SABMiller not funding Makoni's campaign

SABMiller said on Tuesday it was not supporting any political campaign in Zimbabwe and neither has this been under consideration.

This follows a report by the Zimbabwe newspaper - Herald - on Tuesday that British property company, Citigroup, and SABMiller were among international corporations that were raising funds for Simba Makoni's presidential campaign for the March 29 election.

"SABMiller was invited to attend a fund-raising lunch by Citigroup in London; an invitation that was declined.

"However, an SABMiller member of staff decided to attend in an entirely personal capacity," said spokesman Nigel Fairbrass.

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