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Sokwanele reporter
26 July 2004
Maioio Farm, Mkwasine, in the Chiredzi District was
once a thriving citrus and sugar cane farm, employing a substantial labour force
and bringing in hundreds of thousands of US Dollars in export earnings. Today it
is in a sorry state as the citrus crop wilts for lack of irrigation and the
untended sugar cane rots in the fields. The plight of the farm owner Eric
Harrison and his family was described in an earlier article. Supported by neighbours and friends, Harrison
has stood his ground, doggedly refusing to accept what amounts to an illegal
invasion of his property by an assortment of ZANU PF thugs, militia and would-be
A2 farmers. Neither threats nor
violence, neither the looting of his crops nor the vandalizing of his property,
has so far undermined his resolve to stand fast.
On the morning of 21st July as Harrison made his way across the farm to turn on the irrigation system, he was accosted by a large group of his uninvited guests. Sensing their hostile mood he managed to get a radio message to his wife Joan who was alone in the house, just before the attack began. One of the would-be A2 settlers called Musekwa (otherwise employed as a member of the ZRP) grabbed his arm and demanded to know what he was doing. Another A2 settler laying claim to the farm, Guno Mutizira, tugged and pushed him from the other side. (this Guno Mutizira with his brother, Phinias, is known to have already secured a cane plot at South East College). The crowd moved in closer as the jostling continued. Completely outnumbered by a hostile mob and fearing serious injury himself, Harrison pulled out a personal protection “pepper spray” canister and aimed it at his assailants. This gave him just the few seconds advantage he needed to break free from the mob and sprint for safety. The mob however followed in hot pursuit and soon had him pinned down. In his own words, “I was surrounded by a frenzied mob, but one thing stuck in my mind – someone in the crowd had a video camera!”
Harrison was thrown into the back of a truck and taken to the police station at Mkwasine. On the way the truck was stopped and as Harrison describes it “Musekwa (the ZRP officer) gave me a couple of good smacks across the face, just to let me know where my place was”. At the police station Harrison was finger-printed and, according to the travesty of justice which now obtains in Zimbabwe, he the victim was charged as the perpetrator. He was charged with the serious offence of GBH – an assault causing gross bodily harm – while his assailants received not so much as a caution or reprimand.
While Harrison was engaged at the police station a serious situation was developing back on his farm. Responding to the alert put out by Harrison’s wife, neighbours managed to get her out of the house and to safety. But then they came under attack themselves. Stones were hurled at them by the youths and thugs occupying the farm and the back window of one the vehicles was smashed. The rescue party retreated to the entrance to the farm and while there watched as a white Nissan pick-up, packed with militia and also containing two police officers drove slowly past. The occupants of the truck screamed at them that they would be back, to beat and kill them. True enough within 15 minutes they were back. Their vehicle was driven at speed, the breaks applied at the last minute, narrowly missing the parked vehicles and actually running into the group standing beside the road. Leaping from the moving truck the thugs started to attack the small group of farmers, but in this instance the farmers resisted the attack. They gave chase to their assailants who ran away. The fleeing thugs however pelted them with rocks, and two of the farmers received severe head wounds. In the ensuing melee Harrison, who had by this time returned to the farm in a police vehicle, noticed that the same man with the video camera was still filming – evidence if any were needed that the whole scenario had been planned in advance.
With the arrival of the police on the scene (a police force or a police farce ?) everyone in the rescue party was ordered to report to the police station …. While the crops continue to rot in the fields …
The rescue work on farms continues unabated, but there is
increased
hostility
in many instances, which impedes the efforts of ZNSPCA
to safeguard
imperilled
animals.
Political tensions mount ahead of
the Parliamentary elections early next
year,
as poverty bites and
unemployment is at an all-time high. There are further
reports of human
deaths as a result of malnutrition. The current situation
is
placing
enormous pressure on our already depleted natural resources and
wildlife as
the population struggles to survive, threatening
remaining
indigenous
woodlands which are being used for fuel as we
continue to experience an
extremely cold winter. Bulawayo recorded the
lowest temperature ever some
two
weeks ago. The situation is sadly
further aggravated by unscrupulous
hunters
from neighbouring countries who
have taken advantage of ZImbabwe's tragic
predicament.
Recently in
Chimanimani, Meryl and Simon were "detained" for 3 hours at
Chimanimani
Police Station. A Police escort had been requested to accompany
them to
Charleswood Farm to treat sick and injured cattle, about which the
Police
themselves had informed ZNSPCA. The Army were still in charge on the
ground
and were not allowing the few remaining workers to tend the
cattle.
The
Police Officer-in-Charge had been quite friendly and had given
his
permission,
saying that a Police escourt would not be required, but as
they were leaving
3
men (not in uniform) demanded that Simon and Meryl
accompany them to a room.
It is understood that the men were from
Military Intelligence.
Meryl and Simon were subjected to a barrage of
questions, including some
very
personal questions. They were both finally
permitted to leave after 3 hours.
Due to the obviously very tense situation
in Chimanimani the team returned
to
Harare. As they were leaving a
government helicopter landed in the village
carrying about 50
soldiers.
A week later the bulk of the army departed and the Zimbabwe
Defence
Industries
took over at Charleswood. Their General Manager in
Harare gave ZNSPCA a
very
pleasant letter granting the ZNSPCA permission
to treat "affected" animals
at
Charleswood. However on arrival the
remaining armed personnel said they did
not take orders from ZDI and refused
entry to the team. Meryl later spoke to
a
Major at 3 Brigade in Harare who
confirmed that ZNSPCA could treat the
cattle.
Once on the farm the ZNSPCA
Inspectors introduced themselves to the new ARDA
Manager.
A tirade
of verbal abuse ensued with the ARDA Manager stating that Meryl
lived in Ruwa
and "Roy Bennett does as well" (which he does not) and that he
was very
"suspicious" of Meryl.
Permission was finally given for the treatment of
several calves, including
the
calf that had been speared, as well as one
of Roy Bennett's horses that had
sustained an eye injury.
ZDI have
since withdrawn and ARDA have fully taken over. Armed Support Unit
and some
Army personnel are still present on the farm, but ARDA armed guards
have
granted access.
On a happier note, 'Bokkie' the little dog that helped
save the lives of
Amos
Makaza and his family by raising the alarm when
their house was set ablaze
is
to receive the Lewyt Award for Compassionate
& Heroic Animals. 'Bokkie' is
now
well recovered having had the pin
removed from his leg following 6 weeks of
confinement.
Several further
rescues have been carried out in recent weeks:
Three Ridgebacks were left
on a farm in Raffingora following its invasion
and
the owner was unable to
return for several weeks. An old male died the
night
before the team
arrived. The caring domestic workers had been feeding the
dogs
on cooked
pumpkin - the only food available. At the request of the owner,
the
dogs
were taken to Harare and euthanaised.
Another farmer was violently
evicted in the Glendale area. His herd of
registered Ayrshire dairy cows
were moved by government trucks to a Research
Station - in spite of 2
attempts neither the owner nor ZNSPCA have been
allowed
access to check on
their welfare. Charges of stock-theft have been laid.
An elderly couple
on a smallholding in Ruwa were both shot by an armed
settler
and were
hospitalised for some time. ZNSPCA supervised the feeding of
their
15
hand-reared tame Duiker. The couple will not be returning to
their property
and at their request the Duiker were relocated and their dog
re-homed.
Two couples on a farm in Goromonzi were given 4 days by war
veterans and the
youth militia to vacate their home of 32 years. Both
couples have always
been
very active in the community, ran Border Collie
Rescue as well as taking in
displaced horses from farms. The ZNSPCA team
worked from 5am to 7pm using
the
horse-box to move those animals which
could not make the long walk, such as
pregnant cows and an elderly pony with
poor eye-sight. The team also moved
the
Collies, Cats, Chickens and
Goats.
Tension remains very high in the Odzi area where a commercial
farmer, who
was
being physically attacked, accidentally shot and killed a
war veteran.
Following this incident several farmers and their families have
been
threatened
and they have fled their farms. One couple appealed to
ZNSPCA to rescue
their
cats and dogs. The Officer-in-Charge at Odzi Police
Station refused to
provide
a Police escourt stating that it was like a
"war-zone down that road" and
not
even they would enter the area. The
team later met the owner's maid at the
Police station and drove her as close
as they could to the farm. This meant
driving through Kondozi (another
invaded farm) which is the subject of an
intense dispute between members of
the government hierarchy. At one point
this
brave young lady said that it
was not safe for the team to proceed any
further.
The team gave her a
large bag of dried cat food, meat and a bag of dog meal
which she placed on
her head as she disappeared down the road. It was later
established that she
got through and fed all the animals.
A few days later the furniture
removal workers managed to bring the dogs
out
and they were euthanaised
at Mutare SPCA. Their owners drove through from
Harare to be with their
beloved animals at the end.
ZNSPCA was requested to take much needed food
to cattle on a farm invaded
by an Army General. The owner (a widow) had not
been onto the farm for
2 months - but she and her son had gone out the day
before to put weaner
plates on some of the calves. Both were seriously
beaten by soldiers as
were 3 of the farm workers.
As they tried to
drive through the security gates one of the guards cocked
his
gun at their
heads. A week later ZNSPCA delivered sacks of feed and treated
two cows
which had been wounded. There was only one army detail in sight.
ZNSPCA
returned a few days later with a Police escort for the weighing and
videoing
of the herd, prior to them being sold. This time there were more
armed
soldiers present, some of whom were openly smoking mbanje (cannabis).
