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A Zanu PF faction linkedto Justice ministerEmmerson Mnangag-wa has suffered a ma-

jor setback as its strat-egy to weaken the Vice-PresidentJoice Mujuru and then to forceher to resign before the Decemberelective congress has hit a brickwall.

The faction, which had ropedin First Lady Grace Mugabe, isnow pinning hopes on proposedamendments that seek to allowMugabe to appoint the two VPsand the partys national chair-man. Under the current Zanu PFconstitution, the three positions

are contested.Zanu PF sources said yesterdaythe Mnangagwa faction had trieddifferent strategies in a bid to top-ple Mujuru without success andwas now clinging on their last op-tion; to manipulate the constitu-tion.

The first option, according toZanu PF insiders was to rope inGrace to spearhead their anti-Mu-

juru campaign and at the sametime promoting Mnangagwa as apotential VP candidate, but thathas since backfired.

The strategy by the Mnangag-wa camp was to use Grace to stopthe Mujuru camp but she wentballistic in overdrive, well beyondwhat they expected and the strat-egy has backfired. The Grace fac-

tor has in effect inadvertently re-inforced the Mujuru camp, aZanu PF insider said.

He said that the Mnangagwacamps attempt to move towardssuspending and firing all Mujurualigned chairpersons across thecountry had fallen foul of the par-ty constitution, further putting theplot against Mujuru into disarray.

Their next strategy is toamend the constitution to allowMugabe to appoint the VPs andthe national chairman. That canonly be done through the centralcommittee which will sit beforecongress, said a Zanu PF officialloyal to Mujuru.

The constitution might beamended soon to give powers tothe President to appoint the Pre-sidium. As it stands, the postof the two VPs and the nation-al chairperson is contested for atcongress but with the proposedamendments, this would change,said a politburo member.

The move, sources said, wasmeant to stifle Mujuru who ap-parently fell out of favour withMugabe following reports that

she had met American diplomatsunder the cover of darkness, anallegation made by whistle-blow-er website, WikiLeaks .

While some Politburo membersconfirmed the plans to changethe constitution, party spokes-person Rugare Gumbo said hewas not aware of such a devel-opment, noting it would not suc-ceed.

Its yet to come to us in thatform. The amendments broughtto us deal with the abolishing ofdistricts, adding of central com-mittee figures and how things aresupposed to be done, he said.

The appointment and votingat congress, those ones we haventreceived them. However, appoint-ments will not do because the con-stitution demands that the Presi-dent, two VPs and now chairmanare contested posts. We dont seeit [the change] happening. We willwait and see.

Other Zanu PF insiders allegedyesterday that there were at-tempts by Mugabe to isolate Mu-

juru ahead of congress.The execution of the plan in-

volved summoning key Muju-ru allies and sweet-talking theminto dumping her. They said sofar Zanu PF Secretary for Ad-ministration Didymus Mutasahad been called by Mugabe whoallegedly promised him the par-ty chairmanship. Sources with-in the Mnangagwa faction saidseveral other powerful party cad-res in the Mujuru camp were also

been courted the plan being toconvert them and leave Mujuruin the cold.

Mutasa, Mujuru and Mnangag-wa could not be reached for com-ment yesterday.

But Zanu PF insiders said Mu- juru was likely to remain Vice-President, even after the congress.

Her advisors have told her tohang on. She is riding the storm;she has nothing to worry about.First, Graces intention was tomake the President fire her or toforce her to resign and that didnot happen. She wanted her pros-ecuted on allegations of corrup-tion but Mugabe cant have herprosecuted on the basis of hear-say, said a source.

With only three weeks to go be-fore the congress, the party is yetto start nominations with partysources saying these would begina few days before congress. Mean-while, the two Zanu PF factionshave taken their fights to the prov-inces where they are trying to out-do each other with suspensionsand votes of no confidence beingthrown all over.

It remains to be seen howev-er whether this flurry of suspen-sions and votes of no confidencethat have become the order of theday will stick at all.

The fights are for the control ofprovinces that are crucial in se-curing key nominations at con-gress.

In Harare yesterday, a factionof Zanu PF youths lambasted pro-

vincial youth chairman GodwinGomwe for allegedly causing divi-sions in the party.

Gomwe is said to have engneered Thursdays attempted voteof no confidence on provinciachairman Amos Midzi. The following day youths aligned to himbarricaded the venue that the for-mer diplomat was supposed tohold a press conference to speakon attempts to oust him.

The fights escalated yesterdaywhen demonstrators, apparentlyfrom a rival faction, carried plac-ards that read: President pleasesave us from corrupt Gomwe,

zi haaende, mvura nemagetsi ndoz-vinoenda, pasi naJonathan Moyoand First Lady ndevedu tose[Midzi is not going anywhere . . down with Jonathan Moyo and theFirst Lady is for us all.]

The First Lady united CdeGomwe and Midzi in a bid tthwart factionalism but he [Gom-we] vowed to fight on. This proveshe did not heed the First Ladysunity accord, said Tendai Diwa,Harare youth league commissar.

Diwa said Gomwe had beeserved with papers of suspensionand his deputy, Eddison Taka-taka, had been appointed actingchairperson.

Gomwe yesterday hit back, rub-bishing his supposed suspensionsaying he could not be fired by ahandful of people when he waelected by thousands of partymembers.

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HE Zimbabwe economy re-quires comprehensive re-

egated economic issues to the pe-riphery as politicians jostle forpositions ahead of next monthselective congress.

Zimbabwe has an external debtof over US$9 billion which hasmilitated against the inflow oflines of credit from multilateral

progress in a number of key struc-tural reform areas in order to en-hance the business climate, boostproductivity and competitiveness,

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President Robert MugabesHealth Advisor, Dr TimothyStamps, has rubbished claimsthat Zimbabwe may be in dan-ger of an Ebola outbreak.

In an interview with The Standard , DrStamps, a former Health minister assert-ed that Zimbabwe, unlike Guinea, SierraLeone, DRC, Liberia and other West Afri-can countries affected by the virus, didnot have the total conditions to allowthe haemorrhagic virus to adapt.

But at the moment, from what I candiscern, it [Ebola virus] cannot [come toZimbabwe] because we havent got the to-tal conditionsWe dont have the heavyrainfall or the rainforests except in Vic-

toria Falls and some parts around thecountry, he said.

According to Dr Stamps, in order forEbola or any other haemorrhagic virusto spread, there has to be a reservoir (aperson, animal, plant or substance inwhich an infectious agent normally livesand multiplies).

However, Dr St amps said that in the un-likely event that the dreaded virus was tosomehow invade Zimbabwe, the Healthministry was capable of handling it.

The intelligence is there and the abil-ity is there. It is the people on the groundthat need to be b oosted and now, not nextyear.

They are very circumspect, they arecareful to only speak about things theyknow, and to admit freely if they do not

knowthats important! he said of theHealth ministry.

He however emphasised on the need toprioritise the ministry and give it moreaccess to money.

We do need more health workers andmore health workers who are properlytrained. Thats the one area which I willemphasise, said Dr Stamps.

He appealed to Zimbabweans to not al-low fear to take over as that would be un-desirable.

You know JF Kennedy used to say, Wehave nothing to fear but fear itself. It isthe fear itself which produces an electri-cal reaction.

He advised anyone that may suspectthey have Ebola symptoms to calm downand logically look at where they have

been for the past 21 days, which is themaximum incubation period.

Ebola has been wreaking havoc in WestAfrica and has to date killed close to 5 000people, with Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Le-one and DRC being among the countriesworst hit.

The World Health Organisation recent-ly certified Nigeria free of Ebola after thecountry had battled with the virus formonths.

In Zimbabwe, there are real fears that acombination of factors that include a lackof a functional health delivery system,lack of trained health workers, porouspoints of entry combined with a lack ofEbola screening at border posts, may allaid in bringing the virus int o the country.

