Vice-President Joice Mujuru takes to the dance � oor at her graduation party held at Dotito Government School in Mt Darwin yesterday. Picture: Cynthia R Matonhodze

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VICE-PRESIdENT Joice Mujuru said yesterday that she was not perfect but people should not accuse her of crimes

that she had not committed.The remarks were a major re-

buttal to claims made by First Lady Grace Mugabe that she was incompetent, corrupt and wanted to wrestle power from President Robert Mugabe.

“Hongu semunhu ndine zvitad-zo, handingarambe. Asi musand-ipawo zvandisina,” [As a human being, I have weaknesses, but peo-ple should not make false claims about me] Mujuru said at a party held in dotito to celebrate her at-tainment of a Phd qualification last month.

“Today is not a day to talk about politics; it is a day to thank Pres-ident [Robert] Mugabe that I now have a Phd qualification and he should now expect me to unite his people,” she said.

“Some people might hate me simply because they dislike my face. It is not my fault that I might have an ugly face, but God might be proud of me. I say, don’t de-spise me because of how I look, but [look at ] what I can do.”

Mujuru said education should help unite people, “even those who do not like me. I know they would like me after I have trans-formed their lives”.

“It will not however pain me if you don’t like me, as long as oth-ers can benefit from my work,” she said.

Mujuru said she has no one else to thank for her education-al achievement except Mugabe, who kept on giving her pressure

to study through giving her posi-tions that demanded her to be ed-ucated.

She said she wished to unite Zanu PF supporters rather than divide them and give Mugabe more sleepless nights when sanctions imposed by the West on Zimbabwe had already given the veteran leader enough head-aches.

She implored Zanu PF members to avoid insulting each other, say-ing wounds would remain fresh until 2018 when candidates would seek re-election.

Commending Mugabe for his strong policy on education, Muj-uru spoke of the benefits of edu-cating the girl child, urging girls to get an education first before go-ing into marriage.

“You should not show off your educational achievements,” Muj-uru said, much to her guests’ ex-citement.

She took the over 3 000 support-ers who gathered at dotito Gov-ernment Primary School through her educational journey after she dropped out of school while in Form Two to join the liberation struggle.

during the colourful event, Mu-juru’s loyalists turned the tables on a faction led by Justice min-ister Emmerson Mnangagwa by

chanting slogans denouncing the group.

In an open retaliation to Pasi ne Gamatox [down with Gamatox] slo-gan that was being chanted by the Mnangagwa faction at rallies ad-dressed by Grace across the coun-try, Mujuru loyalists hit back yes-terday with slogans such as “down with weevils and gay gangsters.”

Before Mujuru’s address, Mash-onaland Central Province deputy chair Sydney Chidamba said Mu-juru was key to the electoral suc-cess of Zanu PF, saying Mashona-land Central, with a 95% elector-al victory for Zanu PF in the pre-vious elections, gave direction to Zanu PF.

“We want to say the truth; Mugabe won resoundingly here because of Mujuru. We are proud of her as a province. In Zanu PF, we have others who want to dis-tort history [madhonza anoisa nd-ove pachain achirima],” he said.

“When she left school and joined the liberation struggle, oth-ers were still at pre-school,” Chi-damba said, to which the crowd responded by shouting “Grace, Grace”.

Chidamba likened Mujuru to “Mbuya Nehanda” of the prov-ince, amid ululations with the crowd shouting, “She is our moth-er, not Grace, our step-mother

who should go back to the typing pool than join politics”.

Grace was Mugabe’s secre-tary before she became the First Lady.

Mashonaland West provincial chairperson Temba Mliswa de-nounced The Herald newspaper for taking a position and perpe-trating factionalism in Zanu PF. He said the “weevils” were lying to Mugabe to win his favours.

Youths and women were belt-ing out a song with lyrics to the effect that “Mai Mujuru will not go anywhere, we will support her forever.” Mujuru said she would never betray men and women who fought during the liberation struggle.

The celebrations were attended by Zanu PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo, political commissar Web-ster Shamu, who burst into song praising Mugabe and Zanu PF, En-ergy deputy minister Munacho Mutezo, Justice deputy minister Fortune Chasi, politburo mem-bers Tshinga dube and Sikhanyi-so Ndlovu and over a dozen legis-lators from the province and oth-er provinces. The legislators from other provinces included Enock Porusingazi (Chipinge South) and Amos Midzi (Epworth and Harare province chairman) among oth-ers.

by Moses MATenGA

President Robert Mugabe al-lowed Vice-President Joice Mujuru to chair Friday’s Po-

litburo meeting, disregarding de-mands by his wife Grace, who called for Mujuru to resign from her position immediately.

The move was interpreted by sen-ior Zanu PF offices as a vote of con-fidence on Mujuru and a rebuke on Grace who had demanded that she be “baby-dumped” for alleged in-competence, corruption and plot-ting to remove Mugabe from power.

Sources told The Standard that Mugabe further distanced him-self from Grace’s antics by meet-ing her privately before the meet-ing started.

Mugabe arrived at Friday’s po-

litburo meeting around 11am and met the party’s secretary for ad-ministration didymus Mutasa. He is said to have met Mujuru before she came to chair the meeting.

Mugabe joined the meeting lat-er, sources said yesterday.

Politburo members told The Standard Mugabe was angry at outgoing Women’s League boss Oppah Muchinguri telling her to stop the “fire” she had started.

Muchinguri is the one who in-vited First Lady Grace Mugabe to take over the Women’s League, triggering a chain of events that resulted in Grace holding coun-trywide tours where she de-nounced Mujuru and other senior Zanu PF officials.

Mugabe is said to have also re-quested to see Information minis-

ter Jonathan Moyo. Sources said he wanted to lash at him for using the state media to attack Mujuru and other senior party officials.

Zanu PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo could neither confirm nor deny that Mugabe met Mujuru privately over the matter, but was quick to accuse Moyo of harbour-ing a destructive agenda warning that the party leadership was go-ing to deal with him.

“I don’t know whether they met or not but it can be possible,” Gum-

bo said.Asked why there were conflict-

ing statements over what really transpired in the meeting, espe-cially regarding Temba Mliswa’s fate as Mashonaland West chair-person, Gumbo said:

“Are you not aware of Jona-than’s hand. It is his mischief. What I said is there in the papers and the reporters are doing their best but it is his mischief. He is on a destructive mission. The leader-ship will however deal with that.”

Mugabe disregards Grace’s ultimatum

Grace Mugabe

‘It is not my fault that I might have an ugly face, but God might be proud of me. I say, don’t despise me because of how I look, but what I can do.’

Youths at VP Mujuru's party at Dotito Government School yesterday. Picture: Cynthia R Matonhodze

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ZANU PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa, in the eye of a storm for allegedly caus-ing division in Manicaland province, stood up for First Lady Grace Mugabe and delivered her speech at a school in Nyanga.

Grace had been invited as her former school, Kriste Mambo, celebrated its golden jubilee. She did not turn up and Mutasa surprisingly stepped into her shoes.

When Grace failed to attend a conference of war collaborators on Friday, Monica Mutsvangwa stood in for her.

Grace has been aligning herself to a faction led by Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa.

In her “Meet the People” rallies, Grace accused the Mujuru faction of trying to wrestle power from President Robert Mugabe.

During the rallies, Grace and her team would chant the slogan Pasi neGamatox [down with Ga-matox] in reference to the Mujuru faction.

In August, Mugabe attacked Information min-ister Jonathan Moyo describing him as the “dev-il incarnate” and a “weevil” destroying Zanu PF from within.

Subsequent to Mugabe’s remarks, Mutasa told youths that the weevils needed a pesticide, Gama-tox, to contain them.

“You were talking about the issue of weevils here. Way back we used to treat weevils by spray-ing Gamatox [pesticide] and they would all die,” he is reported to have told the youths.

In her speech read by Mutasa, Grace urged schools to produce competitive students fit to be entrepreneurs and ready to work towards uplift-ing the economy.

“I am proud and grateful to this school that to a greater extent moulded me to be what I am today. The Christian values and life skills given by the school ensure that the student fits very well into society after graduating,” Grace said in her writ-ten speech.

“The constitution of Zimbabwe provides for the empowerment of the girl child. Over the years, the school has promoted the emancipation of the girl child and that is why wherever one goes, chances of meeting former Kriste Mambo students are very high.”

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‘Mnangagwa perfect candidate for VP ’

BY BLESSED MHLANGA

Kwekwe — A Zanu PF fac-tion said yesterday that Justice minister Em-merson Mnangagwa should take one of the

Vice President’s positions at Zanu PF’s elective congress in Decem-ber.

Zanu PF will hold its watershed congress from December 2 to 7 in Harare.

Mnangagwa and Vice President Joice Mujuru reportedly lead fac-tions that are battling to succeed President Robert Mugabe. The two however, have consistently de-nied harbouring Presidential am-bitions.

Without directly naming Mnan-gagwa, Zhombe MP Daniel Mac-kenzie Ncube said it was time for

Kwekwe to present a united front so that they could elevate one of their own to the position of Vice President.

“We have to be a united front and go there to take the top seats. I will not tell you who I want at the post of VP but if you ask me nice-ly, I will tell you,” Ncube told the Zanu PF inter district meeting.

Supporters began chanting that they wanted Mnangagwa to take up a VP position, to which Ncube nodded in approval and said “we are agreed on that one”.

The endorsement comes bare-ly a week after First Lady Grace Mugabe heaped praise on Mnan-gagwa saying Zimbabweans should respect him for handing over the VP’s post to Mujuru in line with the party’s regulations despite being supported by eight provinces.

The meeting was attended by Mnangagwa, his wife Auxillia, and senior party officials.

She said her husband was soft, calculative and loyal to President Mugabe.

Auxillia told supporters that her husband had stood aside while the position of VP was wrestled away from him at the eleventh hour af-ter he was successfully nominated by eight provinces.

“He is a very soft man, even at home he does not shout, he is calculative and at times he can let you jump around or go for-ward but he will finally get to the point,” she said.

Auxillia said Mujuru got the position with just two nomina-tions and warned that the time was over and Mnangagwa should claim what was rightfully his.

Mnangagwa told supporters that only two positions were safe at congress, that of President Mugabe and the Women’s League boss which will be assumed by Mugabe’s wife, Grace.

He said Grace has the ability to crush internal enemies in the par-ty which has earned her the popu-lar Mazowe Crush slogan.

“Women saw what was hap-pening in the party and they ap-proached someone with a punch, who has the ability to crush so that she can lead them, this is Dr Grace Mugabe,” he said.

In a first, he also joined the slo-gan, Pasi neGamatox aimed at the rival faction.

Mnangagwa also declared that as long as President Mugabe had energy in his body, the par-ty would allow him to rule over Zimbabwe. He said those aspiring to remove Mugabe should visit churches or traditional leaders to have their demons exorcised.

“President Mugabe as long as he is able, will rule Zimbabwe un-til donkeys have horns and if an-yone is harbouring intentions to see his back, then I encourage you to visit the church so that you can be exorcised or brew traditional beer and call on your ancestors and ask them to chase the bad de-mons haunting you,” he said.

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‘It’s not yet game over for Mujuru’

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BY MOSES MATENGA

Joice Mujuru’s political ca-reer seems to be hanging by the thread in the wake of attacks by First Lady Grace Mugabe, but analysts say

the game is not over yet in Zanu PF’s succession politics.

After 34 years in government, the last 10 as Vice President both in the party and government, the Zanu PF second in command is fighting for her political life after Grace called for her ouster on al-legations of incompetence and ex-tortion.

Mujuru and Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa lead fac-tions that are vying to succeed President Robert Mugabe, who turns 91 in February next year.

Grace last week said she had openly campaigned for the rise of Mujuru in 2004 and wanted her to step down for undermining the authority of Mugabe.

“Why do you want to remove President Mugabe by force? This is a coup which they are plan-ning. Mnangagwa, that man I re-spect him. People should respect Mnangagwa. In 2004, he was voted by eight provinces to be VP but he agreed to step down to allow Muj-uru to take over when he had been voted for by all provinces. Like-wise, Mujuru should just do the

honourable and resign,” Grace told war veterans in Mazowe on Thursday.

“It is not good to be fired. It would be better if Mai Mujuru re-signs today than wait to be fired by President Mugabe,” Grace said.

Could Grace’s remarks signify the beginning of an end to Muju-ru’s career?

Social commentator Maxwell Saungweme sees the whole drama “as the potential end of Grace’s young political career” instead, adding that the game was not yet over for Mujuru.

“The whole thing can be seen as a plot by Zanu PF stalwarts to use Grace to do a dirty job and once it’s done they will dump her,” Saungweme said.

He said the fight will sink Zanu PF, adding that Mujuru was ap-proaching it properly and not rushing to respond in informal platforms.

Political analyst, Blessing Vava said while it could be tricky, “what the First Lady is showing us is the other side of Mugabe that we didn’t know”.

“These are the thoughts her [Grace] husband believes in. Mugabe is only clever and there is something behind. It might be that Mugabe wants to test waters on how the structures will react if he takes out Mujuru,” he said.

“Ultimately it’s Mugabe at the end of the day who wins. All these people are beneficiaries of Mugabe’s benevolence and he has been using fear and patronage to be where he is today. It’s clear the centre is no longer holding in Zanu PF. Whatever comes out, it is Mugabe who wins.”

His views are shared by a sen-ior Zanu PF official who said that Mujuru’s biggest let down was her alleged dealings with the Unit-ed States, as exposed by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks where she allegedly had a clandestine meeting with former Ambassador Charles Ray at a secluded place outside Harare.

The meeting, according to the cables, was held in the dark after she had managed to duck her per-sonal security and the Central In-telligence Organisation.

“That’s her biggest let down,” the source said.

“She is believed to be close to the whites and in Zanu PF you can’t afford to do that and survive. Congress is the end of her.”

Other Zanu PF stalwarts such as Environment minister Sav-iour Kasukuwere and Informa-tion minister Jonathan Moyo also met US diplomats, according to WikiLeaks.

The source said the attack on 12 Zanu PF legislators for meeting an official from the US Embassy was part of a grand plan to iso-late politicians with links to the West.

In 2004, Mugabe insinuated that Mujuru’s rise to VP was the begin-ning of greater things but 10 years later, Mugabe has been a spectator while Mujuru is being torn apart by his wife and loyalists.

After she was seconded to the post of VP, six of the party’s 10 provincial chairmen and others opposed to her elevation were sus-

pended from the party in what be-came known as the “night of long knives”.

Mnangagwa had easily been picked up for nomination by eight provinces but the decision to for-ward a woman to the position overturned his “easy walk to the post.”

Mujuru had been tipped by many as an heir apparent given her rich liberation war creden-tials.

Her claim to fame, despite hav-ing been one of the first women commanders during the libera-tion struggle, was that she downed a plane. Mnangagwa’s loyalists however, dismissed the claim as propaganda.

Others said her curriculum vi-tae was strengthened by her mar-riage to a decorated war com-mander Solomon Mujuru who perished in an inferno at his Bea-trice farm in August 2011.

Joice Mujuru and her late husband Solomon

BY VICTORIA MTOMBA

NOTHING must be read from First Lady Grace Mugabe’s at-tacks on Vice-President Joice Mujuru as she has no role in gov-ernment, a constitutional expert has said.

Grace alleged that the Vice-President was corrupt, jealous, divisive and unsuitable to re-main in the Presidium and must resign. Grace also said that there were many people who were ca-pable of running the country.

Constitutional law expert and National Constitutional Assembly leader Lovemore Madhuku said people should not be discussing is-sues raised by Grace because she was irrelevant.

“We have no position for the First Lady in our Constitution. She has no role in government. What we know is that Grace is the wife of our President. I don’t think it will be fair to ana-lyse VP Mujuru on those allega-tions,” Madhuku said.

He said for the next 10 years the VP is hired and fired by the Pres-ident as he or she is not elected.

Section 99-100 of the Zimbabwe Constitution states that the Vice-President will assist the Presi-dent in the discharge of his or her functions and perform any other functions including the ad-ministration of any ministry de-partment or Act of Parliament

that the President may assign to them.

The VP, according to the Con-stitution, is accountable collec-tively and inclusively to the Pres-ident for performance of his or her functions. Every VP must at-tend Parliament.

Madhuku said the sections in the current Constitution do not apply to Mujuru although some of the clauses do apply. He said according to the Constitution, the VP clause has been suspend-

ed for 10 years.“Mujuru was not elected by

people but was appointed by the President,” Madhuku said.

Political analyst Eldred Masu-nungure said the allegations made by Grace have little to do with the performance of an in-dividual but has more to do with disagreements.

“It is business welfare being fought in the political arena. Oth-erwise the fundamental root of the conflict is business rather

than politics. It is business wel-fare rather than politics,” said Masunungure a professor of pol-itics at the University of Zimba-bwe.

“Grace Mugabe is using bor-rowed power from her husband to fight.”

Masunungure said Grace is the only one who thinks Mujuru was responsible for the problems in this country.

“If you assign blame to the VP, you should also blame the super-visor. By blaming the VP, she is also blaming her husband. As you know, the fish rots from the head and you cannot blame the tail,” Masunungure said.

He said the paralysis on gov-ernment cannot be blamed on one person, as that would be a narrow analysis.

Political science lecturer Shakespear Hamauswa said in-competence in the case of the VP, was difficult to measure.

“The problem with those alle-gations is that the VPs have al-ways been ceremonial — just be-ing there but without fundamen-tally doing critical policy deci-sions. So incompetence in the case of VPs is difficult to meas-ure,” he said.

“It also becomes an irony be-cause Teurai Ropa Mujuru rose through the ranks from a minis-ter of Youth post and at one point being a governor in Mashona-

land Central up to VP in 2004, a post she holds today. If she was not competent then she would have been fired years ago.”

Political analyst Ibbo Man-daza said the power matrix have changed in Zanu PF and wom-en are decampaigning each oth-er, something that has never hap-pened since the party was formed 51 years ago.

“We have never seen that kind of thing before. What is happen-ing in Zanu PF is personal. Nev-er in the history of Zanu PF have we seen someone being dumped and disappointed,” he said.

Mandaza said what is happen-ing in Zanu PF was sad, a year af-ter the party won the July 31 har-monised elections.

He said despite her negative side, people should also look at Mujuru’s positive side, for in-stance, kick-starting the presi-dential campaign in Mashonal-and East and Central in the last election resulting in that region having more Zanu PF voters.

“Unfortunately for Zanu PF, 51 years old they are, but still play-ing childish and medieval poli-tics of decampaigning one anoth-er,” Mandaza said.

“Vice-President calibre is not for other people to decide but it is up to the President.

“In this context, it is Mugabe who appoints and anoints,” Man-daza said.

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Fights erupt over Mliswa’s post

UZ students condemn kissing ban

BY NUNURAYI JENA

FACTIONALISM in Zanu PF spread to the grass-roots in Mashonaland West when supporters of rival legislators fought in

Magunje yesterday. Sources said supporters of em-

battled provincial chairman Tem-ba Mliswa disrupted a meeting that was being addressed by Ma-gunje MP Godfrey Gandawa.

“Some rowdy youths, who ap-peared drunk, came and disrupt-ed the meeting at Magunje Growth Point which was convened by Gandawa. He was updating his constituency that Mliswa was no longer the provincial chairman,” said the source.

Members from both sides were

arrested by Magunje police but were released without being charged after the scuffle was re-garded as internal.

Police are not taking any action when Zanu PF members fight, pre-sumably they are under instruc-tions from their superiors.

Gandawa confirmed that some drunken youths headed by one Nigel Murambiwa came and dis-rupted his Magunje District Com-mittee meeting.

“Some drunk youths headed by Nigel Murambiwa, Mliswa’s driv-er, came and disrupted our meet-ing at Magunje and we report-ed the case to police. We are still to hear from them [police],” Gan-dawa said.

Mliswa said Murambiwa was not his driver but deputy secre-

tary for finance in Hurungwe dis-trict. Murambiwa said he only ob-jected to moves to refer to Ziyam-bi Ziyambi as acting chair of the province.

Ziyambi is the deputy chairper-son.

In a statement, Zanu PF Mash-onaland West provincial secre-tary for administration Kindness Paradza said Mliswa had not been booted out as chair of the prov-ince. This came after the state me-dia said the former fitness train-er had been relieved of his du-ties following the passing of a no confidence vote on him early this month.

Paradza said Mliswa’s case was following due process and proce-dure and has been referred to a disciplinary committee chaired

by the national chairman Simon Khaya Moyo.

“For the avoidance of doubt and to make things perfectly clear, it is standard and normal practice to have pending issues investigated by a disciplinary committee. Once a verdict has been made, my office will receive the official communication from National [leadership] in black and white and that position will subsequently be disseminated through my office and that of the Zanu PF Secretary for Informa-tion and Publicity, Rugare Gum-bo,” Paradza said.

He said Ziyambi Ziyambi does not hold the position of the act-ing chairman and subsequently remains the vice-chairperson for Mashonaland West Province. Temba Mliswa

BY TAFADZWA TSEISI

UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe students have urged authorities to prioritise accommodation and cor-ruption issues at the institution rather than de-vote time to imposing a kiss ban at the institution of higher learning.

In a recent circular pasted on notice boards at students’ halls of residence, the universi-ty warned that anyone “caught in intimate po-sition, [kissing or having sex in public places]” risked immediate eviction from the halls of res-idence.

Speaking on the sidelines of a Campus Clean-up campaign held yesterday, students told The Stand-ard that authorities should focus on creating ed-ucation awareness on sex-related issues than im-posing the “illegal” ban on kissing.

“Of all the challenges we are facing on cam-pus from accommodation to littering, the kissing ban is overrated. One of the fundamental issues that come with adult education is responsibili-ty and surely being intimate is a choice one can only make based on their awareness of the dan-gers that come with unprotected sex,” said Ru-vimbo Dube.

Another student felt that while the move was welcome, the message was sent to the wrong au-dience.

“While its common knowledge that most stu-dents indulge a lot in tertiary institutions, the message would have been received well in the form of an awareness campaign because most students feel as though they have been belittled,” said the student.

Speaking on the clean-up campaign acting dean of students David Sithole said the campaign was based on the motto “Creating a litter-free zone”.

“We have noticed with concern the growing cul-ture of littering around campus and for that rea-son we organised this event to make our environ-ment a better place to be,” Sithole said.

He said the clean-up campaign was a success as hundreds of students from all 10 hostels joined hands to take part in the initiative.

A report corruption poster one of UZ’s notice board

‘Industries causing massive pollution’Local News8 The Standard October 26 to November 1 2014

BY STEPHEN TSOROTI

A number of industries operat-ing in Harare’s major industri-al sites are causing massive pol-lution in the riverine and water sources around the city, a new

report has shown.A report by the City of Harare in con-

junction with the Environment Manage-ment Agency (EMA) said over 200 compa-nies in Harare’s major industrial sites have been found dumping excessive pollutants in rivers that supply the city with the pre-cious liquid.

The report that was produced after an in-spectorate blitz found that most industries had no pre-treatment plants at their sites and were draining their toxic products, poi-sons, non-biodegradable substances and or-ganic matter into the environment.

The main contaminants were sulphuric

acid, caustic soda, ammonium salts, phos-phates and sulphates and other organic substances. Pulp and paper mills, and brew-eries were among the worst industrial pol-luters, as well as textile factories. Produc-tion of pulp and paper requires large quan-tities of water, so a large volume of liquid waste is produced.

City of Harare chief environmental tech-nician Chad Mabika said the operation cov-ered 520 companies. Two-hundred indus-tries were ticketed and 394 orders served for both the agency and the city c ouncil.

Graniteside, Workington, Willowvale, Southerton and Lochinvar were inspect-ed during the operation. Samples were also collected for trace metal levels and full chemical analyses for working without proper pre-treatment plants that process ef-fluent before its disposal either into the en-vironment or the sewer system.

Mabika said it was evident that pollution

percentages of sampled industries were be-yond the permissible levels of discharging waste effluent.

“Industries that were inspected in Hara-re generate a lot of effluent that comprises farce metals, solvents, oil and grease. Thus a lot of hazardous substances are being generated in Harare,” said Mabika.

Shiraaz Kassam, chairman of Lake Chiv-ero Users Association described the prob-lems of pollution in the city and Lake Chiv-ero environs as very serious.

He said the problem was compounded by the fact that Crowborough Sewage Treat-ment Works were non-functional prompt-ing council to discharge raw sewage into the Marimba River.

“Pollution of any kind must be prevent-ed as this poses a serious health hazard to the city’s inhabitants and marine life,” Kas-sam said.

Meanwhile, industrialists say comply-

ing with orders from the City of Harare and EMA had a lot of capital implications, considering the economic situation. The in-dustries submitted that the infrastructure required for members to comply was ex-pensive. For instance, an oil separator for kitchens/canteens costs US$10 000. Efflu-ent plants need capital outlay of up to US$5 million so that the processed effluent can be treated to acceptable standards.

“The cluster members cannot easily access these levels of investments given that our economy is generally not performing well and the cluster members are not spared,” said Tapera Mawodza, chairman of the food and beverages manufacturers cluster.

Mawodza says the city council should also put its house in order.

“We have seen raw sewage being pumped into rivers and we witnessed discharges in several areas in Chitungwiza and City of Harare, the authorities appear not to be implementing the same steps that they are forcing the private sector to pursue.”

According to Mawodza, a number of clus-ter members actually have international systems standards such as ISO 14001 for en-vironmental management system, ISO 9001 Quality Management System and these have helped on issues around waste manage-ment. Mawodza added that Consumer Social Responsibility (CSR) was actually embed-ded in the programmes. Members like Delta, Dairibord and Colcom have robust CSR pro-grammes and yearly they put aside sizeable amounts in the form of CSR budgets.

“The cluster does not think we are go-ing to notice an improvement soon because traction is only coming from a few mem-bers. If you look at the food and beverages sector, there is a potential for having more than 1 000 members in Harare alone, yet we are only 15 members who are committed and are working towards complying to the requirements,” Mawodza said.

“What difference does it make when only 2% are complying and the other 98% are not?”

According to the report generated during the operation, on average 70% of samples collected for analysis in the Granisteside industrial area indicated that most of the companies inspected were not compliant.

On the other hand, major polluting companies were said to be beverages and chrome extracting companies. The latter uses chemicals such as sulphuric acid, hy-drochloric acid, ferrous sulphate and caus-tic soda. The companies were said to gen-erate hazardous waste of which 20 tonnes were available with the possibility of escap-ing into the environment and causing pol-lution. Tobacco processors were also said to be dumping their waste at undesignated sites.

The 227-page report recommended that, companies that discharge any effluent into the environment should have pre-treatment plants and measures be formulated for the hotspot at Graniteside where untreated ef-fluent is being discharged into the environ-ment or sewer system.

The report recommends another opera-tion to cover areas that comprise Bluff hill, Msasa, Willowvale and the central business district.

The City of Harare over the years has been using at least 16 chemicals to clean-up water at its primary water source, Lake Chivero. High concentration of toxins in Lake Chivero has raised concern over the health and safety of people who are drink-ing the water.

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Save conservationists in quandary BY TATENDA CHITAGU

Masvingo — The gazebo on a hill overlooks a jungle that stretches as far as the eye can see, giving a magnificent sunset view.

A few metres away, a herd of el-ephants, with a baby limping from being snared, troop to a drinking watering point.

For starters, the breath-taking glimpse in-vokes excitement as the elephants are not intim-idated by the human presence. In fact, they seem to have become accustomed to the visitors.

But even though his wife is enjoying the spec-tacle, award-winning conservationist Clive Stockhill of Senuko Ranch seems not to take no-tice.

Stone-faced, with one hand supporting his head, he is lost in thought, pondering on what the future holds for him and many other con-servancy owners in the world acclaimed sanctu-ary, which has hogged news for the past three years, all for the wrong reasons.

Two years ago, Zanu PF bigwigs invaded the conservancy armed with controversially award-ed 25-year leases which were however can-celled upon the intervention of President Rob-ert Mugabe.

These include the retired Colonel Claudius Makova, Lieutenant-Colonel David Moyo, Ma-jor-General Gibson Mashingaidze, Assistant Commissioner Connel Dube, Masvingo provin-cial intelligence officer Shaderick Chibaya, Ma-jor-General Engelbert Rugeje and Brigadier-General Livingstone Chineka.

The list also included the late Higher Educa-tion minister Stan Mudenge, politburo mem-ber Nelson Mawema, Lands minister Doug-las Mombeshora, ex-Masvingo governor Titus Maluleke, Zanu PF central committee member Enock Porusingazi and Senator Shuvai Mahofa.

After putting up resistance, they eventually left, but not before some alleged series of game plundering through poaching.

Even Bilateral Investment Promotion and Pro-tection Agreement (Bippa)-protected conservan-cies like Masapasi were also invaded.

The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authori-ty (ZPWA) is now set to take over after declar-ing that the conservancy would form a park that will link up with Gonarezhou National Park.

But the Save Valley conservationists are skep-tical of the authority’s capacity.

“We have no problem with ZPWA officials tak-ing over, but the question is; how do we proceed from here? ZPWA intervention is good because it secures land use as a conservation area.

“If ZPWA plays a gatekeeper’s role, I do not mind, but we just hope and pray that Save Val-ley will not end up like other safaris that the ZPWA has taken over; that will be unfortunate and tragic and there is no need to repeat the same mistake. We should learn from history,” said Stockhill.

Environment, Water and Climate minister Saviour Kasukuwere could not take calls from The Standard saying he was in a meeting. Re-peated efforts to contact him drew banks last week.

Stockhill says the invasions, which started during the chaotic land invasions of 2000, as well as those by Zanu PF bigwigs, had cost them dearly as all international hunters that had made bookings cancelled them upon hearing of the disturbances, prejudicing the conservancy as well as the country of tourism revenue.

“Because of the 2000 disturbances and mainly the recent invasions by Zanu PF chefs, we lost a lot of business. All bookings were cancelled. For three years, we got no business. We have been left hanging and we are like squatters. We are about to collapse business-wise,” he said.

“We were surviving on money from hunts, but then our hunting quotas were cancelled. Up to now, we cannot meet the conservation cost. We should resort to non-consumptive tourism where tourists come and pay to view game not for hunts. Wildlife is a unique selling point.”

The conservancy owners had their hunting quotas cancelled and a few were only re-issued the licences last month — way after the pre-ferred hunting season in winter had ended.

“Hunters wanted to come but we had no per-mits. They usually book in January for winter, the preferred hunting season. We only had our permits renewed two weeks ago and they expire on December 31,” said Stockhill.

Stockhill, together with his parents, were born in Zimbabwe and he is conversant in Nde-bele and Shona languages.

Rhino dehorning in Save Valley Conservancy

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Among the conservancies in Save Valley are Harmond, Zambezi Hunters, Humani, Makore, Savuli, Sango, Musaizi, Chishakwe, Matendere, Gunundwi, Mapare and Nyangambe.

Those protected under Bippa are Matendere (Italy), Makore (Netherlands), Chishake (South Africa), Sango (Germany) and Masapasi (South Africa).

Conservancies like Mkwasine and Chingwiti have A1 farmers who were settled there by gov-ernment, thus creating human-wildlife conflict.

Stockhill said the impact of the invasions is very huge as the invaders destroyed 50% of the fence while creating snares.

“360 metres of double fencing was vandalised by the invaders. 50% of the fence was stolen and there are not even poles that still remain. While I also value humans, my point is you cannot mix humans and animals. Humans are part of the conservation strategy and they should benefit because the animals destroy their livestock and fields,” he said.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

10 The Standard October 26 to November 1 2014

Comment & Analysis

Time to address power, economy

Carelessness with litter suicidal

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Refusing a handshake: Grace Mugabe can do better

REALITY stared President Robert Mugabe in the face on Friday when he huddled with fellow Politburo members in the dark at the top of the Zanu PF headquarters fol-

lowing a power cut.Reports indicate that President Mugabe and top ranking

Zanu PF decision-makers were scared to use the stairs to go down from 14th floor and waited in vain for electricity to be restored. When the lights abruptly went off, the group was in the midst of a tense meeting called to discuss mounting di-visions in the party that have been worsened by First Lady Grace Mugabe’s entry into politics.

