From SAPA, 18 February
Zimbabwe has detention without
trial
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has given himself powers of
detention that allow his police to hold opponents of his regime in prison for up
a month without legal process on charges of "subversion," the opposition
Movement for Democratic Change said. The state-owned press reported at the
weekend reported that sweeping presidential powers wielded by Mugabe banned
judges or magistrates from giving bail to suspects, but only in cases of
money-laundering, fraud and illegal foreign currency and gold trading. However,
scrutiny of the decree after it became available yesterday revealed that the law
also applied to a wide range of offences under the Public Order and Security Act
(POSA), including "attempting to coerce" the government through boycotts,
strikes, civil disobedience or "resistance to the law," said MDC secretary for
legal affairs David Coltart. He accused Mugabe of making "a silent declaration
of a state of emergency." The laws allow police to keep suspects in prison for a
week without having to produce prima facie evidence. If the state is then able
to produce evidence, the suspects can be held for another three weeks. "These
regulations are nothing less than a Trojan horse which effectively usher in
provisions that give the regime state of emergency powers without actually
declaring a state of emergency," Coltart said. POSA was used last year to arrest
most of the MDC's leadership. None have been brought to trial.
MDC
secretary-general Welshman Ncube said Mugabe's decree was "a rehash" of 30 day
detention laws used by South Africa's apartheid regime and the former
white-minority Rhodesian government. Mugabe continued to use them after
independence in 1980, during the massacres by his security forces of about
20,000 people in Matabeleland. Human rights studies in the two countries say
tens of thousands of people were tortured, assaulted and murdered under
detention laws. Mugabe himself spent 10 years in detention under former
Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith. The first victim of Mugabe's decree was
ruling party central committee member and tycoon James Makamba, charged with
dealing illegally in foreign currency, the latest in a string of arrests since
January in what the state media describes as an "anti-corruption drive."
However, the crackdown is seen by some as a mask for the removal of dissidents
within the ruling party. "Corruption is endemic in Zanu PF" said Coltart, citing
a sequence of bribery, fraud and embezzlement scandals since soon after
independence, none of which have produced a single prosecution. "When we see
similar members of Zanu PF arrested, including close relatives of Robert Mugabe,
we will know they are serious about corruption," he said. Ncube said the recent
arrests of party officials was to "make examples of them" on the pretence of
dealing with corruption. "Most likely it is because of the dispute within the
party over a successor to Mugabe. This decree is meant for opponents of Mugabe,
whether they are inside or outside Zanu PF," he said.
From VOA News, 17
February
Zimbabwe's Mugabe extends detention period amid protests
Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe has extended for up to a month the detention period for
a range of political and economic crimes. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa
says the presidential detention decree is aimed at helping police save time and
frequent court appearances in connection with a growing number of economic
crimes. Much less publicized in the state-controlled media is the fact that the
decree affects the much feared Section 5 of Zimbabwe's Security laws, under
which hundreds of mostly opposition supporters, officials and activists have
been arrested on charges of subverting a constitutional government. Until now,
Section 5 political detainees could apply for bail and be freed within 48 hours
after arrest. Under the new decree, they can be jailed for up to a month,
without being charged and without a bail hearing. Human rights lawyers and
academics have condemned the presidential decree as an infringement of basic
human rights. One of Zimbabwe's most outspoken human rights lawyers, Lovemore
Madhuku, said the new law is unconstitutional because it was not adopted by
parliament. Mr. Madhuku, who has been jailed frequently during the past three
years, alleges he has been regularly beaten and tortured in police custody. He
says the decree opens the door for abuse by police and opponents of the ruling
Zanu PF party. Movement for Democratic Change member of parliament, and its
secretary for justice, David Coltart, says the decree gives the Zimbabwe
government powers equivalent to those in place during a state of emergency,
without having to declare one. He said several opposition MDC members are
currently in police custody in the second city Bulawayo, charged under Section
5. He said the new law will be used "preventatively or punitively, to detain
those who promote peaceful and non-violent civil disobedience." "Given the
Zimbabwe government's reputation for torturing its opponents in police custody,"
he said, the new decree will be used to physically abuse those perceived as
enemies of the ruling Zanu PF more effectively, and to deny them timely medical
treatment.
From The Herald, 18 February
Court dismisses ANZ
application
Herald Reporter
The High Court has dismissed an urgent chamber
application filed by Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe seeking a declaratory
order to have its journalists accredited by the Media and Information Commission
(MIC). In dismissing the application, Justice Alphas Chitakunye said the matter
should go through the normal channels that are used when making applications.
"The court is not in a position to sit on this application as an urgent matter
but should follow the normal channels," said Justice Chitakunye. The ANZ,
publishers of The Daily News and its sister paper, The Daily News on Sunday, has
been locked in a legal battle with the MIC since September last year. The
newspaper group was ordered to stop publishing when it was found that the
company was operating without a licence and its journalists were not accredited
as required under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. It
refused to register its publications with the MIC and challenged the Act in
court arguing that the legislation was unconstitutional.
The newspapers only
started publishing in mid-January this year when the High Court granted ANZ
relief barring police from their premises until a hearing to determine whether
they complied with the Act was heard by the Supreme Court. The matter is set to
be heard today in the Supreme Court before Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku.
Last month, the Chief Justice agreed with the MIC that the ANZ was operating
without a licence, hence, technically, its papers were illegal publications.
Journalists at The Daily News recently resolved not to work until they got
accreditation from the MIC after the Supreme Court ruled that it was a criminal
offence for journalists to practice without accreditation from the regulatory
body. The MIC is the authority responsible for regulating and issuing of
licences to mass media houses in the country. Mr Johannes Tomana of Muzangaza,
Mandaza and Tomana law firm represented the MIC while Mr Mordecai Mahlangu of
Gill, Godlonton and Gerrans represented ANZ.
From VOA, 17
February
Zimbabwe announces election details, no mention of
reforms
Zimbabwe's justice minister has, for the first time, announced some
details of the next parliamentary elections, which he says will take place early
next year. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced the timelines for
various processes such as voter registration and the setting of constituency
boundaries. He did not set the date for the elections, which must be held by
June. Zimbabwe's elections are run by an electoral commission appointed by
President Robert Mugabe, and there is no independent supervision of any aspect
of the process. Mr. Chinamasa, in interviews with state-controlled media, made
no mention of any electoral reforms. The opposition Movement for Democratic
Change has frequently asked for reforms to the electoral process, in accordance
with standards set by the Southern African Development Community, of which
Zimbabwe is a member. The MDC challenged the results of the 2000 parliamentary
elections and 2002 presidential election, and court cases for both polls are
ongoing. It charges vote rigging and political violence, among other abuses, and
claims neither election was free or fair.
The office of U.N. Secretary
General Kofi Annan said, in a written reply to questions from VOA, that it was
asked by the ruling Zanu PF party for assistance with running the next
parliamentary elections, but this request has since been withdrawn. A senior
political scientist at the University of Zimbabwe, John Makumbe, says the ruling
party would not allow any meaningful electoral reforms for the next
parliamentary elections. He said it would be hopeless for any other party to
take part in the elections unless there is a complete overhaul of the Electoral
Act and the administration of the process. Mr. Makumbe said without major
changes, the coming parliamentary elections will be, what he called, even more
of a farce than the last ones were. Amid the charges of massive fraud, Zanu PF
narrowly won the last parliamentary elections in June 2000, nine months after
the formation of the MDC, the first large opposition party to emerge since
independence in 1980.
Comment from The Mail & Guardian (SA), 13
February
A blow to media freedom
Reyhana Masters-Smith
It angers me
when I listen to or read the belligerent and extremely blinkered statements made
by South African government officials when questioned about Zimbabwe. It is
unforgivable for a well-informed politician such as Minister of Foreign Affairs
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to deal with extremely complex issues within the
political landscape of Zimbabwe by dismissing them with a ludicrous statement
such as "the British kith and kin factor is frustrating the political crisis in
Zimbabwe". It is also tiresome when politicians on both sides of the border
constantly accuse the privately owned media of being "puppets" of Western
imperialist interests. These accusations are without any basis whatsoever, other
than the fact that the stories carried by these media organisations are
unpalatable to those in power. Statements like these are so contemptuous of us
Zimbabweans, and it is a tired political gimmick that seeks to distract people
from the very real issues on the ground.
