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A Macheke white garment prophetess under the Nyenyedzi Nomweye Nguwo Tsvuku says she been a sex worker for the past 8 years without abandoning her “spiritual calling”.
38-year-old Madzimai Cathrine Bvumbe recently told Manica Post that she has been juggling between satisfying her ‘clients’ between the sheets and those at her shrine.
Speaking during a media tour organised by the National Aids Council (NAC), Madzimai Cathrine said she turned to thigh vending due to years of desperation. She said:
<blockquote>I am not proud of it, but I have been in prostitution for years due to desperation. In fact, I only rely on regular clients who contact me on my phone for meeting arrangements.
Prostitution is a risky business. You can’t wish this on anyone, even your worst enemy. Sex workers are at risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections.
In addition to that, interaction with strangers put them in harm’s way. Some are maimed while others are killed during the course of duty.</blockquote>
Madzimai Cathrine revealed that she almost lost her left ear during a scuffle with a client over non-payment of her services.
She also disclosed that she got married in 1999 but unfortunately parted ways with her husband in 2011.
She has to put food on the table for her three children and send them to school.
Madzimai Cathrine said she wakes up early to rush to her shrine to attend to her clients.
She then comes back later in the day to change her church robs into sexually appealing clothes in preparation for her other clients. Said Madzimai Cathrine:
<blockquote>I am convinced that ndakatumwa naMwari (God sent me). It is God’s plan for me to be interacting with these ladies and imparting His Word unto them. It is not by mistake that I am into sex work.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/madzimai-by-day-hooker-by-night/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Manica Post</a></h4>

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'Prophetess By Day, Sex Worker By Night'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been implicated in the ongoing attempts to exhume the late former president Robert Mugabe who was buried at his homestead in Kutama village.
According to the Zimbabwe Independent, Mnangagwa chaired a high-level meeting of Mugabe’s clansmen held at the State House on September 11, 2020.
The meeting was also attended by several senior government and ZANU PF officials, as well as representatives of the Zvimba clan.
It is the same meeting at which the decision to summon Mugabe’s widow, Grace, to a trial at Chief Zvimba’s traditional court was made, according to minutes seen by the Zimbabwe Independent this week.
The government wanted Mugabe to be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare but his immediate family refused.
Mugabe’s family insisted that they were bound to respect his wish to be buried beside his mother at their rural homestead in Zvimba.
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Defence and War Veterans minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, Information and Publicity minister Monica Mutsvangwa, Local Government and Public Works ministers July Moyo, Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu, Chief Zvimba, Chief Beperere, Chief Chidziva, Headman Chisora, Phillip Chiyangwa, Madzima Bhajabha, Nyikadzino Kamuruko and Edward Tome attended the meeting.
The minutes also show that Zvimba clan spokesman Edward Tome pointed out that the late Mugabe was appointed Chief Zvimba soon after his return from Ghana, but requested that someone represent him as he was involved in politics.
Tome went on to say that the family had, upon Mugabe’s death, requested for a mausoleum to be created at the national shrine.
He said after a misunderstanding with the former first lady Grace Mugabe, both members of the Zvimba clan and his uncles from Gutu pulled out. Grace and foreign dignitaries went ahead with the burial.
Tome further told the meeting that the former president should be buried like a chief not like an ordinary person.
Bhajabha then interjected and told the meeting that the Zvimba clan was requesting government assistance to rebury Mugabe.
He went on to say some of the things needed for the reburial include a casket, national flag, transport before they bury the chief and report back to the president.
Bhajabha added that a mausoleum could be erected after the burial and a tombstone in the image of the former leader with a clenched fist facing to the east erected.
Before a ceremony could be conducted the clan requested access to the national shrine to carry out rituals.
The whole process was supposed to be completed before the sacred month of (Mbudzi) which starts on October 15 and ends on December 15 according to Shona culture
According to the minutes, Mnangagwa agreed to the Zvimba clan’s requests but had questions over how the family intended to exhume and rebury the former president without attracting public attention.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2021/05/21/exhumation-saga-sucks-in-mnangagwa/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Independent</a></h4>

Mugabe Exhumation & Reburial Saga Sucks In Mnangagwa

A former soldier was last week arrested by military police for duping potential recruits of hard-earned cash after masquerading as a recruiting agent.
Mkuhuleki Munamati Nyathi (36) was once a member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and was discharged from the army in 2020 for disciplinary reasons.
He was arrested for defrauding potential recruits in Guruve where the ZNA was conducting a recruitment exercise.
In a statement yesterday, ZNA director public relations Colonel Alphios Makotore said:
<blockquote>A bogus soldier, Mkuhuleki Munamati Nyathi, (36) was apprehended by members of the ZNA military police at Guruve Centre last week for defrauding potential recruits of US$140. Nyathi was discharged from the force in 2020.</blockquote>
Col Makotore said Nyathi approached the complainants Michael Gunje (23) and Tatenda Chitsiga both from Guruve and promised to facilitate their recruitment into the ZNA.
He then took the duo to Harare on the pretext that he was going to introduce them to an army general.
Nyathi however, dumped the complainants near Harare Central Prison along the road leading to Josiah Magama Tongogara barracks.
The complainants made a report at the Harare District Military Police Department leading to the arrest of Nyathi.
Col Makotore said Nyathi was handed over to Guruve Police and appeared before a Guruve magistrate last Saturday and was remanded in custody pending trial.
He advised members of the public that the ZNA did not engage third parties in its recruitment processes.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/zna-nabs-bogus-soldier/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Military Police Nab Bogus Soldier In Guruve

