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ZIMBABWE WITHOUT ROBERT
MUGABE: WHAT HAS CHANGED?

AFRICA IN BRIEF November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 2

Uganda to send 1,000 troops to
regional force against M23 in DRC

South Sudan's Salva Kiir, its president, has been battling conflict and hunger in the country since independence 4 Uganda’s army said on Eastern DRC already hosts hun-
in 2011 Monday that it will send dreds of Ugandan troops, deployed
1,000 troops to neigh- nearly a year ago under a separate
IMF, South Sudan sign agreement bouring Democratic Re- bilateral arrangement to help hunt
for $112.7m in emergency funds public of Congo (DRC) by the end down the ISIL-allied group Allied
of this month to join a regional force Democratic Forces (ADF).
mandated to help end decades of in-
stability. Despite billions of dollars spent on
The seven countries of the East Af- one of the United Nations’ largest
rican Community (EAC), which DRC peacekeeping forces, more than 120
joined this year, agreed in April to set armed groups continue to operate
up a force to fight militia groups in its across large swathes of eastern Con-
east. Freed foreigners return home go, including M23 rebels, which Con-
after Myanmar prisoner amnesty go has repeatedly accused Rwan-
Uganda will be the third country to da of supporting. Kigali denies the
deploy troops after contingents from claims. The M23 have staged a ma-
Kenya and Burundi have arrived in jor offensive this year, seizing territo-
the area, Uganda’s army spokesman ry, forcing thousands of people from
Felix Kulayigye said. But their involve- their homes, and sparking a dip-
ment has been opposed by some ac- lomatic row between Congo and
tivist groups and officials because of Rwanda.
Uganda’s role in the conflict in DRC.
In September, Uganda paid Congo On Friday, the EAC said Kenya’s
$65m, the first installment of repara- former President Uhuru Kenyatta and
tions amounting to $325m for losses Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame
caused by Ugandan troops occupy- had agreed on the need for M23 re-
ing Congolese territory in the 1990s. bels to cease fire and withdraw from
captured territory.

— Aljazeera

1 The International Mone- ment on Tuesday. severe food shortages during next
tary Fund (IMF) and South Colombian government, left- year’s April-to-July lean season due
Sudan have reached a to floods, drought, and conflict.
staff-level agreement for the wing ELN rebels launch new peace
release of about $112.7m in emer- Uganda to send 1,000 troops to re- South Sudan erupted into civ-
gency financing. gional force against M23 in DRC il war shortly after getting inde-
“This emergency financing un- pendence from Sudan in 2011 and
der the new Food Shock Window The IMF’s executive board will while a peace agreement signed
will help South Sudan address approve the financing in the com- four years ago is largely holding,
food insecurity, support social ing weeks, the fund said. the transitional government has
spending, and boost internation- been slow to unify various military
al reserves,” the IMF said in a state- In early November, United Na- factions.
tions agencies said up to 7.8 mil-
lion people in South Sudan, two- — Aljazeera
thirds of the population, may face

Drink-driving Rwandan MP resigns and apologises

2 The military rulers the move followed France's deci- country. He said the Russians were
in Mali have banned sion to stop development aid over working as instructors.
all non-governmental Bamako's alleged use of paramil-
organisations that are itaries from the Russian Wagner Mali's foreign ministry described
funded or supported group. the French government as "dehu-
by France from operating in the manising aid for our people" and
country. Humanitarian groups are Mali's interim Prime Minis- said France was using the funds to
included in the ban. ter Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga de- "blackmail governments and sup-
In a statement, the junta said nied those allegations, saying they port the terrorist groups in Mali".
were aimed a destabilising the
— BBC

Al-Shabab gunman kills three
Kenyan peacekeepers in Somalia

An al-Shabab gunman entered Ghanaian President and ECOWAS Chairman Nana Akufo-Addo at an ex-
a military base in Somalia and traordinary summit of ECOWAS in Accra, Ghana March 25, 2022

3 killed at least three Kenyan Equatorial Guinea ruling party wins
peacekeepers on Mon- 99% of votes in early results
day, in the latest attack
by armed fighters who 5 Preliminary election re- a coup in 1979.
oppose the presence of sults released by Equa- This time, two opposition candi-
for- eigners in the Horn of Africa torial Guinea’s gov-
nation. ernment on Monday dates are standing in the way of a
A lone gunman fired his rifle in- showed the ruling par- sixth term for the president: Bue-
discriminately, wounding five oth- ty winning over 99 percent of votes naventura Monsuy Asumu, who
er soldiers before he was gunned counted so far in presidential, leg- has run in the previous five elec-
down, a Kenyan military official islative, and municipal elections tions, and Andrés Esono Ondo,
told the Associated Press (AP) news held on Sunday, November 20. who is running for the first time.
agency, requesting anonymity be- The tiny oil-producing Central
cause he was not yet authorised to African state is run by 80-year- Early partial results showed Obi-
reveal the information. old President Teodoro Obiang, ang’s ruling Democratic Party of
Uvalde police chief who delayed the world’s longest-ruling head of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) and coa-
during school shooting steps down state, who is seeking to extend his lition with 67,012 votes out of 67,196
Through its media, al-Shabab For years, Kenyan troops have been active along the border with Somalia 43 years in office. counted so far. The count will con-
confirmed it had carried out the Disunity in Malaysia: King needs tinue on Monday, said a statement
attack. more time to choose next PM on the government website. More
The attack on Monday morning all measures should be taken to went after a rugby club and a res- Equatorial Guinea has had only than 400,000 people registered to
took place at the Sarira Forward tame any plan.” Kenyan authorities taurant in the Ugandan capital, two presidents since independ- vote in the country of about 1.5 mil-
Operating Base in the Lower Jub- also are urging vigilance after the Kampala, where customers were ence from Spain in 1968; Obi- lion, which is split between the is-
ba region of southern Somalia near start of the football World Cup in watching the World Cup final on ang and his uncle Francisco Ma- land of Bioko in the Gulf of Guin-
the border with Kenya. Qatar. In 2010, at least 76 peo- giant screens. cias Nguema, who he removed in ea and a coastal mainland sand-
“We believe the lone wolf was ple were killed when al-Shabab wiched between Cameroon and
testing the ground for more such — Aljazeera Gabon.
incidents. We must be more care-
ful and vigilant,” the unnamed Ken-
yan military official told the AP. “As
we near the festivities, we need to
be very vigilant of our surround-
ings. The terror threat is still rife and

THE DIGEST VIEW CORRUPTION H EALT H November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 3
S E C TO R
Artisanal WD
miners

deserve better

they were part of small-scale miners I N V ESTOR S INVESTORS
who delivered 17 478 tonnes of gold,
representing approximately 60% of Commonwealth: Looking beyond being a member
total production.
Alfonce Mbizwo ZIMBABWE'S rejoining the sports (Commonwealth Games), Paidamoyo Muzulu
In 2014, the miners numbered 500 Commonwealth, for now, seems political jamborees (Commonwealth
Editor 000, but their numbers have since like within grasp and the second Heads of Government Meetings and trading partners. Zimbabwe, as
ballooned to more than 1,5 million, republic will be crowing after such a [Chogm]) and exchange of a former colony, is best positioned
FOR the umpteenth time equivalent to the entire population diplomatic feat. However, what is the knowledge through Commonwealth to immediately start trading as soon
we have been told that of Botswana. And even more striking real value of being readmitted into Scholarships. as relations are normalised.
government is in the pro- is that 70% to 85% of these miners the Commonwealth group?
cess of formalising artisa- live in rural areas where their stand- The aforesaid things are what Muzarabani oil and gas fields are
nal mining. ards of living hardly indicate that To the uninitiated, the Zimbabwe is missing. If it is trade, being exploited by an Australian
Speaking recently in Mashonal- they are contributing so much to the Commonwealth was initially it is an open secret that Zimbabwe listed company, Invictus. This
and Central province, Mines minis- country’s development. formed as a grouping of former is a member of Sadc, Comesa and means Zimbabwe is now a source
ter Winston Chitando said: “We want British colonies after they became AfCFTA. Simply being in these three of energy that can assist Europe,
artisanal miners to be organised and Research has revealed that the independent. It was and is still groupings, Zimbabwe automatically particularly in this age of souring
mine in an orderly manner. We don’t biggest challenge faced by artisanal meant to keep filial relations and trades with 21 members out of the relations with Russia where Western
want to see holes everywhere. You miners is the 1963 Mines and Miner- assist the new independent states 56. Under the grouping of G77, Europe depended on for their
will be working with big companies als Act, a nearly 60-year-old piece of to develop their own administrative Zimbabwe can easily trade with energy needs.
like Metallon Gold. We don’t want legislation, that does not recognise structures and capacities in addition the rest of the Commonwealth
revenue leakages, and we want to them a bit and continues to subju- to preferential trading relations with members. Third and final point, Britain
support our President Emmerson gate them to this very day. Britain. feels uneasy with growing Chinese
Mnangagwa’s mining vision.” President Emmerson Mnangagwa influence in Zimbabwe. China
This is the albatross hanging on Currently, the Commonwealth can afford to sleep easy. Zimbabwe's has funded large infrastructure
It is well and good that govern- the miners’ necks that Chitando and has 56 members and a population readmission intothe Commonwealth projects in Zimbabwe like airports,
ment wishes to see the artisanal government must immediately re- of nearly 2,5 billion, thanks to India is nearly guaranteed. After the dams, hydro and thermal power
miners more organised and positive- move if this regulation of the sector which has close to nearly half of the delegation led by Luis Franceschi stations and roads, which in the
ly contributing to the country’s rev- talk is anything to go by. people in the group. that came into Zimbabwe this past would have been done by
enue. However, past experience has week, it emerged the group was British companies. It is therefore
shown us that government hard- It has been six years since the On its website, the Commonwealth impressed. conceivable that Britain wants to
ly appreciates the back-breaking Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill says it "helps boost trade between cut back on Chinese influence and
efforts these miners are making to sailed through Parliament, but could member countries, creating BBC journalist Shingai Nyoka the easy way is by simply bringing it
shore up the country’s economy. not be assented to by the President prosperity for all." using her Twitter handle @ back into the Commonwealth.
after he raised concerns about some shingainyoka tweeted: “Zimbabwe is
It comes as a shock that govern- of its provisions and small-scale min- It does that through creating all but assured of being readmitted Considering the aforesaid, it is
ment is still yet to appreciate the ers and artisanal miners have blown better trade opportunities by giving into the Commonwealth. A glowing now critical that Zimbabwe, besides
men, women and youth (even chil- their tops many a time saying they trade experts to members for report from the mission of the being a member of the old boys
dren) in the artisanal mining sector were never consulted during its training, assistance on public debt ‘impressive progress’ in fulfilling the club, what exactly do we want to
when they have for the past decade crafting. management and natural resources requirements of the body’s charter. gain from such membership? In the
or so made significant contributions management. The timeline for the readmission is past and now - Zimbabwe enjoys
to the fiscus. For instance, in 2019 In April this year, they even wrote to ‘process bound’ and up to Member bilateral relations with many of the
Mnangagwa complaining of “side- The group also has a democracy, states.” It, however, should be noted countries in the Commonwealth
lining and segregating of concerned governance and law pillar. This that the opposition, while not out either as members of Sadc, Comesa
stakeholders with regards to the pillar generally offers training to rightly calling for Zimbabwe not to or AfCFTA. It is also a member of the
Mines and Minerals Bill”. The miners member states on office of civil and be admitted, it calls for Zimbabwe World Trade Organisation.
noted “various shortfalls and pitfalls criminal justice reform, promotion to be compliant with certain aspects
regarding the Mines and Minerals and protection of human rights, such as good governance. Without Zimbabwe being clear
Bill” and they prayed that they be in- promoting rule of law, countering about what it wants or defining
volved in the crafting of the law. violent extremism, strengthening Citizens Coalition for Change its competitive advantages,
public sector governance and leader Nelson Chamisa said: "We membership to any group —
It would not be an overkill to tell tackling corruption. call for a value-based, principles- Commonwealth or any other —
Chitando and government that reg- driven, time-bound and process- it remains just that without any
ulating the small-scale and artisa- Of the 56 members in the group, benchmarked re-admission of tangible benefits for the people.
nal mining sector without address- 21 are in Africa and the majority of Zimbabwe to the Commonwealth Paidamoyo Muzulu is a journalist
ing concerns wrought by the coun- that number are in Sadc. Currently guided by the Commonwealth based in Zimbabwe. He writes in
try’s age-old mining laws will not Commonwealth members in Sadc Charter and Harare Commonwealth his personal capacity.
get us anywhere. It would be tanta- are Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Declaration of 1991.
mount to addressing symptoms of Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique,
an illness; or simply put, an exercise Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, “Our firm view is that Zimbabwe
in futility. Tanzania and Zambia. must normalise relations with
all progressive nations and
There are three countries in East global institutions including the
Africa namely Uganda, Kenya and Commonwealth in pursuit of mutual
Rwanda. The remaining seven co-operation and the national
members are in West Africa. These interest.”
are Cameroon, Gabon, Gambia,
Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and However, Zimbabwe’s readmission
Togo. And there is the group that is based on a number of things that
can be regarded as the rich uncles are not common to the ordinary Joe.
in the group. These are the United There are issues like Brexit, discovery
Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New of oil and gas deposits in Muzarabani
Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and and the growing Chinese influence
India. It is not stretching it too far in Africa and Zimbabwe in particular.
to say the Commonwealth is an old
boys club. They meet and reminisce The United Kingdom is battling to
about the old days. They keep their reposition itself after Brexit. It needs
friendship by the odd playing of new supply lines of commodities

