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Ramaphosa has a serious constitutional case to answer
Our rudderless President Cyril Ramaphosa has been exposed not only for his lack of leadership, but also for his gross misunderstanding of the country's Constitution.We all know that he was a v...Published: 10 hrs ago | 272 | by Paul Ngobeni
Parly probes companies refusing local currency
PARLIAMENT will soon institute urgent investigations into manufacturers and wholesalers that are not accepting local currency as a means of payment for basic commodities despite obtaining foreign curr...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
US$50 billion siphoned out of Africa, claims Zacc
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says Africa has been losing over US$50 billion in illicit financial flows per annum, a sign that corruption is still rife on the continent.Of the...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
RBZ tightens screws on bank loans
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ordered banks to conduct site visits to clients who have taken out loans to ensure the money is used for its intended purposes, among other stringent measures....Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1549 | by Staff reporter
Billion-dollar loans used to manipulate exchange rate
Fifteen major companies have been creating huge extra profits by borrowing billions of dollars, often from several banks, at concessionary interest rates, stocking up and then selling in US dollars an...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:22hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe airports agency beefs up security
ZIMBABWE'S airports authorities are planning to roll out multi-pronged systems enabling them to beef up security at porous exit and entry points, businessdigest was told this week.Previously, ...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:57hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Top of the range vehicle smuggling in region rises
Some criminals in the region are targeting and stealing top-of-the-range vehicles before smuggling them into neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, where forged documents are manufactured before ...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:15hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lashes out at United States
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has lashed out at the United States for its "disturbing streak of selfishness and coercive diplomacy" demonstrated by its latest decision to introduce a law to monitor activities i...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
SA stolen cars recovered along Limpopo River
Police and their South African counterparts have launched a manhunt for criminals who recently dumped three top-of-the-range vehicles, believed to have been stolen, along Limpopo River.It is s...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean illegal miners wreak havoc in Botswana, SA
To the residents of Matsiloje in northern Botswana, no foreigner is unwelcome unless they commit a crime.This is due to their own lives being deeply linked with their fellow clan members in Zi...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:24hrs | 1627 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe trade deficit hits US$34bn as industrialisation flops
ZIMBABWE has since 2002 accumulated a trade deficit of more than US$34 billion, a clear indication that the country's industrialisation-led import-substitution programmes have failed, new data show....Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:31hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Currency Crimes: Four banks to face the music
FOUR banks have been placed under intense scrutiny and will face stiff penalties from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) over allegations of involvement in illicit financial crimes that have led to...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 07:29hrs | 4844 | by Staff Reporter
Trouble ahead in Zimbabwe
Conditions for the people of Zimbabwe continue to go from bad to worse. Triple digit inflation shows no signs of slowing.Over half of the country lives in poverty.Its corrupt governmen...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:12hrs | 907 | by Michelle Gavin
4 Zimbabwe banks to face currency crimes charges
FOUR banks have been placed under intense scrutiny and will face stiff penalties from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on allegations of involvement in illicit financial crimes that have led to t...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:08hrs | 1406 | by Staff reporter
'Full dollarisation of Zimbabwe economy will never happen'
ZIMBABWEANS must cherish the partial dollarisation that is in place, and stop dreaming about full dollarisation, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mangudya, said yesterday.Speak...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:52hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
US$20m externalised in Zimbabwe diamond sales
MORE than US$20 million was illegally moved out of the country's borders in murky deals involving blacklisted diamond dealer Jamal Ahmed in an opaque sale of one million carats of diamonds from the Mi...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 19:14hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Wife attempts to murder husband's lover
A-18 year old woman today appeared before Harare magistrates Yeukai Dzuda facing allegations of attempting to murder her husband's lover Nomsa Kubikira.Patricia Gwanyamwanya allegedly attempte...Published: 30 May 2022 at 19:23hrs | 1144 | by Staff reporter
Vandalism costs TelOne US$1m annually
TELECOMMUNICATIONS operator, TelOne, has embarked on a drive to provide wireless or optic fibre network solutions to replace copper installations which have been a target of vandalism across the count...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:20hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
ZRP, Saps in joint cross-border operation
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the South African Police Services (Saps) have embarked on a joint cross-border operation against crime between their two countries.This follows a spate o...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:43hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Class IN itself versus Class FOR itself
US goose versus NED ganderTHERE is always more to write about than there is space to publish. Last week I had to drop two key matters, to allow myself to address in extenso what I sought to ra...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:53hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa protecting corrupt cronies
SENATORS on Wednesday rapped the government for its lax approach towards combating corruption, while accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of protecting corrupt officials.This came out during ...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:25hrs | 813 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
RBZ to name firms taking bank loans to black market
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has unearthed an elaborate practice by some big corporates in the country, who were borrowing large amounts of money from banks which they would then channel into th...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:12hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Banks: If gold rusts, what will iron do?
Native Commissioner Oates, I presume!LORD Jonathan Oates' ambition is becoming a latter-day colonial Native Commissioner.Too late chum, both by age and history! Still both don't deter ...Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 888 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Zimra installs automated systems to curb corruption
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority has installed four automated systems in various entry and exit points of the country to curb corruption.ZIMRA ICT Director Shamu Moyo recently said they were making ...Published: 10 May 2022 at 15:13hrs | 1967 | by Stephen Jakes
Woman stabs best friend for bedding her husband
A 45-YEAR-OLD jealous Shamva woman is in soup after she stabbed her best friend whom she allegedly caught bedding her husband. The...Published: 08 May 2022 at 12:42hrs | 4025 | by Simbarashe Sithole
The death of the Zimbabwe dollar! Where do we go from here?
