Zim Online
Thu 27 July 2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe business leaders
want Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)
governor Gideon Gono to devalue the
local dollar by almost 100 percent when
he announces his monetary policy
review statement next week.
The Confederation of Zimbabwe
Industries, regarded as the voice of
business in the country, also wants
Gono to reintroduce a two tier exchange
rate system for exporters as part of
drastic changes it says could stimulate
an export-led economic recovery for
Zimbabwe.
Gono presents his monetary policy statement next Monday
and is
expected to announce steps to contain inflation at the moment pegged
at 1
184.6 percent and a raft of other policy measures aimed at stimulating
the
recovery of Zimbabwe's comatose economy.
In a paper
entitled, CZI Input into Fiscal Policy Review July 2006
which was submitted
to Gono, the business grouping said: "We recommend that
the country moves
back to a two tier system where exporters retain 80
percent for own use and
20 percent is surrendered to government at a
controlled
rate.
"We recommend a controlled rate of 200 000 to
the US dollar."
The controlled official exchange rate for the
Zimbabwe dollar against
the American dollar has remained for months fixed at
101 195 to one
greenback, a rate which even senior government officials
admit in private is
a gross distortion of the true market value of the ever
sliding Zimbabwe
dollar.
The Zimbabwe dollar changes hands at
anything above 400 000 to the
American unit on the illegal but thriving
black-market for foreign currency.
The parallel market is the only sure
source of hard cash for most
individuals and businesses.
The
CZI said a two-tier exchange rate system should be brought back as
a
transitional measure that would cater for the government's essential
foreign
currency requirements while also cushioning exporters who it said
were being
severely prejudiced by hyperinflation.
As the economy recovered
with more export earnings generated, the two
tier system could then be
phased out, the CZI proposed.
"As the economy recovers, government
revenue will rise sharply and
they will be able to afford to pay market
rates for foreign exchange. The
two-tier system can therefore be phased
out," the business organisation
said.
Gono, tasked by President
Robert Mugabe to steer Zimbabwe's sinking
economy to safety, was not
immediately available for comment on the
recommendations of the business
community to drastically knock down the
value of the dollar and to bring
back a two-tier exchange rate system.
The RBZ boss and Mugabe have
in the past resisted a wholesale
devaluation of the largely worthless
Zimbabwe dollar over fears such a move
could spark massive price increases
across the board as the economy is now
chiefly dependent on imports, even
for the most basic of commodities that
used to be produced
locally.
Zimbabwe is grappling its worst ever economic crisis
marked by
hyperinflation and shortages of fuel, electricity, essential
medicines, hard
cash and just about every basic survival
commodity.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change party and
Western
governments blame the crisis on repression and wrong policies by
Mugabe such
as his seizure of productive farms from whites for
redistribution to
landless blacks.
The farm seizures
destabilised the mainstay agricultural sector and
caused severe food
shortages after the government failed to give black
villagers resettled on
former white farms skills training and inputs support
to maintain
production.
But Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since the country's
1980
independence from Britain, denies mismanaging the country and says its
problems are because of economic sabotage by Western governments opposed to
his seizure of white land. - ZimOnline
Zim Online
Thu 27 July
2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe millers have hiked the price of the
country's main
staple food, maize-meal, by more than 50 percent barely 48
hours after
bakers increased the price of bread also by more than 50
percent, as the
southern African country's economic troubles
worsen.
Echoing the same reasons advanced by bakers when they hiked
the price
of bread last Saturday, a senior Millers Association of Zimbabwe
(MAZ)
official blamed the Tuesday price increases on spiralling costs of
production especially the cost of packaging for grain which he said had gone
up by 100 percent.
The official, who did not want to be named
because he was not
authorised by his association to discuss the matter, said
a 92 percent
salary increase recently awarded milling industry workers had
also put
immense pressure on milling firms, forcing them to hike prices in
order to
remain afloat.
"Packaging has gone up by 100 percent
because of increases in imported
raw materials while labour charges have
increased by 92 percent," said the
MAZ official.
A 10kg bag of
economy grade maize-meal or roller meal, which
previously retailed at Z$220
000 now sells for $385 000 while the same
packet of super refined maize-meal
is now priced at $585 000 up from $385
000.
The prices of
maize-meal that are legally are controlled by the
government were already
many times more than state gazetted prices even
before the latest hikes. For
example, a 10kg bag of economy grade maize meal
was officially marked at
$181 000.
It was not possible last night to get an immediate
reaction from the
Ministry of Industry and Trade which must sanction
increases in the price of
maize-meal.
The hikes in prices of
basic commodities such as maize-meal and bread
is sure to spur on inflation
in Zimbabwe, which is already the highest in
the world at 1 184.6
percent.
The latest round of price increases in the price of staple
foods also
significantly comes at a time President Robert Mugabe's
government claims
food is abundant in Zimbabwe after a bumper harvest last
season.
Data supplied by independent assessors however shows that
Zimbabwe
will again require assistance this year from international food
agencies
because it did not harvest enough food.
Zimbabwe, once
a regional breadbasket, has suffered from severe food
shortages since Mugabe
disrupted the mainstay agriculture sector through his
controversial seizure
of white-owned farms for redistribution to landless
blacks over the past six
years.
But the black villagers resettled on former white farms have
failed to
maintain production because the government did not provide them
with skills
training and inputs support. - ZimOnline
Zim Online
Thu 27
July 2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe deputy Information Minister Bright
Matonga was last
night released from jail on a bail of Z$15
million.
Matonga, also a Member of Parliament for President Robert
Mugabe's
ruling ZANU PF party, was arrested last Tuesday for allegedly
soliciting
bribes while still at the helm of the state-owned Zimbabwe United
Passenger
Company (ZUPCO) bus company.
He was arrested together
with former ZUPCO board chairman Charles
Nherera who was also released last
night after paying $15 million in bail.
The two men, who were
ordered to return to court on August 9, were
asked to surrender their
passports and to report to the police three times a
week as part of their
bail conditions.
In addition, they were also asked to remain at
their present
residences with Matonga remaining at his Chigwell farm near
Chegutu town
while Nherera will remain at his Harare house.
Matonga - who was ZUPCO chief executive officer - and Nherera
allegedly
demanded about US$85 000 from bus supplier, Gift Investments, as
an
inducement for them to award the company a tender to supply buses to the
state transport firm.
Nherera has already been dragged to court
over the allegations. He is
denying the charge.
Several of
Mugabe's ministers and government officials including his
former finance
minister Chris Kuruneri have been dragged before the courts
on various
charges of corruption. - ZimOnline
Zim Online
Thu 27 July 2006
JOHANNESBURG - On July 21, 2006, ZimOnline published a story alleging
that
the Zimbabwean government had directed Goal Zimbabwe, a
non-governmental
organisation operating in the country, to stop a
supplementary feeding
programme for school children in the district of
Hurungwe in Mashonaland
West province.
It has since come to our attention that while Goal
Zimbabwe is indeed
winding up the feeding programme, it is entirely untrue
that the
organisation is doing so at the orders of the
government.
The decision to discontinue the feeding programme was
made by Goal
Zimbabwe without any pressure or influence whatsoever from the
government.
We wish to apologise for the obvious inconvenience
caused to Goal
Zimbabwe and to the government of Zimbabwe as a result of our
erroneous
report. We also wish to apologise to Ms Pamela Muzenda, an
official at Goal
Zimbabwe, who we erroneously quoted confirming part of our
story. - Editor
Zim Online
Thu 27 July
2006
HARARE - Lawyers representing one of Zimbabwe's richest
businessman,
John Breenkamp, accused of violating the country's citizenship
laws, say
they will "soon" apply to court to have him removed from
remand.
Removal from remand would virtually mean the charges
against
Bredenkamp fall off although the state could still summon the
businessman to
court if it finds new evidence against him.
Bredenkamp's lawyer, Eric Matinenga, told ZimOnline yesterday that he
had
already met state prosecutors to inform them of his decision to contest
the
businessman's remand.
"I went to court today (Wednesday) to advise
the court officials on
the pending application for refusal of remand. I did
not make the
application today but I will make it soon," said
Matinenga.
Bredenkamp, who is said to have close ties to President
Robert Mugabe
and his ZANU PF party, was arrested last Friday for allegedly
being in
possession of a Zimbabwean as well as a South African
passport.
The Citizenship Act bars Zimbabweans from holding the
passport of
another country without special permission from the
government.
The business tycoon was remanded out of custody to 8
August after
paying Z$5 million bail.
Bredenkamp is regarded in
Zimbabwe's political circles as more closer
to former parliamentary speaker
Emmerson Mnangagwa who is involved in a
mortal fight with a rival ZANU PF
faction to succeed Mugabe.
Mnangagwa was for many years regarded as
heir apparent to Mugabe but
was last year sidelined at the eleventh hour
when the veteran leader
handpicked Joice Mujuru to the posts of second
Vice-President of ZANU PF and
the government.
The positions
place Mujuru, wife of powerful retired army general
Solomon Mujuru, a step
ahead to succeed Mugabe when he and first
Vice-President Joseph Msika step
down as expected in 2008.
Some analysts believe the targeting of
Bredenkamp, who the authorities
have always known held two passports, could
be part of the power struggles
between the Mnangagwa and Mujuru factions. -
ZimOnline
Zim Online
Thu 27
July 2006
PLUMTREE - A Zimbabwean magistrate's court on Wednesday
reserved
judgment in the trial of two Botswana Television (BTV) journalists,
Beauty
Mokoba and Koketso Seofela, for allegedly violating the country's
Press and
immigration laws.
The court sitting in Plumtree town
on Zimbabwe's border with Botswana
said it will rule on the matter on
September 5.
The two journalists were arrested in Zimbabwe last
April for allegedly
entering the country illegally and working as
journalists without
accreditation from the Media and Information Commission
(MIC), as prescribed
under Harare's tough media laws.
The
journalists, who entered Zimbabwe to follow up a story on the
outbreak of
the foot-and-mouth cattle disease along the two countries'
frontier, face up
to two years in jail if found guilty of working as
journalists without being
accredited. - ZimOnline
Zim Online
Thu 27 July
2006
BULAWAYO - A Zimbabwean magistrate on Wednesday removed from
remand an
opposition politician, Paul Siwela and political activist Jethro
Mkhwananzi,
who were being accused of inciting people to rise against
President Robert
Mugabe.
Earlier this week, Bulawayo lawyer
Nicholas Mathonsi, applied to have
the two politicians removed from remand
arguing that the state had taken too
long to bring the accused for
trial.
But the magistrate Jennifer Chikate had rejected the
application
saying she needed more time to consider the matter. Yesterday,
the
magistrate removed the duo from remand saying the state will now proceed
by
way of summons against the two politicians.
Siwela, who is
the president of the little-known Zimbabwe African
People's Union (ZAPU)
party and Mkhwananzi, were arrested in 2004 for
violating the Public Order
and Security Act (POSA) after they allegedly
urged people at a public
meeting in Bulawayo to rise against Mugabe.
The two said Mugabe
should be kicked out of office for butchering
about 20 000 minority Ndebeles
in the early 1980s during an operation to
crush an armed insurrection by
former soldiers aligned to the late
nationalist Joshua Nkomo.
