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Former minister's children fight over estate
Former Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Nelson Samkange's children are entangled in a battle over the control of their late father's farm, which has affected Rukoba Secondary School operat...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1126 | 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 | 3345 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and his love for expensive jets
At a time when Finance minister Mthuli Ncube is implementing austerity measures that have only brought more suffering to ordinary Zimbabweans, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is behaving as if he is from...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:45hrs | 5105 | by Benjamin Manzini
Mugabe stews in legal bills
FOR over 37 years, former president Robert Mugabe had remained untouchable as many citizens suffered in silence at the hands of the autocratic leader. But when his rule came to a dramatic end nearly t...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:33hrs | 3520 | by Staff reporter
Spiritual significance of lobola/ roora
Calls to abolish the payment of lobola/roora are associated with some feminist perspective, which decries it as the major cause of inequalities between the sexes. Arguments against it are well establi...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1387 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Bogus lawyer arrested for fraud
A BOGUS lawyer, Descent Moyo, who allegedly masqueraded as a housing estate agent, was nabbed last week and brought to court on charges of duping a Harare property owner of his money after being hired...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:03hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
CBZ garnishes all Dembare's financial sources?
DYNAMOS' failure to settle a $247 505 debt owed to CBZ Bank, which has seen their accounts at Stewart Bank and BanABC being garnished, could destroy the Glamour Boys' relationship with their principal...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:56hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Pre-monitory policy statement expectations
Expectations are high as the market awaits the presentation of the first monitory policy statement (MPS) of 2019 by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in the coming days. The bank knows the weight of hyperi...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:58hrs | 1021 | by Victor Bhoroma
Can Air Zimbabwe be run profitably?
Air Zimbabwe was placed under reconstruction on 4 October 2018 after operating for over 51 years in the skies. The airline has debts of over $350 million that are weighing down any restructuring exerc...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:54hrs | 391 | by Victor Bhoroma
The best online casinos in 2019
Many gamblers will have noticed. In 2019, numerous new online casinos entered the market again, offering players high bonuses that lure them to make a deposit. However, as last year, there are some ca...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:45hrs | 76 | by Staff Reporter
How cryptocurrencies can rescue Zimbabwe
On September 17, 2018 media houses were abuzz with the news that the then newly appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube was considering cryptocurrencies as an option for Zimbabwe's economic turnaround...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:00hrs | 562 | by Masotsha Charles Matlobo
Thomas Mapfumo claims $1,2 million defamation damages
United STATES-based Zimbabwean Chimurenga music guru, Thomas 'Mukanya' Mapfumo has approached the High Court seeking over $1,2 million from a local journalist for allegedly defaming him following the ...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:13hrs | 1396 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's top cop sued over $167,000 electricity debt
FORMER Police Deputy Commissioner-General, Innocent Matibiri, has been taken to court by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), which is seeking payment of $167 109 fo...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:12hrs | 4325 | by Staff reporter
Calls for Zimbabwe to join Rand Monetary Union grow
Zimbabwe must seriously look into the possibility of joining the Rand Monetary Union as the central bank mulls introducing a fresh monetary policy tool to alleviate foreign currency shortages, the hea...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:44hrs | 3243 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MDC MP faces jail over bank loan
FORMER MDC legislator Paul Madzore risks civil imprisonment after he was taken to court by CBZ Bank Limited over a $22 000 debt.The financial institution issued summons for civil imprisonment ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:38hrs | 1094 | by Staff reporter
Banks plunge into fresh crisis
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) shot down an urgent request by commercial banks to raise interest rates and transaction charges at a crisis meeting held in Harare last week, arguing the move would ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:35hrs | 2985 | by Staff reporter
Government committed to implementing reforms
The new administration under the leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has shown serious commitment in amending major reforms, which are mainly economic, political and media reforms, as shown by ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 11:45hrs | 891 | by Gift Mashoko
Zimbabwe looks to tackle telecom fraud with technology
Despite an ambitious economic reform agenda, Zimbabwe's economic freedom score dropped down 3.6 points to a mere 40.4 on the Heritage Foundation's latest Index of Economic Freedom, making its economy ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 09:38hrs | 575 | by Agencies
Bank sued over Zifa debt
Daisy Guest House is suing EcoBank for allowing Zifa to access funds in its account after the football-controlling body's money had been attached over their failure to pay for $161 762 in accommodatio...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:46hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Matter of fact
ON Tuesday we reported, in an article entitled, "...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:37hrs | 183 | by Editor
Africa money to bankroll US$3 billion Russian deal
A US$3 billion platinum deal between Zimbabwe and Russia is now mired in controversy after it emerged this week that the funding for the project will come from African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:26hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pesters South Africa for lines of credit
Zimbabwe's government continues to explore avenues of attracting lines of credit from neighbouring South Africa after the continent's most prosperous nation rebuffed an earlier request by Harare for a...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:26hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Can Air Zimbabwe be run profitably?
AIR Zimbabwe was placed under reconstruction on October 4 2018 after operating for over 51 years in the skies.The airline has debts exceeding US$350 million that are weighing down the restruct...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:25hrs | 244 | by Victor Bhoroma
Frantic talks fail to unlock NRZ logjam
A SERIES of meetings this week aimed at ending the stalemate in the finalisation of the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation deal failed to break the deadlock among the ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:23hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Business complicit in Zimbabwe's economic woes
CHIEF executive officers from across the African continent have been meeting in the resort town of Victoria Falls for the last three days in a bid to find lasting solutions to the economic crisis faci...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:23hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa offers Air Zimbabwe to Ethiopia?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reported to have offered Ethiopian Airlines a de3al to takeover and run the beleaguered and indebted Air Zimbabwe.This was revealed by veteran author and journa...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 14:06hrs | 7823 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zupco privatisation on course
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) said yesterday its privatisation is on course as private investors have shown interest. Acting chief executive officer Evaristo Madangwa told New ...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 08:34hrs | 1617 | by Staff reporter
All aboard Zupco: Is this a rebirth or stillbirth?
