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The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan is expected in the country this Monday for a ten-day visit to assess the impact of economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the US and its Western Allies.
Douhan is expected to engage various stakeholders from the government to civil society with a focus on the impact of the sanctions.
The Special Rapporteur will present a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council during its 51st Session in September next year.
Meanwhile, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Nick Mangwana confirmed Douhan’s expected visit to Zimbabwe on his Twitter page. He wrote:
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Ms Elena Dohan, the UN Special Envoy for Human Rights will be in the country from tomorrow to assess the impact of illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe.
There is no question on the deleterious impact of Sanctions on this country. Let’s all speak with one voice on #ZimSanctionsMustGo.
</blockquote>
The sanctions were imposed on the country nearly two decades ago and are renewed annually.
The Western countries accused the Zimbabwean government of egregious human rights violations and a breakdown in the rule of law.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/un-special-envoy-expected-this-monday/">ZBC News</a></h4>

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UN Special Rapporteur Visits Zimbabwe Tomorrow

Villagers in Dete, Hwange, have appealed to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development to erect visible traffic signs to control vehicles as well as the construction of speed humps at a “black spot” in the area where several people have been killed by speeding vehicles.
This comes after a police officer driving one of the newly commissioned service vehicles ran over and killed a 9-year-old Grade 3 female pupil before attempting to flee the scene on Friday.
According to CITE, the incident happened at around 7 am as school children made their way to Ndangababi primary school from various villages.
The vehicle was part of a new fleet bought by the government for law enforcement and was destined for use by Dete police station.
Villagers who witnessed the accident said the speeding police vehicle was on its way from Hwange and the driver failed to see the deceased who was crossing the road.
Ward councillor, Cosmas Mwakiposa, said the villagers were deeply saddened by the incident which they say could have been avoided had the police officer been cautious. He said:
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The community is angry and are complaining because this has been happening for some years without any action from the government.
What angered them the most is that such things could have been avoided had motorists exercised caution when passing through busy places such as this.
As the councillor l am appealing to authorities to put zebra crossing marks at areas where school children cross so extra caution is taken.
</blockquote>
Mwakiposa said to date over 30 people including children had been killed while crossing the road at Cross Dete. He added:
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The Ministry of Transport should act by setting up traffic signage and introduce speed humps to curb these accidents.
The number of people killed is frightening and we are surprised why authorities have not acted.
Last month a man was killed after being run over by a haulage truck as he attempted to cross the road.
</blockquote>
Two years earlier a grade 4 learner was crushed to death by a haulage truck while her friend survived by a whisker as they made their way to school.
National spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi <a href="https://vicfallslive.co.zw/index.php/2021/10/16/dete-girl-knocked-down-by-police-car/">confirmed the death</a>, saying investigations into circumstances surrounding the incident were underway but said the police officer was not hurt.
<h4>More: <a href="https://cite.org.zw/pupil9-hit-and-killed-by-speeding-police-vehicle/">CITE</a></h4>

Villagers Plead For Intervention After Speeding Police Car Kills Grade 3 Pupil

A nine-year-old Dete girl who was on her way to school died after she was knocked down by a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) vehicle on Friday as she attempted to cross the road.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the death of the Ndangababi Primary School female student from Dete. He said:
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It’s really unfortunate that a child who was going to school was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by a police officer yesterday morning. We really express our condolences to the family of the deceased.
</blockquote>
He said investigations into circumstances surrounding the incident were underway but said the police officer was not hurt. Said Nyathi:
<blockquote>
He was with another passenger but we are conducting further investigations and we will ensure that in terms of road safety regulations, the law will take its course.
This though was a pure road traffic accident and nothing else but whether he was speeding or not, everything will come out after the investigations.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, according to CITE, the incident happened at around 7 am as school children made their way to Ndangababi primary school from various villages.
The publication reported sources as having said that the vehicle was part of the new fleet bought by the government for law enforcement and was destined for use by Dete police station.
According to villagers who witnessed the accident, the police vehicle was speeding and the driver failed to see the deceased who was crossing the road. A villager said:
<blockquote>
We heard a loud bang which took everyone by surprise before we realised that someone had been hit by a car.
I was one of the people who rushed to the scene and noticed that a schoolgirl was the victim.
She died instantly because of the impact which threw her about 5 metres away from where the car hit her.
It was a horrific sight and the fact that it was a was as a result of recklessness angered the many villagers who had gathered around the body.
</blockquote>
The villagers say they were surprised that the police officer drove away after he struck the Grade 3 learner only to be apprehended by his colleagues.
What also triggered the community’s anger was the response time of the police following the report which saw the body going for more than two hours on the tarmac without being attended further traumatizing the villagers.
Ward councillor, Cosmas Mwakiposa said the villagers were deeply saddened by the incident which they say could have been avoided had the police officer been cautious.
<h4>More: <a href="https://vicfallslive.co.zw/index.php/2021/10/16/dete-girl-knocked-down-by-police-car/">VicFallsLive</a>; <a href="https://cite.org.zw/pupil9-hit-and-killed-by-speeding-police-vehicle/">CITE</a></h4>

Speeding Police Vehicle Kills Schoolgirl (9)

