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On Saturday, Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Larry_Mavima/">Larry Mavima</a> and politburo member Daniel Mackenzie Ncube fled an angry ZANU PF mob protesting the alleged rigging of the ruling party’s primary elections in Gokwe-Chireya.
The meeting was intended to reconcile the constituency after chaotic primary polls that saw Torerai Moyo announced as the winner despite losing to Jeremiah Ndukulani.
ZANU PF supporters accused Local Government Minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/July_Moyo/">July Moyo</a> and ex-State Security Minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Owen_Ncube/">Owen “Mudha” Ncube</a> of rigging the internal party polls in favour of Moyo. Chaos erupted when Moyo was introduced as a parliamentary candidate. <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2022/01/06/gokwe-chief-chireya-demands-3-million-from-subject-for-defamation-of-character/">Chief Chireya</a> addressed the supporters:
<blockquote>
When you see him (Mavima), you see the President, when you talk to him, you talk to the President. So I am imploring you to respect and listen to him.
We are all in Zanu PF and I know the committed that I invited are well-behaved. Booing each other happens, but at this party meeting, we came to hear what the minister has to say.
I am the one who invited him to address you. He came here to see the chief, but I asked him to address my people. So why are you booing him before he finishes addressing you?
</blockquote>
Despite Chief Chireya’s attempt to calm the crowd, Mavima was forced to leave after being heckled by angry ZANU PF party members.
The party has been struggling to gather crowds for campaign meetings in the Midlands following chaotic primary polls, <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200011907/minister-flees-angry-zanu-pf-mob">NewsDay</a> reported. ZANU PF youth league secretary Tino Machakaire pleaded with party factions to unite ahead of the August polls, addressing a ZANU PF youth inter-district meeting in Zvimba South. He said:
<blockquote>
Now that the primary elections are over, those that won and the ones who didn’t make it, it’s time to unite towards the goal to support President Mnangagwa in the upcoming harmonised elections for we are one people.
</blockquote>
He was accompanied by his deputy John Paradza, despite reports of conflict between them.
Zvimba South legislator Phillip Chiyangwa urged party supporters to back Dexter Malinganisa, who defeated him in the primaries. Several officials, including Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, and Central Committee member Mike Chimombe, also attended the meeting.
The ZANU PF national security department recently ordered all provinces to prohibit party supporters from using WhatsApp and other social media platforms. The ban on social media platforms for allegedly fueling divisions has caused controversy within the ruling ZANU PF party structures ahead of the upcoming elections.
<h2><a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">More Pindula News</a></h2>

Pindula News

Minister And Politburo Member Flee ZANU PF Mob Over Election Rigging

More than 5 000 artisanal miners who had descended on Sandawana Mine in Mberengwa in search of lithium have been dispersed, an official has said.
The artisanal miners and dealers had descended on the defunct emerald mine in search of the newly-discovered lithium.
Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Larry Mavima said some “unscrupulous” businesspeople were buying the lithium from the illegal miners before exporting the mineral. Said Mavima:
<blockquote>
We were informed that there was a lithium rush in Mberengwa and that’s why we decided to come down to have first-hand information on the goings on.
We have since stopped all the operations to allow for formal operations.
</blockquote>
Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president, Henrietta Rushwaya, said artisanal miners should benefit from the lithium. She said:
<blockquote>
We as ZMF are coming up with plans to make sure that artisanal miners benefit from lithium mining at the same time make sure that Government is benefiting from this lithium mining.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Kuvimba Mining House will be conducting exploration works at Sandawana Mine after it obtained a mining tribute for the mine. | <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/police-stop-illegal-lithium-mining/">The Herald</a>

