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Seized Airzim plane expected tomorrow

Felex Share Herald Reporter
THE Air Zimbabwe plane that was seized in London on Monday last week should be released today and is expected in Harare tomorrow morning, an official has said.

American General Supplies impounded the Boeing 767-200ER at Gatwick International Airport over a US$1,2 million debt.
Airzim acting chief executive officer Mr Innocent Mavhunga said funds deposited into the account of the US-based spares supplier should reflect today and that should be followed by the release of the plane in the evening.

The national airline gets the bulk of its spares from the AGS.
Government bailed out Airzim when it raised all the money needed after threats that the plane, which costs US$144million, would be auctioned if the debt was not settled.

“The money has been deposited and we expect it to reflect today and we hope our plane will depart tomorrow evening (today) and land in the country on Tuesday morning.

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16 Zim women jailed in Asia

Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter
SIXTEEN Zimbabwean women are stuck in Asian jails – 14 convicted of drug smuggling and two others awaiting the conclusion  of their trial facing the death penalty if convicted.

Foreign Affairs Deputy Director legal and consular Mr Chris Mavodza warned people against the temptation to be used as mules by international smuggling syndicates.

Zimbabweans are tempted to be drug mules because of lucrative payments.
Mr Mavodza said in most some Asian countries, drug trafficking carries a mandatory death sentence or life imprisonment and there is little that any government in the world can do for its citizens who are convicted in that region.

The warning comes barely a week after China executed a South African woman, Janice Linden, for drug smuggling after rejecting appeals by the South African government to spare her life.
Linden was convicted in 2009 of attempting to smuggle 3kg of crystal methamphetamine in luggage through an airport in the

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Fresh police, council blitz on kombis

Municipal Reporter
HARARE City Council and the police will on Wednesday launch a massive clean-up operation targeting kombis and illegal vendors in the Central Business District.

Previous joint operations were not sustained.
Unregistered and unroadworthy kombis will be taken off the road while all commuter omnibuses using undesignated drop-off and pick-up points will be impounded.

Residents have complained over congestion on the city’s streets, attributed to errant kombi crews. City spokesman Mr Leslie Gwindi told the Press last Friday that the operation starts on Wednesday.
Harare district police spokesman Inspector James Sabau, national traffic spokesman Inspector Tigere Chigome and a member of the Zimbabwe Traffic Safety Board attended the Press briefing.
Mr Gwindi said the blitz will be carried out with the assistance of