Harare(ZimEye)-Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s spokesperson, Luke Tamborinyoka has rubbished false reports by the Zanu pf controlled Herald newspaper that the Prime Minister’s new wife, Elizabeth Macheka is on a week-long government sponsored shopping spree to South Africa and India.
Reports by the Herald claimed Ms Elizabeth Macheka Thursday left the country for a week-long private visit to South Africa and India ostensibly to buy for herself jewellery and paraphernalia related to the couple’s wedding set for September.
But Ms Macheka was today seen together with Tsvangirai at the launch of a Water, Anti-litter campaign in Budiriro contrary to claims by the Herald.
Disgusted spokeman Luke Tamborinyoka told ZimEye ,”It’s false. The same story appeared on front page today. But all journalists who came to Budiriro today where the PM was launching the water conservation campaign saw PM Tsvangirai with his wife when Herald was (yet)claiming she left for India yesterday.
“Progressive papers will expose the truth. The PM’s wife is in Harare.”
The paper accused Tsvangirai of drawing funds from the treasury to finance the trip and illegally engaging Macheka on government duties that are reserved for civil servants.
The Herald report titled: “Government footing Prime Minister’s wife’s jaunts” reads:
The PM’s Office applied for the funds from Treasury despite the fact that Ms Macheka and Ms Mungweni are not civil servants and are not entitled to such privileges.
PM Tsvangirai’s official duties are carried out by civil servants and not his wife.
“The PM’s spouse and a lady officer in his office left the country today (yesterday) for South Africa and are proceeding to India,” a source said.
“They are returning on July 12. The costs are fully borne by the Government of Zimbabwe after the two indicated that they were travelling on Honourable PM’s duties. This is despite the fact that the official duties of the PM are carried out by civil servants and not his wife.”
On her return on July 12, Ms Macheka will join the Prime Minister and his daughter Rumbidzai on a 12-day visit to Japan and Australia, with the costs again borne by the cash-strapped Government.
Finance Minister Tendai Biti has often raised concerns about expenditure on foreign trips by Government officials.
In his 2012 budget, Minister Biti revealed that over US$45 million has been blown on foreign trips by officials.
The Prime Minister’s Japanese and Australian trips are at the invitation of the two countries.
“The Prime Minister is leaving for Japan on July 15 and will stay there for six days. He is expected to leave Japan on July 21 for Australia where he will stay up to July 27,” the source said.
(ZimEye, Zimbabwe)
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Idzo mbavha dzeZANYU dzinenge dzichitoda kuwana mabiro emari iyo yemangoda egazi dzichipablisha guhwa neherald kuti mari yakashandiswa nemudiwa wemutungamiri wenyika akadiwa nevanhu vaTsvangirai .tumbwa twevanhu zanu PFeve.
That Newspaper has an EGO against the Prime Minister, they lie always. they have neva written anything gud about Morgan Tsvangirai. Madam Tsvangirai was in Budiriro and not India nor South Africa
exCIO-Chamatama married a CIO so what? If you leave your dog to take guard over your flock of sheep against hynas and then discover that the hyna would have screwed your dog before stealing a sheep of its choice would you be happy and proud that the hyna is in love with your guard dog? You are a selfconfessed ex-CIO and I need to remind you that your crimes are not ex-crimes.
Tsvangirai married a CIO,but no reason for Herald to lie..
bla miki cme out of tht shell, gues u r a warvet
Noise mhani zvimbwasungata zvevanhu. Where is picture yacho so we can see they were together kuBudaz kwacho? Prove me wrong editor.
Every time I am in Zimbabwe I make a point of taking a copy of the Herald…… sorry The Horrid with me when I go for a crap.
Interesting how morons like Bla Miki try to make sense of the Herald lies. Lies are only valuable when they are not exposed.
Iwe Bla Miki why u live in Rhodesia dont you know 2012 that place doesnt exist
Shut up iwe kaSarah
Cde Chimedza machipedza nekuchimedza chiBla Miki chisina kusimira
Poor Bla Miki. Yo excuse on blatantly false story is sickening. Get a life man & move on. Flogging this dead donkey called ZPF is futile
When other zanu bigwits use gmnt money they dnt yell bt if it z tsvangi zvaipa.poor zanu morons .sheet nxa
The MPs wife Elizabeth owns businesses, so she can afford to travel were she pleases.
Leave Elizabeth alone and start your own businesses. She is very rich, hence her jewellery taste. She is a woman, and women love jewellary. She has her own $$$$$ and she doesn’t need Zimbo Gvt bloody diamond money.
Elizabeth has the money, unlike you broke thugs. Leave the lady alone….!!!
Look at the picture. He loves Hoshkoshi type ,thats why he coud two time them unashamadely. I am sure Lorato falls under the same category. I have not seen any pic of hers but I remember the late.(with all respect)
I also read this article “in full” in yesterday’s Herald. The Reporter did not say he “SAW” the PM’s wife going to SA and lndia. The Reporter said “….a saurce in the PM’s Office…” revealed this to him. He also wrote that he asked for comment to this gay Luke Tamboronyoka who prophesed “ignorance” ignorance about this trip to SA but confirmed the pending trip to Japan and Australia, which is the right thing to do. He went on to get comment from Cde Charamba who confirmed that it was legal for the PM’s wife to accompany him on his government assignments abroad but also refused to comment about this SA trip. This reporter was merely quoting other sources. Above all, it takes around two hours to fly to SA and collect the jewellary donated by Rhodesians and then come back, preparing to go to lndia.
Jonathan Moyo, where is AIPPA and the publication of falsewoods?
Haiwayo, ngarino toresa Ethan birth kuBYO uko. Ririkufurirwa nerimwe rinonzi Tamboyenyoka. Bwidi remunhu.
kupenga kwe herald,they are desperately trying to find a suitor to Grace’s extravaganze shopping sprees-NOT IN ELIZABETH, TSVAGAI MUMWE IMI MAMBAVHA E ZANU PF NXAAAA.kusanyara ku publish manyepo-SUE THEM!
She looks like a Shona prostitute doing her job at Diplomat Hotel pliz God serve us from Swangilai n his hoe
KO INGA URI WE ZANU WANI BRIGADIER DUZVU REMUNHU
I had thought reshuffling at Zimpapers was for the better, but it has proven to be for the worst. Do they even know Elizabeth Macheka?
I had thought reshuffling at Zimpapers was for the better, but it has proven to be for the west. Do they even know Elizabeth Macheka?
I’ve always known the Herald as a paper that publishes lies, myths and unproven stories but this right here has proven to me that the lying is pathological, herald zanu, they are so stuck up now in a web of desparation and lies such that even as they lie they believe their own lies…its a shame indeed, i actually feel ashamed since this can only happen in zimbabwe.