South Africa's Mbeki Moves to Broker Zimbabwe Opposition Peace

VOA

By Blessing Zulu
      Washington
      02 May 2006

South African President Thabo Mbeki is seeking to reconcile the rival
factions of the Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change, adding
his influence to that of civil society groups in the country arguing for a
unified opposition.

Official sources in Pretoria said Mr. Mbeki will present a draft unity
agreement to the factions led by founding MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai
and pro-senate faction President Arthur Mutambara. The opposition split
arose from Tsvangirai's opposition to participation by the party senate
elections held in November 2005, though at that time faction opposing him
was led by MDC Secretary General Welshman Ncube.

Political experts say a divided MDC might find it hard to defeat a ZANU-PF
presidential candidate - for instance Vice President Joyce Mujuru - in 2008.
Church leaders and academic figures like former University of Zimbabwe
Chancellor Walter Kamba are also said to be working in the background to to
patch up the opposition rift.

President Mbeki, meanwhile, is under pressure from regional leaders
concerned about deteriorating economic and social conditions in Zimbabwe.
Finance ministers of the Southern African Development Community say they
will plead with the international monetary fund among other institutions and
donors to prop up Zimbabwe's economy before the crisis spills over even
further into neighboring countries.

For a South African political view on Mr. Mbeki's attempt to broker an MDC
truce and cooperation agreement, reporter Blessing Zulu of VOA's Studio 7
for Zimbabwe turned to African National Congress communications officer
Khulekani Ntshangase.

Zimbabwe dollar moves for first time in three months

Xinhua

      www.chinaview.cn 2006-05-03 04:43:23

          HARARE, May 2 (Xinhua) The Zimbabwe dollar moves for the first
time in three months with the new exchange rate at one U.S. dollar to
101,193.6 Zimbabwe dollars, according to a report released on Tuesday.

          Having been static at 99,201.58 to the U. S. dollar since Jan. 24,
the Zimbabwe dollar slid by a marginal 1.97 percent on April 26 to 101,193.6
Zimbabwe dollars, the report said.

          In its report for the week-ended April 28, Kingdom Stockbrokers
Pvt Ltd attributed the shift to inflows of over 5 million U.S. dollars, as
foreign currency purchases stood at 6,197,727.30 U.S. dollars while sales
stood at 6,142,736.27 U.S. dollars.

          Presenting the 2005 Fourth Quarter Monetary Policy Statement on
Jan. 24, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono said the Zimbabwe
dollar exchange rate against the U.S. dollar would only be allowed to move
when trades of at least 5 million U.S. dollars were recorded.

          "This figure had not been achieved since as daily trades averaged
between 600,000 and 700,000 U.S. dollars. The new exchange rate is still way
below parallel market rates which are reported to be around 220,000 Zimbabwe
dollars to one US dollar," the stockbrokers said.

          In a bid to control rising inflation, currently at 913 percent,the
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank, fixed the exchange rate through
the introduction of the volume-based exchange rate system and scraping the
exporter viable tradable balances system first introduced on Oct. 20, last
year.

          Kingdom attributed the continued increase in the exchange rate
during the tradable balances era to lack of support by a sufficiently tight
monetary policy as negative interest rates prevailed due to continued money
market liquidity surpluses.

          Since Feb. 20, this year, when the monetary policy became
tight,the parallel market exchange rate had stabilized, if not appreciated.
This was also reflected in the price of fuel that initially shot up to
around 240,000 Zimbabwe dollars per liter but had now fallen to below
200,000 Zimbabwe dollars.

          The message here is that a decontrol exchange rate system, which
is sufficiently supported by a tight monetary policy, is stable as is
currently the case with the parallel market rate, Kingdom said. Enditem

Mugabe resorts to bribery as bullying loses punch

Business Day

Dumisani Muleya

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AS THE use of repressive apparatus to maintain power inevitably begins to
yield diminishing political returns, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's
regime has changed tactics - by pulling money from its bag of tricks to buy
more time in office.

Mugabe's government announced last week that it had increased the salaries
of soldiers - the guardians of power - and teachers 300%. Other civil
servants will also be getting a windfall increase.

While some Zimbabweans were surprised about the sudden generosity, political
observers were quick to see the "magnanimous move" in the context of Mugabe's
politics of patronage and self-preservation.

Political patronage reminiscent of medieval Britain - including the dishing
out of inducements and buying off the voters - has been a prominent feature
of the Harare regime's appalling electoral record of purchasing votes.

In Victorian and Edwardian Britain, the civil service office of the
Patronage Secretary to Treasury was charged with distributing favours to
government supporters in return for votes. This old- fashioned canvassing
tactic is alive and well in Zimbabwe today.

The timing of the huge salary hikes shows that the move was political - it
came against a background of threats of mass action by the opposition groups
and a presidential election in 23 months' time.

It also came against the backdrop of the use of civil servants' poor
salaries - Z$10m, or R300, now increased to the equivalent of R900 - by
opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as a rallying point for antigovernment
protests. In the press, Tsvangirai has urged soldiers and public servants to
join the planned antigovernment mass action, saying people can no longer
"watch with trepidation a small nationalistic class, aided by a corrupt and
parasitic bureaucracy, wreak havoc on the country".

The uniformed forces and teachers, among other public servants, have been
protesting over low salaries and were fast becoming a source of popular
discontent. With most private-sector employees already against Mugabe's
regime, authorities did not want public servants to join the chorus of
antigovernment bellyaching.

Mugabe warned that Tsvangirai was "dicing with death" if he intended staging
mass action; two weeks ago he said his political opponents were "playing
with fire" if they were planning to remove him from power. Mugabe said he
would not tolerate "violent demonstrations and terrorist activities" by
political groups - including the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

The two MDC factions, led by Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, have
threatened to confront Mugabe's regime through a sustained campaign of
street protests over the prevailing political and economic crisis. Civil
society movements have been calling for the same action.

The situation has been worsened by plans by opposition political groups and
civil society movements to form a broad united front to support one
candidate in the 2008 presidential election, which Mugabe is trying to
postpone until 2010. There have been numerous meetings among officials of
MDC factions, other opposition parties and civil society organisations in a
bid to form a coalition along the lines of Kenya's National Rainbow
Coalition, which brought President Mwai Kibaki to power in 2002.

