A trust for the late Ndabaningi Sithole is seeking a court order declaring the acquisition of the politician’s Chulu Farm illegal, null and void.

This is after it filed a High Court application demanding compensation for the nationalist’s farm, which was compulsorily acquired by government in 1993.

The application comes at a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised his government would compensate former white commercial farmers who lost their land during the country’s bloody land reform programme that took place in the early 2000s.

In the application, yet to be finalised by the High Court, but filed at least two years ago, the Freedom Farm Trust cited Lands minister, (now headed by Perrance Shiri), Local Government minister, (now under July Moyo’s purview), the Harare City Council and the master of the High Court as respondents.

According to court papers, the Trust was formed to hold property including land, houses, investment and all intellectual properties owned by the late Sithole.

“During his lifetime, the late reverend Ndabaningi Sithole owned Subdivision ‘C’ of Subdivision ‘A’ of the farm ‘The Rest’ also known as Chulu Farm in the outskirts of Harare.

“Sometime in 1993, the government of Zimbabwe sought to compulsorily acquire Chulu Farm on the basis that the late . . . Sithole had resettled landless Zimbabwean thereon.

“The compulsory acquisition was done for purposes of donating the land to the ministry of Local Government Rural and Urban Development. This ministry would give the land to the third defendant (Local Government minister),” the court heard.

Following the acquisition of the land, the government issued a notice in October 1993, for people to evacuate Chulu Farm. Since the eviction of the people, the land has been lying idle, the court heard.

“Despite the purported compulsory acquisition of the Chulu Farm by the first and second defendant (Lands and Local Government minister) no compensation was paid to the late reverend Ndabaningi Sithole. A compulsory acquisition of land without payment of compensation is illegal, null and void and is tantamount to theft and robbery.

“The value of compensation for both land and improvements on the land is $140 000 000. Because the late reverend … Sithole was a black indigenous Zimbabwean he is entitled to full compensation for both the land and improvements in terms of the Constitution of Zimbabwe,” the court heard.
The Trust is now seeking an order for the acquisition of the farm to be declared illegal, null and void and be declared property of the estate late Sithole.

In its response to the summons, however, the Lands ministry has said the acquisition of the farm was lawful and remains valid.

“Plaintiff’s compensation figure of $140 million is not supported by any quantified assessment.
“It is a thump suck figure which cannot be accepted by defendant or the court. Second defendant’s valuers will provide a properly assessed compensation figure.

“It is not true that the farm is lying idle. Plaintiff would have saved itself costs by engaging first and second defendants for a settlement first before approaching the courts,” the court was told.
The matter is still to be determined by the High Court. Daily News

A renowned lawyer, Linda Kadzombe has died soon after arriving in the US from Zimbabwe.

ZimEye is reliably told Linda passed away following a sudden cardiac arrest caused by a blood clot whilst in transit in Atlanta.

FULL TEXT: It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden and untimely death of our dear friend Linda Kadzombe. Following a long flight from South Africa, Linda suffered sudden cardiac arrest caused by a blood clot whilst in transit in Atlanta on her way back home to Dallas where she’d lived for many years. Linda was 40 years old and an immigration attorney in Dallas. She is remembered for her genuine, hearty and infectious laugh; her love for travel and zest for life. A daughter, a friend and a sister to many, Linda was always ready to help anyone who needed her. She would often help many with free immigration services. Linda was an only child and is survived by her mother and father who live in Zimbabwe. We would like to see to it that the process of sending the body of their only child to her parents in Zimbabwe is not an expense that this grieving family should bear. Her friend Rumbi is expected to accompany the body to Zimbabwe on March 21st 2018. I implore you to search inside your heart and find empathy and compassion for Linda’s parents and help them by donating the necessary funds to give their precious child a send off fit for the selfless and amazing girlshe was, a send off fit for Linda!

“Where ever you go, there you are.” Linda you walked your path and shared your greatness. You shall be missed. God keep you and may you rest in eternal peace in the bossom of our heavenly father.