The government has denied that there is a constitutional crisis after the High Court nullified President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s extension of former Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s tenure by another five years.
High Court judges Justices Happias Zhou, Edith Mushore and Jester Charewa on Saturday granted an urgent application stopping Malaba from benefiting from the changes to the Constitution.
Speaking after the swearing-in of five judges of the Constitutional Court on Thursday, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Secretary Virginia Mabiza asserted that there was no constitutional crisis. Said Mabiza:
<blockquote>What we see is not a constitutional crisis. Parties have brought their cases before the court and it is entirely up to the court, the institution to which matters have been brought, to make a decision on whether or not to preside. So there is no constitutional crisis at all. As you can see that the courts are functional.</blockquote>
Justices Paddington Garwe, Rita Makarau, Anne-Mary Gowora, Ben Hlatshwayo and Bharat Patel took their oaths of office before Acting Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza at a ceremony held at the Constitutional Court.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/no-constitutional-crisis-says-govt-courts-are-functional/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

No Constitutional Crisis, Says Govt

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly in a quandary over who to appoint the new chief justice (CJ), amid indications that the recently retired Luke Malaba could ditch the fight to extend his tenure by five years.
Mnangagwa extended Malaba’s tenure by another 5 years early this month but High Court judges Justices Happias Zhou, Edith Mushore and Jester Helena Charewa ruled that Malaba had ceased to be chief justice by operation of law when he turned 70 on 15 May.
The ruling effectively blocked the move by Mnangagwa to extend Malaba’s tenure by five years.
NewsDay reported sources close to the developments as saying Malaba could throw in the towel following the furore and legal challenges the move had created. A source is quoted as saying:
<blockquote>In the event of Malaba electing to decline the extension of his era by the President, the pending appeals lodged by Ziyambi Ziyambi and the Attorney-General (Prince Machaya) will just be for academic purposes. This will render the selection of the next chief justice wide open.</blockquote>
The frontrunners are thought to be Deputy CJ Elizabeth Gwaunza who is the Acting CJ and three judges with liberation war credentials — Justices Charles Hungwe, George Chiweshe and Chinembiri Bhunu.
Justices Paddington Garwe and Rita Makarau, who were appointed to the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, are reportedly in the running as well.
A senior lawyer who refused to be named told NewsDay that Malaba should decline the extension of his tenure to preserve whatever little has been left of his legacy. Said the lawyer:
<blockquote>It would be prudent for Malaba to preserve whatever little has been left of his legacy by declining the extension of his tenure.
It is not in the best interest of the Judiciary in Zimbabwe that from the look of things he seems to have worked in cahoots with politicians to extend his tenure as CJ, wherein the Constitution was rushed through Parliament for his sole benefit.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/05/ed-faces-tough-cj-choice/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

Mnangagwa Faces Tough Chief Justice Choice

Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe has directed the police to immediately put to an end the rampant child kidnappings, ritual killings, traffic chaos caused by pirate taxis and general armed robberies targeting families and individuals with large sums of cash.
Addressing police commanders in Harare on Wednesday, Kazembe also lambasted the behaviour of some police officers in public places, such as drinking in uniform and engaging in untoward behaviour. He said:
<blockquote>What is more worrisome is that in most instances, the victims are later found dead. Government is deeply concerned that the nation is being robbed of future leaders.
The onus is on you as (ZRP) Commanders to come up with robust strategies to bring this to an end.
We should remain mindful of the fact that we have a constitutional mandate to protect life and property.</blockquote>
There are concerns that some of the pirate taxis that have turned Harare into a traffic jungle belong to police officers, some of whom drive the vehicles wearing police uniform to get easy passage at police checkpoints. Said Kazembe:
<blockquote>… it is undeniable that this scourge has reared its ugly head once again and the level of lawlessness is unfathomable.
More disturbing is the alleged involvement of police in some of the syndicates and abetting the lawlessness. And this cannot surely be allowed to continue.
At times, we find ourselves asking, are these real police officers? Cases where we are witnessing some police officers drunk in uniform and in public are becoming rampant. There is a need to restore discipline among the rank and file.</blockquote>
The Minister also raised the issue of rogue police officers who are colluding with bottle stores and bar outlets resulting in the illegal sale of liquor in violation of COVID-19 regulations.
Meanwhile, Kazembe said the government was aware of the various challenges being faced by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in the execution of its mandate.
He assured the police commanders that concerted efforts were being made by the government to avail the requisite resources which include modern policing technological gadgets and equipment.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/minister-breathes-fire-to-cops/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Kazembe Breathes Fire To Police Commanders

Prominent Harare-based businessman and former pastor <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Shingi_Munyeza" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shingi Munyeza</a> has announced his return to social media after a four months-long sabbatical.
Munyeza, who is a member of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Presidential Advisory Council (PAC) and coincidentally a government critic, quit social media in January this year after a fallout with his daughter Nomsa over cheating allegations.
Munyeza’s cheating scandal blew on his face in the public domain after his only daughter Nomsa publicly challenged her father after he had posted a message saying he loved his wife and would love to be with her forever after 26 years of marriage.
Nomsa posted a message, saying her father was fake as he couldn’t say happy anniversary to her mother or his wife when he had cheated on her and then left her (the daughter) fatherless.
At the time, Munyeza announced that he stepping down from his pastoral role at Faith Ministries Church due to a moral failure.
He did not reveal the nature of his moral failure and it is debatable whether he would have made the confession if he had not been exposed by his daughter.
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Shingi Munyeza Returns To Social Media

