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POST MUGABE TRANSITION
& THE ARMY—P3

REVIEW ON CHEVRONS ODI
PERFORMANCE—P16

Plight of Zimbabwe’s unregistered citizens
Shameful legacy of Gukurahundi flagged
Cyclone Idai adds burden

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Zim under radar for conflict sexual violence What Biden win means

TICHAONA ZINDOGA for Mnangagwa Govtwritten responses by Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth
and Development Office Minister of State, Lord Ahmad
HEAD OF CONTENT of Wimbledon Minister during a House of Lords debate
Zimbabwe is under the spotlight of the international on ‘Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences’.
community for sexual violence linked to political con- Baroness Helic (Conservative) sought to ask the Gov- Review & Mail Writer
flict, Review & Mail has learnt. Since ernment, “how many times the UK team of experts on President Mnangagwa
2018, a British-led panel of experts known as the Pre- preventing sexual violence in conflict has been deployed wasted no time in
venting Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) since March 2018; to which countries they have been congratulating newly-
has tracked Zimbabwe, among other African countries deployed; and what was the outcome as a result of each elected United States
such as Mali, DRC, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Cen- such deployment”. Lord Ahmad responded that PSVI President Joe Biden
tral African Republic, Burundi and Nigeria, for inci- had Zimbabwe under the microscope. (pictured) on his
dence of conflict-linked sexual violence.. victory against Don-
ald Trump, but ex-
“Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative perts say that there is
The panel works with national and international bodies (PSVI) Team of Experts have been deployed 11 times a fraught road ahead between the two countries’
as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs). since March 2018 including deployments to Dhaka, relations. Zimbabwe has struggled to reset rela-
The exact dates in which the team visited Zimbabwe are Mali and Zimbabwe,” Lord Ahmed responded. tions with the West since Mnangagwa came in
not clear, but indications are that Zimbabwe could have three years ago.
been probed on at least one of 11 occasions since 2018. “The sensitive nature of the deployments means that the Experts say in keeping with Democratic Party
No comment could be obtained from the Government outcomes are not published. The Team of Experts are a politics, Biden is expected to early on pronounce
of Zimbabwe at the time of writing to confirm this. group of independent experts deployed to support the a hard-line against Zimbabwe because of the de-
teriorating human rights situation here. TO P2
The issue came to light last week, on November 3, in work of national and international bodies and NGOs,”
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NATIONAL NEWS

Rights Commission decries lack of documentation

Review & Mail Writers mented children of rape who became parents and the birth certificate is successful, the rest of the

A significant chunk of Zimbabwe’s population grandparents, creating generations of people documents will be easily accessible.”

does not carry identification papers and this has without documentation. ZHRC’s Commissioners The report says that, in cases where witnesses
put them at a disadvantages in accessing services conducted field visits nation-wide in December were required to support application of documen-
and shutting opportunities, thereby violating their last while compiling this report. From the sub- tation, many are often scared to testify about the
fundamental rights. missions they received nationally, 50,9 percent death of their relatives for fear of the unknown.
This is one of the findings of the National In- conceded that a birth certificate is the most diffi-
quiry on Access to Documentation in Zimbabwe cult identification document to get followed by Others were simply reluctant to participate in na-
launched by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Com- national ID (30 percent), passport (8,5 percent), tional documentation exercises as they remind
mission, which has just begun circulating wide- death certificate (7,3 percent) and citizenship them of Gukurahundi events.

ly. (3,3 percent). Failure to get birth registrations The trend has proved a cause for concern as it is
consequently affects access to other identifica- likely to continue into the future if measures are
ZHRC says a number of factors account for
challenges in accessing identity documents, in- tion documents.
not taken to break the cycle.

cluding centralisation of registration offices, In communities around Matobo, Matabeleland “For instance, a 57-year-old widow from Gwan-
home births, problems with mobile registration, South and North, most respondents spoke of fail- da Rural District testified that her three children
lack of knowledge and procrastination by par- ure to get death certificates in cases of missing and five grandchildren were un-documented be-
ents, cultural and religious issues, and so on. The persons who died in the Gukurahundi era result- cause she herself was not in possession of any
inquiry involved various stakeholders such as ing in generations of un-documented persons. national documents. Unless special measures are
traditional leaders, civil society, faith organisa- taken to break the generational cycle, the trend of
tions and individuals. About 2.9 percent of national submissions re- non-documentation will continue,” reads part of
ceived by the Commission highlighted that
And, Zimbabwe’s troubled past as well as natural Gukurahundi created challenges in accessing the report. Lack of identity documentation has an

disasters such as the Cyclone Idai have also been documentation. impact on the enjoyment of human rights, such

blamed for forestalling identity registration. A Village Head from Umguza District, Matabe- as voting, education or travelling beyond bor-

According to the inquiry, communities which leland North was quoted in the report saying, ders.

were affected by Gukurahundi disturbances in “The biggest challenge is a group of children Other groups of people who were found to be
the 1980’s are facing challenges in accessing who do not have parents because of Gukurahun- having challenges in accessing identity docu-
identity documents; a situation that has created di. My community was affected ments includes indigenous minority communities
generations of people without birth certificates by Gukurahundi. These children do not have such as the San in Matabeleland South; commu-
and citizenship. birth certificates and we end up using people nities living along Zimbabwe’s borders; inmates
ZHRC says national inquiry on access to docu- who are not biological parents to register those and mentally impaired persons; refugee commu-
mentation report reveal that almost 90 percent of children. nities as well as communities in Manicaland
people in communities which experi-
enced Gukurahundi suffer from mental health “Some of these children are a product of rape by Province which were most hit by Cyclone Idai.
issues, due to trauma, which are deterring them armed forces during that period. It is very painful The inquiry is meant to contribute to legal and
from accessing identity documents. policy-driven imperatives to address the problem
A significant number of them are also undocu- because some of the fathers of these children
were buried in pits. If the first document which is of lack of documentation.

Zim under the radar Biden win: implications for Zimbabwe

FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1 daza pointed out how Biden was part of the bi-
he explained. Zimbabwe’s State apparatus and the rul- President Mnangagwa on Saturday wrote on
ing party, Zanu-PF, have been accused of using sexual partisan team that crafted the Zimbabwe Democ-
assault and rape as weapons against political opponents.
In April, three opposition activists, Joanna Mamombe, Twitter: “On behalf of all Zimbabweans, a huge racy and Economic Recovery Act in 2001,
congratulations to President Elect @JoeBiden signed by the then President George W Bush.

Netsai Marowa and Cynthia Chimbiri were allegedly on his election victory. Zimbabwe wishes you Senators Bill Frist, Russ Feingold introduced the
abducted and sexually assaulted after staging a demon- every successes in leading the American people. bill. Biden, Hillary Clinton and Jesse Helms
stration in Harare. I look forward to working with you to increase sponsored the bill.
PSVI was founded in 2012. by former Foreign Secre- cooperation between our two nations.”
“This is self-explanatory,” Mandaza said, on
tary Lord William Hague of Richmond and United Na- His Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo also Biden’s likely disposition towards Zimbabwe.
tions Special Envoy of the High Commissioner for Ref- followed up Sunday morning with,
ugees, Angelina Jolie. The UK has trained over 17,000 “Congratulations to President-Elect @JoeBiden Cape Peninsula University academic Trust
military and police personnel on sexual violence issues,
sent over 80 deployments of the UK team of experts to on his election victory Zimbabwe hopes to con- Matsilele said the rise of Biden would not alter
affected countries, committed over £33 million in UK Zimbabwe’s relations with the West, against a
funding and supported numerous projects around the tinue finding common ground, worthwhile and backdrop of renewed hardening stance against
world mutual alliances with the American people.” Britain’s ex-colony. But, according to him, the
pivot will be around sanctions.
The Harare administration is understood to have
been fancying more traction under the Republi-
can government, with a renewed mandate for “The rise of Biden simply means that sanctions
will be renewed and even more intensified.
Trump.

Opposition MDC-Alliance leader Nelson Cham- “When Zimbabwe got sanctions things were not
isa, and MDC-T leader Thokhozani Khupe, also as bad as they are today, so I wouldn't be sur-
prised if we see much stricter sanctions,” he said
sent out congratulatory messages.
referencing increased human rights abuses that
The stakes are high regarding Zimbabwe’s rela- are blamed on the administration of Mnangagwa.
tions with the US, with focus on how Biden will
He also said that the West was rallying against
relate to the administration of Mnangagwa.
Zimbabwe., which would mean more troubled
. Analysts pointed out that as a Democrat, Biden relations.
would likely increase pressure on Harare.
ASSAULTED...Mamombe “So expect Mnangagwa’s administration not to
Academic and political commentator Ibbo Man- face just pressure from the US but also...from

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PERSPECTIVE

Zim transition and the military – The four dilemmas

As the country marks three years after the coup
that that toppled Zimbabwe’s long time ruler,
Robert Mugabe in November 2017, we bring you
insights into the transitional dynamics before and
after the coup, according to an authoritative re-
port by the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute titled
‘Transition Politics In The Post-Mugabe Era’.
In this first part of a multi-series, we begin with
understanding the key background and overarch-
ing issues in the polity to date.

On 15 November 2017, an exhilarating breeze
swept across Zimbabwe as an unusual coalition
coalescing protesters, civic organisations, the
military and politicians across the political divide
crisscrossed the capital celebrating what has
come to be known as a ‘military assisted transi-
tion.’ Looking at it from a distance, one would
construe it as midwifery to transition into a dem-
ocratic dispensation.

