderai Samhu while the third went to Plumtree Mayor Alderman Knowledge Ndlovu. Zinhanga assumed the position of mayor a few months back following the recall of his predecessor Dr Henry Madzorera by self proclaimed secretary general for Citizens Coalition for Change in November last year. Zinhanga told The Mirror that the award was an indication of hard work and teamwork between the councilors and management. “I am happy for the city of Kwekwe. This award is for all of us as a city, it is an indication of the team work between the councilors, management, council employees and residents. “There is stability at council and there is a huge improvement in terms of service delivery,” he said. Kwekwe Mayor comes out tops in local authority awards Albert Zinhanga (left) receiving his award from President Mnangagwa while vice President Chiwenga looks on.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page10 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com At Chiredzi Town Council, we understand the significance of service excellence and the transformative power it holds. Eng. Mukaratirwa's success resonates deeply within our province, reinforcing our shared commitment to providing exceptional services to our residents and fostering a prosperous and vibrant community. The Town Council Chairperson, the Town Secretary, management, and staff at Chiredzi Town Council are thrilled to extend warmest congratulations to Eng. Mukaratirwa, the esteemed Town Clerk of the City of Masvingo. We join wholeheartedly in celebrating his remarkable achievement as the Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities Category and for Performance Excellence Service Delivery in 2023. Eng. Mukaratirwa's outstanding accomplishment underscores his exceptional leadership, unwavering dedication, and remarkable contributions to service delivery within the urban landscape. His achievement serves as an inspiration to us all, exemplifying the positive impact that effective leadership and commitment can have on our communities. CONGRATULATIONS SIMBARASHE MTEMBO MIRROR REPORTER MASVINGO – Engineer Edward Mukaratirwa has won President Mnangagwa’s Award for the Best Town Clerk in Zimbabwe in 2023. The awards are run by Government to recognize excellent performance in service delivery. The award comes barely a month after The Mirror management recognized Mukaratirwa as the newspaper’s Person of The Year 2024. The Mirror gave the recognition to the engineer for turning around the dire city water supply situation within a few months of assuming office. Water supply jumped almost four-fold from 8 million litres to 30 million litres a day. Mukaratirwa received the award from President Emmerson Mnangagwa at a ceremony held at State House last Friday. The event also served as a signing ceremony of performance contracts for senior public officials for the 2024 fiscal year. Victoria Falls Town Clerk, Ronnie Dube came second with Mvurwi Town Clerk, Dr Shelly Nyakudya third in the category. Chivi Rural District Council (RDC) CEO, Tariro Matavire came second in the rural local authorities’ category after Itai Mawonde of Mhondoro-Ngezi RDC. He is the only other top public official from Masvingo province who won an award. Kwekwe Mayor Albert Zinhanga came second in the Mayors for Urban Local Authorities category after Mvurwi Mayor Tonderai Samhu. Plumtree’s Alderman Knowledge Ndlovu was the second runner-up in the category. FULL LIST OF WINNERS Cabinet Ministers 1) Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, water and Rural Resettlement - Dr Anxious Masuka 2) Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development - Professor Amon Murwira Permanent Secretaries 1) Professor Fanuel Tagwira - Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development 2) Mavis Sibanda – Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Ministers of Provincial Affairs 1) Owen Ncube- Midlands Province 2) Dr Marian Chombo – Mashonaland West Secretaries of Provincial Affairs 1) Paul Nyoni- Bulawayo Metropolitan Province 2) Edgar Senza Midlands Province Executive Secretaries of Independent Commissions 1) Sukai Tongogara – Zimbabwe AntiCorruption Commission (ZACC) 2) E …Zember – National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) Chief Executive Officers/ Town Clerks for Urban Local Authorities 1) Engineer Edward Mukaratirwa- Masvingo City Council 2) Ronnie Dube – Victoria Falls City Council 3) Dr Shelly Nyakuda – Mvurwi Town Council Mayors for Urban Local Authorities 1) Tonderai Samhu – Mvurwi Town Council 2) Albert Zinhanga – Kwekwe City Council 3) Alderman Knowledge Ndlovu – Plumtree Town Council Rural Local Authorities Chief Executive Officers 1) Itai Mawonde - Mhondoro- Ngezi RDC 2) Tariro Matavire - Chivi RDC Chairpersons for Rural District Councils 1) Ephraim Chengeta – MhondoroNgezi RDC 2) Jeremiah Gwanzura – Marondera RDC Officers 1) Itai Mawonde - Mhondoro- Ngezi RDC 2) Tariro Matavire - Chivi RDC Chairpersons for Rural District Councils 1) Ephraim Chengeta – MhondoroNgezi RDC 2) Jeremiah Gwanzura – Marondera RDC Congratulations! Makorokoto! Amhlope! His Worship the Mayor Cllr. Aleck Tabe, Deputy Mayor, Councillors, Management and Staff wish to congratulate the Town Clerk Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa for winning the President's Award (Town Clerks/CEOs of Urban Local Authorities Category) for Performance Excellence in Service Delivery for the year 2023 at the event held at State House on 15 March 2024. Thank you for being the torch bearer. An Industrialised World Class Metropolitan City by 2030 The exceptional performance of the City of Masvingo is a testimony to the President's call to action, No Compromise To Service Delivery. Eng Mukaratirwa wins Presidential Award Engineer Edward Mukaratirwa. Supplement Best Town Clerk Mukaratirwa

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Mukaratirwa Best Town Clerk Supplement Page11 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com CONGRATULATIONS The Directors, Management, and Staff of Junior Driving School, Junior High School, and Primary School, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Masvingo City Town Clerk, Eng Edward Mukaratirwa, for his outstanding achievement. Winning the Presidential Award for Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities Category is a remarkable accomplishment. This prestigious award is a testament to Eng Edward Mukaratirwa's exceptional leadership, dedication, and commitment to service delivery. His tireless efforts and exemplary performance have undoubtedly contributed to the growth and development of Masvingo City.We are proud to celebrate his success and wish him continued success in his future endeavors. Congratulations. Makorokoto. Amhlope! Junior Driving School Junior Primary School Junior High School Cell: +263782237/786044502/+263774375801 Email: [email protected] CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations. Makorokoto. Amhlope! The Board, Management & Staff of Ebenezer Properties (Pvt) Ltd would like to congratulate the City of Masvingo Town Clerk Eng Edward Mukaratirwa for being awarded the President's Award for the Best Town Clerk of Urban Local Authorities Category and for the Perfomance Excellence in Service Delivery- 2023. Our services: •Property Valuation •Property Sales •Property Letting Auctioneering Research Advisory Services The SDC, School Head, teaching and ancillary staff at Helen McGhie Primary School proudly extend heartfelt congratulations to the esteemed Town Clerk of the City of Masvingo Eng. E Mukaratirwa on the prestigious award presented to him by the President of Zimbabwe, E.D Mnangagwa. Eng. Mukaratirwa has been recognized as the best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities Category for his outstanding contributions and dedication to service delivery. This remarkable achievement highlights his exceptional leadership, tireless efforts, and unwavering commitment to making a positive impact on our beloved city. Together, let's celebrate excellence and strive for greatness in every endeavor we undertake. Congratulations, Makorokoto, Amhlope! The management and staff of EG Construction, extend their warmest congratulations to Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa on his remarkable achievement. It is with great pride and joy that we celebrate your recent accomplishment as the recipient of the Presidential Award for Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities Category and for Performance Excellence Service Delivery.Your dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence have not gone unnoticed. Your professionalism, attention to detail, and ability to navigate complex challenges have always been commendable. Your achievements are an inspiration to us all, and we feel privileged to be associated with you. CONGRATULATIONS

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Mukaratirwa Best Town Clerk Supplement Page12 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com The Councillors and Staff of Mutirikwi Sub-Catchment Council wish to extend their heartfelt congratulations to Engineer E.Mukaratirwa for being awarded the prestigious title of Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities Category and for Performance Excellence Service Delivery for 2023.This recognition is a testament of your unwavering dedication, exemplary leadership and outstanding contributions to the community of Masvingo. Congratulations Makorokoto Amphlope CONGRATULATIONS Contact: 0774138874 CONGRATULATIONS The Directors, Management, and entire team at Great Zimbabwe Realtors would like to express our utmost joy and excitement as we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Masvingo City Town Clerk, Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa. We are delighted to learn that he has been honored with the prestigious Presidential Award for Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities Category. This remarkable accomplishment is a testament to Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa's unwavering dedication, exceptional leadership, and outstanding contributions to the community. Makorokoto. Congratulations. Amhlope! The Director, management, and staff of Ettled Electrical and Hardware are thrilled to congratulate Eng. Mukaratirwa on his well-deserved accolade. We celebrate his remarkable achievement as the Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities category, bestowed upon him by President Mnangagwa. Eng. Mukaratirwa's outstanding performance is a testament to his unwavering dedication, exceptional leadership, and relentless pursuit of excellence. His remarkable accomplishments leave no doubt that he has exceeded all expectations and has consistently demonstrated his exceptional abilities in his role as Town Clerk. We are proud that the City Of Masvingo has emerged on the map of excellence. CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS The managing partners, associates, and staff of Ruvengo Maboke and Company Legal Practitioners are delighted to join the Masvingo community in extending our heartfelt congratulations to Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa, the esteemed Town Clerk of the City of Masvingo. We are incredibly proud to celebrate his remarkable achievement as the recipient of the Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities Category and for Performance Excellence Service Delivery in 2023, an accolade presented to him by the Head of State President ED Mnangagwa. Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa's outstanding accomplishment has not only brought well-deserved recognition to his name but has also placed the City of Masvingo prominently on the map of service delivery excellence. His relentless dedication, exemplary leadership, and unwavering commitment to the betterment of our community have truly set him apart.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Mukaratirwa Best Town Clerk Supplement Page 13 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com The management and staff of Ali & Co would like to extend warm congratulations to Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa for his outstanding achievement of winning the President's Award for the Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities Category and for Performance Service Delivery in 2023. Congratulations. Makorokoto. Amhlope! We take great pride in being associated with individuals who excel in their endeavors. We encourage you to continue making Masvingo proud. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations. Makorokoto. Amhlope! Saratoga Makausi Law Chambers extends its heartfelt congratulations to Masvingo Town Clerk Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa on his outstanding achievement as the recipient of the Presidential Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities category. This prestigious recognition is a testament to his unwavering efforts in enhancing the well-being of the community and ensuring efficient governance within the urban local authorities. As Saratoga Makausi Law Chambers, we commend Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa for his exemplary work and remarkable contributions to the town of Masvingo. It is through the efforts of individuals like him that our municipalities thrive and prosper. CONGRATULATIONS 14 Rekayi Tangwena Street Masvingo Zimbabwe Tel 039 2262552 or 2263472 Email:[email protected] Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa's well-deserved recognition is a testament to his unwavering dedication, commitment to service delivery, and remarkable contributions to the development of Masvingo urban community. His exceptional leadership and tireless efforts have significantly impacted the lives of residents, making a positive difference in our city. At NORAZ Surgical Clinic, we understand the importance of dedication and excellence in serving our community. Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa's outstanding achievement inspires us all to strive for greatness, continually pushing the boundaries and exceeding expectations in our respective fields. The Management, and staff at NORAZ Surgical Clinic are thrilled to extend heartfelt congratulations to Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa, the Town Clerk of the City of Masvingo. We join in celebrating his remarkable achievement as the recipient of the Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities Category and for Performance Excellence Service Delivery in 2023, an accolade bestowed upon him by President Mnangagwa. TRADE CENTER CONGRATULATIONS The Owners and Proprietors of Masvingo Trade Centre wishes to Congratulate Eng Edward Mukaratigwa on the recipient of the Presidential Awarded as the Best Town Clerk in the Urban Local Authorities Category and for Performance Excellence Service Delivery. Thank you for your good service. We are privileged to be associated with you. Makorokoto. Congratulations. Amhlope!

