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The recent Monetary Statement by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe revealed the relaxation of the foreign exchange market aimed at floating the Zimbabwe Dollar. This represents one step in the right direction only if backed by an active and aggressive growth of export revenues. This is urgent given that a floating currency not backed by exports leaves the currency exposed to wild speculative attacks. Zimbabwe needs to take immediate steps to reclaim its position in the international Trade arena which is the exchange of goods and services across national borders. In most countries, it represents a significant part of National Output. While international trade has been present throughout much of history its economic, social, and political importance have increased in recent centuries, mainly because of Industrialisation, advanced transportation, globalisation, multinational corporations, and outsourcing. In fact, it is probably the increasing prevalence of international trade that is usually meant by the term "globalization".
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CFX Bank dispute gets a website
Friday, 02 October 2009

As we continue to document the CFX Bank ownership dispute it has become clear that the current CFX Management and Board of Directors intend to further hide the fraud that was committed by the illegal and irregular transfer of 309 million Century/CFX Bank shares.A website blog has been created to fully document this matter as it develops.The address is http://cfxbank.blogspot.com. It is clear they are trying to hide and conceal the illegal actions of some current  Senior Managers,past senior managers ,past Board of Directors all acting in concert with the RBZ Governor to snatch Century/CFX Bank from me and my Company ENG Capital.It is there fore necessary to step up the documentation and ensure all facts are in public domain.

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NOTICE TO CFX BANK DEPOSITORS and INVESTORS
Friday, 25 September 2009

The recent article published in the Herald Newspaper on 20 September,2009, entitled (Ex- ENG Boss Causes Controversy) - http://allafrica.com/stories/200909230013.html refers.

The Government of Zimbabwe’s attempted frivolous rebuttal to ENG Capital’s legitimate claim actually confirms ENG Capital’s ownership of the disputed 309 million shares and ownership of Century/CFX Bank. Their only purported defense is that you should have complained earlier or you are specified so you cant do anything about it. This is just hiding behind technicalities without any real or meaningful response to a legitimate claim.

The government’s lawyer’s claims, “The shares in dispute were however, disposed of by ENG liquidator to pay the depositors. Muponda skipped bail three years ago and is believed to be in the United States. He remains a specified person in Zimbabwe.”

It is common knowledge that I was detained, arrested ,tortured and specified. The legal counsel Mr, Ziweni, whom I hired to represent ENG Capital, suffered the same fate, was arrested, harassed, intimidated, specified and unfortunately died under mysterious circumstances.

As I languished in remand prison, the RBZ Governor, Gideon Gono, embarked orgy of ENG Capital asset stripping and with the assistance of the body politic gained political mileage with a sustained Muponda vilification crusade. As part of this asset stripping the 309 million shares were “bought” by Gono’s front Network Investments , Kwangari Enterprises and others.

Zimbabweans were made to believe that ENG was bankrupt and that its only assets were expensive cars. To the contrary ENG was a solid financial services company which owned a bank – Century and had other tangible assets that far exceeded the liabilities, concocted by Gideon Gono. The rebuttal by the Government’s lawyer confirms ENG Capital owned Century/CFX Bank.

Please note that the very person, Gideon Gono, who declared ENG bankrupt, is the same person who sought my specification and is the same person who then authorized the disposal of the 309 million shares. This same person was also the beneficiary of the irregular disposal of the 309 million Century /CFX shares in collusion with the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange who violated various regulations meant to protect investors in a public company.

The government further claims that, “The transaction was done in 2004”, and “in terms of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Muponda is not able to conduct any material transaction on his behalf in respect of any companies he has invested in.”

The above statement assumes that I seek relief and am pursuing my claim through the compromised and tainted Zimbabwean judicial system, which the same system is willing to be used by corrupt politicians to punish the innocent while sanitizing financial fraud by elected officials. This partisan court system was the same  used  strip me of my legal rights and used to brand me as a criminal without due process or the prospect of Habeas corpus.

As you maybe aware I am seeking the return and or compensation for 309 million Century Holdings Shares which were fraudulently and corruptly sold to group of politicians including RBZ Governor Gono, Ministers Goche and Gumbo. They were sold to their investment consortium which had several shelf companies including Kwangari Enterprises and Network Investments. The sale of the shares was done on or about 12 May 2004 through a pre-determined and fixed price transaction called a special bargain. As a result the current CFX Bank is a product of fraudulent merger of Century Bank (owned by my company ENG Capital) and a much smaller CFX Bank which somehow got naming rights on the resultant Bank. This “merger” was just to hide the corruption and fraud.