So many expectations and hopes were pinned on
the outcome of this power transition from former CAMERA, LIGHTS, ACTION...The 2017 coup in Zimbabwe unfolded dramatically
President Robert Mugabe to the Mnangagwa ad-
ministration.
clampdown protesters who were protesting over Money has also been a persistent problem along-
electoral malpractice through use of naked force side the challenges stated above. On one hand,
Thus, many questions have emerged following on defenceless citizens which includes random there has been a cash shortage crisis since 2015
the failure of the ‘new dispensation’ government firing of live bullets on the streets in the capital. that has seen a sharp increase of queues in banks
of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to transition This state brutality against citizens saw 3000 ex- across the country. On the other hand, a terrifying
the country into a democratic dispensation and its trajudicial executions and 7000 cases of beatings hyper inflationary environment has emerged. The
attendant socio-economic fruits. and torture. Zimbabwean currency, the Bond Note and the

Zimbabwe Democracy Institute has postulated in Constitutional crisis RTGS Dollar have suffered a fast and steep de-
many of its transitology literature that the mili- Secondly, the voting patterns of the 2018 presi- valuation crisis that has triggered shortages of
tary is the decisive power-bloc determining the dential elections have shown a dramatic shrink- basic commodities, externalisation of foreign cur-
outcomes of transition politics in Zimbabwe. age of the popular support of the ruling party. rency by businesses and ruling elite, shortage of
Given the military assistance in the overthrow of Although some would blame this on the effects fuel and drugs.
former president Robert Mugabe, a relook into of the absence of their trade name “Mugabe” in This has caused a serious logjam in all productive
the role of the military in political transition be- the ballot box, the percentage of the shrinkage is sectors of the economy with the transport sector,
came necessary. so huge to justify identifying it as a signal of loss agriculture, industry being the hardest hit points.
A massive citizen protest occurred over these
Many politicians in the post-Mugabe government of trust and confidence in the ruling elite. When challenges in January 2019 which resulted in
including president Mnangagwa have on numer- viewed together, these developments give a vivid government deployment of armed military in res-
ous occasions asserted that Zimbabwe has en- indicator of state failure to deliver public goods idential areas to arrest, detain, torture, assault and
tered a new dispensation. triggering popular dissatisfaction across the coun- injure citizens including children.

They have emphasised that the new dispensation try. The role of the military as a cardinal tool of This again came as an experience that was never
is tilted towards a democratic transition in terms power retention cannot be overlooked in such expected in an independent Zimbabwe.
of its tools of power assumption, maintenance circumstances.
and retention. The Constitution promulgated into law in 2013 Health Dilemma
Therefore, ZDI conducted this study to interro- has been cascaded as a powerless assembly of The fourth and most brutish to the citizens and
gate the role of the military in transition politics wishes. The ‘military assisted overthrow’ of for- the economy has been the health dilemma. Zim-
in this post-Mugabe political order given its ubiq- mer president Mugabe had no enabling clause in babwe like other countries has fallen victim to
uitous role in the past. the constitution. the Corona virus pandemic also referred to as
This was done through a survey of public per- What has been known is that the constitution al- Covid-19.
ceptions on the subject, analysis of public ac- lows power transfer through either general elec- This has resulted in series of lockdown episodes
tions, inactions and positions of the military in tions or party secondment. which have seen the government defaulting into
issues of transition. Understanding the role of the Although ZANU-PF tried to follow the latter rule by decree modus operandi and use of armed
military as a central lynchpin in transition politics procedure, the whole process was contaminated military to assault citizens in the name of enforc-
in Zimbabwe goes a long way in informing citi- by procedural impropriety. The constitution does ing lockdown measures.
zen agency and democratic consolidation efforts not provide for the military to deploy weapons of The government of Zimbabwe has created a
in the country. warfare on the streets in the capital and encamp- Covid-19 Taskforce which has caused the worst
Citizen-government dilemma ment of heavily armed soldiers besides constitu- suffering, terror and fear among citizens across
The study came at a critical juncture in Zimba- tional court and parliament buildings before im- communities of Zimbabwe. Citizens have been
bwean history when the state has been puzzled by peaching the president. made to fear the soldiers and their punitive
a quadruple of dilemmas. The citizen- No proportional threat to security was discernible measures than the threat posed by the Covid19
government dilemma, the constitutional dilemma, to justify the military’s surrounding of govern- pandemic.
the money dilemma and the health dilemma seem ment which was witnessed in November 2017. The government has been caught unprepared by
to be at their worst. The judiciary was expected to protect the consti- the pandemic. Lock-downs have worsened the
Citizens, that is to say, the governed – have lost tution. Instead, the judiciary has issued a gro- hunger crisis in a country that was already in a
their fiduciary trust in the ruling elite. This has tesque ruling stating that the coup d’état staged food security crisis. In some areas of the country,
against former president Mugabe was constitu- shops have run out of stock whilst in others, pric-
tional.
been evident in two critical indicators. First is the Nobody knows which constitution the learned es of basic commodities have skyrocketed be-
recurrence of popular unrest and protests over justices were referring to. yond the reach of ordinary citizens who earn de-
almost every service delivered by the state. There The relationship between the constitution of Zim- valuated salaries.
have been strikes and protests of doctors, nurses, babwe and the military elite has since been sub-
teachers, war veterans of the liberation struggle ject to debate. The contention that the constitu- The military has featured in all the four dilem-
residents and most importantly, secondary school tion is subservient to permanent interests of the mas of the nation-state which speaks of its ubiq-
children. military elite has since been corroborated. uity in the key drivers of the state.

For the first time in the history of the state since *The Zimbabwe Democracy Institute is a local,
independence from Britain, the army was used to Money problems non-partisan think-tank. Its Director is Dr
Pedzisai Ruhanya.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Fight over Zim land issue still alive in SA

PRETORIA—Former Zimbabwean farmers who The Constitutional Court subsequently confirmed bwe’s land reform and ruled that the Zimbabwe

lost their farms this past week went to the Gaut- this order and found that “the president’s deci- government restore the land of the farmers who

eng High Court in Pretoria to the court to give sion to render the tribunal dysfunctional is un- had turned to it.

them the go-ahead to claim compensation against constitutional, unlawful and irrational.” It was also ruled that Zimbabwe had to compen-
sate them for the loss they had incurred.
the South African government. The farmers turned to the tribunal as they could

Pretoria News reported that the farmers intend not turn to their own country for compensation This led to the protocol being revised, and the
to cumulatively claim about R2 billion from the following the expropriation of their land. removal of the tribunal’s power to hear disputes
South African government after then-president
Jacob Zuma signed a SADC resolution in 2014 But Zuma and other SADC leaders signed a pro- brought by citizens against states.
that removed its tribunal’s powers over member
states. tocol in 2014, which stripped the tribunal of its Its mandate was restricted to hear disputes be-

This came in the wake of Zimbabwe’s land dis- powers. tween SADC member states only.
pute, and after the farmers had turned to the tri-
bunal to be compensated for losing their farms. In doing this, the courts found, he, among others, As Zuma was one of the signatories to the resolu-
infringed on the right of South African citizens to tion and the courts found that his signature on the
The then Law Society of South Africa earlier access justice in terms of our Bill of Rights. 2014 Protocol was constitutionally invalid, the
challenged the role Zuma and the government farmers now want to claim the compensation
played in the closure of the tribunal. It limited the jurisdiction of the SADC Tribunal they say the tribunal would have ordered Zimba-
to disputes only between member states and no bwe to pay them, from the SA government.
Some of the commercial farmers who were dis- longer between individual citizens and states in Government, however, said the alleged damage
possessed of their farms by former Zimbabwean the SADC region.
president Robert Mugabe were also among those was based on a loss suffered abroad (the inability
who joined the legal challenge.
The SADC Tribunal was established in 2005 to of the SADC Tribunal, based in Namibia, to re-
The high court at the time ordered that the presi- resolve disputes involving southern African ceive, hear and determine claims against Zimba-
dent had to withdraw his signature to the deci- states and their citizens. bwe) had nothing to do with the SA government.
sion that removed the tribunal’s powers.
In 2009, Zimbabwe challenged the legitimacy of It also objected to the claim stating that most of
the tribunal on the basis that it had not been es- the plaintiffs were Zimbabweans and had no rela-
tablished according to international law norms. tionship with the SA government.—Pretoria
This came after the tribunal had criticised Zimba- News

Rights violations up-

tick between April–

Sep: Watchdog

Review & Mail Writer T
Zimbabwe’s human rights, socio-economic and
political situation deteriorated between April
2020 and September 2020, according to a new
report.
The ZImbabwe Human Rights NGO’s Political
and Human Rights Violations Report April to
September 2020 released last week says, citizens
continued to be haunted by “unremitting” State-
sponsored violence, carried out with impunity
against a backdrop of inadequate infrastructure
and insufficient political will to deal with the
violence.
This is happening against a backdrop of deploy-
ment of armed soldiers in suburbs, towns,
growth points and every street corner in the cen-
tral business district has been a constant worry
for civil society organisations and human rights
defenders.
In the period under review, the Covid-19 pan-
demic also wrought extra challenges.
“Many of the violations recorded from April
2020 to September 2020 were in the form of
harassment and intimidation,” says the report.
“The reports made ran the gamut from assault,
torture, harassment, intimidation, malicious
damage to property, partisan distribution of food
and farming implements and arbitrary arrests.
“ The total number of recorded national politi-
cally motivated human rights violations for the
period under consideration is one thousand and
forty (1 202).
“The violations were predominantly perpetrated
by members of the Zimbabwe National Army,
Zimbabwe Republic Police and certain ZANU-
PF personnel.
“The violations occurred in all 10 provinces, but
more particularly so in Mashonaland Central,
Mashonaland East, Harare, Bulawayo and Mid-
lands,” the paper said.
It accused authorities of using the cover of
Covid-19 to clamp down on dissent.

