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Govt increases councillors' allowances
The Government has announced a new comprehensive package of allowances and benefits for local authority officials, offering them housing stands, motorbike loans, and other perks such as free parking a...Published: 22 hrs ago | 390 | by Staff reporter
Gayton McKenzie's missing R146 million
Millions meant to support artists, athletes, and others within the purview of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) during the Covid-19 pandemic cannot be accounted for.On 25 March ...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:25hrs | 1307 | by Staff reporter
Auditor General flags deep financial mismanagement at CAAZ
The Auditor General has raised serious concerns over financial mismanagement and poor governance at the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), warning that the parastatal is burdened by legacy d...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei, the military and power politics in Zimbabwe!
DEAR READER, it was on the 13th of May 2018 that Phineas Tagwirei, "father" to Kudakwashe Tagwirei a Zimbabwean tycoon with an avalanche of ''business'' interests quietly breathed his last at the trau...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:41hrs | 1983 | by Dr P. Zamchiya
Air Zimbabwe to sell 2 Boeing passenger planes
Air Zimbabwe has announced plans to sell two Boeing 777-200ER passenger aircraft it acquired from Malaysia a few years ago, as the national carrier continues to battle longstanding financial difficult...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 15:05hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Treasury delists defaulting suppliers, bans pre-payment of services due to non-delivery
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has blacklisted a number of suppliers who failed to deliver goods and services after receiving advance payments from the government, Permanent Secretar...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:50hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
There were no Zvigananda under Smith because Rhodesians loved Zimbabwe more than ZANU-PF!
There is something tragically ironic about the state Zimbabwe finds itself in today.A country that was once described by none other than former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere as the "jewel...Published: 27 May 2025 at 20:45hrs | 1237 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Guvamatanga dodges Parliament again over US$400 million scandal
Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary George Guvamatanga failed once again to appear before Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, defying expectations that he would explain the gross ...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:37hrs | 1098 | by Staff reporter
Guvamatanga faces summons threat after snubbing Parliament
Zimbabwe's Finance Ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga is facing the threat of a parliamentary summons after he failed to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for the second t...Published: 13 May 2025 at 09:58hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Bribery claims backfire for Harare commission
A Commission of Inquiry investigating the operations of the City of Harare has found itself embroiled in controversy after a private company, Quill Associates, demanded an apology following repeated b...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:29hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Parliament flags Gweru, Hwange councils' finances
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised serious concerns regarding financial management in the Hwange and Gweru municipalities, highlighting significant delays in submitting financial ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 10:15hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Nkosinathi Ncube steers Zinara to a historic 100% clean audit
The Nkosinathi Ncube led Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has achieved its first-ever 100% clean audit from the Auditor General for the year ended December 31, 2023, marking a groundbrea...Published: 25 Nov 2024 at 19:36hrs | 3169 | by Staff reporter
ZESA singlehandedly destroying Zimbabwe: The shocking truth behind the power crisis
In Zimbabwe, there is a harsh reality that every citizen faces: power outages, or "load shedding," are an almost daily occurrence. Power cuts, sometimes lasting up to 18 hours, have become the...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 21:07hrs | 3692 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Harare council can't account for US$100m
The City of Harare is in turmoil as investigations reveal a failure to account for over US$100 million, raising alarming questions about potential misappropriation and grand theft of council resources...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:13hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Mafume suspends town clerk Chisango
Harare mayor Jacob Mafume has suspended Town Clerk Hosiah Chisango on allegations of misconduct, including the unauthorized awarding of a street lighting tender to a blacklisted company and unlawfully...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 14:30hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
US$40m Airbus dispute leaves Air Zimbabwe in limbo
Air Zimbabwe is struggling with a substantial financial burden, as highlighted in a recent audit report by Acting Auditor General Rheah Kujinga. The report, covering 2019 to 2021, reveals that...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 09:31hrs | 1535 | by Staff reporter
Guvamatanga faces censure over outburst
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) plans to summon Finance and Economic Development Ministry Permanent Secretary George Guvamatanga to Parliament over his criticism of the recent auditor general's re...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:10hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ranked 30th in budget survey
Zimbabwe's global position on the Open Budget Survey (OBS) has improved, with the country now ranked 30th out of 125 countries. The OBS, conducted by the International Budget Partnership (IBP), measur...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:55hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Treasury criticizes AG
Finance Secretary George Guvamatanga has criticized the Auditor General's (AG) report on undelivered motor vehicles, calling it "misdirected" and claiming that the issues it raised were already known ...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:22hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's second republic of corruption and controversy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's second republic, which he proclaimed when he came into office in November 2017 following a coup that ended long-time ruler Robert Mugabe's nearly four-decade rule, has b...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:59hrs | 961 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
'Blacklisting contracted firms that fail to deliver'
Legislators have implored government to identify and blacklist companies that fail to deliver goods and services to government departments despite having won tenders and further accepted upfront payme...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 13:33hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Car dealers evade MPs over undelivered Zimbabwe govt vehicles
Parliament's public accounts committee has announced that car dealers who failed to deliver vehicles to government departments, despite receiving taxpayer funds, will be summoned to face MPs after mak...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 13:08hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Zimra's unaccounted deposits cause tax woes
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) received $101.54 billion in unaccounted deposits from clients in 2023, creating an administrative challenge that led to unnecessary penalties and interest on tax...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:42hrs | 4176 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bolsters oversight of devolution funds
The Zimbabwean government has intensified its oversight of devolution fund usage by metropolitan councils and local authorities to address widespread financial mismanagement. The newly launched Zimbab...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:41hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
AG report exposes massive looting in Zimbabwe