This article is a follow-up to my previous one, Kombi nation: Re-imagining our urban transport system.In that article, I presented a number of options on how we could improve our public transp...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1403 | by Mike Murenzvi
Con-artist dupes minister, Zanu-PF MP
A SERIAL Harare conman allegedly masqueraded as former Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Mafios Cheda to dupe several prominent people, among them Defence deputy minister Victor Matemadanda and Bubi l...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1497 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe sues butchery over debt
Former President Robert Mugabe's family business, Gushungo Holdings has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel businessman, Blessing Murondiwa, to pay $28 000 being outstanding balance o...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:27hrs | 4022 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe clears IMF debt
The International Monetary Fund, IMF has revealed that Zimbabwe has already cleared all its outstanding debts.Director of Communication with the International Monetary Fund Gerry Rice revealed...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 16:16hrs | 10179 | by NewZimbabwe.com
SADC a toothless bulldog
Sadc as a regional body presiding over issues of the member countries must up their game if they want to remain relevant in this new political era.It's high time African youths come toge...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 15:22hrs | 599 | by Leonard Koni
10 point plan to save Zimbabwe
Founder of the Coalition for Market and Liberal Solutions (COMALISO) Rejoice Ngwenya says Zimbabwe needs to adopt liberal economics for it to be extricated from its current problemsNgwen...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 12:35hrs | 4723 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mugabe's minister to lose property
Former Health deputy minister Edwin Muguti has once again drawn the High Court whip as he is set to lose property in a case between him and African Century Limited.In a notice published yester...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 10:19hrs | 2834 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Kereke to lose hospital, house over $3,2m debt
INCARCERATED former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe adviser Munyaradzi Kereke, who is serving a 10-year jail sentence for rape, is set to lose his hospital and his Mount Pleasant property after CBZ Bank peti...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:45hrs | 1266 | by Staff reporter
Problems at Eskom won't affect Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has assured its clients that the power generation challenges being experienced by its South African supplier, Eskom would not spill over into Zimbabwe ...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:42hrs | 725 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube pledges to tackle capital flight
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube on Monday pledged to support food and beverage manufacturer, Nestle Private Limited, as government desperately tries to contain capital flight.A large number of c...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:40hrs | 1604 | by Staff reporter
UZ student claims $600 from ex-lover
A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe student is claiming $600 which she lent her former lover while they were still dating in July last year.Karen Manyama dragged her former lover Shepard Marekani to the ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 16:37hrs | 3324 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ex-minister produce fake invoices to avoid paying debts
FORMER deputy agriculture minister Paddy Zhanda produced fake invoices at the High Court in a bid to avoid property at his mine being attached over a debt.The undisclosed amount was owed the Z...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 09:01hrs | 4632 | by newzimbabwe
Wrangle over Zimbabwe diamond mine continues
THE stalemate over the pricing of River Ranch Mine, situated in the border town of Beitbridge, continues unabated as the owners, Rani Investments, and potential buyers, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamo...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:40hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
BCC forex revenue slightly improves
THE Bulawayo City Council's foreign currency revenues have slightly improved following its decision to charge international companies in forex for services rendered. In December, the local aut...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:26hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Zim students in Russia turn to prostitution for survival
Zimbabwe Students in Russia have written a damning Twitter thread exposing how the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has abandoned them in the Eastern European country.The students wh...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 06:59hrs | 3302 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ethiopian Airlines executives confront Mnangagwa
Ethiopian Airlines executives have demanded US$18 million stuck in Zimbabwe during a meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Mnangagwa met Ethiopian Airlines CEO Ethiopian Airlines Group Chi...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 19:06hrs | 8572 | by ZimLive
Knives out for Thomas Mapfumo
A former manager of Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo's Blacks Unlimited, Cuthbert Chiromo, has been dragged into the controversial fallout between Mapfumo and his former spokesperson Blessing Va...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 19:14hrs | 7562 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown alarms Amnesty
A new briefing by Amnesty International documents how the Zimbabwean authorities have mounted a brutal crackdown and violence against protesters, using killings and torture, among other serious human ...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:23hrs | 402 | by Amnesty International
Chamisa digs in on Mnangagwa talks
Pressure mounted on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance Nelson Chamisa last week to engage in dialogue to solve the country's worsening economic and political crisis.Chamisa ignored ...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:21hrs | 1430 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe can raise 70% funding locally'
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe has potential to mobilise 70 percent of funding needed to finance key infrastructure projects on the domestic market, a s...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:50hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF feeds Govt economic drive
The ruling party last December held its Annual People's Conference in Esigodini where a number of resolutions that centre on the economy were passed.But over and above the resolutions, we had ...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:49hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Dairibord boss calls for new Zimbabwe currency
DAIRIBORD Holdings Limited chief executive officer Mr Antony Mandiwanza has waded into the debate over the re-introduction of a local currency, saying using the US dollar to produce pushes up operatin...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:47hrs | 1430 | by Staff reporter
Zimra adds 20 000 new taxpayers
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) registered 20 000 new taxpayers last year as it ratcheted up efforts to increase tax compliance.Revenues accrued to the national purse in the 11-month pe...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:43hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
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