A traditional leader has taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa to task over the “dubious” issuing of an Exclusive Prospecting Order (EPO) to mining giant Premier African Minerals in his area without following due process.
Chief Jahana of Insiza wrote a letter to Mnangagwa objecting to the mining exploration of lithium in Fort Rixon, saying the project will not benefit Matabeleland locals.
He argued that the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development did not even consult him and he only got to know about the venture from state media. The letter dated 14 May read:
<blockquote>In your November 24, 2017 acceptance speech as President of the Second Republic, you condemned the mortgaging of Zimbabweans future through the dubious issuance of mining EPOs, national strategic business permits licenses to foreigners, 99-year farm leases to foreigners without following due diligence and processes, which includes the grassroots consultation background check of beneficiaries and national security vetting.
It’s exactly 42 months later after you promised not to mortgage the future of Zimbabweans but the situation in my area proves you otherwise.
Mining EPOs are issued by your offices after you have consented hence this letter to you.
Take note that the due process of issuing a Lithium exploration EPO at Fort Rixon, in our area of jurisdiction with Chief Sibasa was not followed.
As chiefs, custodians of this area we only read about this mining venture from state media.</blockquote>
The chief accused Mnangagwa of mortgaging the future of his people without their consent. He said:
<blockquote>As chiefs, we feel the future of our subjects and Matabeleland at large has been mortgaged without our and their consent, knowledge and with them not benefitting since the company involved has its labour force from outside Insiza District and Matabeleland.</blockquote>
The chief also raised the issue of the late Filabusi Chief Vezi Maduna who engaged the president’s office about the same concern and was reportedly harassed by suspected state agents. He said:
<blockquote>Despite all the shortfalls by your office I mentioned in this letter I remain committed to saving my country in my best capabilities and respecting the Office of the President and Cabinet of Zimbabwe.
When the late Chief Maduna raised his concern and reservations on the issuance of mining EPOs across Matabeleland to your office, he was trailed by a number of unregistered vehicles and intimidate by unknown individuals thus the response he got from his letter to you until he died, I pray that with contents of this letter I won’t face the same fate as Chief Maduna.</blockquote>
Chief Jahana urged President Mnangagwa to revert to the normal processes of issuing all mining EPOs in Matabeleland.
The letter was also copied to the Commander of the ZDF, General Phillip Valerio Sibanda and Matabeleland South Provincial Chiefs Council.
<h4>More: <a href="https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-203910.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bulawayo24.com</a></h4>

Chief Jahana Confronts Mnangagwa

Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi came under fire in Parliament yesterday after he refused to respond to questions regarding his attack on judges of the High Court who he accused of being captured by foreign governments.
On Saturday Ziyambi threatened High Court judges for ruling against the extension of former Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s term by five years.
Norton MP, Temba Mliswa (Independent), demanded that Ziyambi explain to the House why he chose to go against the principle of separation of powers. Said Mliswa:
<blockquote>My understanding is that in the doctrine of separation of powers which we must all understand, the Judiciary is independent, so is the Executive and Parliament.
Now that the matter has been appealed already, the judges that are handling this matter are already compromised. They are under threat.
It has never happened where a Minister of Justice, who is the father of justice, issues a statement like that and goes political in saying that some judges belong to the opposition.
We never knew anything (about) that any judge belongs to the opposition as much as we believe that his discharge of duty as a minister is for the interest of the people of Zimbabwe. There is now a constitutional crisis.
Other than that, he must resign but he must be given a chance because his credibility and that of the justice delivery system of Zimbabwe which must exercise judicial prudence has been failed by one person.</blockquote>
Ziyambi however, refused to be drawn into discussing the issue, saying he will not comment on a matter that is before the courts. He said:
<blockquote>There are those that wrote a letter indicating that they want that application to be subjected to the High Court, and so it is sub judice (under judicial consideration and therefore prohibited from public discussion elsewhere).</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/05/ziyambi-under-fire-over-weekend-outburst/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

Ziyambi Grilled Over Weekend Outburst

Lawyers representing pro-democracy activist Namatai Kwekweza, Scanlen and Holderness, have written a letter to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) demanding details of how former Chief Justice Malaba’s secured his tenure renewal beyond 70 years.
Kwekweza has requested the information under the Freedom of Information Act which gives citizens the right to request information from public authorities.
This will put the government and the Judicial Services Commission in the spotlight as they increasingly come under pressure and scrutiny. Read the letter below:
<blockquote>RE: APPLICATION FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION: EXTENSION OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE’S TENURE
We refer to the above matter in which we act for NAMATAI KWEKWEZA. Kindly note our interest.
In terms of section 62 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and in terms of section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 10:33) our client applies for access to copies of records of the following information:
1. How did the Judicial Services Commission come to a decision on the appropriate 
recommendation to make to the President under section 186(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe relating to Hon Luke Malaba’s bid to continue as Chief Justice for another five years?
1.1. In particular was a meeting held by the Commissioners for this purpose? 
1.2. Was a resolution passed to make the appropriate recommendation? If so, may we have a copy of the Resolution 
1.3. If a resolution was passed in regard to (1.2) above, which Commissioners of the judicial Services Commission voted in favour of recommending that Hon Luke Malaba’s tenure be extended for another five years and which Commissioners voted against it? 
1.4. Did any Commissioners or members of the board abstain from voting? If so, who? 
1.5. Did Hon Luke Malaba communicate that he was conflicted in relation to this decision?
2. Did the Judicial Services Commission meet to consider whether to become involved in the litigation launched by Musa Kika in the High Court under case number HC 2128/21 and that by the Young Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe?
2.1. If it met, when and where did it meet? 2.2. If it did not meet – does the Judicial Services Commission, consider that the general resolution passed in 2019 empowers its secretariat to make its own decision on matters of such consequence? 
2.3. Was a resolution passed specifically relating to this litigation? 
2.4. If a resolution was passed which Commissioners voted in favour of the resolution and which Commissioners voted against the resolution? 
2.5. Did any Commissioners or members of the board abstain from voting? If so, who? 
2.6. Did the Hon Luke Malaba declare a conflict of interest and abstain from voting? If not, why did he not do so? 
2.7. Was a resolution passed to the effect that the JSC lawyer was to represent the Hon judges cited in the litigation? 
2.8. If such a resolution was passed, were the Hon judges concerned consulted? 
2.9. If the Hon Judges concerned were consulted, how were they consulted and who took what position?
As you are aware, the High Court has found, in the separate matters filed by Musa Kika and Young Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe that these are urgent matters.
We also believe that this is information that is immediately available to the JSC.
In that respect, we, therefore, seek an immediate response in terms of Section 7(3) of the Freedom of Information Act Chapter 10:33 and at any rate no later than end of business day of Monday 24 May 2020.
We draw your attention to your obligations under section 191 of the Constitution which requires that you conduct your business in a just, fair and transparent manner.
We tender costs for the photocopying of the required documents.
Yours faithfully,
SCANLEN &amp; HOLDERNESS</blockquote>

