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Bulawayo suspends sale of housing stands
BULAWAYO City Council has suspended the sale of housing stands, citing currency distortions in the country less than two months after residents rejected its bid to sell stands in hard currency....Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:56hrs | 1234 | by Staff reporter
Residents lose money to fake estate agents
Harare City Council has warned residents against fake land barons who are moving around selling undesignated pieces of land to unsuspecting residents. The culprits are reported to be sel...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 10:01hrs | 3842 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Coke Studio Africa set for ZTV premier
THE much-awaited Coke Studio Africa's 2019 edition is set to premier this Saturday on local television ZBC-TV from 7pm to 8pm and other television stations across the continent.Coke Studio Afr...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:15hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
'Queen Bee' buys chrome miner
A group of investors led by Sakunda Holdings founder and chief executive Kuda Tagwirei has reportedly acquired a majority stake in Zimbabwe Alloys (ZimAlloys) for $30 million, sources say. Alt...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 08:11hrs | 4308 | by Staff reporter
War vets endorse MDC Alliance town chair
Zimbabwe National Liberations of War Veterans Associations (ZNLWVA) national political commissar, Francis Nhando has praised Chiredzi town chairperson Gibson Hwende as an exemplary leader.Hwen...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | 2366 | by Staff reporter
+300 families' homes razed to the ground
MORE than 300 families who had illegally settled at Willsgrove Farm in Umguza District were left homeless after they were evicted from the property and their homes were demolished this week. T...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:16hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Residents disrupt clean-up campaign, demand residential stands
SCORES of disgruntled Mvurwi residents yesterday reportedly disrupted a clean-up campaign organised by the local authority, accusing council officials of denying them access to their allocated stands....Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:18hrs | 1178 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF admits currency chaos
Zanu-PF has admitted that the government's monetary policies have failed and that it fears the worsening economic crisis could lead to riots.The ruling party's committee on the economy made th...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:45hrs | 8261 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa extends Commission of Inquiry's hearing tenure
President Mnangagwa has extended the tenure of the commission of inquiry investigating the sale of State land since 2005 by nine months to give it ample time to wrap up the probe, it has been learnt....Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:37hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
Oil baron targeted as Zanu-PF meets
In a move which portends fireworks among delegates at the Zanu-PF conference taking place in Esigodini, businessman and ruling party benefactor - Kudakwashe Tagwirei is a target of attack there by a s...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:18hrs | 3472 | by Staff reporter
75 land barons arrested
AN inquiry into the illegal sale of State land in urban areas is now 60 percent complete and so far, 75 land barons have been arrested for fraud, theft of trust funds and other corruption-relate...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 14:49hrs | 3290 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa goes after gold barons
Chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on mines and energy Temba Mliswa has warned that his committee will be investigating the gold sector and there won't be any 'untouchables'....Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 11:01hrs | 2167 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF women target Chamisa over presidential age limit
THE ZANU-PF Women's League has joined war veterans in pushing for a constitutional amendment to raise the presidential age limit from 40 to 52 years. Members of the league from the country's 1...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:47hrs | 2809 | by Staff reporter
I'm no land baron, says Msindo
DESTINY of Africa Network (DAnet) founder and Zanu-PF-aligned cleric, Obadiah Msindo, has claimed his land deals were above board and that he is not a land baron.Msindo, known for parcelling o...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1667 | by Staff reporter
Mathematician Edzai Zvobwo pushes for Zimbabwe to join Commonwealth
Zimbabwean mathematician and best-selling author, Edzai Zvobwo is on a mission to use Zimbabwe's application to be readmitted into the Commonwealth as a vehicle to push for sustainable developmen...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 07:27hrs | 1446 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe cash problems will not be solved by using foreign monies alone
It is true that businesses in Zimbabwe discuss major business deals and even small purchases with the cost listed in US dollars, even when the US is not involved in the transaction. The US dollar is v...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 18:53hrs | 2513 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Japajapa, Kunaka: A case of sour grapes
In a love affair between a man and a woman, they live each day seeing themselves as soul mates without thinking anything sinister would happen to their till death do us part vow. The same scenario hap...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 19:34hrs | 2546 | by Elijah Chihota
Chamisa beaten to his game
