Grace Mugabe bracing for the defence ministry post

Grace Mugabe bracing for the defence ministry post

Tuesday, 24 February 2015 / 1 Comment

First  Lady Grace Mugabe is reportedly prodding President Robert Mugabe to appoint her Defence minister in a much-anticipated Cabinet reshuffle after she reportedly turned down the Women’s Affairs portfolio for being “less glamorous”.
Zanu PF politburo member Sydney Sekeramayi is the present Defence minister, while the Women’s Affairs ministry has remained vacant following the reassignment of Oppah Muchinguri to the Higher Education portfolio.

Following her triumphant entry into Zanu PF politics last year, where she succeeded Muchinguri as women’s league boss after leading a vicious crusade that caused the fall of former Vice-President Joice Mujuru, Grace had been widely tipped to land the Women’s Affairs post.
Mugabe left the ministry vacant when he filled other key Cabinet posts last year following a mini reshuffle caused by the expulsion of ministers linked to the Mujuru camp.

Well-placed sources said Grace was giving 91-year-old Mugabe a torrid time, refusing to take up the Women’s Affairs ministry, insisting on the all-powerful Defence ministry.
“The First Lady has refused to be the Gender minister,” a Zanu PF insider, who refused to be named, said.
“She wants to be Defence minister or alternatively Mines minister.”

Of late, Grace — who played a pivotal role in the annihilation of the Mujuru faction — has become an omnipotent figure in Zanu PF politics and was widely believed to be wielding enormous influence on Mugabe.
Grace, last Wednesday set tongues wagging when she occupied a front politburo seat next to Mugabe during a meeting which pronounced the expulsion of former secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa and former Mashonaland West provincial chairperson Temba Mliswa. Mutasa and Mliswa were expelled only three days after Grace returned home from her two-month-long holiday, where she underwent surgery.

Grace sat in the six-member disciplinary tribunal appointed by Mugabe to decide Mutasa’s fate. Mugabe confirmed at the party’s December 2014 congress that the First Lady was becoming too influential on his decisions when he went into his “Pasi neZanu PF” gaffe, after Grace wrote a note advising him to cut short his speech.
“It’s my wife who has written this note,” he said.
“She says I am now talking too much.
“That’s how I am treated even at home and so I must listen.”

However, the period in the run-up to the December 2014 congress had already proved Grace’s unrestrained influence in the party after all the people she labelled traitors, including Mujuru, were purged. Zanu PF insiders added that Grace, who is widely believed to be angling to succeed her husband, believes controlling the army would make her ascendancy to the throne much easier.

“Initially, Grace was chickening out,” another source said.
“She did not want a ministerial position that would expose her to the wrath of MPs during question-and-answer sessions in Parliament.
“But after being convinced that she needed to sit in Cabinet, she has started making huge moves to land the powerful Defence ministry in order to get a certain measure of control of the armed forces for protection in the post-Mugabe era.”

However, another source said it would be wrong to assume that Grace was demanding a position from Mugabe.
“The media should know better that Mugabe is still in control,” the source said.
“You cannot really believe that Grace is now in charge. The issue is, Mugabe no longer has the energy so much that when he gets into the car, he falls asleep.
“His body is tired both from ageing and a lot of medication.
“But Grace is not calling the shots. She is getting instructions from him, not vice-versa.”

Shuvai Mahofa tipped to bounce back into Government as minister

Shuvai Mahofa tipped to bounce back into Government as minister

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ZANU PF Senator for Gutu and former Youth, Gender and Women’s Affairs deputy minister Shuvai Ben Mahofa, is tipped to replace fired Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Kudakwashe Bhasikiti in an impending Cabinet reshuffle if remarks by First Lady Grace Mugabe are anything to go by.

Bhasikiti was fired last week for associating with axed former Vice-President Joice Mujuru’s faction, which is accused of trying to topple President Robert Mugabe.
At her “meet the people” rally in Masvingo’s Mucheke Stadium ahead of the party’s contested congress last year, Grace, now the party’s powerful women’s league boss, said Mahofa was her role model.

“Be like Mai Mahofa, she is my role model,” Grace said, while castigating the Mujuru faction leaders at the rally, much to the pleasure of the capacity crowd.
Grace left Mahofa with farming inputs she donated to the province, instructing her to distribute them on her behalf, bypassing Bhasikiti and then Zanu PF provincial chair, Killian Gwanetsa, in the process.
“Be like Mai Mahofa, she is my role model.”

Grace donated 30 tonnes of seed to party members and 10 tonnes of maize meal for distribution to orphans, the physically challenged, vulnerable and child-headed families.
Sources in Zanu PF said Mahofa, nicknamed “the iron lady of Masvingo”, could get the post on a silver platter, as she is a favourite of the First Family, after bouncing back from the political wilderness in 2013.

“Of late, she has caught the attention of the First Family because she supported Grace at the women’s league when she was the secretary for security in the organ,” a source in the party said.

The former Gutu South legislator is said to be the second in command in the faction aligned to Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, after Psychomotor minister Josaya Hungwe in the province, another source said.

Asked about the issue, acting Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chair Paradzai Chakona said the appointment would be an exclusive prerogative of the president.
“Well, I cannot comment on that as the president is the one who decides on appointments,” he said.