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) will now install pre-paid gas meters in new residential areas under a piped gas reticulation system, as demand for liquefied petroleum (LP) gas surges in the wake of debilitating power cuts.
A report of the BCC land planning department reveals that the local authority has been receiving numerous unsolicited bids from various firms regarding the provision of pre-paid LP gas at residential homes, proposals that have since been approved by the city fathers. The report reads:
<blockquote>
With this in mind therefore it was proposed that the BCC embrace the provision of piped gas reticulation which would comprise of a distribution depot, a mainline from the distribution centre, piping from the mainline to the households and prepaid meters for each consumer as opposed to the current situation where each individual household had its own gas tank at household level.
In this instance, it would entail that in new residential areas, as the stands were being serviced, the piping for gas provision also became part of servicing . . . This meant that households would no longer need to have individual gas tanks as the gas would be channelled through the distribution lines from the depot.
The individual consumers would have prepaid meters installed at their premises and would be able to access the amount of gas they would have purchased.
</blockquote>
Statistics from the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Energy_Regulatory_Authority">Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA)</a> show that the country is recording a spike in the consumption of gas as an alternative energy source.
In the first quarter of 2021, Zimbabweans used 13 million kilogrammes of LP gas, up from 11 million kg consumed during the same period in 2020, the ZERA said.
A kg of LP gas retails for anything between US$1.90 to US$2.20 or anything above ZW$320 in local currency at garages in Bulawayo.
In September, ZERA set the LP price for a kg at US$1.92 up from US$1.185 in August or ZW$164.94 in local currency.
<h4>More: <a href="https://thenewshawks.com/byo-city-council-to-pipe-pre-paid-gas-to-homes/">The NewsHawks</a></h4>

Bulawayo To Pipe Pre-paid Gas To Homes

An unidentified man was crushed to death after he <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/10/13/man-throws-himself-in-front-of-moving-train/">threw himself in front of a moving train</a> near Cold Comfort in Harare on Wednesday 13 October 2021 afternoon. Eyewitnesses told Pindula News that the man tried to drag two school children who were close by but failed. The incident happened just a few metres from a road and railway junction near Herentals college in Cold Comfort. Graphic Images from the scene are attached below.
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Graphic Images: Man Throws Himself In Front Of Moving Train

The government on Wednesday signed a US$85 million loan facility with Fossil Holdings, a local company, for funding the Mbudzi interchange flyover in southern Harare.
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister, Felix Mhona signed the framework deal with Fossil Holdings chief executive Obey Chimuka at his offices in Harare.
Mhona indicated that Cabinet has approved the construction and that negotiations will be carried out for the loan facility.
He said the tender had been awarded to TEFOMA consortium consisting of Tensor Construction, Fossil Contracting and Masimba Holdings, all local companies. Said Mhona:
<blockquote>
As part of the loan facility, the financier will offer technical and construction facilities, hence a contractor, TEFOMA joint venture, will be appointed the engineering procurement and construction contractor for the project.
As part of financial inclusion, other local contractors will be subcontracted to perform certain works. The loan facility is indicatively US$85 million.
</blockquote>
Mhona said his ministry was finalising the technical issues that include design reviews of the interchange and identification of diversion routes to be used by motorists during the construction of the interchange.
He said all legal property owners forced to move during the construction of the interchange flyover will be compensated.
Mhona said diversion routes will be required to carry traffic during the construction of the Mbudzi interchange as the site will be closed to traffic. He said:
<blockquote>
The primary diversion route will be through Stoneridge road from Boka Tobacco Sales floor, through Hopley residential area, crossing Chitungwiza Road into Forbes Avenue in Waterfalls and Malvern Road into Simon Mazorodze Road.
Another leg of the diversion route, part of the Mbudzi Interchange permanent works, will run to the existing Simon Mazorodze Road, on the western side and cater for northbound and local traffic.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/us85m-loan-deal-for-mbudzi-flyover-sealed/">The Herald</a></h4>

US$85 Million Loan Deal For Mbudzi Flyover Sealed

Full statement by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi on the abuse of school children by criminal syndicates through contacts on social media platforms.
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ABUSE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN BY CRIMINAL SYNDICATES THROUGH CONTACTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
The Zimbabwe Republic Police advises the public that investigations into the alleged kidnapping and disappearance of Nyasha Jayaguru (16), a student at a local high school in Harare have revealed that there is a social media group or syndicate which is targeting schoolboys for sodomy and sexual abuse.
The group comprises both the young and old who communicate mostly through Facebook and WhatsApp.
The communication is discreet and leads to dating where sexual activities are conducted at certain lodges and houses.
One of the groups is linked to the late suspect, Richard Padzarondora (44) who passed on recently whilst Police were conducting investigations.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has since arrested one of the syndicate members known as Lemmy Gwaku whose real name has been identified as Emmanuel Chatikobo (48). The suspect has appeared in court this afternoon in relation to kidnapping allegations.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is now conducting comprehensive investigations in order to establish the extent of this threat of sexual perverts to school children especially considering the fact that some lessons are now being conducted through social media platforms.
Parents and guardians are urged to be acquainted with individuals and groups who befriend their children on social media platforms during the course of educational and social interaction.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police will also engage the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education over this new development.
Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that Nyasha Jayaguru was located by the Criminal Investigation Department Homicide detectives in Bulawayo on 13th October 2021 after being made to hide by a member of this social media group.
He has since been reunited with his parents, Farai Jayaguru and Hamunyari Shumba in Harare while awaiting a full medical examination and counselling.
The Police is ready to work together with all relevant stakeholders to unearth and account for the suspects who are involved in this criminal enterprise.
The public is free to report to the Police on National Complaints Desk number (0242) 703631, Bulawayo Operations on 0292 74525 Harare Operations on (0242) 748836 or Police General Headquarters WhatsApp number 071 2 800 197 or at any nearest Police Station.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></h4>

'Sexual Perverts' Resort To Social Media To Lure School Children

The government says the passport backlog will be cleared by December this year after the purchasing of consumables required in passport production.
Zimbabwe imports passport covers and consumables, with about eight security features and foreign currency shortages, resulted in the passport backlog rising to about 200 000 in April, according to the Civil Registry Department.
Speaking on the sidelines of a strategic workshop by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, permanent secretary in the Ministry, Aaron Nhepera said:
<blockquote>
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage is holding a strategic workshop, one of the topical issues that is being discussed is the issue of passports backlog.
The passport backlog situation has however significantly improved having been reduced from the previous figure of 400 000 to the current figure of 184 000.
Payment of consumables which has been the major cause for the backlog has finally been made, we are anticipating to start receiving the consumables beginning November which will enable us to clear the backlog by December 2021.
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Nhepera said while they work on clearing the backlog, they will only be issuing emergency passports with the hope that in December the situation will return to normalcy. He said:
<blockquote>
In the meantime, GP, the company that government contracted to produce both ordinary and e-passports is still working on the logistics to enable it to start production in December. It is our hope that the time frame will be met.
Once production starts the issue of passport backlog will become a thing of the past, in the meantime issuance of passports is restricted only to emergency cases, we are hoping that with us starting to receive the consumables we will be gravitating towards normalcy.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/passport-backlog-to-be-cleared-by-december/">The Sunday News</a></h4>