Police Stop Illegal Lithium Mining At Sandawana Mine

ZANU PF bigwigs in Midlands Province have denied reports that they are pushing for Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena’s expulsion from the party.
Wadyajena and three Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (COTTCO) officials, currently on $100 000 bail each, are accused of fraud and money laundering involving over US$5 million.
<a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200000179/zanu-pf-knives-out-for-wadyajena">NewsDay</a> reported sources as saying senior ZANU PF officials in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s home province, Midlands, want Wadyajenaa to be expelled for bringing the ruling party’s name into disrepute.
July Moyo, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and Mike Bimha reportedly approached Midlands provincial chairperson Larry Mavhima asking him to write a letter expelling Wadyajena from ZANU PF. Said the unnamed official:
<blockquote>
The trio were unequivocal about their demands. They cited Priscah Mupfumira, who was fired in Mashonaland West for the same allegations.
</blockquote>
Mupfumira, who is the former Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, was expelled from the party following her arrest for corruption.
But Mnangagwa is said to be against the expulsion of his close ally Wadyajena. He reporteldy told Mavhima:
<blockquote>
If they want to leave the party, they can. Wadyajena is not going anywhere. How do you expel someone based on allegations?
We will only act after court processes if there is a conviction and an appeal is lodged and he loses.
</blockquote>
Mavhima, whoever, told NewsDay that he was unaware of a move to have Wadyajena fired from ZANU PF. He said:
<blockquote>
I am sick and tired of people who want to cause divisions in the party.
There are some people who do not want unity in the party.
They just want verbal exchanges serving their own interest.
We are not going to be fighting, we are all united behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
</blockquote>
ZANU PF political commissar Mike Bimha denied claims he had been approached by Mavima. He said:
<blockquote>
ZANU PF is an organised party and it follows due processes. I cannot just pick up the phone and instruct a senior member like Mavima to expel someone.
If there are issues, a disciplinary hearing will be conducted.
</blockquote>
Gumbo conceded that he met Mavhima at the weekend but the issue of Wadyajena was not discussed. Gumbo said:
<blockquote>
I met Mavhima during the weekend at a party meeting in the Midlands. I did not speak to him about that issue and none of the people you mentioned spoke to me about that issue.
I want to emphasise that I did not meet Mavima privately during or after the meeting in Midlands.
</blockquote>

ZANU PF Bigwigs Refute Wadyajena Ouster Plot Claims

Several government officials, diplomats, ZANU PF members from the Marange apostolic sect and bureaucrats have settled inside the highly protected Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy (MBRC), reported The NewsHawks.
They include President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s brother Patrick, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube, and the chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda.
Sibanda moved into the conservancy area in 2002 to occupy Bem 3 Farm which is located at the entrance to the wildlife sanctuary.
The Parks and Wildlife Act (Chapter 20:14) prohibits human settlements or agricultural activities on conservancies, unless with the express authorisation of an Act of Parliament.
However, at present, no such law has been promulgated to legalise the settlements, not even a statutory instrument.
The conservancy is situated in the Chirumanzu-Zibagwe constituency on the 35-kilometre peg along the Kwekwe-Mvuma road, on the left side of the dusty strip road.
It was established in 1987 when farmers owning 14 pieces of land came together to pursue wildlife business on space totalling 63 113 hectares.
The conservancy is geographically located on 10 wildlife ranges, namely Moreena, Mazuri, Mahamara, Chinyika, Circle G, Dunlop, Twin Springs, Bemthree, Estrange and Sebakwe Recreational Park that was “donated” to the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) by resettled farmers.
The Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy was previously known as the Greater Munyati Conservancy and is home to eight black rhinos and an unknown number of animals also coming in to browse from adjoining game parks nearby.
Elephant, kudu, eland, impala, bushbuck, waterbuck, buffalo, hippopotamus, wild dog, leopard, cheetah, brown and spotted hyena are found in the Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy as a whole.
In 2019, Environment minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu tried to stop the settlements after Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavhima had made a request to allocate land in the conservancy.
However, Ndlovu’s directives were ignored as intensive farming is now being practised in the conservancy.
Patrick Mnangagwa reportedly grabbed a piece of land that forms part of Twin Springs, one of the farms that make up the MBRC.
He has partnered with Gweru-based businessman Douglas Kwande, also known as DCK, who is into livestock and extensive farming.
Other prominent people now occupying the rhino conservancy include Clive Mphambela, the Finance ministry’s chief director.
Zimbabwe’s ambassador to South Africa, David Douglas Hamadziripi, the country’s former permanent representative to the United Nations, Chitsaka Chipaziwa, as well as Zimbabwe’s current ambassador to the UN, Albert Ranganai Chimbindi, were all allocated land in the Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy.
Air Commodore Marcelino Jaya, who is based at Josiah Magama Tongogara Air Base in Gweru, has also settled in the conservancy.
In an interview with The NewsHawks, Midlands Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Larry Mavhima, who chairs the Midlands committee which allocates land in the province, denied any wrongdoing. He said:
<blockquote>
This is not a banana republic. We are also not in the Stone Age era where I can just do what I want. There was a process which took over two years for people to be settled there.
We had committees and different ministries were involved. If the old farmers are aggrieved, they must say the law which was broken and go to court. They must not report their issues to the newspapers.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://thenewshawks.com/govt-chefs-seize-rhino-conservancy-in-midlands/">The NewsHawks</a></h4>

