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$25 Friday April 3 2020 www.newsday.co.zw Lockdown: I’ll have Police brutality kids: SSoouthernuthern under Rihanna spotlight Page 2 Page 12 Eye Doctors raise alarm over COVID-19 tests BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE/RICHARD MUPONDE Pic: Nunurai Jena OCAL medical doctors have ex- pressed concern over the low numbers of people being tested for the deadly coronavirus in the country at a time the number of COVID-19L cases rose to nine yesterday. In a statement, the Health ministry said the ninth patient was a 50-year- old man from Harare, who had trav- elled to the United Kingdom and re- turned home on March 21. “He started exhibiting mild symp- toms and the local COVID-19 rap- id response team went to assess him at home on April 1, 2020 and collect- ed samples for testing,” the statement read. This came as the United Nations (UN) yesterday warned that Africa could lose millions of lives to the novel virus in the next fortnight if developed countries fail to assist the continent. The UN said the virus would re- main a vicious circle in the world if de- veloped countries fail to mobilise re- sources and urgently provide test kits, masks, ventilators and protective suits for health workers to avert loss of mil- lions of lives in Africa. Zimbabwe Association of Doctors Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) sta and students manufacturing masks for use in the  ght against coronavirus. CUT marketing manager Musekiwa Tapera said they were  TO PAGE 2 now producing more than 3 000 masks per day.

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Msasa Branch: 196 Mutare Road (Old Jaggers) Tel: +263 24 2446667/8/9 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Burnley Branch: 8 Burnley Road, Workington, Tel: +263 24 2754880/1, 773248/9 www.unionhardware.co.zw 2 NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 Local News Mwonzora, Khupe on collision course BY MOSES MATENGA for President Emmerson Mnan- His position, however, will like- Mwonzora accused MDC vice- government and history of fight- gagwa’s human rights record ly set him against Khupe, Mnan- presidents Tendai Biti and Welsh- ing the MDC, he could not preach ORMER opposition and the way he was handling his gagwa’s key ally in Polad. man Ncube of leading Chami- democracy to the opposition par- MDC-T secretary-gen- dialogue processes under Polad. In Polad, Khupe is tasked with sa astray as they do not qualify t y. eral Douglas Mwonzo- Khupe’s MDC-T is a member pushing the international com- to stand for posts at the proposed Mwonzora said if Chami- ra has set himself on of the dialogue series snubbed munity to remove sanctions im- congress set in three months. sa subjected himself to the con- a collision course with by Chamisa. posed on Zimbabwe, particularly He also attacked exiled for- gress, he stood a good chance of partyF leader Thokozani Khupe “I have no respect for the way by the United States and her al- mer Cabinet minister Jonathan winning the party leadership. after blasting the Political Ac- this government is carrying on lies. Moyo, saying given his record in l [email protected] tors Dialogue (Polad) platform, its governance of this country,” where Khupe is a key figure. Mwonzora said. Mwonzora, who was MDC Alli- “I don’t agree with President Establish military-style hospitals in COVID-19 fight: Masiyiwa ance deputy secretary for inter- Mnangagwa at all. I don’t agree national relations before a Su- with his human rights record. By Veneranda Langa facilities for water,” he said. prepare a minimum 25% of all existing preme Court ruling delivered on I don’t agree with the way he “During the Ebola campaign, I hospital beds to take critically ill corona- Tuesday that nullified MDC Al- is carrying on his political dia- TELECOMMUNICATIONS mogul Strive worked closely with African military virus patients. liance president Nelson Chami- logue, the Polad and so on. What Masiyiwa has suggested that military- corps, and I was impressed. They should On Chinese relations, he wrote: “Turn sa’s appointment as the opposi- I think is in the best interest of style field hospitals must be established be out there, right now, building and to China. Our Chinese friends (and they tion leader, also told a local me- Zimbabwe is to have genuine di- in empty buildings where there is suf- preparing.” are our friends, don’t let anyone fool you dia outlet that he had no respect alogue before a neutral arbiter.” ficient water in Africa in order to effec- There are fears that Africa, with otherwise — China is our friend), they tively combat the COVID-19 pandemic. weak health systems, could experience have the capacity and the reach to help In a Facebook post yesterday, Masiyi- the worst if the virus, which has so far us in this situation. wa lauded China’s friendship with Zim- claimed about 50 000 lives globally “We need things like test equipment, Lockdown: Police brutality under spotlight babwe and other African countries, say- and infected nearly one million people, ventilators, beds, and even field hospi- ing there was need to reach out to the spreads on the continent. tals and clinics. They also have the tech- BY MOSES MATENGA/RICHARD MUPONDE Obert Chinhamo said his organisation Chinese to provide assistance to com- Zimbabwe has very few isolation cen- nical and clinical expertise. Let us ap- was disturbed by increasing reports of bat the virus, which has caused hav- tres that are poorly equipped, and with peal to them in a co-ordinated way.” POLICE yesterday said it was probing corruption and brutality perpetrated oc around the world, especially in doctors and nurses downing tools due He said home-based care would also its members accused of human rights by police. Europe. to unavailability of personal protective save 99% of lives if done properly, as abuses after being deployed to en- “While ACT-SA has no issues what- “Let us prepare military-style field equipment, the prospects of tackling a specialist services in Africa were way too force the 21-day national lockdown to soever with the maintenance of law hospitals in all available halls, and emp- full-blown outbreak looks grim. small, that is, if they existed at all. combat the spread of coronavirus. This and order in the country because of ty buildings, where there are sufficient Masiyiwa said it was imperative to l [email protected] comes amid reports that several peo- health concerns, it is, however, gravely ple had been subjected to severe beat- concerned with reports from members ings since Monday. of the public who are being made to Several people, who fell victim to pay bribes in exchange for their free- NewsDay correspondent arrested over lockdown breach police beatings, told NewsDay that dom after being arrested or to oper- they were beaten up for loitering, but ate their businesses outside the ga- BY STAFF REPORTER section 11(a)(b) of the Public Health Misa said the police claimed Jena argued they had presented genuine zetted timelines. To coerce suspects to (COVID-19), Prevention, Containment had accused them of being corrupt. cases why they were outdoors. pay bribes, these police officers threat- POLICE in Chinhoyi yesterday arrest- and Treatment (National Lockdown) Jena, who is being represented by Close to 200 people have so far en that all those refusing to comply ed NewsDay correspondent Nunurai Order, 2020 and disorderly conduct as human rights lawyer Kudzai Choga, been arrested since the beginning of will be held in custody for the 21-day Jena on allegations of contravening defined in section 41(b) of the Crimi- was first allegedly quizzed for using an the 21-day lockdown, which started lockdown. Reports of corruption have President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s nal Law (Codification and Reform) expired media accreditation card. on Monday . been received in Zhombe, Kwekwe, 21-lockdown order. Act. This is despite the fact that the In- NewsDay witnessed Bulawayo resi- which could save as a microcosm of Media Institute of Southern Africa In a tweet last night, police said: formation ministry this week advised dents being forced to kneel on the tar- the situation obtaining countrywide,” (Zimbabwe) yesterday said Jena was “Nunurai Jena was not arrested for law enforcement agents that the 2019 mac after allegedly contravening the Chinhamo said. arrested for taking a video of police of- or in connection with possession of a Press cards were still valid. lockdown order. He said people doing their shop- ficers manning a security checkpoint 2019 accreditation card. He was arrest- Last night, Jena was still detained at Police spokesperson Assistant Com- ping in Kwekwe during the gazetted along the Chinhoyi-Chegutu Highway ed for a totally different matter, charg- Chinhoyi Central Police Station as the missioner Paul Nyathi said they were times were forced to sit on the floor re- in Mashonaland West province. es which were fully explained to him courts were affected by the lockdown. still verifying videos showing police of- gardless of having given genuine rea- Jena was charged with contravening and his legal representative.” l [email protected] ficers beating up people. sons on why they were in town. “That video we are still verifying and “I drove to town around 9am and we want to know whether it is a recent was one of the victims at the same one or old videos being circulated by spot,” he said Doctors raise alarm over COVID-19 tests people who want to cause alarm, like ACT-SA official Munyaradzi Bidi said l FROM PAGE 1 ZADHR, the Zimbabwe Human Rights masks, ventilators, protective suits for one with officers in a residential area. reports of corruption and police bru- for Human Rights (ZADHR) secretary Nor- NGO Forum and the Zimbabwe Lawyers health workers. We can still prevent the We do not have police officers in pairs tality were overwhelming. man Matara yesterday appealed to the for Human Rights have been challeng- worst in Africa, but without a massive in riot gear,” he said. Bidi said in Mbizo high-density sub- international community to intervene ing government to do more to combat a mobilisation, we will have millions and However, while only two appear urb, some police officers on patrol and save the country from a catastrophic possible huge outbreak. millions of people contaminated, which in the video circulating, it emerged were spotted drinking alcohol. attack from the virus considering its weak The human rights doctors said the means millions of deaths,” Guterres said that about eight police officers, driv- One of the drunk officers assault- health system and struggling economy. country required a clear referral pathway, in a statement yesterday. ing around in a truck were actually in- ed a resident, whose attempts to re- “We wish and pray that the interna- apart from back-up diagnostic kits, per- “Africa should be the priority of the in- volved in the beatings. port the matter at Mbizo Police Station tional community intervenes to help sonal protective equipment and exper- ternational community as the continent Another video showed police offic- failed since the officer is from that po- (curb) the spread of the disease by pro- tise to be able to tackle the deadly virus, does not have the resources to fight the ers beating up women in a residential lice station. viding us with test kits and other pro- which has collapsed the world economy COVID-19 pandemic. area before releasing them and order- President Emmerson Mnangagwa, tective measures to help health work- since it was discovered in Wuhan, China “As the virus mutates, all the invest- ing them to go back home. in announcing the lockdown last week, ers in the fight against coronavirus,” Ma- last December. ment we are putting into vaccines will be “Some of us were going to fetch wa- said people should stay at home, but tara said. About 6,6 million jobs are already at for nothing because the virus will then ter at a nearby borehole and we were those in need of essentials like seek- “The number of people being tested stake in the United States, the world’s travel from the south back to the north. ordered back after being slapped,” one ing healthcare, water and food should in Zimbabwe is worrisome. They (author- economic giant, which has recorded over So it is in the interest of countries in the of the victims said. be allowed if they presented genuine ities) should copy other countries like 200 000 cases, the highest in the world, north to help the south.” In a report, Anti-Corruption Trust cases. South Africa in increasing the numbers of and over 5 000 deaths. Last week, World Health Organisation of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) director l [email protected] people being tested and that is the only Italy, the epicentre of the virus in Eu- director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghe- solution to know and control the spread rope, has lost nearly 14 000 lives from breyesus warned Africa to brace for the of the virus.” around 115 000 infections, with Spain, worst, claiming statistics were too un- Matara added: “This coronavirus has another European country, recording as derstated due to unavailability of test- SA bars Italian, turns up in Harare come at a time we have a weak health high as 10 000 deaths as the healthcare ing kits. system. The only effective measure in systems buckle under pressure. “The best advice for Africa is