Zim Online
Saturday 23 September
2006
HARARE - Ghana could be the next stop
for displaced Zimbabwean white
farmers following overtures by some of the
West African country's leading
agricultural firms to lure the farmers into
joint ventures.
In a notice to members posted on its website, the
Commercial Farmers
Union (CFU) that is the largest representative body for
white farmers said a
diverse Ghanaian group of companies was looking for
experienced farmers to
operate farms acquired from the
government.
The farms had stopped operating due to the expiry of
European Union
funding and would require some investment to resuscitate
production.
The Ghanaian investors are offering "a percentage
shareholding in the
farming companies in order to secure a partner with the
appropriate farming
skills," according to the CFU.
It said two
types of farms on offer were: tropical fruit (mango,
papaya, pineapple and
banana production or beef cattle ranching.
The CFU notice said
Ghana offered a safe operating environment,
fertile soils, good year-round
water supply and an equatorial climate.
Only about 600 out of an
estimated 4 000 large-scale producing white
commercial farmers remain in
Zimbabwe after President Robert Mugabe drove
the majority off the land and
gave their farms to landless blacks in a
chaotic and often violent campaign
he said was meant to correct racial
imbalances in land
ownership.
Several of the expelled farmers have moved to
neighbouring countries
such as Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi while some have
moved as far afield as
Nigeria and Australia.
The farm seizures
that began in 2000 and which Mugabe says were meant
to correct an unjust
land tenure system that reserved 75 percent of the best
arable land for
minority whites while the majority blacks were cramped on
poor soils have
been blamed for plunging Zimbabwe into severe food
shortages.
The southern African country that was once a regional breadbasket has
largely survived on food handouts from international relief agencies for the
past six years and will this year require more food aid for at least a
quarter of its 12 million people. - ZimOnline
IOL
Basildon
Peta
September 22 2006 at 08:35AM
The Zimbabwean
parliament has approved a controversial new law that
will facilitate the
jailing of farmers who remain on their land after they
have been ordered to
leave.
The new Land (Consequential Provisions) Bill makes it an
offence to
remain on farmland without authority and offenders would be
sentenced to
seven days' jail before being forcibly evicted by the
state.
It requires all farmers whose land has been earmarked for
seizure to
pave the way for new black farmers.
The law
validates all offer letters issued so far to new farmers and
nullifies any
legal challenges to these letters by white farmers.
Lands
Reform Minister Didymus Mutasa said the law would deal
decisively with the
continued occupation of gazetted land by white farmers.
Mutasa said
his ministry was having problems with evicting white
farmers who continued
to utilise their land after the prescribed 90 days'
notice had
expired.
This, he said, made it difficult for new black farmers to
move on to
the acquired farm.
"The bill also addresses the
issue of unlawful fresh farm
occupations," Mutasa said.
The law
repeals an earlier one which protected black farm invaders
against eviction
by white farmers. Since most of the white farmers have been
evicted, Mutasa
said there was a need to protect the new black landowners
from illegal
occupations by other blacks.
The Commercial Farmers Union says
fewer than 300 white farmers remain
on their land after the eviction of most
of the 4 500 farmers.
Mutasa has previously said his ultimate aim
would be to "shove off"
all white farmers from
Zimbabwe.
This article was originally published on page 8
of Cape Times on
September 22, 2006
Reuters
Fri Sep 22,
2006 3:14pm ET
By Sarah McGregor
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zimbabwe
denied entry to a delegation of black U.S.
trade unionists on Friday, the
latest group of labor activists barred by
President Robert Mugabe's
government.
The AFL-CIO delegation had hoped to meet officials of the
Zimbabwe Congress
of Trade Unions (ZCTU), which saw dozens of its members
arrested and some
badly beaten this month when police stopped them from
marching to protest
against low wages.
Bill Lucy, a member of the
AFL-CIO executive council and head of the
Coalition of Black Trade
Unionists, said the seven members of the team had
been stopped at passport
control at Harare's international airport and told
they were not
welcome.
"(Zimbabwe's) security and police forces have to be
condemned worldwide for
this kind of harsh treatment," Lucy told a news
conference in Johannesburg,
adding that all members of the delegation had
valid Zimbabwean visas.
"We condemn the government of Zimbabwe's decision
today ... to deny entry to
a delegation from the United States Coalition of
Black Trade Unionists,"
State Department spokesman Tom Casey said in a
statement, saying the
delegation was refused entry at the last moment
despite having the proper
visas and being scheduled to meet people inside
and outside the government.
"The Zimbabwe government's decision comes
after the brutal suppression of a
planned peaceful demonstration by the
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions,"
Casey added. "This is yet another
example of the Zimbabwean government's
failure to allow freedom of
expression and ideas."
VIDEO RECORDINGS
Lucy said that while the
group was at the airport it had been "slipped" a
DVD of video recordings of
police putting down the September 13 march and
beating up ZCTU
members.
