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Rushed Zim Dollar introduction cost the economy
The Zimbabwean government recently gazetted the Finance Bill (H.B.4 of 2020) which validates the fiscal changes that were tabled in the Mid-Term budget review in July 2020. The Bill amends the Gains T...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:17hrs | 1095 | by Victor Bhoroma
Govt salary talks collapse
GOVERNMENT salary talks broke down last week, with teachers saying they will boycott classes when schools reopen for examination classes next week as a result.The Apex Council, an umbrella bod...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:38hrs | 4719 | by Staff reporter
Global trade unions rally behind ZCTU
THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has set aside tomorrow, September 23, for global mass protests in solidarity with the poorly-paid Zimbabwean workers.In a statement, Zimbabwe...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:30hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt promises 200 000 new houses by 2023
At least 200 000 new houses will be constructed by 2023, while apartments that are unfit for human habitation will be rebuilt and informal settlements revamped as part of a raft of measures to overhau...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:40hrs | 228 | by Staff Reporter
5 civil servants up for theft of donated clothes
THE trial of five government employees in the Chikomba district development co-ordinator (DDC)'s office, who allegedly stole donations for victims of a hailstorm which swept across Chivhu in november ...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:53hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe coming apart at the seams
In Zimbabwe, pregnant women are left alone in hospitals to give birth, taps have run dry in major urban centers, infrastructure has all but collapsed and more than half the population needs food aid....Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Misheck Sibanda set for exit in retirement age shake-up
Chief Cabinet Secretary Misheck Sibanda is set to be retired after 17 years in the job.Sibanda is being forced to stand down after President Emmerson Mnangagwa approved the harmonisation of th...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 20:02hrs | 3062 | by Staff reporter
Bonus, salary hike for civil servants
CIVIL servants are set for a happy end of year as the Government has assured them that they will receive their bonus while modalities are also being worked out to continue with foreign currency allowa...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:06hrs | 2164 | by Staff reporter
Housing nightmare for Beitbridge civil servants
SCORES of Beitbridge civil servants continue to live in squalid conditions because government is taking long to officially hand over a cluster of houses built for its workers four months ago.S...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:45hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Govt adopts quarterly salary reviews
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday said government had now resolved to review civil servants' salaries after every three months to hedge against runaway inflation rate.Ncube announced the...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:32hrs | 5040 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube reviewing civil service pay
Civil service salaries are being reviewed to cushion them against the rise in prices of goods and services since the last rise and Government will soon make an announcement regarding the US$75 a month...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:04hrs | 1770 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance says ZUPCO monopoly a threat to public safety
Zimbabwe's public transport network should be opened up to private players, the MDC Alliance has demanded after condemning the ZUPCO service as "inefficient" and a threat to public safety.ZUPC...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 18:32hrs | 2136 | by Staff reporter
Early Christmas for Zimbabwe civil servants
CIVIL servants are set to continue receiving US$75 COVID-19 allowances each until December. Government had initially indicated that the facility would run for three months from June this year,...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 07:15hrs | 7048 | by Stff reporter
Civil servants forex payment extended
GOVERNMENT has pledged to extend the foreign currency non-taxable Covid-19 allowance for civil servants and pensioners to December as it maintains its position of providing a living wage for its emplo...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:50hrs | 2656 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa counters Chiwenga move
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cut soldiers' extended retirement age from 70 to 65, effectively reversing an extension made by his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga in 2018.In August 2018, Chiwen...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:30hrs | 28779 | by Staff reporter
Retailers reel under diminished demand
RETAIL outlets and corporates are reeling from a major reduction in sales volumes with some facing closure as a result of shrinking disposable income due to a weakened local currency and impact of the...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 2812 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe acquires drones for border surveillance