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page14 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com Business News ELLEN MLAMBO MIRROR REPORTER MASVINGO - Puma Energy Zimbabwe which will be investing US$30 million in Zimbabwe over the next three years has opened an eye-catching service station in Masvingo along Harare - Masvingo Highway. The service station has a spacious forecourt, flawlessly landscaped with a large parking area. The backyard is scenic. The service station which shares the same premises with KFC is the most glittering and beautiful spot in Masvingo at night with unique tower lights and neon signs. It becomes Puma’s second service station in the Ancient City. Minister of State for Masvingo, Ezra Chadzamira officially opened the service station at a function on Wednesday morning. Puma Energy Zimbabwe General Manager/ Managing Director, Donatien Kodog said the opening of the service station and the planned new investments show Puma’s confidence in investing in Zimbabwe. “Today we celebrate the commissioning of our second retail service station in Masvingo. Strategically located to serve local businesses, tourists, entrepreneurs and the motoring public. This site is a notable addition to our 50 retail sites across Zimbabwe, of which 6 are along the Masvingo Highway up to Beitbridge and this site has become the 7th. “We will continue to increase the number of service stations by seven throughout the country on an annual basis for the next three years,” he added. Some projects included in the US$30 million investment are the provision of tailored commercial renewable energy solutions where they will solarize 19 retail service stations, introduction of modern lubricant bays, roll out of LPG gas kiosks and the refurbishment of existing sites within the organisation’s network. He said the investment is a partnership between Puma, KFC and Waybrocke Investments. Waybrocke Investments is the property developer. He said the organisation’s aim is to build a minimum of 7 new retail sites along major routes and within urban areas and industrial hubs for 2024. He said they have future objectives to expand operations into rural areas. Puma opens second service station in Masvingo The newly opened service ststion.

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The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Business news Page16 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER *STRATEGIC ROLE IN THE SUGAR CANE INDUSTRY IN ZIMBABWE PROSERVE has been exclusively engaged by our client, the Zimbabwe Sugar Association (ZSA) to assist with the recruitment and selection of a suitably qualified, experienced and dynamic Executive to fill the critical and strategic role of Chief Executive Officer which has arisen. Reporting directly to the Board of Directors through the Chairman, the successful incumbent will be responsible for leading the execution of the Association’s mandate and long term strategy with a view to creating Stakeholders value. The purpose of the Chief Executive role is to provide Secretarial support to the ZSA Board, champion the growth of the Sugar Cane industry by providing up to date information on the key challenges and opportunities facing the industry and coordinating efforts by value chain players and relevant Stakeholders in implementing and monitoring progress on identified growth strategies for the industry. Additionally the CEO is also responsible for creating and nurturing productive relationships among and between the Sugar Cane Industry value chain players (growers, millers, refineries, ZSS) and Government Ministries and Departments, key Service providers and Financial Institutions. Key Job Functions: Leads the development and execution of the Association’s Vision, Mission and overall direction with the approval and guidance of the Board. Formulate and implement the Strategic Plan that guides the desired direction. Undertake research to gather information to facilitate the review and monitoring of progress of the rolling Sugar Industry Five Year Plan. Spearhead the implementation of recommendations to improve the competitiveness of the local Sugar Industry. Maintain an up to date reservoir of data and information on the local Sugar Industry. Provide the requisite interface between ZSAand key domestic, Regional and International Stakeholders. Produce well researched periodic reports that seek to address information requirements of various Stakeholders (Government Ministries, SADC, COMESAetc). Provide oversight on the Sugar Industry Research Unit (ZSAES). Document the industry’s milestones, success stories as well as key growth inhibitors. Broaden ZSA’s revenue base beyond member subscriptions. Take complete responsibility for the development and acceptance of challenging but realistic objectives by Immediate Subordinates and help them to achieve desired results. Ensure that key positions in the organisation are staffed with the right calibre of staff who are motivated to meet ongoing challenges. Requirements of the Job: The successful candidate for this Executive position should meet the following criteria: Must be a holder of a relevant University degree An MBA/MBL or equivalent will be an added advantage At least 10 years 'experience in a Private Sector Organisation. Must have in-depth appreciation of the dynamics of engaging with multi-stakeholders in a rapidly changing environment. Proven skills in strategic planning and Management as well as the ability to plan and manage change proactively. Highly self organised, results driven and commitment to continuous improvement and customer focused quality service delivery Demonstrate ability to develop long term strategic relationships with key stakeholders locally, regionally and internationally Display integrity and independence in protecting the business from unwarranted risk, while supporting the Commercial agenda. If you wish to be considered please submit your application to [email protected] or [email protected] or alternatively visit www.proservehr.com to apply and register. Confidential enquiries may be directed to our Managing Consultant Emmanuel Jinda on +263 773 004 143, 712 605 025 or +263 (242) 772 778/ 770 035 or to Calistas Bumhira on +263 773 280 689 7th Floor, Fidelity Life Tower, Raleigh Street, Harare PROSERVE-156 Executive Appointments ZSA ZIMBABWE SUGAR ASSOCIATION

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 17 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com Education News SIMBARASHE MTEMBO MIRROR REPORTER MASVINGO – All roads lead to Makudo Business Centre in Gutu this Saturday where philanthropist and award-winning businesswoman, Dr Divine Simbi Ndhlukula is launching the Mbuya Mary Simbi Computer Laboratory. The lab is the first such in Gutu District. The event is starting at 10am and expected guests include education officers from the province, school heads, traditional and community leaders. The lab will compliment an already opened Mbuya Mary Simbi Library. The center serves several schools in one of the most remote areas of Gutu. The beneficiaries are Firomumwe, Zvinavashe, Chitsa, Mondo, and Machingambi primary and secondary schools Divine refurbished her late parents’ old shop and turned it into the library and computer lab. Ndhlukula is founder and managing director of SECURICO Security Services, a diversified security company. Ndhlukula to open computer lab in rural Chinyika Dr Divine Simbi Ndhlukula.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Education news Page 18 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com TRYMORE TAGWIREI MIRROR REPORTER MASVINGO – Students from the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) have donated ZWL$ 9,5 million worth of groceries to Alpha Cottage Children's Home. The groceries donated by ZOU's Student Representative Council (SRC) Masvingo were handed over to Alpha Cottage Caretaker Superintendent Chishamiso Mhizha Foroma on Tuesday this week. ZOU student Advisor Fortunate Sengayi confirmed the donation. "The SRC donated the groceries as part of our Social Corporate Responsibility (CSR). We want to create long relations with Alpha Cottage and we want to make this an annual event. “We appreciate the support we got from the school management in this endeavor and we want to thank our Regional Director Professor Paul Mupa," said Sengayi. Mhizha Foroma applauded ZOU for the donations. "The board of Trustees, Management Committee, Children and Staff wish to convey and express sincere gratitude for your love. We feel extremely proud and blessed to be associated with generous institutions like ZOU. We thank you and we wish you success in all your endeavors," she said. ZOU donates groceries to Alpha Cottage RE-ADVERTISING: SCHOOL BUS DRIVER - Able to work under pressure. - Valid Defensive Driver Course - Medical examination report Email:[email protected] Box M80 Chikato Masvingo - Ensure the safety of all learners when entering and leaving the bus. - Keep written records of trips, mileage, stop overs, fuel consumption and number of passengers. - At least 5 years proven work experiences as a driver. Dikwindi Primary School Candidates meeting the above requirements should submit their applications at the school Deputy Head's Office or through email NOT LATER THAN 25 MARCH 2024 with Certified Copies of Driver's Licence, National ID Card, Defensive Driving Certificate. All applications to be addressed to the: School Head - Clean class 2 or class 1 driver's licence - 38 years – 65years. - Able to read and write both English and Shona Duties and responsibilities: - Driving a 24 seater Toyota Coaster Bus around Masvingo Town and to any destination in Zimbabwe - Transport school children and teachers to and from school. Vacancy for a school bus driver has arisen in our institution. The suitable candidate should meet the following requirements: - Maintain a clean and mechanical sound bus at all time. - Check tyres for physical damage Munyenye R.. SDC Chair Maviya T. Head NB: Send in PDF format Chishamiso Mhizha Foroma (far right) receiving the donatios from ZOU Masvingo SRC and adminstration members. REGIONAL, TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT CHAPTER 29:12 REVISED EDITION 1996 NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE IN TERMS OF SECTION 26 (3) OF THE ACT Notice is hereby given for an application to carry out the following developments on stand Number 2276 Clipsham Views from residential stand to commercial lodge. 1. It is proposed to establish a Lodge on the above named stand which is situated within a residential zone in terms of the operating Masvingo Township Layout Plan, whereas the proposal requires special consent of the Local Authority. 2. According to the Act, the application is required to be advertised and owners of the adjacent properties notified in writing before being considered by the Local Authority. The application plans and any special conditions which the local planning authority is likely to impose in the event of this application being favourably considered may be inspected at the address below during normal business hours. Any person wishing to make any objections or representation relating to the application may lodge them in writing to the undersigned within one month of the date of insertion of this notice. Masvingo Rural District Council P O Box 724 Nemwana The Chief Executive Officer Mr Mubviro Chief Executive Officer