A Bulawayo man grows bizzare woman size breasts

A Bulawayo man grows bizzare woman size breasts

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Straight out of Ripley's Believe It or Not, comes this true tale of a city man who has grown woman size breasts after a mysterious rat like creature allegedly slurped his niippes at night.

The man Appiah Dube from Cowdray Park suburb said because of his plight which some described as a pure act of witchcraft he no longer leads a normal life.

He is now the subject of jokes in the neighbourhood because of the breasts that are bigger than those of an average woman.

"I am in pain. During the night I don't  sleep because of a mysterious rat like creature which slurps my breasts. The more it slurped, the bigger they grow," said Dube.

He claims that at one point his one year old daughter slurped them.

"One day my daughter slurped the breasts," he added.

Whenever he goes outside the house, he has to wear a jacket to cover the visible breasts.

"If I leave the house, whether it's hot or cold I just have to wear a jacket to cover the breasts. It is something affecting me greatly and my emotional plea is to be healed before they grow beyond this," he said.

Dube strongly believes that someone who is not happy with his life had a hand in his unfortunate predicament.

"Someone bewitched me and as you can see I am no longer living a normal life," he added.

Dube who was not comfortable speaking to the media, was captured by a B-Metro newscrew while he was at Prophet Chamunorwa Matsaure's place of residence receiving spiritual help.

This was after a a hint from a source. But since visiting the prophet his condition has stabilised.

"They seem to have stopped growing from the day Prophet Matsaure started praying for me but they are still painful," said the distressed Dube.

Not the first man to have breasts without wishing for them, a local traditional healer said what befell Dube is linked to promiscuity and adultery.

"He might have slept with a married woman or if he is married there is also a possibility that his partner could have fenced him. This is a common runyoka/lunyoka. In some cases this also happens to people who steal from others," said a sangoma Khulu Agrippa Maseko from Makokoba.

Straight out of Ripley's Believe It or Not, comes this true tale of a city man who has grown woman size breasts after a mysterious rat like creature allegedly slurped his niippes at night.

The man Appiah Dube from Cowdray Park suburb said because of his plight which some described as a pure act of witchcraft he no longer leads a normal life.

He is now the subject of jokes in the neighbourhood because of the breasts that are bigger than those of an average woman.

"I am in pain. During the night I don't  sleep because of a mysterious rat like creature which slurps my breasts. The more it slurped, the bigger they grow," said Dube.

He claims that at one point his one year old daughter slurped them.

"One day my daughter slurped the breasts," he added.

Whenever he goes outside the house, he has to wear a jacket to cover the visible breasts.

"If I leave the house, whether it's hot or cold I just have to wear a jacket to cover the breasts. It is something affecting me greatly and my emotional plea is to be healed before they grow beyond this," he said.

Dube strongly believes that someone who is not happy with his life had a hand in his unfortunate predicament.

"Someone bewitched me and as you can see I am no longer living a normal life," he added.

Dube who was not comfortable speaking to the media, was captured by a B-Metro newscrew while he was at Prophet Chamunorwa Matsaure's place of residence receiving spiritual help.

This was after a a hint from a source. But since visiting the prophet his condition has stabilised.

"They seem to have stopped growing from the day Prophet Matsaure started praying for me but they are still painful," said the distressed Dube.

Not the first man to have breasts without wishing for them, a local traditional healer said what befell Dube is linked to promiscuity and adultery.

"He might have slept with a married woman or if he is married there is also a possibility that his partner could have fenced him. This is a common runyoka/lunyoka. In some cases this also happens to people who steal from others," said a sangoma Khulu Agrippa Maseko from Makokoba.STRAIGHT out of Ripley's Believe It or Not, comes this true tale of a city man who has grown woman size breasts after a mysterious rat like creature allegedly slurped his niippes at night.

The man Appiah Dube from Cowdray Park suburb said because of his plight which some described as a pure act of witchcraft he no longer leads a normal life.

He is now the subject of jokes in the neighbourhood because of the breasts that are bigger than those of an average woman.

"I am in pain. During the night I don't  sleep because of a mysterious rat like creature which slurps my breasts. The more it slurped, the bigger they grow," said Dube.

He claims that at one point his one year old daughter slurped them.

"One day my daughter slurped the breasts," he added.

Whenever he goes outside the house, he has to wear a jacket to cover the visible breasts.

"If I leave the house, whether it's hot or cold I just have to wear a jacket to cover the breasts. It is something affecting me greatly and my emotional plea is to be healed before they grow beyond this," he said.

Dube strongly believes that someone who is not happy with his life had a hand in his unfortunate predicament.

"Someone bewitched me and as you can see I am no longer living a normal life," he added.

Dube who was not comfortable speaking to the media, was captured by a B-Metro newscrew while he was at Prophet Chamunorwa Matsaure's place of residence receiving spiritual help.

This was after a a hint from a source. But since visiting the prophet his condition has stabilised.

"They seem to have stopped growing from the day Prophet Matsaure started praying for me but they are still painful," said the distressed Dube.

Not the first man to have breasts without wishing for them, a local traditional healer said what befell Dube is linked to promiscuity and adultery.

