Owing to the ongoing judiciary strike, the Zimbabwean Republic Police (ZRP) is being forced to settle some legal matters at the various police stations around the country through the creation of some temporary or makeshift courts.

POLICE in Harare have descended on foreign currency dealers in the capital in an operation that has netted individuals connected to senior government officials.

The first school term for 2008 is likely to open in confusion following revelations that many parents have failed to secure school fees for their children.

Cash shortages which hit Zimbabwe in the last two months of 2007 have already continued into 2008 with winding queues being the order of the day in cities and towns around the country.

The reserve bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono has virtually failed to address the cash crisis gripping the political and economically challenged Southern African nation and was forced to extend the life span of the Z$200 000 bearers cheques.

The $200 000 bearer cheques that Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono had threatened to phase out have been thrust back into circulation until further notice, The Zimbabwe Gazette can reveal.