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Tough times ahead for
Zim insurance firms

ZMELODY CHIKONO uptake of coverage products. Such has been the loss of confidence in the portant pillar in economic development, and
imbabwe’s over two The insurance sector has been sector that it has struggled to grow and pene- over the years has been key to infrastructure
decades economic crisis tration rates are at an all-time low. development.
has left the insurance in- battling confidence issues dat-
dustry on the brink after ing back to 2009 while currency But deliberations at the Insurance Institute However, the problems in the southern Afri-
a steep decline in in the changes in 2019 have led to a se- of Zimbabwe annual conference in Victoria Falls can country means the sector requires strategic
vere erosion of income. have shown that the insurance sector is an im- partnerships to stay afloat and arrest its wan-

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ing fortunes.
Strategic partnership refers to a contractual

collaborative arrangement between two or-
ganisations to help them work together and
achieve individual corporate goals.

At the annual conference, strategic allianc-
es and integration where noted as key and
necessary ecosystems that could help the in-
surance industry to deliver value beyond in-
surance services.

Yeside Oyetayo of Rector College of Insur-
ance and Financial Management in Nigeria
told delegates at the conference that most
strategic partnerships in insurance facilitate
market entry, risk and reward sharing, tech-
nology sharing and joint product develop-
ment

Traditional models of insurance no longer
deliver on the scale of growth that the indus-
try requires to function effectively in a chang-
ing economy, she noted.

“The growth of the insurance companies
cannot be achieved without strategic part-
nerships. Insurers have to come to the reali-
sation that in-house efforts alone would not
lead to their desired growth projections,” Oy-
etayo said.

“Some of the partnerships required include
istribution, services and technology. Howev-
er, technology it is not a one-size-fits-all ar-
rangement. Creating successful alliances or
partnerships is not easy and there is no clear-
cut approach to ensuring it is sustainable and
valuable.”

Oyetayo said partnerships must strategical-
ly be focused on growth drivers, revenue opti-
misation strategies that are mutually benefi-
cial to the partners.

Siuch strategic alliances usually create new
channels and drive innovation in products
and processes with academics and innova-
tion hubs.

In Zimbabwe, there are huge opportunities,
especially in the agricultural sector to facili-
tate growth of the local insurance market.

Insurance penetration is the amount of in-
surance premium in a country expressed as
a percentage of the gross domestic product
(GDP), which is market value of all goods and
services produced in a country at a particu-
lar time

Oyateyo said penetration was also an indi-
cator of the level of development of the insur-
ance sector in each country. The higher the
penetration rate, the more developed the in-
surance market.

“The Zimbabwean business environment
has been turbulent due to policy shifts and
macroeconomic instability, characterised by
exchange rate volatility and high inflation
rates,” Oyateyo said.

The erosion of disposable income coupled
with uncertainty over the ability of the sec-
tor to cover claims against the impact of the
Covid-19 pandemic have resulted in low ap-
petite for insurance products while change of
functional currency affected consumer confi-
dence largely because of the loss in value to
policyholders.

But government believes the sector can do
more.

Deputy director, financial sector policy in
the Finance ministry, Matthew Sangu told
the convention that the emergence of Cov-
id-19 was a test applied to organisations and
it is with the same mindset that the industry
should be resilient and keep up with acceler-
ated trends.

“Insurance, is all about risk management, as
you cushion businesses and the general pub-
lic who wait for a crisis to happen before they
plan on how best to manage it.

“I challenge you to build your strategic
plans that grow you, bigger and stronger in
placing solutions to business uncertainties in
the Country. Ladies and Gentlemen, Govern-
ment launched the Zimbabwe Financial Inclu-
sion Strategy in October 2022.

He noted that while financial inclusion in
the country was now at 83% against a tar-
get of 90%, the uptake of insurance remained
low at 22% in 2022, down from 26% in 2014,
driven mainly by funeral insurance, which ac-
counted for 72% of those insured.

However, formal insurance remained low,
at 24% up from 5% in 2012.This is attributed
to high cost of insurance and lack of knowl-
edge, notwithstanding that Zimbabwe and
the global community is facing new climate
change threats of drought, pandemics and
disease and cyclones, so on

Sangu added that organisations need
to devise resilient strategies that help them
achieve bold aspirations, developing scenari-
os and not forecasts, creating a hedge of big
move portfolios, and adapting dynamic strat-
egies.

COVER November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 6

Zimbabwe without Robert
Mugabe: What has changed?

ASHINGAI NYOKA doubled - from 30% in 2017 to 50% during the ple selling goods from their cars. One wom- was happy when Mugabe resigned. People
climate of fear still lingers in Zim- coronavirus pandemic, says the World Bank. an sells fresh meat out of plastic bins in her didn't know that they were celebrating com-
babwe, five years after long-time van, to customers who arrive on foot or by car ing disaster," the meat vendor tells the BBC.
ruler Robert Mugabe was de- This has driven more people into desper- for smaller and smaller rations of meat - some
posed. As the country marks this ation. paying as little as $0.50 (£0.42) at a time. Women holding a flag of Zimbabwe take
milestone, few people are willing part in a demonstration of University of Zim-
to speak openly about whether the govern- Harare is teeming with informal traders, in- "Personally, I wasn't one of the people who babwe's students, on 20 November 2017 in
ment that took power has honoured its prom- cluding more and more middle-class peo-
ise of transformation, either in terms of rais-
ing living standards or guaranteeing human
rights.

"I mind my own business," one street ven-
dor tells the BBC, who does not want to be
named. "People who speak their minds -
some end up in prison. So, I keep things to
myself and do what I have to do to survive."

Little has changed in this regard since Pres-
ident Mugabe's departure. Many ordinary
people and critics still face arrest for insulting
the president, say human rights lawyers.

Tendai (not his real name) sells groceries
out of his car boot - washing powder, deo-
dorant, snacks, and cooking oil are all neat-
ly stacked up. Even though he is a universi-
ty graduate with a double major in market-
ing and human resources management, he
says being a street vendor is the only way he
can earn his living because there are no jobs
available.

"Things are the same or even worse since
Robert Mugabe left. But while it might sound
far-fetched, I still have hope about the future,"
he adds.

Inflation today is 268% - many times higher
than it was when Mr Mugabe left office, ac-
cording to data from Zimbabwe's national
statistics body. Meanwhile, the proportion of
Zimbabweans in extreme poverty has almost

COVER November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 7

Harare, as pressure builds on Zimbabwe's my country and not the coup," said award- coup era. says she left in sorrow, not in anger and in"I
President Robert Mugabe to resign and after winning author and lawyer Petina Gappah, She had been recruited as an advisor on in- loved my country and not the coup," says
criticism of his wife Grace.Image source, AFP during an online discussion held by political award-winning author and lawyer Petina
think-tank SAPES Trust to review the post- ternational re-engagement in the ministry of Gappah
Image caption, foreign affairs but lasted just 18 months. She
Zimbabweans filled the capital's streets be- "Some leaders called it a miracle, we had
fore and after the announcement sense that that something fresh was coming -
"They thought after he left they would have unfortunately it didn't come," she said.
bread with margarine and jam, eggs and milk
- but that isn't what has happened." Last week's visit by a Commonwealth del-
Praise and promises egation considering Zimbabwe's readmission
Harare's streets erupted as people celebrat- suggests there has been a positive shift since
ed Mr Mugabe's resignation on 21 Novem- President Mugabe left. Such a visit would pre-
ber 2017. A week earlier tanks had rolled onto viously have been unthinkable.
the capital's streets as the military seized the
public broadcaster and placed the 93-year- Zimbabwe pulled out of the body in 2003
old president under house arrest. blaming what it called an "Anglo-Saxon un-
Mr Mugabe's former vice-president, Emm- holy alliance against Zimbabwe". The year be-
erson Mnangagwa, emerged as the hero who fore, Zimbabwe had been suspended for hu-
stood up to the strongman. He vowed to end man rights violations including violent takeo-
poisonous and polarising domestic politics, vers of white-owned farms and the persecu-
to turn around the economy and repair frac- tion of opposition members.
tured relations with Western nations.
However, sceptics pointed out that he had Zimbabwe's re-entry to the Common-
worked closely with Mr Mugabe for many wealth would be a symbolic win for President
years and had been accused of playing an in- Mnangagwa's government - a sign that its
strumental role in some of the worst atrocities quarrel with the UK over land was over, ana-
of the Mugabe era, and wondered whether lysts have told Gappah.
he was really the man to deliver change. Mr
Mugabe's Zanu-PF party remained in power. The main opposition party - the Citizen's
"I went into government because I loved Coalition for Change (CCC) - wants pre-con-
ditions set before Zimbabwe before can re-
join, citing the continuing persecution of its
members, journalists and other government
critics.

In the week of the Commonwealth visit,
15 CCC members including member of par-
liament Godfrey Sithole were finally released
on bail after spending five months in jail for
allegedly inciting public violence in clash-
es with government supporters in Nyatsime,
south of Harare, which they say are politically
motivated. Job Sikhala, another legislator, re-
mains behind bars on the same charges.

While the Commonwealth delegation led
by assistant secretary general Luis Franceschi
said Zimbabwe had made "very impressive
progress" in meeting the conditions, member
countries will have to consider whether eco-
nomic, human rights and electoral reforms
are sufficient for readmission.