"He might have slept with a married woman or if he is married there is also a possibility that his partner could have fenced him. This is a common runyoka/lunyoka. In some cases this also happens to people who steal from others," said a sangoma Khulu Agrippa Maseko from Makokoba. - See more at: http://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-local-byo-63198.html#sthash.JuGEowsU.dpuf

Mayhem as trees talk and laugh at each other at Inyangani Mountains

Mayhem as trees talk and laugh at each other at Inyangani Mountains

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Mountain makes one think twice before embarking on the journey.

Now imagine this — you have gone on a holiday trip with your family in a mountain. Your husband decides to dare a little distance further up and he disappears for good . . . never to be seen again even with the help of experts armed with helicopters and binoculars.

Or a boulder falls from a mountain top into a river and the water turns into blood and the river flows all year round in that red state, tainting other rivers it meets downstream into crimson.

Or worse still, you go up a mountain and you find trees talking and laughing in harmony with nature and upon exclaiming about this shock of your life, a thick blanket of mist engulfs you and you disappear in it.

Unthinkable, is it not?

Yet these scenarios have been haunting people in Nyangani Mountain since time immemorial. A lot unheralded mysteries have been happening in the mountain, with the most publicised being the disappearance of the Masaya twins in the late 80s, then the vanishing of an Indian tourist last year which awakened the world into a prompt search.

Mountain climbing experts armed with helicopters and binoculars combed the Nyangani Mountain thickets but it was a futile exercise.

The latest victims of the unknown "kidnapper" are two innocent children from St Killians Mission in Makoni who had recently gone on a trip with their fellow students at a natural pool in Nyamombe River. The students disappeared from the group only to be found dead in the pool the following morning.

This has left the Nyanga community and the province at large clueless as to what really happens in the mountain.

Headman Samhembere said the Nyangani Mountain was sacred and this has something to do with supernatural rites surrounding it which have however been continuously ignored.

The elderly traditional leader explained the historical background of Nyanga which he said is haunting people up to the present day.

"Nyanga, which in Chewa means first- born, was Tangwena's son who travelled from Malawi and established his chiefdom in present day Nyanga, which is named after him.

"Chief Nyanga then established friendship with Chirikutsi, a mermaid which lived at Pungwe falls. The chief had his sacred alter in the mountain, along Nyamombe River where they would meet the mermaid as well as communicate with their spirit mediums. At one point the mermaid came out of water and took Nyanga's family with it into the waters, living a few behind. It could have been a move to find some friends to live with since they had entered into a friendship pact.

"Chief Nyanga's chieftainship was then destroyed with the coming of commercial white farmers who were targeting the cool temperatures and fertile red soils associated with the area," he said.

Samhembere who said he is a descendent of the Nyanga family, suggested that the Government should recognize Nyanga chieftainship in order to bring peace in the mountain as there is need for divine intervention as it seems there is spiritual war in the mountain.

"Nyanga should be appointed chief in the areas that lie around Nyanga national park. He was the first to settle in Nyanga before other recognised chiefs; Saunyama, Tangwena, Makoni, Katerere and Mutasa. Ironically Tangwena only came here following his son Nyanga who had established his chiefdom already. Spirit mediums may be not happy with the developments and we still fear for the worse," he added.

The headman also said that when they were called to help in the searching expedition of the Indian tourist, they were "given" a 20 metre long white piece of cloth which he then shared with his relatives (Nyanga family) who live in Honde Valley. He said they immediately came across it, in front of them, as they led people on the mountain top.

Acting Chief Saunyama also concurred with headman Samhembere that the Nyangani Mountain is sacred. He implored all the people to observe what they are told to do whenever they visit it.

"The mountain is sacred. The problem is people are now shunning our tradition for Western cultures. We should always respect our culture. What is happening in Nyangani Mountain is very depressing. It must be given the attention it deserves," he said.

The chief also encouraged the National Parks to work in consultation with the local traditional leaders so that they would know what sacred rules to follow in their execution of duty.

"The National Parks look down upon the local chiefs yet they are the ones who know how to traditionally rectify some of the problems in the mountain. They should convene us so that we guide them on what should be culturally followed when tourists are up in the mountain. They have a habit of thinking of us when things go wrong.

"We have things that we expect people to observe each time they go there, for example avoiding wearing of red colours in the rain season, having sexual intercourse or any intimate activities and commenting on strange natural features there, all of which people go up there unaware of. What will soon happen is that the tourists will end up hesitating to visit our naturally gifted area because of what they hear about the mountain," he said.

The church has its own way of thinking in respect of the matter and according to Pastor Nyakatawa of the End Time Message all this mystery had to do with some spirits that were cast down from heaven.

"According to Revelations 12:7 God fought with Satan and his angels and upon being defeated they were cast down on earth. Some fell in the deep sea, high mountains and thick bushes. They have got power and we should not despise them or underestimate their power. Such mystery is real because Satan wants to cause misery to people.

They are fallen angels. It needs God's revelation to understand these issues and that is why even the traditionalists cannot fully explain the mystery, "he said.