Top Govt Officials, Diplomats Occupy Rhino Conservancy In Midlands

Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Larry Mavima, on Wednesday, commissioned a new clinic in Gokwe’s Mapfungautsi area.
The Mapfungautsi Polyclinic will serve over 11 000 households.
The clinic was built at a cost of $35 million from devolution funds and funds raised by the Gokwe Town Council.
It comprises three post-natal rooms, four female wards, four male wards and an outpatients section.
Speaking at the commissioning of the clinic, Mavima commended the local authority and members of the community for contributing to the success of the project. He said:
<blockquote>
Having realised that this project had taken too long to complete, Government committed to providing financial support to Gokwe Town Council.
Accordingly, I am proud to announce that the central Government disbursed over $20.7 million in devolution funds to Gokwe Town Council for this project.
Credit is also given to the council for committing around $14,9 million to this project. The project, therefore, has a total cost of $35.7 million.
Once again, allow me to thank you members of the community for the invaluable support and unity towards the success of this project.
</blockquote>
Gokwe Town Council chairperson, Councillor Never Gwanzura, said the new clinic was a welcome development in the district and expressed hope that Gokwe will attain Municipal status by 2025.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/joy-as-new-clinic-opens-in-gokwe/">The Herald</a></h4>

Mavima Commissions Mapfungautsi Polyclinic In Gokwe

Civil Society organisations have criticised Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima for saying non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in the country should go and render their services in Ukraine.
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe that has been under constant shelling and heavy bombardment from nuclear-armed Russia since 24 February this year.
Speaking during a devolution meeting in Gweru at the weekend, Mavima said local authorities should de-register NGOs that fail to comply with restrictions on their activities.
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (The Forum) director Musa Kika said that the Government needs NGOs to operate successfully. He said:
<blockquote>
The government is being short-sighted and is choosing perceived political expediency over livelihoods, economic well-being, strengthened governance and all that civil society represents.
We have no precedent anywhere in the world where the government operates successfully without civil society, bearing in mind that civil society is the people, citizens self-organising over issues of community and national importance.
There is no sustainability in what the government is doing, so the comments attributed to the minister (Mavima) are unfortunate.
</blockquote>
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) spokesperson Obert Masaraure said it is unfortunate that Zimbabwe has “misguided” people like Larry Mavima in leadership positions. Said Masaraure:
<blockquote>
I think Mavima is highly misguided. It’s unfortunate that Zimbabwe has such people as leaders who say a country doesn’t need NGOs; a country with more than 7,9 million people living in poverty doesn’t need NGOs?
Even if you go to stable developed countries, they still have NGOs. He doesn’t appreciate the role of NGOs.
What Mavima doesn’t pick is that there is a lot of humanitarian work that is being done by NGOs.
They are feeding thousands of people who cannot afford to get a meal and are sending a lot of dropouts back to school.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/03/go-to-war-torn-ukraine-govt-tells-ngos/">NewsDay</a></h4>

