Civil Engineer: Contract (Hwange)

Auto Electrician (Hwange)

Attachee: Sales and Marketing (Harare)

Planning Officer (Bulawayo)

Receptionist (Harare)

Semi-Skilled Cook (Chipinge)

IT Officer

Human Resources Officer

Stores Assistant

Project Coordinator

Graduate Trainee: Agronomy (Chisumbanje)

Estimator – Auto Body Centre Harare

Apprenticeship Trainee- Millwright

Graduate Trainee Program (Traineeship)

Students On Attachment (Various Departments)

Information Technology Graduate Trainee (Chisumbanje)

Counselor

Field Officer

Project Driver (Hwange)

Registered General Nurse (RGN) (Harare)

Intensive Care Nurse (ICN) (Harare)

Sales Agents x50

Tobacco Programmes Officer (Harare)

Payroll Clerk (Harare)

Library Technical Assistant

Assistant Binder

Broadcast Technician

Research, Innovation and Industry Linkage Officer (RIILO)

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Procurement Officer

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Director General (Harare)

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has announced that it has sealed all Zimbabwean borders to some and only allow commercial traffic and returnees to pass through.
Zimra spokesperson Francis Chimanda said any traffic that did not fit into the category of commercial traffic and returnees would not be cleared.
Responding to accusations that Zimra was undermining the Health ministry and Immigration Department by refusing to handle travellers who would have been cleared by them, Chimanda said:
<blockquote>Under the COVID19 restrictive measures, Zimbabwean borders are open to commercial traffic and returnees only. Any traffic that does not fit into these two categories is restricted from movement across the border.
This requirement is not peculiar to Beitbridge alone but to all other Zimbabwean borders. The travelling public is required to observe these requirements while Zimra is required to enforce these restrictive measures without discretion.
Public notices to that effect have been flighted in the past at both local and national level to inform the pub lic accordingly.
Congestions being experienced are due, partially, to construction work at the main parking space due to the border upgrade project, which has reduced parking space. In addition, the Beitbridge Border Post being a strategic crossing point has always been susceptible to large influxes of traffic along the NorthSouth Corridor.</blockquote>
Chimanda added that Zimra was attending to the crowding and potential health hazards created by travellers who do not meet the set travel requirements.
Protests have erupted as transporters blocked the border in protest against the move.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-local-byo-206362.html">Bulawayo24</a>

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ZIMRA Has Sealed "All Zimbabwean Borders"

Auditor-General, Mildred Chiri, has said her office has been threatened by some companies reported as corrupt in her previous audit reports.
Chiri added that as a result of the threats, her office resorted to not naming the companies involved in underhand dealings in order in the recently released 2019 report to avoid lawsuits.
Giving oral evidence to the Public Accounts Parliamentary Portfolio committee on Monday, Chiri said:
<blockquote>
<div dir="auto">Regarding the naming of companies with issues in the annual report, the approach of naming suppliers and companies was not done in order to manage the risk associated with potential litigation. There have been comebacks with some suppliers on some of our findings in the past. Those that have approached us in the past were saying naming them in our reports had resulted in them losing business. They think just mentioning their names taints them as this takes away their future businesses.</div>
<div dir="auto"></div>
<div dir="auto">Some would sort of like threaten and when we checked with our secretariat. They warned us that we would face a litany of lawsuits if we continued with naming companies.</div>
</blockquote>
Chiri promised to satisfy all stakeholders in future as her office was now in the process of finding ways to deal with such matters.
Her remarks confirm reports in the public domain that she had been “arm-twisted” by companies and or political elites involved in underhand dealings not to state their names.
Commenting on the 2019 report, law lecturer, Alex Magaisa, said the “report appears to have been edited so that where it used to identify a company by its name, now it simply refers to “a local company”.
Previously, Chiri has been naming corrupt companies although little to nothing was being done following the report.
Observers say naming the companies is essential for transparency and accountability, both key constitutional values and principles.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/companies-threaten-to-sue-auditor-general-mildred-chiri/">NewZimbabwe</a>