Another believer who spoke on condition of anonymity had this to say: "People should simply respect and follow what they are told to do when they are in the so called sacred places. Even in the Bible there were some sacred places like Bethel and the place where Moses would meet God in the wilderness. The results of going against such orders are far reaching, "he said.

As for the events in Nyangani Mountain one day they will come to an end, only time will tell. Meanwhile the bizarre and unthinkable continues unabated.

Masvingo man rapes 20 womens under the guise of madness

Masvingo man rapes 20 womens under the guise of madness

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A man from Masvingo suspected to have been terrorising villagers in Nemamwa area on a rape and robbery spree and is suspected to be responsible for close to 20 cases reported in the area inside four months has been arrested.

Enoch Vengesa (38), whose residential address could not be immediately established, was arrested last week and is assisting police with investigations.

Although police could only confirm one case against the suspect, police sources in Masvingo told Sunday News that Vengesa was suspected to have been responsible for about 20 rape and robbery cases in Nemamwa since November last year.

Police sources say the modus operandi employed in most of the cases reported in Nemamwa area in the said period was the same, leading to suspicion that Vengesa could have been the assailant.

According to the sources Vengesa is alleged to have waylaid his victims naked, pretending to be mad and would chase after them before raping and robbing them of their valuables.

However, luck ran out for Vengesa after a 13-year-old girl he raped on 5 February this year managed to positively identify him.

Acting Masvingo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Kudakwake Dhewa confirmed the case involving the 13-year-old girl for which he said Vengesa was being held, while other cases were still being investigated.


Asst Insp Dhewa said on 5 February this year Vengesa met the juvenile in a bushy area in Nemamwa. The girl was alone on her way home and he chased after her before raping her once.

"The girl reported the matter to police and gave a description of the assailant. A few days later, while police were doing their rounds, they met Vengesa at Nemamwa growth point, who matched the description given by the girl and they apprehended him. An identification parade was conducted and the girl managed to positively identify Vengesa as the person who had raped her.

"He appeared in court for initial remand and was remanded to 27 February," said Asst Insp Dhewa.

Police sources revealed that Vengesa had confessed to raping and robbing 20 women in the area when he was quizzed by police and blamed his heinous act on evil spirits.

"He appeared remorseful and seemed sorry for his act which he blamed on evil spirits. When he was asked by police how many people he had raped he said 20, much to the shock of everyone.

"There had been a number of rape cases reported in and around Nemamwa area and all of them had almost similar circumstances as the method used by the assailant was the same. This led to police suspecting that Vengesa could have been responsible for all the cases which are close to 20," said a police source.

Asst Insp Dhewa could not confirm the other cases against Vengesa, saying investigations were still being carried out to establish if the suspect was linked to the other cases.

"Officers at various stations in the area are still investigating other cases but the cases have not yet been linked to Vengesa. So far only one case has been confirmed. We will update you if there are any other cases brought against him.

"Right now we are trying to bring people who might have been raped in the area and are yet to identify the assailant to visit Nemamwa police station and help in investigating their cases.

"We shall be conducting an identification parade for Vengesa to establish how many cases are against him," he said.

Vengesa last week appeared before a Masvingo magistrate’s court for initial remand and was remanded in custody to 27 February as police are still conducting investigations.

He was not asked to plead.

Two love birds stuck together as they enjoyed steaming sexual ecounter

Two love birds stuck together as they enjoyed steaming sexual ecounter

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The cheater had been warned: "Leave my wife alone! I have put special muthi in her punani ."
But the cheaters again ignored the warning and ended up getting stuck together. They found themselves screaming for help, begging to be separated.
The rumour quickly spread that a cheating man had died after he got stuck in his lover's punani.
And a crowd of about 2,000 people gathered at Dena Court in Yeoville, Joburg. The police had to be called.

People were allegedly pepper sprayed and the amaBerethe chased people away with sjamboks. Many people claimed the police fired rubber bullets.
Priscilla Ndlovu (34) who claims to be a resident at the same flats said they heard screams from the room where the woman stays on Thursday night.
"At first we thought it was just the screams of sexual pleasure, but it turned to be screams for help," said Priscilla.
She said they called the security who forced the door open and saw the naked man on top of the naked woman pleading for help to be separated, but nobody could force them apart."
She said everyone was shocked and afraid of what they saw.
"We always hear of such things happening but we have never seen it," she said.
A family member of the husband of the cheating wife said the husband had been complaining about his cheating wife.

"He complained she was going out with his friend. I think he locked his wife to catch the man she's cheating with," said the woman.
She said in Zimbabwe, where they come from, it is a common way of catching cheating men and women.
"No one will separate them until the husband comes back from Zimbabwe to unlock them," she said.
A Zimbabwean source said locking a woman with muthi was a common way of catching and punishing cheating lovers in their country.
By Friday morning, when the crowd saw the ambulance at the flats they chanted: "We want to see them! Show us the cheaters!"
Cops were kept busy keeping the crowd at bay. Three streets were blocked off, causing major traffic jams and motorists had to use alternative routes.

The ambulance finally raced off at high speed. It is not known if the couple were inside. Neither the police nor the paramedics could confirm if the two were taken to hospital or not.
Sangoma Mathabo Mofokeng said husbands put muthi in their wives' punani to lock their women.
"There is muthi that is used by some men to catch cheating couples," she said.