Pro-democracy Activist Namatai Kwekweza Demands Details On Malaba Tenure Extension

Prominent journalist Hopewell Chin’ono caused an uproar on social media after his Facebook post seemed to discourage people from consuming sadza/isitshwala made from maize meal.
In a post on Wednesday, Chin’ono said maize is a stockfeed that has zero nutrition for human beings. He wrote:
<blockquote>This [maize] is stock feed, for mombe. 
Muno gona kuita nharo zvenyu, but it is not fit for human consumption 😂😂😂
Your ancestors knew better!! This has zero consumption value for you when you have it as Sadza!
Apparently It affects brain development too, and it is not good for diabetes. 
Do you want to know more or this is enough to get you ranting all evening Sadza eaters?😂😂😂
Muri kupedzera mombe chikafu chadzo.</blockquote>
The post, which has generated more than 3 000 comments so far, prompted Chin’ono to explain his remarks. He said:
<blockquote>This story was not about Sadza or maize, it was meant to illustrate the anger, intolerance and abuse in many Zimbabweans!
Now go to the comments section of the original post and tell me if Nkosana Moyo was wrong when he said that the ZANU-PF Government is a refection of Zimbabweans!
Just read the comments, the insults for merely stating the obvious! Now if people in these comments are angry that I merely said what we eat is junk, which is what it is, how angry would the same people be if they were in ZANU-PF and they lost an election!
Over to you students of Sociology! French sociologist Émile Durkheim said that change is painful. Every journalist or social science university student would have studied and read Durkheim’s work.
I merely pointed scientific facts about maize, and the insults came. Just like merely pointing out to Mnangagwa that he has lost an election. How different are you from the people that you oppose?
Why do you expect Mnangagwa to be tolerant to you or anyone around you for losing an election, yet you are not tolerant to someone merely saying, “…actually Sadza is not that great?”
I am not taking away your rights to continue eating crap, but you see it fit to insult me. How do you expect a man who is losing power to react?
As said in Durkheim’s work, Sociologists who follow the functionalist approach are concerned with the way the different elements of a society contribute to the whole.
Are we any different from the cousins in ZANU-PF or we are merely the same the only difference being that they are over there and we are here?
If you vehemently insult a man on his page for stating a scientific fact, what would you do if the same man beat you in an election? Food for thought! Good evening! #RegisterToVoteZW</blockquote>
In another post, Chin’ono dismissed the assertion that sadza is part of Zimbabwean culture.
He argued that maize was brought to Zimbabwe by the colonialists, and the crop is originally from Mexico. Said Chin’ono:
<blockquote>Unlike Nigerians, we continued with eating what the colonials threw at us, ours was Mhunga, Mapfunde, Zviyo etc
Maize first arrived on the African coast during the seventeenth century. It was initially introduced by the Portuguese to supply their trading forts.
Africans only adopted it because it was less labour intensive as they had become subjugated by colonialism.
As scholars have noted, the introduction of maize increased population density and slave exports in Africa.
Scholarly findings suggest that maize increased the supply of slaves during the slave trade.
So to suggest that Maize is part of our ancestral DNA is a reflection of the ignorance of our history.
In Southern Africa Maize arrived around 1700, that is in South Africa.
The adoption of Maize in Zimbabweans occurred during the British colonial occupation, from the late 19th century.
Most of the maize grown in South Africa from around 1700 was mainly for export and not for domestic consumption!</blockquote>

Chin'ono Stirs Social Media Uproar With 'Anti-Sadza/Isitshwala' Remarks

The Acting Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza has sworn in the five newly appointed Constitutional Court judges so that they can begin their mandate.
Justices Paddington Garwe, Rita Makarau, Anne-Mary Goora, Ben Hlatshwayo and Bharat Patel are now substantive judges of the Constitutional Court.
The five were appointed to the Constitutional Court bench by President Emmerson Mnangagwa from the list of nominees prepared by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) following public interviews held in September last year.
Justice Happias Zhou, who reportedly came third during the interviews,  Justices Chinembiri Bhunu, Charles Hungwe, Smart Mirirai, Donald Stevenson Corke, David George Bartlett (Retired) and lawyer Arnold Tsunga were overlooked for the posts.
The need for Constitutional Court judges arose following the split of the Supreme Court and Constitutional Court benches in May last year in compliance with the Constitution, which provides for the separation of personnel manning the two courts.
The Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice sit on the Constitutional Court by right, but the other five judges are appointed as individuals from the pool of qualified and experienced candidates.
Zimbabwe currently does not have a substantive Chief Justice after the High Court on Saturday ruled that the extension of former Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s tenure by President Mnangagwa was unconstitutional.
Meanwhile, University of Kent law lecturer Alex Magaisa noted grey areas in the appointment of the Constitutional Court judges. <a href="https://twitter.com/Wamagaisa/status/1395042377945993217" rel="noopener" target="_blank">He wrote on Twitter:</a>
<blockquote>The letter announcing the appointment of judges to the Constitutional Court is odd &amp; vague so that it is not possible to determine the law under which they are being appointed. It says the President has “approved” the appointments “at the instance” of the Acting Chief Justice.
The letter is coming from the Judicial Service Commission. The “approval” bit is perplexing. It’s either the President appoints or he doesn’t. Whether before or after Amendment No. 2, he is the appointing authority. If they are acting judges, his approval is irrelevant.
True the judges take their oath before the Chief Justice but it is unclear whether they are being appointed under the old procedure when they were interviewed last September or as amended by Amendment No. 2. But does it make any difference to the contentious cases? None.
There is no difference because all the judges are parties in the proceedings concerning Amendment No.2. They are still conflicted and the fact that they are being sworn in doesn’t change their station. If you have a brown cow and you paint it black, it’s still the same cow!</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/constitutional-court-judges-sworn-in/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Five Constitutional Court Judges Sworn In