Auditor-General Chiri Threatened By "Corrupt" Companies

Here is the Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Situation Report or Update for Zimbabwe by <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Ministry_of_Health_and_Child_Care">the Ministry of Health and Child Care</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/MoHCCZim/status/1377688318117355523">MoHCC</a>) on 19 July 2021:
<ul>
<li>New cases:  2 113 
</li>
<li>Local Cases: 2 113 
</li>
<li>Returnees: 0 
</li>
<li>Deaths: 75 
</li>
<li>Lockdown Update: National Level 4 lockdown in place.</li>
<li>Hotspot update: Hurungwe (57), Kariba (17), Sanyati (61) (Mash West), Bindura (49), Centenary (74) (Mash Cent) Marondera (67) Goromonzi (68) (Mash East), Chiredzi (40), Mwenezi (31)(Masvingo Prov), Harare (252), Northern Suburbs (106), Nkulumane (41), Emakhandeni (53) (Bulawayo), Kwekwe (38) (Midlands).</li>
<li>Vaccinations: 40 056 (first dose); 2 049 (second dose)</li>
<li>Total Cumulative Vaccinations: 1 184 435 (first dose); 643 203 (second dose)</li>
<li>Tests: 7 585 (Positivity today was 27.9%)</li>
<li>Recoveries: 2 261; National Recovery Rate: 65%</li>
<li>Active Cases: 27 321 
</li>
<li>Total Cumulative Cases: 85 732 
</li>
<li>Total Recoveries: 55 714 
</li>
<li>Total Deaths: 2 697</li>
</ul>
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<table class="table table-bordered table-hover" id="table_1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.6">Province</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.12">PCR Tests Ag</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.71">Cum Cases (New)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.81">Recovered Cases (New)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.78">Active Cases</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.93">Deaths (New)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.63">Bulawayo</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.76">541</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=56.81">9 708(200)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.12">7155(158)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">2144</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.73">409(13)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.55">Harare</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.65">3243</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=60.77">19 528(252)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.1">14284(0)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.79">4343</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.72">901(8)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.62">Manicaland</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.45">558</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=28.1">1 143(175)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.48">4370(244)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.85">3503</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.42">270(13)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=97.53">Mash Cent</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.85">36</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=44.9">5732(239)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.64">3100(146)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">2486</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.45">146(8)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.45">Mash East</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.92">646</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=96.91">7 934(330)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.98">3593(0)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.9">4153</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.68">188(8)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.7">Mash West</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">796</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=96.96">12 242(250)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.58">8431(88)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.9">3479</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.79">332(14)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.22">Midlands</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.83">499</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=94.44">6 188(140)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.37">3719(857)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.85">2244</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.49">225(5)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.32">Masvingo</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.83">567</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=71.02">6 472(184)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.59">4518(563)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.87">1856</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.12">98(0)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.37">Mat North</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.75">341</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=92.09">4 121(214)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.08">2100(30)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.98">1976</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.78">45(4)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.63">Mat South</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.49">358</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=97.98">5 664(129)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.72">4444(175)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.97">1137</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.73">83(2)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.74">Total</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.65">7585</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.34">85 732(2113)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=93.39">55 714(2261)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=91.39">27 321</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=69.56">2 697(75)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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Zimbabwe Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Update: 19 July 2021

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has directed that only 10 per cent of civil servants in all line Ministries, Departments and Agencies shall physically report for work at their workplaces with immediate effect.
Since the tightening of the COVID-induced lockdown last month, only 40 per cent of civil servants were reporting for duty at workplaces and the figure has been reduced drastically by the latest development.
In a circular dated 19 July 2021, and addressed to all Ministries, PSC secretary Jonathan Wutawunashe said only the Ministry of Health and Child Care and designated critical services are exempted from the directive. He wrote:
<blockquote>All Ministries are directed to adhere to the following measures with immediate effect:</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
<blockquote>Reduce the number of staff coming to work from 40% to 10% for all Line Ministries, Departments and Agencies with the exception of the Ministry of Health and Child Care and designated critical services with immediate effect.</blockquote>
</li>
<li>
<blockquote>Line Ministries to rotate staff in such a manner that no employee shall remain at home for more than twenty-one (21) days at a stretch.</blockquote>
</li>
<li>
<blockquote>The PSC shall ensure fumigation of buses daily and after each trip. Only members with proof of vaccination against COVID-19 shall board PSC buses. The PSC shall observe social distancing in buses with each bus carrying a maximum of 35 passengers.</blockquote>
</li>
<li>
<blockquote>Heads of Ministries to continue ensuring that staff members working from home are capacitated with ICT equipment and adequate internet facilities for them to work efficiently and productively. Those coming to workplaces must also be well supported with efficient and sufficient bandwidth to facilitate the holding of virtual meetings and other e-enabled communication.</blockquote>
</li>
<li>
<blockquote>There shall be strict monitoring and enforcement of staff attendance at workplaces. Daily staff attendance records should continue to be submitted to the PSC before 13:00 hours and any variation should be accompanied by a clear justification.</blockquote>
</li>
<li>
<blockquote>All civil servants are considered to be front line workers as indicated by the health authorities. All Heads of ministries are therefore directed to ensure that all civil servants under their jurisdiction are vaccinated.</blockquote>
</li>
</ul>
Wutawunashe said the PSC will continue to communicate any review as the situation is managed.

90% Of Civil Servants Ordered To Stay At Home

A 14-year-old girl from Muyondozi village in ward 26 under Chief Garahwa, Chipinge South, escaped death by a whisker on Wednesday after she was attacked by a stray lion.
The girl’s father, Hunesu Chiunje, said his daughter, Agness, had gone outside at around 8 pm to collect her jacket when the lion jumped on her and mauled her on the knee.
The horrified girl screamed and one of her siblings rushed and started beating it with fists and it ran away after plucking flesh from her leg.
Chiunje is appealing to well-wishers to assist him with US$70 to buy the medication prescribed for his daughter. He said:
<blockquote>The lion was found in the fenced yard of the Pahla family in Mutumburi village in ward 26, under Chief Garahwa in Chisumbanje, Chipinge South.</blockquote>
He said the lion was tracked and killed by Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers.
The lion is thought to have escaped from the Save Valley Conservancy as the fence around the game reserve was vandalised.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/07/boy-pummels-lion-with-fists-to-save-sister/">NewsDay</a></h4>

Boy Fights Off Lion With Bare Hands To Save Sister

A house located in Harare’s Warren Park suburb has become the talk of the neighbourhood because of its unique design.
The Kufandeka house has been nicknamed the palace or the ghost house, and a neighbour who spoke to <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/ghost-house-or-work-of-art-warren-park-house-design-sets-tongues-wagging/">ZBC News</a> said, “When I got inside the house I wondered why someone would build a house like that”.
The house owner’s grandson, Munyaradzi Msindadzi, said his grandfather used to work with white people and that is where he got the inspiration for the durawall and roofing.
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PICTURES: Warren Park "Ghost House"  Design Sets Tongues Wagging

