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Mastercard and Network International Pioneering Africa's digital payment revolution
Civilization has transformed trading and commerce from the prehistoric means which involved barter trades facilitated by the item-to-item exchange. The discrepancies and inconsistencies of goods valu...Published: 31 mins ago | 15 | by Staff Writter
Woman loses US$90 000 to lover
A UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean woman lost US$88 000 to her lover who allegedly duped her on the pretext that he was investing the money in some businesses in the country. Joseph Tapfu...Published: 6 hrs ago | 970 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers in daylight raid
A GANG of armed robbers yesterday stormed wholesale outlet, Bulk Cash and Carry, located on Basch Street and Khami Road in Bulawayo, and viciously assaulted staff and customers before getting away wit...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:15hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
If you sow mischief, you harvest grief
IN 2019, Zimbabwe experienced three days of darkness between January 14 and January 17.It seemed looneys had broken from the asylum and set fire on the tinderbox.Chaos and madness reig...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 05:38hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe orphanage rocked by sodomy scandal
SALACIOUS details have emerged of how the former first family's elite schools and orphanage nestled in a vast estate in Mazowe - 40km north of Harare - were rocked by an alleged child sexual abuse sca...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:43hrs | 5933 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets US$5bn tobacco industry
THE government wants to create a U$5 billion tobacco industry by 2025 as it moves to turn around the economy through agriculture.This comes as Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka told stakehol...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 16:35hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Omalayitsha contribute to standards of living
BUSINESSES worldwide are in two major categories of size befitting the significant roles they play in satisfying different needs in an economy.There are those that are large and do well in sat...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 07:03hrs | 1187 | by Reinford Khumalo
Chiwenga calls for holistic approach to waste management
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has said there is need for a holistic approach in dealing with waste management in local authorities in order to preserve the environment.In a speech read o...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:53hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
147,000 kombi workers lose jobs
OVER 140 000 workers in the transport sector in the capital lost their jobs owing to measures put in place by the government to curtail the Covid-19 pandemic, the secretary-general of Greater Harare C...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 16:55hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
How much tax casinos pay - The highest and lowest taxes around the world
Different countries have varying tax regulations and every government understands that gambling has the potential to generate huge income. Thus, they try to find a balance between attracting casino op...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 11:07hrs | 257 | by Staff Writter
Zimbabwe on course to rejoin Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE'S re-engagement efforts continue to bear fruit with the country now on course to rejoin the Commonwealth. The country is already in the second stage of the application process.In May ...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 07:53hrs | 1159 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU slams businesses for double dealing
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has slammed some local businesses for enjoying access to foreign currency at the official rate while unfairly pricing their goods and services using parall...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:01hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Divorce blow or couples
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) yesterday announced a new fee structure for its members that will see couples intending to divorce paying as much as US$2 000 or its equivalent - $170 000 in local cu...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:27hrs | 1185 | by Staff reporter
Scores fall prey to fumigant scammers
SCORES of unsuspecting people are said to be falling prey to scammers who advertise that they can fumigate homes and businesses to prevent COVID-19, yet their products have not been tested by regulato...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:21hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Paltry taxes cripple recovery
SHOCKING evidence of tax leakages hogged the limelight this week, with Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube saying the informal sector, which makes up 70% of Zimbabwe's gross domesti...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:24hrs | 752 | by Eddie Cross
Paltry taxes cripple recovery
SHOCKING evidence of tax leakages hogged the limelight this week, with Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube saying the informal sector, which makes up 70% of Zimbabwe's gross domesti...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:24hrs | 517 | by Eddie Cross
Could vaccinating an entire resort town revive Zimbabwe tourism?
With every passing minute, 500 million cubic metres of roaring water rush over the edge, falling into a gorge more than 100 metres below. The sound is thundering, the sight spectacular.Once ag...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:01hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
31 shipping agents arrested at Beitbridge Border Post
OPERATIONS at the Beitbridge Border Post were disrupted yesterday when police and army swooped on 31 shipping agents, accusing them of being undesired elements in a protected area.Shipping age...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:43hrs | 2120 | by Staff reporter
NetOne's innovative and seamless communications paying Off
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz)'s 2020 fourth quarter (Q4) revealed that the total number of active mobile subscriptions in the country has grown by 3.2% to...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 07:30hrs | 900 | by Simbarashe Sithole
US based Zimbabwean businessman shortlisted among 100 world innovators
A ZIMBABWEAN businessman based in the United States of America, Dr Devine Mafa, has been shortlisted for the top 100 leading innovators in the automotive and transportation award.The awards wi...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 20:15hrs | 1426 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Mnangagwa onslaught against MDC Alliance leaves democracy in peril
THE onslaught against MDC Alliance legislators by the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T, with help from the ruling Zanu-PF, has weakened Parliament and is now a major threat to Zimbabwe's nascent democracy, ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 07:01hrs | 795 | by Mirriam Mangwaya
Covid-19 widens Zimbabwe's digital divide
THE outbreak of Covid-19 has widened the digital divide between Zimbabwe's urban and rural population at a time the use of data services is on the increase.According to figures obtained from t...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 07:00hrs | 209 | by Nhimbe Trust
MPs, teachers fraudulently access Covid-19 funds
THE Government has launched an investigation into the alleged abuse of funds that were availed as safety nets for Covid-19 affected groups after it emerged that Government officials, Members of Parlia...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:43hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Understanding the Zimbabwe economy
I OFTEN say to visiting experts and diplomats that, if you say you understand Zimbabwe, you have not been here long enough.We are a tiny blip on the global radar but we punch well above our we...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:52hrs | 970 | by Eddie Cross
MDC devises new ways of milking Harare
