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The Public Account Portfolio Committee hearing oral evidence from The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and other companies involved in Command Agriculture
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2nd National Citizens’ Convention Day 2
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By Daniel Chigundu Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has revealed that the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has been increased to about ZW$175 238 per constituency. Legislators had complained during the Supplementary Budget debate that what had been previously allocated to them in the initial 2019 budget had been eroded by inflation and changes …
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By Daniel Chigundu Chimanimani East legislator Joshua Sacco has called on Parliament to consider withdrawing diplomatic passports from MDC legislators accusing them of using the privileged documents to denigrate Zimbabwe. The call comes at a time when MDC has been sending some of its senior officials outside the country on what it terms “diplomatic offensive” …
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By James Martin Parliament on Monday exposed National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) operations manager Charles Mwaramba for lying that the country has enough stocks of ARVs at a time when most general hospitals have actually run out of stocks. Appearing before a joint meeting of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care sitting together …
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By Daniel Chigundu Kadoma Central legislator Muchineripi Chinyanganya has disputed claims that he is no longer staying in his constituency adding that people who do not attend feedback meetings and those who are not aware of his Parliament schedules are the ones peddling falsehoods. Most legislators are usually accused of abandoning their constituencies as soon …
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By James Martin The 2019 financial year has not been rosy for the Zimbabwean people after the country’s pseudo currency; the bond note drastically lost its value against the most preferred United States Dollar. Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduced several policy changes to bail the country’s economy but to no avail. …
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By Michelle Muchina Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) says the recently reviewed minimum wages for the domestic and unclassified industries workers are by far below the poverty datum line and will see many people failing to live decent lives. Cabinet this week set the minimum wages for domestic workers as gardener ZW$160, housekeeper ZW$168 …
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The Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development will conduct public hearings around the country on the 2020 National Budget from Monday 23rd September to Friday 27th September 2019. Attendance at the Public Hearings Members of the public, interested groups and organisations are invited to attend these hearings, meetings and express their views to the …
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Kariba losing 2cm level of water daily
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