Human rights groups and opposition parties in Zimbabwe have often
accused
Mugabe of using the tough security laws to stifle political dissent
in the
country. - ZimOnline
Reuters
By Stella
Mapenzauswa
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has arrested a senior government
official hours
after President Robert Mugabe vowed to tighten the screw
against corruption,
but analysts were sceptical this signalled a serious
clampdown.
Police were holding deputy information minister Bright Matonga
on Wednesday,
a day after he was arrested on corruption charges linked to
the purchase of
buses while he was chief executive officer at state
passenger transport
company ZUPCO.
Matonga's arrest came just hours
after Mugabe told parliament that
corruption posed a serious threat to his
government's efforts to resuscitate
an economy now in its eighth year of
recession, which critics blame on state
mismanagement.
Mugabe
said no one would be exempt from a crackdown on a scourge he said had
"the
potential to undermine the very foundations of the country's
socio-economic
development and, as such, constitutes a potent threat to
national
well-being".
But analysts said Matonga was only one of dozens of senior
government and
ZANU-PF officials implicated in graft over the past few years
and many have
escaped prosecution.
"There's a semblance of
seriousness against corruption right now but it is
looking too little to
late and it is still more of a bark than a real bite,"
said political
scientist John Makumbe, a lecturer at the University of
Zimbabwe.
In
February central bank Governor Gideon Gono said rampant corruption was
overtaking inflation as the country's number one enemy, weighing on an
economy saddled with 4-digit inflation.
"A lot of the individuals who
have managed to survive in this country have
largely done so through graft.
Corruption is spiriting away something like
40 to 50 percent of the
country's gross domestic product," said Makumbe, a
former chairman of
anti-graft lobby Transparency International Zimbabwe.
On Tuesday Mugabe
said parliament, in which his ruling ZANU-PF party enjoys
a comfortable
majority, would in coming months strengthen Zimbabwe's
anti-corruption
laws.
Over the past two years, Zimbabwe's police have arrested dozens of
businessmen, mainly on charges of illegal dealings in foreign currency and
defrauding bank depositors, but critics say the drive has largely ignored
the rot within government.
"The anti-corruption drive has been very
selective (and) my feeling is that
there is more talk rather than action,"
said leading private economist Eric
Bloch.
Mugabe, in power since
independence from Britain in 1980, has in the past
accused the former
colonial ruler of spearheading a campaign to sabotage
Zimbabwe's
economy.
(Additional reporting by MacDonald Dzirutwe)
By Tererai
Karimakwenda
26 July 2006
In a report about the opening of
the Zimbabwe parliament on Tuesday,
The Scotsman newspaper in the UK said:
"When in doubt, decorate." This was
in reference to the expensive new decor
in parliament that has been
criticised by Zimbabweans who watched Robert
Mugabe address the opening of
the new session of parliament on state
television. The lavish new design was
described as "cultural" by the state
media, but our correspondent Simon
Muchemwa told us ordinary Zimbabweans
were angered by the extravagant
amounts of money spent on redecorating while
they starve. The new look
parliament now features a royal chair for Robert
Mugabe that is covered in
leopard skin. Huge ivory tusks are on each side of
this throne and stuffed
animal heads hang on the wall. A chair for his wife
Grace floats over zebra
skin.
Mugabe's arrival at parliament
also showed off some new toys purchased
for his huge entourage. In a
statement released Wednesday, Nelson Chamisa,
spokesman for the Tsvangirai
MDC said: " The regime showed its affinity for
opulence in a sea of national
poverty when Mugabe and his entourage arrived
with new, state-of-the-art BMW
motorbikes. The regime's frenetic love for
grandeur, which is typical of all
dictators, has become legendary and it is
unthinkable how he could afford to
import over 15 lavish motorbikes when
Zimbabweans have no
food."
Criticism of the ruling party's extravagance in the midst of
an
economic crisis is nothing new. And Mugabe's continued failure to take
some
responsibility for destroying the nation and his tendency to blame
outside
forces have become a redundant feature of the parliamentary speeches
he
makes every year. As a result, critics say he has gone from a highly
respected African leader and become the typical evil dictator with expensive
tastes overseeing a failed nation.
In his speech on Tuesday
Mugabe again blasted the British government
and western powers. He said: "It
is refreshing that the world has now become
fully aware of the dishonest and
hypocritical anti-Zimbabwe strategy of the
British government." Mugabe also
repeated his claims that it is sanctions
imposed by these outside forces
that have caused the deterioration of the
nation. He has never publicly
admitted that the so-called sanctions are
actually targeted sanctions placed
on him, his family and members of his
regime. Closer to home, Mugabe made
more false claims about agriculture,
saying good rains would help the failed
sector rebound. He admitted that
rising inflation was "worrisome" but did
not seem to have a plan to "tame
the monster" as he claimed he was
determined to do.
Regarding the opposition, Mugabe again warned MDC
led by Morgan
Tsvangirai against organising any mass protests. He said:
"They should be
warned that the forces of law and order will not hesitate to
deal firmly
with all those who have made violence their culture." But all
the MDC MPs
from the Tsvangirai camp had boycotted the session, saying
Mugabe is not the
legitimate leader of the nation.
.
SW Radio Africa Zimbabwe news
VOA
By Carole Gombakomba
Washington
26 July 2006
A
British cabinet member has said London would welcome mediation between the
U.K. and Zimbabwe by former president Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania if he can
convince President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe to make changes in his
policies.
The statement of Britain's position on Mkapa's role as
mediator, handed to
him during the African Union summit in early July,
emerged in question
period in the British House of Commons late Tuesday and
came from Trade
Minister Ian McCartney.The minister quickly added that Mkapa
has yet to make
representations to London as to the talks sought by Mr.
Mugabe nor has he
sought British support in his assignment.
Labor
member of parliament Kate Hoey, who has been outspoken on the Zimbabwe
crisis, put the question to the government bench, declaring that Mkapa "has
merely been a stooge of Mugabe" so his mediation would only serve Mr.
Mugabe's aims.
McCartney answered that London is concerned about the
"lack of real
progress" in Zimbabwe, adding that "the sooner we get
international
action...the better."
Mr. Mugabe sought bilateral
discussions with Britain, maintaining that
British sanctions had been
imposed in response to Zimbabwe's land reform
program and had caused the
collapse of the country's economy. British
officials responded that talks
were not necessary because Harare's policies
had led to the economic
meltdown in which output has collapsed and inflation
has surged to the
vicinity of 1,200%.
The exchange in the House of Commons came only hours
after Mr. Mugabe
bitterly denounced what he charged was the British
government's "dishonest
and hypocritical anti-Zimbabwe strategy" of
undermining his economy aiming
to overturn his rule. The president's speech
was delivered at the opening of
a new parliamentary session.
Reporter
Carole Gombakomba of VOA's Studio 7 for Zimbabwe sought perspective
on the
hesitant diplomacy between Harare and London from commentator Phillip
Pasirayi, a Zimbabwean pursuing advanced studies at Lancaster University,
England.
[ This report does not necessarily reflect
the views of the United Nations]
HARARE, 26 Jul 2006 (IRIN) - In most
countries the problem is how to deal
with the pressures of rural-urban
migration; in Zimbabwe the opposite is the
case as city folk head to the
countryside to escape the rocketing cost of
living.
The government's
three-month urban cleanup campaign, Operation Murambatsvina
('Drive out
filth'), bulldozed houses and market stalls deemed "illegal
structures" last
year, affecting over 700,000 people.
As a result of the mass demolitions,
the cost of rentals in the
working-class suburbs of the capital, Harare,
shot up. But it is not just
the price of accomodation; with an inflation
rate of 1,200 percent, most
people struggle to make ends meet, even those
lucky enough to be in formal
employment.
For a growing number of
Zimbabweans the solution seems to be to try and make
a fresh start in the
rural areas, where life is cheaper.
Tsitsi Moyo used to live in the
high-density suburb of Kambuzuma, and earned
a living selling fruit and
vegetables. "I had bought a piece of land under a
council-sanctioned housing
scheme and managed to build a house for myself
and my three children," she
told IRIN.
But it was deemed illegal by the local authorities and in May
last year it
was demolished. "As a widow, life was already difficult for me,
but when my
house was brought down, I realised that I would not be able to
fend for
myself and my children. A friend advised me to buy a piece of land
in the
rural areas just outside Harare."
Moyo relocated to Matope
village in Goromonzi district, 50km northeast of
Harare. A year later she
has set herself up with a patch of land and a
vegetable garden, and two
moderately sized huts that serve as a cooking and
living area, and
bedrooms.
With her children attending a school in the village, she is
able to
concentrate on her new source of income as a cross-border trader.
She buys
groceries in South Africa, Zambia and Botswana for resale in
Zimbabwe, where
they are either unavailable or too expensive.
It has
been difficult for Tsitsi and her children to adjust to a new life in
the
village, but she has found it much cheaper: fresh vegetables are
plentiful
and meat is affordable.
She does not feel alone in her new rural home.
"There are thousands of
people who have moved into this place from Harare
since last year. We have
naturally tended to stick together because we sense
the locals are not
comfortable with our presence here," and "some of the
people who now live
here have respectable jobs in Harare but prefer to live
here, as they don't
have to pay rentals".
But all is not well with
her rural neighbours. Thomas Matope, headman of
Matope village, admitted
there were tensions between the "foreigners" and
the community. "Thousands
of people from Harare have settled in the district
and this is causing a
clash of cultures. Since they started settling in our
district, we have seen
an increase in cases of theft, prostitution and
public
violence."
Many of the new arrivals have built homes, but do not farm.
"It is easy to
lay the blame on the new settlers because they don't have
land on which to
grow vegetables and raise chickens and goats, and I suspect
they are
responsible for the thefts that we are experiencing."
The
village heads in the district had met and agreed that they should stop
accepting people from Harare wishing to settle in the area. "There is a
general feeling now that these people, who are used to making a quick buck,
could encourage the growth of criminal activities, especially stock-theft,"
Matope said.
"We also have sacred shrines, like some mountains and
wetlands, where people
are not supposed to set foot, but some of these new
settlers are growing
vegetables on the wetlands, something that locals would
not do," he
commented.
But Lovemore Mutawara, who doubles as a welder
and carpenter at a local
business centre, said while there were some bad
apples among the new
arrivals, he had benefited from the influx of people
from the city.
"My wife runs a thriving garden and receives a lot of
support from the new
settlers, who buy vegetables from her. As a welder and
carpenter they have
hired me several times to do some jobs for them - some
of them are employed
people and commute to Harare every day, and they have
put some money in
circulation."
IOL
July 26 2006
at 04:22PM
Harare - Zimbabwe's central bank governor Gideon Gono
has become so
unpopular that some ruling party officials want him dead,
President Robert
Mugabe was quoted as saying in the Herald newspaper
Wednesday.
Mugabe said Gono's controversial monetary policies,
including a fixed
exchange rate, stringent anti-graft measures and
large-scale printing of
money, had annoyed some people so much that they
wanted to send him to the
next world, the state-controlled newspaper
said.
"Gono, there are some circles that do not love him," Mugabe
told
guests at a lunch to mark the opening of the new legislative session on
Tuesday.
The 82-year-old president, however, praised the
Reserve Bank of
Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor's policies and said he should be
left alone, the
paper said.
"I am sure that without
the work done by the RBZ, we would not be
where we are now," Mugabe
said.
