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Leisure resort forced to close by raw sewage
BULAWAYO's collapsing sewerage system has been blamed for the closure of one of the city's prime tourist attractions, Umguza Yacht Club, as raw affluent from treatment plants is being discharged into ...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Tourism sector seeks tax reviews
TOURISM players have pleaded with Treasury to review the 15% value-added tax (VAT) on foreign accommodation, the 2% transactional tax and duty exemption for car rental owners in order to make the coun...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:48hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Foreign suppliers threaten TelOne services over $18m debt
STATE-OWNED telecoms operator, TelOne, has been threatened with service disruption by critical foreign suppliers, who include West Indian Ocean Cable Company (Wiocc) and China-EximBank, among others, ...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Harare to roll out pre-paid water meters in January
HARARE City Council says it will roll out pre-paid water meters in January next year, with an initial target of 100 000 households, but this will be on voluntary basis after protestations by residents...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Supply, price of commodities normalise
Interventions by the government to normalise the supply of goods especially fuel and basic commodities are bearing fruit as fuel queues have disappeared with supermarkets shelves filled to the brim an...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 18:17hrs | 5385 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho community build own Zibalongwe Secondary School
BACKGROUND TO THE ZIBALONGWE SECONDARY SCHOOL PROJECTTsholotsho rural district residents at large face serious life challenges which include poverty, crime, unemployment, and a huge number of tee...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 16:25hrs | 970 | by Staf reporter
'Mthuli Ncube's 2c tax unsustainable'
Industry says the controversial Intermediary Money Transfer Tax should be amended in the upcoming 2019 National Budget to improve the ease of doing business in the country.The Confederation of...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 10:14hrs | 2666 | by Staff reporter
Enough fuel for festive season, says Minister
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo has assured the nation of enough fuel supplies during the forthcoming festive season. In an interview on the sidelines of the just ended 20...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:28hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
RBZ boss refuses to scrap bond notes
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya yesterday defended the use of bond notes saying the real cause of problems facing the economy was not the surrogate currency but ballooning ele...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:02hrs | 5761 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to announce diamond policy
MINES minister Winston Chitando says he expects to announce a diamond policy later this month, which will also regularise the operations of the State-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC)...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:28hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
$1 million gas depot for Bulawayo
LP Gas firm, Matsa Energy, is in the process of setting up a $1 million depot in Bulawayo, a move which will increase supplies and create more job opportunities for locals.The gas depot will b...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:55hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa puts Mutsvangwa to the sword
Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet responsible for presidential communications George Charamba (GC) says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's former special advisor, Chris Mutsvangwa, shoul...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 18:38hrs | 15720 | by Staff reporter
5 Benefits of using YouTube Video Downloader
YouTube is a prime platform that offers free movies, videos, songs and many more for the convenience of the users. The users require the need high-quality video content online. Do you have any issues ...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 12:42hrs | 2038 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa courts Africa's vote on sanctions
President Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday on a two-day State visit at the invitation of President Alpha Condé and will use the occasion to appeal for African support in Zimbabwe's efforts to re-enga...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:17hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Mangudya beyond reproach
Despite explosive broadsides being fired at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya, the 55-year-old neoclassical economist-turned banker will stay on in his job until February 2023....Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:43hrs | 3452 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe diamond output to shatter records'
THE Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company is expected to smash production records as it guns for a three million carat haul this year, driven by US$100 million invested in operations over the last two...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:41hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Afreximbank pledges to continue assisting Zimbabwe
AFRICAN Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has pledged to continue assisting Zimbabwe meet its financial needs, saying all the loans extended to local entities by the bank have performed to expectation,...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 12:54hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets $1 billion bailout?