"We're going to go from one end of our country to the other to
let people
know that peaceful demonstrations are subject to attack by the
Zimbabwean
government," Lucy said.
"We think we're going to develop
an education program certainly to raise
levels of awareness, focused on the
African-American community in the United
States."
Mugabe's
government, fighting deep economic crisis, has moved against the
ZCTU as
well as the beleaguered opposition and civil society groups, fearing
popular
unrest.
It has barred visits by South Africa's COSATU labor federation,
accusing it
of being allied with the opposition Movement for Democratic
Change, a party
with strong union roots.
Lucy, who was in
southern Africa to attend a COSATU congress in South Africa
this week, said
he planned to take the issue to the International Labor
Organization.
The AFL-CIO is the largest U.S. labor federation,
counting some 9 million
members among its 53 affiliated unions.
The
ZCTU members arrested for attempting to stage the Harare protest march
are
due back in court on October 3 to face charges of breaking Zimbabwe's
strict
security laws.
Mugabe, 82, in power since Zimbabwe's independence from
Britain in 1980,
denies responsibility for economic woes which include
inflation of more than
1,000 percent, soaring unemployment and shortages of
food, fuel and foreign
exchange.
He blames the crisis on economic
sabotage by domestic and foreign enemies
opposed to his policy of seizing
white-owned commercial farms to give to
landless blacks.
[This report does
not necessarily reflect the views of the United
Nations]
JOHANNESBURG, 22 Sep 2006 (IRIN) - The rule of law is vital
to getting
Zimbabwe's economy back on track, according to a senior
International
Monetary Fund (IMF) official.
Changes in economic
policy and exchange market reforms might help lower the
inflation rate,
commented Siddarth Tiwari, deputy director of the IMF's
African department,
but "the rule of law is an important part" of restoring
business confidence
in the country. "If you do not convince the private
sector, [economic
reforms] are not going to work."
Zimbabwe's ruling party, in power since
independence in 1980, has come under
international criticism for its
heavy-handed response to opposition,
deepening political
divisions.
The annual inflation rate is currently around 1,200 percent -
the highest in
the world - but the IMF has warned it could shoot past 4,000
percent next
year if current policies are maintained. Shortages of foreign
currency to
pay for fuel, food and other commodities, and 70 percent
unemployment have
accelerated the economic meltdown.
The IMF's global
economic outlook, unveiled this month, pegged gross
domestic product at -4.7
percent - the lowest on the continent - but a
slight improvement from -5.1
percent last year.
"The country is in a difficult situation. It has faced
3, 4, 5, 6 years of
continuous output decline, a rise in prices ... increase
in poverty, a
decrease in public services, increasing HIV/AIDS rates,"
warned Tiwari,
adding that Zimbabwe's prospects were "grim".
He was
not optimistic about the benefits of recent reported foreign loans.
"While
financing will be helpful to Zimbabwe, fundamental changes in
economic
policies are needed. I think I would like to note that there is
substantial
goodwill on the part of the international community to help
Zimbabwe, but
the first step has to be taken by the authorities." Last week,
the
government revealed a package of foreign loans worth nearly US$500
million,
including a $200m facility from China.
Tiwari pointed out that Zimbabwe's
plummeting economy had also affected the
continent's growth. "As you know,
since 2004 we have now inflation at single
digits as an average in Africa
... In fact, if you exclude Zimbabwe, the
average inflation rate across the
region should decline from above 8 percent
in 2005 to below 7 percent this
year, and this decline should continue in
2007".
Mail and Guardian
Harare, Zimbabwe
22 September 2006
11:18
Zimbabwe's central bank has released $10-million for
wheat
imports to battle mounting bread shortages in the wake of an untenable
state-imposed price ceiling, a minister said on Friday.
The Southern African nation has been facing bread shortages
since Monday as
bakers slashed supplies to retailers, complaining that
escalating production
costs meant the government-imposed price of a loaf was
no longer
viable.
"The central bank has availed us $10-million for the
importation
of wheat," Industry and International Trade Minister Obert Mpofu
said.
"This is an ongoing exercise by the central bank, which
is meant
to augment the wheat shortages in the country right
now."
Mpofu said the money would also be used to buy "some
wheat
stocks already in a number of bonded warehouses across the
country".
Bread sections in many stores across the country
are currently
empty while others have only a few loaves in stock after a
police crackdown
on bakers and retailers who had increased the price of
bread without state
approval.
Retailers raised the price
of a standard loaf on Saturday from
the official Z$200(US80c) to Z$330 in
defiance of government-imposed
ceiling.
Following the
price hikes, police were deployed across the
capital and on Sunday an
operations director with a leading baker was
arrested on charges of flouting
the price control regulations.
Zimbabwe's annual wheat
requirement is about 400 000 tons. There
has been a consistent deficit since
its controversial land reforms of 2000
which led to a slide in agricultural
output. It currently imports about 265
000 tons.
