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Finance and Economic Development Minister, Mthuli Ncube said the Government is satisfied with the performance of different sectors of the economy including mining, manufacturing, construction and tourism.
Ncube said the economy remains on track to achieve the projected 5.5 per cent growth rate in spite of low rainfall which has negatively impacted agriculture and rising fuel prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the Zimbabwe Metal Casting Summit held in Harare on Friday, Ncube said:
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At the moment we are following the rainfall pattern and currently, we have completed the first crop assessment and we are waiting for the second assessment so that we get a clearer picture from particularly the agriculture sector, which is a key sector in the economic growth matrix and its link with other sectors.
But so far we are very pleased with the performance of other sectors such as mining, manufacturing, construction supported by the opening up of the economy with tourism picking up again largely driven by domestic tourism.
</blockquote>
Ncube also said the Government has been running a fuel subsidy for the last five months by reducing the fuel levy from 12.47 cents per litre to 8.7 cents per litre. He said:
<blockquote>
If you notice since about October last year, the fuel price has been largely stable and we will keep it going for as long as we can afford it, but it is necessary to cushion consumers.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/economy-remains-solid-minister-mthuli-ncube">The Sunday Mail</a></h4>

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Zimbabwe's Economy Remains Solid - Mthuli Ncube

A police officer, Constable John Mudimba, almost died in a car crash after a drunk Honda Fit crew allegedly “kidnapped” him and forced him into their vehicle and drove off before hitting a pole.
B-Metro reported a source as saying Mudimba, who is stationed at Hillside Police Station and his three colleagues were assigned to arrest people who were fighting at Hillside Shopping Centre.
When the police officers arrived at the shops, they found Xolani Dube (32) and Trust Manyika fighting and managed to separate the two.
It is alleged that soon after the fight ended, Xolani and his partner grabbed Mudimba and bundled him into their Honda Fit car before they drove off at high speed.
However, when they reached Famona suburb, Xolani lost control of the car and it veered off the road and hit a pole.
Meanwhile, Mudimba escaped unhurt from the incident that left the car extensively damaged.
He then called his colleagues who rushed to the scene and arrested Xolani.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.bmetro.co.zw/honda-fit-crew-kidnaps-cop/">B-Metro</a></h4>

Honda Fit Crew Kidnaps Police Officer

Finance and Economic Development Deputy Minister Clement Chiduwa said that the Government has been allocating over 60 per cent of its national budget to development as opposed to recurrent expenditure, up from 5 per cent.
Chiduwa said economic growth will result in an improvement in the conditions of service of civil servants.
Chiduwa said this on Thursday during a question and answer session in Senate while responding to a question from Midlands Senator, Morgen Komichi (MDC Alliance).
Komichi had asked Chiduwa what the Government was doing to match salaries for civil servants with what is obtaining in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). In response, Chiduwa said:
<blockquote>
What I can say is as Treasury or Ministry of Finance or as Government, the trajectory is very clear in terms of where we are going as a country. We are guided by the policy.
The policy is saying we want Zimbabwe to be an upper middle-income economy by 2030. Surely as we move towards that vision the salary levels would move in tandem with the vision.
We are having transitory problems – the problems are there because we are still at the reforming stage and we are now in the growth phase. If you check prior to 2017, more than 95% of our Budget was recurrent budget.
Only 5% or less was devoted to development, but with the coming in of the Second Republic, you look at the proportion that we are allocating to development versus recurrent expenditure, at least 60% of the Budget is targeted towards development. For that reason, we have this balancing act that we are having.
What I can assure Hon Senators is that we have the commitment to ensure that we improve the conditions of service for our people.
This is an issue that we are dealing with on a daily basis. Just this month you will see that there will be some changes.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/growth-to-transform-conditions-of-civil-servants/">The Herald</a></h4>

State Of The Economy To Determine Civil Servants' Salaries

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday officiated at the ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the US$48.1 million water pipeline which will supply water to Hwange Power Station from Zambezi River.
The ceremony was held just outside Hwange town, off Deka Road, where the digging of the trench for the pipeline has commenced.
The new pipeline will run parallel to the existing one used by ZESA Holdings to supply water to the power station and the Hwange community.
The whole project involves the construction of a 962mm, 42km-long pipeline from Deka on the Zambezi River and upgrading the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) pump station.
Additionally, three outlets will be created along the way to supply communities in Makwa, Mashala and Chachachunda with potable water.
The project is expected to create more than 300 jobs for the locals.
The pipeline will increase the water supply to the power station from the current 3 500 cubic metres to 6 000 cubic metres per hour.
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The project is expected to be completed in March 2023, in time for the commissioning of the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) Unit 8 expansion.
The completion of the pipeline will guarantee enough water for the expanded power station after the completion of Unit 7 and 8 projects.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/construction-of-key-water-pipeline-for-hwange-power-begins/">The Herald</a></h4>

