The Nuit des Musées is a major cultural event that takes place every year throughout Europe This exceptional event invites art and culture lovers and the curious to rediscover museums castles and other cultural institutions in an original and original way They open their doors to you, often free of charge, for a special program of exceptional evening events, guided or self-guided tours and unusual activities including concerts Paris and the whole of the Île-de-France region are getting in on the act so don't miss the next edition on Saturday In the Val d'Oise, and more specifically in Gonesse, theprefiguration space of theformer Musée d'Histoire et de Société (closed in 2013) awaits you at the heart of the Pôle Culturel de Coulanges It's here that you can discover the collections gathered around the History of Education as well as the history of the Rural Hospital in the Île-de-France region while awaiting the conception of a future museum project supported by the town council La Fabrique du musée is taking part in La Nuit européenne des musées with an original discovery of its "Filles + garçons = égalité?" exhibition The main theme of this event: manual activities which even today influence the choices made by some girls and boys in line with the exhibition and its message about school 5pm and 7pm: Explore the exhibition Girls + Boys = Equality 6pm and 8pm: Take part in embroidery and woodwork workshops Our artists will guide you in your creations created by the public during workshops led by embroiderer Alice Oplatka - Guided tours of the exhibition at 5pm and 7pm Explore the "Girls + Boys = Equality?" exhibition Take part in embroidery and woodworking workshops - Guided tours of the exhibition at 5pm and 7pm Explore the exhibition Filles + garçons = égalité Le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person or virtually Bring the Air and Space Museum to your learners is inviting us to explore its rich history through a wide-ranging program at the heart of its treasures le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles BIG with additional team members t/e/s/s, transsolar, BASE landscape architects, transitec and michel forgue have been chosen to design an 80 hectare cultural and commercial destination the new urban center europa city is located between paris and roissy in france’s most populated region europa city will offer a mixture of retail culture and leisure on an unprecedented scale around the defining theme of the european urban experience the winning team was selected among proposals from manuelle gautrand BIG’s proposal is an urban form combining dense city with open landscape and will become a cultural and commercial gathering point for the surrounding cities of the triangle de gonesse the city is carved into the landscape and covered in an accessible green roof with recreational areas europacity will be directly linked to the coming grand paris express metro to charles de gaulle airport bjarke ingels speaks more extensively about program goals and design solutions behind europa cityvideo © europa city ‘europacity will be an experimental hybrid between urbanism and landscape design: center and periphery overlapped in the simultaneous coexistence of a recreational open landscape of rolling hills superimposed on an urban neighborhood of walkable streets we find that paris these years is taking on a holistic effort to ensure that the urban periphery is given equal opportunity to be as lively and inhabitable as its historic center europacity will be an important step in this agenda’ europacity is organized along an internal circular avenue of retail along the avenue bicycles and electric public transport bring visitors quickly around the vast accessible roof features gentle sloping valleys and peaks allowing visitors to experience the panoramic views of central paris and la defense skylines ‘we are excited to have the opportunity to work with a project with this level of ambition.  europacity has the potential to become the most sustainable culture and retail city in the world  – not only in terms of energy and resources but also in terms of bringing a new quality of public life into the triangle de gonesse.’ andreas klok pedersen europacity is designed as a laboratory for sustainable technologies and a showcase for viable green tech implementations that does not only save energy but also improves the quality of the urban environment the large range of culture and leisure programs like concert halls swimming pools and urban farming form an urban ecosystem where resources are fed from one into another waste heat from retail is channeled into leisure spas water is re-used as irrigation for the parks and europacity will be providing the surrounding neighborhoods with district heating and cooling the entire facility is designed to be powered with a combination of solar name: europacitytype: invited competitionsize: 80 hectaresclient: groupe auchan collaborators: tess michel forgue partner in charge: bjarke ingels andreas klok pedersen project leader: joao albuquerque AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Italy – A New Segafredo Zanetti Espresso kiosk has opened in the Usine Center in Gonesse The kiosk is the result of a collaboration between Segafredo Zanetti Espresso and its franchisee partner Nathanael Wilson It is located in one of the main outlets in Paris heart of the Parisian shopping with fashionable brands and quality dining options you will find everything you need from household products to clothing with a wide range of