The government says claims by former finance minister Tendai Biti that the Zanu-PF administration is set to launch a new national currency are "contemptible fake news". Biti, who is also deputy national chairperson for the opposition MDC party, claimed on Twitter that the government was finalising the launch of a new currency.
Zimbabwe: Former Finance Minster Biti's New Currency is Fake News - Govt
New Zimbabwe, 11 February 2019
THE government has dismissed as "contemptible fake news" claims by former finance minister Tendai Biti that the Zanu PF administration would launch a new national currency this… Read more »
Zimbabwe's worthless currency
Zimbabwe: Govt Trashes Biti Currency Claims
The Herald, 12 February 2019
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has trashed claims by MDC-Alliance deputy chairperson and former Finance Minister Tendai Biti that Government will… Read more »
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Opposition leader Tendai Biti (file photo).
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