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Theileriosis disease, commonly known as January disease, has piled misery on farmers in Matabeleland South Province where it has killed 11 980 cattle since the beginning of the year. According to Matabeleland South provincial veterinary director Dr Ena…
Theileriosis disease, commonly known as January disease, has piled misery on farmers in Matabeleland South Province where it has killed 11 980 cattle since the beginning of the year. According to Matabeleland South provincial veterinary director Dr Enat Mdlongwa, Insiza District has the highest number of cattle deaths so far at 8 700 followed by […]
The post Total disaster as January disease kills 12 000 cattle first appeared on My Zimbabwe News.Source: The Herald – Breaking news. Dr Amos Marume Mutsawashe Mashandure Herald Correspondent There are many misconceptions about the dead in traditional African cultures, but these misconceptions do not accurately reflect the beliefs of all Africans. Regardless of their specific beliefs, morticians play an important role in many African cultures. Morticians not only care […]
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Source: The Herald – Breaking news.
Mutsawashe Mashandure
Herald Correspondent
There are many misconceptions about the dead in traditional African cultures, but these misconceptions do not accurately reflect the beliefs of all Africans.
Regardless of their specific beliefs, morticians play an important role in many African cultures.
Morticians not only care for the body of the deceased, but also provide emotional support to the family and community.
While they may not fear the dead, it is important to note that morticians in Africa take their job very seriously.
They understand the importance of properly preparing the body for burial, and respect the wishes of the family and community. It is also important to note that, while they do not fear the dead, they do take precautions to protect themselves from any potential danger.
For example, some morticians wear special protective clothing when handling the body, and they may also perform special rituals to cleanse themselves after their work is done.
A typical procedure for a mortician when preparing a body for burial would include:
Emptying the body of its internal organs and fluids, washing and disinfecting the body, applying a special powder to the body to help preserve it, dressing the body in special clothing or a shroud, preparing the body for burial by placing it in a coffin or other burial container, transporting the body to the burial site and lowering it into the grave.
It is important to note that this process may vary depending on the specific culture and beliefs of the family and community.
There are four main types of morticians, each with their own specific duties and responsibilities:
Embalmers these morticians are responsible for preserving and preparing the body for burial. They may use chemicals, cosmetics, and special equipment to ensure that the body is preserved and looks as natural as possible.
Funeral directors and morticians are responsible for arranging the funeral service and coordinating all of the details. They may also work with families to plan a memorial service or other special events to honour the deceased.
Cremation technicians are responsible for cremating the body. They use special equipment for the main purpose of embalming is to preserve the body and prevent decomposition.
Funeral directors, you could highlight the many important roles that they play in helping families through one of the most difficult times in their lives. Funeral directors are not only responsible for arranging the funeral service, but they also provide emotional support and guidance to the family.
Funeral directors are also often responsible for filing death certificates, contacting the Social Security Administration, and providing other legal assistance. In short, funeral directors do much more than just plan a funeral service – they are there to help families every step of the way.
Cremation technicians are responsible for preparing the body for cremation, which includes washing, dressing, and positioning the body in the cremation chamber.
They also ensure that all of the required permits and documents are in order before cremation takes place.
Additionally, cremation technicians are often responsible for operating the cremation equipment, monitoring the temperature and ensuring that the process is completed safely and respectfully.
Undertakers could highlight the important role they play in helping families through the difficult process of laying their loved ones to rest.
Undertakers are responsible for arranging the funeral service, burial, and memorial service. They also help families with all the paperwork and legal requirements, such as obtaining a death certificate and notifying the Social Security Administration.
In addition to these tasks, undertakers often provide support and comfort to grieving families.
One of the biggest challenges morticians face is dealing with death on a daily basis. While some people may find comfort in the process of laying a loved one to rest, others may find it to be emotionally challenging.
In addition, morticians often have to deal with difficult family dynamics and the stress of meeting deadlines.
They may also face ethical dilemmas, such as when a family member requests a certain type of funeral service that is not in line with the deceased’s wishes.
One potential challenge that morticians may face is when they are given money or other valuable items by the family of the deceased. This can create an ethical dilemma, as it may be seen as taking advantage of the family’s grief.
To avoid this, many morticians have policies in place that prohibit them from accepting gifts from families.
However, this can still be a challenging situation to navigate, as morticians want to be respectful of the family’s wishes while also staying true to their ethical code.
In the end, it’s up to each mortician to decide how to handle these types of situations.
Speaking in an interview with one of the mortician teacher Masimba Ziyenge at the Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH), he shared his experience.
“The problem is that when we work with the funeral industry, our family and friends distance themselves from you; they assume that you are possessed by a demon.
There are also some temptations; there whereby the dead can have money in their pockets, but should have to remember our ethics and hand the money to the relative.