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FEATURES

Homelessness: Harare’s enduring problem

Nathan Leander Guma and Primrose Mhlanga

It is morning. Harare City Council workers clad
in their usual red regalia are cleaning the asphalt.
A misty cloud of reddish dust covers them.

Yonder are heaps of ragged and ripped tent,
joined together by string of alternating blue and
red. It is 0630. A few people can be seen in the
newly refurbished and walled terminus.

From a distance, some tents appear to be just rub-
ble from nearby cloakrooms, where traders keep
their wares for the night before resuming the con-
stant struggle for survival.

Firstly, water oozes from the tent. Murky water,
bubbly and blue showing evidence of soap con-
tent.

Out of the tent crawls a woman with brown and
unkempt hair. She gently wipes her eyes with the
back of her hands as she yawns and stretches to-
wards the new day.

He name is Tsitsi.

She is one of the people who have found a home

in Mbare Bus Terminus, some 6 kilometres south

of Harare’s Central Business District. Zimbabwe NO PLACE LIKE HOME...A woman and her children at a makeshift home at Mbare Musika

has been grappling from the stranglehold of “We have engaged these women,” says Shumba. No hope?
homelessness. “They said no one had to care for their needs in Ward 3 Councillor, Tracy Chigaranesango be-

Her two children follow her out of the tent as she the villages. This alone shows the deepening lieves the squatter problem will stay for long but

goes out to make fire. It’s a girl and boy aged 5 poverty levels among citizens.” appears fatalistic as to how

and 3 respectively. Without uttering a word, the The civil society activist says there is need for a “I have been in Mbare for the past 20 years,” she
two stare at the pot as Tsitsi makes breakfast. comprehensive plan to take homeless people out says. “I have known the squatters since then.
They cannot go play unless they have some food. of their predicament, for good. Some of them live as extended families within

“I cannot afford to pay rentals so I had to move “Public policy is a collective responsibility. Ena- the terminus.”
out of more ‘decent’ shelter,” Tsitsi says. bling legislative frameworks should be set up to To her, their future is circling the drain. It is sim-

In Mbare accommodation ranges from US$15 to ensure sustainable living for the homeless,” says ilar to that of a water creature in a puddle at the

$40. This translates to about ZWL$1,220 to Shumba. beginning of the dry season.

ZWL$3,254 using the official exchange rate. Shumba believes council should go out of its way “Council may move them from the terminus

Nevertheless, her occupation has always kept her and engage the business world, philanthropists since there are renovations going on. Some struc-

on the tenterhooks. and traditional leaders among others. tures will be erected, including sheds,” she says.

“I sell plastic for a living. It is difficult for me to She says ending poverty is a public responsibility Nevertheless, she also believes the renovations

raise such an amount of money,” she says. in which everyone should lend a hand. She also will create a new, roomy and comfortable habitat

She has resorted to living in a plastic house bare- says government must oil its machinery and help for the people.
ly one metre high with an estimated length and the marginalized claw their way out of the abyss. “They have been using council ablution systems

width of 1.5m and 1.2m, respectively. Depth of the problem for free. Chances are that if the sheds are erected,

An enduring problem The problem of homelessness in Zimbabwe is this may create a home for them.

Tsitsi’s case is just a tip of the iceberg. daunting. She also says she has engaged Social Welfare so
a lasting solution can be reached.
Thousands of people in Harare are homeless and According to the Borgen Project which tracks

are driven there by a number of issues, mainly homeless vulnerability, Harare’s national housing Psychological problems

economic and social factors. shortage is pegged at over 1 million with over 1.2 Psychologist, Samantha Mudzengerere says

A significant number of the homeless also suffer million people on the government’s waiting list. homelessness has a psychological stirring effect.

from mental and psychological problems that The report states that poverty has exacerbated “It can lead to trauma. It is induced by issues
have pushed them out of their societies and out homelessness. It has had a gnawing effect on such as loss of a safe living environment. Condi-
onto the streets. livelihoods forcing people out of their rented tions of the shelter leads to stressors that affect
houses into making more illegal settlements. individuals,” she says.
Despite notable progress seen in building of new

houses and establishment of schemes and hous- A report by the Homeless World Cup Foundation She says this trauma will also have an effect on
ing consortia, many are still out in the cold. says 72.3 percent out of a population of over behaviour. She says this can be manifested by
17,000,000 Zimbabweans lives under the poverty anti-social behaviour fuelled by delusional think-
“This has been a common feature since inde- datum line. ing. The psychologist also believes homelessness
pendence. There is always one or two people liv-

ing in the bus terminus of Mbare,” says Precious Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says that has a hairy effect on victims.

Shumba, Director of Harare Residents Trust, an average family of 5 needs over ZWL$17,000 “Fear, anxiety and difficulty in adapting to de-
(HRT). to survive in a month. structive environments can cause destructive be-

HRT says it has investigated the particular cases Nevertheless, most of the women make less that haviour such as substance abuse. Unruly sexual
of Mbare homeless people in order to find ways behaviour can cause depression,” Mudzengere
to assist. ZWL$100 after a combined effort of begging and says.
scavenging.

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PERSPECTIVES ON US ELECTIONS

US ROT RUNS DEEPER THAN

DONALD TRUMP

BY LARRY DIAMOND loyalty from the military, the intelligence appa- have come within roughly three percentage
ratus, and federal law enforcement; his misuse of points of winning the popular vote and at worst
Regardless of who wins the 2020 presidential presidential power and discretion for political only narrowly missed winning the Electoral Col-
election, the health of American democracy will and financial advantage; and his gestures of sym- lege.
not soon recover. Over the past decade, and par- pathy and support for racist right-wing extremist
ticularly over the last four years, scholars of de- groups have no parallel in the annals of the Trump’s behavior during the campaign was espe-
mocracy have tracked a gradual decline in the American presidency. cially damaging to American democracy, in par-
quality of democracy in the United States. ticular his preelection attempts at voter suppres-
That decline, rooted in part in deepening partisan Despite his loss much of the world—and much of sion and his unfounded allegations of fraud in the
and racial polarization, began well before the the United States—will be stunned by the fact casting of mail-in ballots.
election of Donald Trump as president in 2016. that a populist demagogue and friend to autocrats Pre-election surveys found growing proportions
But to a degree far surpassing any of his 44 pre- around the globe will have won more votes than of both Democrats and Republicans who think
decessors, this president has severely damaged any presidential candidate in American history, there is at least “a little justification” for using
the norms, and to some extent the institutions, of save for Barack Obama in 2008 and Joe Biden in violence to advance their cause or to protest an
American democracy. 2020. Scholars, analysts, and foreign diplomats election defeat.
His constant effusion of lies and disinformation; will struggle for years to explain how Trump, in Between 15 and 20 percent of the staunchly lib-
his relentless assaults on the media, the courts, the wake of the most dismal performance manag- eral and staunchly conservative voters think there
the career civil service, and the political opposi- ing the pandemic of any advanced democratic could be a “great deal” of justification for vio-
tion; his efforts to politicize and demand personal leader, and facing the most moderate, least polar- lence. In seeking to delegitimize the vote, the
izing Democratic candidate imaginable, could president is playing with fire.— Foreign Affairs