The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended a $1 billion loan to Zimbabwe to guarantee the convertibility value of Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) balances into United States dollars a...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 15:08hrs | 13663 | by Staff reporter
Renewing Mangudya's term an insult
George Charamba's revelation that John Mangudya's term is about to be renewed is nauseating, cynical, contemptuous, disrespectful and an insult to the suffering masses of Zimbabwe.Charamba is ...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 12:18hrs | 1637 | by Jacob Mafume, MDC National Spokesperson
Royal Bafokeng subsidiary embroiled in Zimbabwe fuel confusion?
Government insiders have alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special advisor Christopher Mutsvangwa, was hammering Sakunda Holdings boss Kudakwashe Tagwirei because he was keen to replace domi...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 06:13hrs | 2373 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei drives wedge between Mnangagwa, allies
Businessman Kuda Tagwirei, has triggered off fresh fissures within Zanu-PF and government, with the Sakunda Holdings founder wittingly or unwittingly driving a wedge between President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:30hrs | 6545 | by Staff reporter
Foreign firms show interest in Zimbabwe's new fuel pipeline
Government is in discussions with two foreign companies interested in setting up a second fuel pipeline connecting Zimbabwe and Beira, the port–city of Mozambique, according to Energy and Power Deve...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:19hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube splurges $11m on war vets' children
Zimbabwe's cash- strapped government is splashing close to $11 million on school fees for war veterans' children.This comes as government is failing to adequately fund the Basic Education Assi...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 11:47hrs | 4294 | by Staff reporter
'Queen Bee' company to supply Zimbabwe with 1.6 billion litres of fuel
THE fuel supply situation in the country has stabilised after local petroleum giant Sakunda Holdings and its partners last week provided Government with 100 million litres of fuel, which will only be ...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:20hrs | 8121 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks fingered in US dollar scams
Market indiscipline in the local financial services sector necessitated the separation of Foreign Currency Accounts (FCAs) and real time gross settlement (RTGS) accounts, Finance and Economic Developm...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:17hrs | 2266 | by Staff reporter
CDC concerned about Zimbabwe's currency issues
The Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) has expressed concern over Zimbabwe's currency situation after Treasury resolved tax compliance issues around a long-delayed $100m loan that was extended...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 21:20hrs | 2206 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's net closing in on fuel dealers
The net is closing in on fuel dealers who stand accused of abusing their foreign currency allocation from the central bank amid revelations a syndicate of Zambian fuel smugglers was [on Wednesday] nab...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 21:19hrs | 5398 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's quest for debt forgiveness thrown out
Zimbabwe's quest to pursue the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt forgiveness option has been thrown into disarray amid resistance from the United States and government's decision to rebase th...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 21:18hrs | 2193 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa spills the beans on 'Queen Bee'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor Christopher Mutsvangwa yesterday launched an astonishing attack against Zanu-PF benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei, claiming that he is now a source of divisions in ...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 13:29hrs | 13995 | by Staff reportwr
Indian Vice-President called in to end drug shortages in Zimbabwe?