The Officer-in-charge Zaka District Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Simbarashe Huni has died.
He died last week at his Target Kopje home from COVID-19-related complications aged 63.
His wife Emma Ncube confirmed the death to Masvingo Mirror and said burial arrangements were still underway. She said:
<blockquote>It came as a shock. He was fit till Monday when he complained of chest pains and he tested positive for COVID-19.</blockquote>
Huni was driven to Masvingo Provincial Hospital by his wife at 10 pm when he was failing to breathe and was declared dead on arrival.
He was a well-known sugarcane farmer and had a farm in Mkwasine in Chiredzi.
<h4>More: <a href="https://masvingomirror.com/zaka-cio-officer-in-charge-succumbs-to-covid/">Masvingo Mirror</a></h4>

Zaka CIO Officer-in-charge Succumbs To COVID-19

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has banned the carrying of weapons that might cause public disorder or breach of peace in Harare Metropolitan Province.
In a statement on Monday morning, Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza said the order is in terms of section 4 of the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act (MOPA) Chapter 11:23).
Some of the prohibited weapons included catapults, machetes, axes, knobkerries, swords, knives, stones, daggers and any traditional weapon that would cause public disorder or breach of peace.
Insp Mwanza said violent crimes were prevalent in Harare central, Harare Suburban, Mbare, Harare South and Chitungwiza districts among others. He said:
<blockquote>The belief is informed by an escalation in violent crimes such as murder, assault, armed robbery and rape in the five police districts.
We, therefore, want to safeguard peace in our communities and get rid of marauding criminals.</blockquote>
Insp Mwanza said the order is for a period of three months, that is, from July 15 to October 15.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/police-ban-carrying-of-traditional-weapons-in-harare/">The Herald</a></h4>

Police Ban Carrying Of Dangerous Weapons In Harare

The production of vehicle number plates locally has started at selected colleges and universities, a Cabinet Minister has said.
Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Minister Amon Murwira said that the production of plates would be coordinated through a national project being implemented by a consortium of universities and colleges at their innovation hubs.
Murwira told State media that universities and colleges will use local resources and skills to develop a system that will ease the shortage of vehicle number plates, create a new generation vehicle registration system that will improve driving standards and prevent fraud. Said Murwira:
<blockquote>Cabinet approved the Zimbabwe National Vehicle Number Plate Project and work has started to improve our national capability to produce registration plates locally.
Zimbabwe has the capability to produce new number plates and develop a modern vehicle registration system that will save us foreign currency, utilise local resources and skills.
The project has started and people are working on it.</blockquote>
Zimbabwe has a backlog of number plates, which are imported and require foreign currency.
The country reportedly spends more than US$800 000 annually in importing vehicle number plates.
According to the Central Vehicle Registry, Zimbabwe’s vehicle population stands around 1.3 million.
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) says that about 170 000 vehicles on the country’s roads are not registered.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/colleges-venture-into-number-plates-production/">The Herald</a></h4>

Local Colleges Venture Into Vehicle Number Plates Production

Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe said while the Government has not adopted a shoot-to-kill policy when dealing with robbers, as has been reported in some sections of the media, law enforcement agents will ruthlessly crackdown on robbers.
Kazembe said he had directed the police to leave no stone unturned in their quest to flush out all armed robbers from society. He said:
<blockquote>Police are guided by the Police Act and the Constitution. As they execute their mandate they will do their utmost in accordance with the law to apprehend criminals.
They will apply appropriate force as and where necessary. People are urged to co-operate with the police when asked to do so.
Any form of illegal or unwarranted resistance will be met with an appropriate response. Police are there to maintain law and order.</blockquote>
His remarks came after the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) released a report showing that 876 robbery cases were recorded between January and May this year, an increase compared to the same period last year.
According to the police, at least six robberies are being committed in Zimbabwe daily, highlighting the threats that citizens face from brutal criminals and thugs.
Last month Bulawayo residents called on the ZRP to adopt a shoot-to-kill approach in dealing with the increase in armed robberies in the city.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/police-urged-to-adopt-shoot-to-kill-approach-towards-armed-robbers/">Police Urged To Adopt Shoot To Kill Approach Towards Armed Robbers</a></li>
</ul>
Residents said they were living in fear of being attacked by armed robbers and police should not hesitate to use maximum force as the robbers also carry guns.
The calls followed the murder of a woman by robbers during a robbery at a liquor store in Ascot. She was shot twice in the head and died on the spot.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/robberies-on-the-rise-police-sets-up-specialised-crack-teams">The Sunday Mail</a></h4>

No Shoot To Kill Approach Towards Armed Robbers - Kazembe

Police in Hurungwe have arrested two Johane Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect leaders for convening a gathering in violation of the enhanced COVID-19 level 4 lockdown regulations.
Officer commanding Hurungwe district Chief Superintendent Helina Mahonde warned church members to desist from illegal gatherings as they have been proven to be coronavirus super spreaders. She said:
<blockquote>I would like to confirm that the police have arrested two church leaders of Johane Masowe eChishanu sect for convening a gathering during the lockdown.
The two are Moffat Phiri (34) and Emmanuel Bango (28) both from Chikuti in Hurungwe district.
The two convened a gathering for the purpose of worshipping on July 15, 2021 at around 12.00 hours at Magaisa business centre near Kasimure.
We received a tip-off from members of the public and police reacted swiftly and found a group of 40 members of the sect gathered at the shrine. They will appear in court soon.</blockquote>
Ch Supt Mahonde warned would-be offenders that the police will enforce lockdown regulations without fear or favour.
Gatherings that include church services were banned last month as Zimbabwe is battling a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2021/07/18/apostolic-sect-leaders-nabbed/">The Standard</a></h4>