The
team returned a third time to supervise the loading and removal of the
cattle
- ZNSPCA presence was to ensure that the soldiers did not
interfere
as
they had hinted they would. Heavily pregnant cows were
loaded - destined
for
slaughter - as well as day old calves. The farm is
situated in a 'Red Zone'
area (foot and mouth area) and therefore any cattle
leaving the farm may
only
be taken direct for slaughter.
Last to
leave were the five family horses and the grandson's donkey
"Indaba".
The
ZNSPCA truck carried the Geese, Bantams and a Calf with a broken
leg.
As
the team left, Meryl took some photographs of a huge pile of
snares
collected
by the workers - the two armed soldiers at the gate were
not amused and the
team beat a hasty retreat.
ZNSPCA attended Brunton
Farm in Bromley, where the farmer's wife and a lady
who lives in their
cottage were badly beaten and robbed of all their
possessions
and vehicles
by settlers who have been targeting the farm for some time.
Earlier in
the year ZNSPCA had to request that the settlers allow the
horses
to be
fed as they had prevented the farm workers from doing so. The
groom
was
also badly beaten and his wife taken by the settlers and raped.
ZNSPCA
checked
on the horses two days later as the family had fled to
Harare. Workers were
found
feeding and grooming the horses - this
situation will be monitored.
A farmer who used to farm in the Tengwe area
requested the assistance of
ZNSPCA
in recovering his herd of Sable.
Rampant poaching by the settlers was
taking
place. Many of the animals
had not been killed outright, but wounded and
left
to die. The war vet in
charge was also refusing to allow the game,
including
Zebra and
Wildebeest, access to feed on game cubes even though there
was
plenty
available. Meryl and Simon held meetings with all the
stake-holders i.e.
Urungwe District Council, Campfire, the Police, National
Parks, war vets and
settlers. The Police at Magunje and Karoi openly
admitted that they
themselves
had shot some of the game on the farm -
openly declaring that all the game
on
farms now belonged to the government
to do with what they liked, "even all
the
fruit and all the vegetables".
National Parks supported the farmer and
Urungwe
District Council wanted "a
percentage". After further talks with the war
vets
and settlers, they
have at last agreed that the game may be relocated.
ZNSPCA
will be in
Tengwe this week.
Apart from the work on farms, the National Inspectors
continue to respond to
other reports of abuse. Dairy farms owned by 'new'
farmers remain a
nightmare.
Recently on a dairy farm in Beatrice the team
came across a huge pile of
bones
- the remains of all the dairy cows that
had died there - another two herds
are
being monitored in the area -
hygiene is non-existent and the cows receive
very little supplementary
feeding despite being milked twice a day.
Meryl showed Minister John
Nkomo the graphic photos of the dairy herd on
Collingwood Farm at a meeting
last week. She reported that he was visibly
shocked and said "one photograph
is more eloquent than a dozen reports". He
phoned the Governor in her
presence and told him to proceed to Collingwood
immediately - it is
understood that he went there the same day.
Whilst covering the country
during their investigations, ZNSPCA have also
checked on Security Company
dogs in Marondera, Goromonzi, Ruwa and Chipinge.
Donkeys have been treated in
Beitbridge, Gwanda, Balla Balla, Tengwe, Middle
Save, Hot Springs, Tanganda
Halt and Birchenough Bridge. The team also
called
in at several Police
Stations in the lowveld to increase awareness of the
Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals Act and the work of the ZNSPCA and SPCA's.
Two new Trainee
National Inspectors (Simbabashe Tambgwa and Mathias
Tengaruwa)
are doing
excellent work in the Chinyika and Rusike communal areas. At
least
twice
a week they go out on foot armed with a First Aid Kit and
educational
pamphlets. They are being well received by the villagers who
previously had
no
access to advice on animal welfare e.g. how to care for
their chickens,
rabbits,
dogs etc. The two Trainees have paid follow up
visits on their earlier
calls
and have reported a great improvement in the
welfare of all domestic
animals.
The villagers themselves have also
sent messages of appreciation with
further
requests for
assistance.
News of recent Court Cases:
CLOUDIOUS CHIKWIRA of
Beatrice - fined $50,000 or 50 days with hard labour
for
cruelty to dairy
cows.
MCDONALD MADZIRO of Mutare pleaded Guilty to cruelty by
overcrowding of
livestock in his vehicle - fined $60,000.
After over a
year, the ZNSPCA case against the "hoarder" mentioned in
previous
reports
was heard. Having said she was going to have Meryl deported - Robyn
Bennett
of Melfort pleaded Guilty to all counts. Her lawyer then pleaded
that
she
had no money (true) and begged the Magistrate not to give a
custodial
sentence. She was sentenced to "a fine of $400 000 or 20 months -
wholly
suspended for 5 years on condition the accused does not commit a
similar
offence".
ZNSPCA have another 12 cases pending in the courts,
the most serious of
which
is the case of Dog Fighting in Harare.
As
if the ZNSPCA has not already got enough on its plate, it has been
learnt
through the press that the Zimbabwe Government are planning to send
a
selection
of our wildlife to China. In return Zimbabwe is to receive
four Tigers.
This
country's track record of sending wildlife to foreign
countries is quite
abysmal. In the past, Zimbabwe have sent Rhinos to North
Korea - they all
died, including one which broke out of its crate, was hit by
a car and
killed.
Another consignment of wild animals was sent to
Algeria some time ago -
never
to he heard of again. Two years ago wildlife
was sent to Nigeria - several
did
not survive, including a female leopard
who died in her travelling crate
from
starvation as authorities were too
frightened to let her out.
Meryl has requested a meeting with the
Permanent Secretary for the Ministry
of
Environment and Tourism in this
regard.
ZNSPCA is now receiving enquiries and reports of animals from all
over
Zimbabwe
and whilst there remains a huge backlog of follow ups to
attend to, despite
the
prevailing challenging political and economic
climate, the welfare of many
animals has improved due to the involvement of
our small team of brave and
dedicated Inspectors.
None of which would
have been possible without your kind generosity and
support. Not having the
means or manpower to actively fund-raise for our
Society, we just could not
have continued without this vital support.
Thank you for continuing to
stand by us as we battle the odds in order to
safeguard the animals of
Zimbabwe and for understanding the difficult and
sensitive nature of our
situation.
JUSTICE FOR AGRICULTURE URGENT LEGAL COMMUNIQUÉ - 23rd JULY
2004
Email: justice@telco.co.zw;
justiceforagriculture@zol.co.zw
Internet:
www.justiceforagriculture.com
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PLEASE
NOTE that Lot Numbers 71 - 75 appear to have been omitted from the
Herald
Newspaper. We are trying to seek confirmation of
this
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LOT 149 SECTION 5 23RD
JULY 2004
Chillimanzi
1. 7244/73. Kathryn Anne Harvey: Chillimanzi:
Culloden of Daviot
of Shasha Fountains: 809,3726 ha
2. 5125/73. Dirk
Cornelius Odendaal: Chillimanzi: Subdivision A of
Craig: 491,2696
ha
Chipinga
3. 2335/70. Jacob Solomon Kotze: Chipinga: Stille Meer
of
Petrusville West: 916,4486 acres
4. 3544/82. Enhoek Estates P/L:
Chipinga: Subdivision A of
Wolfscrag: 256,9483 ha
5. 1076/86. H N Orner
Investments P/L: Chipinga: Goromondoni of
Canterbury: 214,1313 ha
6.
4307/75. Clearwater Tea Manufacturing Company (Private) Limited:
Chipinga:
Lot 2 of Clearwater Estate: 789,4109 ha
7. 7218/74. Don Victor Odendaal:
Chipinga: Houtberg: 1 773,8004 ha
8. 5731/98. Hipkin Jahme Enterprises
(Private) Limited: Chipinga:
Rietvlei of Kenilworth: 371,4518 ha
9.
2251/00. I B A Crawfod (Private) Limited: Chipinga: Remaining
extent of
Naffertons: 3 256,8108 ha
10. 2645/90. H De Foiard Brown P/L: Chipinga:
Chihosa of
Subdivision A of Excelsior of Hofstede: 164,6548
ha
Gatooma
11. 6940/88. A C Lubbe InvestmentP/L: Gatooma: Ebor:
637,0671 ha
Gutu
12. 3414/78. Esajas Fillipus Petrus Vosloo: Gutu:
Irvine A: 1
280,7115 ha
Hartley
13. 10783/89. Fopogena
Properties P/L: Hartley: Remainder of
Fopogena: 1 373,4829 ha
14.
10301/99. Mike Campbell P/L: Hartley: Mount Camel Railway 19:
1 200,6489
ha
15. 7202/99. Marulla Farming P/L: Hartley: Remainder of
Violetsvale
of Raiway 18: 7365941 ha
16. 1360/72. Tiverton Estates P/L: Hartley: The
Remaining Extent
of Farnham: 763,8588 ha
17. 743/89. Blandale Estates
P/L: Hartley: "Cecil": 1
307,2921 ha
18. 1447/87. Farquhar Transcorp
(Private) Limited: Hartley: The
Remainder of Idbury: 396,0055 ha
19.