This development, coupled with multifaceted socioeconomic problems and
international isolation, have been very worrying to Mugabe's regime despite
its public bravado. It is now known that once you hear Mugabe making a lot
of noise about something, he is running scared about it.

Although opposition groups have no capacity to mobilise a critical mass to
dislodge him, Mugabe does not want to take chances.

Instead of relying on coercion to deal with the situation, he is now
resorting to the discredited politics of "clientelism" to manage public
anger and buy more time in power. But the question is: can money buy Mugabe
public legitimacy as well as the priceless time in power he so badly needs?

Muleya is Harare correspondent and Zimbabwe Independent news editor.

Zimbabwe pulls out of UN Rights Council

New Zimbabwe

By Lebo Nkatazo
Last updated: 05/03/2006 06:57:08
THE Zimbabwean government is set to pull out from the United Nations Human
Rights Council to avert a potentially embarrassing defeat ahead of voting
for the 47-member organ next Tuesday, sources said Tuesday.

Zimbabwe was a member of UN Human Rights Commission which included countries
currently facing international censure for human rights abuses. Other
members of the Commission included Libya, Sudan, and Cuba.

The southern African country has so far not offered itself as a candidate
for the newly created Human Rights Council.

Two other members on the old panel -- Cuba and Cameroon -- have put forward
their names for next Tuesday's election.

Africa will have 13 representatives and so far, 13 countries from the
continent have submitted their names, according to information provided by
the UN Tuesday.

The UN Human Rights Council was created through a March 15 UN General
Assembly resolution that will see member countries being selected directly
and individually by secret ballot as opposed to being chosen by regional
blocks and rubber-stamped by the U.N. Economic and Social Council.

Sources said Zimbabwe may have been put off by the change in voting
procedures as well as the requirement that member states would be asked when
voting to take into account candidates' contribution to the "promotion and
protection of human rights".

Candidates will need 96 votes -- two-thirds of the total membership of 191
states -- to be successful. The U.S. had pressed for a two-thirds threshold,
or 128 countries, but without success.

According to a list from the United Nations, some of the African countries
that have submitted their names are Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Tunisia and
Zambia.

Zimbabwe has been classed as an "outpost of tyranny" by United States
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has branded President Robert Mugabe a
"disgrace" over the country's poor human rights record.

So This is Democracy?

(IFJ/IFEX) - IFJ Africa statement for World Press Freedom Day

Press Release

      Journalists and media workers should organise to face the global
challenges facing the continent, urges IFJ

Français: Les journalistes et les professionnels des médias doivent
s'organiser pour relever les importants défis du continent, selon la FIJ
  Country/Topic: Africa
  Date: 02 May 2006
  Source: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
  Person(s):
  Target(s):
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  Urgency: Bulletin

African journalists and media workers should organise to face the global
challenges facing the continent

Dear Colleagues,

As we celebrate World Press Freedom day, the International Federation of
Journalists (IFJ) would like to draw your attention to the fact that the
media and media practitioners in Africa continue to face great challenges.
In African today, journalists continue to be killed with impunity. Arbitrary
arrest, forceful detention, torture, intimidation by security forces and
state-sponsored agents and forced exile continue unabated, while certain
states continue to legislate negative repressive media laws that are
designed to imprisoned journalists in relation to their work.

The urgency to build a culture of press freedom and freedom of expression in
Africa

In 2005, it is on record that four journalists were killed in the Continent.
Today, as we speak, the murderers of Harry Yansaneh in Sierra Leone, Franck
Kangundu in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Duniya Muhyadin Nur and
Kate Peyton in Somalia are yet to be brought to justice. The culture of
impunity continues to stamp her feet on the murder of journalists in the
continent. This can no longer be tolerated.

As Africa tries to move forward to promote and protect human and peoples'
rights, and to consolidate democratic institutions and culture in order to
ensure good governance and the rule of law, as enshrined by the Constitutive
Act of the Africa Union, such deliberate and callous murder of journalists
should be seen as a crime against humanity. In this regard, the IFJ would
once again like to seize this solemn opportunity to call on the governments
of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Somalia, and all other
places in the Continent where journalists have been brutally murdered and
their murders still at large, including Burkina Faso, The Gambia and Ivory
Coast, to conduct an independent investigation into these murders and to
ensure that the perpetrators of these heinous crimes are brought to justice
without any further delay.

It is sad to note that journalists in the continent are continuously being
jailed in relation to their work. The legislation of repressive media laws
continues to serve as a booby trap to jail journalists. Most journalists
that are imprisoned in the continent today have been sent to jail in
relation to bogus and archaic defamation laws. The IFJ continues to buttress
the fact that journalists should not be jailed in relation to their work.
The issue of defamation should be seen more as a civil case rather than a
criminal offence.

We call on all African governments to release, unconditionally, all
journalists jailed in relation to their work.

It is on record that Ethiopia and Eritrea have the highest number of jailed
journalists in the continent. At least 15 journalists are jailed in
Ethiopia, following the aftermath of the 2005 elections. Most of these
journalists have been charged with treason by the Meles Zenawi government
and might face the death penalty if found guilty. Similarly in Eritrea, 15
journalists are also imprisoned, including Issac Dawit, a Swedish-Eritrean,
since 2001 when all independent media have been suspended. In countries like
the Gambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo,
journalists continued to be arbitrarily arrested. Lamin Fatty, a journalist
with The Independent newspaper in the Gambia, continue to languish in
detention following a publication he made on the arrested coup suspects. The
IFJ in this vein calls on all African governments to release,
unconditionally, all journalists who have been jailed in relation to their
work.

The media in Africa can fully participate in the struggle for development
and eradication of poverty if journalists and media workers operate in a
conducive environment with better conditions of service.

This year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organisation, (UNESCO) have chosen the theme "Media, Development and Poverty
Eradication" to mark the occasion. However, it is worthy to note that
journalists are among the poorest paid workers in the continent. Most
journalists in the continent do not have proper contracts with the media
organisations that they work with, while a significant number of journalists
continue to serve as daily paid workers, despite the numerous years that
they have spent with these organisations. For journalists to gain more
respect in the continent, their working conditions must be improved. This is
why the IFJ has continued to call on the unions to engage governments and
employers in dialogue for Collective Bargaining Agreements, in order to get
journalists out of the vicious circle of poverty. The media in Africa can
fully participate in the struggle for development and eradication of poverty
if journalists and media workers operate in a conducive environment and with
better conditions of service.