to prepare BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE force during the lockdown. The pas- Zimbabwe is to combat the spread of the Despite measures put in place by Afri- for the worst and prepare today,” he said. senger and crew were held at the air- disease by employing lockdown meas- can governments to contain the spread Meanwhile, government and the Unit- THE South African government yes- port while the airport sought guid- ures, which is the only cheapest way of of COVID-19, several countries on the ed Nations have launched a US$715 mil- terday turned back a Zimbabwean pri- ance on how to handle the flight.” controlling the disease for us at the mo- continent have no capacity to roll out lion humanitarian response plan for vate charter aircraft on landing at OR The statement further added: “A de- ment. massive testing, risking a quick spread- 2020, which will see off the fight on ef- Tambo International Airport carrying cision was made that the passenger, “The government has not been pro- ing of the deadly virus. fects of drought, Cyclone Idai and COV- an Italian national, as the country con- an Italian national holding a South Af- viding enough funding for our health Africa has 5 786 confirmed cases of ID-19, which has claimed thousands of tinues to tighten its immigration laws rican passport, would not be allowed and this is leaving us vulnerable and if we COVID-19 and 196 deaths in 49 coun- lives globally. following the outbreak of COVID-19. to enter the country. The passenger in- fail to contain this, we will be wiped.” tries, with neighbouring South Africa, The 2020 humanitarian response plan In a statement, South Africa’s Trans- itially refused to leave, but with inter- Zimbabwe has recorded one fatality with over 1 300 confirmed cases, leading for Zimbabwe was launched yesterday, port minister Fikile Mbalula called for vention of the South Africa Police Ser- from eight confirmed COVID-19 cases. the pack. targeting 5,6 million people with food investigations into the unauthorised vices the flight left the South African According to the Health ministry, South Africa has announced plans to assistance and support in the areas of landing of the chartered flight at OR airspace returning to Harare, Zimba- about 233 people out of a population dispatch about 10 000 field workers to health, water-sanitation-hygiene, edu- Tambo International Airport. bwe.” of 15 million have been tested since the roll out a mass screening programme for cation, protection, nutrition, shelter and “At approximately 1230 hours on Transport minister Joel Biggie Mati- country recorded its first case. the coronavirus. camp co-ordination and management. Wednesday April 1, a private charter za was not picking calls on his mobile President Emmerson Mnangagwa last United Nations secretary-general An- The plan seeks to mobilise US$715 mil- aircraft landed at OR Tambo Interna- phone for a comment. week imposed a 21-day national lock- tonio Guterres said he feared millions of lion from the international community. tional Airport from Harare, Zimbabwe, Last night, the Italian’s whereabouts down, which became effective on Mon- people would die from coronavirus in Af- In a statement, the UN said the hu- with one passenger on board,” part of could not be established. day as part of efforts to combat the rica if the G20 countries, which hold 80% manitarian response plan would play a the statement read. The Health ministry also did not re- spread of the virus, but observers said of the global economy, did not work to- key role in mitigating the impact of the “The flight was not cleared by the lease a statement on whether he was the measure would not be effective with- gether to pool resources for developing COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable com- Department of Transport as required quarantined or put in isolation. out adequately equipping public health African countries. munities. in terms of the current protocols in l [email protected] facilities. “Africa is in urgent need of test kits, l [email protected] NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 3 Local News Zanu PF distributes mealie-meal at night Chitungwiza residents BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA fice regretted what transpired and gazetted price of ZW$70.” added that he had resolved that The message further read: “The HIREDZI Zanu PF sup- there would be a committee which admin team was supported by the porters yesterday re- is apolitical, responsible for the dis- mealie-meal taskforce. The number sue council over water ceived subsidised meal- tribution of mealie-meal. of beneficiaries per ward was calcu- ie-meal under the cov- “To be frank, I am not happy with lated by the MP based on statistics BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE tion of deadly diseases that are er of darkness following what happened yesterday. That was from (Zimbabwe Electoral Commis- water borne,” the residents sub- clashesC with MDC supporters led by a disaster. The whole thing was cha- sion) ZEC and the available mealie- CHITUNGWIZA Resident Trust mitted. MDC MP (Proportional Representa- otic. I thought our leaders were go- meal of 1 500 x 10kg bags. (CHITREST) has filed an applica- “This risk is further magnified tion), Mucharairwa Mugidho. ing to show maturity and distribute Musikavanhu listed several tion at the High Court to compel by the outbreak of the COVID-19 Mugidho, who was moving food to everyone regardless of his or wards which he said had not re- the municipality to provide resi- which requires greater person- around with a truckload of party her political affiliation. ceived the staple food, citing teeth- dents with clean and enough wa- al hygiene that includes washing supporters, disrupted the distribu- “Our main aim was to reduce ing problems experienced on the ter during the 21-day COVID-19 hands with soap and water which tion process until it was abandoned. movement and crowds during the first day of the lockdown (Mon- lockdown. is only possible if there is water.” The team maintained vigilance, lockdown as a measure to curb the day) in the distribution of mealie- The residents argued that po- “In order for residents to com- tracking the truck ferrying mealie- novel coronavirus. I regret every- meal where soldiers were involved lice officers enforcing the lock- ply with the spirit of the national meal. This forced the mealie-meal to thing that happened. We have now in running battles with residents at down were forcibly dispers- lockdown as urged by the Health be distributed at night. given the mandate to councillors N Richards Wholesalers. ing them from community bore- ministry through various plat- Mugidho confirmed the clashes and the committees they are going He said the decision to distribute holes, a move that could expose forms and the World Health Or- and vowed to continue disrupting to work with,” Chisema said. the mealie-meal at ward level was them to the deadly virus. ganisation, it is imperative that the process as long as the Zanu PF But Chiredzi MP Farai Musika- meant to decongest the major out- The residents said on March all people must exercise person- leadership was running it. vanhu went on to send a letter to his lets in Chiredzi to avoid the spread 30, police forcibly dispersed them al hygiene, hence measures must “Yes, we forced the distribution to Zanu PF groups insisting that rul- of the deadly coronavirus and en- from community boreholes in be put in place for them to access be abandoned after we realised that ing party officials will remain in sure the success of the national Zengeza 2, 4, 5 and Unit K where water in their homes.” it was only meant for Zanu PF sup- charge of mealie-meal distribution. lockdown proclaimed by President they were queuing to fetch water The residents said the munici- porters,” Mugidho said. “Further to a resolution aris- Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday for domestic use. pality had neglected and failed or “They had to distribute at night ing from a meeting held on March last week. In their application for a man- refused to put such measures in because they were afraid of my 30, 2020 and chaired by the DDC all “Government food programmes damus at the High Court, the res- place to comply with their consti- team which was monitoring the four constituency MPs in Chired- will not be politicised and all forms idents cited Chitungwiza Munic- tutional obligation. whole process. I called the district zi district were mandated to be re- of discrimination shall not be tol- ipality, Local Government minis- “In declaring the national, development co-ordinator (DDC), sponsible for administering meal- erated,” Musikavanhu said, urg- ter July Moyo, Health minister lockdown President Mnangagwa Lovemore Chisema, complaining ie-meal distribution at ward level in ing each ward to set up a five-mem- Obadiah Moyo and Finance min- undertook that government and about the procedure.” a drive to decongest selling points ber mealie-meal distribution com- ister Mthuli Ncube as respond- local authorities will ensure the Mugidho added: “I am happy he in Chiredzi town as part of the on- mittee. Membership shall be drawn ents. availability of water, ablution fa- said everything is now reversed. going fight against the coronavirus from the following categories: veter- The residents said Chitung- cilities for all.” Everyone is under the lockdown pandemic,” part of the letter dated ans of the liberation struggle, pas- wiza experienced erratic and at The residents demanded that and is in need of food. Why should April 2 read. tors, social welfare workers, health times no provision of adequate Chitungwiza Municipality be or- it be a Zanu PF project? COVID-19 “Yesterday April 1, 2020, we workers and educationists,” he said. and safe water for domestic use. dered to ensure that there is ad- affects everyone. So for the Presi- launched the Chiredzi West constit- He implored the ward leader- They said the right to water was equate potable and uninterrupt- dent’s decree to be respected, all peo- uency ward-based mealie-meal dis- ship to exercise maturity in ensur- a fundamental human right and ed water supply during the COV- ple should be accorded a chance to tribution programme: The MP’s ad- ing that the selection of committee the failure by the authority to ID-19 lockdown period and after. buy mealie-meal during the 21-day min team distributed mealie-meal members was not politicised, advis- provide running water to them Early this week, the High lockdown.” to 347 residents at no transport cost ing wards to forward names of their was in breach of that right. Court ordered Harare City Coun- Chisema admitted that he re- to the beneficiaries: Ward 5: 100, committee members to the constit- “Lack of water leads to viola- cil to urgently address the water ceived reports that mealie-meal was Ward 6: 65, Ward 7: 62 Ward 8: 120. uency manager Alphios Mugari by tion of the right to life and di- crisis after residents filed a simi- distributed at night and said his of- Each person got 10kg mealie at the end of day today. rectly or indirectly the contrac- lar court application. 4 NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 Local News Zim has lost 40 years: Catholic bishops Zimsec sets up registration portal BY STAFF REPORTER “A call centre has been set up at Zim- BY VENERANDA LANGA dependence witnessed achieve- al activity and escalation of pov- sec head o ce to support heads of ex- ments in education and health erty. PREPARATIONS for the 2020 June and amination centres when they encounter HE Zimbabwe Cath- sectors, they said there were still “There are so many things that November examination registration are problems in uploading entry data,” Math- olic Bishops Con- a lot of missed opportunities to need to be addressed like corrup- going on as scheduled despite the 21- ema said in a statement. ference (ZCBC) says seek a different political path tion, international isolation, col- day national lockdown which began on “Candidates do not need to physical- Zimbabwe has lost from what colonialism had char- lapsing infrastructure and em- Monday, Primary and Secondary Educa- ly visit their examination centres to ver- an opportunity in the tered. igration. The greatest asset of tion minister Cain Mathema has said. ify their individual registration data as Tpast 40 years to redefine its his- “The NPRC gives hope to pro- any nation is its people and we To ensure candidate registration dead- this will be done using statements of tory, foster national healing and mote healing and reconcilia- keep losing our people for vari- lines are met, the Zimbabwe School Ex- entry. to end corruption, international tion in our nation. However, the ous reasons,” the clerics said. aminations Council (Zimsec) has set up “Heads of examinations who fail to ac- isolation and to save the collapse NPRC is still to be fully opera- Some of the lost opportuni- an electronic platform for submission of cess the online platform should phone of the country’s infrastructure. tionalised and the duration of its ties, they said, were failure by candidates entry data and proof of pay- Zimsec between 0800hrs-1600hrs for as- In their 40th anniversary of mandate remains unclear, apart government to acknowledge ment for the two sittings. sistance.” Zimbabwe’s independence pas- from other grey areas, which is some of the country’s dark epi- toral letter yesterday, the ZCBC leading to loss of confidence in sodes such as the Gukurahun- raised concern over the non-ef- the commission,” the ZCBC said. di era that wiped out around WB approves US$500m credit for Tanzania education fectiveness of the National Peace “We have also failed to develop 20 000 civilians between 1983 and DAR ES SALAAM — The World Bank’s nism that is phased and releases funds in and Reconciliation Commission a political culture of tolerance. 