#Obadiah Moyo

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CORRUPTION DURING COVID-19 IN AFRICA

Yes, we all know – Africa has a serious problem with corruption. A 2002 African Union study estimated that corruption costs the continent roughly US$ 150 billion a year. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic – corruption continues to hemorrhage the continent. There are over 753 000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa (as of 21 July). Corruption in the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) can lead to the death of frontline health workers due to substandard PPE or delays in delivery to health facilities. Here are stories of corruption during COVID-19 in Africa.

Kenya

Ziwala Limited was awarded a Ksh 84 million (approximately US$ 775 000) tender to supply 120,000 pieces of KN95 masks. Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) is in hot water for procuring the masks at an inflated price of Ksh 700 (approximately US$ 6.5) per piece. The retail price was Ksh 500 (approximately US$ 4.6) at the time. Furthermore according to the companies registry, Ziwala is owned by Samantha Ngina Muthama and June Nduta Kinyua. Samantha Ngina Muthama is the niece of President Uhuru Kenyatta.

South Africa

Social development, headed by MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza, purchased 48 000 blankets, sanitisers, soap and other hygiene equipment, for distribution to Kwazulu Natal’s 12 districts. None of the purchases were made directly from manufacturers, but instead from a number of middlemen, who added their mark-up after purchasing the blankets, sanitisers, soap, face cloths and hand pumps from manufacturers. The contract was awarded without a tender, using emergency powers in terms of treasury regulations.

Royal Bhaca Projects was awarded a tender from the Gauteng Department of Health for personal protective equipment (PPE) amounting to R125-million (approximately US$ 7.4 million). The company is owned by the disputed amaBhaca King, Thandisizwe Diko. He is the husband of the President’s Spokesperson Khusela Diko. The Diko family is close family friends with Gauteng Health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku.

Uganda

The government initiated a program to provide food relief for vulnerable citizens amid the coronavirus pandemic. Four government officials connected to the project inflated the relief food prices. Losses are estimated to exceed US$ 528 000.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean Health Minister Obadiah Moyo awarded a US$60 million tender to shelf company Drax International LLC to procure COVID-19 test kits and medical equipment. Drax International invoiced the government an inflated price of US$ 28 for disposable masks whose wholesale price is under US$ 4 from reputable local suppliers. The company Drax International’s director Delish Nguwaya is linked to the president’s son, Colin Mnangagwa.

Corruption cripples governments’ capacity to fight COVID-19. Cronyism, overpricing, mismanagement and corruption of public funds during the pandemic is unconscionable and deadly.

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Cholera Declared State of Emergency: What Does the Church have to Say on this Fatal Outbreak?

Cholera Declared State of Emergency: What Does the Church have to Say on this Fatal Outbreak?

The government of Zimbabwe has declared the cholera outbreak in Harare a state of emergency as numbers of people dying or falling sick from the bacterial infection rise. By mid-morning yesterday, 20 people had been confirmed dead from the latest cholera outbreak, the Herald established.

Over 2 300 suspected cases have been recorded in Harare alone.

Chitungwiza, Midlands, Manicaland, Masvingo and…

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Zimbabwe health minister arrested over $60 million COVID-19 supplies scandal

Zimbabwe health minister arrested over $60 million COVID-19 supplies scandal

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 Zimbabwe Health Minister Obadiah Moyo was arrested by police on Friday over allegations of corruption in government procurement of around $60 million worth of medical equipment, the Daily News newspaper reported.

Several other Zimbabwean and South African news outlets reported the arrest. Reuters was not immediately able to confirm the arrest with authorities in Harare.

Last week Delish…

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Zimbabwe's Health Minister Granted Bail In $60m Corruption Case

Zimbabwe’s Health Minister Granted Bail In $60m Corruption Case

Zimbabwe’s health minister, Obadiah Moyo was released on bail on Saturday after being arrested the previous day on corruption charges.  The country’s anti-corruption commission is accusing Moyo of illegally awarding an inflated tender to Swiss company, Drax international, for the supply of covid-19 medical equipment.

The charge against the embattled health minister says Drax internationally is…

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favorite fic recs

these are all fics i love, but the ones that are starred hold a special place in my heart. 