Despite these odds, the media continue to play a significant role in Africa.
The media in the continent is on the forefront of the fight against
HIV/AIDS. The battle against the HIV/AIDS pandemic cannot be won without the
effective utilisation of the media. Moreover, it is becoming more and more
evident that the media is the most appropriate tool for the promotion of
democratic ideals, the rule of law and good governance. As the strong waves
of democracy continue to blow across the continent, civil society looks
towards the media to promote and strengthen these ideals in the continent.
This can only be achieved however, if national unions are strengthened and
governments create the enabling environment for the media to operate.

African Journalists should unionise to face the challenges of the continent

IFJ will continue to support the media fraternity in Africa through the
national unions to enable them to defend journalists' interests and press
freedom at the national level. In order to do this, African journalists
should get together to unionise in order to confront the global challenges
facing the continent.

MORE INFORMATION:

For further information, contact the IFJ Africa Office, 17, Boulevard de la
République, BP 21 722 Dakar, Senegal, tel: +221- 842 01 42/43, fax: +221 842
02 69, email: fijafrica@sentoo.sn, Internet: http://www.ifjafrique.org or
International Press Center, Residence Palace 155, Rue de la Loi - Bloc C,
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium, tel: +322 235 2200 or +322 235 2207, fax: +322 235
2219, e-mail: robert.shaw@ifj.org, Internet: http://www.ifj.org/

Freedom of expression is imperative for democracy

zimbabwejournalists.com

      By Forward Maisokwadzo

      TODAY Wednesday 3 May is the World Press Freedom Day and press freedom
campaigners across the world have organised several celebratory events to
stress the role of free media in a true democracy. A traditional press
freedom argument, and one that will be heard frequently this week as we mark
WPFD, is that access to free information and a free press is a basic human
right. Without it, other human rights are totally imperilled.

      WPFD was formally adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in
1993 and is celebrated world wide for a variety of locally specific reasons.
Journalists also celebrate this day to alert the public and increase
awareness of the importance of freedom of the press.

      The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) annually stages an international meeting on this very important
day. This year the meeting will be held in Sri Lanka on the theme of Media,
Development and Poverty Eradication, and a prize would be awarded to a
Lebanese journalist, May Chidiac.

      In solidarity with other press freedom campaigners and organisations
that support and promote this concept, the Association of Zimbabwe
Journalists in UK (AZJ-UK) will be involved in a conference debate at
Porticullis House in London. Dubbed Freedom of Expression is Sacred: for or
against?, speakers at the conference will include The High Commissioner for
Pakistan; Roger Koeppel, Brian Whitaker, Middle East editor of the Guardian,
Steve Herrmann, editor of the BBC's News Interactive, Lasse Ellegaard,
Politiken of Denmark among others  with William Horsely, a BBC European
Correspondent, in the chair.

      Association representatives will also be taking part at the
Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) organised event in the evening
again in London on press freedom and post election politics in Uganda. This
event will be led by Alan Martin, a journalist and CJA member, who recently
came back from Uganda. Association secretary Sandra Nyaira will be at the
Frontline Club where participants will pay tribute to those journalists who
have lost their lives reporting the news, 90 percent of them were murdered
or killed in their own countries.

      This year, the Frontline Club brings together journalists from Iraq,
Nepal, and Belarus: Waleed Ibrahim, chief reporter for the Reuters Baghdad
Arabic Service; Andrei Bastunets, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian
Association of Journalists; and Nepalese media critic Pratyoush Onta.

      On this day the Association also remembers journalist colleagues both
in Zimbabwe and those in exile who continue to fight for free press through
good journalism standing. The sad reality is that press freedom is a right
the Zimbabwe Government will continue to infringe upon.  The small but
vibrant Independent Press and in particular the Daily News and its sister
paper the Daily News on Sunday stood up for freedom of expression but have
paid the price as the newspapers have since been banned. So many things have
happened in the past few years, all which make it impossible for Zimbabwean
journalists to celebrate WPFD. Many journalists are out of jobs and the
ordinary people no longer have as much access to information as is possible
hence radio stations like SW Radio Africa and Voice of America's Studio 7
were created to broadcast from London and Washington respectively straight
to Zimbabwe. This year's theme of Media, Development and Poverty Eradication
will not mean much to the Zimbabwean journalist who is without a job because
of oppressive media laws put in place by the government. Many journalists
live in poverty today and cannot even afford to send their children to
school let alone look after their extended families. Kindness Paradza,
journalist-turned-politician had his newspaper closed down and this year we
have seen journalists being arrested for their work. Directors of another
independent radio station, Voice of the People, have pending court cases
against them. The government says they operate an illegal broadcasting
station. The reported alleged Central Intelligence Organisations (CIO)
involvement in the operations and running of the Daily Mirror is another
testament of government's zest to control the press.

      Let's give a thumps up to Zimbabwean editors and journalists whose
bravery continues to give the press a good name despite all the obstacles
that continue to be thrown in their way.

      Geoffrey Nyarota, the then Editor-in-Chief of the banned Daily News
and his string of courageous journalists are either in exile or in limbo in
Zimbabwe as we mark this very important day.  It is the Daily News that
managed to report the people's anger, Bill Saidi, Nyarota's former
assistant, once told a gathering at Lancaster House in London in 2003. But
in the absence of the vibrant and popular newspaper, the Zimbabwean media
landscape has never been the same. We continue to hope and pray that the
newspaper will eventually be granted an operating licence so it can be back
on the streets. Journalists continue to be harassed and intimidated in a
country which is on the verge of collapsing. Journalists in the country tell
harrowing stories of how they survive on a daily basis. In order to avoid
imprisonment journalists at The Independent and Standard, the only two
private newspapers still operating, publisher and Executive Chairman, Trevor
Ncube told participants at an Institute for War and Peace Reporting
(IWPR)-organised event at the Frontline in London, resort to self-censorship
to cover their backs. Many journalists today write under pseudonyms to avoid
being fished out by the authorities, which is a very sad situation. It is
difficult for any journalist to exaggerate the economic meltdown and crisis
of governance facing Zimbabwe.

