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South Mining Mutagech, a company involved in the extraction of coal in Hwange, has reportedly fired 25 of its employees after they asked for protective equipment.
Solidarity Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe secretary-general Prince Mpala told the <a href="https://newsday.co.zw/southerneye/local/article/200013810/workers-dismissed-for-demanding-protective-clothing">Southern Eye</a> that the workers were fired last week on Thursday. He said:
<blockquote>
South Mining Mutagech (Hwange) dismissed employees after they demanded proper protective equipment/clothing.
Twenty-five employees (were) dismissed by a Chinese supervisor while others were reinstated.
The Labour Act is very clear, thus section 104(4a). We are taking this matter to the National Employment Council for the mining industry in Bulawayo.
</blockquote>
Mpala said the law allows workers to resort to collective job action, noting that subject to this Act, all employees, workers committees and trade unions have the right to resort to strike action to resolve disputes.
He also said mine supervisor David Wang asked him (Mpala) to visit the mine to understand what is happening.
Wang claimed that the workers were refusing to work so they had to be dismissed.
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Coal Mine Workers Fired For Asking For Protective Clothing

ZESA Holdings subsidiary, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), says it is generating 951 megawatts (MW) of electricity against a national peak demand of 2 200MW.
The power shortage has resulted in the country experiencing electricity blackouts of up to 18 hours per day in some areas.
Despite the successful synchronisation of Hwange Unit 7 into the national grid, ZETDC call centre supervisor Milton Zata said they were still facing challenges. <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200009437/zesa-only-generating-951mw">NewsDay</a> quotes Zata as saying:
<blockquote>
Unfortunately, we have national grid challenges, resulting in these long outages.
</blockquote>
This comes amid reports that traditional power suppliers – South Africa and Mozambique – recently stopped exporting electricity to Zimbabwe due to arrears.
The blackouts are seriously affecting businesses and industries countrywide.
With Hwange Unit 7 appearing to struggle to feed the envisaged 300MW into the national grid following its upgrade, the power crisis is set to persist as Hwange’s Unit 8 is only expected to go live in October with another 300MW.
The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Power_Company">Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC),</a> a ZESA subsidiary, announced Tuesday that the southern African nation was generating 951 MW of electricity at three power stations as shown below:
<blockquote>
Munyati ……………………………………. 16MW
Bulawayo ……………………………………. 0MW
Harare ………………………………………..  0MW
Kariba …………………………………………. 350MW
Hwange ……………………………………… 585MW
</blockquote>
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<div>TOTAL …………………………………………. 951MW </div>
</blockquote>
<div>Zimbabwe is experiencing a power crisis due to a lack of investment and outdated equipment. This has resulted in frequent power outages and reduced production in industries, leading to job losses and decreased revenue. Small businesses, hospitals, schools, and water treatment plants have also been affected. </div>
<div>The power crisis has also led to an increase in illegal electricity connections and theft, which is dangerous and contributes to revenue losses.</div>
<div> Resolving the crisis will require significant investment and policy changes in the power sector. </div>
<div>There are several alternative sources of electricity that households and businesses can use in addition to traditional electricity. These include solar power, biogas, mini-grids, wind power, hydropower, and generator sets. </div>
<div>These sources can provide more sustainable and affordable energy, especially in areas where electricity is limited. </div>
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ZESA Generating 951 MW Of Electricity Against Demand Of 2 200MW

The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/ZESA">Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA)</a> has announced that the country’s power outages could ease from March 20 when Unit 7 at the coal-fired Hwange power station will be added to the national grid.
 ZESA spokesman, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/George_Manyaya">George Manyaya</a>, said Hwange Unit 7 is set to begin a “synchronization process” on Monday during which it will feed power to the national grid. Testing could last up to six weeks.
Unit 8, which is also close to completion and is expected to deliver another 300 MW, is set to come on stream in April. <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/zesa-sees-power-crisis-easing-from-march-20-as-hwange-unit-7-fires-up/">ZimLive</a> cites George Manyaya as saying:
<blockquote>
A lot of technical work has been done to ensure we deliver a robust system. Commissioning is a delicate procedure and has to be done diligently.
We’re pleased that we have conformed to the standards. We’re also satisfied that based on tests that have been taking place since December 2022, the Hwange 7 and 8 units have been well-designed and built to world standards. 
There have been challenges in the electricity supply owing to technical challenges at our power stations and Zimbabwe’s capacity to pay for imports. The Hwange expansion project will close the demand and supply gap.
</blockquote>
On Friday, 17 March 2023, Zimbabwe was generating 315 MW at Hwange, 241 MW at Kariba and 11 MW at the coal-powered Harare Power Station for a total of 567 MW before imports and power from independent producers.
The new unit of the Hwange power plant will lift Zimbabwe’s installed capacity to 2 400 MW, although the country continues to generate far less.
The government says the country’s peak electricity demand is 1,700 MW.
Zimbabweans are currently enduring power cuts lasting up to 18 hours due to restricted generation at Kariba hydropower station, constant breakdowns of Hwange’s ageing generators and ZESA’s inability to pay for electricity imports.
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Zimbabwe Power Outages To Ease From 20 March - ZESA

Residents of Hwange and surrounding communities have implored Parliament to enact laws that compel Chinese coal mining companies operating in the area to desist from environmental degradation and respect labour laws.
There are more than 10 mining companies mining and processing coal in Hwange.
Speaking at a consultative meeting conducted by the Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development in Hwange, residents urged the government to protect local people and the environment, reported CITE.
Local communities raised a number of issues they want to be addressed, among them, environmental degradation, pollution, failure by mining companies to plough back to the community, destruction of infrastructure such as roads, exploitation and victimisation of labour.
Parliament is consulting citizens towards crafting a Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill that seeks to shape the future of mining activities in the country.
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Hwange Community Pleads For Protection From Chinese Miners