A married 33-year-old woman from Macheke, Mashonaland East province, has turned into commercial sex work to raise her tuition fees, putting her life, marriage, and that of children at risk.
The mother of two said she had since turned to target truck drivers plying the Harare-Mutare highway in transit to neighbouring Mozambique in a bid to raise US$500 per semester at the Women’s University in Africa (WUA) where she is studying.
She said her wish is to start an income-generating project that can sustain her and her small family and quit sex work she says was her last and only option left.
Speaking to NewZimbabwe.com during a recent media tour to Mashonaland East province that was organised by the National AIDS Council (NAC), the woman said:
<blockquote>I am a student and I am also into sex work. I am also a mother, I have got a husband.
The challenge that is there is the issue of university fees which I pay in United States dollars.
The issue of tuition forced me into sex work because my unemployed husband does piece jobs in South Africa.
He earns little money, and, therefore, can’t even afford to look after us or pay for my fees.</blockquote>
She also revealed that she currently owed her university nearly US$1 000 in unpaid fees and had doubts if she could enrol for her industrial attachment scheduled during the next semester.
The woman said her husband doesn’t know that she is into sex work and at times she pleads with her parents to lie that they have paid for her fees. She added:
<blockquote>Sex work is a risky business. One day I know I might even get caught by my husband and it will not end well. I really need to stop sex work and lead a normal life.
I still love my husband and my family. Leaving my kids behind every day, locking them inside the house stresses me a lot. It’s not an easy job.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/married-woman-turns-to-sex-work-to-raise-varsity-fees/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

Married Woman (33) Turns To Sex Work To Raise University Fees

Presidential spokesperson George Charamba said Zimbabwe voted against a United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly measure that seeks to protect vulnerable populations against genocide because of a part of the resolution that deals with the responsibility to protect.
Responsibility to Protect – known as R2P – is an international norm that empowers the international community to act to halt the mass atrocity crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
Charamba argued that R2P was used to attack Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya, and was almost used by Western powers to invade Zimbabwe during the late Robert Mugabe era.
Pindula News present <a href="https://twitter.com/Jamwanda2/status/1395253505007529984" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Charamba’s full Twitter thread</a> below:
<blockquote>Zimbabwe voted nyet (Russian for no) against this omnibus General Assembly Resolution especially because of the part of it to do with the responsibility to protect, R2P.
Those with no sense of recent history or who mistakenly think western global imperial power is benign and benevolent, forget it was precisely this same clause – RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT – which was used to attack Gaddafi’s Libya, and which almost got invoked for use against Zimbabwe had it not been for the double veto by Russia and China!
And Libya tells the world how the West needs the clause to arrogate unto itself the RESPONSIBILITY TO INVADE FOR OIL, LAND, MINERALS and other INTERESTS using spurious grounds and securing a veneer of UN legality.
Today, Gaddafi is dead; Libya continues to die while the West retains the PREROGATIVE TO DO WAR WHILE STEALING LIBYAN OIL MIDST THAT WAR IT STARTED AND CONTINUES TO FUND AND FAN!
Often what is termed GENOCIDE is not that; rather, it neatly fits within Western extra-territorial goals. This is why what Israel does against the Palestinians falls neither under GENOCIDE or RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT, even though we all know it is GENOCIDAL DEFINITION ITSELF crying out for an American-led RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT!!!
Daily America, United Kingdom oppose even the mildest resolution in defence of the Palestinian people yet are keen to indict China on Chinese citizens of Moslem faith, and Venezuelans of Venezuela!
In the 19th Century, the mantra was encapsulated in the THREE Cs: CHRISTIANIZE, CIVILIZE and COLONIZE in that omnibus order.
We all know what happened before the Century of those laudable Cs ran out!! The RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT citizenry of ANY NATIONALITY is that of the NATION-STATE of that polity.
It is a moot point to ask the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to accept a joint Russia-Chinese-led global intervention on its territory to exercise and enforce responsibility to protect BLACKS in AMERICA who are VICTIMS OF DAILY GENOCIDAL ATTACK.
Zimbabwe’s foreign policy options at United Nations are clear and grounded in its own history, experience, interests, principles and understanding of world affairs. Ndatenda!!!!</blockquote>
However, some observers said that the “No” vote by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime was a frantic attempt to avert a consequential reckoning with its past atrocities.
These atrocities include the killing of more than 20 000 people between 1983 and 1987, mostly unarmed civilians from the minority Ndebele ethnic group during Gukurahundi.

Mnangagwa Spokesperson Explains Why Zimbabwe Vetoed U.N. Resolution Against Genocide

Zimbabwe’s widely reported economic challenges made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns have left sex workers across the country in dire straits.
Some of the sex workers last Friday said that they were seriously considering quitting the oldest “profession” for good.
Sex workers in Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland East provinces told journalists on a National Aids Council (NAC)-organised media tour that just like any other sector, “thigh vending” was no longer rosy.
In Dema, Seke district in Mashonaland East sex workers said they now resorted to bartering their services with maize or beans.
Speaking to reporters at Dema growth point on Friday, one sex worker said:
<blockquote>We charge US$5 for short time, but if push comes to shove we can accept payment in the form of food.
I can have sex for a bucket of maize, especially in this time of COVID-19.
We are even accepting to sleep with men for US$1 because it’s no longer that rosy out there.</blockquote>
The sex workers were attending a Key Affected Populations session meant to reduce HIV and STIs infection convened by NAC.
District AIDS coordinator for Seke Florence Nyandoro said apart from sexual and reproductive health training, they were also training sex workers on financial education. She said:
<blockquote>We also make sure that these women are trained in finance education so that they come up with income-generating programmes.
However, this model Key Affected Populations is targeted at sex workers with the aim of reducing HIV and STI infections.</blockquote>
Nyandoro said the HIV prevalence rate in the Seke district was 12.7%.
In Macheke sex workers appealed to authorities to reopen clubs and bars.
Priviledge Manyasha, an 18-year-old sex worker in Macheke said business was at a standstill. She said:
<blockquote>We are in dire straits. Our business has come to a standstill. We appeal to authorities to reopen clubs and bars.
We used to come to this place [Chibhazi], but these days the police are after us making life difficult for us.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2021/05/16/sex-workers-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Standard</a></h4>

