*(🌕) LATEST NEWS || “The liberation struggle was not waged so that a few could prosper while many remain in abject poverty.* It was fought so that every Zimbabwean could walk in dignity and be economically empowered. Our duty is not merely to honour their memory — it is to implement their vision through ethical leadership, clean governance, unity of purpose and economic transformation," said Acting President General [Rtd] Dr CGDN Chiwenga, during the burial of national hero Brigadier General Mathias Tizirai Ngarava today. “The true measure of our respect for Brigadier General Ngarava and other departed comrades will not be found in today’s ceremony, but in the quality of the Zimbabwe we leave behind. What legacy are we creating — one of sacrifice, patriotic service and national purpose, or one of plunder?” FOLLOW OUR CHANNEL ✅️ https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWdOJrMrKE76KULQsblppC

*(🌕) Legendary tennis figure Anne Martin dies* FOLLOW OUR CHANNEL✅️ https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWdOJrMrKE76KULQsblppC By Ray Bande, Herald - TENNIS Zimbabwe life president and Mantas Tennis Academy co-founder Anne Martin has died. She was 85. Martins breathed her last at Frail Care Old People’s Home here in Mutare. Mantas Tennis Academy head coach Vincent Nyatoti confirmed her death. “it is with deep sadness that I Inform you on the passing of our dear Mbuya Anne Martin. She passed away at 14.09 pm this afternoon (Thursday) to be with her beloved Tom (her late husband).” A recipient of an award from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for developing tennis in underprivileged areas, Martin, together with her late husband, started helping kids from high density areas of Dangamvura and Sakubva in Mutare way back in 1986 to get an opportunity to play tennis. She spearheaded a talent development programme when she was the vice president of Tennis Zimbabwe and the goal was for every province to have an academy of which only the Manicaland Tennis Programme, which she led, achieved the goal through the formulation of Mantas Tennis academy in 2002. Mantas Tennis Academy – a tennis talent nursery of repute that not only churned numerous stars of the game but also changed many lives through sports based academic scholarships – was her passion. At national scale, she will be long remembered for serving the game of tennis with a passion where she was life president after serving as the association’s president, at one time national development officer as well as its vice president. Herald

*(🌕) Beitbridge man remanded in custody for raping 14 year-old* FOLLOW OUR CHANNEL✅️ https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWdOJrMrKE76KULQsblppC Thupeyo Muleya, Herald - A 52-YEAR-OLD man from Mapolovhele area in Beitbridge has been arrested for raping a 14-year-old girl from the same village who had been sent to collect a solar panel from his homestead. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the complainant, was arrested on December 19 and appeared before acting Beitbridge regional magistrate Mr Takudzwa Gwazemba on Wednesday. He was not asked to plead and remanded in custody to January 14. Prosecuting, Mr Willbrought Muleya said on December 17 this year, the complainant was sent to the accused’s homestead at around 5 pm to collect a solar panel. Upon arrival, the man, who was alone at the time, asked the girl to enter a spare bedroom and she complied. He followed her and raped her once. After committing the crime, the accused gave his victim the solar panel and she went away. The issue came to light on December 19 when the complainant gave the clothes she had been wearing on the day to her siblings and later their grandmother observed blood stains on them. The grandmother informed the complainant’s mother, who then questioned the girl about the source of the blood. She then narrated her ordeal and the matter was reported to the police, who swiftly arrested the accused person. Herald