Zimbabwe is mired in its worst economic crisis ever, with
annual
inflation at nearly 1 200 percent and critical shortages of foreign
currency, fuel and drugs.
The central bank chief, who has vowed
to turn around the economy, has
fixed the rate of exchange for the US dollar
at just over 100 000 Zimbabwe
dollars, but on the thriving parallel market
it now fetches around five
times that amount.
Gono's war on
corruption has made him particularly unpopular. On
Tuesday, Zimbabwe's
deputy information minister Bright Matonga was arrested
on graft charges
related to the acquisition of buses during his time at the
state-run bus
company ZUPCO.
Mugabe said some officials were cheating. "We want a
turnaround and
the policy of cheating must stop. We cannot continue cheating
each other,"
he said. - Sapa-dpa
Comment from The Cape Times (SA), 26 July
By John
Scott
Jonathan Dube-Bananga believes he has finally cottoned on to
the secret of
President Mbeki's policy of quiet diplomacy towards Zimbabwe.
"I don't know
why I didn't understand it before," he said yesterday. "It's
so glaringly
obvious." "Not to me it isn't," I said. "Thabo's quiet
diplomacy is more
like the Pink Panther tip-toeing through the Topkapi
palace museum at
midnight without setting off the burglar alarms." "That's
because you've
never done the South African run," said Jonathan. He
explained that the
South African run is what millions of Zimbabweans do to
escape the rigours
of life under Robert Mugabe. Jonathan himself had his
brick house bulldozed
under Mugabe's cleansing campaign, and then faced
imprisonment for hugging
his male cousin in a Harare street. "In terms of
new Criminal Law, that's
now an indecent act. So I said bugger me, I'm
getting out of the country for
good." He had left several times before, but
was always picked up by the
South African authorities and deported back to
Zimbabwe.
"I didn't really mind. The train journey is nice, and they
fed us well. I
see that it now costs South Africa R75 a day to detain each
illegal
immigrant. That's a few million Zim dollars, which is a lot more
than the
Zimbabwean government ever spent on me. Then when we reach the
border at
Beit Bridge, we get out of the train, wander down the river and
cross back
into South Africa. It's just a pity that your authorities want
permission to
run the trains deep into Zimbabwe before letting us out, which
won't be
quite so convenient, and will mean that several days may pass
before we gain
re-entry. The point is even your guys know that for every
deportee, who
quickly returns anyway, there are 10 Zimbabweans permanently
settled in
South Africa - between three and five million at last estimate.
Now do you
see how quiet diplomacy is working?" "Still not a clue,
Jonathan."
"Your president is allowing our president to empty
Zimbabwe of people. It's
a devilishly clever plan. One of these days, Mugabe
will wake up and realise
he has no more opponents to victimise or to spy on
or accuse of working for
the British imperialists because they will all be
in South Africa. Then
peace will descend on Zimbabwe." "That's brilliant," I
agreed. "It also
means that far fewer people will starve under Mugabe. And
those who do will
have only themselves to blame for voting for him." "So you
see," said
Jonathan, "never underestimate quiet diplomacy." Won't you get
into trouble
for allowing me to identify you by name?" I asked. "You can't
even joke
about Mugabe now without running the risk of being arrested, not
that he had
much of a sense of humour before." "Only if I'm caught and
deported again,"
said Jonathan. "But I don't think that will happen. I
reckon I've polished
my marble with your government by explaining how its
policy of quiet
diplomacy actually works."
New Zimbabwe
By
Lebo Nkatazo
Last updated: 07/27/2006 03:01:19
ZIMBABWE faces a banking
crisis in August after financial sector workers
threatened industrial action
this week.
The Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (Zibawu) on
Wednesday gave a
14-day notice to the Bank Employers Association of its
intentions to stage a
work boycott.
The workers want salary
adjustments of up to 1 600 percent in line with
Zimbabwe's runaway inflation
of close to 1200%.
Blessing Mujuru, the Zibawu president said in a
statement: "This 14 day
notice has been precipitated by the lack of
seriousness on the part of the
Bank Employers Association to conclude the
collective bargaining process for
salary negotiation.
"We have held a
series of meetings from as far back as 8 June 2006 all of
which have been in
futility."
The financial sector industry fears the threatened strike by
bank workers
could fuel mass withdrawals and reverse the government's
attempts to arrest
inflation and suffocate the black market
economy.
Zimbabwe's banking industry is already uneasy at the prospect of
some banks
being forced to merge or close down due to a central bank
directive that
they need to raise a minimum capitalisation of US$10m by
September.
The banks were given the deadline last year.
The
country's financial sector has been ailing since 2004 when it suffered
its
worst crisis which left seven banks under judicial administration and
three
financial institutions liquidated.
Three of the banks that had been
closed in 2004 reopened in January last
year as part of a new umbrella
grouping that the central bank hoped would
help revive the troubled
financial sector.
The Zimbabwe Allied Banking Group (ZABG) brought
together the Royal, Trust
and Barbican banks and planned to take in more
distressed banks. But it has
not really taken off.
Reserve Bank of
Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono last year warned that more
banks could be
incorporated into the ZABG while those which failed to meet
the requirements
to join the grouping would be liquidated.
Meanwhile, the September
deadline is giving bank officials sleepless nights.
"Most banks are
unlikely to meet the September 30 deadline for the minimum
capital
requirements," the Bankers' Employers Association warned in a letter
to
Zibawu last week.
"Thus, some banks may actually be forced to close or
merge with other banks
if they are to survive and retain workers," it
said.
While most banks performed well last year, the environment "has
deteriorated
significantly" in the first five months of 2006, with the
majority posting
heavy losses, the association said.
Only five of
Zimbabwe's 18 registered commercial banks have so far raised
the minimum
amount required.
Banks say skyrocketing operating costs are outstripping
income.
Zimbabwe is in the throes of economic recession characterised by
high
inflation, high unemployment and chronic shortages of foreign currency
and
basic goods like sugar and the staple cornmeal.
Herald, Wednesday, July 26, 2006
PRESIDENT Mugabe's full speech at the
opening of the Second Session
of the Sixth Parliament of Zimbabwe in Harare
yesterday.
Madame President of the Senate,
Mr Speaker,
Sir,
Senators,
Members of the House of Assembly.
IT
gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the start of the
Second
Session of the Sixth Parliament of Zimbabwe.
This Session takes place
against the back-ground of our home-grown
and defining legislative
developments which, apart from placing our
Land Reform Programme on a firm
pedestal, have also re-introduced the
bi-cameral Parliamentary system. Our
Upper House of Parliament, the
Senate, is now firmly in place.
Following the passing of Constitutional Amendment Number 17, women
are now
empowered to own land alongside their male counterparts,
while through their
representation in the Senate, the country has
already attained the 30
percent Sadc quota for women in politics. I
wish to reiterate my challenge
to those elected as members of the
Senate to work hard to fulfil the
expectations of the electorate and
the Nation.
Madame President, Mr
Speaker Sir,
While we had made significant progress in containing the
country's
number one enemy, inflation, its current resurgence and the
distortions it causes in our everyday lives present a worrisome
development. Notwithstanding this setback, Government remains fully
determined to tame the monster, a task which no doubt requires our
collective will as stakeholders in the country's well-being.
I wish
to applaud the close collaboration between Government and
Business, which
has underpinned the implementation of our nascent
National Economic
Development Priority Programme (NEDPP), which
focuses on stabilising the
economy, ensuring national food security,
and improving foreign currency
generation.
Further, the programme emphasises the importance of import
substitution and value-addition as we redouble our efforts at
promoting
investment. Thus, the prevailing sense of a shared vision
should forever
remain as the mortar that binds us together and the
force that propels us to
greater heights in pursuit of national
development.
It is pleasing
to note that, as a Nation and indeed as a region, we
have this year
experienced a vastly improved rainfall season. This
welcome occurrence has
set the stage for a strong rebound of the
agriculture sector which had been
hard hit by successive droughts
over the past few years.
This
development bodes well for our sectoral economic turnaround
strategies which
are firmly anchored on the agricultural sector.
Attention should
continuously shift towards clearing impediments to
optimal productivity in
the agricultural sector. These include
adequate and timely resource
mobilisation as well as security of
tenure and stability on the farms,
issues of commodity pricing,
production and farmer support
programmes.
On this inputs supply front, Government is already working
closely
with suppliers in an effort to boost the provision of critical
inputs
while, on the basis of the 99-year leases to be issued in due course,
and in the context of the recently approved contract farming
framework,
the corporate sector should now play a more expanded role
in guaranteeing
increased production.
On the issue of disruptions on farms, I wish to
make it crystal
clear that Government will not hesitate to deal firmly with
all cases
of indiscipline on the farms.
To ensure the attainment of
optimum productivity, our farmers should
be equipped with the appropriate
knowledge and skills. In line with
this thrust, Government has increased the
number of agricultural
colleges to 11 with the addition of Magamba,
Chaminuka, Mushagashe
and Kaguvi training centres.
The first group
of 337 agricultural apprentice candidates completed
studies in April this
year and are now ready for deployment,
preferably in the agricultural
extension services area where
personnel levels have remained at 50 percent
over a number of years.
Government will continue to monitor commodity
price movements and to
engage stakeholders with a view to ensuring long-term
viability of
the sector.
The country has over the years continued
to endure adverse terms of
trade owing to reliance on the export of primary
and semi-processed
products. To address this unsavoury situation, the
ongoing
implementation of the Industrialisation Policy will emphasise
value-addition and import substitution.
In light of this,
Government, together with the private sector, will
pursue strategies to
boost capacity utilisation and product
beneficiation. Already, Government is
pursuing a strategic
partnership, which should see the rehabilitation of and
increased
capacity utilisation at Ziscosteel.
Experiences on the
international arena continue to testify to the
role of the export sector as
the flagship of any successful
industrialisation programme. To this end, a
comprehensive National
Export Strategy, which should serve as the fulcrum of
our
industrialisation programme, will be launched soon.
A revised
Cotonou Agreement, which governs trade relations between
African, Caribbean
and the Pacific Group of States, and the European
Union, will soon be
brought to Parliament for ratification.
Sustained oil price increases,
mainly triggered by geopolitical
uncertainties in the global market,
continue to impact negatively on
efforts to restore stability in the fuel
sub-sector. As a response,
Government has adopted a policy of diversifying
the sources of
petroleum products in order to reduce dependence on
conventional
fossil fuels.
It is in this context that the blending
of petrol with ethanol is
now set to resume, while work on the production of
bio-diesel from
jatropha, which is set to yield up to 10 percent of the
national
requirement, is already at an advanced stage.
In the power
sector, Government is cognisant of the projected
increased demand for
electricity within the region and the
possibilities of a regional power
deficit next year. To guarantee
self-sufficiency, a programme for the
expansion of local power
generation capacity through the construction of new
power stations as
well as the revamping of existing ones will be embarked
on.
Furthermore, steps have been taken to rationalise Zesa's business
units as a strategy to engender operational efficiency. To register
the
required impact, these initiatives have to be complemented by
energy
efficiency and conservation efforts by all the users.
The tourism
sector remains an area of great promise in terms of
opportunities for robust
growth. To provide for co-ordinated planning
and development of the sector,
the National Tourism Policy will be
introduced, while various instruments,
including amendment of the
Tourism Act shall be developed in order to
operationalise this policy.
