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Tsvangirai, Mujuru in secret talks

Source: Paidamoyo Muzulu, NewsDay Original article URL MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai and his Zimbabwe People First counterpart, Joice Mujuru are said to be in secret talks to come up with a coalition ahead of the 2018 elections. Insiders from both camps yesterday confirmed that the two opposition leaders were edging towards a deal. “Our discussions […]

Woman files $13,500 lawsuit against Chombo, Chihuri over brutality

Source: Obey Manayiti, NewsDay Original article URL A 62-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza woman, who recently grabbed media attention globally after she was brutally assaulted by riot police officers during an anti-government demonstration in Harare, has filed a $13 500 lawsuit against Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo and Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri. Lillian Chinyerere (62) was on August […]

Mujuru, Tsvangirai jeopardise coalition

Source: Xolisani Ncube, Standard Original article URL Former Finance minister Tendai Biti has been the most vocal supporter of a coalition of opposition parties to tackle ageing President Robert Mugabe in the 2018 elections and rescue Zimbabwe from being led by a 94-year-old. Biti, an ex-MDC-T secretary-general, even appeared ready to bury the hatchet and […]

Bond notes run out as crisis deepens

Source: Khanyile Mlotshwa, Nqobani Ndlovu & Victoria Mtomba Original article URL The introduction of bond notes by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has brought more misery than relief to depositors that now have to endure longer queues to access their cash. A top RBZ official disclosed that some banks had by Friday run out […]

RBZ plastic money push hits turbulence

Source: Victoria Mtomba, Standard Original article URL THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s drive towards a cashless society has taken a battering following the introduction of bond notes last week, with some traders, including fuel dealers, rejecting credit cards. Thousands of people were last week left stranded as fuel dealers and some shops rejected plastic money, […]

Zimbabwe banks run out of bond notes

Source: Gibbs Dube, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Khuphukile Mlambo, says most banks are demanding more supplies of bond notes after running out of the currency introduced on Monday by the central bank amid public resistance. Speaking at a meeting residents of Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo, […]

Tsvangirai deals coalition talks body blow

Source: Obey Manayiti & Richard Chidza, NewsDay Original article URL MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured) has scoffed at the so-called coalition talks among opposition parties that ended in South Africa yesterday, insisting that Zimbabwean political parties do not need an external hand to bring them to the negotiating table. This comes amid reports that several […]

Public divided over bond notes

Source: Khanyile Mlotshwa & Nqobani Ndlovu, NewsDay Original article URL THERE was divided opinion over bond notes at a Public Hearing on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Amendment Bill and Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets bills meeting in Bulawayo, with some people calling for a referendum on the surrogate currency, while others […]

We won’t disclose where bond notes are printed: Mnangagwa

Source: Veneranda Langa, NewsDay Original article URL VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday refused to disclose to Parliament where bond notes are being printed, telling MPs to speculate if they want to. Mnangagwa was responding to a question in the National Assembly from Binga North MP, Prince Dubeko Sibanda (MDC-T), who wanted to know if the government […]