A minor earthquake hit the Lubimbi area in Binga on Sunday night and was felt by residents in Hwange.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 4.0 and no damages to property were recorded, reported <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/earth-tremor-hits-hwange/">the Chronicle</a>.
Matabeleland North Province chief meteorological officer Austin Masikinye said the epicentre of the earthquake was Lubimbi in Binga District, close to Kamativi. He said:
<blockquote>
An earthquake was felt in Hwange and Binga on March 5, 2023, at 2309hrs local time. The epicentre is in Binga, Lubimbi area near Kamativi.
No reports of damage were received, however, more inquiries would be made to determine its intensity in the locality and to determine the exact areas it was felt.
</blockquote>
Residents in almost all Hwange town suburbs said they were shaken by underground movements on Sunday night.
Nolwandle Moyo from Ngumija and Prisca Mpofu, a resident of Cinderella township, about 10km from Ngumija, both said they felt the unusual movement from underground just after 10 PM.
Hwange Local Board spokesperson Dumisani Nsingo, who stays in Empumalanga, said:
<blockquote>
I suddenly remembered the unfortunate events in Turkey and became very scared but thank God the intensity was minimal.
</blockquote>
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck South-Eastern Turkey and Northern Syria last month, killing 50 000 people, among them Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu.
MSD head of forecasting, James Ngoma said earth tremors are common in the Kariba area. He said:
<blockquote>
Kariba is in a seismic tremor area, so now and again earthquakes are recorded. Those below 2.5 on the Richter scale may not be felt by humans but our machines regularly pick on those.
Earthquakes of between 2.5 and 4.5 on the scale are usually felt but we consider them to be minor and cannot cause damage. Anything above that is of concern.
</blockquote>
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Minor Earthquake Hits Binga, Felt In Hwange

The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) says it is at various stages of repairing four units at Hwange Power Station after a series of breakdowns in recent days.
The breakdowns at the thermal power plant, which is the country’s second-biggest plant, literally plunged the country deeper into darkness as it is now operating at just 10 percent of its 920 megawatts capacity.
According to a general supply summary report produced by ZPC, between February 15 and 23 this year, four units at the Hwange thermal power plant were switched off, leaving the plant operating with one.
ZESA spokesperson George Manyaya promised to provide comment to <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/zpc-attends-to-faults-at-hwange-power-plant/">The Herald</a> after “getting a status update from the technical team” on Tuesday, but he had not done so by the time of publishing.
According to ZPC, a unit of ZESA Holdings responsible for generating electricity, Unit 4 was switched off on 15 February after developing a boiler tube leak.
Unit 1 was taken off on February 24 after a high-pressure fan got damaged.
Unit 3 was stopped on February 24 after developing a tube leak while Unit 6 was switched off on February 23 after developing a similar problem.
The damaged units are at various stages of being repaired, said ZPC. Unit 5 tripped in October 2021 due to excessive turbine vibrations.
On Wednesday, 01 March 2023, Kariba hydroelectric plant was generating 280MW.
Kariba’s Unit 4 was taken out on July 20 2022 due to a damaged turbine runner.
Generator 1 was switched off on February 2 2023 for turbine runner inspection. The inspections have been completed and the unit has been placed on annual maintenance.
Unit 8 tripped on 20 December 2022 due to GTx 8 fault and is being replaced.
Unit 6 was taken out on December 16 2022 for an annual overhaul and machine cooling water pipework replacement. Kariba dam level has slightly improved to 13,75 percent.
Meanwhile, Hwange was generating only 72MW this Wednesday while the small power stations, Munyati and Bulawayo are currently switched off for boiler maintenance.
Zimbabwe is importing 50MW from Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa; 180MW from Eskom, between 130-200MW from Electricidade de Moçambique and 1 00MW from Zambia’s state-owned power utility ZESCO.
The country is exporting up to 80MW to Namibia.

Several Units At Hwange Power Station Break Down

Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda has said the expansion of the Hwange Thermal Power Station’s Unit 7 is 99 percent complete, with only the synchronisation of the whole system set to be done.
The Unit is expected to add 300MW to the national grid upon completion.
Addressing journalists in Harare, Soda said the synchronisation will be completed anytime this month. <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/hwange-thermal-power-station-unit-7-99-percent-complete/">The Herald</a> quoted Soda as saying:
<blockquote>
Hwange Unit 7 has actually progressed with all other systems having undergone commissioning tests and they were successful.
One of the critical stages in the commissioning of a power station is the achievement of certain revolutions of the turbine and that was achieved.
We are only left with the synchronisation of the whole system starting from where the coal is burnt, steam is produced, turbines are turned and causes the generator to produce electricity which is evacuated into the grid.
We expect that anytime from now given that the whole system is 99 percent complete; we are only left with one percent which is the synchronisation of the whole system.
</blockquote>
Work on the project started in August 2018 using an initial $199 million from China Eximbank but its completion was delayed by the outbreak of the coronavirus in late 2019.
According to the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) <a href="https://www.zpc.co.zw/">website</a>, on Monday, 13 February, Hwange Thermal Power Station was generating 378MW.

Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7 Now 99% Complete - Soda

The five teachers at Ndangababi Primary School at Cross Dete in Hwange District who were ordered to leave the school by disgruntled parents and guardians are reportedly refusing to do so.
The local community recently accused five teachers of incompetence, insubordination, and disrespecting traditional and community leaders and demanded their removal by the Primary and Secondary Education ministry.
School Development Committee (SDC) deputy chairperson Olitha Ndlovu said the teachers were refusing to leave the school despite the fact that the ministry advised them to seek transfers to other schools.
Ndlovu said the teachers in question were Nkosana Toddy Ngwenya, Nelly Chisiwa, Ruvirai Sgauke, Mkhululi Maphosa, and Nyika Ndaguta.
Maphosa and Ngwenya are reportedly from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North, while the other three were from Mashonaland provinces. Said Ndlovu:
<blockquote>
The situation was bad here. Our school had roofs of classroom blocks blown away by strong winds in 2019. It was renovated by council through devolution funds.
But the behaviour of some of the senior teachers who have overstayed at the school is now worrying us.
These teachers do not respect the school head, they do not respect village heads.
Even if the headman visits the school, they utter a lot of disrespectful things.
</blockquote>
She said the teachers are so rude to such an extent that they tell villagers that people in Matabeleland are uneducated.
Ndlovu also revealed that the pass rate and the enrolment were decreasing at Ndangababi Primary School. She said:
<blockquote>
The school usually has 700 plus enrolment, but last year we were at 621, now it’s at 512 because people are transferring their children every day due to the low pass rate.
There are junior teachers who are working, but these seniors are a problem and have a bad influence on the juniors.
This has resulted in us writing a letter to the district schools inspector (DSI) so that they (senior teachers) are removed from the school. They are refusing to leave.
We cannot have teachers who insult us in front of our children when there are a lot of unemployed teachers.
</blockquote>
Hwange DSI Walter Moyo told Southern Eye that he was not in a position to comment on the matter. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/southerneye/local-news/article/200006707/hwange-parents-demand-expulsion-of-rude-teachers">Southern Eye</a>