Apostolic Sect Leaders Arrested For Holding Church Service

Families that have lost their ancestral land to Green Fuel Pvt Ltd in Chisumbanje and Chinyamukwakwa village in Chipinge have reportedly resettled in neighbouring Mozambique.
Green Fuel is a joint venture between business mogul Billy Rautenbach who reportedly holds a 90% stake in the company and the government which holds the remaining 10%.
Green Fuel guards have allegedly been beating up villagers, destroying their homes and ploughing down their crops since June this year.
Speaking to The Standard, Headman Chinyamukwakwa confirmed the development and accused the government of going back on its promise to empower blacks by giving them land. He said:
<blockquote>Thousands of Chisumbanje and Chinyamukwakwa villagers under Chief Garawa are now based in Mozambique.
They had their homes razed down by armed guards from Green Fuel and their crops ploughed down.
This government and its white friends should not continue driving people out of the country.
People went to war to reclaim their land, which the whites stole from us aeons ago, but now this government is taking land from black people and giving it back to the whites. What kind of a government is that?
We were given presidential inputs, but the crops were ploughed down.
What are we going to tell the president when questions are asked about the expected yield?</blockquote>
One of the community leaders, Jerry Moyana, said the community used to work for the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) way back before the land was leased to Green Fuel. He said:
<blockquote>Our parents used to work in Arda picking cotton, but they never had any problems with it.
ARDA had its demarcation and fenced their area, but Green Fuel, which now owns the ARDA land, is now encroaching into our land.
Most villagers are now trekking down to Mozambique, but they have lived here since 1967 working on their three-hectare pieces of land.
People are now spending nights sleeping in the open on their way to Mozambique because they have nowhere to run.
In the late 70s and the 80s when we were of school-going age, we used to work on the Arda farm picking cotton.
We did not have any problem with that like what we are experiencing now with Green Fuel.</blockquote>
Claris Madhuku, director for Platform for Youth and Community Development (PYCD), who is working with the community, said they were still assessing the value of the destruction since June.
MDC Alliance Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma said it was clear Rautenbach was working in cahoots with ZANU PF top officials to drive black Africans off their land.
But ZANU PF national spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo said he could not comment on the matter because the MDC Alliance had no proof that the ruling party was involved.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2021/07/18/displaced-chipinge-families-flee-to-moza/">The Standard</a></h4>

Chipinge Families Displaced By Green Fuel Relocate To Mozambique

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says criminals should not expect leniency when they resist arrest or fire towards police officers.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi warned robbers that the police officers are empowered by the law to protect themselves and effect arrests against hostile criminals. He said:
<blockquote>When people commit crimes, they should not resist arrest or police orders. So robbers who fire towards the police should not expect any leniency because the law is very clear in terms of how firearms can be used against hostile criminals.
We are forging ahead with fishing them out and we have set up crack teams throughout the country, we are not going back. Those engaged in robbery should stop forthwith.</blockquote>
Recently, police apprehended a number of notorious armed robbery suspects including the Godfrey Josi-led gang, which was implicated in multiple heists.
Benjamin Craig Musasa and Richard Mutanga, who were part of the gang, were killed after gun battles with law enforcement agents.
Meanwhile, police say they have set up specialised crack teams of detectives targeting the masterminds of armed robberies.
This is in response to a rise in armed robberies, with at least six robberies being committed in Zimbabwe daily.
According to consolidated robbery statistics released by the ZRP last week, 876 robbery cases were recorded between January and May this year, an increase compared to the same period last year.
During this period, there were 11 cases of robbery perpetrated using firearms, 427 committed using other weapons and 438 cases of plain robbery.
May had the most robbery activity with a total of 189 cases recorded, an increase of 95 cases compared to last year.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/robberies-on-the-rise-police-sets-up-specialised-crack-teams">The Sunday Mail</a></h4>

"Police To Show No Mercy Towards Gun-toting Robbers"

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed social media reports claiming that there was an accident at the statue of Mbuya Nehanda in central Harare on Saturday night.
Social media platforms were yesterday awash with pictures of a metal structure that collapsed on vehicles purported to be that of the liberation icon.
In a statement last night, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the social media post is false.
Asst Comm Nyathi said the police is investigating the origins of the fake social media post so that the law can take its course. He said:
<blockquote>The ZRP dismisses a social media post alleging that there has been an accident at the Statue of Mbuya Nehanda Corner Julius Nyerere and Samora Machel.
This is false. The police are now conducting investigations so that the law can take its course on those who are peddling fake news. The fake media post is dismissed with the contempt it deserves.</blockquote>
Mbuya Nehanda’s statue was unveiled by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Africa Day, where he called the 19th-century Black anti-colonialist heroine “an inspiration to all Zimbabweans and all Africans.”
Nehanda — whose full name was Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana — was an influential spirit medium that rallied people to fight against land seizures by colonialists.
She was hanged in 1898 on charges of murder and for leading a rebellion against white occupation by Britain.
However, she became a symbol of resistance during the struggle that led to the independence of Zimbabwe in 1980 and the end of the white-minority ruled country of Rhodesia.
At the event, close to the place where Nehanda was executed, Mnangagwa vowed to press for the return of her skull from Britain.
It was taken there as a war trophy and is currently held in London’s Natural History Museum, along with the skulls of other “first chimurenga” — the name given to the 19th-century uprising against white settlers.
<h4>More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>, <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/zimbabwe-unveils-statue-of-icon-grandmother-nehanda/a-57663215">DW.com</a></h4>