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A Zengeza 3 resident Cynthia Musingwawani isthis years grand prize winner of the Spar HozaSummer promotion after she won a Range RoverEvoque in yesterdays draw at Belgravia SportsClub.

However, she was not present to drive home thecar.

The event also saw 12 people winning the 12 KIAPicanto motor vehicles on offer.

One of the winners Innocent Chikwezvero fromDzivaresekwa 2 looked calm after winning the car.

This is not the first time this year Im winninga car in such competitions, because in January Iwon another car at a different competition, said

Chitungwiza woman

wins Range Rover inSpar promotion

Innocent Chikwezvero one of the 12 winners of the KIAPicanto motor vehicles. Picture: Tafadzwa Ufumeli

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BY PHYLLIS MBANJE

THE Prophetic Healingand Deliverance min-istries all-night prayerheld in Waterfalls on Fri-day could have pulled

the largest crowd in the historyof this country, estimated to havebeen over 300 000 people.

According to some church of-ficials, they had laid out 300 000chairs but by the time the eventstarted every chair had been oc-cupied. Thousands more withinthe church arena and outside theprecast wall and in the overflowarea towards Highfield high-den-sity suburb were either standingor sitting on the ground, on top

of cars, while some were perchedprecariously in trees surroundingthe Blue Shade which is oppositeZindoga shopping centre.

An overwhelmed Walter Ma-gaya who is the founder of thechurch said the turnout, whichwas screened live on ZBC, was be-yond his wildest imagination.

Speaking to the press back-stage before his much anticipatedpreaching, the towering Magaya,who was wearing his usual sim-ple ensemble of a shirt and blacktrousers, said he was amazed atthe large crowd.

I have never seen anything likethis. Last year we only had a gath-ering of 5 000 people but just lookat the crowd now, he said battlingto contain his emotions.

Known for being humble anddown to earth, Magaya declinedcredit and said it was the work ofthe Almighty.

I understand there are peo-ple from as far as Australia, Unit-ed Kingdom, its all so humblingfor me. People are hungry for theword, he said shaking his headwhile his eyes swept the crowd.

People had started streaming tothe venue in early in the morningof Friday, while others are said tohave arrived the day before, eventhough the event was supposedto start at 8pm Friday. By around6pm most seats had been takenexcept for a few reserved for theVIPs.

The human and traffic jamaround the place took 120 po-lice officers and 500 church mar-shals to contain but still there wasmuch shoving and jostling to getinside.

The expectant crowd was kepton its feet by various artisteswho gave sterling performances.

First on stage was Christ Embas-

sys Blessing Manyangadze akaFlame B. Wearing a trendy check-ered jacket and white angle boots,the young gospel artiste had thecrowd begging for more.

His spirited dances and catchytunes became the crowd favouriteand many danced along with him.Other musicians that wowed thecrowds included Mathias Mhere,Sebastian Magacha among others.

But one artiste who had literal-ly everyone on their feet was Zimdance hall music favourite TockyVibes.

The diminutive musician whowas decked out in a black kneelength overcoat had the crowd lit-erally eating out of his hand, es-pecially the young people whoclearly adored him.

Magaya said his diverse selec-tion of musicians was nothingout of the ordinary.

Would you rather they play inbeer halls and not in the houseof God, he quipped much to theamusement of the crowd.

However, after the captivating

performance South African gospelcrooner Benjamin Dube took over.With his deep silky tones he sere-naded the congregants who swayedin rhythm to some of his populartunes like, In Your Presence .

Dube who is not new to Zimba-bwe since he features at most lo-cal church gatherings proved hewas still one of the best gospel art-ists in Southern Africa.

However when Magaya droveinto the arena in his modest navyblue Mazda Demio, the crowdwent wild. There was ululating,whistling, screaming and theyall went down on their knees as asign of respect for their leader.

When Magaya appeared onstage the screams got louder andsome people started going intotrances. Some rushed to the frontof the glitzy stage which was cov-ered with a fiery orange and tur-quoise tent.

For the next hour or so peoplewho were possessed rolled onthe ground while some roared in

the scariest voices. Some were

vomiting unknown substanceswhich the ushers quickly wipedaway.

A woman in advanced stages ofpregnancy had to be restrained byfive strong ushers. Writhing andscreeching like a parrot, she exhib-ited such strength that was not ex-pected of a person in her condition.

Even young children could alsobe seen running around in appar-ent trance with glazed looks ontheir faces. Ushers had a torridtime trying to contain scores ofpeople who kept throwing them-selves on the ground and rollingwith their faces contorted.

Magaya remained on the stagecommanding the demons to go.Some became aggressive and ap-peared as if they wanted to grabhim off the stage but he remainedunperturbed.

Then the healings began. Peo-ple holding up wheelchairs andwalking sticks could be seen danc-ing around claiming they hadbeen healed.

A woman who said she wa

from Chiredzi said she had notwalked for six months but whenthe prophet walked in she wasinstantly healed. Another wom-an from Wedza also received hermiracle healing after spending 10years in a wheel chair.

Magaya later shared the wordwhich he drew from the bookof Esther 7 verse 10. He also addressed the popular subject ofpoverty and said after the eventsome would become millionairesif they believed.

Let us kick poverty away andreturn it to sender. Say no to pov-erty, refuse to be poor, he said.

The event which will obvious-ly be talked about for a very longtime was attended by some digni-taries who included Industry andCommerce minister Mike Bimha,Lands deputy minister TendaiSavanhu, ZRPs Assistant Com-missioner Crispen Makedenge,and Zimbabwe Tourism Author-ity chief executive KarikogaKaseke.

A humble Walter Magaya arrived for the all-night prayer in Waterfalls on Friday in a Mazda Demio. Picture: Shepherd Tozvireva. More pictures on page 6

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BY SILENCE CHARUMBIRA

WHENEVER the go-ing gets tough, in theface of fierce opposi-tion; leaders of polit-ical parties often call

for congress to measure their popu-larity and consolidate power.

That appears to have been thesame tactic employed by MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai whocalled for congress a year earlierthan scheduled to fill the void inpositions left after the party suf-fered a second split in April.

Officials led by former secre-tary general Tendai Biti and for-mer deputy treasurer general El-ton Mangoma walked out citingirreconcilable differences withTsvangirai.

Tsvangirai used the congressto entrench his powers, assumingauthority as the custodian of allparty assets and to supervise allin leadership.

Tsvangirai will now superin-tend the secretary general, treas-urer general and all party lead-ership. The MDC-T congress re-solved that the secretary generalshall no longer be responsible forall party affairs but would do sothrough Tsvangirai.

He also got powers to suspendany national executive throughthe national council.

Political analyst Eldred Masu-nungure said from a democraticperspective Tsvangirai has ceasedto be a democrat due to the consti-tutional amendments that have

made sure he has amassed power.Tsvangirai has literally become

owner of the party as the amend-ments have allowed him to priva-tise the party instead of it being apublic institution, said Masunun-gure a professor of politics at theUniversity of Zimbabwe.

He is not stronger. A dictator can-not be stronger than a democrat.

Masunungure said Tsvangiraifailed to seize an opportunity toreconnect with the people in thegrassroots and missed a goldenchance to plant the ingredients ofdemocracy.

This was a golden chance forhim to foster democracy. He needs

to reconnect with the people,which is one thing he failed to dowhether by default or by designall the time he was in the govern-ment of national unity, to connectthe national leadership with thegrassroots, Masunungure said.

Social commentator MaxwellSaungweme said Tsvangirai hademerged stronger in consolidatingpower and the congress elevatedhim to supreme leader of the party.

He can literally do what hewants with the party, suspend orfire officials he does not like, anduse resources of the party in away he deems fit without being ac-countable, Saungweme said.

Saungweme said Tsvangiraiemerged weaker with regards topositioning himself and MDC-T towin elections in 2018 and lead gov-ernment and the country.