"Rude" Teachers Refuse To Leave Hwange School

Five teachers at Ndangababi Primary School in Cross Dete, Hwange District, were expelled by parents and guardians after they were accused of being incompetent, disobeying orders, and disrespecting traditional and community authorities.
According to the <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/community-chases-5-teachers-away/">Chronicle</a>, the dismissed teachers were only named as Messrs N T Ngwenya, Maphosa, Ndaguta, Ms Sigauke, and Ms Chisiwa.
Parents and guardians said that the teachers seldom ever taught since they spent much of their time on personal concerns, with Ms Chisiwa reportedly spending time at the Cross Dete Business Center selling second-hand clothes.
Parents also expressed concern and blamed the teachers for the school’s pass percentage, which fell sharply from 21% four years ago to 5% last year.
Parents, traditional elders, members of the Dete Residents Association, and representatives from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education all attended a meeting called by the school development committee last Friday.
The five instructors were given till Monday to depart the school after it was decided during the meeting that they should leave.
Officials from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education told the meeting that the affected teachers will be transferred to other schools.
11 teachers were initially targeted, but the other survivors survived the chop after they apologized in public and the community apparently decided to give them another chance after.
It is said that Mr G. Ngwenya, the school’s head, had trouble keeping them under control and that the school development committee (SDC) found it difficult to carry out its tasks.
Last year, parents submitted a petition to the government, which Chief Dingane-Nelukoba approved. The community chose to resolve the issue on its own after the government took too long to address it.
Two school heads have left the school in the past 10 years after a fallout with the teachers.
Due to parents withdrawing their children from Ndangababi Primary School, the institution’s enrollment fell from 627 last year to 512 this term.
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Community Expels Teachers From A Local School

Zimbabwe is reportedly negotiating with neighbouring Zambia for additional power imports following indications that the country’s <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Kariba_South_Power_Station">Kariba South Power Station</a> could soon be switched off due to low water levels.
Acting Information minister<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jenfan_Muswere"> Jenfan Muswere</a> told a post-Cabinet briefing yesterday that deliberations had been made and Energy minister Zhemu Soda would update the nation soon.
Apart from the Zambia deal, Zimbabwe is banking on the expected coming online of Hwange unit 7 with an additional 300 megawatts (MW) next month.
Tests are reported to have been run although indications are that after the formal commissioning, the plant will run gradually until it optimises.
Zambia and Zimbabwe have a combined generation capacity of 2 130 megawatts at Kariba, which is on the Zambezi River that separates the two countries.
In July, Zambia declared that it had a surplus of about 1 000 MW.
According to the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Power_Company">Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC)</a> website, Hwange Power Station is generating just 245MW, while other power stations Harare, Bulawayo, Munyati and Kariba are generating 11MW, 0MW, 14MW and 854MW, respectively, to give a total of 1 124MW, against a peak demand of 2 200 MW.
The move to engage Zambia comes after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) chief executive officer Munyaradzi Munodawafa said Zimbabwe had exhausted its 2022 water allocation necessitating the shutdown of the Kariba South Bank Power Station.
However, former Finance minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Tendai_Biti">Tendai Biti</a> said Zimbabwe needed a fresh 2 000MW on its national grid to meet rising demand. He told <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200004326/zim-turns-to-zambia-for-power-bailout">NewsDay</a>:
<blockquote>
You should just strike off Kariba, forget about it and look at new projects such as Batoka which can give you 2 000MW split in half between Zimbabwe and Zambia.
</blockquote>
He said the balance comes from alternative sources, including wind, solar and independent power producers.
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Zimbabwe Engages Zambia For Additional Power Imports - Minister

A sixty-seven-year-old widow from Hwange lost almost her entire herd of cattle and goats overnight to a pride of lions.
Jenifer Khupe, from the Chief Mvuthu area in Matabeleland North’s Hwange West district, said the incident happened on the night of 8 September when she was in the process of selling one of her cows in order to buy food.
Speaking to <a href="https://vicfallslive.co.zw/hwange-villagers-lose-livestock-to-marauding-lions/">VicFallsLive</a>, Khupe said their crops were destroyed by elephants during the previous farming season.
She said a total of seven lions killed seven of her 13 herd of cattle that night and 10 goats. Khupe said:
<blockquote>
I was in Plumtree when I received a phone call from my son who told me that lions had killed almost all our livestock.
Our kraal was secured in a way that repels predators. It was secured even at the rooftop, but because these lions are now used to marauding around people’s homesteads even during the day, they have become so daring that they can dig deep to gain entry into the kraals.
My son was sleeping at home and he was awoken by neighbours who heard noise from the kraals and they mobilised themselves to scare the lions away.
</blockquote>
But it was too late to save the livestock from the predators as the villagers found Khupe’s herd of cattle almost wiped out. Said Khupe:
<blockquote>
The lions killed the entire herd of cattle through suffocation and devoured the carcasses, so much that we couldn’t salvage any meat.
As for the goats they just killed seven of them, but left the carcasses untouched.
</blockquote>
A local wildlife conservation organisation bought the cattle carcasses for less than US$150.

Widow Loses 7 Herd Of Cattle, 10 Goats To Lions In One Night

A 29-year-old maid from Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, allegedly raped her employer’s 14-year-old son when they were home alone while two boys were sodomised in a different case.
According to local police, on an unknown date in September at around 1 pm, the complainant was alone in a store room when the accused person opened the door, came inside and locked the door. 
The maid is alleged to have then grabbed the minor, forcibly removed his shirt, and trousers and forced him to have sexual intercourse with her once without protection.
After the act, the accused person told the minor not to tell anyone about the matter, <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/maid-rapes-employers-son-in-cowdray-park/">The Sunday News</a> reported citing said acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele. Said the inspector:
<blockquote>
The matter came to light on 6 November when the boy’s father noticed some change in behavior of his child. He then asked his child what was bothering him and the boy narrated the ordeal a report was made to the police leading to the arrest of the accused person.
We urge teenagers and youths not to fear to report such cases and find people to confide to.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, a 20-year-old man from Hwange appeared at the Hwange Magistrates Court facing <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/20-year-old-man-molests-two-juveniles/">two counts of sodomising two boys.</a>
Craig Gandiya (20) from Chibondo in Hwange appeared before regional magistrate Mr Collet Ncube on Thursday on allegations of sexually assaulting two boys aged eight years and below. 
The incidents are alleged to have occurred on different dates sometime this year.
The State represented by Mr Vumizulu Mangena alleges that on dates unknown to the court, Gandiya was at the home of one boy when he called him to the backyard and molested him once.
On yet another date sometime this year, the court heard that Gandiya took another boy, and exposed him to pornographic videos before he undressed him and sodomised him once. 
The matter came to light on 25 August when one of the victims revealed the matter to his brother and it was subsequently reported to the police.
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Maid Rapes Employer's Son, Two Boys Sodomised