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The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 20 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com Agriculture News ELLEN MLAMBO MIRROR REPORTER MASVINGO – Some 2, 3 million villagers from 137 wards across three provinces in Zimbabwe are benefitting from a US$47, 8 million climate resilience project funded by Green Climate Fund (GCF). Green Climate Fund is a fund established within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. The objective of the multi-faceted project which is being implemented in Manicaland, Masvingo and Matebeleland South is to support vulnerable communities, in particular women against the increasing negative effects of climate change. The name of the project which is jointly funded by the government, GCF and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is Building Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultural Livelihoods in Southern Zimbabwe. The project will run for seven years from 2020 to 2027 with the UNDP being the fund manager while the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement is the implementing partner. To achieve its goals the project will finance a host of activities including water harvesting, irrigation, training, marketing, technology, inputs, and knowledge management of for climate resilient agricultural production. Last week, UNDP took 18 journalists from different media houses through a two-day workshop to appraise them of the project. There were three key presentations from UNDP and the Ministry of Land. The presentations by Babra Machekano, acting director communication and advocacy department at the Ministry of Lands, UNDP communications associate, Anesu Freddy and Communications Officer for the GCF project Pylaia Chembe focussed on the project overview and the role of the media in the project. The second day of the workshop saw journalists touring Pikinini Jawanda Irrigation Scheme under Chief Mawarire in Ward 4, Mwenezi. The project has 156 hectares of land under it and so far 80% of that land has been cleared. It will use water from Manyuchi dam and the focus is to grow small grains. Jawanda is going to have its first crop this month when they will plant small grains. Some 300 people from 14 villages are going to benefit from the project and of those 123 are women and 177 are men. Irrigation management committee chairperson Chizivano Shava expressed the community’s joy over the project and the support that the villagers are getting from UNDP and Government. He said that the community had been clamouring for an irrigation project for the last 37 years and the implementation which started last year is a dream come true. We are excited with the development and the support we are receiving from UNDP and Government. We have since received two centre pivots which should cover 60 hectare Machekano emphasised the importance of acceleration of irrigation rehabilitation and she added that this would eradicate poverty and promote food security. GCF Communications Officer Pylaia Chembe particularly emphasised the need to put women at the center of the projects. She said women in particular need to benefit from the project. Chief Mawarire born Elliot Jawanda said his area is poverty stricken and the situation is getting worse with climate change. He hailed the irrigation scheme as a source of hope. Fiona Chinyani, a participant said the project is a source of empowerment for women. “We have been empowered as women,” she said. Mary Jakarasi (22) said crops have wilted as a result of this year’s drought. She said the project will bring new business for women in the community. 2 million benefit from UNDP climate change project File pic.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Agriculture news Page 21 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com ELLEN MLAMBO MIRROR REPORTER MASVINGO – Government has ambitious plans to increase total land under irrigation by 71,3% from 204 300h in 2022 to 350 000h in 2025, according to statistics given by the Acting Director (Communications and Advocacy) in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Barbra Machekano at a media workshop last week. She called upon the media to assist Government achieve this milestone by inviting the private sector to join in the irrigation programme. Putting agriculture under irrigation is necessary to mitigate the country against the accelerated negative effects of climate change and for food security. Machekano said the total irrigable land in Zimbabwe is 2 million hectare and ultimately that target must be reached. “Between 2020 and 2022, Government managed to increase land available to irrigation by 17% from 173 500h to 204 300h,” said Machekano She said irrigation development and rehabilitation is essential for enhancing household and national food security in the face of climate induced drought. The two-day workshop held at Chevron, a Regency Group Hotel for the Global Climate Fund (GCF) project was organised by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Machekano emphasised the media’s crucial role in encouraging the corporate sector to partake in the development of irrigation schemes. Zimbabwe has 10 700 water bodies which can irrigate 2 million hectares. “With Zimbabwe expected to become drier in the decades ahead due to climate change, acceleration of irrigation rehabilitation and development is required to sustain production of crops, fisheries, and livestock to meet local and increasing export demands,” she said. Machekano said Government is pushing the irrigation thrust to increase area under irrigation to 350 000 hectares by 2025. “Climate change remained a constant threat to the implementation of the Agriculture Food Systems and Transformation Strategy. We want to start irrigation from small holder. As a nation we have 10 700 water bodies which can irrigate 2 million hectares but we are currently irrigating about 270 000 hectares. We have to increase it to 2 million. “The media has a role to play to invite corporate sector to help us in this. Drought is a threat to everyone and as long as the situation remains like this, all sectors suffer and even our economy goes down,” she added. She added that as a result of drought, the country may be forced to import food to feed the nation when the money could be channelled towards other needs. She said communities that are settling nearby dams including Tokwe Mukosi have no irrigation yet they have access to water close by. “The current El Nino induced drought has taught us that we cannot rely on dry land agriculture for guaranteed food security. As such Government is pushing the irrigation thrust to increase area under irrigation to 350 000 hectares by 2025,” she said. Government recently adopted a new project model where dam construction is accompanied by irrigation, domestic water supply, fisheries, and electricity development. The 12 dam projects scope was expanded accordingly in 2021. Storage capacity of these is 12.5 billion by 2025 and should avail an additional 74 000ha for irrigation. The Ministry of Lands intends to transform 460 rural irrigation schemes into viable Irrigation Scheme Business Units (ISBU) under the Vision 2030 Accelerator model and to build a modern, technology-driven, resilient, inclusive and climatesmart agricultural sector by 2025. Gov to increase land under irrigation to 350 000h

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 22 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com CONGRATULATIONS ! MAKOROKOTO! AMHLOPE! The Chairman Mberengwa RDC G. Moyo ,Chief Executive Officer T Maeresera,Councillors,Management and Staff would like to congratulate the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Cde Owen Ncube for being awarded a merit award bestowed upon him by His Excellency Cde E.D Mnangagwa for being the best performing minister. Cde Owen Ncube. Your efforts have demonstrated a commitment to inclusive development, ensuring that no individual or community is overlooked. We pledge our continued support for government initiatives aligned with this vision. CONGRATULATIONS! MAKOROKOTO! AMHLOPE! Kwekwe City Council Ward 10 Councillor Dr Solomon Matsa ,Family,King Solomon Hotel Management and Staff would like to congratulate the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Cde Owen Ncube for being awarded a merit award conferred to him by His Excellency Cde E.D Mnangagwa for being the best performing minister. We are inspired by your unwavering dedication to realising Vision 2030. Dr Solomon Matsa Kwekwe City Council Ward 10 Councillor CONGRATULATIONS Honourable Minister Owen Ncube Your efforts have demonstrated a commitment to inclusive development, ensuring that no individual or community is overlooked. We pledge our continued support for government initiatives aligned with this vision. CONGRATULATIONS! MAKOROKOTO! AMHLOPE! Kwekwe City Council Ward 10 Councillor Dr Solomon Matsa ,Family,King Solomon Hotel Management and Staff would like to congratulate the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Cde Owen Ncube for being awarded a merit award conferred to him by His Excellency Cde E.D Mnangagwa for being the best performing minister. We are inspired by your unwavering dedication to realising Vision 2030. Dr Solomon Matsa Kwekwe City Council Ward 10 Councillor CONGRATULATIONS Honourable Minister Owen Ncube

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 23 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com MASVINGO – Gwaro rakabudiswa ne Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) iro rinova boka guru renyika rinomirira kodzero dzevanhu rinoti mapurisa makuru matatu anowanikwa paMpandawana, Bikita nekuMasvingo ndiwo mamwe ari kusaka mhirizhonga yezvematongerwe enyika irambe ichitsviriridza mudunhu remaGutu nenyaya yorusaruro rwavanoita pakusunga vanhu vemapato. Gwaro iri rinoti mapurisa aya ane tsika yekutarisa divi kana vanhu veZanu PF vachipara mhosva. Gwaro iri rakanyorwa panguva yesarudzo huru dzaAugust 2023 rikazopiwa kuMirror vhiki rapera rinodoma Officer-in-Charge wepaGutu, Inspector Cames Myambo, Officer Commanding Bikita West District Taurai Mambure na James Nyoni wekuLaw and Order Masvingo sevamwe vakuru vangangova vari kumbunyikidza zvikuru kodzero dzevemapato ari kupikisa kunyanya veCCC. Sachigaro weZHRC, Muzvare Jessie Majome vakabvuma kubepa nhau reMirror kuti boka ravo rakaita gwaro rakadaro. Vakati ivo gwaro iri rakatoindiswa kumukuru wemapurisa, Commissioner General Matanga kuti zvionekwe kuti madockets evanhu vaishungurudza nokurova vanhu avhurwa. Vakati ZHRC icharamba ichiteverera mapurisa kuona kuti madockets aya avhurwa here. Inspector Myambo vanowanikwa zita ravo richidomwa nevanhu vese vakamhang’ara nyaya dzavo kuZHRC semunhu ashungurudza zvikuru nokutyora kodzero dzevanhu maGutu. Gwaro iri rinoti kusaferefeta nyaya nokusasunga vapari vemhosva kuri kuitwa nemapurisa vari kupara mhosva huru dzinonangana nebumbiro guru remitemo yeZimbabwe (Constitution of Zimbabwe), mitemo mikuru yenyika dzeAfrica nepasi pese yakafanana neUniversal Declaration of Human Rights, African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, Maputo Protocol neInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Gwaro iri rinoti zvakare munhu umwe neumwe anenge amhan’gara mhosva kumapurisa ane kodzero yokuudzwa nemapurisa mafambire anenge achiita nyaya yake. ZHRC yakaona kuti mapurisa ekwaGutu haasi kuudza vanhu mafambire anenge achiita nyaya dzavanenge vamhan’gara ikati uku kutyora kodzore dzevanhu kwakaipisisa. Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi vakati ivo vanga vasati vaona gwaro iri huye vachazopa pfungwa dzemapurisa mushure mekunge variona. Mutauriri weNational Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) vaObert Gutu vakati ivo mazuva ano NPRC yakambomira kushanda nenyaya yekuti makore ayakapiwa nebumbiro remutemo ekuti ishande akapera. Gwaro iri rinoti kodzero dziri kumbunyikidzwa nemapurisa dzinosanganisira dzekuti munhu akwanise kuzvisarudzira bato raanoda (deprivation of political rights), kodzero yokuti vanhu vasazvidzwa vachirohwa nokudzikisirwa chimiro (right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment), kodzero dzokuti zvinhu zvavo zvisambunyikidzwa (property rights) nekodzero dzokukwanisa kumhang’ara nekupiwa zheve nemapazi ehurumende kusanganisira mapurisa (administrative justice) ZHRC inoti iyo yakaferefeta nyaya dzembunyikidzo dzekodzero idzi mushure mekunge vanhu vanodarika gumi veCCC maGutu vamhan’gara kushungurudzwa kwavo nevanhu veZanu PF huye nemapurisa. ZHRC yakatumira vana mazvikokota kunoferefeta nyaya idzi. Vanhu ava vanoti vairohwa, vachitorerwa zvinhu zvavo nekutandaniswa padzimba dzavo. Vanoti vainosumira nyaya dzavo kunaMyambo asi Myambo airamba kunyora nokuferefeta nyaya dzavo. Vanoti ivo chaivashamisa ndechekuti ivo vamhang’ari ndivo vaizopedzisira vasungwa nekuendeswa kumatare edzimhosva. Mukuferefeta kweZHRC, inoratidzavo kushamisika kuti pamhirizhonga yese yakaitika hapana kana mubodzi hake we Zanu PF akasungwa asi veCCC ndivo vaisungwa nemapurisa vachiendeswa kumatare edzimhosva. ZHRC inotaura zvekare mugwaro iroro kuti Myambo akaramba kutaura nevaferefeti vebazi guru renyika iri achiti nyaya dzese ngavataure nemukuru wake Mambure nokuti ndiye muridzi wenyaya. Mugwaro iroro munonzi Myambo akambosvika nepairohwa vana vekwaMakumbe veCCC akangopfuura nemota yake zvake akatarisa divi. Zvinonzi vana vekwamakumbe ivava vairohwa vachishambiriswa mumadhaka. Myambo, Nyoni naMambure vese vari vatatu vakaramba mhosva dzavari kupomedzerwa apo vakataura nevaferefeti veZHRC. Commission yakatsinhira kuti nekunetsa kuri kuita mhirizhonga maGutu veNational Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) vanofanirwa kuenda ikoko kunoyananisa vanhu vezvematongerwe enyika. Vanhu vakanyanya kupomerwa nyaya dzechigandanga chokushungurudza vanhu maGutu vakomana vemhuri yekwa Sarukore vanobva kuGutu South asi vachigara muGrowth Point maMpandawana. Vakomana ava vanonzi ndivo vanotungamira Zanu PF mumhirizhonga yese iri kuitika maGutu. Vanhu vanopomerwa kukonzera mhirizhonga: 1. Josephat Sarukore 2. Tawanda Sarukore 3. Samson Sarukore 4. Sylvester Mashamba 5. Admire Chimuka 6. Jose Mudziwepasi 7. Jonathan Mugutso 8. Christopher Musarurwa 9. Brian Munyoro ZHRC yakakurudzira kuti mhosva dzese dzakamhang’arwa dziferefetwe nemapurisa zvisina kurereka kumapato. Gwaro iri rakatizve mapurisa ngavakurudzire kuyanana kwemapato kwete kupesanisa. Vamhan’ari vose vakaudza ZHRC kuti ikozvino havasisina shungu nekumhan’gara nyaya kumapurisa nokuti havasisina kana donhwe reruvimbo nemapurisa. Nyaya dzakaongororwa neZHRC dzakanyanya kuitika muGutu Central mumaWard anoti 27, 33 ne37. Vamhan’ari vakati Mambure akadana musangano wemapato ezvematongero enyika asi nhengo dzeCCC hadzina kubvumidzwa kutaura pamusangano uyu. Nyoni anopomedzerwa mhosva yekusaferefeta nyaya asi iyevo Nyoni anoti haisi mhosva yake nekuti Myambo anga asingasvitsi nyaya idzi ku Law and Order. “Nyaya zhinji dzamunonditaurira handidzizivi nokuti hadzina kumbounzwavo kuHofisi kwangu,” akadaro Nyoni achiudza vaferefeti veZHRC. Vanhu veCCC vakashungurudzwa •Tafunga Mangombe •Tom Makumbe nevanin’ina vake vatatu, •Manners Mangwiro •Jevas Makumbe •Langton Guvava Mabande •Russel Mudoro •Claudius Muvindisi •Desire Tichazorwa •Bernard Chimwango •Tatenda Murunye. ZHRC inopa mapurisa eGutu mhosho yekumbunyikidza kodzero dzevanhu Taurai Mambure (Ruboshwe) and Cames Myambo.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 24 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com BIKAI ZVEKUDYA NEMAZVO • Bikai zvekudya kuti zvinyatso ibva modya zvichipisa. • Parizvino, edzai kurega kudya chikafu chisina kubikwa kana michero isina kumenywa makanda. NGATISHANDISEI MVURA YAKACHENA NGATIBATANEI KURWISA CHIRWERE CHE KORERA Zvatingaite kupedza kupararira kwehutachiona hwe Korera • Fashaidzai mvura zvinodarika mineti rimwechete kana kuisa chlorine kana Water Guard mumvura musati mainwa kana kubikisa. • Shandisai mvura iyi kunwa nekugezesa mazino. GEZAI MAOKO • Gezai maoko nesipo kana dota kunyanya kana muchinge mashandisa chimbuzi, musati mabata zvekudya kana kuyamwisa mwana. • Shandisai sanitaiza kana pasina mvura nesipo. NGATICHENESEI NHARAUNDA YEDU • Tsvairai dzimba dzenyu dzigare dzakachena. Gezai zvimbuzi, dzimba dzekubikira neJiki, Water Guard kana nesipo • Rasai marara mumabhini akafanira. Zvinoorera, rasai mumakomba mofushira nevhu kana dota. NGATIDZIDZISANEI NEZVE KORERA • Ngatidzidzisanei zvekudzivirira kupararira kweutachiona hwe Korera mumhuri dzedu, vavakidzani vedu nekumabasa. • Ngatikurudzirane kutora matanho akatarwa aya uye nekuudza vanamazvikokota vezveutano patinenge tafungidzira kuti mumwe wedu angangove neutachiona hwe Korera. NGATIMHANYEI KUCHIPATARA NEKUKURUMIDZA • Imi kana mumwe wenyu achiratidzira kunge ane utachiona hwe Korera; izvi zvinoonekwa nekuchaya, kurutsa kana kupera mvura mumuviri. • Wedzerai mvura mumuviri nekunwa mvura yeORS inozivikanwa nekuti salt and sugar solution. Ngatibatanei kurwisa chirwere che Korera. Tikatevedzera zvinodiwa izvi tinokunda. Endai kukiriniki kana kuchipatara kunonzwa zvizera kana kuridza nhare pachena pa number dzinoti: DDH&M_THZ 16371 Tinashe Hamandishe Well done Tinashe! Well done Zungunde. Ramba une mwoyo wako wakanaka. Ndichakunamatira. You pleased us in Poland. You have pleased me. Sekuru Takaona, mbuya and family. CONGRATULATIONS