President Robert Mugabe's government introduced price controls
four years
ago to fight a burgeoning black market in staples such as
cornmeal, cooking
oil and bread in the wake of a meltdown and imposed a fine
of Z$1-million
for violators. -- Sapa-AFP
VOA
By
Patience Rusere
Washington
21 September
2006
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change faction led by
Morgan
Tsvangirai, having acknowledged that its local organization in Harare
might
have been infiltrated by ruling party agents-provocateurs, says it is
moving
to root out state moles.
Tsvangirai alleged iInfiltration of
his faction's branch in the Harare
suburb of Mabvuku in a news conference
Wednesday in which he announced the
findings of an internal investigation
into the July 2 beating of a member of
parliament for a rival
faction.
Trudy Stevenson, member of parliament for Mutare North,
sustained head and
other injuries in the attack by alleged Tsvangirai
faction youths; several
other members of the MDC faction of Arthur Mutambara
were also injured in
the incident.
Faction Secretary General Tendai
Biti on Thursday denied press reports
Tsvangirai had dissolved the entire
Mabvuku organization - but acknowledged
serious infighting between backers
and opponents of Mabvuku parliamentarian
Timothy Mubhawu.
Biti says
the investigation report was inconclusive as to whether Mubhawu,
detained
briefly by police in connection with the assault on Stevenson, had
any
connection with alleged ruling party infiltrators, or if in fact Mubhawu's
opponents had such links.
Reached for comment on the matter, Mubhawu
declined to make a response.
Biti expanded on the report, released
Thursday by Tsvangirai's faction, in
an interview with reporter Patience
Rusere of VOA's Studio 7 for Zimbabwe.
VOA
By Blessing Zulu
Washington
21 September
2006
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai met Thursday with
about 20
African and Western diplomats at his party's headquarters and asked
fpr
their assistance in bringing pressure on Harare over its recent alleged
human rights violations.
The founding president of the Movement for
Democratic Change said his
faction of the currently divided MDC intends to
appeal to the African Union
and the Southern African Development Community
as well as the United nations
for international action.
Tsvangirai's
appeal was related to the alleged beating and torture of 15
leaders of the
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions following attempted
protests last week.
Britain and the United States have both condemned the
alleged beatings and
torture.
However, President Robert Mugabe, in New York for the annual
meeting of the
United Nations General Assembly, absolved the police in an
interview with AP
and blamed the beatings on the "overzealousness of one or
two police,
exaggerating their role."
Tsvangirai also briefed the
diplomats on the conclusions of an investigation
conducted by his opposition
faction into the July 2 assault of
parliamentarian Trudy Stevenson and other
members of the rival MDC faction
led by Arthur Mutambara.
Tsvangirai
faction spokesman Nelson Chamisa told Blessing Zulu of VOA's
Studio 7 for
Zimbabwe that President Mugabe aimed to mislead the
international community
in blaming rogue police when, Chamisa said, the
violence was
state-sanctioned.
Zimbabwejournalists.com
By a Correspondent
HARARE -
Zimbabwe faces food shortages because a severe fuel crunch
has prevented
farmers from delivering maize to the state grain agency, an
official said on
Friday.
Farmers have delivered less than half the maize targeted by
President
Robert Mugabe's government, the head of the Grain Marketing Board
(GMB) was
quoted as saying in a state-owned newspaper.
The
southern African nation has forecast a 1.8-million-tonne maize
harvest this
year. Half of it was expected to be sold to the GMB as sole
distributor of
the staple crop.
But GMB acting chief executive Samuel Muvuti said
only 400,000 tonnes
had been delivered to its depots. The selling season
traditionally ends in
September when farmers start preparing for the next
farming season.
"Our major challenge has been fuel, we can't visit
all the areas we
intend to and farmers find it difficult to deliver the
commodity," Muvuti
told the Bulawayo based Chronicle newspaper.
Analysts say the GMB's price of Z$31,000 a tonne, which was set in
March has
been eroded by inflation and had forced some farmers to sell their
maize to
alternative markets.
Aid agencies have cast doubt on the official
crop forecast and have
warned of another food deficit in the country this
year, saying a lack of
inputs such as seed and fertiliser has undermined
production in the last
summer cropping season.
The GMB said
early this month it was enlisting the help of the
country's defence forces
to collect grain in a bid to boost lagging
deliveries.
It said
Zimbabwe would continue to import maize, mainly from South
Africa, to build
up its strategic grain reserves.
On Thursday the official Herald
newspaper said the central bank had
released $10 million for urgent wheat
imports to end bread shortages, partly
caused by a row over
prices.
The government this week ordered bakers to reverse a steep
increase in
the price of bread but most producers responded by halting
production,
citing high spiralling output costs. Some say they are forced to
import
their own wheat.
The country is battling a deep
recession marked by world record
inflation of 1,200 percent, unempolyment
above 70 percent and shortages of
foreign currency, fuel and
food.
Zimbabwe has experienced food shortages since 2001 after
being hit by
drought and disruptions to agriculture blamed partly on the
government's
seizure of white-owned commercial farms for redistribution to
landless
blacks.