*all-time low by sineala, stony

Tony's lost his company to Obadiah Stane. He's lost it all: his money, his friends, his Avengers team... and his sobriety. Drunk, homeless, Tony is living on the streets, and when he runs out of liquor money, he sells the only thing he has left: his body. And one day, he has the exact wrong customer.

love the sin, love the sinner by silkspectred, stony

It keeps happening. Not often, just once or twice a month, but it keeps happening. Always in the same way: it’s unplanned, sudden, unexpected, Steve is surprised and eager, his dick goes from zero to one hundred in two seconds, Tony’s touch is electric, everything he does drives Steve crazy, but he never lets Steve kiss him, he very rarely looks Steve in the eye, he never talks, never makes a sound when he comes, never mentions it later.

sokrovische moyo by greenbergsays, stucky

The one where Bucky is a dragon, Steve is a water nymph, and somehow, they fall in love.

leg day by slenderlock, stucky

“So talk to him,” Sam says.

“I can’t,” Bucky groans. “I can’t, Sam, I. He just.” He fluffs his hair up and stares at Sam, distraught. “I want him to bench press me.”

“Okay, so it’s serious,” Sam interprets. “Got it."

(Or: The one where Sam is Bucky's long-suffering roommate, Bucky is a hot mess of a millennial, and Hot Steve spends far too much time on the Lat Pull-Down machine.)

proprietary information by notlucy, stucky

Okay, so Bucky Barnes has a crush on Steve Rogers. The guy's gorgeous, talented and, oh yeah, the Chief Design Officer of the biggest tech company in the world. In other words: he's so far out of Bucky's league that he might as well be in a different stratosphere.

strike a match and let me burn by chanolay, stucky

Bucky Barnes thought he’d had his life together once. He’d had a good job, a decent boyfriend, and his head on straight.

He’d never expected the car accident that tore everything apart. Never expected the shiny new prosthetic for a left arm, the loss of his job, or the shedding of weight in the form of a scumbag ex-boyfriend.

And when he had been trying to stitch the pieces of his life back together again, he certainly hadn’t expected a daring rescue from a burning building. Or for his rescuer to be his oldest friend and first love - Steve Rogers.

bucky barnes has his shit together (and other lies he tells himself) by betts, stucky

You’d think a guy who owns one of the most successful bakeries in Brooklyn, has a million-dollar smile and that antiquated good ol’ boy charm, blond hair and blue eyes and biceps for days, would know what’s what.

But don’t let that fool you: Steve Rogers is a mess.

*4 minute window by speranza, stucky

"Look, if they catch me," Bucky muttered, "they're either going to kill me or they're going to put me in a box with a little window and—Steve, I can't."

*despite the threatening sky and shuddering earth (they remained) by praximiter (Zimario), stucky

“They really didn’t want the mask to come off.” Hill thumbed through the scans, and pulled out a film that she then handed over to Sam, face mostly expressionless but for the flat line of her pursed lips.

Sam accepted the film and held it up to the light, angling so both he and Steve could see it, squinting at the outline of the Winter Soldier’s skull, and the blips of unnatural white that showed up, God, in his brain, not to mention about half his teeth, plus the mask, with its thin protrusions—

“Those are pins,” Steve realized. He looked over at Hill. “The mask—it’s nailed to his face.”

Hill’s face was as unmoved as ever. “Like I said. They really didn’t want it coming off.”

*call boyby l1av, stucky

Bucky Barnes was skyrocketing through promotions at his advertising firm. Now, a partnership position is opening and if Bucky wants to see his name on the building, he needs to impress not only Mr. Tony Stark, but his wife Pepper. To do this, it takes a team, a couple to be exact. Bucky asks his ex-wife Natasha to set him up with the perfect girl, blonde, tall, thick thighs and huge tits, but with the personality that’ll get Pepper all smiles.

What Bucky gets? Tall, blonde, thick thighs…and a penis. Can this male escort pretend to not only be Bucky’s fiance but also impress Pepper enough to win Bucky the promotion? Is he going to impress Bucky enough to get him to sleep with him?

Steve loves working for his tip.