At this stage, the Zimbabwean govern-
ment remains hopeful. "We have done every-
thing that is possible to be readmitted - there
are countries in the Commonwealth that are
comparable to us," says Zanu-PF spokesman
Nick Mangwana.

Sensitive to bigger business
However, some businesses say there has
been a positive shift. GDP is up from $17.5bn
(£14.8bn) in 2017, to $20.2bn last year.
"This government is more sensitive to the
needs of business. They could do more but
you can't compare it to the previous govern-
ment," says Kurai Matsheza, who is the pres-
ident of the Confederation of Zimbabwe In-
dustries manufacturing lobby.
He says there are fewer company closures
than in the Mugabe era, adding, "the policy
shifts, the price controls are not at the same
level they used to be".
The government has attracted hundreds
of millions of dollars in investment, mainly in
mining. Platinum giant Zimplats will invest
$1.8bn over the next 10 years, following ne-
gotiations with government. Meanwhile, Chi-
nese miner Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt is set to
invest $300m in its lithium mine.
A steel project that stalled under Mugabe
has been revived. The horticulture industry
that had collapsed is now back following in-
vestment in irrigation. Wheat production is at
a 17-year high. Roads and dams are being re-
paired and constructed.
However, this is not yet translating into
enough jobs to prevent young Zimbabweans
from doing everything they can to go else-
where to make lives for themselves.
Bigger businesses may be faring better but
inflation is hurting informal traders
So what is the government doing about
it?
"Now 50% percent of revenue is going into
capital investment - to improve lives you have
to improve outcomes so government had to
put in enablers, which is infrastructure," says
government spokesman Mr Mangwana.
"The Word Bank says the country has
reached middle-income status, which means
incomes have improved. We have not arrived
at our destination, what we have is work in
progress," he adds.
But Ranga Mberi, editor of business news
website Newzwire, says more is needed.
"While it is good to talk about growth and in-
vestment in mining, what matters is what's on
the food table and in people's pockets."
"Inflation is the big issue that people will
judge him [Mnangagwa] by," he adds.
"The test is that everything has to translate
to full stomachs. And that is the big test for Mr
Mnangagwa going into 2023."

— BBC

ANALYSIS November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 8

Zim firms
target

Tanzania
market in
outreach

ABY MTHANDAZO NYONI Sanyatwe said company registration now cant via email. Relatedly, the government has ports and border entry points. It is our convic-
S part of efforts to grow exports takes approximately one week in Zimbabwe. embarked on a robust road and rail network tion that modernised super infrastructure will
into the region and beyond, refurbishment as well as upgrading of air- go a long way in reducing the cost of doing
ZimTrade has accelerated its en- "A response will be sent back to the appli-
gagements with regional markets
to explore opportunities for local
products and services.

The country's trade promotion organisation
has been to countries such as Tanzania, Bot-
swana, Zambia, South Africa, Rwanda, Mo-
zambique and the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC), among others, doing in-market
activities and outward trade missions.

These activities have provided market intel-
ligence for Zimbabwean companies.

Just recently, the organisation hosted the
Zimbabwe-Tanzania Trade Mission in the east
African country in a bid to grow exports.

The mission was attended by 10 Zimba-
bwean companies drawn from various sec-
tors of the economy.

During the trade mission, vast opportuni-
ties for local exporters in Tanzania, especially
small businesses riding on regional and conti-
nental trade agreements, were realised.

Both Zimbabwe and Tanzania are signa-
tories to the Southern Africa Development
Community Trade Protocol, which stimulates
and encourages trade by giving one anoth-
er preferential treatment in the reduction or
elimination of customs duties.

Tanzania's import bill has been growing
over the past few years, creating a potential
market for Zimbabwean products.

According to the Trade Map, Tanzania im-
ported products and services worth around
US$11,57 billion in 2019, up from US$7,69 bil-
lion in 2016.

Top imported products included electrical
machinery, pharmaceutical products, animal
or vegetable fat, cereals and tobacco.

Trade between Zimbabwe and Tanzania re-
mains ‘invariably low and worrisome’ as offi-
cial data showed goods and services worth a
combined US$26 million have flowed to both
countries so far this year.

This figure has courted concern from au-
thorities who feel that strong diplomatic ties
between the two countries must translate
into economic gain.

Tanzania played a crucial role in Zimba-
bwe’s fight against colonialism in the 1970s
liberation war, and the two countries have
been working towards deepening econom-
ic ties since Zimbabwe gained independence
42 years ago.

Data produced during the recent Zimba-
bwe-Tanzania Trade Mission showed Hara-
re has exported goods and services valued at
US$12 million to the east African nation this
year.

Tanzania has imported goods valued at
US$14 million from Zimbabwe during the
same period.

Speaking during the trade mission, Zimba-
bwe's ambassador to Tanzania Anselem San-
yatwe said: "In the interim, trade between our
two countries remains invariably low and wor-
risome. Figures show that Zimbabwe has ex-
ported goods and services valued at US$12
million to Tanzania.

"Similarly, Tanzania imported goods val-
ued at US$14 million from Zimbabwe. With
that at hand, we believe that this is very low
and there is still room for vast improvement.
It may interest Tanzanian businesses to note
that Zimbabwe harbours numerous invest-
ment opportunities, particularly, in the min-
ing, agriculture, manufacturing and tourism
sectors," he added.

Sanyatwe said the government's main
thrust was hinged on investment and trade
attraction under the mantra, "Zimbabwe is
Open for Business."

He said the government was making frantic
efforts to liberalise investment laws and the
business operating environment.

"For instance, the government has
scrapped the traditional bureaucratic busi-
ness or company registration procedure to
shorten the unpopular red tape in company
registration," he said.

ANALYSIS November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 9

business in the country and appetising the would-be poten- sion was beneficial to the brand because the firm managed Development Agency (ZIDA), there are opportunities in infra-
tial investor," he said. to meet with several customers who were interested in their structural development, as well as all commercial and indus-
products. trial sectors.
Sanyatwe urged Tanzanian companies and businesses to
consider Zimbabwe as an alternative investment destination. “We have also managed to liaise with different fashion Zimbabwe is blessed with a very diverse agricultural envi-
designers and we have plans to synergise our work. We are ronment which allows the country to grow multiple crops all
"I also urge you to grab business opportunities in our coun- also looking forward to having our products in the Tanzanian year-round.
try and make money as we also grow our economy," he said. museum, Arusha, where most of the tourists in Tanzania are
found,” she said. The country, ZIDA notes, boasts of a mostly warm and wet
He added that Zimbabwe and Tanzania were fighting flight climate as well. Major areas of opportunity include maize, cot-
of skills, poverty, high unemployment rate, drug abuse among Irene Mugwagwa of Sucille Handcrafts said: “I have man- ton, wheat, soya, sugar, livestock, dairy and fisheries. Agro-
the youths and stunted economic growth, among other eco- aged to get associated with a couple of people teaching me processing is an area that is very exciting as it opens up new
nomic vices. how to make the beads. We are also here to source material. I markets for processed agricultural products.

To win this war, Sanyatwe said there was an omnipresent am going to Zimbabwe has over 60 commercially viable minerals. The
requirement for collaboration between the be using Great Dyke (where the majority of minerals are found) is a lin-
business fraternity in both countries with these mate- ear geological feature that trends nearly north-south through
focus on sharing ideas and the formation rials for my the centre of Zimbabwe passing just to the west of the capi-
of joint venture companies. products.” tal, Harare.

Head of delegation, Tatenda Marume, Petralee The Dyke has been commercially viable in mostly the plati-
who is also ZimTrade export development Invest- num group of metals. Other minerals in abundance in Zimba-
manager, told Weekly Digest that the ments di- bwe include gold, nickel, coal, copper, chrome, iron ore, dia-
main aim was to grow exports to Tanzania. rector Linda monds and lithium, all of these providing opportunities for ex-
Uswahwen- traction and value addition thereafter.
"As ZimTrade, we are prioritising the Af- gayi Mutu-
rican regional market in line with the Afri- tu, said the Zimbabwe is the only country to be named after a world
can Free Continental Free Trade Area and mission had heritage site and is home to the Great Zimbabwe ruins. It also
one of the countries that we have targeted widened hosts the one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the mighty
is Tanzania," he said. her view Victoria Falls.
about trade.
"The reason why we have come to this Other destinations to note include the Kariba Dam, Hwange
mission is to grow Zimbabwe's exports “From this Safari, the eastern highlands mountains, Mana Pools and Mat-
into this particular market. Currently, we mission, I opos to name a few. There are opportunities to develop fa-
have a negative trade balance with Tanza- have man- cilities in these areas and develop new facilities, with particu-
nia," Marume added. aged to do lar reference to the Binga-Kanyemba corridor which has not
some deals been significantly developed covering another beautiful area
Local companies that attended a trade and I am in our country.
mission in Tanzania said they will start ex- expecting to
porting products to the east African na- export some of my products to Tanzania. We will seal the deals More opportunities are also in the manufacturing sector
tion after clinching deals. in a few weeks. Definitely I am going to be doing business in that was destroyed during the early hyperinflationary days.
Tanzania,” she said. Zimbabwe could not get adequate funding to replace obso-
The firms told Weekly Digest that the Jaswait Holdings director Justice Kuwanje said Tanzania was lete machinery due to lack of funding through sanctions and a
mission had helped them unlock opportunities in Tanzania. full of business opportunities. rapidly devaluing currency.
He said as a company they were looking forward to export-
“I came here to look for opportunities for my business and I ing to the eastern African country. The tide, according to ZIDA, has since changed and “we
want to start exporting my products to Tanzania,” Onekai Be- Regional markets, according to ZimTrade, provide a soft have seen large companies (especially exporters) being able to
spoke Furniture director Ornnessi Mphande, said. landing for Zimbabwean products as they are easy to access retool and some partnering with external companies to bring
and do not have strict requirements. in new machinery and equipment.”
“I have met with a number of people including logistics Given Zimbabwe’s proximity to Tanzania, the organisation
companies and some hoteliers who are looking forward to said small businesses should consider the country as a spring- Zimbabwe has joined the world in driving green energy and
getting exports of my products. In terms of deals clinched so board to international markets. hosts one of the region’s major hydro power stations in Kariba.
far, we are still in negotiations, it’s a process but it’s looking There are also vast opportunities for Tanzania in Zimbabwe. The country is working on a major upgrade to the plant and is
good, positive and the future is definitely bright.” For instance, according to the Zimbabwe Investment and planning to include other hydro stations in the multiple gorges
along the Zambezi River. There are multiple solar projects be-
Mphande said ZimTrade offered them training on brand- ing commissioned, but given the level of growth we envisage
ing and company registration under its NextShe Exporter pro- as a country there is still need for additional expansion.
gramme, an export development programme targeted at
identifying women in business and developing them to meet
the demands of trade in export products and services.

Caroline Godzongere of Picmost Collection said the mis-

FEATURE November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 10

Religion
and

agriculture:
reflections

from
Zimbabwe

Arecurrent theme in our research across
Zimbabwe is the role of organised Chris-
tian religion in agriculture and rural live-
lihoods. The connection is not usually
made. However, religious beliefs, practices
and institutions have important influences, and these
have changed over time. In the last few months, the
research team in sites across Zimbabwe has been ex-
ploring how religion impinges on daily life and so af-
fects how agriculture, land use and wider patterns of
social support are practised.

Today the rise of Pentecostal and traditional African
Christian churches is an important feature. ‘Tradition-
al’ African religious practice is not as widespread as
in the past, and the earlier influence of those church-
es central to missionary activity from the colonial era
is in decline.

