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One comes into this world alone, unless they are a multiple pregnancy. They equally leave alone.

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When a family experiences death, it is humbling when people come together to help the family of the deceased. This is the case for a Zimbabwean waiter found murdered in South Africa. For his final journey home, well wishers have raised funds to assist. Total costs are known and well over the required amount has been raised. The intention is to give the balance of the resources to his young son. This is so humbling. Although this act of kindness has only come to light through death, this is the Africa I would want to live in. where each person is there for the next. All the best on his last journey back to Zimbabwe.

Then the question what kind of Zimbabwe is this becoming? Why? The acts ongoing that aren't even political. Fine, scams online make sense and many get caught off guard. The natural barriers that make the region unable to access many online activities, protect many. However in Beitbridge a family has been left homeless and in debt after such a scam caught them off guard. Very unfortunate indeed.

In error a home for 43 years was used to acquire a loan in relation to the scam, a lottery win and this house was lost leaving the family sleeping outside. Then some days later the town began to show signs of the Zimbabwe I believe we can be. An effort to crowd-fund for the family has been successful. Well done Beitbridge.

In a sad incident in the same Beitbridge, a couple died on the rail way line. They were either love making or asleep. The train did raise alarm and try to stop but it was too little too late.

Then in Matebeleland investigations are ongoing over the death of a six year old found hung on some roof trusses. Scary indeed.

What gets one worried even more is a seventh grade student that committed suicide in Mutare. Whaaaat? What would posses a child to consider taking their own life. Even if the parent reprimanded them. Taking of one's life should not be the answer.

Then from Eastview a sister was abusing her sister's daughter. Why then would she offer to look after her niece? Tying her up and beating her for damaging utensils. Wow. Worse still even having the audacity to say a friend suggested it to her. Wow, such cruelty makes no sense.

Then from Gokomere high, a boy caught with 40 girls underwear. Huh? What on earth did he need so many of them for?

On the other hand, although it is not the best, a woman whose cellphone and 200 dollars was stolen was helped by fellow citizens. The cash was not recovered but the cellphone was. The thief received a thorough beating and was then taken into police custody.

Then as the president was away, his security team was asking for beer from a passerby. It initially was nice to see the human side of them, but the indiscipline, no, not right. Anyway this is the Zimbabwe we have in place.

Then you hear of a missing officer from the prisons and correctional facility. As a citizen, that gets me worried especially if I start to make assumptions. Could a former prisoner be the cause of the officer's disappearance? How then will officers trying to tame the traffic behave, if that is the case? They recently began an operation to do just that. This has left many having to walk into town. Quite unfortunate. Hopefully this will also help reduce the number of accidents being recorded. Over 22 thousands motorists have been found guilty of one thing or another, including not being adequately licensed.

The same police is being forced to intervene in Kariba. Armed robbers are stealing from the kapenta fishermen. Come on, why do that to hard working citizens? Kapenta fishing which is done 23 days at a time with breaks taken for seven days because of the moon cycle, is the source of livelihoods for many. A group of seven with two of them armed, are stealing dry kapenta, fresh kapenta and anything else that is available on boats. This is very disturbing.

On a great note, we will be represented in a chess tournament to be held in Mexico. From Mpopoma high school, Zimbabwe chess federation is proudly represented by a seasoned player. Wishing him and Zimbabwe as a whole the best.

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Happy 43 years of independence Zimbabwe. From Mount Darwin the football game was in a field I wish could have been attended to during the rainy season. As I think of it, instant lawns were even an option. We could have managed the process better Zimbabwe. At one point the ball was kicked foward, it landed and bounced back to where it was coming from. Come on Zimbabwe. Over and above that the players entered the field through a muddy area. The fields really could have been attended to beforehand. It is not as if people got up in the morning and said all roads will lead to Mount Darwin. The least that could have been done was to leave the development of the school reflecting that the celebrations we were celebrating were a success just as other successes we are proud of. This shows that it was just for the event. It could have been handled better from my perspective. It should have been about more than the event. It could have been.

All this after watching Pastor Uebert Angel, the ambassador at large and his efforts. He makes it hard to have respect for professionals. Even the manner he converses is wow. Hapana conflict of interest? Haha. Ko havana kuoneswa zvimacamera recording? 600 million for another religious person through Kenyan gold. Inga. He has even written a book on how democracy should work. He claims to have helped Zimbabwe and to know African leaders. Over and above that certain individuals in Zimbabwe had sanctions imposed on them. This is the justification, reason etc for the need to do things the gold mafia way.

According to a four part series Ewan Macmillan was jailed at the age of 21 and in the nineties.  He works with contacts in Dubai. Gold delivered in Dubai can be paid for anywhere in the world. He may be involved in processing quite a few kilograms a week. Alistar Mathias has been trading gold for as many as 14 years. He even has worked with the Russians. Works with almost 80 million a month. Wow.

