All posts about Gideon Gono

Gideon Gono's appointment as Finance Secretary for ZANU PF's Manicaland Province has been reversed on orders from above, making it certain that he will now not be leaving the Reserve Bank as most of us had read. Mugabe would have lost a lot of face if this had happened because he... by denfordmagora.blogspot.com | related posts

Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono is now one of the top five elected officials within ZANU PF in Manicaland. Which may well be the clearest indication that he is preparing to exit the Central Bank. Harare, Zimbabwe, 23 November 2009 The Reserve Bank Governor,... by denfordmagora.blogspot.com | related posts

Zimbabwe's Finance Minister and MDC-Tsvangirai Secretary-General has totally capitulated to Mugabe and ZANU PF on matters of fundamental principle Harare, Zimbabwe, 20 November 2009 Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, Gideon Gono, has been granted immunity from prosecution on any... by denfordmagora.blogspot.com | related posts

"No More" - Tendai Biti's proposed amendments to the Rserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act are designed to ensure that the Bank does not revert to being a funder of lavish lifestyles for Zimbabwe's elite from ZANU PF. Gono is put in such a straight jacket by the revisions that he will effectively need... by denfordmagora.blogspot.com | related posts

Robert Mugabe and Gideon Gono inspecting farming equipment that was being distributed by the Reserve Bank to farmers all over Zimbabwe last year. Mugabe has now come out in support of the reintroduction of the Zimbabwe dollar and says it will be back by the end of the year. He was... by denfordmagora.blogspot.com | related posts

With Zimbabwe's roads still in a deplorable condition, littered with potholes such the one in Harare City above shown in this picture, a senior ZANU PF minister and trusted aide to Mugabe has publicly demanded that Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono return US$7 million that he... by denfordmagora.blogspot.com | related posts

Harare, Zimbabwe, 23 September 2009 With apologies to Oscar Wilde, we can call this latest development "The Importance of Being Tendai Biti". The Reserve Bank was literally in tears yesterday as it told State media that Gideon Gono has "appealed" to the Principals in the Zimbabwe... by denfordmagora.blogspot.com | related posts

Harare, Zimbabwe, 24 September 2009 I was rather shocked today to be told that the MDC's Tendai Biti has decided to launch an investigation into allegations that Gideon Gono of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is printing fake US dollars! The allegations first surfaced after a man was... by denfordmagora.blogspot.com | related posts

Monday to demand the firing of the Finance Minister for breaching cabinet protocol by taking "unilateral decisions" on a matter ZANU PF is insisting should have been debated in cabinet and a government position adopted. Gideon Gono is now set to become the de facto Minister of... by denfordmagora.blogspot.com | related posts

Gideon Gono came out fighting this weekend, rubbing it in to Tendai Biti by insisting that he, as the Reserve Bank (above) Governor, is not only the "custodian" but also the "disburser" of the funds. He is signalling that the money will remain in his control and he will be the one... by denfordmagora.blogspot.com | related posts