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SEEDCO, ZRP warn culprits distributing counterfeit seeds
In the wake of 2024/25 farming season, certified seeds distribution and supply giant, SEEDCO Limited has joined hands with Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to thwart incidences of illegal selling of cou...Published: 13 Nov 2024 at 22:15hrs | 1027 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Businesswoman fights off loan shark
A Harare businesswoman has approached the Norton Magistrates Court for an interdict against a loan shark, alleging harassment and intimidation linked to a loan she secured last year.Fungai Gol...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:41hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
BCC to punish companies discharging acid effluent in sewer system
Bulawayo City Council has been. Asked to consider punishing companies that discharge non complying effluent into the sewer system.Ward ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 07:24hrs | 55 | by Stephen Jakes
Cars impounded by BCC up for auction in 30 days
Motorists in Bulawayo are grappling with exorbitant storage fees imposed by the city council for impounded vehicles, leading some to confront charges that exceed the value of their cars. Reports indic...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:30hrs | 1817 | by Staff reporter
Cops face arrest for demanding cattle clearance fees
Police officers in Zimbabwe have been cautioned against charging farmers for cattle clearance, a practice that is illegal and contributes to the rise of stock theft. The warning was issued by Commissi...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 07:51hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
Conundrum in SA tax law interpretation
The Constitutional Court has decided not to have the final say on the meaning of the crucial string of words - "bona fide inadvertent error" - even though the correct interpretation is of public impor...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:17hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
'We are in extreme poverty' - Village heads
Over seventy village heads from Mhondoro have complained that they are living in abject poverty, with most of them incapacitated to an extent of compromising traditional disputes (both civil and crimi...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 09:22hrs | 721 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Mhondoro
Churches ready to complement religious tourism
Indigenous churches have yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to complement the government's broader strategy of clusterisation to realise the US$5 billion tourism economy by 2025.Speaking at...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:34hrs | 334 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Mnangagwa govt warns errant businesses
Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has issued a stern warning to unscrupulous business operators seeking to exploit the exchange rate for persona...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 17:25hrs | 3436 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt gets thumbs up for DBOT for roadworks
Economists have asserted that adopting the Design, Build, Operate, and Transfer (DBOT) model for road infrastructure development in Zimbabwe is crucial to curbing corruption and ensuring quality workm...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:46hrs | 6148 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mposi extorts subjects, returns loot after uproar
The baLemba (Varemba) Mberengwa Chief, Mposi Mupangeri was forced to indefinitely withdraw charges and return four beasts which have been charged as traditional court fine by his marshalls after the v...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 12:53hrs | 1428 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Mberengwa
Zim-SA cultural heritages to transform tourism and trade
Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) and South Africa (KwaZulu Natal) will benefit from their cultural heritage and related exchange programmes which are set to be synthes...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 21:40hrs | 270 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Witch hunters sent to prison
Four self-proclaimed witch hunters are in trouble after they trespassed into a Plumtree resident's yard and accused his wife of being a witchMongameli Ncube (26), Prosper Maphosa (45), Jer...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 14:08hrs | 538 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Starlink rocks Zimbabwe market
The entry of SpaceX's Starlink into the Zimbabwean market is poised to shake up the telecommunications sector, potentially leading to significant changes in service delivery, cost structures, and over...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:59hrs | 2990 | 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 (Zin...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:55hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Villagers fundraise to assist police dog attack victim
Villagers from Bubi, under the Bubi Community Parliament in Matabeleland North, have initiated a fundraising campaign to assist a 17-year-old boy, Sabelo Dube, who is struggling to receive medical tre...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:13hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Minister Mombeshora raps Zimbabwe medical aid service providers
Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora has criticized medical aid service providers for overcharging and exploiting desperate patients. Speaking at the Association of Healthcare Fun...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:22hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Midlands Vet Dept regulates cattle movement
The Midlands Veterinary Services Department has issued a directive to regulate the movement of cattle destined for slaughter. According to a letter dated August 30, Midlands Provincial Veterinary Serv...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 08:05hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
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
Chiefs 'extort' desperate villagers
Traditional leaders in Masvingo are allegedly exploiting villagers by imposing high fees for permission to hold social gatherings, including funerals. Reports indicate that some chiefs are cha...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:22hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Pastor Mboro denied bail
Self-proclaimed prophet Paseka Motshoeneng, also known as Pastor Mboro, was denied bail on Monday in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court.He appeared in court alongside his bodyguard, Vincent Bal...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 18:08hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers blamed for provoking the fatal shooting of 3
Police have blamed soldiers for provoking the fatal shooting of three, who include the killer's 18-year-old girlfriend, by a Rushinga soldier who later took his own life using the same rifle just afte...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 16:48hrs | 1964 | by Staff reporter
Pastor Mboro's church set alight after school skirmish
Pastor Paseka Mboro's Incredible Happenings Church burned to the ground on Tuesday afternoon after a group of youths marched to its premises in Katlehong.Scores of schoolchildren bunked school...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:25hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Zondo was Ramaphosa's last line of defence
President Ramaphosa has on Thursday announced Justice Mandisa Maya as the Chief Justice of the Republic.Maya will take up her position on September 1, replacing the "politically conflicted" Ch...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 08:36hrs | 1424 | by Staff reporter
More than 100 street children roam Bulawayo
Bulawayo is experiencing a troubling rise in the number of children leaving their homes to live and work on the streets, often turning to illegal activities such as drug and substance abuse. Over 100 ...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:40hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
