Zim central bank to lay off 74a % staff
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Staff levels at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) grew more than 10-fold between 2003 and 2008 as it spearheaded a drive to pull the economy out of a severe crisis many blamed on President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party.
RBZ governor Gideon Gono told a parliamentary committee the bank would lay off at least 1, 600 employees, but state media said he had requested and had been granted permission to discuss the retrenchment costs in a private session.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...