Zim Online
Thursday 02 November
2006
BULAWAYO - President Robert Mugabe has
directed the spy Central
Intelligence Organisation (CIO) to infiltrate
internet service providers to
monitor private communication and flush out
journalists using the internet
to feed "negative information" about his
government to the international
media, sources told ZimOnline.
The sources, who are senior officers with the secret service and the
police
that will also help in spying on internet users, said Mugabe gave the
order
during a routine security meeting with security commanders held on
October
20 at his Munhumutapa offices in Harare.
Minister of State Security
Didymus Mutasa, CIO Director-General
Happyton Bonyongwe, Police Commissioner
Augustine Chihuri and Zimbabwe
Defence Forces Commander General Constantine
Chiwenga attended the meeting.
"The President was in a mean mood
during the meeting, lambasting both
the police and the CIO for failing to
apprehend even a few of the
journalists purveying negative information about
the ruling ZANU PF party
and government," said a source, who spoke on
condition he was not named.
According to the source, Bonyongwe
assured the President that the CIO
would begin deploying its agents at
private internet shops across the
country starting this week.
Apart from CIO agents, undercover members of the Police Internal
Security
Investigations (PISI) that normally spies on pro-opposition police
officers
will also be deployed at internet cafes posing as café attendants
or
ordinary surfers.
An officer with the PISI who is based at Ross
Camp police depot in the
second largest city of Bulawayo said: "We were
briefed at the Bulawayo
operations room in Ross Camp on Friday afternoon
(October 27) by the officer
commanding operations in the province, Assistant
Commissioner Crowd
Chirenje.
"He said we would be deployed at
internet cafes but said we would have
to undergo some computer training
first."
Mugabe's spokesman George Charamba was not immediately
available for
comment on the matter while Mutasa, who oversees the CIO,
refused to take
questions on the matter.
"I do not discuss such
privileged information with the press," said
Mutasa before switching off his
mobile phone.
Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena would neither
confirm nor deny that
undercover officers will spy on private internet users
but he insisted that
the law enforcement agency shall do all it can to
prevent people from
writing "falsehoods against the
government".
Bvudzijena said: "It is our duty to protect the
interests of this
country and we will do everything in our power to make
sure that the
country's security is maintained. We cannot allow people to
write falsehoods
against the government because that will incite people to
rebel."
ZimOnline was unable to reach Zimbabwe Internet Service
Providers
Association chairperson Nicky Lear to establish whether internet
firms were
aware of the latest government plans to spy on their clients.
Lear was said
to be in hospital and unable to take calls from
journalists.
But our sources said those caught using the internet
to send out
information considered negative or detrimental to the interests
of the state
will be arrested and charged under the Criminal Codification
Act.
The Act imposes sentences of up to 20 years in jail on
journalists or
other citizens convicted of publishing false information or
statements that
are prejudicial to the state or are likely to cause,
promote, or incite
public disorder, or adversely affect the security or
economic interests of
the country.
The government, which
controls enough parliamentary seats to enact
whatever laws it may deem
necessary, is in the process of enacting
legislation to allow state agents
to intercept internet and cell phone
communications between private
individuals and organisations in the country.
The Interception of
Communications Bill that is before Parliament
proposes to also empower state
agents to open private mail sent by ordinary
post as well as through
licensed courier service providers.
Citizens and organisations will
be barred from challenging
interception of their communications at the
courts but could appeal to the
Minster of Transport and Communications, who
in the first place grants
authority for private mail or communication to be
intercepted.
Civic and media organisations want the Bill withdrawn
saying Zimbabwe
already has more than its fair share of draconian laws that
hinder the free
flow of information while imposing severe restrictions on
journalists and
newspapers in the country.
Zimbabwe already has
some of the worst media laws in the world with
for example, journalists
being liable to imprisonment for up to two years if
caught practising
without a licence from the state's Media and Information
Commission.
Newspapers are also required to register with the
commission with
those failing to comply with the requirement facing closure
and seizure of
their equipment by the police.
The southern
African nation, described by the World Association of
Newspapers as one of
the worst places for journalists in the world, has in
the past three years
shut down at least four newspapers including its
largest circulating daily
paper, The Daily News, for breaching the tough
media laws.
The
deployment of CIO and police agents at private internet cafes will
place a
major obstacle on independent news websites that have emerged to
cover the
information gap left after Mugabe shut down newspapers. -
ZimOnline
Zim Online
Thursday 02 November
2006
MUTARE - A Zimbabwe army major yesterday told
the High Court that a
former white soldier accused of plotting to
assassinate President Robert
Mugabe had also planned to murder some white
farmers and two prominent
businessmen.
Major Israel Phiri, who
is chief state witness in the trial of Peter
Michael Hitschmann on charges
of illegally stocking up arms and plotting to
assassinate Mugabe, told Judge
Alfas Chitakunye that he spent three months
under cover, probing the
Zimbabwe Freedom Movement (ZFM), a shadowy movement
that the state claims
was behind the plot to murder the President.
He said in the three
months, he had been unable to uncover any
"material evidence" to prove the
existence of the ZFM or where the
organisation was based.
"I
never saw any document (with information on the ZFM)," Phiri said.
The major, who earlier in the week told the court that he was
approached by
Hitschmann to join the ZFM, said he had relied on information
told to him by
the accused.
Phiri said Hitschmann told him that the ZFM had
members in the cities
of Mutare, Bulawayo and Masvingo, adding that during
his three months
working undercover, he had met members of the main
opposition Movement for
Democratic Change (MDC) party who were working with
the ZFM.
The Major first dragged the MDC into the assassination
case when he
told the court on Tuesday that Hitschmann had told him that the
ZFM was
stepping in to overthrow Mugabe through military means because the
MDC had
failed to win through the ballot - a claim that implies the shadowy
group
was somehow working in cahoots with the opposition party.
Phiri said the ZFM planned to also murder white farmers perceived as
co-operating with the government, controversial white businessmen Billy
Rautenbach allegedly because he supported the government.
Another prominent businessman Delma Lupepe was also among people the
ZFM
wanted to murder, according to Phiri, who added that Hitschmann showed
him
stockpiles of guns and ammunition that were to be used to commit the
murders.
Phiri is expected to be cross-examined by the defence
today.
Hitschmann was a soldier in the former white government of
Rhodesia -
Zimbabwe's name before independence in 1980. He was initially
arrested last
March together with several MDC officials that included Mutare
North
legislator Giles Mutsekwa.
The group was accused of
conspiring to murder Mugabe, businessman and
ZANU PF activist Esau Mupfumi
and ZANU PF Chipinge South legislator Enock
Porusingazi during the 21st
February Movement celebrations held in Mutare to
mark Mugabe's 82nd
birthday.
The state later dropped charges against Mutsekwa, MDC
Manicaland
provincial youth chairman Knowledge Nyamhoka, party treasurer
Brian James,
activist Thando Sibanda and four ex-policemen Peter Nzungu,
Wellington
Tsuro, Jerry Maguta and Garikai Chikutya. - ZimOnline
Zim Online
Thursday 02 November
2006
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Congress of
Trade Unions (ZCTU) on Wednesday
wrote to Speaker of Parliament John Nkomo
requesting that he bars the ruling
ZANU PF from moving a motion in the House
demanding the sacking of the union's
top leaders.
Ruling party
legislator Leo Mugabe - a close nephew of President
Robert Mugabe - two
weeks ago notified Parliament that he would be tabling a
motion in the House
requesting Labour Minister Nicholas Goche to fire ZCTU
president Lovemore
Matombo and his entire team and replace them with a "new
look
management".
ZANU PF insiders say the motion is part of a wider
effort by the
government to gain control of the powerful but pro-opposition
labour
movement. The "new look management" proposed by Mugabe will comprise
pro-government labour leaders at the moment forming a tiny minority within
the ZCTU top echelons, according to sources.
In the letter to
Nkomo, ZCTU secretary general Wellington Chibebe said
the motion by Mugabe
was not only based on false and incorrect allegations
of mismanagement at
ZCTU but amounted to an open invitation to the Ministry
of Labour "to
interfere in the affairs of the ZCTU".
It was also unfair because
the ZCTU will not be able to defend itself
in Parliament when the House
debates the motion, wrote Chibebe.
"The Honourable Members of
Parliament have taken the liberty to
gratuitously condemn the ZCTU without
giving them an opportunity to respond,
this is against the rules of natural
justice," the letter by the union
secretary general read in
part.
Chibebe added that some of the matters raised in the motion -
such as
allegations that ZCTU leaders breached exchange laws - were being
dealt with
at the courts and it would be sub judice for Parliament to debate
such
issues before the courts had made their findings.
"In the
circumstances, we request that the motion be removed from the
Order paper,"
the union leader wrote.
Nkomo, who is chairman of ZANU PF and has
powers to block motions he
perceives as improper, was not immediately
available for comment on the
matter.
Mugabe is expected to move
the motion next week.
The legislator, who accuses present ZCTU
leaders of unethical conduct,
violating foreign exchange laws and of
abandoning workers to pursue
politics, says in the proposed motion that new
union leaders should
"concentrate on core business of representing workers
rather than (job)
stayaways that have failed to address bread and butter
issues in the
country."
ZANU PF controls more than enough
parliamentary seats to carry the
motion that could see the government
effectively silence the ZCTU, which
gave birth to the main opposition
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party
seven years ago.
The
ZCTU has remained a thorn on the side of the Harare administration
organising demonstrations and job stayaways by workers to protest one of the
severest ever economic crises in the world in recent times.
Meanwhile, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has
criticised attempts by ZANU PF to use its parliamentary majority to control
the ZCTU.
COSATU spokesman Patrick Craven told journalist in
Johannesburg that
independence from government interference was one of the
pillars of trade
union democracy and said the South African labour movement
will back the
ZCTU in its efforts to resist interference by the Harare
administration. -
ZimOnline
Zim Online
Thursday 02 November
2006
HARARE - Zimbabwe civic society groups
say they want President Robert
Mugabe to first repeal harsh security laws
before they could back a
government exercise to set up a statutory
commission to monitor human rights
in the country.
The civic
groups, including some that had initially appeared willing
to co-operate
with the government when they attended a September workshop
that discussed
the creation of the proposed Zimbabwe Human Rights
Commission, said they
want the government to repeal the draconian Public
Order and Security Act
(POSA).
The law, among other tough provisions, prohibits
Zimbabweans from
carrying out public demonstrations or meeting in groups of
more than three
to discuss politics without permission from the
police.
The main opposition Movement for Democratic Change party
and civic
groups say the police have used the law to try and cripple them by
frequently banning their meetings with members and supporters.
National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO)
spokesman
Fambai Ngirandi told ZimOnline that civic groups felt they could
not be
discussing creation of a rights commission with the government when
they
were in the first place being denied the freedom to assemble or
associate.
He said: "We don't have the freedom to assemble and
associate so we
want them (government) to display positive goodwill by
removing these
impediments such as POSA which prevents us from
meeting."
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa was not immediately
available for
comment on civic society's new pre-condition to back the
proposed statutory
human rights commission.
But Chinamasa has
previously indicated the government would push ahead
with or without backing
from NGOs to create the commission that he insists
shall have the necessary
power and autonomy to probe human rights violations
and act on
findings.
Harare, well known for its anti-homosexual stance,
ironically banned
gays and lesbians from a United Nations facilitated
workshop last September
to discuss the setting up of the rights
commission.
NANGO, the largest representative body for NGOs in the
country,
attended the workshop held in the resort town of Kariba but some of
the
country's leading human rights and pro-democracy groups boycotted the
event.
Ngirande said the NGO movement had however met last Monday
and agreed
that the government repeal POSA before they could take any
further party in
the exercise to set the proposed human rights
commission.
Western governments, local and international rights
groups say human
rights violations are on the rise in Zimbabwe as Mugabe's
government battles
to keep public discontent in check amid a deteriorating
economic meltdown,
hunger and poverty - a charge Harare strongly denies. -
ZimOnline
Mail and Guardian
Harare, Zimbabwe
01 November 2006
06:22
Police in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on Wednesday
used
batons to break up a demonstration by scores of pro-democracy
activists,
arresting three protesters, a spokesperson for the National
Constitutional
Assembly (NCA) claimed.
At least 250
members of the NCA, including chairperson Lovemore
Madhuku, were rounded up
by police in Africa Unity Square in central Harare
while demonstrating for a
new Constitution, official Earnest Mudzengi told
the media in a telephone
interview.
The spokesperson said Madhuku was separated from
the rest of the
crowd and bundled into a police vehicle. Then the police
turned on the rest
of the demonstrators, he alleged.
"They [the police] beat them. They beat them up and they
remained seated,"
Mudzengi claimed.
He said two other NCA members, Marko Shoko
and Shingirai
Nyakudya, were also arrested on allegations that they stoned a
police
vehicle. Mudzengi denied the allegations.
"We as
the NCA are condemning this act of brutality by police,"
he
said.