Thank you abundantly for your support.

President Mugabe called Thokozani Khupe to Blue Roof as Tsvangirai lay on his death bed. It is understood that he offered MDC Vice President Thokozani Khupe a spot as one of the vice presidents in the outfit that he was planning – now known as New Patriotic Front.

The Sunday Times of South Africa reports that Mugabe called Khupe to his Blue Roof residence to discuss the offer. Our further investigations indicate that Mugabe put Jonathan Moyo on the phone too as they sought to find a common ground.

Mugabe then dispatched emissaries to speak with Khupe in South Africa during the so-called Coalition workshop in February this year. It is unknown whether Khupe agreed to work with Mugabe at the time. What is known is that there were two meetings with Mugabe’s emissaries in South Africa where the modalities of working together was being worked out.

At the time it was becoming apparent that Tsvangirai was not going to survive the cancer. Khupe also had a tentative memorandum with Joice Mujuru to work together in the event that she (Khupe) assumed the presidency of MDC.

Khupe has been vehemently opposed to the MDC Alliance that Tsvangirai forged with Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube. Under the Alliance agreement, Ncube’s MDC would be allowed to choose the bulk of candidates to contest the parliamentary seats in Matebeleland.

This did not go down well with Khupe who felt that Tsvangirai was sacrifising her on the altar for little benefit. She then boycotted meetings with Tsvangirai for more than a year. By the time Tsvangirai died,  Khupe had snubbed four meeting requests from Tsvangirai to iron out their differences.

A power struggle ensured at Tsvangirai’s death with Khupe, Mudzuri and Chamisa claiming to be the legitimate leaders of MDC. Chamisa then called a National Council meeting that endorsed him as Acting President and 2018 Presidential candidate for MDC.

Khupe has withdrawn to Bulawayo – her percieved stronghold where she is mounting resistance against Chamisa presidency. She is expected to launch a splinter party in the next few days. It is not yet certain if Khupe’s party will join with Mugabe’s New Patriotic Front.

President Chiwenga’s wife Mary says she will wear what she wants and does not care what people think.

Mary Chiwenga, Second Lady |“I know people say I like showing my shoulders, that’s me and I will not change. So I always say whether they like it or not, they can’t change who I am and this is me. I dress exactly how I want to dress, I don’t change because people say I must change, no! I change because I feel the change is necessary.

“Michelle Obama dresses like me and people applaud her and appreciate her for that because she is not trying to be someone else. Melania Trump dresses like I dress and everybody loves it, no-one complains,” she said in the interview with the Daily News.

“It’s very myopic for people to say because you are wearing a dress that is sleeveless of whatever design, then they say you are crazy. I don’t pick it up from that context.

“When I leave home like this, my husband loves it. If I wear a short dress, my husband loves it. If I wear jeans depending on where I’m going, my husband loves it. I will never leave home with a dress that my husband doesn’t approve of.

“The outfit that I wore at congress; when I walked out of the bedroom, my husband was like ‘oh my, vamaGumbo, makachena, today I am going to walk holding your hand’. He said it jokingly. And people started saying oh, her boobs were out, we could see her cleavage, whatever. If you got it, flaunt it, why hide it?”

“Well, it’s not my problem that there are women out there who can’t wear that. The reason why people complain is that they know they cannot wear the same things that you are able to wear. I like looking very classy and very sexy, that’s me, and because I have sex appeal, so I don’t change.”

“There is an MP that came here… and we had a small talk and finally she got to her subject about my dressing. She said she had been sent by women from the party to maybe convince me to wear African attires and things like that, but I refused and I said I am not trying to fit into anybody’s league. My husband is happy with the way I dress and it’s not about to change. And you can take that back to them.”

Terrence Mawawa

A senior Zimbabwe National Army officer who allegedly ordered soldiers to attack members of a Chiredzi bound bus crew was arrested last week.

The senior soldier appeared before a Chiredzi Magistrate facing assault charges.