GOVERNMENT has acquired drones for surveillance and patrolling of the country's porous borders as part of efforts to capacitate security personnel in addressing security challenges posed by border jum...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:12hrs | 1890 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 recovery rate impressive
GOVERNMENT interventions to curb the spread of Covid-19 are paying off as the country has recorded a significant rise in the number of recovering patients from less than 26 percent to over 80 percent ...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 05:59hrs | 784 | by Staff reporter
Forex auction system has failed, claims Mashakada
THE forex auction system introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in June this year to contain the black market and stabilise the economy has been a major failure and will not achieve targeted resul...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 19:37hrs | 1512 | by Staff reporter
We must not politicise the Zimbabwean judiciary system
Zimbabwe has been on the social media, news , whatsapp and any other news outlet took time to cast a flood light upon Zimbabwe. Indeed the world in now global village and any events in any country are...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 13:08hrs | 4093 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Govt accounts shambolic: Auditor-General
GOVERNMENT'S books of accounts are in a shambolic state amid revelations it has no balance sheet, making accountability for its assets impossible with some civil servants being promoted without the pr...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1865 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube cuts wage bill to below 50%
THE Government has managed to bring down the proportion of the public wage bill in the national budget from 92 percent in 2017 to below 50 percent, resulting in fiscal surpluses that have been investe...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 06:46hrs | 3192 | by Staff reporter
Govt engages civil servants over salaries
Virtual meetings and other avenues are being considered by the Government to speed up talks on civil servants salaries. Consultations with civil servants representatives on a possible date to ...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 06:45hrs | 1888 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU plots lunch hour protests
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has mobilised its members to embark on lunch hour protests starting Monday to push for United States dollar based salaries in light of the free falling eco...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 07:35hrs | 2416 | by Staff reporter
Forex auction system has failed: Mashakada
THE forex auction system introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in June this year to contain the black market and stabilise the economy has been a major failure and will not achieve targeted resul...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 07:34hrs | 2680 | by Staff reporter
Businesses warned for flouting forex auction rate
GOVERNMENT has condemned the practice by some businesses to charge people paying in local currency using rates that are above the foreign currency auction rate. Most shops are not adhering to ...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:07hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe ever going to be a nation?
AS expected, Zimbabwe is again in the limelight, attracting condemnation from the region and abroad. And again, Zanu-PF remains arrogant that there is no crisis in Zimbabwe. This is despite that the c...Published: 24 Aug 2020 at 07:13hrs | 486 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Ramaphosa's ANC is 'accused number one' for corruption
I write this letter to you, my fellow ANC member, as our movement and our country face one of the greatest challenges since the advent of democracy.I am sure that you are aware that across the...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 20:42hrs | 1010 | by Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa
Zimbabwe flares up in flames.... as SB Moyo becomes face of yet another coup
As Zimbabwe flares up in flames in the latest repressive rendition of the country's multi-layered political crisis, the regime in Harare has ostrich-style decided to firmly bury its head in the ...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 14:20hrs | 32375 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
'We don't need Cabinet' - Varombo Movement
Cabinet ministers are appointed by the President from the pool of Members of Parliament and only 5 can be professionals not MPs. Their appointment is at the sole pleasure of, the President and he can ...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 09:24hrs | 2387 | by Ms Tendayi Mudehwe
Schools not yet ready for re-opening
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) once again announced an exclusionary examinations' calendar. Grade 7, Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examinations are to be conducted this November...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 07:45hrs | 1291 | by ARTUZ Information dept
'I'm a Zim doctor, the COVID-19 crisis is worse than you imagine'
YOU may have heard about the seven babies stillborn at Harare Hospital in one day at the end of July. From the maternity register that night, you can see that the infants were on average a healthy wei...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 07:42hrs | 1277 | by African Arguments
Zimsec's apartheid examinations must fail!
