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By Marshall Bwanya Zimbabwean youths have said they are disappointed by the State of the Nation Address (SONA) which was presented by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for failing to highlight how the government was going to remedy the current economic woes being faced in the country. Zimbabwe is facing a lot of challenges economically owing to …
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Before I begin my address, I kindly request the August House to observe a minute of silence in honour of the late Founding Father of our country and Former President, His Excellency, Cde R. G. Mugabe who passed on, on the 6th of September 2019. As we remember him, let us stand emboldened by the …
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By Daniel Chigundu President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Parliament to speedily consider the 28 Bills that have been set as the legislative agenda for the Second Session of the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe. The legislative agenda is composed of both new Bills and old laws which will be amended as part of the law …
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By James Martin MDC legislators said they walked out on President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a way of maintaining their stance that he is an illegitimate leader. The legislators did not stand when Mnangagwa and stood up when the national anthem was being sung and the walked out as soon as the President started reading his …
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Government is fully aware of the challenges faced by the public in accessing cash, which has resulted in some unscrupulous traders selling cash in exchange for electronic money. Appropriate measures are being taken to address the cash situation, which includes a gradual removal of arbitrage opportunities created through multitier pricing. I am pleased to highlight …
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By Wisdom Mumera Members of the public have come against Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mangudya calling for his resignation in the aftermath of the deteriorating Bond Notes value against the US Dollar. Mangudya promised that he would resign if the bond notes failed to work and as they seemingly have failed his …
Friday, 23 March 2018 National Council fires VP Khupe and two senior leaders The MDC-T National Council, the Supreme-decision-making body in between Congresses met today deliberated on key issues affecting the party. After seven hours of deliberations, the National Council made the following resolutions. 1. The national council noted and acknowledged the fact that the party has positively rebranded, is renewing and positively re-energized its …
By Daniel Chigundu MDC-T vice president Nelson Chamisa says his party has the solution to the current cash crisis being experienced in the economy and President Emmerson Mnangagwa only need to consult them. Zimbabwe is currently facing a worse financial crisis that has seen people spending many hours in bank queues while others are actually sleeping there with the hope of withdrawing their money. According …
By Daniel Chigundu The country’s biggest opposition party MDC-T has dismissed the State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa describing it as hopeless and lacking in detail. MDC-T said the SONA was unnecessarily long on promises but short on detail as to how the new administration will tackle the various challenges obtaining in the economy. In a statement, MDC-T spokesperson Obert …