Brian Manwele

The ZRP urges Zimbabweans to prioritize rendering assistance to victims of road traffic accidents, such as promptly notifying emergency services and offering first aid where possible, rather than capturing photographs or videos of horrific accident scenes and sharing them on social media. The law will take its course on anyone who will be found taking photographs or videos of accident scenes. A case in point is a recent road traffic accident involving the Ronald Mujuru’s family in Masvingo.

Ongoing project

We've lost the keys.

Jesus rose from the dead and the first person He went to was His brother who thought He was crazy. Not Peter. Not John. Not the twelve. James. His kid brother. The one who grew up sharing a room with God and didn’t know it. Think about James for a second. His older brother is Jesus. Not “Jesus the Christ.” Not “Jesus the Savior.” Jesus the guy who worked in the carpenter shop and came home smelling like sawdust and sweat. Jesus who snored. Jesus who ate too fast. Jesus who their mother treated different and James never understood why. Because Mary kept her mouth shut. Luke 2:19. She kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Angels showed up at His birth. Shepherds fell on their faces. Wise men brought gold. And Mary told nobody. She just watched her firstborn grow up in a ghetto in Nazareth and kept the secret in her chest like a coal she couldn’t put down. James didn’t know his brother was God. He knew his brother was weird. He knew his mother looked at Jesus different. He knew Joseph moved the whole family to Egypt when they were little and never fully explained why. He knew that one time his parents lost Jesus at the temple and found Him three days later arguing with rabbis like He owned the place. Twelve years old. Already gone. Then Jesus grew up. Worked the shop. Paid the bills. Because Joseph died — the Bible doesn’t say when but Joseph disappears from the story — and in Jewish custom the eldest son takes over. So Jesus wasn’t posing for paintings in that carpenter shop. He was feeding His family. Putting bread on the table for His mom and His brothers and sisters in a town so poor Nathanael said “can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Then one day He left. Walked away from the shop. Walked away from the family. Left James holding the hammer and the bills and the responsibility for a widowed mother. James was pissed. Mark 3:21. His own family went to collect Him because they said He was out of His mind. That’s James. That’s the brothers. Showing up to bring the crazy one home before He embarrasses the family worse. John 7:5. His brethren did not believe in Him. His own blood. Ate dinner with Him for thirty years. Didn’t believe. Then Wednesday happened. The brother James thought was insane got arrested at night by temple guards. Got beaten until His face swelled shut. Got whipped until His back looked like raw meat. Got nailed to wood and hung up on a garbage hill outside the city. And James had to stand somewhere — maybe in the crowd, maybe at home, maybe hearing it secondhand — and process the fact that the brother he called crazy just died like a criminal. Three days and nights of silence. Three days of James sitting with the guilt of every eye roll. Every argument. Every time he told people “I don’t know what’s wrong with Him.” Every time he showed up to drag Jesus home because He was embarrassing the family name. Then Sunday morning. Jesus rose. Conquered death. Walked out of the tomb. And He went to James. 1 Corinthians 15:7. He appeared to James. Not in a crowd. Not at a distance. He went to His brother. The one who didn’t believe. The one who thought He was crazy. The one who was pissed that He left the family behind. He showed up and let James see the holes in His hands. Matthew 28:10. Go tell my brethren. Not my servants. Not my followers. My brethren. John 20:17. My Father and your Father. My God and your God. He rose to the highest position in the universe and His vocabulary didn’t change. Most men get a promotion and stop returning phone calls. Jesus conquered death and called the brother who doubted Him family. James went from “He’s out of His mind” to leading the church in Jerusalem. James went from trying to drag Jesus home to writing a book of the Bible. James went from skeptic to martyr. They threw him off the temple wall and when he survived the fall they beat him to death with a club. He died for the brother he once thought was insane. That’s what happened when Jesus showed up after the resurrection and said brother. One word changed everything. He’s not calling you servant today. He’s not calling you subject. He’s calling you what He called James. Brother. The same James who didn’t believe. Who rolled his eyes. Who showed up to take Him home. Who sat in the dark for three days choking on regret. He went to THAT guy first. If He went to James, He’ll come to you.

This is my first time seeing Nisha T wearing a dress.

That wake and bake has me studying his way longer than i should’ve been

FROM OUR INBOX💔: I would like to share my very disappointing experience at Rollers Greenfields branch so other parents can be aware. This morning, I took my children there for a pre-birthday celebration. Upon arrival, we were given a price list, and the kids chose what they wanted. I was told that if I wanted to enter, I needed to purchase a $10 meal voucher. I declined and was instead offered seating outside with my mother while the kids went in to play. While seated outside, a waiter approached us with menus, but we were not interested in food. I only bought my mother a Coke while we waited. Shortly after, I needed to take my medication and used the remaining water I had in my bottle. I placed the bottle on the table, and the manager approached me and said outside beverages were not allowed. She asked me to either put the bottle away in my bag or hand it over to be kept at the counter. I explained that it didn’t make sense to hand over an already opened bottle of water just to collect it later, and I even suggested they throw it away since I didn’t have space in my bag. Despite this, the manager insisted the bottle could not remain on the table, citing a “no outside food or drinks” policy — which, to my knowledge, was not clearly displayed. This was frustrating, especially considering that I had already spent $40 on games for the children and an additional $2 on a Coca-Cola purchased from them. Unfortunately, the situation got worse. After the supposed 50 minutes of playtime, my children came back saying many of the games were not working. The birthday boy lost his full 50 minutes, and the others also lost significant playtime due to faulty machines. When I asked management how their system tracks playtime or whether there was any accountability (such as logs or CCTV), I was told everything is recorded manually — and they could not provide any clear evidence of usage. Instead of resolving the issue fairly, the manager only offered an additional 5 minutes to compensate for nearly 50 minutes lost. This entire experience was extremely disappointing. Not only did I feel that my money was not respected, but my children left upset and in tears on what was meant to be a special day. Rollers Greenfield, please do better. Parents work hard for their money and deserve proper service and functioning facilities. I hope sharing this helps other families make informed decisions.