Passport Backlog To Be Cleared By December - Govt

Prosecutor General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi has warned property owners and managers that they are liable to arrest and prosecution for demanding rentals in foreign currency, without giving tenants an option to pay the equivalent in local currency using the auction rate, saying the practice is tantamount to economic sabotage.
Hodzi said his office has already assigned necessary staff to work in teams with other agencies to clamp down on these practices.
Some landlords, while setting rents in foreign currency, are giving tenants an option of paying in local currency but at exchange rates close to the black-market rates.
Others simply force the tenants to buy foreign currency on the black market and this is in violation of the laws of the country that recognise the Zimbabwe dollar as legal tender. Said Hodzi:
<blockquote>
That is economic sabotage. It is a violation of the law. The local currency is legal tender and people must accept it in transactions.
It is illegal to charge rent strictly in foreign currency and the law will take its course. No Government will allow such lawlessness.
The perpetrators must be warned that action will be taken against them. It’s now a rampant problem that is abusive in nature.
Most of the tenants were not reporting their landlords because they don’t want to cause friction.
They are forced to pay under duress but we will come with a legal regime that will bring the lawlessness to an end.
Landlords are trying to force dollarisation through the backdoor. It is causing untold suffering to the tenants because most people are being paid in local currency.
They were taking advantage of the fact that there was no enforcement in the past. Now the prosecution, the police and the courts will enforce the law and deal with the culprits. We will apply the law and effectively prosecute the culprits.
</blockquote>
Hodzi added that stakeholders in the fight against illegal foreign currency dealings will meet and come up with an effective strategy of arresting and prosecuting the perpetrators.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/forex-rentals-at-blackmarket-rates-illegal-hodzi/">The Herald</a></h4>

Illegal To Charge Rentals Only In Forex - Hodzi

An unidentified man on Wednesday afternoon threw himself in front of a moving train and was crushed to death near Cold Comfort in Harare.
Eyewitnesses alleged that the man tried to drag two school children who were close by but failed.
When Pindula News attended the scene, the police had not yet arrived.
An NRZ official who refused to be named in this report as he doesn’t have authority to speak to the press said police from Kuwadzana said the incident did not take place in their area. He added:
<blockquote>
We saw him [the victim] when we were about 100 metres away. He was walking very close to the railway and was unfazed when we rang the bell both for him and the vehicles.
</blockquote>
Asked why they applied brakes when the man was not on the rails, the official said:
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It’s protocol, we should try to avoid accidents. This man was very close to the rails and anything could happen. We were also approaching a junction.
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The incident happened around 3 PM a few metres from a road and railway junction near Herentals college in Cold Comfort.
A local cattle herder said he had seen the deceased man in recent days walking along the rail holding a popular local beverage (cascade).
<blockquote>
He was very normal. Nothing suggested he had issues.
</blockquote>
Some locals said suicide was never a solution to problems adding that it would be better to talk to a friend as that tends to lessen the burden.
<h4>More: <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></h4>

Man Throws Himself In Front Of Moving Train

A Victoria Falls magistrate has granted bail to a safari camp manager who was allegedly found with a huge stash of illegal drugs and equipment police believe was used to manufacture some of the narcotics.
Victoria Falls resident magistrate Lindie Maphosa granted Cornelious Smit (62) of Mabalengwe Safaris ZWL$50 000 bail on Tuesday following his arrest last week after a tip-off that he was allegedly manufacturing illegal substances.
Smit was not asked to plead to charges of Contravening Section 5 of the Harmful Liquids Act Chapter 9:10 “Manufacturing of Harmful Liquids and unlawful possession of cannabis oil and dagga”.
As part of his bail conditions, Smit was ordered to report twice a week on Monday and Friday at Victoria Falls police station between 6 AM and 6 PM and also to surrender his passport, not to interfere with state witnesses and to reside at his given home address.
Allegations are that on 7 October at around 12 PM, police received a tip-off that Smit was in possession of dangerous drugs at his residence.
Acting on the tipoff, a warrant of search and seizure was obtained from the Victoria Falls magistrate court and on the same day, the Victoria Falls district team comprising of Criminal Investigations Department and Narcotics, Support Unit and Canine led by Assistant Inspector Tavengwa visited Smit’s house.
The team produced a search warrant into his five roomed house and recovered a 25-litre container with two litres of ethanol for processing cannabis, one axe with a wooden handle, two by 20 litres distilling containers for harmful liquids, one condenser steel spirits serial number 65821, 20-litre electrical cane, two by five millilitres (processed cannabis oil, 610 ml cannabis oil, 100 ml imonnelo oil for processing cannabis, 10-litre harmful liquid, two plastic tubes and raw dagga weighing 6.7 kilogrammes.
Police records also showed that Smit was also found in possession of 18 litres of illicit beer called Kachasu leading to his arrest.
Smit was represented by Matshobana Ncube of Matshobana and Ncube Attorneys.
He will be back in court on 2 November for further remand.
<h4>More: <a href="https://vicfallslive.co.zw/index.php/2021/10/13/victoria-falls-drugs-haul-safari-camp-manager-gets-bail/">VicFallsLive</a></h4>

