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Rumor says old $1000 note back in circulation
Bulawayo Agenda
August 22, 2008

21 August 2008

Bulawayo

Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) will be hosting consultative meetings between residents and the newly elected mayor of Bulawayo Mr, T.P. Moyo. The meetings, that will cover all the 29 wards in the city, will run for the next three months. The first of these consultative meetings will be held at Njube Hall at 1400hrs on Saturday, 23 August. The speakers are the Mayor, Councillor Thokozani Khoza, and an official of the Bulawayo City Council (BCC). Another meeting will be held at Pumula Hall on Sunday, 24 August at 9 o'clock in the morning. Councillor C. Zana, will host the mayor and a council official. The issues to be discussed include food shortages and fixing of burst sewers. BPRA is holding these meeting in liaison with BCC.

Meanwhile, Bulawayo Agenda is hosting a public meeting under the theme: "Interparty Talks: Deadlock or Deal Sealed?" The meeting will be on Saturday 23 August 2008 at the Rainbow Hotel, Bulawayo, starting at 1pm to 5pm. Invited panellists are Mr Peter Baka Nyoni, Dr Goodwill Shana, Pastor Lucky Moyo and Mr Morrison Sifelani and will be moderated by Mrs Anastasia Moyo. All are invited and admission is free.

Plumtree

People, in this western border town, were seen searching all over for the old $1000 notes which they believe will be brought back into the system next week. Rumours started circulating that with effect from next Monday the notes will be in circulation and will be equivalent to Z$10 trillion note (old value). Information reaching Bulawayo Agenda indicates that some outlets having started accepting the notes even though no official confirmation from the Reserve bank has been forthcoming.

Gweru

Rutendo Mawere, a journalist based in Gweru, was yesterday arrested for taking photos of people queuing to buy cooking oil outside a shop in the Gweru. While they were waiting their turn to purchase the scarce commodity, police and military personnel arrived and started beating them up causing commotion that resulted in some of the people losing their places in the queue. Mawere, who continued taking pictures of the unfolding drama, was spotted by police details that apprehended her and took her to the law and order section at Gweru Central police station where she is still detained without any charge being levelled against her.

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