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Mpofu polling Station in Gwamba ward 18

1. Zanu Pf Dube Mbongeni 49
2. MDC Alliance Khumalo Dalumuzi 80
3. MDC- T Given Ncube 2
4. Others 0

61 Polling stations to go

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Farai Dziva|Political analyst Anthony Taruvinga has said Zanu PF wants to eliminate MDC Youth Assembly leader Obey Sithole for speaking out against the regime.

“For the second time within a space of less than 60 days, Mnangagwa’s agents have attempted to kill Chairman Tererai Obey Sithole without success.
They still want him dead.

Now, my worry is not about the murderous behaviour of Zanu PF agents because we have known them as murderers.

We urge President Nelson Chamisa to give Obey the protection he urgently deserves. The party must give him bodyguards.

This is very serious. He has become the target mainly because he commands the largest portion of the population, which (the youths) and has done well in the campaigns,” said Taruvinga.

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…Three times in South Africa Thursday, Friday and Saturday, I saw a vision somebody was pointing a gun at me and I was being shot. And I was dying in that vision and then I was seeing myself dying…”

By Dorrothy Moyo| The eloquent street preacher, Talent Chiwenga held his first ever sermon today in which he spoke of the events leading to accident that killed his wife and two other people. He said he saw in a vision (dream) a gunman opening fire at him.

Speaking on Sunday afternoon, Talent Chiwenga said, “And I had Mai Vhurumuko, and I think you all know her, you all knew her. VIDEO ( The story continues below)…

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I faced death with those 2 people for as long as they were in the ministry. A week before we drove to South Africa I sat down with both of them and I said to them- you are following me everywhere I am going, I am in danger because in those three weeks before the accident we had a lot of incidents where death threats continued to come.

I am sure you still remember at First Street when there was a message that came: run away they are going to come to kill you. And I said I am not going to run. Because I cannot run away from death death is something that nobody can run away from. So I sat with her husband and Mai Vhurumuku, and Baba Vhurumuku is not here, he works outside the country, and I told them there is death that is imminent; we knew about it it, we wrote a letter to president Emmerson Mnangagwa.

“And I told them that I was going to deliver that letter. The two of them, they volunteered to go with me, and I said if I don’t come back what happens to you?

“They said we will then not come back all of us. Vari vaviri, Baba Kanyuchi naMai Vhurumuku, ndaiti ndakavaudza kuti Vhangeri iyi ine vavengi vakawanda, ichasvika panguva yekuti tichafanirwa kuifira, vaiti, ” we are ready to die for the gospel.”

“Hapana anga aine rwendo rwekuenda kuSouth Africa pahu two hwavo. They volunteered to go with me. Three times in South Africa Thursday, Friday and Saturday, I saw a vision somebody was pointing a gun at me and I was being shot. And I was dying in that vision and then I was seeing myself dying when I was standing on the other side, and I told Baba Kanyuchi, I told Mai Chiwenga, this is what is going to happen, I am not comfortable something is about to happen. And they said let the will of the lord prevail.

“Our greatest challenge is when that time comes in our lives are we going to be holding our faith like they did? That is why we cannot count their departure, as a loss, it is not them that lost, it is us who lost. We lost an opportunity to go in good time, murikundinzwa here vadikani? Takashaiwa mukana wekuenda, zvichakanaka. So I just want to remind you that the people that do not believe do not understand their level, their carnal level, their corruptible level, their crooked level, we know what you are aiming for, we know the Lord, we know the Lord is coming. We know we shall be vindicated. We know we shall be justified. We know the gospel is going to go on. We know nobody is going to stop the gospel. We know nothing is going to stop the gospel.

“Not even the murderers, not even the politicians. Not even the CIO, not even the army, they will not stop this gospel. They can kill me today but they can’t kill the gospel.

“Tell your neighbour: they can kill me today but they can’t kill the gospel. The gospel cannot be killed because not even a bullet can reach close to the gospel. It is spiritual it is not physical.

“The AK47 kana CZ Pistol, inogona kuuraya nyama, asi mweya haigone kuuraya. So we just want to observe a moment of silence, but I want us us to first of all read this whole passage, in Phillipians chapter 1, let me read it up to verse 30. And then we observed a moment of silence to remind ourselves that there is a burden that lies squarely on our shoulders, to uphold the faith and to the very end, like our comrades did. They are our comrades, they are our heroes. They are heroes of faith, they stood firm for the gospel, and we have got to do the same. If we walk away from the faith, we are disappointing them. Hallelujah, Jesus is counting on us to stand firm unto the very end. For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

TWO university students, a male and a female, leisurely walk along a street before entering a house located near their college campus in Harare.

Moments later, another pair follows the same route and make their way into the run-down house.

Although the students are not married, they are living together as couples at a house that has been turned into an illegal students’ hostel.

For university and college students, co-habitation, which is living together as a couple and having sexual relations before marriage, has become widely accepted.

Unbeknown to their parents and guardians, some tertiary education students are living as couples, a conduct that is despised by many religions.