Victoria Falls Drugs Stash: Safari Camp Manager Granted $50 000

The government has issued more than 4 000 Identity Documents in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North province during the recent special exercise by the Civil Registry Department.
The special exercise was targeted at the San community and those in Bikita who were affected by the floods in 2017 and 2019 respectively.
The San community has over the years faced a problem accessing Identification documents which has hindered them in getting key amenities like education.
Addressing reporters during a post Cabinet briefing in Harare on Tuesday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said:
<blockquote>
The exercise sought to document citizens in Bikita District who were affected by Cyclone Idai in 2019, and those affected by the 2017 floods in Tsholotsho, including the Tjawo (San) community in the District.
The Bikita mobile registration programme commenced on 6 September 2021, and ended on 5 October 2021, while the Tsholotsho exercise ran from 13 September to 12 October 2021.
The services availed during the mobile registration exercises in the 2 districts covered birth, death and national identity registration.
</blockquote>
She said in Bikita, 4 397 national identity documents were issued while in Tsholotsho, a total of 4 169 national identity documents were issued. Said Mutsvangwa:
<blockquote>
In Tsholotsho, 3 542 initial birth registration for children under the age of 16 years were issued, 600 initial birth registration for persons above 16 years of age, 46 duplicate birth certificates were issued to children under 16 years of age, 625 duplicate birth certificates were issued to persons above the age of 16 years and 58 death certificates.
In Bikita, 3 112 initial birth registration for children under the age of 16 years were issued, 348 initial birth registration for persons above 16 years of age, 26 duplicate birth certificates were issued to children under 16 years of age, 522 duplicate birth certificates were issued to persons above the age of 16 years and 58 death certificates.
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<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/over-4-000-get-documented-in-tsholotsho/">Sunday News</a></h4>

Over 8 000 Get Documented In Tsholotsho And Bikita

A brave passenger aboard a Mushikashika vehicle helped police arrest Christopher Nukarume (38) and Raymond Dirwai (43) who are facing allegations of kidnapping and robbery along the Harare-Bulawayo Road near Whitehouse last Friday.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi on Tuesday revealed that the two suspects who were travelling in a Mazda Bongo vehicle (AET 9775) offered a lift to seven people in Kuwadzana who were going to Granary, Riddleridge Park and Whitecliff.
It is alleged that along the way the suspects demanded cash and valuables from the victims while refusing to drop them off at their destinations. Said Asst Comm Nyathi:
<blockquote>
The ZRP confirms the arrest of Christopher Nukarume (38) and Raymond Dirwai (43) in connection with cases of kidnapping and robbery which occurred along Harare- Bulawayo Road near Whitehouse on 08/10/21.
The two suspects who were travelling in a Mazda Bongo vehicle, AET 9775 offered a lift to seven complainants in Kuwadzana who were going to Granary, Riddleridge Park and Whitecliff.
Along the way, the suspects demanded cash and valuables from the complainants while refusing to drop off the complainants at their respective destinations.
One of the complainants surrendered a cellphone while the other complainant grabbed the handbrake and the vehicle stopped leading to the arrest of the suspects.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></h4>

'Brave' Passenger Foils Robbery, Kidnapping By Mushikashika Crew

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), says it has arrested over 55 000 people for border-related crimes.
In January police launched operation “No to Cross Border Crimes/ Fhasi Ngamilandu Yamukanoni Yamashango/Mhosva Pamiganhu Ngadzipere/Amacala Kawaphele Emingceleni Yelizwe” in a bid to combat border-related crimes such as smuggling and border jumping.
This came after Zimbabwe and South Africa had closed the Beitbridge Border Post to ordinary travellers as part of the two countries’ efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In a post on its Twitter, page, ZRP said 194 people were arrested on 10 October. The post read:
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On 10 October police arrested 194 people countrywide under the operation No to Cross Border Crimes/ Fhasi Ngamilandu Yamukanoni Yamashango/Mhosva Pamiganhu Ngadzipere/Amacala Kawaphele Emingceleni Yelizwe.
So far Police have arrested 55 219 people throughout the country since the operation commenced in January 2021.
</blockquote>
In an unrelated development, a man was murdered in Esigodini in a case of mistaken identity.
ZRP confirmed the arrest of Tichaona Moyo (24) in connection with a murder case that occurred at Esbomvu Business Centre, Esigodini, around 8 PM on the 10th of October.
The suspect together with his accomplice, Philbert Nyoni (28), who is still at large, attacked the victim Thabisa Majange (16) after they allegedly mistaken him to be Madlenkosi Sibanda (33) whom they had an argument with earlier.
<h4>More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></h4>

55 000 Arrested For Smuggling, Border Jumping

Former MDC-T organising secretary <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Abednico_Bhebhe">Abednico Bhebhe</a> escaped death by the skin of his teeth on Sunday evening when he was involved in a car accident that saw his vehicle fell off a cliff and rolled a couple of times along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway.
The former Nkayi South legislator is currently admitted at Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo where he is receiving medical care.
Speaking to Southern Eye, Bhebhe said he was in the company of two relatives when the accident happened. They are admitted at United Bulawayo Hospitals. Said Bhebhe:
<blockquote>
A vehicle had encroached into my lane so I was trying to avoid a head-on collision. We could have died in the head-on collision had it not been because of a miracle. It is a miracle how we survived the car accident.
… We thank God we survived the car crash even though the driver who caused the accident did not stop at the scene as far as we were told.
</blockquote>
He said they were on their way to Bulawayo when the accident happened.
Bhebhe was expelled from the MDC-T before the party’s December elective congress after he had announced plans to contest the party presidency, which was then being led by Thokozani Khupe.
His expulsion followed claims that he was working with the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa, even though he denied the claims.
MDC Alliance Matabeleland North chairperson Prince Dubeko Sibanda recently told Southern Eye that Bhebhe was now backing the Chamisa camp.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/10/ex-mdc-legislator-survives-car-crash/">NewsDay</a></h4>

