VOA
By
Blessing Zulu
Washington
02 May 2006
South
African President Thabo Mbeki is seeking to reconcile the rival
factions of
the Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change, adding
his
influence to that of civil society groups in the country arguing for a
unified opposition.
Official sources in Pretoria said Mr. Mbeki will
present a draft unity
agreement to the factions led by founding MDC
President Morgan Tsvangirai
and pro-senate faction President Arthur
Mutambara. The opposition split
arose from Tsvangirai's opposition to
participation by the party senate
elections held in November 2005, though at
that time faction opposing him
was led by MDC Secretary General Welshman
Ncube.
Political experts say a divided MDC might find it hard to defeat a
ZANU-PF
presidential candidate - for instance Vice President Joyce Mujuru -
in 2008.
Church leaders and academic figures like former University of
Zimbabwe
Chancellor Walter Kamba are also said to be working in the
background to to
patch up the opposition rift.
President Mbeki,
meanwhile, is under pressure from regional leaders
concerned about
deteriorating economic and social conditions in Zimbabwe.
Finance ministers
of the Southern African Development Community say they
will plead with the
international monetary fund among other institutions and
donors to prop up
Zimbabwe's economy before the crisis spills over even
further into
neighboring countries.
For a South African political view on Mr. Mbeki's
attempt to broker an MDC
truce and cooperation agreement, reporter Blessing
Zulu of VOA's Studio 7
for Zimbabwe turned to African National Congress
communications officer
Khulekani Ntshangase.
Xinhua
www.chinaview.cn
2006-05-03 04:43:23
HARARE, May 2 (Xinhua) The Zimbabwe dollar
moves for the first
time in three months with the new exchange rate at one
U.S. dollar to
101,193.6 Zimbabwe dollars, according to a report released on
Tuesday.
Having been static at 99,201.58 to the U. S. dollar
since Jan. 24,
the Zimbabwe dollar slid by a marginal 1.97 percent on April
26 to 101,193.6
Zimbabwe dollars, the report said.
In its
report for the week-ended April 28, Kingdom Stockbrokers
Pvt Ltd attributed
the shift to inflows of over 5 million U.S. dollars, as
foreign currency
purchases stood at 6,197,727.30 U.S. dollars while sales
stood at
6,142,736.27 U.S. dollars.
Presenting the 2005 Fourth Quarter
Monetary Policy Statement on
Jan. 24, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor
Gideon Gono said the Zimbabwe
dollar exchange rate against the U.S. dollar
would only be allowed to move
when trades of at least 5 million U.S. dollars
were recorded.
"This figure had not been achieved since as
daily trades averaged
between 600,000 and 700,000 U.S. dollars. The new
exchange rate is still way
below parallel market rates which are reported to
be around 220,000 Zimbabwe
dollars to one US dollar," the stockbrokers
said.
In a bid to control rising inflation, currently at 913
percent,the
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank, fixed the exchange
rate through
the introduction of the volume-based exchange rate system and
scraping the
exporter viable tradable balances system first introduced on
Oct. 20, last
year.
Kingdom attributed the continued
increase in the exchange rate
during the tradable balances era to lack of
support by a sufficiently tight
monetary policy as negative interest rates
prevailed due to continued money
market liquidity
surpluses.
Since Feb. 20, this year, when the monetary policy
became
tight,the parallel market exchange rate had stabilized, if not
appreciated.
This was also reflected in the price of fuel that initially
shot up to
around 240,000 Zimbabwe dollars per liter but had now fallen to
below
200,000 Zimbabwe dollars.
The message here is that a
decontrol exchange rate system, which
is sufficiently supported by a tight
monetary policy, is stable as is
currently the case with the parallel market
rate, Kingdom said. Enditem
Business Day
Dumisani
Muleya
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AS
THE use of repressive apparatus to maintain power inevitably begins to
yield
diminishing political returns, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's
regime
has changed tactics - by pulling money from its bag of tricks to buy
more
time in office.
Mugabe's government announced last week that it had
increased the salaries
of soldiers - the guardians of power - and teachers
300%. Other civil
servants will also be getting a windfall
increase.
While some Zimbabweans were surprised about the sudden
generosity, political
observers were quick to see the "magnanimous move" in
the context of Mugabe's
politics of patronage and
self-preservation.
Political patronage reminiscent of medieval Britain -
including the dishing
out of inducements and buying off the voters - has
been a prominent feature
of the Harare regime's appalling electoral record
of purchasing votes.
In Victorian and Edwardian Britain, the civil
service office of the
Patronage Secretary to Treasury was charged with
distributing favours to
government supporters in return for votes. This old-
fashioned canvassing
tactic is alive and well in Zimbabwe today.
The
timing of the huge salary hikes shows that the move was political - it
came
against a background of threats of mass action by the opposition groups
and
a presidential election in 23 months' time.
It also came against the
backdrop of the use of civil servants' poor
salaries - Z$10m, or R300, now
increased to the equivalent of R900 - by
opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai
as a rallying point for antigovernment
protests. In the press, Tsvangirai
has urged soldiers and public servants to
join the planned antigovernment
mass action, saying people can no longer
"watch with trepidation a small
nationalistic class, aided by a corrupt and
parasitic bureaucracy, wreak
havoc on the country".
The uniformed forces and teachers, among other
public servants, have been
protesting over low salaries and were fast
becoming a source of popular
discontent. With most private-sector employees
already against Mugabe's
regime, authorities did not want public servants to
join the chorus of
antigovernment bellyaching.
Mugabe warned that
Tsvangirai was "dicing with death" if he intended staging
mass action; two
weeks ago he said his political opponents were "playing
with fire" if they
were planning to remove him from power. Mugabe said he
would not tolerate
"violent demonstrations and terrorist activities" by
political groups -
including the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
The two MDC factions,
led by Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, have
threatened to confront Mugabe's
regime through a sustained campaign of
street protests over the prevailing
political and economic crisis. Civil
society movements have been calling for
the same action.
The situation has been worsened by plans by opposition
political groups and
civil society movements to form a broad united front to
support one
candidate in the 2008 presidential election, which Mugabe is
trying to
postpone until 2010. There have been numerous meetings among
officials of
MDC factions, other opposition parties and civil society
organisations in a
bid to form a coalition along the lines of Kenya's
National Rainbow
Coalition, which brought President Mwai Kibaki to power in
2002.
This development, coupled with multifaceted socioeconomic problems
and
international isolation, have been very worrying to Mugabe's regime
despite
its public bravado. It is now known that once you hear Mugabe making
a lot
of noise about something, he is running scared about
it.
Although opposition groups have no capacity to mobilise a critical
mass to
dislodge him, Mugabe does not want to take chances.
Instead
of relying on coercion to deal with the situation, he is now
resorting to
the discredited politics of "clientelism" to manage public
anger and buy
more time in power. But the question is: can money buy Mugabe
public
legitimacy as well as the priceless time in power he so badly
needs?
Muleya is Harare correspondent and
Zimbabwe Independent news editor.
New Zimbabwe
By Lebo
Nkatazo
Last updated: 05/03/2006 06:57:08
THE Zimbabwean government is set
to pull out from the United Nations Human
Rights Council to avert a
potentially embarrassing defeat ahead of voting
for the 47-member organ next
Tuesday, sources said Tuesday.