A woman from Madumabisa village in Hwange was electrocuted on Wednesday last week after she tried to switch on a light in her fowl run.
According to the police, Lilian Mhlanga (41), had connected a cable from the house to the fowl run where she kept chickens that she wanted to feed on the fateful day.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Matabeleland North Province, Inspector Glory Banda, confirmed the incident to <a href="https://cite.org.zw/hwange-woman-electrocuted-to-death/">CITE</a>. He said:
<blockquote>
On 27 October 2022 and at around 1900 hours, Lilian Mhlanga entered a fowl run intending to feed her chickens.
</blockquote>
While switching on the lights, she was electrocuted and fell down to the floor.
The now deceased’s unnamed daughter later followed her to the fowl run to check on her and found her lying on the floor. Added Insp Banda:
<blockquote>
She tried to hold her by her hand but she was also shocked by the electricity.
</blockquote>
The deceased’s daughter then alerted some neighbours for help. One of the neighbours tripped an electric breaker so that they could remove the body from the fowl run.
An unconscious Mhlanga was rushed to St Patrick’s Hospital where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Police officers and electrical engineers from Hwange Colliery Company Limited attended the scene and observed that the electricity connection from the house to the fowl run was illegal and some electricity conductors were not insulated.
Insp Banda implored members of the public to desist from making illegal electricity cable connections following Mhlanga’s death.

Hwange Woman Electrocuted While Feeding Chickens

A woman from Hwange was electrocuted by a naked electricity cable she had allegedly illegally connected to a fowl run at her house, Matabeleland North police spokesperson Inspector Glory Banda confirmed.
Lilian Mhlanga (41) of Madumabisa village was confirmed dead upon arrival at St Patrick’s Hospital following the incident that happened last Thursday, <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/woman-dies-after-electrocution-from-illegal-connection/">Chronicle</a> reported. Insp Banda said:
<blockquote>
I can confirm that we received a report of a woman who was electrocuted by an electricity cable. Lilian Mhlanga of Madumabisa village Hwange, was electrocuted after she tried to switch on a light in her fowl run intending to give feed to the chicks.
Lilian Mhlanga was then taken to St Patrick’s Hospital where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
</blockquote>
He said Mhlanga’s daughter discovered her mother’s lifeless body and alerted neighbours who rushed her to the hospital where she was confirmed dead upon arrival.
<h2>What happened:</h2>
It is alleged that on Thursday, and at around 7 pm, Mhlanga entered a fowl run intending to feed her chickens.
She attempted to switch on a light inside the fowl run and was shocked and fell down.
Police said her daughter upon realising that an unusually long time had passed before she could return, followed her to the fowl run to check on her and found her lying on the floor.
The informant touched her by hand and was also shocked by the electricity.
She alerted neighbours who tripped the electricity mains in the house and accessed the body.
He said police and electrical engineers from Hwange Colliery Company Limited which administers the area attended the scene and observed that the electricity connection from the house to the fowl run was illegal.
Some wires were also not insulated.
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) says illegal connections are <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zera-lists-major-causes-of-recorded-electricity-accidents/">among the major causes of recorded electricity accidents</a> in the country.
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The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Meteorological_Services_Department">Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe</a> has forecasted thunderstorms in isolated places in the coming days. In a weather report and forecast for the period 23-25 October 2022, the MET department said there shall be some showers in some parts of the country. Pindula News presents the report and forecast below:
<h2>PREAMBLE</h2>
<h2>ZIMBABWE EVENING WEATHER REPORT AND FORECAST ISSUED AT 1600 HRS ON SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER 2022 VALID UNTIL TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2022.</h2>
<blockquote>
There were isolated thundershowers in Manicaland Province (from Chisumbanje through to Nyanga) yesterday as moisture was drifting in from the east. This morning moisture drifted into the southern parts of the country, leading to mostly cloudy, windy and mild conditions in provinces such as Matabeleland South, Masvingo and southern areas of Manicaland, with patchy drizzle reaching as far as West Nicholson. However, both the showers in the east and the drizzle to the south were generally light. Meanwhile, a relatively moister cloud band is drifting in from the west.
</blockquote>
<h2>FORECASTS FOR TOMORROW, MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2022 </h2>
<blockquote>
Thunder clouds are expected to drift in through Matabeleland South and spread to Bulawayo Metropolitan, southern areas of Matabeleland North, central parts of Midlands, Harare Metropolitan and southern districts of Mashonaland East. Isolated afternoon showers are probable with lightning being a major risk. All other areas should be mostly sunny. Country-wide conditions should be hot and humid by day, becoming mild towards evening.
</blockquote>
<h2>IMPACTS</h2>
<blockquote>
• Lightning strikes are a major risk during this period 
• Hot and humid daytime conditions may affect the body’s health, with dehydration and sunburn being common during this period. 
• FIRE SEASON: Dry and hot conditions exacerbate the spread of veldt fires.
</blockquote>
<h2>ACTIONS TO TAKE</h2>
<blockquote>
• When thunder roars it is best to be indoors 
• Keep hydrated and avoid prolonged periods in direct sunlight, especially between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm when the sun is at peak intensity. 
• Dress appropriately to keep cool during the day, and ensure vulnerable members of society are not overdressed. Wear a sunhat if you need to be engaged in outdoor activities. 
• The public is urged to avoid starting outdoor fires and safeguard against their spread by constructing fireguards that are maintained free from combustible matter and are at least 9 (nine) meters wide.
</blockquote>
<h2>FORECAST OF TOMORROW’S WEATHER IN TILE MAIN CITY CENTRES</h2>
<blockquote>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.62">Sky Conditions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.69">Temperature</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.87">Max</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.86">31</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.74">33</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.93">31</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.9">32</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.92">33</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.83">34</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.81">34</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.88">33</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">36</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.89">33</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.92">30</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.89">36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=53.73">/C</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.81">Min</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.96">17</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.96">19</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.89">14</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.98">18</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.96">19</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.93">17</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.97">19</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.98">18</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.96">19</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.98">18</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.98">15</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.95">20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.41">Rainfall Amount /mm</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.73">&lt;1</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.64">&lt;5</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.87">&lt;5</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.8">&lt;1</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.82">&lt;5</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.77">&lt;1</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.74">&lt;1</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.67">0</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.46">0</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=97.53">0</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.81">&lt;1</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.71">&lt;5</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</blockquote>
<h2>FORECAST OF TOMORROW’S WEATHER IN HOLIDAY RESORTS</h2>
<blockquote>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.58">Sky Conditions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.77">Temperature</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.91">Max</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.91">38</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">39</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.82">34</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.95">26</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.89">32</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.83">34</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.89">29</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.85">33</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">38</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.9">36</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.93">37</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=35.22">/°C</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.81">Min</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.87">20</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">25</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.98">19</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.77">14</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.98">18</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.91">20</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.97">18</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.97">18</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.88">26</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.91">17</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.87">20</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.74">Rainfall Amount /mm</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.18">0</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.49">0</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.16">0</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.79">&lt;1</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.84">&lt;1</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.83">&lt;5</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.77">&lt;1</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=97.17">0</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.23">0</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.97">0</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=98.83">0</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.61">0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</blockquote>
<h2> WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2022</h2>
<blockquote>
Isolated afternoon thundershowers are expected in areas along the main watershed with, a brief cloudy period coupled with hot and humid afternoon conditions. All other areas should be mostly sunny and hot by day, becoming mild towards evening. Brief cloudy periods and an odd shower remain probable over Beitbridge and Gwanda Districts.
</blockquote>
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Zimbabwe Weather: Thunderstorms Expected In The Coming Days

