Wharton says removal of two banks from US sanctions is to reward progress

By Violet Gonda 25 April 2013 The United States Treasury Department Wednesday issued a general ‘license’ authorizing transactions with two banks in Zimbabwe. This effectively removes the targeted sanctions on the Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (AgriBank) and the Infrastructure Development...

US ‘lifts’ sanctions on two Zimbabwean Banks

By Violet Gonda 24 April 2013 The United States government has “lifted” sanctions on the Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe and The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), in a clear sign that the Obama Administration is easing its position on Harare. An announcement Wednesday...

Anti-sanctions protesters disrupt US Ambassador’s Manicaland tour

By Violet Gonda 16 January 2013 US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Bruce Wharton, who was touring projects funded by the US government in Manicaland province, was greeted on Tuesday and Wednesday by demonstrators who are against the restrictive measures imposed by the US. Wharton told SW Radio Africa that on Tuesday...