Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti

FORMER Copac co-chair and Zanu PF central committee member challenges Zimbabweans to demand the full implementation of provisions of the new Constitution

Posted on September 30, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

FORMER Copac co-chairperson and Zanu PF central committee member Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana has challenged Zimbabweans to demand the full implementation of provisions of the new Constitution, saying the State would not give those rights on a silver platter. Speaking in Harare yesterday at an Alpha Media Holdings (AMH)-organised public meeting on the state of constitutionalism, Mangwana said most of the challenges being experienced were a result of lack of a transitional mechanism. “If we…

Tsvangirai Warns, Zanu-PF Will Eventually Abuse Civil Servants By Paying Them In Bond Notes

Posted on June 6, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has accused President Robert Mugabe’s administration of seeking to pay off its local debt using bond notes. This comes as $245 million issued in treasury bills in the first quarter to finance the budget and pay domestic debt was facing hurdles. A total of $679 million is needed to pay government domestic loans this year alone. The country faces a huge debt burden. Its total external debt is estimated at…

‘Chinamasa & , Mangudya Lies Exposed ‘:Bond Notes, Clandestine Replacement Of Illegally Withdrawn US$1,8 Billion ’-Biti

Posted on May 23, 2016May 23, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

’ FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti has accused his successor, Patrick Chinamasa and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mangudya of lying that the bond notes were meant to address the cash crunch, yet it was a clandestine way to replace the $1,8 billion illegally withdrawn from the central bank’s Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) balances to monetise government expenditure. Tendai Biti, leader of the opposition, told delegates at a Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition public…

Witnesses Claim ‘ Ex CIO Minister, Mutasa Was Behind Several Cases Of Political Violence In Manicaland’

Posted on May 23, 2016May 23, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Former Finance minister Tendai Biti has lined up several witnesses who claim to have suffered at the hands of ex-Zanu-PF heavyweight Didymus Mutasa in a case where he is being sued by the politician for US$8 million.Mutasa dragged Biti to the High Court claiming the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader accused him of killing an MDC-T activist’s son. Christpowers Maisiri (12) from Mutasa’s Headlands constituency was burnt to death in 2013 after the hut he…

‘President Xi Jinping Interests Are To Colonise Zimbabwe And Spread Chinese Empire From Cape To Cairo’-Biti

Posted on December 4, 2015December 5, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

FORMER Finance Minister Tendai Biti has blasted the recent visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying Chinese investment in Zimbabwe was akin to a second colonisation. Biti, who was treasury chief in the last coalition government, now leads the opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking at a press conference held after the appointment of PDP’s national secretaries, Biti said Jinping’s visit was not different from the 1890’s Pioneer Column’s invasion of Zimbabwe. “This week’s visit…