Workers' Liberty

ISO press release, 13 May:

Condemn the ZCTU arrests!

The International Socialist Organization Zimbabwe condemns the arrest and detention of Zimbabwe congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) President Lovemore Matombo and Secretary General Wellington Chibhebhe on 8 May 2008. They are being held for stirring people to rise against the government and for allegedly reporting falsehoods on innocent people being killed by ZANU PF supporters across the country. The arrest of these workers' leaders is unlawful; it is one among a hodgepodge of other dirty tactics that Zanu PF is blatantly using to intimidate workers and the ordinary people as we wait for the announcement of date for a run-off.

It is Zanu PF which has unleashed violence and torture on the ordinary citizens of Zimbabwe. Since March 29, fifty people have been killed, more than 4,000 people displaced and some had their homes burnt to ashes.

On the other hand, the economic situation has steeply deteriorated. The situation promises to be much worse in the near future, as the regime has adopted a full fledged neo-liberal economic line. Mugabe, who all along had resisted pressure from the neo-liberal hardliners within ZANU PF to open up the market and remove all restrictions on foreign exchange rates, has finally succumbed to pressure and has allowed [Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon] Gono to do what ever he sees fit to repair the already patched economy. This has impacted negatively on the livelihoods of the ordinary people, as already we have seen prices of commodities skyrocketing. People who are earning less that $5 billion [Zimbabwe dollars] need $50 billion to survive.

Amidst all this suffering, Zimbabwe has paid back US $700 million to the African Development Bank. The Bank described this as "testimony of the government's determination to live up to its international financial obligations vis-à-vis donor agencies and development partners."

As workers and ordinary people we say no to this payment of foreign debits; the money should be used towards health, education and meeting of other basic necessities of the people. The ZCTU leaders must be released now and call for mass actions to demand

- The release of detained MDC parliamentarians
- An end to politically motivated violence
- A non-taxable minimum wage that is linked to inflation.

Phone numbers you can protest to:

Didymus MUTASA (State Security): 02582 2087
Didymus Mutasa: 011200532 - 774189
STD NO. 201 HEADLANDS
Nathan SHAMUYARIRA* : 04 862073-6
7 RUBIDGE CL BORROWDALE
SAMUEL MUMBENGEGWI MUMBENGEGWI S C: 04 882930
22 STOUR ROAD VAINONA BORROWDALE
CHIMUTENGWENDE C C C: 04 251386
8 SAN FERNANDO 130 FIFE AVE HARARE
CHIHURI AUGUSTINE: 04 862410
431 BINTON RD BORROWDALE
Mnangagwa - 011 605700
OFFICE OF PRESIDENT 04 252440
MUNHUMUTAPA BLDG S MACHEL AVE HARARE
Gono's Office: 703096
Presidential guard: 707745 or 707451---2156
Francis Nhema: 04 882926
3 FARTHINGHILL P O BORROWDALE
BVUDZIJENA WAYNE : 04 884971
75 STONECHAT LANE BORROWDALE
CHIYANGWA P HON: 04 883148
8 HOBOURNE HILL BALLANTYNE PARK HARARE
KANGAI K M: 04 861944
25 GLENFOREST RD BORROWDALE HARARE
MANGWANA P M: 04 797845
9 BATH RD AVONDALE
TOBAIWA MUDEDE MUDEDE T: 04 860033
903 TOP CLOSE HATCLIFFE BORROWDALE
O.MUCHINGURI - 020 61840
4 BAHUNIA CLOSE MUTARE
CIO boss BONYONGWE H: 04 497849
76 ORANGE GROVE DR HIGHLANDS
NICHOLAS T.GOCHE: 0718 2204 CERES FARM SHAMVA 0718 2205
Ministry of DEFENCE SEKERAMAI S T THE HON: 04 860042
MADE J M: 04 492982
101 HARARE DR ATHLONE HARARE
CHOMBO I DR Min Loval Government and Mugabe strongman: 067 25297
221 CHITOMBORWIZI CHINHOYI
HARARE address - 19 Cuba Avenue , Mt Pleasant
BARWE REUBEN: 04 740245
51 LAWLEY AVE BELVEDERE HARARE
MSIKA J W (Vice PRESIDENT): 04 883097
11 NIGELS LANE HIGHLANDS
Saviour Kasukuwere:04 369444
19 TWICKENHAM DR MT PLEASANT
Patreck Chinamasa 04 860006
2 HONEY BEAR LANE BORROWDALE HARARE
Joseph Chinotimba *04 614826
State House Office of the President:
700071, 700073-76, 700098, 701947, 701956, 708682, 708690, 708691,708712
Police Commisioner
Augustine Chihuri: 250008/792621/ 700171
Home Affairs Minister
Kembo Mohadi: 011-605424/ 430422/ 794628/ 703695 Text him 011-605424
Resident Governor for Matabeleland
Cain Matema: cell no: 011871431
Work no: 09 887596 .
CHIWENGA CONSTANINO GUVEY: 04 862530
614 NICK PRICE RD BORROWDALE HARARE
Amos Midzi:* 04 301712
Charm Muchinguri: 04 496629
Minister of Economic Development
Sylvester Nguni: 04-862032 / 04-862035
Obert Mpofu:* 09 246060
Bulawayo CID: 09 884132
SAMUEL MUMBENGEGWI: 04 882930
22 STOUR ROAD VAINONA BORROWDALE
Shamuyarira Nathan: 04 862073
67 RUBIDGE CL BORROWDALE
MPOFU OBERT 04 852033/4
2501 GAYDON RD GREYSTONE PARK BORROWDALE
Lt Col Mazaiwana: *04 741 604
Chihuri cell is: +26311808290
Bvudzijena *cell* *is:* +26311801172
Lt Co Sedze L: 04 860533
Herald House and ask for the Editor: 708296 / 704088 / 794893 / 705199
Lt Tsodzai: 04 860 953
Made: 04 860 953
CHIHURI AUGUSTINE: 04 862410
Chihuri cell: +263 11808290
CHIWENGA: 04 862530
BUKA FLORA :04 745342
14270 STRAKER AVE GUNHILL HARARe
BONYONGWE Happyton ( CIO director): 04 497849
76 ORANGE GROVE DR HIGHLANDS *
Here are some FAX numbers:
President's Office:* +263 4 708848
Fidelity Printers:* +263 4 486474
RBZ: +263 4 707800 / +263 4 706450
Min. Info & Pub: +263 4 790402 / +263 4 707768
Min. Ind & Int Trade: +263 4 704116 / +263 4 729311
Min. Of Chombo: +263 4 792307
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