1987 in Matabeleland and Mid- board of executive directors have ap- tranches only when previously agreed re- (NPRC), which it accused of hav- There are so many issues that lands provinces. proved US$500 million credit from the sults have been achieved,” said the state- ing an unclear mandate in the need to be addressed like corrup- On COVID-19, the ZCBC International Development Association ment, adding that these included increas- promotion of peace and recon- tion, international isolation, col- warned it may spell doom giv- (IDA), the bank’s fund for the poorest ing access to schools, improving educa- ciliation in the country. lapsing infrastructure and emi- en that hospital structures in the countries, to improve secondary educa- tion quality for all public secondary ed- This is a missed opportunity gration.” country were not well equipped tion in Tanzania. ucation options, and supporting more as the lifespan of the NPRC is al- The ZCBC said Zimbabwe’s to combat the spread of the dis- A statement issued by the World Bank children to re-enter the formal public sys- most coming to an end, the bish- gradual economic recession had ease. on Tuesday night said the new nancing tem if they drop out. ops said. led to closing of industries, for- The ZCBC also reiterated the would enable millions of young Tanzani- “Every child in Tanzania deserves a good While the ZCBC acknowl- eign investor flight, job losses need to align legislation with the ans to access and complete secondary ed- education, but thousands are denied this edged that the first decade of in- and seen a decline in agricultur- Constitution. ucation in safer and better learning envi- life-changing opportunity each year,” said ronments. Mara Warwick, World Bank country direc- The statement said the Secondary Ed- tor for Tanzania. "This is an important step ucation Quality Improvement Project will in addressing the challenges that Tanza- Hospital stuck with COVID-19 suspect body directly bene t about 6,5 million second- nia’s children face throughout their edu- ary school students by strengthening gov- cation. The World Bank will continue our BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA NewsDay is reliably informed that deny the development, saying they ernment-run schools and establishing dialogue with the government on broad- health experts from the province “will bury the body after taking sam- stronger educational pathways for stu- er issues concerning equal treatment of HEALTH o cials in Mashonaland East failed to secure testing kits on time ples”. dents who leave the formal school system. schoolchildren.” province were yesterday reportedly and possibly dispose the body within “We are collecting samples before “SEQUIP uses a disbursement mecha- — Xinhua stuck with the corpse of a man sus- 24 hours as per requirement. burial,” Zizhou said in a WhatsApp pected to have succumbed to COV- It is reported that the province re- message. ID-19 man. ceived only 10 test kits, despite hav- The province has four COVID-19 pa- Former Somali PM succumbs to COVID-19 in Britain The man, who had shown symp- ing already tested 23 people using tients, with all the cases in Ruwa. toms related to the deadly disease, kits sourced elsewhere. Early this week, government re- MOGADISHU — Former Somali Prime The current Somali Prime Minister, Has- died upon arrival at Makumbe Mis- By yesterday, the family of the de- vealed that 125 people were current- Minister Nur Hassan Hussein died on san Ali Khaire, mourned the death of Hus- sion Hospital in Domboshava, the ceased was waiting for the body. ly under COVID-19 surveillance in the Wednesday in Britain, about a week after sein. largest medical institution in Go- Provincial medical director Simu- province, with Marondera district being diagnosed with COVID-19. “My deepest condolences to the peo- romonzi district. kai Zizhou could neither con rm nor constituting 30% of the cases. Hussein’s family con rmed the death, ple of Somalia and to the family of former at King’s College Hospital in London. Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein who The former prime minister served be- died in London. I pray to Allah to let his tween November 2007 and February soul rest in peace,” Khaire said in a state- 2009 in the transitional government of ment. THE MISSING COUPLE Somalia. — Xinhua Netanyahu quarantined for second time JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Ben- guidelines of the Health ministry, the of- jamin Netanyahu yesterday went into iso- ce noted. lation for the second time in a week after Litzman, leader of the Jewish ultra-Or- his health minister was diagnosed with thodox party of United Torah Judaism, is COVID-19, the Prime Minister’s o ce said. now in isolation with his wife, who has Netanyahu (70) will stay in self-quar- also contracted the virus. antine until next Wednesday, according On Wednesday, Netanyahu came out to his o ce, as he had frequent meetings of two-day isolation after one of his advi- with Health minister Yaakov Litzman. sors was diagnosed with the novel coro- The move follows the recommenda- navirus. tion of Netanyahu’s personal doctor and — Xinhua South Sudan’s Kiir vows to address dispute with Machar JUBA — South Sudan President Salva Kiir strike a power-sharing deal for State gov- has pledged to peacefully resolve a run- ernors as several talks aimed at ending ning dispute with Riek Machar, his rst the deadlock concluded without pro- vice-president and long time rival, over gress. allocation of State and local government “The issue of State governors is what positions in a three-year transitional gov- we have been ghting over all these days,” ernment of national unity. Kiir said on Tuesday during a delayed The 2018 revitalised peace agreement swearing-in ceremony of new Foreign allocated Kiir’s ruling party, Sudan Peo- A airs minister Beatrice Khamisha Wani, ple’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), 55% of who had been put under 14-day quaran- State and local government positions and tine amid COVID-19 fears after returning Lifen Chi Lei Ding Machar’s SPLM- In-Opposition was given home from Germany. 27 power-sharing ration, with the remain- Kiir said the disagreement would not ing slots going to other signatories to the shatter the peace deal which is seeking to Aged: 31years Aged: 34 years pact. end over six years of brutal civil war. But the parties have so far failed to — Xinhua Last seen on 14/02/20 in Highlands area Interpol-led operation nabs suspects in Africa Reward offer is ZWL$1 million NAIROBI — An operation led by the Inter- ment. national Criminal Police Organisation (In- From March 15-22, Interpol’s Gener- Anyone with information to the terpol) has led to the arrest of several in- al Secretariat and Nairobi-based Region- ternational suspects in Kenya, Tanzania, al CT Node for Eastern and Southern Afri- Uganda and the Democratic Republic of ca co-ordinated action with police, immi- whereabouts of the missing couple to Congo, the agency said in a statement on gration, customs and CT units were able Wednesday. to detect criminals as they tried to cross contact CID HOMICIDE on (0242) 758031 Aiming to strengthen counter-terror- borders, the Interpol said. ism (CT), Operation Simba II has boost- “Almost three million checks were car- ed frontline o cers’ ability to recognise a ried out against Interpol databases over or contact any nearest police station. traveller as a potential terrorist or criminal eight days resulting in the detection using Interpol’s wide range of policing ca- of men and women wanted for serious ZRP Harare Central IR 030385 pabilities installed at air and land border crimes,” the agency said. crossings, according to the Interpol state- — Xinhua NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 5 Local News Wilkins reopens after refurbishment Norton MP launches BY PHYLLIS MBANJE

ZIMBABWE’S main COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre, Wilkins Hospital, will reopen its doors to the public at the weekend following a US$500 000 up- grade initiated by the Chinese business community. COVID-19 isolation centre The facility, which now looks like a world-class hos- BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE “Pursuant to my earlier communica- municate elec- pital, has been  tted with new equipment and has tion to you all and correspondence to Nor- tronically and functional ICU units complete with piped oxygen. ORTON independent legisla- ton Town Council (NTC) regarding the po- look forward Harare City Council health services director Prosper tor Temba Mliswa (pictured) tential threat of COVID-19, I am pleased to to mobilis- Chonzi said the development would go a long way in has set up a coronavirus isola- update you that NTC has been extremely ing resourc- ensuring critical patients got the best attention. tion centre in his constituen- forthcoming,” Mliswa said to members of es to chan- The facility had no critical care equipment but had cy to fight the deadly pandem- the taskforce. nel towards been designated for management of COVID-19 cases. icN that has claimed over 40 000 lives glob- “The taskforce has already identified an equipping “We are very happy about this development and ally. isolation centre at the Norton Vocational the identified now we have some ventilators — about  ve. This fa- Mliswa also launched a COVID-19 task- Training Centre in Katanga and a second- screening and cility can accommodate 10. We can now manage crit- force for disaster preparedness and donat- ary school in Katanga as a possible back- treatment ically-ill patients,” Chonzi said. ed US$1 000 towards the purchase of essen- up facility.” sites. "We are just  nishing up and maybe by Saturday tial products and equipment to galvanise The 14-member taskforce would be re- we will be open.” the constituency’s state of preparedness. sponsible for observing the situation and The Chinese Embassy tweeted on their o cial ac- The Norton Town Council has also of- managing the COVID-19 outbreak in the count commending the good work. fered Katanga Vocational Training Centre constituency. “US$500 000 and 18 days Wilkins Hospital upgrad- and a secondary school premises as isola- The independent legislator said due ed and delivered into the service for the Zimbabwean tion centres for COVID-19 screening. to the lockdown, the team will com- people by the Chinese business community. Togeth- er we stand strong.” Meanwhile, the Health ministry has cautioned against wearing of masks by people who do not have COVID-19 saying this might create a false sense of se- curity, forcing many to abandon the crucial preven- tive measures like handwashing and social distanc- ing. Of late, many people had taken to wearing masks when going into public spaces. Businesses took ad- vantage and started selling the masks for as high as US$5 each. However, the ministry said according to World Health Organisation statutes wearing of masks in public places by persons without symptoms was not recommended. “In addition to the cost burden, this may create a false sense of security that can lead to the neglect of other essential preventive measures,” the ministry said in a statement. On Tuesday, the National Reference Laboratory tested 33 samples which tested negative for COV- e-paper ID-19. Meanwhile, the Health ministry received a consign- ment of personal protective equipment (PPE) from the Chinese government to help in  ghting COV- ID-19. Doctors and nurses at public hospitals have downed tools over lack of PPE. Worldwide, some nurses and doctors on the frontline in handling cor- onavirus cases, have died after being infected by pa- tients. Mutare former town clerk in fraud storm #socialdistancing #sanitize #stayhome

