Zimbabwe is facing the prospect of another drought, which could exacerbate hunger for millions already affected by an El Niño-induced drought, the UN World Food Programme said on Thursday.
Earlier this year, Zimbabwe and several neighbouring countries declared a state of disaster due to severe food shortages caused by the worst drought in 40 years.
While rainfall was expected to begin in October, marking the start of the typical six-month rainy season, Zimbabwe has only experienced a few days of rain in late November.
During a food distribution event in Chivi, southern Zimbabwe, World Food Programme country director Barbara Clemens said (via <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/zimbabwe-at-risk-of-another-dry-season-after-el-nino-drought-says-wfp/">ZimLive</a>):
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We are worried. You can see the ground in front of us is bone dry.
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Families in the district are already skipping meals to stretch their limited food supplies.
Georgina Maphosa, 74, expressed her concern about worsening hunger next year, as the maize crop she planted in late November has failed to germinate.
In May, the government said that more than half of Zimbabwe’s population of 16 million was in need of food aid this year.
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Zimbabwe is getting ready for another drought, which may make hunger worse for many people affected by a previous drought caused by El Niño. Earlier this year, Zimbabwe and nearby countries declared a state of disaster due to not having enough food because of the worst drought in 40 years. Even though rain was expected to start in October, Zimbabwe has only had a few days of rain in November. People are already going without meals to make their food last longer. A woman named Georgina is worried because the crops she planted in November didn't grow. The government said over half of Zimbabwe's 16 million people needed food help this year.

Zimbabwe Braces For Another Drought

A 13-year-old boy from Chivi, Masvingo appeared in court recently for fatally assaulting his 4-year-old brother whom he accused of walking slowly.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPA), on May 5, 2024, the informant left the four-year-old boy in the care of the teenager who is his brother. Said the NPA:
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The accused and his 4-year-old brother went fishing in the river. On their way back home, the now-deceased could not keep up with the accused.
This enraged the accused person who lost patience and assaulted him several times by kicking and slapping him all over the body. When he fell, the accused person throttled him and told him to get up and walk home.
He realised that the now deceased was losing consciousness and quickly carried him on his back and rushed home where he tried to feed him with porridge but he could not eat as he was now unconscious.
He laid him on the floor and fled. The death was reported by the informant who found the now deceased’s body when she returned home.
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The minor was remanded in the custody of the Department of Social Welfare to the 28th of June 2024.
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Boy (13) Kills His 4-year-old Brother For Walking Slowly

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has blocked the opposition CCC party from holding its Presidential Campaign Rally at Chivi Growth Point on 07 July 2023.
In a letter addressed to CCC, Officer Commanding Police, Masvingo West District, Chief Superintendent D. Maingire said the opposition party cannot hold its rally at the venue because it had already been booked by ZANU PF. Reads the letter in part:
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1. We acknowledge receipt of your notification dated 02 July 2020
2. We also appreciate that your letter meets all the requirements and expectations.
3. Let me take this opportunity to highlight that Chivi Growth Point ground was booked by ZANU PF and we are in receipt of that letter dated 01 July 2023.
4. By changing your venue from Mhandamabwe to Chivi Growl Point, you ceded your rights to use Mhandomabwe your venue on the strength of this notification.
5. Kindly be advised that permission has therefore not been granted.
6. If you want to hold any rallies in the future at Mhandamatwe or Chi Growth Point you have to submit another notification.
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In the run-up to the by-elections held in March 2022, dozens of Chamisa and CCC’s campaign rallies were banned by the Police on the pretext that the party failed to comply with security requirements prescribed under section 8 of the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act (Chapter 11:23).
On Wednesday, 05 July, CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere accused ZANU PF of abusing the Police to disrupt its rallies.
Posting on Twitter after CCC’s Presidential Campaign Rally was blocked by Police in Chiredzi, Mahere said the ban will not stop them from “winning the hearts and minds of Zimbabweans.”
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Police Block CCC Presidential Campaign Rally In Chivi