Zimbabwe was a member of UN Human Rights
Commission which included countries
currently facing international censure
for human rights abuses. Other
members of the Commission included Libya,
Sudan, and Cuba.
The southern African country has so far not offered
itself as a candidate
for the newly created Human Rights Council.
Two
other members on the old panel -- Cuba and Cameroon -- have put forward
their names for next Tuesday's election.
Africa will have 13
representatives and so far, 13 countries from the
continent have submitted
their names, according to information provided by
the UN Tuesday.
The
UN Human Rights Council was created through a March 15 UN General
Assembly
resolution that will see member countries being selected directly
and
individually by secret ballot as opposed to being chosen by regional
blocks
and rubber-stamped by the U.N. Economic and Social Council.
Sources said
Zimbabwe may have been put off by the change in voting
procedures as well as
the requirement that member states would be asked when
voting to take into
account candidates' contribution to the "promotion and
protection of human
rights".
Candidates will need 96 votes -- two-thirds of the total
membership of 191
states -- to be successful. The U.S. had pressed for a
two-thirds threshold,
or 128 countries, but without
success.
According to a list from the United Nations, some of the African
countries
that have submitted their names are Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco,
Tunisia and
Zambia.
Zimbabwe has been classed as an "outpost of
tyranny" by United States
Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has branded President Robert
Mugabe a
"disgrace" over the country's poor human rights record.
http://www.misa.org/sothisisdemocracy.html State of media freedom in southern Africa
2005 MISA issued 155 alerts in 2005 about media
freedom and freedom of expression violations in 11 countries in the Southern
African Development Community (SADC) region. This is a decrease of 8,3 percent
over the 169 alerts recorded the previous year in 2004, and a 57% increase over
the 84 alerts issued in 1994, when MISA first began monitoring media freedom and
freedom violations in the sub-continent. The countries monitored include Angola , Botswana ,
Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Swaziland , Tanzania ,
Zambia and Zimbabwe . Since the turn of the century Zimbabwe has topped
the list as the most repressive country in the SADC region in terms of media
freedom violations. MISA has recorded 453 alerts in Zimbabwe in the six-year
period from 2000 to 2005. At its peak in 2002 Zimbabwe accounted for 120
(58%) of the 208 alerts recorded in that year. Although Zimbabwe continues to
lead in terms of the number of individual violations recorded, MISA documented a
62% decrease in the number of violations (from 120 in 2002, to 46 in 2005) in
Zimbabwe . MISA's Regional Director, Mr Kaitira Kandjii,
attributes this vast difference to the fact that the independent media in
Zimbabwe has been effectively silenced with the vigorous application of the
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and the Public Order
and Security Act (POSA). And again in 2005, the government further reinforced
its anti-media and free expression arsenal with the signing into law of the
Criminal (Codification and Reform) Bill on June 2, 2005 which makes it
increasingly difficult for the few remaining journalists who survived the
implementation of AIPPA and POSA to perform their newsgathering tasks without
fear or favour. Similarly, the General Laws Amendment Bill seeks to tighten POSA
by increasing the penalties against journalists convicted for publishing
statements that insult or undermine the authority of the President. However, another nail in the coffin came with the
unveiling of the government's more subtle strategy of oppression. State organs
are infiltrating the media in an attempt to control it from within as in the
case of the much publicised “Mediagate” in Zimbabwe . Breakdown of the 2005 alerts
A breakdown of the 155 alerts
issued in 2005 reveals among others, that 16 journalists were attacked, 14
detained, 36 censored whilst 9 victories – either through the adoption of
positive legislation or where charges were dropped against a journalist – were
recorded. No journalists were killed as a result of their work in 2005. Breakdown of the 2005 alerts Following is a breakdown of the 155 alerts issued in
2005: Beaten Bombed (Raided) Censored Detained Expelled Killed Legislation Sentenced Threatened Victory Others TOTAL (by country) Angola 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 11 Botswana 2 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 14 Lesotho 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 1 0 11 Malawi 1 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 Mozambique 3 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 13 Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 South Africa 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Swaziland 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 1 16 Tanzania 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 Zambia 2 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 10 0 1 21 Zimbabwe 1 4 10 7 1 0 5 1 5 9 3 46 TOTAL (by violation) 16 4 36 14 5 0 18 4 40 11 7 155 Trends detected during 2005
MISA is of the opinion that whilst in the past
SADC governments were the major violators of media freedoms, more recently our
courts have become the leading oppressors of media freedoms and free expression
rights. The year 2005 witnessed a marked increase in the
number of incidents where the media was censored, either through gagging orders
or granting of exorbitant damages in civil or criminal defamation suits. This
development holds dire consequences for media freedom, diversity and
pluralism. Most glaringly in South Africa, the Johannesburg
High Court's banning of an article in the Mail & Guardian newspaper's
coverage of the ‘Oilgate' scandal presented the genuine fear that the judgement
may open the way for others seeking to prevent newspapers from publishing
articles about their questionable or irregular conduct by enabling them to
obtain legal censorship of the media through the
courts. The 2005 publication again features a regional
‘gender and media' overview of the SADC region. Research conducted shows that as
far as gender is concerned, the media in southern Africa needs to work harder to
fulfil its function as an educational tool. The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) has
since 1995 systematically monitored the representation of women and men in the
news at five-year intervals. Closer to home, the Gender and Media Baseline Study
(GMBS), undertaken in 2003 by MISA and Genderlinks provides greater insight on
gender and the media in Southern Africa . In 1995 when the GMMP was first introduced as a
tool to monitor gender representation, only 17 per cent of women in the world
were represented in the news. In 2005 it was 21 per cent, a small figure but
significant in that there was a rise at all. The overall goal of the GMMP is to
change the ingrained patterns of gender representation we see in the news. In the world reflected by news stories around the
globe, women remain largely invisible. On a global scale, the GMMP 2005 survey
found that women make the news, not as figures of authority, but as celebrities
(42 per cent), royalty (33 per cent) or as ordinary people. Female newsmakers
outnumber males only as homemakers and students. According to the 2005 GMMP Survey Analysis
Report: “Although women have made great strides in the media over the last
couple of decades, in many countries they still face an uphill struggle to
achieve equal status with men. General stereotypes that men are rational and
women are emotional, that for men a career is paramount, while for women a
career is secondary to family life, also influence the directions into which
male and female professionals are channelled within media organisations, and the
kinds of stories they cover.” Similarly, the GMBS found that ‘equality of
opportunity' was still far from being translated into ‘equality of outcomes'
between men and women in the SADC region. This is more so in the newsrooms.
After a period of two years, the 2005 GMMP has given similar results. The
confirmation that there has been only a slight change needs to be noted.
Markedly, this change seems to be in the increased number of female reporters
rather than female editors who are more empowered to influence the news. Global Media Monitoring Project, 2005 1995 2000 2005 % Female % Male % Female % Male % Female % Male 22 78 23 77 27 73 National 14 86 17 83 19 81 International 17 83 15 85 18 82 Foreign 17 83 14 86 20 80 17 83 18 82 21 79 A new feature of the publication is the inclusion
of six country reports ( Angola , Botswana , Mozambique , Namibia , Swaziland
and Zambia ) where MISA and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) have to date
implemented the African Media Barometer (AMB). The AMB is the first in-depth and comprehensive
description and measurement system for national media environments on the
African continent and is motivated, among others, by MISA and FES 's belief that
the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) presents a serious defect in that it
omits a key requirement for good governance: the fostering of free and
independent news media.” Furthermore, the Review Mechanism was developed and is
carried out by government agencies with no or not sufficient involvement of
civil society organisations and those who are affected by government policies.