The National Parks and Wildlife Management
Authority, in conjunction
with the Rural Electrification Agency, is stepping
up infrastructural
development in the Gonarezhou National Park so as to
maximise
benefits accruing to the country from the Great Limpopo
Transfrontier
Park initiative.
Challenges remain in the need to
ensure sustainable use and
effective management of the environment. These
stem from the lack of
adequate capacity to enforce adherence to legal
environmental
provisions by both individuals and institutions.
Measures to be taken to enhance that capacity will include the
establishment
of the National Environmental Council which will advise
Government on all
issues relating to environmental management.
Memoranda of Understanding
on the Kavango-Zambezi and Limpopo-Shashe
Teams Frontier Conservation Areas
and an Agreement between
Cooperazione E-Sviluppo Onlus (Cesvi) and the
Government of Zimbabwe
will also be brought before Parliament during this
Session.
The current decline in the quality of our road infrastructure
requires urgent attention. This assumes greater urgency when viewed
against the spate of fatal accidents and the country's thrust towards
realising its full potential as a communication hub in the region. To
this end, Government is in the process of constructing toll plazas at
entry and exit points of major towns as a means to boost revenue for
the
upgrading of the roads network.
A Bill to transform the Department of
Inland Waters into a Maritime
Authority responsible for developing,
regulating and licensing
domestic inland water operations will also be
brought before
Parliament during this Session.
As part of
Government's on-going Public Sector Reform Programme and
in line with the
Sadc Protocol on Transport, Communications and
Meteorology, the Road Act
shall be amended in the life of this
Session to facilitate the
transformation of the Department of Roads
into an autonomous Roads and Ports
Authority.
Madame President, Mr Speaker Sir, in recent years, the
critical role
of Information and Communication Technologies as a catalyst
for
development has continued to grow. Our challenge is to embark on
full-scale implementation of the ICT policy and strategies to
translate
this potential into actual national competitive advantage.
Government
will, through the Ministry of Science and Technology
Development, table
during this Session a Bill providing for the
establishment of the National
Information and Communication
Technology Authority as well as the Bill for
the formation of the
Converged National Information and Communication
Technologies
Regulator to facilitate implementation of the already approved
National Information and Communication Technology Policy.
In view
of the shortcomings associated with the Research Act, which
currently
governs all our research activities, an Innovation, Science
and Technology
Bill, which provides for the integration of science,
technology and
innovation initiatives by the various players in the
country, will be
brought up for consideration by this House during
the Session we are opening
today.
A Bill providing for the transformation of the Central
Statistical
Office into a semi-autonomous agency will be brought for
consideration during this Session. The envisaged transformation of
the
Central Statistical Office will ensure the harmonisation of
Zimbabwe's
statistical system, a move which will lead to improved
service
delivery.
Madame President, Mr. Speaker Sir, sustainable development
can only
thrive in an atmosphere where the Nation has control over its
resources. Impelled by this moral obligation to ensure the country
derives due benefit from the exploitation of its resource endowment,
Government will, during this Session, give legal underpinning to the
existing indigenisation and empowerment policy thrust.
Implementation of this thrust shall proceed on a sectoral basis,
focusing
initially on mining and tourism. In doing so, however,
Government remains
fully cognisant of the critical role of other
development partners and
investors and, as such, will continue to
pursue mutually beneficial
development partnerships with these
players.
The development of the
country's small to medium enterprises sector
features highly on the national
agenda, and the creation of a full
ministry to promote development of the
sector is eloquent testimony
to this commitment. The re-organisation and
provision of critical
business infrastructure for this sector will continue
in the context
of phase II of Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle.
Implementation of the People's Shops concept and the resuscitation
of
women's clubs and co-operatives will also receive greater
attention in this
programme. A total of $17,5 billion has been made
available to businesses in
this sector in this financial year, while
various entrepreneurial training
workshops have also been lined up.
Because the need to improve the
quality of life in rural areas is
morally compelling, moreso, given that
over 70 percent of our people
reside on the countryside, two Ministries have
been especially
charged with this responsibility. The Ministry of Rural
Housing and
Social Amenities will embark on vigorous implementation of the
Rural
Housing Policy and the social amenities development programme which
will involve the construction of model homesteads and rehabilitation
of
rural schools in the various provinces.
The Ministry of Water Resources
and Infrastructure Development will
ensure that all communal and resettled
communities have reliable and
constant access to clean, safe drinking water.
To this end, while 48
dams are under repair, 21 small-to-medium sized
irrigation schemes
are also being rehabilitated under the accelerated
irrigation
rehabilitation programme and other initiatives driven by the
Reserve
Bank's Agricultural Sector Performance Enhancement
Facility.
As a member of the International Labour Organisation,
Zimbabwe
endeavours to conform to the terms and standards of the body.
Consequently, a Public Service Amendment Bill, which will provide for
public servants to engage in collective bargaining, dispute
resolution,
recognition of associations and their participation in
the making of laws,
regulations, notices and circulars shall be
tabled in this House during this
Session.
The Older Persons Bill, which seeks to streamline the care and
protection of older persons, shall also be tabled. The State Service
(Pensions) Bill, providing for the creation of a State Pension Fund
will
be brought to Parliament for consideration.
The transformation of the
country's education sector is critical if
the country is to enhance the
competitiveness of this human resource.
In pursuance of this goal,
Government, through the Ministry of
Education, Sport and Culture, will
implement a two-pathway education
structure, which caters for the varying
aptitudes and abilities of
learners.
Under this system, learners
will be given a broad curriculum at
Forms I and II, and be examined
thereafter. On the basis of their
aptitudes, results of the examination and
their interests, the
learners will be guided to their respective areas of
specialisation
at both middle and senior secondary school levels. It is on
the basis
of their established aptitudinal direction that the reviewed
educational system will take them forward.
Madame President, Mr
Speaker Sir, the transformation and empowerment
of the youth remains a top
priority for my government given that the
youths are the bedrock of the
Nation's future. Thus, implementation
of the recently approved Zimbabwe
Youth Employment Network Programme,
which prioritises youth employment
creation, shall commence in
earnest.
Government, through the
Ministry of Youth Development and Employment
Creation, will establish a
National Youth Databank, which will
provide the information required in the
development and co-ordination
of youth-related programmes.
As a
Nation, we are challenged by the incidence of gender-based
violence and the
rampant abuse of minors, trends which betray
increasing moral decadence in
our society. Consequently, a Domestic
Violence Bill, which will provide a
legal framework for dealing with
the problem of domestic violence shall be
tabled during this Session.
Further, it is high time we critically
consider a total shift from
some retrogressive traditional and religious
practices that include
wife inheritance, girl-child marriages and child
pledging, which
continue to enshackle the girl child. Apart from delaying
national
efforts towards gender equality, such abhorrent practices also run
counter to efforts to prevent the spread of the HIV/Aids pandemic.
The prevailing economic situation has no doubt contributed to a rise
in
various forms of criminal behaviour. This state of malaise calls
for greater
industriousness on the part of the police in order to
combat the broad range
of offences. Accordingly, the Police Act will
be amended to enhance the
operational efficiency of the Zimbabwe
Republic Police.
Furthermore, the Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism
Bill,
which empowers the police to deal with transnational terrorism
shall be
brought to this House, while the United Nations Convention
on Transnational
Crime together with the Sadc Protocol on
Extradition, which foster
co-operation in the prevention and
suppression of crime in the region shall
also be brought before
Parliament for ratification during this
Session.
Another regrettable development is the incidence of cases of
corruption, which threatens our moral fabric. This scourge has the
potential to undermine the very foundations of the country's
socio-economic development and, as such, constitutes a potent threat
to
national well-being.
Government will, therefore, not hesitate to invoke
the full force of
the law against those perpetrating this vice, regardless
of their
social status or political affiliation.
To enhance
continental and international co-operation in combating
corruption, the
African Union Convention Against Corruption will be
brought before this
House for ratification during the Session
starting today. The
Anti-Corruption Commission Act and the Prevention
of Corruption Act shall
also be amended for purposes of strengthening
capacity for the prevention,
investigation, prosecution and
punishment of corruption and related economic
crimes.
The health sector continues to grapple with challenges relating
mainly to shortage of essential drugs and the brain drain. However,
the
acceptance of a second local manufacturer of anti-retroviral
drugs should
help ease the plight of those of our people affected by
the HIV/Aids
pandemic.
As part of measures to arrest the shortage of medical staff,
a
cadetship programme through which graduates will be bonded to the
State for a period equal to the period of their education and
training
shall be introduced. In line with the goal of ensuring that
all rural health
centres have qualified personnel by the end of next
year, 300 primary care
nurses are to be deployed to the health
centres next month.
In
keeping with the country's record of maintaining an excellent
immunisation
programme, this year's national programme was held last
month.
It
will be remembered that this year alone, our country and others
in the
region have experienced earthquakes and tremors on four
occasions. This high
incidence of these natural phenomena, which
until recently were scarcely
known in this part of the globe, calls
on us to abandon our previous laissez
faire approach and become more
pro-active in seeking methods to cope with
possible future
occurrences.
Madame President, Mr Speaker
Sir,
While we continue to enjoy cordial relations with countries within
our region and further afield we, however, note with concern the
continued imposition of illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe by the
European Union and the United State of America, all this, at the
behest
of our erstwhile British colonisers.
It is however, refreshing that the
world has now become fully aware
of the dishonest and hypocritical
anti-Zimbabwe strategy of the
current British Government. We feel proud that
we have defeated that
strategy which was aimed at the collapse of the
Zimbabwe economy and
an envisaged regime change. Zimbabwe will never be a
colony again.
In our quest for peace, stability and economic
prosperity, we will
continue to deepen and broaden our relations both
regionally and
internationally. In pursuance of this, therefore, some
outstanding
Sadc Protocols and a number of African Union and United Nations
treaties and conventions will be presented before Parliament during
this
Session.
With regard to the reforms of the United Nations, we remain
fully
supportive of the African Union's position that Africa be fully
represented in all decision-making organs of the UN and more
specifically, that it be granted not less than two permanent Security
Council seats with all the prerogatives and privileges applicable to
other permanent members.
Madame President, Mr Speaker Sir,
As a Nation we need to remain vigilant against those reactionary
elements
amongst us and those outside our borders who submit
themselves to
cheque-book diplomacy and plan to trample on the
fundamental tenets of
popular democracy out of an overweening
ambition for power.
Having
failed to win the approval of the electorate, they would now
want to subvert
the country's legal electoral processes.
They have become champions of
violence within and without their own
political organs. They should be
warned that the forces of law and
order will not hesitate to deal firmly
with all those who have made
violence their culture.
Notwithstanding the incidents of violence by our political
malcontents, the
country cherishes the long-established state of
peace and tranquillity. We
remain a peaceful Nation whose people in
the main are hardworking.
Finally, I wish firstly to pay tribute to our Security Forces for
their
continuing role in securing our peace and stability. Secondly,
my tribute
goes to the gallant people for continuing to exhibit great
fortitude of mind
and unyielding regard for the sanctity of our
national sovereign integrity
despite the prevailing economic
challenges largely orchestrated by the
country's detractors.
Through this all-conquering will and self-belief
we continue to
safeguard our freedom and national sovereignty. Indeed, our
sense of
resolve should continue to be nourished by the supreme sacrifices
of
the days gone by, even as our self-determination today bids us to
declare that Zimbabwe will never ever be a colony again!
