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Zec guns for for Russia
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA

ZIMBABWE on Monday voted

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against a United Nations Gener-
al Assembly (Unga) resolution for
Russia to pay compensation for
the damage caused by its invasion
of Ukraine.
Ninety-four countries voted in
favour of the resolution while 14
were against and 73 abstained.
The UN General Assembly
adopted a resolution that calls for
Russia to pay war reparations to
Ukraine — loss or injury, arising

Pachedu
from the invasion.
The 14 States that voted against
were Zimbabwe, Bahamas, Bela-
rus, Central African Republic, Chi-
na, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran,
Mali, Nicaragua, North Korea, Rus-
sia and Syria.
Zimbabwe has been abstaining
from voting in most UN General
Assembly resolutions on Russia.
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA The southern African nation was
one of the 35 countries that ab-
HE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) wants data analysts

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stained from the Unga vote last
Team Pachedu arrested after they uncovered several irregular- month which called on countries
ities in the voters roll and poked holes into the electoral body’s not to recognise the four Ukraine
information and technology (IT) systems. regions annexed by Russia.
Zec yesterday said it would report the data analysts to the In March, the country also ab-
police for violating data protection laws and hacking into its website. stained from voting against Rus-
The accusation comes after Team Pachedu said there were several sia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“security loopholes” on Zec’s website such as unsecure administra- In April, Zimbabwe opposed an-
tion login details, among others. other Unga resolution to suspend
“If someone has the capacity to access information that does not Russia from the Human Rights
appear on the homepage of the website, what is it?” Zec spokesper- Council.
son Jasper Mangwana told NewsDay yesterday. Foreign Affairs ministry spokes-
“Is it not hacking? We are not very sure of why they had to dig into Zec spokesperson Jasper Mangwana person Livit Mugejo was not
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Rights Bill to be aligned to Constitution
BY PROBLEM MASAU
G
OVERNMENT says the
Zimbabwe Human Rights
Commission Amendment
Bill will be aligned to the
Constitution to ensure
compliance with international best
practices.
Zacc investigators threatened, assaulted
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE
A DIRECTOR at Lanwood Private Limit-
ed, trading as Megasave, yesterday ap-
peared at the Harare Magistrates Court
facing charges of defeating the course
of justice and assaulting Zimbabwe An-
ti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) inves-
tigators.
Stuart Alexander Irvine appeared be-
fore magistrate Dennis Mangosi who
granted him $200 000 bail.
Allegations are that on October 11
this year, Zacc received a report of tax
evasion involving Lanwood Trading
Limited. Zacc officers Milka Pedzai and
Simbai Dangaiso were tasked to inves-
tigate the issue.
Pedzai and Dangaiso then prepared
a warrant of search and seizure for vari-
ous companies which include Nyanga-
ni Industries Private Limited, Moshu-
lu Grain Private Limited, among others.
Dangaiso and Pedzai went to South-
erton, Harare and served the warrants
at Nyangani Industries Private Limit-
ed, and Brainscope Investments Private
Limited.
Upon serving the warrants, the two
officers left their contact details.
It is alleged that on October 19,
Pedzai received a call on her mobile
phone and the caller introduced him-
self as Stuart Irvine, one of the directors
of Linwood.
Biti protests over Press commentaries
BY DEMSOND CHINGARANDE
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti
yesterday protested against alleged
moves by a Harare land developer to
run commentaries in the Press on an
ongoing court case in violation of the
law.
Biti made the complaint in a case
where he is being accused of verbal-
ly assaulting Russian investor Tatiana
Aleshina two years ago.
Biti wants the Harare Magistrates
Court to refer his case to the Constitu-
tional Court (ConCourt) where he be-
lieves he will get a fair trial.
Aleshina is Ken Sharpe’s business
partner in Augur Investments that was
awarded the Harare Airport Road con-
struction contract.
In his submissions in court, Biti ar-
gued that the company was allegedly
irregularly given large swathes of land
in Harare over the airport project.
Augur Investments’ former general
manager Michael Van Blerk responded
to Biti’s allegations through a Press re-
lease accusing the CCC legislator of dis-
torting facts.
Biti said Aleshina should not have re-
sponded to his submissions through a
Press release, but through proper court
Daily COVID-19 update: November 13
Tests done Confirmed
Province PCR New Total
Byo 39 3 22 411
Harare 0 0 48 574
Manic 66 5 30 212
Mash C 0 0 14 449
Mash E 0 3 33 835
Mash W 0 0 31 502
Midl 24 0 18 205
Masv 0 2 22 308
Mat N 0 5 19 008
Mat S 0 0 18 139
Total 129 16 258 643
Speaking during a post-Cabinet
briefing yesterday, Industry and Com-
merce minister Sekai Nzenza — repre-
senting Information minister Monica
Mutsvangwa said: “The Zimbabwe Hu-
man Rights Commission Amendment
Bill will be amended for alignment with
the 2013 Constitution, and for compli-
ance with international best practice
It is alleged that Irvine used abusive
or insulting language against Pedzai,
instructing her to stop visiting his sup-
pliers seeking information on the case.
He accused the Zacc investigators of
extortion.
It is alleged that on the same day, Ir-
vine sent Pedzai insulting messages
via WhatsApp, while also invoking the
name of the President’s Office to intimi-
date her to drop the investigations.
It is the State’s case that Irvine act-
ed unlawfully by threatening the Zacc
investigators and obstructing the
course of justice.
Irvine is also accused of assaulting
Zacc investigating officer, Eric
Chacha, who was investi-
gating a case of obstruc-
tion of justice against the
accused.
It is further alleged that
on October 19, Chacha went
to Irvine's place of work and
the accused refused to
come out of his office.
Chacha then entered
the office and Irvine in-
sulted him. He alleged-
ly hit him with a laptop
and other objects.
He also alleged-
ly pushed Chacha to the
wall and punched him sever-
al times with fists.
processes.
Prosecutor Michael Reza, however,
defended the complainant saying the
Press statement that Biti submitted in
court had nothing to do with the pro-
ceedings in court.
Reza said the current matter was a
verbal assault case.
He said the statement that Biti re-
ferred to related to other matters pend-
ing at the High Court.
"These issues on the statement are
being done in other court cases. There
is no name of Tatiana Aleshina. The
statement is written by Michael Van
Blerk and not the complainant," Reza
said.
Magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Gu-
wuriro, however, asked Biti how he
wanted the case to proceed.
Biti said he wanted the complain-
ant to be stopped from running the
commentary on his court submissions
through Press releases.
The matter, however, proceeded
with Biti submitting letters which he
claimed Aleshina wrote to the Finance
ministry and other documents which
he said supported his case.
The matter was postponed to No-
vember 18 for continuation of the ap-
plication for referral to the ConCourt.
Recovered Active Deceased
New Total
21 423 83 0 905
46 720 33 0 1 821
29 621 25 0 566
14 118 4 0 327
33 386 30 0 419
30 860 58 0 584
17 759 14 0 432
22 064 33 0 211
18 735 140 0 133
17 881 6 0 213
252 567 465 0 5 611
as provided for by the Paris Principles the commissions. The Bill places an ob-
Governing National Human Rights In- ligation on the commission for refus-
stitutions.” al to investigate frivolous complaints
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Com- brought to its attention,” Nzenza add-
mission (ZHRC) Act is not aligned to ed.
the Paris Principles on National Hu- The ZHRC is mandated to promote
man Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and the the protection, development and at-
Constitution. tainment of human rights and free-
The Paris Principles set out the mini- doms at all levels of society.
mum standards that NHRIs must meet Cabinet also noted the onset of an
in order to be considered credible and early rainy season, and revealed that
to operate effectively.
The key pillars of the Paris Principles
are pluralism, independence and effec-
over four million plots have been pre-
pared under the Pfumvudza/Intwasa
programme to boost crop production
tiveness. and food security
“The Bill will also provide for the “The objective of the 2022/23 sum-
framework for co-operation with oth- mer production season is to achieve
er constitutional commissions, and for food, stockfeed and oilseed self-suffi-
gender equality in the chairpersons of ciency from a total of 3 950 283 hec-
Nyatsime 14 freed on $50k bail each
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE
FOURTEEN Nyatsime residents
charged with inciting vio-
lence were yesterday freed
on $50 000 bail each by the
High Court after spending
five months in remand pris-
on.
They were being rep-
resented by
Advocate
Thabani
Mpofu who
was being
instructed
by Noble
Chinhanu
of the Zimba-
bwe Human
Rights NGO Fo-
rum.
High Court judge Justice Munamato
Mutevedzi ordered the 14 Nyatsime resi-
dents to report twice at their nearest police
station, not to interfere with State witnesses
Man in court for mocking ED
BY EMMA NHANCUMBA Robert Zakeyo (43) appeared be-
fore Bindura magistrate Shingirayi Mu-
A RUSHINGA man has been remand- toro who postponed his trial because
ed out of custody to November 28 on he was overwhelmed with other cases.
a charge of mocking President Emm- The trial of Zakeyo, who was being
erson Mnangagwa over the Zanu PF represented by Gift Mtisi of Zimba-
leader’s claims that the country has bwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR),
the strongest currency in the South- came after Acting Prosecutor-Gener-
ern African Development Community al, Nelson Mutsonziwa, issued a certifi-
(Sadc). cate to prosecute.
Zim votes for Russia
 FROM PAGE 1 “Seventy-seven years ago, the Soviet
reachable for comment yesterday. Union demanded and received repara-
In presenting the resolution, Ukrain- tions, calling it a moral right of a coun-
ian ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya insist- try that has suffered war and occupa-
ed that Russia should be held accounta- tion,” he said.
ble for its violation of international law. “Today (Monday), Russia, which
Zec guns for Team Pachedu
 FROM PAGE 1 cessible to anyone browsing on the in-
information on our website. It is not ternet. For instance, the critical folders
about being exposed. We are worried that run the website ./wp-includes and
about the means they use to obtain
the information.
./wp-content were left unsecured. We
found five people managing the inse-
“We do not know how they intend cure Zec website,” said Team Pachedu.
to use that information. We do not The data analysts told NewsDay that
know the profile of Team Pachedu, Zec was mistaking its exposure as a
who they are, whether they are regis- hack.
tered or not for us to engage them. We “The fact that they call it hacking ex-
will not agree to meet a faceless group. poses their weaknesses in IT expertise.
To achieve what?” There was no hack!” Team Pachedu ar-
Team Pachedu said the IT loopholes gued.
were so gross that they could be iden- The data analysts also insisted
tified by “anyone” browsing on the in- that they were a legitimate group, al-
ternet. though Zec refused to meet them.
“There are serious security loop- “We don't operate in the shadows.
holes in Zec IT systems, which are ac- Recently, we invited Zec to a round-
tares, which are expected to yield a to-
tal of 4 928 260 tonnes,” Nzenza said.
“A total of 4 610 636 plots have been
prepared under the Pfumvudza/Intwa-
sa Programme. This is a significant in-
crease from last season’s 2 304 417
plots. 2 207 064 farmers have been
trained, compared to 2 071 637 during
the previous season.”
Nzenza also revealed that the reno-
vation of the Binga Training Centre in
Matabeleland North had been com-
pleted.
“The renovation of the Binga Train-
ing Centre in Matabeleland North prov-
ince was completed and 60 students
have been recruited. The development
of the new Binga Industrial Training
College has commenced,” she said.
and to reside at their given addresses.
Last week, Citizens Coalition for Change
(CCC) legislator Godfrey Sithole was granted
bail on Friday last week on the same charge
of inciting violence. CCC legislator Job Sikha-
la is the only one still behind bars over the
same alleged offence. Sikhala faces another
separate charge of obstructing the course of
justice.
Meanwhile, Sikhala and Sithole's trial
which was expected to start yesterday was
postponed to November 24, following a
plea by their defence lawyers. The State did
not oppose the application for postpone-
ment. Sithole's lawyer Oliver Marwa asked
the court to give him time to study the video
evidence that he had been given and also to
receive further instructions.
Sikhala filed a written application for bail
on changed circumstances. The defence led
by Jeremiah Bhamu and Douglas Coltart will
submit the bail application orally tomorrow.
The case relates to the violent skirmishes
which occurred at the funeral wake of mur-
dered CCC activist Moreblessing Ali in June
this year.
Zakeyo was arrested in May 2020.
He was accused of posting a video
clip on a Rushinga Residents What-
sApp group mocking Mnangagwa over
his assertions that the Zimbabwe dol-
lar was the strongest currency in Sadc.
According to the State, this incensed
Zanu PF activist Author Chinyoka
who filed a police report, leading to
Zakeyo’s arrest.
claims to be the successor of the 20th
century’s tyranny, is doing everything
it can to avoid paying the price for its
own war and occupation, trying to es-
cape accountability for the crimes it is
committing.”
table debate and to tour Zimbabwe
showing Zec, along with journalists,
the evidence of illegal double voters
that we found during our five-month
fieldwork audit. Zec refused to meet us
face-to-face.”
Team Pachedu has been exposing
serious anomalies on the voters roll.
The irregularities include the al-
leged movement of 170 000 voters
from their constituencies and wards
and creation of additional polling sta-
tions under unclear circumstances.
Zec has been accused of purport-
edly tampering with the voters roll to
“rig” the 2023 elections in favour of the
ruling Zanu PF party, but Zec has de-
nied the allegations.
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Join development
processes, UN urges media Teachers fume over fees payment delays
BY LORRAINE MUROMO posts. Initially, they claimed they would have been diverted to a very small use-
pay directly to the schools and teach- less amount.”