ZIMRA persuades government to cut civil servants' salaries

ZIMRA persuades government to cut civil servants' salaries

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THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority commissioner general Mr Gershem Pasi has called for a cut in salaries for civil servants across the board and for Government to stop creating too many non-productive entities which are draining the already strained Treasury.

Recurrent expenditure is draining about 92 percent of Government revenue. The chief tax collector said Government, employers and labour should resuscitate the social contract in order to stop the country sinking "deeper into the hole". Mr Pasi said salaries were pegged at artificial levels when the country adopted the multi currency system in 2009 and the national cake cannot sustain such high payouts.

"We pegged our wages and salaries basing on that artificial level which was premised on the hyper-inflationary environment we had just come out of. My proposal is that we have never needed a social contract more than now. And that social contract should not be there to maintain the status quo. Dr Mangudya in his statement urged that there should not be any increase in salaries. What would happen if we went further; let's cut the salaries. Let's cut prices," said Mr Pasi.

Zimbabwe adopted the multi currency system following a run of hyperinflation which led to the collapse of industry which could not sustain operations as a result of the moribund local dollar. Mr Pasi said the country will continue to sink deeper into problems if corrective measures are not taken.

"Otherwise all we are doing will be just fire fighting but the truth is we are going deeper and deeper into the hole until we take drastic measures. Why not say cut by 20 percent across the board; cut wages, interest rates, everything because it will be a social contract. We will give ourselves room to start the growth process," said Mr Pasi.

He said the country should review its costs structures particularly the wage bill.

Recurrent expenditures of about 92 percent continue to outweigh Government leaving only eight percent for capital development programmes. Mr Pasi wants a review of how the budget is crafted in order to adopt a system where "we start with what is available" as opposed to what is expected.

"We also need to review the way we do our budgeting. We should start with what's available both in terms of anticipated revenue, allowable borrowings and any grants that are assured and then we cut our cloth to fit that revenue plate,"

He suggested that the country adopts a framework which may not be changed at any situation for revenue distribution and called for discipline in relation to following budgetary allocations. To save revenue for capital development Government should avoid creating a multiplicity of non-productive entities which drain the fiscus.

"We continue to create not-so-useful entities. We also created too many independent funds. Why do we create funds which are managed outside the central treasury funds? And when we have created them they are not accountable to anybody," said Mr Pasi.

Mr Pasi said the new constitution is an expensive venture as it expanded cost drivers putting further strain on the already pressed Treasury. "We have some legacy issues one of which is that during the Government of National Unity we had a new Constitution. It is a very expensive Constitution. Today we are talking of creating fiscal space, you can't do much with the set up that we have. Look at the expansion that happened with the new Constitution of the legislature. Can we afford it? We created so many additional members in both houses but at the end of the day we must pay for it," said Mr Pasi. When the expansion was done, there was no consideration on the cost of such an expansion to the legislature, he said.

Sex-starved Chitungwiza man kills prostitute during sex marathon

Sex-starved Chitungwiza man kills prostitute during sex marathon

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An extremely sex-starved Chitungwiza man who allegedly killed a prostitute during all-night sex has been brought to court.

23-year-old Lazarus Nyabonde is said to have killed a thigh vendor Mirriam Kugara after a misunderstanding.

When Lazarus appeared before Harare magistrate Milton Serima, he was not asked to plead.

However, the court heard that Lazarus hired a prostitute at around 3am on 3 December last year at Gora Night Club in Chitungwiza's Unit L Shopping centre where the hooker used to sell her legs.

Reports are that after a verbal sex contract, the fornicating couple agreed to go to the prostitute's 'head office' where the act would be conducted. Further reports are that during sex, a misunderstanding arose.

A source told My Zimbabwe News that the couple argued after Lazarus told the prostitute that she was performing extremely terrible.

"Zvakatanga Lazarus paakati kuhure hausi kunaka," said a source.

This did not go down well with the 23-year-old prostitutes' client who, in a fit of rage, Lazarus strangled Mirriam and pushed her onto the bed and he also used a pair of scissors to stab her in the stomach, just above the naval.

The naked prostitute bled profusely until she met her creator.

After the heinous act, Lazarus allegedly took Mirriam's cellphone which had a sim card and disappeared.

The State alleges that Lazarus made indications at the crime scene and that he was identified by the person he had sold Mirriam's phone to after he (Lazarus) had spent some time using the phone.

Tsvangirai and wife in a fist fight over infidelity issues

Tsvangirai and wife in a fist fight over infidelity issues

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MORGAN Tsvangirai's wife, Elizabeth, has demanded to be "set free" from her marriage to the MDC-T leader after accusing him of cheating on her with two women.

In sensational audio tapes obtained by the media, Elizabeth, nee Macheka, also accuses the former Prime Minister of suffering from erectile dysfunction which has prevented them from having sex since their marriage in 2012.

Macheka, close sources say, had accepted the problem quietly but is livid that Tsvangirai is cheating on her with two other women -Leah Mhundwa, and a Bulawayo woman only named as Nobuhle.