For university and college students, co-habiting has far-reaching negative effects such as illegal termination of pregnancies, unwanted babies and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, among other effects.

Co-habiting by college and university students, which is being beautified as “campus marriage”, is a growing cultural trend in Zimbabwe.

Pastor Winston Fundira, a marriage counsellor and founder of the Jehovah Shammah Ministries, said any form of co-habiting is not only highly immoral but also unsafe.

“The Bible is very clear on this one. Living together and having sexual relations before marriage is sexual immorality and has its associated risks. Under whatever circumstances, unmarried couples should not live together as husband and wife,” Pastor Fundira said.

In traditional Shona culture, co-habiting, which is known as kuchaya mapoto, is considered indecent. Co-habiting couples often do not practice safe sex, thereby inviting dangers such as illegal termination of pregnancies and transmission of STIs.

The high demand for emergency contraception pills, commonly known as “morning after pills”, in areas near universities and colleges, proves that most tertiary students do not practice safe sex.

A study produced by the Bulawayo Polytechnic’s Department of Adult and Continuing Education titled “Cohabitation among Tertiary Education Students: An Exploratory Study in Bulawayo” revealed that co-habitation is common at tertiary institutions.

According to the study, co-habiting has been associated with a number of problems, including sexually transmitted diseases, abortions, sexual abuse and violence, low academic performance, increased cost of medical care and unwanted pregnancies.

The study noted that co-habiting is mostly caused by lack of accommodation, problems with room mates, lack of privacy and the need to be close and intimate with one’s lover.

Furthermore, the study noted that co-habitation exposes students to premarital sex, unwanted pregnancies and abortion. The Sunday Mail Society spoke to a number of college students, with the majority of them defending co-habitation. Some of them argued that as adults, students are free to choose their lifestyles.

“We are moving with the times. I do not want to marry and settle down with a total stranger. For the three years that I have been living with my girlfriend, I got to know her better and this has cemented our relationship,” said a university student only identified as Stan.

Apart from unwanted pregnancies and academic under performance, some tertiary students have landed in hot soup because of co-habiting.

Early this year, a Masvingo Polytechnic student was jailed an effective five years after he stole a car and tried to sell it to raise money for the upkeep of his demanding lover, who was studying at the same institution.

Darlington Sagia (21) was convicted on his own plea of guilt when he appeared before Masvingo regional magistrate Mrs Dambudzo Malunga facing theft charges.

He said his live-in girlfriend was always pestering him for money to pay rentals and other household needs, yet he was still a student without a reliable source of income.

College students co-habiting often take nude pictures of themselves and cases of revenge porn are common.

A college student reportedly committed suicide after her former live-in boyfriend leaked her nude pictures.

Apart from co-habiting, some of the vices that are associated with college students are excessive drinking, wild parties and the sneaking of guests into college premises. Some female students are also in the habit of dating older men who are commonly referred to as “blessers” while male students also date older women known as “cougars”.

To curb co-habiting, the aforementioned study recommended that tertiary education students should be enlightened about the dangers of the vice during orientations. Parents are also encouraged to visit their children and find out where they live while at college as well as their room mates.

The study recommended that accommodation on campus should be made affordable to students so that they are not vulnerable to various kinds of exploitation, including co-habitation.-StateMedia

By A Correspondent- The private sector should adjust salaries to cushion its workers from rising prices similar to the way Government has responded to the plight of civil servants who, in addition to getting more than $606 million in salaries and cushioning allowances since the beginning of the year, will be receiving a further salary increase soon and bonus payments at the end of the year, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said.

In an interview with South Africa-based CNBC Africa — an African pay television network — a day after the Mid-Term Fiscal Review Statement, Professor Ncube said some private sector companies, especially exporters, were not translating their profits into adequate rewards and compensation for their “hardworking employees”.

“You know what is happening, though, is that the private sector is not following suit. With the profits that they are making, especially exporters, in terms of currency translation after the introduction of the Zimbabwe dollar. They should be increasing wages for their employees, but they are not doing that,” he said.

“So we as Government are doing our part; the private sector is not doing its part. I urge them to do that so that we can all move together and deal with the issue of wage erosion for Zimbabwe workers; they work so hard and we need to ensure that they are adequately compensated and rewarded.”

Government, he said, has tried its best to offer relief to civil servants as it has paid $606 million — $206 million in cushioning allowances and a cost of living adjustment worth $400 million — since the beginning of the year.

He made assurances that Government would not only “increase salaries further”, but would pay the “usual annual bonus” as the funds have already been budgeted for.

“We have budgeted for it (civil servants salaries). It is not true that the civil servants are not happy; actually the reverse is true. We have done three things already: we have paid $63 million at the beginning of the year for the first three months of the year in a cushioning allowance in addition to salaries. We did a salary adjustment worth about $400 million on April 1 to the rest of the year. And just last week (a fortnight ago), we did another cushioning allowance worth $143 million — one-off – and we are negotiating to increase salaries further. We have budgeted for this . . . and come year-end we will pay them their usual annual bonus in the form of a 13th cheque,” he said.

