Author: TSA Press

In
a
statement
issued
on
Sunday,
22
June,
the
firm
responded
to
a
report
published
by
The
Herald,
which
quoted
ZRP
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
as
saying
Interpol
operates
through
official
police
structures
and
not
in
collaboration
with
private
entities
or
investigators.

Matrix
strongly
refuted
that
position,
asserting
that
Interpol
is
an
international
organisation
made
up
of
multiple
sovereign
member
states,
and
cannot
be
represented
by
any
single
national
police
authority.

The
firm
also
took
exception
to
implications
that
cast
doubt
on
the
legitimacy
of
its
role
in
the
Land
Cruiser
investigation.

Matrix
asserted
that
it
had
been
lawfully
engaged
by
the
complainant
and
that
its
operatives
had
successfully
traced
and
recovered
the
vehicle
in
Malawi,
all
while
operating
fully
within
Zimbabwe’s
legal
and
regulatory
framework.
The
statement
reads:

Interpol
is
an
international
organization
comprising
multiple
member
countries,
and
in
all
progressive
jurisdictions,
the
role
and
legitimacy
of
Private
Investigators
is
clearly
recognized.

With
specific
reference
to
the
recent
recovery
of
a
stolen
Land
Cruiser,
we
wish
to
clarify
that
Matrix
Private
Investigations
and
Security
was
lawfully
engaged
by
the
complainant
to
carry
out
investigations.
Our
team
successfully
traced
and
located
the
vehicle
in
Malawi.

Any
statements
casting
doubt
on
the
authenticity
of
this
recovery
are
not
only
misleading
but
undermine
a
legitimate
process
undertaken
by
a
licensed
firm.

The
statement
further
affirms
that
Matrix
Private
Investigations
and
Security
is
a
duly
registered
and
licensed
entity
under
Zimbabwean
law,
operating
within
the
country’s
legal
framework
and
maintaining
professional
partnerships
with
investigative
counterparts
worldwide
to
ensure
seamless
and
effective
operations. It
added:

As
a
nation
striving
toward
modernization
and
progress
across
all
sectors,
any
form
of
unprofessional
conduct
not
only
undermines
Zimbabwe’s
Vision
of
becoming
an
upper
middle-income
economy
but
also
risks
projecting
a
regressive
image
among
our
peer
nations.

We
urge
members
of
the
public
to
disregard
unfounded
reports
and
to
seek
information
from
verified
and
credible
sources.

CHITUNGWIZA,
Zimbabwe
—
It’s
before
sunrise
on
a
Saturday
and
a
small
group
has
gathered
at
Socialite
Bar
in
on
the
outskirts
of
Zimbabwe’s
capital.
Instead
of
nursing
hangovers,
they
sit
with
eyes
closed
and
bodies
in
meditative
poses
on
the
bare
floor.

It’s
an
unlikely
setting
for
a
yoga
class.
In
Zimbabwe,
the
practice
is
rare
and
mostly
found
in
the
wealthy
suburbs.
Yet
it
is
quietly
taking
root
here
in
a
beer
tavern
in
Chitungwiza,
a
low-income
town
30
kilometers
outside
the
capital,
Harare.

The
initiative
is
led
by
Actions
Winya,
a
yoga
instructor
who
saw
how
economic
hardship
and
social
pressures
were
damaging
the
mental
health
of
people
in
his
hometown.

“Yoga
is
expensive
…
but
we
also
got
humans
in
the
ghetto.
They
need
mental
wellness,”
said
Winya,
who
usually
teaches
in
affluent
areas,
charging
between
$30
and
$100
a
month.
That’s
an
impossible
cost
for
most,
especially
in
a
country
where
many
survive
through
informal
jobs.

Since
2023,
Winya
has
been
offering
free
weekend
classes
to
some
of
those
hardest
hit
by
Zimbabwe’s
economic
problems.

The
sessions
have
become
a
source
of
relief
for
people
navigating
relentless
challenges.
Authorities
acknowledge
a
growing
societal
crisis
worsened
by
drug
abuse,
domestic
violence
and
poverty,
compounded
by
a
shortage
of
public
health
services
and
therapists.

“I
am
a
coach,
so
they
bring
the
stuff
that
they
face
within
families
(to
me).
This
is
where
we
come
in
and
say,
‘Guys,
come
and
try
yoga,
it
can
help
somehow,’”
Winya
said.

Yoga,
an
ancient
Indian
practice,
has
become
a
multibillion-dollar
industry
and
a
daily
ritual
for
millions
around
the
world.
The
United
Nations
over
a
decade
ago
designated
June
21
as
International
Day
of
Yoga.

In
Africa,
other
countries
like
Kenya
and
South
Africa
are
introducing
yoga
to
poorer
communities,
with
the
Indian
government
promoting
its
spread
across
the
continent.