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 25 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com Crime and Courts News MIDLANDS BUREAU CHIEF GWERU - Zanu-PF chairman for Chiundura District who is also a freedom fighter, Gideon Muputa (77) has been arrested for grabbing and parceling out State land to party supporters. Muputa was arrested together with Lovemore Hungwe (64) who is also a freedom fighter. The two appeared before Gweru Provincial Magistrate Beaulity Dube today facing allegations of contravening Section 63 of the Land Commission Act Chapter 20:29. They were remanded out of custody to April 14, 2024. The State represented by Gweru District Lands Officer Nyasha Nyamakaru said during the period stretching from 2011 to January 17, 2024, war veterans grabbed Umhali Farm in Chiundura and subdivided it into 5 hectare pieces of land which they illegally allocated to Zanu-PF supporters. They contravened the Lands Commission Act which says it is a criminal offence to allocate, distribute, transfer, apportion, assign, subdivide, sell, dispose of, donate or otherwise alienate any piece of land without the written authority or consent from the State. Christine Shonhiwa prosecuted. Zanu PF Chiundura chairman arrested for land grab MIRROR REPORTER CHIREDZI - Sugar Milling and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe (SMAWUZ) president Nelson Muzamani has appeared in court facing allegations of raping his brother's daughter. It is the State case that on July 22, 2023, Muzamani of 7A Makaza Road, Nzimbe location in Triangle asked his brother's 17-year-old daughter whom he stays with to accompany him to a neighbour’s house where his sister-inlaw was doing extra lessons. Muzamani is employed as a security supervisor. On the way, Muzamani asked the girl if she had any boyfriend and the latter’s answer was not in the affirmative. Muzamani allegedly turned vulgar and told the girl that if her boyfriend doesn’t satisfy her in bed she should tell him. "While we were walking, uncle unzipped his trousers and said look at this, showing her his erect penis. He took me by force, unzipped my trousers and unclothed me down to the knee. He forced me to bent forward and forced himself into me from the back," said the girl. The girl later told her cousin (Muzamani's son) who reported the issue to Muzamani's wife. Muzamani refuted the allegations upon being approached by his wife. The complainant later reported the case to her mother who in turn reported the case to Police leading Muzamani’s arrest. Muzamani was remanded out of custody to April 9. Ronald Kwangwari prosecuted. SMAWUZ president in court for raping brother's daughter MIDLANDS BUREAU CHIEF GOKWE - A man from Gokwe who had an altercation with a Zanu PF activist and ended up telling him that President Emmerson Mnangagwa looks like an old scud (an opaque beer container) has been arrested for undermining the Office of the President. Mark Mandiki (40) was remanded out of custody to April 3, 2024, by Gokwe Magistrate Tatenda Mukurunge Doma. According to State papers, on February 25, 2024, Mandiki had a squabble with a Zanu-PF member Doubt Tonhorayi. During the heated debate, Mandiki allegedly uttered the words; "Your President Mnangagwa looks like an ancient opaque beer container known as 'scud'. That is the reason why it was named ED because it is as rotten as him," reads part of the charge sheet. Three witnesses testified in the matter and Mandiki who is represented by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights is expected to submit his defence on April 3. Mandiki says Tonhorayi is framing him to settle political scores. He said the two were both opposition activists before Tonhorayi switched to Zanu-PF. Gokwe man in court for likening Mnangagwa to a ‘scud’ Nelson Muzamani.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Crime & Courts news Page 26 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com SYDNEY MUBAIWA MIDLANDS BUREAU CHIEF GWERU - Musa Mukuli (40), a cop arrested last year for allegedly stealing copper cables from President Mnangagwa's Precabe farm has been acquitted. However, one of his coaccused James Mulongo was found guilty on another charge of stealing solar panels at President Mnangagwa's farm and was slapped with a 14 -year jail term. Mukuli who is based at Nehanda Police Station in Mkoba, Gweru was freed by Kwekwe Magistrate Mildred Matuvi last week together with two other accused, Silas Musindo and William Urayai. They were represented by Esau Mandipa of Mutatu and Mandipa Legal Practitioners. Matuvi said the State failed to provide compelling evidence that the four had stolen copper cables from the President's farm. Allegations were that on September 14 ,2023 at 11pm Mukuli, Musindo, Mulongo and Urayayi connived and hatched a plan to steal solar panels from Mnangagwa's Brownland Estate Farm which is close to Precabe. The court further heard that the four went to the farm where they allegedly stole three solar panels supplying power to a borehole and hid them in a bush. It is further alleged that the four were spotted in a Honda Fit vehicle with registration number AEA 6642 by a security officer at Precabe. The other three ran away leaving Mukuli behind and he was arrested. During investigations, a water pump attendant at Precabe Farm, Liberty Zunga identified Mukuli as one of the people who stole copper cables at the farm on September 7, 2023. Gweru cop acquitted for stealing from ED President Mnangagwa.