international brands including Ikea customers will have the chance to try the special Italian flavour with a late closure at 8pm during the weekend the kiosk Segafredo Zanetti Espresso is perfect for a break at any time of the day The kiosk is located at 134 Avenue de la Plaine de France ZI Paris Nord II 95500 Gonesse just five minutes from Charles de Gaulle Airport You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed France -- Families whose loved ones died in the fiery crash of a supersonic Concorde jet 10 years ago joined together near Paris on Sunday laying flowers at a monument to the dead and wandering the breezy field where the plane went down A French court is awaiting a verdict on who was to blame for the accident which killed 109 aboard the plane and four on the ground which ferried the rich and famous across the Atlantic for three decades and could fly twice as fast as the speed of sound witnesses of the crash and Air France officials attended ceremonies Sunday marking 10 years since the plane crashed after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport plowing into a hotel in the Paris suburb of Gonesse Air France flew in family members from Germany and gave them flowers to place at a monument in Gonesse The Concorde program was operated jointly by Air France and British Airways One couple clenched hands as they looked at the monument made of transparent glass with a piece of an airplane wing jutting through it though officials spoke briefly at the ceremony relatives of the dead went behind the monument wandering the field where the plane crashed and where the hotel compound once stood Claudine Le Gouadec traveled to Gonesse to pay tribute to her sister chief flight attendant on the doomed plane "I still have trouble believing that she is gone Patrick Tesse recalled watching the accident unfold from his hotel nearby "I was in my office with the windows wide open The noise of the plane's engine made me look up and when I saw the Concorde it was moving back and forth violently," he said a French court held a trial earlier this year in which Houston-based Continental and two of its employees are accused of manslaughter in the crash The trial focused on investigators' reports that a Continental jet dropped a metal strip onto the runway before the Concorde took off The prosecution says the debris gashed one of the Concorde's tires sending pieces of rubber into the fuel tanks and sparking a fire saying fire broke out on the Concorde before the plane reached the debris on the runway The prosecution also accuses three French officials of underestimating trouble spots on the Concorde itself and they are also charged with manslaughter The trial's main goal is to assign responsibility as most of the victims' families received settlements years ago The town of Gonesse organized a separate ceremony Sunday where some residents expressed their fears that this could happen again because we are so used to hearing the noise" of airplanes "But sometimes where there is a weird sound Fed up with the state of their Parisian suburb members of a youth charity decided to clean up – and challenge another city When Hind Ayadi decided to do something about the amount of rubbish in her neighbourhood, kickstarting a national cleaning campaign was not her intention. But “Ma cité va briller” (“My suburb is going to shine”) has become just that: a viral initiative that spread throughout France founder of youth arts nonprofit Espoir et Création part of the northern suburbs of Paris and previously famous only for gang violence Ayadi and other members of Espoir et Création decided to work with local young people to raise awareness of environmental issues and the importance of protecting natural resources – as well as encouraging them to feel proud of their town Hind managed to inspire around 40 residents between the ages of eight and 25 to volunteer to pick up litter and trash all over the city for almost a week “Teenagers don’t always feel preoccupied by environmental issues but this time they wanted to get involved,” Hind explains A cleanup in progress in Sartrouville a neighbouring suburb to Garges-lès-Gonesse Photograph: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP/Getty ImagesImpressed with how much of a difference they saw around them and keen to see it go further Twitter and Instagram to challenge the southern French city of Marseille to make a similar effort “When I found out about the challenge and our nomination it was obvious that we had to take over,” says Ismaël Cousin president of Marseille education nonprofit Cousin recruited a group of 20 local families who cleaned up the streets of Marseille – before challenging Montpellier The viral challenge has changed public perception of Garges-lès-Gonesse Residents throughout the country have been inspired to get cleaning – whether their city has been directly challenged or not Perpignan and Mantes-la-Jolie embraced the trend last week along with 25 other cities; while others including Argenteuil Stains and Arras are poised to join the list But while there is certainly less litter around not only did challenge participants make sure their city was clean Garges-lès-Gonesse had a bad reputation; local and national media coverage tended to be limited to reports of violence a 29-year-old man was severely wounded after being shot three times in the middle of the street Known for its long-standing neighbourhood gang rivalries and violence Garges-lès-Gonesse is relishing its new role as the linchpin of a national initiative