The difference between Chamisa and ED is that ED is now playing development and focusing on the future of the nation. Chamisa is focusing on the politics and playing politics with both his party and t...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 13:12hrs | 14487 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa cries
Harare South legislator, Tongai Mnangagwa broke down in parliament this morning as he narrated how the government has left land seekers at the mercy of land barons.Narrating to the situation i...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 19:42hrs | 10033 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for ZANU PF's Mlungisi Moyo
ZANU PF s provincial secretary for finance in Bulawayo might soon recalled from his position amidst accusations that he has set up parallel structures stuffed with illegal money changers in a plot to ...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 08:56hrs | 3428 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga's war vets from Mashonaland East join Mutsvangwa ouster calls
War Veterans in Mashonaland East Province have joined their Mashonaland West counterparts' quest to recall Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) chairman Christopher Mutsvangw...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:28hrs | 1698 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tightens noose on cash barons
CASH barons who have been accused of fuelling parallel market currency rates and a raft of other economic ills will now face up to two years in prison if they fail to explain the source of their wealt...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:15hrs | 4258 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's corruption laws must not just be paper tigers
WHILE we applaud President Emmerson Mnangagwa for gazetting regulations meant to deal with the scourge of corruption in the financial services sector, it is more important to ensure implementation of ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:08hrs | 214 | by Editorial - newsday
Acie Lumumba turns ZACC informer?
Embattled Whistleblower William Mutumanje (Acie Lumumba) is reportedly working with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) investigators in closing the net on suspected criminals a...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:04hrs | 2137 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Panic as Mnangagwa targets cash barons' bank accounts
BOGUS businesspersons operating briefcase companies that fed on government tender manipulation and kickbacks to amass wealth are reportedly in panic mode after the State said it would use the Zimbabwe...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:48hrs | 8746 | by Staff reporter
Commission raises eyebrows over Bulawayo slums
THE Land Commission on Tuesday expressed concern over the mushrooming of slum settlements during a tour of some farms in Bulawayo and Matabeleland North, which were acquired by government for urban ex...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:41hrs | 1768 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt targets 1,5m houses by 2023
Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira has reaffirmed that Government is committed to its development agenda targets of constructing a total of 1,5 million middle-income housing units by...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 05:48hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer convicted of $400,000 fraud
A BULAWAYO lawyer who defrauded more than $400 000 from 41 clients within a period of two years was on Friday convicted of fraud.Leslie Bhekimpilo Sibanda who was once employed at Webb, Low an...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:44hrs | 1400 | by Staff reporter
I am not a cash baron, says Sandra Ndebele
Musician Sandra Ndebele, who was reportedly defrauded of her money by a Bulawayo woman, has dismissed claims that she is a cash baron and a runner for someone in Bulawayo.Sandy, as she is affe...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:02hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
Commission of inquiry into sale of State land heads to Matebeleland
The commission of inquiry into the sale of State land which was sworn-in in February will be visiting Matebeleland North and South provinces next week as part of their inquiry into the sale of State l...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 09:59hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
'RBZ must be as clean as possible'
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has been under scrutiny following the suspension of four directors - Messrs Mirirai Chiremba (financial intelligence), Norman Mataruka (bank supervision), Gresham Muradzik...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 09:09hrs | 2182 | by Staff reporter
Let's not indulge obstructionists
The more I see some categories of people who are stridently and rabidly opposing Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's economic stabilisation programme - as opposed to those offering measured and constructi...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:10hrs | 186 | by Conway Tutani
Chamisa statement on the prevailing economic, political and humanitarian situation
Fellow Zimbabweans! 1.1 I have taken time to assess the environment in the country to have a first-hand account of the economic, political and humanitarian situation. Indeed,...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 14:24hrs | 4645 | by Adv. Nelson Chamisa MDC President
Mnangagwa strikes at RBZ as promised
HEADS have started rolling at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), with four top executives being suspended yesterday less than 24 hours after Finance ministry communications taskforce chairperson Will...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:40hrs | 12323 | by Staff reporter
RBZ bosses suspension laudable, but ...
