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This followed a public spat with Reserve bank Governor Gideon Gono over fiscal policies.

According to the Zimbabwe Times the Reserve Bank governor took the unprecedented step of attacking Murerwa in lengthy statements published in the government-owned press as advertisements.

Mugabe appeared to side with Gono, leaving the minister exposed.

Murerwa and Gono had apparently taken opposing views on the issue of payments made by the Reserve Bank for various services offered to the Government of Zimbabwe.