No money for polls — Biti

FINANCE minister Tendai Biti has written to President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai advising them that the country does not have sufficient funds to hold elections and the referendum set to next year.

Report by Victoria Mtomba Business Reporter

Speaking at the monthly state of the economy address in Harare yesterday, Biti said the two processes could only proceed if there was funding from the diamond sector and the international community.

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