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Ginimbi cases struck off the roll
THE State has withdrawn fraud, tax evasion and money laundering charges against late businessman and socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure who was set to appear in court yesterday.Kadungure's l...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1227 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs US$123m for fibre cables
ZIMBABWE requires US$123 million to invest in optic fibre to extend the backbone network to reach and serve every district in the country.This was contained in a consultation paper on Zimbabwe...Published: 10 hrs ago | 144 | by Staff reporter
Schools to stay open despite COVID-19 ravages
GOVERNMENT will not shutdown schools in the face of rising numbers of students that have caught the coronavirus in recent weeks, forcing several schools to close.Information minister Monica Mu...Published: 10 hrs ago | 433 | by Staff reporter
Sector priorities for NDS implementation
Zimbabwe launched its new 5 year economic blueprint called the National Development Strategy (NDS-1) on 16 November 2020. The new plan succeeds the Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) that ends...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 09:17hrs | 641 | by Victor Bhoroma
Stepson axes 'abusive' father
A stepson based in Mvurwi axed his father once on the head with whom he accused of abusing his mother.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts yesterday where Mighty Tembo was se...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 08:10hrs | 2812 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tenant jailed four years for axing landlord
A BEITBRIDGE man, who attacked his landlord with an axe because he had attempted to stop him from feeding his dogs with chicken eggs, has been slapped with an effective four-year jail term.Sol...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 07:04hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Stay out of customs matters, police told
POLICE have no legal right to question citizens over their customs clearance documents, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) commissioner general Faith Mazani has said.Speaking during the Instit...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 19:06hrs | 3498 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man accused of killing wife, 5 kids
In the Eastern Cape, a husband and father accused of hacking to death his wife and five children has appeared in court.Nowa Makula (32) was arrested last week and detectives believe that the Z...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 19:03hrs | 1429 | by Staff reporter
Fears of deadly second wave of COVID-19 mount
ZIMBABWE risks a more deadly second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak after the festive season with an expected increase in the number of people visiting from neighbouring countries, health experts have w...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:49hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli's 'fantasy' budget: Here's how it will affect you
THE 2021 budget presented by the finance minister Mthuli Ncube to Parliament shows that the minister was living in a ‘fantasy world,' according to academic, Professor Austin Chakaodza."Some ...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 3109 | by Staff reporter
'No 2021 tax clearance certificates to improperly fiscalised operators'
Zimbabwe's tax collector has threatened to withhold 2021 tax clearance certificates to all registered business operators that have not properly fiscalised as most operators are not remitting taxes in ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:23hrs | 2699 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube reduces taxes
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday gave struggling workers something to cheer about ahead of the festive season when he presented his 2021 National Budget in Harare - significantly easing tax thr...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:09hrs | 2581 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube piles more misery on Zimbabweans
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday dampened the hopes for a merry Christmas for the majority Zimbabweans after he reviewed the tax-free threshold to $10 000, about half the cost of a monthly bask...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:28hrs | 3925 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube out of touch with reality
SO much was expected from Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube's 2021 national budget, which was presented yesterday. Yet he delivered very little.Zimbabwe has been badly bat...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1476 | by Staff reporter
Econet hikes tariffs 20%
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has hiked its voice tariff by 20% to guarantee continued delivery of the service.The latest tariff adjustment comes at a time when government is banking on increased i...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:10hrs | 2119 | by Staff reporter
$421.6bn inclusive 2021 budget unveiled
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday announced a $421.6 billion National Budget for 2021 in which he handed down tax relief measures to cushion workers and corpo...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:02hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
2021 budget: Fitting a round peg in a square hole
THE 2021 national budget due to be presented this afternoon presents one of the toughest challenges for Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube.He is expected to roll out strategies that will help the ...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:27hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Tenant attacks landlord with an axe
A BEITBRIDGE tenant is in trouble for allegedly attacking the house owner with an axe several times during a dispute with his landlord over why he fed his dogs with eggs.Solomon Sigauke (31) d...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:46hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube shoots down $1,1 trillion budget proposal
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has shot down requests by different ministries and departments for a $1,1 trillion 2021 national budget due to inadequate revenue.Ncube is expected to announce a ...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:45hrs | 3552 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to tighten COVID-19 lockdown measures
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced that it would enforce tighter COVID-19 lockdown measures and a curfew after COVID-19 cases soared to 9 308 on Monday.In a post-Cabinet media briefing, Tourism an...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:45hrs | 6979 | by Staff reporter
Econet marginally adjusts voice bundle tariffs
HARARE - Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) this week marginally adjusted its voice bundle tariffs in a bid to guarantee continued delivery of acceptable service to its customers.The telecommun...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 16:31hrs | 2438 | by Agencies
Fitch and Moody's downgrade South Africa's credit ratings further
In a move that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni described as 'painful', rating agencies Fitch and Moody's pushed South Africa's credit rating deeper into the scrap heap of junk with downgrades announced ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 05:04hrs | 1661 | by Staff reporter
52 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Zimbabwe
The national recovery rate now stands at 90,3percent after 11 new recoveries were recorded.Total PCR tests done over the period were 604."As of 21 November 2020, Zimbabwe has now recor...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 19:55hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter
Murder suspect roaming free in streets
A MURDER suspect, who allegedly killed his girlfriend in 2015 and skipped bail in 2017, is walking free five years after the commission of the crime, moving from one rented house to another in Harare'...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:54hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
MRP fight to end Corruption at Lupane Registry Office pays off
MRP sometime in June last year raised a red flag on the rampant corruption scandal at Lupane Registry office which is the Headquarters of Matebeleland North.The then acting Registrar General o...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 2842 | by MRP Office of the Presidency