T
BY TAPFUMANEI MUCHABAIWA EACHERS’ representatives ers rushed and got invoices from the However, Zimbabwe Teachers Asso-
have expressed displeasure respective schools where their chil- ciation of Zimbabwe secretary-gener-
THE United Nations yesterday implored the media to par- over the delay by government dren are learning. They posted them al Goodwill Taderera said the payment
ticipate in Zimbabwe’s development processes by pub- to pay school fees for their to their respective provinces. They an- of school fees for teachers directly into
lishing stories that encourage people to partake in the children. nounced changes in the procedure more their accounts through SSB was what
development discourse. In April this year, government an- than four times, and now government is the National Joint Negotiating Council
In a meeting on Tuesday with the Zimbabwe National nounced that it would pay school fees for claiming that it has no capacity to pay agreed on.
Editors Forum, UN resident and humanitarian co-ordina- teachers’ children to cushion them from the fees through schools. They are say- “This was a proposal by the workers
tor Edward Kallon said: “I call upon you the media frater- the high cost of living, a proposal which ing they will pay through the Salary Ser- where we said rather than putting mon-
nity, particularly as editors, to enhance your participation caused serious divisions among educa- vice Bureau (SSB).” ey into the school account, why not put
and engagement in Zimbabwe's development processes tors. Zhou said teachers had been ordered money into the teacher’s account. In our
and mobilise the people to participate in development Despite several pleas and attempts to redo the paperwork, which reveals view it is the best way to go as it is fees
discourse. to reach out to government by teacher that government is playing delaying payment and has nothing to do with the
“I urge you to ensure coverage on the outstanding unions, the pledge has not yet been ful- tactics or trying to manage the crisis employer.”
work of communities and women and their challenges filled. through promises. Public Service Commission secretary
in Matabeleland North, the family farmers in Manicaland Teachers’ unions told NewsDay yester- “Government is now saying that mon- Simon Masanga said: “We had a meet-
province, the resilience programmes in Chiredzi and the day that they were surprised by the new ey will come next year,” he said. ing with unions a week ago and it was
potential start-ups that our young students are experi- terms and conditions introduced by gov- Educators Union of Zimbabwe secre- agreed that the money will be paid in De-
menting with in the tech labs.” ernment with regards to the payment of tary-general Tapedza Zhou said: “Teach- cember. We signed an agreement, and so
The UN commemorated its 77th anniversary this week fees. ers have always wanted US$540 through there is no issue at all. When we agreed
under the theme: A watershed moment: Transformative so- Progressive Teachers Union of Zim- various ways and diversions. That fee on the issue of bonuses, we also agreed
lutions to interlocking challenges. babwe president Takavafira Zhou said: has been mentioned since January, and on fees as well.”
Kallon said the media was critical in sending positive “The government is now changing goal- we are now in December and teachers Follow Lorraine on Twitter@RMuromo
messages about Zimbabwe as a good investment desti-
nation.
“On the social and environmental issues, the threats
of climate change have emerged, and we see dry weath-
er and drought spells more frequently, and at times even
flash floods and cyclones. Environmental damage is be-
coming a serious concern in Zimbabwe. The media has a
great role to play in the search for solutions by facilitating
public discourse on these bread and butter issues instead
of getting entangled in covering endless political specu-
lation and pursuing political personalities.”
Kallon pointed out that government cannot lead the
implementation and achievement of sustainable Devel-
opment Goals (SDGs) alone, hence the need for media in-
volvement.
“The media has a critical role in advancing all the SDGs
in general, especially SDG 16 on peace, justice and ac-
countable institutions.”
Zimbabwe Editors Forum co-ordinator Njabulo Ncube
described the UN-Media engagement event as fruitful.
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Informal sector women

lobby for economic justice
BY MELODY CHIKONO

THE Economic Justice for Women Project (EJWP) has

launched a socio-economic rights campaign to push for
economic justice for young women in informal work.
Zimbabwe is now highly informalised at 90% and
women are the majority in the informal sector.
Women are finding it difficult to assess financial bene-
fits or services to support their informal businesses.
The campaign calls for respect of socio-econom-
ic rights, social service delivery, infrastructure develop-
ment, access to affordable basic health, access to potable
water and access to quality waste management, among
others.
EJWP director Margaret Mutsamvi told NewsDay that
the physical and online campaign will be spearheaded
by young women in the informal sector who will train
other women on socio-economic rights, fiscal literacy
and transformative feminist leadership through the sup-
port of the Netherlands embassy.
“We hope that we achieve increased capacity in inter-
preting and understanding socio-economic rights as pro-
vided by the Zimbabwean Constitution, creation of safe
spaces for young women to actively lead and demand
their socio-economic rights. In the long term we are hop-
ing to create a gender responsive public service delivery
system in peri-urban areas and increase active participa-
tion of young women in leadership and democratic com-
munity development processes,” Mutsamvi said.
She said the young women would soon submit a pe-
tition to Parliament and local authorities asking legisla-
tors and councillors to move motions pushing for legal
reforms to ensure that the informal economy is safe for
women and responds to their needs.
The petition will also push for gender responsive so-
cial service delivery and measures to ensure the financial
liberty of women.
Mutsamvi said their trainings have been effective as
communities are now able to demand accountability
from their councillors.
“The campaign is running under the Hashtag #ATime-
ToAct. It’s a challenge to the rights holders, meaning that
no one is coming to act on our behalf. It’s our task to act.
The young women have also taken it upon themselves
to educate others on socio-economic rights and leader-
ship,” she added.
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NewsDay journo narrates battle with diabetes

BY VANESSA GONYE Also, given the bad state of the many may be living with- access some medicines, which at are suffering from it and little
national economy, it is difficult out knowing they times may not be available. is being done to ameliorate the

M
Y journey with
diabetes started
on July 20, 2007
when I was diag-
nosed with type 1
diabetes.
I had suffered from a horrible
wound on my left breast for over
a year.
It had been a stressful journey
from the time the wound began
until diagnosis because many
people who saw my wound sus-
pected it was cancerous.
The situation was beginning
to affect me in many ways, es-
pecially at school because I was
always stressed and in pain un-
til one doctor, upon taking note
of my family history (my mom
had just passed on from a diabe-
tes-related illness), decided to do
tests for diabetes.
The result was just as I had
anticipated: I was a type 1 diabe-
tes and there began my journey
with the condition.
I was told to monitor it by tak-
ing care of my diet and it was
stable for four years until 2011
when I started having problems
with just about any aspect of
health: Chest pains, headaches,
fainting… the list is endless.
I went to see the doctor and
there began my alternate stay in
hospital and at home.
The end result was a stress-
ful two-week stay at the hospital
on a sliding scale with little im-
provement.
That is when I was put on in-
sulin.
I had problems at first; I would
wake up shivering extremely in
the middle of the night and I
desperately sought ways to solve
the problem.
The other problem was my
diet — up to now I find it diffi-
cult to watch my diet.
I crave for sugary stuff and
end up consuming them, which
I know is bad for my health. As
a result, I fail to maintain disci-
pline with my diet.
to stick to a specific diet, some- have it, while This is not good given condition.
times you have to do with what some know that medication has to Also there is no funding to ca-
is there. but they be continuously taken ter for diabetics, like it is with
This makes monitoring my lack suf- for life, hence skip- HIV/Aids, whereby an Aids levy
condition somehow difficult. ficient ping may have seri- was put in place to help those
I have been in and out of hos- knowl- ous consequences. living with the condition.
pital four or five times a year on edge re- Diabetes is not According to the South Afri-
average since I was diagnosed garding being taken se- can Journal of Clinical Nutri-
with this condition. how riously, but it is tion, the prevalence of diabetes
It has never been an easy jour- they one of the ma- in Zimbabwe is currently esti-
ney as I have had to put up with should jor killers. Its ef- mated at 8,5% and has more than
so much, ranging from regular manage fects can be more doubled in the past 30 years.
change of insulin, expensive the con- deadly than HIV/ Zimbabwe has the third high-
medicines, sometimes going for dition. Aids since it caus- est estimated per person cost
months without accessing drugs Being a es many infections of diabetes care in sub-Saharan
and challenges in having a prop- diabetic in ranging from ordinary Africa. These costs are related
er diabetic diet. the develop- fungal infections to to the management of diabetes
At one point I had to go for ing world comes threatening illnesses like complications, including hospi-
over six months without taking with many chal- tuberculosis and even cancer. talisation.
insulin because the type I was lenges, especially on the eco- Diabetes should be given se- Follow us on Twitter
using was very expensive; it was nomic front as there is a need to rious attention given that many @NewsDayZimbabwe
way beyond my reach.
I was using NovoRapid and
Lantus pen sets as well as some
tables all in all for a month’s Pic: Hilary Maradzika
supply at a total cost of US$350.
I had no option, but to quit tak-
ing my medicines, the effect was
very serious, devastating, in
fact.
I almost lost it. It is also pain-
ful to get a normal education (at
least in my case); I was in and
out of hospital each and eve-
ry semester until I finished my
fourth year at university. I al-
most failed to do so during the
final semester when I spent two
months in hospital.
I have been a victim of mis-
guided conceptions about the
disease because most people are
largely ignorant of the chronic
ailment.
As the country joined the rest
of the world in commemorating
World Diabetes Day on Monday,
it is my wish to see the govern-
ment taking control of diabetes
and its effects just like it does
with HIV/Aids or cancer.
This year’s commemorations
were held under the theme: Ac-
cess to diabetes education.
There is need for awareness
drives for the disease; because

Scrap metal dealers offload scrap metal for resale from a truck along Ndlela Way in Graniteside, Harare, yesterday

ChiTown discounts Man “sells” dagga to detectives

penalty fees, rent bills BY NQOBIZWE THEBE

A HARARE man was recently

BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality
is offering 50% and 30% dis-
counts on illegal stands' pen-
alty fees and outstanding rent-
al bills, the council has indi-
cated.
“Anyone who pays after will
be required to pay the full
amount,” council spokesper-
son Lovemore Meya said.
“These promotions are
meant to encourage ratepay-
ers to pay their dues. They owe
too much money to the council
and they have not been paying
for long.”
Chitungwiza Progressive
Residents Association secre-
tary-general Gift Kurupati
welcomed the promotion.
“We are happy that this will
give poor residents a reprieve.
However, a discount of this
manner is a piece-meal ap-
proach that only addresses the
symptoms of a serious prob-
lem,” he said.
Chitungwiza and Manyame
Rural Residents Association
secretary Brighton Mazhindu
said: “It’s an early Christmas
present for ratepayers who
have been struggling to settle
their bills.
“We hope the council will
plug the cash leakages and im-
prove its revenue base.”
As at August 31, the council
was being owed $2,8 billion by
ratepayers who include com-
mercial organisations and
government departments.
Acting finance director Rob-
ert Nyikadzino recently said
commerce and industry owed
the municipality $1,1 billion
and ordinary residents $1,7
billion.
“We encourage our valued
stakeholders to pay their bills
on time in order for the coun-
cil to provide improved ser-
vice delivery to the communi-
ty,” Nyikadzino said.
Acting mayor Kiven Mutim-
banyoka said: “Not every il-
legal structure will be regu-
larised. It’s subject to inspec-
tion because some people have
built above sewage pipes, road
servitudes and below electrici-
ty powerlines.”
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nabbed after attempting to sell
dagga to police detectives.
The accused, Conna Victor Ed-
wards (22) of Button Complex,
Avondale, was yesterday ar-
raigned before magistrate Dennis
Mangosi and charged with unlaw-
fully dealing in dangerous drugs
and unlawful possession of a fire-
arm.
Zanu PF Murewa DCC chair on tenterhooks
BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA
THE fate of suspended Zanu
PF Murewa district co-ordinat-
ing committee (DCC) chairper-
son Israel Maliki hangs in the
balance as he awaits the party’s
verdict expected by end of this
month.
Maliki was suspended a few
months ago after being accused
of sabotaging the provincial
leadership and abusing the par-
ty vehicle, among other allega-
tions.
He is currently undergoing a
disciplinary hearing process to
decide his fate.
His suspension followed an-
other in Chikomba district
Allegations are that on Novem-
ber 11, 2022, detectives from CID
drugs and narcotics received in-
formation to the effect that Ed-
wards was selling dagga. The
detectives then posed as poten-
tial buyers and made an order
through the phone.
In the evening, the detectives
went to Edwards’ house to collect
the order. Edwards opened the
gate and gave the detectives four
where DCC chairperson Alfred
Pedzisa was suspended over an
undisclosed matter.
According to a letter dated Oc-
tober 5, addressed to Maliki and
signed by provincial vice-chair-
person Kudzai Majuru seen by
NewsDay, the Zanu PF official
is being accused of insubordi-
nation.
“You shun attending party
programmes where the provin-
cial chairperson (Daniel Garwe)
would be present; you did not
mobilise party members to at-
tend the Presidential rally that
took place at Murewa Centre,”
the letter read.
“You imposed a district execu-
tive in ward 4, you failed to as-
sachets of dagga, leading to his
arrest.
Edwards’ house was searched
and more drugs were uncov-
ered. Police also found a Brown-
ing 12 Gauge shotgun with 13 live
rounds in his wardrobe. He failed
to produce a valid firearm certif-
icate.
He will be sentenced today.
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semble meetings and facilitat-
ed distant structures in Murewa
south. You abused the vehicle
for your own personal business.
You verbally victimised, threat-
ened and chased away village
heads in ward 18 and you barred
or prevented people from at-
tending commemorations at Wa-
terloo which resulted in a poor
turnout,” the letter read.
Majuru yesterday confirmed
the suspension, but refused to
reveal more details.
“I confirm that Maliki was
suspended and is undergoing a
disciplinary hearing process,
that is all I can say,” he said.
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Ukraine war worsens
Zim food insecurity: UN Housing backlog shoots to 2m
BY LORRAINE MUROMO BY PRIVELEDGE GUMBODETE ing both domestic and foreign investors to par-
ticipate in housing delivery.

