Let me use this day of celebration of the @ProteasMenCSA team to welcome as many South Africans as possible to come and watch their heroes when they play #Zimbabwe in @CityofBulawayo in two Test matches starting on the 28th June.
The beautiful & friendly City of #Bulawayo is only a 1 hour flight from OR Tambo. There are 5 flights a day flown by @Fly_Airlink & @fastjet . We have great hotels and lodges and the City is safe, with low crime and unbelievably friendly people.
Queens Grounds itself where the Tests will be played has beautiful Natal Figs on its eastern boundary - one of the nicest places anywhere to watch Test Cricket.
As Mayor of Bulawayo I look forward to welcoming you here soon as you support your World Champions.
Section 8 of the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act (Chapter 9:24) needs to be reflected upon by all people and institutions who have received large donations/gifts recently from dubious sources.
The section makes it a criminal offence for any person to "acquire, use or possess property" if they "know or suspect" that such property is the proceeds of a crime. Corruption is a crime and any money which is acquired as a result of corruption is a proceed of crime.
In recent times numerous high profile people and organisations in #Zimbabwe have received large donations in exceptionally dubious circumstances.
Whilst those receiving these gifts may believe that they are immune from prosecution, the fact remains that potential crimes are being committed, not just by the donor but by the donees as well.
If anyone even suspects that the money which paid for the gift is the proceeds of corruption then they should decline such gifts or assistance if they wish to avoid committing an offence.
The old family farmland looking rather glorious tonight. And hereβs the thing that so many inverted rural snobs within the Labour government will never understand or care about: Farmers created this beauty. Farmers grow our food from it. Solar panels on farmland destroy both.