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Munatsi family still to decide on burial
THE family of prominent banker and businessman Mr Douglas Munatsi is yet to decide on burial arrangements.Mr Munatsi died early on Monday morning in a mysterious fire at his Harare apartment w...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:25hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Police keen to question Munatsi's last contact
Police are keen to interview a woman believed to be among the last people to see prominent banker, Mr Douglas Munatsi alive before his death in a mysterious fire at his Harare apartment early Monday m...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:35hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
NRZ caught up in nepotism, corruption and maladministration scandals
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is reportedly riddled by allegations of nepotism, corruption and mal-administration with the parastatal's board member and acting general manager Respina Zinyan...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 12:16hrs | 2652 | by Stephen Jakes
Knives out over Shiri estate
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched an investigation into the alleged illegal sale of part of the late national hero and Lands and Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri's estate....Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:41hrs | 3416 | by Staff reporter
Police probe into death of businessman Douglas Munatsi
MEMORANDUMSUBJECT: SUDDEN DEATH BY FIRE OF DOUGLAS MUNATSI AT NUMBER C9 NORTHFIELDS FLATS, CORNER JOSIAH TONGOGARA AND FIFTH AVENUE, HARAREThis memorandum serves to put on record circu...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:29hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
ZEC removes 22 000 from voters roll
More than 22 000 dead people have been removed from the voters rolls in the latest batch of such routine deletions, with a notification and appeal process in place in case a mistake was made, while th...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:31hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Marc Holtzman: His axis with Mnangagwa and CBZ Bank
ON Monday last week - 15 November - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa travelled with a delegation of senior government officials and top business executives to the Intra-African Trade Fair in Du...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 16:54hrs | 1539 | by Staff reporter
Musengezi claims to have strong case against Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF member Sybeth Musengezi, also a local businessman and economist, says he has a strong case against the ruling party which installed President Emmerson Mnangagwa at its helm unconstitutionally ...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 16:53hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
Controversy surrounds Soul Jah Love's estate
CONTROVERSY surrounds the late Zimdancehall chanter, Soul Jah Love's estate with producers and record labels being accused of releasing the late chanter's music without the knowledge of his family or ...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 16:30hrs | 4532 | by Staff Reporter
IDC throws out bids for Deven
TWO local companies seeking a shareholding in Deven Engineering had their bids thrown out after they failed to offer the "best value for money" for the coach builder.Deven's core competence is...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:50hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Bankers plan to establish a new financial behemoth
ON 3 September 2021, The NewsHawks exclusively published a story that government, bankers and investors, including local business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei, are working on a plan to create the bigges...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:45hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
MP calls for local industry support
NYANGA South legislator Supa Mandiwanzira (Zanu-PF) has urged government to support local industries to ensure job creation and grow the foreign currency revenue base.Mandiwanzira made the rem...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:58hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in another scary helicopter landing
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's two helicopters bound for Chimanimani in Manicaland province were Wednesday morning made a sudden U-turn in Mutare.According to reports the choppers later landed...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:24hrs | 5916 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in another mid-air scare
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's two Chimanimani-bound helicopters were yesterday forced to make a U-turn after reaching Mutare only to land in a golf course in Marondera, with one of them landing awkwa...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter
ZBC hikes licence fees
Cabinet received an update in respect of Zimbabwe's Covid-19 response as presented by the Honourable Vice President Dr. CGDN Chiwenga as chairperson of the Ministers' National Committee.The na...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:31hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
ESIDAKENI FARM SAGA: Plot against Obert Mpofu exposed
Obert Mpofu is a popular brand in Zimbabwean politics and media. Mpofu is a man who needs no introduction as he is a political heavyweight who has navigated his way through different political landsca...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 09:54hrs | 2570 | by Nicholas Ncube
'Zimbabwe will be a net power exporter'
ZIMBABWE has commenced several programmes to improve power generation and plug a crippling electricity deficit.The projects are at various stages of completion.Our business reporter, F...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:53hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Councillor pays $750 for rent in two years
A BULAWAYO councillor reportedly leased a council property in 2019 which is fully guarded by council security and to date has only paid $750.Further, despite added costs of securing the ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:13hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Jail for failure to register deceased estates
Family members who fail to register the estate of a deceased relative within 14 days of death can be charged under the Administration of Estates Act with an offence that attracts a penalty of fines or...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:17hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to pay more for water
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has in the interim, reviewed treated and raw water tariffs upwards pending the finalisation of a new tariff.The interim tariff is with effect from...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 16:51hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar
IT IS quite unfortunate that the land reform was politicised. Land resettlement was one of the main reasons for the liberation struggle. The idea was that everyone gets access to land, despite their r...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 16:17hrs | 230 | by Kudakwashe Gwabanayi
Global Update: Which countries attract the most startups?
Starting a business requires guts, perseverance, and a viable idea in any country, but certain countries make it a little simpler for new businesses to get off the ground. America develops more startu...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 11:54hrs | 399 | by Staff Reporter
Maximise on regional protocols to grow trade'
LOCAL businesses should capitalise on regional trading protocols to which Zimbabwe is a signatory to expand their export market and grow foreign currency earnings, ZimTrade chief executive officer, Mr...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:40hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Matanga's name dragged into US$152 000 theft case
POLICE commissioner-general Godwin Matanga's name has been dragged into an unlawful entry and theft case involving US$152 000 in cash and valuables, pitting prominent corporate executive Grace Muradzi...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:05hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive R10m fraudster nabbed, faces extradition
CORDIAL relations between Zimbabwe and South Africa have led to the arrest of a fugitive who swindled a South African company of over R10 million, jumped bail and later sneaked into Zimbabwe where he ...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 12:51hrs | 463 | by Staff Reporter
Netherland gambling adverts will be regulated
The Netherlands persists to prioritise consumer rights in its soon-to-be-launched gambling industry, with the media oversight committee, the Commissariaat Voor de Media (CdvM), and the nation's bettin...Published: 28 Oct 2021 at 18:40hrs | 229 | by Staff Writer
ZACC probes court sheriff
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating High Court Sherriff McDuff Madega for suspected criminal abuse of office and the illegal sale of more than 10 properties attached by the...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:37hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean actor lands role in Scandal!