$1=250 Zimbabwe dollars
Reuters
New Zimbabwe
By Lebo
Nkatazo
Last updated: 09/23/2006 00:15:13
ZIMBABWE'S Attorney General has
appealed against the acquittal of the
country's Justice Minister Patrick
Chinamasa on a charge of attempting to
defeat the course of
justice.
The Registrar of the High Court Charles Nyatanga Friday
confirmed the
development.
Nyatanga told New Zimbabwe.com: "Yes there
is an appeal against the
judgment. I cannot remember exactly when it was
filed, but l can confirm
that an appeal has been noted."
The appeal
automatically means that any future retrial will now be held in
Harare, and
not Rusape, where a retired magistrate presided over the case.
Chinamasa
was acquitted after a trial that lasted several weeks. He was
accused of
trying to bribe a state witness to drop a complaint against 23
supporters of
State Security Minister Didymus Mutasa who were arrested on
violence
charges.
Chinamasa denied the charges, insisting that war veteran James
Kaunye had
lied to punish him for being aligned to Mutasa, the war veteran's
rival in a
Zanu PF primary election in Makoni.
No date has been set
for the appeal hearing.
The Herald
(Harare)
September 22, 2006
Posted to the web September 22,
2006
Harare
FOUR workers at the Zimbabwe Opportunities
Industrialisation Centre, a
Harare non-governmental organisation, were
hospitalised on Wednesday after
drinking water believed to have been
contaminated.
The water was stored in a container as there was no running
water at the
company owing to intermittent supplies in the city.
The
four have however, since been discharged from Wilkins Hospital and are
reported to be in a stable condition.
An official at the company, Mr
Thomas Bowers, confirmed the incident and
said everything was now under
control.
"I was one of the victims but I'm getting better now. It all
started after
we drank water from a container, as we had no water at our
offices along
Harare Street. As a result, we all fell sick," he
said.
The incident comes at a time when residents in areas like Mabvuku
-- who
have gone for almost two months without tap water -- have resorted to
buying
water from those with wells and boreholes.
A 20-litre bucket
of water is selling for $20 while a 50-litre container is
selling for
$50.
Yesterday, The Herald witnessed some residents buying water from
neighbours
with wells.
In separate interviews, the residents said
they had no option but to buy
water for laundry and cooking.
"We are
now used to this situation. Since last year, water supply has been
inconsistent but it worsened in the last two months. There has never been a
time when we had normal water supplies, it's either we have it for a short
period or we go for weeks without it completely," said Mrs Anna
Kamoto.
Another resident Mr Peter Marandu said: "At least there are some
people who
have a ready supply of water which is rather more reliable than
that
provided by Zinwa (the Zimbabwe National Water Authority).
"We
need at least 80 litres per day, but when the water supplies run dry,
they
charge $50 for a 20-litre container."
When a Herald crew arrived in
Mabvuku, a drunken man stood guard at an
unprotected well claiming to be a
Good Samaritan.
"This is my well and I am just helping my neighbours with
water because of
the erratic supplies by Zinwa.
"The situation is
bad, sometimes people can queue for up to three hours just
to get water but
this will be good business for us," he said. Harare City
Council
spokesperson Mr Percy Toriro discouraged the selling of water by
some
residents and said measures were being taken to bring the situation
back to
normal.
"We do not want to encourage this to happen because the people
who are doing
so are taking advantage of the water crisis in the area," he
said.
Sunday Times SA
Friday September 22, 2006 11:44 - (SA)
Australia's
foreign minister has slammed Zimbabwe's violent clampdown on
trade unionists
and called on President Robert Mugabe to launch a dialogue
with his
opponents before the country collapses.
Alexander Downer's strong
comments came a week after police beat and
arrested protesters preparing to
take to the streets in a rash of nationwide
rallies to denounce fuel and
food shortages as well as monstrous
unemployment.
"I strongly condemn
the abuse of basic human rights perpetrated by
Zimbabwean police against
civilians planning to organise a peaceful
protest," Downer said of the
events of September 13.
"The brutality meted out by police with reports
of multiple fractures and
assault, and access to medical treatment denied,
once again shows the
complete failure of the Zimbabwean regime to respect
fundamental human
rights," he said.
Some 230 people were arrested as
supporters of the Zimbabwe Congress of
Trade Unions were poised to
demonstrate in a series of rallies across the
troubled southern African
country, Downer said.
He said Mugabe, who took over the leadership of
Zimbabwe when it became
independent in 1980, was refusing to face up to the
realities of his failing
nation and warned that time was running out for him
to do so.
"Zimbabwe is in a spiralling political and economic freefall
and is ever
closer to complete collapse," Downer said in a statement issued
by his
office.
"I call on the Mugabe government to face up to the
problems it has brought
upon its people and begin a process of national
dialogue, including with all
opposition and civil society, before it is too
late to do so."