The African Media Barometer is meant to overcome these defects in regard to the
media. The AMB is a self assessment exercise done by
concerned and informed citizens in each particular country according to a number
of general, home-grown criteria. The benchmarks used have to a large extent been
lifted from the African Commission for Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR)
“Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa ”, adopted in
2002. The ACHPR is the authoritative organ of the African Union mandated to
interpret the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights which is binding for
all member states. Both MISA and FES view the AMB as a valuable
lobbying instrument to promote debate on political and social reforms. HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY Hard copies of the publication may be ordered
from MISA's RegionalSecretariat. Contact Eric Libongani at resource@misa.org
or libongani@misa.org for details. The publication may
also be downloaded at http://www.misa.org/sothisisdemocracy.html Enquiries: Kaitira Kandjii Regional Director of MISA Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Tel. +264 61 232975, Fax: +264 61 248016 E-mail: director@misa.org Web: www.misa.org
A NEW FEATURE – The African Media Barometer
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Journalists and media workers should organise
to face the global
challenges facing the continent, urges
IFJ
Français: Les journalistes et les professionnels des médias
doivent
s'organiser pour relever les importants défis du continent, selon la
FIJ
Country/Topic: Africa
Date: 02 May 2006
Source: International
Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
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African journalists and media workers should
organise to face the global
challenges facing the continent
Dear
Colleagues,
As we celebrate World Press Freedom day, the International
Federation of
Journalists (IFJ) would like to draw your attention to the
fact that the
media and media practitioners in Africa continue to face great
challenges.
In African today, journalists continue to be killed with
impunity. Arbitrary
arrest, forceful detention, torture, intimidation by
security forces and
state-sponsored agents and forced exile continue
unabated, while certain
states continue to legislate negative repressive
media laws that are
designed to imprisoned journalists in relation to their
work.
The urgency to build a culture of press freedom and freedom of
expression in
Africa
In 2005, it is on record that four journalists
were killed in the Continent.
Today, as we speak, the murderers of Harry
Yansaneh in Sierra Leone, Franck
Kangundu in the Democratic Republic of
Congo and Duniya Muhyadin Nur and
Kate Peyton in Somalia are yet to be
brought to justice. The culture of
impunity continues to stamp her feet on
the murder of journalists in the
continent. This can no longer be
tolerated.
As Africa tries to move forward to promote and protect human
and peoples'
rights, and to consolidate democratic institutions and culture
in order to
ensure good governance and the rule of law, as enshrined by the
Constitutive
Act of the Africa Union, such deliberate and callous murder of
journalists
should be seen as a crime against humanity. In this regard, the
IFJ would
once again like to seize this solemn opportunity to call on the
governments
of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Somalia,
and all other
places in the Continent where journalists have been brutally
murdered and
their murders still at large, including Burkina Faso, The
Gambia and Ivory
Coast, to conduct an independent investigation into these
murders and to
ensure that the perpetrators of these heinous crimes are
brought to justice
without any further delay.
It is sad to note that
journalists in the continent are continuously being
jailed in relation to
their work. The legislation of repressive media laws
continues to serve as a
booby trap to jail journalists. Most journalists
that are imprisoned in the
continent today have been sent to jail in
relation to bogus and archaic
defamation laws. The IFJ continues to buttress
the fact that journalists
should not be jailed in relation to their work.
The issue of defamation
should be seen more as a civil case rather than a
criminal
offence.
We call on all African governments to release, unconditionally,
all
journalists jailed in relation to their work.
It is on record
that Ethiopia and Eritrea have the highest number of jailed
journalists in
the continent. At least 15 journalists are jailed in
Ethiopia, following the
aftermath of the 2005 elections. Most of these
journalists have been charged
with treason by the Meles Zenawi government
and might face the death penalty
if found guilty. Similarly in Eritrea, 15
journalists are also imprisoned,
including Issac Dawit, a Swedish-Eritrean,
since 2001 when all independent
media have been suspended. In countries like
the Gambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda
and the Democratic Republic of Congo,
journalists continued to be
arbitrarily arrested. Lamin Fatty, a journalist
with The Independent
newspaper in the Gambia, continue to languish in
detention following a
publication he made on the arrested coup suspects. The
IFJ in this vein
calls on all African governments to release,
unconditionally, all
journalists who have been jailed in relation to their
work.
The media
in Africa can fully participate in the struggle for development
and
eradication of poverty if journalists and media workers operate in a
conducive environment with better conditions of service.
This year,
the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organisation,
(UNESCO) have chosen the theme "Media, Development and Poverty
Eradication"
to mark the occasion. However, it is worthy to note that
journalists are
among the poorest paid workers in the continent. Most
journalists in the
continent do not have proper contracts with the media
organisations that
they work with, while a significant number of journalists
continue to serve
as daily paid workers, despite the numerous years that
they have spent with
these organisations. For journalists to gain more
respect in the continent,
their working conditions must be improved. This is
why the IFJ has continued
to call on the unions to engage governments and
employers in dialogue for
Collective Bargaining Agreements, in order to get
journalists out of the
vicious circle of poverty. The media in Africa can
fully participate in the
struggle for development and eradication of poverty
if journalists and media
workers operate in a conducive environment and with
better conditions of
service.
Despite these odds, the media continue to play a significant
role in Africa.
The media in the continent is on the forefront of the fight
against
HIV/AIDS. The battle against the HIV/AIDS pandemic cannot be won
without the
effective utilisation of the media. Moreover, it is becoming
more and more
evident that the media is the most appropriate tool for the
promotion of
democratic ideals, the rule of law and good governance. As the
strong waves
of democracy continue to blow across the continent, civil
society looks
towards the media to promote and strengthen these ideals in
the continent.
This can only be achieved however, if national unions are
strengthened and
governments create the enabling environment for the media
to operate.
African Journalists should unionise to face the challenges of
the continent
IFJ will continue to support the media fraternity in Africa
through the
national unions to enable them to defend journalists' interests
and press
freedom at the national level. In order to do this, African
journalists
should get together to unionise in order to confront the global
challenges
facing the continent.
MORE INFORMATION:
For
further information, contact the IFJ Africa Office, 17, Boulevard de la
République, BP 21 722 Dakar, Senegal, tel: +221- 842 01 42/43, fax: +221 842
02 69, email: fijafrica@sentoo.sn,
Internet: http://www.ifjafrique.org or
International Press Center, Residence Palace 155, Rue de la Loi - Bloc C,
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium, tel: +322 235 2200 or +322 235 2207, fax: +322 235
2219, e-mail: robert.shaw@ifj.org,
Internet: http://www.ifj.org/
zimbabwejournalists.com
By Forward Maisokwadzo
TODAY Wednesday 3
May is the World Press Freedom Day and press freedom
campaigners across the
world have organised several celebratory events to
stress the role of free
media in a true democracy. A traditional press
freedom argument, and one
that will be heard frequently this week as we mark
WPFD, is that access to
free information and a free press is a basic human
right. Without it, other
human rights are totally imperilled.