Baboons are giving people in Hwange and Binga Districts a torrid time as they break into homes through windows and rooftops while searching for food.
The baboons also attack women and children and snatch their satchels.
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) is struggling to curb the baboon menace as traditional methods to stop them are proving ineffective.
Speaking during an interview with <a href="https://vicfallslive.co.zw/index.php/2022/10/16/baboons-wreak-havoc-in-drought-prone-binga-hwange/">VicFallsLive</a>, Zimparks Matabeleland North regional manager Samson Chibaya said they have embarked on an exercise to capture the baboons but it is proving to be difficult. He said:
<blockquote>
Baboons are a perennial nuisance in Hwange urban and other areas such as Binga and Victoria Falls.
They cause damage in hotels, lodges and homes and their behaviour includes the destruction of property and taking food from kitchens, off the buffets and tables.
Capture and translocation are no longer effective because the baboons no longer come to the baits.
Shooting is also ineffective as the baboons are so elusive and flee once they see armed people in uniform.
They are (also) territorial, once a troop is wiped out another different one quickly moves in within a week or two.
</blockquote>
Chibaya attributed the increasing cases of human-wildlife conflict in urban areas such as Hwange to poor refuse disposal and climate change. He said:
<blockquote>
Poor solid waste management is another factor as baboons are attracted to leftover food and edible waste.
Most raids in residential areas happen where houses are not manned, and sometimes in the presence of children and women.
Ecologically, most of the areas around towns have no food and fruits for baboons, hence (they) rely on waste from residential areas.
The problem worsens during the hot and dry season when food is less available.
</blockquote>
Hwange town is surrounded by areas with a high population of wild animals such as the Hwange Colliery Concession, private farms, state land and protected areas under Zimparks and this means that animals such as baboons stray into residential areas, Chibaya added.

Baboons Wreak Havoc In Drought-prone Binga, Hwange

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Harare East Member of Parliament (MP), Tendai Biti, has demanded to know why the government was giving Chinese miners rights to mine in graveyards and cemeteries in rural communities.
Biti who is CCC’s economy spokesperson in Parliament makes the remarks amid numerous reports about citizens being forced to vacate their traditional land to pave way for mining activities despite not enjoying the benefits of the resources.
<a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/chitando-grilled-over-granting-chinese-rights-to-mine-in-graveyards-cemeteries/">NewZimbabwe.com</a> quotes Biti, a lawyer and former Finance and Economic Development during the Government of National Unity (GNU) as saying:
<blockquote>
My question is directed to Hon. Winston Chitando. Since when is it government policy that mining concessions are now being given in communal lands, irrespective of the rights of traditional and community leaders.
Some of the concessions and mining rights are actually being given over graveyards, cemeteries and people’s fields in communal lands?
When did it become government policy that the Mines and Minerals Acts will override the Communal Lands Act and the power of traditional chiefs and communities in rural areas?
There are cases that are common cause and I give him the examples of mining concessions for black granite that have been given to Chinese companies in the Mutoko area. I give examples of mining concessions that have been given to Chinese companies in the Hwange National Park, Dinde area over cemeteries.
I give examples again of the Hlengwe-Hlangani land in Chiredzi, where again mining concessions have been given to some white interests. There are many examples. My question has not been answered – why is he allowing the Mines and Minerals Act to override the Communal Lands Act?
</blockquote>
Chitando, the Mines and Mining Development Minister, professed ignorance over such unprocedural allocation of mining rights in Chiredzi. He added:
<blockquote>
The other cases in the Hwange area, definitely being cases of mining title issued not in accordance with the Mines and Minerals Act, there are no cases which I am aware of.
We have one or two cases in Mutoko which are being reviewed by the Ministry which pertains to some issuance of mining titles closer to schools and that is being reviewed. Certainly, I am not aware of any other cases in Hwange and Chiredzi.
</blockquote>
He urged Biti to bring any other case to his “office and that will be reviewed accordingly.” 
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Tendai Biti Asks Why Chinese Miners Were Given Mining Rights In Graveyards

A 38-year-old man from the Nekatambe community in Hwange was arrested after he had allegedly murdered his uncle and cooked his body parts.
According to <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/suspect-murders-and-cooks-victims-body-parts/">ZBC News</a>, Wished Mumpande was arrested for murder after he reportedly murdered his 62-year-old uncle, Fida Stephen Mumpande.
According to the police, the deceased disappeared while herding cattle along the Gwayi River on July 17.
A search party organised by other relatives led to the discovery of the victim’s clothes and bloodstains in a nearby mountain.
The search party also discovered the victim’s right arm placed on a tree while other body parts including the left arm, backbone, legs and head were found on the spot.
Police also revealed that the accused who is suspected to be mentally challenged was found with cooked human flesh and an axe which was allegedly used in the murder.
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Man Kills Uncle, Cooks Body Parts

The Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7 and 8 expansion programme is now at 88 per cent, the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has said.
The two units are expected to fully come online by March 2023 and will add around 600MW of power to the national grid when fully operational.
In a statement, ZESA Holdings’ power generating subsidiary, ZPC, said it has started test runs for the main units. It said:
<blockquote>
The USD$1.5 billion Hwange Unit 7 and 8 expansion project which is set to boost the national power grid by 600MW is progressing well, with the construction status now at 88 per cent.
Commissioning of auxiliaries for the Hwange stage 3 plant is now in progress, with the commissioning works for the water treatment plant – a key component in the thermal generation process, expected to be completed in July this year.
Other commissioning works expected to begin in the coming weeks include the boiler auxiliary, as well as back feed energisation — a process which supplies power to run the auxiliaries until the start-up of the main units.
The commissioning of the various plant auxiliaries is a prerequisite to the running of the main units which are expected to be in full operation in March next year.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/hwange-stations-units-78-on-test-run/">The Sunday News</a></h4>

Hwange Power Station’s Units 7 And 8 Now 88% Complete

Residents of Hwange have petitioned Parliament to investigate the source and threat of underground fires that have become a hazard to local communities.
The fires are affecting Makwika, Number 2 and Number 5, both administered by Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL).
The road connecting Makwika and Madumabisa villages to the town has been closed after it was damaged by the underground fires.
The Greater Whange Residents Trust (GWRT) has written a petition to Parliament seeking its intervention in combating the fires.
The petition was delivered to Parliament on Tuesday, in terms of Section 149 (Right to Petition Parliament) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. It reads in part:
<blockquote>
Over the years underground fires have been spewing ash and smoke causing sinkholes that are consuming and damaging the road network and the road that links Makwika Village with Madumabisa Village has since been closed to both pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
The fires are increasing and there are several reported cases of residents and livestock being burnt.
The community is now living in fear and is concerned that the underground fires could spread to residential areas if urgent measures are not taken to mitigate the impact.
</blockquote>
The residents want Parliament to investigate the cause of the fires and what mining companies have done to deal with the problem. Reads the petition:
<blockquote>
Wherefore petitioners humbly pray that the Parliament of Zimbabwe exercises its constitutional mandate to inquire into the nature and extent of the threat posed to residents, livestock and wildlife in Hwange due to the fires aforementioned.
Parliament should inquire into the cause of the underground fires, and how they can be dealt with, investigate what mining companies have done to deal with underground fires and the extent to which coal mining companies are adhering to sustainable mining that does not pose danger to the community.
</blockquote>
In 2021, eight-year-old girl Alisha Sekina Muzvite of Makwika Village (Number 3) suffered serious burns from an underground fire after she fell into a pit while relieving herself at an old dumpsite.
Alisha suffered third-degree burns and was eventually ferried to Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo where she succumbed to her injuries.
Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) hired an international consultant, Group DMT, to investigate the cause of underground fires but the findings of the inquiry have not been made public.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/hwange-residents-petition-parly-over-underground-fires/">Chronicle</a></h4>

Hwange Residents Petition Parliament Over Underground Fires

Villagers in Hwange’s Mabale area have taken the initiative to fight wildlife poaching by forming community anti-poaching units with the help of Painted Dog Conservation (PDC).
PDC is involved in the protection of endangered wild dog (painted dog).
To that end, it has started several programmes such as educating school children on conservation through bush camps.
Three community anti-poaching units have been started in Mabale, Dopota and Nabushome under Chief Nelukoba.
The areas border Hwange National Park where the communities are exposed to conflict with wildlife.
The primary role of the anti-poaching teams is to search for and remove wire snares in the bush.
PDC education and community programmes manager Winston Nsimango told CITE that each group has removed more than 5 000 wire snares. Said Nsimango:
<blockquote>
This initiative was started by the community. People organised themselves because they had also lost livestock to poachers who were setting up wire snares.
The volunteer programme started in 2015 when a dog was found dead after being caught by a wire snare behind the chief’s homestead.
We took it to the chief’s homestead and fortunately, there was a villagers’ meeting and because PDC was building a teachers’ cottage at Mabale Primary, villagers felt the donor, in this case being the endangered painted dog itself, was in danger and the funding for development projects would stop if it is not protected.
That is how it started and poaching sometimes rises and we take volunteers. In Mabale there are 45 volunteers, 41 for Dopota and 38 for Nabushome. In 2020 Dopota removed 5 439 snares.
This initiative was started by the community. People organised themselves because they had also lost livestock to poachers who were setting up wire snares.
</blockquote>
Sibongile Nkala, chair of the Nabushome unit said the initiative has protected villagers’ cattle, goats, donkeys and even dogs from wire snares. She said:
<blockquote>
We had lost cattle and goats which is why we felt we needed to take the initiative and remove wire snares.
This is meant to protect the painted dog but it has helped reduce the trapping of our domestic animals too.
Small game is also protected and we now see impalas, bucks and hares in our area which is good for conservation.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://cite.org.zw/hwange-villagers-set-up-anti-poaching-units-to-protect-wild-animals/">CITE</a></h4>

Villagers Establish Anti-poaching Units To Protect Wild Animals In Hwange

<h2>COMMUNIQUE ON THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONFERENCE HWANGE SAFARI LODGE, ZIMBABWE 23-26 MAY 2022</h2>
1. The Government of Zimbabwe hosted an African Elephant Conference for key elephant range states in Africa at Hwange Safari Lodge from the 23rd to the 26th of May 2022.
2. The Conference was attended by Ministers and senior government officials from Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, as well as key non-state actors from the AWF, IFAW, Conservation Force, IUCN AESG, TRAFFIC, WWF, and local wildlife NGOs.
3. The conference aimed to reach a consensus on sustainable elephant management practices that benefit both elephants and local communities.
4. The conference emphasized the importance for Africa to speak with a unified voice in international fora. Therefore, a mechanism for lobbying on common issues must be established.
5. The conference noted that while the regional African elephant population is declining, the number of elephants in southern Africa is increasing, demonstrating good conservation practices that ought to be recognised and provide lessons learnt for other countries to emulate. Hence countries with high elephant populations must be heard and listened to, and must benefit from their efforts in conserving their elephants.
6. The conference concurred that the voices of communities that co-exist with wildlife must be included in decision-making because they bear the brunt of living with wildlife.
7. The conference agreed that there is a need for long-term funding for wildlife conservation from a variety of sources including but not limited to wildlife trade.
8. Animal welfare organizations should not only oppose conservation philosophies in key range states but also fund wildlife conservation.
9. The conference further noted the information gap in local and international media about wildlife management and agreed to cultivate good media relations by inviting local, regional, and international media to participate in technical workshops to better understand conservation issues.
10. Furthermore, community involvement in elephant conservation is required at the national, regional, and international levels. There is a need to develop a functional Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) policy and legislation that allow communities to receive benefits that outweigh the costs of management.
11. The conference took stock on the successes and failures on African elephant conservation with key range states highlighting overall success in the conservation of the African Elephant.
12. The conference agreed that elephant range states should not be penalized for their efforts to conserve the species but should rather be commended and supported by the international community for their good management practices.
13. The Conference agreed that current CITES decisions are no longer scientific but based on votes and emotions. As such, there is a need to review the convention and ensure it serves its intended purpose
14. The conference adopted a Hwange Declaration on the Conservation of the African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) and called upon all key African Range States to endorse and adopt it.
Done at Hwange, Zimbabwe on the 25th of May 2022
End
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Communique On The African Elephant Conference Held In Hwange | Full Text