The power blackout should have come as a rude awaken-ing to Mugabe, whose official residence, State House, and the Borrowdale mansion are assured of uninterrupted sup-ply when ordinary Zimbabwe endure long hours in the dark each night.

Despite the worsening economic situation, Mugabe has not shown any determination to solve problems, and instead he has allowed his wife, Grace, to pursue matters that are not helpful to the nation’s cause.

The First Lady has been on a whirlwind tour of the prov-inces where she has sought to assert herself as the incoming Women’s League boss. She has tried to do this by bludgeon-ing members of the dissenting Mujuru faction into submis-sion, and promoting the Mnangagwa faction in highly divi-sive speeches.

Over the past few days, Grace has openly directed her at-tacks on Vice-President Joice Mujuru, calling for her resig-nation.

Meanwhile, the quality of life for Zimbabweans has contin-ued to deteriorate as ordinary residents endure many hours without power on a daily basis. Industry has also been badly affected by load-shedding, leading to loss of production.

In the suburbs, water is scarce as some areas go for weeks without the precious commodity and in rural areas food is hard to come by.

We hope the unsettling power outage was a telling remind-er to the Zanu PF politburo that they need to focus on craft-ing strategies that will revive Zimbabwe’s comatose econ-omy, rather than expending energies on fighting factional wars.

I grew up as a Catholic Church member. The priests preach love, forgiveness, peace and

compassion. Every Sunday believ-ers queue for confession and ac-cept the “punishment”, which is a series of prayers as pronounced by the priest, to atone for their sins.

I understand that the Presi-dent, Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace are devout Catholics. They don’t miss an opportunity to vis-it the Vatican City and last week they were there as private visi-tors to witness the beatification of Pope Paul VI.

I want to think that if their hosts get wind that our First Lady is so bitter she cannot even shake hands with Joice Mujuru, they will be em-barrassed beyond words. It is an indictment on the founding prin-ciples of the church. Christians are not expected to hold grudges; instead, they are encouraged to talk things over, to find each oth-er and establish common ground. Christians do not wait for apolo-gies, they reach out. That she could not shake hands with her nemesis means she went out to the Vati-can nursing anger and hatred and came back still in the same frame of mind. I can imagine the anger boiling over. The journey did not in any way soften her heart to-wards her supposed enemies. The Bible says one should not nurse an-ger up to sunset. I am beginning to wonder if she went there as a pil-grim, or if she just accompanied her husband, who is known to be a believer of note, who reportedly carries his rosary with him wher-ever he goes and makes time to say his prayers.

If the body language was to show the world that there is no love lost, then that is of no con-sequence, since we already know that. No need to rub it in. Now she comes across as somebody who is vindictive and petty, if not plainly childish, something unfortunate for somebody who

is aiming high. Real politicians have tact.

Zimbabwe does not want to be dragged into this rift. We do not want to be consumed by hate. We are generally a peaceful lot, please spare us the anger, Dr Amai.

Observer, Chitown

City of Harare, especially dis-trict offices, must do some-thing about littering by

households. There are some peo-ple who drive in the dead of night simply to offload their bins on the shoulders of the roads. We all know that Harare City Coun-cil cannot cope and have been de-faulting when it comes to rubbish collection from households, citing different reasons ranging from a lack of manpower, fuel or not hav-ing refuse trucks at all. That be-ing said, who thinks that dump-ing their litter anywhere they want is the solution? Imagine if all people with cars used them to carry their uncollected bins to leave the rubbish somewhere in and around the city. How would the city look like?

We deserve to live in a clean en-vironment and it is our collective responsibility to keep it clean. There are a lot of individuals, churches, communities and cor-porates who are initiating clean-up campaigns or forming organi-sations for litter collection and or separation, which is commenda-ble. If each one of us can belong to an anti-littering group and play a part, we will have a cleaner en-vironment.

Lastly, to the mean and self-cen-tred individuals who drive out to dump litter wherever they want, please reconsider. The sight of a baby’s used diapers is repulsive.

Go green campaigners offer advice on recycling litter. Families can have a compost at household lev-el and also get a bit of cash from selling empty cans and plastic con-tainers. There are a number of lit-ter collection centres in the city.

Soon we will be in the rainy sea-son and that dumped litter will choke storm drains, leading to more problems for both motorists and pedestrians. A clean nation is healthier.

Anti-littering

First Lady Grace Mugabe

A man collects rubbish . . . Litter should be properly disposed of

President Robert Mugabe

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Comment & Analysis

OPINION

ONLINE FEEDBACK

ONE day in the late 90s, Eddison Zvobgo, the late Zanu PF legal supremo (may his soul rest in peace) was asked by a patron

at one of his hotels in Masvingo whether he wanted to be the President of Zimbabwe.

“It’s only a stupid teacher that doesn’t a spire to be a headmaster,” was his loaded reply.

Zvobgo never got the chance to openly chal-lenge for the presidency despite being prodded by many in Masvingo, but everyone who is old enough is aware that his lieutenant Dzikamai Mavhaire mustered the courage to make the “Mugabe must go” statement.

Mavhaire incurred Mugabe’s wrath and en-dured many years in the political wilderness. He was only rescued last year when Mugabe gave him a ministerial post.

I reflected on Zvobgo’s remarks last week when it became clear that anyone, no matter their position in Zanu PF or the society, who appears to threaten Mugabe’s continued rule in Zimbabwe is branded an enemy and has to be nuetralised.

In Zanu PF, you are only accepted if you don’t aspire to be president. Mugabe is supposed to be president for life, anyone who shows ambi-tion should be crushed like a snake.

Vice-President Joice Mujuru, who is the front runner to take over from 90-year-old Pres-ident Robert Mugabe is in trouble because the powers-that-be have determined she is a threat to Mugabe and the First Family’s interests.

Suddenly, Zimbabweans are being told by Grace, who is fast assuming the role of the lead Zanu PF prosecutor and judge, that the VP is cunning, incompetent, corrupt and lazy.

The only way out for her is to resign and save Mugabe the hassle of firing her, we were told by Grace. I hold no brief for Mujuru or any of the factions in Zanu PF, but I find Grace’s nar-rative unconvincing and deceptive, to say the least. Grace tells us that Mugabe is covering up for Mujuru who is incompetent, and tries to portray her husband as a holy man who is tire-lessly working for Zimbabweans.

But how can Mugabe, who Grace fondly calls Baba (father) be competent when unem-ployment is above 90%, when companies are closing every day and when we have to beg the Chinese and Russians to bail us out. Can such malaise be blamed on the VP?

All over the world, vice-presidents live un-der the shadow of their presidents and their performance is normally judged through the work of the bosses. They are supposed to take a back seat, so that they don’t overshad-ow the leaders. Their moment only comes when the president dies or is incapacitated. If Grace wants Zimbabweans to believe her diatribe that is being parroted by outgoing Women’s League boss Oppah Muchinguri, she needs to back her accusations with evi-dence. It’s easy to say so and so is corrupt,

but very difficult to prove the case. If Grace has evidence of Mujuru’s corrupt activities, why doesn’t she hand it to the police for pros-ecution since Mugabe has declared zero tol-erance to corruption.

And why has she been silent all these years when Mujuru was amassing the alleged ill-gotten wealth? Now it is convenient for Grace to throw mud at Mujuru because Zanu PF is now heading for congress in December. After being in office for over 30 years, I have no doubt that Mujuru is part and parcel of the leadership that has failed us, but it would be wrong for her to be vilified for aspiring to be President of Zimbabwe, or to be forced to resign because she objected to the First La-dy’s penchant for acquiring more land in Ma-zowe.

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RESPONDING to the story From humble typist to ‘Queen Mother’ (The Standard October 19 to 25 2014) Karigamombe says: Mai Grace Mugabe is a person who is disrespectful to members who are appointed to government by her hus-band. She has got no right whatsoever to start challenging senior government o� cials just because she has been nom-inated for the top seat in the women’s top league in Zanu PF. Where was Grace when Mai Mujuru known at that time as Teurai Ropa was liberating the country?

The fact that she elevated herself to the position that was meant for Sal-ly Mugabe does not give her a right to also elevate herself into top positions whereby she even threatens to in� u-ence the reshu� e of government of-� cials. Zimbabweans should not allow private and family issues to go all the way to cabinet or to Parliament.

Let me strongly advise her that she should stop playing with � re, there is still time to learn to speak politely and not abuse people each time she opens her mouth. This is politics. We do not want to see her seeking asylum else-where she would have been thrown out of Zimbabwe by the same people she is insulting. The Bible says it’s only a fool who goes around uttering stupid things but those with Godly wisdom will keep quiet. Do not destroy yourself. Get as many farms as you need, but stop in-sulting your seniors because you have the platform to do so. Fore warned, fore armed.

Jokoniya Musweweshiri writes; Zim-babwe deserves the humiliation it is currently su� ering. A former typist is shouting at grown up men as if they were her naughty grandchildren. She has realised that Zimbabweans are a bunch of sheep with no courage at all. Elections are stolen in broad daylight and nobody has the guts to stand up to the Zanu PF rigging machine. Degrees — whole PhDs — are stolen right under our very noses and only a few students dare complain. Politicians loot a dozen farms each and nobody raises an eye-brow. We are worse than mice!

Mike says: Grace [Mugabe] should be ashamed of herself. She is not the right-ful person to be talking about corrup-tion since she is just smarting from a fresh scandal of being conferred with a controversial PhD. The First Lady should be reminded that Zimbabwe is not a Mugabe dynasty, neither is it a monar-chy. She should try and respect senior government o� cials and stop acting like an overzealous teenager.

FROM THE editor’s desk BY WALTER MARWIZI

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VP Joice Mujuru

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Comment & Analysis / Opinion

Ebola pandemic: Wake-up call for Africa

There are instances when I agree with the ideals, principles and vi-sion of pan-African ac-tivists that include, but

are not limited, to the late Liby-an strongman Muammar Gaddafi, former South African president Thabo Mbeki, and Zimbabwe president robert Mugabe on Afri-can renaissance. To a large extent, I also agree with Gaddafi’s gran-diose idea of United States of Af-rica. The African renaissance was advocating for, among many oth-er benefits, the propagation, de-ployment and development of ro-bust and resourced African insti-tutions that enable the continent to be at the forefront of solving in-herent and new challenges across the broad spectrum of health, eco-nomic, social, legal, technologi-cal, safety, security and the envi-ronment in Africa.

If the continent had solid insti-tutions, it would not have reacted in a pathetic, confused, compre-hensively irresponsible and tragic manner to the ebola catastrophe. Inasmuch as the “international” community must be of great as-sistance, Africa itself should have been at the forefront with a work-ing governance value proposi-tion, systems, structures and rea-sonable resources to help fight the scourge. Africa is for Africans, a mantra of the renaissance activ-ists is actually very true. May-be the message was not taken by Africa due to the mistrust for the messengers or the continent lead-

ers are directing their efforts to please new and old neo-colonial masters.

The ebola scourge is surely a wake-up call for the continent to build its own robust institutions. I say this because the continent seems to be completely outraged at the “international community” for what they believe is a lethar-gic reaction to efforts at contain-ing the ebola epidemic. Murmurs of disapproval within the social media are also that the death of our Liberian brother, Thomas eric Duncan in United States was also some sort of racist action or negligence. A more irrational and deep-seated critique of the inter-national community’s relative in-action emerged in a recent BBC interview with Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general, who is from Ghana who said, “If the crisis had hit some other region, it probably would have been han-dled very differently”. Unfortu-nately for Annan, it’s true and he must be reminded that his genera-tion of leaders in Africa failed the continent by not building insti-tutions and resources that would have enabled a more resolute lead-ership in solving this health epi-demic. The world should have fol-lowed our cues. Africa has a white population of a mere 8,9%. Africa also has an ebola outbreak — and as a matter of fact, the reason it is called ebola is that the first out-break of the haemorrhagic virus was in 1976 near the ebola river in Zaire.

AS we, as a nation, join the National Social Securi-ty Authority (NSSA) in celebrating two decades

of existence this month, October 2014, we hopefully expect this vi-tal national institution takes a fresh and introspective look at the way it interfaces with the public that it was created to serve.

As one of many Zimbabweans forced into premature retirement by prevailing economic circum-stances, I have, in recent weeks, been compelled to visit that im-posing edifice along Second Street harare, that is the NSSA head-quarters. Much like most public service buildings, on arrival, the first encounter is with the securi-ty personnel at the reception desk directing people to the different departments of the authority.

On my first visit on April 15 2014, armed with my completed p3 em-ployee registration Form and oth-er relevant documents as proof of employment, I was directed to the ground floor service area where

rows of chairs are provided for people waiting to be attended to. No problem here as the queues moved fairly swiftly, and one would not spend more than an hour be-fore being attended to.

When my turn arrived, a kind-ly gentleman duly stamped my forms and told me it would take at least three months for my pension claim to be processed and funds due to me would be deposited into my bank account.

That was the beginning of my frustrations.

After the three months, and there being no money deposited into my bank account, I went back to NSSA to inquire about the de-lay. A lady in a glass cubicle on the ground floor told me there was a backlog in processing claims and I would need to wait another three months.

So, six months down the line, I again visited the NSSA offices when no money had been deposited into my account, and I was then told that there would be further delays in

processing my claim as a letter had been written to me. When I insisted that I needed to know the contents of the said letter, she said she had no idea because such letters originated from management “upstairs”.

I returned home planning to re-visit the offices the following day to find out details of the said letter.

Not surprisingly, in my mail box at home were two envelopes from NSSA, each containing a let-ter asking me to submit complet-ed p3 forms and other proof of employment with regard to two other companies I had worked for prior to the last one before retire-

ment. I was taken aback because I could not understand why it had taken NSSA six months to realise that the documentation I provid-ed was inadequate to process my claim. In any case, the companies referred to which I had worked for more than 10 years prior had long shut down.

When I went back to NSSA to in-form them of this position, a help-ful lady then explained to me the course of action to take in my cir-cumstances, which was to submit a sworn affidavit stating the com-panies I had worked for which had closed down.

When I went to tender the re-quired affidavit two days later, lo and behold, — a new nightmare awaited me. A gentleman on the ground floor, clad in a yellow T-shirt commemorating the author-ity’s 20 years of service, ushered me to an office on the second floor, where I was taken to another office on the first floor, and was about to be sent back to the ground floor when I protested. I was then taken

to an office on the first floor where I explained my predicament to yet another officer.

The man, who provided his name, then told me to leave the documents with him and to check with him again in December — exactly eight months since I first lodged my claim.

I think this is grossly unfair and insensitive to the needs of people who, through no fault of their own, are forced to rely on the mea-sly pensions for sustenance. NSSA boasts an impressive investment portfolio and is in a position to employ more staff to provide es-sential services to its clientele.

It must be appreciated that it is our contributions to the author-ity that have enabled it to make the investments, some of which are clearly questionable if recent reports that the pensions admin-istrator had to write-off US$5,6 million in loans inherited from the defunct Capital Bank Corpo-ration Limited are anything to go by.

NSSA delays frustrate pensioners

sundayopinionBY BRIAN SEDZE

sunday view

BY DESMOND KUMBUKA

It’s an inconvenient truth but it is hard not to agree that race and geography do play a role in the world’s callousness. race and ge-ography help explain why “some other region” — any other region, really — would get more help. Af-rica must live with that “truth” and concentrate on developing its own institutions for this epi-demic, future epidemics, and oth-er challenges now and in the fu-ture. A lot of African leaders are bad examples and more are joint-ly and severally liable for inaction because they failed to embrace the Africa renaissance initiative and the United States of Afri-ca idea. In any case, besides eb-ola, how does Africa explain that France is at the forefront of nego-tiating with Boko haram? efforts to make the Gulf of eden safe is led by Americans, that ICC wants to superintend the trial of Omar Al-Bashir and Uhuru Kenyatta, that europeans and Americans are at the forefront in research and financing of the continent’s challenges on water, health, sani-tation, defence, security, mineral exploration, education, democra-cy and governance? The list of the West’s footprint in Africa is just innumerable. They actually have centres of African studies at their universities!

Africa hosts some of the most resource-rich countries in the world and yet at the same time harbours some of the greatest

poverty, corruption and tribal warfare. Africa has huge poten-tial to propagate forceful institu-tions as it is resource-rich and it has a great pool of human capi-tal with knowledge, expertise and skills scattered all over the world. If, and only if, we have a unit-ed Africa with minimal corrup-tion, good governance, democra-cy, open and transparent societies and value addition of its primary resources, will we be in the pro-cess of conquering this epidemic as a continent.

This virus has been known since 1976 and the continent still has no capacity to play a pivot-al role in fighting this scourge 40 years later. The continent has not even invested in research on this virus like what the CDC and pri-vate pharmaceutical companies did. We have a misplaced belief that some countries in the world will do the research for us. Africa should wean itself of the depend-ency and donor economy syn-drome because it has enough re-sources to sustain itself and run its institutions. Africa has the ca-pacity to deliver a better standard of living to its citizens.

There are also murmurs of disapproval that the US provid-ed 3 900 soldiers to help in the fight of ebola instead of medical personnel. The question is how many doctors and nurses did Af-rica itself provide for this effort? Without doubt, insignificant hu-

man personnel have been dedi-cated so far by the continent it-self to this effort because of the belief the world owns our lives and the ever present dependency syndrome.

America and europe have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in aid — specifically for the ebo-la fight. They also spent millions to treat Duncan, a black Liberi-an man, when he fell ill in the US. The first nurse who contracted ebola from Duncan is the daugh-ter of Vietnamese parents, the second, Amber Vinson, is black. They are receiving the same all-out treatments as did the US ebo-la survivors, Kent Brantley, Nan-cy Writebrol and richard Sacra, all of whom are white, and who were flown back to the US from Africa for treatment. Both Brant-ley and Sacra have donated blood in hope of helping the other pa-tients. The very reason that these three Americans were even ex-posed to the virus was that they were over in Africa trying to pro-vide better healthcare for Afri-cans. While the world was doing all this for us Africa was busy spending millions sponsoring tribal conflicts, billions of dol-lars on corruption, funding lav-ish lifestyles of its corrupt lead-ers, siphoning billions of dol-lars to tax havens and sponsor-ing warped priorities that only encourage political expedience at the cost of lives of its citizens.

The late Muammar Gaddafi . . he advocated for a United States of Africa

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Setting inclusive agenda for justicejusticematters

BY DZIKAMAI BERE & PROSPER MAGUCHU

Last week we looked into the background to the forma-tion of the National Tran-sitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) and tried

to unpack its nature in comparative analysis with other such groups in Liberia and Uganda. We concluded by noting that the NTJWG occupies a critical space in Zimbabwe’s jus-tice processes because there exists real threats; even against the consti-tutionally guaranteed justice mech-anisms.

In this instalment we look into the mandate of the NTJWG and some lessons for the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC).

It is more than a year since the new constitution came into effect es-tablishing some key institutions for the pursuit of transparency, justice and accountability. These include the NPRC established by Section 251 to bring about post-conflict justice, healing and reconciliation. Then there is the Integrity and Ethics Committee of Chiefs (IECC) estab-lished by Section 287 to develop and enforce integrity and ethical con-duct on the part of traditional lead-ers and deal with any complaints against traditional leaders. Equally important is Section 210 which pro-vides for the establishment of an in-dependent complaints mechanism to handle any complaints relating to the conduct of the security servic-es and finding remedy for any harm caused by such.

These three bodies among many others stand out as key to the pur-suit of justice and the promotion of transparency and accountabili-ty. Their establishment by the con-stitution is not without background. Zimbabwe has a very rich legacy of a security sector that is implicat-ed in serious violation of human rights dating back to the colonial era. It is alleged that some tradition-al leaders have been instrumental in fanning and perpetrating violence. With the upcoming congresses, hate speech has resurfaced. The Zimba-bwe Peace Project (ZPP) reports an increase in intra-party political vio-lence in the recent days.

While all this is happening and many victims continue to clamour for redress, it appears justice is not an urgent item on the agenda of the government. If anything, there is a real danger that some political ac-tors may actually try to frustrate these constitutionally established institutions. This probably explains why over a year later, the Parlia-ment is still to introduce bills on the NPRC, IECC and the independent complaints mechanism for security services.

This then triggers the need for non-state actors to engage the pro-cess and put justice back on the agenda and open space for that con-versation. This is what NTJWG has done and they are doing this through what we call here an inclu-sive approach which prioritises the needs of the victims.

The NTJWG seems to be alert to the polarised society in which they are operating and the ever-chang-ing roles of victim and perpetrator. Some victims today are perpetrators tomorrow and vice-versa. Prioritis-ing the needs of the victims should not be understood to mean shutting out the alleged perpetrators. In the introductory statement released on

September 24 2014, the NTJWG says their mission is to create inclusive space for participatory transitional justice processes. It is from this an-gle that we submit that the space in-deed must be inclusive enough to in-clude alleged perpetrators.

One of the successes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of South Africa was the es-tablishment of the missing per-sons taskforce to assist victim fam-ilies investigate the whereabouts of their loved ones. Where remains were recovered, the taskforce assist-ed in identification and reburial so as to help families find closure. This work continues to benefit immense-ly from the willingness of the com-mission to listen to the stories of al-leged perpetrators. Without the sto-ry of the “perpetrator”, the story of the “victim” remains incomplete.

In its introductory statement, the NTJWG also said; “For the future and the past, we will adopt an inclu-sive approach to human rights vi-olations and their redress. No vic-tim from any period in Zimbabwe’s history is more important than an-other, and only a non-partisan ap-proach to the past will free us of the terrible legacies of violence”.

We find this to be remarkable. If followed faithfully, this approach tears to shreds allegations that civ-il society in Zimbabwe does not care about violations that took place dur-ing the colonial era. But most im-portantly, this creates a new era for Zimbabwe, and gives us an oppor-tunity for reconciliation of histor-ical narratives. Creating an inclu-sive space for justice is an excel-lent mandate that belongs not only to the NTJWG, but to all Zimbabwe-ans who care about breaking the cy-cle of violence and ending impunity.

At another level, the NTJWG car-ries within its approach, structure and composition some lessons for the upcoming NPRC, and the people tasked with setting it up.

The participation of stakeholders in the establishment of the NTJWG is a key factor. A number of con-sultative meetings were held with stakeholders from a cross section of the Zimbabwean society including business, farmers, media, church-es, students and government. They contributed their views to the for-mulation of the terms of reference for the group and the final structure and mandate. They went on to par-ticipate openly in the nomination process and the election which saw the current eight members take of-fice on May 23 2014. It would be of benefit to us all if there was con-sultation on the kind of NPRC that Zimbabweans want and the calibre of commissioners that people wish to see in the NPRC.

The composition of the NTJWG speaks volumes of inclusivity. The eight members come from differ-ent sectors of society, including the churches as the moral voice of the society, the academics who bring in the need for empirical research on issues, the legal fraternity, as well as experts on human rights, gender and conflict transformation. If the NPRC achieves that balance, they will appeal to a wide cross section of the society. However, more could have been done to bring in regional balance in the NTJWG.

Lastly, the NTJWG has been structured around key thematic are-as, an approach which we believe is

key to any comprehensive process. The thematic areas for the NTJWG are promotion of truth, justice and accountability, reparations, gender, institutional reform and memorial-isation. Each thematic area is head-ed by a person with experience and expertise in that area.

Then there are three independ-ent experts who support all the-matic areas and any other themes that are critical to transitional jus-

tice. Going through the functions of the NPRC as outlined in the con-stitution, this structure is some-thing the NPRC can emulate with-out necessarily replicating the ac-tual themes.

In conclusion, we recommend an additional theme and member for the NTJWG to focus on the wel-fare of victims and survivors. This would be in line with the mission of the NTJWG on victim-centred-

ness. The additional member must preferably come from one of the marginalised minority regions af-fected by past atrocities like Binga.

l Dzikamai Bere & Prosper Ma-guchu contribute to this column in their personal capacity. The views contained here are not the views of the organisations they are associated with. For feedback write to dzikamaibere@gmail.com

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Surgeons transplant using ‘dead heart’News14 The Standard October 26 to November 1 2014

JUST SWIFT IT

Surgeons in Australia say they have performed the first heart transplant us-ing a “dead heart”.

Donor hearts from adults usually come from people

who are confirmed as brain dead but with a heart still beating.

A team at St Vincent’s Hospi-tal in Sydney revived and then transplanted hearts that had stopped beating for up to 20 min-utes.

The first patient who received a heart said she felt a decade younger and was now a “differ-ent person”.

Hearts are the only organ that is not used after the heart has stopped beating — known as do-nation after circulatory death.

Beating hearts are normal-ly taken from brain-dead peo-ple, kept on ice for around four hours and then transplanted to patients.

The novel technique used in Sydney involved taking a heart

that had stopped beating and re-viving it in a machine known as a “heart-in-a-box”.

The heart is kept warm, the heartbeat is restored and a nour-ishing fluid helps reduce damage to the heart muscle.

The first person to have the surgery was Michelle Gribilas (57), who was suffering from con-genital heart failure. She had the surgery more than two months ago.

“Now I’m a different person al-together,” she said. “I feel like I’m 40 years old — I’m very lucky.”

There have since been a fur-ther two successful operations.

Prof Peter MacDonald, head of St Vincent’s heart transplant unit, said: “This breakthrough represents a major inroad to re-

ducing the shortage of donor or-gans.”

It is thought the heart-in-a-box, which is being tested at sites around the world, could save up to 30% more lives by increasing the number of available organs.

The breakthrough has been welcomed around the world.

The British Heart Foundation described it as a “significant de-velopment”.

Maureen Talbot, a senior car-diac nurse at the charity, said: “It is wonderful to see these peo-ple recovering so well from heart transplantation when, without this development, they may still be waiting for a donor heart.”

Similar methods of warming and nourishing organs before transplant have been used to im-

prove the quality of lung and liv-er transplants.

James Neuberger, the associ-ate medical director at the UK’s NHS Blood and Transplant ser-vice, said: “Machine perfusion is an opportunity to improve the number and quality of organs available for transplant.

“We look forward to more work being carried out to determine the impact of this technology on increasing the number of organs that can safely be used for trans-plant and on improving the qual-ity of those organs.

“It is too early to predict how many lives could be saved through transplantation each year if this technology were to be adopted as standard transplant practice in the future.” —BBC

The fi rst patient who received a heart said she felt a decade younger and was now a “diff erent person”

Sydney — An Australian man had a spider re-moved from his stomach after it burrowed its way into his body and survived for three days

before being removed.Dylan Maxwell was on holidays on the Indone-

sian island of Bali when the tiny creature bur-rowed through a small appendix scar and trav-elled up his torso, leaving a red scar-like trail from his navel to his chest.

Lifting his shirt, Maxwell told an Australian television network “that’s where it actually bur-rowed underneath my skin”.

While still in Bali, Maxwell visited a local med-ical centre and was prescribed an antihistamine for an insect bite.

“Well after running tests and putting things in-side my stomach they finally found out it was a tropical spider that’s been living inside me for the last three days,” Maxwell posted on his Facebook page where he goes by the name of Dylan Thomas.

“Haven’t felt so violated in my life before! Just glad it’s all over,” he said.

After returning to Australia earlier this week, doctors removed the tropical visitor.

“They managed to pull the spider out of my na-vel and put it in a specimen jar and took it away,” said Maxwell, whose mates have nicknamed him “Spiderman”. —Reuters

Man returns home from holiday with spider in stomach

A California woman who tried to sneak into a house through the chimney got stuck and had to be rescued by firefighters, who used dish soap to help extricate the soot-covered intruder, authori-ties have said.

Local media reports say the woman, identified by police as Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa (30), tried to en-ter the Los Angeles-area house of a man who said he met her online, and that when she got stuck she start-ed screaming for help.

Firefighters who arrived found her about 2 metres down the chimney, which they took apart brick by brick down to the roof line, Ventura County Depart-ment spokesman Bill Nash said.

“She’s stuck in there and obviously she doesn’t need bricks falling down on her on top of that,” Nash said.

The team of about 10 firefighters spent two hours extracting the woman, pulling her out with straps af-ter lubricating the chimney interior with dish soap, Nash said. She was then taken to a hospital for obser-vation, he said.

Nunez-Figueroa was later arrested for illegal entry and providing false information to the police.

—Reuters

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Biri Dam investment proves useful for farmers and Chinhoyi

iri Dam, situated on the Manyame River, 20 kms south of Chinhoyi and about 25 kms north of Murombedzi,

is a source of water for both farmers and the town of Chinhoyi.

The dam, which is sandwiched between Chirau communal lands to the south and former commercial farms to the north, provides water for both large and small-scale farmers. It is also a source of livelihood for fishermen in the area.

The National Social Security Authority built the dam, which was completed in 2001, as a commercial investment intended primarily to benefit farmers in the area, as well as the town of Chinhoyi, which is the Mashonaland West provincial capital.

Like other dams, it has economic, environmental and social benefits for the communities around it. It is a habitat for wildlife and fish. It is a source of water for farmers, as well as for Chinhoyi town.

The main crop cultivated around the dam is maize, followed by cotton, wheat and recently tobacco, which has proved popular due to its lucrative returns.

Small-scale farmers living on the edges of the dam carry out market gardening, producing various vegetables for sale in Chinhoyi.

Potlet Estates operations manager Stephen Banda said the farm, which is located close to the dam, has been using water from the dam since it was completed. Since then, he said, the farm has been ever green. It rotates maize, wheat and soya bean crops.

“Before the construction of the dam we had to rely on the rainy season but now it is business all year round,” he said, adding that, because it was always busy, the farm employed people from Chinhoyi as casual labourers, as the farm's 50 full-time employees at times failed to cope.

Like the crops in the area surrounding Biri Dam, the animals there are healthy. Some of the province’s best cattle are found there. Many farmers in the area are into cattle ranching while others, mostly small scale farmers, keep small animals such as goats and sheep.

To the town of Chinhoyi, according to Chinhoyi Municipality’s Director of Engineering, Engineer Simon Marara, Biri Dam is not just a huge body of water waiting to be drawn but a source of the natural ecosystem desirable for the natural purification of water.

“For us, Biri Dam is a blessing as it cuts our costs in the eventual purification of water and ensures we have a high standard of water in Chinhoyi,” he said.

He said that while both Harare City Council and the Chinhoyi municipality use water from dams on the Manyame River, Harare City Council uses about 12 different chemicals, while in Chinhoyi only three are needed.

This is because of the natural purification process that occurs while water is held in Biri Dam. The municipality actually draws water from a weir about 20kms downstream from the dam but the water has benefited from the natural purification process that the

ecosystem at the dam provides before it makes its way down to the weir.

Chinhoyi municipality draws 480 megalitres of water per month from Biri Dam.

“We are lucky as a council to have Biri Dam. On a monthly basis the municipality has guaranteed drawing rights of up to 1 200 megalitres of water, according to arrangements made by the government through the social security authority and its partners,” Mr Marara said.

Other economic activities that take place around Biri Dam include fishing, from which many residents in the area earn a livelihood. People from across town fish at the dam and sell the fish in the Chinhoyi area.

One such fisherman who lives in Chinhoyi, Norman Kabvunye, said: “I have a family of three – two boys and a girl – that I am sending to school by selling the fish I catch at the dam.”

Mr Kabvunye said he usually catches between 25kg and 30kg of fish per day. On bad days the least he catches is around 10kg of medium sized bream.

Other fishermen catch and sell fish on a larger scale. People come from as far as Norton and Harare to buy in bulk from them for resale. Those who sell on a large scale have boats.

Some have even formed cooperatives. One such cooperative has eight members. It operates with four boats. For the members of this cooperative business is so good that all their catch is usually sold by 8am every day.

Mr Kabvunye shows off one of his catches at Biri Dam.

Water gushes from the dam into the Manyame River.

A large percentage of Zimbabwe’s cropland is irrigated using water

stored in dams.

A life dedicated to care for the elderlyFeature16 The Standard October 26 to November 1 2014

By HAZVINEI MWANAKA

At first she found it hard to tell her relatives and friends that she worked at an old peo-ple’s home, taking care

of the elderly. She would lie that she worked at a nearby school as a secretary like most of her peers did at the time.

Today 58-year-old Constanzia Sev-erino Mkize is among the few who have dedicated their lives to sup-porting the aged at Society for the Destitute Aged (Soda) in Highfield.