WPFD was formally adopted by
the United Nations General Assembly in
1993 and is celebrated world wide for
a variety of locally specific reasons.
Journalists also celebrate this day
to alert the public and increase
awareness of the importance of freedom of
the press.
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural
Organisation
(UNESCO) annually stages an international meeting on this very
important
day. This year the meeting will be held in Sri Lanka on the theme
of Media,
Development and Poverty Eradication, and a prize would be awarded
to a
Lebanese journalist, May Chidiac.
In solidarity with other
press freedom campaigners and organisations
that support and promote this
concept, the Association of Zimbabwe
Journalists in UK (AZJ-UK) will be
involved in a conference debate at
Porticullis House in London. Dubbed
Freedom of Expression is Sacred: for or
against?, speakers at the conference
will include The High Commissioner for
Pakistan; Roger Koeppel, Brian
Whitaker, Middle East editor of the Guardian,
Steve Herrmann, editor of the
BBC's News Interactive, Lasse Ellegaard,
Politiken of Denmark among others
with William Horsely, a BBC European
Correspondent, in the
chair.
Association representatives will also be taking part at the
Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) organised event in the evening
again in London on press freedom and post election politics in Uganda. This
event will be led by Alan Martin, a journalist and CJA member, who recently
came back from Uganda. Association secretary Sandra Nyaira will be at the
Frontline Club where participants will pay tribute to those journalists who
have lost their lives reporting the news, 90 percent of them were murdered
or killed in their own countries.
This year, the Frontline Club
brings together journalists from Iraq,
Nepal, and Belarus: Waleed Ibrahim,
chief reporter for the Reuters Baghdad
Arabic Service; Andrei Bastunets,
Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian
Association of Journalists; and Nepalese
media critic Pratyoush Onta.
On this day the Association also
remembers journalist colleagues both
in Zimbabwe and those in exile who
continue to fight for free press through
good journalism standing. The sad
reality is that press freedom is a right
the Zimbabwe Government will
continue to infringe upon. The small but
vibrant Independent Press and in
particular the Daily News and its sister
paper the Daily News on Sunday
stood up for freedom of expression but have
paid the price as the newspapers
have since been banned. So many things have
happened in the past few years,
all which make it impossible for Zimbabwean
journalists to celebrate WPFD.
Many journalists are out of jobs and the
ordinary people no longer have as
much access to information as is possible
hence radio stations like SW Radio
Africa and Voice of America's Studio 7
were created to broadcast from London
and Washington respectively straight
to Zimbabwe. This year's theme of
Media, Development and Poverty Eradication
will not mean much to the
Zimbabwean journalist who is without a job because
of oppressive media laws
put in place by the government. Many journalists
live in poverty today and
cannot even afford to send their children to
school let alone look after
their extended families. Kindness Paradza,
journalist-turned-politician had
his newspaper closed down and this year we
have seen journalists being
arrested for their work. Directors of another
independent radio station,
Voice of the People, have pending court cases
against them. The government
says they operate an illegal broadcasting
station. The reported alleged
Central Intelligence Organisations (CIO)
involvement in the operations and
running of the Daily Mirror is another
testament of government's zest to
control the press.
Let's give a thumps up to Zimbabwean editors and
journalists whose
bravery continues to give the press a good name despite
all the obstacles
that continue to be thrown in their way.
Geoffrey Nyarota, the then Editor-in-Chief of the banned Daily News
and his
string of courageous journalists are either in exile or in limbo in
Zimbabwe
as we mark this very important day. It is the Daily News that
managed to
report the people's anger, Bill Saidi, Nyarota's former
assistant, once told
a gathering at Lancaster House in London in 2003. But
in the absence of the
vibrant and popular newspaper, the Zimbabwean media
landscape has never been
the same. We continue to hope and pray that the
newspaper will eventually be
granted an operating licence so it can be back
on the streets. Journalists
continue to be harassed and intimidated in a
country which is on the verge
of collapsing. Journalists in the country tell
harrowing stories of how they
survive on a daily basis. In order to avoid
imprisonment journalists at The
Independent and Standard, the only two
private newspapers still operating,
publisher and Executive Chairman, Trevor
Ncube told participants at an
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
(IWPR)-organised event at the
Frontline in London, resort to self-censorship
to cover their backs. Many
journalists today write under pseudonyms to avoid
being fished out by the
authorities, which is a very sad situation. It is
difficult for any
journalist to exaggerate the economic meltdown and crisis
of governance
facing Zimbabwe.
Over the past few years, we have also seen four
foreign journalists
who reported political violence and related issues being
deported. These are
Joseph Winter of the BBC, Mercedes Sayagues (Daily Mail
and Guardian), David
Blair (Daily Telegraph) and Rageh Omar
(BBC).
As Zimbabwean journalists, we are happy, however, to receive
reports
from colleagues at home that they are working tirelessly under the
auspices
of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) to set up a
self-regulatory
media council. Journalists from both the state and
independent media have
been involved in the process which is critical for
building trust and
confidence not only amongst journalists from the public
and private media
but also between the media industry and the government.
The government of
Zimbabwe should not backtrack on its promise that it will
amend or repeal
the controversial Access to Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
(AIPPA) and other such laws that hinder the work of journalists
in the
country.
So as we assemble today to celebrate and mark
WPFD, in the case of
Zimbabwe, we know who the enemy is. The state is the
enemy number one. Some
journalists working for the state media continue face
the same challenges of
not being given the freedom to practice freely as
they are told what to
write and what not to write. Those who couldn't cope
with this infringement
have clandestinely and or unceremoniously resigned
and in worst scenarios,
were forced to resign. Indeed it is traumatising for
journalists working at
the Herald, Chronicle, Sunday Mail, Sunday News and
Zimbabwe Broadcasting
Corporation to practice as a journalist in such
restrictive environments.
That is why we are calling for an urgent repeal of
AIPPA, the Broadcasting
Services Act and other that hinder the growth and
development of the media
in Zimbabwe.
zimbabwejournalists.com
By a Correspondent
A NEW BILL is in the
offing in Harare following the drafting on
another to snoop on people's
private communication. According to the Herald
newspaper, the government has
drafted the Suppression of Foreign and
International Terrorism Bill "to plug
loopholes associated with legislation
dealing with terrorism and mercenary
activities."
Melusi Matshiya, the Home Affairs secretary, told a
Parliamentary
Committee on Defence and Home Affairs the proposed law will be
tabled in the
august House within the coming few weeks. Matshiya was
briefing the
committee about the objectives of the proposed law.
"After the arrest of the mercenaries at the Harare International
Airport, it
became clear that Zimbabwe did not have appropriate legislation
to deal with
such cases. In response to this, the ministry has drafted this
Bill," he
said. In March of 2004, 67 mercenaries were arrested at Harare
International
Airport while in transit to Equatorial Guinea to topple the
government of
the West African country.
Matshiya said the proposed law was also
in conformity with the United
Nations convention against terrorism, which he
said required member
countries to put in place legal instruments dealing
with terrorist
activities. Under the proposed legislation, it would be an
offence to
undergo training for foreign or international terrorism, to
recruit persons
to undergo such training or to possess weaponry that would
be used for the
purposes of terrorism.