Lawyer Alec Muchadehama confirmed the arrests. He said
police
had not yet preferred charges against his three clients, who are
being
detained at Harare central police station.
The NCA
has been at the forefront of pressing for a new
Constitution to replace a
26-year-old document that was last week described
by church groups in a
national vision document as being in a sorry state.
In his
response to the church document, President Robert Mugabe
last week defended
Zimbabwe's current Constitution, describing it as genuine
and
homegrown.
However, Mudzengi on Wednesday said the NCA's
pursuit of a new
people-driven Constitution was
legitimate.
"A homegrown Constitution can be dictatorial. His
[Mugabe's]
comments are meant to mislead people," Mudzengi said. "The police
action
displayed today [Wednesday] is not going to deter us from staging
more
demonstrations." -- Sapa-dpa
Inter Press Service
(Johannesburg)
November 1, 2006
Posted to the web November 1,
2006
Moyiga Nduru
Johannesburg
"I was arrested a dozen times,"
notes Tapera Kapuya, a student leader at the
University of Zimbabwe between
2001 and 2002, who says he was the target of
both police and the Southern
African country's intelligence agents.
"In November 2001 I was abducted
from my room in the university by state
agents and tortured for three days,"
he told IPS in South Africa, where he
lives in exile.
Kapuya is now
helping Zimbabwe's National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), a
pressure group
based in the capital, Harare, to set up an office in the
South African
commercial hub of Johannesburg.
"The situation in Zimbabwe hasn't
improved. It's deteriorating," he said.
"And the NCA leadership is finding
it difficult to work because of state
repression. The office in Johannesburg
will highlight the abuses in Zimbabwe
and mobilise the 2.5 million
Zimbabweans living in South Africa."
The difficulties faced by activists
like Kapuya are highlighted in a new
Human Rights Watch (HRW) report issued
Wednesday, titled '"You Will Be
Thoroughly Beaten": The Brutal Suppression
of Dissent in Zimbabwe'.
Rights abuses in the country have escalated
since 2000, when the ruling
Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front
(ZANU-PF) faced its first
real challenge at the polls, from the opposition
Movement for Democratic
Change (MDC). This grouping became the country's
main opposition party, but
has since splintered into two
factions.
"Since 2000, the authorities in Zimbabwe have routinely
resorted to violent
tactics to silence criticism of their poor human rights
record and to
prevent human rights activists from exposing abuses in the
country;
repression of political activity and dissent has been particularly
noticeable prior to election periods," notes HRW, in the 28-page
report.
"Whereas in the beginning of Zimbabwe's political crisis it was
war
veterans, youth militia, and ruling party supporters who chiefly dealt
out
violence and intimidation to opposition supporters and civil society
activists, in the past three years such abuses have increasingly been
carried out by army, police and state security personnel," the New
York-based grouping adds.
"The government has turned to more violent
and repressive tactics as
economic and political conditions continue to
deteriorate and people
increasingly express their discontent."
The
document lists alleged abuses against members of civil society groups,
trade
unionists and other activists by police and intelligence officials.
These
include a police assault on 15 officials from the Zimbabwe Congress of
Trade
Unions (ZCTU), and some 500 activists from the NCA in Harare on Sep.
13 and
Sep. 25 respectively.
The report also describes a student activist being
detained for four days
and beaten by police in the north-eastern town of
Bindura, in May. "During
interrogation they beat me with baton sticks,
clenched fists and kept
kicking me," the student is quoted as saying. "Every
night they would
threaten me and say, 'We will kill you
tonight,'."
"Each night they would come and they would strip me naked and
then handcuff
me with my hands between my legs so that I would not be able
to move while
they beat me," the activists adds. "Sometimes they would be
three people
beating me, then two, or at times four. I was being accused of
trying to
facilitate regime change and working for the
opposition."
Efforts by IPS to get comment on the HRW report from the
Zimbabwean Embassy
in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, were
fruitless.
However, Nicholas Dube, a representative of one of the MDC
factions,
dismisses Harare's claim that demonstrations by the NCA and ZCTU
were aimed
at toppling the government of Robert Mugabe.
"The ZCTU
protest wasn't about regime change. It was about bread-and-butter
issues,
and it was about access to ARVs," he said. ARVs, anti-retroviral
drugs,
prolong the lives of people who have contracted HIV. According to the
Joint
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Zimbabwe has an adult HIV
prevalence
rate of 20.1 percent.
"The leadership of the ZCTU was attacked and
brutally beaten up by the
police," Dube added. "To make matters worst,
President Mugabe congratulated
the police for doing a good job. It clearly
demonstrates that the government
of Zimbabwe is giving orders to police to
crack down on perceived
opponents."
Dube believes ZANU-PF -- in power
since independence in 1980 -- will only
recognise the opposition if further
international pressure is brought to
bear on Zimbabwean
authorities.
"Internally there's nothing people can do. The opposition
has been weakened
by police brutality, backed by the ruling party," he told
IPS.
Dube, who is also in self-imposed exile in South Africa, says these
interventions should come from organisations such as the African Union (AU)
and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Zimbabwe is a member
of both groupings.
"It's critical that the AU Commission on Human
Rights and SADC look at this
problem and come up with a solution," he noted.
"Their silence is not
helping the people of Zimbabwe."
Critics say
South Africa's policy of so-called "quiet diplomacy" has failed
to persuade
Mugabe to resolve Zimbabwe's crisis.
Instead, the president blames former
colonial power Britain for his
country's woes. He says Zimbabwe, under
sanctions from the United States and
European Union, is being vilified for
seizing land from several thousand
white farmers to resettle landless
blacks.
For its part, HRW has made various recommendations for improving
the
situation in Zimbabwe. These include having the government ensure that
all
police, security and military forces adhere to the country's
international
legal obligation to respect individuals' rights to freedom
from arbitrary
arrest and torture.
The rights group has also
called, amongst others, for all people who are
detained to be brought before
a judge within 48 hours of arrest -- and for
an independent body to be
established for probing complaints against the
police service.
Civil
society and human rights groups believe that about five million
Zimbabweans
have left their country for greener pastures since 2000.
"We have over
3,000 (Zimbabwean) teachers...in South Africa. It's sad to see
a country
losing its brains just like that," Selvan Chetty, deputy director
of the
Solidarity Peace Trust, a church-backed human rights organisation,
said in
an interview with IPS. The group, which monitors and highlights
abuses in
Zimbabwe, is based in Port Shepstone: a town in South Africa's
coastal
province of KwaZulu-Natal.
By Violet
Gonda
1 November 2006
Lovemore Madhuku, the chairperson of
the National Constitutional
Assembly (NCA) was arrested during a
demonstration in Harare Wednesday. His
lawyer Alex Muchadehama said the
civic leader is being held at Harare
Central Police Station with two other
activists.
The NCA reports that more than 300 people took part in a
protest march
at Africa Unity Square calling for a people driven
constitution. Riot police
came and violently broke up the march that was
going to lead to parliament.
It's reported that journalists were harassed
and "about 50 NCA members have
been taken to a private hospital after they
sustained serious injuries from
the police assaults."
Muchadehama said the police are also violating Madhuku's rights to his
access to a lawyer, as he has not been able to speak to his client in any
meaningful way. He added; "We haven't been advised on the charges he is
likely to face or the reason he has been detained in police
custody."
The lawyer said; "From sketchy details that I have
received, the
police were alleging that some of the members who were present
there stoned
a police truck or a bus."
Meanwhile the NCA said
in a statement the police broke up the
demonstration and ordered the
activists to lie down. But Madhuku continued
to address the activists and
the police, saying: "We are fighting for a
genuine cause which you the
police might also benefit..."
He was then bundled into a police
vehicle and taken to the police
station when people started to
respond.
The Zimbabwean government is increasingly using its
powerful state
machinery to suppress voices of dissent and this is the
second time in less
than two months that the police have used brutal force
to disperse peaceful
protesters. In September senior officials from the
Zimbabwe Congress of
Trade Unions were brutalised by the police at the start
of a demonstration
calling for a better standard of
living.
SW Radio Africa Zimbabwe news
By
Tererai Karimakwenda
01 November 2006
We received a report
from The Zimbabwe Peace Project alleging that
fifteen villagers from
Konyesai village in Manicaland province have been
summoned to the Community
Court of Chief Marange, because they attended an
MDC campaign meeting. The
accused include Selina Mutambara and Lazarus
Takabika, both of whom received
summons from the Chief's court dated 11th of
October, but referring to a
meeting on an unspecified date. The 15 are being
charged with attending a
meeting in the village without the permission of
the village head. Some of
them also say that they have been denied grain
from the Grain Marketing
Board because of their support for the MDC. A
hearing was originally set for
the 18th of October but was postponed to a
later date.
MDC
spokesman for Manicaland Pishai Muchauraya said villagers are not
required
by law to seek permission from any traditional leader before
attending a
political meeting. But he added that ZANU-PF has been using
chiefs and
sabhukus as political commissars. In return these village heads
are
receiving maize, fuel to plough their fields, electricity at their
homesteads and other perks courtesy of ZANU-PF.
Pishai said the
chiefs were now acting as agents of ZANU-PF just like
the notorious youth
militia. He said during the rural council elections last
weekend some chiefs
were seen openly rallying voters to support ZANU-PF
candidates in an area
called Tanganda. They were even taking notes as to who
voted for whom.
Pishai said the ruling party's structures are all but dead
in rural
Manicaland. And chiefs, soldiers and intelligence agents form the
basis of
ZANU-PF's support.
Regarding the incident in Marange, the Zimbabwe
Peace Project released
a statement which read in part: "The village head's
report to the chief and
the subsequent summoning of villagers for a hearing
for attending a meeting
of their choice is an infringement to one's freedom
of association and
assembly especially if consideration is taken of the fact
that this was done
at a time when the nation was preparing for ward/council
elections. Ideally
traditional leaders are supposed to be non partisan but
some have abused the
traditional powers to use them in the political
arena."
SW Radio Africa Zimbabwe news
Elizabeth Economy and Karen
Monaghan / International Herald
TribunePublished: November 1,
2006
NEW YORK: On Friday, when Beijing will host African
leaders at the third
Forum on China-African Cooperation, the participants
will undoubtedly hail
the dramatic expansion in trade and investment, the
stream of high-level
diplomatic visits and agreements, and the newly forged
strategic bonds
between their nations.
Yet beyond the celebrations
there is growing unease on both sides about the
social, political and
economic tensions that the integration has generated.
Outwardly, China's
"Year of Africa" has been a striking success. Since
January, President Hu
Jintao, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister
Li Zhaoxing have all
traveled to Africa, visiting a total of 15 countries.
Skyrocketing trade and
foreign direct investment have made China a major
player in Africa's
economic development.
African leaders now regularly cite China as the
ideal development model for
their countries. Two-way trade has quadrupled in
the last five years to $40
billion in 2005, making China Africa's third
largest trading partner after
the European Union and the United
States.
While China's voracious demand for commodities has driven
investment
priorities, it is diversifying into apparel, food processing,
telecommunications and construction. At $1.2 billion, Chinese foreign direct
investment in Africa is small compared to the $29 billion total recorded
last year, but if the influx of Chinese firms is any guide - a ten-fold
increase since 2003 - future capital inflows likely will
multiply.
Politically, China's "hands-off politics" approach was initially a
welcome
change for many African leaders who bristled over the conditions
imposed by
the United States, Europe and multilateral
institutions.
Yet it has also become evident that China's approach to
Africa comes at a
steep price. The situation in Sudan is the most pernicious
example of the
consequences of not mixing business and politics. By refusing
to press
Khartoum to accept the Security Council mandate for a UN
peacekeeping force
in Darfur, Beijing has effectively condoned atrocities.
In Zimbabwe,
Beijing's economic largesse is helping keep Robert Mugabe's
repressive
regime in power.
On another front, Beijing's unwillingness
to press its state- owned firms on
good governance and social responsibility
is producing a backlash in several
African countries. Last month, Gabon
ordered the Chinese energy firm,
Sinopec, to halt exploration in Loango
national park after a U.S.
conservation group accused it of desecrating the
forest and operating
without an environmental-impact study.
Anecdotal
evidence also suggests simmering grass-roots resentment of the
growing
Chinese presence. Legal and illegal Chinese immigrants are moving to
Africa
by the hundreds of thousands to work in extractive industries,
construction
and manufacturing, prompting charges that Chinese investors are
taking
rather than creating jobs.
Ultimately, African leaders have to decide
whether Beijing's "strictly
business" strategy is compatible with the
principles of transparency and
good governance set out in their New
Partnership for Africa's Development
(NEPAD). Every day brings new evidence
that getting China to sign on to
these principles will be critical for the
continent's long term development
and stability.
As a first step,
China and its energy and mining firms should be encouraged
to sign on to the
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, which
requires companies and
host governments to publicly disclose transactions.
Chinese firms can also
prove their commitment to transparency, the
environment and safe and
equitable working conditions by submitting open
bids for projects funded by
multilateral institutions.