[9janewspoint]

Shashl and Levels leaked video on reddit and twitter

Shashl and Levels leaked video on reddit and twitter

SONGBIRD Ashleigh Moyo, better known as Shashl, has filed charges against her former lover and music producer Tafadzwa Kadzimwe aka Levels, co-owner of Mbares Chillspot Records. Shashl, 23, is the daughter of former Health Minister Obadiah Moyo. Over the weekend, social media was flooded with a sex tape of the pair, which Levels is believed to have leaked on purpose to blackmail Shashl after they…

[apwmagazine]

Shashl and Levels leaked videos viral on reddit and twitter; Full video Link

Shashl and Levels leaked videos viral on reddit and twitter; Full video Link

  Shashl and Levels leaked videos viral on reddit and twitter; Full video Link SONGBIRD Ashleigh Moyo, better known as Shashl, has filed charges against her former lover and music producer Tafadzwa Kadzimwe aka Levels, co-owner of Mbares Chillspot Records. Shashl, 23, is the daughter of former Health Minister Obadiah Moyo. Over the weekend, social media was flooded with a sex tape of the pair,…

[aowgweekly-blog]

Toronto the Good Under Fire

CONTENTS: SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2018

1. What’s Going On: Top Stories from Each Corner of the Globe

2. Opinion: Toronto the Good Under Fire

3. For Your Earholes

What’s Going On: 

Top Stories from Each Corner of the Globe

The Centre of the Universe:

Toronto Election Chaos - Premier Doug Ford is plowing ahead with the passage of controversial Bill 5, which will shrink City Council from 47 to 25 members just a month before the election. While an Ontario Superior Court judge recently struck a nearly identical bill down, citing that it violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Ford is utilizing the rarely exercised Notwithstanding Clause to exempt this legislation from judicial review. The city has instructed it’s lawyer to “exhaust all avenues” in fighting the bill.

More Gun Violence - A 16 year old boy was shot dead in the city’s east end on Friday evening. Toronto has faced record-breaking levels of gun violence this year, this being the 77th homicide of 2018.

North America:

NAFTA Negotiations - Mexico and the US have informally agreed on a new framework for NAFTA, which will be dubbed the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement as a result of a Trump rebranding scheme. Canadian and American negotiators are still partaking in ongoing talks in an effort to maintain the trilateral nature of the agreement. Trump has, and continues to threaten that he will move forward without Canada if the Trudeau government is unwilling to make satisfactory concessions. Congress must approve any agreement, so the midterm elections on November 6th may shake things up if the Democrats manage to take the House and/or Senate.

Hurricane Florence - Hurricane Florence is railing the Carolinas, and thus far has left 12 dead along with extensive damage to property. A disaster was declared in North Carolina on Saturday, as heavy rain and further flooding are projected in the coming days.

Latin America:

Venezuelan Crisis - Economic travesty in the South American nation continues to force millions to flee into neighboring countries. Venezuelan leader Nicolas Mauro has reached out to Chinese President Xi Jinping for assistance.

Chaotic Brazilian Election - Jailed former left-wing leader Lula pulled out of the Brazilian election, appointing Fernando Haddad as his replacement. To add to the drama of the campaign, right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed at a rally. He has soared in polls since the incident and is presently recovering in hospital.

Europe:

Russian War Games - In the eastern part of the nation, Russia, China and Mongolia coordinated Russia’s largest military exercises ever.

Right Wing Movement - Far-right groups continue to gain popularity across Europe. This week, the right leaning interior ministers of Italy and Austria demanded that the EU hold asylum-seekers at sea until their claims have been processed.

Africa:

Rwandan Opposition Leader Released - Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, a prominent opposition leader was released from prison along with 2,100 other wrongfully imprisoned inmates.

Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe Capital - 25 people have now succumbed to cholera in Harare, while 3,766 cases have been confirmed according to Health Minister Obadiah Moyo. The WHO warns that the disease is spreading rapidly, putting the more than 2 million people that call Harare home at risk.

Asia:

Typhoon Mangkhut - A category 5 typhoon slammed the Philippines, killing 14 people. Landslides, flooding, and extensive damage have been reported across the island of Luzon.

Chinese Detainment of Uighur Muslims - Analysts estimate that up to 1.1 million people have been placed in internment camps in China’s western province. Chinese officials claim that these are education centres, but escapees tell tales of violence and abuse.

Oceana:

Protest of Aussie Anthem - A 9 year old girl named Harper Nielsen made headlines when she protested the Australian national anthem by refusing to stand for it in school. Nielsen based her stand on the notion that the anthem is racist for ignoring the Indigenous history of Australia.

