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Cash crisis to trigger unrest: MDC-T
The country is on a knife edge … Obert Gutu In a statement Tuesday, party spokesperson Obert Gutu blamed the cash shortages on the “illegitimacy” of the Zanu PF government. “Fundamentally, the lack of...
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IMF says assessing Zim’s bond notes plan
Finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa “We are currently assessing the implications of the measures on the economy, including the more recently announced issuance of bond notes; and we’ll engage in...
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UK warns nationals about Zimbabwe travel
UK ambassador to Zimbabwe Catriona Laing The warning comes as the tourism sector has already rung alarm bells on the toll the cash squeeze is already having sector. Banknote shortages have become a...
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I support Acie Lumumba
Finally seen the light? … Acie Lumumba If Acie Lumumba is going to educate and convert those rag tag youth who attended the so called million man march from supporting a dictator who has brought much...
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Communities blame govt for diamonds looting
Speaking at the Manicaland Alternative Mining Indaba organized by Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) in Mutare yesterday, the chairman of Marange Development Trust (MDT), Malvin Mudiwa said...
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National pledge should start with the leadership
As government officials continue to fight for political space, we have noted with concern the continued manipulation of youths by those in the echelons of power as they try to achieve selfish political...
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Charamba must zip it, let ZACC expose graft
Miffed by ZACC work … Presidential spokesperson, George Charamba Since September 2005, when Zacc came into being, the anti-graft body has been accused of ineffectiveness and dismissed as a toothless...
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Condoms for prisons, forced HIV tests
Zimbabwe prisons boss Retired Major-General Paradzai Zimondi The health ministry has since designated the country’s prions a “special sector” because of a high prevalence rate for HIV. ZPCS boss,...
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Broke govt fails to pay pensions – again
No money to pay pensions … Patrick Chinamasa The development was confirmed by finance minister Patrick Chinamasa. The minister said payment of the benefits, due on Thursday, would be delayed to June 14...
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The NPA, now supposed to be an independent body, rents office space at the Old Mutual-owned Corner House in central Harare but rental arrears now stand at $434,000. NPA spokesman Allen Chifokoyo...
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Graft commission man makes govt squirm
Attacked corruption commission official … George Charamba Servious Kufandada, a senior ZACC investigating officer, is in latest eye of the storm after signing affidavits in which permanent secretaries...
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Mugabe a spent force who needs to be removed
President Robert Mugabe Having thought that, the question that naturally cones to mind is, ‘how did we get here, and what needs to happen?’ The opposition has been strong in Zimbabwe, but it has had...
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Reserve bank Governor is part of the crisis
RBZ boss John Mangudya It is disturbing that Mangudya is failing to realise that his ill – conceived idea has not only caused panic in business but has also forced importers and remittance-senders to...
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ZRP swoop on night protestors, arrest four
Linda Masarira, the spokesperson of the protesters, told NewZimbabwe.com in Harare that police arrested her male colleagues, including Patson Dzamara, on allegations of robbery early Thursday. More...
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USAID and DAPP partner with communities to improve health and sanitation
Today at the Ruwangwe District Development Fund Rest Camp, Robert Chawatama, the Provincial Water and Sanitation Sub-Committee Chairperson for Manicaland, officially handed over to the people of...
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Mugabe threatens second Gukurahundi
No to dissidents … President Robert Mugabe The veteran leader was addressing a Zanu PF central committee meeting when he suddenly shocked all and sundry, threatening to crack down on the deviant former...
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Talks in Maputo,attacks in Manica and Sofala
Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama Renamo gunmen carried out their worst ambush yet on the main road from the port of Beira to the western city of Tete. In Barue district, Manica province, which has become...
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President Mugabe is taking us for fools
President Robert Mugabe I read with utter indignation President Mugabe’s comments yesterday with regard to the state of the economy and causes the cash crunch. According to him, the key reasons are...
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Cash crisis: Zimbabwe’s unavoidable truth
This directive is in line with an announcement made by the central bank on May 5 that it would convert 40% of all bank deposits resulting from exports to rand, and a further 10% to euros, in a bid to...
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RBZ chief brings back Gono disaster: MDC-T
Obert Gutu Mangudya took over from Gideon Gono whose reign at the RBZ resulted in the country being forced to ditch its currency in 2009 after it was rendered worthless by world record hyperinflation....
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