Finally, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz
has said the bank wants to work
directly with China in its development
projects in Africa. The United States
and Europe should follow suit by
inviting China to participate in
initiatives for sustainable development and
eradicating poverty in Africa.
On his visit to Africa last summer, Wen
said, "We encourage African
countries to improve democracy and the rule of
law, social justice and
equality." He went on to say that China had "full
confidence" that the
Africans could "properly handle their own
affairs."
Yet with hundreds of thousands of Chinese living and working
across Africa
and with China rapidly becoming the largest trading partner
and investor on
the continent, Beijing must realize that it cannot merely
voice support but
must work actively to help realize Africa's aspirations.
Africa's "own
affairs" have become China's as well.
Mail and Guardian
Harare, Zimbabwe
01 November 2006
12:06
The ageing president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has
hit out
against fierce jockeying for his position, accusing would-be
presidential
candidates of waiting impatiently "like witches" to see him go,
it was
reported on Wednesday.
In candid comments about
the fighting in the corridors of power,
Mugabe (82) said there were just
three or four candidates wanting to succeed
him, the state-controlled Herald
newspaper reported.
In other African countries there are up
to 30 presidential
candidates and "we don't want it that way", Mugabe
said.
The vexed question of who is to step into Mugabe's
shoes is
believed to be giving rise to vicious behind-the-scenes battles and
the
Zimbabwean leader is showing impatience with his would-be
successors.
"Even before the term of the president [has
expired], they want
the seat. I haven't completed my term, but you are
already waiting by the
door like a witch," he was quoted as saying during a
speech made at Harare's
Catholic University last week.
Mugabe's term of office is due to expire in 2008. There have,
however, been
calls from some in the ruling Zanu-PF party to extend it until
2010.
Local reports say presidential candidates at
present appear to
be ruling party political heavyweight Emmerson Mnangagwa;
vice-president and
former army commander's wife Joyce Mujuru; former finance
minister and
ruling party moderate Simba Makoni; and possibly Central Bank
chief Gideon
Gono, although Gono has denied any interest. --
Sapa-dpa
VOA
By Peta
Thornycroft
Johannesburg
01 November 2006
The
trial of a White Zimbabwean accused of illegal possession of automatic
weapons finally began this week in Mutare after being delayed over legal
technicalities. Michael Hitschmann has been accused by the state of trying
to hire a Zimbabwe army officer to assassinate senior businessmen and white
farmers loyal to the ruling Zanu PF. The weapons charges carry a life
sentence.
The trial of Michael Hitschmann continues today, a day
after the state's key
witness told a packed courtroom that Hitschmann
approached him and asked
that he join a organization to overthrow the
government.
Army Major Israel Phiri testified that Hitschmann tried to
recruit him for a
shadowy organization, the Zimbabwe Freedom Movement, which
was launched in
London five years ago. He said the organization, in addition
to overthrowing
the government, planned to assassinate several top
businessman and white
farmers loyal to the ruling Zanu PF.
Phiri
claims he immediately reported Hitschmann's plans to authorities.
The
government accuses Hitschmann of possession of 11 automatic weapons,
thousands of rounds of ammunition and other military material. No one is
allowed to hold automatic weapons in Zimbabwe without special permission. He
was arrested in March and refused bail.
In defense documents
submitted to the court, Hitschmann admits he was in
possession of automatic
weapons but says he is a registered gun dealer, and
was going to hand them
over to the police. He says the weapons were given to
him by fearful white
farmers who fled their land in 2004 and 2005.
Forty-six-year-old
Hitschmann used to be a member of the part-time voluntary
police reserve in
his hometown Mutare. He claims he assisted the police in
suppressing trade
unions in 1997.
Harare High Court Justice Alpheus Chitakunya will hear
testimony from
Hitschmann who claims he was tortured after his arrest,
including being
kicked twice in his groin and having his buttocks burned by
lighted
cigarettes. He will challenge the legality of his confession, saying
it was
extracted through torture.
This case is one of the most
serious involving weapons in Zimbabwe in the
last 20 years, according to
legal analysts.
Two other men, both opposition supporters who were
arrested with Hitschmann,
and who allegedly have disappeared after being
freed on bail, claimed in a
previous court hearing that they were also
tortured in detention.
A former opposition legislator, Roy Bennett fled
the country after
Hitschmann's arrest and sought asylum in South
Africa.
A serving MDC legislator, Giles Mutsekwa, also arrested in
connection in the
same case, was released but has not been charged and is
still in Zimbabwe.
November 1, 2006
By Savious Kwinika (CAJ)
Zim property
ghost laws scare potential investors: Economists
LEGAL experts and
investments analysts have vehemently scrutinised the
Zimbabwean
Reconstruction of State-Indebted Insolvent Companies Act (Chapter
24:27)
saying it is a ghost that is targetted to give the state control over
the
companies that operate in Zimbabwe. The Act was promulgated on 26
February
2005 and has been used by the state to take over the control of a
number
companies that were operating in Zimbabwe. The most notable case is
the
acquisition and the subsequent nationalization of SMMZ Holdings by the
government of Zimbabwe, when it wrested control of the Mutumwa-Mawere led
businesses through the Act. . The Johannesburg-based Friends of Zimbabwe
Coalition (FOZC), said the law was being to perpetrate property
confistications extra-territorially and extra-judicially. FOZC is a South
Africa based organization that advocates for human and property rights. "SMM
is a stolen company and the thief is the government of Zimbabwe," said Siros
(Sox) Chikohwero, Chairperson of FOZC. FOZC indicated that the continued use
of this law by the Zimbabwe government would only act as a dis-incentive
that would scare away investors. "No sensible person would want to invest in
Zimbabwe because of this act that allows the state to take over your company
at any time," said Chikohwero.
Some of the contentious clauses
clause in the said Act are under
section three (a) which describes a
company as 'a company registered or
incorporated in Zimbabwe, or a company
wherever registered or incorporated,
that carries, that carries on business
in Zimbabwe or is liable to be wound
up under the Act'. Private partnerships
, syndicates, clubs, private
business corporations are also covered by the
hammer of the Act. "This means
that no investment is safe in
Zimbabwe.
Whether it is south African, Zambian or USA business, it
is not safe
as long as that business is operating in Zimbabwe," explained
Chikohwero.
Chikowero also castigated the Act for giving too wide powers to
the
administrator. "For example 18 (b) of the Act gives the administrator
the
power to operate every account with a financial institution operated by
the
company immediately before the commencement of its reconstruction,"
explained Chikohwero.
"When you lose control of your company to
a state-appointed
administrator at the whim of the state, do you think
running a business in
Zimbabwe is a viable or worthwhile investment ?" asked
the FOZC Chairperson.
Chikohwero said that the state had manufactured a
ghost persona in the mould
of the state as a way for the state to extend
its tentacles in the day to
day affairs of companies operating on Zimbabwean
soil "Does the state really
exist.
This act was just a way to
make all those who owe government
departments like ZIMRA, ZESA and so on be
made liable the state. Is there
really a chance that the state really
exists," asked Chikohwero. Steven
Thorncroft, a renowned investment analyst
indicated that what happened in
the SMMZ saga, now dubbed the SMM-GGATE, was
likely to happen to any company
operating in Zimbabwe. "We must rally our
efforts to force for the repeal of
such laws that give the state unwieldy
powers over companies in Zimbabwe and
move to restore normalcy.
This is a mad law that can not be allowed to operate as there is a
danger
that the law can be applied selectively to settle some political
agendas, "
said Thorncroft. Several companies have fallen under the hammer
in Zimbabwe
under this contentious Act that has been said by business
analysts to be
responsible for scaring investors fro establishing in
Zimbabwe. The Friends
of zimbabwe Coalition Chairperson said that it had
become coomon practice
for the government of Zimbabwe to promulgate laws to
deprive citizens of
their properties. "The government of Zimbabwe came with
laws to take over
land that was said to belong to whites.
"The government of Mugabe
also uses Presidential powers to rob people
of their assets," said
Chikowero. The FOZc Chairperson said it was
lamentable that so many land
owners lost their land to the Mugabe regime
without compensation. "The
government of Zimbabwe is not respecting its own
laws," charged Chikowero.
Chikohwero said that the Presidential powers
allowed the President to
declare war on his own people. He added that it was
only a crime in Zimbawe
where was one could be found guilty of holding cash
that the government
deemed excessive.
"It is only in Zimbabwe that one can get arrested
for having too much
cash and externalisation of funds," complained FOZC
Chairperson. Nowhere in
the world over is it a crime to have a lot of money
in you bank accounts,
and Zimbabwe has laws that do not allow for th
externalisation of funds,
asituation that has scared investors as they can
not repatriate their
earnings nad profits back home. He cited many
businessmen whom had fallen
prey to laws promulgated by the government of
Zimbabwe and said these
included Chris Kuruneri (former Finance Minister)
and the Bindura -based
Jammes Makamba. "All these laws that have been
promulgated by the government
of the day are flouting the constitutional
principles that should act as
guidelines to a democratic governance," wound
up Sox-
CAJ News.
Calgary Herald
Published: Wednesday, November
01, 2006
The week that Parliament was abuzz over Belinda Stronach and Peter
MacKay, a
Zimbabwean exile named Gabriel Shumba was on a speaking tour of
Canada.
Perhaps if MPs had turned down the Belinda noise, they might have
been able
to hear what he had to say.
What greater irony can there be
in a democracy than the taking for granted
of rights and freedoms to the
extent that melodramatic trivia can prevail in
the Commons, while a
human-rights activist tries to draw attention to
life-and-death issues
elsewhere.
Shumba would be elated to see the kind of democracy restored
to Zimbabwe
that would allow for the luxury Canada enjoys -- that of
dwelling on issues
other than starvation, torture, oppression and
regime-sanctioned murder of
anyone who opposes Robert Mugabe's
regime.
Shumba is under no illusions that without financial self-interest
or other
such motivation for the West, Zimbabwe -- like Darfur -- holds only
a
tenuous place on the radar screen. Indeed, Shumba first called on Canada
to
help in 2004, only to be told that unless one of Mugabe's victims is a
Canadian or there is some other Canadian link, nothing can be done. It's a
good thing that, as Shumba says, "I am tireless." His determination has paid
off, for recently Justice Minister Vic Toews promised to review the
matter.
Shumba is not asking for Canadian troops to be sent to help
overthrow
Mugabe. He is only asking that Canada use its
crimes-against-humanity laws
to do what it can to prosecute Mugabe and his
henchmen, including seizing
assets where possible and taking whatever other
measures are available to
bring them to justice.
Legal experts say
such a move would be as simple as getting the attorney
general's approval to
proceed.
Shumba fled to South Africa after being tortured by Mugabe's
thugs in
2003 -- he was beaten, subjected to electric shocks, forced to eat
excrement
and drink his own blood. Despite living under the constant threat
of
death -- a recent attempt on his life forced him to move from
Johannesburg
to Pretoria -- he is methodically collecting stories of abuse
and torture in
Zimbabwe for use if Mugabe is ever brought to
trial.
Canada may well have a legal obligation to do what it can to end
the torture
and killings of Zimbabweans, but it also has a moral
humanitarian one.
In her book, A Problem From Hell: America and the Age
of Genocide, Samantha
Power, a journalist and former director of Harvard
University's Center for
Human Rights, argues that the West is morally
obligated to step in when
despotic regimes are committing mass
murder.
"We don't do much about crimes against humanity," Power told
interviewer
Robert Birnbaum in 2002, adding "there is a moral obligation to
do something
about gross human rights violations."
Certainly, it
borders on the obscene for politicians to be arguing about a
petty insult
that was exchanged in the Commons, while, as Shumba tells it,
"(Zimbabwean)
children have (been) deliberately starved because they are in
areas that are
widely known as supportive of the opposition."
He says: "There is no
denying that atrocities have been committed and there
is no dispute
whatsoever that Canada must do something." He's right -- there
is no dispute
at all.
Toews has promised to respond by Nov. 15. It is imperative that
Ottawa
proceed against Mugabe. There must be no further delays. Canada has
the
opportunity to take an international leadership role in the struggle
against
tyranny.
© The Edmonton Journal 2006
The Herald
(Harare)
November 1, 2006
Posted to the web November 1,
2006
Harare
FARMERS should be given land tenure for them to feel
secure and confident to
produce enough for the country, the Parliamentary
Portfolio Committee on
Lands, Agriculture, Resettlement, Rural Resources and
Water Development said
yesterday.
During a meeting to discuss land
use and tenure in Zimbabwe yesterday,
chairman of the committee, Masvingo
South Member of House of Assembly Cde
Walter Mzembi (Zanu-PF) said currently
there was no firm position with
regards to land tenure and banks were not
forthcoming with loans where there
was no collateral.
"We don't have
a firm position on land tenure. Land leases farmers have give
the lender
only an address and not the security they require when one wants
to borrow
some money," he said.