Opinion: Toronto the Good Under Fire

Toronto the Good - an endearing, often sarcastic nickname for the city that derives from it’s high brow history. Although the term is commonly used ironically, I would argue that it has come adequately represent it, especially when you compare the state of Toronto to American cities.

The Greater Toronto Area is of similar approximate size to the Boston, Philadelphia, Houston, and Dallas metropolitan areas. Yet, it has significantly lower crime rates, and far less poignant inequality.

Why could that be?

I’ll get to that answer in a minute, but for now it must be pointed out that the current wave of gun violence sweeping the city is threatening Toronto’s status as a safe place that is seemingly immune to the growing pains that American cities usually go through; and not in the way that you would expect.

Obviously there is a direct correlation between gun violence and safety, I’m not trying to deny that. Yes, there is presently a higher risk that you’ll get shot walking around popular areas of the city than normal.

What needs to be acknowledged though, is that with each shooting, calls to ‘crackdown’ on crime by increasing police presence, and introducing stricter sentencing grow. Herein lies the real threat.

If political leaders cave to these demands, we risk following the same path that has been taken by countless American cities, countless times. To decrease gun violence you need to use the carrot and not the stick, though the stick is a natural reflex.

First, simply increasing police presence does not necessarily result in a decrease in crime. In fact, a 1972 Kansas City experiment doubled patrols in several areas, and stopped them in others to test this very idea. They found that this had no significant effect on crime rates in any of the districts. Admittedly, other studies have found a correlation between more police and less crime, but this pattern can usually attributed to more effective policing methods, rather than more police.

Additionally, there is an overwhelming academic consensus that introducing stricter sentencing does not curb crime. What both of these things undeniably do though, is cost taxpayers dearly.

Contrary to one’s natural reaction, the violence gripping the city should be viewed as a cry for help that rises from marginalized communities struggling to get by courtesy of Toronto’s increasing lack of affordability.

Rather than marching through neighborhoods with guns and armour, we should be extending a proverbial loving hand. This can be done by dealing with affordable housing issues, providing more opportunities for lower-income families, and investing in community infrastructure such as sporting facilities. When dwellings in Toronto’s worst-off neighborhoods are converted from houses to homes, where people have a future, violence will inevitably decrease.

To all the doubters I say this; the reason that Toronto is so much safer than American cities, is because of a better social safety net. Thus, to fix the gun violence problem, we need to modernize the social safety net so that it meets the demands of modern Toronto life.

A law enforcement crackdown will only divert funds from going where they are needed.

For Your Earholes: Tunes for the week.

Bassackwards - Kurt Vile

Pretty Thing - Dizzy

Passed Out - Pkew Pkew Pkew

Better - Khalid

Squeeze - Lou Phelps

She Ain’t Gotta Do Much - Classified

THANKS FOR READING & COME BACK FOR MORE NEXT WEEK!

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Viruses bite Ministers of Health

Viruses bite Ministers of Health

Viruses bite Ministers of Health. 1. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has sacked the country’s Health Minister Dr Agnès Binagwaho, whose five-year term has been ridden with scandals. 2. Zimbabwean Health Minister Dr. Obadiah Moyo has been fired over alleged involvement in the $60 million COVID-19 scandal that also roped in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s family. 3. DRC, The health minister in the…

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Journalist who uncovered multi-million pound Zimbabwe govt scandal out of jail

  After six weeks spent in state custody, much of it in an overcrowded maximum-security prison cell, Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has been granted bail on his fourth attempt at the High Court in Harare.

On his release from Chikurubi Prison, Mr Chin’ono sounded defiant as he addressed waiting journalists.

“I remain strong,” he said.

“If these guys knew the mistake they made by taking us in (the prison), because we have seen things that we only used to hear about and we were not sure about and now we know and we can write authoritatively about those things.”

Image: The journalist uncovered a multi-million pound scandal in the country’s health ministry. Pic: Hopewell Chin’ono/Facebook

Earlier, High Court Justice Tawanda Chitapi granted bail to a man who is now seen by many as the face of resistance in the beleaguered nation.

A number of stringent conditions were attached, including a ban on posting messages to Twitter.

“They have removed me from Twitter but not from Facebook so I will continue to write on Facebook and now I will also write for local media,” said Mr Chin’ono, as he spoke in the darkness outside the prison gates.

The 49-year-old has worked for a number of Western media outlets but it is his exposé outlining a multi-million pound procurement scandal in Zimbabwe‘s health ministry that is thought to have angered members of the ruling ZANU-PF party.

