Mdu Ruwitah

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[Freeman @freemanchari]

Here are the names of 90 of the 97 victims of the Kariba Ferry Disater who were identified. May their souls rest in peace.

Tehillar Matembeka (1 month)
Bliss Simamba (5 months)
Jesmine Nduna (7 months)
Wendy Ndandarika (1)
Mcdonald Nyasha Gumpo (1 year 2 months)
Hailly Tauro (1 year 2 months)
Matipaishe Siyachinene (1 year 3 months)
Lael Samanyanga (1 year 6 months)
Mukudzei Kangwara (2)
Liar Mutale (2)
Ambila Msaka (2)
Liandra Makanyaire (2)
Connic Mutale (2)
Siadembe Richard Junior (2)
Eken Kapandura (2)
Brace Shambo (2)
Olain Siyachuka (2 years 7 months)
Patience Ndebele (3)
Anashe Pensula (3)
Kelly Busumani (4)
Wishmore Charindapanze (4)
Rodrick Siamatonga (4)
Alvin Mazhomba (4)
Wishmore Junior Charindapanze (4)
Lungulani Sianjema (4)
Student Makara (5)
Nashrey Pensula (5)
Alubo Nzira (6)
Anisha Chipuma (6)
Lina Mutale (6)
Nokutenda Muvengwa (7)
Mitchel Jeke (7)
Lynol Samanyanga (7)
Linah Siamandoga (8)
Shalom Ndere (9)
Yolanda Prisca Chipunza (9)
Shelton Magora (10)
Tanatswa Ncube (10)
Felistus Nzerombairi (10)
Collice Samanyanga (14)
Ashley Eric Muzunga (15)
Desley Ruvarashe Shereni (16)
Leeny Kasinahama (16)
Dolleta Jakarasi (17)
Luumono Siabwanda (18)
Felicia Mukwonka (18)
Trish Mangoroma (21)
Daisy Siachiwa (23)
Princess Mberikwenyanga (23)
Muchengati Siamavu (25)
Petronella Lembani (26)
Erina Machongwe (26)
Chenai Chilakola (28)
Beauty George (29)
Sithembile Msaka (30)
Future Siamawere (30)
Emmanuel Siampamba (31)
Jeremiah Chakabvapasi (32)
Netsai Inusa (33)
Vimbai Magiri (36)
Chipo Muzinda Chitsamba (37)
Constance Siampongo (37)
Jennifer Matengambiri (38)
Maruza Shambo (38)
Hazvinei Chasara (39)
Gomo Tapiwa (39)
Emurai Siakanoka (39)
Keresiya Dhumbura (40)
Noah Msaka (40)
Rongedzai Tauro (41)
Plaxedix Madiro (42)
Matilda Gwangwaba (44)
Nyarai Fununo (44)
Debra Chadenga (49)
Isabel Sango (50)
Ratidzai Tasara (50)
Smart Siamandonga (54)
Mereki Hwani (54)
Precious Nyajina (57)
Sign Patsikadova (59)
Spiwe Aggiffa Katore (61)
Michael Tapureta (64)
Wilson Parare Musaka (74)
Tamari Matsangu (age not specified)
Lucia Mereki (age not specified)
Shupikai Makawu (age not specified)
Enita Mazhomba (age not specified)
Memory Chaka (age not specified)
Cain Nzerombairi (age not specified)
Average Murambatsvina (age not specified)
Permission Nzerombairi (age not specified)

[SABC News @SABCNews]

BREAKING NEWS | Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa signs consitutional amendment law that extends Presidential term to 7 years, scraps direct Presidential election.

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

Lucien Kabuga, a suspect in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, has died in custody, a U.N. court said on Saturday. He was 93. https://t.co/yux6kg9Obz

[Sunflower @Sunflowerreal]