Many Sex Workers Contemplate Quitting 'Profession' For Good

Pensioners say the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) should pay them sustainable payouts to enable them to seek medication anywhere instead of introducing mobile clinics.
Bulawayo Pensioners Forum co-ordinator Winos Dube said mobile clinics were welcome although they were a short-term measure. Said, Dube:
<blockquote>In our presentation to the minister (Labour and Social Welfare), we had indicated that the issue of mobile clinics despite it being of help would not be very effective.
Our argument is that by the time the mobile clinic will be in Gwanda, what will be happening with the people in Bulawayo, Tsholotsho and other places?.
What we are saying is that they better have clinics in every area so that pensioners will be attended there.
If pensioners were being paid sustainable payouts, they would be able to seek medication anywhere in the country.</blockquote>
This comes after NSSA deputy director for marketing Tendayi Mutseyekwa said they were going to introduce mobile clinics across the country to cater for pensioners.
But Dube that the mobile clinics will benefit very few people at any particular point. He said:
<blockquote>They have started to do it here in Bulawayo but we are saying if the clinic is going to open on May 22 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, how many people will have been attended to?
We are talking of pensioners with some failing to walk to Barbourfields Stadium where the mobile clinic will be.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Mutseyekwa also said NSSA had increased payouts and introduced grocery vouchers for pensioners and widows.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/05/pensioners-shoot-down-nssa-mobile-clinics-project/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

Pensioners Scoff At NSSA Mobile Clinics Project

Zimbabwe on Tuesday voted against a United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly measure that seeks to protect vulnerable populations against “genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.”
The resolution was adopted with 115 countries including neighbouring South Africa and Botswana voting in favour.
Fifteen (15) mostly rogue states that are notorious for some of the worst human rights violations – among them, North Korea, Russia, China, Burundi, and Eritrea – voted against the resolution.
The passage of the resolution puts the subject permanently on the UN agenda with the secretary-general now required “to report annually to the General Assembly on the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.” The U.N. said:
<blockquote>In far too many situations around the world, civilian populations are experiencing indiscriminate attacks on schools and medical facilities, widespread rape and sexual violence perpetrated as a weapon of war, disproportionate and deadly force being used against peaceful protesters, and institutionalized persecution of minority groups.</blockquote>
Political analysts say it is not surprising that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime voted against the resolution because the Zimbabwean government is guilty of past atrocities against its own people.
These include the killing of more than 20 000 people between 1983 and 1987, mostly unarmed civilians from the minority Ndebele ethnic group during Gukurahundi.
Mnangagwa and the late Robert Mugabe, who was president at the time, are some of the key ZANU PF culprits accused of orchestrating the massacres in the Midlands and Matabeleland provinces.
They are also accused of unleashing a vicious cycle of recurring political violence that has killed thousands of mainly opposition MDC supporters during election campaigns from the early 2000s.
Harare lawyer and opposition politician Tenda Biti told Zimlive that by rejecting U.N. measures against genocide, Mnangagwa has made himself a national embarrassment. Said Biti:
<blockquote>Once a genocidaire [someone guilty of genocide] always a genocidaire. Why would a right-thinking person and right-thinking country reject a convention against genocide, ethnic cleansing, and war crimes? Emmerson is an absolute national embarrassment. Resist dictatorship.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2021/05/20/zimbabwe-joins-u-n-wall-of-shame-as-it-votes-against-resolution-to-stop-genocide/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Zimlive</a></h4>

Zimbabwe Votes Against U.N. Measures To Stop Genocide

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) Town Clerk Christopher Dube said the local authority will take drastic action that could see ratepayers losing their homes over unpaid bills.
BCC is owed over $1.1 billion by residents, businesses and Government departments in the city and its ballooning debt has left it technically insolvent as its debtors almost equal its creditors.
As of March 2021, the local authority was owed $1.13 billion while it owed $1.06 billion.
Dube told a media briefing on Tuesday that water disconnection was not an effective debt recovery strategy and Council will be forced to take radical measures to force ratepayers to clear their debts. He said:
<blockquote>We are not going to be using one strategy (water disconnections), we are going to use so many of these strategies.
First, we will disconnect you, if it doesn’t work, we will take you to court and, in the end, you will end up losing your property.
We try to conscientise our residents through various forms of media and also through our councillors.
We also try to make sure that the money that has accumulated through a 10 per cent retention scheme is also used in various wards so that people can understand that payments is good for everyone maybe that will also encourage the residents.
The serious one would be taking you to court and take away properties, unfortunately.</blockquote>
The Council is under fire from residents due to failure to attend to burst sewers on time, dilapidated road networks, failure to consistently provide water and collection of refuse.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/residents-to-lose-houses/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Chronicle</a></h4>

