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Zimra tightens vehicle import rules
Starting July 1, 2024, Zimbabwe has implemented new regulations requiring all vehicles imported through border posts like Beitbridge and Plumtree to obtain registration and number plates from the Cent...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:26hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimra officers involved in 'well-thought-out' fuel fraud arrested
Three Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) employees stationed at Chirundu Border Post have been arrested on fraud charges, while another is on the run, accused of conspiring to misrepresent the passage...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 06:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Border traffic clears as South Africa fixes system
Transporters of commercial cargo who have been experiencing long delays at the Beitbridge Border Post following a technical glitch on the South African side, were eventually cleared yesterday after th...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cargo delays as SARS system experiences technical glitches
Long distance truck drivers are delays at the Beitbridge Border Post where the South African Revenue Services (SARS) are experiencing glitches in their online customs clearance system.Slow mov...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cargo tracking improves Zimra tax compliance
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has seen improved tax compliance due to its new electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS), which has enhanced monitoring of taxpayers and transit freight in the co...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra implements strategic plan
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority is in the process of implementing various projects that are part of its five-year strategy to transform service delivery, ease of doing business as well as plugging reve...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra system disruptions affect business
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) could have lost millions of dollars in the past two months following glitches in its information technology system which threatened to cripple financial transact...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sophie Mokoena accused of creating fake and negative stories to tarnish the image of Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF has dismissed claims in sections of the South African media that Zimbabwean authorities are responsible for the congestion at Beitbridge Border Post, saying some media personnel appear to be d...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra rubbishes SA minister's claims on border chaos
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has dismissed claims by a South African government minister that congestion at Beitbridge Border Post is attributable to the use of a manual system to clear comm...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra reverts to manual clearance
Zimra is now implementing manual clearance as a temporary reprieve for transporters and clearing agents waiting for their required online profiles from the authority so they can use the automated e-ro...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra's new online cargo clearance system brews chaos at Beitbridge
CUSTOMS clearing agents and commercial transporters have criticised the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) for introducing the automated e-road cargo manifest system when it was ill prepared.A...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 16:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling trucker fined $3 000
A 45-year-old trucker who was arrested at Beitbridge Border Post last week while smuggling 5 000 IBR roofing sheets, two wardrobes and 18 salon chairs all worth R447 700 from South Africa has been fin...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Border delays rile transporters
Transporters and customs clearing agents have expressed concern over the delays in the movement of cargo at Beitbridge Border Post, which is SADC's busiest inland port. They said they had been...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Concern over cargo clearing delays at Beitbridge border
TRANSPORTERS and customs clearing agents at Beitbridge Border Post have raised concern over delays in the movement of cargo following adoption of a new customs clearance procedure. Concerned c...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra system fails
FREIGHT shipping and forwarding agents have reverted to manual clearing after the Customs and Excise Automated System for Customs Data (Asycuda) failed to convert recently introduced duty regimes, New...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra top brass in smuggling racket
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) 10 top managers have been named in an alleged $3 million cooking oil and chicken smuggling racket, which was reportedly swept under the carpet.Documents ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Staff repoirter
Zimra to collect $6,2bn in 2019
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) plans to collect $6,2 billion from taxes this year, representing about 76 percent of the $8,16 billion 2019 Budget. With Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP)&...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra moves to decongest borders
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has assured the nation that it has put enough mechanisms to decongest borders during the festive season when human and vehicle traffic volume will be at its peak...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 16:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra not considering charging duty in foreign currency
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is not charging duty in foreign currency, neither is it considering going that route, an official has said, adding that any such move would need Government's app...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chaos rocks at Beitbridge border post
There was chaos at Beitbridge Border Post over the weekend after transporters, commonly known as Omalayitsha, staged a sit-in in defiance of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)'s move to maximise d...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwe loses millions to smuggling syndicates
THE government could be losing millions of dollars in revenue via its north-eastern port of entry at Forbes Border Post due to under-declaration and false classification of goods by importers to evade...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra accused of stifling export growth
Delays at border posts have seen Bulawayo companies accusing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of being an impediment to exports growth, as they say this has seen them losing business worth milli...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra system upgrade to be completed in June
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has acquired three top of the range servers in a bid to complete Automated System for Customs Data (Asycuda) systems upgrade by June this year to improve on effi...Published: 29 Apr 2018 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimra surpasses target by 8%
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has recorded $1.1 billion first quarter 2018 gross revenue collections, above target by 8 percent and higher than $862 million recorded in the same period last y...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Carry your cross, banks tell 'looters'
BANKERS' Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) president Charity Jinya absolved banks of any wrongdoing for putting individuals or companies on the externalisers' list, as the concerned parties had ample time...Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos feared in Beitbridge as Zimra system collapses
