A Kwekwe man was jailed to 20 Kwekwe months in prison after he sucked man jailed and fondled minor’s breasts and asked the girl to touch his genitals. 20 months Sabelo Moyo, 63, pleaded guilty when he appeared before Kwekwe for indecent magistrate Samukeliso Gumbo charged with indecent assault of a assault minor. TURN TO PAGE 2 The Weekly -paper RTGS azette $50 E GNEWSPAPER FOR MIDLANDS PROVINCE 27 NOVEMBER - 03 DECEMBER, 2020 Established 1998 Kwekwe, Zimbabwe Cell: 0772 294 475 Webmail:www.weeklygazette.newspaper.co.zw Symptoms of Covid-19 COUGH HEADACHE FEVER SORE THROAT RUNNY NOSE Women speak Daggers on gender activism against GBV out in PAGE 2 P4 Zibagwe DCC RDC sets aside millions for water elections reticulation PAGE 3 Address 6 Wilcania Street Gata to open Light Industrial Site, KWEKWE Kwekwe Business Conference PAGE 6 Mapeza begins second term at We fabricate, manufacture and install We also supply, cut and fit High specification aluminum window frames All types of glasses including FC Platinum Sliding doors Auto glass Galaxy doors Windscreens Hinged doors Back screens with victory Aluminum shower cubicles Door glasses BACK PAGE Tel: 055 252 0232 Email: [email protected] Call: 0775 210 652, 0773 860 577, 0779 810 601, 0715 955 963 2 E-paper Weekly Gazette LOCAL NEWS 27 NOV - 03 DEC 2020 Kwekwe man jailed 20 months for indecent assault Women speak on Gazette Reporter nor. ery. Moyo then forced himself gender activism A Kwekwe man was jailed to He was sentenced to 23 The state confirmed that the on the girl and fondled and 20 months in prison after he months in prison and 3 months minor left home to the shops sucked the girl’s breasts while against GBV sucked and fondled minor’s were suspended on condition where she was supposed to get forcing his hand inside the breasts and asked the girl to of good behavior and the re- a haircut alone and that’s when girl’s pants, the court heard. SIXTEEN days of gender activism against gender touch his genitals. maining 20 months shall be Moyo took the open opportu- The girl managed to escape based violence are commemorated yearly worldwide Sabelo Moyo, 63, plead- effective. nity to molest the kid. and reported to her family and in every society. ed guilty when he appeared The state alleges that in Oc- Moyo asked the girl to open that’s when the matter came to However, the question that comes is that, do real- before Kwekwe magistrate tober, the accused offered the his zip and play with his man- light. ly people know the meaning of the commemorations Samukeliso Gumbo charged minor a lift to her residence hood and the girl disagreed to Kudakwashe Mazorodze ap- and the impact they are supposed to bear in their daily with indecent assault of a mi- promising fast and safe deliv- the offer. peared for the state. lives. In trying to find out the understanding that women have with regards to the days, the Weekly Gazette had an impromptu questioning session with a few KKPA makes changes to Kwekwe Expo women in the street corners of Kwekwe, where differ- ent responses according to one’s understanding were KWEKWE Expo is set to take ahead as scheduled. eant ceremony thereafter. and the business conference to given. place in December with slight Traditionally, the event spans “What we have done for this empower and improve the quality “Inini ndongoona zvichitaurwa every year kuti changes on the program due to for three days with companies year is that we have removed oth- of our business people especially vanhu vagarisane zvakanaka asi handina hangu kum- Covid-19 pandemic. and businesses exhibiting their er aspects that might pose a risk those emerging and the Small to bonyanya kutevera nezvazvo kut zvakabvepi asi kun- Speaking to this publication, services at the Kwekwe Mining to the delegates. So, we have de- medium enterprises. gonzwa nekuona mumaTV,” said a 37 year old street the chairperson of the Kwekwe Museum. cided to hold a one-day business “Embracing alternative energy vendors who identified herself as Madube. Publicity Association (KKPA), A business conference is held conference instead of the three- sources in Kwekwe and beyond’ “I think that 16 days of activism against Gender Eric Musesengwe said, despite at a selected venue before awards day event,” said Musesengwe. is the topic of the conference for Based Violence is a period where we will be ampli- slight delays, the event is going the ceremony and a beauty pag- “We seek through the EXPO this year,” he said. fying our voices in the fight against Gender based violence. “We fight against it every day but its more con- centrated within these 16 days of which i think that it helps to make enough noise so that we may be heard City of Kwekwe and action be taken from households, Communi- ties, nation and the world as a whole,” said Melody