      Over the past few years, we have also seen four foreign journalists
who reported political violence and related issues being deported. These are
Joseph Winter of the BBC, Mercedes Sayagues (Daily Mail and Guardian), David
Blair (Daily Telegraph) and Rageh Omar (BBC).

      As Zimbabwean journalists, we are happy, however, to receive reports
from colleagues at home that they are working tirelessly under the auspices
of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) to set up a self-regulatory
media council. Journalists from both the state and independent media have
been involved in the process which is critical for building trust and
confidence not only amongst journalists from the public and private media
but also between the media industry and the government. The government of
Zimbabwe should not backtrack on its promise that it will amend or repeal
the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
(AIPPA) and other such laws that hinder the work of journalists in the
country.

      So as we assemble today to celebrate and mark WPFD, in the case of
Zimbabwe, we know who the enemy is. The state is the enemy number one. Some
journalists working for the state media continue face the same challenges of
not being given the freedom to practice freely as they are told what to
write and what not to write. Those who couldn't cope with this infringement
have clandestinely and or unceremoniously resigned and in worst scenarios,
were forced to resign. Indeed it is traumatising for journalists working at
the Herald, Chronicle, Sunday Mail, Sunday News and Zimbabwe Broadcasting
Corporation to practice as a journalist in such restrictive environments.
That is why we are calling for an urgent repeal of AIPPA, the Broadcasting
Services Act and other that hinder the growth and development of the media
in Zimbabwe.

Terrorism Bill to be tabled in Parliament soon

zimbabwejournalists.com

      By a Correspondent

      A NEW BILL is in the offing in Harare following the drafting on
another to snoop on people's private communication. According to the Herald
newspaper, the government has drafted the Suppression of Foreign and
International Terrorism Bill "to plug loopholes associated with legislation
dealing with terrorism and mercenary activities."
       Melusi Matshiya, the Home Affairs secretary, told a Parliamentary
Committee on Defence and Home Affairs the proposed law will be tabled in the
august House within the coming few weeks. Matshiya was briefing the
committee about the objectives of the proposed law.
      "After the arrest of the mercenaries at the Harare International
Airport, it became clear that Zimbabwe did not have appropriate legislation
to deal with such cases. In response to this, the ministry has drafted this
Bill," he said. In March of 2004, 67 mercenaries were arrested at Harare
International Airport while in transit to Equatorial Guinea to topple the
government of the West African country.

      Matshiya said the proposed law was also in conformity with the United
Nations convention against terrorism, which he said required member
countries to put in place legal instruments dealing with terrorist
activities. Under the proposed legislation, it would be an offence to
undergo training for foreign or international terrorism, to recruit persons
to undergo such training or to possess weaponry that would be used for the
purposes of terrorism.

      The maximum penalty under the law for such offences would be life
imprisonment. Committee chairperson Claudius Makova (Bikita West Member MP)
expressed reservations at some of the provisions in the Bill, which he said
took away the rights of a suspect, for example that they are regarded
innocent until proven guilty. He said some aspects of the Bill were against
some of the basic principles of common law practice. Matshiya said such
provisions were necessary. He said it was important that all mechanisms be
put in place to deal with mercenary and terrorist activities to avoid
situations in which law enforcement agencies would later be blamed for
inadequately dealing with such cases where they occurred. Giles Mutsekwa
(Mutare North MP) said the definition of what constituted terrorism was too
broad.
      "It is a question of being explicit enough to avoid ambiguity," said
Matshiya in response. It would be an offence to knowingly harbour or conceal
a foreign or international terrorist or fail to report such people within 72
hours of becoming aware of their presence in Zimbabwe. The maximum penalties
for such offences would be a hefty fine or 10 years imprisonment or both in
the case of harbouring or concealing a foreign or international terrorist;
and a fine or five years imprisonment or both for failing to report such
terrorist's presence upon being questioned by an official.

Freedoms intertwine in complex civil compact

Pretoria News

Just how much is the media doing to advance citizenship liberty?

May 03, 2006

Fackson Banda

The World Press Freedom Day is a moment for reflection. How far has the
media in southern Africa, let alone South Africa, advanced citizenship
freedom? The amount of citizenship freedom achieved determines the amount of
media freedom attained.

The denial of citizenship rights in Zimbabwe is a good indicator of how
repressed media freedom is. Zimbabweans, under state siege, are celebrating
the World Press Freedom Day in lamentation. They are campaigning against
state-imposed statutory media regulation. The South African National
Editors' Forum (Sanef) is involved in a campaign to locate media freedom as
the citizen's freedom.

The concept of "citizenship" is useful to understand the interface between
the public and the media. From the ancient Greek city-states onwards, four
assumptions have underpinned the concept:

a.. Citizens must be well-informed;

a.. Citizens are interested in politics;

a.. Citizens have equal rights to speak and participate in decision-making,
and

a.. All decisions are submitted to public discussion.

It seems, then, that a viable citizenship would be one in which individuals
or collectivities enjoy juridical, political, economic and cultural rights
to enable them to actively participate in their territory.

Citizenship as freedom is endorsed by the Afrobarometer study conducted in
12 African countries, including South Africa. When asked "what, if anything,
does democracy mean to you?", 40% of the respondents referred to civil
liberties, especially freedom of expression.

Afrobarometer thus concluded that Africans regarded democracy mainly in
terms of freedom.

The ideal of the media-citizens compact is not without threats. The threats
emanate from three major sources.

Firstly: the media. An important threat is media commercialisation. Since
the 1990s, commercialisation has dominated media survival strategies. For
example, the fall of the apartheid regime and the consequent liberalisation
of the media landscape resulted in the SABC's famous "corporatisation"
strategy, whereby some public radio stations were privatised and the SABC
restructured into a "public service broadcaster" and a "commercial public
service broadcaster".

Commercialisation has diversified media environments and funding in Africa,
but evidence suggests that as competition intensifies, content is
increasingly being shaped by the demands of advertisers and sponsors rather
than public interest factors. Some commentators have suggested that
financial considerations are the most important risk to genres like
investigative journalism.