The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/EMA">Environmental Management Agency (EMA)</a> has blocked plans by <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/RioZim_Limited">RZM Murowa</a>, a diamond miner, to resume exploration for diamonds in the contentious Sese area of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chivi">Chivi</a>.
The agency told Murowa to get an additional Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the envisaged new scope of work, <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/ema-blocks-murowa-from-resuming-sese-exploration-without-community-buy-in/">The Herald</a> reported.
EMA told Murowa to engage local stakeholders, and get buy-in from locals before they resume exploring for diamonds. 
Murowa said the resumption of exploration would entail digging a big pit to enable bulk sampling, an exercise that would take a month and result in noise and dust pollution in the area.
Murowa left its claims in Sese in a hurry in October 2021 after clashing with the Sese community who wanted the diamond miner out citing several issues including failure to engage them on the project.
The Sese community had also dragged Murowa to court and got an order for the company to decamp from Danhamombe High School in the area to allow locals led by businessman and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Alex_Mashamhanda">Mashwede</a> founder Mr <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Alex_Mashamhanda">Alex Mashamhanda</a> to expand the school.
Murowa has since appealed against the decision at the Supreme Court and the matter is still pending.
The Sese community persistently protested the company’s presence staging a series of demonstrations while picketing drilling sites in the area.
The villagers cited President Mnangagwa who had said the Government wanted mining companies to respect the concerns of locals and get their buy-in before embarking on mining projects.
Murowa, via its General Manager Mr Jonathan Mapisaunga, wrote to Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Ezra_chadzmira">Ezra Chadzamira</a>, on 31 January this year, announcing plans to resume bulk sampling at the diamondiferous kimberlites in Sese.
EMA Masvingo provincial manager Mr Jonathan Muusha advised Murowa that the initial EMP does not include mitigatory measures for the effects of the new scope of works.
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EMA Blocks Murowa From Resuming Diamonds Exploration In Chivi

A Chivi businessman reportedly ran amok in August this year and torched about 25 homes of villagers he suspected of bewitching him.
The villagers in Chivi’s Sese area are now living in fear of the businessman, Thomas Chapeta, following his return from South Africa.
Chapeta allegedly destroyed villagers’ homes on 12 and 22 August with the help of an armed mob.
A villager who spoke to NewZimbabwe.com on condition of anonymity, said Chivi residents are still living in fear that Chapeta and his accomplices might terrorise them again. Said the villager:
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He came on the 12th of August with a team of more than 50 people and beat up villagers.
The gang was armed with guns, machetes and hammers beating up people even the elderly.
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Some of the assailants have been arrested but Chapeta, who owns a drilling company and is a son-in-law to Zion Christian Church (ZCC) leader Nehemiah Mutendi, remains a free man.
Chapeta has been seen attending some of the ZCC functions and is said to be using his relationship with Mutendi and his ZNAU PF connections to evade arrest. Said another villager:
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People are concerned about the delay in bringing the perpetrators before the courts.
It is now more than four months. The case keeps on dragging with postponement. We suspect underhanded practices.
Failure to arrest the chief culprit during and after disturbances raises eyebrows.
He has even been seen attending church with his in-laws.
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Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Masvingo Province, Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the matter saying that the perpetrators were arrested and the case is now before the courts. | <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/chivi-villagers-living-in-fear-after-businessman-torches-homes-on-suspicion-he-was-being-bewitched/">NewZimbabwe.com</a>

Chivi Villagers Living In Fear Of Businessman

A Chivi grade one (1) pupil died from injuries sustained during a fight with another learner over a pencil. 
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) report seen by Pindula News says the fight happened on 22 September and the deceased died last week on the 5th of October. Reads the police report:
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The ZRP is investigating a murder case which occurred in Ngundu, Chivi, on 22/09/22 at around 1330 hours, where two grade one pupils aged seven and six allegedly fought over a pencil on their way home from school. One of the pupils sustained severe injuries and succumbed to the injuries on 05/10/22.
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Meanwhile, Police in Nkayi is investigating a suspected murder case where a body of an unknown male adult, approximately 30 years old, was found lying beside the road at the 138km peg along Bulawayo-Nkayi Road on 07/10/22. 
ZRP says the victim was wearing a black T-shirt, maroon shorts, and white tackies. The body had three deep cuts on the left side of the head and bruises all over.
In a different case, police in Guruve acted on a tip-off and arrested Simbarashe Matore (35), Moses Matienga (45), Thomas Tangai (32), and Last Karande (23) on the 7th of October 2022 for unlawful possession of raw ivory near Dande Bridge, along Guruve-Mahuwe Road. 
Police recovered five pieces of ivory weighing 30.13kgs from the suspects.
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Grade One Pupil Dies In Fight Over A Pencil