Mavima Criticised For His Remarks On NGOs

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in the country should relocate to Ukraine where there are people in need of their services, a senior government official has said.
Speaking during a devolution meeting in Gweru at the weekend, the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution in Midlands, Larry Mavima, said the government doesn’t need NGOs anymore as it can now cater to citizens’ needs without their help. Said Mavima:
<blockquote>
How long should we continue relying on other people? The country is built by its own people.
As much as possible we are now able to do a lot of things without NGOs. There was a time when NGOs were necessary. But we have to get out of this mentality.
I was serious when I said if there are NGOs that feel that they have something; let them go to Ukraine where there are people in need of their services because there is war.
Here we are a peaceful country. No one is bombing us.
</blockquote>
More than 1.5 million people have fled Ukraine since 24 February when Russia invaded the country and started bombing cities from land, sea and air.
Meanwhile, the government is working on a new law, the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, which seeks to restrict the operations of NGOs.
The PVO Amendment Bill, which will amend the PVO Act, is currently being debated in Parliament and has come under immense criticism as it gives the government power to regulate the operations of NGOs and disclose their sources of funding.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/03/go-to-war-torn-ukraine-govt-tells-ngos/">NewsDay</a></h4>

'We Don't Need You Here, Go To Ukraine', Govt Tells NGOs

Zimbabwe is scheduled to commission the US$1 billion Mvuma steel plant next year which is set to be Africa’s biggest steel plant.
The project is expected to create employment for over 6 000 people.
The ground-breaking ceremony, undertaken by a local subsidiary of Chinese global steelmaker, Tsingshan Holdings, is expected to be presided over by President Mnangagwa in two months’ time, while the Chinese firm’s top brass will fly in for the occasion.
Early this week, government agencies in the Midlands province, led by the Midlands Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Mr Larry Mavima, convened for a consultative meeting at the project site to discuss implementation modalities.
Minister Mavima told the meeting that they wanted a smooth takeoff of the project therefore all stakeholders should play their part. He added:
<blockquote>
We don’t want the investor to be denied any service they need when the Government and His Excellency, the President have approved the creation of this project. Let us ensure that it is implemented within the time frame agreed by Government.
</blockquote>
He said some huge projects had failed in the past because of “falling into that trap of not following relevant procedures.” Minister Mavima told the stakeholders:
<blockquote>
We don’t want anyone who will say, ‘I was not consulted.’ We will remove all landmines that you might encounter because this project will not only help the local community but also the GDP of the province and at national level. This project is being incorporated into our provincial economic plan for the next five years, which is similar to the Government’s National Development Strategy 1 blueprint.
</blockquote>
The project is expected to revitalise the country’s infrastructure development drive and will make a town of its own.
A dam over Munyati River, a new bridge, a tarred road, a 40-kilometre rail link to Gweru and an electricity substation are some of the substructures to accompany the plant.
The investors have also clarified that there will be no relocation of villagers.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/us1bn-steel-plant-ready-for-take-off">The Sunday Mail</a>

