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Zimbabweans feel overburdened by taxes

A new national survey has revealed widespread frustration among Zimbabweans over what they perceive as an excessive tax burden, with nearly nine out of 10 citizens saying current taxation exceeds their ability to pay. The findings come jus…

Published: 22 hrs ago | 111 | by Staff reporter

Critical evaluation of the South Africa's 2025 Budget effect on the property market

The 2025 Budget presents a multifaceted impact on South Africa's property market, balancing fiscal stability, infrastructure development, and housing affordability with rising taxation, debt-servicing pressures, and economic headwinds. Whi…

Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:43hrs | | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu

Mthuli Ncube's budget is anti-people, anti-business and anti-Zimbabwe

Citizens Coalition for Change Statement on 2025 budget statement The recent national budget proposal exposes the Zanu-PF government's obnoxious penchant to compulsorily expropriate people's money to the last cent to fund the honchos lavish…

Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:28hrs | | by Willias Madzimure

2025 Budget: A shallow, hollow, narcissistic and dishonest anti-people ritual

THE 2024 budget statement was presented in backdrop of a tough and challenging year for the working people of Zimbabwe. A year in which the citizen had been abused by extreme levels of inflation, emasculation by a rigged exchange rate, ext…

Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 18:47hrs | | by Tendai Biti

Mthuli Ncube's budget puts ZANU PF's strongholds at risk as VAT requirement threatens rural-owned businesses

In a move that is set to have significant repercussions in Zimbabwe's political landscape, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's new budget has introduced a requirement that manufacturers only supply goods to entities registered for Value Added …

Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 13:49hrs | | by Andile Ncube

Mthuli Ncube's budget dilemma

DON'T tell me what you value, show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value:" Joe Biden.Ordinarily, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube should have presented the ZWL$47,8 trillion 2024 national budget on Thursday this week.This budget is …

Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:59hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

How to effectively set realistic goals for 2022

With the pandemic still in full swing, 2021 has been a tough year for many. Some have struggled with slow business, loss of employment, renewed lockdowns and no

Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 19:41hrs | | by Staff Writer

Mistakes to avoid when planning your wedding

When you are planning your wedding, you need to make sure that you are getting everything right. This can be difficult to do if you have never planned a wedding

Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 01:36hrs | 18 | by Staff Writer

Budget tinkering will not solve Zimbabwe crisis

In an economy with inflation nearing 200% a year, budget figures come with severe health warnings as Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube can attest. His presentation on August 1 was his third in nine months with two major revisions â€” the first…

Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 06:42hrs | | by The Source

LIVE: Mthuli Ncube's Mid-term fiscal review

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is now presenting his mid-term fiscal review statement and supplementary budget.Zimbabwe is facing a downturn in economic fortunes

Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 13:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Biti is a clever lawyer - but no match for Mthuli in the economic sphere

AFTER weeks of conjecture we had the first budget of the new government on Thursday. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube was not thrown by the chaos that resulted when the MDC members refused to respect the State President and were evicted from …

Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Eddie Cross

Mthuli Ncube's budget: The good, bad and ugly

In September, while meeting fund managers in New York, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said what the economy needed was a "big bang", a shock to the system. A week later, he brought that big bang; on the advice of banks and industry, he sepa…

Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 06:08hrs | | by NewZWire

The budget by Mthuli Ncube is not pro-poor

Listening to the budget by Mthuli Ncube I find it not for us the poor. It doesn't address the bread and butter issues needed by most people. The issue of prices has not been articulated to my expectations as a Poorman. I expected that he w…

Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 18:44hrs | | by Henry Madiro

LIVE: Mthuli Ncube 2019 National budget presentation

Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube will be presenting the 2019 National Budget this afternoon at Parliament Building in Harare.We

Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 15:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parliament must influence content of the 2019 budget

Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube will present his maiden National Budget to Parliament towards the end of November.Parliamentary portfolio committees have been conducting hearings to receive public input into the prep…

Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:16hrs | | by John Makamure

On Zimbabwe and the first post-Mugabe budget

Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Patrick Chinamasa, presented the first post-Mugabe era budget on 7 December 2017. The budget has received excellent reviews as has the two speeches by President Emmerson Mnangagwa - …

Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:42hrs | | by Alfred Mthimkhulu PhD

Chinamasa's fine balancing act

ZIMBABWEANS wait with bated breath for Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa's 2018 National Budget Statement, which he is expected to present this afternoon; outlining macro-economic and fiscal objectives, targets and other projections, taki…

Published: 07 Dec 2017 at 05:28hrs | | by Clive Mphambela

Matabeleland priorities for the 2017 National Budget Statement

As the National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Development will be conducting Parliament's 2017 National Budget Consultations at public hearings in various centres around Zimbabwe from Monday 12th September to Satur…

Published: 12 Sep 2016 at 11:57hrs | | by The General Secretary

2015 National Budget is nothing but hot air, Zanu PF remains clueless

The 2015 National Budget presented late November is another clear indication that Zanu PF government continues to run the country in a toxic and retrogressive manner.Sadly, for the people of Zimbabwe, this has resulted in long suffering co…

Published: 03 Jan 2015 at 05:02hrs | | by Elton Mangoma

Chinamasa's budget grotesque and incomprehensible to the youth of Zimbabwe

You would be forgiven to think you are in Coocooland by reading the budget statement from the Finance Minister. Zimbabwe is experiencing a structural regression, with the acceleration of deindustrialisation and informalisation of the econo…

Published: 28 Nov 2014 at 17:21hrs | | by Caston Matewu, Secretary General MDC UK & Ireland Provincial Youth Assembly

'Zimbabwe 2014 national budget only a wish list,' says MDC-T

The 2014 National Budget that was presented on Thursday by Patrick Chinamasa will have a serious negative impact on the ordinary person as it does not have measures in place to fund critical sectors that will improve the economy and the pe…

Published: 20 Dec 2013 at 10:02hrs | | by MDC-T

How Govt can sharpen focus on National Budget

The Zimbabwean Government has a daunting task of delivering value and transformation to an ailing economy which is burdened with a plethora of challenges and ever-growing expenditure.Resigning to fate or adopting the 'begging bowl' or the …

Published: 24 Nov 2013 at 03:47hrs | | by Request Machimbira

Biti's voodoo inspired stone age budget

The eyebrows of tsikamutandas were probably raised by the Finance minister, Tendai Biti's opening paragraph which set the tone for his voodoo-inspired stone age budget speech. The finance minister's belief in voodoo economics was clearly c…

Published: 29 Nov 2011 at 18:40hrs | | by Colls Ndlovu

How serious is 'serious news' in Zimbabwe today?

Maybe the question I should be asking is what is serious news? In a country like Zimbabwe, serious news would be matters that relate to how the inclusive government, amongst other actors of society, is intending to fix the countryâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ…

Published: 25 Nov 2011 at 19:58hrs | 204 | by Mathula Lusinga

National budget a load of bull?

Why do we dread budget time? Is it because there is little good news new, if any, that comes out of such an exercise, particularly when it comes to relief in times of economic hardship.The national budget will be announced with all the pom…

Published: 28 Oct 2011 at 08:28hrs | | by Lenox Mhlanga

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