the younger ones like to challenge one another on Facebook or Snapchat,” Hind points out “That’s why I wanted to encourage them to join a cause that would still imply the challenging part but with a positive impact on their neighbourhoods even those who were part of rival groups.” The project has become symbolic for the residents refocusing attention and casting a positive light on their city instead of shaking their heads at another report of bloodshed people are congratulating and even emulating them encouraging people to choose a spot to improve and to share striking before-and-after pictures of their handiwork Ma cité va briller is proving to have global appeal decided to roll up their sleeves last Friday – and have subsequently challenged cities in Morocco and Tunisia to do the same marvels at the scale of the response: “It’s rewarding to see that we’ve reached so many people,” he says we’re fully committed to keeping our city clean.” France — With flames and smoke streaking from its engines an Air France Concorde carrying German tourists to New York for a Caribbean cruise crashed into a hotel outside Paris shortly after takeoff Tuesday It was the first fatal crash for the needle-nosed supersonic aircraft All other Concordes — for 30 years the pride of French and British aviation for their luxury Air France said one of the plane's four engines appeared to have failed Some witnesses reported that an engine burst into flames even before the plane left the ground The passengers on flight AF4590 included 96 Germans The American was a retired Air France employee Four other people were killed at the small hotel leveled in the crash A pall of acrid smoke rose from the blackened wreckage and over the wheat fields at Gonesse a small town near Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport Firefighters sprayed the rubble with water and the twisted metal from the plane — which was fully fueled for its trans-Altantic run — was hardly recognizable as a fuselage French television showed a dramatic photograph of the disabled plane flying low over the airport flames spewing from the engines on one wing then banked before slamming into the hotel "We saw flames shoot up 40 meters (120 feet) and there was a huge boom," said Samir Hossein a 15-year-old student from Gonesse who was playing tennis it seems that there was a fire in one or more of the engines on takeoff," Air France President Jean-Cyril Spinetta told reporters at the airport The crash did not appear to be linked to cracks found recently in both British Airways and Air France Concordes there are now 12 of the distinctive delta-wing jets in the Air France and British Airways fleets British Airways canceled its two Tuesday night Concorde flights from London to New York and New York to London French Transport Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot ordered all Concorde flights suspended for Wednesday Air France's Spinetta said the day would be used to check the rest of the company's Concordes the National Transportation Safety Board said it would send an investigator to Paris because the Concorde regularly flies to the United States The plane that crashed had flown 12,000 hours and had its last mechanical checkup July 21 Police said three people on board the flight were under 18 years old Prime Minister Lionel Jospin said their condition was "good from a medical standpoint." Moments after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle at 4:44 p.m the plane slammed into a parking lot and the hotel The area is surrounded by farmlands about 9 miles northeast of central Paris British businessman Darren Atkins told SKY TV news he was aboard another aircraft behind the Concorde on the tarmac "As it accelerated down the runway the engine was already smoking." "Before it started to take off the left hand engines were visibly on fire," he said So much so in fact on the tarmac was some debris that had clearly fallen off the engine," he said who was at the airport waiting for her children also said she saw the plane on fire before it lifted off "We were waiting to hear the explosion because we thought it was going to fall here (at the airport)," Lucas told The Associated Press was driving along the highway when he saw the plane go down the whole back end of the plane was on fire," he told The AP but we didn't hear a noise when it crashed we stopped right there and called the firefighters." The passengers had been on a trip meant to savor: champagne on the Concorde then a leisurely cruise on the MS Deutschland through the Panama Canal to Ecuador Tour operator Peter Deilmann said the cruise which had a total of 510 passengers booked has been considered among the world's safest planes when a bad landing blew out a plane's tires It flies above turbulence at nearly 60,000 feet A round-trip Paris-New York ticket costs $9,000 roughly 25 percent more than first class on a regular jet Air France officials have said in the past that their current fleet was fit to fly safely until 2007 and French Transport Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot visited the crash scene President Jacques Chirac promised to pay homage Wednesday to the victims said Chirac was leaving the airport at the time of the crash having just returned from the G-8 summit in Japan including German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and President Clinton "I wanted to extend the deepest condolences of the American people to the families of those who are lost," Clinton said an Air France Concorde passenger jet on an