Madame
President, Mr Speaker Sir.
I now wish to commend these matters for your
consideration and
declare the Second Session of the Sixth Parliament of the
Republic of
Zimbabwe duly open.
I thank you.
The Herald (Harare)
July 26,
2006
Posted to the web July 26, 2006
Harare
CHITUNGWIZA Central
Hospital is broke and needs help urgently.
The hospital, once a beacon of
hope to most patients because it never ran
short of essential consumables
such as drugs, is now consulting local
companies and holding entertainment
activities to raise money.
The hospital's chief executive officer Dr
Obadiah Moyo yesterday confirmed
that the institution was frantically
looking for donations both in cash and
kind.
"We have to do something
because the money we are getting is not enough to
ensure we provide a good
service to our patients," Dr Moyo said.
He said the central hospital
needed up to $300 billion to be able to meet
its requirements for this
year.
The hospital was given $135 billion by the Government at the
beginning of
the year, which it exhausted in May.
"Our mandate is to
improve our drug stocks, which have been severely
depleted.
"We have
since been promised various types of medication we had run out of,
such as
ciprofloxacin and candid creams," Dr Moyo said.
He said another local
company has promised to donate some blankets.
Inadequate blankets have
seen admitted patients being forced to endure the
cold weather.
"We
are expecting 10 gluco-plus meters pledged by another company based in
Harare," he said.
The gluco-plus meter, he said, uses the latest
technology of electrochemical
bio-sensors for testing blood sugar levels
thereby producing more accurate
results compared to the calorimetric method
used by the hospital.
This year, most Government hospitals had by May run
out of money, hence the
resource mobilisation drive by Chitungwiza Central
Hospital.
In an interview recently, Health and Child Welfare Secretary,
Dr Edward
Mabhiza said the request for additional funds for hospitals would
be
presented before Cabinet.
BBC
By Steve
Vickers
BBC, Harare
A dating service for
HIV-positive people in Zimbabwe has made a
successful start with its first
couples having been matched up.
The agency, called Hapana, was launched
two months ago and is
challenging attitudes that society holds towards those
living with the
virus.
About one in five Zimbabweans is
infected, the United Nations says.
One of the highest rates in the
world.
One common perception is that single people who are HIV
positive
should no longer be involved in sexual relationships.
"There's an unspoken expectation that if you're single and you test
positive, you're supposed to become celibate," the founder of the agency,
Luta Shaba, told the BBC News website.
"I believe it's
contributing to continued infection, because if you
know that disclosing
your status will cause the other person to leave you,
the chances are that
you won't disclose.
"A lot of people have shown interest in what
I'm doing and my clients
have made it very clear that they are happy that
someone has started this
service."
Divide
Highly
publicised campaigns have been running over the past five years
to encourage
people to undertake HIV tests, in order to control the spread
of the
virus.
But there have been some unanswered questions as
to how those who test
positive should continue their lives.
"It's almost like an us and them, there's an assumption that you're
negative, so go and get tested so that you can keep yourself safe from those
positive people," said Shaba.
"I challenged the last date that
I had who left me when I disclosed my
status.
"I asked him
whether he would have been comfortable having sexual
relations with me using
a condom, had I not disclosed.
"He said yes, he would have, so I
asked him what the difference is in
using a condom to prevent HIV
transmission when you know the person's
status."
Besides the
use of anti-retroviral drugs, a positive mental outlook
and enjoyment of
life is an important factor in extending the lifespan of a
person who has
the virus.
Shaba believes that loneliness and isolation makes it
more difficult
for people to live healthily with HIV.
"There's
a perception that HIV-positive people are lethal, so there's
a fear of being
intimate with them," said Shaba
"I can be on ARVs and be part of a
support group, but you really have
to deal with the reality of HIV and Aids
at midnight on Valentine's Day.
"That's when I've seen everybody
receiving flowers and I know I can't
receive flowers because I'm
HIV-positive because nobody wants to be with me.
Dating
"So I'm saying we don't have to be alone, let's be honest
with each
other that we need to be in relationships, and let's give each
other
companionship.
"But it doesn't mean that people who are
dating when positive should
be careless."
Unprotected sex can
lead to the re-infection of someone who is
HIV-positive, which could quicken
the onset of fully-blown Aids.
Dating agencies have not
proved to be popular in Zimbabwe, but Shaba
believes that they can work well
for those with HIV.
"I think that dating services will be useful
for HIV-positive people,"
she said.
"You can be introduced to
dozens of people who all find you absolutely
attractive, but it's that one
factor that stops everything in its tracks."
The dating service
takes its name from a popular song by Tanga Wekwa
Sando, Hapana Asina Wake,
meaning there is no-one without that special
someone in their
life.
"It's very pertinent, the risk of giving up and telling
yourself that
no-one will ever love me is real.
"So we need to
say we are beautiful people, we are alive, and each
living being is entitled
to a mate and nobody should be sentenced to a
lifetime of total
solitude.
"Considering the way people are so conservative here and
the social
issues around HIV I am enthused at the start that the agency has
made.
"If I can pair up just 10 people a month and they spend time
together
at the weekend or go for coffee, then I'd be the happiest woman
around."
Shaba has also written a book, Secrets of a Woman's Soul,
which tells
of her relationship with her mother, who died of an Aids-related
disease.
She hopes to send girls orphaned by Aids to university
with funds
raised from the book.
With Gugulethu Moyo
26 July
2006
The ever increasing number of Zimbabweans flooding into
South Africa
is beginning to cost the government there a lot of money. It is
believed
this may finally pressure the government of president Thabo Mbeki
to engage
Robert Mugabe more sternly and find a solution to the political
and economic
crisis. Human rights activist Piers Pigou is Gugu's
guest
In the Balance this week. Pigou has worked with Zimbabwean
torture
victims in South Africa and with The Centre for the Study of
Violence
Torture and Reconciliation.
Gugu engages Pigou on a
number of crucial issues that were reported in
the Sunday Times (UK)
recently. The paper said at least 255 Zimbabweans were
being deported from
South Africa every day and characterised the movement of
Zimbabweans across
the Limpopo as a "mass exodus." Pigou agreed with this
description, and
added that more and more people were migrating on a
permanent
basis.
As for the reasons why so many Zimbabweans were leaving
home, Pigou
said a survey involving a small number of clients at "The
Centre" and around
the Johannesburg area found that about 75% had left
Zimbabwe for economic
reasons. 20-25% were fleeing from political
persecution and the devastating
effects of Operation
Murambatsvina.
Pigou told Gugu that the International Organisation
for Migration
(IOM) was now assisting with illegal refugees who are caught
in South
Africa. He said the IOM is providing food, shelter and transport
back to
Zimbabwe. With the costs of dealing with the Zimbabwean influx now
beginning
to make a hole in the Home Affairs budget in South Africa, many
hope the
government there, particularly president Thabo Mbeki, will revisit
his soft
stance on Mugabe and ZANU-PF and take a more active role in finding
a
solution.
SW Radio Africa Zimbabwe news
As a JAG member or JAG Associate member, please send any classified
adverts
for publication in this newsletter to:
JAG Classifieds: jag@mango.zw; justiceforagriculture@zol.co.zw
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1.
For Sale Items
2. Wanted Items
3. Accommodation
4. Recreation
5.
Specialist Services
6. Pets
Corner
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1.
OFFERED FOR
SALE
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1.1
For Sale (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
"HORSE BOX"
===========
Back &
front loading: Groom's door: Partition: Rubber mat: Tows very well
with no
rattles. Has extra height.
Contact: PIERCY, James Farm Rd., Ruwa. Tel:
073
2566."
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1.2
For Sale (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
Horticulture 4 ft fluorescent lights,
approx enough for 3 Ha
Please contact Martin on 011 603 762 or Lars 011 604
398.
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1.3
For Sale (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
SIRATRO SEED:
Substantial quantity of
very good Siratro legume seed.
Contact 04 745463 or 011211924 for further
details.
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1.4
For Sale (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
HONDA RIDE ON MOWER FOR SALE
COLOUR RED,
USED
NEEDS NEW BATTERY
BOUGHT 2001
ASKING PRICE US$1 500
TWO
TRAILERS FOR SALE:
FLAT BED SOME BOARDS MISSING. ASKING PRICE
US$800
TOYOTA HILUX 2.4 BUCKIE BACK CONVERTED INTO TRAILER. WITH SPARE
TYRE.
ASKING PRICE US$1500
CONTACT 011 407 149 OR dansar@zol.co.zw
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1.5
For Sale (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
PIRANAH EXECUTIVE BOAT, 140 EVINRUDE GOOD
CONDITION.
85 YAMAHA WITHOUT TRIM
30LB MOTORGUIDE HAND CONTROL
BASS MOTOR
1 HARROW BMX BIKE MIDDLE SIZE, 1 REDLINE MINI BMX BIKE BOTH
GOOD CONDITION.
70CC MONKEY MOTORBIKE RUNNER NEEDS COSMETIC
ATTENTION.
CONTACT NUMBERS: 011205247 - 091909244 - 251377 EMAIL: danlyn@hms.co.zw
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1.6
For Sale (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
New Discs for sale, suit IMCO or Duly
Disc Harrows 28 inch with 45mm. Hole
Uses Discs suit IMCO or Duly Disc
Harrows, 20 inch to 24 inch with 45mm
Hole, 8mm thick.
Phone 011 803
707
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1.7
For Sale (Ad inserted 04/07/06)
1 X AMMONIA 12 CUBIC FOOT DEEP FREEZE FOR
SALE
1 X ROTISSERIE FOR SALE (ROTAGRIL)
Please contact Carol on 332798 or
011 231 541 if you are
interested.
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1.8
For Sale (Ad inserted 04/07/06)
TOYOTA LANDCRUISER PRADO
1998
Model
Colour: Silver
Engine Type: Diesel
Mileage: 60111
4WD,
Intercooler Diesel Turbo, ABS, Automatic with overdrive,
excellent
condition.
Please contact: 011 213 471 or bkpaint@mweb.co.zw
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1.9
Items for Sale (Ad inserted 04/07/06)
HIWAY TRAILER 6 TONNE FRONT AXLE
WITH SPRING (NO SHACKLE)
FALCON SLASHER
VICON
MOWER
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC 30CM HACKSAW
PANASONIC AIR CONDITIONER
CS/CU 903KE (NEVER USED)
TABLETOP ELECTRIC SANDER
150 LITRE
MONARCH ROOF GEYSER
100 LITRE MONARCH ROOF GEYSER
MOTORS - 1 X
7,5KW RPM 1445
1 X 3,1KW RPM 1415 AMPS
6,5
1 X 3KW RPM 1435 AMPS 5,25
1 X
5,5HP 4 KW
1 X 1HP LAWNMOWER MOTOR
ELNA STELLA
SEWING MACHINE
SINGER HAND SEWING MACHINE
DOUBLE BED KNITTING
MACHINE
6sq.m. CARPET TILES
PLEASE TELEPHONE - 091 305
313
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1.10
For Sale (Ad inserted 04/07/06)
CAT 922 FRONT END LOADER:
Good
strong front loader machine in working condition
Powered by CAT 4 cylinder
engine and transmission
Rear turning wheels (i.e.not articulated)
Fitted
with 1 cubic metre bucket
Useful for loading all loose materials (e.g.sand,
gravel, mining materials,
etc., etc.)