The health minister, Dr Obadiah Moyo, was charged by police and removed from his post but he is yet to face trial.

When Mr Chin’ono tweeted in support of an anti-corruption protest planned for 31 July, the authorities made their move, accusing the journalist of calling for the removal of a constitutionally elected government.

Image: The 49-year-old after he was arrested in July

The organiser of that protest, Jacob Ngarivhume, who leads the small Transform Zimbabwe party, was also arrested and charged with “inciting public violence”.

Mr Ngarivhume was granted bail today on the presentation of a Zimbabwean $50,000 (£104) deposit.

After 43 days in prison, Mr Chin’ono’s supporters have become increasingly concerned about his health.

The journalist looked visibly frail on Tuesday when he attended a routine remand hearing at Harare’s magistrates’ court.

He told reporters that he was suffering from a fever and had done a test for COVID-19 the day before.

Mr Chin’ono’s lawyers say the government is trying to make an example of the 49-year old, keeping him in an overcrowded cell without masks, sanitisers or adequate food.

The lead defense lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, was barred from representing him after the court accused her of criticising Zimbabwe’s justice system.

Despite the breezy promises of reform made by President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he was elected in a controversial poll in 2018, his administration has shown every indication of returning to the practices of his predecessor, long-time dictator Robert Mugabe.

The High Court today showed a semblance of independence in granting two men the right to bail – which is guaranteed under Zimbabwe’s constitution – but Mr Chin’ono faces a bruising battle in the weeks and months to come.

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Zimbabwe governance crisis: Arrests over COVID-19 corruption and planned protests

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Zimbabwe governance crisis: Arrests over COVID-19 corruption and planned protests

‘Journalists must be allowed to report facts freely & independently’

Health workers queue for a bus into Bulawayo City from Nketa, Zimbabwe. Many of Zimbabwe's essential workers lack PPE clothing but have been reporting to works nonetheless, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, April 20, 2020. Credit: KB Mpofu / ILO via Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. 

The arrest of two prominent figures in Zimbabwe signal new levels of crisis in governance as the nation heads toward unprecedented economic decline and social unrest. Jacob Ngarivhume, leader of a small opposition party called Transform Zimbabwe, and Hopewell Rugoho-Chino’ono, a journalist, are both accused of inciting violence in their calls to end corruption at the highest levels of government, and allegedly participating in plans for an anti-government demonstration scheduled for July 31.

Ngarivhume appeared in court on July 22, facing charges for planning to incite public violence. He was arrested on July 20, tied to tweets deemed provocative by the state. He remains in state custody at Harare Remand Prison with no possibility of bail. Ngarivhume is accused of organizing anti-government protests  based on tweets such as:

I stepped forward to add my voice to the growing calls for corruption to end and the govt doesn't like- this is the free Zimbabwe. 26 years ago Nelson Madela gave the South African people their freedom and demanded nothing in return. This is our time #31July pic.twitter.com/5D1FsxAf9T

— Jacob Ngarivhume (@jngarivhume) July 18, 2020

Hopewell Rugoho-Chino’ono was hauled before the courts in handcuffs on July 22 and July 23, after close to a dozen state agents raided his home on July 20 and seized some of his belongs. He was arrested for allegedly planning to incite public unrest based on several tweets. His Twitter account was taken down on the day of his arrest. Hopewell was also denied bail and his case was deferred to August August 7. Both were arrested in connection with allegations of violating Section 187 (1) (a) as read with Section 37 (1) (a) (i) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23, “incitement to participate in public violence,” and both face up to 10 years in jail if convicted.

Tendai Biti, vice president of the biggest opposition movement, the MDC Alliance, tweeted soon after court proceedings were adjourned:

As we feared both Jacob & Hope will spend a further night in prison after they were both respectively remanded overnight in custody. In Hope s case court adjourned due to Mnangagwa s curfew rules . In Jacob s case the court said it will now hand down its ruling tomorrow #Shame pic.twitter.com/xxRoijp3W8

— TENDAI BITI (@BitiTendai) July 22, 2020

On July 22, President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a curfew and a raft of other measures curtailing people’s movement, purportedly to stem the spread of COVID-19 infections in the country. Activists charge that this move was clearly aimed at stopping planned anti-government protests on July 31.