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's (Zimra) Asycuda Plus online system has once again collapsed, raising fears of chaos during Easter when thousands of holidaymakers throng Beitbridge Border Post on thei...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra surpasses February revenue target
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has surpassed its gross revenue target of $322.53 million in February by 5.1 percent to $339.09 million.In a statement yesterday, Zimra Head of Corporate...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra commission general hits the ground running
The newly appointed Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) Commissioner General, Faith Mazani has hit the ground running, focusing on her vision, which borders on what she has termed "the four Ps", consti...Published: 03 Mar 2018 at 10:03hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimra aim to enhance efficiency
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (zimra) has started working on new strategies to plug corruption and speed up the movement of cargo through the country's ports of entry, an official has said.Sp...Published: 22 Feb 2018 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra to streamline operations
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) Commissioner-General, Faith Mazani has unveiled a programme to streamline operations and plug financial leakages, as part of measures to curb corruption and improve ...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 05:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimra implements new strategies
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started working on new strategies to plug corruption and speed up the movement of cargo through the country's ports of entry, an official has said.Sp...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
$9.3m for Beitbridge Border Post facelift
TREASURY has injected $9,3 million towards upgrading Beitbridge Border Post to give it a facelift and improve service delivery, as part of government's 100-day rapid results programme.Finance ...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra officers live in fear
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials countrywide in charge of the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS), which curbs transit fraud, are living in fear after weeks of receiving death threats....Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unstable Zimra systems affect operations
The systems utilised by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's (ZIMRA) stakeholders and clients have not been stable and available as expected, and this has negatively affected operations.The system...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimra mistake costs Govt $20 million revenue
GOVERNMENT lost an estimated $20 million in revenue from commercial cargo entering the country through Beitbridge border post due to a collapse of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's (zimra) Automated Sy...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra extend period for renewal of clearing agents' licences for 2018
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has extended the period for renewal of clearing agents' licences for 2018.In a notice Zimra said, "Please be advised that the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority ...Published: 30 Dec 2017 at 12:54hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimra reverts to manual cargo import clearance
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has resorted to processing imports and exports of commercial goods manually after technicians failed to resuscitate the Automated System for Customs Data (Asycud...Published: 21 Dec 2017 at 12:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZIMRA NOTICE: Delays at border ports of entry!
Please be advised that the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is experiencing challenges with the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) World system. This has resulted in delays in clearance of ...Published: 19 Dec 2017 at 11:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimra computer system goes down at Beitbridge, Kazungula
HUNDREDS of commercial car importers are stranded at Beitbridge and Kazungula border posts where cargo has been stuck for more than a week due to a system breakdown.The Zimbabwe Revenue Author...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 23:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Long queues at border posts
LONG queues have resurfaced at the country's border posts amid reports that staff were manually processing import and export documents following a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) Customs and Excise...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Soldiers to be deployed to Beitbridge Border Post
THE Government will soon deploy soldiers to Beitbridge Border Post to help eradicate criminal activities during the festive season cross-border movement.During peak periods such as the festive...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra online system collapses
CLEARANCE of goods at the country's border posts has reportedly been at a standstill since Friday following a technical hitch with the customs and excise department's automated system, also known as A...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara splashes $3 000 clothing allowances on managers
Auditor-Genera Mildred Chiri's reports on government finances always read like a rol cal of the most corrupt, extravagant and poorly managed entities.The rogues include paras...Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 12:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra rolls out electronic cargo tracking system
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has rolled out an Electronic Cargo Tracking System to ensure that there is no tempering with the cargo on transit by the drivers or any criminals who might intercept the...Published: 08 May 2017 at 15:01hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimra systems break down
AN erratic customs and excise online system has caused major delays in processing of imports and exports at all the country's ports of entry.There were reports that South African Customs a...Published: 28 Mar 2017 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra rolls out cargo tracking system
Zimra will this month roll out its Electronic Transit Cargo Tracking System that is expected to curb transit fraud and illegal dumping of goods on the local market.Zimra acting commissione...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra hastens electronic cargo tracking system to avoid dumping of foreign goods
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is hastening the rollout of the electronic cargo tracking system, which is designed to monitor trucks transiting through Zimbabwe, as authorities heighten effort...Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra suspends 8 more managers over shady dealings
The national revenue collector Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has suspended eight more senior managers a forensic audit implicated them in shady dealings feared to have cost millions of dol...Published: 01 Jan 2017 at 08:59hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
2017 Clearing Agents licensing renewal
It is that time of the year again for Clearing Agents to renew their licences. A clearing agent is defined as any person who for gain, acts for, or holds himself out as carrying on the business of...Published: 22 Sep 2016 at 07:42hrs | | by Zimra
Zimra plots raids
MOTORISTS who fraudulently imported vehicles into the country have two months to regularise the imports or risk losing their cars.On September 30, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) will s...Published: 27 Jul 2016 at 08:04hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
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