international charter flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport crashed shortly after takeoff into a hotel in nearby Gonesse All nine crew members and 100 passengers on board It was the only fatal Concorde accident in its 27-year operational history The flight was chartered by a German company Most of the passengers were German tourists heading to New York to board the cruise ship MS Deutschland for a 16-day cruise to Manta The aircraft made its maiden flight on January 31 It was powered by four Rolls-Royce Olympus 593-610 turbojet engines each of which was equipped with afterburners The aircraft’s last scheduled maintenance check took place on July 21 the aircraft had flown 11,989 hours and had made 4,873 take-offs and landings took off from the same runway at Charles de Gaulle Airport for Newark International Airport and lost a titanium alloy wear strip that was part of the engine cowl During its take-off run and while the aircraft was doing 185 mph the Concorde ran over the titanium wear strip cutting the right front tyre of its left main wheel bogie launched upwards at an estimated speed of 140 metres per second by the rapidly spinning wheel violently struck the underside of the left wing High-speed tyre debris did not directly puncture any of the fuel tanks but it sent out a pressure shockwave that ruptured the number five fuel tank at its weakest point Large amounts of fuel leaking from the rupture ignited causing a loss of thrust in the left-hand-side engines one and two Leaking fuel gushing out from the bottom of the wing was most likely ignited either by an electric arc in the landing gear bay due to debris cutting the landing gear wire or through contact with hot parts of the engine Engines one and two surged and lost all power likely due to ingestion of hot gases in both engines Engine one slowly recovered over the next few seconds and the flight engineer shut down engine two in response to a fire warning and the captain’s command An air traffic controller at Charles de Gaulle Airport noticed the flames before the Concorde was airborne and informed the flight crew the aircraft had already attained the V1 decision speed at which point it is considered unsafe to abort The plane did not gain enough airspeed with the three remaining engines as damage to the landing-gear-bay door prevented the retraction of the undercarriage The aircraft was unable to climb or accelerate and its speed decayed during the course of its brief flight The fire damaged the inner elevon of the left wing and it began to disintegrate and melted in the extremely high temperatures Engine number one surged again but did not fully recover and the right wing lifted due to the asymmetrical thrust The crew reduced the power on engines three and four in an attempt to level the aircraft but lost control owing to deceleration and the aircraft stalled fire damage to the flight controls made it impossible to maintain control The aircraft’s left wing struck the ground after a heading change of nearly 180 degrees crashing into the Hôtelissimo Les Relais Bleus Hotel in Gonesse The official investigation was done by France’s accident investigation bureau the Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) The accident investigation revealed that the aircraft was over the maximum takeoff weight for existing ambient temperature and other conditions and 810 kg over the maximum structural takeoff weight Fuel transfer during taxiing left the number five wing tank 94 per cent full A 12-inch spacer normally keeps the left main landing gear in alignment but it had not been replaced after recent maintenance The BEA concluded that this did not contribute to the accident Playback of the cockpit voice recorder indicated that the crew tried to divert to nearby Paris-Le Bourget Airport but accident investigators said a safe landing would have been highly unlikely pending an investigation into the cause of the crash Commercial service was resumed on November 7 after the implementation of a safety improvement programme There were several lawsuits and criminal charges filed as a result of the accident a French appeals court cleared US airline Continental of criminal blame for the July 2000 Concorde jet crash the court said that Continental might still be liable for damages as the firm still bore civil responsibility A monument in honour of the crash victims was set up at Gonesse It consists of a piece of transparent glass with a piece of an aircraft wing jutting through a 6,000-square-metre memorial surrounded by a topiary planted in the shape of a Concorde The accident and subsequent investigation were featured in the seventh episode of the Canadian documentary series Mayday From growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe to serving on a Canadian warship a chaplain on Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Calgary feels he has made all the right choices along the way Wilson Gonese (DMin) grew up on a farm in Gutu told his parents he wanted to be a minister “At first it was not accepted because ministers were not paid well My family wanted me to go into nursing or teaching—anything more secure—but I was convinced God was calling,” said Gonese who completed a doctorate from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) while serving overseas aboard HMCS Calgary Gonese served as a minister in the Reform Church in several communities in Zimbabwe and Botswana he and his wife and their two children took a one-way flight to Canada where he continued to work as a United Church