YESTERDAY'S suspension of four senior Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) directors fingered in fuelling the parallel market rates between the United States dollar and the bond notes, which has resulted in...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1858 | by Editorial - newsday
Mnangagwa unleashes CIO on cash barons
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will this week meet with the country's State security agents for a briefing on the soaring foreign currency shortages as government tightens the noose on highly-placed fo...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | 5570 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ministers in political storm
POLICE have reportedly sought search and seizure warrants against named top Zanu PF officials and former Cabinet ministers as government begins swooping on cash barons and suspected economic saboteurs...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:20hrs | 3250 | by Staff reporter
Ministers face arrest in blitz
POLICE have reportedly sought search and seizure warrants against named top Zanu-PF officials and former Cabinet ministers as government begins swooping on cash barons and suspected economic saboteurs...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:18hrs | 2011 | by Staff reporter
'Deal ruthlessly with illegal forex traders' - first deal with Banks for NOT trading
No pain no gain! Is a phrase that has been abused in Zimbabwe to get the poor to give up the little they have for a better tomorrow that is always a day away. After 38 years of these empty promises th...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 16:47hrs | 1704 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zim economy in typical labour pains
Some pains are just but a necessary evil and ought to be lived through than avoided if the benefits are to be harnessed in totality. Joys of motherhood come with excruciating pain, sweating and energy...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 11:13hrs | 2913 | by Caitlin Kamba
Harare ordered to construct toilets at vending sites
Cabinet has ordered Harare City Council to construct ablution facilities at the new Coca-Cola vending site to avoid another cholera outbreak.Information, Media and Broadcasting Services minist...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:48hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
'Tax pain must be shared'
While it is understandable for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to call on Zimbabweans to adjust to the two percent tax regime for better economic transformation, analysts believe that the pain should als...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:32hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Gold Baron seeks bail at High Court
NOTORIOUS Esigodini gold dealer Baron Dube, who allegedly shot and killed a member of a rival mining gang in the area, has approached the High Court seeking bail pending trial. Dube of Habane ...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:16hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
From cash hoarders to panic buyers
On Monday, most Zimbabweans woke up to a WhatsApp message which read, "Buy basic commodities and keep them. The USD/bond rate is escalating at an alarming rate and the USD has disappeared. There...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1438 | by Samantha Chipoyera
5 000 'duped' in stands deal
AT least 5 000 Bulawayo residents, mainly youths from the ruling Zanu-PF who registered to benefit from Umvutshwa housing project could have been duped of their monies after Government indicated it wa...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:46hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Govt blasts 'insensitive' MPs
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has blasted insensitive legislators saying they have to wait a bit longer to get their cars.This comes after legislators from ...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:30hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Parly holds hope of displaced people
A FORTNIGHT ago, President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially opened the first session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe, delivering a State of the Nation Address (Sona) that elicited various reactions a...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:51hrs | 156 | by Francis Mukora
RBZ boss faces reality check
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya today finds himself literally skirting on thin ice as he presents his first post-election monetary policy statement with all sectors of the econom...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Mathema defends police stance on gold panners
GOLD panners have themselves to blame for the deadly gold wars, the Minister of Home Affairs and Culture Heritage, Cain Mathema, said yesterday. In an interview, Minister Mathema defended the ...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chefs milking vendors
Crafty Zanu-PF politicians are making a killing by allocating space at sites designated by the Harare City Council (HCC) for vendors who are being moved from the central business district (CBD) follow...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 12:26hrs | 1809 | by Staff reporter
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