22 - 28 March 2024 Tel: (039) 264372 IPFANI NAUPFIWA/ ZWANINI LANI LIZWIWE Page-T2 Page-T2 Welcome to Happy Chibhoraniland Matobo man gets 60 years for raping mentally challenged Mnangagwa resuscitates Kwalu chieftainship ELLEN MLAMBO TWO NATIONS REPORTER BEITBRIDGE – Beitbridge District which only has two chieftainships will have a third following the resuscitation of the Kwalu chieftainship by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Reliable sources told Two Nations that Mnangagwa recently ascended to the resuscitation of the Kwalu traditional leadership abolished in 1951. Amon Ndou has since been selected as the next chief. Chief Director for Traditional Leaders Support Services in the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works Felix Chikovo could not be reached for a comment by the time of going to Press. The two chiefs in Beitbridge have been Chief Sitaudze (Beitbridge West) and Chief Matibe in (Beitbridge East). Kwalu shares wards in Beitbridge West constituency with Chief Sitaudze and the two Chieftainship clan members agreed that Sitaudze will have wards 4, 6, 7, 12 and 14 under his jurisdiction whilst Chief Kwalu will administer wards; 8,9,10 and 11. The Kwalu people came from South Africa and settled in Beitbridge district at Madali in Thshikandavhaloyi area (also known as Zezane). Madali area was administered by a Lozi Chief and Chivhule got employment as a Police Officer. Chivhule gained favour with the Rozvi Chief such that when the clan moved north wards inland to join their other kinsmen in Zambia, Chivhule was given the Chieftainship throne. Chivhule remained at Madali and was recognised as a Chief. Ex-Gwanda mayor heads to prison for rape Harare, (New Ziana) – Former Gwanda mayor, Rido Mpofu is headed to prison after losing an appeal at the High Court against both conviction and sentence for rape. He was convicted of repeatedly raping his 15-year old niece between 2019 and 2020, and sentenced to 15 years in jail. Mpofu appealed against both conviction and sentence, but the High Court in Bulawayo upheld the judgment, citing overwhelming evidence against him. Evidence led in court showed Mpofu repeatedly raped the girl, and bought her silence over the crime by threatening to stop paying her school fees, and ejecting her from his home. However, the girl revealed her ordeal to her grandmother, leading to Mpofu’s arrest. In the judgment, three years of the sentence were suspended on condition of good behaviour. New Ziana To page C2

Ipfani Naupfiwa/ Zwanini Lani Lizwiwe Local news Page C2 22 - 28 March 2024 www.twonations.co.zw ROSELINE MUTARE TWO NATIONS REPORTER GWANDA – A 28-year-old man from Matobo has been sentenced to 60 years for repeatedly raping a mentally challenged 17-year-old niece. He appeared before Gwanda magistrate Musaiona Shotgame. Adolf Dube resides at Sibonginkosi Dube's homestead, Chief Masuku at Silozwi area in Matobo. The victim is of Tombo Village, Matobo. According to the State, in 2020 during the day Dube found the juvinile cleaning his bedroom and threatened to kill her, forcibly removed her clothes and had intercourse without her consent. Using the same mode of operation, Dube would follow the girl as she went to fetch water, coming from church and rape her in her bedroom. Prosecutor Karen Gungani, told the court that Dube would threaten his niece not make noise and remove her clothes in all counts. Five years of the sentence were suspended. Matobo man gets 60 years for raping mentally challenged From page C1 the fifth wife, Kwalu. During the reign of Kwalu, the colonial administrators were registering Chieftainships and thus the Chieftainship was registered in the name of the current sitting incumbent Kwalu although the founding father was Chivhule. Kwalu was succeeded by Manditsika who in turn was succeeded by Chibhude. Chibhude Kwalu was allegedly unpopular for always being at loggerheads with the Colonial Administration. He suffered from leprosy and has been in and out of hospital and lived in isolation. Kwalu Chieftainship was then abolished around 1951 and Chibhudi Kwalu was demoted from Chieftainship and was fined 5 pound for his misconduct. Sitaudze who deputised the Kwalu Chieftainship and also were nephews were elevated to Chieftainship under clan name Sitaudze. Mnangagwa resuscitates Kwalu chieftainship CHIBHORANI TALK WITH SEKURU TAURAI Fellow happy Chibhoraniland citizens, I am happy to inform you that I read somewhere recently that our happy and beautiful country has been ranked as the 3rd happiest country in the whole of Africa with Tanzania being happy number 1 and Nigeria number 2. This was revealed by the Global Mind Project in its Mental State of the World Report of March 2024. Now to happily tell you the truth I was not really surprised by this happy piece of news. Here happy Chibhoraniland people should actually be on top as the happiest in the whole world. Ask any tourist or foreign visitor who has been to happy Chibhoraniland and they will tell you that we are the happiest and friendliest people. Happiness is in our blood, happiness has become our nature. Of course in happy Chibhoraniland we have our own problems enough to make us one of the saddest nations on the globe. Our economy is down we don’t even have a currency of our own. As a result corruption is on the rise finding ourselves as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. There are no jobs for youths who end up doing drugs, stealing and robbing leaving their victims, poorer, injured or dead. In urban centres water taps run dry and electricity blackouts leave people in darkness. In spite of all these challenges and numerous more you will find happy Chibhoraniland people smiling those beautiful infectious smiles. Tinokorokoza, nokujingirisa, tigongwavhangwavha nokugumaguma, tichimbokwarakwata nokukiyakiya, but we are always happy. In life some things you can never change. You just have to accept them and go on happily. You see, hap- piness does not come from outside a person. You can have heaps of money, live in a man- sion, own beautiful cars, private planes and boats, eat, drink and dress the best and still be one of the unhappiest persons in the world. True happiness is a choice. Chida moyo, hamba yakada makwati. Fara namakwati ako. One can choose to be happy in spite of numerous and daunting challenges being faced. That is us Chibhoraniland people. We choose to be happy and are happy while trudging along in the jungle of difficulties. Strange enough the World Happiness Report of March 2023 did put Chibhoraniland on 4th position of the most unhappy countries in the whole world after Afghanistan, Lebanon and Sierra Leon. Contradicting reports here you could rightfully observe, as one says we are among the happiest and the other saying we are among the unhappiest. Well, it’s up to you to take your pick. As for me I am walking from the chibhorani heavily sweating in the searing climate change heat, my bucket practically empty as I could not get a drop of the most precious liquid because the pump broke down. All the same I am smiling and continue to be the happiest man in the world. Happy Chibhoraniland citizens, let us all remain happy in spite of challenges because it does not pay to be unhappy. You might even end up unhappily terminating your own life. Remember also that kufara mushonga, happiness is quite healing. So says your happy Sekuru Taurai. Ndangoti ndizvitaure ndichitofara kuti mufarewo, kwete nokuti ndanga ndashaiwa zvokutaura. Welcome to Happy Chibhoraniland

Ipfani Naupfiwa/ Zwanini Lani Lizwiwe Local news Page C3 22 - 28 March 2024 www.twonations.co.zw BY THEOPHILUS A MAHUNI Empty vessels are easy to fill, for they readily accept anything and everything. People who lack knowledge can be easily convinced, even when falsehoods are presented to them. The effects of convincing such empty individuals are profound, as they confidently spread the information they have been convinced of, assuming they possess all the necessary knowledge. It is true that individuals who lack knowledge or critical thinking skills may be more susceptible to being convinced or influenced by false information or propaganda. This can be problematic because they may unknowingly spread misinformation or hold misguided beliefs. The effects of such convinced individuals can be far-reaching. Individuals who are easily convinced without proper knowledge or critical analysis may unknowingly spread false or inaccurate information. This can contribute to the spread of rumours, conspiracy theories, or baseless claims, leading to confusion and mistrust within communities. In the absence of knowledge or critical thinking, individuals may be more prone to accepting information that aligns with their existing biases or beliefs. This can reinforce and amplify those biases, creating polarized communities and hindering constructive dialogue and understanding. When individuals lack the necessary knowledge or critical thinking skills, their ability to make informed decisions may be compromised. They may rely on faulty information or fall for manipulative tactics, leading to poor judgment or choices that do not align with their best interests or the well-being of the community. Consequently, misinformation and the spread of false beliefs can weaken societal resilience, making communities more vulnerable to manipulation, division, and conflict. It becomes challenging to address societal problems effectively when a significant portion of the population is misinformed or lacks the necessary knowledge to engage in constructive problem-solving. When CCJP Masvingo conducted a Stakeholder engagement meeting in Gutu district, under the project Churches promoting social cohesion for democracy in Zimbabwe, the idea above was proven. The activity invited stakeholders from Ministry of Public service, labour and social welfare, department of social development; ministry of youth empowerment, development and vocational training; Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) and Gutu Rural District Council. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission was also invited. However, because of the tight schedule related to the by-elections, they couldn’t attend at the last minute, they only attended to excuse. The community was represented by CCJP Local peace committee, Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), Gutu Residents and Rate Payers Assocciation (GURRA), People With Disabilities (PWDs), Ministry of Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services and strategically selected community members. One of the most pressing issues for the Department of Social Development has been the delay in the payment of the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) fund. As a result, participants highlighted to the ministry that children were being turned away from school due to unpaid fees. This situation has a psychological impact on the child. In response, the parent or guardian may have to make sacrifices, or the child may resort to finding a part-time job to pay for their own fees. In light of these concerns, the question arises: If the BEAM money eventually arrives, will the student be reimbursed for the fees they paid out of their own pocket? The ministry provided a clear response, stating that BEAM was established in 2001 by the government of Zimbabwe as part of the Enhanced Social Protection Programme (ESPP). Its objective was to provide basic education to all Zimbabweans, including students who could not afford school fees, such as orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). This program was specifically designed for those who cannot pay for themselves or whose parents or guardians are unable to cover the fees. Therefore, if the child, parent, or guardian pays the fees, a refund is not possible. However, in cases where fees have been paid, the selection process for the child should be reviewed to ensure that they truly meet the criteria for the program. However, in practical terms, should the child continue to suffer until the money for beam is sent through or what exactly is the solution? The school or educational institution can consider temporarily waiving the fees for the child until the BEAM funds arrive. This would allow the child to continue their education without interruption. Another alternative might be local community organizations, NGOs, or charitable foundations may provide emergency assistance to cover the child's fees in the interim period. These organizations often have programs in place to support vulnerable children and can offer financial aid or resources until the BEAM funds become available. The child's parent or guardian should communicate with the school administration to explain the situation and explore possible solutions. In some cases, schools may be willing to offer flexible payment arrangements or make temporary arrangements to ensure the child can attend classes until the BEAM funds are received. If there are significant delays in the disbursement of BEAM funds, concerned individuals or organizations can escalate the issue to relevant government authorities or the Department of Social Development. Drawing attention to the problem may help expedite the release of funds or prompt alternative solutions to support the child's education. For, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA), the question was on the unavailability of water and the plans to provide water for the growing population in Mpandawana. When the participants presented the issue, it was in a way of proving the organisation that its not doing enough. It was only when ZINWA explained the progress it have made and how they engaged the council for land and they are kick-starting the construction of other water reservoirs when the heated debate culmed. The council explained the challenges and milestones achieved so far as far as water was concerned, as this was one of the main ignites of conflicts. The clarification was solid as it was eye-opening. The ministry of youth empowerment, development and vocational training emphatically prrsented many issues. It was clear that community members may have limited knowledge or awareness of the specific programs, services, and opportunities offered by the Ministry. To the attention, the issue of Nano loans was a new concept as the EmpowerBank has launched a groundbreaking initiative to empower young individuals with access to small loans for their micro-business projects. The Collateral-Free Nano Loans offer up to $500 without requiring collateral, providing an opportunity for youth entrepreneurs to finance their bankable ventures. Loan Application Process: •Drafting a Business Plan/Proposal: To begin the loan application process, aspiring youth entrepreneurs must develop a comprehensive business plan or proposal. This document should outline the projected growth and profitability of the micro-business project over time. A well-prepared plan increases the chances of loan approval. •Completing the Loan Application and Account Opening Forms: After finalizing the business plan/proposal, applicants need to complete the loan application form and account opening forms provided by EmpowerBank. These forms capture essential details about the applicant and their micro-business project. •Submission of Required Documents: Applicants are required to submit specific documents to support their loan application. These typically include a copy of their identification document (ID) and proof of residency. The submission of these documents helps verify the applicant's identity and establish their eligibility for the loan. •Business Plan/Proposal Assessment: EmpowerBank carefully evaluates the submitted business plan or proposal. The assessment focuses on determining the potential growth and profitability of the micro-business project. This evaluation is crucial in assessing the applicant's ability to repay the loan and the viability of the proposed venture. •Loan Approval and Disbursement: Upon successful evaluation of the business plan/proposal, EmpowerBank proceeds with the loan approval process. This involves considering the applicant's creditworthiness and capacity to repay the loan. Once approved, the loan amount, up to $500, is disbursed to the individual or group. •Loan Repayment: Loan recipients are responsible for repaying the loan according to the agreedupon terms and conditions. This typically involves making regular installments over a specified period. Timely repayment is vital in maintaining a good credit history and potentially accessing additional funding in the future. Stakeholder engagement is a critical component for organizations and the Zimbabwean government to effectively operate and achieve their goals. The articles provided that involving stakeholders, such as community members, NGOs, government agencies, and other relevant parties, decision-makers can tap into a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and diverse perspectives. One of the key benefits of stakeholder engagement is informed decisionmaking. When stakeholders are actively involved in the decision-making process, their insights and input provide valuable information that can shape policies, programs, and initiatives. Stakeholder engagement helps to build trust and relationships. When stakeholders feel that their voices are heard and their contributions are valued, it fosters a sense of transparency, accountability, and collaboration. Effective stakeholder engagement also enhances the implementation of programs and policies. When involving stakeholders from the early stages of planning, organizations and the government can gain a deeper understanding of the context, challenges, and opportunities. Stakeholder engagement also serves as a platform for identifying and addressing challenges as well as promoting ownership and support. When stakeholders are involved in decision-making processes, they develop a sense of ownership and commitment to the outcomes. This leads to increased support, cooperation, and active participation in the implementation of initiatives. Stakeholders become advocates for the programs or policies, helping to mobilize resources, promote awareness, and ensure long-term sustainability. Some of the conflicts between the duty bearers and the communities is because of lack of knowledge, either from duty bearers or from the community itself. Figure 1: Participant contributing during the stakeholder engagement My people are perishing because of lack of knowledge. (Hosea 4:6)

