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Varsity Student Feels Pinch of U.S. Sanctions

Posted on: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:12:00 EST

Symbols: EPSO

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Harare, Nov 20, 2009 (The Herald/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) --
EPSO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Claims that there are no sanctions against Zimbabwe have been further discredited by the refusal by an American company to supply a student at Chinhoyi University of Technology with electrical solutions software because of "US trade sanctions".

The company, ETAP Enterprise Solutions, said they were barred by the United States government from trading with Zimbabwe and would only do so once the sanctions regime had been lifted.

The student requested the software through ETAP Enterprise Solutions' website where prospective customers can download the demonstration software.

However, the company declined to give her access when she filled in her home country as Zimbabwe.

The company responded in an e-mail that read: "Thank you for your interest in ETAP software. We have received your request for information.

"Currently, due to US trade sanctions against your country, we are unable to send our demo CD or sell our product in your country."

ETAP added that they were prepared to offer the product once the sanctions were lifted.

"When our government lifts these restrictions, we welcome the opportunity to speak with you further regarding your needs," read the response.

According to the website, ETAP Enterprise offers solutions to electrical utility companies through such products as the ETAP Smart Grid that can manage, control, visualise, optimise and automate power transmission and distribution networks.

They also provide fully-integrated software solutions, including arc flash, load flow, short circuit, transient stability, relay co-ordination and optimal power flow, among others, which can all be customised to fit the needs of a company of any size.

The student intended to use the demo software in a project she is undertaking with a Zesa Holdings subsidiary as part of her industrial internship.

This is the second time an institution of higher learning has felt the full brunt of the illegal sanctions.

In 2006, Africa University in Mutare revealed that they had failed to access software from America's Microsoft Corporation.

A librarian at the school told former US ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell during a visit to the university that Microsoft had told them they were barred from trading with Zimbabwe.

This was after Dell had claimed that the sanctions were only targeted at specific individuals in the Government and Zanu-PF.

Individuals and companies resident in Zimbabwe have been barred by PayPal, the largest online method of payment and transferring money, from accessing the facility because of the sanctions.

PayPal, which is based in the US, says it cannot open user accounts for Zimbabweans because the US Treasury has barred them from doing so.

PayPal has over 100 million users across the globe and Zimbabwe has been sanctioned from this market.

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