Lieutenant Seremani appeared before Magistrate Constance Mutandwa and he was remanded in custody.

” Lieutenant Seremani ordered a group of seven soldiers to assault members of a Chiredzi bound bus crew.

Those who were assaulted sustained serious injuries,” the court heard.

The shoes President Emmerson Mnangagwa wore on his recent visit to Botswana have set Zimbabweans talking. Below is a picture circulating on social media.

By Staff Reporter| MDC Vice President Thokozani Khupe is set to meet her colleague Nelson Chamisa as the matter between them is decided upon.

Dr Khupe’s personal assistant Witness Dube told ZimEye.com she has dealt with things quietly since she is not into making media noise.

“Look, Dr Khupe is not somebody who is very media friendly, she doesn’t respond to a lot of things that she is supposed to respond to and this is just one of them;…it is very normal, it is every common for her not to respond to in a friendly to anything in the media, she is really not a media kind of a person…”

He however said Khupe would not recognise Chamisa’s presidency because the National Council meeting which appointed him was not substantive. It was ” just a consultative meeting.”

He said Khupe has privately engaged a group called the Elders of the party.

He continued to explain the reasons why Khupe has gone “underground” as it were out of the media eye. LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW BELOW:

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In three months, we have secured $3.1 billion worth of commitments from across the world, which will create jobs and opportunities…

While critics have ridiculed Emmerson Mnangagwa over this 100 Day turn around period, the President has reportedly secured over $3 billion in just 90 days.

Mnangagwa makes the revelations in his latest op-ed published Monday morning.

He speaks of the day when the coup happened in November last year. His nemesis Jonathan Moyo says there was a bloody coup. But Mnangagwa calls it a transition led by the youth. He says it was the Zimbabwean people, led by the youth: who went to the streets peacefully and joyfully, determined to have their voices heard. They called for freedom, progress and a new way of doing things. Though supported by the military, this was a popular, peaceful revolution. Watching the events unfold from exile, I was deeply proud of my fellow Zimbabweans.

In a major turning point in our history, President Robert Mugabe resigned and the first transition of power in 37 years followed. On Nov. 24, I took office as the new president of Zimbabwe. In the past three months, I have heard the call of my people. I share their vision and am committed to delivering.

I am working toward building a new Zimbabwe: a country with a thriving and open economy, jobs for its youth, opportunities for investors, and democracy and equal rights for all.

We are starting from a difficult position. Today our economy is struggling, our youth lack opportunities, too many people are unable to afford essential goods, and our infrastructure is stuck in the past.

Our recovery strategy is based on creating conditions for an investment-led economic recovery that puts a premium on job creation. In three months, we have secured $3.1 billion worth of commitments from across the world, which will create jobs and opportunities.

We are embarking on a journey toward real growth, to empower our people with skills, opportunities and jobs. We will continue taking bold steps to liberalize and introduce greater market forces, building an economy in which enterprise is allowed, encouraged and protected. If we are to succeed in this global economy, we must empower our entrepreneurs and foster innovation at every level.

As we put the past behind us and embrace this new dawn, we are calling upon the international community to join us. The creation of a National Peace and Reconciliation Committee, which I recently signed into law, will enable us to move forward now as one united people, part of the greater community of nations. Whatever misunderstandings we may have had in the past, let these make way for a new beginning.

Zimbabwe is changing — politically, economically and societally — and we ask those who have punished us in the past to reconsider their sanctions against us. Zimbabwe is a land of potential, but it will be difficult to realize it with the weight of sanctions hanging from our necks.

In the past three months, my government has taken significant steps to assuage concerns and assure any skeptics of our intentions. We have published an ambitious, responsible and stabilizing budget aimed at reducing our deficits and committing to repaying our debts.

We amended the Indigenization & Economic Empowerment Act, which had constrained foreign ownership of local businesses and discouraged much needed investment. We have now removed this constraint in almost all sectors, sending a clear signal that Zimbabwe is open for business.