Construction Of US$48 Million Water Pipeline For Hwange Power Station Commences

The Government says it is making moves to give title deeds and provide basic social amenities to residents of Gimboki and Federation in Mutare while residents of the Mahalape area who are close to a railway line will be relocated.
This was said by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga while addressing a ZANU PF star rally at Dangamvura Grounds on Sunday. He said:
<blockquote>
The government is seized with the issue of Gimboki, Federation and Mahalape settlements. 
There were a lot of challenges in these settlements, but all these will soon be a thing of the past.
Roads are being worked on, while eight boreholes to augment water supplies have been drilled in Dangamvura and Chikanga.
Seven out of the eight boreholes are working and plans are in place to drill eight more boreholes as we wait for the completion of the Dangamvura Water Project.
Water and sewer provision should be in place. In short, we are in the process of ensuring that all social amenities are availed to Gimboki.
After providing the social amenities, title deeds will then be availed to residents.
We do not want settlements to be developed in areas that endanger people’s lives, like the Mahalape area which is near the railway line.
These people will be relocated to a safer area, but this will only be done when the identified area is properly serviced.
We do not want to dump people in areas where there are no social amenities as some of them are in this current predicament after being duped by land barons.
</blockquote>
A total of 850 people from Gimboki Phases One, Two and Three are set to benefit from the development that is expected in the future.
The Gimboki Housing Scheme was mooted in 2007 but little progress has been made in developing the area due to differences between the Government and Mutare City Council, with some land barons and politicians also involved.
In 2021, the Government identified Gimboki Housing Scheme as a priority project under National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).
Ncube Burrow Consulting Engineers, a developer, has recently been at work in Gimboki, working on roads, and mapping the area for proper planning and designing.
The developer’s work is being supervised by officials from the Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities as well as those from the Surveyor General’s Office.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/title-deeds-for-gimboki/">The Manica Post</a></h4>

Gimboki, Federation & Mahalape Residents To Get Title Deeds - Chiwenga

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) says it intends to procure long-range drones to monitor the country’s porous borders to curb smuggling and corruption.
Clothing items, footwear, fuel, restricted or controlled goods, electrical items, alcoholic beverages, motor vehicles, wildlife, minerals, and tobacco products are some of the goods that are smuggled across the country’s borders, depriving the Government millions of dollars in revenue.
Speaking during a plenary session at a breakfast meeting organised by ZIMRA at a Mutare hotel on Thursday under the theme I’MFORZERO: Say NO To Corruption: Say YES to Integrity, ZIMRA Acting Commissioner for Customs and Excise, Adrian Swarres said:
<blockquote>
As we intensify efforts to curb smuggling and corruption, we are looking at procuring drones that are able to fly at night.
There are two types of drones that we will acquire, the long-range drones which have a capacity to travel in one direction up to 200km and are able to come back and land safely and those operated at ports of entry.
The long-range drones can operate during the day and at night. They will be monitored from control rooms, both at the border and in Harare.
We are also looking at procuring drones that will be used at border posts to assist in curbing smuggling at these ports of entry.
They will also assist management in monitoring movements and operations at the borders. These drones will also shoot videos.
</blockquote>
Manicaland has a long border with Mozambique which stretches from Nyanga to Chipinge and smugglers take advantage of the porousness of the border to move contraband in and out of the country.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/long-range-drones-for-border-surveillance/">The Manica Post</a></h4>

ZIMRA To Acquire Long-range Drones For Border Surveillance

Finance and Economic Development Deputy Minister Clemence Chiduwa has said the public has lost confidence in the Zimbabwe dollar therefore people are converting their earnings to US dollars on the black market to avoid a repeat of 2008 where hyperinflation decimated their savings.
Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Chiduwa said demand for US dollars has caused the exchange rate to skyrocket on the parallel market and this has also pushed up prices as traders follow the black market rate. Said Chiduwa:
<blockquote>
What really is driving the black market rate? These are behavioural legacy issues to say we encountered this in 2008 and we are using the US dollar as a store of value. The moment someone gets a Zimbabwe dollar, they immediately change it to the US dollar.
People are saying the moment I get money, I should convert it to US dollars, but because of benchmark pricing, it has filtered to pricing models in the shops where you see that the pricing model is now following the parallel market rate.
As a result of that, it is now affecting the livelihoods of our people. We have said in order to cushion our people as we try to get long term solutions, we have come up with the payment that we are now giving to civil servants in US dollars.
We are equally worried about the movement in the exchange rate. We have said before that the movement in the exchange rate, especially on the parallel market, is not linked to fundamentals.
</blockquote>
In June 2019, the Government abandoned the multi-currency regime which had been in place since 2009 and re-introduced the Zimbabwe dollar.
However, economic commentators criticised the move saying the Government rushed the reintroduction of the local currency without necessary economic reforms and adequate foreign currency reserves.
The Zimbabwe dollar is trading at US$1 to $135 on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) auction system but on the parallel market, the rate is roughly US$1 to $250.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/03/people-have-lost-confidence-in-zimdollar-minister/">NewsDay</a></h4>

Behavioural Legacy Issues Driving Black Market Rate - Minister

Gabriel Chaibva, a former legislator for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has apologised for his role in lobbying for the imposition of sanctions on Zimbabwe which he describes as satanic and illegal. 
The Western Community – the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union and their allies, imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe at the turn of the millennium citing gross human rights violations during the fast track land reform programme sanctioned by Robert Mugabe’s admistration. 
The opposition MDC that was still in its infant stages reportedly played a part in the imposition of the restrictive measures that left Zimbabwe isolated from the international community. 
Chaibva, who has since defected to the ruling ZANU PF, says he now regrets playing a part. In a statement, seen by Pindula News, chaibva said sanctions must fall. He said:
<blockquote>
Dear Zimbabweans,
l am sorry for playing a part in lobbying for satanic illegal economic sanctions.This gave us millions at the expense of millions of ordinary Zimbabweans whose livelihoods continue to deteriorate. The damage caused in 2 decades is immeasurable 
#SANCTIONSMUSTFALL.
</blockquote>
His remarks echo sentiments by the ruling party, his new home, and the United Nations that sanctions have an adverse impact on the citizenry.
The West, however, deny the allegations that sanctions are responsible for the collapse of the Zimbabwean economy reckoning it is rather poor governance by the ruling party.
They say grand corruption and poor policies have contributed much to the demise of a once vibrant economy. 
They say a return to good governance and upholding of the rule of law is the only condition for the removal of sanctions. 
Pro-State analysts say the sanctions have less to do with human rights abuses but Western interests. They say there have been gross human rights abuses in the southern African country, especially in the 1980s, when when an estimated 20 000 people were massacred during gukurahundi in Matabeleland and Midlands but there was no rebuke from the West. 
<h2>More: Pindula News</h2>

