“Even up to present day we haven’t got a proper working contract each one of us, there is no contract with the company. We are just on a working allowance ..."
Roman Catholic Vicar-General, Kennedy Muguti, said depositors and captains of industry are skeptical about the new measures that will lead to the introduction of bond notes.
"Never have I cowered from my position that the disappearance of Itai Dzamara is the work of Mr. Mugabe’s ZANU PF through state security agents."
Lovemore Mukono of Mukontronics, which exports electoral goods, said the central bank should not introduce the bond notes as business and ordinary citizens have no confidence in so-called printed money.
"All that money that is out there actually a net foreign asset for us, so the 288 people bring it home. I would say we have about $10 billion from what you were indicating per annum. I think let’s have a neat way of bringing it back home or leveraging of it."
Mangudya told the parliamentary finance committee that the current cash shortages are expected to end after the central bank recently imported $15 million, which is expected to boost money supply.
Most parents, who witnessed the reciting of the national pledge at Sinoia Primary School, were convinced that the exercise was nothing but state propaganda designed to brainwash children.
"It’s desperation that forced these women to travel to Kuwait, that desperation was created by Zanu PF ... It was created by President Robert Mugabe."
He said the women's condition was so bad that some members of his delegation broke down when they met them in Kuwait.
“It was those days up to the 18th April ...Were full of excitement and celebrations and on the 17th April we did not sleep so the Union Jack was lowered on 17th midnight and the new flag was raised.”
Mangudya said only six banks down from 19 last year had imported money with Stanbic Bank accounting for the bulk of the money at $45 million.
They claim that they have not benefited from the sale of the gems, largely mined by Chinese companies and some linked to Zimbabwe’s security forces.
Some of the farmers told Studio 7 at the tobacco auction floors that the new payment system would inconvenience them as they usually want to buy agricultural inputs once they sell their crop.
According to MDC spokesperson, Obert Gutu, Mwonzora told the security details that it was demeaning to ask the former prime minister to produce his ID when he is a VIP.
“What we did not foresee when we were drafting the constitution is a situation where the party which is ruling is divided into two or more factions which are equally powerful."
“I want to say that China is going to provide, donate rice worth 160 million Yuan ($24.6 million) as emergency food assistance,” said Ambassador Ping.
“We need to make friends, we don’t need enemies, especially if those enemies, or if you call them enemies, lend you money."
The commemorations began late in the morning at Africa Unity Square in central Harare with family members, activists and politicians singing and dancing calling for the state to find Dzamara.
“He (judge) cited that in terms of the constitution Section 59, there was an unfettered right that was given to the citizens of Zimbabwe to petition and demonstrate ..."
The army has been used to campaign and run elections and there has been heavy militarization of government departments and ministries.
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