Election 2020: Role of Stacey Abrams and other Black women

Courtney Connley the "exact match" policy before the 2020 elec-

As the 2020 presidential election came down to reported. Of those 53,000, more than 80percent tion.
the wire, it became clear that Black women con- of those registrations belonged to Black voters. Similar to Abrams, LaTosha Brown, co-founder
tinue to be the Democratic Party's most powerful of the Black Voters Matter Fund which works to
voting group. In a 2019 Vogue profile titled, "Can Stacey increase voter registration and turnout and ex-
Not only did 91percent of Black women vote for Abrams Save American Democracy?" Abrams pand voting rights policies, used an election loss
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ac- told the magazine that after her 2018 loss she to fuel her desire to create change after initially
cording to NBC News exit poll results, but Black "sat shiva for 10 days" and then she "started plot- failing in 1998, narrowly losing by just 200
women have also been on the front lines of this ting." Part of that plotting consisted of her start- votes. Today, Brown's Black Voters Matter
year's election, working to ensure that all eligible ing a voting rights organization called Fair Fight, Fund does work in Florida, South Carolina, Ten-
voters have their voices heard at the polls. which continued and expanded the work of the nessee, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina,
In Georgia, Stacey Abrams, (pictured) who ran New Georgia Project she started at the end of Pennsylvania, Alabama and Mississippi to en-
for governor of the state in 2018, has been on the 2013 that focused exclusively on increasing vot- sure that Black communities are not only regis-
ground to ensure that voter suppression does not er registration. This time, with Fair Fight, tered to vote but also understand the power of
dictate the outcome of this year's election. Two Abrams and her team focused on increasing vot- their vote. BVM also does work to advocate for
years ago, she lost the gubernatorial race by less er participation, as well as education about elec- the expansion of voting rights policies that in-
than 55,000 votes to Georgia's now-governor tions and voter rights. As a result of these efforts, clude early voting, resistance to voter ID laws
Republican Brian Kemp amid reports of voter it's estimated that more than 800,000 new people and a strengthening of the Voting Rights Act of
suppression in the state. have registered to vote in Georgia since 2018, 1965.
Between 2010 and 2018, it's reported that Kemp, with Abrams telling NPR that 45percent of these The 2020 U.S. presidential election is considered
who served as Georgia's secretary of state during new voters are under the age of 30 and 49percent one of the most consequential in modern history,
that time, purged upwards of 1.4 million voters are people of colour. In addition, Abrams tells and poll numbers are showing that the efforts of
from the rolls, with many voter registrations be- NPR that she and her team were able to get rid of Abrams, Brown, Aden and so many other activ-
ing cancelled because a person did not vote in ists are paying off with a record number of Black
the previous election. voters casting a vote. Regardless of the final
Additionally, in 2018, 53,000 people had their outcome of the election, Black women, who tend
registrations moved to "pending" because of the to vote at higher rates than other groups, with
state's "exact match" law, which requires hand- 94percent also voting in favour of Hillary Clin-
written voter registrations to be identical to an ton in 2016, continue to prove that they're the
individual's personal documents, The Atlantic Democratic Party's most loyal voting group. –
CNBC

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AGRICULTURE

Optimising saves water and nourishes crops

tion. When rainy season turns into drought, you need different soil nutrients and water amounts.

are able to use that natural rainwater for crop irri- By constantly rotating the types of crops, there’s

gation. usually a higher crop yield.

Better optimise watering times Irrigation Scheduling

It is essential to know enough information about Smart water management is not just about how

your land and crops. Low cost and long-battery water is delivered but also when, how often, and

While many farmers globally are relying on life connected sensors running on Sigfox network how much. To avoid under- or overwatering their

groundwater and other pumped resources to are able to tell farmers crucial data about their crops, farmers carefully monitor the weather

properly water their crops, the environmental ef- crops and soil, including soil moisture levels and forecast, as well as soil and plant moisture, and
fects of water waste are a big problem in agricul- soil temperature so it’s easier to determine if and adapt their irrigation schedule to the current con-
ditions. Farm which uses flood irrigation in their
ture. Water waste can lead to soil erosion, over-
orchards, waters at night to slow down evapora-
watered crops, and unnecessary spend.By better
tion, allowing water to seep down into the soil
optimizing your water usage, you are not only
and replenish the water table.
doing your part to conserve one of nature’s most

precious resources, but you can also produce Agricultural water conservation does take some
healthier crops, all with less water. Here are some effort, but the results are worth the effort. By bet-
tips for water conservation in agriculture. ter conserving water, you’re not only saving a

Install better watering systems precious natural resource, you’re also helping
your crops thrive. Optimize your watering sys-
Watering with drip irrigation instead of the tradi- tems with better soil moisture monitoring. Other
conservation techniques are rotational grazing,
tional overhead spray method can decrease evap- dry farming, compost and mulch, cover crops and
conservation tillage.
oration and save up to 80 percent more water. It
*Lucy Kundai Zvaraya is an Agronomist who
also ensure that the water gets to the plants’ has experience in agronomy, horticulture, irri-
gation, greenhouse farming and more. She
roots, which can lead to better growth.

Choose more drought-tolerant crops when to water.

All crops you grow need to be ideal for your cli- Follow best practices for better soil quality

mate. If plants are native to your region, they will By focusing on better soil quality, your soil can holds BSc Honours in Agronomy from Mid-

be more likely to succeed in natural weather con- better hold moisture and oxygen for plants to lands State University and consults for various

ditions, such as periods of drought. In addition, if thrive. This will cut down on the amount of water farmers under her flagship Agronomy-Bae.

your region usually experiences periods of needed on a regular basis. Good soil management She has special interests in biotechnology,

drought, consider planting crops that are accli- practices include fertilizing with manure, adding plant pathology, modern agriculture and

mated to periods without enough water. This can compost, and reducing tillage frequency. smart farming. Passionate about women em-

help cut down on watering. Rotate crops powerment with a bias towards Women in Ag-
Store rain water riculture. Like and follow social media han-

Many farmers rotate the types of crops they plant dles @agronomybae on twitter and Agrono-

Alternatively, in periods of regular rainstorms, by season or year, thus providing enough variety myBae-agronomist on Facebook .

consider building rain barrels to store precipita- for the soil and plants to thrive. Different crops

La Nina promises increased rainfall for Southern Africa

La Niña has developed and is expected to last in against a background of human-induced cli- For this reason, WMO is now adding to the exist-
into next year, affecting temperatures, precipita- mate change which is exacerbating extreme ing portfolio of seasonal information provided
tion and storm patterns in many parts of the weather and affecting the water cycle," said through the National and Regional Climate Out-
world, according to the World Meteorological WMO Secretary-General Professor Petteri look Forums and has increased the frequency of
Organization (WMO). Taalas. "La Niña typically has a cooling effect on the Global Seasonal Climate Update (GSCU)
global temperatures, but this is more than offset from quarterly to monthly. In addition to El Niño
The global declaration of a La Niña event is used by the heat trapped in our atmosphere by green- and La Niña, the GSCU incorporates influences
by governments to mobilize planning in climate house gases. Therefore, 2020 remains on track to of other climate drivers, such as the North Atlan-
sensitive sectors like agriculture, health, water be one of the warmest years on record and 2016- tic Oscillation, the Indian Ocean Dipole, to as-
resources and disaster management. WMO is 2020 is expected to be the warmest five-year pe- sess their likely effects on regional surface tem-
now stepping up its support and advice for inter- riod on record," said Professor Taalas. "La Niña perature and precipitation patterns and as such
national humanitarian agencies to try to reduce years now are warmer even than years with used to underpin much of the seasonal discus-
the impacts among the most vulnerable at a time strong El Niño events of the past." sions with the United Nations and other partners.
when coping capacities are stretched by the
COVID-19 pandemic. WMO's new ENSO Update states there is a high The latest seasonal forecasts indicate that the
likelihood (90%) of tropical Pacific sea surface Greater Horn of Africa (below normal rainfall),
This year's La Niña is expected to be moderate to temperatures remaining at La Niña levels through Central Asia (below normal rainfall) and South
strong. The last time there was a strong event the end of 2020, and maybe through the first East Asia, some of the Pacific Islands and the
was in 2010-2011, followed by a moderate event quarter of 2021 (55%). This follows more than a northern region of South America (above normal
in 2011-2012. La Niña refers to the large-scale year of neutral ENSO conditions (i.e., neither El rainfall) will see some of the most significant
cooling of the ocean surface temperatures in the Niño nor La Niña). The Update is based on fore- precipitation anomalies associated with the 2020
central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, cou- casts from WMO Global Producing Centres of La Nina event.
pled with changes in the tropical atmospheric Long-Range Forecasts and expert interpretation. La Niña can lead to increased rainfall in Southern
circulation, namely winds, pressure and rainfall.
It usually has the opposite impacts on weather It is important to note that El Niño and La Niña Africa and this is indicated by some recent sea-
and climate as El Niño, which is the warm phase are not the only factors that drive global and re- sonal forecast models. However, there are some
of the so-called El Niño Southern Oscillation gional climate patterns. No two La Niña or El nuances in these and therefore up to date fore-
(ENSO). Niño events are the same, and their effects on casts should be monitored over the coming
regional climates can vary depending on the time months. La Niña can also affect the South West
"El Niño and La Niña are major, naturally occur- of year and other factors. Therefore, decision Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclone season, reducing
ring drivers of the Earth's climate system. But all makers should always monitor latest seasonal the intensity.—ReliefWeb
naturally occurring climate events now take place forecasts for the most up to date information.

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LIFE LIVES HERE

Joe Cole: Dancing
way to success

No Limits for choreographer John Cole

Desmond Munemo

Behind the choreography in a number of such
videos is John Cole, increasingly popular as a
man of innovative dance backing up great Zim-
babwean sounds.

Videos featuring his dance creations are being
seen on DStv, including Xhexhe with Ashta Eez,
who is at present based in Poland. Others feature
the likes of Mukoko, Ngoro, Setter Pace, Watora
Moyo, Ngaibake and Tinofamba Nenyasha.

“It’s mind blowing, because as a boy who sold
vegetables and was a gardener, you can imagine
the jump from there to here.

“No lie – it’s an awesome feeling watching these
on DStv, knowing millions could be watching
with me,” he said.

John also became involved in the annual DStv
Eutelsat Star Awards competition, mentoring
high school students who wished to enter.

“That was a fun experience, and I was thrilled
the students were well versed with who I am and
what I have done,” said John.

He has been in a journey of dance and choreogra-
phy for almost 10 years and feels the effort and
hard work in getting established and known is
paying off.