The congress made many peo-ple who used to sympathise withhim lose the little trust they hadleft in him. He has shown thathe can be a dictator. And after 34years of Mugabe [President Rob-ert Mugabe] dictatorship, I dontthink Zimbabweans need anoth-er dictator just for the sake ofchange, Saungweme said.

He, in a typical Mugabe fash-ion, surrounded himself with hisloyalists, people who will not dare

ask him any question, and this

makes him a very weak contenderfor any national elections.

Saungweme said the congresswas bereft of any meaningfuresolution or strategy to respondto programmes of governmentthat are damaging the economylike indigenisation.

It had no strategy which theMDC would want to implement asan alternative to Zanu PF govern-ments failure to deal with the li-quidity crunch and other econom-ic ills. It had no discussion on is-sues such as the west reengag-ing the Zanu PF regime. It was allabout elevating Tsvangirai to avillage king, he said.

But MDC-T spokesperson OberGutu last week defended theamendments claiming MDC-T

came out stronger and more unit-ed after the congress and that theparty was focusing more on build-ing a strong institution ratherthan personalities.

The constitutional amendments were not about Morgan Ts-vangirai the individual but aboutMDC-T as an institution. If youperuse all the MDC-T 4th congressresolutions you will, no doubt, ap-preciate the fact that the partycame out stronger, more unitedand more focused, said Gutu.

No other political party inZimbabwe has got a more progres-sive constitution than the MDC-T.Our critics are largely driven bytheir personal hatred for MorganTsvangirai more than anythingelse.

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Prophet Walter Magaya greets Tendai Savanhu [Lands and Rural Resettlement deputyminister] while Zimbabwe Tourism Authority CEO Karikoga Kaseke looks on at the all-nighprayer on Friday

South African gospel musician Benjamin Dube performs during the all -night prayer

An unidentied man collapses in front of Prophet Magaya on Friday

Intense prayer . . . a woman raises her hands in worship

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Rebels threaten to declare independenc

BENGHAZI Lib-yan rebels whohave seized oilports in the pastto press their de-

mand for regional auton-omy said on Friday theywould declare independ-ence in the east if the worldrecognised a rival parlia-ment, heightening tensionsin the major oil producer.

The actions of rebel lead-er Ibrahim Jathran areclosely watched by oil mar-kets. He and his followersonce seized four major oilports in eastern Libya, ac-counting for 600 000 barrelsof oil, and held them for al-most a year.

Jathran signed a deal

with the government inApril to reopen the oilports and toned down hisrhetoric. But now he hasramped it up considerably

he is not known to havethreatened to break Libyaup into separate states

Libya is already effec-tively divided and turn-ing into a security night-mare for its Arab neigh-bours and Western powers.Armed groups and Islamistmilitants who helped top-pled Muammar Gaddafi in2011 are fighting for powerand a share of oil revenue.

An armed group seizedthe capital of Tripoli inAugust, set up its own par-

liament and left the inter-nationally recognised gov-ernment and House of Rep-resentatives a rump statein the east, with the primeminister and his cabinetbased in Bayda and the par-liament in Tobruk.

If the world recognisesthe (rival assembly) Gen-eral National Congress....then we will be forced todeclare eastern independ-ence, the group led byJathran said in a state-ment. It said the group wasspeaking for unidentifiedeastern tribal leaders aswell.

On Thursday, Libyas Su-preme Court declared theHouse of Representativesin Tobruk to be unconsti-tutional. Parliament dis-missed the ruling as in-valid because the court isbased in Tripoli, which isunder the control of the ri-val a ssembly.

Jathrans group said theruling was invalid as the

judges had not been work-ing independently. Easterndeputies from the Houseof Representatives wouldform a special parliamentfor Cyrenaica in case of asecession declaration, hesaid, referring to the his-toric name for eastern Lib-ya, used before Gaddafitook power.

The court decision,

comment on the ruling, re-

flecting uncertainty overhow to deal with it.

In September, the Unit-ed Nations started a firstround of talks to bring to-gether the contending par-ties. But the talks are basedon the assumption that theHouse of Representativesis Libyas legitimate parlia-ment.

Oil output had risen toaround 800 000 barrels per

day in the past two months,

thanks mainly to the re-opening of Ras es-Sider andtwo other ports in the east,under a deal between Jath-ran and the internationallyrecognized prime minister,Abdullah al-Thinni.

But production slumpedby at least 200 000 bpd whenthe authorities were forcedto close the southern ElSharara oilfield after anarmed group entered it and

stole cars and oil equip-

ment. Reuters

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BY OBEY MANAYITI

MUTARE Villag-ers from the east-ern border area ofMarange where di-amonds are mined

say the discovery of the preciousmineral has brought them moremisery than happiness.

They have harrowing tales ofphysical and emotional abuse totell which they say came about fol-lowing the launch of the infamousOperation Hakudzokwi in 2008.The joint police and military op-eration was brought to drive awayillegal diamond seekers.

Most of the villagers have sincebeen forcibly translocated to ArdaTransau, a settlement far away fromtheir original homes, with promis-

es of a better life, including modernhouses and social amenities.Broken villagers told stories of

their unhappiness at a functionheld in Mutare last week to com-memorate their removal fromtheir ancestral homes to ArdaTransau.

Myness Matanda, who now livesat the new settlement, told dele-gates attending the commemora-tion that her life needed magicaltransformation to be restored towhere it was before the discoveryof the gems.

I was a very free person whofocused on the upliftment of myfamily during our stay in Ma-range before the discovery of thediamonds, she said.

This all ended when we were told

that there were diamonds in ourarea as rowdy people (illegal pan-ners) started trooping to the area insearch of the precious stones.

It is important for the worldto know that during this illegalmining period, our lives brieflychanged for the better since wewere able to make money throughselling food items to the illegal di-amond seekers and our childrencould also go pick up the stones.

Trouble started when the gov-ernment launched Operation

Hakudzokwi where armed soldierstreated us like thieves or war timeenemies. They violated every rightthat we used to enjoy and brutal-ised us in a manner unimaginablefor fellow countrymen.

We couldnt figure out theirreal mission. Women were raped,young boys and men were tor-tured and many were killed. Alot of our property was destroyedand the future of our children wasshattered in our eyes. It was bad,Matanda said.

She said villagers were laterforced to relocate to Arda Transauwhere each household was allo-cated a four-roomed house on asmall piece of land where theynow live from selling firewood.

Centre for Natural ResourceGovernance director Farai Magu-

wu whose organisation joinedhands with others to organise theMarange commemoration saidremembering the era of the dia-mond curse would pressure gov-ernment to review its policies forthe diamond sector.

The objective of this commem-oration is to remember the peoplewho fell in Marange; to rememberthe families who were displacedfrom Marange who are still suffer-ing and actually condemned to newforms of poverty, Maguwu said.

We also want to remind the na-tion that we still need healing inMarange because a lot of thingshappened there.

Healing is important espe-cially when people are allowedto speak out because when they

speak you can see and feel emo-tions coming out, said Maguwu.Zimbabwe Peace Project pro-

grammes coordinator GoodhopeRuswa said his organisation wascommitted to working towardsending human rights abuses inZimbabwe.

He said it was unfortunate thatpeople were brutalised because ofresources found in their area.

Human rights are inclusiveand indivisible. In that regard civ-il and political rights are equally

important as social and econom-ic rights and the government hasan obligation to protect and re-spect the rights of every citizen,he added.

Lovemore Mukwada from Muk-wada Village, Ward 9 of Marangesaid the area had become inhabit-able owing to pollution and differ-

ent forms of abuse.As Marange people we are notthere to fight. We are not a fightinggroup. I dont know why we weretortured as happened and is stillhappening in Marange. To us inhab-itants of Marange, we have noth-ing really to show for the diamondsfound in our area besides the painthat we are enduring, he said.