However, the pattern varies from place to place. In
some of our sites, for example, the Roman Catholic
church remains significant, drawing on the long lega-
cy of mission education and strong rural presence. In
others, it is the Pentecostal churches that have seen
a major rise, with the now split AFM (Apostolic Faith
Mission) being central to local life. In all places, numer-
ous new churches are being established by ‘prophets’,
claiming healing and other powers.

Across our sites there are three broad categories of
institutionalised Christian religion existing alongside
and sometimes in tension with traditional forms of
territorial and spirit-based traditional religion. How do
they each relate to agriculture and rural livelihoods,
and so land control, investment patterns and knowl-
edge sharing around agriculture?

Missionary influences
The earliest Christian churches in our study areas
were either Protestants (such as United Methodists,
the Seventh Day Adventists, the Reformed Church of
Zimbabwe (formerly the Dutch Reformed Church), the
Church of Christ and Anglicans) or the Roman Cath-
olics. The early arrivals established missions and as-
sociated schools, hospitals, teacher training centres,
printing presses and so on, such as the huge com-
plex at Morgenster under the RCZ. Through translat-
ing the bible they were influential in the ‘civilising’ mis-
sion of the colonial state and through this they influ-
enced agriculture (see next blog in this series).
Committed to both academic and vocational train-
ing, such churches have offered an educational infra-
structure across the country, with many contempo-
rary leaders receiving their education in mission in-
stitutions. In different parts of the country different
church denominations held sway, reflecting earlier
missionary efforts. In our study areas, the Catholic in-
fluence at Gokomere is important, notably through
the school, while at Morgenster elsewhere in Masvin-
go province, the RCZ has huge influence.
Educational provision, notably in the colonial era
before education for Africans was widespread was
important, and many liberation war leaders came
through such systems. While associated with colonial
conquest through missionary activity and very much
bound up with the colonial state through educational
and training provision in ‘African’ areas, these church-
es had a liberal sensibility, and many church leaders
became involved in the struggle for national libera-
tion (see later blog in this series). Investment in train-
ing in vocational skills, including agriculture, was im-
portant across churches, with different denomina-
tions having different foci. Concentrated in Manica-
land, the Methodists for example are well known for
supporting carpentry training and other skills, while
the RCZ has long had important agricultural projects.
More recent arrivals, now with many followers
across the country – like the Seventh Day Adventists
– have a huge array of activities associated with their
churches. As someone described it, the church is like
a government – services in health, education and so
on are provided, with support through the church for
businesses and other activities. People’s whole lives
are oriented around the church and the teachings
from the bible, with pastors and preachers taking on
important roles in communities. As with other Prot-
estant churches, spiritualism is formally rejected and
people dress smartly in European clothes. Other prac-

FEATURE November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 11

tices are deemed ‘too African’ and church The rise of Pentecostal religion er business investments such as shops and churches (see below).
services are seen as ‘more like a meeting’ However, the religious landscape in Zim- hotels. They raise significant funds through The importance of prophets
rather than the more vibrant forms of spirit- babwe is changing, especially with the rise tithe contributions from their congrega- African indigenous churches can in many shapes
ualism seen in other evangelical and African of evangelical Pentecostal churches and in- tions, with followers being urged to contrib-
indigenous churches. Laying of hands, cast- digenous African churches of many types. ute up to 10% of their salaries. With relative- and forms. The most formalised in Zimbabwe are the
ing out demons and so on is frowned upon, Amongst the Pentecostals, the AFM (Ap- ly rich church members they have signifi- ZCC (Zion Christian Church) and the Johanne Ma-
although some admitted that some pastors ostolic Faith Mission) – and its breakaway cant financial clout and attract the interests range Apostolic church, while alongside these are the
are beginning to incorporate these practices group Later Rain – are especially important of corporates and politicians. The local Pen- huge number of small churches led by self-proclaimed
on the margins. in our sites, along with Zaoga and Members tecostal followings overlap with others from prophets (Johanne Masowe and more broadly those
in Christ, for example. These churches are elsewhere on the continent, notably from Ni- classified as Madzibaba). A syncretic mix of Christian
Although congregations are declining, led by charismatic leaders – such as Proph- geria (such as the late T.B. Joshua) and the in- teachings from both the Old and New Testament and
these churches remain important across et Magaya for PHD ministries and Emmanuel fluence of US evangelical preachers (such as sprit-based religion, linking to the ancestors and tradi-
Zimbabwe, and in our sites the SDA are see- Makandiwa for United Family International Christ Embassy and others from Billy Gra- tional religion is observed. This has important impacts
ing expanding numbers amongst the prot- Church) – and many have strong connections ham onwards) visiting the country has long on agriculture in all our sites.
estant churches, while the Roman Catholics in South Africa, where some originated. AFM been a feature. Preachers encourage a com-
continue to invest in development activities, is especially dominant in Chatsworth, Gutu mitment to self-reliance, with the holy spir- The ZCC has significant resources through tithes
now through formalised NGOs, such as CA- where the Rufaro mission hosts a school and it guiding practices, including in agriculture. paid by congregants and like the other formalised
DEC or Caritas, and progressive institutions its three massive revival gatherings held each Formally, they reject the role of other ances- churches has invested in farms, schools and business-
such as Silveira House, linked to ‘liberation year, where thousands descend on the area. tral spirits, although some n’angas claim they es and there is a massive conference centre at Mbun-
theology’ movements and Freirean ‘training These churches have constructed temples have become involved and some groups of- go near Masvingo. Johanne Marange by contrast has
for transformation’ approaches. Significant and large halls for worship and have invested fer a more flexible interpretation, encourag- less infrastructure beyond the headquarters in Manica-
flows of resources come from outside the in schools, and even universities. They have ing a more syncretic belief system, although land, as worship takes place under trees and on moun-
country through churches connected to Zim- church farms and projects, alongside oth- not going as far as the African indigenous tains. The numerous Johanne Masowe prophets each
babwean partners. with small followings have shrines often at their homes.

There is a big focus amongst the Apostolic church-
es in a commitment to self-reliance. The Johanne Ma-
range church followers are associated with the skills of
tin-smithing, welding, electrical engineering and many
run workshops both in rural areas and in town. They
are deeply committed to commercial agriculture and,
as discussed in the next blog in this series, many mar-
kets are dominated by Apostolic faith followers in our
study areas. While less formalised, the huge number of
local prophets amongst the Johanne Masowe follow-
ings offer an even more explicit blending of tradition-
al religion and Christian preaching. The dress codes re-
flect those that the spirit mediums use (black, white,
red) and the array of artefacts used (clay pots, soil, salt,
bones and so on) can barely be distinguished. Reliance
on herbs and divination is combined with spiritualism,
the laying of hands and healing through possession by
spirits. Such prophets often use religion as a livelihood
pathway, coming to new areas to gain land and fol-
lowers. Across our sites, the declared religious associ-
ation in our 2017/18 survey in Gutu/Masvingo for ex-
ample suggested a dominance of new African indige-
nous churches (53%) over Pentecostal churches (25%),
Protestants (12%) and Roman Catholics (10%) (see ta-
ble), but this probably underestimates the importance
of new prophets who have risen in prominence in re-
cent years.

— Zimbabweland

FEATURE November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 12

Martha call me and I would deliver with limit- lations. These challenges were however ship with Nestlé, who assisted me with a
Mazengera: ed movements due to COVID-19 regu- managed, through her working relation- letter that would permit movement and

A story of
Hope,

Perseverance
and

Empowerment

Z imbabwe Women Empowered in Busi-
ness (ZIWEB) empowers women in
Zimbabwe with the opportunity to
start and sustainably run their own
business by becoming sub-distribu-
tors for Nestlé East and Southern Africa (ESAR)

If rising above adversity was a person, then
that description would best fit 56-year-old Mar-
tha Mazengera who when life threw curveballs
at her, she found it in her to find ways to make
sure she took care of her family.

When Martha Mazengera’s husband passed
away, she found herself as the breadwinner to
her 4 children who were all still at school. The
now grandmother of 3, who describes herself
as a hardworking woman who never believed in
hand-me-downs, had to find ways in which to
keep a roof over her family, put food on the ta-
ble and ensure her children went through their
tertiary education.

Martha heard about a pilot project aimed at
empowering women and did not hesitate to join
as she saw this as a steppingstone to success. In
2015 she became a member of ZIWEB – Zimba-
bwe Women Empowered in Business – a Nestlé
ESAR initiative seeking to empower women in
Zimbabwe with the opportunity to start and sus-
tainably run their own businesses. The women
become sub-distributors for Nestlé’s range of
products such as NESTLÉ CREMORA, NESTLÉ
CEREVITA and NESTLÉ CERELAC.

Martha received training on critical aspects of
business management such as entrepreneurship
skills, financial, selling, product knowledge and
customer care skills. She also received her ‘start-
up capital’ from Nestlé in the form of products
for selling.

Armed with the necessary skills and product,
the 56-year-old Martha sought to work hard for
herself and her family as all her children were still
dependent on her financially. Through savings
made from her sales, she saw through her chil-
dren’s tertiary education which was now being
paid for in foreign currency. She has managed to
renovate her home and buy new property.

Martha’s journey has not been without its own
challenges - “the Covid-19 pandemic really hit
me and the other ladies hard. A lot of small stores
in the neighbourhood we used to supply were
demolished and we didn’t have many custom-
ers to supply. Despite the demolitions, I man-
aged to soldier on as regular customers would

Martha received
training on critical
aspects of business
management such as
entrepreneurship

skills, financial,
selling, product
knowledge and
customer care skills.
She also received her
‘start-up capital’
from Nestlé in the
form of products for

selling.

FEATURE November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 13

help reach my customers”. of her children to distribute if she is not products direct from Nestlé. success as women entrepreneurs who are
What started off as a mission to provide available so as not to disappoint custom- For Martha and the other 250 women able to take care of their families and live
ers. Her wish is to grow from being a sub- a life they could have only ever dreamt of.
food for her family has grown into a fam- distributor to a micro distributor getting under ZIWEB, the program has impacted
ily business as Martha has recruited two their lives as they found ways to create to — Nestle

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VACANCY NOTICE »»South Africa
faces challeng-
Position: Painter x3 es in transition
away from coal
Summary
Performs routine to moderately complex surface preparation, painting, and MASAKHANE, South Africa (AP) — Living in the shadow of one of
finishing tasks, applying a variety of methods, media, and techniques to both South Africa’s largest coal-fired power stations, residents of Ma-
interior and exterior surfaces. sakhane fear job losses if the facility is closed as the country moves
Key Responsibilities to cleaner energy.
• Applies paints, sealers, and solvents to exterior and interior building
A significant polluter because it relies on coal to generate about
surfaces such as plaster, sheetrock, concrete, and wood. 80% of its electricity, South Africa plans to reduce that to 59% by
• Performs building exterior and interior caulking, finish repair, mud and 2030 by phasing out some of its 15 coal-fired power stations and
increasing its use of renewable energy. Its target is zero carbon
tape, and texturing tasks. emissions by 2050.
• Operates equipment such as airless spray equipment, scaffolding, and
After receiving pledges of $8.5 billion at last year’s global cli-
motorized lifts. mate summit in Scotland, South Africa’s plan to transition away
• Uses mechanized high-reach equipment to renew caulking on exterior from coal was widely endorsed at the COP27 climate conference
in Egypt where officials signed agreements for some parts of the
building panel seams, windows, and doors. loan funding.
• Performs special refinishing tasks including wood surface preparation,
The move from coal will be difficult for the continent’s most de-
staining, and sealing. veloped economy. South African homes and businesses are al-
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and ready suffering daily scheduled power cuts — often more than sev-
en hours a day — because the state-owned power utility, Eskom,
supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and cannot produce adequate supplies of electricity.
environmental practices.
• Performs minor plaster repair, blending newly renovated wall surfaces But the change has started. The Komati power station in Mpu-
with existing plaster. malanga province has been decommissioned and $497 million will
• Surveys building painting project sites to estimate time and material be used to convert it into a plant using renewable sources and
quantities required; selects appropriate surface coatings. batteries, according to an announcement this month by the World
Qualifications & Experience: Bank.
• Class 1 Apprenticeship trained painter
• At least 1 year working experience after training Masakhane township, also in Mpumalanga province, sits dra-
If you meet the above requirements, send your CV at 2022recruitments@ matically at the base of mountains of coal mined nearby and then
gmail.com on or before 18 November 2022 burned at the Duvha power station.