Mbuya Nehanda Statue Accident Is Fake News - Police

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned residents that it will ban funeral gatherings at its cemeteries if people continue exceeding the number of mourners permitted under current lockdown regulations, saying burials were becoming coronavirus super spreaders.
The government announced that not more than 30 people must attend funerals but it has been noted that most people were not adhering to the directive.
Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Councillor Mlandu Ncube said that funerals were fast being singled out as hotspots and they would soon be forced to reserve burials for undertakers only. He said:
<blockquote>Health experts have told us that these funerals are now super spreaders therefore our residents should have this in mind and comply with the laid down guidelines in terms of the people who can attend funerals.
However, if the public chooses to continue ignoring these guidelines we will be forced to introduce a policy where we will ban funeral gatherings as a means of saving lives because we cannot continue relaxing while this pandemic takes our close friends and relatives.</blockquote>
Debating at a virtual full council meeting, councillors singled out burials and the continued flocking into the Central Business District (CBD) by residents as some of the avenues that were causing high levels of infections in the city.
Statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care revealed that in the past six days up to Friday, out of the 394 deaths recorded in the country, Bulawayo had 74 COVID-19 related deaths.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/city-to-ban-mourners/">The Sunday News</a></h4>

Bulawayo Mulls Banning Mourners From Cemeteries

The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) will this week take delivery of a fleet of new buses procured from China, a company official has said.
ZUPCO acting chief executive officer Evaristo Madangwa told The Sunday Mail that delivery is expected on Wednesday and Thursday. Said Madangwa:
<blockquote>We are expecting more buses on the 21st and 22nd of July. However, I do not have the exact number of buses that are coming. The new batch is coming from China.</blockquote>
Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa recently said Cabinet resolved to support the urgent procurement or hire of an additional 667 buses to enable ZUPCO to provide a more efficient service to all high-density suburbs.
Madangwa said last week’s redeployment of ZUPCO’s inter-city fleet to service urban commuter routes had helped address transport challenges. He said:
<blockquote>Since inter-city travel was stopped following the introduction of a Level Four lockdown, we decided that buses that usually ply long-distance routes be used to complement our services for urban commuters.
There has been a huge improvement in transport availability as there are more buses in the urban areas.</blockquote>
Last week ZUPCO slashed fares after a recent fare hike drove away commuters to pirate taxis, leaving the company’s kombi crews scrounging for passengers.
ZUPCO requires 2 000 buses to run an efficient mass transport system but currently owns 262 buses. The rest are operated through its franchise system.
The last batch of ZUPCO buses imported into the country was commissioned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 12 March.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/zupco-to-receive-more-buses-this-week">The Sunday Mail</a></h4>

ZUPCO To Receive More Buses This Week

ZANU PF Matabeleland South provincial chairperson Rabelani Choeni has died.
He passed away at home in Malusungani, Beitbridge on Friday night at the age of 71 due to COVID-19 related complications.
The Matabeleland South Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Abednico Ncube confirmed Choeni’s death to ZBC News. He said:
<blockquote>We learnt with great shock the untimely passing of Cde Choene last night. We are deeply saddened as a province as he was a very dedicated and patriotic cadre who played a key role in the liberation struggle.
We salute him for uniting our province and for working tirelessly to ensure that Zanu pf remains a formidable force.</blockquote>
Choeni joined the liberation struggle under ZIPRA in 1974 when he crossed to Zambia through Botswana.
He then travelled to Morogoro, Tanzania where he trained as a medical officer and in 1976, he operated at GCB Gokwe region which was later known as the Northern front.
During the same year, Choeni was promoted to zone medical man and later the Zone commander.
In 1978, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Regional Medical Man, a position he held until the cease-fire in 1979.
After the country attained independence in 1980, Choene held several posts within ZANU PF.
At the time of his death, he was the party provincial chairperson and the war veterans provincial secretary for health.
Choene is survived by wife Lydia, one child and 5 grandchildren.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/mat-south-political-leadership-mourns-cde-choene/">ZBC News</a></h4>