Mhundwa is the young sister to Tsvangirai's late wife, Susan, who died in a car accident in March 2009.

So volatile is the relationship between Tsvangirai and Macheka that at times they exchange blows.

Tsvangirai blames Macheka for the bedroom woes. He has told her that he does not experience the same problem when he sleeps with other women.

The tapes reveal that on one occasion, Tsvangirai told Macheka that he did not experience erectile dysfunction after romping with Nobuhle, sparking a huge row.

Nobuhle is said to have been in Harare recently and spent three days with Tsvangirai. Tsvangirai and Macheka have not been staying together for months.

Tsvangirai briefly stayed with Macheka at their home in Borrowdale but was chucked out after his wife discovered he was cheating on her with Nobuhle and other women. The MDC-T leader is now staying at the Highlands Government house bought and upgraded for him at a cost of $3 million during his stint as Prime Minister, which ended in July 2013.

Macheka rejects Tsvangirai's claims she is the cause of his sexual failings, and feels betrayed by the MDC-T leader who is "ungrateful" that she has stuck with him even when there is no fire in their bedroom.

Macheka, in meetings with family members, told how Nobuhle and other women call Tsvangirai in the middle of the night while she is sleeping beside him. The rows sparked by the phone calls usually degenerate into fist-fights.

After reports of a split emerged last year, Tsvangirai invited a newspaper to their Highlands home and disputed a report by The Herald that they were on separation.

At one time, Tsvangirai sent Macheka back to her parents as he believed it was her who brought him the misfortune. He has also gone as far as Nigeria where he sought spiritual healing from Prophet TB Joshua without success.

Close relatives have held marathon meetings to resolve the impasse between Tsvangirai and Macheka. In one meeting, held in line with Shona culture, Tsvangirai and Macheka met with his nephew during which she poured her heart out about their problems.

"Last week on Thursday the Machekas summoned Tsvangirai and his relatives to a meeting after Elizabeth told her parents that she could not continue living alone. She also highlighted that she has never been intimate with Tsvangirai since their marriage and wants to move on with her life," a source said.

Macheka wanted Tsvangirai "to set her free".

"She told relatives that if Tsvangirai believes that she was the source of his bedroom problems, then he must set her free," the source said.

Yesterday, Tsvangirai and his wife claimed all was well with them.

"We're staying together. We're happy. We've no problems at all," claimed Macheka.

Tsvangirai, through his spokesperson, Luke Tamborinyoka, said: "We can understand the fixation that The Herald has with the brand and person of Morgan Tsvangirai. The truth of the matter is that there is bliss in their marriage. Mr and Mrs Tsvangirai are at No. 45 Kew Drive, Highlands.

"We understand the incessant pursuit and concoction of stories around the life and marriage of Morgan Tsvangirai for political reasons."
Earlier, Tamborinyoka had tried to persuade this reporter to reveal the source of the story and the evidence.

Tsvangirai customarily married Macheka in 2012, but the civil union was stopped after a court challenge from his ex-lover from South Africa, one Nozipho Shilubane.

Ten Silobela gold panners sustain injures during panic gold rush

Ten Silobela gold panners sustain injures during panic gold rush

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A gold rush in Wozoli area, Silobela has left scores of gold panners injured as the community fight against a local businessman, Vurayai Marima, who is claiming ownership of the gold claim.

More than 10 villagers in Wozoli area showed the news crew scars on their bodies from battles with the police called to secure the claim. Villages said police dogs were set on them as they were panning for gold at a site they said was discovered by a local, Nkululeko Gasela.

The community is alleging that "the well connected" Marima wants them off the gold claim which they feel should benefit them.

Interviewed were some of the gold panners and villagers who said that they had been brutalised after attempting to pan for gold. The gold claim has been fenced off with only Marima's employees allowed to mine while hundreds of gold panners watch from a distance.

Marima, popularly known as Bravo in the area, confirmed that the illegal gold panners had been attacked by police dogs when they tried to illegally pan for gold at his claim. He said he asked for extra security from the police after noting that his security details could be overpowered by the gold panners.

"Where there's a gold rush there are always forces that want to have access to the gold ore. Indeed there's a gold rush in the area but I'm the rightful owner of the claim," he said.

Marima said he will continue mining and protecting his claim from the villagers.

Village head Msongelwa Makaba, however, differed with Marima. He said locals had discovered the claim and instead of benefiting, Marima in cahoots with some police officers, had barricaded the area.

"Locals discovered the gold claim and many youths then descended on it but Marima and the police quickly barricaded it. Police vehicles could be seen carrying gold ore and we don't know to where," he said.

Vice chairperson of the Wozoli Batanai District Association Stuck Mazibisa said it was unfortunate that locals were not benefiting from their God given natural resource.

He said women, children and even livestock were being terrorised by Marima and his security guards. "We're suffering here, our children are being beaten Marima's security guards. They're always telling us that they're above the law and that the police can't touch him," he said.

Yesterday, the villagers held a demonstration near the mine. They said they could not go closer to the mine for fear of having police dogs set on them. Nkululeko Gasela said he discovered the gold claim accidentally.

"I was walking when I was tripped by a rock and fell to the ground. I rose up and looked at it and decided to crush it. To my utter amazement, it had some gold."