The maximum penalty
under the law for such offences would be life
imprisonment. Committee
chairperson Claudius Makova (Bikita West Member MP)
expressed reservations
at some of the provisions in the Bill, which he said
took away the rights of
a suspect, for example that they are regarded
innocent until proven guilty.
He said some aspects of the Bill were against
some of the basic principles
of common law practice. Matshiya said such
provisions were necessary. He
said it was important that all mechanisms be
put in place to deal with
mercenary and terrorist activities to avoid
situations in which law
enforcement agencies would later be blamed for
inadequately dealing with
such cases where they occurred. Giles Mutsekwa
(Mutare North MP) said the
definition of what constituted terrorism was too
broad.
"It is a
question of being explicit enough to avoid ambiguity," said
Matshiya in
response. It would be an offence to knowingly harbour or conceal
a foreign
or international terrorist or fail to report such people within 72
hours of
becoming aware of their presence in Zimbabwe. The maximum penalties
for such
offences would be a hefty fine or 10 years imprisonment or both in
the case
of harbouring or concealing a foreign or international terrorist;
and a fine
or five years imprisonment or both for failing to report such
terrorist's
presence upon being questioned by an official.
Pretoria News
Just how
much is the media doing to advance citizenship liberty?
May 03,
2006
Fackson Banda
The World Press Freedom Day is a moment for
reflection. How far has the
media in southern Africa, let alone South
Africa, advanced citizenship
freedom? The amount of citizenship freedom
achieved determines the amount of
media freedom attained.
The denial
of citizenship rights in Zimbabwe is a good indicator of how
repressed media
freedom is. Zimbabweans, under state siege, are celebrating
the World Press
Freedom Day in lamentation. They are campaigning against
state-imposed
statutory media regulation. The South African National
Editors' Forum
(Sanef) is involved in a campaign to locate media freedom as
the citizen's
freedom.
The concept of "citizenship" is useful to understand the
interface between
the public and the media. From the ancient Greek
city-states onwards, four
assumptions have underpinned the
concept:
a.. Citizens must be well-informed;
a.. Citizens
are interested in politics;
a.. Citizens have equal rights to speak
and participate in decision-making,
and
a.. All decisions are
submitted to public discussion.
It seems, then, that a viable citizenship
would be one in which individuals
or collectivities enjoy juridical,
political, economic and cultural rights
to enable them to actively
participate in their territory.
Citizenship as freedom is endorsed by the
Afrobarometer study conducted in
12 African countries, including South
Africa. When asked "what, if anything,
does democracy mean to you?", 40% of
the respondents referred to civil
liberties, especially freedom of
expression.
Afrobarometer thus concluded that Africans regarded democracy
mainly in
terms of freedom.
The ideal of the media-citizens compact
is not without threats. The threats
emanate from three major
sources.
Firstly: the media. An important threat is media
commercialisation. Since
the 1990s, commercialisation has dominated media
survival strategies. For
example, the fall of the apartheid regime and the
consequent liberalisation
of the media landscape resulted in the SABC's
famous "corporatisation"
strategy, whereby some public radio stations were
privatised and the SABC
restructured into a "public service broadcaster" and
a "commercial public
service broadcaster".
Commercialisation has
diversified media environments and funding in Africa,
but evidence suggests
that as competition intensifies, content is
increasingly being shaped by the
demands of advertisers and sponsors rather
than public interest factors.
Some commentators have suggested that
financial considerations are the most
important risk to genres like
investigative journalism.
Another
media-related threat is witting or unwitting disregard for
professionalism.
The integrity of journalism correlates with adherence to
ethical principles.
Journalism is supposed to be a truthful representation
of the real world.
Journalistic ethics are a tool to facilitate the social
construction of
legitimacy among the audience.
There are increasing complaints against
the perceived lack of journalistic
professionalism among African media. In
Zambia, journalists have set up a
powerless media council. In Tanzania, at
least, there is an entrenched media
council. In Malawi, there is no viable
media council.
The second source of threats is the state. In most of
Africa, constitutional
guarantees of media freedom are limited in terms of
"national security",
"public health", "public morality" etc. In Lesotho,
Swaziland, Namibia and
Malawi, the state broadcasting systems continue to
remain largely in the
service of ruling elites.
The Malawi
Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) is still under state
control,
rendering broadcasting state-dependent. In Zambia, the state has
refused to
recognise the existence of the Independent Broadcasting Authority
(IBA)
because it is not happy with the people appointed to direct it.
Most
states also have inherited archaic legal regimes. Different versions of
the
Official Secrets Act continue to "gag" public officials in Botswana,
Malawi
and Zambia.
Zimbabwe is even worse, with most public information
classified under the
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Journalists are also
required to register with the Media and Information
Commission.
In addition, efforts to legislate a Freedom of Information
(FOI) Act in most
of Africa have failed. The enactment of the US Patriot Act
has made things
even worse, as many African governments are using it to
justify their
reluctance.
Even where there is progress, as in South
Africa, some old legislation
inherited from the apartheid era remains. Such
legislation includes the
Criminal Procedure Act, the Defence Act and the
Armaments Development and
Petroleum Act.
The state also employs many
other strategies to cripple private media, such
as withdrawal of state
advertising from such media, blatant harassment of
reporters and tax on the
means of media production.
In Zambia, it was only a united civil-society
campaign that pressured the
state to back down from implementing early this
year Value Added Tax (VAT)
on the cover price of newspapers.
Thirdly,
citizens themselves can be a threat. Evidence suggests that
organised civil
society, especially NGOs, can be co-opted into the state and
lose its
mobilising edge.
Another problem is civic apathy: low political
participation between
elections. The Afrobarometer study shows that while
71% of Africans claimed
to have voted in the last national election, only
43% ever joined with
others to raise an issue. Only 11% report having joined
a protest,
indicating that civic activism is on the decline. It is clear
that the media
have a role to play in enhancing citizenship.
Freer
citizens are a more effective testimony of a freer media system.
However,
this "media-citizenship compact" can only be strengthened in the
presence of
"public interest" media, an enabling legislative and policy
environment, and
active citizens.
.. Professor Fackson Banda is SABMiller Chair of
Media and Democracy School
of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes
University
Sunday Times, SA
Wednesday May 03,
2006 06:39 - (SA)
By Donwald Pressly
A backlog of 103,410 cases of
applications for asylum in South Africa was
faced by the Home Affairs
Department in South Africa, a spokesman for the
director general
said.
In a statement, spokesperson Nkosana Sibuyi said the top four
countries
represented were the Democratic Republic of the Congo with 13,376
cases or
12.2% followed by Zimbabwe with 11,026 cases or 10.1% of
cases.
These were followed by Ethiopia with 9,341 cases or 8.5% and
Pakistan with
9,245 cases or 8.4%.
Four new centres have been
acquired to deal with the backlog in the Western
Cape, Gauteng,
Kwazulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces.
The department said the influx
of asylum seekers, lack of capacity and
inadequate availability of resources
to facilitate the registration of the
asylum seekers had created the
backlog.
The department acknowledged that the backlog had resulted in
some instances
to unlawful arrests, detention and deportation of legitimate
applicants.