22 - 28 March 2024 ChipingeTimes ChipingeTimes Mash West in a world of its own at NAPH athletic competitions PAGE.37 Netball star (13), friend (14) drown in Nyazvidzi River PAGE.36 ELLEN MLAMBO CHIPINGE TIMES REPORTER CHIPINGE - Former Chipinge District School Inspector, Richard Gabaza has been promoted to Director Education Services (Manicaland Province). Chipinge community including Government heads of departments and school heads bade farewell to Gabaza at a party held at Chipinge Junior School on Monday Dignitaries who attended the farewell include the District Development Coordinator William Mashava and Officer Commanding Chipinge District (Dispol) Superintendent Godwill Chinyanganya. The promotion is with effect from January, this year. Gabaza attributed the promotion to his personal dedication and commitment to duty and courtesy of the hard work of Chipinge and Buhera districts where he was District Schools Inspector and District Education Officer respectively. “I attribute the promotion to my dedication to duty particularly when I headed Buhera and then Chipinge. My PED Manicaland Province, Mr Edward Shumba is my mentor. He mentored me into that post,” said Gabaza. Gabaza who was DSI for Chipinge for five years from late 2016 to late 2021 was promoted to acting Provincial Education Director and ran the province for almost a year to September 2022. He then acted as deputy Provincial Education Director, a post which was changed to Director Education Services (DES) from late 2022 to January 2024. Before transferring to Chipinge, Gabaza was Buhera DEO from January 2014 to late 2016. He attained a Master of Education degree in English Language obtained from GZU in 2011. He is a holder of a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communication studies (ZOU) and Degree program in Educational Management with ZOU. He also has a Diploma in Education obtained at Mutare Teachers College. Gabaza is former head at Tangandarun school Ratelshoek Secondary school in Chipinge and deputy head at Beacon High in Chipinge. He worked at several schools including Mafumise, Chipinge Junior and Gwenzi Secondary in Chipinge. He did A’ level at St Faith High and O’ level at Vengere High in Rusape. Chipinge DSI, Gabaza promoted Zim Mirror Richard Gabaza.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 28 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com International News Who is Vaughan Gething? What to know about Europe’s first black government leader Vaughan Gething, currently the economic minister of Wales, won a narrow election victory over Jeremy Miles to become the new leader of the Welsh Labour Party—making him the new first minister of Wales and the first-ever Black leader of a European country. Senedd Election Count And Declarations Take Place In South Wales Welsh Labour candidate Vaughan Gething waves after winning the Cardiff South and Penarth ... [+]Getty Images Gething was born in Zambia in 1974 to a white Welsh father and Black Zambian mother, and has said his family moved to Monmouthshire in Wales when he was 2 years old, only to be forced to relocate to Dorset in England after his father faced job discrimination because of his family’s race. He attended Aberystwyth and Cardiff universities in Wales, worked as a trade union lawyer with Thompsons Solicitors and became the first Black president of both the Wales Trades Union Congress and the Wales National Union of Students. According to the Guardian, he was inspired by stories of Nelson Mandela to join the Labour party when he was 17 years old. He’s long been involved in Welsh government: he first joined the Welsh legislature, or Senedd, in 2011; became the first-ever Black minister in any devolved U.K. country in 2013; and later served as both Wales’ health minister during the Covid-19 pandemic and, most recently, its economy minister. He won the election for Welsh Labour leader with a narrow majority of 51.7% of the vote, and in a speech on Saturday vowed to address cost-of-living crisis in Wales, as well as challenges plaguing the country’s farmers and healthcare and education systems, according to Politico. Gething will reportedly be confirmed by the Welsh Parliament on Wednesday, and will be Wales’ fifth first minister since the Senedd was established in 1999, per the Associated Press. “Today we turn a page in the book of our nation’s history, a history that we write together, not just because I have the honor of becoming the first Black leader in any European country, but because a generational dial has jumped, too,” Gething said in a victory speech. Non-white leaders are now helming three of four major governments in the United Kingdom, with Rishi Sunak, who is of Indian heritage, as U.K. Prime Minister, and Humza Yousaf, who is of Pakistani heritage, as Scottish First Minister. Gething’s campaign faced controversy when it was revealed it received a substantial donation of cash from an environmental group led by an individual who’d faced previous prosecution for environmental offenses. But Gething has defended the donations, noting that he “scrupulously” followed all rules and that he’s “clear that nothing changes my commitment to having a firmer environmental regulation.” www.forbes.com

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 29 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com Religious News By Fr Isiah Dhliwayo History has a beginning which will one day come to an end.There will be an end of life and history, whether of an individual or of the world in general. It is in light of this that I will reflect on systematic theological understanding of Eschatology.This study and reflection about eschatology affords a useful illustration of Christian Spirituality. According to Hagglund (1966:23), eschatology (lit ,study of last things) is a part of theology concerned with what are believed to be the final events in history,or the ultimate destiny of humanity,commonly referred to as the world. Etymologically speaking , eschatology is the study of the "last things"(Greek eschatos meaning ultimate or last and logos meaning discourse or doctrine (http://www.religioustolerance.org/ millenni.htm).It deals with questions concerning consummation of history, the completion of God's work in the world. According to Father Ayre,a priest of the Diocese of Victoria, British Columbia, Eschatology is a vital subject in Christian faith and, "One of the most important questions surrounding this discipline is the nature, meaning and purpose of death. While we recognize, through faith, that death occurs because of sin’s reign in the world, certain questions arise. Our theological understanding of the human person tells us that man is an embodied soul. But we also know that, through death, the soul and body are separated. Eschatology considers how this works, such as what happens to the soul, or what is the dignity owed to the body as a preparation for the general resurrection." The Christian life of faith is constantly oriented to eschatology and this eschatological faith brings into the present possibilities for Christian existence here and now.While Eschatology empowers Christian faith,it also enforces the decision to live in accordance with Christian principles in the sense that it looks forward to the consummation of the divine work in creation and reconciliation. In our New Testament eschatology,it is vital as preachers to note and take heed that The term “eschatology” is used to describe the critical nature of human decisions, the fate of the individual believer's soul after death, the termination of this world order and a setting up of another, events like the last judgment and the resurrection of the dead, and a convenient way of referring to future hopes ... Today's Church's Eschatological teachings daily focuses on belief system concerned with the end of days. As Christians foster their Christian values and principles in their different sects , churches and denominations,their Christian faith needs nourishment through studying Eschatology,which is so important as it predicts the continuation of Christ's works of salvation in human and cosmic history. Consequently, one cannot separate eschatology from the salvation without distorting the meaning of both. Furthermore,the study of Christian eschatology is vital to one's Christian life and faith as it focuses on Christian religious beliefs concerning all future and final events (end times),as well as the ultimate purposes of the world,of humankind and the Church and the prophesied purposes of God as documented in the Bible. The Bible contains many prophecies about the future.The Christian Scriptures (New Testament) in particular talks extensively about the return of Jesus Christ to this earth.This is usually called his "second coming" or " parousia".Most Christian traditions teach belief in life after death as a central and indispensable tenet of their faith. However, Biblical passages predicting the future are ambiguous.The events themselves are open to many interpretations.There is no clear indication of either their timing or sequence.Some Christians interpret events mentioned in the Christian Scriptures as descriptions of real happenings in our future,others interpret them symbolically and or as events that have already occurred.This therefore leaves the passages open to many conflicting beliefs about the end times. ©18/03/2024 Systematic Theological Understanding About Eschatology

