By Ndumiso Mlilo
JOHANNESBURG. (News Of The South) – The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has said they are making frantic efforts to have the consignment impounded by Zimbabwean authorities released.
The plane owned by the an American company was impounded with its consignment after a corpse was found on board. The American registered cargo jet is still in Zimbabwe while investigations continue. The South African Central Bank’s Currency Cluster, Pradeep Maharaj said they are engaged in diplomatic negotiations to have the plane and consignments released. He said, “The aircraft currently detained at Harare Airport is carrying a consignment of South African banknotes that was produced overseas as part of the SARB’s annual production plan. The SARB is working closely with the relevant authorities to have the cargo released and transported to South Africa.”
He stated that some of the bulk of the annual production of banknotes is done in the country and a small percentage is done offshore.Maharaj said these arrangements are done to mitigate any major disruption in the domestic banknote operations.
It still unclear how far the negotiations have gone. Its also unclear how much is in the consignment. The plane had stopped in Harare for re-fueling when Zimbabwean officials noticed some blood stains. A search was conducted and male dead body was discovered in the plane.
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