"As a result of all these challenges, the Ministry of Home
Affairs
established a departmental steering committee to come up with
practical
sustainable solutions that will ensure that all asylum
applications - dating
back to 1998 - are immediately dealt
with."
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1.
For Sale Items
2. Wanted Items
3. Accommodation
4. Recreation
5.
Specialist Services
6. Pets
Corner
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OFFERED FOR
SALE
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1.1
For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
Excellent Canon EOS still Camera (2004)
with automatic focus and other
beautiful features (three films to go with
the camera
A brand new pair of men's waterproof leather boots
(size
Ten)
A beautiful Black leather jacket (large)
All these were
bought in the UK.
Phone Grasian on 091 430
799
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1.2
For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
SONY HANDYCAM VIDEO Hi8 VIDEO CAMERA 330x
DIGITAL ZOOM IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION.
OFFERS?
PHONE STEVE 067 23112
OR 011 808 262 OR KATE 091 356
981
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1.3
For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
Panasonic Hifi, 5 CD Changer, 6 month old,
remote, manual, silver in colour
$35m - Phone 04
335820
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1.4
For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
RADIUM
Imported harrow discs 24"
and 26"
New Montana boom sprayers 10m boom, 600l tank.
New 16KVA
generators
Radium Zimbabwe 04 870264 / 011 600
389
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1.5
For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04//06)
HONDA XR 250 R, trail bike with lights
and indicators, 18000km only. In
near original mint condition.
Phone:
091 326 965 for
details.
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1.6
Chemicals For Sale (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
Dithian (M45)
Copper
Oxy
Dual Magnum
Punch Extra
Phone: John 334764, Cell
011208893
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1.7
FOR SALE (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
1x Kipor 6.5 kva, Petrol, Single Phase,
Portable, Electric Start Generator
Set brand new. Change over switches
available. Call Harry
091-244245
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1.8
FOR SALE (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
As new, golf caddy cart for sale.
Suitable too, to transport someone
suffering ill health.
For futher
details, contact Dr. Brana 091 324
283
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1.9
CARS FOR SALE (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
Toyota Starlet Year 1997
116 000
km
Incredibly economical
Air conditioning
Kenwood Front Loader
CD
New tyres
Alarmed, cut out switch, anti hijack
Central
Locking
Available immediately
BMW 323i 1997
133 000
km
Alarmed
Central locking
Excellent condition
Available
immediately
Please phone 884076
Or
011204060
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1.10
ITEMS FOR SALE (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
Household goods for sale
4
upholstered swivel bar chairs
Kitchen table and 6 stools
Old pine
table
Tennis court/ driveway/garden roller
Pine bedroom suite, single
headboard, bedside table, desk and chest of
drawers
1 painted white chest
of drawers
5 large pot plants
Garden spray back pack for roses, fruit
trees etc
Metal birds
Coal/charcoal
Singer hand sewing machine
Small
table
Childrens games and Books
Kitchen
utensils
Files
Curtains
Carpets
Braais
Please phone 884076 or
011204060
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1.11
Car for Sale (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
1989 really neat, tidy and very
economical
VW Fox 1600 with mags, tow bar, radio & tape.
$540
million negotiable
Contact Kirsty Noble on
304426
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1.12
Motor Bike for Sale (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
Honda CBX 1200. Good
Condition.
Offers
Contact Daniel on
091380837
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1.13
Vehicle for Sale (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
1983 Toyota Landcruiser
Station Wagon with 4.2 Nissan Diesel Motor. Neat
Condition, with new
Interior, roof rack with side tent, good tires, etc.
$ 3
Billion
For further details please contact Venetia Bratley on 309914 or
011777668
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1.14
For Sale (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
G.E.C Fridge/Freezer, recently overhauled
$25 Million
PR Roller Blades in good condition $ 2 Million
9
Children's Illustrated Encyclopaedias by Arthur Mee $ 3 Million
4
Blazers. 3 Watershed, 1 Peterhouse all in good condition $1 Million
each.
Tel: 073-3399 or
011423614
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For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)
1999 Nissan Double Cab, 2.7 diesel, full
house, canopy. One owner, good
condition 190 000km.
Tel. 086 22582 or
email benfer@mweb.co.zw
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1.16
For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)
JALAPENO pepper pickle in plastic bags,
250 g net weight. $ 80 000
contact on 091 338573 or e mail gbeam@zol.co.za
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1.17
For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)
Playground equipment and nursery school
tables, chairs etc. surplus to
requirements as we have moved to another
fully equipped school. Tel 884294
or 011602903 or
E-mail gandami@mweb.co.zw
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For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)
1992 BEDFORD AWD TRUCK AND TRAILER IN
VERY GOOD CONDITION
CAN BE VIEWED AT 23 SARK HSE, BLUFF HILL INDUSTRIAL
PARK
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For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)
25 TONNES COMPOUND "D" FERTILIZER FOR
SALE
PHONE ESTELLE 331176/90
pran@zol.co.zw
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For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)
Enquiries and offers welcome; please
speak to Alec at 086 22302, or 091 257
161
1. Landcruiser PZ 75,
disassembled. +/- 70% complete.
2. Hunting seat and frame. Complete.
Tromps 4J
3. Two Poster car hoist. Complete
4. 10 x 16" used tyres
(mostly 750 x 16)
5. Various Buffalo tractor
spares
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For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)
VICTORIAN BATH, with original feet and
taps - $20million
100 LITRE ROOF GEYSER - $70M
150 LITRE DOUBLE
ELEMENT NEW ROOF GEYSER - $120M
Please phone 334355 evenings or 091 305
313
anytime.
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For Sale (Ad inserted 25/04/06)
Office safe, two door, electronic
keypad. $40000000.00 (forty Million)
Phone Teresa Hook 305381, 331970,
331976,
011201744
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For Sale (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
INGERSOLL RAND TOWED MOBILE AIR
COMPRESSOR:-
Air Pressure Capacity - 100 p.s.i
Powered by GM365 4
cylinder Engine (400 hp)
Suitable for rock drilling (for blasting), and other
compressed air
functions
Various hose fittings, etc.
CFM = 365
Good
working condition
PRICE - Z$ 1.6 billion o.n.c.o.
TOWED 8t PNEUMATIC
ROLLER (7 tyres) :-
Very useful for all types of road pavement &
hardstanding compaction, etc.
(eagerly sought after by road contractors).
Ideal for farm and gravel road
maintenance. Is normally towed behind a
standard 90hp tractor (or larger).
Good working condition.
PRICE - Z$ 600
million o.n.c.o.
WIDE SELECTION OF VARIOUS PLUMBING FITTINGS AND PIPES :-
details, list and
prices available on request.
Please contact Paul
Brown on Hre 755 401/2, 091-754 302, instamac@mweb.co.zw
for further
details.
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For Sale (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
TRAILER. "Tinto Tourer" 6ft steel luggage
(not fibre glass) TRAILER with
nose cone and 13 in wheels, in good
condition, (new heavy duty springs)
though needing a small welding job.
Lights work, but spare wheel was stolen.
Net mass 240kg, gross
550kg
Either I can get it fixed and try to find a spare wheel (155/70/13) and
tyre, or I can sell it as it is.
