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Harare City council says the city’s road network has been deteriorating ever since Zimbabwe’s National Road Agency (ZINARA) took over collection of vehicle licence fees and wants the fund to be disbursed to local authorities in proportion to vehicle population.

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The Parliamentary Legal Committee which comprises two Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front legislators, Fortune Chasi and Jonathan Samukange and one Movement for Democratic Change Member of Parliament Jessie Majome, two of whom are former deputy Justice Ministers, issued an adverse report on the Labour Amendment Bill because they believed in violated the separation of powers between the legislature and the judiciary

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The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says banks must come up with new and innovative products that encourage financial inclusion in the country where the majority of the population remains largely unbanked.

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Zimbabwe’s parliament today overturned an adverse report by its legal committee, which argued against the retrospective application of proposed changes to the Labour Act, as both major parties railroaded amendments to the law that labour experts say will leave it open to challenge and adds more confusion.

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For a long time, global beverage giant Coca Cola owned Christmas advertising. In Zimbabwe, however, Coke shared that space with a shoe company. Bata Shoe Company’s spirit-lifting Christmas ad, featuring bright, wide-eyed fresh faces, wishing Zimbabwe a toothy Christmas was every bit a part of yuletide. As was a Bata shoe cushioning virtually every school going foot as the new term began a few weeks later.

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Zimbabwe is wasting its time talking to the International Monetary Fund which has promised to unlock the doors for funding if Harare clears its arrears with the Bretton Woods institution because the United States can veto any loans from international financial institutions to Zimbabwe if it wants to.

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Buhera Central legislator Ronald Muderedzwa says agriculture is key to the country’s economic revival but farmers are being let down by the late delivery of inputs which are distributed in November, December or January.

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Joice Mujuru, Zimbabwe’s former vice-president, was once touted as the natural successor to President Robert Mugabe. The veteran politician had long been in the inner circle of Zimbabwe’s leader, who has now been in power for 35 years, and looked well-positioned to take over if and when he stepped down.

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Binga Member of Parliament Prince Sibanda says the current negative inflation in Zimbabwe is a reflection of increasing poverty in the country.

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Movement for Democratic Change Gweru mayor Hamutendi Koimbayi said he had no problem with Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere over his suspension but had issues with the ministry’s permanent secretary George Mlilo and director of human resources Erica Jones whom he accused of misleading Kasukuwere into suspending Gweru city councilors.

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