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Chirumanzu acting Chief
refuse to vacate office

Acting chief Fidelis Mudzengi is refusing Full story on According to the family chieftainship
to step down to pave way for the incoming Chigegwe is supposed to be the successor to
page 2 the late traditional leader.
traditional leader, Julius Chigegwe

The late Chief Chief Fortune
Chirumhanzu, Charumbira
born Gerald

Mudzengi

2. LOCAL NEWS The paper that digs deeper

Chirumanzu acting
Chief refuse to
vacate office

Staff Reporter 10, 2021. Govt engages
The Chirumanzu chieftainship According to the letter churches, healers
dispute has continued to rage
on amid reports that the acting Mudzengi signed in an over Covid-19
chief Fidelis Mudzengi is agreement of 30 October last
refusing to step down to pave year, agreeing to step down Staff Reporter the Covid-19 vaccines. In districts such as
way for the incoming traditional following the expiration of his Government health officials "We appreciate that there is
leader, Julius Chigegwe, who is acting role on the 5th of in the Midlands province Zvishavane, some
supposed to inherit the throne. February this year. have rolled out a programme a need to do more hence our
to engage the church and engagement of church leaders apostolic sects were
Despite agreeing to hand On November 4 last year traditional leaders in a bid to from different denominations.
over the chieftainship last year, Mudzengi went on to write a increase the uptake of the We are also engaging resisting the Covid-19
Mudzengi is now still holding to letter to the district development Covid-19 vaccine as part of traditional leaders in the
the office and has reportedly coordinating office with efforts to prevent the spread vaccination programmes so vaccination saying it was
manoeuvred to be appointed instructions of the nomination of of the pandemic. that they rollout cascades to the
the substantive chief. Chigegwe and that the grassroots, "Mavenyengwa against their religious
nomination is processed. The move comes at a time said at a recent Voluntary
Mudzengi is son to the late where there has been a low Media Council of Zimbabwe beliefs.
Chief Jerald Mudzengi. Mudzengi is however uptake of coronavirus stakeholder meeting on Covid-
backtracking and is now vaccines in the province 19 vaccination held in Gweru. Last month,
But according to the family refusing to relinquish power. especially among people of
chieftainship Chigegwe is different religions expressing He said because of the Zvishavane district health
supposed to be the successor The Chirumanzu clan has discomfort in being various Covid-19 vaccine
to the late traditional leader. also accused the provincial inoculated with the jab. conspiracy theories peddled promotion officer,
chiefs council of failing to meet especially by the social media
The Chirumanzu chiefs clan them on several occasions. Before the rollout of the people from various churches Mubatsiri Shoko said they
has since written to national vaccination programme, in the province were not readily
Chiefs Council president "We seek the help of the some apostolic sects in some accepting the vaccines hence were engaging members of
Fortune Charumbira to resolve national chiefs council for the parts of the province had the engagement programme.
the matter. audience to help resolve the vowed not to get vaccinated the apostolic sects in the
matters causing the provincial saying it was against their "We want to debunk the
"We the people of chiefs council not to meet the religious beliefs. myths and misconceptions
Chirumanzu represented by Chirumanzu clan to discuss associated with vaccines hence
our elders in Chirumanzu matters of chieftainship, "the Midlands provincial health the need to rope in all
chieftainship clan made out of promotion officer, Ishmael stakeholders," he said. The
two houses of Nherera and clan further wrote. Mavenyengwa said the dialogue with church and
Simba and their two sub houses Provincial development ministry had engaged community leaders came at a
which are the heirs to coordinator Joram Chimedza different Church ministries time provincial affairs Minister
Chirumanzu chieftainship and said although the Chirumanzu and community leaders in a Larry Mavhima had raised
traditional leaders of our people clan approached him over the bid to encourage uptake of concern over the low vaccine
in all the wards of Chirumanzu matter, his hands were tied to uptake.
seek to petition the national comment over it.
chiefs council for help in Deputy chiefs president and
upholding due process and head of the Midlands provincial
procedure for the nomination chiefs council, Chief
confirming that appointment of Ngungumbane has since said
Chief Chirumanzu following he will not discuss the issue in
the death of the former Chief the press.
Jerald Efforts to contact Mudzengi
were unsuccessful as his
Mudzengi two years ago on mobile number was
the 5th of February 2019," the unreachable.
clan wrote in a letter dated June
vaccination programmes.