Ndawana, “I think pa 16 days, inguva yakatsurirwa kuti hap- ana zviripo kunze kwekutaura about Gender Based Violence we talk about it dzimwe nguva pama sem- inars kuma Church even musocial media but for a short time vamwe havana nguva yekuverenga or kutevera zviri kuitika muma court but pa 16 days apa ndozvatiri kungotaura kubatsira hama dzedu dzisinga kwanise kuzvimirira nekuvaonesa kuipa kwekurega munhu achiitwa abused nevanhu muhukama kubasa or munharaunda yauri uchida kuzviita munhu akana- ka asingatauri,” added one Mrs Hama. A community leader and councilor for ward 5 Mel- ody Chingarande also gave her own understanding of PROPOSED REVIEW OF RATES, FEES, SERVICE the commemorations. “It’s a lobby and advocacy time/period where CHARGES AND TARIFFS - 2021 COUNCIL BUDGET each and everyone regardless of gender/sex, culture, religion, traditions, race or color, ,should talk about abuse, victimisation, hence congeantizing every one Notice is hereby given in terms of section 219 of the Urban Councils sense everyone is prone and exposed to any type of Act (Chapter 29:15) that Kwekwe City Council proposes to fix its abuse be it at work, at home , at school ,by anyone. “So l feel its the very time every one should partic- charges for the year 2021. ipate since GBV is at the highest rate,, it has become like a pandemic, from the age of 5 going up, are some of the rape victims and are facing all sorts of abuses which are psychological moral, social, pysucalmver- A copy of the schedule showing details of the proposed charges is na, etc-etc---etc, “ she said. 16 days of gender activism against GBV is an in- available for inspection during normal office hours at the Civic Centre. ternational campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day for Elimination Kwekwe City Council ratepayers contributions, objections or of violence against women to 10 December, the Hu- man Rights Day. comments maybe lodged in writing with the undersigned not later This year, the commemorations are running under the theme, ‘Fund, Prevent, Respond, Collect.” than 30 days from the first publication of this notice. Meanwhile in Zimbabwe, several Non governmen- tal Organizations are working hand in hand with the government in the implementation of various projects in fighting against GBV. DR. L. MKANDHLA However, this year the nation witnessed an increase CITY OF KWEKWE in the of GBV despite the efforts being made by or- ACTING TOWN CLERK P.O. BOX 115,KWEKWE ganizations such as Katswe Sistahood, Zimbabwe Association of Church Related Hospitals, Plan Inter- [email protected] TEL: 055-2522301 national among others. 27 NOV - 03 DEC 2020 ADVERTORIAL E-paper Weekly Gazette 3 Government seeks to boost agricultural output by 2025 Prisca Manyiwa and accordingly, ZWL$46.3 tory measure to curb hunger GOVERNMENT has allo- billion has been allocated to and starvation throughout the cated over ZWL$26.3 billion Ministry of Lands, Agricul- country. to the Lands, Agriculture, ture, Water, Climate and Ru- Under the concept, farm- Water, Climate and Rural ral Resettlement. ers in both rural urban areas Resettlement Ministry with a “Hence, for the forthcom- have been given inputs free primary objective to increase ing and subsequent agricul- of charge to make sure that agricultural output by the ture seasons, four factors, no one is left behind. year 2025. among others, are imperative “Pfumvudza/Intwasa” For the development to and these are; include access farming concept among com- yield positive results as per and timely financing arrange- munities as a new farming the target, it is surrounded by ments, mitigating against cli- business model. four main factors that include mate change, guaranteeing vi- “The concept has several access and timely financ- ability and competitiveness of advantages including climate ing arrangements, mitigat- farming business and protect- proofing agriculture, less ero- ing against climate change, ing the environment for sus- sion and higher nutrient reten- guaranteeing viability and tainability of the sector,” said tion as well as reduced pest competitiveness of farming Minister of Finance and Eco- infestations, among others. business and protecting the nomic Development Profes- “In this regard, the Budget environment for sustainabil- sor Mthuli Ncube in the 2021 has set aside ZWL$4 bil- ity of the sector. national budget statement. lion for vulnerable house- Minister of Finance and Economic Development “Starting with the 2021 Meanwhile, the govern- holds with farming inputs Professor Mthuli Ncube National Budget, the target is ment introduced the pfum- for maize, traditional grains, to increase agriculture output vudza concept this year’s soya beans and cotton,” said Zibagwe RDC sets to US$8.2 billion by 2025 farming season as a mitiga- Prof Ncube.