The Government has introduced a grain swap programme for farmers in the country’s drier regions who grow small grains that are considered more drought-tolerant compared to maize.
Under the programme, farmers who grow small grains such as sorghum, millet and rapoko can deliver their produce to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) and receive maize in return.
This was revealed by the permanent secretary in the ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development John Basera during a field day in Chivi, Masvingo Province. Said Bhasera:
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We are saying to our farmers in areas like Chivi where usually they receive low rains, it is time we grow traditional grains like sorghum, millet and rapoko, among others since we are going to allow them to swap with maize at the GMB.
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The field day was hosted by the Chitanga couple who planted a number of crops during the 2021/22 season including nearly 2 hectares of groundnuts.
Chitanga said they have faced challenges in marketing traditional grains and legumes in previous years.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/gvt-on-grain-swap-programme/">ZBC News</a></h4>

Govt Introduces Grain Swap Programme

A 32-year-old Chivi man has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for rape and attempted murder.
Francis Mureza of Macheka village under Chief Madyangove waylaid a Form 4 girl on her way to writing her final Ordinary Level examination before raping and stabbing her with a knife in an attempt to kill her.
Mureza raped the 17-year-old girl before stabbing her several times on the head and neck with a knife and then hitting her on the head with rocks, leaving her unconscious.
Regional magistrate Judith Zuyu found Mureza guilty of rape and attempted murder and gave him a lengthy jail term.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s Liberty Hove said that on 1 December this year, Mureza met the complainant on a footpath in Madyangove while she was on her way to sit for her ‘O’ Level exams.
Mureza grabbed the girl from the back and carried her to a bush thicket where he raped her once.
After committing the offence, Mureza allegedly ordered her to remove her school uniform blouse and cover her face.
The girl removed her blouse but stood up and started to run away from the attacker.
However, Mureza gave chase and caught up with her before tripping her to the ground.
He then pulled out a knife and stabbed the girl several before striking her with stones, leaving her unconscious.
Mureza took away the complainant’s cellphone, her black school shoes, a pen and a pencil and left.
When the girl regained consciousness, she alerted villagers and a report was made to the police.
The knife used to commit the crime, the girl’s cellphone, shoes and pens were recovered from Mureza, leading to his arrest.
A medical examination also confirmed that the girl had been raped.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/girl-raped-nearly-killed-on-her-way-to-write-o-level-exams/">The Herald</a></h4>

Girl (17) Raped, Stabbed On Her Way To Write ZIMSEC Exams

Danamombe High School’s Yutong bus that had been hired to ferry worshippers to a church service at Mutendi Shrine in Masvingo rural on Sunday was burnt to a shell in a bizarre incident.
The bus which was bought at a cost of over US$145 000 was burnt after a whirlwind swept away fire that was lit by congregants.
The fire was blown onto tents before it leapt onto a kombi which was parked beside the bus resulting in the bus itself catching fire.
The Masvingo provincial police spokesperson could neither confirm nor deny the matter when contacted for comment by The Mirror.
Danamombe head Emmanuel Muvengu confirmed the incident but referred further questions to Chivi District Schools Inspector Isaac Gwamuri.
ZCC Mutendi spokesperson Raymond Muringani confirmed the incident and said negotiations on the way forward between the church and the school are underway. He said:
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On October 16 we attended a meeting with the ZCC finance committee and we consulted them making an appeal to Bishop Mutendi for help, parents are angry and bitter because of what happened, said Gurajena.
I can confirm that the bus hired from Danamombe by the ZCC congregation was burnt to ashes at the Mutendi shrine. I do not know how it happened.
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The Mirror reported sources as saying the fire started at around 9 AM and burnt tents that were pitched at the shrine before spreading to a Sprinter and the bus.
The fire reportedly engulfed the bus at around 9.25 AM when people had gone to Taberi.
The bus was hired from the school on Saturday 14 October and carried over 60 passengers and it was supposed to return on the 52.3km journey after a week.
Danhamombe High School is a Chivi Rural District Council (RDC) run school.
Danhamombe SDC chairperson Junias Gurajena said the bus did not have full coverage insurance.
<h4>More: <a href="https://masvingomirror.com/danamombe-school-bus-burnt-at-mutendi-church-service/">The Mirror</a></h4>