To date, over 25 000

people in the province have

been vaccinated. Last

month Unicef in

conjunction with the

ministry of health and child

care partnered with the

Apostolic Wo m e n

Empowerment Trust and

hosted a dialogue with over

850 interfaith and

community leaders to

leverage support for the

Covid-19 vaccination

rollout programme.

The initiative aims to

reach at least five million

people across all provinces

in the country.

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Bumper harvest for Zim

Agriculture is identified as a key pillar in
economic turnaround and if everyone adopts
this scheme food security would be attained
driving to vision 2030 of making the country

a middle-income economy

Tapiwanashe Mulenga
The nation is poised for a bumper harvest
this year after about 1.8 million farmers are
expecting at least 28 million metric tonnes of
grain following the implementation of
pfumvudza/ intwasa scheme in various
regions.

The scheme augments crop production at
the household level and it was timely last
season as it headed with good rain and
farmers are drawing out at least 14.4 tonnes
per hectare.

"Agriculture is identified as a key pillar in
economic turnaround and if everyone adopts
this scheme food security would be attained
driving to vision 2030 of making the country
a middle-income economy, " said minister of
state in the office of the president and cabinet
in charge of monitoring the implementation
of special Agricultural and related
programmes Cde Davis Marapira
(Pictured).

This year witnessed a rise in land under
maize crops inA1, S2, and peri-urban farms.

Addressing farmers at Lamont Farm in
Masvingo, minister Marapira urged farmers
to watch out for people who seek to
exchange their grain for goods or money as
it is illegal.

He said they should continue delivering
their maize to the Grain Marketing Board
(GMB) depots and challenged GMB to pay
farmers promptly as promised.

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Zibagwe purchases vehicle
for immunization outreach

Staff Reporter of roads," Machaya said.
Speaking at the same
Zibagwe Rural District Council
occasion Midlands provincial
in Kwekwe district in the affairs minister Larry Mavima
said Zibagwe had managed to
Midlands province has bought use the $21 million it received
under the devolution funds to
a vehicle to be used for improve the livelihoods of its
marginalized people.
vaccination outreach
"Devolution funds are meant
programmes targeted at to address issues of
marginalized communities, "he
marginalized communities in the said.

area. "I am happy that Zibagwe
council focused on resettlement
Speaking recently, at the areas giving priority to
marginalized people."
commissioning of the equipment
The rural district council's
bought under the devolution purchase of an immunization
outreach car comes at a time the
fund, Zibagwe RDC chief Midlands province health
ministry today rolled out a
executive, Farai Machaya said vaccination programme against
typhoid, polio as well as giving
the vehicle would enhance vitamin A to children aged Midlands, provincial affairs minister,
between six to 15 months. Larry Mavima
health service provision to
The immunization Mberengwa hit by
marginalized people. programme also targets young food shortages
women and girls against
"We have bought a double cervical cancer.

cab vehicle which will be used

for outreach immunization

programmes.

"That vehicle will go a long

way in enhancing health

services particularly to those

people living in resettlement

areas in our area.

We have also purchased two

tippers, a backhoe loader and

these would be used in the

rehabilitation and maintenance

That vehicle will go a long Staff Reporter Mberengwa and other areas in But due to climate change,
Mberengwa district in the
Midlands province faces the province in general have a new phenomenon of cyclones
serious food shortages after
way in enhancing health most of the crops were been depending on food aid and floods has become the
destroyed by heavy rains, a
government minister has said. due to recurrent droughts. major contributor of hunger in