More than 200 people are report-ed to have died in Chiadzwa whilethousands more were physicallybrutalised.

Charles Magobeya who has afamily of nine children said thefour-roomed house which he wasgiven at the new settlement is toosmall and cannot be compared tothe one he had built for himself inChiadzwa.

I received no compensationfor my property and livestockwhen we were dumped in Arda

Transau. Our case can be likenedto the biblical story of the chil-dren of Israel.

I am the school developmentcommittee chairperson for a lo-cal school in Transau and I cantell you that about 1 300 childrenare made to share just seven class-rooms. We had to erect pole andgrass sheds to provide more learn-ing room for our children. I ques-tion the quality of education thatour children are getting underthese circumstances, he said.

Another villager, Adam Chiko-si said the people were not usedto the semi-urban environmentin Arda Transau where they aremade to pay for water to Zinwa.

He said he witnessed gross hu-man rights abuse both in Ma-range and in Arda Transau yetgovernment departments weredoing nothing to help them.

Lorraine Marima from Chiad-zwa Development Trust said be-fore they were removed from theiroriginal homes each family had be-tween seven to 10 hectares wherethey grew drought resistant cropsbut the villagers were now surviv-ing from selling firewood.

Reverend Maengamhuru from

ZimRights told the delegates thatChiadzwa people were originally from the eastern highlands butwere also displaced to Marange topave way for plantations duringthe colonial era.

He said what was happening re-kindled sad memories where peo-ple were displaced to allow power-ful people access to their resources.

Maengamhuru said his organ-isation was documenting all thehuman rights violations in Ma-range.

Rashid Mahiya from Heal Zimbabwe Trust said the truth shouldbe established to find who had de-ployed armed forces to brutalisethe villagers.

Mahiya said there should becompensation to cover for the lostproperty, time and disturbancesas part of the healing process.

He said there should be counselling for the victims and survi-vors as well as a support schemefor medication for all those whowere affected.

Mahiya also demanded that per-petrators of human rights abus-es in Marange should come out inthe open and publicly apologisefor their deeds.

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THE International Labour Organ-isation (ILO) has partnered withthe Danish government to provideskills to youths in a move intend-ed to reduce unemployment levelsamong the countrys largest popu-lation grouping.

The plan, Skills for Youth Em-ployment and Rural Development

with the goal of taking vulnera-ble young people, who are unem-ployed to gain employment andultimately to run their own enter-prises, she said.

The programme is also aimed atachieving quality improvements intraditional apprenticeships in theinformal economy and market driv-en community based technical andvocational skills development in the

cludes microfinance and businessdevelopment, and marketing ofproducts.

However most of the youths under the programme said they werefacing challenges raising capitaland transport.

Farai Chinzvondo who under-went the training said although hewas able to make a living from theproceeds of his work, he was fail-

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An award in honour

of water harvesterBY PHYLLIS MBANJE

ZEPHANIA Phiri wasrendered jobless by arailway company heworked for, accused ofdabbling in political ac-

tivities during the Rhodesian era.Distraught and without a penny

to his name, Phiri returned to hisrural home in Zvishavane to facepoverty and suffering that he hadescaped by working in the city.

Determined to make somethingout of his life and for his village,

he bounced around a lot of ideas.Today he is a renowned indige-nous permaculturist and pioneerof water harvesting in Zimbabwe.

I had all the time to reallythink about our situation and itwasnt long before I realised thatwater is the key to everything ifyou farm in Zimbabwe, especial-ly in arid places like Zvishavane,said the 87-year-old Phiri.

Over the years, he developed asophisticated water harvestingsystem for his farm. Thousandshave visited his farm to learn.

In 2010 colleagues and friendsgave him a lifetime achievementaward for his work. Out of thatevent grew the idea to set up anaward in his name.

His efforts were finally reward-ed this year on October 24 when anaward was launched in the pres-ence of government officials, civ-il society, farmers organisations,the private sector and internation-al agencies at Baraza Pavilion inHarare.

During the launch of the Phi-ri Award, the inaugural winnersreceived various prizes for beingthe most innovative with the topposition going to Bouwas Mawarafrom Mazvihwa, Zvishavane.

The initiators of the Phiri

Award; the Farm and Food Inno-vators, said they had drawn inspi-ration from Phiri whom they de-scribed as a fine example of some-one who responded to a difficultsituation in a creative and mean-ingful way.

The group of eight memberssaid they were against the stereo-typed images of people waiting tobe developed.

Life is tough in the rural are-as of Zimbabwe, often very tough.People are getting on with theirlives and there are those experi-menting and trying out practices,responding to what life throws atthem, be it a cyclone, a drought, apiece of land covered in rocks oreven moles eating their crops, said

one of the initiators John Wilson.The groups approach stress-

es productivity while also payingattention to ecosystem processes,soil health, nutrition, sustainabil-ity, local knowledge developmentamongst farmers and others inthe food chain, and the rights offarmers and consumers.

One of their aims as a group isto dispel the notion that solutionsalways come from experts.

We often underestimate the de-gree of innovation that is going on.In order to start giving recognition

to this innovation, a group of Zimba-bweans have set up the Phiri Awardfor Farm and Food Innovators, saidWilson.

Five farmers who have put topractice the innovative way offarming agreed to share their ide-as on how they managed to over-come hurdles to get to where theyare now. They said they often facedridicule from communities and insome instances were labelled in-sane or people high on drugs.

Cyclone Eline devastated Wil-liam Gezanas farm in Chimanim-ani in 2000. Instead of feeling sor-ry for himself, he immediately setabout reclaiming his land. Withvarious techniques he has reha-bilitated his farm and the peren-

nial stream destroyed by CycloneEline. He now works with othersaround him on watershed man-agement.

Wilson Sitholes father allocat-ed him two hectares of land inthe Rusitu valley in the 1980s. Theonly problem was that it was anunproductive piece of land cov-

ered in rock boulders. Undauntedand with a clear plan in mind, hehas over the past 20 years turnedthis land into a productive ba-nana, citrus and pineapple farmin which all water is harvested byditches and contours. He is a fineexample of turning a problem intothe solution.

Sixty-one-year old Faiseni Ped-zi learned a little about water-har-vesting and water managementduring a short stint working ona lowveld sugar estate from 1968to 1976. He used and added to thisknowledge through trial and er-ror and has developed an intricatesystem to distribute water on hissmall farm in the dry district ofChivi, using valves and canals. It

is a system that enables him to di-rect water to any desired point onhis farm. This allows him to growfish crops throughout the year.

Mawara was inspired by the lib-eration struggle to think about newways of farming. He constructedone to three metre deep dead levelcontours, which also incorporate

mini-dams. As a result he harvestshuge amounts of water in Mazvih-wa, a very dry part of the country.His extensive irrigation system, in-volving clay pipes, can draw excesswater from the fields in the rainyseason to use for irrigation in thedry season. He also uses the waterto grow crops throughout the yearand to grow fish.

Paguel Takura lost most of thesweet potatoes and bananas thathe planted on his newly allocatedfarm in 2008 to moles. Through ex-perimentation with both bait andtrap, he has developed a highly ef-fective way of catching moles onhis farm in Chikukwa, near theborder with Mozambique. In 2011,for example, he captured 39 moles.

Zephania Phiri

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Comment & Analysis

Mugabe mustintervene indoctors strike

Mugabe jaunts not benefitting Z

Government to blamefor local authorities rot

In a normal country where leaders are concerned aboutthe welfare of their people, government should have beenseized with the doctors strike that has hit our health sec-tor.

Doctors throughout the country have downed tools for over

two weeks now, resulting in untold suffering and the deathsof many people.The doctors are demanding an improvement in their con-

ditions of service. Junior doctors, who must do at least fiveyears university education before graduating, are paid sala-ries below US$300 per month less than what junior nurses,teachers, soldiers and policemen get.