Hired School Bus Burnt To A Shell At ZCC Shrine

A man from Chivi District, Masvingo Province, was last week on Thursday killed in cold blood by the husband of a woman he was having an adulterous affair with.
The victim, Josiah Manatsa (36), was lured to a borehole by the aggrieved husband, Laurey Tafirei (25) of Madungwe Village under headman Watungwa, using phone messages who then stabbed him to death.
Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident which took place on 15 October.
Sources told The Mirror that in the evening before the fateful day, Tafirei clashed with his wife Brenda Ainos (23) over a love message received from Manatsa.
Tafirei grabbed his wife’s phone and continued chatting with Manatsa as if he was Ainos.
At around 4 am, he armed himself with a knife and a catapult and invited Manatsa for a nice time by the village borehole.
Oblivious of the source of the message, Manatsa obliged and went to the borehole where he was stabbed in the back and chest by the accused.
Tafirei left the scene after committing the crime and went and reportedly told his friend Silas Midzi (40) about the incident.
Tafirei and Midzi then went to report the issue to the village head Hikira Madungwe (79) and the three went to the scene where they found Manatsa lying in a pool of blood. 
Tafirei who was now in a state of panic ran away from the scene but was later apprehended by the police.
<h4>More: <a href="https://masvingomirror.com/chivi-man-lures-wifes-boyfriend-kills-him/">Masvingo Mirror</a></h4>

Chivi Man Lures Wife's Lover, Kills Him

Villagers in Ward 20 in Chivi Central over the weekend held a flash demonstration against Murowa Diamond Company in a bid to force the company to leave their ancestral land.
The diamond miner has been camped at Danhamombe High School in the area and villagers want it to leave Sese where exploration for gems has been going on since 2018.
The government has tried to placate the angry villagers by forming a multi-stakeholder committee to bring the warring parties together has apparently failed to achieve its goals according to villagers.
Villagers claimed Murowa made some promises to them which it has hitherto failed to fulfil, hence they want the company out of their area.
Sese Community Trust Secretary Musiiwa Musiiwa told The Herald that they will not let Murowa enjoy peace until the company leaves their ancestral land. He said:
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They are yet to fulfil promises they made before senior Government officials that they will decamp from Danhamombe High School and also drill boreholes and repair battered roads that were damaged by their heavy-duty exploration trucks.
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The protestors held placards criticising Murowa for caused land degradation in Sese and demanding the miner leave Sese to allow them to enter into irrigation farming using Tugwi-Mukosi Dam water.
The villagers say they have resorted to flash demonstrations against Murowa to avoid violating the COVID-19 regulations than ban gatherings of over 100 people.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/chivi-villagers-in-flash-demo-against-murowa/">The Herald</a></h4>

Villagers Stage Flash Demo Against Murowa

A soldier running a bottle store in Chivi district, Masvingo, assaulted four police officers who were enforcing lockdown regulations after they found him selling alcohol way past the stipulated operational hours.
The cops allegedly got a thorough beating after they tried to get Nicolus Chinoza to close his facility in line with the ongoing lockdown restrictions.
Chinoza, a Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) sergeant based at Inkomo Barracks outside Harare appeared before Chivi magistrate Rutendo Jakati facing assault and resisting lawful arrest charges.
Magistrate Jakati remanded Chinoza out of custody to 30 July for trial.
It is alleged that on 10 July in the evening, police constables only identified as Chidzura, Denya, Velapi, and Muguti were on patrol at Mhandamabwe Business Centre.
They noticed that Chinoza’s bottle store was still operating, in contravention of Covid-19 restrictions which imposed a curfew between 18:30 to 06:00 hours the next morning.
Bottle stores and most businesses are required to close at 15:00 hours.
The court heard the police officers proceeded to the bottle store and found Chinoza in the company of his wife and other patrons.
Chidzura then alerted the military man he was under arrest for breaching the Covid-19 induced lockdown restrictions, but Chinoza became violent.
Chinoza stated that he was a serving member of the ZNA, therefore, he can operate beyond prescribed business hours.
He allegedly charged towards Chidzura and pushed him on the floor ordering him to vacate his premises.
The other three police officers intervened but Chinoza became more violent and used chairs to assault the cops.
The four cops eventually managed to arrest him before detaining him at Mashava Police Station.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/army-trooper-assaults-cops-after-found-selling-beer/">NewZimbabwe</a>