“At one point I found US$1 000 from the dead person, so it is hard to pass that temptation,” he said
“As a mortician, I enjoy my profession, and there are no hallucinations after work, but maybe to those who use some things to have luck, those once may be tortured by the dead person.
“I enjoy being a mortician, my salary is just amazing,” he said.
Undertaking is not seen as a desirable career and with the shortage of personnel, the Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) has introduced a programme to train morticians, and possibly debunk myths around preparing the dead for burial and arranging funerals.
Speaking in an interview recently, HIPH Principal Dr Amos Marume said the college is seeking to shed more light on the medical course to increase employment opportunities, and seeing a need for training programmes that can produce skilled morticians who are committed to providing high-quality service.
“As a regulated school of higher and tertiary education we decided to enrol students in this mortician course starting on February 13. By doing this course, you will definitely find a job.”
Dr Marume said the college is targeting mostly young people, to equip them with life sustaining skills.
“I encourage youth to join and study this course so that they will not spend time doing nothing and saying there are no jobs, yet this course needs more people and has many opportunities.
“We decided to put maturity science, which starts with NFC-level certificates, which can be done by someone who did Form 2. The national certificate requires one who has finished Form 4 and has five subjects. Thus, the programme aims to say that everyone deserves a dignified burial. It was always our culture to follow the procedure when dressing the dead.”
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In a significant development, the police have apprehended two suspects involved in the tampering of a fuel pipeline at the NOCZIM Depot in Msasa. Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, the national police spokesperson, confirmed the arrests, shedding ligh…
In a significant development, the police have apprehended two suspects involved in the tampering of a fuel pipeline at the NOCZIM Depot in Msasa. Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, the national police spokesperson, confirmed the arrests, shedding light on the ongoing investigation. “The ZRP confirms that investigations are underway in relation to a fuel pipe tampering […]
The post JUST IN: 2 arrested for tampering with NOCZIM fuel pipeline first appeared on My Zimbabwe News.Source: The Herald – Breaking news. In an interview yesterday, Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet (Presidential Communications) Mr George Charamba said the media should exercise caution when dealing with matters of national security establishments. Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter The Government has urged the media to treat matters to do […]
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Source: The Herald – Breaking news.
Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter
This comes as the Zimbabwe Defence Forces has informed the nation that it was premature to make conclusions about allegations made by an online news organisation, The NewsHawks, which sought to impute corruption on three General officers in the ZDF.
The ZDF has also warned social media mischief makers who doctored its original statement responding to an article by The NewsHawks in which the news organisation sought to besmirch other people in the military command in its story about the three General officers.
In its article published last week, The NewsHawks, quoting unnamed sources, claimed that ZDF had fired three army commanders after they were allegedly implicated in a multi-million dollar housing scandal.
“We continue to urge the media fraternity to treat stories to do with security structures of this country with utmost care and sensitivity.
“The ZDF has got its own internal processes to investigate any allegation against any of its members and it is always prudent for the media to follow, rather than seek to lead such a process. Leading through advocacy muddies the water and may invite some responses, which may not be that palatable,” said Mr Charamba.
The NewsHawks has since issued a statement saying it had frozen articles to do with ZDF’s three commanders.
Commenting on the statement from The NewsHawks, Mr Charamba said the media should appreciate that security concerns of a country take precedence ahead of one’s preferences or values.
“Whatever your values or priorities might be, nothing surpasses or rises above the security concerns of this country,” said Mr Charamba.
In its response to the story, ZDF said it had launched an investigation into an alleged corruption case by three general officers to establish the veracity of the allegations.
“The Zimbabwe Defence Forces wishes to reaffirm and reassure the public of its commitment to the rule of law, discipline, presumption of innocence and zero tolerance to corruption in whatever form and whatever level,” it said.
“The Zimbabwe Defence Forces, however, notes with great concern attempts by NewsHawks and other media outlets to peddle falsehoods about the organisation and individuals taking advantage of the alleged corruption matter currently under investigation. The public will be apprised on any developments and outcomes in due course.”
Following the statement from the ZDF, some social media mischief makers issued a doctored press statement purporting to be emanating from the military establishment.
The statement imputed misdemeanour on senior persons of the military command, which the ZDF denounced.
“The ZDF, however, notes with great concern that some mischievous social media players have now doctored the last three paragraphs of the statement to distort the content of the original response by the ZDF to the NewsHawks.
“In that regard, the ZDF dissociates itself from the letter purported to be from the ZDF headquarters circulating on social media, which is different from what it had posted,” reads the statement.