Minister in Newfoundland in the communities of Burgeo “Moving to Canada from Africa was a huge transition not knowing whether we will succeed or not,” he said the people of Newfoundland are very friendly and welcoming so I had a very good time there.” to join the Canadian Armed Forces as a Chaplain “I wanted to serve the country alongside serving members I looked at the men and women in uniform and I wanted to give them the support they need Gonese began the biggest adventure of his military career thus far; serving on HMCS Calgary providing moral and spiritual support for those on board He is currently embarked with the ship on its deployment to the Indo-Asia Pacific and Middle East regions on Operations ARTEMIS and PROJECTION while the ship was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean Gonese successfully defended his doctoral thesis via a Zoom teleconferencing call It is believed to be the first time a doctoral thesis has been defended on a Canadian warship Gonese’s thesis is entitled Moving from loss and lament to hope and new beginnings and is a case study about his old community of Carbonear and how they dealt with the closing of their church in 1990 Gonese was granted a Doctor of Ministry from St Andrew’s College through the Saskatoon Theological Union during a virtual convocation ceremony on May 7 His crew members keep approaching him and lovingly call him “Doctor Padre.” Gonese feels his journey has been a very positive one He and his wife currently live in Victoria while his daughter also serves in the Royal Canadian Navy on HMCS Charlottetown as a supply technician and his son is studying to become a neuroscientist in Newfoundland Coming to Canada and joining the military were some of the best decisions I’ve made in my life,” he said Together, we are addressing the world's greatest challenges. Join our ambitious vision for the future The University of Saskatchewan's main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis. © University of SaskatchewanDisclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility 5 live Daily looks back at an historic moment through the eyes of those who were there. On 25 July 2000, the supersonic jet crashed just minutes after take-off, killing all 109 people on board and four people on the ground. The Air France flight, bound for New York, crashed into a Relais Bleu hotel in the town of Gonesse, 10 miles north of Paris. Most passengers on board were German tourists but also two Danes, an Austrian and an American. They had been travelling to JFK airport where many were due to join a cruise ship bound for Ecuador. Alice was staying at the Relais Blue when the plane smashed into the building. She remembers hearing a huge explosion and then turning to see the pictures sliding off her bedroom wall: "The flames were coming in through the bathroom. It was at that moment in time my life flashed before my eyes. The window was the only means of escape.” Alice looked down from the window to see the hotel receptionist and manageress. She remembers shouting down to them in French to ask what was going on: "They just said to me, ‘Jump. You have to jump. Now!' I can't emphasise enough just how close to death I was. "It has affected me at a subconscious level. You realise just how fragile life is." Air investigator Tony Cable was part of the British investigation into the crash, which ran alongside the French investigation. He told 5 live Daily it was a relatively simple job: "The evidence was laid out on the runway." Investigations revealed that a piece of debris had punctured a tyre, causing more debris to be flung into the fuel tank and leading to a catastrophic fire. Tony said it wasn't the first case of tyre rupture on Concorde: "There were features that made it more vulnerable because it has a particularly high take-off speed." Jock Lowe joined British Airways in 1970 and began flying Concorde six years later. He retired from flying the jet soon after the crash but said he never had any worries about its safety: "It was a wonderful aeroplane. It had a charisma about it, it was exciting to fly - it was fun." He says there's no technical reason why a plane like Concorde couldn't take to the skies in future: "If you talk to any pilot they would love to fly it again and have absolute confidence in it." Following the accident all Concorde planes were taken out of service until November 2001. The supersonic jet, which once flew from New York to London in two hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds, was retired from service in 2003 following further safety problems. In 2006 viewers of the BBC'S Culture Show voted Concorde as Britain's favourite design ahead of the London Underground map, the Mini and the World Wide Web. ZANU PF MPs Tuesday heckled MDC legislator Innocent Gonese as he tried to raise a formal complaint through the house against an ongoing state crackdown on those accused of taking part in recent anti-government protests which led to the killing of 12 by security forces Parliament resumed sitting on Tuesday after having closed for the festive season its first session this year was spoiled by disorderly MPs from the ruling party who interrupted the Mutare Central MP as he tried to take up the matter with parliament Gonese however ignored the clamour and went on to castigate government for failure to abide by the country’s constitution through unleashing the military to perform policing duties leading to fatalities and injuries it is very clear that this August House has the responsibility to ensure