He said he later told his cousin Edmore Nkomo and the two spent the whole night digging and putting the gold ore in bags. "When day came, scores of other gold panners joined us. If I was educated I could've gone to look for a prospector's licence which Bravo claims to have," said Gasela.

He said he was pained by the fact that Bravo was now kicking him out with the rest of other panners when it was him who discovered the claim.

Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Joel Goko said he was not aware of the gold rush in Silobela.

He said police had only been called to mediate in a gold claim wrangle between Alice Watadza and Senzeni Mukungurutse which is in a complete different area.

"What I know is that there's a claim dispute at Lancaster farm on the outskirts of Gweru and police are there to make sure that there is peace," he said.

 

Deployment of Zimbabwean Republic Police at funerals on the cards

Deployment of Zimbabwean Republic Police at funerals on the cards

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Thieves in Harare are targeting mourners mainly in the northern suburbs with police saying they will deploy officers to monitor funerals.

Police confirmed several reports had been made of theft at funerals where unsuspecting mourners had their vehicles broken into and valuables stolen.

Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi said police had received reports from mostly the Northern suburbs where mourners had been robbed.

"The ZRP calls upon people with information to assist police," Nyathi said.

He said that police would ensure officers are deployed at funerals. One of the victims of theft at a funeral said she was surprised to find the windows of her vehicle damaged and goods she had left inside missing.

"It was surprising because I did not even think that could happen at a funeral. The thief took advantage of mourners when we went inside. It is bad and we hope the police will act to bring the culprits to book," she said while requesting anonymity.

Nyathi said ZRP was investigating the cases and urged mourners to be on high alert. He said the thieves targeted phones, bags and wallets among other things they found in vehicles.

Bulawayo mayor wants Zimdollar back into the economy

Bulawayo mayor wants Zimdollar back into the economy

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Bulawayo Mayor Martin Moyo on Thursday expressed his dismay at the use of the US dollar describing it as a danger to the economy that was spawning liquidity challenges. Moyo told an end of year meeting by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) about the ease of doing business and access to the European Union & market that failure by the country to control the available stock of foreign money was a key contributor to liquidity problems.

There is money in the country but it is not in official banking circles. I was never a proponent of the comeback of the Zimbabwe dollar but the thing is you (would) want to control liquidity in the country, you want to control the stock that is available and circulating in the country and to guarantee the monetary authority knows such that if any of the notes are lost or torn they can check, replace or reprint, he said.

Moyo said he was not advocating for the printing of money notes without controls but he saw danger emanating from the continued use of the United States dollar.

There is a big danger with the United States dollar because if we have a budget of $4 billion dollars, assuming we have this amount in the country and one takes a billion to Dubai, it then means it (United States dollar) has completely gone out of circulation and the next thing is we are suffering liquidity challenges as that money has no chance of coming back because it is not labelled Zimbabwe so it will find its way to the United States,

Moyo said if it were South African rands which were taken to Europe, they would be converted to Euros and returned to South Africa and later onto Zimbabwe as they are of no use in Europe.
At the same event, European Union ambassador Phillipe Van Damme said Zimbabwe could not afford to bring back its local currency in the next few years because investors and citizens have lost trust in the currency.

You cannot afford to bring back the Zimbabwean dollar over the next few years because you have to rebuild national and international trust in your economy," he said.

Zimbabwe abandoned its currency in 2009 after it was rendered useless by excessive inflation. The RBZ is expected to introduce bond coins next week in a bid to ease change challenges but the move has ignited concerns of the return of the Zimbabwe dollar.

Bulawayo Mayor Martin Moyo on Thursday expressed his dismay at the use of the US dollar describing it as a danger to the economy that was spawning liquidity challenges. Moyo told an end of year meeting by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) about the ease of doing business and access to the European Union & market that failure by the country to control the available stock of foreign money was a key contributor to liquidity problems.

There is money in the country but it is not in official banking circles. I was never a proponent of the comeback of the Zimbabwe dollar but the thing is you (would) want to control liquidity in the country, you want to control the stock that is available and circulating in the country and to guarantee the monetary authority knows such that if any of the notes are lost or torn they can check, replace or reprint, he said.

Moyo said he was not advocating for the printing of money notes without controls but he saw danger emanating from the continued use of the United States dollar.

There is a big danger with the United States dollar because if we have a budget of $4 billion dollars, assuming we have this amount in the country and one takes a billion to Dubai, it then means it (United States dollar) has completely gone out of circulation and the next thing is we are suffering liquidity challenges as that money has no chance of coming back because it is not labelled Zimbabwe so it will find its way to the United States,

Moyo said if it were South African rands which were taken to Europe, they would be converted to Euros and returned to South Africa and later onto Zimbabwe as they are of no use in Europe.
At the same event, European Union ambassador Phillipe Van Damme said Zimbabwe could not afford to bring back its local currency in the next few years because investors and citizens have lost trust in the currency.

You cannot afford to bring back the Zimbabwean dollar over the next few years because you have to rebuild national and international trust in your economy," he said.

Zimbabwe abandoned its currency in 2009 after it was rendered useless by excessive inflation. The RBZ is expected to introduce bond coins next week in a bid to ease change challenges but the move has ignited concerns of the return of the Zimbabwe dollar.