Never one to shirk from respon-sibility, Constanzia is a passion-ate worker, carrying the burden of looking after the elderly on her shoulders. She has touched the lives of many at the home. The el-derly at the home see her not only as the matron, but as a daughter and granddaughter.

Having been at the home for 28 years, Constanzia started work-ing there when she was just 30 years old on August 26 1986 as a general worker until in 1988 when she graduated to be a matron, a position she still holds.

She smiles wistfully as she walks down memory lane, narrat-ing the events that led her to the job 28 years ago. And one can eas-ily notice the transformation in her eyes, which are already be-coming watery.

“A friend of mine, George Char-ambarara, introduced me to Soda

when he was still the chairman. It was a male-dominated environ-ment, so there was need for a fe-male worker, especially for hy-giene purposes. This is when the opportunity came and I have nev-er looked back.

“I didn’t have the courage to tell my family and friends of my new job. I was afraid they would discourage me. So I just lied that I worked at a nearby school as a secretary, until I invited them one

day,” she said.“To my surprise,” she added,

“my friends were very supportive and they actually encouraged me to continue with the job, a respon-sibility I still cherish,” she said.

A holder of a higher level Foun-dation in Business Studies and a Red Cross certificate from St John’s Ambulance, Constanzia said she has always dreamt of be-ing a nurse.

“We used to go to a nearby hos-

pital when I was a kid with my friends. I mostly admired nurses’ uniforms and badges, but I didn’t know that God had other plans for me,” she added.

Constanzia believes her job was God-given.

“My grandmother used to say I was different from her oth-er grandchildren, and there was something special within me and I only realised that when I was at Soda,” said Constanzia.

She said being a matron comes with a cocktail of challenges as every day comes with its own dif-ferent challenges, meeting differ-ent people with diverse charac-ters which requires that she be ac-commodative.

“The elderly take me as their granddaughter as I am friendly to them. I also treat them as my own parents.

“They used to say to me, ‘you will never have another book of life besides us’, and that I was sup-posed to learn from them. Actual-ly, they have taught me a lot about life,” she added.

Constanzia added that even though she is the matron, she per-forms different tasks at the home from being a general worker right to supervising.

“I got the promotion because I can do any kind of work here, such as cleaning toilets. As a worker, I do anything that concerns the el-derly here,” said Constanzia.

As advice to those who aspire to work at old people’s homes, Con-stanzia said one has to be dedi-cated and have the zeal to care for older people.

“As they say, ‘charity begins at home’. One has to start by show-ing love to their own parents be-fore trying to show respect to the elderly here. To be an effective carer, you should be someone who is willing to share your love with the aged. As you know, old people change their moods, at times they act like children and you just have to be patient and adjust to their

ways,” she said.On people who forsake their

parents, Constanzia said there is no good reason for one to act that way.

“At times we just have to put ourselves in their shoes. When one gets older they need special care and that has to come from their own children before oth-er people chip in because nobody knows how much they suffered to raise their own children.

“Just give them what you have and even if it is a little, it matters to them,” she said.

Constanzia said true to her ear-lier dreams, she is still practising nursing.

“I am still using the skills that I acquired during training at Red Cross. I can dress wounds and take care of other less serious ail-ments. However, when one gets sick, we ferry them to hospital and we use the prescription from doctors. We always make sure that they take their medication on time,” she added.

Nonetheless, she said that de-spite being the veteran she is, she also faces challenges in the day-to-day running of the home.

“As we all know, older people have contrasting personalities and at times they quarrel so as their supervisor I have to be in be-tween and try to settle their differ-ences amicably.

“Some let go easily, but others take time. They need to be under-stood,” Constanzia said.

John Waneta (62), one of Con-stanzia’s co-workers who start-ed working at Soda in 1989 — three years after Constanzia com-menced her duties — was unre-served in his praise of her.

“We relate very well. We do not have a boss-worker relation-ship, but she is actually like a sis-ter to me. She is very passionate about her work and as long we work with her, we definitely know that older people here are in safe hands,” he gushed.

John Ndiwo (78), one of the el-derly people at Soda, said Con-stanzia is a loving woman who shares with them what she has.

“We have never slept on an emp-ty stomach, she makes sure even the little we have, we share. She is like a granddaughter to us but as for me, she is like a mother to me,” he said.

Married and a mother of four, Constanzia said in her spare time she is usually in the garden at Soda or with family and visiting friends and relatives, a lesson she said she learnt from the home; the importance of family and friends.

As a parting shot, she recalled inspiring words that she got from a certain lady who was once a ben-eficiary at the home.

“Though she is late now, her words are still vivid in my mind. She used to say, ‘prepare your life, prepare for tomorrow, in life you have to plan while you are still able, save money and do not be wasteful,” she said.

Constanzia Severino Mkize sits with some of the elderly people housed at Soda in Highfield

Touching lives . . . Constanzia Mkize

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UK delegation coming for Zim Asset

Tomatoes dominate agricultural produce salesBY TARISAI MANDIZHA

Tomatoes dominated agri-cultural produce sales for the month of August, earn-

ing 41% from the total revenue of US$2,7 million, up from the July figure of US$2,2 million.

An agricultural research group, eMKambo’s report for the month of August 2014, said the top four most earning prod-ucts were tomatoes with an esti-mated revenue of US$1,1 million, bananas US$291 130, avocadoes US$211 180 and onions US$171 296.

“A total of 43 agricultural prod-ucts flowed into Mbare market from around the country during the month of August 2014, gen-erating an estimated revenue of US$2 724 513 60 an increase from July’s US$2 224 649, 54,” it said.

According to the report, the

bulk of agricultural commod-ities flowing into the market were produced based on farmer instincts, experience and intui-tions.

The report showed that Masho-naland East, Manicaland, Mash-onaland West, Mashonaland Cen-tral and Harare provinces had the highest share of the market revenues.

Mashonaland East received US$1 722 671,20, Manicaland US$535 475,50, Mashonaland West US$204 696,50, Mashonal-and Central US$178 201,90 and Harare US$68 383.

The remaining provinces — Masvingo, Midlands and Mata-beleland South — all recorded less than US$10 000 each in the month of August.

The statistics shows that farm-ers from Mashonaland East, Manicaland and Mashonaland

West collectively received nearly 90,39% of the revenue.

“Apples recorded for Harare are mainly from South Africa. However, it is good to see Mazowe and Nyanga still showing the ex-istence of local production al-though it needs improving.

“There are enormous opportu-nities for value addition of avo-cadoes in Honde Valley, Chim-animani and Chipinge, creating employment. Like Avocadoes, bananas remain a major crop in Honde Valley, Chimanimani and Chipinge.

“A blend of avocadoes and ba-nanas would produce a whole-sale food,” eMKambo said.

However, according to the re-port, there have been a glut of sugar beans on the market be-cause production was promoted without proper consideration for the market.

Zimbabwe’s relations with its former colonial master soured at the turn of the millennium after the country embarked on a haphazard fast-track land reform programme that decimated the agriculture sector

BY VICTORIA MTOMBA

A delegation from Unit-ed Kingdom will visit Zimbabwe next week to help the country im-plement the economic

blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim Asset).

The British Embassy on Fri-day said the theme of the mission was, Applying UK expertise in pro-ject finance, infrastructure and de-velopment to support the imple-mentation of Zim Asset.

The delegates will meet with senior members of the Zimbabwe-an government, parastatals, cap-tains of industry, international donors and British businesses al-ready trading in Zimbabwe.

“Trade and investment is vital for Zimbabwe’s development. We want to strengthen business links and to show our commitment, we are sending a Trade Mission,” British Ambassador to Zimbabwe Catriona Laing said.

“To translate interest into in-

vestment, the government of Zim-babwe will need to reassure inves-tors that their assets will be se-cure — for example by clarifying its indigenisation policy.”

Alex Lambeth, director of Brit-ish Expertise, a leading trade or-ganisation, will lead a five-mem-ber delegation.

Other members of the delega-tion are drawn from UK firms with substantial regional experi-ence across many of the key infra-structure sectors identified by the Zim Asset development plan, such as water, sanitation, energy, power and transport.

Zim Asset requires a funding of US$27 billion up to 2018.

Last week, United Nations agencies operating in Zimbabwe said they have aligned their pro-grammes in line with Zim Asset clusters.

The mission will publish a re-port detailing opportunities for in-terested firms in London and Jo-hannesburg. The visit by the Unit-ed Kingdom delegation comes at a time when Zimbabwe has received

over US$1 billion investments from China for over five years.

Zimbabwe’s relations with its former colonial master soured at the turn of the millennium after the country embarked on a hap-hazard fast-track land reform pro-gramme that decimated the agri-culture sector.

The visit comes after Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov

led a delegation to Zimbabwe last month culminating in the signing of an agreement for the US$3 bil-lion platinum project in Darwen-dale.

The investment will be the larg-est in Zimbabwe since it dollarised in 2009. By 2024 the mine is expect-ed to be mining 10 million tonnes of platinum ounces and creating 8 000 jobs.

Zimbabwe has received sever-al investors in the past five years but its foreign direct investment (FDI) has failed to hit the US$1 bil-lion mark to be at par with other regional neighbours.

FDI is expected to further de-cline between 2015 and 2016, ac-cording to a latest report by the In-ternational Monetary Fund (IMF) on the sub-Saharan region.

Tomatoes sales generated a total revenue of US$2,7 million in August

President Robert Mugabe and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov (left) recently signed a US$3 billion platinum deal.

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Mobile operator NetOne has part-nered with the Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises and Coopera-tives Development in implementing a mentorship programme to capaci-

tate Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zim-babwe.

Speaking at the just-ended SME’s International Expo in Harare, NetOne marketing development manager Nancy Murove said the programme was still at the grassroots level and aimed at assisting all the SME’s in Zimbabwe.

“We are in partnership with the Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises and Cooperatives Development so that we bring technology to the people and help them to access services, get in-formation on the local market, send and receive money or even [in the] payment of bills. The pro-gramme is still at the initial stages and is being targeted at all SMEs around the country,” Murove said.

She said NetOne was also working on project e-agriculture with a number of companies to en-sure that people are able to get information to the farming community.

Murove said SMEs have been credited with tre-mendous contribution towards growth and sus-tenance of economies around the world, through production and creation of employment.

SMEs range from farmers, constructors, trad-ers and manufacturers as well as service provid-ers.

She said although SMEs face multiple opera-tional and business challenges, there can be over-come, enabling the sector to contribute greatly to the economy. This, she said, can be achieved if the sector embraces technology and innovation in the ever-changing and demanding business environ-ment.

“Adoption of technology and innovation by SMEs has always been and continues to be deter-mined by multiple factors which require a holistic approach if the full benefits of technology and in-novation are to be realised,” Murove said.

Murove however said the other challenges be-ing faced by SMEs were limited to a lack of ac-cess to regional and international markets, cap-ital constraints and lack of secure and efficient payment systems.

She urged SMEs to take advantage of the avail-able communication services being offered by Ne-tOne which will enable them to do online sourc-ing, allowing identification of suppliers easily and cutting on costs.

“Use of digital tools opens up access to regional and international markets online. A combination of internet availability and mobile money plat-forms in their variant forms of electronic pay-ments solutions offer efficiency, security and con-venience in buying — no stringent registration re-quirements and most agents are closer to where SMEs operate — NetOne offers security and con-venience and allows for efficient funds transfer,” she said.

Murove said through partnerships with special-ists, consultants, NGOs and governmental depart-ment’s, e-platforms offered by NetOne can be devel-oped for the dissemination of important informa-tion on policy direction, finance, consultancy ser-vices and mentorship.

“It is believed that, with right synergies and harnessing of technology and innovation, SMEs in Zimbabwe and Africa can develop to rival those of other countries like South Korea where the giants started off as SMEs.

The FinScope Micro Small and Medium En-terprise Survey 2012 revealed that there were 2,8 million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) owners in Zimbabwe, owning 3,5 million businesses and employing a total of 2,9 million peo-ple, excluding the business owners.

According to the survey, turnover of the MSME sector in 2012 was estimated to be at least US$7,4 billion.

The SMEs sector in Zimbabwe, now accounts for about 90% of the country’s employable population.

Samuel Chitengu, a welder at Siya-so home industries in Mbare. NetOne has moved in to capacitate Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs). —File picture

The Standard October 26 to November 1 2014 19

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Ebola: Counting the economic costin the

moneywith NESBERt RUwO

BlOOmBerg reported that med-ical care provided to ebola pa-tient Thomas eric Duncan, who passed away on October 8 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hos-

pital Dallas, may have cost as much as half a million dollars. This includes the cost of the isolation ward, medical attention and the intricate disposal of contaminated equipment and supplies. This is the direct cost of one case. Adding up the total cost of the pandemic is staggering.

World Bank counts the “primary cost of this tragic outbreak in human lives and suffering”. As of the end of October 14, the World Health Organisation (WHO) sta-tistics show that the epidemic has killed over 4 500 people and a total of 9 216 report-ed cases since the first case was reported in December 2013. Prior to the current out-break, a total of 2 387 cases were reported with deaths of 1 590. more people have lost lives in the current outbreak compared to all previous ebola outbreaks added togeth-er. The longer this pandemic is kept un-controlled, the faster the overall cost (so-cial and economic) balloons. World Bank estimates that if left uncontrolled and the virus spreads to neighbouring countries, the financial cost could reach a staggering US$32,6 billion by 2015.

Before the outbreak, the ImF had fore-cast that the Sierra leone’s economy would grow by over 14% in 2014. liberia’s economy had been growing by around 10% since 2005. guinea’s economy was in the right direction under its economic and political reforms. The World Bank estimates that the outbreak will cost guinea, liberia and Sierra leone US$130 million, US$66 million and US$163 million respectively in lost output. Sierra le-one is expected to lose a further US$439 mil-lion, that is 8,9% of gDP in 2015. In the case of liberia, the worst case scenario would be a cost of US$228 million, that is 11,7% of gDP, while for guinea the 2015 economic cost is es-timated at US$142 million or 2,3% gDP. The outbreak will derail the economic trajecto-ries of the regional economies.

The impact in the three worst-hit countries include food shortages leading to panic buying and food price inflation, volatility in exchange rates, cancelled flights and capital flight. It ap-pears that significant economic costs are indi-rect effects of the pandemic — risk aversion and fear of contagion effect. The economic cost of fear will far outweigh the direct med-ical costs. Imagine what happens when peo-ple stop associating or reduce direct interac-tions with affected countries. Holidays are postponed or cancelled. Flights are restricted and travel bans are implemented. People from affected regions are isolated or get restricted from travelling. Sierra leone’s finance minis-ter, Kaifala marah, sees this isolation as a de facto “economic embargo”.

Calculating the true cost of a pandem-ic may still be a theoretical exercise but it is worthwhile as the true cost is borne not only by the affected region, but, in a global world in which countries and econ-omies are interdependent, by the global village. WHO reported 8096 cases and 774 deaths in the 2002-3 Severe Acute respir-atory Syndrome (SArS) pandemic. east Asian countries experienced the worst impact of between 1% to 3% of gDP in 2003. The overall global cost over the two years was estimated at over US$800 bil-lion.

Another modern pandemic, the 2009-10 swine flu (H1N1) pandemic is estimated to have infected over 620 000 people and result-ed on lab-confirmed deaths of 18 036. Actu-al fatal cases were definitely more than the reported lab-confirmed deaths. economic losses were estimated to have been 0,5% to 1,5% of gDP in the affected countries.

Although ebola has not reached Zimba-bwe, it is important that all the necessary precautions are taken to deal with any inci-

dence of the virus in the country. While we are at it, it also worthwhile that Zimbabwe-ans think about the cost of another pandem-ic — the Aids epidemic that has claimed a lot of lives in the country and the region. UNAids statistics (2013) show that though home to just over 5% of the global popula-tion, eastern and southern Africa accounted for close to 50% of all people living with HIV, that is 17,1 million of the estimated global total of 34 million. Aids is claiming predom-inately the economically active, as shown by the high prevalence of HIV in the age group 15 to 49. This epidemic is causing untold suf-fering with severe impact on the Zimbabwe-an economy and social structure. Zimba-bwe’s ministry of Health report, The HIV and Aids Epidemic in Zimbabwe, points out that “all sectors and all Zimbabweans have a vested interest in addressing this epidem-

ic because of what it is doing to the coun-try”. Although HIV and Aids affect the over-all economy, its impact is seen in terms of household income, company performance, and government revenues and expenditures.

The real cost of pandemics is much high-er that can be estimated. It is also clear that the cost of a pandemic is much more than the direct medical care costs. The real cost include social, emotional and economic costs, both direct and indirect with imme-diate and long-term effects.

It calls for policy makers and everyone to work together to reduce the impact of a pandemic outbreak as the cost is just too much to bear.

l Nesbert Ruwo is an investment banker based in South Africa. He can be contacted on nesr@opportunvest.co.za

An Ebola poster showing the symptoms of the disease. source: cdc

Great people follow great leaders20 The Standard October 26 to November 1 2014

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WhaT chance gathers, she eas-ily scatters. a great person at-tracts great people and knows how to hold them together. —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Although I am an Arse-nal fan, I have great respect for Manches-ter United as it is one of the greatest soccer

teams in the world. They are great because they win more than they lose. Until Alex Ferguson retired, that is.

Sir Alex had become a legend at Manchester United. His replace-ment, David Moyes, had big shoes to fill. After 10 months as United manager, Moyes was fired, hav-ing won only 27 out of 51 games, or 54%: a dismal achievement for a great team. United needed new players. Great players for that mat-ter. However there was a dilemma, great players were not willing to come to United under the manage-ment of Moyes, who was good but not that great for such a big team. In the end, the manager had to go.

This story aptly applies to busi-ness. When a business is at start-up stage, it totally depends on the

acumen of the founder to drive it forward. Good entrepreneurs can quickly grow a small business us-ing their natural talent and ac-quired skills. Then there comes a level when the business outgrows the owner and managers have to be recruited. Many SME owners ignore this stage and thus stunt the growth of their businesses. The owner remains in charge of a business which has outgrown his capabilities and competences. The risk with this approach is seen in the natural cycle of life — that an-ything that stops growing begins to degenerate and will soon die.

The owner of a very small busi-ness can manage everything from production to marketing and sell-ing to managing the finances. This is possible as all these functions are at a basic level and need no specialised skills. As the business grows, the competences required for each function get higher and higher. The owner will have to de-cide which function he is excel-lent at and delegate the rest.

There are cases where business founders have found it necessary to hand over the reins of chief executive to someone else while they concentrate on what they are good at. Examples include Yahoo founders, Jerry Yang and David Filo who hired Tim Koogle to help the company grow into one of the most valuable internet compa-nies. Locally we have Shingi Mu-tasa who hires professional CEOs

to run his firms while he remains executive chairman of the hold-ing company.

For SME owners, the trick is in finding the right people. You want people with the right skills and capabilities for the job. If you are seen as a weak leader, the best peo-ple will be unwilling to join you. This means every entrepreneur with growth intentions needs to cultivate the leadership skills that will make him a great lead-er. Great people will not follow not-so-great leaders, as seen in the Moyes case at Manchester United.

The good thing is that leader-ship can be learned. Most great leaders today have studied oth-er great leaders before them so as to acquire the same skills and behaviours. Alexander the Great spent his teenage years in the army that his father commanded; that is where he learned military leadership. Others have learned leadership by studying the habits of great leaders, usually by read-ing about their stories in books, or listening to them at seminars and lectures.

One of the most important qual-ities of a great leader is to have a great vision. Nothing pulls people together than a cause bigger than them. When President Kenne-dy told the American people that they would be landing a man on the moon before the Russians, peo-ple bought into that vision. Seeing that the Russians had successful-

ly landed a dog on the moon, the country in which the citizens be-lieved was the first in the world could not sit and watch. There are stories of workers working for whole days on end to get the pro-ject done on time. Everyone in-volved put in extraordinary effort to see the mission accomplished.

As a leader, the greater your vi-sion, the easier it will be for you to attract great people who will hap-pily help you accomplish the mis-sion. Can you clearly articulate your vision for your business so that everyone in your team under-stands it? If you ask your manag-ers what your vision is, can they give you a clear answer?

If the answers to the two ques-tions are not a straight yes, then you need to work on your vision.

You have to learn to communicate the vision of your company to the people you want to follow you.

One of the leading experts on leadership, Partson Dzamara, will be speaking on the five essen-tial leadership skills every entre-preneur must have at the Busi-nessLink Networking breakfast meeting on October 29. If you need more information about the event, visit my website or send me an email.

Wish you all the best in acceler-ating your growth.lPhillip Chichoni is a consult-

ant who helps SMEs and entrepre-neurs start and build sustainable businesses. You may contact him via email, chichonip@smebusi-nesslink.com. You can also visit http://smebusinesslink.com

sme’s chat

with phillip chichoni

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Charity boss on trial for preying on Kenyan boys

Rivalries weaken UN hand against rebels

AN ex-teacher and char-ity boss “preyed” on Kenyan boys as young as six and sexually abused them, a jury

has heard.Simon Harris (55) lured street

children to his car with food and took them home, Birmingham Crown Court was told.

He denies 22 offences, includ-ing rape and sexual assault of boys under 13, indecent assault and possessing indecent images of children.

Harris, of Herefordshire, has admitted indecently assaulting three teenage boys in Devon in the 1980s.

Kevin Hegarty QC, prosecuting, said Harris would drive into the town of Gilgil in Kenya and en-courage street children into his Land Rover with food and money.

“It is on those children the de-fendant preyed,” Hegarty said.

Harris left the UK for Kenya

in the mid-1990s and ran a char-ity called VAE, which placed gap-year students with schools around Gilgil.

The court heard Harris would drive street children back to his home, known locally as The Green House, where they would stay for days at a time.

The prosecution said his vic-tims were “very small children who have no families, nobody to look after them, seven or eight years old, sheltering in door-ways”.

The allegations against Harris date from 2001 to 2013 and involve 11 children.

Jurors heard some of the chil-dren would give evidence to the court from Kenya, over a live sat-ellite link.

The prosecution said some of the boys were given jobs around the house, such as cutting grass, cleaning or fetching water.

Hegarty said one boy who was

nine at the time, was told by an-other “to leave — fast”.

Instead he stayed and was raped, the prosecution said.

“He was told [by Harris] that if he refused he would kill him and beat him,” said Hegarty.

“When it was over, he told the young boy to get dressed and took him back to town.”

Another boy, aged six, was picked up by Harris while he was collecting charcoal in town to sell for food, the court heard.

He was given money and ciga-rettes by Harris and raped three times during his stay at the house, Hegarty said.

One boy locked himself in a room in an attempt to escape, and discovered an album containing pictures of naked children, the court was told.

Under English law, British cit-izens can be tried for sex offenc-es committed abroad against chil-dren under 16 if it is also an of-

fence in that country, jurors were told.

On Monday, Harris admitted six offences of indecently assaulting three boys aged between 13 and 14 while he was a teacher at Shebbe-ar College in Devon in the 1980s.

“Perhaps he went to Kenya with

the best intentions in the world to do some good, but once there he slipped back into his old ways and it got worse and worse,” Hegarty said.

The trial, expected to last until December, continues.

— BBC

An end abuse poster. source: thisisierraleone.com

KINSHASA — Hundreds of Rwandan rebels in eastern Congo are defying a six-month ultimatum to disarm, ratcheting up pressure on regional

powers and UN peacekeepers to eliminate, once and for all, a force at the heart of two decades of conflict.

Midway to a deadline set by regional lead-ers, not one Hutu rebel had laid down his weapon and yet rivalries among African nations are undermining the prospect of UN-led military action against insurgents Rwanda has previously hunted down in Congo.

“If it was entirely up to us, we would be fulfilling our mandate to neutralise armed groups,” Martin Kobler, head of the 23 000-strong UN mission in Congo, said, ac-knowledging the reticence of some politi-cal actors but voicing confidence military action would ensue if the January 2 dead-line was missed.

Rwandan Hutu FDLR fighters have made the hills and forests of mineral-rich east-

ern Congo their own during two decades of simmering conflict since they fled Rwanda after the 1994 genocide there by Hutu mili-tia of Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

Some Congolese military commanders retain close ties to FDLR fighters from alli-ances forged during a 1998-2003 war, which pitted Congo against an invading Tutsi-led Rwandan force and drew half a dozen re-gional states into a proxy war.

African leaders gave the rebels six months in July to disarm and either be re-patriated to Rwanda or transferred to a transit camp in Congo while they await re-settlement in a third country.

On Monday they acknowledged no pro-gress had been made and repeated a vague threat of military force if the deadline was missed. But some regional powers are keen-er on that than others.

“Everyone wants to go after the FDLR in a different fashion,” said Timo Mueller, an independent researcher in eastern Congo. “It will be the FDLR who will benefit from this cacophony of actors.”

Criticised for years for failing to impose peace in Congo, the UN mission has been buoyed by the success of a 3 000-strong In-tervention Brigade, launched last year, with the mandate and firepower to take the fight to myriad rebel groups.

In November, with Kigali forced to end covert backing for the rebels, the brigade helped Congo defeat the Tutsi-led M23 rebel group that had seized swathes of territory in North Kivu.

Officials say there are only around 1 500 FDLR gunmen left after the UN peacekeep-ing mission demobilised over 12 000 in the

past 12 years, but their integration in life in eastern Congo makes it hard to separate them from civilians.

Speaking to Reuters from a bush base in eastern Congo, Victor Byiringiro, the FDLR’s interim leader, said his fighters would return to Rwanda only through di-rect talks with Rwanda and not as part of the UN backed repatriation programme.

“To repatriate us to Rwanda is to destroy the FDLR.”

Kigali, however, has flatly rejected talks with the rebels, saying the Hutus want to complete the slaughter of 1994.

Rwanda has repeatedly dispatched troops into its neighbour’s east, ostensibly to hunt down Hutu rebels. Kigali has come under intense diplomatic pressure not to interfere in Congo since it was accused by UN experts of backing Congo’s M23 rebels. As a result, it expects UN troops to do the job.

“The FDLR is not a mystery, it’s not a com-plicated armed group to deal with,” Foreign Affairs Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said. “What has to be put forth, in a more visible manner, in a more serious manner, is the po-litical will to get rid of this group.”

Other African powers have been more cautious, calling for a political solution that could broach a range of thorny issues, including the fate of the more than 100 000 Rwandan refugees remaining in Congo, whom the FDLR claims to protect.

Tanzania and South Africa — the core of the beefed-up UN brigade — have frosty ties with Rwanda and voiced hesitation over a military solution to the FDLR.

Some Congolese officials also privately

say conflict between the FDLR and Rwanda should be resolved through dialogue, amid memories of the alliance between the mili-tary and Hutu forces in eastern Congo.

Lambert Mende, a spokesman for the Congo’s government, denied any wavering in commitment for an offensive.

Jason Stearns, a former UN investigator in Congo, said regional tensions were likely to muddy decision making.

“It’s become a bit of a political football in the tense relations between South Afri-ca, Tanzania and Rwanda,” he said. “If the FDLR continues to be politicised, then that could also lead to military operations tak-ing a back seat for the moment.”

Kobler, the UN chief, said peacekeepers were obliged to obey UN orders and played down any impact of troop contributing gov-ernments having misgivings over robust anti-FDLR operations once the Jan 2 dead-line expires.

His forces are, for now, committed to a new offensive against Ugandan ADF-NA-LU rebels accused by the UN and Congolese government of killing dozens of civilians in recent weeks.

Even if operations begin, past experi-ence suggests it will be tricky. Joint Congo-lese, Rwandan and UN operations against the FDLR in 2009 were criticised by human rights groups for having a high humanitar-ian toll amid abuses by both sides.

Ida Sawyer, Human Rights Watch’s sen-ior Congo researcher, said that could hap-pen again.” Some people are scared that more military operations will just bring about more attacks on civilians,” she said. — Reuters

UN Intervention Brigade. Picture: foreignaffairsreview.co.uk

African powers have been more cautious, calling for a political solution that could broach a range of thorny issues, including the fate of the more than 100 000 Rwandan refugees remaining in Congo

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Chicago/New York — The Ebola crisis is forcing the American health-care system to consid-er the previously un-

thinkable: withholding some med-ical interventions because they are too dangerous to doctors and nurses and unlikely to help a pa-tient.

US hospitals have over the years come under criticism for under-taking measures that prolong dy-ing rather than improve patients’ quality of life.

But the care of the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States, who received dialysis and intubation and infected two nurs-es caring for him, is spurring hos-pitals and medical associations to develop the first guidelines for what can reasonably be done and what should be withheld.

Officials from at least three hos-pital systems said they were con-sidering whether to withhold in-dividual procedures or leave it up to individual doctors to determine whether an intervention would be performed.

Ethics experts say they are also fielding more calls from doctors asking what their professional ob-ligations are to patients if health-care workers could be at risk.

US health officials meanwhile are trying to establish a network of about 20 hospitals nationwide that would be fully equipped to handle all aspects of Ebola care.

Their concern is that poorly trained or poorly equipped hos-pitals that perform invasive pro-cedures will expose staff to bod-ily fluids of a patient when they are most infectious. The US Cen-

tres for Disease Control and Pre-vention is working with kidney specialists on clinical guidelines for delivering dialysis to Ebola patients. The recommendations could come as early as this week.

The possibility of withholding care represents a departure from the “do everything” philosophy in most American hospitals and a return to a view that held sway a century ago, when doctors were at greater risk of becoming infected by treating dying patients.

“This is another example of how this 21st century viral threat has pulled us back into the 19th century,” said medical historian Howard Markel of the University of Michigan.

Some ethicists and physicians take issue with the shift.

Because the world has almost no experience treating Ebola pa-tients in state-of-the-art facili-ties rather than the rudimentary ones in Africa, there are no relia-ble data on when someone truly is beyond help, whether dialysis can make the difference between life and death, or even whether cardi-opulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be done safely with proper protective equipment and proto-cols.

Such procedures “may have di-minishing effectiveness as the severity of the disease increas-es, but we simply have no data on that,” said Kevin Donovan, di-rector of the bioethics centre at Georgetown University.

Donovan said he had received inquiries from fellow physicians about whether hospitals should draw up lists of procedures that would not be performed on an Eb-

ola patient. “To have a blanket re-fusal to offer these procedures is not ethically acceptable,” he told the doctors.

Nevertheless, discussions about adopting policies to withhold care in Ebola cases are underway at places like Geisinger Health Sys-tem, which operates hospitals in Pennsylvania, and Intermountain Healthcare, which runs facilities in Utah, according to their spokes-man.

Nancy Kass, a bioethicist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said healthcare workers should not hesitate to perform a medically necessary procedure so long as they have ro-bust personal protective gear.

So far, only two US hospitals have used kidney dialysis: Tex-as Health Presbyterian Dallas, which treated Liberian patient Thomas Duncan and where two nurses became infected, and Emo-

ry University Hospital in Atlanta, which has treated four Ebola pa-tients at its biocontainment unit without any healthcare workers becoming infected.

Although it is not yet clear how the Dallas nurses became infect-ed, health officials have ques-tioned both the lack of adequate training in the use of protective gear and the decision to perform invasive procedures.

The American Society of Neph-rology and CDC are now working on new dialysis guidelines for Eb-ola patients, whose kidneys of-ten fail. In some cases, dialysis can help a patient get through the worst of the illness until their own immune system can fend off the virus.

Nephrologist Harold Franch said the new guidelines will con-sider both whether the procedure is medically necessary and wheth-er the hospital can do it safely.

“Most academic medical cen-tres and many good private ter-tiary care hospitals will be able to do this,” he said. Yet he thinks many hospitals may not offer the service, since “it takes a lot of money and time to train people.”

Throughout the history of med-icine, some doctors have declined to treat infectious patients or fled epidemics, said Michigan’s Mar-kel. Greek physician and philoso-pher Galen fled Rome during the bubonic plague 1 800 years ago, doctors deserted European cit-ies stricken by the Black Death of the Middle Ages, and some health workers refused to treat HIV and Aids patients in the 1980s.