“With humility I can say I have worked, sweated
and bled for what I have achieved today, which
is what I call the #dancewithjohncole experience.
I am who I am now not because of my own ef-
fort, of course, as many people have supported, SERIOUS MOVES...Joe Cole with protégé Amara Brown

encouraged and helped me along the way, with
likes, love, referrals and hiring me to do the job. support me; so thank you, everyone,” explained of art.
John Cole. He gets inspiration from fellow cho-
“So I say that John Cole is the people's choreog- reographer and mentor Edric Godzongere, his He mentions such world-acclaimed dancers such
rapher and that the real heroes are the ones who mother and other local and international sources as Chris Brown, among his icons in the business.

9 8/11/2020 R&M

LIFESTYLE

It’s gettin’ hot in here!

ENTERPRISING… Blessing Chikanga (standing right in second picture) and his partners Byron (middle) and Tendai Dalton (left) have made
selling used clothes, a little eye candy.

Used summer shirts, shorts sale cause social media sensation

Tichaona Zindoga “My friend (Mulinga) being a model by profes-
When a young Chitungwiza man posted on Twit- sion as well, would do photo shoots and we
ter about selling used shirts and shorts, earlier would market on Facebook as we also had a
this week, he got more than business attention. large following on Facebook and Twitter, people
started finding them ‘cool’ again and we have
He got involuntary oohs and ahs from mostly been on running around doing that,” said Chikan-
female social media users because the pictures ga.
told more than a story of a mobile thrift shop set
up by unemployed graduates to make ends meet. The duo is finding most customers through social
media with young people buying for themselves,
Used clothes – known as bhero (bale) – has just and according to the sellers, their parents as well.
entered an age of cool, and this is among millen-
nials and Generation Z (born from the late They have come up with some business princi-
ples: make sure the clothes are good quality, rela-
1980’s to 2000s). tive to other thrift shops; segment and target your

For Blessing Chikanga, selling used clothes is a market; treat customers as friendly as possible
business that has to be reimagined with a whole (this helps spread the word) and profits are to be
new set of principles and strategies. Earlier this used thriftly!
year, after finding the labour market tough,
Chikanga and his partner, Byron Mulinga Earlier, in winter, the budding entrepreneurs sold
thought of venturing into selling used clothes, blazers, jackets and sweat pants, before the heat
albeit at a different level. kicked in.

“We were both at Midlands State University The initial success of the business has led
from 2014 to 2018,” Chikanga told Review & Chikanga and his partners to think bigger.

Mail. “We had a hard finding work…I studied “In the immediate future, we’re planning to open
Retail and Logistics my Partner studied Develop- a small shop, for walk in customers since now
ment Studies. Finding work proved extremely we are currently moving around a lot and we
hard without connections and we kept dabbling want to avoid that,” he said. “We are also look-
in one thing and the other.” ing into creating a fashion agency in the vein of

“To be honest this whole thing started when we dressing celebs and models and upcoming artists
went out to find some clothes especially summer be it for their outings, photoshoots, video shoots
shirts and shorts for personal wearing,” recounts and such.”
Chikanga, who is also a graphic designer.
But they have not arrived yet.

He said they looked just as good in the clothes. “We still looking into the long term viability of
the business and creating proper business strate-
“People started asking us about where we got gies,” said Chikanga.
them and we decided to buy in bulk and sell
them,” he said.
Follow Chikanga on Twitter @BlessingStyles
and WhatsApp +263782605585
Then there was also a key selling point.

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OBIRTUARY

A Genius in his own way

Socialiate Genius Kadungure aka Ginimbi died in the early hours of
November 8, shocking Zimbabwe. People shared the best memories of him...

Review & Mail Writer
He was known as a rich, young and wild party animal with an expensive taste for
cars and luxury. And girls. His adventures spanned Zimbabwe and South Africa
where he had massive interests in business and pleasure.
Genius Kadungure redefined partying, often conducting ridiculously fancy and
degenerate “all-white” birthday parties.

He was the King. He made a name not just for himself but other socialites and
other little characters who had their two minutes of fame, the setting being his
massive Domboshava mansion.

He told Review & Mail during a visit there in August that, for all its flamboy-
ance, the home which has three vast wings —equipped with all the modern fit-
tings including a pool, a 5-D cinema and a state of the art gym—was work in pro-
gress.
“I am going to invite you media to come with proper cameras and showcase this
for the first time,” he said. He was soft-spoken and laid back, and showed us
around the compound. We ended the conversation resting on his newly acquired
Ferrari. Meanwhile, he spent some time on the phone negotiating a new deal for a
new Range Rover, with a South African businessman. Now, he is no more. On
the news of his death, people from different walks of life paid tribute to one man
who was definitely a sinner but a genius in his own right.

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Shirking LEADER PAGE
responsibility

Earlier this week, Government announced
that it was taking over 1000 nurses from
its payroll because they had failed to re-
port for duty.
Health workers have declared incapacita-
tion, that is, failure to go to work and at-
tend duty because they simply cannot ow-
ing to poor remuneration.
Nurses cannot afford to go to work be-
cause their pay cannot sustain transport
costs. The same pay cannot sustain basic
livelihood for workers who have to eat,
clothe and take care of families. They can still be investigated, in future
They cannot send their children to school.
They cannot buy medicines for the treat-
ment of the sick in their families. LOOSE CANON is applicable to politics too.
They are hopeless. We know that a lot takes place in this
In a way, this is the story of the civil serv- dirty, dirty game. Lives have been lost.
ant in Zimbabwe: the teacher, the office WITH VAZIGWA Fortunes have been made and gained. And,
for those who enjoy the status quo—our
orderly, the medical doctor; and so on. Our ancestors, those fathers and mothers rulers – the goal is to live the life forever.
The situation is gloomy. It gets gloomy by of ours who lived way before us were a It is only natural to self-preserve and per-
the day. wise lot. Who can disagree! petuate. The more we are corrupted by
For nurses and teachers who have de- They had wisdom for every occasion went power, the more we did in and the only
clared incapacitation, the options are lim- through those years taming the forests and choice is the fight to the death.
ited: go back to work and slave it off and animals and the land itself so that they There will; be families and riches to pro-
hope for better days, at least according to could give them life. tect. But then, it’s a cruel world!
the promises of the employer. Or to stay They mastered the elements—the wind, The day eventually comes when the sins
home and find something to do, like sell- water, earth, fire and everything else so and iniquities catch up with us.
ing vegetables, second hand clothes and that they could live and live harmoniously Today, we see wives and sons flexing
trinkets to make a living. Yet still, to wait with seasons and nature. That was before muscles of governmental power, and wrig-
for the earliest opportunity to go outside climate change. Or threats of extinction gling out of investigations into serious
the country in search of greener pastures, of our animals. These were masters of the theft of national treasure.
and forget about everything. universe and tenderers of the Earth. They even swear by their mothers that
The employer is just all to ready to part Who called us the Dark Continent? That is their hands are clean, without of course
ways—in a dirty sort of manner, that is. obviously a stupid narrative that seeks to subjecting themselves to due scrutiny.

It is aware that its workers, the long suf- delegitimise our indigenous knowledge Yet, we know that they barely conceal
fering civil servants, are in a difficult po- systems and autochthonous wisdom that their guilt. That which has accusing, devil-
sition now and too angry and unwilling to was held by those with cotton-tuft hair and ish horns.
accept low pay. passed on from generation to generation. Time will tell. It is the beauty of it. It is the
Unfortunately, the Government does not But this is a digression. Our ancestors tragedy of it. For now we look and watch.
care! What it wants actually is a situation gave us one piece of wisdom that told us The power and corruption deepen. So does
when it will not be paying any more nurs- that, ‘something which has horns cannot the guilt. But in good time, everything will
es or teachers. be hidden in a sack’. The be out in the open and wives and sons who
This is the essence of freezing out the saying enjoys almost universal application can’t be investigated today can, and will
thousand or so nurses. Government is within our ethical and moral codes. And it be investigated tried tomorrow!
shirking its responsibilities. It will punish
and nurses, doctors, teachers, and every-
one else not because these groups have THE FACTBOX

inherently failed to do their work: quite November 7 2000— US disputed elections
the opposite. Government itself has failed
its obligations to maintain a well-fed and
motivated workforce. On this day in 2000, the U.S. presidential elec-
Not many governments in the world are tion ended in a statistical tie between Demo-
this abject. crat Al Gore Gore and Republican George W.
The tragedy is that all this mess is taking Bush, only to be settled on December 12 by
place under pseudo-economics by the the U.S. Supreme Court after a bitter legal dis-
Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube whose pute.
grand formula for the economy revolves
around cutting expenditure on social ser- The Supreme Court of the United States re-
vices and maintaining positive balance on versed a Florida Supreme Court request for a
books of accounts. Which would not have selective manual recount of that state’s US pres-
been a problem, really, except that it is a idential election ballots.
huge lie. Declaring surplus when Govern- The 5–4 decision effectively awarded Florida’s
ment workers are underpaid and artificial- 25 votes in the electoral college—and thus the
ly kept in low numbers is actually a fraud. election itself—to Republican candidate George
It is unsustainable. W. Bush.

There is a reason why tensions continue —Adapted from the Encyclopaedia Britannica
to simmer in this country.