The late Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) managing director, Charles Zinyemba, who died on Sunday, was buried on Wednesday, 11 May at Destiny Memorial Park in Gweru.
Zinyemba (59) collapsed and died at his home in the mining town in the early hours of Sunday.
His burial was witnessed by friends, colliery workers, business leaders and members of the public.
A memorial service was held in the morning at his home located on a plot just outside Gweru before his burial in the afternoon.
HCCL administrator, Dale Sibanda, described Zinyemba as a dedicated worker who spearheaded the rebuilding of the company. Said Sibanda:
<blockquote>
Dr Zinyemba was appointed as substantive managing director in August last year and had been a pillar in the mining firm. Dr Zinyemba has been with HCCL for over 10 years.
</blockquote>
Zinyemba, a former soldier and trained medical doctor, was HCCL’s acting managing director from October 2018 to August 2021 when he was appointed as the substantive managing director.
His career started in the medical services field as an Army cadet (1986), Junior Doctor at Mpilo Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospitals (1987-88).
He left the army for the then Wankie Colliery Company Limited where he worked as a medical officer until 1999.
Zinyemba then joined a Group Medical Practice in 1999 as an assistant, becoming a partner in 2000 and later, a senior partner in 2002, a position he held until 2011.
In 2011, he re-joined Hwange Colliery Company Limited’s executive management team as medical services executive responsible for the Medical Services Division.
Zinyemba was a holder of an Executive Master of Business Administration Degree from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST- Zim) and MBChB from the University of Zimbabwe.
He was also a full member of the College of Primary Care Physicians of Zimbabwe (CPCPZ) and an Associate Member of the Institute of Directors of Zimbabwe (IoDZ).
Zinyemba was also a member of the ZISCO Advisory Group (Technical), a member of the ZIMCHEM Refiners Board of Directors, and a member of the Stanley House (Pvt) Ltd Board of Directors and CEO Roundtable Zimbabwe member among other affiliations.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/emotional-send-off-for-hccl-managing-director/">Chronicle</a></h4>

Late HCCL Managing Director Buried In Gweru

Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) managing director, Charles Zinyemba has died.
In a notice to employees this Sunday, HCCL said Zinyemba died early this morning. Read the notice:
<blockquote>
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of our Managing Director, Dr C Zinyemba passed away in the early hours of Sunday.
Further information and funeral arrangements will be shared soon.
</blockquote>
The company said Zinyemba was appointed as substantive managing director in August last year and had been a pillar in the mining firm. Added the notice:
<blockquote>
In the meantime, the Administration team joins the Zinyemba family, HCCL employees and the entire Hwange community to mourn a pillar in the company and community.
</blockquote>
Zinyemba was a Medical Practitioner who transformed into a Business Executive and worked for HCCL for nearly 20 years.
He was a holder of an Executive Master of Business Administration Degree from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST- Zim) and MBChB from the University of Zimbabwe.
He was also a full member of the College of Primary Care Physicians of Zimbabwe (CPCPZ) and an Associate Member of the Institute of Directors of Zimbabwe (IoDZ).
<h4><a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/hwange-colliery-company-managing-director-dr-charles-zinyemba-dies/">More: Chronicle</a></h4>

Hwange Colliery Company Managing Director, Charles Zinyemba Dies

Recalled Hwange Central legislator Daniel Molokele (MDC Alliance), has opened a new law firm in the coal-mining town.
Molokele had promised Hwange residents during his 2018 election campaign that he will give them a voice in the justice system.
The new law firm named Molokele Law Chambers officially opened its doors on 1 April.
It is situated at the Pharmacy Building Complex opposite St Patrick’s Hospital.
Molokele’s spokesperson, Thulani Moyo, said that Molokele Law Chambers will handle criminal labour, and civil and debt collection cases. Said Moyo:
<blockquote>
The genesis of the vision was the fulfilment of an election promise after the local community cried that they do not have a local law firm run by a bonafide Hwange resident.
We will be an all-around legal practice dealing in civil law, labour law, criminal cases, debt collection and family law.
It will also motivate and promote those locals who have ambitions to become lawyers by assisting in their endeavours.
</blockquote>
Moyo added that the law firm will offer services to all people irrespective of their political affiliation.
Molokele, a lawyer by profession, was recalled from Parliament in February this year by the MDC-T for allegedly siding with CCC.
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Recalled Hwange Central MP Sets Up Law Firm In Home Town

Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) has reportedly started evicting former workers from company houses after obtaining an eviction order against them last year.
The 250 former HCCL workers had refused to vacate the houses claiming that the company owed them thousands of US dollars each in terminal benefits.
Some of the workers retired 10 years ago and had continued staying in company houses waiting for their terminal packages of at least US$20 000 each.
However, HCCL claimed to have paid its former employees in full in local currency in monthly instalments of about $300.
Greater Hwange Residents Trust coordinator Fidelis Chima told Southern Eye that HCCL has started the evictions. Said Chima:
<blockquote>
They were given the notice to evacuate and some of them have started complying as they are now leaving.
</blockquote>
Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union general-secretary Justice Chinhema said they are now representing the workers. He said:
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We are actually representing the former workers. It is unfortunate that the union that these former workers were subscribing to abandoned them in their time of need. They are coming to a new union at a very critical time.
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Southern Eye reported that HCCL spokesperson Beauty Mutombe refused to comment saying she did not understand the questions that had been forwarded to her by the publication.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/04/colliery-starts-evicting-ex-workers/">NewsDay</a></h4>