The Access to Information and
Protection of Privacy Act (Aippa) is all about control. It is about who gets a
licence to publish and who doesn’t. It is about who gets accreditation to
practise as a journalist and who doesn’t. It is about facing criminal charges if
you practise as a journalist without being accredited. The judgement of the
Supreme Court last week, declaring sections of Aippa constitutional, is
undoubtedly a death blow to media freedom and the right of the public to access
information through a medium of their choice. The heavily criticised section
dealing with the publication of false information, and in terms of which many
journalists have suffered unlawful arrest and detention, was nullified last
year. It was judged to be unconstitutional by the Constitutional Bench of the
Supreme Court in the matter of Lloyd Mudiwa and Geoffrey Nyarota versus the
state. It has since been amended and the declaration by the Supreme Court in its
latest judgement is purely academic.
From the onset Aippa has been
nefariously controversial. Despite repeated calls to involve media players in
the formulation of this critical piece of legislation, the drafting of the Bill
remained shrouded in secrecy. There are strong suspicions that it was not even
drafted in the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs as is normal
practice. Aippa’s architects in the Information Ministry has convinced the world
that this legislation is intended to uphold professional standards in the media
and, as cited in the Act, "to provide members of the public with a right of
access to records and information held by public bodies". It does not in any way
seek to improve the standards of reporting. All this Act seeks to do is to deal
with media deemed wayward by the government. But most importantly it curtails
access to information, particularly that held by public bodies. President Thabo
Mbeki, presumably acting on information he received, has publicly stated that
Aippa was being amended to create a more conducive environment. Far from
it.
The amendments actually intensify the repressive nature of this piece of
legislation by tightening loopholes. Since its enactment on March 15 2002, 76
media practitioners have been charged under Aippa, although to date not one
single matter has resulted in a conviction. The media practitioners harassed,
intimidated and arrested under Aippa are exclusively from the private and
independent media. All the events over the past three years point to one fact.
Zanu PF is preparing itself for elections scheduled for next year and it is
determined that there will be no alternative voices reporting on the abuse of
power by the state and the use of violence by state institutions.
Reyhana
Masters-Smith is chairperson of Misa-Zimbabwe. This article was written in her
personal capacity
Comment from The Star (SA), 18 February
Mugabe plunders
on regardless
By Barney Mthombothi
Robert Mugabe has just about wrestled
everybody to the ground. His critics have run out of gas. They're giving up out
of sheer exhaustion. There's an air of unreality about Mugabe and Zimbabwe, just
as there's something surreal about our government's Aids policy. People are
hurting and dying and yet it's business as usual. Things don't make sense.
People tell barefaced lies and get away with it. It makes you want to weep.
Everything bar the kitchen sink has been thrown at Mugabe, and he's still
standing. All logic or argument is simply like water off a duck's back. He's
unmoved by either threats or tears. Maybe George Orwell had Mugabe's Zimbabwe,
and not Stalin's Soviet Union, in mind when he wrote Animal Farm. Some animals
are more equal than others, indeed. Mugabe is almost winning by default. For him
winning is to be left alone to plunder and maim at will. People are simply
giving up. It's no use arguing with someone who is deaf to cries of despair. But
he is not standing alone. He's jeering at his critics from the comfortable
embrace of our president. Thabo Mbeki may be doing a good job by his own
reckoning as Mugabe's nanny, but that support wreaks havoc with his
international standing. Mbeki was always going to have a bit of an uphill
struggle putting his own stamp on the country, coming as he did after the
charismatic Nelson Mandela. He had a marvellous start as president, though,
exploiting South Africa's reputation for punching above its weight in
international affairs. Part of that reputation which got even more powerful
countries to take us seriously is as a result of our miraculous transition and a
constitution that is firmly anchored on social justice. South Africa is a skunk
that became a beacon in the world. That goodwill is now unfortunately being
eroded by Mbeki's inexplicable stance on Zimbabwe.
Mbeki had an acquaintance
with most Western leaders by the time he came to office. Tony Blair and the
Labour Party have always been ideological soulmates of the ANC even in the dark
days of apartheid. And four years ago, when George Bush was running for
president against Al Gore, Mbeki made a point of flying to Texas to meet him.
Bush has never forgotten that gesture, and it has paid off handsomely for Mbeki.
So when Mbeki conceived his masterplan to tackle poverty in Africa, especially
the South, he found a Western world willing to listen. For the first time the G8
Summit allowed themselves to be addressed by leaders from outside the club. But
Zimbabwe has muddied the waters for Mbeki. First to be seen off were the
British. Nkosazana Zuma was sent out to bite off Peter Hain's head for leading
the charge against Mugabe. The Brits, frightened by charges of racism, backed
off. Blair, after facilitating Mbeki's entry into the G8's inner sanctums, was
hoping for a quid pro quo from Mbeki on Zimbabwe. Instead, he had Mugabe let
loose on him at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg a year ago, lambasting him with
a worldwide television audience watching. It was prime-time lynching. Blair,
though, was to extract his revenge at the Commonwealth Summit in Abuja, where he
effectively lobbied against Zimbabwe's re-admission - a stinging rebuke that had
Mbeki roiling with anger.
Bush continued to lambaste Mugabe as someone who
stole an election. But Bush's sharp tongue was soon to be blunted. On the lawns
of the Union Buildings on his state visit, Bush recoiled at confronting Mbeki on
Zimbabwe. On Zimbabwe, he said, he would take a lead from his host. Of course
Bush did not buy the Mbeki line. He was simply being polite to a host. Besides,
there were much bigger issues on the table than Zimbabwe. There isn't any oil
across the Limpopo. So Zimbabwe is not Bush's problem. It is Mbeki's. Along with
Aids, it will unfortunately define the Mbeki presidency. It is an albatross that
will ruin what would otherwise have been an excellent tenure in office. Last
year when it became obvious that Britain and the US were intent on invading
Iraq, Mbeki met Blair to argue passionately that the war would lay waste to poor
African economies. He was right, although that gloomy scenario thankfully did
not eventuate. However, Mbeki refuses to entertain that economic argument when
it comes to Zimbabwe. There's no doubt the shambles in Zimbabwe have had a
debilitating effect on our economy, far more than we care to admit.
The whole
Zimbabwe scenario - the arguments for and against Mugabe - has corrupted and
poisoned our politics. Zimbabwe has become the political context for the entire
region. We're tarred with the same brush. Mbeki's support for Mugabe has swayed
the bulk of black opinion in this country in Mugabe's favour. It has been helped
in large measure by the impression that the US and the UK are vociferous in
their criticism of Mugabe simply because it is white farmers who are suffering.
Add to that the argument as to whether Britain had kept its Lancaster House
obligations, and you have an "Amen" chorus behind Mugabe. It may be white
farmers who are making the headlines, but the majority of Mugabe's victims are
black. They are at the mercy of unnecessary starvation, and that is if they
survive Zanu PF thuggery. But we would be compelled to speak up even if the
majority of those suffering were white. The ethos enshrined in our constitution
speaks of democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights where
every citizen is equally protected by law. These are the values we stand for at
home and should be reflected in our foreign policy. After all, foreign policy is
nothing but an extension of your domestic policy. It is not about supporting
your buddies. It is about protecting and advancing your country's
interests.
Right now Mugabe is a complete anti-thesis of what this country
should be standing for. Supporting Mugabe is tantamount to betraying the
interests of this country. What is asked of Mbeki is not much. He is not asked
to send troops across the Limpopo. What people want is for him to express his
and this country's displeasure at what is happening in Zimbabwe. Mugabe does not
appear grateful for the support. He has sought to sabotage every attempt Mbeki
has made to appease international opinion. Last year Mbeki told the world Mugabe
would scrap the new press restrictions. Instead Mugabe has seen to it that they
are tightened and the Daily News is out of business - to the delight of our
foreign minister. But Nkosazana Zuma - like Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Aids -
is merely doing as she is told, and in the process making an ass of herself.
Those in the inside track say she's being groomed to succeed Mbeki. God help us.
But in the end it's Zimbabweans themselves who will have to slay the monster in
their midst. Their fate is in their own hands. Outsiders can only lend a hand.
They cannot lead their revolution for them. Zimbabweans must overcome their fear
- the most effective weapon in Mugabe's arsenal. It is a weapon used by
repressive regimes with great effect down the ages.
Zimbabwe has detention without trial: UDM
Sunday Times
Wednesday February 18, 2004 07:00 - (SA)
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has given himself
powers of detention that allow his police to hold opponents of his regime in
prison for up a month without legal process on charges of "subversion," the
opposition Movement for Democratic Change said.
The state-owned press
reported at the weekend reported that sweeping presidential powers wielded by
Mugabe banned judges or magistrates from giving bail to suspects, but only in
cases of money-laundering, fraud and illegal foreign currency and gold trading.
However, scrutiny of the decree after it became available yesterday
revealed that the law also applied to a wide range of offences under the Public
Order and Security Act (POSA), including "attempting to coerce" the government
through boycotts, strikes, civil disobedience or "resistance to the law," said
MDC secretary
for legal affairs David Coltart.