Gabriel Chaibva Apologises For "Lobbying For Satanic Illegal Economic Sanctions"

A Masvingo man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after he was convicted of raping his two daughters on separate occasions in rural Masvingo under Chief Nyajena.
The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughters, pleaded not guilty but was convicted because of overwhelming evidence and sentenced to 32 years in prison.
Five years were suspended on condition of good behavior and he will serve an effective 27 years in prison.
The court heard that in June 2021, the convict sneaked into the room of his 17-year-old daughter at night and raped her before threatening to kill her if she screamed or disclosed the ordeal. 
On July 8, 2021, he raped his 13-year-old daughter. 
Court heard on that night, he returned home around 9pm to find his wife and children already in their respective bedrooms.
He proceeded to his 13-year-old daughter’s bedroom where he went on to get into her blankets.
The elder daughter discovered he was about to rape her younger sibling and ran to inform their mother, who then tried to restrain him.
The man fought back, overpowered the wife, dragged her to their matrimonial bedroom, locked the door from outside, and returned to rape the 13-year-old.
Liberty Hove who appeared for the state told the court that the convict raped her twice that night before vanishing.
A police report was made the following day and a manhunt was launched leading to his arrest.
More: NewZimbabwe.com

Man Jailed For Raping His Two Daughters Aged 17 And 13

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has sentenced eight men, among them Zimbabweans, to three life sentences and a total of 120 years in prison on Wednesday for cash-in-transit (CIT)-related crimes.
According to Warrant Officer Bonnie Nxumalo, on 1 September 2017, a team of Port Shepstone-based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Special Task Force and Crime Intelligence Gathering received intelligence about a group of men who were going to attack a cash van that was travelling from Kokstad to Harding.
The officers acted on the information and spotted three vehicles on the N2 highway near Stafford Post. Said Nxumalo:
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The police instructed the vehicles to stop but the occupants fired shots at the police. Police returned fire, fatally wounding three men and injuring one. Five assault rifles, two pistols and explosives were recovered. 
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Eight men were arrested at the scene and were charged with conspiracy to commit a cash-in-transit robbery, murder, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, possession of explosives as well as hijacking of two vehicles.
A police investigation revealed that two of their vehicles had been hijacked from the owners in Cato Manor, April 2017 and Alexander, June 2017 respectively.
The eight accused, Xolani Mpisane, 40, Njabulo Ngcobo, 48, Mzwenduna Blose, 41, Sabelo Buthelezi, 39, Thuthukani Dlamini, 35, Msizi Mkhize, 45, Sibusiso Ngwenya, 33, and Sipho Nyosi, 38, appeared in court during a lengthy trial until their successful conviction. 
Nxumalo added that they were all convicted and they received life imprisonment with 120 year-imprisonment each which will run concurrently. 
Police Minister Bheki Cele, said last month that the country was “under attack” by the CIT heists that keep going up in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
More: The Citizen

South Africa: 8 Men Including Zimbabweans, Sentenced To 3 Life Sentences, Plus 120 Years In Jail For Cash-in-transit Crimes

The Sentry, a US-based anti-corruption watchdog, says Kuda Tagwirei made about $90-million in possibly unlawful payments from Zimbabwe’s central bank while running a controversial agricultural support programme. 
The report: Legal Tender? The Role of Sakunda and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in Command Agriculture, published on Thursday has indicated that business tycoon, who is a close adviser to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa used some of the profits to buy gold mines and a platinum mine
The Sentry says:
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#Tagwirei’s Sakunda Holdings won the $1-billion concession to run the Command Agriculture programme in 2016 without an open tendering process.
#The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) gave him local currency at far above the official exchange rate, in apparent violation of Zimbabwean law. 
#Tagwirei’s companies earned about $280-million while running Command Agriculture from 2016 to 2019. The programme was intended to boost agricultural production through the provision of inputs such as seed and fertiliser to commercial farmers. No official explanation was given for appointing an oil trading company to run an agricultural support programme. 
#Over the course of the three-year programme, Sakunda received $1.28-billion total – $230-million in hard currency and more than $1-billion in Treasury Bills – while providing inputs worth $1-billion: a surplus of $280-million.
#One of the Treasury Bills, for $366-million, was improperly redeemed at a favourable exchange rate by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe after a new law that should have reduced the US dollar value of such assets, the report said.
#RBZ gave Tagwirei the preferential exchange rate for the Treasury Bills to allow one of Tagwirei’s firms to pay the government for some gold mines and a Zimbabwean military-controlled company for its share of a platinum mining joint venture with a Russian conglomerate. 
</blockquote>
What Tagwirei’s company says:
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Sakunda, which denies any wrongdoing, testified in Zimbabwe’s Parliament that it received the favourable rate so that it could repay foreign suppliers – particularly of chemicals – in hard currency. 
</blockquote>
Zimbabwe’s parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC):
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*Accused the RBZ and the Ministry of Finance of acting “outside the law”, a charge which they both denied.
*Said the RBZ acted unconstitutionally by issuing Treasury Bills to pay for Command Agriculture and many other projects, bypassing parliamentary approval of spending and borrowing.
*Accused the government of breaching procurement and public finance rules. In addition to the PAC, the Treasury’s own debt management office and the Auditor-General both raised similar alarms about the Command Agriculture programme and expressed concern about potential conflicts of interest.
</blockquote>
Finance ministry officials told the PAC that Sakunda had been chosen to run Command Agriculture without a tender process because it had said it had its own – scarce – foreign currency and so was able to supply the government on credit. 
But when it was put to these financial officials that the RBZ had provided Sakunda with $1-billion of foreign currency in Treasury Bills, they could offer no satisfactory response.
The Sentry’s investigation was assisted by Zimbabwean opposition leader and former finance minister Tendai Biti who is also a former PAC chair.
More: Daily Maverick