What is disheartening is the attitude displayed by govern-ment which has not taken concrete steps to address theirconcerns.

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has been dilly dal-lying, much to the detriment of the sick who need urgentmedical attention.

It is clear the problem requires the attention of PresidentRobert Mugabe himself because he is the only one who canmake a decision to award them an increment.

But alas, reports of empty hospital wards and sick peopledying at hospitals have not spurred him to act. Mugabe is

too busy with survival politics to focus his attention towardssaving lives.

What we have seen him react to with genuine passion andanger are reports of alleged plots to unseat him.

We shudder to think what would happen if Ebola comes toZimbabwe when senior doctors have also joined in the strike.

We urge Mugabe to urgently address the doctors grievanc-es to avert the continued suffering of sick people and the un-necessary deaths of patients who could otherwise be treated.

President Robert Mugabesforeign jaunts are doingharm to Zimbabwe at this

moment when the country needshim the most. The trips are not inthe best interest of Zimbabweans.

The economy is bleeding, ZanuPF (the ruling party) is burn-ing and government officials arebusy safeguarding their own in-terests at the expense of the suf-fering people.

Mugabe spent the better partof last week in Vienna, Aus-tria where he was attending theUN second conference on land-locked developing countries.Last month he travelled to Italyfor the beatification of Pope Paul

VI at the Vatican. In SeptemberMugabe went to New York to at-tend the 69th General Assemblyof the United Nations.

In all his jaunts, Mugabe tookwith him a myriad of delegatesat a huge cost to the countrysdwindling economy. His endlessforeign trips have demonstratedthat he is not concerned abouthis country, more so, the suffer-ing people.

Zimbabwe is not benefittingfrom any of t hese foreign tripsand just recently Mugabe ac-cused government officials andministers of engaging in unnec-essary trips in which they re-ceive huge allowances at the ex-

pense of service delivery.We are surprised that Mugabe

takes a swipe at his subordinates when in actual fact theseministers would be dancing tohis tune.

Over the years, Mugabe habeen attending conferencesseminars and meetings but usedsuch platforms to attack hisperceived enemies Britainand the US. He has failed to usesuch opportunities to lure inves-tors to Z imbabwe.

Those who accompany him onthese trips have also used thischance to spend their ill-gotten money lavishly.

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Service delivery remains apressing issue in Zimbabwe.Local authorities in both ur-ban and rural set ups are strug-gling to operate.

Very few local authorities aremanaging to provide service de-livery. Water cuts, sewer bursts,poor roads and obsolete streetlights have become the order of

the day. Council workers have notbeen receiving salaries on time.At some local authorities work-ers have gone for several monthswithout salaries. Their moralehas dwindled and they are not put-ting much effort in their work.

The countrys failing economyon the other hand has taken a tollon service provision. Ratepayersare reluctant to pay councils be-cause they feel that councils arenot doing their mandated tasks.

Council officials are also toblame. Some have been engagedin illicit deals involving residen-tial and commercial stands whileothers have created unnecessarytrips or seminars to supplementtheir incomes through hefty perdiems.

Government has failed to dealwith these illicit land deals thathave been involving council offi-

cials.In Harare, Chitungwiza and Ep-

worth there have been talk of il-licit land deals, but governmenthas done nothing to address theproblems. Instead, residents havebeen on the receiving end theirhouses were demolished, butthose who parcelled out that landillegally are walking free.

In Chitungwiza, the local au-thority is using clay to patchthe roads. The council has overthe years failed to come up witha comprehensive road rehabilita-tion programme. The roads are

littered with potholes and usingclay is not the solution at all.

There is need for government tocome up with a programme to bailout local authorities. We know or-ganisations like Zinara and NGOsare assisting local authorities inroad rehabilitation and healthprogrammes.

Local Government minister Ig-natius Chombo has been at thehelm of this ministry for years,but he has done little to addressthe problems local authoritiesface.

Ratepayer, Chitungw

Zim, like Ireland, needs game chan

A man walks past garbage in Mbare

Your Sunday Opinion article(The Standard November 2to 8 2014) by Tony Hawkinsprovided some sobering reading.What he is calling for can neverbe achieved by the current cropof politicians, who apart from be-ing inept, cannot see the situationbeyond their noses. I quote an ex-tract that I believe succinctly de-scribes the ingredients necessaryfor the economy to improve, The

blind, his unshakeable grip on hisparty beginning to slacken, wasforced to accept that the countryhad descended into a slough.

In May, a devastating reportby the Ministry of Finance stark-ly spelt out the true position of theIrish nation; an independent Ire-land had not delivered what hadbeen promised or hoped for, eco-nomically, socially or education-ally. Indeed, rural Ireland, it said,

economic malaise where there wasgrowing despair and depression.

After 35 years of native government people are asking whetherwe can achieve an acceptable de-gree of economic progress. Thcommon talk among parents intowns, as well as rural Ireland, isof their children having to emi-grate as soon as their education iscompleted, in order to secure a rea-sonable standard of living.

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Comment & Analysis

OPINION

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I recently conducted a survey to figure outwhere our ministers and MPs get practicalideas which they use to craft policies or con-tribute in parliamentary debates. Policy mak-ing is not only a complex process that is dif-ficult to influence but also very important. Ithas to be guided by credible, user-friendly ev-idence.

In Zimbabwe, while evidence is critical, reallife contexts in which policy makers make de-cisions have become more decisive. There havebeen cases where robust evidence has been ig-nored because it doesnt speak to the context.Policy making follows a different logic from ac-ademia where a number of ministers and leg-islators are drawn. Where policy makers havetried to use evidence, such efforts have beenundermined by the cognitive and institution-al features of the political process. This couldexplain why some of the smartest researcherswent docile upon becoming ministers or MPs.

Zimbabwes national aspirations will notbe achieved without evidence-based decision-making. Unfortunately, we no longer havestrong research institutions that can generategame-changing ideas for policy makers. Evi-dence from my survey indicate that ministersand MPs currently rely on the media, commonsense and standard operating procedures fordecision-making ideas. In their constituencies,MPs receive grievances rather than ideas thatcan be turned into solutions. Part of the rea-

A district agriculture extension officer mayneed clearance from the minister of Agricul-ture to speak to the media about issues that af-fect his or her district. As a result, a local MPmay not be privy to important socio-econom-ic issues in his or her cons tituency. Such bot-tlenecks stifle the flow and use of evidence fordecision making. Other confusing structuresthat block the use of evidence include dupli-cation of efforts between the district adminis-trator and the council chief executive officer.Gathering simple evidence on how certain is-sues affect ordinary rural people may requirefiltering ideas with all these structures, someof whom may have their own vested interestsin concealing or revealing evidence.

Since most policy makers have not beentrained in using evidence to inform their deci-sions and practice, they rely on common sense,standard practices and comparative conven-ience in using whatever information is avail-able. Policy makers also lack understandingof how evidence can be used properly or mis-used. They are also unaware of the differenc-es in the quality of information they receiveeither from newspapers or from friends. Forinstance, many legislators do not understandthe whole notion of Genetically Modified Or-ganisms (GMOs). From a recent discussion onthis issue by some MPs, it was clear they werenot able to separate opinions from facts. Partof the problem is that contested ideas on thisissue tend to be pushed from interested partiesboth among the pro and anti-GMOs scientists.

Where policy makers find evidence too con-tested, complicated or boring, they end up re-sorting to what resonates with their commonsense and gut feelings. They may also closetheir minds to evidence for fear of appearing

science to engage meaningfully with the onewhose background is agricultural economics.While engineers may think the role of socialscientists is talking to people, social scientistsmay think engineers are more concerned withpouring concrete. These different and unsub-stantiated perceptions end up clouding the po-litical processes, thus stalling productive andcollaborative dialogue.