Former MDC-T Top Official Survives Car Crash

Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) who posted videos singing and mocking their meagre salaries were reportedly summoned by the force’s law and order section in Harare for disciplinary action.
In one 15-second video that made rounds on social media, <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/10/05/zrp-warns-officers-against-complaining-on-social-media/">an unidentified police officer was shown displaying cash in local currency (Zimbabwe dollars), with lyrics [of Blessing Shumba’s song ‘Munyu Hauchavavi’]</a> in the background song implying that his earnings were no longer enough to meet the cost of living.
The officers are set to be charged under the Police Act, according to a NewZimbabwe.com source, and face dismissal.
The three officers were reportedly vetted by the controversial unit which sought to determine if their actions were not part of a grand plan for mutiny. Said the police source:
<blockquote>
To tell the honest truth, those officers knew what they were doing was against the Police Act, every officer knows that you do not just post such videos online especially in uniform.
If they are lucky they could just be accused of unbecoming behaviour but the worst-case scenario could be that they want to cause alarm and despondency or actively participating in politics.
They were called in to Law and Order at Harare Central where investigations commenced as senior officers believed they could be part of a larger plot to destabilise the force.
One of the guys had in actual fact handed in his form for resignation but it was yet to be accepted.
He does not mind being fired because he managed to attain tertiary qualification during the time he was in the force even though a lot worse could happen to him.
The sergeant is the one who is really worried because he was not looking forward to leaving so early.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, some females police officers were summoned to explain themselves, after they posted “sexually suggestive images” on social media. Added the source:
<blockquote>
The ladies who were posting sexually suggestive images were also summoned to explain themselves, but they could be off the hook if they play their cards well.
They could just say they were out to clean the image of the institution that has been tarnished by pictures of some of their male counterparts who have been photographed drunk or dirty.
</blockquote>
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Sections 5, 7, 35, 42 and 48 of the 29th and 34th Schedules of the 2003 Police Act criminalise the spreading of reports that cause alarm and despondency, insubordination and or taking an active role in politics by either speaking at political functions, wearing branded clothing and chanting slogans.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/munyu-hauchavavi-cops-face-dismissal/">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

'Munyu Hauchavavi' Police Officers Face Dismissal

The government has expressed concern over the increase in prices of goods and services which is eroding civil servants’ salaries due to the use of black-market forex rates by businesses.
Some businesses are using rates as high as $200 for US$1, while the official rate is at $90.07 for US$1, which only a few are buying from a selected bureau de changes.
In an interview with State media on Tuesday, Public Service and Social Welfare Minister Paul Mavima said the Government is very sincere about the welfare of its employees.
He said the government has increased civil servants’ salaries twice amounting to a combined 75 per cent increment, but the gains have been eroded by the ever-increasing prices of basic commodities. Said Mavima:
<blockquote>
As soon as the Government increases their salaries, the salaries are eroded by increasing prices. There is therefore a need for a concerted effort at stabilising prices.
</blockquote>
He implored civil servants to be patient with the Government, saying the National Joint Negotiation Council (NJNC) is due to meet soon for the next round of negotiations on salaries.
Apex Council deputy secretary-general Gibson Mushangu urged the government to urgently cushion civil servants salaries, saying they are now earning “peanuts” due to unbridled price increases. He said:
<blockquote>
We have asked the Government to convene a meeting to map a way forward. We need to address the salary challenges we are facing as civil servants.
We need our salaries cushioned. We are in dire need of Government’s timeous intervention and that is why we are calling for a meeting because things are getting out of hand.
Yes from April to July civil servants got a salary increase of 25 per cent and in July they got a 50 per cent salary increase, but that is now peanuts because of the surge in prices of goods and commodities.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/run-away-blackmarket-rates-erode-civil-service-salary-gains/">Chronicle</a></h4>

Govt Sincere About Improving Civil Servants' Welfare - Mavima

Truck drivers staged a protest at the Beitbridge Border Post on Tuesday, demanding efficient clearance and passage.
The disgruntled truck drivers blocked the New Limpopo Bridge around midday, complaining that they were spending longer than necessary to pass through the border post.
The blockade delayed the movement of commercial traffic into South Africa and Zimbabwe for more than four hours.
At the height of the protest, the drivers parked a commercial truck blocking Zimbabwe-bound traffic on South Africa’s side of the bridge.
As a result, double queues formed on the road leading to the border in both countries.
The movement system improved around 4 pm when South African and Zimbabwean security officials took control of the situation.
Some drivers who spoke to the Chronicle blamed Zimbabwean customs officials for taking a casual approach.
They also accused Zimbabwean authorities of conducting numerous checks, which were unnecessary and led to avoidable delays. Said Innocent Moyo:
<blockquote>
We can’t stand these delays; some of us are being mugged while in queues on the South African border and we have many challenges like access to water and ablution facilities.
Our hope is that things will get better with the new freight terminal opening but what is disturbing is that we are not seeing commitment from our border officials to get things moving.
</blockquote>
An average of 1 200 commercial trucks passes through the Beitbridge Border Post daily.
The Chronicle reported that their efforts to get a comment from Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officials failed yesterday.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/truckers-protest-delays-at-border/">Chronicle</a></h4>

Truck Drivers Protest Delays At Beitbridge Border Post

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has named the victims <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/10/11/four-people-die-in-a-fatal-accident-along-gweru-zvishavane-road/">of the Gweru-Zvishavane fatal accident that happened on the 10th of October 2021.</a>
The accident happened along Gweru-Zvishavane Road at the 22.5 km peg when a Toyota Granvia vehicle, with four passengers on board, lost veered off the road before overturning once and landing on its wheels after the driver had lost control.
Nyathi reported that the victims have been identified as:- 
<blockquote>
(1) Simbanai Mugonda, a male adult aged 49 of Unit 0 Seke, Chitungwiza. 
(2) Netsai Mugonda, a female adult aged 42 of Unit 0 Seke, Chitungwiza. 
(3) Princess Mugonda a female minor-aged three of Unit 0 Seke, Chitungwiza. 
(4) Thalitha Muzezewa female adult aged 53 of Mazoe Veterinary Services Camp, Mazoe.
</blockquote>
The ZRP urged members of the public to be road safety conscious and caution drivers who are putting the lives of passengers in danger during the course of travelling along the roads. 
While some accidents are resulting from mechanical faults or the sorry state of roads, human error contributing to many road accidents and deaths.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>