Tagwirei Made US$90 million In "Unlawful" Payments From RBZ

Former Harare mayor Herbert Gomba was freed on bail Thursday following his arrest on Monday accused of supplying false information when registering as a voter.
The 45-year-old was arrested on Monday and charged with perjury and breaches of the electoral law.
Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje, after reserving judgement on Gomba’s bail application on Wednesday, set bail at Z$50 000 for the former ward 27 councillor.
On the first count, prosecutors say Gomba registered as a voter at Ruvheneko Primary School in Glen Norah in 2017 by providing an address where he was not ordinarily resident.
His lawyers say the address is his parents’ house, and insist that Gomba lived there at the time and only moved out in 2018. He moved to another house also in Glen Norah and his polling station did not change.
On the second count, the prosecution says between October and December 31, 2017, another 22 individuals submitted affidavits while registering as voters also listing the same residential address as Gomba. Nine of the registrants share a surname with Gomba.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) alleges that the 22 were not residents at the stated house consisting of four rooms, including two bedrooms and a combined kitchen, dining room, and LOUNGE. The NPA charges:
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The accused person, being the direct beneficiary of the registration of the 22 persons, caused through his relationship with the 22 involved in this case to fraudulently purport that they are residents of Harare municipality ward 27. 
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The defence argues that Gomba is not responsible for individuals using an address that is not his to register as voters.
Defence lawyers say the charges are a conspiracy to disrupt Gomba’s campaign ahead of by-elections on March 26 in which Gomba will represent the Citizens Coalition for Change in ward 27. 
He won the seat in 2018 before only to lose it after being recalled by the MDC-T party.
More: Zimlive

Former Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba Granted Bail

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been accused of awarding tenders to incompetent companies following delays in the implementation of the solar farm project in the city.
But the city fathers blamed the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) for delays in the approval of the project, adding that none of the nine companies interested in the project had been awarded the tender.
Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) chairperson Ambrose Sibindi told Southern Eye that the solar farm project was a good initiative which, if implemented will alleviate the city’s power shortages. Sibindi said:
<blockquote>
It is really a good project, but the problem now is the city council is always giving tenders to the wrong companies. I heard about the project long back but ever since nothing has been done concerning the project. 
The council always promises us heaven and earth, but it all ends on paper. The biggest challenge that we have is that everything they propose takes too long to come to fruition, nothing ever gets finished.
</blockquote>
In July last year, council said nine companies were competing for the solar project.
Bulawayo deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube said submissions were made to ZIDA, which was yet to grant approval.
He said no company had been selected to partner council in the solar project, adding that work could only begin after ZIDA’s approval.
This is happening as Zimbabwe is facing acute power shortages.
More: NewsDay Zimbabwe

"Council Always Gives Tenders To Wrong Companies," As Solar Power Project Delays

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has said it is ready to engage government in genuine dialogue to solve the current wage deadlock.
In a statement on Wednesday, ARTUZ said a hardline approach against educators would not yield a win-win situation, but would prolong the crisis and remove any room for dialogue. 
Teachers embarked on industrial action when schools reopened on 7 February demanding the pre-October 2018 salary of USD540. 
In response, the government then suspended 1 500 teachers and 50 school heads for three months without pay. ARTUZ says the impasse will only make matters worse. Said the union:
<blockquote>
The situation in education is deteriorating at an alarming rate and it is the innocent learner who is most affected. Educators are victimised, threatened, arbitrarily arrested, suspended and expelled unilaterally. 
The education crisis cannot be resolved through threats, suspensions and expulsions, but by genuine dialogue premised on the restoration of the pre-October US$540 salary.
</blockquote>
The educators have approached the courts for redress.
Artuz accused government of using the divide and rule tactic to continue underpaying workers.
Government last month offered to increase all civil servants’ salaries by 20% and pay each employee an additional US$100 per month.
However, unions have rejected the offer and insisted on pre-October 2018 salary of US$540.
More: NewsDay Zimbabwe