One of the biggest challenges in Zimba-bwe is that what is supposed to be relevant re-search evidence is often of poor quantity andquality. For instance, existing agriculture re-search is of poor quality and limited applica-bility. For an agro-based economy it is amaz-ing that there are no policy studies that ex-plore synergies between horticulture and live-stock, for instance. When horticulture studiesin Mashonaland East province are not applica-ble to Matebeleland North province, it meanssuch studies generate partial truths. Stud-ies like the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Commit-tee (ZimVac) report lack features that wouldmake them easier for MPs or ministers to eval-uate. In addition, the quality of most studiesby NGOs is often difficult for non-experts tointerpret because the explanation of researchmethods tends to be long and complicated.

In the absence of user-friendly evidence, pol-icy makers take positions they are emotional-ly drawn to because there is nothing more sub-stantive to use. Guidelines or authoritative re-ports from prominent organisations like theFood and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) orthe World Food Programme (WFP) are reg ard-ed as the only important sources of evidencedue to lack of skills and resources in govern-ment departments to collect and synthesisepertinent evidence from the local communi-

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ZIMBABWEANS are suffering are no jobs, poor service deliverymorale among the few employed gone down to its lowest ebb. Twho are supposed to rescue the cotry from this catastrophe are busy ing their own political party wars.

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RESPONDING to the article Anoto oust Mujuru ally (The Standard Nber 2 to 8 2014) Annanian says; el of hooliganism in Zanu PF antling for power is affecting the devement of the country and even indiual homes. Imagine the pressure is going on with Vice-President Mujuru and Justice minister Emson Mnangagwa as individuals. Ware they thinking and feeling as leaof the party, government and famiEven their children and ministriesare heading are feeling it. They arechanneling the human and nancia

sources to guard their political and sonal interests. The noble thing wbe for these two to call for peace osign.

BILLY Pule says this whole sagcreated by President Mugabe. Holy, at 90 and no succession plan. Imy schoolmates way back in 1980 wMugabe swept into power that AMuzorewa was a better option. Hoer, the British made sure that the etions were rigged in Mugabes fabecause the war would not have eed if he had lost. Look at what he dMorgan Tsvangirai! Zimbabwe coumore prosperous than even South ca right now! Dont even call him out because there are many selloutZanu PF.

RESPONDING to the articlerai tightens grip on MDC-T (Theard November 2 to 8 2014) ChenC says; This is what we were expeNelson Chamisa was unt and tooior for that position. Voters also mhim. However, to show maturity andmocracy, he must continue the gwork of representing those who vhim.

ABBIE also says; The irony is thagan Tsvangirai calls upon membehis party not to personalise posityet he is doing just that. He is follothe Robert Mugabe script. Tsvangicalling on Mugabe to leave accuhim of failing the country, but he not realise that 15 years after the fotion of the MDC he has also failed.

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Comment & Analysis / Opinion

Govt must address striking doctosunday opinion

BY PEACEMAKER ZANO

RIOZIM LIMITED

BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT

(Incorporated in Zimbabwe on 29 August 1956 under registration number 607/56)

THE strike by both junior doctorsand their seniors is a major causefor concern. Every individual hasa right to access health services.

Its now the third week since junior doctors decided to put down theirtools to demand a pay rise from govern-ment. It has been reported that the juniordoctors are earning US$282 as their month-ly salary and they are demanding US$1 200excluding allowances.

Strikes are a strategy used by employeesin an attempt to force an employer to meet

their demands, whether economic or other-wise.

The on-going strike by junior doctors hasa negative impact on the quality of health-care services. Such strikes also affect therelationship that exists between doctors

and patients. It is well-known that strikesare lawful, but patients suffer a great deal.The doctors absence from work threatensthe well-being of the general public. It alsodestabilises the operations of the healthsector and disaster preparedness in case ofa disease outbreak.

Before joining in the strike senior doc-tors who were on duty at public hospitalslike Harare Hospital were only attending topatients who were deemed to be criticallyill, while those who were not considered se-riously ill were sent back home.

Currently, the country is facing financ ialconstraints. These junior doctors should beaware of the liquidity crisis that the coun-try is experiencing at the moment. What isof paramount importance presently is theinterest of patients. The decision that wasmade by junior doctors to compromise thehealth care of patients is not only disap-pointing, but profoundly disturbing main-ly because peoples lives are in their hands.

The Ministry of Health and Child Careshould initiate dialogue with the juniordoctors, which should lead to a consensusbetween government and doctors.

Doctors strikes may increase the mor-tality rate in public hospitals.

Imagine if Ebola was to be detected inZimbabwe today with this obtaining situa-tion, how many will survive? I understandthat junior doctors have an obligation tofirst serve the people and their interests

later. In fact, they publicly commit them-selves at the beginning of their careers aslife is sacred.

In addition, junior doctors should fullyappreciate the dedication and hard workwhich is required to provide medical carein the public sector in view of the terriblehealth crises and challenges that patientsexperience in the entire nation. Some ofthe challenges include cancer, diabetes,tuberculosis, high or low blood pressureproblems as well as maternal and childhealth problems.

It is of paramount importance to notethat the loss of lives of bread-winners dueto doctors strike causes poverty and putspressure on families, society and the econ-omy. To add on to that, most specialist doc-tors are hiking their consultation fees wellabove the stipulated charges which mostpatients canno t afford to pay. However, if

such issues persist, those patients with re-sources will opt to go to foreign countriesto seek medical attention. But how aboutthe common man?

There are a number of free services thatthese junior doctors receive other thantheir salaries. Most junior doctors stay ingovernment flats where they do not payany rentals and bills. Free accommodationis a privilege that these junior doctors en-

joy which is not enjoyed by most civil serv-ants. On top of that, they get accommoda-tion allowances like other civil servants.

Considering these and other favoura-ble factors, junior doctors should bear inmind that their strike does not hold muchwater but it actually paints a bad pictureof our beloved country.

The Health Services Board was quotedin some sections of the media saying thatall salaries for the health sector will onlybe reviewed next year. In line with that, theMinister of Finance Patrick Chinamasa isexpected to present the national budget onNovember 27. Therefore, these junior doc-tors should go back to work as the govern-ment will look into their grievances.

In addition, medical aid societies are fast-losing their relevance because most doctorshave lost confidence in them. The respon-sible authorities should closely look at thisissue as it is affecting clients of medicalaid societies who pay their subscriptionsmonthly, but turn out to be the biggest los-ers when they are asked to pay up front orfees known as a shortfall by specialist doc-tors. In such cases, medical aid societiestherefore cease to serve their purpose.

We applaud the assistance that armydoctors and other health personnel aregiving to patients. It goes a long way toease the burden of patients and their rel-atives.

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Zim can escape perpetual transitio

United Nations Development Programme

Empowered lives.Resilient Nations

Last week we started thisdiscussion on transitionsin Zimbabwe. We iden-tified the problems withour transition tradition;

it is always top to bottom. Our in-dependence has been more of atransition without transforma-tion, as structures of violence re-mained intact and in service ofthe minor ity.

A number of attempts havebeen made at reforming the insti-tutions, the latest being the newconstitution which tries to in-

troduce some checks and balanc-es through independent commis-sions. For decades, it appears wehave been locked up in a perpetualtransition and we have to escape.I wish in this article to share twothings that we can do as a coun-try to ensure that we manage ourtransition in a way that achievesdesired outcomes that are posi-tive, democratic and transforma-tional.

I pitch this discussion in thecontext of an ongoing politicaltransition. Some may think thisis a treasonous assumption butits only reasonable and inevita-ble. Zimbabwe will soon experi-ence a change in leadership. Thenew constitution allows the com-mander-in-chief only two terms.

If the incumbent continues be-yond 2018, he will not be able togo beyond that term because theconstitution in Section 91 (2) willdisqualify him unless that provi-sion is overthrown by the upcom-ing congress.