South African-based model and actor Jerome Galiao has landed a role in one of Mzansi's biggest soapies, "Scandal!".The Harare-based and bred will appear for his first episode on December 28 as...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Investment still hampered by business climate
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Zimbabwe remains very low, with the latest central bank monetary policy stating that the country received a meagre US$22.35 million in the first half of 2021. In 2...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 18:33hrs | 228 | by Victor Bhoroma
Nehanda shrine under siege from illegal gold miners
SITUATED 30km north of Harare is an area of rocky hillsides overlooking the Mazowe River.The area boasts several botanical interests.However, Gomba, as the area is also known, is...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:05hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa acquiring more public debt to fund second term bid
WINNING or losing an election is a referendum on the economy by citizens. More often than not politicians are aware of this fact and, therefore, go out of their way, sometimes, contracting huge debts ...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 889 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Govt to address ballooning housing backlog
GOVERNMENT is working towards developing cluster housing units for low, middle and high-income earners to address the country's ballooning housing backlog, NewsDay Buisness has learnt.This com...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Econet answers church's prayers
Econet Life, a subsidiary of EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited (formerly Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe), has partnered the Zimbabwe Christian Ministers Association (ZCMA) to provide an assortment of insur...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | 2724 | by Staff reporter
'Forex rentals at blackmarket rates illegal'
PROPERTY owners and managers demanding rentals in foreign currency, without giving tenants an option to pay the equivalent in local currency using the auction rate, risk being arrested as the fight ag...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1217 | by Staff reporter
PG orders probe into Esidakeni
Prosecutor General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi has directed the police to investigate possible violations of the exchange control and the tax laws in a transaction that saw two Zimbabweans claiming ownership of...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
ZCC appeals for broadcasting licence
The Government has pledged to assist the ZCC Mutendi Church to acquire a broadcasting licence for one of its educational colleges as part of ongoing efforts to take broadcasting services to the people...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
PG orders probe into farm purchase
Prosecutor General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi has directed the police to investigate possible violations of the exchange control and the tax laws in a transaction that saw two Zimbabweans claiming ownership of...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:52hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Cash-only businesses dodging taxes
Harare's downtown businesses and other informal sector players have found a way of avoiding taxes by demanding cash transactions only, and strictly in US dollars, forcing customers to buy the greenbac...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Property dispute takes new twist
A local company, Bariadie Investments (Pvt) Ltd, which is still trying to gain ownership of a Mount Pleasant property despite having lost in the High Court, has now attacked the judge who heard the ca...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:28hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Businessman files complaint against High Court judge over property deal
HARARE businessman Kingston Hamutendi Munyawarara, the executive director of Bariadie Investments (Private) Limited, has lodged an official complaint against High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi (...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:24hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
5 arrested with 12 diamonds after tip-off
FIVE people have been arrested in Mutare after they were found in possession of 12 diamonds weighing 75 carats.The value of the diamonds is yet to be ascertained as investigations continue....Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:44hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Cigarette smugglers fined $12 000
THE 34 smugglers arrested while smuggling 76 cases of export quality Remmington Gold cigarettes into South Africa last week were each fined $12 000 (or three months) by Beitbridge resident magistrate ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi's estate in court over tax evasion
TUKU Music Promotions, represented by the late music icon Oliver Mtukudzi's daughter Samantha Mtukudzi, is today expected to appear in court on allegations of failing to pay income tax returns and val...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 19:32hrs | 1022 | by Staff reporter
Thousands face eviction from council farm
Harare City Council has secured a court order to evict thousands of families who were settled illegally on its Crowborough Farm's Lot 2 of Parkridge Estate by land barons.The matter has been w...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:16hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Dog fight as Tuku daughter divorces
A DOG is reputed to be man or woman's best friend and this certainly seems to be the case for Samantha Mtukudzi, the daughter of the late great Tuku, who demanded that Alvin Jazz, a maltese breed that...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:13hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Gift Nyoni wins UK writers award
Zimbabwean-born writer Gift Nyoni has continued to lift the Zimbabwean flag in the United Kingdom and recently won the New Black and Minority ethnic writers award.Nyoni won the New Black and M...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:11hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's new Ponzi scheme
FOLLOWING the MDC's dizzying electoral defeats at the hands of Zanu-PF in March 2013 and July 2018, the opposition outfit lost most of its traditional Western funding as donors turned off the funding ...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:11hrs | 274 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Biti seeks trial delay
The lawyer representing two Harare men who allegedly erected an illegal billboard in Borrowdale, Mr Tendai Biti, has for the second time sought a trial delay by asking for more State papers.Mr...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:53hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa farm invaders face 30 days in jail
EIGHT people, recently arrested for illegally occupying part of businessman-cum-politician, Phillip Chiyangwa's Sinoia Citrus Estates, have been fined $2 500 each or face 30 days imprisonment....Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 20:03hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
War veterans tell Chadzamira to quit post
CHIREDZI war veterans have called for the removal from office of minister of State for Masvingo Ezra Chadzamira (pictured), accusing him of corruptly allocating land in the district to outsiders while...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 18:54hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
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