I wish to assure everyone that all foreign investments will be safe and secure in the new Zimbabwe. Transparency and the rule of law will be key. We have already begun the effort to defeat the corruption that has plagued our nation, including requiring cabinet ministers to declare their assets and creating anti-corruption courts. Many Zimbabweans moved their money out of the country. I offered them amnesty from prosecution if they brought the money back within three months. Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been brought back to Zimbabwe.

There are voices both at home and abroad who have sought to convince the world that nothing has changed in Zimbabwe. I refute those unfair and unfounded claims and commit that we are bringing about a new era of transparency, openness and commitment to the rule of law.

We continue to work with civil society to ensure that human rights concerns are addressed immediately, opening channels of dialogue with opposition parties, prominent NGOs and international organizations.

I commit that in the new Zimbabwe, all citizens will have the right of free speech, free expression and free association. At the heart of this will be free and fair elections, to be held as scheduled in 2018, with all impartial observers who wish to witness the new Zimbabwean democracy at work welcome to attend. I extend that invitation once again.

Zimbabwe is changing, and quickly. So in this light I urge the international community to heed the saying, “when the facts change,” change your minds.

We cannot remain hostage to our past but instead must look to the future hand in hand with our international partners. The new Zimbabwe fully affirms its place in the family of nations, with all the responsibilities this entails.

Those who cling to the sanctions are stuck in the old Zimbabwe — the Zimbabwe of poverty and international isolationism. We are bringing about the new Zimbabwe — a country of hope and opportunity, a country that engages with the world and strives toward prosperity.

We invite the international community to partner with us and help us turn our country around. Together we will unlock Zimbabwe’s vast potential and build a new, prosperous and democratic Zimbabwe for all.

The ZANU PF controlled ZBC on Monday appeared to ridicule MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s bullet train promise by reporting saying, “the MDC Alliance leader who last week announced he intends to introduce speed trains said the alliance have plans to construct four lane highways across the country, turn Vic Falls into Las Vegas and construct a University of Tourism and Fisheries in Binga…”

The state media was reporting on Chamisa’s Plumtree rally.

ZimEye avails the footage from the rally below in Plumtree as he was pounded on while holding onto the mic:

By Paul Nyathi| Newly installed opposition MDC-T President who also leads the MDC Alliance coalition, Nelson Chamisa says that he will remove all Shona speaking teachers and civil servants from Matabeleland as soon as he gets into power.

Speaking at a lowly attended Alliance coalition rally with just about 2000 people at the border town of Plumtree Matabeleland South on Sunday, Chamisa said that as soon as he gets into power he will end the ZANU PF culture of deploying people to work in areas where they can not speak the local language.

“As soon as we get into power we will solve the problem of teachers being deployed to work in areas where they can not speak the local language,” he said.

“When we are done with sorting the teachers we will then move to sorting out the nurses and the police who must also be able to speak local languages,” he added.

Chamisa was responding to wide spread calls by people from Matabeleland region for government to stop deploying teachers into areas where they can not speak the local languages.

In his address Chamisa also promised to turn the two very busy border towns in Matabeleland South, Beitbridge and Plumtree into big cities to show for the revenue generated at the two border posts.

Chamisa promised the gathering that his government will solve the country’s cash crisis in no time as they have rich partners on stand by to bring money into the country.

“We will solve this cash crisis in no time with the assistance of people like Tendai Biti who know how to run finances,” he said.

“We have strategic partners outside the country who are ready to plough funds into the country and they can not do this to the ZANU PF government which is full of corrupt thieves.” VIDEO ROLL:

By Dorrothy Moyo| Former President Robert Mugabe is allowed participation in any legal activity he desires in Zimbabwe, writes analyst Ndaba Nhuku:

By the way former President Mugabe is entitled to participation in any legal activity he desires in Zim. There is no law against former presidents being advisors to political parties!