Z
UNITED Nations humanitarian organisations say IMBABWE’S housing backlog in ur- “A number of private partnerships and joint
the Russia-Ukraine conflict have sparked price in- ban areas has shot up to two million ventures have been initiated with the private
creases, food insecurity, supply chain disruptions from around 1,5 million reported in sector,” he indicated.
and general deterioration of the macro-economic February, NewsDay has learnt. Apart from the huge housing backlog, Garwe
environment and living conditions in Zimbabwe. Revealing the figure on Monday said the construction sector faced numerous
In a consolidated report titled Impact of the in Harare, National Housing and Social Amen- challenges such as obsolete and inadequate
Ukraine Crisis in Zimbabwe released last month, ities minister Daniel Garwe also said the ma- offsite and onsite infrastructure, mushroom-
the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), In- jority of the country’s rural population was us- ing informal settlements, threats posed by land
ternational Organisation for Migration (IOM) and ing pit latrines, while others are still practising barons, widening disparities between rural and
the World Food Programme (WFP) said the cri- open defecation. urban areas and the high cost of building mate-
sis was threatening development gains and hin- Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of rials and housing finance.
dering progress towards achievement of sustain- 600 housing units constructed by the Nation- “As a developing nation, we are seized with
able development goals. The conflict is happening al Building Society, a subsidiary of the National rapid urbanisation which brings on numerous Daniel Garwe
at a time when Zimbabwe is struggling to recover Social Security Authority (Nssa) in Harare’s Dzi- challenges such as increased demand for hous-
from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic against varasekwa Extension suburb, Garwe said: “The ing, water and sanitation. This has given rise to come economy.
the backdrop of a reduced maize harvest from the country is facing a daunting backlog in housing ballooning informal settlements, thus creating “The existence of land barons in our commu-
2021/22 summer cropping season. and social infrastructure delivery. Statistics at gaps between formal and informal settlements, nities is a reality that is causing pain and suffer-
“The faraway war has had direct effects on in- hand reveal that the housing backlog current- with visible inequalities and service delivery ing to you citizens. It is our clarion call that de-
creasing food, fuel and fertiliser prices and dis- ly stands at two million in urban areas with the and low quality of life.” cisive action be taken against land barons of all
rupting supply chains and trade, leading to fiscal rural population still being exposed to Blair toi- Garwe said land barons were threatening the forms, shapes and sizes.”
tightening and a widening of inequalities and gov- lets, pit latrines and open defecation.” success of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Follow Priveledge on Twitter
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“The cost of living, which has been steadily in-
creasing since August 2021, showed initial signs
of deceleration in October 2022. However, the sit-
uation is still precarious because inflation still re-
mains very high, the lean season has begun ear-
lier than typically, high costs for agricultural in-
puts particularly fertiliser are being observed, and
there is a possibility of a delayed start to the rainy
season in the primary crop-producing northern re-
gions of the country.
“Headline inflation remained high in September
at 280%, five (percentage) points below the previ-
ous month. The inflation in the country remains
one of the highest globally and the only country
in southern Africa with headline inflation above
50%.”
The humanitarian groups said the cost of liv-
ing per person per month, as measured by the total
consumption poverty datum line, rose astronomi-
cally.
“The cost of living per person per month rose by
2,5% to $27 297,53 per person in September from $26
622,83 in August 2022, while the food poverty line
rose by 1,7% from $20 461,07 in August to $20 818,19
per person in September.
“Zimbabwe imports most of its fuel from Mo-
zambique, South Africa and Singapore. The price
of fuel, which was already on an upward trend pri-
or to the start of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, ex-
perienced a sharp increase immediately after the
start of the Ukraine crisis, rising by 17% for pet-
rol from US$1,51/litre (l) in March to US$1,77/l in
June, while diesel rose by 25% from US$1,51/l in
March to US$1,88/l in June. The rising cost of fuel
contributed to the increase in the prices of basic
food and non-food commodities,” the report said.

MSD forecasts low

rainfall, heat this week
BY NIZBERT MOYO

THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD)

has projected relatively low rainfall activity and
some heat this week and advised farmers to work
closely with their local Agritex officers before they
start planting.
MSD’s head of forecasting James Ngoma said:
“We have had significant falls across much of the
country with areas around Murambinda receiving
102mm, Nyanga (78mm), Bikita (50mm), Buhera
(42mm), Marondera (37mm), Lupane (33mm) and
Nembudziya (30mm).
"The moisture that is present in the atmosphere
is not able to be sustained during this week where
we expect less precipitation across the country,
with mostly sunny conditions prevailing in most
areas. We still advise those taking on farming ac-
tivities during this period to keep hydrated be-
cause the sun will be hot towards the end of this
week."
He urged farmers to consult Agritex offic-
ers before planting so that they can get advice on
the right crops to plant. Matabeleland North pro-
vincial agronomist Zenzele Ndlovu said farmers
should stagger their crops starting with tradition-
al grains that are drought tolerant.
“Those who have received effective rains can
start planting; those doing the Pfumvudza/In-
twasa programme should ensure mulching. They
should stagger their crops, and those that have re-
ceived less rainfall should start with tradition-
al grains since their areas are in the dry region,’’
Ndlovu said.
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MRP seeks to meet Commonwealth team
BY SILAS NKALA
T
HE Mthwakazi Re-
public Party (MRP)
has begged to meet
the Commonwealth
team currently in
the country to assess Zimba-
bwe’s eligibility to rejoin the
grouping.
MRP claims that the Zanu
PF-led government has been
marginalising Matabele-
land provinces and meeting
the team would help it air its
grievances.
The Commonwealth delega-
tion, led by the club’s assistant
secretary-general Luis Franc-
eschi is on a week-long fact-
finding mission and will meet
President Emmerson Mnan-
gagwa, diplomats posted to
the country, political parties,
media and members of civic
society.
In letters dated November
12 addressed to Angela Kolon-
go, spokesperson of the Com-
monwealth secretariat and
Patricia Scotland KC, sec-
retary-general of the Com-
Councillors defend Ingwebu in labour dispute
BY NIZBERT MOYO
BULAWAYO councillors
have come out in defence of
the beleaguered Ingwebu
Breweries after workers ac-
cused the local authority-run
company of unfair labour
practices.
Council’s business commit-
tee chairperson Silas Chigora
told Southern Eye that some of
the allegations made by work-
ers were unjustified.
“Like any other company
where a misconduct is sus-
pected, due disciplinary pro-
cesses follow as per code of
conduct leading to different
types of warnings includ-
ing dismissal depending on
the severity of the case,’’ Chig-
ora said.
“If there is any complaint on
disciplinary cases at Ingwebu,
those disgruntled employees
must approach their workers
committee, Nec national coun-
cil/union for their cases to be
reviewed.”
Chigora added: “On salaries,
COVID-19 pandemic affected
sales and profitability of sev-
eral companies including In-
gwebu. It is trying to catch up
with its salary arrears just like
any other company in Zimba-
monwealth, MRP president
Mqondisi Moyo appealed to
the club to seriously consid-
er the state of people in Mata-
beleland.
Moyo pleaded that his par-
ty be part of the stakeholders
who will meet the Common-
wealth team.
“MRP is a political par-
ty fighting for the emancipa-
tion of Matabeleland. I wrote
to the Commonwealth last
year. In the email, I presented
a detailed account of the Mth-
wakazi issue: How the nation
was joined with Mashonaland
in 1923 by the colonial pow-
ers,” Moyo’s letter to Kolongo
and Scotland KC read.
“The result was Southern
Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. Life
is hell for the people of Mata-
beleland in Zimbabwe, hence
our call for self-determina-
tion. I am informed that the
Secretariat of the Common-
wealth is visiting Zimbabwe to
assess the country’s suitabili-
ty for readmission to the Com-
monwealth.”
Moyo demanded to know if
bwe. At one time, Ingwebu em-
ployees were being paid part of
their salaries in forex and I am
sure it is still the case now.”
Workers had raised com-
plaints over poor working con-
ditions, unfair dismissals and
low salaries.
They claimed that most of
the workers committee mem-
bers had been dismissed for
picketing over poor working
conditions.
“There were ten members of
the workers’ committee, eight
of them have been fired except
two who were retained after
they engaged a political party
to rescue them,” said one work-
er.
“Some of them were fired
in June following allegations
that they influenced workers
to sign a petition complaining
about the mismanagement of
the company which led to poor
working conditions and sala-
ries.”
The workers said company’s
failure to resolve issues forced
them to picket.
“This led to a witch hunt
leading to the dismissal of
some of the workers before
even attempting to engage the
workers over the issues,’’ a
worker said.
there is a possibility of the
Commonwealth team meeting
stakeholders other than gov-
ernment.
“My request to you is that
MRP be one of the stakehold-
ers the team will meet. We
have a story to tell. We have
a message that needs a voice.
Our story is unique. Lack of
attention has crippled the lives
of the people of Matabeleland.
Our situation cannot be gener-
alised based on conditions pre-
vailing in Zimbabwe.”
The Commonwealth is yet to
respond to his letter.
The team assesses the coun-
try as Mnangagwa’s govern-
Residents team up to build bridge
BY EMMANUEL MPOFU
HLALANI Kuhle residents
in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo,
have joined forces with their
councillor Kidwell Mujuru to
construct a makeshift bridge
to help them access other ar-
eas during the rainy season.
The area is impassable
whenever it rains and usu-
ally presents a challenge for
schoolchildren who have to
walk on waterlogged ground
as they go to school.
“The rainy season comes
with a lot of challenges. Some
areas become so swampy that
we are unable to move to oth-
er places in the suburb. We
end up using longer routes.
I have been a resident here
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ment is accused of crafting
draconian laws such as the
Private Voluntary Organisa-
tions Amendment Bill, perpe-
trating human rights abuses,
failing to implement electoral
reforms and not acting on po-
litical violence and incarcera-
tion of opposition activists.
On Monday, the group met
Foreign Affairs and Interna-
tional Trade minister Freder-
ick Shava, Finance and Eco-
nomic Development minis-
ter Mthuli Ncube, Justice, Le-
gal and Parliamentary Affairs
minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and
Public Service, Labour and So-
cial Welfare minister Paul Ma-
for more than three years
now and drive everyday to
work, during the rainy sea-
son, sometimes I am forced to
leave my vehicle at home, it is
very challenging,” said July
Makurumidze, a resident.
Another resident,
Sithandekile Moyo said: “The
bridge is an excellent initi-
ative. We are going to bene-
fit greatly from it, especial-
ly during this rainy season.
The situation has been dire as
schoolchildren find it hard to
cross over to other areas be-
cause water accumulates in a
specific area making it diffi-
cult and mostly dangerous for
our children to cross.”
Councillor Kidwell Muju-
ru (Zanu PF) said he sat down
vima.
The Commonwealth team is
expected to assess the coun-
try’s preparedness to rejoin
the group of former British
colonies after Harare pulled
out in 2003 at the height
of a controversial land re-
form programme, which re-
sulted in white former com-
mercial farmers being
violently removed from their
farms to pave way for black
ownership.
Franceschi said the group
would make a report after
meeting several stakeholders.
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A makeshift bridge
being constructed
by Cowdray Park
residents and
their councillor
Kidwell Mujuru in
Bulawayo
with residents of the Hlalani
Kuhle area and led the initi-
ative to build a bridge which
will service Cowdray Park
residents.
“The makeshift bridge will
be a link between the Athens
shopping centre and 7A and
7B areas of Cowdray Park.
I managed to get pipes from
the Bulawayo City Council,
which we used to construct
the bridge. I bought 10 bags of
cement from my own pocket
and donated rubble that was
used in the construction of
the bridge,” he said.
Mujuru said what was left
was gravel that would be de-
livered by council trucks.
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Date: 11-11-2022
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EcoCash swings back
into profitability
BY SHAME MAKOSHORI
T
echNology out-
fit ecocash hold-
ings chairperson
Sherree Shereni
(pictured), has
projected that the Zimbabwe
Stock exchange-listed firm
is in for exciting times, after
financial statements for the
half-year to August 31, 2022
showed it had bounced back
into profitability, defying “en-
vironmental headwinds.”
ecocash lifted inflation-ad-
justed pre-tax profit to $911,1
million in the six months, ris-
ing from a $106,2 million loss
during the comparable peri-
od.
operations were boosted by
an aggressive digital transfor-
mation strategy, which was
also acknowledged by key
unit Steward Bank last week.
Revenue swung up $45,4 bil-
lion, a 6,8% rise from $42,5 bil-
lion in 2021, as it tracked in-
roads from Steward Bank,
which consolidated its forex
earning capacity after approv-
ing United States dollar loans.
ecocash, which superin-
tends over leading tech-based
brands, see fresh opportuni-
ties on the Zimbabwean mar-
ket where it would be deploy-
ing “transformational innova-
tions in the pipeline” to build
the business.
Several such innovations
came onto the market during
the review period, including
ecocash Bill Manager, which
signed up over 200 000 custom-
ers.
The platform aggregates
service providers, allowing
customers to “conveniently
pay their bills.”
ecocash also rolled out eco-
cash chatbot, an artificial
intelligence-driven custom-
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
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ALL SHARE 14466.17
33528.58
8324.46
MINING 25478.67
er experience solution to im-
prove efficiencies in query
resolution.
“This positive development
reflects the benefits of our on-
going digital transformation
journey, which has seen an
improvement in operational
efficiencies,” Shereni said, as
she shared ecocash’s results
with investors.
“We will continue to build
on this business strategy to
ensure we deliver value for
our shareholders. ecocash
holdings continues to see ex-
citing opportunities in the
market for social and finan-
cial inclusion through tech-
nology. We see opportunities
in the market, and we are ex-
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cited about the new and trans-
formational innovations in
our pipeline.
“We have accelerated our
digital transformation, dis-
rupting ourselves to positive-
ly impact the lives of people.
Despite the challenging oper-
ating environment during the
period under review, we have
continued to identify and pur-
sue new opportunities, for-
mulating winning strate-
gies to drive business perfor-
mance and positive socio-eco-
nomic impact.”
last week, Steward Bank
said adjusted post-tax prof-
it surged 314% to $5,7 bil-
lion during the same period,
driven by the digital banking
NewsDay | Wednesday November 16 2022 7
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USD-ZWL 636.7837
Insurers push
for tax reviews
BY MELODY CHIKONO
ZIMBABWE’S insurance industry
says government should review lev-
ies and taxes on insurance products
to make them affordable.
The issue of high taxes came un-
der the spotlight during the insur-
ance sector’s conference in Victo-
ria Falls on Monday, after a Finance
ministry official said the high cost
of insurance products was affecting
the growth of the industry.
Matthew Sangu, the deputy di-
rector for financial sector policy in
the ministry, blamed low uptake of
insurance to high cost of insurance
policies.
Sangu, who was delivering key-
note remarks at the Insurance In-
stitute of Zimbabwe annual confer-
ence, said consumers were finding
insurance too expensive.
“Formal insurance remained low.
This is attributed to high cost of in-
surance and lack of knowledge,”
Sangu said.
But delegates argued that the
cost of bringing an insurance prod-
uct to the end user were high be-
cause of high taxes, levies and oth-
er regulatory obligations. Insurance
Council of Zimbabwe chairperson
of the public relations committee,
David Nyabadza was among the
speakers at the conference.
He said: “Costs in terms delivering
the insurance product itself are very
high.”
“On a typical policy we have to
collect levies to fund the regulator,
we have to collect stamp duty, we
push. have to collect for some of the oth-
The bank posted $1,4 billion er regulatory entities like the Traffic
profit after tax in the compa- Safety Council and we also have to
rable period in 2021. pay intermediary tax on it,” he said.
It also announced a 223% “I totally agree that there has
increase in net operating in- been of lack of education about
come from $8 billion to $25,8 our products and services. We have
billion in inflation-adjust- a lot of publicity and outreach and
ed terms on the back of im- we are working on this with the reg-
proved non-interest income ulators. When you look at funeral
which largely consisted of (policy), the uptake of the product
digital banking revenue and is higher than all the other classes.
exchange gains. “That is because funeral is very rel-
Pre-tax profits were also in evant to people, maybe we should
the positive, rising 385% to look at other products to see if they
$6,3 billion, from $1,3 billion are relevant to people. I know that
during the comparable period our rates are low but I think it also
in 2021, according to chairper- has to do with insurance products
son Bernard chidzero. themselves.”
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Africa’s debt conundrum
BY NEIL FORD
S
ome observers believe that Af-
rican governments are falling
into the same debt patterns that
spiralled out of control in the
1990s and into the new millenni-
um, resulting in a fairly robust debt can-
cellation programme.
This campaign culminated in the 2005
G7 Finance ministers’ agreement that
triggered US$130 billion in debt being can-
celled for 36 countries.
The CoVID-19 crisis and associated eco-
nomic downturn obviously had a huge im-
pact on the finances of most governments
around the world.
The lowest income countries were able
to halt debt repayments during the pan-
demic as a result of the introduction of
the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initia-
tive (DSSI) in may 2020, but this expired
in December 2021 and never secured the
hoped-for support of private creditors.
Nevertheless, it provided US$6 billion
debt relief in 2020 and another US$7 bil-
lion in 2021 for the 48 countries that signed
up to it, mostly in Africa. The Interntion-
al monetary Fund (ImF) provided another
US$851 million in debt service relief to 29
of the world’s poorest countries.
Total African external public debt
reached US$726 billion in 2021, up US$27
billion on the previous year, a fairly mod-
est 3% increase.
However, it is clear that the situation
varies a great deal from country to coun-
try. In December 2012, the ImF said that
60% of low income countries were then at
high risk of debt distress, double the level
at the end of 2015.
evidence of the ability of African
States to cope with current debt levels
includes the fact that only three govern-
ments — Chad, ethiopia and Zambia —
have sought debt restructuring under the
G20’s new common framework, which
was introduced to replace the DSSI.
It has a big advantage in that it includes
China among its members. Zambia was
the first African State to default during
the pandemic when it failed to make a
US$42,5 million eurobond repayment in
November 2020.
There have been big changes in the
balance of government credit in recent
years. Firstly, while multilateral and bi-
lateral lenders previously dominated, pri-
vate credit is growing rapidly.
In eastern and southern Africa, for in-
stance, the proportion of sovereign debt
held in multilateral loans has fallen to
47% of the total, with bilateral loans
steady at 35% and private finance now ac-
counting for 19%.
Chinese institutions have become far
bigger lenders to African governments
since the 2005 agreement, although the
amount of money on offer appears to have
sharply receded more recently.
Secondly, African debt is increasingly
issued in euros, with 20 African govern-
ments holding outstanding eurobonds, with a to-
tal face value of US$140 billion at the end of 2021.
Thirdly, longer issues are now possible, even of up
to 30 years.
Finally, the fact that more African governments
take out eurobonds — and on a more regular ba-
sis — may be an indication that the debt position
of many of them is not particularly dangerous. It
demonstrates that the markets are still prepared to
lend, while their reliance on the markets probably
influences their economic policies and encourag-
es mainstream plans. In short, they have become
more reliable borrowers.
Despite rising debt levels, there appears to be
continued strong appetite for the sovereign debt
of many African countries, as South Africa’s US$3
billion, Angola’s US$1,75 billion and Nigeria’s
US$1,25 billion eurobonds earlier this year attest.
However, it appears that many private lenders now
seek assurances that their loans will not be rolled
into future debt restructuring programmes.
even if growing African debt is a problem, it
could be argued that it is of no greater concern
than that of many industrialised countries. When
looking at debt levels across the world, the position
of African governments is fairly standard.
In terms of the most recent available debt-to-
gross domestic product (GDP) ratios, Venezuela
performs worst at 350%, which is clearly unsus-
tainable, but Japan, surprisingly, comes next with
266%. Sudan is the highest-ranked African State in
third, with 259%.
A total of 24 countries have debt-to-GDP ratios in
excess of 100% but only six of these are in Africa,
with eritrea, Cabo Verde, Libya, mozambique and
Zambia joining Sudan. The US also features in that
group at 124% and France with 113%.
This is not to argue that sound fiscal manage-
ment is unimportant, or that it is advisable to keep
increasing borrowing at every stage of an econom-
ic cycle. Far from it, as higher debt means higher
repayments, which reduce the amount of money
available for more productive uses in the future.
Yet it does mean that the position of every coun-
try should be taken on its merits without automati-
cally seeing a combination of the words “debt” and
“Africa” as a bad thing.
Some debts do take a long time to pay off. It is
fairly well known that the UK made its final pay-
ment on the loans taken out from the US to finance
its efforts in the Second World War in 2006. How-
ever, it is less recognised that it was not until 2015
that the United Kindom finally paid off the debt
that it incurred in compensating slave owners for
the abolition of slavery in 1835.
The first debt can be worn with pride; the second
only with shame.
Analysis of the African countries with the low-
est debt-to-GDP ratios is interesting as it throws up
excellent cases of sound economic management
— for example, Botswana, with 24,2%. Gaborone
has a long track record of steady growth, based
on sound management of its diamond revenues.
However, it also includes Swaziland and Burundi,
which perhaps find it more difficult to secure ac-
cess to debt markets than most other countries.
If we accept that taking on debt is sometimes ad-
visable and sometimes not, there are two main cri-
teria to help decide which is which. Firstly, what is
the purpose of the finance? Is it to cushion the im-
pact of a short-term crisis or to help promote long-
term growth? or is it to cover recurrent spending
over an extended period?
There is a big difference between seeking fi-
nance to increase the salaries of middle-class civ-
il servants or investing in specific infrastructural
projects that can lift long-term growth prospects —
or providing social support to ensure that the poor-
est in society can survive crises, such as the recent
pandemic.
Secondly, how transparent are the terms of that
lending? most loans granted to African govern-
ments by Chinese lenders have been described as
being made on concessionary terms but detailed
terms are rarely published, which makes it diffi-
cult to assess their attractiveness.
It also makes it challenging for other potential
lenders to consider the wisdom of offering further
finance. For instance, Chinese creditors were be-
lieved to hold about 35-40% of Zambia’s estimated
US$17,3 billion debt at the start of this year, but the
exact figures are unknown.
Completely hidden debt is even more dangerous.
mozambique’s external debt ballooned from 37,5%
of GDP in 2011 to 110,5% by 2018 on the back of
secret loans to finance the purchase of tuna fish-
ing boats, a radar surveillance network and patrol
boats at inflated prices. Apart from the bad deals
and big loans, the fact that the government opted to
hide the financing resulted in the country’s finan-
cial reputation crumbling.
— African Business