Residents say they’re worried that if the coal-fired plant is closed
they’ll lose jobs, a serious concern in a country where the unem-
ployment rate is above 30%.

The 3,600 megawatts Duvha power station supplies jobs rang-
ing from contract work at the plant to related employment in the
transport and food industries.

Selby Mahlalela, 38, moved to Masakhane in 2006 and has had
various maintenance jobs as a contract worker for the state-owned
power utility Eskom.

“It is the one place that the majority of people from here rely on
for job opportunities, despite them not being permanent workers.
This happens a lot especially when there are shutdowns or main-
tenance work,” said Mahlalela.

The transition remains a contentious issue, even within President

FEATURE November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 15

Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet. country’s energy security. “I am one of the In one of those towns, Silindile Kheswa the trucking of coal, transporting it to var-
This week, Energy Minister Gwede Man- people who say we can have a transition. has found work with short-term contracts ious power stations,” said Kheswa. “So if
But that coal is not about just numbers, at the Duvha power station and said he you are saying no more coal, that means
tashe told lawmakers that the transition it is about human beings. It is (about) 10 fears the transition away from coal. we can’t put food on the table.”
to cleaner energy should not happen at towns in Mpumalanga,” said Mantashe.
the cost of people’s livelihoods and the “Some of our brothers are involved in — AP

INTERVIEW November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 16

‘Mental health is
not just psychosis’
Consultant psychiatrist Chido tion with several symptoms where someone
Ratidzai Rwafa-Madzvamut- would be struggling with hallucinations, will dition where those mood fluctuations are stress, or not changing the amount of stress
se said there is need for better be struggling with delusions. extreme. coming at you.
understanding of what mental
health in order to deal with the So they might be experiencing sensations So, where you would feel a bit low for a few You can then then fall into burnout, which
problem. that other people are not experiencing. hours or a few days, someone with bipolar is really the result of a lot of stress that has
would be low for months at a time, and quite not been managed well for a long time.
Rwafa-Mdazvamutse (CRM) made the Not to say that that are not real because a deep depression that they would be in.
observation in a wide-ranging interview they are real to them, but you cannot ex- Burnout itself is called a workplace syn-
with Alpha Media Holdings chairman Tre- plain them in terms of the context that they Then after maybe a season of that sadness drome, but I think it can happen even in
vor Ncube (TN) on the platform In Conver- will be with. then move into a pathological happiness let the home, which is a workplace if you think
sation with Trevor. us say. about it.
So they might see and talk to people, you
She said, “Mental health is not psycho- cannot see them, but they are real to that It is joy that is a little bit above what we There are three major symptoms of burn-
sis, it is not something as dramatic as that person who is experiencing it and it can be think is normal. out.
all the time.” very frightening.
Initially we call it hypomania, then it goes One is that change in mood. So, you get
Rwafa-Madzvamutse spoke at length One of my mentors, she is late now Dr Ne- into full-blown mania. that irritability.
about different types of mental health watiwa, she was really the person who in-
conditions and how to deal with them. Be- spired me to join psychiatry. Mania basically is, I would not be sleeping, Just not being able to withstand a lot an-
low are extracts from the interview. I do not need to sleep. ymore.
She used to say psychosis is painful. Im-
TN: Dr. Chido Ratidzai Rwafa-Madzva- agine if we are sitting here and you think I am very energetic, getting lots of things What you could do in the past, you could
mutse, welcome to In Conversation With there are people in this room, you are the done in the hypomanic phase. work an eight, 10, or 12 -hour day. Now all of
Trevor. only one who can see them. a sudden by six seven hours you are done.
By the time you get to manic phase you
CM: Thank you Trevor. Thank you for the It is actually a painful situation, or maybe are not really getting anything done because You are becoming ineffective, that is the
invitation. you are afraid you are having a delusion that you cannot focus on anything. other symptom.
someone wants to kill you let us say.
TN: Lots of names, shall we go through Then this is the time where delusions What you could do well you are not do-
them? It is actually a very scary sensation. might come in, hallucinations might come ing well anymore, so there is that ineffective
TN: It is real to you. in, that are linked to the mood. part of it as well.
CM: Yes. CM: It is real to you.
TN: Chido, I understand, why Ratidzai? TN: Everybody else in the room is not So I am feeling very happy, so I will be a bit Then there is also the change in attitude.
CM: Ratidzai was my grandmother’s experiencing your reality. grandiose I will be a bit over the top. The cynicism.
name, my father's mother. CM: Yes. Actually, it is one of the psychiat-
TN: Rwafa? ric emergencies. So yes, it is an abnormality, not very com- When you find yourself becoming a cyn-
CM: Rwafa is my maiden name, so that's There are not many emergencies in psy- mon, but when it is there it needs to be treat- ic and becoming negative towards life, to-
where I came from. chiatry, I think in terms of this medical dis- ed because it can really affect this ability for wards what you are doing, towards people
TN: Okay. cipline. someone to be a productive member of so- that you work with as well, those are things
CM: Then I married into the Madzvamut- We are not the ones that get woken up ciety which is the definition of mental health. to pick up and say something is wrong.
ses. at night a lot, but this is one of them, psy-
TN: Wow. I always love getting into those chosis is an emergency and it needs to be So mental health by definition is a state These are very early things.
names. dealt with. of well-being where you can reach your full Burnout is not really a mental health syn-
Doctor, you have been in private prac- Not just from a safety point of view, you potential, you can overcome stress, you can drome per se.
tice as a consultant psychiatrist since know safety for the individual safety for oth- deal with the stress of life, you are working It is a lifestyle thing where we address
2016. That is quite a long time. ers, but in terms of that experience that productively and effectively and you are lifestyle issues, but these are early symp-
As I was introducing you here people someone is having that is so frightening and making a meaningful contribution to your toms that you can deal with very early be-
do not know that I make lots of mistakes, so bewildering. family, to your community. fore you then go into deeper issues like de-
I made a number of mistakes and you say Dr Newatiwa used to always say it is an pression or anxiety.
this could be a mental issue. emergency, you need to deal with it just like That is actually the definition of mental TN: I like your demarcation of home and
What were you talking about? What any other form of pain. health, so these conditions, once they start work. What are the work-related mental
were you saying of my mental state? TN: The uncommon ones. The uncom- to affect that ability they need to be man- health issues that we need to be alive to?
CM: Anxiety! mon issues that you deal with? aged. And the home-related ones that we
TN: Anxiety? It is anxiety? CM: Like I said psychosis actually is one of need to be alive to?
CM: Anxiety can happen. Especially when the more common ones. Not so that we just have the joy of manag- CM: It is interesting, and which made me
you are on camera, these are things that are There are things like bipolar, I am sure ing it, no, but for someone to become that think that the home is the workplace as well.
common. people have heard about it. person who is reaching their full potential There might not be a very clear distinc-
Anything that can disturb your ability to It is not as common as, let us say, depres- and is contributing to our community. tion here. It is just the human condition and
reach your full potential, to be productive, sion and anxiety. the things that affect human beings where
to be effective, to make a meaningful con- Childhood mental health problems, many TN: I want us to zero-in on certain spe- you find yourself working.
tribution, that can be a mental health issue. of them are not as common. cific conditions. And you walk us through Some of the things I think to do with
TN: So I do have a mental health issue? There is a list of neurodevelopment things them in terms of when are the red lights. work specifically, obviously burnout is one
CM: Maybe not a diagnosis. that sometimes we get into, but they are of them. I think the World Health Organisa-
TN: So, the fact that I am under pressure, definitely not as common as depression, For instance, I said I come in the morning tion has recognised that; to say sometimes
I am stressed, I am anxious, clearly, I might anxiety and substance abuse. and I am excited and work. there are factors at the workplace that can
take this with me home? TN: Describe to us what bipolar is be- then increase the risk of getting burnt out.
I might walk around with it. How do I cause I think there is a misunderstanding By the end of the day I am like, you know Part of it is you know a sense of autono-
deal with it? there or complete ignorance. it has been a long day and I am tired and so my, sense of knowing how your day will end.
CM: So, this is where we need a better What is bipolar? How does it manifest it- forth, I am burnt out. Jobs where you do not know how the day
understanding about what mental health self ? will end, with no control over your schedule
is, mental health is not psychosis, it is not CM: It is a mood disorder that we now So then, when should I be worried? I start can really increase your risk of burnout.
something as dramatic as that all the time. know as a neurological disorder, where with stress. Stress in itself is not a bad word. Where you feel like you do not have much
Many times, the common mental health there are changes in mood that happen control over what you do.
problems are things like stress and burnout over time. I think when people say stress they think Sometimes being overworked, it is true, I
and anxiety and depression. This is not I wake up feeling happy and it is a pathology in and of itself, it is actu- think that is the more common one.
Those are what we call the common men- then by the evening I am feeling sad. It is ally not. Also, being underworked is true.
tal health problems. not that rapid. So, you are employed and you are not re-
Yes, sometimes we take our work home These are changes over many months. CM: Stress is part of life, in fact we need a ally sure what you are supposed to be do-
with us, sometimes we let the stresses of the Normal human mood is not flat, so we all little bit of stress to get us up in the morning. ing. All of that can lead to burnout inter-
world overwhelm us and then yeah, we will have you know ups and downs. That is nor- estingly enough, because when you think
be struggling with our mental health. mal actually for life. TN: Tension? someone's being underworked they are not
You may not have a diagnosis of a men- TN: So if I get up in the morning and I CM: Yeah. However, stress needs to be working too hard, but it can lead to burn-
tal health problem, but it just means that we am energetic and I am lively and I am feel- managed well. out because you are always thinking about
are struggling with our mental health and ing happy, and by the end of the day I am Also there needs to be an adequate it, and you are thinking maybe I should be
we need to learn to acknowledge that. drained and I am feeling low and slightly amount of stress that I can manage, that I doing more.
TN: So in your practice since 2016, what depressed...That is normal? have got the capacity to manage.  “In Conversation With Trevor” is
kind of common and uncommon mental CM: Well it is not normal, but it is not bi- If I have now got stress that is coming at a weekly show broadcast on YouTube.
health issues are you encountering? polar either. me that I have no capacity to manage an- com//InConversationWithTrevor. Please
CM: Like I said, the things that are real- TN: Okay. ymore, whether it is because there is too get your free YouTube subscription to this
ly common particularly in a private setting; CM: So you could be probably over- much stress or my capacity has been dimin- channel. The conversations are sponsored
stress and burnout. worked and burnt-out, but not bipolar. ished by one reason or another, then I am by Nyaradzo Group.
We see a lot of depression, a lot of anxi- So bipolar is actually quite a serious con- over-stressed.
ety, so this is in contrast with what people Once I am over-stressed we start to get
imagine when we say mental health or psy- some of these symptoms of irritability and
chiatric. you know you come to work you feel a bit
I worked in government before as a gov- tired, you cannot sleep properly.
ernment psychiatrist. Mild symptoms, but it is starting to show
A lot of the times that is a last port of call, that I am not coping very well.
the psychiatric unit. So there you would see If you continue along that path, so if you
psychosis. do not change anything.
TN: What is psychosis? Either you are not changing in terms of
CM: Psychosis is a syndrome. A condi- building up your own capacity to deal with

OPINION November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 17

Innscor Africa’s Nyathi takes on Delta’s Chibuku

ITAFARA MTUTU price. Although this is not definitive, we
NNSCOR Africa Limited unveiled an opaque opine that this largely holds true for the
beer under the Nyathi brand in its latest ana- Zimbabwean drinker, save for the pri-
lyst briefing last month after injecting US$7,5 ority of price which could rank higher.
million into the project. There is much antici- We maintain that both Innscor and Del-
pation as the beer is set to roll out in the first ta are trading at apparent discounts to
months of 2023. their fair prices. Delta trades at an equiv-
alent of US$0,25 versus a fair price esti-
According to Innscor management, there is mate of US$1,03, while Innscor’s current
enough room to make profit from opaque beer equivalent price of US$0,38 reflects a
despite Delta Corporation’s strong market share significant discount to our fair price es-
in the sector of 86%. timate of US$1,68.

