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India dumps US Treasury bills

India has reduced its holdings of US Treasury bills over the past year, reflecting a more cautious approach in its central bank's management of foreign exchange reserves, the Indian Express reported on Tuesday.The newspaper cited US Treasu…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 15:55hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter

AG's office pushing 14 Bills through Parliament

Attorney General Virginia Mabhiza has praised the significant strides made by her office in advancing Zimbabwe's justice sector, emphasizing a marked turnaround in the efficiency and activity of Parliament, with 14 crucial bills currently …

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 12:16hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo dam deal will leave ratepayers drowning in bills

A $126 million plan to construct the Glass Block Dam in the Umzingwane catchment area could finally provide relief for Bulawayo's persistent water shortages. However, the project's private financing model under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BO…

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter

Bubi villagers petition Masuka, Zinwa over bills

Villagers in Bubi, Matabeleland North, have raised concerns with Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Anxious Masuka and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) regarding high water charges and difficu…

Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:55hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter

Residents risk losing properties over unpaid bills

The Bulawayo City Council has warned that thousands of residents may lose their properties if they default on paying their bills.Over 2,000 households have already had their water supplies disconnected as the council attempts to recover US…

Published: 21 May 2024 at 08:17hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Government says NO to payment of bills in forex

THE directive late last week by the Government that all local councils must continue charging in local currency as opposed to United States dollars as had just been announced by the Harare City Council, has been welcomed by residents.Harar…

Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:08hrs | 17 | by Staff rporter

Gweru residents boycott paying bills

The mayor of Gweru councillor Hamutendi Kombayi said some residents were now reluctant to pay their water bills because council is failing to provide them with the precious liquid hence the residents' debt has ballooned to $12 billion.Last…

Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt turns to Treasury bills, bonds

THE cash-strapped government is likely to print money to finance its $575,5 billion budget deficit, economic analysts warned yesterday after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube announced next year's $4,5 trillion national budget.Presenting the b…

Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zesa seeks to recover ZW$30bn in unpaid bills

THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings has intensified a nationwide blitz aimed at disconnecting power supplies to defaulting customers who owe more than ZW$30 billion.The development comes at a time the power utility co…

Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Inflated BCC bills spark outrage

BULAWAYO City Council's decision to index charges in foreign currency and convert these at the prevailing official exchange rate has sparked outrage with residents saying they have received shocking bills for the month of June alone.The si…

Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

BCC, residents clash over bills

RESIDENTS are up in arms with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over high water bills for the month of July.Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) wrote to Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dube complaining over the high bills.This comes aft…

Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Affluent suburb residents not paying bills

BUSINESS and residents living in affluent suburbs like Burnside and Hillside are among those who have accumulated the highest unpaid bills to the Bulawayo City Council. The city is owed more than $800 million by residents and business, and…

Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mugabe stews in legal bills

FOR over 37 years, former president Robert Mugabe had remained untouchable as many citizens suffered in silence at the hands of the autocratic leader. But when his rule came to a dramatic end nearly two years ago, Mugabe's world crumbled, …

Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Hippocratic Oath versus currency that pays the bills

ACCORDING to online journals, the Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians. It is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts. In its original form, it requires a new physician to swear, by a number of healing g…

Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Limukani Ncube

MDC-T's council sends dubious summons to residents,

Dear Editor, To say l am dismayed is an understatement, well, I will not keep quiet and pretend all is well which needs no rocket scientist to spot Zimbabweans are suffering. While we are suffering the party that claims to have the people …

Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Musiyamwa, Gweru

MDC-T spokesperson sued for non-payment of Zesa bills

MDC-T spokesperson Mr Douglas Mwonzora is being sued for vacating a house he was renting in Mabelreign, Harare, without clearing electricity and water bills amounting to US$4 820,49. Mwonzora is reportedly entered into a lease agreement wi…

Published: 28 Mar 2012 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

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