“The idea that a doctor would stick to his post to the last during an epidemic, that’s not part of the Hippocratic Oath,” Markel said. “If you feel your life is at risk you don’t have to stay and provide care.” —Reuters

Hospitals weigh withholding care to Ebola patients

Ebola has claimed thousands of lives in West Africa

Ebola outbreak: Six surprising numbers1.7 people infected by each Ebola sufferer in Liberia

The figure of 1.7 means that, on average, every 10 people infect-ed with Ebola in Liberia will have passed the disease on to 17 others. This figure is known as a basic re-production number. It is used to measure the rate at which an epi-demic spreads through a suscepti-ble population. The number fluctu-ates as scientists keep monitoring new cases.

By comparison, measles — a highly contagious disease — can have a reproduction number of be-tween 12 and 17.

Figure from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

19 980 burial kits neededThe bodies of Ebola victims re-

main infectious after death. Safe burials are key to checking the spread of the disease.

Figure from UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Af-fairs (Ocha)

1 in 50 Liberian health workers infectedEbola is transmitted through pa-

tients’ body fluids, leaving health workers particularly vulnerable to the disease. Where medics have

lacked adequate protection, their rate of infection has been higher.

Figure from Ocha

US$61,48 cost of a full protective suitThe suit must be worn by med-

ical personnel to protect against infection. It includes a protective mask, goggles, apron, gloves and rubber boots.

Figure from Medecins Sans Fron-tieres (MSF)

5 060 mobile phones neededThe medical teams now being

sent to the affected countries need mobile phones to pass on vital in-formation about how the disease is spreading, especially in remote areas.

Figure from Ocha

90 days without sex for survivors of EbolaThe Ebola virus can remain pre-

sent in semen for a long time. Ex-perts say it is best for men who are recovering from the disease to avoid sex altogether — or make sure they use a condom — for 90 days.

Figure from Peter Piot, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who discovered Ebola in 1976. —BBC Experts say it is best for men who are recovering from Ebola to avoid sex altogether — or use condoms — for 90 days

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US seniors face student loan debtAround the world, stu-

dent debt is a financial burden for millions — and in the US, a grow-ing number of senior

citizens are still repaying the cost of their education into retirement age.

Janet Lee Dupree is 72 years old and has a financial burden that will not leave her in peace: she owes US$16 000 in student loans she acquired in 1971 and 1972.

Dupree, who lives in Citra, Flor-ida, admits she forgot for many years that she had borrowed the money — originally US$3 000 — in order to complete her undergrad-uate studies in Spanish.

“I am an alcoholic and I have HIV,” she said. “That’s under con-trol, but at that time I was sick and I didn’t worry about paying back the debt.”

Dupree defaulted on her loan, and since she turned 65 she has had money withheld from her So-cial Security benefits.

“Just recently I received a no-tification that they are going to garnish my wages because I am still working,” says Dupree, who works 30 hours a week as a sub-stance abuse counsellor.

In 2005, older adults owed US$2,8 billion in federal student debt. By 2013, that figure that had bal-looned to US$18,2 billion, accord-ing to a report released last month by the Government Accountabili-ty Office (GAO).

These seniors account for 706 000 households in the United States — small compared to the 22 million households with non-seniors who hold student load debt, but a growing problem. Peo-ple over 65 also defaulted on their student loan debt at a much high-er rate than other segments of the population, says Charles Jeszeck, author of the GAO report.

Students in the US often take out loans, both privately funded and financed by the US Depart-ment of Education, to pay their school fees. While other loans, such as a home mortgage, can be forgiven if a borrower files for bankruptcy, student loans cannot.

According to the GAO study, the number of individuals whose So-cial Security benefits were offset to pay student loan debt increased from about 31 000 to 155 000 be-tween 2002-13. Jeszeck said this situation can cause considerable problems for older adults who, like Dupree, may have to extend their working life well beyond re-tirement age.

“They face the potential of re-duced social security benefits and a lower standard of living, possi-bly a poverty-level standard of liv-ing in retirement,” Jeszeck says.

Rosemary Anderson (57), says she is fortunate not to have de-faulted on her student loan, but she already knows she will grow old with a debt “hanging over her head”.

Between 1991-2000 she borrowed US$64 000 in order to complete both her undergraduate and her graduate studies in organisation-al behaviour and development.

Soon after, though, she began what she calls a “steep decline into financial hell”.

She says she divorced her hus-band of 24 years, had health is-sues that prevented her from working full time, and had her sal-ary reduced when the financial crisis hit.

Anderson, who works as a mem-ber of the emergency manage-ment team at the University of California, Santa Cruz, couldn’t afford her monthly loan pay-ments, so she entered into a series of deferment options with the De-partment of Education.

Today, she owes US$128 000 and is hoping to get additional help from the government in reducing that amount.

The vast majority of older bor-rowers took out their loans in or-der to pay for their own studies, although a small percentage used the loans for their spouses, chil-dren or grandchildren.

Many borrowed money to pay for mid- or late-career retraining, or may have acquired loans with a very long repayment term. Oth-ers defaulted at a younger age, were unable to dig themselves out of the problem and carried it through into retirement.

The Department of Education

says it is “committed to working with older borrowers to help them understand and manage debt”, as William Leith, chief business of-ficer for federal student aid, ex-plained in a recent Senate hearing where different measures were discussed.

A department spokesperson said there are “many repayment options available, including those based on income, as well as for-giveness programmes”.

Meanwhile, Rosemary Ander-son is worried. She says she never imagined that she would have this problem at her age.

She feels fortunate to have a job but recognises that she will have to continue working as long as she is physically able to.

“Retirement is not part of my vocabulary,” she says.

“I will never live long enough to pay off my loan.”

—BBC

Janet Dupree has had her wages garnished

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Clean hands save livesE a c The children we impact through this This is the reason why

h year programme are our future parents and Lifebuoy is handing over a 5000litre tank

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Unilever Southern Africa Vice President(VP) Nancy Guzha's speech

Unilever Southern Africa Marketing Director, Juliet Ziswa - speech

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Clean hands

save lives

Children washing handsat the Global Handwashing Day

held by Unilever at Kwayedza Primary School in Highfield

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Taekwondo saved me from bullying — Cho

Cho (right) believes his experiences competing for France have made him a better fighter for GB

Cho was also inspired by meeting boxers David Haye (left), Lennox Lewis (centre) & Audley Harrison

BrOught up by his grand-mother in West Africa. Bul-lied on a daily basis. Sent

to England as an eight-year-old. A talented footballer who chose taek-wondo instead.

Mahama Cho has always been a fighter, for protection and as a pro-fession.

After a self-imposed period in exile competing for France, he is now Britain’s best bet for taek-wondo gold at the next Olympics in rio.

At 6ft 3in and more than 90kg, it is difficult to imagine this intim-idating 25-year-old heavyweight feeling physically threatened.

But growing up in the Ivo-ry Coast, with his father abroad, his mother “not in the state of mind” to look after him and bare-ly enough money for food or cloth-ing, Cho’s early years were far from idyllic.

“We make the most of the re-sources we have, but Africa is a tough area to grow up in,” said Cho, a practising Muslim who went to an Arabic school in the coastal city of Abidjan.

“I used to get bullied a lot, I was challenged every day after school simply because I was strong, and I’d come home with bruises.

“I utilise the pain and hardship I’ve experienced since childhood as motivation every day.”

In 1997, when the daily challeng-es became too much to cope with, Cho’s grandmother — and main carer — demanded that his father Zakaia act.

the former African taekwondo champion had recently finished a scholarship in Saudi Arabia and was teaching the sport in London, supplementing his income by driv-ing taxis around the capital.

“I didn’t even know I was go-ing,” recalls Cho, who was eight when he left for London and did not speak English.

“My father would usually come to visit and then leave and I would be really sad, but this time it felt different and everyone was acting as though it was my birthday.

“I remember getting on the

plane and just staring at my dad thinking ‘wow, I’m going to be liv-ing with him’. to arrive and be hit by the cold air, which we just don’t have in Africa, was amazing.”

Cho lived in Kennington before settling with his father’s new part-ner and her family, in Stockwell, south London. his father was in-itially reluctant to teach his son taekwondo, but swiftly realised he needed the skills for self-defence.

Cho struck up a strong relation-ship with his step-brother David, but the bullying and racial abuse that marred his early years contin-ued, and he felt “like an alien”.

“We were soul-mates but people wouldn’t accept it because he [Da-vid] was white and I was black and they would call us names,” he re-called.

“People used to try and choke him and put him to sleep and even though he was older, I was strong-er so I would run in and protect him all of the time.

“I was trying my best to stay on the straight and narrow and be a role model but I’d just get dragged into fights — it wasn’t ideal.

“I think taekwondo probably saved me more than anything else; the discipline put me on the straight path.”

By his teens Cho was also a tal-ented footballer — playing semi-professionally for Erith town in the Southern Counties East League and earning trials for Da-genham and redbridge at the age of 16.

Compatriot Yaya toure was his hero — they played in the same po-sition — but Cho spent time with his brother Kolo, when he was at Arsenal.

“Kolo would come to pray with us at the local mosque in Peck-ham,” Cho recalled. “You wouldn’t think a star would come and pray with us, but I saw him as a normal person.

“he used to give me advice — to be humble, not to let becoming fa-mous make you big-headed, and that I should always listen to my parents.”

But at 17, invited to join the likes

After a self-imposed period in exile competing for France, he is now Britain’s best bet for taekwondo gold at the next Olympics in Rio

of future Olympic champion Jade Jones and three-time world cham-pion Sarah Stevenson in the Brit-ish taekwondo squad, Cho had to choose between football and fight-ing.

“I always dreamt of being the best at something and it was a real-ly difficult decision,” he recalled.

“I loved training with profes-sionals every day, but I don’t like having to rely on other people, and with taekwondo you know wheth-er you win or lose, it’s down to yourself.”

It has not all been plain sailing on his own.

An arm injury in the build-up to the 2011 World Championships in South Korea hindered his perfor-mance and missing out on a med-al ended his hopes of selection for London 2012.

Devastated, he decided to take a break from the sport and went to study international business at university in Paris, only for the French taekwondo Federation to

offer him the chance to carry on fighting during his studies.

he was allowed to represent France without full nationality at lower ranking events, winning gold at the 2013 uSA and Dutch Open events. But with French cit-izenship failing to materialise in time to compete at last year’s Worlds in Mexico, Cho effectively decided to quit.

“I wanted to stop,” he admit-ted. “I was just disillusioned af-ter missing out on so many big events.”

But sensing his son was about to make a serious mistake, his father Zakaia contacted the British per-formance director gary hall, who brought him back into the gB set-up.

he has since won medals at each of the three World taekwon-do grand Prix events and risen to his current world ranking of four, with a top-six place needed to reach the 2016 games.

this week Manchester-based

Cho, who is engaged to French four-time European heptathlete champion Antoinette Nana Dji-mou, attempts to retain his World taekwondo grand Prix title in his new home city, and edge closer to qualification for rio.

“I learnt a lot going out there [France] and proved to a lot of peo-ple that I can be the best in the world,” he added. “I always had it in the back of my mind that I could come back because I felt like the performances I was doing were the ones I should have been doing here [for gB].

“this feels like my last chance and I’m not looking to make the same mistakes I have in the past.

“Winning [in Manchester] would be a step towards the ideal gold at rio 2016 and sum up all the emotions that I’ve been through since childhood.

“I feel unstoppable right now, which is a bold thing to say, but I know I’m in a great place with my life.” — BBCSport

US golf boss Bishop sacked in Poulter row A tweet which called Ian Poulter “a little girl” has led to the departure of PgA of America president ted Bishop.

Bishop was responding to Poulter’s criticism of the ryder Cup captaincy of Nick Faldo and tom Watson in the Englishman’s new book No Limits.

Comparing Faldo’s superior ma-jor and ryder Cup record with Poulter’s, Bishop tweeted: “Yours v his? Lil girl.”

the PgA confirmed Bishop’s exit and apologised for his “unac-ceptable” and “insensitive gender-based statements”.

PgA of America vice-president Derek Sprague, who has been ap-pointed interim president, said: “the members of the PgA of America must uphold the highest standards and values of the pro-

fession, as well as the manner in which we conduct ourselves at all times.

“We apologise to any individu-al or group that felt diminished, in any way, by this unacceptable inci-dent.”

Englishman Faldo, who won six major titles and a record 25 ryder Cup points during his career, drew criticism from the European team during this year’s ryder Cup.

the 57-year-old, who was Eu-rope captain at the 2008 ryder Cup, said while commentating on this year’s match that Sergio garcia was “useless” during the 16½-11½ loss to the united States at Valhalla six years ago, adding that he had a “bad attitude”.

Poulter (38), said in his book: “Faldo has lost a lot of respect from players because of what he said.”

Noting that it was Europe’s only loss in the past 15 years and that Faldo was captain, he added: “So who’s useless? I think Faldo might

need to have a little look in the mir-ror.”

In Bishop’s tweet, which has since been deleted, he said: “Faldo’s re-

Ian Poulter won one point in three appearances at this year’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles

cord stands by itself. Six majors and all-time rC points. Yours vs. his? Lil girl.”

In a separate post on his Facebook page, which was also deleted, Bish-op added: “really? Sounds like a lit-tle school girl squealing during re-cess. C’MON MAN!”

Poulter’s called Bishop’s “little girl” comments “pretty shocking and disappointing”.

In a statement issued to the Golf Channel, Poulter later wrote: “Is be-ing called a ‘lil girl’ meant to be de-rogatory or a put down? that’s pret-ty shocking and disappointing, es-pecially coming from the leader of the PgA of America. No further comment.”

Bishop chose 65-year-old Watson as the 2014 uS ryder Cup captain and Poulter said in his book that Watson’s decision-making “com-pletely baffled” him, adding: “It gave us a real boost. I found it utter-ly bizarre.”

Five-time major champion Mick-elson and 2011 uS PgA winner Brad-ley won all three of their matches together at the 2012 ryder Cup, and were also paired for the first two ses-sions of this year’s event, winning once and losing once. — BBCSport

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Sport

Rafael Nadal confirms the end of his season

14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal confirmed his season is overRafael Nadal has con-

firmed he will not play again this season and says he will

undergo appendix surgery next month.

The 14-time Grand Slam title win-ner will therefore miss November’s aTP World Tour finals in london.

Nadal (28), made his announce-ment after losing 6-2 7-6 (7-4) to Cro-atian teenager Borna Coric in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors on friday.

“I’m not going to Paris and lon-

don — I’m not competitive enough,” the nine-time french Open cham-pion said.

“I am going to have surgery on November 3.”

Nadal had already qualified for the aTP World Tour finals event, so the Spaniard’s withdrawal means the player ranked ninth in the final aTP Race to london rankings will make it through to the season-end-ing event at the O2 in Greenwich.

Britain’s andy Murray will com-pete in next week’s Paris Masters,

The 14-time Grand Slam title winner will therefore miss November’s ATP World Tour Finals in London

which is the final ranking event of the season.

The Scot (27), currently lies in eighth position in the Race to lon-don standings.

The Swiss Indoors in Basel was just the third tournament Nadal had played since Wimbledon fol-lowing a wrist injury, and he re-

vealed earlier this month that he was on a course of antibiotics for his appendix.

Coric (17), showed no fear as he raced into a 5-0 lead against a way-ward Nadal and held his nerve to secure a stunning victory.

Coric learned his tennis trav-elling between Zagreb and north

london under the guidance of Brit-ish coach Ryan Jones, although the pair have gone their separate ways in recent days.

The Croat goes on to face Belgian David Goffin in the semi-finals, with Ivo Karlovic up against Roger federer, who beat Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (7-4) 6-2. — BBCSport

Costa likely to face Man UtdChelSea striker Diego Cos-ta will play against Manchester United, providing he trains in full before the match this afternoon.

The Spain international (26), spent a night in hospital earlier this week with a viral infection.

he has been recovering at home but ahead of today’s game at Old Trafford, Blues boss Jose Mour-inho said: “I want to play Diego if he is ready.

“he has to show on Saturday [yesterday] in training that he’s capable of playing. If he’s ready to play, he plays.”

With loic Remy definitely out of the United game because of a groin injury sustained in Chel-sea’s Champions league win over Maribor, the Blues could do with £32m Costa being fit and availa-ble.

The frontman has scored nine goals in seven Premier league games despite a persistent ham-string problem, but has missed the last two matches.

he was then laid low by a vi-rus and barred from attending the club’s training ground in Surrey.

“everything has happened to him and being ill obviously didn’t help his recovery process because we didn’t want him at Cobham,” said Mourinho. “The medical staff were going to meet him at

Chelsea striker Diego Costa (front) will play against Manchester United if he proves his fitness

his house.”asked what Costa needed to

do to be involved against United, Mourinho added: “he has to train without any limitations, to make a complete training session with the other guys, without any kind

of protection.”John Mikel Obi, Ramires and

andre Schurrle could all return after injury and illness, but Cesar azpilicueta begins a three-match suspension after being sent-off at Crystal Palace. — BBCSport

Team Sky sign Italian sprinterITalIaN sprinter elia Viviani has joined Team Sky for 2015.

The 25-year-old, who won 30 rac-es in five years with Cannondale, is the sixth new rider to join the Brit-ish-based team ahead of the new season. he told Team Sky’s website: “This is the perfect move and the timing is right to make this big step in my career.

“as an Italian rider my dream is to win a stage at the Giro d’Italia and that is a big target for me next season.”

Since British sprinter Mark Cav-endish left Team Sky at the end of 2012, the team had focused on try-

ing to win the three Grand Tours — Giro d’Italia, the Tour de france and Vuelta a espana — rather than individual stage wins.

however, Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford hinted that the sign-ing of Viviani, who is yet to win a stage on one of the three-week rac-es, could signal a change of direc-tion.

“I’ve followed elia’s career for a long time, initially on the track and as he has progressed on the road,” said Brailsford.

“We’re looking to have a great-er focus on sprinting next year and elia will help us pursue that goal.”

Viviani joins Britain’s andrew fenn, Wout Poels of the Nether-lands, Czech rider leopold Konig, Norway’s lars Petter Nordhaug and Ireland’s Nicolas Roche as new addi-tions on the Sky roster. — BBCSport

Elia Viviani has joined Team Sky for 2015

Mulaudzi killed in a car accidentfORMeR 800m world champi-on Mbulaeni Mulaudzi has been killed in a car accident in his na-tive South africa.

Mulaudzi took 800m gold at the 2009 world championships in Berlin and won silver at the 2004 Olympics in athens.

The 34-year-old, who carried his country’s flag at the opening ceremony in athens, retired in 2013.

“Mr Mulaudzi was surely one of the most decorated track ath-letes that South africa has ever seen,” his agent Peet van Zyl said.

The Transvaal Province run-ner won gold at the 2002 Com-

monwealth Games, bronze at the 2003 World Championships, fol-lowed by gold at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and sil-ver at the 2004 Olympics.

Mulaudzi went on to win two more medals at the World Indoor Championships, taking silver in 2006 and 2008.

he won the 800m title at the World Championships in Berlin in august 2009, then set a person-al best of 1m 42,86secs in a race in Italy two weeks later.

Mulaudzi did not compete glob-ally after 2009, but remained on the athletics circuit until 2013.

— BBCsport

european clubs want May date for Qatar finalseUROPe’S biggest football clubs could ask world governing body fifa to play the Qatar 2022 World Cup in May.

Qatar won the right to stage the World Cup in 2010 but an inquiry over moving games from the hot summer months has been ongoing for more than a year.

The european Club association (eCa), which includes Manches-ter United, liverpool, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, discussed May 2022 as a potential date.

The eCa believes a tournament in spring would cause minimum disruption.

however, the body that repre-sents europe’s biggest football leagues insists the tournament must be played in the “summer pe-riod” as planned.

The association of europe-an Professional football leagues (ePfl) is made up of 21 leagues including the Premier league, la liga, Bundesliga and league Un in france.

“The ePfl considers that any re-scheduling of the World Cup would be damaging to the domes-tic competitions and the leagues’ business and sporting interests,” ePfl chairman frederic Thiriez said.

Questions were raised almost im-mediately after Qatar won the right to host the tournament about the Gulf state’s suitability, given the in-tense heat the country experienc-es in June and July, the traditional time slot for the tournament.

Qatar 2022’s organisers have al-ways insisted they can play host in the summer, pointing to their plan to use air-cooling technology to lower temperatures within stadi-ums and fan zones.

and this week, harold Mayne-Nicholls, who led fifa’s technical commission which assessed each bid for the 2018 and 2022 tourna-ments, also suggested an earlier tournament, with games kicking off in the early hours of the morn-ing. — BBCSport

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We need more players in EuropeFiNger pointing became the or-der of the day after Zimbabwe’s Warriors failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations finals for the fifth time in a row.

The Warriors have failed to make it to the 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 and lately the 2015 Afcon fi-nals.

Coach ian gorowa and the Zim-babwe Football Association (Zifa) were fingered as the reasons why Zimbabwe had fallen to lowly ranked Taifa Stars of Tanzania.

But never was there a critical analysis to ascertain whether we have the class or quality of play-ers capable of taking us to the Promised Land.

Coaches have come and gone and using the same available ma-terial, the results have remained the same.

We had Norman Mapeza and Madinda Ndlovu in the run up to the 2012 finals. Then came rah-man gumbo and now ian gorowa is gone after failing in his 2015 campaign.

Were all these coaches not good enough? We may be forced to ask. i for one do not think so.

Yes, Zifa has plundered sever-al times but in 2013, they had a US$10 000 qualification bonus on the head of every player, but the Warriors let a two goal advantage slip through their fingers and lost out to Angola.

in 2004 and 2006, qualification was secured and credit goes to coaches Sunday Chidzambwa and Charles Mhlauri but more importantly to captain Peter Ndlovu, the real architect of that success.

A player who starred for Coven-try City in the english Premier-ship and was at one time sought after by Liverpool, Ndlovu, was a game changer. Lively and skillful, he protected the ball so marve-lously and was difficult to unset-tle once he started his run.

He could change the course of the game especially when things seemed not to be going the Warri-ors way.

As we reflect on our immedi-ate past failures, one needs to ask whether our national team has the calibre or quality of players of Ndlovu and Norman Mapeza — players who are good enough to lead the country to the Nations Cup.

There is no doubt that Zimba-bwe’s top footballer at the mo-ment is Knowledge Musona. But the youngster has failed to make it into the first 11 or even on the bench at a small Bundesliga side like Hoffeinheim.

Khama Billiat is still stuck at South African club Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. Ovidy Karuru was off-loaded in France and Kuda Mahachi too failed to make the grade at top French club Monaco, despite the hype.

That is the core of the Warriors. All failed to make it in europe, yet we expected them to lead us to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Zimbabwe’s most notable eu-rope-based player is Costa Nham-oinesu but in which league is he playing? The Czech republic of course.

europe has become a far off place for our players and they now see South Africa as their ul-timate football destination. But is the Absa Premiership compet-itive enough to harden our play-ers for the rigours and pressures associated with qualification for major international competi-tions?

The answer from the successful West and North African football

with MICHAEL KARIATI

insidesport

nations will be a big NO.Who is who in the national

team set up is in South Africa. Partson Jaure, george Chigova, Willard Katsande, Tendai Ndoro, Cuthbert Majalila, the list is end-less.

Some, like Simba Sithole of Highlanders as well as Tafadzwa rusike of Dynamos, are back in the country after failing to make an impression in the same Absa Premiership. Yet we expected these same players to lead us to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

if we want to qualify for future Nations Cup finals, the answer is simple. We need to start breeding players who can break into big clubs in europe instead of those who look to South Africa as their final destination.

We will continue singing the blues at the end of every Africa Cup of Nations qualification pro-cess if that is not done.

Tennis too has its own problemsit was good to see the nation

getting excited following Zimba-bwe’s qualification to the Davis Cup euro-Africa Zone group 11.

But events that followed later in the Twenty Third Century Futures tournament gave a true reflection as to where we really stand in in-ternational tennis.

That our Davis Cup players Mark Fynn and Tinotenda Chana-kira could not go beyond the sec-ond round was a clear indication that our tennis is moving back-wards instead of going forward, as most of us had started to think.

During the days of Byron and Wayne Black and later genius Chidzikwe, Zimbabweans were known for imposing their domi-

Zimbabwe’s main man . . . Knowledge Musona

nance in these tournaments. This time around national team play-ers have to suffer the humiliation of straight sets losses and for that matter at Harare Sports Club.

The question is: if our Davis Cup players are failing to stand the heat against players who are second, if not third string in their countries, where is our tennis heading to?

We have been told that Tennis Zimbabwe’s junior development programme is bearing fruits. But

where are the players. We would have expected players of the ages of between 18 and 23 in these Fu-tures tournaments, not 38 or 29-year-olds.

Yes, we still have Takanyi ga-ranganga and Benjamin Lock but we need more players of their cal-ibre on the scene for a guaranteed good future.

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Thornycroft retains top spotBY MICHAEL MADYIRA

ZiMBABWeAN Olympic row-er Micheen Thornycroft has re-tained her place as Africa’s top female rower after finishing first in the single sculls at the 10th Africa rowing Champion-ship in Algeria recently.

The 27-year-old rowed her way to the top at the Bouker-dane Dam in Sidi Amar, Tipasa to extend her continental domi-nance.

A total of 109 athletes from 19 African countries participat-ed at the regatta that took place from October 16 to 18.

“The good thing is i managed to maintain my position,” said Thornycroft.

“it is good for my confidence to know that i am still on top. it also helps me do away with com-placency because i am the rower to beat, so i am naturally pushed to do well and keep my position.”

This season has seen her race at the Paulo D’alorja in italy six months ago, World Cup ii in Aiguebelette, France as well as the World Championships in Netherlands.

She also had a month-long training camp in germany where she practised in Munich at the 1972 Olympics course.

Her next international race is in April 2015 when she competes

at the World Cup in Slovenia.She will also compete at the

World Championships in France next August.

Thornycroft will also contest at the Africa Championship in Tunisia and the regatta would be used as qualification for the 2016 rio Olympic games.

“i just need to stay in the top four to make it to the Olympics. Although i did not set any re-cord, i came first in Algeria and

that is inspiring for next year. “We got a four-year plan working towards the Olympics,” she said.

Travelling with her to Algeria was male rower Peter Purcell-gilpin who came out fourth in the singles sculls.

Hosts Algeria were the win-ners with six gold, followed by Tunisia who claimed five while egypt were third with two gold as the North Africans dominated the championships.

Zimbabwean Olympic rower Micheen Thornycroft has retained her place as Africa’s top female rower after finishing first in the single sculls at the 10th Africa Rowing Championship in Algeria recently.

Court to hear NFF case on WednesdayA Federal High Court sitting in Jos is expected to hear the stay of execution filed by the Nige-ria Football Federation (NFF) to quash its elections of September 30 2014.

The hearing will be held on Wednesday, the NFF stated.

Counsel to the football federa-tion were able to file a stay of ex-ecution on Friday after the court had ruled that the NFF executive committee presided by Amaju Pinnick should vacate office af-ter declaring that elections that brought it into office is null and void.

“The executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation led by Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick has filed a Stay of execution at the Federal High Court, Jos Judicial Division over the court’s ruling of Thursday October 23 setting aside the elections of September 30, 2014, which brought the body to office.

“NFF’s lawyers went to work immediately after the ruling was made on Thursday and were able to file for the Stay of execution on Friday. The court has now set Wednesday, 29th October, 2014 for hearing of the Stay of execu-

tion,” stated the country’s foot-ball federation on Friday.

The current NFF presided over by Pinnick, will be one-month-old by Thursday, but now face fresh crisis following the court case in-stituted by the Chris giwa group.

Fifa had issued the NFF a warning that it risks being sanc-tioned if any mishap happens to the process of football govern-ance in the West African nation.

The apex world football govern-ing body also stated that Nigeria face immediate suspension if the crisis rocking its football govern-ance persists and would not be re-visited until May 2015 when the 65th Fifa congress meets in Zu-rich, Switzerland. — Supersport

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Nyasango for Japan raceBY MICHAEL MADYIRA

MarathONer Cuthbert Nyasango has intensi-fied training ahead of

the December’s 68th edition of the Fukuoka Marathon in Ja-pan.

training under long-distance running coach Benson Chauke, five weeks remain for the Olym-pian to polish himself up for the 24km race, set for December 7.

It is the second time for Nya-sango to participate in the Fukuoka Marathon where he finished ninth in 2012.

his star has risen after the 2012 London Olympic Games

where he clocked a personal best of 2:12:08hrs and finished a respectable position seven.

“the next five weeks are go-ing to be very tough for me,” said Nyasango.

“I am used to it though and I am looking forward to this race. I just want to do my best. as a Christian, I look up to God. I am training hard and God will do the rest when I compete.”

ethiopia’s tsegaye Kebede holds the Fukuoka Marathon record of 2:05:18hrs that he clocked in 2009.

Kenyans have dominated the last three editions of this mar-athon with Josphat Ndambiri,

Joseph Gitau and Martin Ma-thithi respectively claiming the three previous races.

their compatriot Samu-el Wanjiru who won the 2008 Olympics gold medal is a previ-ous Fukuoka winner.

“I am used to competing against these Kenyans and ethi-opians. they are committed people and have an upper hand than us because they get full government and corporate sup-port,” said Nyasango.

the 32-year-old has the sup-port of fellow Olympian, swim-mer Kirsty Coventry.

“I remember cheering for Cuthbert at the London Olym-

pics. I was totally overwhelmed at his sheer determination and the resilient perseverance by which he completed his race,” said Coventry.

“Cuthbert lives by the impor-tant things in life: church, love for his mother, and hard work. he is an african athlete I re-spect and admire and I look for-ward to seeing him go from strength to strength in his ca-reer — well done and thank you for the inspiration Cuthbert! Cuthbert’s next Marathon will be on December 7 in Japan and I would like to wish him the best for the next couple of months training.” Marathoner Cuthbert Nyasango

Hamish Grand Prix preps gather momentumBY MuNYARADzI MADzokERE

MaIN circuit racing returns to Donnybrook next weekend as preparations for the 2014 edition of the hamish Grand Prix gather momentum.

Staged under the patronage of Sables Motor Club, the event — which is never short of thrills and spills — is penciled for November 2 and the or-ganisers are looking to attracting a bumper crowd this time around.

Speaking to Standardsport, Zimbabwe Motor-sport Federation spokesperson, temba Mazvim-bakupa reiterated that the main circuit has mas-sive potential to grow and Sables Motor Club has stepped up efforts to popularise the motorsport genre.

“Main circuit is a very exciting motorsport gen-re which is on its way up with massive potential to grow, but there is need to increase the spectator base as well as the competitor base which Sables Motor Club is working flat out to improve.

“Following the success of drag racing this year, Sables has sought the assistance of the Drag-Pro Club in trying to encourage the drag racing fratenity, drivers and spectators, to come and have a test of what main circuit racing is all about and the hamish Cameron Grand Prix is a perfect op-portunity for them to come,” he said.

telecel sponsored drag racing has easily been the most popular motorsport genus attracting crowds in access of 3 000 and close to 100 competi-tors per event this year.

“the good thing about main circuit is that it avails the opportunity for drivers to get sponsor-ship because most sponsors are now willing to sponsor and assist individuals, but one has to be racing first,” Mazvimbakupa added.

Motorbiker racer, Leslie Carlson is the latest main cicuit competitor to capture sponsorship as a local company, transerve decided to help him pursue his dream.

traditionally, main circuit presents competi-tions for cars and motorbikes as rivals in respec-tive categories battle it out for top honours.

harare driver Brett Cameron in his Super 7 sports car will be looking to replicate the form he showed in the hamish Cameron Grand Prix last year, while Gary Kirk and John Cameron will be out to also stamp their authority.

Other drivers to watch out for in the sports cars category include rich robinson, Cole Bond and Barney rodgers among others.

In the Saloons category, Christian Berkau — a former main circuit champion — is the man to watch, alongside Mike exton, Brett Olsen and Craig Green.

the Superbike competition is always a spectacle pitting veterans in the mould of multiple champi-on Shaun Whyte, DeWalt racing’s Phil archenoul, Bulawayo rider Ian Gutherless, as well as vast-ly improving newcomer and current drag racing champion Carlsson.

the entrance fee for the grand prix in US$5 and there will be full bar and catering.