Many articles suggest that this could be a wor- We recommend investors to continue
thy rival, but we are also cognisant of similar re- accumulating these stocks in the con-
ports that floated around after some opaque fines of their investment strategy. How-
beer brands came into the market a few years ever, given that Innscor is now exposed
back without the expected zest. We think that to alcoholic beverages, it may fall off
they may be onto something this time around. the radar of some investors whose re-
ligion influences their investment pool
Unlike the overseas market, opaque beer is a of assets.
popular brew among alcoholic beverages con-
sumed in Africa and accounts for over 65% of al- Tafara Mtutu is a research analyst
cohol consumed on the continent. In other mar- at Morgan & Co Research. — tafara@
kets, lager beer (America and Europe) and spirits morganzim.com or +263 774 795 854.
(Southeast Asia and Western Pacific) dominate
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competitive advantages that will dull Innscor’s 12 X 500ml
possibility of dethroning the Chibuku brand’s $23 99900 $21 59999 MACHINERY OR DRIVING AFTER
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Delta has operations in Zambia and South Af- each THE AGE OF 18. DRINK
rica, and both regional operations manufacture RESPONSIBLY.
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tions in Zambia.

Delta also has decades of years of experi-
ence in Zimbabwe’s beer market, and it leverag-
es on its main and strategic shareholder, AB in-
Bev. The global brewer has approximately 630
beer brands in 150 countries, and it is the world’s
largest brewer. We also add that Delta’s invest-
ment in the sorghum beer exceeds US$45 mil-
lion to date, and it continues to increase capacity
to meet growing local demand.

While the competitive advantages above are
considerable, it is the taste that we hold as Del-
ta’s biggest edge. A survey done by C+R Re-
search that polled 2 000 Americans revealed
that taste was the primary factor that drinkers
look for in any beer followed by style and then

COLUMN November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 18

The great betrayal Idle Jonso
by G40 kingpins longs to return
IMy Dear People
am struggling to recover from the lev- tra) by wifey in the craving for attention ZIMBABWE’S hugely successful strategy of brate just how bad they are at their jobs.
els of betrayal and treachery by Baba’s stakes is Ngwena, who calls almost every international re-engagement took anoth- At the latest meeting, the chief of police,
nephew Dread Zhuwao and the man government programme presidential this, er positive turn this week as some officials Godwin Matanga, made a shocking demand
whom we rescued from flying bullets presidential that. from the Commonwealth, a club of countries from the gathered officers.
in 2017, Jonso. formerly owned by the British, came to the It was reported: “The Commissioner-Gener-
The two former G40 kingpins literally From presidential scholarships to presi- country. al of Police implored the police to shun cor-
went on their hands and knees begging for dential inputs, he is desperate to be seen as In 2003, our previous owner left that club ruption and act professionally all the time. He
forgiveness from the corrupted Zanu PF led the country’s benefactor in all spheres of the of colonials after they refused to let us beat sounded a warning against criminality.”
by Ngwena, who removed Baba from pow- economy when in actual fact it is the taxpay- up our own people and destroy our econo- This is uncalled for. What are they supposed
er via that cowardly coup. er’s money being used. my, as if we were the first ones to do it. Now, to eat? How are they supposed to work? And
our current owner, because of his charm and this coming from their own leader? What will
In an open letter dated November 15, He has now even gone to call civil servants charisma, is leading the country back into the he say next? That he expects them not to
2022, and signed by the two traitors, it said 13th cheque of an extra US$200 a ‘presiden- fold. It is victory after victory on the diplomat- beat up the opposition? What is the world
they should have never denounced the rul- tial bonus’. Ehehehede!! ic front. coming to?
ing party. It’s just
As if the money is coming out of his pock- The Tidbits a mere
“Between 2018 and 2020 - on the back et. Munopenga!! Common- US$8 500!
of the 15 November 2017 military coup that wealth is in
ousted President Mugabe and his gov- Anyway me and Baba were used to Ng- Zimbabwe There
ernment from power and violently target- wena’s deceptive tendencies, which is why as a mere was good
ed us and other comrades linked with the Gushungo fired him for his lack of probity. formali- news for
so-called G40 — we associated ourselves our musi-
and used the hashtag “Zanu PF Must Go” Ngwena’s crusade against corruption con- ty ahead cians re-
(#ZanuPFMustGo), in our public messaging tinues to be exposed for the hot air that it is. of our re- cent-
and communication,” they wrote. admis- Twitter: @MuckrakerZim ly when
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commis- sion. One
“Whereas we stopped using the hashtag sion (Zacc), which the government claims is of their re- it was re-
and disassociated ourselves from it quite the major corruption buster cannot even re- quirements for rejoining is the independ- vealed that they could sell albums for as much
some time back, it is our considered judg- tain its workers as they are fleeing the im- ence of the judiciary, we are told. So, to dem- as US$13 000, a feat that some of the world’s
ment that we owe you a long overdue apol- poverished outfit in droves. onstrate that we don’t tell our judges what supposed top musicians can only dream of.
ogy for having used the hashtag and for to do, we immediately told them to release Spellbound by the music of Sandra Nde-
having associated ourselves with it, in the Instead of fighting corruption their em- some noisy people that we have been keep- bele, two ministers, Mthuli Ncube and Tino
first place.” ployees are fighting to leave the institution ing in our jails for safekeeping. That’s a good Machakaire, paid US$8 500 and US$13 000,
for greener pastures kkkkkk. way of demonstrating that our courts are free. respectively, for Ndebele’s new album last
Johnso and Dread Zhuwao begging Ba- At this rate, before long, the Common- Saturday. They had to do it, lest it runs out on
ba’s tormentors for forgiveness is betrayal Who can blame them from fleeing this wealth will be the one begging Zimbabwe to the streets given its obvious popularity.
that would make Judas Iscariot green with poverty-infested organisation where one is rejoin the club. Who would not want such de- And then you had malcontents whining
envy. more likely to catch rodents than corrupt in- cisive leadership among its members? about why Sandra had raised US$30 000 for
dividuals in their offices? her album launch from selling her album to
Is this how they repay his kindness? Were Idle Jonso
they also promised 30 pieces of silver? The Zacc boss Loice Matanda Moyo re- Elsewhere, some former bootlickers of our her friends. Why should there be such noise?
vealed that the catch and release problem former owners have come out this week to First, do you know that Mthuli came from
Dread Zhuwao and Johnso have shown of accused persons in high profile corruption grovel and ask for forgiveness for supporting Switzerland, leaving his riches to save our
that Baba’s principles clearly didn’t cascade cases is being caused by witness fatigue and Nelson Chamisa. economy, out of his generosity and patri-
down to these two. lack of witness protection. In a letter, Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhu- otism? Only to be questioned for a mere
wao apologised to Zanu PF, saying they had US$8 500? What is that to a top banker who
Johnso’s treachery I could understand as It is typical of Ngwena to fire one commis- been led astray into supporting Chamisa. is in demand at Oxford?
he has a long history of flip flopping, but sion to replace them with an even more in- “It is clear for anyone to see that those In any case, why are these opposition peo-
Patrick muzukuru came as a major shock. competent team than the previous one. pushing the #ZanuPFMustGo mantra have ple complaining? Can’t they donate to their
no ideological content beyond the hashtag. own favourite musicians instead of boring us?
So much for blood being thicker than Honestly, how can a corrupt government In our view, the quest to keep or seek pow- They boast of having powerful friends with
water! Baba would have never stood for this fight corruption? It is like fighting against it- er for its own sake is inimical to both the pub- money, but Ricky Fire shouted himself hoarse
shameful kind of weakness. self kkkkkkkkk. lic and national interests,” they said in a three- for 50 lousy dollars at their rallies. How can
page letter, the sort of long letter idle people they even run a country at this rate?
Never in a thousand years! Munopenga! The Oxford professor Mthuli will be pre- have time to write. Bonus time
As usual my successor Page 2 girl aka senting the so-called budget this week What a combination. Jonathan is known for There were wild celebrations in the ranks of
Dr Amai 11 continues to gallivant across the where he will present fictitious budget al- being consistent and never changing his po- the country’s best workers, civil servants, this
country in an attempt to be a latter day locations to ministries and government de- sitions, while Patrick, Robert Mugabe’s neph- week. This is according to a report in the Her-
Mother Theresa. partments only to distribute a quarter (If ew, once famously wondered why young ald, the globally recognised paper of record.
After being told recently by her band of not less) of the amounts he would have said people choose to be unemployed, as if they “Civil servants smile all the way to the bank,”
parrot……. Ooops I mean reporters kkkkkk he has allocated. don’t have rich uncles. the paper reported. This, we were told, was
that she was now the major cause of mar- It is obvious that if anyone knows about because our public workers had started re-
riages in Kanyemba, we were told that no Like his boss Ngwena, Mthuli has mas- people who lack “ideological content”, it is ceiving their bonuses.
words could be expressed when she met tered the art of hypocrisy. these two. They have more experience than Said the Herald: “An ecstatic member of the
with an impregnated nine-year-girl in Bul- anyone in that area. Zimbabwe National Army, who declined to
awayo recently. He has been waxing lyrical about the need be named for professional reasons, expressed
She even said she had ‘goosebumps” as to use our local currency for transactions as Fight over Rufaro
the girl rested her head on her. we go down the dedollarisation path. In one of Africa’s worst-run capitals, Hara- gratitude to the Second Republic for honour-
The so-called hug between the two was
of course captured and one could not help But he did not heed his advice at the al-
notice the eye she gave the photographer bum launch for songstress Sandra Ndebele.
to make sure that the “moment’ was being
captured properly kkkkkkk. Dazzled by Ndebele’s dance moves,
This need for attention I could have never Mthuli forgot all about dedollarisation as
matched in my time. he stumped up more than US$8000 for the
Not one to be left behind (as is his man- album with not one RTGS included in the
transaction.

So much for the drive for the use of local
currency!