Another media-related threat is witting or unwitting disregard for
professionalism. The integrity of journalism correlates with adherence to
ethical principles. Journalism is supposed to be a truthful representation
of the real world. Journalistic ethics are a tool to facilitate the social
construction of legitimacy among the audience.

 There are increasing complaints against the perceived lack of journalistic
professionalism among African media. In Zambia, journalists have set up a
powerless media council. In Tanzania, at least, there is an entrenched media
council. In Malawi, there is no viable media council.

The second source of threats is the state. In most of Africa, constitutional
guarantees of media freedom are limited in terms of "national security",
"public health", "public morality" etc. In Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia and
Malawi, the state broadcasting systems continue to remain largely in the
service of ruling elites.

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) is still under state
control, rendering broadcasting state-dependent. In Zambia, the state has
refused to recognise the existence of the Independent Broadcasting Authority
(IBA) because it is not happy with the people appointed to direct it.

Most states also have inherited archaic legal regimes. Different versions of
the Official Secrets Act continue to "gag" public officials in Botswana,
Malawi and Zambia.

Zimbabwe is even worse, with most public information classified under the
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Journalists are also
required to register with the Media and Information Commission.

In addition, efforts to legislate a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act in most
of Africa have failed. The enactment of the US Patriot Act has made things
even worse, as many African governments are using it to justify their
reluctance.

Even where there is progress, as in South Africa, some old legislation
inherited from the apartheid era remains. Such legislation includes the
Criminal Procedure Act, the Defence Act and the Armaments Development and
Petroleum Act.

The state also employs many other strategies to cripple private media, such
as withdrawal of state advertising from such media, blatant harassment of
reporters and tax on the means of media production.

In Zambia, it was only a united civil-society campaign that pressured the
state to back down from implementing early this year Value Added Tax (VAT)
on the cover price of newspapers.

Thirdly, citizens themselves can be a threat. Evidence suggests that
organised civil society, especially NGOs, can be co-opted into the state and
lose its mobilising edge.

Another problem is civic apathy: low political participation between
elections. The Afrobarometer study shows that while 71% of Africans claimed
to have voted in the last national election, only 43% ever joined with
others to raise an issue. Only 11% report having joined a protest,
indicating that civic activism is on the decline. It is clear that the media
have a role to play in enhancing citizenship.

Freer citizens are a more effective testimony of a freer media system.
However, this "media-citizenship compact" can only be strengthened in the
presence of "public interest" media, an enabling legislative and policy
environment, and active citizens.

.. Professor Fackson Banda is SABMiller Chair of Media and Democracy School
of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University

Backlog of 103,410 asylum cases

Sunday Times, SA

Wednesday May 03, 2006 06:39 - (SA)

By Donwald Pressly

A backlog of 103,410 cases of applications for asylum in South Africa was
faced by the Home Affairs Department in South Africa, a spokesman for the
director general said.

In a statement, spokesperson Nkosana Sibuyi said the top four countries
represented were the Democratic Republic of the Congo with 13,376 cases or
12.2% followed by Zimbabwe with 11,026 cases or 10.1% of cases.

These were followed by Ethiopia with 9,341 cases or 8.5% and Pakistan with
9,245 cases or 8.4%.

Four new centres have been acquired to deal with the backlog in the Western
Cape, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces.

The department said the influx of asylum seekers, lack of capacity and
inadequate availability of resources to facilitate the registration of the
asylum seekers had created the backlog.

The department acknowledged that the backlog had resulted in some instances
to unlawful arrests, detention and deportation of legitimate applicants.

"As a result of all these challenges, the Ministry of Home Affairs
established a departmental steering committee to come up with practical
sustainable solutions that will ensure that all asylum applications - dating
back to 1998 - are immediately dealt with."

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JAG Classifieds dated 2 May 2006

As a JAG member or JAG Associate member, please send any classified adverts
for publication in this newsletter to:

JAG Classifieds: jag@mango.zw; justiceforagriculture@zol.co.zw

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1.  For Sale Items
2.  Wanted Items
3.  Accommodation
4.  Recreation
5.  Specialist Services
6.  Pets Corner

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1. OFFERED FOR SALE

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1.1 For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

Excellent Canon EOS still Camera (2004) with automatic focus and other
beautiful features (three films to go with the camera

A brand new pair of men's waterproof leather boots
(size Ten)

A beautiful Black leather jacket (large)

All these were bought in the UK.
Phone Grasian on 091 430 799

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1.2 For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

SONY HANDYCAM VIDEO Hi8 VIDEO CAMERA 330x DIGITAL ZOOM IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION.

OFFERS?
PHONE STEVE 067 23112 OR 011 808 262 OR KATE 091 356 981

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1.3 For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

Panasonic Hifi, 5 CD Changer, 6 month old, remote, manual, silver in colour
$35m - Phone 04 335820

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1.4 For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

RADIUM

Imported harrow discs 24" and 26"
New Montana boom sprayers 10m boom, 600l tank.
New 16KVA generators
Radium Zimbabwe 04 870264 / 011 600 389

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1.5   For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04//06)

HONDA XR 250 R, trail bike with lights and indicators, 18000km only.  In
near original mint condition.
 Phone:  091 326 965 for details.

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1.6 Chemicals For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

Dithian (M45)
Copper Oxy
Dual Magnum
Punch Extra

Phone: John 334764, Cell 011208893

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1.7  FOR SALE (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

1x Kipor 6.5 kva, Petrol, Single Phase, Portable, Electric Start Generator
Set brand new. Change over switches available. Call Harry 091-244245

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1.8 FOR SALE (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

As new, golf caddy cart for sale. Suitable too, to transport someone
suffering ill health.

For futher details, contact Dr. Brana 091 324 283

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1.9 CARS FOR SALE (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

Toyota Starlet Year 1997
116 000 km
Incredibly economical
Air conditioning
Kenwood Front Loader CD
New tyres
Alarmed, cut out switch, anti hijack
Central Locking

Available immediately

BMW 323i 1997
133 000 km
Alarmed
Central locking
Excellent condition
Available immediately

Please phone 884076
Or 011204060

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1.10 ITEMS FOR SALE (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

Household goods for sale
4 upholstered swivel bar chairs
Kitchen table and 6 stools
Old pine table
Tennis court/ driveway/garden roller
Pine bedroom suite, single headboard, bedside table, desk and chest of
drawers
1 painted white chest of drawers
5 large pot plants
Garden spray back pack for roses, fruit trees etc
Metal birds
Coal/charcoal
Singer hand sewing machine
Small table
Childrens games and Books
Kitchen utensils
Files
Curtains
Carpets
Braais

Please phone 884076 or 011204060

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1.11 Car for Sale (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

1989 really neat, tidy and very economical
VW Fox 1600 with mags, tow bar, radio & tape.