5792/81. Taunton Holdings (Private) Limited: Hartley: The
Remainder of Idaho:
1 219,4753 ha
20. 4214/54. Rock Farm P/L: Hartley: Farm "Rock": 1289,0596
ha
21. 4466/74. Nyadgori Estates P/L: Hartley: Farm Nyadgori:
1
397,3721 ha
22. 493/67. Dodhill P/L: Hartley: Dodhill: 619,4143
ha
23. 8491/96. Bonview Estates P/L: Hartley: Bulfield: 1
223,1077
ha
24. 5682/74. Brunwsick Farm P/L: Hartley: Brunswick of
Railway
Farm: 13 514,1667 ha
25. 5554/91. Mahammadi Gardens (Private)
Limited: Hartley:
Braeside Estate: 3 261,7761 ha
26. 1534/86. Borden
Enterprises P/L: Hartley: Borden Extension:
317,6826 ha
27. 1533/86.
Borden Enterprises P/L: Hartley: Borden: 937,4390
ha
28. 5409/56. R J
Geyser: Hartley: Bedford: 375,2900 ha
29. 5833/90. Alexandera Estates P/L:
Hartley: Remainder of
Balwearie: 1 216,1955 ha
30. 4466/75. Nyadgori
Estates P/L: Hartley: Balmoral: 1 256,1516
ha
31. 1537/62. Mathys
Johannes Vosloo: Hartley: Ardmore: 3
606,5322 acres
32. 4120/88. Pax
Farm P/L: Hartley: Pax: 518,1900 ha
Inyanga
33. 7878/87. Dunnotar
Farm P/L: Inyanga: Lot 9 of Lot z of Inyanga
Downs of Inyanga Block: 8 6038
ha
34. 1523/58. Eastern Highlands Plantations Limited:
Inyanga:
Aberfoyle Plantations of Inyanga Block: 2 362,3536 morgen
35.
527/52. Wattle Company Ltd: Inyanga: S/D B of Britannia:
502,1819
morgen
36. 2978/79. Louie Angelor David Spencer: Inyanga: Glen Spey:
1
250,9517 ha
37. 4327/86. Staffin Estates P/L: Inyanga: Maybeck
Estate:
180,31 ha
Lomagundi
38. 9159/99. P V Lardner-Burker:
Lomagundi: Mkuyu: 616,2876 ha
39. 3223/78. A and J Farms P/L: Lomagundi:
Remainder of Stratford:
620,7204 ha
40. 2380/66. Harold Edwin Schultz:
Lomagundi: Remainder of Lion's
Den: 1 801,5572 ha
41. 2913/75.
Lancefield Farm: Lomagundi: Blckmorevale: 4
984,0274 ha
42. 3422/72.
Mema Estate P/L: Lomagundi: Mema: 1 164,9437 ha
43. 115/57. R P Cress P/L:
Lomagundi: Mawara of Gomo: 505,1949
ha
44. 5012/85. Farquhar Transcorp
P/L: Lomagundi: Mfuti: 516,3947
ha
45. 5207/55. Weston Park P/L:
Lomagundi: St Ninians Estate:
2411,2488 ha
46. 1939/86. Keiray Estate
P/L: Lomagundi: Lot B of Donnington:
568,7280 ha
47. 4281/79. George
John Beattle Small: Lomagundi: Dart Moor:
631,2538 ha
48. 11120/2000.
Nibrob Holdings P/L: Lomagundi: Remaining Extent
of Gwina: 701,3146
ha
49. 1447/87. Farquhar Transcorp P/L: Lomagundi: West Cote:
584,5636
ha
50. 2520/75. Marasha Farm P/L: Lomagundi: Peth: 2 372,3591
ha
Makoni
51. 6577/83. Chris Grobler Enterprises P/L: Makoni: 16A
of
Lawrencedale Estate: 859,5429 ha
52. 11897/99. Kokstad (Private)
Limited: Makoni: S/D B of
Tsungwesi Ridge: 330,2327 ha
53. 842/76. BAC
Farm P/L: Makoni: Farm Woodlands: 1363,9893 ha
54. 9358/88. Jacobus
Andriaan Smit: Makoni: Farm Nyawa:
991,8165 ha
55. 10616/2000. J G
Delport P/L: Makoni: Fodjga: 353,4955 ha
56. 4323/75. Adam Farms P/L:
Makoni: Fonteintjie of Fishers Farm:
683,6720 ha
57. 6578/83. Chris
Grobler Enterprises P/L: Makoni: Farm 15 of
Lawrencedale Estate: 526,5545
ha
58. 7406/95. Beeskraal Farm P/L: Makoni: Farm 17 of
Lawrencedale
Estate: 852,8507 ha
59. 6594/84. Henk Luther Viljoen:
Makoni: Farm No. 23 Ptn
Fairfield Estate: 1196,5557 ha
60. 2679/90. G H
B Estate (Pvt) Ltd: Makoni: Haileybury A:
498,9162 ha
61. 4394/82. H
Muller P/L: Makoni: Farm 18 of Lawrencedale
Estate: 848,1770 ha
62.
4936/75. Desmond Charles Munch: Makoni: Inyamasitza:
607,4325 ha
63.
1874/82. Dawie Malan: Makoni: Tiny Extension of Mount
Tikwiri: 809,3506
ha
64. 6944/73. J H B Herrer P/L: Makoni: Tsungwesi Source: 1
091,0455
ha
65. 10197/99. Carthorse Enterprises P/L: Makoni:
Inyamasanga:
529,3287 ha
66. 484/90. Driefontein Farms P/L: Makoni:
Farm 26 of Fairfield
Estate: 970,9988 ha
67. 4672/98. Farinya Farming
Enterprises P/L: Makoni: Farm 25
Lawrencedale: 1 053,8598 ha
68.
1845/99. D W Van Rooyen P/L: Makoni: Dyffryn: 1 180,5720 ha
69. 12967/99.
Stubbs Farm P/L: Makoni: Bormu: 1 343,4200 ha
70. 7676/96. Acrefair Farm
P/L: Makoni: Bathavon of Firmandale:
1 021,2534
ha
71
72
73
74
75
76. 1003/90. PVP P/L: Makoni:
Remainder of Lesapedale: 329,6738
ha
77. 5173/94. Brookdale Estates
P/L: Makoni: Devos: 1 388,0000 ha
78. 6872/84. FAR P/L: Makoni: Remaining
Extent of Lesapi Cave:
1 062,7386 ha
79. 1205/40. Government of Colony
of S R: Makoni: Mapopi of
Falls: 472,2810 morgen
80. 1011/98. Cotleigh
Farm P/L: Makoni: Cotleigh Farm P/L: 1
009,7391 ha
81. 10616/2000. J G
Delport P/L: Makoni: The Remainder of Compton:
689,5307 ha
82. 3349/69.
Lesbury Estate P/L: Makoni: Urmston Extension:
705,1979 acres
83.
6039/88. Lodewyk De Klerk Van Rensburg: Makoni: Cavalla: 1
259,9380
ha
84. 1221/49. Silverbow P/L: Makoni: Silverbow: 2 633,58 ha
85.
4410/82. Wengi River P/L: Makoni: Wengi River Estate:
927,7500 ha
86.
1168/81. John Bamber and Francis William Bamber: Makoni:
Arrowaw of Umvukwe
Estate: 694,6518 ha
87. 1428/67. H J S Phillip & Sons P/L: Makoni:
Montegomery of
Barwick Estates: 3 189,5124 acres
88. 6107/80. Mahomed
Ismail Kassim: MakoniL More Baas of 24 of
Fairfield Estate: 419,6174
ha
Mazoe
89. 6986/86. Sleamish P/L: Mazoe: Sleamish Estate:
421,2204 ha
90. 56571/81. Msasa Ridge Farm P/L: Mazoe: Lot 2 of Umvnicwe
OOG:
404,6792 ha
91. 6208/98. Mangwiro P/L: Mazoe: Barrock: 3
110,8665
ha
92. 4217/53. Fredrick Jack Saunders: Mazoe: The Remaining
Extent
of Mormanale: 1 386,2400 ha
93. 8750/95: M D Stobart Vallaro P/L:
Mazoe: The Remainder of
Sandhurst: 977,1200 ha
Melsetter
94.
949/87. Adndries Hendrik Joubert: Melsetter: Remainder of
Holland: 1832,3979
ha
95. 251/39. Kenneth Hastings Nethersole: Melsetter:
Springfield:
286,595 morgen
96. 8501/99. Hangani Development Company
(Privte) Limited:
Melsetter: Remaining Extent of Sawerombi: 1 922,3886
ha
97. 2820/96. Hangani Development Company (Private)
Limted:
Melsetter: Weltevreden Estate: 1 067,9585 ha
98. 2820/96.
Hangani Development Company (Private) Limited:
Melsetter: Welgegund Estate: 1
737,7694
99. 2820/96. Hangani Development Company (Private)
Limited:
Melsetter: Glacier of Weltevreden: 856,5180 ha
100. 2820/96.
Hangani Development Co. Pvt Ltd: Melsetter: Groenkop
Extension: 533,9802
ha
101. 2820/96. Hangani Development Company (Private)
Limited:
Melsetter: Middelpunt Portion Jantia: 1 121,4276 ha
102.
1729/47. Border Timbers Ltd: Melsetter: Tilbury: 12
661,8630 acres
103.
2572/80. Border Timbers Ltd: Melsetter: Cambridge Estate:
18 241,2954
ha
Nuanetsi
104. 2636/91. Michael Anthony Clark: Nuanetsi: The
Remainder of
Umbono of Nuanetsi Ranche A: 5 413,3665
ha
Ndanga
105. 4172/85. Gillian Mary Southwood: Ndanga: Subdivision
Bo of
Glendevon Estate: 1 824,8139 ha
106. 2138/77. Robert John Tayler:
Ndanga: Lot 8 of Mkwasine
Central: 149,4070 ha
107. 2331/81. Abraham
Johannes Van Aarde: Ndanga: Sebenani Of
Glendevon Estate: 1 827,4660
ha
108. 1332/94. Mkwasine Ranching Company (Private) Limited:
Ndanga:
Mkwasine Ranch: 16 588,9415 ha
109. 4862/73. Buffalo Range
Ranches (Private) Limited: Ndanga:
Remainder of Essanby: 12 134,2927
ha
110. 4525/81. Hippo Valley Estates Limited & Triangle
Limited:
Ndanga: Lot 2 of Mkwasine Central: 190,2965 ha
111. 757/97.