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Source: The Herald – Breaking news. Freeman Razemba in GENEVA, Switzerland DESPITE the robust engagement and re-engagement efforts by Zimbabwe’s leadership, illegal unilateral coercive measures imposed by some Western countries make efforts towards achieving set road safety targets much harder, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has said. These sanctions were hurting the ordinary […]
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Freeman Razemba in GENEVA, Switzerland
DESPITE the robust engagement and re-engagement efforts by Zimbabwe’s leadership, illegal unilateral coercive measures imposed by some Western countries make efforts towards achieving set road safety targets much harder, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has said.
These sanctions were hurting the ordinary people and frustrating their efforts towards meeting, not only the global road safety targets, but also the broader SDGs.
He was speaking at the Inland Transport Committee forum for road safety high-level side event at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The theme of the event was: “National road safety management success stories and supporting low and middle-income countries to achieve their road safety.”
“Your ability to facilitate a conducive environment for reflecting on pressing global road safety issues, should be remembered as a hallmark of your leadership thus far.
“I wish to reiterate that Zimbabwe is committed to cooperation under the United Nations system, and to the adoption of international good practices and standards on road safety. Indeed, Zimbabwe joins the United Nations family in shaping the attendant discourse, at a time when the road safety situation is, indeed, more acute in developing countries, as a result of a multifaceted set of reasons,” Minister Mhona said.
He said while their counterparts from the developed world have fared comparably well in adopting sustainable measures to reduce the number of deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents, in developing countries the authorities remain entangled in the legacies and inequities of the past.
Minister Mhona said the race for economic development, at the backdrop of insufficient road infrastructure development, compounded by a disproportionate vehicle population growth, has created this untenable situation resulting in increased crashes and fatalities.
According to the road safety report which was launched on January 12, 2022, in Zimbabwe, a traffic crash occurs every 15 minutes, over 35 000 crashes occur annually, an average of at least 5 people are killed every day, over 1 800 people die every year and over 10 000 people are injured annually.
The report was produced through the assistance of the UN Secretary General Special Envoy for Road Safety, Mr Jean Todt.
“As we move in to confront the challenges highlighted by the road safety report, we are upbeat that the recommendations proffered by the experts shall adequately checkmate our deficiencies, with the view to propel structural, institutional and administrative transformations, leveraged by a robust legislative framework.
“Through legislative reviews, we have adopted and rolled out a new driver’s licence regime that is internationally recognised; becoming one of the pioneer states to do so in the SADC and Africa.
“We have also made it compulsory for public service vehicles which carry passengers and big haulage trucks to be installed with speed monitoring and limiting devices given that speeding is one of the major contributors of road fatalities in Zimbabwe,” Minister Mhona said.
Zimbabwe was currently reviewing policies and laws with the view to strengthening the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe into a lead road traffic management agency, with the powers to regulate and enforce road traffic safety management laws and to coordinate and galvanise all actors, anchored on all five pillars of road safety.
The legislative reform was also covering issues related to registration and monitoring of driving schools, introduction of the penalty point system for drivers who flout road rules, and compulsory installation of speed monitoring and limiting devices on public service vehicles.
“This has given us impetus to align ourselves with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3,6, on halving the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes, and SDG target 11,2 on providing access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems as well as improve road safety for all.
“Zimbabwe is a contracting party to the Convention on Road Traffic of 19 September 1949 and Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968. We have also become an active participant in the annual sessions of the Inland Transport Committee, where our exposure and crucial engagements have thus far resulted in our participation in the following platforms: Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety (WP.1), World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29); Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; and Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA),” Minister Mhona said.
Zimbabwe was also at an advanced stage towards accession of four conventions on vehicle regulation, “which we are upbeat will strengthen our road safety management regime and programming.”
These undergoing the internal process of accession were: The 1957 agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods; the 1958 agreement concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted or used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions; the 1997 agreement concerning the adoption of uniform conditions for periodical inspection of wheeled vehicles; and the 1998 agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted or be used on wheeled vehicles.
“In Zimbabwe, despite the robust engagement and re-engagement efforts by my country’s leadership, illegal unilateral coercive measures imposed by some Western countries remain an albatross to our efforts towards achieving our set road safety targets.
“I therefore want to use this platform to rally the international community to encourage countries which have imposed these sanctions on us to lift them, as they are hurting the ordinary people and frustrating our efforts towards meeting, not only the Global Road Safety targets, but also the broader SDGs,” he said.
Minister Mhona said Zimbabwe would remain optimistic in confronting the seemingly insurmountable challenges faced in achieving the SDG target on Road safety.
“ Zimbabwe embraces smart, win-win partnerships and sustainable cooperation with multilateral stakeholders within the UN system. Allow me to reiterate Zimbabwe’s commitment towards the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030.
“We have no doubt that these targets will be met as Zimbabwe has launched Vision 2030, anchored on the collective aspirations and determination of the people to achieve a prosperous and empowered upper middle-income society by that target year, as enunciated by my country’s leader, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde, Dr. E.D Mnangagwa,” he said.
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