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Thief of the year award goes to?

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Here is an interesting story of Marowa the Car Thief.
Prosecutor Mr Peter Kachirika alleged that on November 16 Marowa approached Alexious Masere, an employee at Impala Car Hire, and hired a Toyota Runx for $50 per day.
He then drove the vehicle to Enterprise Car Sales where he sold it to Stanley Namalawa for $4 100.…
On November 7, Marowa approached Tonderai Muchaka’s car rental and hired a Toyota Alex for “two weeks” and was charged $700, which he paid in full.
The vehicle is valued at $5 500.
He then processed a registration book and sold the vehicle to Lenin Chikwiramakomo for $4 000.
A week after hiring the Toyota Alex, Marowa went back to the same car rental and hired another vehicle – a Toyota Corolla valued at $6 500 – for one week and paid $210.
He misrepresented that he was hiring the vehicle on behalf of his brother who was coming from South Africa.
He again sold the motor vehicle to Daniel Chisveto after giving him a fake registration book.
During the same month, Marowa allegedly contacted Johnson Machimbidza, the owner of Huzny Car Hire situated in Borrowdale and advised him that he wanted to hire a Toyota Runx.
He asked Machimbidza to bring the car to Meikles Hotel on the pretext he was booked there.
Marowa signed a 30-day hire agreement and drove off.
Using the same method, he obtained a fake registration book and sold the vehicle to Innocent Maoko.
Before the lapse of the 30-day agreement, Marowa allegedly went back to the same car rental and hired another vehicle – a Honda CRV – which he then sold to Anna Mutero.
It is the State’s case that Marowa hired another vehicle – a Nissan X-Trail – on October 28 from Pardon Zvenyika.
He also sold the vehicle to Beatrice Makoni after he had hired it for 30 days.
The court further heard that Marowa went back to Zvenyika and misrepresented that his brother also wanted a vehicle.
He again hired another Nissan X-Trail and later sold it.
Marowa, the State alleged, proceeded to Shanyai Car Rental on November 8 where he hired another Nissan X-Trail.
He sold the vehicle to Amos Mupuri, the court heard.
On November 21, Marowa reportedly hired a Toyota Vitz from Manella Car Rental before selling it to Mu- puri. When he was arrested, Marowa was driving a Nissan Navara he had also hired from another car rental..

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How To Survive In Zimbabwe

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Posted by : Mai Anashe Tagwirei

1. Find something that you can do that doesn’t need you to import but to produce with local materials

2. Find something that you can be exporting

3. Dont sell any of your assets now.

4. If you have kumusha buy cattle now and keep especially if your home area is not hit with the drought

5. Downsize. If u have a car downsize to a smaller and more fuel efficient model. If you are renting full house downsize to a smaller house or change suburbs.

6. Dont do things for prestige. Send your children to a school you can afford

7. If you have space grow vegetables, breed chickens (and zvihuta!)

8. If you are renting but have a stand elsewhere move to your stand. Build something basic and go stay at your stand. Forego luxury living

9. If you are married dont fight over money. Hapana hapana. Put your heads together and think of survival tactics instead of fighting and accusing each other. Not everyone can sell things or be a vendor.

10. Be at peace! This is important. Stress levels will go up. They are already up! Dont be a victim of things that are not under your control. Speak to others and pray with others.
11. If you are not married, hold on to your peace

God bless you.

Responses from members

Rozo Rozo Thank you for the powerful thought. I really like the idea.

Lionel Kuddu momz ava vanoziva zvavarikutaura

Vee Gee Very practical information. Never dispose your assets under these present conditions. Chances are you will sell at rock bottom prices!

Richmore Mudhodha precious words

Chantel Leigh Timm Aww thank you for your words

Romaldo Mubaya Good words

Virimai Shoko Thanks for very important advice

Victor Rwenhamo Thank you wise words

Lynn Madzimure Mukubwa Wise words .thank you

Kudakwashe Tandangu Thank God i have finished building my house and is moving in next week

Feliz Wadee Yes! Perfect advice

Martin Chamuka Thats excellent,thanks so much.