Chiredzi Wildlife Investments (Private) Limited:
Ndanga: Lot 2 of Fair Range
A: 174,9053 ha
112. 2507/77. Buffalo Range Ranches (Private) Limited:
Ndanga: The
Remaining Extent of Buffalo Range: 19 245,2553 ha
113.
6642/87. Mungwezi Ranching Company (Private) Limited: Ndanga:
Lot 1 of
Chiredzi Ranch South: 5 038,4994 ha
114. 1486/84. Naude Holdings (Private)
Limited: Ndanga: Mkwasine
Ranch A: 16 396,8575 ha
Nuanetsi
115.
8968/99. Administrators of the Estate of The Late Theodoor Carl
Rijs and
Louis Rijs: Nuanetsi: The Remainder of Limburgia of Nuanetsi
Ranch A: 11
049,0865 ha
116. 5180/80. Ironwood Ranch (Private) Limited: Nuanetsi: Lot
28
of Nuanetsi Ranche A: 11 330,2672 ha
117. 3642/75. Mariotti Ranch
(Private) Limited: Nuanetsi: Mariotti
Estate: 9 802,7658 ha
118.
1404/82. Richwill Car Sales (Private) Limited: Nuanetsi:
Kyalami Ranch of
Quagga Pan Ranch of Nuanetsi Ranche: 4 249,1209 ha
Salisbury
119.
11326/2001. Kamiliso Investments P/L: Salisbury: R/E of
Charfield A:
308,9988 ha
120. 4994/84. Nigel Geofrey Lowe: Salisbury: Fairfield
of
Homefield: 51,2573 ha
121. 3223/78. A and J Farms P/L: Salisbury:
Remainder of
Stratford: 620,7204 ha
122. 578/72. Samuel Rahamin Levy:
Salisbury: Lot 2 of United:
370,2822 ha
123. 5700/79. E Drakes &
Son P/L: Salisbury: Spitzkop: 759,2500
ha
124. 1810/88. T S Ford
Enterprises: Salisbury: Msasa: 435,0785
ha
125. 1420/41. Duncan
Hamilton Black: Salisbury: Bitton: 2 256
morgen
Umtali
126.
451/91. Britannia Orchard P/L: Umtali: Britannia:
2611,9614 ha
127.
289/85. Burma Park P/L: Umtali: The Remainder of Burma of
Clydesdale: 1
251,299 ha
128. 4861/89. Susanna Vivier: Umtali: Have: 202,7145
ha
129. 2841/85. Five Streams P/L: Umtali: Five Streams: 1
388,7402
ha
130. 3712/79. Robin Francis Haaden Tebb: Umtali: Remaining Extent
of
Braintree Portion Lawrence Ville: 215,7834 ha
131. 3495/88. Freezing Point
Estate P/L: Umtali: Eden Dale: 1
362,0000 ha
132. 3895/85. Christian
Hendrik Van Vuuren: Umtali: Lot 1 of
Oukar: 1 278,5842 ha
133. 200/78.
Andries Christoffel Kok: Umtali: Saaihoek of Clare
Estate Ranch: 1 103,4826
ha
134. 1149/64. Partridge Hill P/L: Umtali: S/D A Portion
Partdirge
Hill Portion of Cloudlands: 246,7650 acres
135. 5039/80.
Hermanus J Vorster: Umtali: Monkfield of Norseland:
866,18ha
136.
367/96. Ragdale Investments Pvt Ltd: Umtali: Mt Maienji: 1
602,4808
ha
137. 6559/74. J & R Tobacco Estates P/L: Umtali: Mount Shalom
of
Clare Estate: 2 381,2714 ha
138. 5124/80. Alvern Farming P/L:
Umtali: Lot 6 of Lot 1 of
Mazonwe: 560,3347 ha
139. 4089/82. Alan
McGregor: Umtali: Nyamakari of Burma of
Clydesdale: 879,4323 ha
140.
1800/78. Robert Christopher Donald: Umtali: Remaining Extent
of Highlands:
40,4694 ha
141. 7304/98. J R Hildebrand (Private) Limited: Umtali:
Remaining
Extent of Valhalla: 376,0419 ha
142. 2989/84. F J Barry and
Company P/L: Umtali: L'amour Estate:
625,3807 ha
143. 3495/88. Freezing
Point Estates P/L: Umtali: Headlands: 1
405,0000 ha
144. 2572/80.
Border Timber P/L: Umtali: Imbeza Estate: 1
844,0120 ha
145. 6997/81.
Rhotalia Winery P/L: Umtali: S/D of Chikonga Farm:
78,6112 ha
146.
6010/74. Green Valley Vine Yards P/L: Umtali: S/D C of
Chikonga Farm:
54,2747 ha
147. 6010/74. Green Valley Vine Yards P/L: Umtali: S/D D
of
Chikonga Farm: 31,0987 ha
148. 4151/58. Border Timbers Limited:
Umtali: Mahugara of Epson:
771,164 morgen
149. 12892. Border Timbers
Limited: Umtali: Remainder of Walmer:
635,7329 ha
150. 4265/75. En
Avant Farm P/L: Umtali: En Avant: 332,0578 ha
151. 1408/84. En Avant Farm
P/L: Umtali: Lot 1 of S/D A of En
Avant: 878,6539 ha
152. 7850/88.
Cynthia Elaine Kok: Umtali: Remaining Extent of
Lostad of Clare Estate Ranch:
408,8969 ha
153. 224/58. Odzi Farms (Pvt) Ltd: Umtali: Remaining Extent
of
Farm "Odzi": 942,4541 morgen
Victoria
154. 5508/98. Warranted
Investments (Private) Limited: Victoria:
Swartfontein: 777,2787 ha
155.
2529/90. Harold Arthur Paterson: Victoria: Lamotte:
428,2590
ha
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Herewith
the Valuation Consortium's latest Newsletter.
The valuation of land and
improvements done by this group of independent
professional valuators is an
integral part of the JAG Loss Claim Document
which comprehensively covers all
losses that have been sustained by
property owners to date in this diabolical
process masquerading as land
reform. Most, if not all farmers, have incurred
by substantial other
losses and damages which continue to accrue and escalate
over time. The
JAG Loss Claim Documentation adequately caters for this and
is designed
under International Law governing compulsory
acquisition.
Contact the JAG Office, 17 Philips Avenue, Harare, 04-799410,
for further
information and advice as to how to
proceed.
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THE
VALUATION CONSORTIUM - NEWSLETTER - JULY 2004
In this issue:
·
Still time
· Community help
· Exploitation!
·
Confused?
· Down the line
· Certificates of Registration
·
Members Contact Details
1. FOUR MONTHS LEFT TO ENROL
The number
of the Valuation Consortium's database titles has reached just
over 1800 but
farm owners still have four more months in which to enrol.
The valuation
exercise will be concluded by 1 December this year with the
expiration of the
contracts of the extra staff involved in the data
collection and verification
exercise. Directors report that the process of
checking and verification of
the information submitted by land owners is at
an advanced stage.
"We
have a valuation team in the field visiting the farms not already
valued that
are accessible and a Chartered Valuation Surveyor has been
employed full time
to check the database information and valuation
figures", Tony Purkis said
this week.
Readers will recall that the Consortium was set up to
establish a
professional, verified database hopefully representing a majority
of
Zimbabwe's large-scale commercial farmers as this would be required by
the
various international community sectors involved in final
compensation.
2. PERSUADE YOUR OLD COMMUNITY
Bearing in mind the
greatest strength in the compensation process will be
the recorded number of
people desiring it, readers are urged to pass on
this newsletter to other
farmers. Better still take it upon yourselves as
individuals to persuade
former friends and neighbours to sign up. Don't
let your enrolment end your
involvement but instead appreciate you can help
the rest of your former
community - some of whom are very hard hit - by
encouraging them to get on
the database.
For further information, a one-on-one discussion, help and
advice you can
contact the Consortium's offices (see numbers on last page).
Farmers living
overseas can email us at valuers@zol.co.zw or else check our web
site
www.compensation.co.zw.
3. THE
COST? STILL MINIMAL
In spite of rampant inflation, rising to 600%+ since
the Consortium was
established in October 2002 and the current soaring COL,
the cost to be
listed on the Consortium's database remains reasonable at:
Registration
fee: ZW$150 000; Verification fee ZW$300 000.
Some
farmers, who have not enrolled, have questioned this and there's also
been
some largely tired and emotional bar chat about exploitation. As to
this, we
decided to ask one of the Consortium's first clients how he would
respond and
here's his reply:
"Well, you could say that about many professions couldn't
you? Think of
lawyers, doctors, surgeons, nurses, psychiatrists and
psychologists - the
whole medical world through to ambulance drivers and
paramedics -
veterinary surgeons, firemen, journalists, security forces,
priests, great
musicians, artists, poets and authors - and that's just for
starters." The
labourer is worthy of his hire.
(Contact the
Consortium for the relevant forms. Fees are only due on
submission of the
forms, furthermore if you have had a recent valuation
done by one of the
Consortium's valuers you don't need to pay the
Verification fee).