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No movements to other towns and Zibagwe. provide services like clean water, sew- COVID-19 pandemic THE Kwekwe district COVID-19 task- or districts (allowed), hence the seal- Only two people are allowed in a ve- age and refuse collection in order to en- force has imposed tough measures to ing of all entry points into Kwekwe and hicle while on errands and the driver sure high hygienic standards”. combat the spread of the disease with all exit points out of Kwekwe," Kwashira “should not at any time disembark from Kwashira urged central government BY NQOBANI NDLOVU the army and police instructed to use said. the vehicle”. to assist Kwekwe in the procurement sweeping powers to enforce the orders. “People should con ne themselves Gatherings should not exceed 50 of water treatment chemicals, or alter- BULAWAYO City Councils’ $2,7 bil- In a statement, taskforce spokesper- to their homes and assign one family people, “be it at a funeral, meetings or natively the local authority should seek lion budget for 2020 which saw son and Kwekwe district medical o cer member to buy foodstu s at the near- biras”, Kwashira said adding, only per- UNICEF’s assistance. Redcli and Zibag- rates and tariffs shoot by 716% has Vitalis Kwashira yesterday said travellers est shopping centre,” he said. sonnel providing essential services will we municipalities were ordered to pro- been dealt a huge blow by the cor- from outside the city had been barred The resolutions which were arrived at be allowed movement. vide sanitisers at water points, while onavirus pandemic, with mayor completely. during the taskforce's urgent meeting Vending has been banned; shops will Zesa was ordered to ensure uninterrupt- Solomon Mguni predicting tough "All points of entry/exit will be moni- held on Tuesday, also apply to surround- operate four hours a day and “local au- ed power supply. times ahead. Bulawayo has not recorded a COVID-19 case to date, according to the Health and Child Care ministry. Pic: Patricia Sibanda Mguni told Southern Eye yesterday that unbudgeted funds have been diverted to combating the possible outbreak of the disease. Service delivery will suffer the most “going forward,” Mguni said, arguing this is because “our financ- es have suffered a huge knock; and for months to come” a situation that might force the council to seek a supplementary budget. “It was unbudgeted for yet we need resources to be diverted to fighting and mitigating the impact of coronavirus, and worse still, un- der our poor performing econo- my where the majority are informal traders,” Mguni said. “We are committing unbudget- ed funds towards this pandemic; our coffers will suffer a huge knock in the months to come. People are obliged to pay rates, but then the question is with what? It will take a Police o cers force a woman and a man to kneel on the roadside in Nkulumane, Bulawayo as they enforce the lockdown order yesterday. lot of time for the businesses, infor- Residents are being accused of defying the lockdown by continuing to move around the suburbs and into the city centre. mal traders and others to recover to start paying their bills. Council has been relying on do- nations from individuals and com- panies in its COVID-19 fight. Ratepayers were already clash- Byo fears COVID-19 transmission ing with council over its $2,7 billion budget, urging the local authority BY SILAS NKALA “The total number of visitors with special emphasis on the these platforms for obtaining in- to instead look for alternative rev- that have come into Bulawayo importance of staying at home formation and also for making re- enue streams instead of punishing ULAWAYO City from areas with confirmed COV- to break the chain of transmis- ports on suspected cases moving them with unaffordable charges. Council is worried ID-19 cases and possibly active lo- sion,” Mguni said.. around and I also urge those on In a memo to council last month, about possible ac- cal transmission is 1 125. 100% of Vending stalls are being placed self-isolation to adhere to recom- the Bulawayo Progressive Residents tive transmission of all travellers that came into the a metre apart, at funerals only mendations made by the health- Association (BPRA) called on city fa- COVID-19 after the city during the month of Febru- 30 mourners are allowed and for care professionals.” thers to stop funding the Bulawayo Bcity received 1 125 visitors from ary have been followed up at least weddings only 50 people can at- Mguni hailed stakeholders City Football Club and re-direct the hotspot countries. once and are all asymptomatic.” tend, limiting of the number who were contributing towards resources to services that benefit Council said although the visi- Mguni said the list of travellers of customers in a shop, Zupco the COVID-19 fight and rehabil- residents. tors were being monitored, resi- that came into the city in March queues and passenger manage- itation of Thorngrove Isolation “There is need for the BCC to ur- dents should heed the lockdown was received at the end of last ment, as well as provision of san- Centre. gently come up with alternative order and other precautionary week. Six-hundred and twenty- itisers. Qoki Zindlovukazi, a United revenue sources. There is need to measures to avert an outbreak in seven travellers are currently be- “Risk communication team is Kingdom-based organisation and cut down on unnecessary expend- the city. ing followed up by environmental on the ground engaging the Zim- Thuthuka Matabeleland Trust iture and reduce overtime expendi- Mayor Solomon Mguni re- health practitioners. babwe Republic Police to enforce donated groceries, Population tures,” the BPRA wrote to the coun- vealed this during a full council “The City of Bulawayo con- and also educate the public on the Services International Zimba- cil. meeting on Wednesday. tinues to implement protective disease,” Mguni said. bwe — FFP2 face masks and liq- “In 2019, residents spoke against “The city has been conducting measures to reduce the general “The city, through the call cen- uid soap, OPHID Trust — sani- the continued funding of the Bul- traveller surveillance from Feb- risk of transmission. These in- tre, receives on average 13 calls tisers, surgical masks and latex awayo City Football Club which is ruary to March 2020. There was clude activities such as contact per day from members of the gloves, Rainbow Hotel Bulawayo draining the council’s coffers and a noticeable increase in the in- tracing, active case finding, in- public who suspect others near — bed sheets, pillow slips and bringing little to zero benefit for flux of travellers reported by the tensified shop inspections, health them may have COVID-19. These bath towels, Bulawayo Babies — the residents. While grooming local ports of entry from February — education on key messages that are also followed up by the rapid face masks, and Chloride Zimba- talent is a noble idea, its timing is 498 to March 2020 — 627,” Mgu- include self-isolation, social dis- response team. We continue urg- bwe — solar back-up system at not strategic…” ni said. tancing, and hygiene practices, ing members of the public to use the isolation ward. NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 7

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Currencies CURRENCY VALUE CHANGE NET CHANGE INDICES VALUE CHANGE (%) EUR-USD 1,0968 -0,0080 -0,72% All Share 456,21 0,78% USD-JPY 108,2800 0,5200 +0,48% Industrial 1,512.46 0,67% GBP-USD 1,2387 -0,0027 -0,22% Top 10 370,74 -0,33% AUD-USD 0,6116 -0,0058 -0,94% Minings 720,47 6,04% USD-ZAR 17,8220 -0,1148 -0,64% Miners seek reprieve during lockdown BY FIDELITY MHLANGA that had been made by the president cations should clearly indicate the na- Ministry of Mines and Mining Develop- lodged with the Chamber of Mines or of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation to ture and modus of operation during ment through the Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe Miners Federation, the min- SMALLSCALE miners have applied for the Minister of Mines and Mining Devel- the lockdown period and measures to and ZMF. The application should indi- ing company may be allowed to contin- a reprieve to continue operating dur- opment, Honourable Winston Chitando be undertaken to safeguard employees cate clearly the nature and modus of ue operating while awaiting a response ing the 21-day lockdown period, with that miners get reprieve and get waiv- and other stakeholders from the poten- operation during the lockdown period from government,” Chitando said. minimum sta required for the care and er as a critical sector to continue op- tial spread of COVID-19 virus. and measures which will be taken to Small-scale miners contribute signif- maintenance of their operations to con- erations during the 21-day lockdown Miners willing to operate were asked safeguard employees and other stake- icantly to gold production. However, tain the spread of COVID-19. in terms of Statutory Instrument 83 of to write a letter that includes steps that holders from the potential spread of the gold deliveries have dropped due to the Mining operations were not includ- 2020 Public Health (COVID-19 Preven- will be taken to ensure compliance to COVID-19 virus. Once the application is currency volatility in the economy. ed in Statutory Instrument 83 of 2020 tion, Containment And Treatment) Na-  ght coronavirus in accordance to guid- which prescribed essential services sec- tional Lockdown Order, 2020,” ZMF said ance given by government. tors that should remain functional dur- in a circular. Miners were also asked to provide ing the lockdown which began on Mon- “Mining is an essential service whose an overview of operations, deliveries to BUSINESS IN BRIEF day this week. operations require continuous process FPR for the past 12 months, nearest po- These include pharmacies, laborato- and may operate with the minimum lice station, employment pro le , loca- ries, banking institutions, transport ser- sta required for the care and mainte- tion, distance of mine from houses, state vices, supermarkets and food outlets. nances of its operations as stipulated in whether they do underground or open Access Finance launches US$200k Individual small-scale miners, who the SI.” cast mining operations, among other re- operate under the banner of Zimbabwe This comes as the country’s sole gold quirements. Miners Federation (ZMF), have since buyer and re ner Fidelity Printers and Miners were given up to Wednesday COVID-19 relief initiative approached the Mines ministry for a Re nery (FPR) has announced that its this week to submit their applications. ACCESS Forex, a unit of Access Finance executive director of the  rm said at greenlight to continue operating during o ces will be opened during the lock- “Mining operations which face im- Zimbabwe, has committed an initial the virtual launch of the initiative yes- US$200 000 to assist the most vulner- terday. the period. down period. plementation challenges are request- able segments of society and commu- The intervention will begin in Harare, “Reference is made to an application In his response, Chitando said appli- ed to apply for partial exemption to the nities across the country who are now Bulawayo and Victoria Falls before be- reeling from the negative impact of ing rolled out to the rest of the country. drought and the global coronavirus “Access Forex is a Zimbabwean busi- pandemic. ness and as such it has some corporate The current drought, which has re- social responsibilities. We believe that sulted in a food crisis in the country local organisations and people can play Local coupled with the economic slowdown, a big role in resolving Zimbabwe’s cur- and the COVID-19 pandemic as well rent challenges,” Chirwa said. as the resultant subsequent lockdown “This initiative is our small way as have had debilitating e ects on fami- a responsible corporate to citizens of bourse lies and communities. supporting the $100 million fund re- Access Forex, a bureau de change cently announced by the Minister of which provides remittance services for Finance and Economic Development, Zimbabweans in the diaspora, mainly Hon Prof Mthuli Ncube. Government urges in the United Kingdom and South Afri- needs help form all of us to deal with ca, has taken the move to compliment these challenges.” e orts by the government and various He also challenged other corpo- other humanitarian organisations to rates and Zimbabweans in the diaspo- caution help mitigate the devastating negative ra to join the e ort, and contribute to impact of dry weather conditions, the the goal of committing US$1 million to BY FIDELITY MHLANGA ther scaled down or completely halted shall be required to publish special trad- pandemic and economic downturn. serve those in need and help improve their operations and the future remains ing updates for the bene t of the inves- In partnership with churches and the their lives. non-governmental organisation com- While the initiative is primarily tar- HE Zimbabwe Stock Ex- uncertain. In the unfortunate event that tors and the market at large on or before munity, as well as government, Ac- geted at helping people a ected by change (ZSE) says trading in the lockdown is extended, it is likely to May 15, 2020. cess Forex will provide food aid in the COVID-19, it would also be used to help securities of all issuers listed put operational and  nancial pressure “The special trading updates shall, in form of hampers to the vulnerable and underprivileged communities going on the bourse will be done on many listed companies. We hope addition to the previously given guide- needy in the society. forward. under caution until the expi- that we will not reach the worst of the lines on preparation of trading updates, “Since most Zimbabweans are cur- “Through such strong partnerships, rently unemployed and are largely sur- vulnerable people across Zimbabwe ry of the statutory lockdown period in a pandemic,” ZSE said in a statement on include the following; update on the ef- T viving on informal sector activities, they will receive food aid as we try to miti- bid to protect investors during the peri- Wednesday. fects of Covid-19 pandemic on the busi- have been badly exposed to this situa- gate the impact of these combined ad- od of uncertainty. “There is a need for the ZSE to pro- ness of the issuer. Statement on the busi- tion and need help to go through these versities,” Chirwa said. The bourse has also directed com- tect shareholders and investors during ness continuity plan adopted by the is- times of adversity,” George Chirwa, the — STAFF REPORTER panies to issue special trading updates this