$540 million negotiable
Contact Kirsty Noble on 304426

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1.12 Motor Bike for Sale (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

Honda CBX 1200.  Good Condition.
Offers

Contact Daniel on 091380837

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1.13 Vehicle for Sale (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

1983 Toyota Landcruiser Station Wagon with 4.2 Nissan Diesel Motor. Neat
Condition, with new Interior, roof rack with side tent, good tires, etc.

$ 3 Billion

For further details please contact Venetia Bratley on 309914 or 011777668

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1.14 For Sale (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

G.E.C Fridge/Freezer, recently overhauled $25 Million

PR Roller Blades in good condition $ 2 Million

9 Children's Illustrated Encyclopaedias by Arthur Mee $ 3 Million

4 Blazers. 3 Watershed, 1 Peterhouse all in good condition $1 Million each.

Tel:  073-3399 or 011423614

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1.15 For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

1999 Nissan Double Cab, 2.7 diesel, full house, canopy.  One owner, good
condition 190 000km.
Tel. 086 22582 or email benfer@mweb.co.zw

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1.16 For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

JALAPENO pepper pickle in plastic bags, 250 g net weight. $ 80 000

contact on 091 338573 or e mail gbeam@zol.co.za

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1.17 For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

Playground equipment and nursery school tables, chairs etc. surplus to
requirements as we have moved to another fully equipped school. Tel 884294
or 011602903 or
E-mail gandami@mweb.co.zw

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1.18 For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

1992 BEDFORD AWD TRUCK AND TRAILER IN VERY GOOD CONDITION
CAN BE VIEWED AT 23 SARK HSE, BLUFF HILL INDUSTRIAL PARK

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1.19 For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

25 TONNES COMPOUND "D" FERTILIZER FOR SALE
PHONE ESTELLE 331176/90
pran@zol.co.zw

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1.20 For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

Enquiries and offers welcome; please speak to Alec at 086 22302, or 091 257
161

1.    Landcruiser PZ 75, disassembled. +/- 70% complete.
2.    Hunting seat and frame.  Complete.  Tromps 4J
3.    Two Poster car hoist. Complete
4.    10 x 16" used tyres (mostly 750 x 16)
5.    Various Buffalo tractor spares

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1.21 For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

VICTORIAN BATH, with original feet and taps - $20million

100 LITRE ROOF GEYSER - $70M

150 LITRE DOUBLE ELEMENT NEW ROOF GEYSER - $120M

Please phone 334355 evenings or 091 305 313 anytime.

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1.22 For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

Office safe, two door, electronic keypad.  $40000000.00   (forty Million)

Phone Teresa Hook 305381, 331970, 331976, 011201744

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1.23 For Sale (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

INGERSOLL RAND TOWED MOBILE AIR COMPRESSOR:-

Air Pressure Capacity - 100 p.s.i
Powered by GM365 4 cylinder Engine (400 hp)
Suitable for rock drilling (for blasting), and other compressed air
functions
Various hose fittings, etc.
CFM = 365
Good working condition
PRICE - Z$ 1.6 billion o.n.c.o.

TOWED 8t PNEUMATIC ROLLER (7 tyres) :-

Very useful for all types of road pavement & hardstanding compaction, etc.
(eagerly sought after by road contractors). Ideal for farm and gravel road
maintenance. Is normally towed behind a standard 90hp tractor (or larger).
Good working condition.
PRICE - Z$ 600 million o.n.c.o.

WIDE SELECTION OF VARIOUS PLUMBING FITTINGS AND PIPES :- details, list and
prices available on request.

Please contact Paul Brown on Hre 755 401/2, 091-754 302, instamac@mweb.co.zw
for further details.

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1.24 For Sale (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

TRAILER. "Tinto Tourer" 6ft steel luggage (not fibre glass) TRAILER with
nose cone and 13 in wheels, in good condition, (new heavy duty springs)
though needing a small welding job. Lights work, but spare wheel was stolen.
Net mass 240kg, gross 550kg
Either I can get it fixed and try to find a spare wheel (155/70/13) and
tyre, or I can sell it as it is.
It would cost 350 sterling in UK, so I am looking for a sum in the region of
ZIM$70 million as it is, or $100 million when fixed.
Tel 079 24272. (no cell) P.O. 454 Marondera.  It can be viewed at Gatehouse,
Carrington Avenue.
Rev. George Martin.    26.04.06.

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1.25 For Sale (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
 "THE WEAVERY."
Phone your orders to--Anne--011212424 or 332851.
Email  joannew@zol.co.zw
Fax--332851.

SUPER GIFT IDEAS FOR LOCAL OR OVERSEAS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. LIGHT,EASY TO
WASH AND SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WINTER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
 Prices.

Small woven bags--$750,000 each.
Large crocheted bags.--$1,800,000 each.
Large woven bags.--$1,500,000 each.

Table Runners.--$1,150,000.

Set of 4 Fringed Table mats + serviettes--$3,400,000.
Fringed mats only(4)---$2,300,000.
Set of 6 Fringed mats+ serviettes--$5,200,000.

Set of 4 Bordered table mats+ serviettes---$4,000,000.
Set of 4 Bordered table mats only---$3,000,000
Set of 6 Bordered mats + serviettes--$6,000,000.
Set of 8 Bordered mats + serviettes---$8,000,000.

2m Throws--$3,800,000.
1m Throw(Baby blanket)--$1,500,000 NEW.

Tea cosy(L)--$800,000.
Tea cosy(m)--$600,000
Tea cosy(s)--$400,000.
Crocheted oven gloves(pair)--$1,500,000.
Cotton(lined)oven gloves(pair)--$900,000.
Aprons--$1,700,000.

Decorated cushion covers--$1,300,000.
Plain cushion covers---$1,100,000.

