HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono has abolished the RBZ advisor’s post in the wake of the firing of his advisor Munyaradzi Kereke early this year. The central bank boss said the advisor’s post has been scrapped to save money. “That post is abolished and it doesn’t exist anymore,” said Gono…
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono said yesterday he had no intention of fleeing the country and denied that he had gone into exile saying he was on a business trip in Egypt. Within hours of the RBZ governor’s arrival in the Egyptian capital Cairo, his rivals back home claimed he was…
BULAWAYO – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has — for the first time — publicly apologised for his love scandals, which have left his image in tatters. Having ditched at least three women in the past two years, including one with his child, Tsvangirai said he was sorry for the way he handled the messy affairs….
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has launched a foul-mouthed attack on his rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, saying the latter was a flip-flopper due to his inclination for “taking advice from too many women”. In an address to a Masvingo bumper crowd on Friday, the Zanu PF leader delivered a speech replete with lashings of…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says President Robert Mugabe does not own Zimbabwe and will not be allowed to subvert the will of the people. Speaking at a rally in Bubi, Matabeleland North on Saturday, where he was on a tour of the province, Tsvangirai said Mugabe and his Zanu PF were taking Zimbabwe…
HARARE – The MDC says it has resisted Zanu PF demands to amend the draft constitution and is hoping that today’s meeting between its leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and security sector commanders will help end militarisation of civilian life. Tendai Biti, the MDC secretary general, said his party will not allow Zanu PF to…
© THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) says the industry should review its asset valuation framework after insurers and pension funds’ valuations knocked down a combined US$8 billion off their balance sheets this year. [GoogleAd] Grace Muradzikwa, the statutory body’s commissioner, indicated that the industry’s huge book value downgrades this year point to valuation deficiencies….
© POLICE yesterday banned yet another MDC rally that was set to be held in Chitungwiza’s Zengeza East constituency — the third such opposition event to be prohibited in a fortnight — as the democratic space in the country dwindles, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] Of late, authorities have been making it impossible for the…
© THE District Development Fund (DDF) has revealed that only 16 000 out of a target of 500 000 families will benefit from its free tillage programme this farming season due to financial constraints, DDF permanent secretary James Jonga has said. He told the Daily News that DDF, which was created to facilitate rapid and…
© THE government yesterday fired 149 more doctors, bringing the number so far shown the door to 435, but by its own admission President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration said the move was not the remedy to the deteriorating health situation. [GoogleAd] Addressing a post-Cabinet press conference in Harare, acting minister of Information Mangaliso Ndlovu, pictured, said…