4.
CONFUSION? NOT HERE
When the tired and emotional chat about exploitation
sags to a halt it
tends to turn to what is seen as confusion between the
number of groups
working towards obtaining compensation for those evicted
from their farms.
To date there are three other obvious groups involved in
this but the
Valuation Consortium is not in conflict with any of these as the
service
offered is purely professional and the data at the end of the day
will be
made available to whoever is relevant in the compensation process.
We are
in the business of quantifying compensation and presenting a sound
case for
value. The semi political task of channeling compensation we leave
to
representative bodies unless we can help. We liaise and keep in very
close
contact with all involved.
5. DOWN THE LINE (with Martin
Redfern):
Of interest is the tiny percentage of tobacco farmers - those
few brave
souls who persevere - who smoke their own product. I have valued
three in
the last week, two in Rusape, one in Nyazura - and not one farmer
was
interested in my proffered packet of Barclays. To a committed smoker
like
me the smell of barns during curing or later the
bulking/grading
sheds is just too good and perhaps that is why growers
don't need to light
up. It's refreshing however to find farmers still on
the land doing what
they
do best - farming.
A few continue without too much hindrance but
with the constant threat that
this may change and they might be off soon. A
major concern other than
losing their livelihood is being "the last one left"
and we all understand
that. I don't know of one farmer's club left - even
Odzi Country Club is
now in suspense following the Kondozi debacle where the
out growers threw
up their hands with mighty Gaelic shrugs and called it
quits. Odzi club was
great - fine bar, good food and a newly refurbished
cricket pitch for our
Winter League. All over I fear, but only for the time
being we can only
hope. However fine the Odzi club was, very few clubs
compared to Virginia's
which I valued for compensation purposes. Simply
great but your humble
farm valuer presently "enjoys" probably one of
Zimbabwe's most depressing
jobs.
But let's not despair - compensation
is on - or just over - the horizon.
Consider the history of other African
countries where land was "acquired"
(sic). Think in particular of Uganda and
Mozambique where land and property
was either returned to the rightful owners
or they acquired the right to
resell after a number of years together with
the option of compensation
through the courts. The point of the Valuation
Consortium is to quantify
the amount of compensation required - at the end of
the day a most
necessary exercise and I do urge you to bite the bullet, take
a deep breath
and fill in the form if you haven't already done so. But if you
are reading
this you probably
already have so please send this newsletter
on to farming friends either
here or abroad who may have not signed
on.
Most things come right in the end and I have more than a shrewd
suspicion
that there will be light at the end of the tunnel for Zimbabwean
farmers
who understandably feel they have been harshly dealt with. Good
does
triumph over stupidity so - stay strong!
6. CERTIFICATES OF
REGISTRATION:
Those of you receiving this newsletter by post will also
find enclosed your
Certificate of Registration and a copy of the last
newsletter if you haven'
t already been sent one. The Certificate of
Registration is signed by a
director of the Consortium and, therefore, cannot
be sent by email so if
you are reading this newsletter on email please
confirm your physical
address and we will send your Certificate by
post.
7. PARTICIPATING FIRMS' CONTACT DETAILS:
The Valuation
Consortium: Tel: Harare (04) 746926 Email:
valuers@zol.co.zw
Redfern Mullett
& Co: Tel: Harare (04) 746654 Email:
graham@redfernmullett.co.zw
and
allan@redfernmullett.co.zw
G.R.L.
Farm Sales: Tel: Harare (04) 776255 Email: farmsale@mweb.co.zw
Burgoyne
Estate Agents: Tel: Marondera (079) 24133 Email:
burgest@mweb.co.zw
J. Pocock &
Co: Tel: Bulawayo (09) 70753 Email:
pocock@mweb.co.zw
Purkis & Co:
Tel: Harare (04) 570203 Email:
purkis@icon.co.zw
Holland &
Redfern: Tel: Mutare (020) 64303 Email:
holred@mutare.mweb.co.zw
C.C.
Sales - Harare: Tel: Harare (04) 252253 Email:
kevinh@ccsales.co.zw
C.C. Sales -
Gweru: Tel: Gweru (054) 21912 Email:
charles@gwr.ccsales.co.zw
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JAG OPEN LETTER FORUM 26th July 2004
Email: justice@telco.co.zw; justiceforagriculture@zol.co.zw
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Please
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THOUGHT
FOR THE DAY
"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must
run faster than the fastest lion
or it will be killed.
Every morning a
lion wakes up.
It knows that it must outrun the slowest gazelle
or it will
starve to
death."
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OPEN LETTER
FORUM
Letter 1 Subject: Genocide
Genocide by any other
name.
The decision of the Senate in the United States to call the
situation in
Darfur, genocide, was an important step towards resolving the
situation
facing the Sudanese people living in the southern Sudan. There is
little
doubt now that the Sudanese government has armed and equipped the
militia
that has been terrorizing the people of the Darfur region. I watched
the
Secretary General of the United Nations being interviewed on the
same
subject and he carefully skirted around the issue - saying that the form
of
words used was important but he was very careful not to use the "G"
word.
He knows full well that that would have triggered a response that
would
have demanded action by the UN to protect the rights of the
Sudanese
people.
In Sudan we have a government dominated by a minority
who hold onto power
by any and all means available. It is not a democracy. In
Zimbabwe we are
governed by a small oligarchy who have been in power for 24
years and hold
onto power by all the means at their disposal. They have
subverted the
electoral process so that it has become a farce. We are no
longer a
democracy.
In the Sudan the people of Darfur are terrorized
by a militia, which is
trained and supported by the Sudanese government.
These have destroyed the
homes of the people of Darfur and driven a million
people across the Chad
border into the desert where they are suffering severe
physical
deprivation. In Zimbabwe the armed forces are used to train and
mobilize a
militia that is terrorizing the democratic opponents of Zanu PF
and denying
people the right to make a living and to live with their families
through
economic depravation. The destruction of the formal economy is
deliberate
and designed to undercut the support base for the opposition. As a
result
2,5 million people have been forced into exile as economic refugees in
the
past 4 years.
In the Sudan it is estimated that 300 000 people are
under threat from
hunger and exposure in the deserts of central Africa. In
Zimbabwe 800 000
people have died from preventable diseases and Aids and
related causes in
the past 4 years. Many simply because they cannot afford
the right foods
and the hospitals are now simply death traps for the ill and
injured.
The political elite in the Sudan have lied and made all kinds of
statements
to deflect international criticisms. In Zimbabwe the State has
engaged in
an all out propaganda war to keep African States on sides and to
persuade
them that this is a conflict with the West and not with legitimate
internal
forces of opposition.
In fact what has been going on here in
Zimbabwe is a sophisticated form of
genocide. An illegitimate government that
has tried to destroy any internal
opposition to its rule by all means
available. In the period 1980 to 1987,
the Zapu opposition led by Joshua
Nkomo was subjected to mass killings;
starvation and other forms of state
sponsored violence. This savage
campaign saw twice as many people killed as
in the civil war which brought
independence and majority rule from white
settler dominated government in
1980. This genocidal campaign only came to an
end when Zapu capitulated and
entered a "government of national unity" in
1987.
When finally, after two decades of mismanagement and corruption,
civil
society forces in Zimbabwe decided to again confront Zanu PF on
the
electoral field, the State launched an all out attack on the
opposition.
Mutasa famously made the statement that "if we are only left with
6 million
people at the end of this exercise, but they support Zanu PF, we
will be
quite happy". So now, after 4 years of this all out campaign,
Zimbabwe
instead of having a population of 16 million people with an average
life
expectancy of 60 years and average literacy of over 95 per cent, has
a
population of less than 11 million and average life expectancies of
under
35 years.
Each year hundreds of thousands of people either die
from disease, hunger
or malnutrition or simply pack their few belongings in a
bag and flee the
country. The targets have been clear - first it was the
commercial farm
community - 2 million people who held the balance of power
between the
urban and the rural electoral communities. Now it is the urban
educated and
middle class. Like the Kulaks in Russia in the 1930's these
classes are
being deliberately eliminated to ensure the continued control of
central
government by an aging oligarchy of veterans of the earlier civil
war.
Is it genocide - of course, but by any other name! It is no accident
that
the UN has described the situations in the Sudan and Zimbabwe as "the
worst
examples of human suffering and depravation in the world
today".
In the Sudan they have chosen to resist the Sudanese government
by force
and the SPLA and others have been engaged in a civil war for the
past 30
years. It has not brought change or democracy to that ravaged
country. The
AU, the UN and the international community at large now face
the
possibility of yet another costly and difficult exercise involving
military
and political intervention.
Here we still have the
possibility of a peaceful, democratic and lawful
transition of power from one
regime to another - but time is running out.
The opposition has committed
itself to just such a process but in order to
achieve this outcome it must
have help. This is recognised by the State
that has banned all foreign
assistance to political parties and now is
attempting to choke off support
for civil society NGO's as well. If help is
not forthcoming then there is the
very danger that AU and SADC imposed
democratic elections might again be
subverted by the inability of the local
opposition and civil society to
ensure the process is not again hijacked by
ballot stuffing and other
malpractice's. The AU and the SADC are pressing
Mugabe and his cohorts to
conform to the SADC norms for a democratic
election. There are hopeful signs
that this might just happen - even though
the Mugabe regime will manipulate
the process and delay implementing the
required measures until the last
minute. But if we are given the chance to
vote on the day, under reasonable
conditions then we must have the
resources required to control the process on
the ground. A few well-meaning
observers cannot achieve this. It can only be
achieved by the empowerment
of the local population to ensure their votes are
recorded and counted
properly. I only hope someone outside there is thinking
about this issue
right now and will do something before it is too
late.