services particularly to those Speaking in Somabhula at a the region.
recent national fire week
people living in resettlement launch for the Midlands, www.thesunnews.co.zw
provincial affairs minister,
areas in our area. Larry Mavima said the NOTICE OFAPPLICATION FORACOPY OF
situation was dire and needed LOST DEED OF TRANSFERAND
the intervention of all MORTAGAGE BOND
stakeholders to avert the
situation. NOTICE is hereby given that we intend to apply for
a certified copy of lost deed and cancellation of lost
"There is serious food mortagage bond of the following:-
shortages in Mberengwa due
to the incessant rains received 1. Deed of Transfer No. 241/2006 dated 27 January
in the last season,"Mavima 2006 made in favour of Ndakadyei Guzha (born on
said. 25 January 1965) whereby Certain piece of Land
situate in the district of Gwelo being Stand 2929
"There is need for all Ascot Township of Ascot Estate in Extent 205
stakeholders intervention to square metres was conveyed.
save the situation. The heavy
rains destroyed most of the 2. Mortgage Bond No. 134/2006 in favour of CABS
crops and the harvest was for the sum of ZW$61 500-00 plus additional sum
therefore poor in the are," he of ZW$153 500-00 dated the 27 January 2006
added. passed by Nyakadyei Guzha (born on 25th January
1965).
Over the years incessant
rains have not only destroyed ALL persons having any objections to, or wishing to make
fields in the district but also any representations, in connection with the issue of such
damaged roads and bridges copies are hereby required to lodge the same in writing at
cutting off communication the Deeds Registry, Bulawayo within fourteen (14) days
from health centres and from the date of publication of this notice.
schools.
Dated at Gweru 17th day of June, 2021
In 2017 corporate
companies had to chip in with DANZIGER AND PARTNERS
food items to help flood victims Applicant’s Legal Practitioners
in the district affected by Stand 159 Main Street
Cyclone Dineo. GWERU

The floods also destroyed
roads, bridges, schools, houses
and fields. In the past

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Teachers
commend schools
reopening delay

National Association of Secondary Schools
president Mr Arthur Maphosa

Teachers' unions have commended
Government for delaying the reopening of
schools following an increase in Covid-19
cases and called on the education ministry
to strengthen distance learning.

Schools were expected to reopen next
Monday for the second term of the year but
a surge in Covid-19 infections resulted in
Cabinet on Tuesday deferring schools
opening by two weeks.

Government said the reopening of schools
will be determined byan assessment that will
be made at the end of the period.

Teachers' unions yesterday welcomed the
decision notingthatlearninginstitutions could
be virus super spreaders.

National Association of Secondary
Schools president MrArthur Maphosa said
Cabinet decision was timely as there were
already concerns among educators over the
safe reopening of schools.

"There could not have been a better
decision that the Government could have
taken as a result of the recent spike in cases.
We observe that some of our pupils are
coming from districts that have been declared
Covid-19 hotspots. Others are coming from
areas that have been placed on localised
lockdown," said Mr Maphosa.

"The reopening of schools could have
seen learners travelling back to their learning
institutions and this could have become a
super spreader of the virus. Hence, we
applaud the Government's decision to
postpone the reopening of schools."

He said there is, however, an urgent need
to strengthen distance learning as most
learners are not covered. Chronicle

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Anti-crime committees The Sun 25 June - 01 July 2021
formed in Senga

Community Insp Mahoko said the
patrol teams are second group linked to
in place to boost the Kwekwe cases is also
a five men gang and four
area patrols suspects have been
accompanied by arrested so far. All the
police officers. arrested suspects reside
Whatsapp social in Gweru and are Mardon
Makuni (20) of Ascot,
media groups
were also formed Tapiwa Never Hlomani
(25) of Ascot, Leonard
to enhance the Mapurazi (19) of
flow of Claremont, Gweru, and
Ashley Moses (23) of
information among Ascot, Gweru. The
the public, as outstanding suspect is
only known by the name
well as from the Donnie.
police
He said meetings
Police with the support of between the police and
crime committees are
residents of Senga has regularly held to, analyze
the crime situation and
established 10 area crime proffering management
strategies.
committees aimed at
"Community patrol
fighting crime in the teams are in place to
boost area patrols
suburb. accompanied by police
officers. Whatsapp social
According to the media groups were also
formed to enhance the
police, the establishment flow of information
among the public, as well
of the committees in the as from the police. These
efforts have helped to
area has resulted in a suppress crime when
compared to previous
number of criminals being periods, despite the rise
in population and other
arrested with the militating factors," said
Insp Mahoko.
involvement and support
He added that
of members of the public. members of the public
who have contributed to
"As a result of efficient the realization of these
successes in policing are
movement of information greatly applauded.

a number of arrests have "We call upon those
sitting on the fence to join
been made and of the bandwagon in fighting
crime. Those with
particular mention is the criminal inclination are
warned that the arm of
arrest of one suspect the law will catch up with
them soon.
Prince Dube (27) of no
Senga has a huge
fixed abode on 11 March mixed population given
that it accommodates
2021. His arrest cleared Midlands State University
(MSU) with students of
five cases of diverse backgrounds.
There is a rapid growth of
housebreakings and theft residential suburbs. The
background gives fertile
which were committed in ground for all forms of
crime," said Insp
Mutausi Park and Mahoko.