Soldier Assaults Four Police Officers Enforcing Lockdown Regulations

Masvingo Magistrate’s court today denied the MDC Alliance <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/03/21/zrp-arrest-9-mdc-alliance-members-for-holding-a-meeting-in-chivi-on-11-march/">members who were arrested in Chivi</a> on Sunday bail. This was revealed by MDC Alliance Masvingo which gave the following update on Twitter but did not give further details in relation to why the members were denied bail:
<blockquote>The state has Denied Bail on 9 Chivi <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/mdczimbabwe" role="link">@mdczimbabwe </a>member today at Masvingo Magistrate Court. The courts considered 8 April as the day to commence Trial. Adv Mureri of <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/ZLHRLawyers" role="link">@ZLHRLawyers </a>says he will Appeal ruling at High Court.</blockquote>
The MDC Alliance commented on the ruling and said it was unconstitutional and meant to dismantle the opposition in the country:
<blockquote>The denial of bail of the <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chivi9?src=hashtag_click" role="link">#Chivi9</a> is unconstitutional and the continuation of a pattern of persecution by <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/edmnangagwa" role="link">@edmnangagwa </a>‘s regime as he seeks to dismantle the main opposition in pursuit of Zanu PF’s one party state agenda. The abuse &amp; weaponization of the court system must stop.</blockquote>
This came barely 24 hours after the High Court in Harare reserved ruling in the case of 3 incarcerated MDC Alliance members Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Makomborero Haruzivishe and  ZINASU leader Takudzwa Ngadziore to Thursday 10 AM.

Masvingo Court Denies Bail To 9 MDC Alliance Activist Who Were Arrested On Monday

ZRP yesterday reportedly arrested 9 MDC Alliance members in Chivi  and said they violated a section of the  37 of Criminal Code on 11 March when they held a meeting. This was revealed by ZLHR which in a statement said:
<blockquote>Our lawyer on the ground has confirmed the arrest follows a meeting held earlier this month attended by several MDC A supportere where offence is alleged to have occurred. Only 9 have been arrested &amp; not 30 people. They are charged with contravening sec 37 of Criminal Code.
Our lawyer on the ground has confirmed the arrest follows a meeting held earlier this month attended by several MDC A supportere where offence is alleged to have occurred. Only 9 have been arrested &amp; not 30 people. They are charged with contravening sec 37 of Criminal Code.</blockquote>
The lawyers did not give further details of the actual crime they are accused of committing. We will update this article if new details reports.
Last month, ZRP arrest<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/02/23/our-arrest-was-a-blessing-in-disguise-mdc-alliance-mashonaland-west-chairman/"> 12 MDC Alliance members at gun point</a> who were organising the funeral of the one of the province’s activist before they were freed on bail a few days later.
Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/ZLHRLawyers">ZLHR</a>

ZRP Arrest 9 MDC Alliance Members For Holding A Meeting In Chivi On 11 March

A 26-year-old woman from Chivi was arrested last month after she smashed her 1-year-old baby to death inside a kitchen hut, TellZim News reports
According to Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhehwa, the incident occurred on 22 February 2021. He said:
<blockquote>On February 22, 2021, at around 1400 hours, Hundivenga was breastfeeding her one-year-old son David Tsikai while chatting with her other 13-year-old child outside their kitchen.
Hundivenga then took her one-year-old baby with her inside the kitchen and locked the door.
The 13-year-old juvenile suddenly heard a strange noise of something being crushed in the kitchen before seeing Tsikai lying in a pool of blood.
The juvenile rushed to call Hundivenga’s mother Dorika Chikwirira (61) who was washing the dishes outside and she hurriedly broke into the house and took the baby who was motionless with no sign of life.
Hundivenga started running around the house in a disorderly manner, showing signs of hallucinations.
The neighbours were alerted about her strange behaviour and they caught and tied her up.
Chikwirira took the baby to Shindi Clinic at Neshuro where he passed on at around 2200hours on the same day.
A report was made at the Neshuro Police Station and Hundivenga was arrested.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="http://www.tellzim.com/2021/03/mother-crashes-1-year-old-baby-to-death.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">TellZim News</a></h4>