that the provisions of the constitution are followed “It is our responsibility as duly elected representatives of the people of Zimbabwe that all institutions and agencies of the state abide by the constitution “The deployment of the defence forces in the past two weeks is a cause for concern to parliament and the people of this country “Parliament should have been called to pass a Bill to have the defence forces deployed.” “The deployment of the defence forces and lack of accountability by government are unconstitutional “We have noticed selective application of the law in the past week or so as accused persons are not given the right to fair trial.” Among those whose rights were being violated Levi Chiminya and Settlement Chikwinya who have been denied bail by the courts Deputy Speaker Tsitsi Gezi promised to look into the issues raised by Gonese this week President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has come under fire for its violent crackdown on protesters who were angered by a rcent hike in fuel prices by more than double Speaking to journalists during his recent visit to Russia Mnangagwa defended the military crackdown on civilians torture and rape have widely been exposed via international media with the country’s leader later saying the abuses were “unacceptable” New Zimbabwe.com Tweets by NewZimbabweCom NewZimbabwe.com – The Zimbabwe News You Trust is Zimbabwe’s leading online newspaper and published by New Zimbabwe Media Ltd. 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Godfrey Gonese whose farm was seized by government in 2014 and given to an Italian citizen has demanded Lands Minister Perrance Shiri to return the property or get sued Shiri has up to 14 April this year to comply with the order according to correspondence between him and Gonese to return Clifton and Mlanje of Roraima Farms Gonese is the director of Lowveld Leather Products and also own several properties inside the contested farm which the government grabbed while he was out of the country Gonese wrote to Shiri demanding the immediate release of his seized farm by 14 April 2020 “May you kindly cancel the 2014 lease your ministry gave F Marconati over my Clifton and Mlanje of Roraima farms in Marondera and restore my occupation and user rights over the same farms in line with the 24 February “I am allowing you to do what is administratively expected of you as the authority responsible for land administration within 30 days after the date of a court order pertaining to your portfolio “If you do not act as expected by 14 April I am afraid you will waste taxpayer’s money unnecessarily paying legal costs for an urgent High Court application I will lodge to compel you to cancel the F Marconati lease and release my land immediately “I trust you will act responsibly this time around to stop this senseless 16 year madness and allow empowerment progress to go forward again,” said Gonese Godfrey Gonese has won a bruising legal tug-of-war involving his farm which was grabbed by an Italian Francesco Marconati with the Zimbabwean government’s blessings David Mangota ruled that the farm solely belongs to Gonese adding it was court’s finding that the farm was never sold to Marconati at any time Marconati was running Lowveld Leather Products (Private) Limited at the farms and the company was cited as the first respondent while Lands minister “Judgement is hereby entered in favour of the applicant as against the respondents in the following terms an order declaring that there was never any sale of certain two pieces of land situated in the district of Marandellas called Mlanje of Roraima and Clifton Roraima order declaring two pieces of land in mentioned above solely belonging to the applicant and costs of suit on a legal client scale Gonese fingered the lands ministry in a questionable acquisition of his farms arguing he was cheated out of his property while he was living outside the country The farms and everything in it including schools the leather factory and other things according to Gonese Gonese said his company had entered into an agreement of lease with Marconati of a Leather factory and the lease agreement was valid for only two years commencing 2003 and ending 2005 Lowveld Leather Products has been operational since then and used to be very productive until 2005 when its two farms were compulsorily acquired by the government through the Lands ministry He said Lowveld Leather Products borrowed US$200 000 from the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and upon defaulting payment on or around 2002 the instituted proceedings against Lowveld Leather for recovery of monies under case cover HC 1130/02 that was the time he decided to rope in Marconati so that he clears the debt He said in a bid to avoid sale in execution of its attached movable goods he then negotiated with the judgement creditor International Finance Corporation (IFC) to stay execution of its property the parties reached an agreement and execution was successfully stayed pending certain arrangements his property has since been unlawfully acquired by the ministry of lands under unclear circumstances and leased to Marconati Gonese argued that the property was still registered in his name showing that it was never sold to anyone but leased for two years as collateral It was his successful submission that Marconati only came in to settle his debt and it is for the same reason why the Deed of Transfer remained in his name Marconati went behind his back claiming he bought the said farms from him he was then