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Original Post Date: 2009-03-04 Time: 12:00:02 Posted By: The BeardedMan
Howzit
Foreign currency mid-rates updated.
The hour long swearing in ceremony was celebrated with much pomp and fanfare by parliamentarians from opposing sides. Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Gorden Moyo, were also sworn in at a ceremony presided over by the speaker of Parliament, Lovemore Moyo.
This was the last of the ceremonies under the Global Political Agreement that cements Tsvangirai’s position in the inclusive government. The first was his swearing in as the Prime Minister two weeks ago.
According to the agreement those appointed to the posts of Vice President, Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, and are not MP’s, become ex-officio members of the House of Assembly.“
Today we expect Tsvangirai to make his maiden speech in Parliament. And it isn’t like he’s got nothing to talk about…
He’s got the arrest of activists, the money market (or lack thereof), the employment market, the medical sector, the continuing education crisis – just to name a few.
“A statement released by the Prime Minister’s office said Tsvangirai would deliver his maiden speech in Parliament on Wednesday. It’s expected he will use this opportunity to outline government plans for the coming year. MDC MP for Makoni central John Nyamande, told us there was euphoria and excitement in the House of Assembly as the MDC President took the oath of parliament.
Interestingly, Johannes Tomana, the ZANU PF appointed attorney general was also sworn as an ex-officio member of parliament. The swearing in of Tomana also buttresses his position in the government following several protests from the MDC that his appointment was done against the spirit of the GPA.
The MDC want his appointment reversed, together with that of Gideon Gono, the Reserve Bank Governor.
“Tomana had a day to forget in parliament. MPs from ZANU PF just gave him a cold shoulder while those from the MDC jeered and booed when he took his oath. You could see he was uncomfortable during the ceremony while Tsvangirai and Mutambara were upbeat,” according to Nyamande.“
Interesting that Tomana has been rejected by ZANU PF.
So – in real terms – he should be released on that bail, and should then be sworn in as the Deputy Minister for Agriculture.
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Bennett was arrested on February 13 days before he was due to be sworn in as Deputy Minister of Agriculture in the new government of national unity. He now faces charges of banditry, terrorism and treason.
The High Court granted Bennett bail last week, but the State appealed against the order. High Court judge, Justice Tedious Karwi has now thrown out the States application. Lawyers for the MDC, acting on behalf of Bennett, expressed fear that the State would again not comply with the order after prosecutors in the case were seen in consultation at the Attorney Generals Office.
The MDC lawyers say they fear the prosecutors were seeking new orders in a case seen as being politically charged.“
Mugabe’s legal people are obviously going to do what they believe to be the right thing – and that is to hang on to Bennett for as long as possible – and defy the High Court order. And, let’s face it, it wouldn’t be the first or last time that they have defied a court order.
“The MDC lawyers were, meanwhile, planning to file another urgent application Wednesday at the Supreme Court should the State fail to comply with Tuesdays High Court order.
Bennett was arrested at the Charles Prince Airport in Harare after his flight to Johannesburg was forced to abandon take-off as it taxied on the runway.
Bennett was set to be sworn in as deputy minister on February 19, 2009.
“The MDC views the arrest of Hon. Bennett on trumped up charges as politically motivated,” the party said in a statement Tuesday. “It further threatens the spirit of unity and cohesion in the inclusive government which many Zimbabweans hoped would bring a fresh impetus to our countrys battered image.“
Anything that Mugabe does is politically motivated.
Bennett, the treasurer of the Movement for Democratic Change, is Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s pick for deputy agriculture minister in the new unity government, but has yet to be sworn in.
“In terms of the law, nothing has changed,” said Mutangadura after the ruling. “Although the judge has dismissed our application for leave to appeal on the grounds that our chances of success are slim… we will be filing to the Supreme Court against that decision.“And when it comes to cases instituted against the MDC by ZANU PF, Mugabe’s brigands are prepared to go the extra mile.
ZANU PF are confident that whilst they have Bennett in custody they have grounds for negotiation. The security force chiefs want immunity from prosecution for acts carried out against the people in the past 29 years – and are using Bennett’s incarceration as a kingpin in their bid.
“The judge has dismissed the application for leave to appeal but nothing has changed as the state has indicated that it wants to go to the Supreme Court,” Bennett’s lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa told reporters.“
Butau was arrested at
Harare International Airport on Monday night soon after his arrival from the United Kingdom where he was holed up for the past 14 months. Police sources close to the investigations yesterday said Butau jetted into the country following reports that some people were prejudicing his business empire of millions of United States dollars.A senior police officer in Harare said Butau was yesterday still in custody and assisting with investigations.“
The article goes on to outline the case against Butau – and says not a word of his defence. A typical Mugabe gambit – trying the case in the press with scant regard to the accused person’s rights…
“The name of ZANU PF strongman, Emerson Mnangagwa, has been linked to a notorious syndicate that is involved in the illicit trade of diamonds in the eastern border city of Mutare.
Mnangagwa, a close confidante of President Robert Mugabe, who for long has been touted as one of his likely successors, was recently appointed to the powerful post of Defence Minister in a power-sharing government with the two Movement for Democratic Change political parties.
His alleged involvement in the illicit trade in diamonds came to light following the arrest and interrogation of a Mutare-based so-called diamond mogul, Tendai Makurumidze.
Makurumidze was part of a syndicate that included senior police officers and wealthy foreign buyers from countries as far afield as
Lebanon, Belgium, and Israel as well as in West Africa.He reportedly told officers from the police, army and the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) that he received up to one million United States Dollars from Mnangagwa to buy the precious gems.
“Mugabe does have a habit of surrounding himself with criminals and crooks – but they do say that birds of a feather…
“Makurumidze allegedly colluded with police officers, who allowed him free access in and out of the protected Chiadzwa diamond fields.
He was arrested during a recent combined crackdown involving the police, army and the CIO.
Sources within the police revealed this week that Makurumidze reportedly implicated Mnangagwa after he was assaulted during interrogation and taken back to the diamond fields where he was made to fill up the gullies created through the illegal mining.
“He revealed that he was given money by Mnangagwa to buy the stones on his behalf,” said one source. “When he made it known that the money he was using to buy the diamonds had been made available to him by the Minister we were all shocked.
“From then the matter was handled with much caution.“
Too right! Mugabe & Co. have a knack of ‘disposing’ of their accusers – after they have used them for their own ends, that is. So Mukurumidze is safe – for now…
“Makurumidze had been hastily brought to the magistrate courts in Mutare where he was charged with money laundering and released after he paid an admission of guilt fine. The case died on that note.
During the court proceedings no mention was made of Mnangagwa, reputed to be one of Zimbabwes wealthiest citizens, or the source of Makurumidzes funds.
“The hype that was created after Makurumidzes arrest immediately died down,” said the source.
This is not the first time Mnangagwa has been linked to illicit trade in diamonds. During the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) he was named by a United Nations panel as one of the individuals who plundered the natural resources, especially diamonds, of the war-torn central African country. He is on record as denying the allegations.“
Some things are in the blood – and in ZANU PF’s blood is this thing called avarice.
It is within the context of the Marange diamond fields that a soldier on duty told a reporter that they often illegally mine at night. “Why should a person die of thirst,” he asked, “when he is standing in a river?“
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Source: http://thebeardedman.blogspot.com/2009/03/tuesday-4th-march-2009.html