Zim fights climate change
with new seed varieties
…as 24 drought-tolerant varieties come into market
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA
O
VER half of the new
seed varieties released
recently are drought
and heat tolerant, a
new study showed last
week, confirming Zimbabwe’s deter-
mination to tackle climate change-in-
duced threats to food security.
In a comprehensive report that anal-
yses the state of affairs in Zimbabwe’s
seed breeding sector, the African Seed
Access Index (TASAI), which worked in
partnership with the Zimbabwe Seed
Association (ZSA), said the country re-
leased 46 new varieties between 2019
and 2021.
This figure was a slight increase from
the 41 varieties released between 2014
and 2016. It noted that 30 of the new va-
rieties were maize seeds.
The report revealed that of the 46 new
varieties, 24 had special features such as
drought and heat tolerance, early matu-
rity and nutrition-enhanced.
TASAI and ZSA tracked breeders work-
Namibia to develop new conservation
agriculture framework
NAMIBIA is set to develop a new con-
servation agriculture strategic frame-
work to inspire local farmers to adopt
sustainable agriculture practices that
ensure resilience, food security and nu-
trition as well as environmental protec-
tion, an official said Monday.
Speaking at a workshop to develop
the comprehensive conservation ag-
riculture programme, United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organisation as-
sistant representative Ferdinard Mwap-
opi said the framework is to help farm-
ers increase production and productiv-
ity, thus reducing risks and building re-
silience to climate change.
“Despite agricultural productivity in-
creasing in some countries in the Sadc
(Southern African Development Com-
munity) region, others like Namibia re-
main net importers of food items and
are thus highly exposed to environmen-
tal and economic factors prevailing in
food exporting countries, making them
vulnerable to shocks,” he said, adding
that the situation is further exacerbated
NewsDay | Wednesday November 16 2022 9
ing on four food crops -- maize, soya- “Between 2016 and 2021 the same period, the country lost a sig- The report added that Zimba-
bean, sorghum and sugar bean. number of breeders in the public nificant breeding research capacity bwe had in the past three years lost
“In addition to higher yields, new vari- sector reduced by two,” the seed and experience once a multination- its seed breeding research capac-
eties often carry desirable traits such as breeders’ report read. al entity stopped its breeding activ- ity due to lack of adequate invest-
climate stress resilience, disease/ pest re- “The private sector gained three ities in Zimbabwe, However, some ment which has resulted in the pri-
sistance, and nutrition-enhancements,” breeders, one breeder for bean, smaller companies are starting to vate players dominating the seed
the report said. soyabean and sorghum seed. The invest in breeding research, as a re- breeding sector, research by seed
“In addition, given the growing em- breeders who left the public sector sult of which the overall change in production experts show.
phasis on nutrition and climate change joined the private sector or inter- the number of active breeders re-  Follow Miriam on Twitter @
adaptation, the recent increase in varie- national organisations. During the mains small.” FloMangwaya
ties released for the other crops is com-
mendable. Climate-smart attributes
that have been a major focus for breed-
ers include very early to early maturity,
drought tolerance, and heat stress toler- N K OF Z
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ance. At least 50% of the maize and sor-
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ghum varieties released in these years
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had one or more climate-smart features.”
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At the recent COP27 conference in
Egypt, the world discussed how to nav-
igate the scourge of drought and other
climate change-induced negative fac-
tors like desertification. Foreign Exchange Auction Results 15 November 2022
A major focus of the conference re-
volved around how economies can im- SMEFX114/2022 MAIN FX120/2022
prove global food security under the Number of Bids Received : 135 85
current climatic shifts. Number of Bids Disqualified : 7 2
Total Number of Bids Accepted : 128 83
Total Number of Bids Allotted : 127 81
Total Value of Bids Accepted : USD1,352,749.71 USD11,879,207.67
Amount Allotted
Highest Rate Received :
: USD1,333,267.85
670.0000
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675 .0000
Lowest Bid Rate Allotted
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by poor farming methods, high levels of PURPOSE AMOUNT AMOUNT
soil degradation and desertification re- ALLOTTED ALLOTTED
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sulting in low agricultural productivity. AUCTION
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also worsen the situation as they re-
Machinery and Equipment 483,860.83 1,789,981.02
sult in severe crop damage or complete
Consumables (Incl. Spares, Tyres, Electricals, etc) 120,689.33 1,125,086.66
crop failures placing many people at risk
Services (Loans, Education, Dividends, 89,119.13 1,606,893.13
of hunger, he noted.
Disinvestments, etc)
Conservation agriculture principles, Retail and Distribution (Incl. Food, Beverages, etc) 146,359.53 609,479.94
which include minimal soil disturbance, Electricity 0.00
permanent soil cover, and crop rotation, Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals 28,249.37 811,466.31
are universally applicable in all agricul- Paper and Packaging 27,400.81 710,141.97
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Mwapopi said.
He said that this intervention is espe- GRAND TOTAL AWARDED 13,053,307.52
cially important for smallholder farm-
ers who despite managing over 80% of Notes
the world's estimated 500 million small 1. Bids with overdue CD1s, outstanding Bills of Entry (BOEs), insufficient ZWL and
farms and providing over 80 percent of those with sufficient FCA balances were also disqualified.
the food consumed in a large part of the 2. Some Bids were allotted on a pro-rata basis.
developing world, are still largely over- 3. Willing buyer Willing seller Bid Rate as at 11 November 2022 was ZW$609.6679
looked and left to face challenges such
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EVERYDAY NEWS FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE

Commonwealth:
Let’s not take
chances
S
PEAKING at the National Sports Stadium to mark Zimbabwe’s
24th independence anniversary on April 18, 2004 and four
months after the southern African nation withdrew from
the Commonwealth of Nations after it had been suspended
over human rights issues, the late former President Robert
OPINION
Mugabe emphatically declared: “We shall never go back to this evil or-
ganisation (Commonwealth).”
Mugabe told the world that the country had left the Commonwealth Good day Mr President, death knell for citizenry
because its former colonial master, Britain, was attempting to “enslave to enjoy civility was sounded
us, to make us puppets… When we left we did not say we shall return,
the door through which we left is now locked”.
Mr President a cult. At most, they flocked in Zanu PF cadres were confined to
How things have changed with the passage of time and almost to satisfy the quorum; at worst, toe a straight and narrow code of
20 years since Zimbabwe exited the Commonwealth, the country is they exposed the culture of conduct. None deliberated with
now somewhat eager to be readmitted following concerted efforts by subservience. their conscience and conviction.
Mugabe’s predecessor President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, consequently, Given that your party is the
It is interesting how history keeps repeating itself. the participants were not governing party, ordinarily, my
When Zimbabwe was still Rhodesia and led then by Ian Smith as deliberative. They were without expectations for the congress to
prime minister, the country left the Commonwealth in 1965 when zeal to be heard or to advocate for be a robust exchange of ideas
Smith made the infamous Unilateral Declaration of Independence the election of the young blood was markedly unmet. Instead,
from Britain. into the high echelons of the party. deliberations were preoccupied
The country was in the wilderness for 15 years and only returned to They were intentionally geared to with ululations and bursts of
the Commonwealth family at independence in 1980.
Now a team from the Commonwealth is in the country, albeit for
Cyprian M Ndawana be content with maintaining the
status quo.
approvals, true to that of a
carefully patterned choreography.
the third time, to assess the possibility of Zimbabwe rejoining the With your uncontested Your Excellency, with the party