stopped from either visiting the farm of passing by “I would be arrested and I believe there was an illegal attempt to deprive me of my right over the said properties in favour of Marconati,” he said “I strongly believe there was a ploy by the law enforcement agents together with the ministry of lands to deprive the applicant of its rights and title over the said properties and thus this matter needs ventilation by this honourable court.” The farmer went on to complain that the Lands ministry adopted a most arrogant posture on the determination of ownership dispute NewZimbabwe.com – The Zimbabwe News You Trust is Zimbabwe’s leading online newspaper and published by New Zimbabwe Media Ltd The platform brings you the latest breaking News Diaspora and gives you everything you’ve come to expect and love Our Forums are vibrant and gives everyone a chance to be heard tablet smart phone or on our App its quick easy and free access all the news you love NewZimbabwe.com is updated continually with the latest news to help you feed your addiction with stories & photos from Zimbabwe and many more Jump to comments It is instructive to note that the Notice was initially given on Wednesday the 17th August after the Administration of Parliament had been given advance notice in terms of practice directions which have been observed in Parliament but which are not explicitly provided for in terms of the Standing Rules and Orders of Parliament.  Notwithstanding this procedural compliance the Speaker of the National Assembly delayed the introduction of the Motion on the pretext that he wanted to be furnished with the video footage and electronic evidence of the police brutality which was the subject matter of the motion It is instructive to note that the provisions of Standing Order NO 59 do not entail the production of such detailed evidence as it would simply  suffice for the Speaker to merely exercise his mind as to whether the Motion is one which is contemplated by the Rules In spite of the clear and unambiguous nature of the Motion to which in legal parlance the res ipsa loquitor principle would apply the Motion had to be deferred to the next day the police had again on that morning proceeded to violate the rights of peace loving Zimbabweans who had simply exercised their rights to demonstrate in terms of the provision of Section 59 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe in order to debate the motion Honourable Francis Mukwangwariwa began mobilising Members of Parliament to leave the House in a brazen and undisguised manner and Honourable Chamisa rose to point this out Predictably as soon as Honourable Chamisa started presenting his motion by playing the graphic videos in Parliament Honourable Joseph Tshuma rose on a point of order to raise the issue of lack of quorum This was a clearly premeditated and pre- planned manoeuvre only MDC T Members were present and the inquorate House had to adjourn to the next sitting day which happened to be a Friday when the House does not normally sit Oblivious and ignorant of the consequences of their actions only 6 ZANU PF members of Parliament out of a potential total of 211 were initially present and needless to say no Ministers or Deputy Ministers turned up even though on a Friday the order of business should start with question time The end result was that no business could be transacted and the House had to adjourn to the 23nd August since there was no quorum and the ZANU PF Members present had risen to 8 Honourable Chamisa again presented his motion but in a predetermined move the Speaker warned that this would be the last chance.  Again the MDC T mustered the required numbers in support of the motion and in a repeat performance no ZANU PF MP saw it fit to support the discussion of this critical and crucial motion This time they did not even allow the House to sit up to the appointed time for the adjournment of the House to debate the motion but instead began to move out of the House before 5pm and thereafter the issue of quorum was raised and the bells were rung and the House again had to adjourn to Wednesday the 23rd August 2016 What is disturbing and disgusting is that this was not the first time it had happened because similar tactics were used to kill debate and discussion on the disappearance of Itai Dzamara in March 2016 and also on the motion to discuss the appalling behaviour of Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko who in addition to overstaying his welcome at Rainbow Towers Hotel had also gone to a police station to unprocedurally secure the release of his “boys” from ZINARA who had been arrested It is regrettable that the August House has failed to discuss the definite matters of urgent public importance and history will judge the anti- people behaviour exhibited by ZANU PF Members of Parliament.  One does not need a degree in nuclear physics in order to figure out why they are behaving in this manner.  They definitely have something to hide The motion by Honourable Chamisa is clearly targeted at what are believed to be rogue elements in the Police “Service” but the reaction of ZANU PF leads to the inescapable conclusion that the behaviour of the police has been sanctioned at the highest level the MDC T Caucus will not be deterred and we shall continue to champion the rights of the people who elected us to represent them as opposed to those who rigged their way into Parliament Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Interested in advertising? 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