IMF unhappy with Zambia's plan to end dollar use
Zambia's proposed ban on charging foreign currency in local transactions - punishable with 10-year jail terms - might defeat its own purpose, according to the International Monetary Fund.The c...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:38hrs | 16755 | by Staff reporter
US elections have literally become a problematically violent affair
It's rich and absurd for the new US Ambassador to Zimbabwe - Pamela Tremont - to start her first day in her office in Harare by recklessly charging that the US has "problems with elections" in Zimbabw...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:42hrs | 823 | by Jonathan Moyo
No refund, no return policy in shops illegal
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has emphasized the importance of consumers exercising their rights to quality services under the Consumer Protection Act. Consumers dissatisfied with their purcha...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Two American Tourists trampled by Elephants on Zambian soil in 2024
A US tourist from New Mexico was killed by an elephant, after it attacked her vehicle while parked during a safari drive in Zambia on Wednesday.The animal pulled Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, out ...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 20:52hrs | 19 | by Erick Matotoba
Dexter Nduna, two others acquitted of illegally prospecting for gold
Former Zanu-PF Chegutu Member of Parliament, Dexter Nduna, along with two co-accused individuals, has been acquitted of charges related to illegal prospecting for minerals without a license. The verdi...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Anyone refusing to accept ZiG payments will be arrested
Zanu-PF national political commissar Munyaradzi Machacha announced that anyone, including ruling party members, refusing to accept ZiG payments or using inflated exchange rates will be arrested and pr...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:38hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Report businesses that reject the ZiG, says RBZ
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has launched a hotline and WhatsApp number for the public to report businesses that reject the local currency or charge above the offic...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:10hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo hijacks US$40m corrupt ZEC deal
CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other high-profile government officials, corruptly got a windfall from a murky Zimbabwe Election Commission...Published: 28 May 2024 at 12:47hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt threatens to sanction businesses
The government has issued a warning to businesses found pricing their goods and services above the official exchange rate in a bid to stabilize the newly introduced currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)....Published: 28 May 2024 at 10:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's son will learn his fate today
Today, the High Court is set to deliver a verdict on the bail application of Neville Mutsvangwa, son of Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa, who faces charges of illegal foreign currency deali...Published: 22 May 2024 at 10:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimra workers lament poor salaries
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) employees, including those stationed at border posts where they face the temptation of bribes, have declared incapacitation due to their inadequate salaries. These w...Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:56hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans told to approach banks for ZiG, USD
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has enough reserves to satisfy the foreign currency requirements of all legitimate businesses and no company needs to go to the black market to pay for imports, RBZ Govern...Published: 12 Apr 2024 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
126 vacancies unfilled at Zec
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) fired six employees while 126 vacancies remained unfilled, the commission's 2023 annual report has revealed, amid fears the gaps could affect the election manag...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dear Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mushayavanhu
Dear Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 1. Please hire a Comms team ASAP. 2. Part of fostering confidence is having timely, reliable, and accessible means of informing the public in advance of ...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 11:21hrs | 1 | by Anonymous
CCCC President hits out at ZEC
President of Changu Chimuti Chikapinda Chapinda (CCCC) David Chitimbe says the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is charging exorbitant nomination fees after reassuring the presiding officer that money wa...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:52hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Deportees get lifeline at Zimbabwe's points of entry
Thirty-six-year-old Thantabantu Dumani looks lost in thought as he finds his way into a Zimbabwe Red Cross (ZRCS) office in Beitbridge town.Dumani is among the "early birds" that have been fre...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:37hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
UK tightens home care workers' visa regime
Some Zimbabwean home care workers based in the United Kingdom are facing tough times as it has become increasingly difficult to renew their immigration permits. Grosvenor Healthcare, the UK's ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 16:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean tour guide trampled by jumbo in South Africa
A 36-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean tour guide based in neighbouring South Africa, David Kandela, was trampled to death by a charging elephant on Sunday at Gondwana Private Game Reserve.Kandela, from Kar...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle rebate haunts civil servants
CIVIL servants are under probe for allegedly abusing the vehicle rebate system as it emerged that some government employees were importing cars duty free on behalf of other people for a fee.St...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says parastatals should consider receiving payments in Zimdollars
GOVERNMENT has warned departments and parastatals accused of charging for services exclusively in foreign currency, saying they are acting outside the law.Speaking in Parliament during a quest...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 11:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
America: They kill us for sport!
My little story on American sanctionsOnly a few weeks shy of my sixty-first birthday, I have been, until late last week, on United States list of sanctioned Zimbabweans.I have been the...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:12hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Zanu-PF youths in violent clashes
Zanu-PF supporters were left nursing injuries after a violent encounter over a residential stand owned by a deceased party supporter in Grobly Park, Waterfalls in Harare.Zanu-PF shadow council...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to clampdown on imported vehicles
Government has begun mandatory inspections of all imported second-hand vehicles as part of broader assessments to curb the importation of substandard goods into the country.The scope of the ch...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boy (3) drowns while father relieves himself in bushes
A Mount Darwin man lost his son after leaving him at a river while he went to relieve himself in the bush.Anenyasha Kamhande (3) drowned at Mupare river yesterday while the father Givemore was...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 09:25hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo Poly loses US$ fees war
THE High Court has ordered Bulawayo Polytechnic College to stop charging tuition fees and other levies exclusively in United States dollars.This follows a court challenge filed last month by o...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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