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Religious news Page 30 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com PASTOR TRYMORE DZOBO As we conclude our teaching series there are certain things that we need to highlight concerning the gospel.... The gospel is not a circumstantial,seasonal or transactional message,it is good news of ALL the good things that God did and freely gave us in Christ as (GRACE)... The gospel sounds,it is DONE,freely receive.... What is commonly preached and taught in Christian circles is not the good news that sets free or makes the heart merry.. But a no gospel,a gospel that ministers fear and condemnation, a message that reminds people of their sins.... The gospel is the power of God unto salvation Rom 1:16 The gospel reveals the width and length,height and depth of the love of God which he voluntarily and freely demonstrated in his Son Jesus Christ,the death of Jesus is the love of God in ACTION,we cannot measure the love of God but we can understand his love by REVELATION when we understand his substitutionery death and sacrifice.... The apostle of love puts it this way, 1 John 4:10 This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God. This is the beauty of good news we preach, Its a message of peace not war or vengeance Its not sinners in the hands of an angry God but sinners in the hands of a Loving and Merciful God... The apostle of grace has this to say about the love of God, Romans 5:6-8 Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him. The love of God defines the gospel message we preach The love of God is what makes the gospel good news Another man died for our sins(grace) One man's pain another man's gain His sufferings brought us peace and wholeness By his stripes we were healed... John 3:16 says, For God so loved the world(humanity) that he gave his only Begotten Son that whosoever believe in him should not perish but have eternal life.. Jesus is God's gift to mankind,he is the definition of the love of God. God gave his Son in sacrificial death, Jesus died for rebels,the ungodly, unrighteous,evil,sinners His death was a ransom His death was a substitution It was a divine exchange(he died the Just for the unjust) His death was a payment for sins. We can only understand the love of God through the lenses of the redemption story.. Paul says, For whilst we were without strength Jesus died for the ungodly. God commended his love towards us in that whilst we were yet sinners Christ died for us,(Rom 5vs6-8) There were no conditions whatsover for Jesus to die, In submission to his Father's will he died for sinners even the death by crucifixion(Phil 2:5-8).. This act was based on unconditional love,unfeigned love. The love of God was the motive for his death. God did not pity us he showed us mercy, What we didn't deserve(life) he gave us freely God gave us everything in his Son,that is the gospel, The gospel is summarized in four letters(LOVE). Any gospel that promotes hurt and strife is not the good news.. The love of God is the platform on which grace operates. The love of God is the basis for forgiveness of sins The love of God is what makes our salvation a reality.. The preacher is a sent one,a messenger/ herald of good things. All the good things he announces as good news are based on the fact that (God is love)and his love was fully revealed in what he did(he gave his Son to died for the sins of the world) (John 1:29,3:16,1 John 2:10 4:10,Eph 1:7,4:32,Col 1:13,2:12,3:10-13,Heb 1:3,10:12) The love of God is the charter of the GOSPEL. The love of God is what sets the Christian faith apart from all world religions,in every religion there is no god who ever died for his people.. In the Christianity we have a God who wore human flesh to save and to redeem his people(Matthew 1:21) God is not a demanding God He is our great DONOR He gave consciously,voluntarily,freely and liberally without attaching conditions on ANYTHING. He bestow gifts. What he gave is available and accessible to all men Salvation,forgiveness of sins,righteous ness,blessings,the gift of the Spirit and eternal life... God love wins There is no condemnation and separation in his love Love does no ill to it's neighbor Love does not keep a record of wrongs Love believes the best in everyone That is exactly what God did to humanity in the Person and work of His Son.. [email protected] +263774740407 Understanding what is the gospel...

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 31 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com CamScanner NOTICE TO ALL CREDITORS AND DEBTORS AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN In the estate of the late JAMESON MUNYENYIWA who died on 12 AUGUST 2023 at CHIBI. All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to lodge them in details with the undersigned not later than 30 days and those indebted thereto are required to pay to the undersigned the amount due by them within the same period, failing which legal proceedings will be taken for the recovery thereof. All persons having in their custody or possession of any property belonging or relating to this estate are required to deliver same forthwith to the undersigned. DATED AT MASVINGO THIS 22 DAY OF MARCH 2024 APPLICANT: LUCKSON MUNYENYIWA, 24899 SISTER PAILEY STREET, RUNYARARO WEST, MASVINGO. NOTICE TO ALL CREDITORS AND DEBTORS AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN In the estate of the late JOHN GOCHERA ZANAMWE who died on 20 OCTOBER 2017 at MWENEZI. All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to lodge them in details with the undersigned not later than 30 days and those indebted thereto are required to pay to the undersigned the amount due by them within the same period, failing which legal proceedings will be taken for the recovery thereof. All persons having in their custody or possession of any property belonging or relating to this estate are required to deliver same forthwith to the undersigned. DATED AT MASVINGO THIS 22 DAY OF MARCH 2024 APPLICANT: ELINAH RUFASHA, HOUSE NUMBER 16454 TENDAI KUBATANA STREET RUNYARARO WEST, MASVINGO. NOTICE TO ALL CREDITORS AND DEBTORS AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN In the estate of the late MUCHEMWA SIMON TICHARWA who died on 26 DECEMBER 2020 at GUTU. All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to lodge them in details with the undersigned not later than 30 days and those indebted thereto are required to pay to the undersigned the amount due by them within the same period, failing which legal proceedings will be taken for the recovery thereof. All persons having in their custody or possession of any property belonging or relating to this estate are required to deliver same forthwith to the undersigned. DATED AT MASVINGO THIS 22 DAY OF MARCH 2024 APPLICANT: TAURAI JEPHITER CHIRIGA, HOUSE 6524 WESTLEA ROAD, HARARE. LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS LYING FOR INSPECTION. In the estate of RUMBIDZAI LINDIWE MAZVADINI MUDENGE of MASVINGO who died on 28 FEBRUARY 2023 at MALAWI. Notice is hereby given that first and final liquidation and or distribution account in the above estate will be lying for inspection for a period of 21 of publication and those indebted thereto are required to pay to the undersigned the amount due by them within the same period, failing which legal proceedings will be taken for the recovery thereof. Should no objections be lodged with the master within the same period of inspection, payments and or distribution will be made in accordance therewith. DATED AT MASVINGO THIS 22 DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023 EXECUTOR: RODNEY SARATOGA MAKAUSI, 14 REKAYI TANGWENA, STREET MASVINGO. LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS LYING FOR INSPECTION. In the estate of RODGER MAKWENJE who died on 22 JANUARY 2012 at SOUTH AFRICA. Notice is hereby given that first and final liquidation and or distribution account in the above estate will be lying for inspection for a period of 21 of publication and those indebted thereto are required to pay to the undersigned the amount due by them within the same period, failing which legal proceedings will be taken for the recovery thereof. Should no objections be lodged with the master within the same period of inspection, payments and or distribution will be made in accordance therewith. DATED AT MASVINGO THIS 22 DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023 EXECUTOR: MUGWAZI EXECUTOR SERVICES, No 2 YOUSHER HOUSE 80 ED MNANGAGWA STREET, MASVINGO. LIQUOR LICENCE First schedule (Section 2) FORMS PART 1 LIQUOR ACT (CHAPTER 14:12) Application for the issue of a Part 11 Liquor License. Notice is hereby given that an application in terms of Section 53 of the Liquor Act (Chapter 14:12) will be made to Liquor Licensing Board, Harare, for the issue of BOTTLE STORE in respect of premises situated at ZAKA BUSINESS CENTRE trading as VAILET MUJAJI. All persons who have any objections to the application may lodge their objections in writing with the Secretary of the Liquor Licensing Board, Harare not later than 14 days from the day of publication. DATED AT MASVINGO ON THE 22 DAY OF MARCH 2024 VAILET MUJAJI, MUTSAMBWA SECONDARY SCHOOL BAG 9238, MASVINGO. CITY OF MASVINGO REGIONAL, TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT CHAPTER 29:12 NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF USE IN TERMS OF SECTION 26 (3) OF THE ACT Notice is hereby given for an application to carry out the following development on stand number 27371 Lavender Road Zimre Park, Masvingo. It is proposed to change of use from residential to a lodge on the above named stand which is situated within the low density residential zone in terms of Masvingo City Master Plan. The application requires special consent of the local planning authority. In terms of the Act, the application is required to be advertised and owners of the adjacent properties notified in writing before being considered by the local planning authority. The application, plans and any special conditions which the local planning authority is likely to impose the event of this application being favourably considered may be inspected at the Director Engineering Services office during normal business hours at the Civic Centre, Mugave Way, Masvingo. Any person wishing to make objections or representation relating to the application may lodge them with undersigned within one month of the date of insertion of this notice. Municipal Offices Eng. E. Mukaratirwa P O Box 17 TOWN CLERK MASVINGO

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Page 32 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com Entertainment News Beyoncé is taking bets and raising them in hopes that her highly anticipated upcoming country album will render any race-related stigma in that music genre and beyond as “irrelevant.” The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer on Tuesday unveiled a new image for “Cowboy Carter,” which she has dubbed as the “act ii” album to her hit 2022 record “Renaissance,” writing in the caption that her latest project “was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t.” “But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive,” Beyoncé continued, without providing specifics about the experience to which she was referring. In addition to the two singles off of “Cowboy Carter” she released last month during the Super Bowl – “16 Carriages” and “Texas Hold ‘Em” – the Houston native has previously infused country sounds into her other work, including her 2016 track “Daddy Lessons.” Beyoncé performed that song with the Chicks at the CMA Awards that year, and later received racist backlash. “The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me,” the Grammy-winner wrote in her post on Tuesday. “act ii is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work.” Marking the 10-day countdown to the release of “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé also teased a few surprise collaborations on the album that she has in store, writing that she “collaborated with some brilliant artists who I deeply respect.” “This ain’t a Country album,” she wrote at the end of her post. “This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album. This is act ii COWBOY CARTER, and I am proud to share it with y’all!” “Cowboy Carter” will be released on March 29. Beyoncé says an experience where she ‘did not feel welcomed’ spurred her to make ‘Cowboy Carter’ country album