With each episode we watched, we learnt or at least I managed to learn. We learnt that the reserve bank receives fifty percent of the gold they receive from small scale miners. This means small scale miners are doing well. There are funded units that go and harvest from the small scale miners. They buy it on behalf of the reserve bank. They are appropriately licensed and take the gold to Dubai in return for dollars. Which allows them to buy more gold. Whaaaat? That is the way they clean money. Ndadzidza.

Apparently world class deposits of gold are being processed locally and the benefits are for a few. Hawala people apparently ensure that funds are handled appropriately.

Then there was a call to Rushwaya by Pastor Angel... I am flabbergasted. They even have cheap gold at less four percent world price. The pastor was actually irritated because his 1% would be absorbed, for lack of a better word.

So who will verify and audit this case? Even the climate agenda and all other efforts become diluted. Sanctions do prevent economic activity for certain individuals and entities. However, formal entities are then said to be able to work around the system. Wow. Then Moses Nango. I heard he was in hiding at one point. There are so many assumptions unfortunately. Multiple individuals are apparently carrying the gold and bringing cash back. Wow, there is even bag search exemption. Ah, there is a known Emirates plane involved. Bullion for cash via EK713. Mostly white people. Names given. Wow. Flight manifest information shared. Would have assumed this is classified. Ah. Scary indeed.

The system seems flawless, other than now being known. Couriers are used and documentation is created, easily. 3 million dollars cash a week being processed? 168 million in 2020? From a reserve bank perspective a bonus of 18% for the entity selling the gold on their behalf is in use.

Tell me, how is there airport footage? 🤔 huh? Over and above that some are bringing into the country less cash than they declare. Significantly less. The hawala trade model frightening. Having two degrees opens doors for sure. A diplomat can do anything for sure. Red tape has an interesting use.

The guys sitting next to Uebert were not emoting. Eish. Then those talked about responded. some said these were smear campaign efforts, there was denial of allegations and sharing of assumptions. There was ndication of true function.

On the 30th of the 3rd 2023 the second episode came out. I waited patiently. Zimbabwean people we are special. By 15:55 there were people who had already had access to it and had started sharing it. I wasn't online so I had to wait.

Then I began to watch when I was finally online. Round two. Rikki Doolan. Haha this is funny. Handsets were being taken away yet so much footage was still captured... hawala men moving money across borders... haha. A lot of repetition. Apparently the principal and number one are doing what they are doing. At some point the pastor received a call and he went to the side. The way that they talk about greasing wheels to make people happy is amazing. Executive power truly sounds like it is controlling things. Now I see why there's so many motorcades. Especially if they are also giving investors motorcades. The videography on this footage was immaculate. Apparently the Zimbabwe Miners Federation was a part of it. Nepotism becomes bad especially if it is abused. Although the reality is, in Africa everyone's related somehow directly or indirectly and sometimes through marriage.

Gold miners are getting help to process their gold which is great. This is a good initiative especially if it is done well. It truly is a washing machine. Gold is from the ground and we want to benefit from it as a nation. With the professionals participating, the way they are, especially 23 years into serving organizations that they were working for, it is sad. Smuggling is being done through airports too. This is scary. Everyone is involved and people look away and they're allowing this activity. This is sad indeed.

One gold smuggler has such confidence, wow but now that Rushwaya gold carrying incident and her driver's incident both make sense. The carriers are brave and the names of participants are now known. The paper trail is clear, I wonder what will happen going forward. Some of the records being investigated are from 2018. I wonder what they've been doing till today.  Mo Dollars laundering is wow. The oriental plaza general stores with banking upstairs is shocking. They are even buying identities to open companies and accounts for banking. Advanced payments are made with no goods actually being received. Wow. Kamlesh... Charity... Chirozvi... Dube, head of gold. Wow, maprofessional enyu aya. GM Kunaka. Millions of dollars being talked about. This information seems unreal but it is all part o this series.

Houses, holidays, wives and cars. Those are the things they mainly spend their money on. Even Sasfin is involved. Hiring of underqualified people to ensure things get done is part of their strategy. They are also encouraging investment in hotels. If I must say, all a bit smart. Facilitation fees 200,000. Wow. They say let's not say president but even when the code word is used, they say number one, the president. They may be clever but they really aren't. Mo Dollars wife is interesting, brave too. These guys are working with 100,000 to 3 million at a time. Gold leaf tobacco also apparently being used for laundering. So many companies. So many fraudulent transactions. They even have technical guys wiping transactions in SASFIN. The SA reserve bank is not seeing it? Wow. I now think they are aware. Millions of rands being moved after all. Those accused had responses just like they did in the first episode. All saying they were not part of these activities. Kunaka and Dube could obviously retire, they seem set. Khan also responded. I feel for entities like Sasfin, Absa and Standard bank. Chidodo claims he was trying to trap. Wow. Kunaka and Dube are quiet, wonder why.

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Day 111 of the year. In my country things to be proud of are not many...

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During the holidays, family becomes the focus. Enjoy the ones who are around you. You may not have the opportunity to be with all that you want to be with. Just cherish those there.