Council To Seize Residents' Houses Over Unpaid Bills

Exiled former cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo last year raised alarm over a huge judicial scandal in the selection of the five judges to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) bench.
Posting on Twitter on 13 October 2020 after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) interviewed the 12 candidates, Moyo said President Emmerson Mnangagwa rejected High Court Justice Happias Zhou’s bid for the Constitutional Court despite him coming third out of five candidates in interviews.
Moyo’s claims and alarm have now been proven to have been correct. The judges that he said were going to be appointed were indeed appointed today; his whole list was correct, solidifying his revelation of an appointment scandal. <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfJNMoyo/status/1315936108732198912" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Here is what Moyo wrote:</a>
<blockquote>After Justice Happias Zhou came third in recent public interviews for ConCourt judges, Chief Justice Malaba has arm-twisted the interviewing panel to remove Zhou’s name from @JSCZim list of five judges recommended for ConCourt appointment!
Out of seven judges interviewed by the @JSCZim panel chaired by Chief Justice Malaba, five were nominated by Mnangagwa’s office: Justices Chinembiri Bhunu, Paddington Garwe, Annie-Marie Gowora, Ben Hlatshwayo &amp; Rita Makarau. Excluded were Justices Bharat Patel &amp; Happias Zhou!
The top three performers from the public interviews as scored by the @JSCZim interviewing panel were:
1. Justice Rita Makarau
2. Justice Paddington Garwe
3. Justice Happias Zhou
The ordering is per how they were ranked according to their performance!
The five judges recommended by @JSCZim for ConCourt appointment are:
1. Justice Rita Makarau
2. Justice Paddington Garwe
3. Justice Bharat Patel
4. Justice Ben Hlatshwayo
5. Justice Anne-Marie Gorowa
Missing is Justice Happias Zhou, who came a big third in the interviews!</blockquote>
Having come third, Justice Zhou was supposed to be automatically appointed to the ConCourt bench, but Mnangagwa overlooked him, in fact, he rejected him, for reasons that are not professional.
Last weekend, Justice Zhou ruled former Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s five-year extension term of office by Mnangagwa as CJ was invalid.

Jonathan Moyo Vindicated On ED's Preferred ConCourt Judges

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed five judges of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) and will be sworn in on Thursday.
The five justices are Paddington Garwe, Rita Makarau, Anne-Mary Goora, Ben Hlatshwayo and Bharat Patel.
They will take oath before the Acting Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza.
Before their appointment, the five were all acting judges of the Constitutional Court.
They were among the 12 candidates that participated in the public interviews conducted in September last year.
Mnangagwa however snubbed appointing High Court judge, Justice Happias Zhou to the ConCourt.
Justice Zhou came third after Justice Rita Makarau and Justice Paddington Garwe in last year’s public interviews for the ConCourt bench appointments.
On Saturday, Justice Zhou ruled former Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s five-year extension term of office by Mnangagwa as CJ was invalid.
Speaking in the aftermath of the ruling, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi rebuked Zhou, warning that the government was “going to poke the enemy in the eye and confront it”.

President Mnangagwa Appoints Constitutional Court Judges

The government, through the Minister of Health and Child Care, has gazetted Statutory Instrument 119 of 2021 that makes it compulsory for people entering the country to be quarantined at their own expense for 10 days.
The new regulations stipulate that all people entering Zimbabwe must undergo a valid COVID-19 PCR test not more than 48 hours from the time of their departure for Zimbabwe.
Even where returnees produce a COVID-19 free certificate, health authorities could decide to administer a PCR COVID-19 test to any person, at the test subject’s expense. SI 119 of 2021 reads in part:
<blockquote>Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this order. for an indefinite period from the promulgation of this section, all persons entering Zimbabwe must undergo a valid COVID-19 PCR test not more than 48 hours from the time of their departure for Zimbabwe.
An enforcement officer may, at his or her discretion. administer at the test subject’s expense, a PCR COVID-19 test to any person entering or exiting Zimbabwe, including any person referred to in paragraph (a) or (c) of the definition of “persons entering Zimbabwe”.</blockquote>
People entering Zimbabwe without a valid PCR test and a certificate will be denied entry into the country.
Meanwhile, those with proof of a valid PCR negative certificate shall self-quarantine or in a hotel at their own expense for a period of ten days from the date of arrival in Zimbabwe.

Govt Gazettes New Quarantine Regulations For Returnees

The family of a teenager from Chitungwiza who was seriously injured in a firecracker explosion is appealing for financial help for the boy to undergo four surgical operations to repair damages on his face.
About US$2 160 is needed for the second operation aimed at reconstructing Godfrey Munhungaupi’s chin.
Godfrey (13), a Grade 5 pupil at Dungwiza Primary School in Chitungwiza, sustained serious facial injuries in January as a result of the explosion.
He had connected a firecracker to a solar panel and used his tongue to test if there was a flow of power.
His mother, Rudo Munhungaupi, is a widow and unemployed. She said:
<blockquote>I am appealing to all well-wishers to help my child who is in a critical situation.
There is nowhere I can get the money needed for the operation.
About US$2 160 is needed for him to undergo the second operation.</blockquote>
Godfrey was supposed to undergo five operations. The first was conducted in January at Parirenyatwa Hospital after well-wishers donated $54 000 to cover his medical bills.
The other operations were supposed to be done at the same hospital in March but the family failed to raise the money needed.
The first operation focused on cleaning and stitching the wounds on the face and mouth.
The second operation is set to remove some tissue from other parts of his body and cover the chin, nose and some part of the face.
The third operation will focus on the construction and maintenance of lips.
The fourth and last operation will focus on constructing gums and maintenance of teeth and gums.
Those willing to assist can contact Ms Munhungaupi on 0788124461 or send donations to the same number.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/fire-cracker-victim-appeals-for-funds-to-mend-badly-damaged-face/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Firecracker Victim (13), Appeals For Funds To Repair Damaged Face

The government is finalising plans to accord Rutenga Growth Point town status, The Herald reports.
Rutenga has been undergoing meteoric growth over the past 24 months after its designation as a dry port by the Government.
There has been “an influx” of investment into the settlement, including processing companies, with two firms building marula fruit value-addition plants.
Mwenezi Rural District Council chief executive Albert Chivanga expressed confidence in Rutenga’s growth prospects after being designated as a dry port.
Chivanga said the Government was already in the process of according Rutenga town status in a move that will put the growth point under the administration of a town board.
If Rutenga becomes a town, it will be the third urban settlement in Masvingo Province after Chiredzi and Mpandawana to be accorded such status.
The last major settlement to have a status upgrade was Victoria Falls which attained city status in December last year.
Victoria Falls became the first city in Matabeleland North, and only the second after Bulawayo in the three western provinces in Zimbabwe.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/rutenga-eyes-town-status/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Rutenga Growth Point Nears Town Status