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Entertainment news Page 33 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com Poetry Corner With Peter Marimi Just because she is a woman You say she is your beloved wife, Man and woman made one for life, Your darling, your other precious half, The other half you treat like chaff. Tears of sorrow her daily bread, Your homecoming a time to dread, When you come to inflict more pain, As your countless blows on her rain, Demanded sex she is free to refuse, Forcing her to give in is sexual abuse, Just because she is a woman. You say she is your daughter so lovely. Is she really when she is so lonely? A victim of parental rape stigmatized, Raped by dad she is traumatised. Her lips forever sealed by dear mother, Dad she will not report to any other. A painful permanent scar on her heart, A permanent scar on her body part, Just because she is a woman. You say she is your studious student. Raping your student was not prudent. A thigh for a pass you always expect, For your girl student no respect. Hunted by you the bird of prey, Flashing cash you tempt her to stray. Hungry she gives in to temptation, Desperate she gives in in desperation, Just because she is a woman. You say she is your industrious workmate, Yet she is just your sexual ornament, A sexual ornament to adorn the workplace, A sexual toy enjoyed by the heartless. The male workmate nothing but a bully, A male most cruel not matured fully, Treating females like mere possessions, Possessions enjoyed at pleasure sessions, Just because she is a woman. DUMISANI KUFARUWENGA Decadent enjoyed dagga. It elevated him. It made him insightful. It gave him immense powers of observing the motives that drive human nature. Under its influence, he could read the mind of man, and in this particular instance, he observed the workings of the mind of woman. Tongogara is a tiny Growth Point which refuses to grow. When Zimbabwe got independence from oppressive British colonial rule in 1980, the Government embarked on an ambitious decentralisation program whose aim was to develop designated rural shopping centres and turn them into urban outfits. So a rural outspot called Chirashavana situate deep in Shurugwi Communal lands was designated a growth point and was renamed "Tongogara" after the hero of Zimbabwe's liberation war, Josiah Magama Tongogara. Despite being named after the name of the colossal hero himself, nothing significant happened at Tongogara. But hold your horses: Tongogara High Sxool was built by the Government adjacent to the Growth Point. A formidable foreman called Xanda superintended over the construction works at Tongogara High Sxool. And Decadent marvelled at Xanda's good workmanship, and observed how he walked with an aggressive gait with his trademark hat, and how he drank and bullied everyone and fought with other patrons at Nyaguze bottle store, and how sometimes Xanda made a fool of himself. In his dagga induced wisdom, Decadent said to himself, this is what I want to be; reckless and courageous and heroic, not giving a fiddler's fart what society thinx. A police station was also constructed at Tongogara. A no nonsense police boss called Mbofana was in charge of it. Prior to the reign of Mbofana, jobless youths came down to Tongogara from the destructive goldfields of Boterekwa. Yes, Boterekwa, the spectacular mountaneous site where the unemployed youths dug for gold and destroyed the environment and made small fortunes, which small fortunes they transported to Tongogara, solely to show off how prodigals like themselves squandered their ill-gotten wealth. They would prance and boast about their new found fortune, they would deride the elders and hit anyone who so much as questioned their behaviour and inquired into their wayward ways. They were fierce. Until Mbofana arrived. Decadent observed Mbofana 's solitary fight against the forces of destruction. One day, Decadent was present when a drunk and troublesome gold panner called Dhovera misbehaved in the bar, challenging everyone and anyone to a fight. The whole bar fell silent. Mbofana rose from his barstool, camly, confidently, and walked up to Dhovera. Mbofana slapped and struck Dhovera with a stern open palm across the face, and the sound of the blow was heard as far afield as Jobolinko and Juchuta. The blow is called "mbama" in formal Shona, or "zenya" in the colloquial language of the street. Dhovera turned and fled. From that day going forward, the rowdy gold panners bowed down to Mbofana's quiet authority. And there was peace. A Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depot was also set up at Tongogara. It's employees were paid fortnightly and they were generous with their wages and purchased liquor galore at Mudhara Svoba's counter, and at Sly's congenial joint. But one of the GMB employees was odd. He didn't drink and stayed with his wife at the blue shop which was adjacent to Decadent's father's shop where Decadent worked during skool holidays. From his father's shop, Decadent could observe, after a few puffs of Kandhlera's potent dagga, how the odd GMB employee's wife had a volumptous posterior, and how she shook it in her husband's face, and how the husband always obeyed her. And Decadent saw how every Sunday the woman of the bountiful posterior would take a bible and lure her husband, again by shaking her assets, to make him follow her to a prayer session in the woods. Again, Decadent noted, the husband always complied. One Sunday afternoon, Decadent secured a vaunted grade of dagga from George the Jazzman, Jazzman being the street lingo for a reputable dagga supplier. George the Jazzman's twists were reputed to be the best of the best. And Decadent wanted to savour George the Jazzman's sample in solitude, which is the only the best way to test the quality of George the Jazzman's dagga against the human intellect. Mind over matter. Good dagga sharpens the human intellect for the intelligent, and blunts human intelligence for the obtuse, Decadent had discovered this truism in his dagga smoking career. So Decadent, with George the Jazzman's twist of dagga safely ensconced in the sox he wore, descended from the rocky out crop next to the GMB depot and found a cool rock under the shade of the Mushavi tree and sat down on the smooth cool rock, happy that the dangling branches of the Mushavhi tree concealed his presence. And there in the cool shade of the Mushavi tree Decadent withdrew George the Jazzman's twist of dagga from his sox and expertly rolled it into a neat cigarette and lit it and dragged it vigorously, ravenously. This is it! And Decadent felt the potent sweetly sick smoke of the dagga hit the bottom of his lungs in pleasurable pain. And his nerves sent a sensation to his brain, that all is well, and that good will overcome evil, no matter what happens. So Decadent strode confidently back to his father's shop after finishing his joint, content that justice always overcomes injustice. But next to GMB, under the big Muchakata tree, was the odd GMB employee with his wife of the volumptous backside. The wife with the accentuated bottom was holding a bible in her hand, knocking it against her husband's head, the way a teacher knocks the head of a dull pupil with a ruler. In response thereto, the husband, the odd GMB employee, was nodding his head in the way the meek of the world accept subjugation. And captivity. And Decadent, aided by George the Jazzman's weed, wondered whether a woman's good outward looks are a weapon of oppression? Decadent and dagga

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Entertainment news Page 34 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com Thank goodness its Friday Name: Violet Chidamba Age: 27 Favourite Food: Chicken Wing’s Hobby: Soccer Credit: jodash pixs 0779505792

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Entertainment news Page 35 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com Barcelona court allows convicted footballer Dani Alves out on €1 million bail A Barcelona court has ruled that former Brazilian international soccer player Dani Alves could be conditionally released from prison on a bail of $1.08 million (one million euros) following his conviction last month for sexual assault, the court press office said in a statement Wednesday. The Barcelona provincial court sentenced Alves on February 22 to four-and-a-half years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in one of the city’s nightclubs in late December 2022. In the court’s 13-page ruling on the bail, viewed by CNN, the court said Alves has already served 14 months in prison, including in pre-trial detention since his arrest in Barcelona in January 2023, and more recently, since his conviction. Alves’ lawyer has announced an appeal of the conviction and the sentence. In the bail ruling, the court said that if Alves actually pays the $1.08 million bail, he then would have to surrender his Spanish and Brazilian passports and report weekly to the court. Dani Alves played for Barcelona and Brazil during his career. Related article Former soccer player Dani Alves sentenced to four-and-a-half years over sexual assault The court also ruled that the former Barcelona player could not get closer than a kilometer (roughly 0.6 miles) to the victim, nor have any communication with her of any kind. Two judges approved the bail ruling, while a third judge dissented, and the decision can be appealed, the court said. CNN has reached out to lawyers for Alves and the victim but did not immediately get a response from either. The 40-year-old Alves is one of the most decorated soccer players of his generation, winning domestic titles in Spain, Italy and France. He won three Champions League titles with Barcelona in 2009, 2011 and 2015 and the Copa América with Brazil in 2007 and 2019. In the 61-page sentence from Alves’ trial, which was seen by CNN, the threejudge panel wrote that they “considered proven that the accused abruptly grabbed the plaintiff, threw her to the floor and prevented her from moving” to carry out the sexual assault in December 2022. That was “in spite of the plantiff saying no, that she wanted to leave,” the judges added. Alves insisted during the trial that the sexual relations were consensual.

The Mirror: Ihwai nekuhwikwa Sport news Page 36 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com TRYMORE TAGWIREI MIRROR REPORTER MASVINGO - Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe’s north-most Province was in a world of its own at the 2024 National Association for Primary Heads (NAPH) Athletic Competitions, harvesting 18 gold medals the national competitions held at Kyle Prep in Masvingo on Thursday. Not even the predominantly urban provinces like Harare and Bulawayo could stop Mash west in its triumphant march to victory. Mash West so comfortably sat at the top that second placed Midlands Province could not even get half the gold medals that the former got. Midlands had eight gold medals. The Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Angeline Gata was the guest of honor at the event. Masvingo was unluck not to snatch the second position as she came third but with the same number of gold medals with Midlands Province. Although it had 8 gold medals, Bulawayo was offloaded from second and third position because it had less silver medals than Masvingo and Midlands. Bulawayo therefore settled on number 4. On number 5 is Manicaland which got seven gold medals and on number 6 is Harare with 6 gold medals. On number 7 is Mash East with six gold medals, on number 8 is Mash Central with six gold medals. On number 9 is Matebeleland North with 3 gold medals and on the tail end is Matebeleland South with 2 gold medals. All participants and athletics who participated in the competitions received US$10.00 each and the athletes who broke national records got food hampers. Gata thanked all NAPH members for making the competitions a success and she urged parents to support their children in sports. "I am very happy today to be part of the national athletics competitions and I want to salute NAPH for making this competitions a success. Sport is life and now sport is included on our curriculum. “Parents should support their children in sports because we have a lot of people who a now make a living through sports. I want to thank NAPH once again for including our kids with special needs in the NAPH nationals competitions,” she said. Mash West in a world of its own at NAPH athletic competitions NAPH FINAL MEDAL STANDING WZKs/Effi 'K> ^/>sffiZ ZKEffi dKd> WK^/d/KE D^,tffi^d ϭϴ ϰ ϲ Ϯϴ ϭ D/>E^ ϴ ϭϬ ϭϰ ϯϮ Ϯ D^s/E'K ϴ ϳ ϳ ϮϮ ϯ h>tzK ϴ ϰ ϭϬ ϮϮ ϰ DE/>E ϳ ϳ ϳ Ϯϭ ϱ ,ZZffi ϲ ϭϬ ϱ Ϯϭ ϲ D^,ffi^d ϲ ϵ ϴ Ϯϯ ϳ D^, ffiEdZ> ϲ ϵ ϳ ϮϮ ϴ DdEKZd, ϯ ϭ ϰ ϴ ϵ Dd^Khd, Ϯ ϲ ϰ ϭϮ ϭϬ NAPH FINAL MEDAL STANDING EW, &/E>Dffi>^dE/E' Angeline Gata (in trcaksuit) poses for a pic with the victorious Mash West NAPH members.

THE Sport THE Mirror 22 - 28 March 2024 www.masvingomirror.com masvingo mirror masvingomirror MIRROR REPORTER MASVINGO – Blessing Garirai (13), an all-rounder athlete and a netball star from Domborenikiti Primary School in Nyazvidzi and her friend Memory Maruvamba (14) tragically died on Sunday when they drowned while swimming in Nyazvidzi River. Philip Tarwirei an uncle to Blessing and Ward 4 councillor confirmed the deaths and told The Mirror that the two girls who are related and come from neighbouring farms in Nyazvidzi, Gutu were buried on Tuesday. Memory attended a school across the river in Buhera. The girls had gone for fishing but decided to swim later. Apart from being the head girl at Domborenhikiti, Blessing was a rising star. At age 12, while she was in Grade 6 she became the netball team captain for Zone 4, a cluster of nine schools in the then Gutu North. The team was only defeated in the finals at district level. This year, there was all the hope that her team would go to the province because of her immense experience in last year's games. She played as a defender, and was the sports cpatin said Austin Chagwiza who was her teacher. Zone 4 which she captained comprised Domborenhiti, Shumbayarerwa, Guvamatanga, Rafamoyo, Chikara, Zvavahera, Mutanda, Mutunduru and Chatikobo primary schools which are some of the biggest schools in Gutu District. Apart from netball she was a good athlete and an excellent javelin thrower. She went all the way to the district in javelin competitions last year. “We have lost a star and this piece of news has shattered us. Her fellow athletes throughout Gutu District are shocked by the news and they will miss her dearly,” said Chagwiza who is now deputy head at Badza Primary in Serima South. Tarwirei said there has always been talk of mermaids being seen in the part of the river where the two girls drowned. After drowning on Sunday, the bodies only emerged on Monday at 11am after some rituals were performed, said Tarwirei. Masvingo Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa said no foul play is suspected and a postmortem was waived at Gutu Magistrates Court. Tarwirei said seven minors went fishing along Nyazvidzi River. As they swarm, Blessing suddenly complained that she was tired and she began sinking. “Her young brother who is in Grade 2 tried to assist her swim to the river bed but failed. Memory then went into the river to assist her but the two ended up drowning. “The other minors rushed home and informed us of the incident. We went to the spot. We later called traditional healers and spiritualists and it was after they performed rituals that the bodies started coming out to the surface,” he said. Netball star (13), friend (14) drown in Nyazvidzi River The late Blessing Garirai.