Having noted that, we thenhave to be at home with the real-ity of a pending transition. Veryfew transitions are smooth, butat least with some bit of wisdomfrom other jurisdictions, we canlearn to avoid the mistakes thatothers made and copy what theydid right. With that we can mini-mise the discomfort and mitigatethe damages that come with anytransition.

Transition management is nota political concept but a businessconcept that I think has importantprinciples that can be successful-ly applied to politics. Thankful-ly, some of these principles havebeen incorporated into our consti-tution. In developing this idea, Ihave chosen three principles thatI believe must shape our attitudetowards power as a society. Theseprinciples are outlined in Section3 of the constitution; a multi-par-ty democratic political system,the orderly transfer of power andobservance of the principle ofseparation of powers. These threeprinciples must inspire us to atleast do the following:

Firstly, we need to have a clearsuccession plan. Its never too lateto develop one. The success andcontinuance of an entity restslargely (but not entirely) on the

are not comfortable with the ideathat leaders must come and go.This is a principle that keeps hu-manity going. The compassion tokeep honest stewardship of oursociety today with hope that whenwe are no longer around, the nextgeneration will carry forwardour collective ideals. If we taughtthem well, they will do a better jobat ensuring the successful rejuve-nation of our kind in every succes-sive generation. We learn to holdand not to grab. Our children toolearn to receive and not to snatch.

We are still to learn this beautifulculture. Its not about any individ-ual, but the entire generation ispoisoned to hold on tight to pow-er until death or war do us part.This is why heads of parastatalsdo not retire. This is why we haveleaders in government arms whocannot imagine the continuanceof their departments withoutthem. We have to develop this cul-ture in our Parliament, in our ju-diciary, in the security sector andthe entire executive.

But how can we learn thesethings in government when wecannot practise them in the politi-cal organisations that form the gov-ernment? We can start by aligningthe principles that govern our po-litical parties to the constitutionalprinciples and values that governour country. The simple wisdom be-ing that you cannot give what youdont have. Good examples are theprinciples outlined in Section 3 ofthe constitution; a multi-party dem-ocratic political system, the orderlytransfer of power and observanceof the principle of separation ofpowers. If political parties cannotpractise smooth transfer of power,how do we expect that principle tobe upheld in government? If politi-cal parties do not practise the prin-ciple of separation of powers, howcan they practise that principle ingovernment?

The values in our constitutionreflect the aspirations of the peopleof Zimbabwe. They shape a societythat we dream of and our politicalculture must be modelled aroundthese values.

The selected three values speakdirectly to our attitude towardspower. Unless this is transformedto reflect our hope in the entiretyof humanity and faith in the nextgeneration, we live in perpetualconflict. Honouring these valuesmay win us a less bumpy transitionthan what we are currently experi-encing.

Secondly, Zimbabwe needs dream-ers. This issue came out of a discus-sion I had with respected dream-ers from our neighbouring SouthAfrica who chronicled the strugglesof South Africas transition fromapartheid.

In responding to our sadness inthe midst of heightening politi-cal temperatures, they said may-

il society, churches, political par-ties or any other sector to rebuildour hope. South Africa struggledin transition from apartheid, andother multiple transitions that fol-lowed, but through the efforts ofsuch dreamers as Nelson Mande-la, Alex Boraine, Desmond Tutuamong many others, they did notget lost in transition. The bumpswere tolerable. Egypt was a total-

ly different story they got lost inthe transition because they lackedthe guidance dreamers who saw be-yond the river.

In the end can we choose whichtransition we want. The story oftransitions is not a science that anygroup of experts may claim to pos-sess knowledge. It is life and wehave to learn the important prin-ciples from those who have been

where we are going, creativelymerging with our own experiencesto build that future we all want toleave behind for our children.

l Dzikamai Bere contributesto this column in his personalcapacity. The views containedhere are not the views of theorganisations he is associat-ed with. For feedback write [email protected]

The late Nelson Mandela... He led South Africa through a successful transition from apartheid

justice mattersBY DZIKAMAI BERE

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No needto panicover Ebola

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IN the face of an Ebola out-break that is currentlywreaking havoc in West Afri-ca and has so far killed closeto 5 000 people, Zimbabweans

are generally concerned about thevirus and would like to know howsafe the country is from an out-break similar to the one Liberia,Guinea and Sierra Leone are ex-periencing.

Chipo Masara ( CM ) of TheStandard had a wide-ranging in-terview with Dr Timothy Stamps(DTS ), a former health ministerwho is currently serving as Pres-ident Robert Mugabes HealthAdvisor, on the subject of Ebola,among other issues. Below are ex-

cerpts from the interview.CM : Doctor Stamps, consid-ering the way the Ebola virus iswreaking havoc in West Africa; doyou think Zimbabweans know allthey need to about the virus to beon the lookout?

DTS : I think we are making thesame mistake as other continentsin the world. We are not Liberia,we are not Sierra Leone, we arenot Guinea, and we are not evenDRC. We are Zimbabwe, so the sit-uation is different.

CM : How is it different?DTS : Well, Ebola, or any oth-

er haemorrhagic virus, worksby first of all infesting a colonyof small mammals. There has tobe a reservoir [person, animal,plant or substance in which aninfectious agent normally livesand multiplies]. It doesnt natu-rally occur in human beings; wehave to get that clear from the on-set. That is why it is regarded asa disease and not a condition. Thehype which has been created is be-cause of the size of the outbreak.

The environment has to be cor-rect for the breeding of the res-ervoir and also, the target hu-man beings have to be sufficientin numbers in that environmentto get an epidemic of the dis-ease. Take HIV and Aids for ex-ample, it was known, I think, inthe 1960s but it never affected us[Zimbabweans]. In fact, we didnteven think about it until it causedan outbreak here, because of ourmisinterpretation of traditionalvalues, and also because of the ad-

tant thing is to get on the samewavelength, or what they say,sing from one hymn book . . .If we dont do that, all we get arethe strange reactions, as in thecase of the Americans, who arespending millions of dollars which are not theirs, they are bor-rowed anyway building Ebolainstitutions in Liberia, which wasand still is their colony . . . Libe-ria was their colony so they feelguilty about not providing ade-quate health care for the blacksliving there.

I think the efforts we have beenmaking are more than enough toprevent the initial occurrence ofthe infection.

CM: Would you care to sharethese efforts?

DTS : Ebola, like any otherhaemorrhagic virus, causes itsspreading in human beings byperson-to-person contact, not byairborne contact like Sars [SevereAcute Respiratory Syndrome]or flu, or respiratory things likethat. So we know it isnt reallynecessary for the doctors to dressup like space menIf its not air-borne, why do we need the gog-gles, masks and head gear? Eitherwe are being told lies, or we are be-ing sold a very expensive issue ofclothing. In fact, the heavy cloth-ing causes people to sweat, and weknow the virus may be contractedthrough sweat.

CM: You believe protective gearis not necessary?

DTS : Not only [is it] not neces-sary, it may in fact enhance therisk of causing the infection.

CM : What preventive measuresdo you think we need to take?

DTS : The basic thing is the no-touch technique between healthprovider and patient It is funda-mental.

CM : Doctor, considering thatmany people in Zimbabwe usepublic transport, how safe will itbe to travel in kombis for instancein the case of an Ebola outbreak?

DTS : It wont change because ofthe Ebola outbreak. Liberia is asfar from Zimbabwe as London isfrom Liberia and you dont hearof an outbreak in the UK eventhough the distance is the same.

CM : There are reports that Zim-

that time, we notify the countrythey are going to.

CM : But have we been doingthat?

DTS : We have been doing itthrough Harare but not throughBulawayo.

CM : Considering that, how canwe be sure that Ebola isnt alreadyin the country?

DTS : The other factor is thefear factor. You know JF Kenne-dy used to say, We have nothing tofear but fear itself. It is the fear it-self which produces an electricalreaction.

[With the] previous outbreaks,nothing was done, and there hasbeen over 12 of those.