Treasury believes that the rising prices are being caused by currency movements, which began when the RTGS balance and bond notes and coins were separated from the US dollar.

However, Government believes that the continued management of expenses and growing revenues, including recovering exports and declining imports, will be able to support the value of the Zimbabwe dollar.-StateMedia

Sad News

We have lost Saglaw the last born son of the late cde Chinx Chingaira around 3am in the morning.

It is believed that he was a victim of a hit-and-run around Greencroft area probably crossing Lomagundi from De Castilla Bar.

Mourners are gathered at number 17 Takeley Drive Sentosa.

Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.

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A Bulawayo man, Innocent Tawiringana Chitura, has approached the courts seeking a protection order from his ex wife who is a nurse accusing her of physically, emotionally and verbally harrasing him.

The man claimed he had suffered verbal, emotional and physical abuse from his estranged wife Sibusisiwe Khumalo who constantly comes to his workplace and house to harass him.

A self-employed Chitura who apparently could no longer stand the abuse said Khumalo who is employed as a nurse at a private clinic in Barham Green, at one time came to his workplace and caused a scene when she jumped over a counter which is about 1,3 metres high before she physically assaulted him.

He said so dramatic is Khumalo that she also throws stones and breaks into his vehicle adding that their problems started after he annulled their customary marriage some time in September 2018.

“I have suffered physical, emotional, and verbal abuse from my ex-spouse. The incidents took place on 14 April and 4 June this year at my workplace and residence respectively.

“I am now seeking a restraining order that stops her from coming to my workplace, house and that also stops her from insulting me,” begged Chitura who is now married to another woman.

He further said his estranged wife was also inciting their children to go against him. Khumalo, who didn’t come to court, but was being represented by her lawyer was not opposed to the granting of the order.

“The respondent is not totally opposed to the granting of the protection order sought by the applicant as it will not affect her. This is because they are going through the process of divorce. Applicant should, however, clarify the owner of the house since the property was acquired during the subsistence of their union and as such both parties are entitled to it as their residence,” reads in part submissions by Khumalo’s lawyer.

Her lawyer maintained that though the two parties were now living separately their customary union was still subsisting.

He added: “The parties had initially agreed that they will move into the property after its completion. So our bone of contention is that he (Chitura) has since moved in with another woman and he is now trying, through his application for a protection order, to bar the respondent from moving into that house also.”

He also pleaded with the court to grant a reciprocal order saying Chitura should also not be allowed anywhere near his client’s workplace and lodgings.

His plea was, however, dismissed by the presiding magistrate Sheunesu Matova who said there was no basis that warranted the court to make a reciprocal order since there was no evidence that his client was being provoked by the applicant.

The magistrate went on to order Khumalo not to physically assault or threaten her estranged husband with any form of violence. She was also ordered to stay away from his workplace.-BMetro

By A Correspondent- STAFFERS and customers at a shop in Emakhandeni suburb were left wondering if human waste, faeces and urine, could be “remotely” deposited in a supermarket when they were suddenly confronted with a foul smell of human excreta “dumped” in the middle of a grocery shop. 

The bizarre incident first happened last Sunday when customers buying food to prepare evening meals alerted shop attendants that the place was suddenly reeking with the stench of human excreta. 

The following morning, in a bottle store next to the shop but housed in the same building, a barman was again met with a foul smell of human waste after opening the premises in the morning. 

Nothing was missing in the bottle store as all the alcohol, cigarettes and soft drinks were accounted for. 

“The first time it happened, the shop was full of customers in the evening when suddenly there was a foul smell and one of the customers pointed to human excreta and urine in the middle of the shop. 

“There is no way anyone could have relieved themselves in the shop without being noticed because even if there was no electricity on that particular day, the grocery shop was powered by a generator and the whole place was brightly lit,” said Mandla Khumalo, a barman. 

It was the first time the mysterious incident has happened at the supermarket, and as bizarre as it was, the human excreta was thrown out and the spot cleaned, according to Khumalo. 

Little did they know that it would not be the last time for the place to be turned into a “toilet”. 

“After the first incident we locked the shop and bottle store at closing time as usual but the next morning when I opened the bottle store, again there was a stool. 

“At first I assumed someone had broken in at night but after checking our stock nothing was missing and all the burglar bars and locks were still intact,” said Khumalo. 

After notifying his bosses of the second deposit of human excreta, in the bottle store, the barman was ordered not to throw away the waste but cover it up with a box until further instructions.

He, however, would not say what transpired when his bosses arrived.

“People are coming up with different theories ranging from witchcraft to goblins but who knows?”

“What I know is that this is the first most of us that work here have ever seen anything like this,” he said. 

Earlier this year, the same shop is one of the few in Bulawayo that was left intact when demonstrators went on the rampage breaking into shops and looting anything of value.BMetro