Munopengaaaaaaaaaa
Munhuwese kunaGire!
Umasalu wezwelonke!
Dr Amai Stopit! PhD (Fake)

re, there was a big fight this week over a pile ing its promise.” Part of the bonus, of course, is
of old rubble that used to pass for a stadium. called the “Presidential” bonus. One can only
Sakunda, a company that may or may not assume that it is so-named because it must
be run by one of the owners of the country, be coming from the President’s vast collection
said it would no longer go ahead with a pro- of spare US dollars. What the Herald forgot to
posal to use some of its spare change from mention is the anger in the bank queues as it
lucrative government contracts to rebuild Ru- turned out that the money had been eroded
faro Stadium. by taxes, and was less than promised.
“Given the toxicity we have seen in the Amai’s selective love
council’s attitude and lack of political will As the nation reels from shock at the news
to implement the project on the part of the that a nine-year-old girl has given birth, we
council, Sakunda hereby withdraws its partic- are thankful that we have the mother of the
ipation from the project,” said the company. nation to console us.
In response, Jacob Mafume, the alleged “First Lady shows love, compassion as she
Harare mayor, responded: “We will find oth- interacts with impregnated nine-year-old,”
er corporates that are willing to give to the the Herald of absolute truth reported.
city without taking.” He went on to declare When the First Lady first saw the girl, “she
that the City of Harare would always protect gave her a warm hug and for a while, no
its assets from corporate vultures. News that words were spoken as the little girl and the
the city has any working assets, or that there is mother of the nation embraced each other”,
anyone in charge of them, was received with we were told.
widespread shock and surprise all across this “Chief among Amai’s concerns was how the
large open-air toilet that we allege is a city. In abuse was kept under wraps until the preg-
fact, we had all forgotten there was a stadium nancy was discovered in August this year,” the
in this town. paper reported.
We are, of course, concerned by teen preg-
Matanga shocker
This week, some of the country’s top of top nancies, and keep teenage pregnancies un-
cops gathered for a meeting, the Senior Of- der wraps. That is, of course, unless the per-
ficers’ Conference. This is a meeting where petrators are those who mobilise votes for us
they meet to look back at the year and cele- at their shrines.

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ing Kyiv, the Ukraine capital.

In a series of reversals, Russia is retreating or de-
serting from Kherson. However, new evidence has
emerged that Russia had been sending foreign
prisoners to the warfront. More shockingly, the
some of the prisoners are Africans.

Zambia’s Foreign Affairs and International Cor-
poration minister Stanely Kakubo announced the
death of a Zambian student who was serving pris-
on in Russia but died at the front in Ukraine.

The student, Lemekhani Nyirenda (23), was stud-
ying Nuclear Engineering in Russia at Moscow En-
gineering Physics Institute.

Nyirenda was serving a 9-year sentence after
being convicted of drug possession two years ago
and he was serving his sentence at Tyer Medium
Security Prison on the outskirts of Moscow.

The Zambian minister told Zambians that his
government had sought an explanation from the
Russian government on how its citizen found him-
self on the battlefront.

“The Zambian government has requested the
Russian authorities to urgently provide information
on the circumstances under which a Zambian cit-
izen, serving a prison sentence in Moscow, could
have been recruited to fight in Ukraine and subse-
quently lose his life,” Kakubo said.

It remains to be seen how Russia will respond,
but what is evident is that against all known pro-
tocols Putin has send foreign nationals to the front
and some of them not voluntarily.

Is it not time that African Union and individual
African countries should speak with one voice to
get clarification? So far, African countries have ab-
stained on any vote that is on the Russia/Ukraine
war. However, this non-interference has not helped
their citizens as they are dying at war front.

There is abundant evidence that both Russia
and Ukraine have recruited from all over the world
to boost their men and women on the ground.
Many Africans from poor countries have enlisted
as a means to escape poverty at home. However,
it remains worrying that prisoners can be send to
the front.

This calls for Africa to demand to know the exact
numbers of their citizens who are in Russian pris-
ons and how many have been send to the front to
fight a war they don’t understand? The fear is there
are many and it is important they are accounted
for. Last, but not least, Russia should be censured
for sending prisoners to the front. It is an abuse of
vulnerable people and should not be acceptable.
For now, Africa can complain but we are still to get
Russia to abandon this diabolic enterprise.

— AfricaBlogging

AFRICA November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 20

Agroecology is the African-led
solution we need from COP27

There can be few better excuses for a Nile
river cruise than the centenary of the most
important archaeological discovery of the
20th century: Howard Carter’s 1922 exca-
vation of the tomb of Tutankhamun. This in
mind, I opted for the maiden voyage of Viking’s Osi-
ris, the cruise line’s newest river boat, whose inaugu-
ral jaunt along the river – from Cairo down to Aswan
via Luxor, and back again – was timed to coincide
with the archaeological anniversary.
Named after one of the most important gods of
ancient Egypt, Osiris is built and designed from a
similar tool box to the rest of Viking’s fleet of river,
ocean and expedition ships. Aboard, I found a Nor-
dic compote of minimalist spaces and stylish com-
fort, with a midships atrium of floor-to-ceiling glass
that fills three decks with natural light, linked by ver-
tical slabs of shiny pink and grey streaked onyx (in-
spired by the columns of Abu Simbel).
There’s a sun deck of shaded sofas, open-air loung-
ers and rocking chairs, too – where I spent many an
hour drinking in 360-degree views of river life as it
drifted past under perpetual sunshine. When it came
time for a break from the heat, I’d venture down to
the Pool Deck and cool off in the infinity plunge pool
or the indoor-outdoor Aquavit terrace.
But I was there with a loftier purpose. Just before
leaving for Egypt, my mother had revealed that my
late great uncle, Edwin Ward, was head of Egyptol-
ogy at the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh (of
which he later became director in 1931), and worked
in Egypt with Carter’s mentor, Flinders Petri, “the fa-
ther of modern Egyptology”.
In 1896 his team discovered the Merneptah Stele
in Thebes, a 10-foot-tall black granite slab inscribed
more than 3,200 years ago – a significant find, as it
included a hieroglyphic reference to Israel, providing
the first ever extra-biblical evidence that the land of
Israel existed around 1200 BC.
It is now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cai-
ro and, conveniently, my cruise itinerary kicked off
with a private after-hours tour of the museum, to see
the spectacular antiquities Carter subsequently ex-
cavated from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Compared
to these, the Merneptah Stele is now a minor exhib-
it – though with the help of our Viking Egyptologist
guide, Salah Twafik, I was able to find it in a lonely
corner of the museum, on a pallet ready to be moved
to the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza –
just in time to get a photo of me standing next to it
to show my mother.
My mission achieved, it was on to the Ptolemaic-
era temple dedicated to Hathor – goddess of mu-
sic, drunken revelry and fun – at Dendera, a pleasure
dome of antiquity that hosted festivals of hedonis-
tic excess in Roman times. With the place entirely to
ourselves, we wandered this wonderfully preserved
site – where the story of Osiris is told in graphic detail
on the walls of a roof top chamber – then returned
to the cool comfort of Osiris for cocktail hour, as the
heat of the day faded into a blood-orange sunset
over the river.
In Luxor – known to the ancient Egyptians as
Thebes – we were berthed right next to the Temple opulent Winter Palace hotel on the Luxor studded islands – and spent the next two flame, a golden morning light bathed the
of Amun-Ra at Karnak, the largest religious building Corniche. Considering the wealth of treas- days exploring the river on traditional sin- vast, magnificent desert landscape below,
ever constructed. A committed Egyptologist could ures we saw excavated from it in Cairo, the gle-sailed feluccas, shopping for spices in dotted with millennia old tombs, temples
spend days exploring this vast complex that took tomb of the boy pharaoh is sur- the souk, visiting a Nubian village and the and monoliths.
prisingly small – the mind Temple of Isis on Philae island.
1,300 years to construct, but Salah expertly In 1896 his boggles at the quantity Below us, and as far as the eye could see,
guided us to the highlights – including the distceoavmered From here, it was back up-river to Lux- Africa’s longest river snaked its way through
134 beautifully painted columns of the Mertnheeptah of treasure that must or, punctuated by stops at the Temples of the Sahara on its 4,000 mile journey from
Great Hypostyle Hall, each one topped have been looted Kom Ombo, shared by Horus and the croc- the tropical rainforests of Tanzania and the
with calyx capitals large enough for from the vast tombs odile god Sobek, and the Horus Temple at highlands of Abyssinia to the Mediterrane-
a hundred men to stand on. From of the greater kings Edfu. But the best was yet to come: the lure an, delivering a thin line of fertility and life to
there, we headed along the river and queens. of a sunrise hot air balloon flight over the the Nile Valley.
to the smaller Luxor Temple – con- Temple of Valleys of the Kings and Queens in the The-
nected to the Temple of Amon-Ra TShteebleesin, a Amon-Ra at Kar- ban Mountains of the Nile’s west bank too As the sun rose, we came gently down to
for the first time in living memory b1l0a-cfkogorta-tnaitlle nak luxor things tempting to resist. land among a tapestry of fields – ripe with
by the Avenue of Sphinxes, follow- slab inscribed to do in egypt sugar cane and wheat, busy with turbaned
ing the recent restoration and ex- holidays Our At 3am the next day, an alarm call sum- fellaheen farmers in flowing cotton gallabi-
cavation of the 1,060 figures that more than day at an end, moned me to board a small boat which yya robes – and I was returned to the ship
line the route, some now headless, 3,200 years Osiris sailed on crossed the river in total darkness. At the for breakfast, mind suffused with the end-
others reduced to mere plinths by through the night launch site, a mighty roar filled the pre- less magic of this storied land, and awed as
the passing of time. to the red sand- dawn air as dozens of fans inflated giant ever by its mighty river.
ago stone temple of the canvas envelopes all around me, then pro-
In 1905, following “an incident with ram-headed god pane flames were ignited and all of a sud- Essentials
drunken French tourists at Saqqara”, of the Nile, Khnum, in den the desert was filled with inflating bal- Viking Cruises (0800 319 6660; viking-
Carter resigned from The Egyptian An- Esna, once a caravan- loons, illuminated from within. cruises.co.uk) offers a 12-day Pharaohs and
tiquities Service and went freelance. He serai stop for camel trains Pyramids itinerary from £4,550pp includes
then met George Herbert, the 5th Earl of My gondolier ascended over the line- flights, four nights in Cairo, an eight-day
Carnarvon, who became the benefactor between Nubia and Cai- ar perfection of Deir el Bahri, the mortuary cruise between Dendara and Aswan, all on-
ro, and still a busy riverside town. temple of the pharaonic queen Hatsheput board meals (including wine, beer and soft
of Carter’s quest to find more lucrative bounty in – looking, from above, as though it had drinks with lunch and dinner), excursions,
Thebes. On our way to visit Tutankhamun’s tomb, The next morning, we docked in Aswan – grown organically out of the rocky amphi- wifi, tips, entertainment and enrichment
we stopped off at the recently renovated house they where the Nile is wide and languorous, bro- theatre of cliffs around it. As we drifted in talks.
used as a field base between their residencies in the ken up by giant granite boulders and palm perfect silence interrupted only by bursts of
— The Telegraph

OPINION November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 21

FTX rate structure ... We considered these key cision to sever our institutional lending Perhaps FTX had deliberately built
implosion a weaknesses and made a commercial de- relationship.” an excellent relationship with the me-
dia and the US Congress, one so strong
case for that both the media and authorities
crypto overlooked the fragility of the enter-
regulation? prise web. At the same time; it’s trendy
to compare the recent troubles at the
EBEN MABUNDA crypto-currency exchange FTX with
Lehman Brothers’ epic fall, which sent
T he latest glass shattering ti- shivers across the financial services sec-
tanic-like implosion is FTX tor in 2008 and helped ignite a system-
— the world’s fourth largest ic crisis.
crypto exchange —which un-
til early November was reput- Regulation?
ed as an industry juggernaut. Central banks across the world have
over the past 18 months been investi-
Following news of a liquidity crunch, gating ctypto-currencies with the inten-
FTX, its sister firm Alameda Research tion of regulating the sector and creat-
and 130 closely linked firms under the ing safety nets for investors funds. Some
bracket of FTX Group, filed for bank- jurisdictions have banned trade in cryp-
ruptcy. This has sent shock waves to, like China while others have set up or
across the crypto markets which have are in the process of setting up CBDCs
seen investors losing billions of dol- (Central Bank Digital Currencies). Soon-
lars over the past nine months. This er rather than later, crypto markets must
once again makes a case for the urgent be reined in to prevent further carnage.
need to tighten the grip on the world of Eben Mabunda is an analyst and
crypto by means of firmer regulations TV anchor at Equity Axis, a leading
across the world. financial research firm in Zimbabwe.
— [email protected]
Bitcoin, the world’s most famous
crypto-currency, has plummeted cir-
ca 65% so far this year. It was trading
at about US$16 500 on Monday with
indications it could plunge to below
US$10 000. Ether, the world’s second
most valuable crypto-currency, was
trading at about US$1 230 on Monday,
having tanked over 20% over the last
week, CoinDesk data showed.