He accused Mugabe
of making "a silent declaration of a state of emergency."
The laws
allow police to keep suspects in prison for a week without having to produce
prima facie evidence. If the state is then able to produce evidence, the
suspects can be held for another three weeks.
"These regulations are
nothing less than a Trojan horse which effectively usher in provisions that give
the regime state of emergency powers without actually declaring a state of
emergency," Coltart said.
POSA was used last year to arrest most of
the MDC's leadership.
None have been brought to trial.
MDC
secretary-general Welshman Ncube said Mugabe's decree was "a rehash" of 30 day
detention laws used by South Africa's apartheid regime and the former
white-minority Rhodesian government.
Mugabe continued to use them after
independence in 1980, during the massacres by his security forces of about
20,000 people in Matabeleland.
Human rights studies in the two
countries say tens of thousands of people were tortured, assaulted and murdered
under detention laws.
Mugabe himself spent 10 years in detention under
former Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith.
The first victim of
Mugabe's decree was ruling party central committee member and tycoon James
Makamba, charged with dealing illegally in foreign currency, the latest in a
string of arrests since January in what the state media describes as an
"anti-corruption drive."
However, the crackdown is seen by some as a
mask for the removal of dissidents within the ruling party.
"Corruption
is endemic in ZANU(PF)" said Coltart, citing a sequence of bribery, fraud and
embezzlement scandals since soon after independence, none of which have produced
a single prosecution.
"When we see similar members of ZANU(PF)
arrested, including close relatives of Robert Mugabe, we will know they are
serious about corruption," he said.
Ncube said the recent arrests of
party officials was to "make examples of them" on the pretence of dealing with
corruption.
"Most likely it is because of the dispute within the party
over a successor to Mugabe. This decree is meant for opponents of Mugabe,
whether they are inside or outside ZANU(PF)," he said.
Sapa
Letters
A laughing matter
Wednesday February 18,
2004
The Guardian
David Aaronovitch says
he will explain next week why, in spite of the absence of WMD, the invasion of
Iraq was justified by the ousting of Saddam (Was I wrong about Iraq? G2,
February 17). Will he also explain what we ought to do about China, North Korea,
Zimbabwe, Cuba and many other countries?
Guill Gil
London
Mugabe's 'stealth' state of emergency
By Peta Thornycroft in
Harare
(Filed: 18/02/2004)
President Robert Mugabe has issued a
decree so draconian that it amounts to a "state of emergency" by stealth, human
rights lawyers and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change said
yesterday.
New laws will extend periods of detention for those
accused of both economic and political "crimes" from 48 hours to a month without
bail.
Hundreds of opposition political activists have been tortured over the
last four years during the 48-hour detention period.
Patrick Chinamasa, the
justice minister, claimed the amendment to the Criminal Procedure and Evidence
Act was a tool to help police investigate those suspected of sabotaging the
economy.
"It is outrageous," said David Coltart, MDC secretary for justice,
who is also a human rights lawyer.
"These regulations are nothing less than a
Trojan horse which usher in provisions that give the regime State of Emergency
powers without declaring one."
He said Mr Mugabe understood that the region
and South Africa would not tolerate a declaration of a state of emergency in
Zimbabwe.
"Now under the guise of combating corruption, the regime has
introduced 30-day detention which will undoubtedly be used to detain those who
promote peaceful civil disobedience."
Sadc cross-border traders to lobby
governments on laws
By Farai Mabeza
CROSS-BORDER traders from the Southern Africa Development
Community have pledged to take concrete steps in lobbying regional governments
to put in place trade policies and harmonised laws regulating their operations.
Delegates from member countries made this pledge at a workshop on
sustainable livelihoods and economic development through trade held in Harare
last week.
The workshop was organised by Zimbabwe Environmental Regional
Organisation (Zero) regional environment organisation and the Corn (Community
Organisation Network) regional secretariat, in partnership with American Friends
Service Committee (AFSC) and the Zimbabwe Cross-border Traders Association.
The purpose of the workshop was to conduct a dialogue session discussing
issues around regional integration, informal trade and sustainable livelihoods.
Organisers hoped to raise awareness on regional issues which impact
negatively on the ability of informal traders to sustain a living from trade and
explore interventions to circumvent the problems, with an ultimate aim of
providing an enabling trade environment for the sector.
The workshop
provided a platform for exchange of experiences and intervention strategies
amongst Sadc countries involved in informal trade.
Delegates were also
presented with the opportunity to look at barriers to free trade and create a
plan for long-term campaign, which will demand a more conducive trade
environment for small traders in the region.
A list of common problems
relating to cross-border trade and an identity of common issues and
opportunities emerged during deliberations.
A menu to lobby for affected
stakeholders was agreed upon, with multi-sectoral programme teams of action,
whose efforts would be co-ordinated by Corn, to be formed in each country.
Speaking at the workshop, a representative from AFSC, Nachilala Nkombo,
said that experience in Zambia had shown that lobbying at government level was
more effective than lobbying through regional bodies.
"Pressure that can
be exerted at national level by lobby groups has tended to be more effective
than at regional level," she said.
The director of Zero, Dorothy Manuel,
said the workshop was a success.
"There is going to be continuity. We
are going in the right direction in terms of initiating dialogue between
stakeholders. Networking in itself is a success," she said.
She said
that her organisation’s role was to act as facilitators and she also applauded
her organisation’s partnership with AFSC in the whole exercise.
Zero
engaged AFSC representative Brenda Mofya around issues of development
specifically informal trade as a positive form of poverty eradication.
Mr William Antonio Mulhovo, lobby and advocacy officer for Oram (Rural
Association for Mutual Support) in Mozambique said he would urge cross-border
traders back home to explore the parameters of setting up partnerships in the
region.
The Herald
Bank chiefs warned
Business Editor Victoria Ruzvidzo
THE governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Dr Gideon Gono, on
Monday read the riot act to all the country’s bank chairpersons and chief
executives over what he termed as "wayward" behaviour by some of the
institutions.
Key issues on the agenda included the continued
participation on the parallel market by some banks, the remission of CD1 forms,
the Troubled Banks Fund and the foreign currency auction system, among others.
In a no-holds-barred meeting held at Number 80 Samora Machel Avenue, the
governor warned that banks caught on the parallel market, in contravention of
the exchange control regulations, would be closed down without further warning
and their chairpersons and chief executives would be held responsible for this.
Efforts to get comment from the governor proved fruitless, but his
assistant confirmed that the meeting had taken place but could not disclose
details.
However, it is understood that information reaching the central
bank was that some banks were returning to the parallel market as they felt the
clampdown conducted by the Reserve Bank at the beginning of the year had now
died down.
Although names could not be mentioned at this stage, central
bank officials have been unleashed to the market to fish out the culprits.
Last year, at least 15 banks were penalised for fuelling the parallel
market. Most banks were caught in the act and were penalised depending on the
gravity of their respective cases.
However, as a gesture of goodwill, Dr
Gono lifted the penalties and refunds were made.
"In return, the
governor expects discipline in the sector. Anyone caught after this gesture
would have the previous penalty brought to record while serious and drastic
measures will be taken," said a source close to Monday’s deliberations.
Some banks reported super-profits over the last few years mainly due to
their participation on the once-lucrative parallel market and other speculative
activities.
However, activity on the parallel market has been subdued
since the launch of the foreign currency auction system in January as exporters
and individuals now opt for the official system where rates have been
attractive.
During Monday’s trading the United States dollar was
fetching Z$3 973,43.
Dr Gono extended an invitation to the banks and
other interested parties in the corporate world to visit the central bank on the
trading days to watch the transactions for purposes of transparency.
The
governor also warned that any bank caught on the wrong side of the law, in terms
of foreign currency remittance by its respective exporting clients, would face
the music.
He said it was the responsibility of the banks to ensure that
their clients submitted the CD1 forms. The deadline for the remission of the
outstanding US$174 million is February 22 and the central bank is prepared to
descend on defaulters. Some of the companies on the default list have been
forthcoming while others seemed unmoved by the deadline.
Furthermore, in
a departure from the "business as usual policy", Dr Gono has instructed all
banks to present their financial statements for approval to the central bank
before releasing them to the market.
This comes in the wake of some
banks, which have been releasing cosmetic figures giving the impression that
they have been performing well when the situation on the ground dictates
otherwise.
Dr has Gono defended the Troubled Banks Fund saying the fund
had been put in place to avert disaster in the sector as per the functions of
the central bank.
He dismissed criticism that the Fund had made life
difficult for the institutions through the introduction of strict regulations on
overnight accommodation.
