Grace ‘Birthday Party’ In London, UK

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Exiled Zimbabweans and friends will be holding a party at the Zimbabwe Embassy in London on Saturday 25th July to mark the 50th birthday of Dr Amai Mugabe.

The Zimbabwe Vigil hopes the party will be attended by the spouse of the Zimbabwe Ambassador and the spice of Ambassadors of friendly nations such as China, Russia, Belarus, Syria, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela, as well as African countries.

The party will take place between 2 pm and 6 pm to coincide with a grand celebration at Dr Grace’s Harare home in Borrowdale Brook, the Blue Roof Residence, where guests will enjoy a lavishdinner dance.

The organisers say all food and drink will be on the house ‘including expensive whiskeys and wines’. The Vigil trusts that, given Dr Grace’s tireless charity work, Zimbabwe’s starving people will not be turned away.

We urge the hungry to turn up in force for the free food. Vendors and the unemployed especially welcome.

Details

Venue: Outside the Zimbabwe Embassy, 429 Strand, London WC2R 0JR

Time: 2 – 6 pm

Contact: Fungayi Mabhunu 07907 089 899, Rose Benton 07970 996 003.

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Companies Forced To Pay 120K for Grace’s Birthday Bash

FINANCIALLY-troubled state-owned enterprises and parastatals are being forced to part with between US$35 000 and US$120 000 in contributions to First Lady Grace Mugabe’s 50th birthday fundraising dinner, the Zimbabwe Independent has established.

The soliciting of funds from state entities, most of which are either broke, a perennial drain on the fiscus or technically insolvent, will further worsen their precarious financial position.

Grace will have a fundraising dinner dance at the First Family’s Borrowdale Brooke residence on Saturday.

In an advert, the “Amai Grace Mugabe @50” organising committee invited individuals and organisations to deposit cash donations into a CBZ account under the name “Amai Grace Mugabe Jubilee”.

According to the advert, the sponsors’ package includes advertising space at the event, a five-minute slot on the programme for the major sponsors to profile their organisation, platinum branding for Grace’s table, a seat at Grace’s table and

acknowledgement in the programme booklet, among other benefits.

State enterprises and parastatals have not been spared when it comes to contributing to this event, as some were given formal directives to make contributions to the programme. The entities continue to be feeding troughs for corrupt ministers and other senior government officials.

A senior government official who requested anonymity said it was worrying how government expected parastatals to perform when they were forced to fund First Family events like President Robert Mugabe’s birthday celebrations and Zanu PF functions.

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