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IN THE MEDIA

State of Zimbabwe’s media sector

Vivienne Marara We also welcome the invitation for the submission of Before the emergence of Covid 19, some of our institu-
applications made by the Broadcasting Authority of tions were already reeling from the economic challenges
The year 2020 has been a challenging year!
It has been a year in which our material existence and Zimbabwe (BAZ) for community radios and free to air in the country. The emergence of Covid 19 which fur-
the existence of our industry have been threatened exis- national commercial television licenses. This of course ther resulted in depressed economic activity culminated
tentially through the emergence of the global pandemic- came against the background of the enactment of the in massive loss of revenue for the media as there was
COVID 19. Despite our losses, fears and unmet expec- community radio regulations meant to guide the opera- less advertising by business and less disposable income
tations, we remain resolute and hopeful that it still re- tions of the sector. The BAZ invitation for applications to buy media products by citizens.
mains within our power to change the course of media represents an incremental step towards the opening of Loss of revenue unfortunately also led to massive job
developments here in Zimbabwe. Therefore, today pre- the airwaves so as to ensure that more citizens, including losses in the media, with female journalists also bearing
sents an opportunity for all of us to reflect, deliberate and those in marginalised and underrepresented communi- the brunt. As an Alliance, we anticipate that these devel-
plan for the year ahead. ties, access information and media products. opments will continue to manifest in the coming year
Despite the challenges that the media sector encountered However, for us as a sector, the extent to which the 2nd unless and if media stakeholders come together and craft
in the past year, there were however a number of posi- dispensation is committed to diversifying the media strategies to ensure the resilience and viability of the sec-
tive developments that we should take time to space will be witnessed through the license awarding tor to withstand external shocks and recover from the
process. The country benefits little from oligopolies in challenges we have experienced this year.
acknowledge and even celebrate.
2020 saw the repealing of the infamous Access to Infor- the media, as such, the media sector should be character- It is not by coincidence that this year’s All Stakeholders
mation and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) which is ised by diversity and plurality. Meeting is being held today, November 2, a day which
set to be replaced by 3 laws. AIPPA consistently fea- It is commendable that Government finally constituted was set aside to commemorate the International Day to
tured as a dark spot in discourses around the media and the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) Board. We End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
had been used in previous years to stifle media freedom are also especially happy that the Chairperson of the Covid-19 regrettably provided a threat to our industry
and the enjoyment of access to information rights. Me- Commission is a woman- Professor Ruby Magosvong- whereby authorities clamped down on freedoms, includ-
dia practitioners together with media support organisa- we. The coming in of the new board is also against a ing journalistic freedoms in the name of combating the
tions expended a lot of energy and ink denouncing this background of conversations about the need for a co- disease and enforcing lockdown measures. We therefore
law and we are happy that, finally, AIPPA is no longer regulation mechanism amongst media stakeholders. saw more than 20 of our media colleagues being arrest-
in our statutes. We are happy that differences within the sector have ed and harassed for doing their work under, and in con-
As of now, one of the three laws set to replace AIPPA, narrowed significantly and we remain hopeful that the nection with Covid-19. Some of the infractions against
the Freedom of Information Act has since been promul- new ZMC board will help bridge this gap forever. our sector also included beatings, intimidation, manipu-
gated. As such, we now await the enactment of the two As discussed at the 2019 All Stakeholders Conference, lation and threats to personal security.
remaining laws namely the Zimbabwe Media Commis- there was a recommendation on the need for robust at- I reflect on the sad fact that some people and institutions
sion Bill and the Protection of Personal Privacy Bill. tention on how men and women in the industry are re- that have beaten, harassed and intimidated our col-
lating to each other. There was also a call for the enact- leagues have gone unpunished and may never be held
The above is indeed a milestone achievement, and it is ment of sexual harassment policies and the actioning accountable.
hoped that the new laws that replaced and will be replac- around complaints-both of which I am happy to say As an industry, we say no to impunity and call upon
ing AIPPA, will be observed in their letter and spirit. have been followed upon on in the past year by both the authorities to investigate all crimes perpetrated against

Despite the progressive provisions in for example the media houses themselves and also media support organ- journalists including persecution of the same.
Freedom of Information Act, as an Alliance, we do con- isations. However, we have not yet “arrived”, more It is prudent for Government to make sure that such a
tinue to register our reservations that the law contains needs to be done to curb incidences of bullying and sex- situation does not obtain, much less degenerate, as this
old contradictions which were inherent within AIPPA. ual harassment in the media. has implications on not only the enjoyment of journal-
We acknowledge that we may not achieve perfection at While I have enumerated some of the gains and posi- istic freedoms.
once, but we now look forward to the implementation of tives that occurred in the past year, there were however *Adapted from a presentation Marara gave in at an
the law to serve the best interests of the media sector also a number of negatives that were recorded. Media All Stakeholders Conference on Nov ember 2,
including reducing tensions between the State and the The Covid-19 pandemic that hit the globe this year 2020. Marara is the new chairperson of the Media
Media, a point that had unfortunately soured our cooper- brought to the fore the fact that our national economies Alliance of Zimbabwe.
ation in the last two decades. and the industry in particular are vulnerable.

Three digital news innovation projects show business impact

Mary-Katharine Phillips While there has been a lot of work on personalisation Differentiated plans enable 40percent subscribers
algorithms outside of the news industry, with catalog- growth at Le Monde
With the recent release of the Google News Initiative based companies such as Spotify and Amazon leading In France, Le Monde received funding from Google to
Impact Report, including results from the DNI fund in the charge, there has long been a concern that personal- create a three-tier subscription model as commonly seen
Europe, we are exploring this week, 3 news innovation ising news will lead to filter bubbles. at Netflix. In the essential offer, subscribers have full
projects where publishers already reported positive busi-
ness impact. That’s one of the aspects explored within JAMES: how access to the website and applications, with the normal
can the distribution of news be personalised so readers ePaper publication time of 1 PM as Le Monde is an af-
Gamifying news at Russmedia brings 10x growth in can be exposed to the full breadth of journalism pro- ternoon newspaper.
registered readers duced daily by the editorial teams of The Times. For double the price, the next subscription offer includes
2 accounts who can read the edition and early access to
In Austria, the team at Vorarlberg Online (part of Russ- During this one-year project, JAMES served over the ePaper as of 11 AM. Finally, the family subscription
media) was looking for a way to better reward their loy- 100,000 subscribers with automated, individualised offer has 4 accounts, plus an additional 6 digital supple-
al readers and they looked for inspiration in the gaming newsletters, using algorithms that optimised for match ments throughout the year.
industry.

With the creation of “Ländlepunkte“, readers are re- This subscription update has paid off as Le Monde has
warded for their engagement with points that can be grown its digital subscribers by 40percent since the be-
redeemed for various prizes, concert tickets, and dis- ginning of 2020. Encouraging users to share subscrip-
count vouchers. tions by upgrading to multiple accounts has been one of

Readers are first encouraged to sign in so that they can the key growth drivers.

start to gather points. Another key driver is the differentiated digital edition

Then they earn points by taking actions such as reading, offering and at Twipe we are proud to have been part of
this collaboration to offer access to Le Monde’s ePaper
sharing articles, or writing comments. Interestingly, to on our platform.
date 65percent of points have been used to purchase
Vorarlberg Online’s own product.
For other publishers looking to differentiate their sub-
scription offerings, the digital edition, be it in the form of
The focus on encouraging readers to become registered to individual interests as well as trending content. ePaper Replica or a digital-first NextGen edition, offer a
users has resulted in a 10x growth in the number of
logged in users (from 3percent to 30percent). This helped The Times reduce churn by 49percent for great opportunity.
subscribers who received a daily automated personal-
We have already seen the importance of registered users ised newsletter, particularly among the low and medium It is a perfect example of taking something with a long
for converting new subscribers also at publishers such as engaged readers. history (the first newspaper was printed in 1605) and
The New York Times and The Telegraph. reinventing it for today’s world. This is the ethos of the
In the spirit of knowledge sharing fostered by Google’s Day 1 philosophy, which we will further explore in the
It’s been a 10-fold growth project for us and there are innovation funding, at the end of the project in 2019, all next event in our Future of News series on December 1.
not a lot of those happening in our industry. the findings were made available in a free report. — Twipe Digital Publishing
Personalising news distribution at The Times

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CHINA-AFRICA

Test for revolutionary Zanu-PF’s reorganisation, modernisation

Lance Foroma ginalised while some places have inadequate de-
velopment of personnel. President Xi notes that
A few years ago, Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu in some cases the Party fails to bring high calibre
-PF abandoned the use of the District Coordinat- talent due to flimsy considerations.
ing Committee structures over what were then
feared to be divisiveness and organisational
strife. Lastly, entities may lack awareness to enforce
Party discipline or fulfilling their responsibility
in some cases even disdaining the organisation.
Last year, at its Annual People’s Conference, the
revolutionary party resolved to revive the struc-
tures, which are seen as an important cog in the LEADERSHIP... President Xi Jinping “These problems severely undermine the party’s
political system because of their strong implica- unity and solidarity and adversely affect its cause
tions on party constituencies. The problems confronting Zanu-PF and the CPC and the people’s interests,” President Xi says.
But the revival of the DCCs has not gone on are strikingly similar both as mass organisations How to solve these problems
well, as there are allegations serious infighting, and as parties that seek to stay true to founding In defining the party’s “organisational line in the
vote-buying and bloodletting. ideals and ideology. new era” President Xi is inspired by Deng Xiao-
The President and First Secretary, Cde Emmer- Zanu-PF is riven by lack of discipline, factional- ping who once said that, “The implementation of
son Mnangagwa on October 12 had to read the the correct political line must be ensured by a
riot act, convening a meeting on the conduct of correct organisational line.”