— Ndaba Nhuku (@NdabaNhuku) March 12, 2018

By Chipinge Whistleblower| Chipinge Businessman on a kidnapping and assault spree. People at Dimire village under Headman Mambandi Sigauke near Mt Selinda Mission, south east of Chipinge town are now living in fear after local businessman Patrick Murembwa went amok and started kidnapping and assaulting minors in the village. Murembwa, who operates a General Dealer Store at Dimire business centre alleged that between November and December 2017, four minors, Blessing Mungwari, Terrence Chigumuntu, Killer Chinguno and Kembeni Masengure stole broilers from his fowl run. The broilers have an estimated value of US$ 35.

Annoyed by the incident, Murembwa in the company of his security guard who is still at large allegedly visited the boy’s homestead and kidnapped them while the parents were sleeping in the next hut. Murembwa then force marched the boys to Mutsaa Store at Dimire business centre. Upon arrival, he handcuffed the boys on an iron pole before he took turns to assault the minors using a wooden log and open fists. He then watered the boys and left them for dead before he proceeded to Chipinge town. The boys were later rescued by passer bys in the following morning. The matter was reported several times at Zona Police Base, Chako, Grass flats and Chipinge Central Police Station. However, no arrests were effected. The boys suffered severe injuries. The minors have also denied the broiler theft charges.

What has agitated the villagers is that Murembwa is roaming scot free and publicly boasts that he was a richman hence was immune from prosecution and could easily bribe the police officers handling the matter. One enlightened villager Mrs Thoko Sithole described Murembwa’s conduct as very unruly, silly and myopic. She pointed out that Murembwa had taken the law into his own hands. She further implored Godwin Matanga in his capacity as Commissioner General of Police to investigate the matter and bring the culprits to book.

Efforts to get a comment from the Officer Commanding Police in Manicaland Province Senior Assistant Commissioner Dorothy Kupara were fruitless as her mobile was not reachable.

Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo

Local residents have called on Masvingo City Council (MCC) to resort to dialogue rather than taking legal action.

Speaking to ZimEye.com yesterday, prominent human rights activist and Masvingo Residents Trust Chairperson Prosper Tiringindi urged the local authority to reconsider its proposed move to take legal action against defaulting residents- in the payment of water bills.

Last week Masvingo City Council threatened to engage debt collectors to help the local authority recover millions of dollars in unpaid water bills.

“We are against the move as you know that Zimbabwean Citizens are facing serious cash woes.

We advise the city council to come up with a flexible payment plan .

Council should first collect areas from government departments before they come to general residents .

We know that the army and other government department have arrears as well,” said Tiringindi.

The Labour Court has ordered more than 100 former Air Zimbabwe workers to stop demonstrating at the company’s premises.

In a ruling passed on Friday, labour court judges Euna Makamure and Godfrey Musariri, described the former workers’ industrial action as illegal.

“Wherefore declared that, the job action (demonstration and trespass since November 27, 2017) carried out by the respondents (National Air Workers’ Union and Air Transport Union) is declared unlawful and the said action shall be terminated forthwith,” read part of the ruling.

On January 15, 2018, Labour and Social Welfare minister, Petronella Kangonye challenged the industrial action by former Air Zimbabwe workers, which had forced the airline to cancel an international audit that was due.

The disgruntled ex-Air Zimbabwe workers forced the struggling airliner to cancel an International Air Transport Association operational safety audit, which was due to start, as they picketed at Robert Mugabe International Airport demanding their salaries for 2011 and 2012.

The government has pledged to assume the airline’s $300 million debt, which includes the wages owed to the workers, to enable it to start on a clean slate.

The airline is currently only servicing three regional routes to Zambia’s Lusaka, Johannesburg in South Africa and Tanzania’s Dar-es-Salaam, albeit with two aircraft. Newsday

By Talent Gondo

A Zimbabwe Republic Police officer will spend the next 10 days behind bars for commenting that Mugabe was “too old” to rule Zimbabwe.

Sergeant Thompson Joseph Mloyie was today sentenced to 10 days in prison after he was found guilty of contravening the Police Act when he allegedly accused former President Robert Mugabe of being “too old to rule” the country and questioning his marriage choice.