Sapa-AFP
By Lance Guma
22 September
2006
Civic society leaders in Zimbabwe are angry with the United
Nations
Development Agency (UNDP) for what they call its 'going into bed
with Zanu
PF' over the setting up of the proposed Zimbabwe Human Rights
Commission
(ZHRC). UNDP and Zanu PF officials, alongside a few fringe NGO's,
met in
Kariba starting Thursday for what was termed a consultative
conference.
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa and acting Information
Minister Paul
Mangwana were all lined up as keynote speakers.
Nixon Nyikadzino an activist with the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
says the
Mugabe regime is 'pulling the wool over the eyes of the UNDP' and
pretending
to be a respecter of human rights when events on the ground prove
contrary.
The majority of civic groups in Zimbabwe have dismissed the
proposal by
government to set up a rights body as a complete sham and
distanced
themselves from the process. Nyikadzino told Newsreel only a few
groups,
most notably the National Association of Non-Governmental
Organisations
(NANGO), were attending the meeting.
Asked what was wrong with
having the commission Nyikadzino explained
that legislation in Zimbabwe,
particularly the Public Order and Security Act
(POSA), Access to Information
and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and the
Broadcasting Services Act, all
made a mockery of establishing such a
commission. 'How can the commission
work in such an environment where the
legislation is not in tandem with the
constitution?' he asked.
The former Vice Chancellor of the
University of Zimbabwe Professor
Walter Kamba was listed as the facilitator
for the 4-day conference. NANGO
spokesperson Fambai Ngirande told
journalists his organisation would take
part in the meetings because
dialogue in their view was the only
constructive way of resolving the
humanitarian and human rights crisis in
Zimbabwe. Their position has however
created deep divisions in the NGO
sector.
SW
Radio Africa Zimbabwe news
The Herald (Harare)
September
22, 2006
Posted to the web September 22, 2006
Alfred
Chagonda
Harare
POLICE yesterday fined 14 companies for overcharging
or failure to display
price tags, warning that the crackdown would continue
until every business
complied with the law.
Ngezi Butchery in St
Mary's was issued with a warrant of arrest for failure
to display
prices.
For overcharging, Tembo Store in Epworth was fined $80 000,
Fly-High shop in
Chitungwiza ($10 000), Mash-Masakadza Store in Epworth ($50
000) and
Kusakadza Store in Epworth was penalised $50 000.
Gutsai
Enterprises along Cameron Street was fined $80 000 for failure to
produce
invoices.
For failure to display prices, Makro Wholesalers along Chiremba
Road and
Tudley Butchery in Queensdale were fined $20 000 each, while Gutsai
Enterprises in Glen View, Juvana Take Away, Topside Butchery, Noserap
Holdings in Epworth, Total Service Station in Helensvale, and G and D
Trading in Queensdale were all fined $10 000 each.
Police
spokesperson Chief Inspector Andrew Phiri said police would arrest
company
directors and charge them in their personal capacities if they hiked
prices
without Government approval.
The chairman of the private sector on the
National Economic Development
Priority Programme (NEDPP), Mr Anthony
Mandiwanza yesterday, criticised
police for the way they were arresting
those who hiked prices.
"We condemn unreservedly the manner in which the
police have gone about
arresting and incarcerating our
managers.
"There are clearly laid out procedures that respect the rights
of citizens,"
said Mr Mandiwanza.
"Businesses are already operating
under extremely difficult conditions and
any further unwarranted harassment
only serves to delay the prospects of the
turnaround of our economy," he
said.
The Herald
(Harare)
September 22, 2006
Posted to the web September 22,
2006
Harare
THE Ministry of Industry and International Trade is
currently administering
the Distressed Companies Fund facility in which the
Government has made a
commitment to avail $5 billion for the funding of
distressed companies.
This was said by the Minister of Industry and
International Trade Mr Obert
Mpofu at the official opening of the Motor
Trade Association of Zimbabwe
(MTAZ) annual conference which is being held
under the theme "Motor Industry
and the Way Forward" in Harare
yesterday.
"The ministry is consulting tirelessly to intervene and
support ailing
industries before they collapse.
"The loan is aimed at
rehabilitating distressed companies in all productive
sectors of the
economy, the motor industry included," he said.
The ministry has also
encouraged foreign direct investment in the vehicle
assembling sub-sector
and added that the motor industry is expected to
create the necessary
linkages with multinational Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) since
the local market does not justify high levels of
capital investment in this
area.
Mr Mpofu urged the companies to venture into toll manufacturing
which would
benefit the economy by reducing retrenchments especially at a
time when the
country is beset by high inflation.
"The advantage of
toll manufacturing lies in foreign currency generation and
capitalisation
enhancement for participating companies," he said.
The minister added
that the private sector was currently engaged in forging
alliances aimed at
enhancing Zimbabwe's capacity to produce value added
goods that can hold
their own on the global market and challenged the motor
industry to develop
assembling skills so that the country does not continue
to import
vehicles.
MTAZ president Mr Olben Mushambi said there was now a greater
need than ever
before to focus on the future of the motoring industry in
Zimbabwe in view
of the immense challenges that the industry was
facing.