Mother Smashes 1-year-old Baby To Death In Chivi

The government has blamed the MDC Alliance-controlled councils for the appalling service delivery in major cities and towns, with plans already underway to rescue the situation.
Speaking at Jenya Secondary School in Chivi on Wednesday where he addressed a ZANU PF rally, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said some the conditions of some of the country’s major cities a testament to the MDC Alliance’s maladministration. He said:
<blockquote>In terms of social services, if you go to Harare, Bulawayo or Gweru today, the situation is now very bad.
Roads are worn out and heavily potholed among other problems and all these urban councils are run by the opposition MDC.
What the MDC has done to our cities and towns is embarrassing. It is very embarrassing and they have failed so much that even in some suburbs, they can go for weeks without running water. They have totally failed.</blockquote>
President Mnangagwa added that the government will not fold its hands while urban settlements collapse. He said:
<blockquote>The problems obtaining in our towns and cities are because of failure by the MDC but as Government, we have already made a decision that we cannot sit idly while the situation continues to deteriorate.
We sat down and agreed to rescue the situation so that our cities do not collapse totally so soon something along those lines will start happening.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/govt-to-intervene-in-mismanaged-cities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Govt To Step In To Rescue 'Mismanaged' Cities - ED

President Mnangagwa today is seen in the following pictures taking part in the tree-planting ceremony after he commissioned the Chombwe Water Project in Chivi.
Speaking at the event President Mnangagwa who said he comes from Chivi said the government decided to revive the project to help the local community.
   
 
 
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Kuona mvura ichibuda mupombi wavamugariro wekwaChivi, asi chisionekwi mumaguta akaita seHarare(Seeing water coming out of a tape has become breaking news in urban centres, such as Harare but a casual occurrence in rural areas like Chivi”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GarweRasimudzaNyika?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GarweRasimudzaNyika</a> <a href="https://t.co/n1ICmyoKu6">pic.twitter.com/n1ICmyoKu6</a>
— Nick Mangwana (@nickmangwana) <a href="https://twitter.com/nickmangwana/status/1341706311977852928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2020</a></blockquote>

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PICTURES: ED Commissions Chivi Water Project

Chivi villagers turned up at a parliamentary public hearing to give their input on the proposed Constitutional Amendment No.2 Bill, which seeks to introduce at least 27 amendments to the 2013 constitution.
Scores of villagers braved the chilly weather conditions to attend the meeting that was held in Chivi on Wednesday.
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Concern has been raised about the coronavirus threat posed by cross-border truck drivers who stop at truck inns and business centres in Zimbabwe.
The drivers have often been accused of picking up s_x workers from surrounding villages at such spots, putting local people at risk of contracting the virus.
Speaking during a recent visit to Chivi District Hospital by members of the Masvingo provincial COVID-19 taskforce led by Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira, Chivi Central Constituency National Assembly representative Ephraim Gwanongodza said:
<blockquote>There might be no business during the day at business centres like Chibi Turn-Off and other areas along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway, but truck drivers from South Africa still park there in their numbers.
In the surrounding villages, for example at Chibi Turn-Off, there are women who like to entertain the truck drivers, and there is a lot of contact that happens that makes social distancing impossible.
We discussed the issue with the local councillor and it is our request that trucks should be banned from parking at these places because it’s putting our province and the nation at serious risk.</blockquote>
In his presentation, Minister Chadzamira urged citizens to always practise social distancing and other preventative behaviour to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/truck-inns-potential-coronavirus-hotspots-says-legislator/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

'Cross Border Truck Drivers Should Be Forced To Practice Social Distancing'