It would cost 350 sterling in UK, so I
am looking for a sum in the region of
ZIM$70 million as it is, or $100
million when fixed.
Tel 079 24272. (no cell) P.O. 454 Marondera. It can be
viewed at Gatehouse,
Carrington Avenue.
Rev. George Martin.
26.04.06.
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For Sale (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
"THE WEAVERY."
Phone your orders
to--Anne--011212424 or 332851.
Email joannew@zol.co.zw
Fax--332851.
SUPER
GIFT IDEAS FOR LOCAL OR OVERSEAS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. LIGHT,EASY TO
WASH AND
SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WINTER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
Prices.
Small
woven bags--$750,000 each.
Large crocheted bags.--$1,800,000 each.
Large
woven bags.--$1,500,000 each.
Table Runners.--$1,150,000.
Set of 4
Fringed Table mats + serviettes--$3,400,000.
Fringed mats
only(4)---$2,300,000.
Set of 6 Fringed mats+
serviettes--$5,200,000.
Set of 4 Bordered table mats+
serviettes---$4,000,000.
Set of 4 Bordered table mats
only---$3,000,000
Set of 6 Bordered mats + serviettes--$6,000,000.
Set of
8 Bordered mats + serviettes---$8,000,000.
2m Throws--$3,800,000.
1m
Throw(Baby blanket)--$1,500,000 NEW.
Tea cosy(L)--$800,000.
Tea
cosy(m)--$600,000
Tea cosy(s)--$400,000.
Crocheted oven
gloves(pair)--$1,500,000.
Cotton(lined)oven
gloves(pair)--$900,000.
Aprons--$1,700,000.
Decorated cushion
covers--$1,300,000.
Plain cushion
covers---$1,100,000.
Scarves(knitted)--$1,600,000. each.
Hand Woven
Scarves--$2,000,000 each
Hats(Beanies)--$650,000 each.
Large plain
cotton rug--$3,500,000.
Med. plain cotton rug---$2,200,000.
Small plain
cotton rug.---$1,400,000.
Cotton Rag Rug--$1,400,000.
Med. plain mohair
rug--$2,700,000.
Med.patterned mohair rug.--$3,300,000.
X Large plain
mohair rug.--$10,500,000.
Bedspreads-- QS/DB/3/4 and
Single--$6,500,000,/$5,700,000/$5,200,000/$3,500,000.
Duvet
Cushions(opens into a
duvet)--$11,000,000(Single).$13,00,000(Double).$15,000,000(Queen).NEW.
Toilet
sets--$2,500,000. NEW.
Bath mats---$1,100,000 NEW.
Wholesale prices
available for orders (over 6 of an article) or large
purchases.
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1.26
For Sale (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
Turbo Glass Wolf hull with 150hp motor on
modified trailer with flanged
hubs, 140 lit built in tank, aux tank, bilge
pump, depth finder, ideal
all-round deck design, ski pole, 2 fishing chairs,
great for Kariba.
Samsung microwave oven 1000W
Baikal 12bore
shotgun
Homemade compressor on wheels
Dunlop 145x13 tyres
(new)
Various items of antique furniture
Bench
grinder
Various 1hp & 2hp electric motors
Long aluminium
ladder
Various Oregon pine door frames and doors (surplus to
renovation)
Various size gas cylinders
Contact Mark on 011416937
or
09-234757
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WANTED
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2.1
Items Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
1. Swimming Pool Fence, for a young
couple with baby.
2. A Playpen.
Please contact Venetia Bratley
on 309914/304426 or
011777668
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2.2
Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
HAS ANYBODY GOT ANY SECOND HAND POOL FENCING
FOR SALE AT A REASONABLE
PRICE - WE ONLY NEED ABOUT 5 OR 6 SECTIONS TO
SAFEGUARD OUR POOL FOR OUR
GRANDCHILDREN. PLEASE PHONE SHARON LONG ON
302919.
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2.4
Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
Looking for a truck preferably a Toyota land
cruiser second hand but in good
working condition.
Am happy to do
the transaction in Either US$ or pound sterling.
"Most people pursue
pleasure with such breathless haste they often hurry
past it"
Phone
Grasian on 091 430
799
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2.5
Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
Motorcycle BMW GS 80 or GS 100. Any
condition!
Phone: 04 442681
Cell: 011 621
572
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2.6
Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
1. Swimming Pool Fence, for a young
couple with baby.
2. A Play pen and Baby high chair
Please
contact Venetia Bratley on 309914/304426 or
011777668
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2.7
Wanted (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
WANTED: Cash paid for old Wisdens
Cricketers Almanacs. Contact
mnmilbank@zol.co.zw
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2.8
Wanted (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
LOOKING TO RENT OR BUY "BREEZE BLOCK
MOULD"
PLEASE CONTACT
jahme@zol.co.zw
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2.9
Wanted (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
Second Hand Trailer for vehicle and tow bar
application! Good condition
incl. lighting! Should be able to take 2
motorcycles!
Phone: 04 442681
Cell: 011 621
572
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2.10
Wanted (Ad inserted 25/04/06)
"Harare Dawn Rotary Club are looking for
playground equipment to install at
the Safety Sam Training Centre in Mt.
Pleasant, which they were responsible
for
rehabilitating.
If
anyone has any equipment they would like to donate or to sell at a
reasonable price please can you let me know by e-mail on hderobeck@mango.zw.
The only type of
equipment we do not need is a swing. The reason is that
there is too much
danger of children being hit by over-exuberant swingers.
Replies can go
to Greg Pozzo at Interprint,
770908.
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2.11
Wanted (Ad inserted 2/5/06)
Wanted
Looking for a maid/cook to work
in the Glen Lorne area. Must be able to
read and write and have some
cooking experience. Duties also, include
general housework and
childminding. Accommodation is offered and would suit
someone elderly,
without any dependants.
Please contact - greencroft@zol.co.zw
or phone 499790
or
011409930
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2.12
Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
WANTED urgently is a Working / Non- Working
TV, VCR and Hifi. Cash paid
instantly. Please contact Joel on joelsonwozhi@yahoo.com or leave a
message
with Mercy on 011 611
637.
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2.13
Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
Planning to leave we will buy your T.V or
DVD Please give us a call on
741671
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2.14
Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
Looking for a safari trailer please contact
Chris on
chris_louise@earth.co.zw
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2.15
Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
Looking for a single canoe, please contract
T Quail on 011406965 or email
quail@zol.co.zw
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2.16
Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
Stragglers Cricked Club is desperately
requiring a lock up filing cabinet.
Please phone N Quail 011604066, 064-7528
or email quail@zol.co.zw
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2.17
Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
"Sunflower /cotton/ soya seed wanted either
for cash on or a toll crushing
basis for stock feed, please call Mr Wallis
023894597 or 495897 or 496829
evenings"
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3
Accommodation Wanted and
Offered
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3.1
APARTMENTS TO LET (Ad inserted 11/04/06)
Choice of two apartments to let
in a small, quiet secure block in Avondale.
Fully furnished two bed roomed
apartments with private garden. One, whose
owner would prefer letting on a
short-term basis, is available immediately,
whilst the other becomes vacant
on the 1st May 2006.