It is clear that the asset looting and expropriation in Zimbabwe is being done by senior Government Officials directly or indirectly through fronts. This is why some targeted sanctions have been applied on some of the politicians because they need to be stopped from their attempts to launder the proceeds from businesses they have looted and unjust enrichment schemes must be stopped. Those who are acting as their fronts, associates and conduits need to take note.

The current events that have seen Mr John Moxon , his family and Meikles Companies being specified is the same modus operandi used by politicians as they embark on unjust self enrichments by mis-appropriating businesses using draconian legislation designed to criminalize and scandalize entrepreneurs whose political views are perceived to be at variance with their own.

As I have said there is an illusion and fallacious assumption that I wont be able to take action in Zimbabwe but depositors and investors must be cautious , be realistic and don’t take chances. Action is being taken . It is for this reason that I am advising the depositors and Investors in CFX Bank to withdraw their investments from the Bank within the next 28 days. At this stage we need to find out who is aiding ,abetting and facilitating money and transaction laundering by trying to sanitize illegal and fraudulent seizure of businesses by some Zimbabwe’s  politicians and Government officials. Should any one decide to remain invested in CFX Bank after the next 28 days they will only have themselves to blame if they lose out.

This is an ongoing dispute.I have created  a website blog to document and clarify issues.The website address is http://cfxbank.blogspot.com/

Yours Faithfully,

Gilbert Muponda

1-416-841-5542

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Skype ID – gilbert.muponda

Last Updated ( Friday, 02 October 2009 )
 
Africa's case of the Gift and the Curse
Monday, 17 August 2009

As the battle for control of Global natural resources reaches new height in the modern world it is interesting to note that Africa remains challenged in terms of developing an effective strategy to exploit its own resources. At the heart of the problem is transparency and inequitable distribution of the wealth derived from Africa’s vast wealth. Some have referred to Africa’s natural wealth as the gift and the curse.

The continent’s wealth has been the gift that could uplift the continent from poverty, but it has been a curse in as much it has brought wars, corruption and other ills associated with wealthy looting and exploitation. The control of Africa’s wealth has attracted untold suffering for some of its Citizens who have become victims instead of beneficiaries.

The list of countries that have been totally devastated and remain poor despite unmatched natural wealth is rather long. This conflict is normally driven by a few who have control of the wealth and do not feel the need to properly re-invest the wealth within the communities where the wealth originally resides.

In the Nigerian Delta oil centered conflict has been raging on, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) war has been going on, same in the Sudan ,Angola and several other nations .Liberia and Sierra Leone went through horrible times fueled by blood diamond money.

Closer to home Zimbabwe’s Chiadzwa diamonds have now joined the infamous league of blood diamonds due to the horrible treatment which the locals are going through at the hands of the security services on the instruction of a few powerful men. Zimbabwe has been going through a low intensity conflict centered on diamonds and other natural resources. This need not be.

Despite being home to what is reportedly the second biggest diamond reserves in Africa ,Chiadzwa remains an impoverished village whose inhabitants are haunted by those with the means. This has been Africa’s tragedy. The lack of will to be accountable with natural wealth. This lack of transparency breeds poverty as a few seek to hideously exploit this wealth and nothing much is re invested in the area and country of origin.

This brings us to the recent flurry of American diplomacy on the African continent .The last 2 months have been an very interesting period especially with regards to the relationship between Africa and the United States. Prime Minister Tsvangirai became the first African leader to meet President Barrack Obama at the White house. Given Zimbabwe’s rocky relationship with the USA this was meant to indicate that America is watching both Zimbabwe and Africa with a view to make Africans more of the owners of their destiny rather than blame third parties endlessly.

President Obama then followed up with a visit to several African states during which he highlighted the need for Africa to start looking inwards, look within it self for solutions. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton then followed up with a similar “tough love” message for Africa and Africans to accept ownership of their destiny and act accordingly. This appears obvious but it has far reaching implications for the continent should African Citizens act with a new sense of hope, pride and responsibility for their own destiny.

The central theme to all this is self belief and positive attitude about accountability and transparency in handling public affairs and national resources. It is critical that the continent develop and believes in its own brand based on transparency, accountability and self belief that we indeed are masters of our destiny. Once you accept that you are the master of your destiny then you can not blame “detractors” for your short comings.


This article appears courtsey of GMRI CAPITAL - http://www.gmricapital.com/

Gilbert Muponda is a Co-Founder of 3MG Media . He can be reached at - http://www.zimface.com/

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