Due to the curfew, courts close early.

Lawyer Doug Coltart tweeted that the courts deemed Ngarvihume a “danger to the public” due to COVID-19 restrictions:

Jacob Ngarivhume has been denied bail on the basis that the he is a danger to the public because if he is released he will incite people to break COVID-19 Regulations on #31July.

Hopewell’s bail hearing will continue this afternoon at 2:30 pm.#FreeHopewell #FreeJacob — Doug Coltart

(@DougColtart) July 23, 2020

On Saturday, the government strongly defended these arrests, claiming both were plotting to “overthrow the government.” 

Reporting on the COVID-19 fund scandal

Chino’ono extensively reported on a corruption scandal involving millions of dollars worth of COVID-19 funds meant to benefit Zimbabweans.

The procurement scandal led to the sacking of former health and child welfare minister, Obadiah Moyo, who awarded contracts at inflated prices for personal protective equipment (PPE) and medicine worth over $60 million United States dollars. 

Following the corruption exposé, Chino'ono used social media — primarily Twitter — to echo a clarion call for protests next week against corruption. His cameras and computers were seized by police, without any search or arrest warrants. It is unclear who is responsible for removing his Twitter account.

Government spokesman Nick Mangwana expressed the state’s position on the matter in a tweet:

There is no profession which is above the law. -Journalists are not above the law. -Lawyers are not above the law -Doctors and nurses are not above the law. -Politicians & bankers are not above the law. Anyone suspected to have commited a crime should be subjected to due process.

— Nick Mangwana (@nickmangwana) July 20, 2020

Social media attacks and international concern

Embassies in Zimbabwe have roundly condemned the arrest of Chino’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume.

Activists Hopewell Chin’ono, @jngarivhume, #MDCTrio, @VOANews’ @FrankChikowore & @263Chat’s @takawirasam answered @edmnangagwa’s call to end corruption. Yet, the govt prosecutes them instead of the culprits. Every dollar lost to corruption is #ADollarStolen from the Zim people. pic.twitter.com/1koJ3d7OmZ

— U.S. Embassy Harare (@usembassyharare) July 22, 2020

Netizen Nicole Hondo promptly responded:

Hopewell and Jacob were arrested for inciting people to remove a constitutionally elected Government on 31 July. If Zimbabwe was America, they would currently be going through torture at Guantanamo Bay. pic.twitter.com/c3QLdDBpzC — Nicole Hondo

(@nicolehondo) July 22, 2020

Netherlands ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi Hellemond tweeted:

Not walking the talk @edmnangagwa promised ‘impartiality’, ‘no sacred cows’ and ‘zero tolerance’ in @Zimbabwe’s fight against corruption @euinzim @263Chat @ZLHRLawyers @ZACConline https://t.co/3Y7fppNI2a

— NLambassadorHarare (@bvanhellemond) July 22, 2020

The European Union expressed concern at the arrest of Hopewell:

We are concerned by the arrest of @daddyhope this morning and call for his immediate release. Journalism is not a crime, but a crucial pillar of any democratic society & of the fight against corruption. Journalists and freedom of expression deserve protection. #EU4HumanRights pic.twitter.com/m6RIiFI86W

— EU in Zimbabwe

(@euinzim) July 20, 2020

The Canadian mission to Zimbabwe tweeted:

Journalists must be allowed to report facts freely & independently. That is why today's arrest of @daddyhope, and other recent apprehensions of journalists doing their work is so concerning. Media has an important role in defending & advancing truth. #mediafreedom #humanrights pic.twitter.com/83smcJ5E4A

— Canada in Zimbabwe (@CanEmbZimbabwe) July 20, 2020

But netizen Chido Matamba had a different view:

Journalists must be objective and stop inciting people. Some Journalists have their hidden agenda of inciting people to remove a constitutuonally elected Gvt.These journalist r being used and are getting paid handsomely to revolt against e Gvt in power.

— Chido Matamba (@ChidoMatamba) July 21, 2020

Zimbabwe on the brink

< p class="p1">Zimbabwe is undergoing an unprecedented time of economic decline with inflation hovering above 737 percent and acute food, foreign currency and fuel shortages. A local currency—RTGS dollar— introduced last year, replacing official use of a stable foreign multicurrency system, has rapidly fallen in value against the US dollar.