Randolph Park suburbs.

On 11 May 2021, two

notorious gangs of armed

robbers who had been

committing offenses in

Gweru and Kwekwe

were arrested and about

22 cases, were cleared,"

said Inspector Mahoko

Among the arrested

are Tapiwanashe Sibanda

(26) of no fixed abode,

Trust Moyo (26) of no

fixed abode, Sydney

Mapende (23) of Gore

Compound, Ridgemont in

Gweru, Samuel Murisi

(21)of Ascot Infill, and

Daison Manzebe aged 21

years of no fixed abode.

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Health & Beauty How to maintain smooth

soft skin in winter

With Varaidzo Muzonzini and sweet - it's tempting to soak CITYOFGWERU
yourself in hot baths when it is
Dry winter skin is cold outside or even using very REGIONALTOWNAND COUNTRY PLANNINGACT
inevitable because the high temperature water to bath. CHAPTER 29:12
Hot showers and long baths are
cold air, dry indoor and vibrant throughout the winter not good in winter as excessively NOTICE OFANAPPLICATION FOR CHANGEOFUSE IN
heat, low humidity and have great summer skin. The hot water dehydrates you and TERMS OFSECTION 26(3) OFTHEACT
levels, and harsh winter tips are as follows: strips away necessary oils from
wind can all remove the your body. Notice is hereby given of an application to carry out the following
moisture of the skin,  Drinking lots of water - development on Stand No, 810 Gwelo Township of Gwelo Township
leaving it looking less  Moisturize the skin right Lands.
radiant than normal. Usually when it is cold we forget
to drink enough water throughout after washing - Bathing strips the It is proposed to establish a Flea Market on the above mentioned
Some of the signs and the day. Drinking warming winter skin's natural oils and these oils property. Stand 810 G.T.L is in the Business Zone 2A in terms of
symptoms of dry skin include teas such as natural ginger and help to lock in moisture and it's the operative Gweru Master Plan wherein the establishment of a
flakiness or scaliness, rough lemon, eating fruits and very important to replace them. Flea Market may be permitted through the special Consideration
texture, itchiness, raw irritated vegetables high in water is a great Oil-based moisturizers are the of the Local Authority.
skin, cracks on the skin, stinging way to keep hydrated in winter best rather than water-based.
or burning, and redness. The because when humidity is low it Consider overnight deep The application plans and any special conditions which the Local
medical term for dry skin is xerosis most likely strips the skin of its moisturizer treatments which can planning Authority is likely to impose, in the event that this
and the signs and symptoms vary moisture so hydrating from within help dry areas like hands, feet, application being favourably considered may be inspected in the
depending on the area of the elbows, knees, and lips. Cover City Planning and Development Control Section during normal
body that is affected.  Exfoliating the skin - with gloves and socks to hold the office hours.
moisture in all night long.
There are steps one can take exfoliating your skin during Any person wishing to make objections or representations relating
to keep the skin looking healthy, winter takes off the dry dead skin Protecting the skin from the to the application must lodge them with the undersigned within
even when temperatures dip and cells and also helps generate new one month of the date of the first insertion of this notice.
there is no escape from winter's ones. Always try to use natural elements - The combination of low
dry, cold air. By making changes exfoliating scrubs and other home humidity strong winds can lead The Acting Town Clerk Ist advert
to your skincare routine and remedies like the oatmeal and to uncomfortably dry skin so City of Gweru
habits and using the right brown sugar body scrub, two in always wrap up, wearing P.O Box 278
products you may be able to keep one banana body scrub which is protective winter clothing. Always Gweru
your skin looking soft, smooth, easy to make from your groceries. wear warm soft clothes which go
in direct contact with the skin. www.thesunnews.co.zw
 Changing your cleanser -
Applying sunscreen - Even
using a more moisturizing
hydrating cleanser in winter if when it's cold the sun reflecting
your usual choice contains can burn the skin so it's important
glycolic and salicylic acid. to apply sunscreen to exposed
body areas. Always take extra
Keeping the showers short care.

# Mask Up; maintain
good hygiene, sanitize,

stay safe

CITYOFGWERU

REGIONALTOWNAND COUNTRY PLANNINGACT
CHAPTER 29:12

NOTICE OFANAPPLICATION FOR CHANGEOFUSE IN
TERMS OFSECTION 26(3) OFTHEACT

Notice is hereby given of an application to carry out the following
development on 73 New Christmas Gift, Gweru.