D
EAR President
54-member organisation and unlike its return in 1980, this time around Emmerson
Zimbabwe has to prove that it is committed to upholding certain Mnangagwa, Your
principles which it breached leading to its suspension in the first place. Excellency, as I see
Incidentally, the country was suspended in late 2003 for breaching a it, the absence of a
declaration it signed in its capital Harare in 1991. The Harare Declaration strategic succession plan on the
stated, among other central issues, that Zimbabwe — together with agenda of the just-ended Zanu
other Commonwealth members — promote: Democracy; democratic PF congress was ominous. It was
processes and institutions; the rule of law and the independence of inauspicious for the ruling party
the Judiciary; just and honest governance; and fundamental human to be dead silent on leadership
rights, including equal rights and opportunities for all citizens renewal.
regardless of race, colour, creed or political affiliation. Yet, dire consequences are
And based on this very declaration the Commonwealth team known to afflict organisations that
will assess the country’s current position before making its forgo planned and systematic
recommendations. injection of fresh mindsets at
While we sincerely hope for a positive outcome for the country the helm. It is well-documented
because it has been really cold outside the Commonwealth and the in human development studies
experience has not been pleasant, we implore our government to be that loyalty to a leadership that
sincere in its decision to rejoin the organisation. has gone full circle has grave
As it is, to be honest, the way government has been behaving leaves ramifications.
a lot to be desired and there has been very little evidence that the A case in point is the ordeal your
country is serious about readmission. party went through following
The Commonwealth team has come at a very opportune time as we decades of venerating the
prepare for the 2023 elections. Disregarding whatever has happened deposed late former President
in the past, it is critical that our government judiciously navigates the Robert Mugabe. He was hallowed
period up to the elections and what happens soon after the elections as the centre of power, even as
because this will, whether some of us like it or not, determine the effects of advanced ageing were
country’s chances of returning to the Commonwealth. A free and fair roundly impairing his faculties.
election, devoid of intimidation and many other electoral malpractices, It was incongruous for a leader
will definitely enhance Zimbabwe’s readmission chances. who has roads in all towns and
Zimbabwe has been out in the cold for a long time and it should not cities, as well as the country’s
mess up this chance, otherwise it risks being condemned back into the prime international airport
wilderness of pariah States. named after him, to ultimately
The release of some political prisoners who were being denied bail encounter a military-led deposal.
for the past four months is a good start and we honestly hope that It was apparent that his resistance
this is not being done just to please the visiting Commonwealth team of succession were bound to cost
because there are so many other misdemeanours that are sticking out him dignity. And it did.
like sore thumbs which can easily jeopardise Zimbabwe’s chances of Your Excellency, methinks
returning to the Commonwealth. participants to the recent Zanu
PF congress were primarily
complacent. They were as
biddable as they were docile.
As I see it, they basically did not
evidence the enthusiasm that is
typical of elective congresses.
Despite coming from even
the furthermost provinces from
Harare, methinks the supposed
elective congress participants
deliberated as if the party was
retention as the party first
secretary, it was by head instinct
that the precedence for the other
three who sit with you at the
party totem post was set. It was
no wonder that they too, similarly
received renewals of their
appointments without further
ado.
Your Excellency, essentially,
their reappointments were
granted, as if by inherent right of
entitlement. Furthermore, many
other old guards who had long
been gathering dust and rust
were retrieved from the political
dustbin. They are back in the inner
circle of power.
It was a forgone conclusion
that influential politburo and
central committee posts were to
be largely awarded to the political
geriatrics. Lamentably, like the
scriptural Lazarus, the youth and
the middle-aged had to content
with the paltry leftover fringe
positions.
As I see it, the first congress
without the domineering Mugabe
was a classic much-ado-about
nothing gathering. It employed
Mugabe’s modus operandi of
patronage appointments. He
handed down to you the practice
of dictatorship than debate in its
entirety.
Everything about it was without
the essence which characterises
elective congresses. It turned
out that the deliberations were
routinely tamed and cautious.
There was no scope whatsoever
for creativity or spontaneity,
neither was there room for critical
thinking.
It was apparent that cadres were
restricted to a strict script. Contrary
to the expectations of open
democratic vibrant organisations,
presidium remaining as it was,
granted, it was a death knell for
the citizenry to enjoy civility.
Whatever fleeting hopes there
might have been for a turnaround
of socio-economic fortunes were
rendered a deadly blow.
An eerie and portentous
stillness enveloped me as the
congress ended. I resigned to the
fateful eventuality that indeed, the
party had unanimously endorsed
a would be 81-year-old cadre as
its 2023 presidential candidate. It
had forsaken succession as it did
with Mugabe.
With all due respect, my
expectations were that you
would be among the pioneering
council of elders members. Given
the all encompassing challenges
bedevilling Zimbabwe, truly, it is
weird for Zanu PF to settle for an
aging candidate as its best foot
forward.
Meanwhile, with the
Commonwealth assessment
mission currently in the country,
it was a fateful coincidence
that former Nigerian President
Olusegun Obasanjo recently
spoke critically of Zimbabwe. He
blamed the country for setting a
wrong precedent of coups on the
continent.
Your Excellency, he was referring
to the millitary-orchestrated
removal from office of Mugabe
in 2017. He berated that the
deposal was a coup which was
sanitised and packaged as a bona
fide means of replacing a rogue
administration outside the ballot.
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co.zw
Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana is a
public-speaking coach, motivational
speaker, speechwriter and newspaper
columnist.
Daily View
Long-term planning can
get rid of land barons
T
HE rise of land barons
has become an enduring
trend and topic in many
agriculture-driven African
economies over the past
few years. In fact, this trend has
grown to the extent that in Zimba-
bwe there are more than five types
of land barons. Increase in land
barons can largely be attributed to
lack of long-term planning around
the use of natural resources such as
land. In most African countries, na-
tional budgets focus on service pro-
vision, infrastructure and salaries
for civil servants.
No attention is given to invest-
ment planning anchored on the
four key factors of production:
Capital (finance) — which is em-
phasised by policymakers through
budgets.
Land — in its physical form and
natural resources — what long-
term plans do we have for land
which is an unadjustable resource?
Human resources — people with
their skills, knowledge, passion and
aspirations.
Entrepreneurship — this is very
important as it relates to the es-
tablishment of enterprises on land.
What long-term plans are there on
entrepreneurship development?
When colonialists came to Africa,
they set up long-term plans spe-
cifically around entrepreneurship
and industrial development. Eve-
ry town was carefully planned with
areas designed for residential hous-
ing, areas for heavy industries, areas
for light industries and so on. Long-
term plans also existed for every
open space.
The rise of MSMEs, implica-
tions
In countries like Zimbabwe, the
collapse of large-scale industries
and emergence of micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSMEs) has
created huge demand for land to
establish enterprises. During the
time, most people were employed
in big formal industries, there was
no serious demand for land to be
used as trading space. But follow-
ing retrenchments and economic
down-turns, most people moved
into the MSMEs sector, triggering
high demand for trading space or
workspace. Meanwhile, owners of
large-scale industries that have col-
lapsed continue to hold onto land
on which their factories sat. Those
retrenched have gone to work in
spaces originally designed for other
uses like recreational purposes.
Policymakers are yet to see that
high demand for land and trading
space is giving birth to land bar-
ons. As long as demand outweighs
availability and policymakers are
not generating solutions, the prob-
lem of land barons will not end.
In agricultural markets like Mbare
in Harare where 153 market stalls
were set up and registered with
the municipality when the market
was established more than 50 years
ago, increase in demand for trading
space has seen each market stall ac-
commodating 5-10 traders renting
space from one individual whose
name is registered by the munici-
pality. This means 153 registered
market stall owners have become
space barons for at least 1 500 trad-
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ers. All this is due to high demand
for land to establish enterprises not
only due to passion by individuals
to start an enterprise, but as a last
resort for many people to earn a liv-
ing.
Infiltration by politics
Political infiltration has wors-
ened within constrained ecosys-
tems where demand for land and
space is rising. With local authori-
ties losing their policies and pow-
er, political power has taken over
the governance and management
of local authorities to the extent
that politicians are now the gover-
nors and owners of urban land and
markets. Traders are obliged to fol-
low what political leaders are say-
ing, but these local political lead-
ers have become land barons who
charge an extra fee on traders who
are already paying rentals to local
authorities.
Another related issue on the de-
mand side is infrastructure de-
velopment for the fast-growing
young generation. The issue is now
stretching from production zones
or rural areas to towns due to lack of
a clear national plan and guidance
on land use. With increasing urban-
isation, some previously rural busi-
ness centers like Domboshava near
Harare are rapidly urbanising, but
the original plans for Domboshava
before it became a residential area
have remained unknown.
Traditional leaders becoming
land barons
Traditional leaders have be-
come another version of land bar-
ons. Abusing their roles as custo-
dians of traditional land, they are
now loosening traditional laws and
values which previously stipulated
that they should not sell commu-
nal land. They are now facilitating
and authorising sale of land that
was not designed for residential
purposes. Traditionally, these lead-
ers would only allow people to rent
land in communal areas, but not
sell. Now the village heads are will-
ingly partitioning land and giving
it to new people from anywhere.
Some of the land being partitioned
was traditionally set aside for live-
stock pastures and rituals like rain-
making ceremonies.
While urbanisation is now starting
from rural areas, developing resi-
dential areas is taken as a nation-
al issue, yet residential develop-
ment is not really an economic driv-
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er. Building houses on land meant
for agriculture does not contribute
to growth of domestic product. As
financial institutions such as banks
and pension funds evolve into an-
other brand of land barons, ur-
ban and peri-urban land that was
meant for food production is be-
ing converted into residential are-
as. Converting such areas as Nyabi-
ra near Harare, with high potential
for food production into brick and
wall investments has several conse-
quences.
What is the cost benefit analysis
of converting an unexpandable re-
source like land into residential ac-
commodation at the expense of
food production? Some countries
have long-term plans which see
them demolishing existing struc-
tures and building flats. In countries
like Zimbabwe, land for agriculture
is being taken up by real estate yet
the human population is naturally
increasing. Eventually there will be
more people with houses, but no
food. The development pathway for
houses is being pushed by the de-
mand for accommodation, not de-
mand for houses. That is why prop-
erty owners are turning their hous-
es into businesses through rentals.
By taking advantage of the de-
mand for accommodation and
business space, property own-
ers have also become land bar-
ons. Shopping malls that are mush-
rooming in big cities like Harare are
for consumables and have nothing
to do with industrial development
which is more important for socio-
economic development. The origi-
nal central business district is now
being turned into a cash cow by
property owners who are demol-
ishing original buildings into malls
in response to demand for trading
space. It implies rentals-driven land
barons are becoming another form
of land baronship as demand for
residential and trading pushes up
prices. This is an undefined form of
corruption because rules that used
to gazette rental charges that can
be charged in a certain area are ig-
nored. Property owners are doing
what they want with their proper-
ties, which is why you can even see
a surgery in an area where it would
not be set up if rules and by-laws
were really followed.
Land barons by leasing
Leasing of agricultural land has
become another serious version
of land baronship. If all land be-
longs to the State as is the case in
Zimbabwe, what is the purpose of
giving an individual 5 000 hectares
when that individual can only use
less than 100 hectares? In rural Af-
rica, a household with six members
can survive on less than 20 hec-
tares and is able to send children
to school as well as meet other
needs. Why should individuals ben-
efit from leasing land that belongs
to the State? It is wrong for a few
people to benefit by earning a liv-
ing from national assets, while the
rest wallow in poverty.
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Zim should partner China
on ambitious innovations
opinion
Percy Makarichi
Over the years, China has
made strides in research and
innovation, making technologi-
cal breakthroughs in key fields
and making inroads into stra-
tegic industries. According to
President Xi Jinping, who is
also the general secretary of the
Chinese Communist Party, the
country has scored major suc-
cesses, including manned space-
flight, lunar and Martian explo-
ration, deep sea and deep earth
probes, super computers, satel-
lite navigation, quantum infor-
mation, nuclear power technol-
ogy, airliner manufacturing, and
biomedicine.
Joining world’s innovators
Zimbabwe, which enjoys good
relations with China, could take a
leaf from the Asian giant to fulfill
its ambitions of becoming one of
the world’s innovators.
The country has already made
its intentions known by launch-
ing its first space satellite, Zim-
Sat-1 as part of its new technolo-
gy-driven trajectory that is set to
help develop the country.
ZimSat-1 was made by Zimba-
bwean scientists, with assistance
from Japanese experts under the
Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds
Satellite (BIRDS) Project.
The permanent secretary in
the Higher and Tertiary Educa-
tion, Science and Technology De-
velopment ministry Fanuel Tag-
wira described the launch as a
major milestone for Zimbabwe’s
space technology development.
“We are getting into that phase
of development as a country
where we can gather information
we can use in agriculture, health
and other areas. We will have re-
al-time data instead of waiting
for data coming from other peo-
ple. Zimbabwe is going to be in
a very good position to collect
its own information, which it can
use for decision-making.”
Support
China has already assisted Zim-
babwe in the field of science de-
velopment. These interventions
include the High Performance
Computing Centre; Anti-Narcot-
ics Laboratory, 5G expansion,
new radar at the Robert Gabri-
el Mugabe International Airport
and agriculture demonstration
villages, among others.
The Asian giant has also prom-
ised more assistance to Zimba-
bwe in agriculture, energy, health
and science and technology sec-
tors.
Zimbabwe is blessed with
abundant human resources and
boasts of innovators who are
dotted across the globe and do-
ing great things in the countries
they are domiciled.
Some of these top talents in-
clude robotics, petroleum, engi-
neering as well as hard science.
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There are also hundreds other in-
novators in the country and these
can use their expertise to develop
the country. With the support from
China and the right attitude, Zim-
babwe could be a great country
and be able to stem the brain drain,
which has contributed to the coun-
try’s slow development.
China has always indicated its
willingness to support Zimbabwe
through its independent develop-
ment path and achieve its vision of
becoming an upper middle income
economy by 2030.
The country is exploring oppor-
tunities in the information technol-
ogy sector, which is set to transform
the country. The country will bene-
fit a lot from China in terms of assis-
tance to sharpen its technological
skills and build information technol-
ogy hubs. Already, a number of Zim-
babwe’s entry points are using facial
recognition technology developed
by a Chinese company.
Under its national development
strategy 1 (NDS 1), Zimbabwe hopes
to upgrade its infrastructure and
adopt clean and environmentally
friendly technologies and industri-
al processes and enhance scientific
research.
The country also seeks to upgrade
the technological capabilities of in-
dustrial sectors and encourage in-
novation while increasing the num-
ber of research and development
workers per one million people and
also increase public and private
sector research and development
spending.
Key driver
Innovation and the adaptation
of modern technology should be
the key driver of economic transfor-
mation for Zimbabwe and institu-
tions of higher learning should aid
new innovations and adoption of
modern technologies for econom-
ic gains.
In order to promote innovation,
the country needs to consider fi-
nancing science innovation projects
by young Zimbabweans. China has
invested in science, technology and
innovation development and its
sound policies have seen the coun-
try succeeding.
Zimbabwe launched its second
science, technology and innovation
policy in 2012 with the aim of mak-
ing technology an integral part of
the country’s development.
The policy seeks to strengthen ca-
pacity development in STI; and en-
courage the learning and utilisation
of emerging technologies to accel-
erate development.
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ED is not
sincere
IT is now very clear that
those who forced the late
former President Robert
Mugabe to resign under
the guise of arresting
criminals surrounding
him had no other inten-
tion than to usurp power
and consolidate it.
It is now five years af-
ter Mugabe left State
House, but we have only
noticed that the so-called
G40s are the only people
who have been dragged
to the courts week-in
week-out.
Are the former minis-
ters the only ones who
caused all the suffering
on the nation, as the new
dispensation team would
want us to believe?
As far as the ordinary
people see things as they
unfold, the military in-
tervention was just a
ploy to grab power from
Mugabe. Even former
Higher and Tertiary Ed-
ucation minister Jona-
than Moyo stated in his
Blue Ocean presentation
in July 2018.
If President Emmer-
son Mnangagwa is an
honest person, as he
would want us to be-
lieve, he must ensure
that all rogue elements
in his administration
are brought to book and
shown the door to Chi-
kurubi Maximum Secu-
rity Prison.
So, Mr President, what
is your next step after
noticing that things are
not working?
Should the masses go
back to the streets to lib-
erate themselves again?
Zvaipa Zvonzii
Cancellation of voters’ concert cause for concern
THE cornerstone of any de-
mocracy is measured by the
ability of citizens’ legiti-
mate freedom to participate
in processes without fear
and to organise for legiti-
mate causes.
The recent cancellation of
the students voter registra-
tion activation in Bulawayo
by authorities is an affront
to ideals of a free society.
The Election Resource
Centre (ERC) had organised
a students activation concert
which was set to take place
at Hartsfield Tshisanyama
in Bulawayo on November
12. The main objective of the
event was to encourage stu-
dents to register to vote.
As Zimbabwe gears up and
prepares for the harmonised
elections to be held around
July or August 2023, the re-
cent eleventh hour cancella-
tion of the performance does
not point to an improved
electoral environment. Au-
Nothing to celebrate on International Street Vendors Day
M
ONDAY was Inter-
national Street Ven-
dors Day and we at
the Vendors Initiative for So-
cial and Economic Transfor-
mation (Viset) joined infor-
mal traders across the world
in celebrating this impor-
tant day.
This year’s commemora-
tion came against a back-
drop of daily harassment
that traders face from law
enforcement agencies, in vi-
olation of constitutional pro-
visions that guarantee the
right to work.
Viset believes that the laws
governing the informal sec-
tor are not fit for purpose
and are in need of urgent re-
view in order to give recogni-
tion to a sector that now ac-
counts for over 83% of em-
ployment, over 60% of gross
domestic product as well as
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open and tolerant environ-
ment and the time is now.
The freeness of the election
ERC will continue to en-
gage with the Zimbabwe Re-
public Police and relevant
stakeholders to ensure that
is measured by the ability of
citizens to openly and free-
ly enjoy their constitutional
rights.
future activations are not ar-
bitrarily cancelled.
Election Resource
Centre
for the majority of money ernment issued social secu-
supply in the economy. rity safety nets, despite the
Over the past month, trad- immense role they play in
ers operating at Mupedzan- the economy, with at most
hamo in Mbare have had times government seek-
their marketplaces shut- ing to tax the sector as was
down and are struggling to seen in the previous budget
eke out a living. Those in by Finance minister Mthu-
Glen View have had their
li Ncube when he initiated
trading places destroyed by the presumptive tax for the
fire more than three times in sector.
a year, highlighting the need
Multinational corpora-
for the provision of decent tions are, however, grant-
working spaces. ed tax breaks and holidays
Informal sector workers among other incentives, all
continue to be left out of gov- in the name of being “Zim-
babe is open for business”.
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IN response to Marange dia-
monds leakage exposed, TON-
DERAI WUNGANAYI says: Im-
agine if a mere security guard is
found in possession of 91 piec-
es of diamond, how many would
those in higher offices managed
to steal? The country never real-
ised any meaningful proceeds
from the sale of diamonds. In
situations like these, we end
up blaming sanctions, yet we
know where the problem is. Di-
amonds were supposed to ben-
efit the whole country and bring
about the much-needed devel-
opment. Unfortunately, the elite
who have the proximity to the
echelons of power have been
benefiting.
IN response to Zim C’wealth re-
admission uncertain, CHIHERA
RUDO says: “So, Blair keep your
England and let me keep my
Zimbabwe.” Why is President
Emmerson Mnangagwa making
a U-turn from what the late for-
mer President Robert Mugabe
believed in? Is Mnangagwa try-
ing to make a false impres-
sion to be seen as if he is doing
something?
LIBERTY KATIYO says: As long
as the government continues
to jail political activists, Presi-
dent Emmerson Mnangagwa
should forget about rejoining
the Commonwealth. This is what
we mean when we say shooting
yourself on the foot.
HAMMONDS TATENDA MOT-
SII says: Commonwealth — a
group of former British colo-
nies which are managed by the
British Royal family. These coun-
tries claim to have gained inde-
pendence, but they are still col-
onised. When Zimbabwe opt-
ed out, they claimed that sover-
eignty was under siege and now
it is seeking to rejoin the same
club. Is this not confusion on
top of foolishness? Why can’t we
manage our own country?
JAMES MUPFUMWA says: Lay
out the rules and regulations of
rejoining the Commonwealth so
that citizens are taught about it.
Then we need a referendum not
all food is good food.
MUPFUMWA says: The Com-
monwealth must readmit our
country so that next year they
will oversee the elections and
also they can deploy their ob-
servers into violence-prone ru-
ral constituencies where oppo-
sition party activists are beaten,
tortured and murdered in cold
blood. It will also be an oppor-
tunity for them to see how elec-
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Feature
Zimbabwe exports ‘mental health benches’ to Fifa World Cup
A
ZIMBABWEAN psychiatry profes-
sor, Dixon Chibanda, has come up
with a novel way of providing des-
perately needed mental health thera-
py for his poorer compatriots: a park
bench where people sit and receive free therapy
with lay health workers, called mbuya (grand-
mothers).
His therapy model is now being exported to the
football World Cup in Qatar, where 32 benches —
each representing a team competing in the Fifa
tournament — will be set up to cast the spotlight
on global mental health.
Chibanda’s friendship bench has proved popu-
lar and offered much-needed, accessible therapy.
Decades of deepening poverty have taken a men-
tal toll on many Zimbabweans, imposing a bur-
den on underfunded and understaffed psychiat-
ric health services.
The friendship bench has helped bridge a short-
age of professional healthcare workers in Zimba-
bwe — which has only 14 psychiatrists, 150 clini-
cal psychologists and fewer than 500 psychiatric
nurses serving a population of 16 million people.
“We need these alternative innovations to nar-
row the gap and my idea is to use grandmothers
to provide therapy,” said Chibanda, adding that
the benches were spaces “to share stories and
through storytelling we can all be healed”.
World Cup/ WHO praise
The World Cup project is in partnership with
the World Health Organisation (WHO), whose
chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has praised
the initiative as “a simple yet powerful vehicle
for promoting mental health”.
It is “a reminder of how a simple act of sitting
down to talk can make a huge difference to men-
tal health”, he said.
Other countries to have adopted the friend-
ship bench model include Jordan, Kenya, Mala-
wi, Zanzibar and the United States, where 60 000
people in the Bronx and Harlem areas have ac-
cessed the therapy.
In Zimbabwe, about 70% of the population live
below the poverty threshold.
Chibanda’s idea of friendship benches germi-
nated after a patient he was treating at a govern-
ment hospital took her life.
“She didn’t have $15 bus fare to come to the hos-
pital to receive treatment for the depression,” he
said.
“That was the initial trigger that instantly
made me realise that there was a need to take
mental health from the hospitals into the com-
munities.”
‘A masterstroke’
Shery Ziwakayi has offered therapy from a gar-
den bench in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, for the
past six years, seeing an average of three clients
a day.
“Through talking to us many have recovered
and are leading normal lives again,” said Ziwa-
kayi, who received training in basic counselling
skills, mental health literacy and problem solv-
ing therapy.
The grandmothers are given a stipend for their
services, and the operation is financed by Chiba-
nda’s NGO, the Friendship Bench.
Her patients come from all walks of life —
young, old, suffering from stress or dealing with
drug addiction. Some are unemployed or in fi-
nancial trouble, others are gender-based violence
victims.
On a white sheet clipped to a blue handheld
board, she asks clients if they are frightened by
trivial things, feel run down, or have felt like tak-
ing their lives, among a host of other questions.
Choice Jiya, 43, said she owes her life to the ser-
vice offered on the benches, having considered
suicide when her husband lost his job shortly af-
ter she gave birth to their twins in 2005.
She now operates a small business making per-
fumes and soap.
From just 14 grandmothers in Mbare — Hara-
re’s oldest and poorest township — at the start
in 2006, there are now nearly 1 000 benches and
more than 1 500 grandmothers in different local-
ities.
They have assisted 160 000 people in the past
two years alone.
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has
seen a spike in mental health problems and WHO
estimates that more than 300 million people
around the world suffer from depression.
Its most recent report “paints a very bleak pic-
ture”, showing six out of 10 countries with the
highest suicide rates in the world are in Africa,
said Chibanda.
For Harare’s Health Services director, Prosper
Chonzi, the benches are a “masterstroke”.
“Demand for mental health services is high
due to the economic situation. This is one of the
best interventions. It has made a huge difference
in terms of averting suicides,” he said.
— AFP
 EVERYDAY NEWS FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE

NewsDay | Wednesday November 16 2022 14

Life&Style
Nasibo to grace Tanzanian music festival
BY EDWIN NHUKARUME

F
ROM a backing vocalist to a
band leader and now tour-
ing Africa, this is the fairy-
tale journey of Afro fusion
artiste and mbira exponent
Nancy Nasibo (pictured) who has
worked hard to be the musician she
is today.
Her resilience in the competitive
showbiz industry will next year take
her to the prestigious Sauti za Busara
2023 Music Festival stage in Zanzi-
bar, Tanzania, scheduled for Febru-
ary 10 to 12.
Sauti za Busara (which means
Sounds of Wisdom) is an annual
pan-African music festival that cele-
brates cultural pluralism organised
by Busara Promotions, a non-gov-
ernmental organisation registered
in Zanzibar.
Nasibo told NewsDay Life & Style
that she was happy to have been se-
lected to be part of the stellar line-
up of performers at the 20th edition
of Africa's premier festival.
“I believe it was a combination of
God’s grace, hard work and patience
that has enabled me to get tours
outside Zimbabwe. I am grateful
and honoured to be part of the Sauti
Za Busara Festival,” she said.
“I have been trying my best to
push myself and this is where God
When food festival celebrates heritage, promotes tourism
has placed me, though I am still
looking for funding for air tickets to BY VANCELL CHADA a classy touch, and the tantalising one had the option of several types got people asking for the recipe,
go with my band to the festival. This aroma would entice one to try the of juices and teas such as the mako- pearl millet with steam-dried mush-
is a very good opportunity that can FOOD and music have always been traditional delicacies that were on ni tea, the popular zumbani tea, bao- room in peanut butter soup was also
elevate me and the band to great- considered a perfect combination offer. bab coffee and rossella drink. of interest for many.
er heights, while we represent our that virtually dominates our lives Chefs worked hard on the menus For lunch, someone who would Also, amaranth seeds milled into
country in Tanzania.” and has the magnetic power to that pleased the palates of many a not want to go for the usual white cereal or flour, made a very good
Nasibo is proving to be an artiste bring communities together. guest. maize sadza or white rice, there was meal which goes well with ama-
of the moment as she continues to Worldwide food festivals are be- The day be- something of different colour and ranth leaves mixed with pumpkin
land gigs around the world. In the coming an important part of peo- gan with a tradi- flavour. leaves and cassava seeds alongside
last two years, she has performed at ple’s lives bringing unique and mem- tional breakfast Tra- boneless delicacies such as mopane
several events in countries such as orable food and drink experiences. that brought a dition- worms.
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Bel- The recently held Good Food Fes- unique tradition- ally fin- I also imagined eating mopane
gium. tival was a remarkable success as al sense of deep ger worm sausage or burger, but had to
Recently she also had the oppor- a mixture of musical sounds ech- African roots millet leave this for another day.
tunity to perform alongside multi- oed throughout the Harare Botani- and innovation. meals This year’s Good Food Festival
talented Senegalese singer, song- cal Gardens, setting a good tone and The main dish have showed that traditional food has the
writer and actor, Youssou Nd’our on mood for the day. in the morn- some potential to improve social sustaina-
the same set at the 6th Summit of The venue proved to be an ideal ing was warm, grits and bility to the marginalised communi-
European Union and Africa Union location due to its serenity and rich yummy mo- sand, ties, judging by the overwhelming
held in Brussels. diverse indigenous and exotic flora. pane worms but on numbers of different people who
She is also set to tour Kenya in De- The festival attracted stakehold- and millet in- this day visited the stands and showed their
cember. The Afro singer, however, ers such as smallholder farmers, stant por- all tra- appreciation of traditional delica-
admits her growth as an artiste has farm equipment suppliers, food pro- ridge, devel- dition- cies.
not been a stroll in the park. cessors and manufacturers, govern- oped by the al meals Thumbs up to the festival organ-
“It has never been an easy road ment and non-governmental or- Food and Nu- were grit isers for bringing rural producers to
for me to grow from being a back- ganisations that promote traditional trition Coun- and sand- the limelight and appreciating their
ing vocalist to a band leader and to a farming methods. cil, a govern- free such tireless efforts and contribution to
lead singer, more over leading male As a celebration of its 10th anni- ment depart- that even the traditional foods value chain.
counterparts. I try to push harder versary this year, the festival offered ment in col- children Farmers were no doubt motivated
every single day,” she recalls. more than just food, it proved its sig- laboration enjoyed it to do more this coming season.
As a word of advice, Nasibo urged nificant role in preserving local her- with three to the very With the challenges posed glob-
her fellow female artistes not to re- itage. local and two last crumb. ally by climate change, small grains
lax, but to work hard and also look It was also a platform to build foreign universities. For sure, and traditional crops might enhance
for opportunities because it is hard smart partnerships and drive inno- The porridge, a mixture of mo- the chefs did what they know best, food and nutrition security, if pro-
for them to make it in the arts indus- vations in the traditional food value pane worms and small grains very the meals were prepared in a simple duction is increased.
try compared to their male counter- chain. rich in protein and micronutrients, way, but with much attention and No doubt, the festival has a lot to
parts. The platform focused on under- was enticing. appeal to the eyes and taste buds. offer in the future and some of us
“To fellow female artistes I say take utilised indigenous foods name- There were also sugar-free instant The list of foods on display was cannot wait for the 11th edition to
your time to learn who you are, and ly rapoko, millets, marula, bambara cereals in three varieties: Baobab endless; each stand one visited there come next year.
make sure you place yourself where nuts, baobab, cassava, tamarind, flavour, whole grain sorghum and was something unique. At the festival, guests were enter-
you want to be. Opportunities will mopani worms, honey and mush- whole grain millet. The level of innovation ranging tained by songbirds Selmor Mtuku-
come to those who look for them, so rooms, among others. There were also finger millet cook- from traditional cosmetics, stock- dzi, Tammy Moyo and Tariro neGi-
there is need to work hard,” she said. The people who attended the fes- ies and queen cakes. Along with this feeds, snacks, beverages and tradi- tare.
Although she is yet to release an tival were just amazing too. we had tamarind juice, baobab juice, tional bakeries and confectioneries
album, Nasibo has promised her de- Open air chefs prepared typical fresh sugar cane with ginger juice. was amazing. Follow us on Twitter
but early next year. Zimbabwean traditional dishes with To round off the breakfast dish, Finger millet with honey pancake @NewsDayZimbabwe
 NewsDay | Wednesday November 16 2022 15

Life & Style

Fans praise slain rapper

Takeoff at Atlanta memorial
F
ANS celebrated the mu-
sical legacy of slain rap-
per Takeoff on Friday at
a memorial service in At-
lanta, near where the ar-
tiste grew up, that drew Justin Bie-
ber, Drake and other big names in
the music industry.
Takeoff, part of the Grammy
Award-nominated trio Migos with
uncle Quavo and cousin Offset, was
shot and killed earlier this month
outside a Houston bowling alley. A
woman and another man were also
wounded in the shooting. No arrests
have been made.
Jenifer Loving (22) stood in line
with her infant son, Mateo, for more
than an hour before the doors at
State Farm Arena opened to fans
who were able to get a free ticket.
She said Takeoff ’s death was heart-
breaking in part because he was
only 28 years old.
Migos’ music represented the cre-
ativity and culture of the black com-
munity, she said and she worried
the group would be too saddened
to make new music — at least for a
while.
“It’s just something that you can
play anywhere and everybody will
just come out and come around and
dance,” she said. “It’s how it brings Fans at Takeoff’s memorial
people together. It’s how it makes the
whole room just fill up with positiv- I could see the tears in her,” Wilson
ity.” said. “I felt the kinship myself, like I
Eric Hood, an Atlanta firefighter, knew him personally.”
said he was shocked when he heard Tyler Williams drove hours from
about Takeoff ’s death because of Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday
the three members of Migos, he was
considered the most laid back.
morning with his two-year-old son,
Ashton.
VACANCY NOTICE
Migos’ music was an “escape” for “He probably won't remember it,”
many people, he said and he was he said of his son. “But it's something
hopeful the event would leave the to have when he gets older, to know he
rapper's family and the rest of the
group with lasting memories of him.
was there.”
Migos, broke out nearly a decade
Position: Painter x3
“I pray for them,” he said. “I hope ago with the 2013 hit Versace, which
they continue to be uplifting, posi- hit even greater heights in popularity
tive, influential members in the soci- through a Drake remix. The trio were Summary
ety and keep pushing forward.” largely raised by Takeoff's mother in
Dozens of fans lined up ear- an Atlanta suburb. Performs routine to moderately complex surface preparation, painting, and
ly at the arena, home to the Atlan- Houston Police Chief Troy Finner finishing tasks, applying a variety of methods, media, and techniques to both
ta Hawks, despite rainy weather. A said Takeoff was “well respected,”
massive sign outside was lit up with and there was “no reason to believe
interior and exterior surfaces.
the rapper’s image. he was involved in anything criminal
Free tickets to the memorial ser- at the time”. Key Responsibilities
vice were available to Georgia res- Migos’ record label, Quality Con-
idents, but State Farm Arena said trol, mourned Takeoff ’s death in a • Applies paints, sealers, and solvents to exterior and interior building
well before Friday that the event had statement posted on Instagram that surfaces such as plaster, sheetrock, concrete, and wood.
reached capacity and fans without attributed it to “senseless violence
and a stray bullet”. Police have said
• Performs building exterior and interior caulking, finish repair, mud and
tickets should not come downtown.
Organisers did not release a pro- nothing about the gunshot being tape, and texturing tasks.
gramme for the event or allow media stray. • Operates equipment such as airless spray equipment, scaffolding, and
inside. Several fans leaving the event Instead of flowers or gifts, his fam-
confirmed Bieber and Drake's pres- ily has asked that people make do-
motorized lifts.
ence and said Offset and Quavo also nations to The Rocket Foundation, • Uses mechanized high-reach equipment to renew caulking on exterior
talked. which was established in Takeoff's building panel seams, windows, and doors.
Atlanta resident Jeffrey Wilson honour and aims to prevent gun vio-
said the event was moving. lence, according to its website. • Performs special refinishing tasks including wood surface preparation,
“His mother was up there, and — The Cleaner staining, and sealing.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and
supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and
Dave Chappelle’s ‘SNL’ environmental practices.
• Performs minor plaster repair, blending newly renovated wall surfaces
monologue criticised with existing plaster.
• Surveys building painting project sites to estimate time and material
COMEDIAN Dave Chappelle has ologue, cracking jokes about Kanye quantities required; selects appropriate surface coatings.
drawn new criticism for his mon- West's recent anti-semitic remarks
ologue on this week’s episode of and the rapper's new wave of contro-
Saturday Night Live, as USA Anti- versy and abandoned business part-
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Defamation League CEO Jonathan nerships, reports Variety. • Class 1 Apprenticeship trained painter
Greenblatt argues that the comedi- “We shouldn’t expect Dave Chap- • At least 1 year working experience after training
an's performance did “not just nor- pelle to serve as society's moral com-
malise, but popularise anti-semi- pass, but disturbing to see Saturday
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Night Live, host Chappelle took the latt wrote
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Messi could top special World Cup record England hoping to ‘unretire’ Stokes in time for 50-over World Cup
IF Argentina reach the World
Cup final in Qatar, Lionel Messi
could set a new mark for the most
ever matches at the global show-
piece competition.
Messi currently has 19 appear-
ances over four World Cups, and
along with Portugal’s Cristiano
Ronaldo (17 appearances) will
definitely equal the record for
most trips to the finals this year.
That current record stands at
five, held by German great Lo-
thar Matthäus (1982, 1986, 1990,
1994, 1998) and Mexico's Rafael
Márquez (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014,
2018).
Matthäus also holds the record
for most appearances in matches
with 25, having reached two de-
ciders in 1986 and 1990, winning
the latter.
A more contemporary German
player is second on the list, with
striker Miroslav Klose having
featured in 24 games. He is also
the record goalscorer in World
Cups with 16.
Legendary Italian defender
Paolo Maldini is number 3 on the
list of most matches played with
23, followed by a trio of stars
on 21 games — the great Diego
Maradona from Argentina, West
Germany’s Gerd Muller and Po-
land’s Wladyslaw Zmuda.
Messi is likely to climb to at
least fourth on that list if he
plays in each of Argentina’s
group games in Qatar, but an-
other potential four games in the
knockout rounds could take him
to the very top and 26 matches in
all.
It would be another major
feather in his cap and accolade
in a glittering career, while if he
could lift the trophy itself, will
perhaps settle the debate over
whether he is the greatest play-
er ever.
It is not just Maradona in front
of him in terms of Argentine
Sport
ENGLAND are hoping Ben Stokes
players, former midfielder Javier might reconsider his retirement
Mascherano has 20 games at the from one-day internationals and
finals. Messi moving past both help the team defend their 50-over
of those, injuries willing, makes World Cup title next year.
him at the very least the leader The talismanic allrounder, who
from his own country. batted England to victory in the
Ronaldo is already the Portu- T20 World Cup final against Paki-
guese player with the most ap- stan on Sunday, retired from one-
pearances, while he could draw day cricket in July, citing the un-
level with Klose on 24 matches if sustainable rigour of playing all
the European side go all the way formats.
in Qatar. England coach Matthew Mott
In terms of goals scored at the said test captain Stokes would be
finals, Messi has six so far, with welcomed back to the ODI squad
the top Argentine being Gabriel with open arms.
Batistuta’s 10. “When he spoke to me about
Ronaldo has seven goals from his ODI retirement one of the
previous tournaments and will first things I said was that I would
be eyeing the Portuguese record back any decision he made, but I
of Eusebio, who netted nine. said to him he didn‘t necessarily
Most World Cup matches have to retire, he could just not
1. Lothar Matthäus (Germany) play 50-overs for a while,” Mott et for a while, but it will be up to unbeaten 84 in the tense final win
—25 told British media. him. The more we can get him is over New Zealand.
2. Miroslav Klose (Germany) And I said: “You could always great.” England defend their 50-over ti-
— 24 unretire. That is his decision. Stokes was also the hero of Eng- tle in India in October/November
3. Paolo Maldini (Italy) — 23 “Its going to be a World Cup year land’s maiden 50-over World Cup next year.
4. Diego Maradona (Argentina) and we dont play much T20 crick- triumph in 2019, when he hit an — Supersport
— 21
4= Uwe Seeler (West Germany)
— 21
4= Wladyslaw Zmuda (Poland)
— 21
7= Cafu (Brazil) — 20
7= Philipp Lahm (Germany)
-—20
7= Grzegorz Lato (Poland) — 20
7. Javier Mascherano (Argenti-
na) — 20
Glazers
don’t care
7= Bastian Schweinsteiger
(Germany) - 20
Most World Cup goals
1. Miroslav Klose (Germany)
— 16
2. Ronaldo (Brazil) — 15
3. Gerd Müller (West Germany)
— 14
4. Just Fontaine (France) — 13
5. Pelé (Brazil) — 12
6= Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) —
about Man
11
6= Jürgen Klinsmann (West
Germany) — 11
— Supersport
United:
Ronaldo