PRICE - Z$ 5 billion
o.n.c.o.
MASSEY FERGUSON MF390 TRACTOR
Good working
condition
PRICE - Z$ 2.6 billion o.n.c.o.
TOWED 4 WHEEL BOWSER - 4000
litre CAPACITY
In working condition
PRICE - Z$ 600 million
o.n.c.o.
TOWED VIBRATORY ROLLER (ENGINE DRIVEN VIBRATION
SYSTEM)
In working condition.
Excellent for compaction on gravel
roads
Tractor Towed machine
PRICE - Z$ 2 billion o.n.c.o.
SELECTION
OF BRICK & BLOCK MAKING MACHINES/EQUIPMENT
Ideal for on-site brick
& block making
PRICES on request
SELECTION OF VARIOUS BULK
PLUMBING FITTINGS AND PIPES :- details, list and
prices
available on
request.
Please contact Paul Brown on Hre 755 401/2, 091-754 302, instamac@mweb.co.zw
for further
details.
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1.11
Fuel for Sale (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
PETROL & DIESEL AVAILABLE FROM
HAMCOR FUEL
We have had to revise our payment system over the last week,
and have little
choice but to introduce the following:
1. CASH
PAYMENTS IN HARARE
Cash can be paid at our offices in Harare for fuel in
excess of 300 litres.
Any amount paid into our accout will be held as a
deposit only and deducted
from your final fuel bill. Fuel will be drawn
against your deposit at the
prevailing pump price on the day the fuel is
issued REGARDLESS OF THE DATE
ON WHICH YOU PAID IN HARARE. Please do not pay
for fuel more than 3 days in
advance of your charter/arrival in
Kariba.
Directions to our offices are as follows:
Execulink (this is a
branch of Premier Bank)
5 Beit Avenue
Harare
Telephone: 04
720963
Fax: 04 792717
(Off Josiah Tongogara Avenue, into
Blakiston Avenue. Beit Avenue
is the first road right after Dr.
Fremantle's Rooms, which are
opposite Alex Sports Club tennis
courts.)
See Kim or Natalia. Advise that payment is for HamCor and retain
your
receipt to be presented to us in Kariba on collection of your
fuel.
2. RTGS / ZETSS
As with any cash payment, transfer of funds
by RTGS will be held as a
deposit only, and will now attract a 10%
surcharge. This means that if you
transferred $100 million into our account,
we will automatically deduct 10%
from your deposit. Your fuel will be drawn
against your deposit on the
prevailing pump price on the day your fuel is
issued. Please phone us for
our bank details and instructions. Again,
please do not pay for fuel more
than 3 days in advance of your
charter/arrival in Kariba.
3. PAYMENT BY CHEQUE
We no longer accept
payment by cheque into our account, nor do we accept
payment by cheque at our
offices in Kariba.
4. CASH PAYMENTS IN KARIBA
Cash can be paid
directly to us at our office in Marineland Harbour.
Petrol is currently
critically short and we are only issuing fuel to
Marineland Houseboat Owners
and Marineland Speedboats. We hope to have more
petrol in by the end of next
week.
Current fuel price: $470,000/lt (cash price)
FUEL PRICE IS
VALID FOR 24 HOURS.
HamCor Fuel
Fuel Procurement & Sales
Kiara
Cordy & Guy Hammond
Southern Belle Office
Marineland
Harbour
Kariba
Telephone: 091 275 714 or 091 269 330
Fax: 061
3134
email: kiara@zol.co.zw or guyhammond@zol.co.zw
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1.12
Pet Mince for Sale (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
Pet Mince for sale 500g for $80
000. Pet mince made from pork offal
including liver and veg only, it is
minced and well cooked.
Cat Heart Mince with cooked liver for sale 250g
for
$80 000
Delivered on Friday's, collected at Benbar Msasa at 10:30, JAG
(17 Philips
Ave, Belgravia) at 11:30, Peace Haven (75 Oxford St off Aberdeen)
at 12:30
and Olivine Head Office in car park at 3:00.
Please order by
email. Phone 011211088 or email claassen@zol.co.zw
Please be advised
that we will not be delivering on Friday 11th and
18th
August.
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1.13
For Sale (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
Toyota Hilux Surf 2.8 Turbo Diesel, 105
000kms, 1992,4 wheel drive, manual
gear shift, tow hitch, new tyres,
immaculate condition, power steering,
radio tape, many extra's. Phone Richard
336660 Harare, or 091 - 321010 or
Mike 301290 Harare or Russel 091 - 899
949.
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1.14
For Sale (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
FOR SALE: TOYOTA CONDOR 2002 model,
Silver, 138000km, radio/cd, air
conditioning, immaculate condition, lady
driver, Serious buyers only.
Please phone 011 407747 or 055
20213
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1.15
For Sale (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
EXCAVATOR
Case Poclain 888, 18 tonner
without engine in excellent condition. Good for
spares or to have engine
replaced for usage. Highest offer secures. Photos
available if
interested.
BULLDOZER
Caterpillar - D6 - 9U - 90% complete. Could be
rebuilt or used for spares.
Offers.
TRACTORS
2 Ford 6610 - 1 Ford
5610 and 2 Mushandi 640 F.W.A.
DEUTZ 4 CYLINDER 60HP AIR COOLED
ENGINE
Fully Reconditioned with 3 month guarantee. Suitable for stationary
use.
i.e. Generator / pump / etc. ZW$1,4 Billion
MUSHANDI 500 - NEWER
MODEL - EXCELLENT CONDITION
Ideal for small farm / plot or as a haulage
unit. ZW$1,8 Billion neg.
NEW & USED TRACTOR SPARES
Too many to
list to include:- Deutz D60/D68 - 8 speed gearbox in good
condition ZW$150
Million.
Contact Doug Edwards Ph 068-22463 / 011212454 - tracspray@zol.co.zw
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1.16
For Sale (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
"Vehicle For Sale:
1991 Nissan 2.3
diesel pickup
140 000km, canopy, rubberised back,
towbar.
phone 04
443017."
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1.17
Oil For Sale (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
Mobil MX 15W40
Mobil HD
85W140
Mobil HD 80W90
Mobil Agricultural
Mobil Outboard
Plus
Container size 208 lts
Tel 091 261 075 or email jackal@spaceships.co.uk
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1.18
For Sale (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
Honda XR 600
16 000km
Immaculate
cond.
Yamaha YZ 125
2002 model, new piston & rings.
Good
condition.
Honda CR 85
2003 model, new piston & rings.
Good
condition.
Kawasaki KX 85
2002 model,
Good condition.
Phone
04
443017.
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1.19
For Sale (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
TOOLS for sale.
Centre
Drills
Die nuts
Drill bits (double ended, jobber, mts, ss etc)
End
mills
Holesaws
Reamers
Slot Drills
Taps
For further details
please contact 091428726.
For a detailed price list email thebrats@zol.co.zw
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1.20
For Sale (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
As new Superior Duchess stove with 3
plates 150 million
Phone 776411 or 091 362
333.
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1.21
For Sale (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
Suzuki TF 125 good condition $350
million
320m 100sq mm Aluminium overhead cable $250 Million
800mm
mouth freestanding Jetmaster with 6m flue. $150m ono
Monarch French
Doors, large pane, with 2 side panels each. $80m a set
Contact 091 352
567
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1.22
ITEMS FOR SALE (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
TELEPHONE LINDA 091321640 /251377
EVENINGS
HOUSEHOLD
DOUBLE BEDROOM
SUITE-WHITE $40M
Headboard side cupboards
with draw and cupboard, Dressing table and Stool,
other unit of two cupboards
and four draws all with slat louver type doors.
NO BED.
DINNING ROOM
SUITE - ROUND TABLE $25M
LOUNGE SUITE -
Fabulous soft gold colour with regent $280M
Stripes of maroon, dark
green and blue 3 seater Couch +
2 seater couch + 1 arm chair all huge with
scollop back,
piping and big rolling arms.
CARPET EMERAL GREEN/ OLIVE
GREEN $7M/$10M
Bigger than 9 x 12 size
BAR CABINET
TROLLEY OPENS UP $5M
BOOK
SHELVES
$4M/$5M
2 CASUAL CHAIRS IN SOFT FLORAL
$10M each
SMALL CUPBOARD
$4M
CHEST DRAWS X
2
$6M
each
TABLE
$4M
CD & TAPE CABINET UNIT
$3M
WRITING
DESK COME SIDEBOARD UNIT $12M
HI FI - PHILIPS MAKE
WITH CD & TAPE $10M
STOVE - OLD BUT
WORKING $15M
DEEPFREEZE
-
$40M
WASHING MACHINE OLD
$5M
PICTURES - VARIOUS LARGE AND SMALL
FROM $3M/$20M
BOX CHEST LID OPENS
$4M
CANE LOUNGE SUITE WITH
CUSHIONS + TABLES $25M
VIDEO MACHINE NEEDS
SERVICE $8M
VIDEO CAMERA BIG VHS
OLD TYPE $5M
CAMERA PLUS
LENSES
$8M
4 LARGE WOODEN ARM CHAIRS $8M
SET
JUNGLE GYM SLIDE, BARREL SWING ETC $20M
CAR
SHAPE PLAY GYM
$5M
SINGLE BEDS
$10M each
BED COVERS + ODD
LINEN
ORNAMENTS
STANDING LAMP
$5M
KIST
$3M
HALF MOON
TABLE
$3M
EXECUTIVE SWING CHAIR
$6M
DINNER SET -FLORAL WITH GOLD
TRIM $20M
Large plates, salad plates, small side
plates, soup plates,
Pudding plates, Cups & saucers & tea set to
match.
FISH TANKS EXTRA LARGE/LARGE/SMALL +KIT
$5/$10/$15M
SUNDRY ITEMS
WELDING MACHINE
LARGE $30M
BRICK MAKING
MACHINE-LARGE CONRETE TYPE $20M
MONO PUMP &
CYLINDER $15M
GRINDER ON
METAL STAND $8M
WINDOW
FRAMES 4 X CHURCH TYPE $3M each
4 x LONG LARGE
TYPE $4M
each 4 X
OTHER
$3M each 2 X EXTRA LONG WIDE
TYPE $3M
each
SWIMMING POOL FENCE
WITH GATE $10M
CEILING FANS FANCY TYPE X
2 $10M each
AVERY PORTABLE 5 SECTIONED
LARGE $10M
METAL SHELVES
VARIOUS $2M / $4M each
OXYGEN BOTTLE &
TROLLEY
$4M
JACK
$2M
BRAAI 200 LITRE DRUM TYPE WITH LID &
ARM $5M
VEE BELTS
VARIOUS $2M
LOT
GAUGES
VARIOUS
$3M
each
PLOUGH DISK
$2M
SET FRENCH DOORS OLD TYPE WITH GLASS
WINDOWS $3M
METAL LOUVERS X
10 $4M
LOT
FLOOR
POLISHER
$1M
BRICK MOULD MAKES 4 SMALL BRICKS AT TIME
$5M
SWITCH BOX
$5M
STARTER
$5M
SADDLE STOCKMAN TYPE & TACK /
BITS $15M LOT
PIPE CHAIN
$4M
THREADER PIPE VICE &
METAL STAND $6M
FENCE PULLERS
$4M
HAND
WOOD DRILLS
$2M
TOILET TOP CYSTEN
$2M
PUMP FILTER
$2M
GOLF
CLUBS & BAG
$3M
BLINDS
$3M each
GATES & GATE FRAMES WITH PIG
MESH WIRE $5M each
PRESSURE TANK
$5M
IRRIGATION
SPRAYS
$3M
each
ARCHWAY
MOULDS
$4M
each
WOODEN HOUSE PARTIONS NO ROOF
$5M
TRUNK FULL RECORDS LP'S
$3M
OTHER VARIOUS BITS AND
BOBS
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1.23
(Ad inserted 18/07/06)
"THE WEAVERY."