CM : There are fears that Ebo-la might already be in Zimbabweand the Health ministry is cover-ing it up.

DTS : As far as I know, there isnot.

CM : What would you tell Zim-babweans that are living in fearof the virus?

DTS : Dont be scared. We arecompletely open.

CM : Doctor, if there is a sus-pected Ebola case, are we nowable to conduct our own tests orare we still sending samples toneighbouring South Africa fortesting?

DTS : I think it would only taketwo days . . . Its enough doing itthrough South Africa.

CM : Has there been a budget setaside for Ebola monitoring and toraise awareness?

DTS : Ebola is a fabrication ofthe imagination meaning themedia has got a hype on about Eb-ola. We have had haemorrhagicviruses for two centuries.

CM : You do realise Ebola haskilled more than 4 000 people inWest Africa so far?

DTS : And what about HIV andAids, or breast cancer, or hyper-tension, or diabetes?

CM : Doctor, do you have faith inthe current Health ministry?

DTS : Yes, very much so. Theyare very circumspect, they arecareful to only speak about things

to money, but I think they needaccess to more money and theyshould be given a priorityIfthe money can be raised however,we do need more health workersand more health workers who areproperly trained. Thats the onearea which I will emphasise.

CM : In other words, we donthave enough health workers andthe ones we have are not proper-ly trained?

DTS : I will differ with you onthe second part, but I will agreewith you entirely on the firstoneWe need more health work-ers, and in particular nurses andthey need to be taught the no-touch technique. This, to me, ismore important than getting ex-cited over one or a hundred casesof Ebola.

CM : In all honesty Doctor. . .DTS : I think I have spoken to

you in all honesty the whole time(chuckles).

CM : Do you think our Healthministry is well-equipped to han-dle an Ebola outbreak?

DTS : The intelligence is thereand the ability is there. It is the[number of] people on the groundthat needs to be boosted and nownow, not next year.

CM : With most doctors current-ly on strike, what is to happen tosomeone with Ebola symptoms?

DTS : I think the young doctorsare just one cadre, they are not thewhole. The strike is unfortunate,but you cannot stop people fromwithholding their labour if theyare not satisfied.

CM : There was a reported inci-dent where medical personnel ranaway from a suspected Ebola pa-tient, it made people question theability of our nurses to face Ebo-la. Have they been trained to han-dle Ebola?

DTS : We need to update thetraining. The reason they got intonursing was to help other people,to comfort always and thatssomething I think we h ave lost be-cause of political events over thepast 20 years or more.

CM : What about imported sec-

a member of Zanu PF for somtime. But I am sure he not onlyknows about it, but he is political-ly committed to fight it.

CM : In the unfortunate eventhat Ebola pays Zimbabwe a visit,what impact do you see it havingon HIV and Aids funding?

DTS : Again we come back money. I am not qualif ied to com-ment on that, but I am qualified tocomment on the fact that we donthave to forget Aids while lookingat Ebola. In other words, you canttake money from HIV and Aids to

treat Ebola, especially when youhave got no Ebola anyway (chuck-les.)

CM : Do you feel the media is ding enough to spread awarenessof Ebola?

DTS : The media has by alarge been very good. I mean itApart from some extravagantquotes mainly from outside, themedia has kept its cool and donewhat it can with the limited infor-mation it has.

CM : There have been some conspiracy theories thrown aroundabout Ebola

DTS : It was just like that witHIV and Aids. Aids was known asAmerican Idea to Discourage Sex,it was alleged that the virus wasmade in a lab. But I dont think thatanybody, even the most evil person,could invent a virus like that.

CM : Doctor, what advice woulyou give to someone who is suspecting they may have Ebola?

DTS : Just calm down, mabe take a whisky (laughs)andthink about how logical it isLook at where you have been forthe past 21 days as the incubation maximum is 21 days with theshortest being two days.

CM : Are we taking lessofrom other countries, like Nigeriawhich was recently declared byWHO as Ebola-free?

DTS : It is not what we can learfrom Nigeria, it is what Nigeria canlearn from usThe way we prac-tise hygiene and the way we dealwith health matters. Maybe wehave not done as well as we should

Dr Timothy Stamps

It isnt really necessary for the doctors to dressup like space men . . . If its not airborne, whydo we need the goggles, masks and headgear?

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BY BJRN LOMBORG

WHILE the world has generally seensuccess with the Millennium Devel-opment Goals (MDGs) half theproportion of hunger and poverty,get all kids into school and drasti-

cally reduce child mortality drawn up nearly 15years ago, not all promises will be achieved.

What is somewhat surprising, however, is thatwe have fairly little information about what exact-ly we achieved. According to World Bank data, in1990 there were 850 maternal deaths out of 100 000live births in sub-Saharan Africa and this num-ber went down to 500 in 2010. However, the WorldHealth Organisation has warned that measuringthe maternal mortality ratio remains a challengeas less than 40% of countries have a complete civilregistration system that appropriately attributesthe cause of death.

Actually, most of the available numbers arerather projections and estimates, not data. In to-tal, there are more gaps than real observationsand the observations themselves are often dubi-ous.

This matters, because the world is now discuss-ing a new set of targets for the next decade and ahalf. To do the most good, my think tank, the Co-penhagen Consensus, has asked 63 teams of theworlds top economists to look at the economic, so-cial and environmental costs and benefits of allthe top targets. Of course most of the attention ison the high-profile issues like health, education,food, water and environment.

But to be able to measure how well we handleall these issues has real costs. How much this willcost and how much the international communitycan justify spending in this way is the importanttopic covered by Professor Morten Jerven in hisnew paper for the Copenhagen Consensus.

Take the original MDGs. There were just 18 sim-

ple targets. Data collection for these targets hadmany gaps, and much of the information collectedwas of dubious quali ty. However, Jerven collatesthe information we have about survey costs acrossthe world and estimates that the proper monitor-ing of all 18 targets and 48 indicators would havecost the world US$27 billion. That is a significantnumber, but given that the world will spend aboutUS$1,9 trillion over the same period, 1,4% is per-haps not unreasonable to spend on getting infor-mation.

The problem is, that the next set of targets isgrowing ever larger. A high-level panel with UKPrime Minister David Cameron, President Susi-lo Bambang Yudhoyono from Indonesia and Libe-rian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf along withleaders from civil society and the private sec-tor suggested 59 targets and advocated buildingbetter data-collection systems, especially in de-veloping countries.

And some months ago, 70 UN ambassadors inthe Open Working Group proposed a bewildering169 targets. One of these argued that by 2020 theworld should increase significantly the availa-bility of high-quality, timely and reliable data dis-aggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnici-ty, migratory status, disability, geographic loca-tion and other characteristics relevant in nation-al contexts.

Doing even a minimum data collection for allthese 169 targets will cost at least US$254 billion,or almost twice the entire global annual develop-ment budget, Jerven estimates.

And this is a very low estimate, since it does nottake account of basic administrative data gather-ing by national governments, or costs for all thehousehold surveys, which are recommended. Andcountries where data has not yet been collected,will likely prove even costlier. Remember, six of 49countries in sub-Saharan Africa have never had ahousehold survey and only 28 have had one in thelast seven years.

Moreover, there is a serious question of capaci-

much fewer targets. Taking into account the for-midable costs of data collection for each target,it is reasonable to reconsider the best number oftargets. For comparison: both the Norwegian andBritish governments have official statistical ser-vices, which cost about 0,2% of their GDP. Us-ing this figure as a measure of willingness to paywould suggest that we should aim more at fourSDG targets, which could be properly monitored,rather than a massive 169.

Dr Bjrn Lomborg, an adjunct professorat the Copenhagen Business School, directsthe Copenhagen Consensus Centre, rankingthe smartest solutions to the worlds biggestproblems by cost-benefit. He is the author ofThe Skeptical Environmentalist and Cool It .His new book is How To Spend $75 Billion to

Make the World a Better Place . Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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