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Bulawayo teenager threatens to suck out blood from siblings private parts

Bulawayo teenager threatens to suck out blood from siblings private parts

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A 17yr old former Cowdray Park Secondary School student is suspected to have been initiated into Satanism after she went out with her South Africa-based friends to a New Year's Eve party and returned claiming she wanted to eat her mother's brains and suck blood from of her sibling's private parts. The juvenile returned from the party with an unusual behaviour, telling her parents how the Biblical number of the beast 666 worked in the spiritual realm and claiming she had her own code that she used to get into her mother's brain.

This raised alarm among the neighbours, who told her parents that her actions were synonymous with Satanism and that they should call for spiritualists' intervention to solve the matter before she got worse.

The girl's mother said her daughter had been expelled from Emakhandeni Secondary School after she made death threats to other students.

 "I thought she was delivered long ago because this is not the first time it is happening. She once did it at her former school and she was expelled. This time around it became worse because she was threatening to suck blood from her sibling's private parts and eat my brains," the mother explained. The mother said her daughter had been normal until her friends asked to go with her to a New Year's Eve party.

 "She returned home early in the morning and started cleaning. After a while she locked herself in her room and we heard her scream. That is when she claimed she saw a snake under her bed and she immediately started saying she wanted to taste my brains and suck blood," she added.

The mother called for the neighbours, who witnessed the girl moving like a snake and called the nearby pastors who prayed for the girl.

 Pastor Elias Mwizha of the Apostolic Assembly church said the child was initiated into Satanism through sex, because they had noticed sexual demons as they prayed for her.

 "I personally hope that she has been fully delivered. It is only a matter of time that she recovers," Mwizha said.

 One of the neighbours blamed her South Africa-based friends, saying they were responsible for her actions and they were never seen after that night.
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A 17yr old former Cowdray Park Secondary School student is suspected to have been initiated into Satanism after she went out with her South Africa-based friends to a New Year's Eve party and returned claiming she wanted to eat her mother's brains and suck blood from of her sibling's private parts. The juvenile returned from the party with an unusual behaviour, telling her parents how the Biblical number of the beast 666 worked in the spiritual realm and claiming she had her own code that she used to get into her mother's brain.
This raised alarm among the neighbours, who told her parents that her actions were synonymous with Satanism and that they should call for spiritualists' intervention to solve the matter before she got worse.
The girl's mother said her daughter had been expelled from Emakhandeni Secondary School after she made death threats to other students.
 "I thought she was delivered long ago because this is not the first time it is happening. She once did it at her former school and she was expelled. This time around it became worse because she was threatening to suck blood from her sibling's private parts and eat my brains," the mother explained. The mother said her daughter had been normal until her friends asked to go with her to a New Year's Eve party.
 "She returned home early in the morning and started cleaning. After a while she locked herself in her room and we heard her scream. That is when she claimed she saw a snake under her bed and she immediately started saying she wanted to taste my brains and suck blood," she added.
The mother called for the neighbours, who witnessed the girl moving like a snake and called the nearby pastors who prayed for the girl.
 Pastor Elias Mwizha of the Apostolic Assembly church said the child was initiated into Satanism through sex, because they had noticed sexual demons as they prayed for her.
 "I personally hope that she has been fully delivered. It is only a matter of time that she recovers," Mwizha said.
 One of the neighbours blamed her South Africa-based friends, saying they were responsible for her actions and they were never seen after that night.
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Thinkistics

Thinkistics

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Welcome to silito's original school of thought.... My first cut deals with the origins of "FAKES" This is going to be a mammoth controversial topic of discussion. Figure this out.... Its a simple and indisputable fact that each and every day that passes, people come across different objects but never bother to classify them as fakes or originals.

On a daily bases as I move around my mind gets tempted to classify most of the objects i come across as either fake or original. I will use a very simple and common example....a 'chair'.....Im convinced that majority of people have had the privilege of seeing or sitting on an object called a chair. Try to recall several types of chairs you came across in your life.... can u you try to remember which one of those chairs was the original? By the way, the simplest question that comes to one's mind is "what would be the best criteria of identifying an original chair from a fake one.?"

As for me, when I look at a chair I try to my level best to imagine how the first chair looked like... this question will persuade my mind to take a long journey back in time i.e. into into hundreds of years ago. Fortunately I end up convinced that the first chair to be made was NOT even the original chair. Meanings that i can’t even try to make a comparison of the first chair and today’s chair.So where are we now???? For me, it means that this first chair was just a representation of the original idea of an object the person wanted to use for sitting on.This idea brings me to the conclusion that the first chair to be made was only a representation of the idea of an ideal object for sitting on and that is according to that person. Since this chair was not the original one I'm persuaded to classify it as the 'original fake chair' or one can choose to call it as a fake of the original idea of a chair.

This school of thought allows me to safely classify the second chair as a fake of the original fake. In that same order it follows that the third chair to be made can be safely classified as fake of the fake. Then the rest are fakes of the grand fakes. It means chairs that you see today are just objects that cannot be linked to the first generation of fake chairs....

silito.