The late Professor Bongani Mayosi (51)🕊️🕊️who left us far too soon on the 27 July 2018. After a courageous two year battle with clinical depression, this brilliant mind and compassionate soul tragically died by suicide. His passing sent shockwaves through the global medical community and left an irreplaceable void in South African academia and healthcare.
Professor Mayosi was not just a world renowned cardiologist, academic, and researcher he was a true medical pioneer whose passion and brilliance illuminated the field of heart disease. As Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT), he inspired countless students and colleagues with his vision, humility, and unwavering dedication. He is lovingly remembered as a “medical legend,” a title he earned through groundbreaking discoveries that changed lives. His identification of the genetic basis for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia stands as one of South Africa’s most significant medical advances since the first human heart transplant an achievement that continues to ripple across the world with hope and healing.
His remarkable journey was marked by excellence at every step.
-BMedSci (Bachelor of Medical Science), University of KwaZulu-Natal (1986)
-MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), University of KwaZulu-Natal (1989)
-DPhil (Doctor of Philosophy), University of Oxford (2003)
-AMP (Advanced Management Program), Harvard Business School (2016)
He also held prestigious fellowships and honors that reflect the deep respect he commanded internationally.
Fellow of the College of Physicians of South Africa (1995), International Member of the National Academy of Medicine (USA), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London), Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, and Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.
Professor Mayosi’s life was a beautiful testament to what one dedicated individual can achieve for humanity. Though his physical presence is gone, his legacy of scientific excellence, mentorship, and quiet strength lives on in every heart he helped heal and every young doctor he inspired. We honor his memory with gratitude, admiration, and a deep sense of loss.
🕊️ May his soul rest in eternal peace, and may his story remind us to care for those fighting invisible battles with the same compassion he showed the world.

[News24 🇿🇦 @News24]

BREAKING | Constitutional Court rules Phala Phala vote was invalid and unconstitutional

https://t.co/0R9fAt6FCY

[Africa Judges & Jurists Forum @AfricanJurists]

Africa Judges and Jurists Forum is pleased that our Programs Director @Dr_JAMavedzenge who is a Zimbabwean jurist and constitutional legal scholar has been appointed by the President of Seychelles, to Chair a Commission of Inquiry that is meant to investigate a prison riot that took place in Seychelles in 2024 following the intervention of security forces at the prison. The riot resulted is deaths and injuries of prison inmates. The Mavedzenge led Commission will inquire into the use of force during that riot and establish whether the force used was necessary, lawful and proportinate.

[Tsunga Bamu Law International @tsungabamulaw]

#Seychelles Commission of Inquiry into the prison riot that resulted in deaths, to be chaired by Zimbabwe’s distinguished legal scholar Dr. Mavedzenge

Congratulations @Dr_JAMavedzenge

[TheNewsHawks @NewsHawksLive]

𝐙𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧
Seychelles President Patrick Herminie earlier appointed and swore in today an Independent Commission of Inquiry chaired by Zimbabwean constitutional and human rights lawyer Justice Alfred Mavedzenge to investigate a violent riot that occurred at the Montagne Posée Prison on Mahé island between December 5–7, 2024.
Chaired by Dr Mavedzenge, an academic at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa, the commission also includes Supreme Court Judge Melchior Vidot and Vic Tirant, a former military officer.
On December 5, 2024, inmates in the male block of Montagne Posée staged a violent protest against prison management, which escalated through the following night and next day morning.
During the turmoil, inmates took four prison officers hostage.
The riot resulted in the death of two prisoners.
Initial reports indicated the riot was triggered by the placement of an influential inmate, Stephan Mondon — serving time for drug trafficking — into an isolation cell. Inmates protested this action, linking the tension to control over drug trafficking within the prison.
Following the incident, human rights groups and family members of inmates raised concerns about use of brutal force employed by authorities during the restoration of order.
The newly-formed commission is tasked with assessing the legality of the actions taken by authorities during the riot, examining prisoner grievances, and establishing a full timeline of events, with a report due within six months of their first sitting.
Mavedzenge, an adjunct senior lecturer of Public Law and Senior Research Fellow for the AfricanLII programme at UCT's Democratic Governance and Rights Unit, said said the Commission will hold numerous hearings to establish the truth regarding the events at Montagne Posée Prison.
“What I can say is that the Commission will work with the intention of helping the country move forward and that the hearings will be open to the public,” Mavedzenge said.
The commission will seek to establish the facts, determine who is responsible and analyse the response of authorities, in particular that of the Seychelles Prison Services, the Seychelles Police Force and Seychelles Defence Forces.
It will also establish the chain of command and identify individuals responsible for decisions taken at each stage of the incident.
Particular attention will be paid to circumstances leading to the deaths of two detainees, Francis Ernesta and Jerry Mathiot, injuries sustained by others, as well as the use of brute force.
Vested with broad investigative powers, the commission will be able to summon witnesses and gather evidence, and submit a report within six months.
It will also be required to make recommendations to improve the management of crises within prisons.
This is part of the government’s commitment to ensure transparency, accountability and respect for the rule of law.
The African Commission on Human Rights had called on the government to launch without delay a thorough, independent and impartial investigation into the events at Montagne Posee prison.
Caption: President Patrick Herminie (centre) seen here with
Vice-President Sebastien Pillay
to his left, Dr Alfred Mavedzenge to his extreme left, Justice Melchior Vidot ro hus right and Vic Tirant to his extreme right. (State House) Photo Licence: CC BY.