ZANU PF Mat South Provincial Chairman, Rabelani Choeni, Succumbs To COVID-19

Deputy Minister of Youth, Sport, Art and Recreation Tinoda Machakarika, (ZANU PF), has splashed US$770 000 – including shipping and import duty – on a Rolls Royce Phantom, ZimLive reported.
Machakarika, also referred to as Tinomudaishe Machakaire (39), reportedly paid GVE London £330,000 for the luxury car and £30 000 for shipping – about US$495 800 in total.
GVE London posted videos on social media confirming that it had shipped the car to a Zimbabwean minister, but the company did not name Machakaire.
However,  ZimLive reported multiple sources as having identified Machakaire as the owner of the expensive car.
Another source at the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) estimated duty on the vehicle would be in the region of U$275 000, pushing Machakaire’s total bill to just over US$770 000.
Machakaire’s transport and logistics company, TinMac Motors also reportedly acquired a new fleet of haulage trucks recently.
Machakaire, who represents Wedza South in the National Assembly, is related to Kudakwashe Tagwirei, the millionaire petroleum oligarch who owns Sakunda Holdings.
His company TinMac Motors won huge tenders to move farming equipment and other implements under the US$3 billion Command Agriculture scheme.
Meanwhile, Sakunda Holdings carried out all procurement under Command Agriculture, a scheme which a parliamentary committee concluded was carried out without any accountability.
Britain’s Liberal Democrats party has demanded an inquiry into how ZANU PF elites are moving large sums of money through the United Kingdom’s financial system to fund their lavish lifestyles.
Lord Oates, the Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Zimbabwe, wrote on Twitter:
<blockquote>I am horrified by this and will be asking what the due diligence rules are to prevent this from happening.
It is appalling to see Zimbabwean ministers behave like this when there is so much need in Zimbabwe and equally appalling that it seems like it is being facilitated here.</blockquote>
Back home, opposition MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said:
<blockquote>We continue to demand radical transparency and a far-reaching international audit of the offshore networks that enable looting by Zimbabwean ministers and political elites.
They launder the loot by buying supercars while the masses starve. Corruption is killing us.</blockquote>
Machakaire however, expressed ignorance over the Rolls Royce Phantom deal, saying: “I don’t know anything about this story.”
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2021/07/17/deputy-minister-tino-machakaire-shells-out-770k-on-rolls-royce/">ZimLive.com</a></h4>

Deputy Sports Minister, Machakarika, Forks Out $770k On Rolls Royce

A Kwekwe man who was found with a huge python in his vehicle in the city centre on Tuesday said neither the car nor the snake belongs to him.
Tatenda Mutema (31), handed himself to the police after the snake was successfully retrieved from his Toyota Wish by rangers from the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (Zimparks).
Speaking to the Chronicle, Mutema, a soldier based at 5 Infantry Brigade just outside Kwekwe, claimed that the owner of the vehicle owns a plot near the army barracks. He said:
<blockquote>I do not even know the name of the owner of the car, to be honest. I met him one day when I was on my way to Kwekwe from the barracks.
He asked me if I had a driver’s licence which I produced and he gave me the vehicle to drive.</blockquote>
Mutema said on the following day, the owner of the vehicle asked him to drive him to Bulawayo. He added:
<blockquote>I drove him to Bulawayo together with two other women. Upon arrival, he and the ladies hopped into a brand-new Honda Fit Hybrid.
He then asked me to drive back to Kwekwe as he said he was on his way to South Africa.</blockquote>
Mutema said he was under instruction not to use the money he collected from passengers but to take it to the man’s family at the farm. He said:
<blockquote>I then went to the farm where I left some cash and drove away. On my way from the farm, I gave another man a lift whom I asked what exactly the owner of the vehicle did in life because I had seen brand new cars at his farm and was shocked. The man told me all he knew was that the man was a sangoma.</blockquote>
Mutema said he didn’t take the order not to use the man’s money seriously. He proceeded to pick up a female friend and decided to use some money he had collected to buy the friend lunch. He said:
<blockquote>I took a US$10 note to buy lunch. Upon returning I opened the door and was shocked to see part of the dashboard broken.
When I checked in the back seat I noticed a huge snake and quickly grabbed the girl and locked the car.
… I did not run away, I was there when the rangers removed the snake. I was still in a state of shock and I feared the people’s response.</blockquote>
The humongous reptile brought business to a standstill in the city centre as hordes of people stampeded to get a glimpse of the python.
Rangers from Zimparks said there was nothing sinister about the snake.
Mutema was charged for possession of a python which is a protected species.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/the-snake-is-not-mine/">Chronicle</a></h4>

Kwekwe "Python Soldier" Disowns Both Snake And Car

ZimRights is seeking a declaratory order in the High Court that the National Peace and Reconciliation (NPRC) Commissioner, Obert Gutu has ceased being a commissioner.
Represented by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, ZimRights argues that in terms of section 236 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, any politician appointed to an independent commission must renounce their political party membership within 30 days of the appointment or they immediately cease to be a commissioner.
Using social media, Gutu publicly announced that he was joining ZANU PF before being appointed commissioner and he has not said anything about resignation as required by law. ZimRights Director, Dzikamai Bere said:
<blockquote>Gutu’s comments on Gukurahundi reflect that his political activism in ZANU PF makes it impossible for him to have the compassion and empathy required for a commissioner of the NPRC. He cannot win the confidence of the victims and survivors.
It is good for such activists to be removed from the commission. They are a danger to the mission of NPRC.</blockquote>
A member of the ZimRights Right to Peace Action Zone, Maria Nkomo said:
<blockquote>Obert Gutu can not be commissioner. He is a political activist and his sentiments on Gukurahundi makes us doubt his capabilities to represent the interest of the people.</blockquote>
The NPRC is one of the independent commissions established by Chapter 12 of the Constitution.
The commission since its inception has struggled to deal with the deepening confidence deficit and the case of Obert Gutu makes this situation even worse.

