President casts his vote

story by Bulawayo 24

President Robert Mugabe has cast his vote in Highfield, Harare. He was with his wife, the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe.

Soon after voting the President said: "Zimbabweans are voting to decide our destiny. The constitution determines how our judiciary, parliament and the executive shall be.

"The time frames also given regarding parliament and other areas.

"The freedoms of people, rights of children, women and all citizens all that is in the constitution."

The President also said the constitution helps protect the nation's resources.

"We will have to decide the issue of our sovereignty of our state, the right to determine which way we shall go in governing ourselves.

"The right to our resources that is land, minerals, forests and animals.

"We shall not brook with anyone who intereferes with our country."

Meanwhile, the Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Arthur Mutambara cast his vote just before 8am this morning at Courtney Selous in Greendale in Harare.

The Deputy Prime Minister said, "Today is the day of the Zimbabwean people because those who govern must govern with the consent of the nation."

The Executive Secretary of SADC, Mr Tomaz Agusto Salomao, was at Courtney Selous in Greendale where he was seeing how Zimbabweans are casting their votes.

Voting was peaceful at most polling stations in Harare

Farewell to the Good Reverend Dr. Sifobela

It was a sad day today as students together with the whole nation paid their last respects to the Late Dr s Sifobela who passed away on this week.

The funeral service was held at the National University of science and technology,' s ceremonial hall.the service stated at 1200hrs where a lot of speakers described the late Rev as a great man who will be sorely missed.

Miss S. Magida described him as an "insiperer" and that she learn t a lot from him , before she broke down in tears during her speech.

Other speakers including the former Vice - Chancellor had a lot of good words to say about the late Dean of students. Among the high profile people at the service where various Deans from various universities around the nation.

Dr Sifobela  died on Monday evening after he collapsed in his car a kilometer away from his house. Students have described him as a great father figure who was always there to help. He will be remembered for his contributions for the past 22 years as the founding Dean through his work like the cardetship programme and the CIMAS medical aid cards.

He will be buried at his rural home in Mberengwa on the 18th of March .

                                           Shardolite Ndou at Sifobela Residents

                                          some of the mourners at the Ceremonial hall