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Football veterans defy ageBY MICHAEL MADYIRA

EvEr Since ronald “Gidiza” Sibanda retired, Zimbabwe has struggled to find a flu-

ent passer of the ball.A modern day playmaker, Gidi-

za was well-known for his sur-gically precise passing, blessed with vision and drawing staunch admiration from Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari.

But the search for such a play-maker has not been genuine, with a blind eye being turned on one man who at a ripe age of 32 still has the potential to match or sur-pass Gidiza.

Shabanie Mine midfielder row-en Nenzou still shows that poten-tial seen in him a decade ago.

While he is at an era where he can be easily be ruled out as a spent force, Nenzou has defied his age to ooze class and has stood up to be counted in Shabanie’s fight to survive relegation.

Switching back to Shabanie Mine from Chiredzi FC for a third stint in July, he is one of the few Premier Soccer League (PSL) players who are in their 30s, but seem to be improving with age.

The league’s veteran players like Murape Murape, Innocent Mapuranga, Lawson Nkomo, Nor-man Togara, Hebert Dick and Me-nard Mupera are offering little in terms of experience.

But Nenzou is undoubted-ly Zimbabwe’s own Adrea Pirlo, proving his billing recently when Shabanie Mine visited Dynamos at rufaro with a flawless display that saw him spray no blind pass before he was unfortunately sub-stituted due to injury.

“I guess Gidiza passed on the batton to me though I grew up in Glenview 3 where Tapfuma-nei Dhodho and Brian Abrahams were my mentors,” he said.

“They taught me a high work ethic from a young age and that has always been in my blood. We would wake up at 6am everyday for a 10km road run and it just became a norm in my career. We played football for the better part of the day. Also joining the Zim-babwe National Army made me a fighter on the pitch.”

His career was however punc-tured by gross indiscipline as he usually skipped training, shut-ting doors for him to move to for-eign leagues.

Drawing lessons from past ex-periences, Nenzou feels by the

time current local players reach the age of 30, they will no longer be sound.

“It is not a secret that I had dis-ciplinary issues when I was in my early and mid-20s. I did not go far because of that although I have always been a hard worker. Had I been level-headed, I would have been somewhere else,” he said.

“I try to teach my younger team-mates not to be trapped in the same mistakes that I made, but some of them do not take me seri-ously. When I run a lot at training, you hear a 20-year-old telling you that ibhora rakare iro rekumhanya mdara [that is old school football]. It is shocking.

“While I was at Chiredzi FC ear-lier this year, I discovered Bronco [Broncleer cough syrup] in a teen-age player’s kit bag. Can you im-agine a 19-year-old abusing drugs but telling himself that one day he would be a star player.

Turning 33 in December, Nenzou says he still has five more years to play competitive football.

“I have an eight-month-old son so I want him to see me playing when he is five-years-old.”

His Shabanie Mine teammate Zvenyika Makonese is another player who has defied his sell-by-date by emerging as one of the league’s top defenders this season.

Makonese is equally known for indiscipline but at 37, has steadied the Shabanie Mine defence, scor-ing three goals this term.

A member of the Warriors squad at the 2006 Afcon in Egypt, he was once on the radar of Eng-lish Premiership side Stoke City and Championship outfit Wigan Athletic as well as Franch League 1 club rennes.

The experience gained from playing at Afcon as well as for South African teams Santos and Orlando Pirates seems to be at work.

“I have been lucky to be injury-free for the better part of my ca-reer. Training hard has kept me going. I still feel the energy to play and I want to retire at 40,” said Ma-konese.

“I played with and against greats. Talk of players like John Mbidzo, Edries Burton and Musa Otieno at Santos. Burton and Otie-no reached retirement age while I was at Santos and they made me work extra hard to cover up for them. That instilled some high lev-el of workmanship in me.”

Makonese views today’s young-

Milton Ncube (left) of Highlanders and David Kutyauripo of Harare City fight for possession during the Bob90 semi-final tie at Barbourfields Stadium early this year

Zvenyika Makonese (in maroon kit) watches in disbelief as his harm-less looking goal bound shot found the net to win it for Shabanie against Harare City in the capital in June

Age is nothing but a number . . . Platinum’s Rowan Nenzou challenges El-Merreikh’s Jonas Sakuwaha during his time at FC Platinum who played in the Confederations Cup

Shabanie Mine midfielder Rowen Nenzou still shows that potential seen in him a decade ago

er players as lazy and impatient.“Youngsters of today have no

patience. If someone is left out of the team, they easily get frustrated and stop working hard at training. They even sometimes miss train-ing. recently I have never seen a young player working on his own. That is laziness,” he said.

At Harare City centre back Da-vid Kutyauripo has shone bright as if his career has just set off.

The hard-running and tough-tackling City captain has a histo-ry of indiscipline, just like Nenzou and Makonese, but has been one of the PSL best performers this sea-

son.“I am 35 years old but most peo-

ple do not believe that,” he said.“I know no other profession

than football so I do not drink or smoke and when I am at training, I mean business. My clubbing hab-its are at the gym, unlike others who drink the night away in night clubs. These days there are many things that can sway a player off the rails but one just has to be se-rious about their football.

“Football is about patience and attitude as a player. Young play-ers of today do not set targets for themselves and that is why some

of them retire in their mid-20s.”Kutyauripo once had a brief

stint in Cyprus and was a promi-nent member of former Warriors’ Brazilian coach valinhos in 2007 and 2008 playing at the right back position.

“valinhos recently surprised me with a text message asking me what I am doing and I told him I am still based in Zimbabwe but he was shocked to learn that I am still playing. He is my best coach ever.”

Kutyauripo was not specific about when he would retire but he feels he still has a few more years to play.

Zim bred Tallie sends bookmakers into hidingBY MICHAEL KARIAtI

BOOKMAKErS who placed Zim-babwean bred Tallie Two (8) at 9/1 for the Zimbabwe republic Po-lice Charity Stakes were sent into hiding after the three-year-old daughter of Soar With Eagle from the USA and Eco Life of Zimba-bwe galloped her rivals off their hooves for the title.

The bookmakers had doubted whether one of the two Zimba-bwean horses in the race would stand the heat in a race that also

featured Casey’s Dance (2) at 18/10 and Gentle Brook (1) at 19/10, but the three-year-old ran comforta-bly from the outside for her sec-ond title of the year.

The brown filly who had Bren-don McNaughton to guide her took only 95,80 seconds to fin-ish the 1 600 metre race, 0,50 lens ahead of Gentle Brook with Dem-itasse (3) in third position and overwhelming favourite Casey’s Dance in fourth position.

Those who were brave enough to place their bets for a totalisator

win on Tallie Two, had US$6,40 coming their way for every dol-lar they placed at risk for a horse that is now running with alumites having started the season with steel shoes.

The filly’s win confirms the emergence of Zimbabwean horses as strong challengers for titles at Borrowdale race Course this sea-son following a second and third place finish for Captain’s Tiger and Forty One in the Zimbabwe National Army Charity Handicap.

The past few seasons have seen South African horses dominate racing in Zimbabwe and only last season South African filly Equina won all but one of the major rac-es at the home of Zimbabwe horse racing taking to her owners in South Africa and more than US$80 000 in prize money.

Trainer Alyson Wright has so

much faith in Tallie Two that she is promising more to come, “I am proud of her. She is a marvelous horse.

“Let’s hope we are going to see her run like that again a few more times,” said Wright.

Although she was not the fa-vourite for the race, Tallie Two did not gush out much for punt-ers in the swingers as her combi-nation with Gentle Brook gave out US$3,70 and US$5,10 with Demi-tasse. The trifector, a combination of the first three horses in their or-der paid out US$92,30.

Born on August 22, 2011, Tallie Two won on her debut on April 20, 2014, coming home 0,75 lens ahead of Latin Queen at that time ridden by Sherman Brown in a 1 100 me-tre race. She is well groomed by Jo-seph Ngororombe.

Punters were reeling from the

start of the day as they were bom-barded with obvious results which do not pay much. Sparkle with Speed who won the opening race only paid out US$4, and Atso’s Scheme who was on 17/10 in race two offered only US$3,60.

Young Diplomat was even low-er after winning the third race of the day giving out punters US$2,90 while race four winner So Invictus was also at US$2,90.

Only royal Arrow who won race five offered huge rewards. The to-talisator for a win was US$32 with her combination in the swingers with Macchiato giving out US$22, the highest payout for the day.

The trifector was US$2 810 while the quartet paid out US$9 673.

rawedge the race six winner was the lowest in the pay outs giv-ing out US$2,50.

The next race will be on Sunday.

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Shakib’s six helps dismiss ZimbabweShakib al hasan exploited the

significant bounce and turn on offer on a first-day pitch in

Mirpur to take six wickets on his comeback from a two-and-a-half month disciplinary suspension im-posed by the bCb. his performance — the highlight of which was a re-lentless accuracy — helped bangla-desh dismiss Zimbabwe for a below-par total, and underlined his value to a team that has not won a Test or one-day international in 2014.

before Shakib resumed his fa-miliar starring role for bangla-desh, however, 19-year-old debutant Jubair hossain, the first special-ist legspinner to play Test cricket for the country, had displayed a bag full of variations. his two top-or-der scalps, and left-armer Taijul is-lam’s one, took the spinners’ wicket tally to nine. batting was a constant struggle — a few deliveries stayed low, most bounced sharply, there was always a degree of spin, and the ball never came on to the bat — and Zimbabwe played their shots to get what they could before being dis-missed in the last hour of the day.

Given that bangladesh are like-ly to bat last on this surface, a first-

innings lead will be crucial to their chances of winning, but they lost Tamim iqbal cheaply to a short-of-a-length delivery that rose sharp-ly from Tinashe Panyangara, who was also returning to the Zimbabwe team after an expulsion for discipli-nary reasons. Tamim fended the lift-er to slips and it was left to the in-experienced second-wicket pair of Shamsur Rahman and Mominul haque to see their team through to stumps.

Despite bangladesh’s wretched form this year, they began this se-ries as favourites, a view that was strengthened when fast bowler Shahadat hossain struck off the fifth ball of the match, drawing an edge from Vusi Sibanda with a de-livery that moved late. The crowd at the Shere bangla National Sta-dium was sparse at the start but cheered vociferously when Shakib came on to bowl the eighth over. he began with two maidens and when hamilton Masakadza tried to break free in the spinner’s third over, the attempt at clearing the straight boundary landed in Jubair’s hands at mid-off.

at 31 for 2, brendan Taylor’s de-

cision to bat seemed to be backfir-ing, but he played a part in stead-ying the innings. Realising the im-portance of Taylor’s wicket, bang-ladesh reviewed a bat-pad decision that went against Shakib but re-plays indicated no edge.

Zimbabwe’s other opener Si-kandar Raza also had his moments, stepping out to a flighted delivery to lift Shakib over cover, and us-ing the depth of his crease to turn the strike over. he had some luck, though, when a top-edged pull fell short of the fielder at fine leg.

Jubair had bowled the last over before lunch and in his first after the break, he ended the third-wick-et stand on 52. The flighted delivery dipped sharply and Taylor scooped it straight to mid-off, leaving Zim-babwe 83 for 3. For a teenager with only two first-class matches worth of experience, Jubair bowled an accurate length around off stump, and mixed legbreaks with the oc-casional googly that turned signif-icantly. One googly pitched outside off and spun to hit Elton Chigum-bura on the back pad, but the turn was so much that the ball would have missed leg stump by a long

Shakib Al Hasan took six wickets on his comeback

way.Raza had become more watch-

ful after lunch and he brought up his second half-century in his sec-ond Test by sweeping Shakib for four. he did not push on though and was done in by a dipping legbreak from Jubair that he spooned to cov-er. Shakib had Chigumbura caught soon after — Mominul haque div-ing forward at silly point to reduce Zimbabwe to 142 for 5.

Craig Ervine, playing his first international game since March 2013 because he had made himself unavailable to Zimbabwe when of-fered only a winter contract, put on

50 with Regis Chakabva, but both batsmen fell in quick succession. Taijul had not bowled in the second session and he struck in his first after tea, having Ervine caught at bat-pad. Shakib then had Chakab-va caught off a delivery that spun and bounced viciously, lobbing off the glove to slip.

When Panyangara top-edged a sweep to deep backward square leg, Shakib completed his first five-wicket haul against Zimbabwe, giving him a five-for against eve-ry team he’s played. he has not yet faced australia in a Test.

— Cricinfo

West Ham hang on to beat Man City MaNChESTER City’s title ambi-tions suffered a setback as Diafra Sakho scored for the sixth straight league game to help earn West ham victory yesterday.

City — five points behind leaders Chelsea — fell behind when Mor-gan amalfitano stabbed home En-ner Valencia’s cut-back from three yards.

Sergio aguero and Yaya Toure hit the bar for the visitors before Sakho headed in aaron Cresswell’s cross.

David Silva pulled one back with a curled shot into the far corner.

City poured forward in the clos-ing stages in search of an equaliser, Stevan Jovetic denied by a fine adri-ano save.

but Manuel Pellegrini’s men were poor overall, and West ham full val-ue for a third straight win that lifts them one point behind last season's champions.

For long periods, City played like a side jaded after their long mid-week Champions League trip to

Russia, where they were held to a draw by CSka Moscow after blow-ing a 2-0 lead.

They lacked cutting edge in at-tack and organisation at the back as Enner Valencia and Sakho used their pace to torment a defence that has kept just three clean sheets in 13 league and cup games.

keeper Joe hart needed treat-ment after he was hurt in denying Valencia and it was the Ecuador for-ward’s ball that led to the opening goal moments later.

City’s England international keeper was left badly exposed as amalfitano side-footed home in the 21st minute after Eliaquim Manga-la had been outpaced by Valencia following Song’s defence-splitting pass. — BBCSport

Results at a glanceWest ham 2 - 1 Man City Liverpool 0 - 0 hull Southampton 1 - 0 Stoke Sunderland 0 - 2 arsenal West brom 2 - 2 Crystal Palace

Diafra Sakho (with player on his back) is the first West Ham United player to score in six successive Premier League appearances

Black Rhinos, Hwange draw By Our Staff

Black Rhinos . . . 0 (1)Hwange . . . 0 (1)

aRMY side black Rhinos remained stuck in the murky waters of rele-gation after failing to register a win at home against hwange as the two teams settled for a 1-1 all draw at Rimuka yesterday.

Rhinos, ranked 14th on the log, were in desperate need for points going into the match to entertain chances of avoiding the dreaded chop with only four matches left in the season. after a largely disap-pointing first half dominated by the visiting coal miners, substitute Lin-

coln Saramaya gave the hosts a 61st minute lead as he controlled well a James Mkombwe cross, his half vol-ley on the turn found the roof of Takabva Mawaya’s near post.

Saramaya seemed to have spurred Rhinos, who began dictating the pace of the game, and almost added a second, but failed to make contact with brian Muzondiwa’s low cross a few minutes later.

Nation Dube’s charges who are in the race for a top four finish which comes with Mbada Diamonds Cup qualification bonus left it late to re-ply, the combination of Gilbert Zulu and Rodwell Chinyengetere who had an excellent afternoon paying off in the 80th minute. Left-back

Evans Rusike embarked one of his trademark overlaps and picked out Zulu on the edge of the Rhinos box, he controlled the ball well and laid it on for Chinyengetere who connect-ed under challenge, his effort sneak-ing under the body of a sprawling herbert Rusawo in goals for the army side.

it was a sucker punch on the army side who were on course to record their first victory since a 1 - 0 home triumph over harare City on Sep-tember 3. Rhinos had a last minute penalty appeal turned away by ref-eree of the day Ruzive Ruzive when hwange defender Gerald Ndhlovu appeared to have handled a David boriwondo clearance in the box.

It’s over for us — MethembeBy SukOluhle Mthethwa

Bantu Rovers . . . (0) 1Shabanie Mine . . . (3) 4

baNTU Rovers “associate coach” Methembe Ndlovu conceded that their stay in the top flight league is over when his side lost 4-1 to Sha-banie Mine in a Castle Lager Pre-mier Soccer League match at harts-field Ground yesterday.

Wellington kamudyariwa, Mi-chael Mageja and Xolani Ncube were on target for Shabanie Mine in the first half before Ncube returned to haunt the home side in the sec-ond half with yet another goal in the 78th minute.

bantu Rovers got their consola-tion from Teenage hadebe in add-ed time. Despite the win, Shabanie Mine remained on position 11 with 32 points from 26 games while bantu Rovers are second from the bottom with 21 points from the same num-ber of games.

Ndlovu said they could not talk about survival at this stage of the league.

“We are very disappointed we started off poorly and made too many individual mistakes. i don’t want to point fingers though. We played well in the second half but it was too late.

“it is finished. We don’t know if we can still survive. i don’t know if we can still survive mathematical-ly but we would need too many fa-vours even if we win our remain-ing games. This is not the end of the world. being relegated is not the end of the world not by any stretch of imagination,” he said.

Shabanie Mine coach Jairos Ta-pera was happy with the points col-lected.

“it was a very good win. We need-ed to win at all costs. Winning against bantu Rovers gives us a di-rection on where we are going in terms of surviving relegation. This was an important win,” he said.

kamudyariwa opened the score-board for Shabanie as early as five minutes into the game when Mage-ja sent through a pass after receiv-ing the ball from Ncube.

With bantu Rovers still trying to level the scores Mageja shot past diving bantu Rovers goalkeeper Takunda Mutanga from a Ncube cross in the 22nd minute.

bantu Rovers rightback Master Mlangeni was kept busy by Ncube in the match and Shabanie Mine got their third goal four minutes later.

Ncube was rewarded when his shot beat Mutanga after a fine run by the Shabanie Mine striker.

an unmarked Ncube kept his cool to fire past a diving Mutan-ga in the 78th minute after a good cross by allen Tavarwisa. With the match seemingly ending 4-0, bantu Rovers defender hadebe grabbed the consolation in added time when he unleashed a shot that beat Shab-anie Mine goalkeeper Victor Twa-liki.

SportThe Standard Bantu beaten again“It is � nished. We don’t know if we can still survive. I don’t know if we can still survive mathematically but we would need too many favours even if we win our remaining games.”

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DeMbare handed chance to extend lead as they meet ChapunguBY MICHAEL MADYIRA

COACH Kalisto Pasuwa is five games away from equaling the Dy-namos crop of 1980 to 1983 that won four straight league titles.

Then led by Shepherd Murape before Sunday Chidzambwa took over, Dynamos were ruthless in their league business, but Pasuwa has distinguished himself by sin-gle-handedly inspiring the Glam-our Boys in the past three seasons.

A special brand of a coach he has carved himself into, his de-fining test starts this afternoon at Rufaro when Dynamos begin their home march towards claim-ing the ultimate prize in local foot-ball again.

Chapungu will be their oppo-nents and lightweight as they may

seem to be, Pasuwa is mindful of the Workers Day catastrophe that befell Dynamos at Ascot when they were stunned 1-0.

“Much respect to Chapungu for being one of the teams who beat us this season,” said Pasuwa.

“It shows they are serious about football. I do not know how they are playing right now but you know most teams have improved from how they were in the first half of the season. We need to be perfect in everything that we do.”

In passing the tests of the past three seasons that has come with a hat-trick of league titles, Dyna-mos have never lost in their last five league matches.

In 2011, it was FC Platinum who were persistently on their case in the final five games.

The following year it was High-landers as their fiercest challeng-ers to the league crown and last year Bosso were again pressing to snatch it away from them together with Harare City.

But Dynamos refused to melt in the cauldron of the league battles that culminated in winning the war and a similar situation char-acterises the current campaign.

While admitting he is feeling the pressure exerted by this sea-son’s closest rivals ZPC Kariba and CAPS United, Pasuwa again is very cautious of the fight, declin-ing to bank on records of the past three seasons.

“These teams are there to break records. I would not want to get into this [Chapungu] match read-ing much into records lest I fool

myself. “We need results and hopefully

we will get the three points.“We are definitely feeling the

challenge being posed by ZPC Ka-riba. Even CAPS United are keep-ing us on our toes. This stage is giving us sleepless nights, no time to relax,” he said.

As has always been the case in the last three seasons, injuries are back to haunt his side at a critical stage where he needs full comple-ment of his arsenal.

Striker Anesu Gondo and mid-fielder Devon Chafa are out in-jured while Masimba Mambare and Sydney Linyama have been deemed unfit to play.

His opponents Chapungu how-ever face the same predicament with key men Brighton Mugoni,

Blessed Mabavaira and Farai Ma-nase not making the trip to Rufaro.

That has complicated Chapun-gu coach John Nyikadzino’s game plan in their fight to avoid relega-tion.

“This will definitely be a very tough game,” said Nyikadzino.

“Dynamos are playing for the championship and we are fight-ing for our safety. It is a real bat-tle. I would not want to cry that some of my players will be miss-ing. I will just work with what is available. One good thing howev-er is that my players are motivat-ed to face a big team like Dynamos and they will work hard to get no-ticed.”

The Thornhill Airbase side have registered only one win away this season.

BY MICHAEL MADYIRA

CAPS United’s bid to end a nine-year Premier Soccer League title drought could suffer a blow after players yesterday threatened to boy-cott this afternoon’s meeting with Triangle at Gibbo.

The players were protesting over unpaid salaries and winning bonus-es.

The team left Harare for Triangle last night after the initial departure time had been scheduled for 9am.

Defender Ronald Pfumbidzai was reported to have been axed from the team after emerging as the vocifer-ous player in demanding dues.

Pfumbidzai’s close associates say he is interested in joining Dynamos or Chicken Inn.

Club president Twine Phiri was unreachable throughout the day but sources at the club said he has fallen out with another board mem-ber who was financing the team, a few months after Lewis Uriri re-signed from the board.

“We had agreed not to travel to Chiredzi if we were not paid but the team manager told us point blank that there is no money. We do not see us winning in Triangle because the mood is so low,” said a player.

Club spokesperson Joyce Kapota rubbished the unrest in the Make-pekepe camp.

“Everything is in order. I am not aware that players were refusing to travel to Chiredzi but we just de-cided to depart Harare in the even-ing because of the hot afternoon weather. We also faced some travel-ling logistical problems,” she said.

A similar scenario occurred last month as CAPS United travelled to Bantu Rovers at night, resulting in a 0-0 draw.

CAPS United coach Taurai Man-gwiro could be a Dynamos son but has launched a bitter struggle against his former club for the Pre-mier Soccer League title.

In the 1980s, Dynamos found-er member Freddy Mukwesha coached CAPS but failed to land the league title.

BY MUKUDZEI CHINGWERE IN ZVISHAVANE

FC Platinum . . . 0 (1)ZPC Kariba . . . 0

FC PLATINUM coach Norman Mapeza continued with his fine form following an impressive 2-0 win over second-placed ZPC Ka-riba in a Premier Soccer League match at Mandava yesterday.

Two goals in the second half from midfielders Wisdom Mutasa and Simon Shoko ensured maxi-mum points for the hosts.

The result saw Mapeza’s men dislodging Highlanders from fourth place where they now set-tle with 41 points.

The result also gave Dynamos breathing space at the summit of the log standings and if the Ha-rare giants beat Chapungu today, they will be five points clear of ZPC Kariba provided CAPS Unit-ed lose at Triangle.

After the match, Mapeza was in cloud nine, saying his targets for the season are still intact.

“Our target for the season is a top four finish. We have worked hard and we need to continue

working hard,” said Mapeza.ZPC Kariba coach Saul

Chaminuka conceded that his charges were second best.

“We failed to stamp authority in midfield and overally FC Plat-inum played better than us,” said Chaminuka.

The hosts started the match on fire, threatening to run over their visitors.

Ashley Mukwenya sliced open the Kauya Katuruturu defence inside the opening two minutes, feeding Zambian Obrey Chirwa with the pass but he failed to hit the target.

Two minutes later, Walter Mu-sona’s effort went wide as Tonder-ayi Mateyaungwa in goal for ZPC Kariba defied odds when he de-nied an impressive Mutasa point blank after 18 minutes of play.

Limited Chikafa got the first shot on target for the visitors af-ter 27 minutes as ZPC Kariba had been kept quite by the impressive opposition midfield.

Six minutes later, Tawanda Ny-amandwe’s header was inches wide after getting to the end of a Terrence Gonzo cross.

After the breather, Mapeza’s half-time pep talk seemed to have worked magic.

Chirwa pushed the ball into the path of Mutasa who slotted home with a low shot just a minute af-ter resumption.

Seven minutes later, Mukwen-ya failed to direct his header on target from a Musona cross.

After an hour of action, Mun-yanduri got a perfect chance to equalise but his rather stylish at-tempt after he was cleverly laid on by Trevor Chikede failed to beat Petros Mhari in goal for FC Platinum.

Nine minutes later, Denis Dau-da shot over the bar.

Ten minutes before full-time, Donald Ngoma was fed a through pass by Dzumbunu but the for-mer’s effort was wayward.

Three minutes later, victo-ry came when Dzumbunu re-leased Ngoma after some won-derful midfield play, before Ngo-ma pushed it into the path of Shoko who slotted home the sec-ond goal.

Five minutes before full-time, Nyamandwe should have pulled one back but his effort hit the side netting.

Gunned down . . . ZPC Kariba head coach Soul Chaminuka

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Fashion Week and she is one of the main highlights to look out for at the upcoming Fashion Week-end Zimbabwe. Having designed costumes for the likes of Ammara Brown, Jenika Shah will be dress-ing up the current Miss Zimba-bwe World, Catherine Makaya for her December 2014 Miss World Pageant in UK. A feminist who was brought up in a conservative Indian fam-ily, Jenika had to fight and rebel for everything in life, just by vir-tue of her being a girl. “Being a woman you are expected to take care of your family first, then if there’s any time or energy left in you, you can pursue your dreams. Can a man leave his thriving career for a woman and move to a new country? Can a man multi-task as a homemaker,

businessman and mother? It is the birthright of every

girl to get the same o p p o r t u n i t i e s

and treatment as men. One day I would like to start a woman e m p o w -e r m e n t o r g a n i -s a t i o n w h e r e they re-c e i v e g o o d e d u -c a -tion

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with men. O r i g i n a l l y from Mumbai,

India, 29-year-old Jenika is the head de-signer and owner of Moi Amara, a fashion boutique which she established in Ha-rare in 2012. Having started working in the fashion industry at the age of 20, Jenika holds a degree in Fashion Designing and Garment Man-ufacturing as well as an MBA in Retail Manage-ment. B e a u t i f u l Jenika started off her career as an intern in India, re-ceiving three promotions in her first year on the job. Being

the ambitious person that she is, she wanted to explore other op-portunities thus she went on to work as a freelance costume styl-ist in Bollywood movies, styling several A-list celebrities. After getting married, Jenika moved to Zimbabwe and started her own boutique. “I am very pas-sionate about designing – I am good with fusion of cultures, col-ours, piece of furniture or fabrics. I love colours, and embroidery details (being an Indian). My style is timeless, very simple yet very classy. Since I am away from my homeland, the soul of my design is Indian yet the outlook is very international. Maybe this helps me to still stay connected to my roots in some way.” The biggest challenge she has faced thus far, she says, is moving countries at the peak of her ca-reer, and having to start over from scratch. “It’s not easy to penetrate the Bollywood industry without anybody’s help. I have worked ex-tremely hard day and night liter-ally -- sometimes 20 hours a day, 7 days a week to reach where I am today. And then when everything is going your way, you get married and move your base to a new coun-try. . .”Jenika, whose favourite pastime is cleaning and redecorating her house, says the shift has been overwhelming as she had never visited Zimbabwe before. “I knew nothing about the culture or fash-ion preference of the ladies here. Somehow through trial and error, I started my brand with great fi-nancial and moral support from my parents. “I needed huge fi-nances which my dad helped me with but I felt so embarrassed. I am very egoist in that way and promised to pay them back as soon as I could! Also, being newly married, adjusting to a new fam-ily [according to Indian culture we all stay together with parents in law and their whole family] and to top it, a new country, it was the most challenging phase of my life! But I thank my supportive husband who let me chase my dreams and work, as according to Indian culture it’s still a taboo for a woman to work, especially after marriage.”Being Hindu, Jenika believes in karma -- what goes around comes around. “My actions and words re-flect in what I would like to come back to me; being kind, compas-sionate and honest are the pillars of my spiritual being.” The peace-loving, soon-to-be mum believes that if everyone sees themselves as a global citizen, everybody can co-exist in harmony. “There’s enough room for everybody in this world – and eve-rybody is here for a reason, know what that reason is and try to make world a better place to live in.”Jenika believes if she hadn’t cho-sen fashion, she would definitely have been a sporting champion as she was excellent in arts and sports, specifically painting or basketball as she was at one point

a state level basketball player, a gold medalist for discus throw, javelin throw and shot-put as well as a black belt in Judo Karate. The talented designer says she wanted to pursue education in a field which would have her work even from home after mar-riage, since according to most Indian cultures, women are not allowed to go to work. “My dad had always been very supportive of my decision to make a name for myself. Fashion was something I could do from home, I didn’t need a brick and mortar office to work from. I always had a flair for draw-ing and paint so Fashion Design-ing was an apt field.” During her three-year degree course, she was awarded best designer and seam-stress every year, which made her even more confident that she was in the right direction. “Later on I did my MBA in Retail Management as I wanted to know the business side of managing my creations. Business manage-ment is as important as making the product. No matter how great your product is, if you can’t sell it or market it the right way, it will not prosper.” Jenika says she appreciates Zimbabwe and loves spending time with her family, eating, gar-dening, playing badminton or cricket together. “It’s a good stress buster. A bonus of being here is having huge houses and gardens - which is not possible in Mumbai (India) due to tight spaces and overpopulation.” She admits though, that in her earlier days as a designer, she would check what other designers were doing, sometimes copying them. “But I have since realised that does not get you far, if you want to make a name for yourself you need to be unique. My role models are international fashion brands like Coco Chanel, Versace and the late Alexander McQueen.”Advising other young designers, the renowned designer says they need to think global. “Don’t think like a frog in the well, think glob-ally and you will learn and grow. Know your true talent, don’t try to be jack of all trades and master of none. And lastly, follow your heart. Don’t be in it like the rat race.”

“My hobby turned into a job . . .”

October 26 to November 1 20144 THE STANDARD STYLE / WOMAN / FASHION

Yolanda Lindsay Mabuto

The wedding venue search in Ha-rare can be very traumatic, given that there are hundreds of wed-ding venues to choose from. If you

decide to go in blind as a couple, and start venue hunting, you may burn out very quickly. If you are overseas and planning your wedding, it’s even more stressful, as you are relying either on the internet or on your family and friends back home in Zimbabwe. As event consultants, my business part-ner, Archie Mhone and I, like to visit all the new venues that we hear about. Archie is one of the most creative people I know, and it’s always fascinat-ing to watch him create a concept for a potential new venue that looks to me like a lost cause. He blends practical recommendations with creative ideas. When I think about the advice and rec-ommendations that come from him, some key issues come to mind – the practical factors that couples may for-get to consider when choosing a wed-ding venue. Archie says, “as a couple, take own-ership of your wedding.” When you are visiting a potential wedding venue, you need to have your checklist and ques-tions at hand. Don’t make any assump-tions. Ask, ask and ask again. Try and visualise the sequence of activities that will take place on your wedding day. A venue might look perfect at first sight, but make sure you ask practical questions about the place. Explore all the options

There are many venues that offer one specific site for each aspect of your wedding. While this works for many couples, I personally love to be given options. It’s good to have different sites within the venue to choose from, for your ceremony, photo shoot, cocktails and reception.

Check the lighting and power

Make sure you ask where the nearest power source is, especially when deal-ing with outdoor venues. Also, make sure the venue has a back-up power source. Check the lighting, because not only will this affect the ambience, it also has an impact on the quality of your photos and video. Never assume that your service providers will auto-matically bring lengthy cabling and appropriate lighting without being in-structed to do so.

Parking and security

Make sure there is adequate parking space for your guests. Ask how many vehicles can be accommodated. Ask if there is a separate car park for your VIP vehicles, and don’t forget to ask about security. Ablution Facilities

Make sure you inspect and are happy with the toilets. Are the toilet facilities adequate, given the number of guests attending? Ask if the venue will pro-vide the necessary toiletries, together with attendants who will ensure that the toilets are kept clean and presenta-ble throughout the day. You may choose a venue that requires you to hire mo-bile toilets – ensure you shop around and hire decent ones.