ZimRights Push For Gutu Ouster From NPRC

The late  Secretary in charge of the District Development Fund (DDF) in the Office of the President and Cabinet, James Kenneth Jonga, who died on Thursday evening after a short illness aged 70, has been granted a State-assisted funeral.
This was revealed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a message of condolence to the Jonga family on Friday. The President wrote:
<blockquote>The death yesterday evening of Cde James Kenneth Jonga after a short illness was a tragic development indeed.
A competent and diligent senior Civil Servant, Cde longa was at the cutting edge of our rural infrastructure programme on which our rural transformation strategy revolved.
From building bridges and improving our rural feeder roads, to sinking community boreholes in historically neglected parts of our country, Cde Jonga led from the field, always ensuring set projects were completed on time.
My last encounter with him was in Chesa where I commissioned a key bridge that DDF he led, had completed, thus ensuring access to a key medical facility in the area.
What makes his death more heart wrenching is the fact that it occurs barely a week after his sister Anne Knuts, also passed on after losing a battle with cancer. This is a hard blow to the Jonga Family.
On behalf of the Government and my Office, I wish to express my deep, heartfelt condolences to the Jonga Family, especially to Amai Jonga and the children.
Together, we mourn the passing on of a leader in rural development who shall be remembered by many communities which benefited from his efforts and diligent leadership.
I grant him a State-assisted funeral.
May his dear soul rest in eternal peace.</blockquote>

DDF Head, James Jonga, Granted State-assisted Funeral

The founder and CEO of Ubuntu Wealth Management Qhawe Sithole who is also a former Hilton College pupil has been arrested after being found with looted goods.
Sithole was caught with a looted washing machine, bicycle, bar stool and braai accessories in his Wrangler. 
His arrest comes amid allegations that the common and poor man was behind the looting happening in South Africa.

Sithole, who lives in the wealthy coastal town of Umhlanga, has now been suspended by the Ubuntu Wealth Group Board.
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority says it has removed him from its database as he is no longer deemed fit and proper to operate in the financial services industry.
Analysts say Sithole’s case shows the extent of the erosion of the moral fibre of the South African society at large.
He is currently out on bail.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/ceo-of-ubuntu-wealth-group-qhawe-sitholes-arrest-continues-to-send-shockwaves/">SABC News</a>

Founder & CEO Ubuntu Wealth Management Found With Looted Goods

Bulawayo-based retired veteran journalist, writer and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu has died aged 87.
Saul died at United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) early Friday morning after a long illness.
His wife, Mrs Caroline Gwakuba Ndlovu, confirmed Saul’s death. She said:
<blockquote>Our father has indeed left us. He had not been feeling well for a while but despite his illness he was still very active refusing to be bedridden. Unfortunately he died at UBH this morning. As a family this is huge loss for usand. Burial arrangements will be made in due course.</blockquote>
Mrs Caroline Gwakuba Ndlovu said he had a heart operation early this year.
She said there were still to meet as a family to discuss burial arrangements. Mourners are gathered at number 16 Jungle Road, Trenance, Bulawayo.
MORE: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/veteran-journalist-saul-gwakuba-ndlovu-dies/">The Sunday News</a>

Veteran Journalist Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu Has Died

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested a 31-year-old man who is the owner of the car in which a huge snake was found in Kwekwe central business district Tuesday.
Police and officials from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) were called to the scene and rescued the snake before towing the vehicle away.
Midlands police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the arrest of Tatenda Mutema, saying he was facing charges of contravening the  Parks and Wildlife Act. Mahoko said:
I can confirm we are investigating a case where a 31-year-old male was arrested after being found in possession of a python in his car. The incident occurred on 13 July 2021 in Kwekwe CBD at 14:30 hours.
Mahoko said Mutema reportedly noticed a python in the car and assisted his girlfriend to get out of the vehicle. They alerted people who were nearby before they locked the vehicle doors and left the scene.
Mahoko said police were alerted and attended the scene accompanied by ZimParks officials. He added:
They managed to open the vehicle and captured the python which measured about two metres long. The suspect was arrested and is being investigated for contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act of ‘being found in possession of a python.
Mahoko added that Mutema was expected to appear in court soon.
Earlier reports had suggested that authorities had to break into the Toyota Wish to retrieve the snake since the owner had locked it and disappeared.
Some witnesses told the media that they strongly believed that the snake was meant for ritual purposes.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/kwekwe-python-man-arrested/">NewZimbabwe</a>

UPDATE On Kwekwe Snake: Car Owner Arrested

The former director in the Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Ministry, Mr Cleto Vukai Diwa, has died.
Mr Diwa (65), who recently retired, died at his farm in Chivhu on Tuesday night after a short illness.
His son, Anesu said he died around 8 pm and by Wednesday morning his body was still in his bedroom waiting for health officials and an ambulance.
Midlands provincial Public Service Commissioner, Mr Andrew Chimanyiwa, said the public service was shocked by Mr Diwa’s untimely death. Said Mr Chimanyiwa:
<blockquote>It’s a shock we have lost a dedicated cadre, he had just retired and was beginning to settle down.</blockquote>
Midlands Provincial Development Coordinator (PDC) Abiot Maronge confirmed the death of Mr Diwa. He said:
<blockquote>Yes, it’s true that he passed on. Burial arrangements are underway.</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/just-in-diwa-dies-soon-after-retiring-from-midlands-ministry/">The Chronicle</a>

