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MDC-T dares the army on salaries
13 Jun 2012 at 16:02hrs | Views
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC-T says it can't pay the military until revenues from the Chiadzwa diamond fields, largely sealed off by troops, reach state coffers.
MDC-T said on Wednesday the finance ministry it controls in the coalition government isn't receiving money promised from diamond sales. It said the national treasury "is yet to receive a cent" from the biggest mining company that is staffed by former military and security officials.
The defense ministry has said it needs cash for soldiers who are going hungry and to fund a recruitment drive for an additional 5 000 men. The MDC-T said defense officials loyal to President Robert Mugabe have threatened violence against the finance minister if he doesn't pay up.
The defense ministry has said it needs cash for soldiers who are going hungry and to fund a recruitment drive for an additional 5 000 men. The MDC-T said defense officials loyal to President Robert Mugabe have threatened violence against the finance minister if he doesn't pay up.
Source - Sapa-AP