For further enquiries, please call 011 602
144
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3.2
Home For Sale (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
Total security, retirement home,
holiday home or family home:
3 bed roomed home in small complex within Mount
Edgecombe golf estate 2 in
Umhlanga, South Africa 248 m sq. 3 bedrooms main
en suite, family bathroom,
double lock up garage, lounge/dining room and
kitchen. Lovely setting,
close to Gateway, La Lucia Mall and the
beach!
50% bonds available for non-residents.
Rand
2,050,000.00
Please phone South African cell number
0843938175.
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3.3
House for Rent (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
HOUSE AVAILABLE TO RENT HILLSIDE
DAMS BULAWAYO
Lovely home tucked in between the rocks and the trees with a
developed
garden, peaceful and picturesque, formerly an author's
home.
Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and partly furnished, would prefer
tenant to
keep on resident staff, -to look after two cats!
If interested
contact Angela Meadows on 091301537 or Bulawayo
245848.
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3.4
House Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
I am look for a 3 bed roomed house in
Mount Pleasant or surrounding areas.
Must have excellent security. No pool
would be preferable.
Please contact Michelle on 091 402
559.
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4
RECREATION
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4.1
(Ad inserted 11/04/06)
SINGLES DINNER CLUB
Looking to meet new
single friends? Join the singles dinner club held at a
variety of
restaurants! Ages 25 to 45 preferred.
For further information please
contact Lesley on 091 832129 or 300963
between 6 pm and 8 pm during the
week.
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5
SPECIALIST
SERVICES
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5.1
(Ad inserted 11/04/06)
Transport for Hire --- Harare area. Mazda T35 -
Box body - with Driver.
Contact zanadu@zim.co.zw
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5.2
(Ad inserted 25/04/06)
FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATES & other ADVISORY
SERVICES
.... 13yrs on and still providing much needed Advisory
Services...
.... As follows:
BIRTHS - Full (Long) Birth
Certificates
- New Registration of Births
ADOPTED
CHILDREN - Full Birth Certificates (Tracing of biological parents)
DEATHS
- Death Certificates (original & duplicate)
MARRIAGES - Licence to
marry
- Marriage Certificates (duplicates)
ID
CARDS - New & replacement
PASSPORTS - See Note
below
IMMIGRATION - Residence & Work Permits for
Zimbabwe
- Re-entry Visas
CITIZENSHIP -
Restoration
- New applications
- Surrendering (renouncing)
COMMISSIONER OF OATHS - Certification of
documents
-
Affidavits
- Power of
Attorney
PARA-LEGAL SERVICES - Enquire as to your specific
requirements
DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS -
Mediation
- Arbitration
NOTE:
Passports - currently these are only being issued in special
instances.
Financial Arrangements - We will always assist 'bona fide'
financially
distressed persons.
Phone us for further information
and/or to arrange a no obligation
consultation.
Thomas Vallance
ACIArb
Paradigm Trust (Pvt) Ltd
Trust Executives &
Administrators
Tels: (B) 744 648 (M) 011 617
161
Eml:[paradigm@zol.co.zw]
[paradigm@mango.zw]
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5.3
(Ad inserted 25/04/06)
EXTRA TUITION FOR O LEVEL ( GCSE) CHEMISTRY AND
PHYSICS
Need some help? Private lessons offered.
Phone 442610 or
091609077, or email carolyn@cajj.com
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5.4
(Ad inserted 2/05/06)
GACHE GACHE LODGE - KARIBA
BOOK NOW FOR UPCOMING
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS!
AFRICA DAY (25th May)
HEROES/DEFENCE FORCES DAY (14th
& 15th August)
As well as the AUGUST & DECEMBER school
holidays!
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5.5
(Ad inserted 2/05/06)
NATUREWAYS SAFARIS
TRAIL FILLER & GROUP
SPECIAL OFFERS
Odyssey Luxury Backed Up Safaris @ US$80 per person per
night
Including all meals, local drinks, luxury camping equipment &
services of
Professional Walking & Canoe Guides
Explorer Semi
Participatory Canoe Safaris @ US$50 per person per night
Including road
transfers from & to Kariba, meals, teas, coffees, cordials &
wine
with dinner, equipment & services of Professional Canoe guides
THESE
RATES APPLY FOR GROUPS OF 6 PLUS OR TRAIL FILLERS i.e. joining trips
we have
already confirmed...
Contact Julie on 333414 (phone / fax) 091 249382 (cell)
or
julie@natureways.com
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6
PETS
CORNER
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6.1
Home Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
TYSON, absolutely magnificent
red/brindle pedigreed and registered staffy
dog needing special home as soon
as possible as owner leaving. Please help.
Tel Michelle on 884294 or e-mail
gandami@mweb.co.zw
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6.2
Home Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
Looking for a good home for a 1 1/2
year old female staffy cross jack
russel.
Good guard dog. Cheeky
with strangers and strange dogs. Not sure about
children, does not seem to
like them. She also seems to have a slight skin
problem.
Please
contact Venetia Bratley on 309914 or
011777668.
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6.3
BORDER COLLIES (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
Pure bred but unregistered. Pictures
of both parents available. Pups due to
be born this week, ready in 6 weeks.
Please contact Maria (BYO) 286155 or
091266 476. or email antlaw@mweb.co.zw
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6.4
Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
BUDGIES TO JOIN A LONELY ONE IN
AVIARY!
PHONE 067 23112 OR 091 356 981
KATE
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6.5
Homes Wanted (Ad inserted 4/04/06)
LOOKING FOR HOMES FOR 2 MIX BREED
DOGS, ONE A VERY GOOD GUARD DOG,
(RIDGEBACK-ISH), ONE A "SMILER"
(BRINDLE
POINTER-ISH)!
PHONE 067 23112 OR 091 356 981
KATE
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6.6
Wanted (Ad inserted 25/03/06)
I am desperately looking for a Toy Pom
puppy (5-6 weeks old).
If anyone breeds them please let me
know.
E-mail - stodd@zw.safmarine.com
Cell - 011
421
289
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6.7
Home Wanted (Ad inserted 25/04/06)
Please another appeal for white male
bull terrier, approx. 4 years desperate
for a kind and loving home Tel
Michelle on 884294 or 011602903 or e-mail
gandami@mweb.co.zw
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6.8
Good Home/s Wanted (Ad Inserted 25/04/06)
Julio - 7 year old Tan coloured
male Dashchund (pedigree) & Duke - 6 year
old Tan coloured male
Dashchund (slight mixed breed with jack russell
somewhere!). Both are very
good natured, love people and loads of
attention. They both have been
nutured and are up-to-date with all
injections etc. Would prefer if they
are taken together as they are big
buddies. Pictures are available to send
via email.
Please contact Marlene on pott@zol.co.zw or telephone 020 -
64007.
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6.9
Homes Wanted (Ad inserted 2/05/06)
Terrier Rescue desperately need homes
for the following dogs whose owners
have left the country. 1 male white
English Bull Terrier, superb. 3
staffordshire bull terriers, black 1 male 2
bitches and 1 scotty bitch
called Toto. Please help am inundated. E-mail gandami@mweb.co.zw or Tel
Michelle on
884294 or
011602903
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6.10
Dog Meal for Sale (Ad inserted 28/03/06)
Dog Meal $ 1200000 k per 20 kg
bag, please order on Harare
495897
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