The Education Crisis Can Be Resolved By Genuine Dialogue - Teachers

Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has ruled out paying farmers in United States dollars (USD) for maize deliveries, but said there were exceptions for those growing export-oriented crops. 
There are wider calls for dollarisation as the local currency keeps tumbling, but the government has maintained that dollarisation is not good for the economy.
In an address to Parliament on Wednesday, Ncube said there had been no change in policy, and farmers would be paid in Zimbabwe dollars. He said:
<blockquote>
We are not there yet.  We are not ready for that, we have our own domestic currency and we want to set all these agriculture sector prices in domestic currency and also to promote the use of our own currency. 
However, there are farmers who are receiving payments in US dollars because they are producing crops which are export-oriented such as tobacco, cotton — even cotton is in part US dollar, that is understandable because those crops earn foreign currency but not for crops which do not earn foreign currency.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, senators recently urged the government to raise the maize producer price to lure more farmers into growing the crop as Zimbabwe is facing a poor harvest this year. 
Ncube said there were plans to deploy extra resources to fund winter wheat production as part of measures to curb soaring bread prices. 
He said an estimated 75 000 farmers would benefit from the programme that targets to produce 350 000 metric tonnes of wheat.
Ncube added that the government reduced the strategic reserve levy on domestic fuel price from US$12.7 cents to current levels of US$8.7 cents/litre beginning January 2022 through SI 31 of 2022 in an effort to cushion the general public and businesses against increases in the price of fuel. 
He added that the Government was looking into additional policy measures to address the situation. 
More: NewsDay Zimbabwe

Finance Minister Rules Out Paying Maize Farmers In USD

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM)’s Zimbabwe chief of mission Mario Lito Malanca has warned desperate job seekers against falling prey to human traffickers masquerading as employment agents.
In a statement Thursday, Malanca said cross-border recruitment exposed job seekers to human trafficking where victims are forced into prostitution and slavery once in foreign lands. Malanca said:
<blockquote>
Cross-border recruitment is a vital part of facilitating international labour mobility. When implemented in a fair and transparent manner, it contributes to safe and orderly labour migration which benefits countries of origin and destination, employers and migrants. 
However, when international standards are not adhered to, the risks to migrant workers can be severe. Fraudulent and unethical behaviour by unscrupulous labour recruiters can lead to conditions of human trafficking and forced labour.
</blockquote>
He expressed gratitude to the government of Zimbabwe for its commitment in promoting good labour migration governance. 
Zimbabwe has recorded cases where victims have been trafficked, particularly to Middle East countries such as Kuwait and Oman.
Zimbabweans take the risk of going abroad as the local industry is collapsed and cannot sustain the demand. 
Malanca also hinted on the establishment of Migrant Resource Centres in Harare and Bulawayo to provide much-needed avenue for migrants to facilitate pre-departure orientation, raise awareness on human trafficking as well as facilitate referrals to service providers.
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima told NewsDay that the national labour migration policy launched last year in collaboration with IOM and the International Labour Organisation was aimed at protecting the rights of migrants.
More: NewsDay Zimbabwe

IOM Warns Desperate Job Seekers againstA Falling Prey To Human Traffickers

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has it is investigating allegations that Godfrey Karembera, a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist popularly known as Madzibaba Veshanduko for his dressing and stuff, was severely assaulted by Police this Thursday. 
His lawyers, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) reported that he sustained injuries at the back and legs after being arrested allegedly for wearing yellow, CCC Party colour. 
In a statement, seen by Pindula News, ZRP said Madzibaba Veshanduko allegedly used abusive language towards police officers who were trying to stop him from engaging in unsanctioned political activities. Reads the statement:
<blockquote>
The ZRP is investigating allegations that Godfrey Karembera (43), who claims to be ‘Madzibaba Weshanduko’ was assaulted by Police officers in the Harare CBD today. 
On the hand, he is alleged to have used abusive language to Police officers who were trying to stop him from engaging in unsanctioned political activities in the CBD. 
</blockquote>
The statement further said details on the matter will be made available once investigations have been made.
 Responding to the police’s statement, Tinomudaishe Chinyoka a lawyer and member of the ruling ZANU PF party, said the use of abusive language is not a crime. He said:
<blockquote>
Using abusive language (kutuka) is not (or at least shouldn’t be) a crime. But even if it was, nothing justifies physical violence on citizens. The police have no such power, and anyway, the moment you find yourself saying “but” or “on the other hand” on things like this: STOP 🛑
</blockquote>
Chinyoka who was recently suspended from the Petrorade board of directors last week said what the police did should not be condoned in Zimbabwe no matter the party one supports. 
He also said police do not belong to ZANU PF. His remarks come as the opposition is claiming that police take instructions from the governing party. 
<h2>More: Pindula News</h2>

Police Speak On Arrest And Torture Of CCC Activist Madzibaba Veshanduko

<h2>PREAMBLE: ZIMBABWE EVENING WEATHER REPORT AND FORECAST ISSUED AT 1600 HRS ON THURSDAY 17 MARCH 2022 VALID UNTIL SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2022.</h2>
It was cloudy across the entire country yesterday. However, the western and northern half of the country had scattered thunderstorms, with significant falls in Marirangwe Secondary School (94mm), Chibero (66mm), Kutsaga (60mm), Gweshe Agritex (57mm), Royal Harare Golf Club (56mm), Agritex Centenary (50mm), Belvedere (49mm), Logan Park (47mm) Guruve (43mm), Warren Park Jacob(34mm), Murehwa Agritex (34mm) Henderson (34mm), Mvurwi (31 mm). Light rain and drizzle covered much of Matabeleland South, Masvingo, south of Midlands and Manicaland Provinces.
<h2>FORECAST FOR TOMORROW FRIDAY 18 MARCH 2022. </h2>
Cloudy, windy and warm conditions with scattered thunderstorms are expected in Matabeleland South, Matabeleland North, north of Midlands, Harare Metropolitan, all Mashonaland Provinces and Manicaland Provinces. Masvingo, south of Midlands, Matabeleland South, Bulawayo Metropolitan and South of Matabeleland North Provinces should be cloudy and windy with light rain and drizzle at first becoming less cloudy in the afternoon, though mild throughout the day. 
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• Flooded rivers remain a potential hazard; even if it has not rained heavily in the area, heavy rains may have occurred upstream. Flash flooding may occur especially in wetlands and near river plains.
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• Do not cross flooded rivers and swollen streams whether on foot or in a vehicle as just 30cm of flowing water is enough to sweep away a vehicle. 
• Avoid driving when visibility is poor, more so at night and during heavy rains. 
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Zimbabwe Weather Report And Forecast: 17 - 19 March 2022

