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Chief Khumalo bemoans govt neglect of chiefs
Council of Chiefs President, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, has expressed deep concerns over the government's lack of support for the country's traditional leaders, particularly in the performance of their du...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 16:04hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants start receiving annual bonuses
The Government has commenced the disbursement of annual bonuses to civil servants, fulfilling its promise of a 13th cheque to its workforce. Payments began last Friday, with banks and major supermarke...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:00hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's second-largest city at risk of running dry by year-end
The taps in Zimbabwe's second-biggest city may run dry by the end of this year.Already, residents of Bulawayo have had to cope without piped water for at least five-and-a-half days a week and ...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:55hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Afreximbank to inject US$1bn into Zimbabwe economy
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a substantial financial commitment of US$1 billion to support Zimbabwe's economic growth, with funds allocated to various sectors in both the...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:21hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo washes hands of Chimombe fraud case
In a shocking case of retribution, a suspected armed robber from Zimbabwe was found with both feet chopped off along the banks of the Limpopo River, where he reportedly targeted smugglers crossing to ...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Julius Malema's EFF implodes
South Africa's radical opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), appears to be on a downward spiral after another high-profile member defected to ex-President Jacob Zuma's party.D...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 20:43hrs | 2171 | by Staff reporter
South Africans lost R1 billion to digital banking fraud
Money lost by South Africans to digital banking fraud increased from R735,000 in 2022 to R1.1 billion in 2023 - a 47% increase.This is according to the South African Banking Risk Centre's (Sab...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 16:33hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's economy to grow 6% in 2025
Zimbabwe's economy is projected to expand by six percent in 2025, bolstered by favorable rainfall conditions that are expected to boost agricultural productivity, Finance, Economic Development, and In...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:00hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Hackers gain access to financial information for a large number of South Africans
Attackers claiming to be from N4ughtySec, a cyber extortion gang that took responsibility for an attack on TransUnion in March 2022, have said that they have infiltrated most of South Africa's banks....Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 12:46hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Bonuses for civil servants will be paid starting Friday next week
Starting Friday next week, Zimbabwean public sector employees will begin receiving their 2024 annual bonuses, with the first 50 percent instalment to be paid alongside November salaries and the remain...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:05hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
South Africa plans to say goodbye to cash?
Despite the surging adoption of contactless payments in South Africa, more than half of the country still relies on cash as their dominant payment method, and the digital divide is slowing the migrati...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 13:54hrs | 3056 | by Staff reporter
US Ambassador agrees that Zimbabwe was under sanctions
In a recently published op-ed, US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela M. Tremont, provided clarity on the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, emphasizing the limited scope and specific targets of these measures...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 12:54hrs | 601 | by Ambassador Pamela M. Tremont
Robbers keep targeting Zimbabwe banks
Police have launched a manhunt for four suspected robbers who, armed with machetes and axes, raided a financial institution in the Mumvuri area of Shurugwi early Saturday morning. The gang made off wi...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 13:12hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Dumping US dollar 'keeps politics out of economic development'
Boosting trade settlements in national currencies between members of the BRICS group is a strategic necessity, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that a shift from the US dollar would s...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 15:55hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Know your history:- Filabusi Memorial and the Edkins Store killings
Why Visit?: - This historic site remembers one of the earliest European murders of the Matabele Rebellion or First Umvukela of 1896. There seems no doubt that the initial killings occurred on ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 15:48hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe about to create land oligarchs?
The government, through Information minister Jenfran Muswere, has announced a significant shift in land policy, declaring that state land, previously offered to local indigenous people under the "land...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 11:06hrs | 704 | by Admire Maparadza Dube
The sanctions lie: How Zimbabwe's ruling elite is misleading the nation
As Zimbabwe moves towards the so-called "SADC Anti-Sanctions Day" on the 25th of October, the need arises again to unpack the shameful lies spread by the ruling establishment about these measures....Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 16:57hrs | 528 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe flood victims stranded four years later
Four years after devastating floods ravaged Binga, the government has yet to allocate houses to some of the affected victims, despite repeated promises of assistance. In February 2020, heavy rains cau...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:06hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Barak Obama is out of touch about Kamala!
Brother Obama, president (2008-2016) is himself the cause for the decline of support among blacks for the Democratic Party.The entry of former president Barak Obama into the fray on behalf of ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:03hrs | 171 | by Kenneth Mufuka
BRICs payment system being tested
A new digital payments system, BRICS Pay, debuted for live testing at this week's BRICS Business Forum at the International Trade Center in Moscow.During the trial - on 17 and 18 October - for...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 15:54hrs | 1749 | by Staff reporter
High passport fees may hinder Zimbabwe's remittance flows
The Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (Zibawu) has raised concerns that the country's high passport fees could significantly impede remittance flows by restricting citizens' migration opportunit...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 12:30hrs | 3910 | by Staff reporter
Billions 'wiped off' Zimbabwe banks
Bankers in Zimbabwe have attributed a significant downturn in revenues to frequent changes in the country's functional currency, as first-half financial statements revealed a staggering loss of billio...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 12:28hrs | 1427 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs own cybersecurity statistics
Zimbabwe has recently experienced a troubling rise in cyber attacks affecting almost everyone, with the latest affecting local entities like banks. At a recent Cybersecurity Conference in Harare, Mini...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 15:39hrs | 137 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Backdated pay rise for civil servants
The Government has delivered on its commitment to review upwards the salaries of civil servants, with employees starting to receive their backdated pay yesterday. This move is part of the Government's...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:47hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's adviser says ZiG is 'doomed', warns RBZ Governor
Local economist and adviser to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Eddie Cross, has issued a stark warning to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mushayavanhu, cautioning that the country's new Zim...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:10hrs | 5661 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has US billion dollars overseas, can wipe out debt within 24 hrs
The recent Bulawayo24 article tells us that Zimbabwe is cash-strapped: it has a staggering debt of US$ 31billion; both domestic and international. This statement is partly true. In paper, Zimbabwe is ...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 19:56hrs | 25181 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe's new land tenure policy is unconstitutional and invalid
A few days ago, the government of Zimbabwe announced some major changes to its land tenure laws.According to information minister Jenfan Muswere, "All land held by beneficiaries of the Land Re...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 08:30hrs | 878 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zimbabwe's new land laws biggest heist'
Former Cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has raised concerns over a possible land grab by Zimbabwe's elite following the government's announcement of a new model that allows for land acquired under the l...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 07:50hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to cut water supplies to just 36 hours per week for residents
The City of Bulawayo is set to introduce a more drastic water conservation regime which will see water coming out of the taps for just 36 hours in a week, or one-and-a-half days.The second cit...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:04hrs | 2205 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza in door-to-door drive to recover ZiG160m
The Chitungwiza Municipality has initiated a door-to-door exercise aimed at recovering approximately ZW$160 million owed by ratepayers. The program commenced on October 3 and will run until October 17...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:04hrs | 2369 | by Staff reporter
Mukwasha Chiwenga in Math-South improvements. Is development holistic?