It is proposed to establish a private truck park on the above
mentioned property. Stand 73 New Christmas Gift is in the
Residential Small Holding Zone R3A in terms of the operative
Gweru Master Plan wherein the establishment of a Private truck
park may be permitted through the special Consideration of the
Local Authority.

The application plans and any special conditions which the Local
planning Authority is likely to impose, in the event that this
application being favourably considered may be inspected in the
City Planning and Development Control Section during normal
office hours.

Any person wishing to make objections or representations relating
to the application must lodge them with the undersigned within
one month of the date of the first insertion of this notice.

The Acting Town Clerk Ist advert
City of Gweru
P.O Box 278
Gweru

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Govt set to Granny murdered in Lower Gweru
takeover
Mtapa market An 88-year-old Lower Provincial Community Relations human being eaten by a dog.
Gweru woman was Liaison Officer, Inspector Police attended the scene
Honourable Minister of Women Affairs, Community Small and Medium Enterprise murdered by her grandson Emmanuel Mahoko
Development, Dr S.G. Nyoni at the ground breaking ceremony and her body parts were and during searches in the
found being eaten by a dog On 23 June 2021, the old fields at the homestead, two
several days after her woman's son Never Jabulani suspected human bones were
disappearance. Bhebhe (68) reported to the discovered. They also
police that the family had discovered what appeared
Cini Bhebhe was staying discovered their mother's like a shallow grave which
in Njini village, under chief blood-stained clothes and a was dug but nothing was
Sogwala in Lower Gweru bone suspected to be that of a found inside.
with her grandson Proud
Bhebhe(42) who is "The suspected human
suspected to be mentally ill. bones were taken to Maboleni
police pending examination by
According to Provincial experts and the grandson
Community Relations Liaison Proud Bhebhe is being treated
Officer, Inspector Emmanuel as a suspect and
Mahoko, Bhebhe left home investigations are underway.
on 7 May 2021 intending to
visit her sister in Mtabeni “We appeal to members of
village under the same chief the public who might have
Sogwala. She did not reach information that can help in
her destination and was never this case to pass it to any
seen alive again. nearest police station," said
Inspector Mahoko.

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Mtapa Market

Staff Reporter we propose to remove the whole
National Housing minister Daniel council team and replace it with
Garwe last week ordered Gweru that from the national housing
City council to come up with ministry." he added.
structures at the Mtapa market in
the next two weeks, failure which Midlands provincial affairs
government would take over the Minister, Larry Mavima said the
project. council had requested for a further
three months to put structures at
Garwe said since the ground the site, a proposal he said had
breaking two months ago it was been turned down by the
disappointing that the market site government.
was still at the ground level.
Hon, Mavima said, despite
"After the ground breaking funds being availed by
ceremony inApril l expected to see development partners council still
building structures at wall level,” failed to utilise those resources to
Garwe said during a tour of start constructing vending bays
renovated markets in the city. and other structures at the market.

"I am really disappointed that However, city assistant
only excavations have been done housing director Unity Jaji said
so far. council was facing challenges of
manpower to see the project take
The material at the site is also off.
not properly stored and there is
no supervision by the local She said the few workers
authority at the site," he said available were working on other
council projects which were
" We are coming back in a already pending.
fortnight and if nothing changes

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Staff Reporter
Heavily armed police and

Armed policemembers of the army this

week locked off Kwekwe
Central Business District to
enforce compliance as people
continued to defythe localized
lockdown effected in the city