A Chivi man who allegedly teamed up with his brother and father to fatally assault his grandmother has been arrested after he tested negative for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
Bright Tizirai (25) of Makuvire village in Madyangove communal lands told police officers who wanted to arrest him that his arrest would endanger their health and other suspects at Chivi Police Station, claiming that he was COVID-19 positive.
However, Masvingo Provincial Medical Director Dr Amadeous Shamu collected samples from Bright and tested him for COVID-19 at the request of the police. Said, Dr Shamu:
<blockquote>We collected samples from the murder suspect (Bright) in Chivi who recently returned from South Africa and claimed to have had COVID-19. The results came out negative.</blockquote>
Bright, his brother Daniel (21) and father Duduzile Tizirai (49) fatally assaulted Nyengeterai Tizirai, whom they accused of possessing goblins that purportedly killed Duduzile’s wife in March this year.
The trio was remanded in custody and advised to apply for bail at the High Court.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/covid-19-chivi-murder-suspect-fakes-positive-status/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

'COVID-19 Positive' Chivi Murder Suspect Arrested

Chivi Central Member of Parliament Ephraim Gwanongodza has said truck drivers who stop at truck inns and other business centres to rest are making Zimbabwe vulnerable to the pandemic that has killed 120 000 people worldwide, The Herald reports.
Ephraim Gwanongodza said
<blockquote>There might be no business during the day at business centres like Chibi Turn-Off and other areas along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway, but truck drivers from South Africa still park there in their numbers.
In the surrounding villages, for example at Chibi Turn-Off, there are women who like to entertain the truck drivers, and there is a lot of contact that happens that makes social distancing impossible.
We discussed the issue with the local councillor and it is our request that trucks should be banned from parking at these places because it’s putting our province and the nation at serious risk.</blockquote>
Truck drivers are among critical services providers exempted to work during the lockdown as they are transporting cargo in between countries during the course of the lockdown.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/truck-inns-potential-coronavirus-hotspots-says-legislator/">The Herald </a>

Truck Drivers Making Zimbabwe More Vulnerable To COVID-19 - Chivi MP

A <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chivi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chivi</a> man r_ped his former employer’s sister as payment for his outstanding wages.
Solomon Chikono, (25), of Mavuto Village, Headman Watungwa, Chief Chivi, was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Masvingo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Masvingo</a> regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga.
Chikono had has previous r_pe convictions. He was convicted on his own plea of guilty on r_pe charges.
He r_ped his victim twice on the same night with each of the two counts attracting a sentence of nine years, with six months suspended for each count.
He will, however, serve an effective 16 years and six months after a further two years of the total sentence were conditionally suspended for five years.
<h4>More: <a href="http://newziana.co.zw/2019/12/02/man-rapes-employers-sister-in-lieu-of-wages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Ziana</a></h4>

Man R_pes Employer's Sister To 'Recover' Unpaid Wages

A top ZANU PF official and Minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Ezra Chadzamira, has blamed MDC leader Nelson Chamisa for causing the current hardships being experienced by the masses.
Chadzamira was speaking during Zanu PF victory celebrations in Ward 17, Chivi Central Constituency over the weekend.
He claimed that Chamisa is in bed with the “enemy” and vowed that ZANU PF will rule Zimbabwe for time indefinite. Said Chadzamira:
<blockquote>We are trying to better the lives of our people but this small boy (Chamisa), who is in bed with the enemy is the problem.
I will tell Chamisa today that this country will never be run by an opposition. Zanu PF will rule forever.
I want to tell all opposition supporters that there is future in Zanu PF. They should come back and join the winning team rather than be associated with losers.
Zanu PF will always rule over the opposition while they cry all the time.</blockquote>
Chadzamira “reminded” Chivi dwellers that the late MDC founding president Morgan Tsvangirai tried it and failed. He added:
<blockquote>Tsvangirai tried but he failed. He died before he could lead this country. What more can a little boy like Chamisa do that was failed by his mentor? He is chewing more than he can swallow.
Zimbabwe is for Zanu PF and opposition supporters will find themselves voting for Zanu PF when they get into the voting booths. That is how good Zanu PF is.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://zimmorningpost.com/chamisa-will-never-rule-zimbabwe-chadzamira/?fbclid=IwAR23ICGWdFMngffSvBD-GMBRg_EskjtD7eeoQyYJF18GAN-78NQf-Vv0jpk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Morning Post</a></h4>

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