Cde Mzembi said most farmers were abandoning
producing the staple maize crop
in favour of wheat that was selling at $217
000 per tonne compared to $31
000 a tonne for maize.
He said the
Government should consider a bonus review of the maize price to
encourage
more production.
"We have hit 480 000 tonnes for the Strategic Grain
Reserve against a target
of 1,8 million tonnes and that is worrying. As a
committee, we can't pretend
that all is well. The right incentives should be
brought to farmers," he
said.
Cde Mzembi said there was grave concern
on the decline in production of cash
crops such as tobacco that used to
bring as much as US$800 million a season.
He said the citrus, tea and
coffee sectors have also declined over the years
due to
neglect.
"Those were very vibrant industries but all you hear now is veld
fires," he
said.
Mangwe Member of House of Assembly Mr Edward Mkosi
(MDC) said property
rights were important if agricultural production was to
increase.
He said the Government should put incentives in place for
farmers to get
reasonable returns.
"We should persuade the Government
to put incentives. The current price of
maize is 'peanuts'. Farmers are
going to move away from maize production,"
he said.
Chief Revai
Chiduku of Manicaland said more farmers were moving away from
growing maize
for other cash crops that had better returns.
Chiredzi North legislator
Cde Margaret Pote said the harassment of capable
farmers especially at sugar
plantations must be stopped considering that
some new farmers were
struggling to produce.
"A lot of fields have died in the Lowveld. It
seems the Ministry of
Agriculture is not getting enough information about
what is happening in the
Lowveld. Things have gone down," she
said.
Stakeholders have been calling upon the Government to amend the
Land
Acquisition Act to ensure that apart from land, the infrastructure and
equipment on any farm acquired for resettlement is transferred to the
ownership of new farmers to ensure maximum production.
Infrastructure
such as tobacco barns, water and electricity points,
horticultural utilities
and irrigation equipment, among other things, had
been at the centre of many
disputes in farming areas.
Reuters
Wed Nov 1,
2006 3:52 PM GMT
DURBAN, South Africa, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Former test
batsman Mark Vermeulen
is being questioned by police about a fire at
Zimbabwe cricket facilities in
Harare, Zimbabwe Cricket managing director
Ozias Bvute said on Wednesday.
Bvute said the Zimbabwe academy premises
were badly damaged in a fire on
Tuesday, a day after emergency services
extinguished a blaze at the Harare
Sports Club.
Asked if Vermeulen
had been arrested on suspicion of arson, Bvute told
Reuters from Harare:
"Someone was seen driving away from the scene of the
fire (on Tuesday), and
I understand he (Vermeulen) has been taken in for
questioning by the police
in connection with the fire.
"No foul play was suspected at first but
then the forensic team
investigating the fire discovered that a window had
been forced open."
Vermeulen, 27, played eight tests and 32
one-day internationals for
Zimbabwe.
November 1, 2006
By www.andnetwork.com
COCA-COLA East
& Central Africa Ltd has warned consumers of its
products that its
bottling partners, Delta Beverages and Mutare Bottling
Company, are
presently experiencing a shortage of carbon dioxide gas, a key
ingredient
used in the production of carbonated soft drinks.
In a press
statement released yesterday, the company said this
(shortage) was because
its carbon dioxide suppliers are struggling to get
sufficient stock from the
primary sources in the industry.
"This may lead to a shortage of some
of our carbonated soft drinks and
other similar products in some
outlets.
"Together with our bottling partners, we regret any
inconvenience
experienced by our customers and consumers. We have been
assured by our
carbon dioxide suppliers that everything possible is being
done to normalise
the situation as soon as possible," Coca-Cola
said.
As a beverages company, Coca-Cola also produces non-carbonated
drinks
like bottled water and energy drinks, as well as juices.
Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Limited services its bottling
partners in
23 countries in Africa which include: Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, Djibouti, Mauritius, the
Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC), Congo-Brazzaville, Seychelles,
Madagascar, Reunion,
Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rwanda, Burundi, St Helena,
the Comoros and
Mayotte.
The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company.
Along
with the Coca-Cola soft drink, recognised as the world's most valuable
brand, the company markets four of the world's top five soft drink
brands.
These include Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite, and a wide range of
other
beverages, including diet and light soft drinks, waters, juices and
juice
drinks, teas, coffees and sports drinks. Through the world's largest
beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the
company's beverages at a rate exceeding one billion servings each
day.
In Africa, The Coca-Cola Company is the continent's soft drink
leader.
Its beverages are marketed and distributed by bottling partners in
over 160
plants serving 850 million consumers, in all 56 countries and
territories.
The Coca-Cola Company, with its 40 bottling partners, is the
continent's
largest private sector employer, with nearly 55 000 African
employees.
Over the last five years alone, more than US$600 million has
been
invested in Africa, much of this going into new plants, updated
equipment
and advanced employee training.
Daily
Mirror
From The Daily Mirror, 1 November
Takunda Maodza
An acute shortage of fuel in Zimbabwe
has caused the price of the commodity
to shoot up to $1 650 from $1 200 a
litre forcing commuter omnibus operators
in Harare to unilaterally increase
fares by 60 percent. On the black market,
the precious commodity now sells
at $1800 a litre, up from around $1 500
only a few days ago. A survey
conducted by The Daily Mirror in the capital
yesterday showed the majority
of service stations were dry while the few
that had fuel were selling it at
exorbitant costs. While Shell, Wedzera and
BP filling stations were dry,
Mobil and Total had fuel procured using the
Direct Fuel Import (DFI)
facility. "We have gone for three months without
receiving any deliveries of
petrol and diesel. We do not know when it's
coming," said a fuel attendant
at a Wedzera garage along Nelson Mandela
Avenue in the capital. But another
attendant at a Total garage along Samora
Machel Avenue sang a slightly
different tune. "We do not have diesel, but
petrol is readily available. It
has been there for the past three weeks and
we are selling it using coupons
at $1 650 a litre," he said. A visit to a
Mobil service station along Kwame
Nkrumah Avenue revealed diesel and petrol
were readily available at $1 550
and $1 650 a litre. "We have both petrol
and fuel (diesel) at $1 550 and $1
650, but we are selling it using coupons
starting from 50 litres," the fuel
attendant added.
The cost of fuel soared on the parallel market with
unscrupulous traders
along Leopold Takawira Street trading five litres of
petrol and diesel for
$9 000, which translates to $1 800 a litre. "We have
abundant supplies of
petrol and diesel. We are only selling them five litres
and more for $9
000," the fuel dealers, derogatively called "Noczim" said.
The sharp
increase in fuel price has forced transport operators to pass on
the costs
to commuters eroding transport allowances awarded to civil
servants and
others workers recently. The government more than doubled
transport and
housing allowances for all civil servants effective October 1,
but those
increments now look just a mere drop in the ocean as the figures
have been
swallowed by hyper-inflation. The adjustments, that were awarded
across the
board on a sliding scale, ranged from $18 000 to $32 000 for
transport and
$11 000 to $21 000 monthly for housing, depending on the
employee's grade. A
trip from the Western suburbs like Glen View, Glen
Norah, Budiriro and
Mufakose to the city center now costs between $400 and
$500, up from between
$200 and $300 while commuter buses plying the Warren
Park-City route have
also revised fares upwards from $200 to $300. Simple
calculations show that
one now requires $1 000 for a return trip home daily
which translates to
about $22 000 a month for transport
alone.
The majority Zimbabweans live far below the poverty datum line
(PDL)
currently pegged at $136 000, according to figures released by the
Central
Statistical Office (CSO) last month. The latest increase in fuel
price comes
against the background of a government directive that service
stations
should sell the important commodity at $320 and $335 a litre for
diesel and
petrol. A litre of petrol was selling for $800 in early September
and it
shot up to $1 200 last month. Players in the fuel procurement
industry have
warned price controls lead to shortages of the commodity,
which runs the
country's economy. Appearing before a Parliamentary Portfolio
Committee on
Minerals and Energy in August this year, the procurers and
distributors of
petroleum said the new prices adversely affected those
importing petroleum
products through the DFI facility, adding the current
volatile economic
environment militated heavily against price prescriptions.
The industry
players further argued that it was impossible for them to
charge uniform
prices because they obtained foreign currency from different
sources,
including black marketers, and at varying rates for that matter.
They also
noted that the new prices were only viable if the foreign currency
was
sourced direct from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
On the
other hand, the government argues that the price is viable and was
gazetted
after careful and considered wide consultations with various
stakeholders in
the fuel industry. The country imports its fuel via the
Mozambican port city
of Beira and also buys directly from the South African
market, which has
bulk reserves. Before the current crises took foothold on
the economy, fuel
used to be imported from Libya under a special
government-to-government
agreement with the North African nation. The deal
later lapsed and was never
renewed while efforts have also been explored to
source for fuel in the
Middle East, namely from friendly states like Iran
and to some extent the
emirate of Kuwait. There is also a possible hope that
Venezuela, a key
member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC), may come
to Zimbabwe's need considering the cordial relations
between the Central
American country's leader Hugo Chavez and President
Robert Mugabe.
SW Radio Africa Transcript
Broadcast Wednesday 31 October 2006
Violet Gonda's guests on the
programme, Hot Seat, include well known
political commentator John Makumbe
(top left) Bishop Trevor Manhanga of the
Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe
(top right), Bishop Levee Kadenge (bottom
left) of the Christian Alliance
and Catholic Archbishop for Bulawayo, Pius
Ncube (bottom right). They are
talking about the new joint ecumenical
publication: "The Zimbabwe We Want:
Towards a National Vision."
Violet: Last Friday in Harare Church leaders
launched a discussion document
called "The Zimbabwe We Want: Towards a
National Vision". The draft document
had been presented to Mugabe at State
House earlier in the week. The
document has been written by the three main
Christian groups in the country;
the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, the
Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops'
Conference and the Zimbabwe Council of
Churches.
But some Church leaders and analysts have been critical of the
initiative
and described it as being State sponsored and part of Mugabe's
survival
plan. To discuss this issue and the role of the Church in the
struggle for a
better Zimbabwe I am joined on the programme 'Hot Seat' by
the head of the
Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, Bishop Trevor Manhanga,
Catholic
Archbishop Bishop Pius Ncube, the head of the Christian Alliance
Bishop Levy
Kadenge and political analyst Dr. John Makumbe.
Welcome on
the programme.
All: Thank you Violet
Violet : I will start by asking
Bishop Manhanga to give us a summary of the
document. What are you calling
for exactly in this document?
Bishop Manhanga: We are calling for discussion
and dialogue between all the
various stakeholders in the Zimbabwe scenario
and for them to look at what
we have put down in this document, which is not
a final document. It is not
cast in stone. It is merely to begin; people to
look at certain issues and
then give their contributions which we hope will
contribute to a final
document that can be embraced by all
Zimbabweans
Violet: Right, and so who compiled this document and whose
initiative was
it?
Bishop Manhanga : It's the initiative of the Church
and Church leaders. The
people who assisted the Church leaders in writing
this document are all
people who go to our Churches; contrary to the
mischievous things that
people are saying. They are well respected Christian
people who offered
their services to their Church and Church leaders as
resource people. So
there's nobody that can accuse the Church of using
people who are sponsored
by the Government. That is a big lie.
Violet: So
what is the vision, what is your vision?
Bishop Manhanga: We are not stating
the vision. We are putting things down
that can contribute towards the
vision. There is a section on 'Vision and
Values', section three in the
document, which talks about our vision of the
Zimbabwe we want is a
sovereign, involuable and unitary member state of the
international
community. A nation that is democratic and characterized by
good governance
as reflected in all its structures, institutions and
operations at all
levels. A nation that is united in diversity, free,
tolerant peaceful and
prosperous. A nation that respects the rights of all
its citizens regardless
of creed, gender, age, race, ethnicity as defined in
the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, and, with a leadership that puts
the interest
of the people of Zimbabwe above personal gain. A nation where
all citizens
enjoy equal protection of the law and have equal opportunity to
compete and
prosper. Above all, a nation that is God fearing. That is the
vision we have
stated.
Violet: Now, Bishop Kadenge, as the Head of the Christian Alliance,
your
thoughts on this?
Bishop Kadenge: As an individual, really I'm not
talking on behalf of
Christian Alliance at the moment because we haven't met
to discuss the
document, but, as an individual, for me to be very honest,
the document is
so good. I have no problems with the document and what they
are saying is
common knowledge to every Zimbabwean that is suffering in this
country.
And, my other comment is that you don't need fifty pages or forty
pages to
describe our crisis. Just a few sentences like their 'Way Forward'
which is
very good you know. There are five; no sorry, six items which they
are
recommending as a way forward and that summarizes all that is needed in
this
country. And for me, going to the people, yes, it's to legitimize it
but
what is needed and what we want to be done is already there and it's
there
in black and white. And, I want to thank HOCD; the Heads of
Denominations
for really looking for these people who wrote this document
which is really
making a road map.