lockdown Kwekwefollowingthediscoveryofthe
Covid-19 Indian variant last

month, The Sun reports. Ncube was addressing a
Officer commanding Midlands provincial Covid-19
taskforce in Kwekwe.
Kwekwe police, Chief
Superintendent Denford "You are aware that
Maingire said that the Kwekwe district like other
operation was necessitated by districts in the country has
complacency from members been put on localised
of the public in adhering to the lockdown. We are worried
lockdown measures. that some people are
continuing to defy these
"We have noteda lot of non- lockdown measures and the
compliance bythe community security forces are not
in Kwekwe and considering enforcing their duties," Ncube
this non-compliance we had to said.
close all non-essential services
in the CBD,"Maingire said. Coronavirus cases have
been on the increase in
"We will continue with this Kwekwe in the last few days
enforcement until July 3 and with people particularly
tomorrow (Wednesday) we informal traders continuing to
will further intensify it defy the lockdown measures
(enforcement). We want to as they struggle to make a
send a stern warning to living as the government has
businesses and others who are failed to provide safety nets
operating shebeens at night. during Covid-19 restriction
Onlyessential services such as periods.
pharmacies, clinics and others
shall remain open," Maingire Meanwhile, two students at
added. Gweru Polytechnic have
tested positive to the
Earlier on State Security coronavirus.
Minister, Owen Ncube had
read the riot act to security The students have since
forces in the city whom he been quarantined with the
accused of not carrying out provincial Covid-19 task
their duties to ensure people force reporting that the
were observing lockdown learners also had contact with
measures. 100 people close to them.

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10. LOCAL NEWS The paper that digs deeper

MSU launches talk
show to unpack NDS1

people and resources towards into thecommunities we serve,
attaining the nation's goals including but not limited to our
hence the involvement of the students and our immediate
institution. communities," she added.

TMMI research assistant Nkosinathi Muyambo,
Josephine Mwafuka, said that another research assistant in
the Talk Show will help the Institute, said "the Talk
ordinary citizens who might Show interprets the NDS1 to
not have access to the the public in different local
economic blueprint but may languages using radio as their
need to access its deliverables method of delivery to reach
and associated opportunities. most parts of the country."

"We want to cater for the In the long run, the Talk
illiterate group of people and Show will host facilitators
those who have little or no from the government and the
access to information so that business community to
we unpack the contents of complement the academic
NDS1 in simple layman's input from University
terms," she said. personnel.
YAFM
"We as the Midlands State
University are ploughing back

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TMMRI Executive Director Professor Jephias Matunhu

Tugwi Mukosi development of the nation in
line withnationalVision 2030.
Multidisciplinary Research
TMMRI Executive
Institute (TMMRI), a research Director Professor Jephias
Matunhu highlighted that the
arm of the Midlands State roleoftheinstitutionin theTalk
Show is to provide academic
University (MSU) this June and research experts who will
help the community to
launched a weekly radio talk appreciate the national
economic vision as espoused
show in partnership with in NDS1.

YAFM to help ordinary "The purpose of this talk
show is to acquire and
citizens appreciate the import disseminate correct
information to the public so that
and deliverables of communities have a better
understanding of the nation's
Zimbabwe's national Vision 2030."

economic blueprint. "As a government
institution, we felt that there
The talk show runs on was a need to acquire and then
disseminate information to the
Zvishavane based YAFM Zimbabwean masses through
evidence-based research."
Radio everyWednesday from
Professor Matunhu added
18:30 to 19:00 hours. that there was a need to rally

It hosts various academic

and economic experts from

MSU to explain Zimbabwe's

five-year (2020 - 2025)

economic roadmap; the

National Development

Strategy 1 (NDS1).

NDSI was launched by the

Government of Zimbabwe in

November 2020 as a guiding

document to steer the

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Gweru land developers headed
government’s directive

Gweru district development properties have started laying Emmanuel Chidaushe
out water pipes, drainage He added that roads which
coordinator, Mr. Joram systems, and roads in
Hertfordshire phase 2. was the last scheduled work
Chimedza has applauded plan for the project are
"Hertfordshire Phase 2 is underway as the quantity
land developers in Gweru now ready for occupants to surveyor and engineers are
start building as the water finalizing on all the
who have headed the system and reservoirs have requirements to allow
been laid to enable reliable construction to take place, as
government's call to improve water flow in the area. this will guide and control
water through stormwater
or regularise services like The water system laid here drains.
with the reservoirs sustains
roads, drainage systems, about 6000 or 7000 families "We applaud the
and is the best in the Midlands government in taking interest
sewer, and water, in province and as you can see in our work as uncompleted
the road development is still works were actioned through
settlements after recent underway, but we expect all a holistic approach headed by
work to be completed before the ministerial committee that
floods damaged properties the rainy season," said CEO was put in place to investigate
of River Valley Properties Dr. and come up with
worth thousands of dollars. Smelly Dube. recommendations," said
Chidaushe.
"I want to applaud The company is also
building bridges and drainage I want to
property developers in systems to curb flooding in applaud property Rivervalley Properties constructing bridges in Woodlands
Woodlands phase 2.
Gweru who are already on- developers in
"We are excited to see Gweru who are
site in various settlements to work which is being done here already on-site in
in Woodlands. Poor drainage
correct recommended and damaged roads were various
giving us nightmares, but with settlements to
anomalies or shortcomings. the work donebyRiverValley,
we are grateful, "said Anne correct
That's what we want to see Sithole, aWoodlands resident. recommended