Police Name Victims Of The Gweru-Zvishavane Road Accident

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has announced the names of victims of a fatal road accident that happened along Roy-Buffalo road in Masvingo.
<blockquote>
FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AT THE 8 KM PEG ALONG ROY – BUFFALO RANGE ROAD, MASVINGO 
The Zimbabwe Republic Police announces names of three victims of a fatal road traffic accident which occurred at the 8 km peg along Roy-Buffalo Range Road on 10 October 2021 in which four people died while ten others were injured. 
The victims were positively identified as follows:-. 
Wilbert Mutusva a male adult aged 43, of Tsvovani, Chiredzi. 
• Chiromo Ester a female aged 59 of Village 1 Melrose Chiredzi. 
• Revai Machengete a female adult aged 39 of Gumbo Village Zaka. 
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is appealing to the public with missing relatives to visit Masvingo General Hospital mortuary to assist in the identification of one of the victims, a male adult.
</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>

Police Name Victims Of Roy-Buffalo Range Accident

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reported that four people died in a fatal road traffic accident that happened along the Gweru – Zvishavane road on Sunday. 
The police also said one more person was injured and has since been discharged from Shurugwi Hospital where he had been referred for treatment. Reads a police statement:
<blockquote>
On 10/10/21 at around 1440 hrs, a fatal RTA occurred at the 22,5 km peg along Gweru- Zvishavane road where four people died on the spot while one person was injured.
A motorist, who was driving a Toyota Granvia vehicle with four people on board, lost control of the vehicle which veered off the road and overturned once before landing on its wheels.
Meanwhile, the bodies of the victims were taken to Gweru Provincial Mortuary for post mortem while the injured was referred to Shurugwi Hospital where he was treated and discharged. 
</blockquote>
The police added that the names of victims will be released after their next of kin have been advised.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>

Four People Die In A Fatal Accident Along Gweru-Zvishavane Road

The ongoing crackdown on suspected foreign currency traders by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is being done to prevent further foreign exchange market chaos, an economic contagion and political unrest that may lead to a popular uprising.
Security sources last week told The NewsHawks that the authorities want more dealers arraigned, with “some traders and senior corporate executives” set to “spend Christmas in jail”.
The clampdown is reportedly a coordinated and systematic campaign involving the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and security agencies, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, especially its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the Ministry of Finance.
Security sources say the crackdown is a culmination of a series of meetings and investigations by the authorities and security teams into what has been happening in the foreign exchange market and the economy of late.
According to The NewsHawks, this involved a security threat analysis of the situation on the ground by the CIO and other key intelligence services that concluded that the exchange rate issue poses a clear and present danger to Mnangagwa and his government. A source reportedly said:
<blockquote>
This is a coordinated government operation that involves the ministry of Finance, RBZ and CIO to contain the recent currency crisis.
It will be running for some weeks and may further be extended for some months. Government wants to crush the illegal traders driving the rate spiralling out of control.
Authorities fear that an uncontrolled exchange rate crash might have serious contagion, by spreading into an economic crisis from the currency collapse.
</blockquote>
Authorities say illegal forex trading is sabotaging the economy and will trigger inflation while weakening the local currency. Zimbabwean authorities are scared of a repeat of the 2008 situation.
Analysts say given the weak economic fundamentals and increased money supply, mainly through infrastructure projects, this currency crisis was predictable and may scale 2008 heights unless quickly contained.
<h4>More: <a href="https://thenewshawks.com/govt-fears-currency-crisis-may-trigger-social-uprising/">The NewsHawks</a></h4>

Govt Fears Currency Crisis May Trigger Civil Disorder

The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has resolved to penalise farmers who fail to dip their cattle consistently in a bid to control the spread of theileriosis, commonly referred to as January disease.
The tick-borne disease has wiped out tens of thousands of cattle across the country and authorities believe the situation can only return to normal if dipping is judiciously enforced, and adhered to.
Manicaland Provincial Veterinary Officer, Dr Charles Guri told The Manica Post that from next month (November), they will adopt a more radical approach in a bid to contain the disease prevalence.
He said the Animal Health Act, which was promulgated in 1960 criminalises deviant behaviour regarding dipping. Said, Dr Guri:
<blockquote>
In the past, people used to be force-marched to dip tanks. At independence, we adopted a different approach by taking proper veterinary extension services to the people, explaining the reasons, and importance of dipping cattle, hoping that the people will understand, and realise the benefits, but complacency crept in.
What we are now experiencing are the consequences. From November, we will be punishing those who do not heed the call to avail their cattle for dipping.
We will target those who violate animal cleansing regulations, and we will surely punish them.
Offenders will pay prevailing gazette fines, while repeated offenders will be taken to court for prosecution.
</blockquote>
He said his department has the capacity to conduct post mortems of dead animals to establish the cause of death in the province, but in some cases, they were not being notified of the deaths. Said Guri:
<blockquote>
It is not all animals that are subjected to post mortem. Only notifiable diseases are mandatory, the rest are at the discretion of the owner.
The predicament we find ourselves in is that some farmers do not report livestock deaths out of fear that they will be prevented from salvaging meat from the sick or dead animals.
We have enough personnel, 13 veterinary doctors, 30 supervisors, and 181 veterinary extension workers who can handle the situation in the province.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/forced-cattle-dipping-looms/">Manica Post</a></h4>