But, my problem is the way they are
going about it, because, already, it has
been given to the President who has
already made a judgment. And, for me,
what has been said by the President
kills all the six items on their way
forward, which are: constitution,
dialogue, land commission, repeal of POSA
etc and then building bridges and
then the Churches offering their global
networks as a way of building the
future. And, all these, when the President
said there are things which are
not negotiable, all the six fall in the
category of non- negotiable. And
then the question is what is the way
forward? That's how I look at this
document. A good document and I'm very
honest, but, perhaps there are
changes which have been done lately to the
final document. But, as I was
following the document in the process of it
being written it is one of the
best documents ever produced. But, the way it
is being done now there is the
question of who is in control, who is in
charge, who has the final say, who
make declarations and that kind of a
thing.
Violet: Now, as the Head of
the Christian Alliance; the group that has been
trying to bring the
pro-democracy groups together, especially the warring
MDC factions, did you
have any role in this important document calling for a
national vision? Were
you consulted?
Bishop Kadenge: No. Yes
Bishop Kadenge : There are two
answers I am giving. No, in the sense that as
an Alliance , as an
organization, we were not consulted. But, yes, as an
individual Christian
who belongs to an organization, like myself, Zimbabwe
Council of Churches,
those who were part of the team which was making this
document were doing it
on my behalf and that is the sense which I will say
yes, because I am part
of that document in terms of where I come from as
belonging to the Zimbabwe
Council of Churches. But in terms of us as a
group; a 'fringe group' as you
have heard us being called, no, we haven't
had any input.
Violet: Are you
a fringe group?
Bishop Kadenge: Oh sister, you know what, in Christianity the
scriptures say
'where two or three are gathered, I am there'. Yes, the other
brothers are
playing a game of numbers, but I don't think we are a fringe
group. We are
people who are called by God for a purpose at this time of our
crisis.
Violet: OK, now let me move on. I will come back to you on this
matter but
let me go to Archbishop Ncube. You have been an outspoken critic
of the
Mugabe regime but you were one of those clergymen representing the
Catholic
Bishops' Conference. What role did you play in the making of this
document
and are you satisfied with the outcome?
Silence
Violet:
Hello, Archbishop Ncube? I think the Archbishop's phone line dropped
out. We
have been having problems reaching him on the phone. We will
continue with
this discussion and we will try and get the Archbishop's
comments later on
after this debate. Now, Dr. Makumbe, is the Church in a
very difficult
situation here, because, as Dr. Manhanga said at the
beginning that you know
the Church had received some unfair criticism, and,
many, including
yourself, have criticized the Church leaders for working
with the Government
on this document? But is it not possible that the three
main Church groups
genuinely have good intentions and want to work with
everyone including the
regime?
Dr Makumbe: No, there is no doubt in my mind that the Church leaders
have
good intention. But, I still find it difficult to forget the past; we
have
seen the Church being abused by the State in the past. We remember the
Muzorewa era where Ian Smith tried to use Muzorewa and the Church to put
together an internal settlement, and I see the same thing happening now with
Mugabe, and so I find strong similarities between Mugabe and Ian Smith in
the way they are handling the Church.
Bishop Manhanga says this
particular exercise is the initiative of the
Church. I don't really think
so, I think it's the initiative of the State,
because, as you know Violet,
this is an outcome of a four hour lunch meeting
at State House that the
Church leaders were given by Mr. Mugabe. And, it was
at that four hour lunch
that Mr. Mugabe pleaded with the Church leaders to
put together a document
about the Zimbabwe that the people of Zimbabwe may
want. He even asked them
to persuade the Western democracies that have
imposed travel restrictions on
Zimbabwe to lift them and so forth. And, of
course, therefore it is not the
Church's initiative. It is really the
Government's initiative and that is
why it goes on to exclude the Christian
Alliance which is viewed by the
State as essentially supporting opposition
and Civil Society.
And so,
that makes me very uncomfortable. And then, secondly Violet, I also
would
like to ask Bishop Kadenge there is this document you say it is a good
document, are you going to disband as the Christian Alliance or are you
going to continue with whatever action programme you have? And, I have a
problem with exclusivity in the leader's document. They have already brought
out a document which they say people can input into but they actually have
excluded for example, the Christian Alliance. They have not really worked
together as the Church leaders. There are Church leaders who are
pro-government; there are Church leaders who are not pro-government and I
don't want to call them anti Government.
Bishop Kadenge : Can I come
in?
Violet : Yes, Bishop Kadenge?
Bishop Kadenge: No, we are not going to
disband. Actually, you know, some of
the things which are in their document;
not some, most, all of the things,
let me say some of them, we had some of
the things on our agenda, on our
programme. Perhaps we will ask each other
to join hands, like prayer rallies
and all that have you. But, really the
document is not going to push us
aside as it were, but we are not going to
continue with this antagonism of
not wanting to work with anyone, but, as
you have read, and as you have
heard, they continue to exclude us and also
to call us names. Recently, the
paper was quoting one of the Bishops as
saying we are a very small group of
Christians. We don't mind being called a
small group. It's a small group and
it can also be a channel for people to
go to heaven.
Violet: I'll go to Bishop Manhanga to tell us more about this.
That if you
consulted all stakeholders, why was the Christian Alliance,
which is a key
group, although small, that has been trying to bring
pro-democracy groups
together, why were they isolated?
Bishop Manhanga: I
think that first of all we must look at the set up here.
The Christian
Alliance as Bishop Kadenge has ceded, was not excluded because
Bishop
Kadenge is a Methodist, his Bishop was involved in the process. Some
of the
other fellows in Christian Alliance are members of the EFZ which I
head.
They were not excluded. They are represented through those
organizations,
and so to say that we deliberately went and excluded people
is not correct.
These brothers are included because they still hold
membership in ZCC; they
still hold membership in EFZ. Some of them, they
attend our meetings where
this process is being discussed. So, the Christian
Alliance was not being
excluded.
Now, to come to what my dear friend Dr. John Makumbe was saying,
it's not
totally true to say that this initiative came out of the meeting
which was
held on the 25 th November at State House. When we went to State
House what
President Mugabe said was 'I would like the Church to come up
with a way
forward. You have made all these issues here, you have criticized
this, you
have criticized this. As Churches, what do you say as the way
forward? Give
us something as Government, it's no use just criticising and
bringing up
these issues.' So, when we left State House we said 'right,
let's put
together something and present it before Government'.
And, some
of the people that we invited to sit with us in this process of
looking at -
to help us - were people like Professor Walter Kamba; under no
stretch of
the imagination can Professor Kamba be seen to be a ZANU PF
pro-Government
person. Professor Marvelous Mhloyi, Dr. Kaulemu, Dr. Chikafu
from Africa
University , Dr. Goodwill Shana - a vast range of different
people. As was
said, Archbishop Pius Ncube was with us on the final day when
the draft
document was looked at by all three bodies. Now I don't think
anyone can
accuse Archbishop Pius Ncube of being a pro- Government person,
but he
looked at the document and said 'this document perhaps is giving us a
way
forward', and he, as part of the Catholic Bishops endorsed this process.
Then
to say that the leaders of the Church who went to present this document
to
the Head of State are pro government; it's not being honest, it's not
being
factual, it's not really a good way of looking at things, because, in
that
group of Church leaders . I'll give you another example, when Bishop
Nemapare came up for election within the ZCC and he lost the election,
people then said 'he lost because he went to State House'. However, the
Bishop who has replaced him, Bishop Wilson Chichebu of Bulawayo ; the
Anglican Dioceses of Bulawayo, he was with us on our recent visit to go and
see the President. He was with us. When are the people going to stop saying
that any person who tries to look at the way forward and engage with the
Government is pro-Government or pro-MDC. We have met with Morgan Tsvangirai,
for those people who want to know. We have met with several leaders of
opposition parties in part of this process and we will continue to do so. In
fact, even this very week we will be engaging with leaders of the
opposition, for them also to officially receive the document and make their
comments.
Violet: But Bishop Manhanga on the issue of meeting with the
opposition,
what is the real situation with this because it is reported that
the MDC
actually snubbed the presentation of the document last
week?
Bishop Manhanga: They didn't snub the document. Unfortunately this
launch
was delayed several times because the Head of State's schedule could
not
accommodate him coming and so we delayed the launch, at which time, when
the
letter of invitation went to Mr. Tsvangirai, he was campaigning for his
candidates in Matabeleland , We received word from his office. And, there's
no antagonism from Mr. Tsvangirai so I cannot say where people got that from
that they snubbed the process.
Violet: What about Arthur
Mutambara?
Bishop Manhanga: Arthur Mutambara, my office in Harare has said he
was given
an invitation but he said he wasn't coming.
Violet: So in other
words, the other MDC camp snubbed the launch?
Bishop Manhanga: Well, if
that's your interpretation, that's your
interpretation, that's what my
office in Harare said is that he said he wasn't
coming. If that's a snub,
well, that's no problem.
Violet: Now Dr. Makumbe, let me go back to this
issue. Is it really possible
to have a national vision with the current
regime in power?
Dr Makumbe: No Violet that is one of the things that is
missing from the
document, the National Vision document, as it is called. It
doesn't envisage
regime change. In fact, last week, when the document was
launched, several
of the people who spoke at the launch openly stated that
they do not
subscribe to illegal removal of the current regime; in other
words, they don't
subscribe to an illegal regime change. Well, first of all,
there is no
Zimbabwean who advocates illegal regime change but, people like
myself, we
advocate regime change. Violet, the reason why I say that is that
we have
seen ESAP, we have seen MERP, we have seen NERP, we have seen NEDP,
and all
these are actually national visions but they have all not included
anything
about regime change; about retiring the current President and
replacing him
with a more progressive, younger and more dynamic leadership.
And, if the
national vision that is being envisioned by the Churches does
not look at
the politics of things; does not look to changing the status
quo, it will
again fail, like these other programmes failed.
Violet: Due
to phone problems we lost the Catholic Archbishop for Bulawayo ,
Pius Ncube
at the beginning to the teleconference, but we did manage to
interview him
separately to ask him what role he played in the making of
this
document?
Pius Ncube: Very little. This document was sent about 24 hours
before we
met, by email, on the grounds that they wanted to keep it
confidential and
not let the press tear it to pieces. Then, 24 hours after
that we met, the
Catholic Bishops meet on their own, the EFZ met on their
own and the ZCC met
on their own. Then we met for three hours on an
important document of that
nature. It was rushed through honestly. I mean if
a document is to be
important then it must be brought in good time and
someone must read it
perhaps two or three days and consult other people
around you. It was a
rushed business I assure you. Hush hush it was. Haraka
haraka!
Violet: And so are you satisfied with the outcome? Is it a sound
document?
Bishop Pius Ncube: Well I just thought 'OK, half a loaf is better
than
nothing'. If we could get peace initiatives going and we settle the
problems
for the people of Zimbabwe and people return to normalcy and live
happy
lives. Zimbabweans are desperate; we are looking for every possible
way. So
we are saying if this document can be a road map towards peace then
perhaps
half a loaf is better than nothing.
But, nevertheless, efforts
have been made in the past. Trevor Manhanga
himself was part of the so
called 'Troika' and I hear that they spoke forty
five times to ZANU and
forty times to MDC from 2002 up to 2005. They hardly
made any headway. The
problem is Mugabe himself, is he going to listen to
yearnings for peace? Is
he going to put the people first before his power?
OK, the document has been
produced, although it's a sweetishdocument,
perhaps it raises the basic
issues which should be addressed. There are many
other issues which I think
should have been highlighted but OK, at least
something to begin
with.
Hopefully, if it is taken seriously by government, but the problem is
that
government only goes for what feathers their nest, what furthers their
power
and furthers their filling up their pockets with people's money. If
they
could go beyond that Violet, then, indeed, we would be very happy
because
the Churches are being told 'hey you Churches, you are standing
around
folding your hands while people suffer, can't you do something?' Some
people
even say 'well the last democratic space seems to be the Churches, so
you
guys do something about it'. So, it's an effort, perhaps a small effort
but
half a loaf is better than nothing. I'm not properly satisfied, as I
told
you; it was rushed up, the whole thing.
Violet: So Archbishop, you
have been an outspoken critic of the regime and
just when I was talking to
the other panelists Dr. Makumbe was really
critical of this document in
terms of working with the regime. Now, you were
part of the Catholic
Bishop's Conference and you endorsed this document and
even Bishop Manhanga
said you were with them on the final day, so does it
mean in this case, you
don't think the Church is being manipulated and used
by the regime, Robert
Mugabe in particular?
Archbishop Pius Ncube: That, Violet we have to watch
critically. Those
people, we've known them for the last 26 years,
particularly the last seven
years since 2000. They've shown that for them,
what matters is power at all
costs even if things break up and people suffer
and Murambatsvina and what
have you. So, we have to be critical, to watch
critically because I think
they will try and manipulate us as they have done
in the past. But I do
support the document, I do think it's a good
instrument. My attitude is 'let's
try it, and see'. It might in the end
achieve something good because I think
they in ZANU suffer; a lot of ZANU
underdogs they suffer a lot, OK, the top
brass they are enjoying themselves,
but, their followers, they suffer a lot.