Bankers, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals have joined the call to be paid in US dollars to cushion them from the cost of living and a depreciating local currency, but Mnangagwa’s government will have none of it.

The stock exchange has been closed since June 28, a first in the country’s turbulent history.

As a result, citizens are growing increasingly agitated by economic hardships and the government is concerned about the possibility of mass protests — which could unseat Mnangagwa — as happened to the late former President Robert Mugabe in November 2017.

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Billionaire's Wife Prays for the New Cabinet

Billionaire’s Wife Prays for the New Cabinet

President Mnangagwa on Friday appointed a leaner 20-person Cabinet, which he described as “diverse, dynamic, youthful and streamlined…with the skills and experience required to achieve our goals”, and African philanthropist, social entrepreneur and wife to Zimbabwe’s first Billionaire Stive Masiyiwa, Tsitsi, has joined the nation in praying for the incoming administration.

Posting on her…

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Hopewell Chin’ono: Whistle-blowing Zimbabwean journalist arrested

Image copyright Hopewell Chin’ono/Facebook

Image caption Hopewell Chin’ono has been “abducted”, his lawyer says

An outspoken journalist who recently exposed alleged government corruption involving coronavirus supplies has been arrested in Zimbabwe.

Hopewell Chin’ono live-streamed his arrest on Monday on social media before being told to put his phone down.

It is not yet clear why security officials broke into Hopewell Chin’ono’s home and arrested him.

The US embassy called it deeply concerning, and the journalist’s lawyer said it was an abduction.

“We’re not sure where he has been taken. His helper says they did not produce any warrant when they came to his house,” human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa said in a video statement.

Motioning to a smashed patio door at Mr Chin’ono’s home, Ms Mtetwa said eight or so security agents were involved in the raid.

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This video streamed on Facebook appears to show the moment the investigative journalist was confronted inside his home:

What did Mr Chin’ono report about?

Mr Chin’ono’s reporting on alleged Covid-19 procurement fraud within the health ministry led to the arrest and sacking of Health Minister Obadiah Moyo.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa fired Mr Moyo earlier this month for “inappropriate conduct” over the $60m (£47.5m) medicines supply scandal.

Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC party said the state was persecuting a journalist for exposing government corruption.

A government official later responded by tweeting that journalists were not above the law.

What’s happening in Zimbabwe?

BBC Africa correspondent Andrew Harding says the incident comes at a time of rising tensions in Zimbabwe, with hyperinflation strangling the economy, and talk of a new round of mass protests against Zanu-PF, the party that has run the country since independence.

Zimbabwe’s government promised reforms and economic growth after former President Robert Mugabe was ousted from power three years ago.

But critics say it has reverted to its old habits of repression and corruption.

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Zimbabwe Doctors Defy Government Ultimatum To End Strike

Zimbabwe Doctors Defy Government Ultimatum To End Strike

Striking Zimbabwean doctors have defied a government ultimatum to return to work on Monday, after rejecting a 60% pay rise offer they say is not enough to keep up with soaring prices of basic goods.

The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) says the government offer was ridiculous as it would take their monthly salaries below a 400% salary increase they are demanding.

ZHDA said in a…

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Dj Levels and shashl leaked on twitter video, Expl1cit Bedroom T@pe 

‘Kurambakuramwa’ | Shashl Reveals Why DJ Level ‘Leaked’ Her Sexual Bedroom Tape Zimbabwean RnB singer Shashl has spoken out after her bedroom tape featuring Zimdancehall Dj Levels leaked on social media. Shashl, the daughter of former health minister Obadiah Moyo, accused Levels of leaking her bedroom tape in retaliation after the video was leaked. She said Levels leaked the sex tape because she…

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Dj Levels and shashl photos and videos leaked on twitter, Explicit Bedroom Tape; Full Videos Link

Dj Levels and shashl photos and videos leaked on twitter, Explicit Bedroom Tape; Full Videos Link

  Dj Levels and shashl photos and videos leaked on twitter, Explicit Bedroom Tape; Full Videos Link ‘Kurambakuramwa’ | Shashl Reveals Why DJ Level ‘Leaked’ Her Sexual Bedroom Tape. Zimbabwean RnB singer Shashl has spoken out after her bedroom tape featuring Zimdancehall Dj Levels leaked on social media. Shashl, the daughter of former health minister Obadiah Moyo, accused Levels of leaking her…