Vet Department Mulls Forced Cattle Dipping

Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit (VFAPU) officials say they are struggling to come to terms with the death of a long-serving officer who was killed by a stray elephant on Friday.
Clever Kapandura (51) was trampled to death by the elephant near the Victoria Falls City Council-owned Bonnaise Air bush during a morning patrol.
The wife of VFAPU founder Charles Brightman, Teddy Brightman, told VicFallsLive that the organisation and Kapandura’s family were working on burial arrangements. She said:
<blockquote>
He was a very good friend of ours and we had been working together for 30 years, so we are very saddened about his passing and my husband is struggling quite a lot with his death.
I hope on Monday he will be able to talk as everyone is trying to come to terms with his death right now.
What is more (painful) is that he left behind a small baby, his wife who can’t even speak.
He was a very respectable man in the community and we are working on the funeral arrangements with his family.
So when it’s a good time, we will like to talk to you about his works, but it’s tough for us.
</blockquote>
An eyewitness told the publication that Kapandura was attacked within a short space of time, which made it difficult for him to escape.
The jumbo reportedly crushed his head, arms and legs in the vicious attack.
Kapandura was pronounced dead on the scene by an Ace Ambulance Services crew.
Lovemore Ndlovu said the bull elephant was put down around the Aerodrome area about five hours after the tragic incident after a helicopter was dispatched to track it.
<h4>More: <a href="https://vicfallslive.co.zw/index.php/2021/10/09/anti-poaching-unit-mourns-officer-killed-by-elephant/">VicFallsLive</a></h4>

Anti-poaching Unit Mourns Officer Killed By Bull Elephant

Independent Power Producer (IPP), Solgas Energy has completed the first phase of its 10MW solar plant in Hwange after feeding 5MW into the national grid since last Sunday.
The solar power plant which is located at Cross Mabale underwent hot testing before successfully feeding 5MW of clean renewable energy into the national electricity grid.
Speaking to The Sunday News in a telephone interview, Solgas Energy chief executive officer Kingston Kamba said:
<blockquote>
The first phase is now complete and connected to the grid. The power plant is adding 5MW of electricity to the national grid.
5MW may seem small as compared to other projects in the region and the world. However, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
So, I believe in the context of our country and the journey this young Republic is on, it speaks volumes of our potential and what we can achieve when we work together.
</blockquote>
He said plans were underway to commence the second phase which would coincide with the commissioning of the plant. About US$8.5 million is going to be required to fund the second phase.
The first phase whose construction started earlier this year at a cost of US$7.5 million was supported by Old Mutual.
Solgas Energy was founded by three local entrepreneurs namely Kamba, Petros Kazunga and Tafadzwa Muchinda who are the chief operating officer and chief finance officer respectively.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/new-power-plant-lights-up-hwange/">The Sunday News</a></h4>

New 5MW Solar Power Plant Lights Up Hwange

A grenade exploded at a Bulawayo school during a routine burning of grass and rubbish recently, with local councillors calling for an investigation into the origins of the explosive.
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) bomb disposal unit and the Bulawayo Fire Brigade had to be called to Ntshamathe Primary School in Old Magwegwe following the explosion.
According to the latest report by the Bulawayo City Council, the incident took place two months ago. Reads the report:
<blockquote>
The school workers had cleared the school ground at Ntshamathe Primary School and in the process of burning the grass and rubbish, the fire went out of control and spread to the rest of the ground.
While the fire was burning a very loud explosion was heard from the grounds and a dark cloud was observed with the trembling of nearby houses.
It was later discovered after the ZNA bomb disposal unit had attended that a grenade had exploded.
This is one of the risks that our fire-fighters face in the process of fighting bush fires.
</blockquote>
Commenting on the incident during a full council meeting last Wednesday, Ward Four Councillor, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Silas_Chigora">Silas Chigora</a> (MDC Alliance), said there was a need to engage the army to check public places and assure the public of their safety. Said Chigora:
<blockquote>
This happened in a school, which in itself is scary. The question is are we really safe in Bulawayo? Where did this grenade come from, how did it end up on the school grounds?
Is it a grenade from the times of the liberation struggle? Something really has to be done to make sure that our public places are safe.
If possible let us invite the army to generally go through all the schools and public places. We really have to assure the public’s safety.
</blockquote>
Recently, <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/10/06/war-time-bomb-blast-destroys-houses-in-lupane/">a</a> <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/10/06/war-time-bomb-blast-destroys-houses-in-lupane/">suspected wartime bomb exploded at a homestead in Lupane</a>, blowing off the roof of a house and damaging three huts at neighbouring homesteads.
The blast occurred at the homestead of Lupane Women’s Centre director Hildegard Mufukare along the old Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road in Mqoqi Village, Shabula area under Chief Mabhikwa on Sunday last week.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/grenade-explodes-at-school/">The Sunday News</a></h4>

Grenade Explodes On School Grounds

An elephant that killed the Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit (VFAPU) operations director on Friday morning was tracked and later shot dead by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers.
The stray elephant had charged at Clever Kapandura (51), attacked and trampled him to death, while he was conducting an anti-poaching patrol on Friday near Bonnaise Air bush owned by the Victoria Falls City Council.
Lovemore Ndlovu from Bonnaise Air confirmed to CITE that the elephant had been gunned down. He said:
<blockquote>
They killed it approximately five hours later at Aerodrome suburbs.
The search was not easy as it was equally dangerous, but it was spotted by a helicopter that was dispatched to join the search and it was immediately gunned down at the same spot.
</blockquote>
The developments were also confirmed by VFAPU co- director Teddy Brightman.
However, Zimparks spokesperson, Tinashe Farawo said he was not aware of the development but commended what rangers had done.
<h4>More: <a href="https://cite.org.zw/vic-falls-killer-elephant-gunned-down/">CITE</a></h4>

