Thousands Left Stranded Across Zimbabwe As Cash Crisis Deepens

Thousands Left Stranded Across Zimbabwe As Cash Crisis Deepens

THOUSANDS of people were yesterday left stranded after failing to access their money as the cash crunch continues to worsen in Harare and other major cities across the country, amid heightened fears of a massive economic decline similar to the one witnessed in 2008. Depositors, who intended to travel for the long weekend due to Workers’ Day on Sunday and a public holiday on Monday, failed to access their money from mostly locally-owned banks. Long…

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Harare Airport Runway Lifetime Expires In 3 Years, Unless US$11 Million Rehabilitation

THE runway at Harare International Airport, among the longest in Africa, faces being declared unsafe in three years if government fails to complete its rehabilitation while debris from the stalled works poses risks to aircraft, Parliament has heard. Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) announced the rehabilitation of the runway in July 2011 which, on completion, will be five kilometres long. The repairs were part of a major facelift for the airport and included the…

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