Phone your orders
to--Anne--011212424 or 332851.
Email joannew@zol.co.zw
Fax--332851.
SUPER
GIFT IDEAS FOR LOCAL OR OVERSEAS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. LIGHT,EASY TO
WASH AND
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
Prices.
Small woven bags--$1,200,000
each.
Large crocheted bags.--$2,700,000 each.
Large woven
bags.--$2,300,000 each.
Table Runners.--$1,600,000.
Set of 4
Fringed Table mats + serviettes--$5,100,000.
Set of 6 Fringed mats+
serviettes--$8,000,000.
Set of 4 Bordered table mats+
serviettes---$4,000,000.
Set of 4 Bordered table mats
only---$4,500,000
Set of 6 Bordered mats + serviettes--$9,000,000.
Set of
8 Bordered mats + serviettes---$12,000,000.
Tea
cosy(L)--$1,000,000.
Tea cosy(m)--$900,000
Tea
cosy(s)--$800,000.
Cotton(lined)oven
gloves(pair)--$1,400,000.
Aprons--$2,600,000.
Decorated cushion
covers--$1,900,000.
Plain cushion covers---$1,600,000.
Large plain
cotton rug--$5,300,000.
Med. plain cotton rug---$3,700,000.
Small plain
cotton rug.---$2,300,000.
Cotton Rag Rug--$2,300,000.
Lots of other rugs
to order.
Duvet Cushions(opens into
a
duvet)--$16,000,000(Single).$20,00,000(Double).$23,000,000(Queen).
Toilet
sets--$3,800,000.
Bath mats---$2,300,000
Wholesale prices available
for orders (over 6 of an article) or
large
purchases.
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1.24
For Sale (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
HONEY JEWELLERY: Imported from South
Africa - a selection of gold-plated,
rhodium plated, antique bronze plated
necklaces, bracelets, rings and
earrings, exclusively made up with Swarovski
crystals, cubic zirconia,
pearls and many more high quality fashion
accessories. Anyone interested in
hosting a party? Depending on the sales on
that day, the host will get a
percentage discount on jewellery of her
choice.
Please contact Annette on 011 600 769 or dapayne@zol.co.zw
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1.25
For Sale (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
MOLASSES, 750ml. in glass bottle, Z$
100,000. Larger quantities available
on request.
COARSE SALT, 50 kg.
bags @ Z$ 3,750,000.
Apply: mnmilbank@zol.co.zw
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1.26
For Sale (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
VW JETTA VR6 EXECUTIVE 1998, LEATHER
INTERIOR, AIRBAGS, ABS, MP3, ALARM /
IMMOBILISER, FULL HOUSE IN PRISTINE
CONDITION, FOR DETAILS PHONE 011402896,
NO CHANCERS PLEASE.
DIGITAL
CAMERA FOR SALE, SONY CYBERSHOT, 4.1 MEGA PIXELS, ALL FEATURES,
BRAND NEW
BOXED, PHONE 011402896.
AMPRO PROFESSIONAL 80 PIECE 1/4" & 1/2"
DR. SOCKET AND BIT SETS,
PHONE
011402896.
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1.26
For Sale (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
Sony HiFis for sale. Excellent condition.
Phone
494395
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1.27
For Sale (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
Pro. Pull Winch, 12 volt DC. 6000Lb
Load. Portable or Permanent. Please
contact 011 608
061.
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1.28
For Sale (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
Chrysler Voyager for sale, seven seater.
Beautiful motorcar in good
condition and well maintained. 1999 model and
111000km. Leather
throughout. Fantastic family car. Value at 20000 selling
at 15500. Phone
011 601942 or 011
630130.
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1.29
For Sale (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
MILLER WELDING PLANT / GENERATOR
200DC
/ 200AC
ELECTRIC START
LESS THAN 100 HOURS DONE
OFFERS
WELCOME
For more details & viewing arrangements please
contact
Jacques on
011-214-453
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1.30
ENGINES For Sale (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
Lister PH 1, 6 h.p. air cooled
diesel engine, 1500 r.p.m. Overhauled by
Bancroft Neil 7/06. No fuel tank,
exhaust or pulleys. Asking price US$700
equivalent
Lister 6/1 6 h.p.
water cooled diesel engine, 850 r.p.m. Overhauled by
Bancroft Neil 7/06. No
fuel tank, exhaust or pulleys. Asking price US$500
equivalent.
Contact
Wally Herbst 011 212 264 or 09 244388 or Mziki@mweb.co.zw.
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1.31
For Sale (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
EXCAVATOR FOR SALE
Case Poclain 888,
18 tonner without engine in excellent condition. Good for
spares or to have
engine replaced for usage. Highest offer secures. Photos
available if
interested.
BULLDOZER FOR SALE
Caterpillar - D6 - 9U - 90% complete.
Could be rebuilt or used for spares.
Offers.
TRACTORS FOR SALE
1
Ford 6610 - 1 Ford 5610 and 2 Mushandi 640 F.W.A.
LANDINI 6680 EXCELLENT
CONDITION
Front Wheel assit / High clearance / Very Clean / 80HP
DEUTZ
4 CYLINDER 60HP AIR COOLED ENGINE
Fully Reconditioned with 3 month
guarantee. Suitable for stationary use.
i.e. Generator / pump / etc. ZW$1,4
Billion
MUSHANDI 500 - NEWER MODEL - EXCELLENT CONDITION
Ideal for
small farm / plot or as a haulage unit. ZW$1,8 Billion neg.
In addition
to the above we have for sale 1 Same 60 Tractor / 1 Deutz 6806
Tractor &
2 Zambezi 445 Tractors - along with various farming implements -
Plough's /
Harrow's / etc
NEW & USED TRACTOR SPARES
Too many to list to
include:- Deutz D60/D68 - 8 speed gearbox in good
condition ZW$150
Million.
Contact Doug Edwards Ph 068-22463 / 011212454 - tracspray@zol.co.zw
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1.32
For Sale (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
River Frontage Farm In
Zambia
2,040 Ha in the Serenje Area, Central Province of Zambia with
title to 99yr
Lease.
5 km of River Frontage with unlimited Water.
200
Ha cleared Land.
20 Ha of Timber: ie Red Mahogany, Cedrella and
Jacarandah.
10 Ha of Jatropha .
2 Farm Houses
2,448 sqm Iron
Sheds
Workshop, storage sheds and labour housing.
Electricity
Available.
This farm is part of a farm block designated for commercial
farming. A
number of Zimbabwian Farmers are moving into the area. Price:
475,000
For further details contact Peter or Roger at pags@iwayafrica.com
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1.33
For Sale (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
GENERAL ELECTRIC TWO DOOR FRIDGE/FREEZER
FOR SALE
We have reluctantly decided to sell our "like new" imported
General Electric
2 door frost-free fridge/freezer. The fridge capacity is 227
litres and the
freezer is 110 litres. A few of the frost free benefits are -
no defrosting
needed, frozen food packs do not stick together, improved
temperature
control and constant temperature.
The unit has the
following features:
Fridge
a) Display / control panel
b) Reinforced
glass shelves
c) 2 salad/vegetable bins, humidity control
d) Chiller
compartment with own flap
e) Dairy compartment (egg rack, commodity racks,
bottle rack)
Freezer
a) Soft fruit tray
b) Storage
baskets
Excellent appearance inside and out, has not the slightest
scratch, the unit
looks like new. As it is out of warranty period it is sold
with no warranty,
ie 'voetstoots
Only genuine cash offers are invited.
Phone
04-747137
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1.34
For Sale (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
Mercedes Benz 250, Model 123_1978, six
cylinder, petrol, sunroof, good
technical condition and well maintained,
classic vehicle, price $US 2.950,-
ONO.
Phone: 04 / 494366
cell:
011 621
572
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1.35
For Sale (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
Gas Deep Freeze - Imported Elle Gold
7
cubic Ft. 100 million.
Two-man canoe 12 ft. Needs, a paint. 50
million
Contact Martin 011603762, Debbie 091314285,
851386
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2
WANTED
ITEMS
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2.1
Wanted (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
I am looking for 50 kgs + of Methyl
bromide. Please contact Geraldine
McLaughlan 754666 or geraldine@tsl.co.zw
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2.2
Wanted (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
WANTED urgently is a Working / Non- Working
TV, VCR, DVD, Satellite Dish,
Decorder and/or Hifi. Please contact Joel on
091 450 928 or email
joelsonwozhi@yahoo.com
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2.3
Wanted (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
HEIFERS or Weaners wanted to buy. I need 12
to 15 animals from in and around
the following areas Chinhoyi, Banket, Karoi,
Tengwe, Hurungwe, Kadoma and
Kwekwe. Prefer Brahman, Africander, Tuli or any
other hard mombies. Please
contact Joel on 091 450 928 or email joelsonwozhi@yahoo.com
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2.4
Wanted (Ad inserted 04/07/06)
ALL REJECT PLASTIC
PRODUCTS-
EMPTY(PREFERABLY CLEAN)MILK BOTTLES, PLASTIC COKE/FANTA BOTTLES
ETC
PLASTIC SHEETING
PLASTIC OFFCUTS
SWEEPINGS
GRAIN
BAGS
SHOPPING BAGS
IF IT'S PLASTIC WE WILL PROBABLY BUY
IT.
THIS WILL ALL BE RECYCLED, AND YOU CAN DO YOUR BIT TO SAVE THE
ENVIRONMENT
AND MAKE SOME MONEY AT THE SAME TIME AS WE WILL PAY A FAIR
PRICE.
For further information please contact ANTHONY BUTLER on 884311/
091327743/
302558 or e-mail ingate@zol.co.zw
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2.5
Wanted PEARS CYCLOPAEDIA (Ad inserted 04/07/06)
I am looking for a Pears
Cyclopaedia newer than the 81st edition.
Many thanks
Tracelle
Scott
Tel: (263-4) 731 926, 091 310 492
Email: tracelle@zol.co.zw
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2.6
Wanted Items (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
"Hardback novels wanted by collector
for cash."
Ernest Hemingway, William Boyd, George Orwell, John Steinbeck,
Aldous
Huxley, J R.Tolkien, Virginia Woolf,
Grahame Greene, William
Golding, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Ian Fleming, Agatha
Christie, Beatrix Potter,
Anna Sewell, Frank Baum, Isaac Asimov,
P.G.Wodehouse, D.H. Lawrence, H
.G.Wells, A.Conan Doyle, Grahame, Lewis
Carroll.