They are under pressure to stick
with them; often they are forced to stick
with ZANU. In view of the
suffering that is there, my attitude is OK, let's
do our best and not give
up and let's be optimistic etcetera.
Violet: It's said nobody knows better
than the Church what is going on in
the country. If the Church has the moral
authority to speak out against
injustice, why is it silent? Stay tuned for
this discussion next week.
Audio interview can be heard on SW Radio Africa 's
Hot Seat programme - Tues
31 October 2006. Comments can be emailed to violet@swradioafrica.com
The Mercury
There aren't
many options left for bringing down Zimbabwe's tyrannical
regime, writes
Clever Chisoro
November 01, 2006 Edition 1
In the past five
years, the Zimbabwean government's political and
socio-economic policies
have increasingly come under heavy criticism from
civil society
organisations and opposition political parties.
The authorities have
responded by tightening the screws on the activities of
these groups through
the passing of various laws that outlaw expression of
ideas and freedom of
assembly.
For example, they have, on several occasions, invoked sections
of the
notorious Public Order and Security Act and Access to Information
Privacy
Act to block all avenues of opposition by closing down all
independent
newspapers (such as the Daily News and Daily News on Sunday),
preventing
independent players from establishing radio or television
stations, and
making public meetings and protest marches almost impossible
to undertake.
The government's obsession to crush any form of opposition
is clearly
demonstrated by its reaction to the September 13 Zimbabwe
Congress of Trade
Unions (ZCTU) protest march.
On this fateful day,
ZCTU had planned a march to the Ministry of Labour to
protest against what
it termed "high levels of taxation and inadequate
anti-retroviral drugs for
HIV patients among the country's work force".
However, just before the
march started, armed police arrested all the 15
ZCTU leaders and used rubber
bullets, baton sticks and vicious dogs to
disperse the 200 or so protesters.
The ZCTU leaders were taken to Matapi
Police Station, locked up and severely
assaulted.
Most of them suffered multiple injuries. William Bhila, who
presided over
the trial of the trade unionists, rejected the police report
that "the
suspects sustained injuries after attempting to jump out of moving
vehicles".
Dismay
He ruled that this report "held no water"
because the people who had
perpetrated the tortures were investigating
themselves. He directed that the
Criminal Investigations Department should
take over the investigations on
the torture allegations.
To the
dismay and disappointment of civil society, President Robert Mugabe
approved
of the police brutality.
He was quoted as saying: "Police were right in
dealing sternly with ZCTU
leaders because they want to become a law unto
themselves. When the police
say move, move. If you don't move, you invite
them to use force."
He turned down calls from the International
Confederation of Free Trade
Unions, World Confederation of Labour and
European Trade Union Confederation
to seek dialogue with the country's civil
society organisations and labour
union leaders on the grounds that "the only
language these organisations
understand is that of force".
In view of
this heavy-handedness by the government against any slight
opposition, how
can the country's civil society continue its advocacy
campaigns without
risking being crushed by state agents? Some political
analysts suggest that
all the country's civil society organisations and
opposition political
parties must bury their differences and work together
to plan viable
strategies of forcing the government to take people's
grievances
seriously.
They must mobilise the people to understand the importance of
taking part in
the protest marches in millions, and not to leave only a
handful to risk
their lives alone.
They must be prepared to suffer
for a few days at the hands of the state
security agents to improve their
welfare for a long time to come.
Some human rights activists are of the view
that the country's civil society
groups, non-governmental organisations and
opposition political parties
should liaise with transnational networks and
international non-governmental
organisations to convince international human
rights organisations, regional
donor institutions and powerful countries
such as South Africa to pressure
the Zimbabwean government to stop human
rights abuses and promote good
governance and democratic
practices.
Condemnation
They suggest that human rights
organisations, such as Amnesty International
and International Commission of
Jurists, should expose the government's
human rights violations to achieve
international condemnation, funding of
domestic civil society groups and
research centres and lobbying of Western
governments to take military and
economic punitive actions against the
government.
Some civil society
organisations contend that one of the most effective ways
of fighting a
tyrannical regime is for them to work with the opposition
political parties
in organising "a stay-away" for just a few days by both
the civil service
and private sector employees.
These few days will be enough to paralyse
the country's economy without
risking being tortured by the police on the
streets during protest marches.
Those who subscribe to this theory argue
that one does not fight a
tyrannical regime with protest marches unless
security forces are neutral
and professional, or on one's side.
Short
of this, the regime will unleash them on the protestors and their
leaders.
They cite such countries as Benin (1989), Cameroon (1991)
and Ghana (1992),
where this campaign worked quite effectively.
While
I do not have an ideal recipe to avert the socio-economic and
political
anarchy in Zimbabwe, it is my view that the country is now at a
political
cliff-edge.
There is, therefore, an urgent need for all concerned civil
society
organisations, opposition political parties and individuals to come
together
and use their combined national efforts to stop the country from
grinding to
a halt.
a.. Clever Chisoro is affiliated to the
Governance and Advocacy Capacity
Building Unit of the Centre for Public
Participation, in Durban. He writes
in his personal capacity.
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clubs - Rawlings, and two other part sets. Must
sell - offers.
Phone 091
311 503, or work
339144
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1.10
For Sale (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
COARSE SALT. 50 kg bag Z$ 8,500
delivered Harare.
MOLASSES. Z$150 per litre.
For large quantities supply
container.
CHILDREN'S COLOURED CHAIRS. Z$ 3,500
Apply: mnmilbank@zol.co.zw
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1.11
For Sale (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
Borehole water delivered anywhere in
Harare Area. Minimum load 2000 litres.
Contact:
091-262834/091-311500/091/343198
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1.12
For Sale (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
BREATHING MACHINE FOR BABIES, like new:
Rescue Breathing or Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation Alarm. Breathing Effort
Monitor with Tummy Tickle stimulation.
Our baby had a problem of breathing
and we used this machine, which you
attach to the Nappy.
View www.respisense.com to see more
details.
Our asking price is Z$140,000-00 Tel: Lindsay
091909244
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1.13
For Sale (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
KTM 525 exc Motor Bike, 2003 modle, well
maintained and in good condition.
USD 5500 equivalent in Z$.
Toyota
RAV 4, White, 2001 (new shape), 55000 Km,
USD 21000 equivalent in
Z$.
Mazda Familiar 323 Hatch back. 2000 modle, 100000km Metallic blue.
One
owner. USD 8500 equivalent.
Please contact me on dale@zol.co.zw.
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1.14
For Sale (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
SECURE INTERNET VIA SATELLITE FOR THE
REGION - FIXED DISH OR PORTABLE BGAN
Please email info@satsys.net or visit www.satsys.co.za
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1.15
Pet Mince for Sale (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
Please be advised that there is
limited pet food.
Pet Mince for sale 500g for $400. Pet mince made from
pork offal including
liver and veg only, it is minced and well
cooked.
Delivered on Friday's, collect at Benbar Msasa at 10:30,
JAG (17
Philips Ave, Belgravia) at 11:30,
Peace Haven (75 Oxford St off Aberdeen) at
12:30
and Olivine Head Office in car park at 3:00.
Please order by
email. Phone 011221088 or email claassen@zol.co.zw
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1.16
For Sale (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up. I999 and
only 56 000 km on the clock. Genuine
offers will be welcomed. The vehicle is
in Bulawayo at this time but can be
brought to Harare if there is the
need.
Phone Ben on 011 444717 or Bebe on 011 408401. email mobenic@zol.co.zw
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1.17
For Sale (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
Linen
1 Single Bed Duvet Cover -
Green, Pink Biggie Best Floral $50 000.00 for 1
Green Lamp Shade Cover to
match above set 1 Continental Cushion cover to
match above
2 Double
Bed Duvet Covers, 1 Continental Cushion cover, 100 000.00 for 2-4
pillow
cases, 1 kist cover, 2 small, 2 large lined curtains, set night
frill, small
circular table cloth, Grey's/Pinky/maroon's
Oddments/Kitchenware etc
1
Cast Iron Pot with yellow lid (biggest pot) 40 000.00
1 Washing up wall
drainage rack (as new) 15 000.00
1 Plastic serviette holder 1 000.00
1
Electric Carving Knife 10 000.00
2 Tupperware measuring cups
(25mls/50mls/100mls) 3 000.00
1 Square to round adaptor
2 000.00
1 Craft Wood Burner 5 000.00
1 Compass Cutter 5 000.00
1
Coleman's drinks cooler box (green and cream) 12 000.00
4 Rectangular baking
trays ea 2 000.00
1 Cardboard Shoe Rack (9 Pce) 8 000.00
1
Bread Maker, Recipe Book, Measuring cup and spoon (Newish) 50 000.00
1 Double
tape deck/radio with removable speakers
60 000.00
1 Ironing board 8
000.00
1 PC, key board, mouse, monitor etc 200 000.00
1 Vacuum
Cleaner 50 000.00
Microwave
3 Microwave plates of varying
depths ea 2 000.00
1 Boiled/poached eggs microwave set 5 000.00
1
Microwave cook book 2 000.00
1 Microwave Vegetable Steamer 2
000.00
Garden/Cleaning/Braaing etc
1 Extension Cable and stand 25
000.00
1 Round small braai 5 000.00
1 Braai Set, stick in ground
holder for drink and utensils 3 000.00
2 Gas bottles with plates ea 50
000.00
2 Square Washing tubs (white with grey specks ea 6 000.00
1
Plastic blue and black small pedal bin 5 000.00
Furniture
1 round
dining room table 80 000.00
1 Rectangular coffee table, dark wood 20
000.00
2 square side tables to match above ea 5 000.00
1 Bathroom
Cabinet and matching rail - Teak 150 000.00
1 Garden Suite, round table,
tablecloth,4 chairs and cushions 100 000.00
1 Deck Chair (Canvas and wood) 10
000.00
1 Double Bed,+ mattress (Newish) 250 000.00
1 Automatic (front
loader) Washing Machine 250 000.00
1 Cane lounge suite, couch + 2 one
seater's, peach cushions & covers 180
000.00
1 Cane kist, to match
cane lounge suite above 80 000.00
1 Pine double cupboard for wall 50
000.00
1 Pine Wardrobe 90 000.00
1 Pine Dressing Table and Stool 80
000.00
1 Pine Kist 60 000.00
1 Pine Book Case 40 000.00
1 Pine Chest of
Drawers 60 000.00
2 Pine Bed side Tables ea 20 000.00
Prices
negotiable, within reason
Call Shelley on 091 264361 or 883348 pms only or
reply by email :
bungzip@zol.co.zw or
tahara@mweb.co.zw
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1.18
Motorcycles For Sale (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
Honda XR 600, 4-stroke trail
bike, 1994 model, 16 500km, registered.
Yamaha WR 450 F, 4-stroke enduro
bike, 2005 model
off road only.
Yamaha YZ 125, 2-stroke scrambler,
2002 model, off road only.
Honda CR 85, 2-stroke scrambler, 2004 model,
off road only.
Kawasaki KX 85, 2-stroke scrambler, 2002 model, off road
only.
Phone 04 443017 or 011
218792.
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1.19
Tyres For Sale (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
Goodyear, Silverstone, Pirelli,
Dunlop.
All sizes available including agricultural and commercial vehicle
tyres. If
we don't have it, we'll find it.
Phone 04 443017 or 011
218792.
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1.20
For Sale (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
DVD player, Sanyo SL-40, still in the
box. $140,000 (40% less than Makro)
o.n.o.
Contact Rob 091 887 864, 04
499776
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1.21
For Sale (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
BOAT FOR SALE
Piranha fisherman with
90 Force (Mercury). We have had this motor from new.
Complete set up with
bass motor, lifejackets, fishing rod holders etc.
Offers around 7000 US (or
equivalent)
Phone Jacquie 339144 or 091 311 503.
Brand new bathroom
scale $7 000.
Phone Jacquie 339144, 091 311
503
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1.22
For Sale (Ad inserted 24/10/06
Lorry cattle "boxes"
1. Custom
built in square metal tubing to fit Hino FF lorry, 2000 model,
rear side
opening doors.
2. Custom built in metal and wood to fit Perfection
Trailer, 1985 model,
rear side-opening doors.
Please contact me on
email: faed@zol.co.zw or phone 091 255
659.
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1.23For
Sale (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
Sony Ericson T610 for sale. In good
condition with brand new covers. Also
available is a blue tooth hands free
for this phone. Offers phone 091
322
213
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1.24
For Sale (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
GSC Generator Service (Pvt)
Ltd
Please note we have a 16 for sale. On one and two kva generators we
are
offering a 10% discount for these weeks sales only. We now have
starter
motors in stock. The one stop shop for ALL your Generator
Requirements
SALES: We are the official suppliers, repairs and
maintenance team of KIPOR
Equipment here in Zimbabwe. We have in stock KIPOR
Generators from 1 KVA to
55 KVA. If we don't have what you want we will get
it for you. We also
sell Inverters (1500w), complete with batteries and
rechargeable lamps. Our
prices are very competitive, if not the lowest in
town.