Zimbabwe Scheduled To Commission Africa's Biggest Steel Plant

The government has announced it targets the dualisation of the accident-prone Shurugwi Boterekwa road to facilitate the easy movement of trucks that pass through the escarpment.
Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima last week said the dualisation of the Shurugwi Boterekwa road project was meant to minimise traffic accidents on the sloppy terrain.
He added that there was a likelihood of an increase in economic activity in the province due to the dualisation of the road. Mavima said:
<blockquote>_Dualisation of Boterekwa road clearly shows government’s commitment to build roads that are up to Southern African Development Community (Sadc) standards._
_The road can be used by huge trucks and large volumes of trucks to ferry goods from South Africa up to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dualisation will also eliminate numerous accidents that happen as a result of the narrowness of the road. Once this is achieved in the shortest possible time, it will, indeed, increase the gross domestic product of the province and that of the country as a whole._</blockquote>
Mavima added that the JOC [Joint Operations Command] will soon meet to determine how best to eliminate the issue of illegal mining.
He warned illegal miners against damaging government infrastructure saying authorities will get them despite their connections.
Over the years, the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has encountered hurdles in dealing with illegal miners, particularly in the Midlands province.
The miners, some of whom are backed by politicians who benefit from the illegal mining activities, have left a lot of environmental degradation.
Last year, part of the Boterekwa road collapsed as a result of illegal mining activities in the mineral-rich town.
This week, <a href="http://www.zela.org/shurugwi-mine-gets-7-day-ultimatum/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=shurugwi-mine-gets-7-day-ultimatum">EMA issued Musasa mining syndicate in Shurugwi with a seven-day ultimatum</a> to rehabilitate the environment after the company started operating without the mandatory environmental impact assessment certificate.
The mine was carrying out illegal alluvial gold mining near Mutevekwi River located just outside the mining town along Shurugwi-Zvishavane highway.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/06/shurugwi-boterekwa-road-set-for-dualisation/">NewsDay</a>; <a href="http://www.zela.org/shurugwi-mine-gets-7-day-ultimatum/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=shurugwi-mine-gets-7-day-ultimatum">ZELA</a>

Accident-Prone Shurugwi Boterekwa Set For Dualisation

United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie Robinson has commended the government for successfully taming machete-wielding gangs (Mashurugwi) that had been terrorising citizens across the country, mainly in mining areas.
Gangs of men armed with machetes, axes, guns and other deadly weapons had been on the rampage, committing heinous crimes such as armed robbery and murder.
Small gold mines, gold buyers and stamp mills were their prime targets.
Police responded by launching operations targeting the gangs and banned the carrying of dangerous weapons in public.
Speaking during a courtesy call to the Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Larry Mavima on Thursday afternoon, Robinson said:
<blockquote>The mineral resource base especially here in the Midlands and Gwanda is incredible, what is only needed is more formal mining than the artisanal type of mining.
I would, however, like to commend you for managing to deal with the violent machete gangs which had been moving around committing crimes in the mining areas.
The situation is now very calm and peaceful.</blockquote>
Robison said there is a need to capacitate artisanal miners so that the country benefits from its mineral resources.
She said equipping and formalising artisanal mining will result in cutting down in leakages as the miners will be selling the gold through proper channels.
Meanwhile, Minister Mavima said the government had acted accordingly in stopping machete gangs so as to protect the people and fellow miners and that there were no sacred cows when it comes to policing.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/britain-hails-zim-for-taming-machete-gangs/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Chronicle</a></h4>

UK Ambassador Commends Zimbabwe Govt For Neutralising Mashurugwi

Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Larry Mavima has recovered from COVID-19, The Herald reports.  Mavima recently tested negative for the virus according to the publication after he had been in isolation since the turn of the new month when he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Mavima spoke to the publication about his recovery and said:
<blockquote>I have fully recovered from the virus and this morning I received my results and I am now negative.
I would like to thank Government for the support, the doctors who worked hard attending to me and the prayers I got from the loving Zimbabweans during the time I was diagnosed until I recovered</blockquote>
Mavima warned people to adhere to precautionary and containment measures as he said the disease is real:
<blockquote>The disease is real, we still have the disease in our midst so we need to be very careful and responsible. We need to follow recommended guidelines like putting on our masks properly for Covid 19 has no bounderies, it can attack anyone nomatter the position or post in life.
There has been visible laxity in terms of following recommended health procedures and it is worrisome. We need to properly put on our masks, maintain social distancing and always sanitise because no one needs to revert back to the initial lockdown situation but as Zimbabweans we need to be responsible always</blockquote>
Mavima is one of the top government officials who publicized their COVID-19 diagnosis including <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/full-text-youth-deputy-minister-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/">Deputy Sports Minister Machakaire among</a> others.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/just-in-midlands-provincial-affairs-minister-survives-covid-19/">The Herald </a>

