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Khaya Moyo's journey over the years
Zanu-PF secretary for Information and Publicity Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo, who died yesterday at the age of 76, was born in Plumtree, Matabeleland South on October 1 1945 to Mr Robert Khaya Ngulani ...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:24hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's latest bid to arrest price distortions
THE National Competitiveness Commission (NCC) is currently engaging manufacturers and producers countrywide to establish pricing formulae , a strategy meant to arrest the current distortions on cost o...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Legislative reform agenda buttresses Mnangagwa's sincerity
This is the second part of a trilogy of articles that I am writing outlining the reform agenda being pursued by President Mnangagwa in the Second Republic. In the previous article I dwelt on political...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:16hrs | 3 | by Nick Mangwana
Mnangagwa swoops on cartels and monopolies over pricing
GOVERNMENT has begun enforcing a combination of strategies to break monopolies and foster competition among companies in key sectors providing basic commodities, which have come under siege from price...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MPs want independent consumer rights body
Parliamentarians in the National Assembly have called on Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu to establish the envisaged Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) as an independent body to effective...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mudenda blocks fuel situation debate
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday shot down a request by MPs to discuss the fuel situation in the country as a matter of urgency, saying legislators will get a chance to grill E...Published: 22 May 2019 at 16:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
The rationale behind Mnangagwa's pro-poor interventions
Since October last year prices of most basic commodities and services have been on an upward trajectory making life difficult for the majority of people. Manufacturers, retailers and other sup...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:49hrs | 3 | by Khumbulani Vodlaza Sibanda
Zanu-PF infighting stifling law reforms - thinktank
LEGAL watchdog, Veritas has blamed the slow paced passing of laws in parliament to Zanu-PF's continued infighting and inherent suspicions among the party faithful."This failure may have been a...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Parly adjourns
PARLIAMENT has adjourned for more than a month, but portfolio committees will be sitting, while plenary sessions are on recess. The National Assembly adjourned last week on Thursday, while Sen...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Civil servants' duty free cars importation details released
Government has given civil servants the green light to import cars duty-free as President Mnangagwa's administration continues to cushion its workers through non-monetary incentives. The Gover...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 07:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Give consumers arresting powers'
BULAWAYO residents yesterday called on government to formulate policies that give residents' associations arresting and price-monitoring powers as Parliament crafts the Consumer Protection Bill....Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Honeymoon over for reckless directors
Employees and minority shareholders have edged closer to getting powers to take legal action against directors for breach of good faith when the Companies and Other Entities Bill, currently before Par...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 22:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Consumer Protection Bill gazetted
Government has gazetted the Consumer Protection Bill which seeks to protect consumers of goods and services against unnecessary price increases by businesses.The Bill, now cited as the Zimbabw...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament to resume sitting end of January
PARLIAMENT will resume business on January 29 next year after breaking for the festive season. Both the National Assembly and Senate adjourned last week on Thursday after the former had passed the 201...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 20:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hefty fines for price hikes
Retailers and manufacturers who increase prices of goods and services without justification will face heavy Government fines under a new consumer protection law that fosters fair business practices....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt crafts law to protect consumers
GOVERNMENT is crafting a Bill to protect consumers from profiteering business entities, Industry and Commerce Minister Nqobizitha Ndlovu has said. The move comes at a time the country has expe...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Hefty fines for price hikes
Retailers and manufacturers who increase prices of goods and services without justification will face heavy Government fines under a new consumer protection law that fosters fair business practices....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi urges legislators to prioritise Bills enactment
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday challenged Parliament to ensure that most, if not all the 29 Bills outlined by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his legislative agenda on Tuesday, were attend...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lays down legislative agenda
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially opened the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe, and pronounced the legislative agenda which is guided by the need to align laws to the new constitution, to further d...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 12:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Expired goods flood Harare
EXPIRED goods, including food items, are being sold openly on the streets of Harare, a situation experts say poses a serious health hazard to citizens.An investigation by Standardbusiness reve...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 10:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Prices of basic goods soar in Bulawayo
The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe says business people operating in the country are defying simple business ethics by taking consumers for granted in their pricing regime which has seen most prices...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 15:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
A haven of fake products
As the Christmas shopping season begins in earnest and the public scouts for the best bargains, there is need to be on the lookout for fake products.Investigations carried out by The Sunday Ma...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 08:57hrs | | by Tendai Chara
All set for 4th Zimbabwe Service Excellence Awards
Captains of industry and several cabinet ministers are expected to grace the 4th Zimbabwe Service Excellence Awards which will be held at Cresta Lodge on the 30th of November 2015. The Zimbabwe Servic...Published: 20 Oct 2015 at 18:26hrs | 1 | by Rinos Mautsa
Mugabe's correct speech
Address by His Excellency the President Robert Mugabe on the Occasion of the Official Opening of the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of Zimbabwe: 15th September...Published: 16 Sep 2015 at 00:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Ministry accuses retailers of cheating customers
THE Ministry of Industry and Commerce has accused retailers of cheating customers by under packing commodities, warning that they risk being slapped with penalties, Radio Dialogue reported....Published: 23 Jan 2015 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
MPs to hold Q & A with Mugabe
The Clerk of Parliament, Mr Austin Zvoma, says the new constitution has provisions for Presidential Question and Answer times in the house should the need arise.Mr Zvoma was answering question...Published: 30 Sep 2013 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
New Consumer Bill,'... stop counterfeit drugs entering Zimbabwe'
Zimbabwe's Consumer Protection Bill is yet to be finalised, the bill will empower the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe and is aimed at breaking new grounds on consumer rights-related issues.The M...Published: 24 Jan 2011 at 23:55hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
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