volatile, uncertain, complex and am- suer in light of the COVID-19 pandem- chronicling the impact of the corona- biguous time. For this reason, the ZSE ic and the lockdown order. Statement virus on their operations after the lock- has formulated the following directive on the solvency position of the issuer in down. and measures which are meant to pro- light of the e ects of COVID-19 and the CABS appoints Mpofu as MD Government last week gazetted the tect the interests of investors and stake- lockdown order on its business,” ZSE said. CABS Bank has appointed Mehlu- retirement leave from Wednesday. Public Health (COVID-19 Containment holders in our market in light of the chal- Before the gazetting of the lockdown li Mpofu as managing director, re- Mpofu has worked for Old Mutual and Treatment) National Lockdown) Or- lenges.” order, issuers of securities were strug- placing Simon Hammond who re- in various roles, including as manag- der, 2020 through Statutory Instrument Consequently, ZSE said there shall be gling to  nalise their half-year and full- tires after more than  ve years at the ing director of Old Mutual Investment 83 of 2020. no need for issuers to issue individual year  nancial statements because of the helm of the Old Mutual Zimbabwe Group (OMIG), chief investment o c- Section 4(1) of SI 83 of 2020 orders a cautionary statements in respect of the unsettling e ects of COVID-19. unit. er in Old Mutual Kenya and head of re- Mpofu served as the deputy man- search in OMIG. lockdown for a period of 21 days with circumstances a ecting their business- The ZSE then issued a blanket dispen- aging director of the building society Prior to his new role, Ndoro served e ect from March 30, 2020 to April 19, es arising from the e ects of the lock- sation to all issuers whose half-year and since 2015. CABS as head of corporate and institu- 2020. down as this directive is su cient in this full-year  nancial statements were due He will be deputised by Cecil Tan- tional banking since the inception of “Following the issuance of the lock- regard. for publication by March 31, 2020 to be yaradzwa Ndoro. the department in 2012. down order, some listed entities have ei- ZSE said post-lockdown, all issuers published on or before April 30, 2020. CABS said Hammond went on pre- — BY STAFF REPORTER 8 NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 Editorial & Opinion

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ESTERDAY, the United Nations secretary-gener- al António Guterres warned that millions of people in Africa will die from COVID-19 because of a severe shortage of resources such as test kits, masks, ventila- CORRUPTION tors and protective suits for health workers. ECONOMY YToday marks day five of Zimbabwe’s 21-day lockdown. Many people seem to think that by the end of the period, the threat will have subsided and they can get back to their normal routines. Far from it, as the country is only at the beginning of the curve and the worst is yet to come. It is OPINION likely that government will introduce much more severe measures, including an extended lockdown. We are seeing this across the world, where the spread Khupe has more to worry over of COVID-19 is yet to peak despite the shocking numbers. guest Zimbabwe has limited means to fight the spread of the MDC leadership than Chamisa disease and is among those that have no capacity to test the column thousands of people, risking the pandemic to spread quickly. Chamisa moving on to lead his own po- Unlike in 2018, when emotions were But what it has is as effective as anything out there and litical party, the MDC Alliance, which very high, after the perceived usurp- its mostly personal: staying at home and practicing social successfully registered for the 2018 ing of power by Chamisa following the harmonised elections, whereby it per- passing on of Tsvangirai, which played distancing and good hygiene. It’s a message that ought to be formed outstandingly, with Chamisa of- a huge part in Khupe being supported a part of our everyday prayer. For most part, the country is ficially receiving nearly half of the popu- by a section of the MDC-T hierarchy, as still at the incubation period of the coronavirus. lar vote against the country’s President the legitimate heir apparent, this time On Sunday, Health minister Obadiah Moyo expressed fears and ruling Zanu PF party candidate, around, she is potentially faced with that the nearly 14 000 Zimbabweans that crossed the border Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. a whole new set of challengers who The MDC Alliance still disputes the could be greedily eager to take over the from South Africa last week fleeing that country’s 21-day result as it believes Chamisa actually reigns. lockdown were not tested, raising fears that new infections obtained far much more than 50%, and Already on people’s tongues are the could rise. won the presidency, despite a Constitu- likes of Morgen Komichi and Douglas Most of these found their way to their homes in Zimbabwe’s Tendai Ruben Mbofana tional Court ruling declaring Mnangag- Mwonzora, both of whom were also ef- rural areas and densely populated suburbs such as Mbare, wa the winner. fectively reinstated in their former po- On the other hand, Khupe proceed- sitions within the MDC-T by the same Dzivarasekwa, Highfield, Mabvuku, Glen Norah, Glen View, HE March 31, 2020 verdict by ed to be elected the substantive MDC- court verdict (as chairperson, and sec- Rugare, Kambuzuma, Mufakose in Harare; Zengeza, St the Supreme Court, over the T president at a party congress in Bula- retary-general, respectively), and are Mary’s in Chitungwiza; Bulawayo’s Makokoba, Mpopoma, opposition Movement for wayo in April 2018, after which she sim- known for their ambitious nature. Mzilikazi, Pelandaba, Lobengula, Cowdray Park, Njube, Democratic Change (MDC) ilarly contested in the harmonised elec- These are the same fellows who did Nketa, Magwegwe, Luveve, Pumula, Emakhandeni; Gweru’s leadership wrangle, between tions, but only managed to garner a not take their defeat at the May 2019 ThokozaniT Khupe and Nelson Chami- paltry 0,5% votes. MDC Alliance elective congress very Mambo, Mtapa, Ascot, Mkoba, Senga, Woodlands and sa, came a day too early — since, as far Chamisa was also elected substan- well. Nehosho; Dangamvura, Sakubva, Chikanga, Hobhouse in as I am concerned, it would have been a tive leader of the MDC Alliance in May Although, they appeared to furtively Mutare; Rimuka in Kadoma; Mbizo in Kwekwe; Rutendo in most befitting hilarious April Fool’s jest. 2019 at a party congress in Gweru. back Khupe’s fight in the courts — sub- Redcliff; Mandava, Maglas, Highlands, Makwasha, Kandodo This is so considering that it was As can be clearly determined, while sequently, coming out in the open after in Zvishavane; Rujeko and Mucheke in Masvingo; Tshovani nothing more than a damp squib, the issue of who was the legitimate the Supreme Court judgment — this without any significant impact on the interim leader of the MDC-T was still should never be mistaken as unequivo- in Chiredzi; Beitbridge’s Dulivhadzimo and Jahunda as well ground. pending in the courts, the two contend- cal support for Khupe to be their leader. as Spitzkop in Gwanda. The two protagonists who had been ers had proceeded to lead their own Similarly, the two previously ap- These are overcrowded potential hotspots for the spread deputies to the late founding leader separate political parties, held elective peared to favour the ascension of of COVID-19 and most of these people are not taking the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, had sought congresses — in which they were elect- Chamisa as interim leader of the MDC lockdown seriously and are going about their business. Our to take over the MDC-T — which had ed their respective parties’ substantive Alliance, refusing to align themselves been so-named to distinguish it from leaders — and, even contested in the with Khupe’s MDC-T, yet Mwonzora was appeal to you is to love yourself and neighbour by staying other similarly named MDC breakaway country’s harmonised elections. more than ready to challenge him at the at home: it’s the only way we have to keep the curve flat and factions — after his passing away on This effectively meant that the Su- party’s elective congress, and after fail- manageable. February 14, 2018. preme Court decision came rather late, ing to garner enough provincial struc- Zimbabwe has so far registered eight confirmed cases of Soon after Tsvangirai’s death, the as even the judges themselves attested tures’ support, became a bitter loser. COVID-19 and one death. Let’s keep the numbers low for our MDC’s national standing committee to in their judgment, saying, “the imbro- As such, Khupe would be very fool- appointed Chamisa the interim leader, glio that the party’s leadership has be- ish not to know what awaits her at her sakes. pending an elective congress later on. come entangled in may be water under party’s elective congress as these two However, this did not go down well the bridge”, as “rendered moot and aca- (Mwonzora and Komichi), who may ap- with Khupe, who successfully chal- demic by political events that have tak- pear to be celebrating with her, could lenged this decision in the High Court, en place”. be her greatest headache, who may thereby effectively rendering her the This court verdict also instructed even potentially kick her out of the po- new interim president. that an elective congress be held by litical game completely ... or, at least, Needless to say, Chamisa appealed the MDC-T to choose their substantive the echelons of power. this verdict in the Supreme Court, president, rather ridiculously revers- Such is the game of politics, as they whose judgment was issued on March ing Khupe to being an acting president say, “there are no permanent friends, or 31, 2020, in which the High Court ruling of the party that had chosen her as its permanent foes”. was upheld confirming Khupe as the in- president in April 2018. Thus, where Of course, those who do not under- terim president of the MDC-T, conclud- does this leave both these bitter rivals? stand the larger implications of this Su- ing that Chamisa’s appointment was For Chamisa, he has no cause for con- preme Court judgment would want to not procedural. cern, as he has since moved on to be- jubilate over their misconstrued belief Normally, this should have been a come the president of his own party, that this was a censuring of Chamisa, day of unlimited jubilation for Khupe, the MDC Alliance, and is no longer in- as not being the legitimate president as it would have marked the end to a terested in leading the MDC-T, since this of the MDC-T yet it is not, as this pro- two-year-long bruising battle, but, alas, judgment has absolutely nothing to do nouncement only affects the happen- since this verdict could potentially sig- with the goings on in his “new” organi- ings in the MDC-T, which Chamisa is no nal the start of the end of her long po- sation. longer part of. litical career. His life should go on as normal. This verdict, in fact, is a potential “nail Why would I say so, considering that The same, however, can not be said in the political coffin” for Khupe. the country’s highest court of appeal ef- for the apparent winner of this court Maybe, it was not a damp squib af- fectively declared her the leader — for case (Khupe), who, instead of jubilantly ter all! the interim, at least — of the largest op- celebrating her much-awaited “victory”, position political party in the turbulent she now has to contend with facing an- southern African country? other bruising fight for her party’s lead-  Tendai Ruben Mbofana is a social Well, for starters, events on the ership, in accordance with the Supreme justice activist, writer, author, and ground, during this long court tug-of- Court ruling, for an elective congress to speaker. He writes in his personal ca- war, have substantially evolved, with be conducted within three months. pacity. Opinion NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 9 Daily View MDC judgment sets tongues waging COVID-19, child protection and social guest media: We have to be responsible column ocial media refers to web- in thousands, we are faced by a threat Sibanengi Dube sites and applications that to human existence and all we can do are designed to allow people is pretend to be experts instead of sup- Zimbabweans woke up from their cor- thinking that the judgment was purely to share content quickly and guest porting experts! Forwarding every joke onavirus slumber to read an ambiguous limited to MDC-T and not any other po- efficiently, and in real-time. and every piece of information that you judgment designed to discredit Nelson litical parties. It would be understanda- PlatformsS answering to this descrip- come across about something as serious Chamisa’s MDC-A presidency. The judg- ble if this gang was asking for Chamisa tion include, Facebook, WhatsApp, Ins- as COVID-19 does not reflect a serious ment, which was passed a few hours be- to leave MDC-T leadership. Then the re- tagram and others. These platforms can column perception of personal danger. It does fore April Fool’s Day by judges Bharat Pa- sponse would have been a clear remind- be put to many uses such as marketing, not reflect that we are seriously thinking tel, Paddington Garwe and Antonia Gu- er that Chamisa abandoned Khupe’s par- information