Diwa Former Director In Midlands Provincial Affairs Ministry Dies

Warriors striker Admiral Muskwe has left English Premier League side Leicester City to join Championship side, Luton, on a permanent basis.
Muskwe spent a loan spell at Championship side Wycombe wanderers last season having also played for Swindon.
Luton announced on their website that Muskwe has joined permanently. Luton wrote on their website:
<blockquote>We are excited to announce the signing of forward Admiral Muskwe, who has agreed to join Luton Town on a permanent deal from Leicester City for an undisclosed fee.
Becoming the eighth new addition to Nathan Jones’ squad this summer, the 22-year-old has spent his entire career to date with the Foxes but gained senior experience previously with Swindon Town and most recently in the Championship with Wycombe Wanderers.</blockquote>
Manager Nathan Jones expressed his excitement over Muskwe’s move saying the Zimbabwean international has been their target for a while. He added:
<blockquote>We saw what a threat Ade can be when we came up against him at Wycombe last season. He’s gained valuable experience of the Championship from his time there.
Coming from a wonderful club like Leicester, he has great pedigree and his arrival adds quality right across the front three as he can play numerous roles. Having beaten a number of other teams to his signature, we can’t wait to get working with him.</blockquote>
Muskwe played for England Juniors having come through the Leicester junior ranks before he later chose to play for Zimbabwe.
He scored 23 times in 71 Premier League 2 appearances, including six goals in eight outings for City’s U23 side last term prior to joining Wycombe.
Muskwe narrowly missed out on a spot in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squad for Zimbabwe but is very much in Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic ahead of the 2022 finals in Cameroon.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/07/warriors-striker-leaves-leicester/">NewsDay</a>

Warriors Striker Muskwe Has Left Leicester City

The Deputy Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Lovemore Matuke was Tuesday shocked by workers’ conditions at the Chinese-owned ceramic tile making company, Sunny Yi Feng.
The Norton-based company has for long been denying reports of poor working and living conditions saying it was meeting expected standards.
Sunny Yi Feng would add that such reports were being influenced by actions of conspiracy as a result of revenge distortion.

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Following the reports, Matuke, accompanied by senior officials from his ministry, the national labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) made a surprise visit at the company where they came up against with the extremely adverse employee circumstances.
He was shocked to learn that the workers were daily fed on a diet of cornmeal and cabbages. He immediately ordered Sunny Yi Feng management to improve the food quality of its employees.
He told NewZimbabwe after the tour that he had implored the Chinese company to urgently reform and respect the country’s labour laws. He said:
<blockquote>
It is the expectation of the government that every employer without distinction should respect the laws of the land, and as a ministry, it is our duty to ensure the Labour Act is applied, respected and enforced without favour.
</blockquote>
Matuke also ordered Sunny Yi Feng to allow its workers to take regular off-days, improve the general cleanliness of ablution facilities and install doors for the employees to have privacy when using the restrooms.
He also demanded that a specific time should be created for the workers’ lunchtime, and not for them to eat while working.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/appalling-workers-conditions-at-chinese-tile-firm-shock-minister/">NewZimbabwe</a>

Minister Shocked By Workers' Conditions At Sunny Yi Feng

Acting District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson for <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zaka">Zaka</a> is reportedly under probe for alleged abuse of Drought Relief Funds.
Ms Memory Dhliwayo is also accused of overclaiming travel and subsistence (T&amp;S) allowance same days tallying with those as claimed at social welfare.
The Acting DCC is also believed to have made some aspiring village heads give her money under the guise of fuel to visit their places but would pocket the money then use fuel from the office.
Pindula News got in touch with Dhliwayo who said she was not authorised to speak to the media. She said:
<blockquote>Isu zvedu mashandiro atinoita hatibvumidzwe kutaura neMedia. Tinotaura kuMedia through our PDC vaSakupwanya. [We are not allowed to speak to the meadia. We talk to the media through our PDC (Provincial Development Coordinator (PDC) Dr Jefter Sakupwanya.]</blockquote>
Dr Sakupwanya’s phone was not reachable when we called him countless times.
It is reported that police officers from Masvingo’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted some investigations back in May but the results of that probe are still unknown.
A source who spoke to Pindula News on condition of anonymity said:
<blockquote>The CID from Masvingo only came and tried to find out some time in May and up to now, they have not yet made any arrests.</blockquote>
Ms Memory Dhliwayo is Chiredzi’s former Acting District Administrator.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>

Zaka DCC Probed For Alleged Abuse Of Drought Relief Funds

MDC Alliance NEC member and pro-democracy campaigner Makomborero Haruzivishe has been granted a ZWL$10 000 bail by the High Court.
He was being represented by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) and his lawyer, Mr Ncube.
Makomborero <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/04/06/watch-scenes-at-harare-magistrate-court-as-makomborero-haruzivishe-is-sentenced/">has been in prison since April serving a 14-month jail term</a> after being convicted of inciting public violence after he had demonstrated with colleagues demanding the release of ZINASU president Takudzwa Ngadziore.
Speaking on the release of the former students’ union leader, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere a law lecturer at eh the University of Zimbabwe and MDC Alliance national spokesperson said:
<blockquote>Best news I’ve heard today. I’m so happy <a class="link-complex" data-user-name="MakomboreroH" href="https://twitter.com/MakomboreroH/" rel="noopener user" target="_blank">@MakomboreroH</a> is free but I’m also disappointed that his liberty was unduly curtailed. Mako is innocent. It is not a crime to demand a better society.</blockquote>
His incarceration had been described by some human rights defenders and party colleagues <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/04/06/reactions-to-makomborero-haruzivishes-sentencing/">as a blow to democracy.</a>
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