Scarves(knitted)--$1,600,000. each.
Hand Woven Scarves--$2,000,000 each
Hats(Beanies)--$650,000 each.

Large plain cotton rug--$3,500,000.
Med. plain cotton rug---$2,200,000.
Small plain cotton rug.---$1,400,000.
Cotton Rag Rug--$1,400,000.
Med. plain mohair rug--$2,700,000.
Med.patterned mohair rug.--$3,300,000.
X Large plain mohair rug.--$10,500,000.

Bedspreads-- QS/DB/3/4 and
Single--$6,500,000,/$5,700,000/$5,200,000/$3,500,000.
Duvet Cushions(opens into a
duvet)--$11,000,000(Single).$13,00,000(Double).$15,000,000(Queen).NEW.
Toilet sets--$2,500,000. NEW.
Bath mats---$1,100,000 NEW.

 Wholesale prices available for orders (over 6 of an article) or large
purchases.

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1.26 For Sale (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

Turbo Glass Wolf hull with 150hp motor on modified trailer with flanged
hubs, 140 lit built in tank, aux tank, bilge pump, depth finder, ideal
all-round deck design, ski pole, 2 fishing chairs, great for Kariba.

Samsung microwave oven 1000W

Baikal 12bore shotgun

Homemade compressor on wheels

Dunlop 145x13 tyres (new)

Various items of antique furniture

Bench grinder

Various 1hp & 2hp electric motors

Long aluminium ladder

Various Oregon pine door frames and doors (surplus to renovation)

Various size gas cylinders

Contact Mark on 011416937 or 09-234757

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2 WANTED ITEMS

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2.1 Items Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

1.    Swimming Pool Fence, for a young couple with baby.

2.    A Playpen.

Please contact Venetia Bratley on 309914/304426 or 011777668

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2.2 Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

HAS ANYBODY GOT ANY SECOND HAND POOL FENCING FOR SALE AT A REASONABLE
PRICE - WE ONLY NEED ABOUT 5 OR 6 SECTIONS TO SAFEGUARD OUR POOL FOR OUR
GRANDCHILDREN.  PLEASE PHONE SHARON LONG ON 302919.

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2.4 Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

Looking for a truck preferably a Toyota land cruiser second hand but in good
working condition.

Am happy to do the transaction in Either US$ or pound sterling.

"Most people pursue pleasure with such breathless haste they often hurry
past it"
Phone Grasian on 091 430 799

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2.5 Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

Motorcycle BMW GS 80 or GS 100. Any condition!

Phone: 04 442681
Cell: 011 621 572

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2.6 Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

1.    Swimming Pool Fence, for a young couple with baby.

2.    A Play pen and Baby high chair

Please contact Venetia Bratley on 309914/304426 or 011777668

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2.7 Wanted (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

WANTED: Cash paid for old Wisdens Cricketers Almanacs.   Contact
mnmilbank@zol.co.zw

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2.8 Wanted (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

LOOKING TO RENT OR BUY "BREEZE BLOCK MOULD"
PLEASE CONTACT
jahme@zol.co.zw

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2.9 Wanted (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

Second Hand Trailer for vehicle and tow bar application! Good condition
incl. lighting! Should be able to take 2 motorcycles!

Phone: 04 442681
Cell: 011 621 572

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2.10 Wanted (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

"Harare Dawn Rotary Club are looking for playground equipment to install at
the Safety Sam Training Centre in Mt. Pleasant, which they were responsible
for
rehabilitating.

If anyone has any equipment they would like to donate or to sell at a
reasonable price please can you let me know by e-mail on hderobeck@mango.zw.

The only type of equipment we do not need is a swing. The reason is that
there is too much danger of children being hit by over-exuberant swingers.

Replies can go to Greg Pozzo at Interprint, 770908.

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2.11 Wanted (Ad inserted 2/5/06)

Wanted

Looking for a maid/cook to work in the Glen Lorne  area.  Must be able to
read and write and have some cooking experience.  Duties also, include
general housework and childminding.  Accommodation is offered and would suit
someone elderly, without any dependants.

Please contact  -  greencroft@zol.co.zw
or phone 499790 or 011409930

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2.12 Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

WANTED urgently is a Working / Non- Working TV, VCR and Hifi. Cash paid
instantly. Please contact Joel on joelsonwozhi@yahoo.com or leave a message
with Mercy on 011 611 637.

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2.13 Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

Planning to leave we will buy your T.V or DVD Please give us a call on
741671

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2.14 Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

Looking for a safari trailer please contact Chris on
chris_louise@earth.co.zw

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2.15 Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

Looking for a single canoe, please contract T Quail on 011406965 or email
quail@zol.co.zw

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2.16 Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

Stragglers Cricked Club is desperately requiring a lock up filing cabinet.
Please phone N Quail 011604066, 064-7528 or email quail@zol.co.zw

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2.17 Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

"Sunflower /cotton/ soya seed wanted either for cash on or a toll crushing
basis for stock feed, please call Mr Wallis 023894597 or 495897 or 496829
evenings"

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3 Accommodation Wanted and Offered
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3.1 APARTMENTS TO LET (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

Choice of two apartments to let in a small, quiet secure block in Avondale.
Fully furnished two bed roomed apartments with private garden. One, whose
owner would prefer letting on a short-term basis, is available immediately,
whilst the other becomes vacant on the 1st May 2006.

For further enquiries, please call 011 602 144

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3.2 Home For Sale (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

Total security, retirement home, holiday home or family home:
3 bed roomed home in small complex within Mount Edgecombe golf estate 2 in
Umhlanga, South Africa 248 m sq.  3 bedrooms main en suite, family bathroom,
double lock up garage, lounge/dining room and kitchen.  Lovely setting,
close to Gateway, La Lucia Mall and the beach!

50% bonds available for non-residents.

Rand 2,050,000.00

Please phone South African cell number 0843938175.

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3.3 House for Rent (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

HOUSE AVAILABLE TO RENT HILLSIDE DAMS BULAWAYO
Lovely home tucked in between the rocks and the trees with a developed
garden, peaceful and picturesque, formerly an author's home.

Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and partly furnished, would prefer tenant to
keep on resident staff, -to look after two cats!
If interested contact Angela Meadows on 091301537 or Bulawayo 245848.