A major objective of the conference was to map the way forward in
the
industry and to come up with resolutions to problems arising from the
fundamental operation which are foreign currency driven, Mr Mushambi
said.
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inserted 24 August 2006
Management Staff Job Description
Job
Title: Country Manager FMDEA Ltd. Tanzania
Dated
17/06/03
Job Holder: John Constantinesco
Reports to:
General Manager FMDEA
Location: ARUSHA
Please email pdh@FMDEA.com for further
information
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Ad
inserted 24 August 2006
Wanted Domestic/Caretaker
Mature Male or
Female Domestic/Caretaker etc. Worker required for small over
night
accommodation set up in Greendale Area. Duties include: Greeting
guests,
cleaning, washing, ironing, possibly some cooking etc. This person
must be
able to speak English and have a pleasant disposition. Traceable
references a
must. Semi furnished accommodation for one is supplied on the
property, as
well as Zesa and Water. Salary negotiable. Please contact
TEL:
495420.
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Ad
inserted 31 August 2006
RECEPTIONIST WANTED
Our client is looking
for a Receptionist/Helpdesk Assistant based in
Marlborough. The candidate
must be: -
IT literate
Be able to deal with engineers at all
levels
Have experience in: -
Reception
Helpdesk, although not a
must
Shipping documentation
Reconciliation's
Stock
control
Statistics
Reports
Customer liaison
The client is
looking for a retired or young lady who can deal with
engineers, which will
need a firm but approachable personality. The fuel
allocation is dependant
on residential location and own transport/shared use
of a vehicle is a must
with this vacancy. Hours are 8am - 4:30pm Monday to
Friday.
Please
email your cv to cvs@oxfordit.co.zw. On
the subject of the email
please put Receptionist and in the body of the email
please include your
current position/salary/benefits and notice
period.
Closing date for cvs to be accepted for this vacancy is Friday
15th
September 2006. Interviewing of the short listed candidates will be
from
the 20th
September.
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Ad
inserted 31 August 2006
GOOD EXPERIENCED BOOKKEEPER
Can be an
ideal position for a parent or retiree who wants half-day job or
school
holidays or can be a full-time job for someone wanting to be involved
in an
exciting Christian Africa office for front-line work across
the
continent.
If you are interested, please send you CV to admin@impact.co.zw.
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Ad
inserted 31 August 2006
GOOD EXPERIENCED BOOK-KEEPER/ACCOUNTANT/FUND
RAISER
For Christian Charity - can be half-time or full-time.
If
you are interested, send your CV to africaservice@impact.co.zw
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Ad
inserted 31 August 2006
Middle East
If you are interested in
working in the Middle East and seek an environment
that provides challenging
opportunities for learning and personal growth
within a world-class
international hotel chain, please send your C.V. and
recent photograph to
the HR Manager.
Email: rc.dohrz.training.manager@ritzcarlton.com
or
Fax: +974 425
6660
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Ad
inserted 31 August 2006
Childminder
Wanted Experienced Childminder
to look after two small girls. References
preferred. Please contact Kerry
on 309448w 335934 a/h or 011 231
728.
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Ad
inserted 7 September 2006
Cook
Wanted for very small household:-
competent cook with some domestic work
included. Male or female with refs.
please.
Phone Harare
776298.
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Ad
inserted 7 September 2006
Farm Manager
Farm Manager required for
mixed horticultural and dairy enterprise situated
within 30kms of Harare.
Salary based on basic and incentives.
Interested persons to please send
CV's and contact details to
boheke@zol.co.zw, or contact The Advertiser
on 091 - 350 047/011802908/04 -
302
718.
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Ad
inserted 7 September 2006
VACANCY
A vacancy has arisen at Haigar
Tyre & Fitment Centre with immediate effect.
The position offered
will suit a semi-retired person with mechanical
knowledge. The position
entails the overseer of a small workshop,
invoicing, sourcing
of
commodities and liaisoning with companies.
Persons interested should
contact 331726 / 305812 cell: 011
220606
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Ad
inserted 7 September 2006
ACCOUNT ASSISTANT/CLERK
Our client is
looking for an Accounts Assistant/Clerk based in Marlborough.
The candidate
must have just graduated or about to finish a professional
course and must
possess good A Levels especially in Maths/Economics.
Due to the nature of
the position, the client is seeking an individual no
older than 25 or a first
jobber. Hours are 8-4:30pm Monday to Friday.
Please email your cv to cvs@oxfordit.co.zw and put
'Accounts
Assistant/Clerk' on subject of the email. Please include
current
position/salary/benefits/notice period. Closing date for cvs is
Friday 15th
September 2006. Interviews for short-listed candidates will be
from the
20th
September.
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Ad
inserted 7 September 2006
Australia - Refrigeration
Qualified
refrigerator mechanic; Australia. Apply to e-mail address
Hunties3@bigpond.com.