I am writing from Dubai in the Middle East. One of the admirable qualities of Muslim society is their harsh treatment of malefactors. I was surprised to find that children leave their bicycles outside...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:19hrs | 446 | by Kenneth Mufuka
No return to horrors of 2008, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has warned economic saboteurs involved in illicit financial dealings to stop forthwith as they were reversing the wins gained so far in trying to grow the economy.President...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:13hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Shopping mall craze grips Zimbabwe
THERE is no doubt that locals are innovative.However, novel ideas and trends often progressively lead to a bandwagon, where everyone wants to get in on the action.Once someone starts a...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:08hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Undiluted saints kill Highcourt
A 46-YEAR-OLD Guruve imbiber Highcourt Nyamhenda died on Monday after consuming eight undiluted saints beers.According to police, the now-deceased Highcourt was drinking the brandy after visti...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 16:32hrs | 1005 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Chamisa advises government on solving economic crisis
CCC President Nelson has called upon government to abolish the auction system and go for full dollarization in order to stop multiple pricing and bring stability in the market. In a Twitter th...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 08:46hrs | 4839 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Politicians are fuelling hate crimes
ONLY hate and barbarism could have produced the sort of spectacle the world witnessed a few weeks ago when a baying mob of South Africans moved from house to house in Johannesburg's Diepsloot slum to ...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:37hrs | 200 | by Addy Kudita
Zimra introduces automated systems to curb corruption
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has introduced automated systems as some of the country's entry points in efforts to curb corruption which is said to be rampant at the country's borders....Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:47hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean smugglers abandon R1.7m worth of illicit cigarettes in Limpopo
Members of a cigarette-smuggling syndicate transporting illicit cigarettes worth almost R2 million in a four-car convoy abandoned their vehicles and ran away from members of the SAPS in Limpopo....Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 09:57hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Zacc goes after Zimra
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday said it was going after officials at the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, who it accuses of fuelling corruption at the borders.The anti-graf...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:27hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
ZACC vows to recover ill-gotten wealth even after jail
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), which is targeting to recover US$50 million worth of assets believed to be proceeds of corruption, has said it will strip criminals of their ill-gotten ...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:10hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Woman sues hubby's side chick US$15k for adultery
A Harare woman, Happygill Muyengwa, is suing her husband's girlfriend, Elmina Kusikwenyu, US$15 000 for adultery.She argues that Kusikwenyu has been involved in an extramarital affair with her...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 12:50hrs | 2041 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ranked the least attractive country for mining investments
ZIMBABWE has been ranked the least attractive destination for mining investments in the world in terms of mining policy and mineral potential.This was revealed by the Fraser Institute in their...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:34hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Who is really behind the R2bn Tongaat Hulett bid?
WHO sits behind Magister Investments, the prospective new owner of the sugar giant? This mystery is now front and centre in a last-ditch battle by minority shareholders to block the controversial R2 b...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 705 | by Dewald van Rensburg for amaBhungane
Zacc probes govt ministries
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating government ministries named in the latest AuditorGeneral's (AG) report accused of misappropriating public funds with an aim to prosecute...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 12:10hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe frets over son's unholy alliances
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's widow, Grace, is fretting over her son Robert Jnr's newfound acquaintances who have nudged him into embracing his father's "tormentors" in Zanu-PF, amid fears he is being exp...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:23hrs | 2934 | by Staff reporter
All Zimbabweans must benefit from mineral Resources: Zimcodd
THE Zimbabwe Coalition of Debt and Development has reported that in the week under review, Zimbabwe registered a big milestone in the mining of Platinum Group Minerals (PGMs) with the addition o...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 11:08hrs | 788 | by Stephen Jakes
Name and shame drug peddlers
SENATORS have called on the Government to name and shame drug peddlers and also urged courts to pass deterrent sentences.This comes at a time when Zimbabwe is working towards a drug-free socie...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Concerns over endless Zim debt escalates
Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) and the Zimbabwe Public debt Indaba (ZPDI) have said there are rising concerns over the deepeni...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:59hrs | 425 | by Stephen Jakes
5 reasons why sports it be legalized to bet should
Sports wagering has been incredibly famous throughout recent years; an ever increasing number of individuals participate in it as the years pass. Indeed, even significant games news sources have a com...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 16:18hrs | 361 | by Staff Writer
Govt moots effort to protect whistleblowers
Government has mooted efforts to have a law that seeks to protect the whistleblowers.This was revealed by Minister of Information Media and Broadcasting Services Monica Mutsvangwa in apost cab...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 12:53hrs | 438 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mnangagwa must engage Ramaphosa on xenophobia'
A SOUTH African-based Zimbabwean human rights activist has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa to stem the rising tide of xenophobic attacks in that count...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:28hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman sentenced to 5 years in prison in Seychelles
Seychelles' Supreme Court sentenced a Zimbabwean female national to five years in prison for the importation and trafficking of controlled drugs on Thursday. According to the Anti-...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:56hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Education Ministry summons Eveline High school head
PLAGUED with neglect when its primary use as a sporting facility was temporarily abandoned due to Covid-19 induced lockdowns, driving schools in Bulawayo have lately turned Eveline High School sports ...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:40hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Biti and CCC manifestly lack patriotism
While the yellow fever may have gripped the nation, and the youth seems to be captured in the idealistic bankruptcy, the CCC remains the most unpatriotic outfit which uses the current economic stress ...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1568 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
US collects US$18bn fines from corrupt firms
THE United States of America (US) has collected over US$18 billion in fines from companies engaging in various corrupt activities across the globe since 2015.The companies were charged under t...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:21hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
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