Mloyie had been on trial since January 2017 for allegedly contravening paragraph
35 of the Schedule of the Police Act (Chapter 11:10), that is, acting in an unbecoming manner prejudicial to discipline or reasonably likely to bring discredit to the Police Service.

During the trial, which was presided over by Superintendent Makunike at Harare Central Police Station, the ZRP claimed that Mloyie
discredited the Police Service when he was arrested on 05 March 2016 at Cranborne Police Station by ZRP officers and charged with undermining the authority of or insulting  the President in contravention of Section 33 (2) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23.

Mloyie, who was represented by Jeremiah Bamu and Noble Chinhanu of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, was arrested after he allegedly uttered the words: “President Mugabe achembera haachakwanisi kutonga nyika ino. Ndiye arikukonzera (sic) kutambura munyika ino uye akaroora hure Grace Mugabe,” which the ZRP translated to mean “‘President Mugabe is too old and incapable of leading this country and is the cause of the suffering going on in this country and is married to a prostitute, Grace Mugabe.”

The ZRP claimed that Mloyie was under the influence of alcohol, when he uttered the alleged offensive words.

In passing sentence after first convicting the police officer on Wednesday 28 February 2018, Superintendent Makunike ordered Mloyie to spend 10 days in prison.

During the trial, the ZRP lined up two witnesses namely Sergeant Stanley Makunda and Sergeant Amos Muchenjero, who are all members of the ZRP  to testify.

Dear Emmerson,
I refer you to the Gaika gold grab & the festival of hideous illegalities taking place at the pit. It’s now known that the gold ore stolen from Gaika is milled at an illegal hammer mill on your Kwekwe farm, 30km from Gaika. But why Emmerson?https://t.co/zceFNyfpAm

— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) March 12, 2018

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) needs $60 million to prepare for and hold the 2018 harmonised elections due in a few months time.

The commission is looking through the voters roll to ensure there are no double entries and in preparation for the inspection of the voters roll by end of April.

Speaking to the ZBC News in Harare, ZEC Chairperson, Justice Priscillah Chigumba said the money is required voter education, the printing of ballot papers and other logistics.

“We have a deficit of $60 million and we are grateful to the government for giving us $900 000. We are also grateful to our funding partners, the UNDP provided forex and we are working on training manuals where we still need support to ensure we are ready for inspection of the voters roll,” Justice Chigumba said.

The commission faces a mammoth task of printing a ballot paper with names of 97 political parties. She added that the printing of ballots should not be a challenge as strict protocols are followed in selecting the company so that the process is not compromised.

She however declined to disclose if the printing company is local or not saying it is a security issue.

She also spoke about allegations of militarisation of the electoral body, saying they are unsubstantiated accusations as only a small percentage of the employees are former military personnel.

“Those complaints of militarisation of ZEC are unfounded. Former military personnel constitute less than 15 percent of the number of ZEC employees. There is no law against their getting employment in the electoral body,” she said.

Justice Chigumba also clarified the challenge of polarisation of the media which makes ZEC operations difficult if they are not dealt with as some political parties accuse the independent media of being pro-opposition while the state media is pro-establishment.

“The polarisation of the media is another challenge. Now there is a media monitoring committee is in place to ensure media houses comply with the law that they should be non-partisan,” she said.
Meanwhile, Justice Chigumba said the visiting SADC preliminary observer group is happy that some of its recommendations were incorporated into law or rectified administratively.

Former President Mr Robert Mugabe should dump his politics of entitlement and egotism and emulate other former statesmen who believe in continuity, political analysts said yesterday.

The analysts said Mr Mugabe should take a leaf from former South African President Jacob Zuma who over the weekend volunteered to campaign for the ANC ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Mr Zuma resigned last month in the face of a no-confidence vote supported by his own party.

He announced over the weekend that despite being in retirement, he will campaign for ANC in his home province, KwaZulu-Natal, adding that he was ready to be redeployed by the party.

