Like Simba Makoni another technocrat politician Gono would be vulnerable if he falls out with Mugabe...
Also on the ZANU-PF probe panel are Mujuru former Finance Minister Simba Makoni and Governor for Matebeleland North Obert Mpofu...
All this argues for Mnangagwa to allow Sekeramayi to slug it out for the vice-presidency with another contender such as former Finance Minister Simba Makoni...
The visiting Presidents' transitional proposal is said to have involved a presidential election in two years' time at which John Nkomo would stand; if he won former Finance Minister Simba Makoni would succeed him as executive prime minister...
and non-retired kingmaker Solomon Mujuru has been promoting sacked Finance Minister Simba Makoni for the succession...
Finance Minister Simba Makoni and the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Leonard Tsumba last month recommended a formal devaluation but Mugabe's cabinet rejected the idea...
Instead Finance Minister Simba Makoni has introduced a price support system for tobacco farmers which will push up the budget deficit now at about 18 per cent of gross domestic product to more than 20 per cent...
Last year Pretoria's Trade Minister Alec Erwin worked on a recovery programme with Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Simba Makoni and Agriculture Minister Joseph Made...
The budget of Finance Minister Simba Makoni on 1 November was based on unrealistic projections of revenue with a rocketing deficit and price controls...
) for inputs this year promising handouts of seeds pesticides fertilisers and tools but there is no provision for this in Finance Minister Simba Makoni's plans and the budget deficit is already well over 10 per cent of gross domestic product...