Victoria Falls Killer Elephant Gunned Down

The family of the murdered 7-year-old Murehwa boy, Tapiwa Makore, is struggling to raise about US$4 500 required to collect test DNA results from South Africa.
Through their lawyer, Tabitha Chikeya, in March the Makore family rejected the DNA tests conducted by AIBST DNA Testing Centre and the National University of Technology (NUST), to determine if a head that was discovered three days after Tapiwa’s gruesome murder was his.
The family claimed that it was impossible for the head to be Tapiwa’s since it looked old, yet it was found only three days after his death.
Speaking to The Herald at his home in Murehwa on Thursday, Tapiwa’s father, Munyaradzi Makore (41), said the family feel robbed of justice. He said:
<blockquote>
We know that the law takes its course, but we feel that Tapiwa’s case is unnecessarily dragging on, which prompted us at one point to seek clarity from the police on why some of the accused persons were freed.
We seek closure for us to move forward as a family. A lot is still amiss. My son was buried after six months with his head missing; suspicions run havoc in the family; the memorial service is yet to be attended to.
</blockquote>
Tapiwa was allegedly murdered for ritual purposes by his uncle and namesake Tapiwa Makore and his herdsman Tafadzwa Shamba over a year ago.
The young boy left home on an errand to keep stray cattle away from his mother’s vegetable patch and was never seen alive again.
He was buried on 27 March 2021, after six months, without his head and other body parts.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/slain-tapiwas-family-seeks-closure/">The Herald</a></h4>

Murdered Tapiwa Makore's Family Seeks Closure

The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/George_Guvamatanga">George Guvamatanga</a> will travel to the United Kingdom on a private jet to watch his favourite English Premier League team, Arsenal courtesy of business tycoon Kuda Tagwirei, reported Zim Morning Post.
Guvamatanga received the present at a birthday bash held in Harare on Wednesday night.
He also received US$50 000 spending money for sight visits and other luxuries in the UK, the publication further reported.
Presenting the gift at the bash, Tagwirei said he had decided to charter a flight for Guvamatanga and his wife for time-efficiency and quicker check-ins with the purse of US$50 000 covering the impulse expenses of the travel.
The total package of the present is well over US$100 000.
Tagwirei, who is under UK sanctions, is accused of profiting significantly from the misappropriation of property at the expense of wider macroeconomic stability in Zimbabwe
On Wednesday night, the former Barclays Zimbabwe CEO (Guvamatanga), flew in popular South African artists, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Makhadzi">Makhadz</a>i and Mafikizolo, with Makhadzi to perform at his birthday party.
A report in South Africa’s Movemag magazine at the end of 2014 claimed that Mafikizolo costs nothing less than R80 000 per gig minus flights and other out-of-country essentials. Guvamatanga promised to multiply the figure fivefold. He said:
<blockquote>
Whatever was on that bill, because I don’t want to disclose I am multiplying what was on that bill by five.
Tomorrow morning, you give me your bank details, by the time you get to South Africa, that amount by five will be in your account, my brother.
</blockquote>
Guvamatanga however, is not without controversy. In April 2020 he approved a controversial US$2 million COVID-19 emergency supplies to a company known as Drax International.
The heavily inflated COVID-19 medical equipment deal did not go tender.
In his defence, he argued that the government did not lose any money as a result of the contract.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zimmorningpost.com/tagwirei-hands-guvamatanga-private-jet-arsenal-present-us50000-spending-money/">Zim Morning Post</a></h4>

Kuda Tagwirei Hands Guvamatanga Private-jet, US$50 000 For UK Holiday

Villagers from around SAS Mine, Lowdale, under Mazowe Rural District Council, where two gas explosions killed eight people on Wednesday and Thursday expressed joy following the death of six Chinese nationals who were managers at the site.
The villagers told NewZimbabwe.com that the late Chinese managers were stubborn and very disrespectful and ill-treated locals.
Two of the victims were Zimbabweans and one of them, a 21-year-old man who was the only casualty in the first blast on Wednesday, was burnt beyond recognition.
The government on Friday sealed off the nickel mine pending investigations.
Mazowe South Ward 2 councillor, Tapera Tapererwa said the Chinese managers had been told to halt all operations after the first explosion on Wednesday that claimed the life of a worker.
However, the Chinese miners defied the order and smuggled workers through a broken fence.
They also threatened to take unspecified action against any worker who had raised concerns over their personal safety.
A worker at the mine, Anyway Teru, said the Chinese managers did not show any remorse over the death of the first victim on Wednesday. He said:
<blockquote>
The Chinese eventually accepted that there was danger at the mine after the deaths of their own.
After the death of one of our own, they dismissed the matter and demanded that everyone gets back to work despite being told the situation was still dangerous.
They should have given family and colleagues of the dead worker, time to mourn, but because he was not one of them they did not care.
We mourn the death of our colleague, not that of the Chinese. I hope this will make them reconsider some of their decisions.
</blockquote>
Shift supervisor Benjamin Hove, one of the workers who declined to report for duty on the fateful day, said ten gas cylinders exploded in the two days as they were leaking. Hove said:
<blockquote>
We informed the managers and one of them who is now late told us to simply close the valves and offload the cylinders.
… I indicated to them and my manager just told me to close the caps. Our employers were not doing anything to protect us. We were not even given gloves.
They could not even adhere to procedures after the death of one of us Wednesday. They had been told not to use these cylinders but proceeded to use them Thursday.
</blockquote>
The local councillor, Tapererwa said the Chinese managers at one time hid the faulty gas cylinders from Council officials when they visited to investigate the first explosion Wednesday. He said:
<blockquote>
They are not doing anything to ensure the safety of employees. They are buying cheap products and putting workers’ lives in danger.
When we came, they told us they had ordered 10 cylinders, but provided three for analysis, they then proceeded to hide others which we had demanded. They did not even have a first aid kit.
I do not dispute that they have no care, but what could be happening is also a case of miscommunication because these people do not speak Shona or English. We are relying on interpreters for communication.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/shock-as-villagers-celebrate-death-of-6-chinese-at-mazowe-mine/">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

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