sharing, updating people about the fact that we can get infect- vava, ignited blistering deliberations. ty long back. Information deputy min- about one’s progress in life. What one ed neither does it indicate a serious in- The content of the judgment is as con- ister Energy Mutodi was the first to fire uses social media platforms for really trospection about how we can support fusing as its tone. As to how the judg- such an injudicious shot and was fol- depends on what they want to commu- those battling the virus. ment coincided with coronavirus lock- lowed by other apparatus in the mould nicate and for what purpose. The most The tragedy of such irresponsible use down and April Fool’s Day confirms the of Morgen Komichi and Douglas Mwon- common and accessible social media of WhatsApp is that an opportunity to derision surrounding this issue. Misinter- zora, who shall be immediately joining platform is WhatsApp; this can be ac- use the platform constructively and to pretations, analyses and insights are fly- Khupe in the political wilderness. What cessed by anyone with a basic smart- make a real difference is lost as we pass ing back and forth as Zimbabweans try immediately followed served to expose phone. WhatsApp will form the focus of time by overloading inboxes with unver- to make sense of this ”pandemic” judg- the objectives of the sponsors of the this discussion. ified and at times offensive information. ment which many dismissed as Kurumen court case. The case also exposed the sell- I have observed that WhatsApp can WhatsApp, because of its accessibility fulmen (meaningless). outs who came out of their closets ululat- be a very useful tool for real-time com- has potential to reach everyone across Some could not resist the tempta- ing and gyrating before uhuru. State me- munication. It can be used to educate the divide. It, therefore, can be a very tion of taking snap volleys at Chamisa, dia outlets then followed by spewing and the populace on important issues. Or- useful tool. Used wrongly or irresponsi- demanding his exodus from the MDC- screaming all kinds of deceitful headlines ganisations, families, professional bod- Sibusisiwe Marunda bly it can cause fear and despondency T leadership. As to how he should leave displaying flagrant disregard of facts. ies form WhatsApp groups and use and it can destroy hope and confidence. a party that he is no longer a member is The erudite Zimbabweans are, howev- them to keep in touch and share rele- It can also fuel stigma and discrimina- too preposterous to merit even a pass- er, smart enough not to believe anything vant communication. I have seen What- should remain private. The child was tion and yet used responsibly it can also ing sneer. Some are conveniently calling reported by the State media. The major- sApp groups used to co-ordinate activ- obviously not in a position to give any promote love, care and support. Chamisa to respect the courts and do the ity of Zimbabweans, however, came to ities by sparsely situated players and I consent to have any part of her body We have to make a choice on how honourable thing. None of them are un- terms with the fact that the judgment is have seen WhatsApp groups used to recorded and circulated on WhatsApp, we are going to use the platform, but in packing the so-called honourable action? purely academic as it was overtaken by manage crises. I have also been happy but someone just took the liberty to making that choice, let’s keep in mind What should Chamisa do? events. The political contest was civical- to see WhatsApp used to promote child do so. I am not going to talk about the there are people out there who have Shockingly, others expect Chamisa to ly corrected by the MDC-A Gweru con- protection, HIV/Aids treatment adher- heartlessness of recording such pain tested positive for the virus and have submit himself to Thokozani Khupe and gress. The courts made a decision based ence and for campaigns against gen- and circulating it, I will accept we are had to go into isolation. They need mes- participate in an inevitable MDC-T extra- on an expired set of claims brought be- der-based violence. I have, however, different. I, however, have no apology sages of hope. There are brave men ordinary congress. Is the judgment order- fore it by Political Actors Dialogue king- been gravely concerned to see What- in stating that in this case WhatsApp and women who are fighting to save ing Chamisa to submit himself to another pin Lovemore Madhuku. sApp being used to circulate harmful became a tool for secondary trauma to the lives of those who are ill. They need congress of the MDC which will be con- The judgment instantly jumpstarted information and unacceptable graph- the child and she might find it difficult our encouragement and support. When vened by a political pratogonist? Yes! The gluttonous claims by MDC-T outfits. One ic material. to recover from the double trauma. This someone is affected by an illness that judgment literally nullifiedM DC-T’s con- wonders why they are bereft of any so- Almost every adult in every house- is one of the examples where What- requires them to be quarantined, they gress, so an extraordinary one should be phistication in concealing their intents hold has a phone and most are on sApp has been used to re-traumatise lose a very important part of the heal- on the cards, since Khupe was rendered and partners in this project of destabilis- WhatsApp. Children also have phones survivors, particularly children, of vio- ing process, community and family sup- an acting president of her party. ing MDC-A. It is clear twaddle for anyone and are on WhatsApp. Most parents lence and this practice does not look port, they will battle alone without the Judging from social media exchang- to expect the MDC-A leadership to regis- and caregivers don’t monitor what set to stop. hugs and warmth of family. With social es and informal discussions I had with ter any party properties, if they are any, their children receive on WhatsApp, yet Now to the second issue of public media, particularly WhatsApp, they don’t a cross-section of Zimbabweans, what in the name of MDC-T. Attempts to de- phones have replaced televisions for health, Zimbabwe has joined the world have to. WhatsApp is one platform that came out is the fact that the elusive judg- liver fatal blows have been stepped up. our children and some of the graph- in being one of the countries facing can be used to encourage communities ment disturbed the citizenry, leaving eve- A false statement attributed to Chamisa ic material that we receive on the var- COVID-19 and WhatsApp has again be- and families to support those in isola- ryone more distressed by the econom- was crafted and circulated in social me- ious groups that we are on end up in come a vehicle for transmitting infor- tion. It can also be used to reach those ic meltdown and coronavirus pandemic. dia a few hours after the judgment. The our children’s phones. Most people mation. I do concede, the platform has in quarantine without those reaching The majority of sober-minded Zim- statement falsely claimed that Chamisa just forward information, video voice been used to circulate a lot of useful in- out putting themselves at risk. It can be babweans who opted to interrogate the was about to step down because of the notes without thinking of the impact formation on the virus and communi- a way of supporting those in isolation case are asking correct questions. Which judgment. Chamisa dismissed the state- the shared piece of information might ties have benefited from the informa- to keep in touch, share their thoughts, party was in court between MDC-T and ment as a hoax. have. tion. The challenge has been the use of fears and hopes. MDC-A? What everyone cannot run away Calls are slowly gaining momentum A case in point is the information WhatsApp to circulate unverified infor- Have we ever thought about how from is the fact that the MDC-T leadership for Parliament to pay MDC-T parliamen- that has child abuse connotations and mation at best and outright untrue in- we can use WhatsApp to serenade our wrangle spilled into the courts. The ques- tary funds meant for MDC-A. The Politi- information on public health. These formation at worst. frontline healthcare workers instead of tion is how then has that to do with MDC- cal Finance Act allows funding of politi- are topical issues for Zimbabwe to- Everyone has become an expert on spreading rumours? The 21-day lock- A, a stand-alone party which is constitu- cal parties with more than 15 MPs from day. A few weeks ago, I received from the virus and everyone wants to edu- down might mean more time on our tionally defined outside Khupe’s party? the national Treasury. MDC-T falls short a certain group that I am on a video cate people. My concern is how much hands and therefore more time on Chamisa ceased to be an MDC-T mem- of the minimum political threshold, while of private parts of a very traumatised of the information we are circulating WhatsApp, let’s use it constructively, let’s ber and leader, so how is he supposed to MDC-A is almost at par with the ruling child. As is typical with videos shared finds itself influencing our behaviour desist from causing more harm than submit himself to a party that he is not a Zanu PF. How does the judgment make on WhatsApp, this video went viral. The positively. For instance, how many of good by indiscrimately forwarding eve- member? MDC-A MPs to be MDC-T legislators? The video shows the private parts of an ap- us have handwashing points at our rything that comes to our inbox. The judgment also seems to have level of desperation being displayed here parently sexually abused girl child on house entrances as a way of ensur- As I conclude this article I urge eve- blurred two political parties into one, serves to expose everything that is atro- what looks like a hospital bed. ing no one enters our house without ryone to pause and reflect on what one which they preferred to call MDC. The cious with this judgment. Some gloved hand is trying to exam- washing their hands? How many of us can personally do to reduce harm as our only MDC party which existed was led by The MDC-A leaders consistently sang ine her and each time the hand touch- are staying home as advised by the ex- nation and the world face this pandem- Welshman Ncube, which dissolved when from the same hymn book, maintaining es her, the child screams in agony. The perts? My second concern is the harm ic. Next time we have unverified infor- it joined the MDC-Alliance prior to the that the judgment was not speaking to pain in the child’s voice left a mark on done by the alarmist messages that mation on the virus, let’s think before 2018 elections. their party and will be ignored. my mind although I could not watch find themselves on WhatsApp groups. we press the send button. Let’s generate The judgment is not taking judicial “It is of no effect at all. We will just ig- the video to completion. The video was I have seen messages that try to con- personal messages of hope, love, care notice of political realities which crystal- nore it and move on,” said the part vice- accompanied by an allegation that she fine the virus to a particular ethnic and support and circulate those instead. lised in 2018 and 2019 when both MDC- chairman Job Sikhala. had been raped by her mother’s boy- group, thereby promoting stigma and Let’s use WhatsApp to support children T and MDC-A held separate congresses. MDC vice-president Tendai Biti said friend. Someone must have thought discrimination. Some messages pur- and portray them as heroes who are re- The courts ignored what State organs ac- they will read the judgment and shelve it. by recording this video and circulating port to contain recipes for concoctions silient. Let’s support our communities to cepted as reality. The Zimbabwe Elector- A law eagle and vice-president of the it they were fighting child sexual abuse. that supposedly cure the virus and oth- build and nurture their own resilience as al Commission accepted and registered party Welshman Ncube said: “Legally I am not sure, however, if this is a very ers, supported by verses from the Bible, they try to prevent and survive this ep- MDC-T and MDC-A as separate political MDC-Alliance was not before the court effective and harmless way of fighting allege that the virus is a form of punish- idemic. We have to take responsibility parties they were allowed to contest the and cannot be bound by a judgment to child abuse. In the first place, record- ment from God! Some have had the au- and make WhatsApp work for us. July 2018 elections. which it is not a party and which in any ing the video completely takes away dacity to craft and circulate jokes about We will beat this! Then there is another brigade that is event is not directed at it. Politically, the the child’s right to privacy and confi- the virus. I have read, I have listened, I outrageously calling for Chamisa to leave people always decide. Period.” dentiality. Granted, the child’s face is have watched and I have lamented the  Sibusisiwe Marunda is the REPSSI the MDC-A presidency. Why? What has not shown on the video, but what we fact that our fellow humans are dying Zimbabwe country director. She the “coronavirus judgment” to do with  Sibanengi Dube writes in his are being shown are her privates, which writes in her personal capacity. MDC-A? One would be pardoned for personal capacity.