Inside
the
tavern
in
Zimbabwe,
mellow
music
played
as
about
a
dozen
participants
moved
through
poses.
They
had
no
mats,
just
a
cold
brick
floor,
but
plenty
of
determination
for
inner
peace.
One
mother
tried
to
stay
focused
as
her
toddler
dashed
around,
disrupting
her
poses.

For
47-year-old
John
Mahwaya,
the
practice
has
been
transforming.
A
father
of
four,
he
also
supports
relatives
in
the
countryside,
a
responsibility
he
said
once
weighed
heavily
on
his
mental
health.

“My
head
was
always
spinning.
I
thought
I
was
losing
my
mind,
and
the
stress
started
causing
back
pains,”
he
said.
“Yoga
helps
me
relax
and
clear
my
mind.
I
sleep
peacefully
these
days.”

He
said
many
Zimbabwean
men
bottle
up
their
emotions,
afraid
to
show
weakness
in
a
highly
patriarchal
society
that
prizes
toughness.

“We
focus
on
physical
fitness,
forgetting
the
mind,”
he
said.
“We
suffer
slowly,
but
what
suffers
first
is
the
mind,
and
from
there,
it
becomes
a
slow
death.”

Edinah
Makosa,
24,
joined
the
class
earlier
this
year
and
said
it
gave
her
hope.

“I
used
to
be
depressed
a
lot.
You
know,
for
people
my
age,
our
main
stressors
are
unemployment
and
relationships,”
she
said.

“Yoga
changed
my
mindset.
I
used
to
think
negatively
all
the
time.
Now
I
have
started
selling
beauty
products
to
earn
a
living.
As
for
romance,
well
if
it
works,
it
works;
if
it
doesn’t,
it
doesn’t.
I
no
longer
stress
about
men.
I
go
with
the
flow.”

As
they
practiced,
the
sounds
of
township
life
seeped
in.
Taxi
drivers
shouted
for
passengers.
Vendors
pushed
carts,
calling
out
to
potential
customers.

“We
need
a
proper
environment
and
studio.
But
we
are
trying,”
Winya
said.

For
participants
like
Mahwaya,
the
location
didn’t
matter
nearly
as
much
as
the
healing.

“We
need
to
promote
yoga
in
the
communities
because
everyone
has
a
mind.
And
fitness
of
the
mind
is
the
responsibility
of
everyone,
regardless
of
where
you
live,”
he
said.
–
AP

KWEKWE
—
A
self-styled
prophet
and
eight
of
her
followers
from
a
white
garment
church
have
been
arrested
in
Kwekwe
in
connection
with
the
death
of
a
54-year-old
man
during
an
alleged
exorcism
at
a
shrine,
police
said.

Charity
Mafirowanda,
46,
was
taken
into
custody
along
with
congregants
Talent
Khumalo,
42,
Bongani
Paraffin,
33,
Admire
Makota,
23,
Ronald
Mandiedza,
24,
Margret
Zireba,
21,
Lyton
Ndlovu,
19,
Arnold
Mashiri,
23,
and
Pauline
Banda,
33,
according
to
a
police
statement
issued
Sunday.

The
group
is
accused
of
administering
a
concoction
to
Micky
Chuma
on
June
18
at
a
shrine
in
Mbizo,
Kwekwe,
in
an
attempt
to
expel
what
they
believed
were
evil
spirits.
Chuma
died
during
the
ritual.

Police
allege
the
suspects
then
carried
Chuma’s
body
to
his
residence
and
placed
it
on
his
bed,
covering
it
with
blankets
in
an
apparent
attempt
to
conceal
the
circumstances
of
his
death.

Authorities
say
investigations
are
ongoing.

Central
bank
governor
John
Mushayavanhu
said
the
surge
in
usage,
from
ZiG7.86
billion
in
April
to
ZiG56.8
billion
by
May
30,
reflects
growing
public
confidence
and
increasing
acceptance
of
the
structured
currency
across
the
economy.
Said
Mushayavanhu:

It
is
important
to
note
that
the
prevailing
macroeconomic
stability
has
improved
ZiG’s
demand
for
transactions
and
saving
purposes.

Importantly,
the
velocity
of
ZiG
has
significantly
moderated,
suggesting
that
an
increasing
number
of
economic
agents
are
now
keeping
ZiG
in
their
bank
accounts
for
relatively
longer
periods.

Reflecting
on
this,
the
proportion
of
local
currency
transactions
on
the
National
Payment
System
increased
from
ZiG7,86
billion
(26
percent)
in
April
2024
to
ZiG56,8
billion
(43
percent)
as
at
May
30,
2025.

Consequently,
and
naturally,
the
improvement
in
local
currency
settlements
has
also
resulted
in
increased
demand
for
ZiG
cash
in
the
economy.