Government will take advantage of the visit by India's Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, who is expected in Zimbabwe this week, to explore mutually beneficial partnerships that could help rehabilitate th...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 2234 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe producers in panic mode, rush to offload stockpiled goods
Some manufacturers of basic commodities are reportedly in panic mode, amid indications they are now desperate to immediately off-load the products they have been allegedly stockpiling in the last few ...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 09:05hrs | 6460 | by Staff reporter
Gumbo defends Sakunda boss AKA 'Queen B'
An explosive social media broadcast by a Zanu-PF insider last week sparked debate about an alleged cartel controlling fuel distribution in the country amid allegations of abuse of foreign currency....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:18hrs | 1812 | by Staff reporter
Inside the fierce war for control of Zimbabwe's fuel industry
A fierce war is brewing behind the scenes for control of Zimbabwe's fuel industry pitting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's allies following a bid by a South Afric...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:13hrs | 4917 | by Staff reporter
Post-abortion drugs in short supply
Health facilities that are meant to offer post-abortion care in the country are experiencing shortages of essential drugs required to provide for the service.Research conducted by Tsungai Chip...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 14:40hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Let's fix the stadiums first
WHEN the Warriors complained bitterly over the poor state of the National Sports Stadium pitch which they said deprived them of a chance to maximise on home advantage, they were not speaking for thems...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:24hrs | 242 | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe govt budget deficit to rise to $2,3 billion
GOVERNMENT's budget deficit - which scaled about US$1,4 billion by June - is seen ballooning to US$2,3 billion this year, more than three times the projected figure as authorities fail to rein in spir...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:24hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Best advice on how to deal with current Zimbabwe economic crisis
Patience pays for our situation. What has contributed much to our current situation is that Zimbabwe pressed the panic button after contested elections. We need to move on and deal with what is curren...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1553 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Merlin squabbles stall progress
SQUABBLES between shareholders and judicial manager of struggling Bulawayo textile manufacturer, Merlin, are stalling the disbursement of a $5 million recapitalisation facility secured from the Zimbab...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:54hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Black market rates nosedive 1:1,5
PARALLEL market rates further plummeted to as low as US$1:RTGS/Bond1,5 this week from a peak of 1:6 in the last two weeks as Government forges ahead with implementing measures to stabilise the economy...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:29hrs | 3294 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe misled over $100m Chinese small-scale miners' facility
Mines ministry officials lied to former President Robert Mugabe in 2016 about the Chinese setting up a $100 million facility to support small-scale miners, Parliament was told on Tuesday.The i...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:39hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Govt cracks whip on Border Post officials
GOVERNMENT has cracked the whip on clueless Forbes Border Post officials for failing to find sustainable solutions to the congestion characterising the port of entry, resulting in long queues of truck...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:29hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
Mines officials accused of lying over $100m small-scale miners facility
Mines ministry officials lied to former President Robert Mugabe in 2016 about the Chinese setting up a $100 million facility to support small-scale miners, Parliament was told yesterday.The is...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:59hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Chinese investors establish ceramic tile manufacturing company in Zimbabwe
Chinese investors have established a ceramic tile and porcelain manufacturing company in Zimbabwe.The ground-breaking ceremony for the 120 million U.S. dollar facility was held on Monday about...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 07:00hrs | 1884 | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga is not dying'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has revealed that he once considered throwing in the towel, but changed his mind after he was persuaded by his new boss.Last year Ch...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:02hrs | 4298 | by Staff reporter
Zesa rules out load-shedding
GOVERNMENT has put in measures to normalise the situation after parts of the sourthern region started experiencing power cuts after three thermal power stations stopped operating while the main one in...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:33hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
RBZ in statutory reserve requirements U-turn
Eight years after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe abolished Statutory Reserve Requirements for banks in a move aimed at releasing more funds for lending by the financial sector and lowering interest rate...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:30hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm drags fuel dealer to court over $17000 debt
A Bulawayo firm, Wagon Distributors (PVT) Limited has been dragged to court by a fuel dealer for a debt amounting to $17 000 owed for fuel supplied.Afric Oil Petroleum summoned Wag...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 08:52hrs | 645 | by Stephen Jakes
Godlwayo meets in Avoca for a developmental agenda
One of the proudest people on planet earth are found in a place called Godlwayo in Filabusi under their much respected Chief, Vezi Maduna okaDambisamahubo Mafu. These people are culturally astute and ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 07:54hrs | 792 | by Thulani Nkala
Zimsec engages Deloitte And Touch over exam leaks
The Zimbabwe Examinations Council (Zimsec) has engaged the services of auditor Deloitte's Tip-Offs Anonymous Facility as it seeks to plug and unearth examinations leakages.The exams body has b...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 09:07hrs | 1259 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt holds shortages, prices crises meeting
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Mangaliso Ndlovu yesterday held a crisis meeting with various government departments, including Treasury and the central bank, as well as captains of industry and commer...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:25hrs | 2255 | by Staff reporter
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