Employer
sponsorship possible for suitable
person.
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Ad
inserted 14 September 2006
HEAVY PLANT WORKSHOP MANAGER
We are
looking for a dynamic individual to run our Heavy Plant Workshop on
our
quarry in Mutoko. Applicant must be organized and be able to
administer
Preventative Maintenance Programs on a large fleet of mainly
Caterpillar
Equipment which includes Wheel Loaders, Excavators, Dumpers and
IR
Compressors.
Good Salary offered with vehicle and rustic mine
accommodation in bush
environment.
DIESEL PLANT FITTERS
We are
also looking for experienced Diesel Plant Fitters with preferably
Caterpillar
experience and some knowledge of hydraulics and air-compressors.
Please
send CV's to mineadmin@quenyagranite.com or
deliver to 76 Enterprise
Rd, Highlands, Harare or phone 091 201 943
weekends.
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Ad
inserted 14 September 2006
General Manager
VACANCY AS A GENERAL
MANGER WILL ARISES AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2006. THE
POSITION IS WITHIN THE
TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND A MORE MATURE PERSON FROM EITHER
GENDER IS BEING
SOUGHT. THE IDEAL PERSON MUST HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF
SEWING (THE
PRESENT INCUMBERENT IS MALE) OR HAVE IMMEDIATE ACESSES TO A
BACKUP WHO CAN
ADVISE ON THE MORE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SEWING AND KNITTING,
AND BE PREPARED
TO WORK IN AN ALL FEMALE ENVIROMENT. THE CANDIDATE WILL BE
EXPECTED TO BE
NOT ONLY GENERAL MANAGER, BUT BOOKKEEPER TO TRIAL BALANCE,
COMPUTER LITERATE
IN EXCEL, WORD AND E-MAIL. EXPERINCE IN EXPORT PROCEDURES
WILL BE AN ADDED
ADVANTAGE. THIS POSITION WILL BE SUITABLE TO PEOPLE LIVING
IN THE MOUNT
PLEASANT, BORROWDALE, GUN HILL, NEWLANDS, GREENDALE, EASTLEA
AREAS OF HARARE.
PLEASE FORWARD YOUR APPLICATION AND C.V.S TO
aztec@zol.co.zw. OR TO P.O. BOX BW1510
BORROWDALE BY NO LATER THAN THE CLOSE
OF BUSINESS ON THE 30 SEPTEMBER 2006.
RENUMERATION PACKAGE WILL BE
DISCUSSED AT THE
INTERVIEW.
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Ad
inserted 14 September 2006
Vacancies Available
Two vacancies need
to be filled at Peterhouse:
1. Estate Manager (September
2006)
Responsibilities include;
Maintenance of sports fields, swimming
pools and sporting facilities
Overseeing water supply and borehole
upkeep
Controlling lawn mowers, tractors and equipment usage
Managing a
forestry plantation and estate gardens
Usage and maintenance of
generators
Managing a small labour force
2. Transport Manager
(November 2006)
Responsibilities include;
Procurement, storage, issuing
and recording of fuel
Vehicle records
Planning and controlling the daily
transport requirements
Maintenance and servicing of the vehicle
fleet
Please send a detailed CV with 3 references and application
to:
The Bursar, Peterhouse, P/Bag 3741, Marondera
Or fax to: 079 -
24200, or e-mail to: peterhousebursar@mango.zw
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Ad
inserted 21 September 2006
GARAGE / MAINTENANCE MANAGER
This
position would suit a self-driven, committed, elderly or retired
gentleman
with a good knowledge of vehicle maintenance (especially Land
Cruisers) and
man management. It would assist if the incumbent has
experience in
overseeing other maintenance such as refrigeration repairs,
plumbing and
building, but this is not essential. Clock watchers need not
apply. This is
a very pleasant and happy environment and we would like to
keep it that way,
so a good sense of humour would be great. Salary is
negotiable to the right
person and good perks are offered. This position
is available immediately.
Interested persons please contact Mr. Rogers on
(016) 596 or send CVs by fax
to (016) 256 or email them to
tshafar@mweb.co.zw
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Ad
inserted 21 September 2006
SECRETARY TOURISM/HUNTING WANTED
Temp
secretary in tourism/hunting needed . Word, E-mail and common sense
required.
Is a very interesting and can be very entertaining too. Salary
negotiable.
Contact tshafar@mweb.co.zw
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Ad
inserted 21 September 2006
DO YOU WANT TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA?
Suzie
Ward can assist you. She has been in the recruiting business for over
20
years. She is looking for professional and skilled people to work
in
regional Australian positions.
Contact her on: Email: suzie@ajsward.com.au
Phone: + 612
9818 5539
DO YOU WANT TO MIGRATE TO AUSTRALIA?
Florence Buegge
Borshoff has been in the business of assisting migrates to
Australia for over
17 years. She will assess your application and respond
to you within 24
hours.
