By Matabeleland North Correspondent
Dete: Zimparks has reportedly captured a stray lion believed to be part of half a dozen-pride that had been camped in Dete and Mabale terrorising communities in the past few months.
Dete and Mabale are on the edge of Hwange National Park and wild animals such as lions, elephants, hyenas and other usually stray into communities fuelling human-wildlife conflict.
Last week, hyenas killed a drunken men from Dopota near Mabale after he allegedly dozed off and slept on the road.
Villagers found Doubt Dube’s half eaten body in the bush, with some hyenas guarding it.
Is Mnangagwa a lost cause?
BY KENNETH MAFUKA
One of Barack Obama’s contribution to US foreign policy was the encouragement of a class of liberal whites and blacks with absolutely first-class brains, but above everything else, loved their subjects. The Africa corps was one unit; they were Afro-philes (many of them African Americans). On several occasions, they beat me to information on Zimbabwe.
One such bright “chap” was Todd Moss, an assistant secretary, and three other southern Africa experts. Their report about President Emmerson Mnangagwa came out in the US on July 25, six days before the Zimbabwe 2018 elections.
ED (as our president is called by his friends) had been coached by British Ambassador Katriona Laing, an M-IV intelligence officer with special skills in regime change. As long as Ms Laing was holding ED’s hand, he said the most wonderful things and convinced the world that under his wise leadership, Zimbabwe would come out of the woods.
By Matabeleland North Correspondent
Dete: A pride of six lions is reportedly causing havoc around Dete in Hwange where it has killed goats with villagers now living in fear of being attacked.
Six adult male lions and some cubs have reportedly camped at Dete centre where they patrol between the railway line and Marist Brothers Secondary School turn-off in Magoli area, literally making the whole place a no-go area for locals.
The pride has reportedly killed seven goats at the Central Mechanical Engineering Department (CMED) depot where they are usually spotted at night.
Hwange ward 15 councillor Stanley Torima whose area covers Dete and Marist areas said the community is living in fear.
By Matabeleland North Correspondent
Dete: Hundreds of residents in Dete’s Old Township in Hwange district are living in fear as their pole and dagga homes are collapsing due to excessive rains that have been pounding the area.
Dete is a semi urban area with one sprawling high density Old Township whose homes, known as Mtuya (old huts), are largely made of thatch and dagga.
The old township was established in the 1960s and has about 500 houses built initially to accommodate migrant workers who were employed by National Railways of Zimbabwe and Dete Ceramics. Both are state entities.
Its population is largely comprised of elderly people and orphans left behind by former NRZ and now defunct Dete ceramics.
Youth Leader Ruwizhu Buried
Cde Ruwizhu (39) died on Friday after a short illness.
He was described as a hardworking, loyal and committed youth throughout his political career.
Speaking at his burial at the Provincial Heroes’ Acre in Bindura, Mashonaland Central provincial chairperson Cde Kazembe Kazembe said Cde Ruwizhu was a peace-living cadre who worked in harmony with everyone in the party.
Cde Kazembe, who was representing Mashonaland Central Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Monica Mavhunga, urged people to be united and love each other because death was inevitable.
“The passing on of Ruwizhu has left a big gap in the province and country at large. He was accorded the hero status due to his unwavering contribution to the party and nation,” said Cde Kazembe.