"The governor said it was not the duty of the
central bank to see banks collapsing except in extreme cases.
The
assistant said the Fund had been introduced at a time of panic and such an
intervention was an international best practice where a central bank would step
in, in line with the Bagehot Principle, which talks about the duty of the
central bank to support banks in times of panic.
The facility had a
limited life-span and would expire at the end of next month.
So far
banks, which include Trust, Century, Metropolitan and Barbican had benefited
from the Fund.
Some sources said Dr Gono stressed that for any bank that
failed to recover after March, ceasing operations would be an option.
"Dr Gono has stressed that he will not be pleased to see any institution
collapse, but he will also not be scared if the collapse is a result of an
institution’s misdemeanor," they said.
The governor is also understood
to have issued a stern warning to banks which were rejecting cheques from
certain banks saying such a move rested with the central bank.
A few
weeks ago some banks and retail outlets were not accepting cheques from banks
which were said to have been in trouble, a situation that inconvenienced
businesses and individuals.
The financial sector has been in turmoil
since the launch of the monetary policy that sought to whip the "bad boys" into
line.
A number of financial institutions were facing a liquidity crisis
and indications are that some may be forced to merge to stay afloat.
The
market has become sensitive that even some financial counters on the Zimbabwe
Stock Exchange have been losing their glitter at an alarming rate in sharp
contrast to their performance last year.
The governor is, this week,
expected to address the Institute of Directors and will go to Bulawayo next
month to meet business leaders in the city as part of his campaign to discuss
the monetary policy and spell out his vision during his tenure of office.
Last Update: Wednesday, February 18,
2004. 9:27 AM (AEDT)
Student hopes to renew visa in NZ
A Zimbabwean man who has been studying at the University of Tasmania is
hoping he will be able to travel to New Zealand to re-apply for his student
visa.
Munyaradzi Chirarmiro's student visa lapsed this month.
The Migration Review Tribunal ruled the 25-year-old must leave the country by
midnight on Friday and then re-apply for a student visa.
Mr Chirarmiro says while he has applied for a visa to enter New Zealand, he
has an airline ticket to Zimbabwe if that does not come through.
"I'm not really looking forward to it. Actually my parents have already sent
letters telling me I should not be in Zimbabwe for the next few months because
of the political situation, so I don't really want to go there," he said.
"But at this point in time it looks like I have no choice and have to be
there."
ABC ONLINE
Rise in suicide cases alarming
By Munyoro Isaiah
There has been an
alarming increase in the rate of suicides among teenagers and adults. In
Zimbabwe, estimated statistics show that at least 2 600 committed suicide in
2002 and 3 600 in 2003. The trend continues to rise. Every year, about 28 000
people in the United States commit suicide and in Great Britain, a total of 4
292 suicides were recorded in the last year.
Most people who commit
suicide do so for a number of personal reasons. The death of a close friend or
relative may lead a person to commit suicide. Some children commit suicide if
they feel that their parents don’t love them.
Mental illness has also
often been linked with suicides. Some people believe that patients suffering
from terminal illness should be allowed to die.
Society too, plays a
part in some suicides. As society becomes more complicated, for example,
loneliness, job pressures and failure to provide for the family, many are left
with no option but to commit suicide.
Expert opinion reveals why people
kill themselves. People kill themselves because they have lost all hope, says Dr
M. Miller, executive Director of The Information Centre, San Diego. He claims
that 95 percent of them don’t really want to die.
The typical suicidal
person wants to be rescued. The person is seeking relief or escape from an
intolerable situation in which he or she is experiencing more stress, pain,
grief, anguish, alienation, anger, frustration, disappointment, guilt or illness
than they can bear.
There is no single cause for suicide. Suicide is
often seen as a permanent solution to what is often only a temporary problem.
Because of tunnel vision, the suicidal person can no longer see any
alternatives. Dr Miller further states, "suicide is usually the result of a
gradual wearing away of the person’s ability to cope."
Mourning the loss
of a suicide victim is often complicated and of longer duration than other
losses. Counselling organisations report that suicide is the most difficult
bereavement crisis for any family to face and resolve. Though guilt is normal
after any type of death, it is more intense in cases of suicide.
The
bereaved family often ask themselves questions: "Why didn’t I see the warning
signs?", "Could I have prevented it?" These questions cry for answers. The
questions haunt friends and relatives of suicide victims for a long time.
Suicide carries with it stigma and shame which becomes an embarrassment
to loved ones of the victim. "Ingozi chete." It becomes worse if there ever
existed any suicide victim in the family generation.
If ever there is
any suspected person believed to have caused a bad spell they say, "mamhepo
chete aya."
Family members can not quite understand why they have been
rejected by the person committing suicide. Often, the efforts of trying to help
are misunderstood.
A person considering suicide exhibits certain warning
signs. The suicidal person often shows prolonged depression. Symptoms include
sleeping and eating disturbances, lethargy, withdrawal and rebelliousness,
tearfulness, sadness and discouragement, carelessness, inability to tolerate
frustration, inability or unwillingness to communicate, difficulty in
concentrating, inactivity and boredom.
The person’s verbal statements
such as: "I’m going to end it all", "Life isn’t worth living", or "I can’t go
any longer" can also be tell tell signs
Many people who have committed
suicide will actually have let on to someone that they were thinking of doing
it.
Another warning sign could be abrupt changes in behaviour and mood
or work performance. These can include a sudden improvement in mood that may
indicate the person has decided on suicide as a means to end his or her pain or
solve his or her problems.
Giving away personal belongings such as
cherished possessions, which is a means of divesting and making of final
arrangements.
Dr Knenning, in her book, "Helping people through grief",
summarises some advice on how to recognise and cope with suicidal victims:
l T ake any suicide threat seriously. Talk to the individual about it,
reassuring him or her that you are listening.
l Be direct. Ask direct,
personal questions such as, "has your problem been getting you down so much that
you are thinking of harming yourself?" remember, most people do not want to die;
they only want to end the pain.
l Reassure the individual that
depression and suicidal tendencies can be treated.
l Be highly
directive. Don’t ask people who are suicidal what they would like to do. Tell
them that they must seek help. Be firm.
l Don’t take on the job of
counselling a suicidal person. This is the task of a trained professional.
l Never promise to keep suicidal intentions secret. This is a secret you
can’t keep. Tell a parent, a teacher, a school counsellor, a spouse or any one
else who needs to know and who can take appropriate action.
l Engender
hope, which is the light at the end of the tunnel.
l Parents be aware.
Give careful attention to what your teenagers are eating, what time they go to
bed, who their friends are, what influences their thinking, how things are going
at school, and any kind of erratic behaviour.
One of the most effective
ways of preventing suicide appears to be limiting the availability of the means
most often used to kill oneself. These means include handguns, prescriptions of
lethal medicines and use of poisonous insecticides and pesticides.
l If
suicide has already happened to a loved one or a friend and you are not
comfortable relating the circumstances about your loved one’s death, don’t. You
don’t need to share all the details with those not close to you.
l Don’t
try to deny or hide the anger you feel. Find someone with whom you can talk
about this anger. Ultimately, anger needs to be healed through a willingness to
forgive your loved one or friend for taking his or her life. Forgive yourself
for things you may have done while the loved one was alive.
l Try not to
judge or criticise yourself too harshly for your behaviour toward the person
while he or she was alive. Most people feel guilty no matter how their loved
ones died.
l Communicate with children in the family. Let them know that
the suicide victim was very unhappy — but don’t give the impression that death
is the answer to being sad. Let them know that taking one’s life is a bad
decision. Assure the children that you will be with them for a long time. Allow
them to express their feelings. Children need reassurances by touch and word
that they or their behaviour are not the reason for the suicide.
l Trust
God to give you the strength to cope. Keep talking to Him. Suggested Bible
readings that may help you include Psalm 119: 169-176; Psalm 130; Psalm 139:
1-12; Hebrews 4: 14-16.
the HeraldDistortions in economy must go
All planned distortions in the economy are calculated to benefit
someone, usually the master minders or those that will benefit, but all are
undesirable and often, any short-term gains are soon wiped out by the long-term
damage to economic fundamentals.
One such distortion that had been of
immense benefit to importers in the last few months was the calculation of duty
on a valuation that assumed a US dollar was worth $824.
It is vital that
duty is charged on a real valuation, and the auction rate is the obvious figure
to use to achieve this valuation. Importers complain of the change, but they
were not pricing their goods in Zimbabwe dollars using the $824 rate.
Until a few weeks ago, they were using the iniquitous blackmarket rate
and now, far more sensibly and quite correctly, most are using the auction rate.