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The Editor welcomes brief letters on topical issues. Write on e-mail to: [email protected] sms letters Let’s make the African Talking Point SMS to 0778 140 916 dream a reality Forty words maximum IN response to MDC leaders rally be- OUR African dream is to stop Govt should ban smoking in public places hind Chamisa, TAMBAI says: Un- being subordinates of our for- fortunately, I see some people cel- mer oppressors. IT is unfortunate that our a law that makes public acted to protect the public. ebrating the MDC leader Nelson Africa is a rich land full of nat- economy relies on tobacco smoking a crime. The effects of smoking are Chamisa’s demise, but they are day- dreaming. What matters in poli- ural resources. Unfortunately, farming and selling when Dangerous products must dangerous as the diseases other countries are mov- be banned from public plac- are difficult to cure even in tics is numbers and that is where we export raw materials and the votes come from. When courts import nished goods made ing away from its use due es. developed countries. stripped Chief Felix Nhlanhlay- from our resources. Let us uti- to the serious health prob- Smoking in beerhalls must Now with local and inter- amangwe Ndiweni of everything, lise our raw materials to devel- lems it causes. The govern- be banned. national football watched we never heard him begging or did his support dwindle, no! Chamisa op ourselves and our continent. ment must move with speed To show the danger of in bars, young people are to control smoking in public smoking, in a hall of 100 peo- thronging such places to is there to stay, he got more than Our African dream is to see 2,6 million votes which will nev- the people love and embrace places. ple if 10 decide to smoke, the watch soccer, wrestling and er be blown away by the courts. who they are. Our women and Health researchers say smoke will affect everyone. movies. Such desperation by Zanu PF will sometimes men must stop non-smokers are affected Smoking is very danger- Laws not to ban, but con- back re. They have just propped up Chamisa’s political position as bleaching their skins and be more when exposed to ciga- ous. Some governments trol smoking in confined rette smoke. have moved to force the pro- places must be enacted to a truly credible leader. What a poor proud of who they are. strategy! I think Chamisa is having a Let us welcome and make use Passive smoking, which ducers of cigarettes to in- protect non-smokers who go good morning. Deservedly so. of technology and globalisa- refers to indirect smoking form the public on the dan- to beerhalls only to drink, tion, but we mustn’t let our cul- by non-smokers, is preva- gers of smoking in their ad- play games or watch televi- FUNDAI says: If such constitution- alism is being applied to MDC lead- ture take the back seat while we lent in Zimbabwe, so the verts. sion. government must enact Smoking laws must be en- Takura Dambi er Nelson Chamisa then President adopt other cultures. Emmerson Mnangagwa is illegally History has it that technology leading the country. Mnangagwa began in Africa along the Nile was red by the late former Pres- River in Egypt, but we as Afri- ident Robert Mugabe as his dep- uty in November 2017, two weeks cans seem to forget all that and before their party congress. At let others take credit for our ef- the time of Mugabe’ s resignation, forts. Mnangagwa was no longer the Let’s not look down upon Vice-President and constitutional- ourselves. ly, the then Vice-President Phele- kezela Mphoko should have tak- Africa has had some of the en over. The army did all it could to greatest leaders, but it is the stop Mphoko from taking over, thus least developed continent be- violating the Zanu PF constitution. cause its people always nd We are watching from the terraces, fault in their leaders while prais- only time will tell. ing Western leaders. IN response to Court orders coun- Let’s make use of the knowl- cil to urgently address water crisis, edge, wisdom and good lead- LOUD says: Water is a vital com- ership in our midst and devel- modity, therefore the government op Africa. should not ignore the ratepayers’ complaints. It is in everyone’s in- Africans, let us stop being terest to continuously deliver clean myopic and make our Afri- water. The government should avail can dream a reality, let us join funds for the implementation of hands and work together and the programme to cater for such an make our great land a paradise essential service. for ourselves. IN response to Nyaradzo suspends Kuda Mufaro buses, sets up COVID-19 testing clinics, MANENJI says: This is what we ex- pect from big companies to plough back into the community by assist- ing where it matters most. As of now, Zim is still a safe we have realised that all those peo- ple who brag about having money are liars. This is where they have to destination show the nation that they have it.

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COVID-19 is a serious disease and all people Be prepared living with HIV should take all recommended • You should have a supply preventive measures to minimize exposure to, of your necessary medical and prevent infection by, the virus that causes supplies on hand— COVID-19. ideally for 30 days or more. The World Health As in the general population, older people living Organization HIV treatment and can draw on their rich shared history to support with HIV or people living with HIV with heart guidelines now recommend their families and communities in this current crisis. or lung problems may be at a higher risk of multimonth dispensing of three months or more Pay particular attention to your mental health by: becoming infected with the virus and of suffering of HIV medicines for most people at routine visits, > Avoiding excessive exposure to media more serious symptoms. although this has not been widely implemented in all countries. coverage of COVID-19. Only read information We will actively learn more about how HIV and from trusted sources. • Know how to contact your clinic by telephone in COVID-19 together impact on people living > Taking care of your body. Take deep breaths, the event that you need advice. with HIV from countries and communities stretch or meditate. Try to eat healthy, well- responding to both epidemics. Lessons in rolling • Know how to access treatment and other balanced meals, exercise regularly, get plenty out innovations or adapting service delivery to supports within your community. This treatment of sleep and, where possible, avoid alcohol minimize the impact on people living with HIV could include antiretroviral therapy, tuberculosis and drugs. will be shared and replicated as they become medication (i f on tuberculosis treatment) and any > Making time to unwind and reminding yourself available. Until more is known, people living with other medication for other illnesses that you that negative feelings will fade. Take breaks HIV—especially those with advanced or poorly may have. from watching, reading or listening to news controlled HIV disease—should be cautious • Key populations, including people who use drugs, stories—it can be upsetting to hear about the and pay attention to the prevention measures crisis repeatedly. Try to and recommendations. It is also important that sex workers, gay men and other men who have sex with men, transgender people do some other activities people living with HIV have multimonth refills of you enjoy in order to their HIV medicines. and prisoners, should ensure that they have return to your normal life. essential means to • Connecting with others. prevent HIV infection, Share your concerns and such as sterile needles how you are feeling with a and syringes and/ friend or family member. or opioid substitution therapy, condoms and pre-exposure prophylaxis Stop stigma and know (PrEP). Adequate supplies of other medications, such as your rights contraception anfd gender-a firming hormone Precautions that people living with • Stigma and discrimination is a barrier to an effective therapy, should also be obtained. response to COVID-19. 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People living with HIV and their communities have decades of experience of resilience, surviving and thriving, EVERYDAY NEWS FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 12 Life&Style ‘Lockdown a wake-up call for artistes’

BY PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI the lockdown was necessary as it was im- portant to halt the spread of COVID-19 TOP gospel artiste Mathias Mhere yester- “But these are good measures to stop day said the 21-day lockdown e ected the spread of the disease. It came unex- by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on pectedly, but it has a ected us business- Wenera strikes Monday in a bid to curb the spread of the wise,” he said. virulent coronavirus (COVID-19) had pro- Mhere highlighted that the develop- vided a learning curve for artistes to make ment had shown that it was important hay while the sun shines. for artistes to have tangible investments Mhere said to cover their backs during such trying Easter Holi- times. day was usual- “An ar- ly a busy sea- tiste should son for gospel be focused, UK TV deal artistes and he consider to- was set to per- morrow and form in Harare, invest in tan- Beitbridge and gible things,” Masvingo dur- he said. “If we ing the global don’t invest, BY WINSTONE ANTONIO Christian com- we may end memoration of up with no HE executive director of local popu- the death and homes, and lar soap opera Wenera Eddie Ndhlo- resurrection of leave a bad vu has struck a screening deal with Jesus Christ, legacy for our VoxAfrica Television UK, a United but all the families.” Kingdom Pan-African bilingual tel- shows had to Meanwhile, Tevision channel for the screening of the pro- be cancelled. sultry song- duction from Season 1 starting this month. “The lock- bird and fash- Ndhlovu told NewsDay Life & Style yesterday down has af- ionista, Cin- that the deal was part of efforts to reach out to a fected us in a dy Munyavi, wider audience. big way be- said it was im- “Wenera was only on ZBC TV since its premiere in cause we had portant not July 2015. Now in season 12, we are trying to penetrate out- shows lined just for artistes side markets and getting Wenera out there. We have just up for Easter but everyone signed a deal to start screening Wenera Season 1 on Voxaf- cancelled and to have some rica SKY 193 and Free view 271 and it will premiere on April we can’t work. savings to 16 at 8:30pm and will be showing every Thursday night,” he We are stuck Mathias Mhere hedge them- said. at home. You selves against Ndhlovu said they had also inked another deal with TelOne’s can’t even re- such shocks. online Deod television, where they have since launched Wen- cord a coronavirus song; you can’t do it,” “I am just indoors, sitting it out and era Seasons 1 and 2 which are already screening. he said. waiting, nothing is happening,” she said. “Most people in the diaspora have heard about Wenera “During the Easter period, I had four “I think everyone should save regard- and never got an opportunity to watch it as it was only shows; two in Harare, one in Beitbridge less of their profession in case of times like showing locally,” he said. and another in Masvingo.” these. It is a universal problem that goes Ndhlovu said the developments presented an op- The musician, however, admitted that beyond artistes.” portunity to get Zimbabwean products out into the world. “We are producing competitive programmes locally and I believe with such developments, more doors will be opened for Zimbabwe- China-based writer releases debut book an programmes on the international plat- forms,” he said. BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO ity of life during and after the land reform Ndhlovu said the re-branding of Wen- programme up to the discovery of dia- era to Viva Wenera to capture regional CHINA BASED Zimbabwean writer monds in Chiadzwa. If you have an inter- and international markets was at an ad- Ashton Bvute has released his debut nov- est in Zimbabwean activities, events, life- vanced stage. el, The Contested Diamond, which touch- style and history this book is a must-read.” He said Viva Wenera, would be a blend of es on the dynamics of Zimbabwe’s socio- Having witnessed the death of his par- new and old cast members and their main economic and political trends by revisiting ents during the land reform programme, focus was to have a variety of actors from the land reform programme and discov- Petro  nds it di cult to make ends meet. different backgrounds. ery of diamonds in In pursuit of wealth and “With Viva Wenera, our intentions Chiadzwa. fortune, he gets are to include tourism aspects, anti- Bvute, a for- involved in cross- poaching plots in the new storylines mer teacher, told border trading as we want to be relevant with what NewsDay Life and tactfully steals is happening and moreover keeping & Style that he the well-protect- and maintaining our identity as a started writing ed matchbox with project from Zimbabwe,” he said. the book in 2015 a diamond from Ndhlovu said they were happy and complet- seasoned dealers, that stakeholders had agreed to ed it recently Nilly, Solo and Jer- partner with them. while in self-iso- ry. The contested “We do not have timelines for lation following diamond had been the premiere yet, but we will begin an outbreak of panned illegally in from episode one, season one as COVID-19. Chiadzwa. we have begun appealing to spon- “My aim was However, the di- sors so that we are able to bring to complete amond fails to turn out a more modest programme the book in around Petro’s life in terms of quality and a product that 2016, but this as he loses it and will be able to compete with other regional tel- could not ma- the proceeds in a evision shows,” he said. terialise be- botched deal and “The quality of the pictures, setting and the direction cause of some ends up at Mutimure- of the plots will also be different. The aim is to make hiccups. I am fu Prison. Coinciden- Ashton Bvute the new production better in any way we can. We are excited that tally, Petro and Nilly still in the development stages and soon we will be  nally I am share the same cell at able to shed light on other major changes.” done with the book. I Mutimurefu. Wenera has been showing on national television  nished the book under self-isolation be- “I dedicate this book to all Zimbabwe- Eddie Ndhlovu since July 2015 up to October 2019 when the produc- cause of COVID-19. It’s now on online plat- ans for their tolerance and adaptation to ers agreed to take the production off air to rethink forms that include Amazon and it will soon the socio-economic and political hard- and re-strategise to meet regional and interna- be in Zimbabwe’s bookshops,” he said. ships. For this reason, we have seen peace tional television standards. “The book portrays the  ction and real- prevailing,” Bvute said. NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 13 Life & Style EDITORIAL VACANCY