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3.4 House Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

I am look for a 3 bed roomed house in Mount Pleasant or surrounding areas.
Must have excellent security.  No pool would be preferable.

Please contact Michelle on 091 402 559.

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4 RECREATION

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4.1 (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

SINGLES DINNER CLUB

Looking to meet new single friends?  Join the singles dinner club held at a
variety of restaurants!  Ages 25 to 45 preferred.

For further information please contact Lesley on 091 832129 or 300963
between 6 pm and 8 pm during the week.

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5 SPECIALIST SERVICES

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5.1 (Ad inserted 11/04/06)

Transport for Hire --- Harare area. Mazda T35 - Box body - with Driver.
Contact zanadu@zim.co.zw

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5.2 (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATES & other ADVISORY SERVICES

      .... 13yrs on and still providing much needed Advisory Services...
       .... As follows:

BIRTHS - Full (Long) Birth Certificates
              - New Registration of Births

ADOPTED CHILDREN - Full Birth Certificates (Tracing of biological parents)

DEATHS - Death Certificates (original & duplicate)

MARRIAGES - Licence to marry
                     - Marriage Certificates (duplicates)

ID CARDS - New & replacement

PASSPORTS - See Note below

IMMIGRATION - Residence & Work Permits for Zimbabwe
                        - Re-entry Visas

CITIZENSHIP - Restoration
                      - New applications
                      - Surrendering (renouncing)

COMMISSIONER OF OATHS - Certification of documents
                                              - Affidavits
                                              - Power of Attorney

PARA-LEGAL SERVICES - Enquire as to your specific requirements

DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS - Mediation
                                         - Arbitration

NOTE: Passports - currently these are only being issued in special
instances.

Financial Arrangements - We will always assist 'bona fide' financially
distressed persons.

Phone us for further information and/or to arrange a no obligation
consultation.

Thomas Vallance ACIArb
Paradigm Trust (Pvt) Ltd
Trust Executives & Administrators
Tels: (B) 744 648  (M) 011 617 161
Eml:[paradigm@zol.co.zw]
       [paradigm@mango.zw]

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5.3 (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

EXTRA TUITION FOR O LEVEL ( GCSE)  CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Need some help? Private lessons offered.
Phone 442610 or 091609077, or email carolyn@cajj.com

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5.4 (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

GACHE GACHE LODGE - KARIBA
BOOK NOW FOR UPCOMING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS!
AFRICA DAY (25th May)
HEROES/DEFENCE FORCES DAY (14th & 15th August)
As well as the AUGUST & DECEMBER school holidays!

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5.5 (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

NATUREWAYS SAFARIS
TRAIL FILLER & GROUP SPECIAL OFFERS

Odyssey Luxury Backed Up Safaris @ US$80 per person per night
Including all meals, local drinks, luxury camping equipment & services of
Professional Walking & Canoe Guides
Explorer Semi Participatory Canoe Safaris @ US$50 per person per night
Including road transfers from & to Kariba, meals, teas, coffees, cordials &
wine with dinner, equipment & services of Professional Canoe guides

THESE RATES APPLY FOR GROUPS OF 6 PLUS OR TRAIL FILLERS i.e. joining trips
we have already confirmed...
Contact Julie on 333414 (phone / fax) 091 249382 (cell) or
julie@natureways.com

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6.1 Home Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

TYSON, absolutely magnificent red/brindle pedigreed and registered staffy
dog needing special home as soon as possible as owner leaving. Please help.
Tel Michelle on 884294 or e-mail gandami@mweb.co.zw

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6.2 Home Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

Looking for a good home for a 1 1/2 year old female staffy cross jack
russel.

Good guard dog.  Cheeky with strangers and strange dogs.  Not sure about
children, does not seem to like them.  She also seems to have a slight skin
problem.

Please contact Venetia Bratley on 309914 or 011777668.

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6.3 BORDER COLLIES (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

Pure bred but unregistered. Pictures of both parents available. Pups due to
be born this week, ready in 6 weeks. Please contact Maria (BYO) 286155 or
091266 476. or email antlaw@mweb.co.zw

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6.4 Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

BUDGIES TO JOIN A LONELY ONE IN AVIARY!
PHONE 067 23112 OR 091 356 981 KATE

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6.5 Homes Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)

LOOKING FOR HOMES FOR 2 MIX BREED DOGS, ONE A VERY GOOD GUARD DOG,
(RIDGEBACK-ISH), ONE A "SMILER"
(BRINDLE POINTER-ISH)!
PHONE 067 23112 OR 091 356 981 KATE

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6.6 Wanted (Ad inserted 25/03/06)

I am desperately looking for a Toy Pom puppy (5-6 weeks old).
If anyone breeds them please let me know.

E-mail - stodd@zw.safmarine.com
Cell - 011 421 289

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6.7 Home Wanted (Ad inserted 25/04/06)

Please another appeal for white male bull terrier, approx. 4 years desperate
for a kind and loving home Tel Michelle on 884294 or 011602903 or e-mail
gandami@mweb.co.zw

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6.8 Good Home/s Wanted (Ad Inserted 25/04/06)

Julio - 7 year old Tan coloured male Dashchund (pedigree) & Duke - 6 year
old Tan coloured male Dashchund (slight mixed breed with jack russell
somewhere!).  Both are very good natured, love people and loads of
attention.  They both have been nutured and are up-to-date with all
injections etc.  Would prefer if they are taken together as they are big
buddies.  Pictures are available to send via email.

Please contact Marlene on pott@zol.co.zw or telephone 020 - 64007.

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6.9 Homes Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)

Terrier Rescue desperately need homes for the following dogs whose owners
have left the country. 1 male white English Bull Terrier, superb. 3
staffordshire bull terriers, black 1 male 2 bitches and 1 scotty bitch
called Toto. Please help am inundated. E-mail gandami@mweb.co.zw or Tel
Michelle on 884294 or 011602903

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6.10 Dog Meal for Sale  (Ad inserted 28/03/06)

Dog Meal $ 1200000 k per 20 kg bag, please order on Harare 495897

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JAG Hotlines:
+263 (011) 205 374 If you are in trouble or need advice,
 please don't hesitate to contact us - we're here to help!
+263 (04) 799 410 Office Lines
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To advertise (JAG Members): Please email classifieds to: jag@mango.zw with
subject "Classifieds".