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Mthuli Ncube should learn a lesson
EVEN though High Court judge Justice Happius Zhou's ruling this week that the 2% intermediated transaction tax imposed by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube under a statutory instrument (SI) last year was ...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:31hrs | 3718 | by Editorial - The Independent
ZIMRA CORRECTION: 'Tax-free threshold now $3500'
AS A MATTER OF FACT: CORRECTION OF POSSIBLE MISINTERPRETATION THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY THE HERALD IN THE 20 SEPTEMBER 2019 ISSUE ON PAGE ONE TITLED...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 14:55hrs | 5312 | by Zimra
'Zimra still charging duty on sanitary wear'
MDC legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga last week revealed that individuals and institutions that were trying to bring in sanitary towels and cups for donation to underprivileged girls were fai...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 08:09hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax to stay despite High Court ruling
High Court Judge Justice Happias Zhou yesterday scrapped Statutory Instrument (SI) 205 of 2018, which enabled Government to levy 2 percent tax on electronic money transactions above $10. The t...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1492 | by Staff reporter
'2% tax collection not affected'
The Finance and Economic Development Ministry has issued a statement stating that the High Court judgment suspending the two percent tax on electronic transactions will not affect the collection and l...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 19:42hrs | 3617 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe The Legacy
Born 21 February 1924 in Kutama Zvimba to Bona a catechist and Gabriel a carpenter no one would have thought that such a humble family would raise up an astute Pan-Africanist, Robert Gabriel Mugabe....Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 16:33hrs | 1039 | by Daniel Itai
Mnangagwa's govt to present human rights report to UN, AU for review
ZIMBABWE has made significant strides in promoting and protecting the human rights of citizens since 2007 in line with international agreements and is due to present reports to world and continental b...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to deliver SONA
President Mnangagwa will deliver the State of the Nation Address on October 1, the same day he will officially open the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament, Clerk of Parliament Mr Kennedy Chokuda h...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1445 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to open 2nd Parly session
President Mnangagwa will officially open the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament on October 1 and layout the legislative agenda. The opening of the Second Session marks the end of the First...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:38hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Striking doctors dig in
Doctors have refused to return to work after the government increased their allowances by a paltry $360.The junior doctors went on strike a fortnight ago after the government announced that it...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 08:02hrs | 2109 | by Staff reporter
Justice Ministry hikes tariffs
THE Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has increased tariffs by over 150 percent a development that has resulted in marriage licence costing Z$100 and a liquor licence application fe...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:57hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Uncle Sam sides with the masses, whilst ZANU PF focusses on its self
Uncle Sam says, "Zimbabweans have long deserved better…." The latest Tweets from the US Embassy Harare, seem to have been conveniently overlooked by the ZANU PF Media folk. The comment...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 11:17hrs | 1642 | by Thabo Makuyana
Parliament crafting law to investigate ill-gotten wealth
Parliament is currently crafting a Bill which will empower law enforcement agents, such as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the Zimbabwe Revenue A...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zinara boss explains his millions
FORMER Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) chief executive Frank Chitukutuku has made his first attempt at explaining how he acquired massive wealth valued at over US$20 million following a...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:19hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
March against sanctions a banal, scapegoating exercise
THIS lot do not get it, do they?Or maybe they are deliberately obtuse?When I first read that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was due to address an anti-sanctions march, I thought it was o...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:05hrs | 131 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Proposed law to ban doctors, nurses from striking
ZIMBABWEAN doctors, nurses and other workers within the country's ailing health sector will nolonger be allowed to go on strike but shall only be permitted to stage demonstrations for some few hours b...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:42hrs | 1537 | by newzimbabwe
Zanu-PF to host business breakfast indaba
Zanu-PF Bulawayo province will this week host a breakfast business meeting with economic stakeholders to deliberate on issues relating to the establishment of an economic empowerment policy. T...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:35hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
What impact and advantages do foreigners have on the hosting country?
From time immemorial, people have been on the move, from one country to the other.The reasons for movement have always varied. Some movements have been short term, some medium and yet others have been...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:18hrs | 365 | by MOIR
NPA restructure underway
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has begun removing all personnel seconded from the police and military in compliance with a recent Constitutional Court judgment.Following the establis...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:35hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Govt to control school fees increases
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima has allayed fears of a possible fee hike following a spate of price increases after the government scrapped off official use of the United States d...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:49hrs | 2784 | by Staff reporter
Parliament okays contentious MOPA Bill
THE Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (Mopa), which attracted heated debate in Parliament in the past weeks, was passed on Thursday in the National Assembly with only one amendment from the Senate....Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:42hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Legislation to support devolution needed: Ncube
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says there is need to enact legislation on provincial councils to implement devolution so that the councils can get their statutory allocations.Ncube last week to...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:20hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Zacc recovers $10m from looters
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has recovered over $10 million since it assumed office and has vowed to continue pouncing on Government officials who abuse their positions for self-enri...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:14hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Biti, the new US ally, wither away Chamisa
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Principal, now one of the Co- Vice Presidents, Tendai Biti, has on several times, been embroiled in controversies that have been working against Zimbabwe's nationa...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 10:01hrs | 7929 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
Bulawayo sees more school drop-outs
NEARLY 200 pupils dropped out of school within three months in Bulawayo due to financial problems, child marriages and pregnancies. According to the National Aids Council (Nac) second quarter report c...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Biti's new US ally, whither Chamisa?