Remember that as bride and groom, you and your families are the hosts. The logistics can be boring, but if you don’t get them right, then you and your guests will have the wrong kind of “lasting memories” of your wedding day.

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Are my jeans making me ill? part 1

Choosing your wedding venue (part IV)

A flattering pair of jeans is a must-have in my closet, however I have found my-self squeezing into snug

skinnies and noticing a waist im-print from the jeans digging into my skin. It doesn’t look dangerous and is only just as uncomfortable as wearing a tight brassiere but as a health conscious lady I’m convinced that excessive pressure on the abdomen might be harm-ful. Health writer Jaime Dalessio had very interesting facts to back up my suspicions. Tight clothing that pushes into the abdomen can

be problematic especially when somebody overeats. Pressure on the stomach (intragastric/intra-abdominal pressure) can induce acid reflux -- pushing stomach acid back up through the lower oe-sophageal junction, causing heart-burn. Acid reflux is usually com-mon in older adults however due to this new “tight” fashion craze, a higher percentage of younger adults 20 to 30 years of age are now being diagnosed with it. Someone who isn’t prone to acid reflux can develop reflux after wearing tight jeans often for over a two-week pe-

riod. If you must wear tight jeans eat less fatty meals in smaller por-tions to reduce the risk of reflux and loosen up as soon as you can. Additionally, if you wear com-pression undergarments under your jeans, this can cause mer-algia paraesthetica, irritation of the nerves in the front and outer aspects of the thigh. Symptoms include burning, pain, tingling in the thigh area and hypersensitiv-ity to touch. Next time you’re on a mission to look sleek in tight jeans, just don’t go TOO TIGHT!

October 26 to November 1 2014 THE STANDARD STYLE / INSPIRATION 5

Cynthia Hakutangwi

Strategic Thinking (Part VI)Why are you after what you are pursuing?

Tafadzwa Zimunhu Taruvinga

What is the origin of true ambition? true ambition can only be found in the depth of our authentic personal identity which lies deep within us. It

is in our every thought, in every movement, and in every motivation. Our ambition there-fore becomes an expression of who we truly are, our own self-expression. It may not be entirely possible to discuss self-expression without considering the essence of self di-rection. In the third installment of the Stra-tegic thinking series, the provocation was a prompt for individuals to take stock of their personal progress and self-introspect.

While it may be easier to fill the roles that family and friends expect of you rather than becoming who you really want to be, this way of life drains you of the critical life en-ergy you need to pursue the things you truly value. Individuals who always feel a compul-sion to meet everyone else’s needs before their own often find it hard to imagine themselves any different. People-pleasing ceases to be only what they do, but rather a strong part of whom they believe they are as individuals. Self-expression and self-direction on the other hand have to do with how we think, how we move and how we motivate ourselves.

In concluding this series on Strategic thinking for 2015 and beyond, we must exam-ine the things that motivate us to pursue our goals. We should be able to clearly articulate this in the vision, mission, strategy, goals and budget of our strategic life plan. It is against this backdrop that we must establish what re-ally defines us. Is it our possessions or our pursuits that bring definition to our lives? Pursuit by definition is a process of following and trying to catch or capture (something or someone) for usually a long distance or time. It is only when we can identify our true mo-tivation and ambition that we can be fulfilled in our long term pursuits. are we pursuing the goals we have set for ourselves because of competitive reasons? are we using bench-marks that have been set by others before us and are those individuals the true measure our success? Is it a haunting past that we are

fleeing? Or perhaps could it be a determined effort to just prove a point to someone or a group of people? In the final analysis I believe that success should only be defined by begin-ning strong and ending strong in one’s appro-priate pursuits. as we pursue our long term goals beyond the thinking of our present gen-eration, it is excellence alone that should be our only competitor.

Can we define what motivates our desire to achieve? We must consider the reality that what we desire most influences nearly every-thing about us. Our desires influence how we spend our money, our time and our energy. this is what provides motivation for our day and dominates our thinking. the same in-fluence defines our view of success. It is our direction that determines our destination. Whose direction are you taking? Is it some-one else’s direction? Where did you derive your goals from? Could your goal have been ingrained within you since your childhood? Is the goal you are a pursuing your parent’s, your spouse’s, your boss’, your children’s or is it YOURS?

So, by all means possible, we must choose our pursuits wisely. Can our pursuits be measured against meaningful purpose, sig-nificance, and contribution? as we think stra-tegically beyond 2015 we must remember that fullness of life is not only found in the things we possess because our lives are too valuable to waste chasing mere possessions. We must also constantly remember that time is the lim-ited resource that we need to manage wisely for the maximised achievement of our over-all life goals. Until we take time to stop, stand back and consider why we are after what we are pursuing, being constantly in motion can cause us to live our lives outside of the context of our true purpose, ambition and definition.

Cynthia is a Communications and Per-sonal Development Consultant, a Life Coach, Author, and Strategist. She is the Managing Consultant of Wholeness Incor-porated. Her published book titles include “The Whole You – Vital Keys for Balanced Living” and “Intelligent Conversations: A mindset shift towards a developed Africa.”

E-mail: cynthia@wholenessincorporated.com

The theme of my writs this year is the pursuance of dreams. the journey is often tiring and treacherous, thorns and pebbles along the path to success,

the hindrances, the drawbacks and the chal-lenges. “Good things come to those who wait” is one such phrase which extols the virtue of patience. “Patience is a virtue” is yet another. and in Shona, of course, the more common phrase of the day is “NaJesu zvinoita.[with Jesus all things are possible]”

The Zebra and the Lionthe foal is born away from the rest of the herd. the mother must keep him safe and away from danger and dirt. he is new to the world and he is fragile. Suddenly, the rest of the herd dissipates frantically when a lion appears from behind a bush. the mother can’t run away and leave her young foal for the beast’s devouring. She stands and waits for the lion to attack, head held up high. When the lion attacks, she leaves nothing to waste in a mighty kick away from her foal and onto the lion’s jaw. She stands her ground and she protects her beloved foal.

the moral story is that no matter how un-likely it seems that you will overcome chal-lenges along the way, you should carry on, on the good path and fight for what you love. Stand patiently and be steadfast, even when others act in haste.

‘Good things come to those who wait’

A Medley along the waythe mind of the dreamer is challenged to be pragmatic at times, and aspirational at others. the trick is in balancing what goes into the medley at different points in time along the way. In a place where bread and butter occupy the mind more than any other commodities, even priceless aspiration could become a lux-ury, when the dreamer is tempted to walk in haste. haste in trace amounts often indicates

the ability to the patience. Patience is espe-cially needed when the temptation is there to make it all happen as quickly as possible, whatever it may be that the dreamer journeys towards.

Tafadzwa Taruvinga is a Customer Service Consultant and the first author of a book on Customer Service Excellence in Zimba-bwe, entitled “Serve Your Customers EX-

CELLENTLY, Or Not At All!”, published in June 2014. He is also a Member of the Advisory Council of Customer Value Cre-ation International (CVCI). Tafadzwa can be contacted on e-mail at tafadzwa-zt@gmail.com and his profile is availa-ble on www.customervaluecreation.org/About-Us

October 26 to November 1 20146 THE STANDARD STYLE / MAN / GROOMING

Zororo Makamba

People were skeptical about whether or not anyone would buy the original Galaxy Note when it launched in 2011.

Back then it seemed absolutely lu-dicrous to sell a phone with a 5.3’’ display. At the time, the iPhone 4 was the hottest selling smartphone and it only had a 3.5’’ display. Fast forward three years and Samsung’s sold tens of millions of Note series phablets and Apple is selling the 5.5’’ iPhone 6 Plus. Samsung’s made enough improvements on its Note series to keep it competitive and differentiate it from the competi-tion.The Note 4 has an aluminum strip that runs around the edge of the phone, replacing the cheap-feel-ing plastic on previous editions. There’s also a little extra heft to the Note 4 and it feels more rigid. One problem with large metal-lic phones is that they’re slippery and too easy to drop. The back of the Note 4 is textured, providing some needed grip. As with all Gal-axy phones, the Note 4’s rear cover peels off to reveal the battery, SIM card, microSD card slot and battery. Unfortunately, the Note 4’s rear cov-er is not water resistant like the S5. The Note 4 is a battery champ when it comes to standby time, barely sipping any juice during ex-tended periods of down time. The large and bright display did seem to chomp through the battery how-ever, especially when shooting a lot

of photos and video.

Galaxy Note 4 display

The Galaxy Note 4 display is simply gorgeous. It has 2 560 x 1 440 pixels, which is more than any iPhone Retina Display and more than most HDTVs. Text, pictures, video and anything else on the Note 4’s dis-play are incredibly crisp and clear.

The Note 4’s display is a little big-ger than its competitors, but again, it’s not going to be too noticeable unless you compare the devices side-by-side.

Camera

From the Note 3 to the Note 4, Sam-sung upgraded the back camera from 13 to 16 megapixels. However, the Note 4’s camera offers another improvement: Samsung also added optical image stabilisation, which is supposed to result in better low-light performance.

Software

There are a number of cool soft-ware features on the Galaxy Note 4, but most people will be over-whelmed by the sheer number of features and add-ons. The S Pen and its accompanying suite of software features are what you should take

a close look at before buying the Galaxy Note 4. If you can’t imagine yourself using the S Pen to mark up whatever is on the display, write notes or draw, then the Note 4 prob-ably isn’t the right device for you. Another nice feature on the Note 4 is Multi window mode. This lets users view and use two apps at once. For example, you can watch a video and browse the web at the same time as illustrated in the screen capture to the right. This is a killer feature for people that do a lot of multi-tasking and something that’s sorely missing from the iP-hone 6 Plus. For some reason the Multi window feature is turned off by default, but it’s easy enough to activate it in the Note 4’s settings.

PROS: Premium metal frame; gor-geous quad HD display; powerful multitasking features; improved S Pen; high-quality 16-MP camera

CONS: Below-average display brightness; heavier and thicker than predecessor; battery life could be better

VERDICT : The Galaxy Note 4 is one of the best Android phones money can buy. The Galaxy Note 4 delivers a luscious quad HD screen, advanced multitasking, better pen input and a sharper camera, all in a slick metal frame.

Marshall Malikula

Galaxy Note 4 - design and overview

Jeans have created unforgettable legends like James Dean in the classic movie “Re-bel without a cause.” Among others, the Marlboro cigarette man also stands out as

a denim icon. These men are still the epitome of cool, they certainly rocked denim like no other. Perhaps a little history is in order. Denim has been around since the 1800s. The word denim is derived from the French phrase “se de Nimes” which translates to material from the Nimes, a small town in France. So why are they called jeans? The first denim trousers were made in Genoa, Italy as “genes” that are now jeans today. Denim has continued to evolve through the ages since they were popu-larised by Loeb Strauss “Levis” in 1853, from the free spirited hippie era, 501s in the 90s to funky and distressed washes currently. Here is the 411 on must-have denim trends

this season. Who said “you can’t wear denim on denim?” now you can! Rules are made to be broken. The cardinal rule is; mix your light and dark washes, preferably dark bottoms and lighter jackets. Complement the weight and wash that is; vintage with vintage and clean with clean. However denim on denim on den-im is overkill, this may very well be too much of a good thing. Get with the trend, buy your jeans slightly longer and turn them up at the hems. Mix your denim with chinos for that uber contemporary feel. Pair your chinos with a denim shirt and complete the look with a skin-ny tie. For a cross over look, do wear your den-ims, with formal shirt and a blazer, however avoid fussy jeans and rather go with one com-plete wash for this look to work. The edgier or more fashion forward man; layer your denim jacket under your suit jacket, preferably in

Zimbabwean winter. Tan or brown accesso-ries bring denim to life. Invest in good quality leather shoes, belt, watch and bag. Wrong pair of jeans can turn out to be a complete disaster. Guys with lean bodies are suited to slim or regular with boot cut fit. Heavier guys should look for relaxed fit, with a boot cut wide leg. When buying jeans get the right fit for your body. Ensure crotch, waist ar-eas are not too tight. Look for comfort, check if your new jeans can handle your wallet and keys. To avoid disappointment try denims with shoes and belts your wear most often be-fore you leave the store. Always ensure your jeans look good with trainers, boots or dress shoes. Marshall Malikula is a Stylist/ Image Consult-ant and can be reached on marshmalikula@gmail.com

DENIM 101

My accessory of the week: Brogues

Galaxy Note 4 - design and overview

Marshall Malikula

October 26 to November 1 2014 THE STANDARD STYLE / MAN / PROFILE 7

Star Profile

Prudence Muganiwah

Moses Matanda

“I was born in a round hut in Manyonho Village, Honde Valley and I attended a rural primary

school; Samaringa Primary School.” This first bit about Moses Matanda would

not have one believe that today, de-spite his humble beginnings, the

man is now a renowned profes-sional film director, writer and actor. Moses studied film arts pro-duction at Toronto Media and Film College, special-ising in directing, cine-matography, film history and editing. “I also stud-ied acting at KD Studios in Dallas, Texas and graduated from Sene-ca at York University where I studied act-ing for camera, voice and script writing. “I love acting because it gives me an oppor-tunity to explore dif-ferent emotions and

live from moment to moment, connecting to

joy or sadness, driven by various events.”

My biggest life achievement is to garner

support across all ministries to shoot my movie “Chinhoyi 7” which I wrote, direct and act in.” The action movie has

in it legendary artists such as Albert Nyathi and Fungi-sai Zvakavapano-Mashavave, as well as a host of interna-tional actors. Based on the

1966 Chinhoyi battle, the pro-duction aims to give credit and

honour to the gallant freedom fighters that shot the first shots

of the second Chimurenga. “This movie is the founda-tion of my relation with the war veterans and national-

ists whom I think deserve re-spect and honour.” Moses expresses his love for war veterans and apprecia-tion for the role they played in this country’s obtaining freedom. “I understand them and I live with them spiritu-ally. They sacrificed a lot for us, we should never leave nor forsake them; they loved us yesterday, they still love us today and they will love us tomorrow, in fact; their deeds were selfiess and Godly. Let’s build our country from the words of our fathers; One Zimbabwe One na-tion, it is a spirit of unity

which should be main-tained, it helps Zimba-bwe to move towards total mental freedom of knowing that Zimba-

bwe is the number one country in the world because of oneness.” Besides producing and directing productions, Moses has featured in a number of movies such as ‘”Call of Duty” as a Russian soldier and American pi-lot, “The Real Prison Break” series as Otis Blunt, and in the ‘M’ and Battlefield as a mercenary. The versatile actor has acted in many different roles and characters, and says he does it with ease. “Every day is a day of self-discovery -- getting to know myself more and getting to know God.” Moses owes his achievements to God, as he says he is the cornerstone of life itself. “You can do anything you want if you believe in who you are, what you want and in the purpose God has for you. I thank my Pastor Evan-gelist Benson Banda from Forward In Faith Ministries Toronto, who mentored me spiritually. I emulated the way he prays and it has become my day-to-day routine.” Emphasizing the need for Zimbabwe as a na-tion to maintain its heritage and culture, Matanda, whose favourite meal is Zimbabwe’s staple sadza and meat, says if we all put our trust in God, everything else would flow. “I believe in protecting our history and culture, which is all very Godly. We need to also try by all means to keep it accurate. Let’s love our elders; let’s love our children. And in the process of loving them we should always remember that Zimbabwe was built on a cornerstone of love.” Matanda however laments the lack of funding to finance movies, which he says hinders many projects in the local and international film industry. “Finding executive producers with cash-flow on hand to finance movies has been my biggest challenge in my career. In western countries most producers tend to fund big names like Steve Spielberg even though they have fund-ing for new filmmakers. There are so many restrictions that govern some communities from having full access to funding.” The father to two boys and three girls also val-ues the importance of family. “My eldest son lives in Johannesburg, the girls are in Wales with my ex-wife, my other son and daughter live in Dallas Texas.” Moses is a single father who has a fiancé, Gwendoline Bera, in Toronto. “She is the love of my life!” But where does this impressive man who has a natural commanding presence get the push to make things hap-pen, who is his role model? Inspired by President Rob-ert Gabriel Mugabe, Moses says he sees him as a man full of love, courage, determination and hope. “Some people may disagree with me but if you look deep down in his soul, forget about politics, you will notice that he truly loves his people. He walked many kilometers on foot to Mozambique, climbing mountains and walking through valleys, spending nights in the bushes taking a journey not for himself but for all of us. Akatombobaiwa nemunzwa (he proba-bly got pricked in the foot many times along the way)….for us, taking that journey to give us our Canaan, the promised land. God protected him for a reason. I re-member when we were young; we used to sing ‘long live Comrade Mugabe’…yes, there is power in the spoken words, he is still here with us because God heard our cry. I can’t wait to do an autobiography movie on him one day!” Ever the optimist, Moses plans to help develop the film industry within Zimbabwe and see it grow. “I am here to make it happen through training of actors and producing competitive movies in the market.”Advising young actors, Moses says, “If you want to be successful in film industry you have to humble your-self. Never fight with directors and producers, it can be destructive to your career. Take any opportunity with caution; some deals will move you up some will pull you down.”

“You can do anything you want if you believe in who you are, what you want and in the purpose God has for you...”

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With the new A-Class, Mercedes-Benz is opening up a new chapter in the compact segment by going greener and being more efficient. The new

model underlines that for Mercedes-Benz, safety is not a question of price – the standard specification includes, amongst other things, the radar-based COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST system, ATTENTION ASSIST and PRE-SAFE. Available from Zimoco, you can choose the specifications that clearly define the “motoring you”. Mercedes-Benz is becoming the most dy-namic premium brand in the world. As part of this development, the A-Class represents an important milestone. The A-Class is complete-ly new, right down to the last detail. It’s not often you get the chance to start with a clean sheet of paper in automotive development. Standing as much as 160 millimetres lower on the road than the preceding model, the new A-Class communicates design and dynamism at the very first glance. This radical form language, presented and enthusiastically ac-claimed around the world with the Concept A-CLASS, was consistently implemented in the series production car. The appearance of the new A-Class reflects this new Mercedes-Benz design strategy. The result is what is known as a two-box design with a distinct character of its own, a sportily emotive exterior and an

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exceptionally high-quality feel to the interior. Defined edges and tautly drawn surfaces mark out the exterior design of the new A-Class. The constant interplay between con-cave and convex surfaces creates a character-istic play of light, particularly along the sides of the car, which contributes to its unique ap-pearance. Typical features of the long, sporty front are its pronounced V-shape, the separate headlamps, the radiator grille with central Mercedes star and double slats to either side of the star, as well as the additional air intakes on the sides. The “dropping line” apparent in the side profile dissipates towards the vehi-cle’s front end. The design of the headlamps together with the configuration of the light functions within them, are key elements of the design concept. The light modules and LEDs behind the headlamp cover glass have

been arranged in such a way as to create the characteristic “flare effect” for the daytime driving lights and indicators. The perfect interplay of dynamic design and excellent aerodynamics is nowhere more apparent than in the roof, with its smooth sur-faces and taut, arcing curve. The silhouette re-veals smooth, flowing lines finishing in a flat edge. The roof spoiler, which conveniently hides all the aerials, provides an extra sporty touch and gives structure to the roof assem-bly. The fact that the new A-Class is a sporty hatchback model with a low centre of gravity is reflected in its dimensions, it hugs the road. Compared with its predecessor, which fol-lowed a different design, the height has been reduced by 160 millimetres. The A-Class is a five-seater model. With air conditioning, Audio 5 USB, elec-

tric windows all round, Headlamp Assist and 12-button multifunction steering wheel, the A-Class is already fully equipped even in its base configuration. The new A-Class is the heartbeat of a new generation at Mercedes-Benz. A wide choice of petrol and diesel engines meets every pow-er requirement and reaches new heights in terms of efficiency and environmental com-patibility: the A 180 CDI will be the very first Mercedes-Benz to emit only 105 g of CO2 per kilometre. All engines of the new A-Class fea-ture the ECO start/stop function as standard. The engines can be combined with the new six-speed manual transmission or optionally with the 7G-DCT dual clutch automatic trans-mission, which ideally combines comfort and sportiness. Fuel consumption down by up to 35% compared to comparable preceding mod-els, accompanied by a considerable power increase: these are the salient features of the engine range for the new A-Class. The new basic engine in the OM 607 series develops 80 kW, delivers 260 Nm to the crank-shaft and with a manual transmission con-sumes 3.8 litres per 100 km. This is a 22-percent improvement over the only 60 kW preceding model, the A 160 CDI, which consumed 4.9 li-tres. In an innovative move in the compact seg-ment, the A-Class is equipped as standard with a radar-based collision warning system with adaptive Brake Assist, a combination which lowers the risk of rear-end collisions. The COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST sys-tem gives a visual and audible warning to alert a possibly distracted driver to identified obstacles, and prepares Brake Assist for the most precise braking response possible. This is initiated as soon as the driver operates the brake pedal decisively.The A-Class has been a bestseller for a num-ber of generations. Since its market launch in 1997, it has blazed a trail for a new vehicle class with its unique design, becoming a driv-ing force in the compact car segment. The sec-ond generation alone, which was launched in 2005, sold more than a million models world-wide.

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Noma Ndlovu

Deconstructing your Lounge Suite

The trend with living room seating is to mix and match sofas, arm chairs and occasional chairs. This effectively deconstructs a lounge suite. This requires some creativity and mostly having

some pieces custom made. however if you already have a lounge suite do not despair, you can be on trend by following a few easy tips on how to decon-struct.

Less is more. Colour and texture blend two different seating styles. Photo - HomeDesignLover.com

Create a seamless elegant look by mixing a sofa and two armchairs connected by colour, texture or both. Col-our will always define a room while texture will add depth. Lounge suites usually come in one solid colour and in a configured set of some sort. to deconstruct your set:• Remove at the most two

parts of your lounge suite and replace them with arm or lounge chairs of a differ-ent colour. ensure the chairs blend well with your main sofa. alternatively keep the other half of your set but up-holster it in another colour that you really like.

• Goboldandbuytwodiffer-

ent sofas in different styles and colours, then decorate in reverse. For example buy one black sofa and one white sofa and then decorate the white sofa with black on white and the black sofa with white on black cushions and throws.

• Mixtextures--leatherwithchintz, canvas with drill, hes-

sian with cotton, velvet with leatherette, suede and per-spex. avoid a busy cluttered look by going neutral and bold or plain and print in the mix of these textures where colour is concerned. Print or bold throughout is very noisy and destroys a calm and res-tive ambiance of a living room.

Mix bold print with plain stemming from one colour source for a cohesive and relaxing look. Photo - Homedesignlover.com

• Retainthemainsofaanduseitasabasefromwhichallotherdécorflowsfrom.If you have two lounges then use the other half in your second lounge and create a new theme and style from the same suite.

• If youcanbearthethoughtof breakinguptheset,addanoccasionalchairortwosimilar chairs. this will instantly break the stony feel of a lounge suite.

Classic leather, gold and dark wood armchair and ultimate expression of style and elegance. Photo - Olioboard

• Deconstructthesofaitself bydoingtwotoneupholstery.Printontheoutsideandaplain on the inside, continue with the print theme as cushions on the matching plain seating that completes your plan.

Deconstructingyourloungesuiteallowsyoutoexperimentwithalmostanythingtohelp you create a look that fits your lifestyle and mood. the good thing is you can change it as often as you like to suit your evolving tastes and lifestyle. till then keep calm and love your home.

Credits: interior Design Institute of South Africa. www.homedesignlover.com www.olioboard.com

Noma Ndlovu is an Interior Designer & Property Stylist. Feedback on unaminkosi@ya-hoo.co.uk. www.facebook.com/unamihomestyle +263775402083

Textures and colour define form function, luxury and excitement. Photo Homedesignlover.com

• Usingdifferentstylesandtypesof seatingbymixingwingbackandultramodern.Break the garishness of cold styles by soft colour, texture of upholstery fabric and cushions.

• Deconstructwithapurposeinmind.Remember,formdoesfollowfunction,don’tforget about delight, humour, luxury, or any other aesthetic or sensual quality you want to reflect in your space.

Storage in the bathroom is critical but of-ten not a priority for most homeowners. It’s often the smallest spaces such as the bathrooms that get short-changed. But

limited space doesn’t have to limit creativity. So it’s high time that we banish that theory and give them the equal attention for style they deserve [1]. Most homeowners find pedestal sinks ideal, especially in small bathrooms because they take up less space visually than a cabi-net. However, a shortage of storage often makes them less appealing. The sink area can easily get cluttered with toothpastes and hair brushes giving an unnecessarily untidy look. Sufficient storage is the most important factor in any bathroom since it is used daily by all family members throughout the day. A great way to keep the peace within the family battles for territory in the bathroom is compartmentalised storage. If possible, you can get cabinets that offer separate shelves or drawers, preferably one for each person who uses the bathroom [2]. This will allow for no discrimination even for toddlers whose bath toys can now be stored in an allocated space. While the top shelves can hold items such as mom’s hair-care essentials. When you only have one cabinet, you have to maximise the space inside. Flat-backed, self-adhesive cups on the inside of the cabinet door hold tiny things like nail polish more efficiently, and magnetic hooks applied to the back of the cab-inet can hold scissors and a mirror [3]. In most bathrooms, the walls and doors are often underutilised. For extra hanging towel space you can fit in a hotel-style multi-tiered rack on the wall next to the tub. It’s also essen-tial to have plenty of places to hang wet towels when a lot of people will be in and out of the shower. Or simply add two or three towel bars to the back of the bathroom door. Another op-tion for shared bathrooms is using coat hooks instead of a towel rail [4]. But they are often inefficient and easily give a cluttered look.

According to Martha Stewart for his and hers bathroom, the solution is to divvy up the surfaces and compartments to organise the vanity space. In the same way you can divide evenly, the workspace of the vanity’s counter-tops, and its side cabinets. You can store toi-letries in portable baskets and if there is left over shelving you can use it to store spare bath towels or other supplies. For most bathrooms the focal point is the vanity, and it needs to al-ways look appealing especially if it has open shelves. If you run out of horizontal counter space, go vertical instead. Try using a stylish stacked plate rack to make extra counter stor-age space. Although decorative, you can also make it more functional by storing your tooth-brush, toothpaste, or hair accessories. Shelving within the shower walls offers a convenient storage space for supplies. Often neglected is the space above and surrounding the toilet. A free standing cabinet built around the toilet offers a lot of storage space for toi-let paper, shampoos and hand soaps [5]. You can even have lockable drawers when storing those harmful cleaning bathroom supplies; keeping them out of reach from children. Create a bathroom you’ll love with fea-tures that suit your needs using space saver furniture to maximize storage, function and style.

ReferencesBath Storage Solutions. [Sa]. [O].Available: http://www.bhg.com/bathroom/storage/storage-solu-tions/Accessed on 2014/09/26

Stewart, M. 2007. Smart, Space-Saving Bathroom Storage. [O].Available: http://www.marthastewart.com/265598/smart-space-saving-bathroom-storageAccessed on 2014/09/26

5 Big Ideas for Small Baths. [Sa]. [O].Available: http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/solutions/small-bathroom-ideasAccessed on 2014/09/26

Images[1] Source: Better Homes & Gardens. Image by Unknown[2] Source: Martha Stewart . Image by Unknown[3] Source: Martha Stewart. Image by Unknown

[4] Source: Trendzona. Image by Unknown[5] Source: Sauder. Image by Unknown

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SPACE SAVING IN YOUR BATHROOM

Chocolate, Coffee & CreamTreat your home this season by giving it a cosy warm winter interior. Don't be afraid to use yourimagination and make each room reflect your personality and preferences . But keep it practical. Thisweek our colour scheme is inspired by our delectable winter indulgences - chocolate, coffee andcream.

The finish you choose for your walls is probably one of the biggest decisions you have to make whenyou're designing as they are the biggest most prominent feature in the room. Creamy hot chocolateis a great feature wall colour for making a statement in a living room. You can set off your living roomfurniture against this decadent colour making them stand out. If your lounge suite is brown don't panic.Accessories are your lifeline. Keep things simple and bring interest to the space with highlights ofcolour through your accessories and art. Rich, tactile textures, such as leather, sheepskin, suede andvelvet, can be used to build up layers of warmth and character.

Remember, the idea is to use the colours mixed and not matched. For a less dramatic but equallysame effect , choose a wall to make a focal point in your living room. Go ahead and rescue those oldfamily photos and get them up the wall so you can enjoy them. Visit a professional frame shop to helpselect out the right frame for each piece. Once framed group them together for impact on your wall. Agreat tip is to keep these prints black and white. When you photograph people in colour, youphotograph their outfits. But black and white captures the essence of a natural setting and goes pastthe exterior to photograph the soul.

There’s nothing quite like snuggling up to a warm cup of coffee with a spew of sweet cream to cozyup those cold days. Bring this same indulgence into the way you accessorize your space. Filled,empty, individual or grouped, vases offer the perfect finishing touch for any room. Add mellow moodto your dining room by choosing your favourite glass vase, set a collection of cream candles into itand fill the base with coffee beans. Then select other items in a similar colour from table runners toflowers. Don’t be afraid to go for texture in fabrics. But avoid lots of pattern , as these tend to alwaysdistract from the simplicity of the look.

Winter is all around you, so don't neglect your bedroom as well. Use banding on cushions, pull out thethrows, add a fluffy bean bag for a wintry, cosy feel.

Enjoy snuggling into your home this week!

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October 26 to November 1 201412 THE STANDARD STYLE / HOME & GARDEN / GARDEN

GardeNiNg is not just about the pretty flowers and rolling lawns in the more upmarket neighbourhoods, gardening is for everyone,

regardless of the size of your prop-erty, income or access to water. So, before you decide gardening is just not for you, carry on reading to see how gardening can enrich your life, improve your neighbourhood and even our country.

Improves your healthThe first and most important ben-efit this feel good pastime brings is that it actually makes people healthier and happier. Not only does gardening provide exercise, but also most research shows that gardening is a great way to relieve stress through the smell and beau-ty of the garden as well as through the creative outlet it provides. in most countries, gardening is used

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as a form of rehabilitation in prisons.

Learn new techniques to protect and enhance our environmentFor many individuals the garden is their piece of nature where they can hide away from the stress of the outside world. But to keep this piece of paradise, you have to learn how to maintain your garden and look after it. With climate change looming and many people hav-ing no access to water, we have to learn new techniques that will enhance and protect our gardens. We always hear about the negative impact humans have on the environment, but by gardening, we can truly benefit the earth. Plants act as highly effective air clean-ers, absorbing carbon dioxide, plus many air pollutants, while releasing clean oxygen and fragrance.

Provides nutrition and foodWhenever my family goes shopping, other nos-ey shoppers must think we are very unhealthy as we hardly ever buy any fruit or vegetables, the truth is we don’t need to as we all have veg-etable gardens, and share our produce with each other. it is also much cheaper to grow your own veggies than to buy them. Why not save yourself a bit of money and grow your veggies? it could even provide a small income if you have enough space to grow surplus.

Increases property value and improves your neighbourhoodif you have a well-established and beautiful garden, it could increase the value of your house by up to 15% - i am sure that extra buck is always welcome. Having a beautiful garden can cause a bit of envy amongst the neigh-bours too. Hopefully, this will encourage them to improve their garden and verge, which might improve the neighbourhood overall.

Sense of achievement Finally, planning, planting and watching your own garden grow into a beautiful landscape can fill a person with a great sense of pride and achievement. it is a great skill for anyone to learn: young, old, or disabled. it can provide jobs, a sense of self worth or put a smile on your face or others.

Have a look at your garden, or garden to be, and think what is stopping you from achiev-ing any of the above? Take control and start reaping the many benefits that a garden can add to your life.

