What happened is that during the census, our enumerators were approaching households and they were asking about deaths which would have occurred in the past 12 months of the census.
After that, we would ask if the death is registered or not and we would further ask the sex of the deceased so that at the end of the day we can calculate the numbers by sex.
We also capture their age, we also capture the issue to do with maternal mortality so that we can calculate maternal mortality which are deaths due to maternal causes.
So, that was the whole idea of collecting this data so that we can calculate mortality rates.
There are under-five mortality, neonatal mortality, post-natal mortality and maternal mortality.
Mukavhi said there is a difference between data collection and official registration. He said:
So going to the issue of distortion of numbers due to registration or non-registration of a death, those two things are different, they are not linked.
If at the household level let’s say we have captured that two people have died, then if the deaths are not registered, it does not distort the cumulative number of the deaths which would have occurred during the census period.
The numbers are accurate, the registration is something else. For example, if 10 deaths would have occurred, then they remain that number regardless of registration status.
The distortion which needs to be corrected is that “the census figures might be distorted because some deaths were not registered” — it is not correct.
ZIMSTAT’s responsibilities include gathering data from various sources, including surveys, censuses, administrative records, and other relevant data sets.
However, some citizens view data released by ZIMSTAT with scepticism as there is a general distrust of figures released by government departments.
What do you need accurate data for.lnini quadratic equation ndoiziva kuseri nekuseri asi pakuverenga ma green angu hapadiwi quadratic equation.😂😂😂😂Tsvaga ma green ndo accurate data iroro kuti une mangani mu wallet.
.... · 1 year ago
We have a gvt that cannot be trusted , this is the issue that needs to be addressed, zvimwe zvese rave drama.
Zimstat data could be very accurate, the accuracy is not the issue, the source is the problem, When data cannot be trusted for whatever reason it becomes useless data this is why the source must do everything possible to improve it's credibility.
Stats · 1 year ago
Garbage in Garbage out.
. · 1 year ago
chinhu chese ukaona changotanga nekuti Zim.... finish nothing good pachiri
doug · 1 year ago
They "calculate the numbers by ****".
It is normal and natural for someone to show their relevance by giving self praise. It happens everywhere.
Rudo💅 · 1 year ago
you guys are always accurate when playing with figures
zf2 · 1 year ago
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225. When asked to explain how Chitepo died. Tongogera told the
Mozambique Authorities that the cause
could be traced to any one of the
following, which he called ‘areas’ and not to a specific individual
as such:
(a) Chitepo’s own compatricts who were counter-revolutionaries.
This included people like Mutambanengwe, Sanyanga, Mukono
and others who hated Chitepo for the way they thought he
condoned. the injustices and deaths
of his relatives and friends.
(b) The Malawi trip and the arrest of his two colleagues, Hamadzi-
ripi and Chigowe and his return without them.
(c) The security at Chitepo’s house where he had bodyguards placed
there by the Party and who were not supposed to sleep, which
meant that the placing of the bomb ‘could only be with the
co-ordination of Sadat or the other guards’.
226. As regards the involvement of Ian Smith or any other racist
agency in the death of Chitepo, Tongogara was categorical in exonerating
them. On this question, Tongogara said, ‘Chitepo definitely we mist rule
out the question of Smith killing Chitepo. I must rule out the question of
any other external influence. This is out. Chitepo was not killed
by ZANU
as a Party. That I want to be honest. We never sat down to decide step by
step, but Mataure died at the hands of ZANU as a
Party.’
227. Tongogara amplified the position further. He said ‘Mataure died
at the hands of the Party but Chitepo not at the hands of the Party ZANU.
This is why I was saying “Not ZANU”’. Chitepo was a victim of division.
I want to be very honest with you. Chitepo was a victim of division and
was a victim of the internal squabbles. Chitepo was a victim of what you
call clashes of confidence in each other within the leadership; Chitepo died
at the hands of this.’ The death of Chitepo, Tongogara admitted, should
not be attributed to ZANU as a Party but rather to the members that
constituted the Supreme Council, the DARE and the High Command.
The Arrest of Ex-ZANU Members
228. Meanwhile, the Zambia Police embarked on an intensive investi-
gation and as a result of information received, the offices of ZANU were
closed between the 20th and the 22nd March, 1975. By the 23rd March,
1975, police investigations had progressed to the extent where a decision
was made to arrest a number of ex-ZANU officials. A total of 55 persons
were arrested. On the 24th March, 1975, the numbei rose to 70. After
interviews, some were released immediately, while others were detained.
At the time of the Commission’s first sitting in July, 1975, the number of
ex-ZANU detainees was 49.
229. Chigowe was arrested by the Tanzania Authorities soon after
entering the country and was sent back to Lusaka. Meanwhile, Tongogara
and the others who had fled to Mozambique had been surrendered to the
Zambian Government.
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zf · 1 year ago
230. Further Police investigations led to the discovery of mass graves
around Chifombo and other areas in Mozambique. The body of John
Mataure was identified among the bodies exhumed. The death of Chitepo
led to the discovery by the Zambian Government of a multiplicity of
atrocities, kidnapping and killing, which had been clandestinely carried out
by ZANU.
CHAPTER 9
THE FINDINGS OF THE COMMISSION
A. Events and Circumstances of Chitepo’s Death
231. In our first term of reference, we were required to inquire into
the events and circumstances leading to the death of the late Herbert Chitepo
on the 18th March, 1975.
232. From the evidence, it is clear that there existed a state of bitter
struggle and conflict in ZANU, particularly in its Executive, the DARE,
especially after the introduction of Biennial Review Conferences at which
members of DARE were elected. The all-consuming passion for power was
pursued to the extent that the objective of Zimbabwe’s liberation was
submerged beneath the weight of personal and tribal ambitions. The
Commission found abundant evidence of tribal and regional manifestations
in ZANU, both in the Military High Command and the DARE itself.
233. It is clear from the evidence and other material facts at the dis-
posal of the Commission, that Chitepo was regarded as an obstacle or a
‘stumbling-block’ in the pathway to individual and collective ambitions
of the Karanga elements in the DARE.
234. The permanent removal of Chitepo from the scene by death was
an obvious sequel to the intense and persistent struggle for power and
deep-rooted fears that prevailed within the Party, particularly in the
DARE.
235. The Commission found that there was a division between the
military and political leadership within ZANU which led to a crisis of |
confidence. In their secret bid for ultimate power and control of ZANU,
the Military High Command wanted the leadership of the Party to be
militarised.
236. The Commission has found that adequate grounds existed to |
support the grievances and contentions of the fighting cadres in the front
line. No attempt was made by the Military High Command or the DARE
to ameliorate the hard conditions to which the cadres were subjected.
The members of DARE never visited the war zone, and appear not to have
taken any real interest in the welfare of the cadres against spies and other
enemy agents in the ranks of the fighting forces. The Commission found.
further that there was lack of integrity and honesty among the ZANU
leadership.
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Ngatihurei Tife tikunde miyedzo yepano panyika · 1 year ago
Famba famba
Ian Smith · 1 year ago
Up to today things in Zanu of haven't changed as there still lack of integrity and honesty.