Eddie Cross
Bulawayo, 24th July
2004
_____________________________________________
Letter 2.
Subject A moment of comfort
Dear Family and Friends,
This week the
privately owned Tribune newspaper lost its court battle to
re-open and became
the third Zimbabwean independent paper to have been
closed down by our
government in less than a year. The scope of
communication and access to
information is getting smaller by the day and
was reduced even more this week
when the price of postage stamps increased
by 500%, making even letter
writing a luxury most cannot afford. Our lives
are now so filled with
propaganda from the state media that it has become
almost impossible to
separate fact from fiction and most of us have
absolutely no idea what is
true about our country any more. There has been
much talk in recent weeks
about whether or not Zimbabwe is going to need
world food aid later in 2004.
According to President Mugabe and a handful
of government ministers, we will
not, and are apparently reaping a bumper
harvest. The President even went as
far as to say that Zimbabwe did not
want to choke on world food aid. This
week I travelled 200 kilometres east
from my home town through what has
always been very productive commercial
farm land and had a chance to see for
myself what the signs were of a
bumper harvest.
Frankly what I saw was
shocking and the word that came to my mind most
often on the journey was:
nothingness. My head was full of questions :
Where is everyone I thought.
Where are all these newly harvested fields.
Where are all the people? Every
now and again along the roadside farms you
see three or four scrappy, tatty
huts and occasionally one or two women
just sitting outside in the sun, but
mostly you just see nothing except
deserted bush. There is no sign of
bustling communities, busy village
life, thriving small holdings or even
happy family groups, you just see
nothing. In between the huts are miles and
miles of nothing except
deserted farms whose once lush fields are thick with
dry grass, rank weeds
and thorn bushes and have certainly not been ploughed
or planted for the
last year or even two.
Perhaps Zimbabwe's bumper
harvest is not visible from the roadside but the
view I had was eerily
frightening and with almost no free press left to
describe these scenes, I
dread to think what lies ahead for ordinary
Zimbabweans in the coming months,
especially as we approach elections.
I end this week on a sad note. Just
six days after having started the
Christopher Campaign to try and get support
for Aids victims and their
carers and families in my home town, it was with
great sadness that I
learnt that Christopher passed away on Thursday night.
When I heard the
news I was bereft that we had been just too late to help
him. I was
ashamed that when I had visited him the week before I had only
been able
to help in such a small way with just one bag of toiletries.
Perhaps those
few minutes and that small bag gave a moment of comfort to
Christopher.
The death of Christopher has strengthened my resolve to help
others in
such dire circumstances. Well over a hundred people emailed from
all over
the world with pledges of support and assistance and on behalf of
our
small Christopher team, I thank you all. Christopher is one of
3000
Zimbabweans who die every week from Aids but his name and memory will
live
on through the Christopher Campaign. This letter is dedicated to the
life
of Christopher.
Until next week, with love, cathy. Copyright cathy
buckle 24th July
2004.
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Letter 3.
Subject: JAG
Dear JAG,
Arthur and I would both like to advise you
of the latest development on
Malabar.
Two days ago a front loader
arrived to move off the LCBL sisters large
stationery engine, as well as two
pickups, to move off their maize. Father
Thamm has phoned us several times,
and assured us that, as soon as they had
harvested the maize, the sisters
would leave the farm. The Church was
hugely embarrassed and distressed by the
exposure, and, although the
sisters apparantly did have an offer letter, they
had been told that they
were not allowed to accept the farm.
We thank
you for your advice in exposing the story, and, although it was
pretty scary
at times, it was the best thing possible. Thank you very much
for your
constant support and encouragement during some very stressful
weeks. Your
numerous phone calls and assistance were very much appreciated.
Take
care.
Kind regards,
Arthur & Ansy
Swales.
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Letter 4.
Subject: JAG Open Letter Forum 22nd July 2004 - OLF 286
Dear Justice for
Agricultural
A recent article in the Fingaz about the double dealing of the
Whistle
Blower must have been the issue on the 15th July - how ironic that
Mutuma
Mawere should write a letter to the Whistle Blower disclaiming that
he
wrote the article in the Fingaz
Is the Fingaz liable for damages
and also the Whistle Blower would hardly
write the story in the Independent
but it quotes various matters from
Fortune Chasi that the whistle Blower will
have to be patient to get his
money
What is the sinister plot behind
all of this - has the blower got too much
information
Should an appeal
be sent the No 1 Whistle Blower if he has some $30
billion due to him will
this not break the economy if he gets paid that
much - isnt that what
happened when they paid the war vets out
Yorkshire
UK
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Letter 5.
Subject: JAG Open Letter Forum 22nd July 2004 OLF 286
I don't know who is
involved in the dissemination of information at your
offices but thank you
and keep it up
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Zim Online
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FACE COLLAPSE
Wed 28 July
2004
HARARE - Local government and service delivery in Zimbabwe's
cities
could collapse within a month unless central government reverses an
order
banning councils from hiking rates, the Urban Councils Association
of
Zimbabwe
(UCAZ) has said.
UCAZ first vice-president
Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube said most
municipalities were facing financial ruin and
were struggling to sustain
their operations. He added that most urban council
authorities would be
forced to abandon service delivery altogether within a
month because of cash
flow problems.
Ndabeni-Ncube, who is also
the executive mayor of Zimbabwe's second
biggest city of Bulawayo, accused
the government of seeking to financially
cripple Councils led by the
opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
through the ban on rate
hikes.
He said: 'There is a disaster waiting to happen across the
board. The
unfortunate decision by the Minister of Local Government to
overturn rate
increases will mean that service delivery could grind to a halt
within a
month. Councils are broke because of the minister's
interference.'
The minister, Ignatius Chombo, who under the Urban
Councils Act (UCA)
must approve rate hikes, has since January this year
ordered authorities in
the country's biggest cities to reverse rate
increases. These are Harare,
Bulawayo, Mutare, Gweru and Masvingo, which are
all run by MDC-controlled
councils.
Chombo could not be reached
for comment yesterday. Officials at his
office told Zim Online he was busy
attending meetings.
Chombo, who says the ban on rate hikes is meant
to protect
hard-pressed ratepayers, last month threatened to dismiss any
local
authority that increased rates without his approval. The Urban Councils
Act
empowers Chombo to dismiss mayors and their councils if they disobey
orders
from central government.
Ndabeni-Ncube said: 'The
unfortunate thing is that the minister is
taking political decisions. But we
don't run councils on political slogans.
We are mandated to deliver a
service. The minister has disempowered us by
withdrawing our purchasing
power. Councils have no sources of income other
than rates.'
Ndabeni-Ncube said his association was now seeking a meeting with
Chombo over
the matter. He said, 'We want to meet the minister and hopefully
put him in
the right frame of mind. We have to impress on him the importance
of keeping
councils afloat despite the political orientation of who is
running the
councils.'
Mutare mayor Misheck Kagurabadza said his council had
been forced to
abandon capital projects worth 40 billion Zimbabwe dollars
after Chombo
froze rate hikes by the city. The projects included the
construction of
schools and health facilities.
'We (in Mutare)
are in a such a tight squeeze that our operations and
service delivery could
collapse in two weeks. We need nothing short of a
miracle,' said Kagurabadza.
Zim Online
Zim Online
Zimbabwe air force 'frustrated' with youth programme
graduates
Wed 28 July 2004
CHEGUTU Senior officers of the Air
Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) want to
stop recruiting graduates from the
government's National Service Youth
Training Programme (NSYTP), because the
youths are failing to cope with
their training courses, Zim Online has
established.
The Youth Training Programme was introduced by the
government two
years ago with the objective to inculcate discipline and
patriotism in young
people. The AFZ and other state institutions and
departments, have been
ordered to give first preference to youth trained
under the programme when
recruiting.
Sources, who do not want to
be named, told Zim Online that instructors
stationed at AFZ's training school
at Fyld Airforce base near Chegutu town,
about 70km west of Harare, last week
resolved to urge their commander,
Perence Shiri, to ask the government to
permit the airforce to stop this
preferential recruitment.
According to the sources the AFZ senior officers and instructors are
worried
that the mass recruitment of under-qualified staff from the national
youth
service programme could in the long run hamper Zimbabwe's air
defence
capabilities.
One senior instructor at Fyld said:
"Graduates from the National
Service Youth Training Programme are being
dumped on us. There is no proper
audit of their qualifications and most of
the time we are finding that they
cannot cope with the training requirements.
Air defence is sophisticated and
we are now afraid that the country's air
defence will be compromised."
The commander's office promised Zim
Online that Shiri would respond to
questions sent to him, but he had not
done so by late last night.
Deputy National Youth Minister Shuvai
Mahofa told Zim Online: "We have
not received any complaints over the quality
of our graduates from the AFZ
or any other institution for that matter. In
fact graduates from the
national youth training are in high demand and are
highly sought after
because they are discplined and are
competent."
But instructors at AFZ's Fyld base confided to Zim
Onlne that they
were frustrated by the poor quality of students they were
getting from the
NSYTP. 'We are a highly specialised operation. It takes more
than the right
political orientation to grasp training in Air Defence Systems
or radar
systems for example," said one instructor, who did not want to be
named.