as government, butwe will be In Montrose, Tinshel land anomalies or
developers have completed shortcomings.
doing an inspection of all water designs and inspections That's what we
were done, residents in that want to see as
settlements to see progress area have begun to connect government, but
water to their individual we will be doing
done so far, "said Chimedza. houses. an inspection of
all settlements to
The recent flash floods left "We are happy to say that see progress done
sewer connections to
a trail of destruction in households have now begun so far
after the approval from the
Gweru suburbs, resulting in City of Gweru who inspected
and granted permission," said
some low-lying homes being Tinshel projects manager

flooded and some residents

being evacuated to safer high

grounds.

Ascot, Woodlands,

Mtapa, Riverside,

Montrose, Mkoba, Tinshel,

and Athlone were the most

affected.

Among the first land

developers to move on-site

to correct identified

anomalies by the

government, are Tinshel and

River valleyproperties which

have already started work in

Woodlands, Ascot, and

Hertfordshire suburbs.

During a media tour of the

previously affected suburbs,

it emerged that River valley

Roads construction underway in Woodlands and Hertfordshire Phase 2 this week

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Gweru born
Navaya joins Bosso

Varaidzo Muzonzini "I always dreamt of

Gweru born soccer playing for Bosso, just like

striker Washington my brother the late Macreza Former Warriors
Coach, Misheck
Navaya has joined and when I got signed by the Chidzambwa, Dies

premier league club, it was a dream come

champions Highlanders true. When I played my first

from the Kwekwe based match for Highlanders, on 23 Former Warriors coach

division one club, ZPC May 2021 during the and captain Misheck

Munyati replacing Chibuku Super Cup opening Chidzambwa (Pictured) ,

Mkhokheli Dube who round fixtures, I was has died.

joined Talen Vision club. nervous but by God's grace, Details of his death are still

Navaya also known as I was able to score 42 sketchy but the former

'Navigator' (22), now minutes into the game putting defender, brother to

wears jersey number 36 our team in second place, former Warriors coach

at the Bulawayo soccer tying with Group B leaders Sunday, had been ill for a

giants team, will forever Chicken Inn. long time.

be remembered as one of " The secret to winning is His wife Eusebia told

the few Gweru born teamwork and training very Soccer24 at some point

footballers to play for hard even when there is no last year that Chidzambwa

top-flight clubs. match it is very important to had not been well since

Born and bred in train to keep the body in May 2020.

Mtapa suburb in Gweru, shape and fit. Chidzambwa was the first

Washington went to St Every score is because of national team captain to lift

Michael's Primary School good coordination, silverware for the country,

and did his Ordinary level communication, trusting your when theWarriors won the

at Nashville High School teammates because they are Cecafa SeniorChallenge at

and his advanced level at family and no man can win a Rufaro in 1985.

Mambo High School. match alone", he said. He is also the first coach

"I started playing Navaya has the potential to guide Zimbabwe to a

soccer when I was still a of being a deadly striker as title, when the Warriors

little boy in the streets of he is showing much promise, lifted the CosafaCup in the

Mtapa and at Gaffa referred to as the 'New boy'. year 2000.
grounds, in primary He joined a big institution

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Soccer striker At club level,
Washington Navaya
Catholic games and I raising the flag of Gweru Chidzambwa won seven

became so attached to high. titles with his beloved

this game it became my "Wherever I go, I always Dynamos.

first love," said Navaya carry Gweru on my back, hope one day I will play in The signing of The Soccer24 family
Washington Navaya after
Navaya played for that's my home. I just want an English football league a long search for a striker sends heartfelt to the
is expected to add teeth to
many Zimbabwean local to thank my family and and raise the Zimbabwean Bosso's front line. Chidzambwa family and

teams including Telone friends for supporting and flag high maybe one day I will the entire local football

(WiFi Boys) and ZPC believing in me. I leave become the Pele of fraternity at a large,

Munyati. everything in God's hands. I Zimbabwe," said Navaya. following the loss of a

legend in Zimbabwean

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