The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council, ZIMSEC once again announced an exclusionary examinations' calendar. Grade 7, Ordinary level and Advanced level examinations are to be conducted this November ...Published: 20 Aug 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1040 | by Artuz
Chiwenga restructures health ministry
GOVERNMENT has started restructuring the country's healthcare system and has since assured health workers that efforts are underway to ensure that they return to work.Vice-President Constantin...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 17:57hrs | 8293 | by Staff reporter
Civil service salary talks in progress
DESPITE disruptions caused by Covid-19-induced restrictions, the Government is willing to conclude negotiations with unions representing civil servants over wages and other employment terms this month...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:12hrs | 2230 | by Staff reporter
Can you please leave Tendai Biti alone!!
We have a government that has no morals, no qualms when it comes to corruption. The president has no shame when it comes to looting national resources and treasury coffers. The money that was allocate...Published: 18 Aug 2020 at 09:24hrs | 6622 | by Nomazulu Thata
Catholic Church is bigger than Zanu PF
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa openly attacked the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishop Conference (ZCBC) Archbishop Robert Ndlovu in particular. Let me remind you that the Catholic Church is not ...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 07:26hrs | 2547 | by Concerned
War vets ratchet pressure on Mthuli Ncube
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has cranked pressure on the government demanding to have an increment similarly awarded to security forces.According to the l...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 19:30hrs | 5670 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's endemic corruption needs strong institutions
ONE thing that has hurt Zimbabwe is the politics of impunity – that one steals money and still gets away with it.Corruption is fundamentally a problem of governance. It thrives in economies ...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 09:51hrs | 212 | by Tawanda Zinyama
Govt warns banks over civil servants COVID-19 allowances
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it would not tolerate the practise by banks and shops to inflate prices on goods purchased using the United States dollar CoVID-allowance given to civil servants and pensione...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 09:47hrs | 1151 | by Staff reporter
We must Occupy the Decision making tables @40!
The truth has to be said when there is nothing much left to life to protect. Life is unbearably difficult for many of us and l have personally felt the de...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 21:34hrs | 902 | by Ms Tendayi Lynnette Mudehwe
Mhlahlandlela Govt Complex closed
MHLAHLANDLELA Government Complex in Bulawayo was yesterday forced to temporarily shut down after the Agritex Department fumigated its offices without notice during working hours. The complex h...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:49hrs | 1191 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa spoils soldiers, police
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to continue improving security forces' working conditions in "recognition of the role and sacrifices" they have made "in the conduct of their duties".I...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 07:17hrs | 15615 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to lift kombis ban
THE Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) has called on the government to lift the ban on privately-operated commuter omnibuses to ease transport woes and curb the spread of COVID-19 at ranks where co...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 08:18hrs | 2041 | by Staff reporter
Misappropriations of national funds
Although considered as one of the mineral hubs of southern Africa, the country finds itself in the deep end financially grappling to stay afloat. Zimbabwe's mineral resources include amongst other chr...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 18:20hrs | 160 | by Sandra Bvungidzire
Masarira pens open letter to Mnangagwa
Linda Masarira, leader of the opposition LEAD party, has penned an open letter to the country's President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, over the country's status quo.Masarira who some believe is linked...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 22:00hrs | 9734 | by Daniel Itai, Harare, Zimbabwe
Civil servants push for another wage hike
Civil Servants have made fresh wage demands on the government as Zimbabwe's economy battles rising inflation and a weakening domestic currency.Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe secretary...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 21:52hrs | 3927 | by Staff reporter
Strong institutions needed in fight against corruption
WHILE reasonable progress has been made in strengthening capacity to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and accountability in the management of national resources, the institutional framework for dealin...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 09:08hrs | 523 | by Tawanda Zinyama
GNU best way out of Zimbabwe crisis
UNITED Kingdom-based lawyer and blogger Alex Magaisa last month published a list of beneficiaries of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) farm mechanisation programme, that included cabinet ministers, Z...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 09:06hrs | 2315 | by Staff reporter
No pay for striking nurses
STRIKING health workers did not receive their July salaries after the Health Services Board (HSB) implemented the no-work-no-pay principle but talks are underway for them to be put back on the payroll...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 08:46hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
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