Zimbabwe's churches, civic and human rights groups accuse
the NSYTP of
brainwashing the youths and turning them into violent militias
that
terrorise the government's political opponents. Zim Online
Zim Online
Zimbabwe opposition fears more political violence
Wed 28
July 2004
HARARE -- Zimbabwe's main opposition party fears there
could be more
political violence in the run up to next year's general
election because of
the Supreme Court's failure to finalise petitions
challenging results in
several constituencies allegedly won by the ruling
party through
intimidation.
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
secretary-general Welshman Ncube
said: "Perpetrators of electoral violence
are likely to feel emboldened by
these delays (in finalising petitions).
Legislators will sit out their full
terms even though the High Court ruled
that violence and intimidation won
them their seats."
The High
Court had nullified results of eight constituencies won by
ruling ZANU PF
candidates in the 2000 parliamentary election. The court
found that voting in
the respective constituencies had not been free and
fair because of political
violence mainly against MDC supporters.
ZANU PF appealed to the
Supreme Court. About eight months before
another general election in March
next year the Supreme Court is still to
decide on the appeal.
The MDC had initially appealed against the results in 37
constituencies. The
remaining 29 petitions were thrown out, withdrawn, or
are still being dealt
with by the High Court. Zim Online
'Fast Exit' for Foreign investment in Zimbabwe
Tue, 27 July
2004
HARARE - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is trying
to
attract much needed foreign investment into the country, quickly.
RBZ
governor Gideon Gono today said the institution had opened a 'limited
window
to new foreign direct investors to come in with their
investments'.
The central bank promises that foreign
investors will be allowed
to remit dividends abroad within 30 days from the
date of application to do
so, and to take their entire investment capital out
of the country within
three months when they decide to
leave.
Gono said during his mid-term review of monetary
policy: 'From
September 1, 2004 up to December 2006, there will be this
window which will
allow them the privilege to ... leave the country in the
soonest possible
(time) if they find the conditions of operation are not as
they expected."
"We will be able to pay the principal ... the
capital within 90
days of your telling us that you want to exit. We believe
this is possible
and we are putting in place measures to ensure that this
redemption fund is
operational," Gono said.
"Ordinarily,
foreign investors need maximum assurances on remit
ability of returns on
their investments, as well as dividends or
disinvestments, security of
investment and a conducive fiscal and monetary
policy environment," Gono
said. "It is now common knowledge in the world of
finance and investment that
unlike old capital, new money today, especially
foreign direct investment, is
very timid and needs a window for fast exit."
Gono announced
that South African business mogul Mzi Khumalo had
pledged to invest R100
million (US$ 1.6 million) in Zimbabwe once the
country had put in place new
guidelines for foreign investment. Khumalo,
who has bought various gold mines
in Zimbabwe, was present during Gono's
review function.
Gono's mid-term review came after he unveiled his maiden
monetary policy last
December, in which he pledged to combat record-high
inflation and destroy
the black market for foreign currency.
Zimbabwe's inflation
rate peaked at 600 percent at the end of
last year before declining to just
below 400 percent last month. Gono
reiterated his pledge to reduce the
inflation rate to 200 percent by the end
of the year. He said he had reduced
the time frame for his economic turn
around plan from the end of 2008 to
2007. Zim Online
BBC
Nigeria signs Zimbabwean farmers
A group of white
Zimbabwean farmers have reached a deal to start
farming in Nigeria within 60
days.
The western state of Kwara has promised to extend financial aid
in
return for the development of the state's agricultural
sector.
The farmers are among those whose land was taken by the
Zimbabwe
government for redistribution to blacks.
One of the
farmers said he hoped a further 200 Zimbabweans would move
to Nigeria over
the next five years.
Alternative homes
Alan Jack, who
signed the memorandum on Tuesday, said that the farmers
would initially come
without their families.
With the first arrivals due in the next two
months, he said there was
still much to organise.
"We've got to
get the finances in place, the structures in place and
the physical planning
of the farms," Mr Jack told the BBC.
The Kwara state government has
promised to give them tax breaks, loans
and help to develop
infrastructure.
The BBC's Anna Borzello in Lagos says local
officials hope the farmers
will help kick start a sluggish agricultural
sector and attract other
foreign investors.
The farmers have
expressed concern about Nigeria's reputation for
corruption, but according to
Mr Jack, "so far everything looks exceptionally
good".
White
farmers from Zimbabwe have been looking for alternative homes
since President
Robert Mugabe began seizing their farms four years ago.
Mr Jack
said they were coming to Nigeria because the country was one
of the first to
ask.
He said local chiefs and elders were keen on the farmers
coming to
Kwara state because they would bring jobs, electricity and
roads.
Nigeria's farms have been neglected since oil was discovered
40 years
ago.
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has also
given his support for
the project, saying Nigeria was "anxious to benefit
from their expertise and
experience".
News24
Zim crackdown on black market
27/07/2004 17:35 -
(SA)
Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's central bank threatened on Tuesday
to crack
down on a resurgence in the black market for scarce foreign cash,
saying
officials would strictly enforce the country's stringent laws on
currency
exchange.
The government has already begun "closer
surveillance" of currency dealers,
and a special committee will soon start
randomly inspecting money changers
and businesses suspected of dealing on the
black market, said central bank
governor Gideon Gono.
"There will be
swift prosecution and hefty penalties. We are catching up,"
he
said.
Those found guilty of black market money trading face fines and
jail time.
Already, several businessmen have reportedly been charged for
black market
money dealing, and at least six top bank and finance executives
are believed
to have fled the country, fearing arrest.
Zimbabwe has
been wracked by political violence and economic turmoil in
recent years as
President Robert Mugabe's government has seized thousands of
white-owned
farms for redistribution to blacks.
Seeking to crack down on dissent, the
government has arrested opposition
leaders, trade unionists and independent
journalists.
The farm seizures have disrupted the country's
agriculture-based economy,
leading to acute shortages of food, gasoline,
medicines and other essential
goods.
Whistle blowers
Annual
inflation has skyrocketed to around 400%, and hard currency - needed
to buy
imports from abroad - is running short.
The government has been
auctioning hard currency, like US dollars, at around
a rate of Z$5 300 to
US$1 - an artificially low exchange rate.
Black market dealers, in
contrast, offers Z$6 700 for US$1, and there has
recently been a resurgence
in illicit money trading, Gono said.
"Clearly, Zimbabweans continue to be
innovative in these selfish practices,"
Gono told a meeting of bankers,
business leaders and state officials.
Gono encouraged "whistle blowers"
to report employers or colleagues in
return for a percentage of hard currency
recovered.
Some businessmen have already confessed to buying hard
currency on the black
market and requested amnesty, saying they turned to
black market dealers
because they had failed to buy at auction the cash
needed to keep their
businesses running.
While the bank is not
empowered to grant pardons, Gono said bank officials
would push courts to
levy fines - and not send to prison - those who
"voluntary confessions".
The Herald
'Zim laws support urban agriculture'
Municipal
Reporter
A STUDY conducted by the Municipal Development Partnership (MDP) and
the
Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has established
that
Zimbabwean laws support urban agriculture but have been wrongly
interpreted
to suppress the practice.
The research findings were made
public last week at a workshop on the policy
and legislative framework for
urban agriculture in Zimbabwe.
"The research also establishes that in
what is seemingly a very prohibitive
environment, there are indeed many
opportunities that exist in legislation
for the practice of urban
agriculture, contrary to popular belief that the
law prohibits urban
agriculture in Zimbabwe."
The research found out that there are a number
of legislative pieces that
impact on urban agriculture at both national and
municipal levels.
The legislation, however, does not refer to urban
agriculture per se, but
rather to farming in urban areas.
"It is the
combination of the multiplicity of legislation and the silence in
that
legislation on urban agriculture, coupled with misinterpretation by
those
that enforce the law, that has led to confusion in the sector, on its
legal
standing," says the study.
The MDP and ZELA say it is that confusion that
prompted the research.
The main purpose of the research was to identify
relevant and current
policies and legislation, which impact on urban
agriculture as a basis for
initiating the improvement of current
legislation.
"The key finding from this research is that urban
agriculture as a concept
or practice is not prohibited in the legal system
and especially with
specific reference to the scope of this inquiry, in
Harare. Although there
are legal provisions which may be utilised to outlaw
some or all
agricultural activities within any urban set-up, the current laws
are
designed to regulate rather than prohibit."
Urban agriculture has
lately become a full-time job for households who have
literally invaded all
open spaces for agricultural needs.
"Urban agriculture has also grown in
substance, as people have now
diversified from the traditional crops to
include new commercial crops like
mushrooms," said the
researchers.
Addressing the workshop, MDP-ESA regional director Mr George
Matovu said the
growth of urban agriculture would significantly contribute to
food
self-sufficiency, employment generation and improvement of life
for
urbanities.
"In 2005, we plan to work with a select few pilot
municipalities in a
programme called 'Making the Edible Landscape:
Integrating Urban Agriculture
in Urban Planning and Design'," he
said.
The International Development Research Centre would partner MDP in
the
design of specific layout plans that integrate urban agriculture and
support
its development and construction.
"This way we hope to
demonstrate in practical terms how integrating urban
agriculture into urban
development can be done in a manner that is
aesthetically pleasing, adding
beauty to the landscape and feeding the urban
poor," said Mr
Matovu.
Urban Councils' Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) secretary-general
Mr Ferris
Zimunya said urban councils are faced with increasing challenges
of
unemployment, urban food insecurity, and weakening economic base that
lead
to the impoverishment of the urban dwellers.
He expressed hope
that urban dwellers would be able to utilise the many
farms surrounding urban
centres acquired by Government for agricultural
purposes.