Council cremator stuck in SA
A US$100 000 cremator bought by Bulawayo City Council in Japan in 2017 is still stuck in South Africa after the local authority failed to pay R120 000 in taxes.The cremator was impounded while...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:50hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth nabbed at gunpoint for rape
A ZANU-PF youth who allegedly kidnapped and raped a 14-year-old girl was last week arrested in a movie-style after he attempted to flee from armed police.Son to the late Zanu-PF vice-chairpers...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 19:05hrs | 999 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Police threaten tight lockdown controls
POLICE yesterday threatened to tighten COVID-19 lockdown enforcement measures, accusing citizens of being complacent and ignoring set regulations to combat the spread of the virus as the country is ex...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1356 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang robs rival miner of US$15 000
A GANG of 11 machete-wielding illegal gold panners allegedly invaded a gold mine in Zhombe in the Midlands and attacked a rival while he was prospecting for gold before robbing him of US$15 000 and ex...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Govt ranks highest payer, says Mthuli Ncube
THE Government is currently the highest paying employer in the country and pay scales for public servants far outstrip what private sector players are giving their employees, Finance and Economic Deve...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 05:57hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Shocking rates in Harare 2021 budget
An average high-density suburban householder will be paying $1 736 a month from January for basic services, while a family in the modest Mabelreign middle-density suburb will be hit by monthly bills o...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 05:55hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
'Too many taxes fueling gold smuggling'
A raft of cumbersome taxes, including refining and royalty payments totalling nearly 18 percent, could be one of the major reasons why people continue to smuggle gold, although Fidelity Printers and R...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 06:46hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 menace grips Matabeleland
Covid-19 is making a comeback in Matabeleland region, a disturbing development given that the country had in the past few months witnessed a decline in new cases prompting Government to relax lockdown...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:24hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Govt has failed to resolve strike by teachers, and all civil servants
The major reason why the Zimbabwe government is failing is in whole part for its reason to resist the tide. For a start, the government has over the decades tried and failed dismally to control th...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 12:29hrs | 3791 | by Zanda Shumba
Loga wields axe
WARRIORS manager Zdravko Logarusic says he is deeply disappointed by the way his side missed golden chances before conceding three goals against Algeria in Algiers on Thursday last week and has promis...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:49hrs | 1749 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt likely to impose lockdown'
HEALTH and Child Care deputy minister John Mangwiro said his hands were clean in the US$6 million COVID-19 procurement scam in which he is implicated. Mangwiro said to date the Zimbabwe Anti-C...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:46hrs | 1479 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa stuns key associates
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, is facing a rebellion from former legislators and councillors who were recently recalled from their positions by Thokozani Khupe - after he ordered them t...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:30hrs | 8966 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi secrets revealed
The late Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure was naughty, cunning and a shrewd businessman who thrived on unconventional means to achieve what he wanted, his relatives and friends have revealed.Ginimbi...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:26hrs | 13343 | by Staff reporter
A tale of two funerals
THE angel of death has once again struck - it has paid the nation the all but unfamiliar visit.It is not the visit that surprises many, but it is how it stole from the roll-call of the famous ...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:24hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
Alarm over city Covid-19 deaths
BULAWAYO could be headed for another lockdown as health experts and government fear a deadly second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak following a surge in confirmed cases and deaths in the city in recent ...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:23hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wary of Covid-19 second wave threat
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday warned of the possibility of the country being hit by a second wave of Covid-19, saying ignorance, denial and wishful thinking could lead to more death...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:23hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa forces Newsday to apologise
THE Office of the President and Cabinet has challenged a privately-owned newspaper, NewsDay and a syndicate of online publications to provide evidence that link the President with Tarirai David Mnanga...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:37hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
Treasury records $5.39 billion deficit in July
Government incurred a deficit of $549.95 million in the seven months to July, missing a targeted surplus of $2.02 billion after higher expenses mainly due to the payment of Covid-19 risk allowances to...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 14:03hrs | 1449 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar continues fine run
The Zimbabwe dollar saw its smallest move since the start of the auction system yesterday, easing one ten thousandth of one percent and effectively remaining unchanged at $81,67 to the United States d...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 05:30hrs | 1217 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces tougher Covid-19 lockdown
ZIMBABWE may be forced into implementing more stringent measures, possibly another lockdown, if Covid-19 cases continue to rise, an official has said.The chief coordinator for the National Res...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1256 | by Staff reporter
5 family members catch COVID-19
FIVE Masvingo family members have tested positive to COVID-19, a government official said yesterday.The new infections come at a time when complacency has been high among Zimbabweans ever sinc...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:58hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter
Door shut on non-Zupco kombis
Private kombis and pirate taxes remain banned from carrying commuters and travellers as part of the precautions to contain the spread of Covid-19. However, owners of suitable kombis can still apply to...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:48hrs | 877 | by Staff reporter
Woman attacks hubby's manhood with metal rod
IF you're a man in an abusive relationship, it's important to know that you're not alone.A man from Matopo in Matabeleland South province is allegedly living in "hell" at the hands of his abus...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:04hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Govt losing millions as firms evade US dollar tax
THE Zimbabwe government is being cheated of millions of United States dollars in tax revenue by businesses that are accepting foreign currency payments but not declaring or under-declaring the forex p...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:47hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF axes name-droppers
ZANU-PF has axed and suspended some party officials for name-dropping, while investigations are underway to name and shame more such malcontents, the governing party's acting spokesperson Patrick Chin...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:20hrs | 2115 | by Staff reporter
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