Kari OliveyEditor/Director of The Zimbabwean Gar-dener magazine, Catch us on Facebook “The Zimbabwean Gardener”

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October 26 to November 1 201414 THE STANDARD STYLE / EATING OUT / OPA!, KENSINGTON

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CUT OUT, KEEP, WATCH FOR NEXT UPDATEOct 26 (today) Art Exhibition and sale, Wingate Park GC 9am-3pm Lunch: Alo, Alo, Arundel; Amanzi, Highlands (new) Theo’s, 167, Enterprise Road; Adrienne’s, Belgravia; Da Eros, Fishmonger and Great Wall, East Road; Sitar, Newlands; Palms, Bronte Hotel; Willow Bean Cafe, Rolf Valley, English roast/pudding US$15. (BYOB, no corkage.); Wild Geese, Teviotdale buffet/live music; Italian Club, Strathaven, Mukuvisi Woodlands Coffee Shop; Centurion Pub & Grill, Harare Sports Club; Hellenics, Eastlea; City Bowling Club, Harare Gardens (roast lamb, mint sauce, pudding)Oct 27 Keep fit, Zumba Dancing, City Bowling Club, Harare Gardens. And every working night except Fridays. 5:30pm-6:30pm.Oct 28 7pm Line dancing City Bowling ClubOct 29 Farmers’ market, Maasdorp Avenue, Belgravia (next to Bottom Drawer) Curry night special, Adrienne’s Belgravia. All you can eat for US$12 (beef, chicken, lamb or vegetarian) Fun pub quiz Amanzi, Highlands. International Food Day, Old Miltonians Club, BulawayoOct 30 (and every Thursday) Tapas night and live music, Amanzi RestaurantOct 29-30-31. Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe annual congress Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel and events at many other venues.Oct 29-Nov 8. Zol/EatOut Zimbabwe Restaurant Week. Enjoy bargain 2 and 3 course meals at top eateries in Harare and BulawayoOct 30 (and every other Thursday) fun pub quiz blue@2 Private Wine Bar, 2, Aberdeen Rd, Avondale. Booking essential, Tel 0772 856 371Oct 31 Shopping Under the Stars, Old Georgians Sports Club, Groombridge 3pm-9pm Fun pub quiz Borrowdale Country Club. Question master Tony Havercroft. Halloween, look for special events at many venues, including one at REPS Bar.Nov 1 car boot sale, Borrowdale Country Club St John’s Prep School Family Fireworks Fun Day. Tickets from school or Absolute Sports. Family entry US$25. US$5 per cooler box. No glassware or bottles.Nov 3-8 “The Impro Show”: Reps Theatre UpstairsNov 4 7pm Fun pub quiz Theo’s, 167, Enterprise RoadNov 5 Bonfire Night lease keep dogs and cats indoorsNov 7-8 Borrowdale Country Club “The BCC World News” (revue)Nov 9 Armistice Sunday. Parade Athol Evans Chapel.Nov 12-16 and 17-22 (two separate shows) Stars of Tomorrow at REPS. 6:30pm and Saturday matinees at 2:30pmNov 15-16 Handel’s “Messiah” by the Marden Singers, St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Avondale. 5pm Saturday, 3pm Sunday. Entry by donation. Tea, coffee, wine and cheese

A VERY big welcome this week to Opa! the latest newcomer on the restaurant scene in Ha-ha-ha-rare (Africa’s fun capital!)

and one with refreshingly innova-tive ideas. (Well, for this part of the world, anyway.)

“Opa!” (I am told by Greek mates) is an expression of joy: the Hellenic equivalent of “Wow”, “Whoopee!” or “Hurray!”

Everyone up to now I’ve spoken to has pronounced it just like the Afrikaans/ Dutch/ Flemish/ Ger-man word for “Grandpa”, which is of course “Oupa” (I’m one myself, three times over ), with a long “O”; but it should be voiced as in Op(er)a with a truncated “O”.

One of those innovative concepts is to sell meals at refreshingly at-tractive prices, in manageable yet fairly generous portions in pleasant surroundings.

Helpings are “meze” or tapas sized, or so the proprietrix young Jenny Osman explained to me as I sat at an outdoor table enjoying a faint breath of breeze on a stifling Monday lunchtime. The idea is to mix-and-match, share, enjoy. But as I went on an impromptu whim, that concept really fell away.

Lamb kleftiko, the “stolen lamb” of Greek tradition leaped out of the menu at just US$16 a portion, which is probably at least US$10 cheaper than it’s been available anywhere else in Harare for the past decade. A friend of mine claimed it was a help-ing which would feed two. I can’t vouch for that. Please don’t shoot the messenger if you disagree! This is the dearest item on the menu. Starters, or meze, are US$4-US$5 each.

I ordered Greek salad and it was authentic, as it should be, as Jenny’s mother is Greek; the family owns the nearby highly successful Vali’s Bak-ery. There wasn’t a hint of lettuce, which indeed should be the case, but there was lots of feta cheese, lus-cious unctuous small black olives and piles of peppers. This is US$5 on the menu but Jenny changed my order to a small bowl (it wasn’t) and the price plunged to US$3!

A clip-on breadbasket was a new one on me and really welcomed by someone who spreads car keys, reading glasses, sunspecs, cell-phones, notebook, camera, wallet, credit card holder and sometimes a particularly addictive thriller from the library at the lunch table!

The attractive basket held rolls, breadsticks, pitta-bread, butter, nap-kins (or are they serviettes?) and cutlery. Lovely warm bread comes from two doors away; if you want a second basket it will cost you a rea-sonable US$2.

The first one’s free, as it should be. I love bread/rolls and butter, but didn’t finish half of them.

Main course was the trademark Greek restaurant speciality, mous-saka: layers of finely minced beef, potatoes, brinjal, tomato salsa and

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a béchamel sauce. It costs US$7 for the well-seasoned and beautifully cooked beef version; a vegetarian equivalent is a dollar less.

Opa isn’t yet licensed, but Jenny seemed to think a liquor license won’t be long in coming. (Don’t hold your breath, kid!) For the moment, take your own; there’s a good bottle store at the nearby Spar.

Jenny has a sparkly personality, just right for the hospitality lark. She finally admitted to being 28 years old and was locally educated at Hellenics and Speciss. Before joining the family business she sailed around the world several times working on international cruise ships.

Early on I was served a small ca-rafe of chilled filtered water with a twist of zingy lemon and mint in the neck. It was so pleasant and thirst-quenching I had a second (and third

possibly?) at no charge. (Overseas you’d probably have to pay!)

Home-made Greek-style rich va-nilla ice-cream infused with gener-ous slivers and chunks of under-stated Turkish delight should have been US$4, but isn’t on my bill. (When I checked a minute ago, com-piling this review.)

What does appear is the item “Bar” and a figure of US$3. As I couldn’t have a lager or glass of wine, that confused me, but it’s for a good, strong filter coffee of the sort you would be served in Constitution Square, Athens.

It was very good, but I’m not to-tally convinced it was US$3 good in a cash-strapped Harare!

Opa! Kensington Shopping Cen-tre, Harare. Opens for lunch and supper Monday-to-Friday. Child and handicapped friendly. Eating in-doors or out. Smoking/no smoking.

Tel (allegedly) 250290 or 250294. However, no one answers the first number and a disembodied voice states the second is incorrect.

Dusty Miller initial rating pending teething troubles settling (they opened on October 14) and granting of booze licence is a not to be sneezed at Three Stars

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71) Eating is indoors or out at Opa!2) Interior décor is mainly pastels and the Greek national shade of blue3) Authentic Greek salad; this is a “small” one for US$34) Hake is served in a pan, with dill sauce and lemon for US$6; chips are US$4 extra.5) Moussaka was ell seasoned and beautifully cooked6) Home-made ice-cream infused with Turkish Delight7) Humorous gra� ti on an interior wall. I liked: “We don’t have Wi-Fi. Eat, drink and talk to each other!” All pictures by Dusty Miller

October 26 to November 1 2014 THE STANDARD STYLE / FOOD & DRINK / WINE 15

lebbie Masavaya

“Wine has a unique and mystical quality to it: unlike most other bev-erages, it oftentimes benefits from aging. No one can craft exactly what the final outcome will be -- the wine is constantly evolving. So there is a bottled surprise waiting to be dis-covered. Sometimes the result is a flop . . . but when it’s aged well, it is simply sublime!” More than just drinking the wine, we often forget to take that deep look into the events that tran-spire before opening the bottle of wine. More than that first sip, there are a few auspices to take note of, “to get more” out of a bottle of wine. Thanks to Stan, Meikles Grapevine Organiser, who inspired this arti-cle, when he threw in a “titbit” on “room temperature”, during an en-joyable wine-tasting. Without rushing into the moment I live for, the drinking of the wine, I find it necessary to provide all wine lovers and newbies alike with a wine visionary on the build up to that en-joyable moment where, it’s that per-fect moment to serve your wine or, for that matter, sip that wine.

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Often, we’re advised to serve white wine chilled and red wine at room temperature, and yes that’s correct. Except, the various white wines are best served at different tempera-tures to maximise the characteris-tics of the wine and ultimately “get more out of your wine.” The room temperature alluded to for serving red wines, is “France-based” room temperature, which, when careful thought is put, differs entirely from the room temperature of our Savanna country, Zimbabwe. Light white wine is best served at cold temperatures within a range of 6 to 8 degrees. Lower temperatures than indicated will only make the wine colder and lose its bouquet en-tirely, revealing unwanted simplic-ity. This includes your Rosé, Sauvi-gnon Blanc and all stainless steel fermented whites. If you’re like me, I like getting to know my wine a lit-tle, using one of the most important senses in tasting, the nose. With no flavours to talk about on the nose, I hardly think my palate will be se-duced. Full-bodied white wines, typi-

cal Chardonnay, can be enjoyed at a cool 12 to 14 degrees, while an off dry white wine, which, when I’m having is one of my favourites, a Riesling, will impress old and new palates alike when served chilled at between 8 and 12 degrees. Our famous sparkling wines, which, as I think about at this mo-ment, send me into a celebratory mood, will add that sparkle to your palate when served cold, at anything from 6 to 8 degrees. A dry sherry style is perfectly enjoyed cool. This fortified wine, with a temperature range of 10 to 12 degrees, has a flavour profile that is bound to send your palate bouncing with excitement, not forgetting Port styles, which are pleasantly enjoyed cool in the region of 15 to 18 degrees.With sweet wines, the rule is, the sweeter the wine, the cooler you’d rather have it. Cold temperatures are ideal for these sweet wines, any-where within a range of 6 to 10 de-grees. Finally, though red wine is served at “room temperature”, this is a temperature range of 15 to 18 degrees. If red wines are served too warm, they can exude a lot of alco-

hol and give an impression of being flaccid. In the same ‘vine’, serving red wines too warm may result in the aromas and flavours being sup-pressed. And now to fulfill your choice of wine, served at the right tempera-ture in the right glass. My equation is simple yet meaningful: - The right glass (½ to 1/3) filled + your palate = maximum potential possible of the wine’s character + enjoyment.Stemmed glassware, in my opinion, is the most ideal for having that wine moment, as holding a glass by the stem, prevents warming the wine in the glass. Sparkling wine glasses (flutes) are best suited for sparkling wine. Its long tulip shape enables the spar-kle, temperature and bouquet of the wine to be kept for longer. With a visual impression of an ample bulb to cup with both palms, a red wine glass, has a nicely rounded bowl, that narrows towards the top rim of the glass. Perfectly suited for red wines, as the multi-layered aro-mas and flavours require enough space to release its bouquet. A white wine glass, has a more

u-shaped, yet rounded bowl, which is ideal for maintaining that cool temperature white wines require, as well as enough room to release the aromas and flavours. Dessert wines have a high alco-hol content, hence, a short rounded glass, which simply hints at a small serving of a tot or two. Wine lovers, I dare say, have a repeat of the last bottle of wine you had, whether sweet or dry, red or white, chilled at the right tempera-ture, with use of the right glass, to get more out of your wine. Kick those shoes off, get that palate work-ing, and till next week, it’s a cool wine cheers.

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October 26 to November 1 201416 THE STANDARD STYLE / FOOD & DRINK / COOK & BAKE

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Soy sauce and Soya sauce are one in the same thing. If you can only find bottles labeled Soya and not soy, go for it, it’ll serve the same purpose, i.e. add flavor!

To Julienne is to cut food into short or long thin strips. It’s especially great for the final aesthetics of your dish. Remember- we eat with our eyes first.

Don’t you just LOVE the smell of freshly baked biscuits? Are you frustrated at not being able to get them to come out perfect? Here are some fantastic tips on

how to bake biscuits!

One: Line a flat baking tray with non-stick baking paper. The tray can have a small lip (slightly raised edges), but biscuits will not brown evenly in a tray that is too deep.

Two: Do not crowd biscuits - it’s important for air to circulate for even cooking. Place bis-cuits in rows, lining up each row to sit behind the gaps formed by the biscuits in front.

Three: hen biscuits are baked, remove from oven and stand on tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Standing time allows biscuits to firm, so they won’t break.Now that we know the basics, let’s give it go!

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Yummy jam-filled biscuits – a light and tasty afternoon treat. Perfect as a tea time snack for adults and children.

Ingredients:

- 200g margarine chopped- 100g castor suga- 1tsp vanilla extract- 250g plain flour- 85g strawberry jam

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160°C. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Use an electric beater to beat the butter, sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy.2. Sift half the flour over the butter mixture. Use a round-bladed knife in a cutting action to stir until just combined. Add the remaining flour and stir until it forms moist clumps. Gather the dough together and turn onto a sheet of non-stick baking paper. 3. Divide the dough in half. Roll one portion between two sheets of baking paper to form a 5mm-thick disc. Use a 5cm-diameter round pastry cutter to cut out 18 discs. Place pastry discs on 1 lined tray. Use a fork to lightly prick.4. Roll out the remaining dough and use a 5cm-diameter round pastry cutter to cut out 18 discs. Use a 2cm-diameter fluted pastry cutter to cut a small hole in the centre of each disc. Place discs with holes on the remaining lined tray. 5. Bake biscuits in oven, swapping trays

Easy to make Chicken and Pork stir fry6 ServingsCooking time: 30 minutes Stir fries are one of those quick and healthy meals that you can prepare for yourself and loved ones. This is a pretty quick meal and will be great for those days when you get unex-pected visitors. The taste is just superb (they may even secretly continue to be “unexpect-ed” visitors just to have more of this!!)

Ingredients• 300gporksteak• 400gchickenbreast• 1/4largegreenpepper• 1/4largeredpepper

• 1/4largeyellowpepper• 4tspsoysauce• 2clovesgarlic• 1tspfreshginger• 1largecarrot• 1tspsalt• 1tspblackpepper• 1tspgroundcumin• 3tbspdicedpineapple• 1mediumsizedonion• Oilforfrying

Quick Instructions

1. Julienne your peppers and carrots and cut your onions into thin rings. Also cut your pork steak into strips. 2. With your pork strips in your bowl add half the garlic, half the ginger, 1/4 tsp salt, half tsp ground black pepper, half tsp ground cumin, 2 tsp soy sauce and mix everything together. Let it sit for 5 min for

the flavours to mingle.3. Heat oil in pan and add your seasoned pork strips. Fry until browned.4. As the pork is browning up repeat the same process for the chicken breast. That is, cut it into strips add the remaining garlic, the remaining ginger, 1/2 tsp salt, half tsp ground black pepper, half tsp ground cumin, 2 tsp soy sauce and mix everything together. Set-aside. Remove browned pork strips from heat and set-aside.5. In the same pan, brown up the chicken breasts. Once browned remove from heat and put in the same plate were you put the browned pork strips and set-aside. 6. In the same pan again, add your carrot julienne strips and sauté for about 2 min. 7. Add onion rings and sauté for a minute add pineapple and stir. Then add peppers and stir for a minute. 8. Take set-aside chicken and pork strips and add to pan and stir for another min ute giving time for the flavors to marry. 9. Your chicken and pork stir fry is ready!

halfway through cooking, for 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden. Set aside on the trays to cool. 6. Spread each whole biscuit evenly with jam. Sandwich together with the remaining biscuits and serve.

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at home in the bosom of my family. -

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October 26 to November 1 201420 THE STANDARD STYLE / HAZ SUPPLEMENT

THEME: “HAZ@70: BUILDING A CULTURE OF SERVICE EXCELLENCE”

The Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe is holding its Annual Congress from 29-31 October 2014 under

the theme: “HAZ@70: Building a culture of service excellence”, in Bulawayo. This is a special event as

the Association will be celebrating its 70 years of existence.

150 delegates who are industry captains and management executives are expected to attend this big

hospitality annual event. The Conference will deliberate on service excellence and contribution of

Tourism to the economy. There are various interesting speakers and presenters lined up with the

highlight of the Keynote Speaker from Singapore coming to benchmark and share their success story.

There will also be a Hospitality Fair running concurrently with the Congress where industry suppliers

showcase their products to the industry players present.

The highlight of the Conference is the Awards Dinner to be held at the last day where individuals or

organizations who have shown excellent service to the hospitality sector during the current year will

be awarded.

Topics to be discussed :-

- The Singapore story – how they have managed to turn around their tourism fortunes

- The 5 Billion dollar economy journey for tourism by 2018

- Unlocking value for regions through Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibition (MICE)

- Health and wellness

- Managing risk in building hospitality service culture

Please be advised that HAZ Offices Landline is 708872.You can also contact Violet Rukande, The

Administrator on 0712 631 858 or 0774 161 056 or email hazimsec@gmail, or hazimbabwe@gmail.com

or Cynthia Sapabwe, The Secretary on 0733 344 563 for further information or any queries.

For accommodation, as usual, please make direct booking with the establishment of your choice in

Bulawayo.

2014 HOSPITATITY CONGRESS: 29 – OCTOBER – 31 OCTOBER 2014

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Addressing staff from his minis-try recently during a familiarisation tour, Tourism and Hospitality min-ister, Walter Mzembi said tourism contributed 10% to the GDP on the

basis of 2,5 million arrivals and close to US$1 bil-

lion in tourism receipts.“It is our target to grow this contribution of

GDP to 15% by 2015, on the basis of 3,2 million arrivals and US$5 billion in tourism receipts,” said Mzembi.

He reiterated government’s commitment to developing tourism in the country by introduc-ing a cocktail of measures, such as promoting

domestic tourism packages for low income earn-ers so that they can have an opportunity to visit some tourist attraction areas with their families.

“We want even the low income earners to go for holiday by designing packages which are suit-able for them. In a way, we are promoting do-mestic tourism,” said Mzembi.

Mzembi said this amplifies the economic im-

Zimbabwe tourism sector to grow GDP: Mzembi

portance of tourism as an economic pillar.“All previous economic blueprints have cap-

tured tourism as an economic pillar, and our per-formance as a sector should continue to dem-onstrate our revenue earning capacity alongside the battery of incentives we require to deliver,” he said.

Mzembi added that his ministry in the next five years will institute legislative re-forms in order to align existing legisla-tion to the new national tourism policy. “There is need to consolidate the gains of the successful co-hosting of the Unwto [United Na-tion World Tourism Organisation] general assem-bly as a global endorsement and continued lev-eraging of Brand Zimbabwe in the regional and global market,” he said.

The Unwto meeting, which was co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia, was held in August this year.

Mzembi underscored the need to initiate con-sidered bilateral and multi-lateral co-operation with a view to mainstream benefits for the tour-ism sector in a win-win situation.

“Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] should be designed to ensure we can as-sociate with benefits of entering into such agree-ments in a more meaningful way,” said Mzembi.

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By Ropafadzo Mapimhidze

ENGINEER Walter Mzembi, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Tour-ism and Hospitality Industry, is currently on a crusade in which he is preaching the gospel of what he calls “religious tour-ism”.

In fact, he has gone a step further and unveiled a religious tourism policy which seeks to tap into the popularity of char-ismatic prophets within the country to draw tourists.

He told local media during the course of this week that the policy was born out of a re-alisation that many people are attracted to religious shrines, such as the Bernard Mizeki shrine in Marondera.

The minister is said to have cited Prophet Emmanuel Ma-kandiwa of the United Fam-ily International Church (UFIC), the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) Prayer Mountain in Bindura as well as the Johanne Marange shrine as

having the potential to see the government policy’s success.

I was rather astonished be-cause this is a prophecy that seems to confirm what I was told by a youthful minister of religion of a local Pentecostal church, Apostle Pardy Williams from Gracious Anointing Minis-tries hardly two months ago in an interview.

The truth is that I did not take his words seriously when he said that Zimbabwe would have a sudden influx of people from all over the world that will be seeking God. The interview, which took almost one hour, could be a definite confirma-tion of what is likely to happen in the near future.

Churches in Zimbabwe have witnessed a steady increase in people coming from overseas seeking divine intervention to their problems, particularly those with incurable ailments.

“Zimbabwe is a blessed country with so many natural resources, but I also see an in-

flux of people coming to this beautiful country to seek God. But the churches in Zimbabwe need to repent first because they are not preaching the gospel as written in the bible,” Apostle Williams said.

However, Prophet Maxillar Mumo, a Kenyan founder of Christ Legacy Ministries also dipped his “prophetic” fin-gers into Zimbabwe’s religious fraternity, after prophesying about a number of events which later came true.

He became an instant “ce-lebrity” in Zimbabwe recently after fore telling President Rob-ert Mugabe’s victory in the July 31 harmonised polls.

My fear is that there are a lot of people coming up in Zimba-bwe giving themselves the title of prophets.

The media has been awash with reports of such “prophets” who end up abusing female fol-lowers or duping congregants of their finances.

Speaking on false proph-

ets from Zimbabwe and other Southern African countries, the Kenyan-based Prophet Mumo said these prophets have cre-ated big names for themselves and they falsely use God’s name, but the Lord is due to destroy them soon.

“I saw in this vision as well about prophets who have been lying to nations that God says this and God says that. God has blessed me with that and God has blessed me with that. I saw their names; they are big in the nations of Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Malawi and the Lord said their fire will dwindle down for fire not lit by Him soon goes down no matter how much it seems to fire up,” Mumo was quoted saying on different websites.

The websites said though he could not openly declare the names, several Zimbabweans said it was pretty obvious who the false prophets are.

“Zimbabwe’s false prophets are even more advanced, in

terms of prosperity and even technology. They can do any-thing for you, but if you are so spiritual you will see that they are just modern day sangomas who wear suits and read the Bible. We all know these false prophets,” Pastor James Shoko of In God’s Hands Ministries who was quoted on the web-site.

The website continues and says that Prophet Mumo ex-plained his prophecy and said the false prophets will soon be courted in several scandalous acts, lose multitudes of follow-ers and find themselves being taken to court for various rea-sons, as God begins to reveal to the world that they are false prophets.

“These prophets will be-gin to be shamed soon in their work with scandals, court cases, and mass walk-outs from their churches, fall-ing down of their greatness! Watch for these signs,” he said. Ghanaian fetish priest, Nana

Kwaku Bonsam, reportedly gave “powers” to over 1 700 African pastors who turned out to become so–called prophets.

Bonsam, who spends most of his time doing business and other personal issues in the US, claimed that he is the godfa-ther of miracle money.

He said that anything he touched turned into money.

My Zimbabwe website man-aged to interview Kwaku Bon-sam on Skype and he revealed that there are pastors from Zimbabwe who visited him to acquire powers to become “prophets”.

He, however, could not be drawn to reveal the names of the pastors. He also said he would love to visit Zimbabwe one day as he has only been to South Africa.

In the same interview, Bon-sam said that there were over 4 000 pastors that have ap-proached him for spiritual as-sistance.

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As a member of the Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe you will have access to;

Advice and information to members on legislation affecting the industry.

Advice on conditions of employment, wages, and other labour matters.

Provision of newsletters, information, and statistics related to the industry.

Advice on liquor licensing and assistance, where possible , on licensing matters

Liaising with suppliers

Promotion of tourism through co-operation and co-ordination with other related associations and bodies

Assistance in improving standards and creating a sense of professionalism in the industry

Establishment of staff training sources and involvement with government and other bodies aimed at upgrading and extension of training skills acquisition facilities

Public relations activities to promote awareness of the industry and hence to promote and expand business opportunities.

The industry’s trade magazine, Hospitality in Zimbabwe, distributed free to members

Annual congress to bring industry operations together

HAZ member’s plaque provided for display. This is issued to only members and indicates recommended premises

Membership Cards to assist identification of members, which also signifies a Commitment to common interest, the promotion of professionalism and of Adherence to the Association’s Code of Conduct.

The card also Helps facilitate discounts for accommodation at member hotels.

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October 26 to November 1 201422 THE STANDARD STYLE / FAMILY / HEALTH

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By Lynett E Masiwa

FOLLOWING on the previous publication, this article will cover the management of refrac-tive error in practice. In-case

you missed it; Refractive error is an

Management of refractive error

Refractive surgery

IN a Zumba fitness class, you and your classmates swoop and twirl to international dance rhythms. If you are new to Zumba Fitness, you

are likely to notice that you are hap-pily out of breath as you try to keep up, improving cardiovascular fit-ness in the process. As the instruc-tor runs through an electric play list, he has a method to his madness, aiming not only to promote fitness but to work out your muscle groups evenly. As you shake your booty, your hamstrings, quadriceps, glutes abs and so many more muscles coor-dinate in a smooth sliding whirl of motion.

FocusWith its body rolls and provocative hip shakes, as well as lunges and footwork, Zumba fitness will obvi-ously seem to work the core and low-er body muscles primarily. However,

Zumba works out everything.

Warm upWarm up songs -- often mash-up of hip hop songs or dynamic Latin songs, last four minutes or more to set a groove that gets the blood pumping. Warm ups typically in-clude lateral motion, box steps or grapevine moves to engage to lower body, hip rotations for the core and arm swings.

Dance stylesReggaeton - The funky steps of reggaeton numbers, hailing from Panana, Puerto Rico, work the hip flexors, muscles located at the front of the groin, in upper crease where the thigh and the abdomen meet.

Salsa – Salsa originating from Cuba and Puerto Rico works the lower body and core.

Meringue - This type emphasises the triceps and biceps with its ener-getic arm swing. Bhangra and belly dancing challenge the calf and the core with the need to elevate on one foot and wave the other foot, toes pointed in front of the body.

Thank you again Zumba addicts. See you in another edition next week! Classes at the Italian Club, first ses-sion is free and we are branching to Ridgeview as from November 1.

And remember, if you bring a copy of this Standard Style, you get a week of free sessions!!

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umbrella term used to describe con-ditions which result in poor vision due to the size and/or shape of the eye.

Your Optometrist will help you de-cide what best suits you depending on your ocular health, visual needs

and prescription. All four types; my-opia, hyperopia, astigmatism and presbyopia, can be managed by any of the following methods:

• Spectacles (glasses): this is the most common and most afford-

able way of managing refractive er-ror. The degree of refractive error known as your prescription is deter-mined during an eye test. The lens-es with this prescription are then mounted into a frame to make your spectacles. Spectacles routinely get updated every two years.

• Contact lenses: these are small lenses placed directly on the front of your eye to correct your visual de-fect. They work very well particular-ly for people with high prescriptions or for activities that are difficult to do with glasses e.g.sports. There are different types of contactlenses which are governed by different rules, your Optometrist can explain to your further.

• Refractive surgery: this is an option slowly increasing in popular-ity with advances in technology. It involves surgically modifying the cornea (front surface of the eye) by an Ophthalmologist to rectify your prescription.

Unfortunately it is not currently available in Zimbabwe and so those interested would need to source for it abroad.

By Lynett E Masiwa FAOI Op-tometrist BSc Hons. Optom-etry (Ireland)

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THE STANDARD STYLE / FAMILY / EDUCATION 23October 26 to November 1 2014

First runner up

MEET THE WINNERS

I fumbled for my watch, hardly glanced at it and met a dash at the door as I rushed to the bathroom. I had been envisaging all night all kinds of dreamy things and had slept late so I was late, I thought. I was actually not late but my conscience

with enough assistance from my content kept compelling me to run in haste reminding me that time waits for no man. My eyes also urged me to run because of an opposite seat in the bus. As the saying goes, the earliest bird catches the fat worm, I had to rush to get the most comfortable seat. It was 5 o’clock, Saturday morning and mother was long awake, doing her daily chores as usual. That particular morn-ing, I couldn’t eat breakfast too excited and full of beans that even always anxious mother who always passed the buck, was like water off a ducks back. All she could say was “watch out for cans. Be careful and meticulous in everything you do. Have a great time dear.” In seventh heaven, I got out of the house after having said my goodbyes. I had put on my resplendent dress that had earmarked and was comely-looking like an ethi-cal, eminent, precarious celebrity. All the summer world was bright, fresh and brimming with life. The scent of the blossoms that impregnated the air brought cheer to every face, a spring in every step and a song in every heart that disclosed through lips if the heart was still young. Saturday was that had been awaited by twenty eight im-patient souls, it was the day we were going to buy settings and

costumes for the school play. As I made my entry into the school, I espied my friend prowling and probably looking for me and I ran to meet her. When I had laid my eyes upon everyone, I found I wasn’t the only one with joie-de vivre, everyone was perky with frenzy. We were all excited about in the play and secondly, getting to shop for costumes and other essential stuff. Nobody dared to infringe the ‘snake rule’. This rule made sure that there was order. It was a rule whereby we had to get single filed up in a straight line when entering the bus. We conformed to this bor-ing but useful rule and it worked out quickly. As the engine of the bus sputtered up, we all started to chatter wildly with delight. Everyone had made a sketch of their outfits so to visit the tailor was all that was left. We had gone far when unexpectedly, ‘BOOM’ the tyre went and the bus stopped. We all looked at each other blankly. Nobody wanted to admit that the sound came from the bus regardless of their knowledge. The bus had a flat tyre. We all got out quickly examining the tyre as if we were experts in fixing it. I looked at my watch and it was eighteen minutes past 6. After having pondered for a while everyone participated pompously of what was to be done. After having been shown the ropes by the adults, we were ready to come up to scratch with alacrity because there was no time like the pre-sent. We had been divided into groups of seven and had to head our four different ways. There were only two teachers and four groups but that was fathomable. After doing the math the teachers had to go with the group that had the youngest mem-bers. Our group had no teacher to consort us but that did not matter. To us, it was easy-peasy as cutting margarine with a hot knife. Little did we know that we had gotten ahead of our-selves, that it was easier said than done? We started off for the nearest clothes shop after being di-rected by the driver, some of us hurrying, recalling what they had heard: ‘time waits for no man’ it turned out we were being polarized by proverbs because some thought: more haste less speed.

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We all gave chaseRed tongues of flame flickered off the blazing log I was hold-ing. Sweat trickled down my spine as fear slowly but surely engulfed me. The fierce creature roared again. This time, more loudly and fierce which sent my ears ringing and left my whole skinny bony body shaking. You could almost hear skeletal bones of so called brave men rattling, teeth grinding and heart beats hard and almost audible. We looked at each other as Jum-bo whistled which was the sign for us to strike. It all started a few years ago in Garwe village when the feeling of anger took immediate hold of the villagers. We had realized that some creatures dared to slip through the dark nights kill-ing our precious small herds of cattle. A community meeting was called and with the points of view from the villagers it was agreed that everyone would keep watch for the mysterious creature. It was that time of the year when the heavens had shut their rain gates making the red soils of our lands thirsty, dusty and cracked. Slaughter was the only way to get food, for even the wild was finished because of the drought. The wispy air was chilly and dry. It was a Friday night; I had again spent my day hunting with no success so I felt exhausted. Night filled the hut my grim family had built from sweat, darkening everywhere except the small space around my dim lamp. Giving into my ex-

Tsitsi R Zana Age 13FemaleForm 1 and 2Zengeza 1 High Category

We all gave chase

haustion, I closed my eyes and stretched my arms as the sleepi-ness swept over me like a heavy blanket. Even my eyelids now seemed to weigh a tonne. I woke up with a startled gasp and squinted into the darkness of my hut when I heard a shrill scream outside. I flung open the door only to see my old grandmother scream at the lion feeding on the last cow in our kraal. It always occurred to me why the cattle never mooed to warn us but seeing they had lit-tle or no life explained that to me.I quickly made a shrill whistling sound to alarm the village. The sound of my voice filled the skies, echoed of the moun-tains and rolled down the valleys and over the dusty plains of Garwe Village and everyone was aware that there was a fierce lion. We took our spears but it realized was to happen so it raced to its hidden caves. I took to my heels like other and we gave chase. We raced down the hill following the direc-tion of the lion as fast as our thin skinny legs could carry us. Unfortunately as I made a tremendous leap over a rock I fell to the ground but I immediately stood up and caught up with the others. It was then when we reached the caves which were hideous with dark shadows over them. Eager to protect it family, the lion came out. It is then we decided to surround it using the bull horn formation. I was the bravest amongst the men and I was the one to strike it to death. We held our spears and other their bows and arrows in position. “Fire!” and we all threw at it and I got the honours to finish it off as it tried to fight back. Its head was cut off and it was skinned. The villagers were in ecstasy as the thrill of victory took im-mediate hold of us. As a token of appreciation some villagers gave me their last surviving cattle. Happiness bubbled in my soul, seeking expression and tears of joy were not enough, I knew for once my parent would beam at me. The lion’s skin was valuable and to be presented to our king Mambo Shuvirai at the next village meeting.

