I would like to complain about poor and incorrect reporting by your staff.
In an article written on 2nd of April, titled “Robbers Attack Tourists in Kariba” I would like to start off with the title.
· Firstly, NO-ONE was attacked. Attacked means that someone or something was violently acted upon. An attacker is very different from a thief. A thief is someone who steals something.
· Secondly, the robbery was described as “notorious”. Notorious means “well known or famous”. As the owner of the establishment I am not aware that the robbery was famous…it has not been on the news; it has not had a book written about it; it has not been put up in lights. The camp may well be notorious but there was nothing notorious about the robbery.
· Thirdly, our units are CABINS, not lodges. Neither are they made from “thistles”.
· Fourthly, they do not have windows in the bathrooms.
· Finally, the tourists were not of Swedish origin.
In fact, the only piece of information that is correct in your staff’s report is the name of the lady to contact.
I strongly suggest that you publicly retract the report you made, since it is not only incorrect, it is defamatory to my business, and to the tourism industry of Kariba as a whole.
My next email is addressed to my lawyers…namely Canaan Dube of Dube Manikai and Hwacha and thereafter to Tapiwa Muchiniripi, my other lawyer, to see what recourse I can claim against you for defamation of character.
Manager/Owner