These
developments
largely
reflect
increased
confidence
in
the
local
currency
by
economic
agents
and
increased
ZiG
usage
in
the
economy.

Responding
to
recent
concerns
over
the
availability
of
physical
ZiG
notes,
Mushayavanhu
said
the
central
bank
has
increased
cash
disbursements
to
banks
and
is
working
closely
with
financial
institutions
to
improve
access,
especially
through
ATMs
and
banking
halls
in
remote
and
underserved
areas.
He
said:

The
Reserve
Bank
is
actively
working
to
enhance
access
to
ZiG
cash
through
ATMs,
and
banks
are
currently
in
the
process
of
configuring
their
systems
to
facilitate
this
cash
disbursement
through
ATMs.

The
level
of
economic
activity
and
increased
usage
of
transactions
settled
in
ZiG
in
the
economy
guide
the
amount
of
ZiG
notes
and
coins
to
be
injected
into
the
economy.

In
this
context,
the
Reserve
Bank
remains
committed
to
ensuring
that
all
the
demand
for
ZiG
cash
is
met
and
that
it
fully
supports
transactional
convenience.

Mushayavanhu
dismissed
concerns
that
increasing
the
amount
of
physical
cash
in
circulation
could
trigger
inflation
or
destabilise
the
economy.

Open
Committee
Meetings
Next
Week

There
are
five
open
Committee
meetings
scheduled
for
this
week,
as
indicated
below.

In
addition,
the
portfolio
committee
on
Media,
Information
and
Broadcasting
Services
will
be
conducting
field
visits
to
community
radio
stations. 
The
times
and
dates
of
the
visits
are
shown
below.

“Open”,
in
the
context
of
committee
meetings,
means
that
the
meetings
are
open
to
attendance
by
members
of
the
public,
but
as
observers
only. 
Members
of
the
public
wishing
to
attend
meetings
in
the
New
Parliament
Building
will
need
to
produce
their
IDs
to
gain
entry
to
the
Building.

Monday
23rd
June
at
2
p.m.

Portfolio
Committee
on
Transport
and
Infrastructural
Development

Oral
evidence
from
the
Ministry
of
Home
Affairs
and
Cultural
Heritage
and
the
ZRP
on
measures
to
end
road
carnage

Venue: 
Committee
Room
6,
second
floor,
New
Parliament
Building.

Monday
23rd
June
at
2
p.m.

Portfolio
Committee
on
Budget,
Finance
and
Investment
Promotion

Consideration
of
draft
reports
on
the
African
Charter
on
Statistics
and
the
operationalisation
of
the
SADC
Regional
Fund

Venue: 
Committee
Room
5,
first
floor,
New
Parliament
Building.

Tuesday
24th
June
at
10
a.m.

Portfolio
Committee
on
Local
Government,
Public
Works
and
National
Housing

Oral
evidence
from
the
Ministry
of
Local
Government
and
Public
Works
and
the
Ministry
of
National
Housing
and
Social
Amenities
on
the
two
Ministries
2024
fourth
quarter
Budget
Performance
Reports

Venue: 
Committee
Room
15,
third
floor,
New
Parliament
Building.

Tuesday
24th
June
at
10
a.m.

Portfolio
Committee
on
Lands,
Agriculture,
Fisheries
and
Rural
Development

Oral
evidence
from
the
Grain
Marketing
Board
on
the
organisation’s
preparedness
for
the
current
marketing
season

Venue: 
Committee
Room
11,
third
floor,
New
Parliament
Building.

Thursday
26th
June
at
10
a.m.

Portfolio
Committee
on
Local
Government,
Public
Works
and
National
Housing

Oral
evidence
from
the
Minister
of
Local
Government
and
Public
Works
on
a
petition
regarding
the
subjection
of
Hwange
urban
area
to
dual
administration

Venue: 
Committee
Room
15,
third
floor,
New
Parliament
Building.

Field
Visits
to
Community
Radio
Stations

Below
is
the
schedule
of
visits
by
the
Portfolio
Committee
on
Media,
Information
and
Broadcasting
Services
to
community
radio
stations.

Madziwa

Date:     
Monday
23rd
June

Venue: 
Madziwa
FM

Time:    
10
a.m.

Nyanga

Date:     
Tuesday
24th
June

Venue: 
Nyanga
FM

Time:    
9:30
a.m.

Masvingo

Date:     
Wednesday
25th
June

Venue: 
Great
Zimbabwe
Campus
Radio

Time:    
9
a.m.

Plumtree

Date:     
Thursday
26th
June

Venue: 
Radio
Bukalanga

Time:    
10
a.m.

Mbembesi

Date:     
Friday
27th
June

Venue: 
Ingqanga
Community
Radio

Time:    
10
a.m.

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