Norton lawmaker, Temba Mliswa, has reported Local Government Public Works and National Housing Minister, July Moyo, to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) over a corrupt US$9 million water pumps tender.
Moyo has been implicated in the corrupt awarding of the lucrative deal to his alleged crony, businessman Paul Kruger, to supply water pumps to the City of Harare.
The multi-million-dollar contract was awarded to Petricho Irrigation, which was represented by Paul Kruger in Zimbabwe, allegedly without going to tender.
Treasury released the funds for the deal at the height of Harare’s crippling water crisis in October 2020 after Moyo presented a paper in cabinet asking the government to intervene.
This resulted in a cabinet resolution instructing Treasury to urgently release US$9.3 million to procure critical equipment for repairing the Morton Jaffray Water Works plant, which had been shut down.
Mliswa argues that Moyo and Kruger need to be subjected to a forensic probe to establish the correctness of the information presented to the cabinet, the pricing of the pumps, as well as the latter’s professional competencies regarding the scope of works. Mliswa said in a letter to ZACC chairperson Loice Matanda-Moyo, dated March 15, 2022:
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Over the past few months, it has come to my attention that the Minister of Local Government was involved in a massive corruption scandal involving the purchase of pumps at Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant.
Sometime in 2019, the minister hatched a plan to fleece public funds through a proxy company called Agrico. Minister Moyo personally appointed one Paul Kruger as a consultant on water, ostensibly to solve Harare’s perennial water shortages and Paul Kruger went on to recommend that the water shortages in Harare could be easily solved by buying new water pumps. 
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Mliswa further alleged that Minister Moyo went with this recommendation to the cabinet and presented an urgent motion urging the cabinet to 
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(i) grant Cabinet Authority for a special waiver so that the pumps could be bought without going through the normal tendering process. 
(ii) endorse the urgent release of $9.3 million from Treasury for the purchase of the pumps based on Paul Kruger’s recommendations.
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He claims Minister Moyo misled the Cabinet by arguing:
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1). that the project was urgent and was supposed to be completed in two months. 
2). it was necessary to purchase these pumps because there was a need to pump less polluted water from Lake Manyame, which would result in the reduction of aluminium sulphate usage by 25%, therefore, this would substantially reduce the water treatment chemicals bill. 
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However, Paul Kruger’s company only handed over the site last week (over 2 years since the money was released to his company).
Mliswa who argues that Kruger was in a clear conflict of interest where he acted as both the consultant and contractor, wants:
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a). to know how Paul Kruger arrived at a figure of €9.3 million for the five (5) pumps when similar-sized pumps cost just around US$2 million.
b). ZACC to establish if the council was now using 25% less aluminium sulphate as purported in water treatment, whether the water treatment chemicals bill had been reduced, and if Harare’s water crisis was resolved.
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More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/july-moyo-reported-to-zacc-over-us9m-tender-scam/">NewZimbabwe.com</a>

Minister Moyo Reported To ZACC Over A "A Corrupt" US$9 Million Tender Scam

Johnson Mutodi, the father of the former Deputy Information Minister, Energy Mutodi, has died aged 92.
Mutodi said his father passed away on Wednesday morning at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals where he was receiving medical care.
The Goromonzi South MP said Mr Johnson Mutodi succumbed to “complications associated with old age.”
Mourners are gathered at 4779 Crawhill Views in Borrowdale, Harare. Mutodi said in <a href="https://twitter.com/energymutodi/status/1503937826022477825?s=20&amp;t=tbmm1ButwNf9H3dTrIq-sA">a tweet:</a>
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Hon Dr Energy Mutodi’s father Mr Johnson Mutodi is no more. Mr Johnson Mutodi (92) passed on this morning at Parirenyatwa Hospital due to complications associated with old age. Mourners are gathered at 4779 Crawhill Views, Borrowdale.
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Harare lawyer, Thabani Mpofu, wrote, “Deepest condolences mkoma”.
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy president Tendai Biti tweeted, “Extremely sorry for your loss, Citizen Mutodi . May his soul Rest In Peace.”
Journalist Mduduzi Mathuthu said, “My condolences chief. He ran his race, over to you”.
<h4>More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></h4>

Energy Mutodi's Father Dies

Controversial cleric and ZANU PF activist, Passion Java, says he misses the late businessman and socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure.
Java took to his Facebook page and expressed his feelings. He posted a short statement, “I miss Ginimbi“.
Ginimbi and Java were not always on good terms and would occasionally exchange verbal barbs on social media platforms, with their followers also divided on who was the most flashy “mbinga“.
Ginimbi died in the wee hours of Sunday, 08 November 2020 along Borrowdale Road in Harare when his speeding Rolls Royce collided with a Honda Fit, veered off the road and hit a tree before catching fire.
Ginimbi was in the company of model and fitness trainer Michelle “Moana” Amuli, a Mozambican and a Malawian national.
He was pulled out of the car alive but died moments later. The other occupants of the car were trapped inside and were burned to death.
<h4>More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></h4>