This is contrary to Mr Mugabe whose “selfishness” has seen him anointing Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri (Retired) to lead the National Patriotic Front (NPF), a new political outfit composed of members of the G40 cabal.

The cabal was expelled from Zanu-PF last December while Mr Mugabe resigned after being recalled by his party, Zanu-PF.

NPF has indicated that it will contest the harmonised elections this year.

Political analyst Mr Alexander Rusero yesterday said unlike Mr Zuma, Mr Mugabe was self-centred.

We are dealing with two protagonists here with one being a former statesman who is grateful of his contribution as a person and civil servant occupying the highest office in South Africa,” he said.

“Then we are also dealing with another protagonist who has a dangerous feeling of entitlement who thought that Zimbabwe belongs to him and him only, someone who could not imagine there will come a certain time he could no longer be on the reign. Zuma’s statement represents politics of continuity while what Mugabe is doing is a dangerous gimmick and dangerous politics of entitlement of saying things cannot continue as long as I am not involved.”

Mr Rusero added: “It is unfortunate that for the first time he is blundering, reading a wrong political script because at the end of the day he is busy fighting something he created and the history and legacy he is part of. These are double standards. He is reading politics from a script of frustration and desperation not sober sense which requires rationality and decency.”

Another political analyst Mr Goodwine Mureriwa said Mr Mugabe’s sentiments should not hold Zimbabwe at ransom.

“Zuma has been ousted and he understands the circumstances that resulted in his ouster while here we have an adamant and selfish former president who believes Zanu-PF and Zimbabwe revolves around himself and his clan,” he said.

“What Zuma has done is a wakeup call to Mugabe that if he has always been standing for the wishes of the people and the people have spoken that they want a new leadership, he should support the will of the people and lead by example.”

Tanzania-based political analyst Mr Tafadzwa Mugwadi weighed in: “Zuma has demonstrated the astounding consciousness and virtues of a principled leader who is not self-centric. This strikes a difference with Mugabe who thinks at 94, he can destabilise Zanu-PF and scuttle the victory of President Mnangagwa. Unfortunately, he was a hero turned villain and no progress-minded Zimbabwean cares to listen to sour grapes from a disgraced nonagenarian. What boggles the mind however is that Zimbabweans endured 37 years of his rule but he is already too tired of being ruled in three months.

He needs to take a leaf from Zuma because Zanu-PF gave Mugabe everything during his time and hobnobbing with NPF and fallen G4O cabal is certainly not what he owes to the revolutionary party.”

In recalling Mr Mugabe, Zanu-PF resolved that the former leader was losing control of the party to his wife Mrs Grace Mugabe and the G40 cabal.

The cabal had also become instrumental in making executive decisions.- state media

A BINGA teacher has been arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a pupil, two weeks after another teacher was accused of the same crime.
A police source said Johannes Muchimba of Masibinta Secondary School was arrested on Sunday morning after the Form Four pupil (17) and her mother reported the matter to the police on Saturday.

The source said Muchimba allegedly tripped the girl and raped her once without protection.
He threatened her with death if she revealed the matter to anyone. “The pupil and her mother revealed that she was allegedly raped on January 29 and confirmed to being pregnant.

“The pupil said she was allegedly raped while she was fetching water at a borehole about 300 metres away from Manjolo Business Centre,” said the source.

“She was in the company of her 10 year old younger sister when the incident occurred. Muchimba chatted with the pupil as he walked her from the borehole before he then dragged her into a nearby bush.”

Matabeleland North police spokesperson Inspector Siphiwe Makonese confirmed the case.
“We received a case of rape and impregnating a minor. The teacher was arrested and investigations are underway,” she said.

A source who preferred anonymity said when the matter came to light last week; Muchimba allegedly tried to negotiate with the pupil’s family.

“Muchimba approached the girl’s family and had lured them into an undisclosed agreement. The matter was taken to village heads and headmen who referred the matter to police after the girl revealed the rape,” said the source.

Two weeks ago, another teacher in Binga who allegedly impregnated a pupil was suspended. Chronicle