Sandra Chiwandire Thanks for the wise words

Lloyd Saandiva Wisdom,wisdom for free,thank you madam

Mukada Lovemore quite true

Prosper Terry Good stuff

Tafadzwa Shabani simple and amazing stuff

This advice was posted on Zimbabwe Business Ideas and Network in September 2015 during the Quail Bird Craze.

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Passport Discussion

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Good Morning, I would like you to post the following story which I encountered at the passport office .

Please hide my ID.

Anyway the story is I went to the passport office to renew my passport which is about to expire. I forgot about the photos until I was by the complex. I had my pictures taken outside by this car and paid $5 and then I got in and completed my forms. The queue was fast moving except where u get your finger prints taken. I was taken aback when was …I was asked to remove my jewellery so that I could have my photos taken. I thought maybe they wanted to have a second record of their own. It’s only when I was asking the person next to me as to whether he had attached his passport photos to the form is when I was told that they was no requirement to produce passport photos anymore as everything was now being done internally!!!!! I was so shocked to hear that they do not require these anymore . As we were discussing this issue the other gentleman in the que also testified seeing an official directing another woman to get passport photos taken outside..Can u imagine .. It turns out that the passport office is now automated including kwe ma ID that everything (photos) is done there.

So my question is why are the responsible authorities not letting people know by putting up signs outside notifying the unknowing members of the public not to waste their hard earned money . Better still why not post an advert in the newspaper .Secondly why are the people vanotora maphotos outside vachibvumidzwa to continue with that business which is now irrelevant if I might say . So they are intentionally misleading people into taking passport photos which they know are not required inside.
Lastly why can’t the authorities set up an office which photocopies documents so that people do not go outside to photocopy. Those pole charge 50c to photocopy. So why can’t the office charge the same amount and do everything centrally.

ZBIN Member Responses

Rumbidzai Kahari zvakatotanga kare coz i was renewing mine last yr Dec zvaive zvakutoitwa bt maphotos acho the quality was bad and still sm pipo prefer to hav their photos taken by the vendors.bt vakabatsira coz nw u only nd ur $53 for everything except photocopying.sm of the vendors are involved in criminal activities wavapa ur documents unonochatiswa without ur knowledge nema foreigners,they must b banned bt if u look arnd u’ll see mawarning signs with photos dzematsotsi iwawo bt its nt enough.

Justice Magagani they have had the equipment for some time now last year when i got my passport some people got thier potos taken inside but me like u had to get mine done outside

Kruftie Bodyshop Pbc Ask yourself who owns the outside photo business and you will know why its being allowed to continue this way.

Kruftie Bodyshop Pbc An employee within the passport office wldnt direct you outside unless its for some personal gain

Watson Musenda Its impossible,dont believe that thing happen cause now they have good staff and they tell you what to do throughout.

Cynthia Chidiya photocopy is there inside

Lewis Machaka room 107 for photocopying was there this morning

Watson Musenda Im sure the writer still want to tarnish the image of the passport office,i was there this morning for passport renewal,i only took 30mins and I did photocopying in room 107.As for now Office yacho yakushandika nayo.

Tasha Nicy Musangomuneyi that happened to me today if not l knew one of the buss drivers l would be wondering in town lyk now .my question is why ar they not pushing them away from their property tht only mean they ar together in tht fake business

Tasha Nicy Musangomuneyi n case yephotocopyin

Tasha Nicy Musangomuneyi tanga tachivhunzwa kuti waphotocoper here vanhu vachienda panze kunophotocoper panze

Tasha Nicy Musangomuneyi veduwe ndanga ndaenda kumba netsoka asi mwari andibatsira plzz isai maposter outside pagate ipapo coz we ar not the last customers

Bless Eland i think conmen are killing this country

Dudzai Sitate Thank you for the info. I also didn’t know

Melody Anotidaishe Chaumba Uuummmm its now 2yrs zvatanga l think u ddnt know all read abt it u was still with that one