Whatever development VP Chiwenga is bringing in Matabeleland South, that should never be interpreted as "Mukwasha inzunza". School children especially benefit from good and safe schools, health care f...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:27hrs | 2057 | by Nomazulu Thata
Cyber crimes under-reported
Despite tireless efforts made by local, regional and global state and non-state actors to curb cybercrimes, statistics continues to spike because victims shun reporting these cases and therefore suffe...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:14hrs | 291 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
BAZ, central bank meet over policy interventions
The Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) held a crucial meeting with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Dr. John Mushayavanhu, on Monday to address key policy changes from the Monetary Poli...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:44hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
7 big global companies dump South Africa
Many large global companies, including Shell, HSBC, PNB Paribas, Rolex, AngloGold Ashanti, TotalEnergies, and BP's Aviation Fuel Business, are dumping South Africa.Last week, HSBC announced th...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 12:35hrs | 1192 | by Staff reporter
78-year-old woman sexually abused and murdered in Zimbabwe
Police have appealed for information that could assist in the arrest of suspects after a 78-year-old woman was found dead in Chegutu with signs of sexual abuse on her body.In a statement, poli...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 13:57hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Big international bank leaving Ramaphosa's South Africa
HSBC has exited its operations in South Africa after concluding deals with FirstRand and Absa to take over its two main divisions in the country. The bank first opened a South African office i...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 12:49hrs | 44604 | by Staff reporter
Affordable apartment options in Dubai for Zimbabwean Investors
The Dubai real estate market offers a great chance for Zimbabwean investors looking for reasonably priced apartment choices since it continues to grow and thrive. The most recent figures from Bayut's ...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 20:02hrs | 433 | by Staff Reporter
Cracking the code on forex trading: How does it really work?
Engaging in forex trading presents an opportunity for South Africans to participate in the international financial scene and potentially make profits by leveraging currency fluctuations. There is grow...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 23:12hrs | 527 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's govt paying lip service to ZWG
In a critical assessment of Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG), industry experts predict that the future post-mortem will reveal the government's own policies as the primary culprit behind the currency's struggles. ...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:02hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Zimbabwe's monetary policy is in line with SADC integration
Zimbabwe's advancements in the gold sector, including the adoption of a floating exchange rate framework, align closely with the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) goal of achieving regio...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 16:13hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
SA Rand ignores Pravin Gordhan death
The South African rand has shown steady performance in the wake of the passing of former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, a key figure in the country's economic landscape. Gordhan, who served multiple...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 16:21hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
US$ shortages on official market crippling ZiG acceptability
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) warns that the ongoing US$ shortages on the official market could further undermine the ZiG currency, amid increasing calls for comprehensive reforms to ...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 08:07hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
BCC consider 2 000-metre drilling rigs to exploit aquifer under the city
Bulawayo is exploring the use of deep drilling rigs to access water from aquifers beneath the city as a solution to its ongoing water shortages. Despite being situated atop a significant aquifer, the ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 10:06hrs | 970 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Zimbabwe banks reduce lending as crisis persists
Zimbabwe's banking sector is facing significant challenges that have limited its ability to lend, according to the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ). Key issues include the absence of a le...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 14:41hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
South Africa GDP growth is an 'illusion' benefiting the few
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have dismissed the recent GDP growth figures released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) as "misleading", accusing the government and financial institutions of c...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 09:17hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Central Bank issues revised forex market guidelines
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), through its Exchange Control department, has issued updated guidelines and compliance parameters for the interbank foreign exchange market, emphasizing the limitati...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:46hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe headed for another coup?
This season we are living in, it's not a time for a hairdo. People are perching on the edge of the cliff. There is a loud whisper drifting around, almost like a wish among many. These chaps wi...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:25hrs | 2473 | by Tawanda Majoni
RBZ exempts transactions less than US$10 from bank charges
Starting from 1 September 2024, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will exempt electronic transactions under US$10 (or the ZiG equivalent) from bank charges. This move aims to encourage the use of ele...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:13hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Rand manipulators must be held accountable by Parliament
African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyo Zungula has called for those responsible for the rand manipulation to face the wrath of the law.It is alleged that more than 28 banks conspire...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 14:33hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Miss South Africa Contestant Faces Identity Theft Allegations and Online Abuse
A major scandal has erupted in South Africa after Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the competition amid allegations of identity theft involving her mother. The ...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:51hrs | 904 | by Staff Reporter
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