these elections, whose intensity will likely in- ism, corruption, among other ills. On the other His interventions are important for any organisa-
crease in the following weeks. Again during this hand, CPC is confronting problems of a similar tion of the nature of the ruling party, Zanu-PF –
week's Politburo meeting on Wednesday, the nature. which incidentally has sisters in the region who
President cracked the verbal whip to order the President Xi notes that some CPC members do are facing similar challenges as former liberation
party to conduct itself well during the process. not abide by political discipline and rules, movements. President Xi says, among other
Fears about the volatility of these DCCs are not groundlessly criticising the Central Committee’s things, the party must focus on improving the
misplaced. They could just as well make or break major policies, feigning compliance and practic- organisational system, train and gather high qual-
the revolutionary party. ing duplicity. ity, competent cadres who are loyal, have moral
Given the general fractious state of our politics, Some, according to President Xi, waver in their integrity, who are responsible, patriotic and meri-
and new challenges brought about by reorganisa- ideals and convictions, having doubts about com- tocratic.
tion – Zanu-PF could take a number of vital les- munism and Marxism-Leninism; lack drive in The party must guarantee strong organisation in
sons from the Chinese Communist Party under their work, ducking responsibility and shying upholding overall party leadership in its ideologi-
the leadership of President Xi Jinping. away from action, in order to avoid mistakes. cal grounding – in the case of China, developing
His latest treatises, Governance of China III There are also fence sitters and those who form socialism with Chinese characteristics.
identifies party reorganisation as central. Not cliques and factions. There is little doubt that revolutionary parties are
least, he advocates for the domination and lead- Among other ills, some members favour “form facing challenges of upgrading their software and
ership of the CPC in all aspects of national life. over substance” and indulge in bureaucratism, modernising and renewing themselves. The man-
Further, President Xi exhorts Chinese Com- hedonism and extravagance while others abuse ifest challenges in the ruling Zanu-PF are a sig-
munists to stay true to the founding ideals of the power for personal gain and become corrupt and nificant pointer. However, the party and its sister
party – under Mao Zedong – and symbolically degenerate, refusing warnings from the Central liberation movements in Africa could do well to
hold on to each relic as a reminder of the glori- Committee. tap into the wisdom of China and President Xi’s
ous journey and identity of the struggle. These Organisationally, some grassroots party organs compelling philosophies.
are important philosophies. are dysfunctional, weak, and ineffective or mar- *Foroma is a South African-based Zimbabwe-
Internal Problems an political scientist

China’s Five-year plan holds promise for Africa

James Muiga with all countries around technological pol- The CPC Central Committee resolved to
icies, development planning and other areas continue opening up the economy and to
Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central related to technological cooperation. This is avoid the unrealistic event of decoupling
Committee of the Communist Party of Chi- an opportunity for African countries to ben- from the global economy. Opening up the
na, held last week, laid out a comprehen- efit from China's advanced technology to Chinese economy underpins the CPC's com-
sive guideline for the 14th Five-Year Plan solve socioeconomic challenges on the con- mitment to enhance economic cooperation
(2021-25), which covers major aspects of
China's socioeconomic life. with Africa and solve the issue of trade im-
balance by giving the continent more access
The launch of the five-year plan is also a to the huge Chinese market.
launchpad for China's second centenary
goal of becoming a modern socialist econo- tinent. China's focus on innovation will China has also renewed its commitment to
my by 2035. Several components of the five help mutually beneficial economic coopera- reduce the impact of climate change. This
-year plan will have far-reaching effects on tion and collaboration. The plenum also put will be done by stabilizing and eventually
Africa, because China is the largest trading heavy emphasis on the "dual circulation" reducing its carbon emissions. The techno-
partner of the continent by far. development paradigm to counter backlash logical innovations touching on green ener-
One of the widely discussed components of against economic globalization. The growth gy can be part of the economic and techno-
the five-year plan is the reliance on tech- pattern focuses on international economic logical cooperation with Africa to fill the
nology, innovation and science as the lead- development and cooperation as well as a energy gap on the continent and provide
ing change factor. A focus on technology strong domestic economic cycle. The think- power to areas and people who are off the
and innovation offers an opportunity to grid. This puts China in the position to be a
deepen technological cooperation and skill strategic partner that will enable Africa to
transfer between the two civilizations. achieve the United Nations' Sustainable De-
The plenum further made it a priority to velopment Goals of affordable and clean
energy across the entire continent.

share more technological outcomes with the ing behind this is that, despite the fact that Cultural development as part of a thriving
world. This opens up opportunities for col- the hallmark of a strong economy is a socialist modern China was given a promi-
laboration and cooperation with African smooth internal economic cycle, China still nent position in the 14th Five-Year Plan.
countries in areas such as manufacturing, deeply appreciates the importance and ben- China will use cultural exchanges as part of
transportation, public health, agriculture efits of deep engagement in international its strategy for the mutual benefit of both
and communication. China is currently fac- economic circulation. China and Africa. This will see more Con-
ing unbalanced development, where there is
heavy reliance on global market forces. As Africa's largest trading partner, a fucius Institutes being set up as avenues of
However, it is important to note that China stronger domestic economic circulation cultural exchanges and channels of cultural
needs the world, but more important, the within China will create a market for Afri- diplomacy between China and Africa.
world needs China. Joint scientific and can exports, enhance Sino-African econom- *James Muiga is a senior associate fellow
technology research that is encouraged in ic cooperation, and counter Western rheto- of the China-Africa Center at the Africa
the five-year plan will materialize through ric about the need for "de-Sinification" of Policy Institute, a Kenya-based think
the dialogue that the CPC will encourage the African economy. tank.—China Daily Global

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SPORTS REVIEW

Verdict on Chevrons’ ODI showing—Analysis

Nobert Basvi

The Zimbabwe national men’s cricket team (The
Chevrons) punched above their weight when they
picked up their first ICC Men’s Cricket World
Super League points after a remarkable perfor-
mance in the third and final One Day Internation-
al but still fell 2-1 to their Pakistani opponents in
Rawalpindi.

Never mind the results, the fight was good
enough especially considering the fact that,
building up to the series not much was expected
nor anticipated from a team that had last played
professional cricket in March before the two
rounds of the just ended National Premier
League.

Having started the series on a disappointing note
losing the first two games by 26 runs and 6 wick-
ets respectively, the boys showed character in the
last game winning it in the super over to record
Zimbabwe’s first win on Pakistan soil in 22years.

BATTING

During the series, there have been ups and downs

with massive outcry over the top order. This is no

new story; Zimbabwe have scored a highest of 21

-run opening partnership in their last 10 ODI POWERPLAY…Blessing Muzarabani represents Zimbabwe’s offensive potential

games. This ghost of failed opening stands does

not seem to leave the team. It has been the case Zimbabwe team has a good middle order that can although by Zimbabwe pace bowlers standards is

for over 16 years with the last reliable opening compete against any size. Brendon Taylor always quite quick.

partnership being that of Alistair Campbell and came to the rescue whenever openers fail to Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Tendai Chi-
soro chipped in with some good finger spin and
Grant Flower. come to the party as was the case in the entire restricted the opponents to an achievable target.

The series showed that Zimbabwe rely upon their series.

middle order for runs something which really He scored 203 runs in all three games. Sean Wil- Death bowling like opening batting, has been a
need to be changed if they want to win against liams and young Wesley Madhevere kept the struggle not only on this series but for years.
giant teams like Pakistan. scoreboard ticking with their ability to look for Since Heath Streak and Henry Olonga, death
ones and twos. Having scored 4 runs in the first bowling has been a major concern.
Many opening combinations have been tried in ODI, Sean Williams came to the party in the sec-
ODI with limited success. The more decent ones ond and third games. Ever since they retired, Zimbabwe has produced
have been that of Mark Vermuelen and Hamilton very fine bawlers including the ones who are still
Masakadza, the retired duo. The series have showed that with better support, playing but non particularly good at death.
Williams can do well. The right left combination
The Chevrons openers as it was in the last One with him and the batters around him like Taylor. Phiri believes death has resulted in Zimbabwe’s
Day International failed to kick in the entire se- Madhevere does the trick for it keeps fielders death while opening batting has opened up mis-
ries. working and bowlers needing to be accurate. fortune for the talented and goal oriented team.

Some analysts believe Zimbabwe openers are not Although they have a reliable and good middle “This is clearly not a lack of talent but limited
comfortable with pace. Moreover, it is believed order, the series have shown The Chevrons need skill and knowledge in the technical team, fix
speed has been one of their greatest fears hence to address the finish role. Sikandar Raza has been that and we are good.”
failure to produce adequate runs. playing the role despitebhim not being a natural
Looking back into the just ended ODI and the
Said Elton Phiri, cricket analyst, “With the lack finisher.
of pacey bowlers, a very limited bowling ma- team that travelled, that was a good mix of youth
chine, it is quite a challenge for Zimbabwe open- Though Tendai Chisoro and Donald Tiripano and experience. This is a good chance for young-
ers to be comfortable with pacey opponents. chip in at times, the pair is not to be relied on be- sters to shine. Wesley Madhevere did exactly
cause they cannot hit long and far. that.