The effects of the change are very modest for most goods. Imported
vehicles and a few luxuries will rise dramatically in price, but most imported
goods will remain significantly cheaper than they were in December last year
when importers were converting at the blackmarket rate.
The lower duties
were placed only to provide revenue for the State, in much the same way that VAT
does. No one was trying to price the products out of reach of the ordinary
person, only to spread the tax burden to consumers as well as income earners.
The higher duties were put in place, quite openly, to make conspicuous
consumption more expensive and less desirable and to give local industries a
modest degree of protection.
They, after all, hire local people, pay
company tax and provide markets for Zimbabwean raw materials. It would be wrong
to protect the useless, but the duties did give the local manufacturer a small
advantage.
There are areas where duties might be too high. Instead of
using different exchange rates and introducing more distortions, the right
approach is to change the rate of duty.
The Government did this with
fuel, cutting duty rates by three quarters so that the actual number of dollars
paid in duty on a litre remained about the same. This was clear, transparent and
introduces no distortions.
Elected governments have to take into account
public opinion and it was obvious that 40 percent duty on petrol was punitive,
not revenue raising. The high figure was introduced at a time when petrol was
subsidised and the exchange rate used in the valuation bore no relationship to
real value.
A duty of 10 percent on a vital commodity is about right. It
raises income for the State without punishing the consumer of basic necessities.
The monetary reforms being implemented so far have all had the effect of
removing distortions in the economy as well as reducing the appaling rates of
inflation we still suffer. They are what economists have been preaching for some
time and we feel that opposition attacks are simply sour grapes over the fact
the Government is doing the reforming rather than an opposition party.
The higher revenue from duty should go a considerable distance in
helping the Government balance its current account, a vital requirement if
underlying inflation is to be tamed and eliminated. Yet this vast increase in
revenue comes at little cost for most consumers, simply placing them in the same
position they were in early last year.
The hysteria over the new system
possibly arose over some bad arithmetic, with people assuming prices would
rocket. Duty levels on necessities are so low that the effect is minimal on most
imports. The landed costs of such imports should rise by less than 15 percent.
We hope that the reforms will continue to see the distortions in the
economy disappear and that they will soon start addressing the underlying high
inflation so that we see this go too.
CLASSIFIEDS
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:12 PM
Subject: Retired artisan reqd in Bulawayo
Employment
offered in Bulawayo
Retired
artisan to run a metalwork and carpentry workshop for
disabled
adults.
Basic salary and commission on sales
Contact
-
Malcolm Ross
e mail - mross@mweb.co.zw
Tele 011 61 51 22
09-64305
COMMERCIAL FARMERS' UNION
CLASSIFIEDS - TUESDAY 17th February
2004
Please note that the classifieds will go out every Tuesday. Payment
is
required upfront and all adverts to be in by 1300 hrs every MONDAY.
This
ensures efficient distribution of the Classifieds.
WHERE SHOULD
ONE INVEST - STOCK MARKET, REAL ESTATE OR MONEY MARKET?
Find out with
Brian Costello Australian author, teacher and investor who
will be in
Zimbabwe in March at the invitation of the Business Link. Mr.
Costello will
present two public 2-day courses on Strategies for
Financial
Advancement.
The practical strategies will show
that:
· Someone starting with nothing can achieve something
of
expanding value.
· Someone starting with something can
experience improved
growth.
· Topics include:
·
Share Market Investment
· Real Estate Investment
·
Fixed Interest & Bond Investments
· Loans and Tax
Strategies
Of particular interest is Mr Costello's discourse on the Economic
Clock a
concept that had its origins in the London School Of Economics early
last
century and is based on almost 200 years of data. The 'clock'
identifies
the stock market and real estate cycles which underpin
investment
strategies. For further details contact Stan Parsons on
stan@businesslink.co.zw or 04-495 532
or Lorna Pearson on
lorna@businesslink.co.zw or 04 498
915.
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PROPERTIES
WANTED TO BUY
Simplex - 3 bedroom / 2 bathrooms. No
stairs.
Avondale area.
Phone 775473
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ACCOMMODATION
Shoppers
Harare, Beautiful fully equipped and serviced
garden apartment near Avondale
shops, available on
a day to day basis.
Contact John Dennis on 252984 or
091 337 773
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Houses,
flats, townhouses, plots, smallholdings, farms,
Commercial & industrial
properties - selling or buying -
Contact Darryl on 011 610 222 or
796670
email ecolynx@zol.co.zw
or
check out our prolific website www.twre.net
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FLATS
WANTED TO BUY
PRIVATE SALE
Two purchasers looking for secure 2 or 3
bedroomed townhouse, cluster home,
garden flat, flat in good area.
Phone
309819 MRS.JONES
023 410 555
email: cfuaccounts@cfu.co.zw
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ACCOMMODATION
Phone
Higher Dimensions for Property , Sales
and Rentals.
Daryl 091 251
752
Linda 011 400 440
Lyn 091 261 824
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DONAVANS
PROPERTY CONSULTANTS
"We are for you!!!"
Ph: 741655/ 741676/ 741258/
741327/ 741639
HOUSES FOR SALE
ALEXANDER PARK - PG 420
mill
Exceptionally pretty, bright & immaculate, spacious sunken lounge,
d.room,
kitchen, 3 bedrooms & study. Plus pool, garage, dbl. quarters,
walled with
elec. gate on ½ acre.
CHISIPITE - PG 495 mill
Gaynor Rd.
This is stunning & does not need a cent spent on it. Comprises
lounge,
d.room, 2nd lounge or study, 4 beds (m.e.s.) & Jacuzzi on verandah.
On
beaut garden of 1 acre, also offers outside laundry, sauna &
storeroom,
garage. Walled front & back with elec. Gate.
Ph: Vanessa
Vos 091-333-548
Vanessa@donavans.co.zw
GREENDALE
PG USD 80 000 equiv
Older 3 bedroom home on 2 acres. Property includes:
prolific borehole, 2 x
2 bedroomed cottages.
Ph: Nadia Marabini - 023 819
259
nadia@donavans.co.zw
COLNE
VALLEY PG $695 mill
3 acres beautiful park-like gardens, borehole, 4 beds, 2
bths.
GLEN LORNE - PG$575 mill
Elevated property, 1 acre, Thatched,
cottage style home, 4 beds, 3 baths
(m.e.s.) 2 lounges, pool, walled and
gated.
AVONDALE RIDGE - PG USD 165 000 equiv
Prime position, dbl storey
hse with cottage overlooking elevated garden,
superb entert. area with
pool.
Ph: Adrienne Hayden - 091 269 917
Adrienne@donavans.co.zw
CHISIPITE -
$360 mill
On stunning two acre garden with Msasa trees, a 4 bed home in need
of some
att. Plus pool workshop, dbl domestic, walled with elec gate.
Ph:
Ally Henning : 011-207 234
FLATS FOR SALE
HERBERT CHITEPO - PG 220
mill
2 bedroomed duplex garden flat in upper avenues possibly for
business.
Ph: Ally Henning - 011-207-234
ally@donavans.co.zw
Avenues Townhouse
-PG 350 mill
Elegant 2 bed, 2 bath well maintained duplex .L/up
garage
Ph: Nadia 023-819-259
1326/NP
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FOR
RENT
Ballantyne Park near St Johns School
Lovely home set in treed
garden.
4 double bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms. TV Room,
study, sewing room,
large covered verandah, pool,
double garage , electric gate and satellite
dish.
Partially furnished. Domestic staff.
Fair rental to the right
family.
Telephone 883381.
1309/NP
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HOUSES
FOR SALE
THE CHASE - Mount Pleasant. 4 b/r home in lovely garden -
cycads,
flamboyants, pool ! Perfect location and beautifully
maintained.
Georgina/Trish 490685 purkis@icon.co.zw
STEPPES ROAD -
Chisipite. This is gorgeous! An "oldie" that has been
beautifully extended
and renovated- lots of character. Stunning garden
(1.5 acre subdivided),
pool, electric fence. 3 Bedrooms, lots of "living"
space, BEAUTIFUL kitchen
! Discerning buyers should view this!
Georgina/Trish 490685 purkis@icon.co.zw
UMWINSIDALE - 25 acres
with A "Dream" Lodge set into kopje - thatched, on 3
levels, beautiful timber
work interior. Views to the north over paddocks
and trees. Pool, stables,
workshops, arenas. PLUS - 3 bedroom home within
own fenced area.
Georgina/Trish 490685 purkis@icon.co.zw
1315/NP
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HOUSE
REQUIRED FOR RENT
3 / 4 bedroomed house required 1st April 2004.
In
Avondale, Emerald Hill, Alex Park, Gunhill, Mt Pleasant areas.
Phone Noeline
Hall cell: 091 604 402.