Opposition MDC-Alliance co-vice president, Tendai Biti, has on several times, been embroiled in controversies that have been working against Zimbabwe's national interests in futile attempts to get int...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1457 | by Tatenda Gono
Fadzayi Mahere writes on the Education Bill
The Education Amendment Bill is currently before Parliament. The proposed law introduces some important changes to the Education Act which governs education policy in Zimbabwe. Given the far-reaching,...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 10:37hrs | 1851 | by Fadzayi Mahere
Patrick Zhuwao reveals how Mnangagwa captured the judiciary
Professor Jonathan Moyo is publishing a book coming out soon entitled "EXCELGATE: How Zimbabwe's 2018 presidential election was stolen"This ZTB unpacks whether it could have been possible to s...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 05:41hrs | 7762 | by Patrick Zhuwao
Court throws away RTGS$ challenge
THE High Court has dismissed with costs an application filed by Harare businessman and University of Zimbabwe lecturer, Shakespear Hamauswa, challenging the legality of the Real Time Gross Settlement ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1393 | by Staff reporter
Mopa faces ConCourt challenge
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance legislators have threatened to launch a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) challenge against provisions in the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (Mopa) which the party and other...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe family food basket hits $1 684,45 mark
CONSUMER rights watchdog, Poverty Reduction Forum Trust (PRFT), says during the month of July, an average family of six required at least $1 684,45 to sufficiently source food and non-food items....Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:53hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
MOPA Bill outlaws protests
In light of the recent ban of the #FreeZimbabweMarch which was supposed to take place in Harare last Friday the 16th and today's protest ban in Bulawayo, the Local Solutions Council would like to warn...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 14:04hrs | 1612 | by Darlington Nyambiya
Age of consent should be raised to 18, says Human rights lawyer
The Marriages Bill, which is currently being debated in Parliament has managed to define who is a child in Zimbabwe, but there is need to close the gap between the age of sexual consent and age of con...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Zec leans on Parly for electoral reforms
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has petitioned Parliament to expedite the amendment of laws to delink the national census from the delimitation exercise in order to guarantee smooth general el...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:31hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe's resignation letter disappears
Former President Robert Mugabe's resignation letter has disappeared from parliament where it was placed for safekeeping a weekly paper Zimbabwe Independent has reported. Quoting sources the pa...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 12:59hrs | 4152 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe police defy Mnangagwa, ban MDC demo
POLICE have banned the planned demonstration by the MDC which was set for this Friday, defying President Emmerson Mnangagwa who gave the nod for the opposition to proceed with its protest.The ...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:31hrs | 2361 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Peace, Order Bill still unconstitutional
At a sitting that started on August 8 and ended at 4.10am on August 9, the National Assembly passed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill with amendments, most of which were intended to meet objecti...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:27hrs | 104 | by Veritas
Zimbabwe police issue prohibition order on Chamisa led ShutDownZimbabwe protest
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a prohibition order against demonstrations planned by MDC-Alliance today, saying anyone taking part in such action will face the full wrath of the law....Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:07hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa to implement Motlanthe recommendations in September'
GOVERNMENT says it is currently seized with the modalities to implement a wide range of reforms recommended by various election observer missions and the Kgalema Motlanthe commission of inquiry appoin...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt hints at blocking Chamisa's #ShutDownZimbabwe protest
People's right to hold a demonstration is not the only factor that should be considered when a gathering has a potential to turn violent because third parties ought to be equally protected by the law,...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 2266 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt says 'Zimbabwe demonstration rights not absolute'
People's right to hold a demonstration is not the only factor that should be considered when a gathering has a potential to turn violent because third parties ought to be equally protected by the law,...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:07hrs | 305 | by Staff reportet
FULL TEXT: ZIFA statement disbanding Warriors
Subject: Meeting between the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and the ZIFA presidium and subsequent ZIFA Executive Committee's Emergency Committee meeting deliberations and resolutions of 9th Aug...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 14:56hrs | 1395 | by ZIFA
Special salaries for Zimbabwean Army
President Emmerson' Mnanaggwa has told the nation that the conditions of service for military officers will be improved to hedge them against the vagaries of inflation.Addressing during the De...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 15:02hrs | 17232 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Forex duty for raw materials suspended
Government has exempted 12 food and beverages companies from paying duty in foreign currency when importing certain raw materials quantities necessary for their production processes. Also on t...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:09hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border post toll fees hiked, paid in forex only
THE Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday gazetted Statutory Instrument 174 of 2019 gazetting new toll fees for Beitbridge Tolling Regulations tha...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 17:47hrs | 10426 | by Staff reporter
Toll gate fees go up
GOVERNMENT yesterday increased toll gate and vehicle registration fees in response to increasing costs for road construction and rehabilitation. The funds that are collected from toll gates an...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:55hrs | 1246 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF is denying us the right to demos' - true, but thick jail wall is not why we are stuck
Zimbabwe is in this economic and political mess for one over-riding reason – ignorance. What makes ignorance such a difficult, a near impossible, failing to cure is that the ignorant are rarely awar...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 22:11hrs | 1969 | by Nomusa Garikai
Childish pranks dominate Parly in Speaker's absence
LEGISLATORS have this week been wasting a lot of debate time on childhood pranks and useless interjections during Parliament sittings.This has been the norm whenever Speaker of the National As...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:57hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Time to appreciate Zimbabwe progress
It is a few days after the first anniversary of the history-making 30 July 2018 harmonised election when Zimbabweans participated in the first harmonised elections in the new dispensation. And what a ...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | 300 | by Nobleman Runyanga
30 July election: one year later
It is a few days after the first anniversary of the history-making 30 July 2018 harmonised election when Zimbabweans participated in the first harmonised elections in the new dispensation. And what a ...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 17:28hrs | 574 | by Nobleman Runyanga
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