SERVICING & REPAIRS: We have a qualified team with many years
of experience
in the Generator field. We have been to Kipor, China for
training. We
carry out services and minor repairs on your premises. We
service and
repair most makes and models of Generators - both petrol and
diesel.
INSTALLATIONS: We have qualified electricians that carry out
installations
in a professional way.
SPARES: As we are the official
suppliers and maintainers of KIPOR Equipment,
we carry a full range of KIPOR
spares.
Don't forget, advice is free, so give us a call and see us
at:-
Bay 3, Borgward Road, Msasa.
Sales: 884022, 480272 or admin@advas.co.zw
Service: 480272, 480154
or gsc@adas.co.zw
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1.25For
Sale (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
ZNSPCA is selling dog collars and
leads
156 Enterprise Rd. P.O.Box CH55 Chisipite. Harare
Tel:
497885/497574
DOG COLLARS AND LEADS
WEB
COLLARS:
Large $950
00
Med. $900
00
Small $850 00
WEBBING
LEAD
Large $3,000 00
each
Med $2,500
00
Small $2,000 00
CHAIN LEAD
$2,400
each
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1.26
For Sale (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
Please advertise the following furniture
for sale; 4-piece 6-seater lounge
suite $250 thousand, TV cabinet solid $250
thousand, kitchen dresser $150
thousand, writing desk c/w 3drawers 150
thousand, book shelf 150 thousand,
Empisal sewing machine (slim line) 500
thousand. Contact Jo Lewis home
336680 work 755149 or
090363471.
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1.27For
Sale (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
General engineering factory and foundry for
sale. Norton Industrial Site.
Please contact 04 333727 or 091413613 or force2@mweb.co.zw for
details.
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1.28For
Sale(Ad inserted 31/10/06)
1. ITEMS FOR SALE
Household for sale to include:-
Sewing machines - 1 x Elnita, 1 x
Bernina, 1 x Brother, 1 x
Janome Overlocker.
Televisions - 1 x
national, 1 x telefunken.
VCR's - 1 x sony (SP and LP), 1 x JVC
(SP & LP)
Television cabinet
Decoder with
dish
Adam Bede 4 pce bedroom suite
Chest drawers
with mirror
Dining room suite 8 pce
Room
divider
Corner display cabinet
Deep freeze 8 cu
Imperial
Kitchen table & chairs
Tumble
drier
Lounge suites - 1 x 3 pce green cushions, 1 x 3 pce
brown
cushions
Kitchen units - 1 x 3 door c/w draws, 1 x 4
door c/w draws
Carpets
Platform
scale
Pine bookcase
Gas freezer 6 cu
ft
Phone Natalie 862566 or cell 091
270245
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1.29
For Sale ( Ad inserted 31/10/06)
31 KVA BUNDU GENERATOR FOR SALE
BRAND
NEW, SUPER SILENT. 4 CYLINDER DIESIL
3 PHASE.
10 KVA BUNDU GENERATOR
FOR SALE
30 HOURS, SUPER SILENT, DIESIL
3 PHASE
CONTACT IAN 091 204
685
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1.30
For Sale (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
Office chairs x 6: Executive type on
wheels.
Upholstery good. $120,000-00 each Tel: Faith 250489 or 250490 or
call in to
view at No 6 Baines Ave,
Harare.
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1.31
For Sale (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
Bare root jatropha seedlings available
for sale, 1 year old $50; 3-month old
$20. Large orders welcome. Call Ester
on 023 779038 Solo on 011529291 or
mail to: jatrophainzim@yahoo.co.uk
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1.32
For Sale (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
Komatsu D65A (D6 size) Bull-Dozer in good
operating order - Z$ 50 million
o.n.c.o.
Aveling Barford TO13 All
Purpose Motorised Grader in good operating
condition - Z$ 45 million
o.n.c.o.
Bedford AWD 5m3 Tipper - good working machine - Z$ 15 million
o.n.c.o.
Benz - 10m3 Tipper with HiAP crane fitting and boom - good
working machine -
Z$ 22 million o.n.c.o.
Wide Selection of other Plant
& Equipment, Spares for above machines and
other, Bulk water and sewer
line fittings
Contact Paul Brown at usbrowns@mweb.co.zw or on 754 301/2 &
755 401/2 for
further information (or Fax No. 754
300)
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1.33
For Sale (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
1. Tri-Axle Trailers (x2)
2.
Vintage Motor Car - Ford Model A 1930. Runner, not registered.
PLEASE
CONTACT.
P.O.MARCHUSSEN - cell 011 201839 or BRIAN.
CONQUEST TOURS
(PVT) LTD.
2 King George Court
King George
Road
Avondale
HARARE
Zimbabawe
Phone/Fax : 263 4 308960 /
332450
Email : conquest@mweb.co.zw
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2
WANTED
ITEMS
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2.1
Wanted (Ad inserted 03/10/06)
Looking for a copy of "Golden Age of
Tobacco" if anyone has a copy of this
book please contact me on secretary@zol.co.zw
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2.2
Wanted (Ad inserted 03/10/06)
Second-hand 28" old-fashioned bicycle
wanted. Please phone John Robertson on
Harare
740205
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2.3
Wanted (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
Double bed and base set in very good
condition. Please phone
Jenny
011409353
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2.4
Wanted (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
For loan or hire a bunk bed for November
Dec and January as I have my family
coming from New Zealand.
Also Looking
for 3 to 4 Leaver Locks Preferably a good make like Union.
Please contact
Ann on 301860 or cell 011
404357.
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2.5
Wanted (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
If any one knows of a front-loading washing
machine for sale please contact
Maggie Norton on 499349 or
091255955
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2.6
Wanted (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
1. King size bed in good condition. With or
without headboards.
2. Glass dining and coffee table
Phone Roy
011433588
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2.7
Wanted (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
I am looking for a second hand or
reasonably priced dish holder for a very
big dish I bought from a friend that
left the country. I have been told it
should not be mounted on the wall. The
dish holder I need is one that is a
tripod at the base (which is concreted
into the ground) and reduces to the
size of the dish fitting on the top. It
is made up of metal bars if you
know what I mean.
Please reply by
return mail or to ziminter@telco.co.zw
or call me on
301152, 091 324
287
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2.8
Wanted (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
Looking for an Incubator. Contact Graham
on 075-2264 or 011406023 or e-mail
gtech@zol.co.zw.
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2.9
Wanted (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
Stove - 4 plates - electric wanted, must be
neat and in good working order.
Please contact me on 091 865 666 or 882013
(evenings) or e mail on
secretary@plastique.co.zw
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2.10
Tractors Wanted (Ad inserted 24/10/06
If anyone has tractors for sale,
please contact me on
HO@zol.co.zw or on
04-776458.
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2.11
Wanted (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
Looking for a RAM (sheep) of good stock. If
they could contact me through
hopitt@zol.co.zw
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2.12
Wanted (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
Skimmer required for use on Kariba. Please
phone 091604444/091243184 or
email stleger@hms.co.zw/ kswetzlar@zol.co
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2.13
Wanted (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
WANTED urgently is a Working / Non-
Working TV , VCR ,DVD , Satellite Dish,
Decorder and/or Hifi. Please contact
Joel on 091 450 928 or email
joelsonwozhi@yahoo.com
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2.14
Wanted (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
Reliable Small Car in good condition for
our daughter who is a student at
university. The vehicle will be required in
January 2007. Please contact
jkockott@aointl.com
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2.15
Wanted (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
6 sturdy dining room chairs only (no table)
in mukwa or similar wood.
Contact: townsend@zol.co.zw or 011 208
836
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2.16
Wanted(Ad inserted 31/10/06)
Does anyone have one of those cane and
wooden cane ceiling fans they would
like to sell ? Please contact Penny on
776411 or 091
362333.
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2.17
Wanted (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
I am looking for a Centre Pivot to hire,
that can irrigate 50 or 100
hectares or any form of irrigation equipment that
may be available that can
cover 50 to 100 hectares.
If you are
interested kindly contact
Mike Peens
Cell: + 263 91 355117
Telephone:
+263 4 300071
Email: mikep@hms.co.zw
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2.18
Wanted (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
Exercise Treadmill
I am looking for a
good, working, heavy duty exercise treadmill. Phone:
091-343198 or
091-262834
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2.19
Wanted (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
JUNGLE GYM - i am looking for a jungle gym
in fairly good condition with any
of the following:- slide, ladder, swing,
platform etc. If you have anything
please let me know on 091352641 or 62328
(evenings), or email on
pamrocher@wattle.co.zw
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2.20
Wanted (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
WANTED FOR HIRE. - (for approx 3
months)
Game viewing vehicle, 4 wheel drive, equiped for 6 - 8
passengers
PLEASE CONTACT: P.O. MARCHUSSEN
cell 011
201839
or
BRIAN.
CONQUEST TOURS (PVT) LTD.
2 King George
Court
King George Road
Avondale
HARARE
Zimbabawe
Phone/Fax :
263 4 308960 / 332450
Email : conquest@mweb.co.zw
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3
Accommodation Wanted and
Offered
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3.1
House Wanted (Ad inserted 03/10/06)
3/4 bed roomed house for single
mother with 2 children. Must be safe and
secure. Areas around
Mt
Pleasant, Greendale, Alexander Park, Avondale, Borrowdale,
Highlands;
Newlands, Gunhill.
Please phone Debbie on 091 830 953 or
446191/2 during business
hours
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3.2
Cottage for Rent (Ad inserted 03/10/06)
AVAILABLE TO RENT, end of
October
DOUBLE- STOREY SPACIOUS THATCHED COTTAGE with wooden
decking
verandahs/balconies...
KAMBANJI - BEAUTIFUL VIEWS. TWO DOUBLE
BEDROOMS EN SUITE. SECURITY -
ELECTRIC FENCE, ELECTRIC GATE, NIGHT WATCHMAN
ETC.
PLEASE CONTACT 499119. e-mail calder@zol.co.zw
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3.3
Fish Hoek for Rent (Ad inserted 03/10/06)
To let: In Fish Hoek;
Two
bed roomed house with lock-up garage. Close to beach, shopping centre
and
station in quiet street. R3000 monthly. Six-month lease. Available from
1st
November.
To let: In Fish Hoek;
One bed roomed flat with own fitted
kitchen, bath in secure area; Close to
beach, shopping centre and station in
quiet street. R1500 monthly. Six-month
lease. Available from 1st
November.
For details please contact Graeme: gjcopley@yahoo.com
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3.4
Wanted House-sitter/Part time tenant (Ad inserted 03/10/06)
Garden flat
in secure complex, two minutes walk from Sam Levy's village. 2
bed 2 baths, 1
en-suite. Furnished, Lock-up garage. Minimal rent to cover
expenses
required. Available 15th October.
Please phone Nello Davies.
091-402410.
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3.5
House Wanted (Ad inserted 03/10/06)
House wanted to rent as from 1st
December 2006 in Avondale, Milton Park,
Emerald Hill, or Mount
Pleasant.
Need at least 4 bedrooms and swimming pool and if possible a
borehole.
Please contact Carol on 332798 or 011 231 541 if you have anything
suitable.
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3.6
House Sitter Offered (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
Accommodation Wanted/House,
animal sitter available end Nov
I have been house-sitting professionally
for the last 2 years (I have
references). As of 1st Dec 2006 I will be
looking for anyone who needs a
house/animal sitter for 4months or longer in
Harare, preferably around
Borrowdale, Chisipite, Highlands, Mount Pleasant,
Newland area. I am
26/farmers daughter, very homely and have passion for the
outdoors and love
of animals. Any furnished cottage or small houses would be
perfect. Needs to
be a secure surroundings, as, I'm a single female.
I
would love to hear from you. Contact Lisa on 091 340 373 or
charterseeds@zol.co.zw
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3.7
HOUSE WANTED OR EXCHANGE (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
Private Sale
We
are looking for a 2 to 3 acre property with 2 houses on the property or
1
house and a separate decent 3 bedroomed cottage. Property must be
walled,
secure and have a prolific borehole. Areas considered are
Borrowdale,
Ballantyne Park, Colne Valley, Colray, Rolf Valley, Rietfontein,
Highlands
and Chispite.
OR
we would consider an Estate Agent valued
exchange for our house, located in
Mount Pleasant. Property is on 1 acre
with executive house. 4 b/rooms, 2
ensuite and separate shower and guest
toilet. Also has flatlet with
downstairs shower and toilet and extra
upstairs room with bath and toilet.
Large kitchen with hob and oven, 2 large
lounges plus one smaller. Lovely
bar. Has jacuzzi and sauna. Floodlit aw
tennis court and pool. 4 lock up
garages plus pit. Underground watering
system and prolific borehole. Very
secure and extras not mentioned. Has
been valued at US$350,000 equivalent.