Mandishona Achihoro Memzy i agree nemunyori as for sure when you get to the passport offices for the first time unenge usingazive at all that zvese zvave accessible mukati . hence you still find people photocopying and taking pictures outside wongofungawo kuti its what you should do

Watson Musenda pa Ok vanhu vanotengesera matomatoes panze peshop,is that the problem ye Ok? Kuti ndatenga panze ndisingazive kuti mukati akachipa.Lets be practical we assume everyone has a right to ask for the information inside the passport office.What the writer is telling us is what was happening the last time she took the passport,Now its different all together and what she did outside the Registrar thats her problem,yekungodhumira without asking,muroad here mamunoda ma signs…..You ask.

Sean Jnr Mushobe Banda wakadii wakabvunza ikoko nhai chimhandara, asi imwe mubvunzo muchitanga mafungawo saka zvawatiudza todii tonoita toyi toyi here kuti why musina kuisa sign honai sisi avo vakatospenda 5dollars yavo

Gina Maworere Aaaah picturres are tamen inside the passport offices excluding for kidz…They also photocopy but u never asked anybody so they wouldnt guess dat u need a photocopier……..As for pictures the Public was notified in the herald a yr ago

Rummage Isaac It was in the press madam..Herald and Sunday Mail..maybe you’ve been ignorant of the information as well..the right to information is there..you just didn’t take the initiative to ask…

Chikanga Munya Lets learn to read and appriciate our newspapers daily even if we dont like some newspapers..it helps a lot.It keeps us well informed and abreast of changes and things going on around us.We cant always listen to Etv,SABC,BBC,CNN,ALJAZEERA etc all the time…its good to know the going ons of things in Zim to avoid ignorance

Leeroy Bernard Fredericks passport photos as they are termed are used for many other things besides getting a passoprt, bank account application, visa applications, school registration, marriage applications etc so banning those that take photos outside the passport office is a non starter. Secondly i beg to differ, why is the passport office taking over the passport photo business and killing jobs for those in that business, its very comical to note that they reject photos from outside as substandard but the minute their system acts up they gladly accept those same substandard photos. 3rdly setting up a photocopy place within the passport office will only increase unecessary queques within there. Photocopying prices have dropped to 10cents for between 4 to 6copies a price the passport office would never be able to compete with.

Watson Musenda This now the world of technology, everything is now computerised, what are you losing in paying $53 and having everything without hassles? Going with photos kutori kumasure,taking back the country than moving forward.

 

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Diaspora Investment Idea No 2: Pub at Westgate

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Expect this page to feature general investment advice targeting the Diaspora Community. I will provide at least 2 investment ideas per month and last week I gave you advice on Water Parks, this weekend we are still in the Entertainment Sector and look at Westgate or Mashonaland East.

So Westgate Shopping Centre does not have a pub and iam basing this information on my last visit to this shopping mall 2 months ago. There has been no pun/club at this Old Mutual owned property for several years and we don’t know why. The last popular pub at this mall is Megga 2 which later on relocated to Hatfield. Since the departure of Megga 2, no one has come to open a new pub at this busy shopping mall.

Still on the entertainment sector have you visited Paramount yet? Paramount is the ‘place to be’ in Harare. The open air venue was opened a few months ago and has already become a hit. Getting parking space after 7:00pm during the weekends is a difficult task. Hararians are flocking to this new joint in huge numbers. It looks like Mereki, Zindoga and Kwa Farai have been overtaken by Paramount. The huge numbers of people flocking this place shows that business opportunities exist in Harare especially on the Entertainment sector-vanhu havasi kurega kufara despite economic challenges!

So if you are a Diasporan who will be back home in December here is a tip.. Visit Mereki, Zindoga, Kwa Farai, Mutangadura, Ziko, Megga 2 and then Paramount. Do analyse trends from these areas and consider opening your own place near Westgate along Harare Chirundu Road. Hakuna open air nzvimbo yemafaro direction ye Westgate, so ukashaya nzvimbo pa Old Mutual owned mall, then usanetseke zvakanyanyisa-enda a few kilometres near Mt Hampden and establish a good venue that is family friendly like Paramount and Megga 2.