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MERCER'S
PROPERTY BROKERS: For houses, flats, stands or development
opportunities. If
you are wanting to BUY or SELL, we would like to assist
you. Please visit
our website www.mercers.co.zw or contact
one of our
sales Team:-
Dawn Brown dawn@mercers.co.zw 011 209609
Kathy High
kathy@mercers.co.zw 011 404328
Janet
Patrikios janet@comone.co.zw 091
345057
Liz Rogers fawn@africaonline.co.zw 011
604024
Phil & Marcia Light lucknow@mweb.co.zw 011 220943
1323/NP
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IRRIGATION
FARM / LUSAKA, ZAMBIA
( for out right sale only)
800 h Developed
Commercial Farm available 35mins drive from Lusaka.
Minimum water capacity
for 240h under centre pivot.
Suitable for cereal rotation / tobacco / citrus
/ export vegetables and
flowers.
( One hour drive to Lusaka International
Airport with Tar road from farm
shed to apron ).
Depending on equipment
required by purchaser minimum purchase price US$ 1
million.
For further
information please email (including your name and contact
telephone numbers)
to:
acquisition@zamnet.zm
all
correspondence will be strictly confidential
1200/NP
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KARIBA:
house for occasional letting.
Consists of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms.
Fully
furnished and equipped, swimming pool and double lock-up garage,
walled and
serviced.
House is located in Baobab Ridge.
Tel Ben Kaschula on Harare
498121 or at CFU 309800.
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COMPUTERS
RD COMPUTERS
We offer a personal and efficient service for all
your computer
requirements, including: -
* upgrades
* hardware and
software sales
* maintenance contracts
* trouble shooting
*
repairs
Please call Gus McTiernan at RD Computers on 091 347 961 or
email
rdc@zol.co.zw for further
details.
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BUSINESS FOR SALE
Printing Business, highly profitable, Good Machinery,
including building.
Phone: 011 603 879
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FOR SALE
CEMENT CEMENT CEMENT
PC15 and Masonry
PKM Tools &
Hardware ( Pvt Ltd )
Tel: 263 4 665009 / 665022
Fax: 263 4 661516 /
665009
Email: pkm@utande.co.zw
Unit
2, 76 Lytton Road
Workington
Harare
HURRY!!! While stocks
last
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FOR
SALE
1998 Volvo S 40 1,9 Turbo Diesel.
Pacific Blue with light grey
interior.
34 000 kms. As New.
Please phone 011 614 411 or
883049.
1994 Nissan Sunny Station Wagon.
175 000 kms .In very good
condition.
Please phone 011 614 411v or 883049
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FOR
SALE - TYRES
Suppliers of imported & local tyres at very competitive
prices.
sedan, hi-performance, 4 x 4 , pick-up, light & heavy truck
plus
agricultural tyres.
Phone Devlin Smythe on 091 241 575.
1301/AN80
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FOR
SALE
Sugar Bean Seeds - professionally grown. Virus
& Disease
free.
Price - $ 5 000 / kg.
Contact Rob Fisher on 04 860149
Or mobile
011 411 781.
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TOYOTA
4 X 4 LANDCRUISER S/WAGON FOR SALE.
Custom roof carrier, long range tank,
selection of spares.
1989 , 280 000 km , clean and in good running
order.
33 million o.n.c.o.
Call Winkfield on 04 300632
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IMPORTED
DISPOSABLE NAPPIES AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES
Contact 091 922 302 or email 922302@ecoweb.co.zw
*stocks are
limited
DREAM BABY pack of 70
Breathable cover, double leg
cuffs SMALL ZW$ 109
200
wetness
indicator MEDIUM ZW$
113
400
waist band - Absorbs 750ml water LARGE ZW$ 117
600
EXTRA
LARGE
ZW$ 121 800
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8
Ton Truck for Sale
2003 Aeolus 8 ton truck with bulk sides and
sleeper
cab, 22,000km's
$135M
Phone 011 416 592
1274/NP [10/2, 17/2 ,
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CELLPHONES:
(1)
Nokia 3310 New $500,000 (2) Alcatel Pocket, with car hands free
kit and
charger, computer connections and software for email $500,000 Tel
011412912
or 04 481283
1329/NP
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FOR
SALE
Ladies 5 speed mountain bike, as good as new $ 350 000
Imported
babies fun play ring $ 300 000
Single green shade port $ 1.2
million
Detachable especially designed wall units in darkish wood,
lots of
cupboards $ 3.5 million
Small antique captain's chair $ 250 000
Solid pine
bunk beds with new mattresses $ 600 000
All goods in excellent condition
phone 011 602 144.
1306/AO59
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FARM
EQUIPMENT
2 x Relmo 115 Kw/150 hp electric motors fitted with four-belt
pulleys.
Contact Dave Hasluck on 011 430 011 or hasluck@mweb.co.zw.
Best offer
secures.
1313/NP
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FOR
SALE Mazda B2200 double cab (with canopy)
1997 model, 135000kms, good
condition (incl. new tyres;
serviced from purchase to date by Mike Harris
Motors),
SINGLE OWNER (mature lady) - $50 million.
Contact details: (04)
776446 or (011) 608569 or colinb@africaonline.co.zw
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Coldroom,
(2.5x2.5x3.5), Condensing Unit Compressor,
Copeland Hermatic
(USA).
Snooker table, full-size, with extras.
Phone: 860935 / 091 235
189
1318/NP
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FOR
SALE
+- 4000 agriplast microjets ..20lit/hr..plus stands and feeder
pipes.
?offers?
Submersible Pump S.A. Import..
Six stage submersible
Jacuzzi pump for drip or microjets, capable of 12 ha
irrigation.
Complete
with floating frame;filtration unit;delivery pipes and
all
electrics.
Contact 011 607 104 ..011 210 028.. or johnlaurie@zol.co.zw or
andrewlaurie@zol.co.zw
1321/NP
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FOR
SALE
Houseboat 10m long.
1,2 m pontoons.
No motor or steering.
In
knockdown form - easily reassembled.
Ideal for kapenta fishing.
Offers and
details phone Craig on 091 367 490
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FOR
SALE
Ford Bantam 1997 160i
$ 30 million or onco.
Phone 332373
or
Email caithnessken@zol.co.zw
1287/AO44
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TEMIK
FOR SALE
$ 800 000 per 20 kg pack
Bulk discount
10 - 24 packs $ 750
000
25 - 49 packs $ 700 000
50+ packs $ 650 000
Direct import
from RSA.
Hurry while stocks last.
Contact Basil Green
Mobile: 091 296
158
Email: hulley@zim.co.zw
1219/AO33
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FOR
SALE
Nissan Hardbody 2.7 Diesel Pickup. Brand New. 65 Mill Inc.
Isuzu 3
Litre Turbo Diesel Double Cab. Full House.2003. 6,000
kms.
Silver.125Mill.
Phone Mitch Green; 011211911 between 8 am and 1
pm.
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FOR
SALE
Lounge suite. 2 x 2 seater settees and 2 armchairs,
mushroom coloured
Dralon. $ 500 000.
WRS CD 368 Music System. CD and double tape
facility.
2 speakers and bass speaker. Remote control. $ 500 000
Office
desk, pine. 119cms x 77 cms. 3 drawers. $ 250 000
NV-G12 National Video. In
excellent condition. $ 500 000
Chest type Deep Freeze. 1 yr old. Approx 6 cu
ft. $ 400 00
Phone 861499 after 4pm. Mrs van Heerden.
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Mercedes-Benz
240D 123 Series
Fantastic runner. Good overall condition.
$ 16
million.
Contact Tel 883016 or 011 606 980
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Tractor
For Sale.
FIAT 55-56, 1997 model, 5300 Hrs, Immaculate condition,
$38
million
Contact 011 401 414 / 011 412 624.
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VEHICLES
FOR SALE:
1995 Mazda Magnum double cab 4x4, navy blue, anti hi-jack,
radio
Offers around $40 mil Incl S/Tax
and
1997 Honda Civic - alarm,
newly imported 80 000 kms. Offers around $40 mil
Incl S/Tax.
1996 Mazda
Astina CD Shuttle. Full House $ 40 million.
Call: 011 408 704.
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40 FT
CONTAINERS R 14 500
20 FT CONTAINERS R 9 500
Truck / Crane
Transport Available
To Re-Locate
Contact : Shayne 011 202 053 or
Regis
(bak storage) on 04 620070 - 8 or 011 405 572
Email justransport@myisp.co.za
Or regisn@bak-storage.co.zw
After
hours 04 211063 (Regis)
970/AM 26 [28/10 - 18/11] 1082/
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WILL
YOU DIE BROKE?
