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Staff Reporter

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members continue to lose confidence in their leadership which they accuse of being inept and childish.

According to an impeccable source within CCC, there is fallout amongst that party’s senior members, with Nelson Chamisa being accused of turning a blind eye on the wrangle.

Political Reporter

Former Cabinet Minister and political analyst, Professor Jonathan Moyo has dismissed the Al Jazeera documentary on alleged gold smuggling activities in Zimbabwe, as nothing but a disjointed thesis.

Professor Moyo said that it was evident that the Gold Mafia documentary had failed to tarnish the image of the Government, as has been anticipated by many people.

“Now that three of its four episodes have been - and notwithstanding the fact that the fourth episode might have bombshells in the form of controversial or shocking utterances by its main interlocutors - there is nothing that the last episode will do to save the documentary's disjointed and incoherent thesis, which would have long gone up in smoke but for the gripping and often self-incriminating verbatim claims of its greedy interlocutors,” said Prof Moyo.

Professor Moyo added that the documentary was poorly researched and had a political agenda to smear the good name of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ).

“This is one of the most important clips in the Al Jazeera documentary, which exposes either its sloppy and shockingly poor research, or its deliberate distortion and misrepresentation of evidence to smear RBZ in the malicious hope that distortion and misrepresentation will have enough propaganda value to incite the sanctioning of the RBZ and the grey listing of Zimbabwe to push a nefarious political agenda to the detriment of lives and livelihoods in the country,” added Prof Moyo.

According to Professor Moyo, the Al Jazeera documentary has not presented a shred of evidence to show that the RBZ has abused the country's banking and financial system to aid and abet the gold smuggling and money laundering operations of the ‘Gold Mafia’.

“To be sure, and without any doubt or fear or favour whatsoever, RBZ must be held fully accountable for any wrongdoing by it or its officials; but the wrongdoing must be factually demonstrated or proven, and not merely alleged.  The Al Jazeera documentary has not demonstrated or proven any of gold smuggling or money laundering against RBZ,” said Professor Moyo.

Meanwhile, the last episode of the Gold Mafia documentary is expected to be aired today by Al Jazeera with many people already dismissing the entire documentary as a failed political project that wanted to damage the reputation of the ruling Government ahead of this year’s plebiscite..

 Staff Reporter

The European Union (EU) is expected to exhibit at the upcoming Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) to be held in Bulawayo from25 to 29 April 2023.

This years’ event will be running under the theme ‘Transformative Innovation, Global Competitiveness.’

In a press statement, the Chairperson of the ZITF board, Busisa Moyo informed that this year’s event would see guest speakers from the EU gracing the occasion among other dignified speakers such as Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who will be the guest of honour at the second edition of the Connect Africa Symposium.

"The Vice President of Zimbabwe, Honourable General (Rtd) Dr C. G. D. N. Chiwenga will be the Guest of Honour. Some of the other confirmed speakers thus far include representatives from the European Union, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, African Development Bank (AFDB)," said Moyo.

An economist, Simon Tsoro commended the ZITF board for organising this year’s event, which will host the EU bloc for the first time, an indication of thawing relations between Zimbabwe and the EU.

"The ZITF board has done a great job in organising this year's event, the exhibition of the European Union is testimony to the warming of relations between the Second Republic and the EU. The ZITF is a noble stage as it locates the country at the epicenter for fortifying local and regional enterprise ecosystems to be able to compete on the global stage.

"The international and multi-sectorial trade showcase will be both a meeting arena and a learning platform for industry players to accelerate their growth and innovate with impact," said Tsoro.

Meanwhile, the ZITF Diplomat’s Forum organised in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade will run under the theme “Crafting a Global Landscape of Resilience and Innovation Strategies for International Competitiveness. The meeting will bring together businesses, governments and international institutions with the aim to expand access to a global exchange of ideas and knowledge.

Staff Reporter

Varun Beverages Private Limited is one of the first transnational companies to heed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s call in 2018 that Zimbabwe is open for business, thereby strengthening bilateral and trade ties between Zimbabwe and India.

Political Reporter

A man who was sodomised by Norton independent legislator, Themba Mliswa in 2003, has come out in the open and said he was still traumatized by the incident.

Staff Reporter

The Government has listened to the public’s outcry on traffic congestion and has embarked on a blitz to curb traffic congestion and reckless driving in Harare.

Staff Reporter

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is ruining the day it agreed to Nelson Chamisa initiated Nomination Candidate Selection Process over an elective congress.

Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe entry/exit points are soon to receive a security upgrade as the Government is set to acquire drones in a bid to curb smuggling and other criminal activities.

Political Reporter

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members who spoke to this publication concurred with outspoken activist, Hopewell Chin’ono that their party was dead.

Staff Reporter

Leader for Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa’s faction continues to display signs of implosion due to pressure exerted by Charlton Hwende’s Maruva cabal.