'I Miss Ginimbi', Says Passion Java

Fifteen (15) buses carrying suspected smuggled goods worth millions of dollars in import duty were impounded by law enforcement agents between Monday evening and Tuesday morning in Beitbridge.
The buses were intercepted at the Dulivhadzimu bus terminus and on the highways from Beitbridge to Bulawayo and Harare and other urban centres.
Bus crew members who spoke to Two Nations claimed that police officers and soldiers who intercepted the buses said that they were punishing the bus companies for getting their colleagues arrested.
Eighteen (18) uniformed officers were arrested by officers from the Anti-Corruption Unit at a roadblock outside Beitbridge on Saturday allegedly after receiving R2 000 bribe from a Sables Class Bus crew.
Mandeep Bus manager, John Marima, told Two Nations that the police officers who commandeered their busses to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) offices told them that the arrests were payback for getting their colleagues arrested. Said Marima:
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They said they were arresting us because of Sable Class which reported their workmates and got them arrested for taking bribes.
We have passengers that are stranded with nothing to eat. This is bad for a professional police to be vindictive.
This move is to deter us from making negative reports against the police. After setting this example there is no bus that will report police again for bribe-taking.
The police will actually take bribes on a higher scale from now onwards.
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The Chronicle reported that the buses were impounded by the National Security Taskforce.
The publication quoted Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi as saying the police will not hesitate to arrest those involved in smuggling. He said:
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We will not hesitate to arrest anyone involved in crime, especially smuggling or corrupt activities.
Our targets are individuals, syndicates, security personnel, companies and transporters engaging in the illegal movement of goods across the borders.
We strongly advise anyone wishing to import or export goods through our borders to do so within the confines of the existing Customs and Excise laws.
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<h4>More: <a href="https://twonations.co.zw/beitbridge-police-hits-back-at-whistle-blowers/">Two Nations</a>, <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/anti-smuggling-blitz-nets-15-buses/">Chronicle</a></h4>

Cross-border Bus Crews Allege Police Retaliation For Reporting Corrupt Cops

Two villagers died on Monday while trying to rescue a goat that had fallen into a 23-meter deep well in Dundubala village in Insuza.
Themba Nyathi (48), of Dundubala and Mabutho Sibanda (36), of Makhondo in Nyamandlovu, drowned in the well at around 11 AM and 3 PM, respectively.
Nyathi was a caretaker at Lucky Khumalo’s homestead, where the tragic incident took place.
Villagers believe the duo suffocated because of low oxygen possibly due to toxic gasses in the well, before the eventual drowning.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Matabeleland North Inspector Gloria Banda said:
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Nyathi arrived home from the fields and found a piece of zinc sheet that was used to cover the well missing. He suspected that there might be a goat that fell inside the well.
With the help of his son, they prepared some ropes and hooks to fish out the zinc and the goat.
During the process, two other villagers arrived and Nyathi was lowered down the well using the rope.
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Inspector Banda said moments later, Nyathi was heard breathing with difficulties and other villagers were summoned.
A villager, Mabutho Sibanda, who said he had the experience of working in local gold mines, volunteered to get into the well. Added Banda:
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Sibanda was also lowered down with a chain. Whilst inside the well, he became free of the chain and there was no communication from him.
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Police officers were called to attend the scene and they advised the villagers to return home and leave the neighbourhood watch to guard the scene until the next morning.
The police sub-aqua unit was called from Bulawayo and managed to retrieve the bodies of the two men and the carcass of the goat from the well at 9 AM on Tuesday.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2022/03/15/2-men-drown-saving-goat-from-23-meter-deep-well-police/">ZimLive</a></h4>

Two Men Die Saving Goat From 23-meter-deep Well

Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander Lieutenant General David Sigauke said six army recruits died during an eight-month training programme that started in July last year and ended on Tuesday, 15 March 2022.
Lieutenant General Sigauke revealed this in his address during a pass-out parade by 2 442 soldiers at the Imbizo Training Depot in Bulawayo. He said:
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The training commenced on July 1, 2021, with a total of 2 501 recruits comprising of 2 242 males and 259 females drawn from all our provinces.
Today a total of 2 442 comprising 2 190 males and 252 females are graduating. On a sad note, we lost six recruits who passed on during the time of our training and we say may their souls rest in eternal peace.
A total of 59 recruits failed to make the grade due to various reasons and today they are not in this parade.
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Sigauke said the army has the mandate to defend the country’s territorial integrity and warned of threats posed by Jihadists in Mozambique to regional peace and stability.
The army chief also warned the graduates against acts of indiscipline and unprofessional conduct.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2022/03/15/six-army-recruits-died-during-eight-month-training-commander/">ZimLive</a></h4>