All the best

 

 

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Bitcoin Fraudsters are coming!

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After the collapse of the MMM Ponzi scheme, another one is in the oven-Bitcoin Ponzi scheme. The Bitcoin is already spreading like wildfire in East and West Africa regions. It is still to make an impact in Southern Africa but we expect it to reach full scale by March 2017.

Its operation should be straight forward-One pays a joining fee and you get paid by referring other members to join. High interest returns being given to investors before the scheme collapses.

Do check out adverts already circulating in West Africa.

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Harare-Mutare Highway Stopover Investment

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Good morning investors- Locals and Disporans, so this morning we will cover investment opportunities along the Harare-Mutare Highway and a good opportunity that awaits potential investors is a Stop Over!

At the present moment there is only one place called Highway which is pictured above. The place is however not doing enough to attract travellers. There are few places along this busy highway where motorists can stop and relax. You can compare and contrast with the Harare-Masvingo highway where one can stop at the Mutendi stop over, Chivhu or the beautiful Mvuma stop over. When travelling along the Mutare-Harare highway-kungori kuhamba basi pasina pekumira panodakadza-there is no family friendly place or truck inn and yet there are a lot of travellers that use this highway.

So to investors especially diasporans, hewo mukana!

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Possible Business Ventures with a $1000 Capital

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Good day good people. This is a message from one of our brothers, let’s help him out ideas. This is his problem:

I need some business advice from the forumites. I have saved $600 and would want some advice on the best way I could use it to generate interest. What are the available business ventures that I can embark on that will also give a healthy return on my investment/savings?

Thank you in advance.

Ad Mire Prime Makusha selling bulk fish in places like Bulawyo, Gwanda etc can generate %20 return a week after costs thats $120, i think that is fair inbox me if you want to know more

Connie Kudzai Sango it depends also on your location. Fish farming is coming up too. you can start with just one pond and then grow from there

Mai Anashe Tagwirei yes, lake harvest is selling fish $55 for 1000 fish

Justice Magagani Anita any idea how long it takes to get the fish upto harvest? what type of fish do they have? cost of feed from start to finish dazzle us with knowledge my dear?

Richard Chashamba Ad Mire Prime Makusha please go deeper on the fish in terms of source, costs, transport, market etc

Pataida Denise Jaji start perfumery 300 percent profit,/week Open cheque

Yusuf Dulana Go deeper on perfumery pj

Pataida Denise Jaji @yusufu 4000r makes400 bootrles of 30mls of generic perfume oil based ,cocom, lady m,millions man etc

Pataida Denise Jaji myself l went to school and am doing great, git the Mannual WTh every detail that uncludes roll on making, lition making and the suppliers of chemicals, was thinking if l find ten people vane hasha we do the 10ml one dollar deak ceate our Iwn network system just like Avon, avaroy Shlain, Angel,WTh network system we make a lot of money myself am selling the, 10mk @76c stock price the demand is higher than supply lbcant meet the orders t, myself

Pataida Denise Jaji myself l went to school and am doing great, git the Mannual WTh every detail that uncludes roll on making, lition making and the suppliers of chemicals, was thinking if l find ten people vane hasha we do the 10ml one dollar deak ceate our Iwn network system just like Avon, avaroy Shlain, Angel,WTh network system we make a lot of money myself am selling the, 10mk @76c stock price the demand is higher than supply lbcant meet the orders t, myself

Christo Zuk U saved that money wth a target and aiming 4 something. Firstly wat z that u were aiming for?

Rawlings Kofi You can join Rabbit Breeders and Producers Association for training, development and market for rabbits.

Kudzanai Tsatsire it takes time to build and secure wealth especially from as little as 600. My advice, save a bit more and decide wat type of business you want to venture into. that savings is hard I guess so rather choose a less volatile market to invest in but in any business low risk low returns. if you require a stable establishment that MAY grow over time then I think you might need a solid business plan and use that $600 for the costs you can not offset while seeking other investors.

 

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