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RIHANNA is opening up about be- on raising children on her own she Educational Qualications: coming a mom. said, “Hell, yeah.” Ÿ 5 “O” level passes including English & Maths The Love On The Brain singer She added: “I feel like society is British Vogue’s May 2020 cover makes me want to feel like, ‘Oh, Ÿ 2“A” level passes including a commercial subject star, and she told the magazine she you got it wrong ...’ They dimin- Ÿ Media Studies Degree/Diploma in Media from a recognized institution of higher learning plans on having “three or four chil- ish you as a mother if there’s not a Ÿ A post-graduate qualication is an added advantage dren” in the future. dad in your kids’ lives. But the only The 32-year-old spoke about how thing that matters is happiness, Experience: busy her life is, but said: “I’m work- that’s the only healthy relation- ing like this now so that I don’t ship between a parent and a child. Ÿ 3 years' experience in a supervisory role have to in the future. That’s the only thing that can raise “I know I will want to live dif- a child truly, is love.” If you meet the above requirements, send your CV at [email protected] ferently,” she said, which to her Rihanna also spoke about her Closing date of applications is 05 April 2020 means having children within the new music dropping soon, after next ten years. PartyNextDoor just released their “I’ll have kids — three or four of track Believe It with the singer. ’em,” she added. She teased fans once more say- Rihanna recently split from ing, “I can’t say when I’m going to longtime boyfriend, Hassan Ja- drop, but I am very aggressively meel, and though there have been working on music.” rumours she’s dating A$AP Rocky, — Citizen EDITORIAL VACANCY

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Dashed, 19Unpin,20Falter, 21Bed- per, 9Entail, 10Grime, 11 Tinted, 15 1Basic, 7 Toiled, 8Chop- PUZZLES Answers Sudoku Hard Easy NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 15 Sport NRSL to honour Manyengavana BY HENRY MHARA must bene t and enjoy the legacy that plans for the future, including setting Son set for military training was left by their father,” he added. up junior football structures for the HE Zifa Northern Region Soc- Manyengavana, credited for revolu- teams (Under-15) to complement Zi- cer League (NRSL) Division tionising the NRSL, collapsed and died fa’s e orts to launch junior leagues in One are planning a tourna- in a gym in Harare last year. all the country’s 10 regions. during virus shutdown ment in honour of their for- Under his stewardship, the league The NRSL congress last month set mer chairperson Willard Man- managed to secure lucrative sponsor- an ambitious programme to play an yengavana,T who died last year. ships including rewarding their player FA Cup in the upcoming season, which LONDON — Tottenham Hotspur’s and around 500 hours of communi- The Willard Manyengavana memori- and coach of the year with cars. They will be another  rst for the league. South Korean striker Son Heung- ty service. al tournament will involve all the NRSL are the only Zifa a liate that gives such To add on to their player and coach min will report to a marines boot The 27-year-old’s Premier League teams this season and is one of a num- huge incentives. of the year awards and the golden boot camp later this month to fulfil mil- season ended even before the coro- ber of tournaments planned by the “I must hasten to say that as Ruy- award that they have held annually, the itary service duties, a report said navirus outbreak spread to Europe league when it kicks o later this year, amuro Holdings, we are delighted with league announced further sponsorship yesterday. when he broke his arm against As- including an FA Cup. the professionalism and the way foot- packages at their congress including All able-bodied South Korean ton Villa on February 16 and Spurs The NRSL season was set to kick o ball is administered in the league. Our the player, coach, top goalscorer and men are obliged to serve in the said he returned to South Korea this weekend, but has been postponed brand will not hesitate to be associat- goalkeeper of the month. The goal- military for nearly two years, mak- for “personal reasons”. inde nitely because of the coronavirus ed with the Northern Region brand. keeper of the year will also be reward- ing up the bulk of Seoul’s 600 Son will report to a marines outbreak which has put many sporting They must harness what Manyenga- ed at the end of the season. 000-strong forces — who boot camp on the island events around the world on hold. vana created and use it as a platform to Kweza added: “We have also started face off against North Ko- of Jeju on April 20 for his Ruyamuro Holdings, who are the even grow the brand bigger,” Mauruki- engagements with regional partners rea’s army of 1,3 mil- basic training, an indus- league’ principal sponsors, will bank- ra added. to foster relationships that will bene t lion. try source told the roll the Willard Manyengavana tourna- Kweza, who took over from the region. We have already made But Son South’s Yonhap ment. Manyengavana said they would some progress in engaging the was news agency. “The (NRSL) chairperson Martin carry on Manyengavana’s leg- diaspora community, par- spared a He Kweza approached me sometime to acy. ticularly in southern Africa. career- posted consider bankrolling the Willard Many- “This was the brainchild These synergies, we hope, threat- imag- engavana memorial tournament. I gave of the gallant and adven- may result in some Zim- ening es online it a long thought and managed to con- turous chairperson Willard babweans who have stint as on Wednes- vince my business associates to buy Manyengavana. made it big in for- a conscript day of himself into the idea,” Ruyamuro Holdings man- He left a lega- eign countries when South Ko- exercising on what aging director Taurai Maurukira said. cy and we will deciding to rea took gold at the appeared to be a large “He was such a great guy who lived continue with partner foot- 2018 Asian Games in balcony, skipping and football all his life. This is the little I can his legacy,” ball back here. Indonesia, earning stretching. do for him. The details of the package Kweza said. This is not just the team an exemp- The Premier League will be availed at a launch whose date He also a dream, but tion. is postponed until at least will be agreed. The most important gave the The late Willard Manyengavana a reality.” The Spurs star broke April 30 because of the pan- thing is that Manyengavana’s children league’s down in tears of joy af- demic and is likely to ter the 2-1 extra-time win be delayed even long- over Japan, which meant er when the English he could fulfil his obli- Son Heung-min game’s stakeholders gations with just three meet today. weeks’ basic training — AFP EDITORIAL VACANCY

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Key Responsibilities to receive monthly stipend Ÿ Gathering and writing business and nancial news for all titles and digital platforms including Heart and Soul Ÿ Broadcasting Services; PRETORIA — The Sunshine Tour, utive of GolfRSA and the WPGA, Ÿ Analyzing and interpreting economic data in support of President Cyril have also agreed to a voluntary sal- Ÿ Give assignments to all business reporters; Ramaphosa’s call for social solidar- ary reduction, based on what is af- Ÿ Edit business stories ity from all South Africans in the fordable to each staff member, for Ÿ Managing the business desk as a content creation hub fight against coronavirus, has an- the months of April and May 2020. Ÿ Give assignments to all business reporters and do follow ups on key assignments nounced a comprehensive financial “As our President has stated, Ÿ Maintain a record of key sources for use by all reporters, multimedia journalists relief programme for South Afri- these are extraordinary times for Ÿ Must meet deadlines for timely production of all publications and key targets for the role can men’s and women’s profession- our country, and they require an ex- Ÿ Maintain good rapport with all publications Editors al golf. traordinary response from all South Ÿ Edit copy for all group titles including digital platforms and Heart and Soul Broadcasting Services In an unprecedented move in Africans,” Sunshine Tour commis- Ÿ Maintain AMH values and guiding principles including putting accuracy to the test South African professional golf, the sioner Selwyn Nathan said. Sunshine Tour will pay a monthly “Our board has fully endorsed and Ÿ Assist reporters in coming up with investigative and in-depth stories stipend to its member profession- approved this financial plan for our Ÿ Give photographic and digital/multimedia assignments for all diaries als, and on a scale according to their members, and those of the WPGA Ÿ Provide leadership, communication and maintain discipline on the Business Desk; various categories of membership, and the Sunshine Ladies Tour, as Ÿ Maintain a follow up diary; for the months of April and May we believe wholeheartedly that this Ÿ Train and mentor junior reporters and interns 2020. is the right course of action to sup- Ÿ Must attend diary meetings with Editors for all titles and digital platforms as required The Women’s Professional Golf port our membership base in a man- Association (WPGA), in partner- ner and on a level that will ensure Key Attributes the longevity of our Tours and help ship with the Sunshine Ladies Tour, Ÿ Must understand the psychology of the different AMH titles announced a similar financial pro- our members through these trying Ÿ Must have proven leadership qualities on the market gramme for the top 25 South Afri- times. Ÿ Excellent communication skills can professionals on the Sunshine “I would like to thank GolfRSA Ladies Tour. and the WPGA for the solidari- Ÿ Good temperament The Sunshine Tour has also com- ty they have shown in this regard, Ÿ Ability to work under pressure and without supervision mitted to paying a monthly stipend and also say a special thank you to Ÿ Must be a hard worker, innovative and tech savvy for April and May 2020 to all the all the staff of the various Tours for Ÿ Multimedia and digital skills are an added advantage caddies who are registered with the the financial sacrifice they are will- South African Caddie Association ing to make in what are clearly very Educational Qualications: and who have been active in the difficult and uncertain times for Ÿ 5 “O” level passes including English & Maths 2019-2020 Sunshine Tour season. them as well. Ÿ 2“A” level passes including a commercial subject This is to assist them in meeting “South African professional golf Ÿ Media Studies Degree/Diploma in Media from a recognized institution of higher learning their financial obligations at a time is a very close family, and as such Ÿ A post-graduate Business/Economic qualication is an added advantage professional golf worldwide has we will stick together in times of been suspended because of COV- crisis. To quote our President, ‘our ID-19. success relies on the effort and en- Experience: The Sunshine Tour, in accordance ergies of every citizen and their Ÿ 3 years' experience. with world golf, has already sus- commitment to help assist others’. pended all of its activities as of 16 As the South African golf family, we If you meet the above requirements, send your CV at [email protected] March 2020. are united in making this commit- Closing date of applications is 05 April 2020 The executive and staff of the ment.” Sunshine Tour, as well as the exec- — AFP 16 NewsDay | Friday April 3 2020 EVERYDAY NEWS FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE NRSL to honour Manyengavana ISSN 2079-9896 “THE NRSL chairperson Martin Kweza approached me some time to consider bankrolling the Willard Manyengavana memo- rial tournament. I gave it a long thought and managed to con- vince my business associates 9772079 989005 10 www.newsday.co.zw to buy into the idea.” Sport Page 15 Nakamba linked with Villa exit

BY FORTUNE MBELE Lig . . . Bordeaux-Blues are looking at the number six after the Nigerian football player Obi Mikel left URKISH Super Lig title contenders Trab- the team . . .” zonspor are reportedly after the signature Birminghammail in England amplified the sto- of Warriors and Aston Villa midfielder ry from Turkey on Wednesday saying the 26-year- Marvelous Nakamba in the next transfer old Warriors midfielder is linked with a shock move window. Trabzonspor. TA media outlet in Turkey, Sabah, on Tuesday “Marvelous Nakamba has been linked with a claimed Trabzonspor wanted Nakamba to replace shock exit from Aston Villa. According to reports in former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel. Turkey, the 26-year-old is a target for Turkish Super Mikel is reported to have mutually agreed to ter- Lig club Trabzonspor. He is the third Villa player to minate his £5 million contract with Trabzonspor last be linked with a move to Turkey by the Press there, month after the Turkish Super Lig continued to play with Mbwana Samatta (Galatasaray) and Trezeguet amid the coronavirus pandemic and the Nigerian (Besiktas) said to be interesting clubs over there," fled back to the United Kingdom with his family. Birminghammail said. e-paper The Turkish Super Lig continued with action be- Nakamba was signed by Birmingham-based As- hind closed doors after most European leagues had ton Villa from Belgium’s Club Brugge in a £12 mil- suspended play, only to postpone the programme on lion deal, becoming the fourth Zimbabwean play- March 19. er to feature in the English Premier League af- A report in Sabah on Tuesday read: “The new ter Bruce Grobbelaar, Peter Ndlovu and Benjani candidate number six in Trabzonspor is Marvelous Mwaruwari. Nakamba from Aston Villa. After the departure of Nakamba made 21 appearances for Aston Villa in Obi Mikel, Trabzonspor followed six stars for the the current EPL season before it was suspended. next season, Marvelous Nakamba, star player of As- Trabzonspor rule the roost in the Turkish Super ton Villa. Trabzonspor accelerated the transfer of Lig which also has Yeni Malatyaspor, home to War- the next season in the meantime given to the Super riors defender Teenage Hadebe.

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