M
ANCHESTER United
forward Cristiano Ron-
aldo says the club‘s
owners, the Glazer fam-
ily, “don't care about
the club” on the sporting side.
Ronaldo made headlines after telling
Talk TV he felt "betrayed" by the club —
and another section of that interview
was released on Monday night.
"Manchester are a marketing club —
they get money from the marketing,"
he said.
"It will be hard for Manchester to be
top of the game in the next two or three
years."
What next for Ronaldo?
The 37-year-old Portugal forward,
who has only scored one Premier
League goal this season, said: "The
owners of the club, the Glazers, they
don't care about the club, profession-
al sport."
Ronaldo added that he has never
met the Glazers, who took over the club
in 2005.
United's only public response to the
Ronaldo interview was issued earlier
on Monday, when the club said: "Man-
chester United notes the media cover-
age regarding an interview by Cristiano
Ronaldo. The club will consider its re-
sponse after the full facts have been es-
tablished.
"Our focus remains on preparing for
the second half of the season and con-
tinuing the momentum, belief and to-
getherness being built among the play-
ers, manager, staff, and fans."
Manchester United have not won
a trophy since claiming the Europa
League title in 2017 and fans have
staged a number of protests against
the Glazers' running of the club.
"The fans are always right," said Por-
tugal captain Ronaldo. "They should
know the truth. The players want the
best for the club. I want the best for the
club. This is why I came to Manchester
United, this is why I love this club.
"You have some things inside the
club which don't help Manchester
reach the top level like City, Liverpool
and even now Arsenal.
"It's complicated. It's difficult. It's
hard."
World Cup is Ronaldo's 'absolute
focus'
Ronaldo is currently in Qatar with
a Portugal squad aiming to add a first
World Cup triumph to their Euro 2016
victory.
In contrast to his club situation, he
says the group is "united" before a dif-
ficult Group H campaign in which they
will face Uruguay, South Korea and
Ghana.
He posted a message on Instagram
alongside a picture with four inter-
national teammates — fellow United
player Diogo Dalot, plus Wolves keeper
Jose Sa, veteran Pepe and Paris St-Ger-
main's Vitinha.
Translated, the message reads: "To-
tal and absolute focus on national team
work. United group, towards one objec-
tive: realise the dream of all Portuguese
people!"
Portugal begin their World Cup cam-
paign on November 24 against Ghana.
— BBC Sport
 NewsDay | Wednesday November 16 2022 19
Sport

PSL slashes gate charges for Chibuku final

BY FORTUNE MBELE
THE Premier Soccer League (PSL)
has slashed gate charges from $3 to
$1 for the rest of ground in a bid to
woo fans for this year’s Chibuku Su-
per Cup finals set for Barbourfields
Stadium at the weekend.
Those in the grand stands will now
fork out $2 instead of $5 with the VIP
reserved for invited guests.
The Chibuku Super Cup final, the
biggest knock out football tourna-
ment in the country has had surpris-
es this year with giants Highlanders,
Dynamos, Caps United and current
PSL champions all booted out of the
tournament.
And the tournament pits surprise
packages Bulawayo Chiefs and Her-
entals on Sunday.
PSL chief executive officer Kenne-
dy Ndebele yesterday said they were
aware of concerns by football stake-
holders raised on various platforms.
way and we have said we want to
hear from the fans. I guess this week
they will come in their numbers and
pass a vote,” Ndebele said.
The Chibuku Super Cup final this Baltemar
year returns to BF where it was Brito
played in 2019, with Highlanders
beating FC Platinum in the final.
“We have limited venues that meet
international standards and we felt
apart from the National Sports Sta-
dium, Baobab, Mandava, we have
BF which is hosting this final. We al-
ways have a rotation of the venues.
In terms of the clubs that are in the
final; Chiefs and Herentals; its may-
be a new era and competition for all
the clubs are now at the same level.
This competition has shown that any
team can be in the final. It is a tour-
nament of surprises, a measurement
of competition,” Ndebele said.
A number of events and competi-
Brito tips Brazil, Portugal for World Cup
tions are lined up during the week to BY FORTUNE MBELE Netherlands while Brito’s fa- of them to win the World Cup,”
drum up enthusiasm for the final in- vourites, Portugal and Brazil Brito said.

“We think we had a good season
and this year’s Chibuku Super Cup
final comes as the curtain comes
down on the league. This is a thank
you to the football fans. The $1 for
the rest of the ground will be a meas-
ure on whether our football is over-
priced. We always hear these debates
on why our football is charged that
cluding roadshows while musician
Clement Magwaza, dance ensemble
Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts
(Iyasa) and various poets will enter-
tain fans on the day.
Football fans can also win tick-
ets for the final in competitions
being run on the PSL’s social media
pages.
H
IGHLANDERS
coach Baltemar
Brito is torn be-
tween rallying be-
hind his country
of birth Brazil and Portugal,
where he is a permanent citi-
zen as the 2022 Fifa World Cup
roars to life in Qatar this week-
end.
Brito, a former assistant to
the legendary Jose Mourinho,
says if any of the two football
giants can win the World Cup it
would be good for him.
The World Cup starts on Sun-
day in Qatar when the hosts
meet Ecuador in a Group A
match in the opening game.
Group A also has Senegal and
are in Group H and G respec-
tively.
The Highlanders’ gaffer will
be watching the World Cup
from the comfort of his home in
Portugal as he leaves the coun-
try on Thursday together with
his assistant and countryman
Antonio Torres.
“I was born in Brazil and I
played my football there in Bra-
zil. But then I got married to a
woman from Portugal and my
children were born in Portugal.
I am now a Portuguese citizen
born in Brazil. It becomes dif-
ficult for me to choose between
Brazil and Portugal because my
heart belongs to the two coun-
tries. My wish is for any one
However, his assistant Tor-
res will be rooting for Portu-
gal who play their first Group
match next Thursday against
Ghana at the Stadium 974 (Ras
Abou Aboud) while Brazil play
their first Group G match on
the same day against Serbia at
Lusail Stadium.
Brito and Torres have left the
country and are expected to re-
turn in January in time for pre-
season preparations.
The duo has promised High-
landers fans that the team will
be in the fight for the Castle La-
ger Premier Soccer League title
next season.
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Some of the scenes from the ZPGA Championship — presented by Universal Sports Club which is currently Position: Scooter Rider (x5)
underway at Roy Harare Golf Club

Cairns grabs two-shot lead Reporting to: Channel Development Manager

BY DANIEL NHAKANISO have come to the party by bringing Key Responsibilities

SEASONED Zimbabwean profes-
sional golfer Ryan Cairns took ad-
vantage of benign scoring conditions
to grab a two-shot lead over Never
Milazi, Bradley Kulasi and Robson
Saurombe after yesterday’s opening
round of the Zimbabwe PGA Cham-
pionship — Presented by Universal
Sports Club.
The 38-year-old winner on the Sun-
shine Tour was in brilliant form,
carding a four-under-par-68 at his
home course, Royal Harare Golf
Club which was yet again in the pris-
tine condition.
Cairns who is part of the Zimba-
bwe Professional Golfers Associa-
tion (ZPGA) executive said he is very
excited by the return of the ZPGA
Championship following a lucrative
US$10 000 sponsorship from Univer-
sal Sports Club and its members.
“It great to have the ZPGA Cham-
pionship back on the schedule. I’ve
been on the ZPGA committee with
a few driven people over the last few
months and we have really set our
minds into growing the tournament
schedule locally and proving more
opportunities for our players. I think
corporate Zimbabwe is starting to
have a better appreciation of what
we are trying to do,” Cairns said.
“I think we are trending in the
right direction we are working with
great sponsors and partners who see
the vision. Universal Sports Club
back the PGA Championship and we
are really grateful to them. It only • Delivering newspapers to agents and retail shops timeously as
takes a few corporates with the vi-
sion to see the opportunity for their instructed by the Transport Supervisor;
brand and to grow the game of golf
and get more Zimbabwean flags fly-
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ing high on the world circuits.” and returned to the office as proof of delivery;
Cairns will begin the second round
of the 54-hole tournament, two shots • Transporting Staff to assignments;
clear of the trio of young Kulasi, duo
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It was also a good day in the office
for former Sunshine Tour winner
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niggle to card a level par round of 72.
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A total of 54 players drawn from
the country’s leading professionals,
amateurs and junior golfers are tak-
ing part in the ZPGA’s flagship tour-
nament, which has been missing on
the local golf calendar for several
years due to lack of sponsorship.
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Sport
Sakunda dumps
Rufaro project
BY MUNYARADZI MADZOKERE
E
NERGY giant Sakunda
Holdings has withdrawn
its commitment to reno-
vate the iconic Rufaro Sta-
dium to meet internation-
al standards citing lack of coopera-
tion from Harare City Council.
Back in February, council accept-
ed a proposal by the energy giant
for a long-term lease which would
have seen Rufaro Stadium refur-
bished into a world-class facility
but Harare mayor, Jacob Mafume
said the energy giant was seeking
“a parasitic” deal.
In the proposal, Sakunda Hold-
ing expressed its vision to drive
community development in Mbare
by establishing a Fifa-accredited
stadium for use by Dynamos and
other local clubs.
The rehabilitation of Belgravia
Sports Club and its facilities for use
by Dynamos for training purposes
was also part of the deal.
But Sakunda have cited lack of
cooperation from the City Fathers.
It also accused the council of mak-
ing unfounded allegations that the
energy giant wanted to purchase
the facility.
“Following our numerous re-
quests to present to your office
our final feasibility study report
and proposed designs for the re-
furbishment of Rufaro Stadium, we
write to express our gravest mis-
givings on the unfortunate events
and communications emanating
from your office,” Sakunda said in
a letter signed by chief operations
officer Mberikwazvo Chitambo to
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Harare mayor, Jacob Mafume.
“We are shocked and disturbed
by the untruthful and malicious al-
legations that Sakunda intends to
purchase Rufaro Stadium, which
is a public asset. Nothing could be
further from the truth, and we be-
lieve you know that.”
Chitambo said the allegations
were unfounded and a coordinat-
ed attempt to derail the agree-
ment.
“We wish to place it on record
that Sakunda did not have any
commercial interest in this project
suffice to say that our participation
in the same was entirely philan-
thropic, for the public good. Con-
sequently, we would like to hereby
notify you of our immediate with-
drawal from this partnership,” Chi-
tambo said.
“Given the toxicity we have now
seen in Council’s attitude, and a
lack of political will to implement
the project on the part of Council,
Sakunda hereby withdraws its par-
ticipation from the project. Not-
withstanding all project designs
and plans will be donated to Coun-
cil in the public interest.”
Mafume said he did not
understand the stance taken by
Sakunda.
“I have no idea what Sakun-
da is saying. What I understand is
that they wanted to get the stadi-
um for 30 years for providing plas-
tic chairs (bucket seats) and when
we were in the middle of nego-
tiating that surely a whole stadi-
um cannot go just after someone
donates plastic chairs. They then
went into a tantrum where they
threw away the baby and the bath
water,” Mafume said.
“What is clear to us is that busi-
nesspeople have for long had a
parasitic relationship with the City
of Harare. People come to Hara-
re with nothing and Harare makes
them millionaires and when Hara-
re needs assistance they say give
us land.
“We have not put Rufaro Stadi-
um for sale and, therefore, anyone
who wants to assist, who wants
naming rights to the stadium must
enter into a contract of naming
rights that is recognisable like the
ones we see everywhere in the
world, not where we end up losing
DeMbare sack Ndiraya
BY SIZALOKUHLE NCUBE
CASTLE Lager Premier Soc-
cer League giants, Dyna-
mos have ended speculation
about their head coach Ton-
derai Ndiraya’s future say-
ing they had severed ties
with him.
Ndiraya’s contract expires
at the end of the year and the
club has decided against re-
newing it.
In a statement late last
night, DeMbare announced
that they had decided to take
a new path after a difficult
season where they finished
Glazers don’t care
about Man United:
Ronaldo
Manchester United forward
Cristiano Ronaldo says the
club‘s owners, the Glazer fami-
ly, “don't care about the club” on
the sporting side.
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the whole stadium simply because
we asked someone to provide plas-
tic chairs and to assist us.”
Sakunda Holdings is the major
sponsor for two of the country’s
biggest clubs — Dynamos and
Highlanders.
The two parties entered into an
MOU whose framework required
them to come up with a project
feasibility study which would cul-
minate into a detailed technical
agreement for the project.
A project management team
made up of Sakunda and City of
Harare officials toured South Afri-
ca earlier in the year to visit stadi-
ums for research purposes as well
third on the table, 17 points
behind champions FC Plati-
num.
“Dynamos Football Club
announces that head coach
Tonderai Ndiraya’s contract
with the club will not be re-
newed after its expiry on the
31st of December 2022,” the
statement read.
“It is with regret that we
have reached this difficult
decision but Ndiraya will al-
ways be remembered for his
contribution to Dynamos
both as a player and a coach.
“However, this develop-
ment does not dwarf the
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as benchmarking of a stadium de-
sign.
Rufaro Stadium last hosted
league matches during the 2019
season before it was red-flagged
by the Zifa First Instance Board in
2020.
The stadium has since become
an eyesore after renovations by the
city council stalled and its collapse
has created problems for the sev-
en Harare-based teams in the Cas-
tle Lager Premier Soccer League as
there is only one approved stadium
in the capital, the National Sports
Stadium.
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work Ndiraya has done in
the last few years to rebuild
Dynamos and position it for
long-term success.
“Ndiraya remains a Dy-
namos son whose loyalty
to the club has never been
doubted. We wish Ndiraya
all the best in his future en-
deavours.”
Only this week Ndiraya
warned the club about chop-
ping and changing coaches.
They last won the league ti-
tle under Kalisto Pasuwa in
2014.
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