Please reply to peat@zol.co.zw
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3.8
House Wanted to Rent (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
I am currently looking for a
reliable tenant for my house in Mandara
(Harare), available immediately and a
long lease. 3 bedrooms (loads of
cupboard space), 2 bathrooms (main en
suite), 2 lounges, dining room,
kitchen, study, 3 verandah areas, workshop,
laundry, store room, pool,
satellite dish, 2 garages. Set in a 4 acre garden
with lovely indigenous
trees. Very peaceful, quiet and a great garden for
children. There are 2
excellent domestic workers at the house and I would
like them to remain with
the property.
If you are interested, please
email me on cadlam@mweb.co.za or call/sms
me
on +27 84 6930 912 (SA) between 9am and 6pm for more details. Only
serious
enquiries please.
(NB - this house is not suitable for a single
lady)
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3.9
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
MUTARE
Young couple
looking for a 2 or 3 bedroomed House or Garden Flat in or
around town
(Mutare), that allows dogs. Looking around nothing more than
Z$50 000.00
rent
Contact Ronel on 023 284 772 or 011
609607
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3.10
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
Two or three roomed cottage,
Belvedere,Lincoln Green or Ridgeview area.
Call Andrew on 740233 or email andrew@guardtec.co.zw
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3.11
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
Forcibly retired farmer and
wife desperately in need of cottage with
outbuildings to rent immediately -
anywhere from Ruwa to Marondera. Phone
011-221088 or contact Cherie at Jag
offices.04-799410.
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3.12
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
Young couple with 1 young
child require a 2 or 3 bedroomed house or garden
flat in a low density suburb
of Gweru. For occupation immediately or in
November or December. It must be
walled and gated. Preferably with a
lock-up garage, staff quarters and
swimming pool, although these are not
necessities. If anything is available,
please contact Dalmaine on 091 777
033, (054) 221 501 (in Gweru) OR Pam on
091 646 268, (04) 756 841/850
(in
Harare)
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3.13
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
ZNSPCA is looking for
accommodation in Harare, preferably around Chisipite,
Newlands, or Highlands.
Any cottage or room would be perfect. Needs to be a
secure surrounding. For a
single female who will be only using it for 2
weeks in a month. If anything
is available please contact Helen 497885
or
497574.
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3.14Accommodation
Wanted (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
W are looking for a 3 to 4 bed-roomed
house, will consider most areas. Need
from 1 Feb 2007, for a 2-year lease
contact Di at
creativemarketing@zol.co.zw
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3.15
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
l will be in Bulawayo for a
holiday in December.l am looking for a two
bedroomed cottage to rent from 25
December 2006 to 15 January
2007.Preferably with basics like beds,stove and
fridge.
Due to time difference between Bulawayo and Australia please send
your
contact number to knomara2000@yahoo.com and the time when
l can call you if
you have the
cottage.
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3.16
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
Urgently looking for a small
cottage / flat furnished if possible but not a
necessity in Harare for my son
who is a Zimbabwe Cricketer. Please if anyone
can help please contact me on
011207583 or on jo@toyota.co.zw
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3.17
House-sitter Wanted (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
LOOKING FOR A MATURE COUPLE TO
HOUSE SIT OUR HOUSE IN KARIBA. THE PERIOD
REQUIRED WILL BE FROM THE 6TH
DECEMBER THROUGH TO THE 17TH JANUARY. ONE
JACK RUSSELL AND ONE LABRADOR TO
BABY SIT AS WELL AS ONE CAT. PLEASE
CONTACT US ON 011206614 OR 011216080 OR
061- 2265/2459 WORKING
HOURS"
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RECREATION
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4.1
GACHE GACHE LODGE (Ad inserted 03/10/06)
GACHE GACHE LODGE - across Lake
Kariba still have some rooms available for
the Xmas period. Full catering.
Children welcome.
Contact: Andrea: 091 208 836 tourleaders@zol.co.zw
New Year is now
full.
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4.2
House Boat For Hire (Ad inserted 03/10/06)
MTEPATEPA: houseboat for hire.
Sleeps 12, 3 crew, tender boat. Reasonable
rates.
Phone Kate 067 23112 or
091 356
981.
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4.3
Lift Offered (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
Lift offered to Beira, Mozambique leaving
30th October returning 3rd
November Contact
091-343198/04-851873
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4.4
Houseboat for Hire (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
Luxury Cruise Ship on Lake
Kariba
HELLO AND WELCOME.
Christmas
special 2006 - individual cabins on offer.
Deluxe Cabin - US$
156.00 per person per day.
Executive Cabin - US$ 150.00 per person per
day.
Double Cabins - US$ 144.00 per person per day.
Twin Cabins
- US$ 138.00 per person per day.
Triple Cabins - US$
136.00 per person per day.
Cruise dates - 22nd December to 26th December
2006
Departure times Marine Land Harbour - 10.30am
Cruise
departure dependant on minimum of 20 passengers
Book now to avoid
disappointment - bring the whole family.
Contact Edward Vermaak on the
following
Tele/Fax 061 - 3176 or Cell 011 - 208665
Email kbelle@zol.co.zw
www.southernbellekariba.com
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4.5
Self-catering chalets (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
Self-catering chalets in the
heart of the Save Valley Conservancy. Game
watching, fishing, horse riding,
canoeing, walking trails and 4x4 hire. Camp
fully kitted including cook and
fridges, just bring your food, drinks and
relax. Best value for money. U12
are 1/2 price
Contact John: savuli@mweb.co.zw or Phone 091 631
556
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4.6
Accommodation Wanted (Ad inserted 17/10/06)
Accommodation wanted for 2
nights in Mongwe for 3 people - 3rd & 4th
November, 2006
Please phone
011-215 111 or 011 213
660
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4.7
ART EXHIBITION (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
Sunday 04 November 2006.
At 187
Carrick Creagh Road, Helensvale.
Open at 9 a.m. to late afternoon.
An
exhibition of lesser known artists. Something for all tastes.
If you are
an artist and you would like to exhibit, please contact me on 091
346
785.
There will be teas and cakes available and maybe a wine
bar.
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4.8
Lovely Linens Christmas Fayre
(Ad inserted 24 October 2006)
14
Aintree Road, Highlands, Harare.
Thursday, 23 November 2006: 4pm to
late.
Friday, 24 November 2006: 10 a.m. to late evening.
Saturday, 25
November 2006: 10 a.m. to mid-afternoon
Full bar and catering available.
Jazz band on
Saturday. Secure parking. Please bring all your friends and
family for a
great opportunity to do all your Christmas shopping in one
place.
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4.9
Borrowdale Christmas Fayre in the Village
(Ad inserted 24 October
2006)
Saturday 09 December 2006
9 a.m. to late afternoon
at Sam
Levy's Village, Borrowdale.
For bookings contact 091 346 875 or The
Tenants' Association at The
Village.
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4.10
Tandem Skydiving (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
TANDEM SKYDIVING' every Saturday
at Charles Prince Airport. Contact
Chris
091302357
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5
SPECIALIST
SERVICES
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5.1
(Ad inserted 17/10/06)
SELF EMPOWERMENT CENTRE
PH 850480 091 702 280
or email tania@africaonline.co.zw
MIND
POWER
ALL your problems lay in your Subconscious Mind
Whatever the
problem is .. Health .. Money .. Relationships { or lack of }
Depression or
Confusion .. you CAN change it !
Learn how to Re-programme your subconscious
and start making those changes
EASILY and NATURALLY.
Make the REST of
your life the BEST of your life
BOOK NOW FOR OUR NEXT
COURSE
Venue: Self Empowerment Centre ...22 Ross Rd , Rolf
Valley
Time: Saturday 28th October~ 8.30 am - 5.00
pm
Sunday 29th October~ 8.30 am - 1.00
pm
Cost: $ 40 000.00 [ Bring and share lunch ]
FOR
BOOKINGS AND DETAILS PHONE THE SELF EMPOWERMENT CENTRE ON 850480
TANIA
091702
280
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5.2
(Ad inserted 17/10/06)
Personalised DVD's and Calendars.
For that
hard to find Christmas present...
Transfer your photos onto DVD/VCD (Will add
music, captions and group the
photos in to a series of your choice.)
For
that special Calendar this year have a personalised calendar made with
your
favourite photos added.
To view samples, phone 745512 (evenings) / 011 611
744 or e-mail
adrianc@zol.co.zw
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5.3
Wanted: Computer-Based Home School (Ad inserted 24/10/06)
Looking to
start a computer-based home school in Umwinsidale. This will be
on the
Brainline form of teaching (South African system). Anyone interested
please
phone 011 806 731 - or Hre 494925 - or email acs@zol.co.zw.
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5.4
(Ad inserted 31/10/06)
SPECIALIST SERVICES
OUTSIDE BAR SERVICE for all
your outside Bar & Catering requirements contact
NIBBLES.
We
specialise in Christmas Parties, Birthdays, Weddings etc.
Let us take the
hassle out of your function!
Contact: Glynis or Ed
on:
091-343198
0901-252703
04-851873
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5.5
(Ad inserted 31/10/06)
NEW & USED SPARES - Fiat / Ford / MF &
Deutz Tractors only. We import
quality spares, if available externally, for
these tractors only, at very
competative prices accross the board. For any
further enquiries contact|:
Doug or Tracy on - Ph/Fax: 068-22463 - Cel:
011212454 - tracspray@zol.co.zw
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5.6
(Ad inserted 31/10/06)
First class landscaping with 25 years in the
business of landscaping and
nursery production.Innovative design and
attention to detail is assured.
Wide scope in styles, from luxurious
sub-tropical to elegant oriental
ensures you take pleasure in your
environment.
Contact Alun Hartung on HRE 744469 or
011432233
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6
PETS
CORNER
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6.1
PUPPIES FOR SALE (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
Beautiful Red Setter Puppies for
sale, available mid November.
Contact Dave, Helen or William to see
them.
email djclarke@zol.co.zw
496961, 091-400-328,
091-403-526
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6.2
Puppies Wanted (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
Two Jack Russell puppies - Please
phone Jenny 011 409
353
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6.3
Temporary/Permanent Home wanted (Ad inserted 10/10/06)
We have recently
relocated to Europe. Due to various circumstances we are
unable to bring our
two dogs (Black Retriever and German Shepherd) as yet.
Once we have settled
in and have reasonable space we would like to call for
one or both of our
pets if possible.
In the mean time we are looking for an elderly couple
who would be willing
to baby sit/ look after, or possibly adopt our two dogs.
Due to the
situation it is difficult to put an exact time period required.
They are
good security dogs and are extremely loving. They would suit a
couple as the
shepherd enjoys the company of females and the Retriever,
enjoys being
around Men.
We would be prepared to supply food etc as an
when required to the approved
" new home "
For any further information
or enquiries, please contact by email
doug_keeling@yahoo.co.uk
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6.4
For Sale
Pedigree Persian kittens. 5 left. Please contact Warwick on
091 346 875
to
book.
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6.5
Wanted urgently (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
Toy Pom puppy wanted as soon as
possible - please. To help our family get
over our little darling puppy who
was accidently run over on the road.
Please reply to:- charlespat@zol.co.zw
Tel:- 011-611360
or 011603889
04 -407735 or
04-481419
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6.6
Re-homing (Ad inserted 31/10/06)
We have a variety of kittens (all
different shades) looking for good homes.
If you are interested please
contact Pam on 091352641 or email
pamrocher@wattle.co.zw , all donations
go to SPCA Mutare. Delivery can be
organised if
necessary.
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Hotlines:
+263 (011) 610 073 If you are in trouble or need advice,
please
don't hesitate to contact us - we're here to help!
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Lines
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subject "Classifieds".
VOA
By
Jonga Kandemiiri
Washington
01 November 2006
A
decision by the Zimbabwean government to raise the producer price for
maize
by Z$21,000 or roughly 60% has gotten a lukewarm reception from
farmers in
the country who say the measure is too little too late. Farmers
said that
prices of agricultural inputs like fertilizer and fuel have gone
up much
more than the price hike.
The new price is Z$52,450 per metric tonne of
maize, effective retroactively
to April.
But an official of the Grain
Marketing Board, a state monopoly that controls
the official market in
grain, said the agency lacked details on the new
price and was awaiting an
injection of funds from the government to pay
farmers for maize
consignments.
The official said the GMB has collected some 500,000 tonnes
of maize in the
2005-2006 harvest season, so it needs Z$10.5 billion to pay
farmers. Chronic
late payment by the GMB has been a major complaint by
farmers who need the
income to finance planting in the season which is
currently getting under
way.
Former GMB general manager Renson
Gasela, agriculture spokesman for the
faction of the opposition Movement for
Democratic Change faction led by
Arthur Mutambara, told reporter Jonga
Kandemiiri of VOA's Studio 7 for
Zimbabwe that Harare should announce a
pre-planting producer price to
encourage expanded maize crops.