Backdrop
FTX, a crypto exchange was valued at
US$32 billion only a few months ago.
The crypto empire once comprised of
FTX and investing firm Alameda Re-
search, with the purpose of Alame-
da Research being to act as a liquid-
ity provider for FTX. Until now, FTX had
managed to avoid the liquidity cri-
sis that plagued crypto earlier in 2022
after a wave of contagion rocked the
market in the wake of the US$60 billion
collapse of stablecoin TerraUSD.
Bankman-Fried offered emergency
liquidity to crypto companies caught
up in the catastrophe.
Designed as an magnanimous sav-
iour with the acronym SBF, Bankman-
Fried’s Alameda stepped in as a lend-
er of last resort to crypto firms such
as Voyager Digital and Celsius, went
down the drain and threatened to take
huge parts of the crypto market along
with them. Similar to several other ex-
changes, FTX propped up its own cryp-
to token, FTT, architectured to sup-
port its various projects. According to
forbes.com: “Owners of FTT could use
the token to obtain discounts on trad-
ing FTX trading fees or for staking to
earn income from their holdings. It’s
not an uncommon strategy — Binance,
for example, offers two native tokens,
Binance Coin (BNB) and Binance USD
(BUSD).”
Customers fled the exchange over
fears about whether FTX had sufficient
capital, and it agreed to sell itself to ri-
val crypto exchange Binance. But the
deal fell through while Binance’s due
diligence on FTX’s balance sheet was
still pending.
Ignored FTX red flags
A recent statement issued by Or-
thogonal Credit, formerly a lender to
Alameda Research on why it severed its
relationship with Alameda earlier in the
year, perfectly summarises the ignored
red flags on FTX: “During our Alameda
due diligence earlier this year, the team
identified a number of key weakness-
es: a) declining asset quality; b) unclear
capital policy; c) less than robust op-
erational and business practices; and
d) an increasingly byzantine corpo-

ARTS November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 22

Albert Nyathi and Lovemore
Majaivana’s Big Celebration

Albert Nyathi, Im- ebration that will involve the
bongi, musician elder members of the com-
and playwright, munity to highlight their con-
and iconic musi- dition, mainly in the urban set-
cian Lovemore Ma- ting.
jaivana, will celebrate their
birthdays by shining the spot- “We plan to hold birthday
light on the elderly in the com- celebrations in the form of a
munity. Dubbed ‘The Big Cel- luncheon for selected elder-
ebration,’ the events will held ly people in Highfields and at
in Harare and Bulawayo on Ekuphumuleni Geriatric Nus-
the 3rd and 10th of December, reing home in Mzilikazi where
2022, respectively. we will entertain and provide
them with goodies donated
Singer-songwriter Lovemore by partners and well-wishers.
Majaivana was born in Gwe- Our intention is to celebrate
ru, on 14 December, 1952, and the elderly, identify their chal-
turns 70 years of age. His fa- lenges and drum up support
mous uncle, Albert Nyathi, a for their needs,” Nyathi says.
poet, musician, actor, writer
and philanthropist, was born Speaking about the cele-
on 15 November, 1962 and brations, United States-based
turns 60, milestones worth Lovemore Majaivana still has
celebrating. many fond memories of home.

What most people are una- “Some of my deepest
ware of is that the two artists thoughts as I turn 70 are with
are related. Majaivana’s moth- the elderly citizens of my
er is MaNyathi and there that country, those that can no
making him Albert’s neph- longer get into the clubs, trav-
ew, ‘umalume lomzukulu’ in el to Emagumeni, to the gigs
isiNdebele. and lively spaces of life. I ask
myself, if it is possible, in what-
The date of Lovemore Ma- ever small way, to remember
jaivana’s birthday holds spe- and honour them. To put that
cial significance in that was rare smile on their faces just
on 14 December 1990, that the for a day,” he says.
United Nations General As-
sembly designated October 1 He says that if such a day
the International Day of Older were to be on his birthday, he
Persons. Speaking on the cel- would feel great and well cel-
ebrations, Nyathi says that old ebrated even from that far.
people have neither resourc- Majaivana personally can not
es nor do they wield any pow- make it for the celebrations,
er to earn or guarantee them but locally based family mem-
the love and respect of society bers will represent him .
and those around them.
Lovemore ‘Majaivana’ Tshu-
“Even though all religious ma and Albert Nyathi are leg-
persuasions underline love ends in their lifetime and their
and respect for the elderly, the performances are not only
hustle and bustle of modern unique, they are timeless. To
day society has virtually elim- top it up, people will be wit-
inated the role of the elderly ness to a ‘temporary return’
to the periphery of both main- from retirement of Maijavana
stream economy and faith,” who will record a duet with Al-
says Nyathi bert Nyathi to be released lat-
er next year.
We envisage a different cel-
— earGROUND

SPORT November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 23

Zim duo
Raza,

Williams
in

allrounders
Top 10

Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams W anindu Hasaranga has re-
gained the top spot among
(A public company incorporated in the Republic of Zimbabwe under company T20I bowlers, replacing Rashid
registration number 254B 104/1947) Khan, after a successful T20
World Cup, where he picked up
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF COMPANY SECRETARY 15 wickets in eight matches.

The Board of Directors of Ariston Holdings Limited would like to advise stakeholders Hasaranga picked up three-wicket hauls
that the company has appointed Ms. Nkosilothando Ncube as Company Secretary three times in the tournament. His 3 for 8
effective 8 September 2022. The appointment is in line with the provisions of the against UAE and 3 for 28 against Netherlands
Companies and Other Business Entities Act (Chapter 24:31) and Zimbabwe Stock ensured Sri Lanka turned their first-round cam-
Exchange listing rules (Statutory Instrument 134 of 2019). paign around after an opening loss to Namibia
Nkosilothando trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe). She to enter the Super 12s. He then picked up 3 for
holds, amongst other qualifications, a Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) degree from 13 against Afghanistan in the Super 12s.
Africa University.
The Board of Directors, Management and Staff congratulate Nkosilothando on her The last time Hasaranga was at the top of
appointment and wish her success in her new role. the bowling rankings was in November 2021;
By Order of the Board he finished the last calendar year as the joint-
highest wicket-taker in the format.

The Zimbabwe duo of Sean Williams and Si-
kandar Raza made gains among T20I allround-
ers. While Raza switched places with Moeen Ali
- now sixth - to move to No. 4, and Williams en-
tered the top ten in ninth place.

While Williams has 395 runs along with ten
wickets this year, Raza has had a memora-
ble 2022 across formats for Zimbabwe, and
with 735 runs, he is currently the third-highest
run-getter in the world in T20Is. Raza has also
picked up 25 wickets in T20Is this year, includ-
ing 4 for 8 against Netherlands in a World Cup
qualifier game. He got 3 for 19 against West In-
dies in the first round at the World Cup, before
a haul of 3 for 25 helped Zimbabwe edge past
Pakistan in the Super 12s.

In other key movements across tables, Adil
Rashid moved up to No. 8 among T20I bowl-
ers, and Pathum Nissanka moved up to be the
tenth-ranked batter after 214 runs - including
two half-centuries - at the World Cup.

— ESPNcricinfo

A. C. Jongwe AHL 2062
Board Chairman

7 November 2022

DIRECTORS:
Mr. A.C. Jongwe (Chairman), Mr. P.T. Spear* (Chief Executive Officer),
Mr. I. Chagonda, Mr. C.P. Conradie, Mrs.T.C. Mazingi,Mr. J.W. Riekert.

* Executive

November 23 to 29 2022 Weekly Digest 24

Cheetahs brace for tough
Dubai Sevens Invitational

ZBY MUNYARADZI MADZOKERE vincing on their way to the final after almost into early next year for the World Rugby thing for us, we are really happy with how
imbabwe Rugby Sevens side, the losing to Zambian side Red Arrows in the Challenger Series,” he said. this group has been progressing,”Kaulback
Cheetahs will not dwell much on semi-finals, they will draw inspiration from added.
the Zambezi Challenge disap- their fighting displayed in the final. Kaulback used the Zambezi Challenge to
pointment and are already brac- assess some new players who have been el- The former Zimbabwe international will
ing for a difficult challenge at Kaulback is looking to see the team con- evated from the national Under-20 set-up be hoping for more improvement from
the Dubai Sevens Invitational in the Unit- tinue to grow in the Dubai Sevens. and could draw positives from the tourna- his side during the Dubai Invitational Sev-
ed Araba Emirates at the beginning of next ment. ens competition which will be played con-
month. Zimbabwe Sevens team coach Graham currently with the opening leg of the HSBC
Kaulback says his side will not be dwelling “They’ve been so many positives from World Sevens Series.
The Cheetahs, who settled for second much on their near miss against Germany our young side and we’ll keep growing and
position after losing to Germany in the final in the Zambezi Challenge final on Sunday building. An unfortunate knock-on at the The Cheetahs are in Pool A of the Dubai
of the Zambezi Challenge, will compete in as they shift their focus to the Dubai Sevens end of right on their try line won’t define us Sevens Invitational alongside Ireland,
the Dubai Sevens Invitational which will be Invitational to be played in the United Arab as a group, it’s obviously disappointing but French sides Militaire and Fantastics.
played from December 1 to 3. Emirates from December 1 to 3. all credit to Germany for hanging on at the
end. In the Women’s Championship final, Min-
Graham Kaulback’s men narrowly lost “We are going to Dubai in a week’s time, erva emerged as the winners following a
19-17 to Germany at Harare Sports Club on where we are playing in the invitational sec- “There are so many good signs, we had 33-5 win against Rocomamas.
Sunday. tion. Germany will be in the same section them on the ropes and one or two good
with some other really good teams. This is passes there and it would’ve been a differ- The two sides were composed of players
Although the Cheetahs were hardly con- all meant to keep us growing as we head ent story. The result doesn’t change any- who are all part of the Lady Cheetahs’ setup
as part of their preparations for next season.