Government may have lost millions of US dollars in the procurement of vehicles for various ministries, including the police, that were never delivered. Acting auditor general Rea Kujinga's rep...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:36hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's local grappling with poor governance issues
Local authorities in Zimbabwe are grappling with weak corporate governance issues, as highlighted in the 2023 report by Acting Auditor General Mrs. Rhea Kujinga. The report, presented to Parliament la...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:08hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches corruption bait manual for cartels
In its quest to lure cartels into spreading their looting operation spree on devolution resources (funds), the Zimbabwean government on Wednesday launched an intergovernmental fiscal transfers system ...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:29hrs | 55 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
ConCourt nullifies SC ruling on former NSSA boss
Former National Social Security Authority chairman Robin Vela received a reprieve when the Constitutional Court overturned a Supreme Court ruling that upheld an audit report by BDO Chartered Accountan...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:43hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's Harare commission is a waste of money'
Harare residents have voiced concerns about a commission of inquiry appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate the city council, deeming it a waste of money since the issues are already ...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 13:37hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimra faces parly probe
ZIMBABWE may have lost potential revenues running into millions of United States dollars due to lax systems at the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), which is now facing parliamentary probe.T...Published: 19 May 2024 at 12:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Massive rot hits RDCs
SEVERAL rural district councils (RDCs) across the country have come under the spotlight amid allegations of rot following audits by relevant authorities.The Zimbabwe's Anti-Corruption Commissi...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not a game-changer but merely going in circles
So the ZANU PF regime is exceedingly delighted over the US$1.5 billion Manhize steel project in Mvuma!The Zimbabwe government can not tell ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:13hrs | 20 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Petrotrade takes strides towards accountability
Petrotrade, a key Government parastatal, is gearing up to conduct a comprehensive lifestyle audit of its employees to enhance accountability and ensure the sustainable implementation of Government pol...Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 16:57hrs | 45 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Many rural and urban communities have no access to clean water: Zimcodd
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development has said there are many communities in rural and uirban areas that have no access to clean water due to the government's lack of political will to assist...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 20:20hrs | 17 | by Stephen Jakes
Gokwe, Bindura councils fail to document evidence of devolution funds use
ZIMBABWE Coalition on Debt and Development has revealed that Bindura and Gokwe councils in 2022 failed to give proof of how they used the devolution funds that were allocated to them.Zim...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 20:19hrs | 15 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt is crippling local authorities
The government has been accused of crippling the local authorities' operations on conditions that are run by the opposition.This was revealed recently by the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Dev...Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 13:09hrs | 15 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC led Local Authorities feast on Devolution Funds
The latest Auditor General's (AG) report has exposed a significant lack of reporting by most local authorities in Zimbabwe over the last three years. According to Section 301(3) of the Constitution of...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporte
Air Zimbabwe 'dead as a dodo'
TECHNICALLY-INSOLVENT Air Zimbabwe has accumulated losses of US$407,84 million, while total liabilities have exceeded assets by US$380,22 million, further casting significant doubt on the airline's ab...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers demand stands
Commercial sex workers, vendors, and churches in the Karoi farming town are advocating for residential stands as a fundamental human right. They claim they have been excluded from residential housing ...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zacc to impound 2 000 illegally imported vehicles
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is poised to confiscate approximately 2,000 vehicles that were brought into the country through the misuse of the civil servants' rebate program. In coll...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 06:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's govt to privatise 20 enterprises under Mutapa
The government is considering removing the public entity status of the 20 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that fall under the Mutapa Investment Fund, leading to debates regarding their procurement exem...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Hakainde Hichilema fires Information and Media Minister
President Hakainde Hichilema has made several changes to his cabinet, including the termination of Chushi Kasanda's appointment as Information and Media Minister. She has been replaced by UPND spokesp...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 20:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ZACC probes council over US$57m software scam
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is now investigating the US$200 million that Harare City Council cannot account for to the Auditor-General and has also launched a specific investigation...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZACC investigates nine parastatals
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is investigating nine State-owned enterprises and local authorities flagged by the Auditor General for suspected maladministration and other corporate go...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bans disclosure of public procurement
President Mnangagwa on Tuesday okayed a new decree under which all procurement in construction, medical equipment, medicines and drugs as well as protective clothing in hospitals "shall not be publicl...Published: 10 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe losing doctors, nurses and teachers to British hypocrisy
THE United Kingdom, which is buckling under a deepening shortage of nurses and teachers after exiting the European Union, is raiding, among other countries, its former colony Zimbabwe for key public s...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Ashlet Simango
In a normal country, both ZANU PF and CCC/MDC would be history!
It is bewildering listening to ZANU PF mouthpieces condemning the opposition (CCC and MDC) for running down once plush urban areas into disgusting shanty towns - thereafter, suggesting that residents ...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Failed leadership with nothing to offer nation allows corruption in order to appease restless population!
It is no secret that Zimbabwe has become a lawless country! Whenever I move around, observing laws being openly violated at every turn - I always say to myself, 'Mnangagwa is really not in cha...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Veritas blasts Social Welfare ministry for squandering budget
Legal think tank Veritas has slammed the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare for squandering its 2021 budget and failure to relay donated equipment to targeted recipients who need st...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
What is Gata even still doing at ZESA?
As Zimbabwe continues to sink deeper into an economic abyss - exacerbated by recurrent crippling electricity shortages - one is baffled as to why heads at the power utility are not rolling.No ...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 11:43hrs | 11 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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