If governments and employers cannot be trusted to provide for
old age who
can?
Over the past year or so, in Britain and America, there
has been growing
alarm about the state of companies' pension funds. American
companies'
pension funds now have a combined deficit of about $400 billion.
(The
Economist 25 September 2003).
Is Zimabwe any different?
Will you
retire comfortably or die broke?
There is a choice between retiring
comfortably or dying broke. Find out how
with Brian Costello, Australian
author, teacher and investor who will be in
Zimbabwe in March at the
invitation of the Business Link. Mr. Costello will
present two public 2-day
courses on Strategies for Financial Advancement.
For further details contact
Stan Parsons on stan@businesslink.co.zw or
04-495
532 or Lorna Pearson on lorna@businesslink.co.zw or 04-498
915
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WANTED
WANTED
Software ( CD Rom ) for Genius Scanner.
Please phone
NADF office on 309800 / 309861.
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WANTED
URGENTLY
COMPRESSOR - 450-500 CFM, either VEIN or SCREW TYPE, in good working
order.
Please contact John or Paul on 062~2290/3
1319/NP
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WANTED
Boiler
for heating a pool at Springvale House School.
Telephone 079 22374 or 011
602 229
Or 091 262 564 EXT 22
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HOLIDAY & TRAVEL
Mozaic travel offers the best of
Mozambique.
Maputo through to Pemba including the magnificent Islands
of
the Bazaruto Archipelago. With a variety of accommodation
options and
activities to suite all budgets there is something for everyone.
Contact
Mozaic on Harare 300981/309296 or
email sales@mozaictravel.com
1271/AN89
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SANDTON,JOHANNESBURG.
ACCOMMODATION
superb
, fully furnished and serviced, self catering executive , 1, 2 and 3
bedroom
apartments, less than 1 min drive to sandton city\ square. best
value for
executives(bus), family holidays and stopovers, and
shopping
sprees.
choice of 3 totally secure , upmarket, complexes(close to
the ferrari
showroom, grayston drive)
full dstv, dvd,phone,room service,
internet access etc...
covered parking
finished and furnished to the
highest levels
R700 per night per unit, sleeps 4(2 bed unit)
Can be paid
in local currency
call for price on 1 and 3 room units.
CLIFTON,
CAPETOWN.
upmarket bachelor apartment situated right in the middle of the no
1 address
in africa, clifton beach.
fully furnished, self catering,and
serviced.
sleeps 4(ideal for couple with kids)
30 secs walk from 1st beach
, clifton.)
sea views
best sunsets on earth
R600 per night
dec\jan
R400 per night rest of year
Can be paid in local currency
we
also offer you the invaluable service of booking internal flights, car
hire
and any other service you may require within south africa.
dont waste money ~
try us first , then compare!
TELFAX: (04)707623
EMAIL : 270301@ecoweb.co.zw
CELL :
091270301\0
CELL : 091397891
CELL : 091341368
CELL :
011608145
1328/cheque
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HOUSEBOAT
AT KARIBA
HARMONY - sleeps 12, 4 double cabins, 2 shower/toilets, hot water,
3 crew,
reasonable rates.
Contact Tara on 885585/6 or tara@skzim.co.zw for more details.
1322/NP
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WINTER
FISHING SAFARI SPECIALS
BIG FIVE SAFARIS have reduced their winter rates for
2004 ( Chewore, Zambezi
River )
US$ 100 p/p/p/day ( Mon - Thur ) save
US$ 50 p/p/p/day
US$ 150 p/p/p/day ( Fri - Sun & public holidays ) save
US$ 50 p/p/p/day
Contact : Shannon or Jenny 759219 / 759220 / 091922302 /
091499499
bigfivesafaris@comone.co.zw
1281/NP
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WATERWHEELS
- WINTER SEA FISHING SPECIAL
76 FOOT SPORT FISHING MOTOR YACHT ( Mozambique,
Pemba )
US$ 2000 p/day for the boat save US$ 500 p/day
8 pax / all
inclusive BUT excludes air charter / fresh meat & veg
Contact :
Shannon or Jenny 759219 / 759220 / 091922302 / 091499499
bigfivesafaris@comone.co.zw
1281/NP
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COCONUT
BAY
Fantastic Mozambique holidays.
Self-catering & brilliant
camping.
World renowned diving reefs and deep sea fishing.
Full bar and
restaurant.
Contact Anna-Marie on 011 416 668 or 073 2341
Or email pumba@ecoweb.co.zw
1188/AO21
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FOR
ALL YOUR VALENTINE'S WEEKENDS AND EASTER BOOKINGS ANYWHERE IN AFRICA.
We're a
personalised & experienced travel agent/tour operator that offers
the
widest choice of both local & international holiday accommodation
options
to suit your needs - from self-catering to luxury, as well as air
tickets,
activities & houseboats in-between.
In fact over 100 lodges, hotels &
guesthouses in Zimbabwe & in the rest
of Southern & Central
Africa.
We're conveniently located at 11 Princess Drive, just 200m off
the
roundabout at Newlands.
Come in to discuss your local travel plans or
else contact either:
Nikki - nikki@off2africa.co.zw or Emma - emma@off2africa.co.zw
and for any
over border requirements contact
Julie - julie@off2africac.o.zw
Telephone:
252710-3
www.off2africa.com
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POSITIONS OFFERED
PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS
HIGHLANDS
MORNINGS
ONLY BOOKKEEPER / ACCOUNTS PERSON:
Experienced in pastel. Good
position.
BOOKKEEPERS:
Fulltime and experienced Trial Balance to Balance
sheet, or
other packages. Excellent Salaries and Perks.
JUNIOR
BOOKKEEPER:
School leaver - Pitman's Certificate. ICDL. O Levels.
Will
train. Professional Organisation.
ACCOUNTS / ADMIN MANAGER:
Up to Trial
Balance. Salaries and wages. General Admin.
Pastel V6. Very confidential
position.
LIBRARIAN / SECRETARY ( GREENDALE AREA ):
Some PA. Computer Lit.
Access an Advantage.
IT PERSON - DEGREE OR DIPLOMA:
Two years experienced.
Visual Basics. S.Q.L.
Microsoft Development programmers.
MARKETING AND
ADVERTISING PERSON:
Advertising, Budgeting, Creative aspects of
DTP.
Organise events and promotions. IT background.
PA /
SECRETARIES:
Experienced. Very computer Lit.
Good packages on
offer.
SECRETARY SHORTHAND:
Would suit college leaver or
1 - 2 years
experience. Salary $ 1.2 million
OFFICE MANAGER / ADMIN:
Interesting,
varied position.
Very negotiable Salary.
SALARIES AND WAGES PERSON
Must
know all aspects for this position.
Belina pay roll / or similar. $ 1.5
million and Perks.
PARTS MANAGER / WORKSHOP MANAGER:
Land Rover experience
an advantage. Very good
remuneration and vehicle.
TRANSPORT
MANAGER:
All aspects of transport. Strong personality.
Negotiable Salary
plus vehicle.
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
To assist with project three to four
months contract, must
be computer lit, could work from home, would
even
suit a retired person.
TEMP. SECRETARIES - To do lots of figure
typing /
schedules. Ms Word and Excel.
Phone Trish Nolan-Neylan 482069 /
011 417 346 or
Isobel Renshaw 482068 / 091 237 295
1312/NP
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SITUATIONS
VACANT
An old age home in Harare with 20 residents is seeking the services of
an
administrator to undertake general bookkeeping duties and administration
of
the home. The position will suit an active retired person as in return
for
the services rendered a cottage is offered together with a small
monthly
remuneration. Applications are invited from single or married
persons.
Applications are also invited for the position of matron.
Applicants should
have good supervisory skills, experience in catering and
the ability to
relate to senior citizens. The position offers a one bedroom
flat, meals and
a small monthly remuneration. It will be an advantage if the
applicant owns
their own motor vehicle for which an allowance will be paid
for travel
undertaken for the home.
Please forward applications for both
positions giving full personal details
and experince to gday@cfu.co.zw
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POSITION
AVAILABLE
Maintenance Manager
Required for a mixed farming enterprise in
Bromley ( only 55 km from
Harare ).
Main area of responsibility:
is the
Workshop ( including a machine shop ) and the close supervision of
all
workshop / maintenance / stores personnel and drivers.
Fleet Maintenance
includes:
LGVs, HGVs, tractors and all farm equipment.
General Estate
Maintenance includes:
boreholes, pumps, motors and refrigeration
equipment.
Remuneration Package to include:
Highly competitive salary
dependant on experience and skills; Company
vehicle,
On farm accommodation
and perks.
