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THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2010 07:05 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2010 07:05 |
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Zimbabwe's central bank chief, who presided over world-record hyperinflation, will keep his job despite objections raised within the unity government, President Robert Mugabe said Monday. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, the erstwhile opposition leader who joined the power-sharing government three months ago, has asked regional leaders to mediate in his dispute over the appointment of Reserve Bank boss Gideon Gono. But Mugabe said on state television that Gono would keep his job, even though after his first five-year term the local currency was left so worthless that the government this year abandoned it. "Today those in Britain and elsewhere are not happy that he is still at the top of the Reserve Bank," said Mugabe as he attended the funeral for Gono's brother. "Within the country, within the inclusive government, there are some who are saying he should go, and we are saying he won't go." "He is not a thief, he has done no wrong. Prove the wrong he has done," Mugabe added, praising Gono as a loyal follower. "That's the crime he is alleged to have committed -- that he stood by this man Robert Mugabe, who must collapse so that there is regime change." Zimbabwe is trying to convince international donors to contribute $8,5-billion over three years to revive the shattered economy in a country where unemployment is at 94% and more than half the population depends on foreign food aid for survival. Major donors like the United States and former colonial power Britain said they want to see Mugabe make more political reforms first.  CONTINUES BELOW Zimbabwe has won more than $1-billion in credits for private firms, mainly from African lenders. - AFP TOPICS IN THIS ARTICLE
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Siphiwo Siphiwo, service delivery now on May 26, 2009, 9:53 am
Siphiwo,
Glad to see you've changed your motto to "Service Delivery Now". Voting DA perhaps ?
Peter Win on May 26, 2009, 11:59 am
The battle of whether Gono will keep his job or not will be decided by the big guns - Mugabe and the West. Mugabe is admant Gono will stay because the later is a key member of his dictatorship. Mugabe has given up as much power as he can dare give up anything more and he will lose it all!
It was the targeted sanctions and the cut of foreign aid that forced Mugabe to accept Tsvangirai and MDC into the GNU. Mugabe had hoped MDC will get the West to lift the sanctions etc. Of course the West has done no such thing, they were not as easily fooled as Tsvangirai. Mugabe can not risk pushing the country back into the economic melt down of the pre GNU days which will happen if Gono stays Governor of the RBZ. On the other hand if Gono goes the can of worms the new Governor will open is certain to bring the dictatorship crashing down. After the sham 27 June 2008 Mugabe was like a three-legged chicken seating on a square egg. He must be feeling exactly the same now only worse because there is no way out this time. There dreaded regime change will happen one way or the other!
Wilbert Mukori on May 28, 2009, 12:25 am
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Perhaps we should be asking this question, why are not in Jail yet? Surely you've screwed enough already...I can't recall anything that is still surviving, fruitfully, under your pathetic regime.
Will someone please drag this ailing tyrant to the nearest ICC; in fact he should be dragged to the closest jail; lock the gates; change the keys; and throw them in Beit Bridge; now let's move on with our precious lives.