[Musa Kika @KikaMusa]

News from Seychelles: Our very own Dr. Justice Alfred Mavedzenge @Dr_JAMavedzenge has been appointed by the President of Seychelles, Patrick Herminie to chair an independent Commission of Inquiry.

The Commission will investigate the high profile incidents of 6 and 7 December 2024 at Montagne Posee Prison involving a hostage situation, security breaches and the death of inmates.

Justice, one of Zimbabwe's finest legal exports, will lead the three member Commission which includes Supreme Court judge Hon. Judge Melchior Vidot and former Superintendent of Prisons and security expert Mr Vic Tirant.
https://t.co/ho0ke1cqbw

[Southern African Legal Information Institute @saflii]

@webberwentzel made a very generous donation of laptops and monitors to SAFLII. They are our tools for making available public legal information for free, which improves access to justice, supports the rule of law and enhances judicial accountability. We are very grateful.

[UCT Law School @UctLaw]

Today, the Faculty welcomes Professor Mohamed Paleker as the new Dean of Law at UCT! With a complete background in legal education at UCT Law, Paleker personifies the phrase “UCT Law, through and through”. Read more ... https://t.co/Gn5gzN1bYG

[Zoleka Qodashe @ZOLEKV_Q]

[BREAKING] Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge escapes impeachment as the Judicial Conduct Tribunal finds that he is not guilty of gross misconduct.

@Newzroom405

[Thabani Mpofu @adv_fulcrum]

My deepest condolences to the Chatukuta family, colleagues in the legal profession, and friends on the passing of Justice F. Chatukuta. She was a principled jurist, steadfast in her views and moved only by the most cogent argument once she took a view. The legal community is poorer for her loss. May God comfort all who loved her.

[Rajiv @Rajiv1841]

🚨🚨 Temba Bavuma on name calling:

"I have been called a lot of names in my life, some names hurt(choker, quota, bauna). But the name I've been called the most is Temba.

My grandma named me Temba becayse it means "Hope", hope for our community".

❤️🥺

[Stanford Center for African Studies @cas_stanford]

Join us for an Africa Table session on October 15, 2025, from 12–1 PM PT on Zoom.
This session will feature Dr. Miles Tendi in a compelling discussion on the gendered dimensions of coups. @MilesTendi

[SABC News @SABCNews]

BREAKING NEWS | The Constitutional Court has ruled that both parents regardless of gender, sex, colour or circumstances will now be entitled to equal parental leave that they can share amongst themselves, which is four months and 10 days.

[ZimLive @zimlive]

Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera has conceded defeat to his main rival Peter Mutharika following elections held on September 16. The country’s electoral commission is due to announce results at 2PM today

📹 via @newswireZW

[Catholic Lawyers Guild Zimbabwe @GuildCatholic]

Catholic Lawyers Guild in Zimbabwe Statement on Intended Judges Induction. @adv_fulcrum @daddyhope @VaticanNews @BBCAfrica @Rex27

[Hannah Woolaver @hannahwoolaver]

We are recruiting for 5 positions in the Public Law Department at UCT, including in International Law. I am on the selection committee and would be happy to engage if you are interested. Apply!

[💲Zimpricecheck🇿🇼 @zimpricecheck]

Falcon College, one of Zimbabwe's wealthiest institutions, has recently installed a 1 MegaWatt solar plant at their remote location. 🌞 This installation, done by @AfricaCicada, will allow the college to operate independently from ZESA, ensuring a reliable power supply even during blackouts without relying on diesel generators.

With diesel prices at US$1.50 per litre, organizations like Falcon require tens of thousands of litres to keep operations running. A few months ago, ZESA unveiled a troubling plan to end load-shedding, effectively telling businesses and large energy users to fend for themselves while they focus on domestic customers.

It seems that organizations have taken this threat seriously and are now investing in their own energy solutions. Join our WhatsApp Channel to stay updated: https://t.co/YFpwAWekkX

#SolarEnergy #FalconCollege #Zimbabwe #ZESA #RenewableEnergy