Phone Mr Wallis 496829 or
023894597"
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2.7
Wanted Maid (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
We are desperately looking for a live
in maid who can do some basic cooking
for someone who lives on their own and
needs assistance due to illness,
ideally someone mature with a strong
personality whose family is off their
hands.
Please contact Penny on
776411 or 091
362333
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2.8
Wanted (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
35m 4-core 16mm armoured cable, second
hand
Contact 091 352
567
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2.9
Wanted (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
Looking for swimming pool fence or net for
large swimming pool. Please sms
091 264160 or e-mail carol@powerspeed.co.zw
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2.10
Wanted (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
Second hand, boxing bag. Must be in good
condition and at a reasonable
price. Contact 011 231
917.
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2.11
Wanted (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
Pine cot with solid top and bottom and
slatted sides.
Pine baby tenders - or - 1 Pine baby tender plus Pine Chest of
Drawers.
Twin camp cot.
Contact Sonia on 091-289219, or Kiara on
091-275714.
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2.12
Wanted (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
Looking for a Jacuzzi for 4,5 to 6 people.
Please contact 011 601942 or
011
630130.
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3
Accommodation Wanted and
Offered
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3.1
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 04/07/06)
Looking for
cottage/flat/small house with at least 2 bedrooms for young
couple just
starting out. Reliable tenants, looking for modest rent in
decent area.
Please phone Raymond or Bronwyn on 771097-9 or 771101 (work
hours
only).
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3.2
House for Rent (Ad inserted 04/07/06)
Milton Park, next to Bridge Club.
Lounge,dining room,3 beds,1 bathroom-sep
toilet, B.I.C's ,lock-up
garage,Sat.Dish,swimming pool,elec.gate,S.Q's. Long
lease. No increases in
rental anticipated.Rental rate on application.
Phone Lisa 091
900024.
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3.3
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
Executive middle-aged lady
urgently requires house, cottage or such to
rent. Has own domestic staff and
labbie dog. Please contact Linda 091321640
or 251377 or email danlyn@hms.co.zw
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3.4
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
Small, secured home wanted
for rent, any area considered, need not be fancy
but homely and we guarantee
to look after your home. 1st October or consider
early if necessary.
If
you can help, please contact Lyn 485650 (direct line) 091 865 666 or
secretary@plastique.co.zw
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4
RECREATION
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4.1
Savuli Safari (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
Self-catering chalets in the heart
of the Save Valley Conservancy. Game
watching, fishing, horse riding,
canoeing, walking trails and 4x4 hire. Camp
fully kitted including cook and
fridges, just bring your food, drinks and
relax. $4 000,000 pppn, 1/2
U/12
Contact John: savuli@mweb.co.zw
or Phone 091 631
556
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4.2
(Ad inserted 04/07/06)
Imire Safari Ranch and Black Rhino Breeding
Station.
Imire would like to Welcome you to Mike and Sheila Thompson who
are the new
Managers of Sable Lodge.
We are only 1 1/2 hours from
Harare.A unique GamePark...which is centred on
giving you an unforgettable
African Experience amongst Black Rhino and their
calves, Elephant safaris,
Excellent Game Drives and soul satisfying
walks...with aTouch of Home Food
and our undivided attention.
Contact Details. imiregp@zol.co.zw
Tel; [022] 2449
/22257
Mobile:011
911419
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4.3
(Ad inserted 04/07/06)
The Southern Belle luxury Cruise
Ship
Operating on Lake Kariba we carry up to 44 passengers over night in
spacious
air-conditioned cabins. Her many features include comfortable
cabins, large
public areas, conference room, cocktail bar, games deck,
swimming pool etc.
We offer off ship activities such as game viewing and
bird watching from our
fleet of Tender boats, or on foot or by Landover in
the Matusadona National
Park, then there is fishing for that famous fighting
tiger fish.
You can laze by the pool and watch the spectacular Kariba
scenery drift by,
sip a cocktail in the well appointed Schooner Bar, listen
to our 3 piece
resident band in the main saloon, or just relax in you own
spacious air
conditioned cabin. The Southern Belle is the ideal "unique"
product for all
types of group travel, corporate incentives, conferences and
special
celebration events, cruising up and down the lake from Kariba to
Milibizi
and back.
The Southern Belle 'experience' is something that
you will never forget!!
If you would like any more information about this
unique and upmarket
product, please contact our Marketing department in
Kariba on any of the
following numbers.
Po Box 339,Kariba
email kbelle@zol.co.zw
Tele/fax +263 - 061 -
3176
Cell +263 - 011 - 208665
www.southernbellekariba.com
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4.4
(Ad inserted 11/07/06)
KARIBA HALF MARATHON
Sponsored by the Cutty
Sark Hotel
(Under new family ownership)
SUNDAY 13 AUGUST
21.1km
Half Marathon for the serious athletes
21.1km Corporate Relay (4 runners per
company)
10km Fun Run / Walk for the "not so serious" athletes &
kids
Followed by Brunch & Prize Giving
Optional Game Drives and
Sunset Cruises from the hotel
Dinner & Disco in the evening
FUN
FOR ALL THE FAMILY!
For further information email:
kiara@zol.co.zw or guyhammond@zol.co.zw
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4.5
Villa Musango Kariba (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
Executive Accommodation close
to Kariba Breeze Hotel for more information,
contact Emmanuel
Kasaki.
Tel: 04-792508 or
04-742301
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5
SPECIALIST
SERVICES
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5.1
(Ad inserted 27/06/06)
Study in the UK
Get expert advice from
Stephanie Berry.
Catering for a broad range of interests and
abilities
Consulting in Harare July/August
For further details contact:
04 862 197 or 091 402961
Email: slb@bucs.co.uk
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5.2
(Ad inserted 27/06/06)
For all your computer requirements and servicing
contact us
Norton Antivirus 2006 OEM 10m
Windows XP Pro 10m
USD
to Printer Adapter 15m
We repair all computer equipment
Call Sean
+26391954888
computers@workmail.co.za
Harare
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5.3
(Ad inserted 11/07/06)
TO: DIABETICS
Liz Small is running a
Diabetic Support Group
On the First Saturday of every
month
>From 9:00-10:00am
At the Albert Zinn Medical Centre, 31
Rhodesville Ave., (corner of Bickleigh
Close Opposite the Rhodesville
shopping Centre)
Discussion about control of diabetes with diet and other
healthy practices,
monitoring and general support - and anything else the
group feels like.
If you want to find out more about the group phone Liz
on 499767 (home) or
e-mail thyme@mweb.co.zw - or just pitch up on
Saturday
morning
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5.4
(Ad inserted 11/07/06)
TO: PEOPLE WANTING TO CONTROL THEIR
WEIGHT
Liz is running a Weight Management Support Group
Every
Saturday morning
At 10:00-11:00am
At the Albert Zinn Medical
Centre, 31 Rhodesville Ave., (corner of Bickleigh
Close) Opposite the
Rhodesville Shopping Centre
Discussion of all aspects of nutrition;
recipes, weekly weigh-in, mutual
support - and anything else the group feels
like.
If you want to find out more about the group phone Liz on 499767
(home) or
e-mail thyme@mweb.co.zw - or
just pitch up on Saturday
morning
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5.5
(Ad inserted 18/07/06)
For all household and garden plumbing, painting,
carpentry, renovations and
general maintainance contact Jonathan on 091
233165 04 499817 or
boz@zol.co.zw
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5.6
TRACTOR STEERING (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
To include reconditioning of all
Tractor steering boxes, Hydraulic rams,
Hydrostatic orbital valves :- All
prices reasonable and work guaranteed.
Contact Doug Edwards Ph 068-22463
/ 011212454 - tracspray@zol.co.zw
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6
PETS
CORNER
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6.1
Wanted (Ad inserted 27/06/06)
Looking for Great Dane's, (pure or cross)
either puppies or a young dog to
go to a loving home on a farm.
Please
contact Bridget on 011
408044
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6.2
Home Wanted (Ad inserted 04/07/06)
Staffy Lovers. Rusty a superb
black/brindle male staffy dog, 4 years, has
been sitting in kennels for 3
months now. His mum and sister have both gone
to a new home and he is very
lonely. very affectionate, good temperament,
just wants someone to love him.
tel Michelle on 884294 or 011602903 or
e-mail gandami@mweb.co.zw
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6.3
Wanted Blue Heeler (Ad inserted 04/07/06)
Seeking BLUE HEELER
BREEDERS
Please can anyone give me the contact details of any Australian
Cattle Dog
breeders in Zimbabwe.
We are desperately looking for a Blue
Heeler Bitch Pup for our young
children!!
Please Please if anyone can
point us in the direction of a breeder, please
could you send me their
contact details.
CORRALEE GREEFF
greeffy@onetel.com
091
208726
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6.4
Homes Wanted (Ad inserted 11/07/06)
We are looking for a good home or
homes for our 3 dogs.
Toby - 5yr old Jack Russell, full of character,
loves children. Very alert
and good rat/mouse catcher.
Barney - A 6yr
old Maltese Cross - who is most adorable and very loving ,
loves
children.
Snoopy - A 6yr old Border Collie / Besenji Cross. Tends to
keep to himself
but is an excellent watchdog. Good with children.
All
dogs pretty used to being spoilt. Sandly we are leaving Zimbabwe and
the
thought of putting down any of our beloved dogs just doesn't bear
thinking
about.
If interested you can contact me on either email - Attention Fran
Grant
sunshineflowers@zol.co.zw.
Home
Tel: 573942 (after 12pm) Cell: 091 369
539
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6.5
Golden Cocker Spaniel Pups (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
Golden cocker spaniel
puppies ready to leave home. Phone
851088.
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6.6
Wanted (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
Purebred Maltese Poodle puppy/ies or
Maltese/Cross Puppy/ies, needed to fill
'empty nest'.
Please contact
Rochelle at E-mail: bvalley@mweb.co.zw.
Phone: 020-64296 /
091404749
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6.7
Rusty needs a Home (Ad inserted 18/07/06)
Staffy Lovers! Rusty a
magnificent black brindle staffy 4 years is still
sitting in kennels 4 months
later. His mum and sister have gone to a good
home but he is still waiting.
He has a super nature and all he wants to do
is be loved. Please help. Is
there someone out there who can give him the
good home he deserves. Tel
Terrier Rescue Michelle on 884294 or 011602903 or
e-mail me at gandami@mweb.co.zw
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6.8
Home Wanted (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
PLEASE can you give a good home to two
lovely mature dogs. The are very
good companions and it would be wonderful
if they could go to the same
home.Unfortunately a home with other animals
would not be suitable.
LOBUS: is a beautiful Boerbull cross Mastiff. He
is about 7/8 years old. He
has been to "school", and responds very well to
commands. He has a very nice
nature, is not aggressive and responds to lots
of love and attention. He is
not very good with other animals, and cats are
a definite no no. However
his best friend is:
LADY: is the sweetest
little tan Staffy. She has the most wonderful nature,
talks to you and just
wants to be loved all the time. She is about 4 years
old and not very
big.
The two together work as a very good team with regard to security.
Lady is
the ears and Lobus is the muscle.
Please contact: Viv Jones
091400448 or viv@avis.co.zw
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6.9
Wanted (Ad inserted 25/07/06)
We are looking for a male boerbull pup.
Please contact Michelle Ross on 091
202 138 for any information or you may
e-mail me at: rossi@hms.co.zw.
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