WE WILL ADVISE HONESTLY AND DO OUR BEST FOR YOU.
www.businessmigration.com.au
MARN
# 9255934: Visit our website or
EMAIL: visa@businessmigration.com.au
FAX:
+612 9555 7100: PHONE + 612 9555
2333
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Ad
inserted 21 September 2006
Australia
We have a number of job
opportunities for trades' people in Australia
Fitter and turner,
Boilermakers, Welders, Diesel Mechanics, Auto
Electricians, Bosch diesel
injection specialists, Diamond Drillers
We will provide a full facility
in relocation to Australia, including visa
applications: Please contact - rebecca@aussiemigrant.com
Tel +61
7 3226
4888
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Ad
inserted 21 September 2006
Tourism and Conservation
We are looking
for a person with the following qualities.
We are looking for someone to help
us with our small but growing tourism and
conservation concern.
Applicants
should have the following attributes:
Have a interest in Wildlife - the bush
- conservation as well as tourism.
On top of this applicants must have
animal husbandry experience particularly
with horses.
MUST BE COMPETENT
RIDER, BE ABLE TO GET ON WITH AND MANAGE STAFF
PREPARED TO TRAVEL
INTERNALLY IN ZIM BETWEEN OUR 2 SAFARI DESTINATIONS
HAVE GOOD OBSERVATIONS
AND RECORD KEEPING SKILLS
IDEALLY HAVE LEARNER GUIDE OR FULL PROFESSIONAL
LICENSE, HAVE DRIVERS
LICENSE
NOT AFRAID OF HARD WORK AND LONG HOURS -
ASSOCIATED WITH TOURISM.
IDEALLY THIS POSITION WILL SUIT YOUNG SINGLE
MALE WITH FARMING OR BUSH
BACKGROUND OR OLDER SINGLE PERSON
OR MARRIED
COUPLE WITH FARMING BACKGROUND.
PLEASE CONTACT: 04 861766, 091 256434 OR riding@vardensafaris.com
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Employment
Sought
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Ad
inserted 24 August 2006
Position wanted
Heavy diesel plant fitter
seeking position -experienced in running workshop.
Light & heavy vehicles
repairs and maintenance, transport and earthmoving.
Please call 091 865 666
or email secretary@plastique.co.zw
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Ad
inserted 24 August 2006
GIRL FRIDAY
Mature lady seeks position as
a Person Friday/PA.
Typing skills, Clerical work, some computer experience
i.e. Email.
Reliable, Honest. Available immediately, has own
transport.
Prefers not to deal with any figure work or
money.
Areas: Workington, Light industrial Sites, Msasa, Newlands and
Southerton.
Contact Add: Phone H J DON on 571737 or Email digger@mango.zw
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Ad
inserted 24 August 2006
Employment Sought
My name is Andrew
Nyamangara and I am 50 years old. I am looking for a job
as a
Receptionist/Administration Clerk/ Bookkeeper. I have
Intermediate
Bookkeeping and Accounts and have trained to operate
Interconnect 200
Switchboard.
I also have my O levels in Principles of
Accounts, English Language and
Commerce.
I have worked for Civil and
Planning Group for 13 years and was made
redundant in June 2006.
I can
be contacted on this email address or landline
494144.
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Ad
inserted 7 September 2006
Employment Sought
I am a highly
experienced individual with a varied background and a tertial
education. I am
seeking a position in sales and marketing, advertising,
shipping or similar
areas. Please call Cheryl on 776 875 or
011
628451
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Ad
inserted 14 September 2006
Gardener
Gardener looking for job for
three days a week and also needing
accommodation. Preferably in the Alex Park
area.
Phone
744075
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Ad
inserted 14 September 2006
BALANCESHEET BOOKEEPER/ADMINISTRATOR
I
am a 39-year-old man looking for placement in the above post and am
very
proficient in the following functions.
ACCOUNTING:
i) Cash
book entries
ii) Bank reconciliation's
ii) Debtors invoicing and
administration
iii) Creditors invoicing and administration
iv) Fixed Asset
Registers
v) Monthly Management Accounts
vi) Balance Sheeting
vii)
Income Tax Computation
ADMINISTRATION:
Company Secretarial
Work
Deeds Office Searches
Company Registrations
Forms CR14, Forms CR6,
Forms CR2
Annual Returns
Handling Judicial Managements and
Liquidations
Salaries
NSSA Registrations and Returns
NEC
Returns
P.A.Y.E administration
Bank Transfers via Paynet
Software
Medical aid
Pension Fund returns
Reconciling various salaries
related accounts
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Pastel Accounting Version 4 to
7
Solution 6 Accounting*
Microsoft Office (Excel & Word)
Belina
Payroll
Paynet Salaries, Paywell Payroll*, Payplus Payroll*
Denotes
packages used a while ago requiring some recapping
Please contact Peter
Andrew TAPIWA on Telephone 04 740233 or e-mail
andrew@guardtec.co.zw
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For
the latest listings of accommodation available for farmers, contact
justiceforagriculture@zol.co.zw
(updated 21 September 2006)