Hwange Colliery Company Starts Evicting Former Workers

Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has appointed a commission to assess Hwange Local Board’s (HLB’s) capacity to incorporate the Wankie Colliery Concession Area as well as to be granted town status.
Hwange currently has dual administration. Part of the settlement is under HLB, and other areas are concession areas under the Hwange Colliery Company, National Railways of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Power Company.
HLB Town secretary Ndumiso Mdlalose told The Standard that Hwange qualifies to be granted a town, municipality and city status. He said:
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Even prior to the incorporation of the Hwange Concession Area, that is, at the current status, we still meet requirements stated in [Chapter 29:15 of] the Urban Councils Act.
Among the requirements stated in the Act, where we meet the set standards are the size and density of the population, taking into account the population living in homes.
To this end, Hwange is experiencing massive infrastructural development, most notably housing construction.
The extent to which the municipality is a centre for state services, such as law courts, the provincial headquarters for the police, the biggest prison facility in the province, it has an army establishment, an aerodrome, road and railway infrastructure and stations, among others as required and stated in the Urban Councils Act.
Apart from that, the largest coal-based power station in Zimbabwe is also based here in Hwange.
In view of all the above, we are surely worth far much more than a Local Board.
That is why the minister has set up the commission.
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The HLB runs wards 1 to 7 and has been pushing for town status, and incorporation of the concession areas.
In 2019, Hwange residents petitioned Parliament to finalise the incorporation of wards 8 to 15 located in concession areas to the HLB.
Mdlalose said the dual administration of Hwange has hindered the town’s growth and development.
<h4>More: <a href="https://thestandard.newsday.co.zw/2022/04/10/hwange-eyes-town-status/">The Standard</a></h4>

Hwange Eyes Town / Municipality Status

The Hwange community is worried that their language may disappear completely due to a lack of qualified Nambya teachers.
The Nambya language was elevated to Ordinary and Advanced Level examination level beginning in 2015.
Before that, only Ndebele and Shona were recognised as examinable indigenous languages in schools.
However, research done by The Citizen Bulletin shows that there are few teachers who speak the language.
As a result, learners in Hwange are choosing Ndebele, not their native Nambya.
Gabriel Shoko, one of the custodians of the Nambya culture, said that a lack of qualified Nambya teachers is making it difficult to elevate the Nambya language. Said Shoko:
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I blame the responsible authorities for this. The Nambya language, like any other language, needs a professional teacher to educate the learners.
We appreciate the establishment of Hwange Teachers College and we are hoping that the college will also produce teachers who are not going to help in digging the grave of the Nambya language.
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Onita Sibanda, a parent with a child learning in one of the schools in Hwange, said:
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I would have preferred my child to learn Nambya as a subject but what disheartened me is that most teachers who are teaching Nambya cannot even construct a simple sentence in the language.
My daughter who was in the third grade once had homework in the Nambya subject which was sent via WhatsApp.
Parents asked the teacher to explain the homework but that teacher failed to construct a sentence and explain her homework.
Instead, she confirmed that she did not even know Nambya.
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Nambya is one of the indigenous languages spoken mainly in the Hwange district and in some parts of Binga in northwestern Zimbabwe.
The language is recognised in the Zimbabwean Constitution alongside 15 others.
<h4>More: <a href="https://thestandard.newsday.co.zw/2022/04/03/nambya-at-risk-of-extinction/">The Standard</a></h4>

Nambya Language At Risk Of Extinction

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday officiated at the ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the US$48.1 million water pipeline which will supply water to Hwange Power Station from Zambezi River.
The ceremony was held just outside Hwange town, off Deka Road, where the digging of the trench for the pipeline has commenced.
The new pipeline will run parallel to the existing one used by ZESA Holdings to supply water to the power station and the Hwange community.
The whole project involves the construction of a 962mm, 42km-long pipeline from Deka on the Zambezi River and upgrading the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) pump station.
Additionally, three outlets will be created along the way to supply communities in Makwa, Mashala and Chachachunda with potable water.
The project is expected to create more than 300 jobs for the locals.
The pipeline will increase the water supply to the power station from the current 3 500 cubic metres to 6 000 cubic metres per hour.
The project is expected to be completed in March 2023, in time for the commissioning of the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) Unit 8 expansion.
The completion of the pipeline will guarantee enough water for the expanded power station after the completion of Unit 7 and 8 projects.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/construction-of-key-water-pipeline-for-hwange-power-begins/">The Herald</a></h4>

Construction Of US$48 Million Water Pipeline For Hwange Power Station Commences

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has blocked the Nelson Chamisa-led opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) from holding a campaign rally on 15 March in Siabuwa, Binga.
Officer Commanding Hwange District Chief Superintendent Agnes Robert told CCC that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will visit Hwange on 17 March and, therefore, the police does not have enough manpower to monitor the CCC rally in Binga.
CCC parliamentary candidate for Binga North Prince Dubeko Sibanda on Friday said the party’s lawyers spent the day at the court challenging the police ban. Said Sibanda:
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Initially, we had applied that the Binga rally takes place on March 3, but police told us that Mnangagwa was set to visit Binga on the 5th, of which the dates were near each other.
We then applied for the 15th, but they are now telling us stories saying that Mnangagwa will visit Hwange on the 17th and, therefore, the police does not have enough manpower to monitor the Binga rally.
It is surprising because Tsholotsho is in the same province as Hwange and the same police officers that will be deployed at Mnangagwa’s event in Hwange are the same police officers that will be deployed at our rally in Tsholotsho (14th) and Binga on the 15th.
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Chief Superintendent Robert has since issued a Prohibition Order against CCC, which she addressed to Memory Unyani, the CCC Matabeleland North provincial organising secretary. Part of the order read:
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Hwange District is hosting a State function on 17 March 2022 which will be graced by the Head of State and Government Cde ED Mnangagwa.
Police officers will be drawn from Siabuwa and Binga among other police stations, from as early as the 15th of March 2022 to give coverage to the event.
This, therefore, leaves your intended participants vulnerable to public disorder and potential harm to life and damage to property as only skeleton manpower will be left to man the police stations.
For the foregoing reason, you are hereby prohibited from continuing with the intended political meeting.
</blockquote>
Chief Superintendent Robert warned CCC that it will be an offence if they proceeded with the rally “when the notice is still extant.”
She advised the opposition party to approach her office for negotiation on another date and place to stage their rally.
<h4>More: <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>, <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/03/high-court-clears-chamisa-rally/">NewsDay</a> </h4>

Police Ban Chamisa's CCC Binga Rally

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