Mavima Recovers From COVID-19

Zimbabwe’s first mining explosives manufacturing plant at Intrachem in Kwekwe is almost complete, ZBC News reports.
This came out during the progress assessment tour of Intrachem industry in Kwekwe this Thursday by Cabinet ministers including Industry and Commerce Minister, Dr Sekai Nzenza. She said capacitation of local industries is government’s priority. Nzenza added:
<blockquote>I am pleased by the company’s progress; this initiative will help import substitution and will see the company as one of the best exporters of explosives…..</blockquote>
Also speaking at the same event, Midlands Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Senator Larry Mavhima emphasised the importance of embracing provincial economic development through utilisation of local industries. Mavima said:
<blockquote>We want this industry not only to transform the mining sector only but also the Midlands province should benefit economically from the industry….</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Intrachem Chief executive officer, Mr Langton Nyandoro urged the government to continue supporting industrial growth which in turn would ascertain “more production..”
Mining is one of the strategic areas which the Zimbabwean government has identified as key in the resuscitation of the collapsed economy.
Zimbabwe last year launched a roadmap for the achievement of a US$12 billion mining industry in Zimbabwe by 2023, a 344% increase from US$2.7 billion in 2017.
Observers often bemoan the externalisation of minerals through the country’s porous borders, an issue that is believed to have robbed the country of billions of dollars in potential revenue.
More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/intrachem-explosives-manufacturing-plant-nears-completion/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZBC News </a>

Mining Explosives Manufacturing Plant Almost complete

Reden Mine in Gweru where a mine manager shot 2 workers in a salaries row could be operating illegally after the mine owners failed to produce requisite paperwork and cited language barriers despite having an interpreter present during the probing, ZBC News reports.
The matter came to light after a delegation led by Mines Minister Winston Chitando visited the mine on a fact-finding mission and the management at the mine failed to produce requisite paperwork.
Speaking about the development Chitando said:
<blockquote>We want all our operations to be conducted within the context of the law. If there are any disputes of labour or otherwise they should be resolved within the context of the law. So yes we came we found out that the place is no longer operating. But certainly, this is a very sad situation in the history of mining in the country. We are conducting investigations on the way they are operating and their contributions to fidelity</blockquote>
Also speaking on the same mission, Midlands Minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Senator Larry Mavhima said the incident relieved memories of Mashurugwi who wreaked havoc in gold-rich areas in the country earlier this year:
<blockquote>What has been experienced here is similar to the machete-wielding gangs that have been terrorising the province. We cannot accept violence to prevail in the mining sector. We have full confidence in our judiciary system and we do believe that justice will take its course. It is quite unfortunate that we had to experience such at a time we are dealing with the COVID-19.</blockquote>
Reeden Mine has reportedly seized operations.
More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/reden-mine-shootings-shocking-details-emerge/">ZBC </a>

Shooting Incident Gweru Mine Operating Illegally - Report

There has been a spike in cases of machete-wielding gangs being involved in violence and robbing people, with fears that this could degenerate into civil war.
Fears of national conflict were expressed by Midlands Provincial Affairs minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Larry_Mavima" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Larry Mavima</a> while officially opening the Chiefs Council meeting hosted by the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Council_of_Churches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC)</a> in Gweru on Tuesday. He said:
<blockquote>We often hear that the artisanal miners are now a menace in communities. They are using machetes to injure people. Every day there now seems to be such cases. We will all perish if these cases of violence persist. We need peace in the country. If these small cases of violence are allowed to go on, they will become a national conflict.</blockquote>
Numerous media reports indicate that artisanal miners who move around carrying machetes (<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/MaShurugwi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MaShurugwi</a>) are engaged in violent conflicts resulting in fatalities in some cases.
High crime rates are always recorded in areas where the machete gangs operate, with some of the thugs reportedly boasting that they are untouchable as they enjoy protection from politicians.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/11/machete-wars-may-turn-into-national-conflict-minister/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

