Legislators

**Kismayo (AX)** — Ahmed Madobe, the President of Jubbaland State, has extended an invitation to the federal lawmakers from Jubbaland for a consultation gathering in Kismayo. This invitation follows a similar summons from the Northeastern State administration for its own federal parliamentary representatives. In a letter dispatched on Sunday from the Office of the Jubbaland President, officials called upon members from both legislative Houses to assemble in Kismayo, the provisional capital, between November 8 and 11. The…

Lawmakers are pressing Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to deliver a comprehensive statement addressing the recent plunge in value of Zimbabwe's newly unveiled gold-backed currency. Dubbed the ZiG, or Zimbabwe Gold, this currency made its debut in April. However, it has already suffered a staggering decline of more than 40%. This drop stems from mounting market pressure urging the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to establish a more realistic and pragmatic exchange rate. Throughout the last several years, efforts to create a stable…