Please reply with CV & References to:
The General
Manager
P.O.Box 269
Marondera
Or email to simon@surrey.co.zw
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URGENT
REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY
Experienced farm Cook /chef & Attendant for safari
camp in lowveld
must have traceable references & have more than 5
years
experience. Contact
Leon
011 413874
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KELLY
KARE PERSONNEL SERVICES
Immediate vacancies - WANTED - URGENT -
URGENT
Mount Pleasant Business Park - PA to Managing and Technical
Directors.
A very busy position for an energetic individual.
Mukuvizi
Complex Msasa - High powered Bookkeeper. Knowledge of
Pastel a must. Vehicle
on offer for the right person and an excellent
salary.
Call
Kathy
Telephone 303377 0r 011 602 144
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VACANCIES
An
elite furniture manufacturing company based in Msasa, seeks to fill two
new
positions in SALES, as it ventures into new markets this year:
1) SHOWROOM
BASED SALESPERSON
This part-retail environment would suit a young and
dynamic, self motivated
And administratively conscientious person, with
artistic flair, computer
literacy,
Passion for Sales and Customer care.
The position is well backed-up by
"easy to process" ordering systems, leaving
room for expression in selling
and setting up additional artistic goods on
consignment.
Office hours 8.00 to 4.30 pm.
Very attractive, fully
commission-based salary.
2) FREELANCE SALESPERSON
This position would
suit a highly motivated self-starter, with very good
Sales
Ability,
choosing to work in their own hours, and by their own means. Again,
very
attractive, commission-based salary, with open-ended opportunity
for
remuneration - selling customised kitchens and up-market handcrafted
wooded
furniture, both locally and internationally.
For appointment
consideration please reply with preferred sales position,
and
CV
attachment to: gr@africaonline.co.zw.
1325/AN91
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MANAGER
For
our tapes and foams and spares department ( Motor Industry).
We require a
dynamo to run these departments, who is computer
literate and enjoys
people.
A great package for the right person.
Contact Ian Harris
Tel:
614162/7
Cell: 091 232 177
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Cook
Required.
Top quality cook required.
Preferably from farming back
ground.
Must have traceable references and minimum of 7 years
experience.
Contact Andre 091 239 003
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SERVICES OFFERED
20% discount offered to farmers
and ex-farmers, on
all auto electrical work.
Contact: J. Saul - 790266, 753336
ADEC, 16 Harare Street, Cnr Rudd/Harare St
1267/NP [10/2 -
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RECRUITMENT
AND PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Are you a company or candidate looking for
Executive/Senior Management
position/s, primarily in the Agricultural,
Horticultural or Floricultural
sectors?? We have a range of opportunities
both locally and regionally and
offer a unique and personalised service to
either party.
Cymbal Consulting (Pvt) Ltd. Please contact
either:
Collette Mills tel/fax: +263-4-496585; +263 11 207008
Julie
Farr tel/fax: +263-4-850072; +263 11 605083
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BUG
BUSTERS!
For eradication of household and garden pests;
Ants, bedbugs,
cockroaches, crickets, flies,
Fleas and termites.
Contact G Hook on 091
347 759
Email 347755@ecoweb.co.zw
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LORRIE'S
CLEANING SERVICES P/L
Specialists in cleaning of carpets, sofas, windows,
walls - domestic,
commercial
and industrial .
We have a reliable staff
which will bring service to your door.
Phone: 306996
Telefax:
306443
Cell: 091 384 688
1264 /AO45 [10/2 - 2/3] see
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ZEB
WATER BACK-UP SYSTEMS
Tired of erratic, unreliable water supplies or low
water pressure?
Invest in a reliable, filtered, backup system.
We supply,
install and maintain back-up water systems to all areas in and
around
Harare.
For more information please contact us on:-
011 806 525 or
E-mail: zeibari@mango.zw
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T
M Lambert (Private) Limited
Agent for Mono Pumps Zimbabwe
Ex Farmer
now doing Boreholes
Capacity Test, Installations, Repair Maintenance on All
Borehole Pumps
P O Box GT 629
Graniteside Harare
Telephone -
04-494-796
Cell phone - 091 288 448, 011 726 062, 011 219 424
Fax -
04-572-705
Email - bordeaux@zim.co.zw
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THE
MOTORING SHOW
Sales on Pre-owned vehicles
Avondale Plaza Flea
Market
Bath Road
P O Box A498
Avondale Harare
011 863 456 / 091 917
845
On sale now:
BMW's 325i, 318is, 320i box shape
Madza T/Cab 4x4 DX
1998
Mazda T/Cab SDX 1996
Nissan T/Cab V6 3.0L 1999
Nissan 2.7 Hardbody
1997
We also offer a wide range of Japanese Imports i.e. Toyotas, Nissans
and
many more, as well as change of ownership, AA Reports, 24 hour
security
we've got it all. Call us Now!!
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Study
in the UK
Stephanie Berry - Consulting in Zimbabwe 5-27 February
Advice
and Information on:
Study choices for the UK
Cost of tuition fees and
living expenses
Completing application forms
Maximising chances of
acceptance
Advice on applying for student visas
For further details
contact: 04 862 197 or 023 417 173 (Jenny
Jooste)
04 303 414/5 (Corinne).
Email:
slb@bucs.co.uk
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For
New Pick-ups and Double-cabs and
good Pre-owned Vehicles of All
Types,
Phone Mitch Green on 011 211 911
Between 8 a.m. and 1
p.m.
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UN-BEATABLE
PLUMBING PRICES
A wide range of plumbing hardware for sale at unbelievable
prices.
Geysers / copper piping / fittings etc
Contact : 091 908
800
922302@ecoweb.co.zw
1282/NP [10/2 -
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EXECUTIVE
IT / New Test and Training centre situated in Avondale
COMPUTER
COURSES
The International Computer Driving Licence
Other software
courses
Farming and Management Courses
These can also be done in your home
environment should you be unable to make
a trip to the Centre!
Any Email
connections done at your home as well !
Please call me Annette Yeatman -
302890 or 302893 or 011 211 338
or email annetteyeatman@zol.co.zw
1228/AN74
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SERVICES
OFFERED
Ex-Zim Australian Migration Agent
Based in Toowoomba,
Queensland.
Geoff Higgs
Registration No: 0319 488
Telephone: (617) 4698
7422/ 4696 8810
Fax: (617) 4698 7433
Email: geoffhiggsimmigr8@bigpond.com
1174/AO18
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MOTOR
VEHICLE INSURANCE
If you travel outside Zimbabwe in your motor vehicles
you
need insurance that covers you from Cape to Cairo.
To find out how to
insure your motor vehicles with Lloyds in
London email us at insurance@zim.co.zw and we will
send
you a proposal form and details on how it will benefit you.
1202/AN65
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MEDICAL
BACK-UP - WHAT'S YOUR SOLUTION?
Ill-health or injury in an environment which
cannot provide adequate medical
facilities or professionally trained medical
staff, coupled with
insufficient supplies of essential drugs and medicines
can leave you and
your family in a life threatening situation.
We are
a professional, experienced organization, able to assist and advise
on any
financial issue as well as suitable medical options for your
specific
requirements:-
PLATINUM ADVISORY SERVICES -
representing:-
· Prosperity Health (SA)
· BUPA International
(UK)
· Global Health (UK)
· Zurich Life Insurance (UK) -
(external life
insurance/pensions/critical illness cover) - Exclusive cover
for farmers.
Should you require further information please phone us, or
e.mail the names,
ages and family relationships of potential members and we
will provide a
free quote for a suitable scheme. Please include your daytime
contact phone
number.
Contact: Chantel Mincke on 335252 or
303044, 307358 or E-mail
cjacc@zol.co.zw, cjacc@mweb.co.zw.
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GENERAL
THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ZIMBABWE
is looking for quality fine
art and sculpture to auction on a commission
basis to raise for the Gallery.
For more information, call
Sharon Dutton on 621596/7 or 091 602 638 or
email
sharon.dutton@vidac.co.zw before
Friday 20th February.
The auction will take place on Wednesday 25th February
at the National
Gallery at 5:30pm.
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For
Your Information....
CFU Classifieds via email - plain text format every
Tuesday
Costs: -
Up to 30 words $4000/wk
31 - 50
words $5300/wk
51 - 75 words
$8000/wk
76 - 100 words $10600/wk
101 - 150
words $16000/wk
151 - 200 words
$21200/wk
201 - 250 words $24000/wk
251 - 300 words
MAX $32000/wk
Please send advert to aisd1@cfu.co.zw by MONDAY 1.00 pm and send
PROMPT
payment with a copy of your advert to CFU, Agricultural Information
Services
Department, Box WGT 390, Westgate, Harare.