Harare moves to reduce foreign embassies

Zimbabwe is considering shutting down some of its 46 embassies around the world in an attempt to reduce costs. The Herald reports that Foreign Affairs Minister Sibusiso Moyo said government was in the process of clearing its debt in respect of salaries, rentals and other running cost for its various embassies as it tried to rebuild its image internationally. 'We're reviewing the position of all embassies, and it's high time they must perform in a measurable manner. Government incurs a lot of costs in running embassies so they must justify their existence,' Moyo is quoted in the report as saying.