Mashurugwi Violence Could Degenerate Into Civil War If Unchecked - Minister

Some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been criticised for presenting themselves as an alternative to the Government of Zimbabwe.
Addressing Government heads during the provincial development committee meeting at the Government complex in Gweru last week, Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Larry Mavima, said:
<blockquote>Whilst we appreciate the complementary work that some NGOs are doing in the province, the Government is seriously concerned about the negative influence that they are now having in the country.
There are more than 35 000 NGOs in Zimbabwe and several of these are, at least, presenting themselves as an alternative to the Government of Zimbabwe.
This can no longer be allowed to continue and we must all play a role in addressing this issue.</blockquote>
Mavima told the officials to only work with NGOs that would have been authorised operate both in the province and particular districts.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/rogue-ngos-worry-govt-says-mavima/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

NGOs Castigated For Being A Negative Influence

Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister, Larry Mavima revealed that the Government has offered $1000 towards the burial of every victim of the Wednesday night Gweru accident.
Mavima expressed gratitude to the government’s gesture towards the bereaved families. He said:
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<blockquote>We mourn the deceased together with bereaved families, but I would like to thank the Government for its quick response in assisting the bereaved families with $1 000 each.<ins></ins>
I understand some of the victims were related and it’s very sad. I also got information that both drivers were speeding and I think drivers should desist from this tendency.</blockquote>
Mavima further advised that the bereaved families from Kwekwe and Gokwe should visit the Kwekwe District Administrator’s offices to receive their money.
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The Midlands Provincial Minister, Larry Mavima had a reality check on Tuesday when he visited the passport offices in Gweru.
The minister made an unannounced visit and was ‘disappointed’ to see the struggles the general citizenry has to endure to get the documents. He said
<blockquote>I was very disappointed with what I saw. Some villagers from far areas like Mberengwa, Gokwe and Lower Gweru actually told me that they sleep outside the offices for days without getting their travel documents.
They complained that the pace at which the queues move is slow and sometimes time lapses with no one being served.
In this new dispensation, we do not allow such things to happen because we want our people to be served timeously when they seek services at public institutions. It is, therefore, my call that things must change at the Registrar’s Offices.</blockquote>
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Larry Mavima Irked By Slow-Moving Queues At Gweru Passport Office

The Midlands Provincial Minister, Larry Mavima had a reality check on Tuesday when he visited the passport offices in Gweru.
The minister made an unannounced visit and was ‘disappointed’ to see the struggles the general citizenry has to endure to get the documents. He said
<blockquote>I was very disappointed with what I saw. Some villagers from far areas like Mberengwa, Gokwe and Lower Gweru actually told me that they sleep outside the offices for days without getting their travel documents.
They complained that the pace at which the queues move is slow and sometimes time lapses with no one being served.
In this new dispensation, we do not allow such things to happen because we want our people to be served timeously when they seek services at public institutions. It is, therefore, my call that things must change at the Registrar’s Offices.</blockquote>
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Speaking at the Kwekwe Press Club to Kwekwe based journalists recently, Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister, Larry Mavima said some business people were sent by opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to sabotage the economy.
Said Mavima:
<blockquote>Chamisa akati akuda kudira jecha, saka tinoziva kuti vamwe vacho havazviitise, vakatumwa naChamisa kuti vazodire jecha. But we are a strong government and we are not going to back down easily. Instead of accepting defeat, you embark on such treasonous actions.</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/minister-lashes-at-economic-saboteurs/">Herald</a>
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