The chicken thief does not listen to the chicken's prayer! This adage clearly brings out life at Harare City Council's Town House where the MDC-Alliance led council officials seem to have devised new ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:41hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Bread price up
THE price of a standard loaf of bread has risen by 6,8 percent to $94 and the bakers have blamed the increase on the recent upward review of utility charges and the price of fuel.A snap survey...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 16:08hrs | 1441 | by Staff reporter
'Innscor revenue to rise 395%'
ADVISORY firm IH Securities has projected a 395% rise in revenue at the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed conglomerate, Innscor Africa Limited, during the year to June 30 2021, underpinned by high consum...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:49hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
MDC's poor appreciation of economy rears its ugly head
Last week an image of a Chicken Slice outlet, which was vandalised by someone who used some spray paint to create a graffiti message appealing for the release of some MDC Alliance activists remanded i...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:38hrs | 431 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Trade Fair moved to December
THE second edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) has been rescheduled to December to allow for a wider roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccines across the continent. IATF, wh...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:38hrs | 752 | by Staff reporter
Driving schools, VID to resume operations
GOVERNMENT has given driving schools and the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) the green light to resume operations which were suspended late last year following a spike in Covid-19 cases. A...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt cuts off Covid-19 allowances
ABOUT 60 000 vulnerable urban families hard hit by the ravaging effects of Covid-19 last received cushion allowances from government in September 2020 as Treasury has no resources to finance the socia...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 08:11hrs | 5407 | 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 t...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:42hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Boosting women's economic empowerment with AfCFTA'
THE International Trade Centre (ITC) has urged women entrepreneurs in Southern Africa to expand their business opportunities through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).The free t...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 14:46hrs | 101 | by Mayibongwe Moyo
Govt lifts ban on restaurants, soccer
GOVERNMENT yesterday further relaxed COVID-19 regulations by okaying the opening of restaurants and allowing all sporting activities to resume for the first time in over a year.Information min...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:38hrs | 2161 | by Staff reporter
University fees hike ill-timed
The about 250 percent hike in university fees could not have come at a worse time for parents and guardians. As we reported, Government has approved fees increases for universities, following proposal...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:26hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC devises new ways of milking council
MDC-ALLIANCE'S Harare City councillors are now devising new ways of milking the cash-strapped local authority to fund their party after their traditional cash cows, including land sales, have been c...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1052 | by Staff reporter
An open letter to Chief Mabikwa and Menyezwa Ward residents
Dear Chief Mabikwa and Menyezwa Ward residents, It is with a heavy heart that I am writing to you after the untimely death of Simelebona Ndebele of Sivuwe Village at Menyezwa Ward, conveying o...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 10:35hrs | 1969 | by MLF
Bulilima boy defies all odds as he becomes one of the best upcoming Hip Hop Artist in South Africa
The Zimbabwean-born artist Wise Ngwenya AKA King Durrie defies all odds as he managed to drop 7 tracks and 1 music video of South African hip hop.Following his impressive work of years as a bu...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 07:49hrs | 1277 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Rise in armed robberies worries police
POLICE have expressed concern over numerous cases of armed robberies that have been reported in the country since the beginning of the year. Syndicates of armed robbers are terrorising financi...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:02hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
Taskforce to deliberate on borders reopening
THE National Taskforce on Covid-19 will tomorrow deliberate on the reopening of the borders and other ports of entry following a downward trend in cases which resulted in the relaxation of lockdown me...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo city differs with EMA on wetlands definition
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) is compiling a report on developments in Bulawayo that were constructed on wetlands, with indications that authorities will be ordered to demolish them....Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Govt acts to avert third wave
AUTHORITIES are concerned about high levels of complacency being displayed by the generality of Zimbabweans since the relaxation of Covid-19 regulations and could reintroduce tighter restrictions and ...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:06hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Govt gazettes Harare's new burial, water charges
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo yesterday gazetted new fees for burial space in Harare while also announcing a massive hike in water charges and refuse collection fees for the capital.The ...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:44hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Covid 19, a blessing in disguise for despots and strongmen
The coming of a pandemic which Donald Trump, the former President of United States of America , referred to as 'Chinese Disease' has caused panic ar...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 20:14hrs | 650 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Government clears air on tertiary students
TERTIARY students, who were supposed to commence on the job education and training or teaching practice (TP) in January 2020, will now commence their attachments this month.There was confusio...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 14:48hrs | 1667 | by Staff reporter
Gweru residents demand 50% rates cut
GWERU ratepayers have written to council demanding a 50% cut in rates arguing that they were struggling to settle their bills due to the effects of the COVID-19-induced lockdown.In a letter ad...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:25hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Hackers fleece supermarket of $22m
TM Pick n Pay lost $22 million to e-mail hacking fraudsters suspected to be targeting huge businesses in the country, police have said. The retail group was deceived through a contrived e-mail...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:13hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
How can a brutalised nation stand with abusive regime?
YOUR Excellency, President ED Mnangagwa,At times I believe the main reason Zimbabweans are still standing today in spite of the political, economic, physical, and emotional brutalisation they ...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 06:05hrs | 330 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa puts Mnangagwa on notice
THE MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa plans to roll-out mass protests across the country against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, which he accuses of failing to uphold the country's Consti...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 4486 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt urged to lift suspension on by-elections
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has urged government to consider lifting the indefinite suspension on by-elections after COVID-19 lockdown regulations were relaxed last week by President ...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:28hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
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