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Primary School head charged with procurement violations
Mezah Mazambiri, headmaster of Glaudina Council Primary School, appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs. Marehwanazvo Gofa on charges of criminal abuse of office linked to alleged violations of the Mini...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:15hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Buy Zimbabwe completes nationwide research on consumer preferences
The nationwide Buy Zimbabwe research on consumer preferences for both emerging and established products has been successfully concluded, with researchers now processing the collected data. The study, ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 18:45hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Organisational consequences of non-compliance with Zimbabwe's Data Protection Regulations
Insurance, banks, mobile service providers, funeral assurance providers, in fact any company that stores personal data, the advent of the Cyber and Data Protection Act in Zimbabwe marks a significant ...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 16:34hrs | 184 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
'Zimbabwe is a case study of hardships people will face in hell'
Obert Masaraure, the president of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), drew a striking analogy, likening Zimbabwe's current state to a grim portrayal of Gehenna, as described in ...Published: 01 Apr 2024 at 21:29hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans prepare more for death than life
Zimbabweans prepare more for death than life with 76% of all insurance taken being funeral policies, Old Mutual Zimbabwe Group CEO, Samuel Matsekete has said.The uptake of life policies is low...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 07:34hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt workers starving
FUNERAL policies and medical aid contributions are gobbling up a huge chunk of civil servants earnings, leaving most of them with little for food, rent, school fees and transport, NewsDay has been inf...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Anger mounts in Zimbabwe as prices rocket
ZIMBABWE'S currency further crashed this week, precipitating waves of basic commodity price hikes, which were slammed by consumer watchdogs.In a survey, the Zimbabwe Independent found that man...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Social media campaigner targets corruption and theft at NSSA
A social media campaign to amplify citizens' voices against the unending vice of corruption and embezzlement of funds at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has kicked off amid calls for sta...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 05:04hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe funeral policies face scrutiny
Following a public outcry against funeral assurance, the Insurance and Pensions Commission is engaging the Zimbabwe Association of Funeral Assurers on policy design and benefits to address concerns th...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Crisis in Zimbabwe health sector deepens
AUDITOR-GENERAL (AG) Mildred Chiri has exposed the rot in the country's health sector, where there is serious understaffing and shortages of equipment with no ambulances having been procured between 2...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, civil servants fight over Psmas
CIVIL servants representative group Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) is headed for another showdown with Vice President and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga over the l...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nyaradzo dismisses wrong body expatriation story
FUNERAL assurance company, Nyaradzo Group, has dismissed as fake and malicious, news that it had expatriated the wrong body to America last week.Nyaradzo had been accused of expatriating a bla...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZIMTA files urgent chamber application challenging teacher suspensions
Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA) has filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court seeking to render suspension of teachers from duty null and void as the victims were not heard neithe...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 13:22hrs | 4 | by Lloyd Mangoh and Virginia Zifesho
Zimbabwean migrants making it big in South Africa
WHEN he made the decision to leave the country and cross the border into South Africa several years ago, his family and his peers tried to dissuade him, telling him he was putting his life in danger u...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:07hrs | 14 | 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 | 11 | by Staff reporter
ZAA UK celebrates in 10th Anniversary in style
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) commemorated their 10th Anniversary in a colorful celebration of Zimbabwean excellence at a fully packed Mayfair Hotel in London on Saturday night.The ZororoPhu...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 12:47hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Apostolic sect sets condition for COVID-19 vaccines
MEMBERS of the apostolic sect have said they were ready to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but the government should bring the programme right at the shrines to speed up the process.Speaking o...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe funeral parlours warn of mass graves
FUNERAL service providers have indicated that they are overwhelmed by COVID-19 deaths and warned that the country could be forced to bury deceased citizens in mass graves if the upward trend of new in...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bosso chairman in passionate plea for financial assistance
HIGHLANDERS chairman, Johnfat Sibanda has endorsed the appeal to members, supporters as well as well-wishers to assist the club so as to meet its financial obligations.Bosso are racing against...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Be wary of fly-by-night parlours'
PEOPLE must be wary of fly-by night funeral parlours that survive on milking desperate clients in their time of need, Vineyard Funeral Assurance company chairperson Samson Mavende said yesterday....Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Funeral insurers overcharge clients'
Zimbabwe's funeral insurance players may be overcharging clients, the latest sector report from the Insurance and Pensions Commission suggests. The regulator has noted significant incongruity between ...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parlours downplay spiralling deaths
ZIMBABWE'S funeral assurance sector has allayed fears of possible collapse as the COVID-19 scourge intensifies and affects capacity to meet policyholder claims.Taka Svosve, the Zimbabwe Associ...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe funeral parlours overwhelmed by COVID-19
AS AUTHORITIES continue to battle to contain the deadly coronavirus, amid alarming deaths and new infections in the country, Zimbabwe's stretched funeral parlours say they are now being overwhelmed by...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 13:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mbo Mahocs to host ZimAchievers SA event
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) have announced television personality and socialite Mbo Mahocs as the host of the ZororoPhumulani ZAA SA Awards Dinner Gala set for Saturday 5 December at The Venue Mel...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 16:37hrs | 14 | by Agencies
Shaya is the Godfather of football, says Peter Ndlovu
LEGENDARY former Zimbabwe Warriors captain cum Mamelodi Sundowns team manager Peter Ndlovu has said former Dynamos star George "Mastermind" Shaya's contribution to football must not be underesti...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 17:32hrs | 3 | by Sports Reporter