The Scotsman
Zimbabwe Tour Details Discussed
By Richard Gibson, PA
Sport
England's players should know what is expected of them in
regards to
November's tour of Zimbabwe in the next month.
Negotiations
between the England and Wales Cricket Board and their
Zimbabwean and South
African counterparts over the winter itinerary are said
to be at an advanced
stage.
And the topic was high on the agenda today at the ECB's management
board
meeting, held at Lord's.
Chairman David Morgan is likely to soon
be involved in further dialogue with
the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, having
reported to the ECB management committee
the home board's request to play
five one-day contests, following the
suspension of two Tests.
But
exactly how many matches and where England will be based during their
series
has yet to be finalised - and that could be a factor in players
deciding
whether or not they will be involved.
Where the squad warm up and for how
long are also matters for conjecture and
some within the Lord's hierarchy
might prefer the team to set up camp in
Johannesburg - a similar altitude to
Harare - and fly in on match days to
lessen the English presence.
A
safety and security inspection will take place nearer to the
departure
date.
Until the schedule and touring policy has been
formulated, it is not clear
which players will refuse to travel, although
some reports have suggested
the top brass like Steve Harmison and Andrew
Flintoff may stay away.
ECB officials have held 'constructive talks' with
the players' head Richard
Bevan, the managing director of the Professional
Cricketers' Association,
and more are due to follow once the dates and
destinations are announced.
Morgan has already insisted that individuals
who choose to make themselves
unavailable for the tour will not be
ostracised.
Meanwhile, ECB chief executive Tim Lamb reported that the
second season of
Twenty20 had led to an estimated 12% increase in attendances
despite the
poor weather.
It is hoped that finals day at Edgbaston a
week on Saturday will sell out,
as 11 matches already have, which would mean
grounds have been 63% full to
capacity.
From: "Trudy Stevenson"
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:09 AM
Subject:
Extension of Harare Municipal boundaries - implications on rates
and
charges
Are the services you receive from Harare City Council
adequate? Do you
receive an uninterrupted supply of water? Is your refuse
collected
regularly and efficiently? Are the roads well-maintained? Do you
have
street lights? Does Council respond to your calls?
If not, you
and other residents in your area may wish to challenge the
extension of
Harare Muncipal boundaries to include parts of Ruwa, Goromonzi,
Zvimba and
Mazowe Rural District Councils - for which Harare residents would
have to pay
for services, which in cases like Whitecliff and Merwede do not
yet exist!
You may also find other changes to Ward boundaries undesirable
for various
reasons.
Note that the deadline for objections is 30 days after the third
publication
of the notice below, so to be absolutely certain, you should
lodge your
objection by WEDNESDAY 18 AUGUST. Please send a copy to CHRA for
the
record, or let the office know.
Trudy Stevenson
MP
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Original Message -----
From: chra <chra@ecoweb.co.zw>
To: CHRA <chra@ecoweb.co.zw>
Sent: Tuesday, July
27, 2004 4:11 PM
Subject: Ministry plans to alter ward
boundaries.
Dear Friends
The Ministry of Local Government,
Public Works and National Housing intends
to carve up Harare again, this time
reducing its wards from 45 wards to 44
wards. The "reduction" is being
complimented by the proposal to add other
areas into Harare, notably
Whitecliff. (read advertisment below)
We have in the past raised
questions about the incoperation of areas
outside Harare City Council
boundaries, particularly with regards
Whitecliff. The concern has been raised
on the basis that these areas would
increase the burden on service provision
for the city, without giving due
regard to the problems that the city is
already facing. Unless these areas
are incoperated into the city and local
residents make a financial
contribution to the running costs of the city,
they should not enjoy
political representation on Council.
Our
records show that the advert has been posted twice this month, that is,
on 5
July and on 19 July. If you know of any other advert placed between
these
dates please let us know. Residents are required to send in objections
within
30 days of the third publication of the advert.
Kind
Regards
Jameson Gadzirai
Advocacy and Information
Officer
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Combined
Harare Residents Association
11 Armagh Avenue
Eastlea
P.O.Box
HR7870
Harare
Tel:746019
Cell: 011612860
E-mail: chra@ecoweb.co.zw
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URBAN
COUNCILS ACT [CHAPTER
29:15] AND RURAL DISTRICT COUNCILS
ACT
[CHAPTER 29:13]
Notice of intention to alter the Council and Ward
boundaries for Harare City
Council, Chitungwiza Municipal Council, Epworth
and Ruwa Local Boards and,
Goromonzi, Mazowe, Manyame/Seke and Zvimba Rural
District Councils
NOTICE is hereby given in temis of subsection
(1 ) of Section 11 of the
Urban CouncilsAct [Chapter 29:15] and subsection
(2) of Section 140 of the
Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 19:13] that it
is intended to recommend
to the President that he exercises the powers
conferred upon him in terms of
Section 4 of the Urban Councils Act [Chapter
29:15] and Settton 139 of the
Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 19:13] to
alter the District, and
Municipal boundaries of Harare City Council,
Chitungwiza Municipal Council,
Epworth and Ruwa Local Boards and, Goromonzi,
Mazowe, Manyame/Seke and
Zvimba Rural District Councils as described
hereunder:
(a) Properties: Zisalisari Lots 4, 5 and
8; Lot 3 of
Bannockburn; Remainder of Bannockburn, and Teviotdale,
presently in Mazowe
District, be incorporated into Ward 17 of Borrowdale
District, Harare.
(b) Properties: Remaining Extent of Stuhm,
Remainder of the Craig of
Crag Estate, Lot 1 of East Anglia of the Craig of
Crag, presently under
Goromonzi RDC, be excised there from and
Incorporated into ward 18,
Tafara Mabvuku District, Harare,
(c)
Borrowdale Racecourse, presently In Ward 8, Borrowdale District,
Harare, be
incorporated into Ward 17 In the same District.
(d) Properties:
Draycott, Chedgelow, Godavery, Water Vici, Woodford
Green, Block S of
Hatfield Estate (kutsaga/Bellapaise), Dunowen, Harare
Airport and Manyame
Airbase and kaola Park, presently in Ward 1, Harare
Central District, be
excised and incorporated into Ward 22, same
District,
Harare.
(e) Gunhill Area of Harare Central, presently
falling under Ward 8, be
removed and incorporated into Ward 7, same Disrtict,
Harare.
(f) Workington and Southerton Industrial Areas, presently
in Ward
11, be excised and incorporated into Ward 13, same District,
Harare.
(g) Warren Park Area, presently In Ward 15, be excised
and
incorporated Into Ward 5, same District, Harare.
(h) Little
Norfolk and Univeroty Areas, presently in Ward 17, be
removed and
incorporated Into Ward 7, same District, Harare.
(i)
Properties: Caledonia, Clovadael, Sebastopol, Mairi Sana,
Greensyke,
'Tarisa and Wavertey Farms, presently under Goromonzi RDC, be
excised
therefrom to be incorporated the Ruwa-Epworth District, under Ward
9, Ruwa
Local Board.
(j) Properties: Cranbrook, Setonleigh, Ruwa
Estate and Ruwa
Sports Club, presently under Goromonzi RDC, be annexed to
the Ruwa-Epworth
District under Ward 1, Ruwa Local Board.
(k)
Properties: E of Galway Estate, Egondini, Mapumuta and Rem of F of
Galway
Estate, presently under Goromonzi RDC, be excised therefrom and
be
incorporated into the Ruwa-Epworth District under Ward 5, Ruwa Local
Board.
(l) Properties: B & D of Galway Estate Boulders and 1,
2 & 3-of
Galway Estate, presently under Goromonzi RDC, be annexed there
from and be
incorporated into the Ruwa-Epworth District under Ward 7, Ruwa
Local Board.
(m) Properties: Heany and Rydale Ridge Park, presently
In the Zvimba RDC
area, be annexed to the Highfield District, Harare,
underward 34.
(n) Property: Ingwe Farm, presently under Zvimba RDC
area, be annexed
to the Highficid District, Harare,
underward
(o) Properties: White Cliff and Marwede Township,
presently under
Zvimba RDC, be excised and incorporated Into Ward44,
Highfield District,
Harare.
(p) Properties: Dunnota, Imbwa,
Longlands, Kirncote and Braemar,
presently under Manyame RDC, be excised and
incorporated into Ward 6,
Zengeza District, Chitungwiza.
(q)
Properties: Cawdor, Tantallon and Edinburg, presently under
Manyame RDC, be
annexed to Ward 18, Seke District (urban), Chitungwiza.
(r) Guzha
Shopping Centre, presently under Ward 21, Seke District
(urban), Chitungwiza,
be excised there from and incorporated back into Ward
1, Manyame
RDC.
(s) Property: komani Estate, presently under Mazowe RDC
be
incorporated into Ward 41 of Borrowdale District,
Harare
Maps and reports relating to these proposals are available
for inspection
free of charge, at the offices of the Secretary for Local
Government,
Public Works and National Housing, Makombe Building, Leopold
Takawira
Street, Harare and the offices of the Town Clerks for Harare City
Council
and Chitungwiza Municipal Council, and the Secretaries for Ruwa and
Epworth
Local Boards as well as the offices of the Chief Executive Officers
for
Goromonzi, Mazowe, Manyame/Seke and Zvimba Rural District
Councils.
Any person who wishes to make representations
concerning the proposals
should lodge such representations, in writing, with
The Secretary for Local
Government, Public Works and National Housing,
Private Bag 7755, Causeway,
Harare, by not later than thirty (30) days after
the third publication of
this notice.
D.C. Munyoro
Secretary
for local Government, Public Works and National Housing