Gideon Gono retreated on Zimdollar after heated meeting »

From The Zimbabwean – By Gift Phiri, 30th November 2009
HARARE — Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono only agreed to change his position on bring back the Zimbabwe dollar after a stormy meeting last week with President Robert Mugabe and Finance Minister Tendai Biti, according to sources.
In an embarrassing climb-down, Gono now says [...]

Mugabe forced to accept SADC GNU Communique »

From The Zimbabwe Standard – 1st November 2009

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe was on Friday forced to accept the January SADC Summit Communiqué that eventually led to the formation of the coalition as a binding document, sources revealed yesterday.
The communiqué, which the veteran leader had all along refused to recognize arguing that it was not part of [...]

Zimbabwe Central Bank Chief, Finance Minister Clash Over IMF Funds »

From VOA News – By Blessing Zulu, 22 September 2009

Zimbabwean Finance Minister Tendai Biti on Tuesday dismissed a request by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono for the principals in the unity government to intervene in a dispute between the two men over the use of hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars that the [...]

Strive Masiyiwa spurns amnesty offer? »

From ZimEye.org – By John-Chimunhu, 1st September 2009
(HARARE-ZIMBABWE) Despite government assurances of safety if he returned home, mobile phone mogul Strive Masiyiwa stayed away from Zimbabwe last Friday (Aug 28) when his company, Econet Wireless Holdings (EWH) held its annual general meeting followed by a major product launch, it has emerged.
Officials at Econet did not [...]

Govt in Rush to Fulfil GPA »

From The Zimbabwe Independent – By Constantine Chimakure/ Loughty Dube, 30 July 2009
THE inclusive government is now in a rush to resolve some of the outstanding issues of the global political agreement (GPA) ahead of next month’s Sadc Summit that will, among other things, review the pact.

Sadc leaders will meet for the regional bloc’s annual [...]

ZIMBABWE: How to get donor funds to the needy – analysis »

From IRIN – 17th July 2009
HARARE, 17 July 2009 (IRIN) – That Zimbabwe needs aid is a given – its battered population has experienced widespread food shortages, hyperinflation and a devastating cholera epidemic – but so far the stumbling block of trust in the institutions responsible for handling money has proved bigger than need.
The formation [...]