Phiri said this raises worries when choosing FIELDING The 20year old is one of the best things to hap-
openers. pen to Zimbabwe Cricket in the past few years.
The fielding display was amazing. Nobody Ngarava, Muzarabani, Mumba are relatively
“Those comfortable with speeds are hardly able thought the bowlers were going to have so much young, with the trio having played together in the
to score more runs. Tinashe Kamunhukamwe and energy after over 8 months of no cricket. Zimbabwe Rising Stars Academy 2 years ago
Kelvin Kasuza seem to be the best available Throughout the series, bowlers restricted Paki- with Ryan Burl, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe and
openers but they are yet to prove themselves.” stan from going over 300. Richard Ngarava had a Milton Shumba who are in the squad and are
series of a lifetime. In the first ODI he was un- yet to feature.
Added another cricket analyst Godwin Mamhiya: playable but unlucky not to get wickets. Karl
“There is need for selectors to look into the open-

ing pair of Captain Chamu Chibhabha and Brian Mumba looked a little rusty but he had the magic Under the leadership and guidance of seasoned
Chari. They never came to the party the entire and from him the mystic came. number of players in Chibhabha, Taylor, Chata-

series of games played so far. Blessing Muzarabani performed well in the third ra, Ervine, Williams each with more than 60 in-
ternational appearances, the young players will
“Chamu as the captain has struggled with the bat, and final ODI where he took career best figures gain the needed experience and mentorship.
he needs to improve and probably give a chance of 5-49, but the concern with the trio was the
to other youngsters like Milton Shumba whom lack of raw pace, all bawling at 127-136kph. This DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS STORY? GET IN TOUCH ON
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Are Man U, Solskjaer back from brink?

ON TARGET...Bruno Fernandes scored twice in Manchester United's win against Everton

There are many faults with Solskjaer's United, A month before that, a disappointing draw with "We want more consistency, to kick on and go

but one thing both the manager and his players Aston Villa meant they had 10 points from nine on a run, climb the table and qualify for the

seem to have in abundance is character. games - and had beaten only Norwich and Champions League," said Solskjaer after Satur-

It is open to debate whether the Norwegian's job Brighton. Tottenham and City were their next day's victory.
was on the line at Everton. Club sources said not Premier League opponents. "No-one likes to be criticised. My players don't.

but a heavy defeat would have created enormous On every one of these occasions, Solskjaer's So, of course they are going to come out and

pressure on them to make a change. team has delivered. He beat Pep Guardiola's City show what they are about and show their quality.

What is beyond doubt is the external noise side three times last season. "My job now is to make sure that guard is up

around Old Trafford was loud. It was the same At Newcastle on 17 October, and again at Goodi- every time and doesn't drop, and we don't go into

last month after the Tottenham debacle. son Park on Saturday, United fought back after any game with a sense of: 'We don't have to

And it is a recurring theme of Solskjaer's reign. going behind. This is not the response of a team work, that it will be easy and we can out-play
Last season, a 2-0 home defeat by Burnley put that lacks guts or is not playing for the manager. teams.'

him in the firing line, given his side had collect- However, it does beg the question: why do they "We have to out-fight teams and out-run teams

ed three points from four games and had cup need to be peering over a cliff edge before they as well, and today was an exceptional perfor-

trips to Manchester City and Chelsea on the hori- can perform to the levels they are so obviously mance for a long time after a difficult week for

zon. capable of? the boys." - BBC

Crystal Palace: How Roy Hodgson has made Eagles more attacking

Crystal Palace failed to score as many as three while under-23s left-back Tyrick Mitchell, 20, "Eze, dropping inside, has made a couple of nice-
goals in any Premier League game last season - was promoted to the first team and 24-year-old ly timed runs and when the ball goes into Ayew
but with Saturday's 4-1 victory over Leeds Unit- Jairo Riedewald has had a revival in midfield.
ed they have already done so twice in eight or Wilfried Zaha he's there to have it back - and
games in 2020-21. England Under-21 international Eze scored his then all of a sudden the movement is free from
Manager Roy Hodgson praised his side's first Palace goal with a sublime free-kick on Sat- there. I like the look of this for Palace."
"excellent" attacking play after £19.5m summer
signing Eberechi Eze starred in the win at Typically, Hodgson's Palace have been known
Selhurst Park that took them within three points
of the summit. urday, and Scott Dann's header, a strike by Jor- for a rigid structure, but in Eze and Zaha he has

Last term, only bottom club Norwich City had a dan Ayew and a Helder Costa own-goal made for two creative talents prepared to break the mould.
worse scoring record in the top flight, but that
obvious problem appears to have been overcome a comfortable afternoon. Palace created 33 big chances in the Premier
- for now at least.
So, what's changed? Deployed on the left against Leeds, Eze was free League last season, but they have already
Palace's side had the oldest average age in the amassed 12 after eight matches, suggesting liveli-
Premier League last season and Hodgson added to link up with forwards Jordan Ayew and the in- er attacking play.
younger faces to his squad in the summer. form Wilfried Zaha, whose assist for his strike
Attacking midfielder Eze, 22, arrived from partner meant he has already matched his goal However, it also appears the Eagles have been
Queens Park Rangers and 19-year-old defender involvements of last season after only eight much more clinical this term, averaging 1.5 goals
Nathan Ferguson came in from West Brom, games. per game compared with 0.8 in 2019-20.
And they have done so with fewer shots - 8.4 per
Speaking during the match on BBC Radio 5
game this season and 9.9 last - meaning their shot
Live, former England and West Ham defender -conversation rate has jumped from 8.2% to

Matthew Upson noted how Hodgson has made 17.9%.
things more "unpredictable".
"Definitely a slightly different attacking ap- After scoring four in a match for the first time in
proach from Crystal Palace," he said. "Roy 46 Premier League fixtures, they are outperform-
ing their expected goals by 0.5 per game.

Hodgson has mixed things up. - BBC

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SLOW START CHEVRONS

...Madhevere’s 70 haul fails to earn Zim first T20 bite

CELEBRATION...Zimbabwe’s Chevrons celebrate a wicket against Pakistan during a T20 match in Rawalpindi on Saturday

On a day one of Zimbabwe’s stalwarts an- In the next over, Sikandar Raza was not given Madhevere remained unbeaten on the other end

nounced his retirement from international crick- time to settle as he was quickly sent back to the with 70, but the visitors knew they had their

et, Wessly Madhevere bolstered his fast-growing pavilion for seven, including a boundary, after work cut out if they were to defend a total that

reputation as the team’s future mainstay with an facing five deliveries. was clearly 20 or so runs short.

unbeaten half-century in the first T20I against Ryan Burl struggled to find his timing, mustering Strong Start

Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Saturday. only eight runs from 15 balls before edging on to Pakistan got their chase off to a strong start, with

His 70 not out, an elegant knock that came off 48 his stumps. Babar and Fakhar Zaman (19) sharing a 36-run

balls and included one six and nine fours, lifted Maiden half century opening stand before Blessing Muzarabani made
the visitors to a total of 156 for six following Meanwhile, Madhevere had kept the innings the breakthrough when he had the latter top-
their wobbly start. moving as he reached his maiden T20I half- edging a simple catch to Chigumbura at mid-on.
Pakistan however chased down the target without century, in only his third match, achieving the
much difficulty, with their skipper Babar Azam milestone off 35 deliveries before celebrating After Richard Ngarava reduced the home side to
leading from the front with 82 as they recorded a with a pair of fours in the space of three balls. 62 for two in the eighth over when his superb
six-wicket victory. What followed in the next over was a scene de- delivery saw Haider Ali (7) thick-edging to Tay-
Batting first after winning the toss, Zimbabwe serving of an audience in the stadium. Indeed, lor, who completed the dismissal with a one-
were rocked right in the opening over as captain watching the veteran Elton Chigumbura – who handed diving catch behind the stumps, Zimba-
Chamu Chibhabha was trapped leg before wicket had just before the match announced his retire- bwe had to toil until the 17th over to grab anoth-
to depart for a two-ball nought. ment from international cricket at the end of this er wicket.
Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams however series – walk out to join Madhevere at the crease By that time, when Tendai Chatara forced the
danger man Babar (82) to hole out to Madhevere
steadied the innings with a flurry of boundaries
before the former was caught on the square leg was a sight to behold. Simply put, it was sym- for a simple catch at deep midwicket, Pakistan
boundary for 20, leaving the tourists on 34 for bolic: the old guard passing on the mantle to the had amassed 142 runs, just 15 short of victory
two in the fifth over. In came Madhevere – who next generation. Chigumbura, a swashbuckling with seven wickets in hand.
had scored another fifty in the first ODI between power-hitter in his heyday who, like Madhevere, That final stretch was however just long enough
held so much promise for Zimbabwe when he to see another wicket falling, as Muzarabani an-
the two sides last week – and the up-and-coming
20-year-old all-rounder did not take long to get made his international bow 16 years ago, turned gled in a good-length ball through the gate to
into the groove with some scintillating cricket back the hands of time with a trademark six and bowl Mohammad Hafeez out for 36.
that belies his age and experience. two boundaries as he made 21 off 13 balls. Pakistan wrapped up their six-wicket victory
Together with Williams, the pair added 36 before When his cameo ended after he spooned a catch with seven balls to spare.
to the man at point off the final delivery of the The two sides will clash again at the same venue
the latter was bowled for a 24-ball 25, with four
boundaries, pegging Zimbabwe back at 70 for innings, the veteran had helped push Zimbabwe on Sunday in the second T20I match.—
three in the 10th over. to 156 for six. Zimbabwe Cricket