6 Army Recruits Died During Eight-month Training

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The Government has increased application fees for nurses’ confirmation letters and certificates by 100 per cent, from US$150 to US$300.
The new fees were revealed in a letter by Nurses Council of Zimbabwe registrar Mercy Chaka dated 11 March 2022. She wrote:
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The Nurses Council of Zimbabwe wishes to advise nurses that the approved fees for application for a certificate of good standing (CGS) and application for the confirmation letters for all the nurses residing in Zimbabwe and outside Zimbabwe is now US$300 and is with effect from January 1, 2022.
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Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) president Enock Dongo told NewsDay that the new fees were unfair and meant to block nurses from leaving the country for greener pastures. Said Dongo:
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This is the most expensive verification.
In some of the countries, it is actually free to get a letter of good standing and now Zimbabwe charges US$300, which is not being given as salaries to the civil servants themselves.
Nurses will need three to four months without eating to raise such an amount.
That is really ridiculous, they are punishing health workers.
Health workers have left the country due to poor working conditions and salaries.
We now have a lot of practitioners who have left the country in search of greener pastures and we have shortages in our hospitals, so it’s a strategy that they have come up with to stop that.
This is totally wrong and unacceptable in a democratic country.
There is no way that you can force workers to work for you.
People have the right to work for the employer of their choice.
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A CGS is a confirmation letter issued by a professional body to a sister body as clearance for a health worker.
It is given to a healthcare worker with no pending disciplinary issues regarding patient care and relations with colleagues and it also confirms that the holder is a qualified nurse.
Zimbabwe has been losing qualified and experienced workers in the health sector to other countries, with 2 200 health workers having left the country in 2021.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/03/nurses-cry-foul-over-high-certificate-costs/">NewsDay</a></h4>

Govt Doubles Nurses' Certificate Fees

The Registrar General’s Office has opened an Express Passport Issuing Office at its Harare offices which allows individuals to complete an application form and collect their passport within 48 hours.
The applications are done through an online booking system, with the document ready for collection within 48 hours. Terence Mutemerarwa, the manager at Express Passport Office, said:
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When the E-passports were launched last year it was made clear that they will be two categories of applications.
The one with a 7 day turn around which we started with and now we have introduced the Express Centre that issues passports in 48 hours from the time of applications.
Applicants use an online booking system to avoid congestion which had characterised these offices.
What it means is that they are now two ways of applying for a passport which is the one which takes 7 days and this one which takes 48 hours.
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The Government said people will be able to apply for the e-passport at more locations within Zimbabwe, starting with Chitungwiza and then followed by Bulawayo.
The Government has “already identified 15 embassies where the online services will be deployed”, with South Africa and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) among them.
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RG's Office Now Issuing 48-hour Electronic Passports

Three people were killed while 11 others were injured after the kombi they were travelling in was involved in an accident along the Chivhu-Roy Road on Sunday.
The vehicle burst a tyre and veered off the road and overturned several times before landing on its side.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Masvingo Province Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa said the accident occurred at the 68-kilometre peg. He said:
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At around 6 pm on Sunday, a Toyota Hiace that was being driven by Innocent Damba (37) of Waterfalls burst the left rear tyre at the 68-kilometre peg along the Chivhu-Roy Road. The car had 13 passengers on board.
Damba lost control of the vehicle and it veered off the road and overturned several times landing on its right side.
Three people died upon admission at Gutu Hospital while 11 others were injured. Of the 11 four were seriously injured.
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The deceased have been identified as Florence Ndlovu, (38), Charles Nyamuba, (26) and Giliston Baloyi. All deceased sustained head and neck injuries.
Inspector Dhewa said that the vehicle sustained extensive body damage and will be examined by the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID).
The driver of the vehicle faces charges of culpable homicide.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/three-die-in-masvingo-accident/">The Sunday News</a></h4>

Three Killed In Masvingo Kombi Accident

The construction of Kunzvi Dam is going according to the plan, Mashonaland East Provincial Secretary for Devolution Tavabarira Kutamahufa has said.
The water reservoir is being constructed by China’s Nancheng Engineering which was awarded the tender in 2021.
The US$109 million project will supply water to Harare and Chitungwiza and surrounding areas when completed.
In an interview with The Herald after the Mashonaland East provincial executive visited the dam site on Monday, Kutamahufa said the construction is on course. He said:
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The purpose of the tour was for monitoring and evaluation, inspecting the progress. The contractor is on site and the equipment is also on site.
Progress has also been made in terms of construction. There is also evidence of stakeholder engagement and acceptance.
So the contractor is on course and we are happy with the timelines. They are on target. So as a province we are happy with the progress so far.
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The contractor, Nancheng Engineering, has completed the pipeline linking Mtshabezi and Umzingwane dams and also constructed Muchekeranwa Dam in Marondera which was commissioned last year.
Nancheng Engineering is currently working on Sengwa Dam in Mount Darwin and the Silverstroom Dam in Centenary.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/construction-of-kunzvi-dam-on-course/">The Herald</a></h4>

'Construction Of Kunzvi Dam Going According To Plan'

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim president Nelson Chamisa said that he will bring closure to the Gukurahundi issue once he is voted into office.
Addressing party supporters at a campaign rally at Tsholotsho Business Centre on Monday ahead of the 26 March by-elections, Chamisa said the ruling ZANU PF party cannot resolve Gukurahundi since they were the perpetrators of the killings. He said:
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There is this issue of Gukurahundi. I told the late former President Robert Mugabe and the current ZANU PF leadership that you cannot sweep Gukurahundi under the carpet.
This is an unresolved national question that you are unable to solve because you caused it. We can solve it.
We want community leaders, local leaders and everyone to be part of the process of national healing, which does not start from the top, but from the bottom.
We want to hear from you what you want to see in terms of compensation that must be given where it is due. Healing must be given where it’s due.
We are not doing this for retribution, we want to bring people together and that is how you heal a nation, blood speaks and if you don’t make an effort to silence the blood, it will continue to speak.
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Gukurahundi killings reportedly claimed 20 000 civilian lives in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces between 1982 and 1987 after the government deployed the North Korea-trained Fifth Brigade to crush alleged “dissidents”.
Tsholotsho is one of the districts in Matabeleland North province where some of the worst Gukurahundi atrocities were committed.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/03/gukurahundi-is-my-priority-chamisa/">NewsDay</a></h4>

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