Second runner up

October 26 to November 1 201424 THE STANDARD STYLE / FAMILY /GETAWAY Rosie Mitchell

BEING in Les Mis at Reps continued to demand most of my time and energy last week. It went down well with audiences, and we in the cast thoroughly enjoyed ourselves too! It was a particularly amazing experience for those of us unaccustomed to being in a major show, which certainly requires a huge amount of stamina, and definitely proved incompatible with running training for several looming events!

However, I am assured by old hands like Alex Fairlie, who bril-liantly [as always] starred in Les Mis as Jean Valjean, that like all of life’s demanding pursuits, it does get easier with practice! These shows do take a toll in terms of fatigue, lack of sleep, spo-radic eating -- one arrives at 6pm to dress and warm up, and gets home around 10pm with a scant break at interval – but if asked, “was it worth it?” this cast would, I believe, answer with a unani-mous resounding “Yes!”

Over six gruelling weeks, cyclists Linda Davidson and Ashley King in July and August this year cycled a staggering 3 763km around Zimbabwe’s boundary, through National Parks, Conservancies and other Wildlife Areas, to raise awareness of, and funds for, the fight against the endless scourge and carnage of wildlife poaching. At 7pm on October 30 at Country Club in Highlands, Harare, they will deliver a fantastic slide show and talk about their epic journey, which so far raised over US$24 000 for anti-poaching ef-forts by various organisations operating in Zimbabwe. The slide show is also an anti-poaching fund-raiser and is bound to be fascinating -- don’t miss it!

I had the privilege of attending the 2014 Enviro Schools Challenge run by Mukuvisi Woodlands Eco Schools Programme last week. This Eco Schools initiative is one of the most heartening and encouraging envi-ronmental projects happening in Zimbabwe today. Next time you feel despondent about the state of our environment and the fragility of our various threatened species, remind yourself that many people are work-ing tirelessly to educate tomorrow’s business people, parents and deci-sion-makers on environmental issues of burning importance, and these efforts are truly having an impact on the younger generation who in turn are putting all sorts of good en-vironmental practices into action in their daily lives, already. The Enviro Schools Challenge is an environmen-tal quiz and survival skills challenge in the Woodlands, and this year drew 30 schools who participate in the Eco Schools Programme, a global envi-ronmental education initiative which is achieving much local success after its introduction by Mukuvisi Wood-lands, run by Environmental Educa-tion Coordinator Gibson Nhokwara. As at all Eco Schools events, the chil-dren confidently recited excellent poems and essays, enacted plays and performed songs and dances, on a variety of environmental themes, as well as participating in the activities and quizzes. Several schools also put up a Stand, to demonstrate their own environmental projects, which were toured by the VIPs who were well-im-pressed by the pupils’ presentations. Supported by Unicef, the European Union and others and well-attended by representatives from relevant gov-ernment agencies and sponsoring organisations, this was a resounding success.

Ncema Dam Triathlon Nov 15Other exciting news from Bulawayo is that on November 15 there is a Triathlon Event at Ncema Dam, in aid of SPCA, with options for Elites, social triathletes, including in teams, and children aged 8 to 12, and 5 to 7. Registration is at Bulawayo Country Club on Nov 12, 5-7pm and at Ncema on the day from 10am-12pm, and there is full bar and catering – another fun family event to diarise! For both events contact burns@yoafrica.com.

Old Mutual Vumba Mountain Run Nov 8Meantime, for those living further north, don’t forget that the Novem-ber 8 Old Mutual Vumba Mountain Run (5, 10 and 21km options, open to serious runners and fun runners and walkers alike) is getting close so if you haven’t booked in somewhere, do – Leopard Rock Hotel, where the race finishes, Inn on the Vumba, White Horse Inn, National Parks or anywhere else you know about. This is Edition Four, and so far this event has had rave reviews – great scenery, very social, great prizes, and a good excuse to go and enjoy beautiful Bvumba!

Matobo Jacaranda Challenge Nov 8 and 9In aid of Ethandweni Children’s Home in Matobo, this year’s Matobo Jacaranda Challenge is set to provide a fun weekend for the whole fam-ily, with a Moonlit Cycle Ride from Maleme Dam around Circular Drive and back on the evening of November 8. The 10km with a Relay option, and the 21km Run, plus the 21k, 40k and 60k Cycle Rides, take place the following morning, November 9, from Sandy Spruit to Maleme, followed by a Family Fun Day at Maleme with full bar and catering and music by Frank.

Donnybrook Challenge Nov 15Also imminent is Run/Walk for Life’s second Donnybrook Challenge. Offering 7, 14, 21 and 28 km distances at and around Donnybrook Race Track, this year’s edition includes a 4 x 7km Relay, a Schools Challenge and a Corporate Challenge, with prizes for the school covering the most kilometres in relay and/or individual, plus, for the fastest school relay team over 4 x 7km, and for the fastest male and female to cover the full 28km. Corporates can challenge other companies in their field to beat them over the 4 x 7km relay. It all starts at 6.30 am, you can run or walk, and there is no time limit. Prize giving is at 10.30am. For more: ha-rare@runwalkforlife.co.zw.

Zimbabwe Colour Run 2014 gathers momentumExcitement is building for the second edition of the hugely successful Zimbabwe Colour Run, inaugurated last year, which drew over 4 000 par-ticipants. This year’s edition already reflects 4 300 participants commit-ted to going, on the Facebook site, from which regular posts are help-ing build anticipation! Particularly exciting news is that the Animal and Wildlife Area Research and Rehabilitation (AWARE) Trust, with Emerald Hill School for the Deaf, is to benefit from proceeds set aside for charity this year following the event. AWARE Trust has done some amazing work this year, raising funds for, and then de-horning, rhino, to help fight the ever-rising tide of rhino poaching, as well as all their work such as donkey clinics and domestic dog vaccination and sterilisation campaigns in rural areas, helping prevent diseases from spreading into wildlife areas, research projects on wildlife living adjacent to domestic stock, wildlife rescue, and more.

Les Mis

Zimboundary Cycle Challenge against Poaching Slide Show October 30

Mukuvisi Woodlands 2014 Enviro Schools Challenge2014 Enviro Schools Challenge

The finale of Les Mis

Ashley pauses to enjoy the scenery during their epic ride round Zimbabwe’s boundary

Griaffes made an appearance during the quiz

A secondary school pupil reads her poem

Children out on survival skills exercise during Enviro Challenge

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26 THE STANDARD STYLE /COMMUNITY/ BREAKING NEW GROUND

Patricia Mabviko-Musanhu

October 26 to November 1 2014

1. Standing at the gate - Mike Montgomery 2. Sitting down – Swapan Stacey and Putland

3. In winter coat and hat - No name mentioned 4. With husband John Indi - Mamene

It takes a man and a wom-an, (husband and wife), to make a home and build a family. However, whereas

both the husband and wife have a critical role to play in strengthening the family unit, it is widely believed that the responsibility to keep the family unit intact rests on the woman. It is interesting to note on the other hand that to this same woman, the world today is offering more and more opportunities for her to venture into business or to pursue a professional career. Women are expected to com-pete equally alongside their male counterparts if they are to rise up the ladder of suc-cess. they are at the same time expected to fulfill their responsibilities of a loving and submissive wife who will hold the family unit together. Is it possible for a woman to chase for success in the cor-porate or business world and be able at the same time to play a principal role of keep-ing her family intact?

“It is a very difficult task but it can be done with God’s help, and it must be done!” said Kubi emphatically.

As a woman, Kubi de-fied the odds and went into business at a time when so-ciety did not view women, particularly black women as being capable. During that time, very few black women dared to do something dif-ferent in a country that had just attained independence from white rule and white oppression. Women were generally expected to take up either teaching or nursing as career choices and that alone was considered to be a great achievement. Kubi refused to conform to such societal norms and chose to pursue what she believed in. She had been to Scotland and completed a nursing course as expected and then moved to London where she decided to venture into modelling.

“I was very tall and thin and I decided to take up mod-elling with the London Acad-emy,” she said.

As soon as she completed her modelling course, Kubi was inundated with work.

“I was always fully booked. In no time I was on the plane travelling to Switzerland, Paris, Italy and many other places to fulfill modelling contracts,” she added.

One of her many success-ful highlights in modelling and acting, a career she also took up, was featuring in a James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” alongside the main actor, Roger Moore.

When she returned to Zim-babwe in 1981, Kubi opened up a hair salon in Highfield and soon realised that there were no cosmetics for black people as most of them ca-tered for white skin. Howev-er, there was a huge demand for the product in the market. Kubi took advantage of the opportunity and quickly car-ried out extensive research on cosmetics for black skin. When she had gained enough knowledge, she set up a busi-ness to manufacture hair and skin products.

“Nobody took me seri-ously when I started. I used to do virtually everything. I was the manufacturer, the sales person, the driv-er, and as a woman, I met

a lot of resistance. I was told Kubi was an ugly name for cosmetics and would never sell,” she said. Kubi believed in this vision so much that no amount of re-sistance would discourage her. the more discourage-ment she received the more aggressive she became.

A woman is supposed to be-come twice as aggressive as her male counterpart in or-der to be break down walls of resistance. However, with all the toughness and aggression that comes with the business territory, a woman still needs

to remember that when she gets home her responsibili-ties are to give tender love to her husband and children. Kubi admitted that the most difficult issue is that of sub-mission.

“God said that the man is the head of the house. No matter how powerful you are at work, you should not use that power to disrespect your husband and put him down. What helped me was that my husband and I grew in our knowledge of God and be-came very prayerful. I used to pray and still pray today for

God to give me wisdom and discernment so that I know how to put across issues to my husband in a way that is not disrespectful. It is also important to be honest when you deal with issues,” she said.

Kubi added that no matter how busy the schedule gets, it is very important to create some quality time to spend with the family to allow for bonding.

Kubi’s products became very popular in Zimbabwe. In five years she was able to establish her business em-

pire in Zimbabwe. two years later, she began to sell her products to other countries in the region. In 1994, she se-cured a business partner in South Africa where she has also established her business extensively.

“I thank God for the sup-port that I have received over the years from my husband John, as well as from my chil-dren. they have made the ful-fillment of this dream all the more worthwhile and I am so glad that they have been there to share this success with me,” she said.

Kubi – 31 years in business and passionate about the family!

Patricia Mabviko Mu-sanhu is a Company Direc-tor/Producer at Black and White Media Productions. She can be contacted at pmabviko@gmal.com

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AS the outgoing Congress Convenor having served for the past fi ve years. It is my pleasure to report

on the last ZiMA Annual Congress that we held at the end of August this year. The congress was held at the Elephant Hills Hotel in Victoria Falls. The congress theme centered on “Operati onal Challenges of run-ning health services in Zimbabwe” this was a relevant theme con-sidering the prevailing economic challenges that we have been go-ing through in the past few years. Several companies have closed

down and employees have been retrenched losing their medical aid benefi ts with many failing to acquire good health services at af-fordable costs.

The economic challenges have aff ected both the public and pri-vate health sectors. Issues of man-power, drug shortages, equipment challenges have been uncommon. We sincerely applaud corporate organisati ons that have brought in cheap and aff ordable drugs, consumables and equipment as a way of trying to boost the medical industry. Some pati ents because of

aff ordability have been forced to go to mission hospitals or Malawi and India. We do have the experti se but costs are high as you can compare even with other basic commodi-ti es.

Ongoing problems between health funders and providers of medical services sti ll persist. This to an extent has aff ected the ser-vice rendered to pati ents. This years congress was set to address most of these challenges or issues. The congress which ran over three days and ended with an annual general meeti ng on Saturday. The

convenor wishes to appreciate the ZiMA Scienti fi c Committ ee which was chaired by Dr. Agnes Mahomva for coming up with an informati ve scienti fi c programme which had high powered presentati ons from brilliant presenters. The keynote address being done by Dr. Jim Rice who fl ew in from the United States.

The Mayor of Vic Falls His Wor-ship Mayor Sifi so Mpofu offi cially welcomed all att ending congress delegates to his city during the welcome cocktail evening. The congress was offi cially opened by the Honourable Minister of Health

and Child Care Dr. David Parireny-atwa, also present during the of-fi cial opening ceremony was the Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Paul Chimedza and the Govenor for Matabeleland North Minister Cain Matema.

Our annual general meeti ng which was held on Saturday was a long awaited day as this year’s congress was an electi ve one. For the fi rst ti me in the associati ons history an electorate commission supervised the electi ons. The elec-toral commission was headed by Dr. Francis Chiwora and had elec-ti on monitors who were repre-sentati ves from all our fi ve branch councils. The vote counti ng process was done authenti cally with no rigging and TEAM AGNES won the electi ons resoundingly. Dr. Agnes Mahomva was appointed the very fi rst female president of the Zim-babwe Medical Associati on. The Minister of Health and his deputy offi ciated at the inaugurati on cer-emony of the new ZiMA President and her executi ve team members. Dr. Munyaradzi Dobbie who was also contesti ng for presidency con-ceded defeat and said he would stand again for electi ons in 3years to come. Never give up!!

Whilst doctors were att ending the scienti fi c sessions, those who brought their spouses and children had lots of acti viti es to take care of them, visiti ng the falls, market place, boat cruises, game drives, helicopter rides, to menti on a few.

ZB Bank, who sponsored the congress and as part of its corpo-rate social responsibility had an educati ve, entertaining and inter-acti ve banking session with chil-dren and some parents present at the congress. The objecti ve of the session was to make the kids to ap-preciate banking and banking prod-ucts from a very tender age. The children parti cipated in questi on and answer sessions where they were rewarded with various prizes which included t-shirts and piggy banks for them to start saving. Mothers present also parti cipated in the quizzes and walked away with exciti ng prizes. They were encouraged to inculcate a sav-ings culture within their children by opening Junior Stash accounts for their kids. An exciti ng moment was when each one was asked on what career they would want to pursue in life. Naturally, one would

have expected the kids to follow in their parents’ foot- steps but here are some of the opted professions for you, Taxi Driver, Policeman, En-gineer, teacher, Farmer. All in all a very exciti ng session in deed.

Vic Falls has suddenly come to life at the end of July 2014 the El-ephant Hills successfully hosted the 7th Africa Society for Safe Blood Transfusion (AFSBT) con-gress which ZiMA jointly co-hosted together with the Nati onal Blood Services Zimbabwe and ZiNQAP. This congress was mainly att ended by internati onal delegates from all over the world and local delegates who had keen interests in blood safety and transfusion.

The Associati on of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe, Nati onal Associati on of Physicians and the Pharmaceuti cal Society of Zimba-bwe have held their annual meet-ings in Vic Falls. The months of July, August, September and October were fi lled with medical meeti ngs in Vic Falls. Vic Falls remains one of the favoured holiday resorts to host our congresses because of the big congress faciliti es which can host more than 500 delegates without having challenges of ac-commodati on. We appreciate the improved fl ight service from Air Zimbabwe during the ti me of our congress.

ZiMA would like to appreciate the secretariat who worked ti re-lessly to ensure that the congress sailed through smoothly, the man-agement of Elephant Hills Resort Mr. Trythings Mutyandasvika and team for hosti ng us. We also appre-ciate the fi nancial support received from our various sponsors, the con-gress would not have been success-ful without them. We sincerely ap-plaud our sponsors who partnered with us on this congress were we discussed issues pertaining to op-erati onal challenges that are aff ect-ing service delivery in Zimbabwe. Special menti on also to appreciate ambulance and emergency cover services received from EMRAS and MARS and for expediti ously dealing with incidents at the congress.

The congress delegates who at-tended enjoyed themselves. I wish the new ZiMA executi ve a fruitf ul term. All the best to the incoming congress convenor.

God bless you all.Dr. Edson ChikumbaOutgoing Congress Convenor

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The Zimbabwe College of Public Health Physicians wishes to congratulate Dr Agnes Mahomva and Team on your election to the ZiMA presidency. We wish you every success in your tenure. We are sure that under your great leadership, wisdom and guidance ZiMA will attain greater heights and achievements. We wish you all the best as you represent the medical fraternity. The College will be available for support as we advance the interest of health for our communities and population at large.

CongratulatesDr Agnes Mahomva

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Once again the association has kept its prom-ise to enhance the profes-

sion’s knowledge through Continuous Professional Development. no medical practitioner the world over can safely guarantee patient satisfaction and survival by relying on knowledge ac-quired through years spent at medical school. This activity is highly commendable.

I am particularly thrilled by the choice of the theme this year. “Operational Challenges of Running Health Services in Zimbabwe”. This coming from the members of ZiMA, who are traditionally perceived as pushing the agenda of enrich-ing themselves through “un-reasonable tariffs”, is clear demonstration that indeed the profession has risen to the occasion when it comes to seeking solutions to the ever challenging problems faced by Government in par-ticular and the population of Zimbabwe at large.

This discussion is indeed topical in all the discussions at Ministry of Health and child care as we strive to re-vamp and restore the health delivery system to the level

Zimbabwe Medical Association Congress 2014Official Opening Speech By Honourable Minister Dr. D. Parirenyatwa

THiS year the Zimbabwe Medical As-sociation (ZiMA) held its congress in Victoria Falls under the theme “Operational challenges of running

health services in Zimbabwe,” ZiMA is a professional association for all medical doc-tors in Zimbabwe. Doctors from all medical specialties such as surgeons, pediatricians, gynecologist, public health physicians etc are part of this association. Each year the association holds an annual congress that focuses on two key areas.

The first area the medical and scientific program of the congress is designed to pro-vide the doctors with the latest medical and scientific update in order to provide doctors with medical and professional development. This year’s congress had several high pow-ered scientific presentations under this area. The presentations covered topics by medi-cal specialists ranging from the latest on “laboratory medicine in Zimbabwe and how advances became retrogressive” to “chal-lenges in providing cardiac and coronary cT angiography” all the way to presentations by young scientists from Africa University and the University of Zimbabwe medical school on disease outbreak investigations. The key note speaker Dr Jim Rice, A public health specialists from the United States of Amer-ica gave a presentation on “Physician leader-ship development for enhanced health sys-tems performance” He highlighted the need to provide all doctors with leadership train-ing as this was key to addressing a number of the operational challenges that the health system was currently facing that were most-ly as a result of limited health financing. The key note speaker’s presentation provided a

very good link between the medical and sci-entific areas of the congress and the second key area of the congress - the AGM.

This year the focus of the AGM was on election of a new ZiMA Executive leadership team. The doctors voted and overwhelming-ly ushered in the following new ZiMA execu-tive leadership team:

Dr Agnes Mahomva – President (the very first female president for ZiMA)

Dr E. Shana – Vice PresidentDr Shingi Bopoto – Secretary GeneralDr S. Chirisa – TreasurerWhen asked what her team would bring

to ZiMA, Dr Mahomva the new ZiMA presi-dent did not hesitate to inform the house that her team’s vison was “A world class medical association that every doctor in Zimbabwe is proud to be associated with” She went on to indicate that her team was ready to provide ZiMA with strong leader-ship and would:

Step up the level of professionalism for a well-organized ZiMA

Enhance continuing professional develop-ment of doctors that includes strengthening of leadership, management and clinical skills of doctors

Advocate for doctor’s pertinent issues that include but not limited to appropriate health policy reviews and updates and fi-nally

Enhance linkages between doctors and the communities they serve.

Over 400 doctors attended this year’s ZiMA Congress that was held at the Elephant Hills Hotel in Victoria Falls from 27 to 31 Au-gust 2014.

Dr Agnes Mahomva – President (the very first female president for ZiMA)

Dr Mahomva elected ZiMA President

attained as a result of Gov-ernment efforts at ensuring health for all by 2000. How-ever the myriad of problems that the country has faced over the years, particularly during the years following the turn of the century when we had to deal with negative perceptions from the inter-national community and the so called targeted sanctions which almost crippled our economy, made it difficult to maintain the momentum we had gathered.

However through deter-mination, dedication to duty by the profession in both

private and public has helped in averting disaster on many occasions. For this the Gov-ernment and people of Zim-babwe are forever indebted.

This year’s theme gives us a great opportunity to bring together all players to the table to come up with strat-egies to improve the health delivery system in Zimbabwe. The variety of presenters and topics do cover the important pillars of a good and efficient system that is sustainable. if we construct a road map from the outcome of these deliberations, we would have made a tremendous

contribution to Zimbabwe and laid the foundation for future growth in this impor-tant aspect of life. Future generations will look at what we would have achieved with pride that we would have left an inheritance worth a lot. it is important to look into the future and guarantee human survival at all times.

it’s good to note that all key players have set aside their dif-ferences and time to focus on systems with unity of purpose. Even medical aid societies are making their contribution in a completely participatory man-ner. This is a pleasing depar-ture from the fuding battles about tariffs that are fought with service providers. One hopes this interaction lays the foundation for much more constructive engagement with a view to ensuring survival of the industry for the benefit of all, service providers, health funders and most importantly our common client the pa-tient.

i urge all to look into the future and strive to deliver the best to our population. Together we can do it.

I wish you fruitful discus-sion and outcomes that we will all be proud of for the foreseeable future.

Primary Components of FitnessThe four primary components (also known as the components of health related fitness) that are important to improved physical health are as follows:

• Cardiorespiratory capacity is the ability of the body to take in oxygen (respiration), deliver it to the cells (circulation), and use it at the cellular level to create energy (bioener-getics) for physical work (activity). In fitness, we also refer to cardiorespiratory capacity as aerobic capacity. This capacity includes aero-bic endurance (how long), aerobic strength (how hard), and aerobic power (how fast). Some of the long-term adaptations of cardi-orespiratory training are: decreased resting heart rate, decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, improved endurance, increased stroke volume and cardiac output.

• Muscular capacity refers to the spec-trum of muscular capability. This includes muscular endurance (i.e., the ability to apply force over a long period of time or to com-plete repeated muscle contractions); mus-cular strength (i.e., the ability to generate force, or the maximum amount of force that a muscle can exert in a single contraction); and muscular power (i.e., the ability to gen-erate strength in an explosive way). Some of the long-term adaptations of improving mus-cular capacity are increased strength, im-proved muscular endurance, increased basal metabolic rate, improved joint strength, and overall posture.

• Flexibility is the range of movement or amount of motion that a joint is capable of performing. Each joint has a different amount of flexibility. Some of the long-

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Dr. rice is a globally recog-nized thought leader, whose 35-year career highlights leadership, management, and governance as essential vehicles for high-quality, ac-cessible, efficient, and cost-effective health services. He has served as an advisor to health systems, physician groups, boards of directors, and ministries of health in more than 30 countries.

Dr. rice’s consultancies have ranged from a micro-en-terprise initiative with a Zim-babwe women’s cooperative to support primary health services, to the develop-

ment of a health plan in Chile that evolved into the largest health delivery system in Lat-in America. He guided health system reforms in Central and Eastern Europe, bring-ing innovative approaches to public-private partnerships. He has planned and evaluat-ed income-generating health projects for USAID in Kenya, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and the Dominican Republic. He has trained managers of US-AID child-survival projects in strategic planning and project management.

He has also designed and conducted leadership de-

velopment programs for healthcare leaders all over the world, most recently in a WHO course on strategy and policy implementation for se-nior officials of the Iraq Minis-try of Health.

Prior to his work with MSH, Dr. Rice was Execu-tive Vice President of Inte-grated Healthcare Strategies, a consulting group focused on health delivery system effectiveness. He led the Governance and Leadership Services practice, focusing on developing strategic gov-ernance and leadership skills for physicians. He is also vice-

chairman of The Governance Institute (TGI), an organiza-tion dedicated to enhancing the governance of health systems through knowledge generation and dissemina-tion.

He is on faculty of the Judge Business School, Cam-bridge University England; the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, and former faculty of Nelson Mandela School of Medicine South Africa, and the Thun-derbird Graduate School in Arizona. Granted NIH Doc-toral Fellowship in Health Services Management

EDUCATIONPhD, University of Minne-sota School of Public Health, 1991Master of Health Ad-ministration, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 1971 Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1969

ADDITIONAL COURSEWORKDiploma, International Man-agement and Economics, Stanford University School of Business and National Uni-versity of Singapore, 1985 on Busch Fellowship

‘Chapeau’

To The New ZiMA Executive

Dr Agnes Mahomva - ChairmanDr Emmanuel Shana - Vice Chairman

Dr Shingi Bopoto - Secretary GeneralDr Sacrifi ce Chirisa -Treasurer

Project Director, USAID funded Leadership Management & Governance with Management

Sciences for Health (MSH), Washington DC

adaptations of improved flexibility are decreased risk of injury, improved range of motion, improved bodily movements, and improved posture.

• Body composition is the proportion of fat-free mass (mus-cle, bone, blood, organs, and fluids) to fat mass (adipose tis-sue deposited under the skin and around organs). Some of the long-term adaptations of improving body composition are decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, improved basal meta-bolic rate, improved bodily function, and improved BMI.

Secondary Components of FitnessThe secondary components of fitness (also known as the

components of performance based fitness) are involved in all physical activity and are necessary for daily functioning. Ath-letes experience different levels of success depending on how well these secondary fitness components are developed. Al-though the primary components of fitness are thought to be the most important, we should not ignore the secondary com-ponents because of their importance in the completion of daily tasks. The secondary components include the following.

• Balance is the ability to maintain a specific body position in either a stationary or dynamic (moving) situation.

• Coordination is the ability to use all body parts together to produce smooth and fluid motion.

• Agility is the ability to change direction quickly.• Reaction time is the time required to respond to a specific

stimulus.• Speed is the ability to move rapidly. Speed is also known as

velocity (rate of motion).• Power is the product of strength and speed. Power is also

known as explosive strength.• Mental capability is the ability to concentrate during ex-

ercise to improve training effects as well as the ability to relax and enjoy the psychological benefits of activity (endorphins).

Health and WellnessHealth is a dynamic process because it is always changing.

We all have times of good health, times of sickness, and maybe even times of serious illness. As our lifestyles change, so does our level of health.

Those of us who participate in regular physical activity do so partly to improve the current and future level of our health. We strive toward an optimal state of well-being. As our lifestyle improves, our health also improves and we experience less dis-ease and sickness. When most people are asked what it means to be healthy, they normally respond with the four components of fitness mentioned earlier (cardiorespiratory ability, muscular ability, flexibility, and body composition). Although these com-ponents are a critical part of being healthy, they are not the only contributing factors. Physical health is only one aspect of our overall health.

The other components of health (Greenberg, 2004, p. 7) that are just as important as physical health include the following:

• Social health-The ability to interact well with people and the environment and to have satisfying personal relationships.

• Mental health-The ability to learn and grow intellectually. Life experiences as well as more formal structures (e.g., school) enhance mental health.

• Emotional health-The ability to control emotions so that you feel comfortable expressing them and can express them appropriately.

• Spiritual health-A belief in some unifying force. It varies from person to person but has the concept of faith at its core.

Wellness is the search for enhanced quality of life, personal growth, and potential through positive lifestyle behaviours and attitudes. If we take responsibility for our own health and well-being, we can improve our health on a daily basis. Certain fac-tors influence our state of wellness, including nutrition, physical activity, stress-coping methods, good relationships, and career success.

Each day we work toward maximizing our level of health and wellness to live long, full, and healthy lives. The pursuit of health, personal growth, and improved quality of life relies on living a balanced life. To achieve balance, we need to care for our mind, body, and spirit.

If any of these three areas is consistently lacking or forgot-ten about, we will not be at our optimal level of health. We are constantly challenged with balancing each of these three areas throughout life.

As fitness professionals, we have a responsibility to guide and motivate others to improve their level of health and well-ness. We can promote a holistic approach to health (mind, body, and spirit), not just encourage physical activity. As good role models, we should demonstrate positive health behaviours that assist in improving our own health and the health of oth-ers. If our focus is strictly on the physical benefits of exercise, we are doing a disservice to our clients and we are not fulfilling our professional obligation.

Benefits of Physical ActivityAs fitness professionals, we spend a great deal of time in-

spiring and assisting others in their pursuit of improved health. Education is an important aspect of this. We must promote the benefits of regular activity and help people understand why they should be active.

Figure 1.2 will help you educate your clients about the ben-efits of activity and why each of these benefits is important to long-term health.

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Michael Nott

An enterprising indi-vidual living in the Avondale/Belg ravia area has opened an ex-

citing new venture – a waste Buy Back Centre, situated at the Dance Trust of Zimbabwe (DTZ, formerly the National Ballet) just behind Reps Thea-tre at 109 East Road. The cen-tre opened on October 1, so it’s still a relatively new ven-ture. Here Michael Laban will pay for tin cans, most types of plastic, paper and cardboard – see the attached table. The project aims firstly to make people living in the area more aware about the value of so called rubbish. Most of what they collect is not rubbish at all – it all has value and should not be in-

discriminately tossed away. He is hoping that the project will help to change peoples’ attitudes so that they don’t just toss litter on the street without thinking. Clean up projects are great (and at the moment essential) but they are just a temporary solu-tion to the litter problem, and often within a week the area that has been cleaned looks the same as it did before. Bel-gravia Shop Owners and Ten-ants Association (BSCOTA), who are totally supportive of the new venture, employ 7 women to clean up the shop-ping centre one day a week, but it’s a never ending pro-cess. Even though there are litter bins in the shopping centre car park people still

toss rubbish around without a thought for who might have to clear it all up. Bon Marche is also totally on board and has promised to send all their empty cans and bottles to the Buy Back Centre. The Church of the Nazarene, on the corner of Aberdeen Road and Second Street Extension, are also very supportive and regu-larly bring in material to the centre. Wouldn’t it be great if all the big supermarkets and shopping centres and local churches were equally com-mitted to a cleaner, healthier environment? It would cer-tainly make a huge difference to our city.Laban walks from his flat to the DTZ, about a kilometre

away, three days a week. He is there Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 am to 1 pm to buy waste. Along the way he regularly collects about 5kg of tins and plastic just in that short distance, par-ticularly from around the two schools that he passes. Obvi-ously there is a huge need for the school authorities to start teaching the children more about waste management or even to come on board with the programme. Laban buys the material and then sells it on. Please note that all material should be cleaned and sorted, as per the chart. At the moment he is working with Clean and Green Zimbabwe who collect the material from him when

he has gathered enough. Cans are crushed and sent to South Africa for recycling, PET goes to places like Waverley Blan-kets who recycle the mate-rial into synthetic fibre and HTPE – hard plastic – can be almost endlessly recycled to make new products. While it is not as yet a very profitable business it does achieve a few goals. It helps to make people more aware of the value of recycling, it helps to take some “rubbish” out of the waste stream so it doesn’t all end up at over burdened dump sites (like Pomona) and, when the pro-ject grows, it could provide a small supplementary income for waste harvesters. At present they don’t accept

glass or polystyrene (kaylite) as there are no viable recy-cling projects for these. Sure-ly there’s an enterprising young entrepreneur out there that could step up this chal-lenge, while creating a profit-able and useful business?Laban does not envisage his project growing into a huge business concern but would like it to be seen as a model for Buy Back Centres in other suburbs across the country and would be happy to work with other like-minded indi-viduals or CBO’s (Communi-ty Based Organisations).Contact Michael Laban by email: mlaban86@gmail.com,

or on 0772 320 754

Buy Back Centre opens in Belgravia

Michael Laban weighing bags at the Buy Back Centre

PET bottles, cleaned and sorted, ready for recycling

HDPE or high density polyethylene, which is the most valuable for recy-clingA bale of cans which have been bought for processing in S.A.

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