EcoSure US$ packages unveiled
CASSAVA Smartech Zimbabwe's EcoSure has unveiled United States dollar denominated packages that will give Zimbabweans the opportunity to get insurance cover without worrying about the challenges of va...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
8 bogus funeral assurers in Bulawayo
BOGUS funeral assurers are on the prowl across the country with about eight entities operating without required licensing in Bulawayo alone, the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has said....Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Coffin prices skyrocket
THE prices of coffins has gone up by more than 100 percent in recent months forcing dozens whose relatives are dying without funeral covers to turn to small entrepreneurs whose prices are still afford...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Funeral policy premiums up 100%
FUNERAL assurance companies have reviewed their premiums by up to 100 percent. Nyaradzo Funeral Assurance Company on Wednesday sent a notice to its policy holders notifying them of a 100 percent hike ...Published: 04 May 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cost of dying goes up in Zimbabwe
A NEW wave of price increases has seen hard-pressed Zimbabweans grappling with counting the cost of dying.Funeral insurance companies, hit by a failing local currency, have joined the bandwago...Published: 02 May 2019 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai donations continue to pour
Several companies and organisations continue to chip in with humanitarian assistance towards relief efforts in Cyclone Idai-ravaged Chimanimani and Chipinge, where over 192 people have been confirmed ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fidelity rescues the PSL
Fidelity Life Assurance has partnered the Premier Soccer League (PSL) where the financial services company will provide both medical aid and funeral assurance cover for topflight players for the next ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Nyaradzo to offer decent burial to cyclone victims
FOLLOWING an outcry over rushed burials of Cyclone Idai victims, Nyaradzo Funeral Assurance Company has deployed a team in Manicaland with equipment to accord relief and services to the survivors and ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 08:16hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
RBZ ring-fences pension values
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will continue to help pension companies preserve the value of their funds in United States dollars, the bank's Governor, Dr John Mangudya, said on Friday.As ...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimnat assists families of deceased miners
Zimnat, one of the leading players in the Zimbabwean life assurance and short-term insurance industries since 1946, has donated funeral services worth $10 000 for the burial of 10 of the miners killed...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 16:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
When burying people becomes a lifestyle
Sporting a blue work suit and safety shoes, Margaret Nyakudya (50) is the centre of attraction at a funeral wake in Mt Darwin.The male villagers cannot help it, but are surprised by her braver...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nyaradzo CEO turns into Tuku's undertaker
The burial of music superstar Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi - the first musician to be accorded national hero status -- was unprecedented in many respects.It was the first time a national hero was bu...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 15:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Net closes in on under-capitalised assurers
The Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec), is closely monitoring three under-capitalised life assurance firms - Evolution Life, Heritage and Fidelity Life - after the assurers closed the third quar...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 20:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army speaks on gold wars
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has appealed to traditional leaders to join hands with authorities to fight escalating gold wars that have claimed a number of lives in Esigodini. Residents ha...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Power to the people!
PEOPLE will always support the underdog.In Zimbabwe today, the people have no trust in the government and all its institutions. They think that their town councils are, for want of a better wo...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:04hrs | | by Winston Siwela
Let's give our people decent burials
Instances of 'poor and desperate' funerals are on oral records in rural Zimbabwe and at times in towns and cities. The land reform has lifted the living standards for many so the majority of our rural...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:33hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa.
Bosso, Tsholotsho tie raises $2
AS broke as a joke!Bulawayo giants Highlanders, sunk to a record low last year when they raised only $2 – a dollar below the rest of the ground threshold of $3 – from the turnstiles in the...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Teacher dumps baby at funeral parlour
A MUTARE teacher left employees at a Mutare funeral assurance company stunned after she dumped her toddler at the offices and fled demanding a $40 refund on her paid-up policy.Irene Chasiyeni ...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe petitioned to ban King Lion buses
THE Zimbabwe Passengers' Association (ZPA) has petitioned President Robert Mugabe to cancel King Lion Bus Company's operating licence after one of the firm's buses veered off the road and killed 43 pe...Published: 14 Jun 2017 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso look to Nyaradzo to ease sponsorship deficit
HIGHLANDERS have set their sights on increasing remittances they rake in from Nyaradzo Funeral Assurance as they look to easing the deficit caused by the reduction in funding from principal sponso...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pensioners suffer massive prejudice
THE Government-appointed Commission of Inquiry probing the conversion process of pension and insurance benefits after dollarisation in 2009 has wound up its work and will have a comprehensive repo...Published: 29 Jan 2017 at 09:24hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe too old to commit to anything'
Former Zanu-PF losing candidate for Hatfield constituency, William Mutumanje - popularly known as Acie Lumumba - said President Robert Mugabe is too old to sign or commit to any agreement on behalf of...Published: 07 Nov 2016 at 15:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet's Ecosure registers an increase
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's funeral assurance scheme, EcoSure, has registered significant growth in the past few months with indications that since 2015, more than 1 500 burial societies in Bulaway...Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Funeral assurance acts being reviewed
ZIMBABWE is in the process of reviewing three Acts under the administration of Insurance and Pension Fund Commission in order to improve funeral assurance businesses in the country.Addressing ...Published: 16 Aug 2016 at 07:12hrs | | by Melody Mashaire
Stinging charge sheet for Fidelity bosses
STINGING allegations of breaches of exchange control regulations, fraud and financial impropriety have become the core of a possible charge sheet against Fidelity Life Assurance (FLA) directors - Mr S...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 12:13hrs | 12 | by Darlington Musarurwa and Africa Moyo
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