A ZANU PF councillor in Mberengwa was allegedly assaulted by two male ward committee members following a misunderstanding over the arrest of one Marvelous Hove.
Nokuthula Ndlera, the councillor for Ward 12, reported Edmund and Ferdinand Gumede to court for allegedly assaulting her and stealing her phone.
Ndlera who is also a teacher at Mabika High School in Mberengwa reported the matter on 12 April 2021.
Masvingo Mirror reported sources as saying the case was referred back by the prosecutor to the police for further investigations.
A senior Police officer who spoke to the publication on condition of anonymity also confirmed the same.
Meanwhile, Ndlera said that she was assaulted by the two after asking them why they had apprehended Marvelous. She said:
<blockquote>They began assaulting me after I demanded to know who they were and why they apprehended Marvelous. They were not wearing ZRP uniforms and they only want to stir trouble.</blockquote>
Investigations are reportedly being carried out by one Sergeant Nkululeko Ncube.
The prosecutor also wants a key witness identified as Marvelous Hove to make statements before the case can be brought before a magistrate.
Gumede has, however, refuted any allegations of assaulting the councillor.
He told Masvingo Mirror that there is a case of bicycles that were stolen from Mabika School and powerful politicians were involved.
<h4>More: <a href="https://masvingomirror.com/zanu-pf-mberengwa-councilor-assaulted/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Masvingo Mirror</a></h4>

ZANU PF Mberengwa Councillor Assaulted

The government is set to procure 667 more buses for the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) to ease transport problems faced by commuters in high-density suburbs and across the country.
This was announced on Tuesday by Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa after a Cabinet meeting. Said Mutsvangwa:
<blockquote>On enhanced public transport logistics, 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.
Zupco is going to revive traditional bus routes, using designated bus stops, adhering to the stipulated bus timetable, and improving the electronic payment system.
Furthermore, there will be the repair of non-functioning traffic management signals, deployment of the traffic management system at Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Command Centre; generation of number plates, smart transport solution with cameras will be rolled out in June, and implementation of the tracking system on Zupco franchised buses.</blockquote>
Mutsvangwa also revealed that the Zimbabwe Republic Police and Municipal Traffic Police around the country would soon be undertaking joint operations to eradicate unregistered public transport vehicles. She said:
<blockquote>Cabinet resolved that in order to enhance public transport service provided through Zupco the Municipal Traffic Police and the Zimbabwe Republic Police will carry out enforcement programmes targeted at removing pirate taxis (mishikashika) operating in the Harare Central Business District.
Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Municipal Police will be resourced to enable ZRP to implement traffic enforcement programmes effectively. There will be joint operations between Municipal Traffic Police and ZRP at the intersection.
Municipal Traffic Police will also be trained on how they will operate in the controlling of traffic. Furthermore, impound yards would be established at strategic places along major routes and trading at all Traffic Intersections and along Road Servitudes will be criminalized.</blockquote>
Members of the public have been facing transport challenges since the initial lockdown in March last year after the government banned kombis from the roads.
The government has hitherto failed to address the acute transport problems being experienced by citizens across the country.

667 More ZUPCO Buses For Urban Routes

Civil servants said that they do not know when salary negotiations with their employer will resume.
Government representatives and civil servants last met over a month ago and failed to agree on the way forward.
The Government offered a 75% staggered salary increment from April to June this year which the employees rejected, insisting on US$540 or its equivalent in Zimbabwean Dollars.
Civil servants, particularly teachers, have claimed incapacitation and are reporting for duty twice a week.
Speaking to ZTN on Tuesday, Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) spokesperson Gibson Mushangu said:
<blockquote>It’s now been over a month. They had promised to consult as a team of negotiators from Government so that we can have our third meeting but hitherto we haven’t engaged the Government or had any meeting with it.
We are worried that our salaries are being seriously eroded. We are not sure whether the government is prepared to meet us again or it is pleased with the status quo.</blockquote>
ZTN says Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima was not immediately available for comment as his mobile phone was not being answered.
This comes after scores of <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/05/18/doctors-nurses-leaving-bulawayo-hospitals/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">doctors and nurses are reported to be leaving Bulawayo hospitals and other health institutions</a> citing poor salaries.
Over 140 health caregivers have resigned from Bulawayo’s central hospitals, a development that has compromised service delivery.
Most of these healthcare workers are said to be leaving for the UK which recently embarked on massive recruitment in the face of COVID-19.
<h4>More: <a href="https://ztn.co.zw/stream/2021/05/salary-talks-civil-servants-plead-with-government/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ZTN</a></h4>

Civil Servants Want Resumption Of Salary Talks

President Emmerson Mnangagwa will today visit Mutare, where he is expected to have an interface with captains of industry to understand the challenges and opportunities they face in their operations.
The trip follows numerous launches and commissioning of economic projects around the country.
The President is set to tour some of Mutare’s most eminent economic players, among them Willowton Industries, The Wattle Company and Mega Market.
Willowton Industries is a South African manufacturer of fast-moving consumer goods such as cooking oils, bath and laundry soap and margarine.
The company moved into Zimbabwe and settled in Mutare in 2018 having responded to the government’s call for import substitution and export-oriented growth.
Speaking at Willowton Industries when he launched the Mutare plant on 24 March 2018, President Mnangagwa said:
<blockquote>Willowton South Africa was among the first companies which positively responded to the export-oriented and import substitution policy pronouncement made by Government.
This new manufacturing facility is indeed a demonstration of the confidence you have shown in our trade and investment climate in Zimbabwe.</blockquote>
Since then, the US$40 million company has become the new giant in Mutare contributing towards employment creation to the city.
Meanwhile, The Wattle Company is one of the oldest companies in Mutare which has dominated the paper manufacturing business in the country. It is the sole Wattle extract producer in Zimbabwe.
The President will also tour Mega Market, itself a dominant distributor of fast-moving consumer goods in Mutare and the country at large.
<h4>More:<a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/president-mnangagwa-visits-mutare-this-wednesday/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> ZBC News</a></h4>

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