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Heavy police presence in the Midlands
There will be heavy police presence in the Midlands province following the announcement of an increase in the deployment of officers to conduct patrols and set up road blocks in preparation ...Published: 41 mins ago | 135 | by Staff Reporter
Government increases vehicle crimes penalties
Motorists are likely to start behaving in Harare's central business district (CBD) where council effects a 700 percent increase in clamping and towing fines tomorrow.The punitive charges, whic...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1876 | by Staff Reporter
Millers threaten to increase mealie meal price on Thursday
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has revealed that it will increase the price of mealie meal if the Ministry of Finance does not avail the subsidy that it promised to the millers. The...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 11:01hrs | 5017 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Power cuts to intensify
Zesa Holdings warned yesterday that the country's debilitating power cuts are set to worsen due to reduced imports, dwindling local generation capacity and the current heavy rains. This comes ...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:44hrs | 2240 | by Staff reporter
'Eskom still supplying Zimbabwe with off-peak power'
South African power utility Eskom is still supplying Zimbabwe with 300MW of power outside peak hours under a US$2 million a month deal with Zesa, Cabinet was told yesterday. Eskom has surplus ...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:34hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
MSD warns of thunderstorms, flash floods
Heavy rains being experienced countrywide are expected to continue, possibly causing flash flooding while strong winds may cause damage to property, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has wa...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:27hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to make own number plates
Following several months of vehicle number plate shortages, Government has tasked innovation hubs at universities to come up with a patent system for local production of plates with adequate security ...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:27hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls water flow increases following rains
The Victoria Falls has recorded an improved flow rate over the past few weeks following the rains received in the Angola catchment area.At a time when environmentalists and policymakers are me...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 16:59hrs | 3769 | by Staff reporter
Zesa announces stage two load shedding
Zesa holdings this Monday announced that the power utility is now implementing load shedding stage two which will see consumers enduring more hours without power.The power utility said this is...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 16:58hrs | 1835 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's tycoon to set up renewable energy institute in Gwanda
Energy poverty is defined as the lack of adequate modern energy for the basic needs of cooking, warmth, lighting, and essential energy services for manufacturing, services, schools, health centres and...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 07:13hrs | 2919 | by Nicholas Ncube
Zimbabwe diasporans to pay more in passport fees
GOVERNMENT has authorised the Civil Registry Department to charge US$318 for passport applicants in the diaspora while local charges remain unchanged. Last month Government revealed that passp...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:46hrs | 994 | by Staff reporter
$110m new notes, coins in circulation
So far, $110 million in new notes and coins have been "drip-fed" into the banking system since their introduction last month. While addressing business stakeholders at the Zimbabwe National Ch...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:43hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
UK set to introduce new immigration system - here's what you need to know
UK prime minister Boris Johnson plans to introduce a new visa system which will drastically lower the immigration rate to the country.Speaking in an interview with Sky News, Johnson said that ...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 17:39hrs | 4845 | by Staff Writer
How a few common financial mistakes are costing small businesses
Stats and experts reveal that a few common mistakes in financial management are often proving to be heavy for small businesses all around. Some of the issues are often a result of unawareness, while o...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 13:00hrs | 1081 | by Staff Writer
Rebuilding Zimbabwe starts with strong institutions
It is now apparent that Zimbabwe's socio-economic status needs rebuilding and radical reforms if the country is to develop. The economy is set to contract by at least 6.5% in 2019 according to data fr...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 10:35hrs | 568 | by Victor Bhoroma
Rise in food deprivation of citizens by Zanu PF irks human rights watchdog
The increase in case of citizens being reprieved of food aid by the ruling Zanu PF has irked a local human rights watchdog, the Zimbabwe Peace Project amid serious starvation in most parts of the coun...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 09:06hrs | 270 | by Stephen Jakes
Aids battle far from over
LAST Sunday, Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Aids Day, which is always marked with much pomp and fanfare as well as passionate declarations and pledges for enhanced access...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:23hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
RBZ rejects TBs bids
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) rejected bids submitted for this week's $300 million Treasury Bills (TBs) auction with analysts saying the snub was due to the fact that the central bank could not m...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:17hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Police urge driver caution in festive season
Police have urged motorists to exercise caution on the roads to reduce accidents during the forthcoming festive season. In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissione...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:56hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gains flights momentum
BULAWAYO is strategically positioned to attract more international flights, which is good for luring increased investment into the city and the surrounding regions. Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Intern...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:54hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Indian billionaire eyes Zimbabwe prime agric land
INDIAN billionaire and Pepsi International franchise holder Ravi Jaipuria, proprietor of Varun Beverages in Zimbabwe, wants to acquire vast swathes of prime land in Zimbabwe to diversify into producti...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:52hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Subsidised roller meal hits supermarket shelves
Subsidised roller meal has started finding its way onto supermarket shelves, while millers have implored retailers holding onto old stock to approach their suppliers to be credited for the difference....Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:51hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled drugs flood Zimbabwe market
High mark-ups imposed by importers, wholesalers and retailers of medicines have resulted in a flood of cheaper drugs being smuggled from neighbouring countries and sold on the streets by vendors. ...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:50hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has reached deepest depth of a crisis'
Zimbabwe has reached the deepest depth of a crisis, which is a culmination of unresolved political and economic problems, Briggs Bomba, the convenor of the Zimbabwe Citizens Manifesto has said....Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 12:10hrs | 1918 | by Staff reporter
Biti doubts Mthuli Ncube's growth figures
Tendai Biti led Parliamentary committee has described Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's projected economic growth for 3% next year as unrealistic given the acute electricity shortages and drought facing...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:56hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Youth League applauds World Federation of Democratic Youth
The Zanu-PF Youth League has hailed the solidarity Zimbabwe received at the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) 20th Assembly in Cyprus with calls for the lifting of Western-imposed sanctions ...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:46hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
School in shock $60 000 fees per term
PARENTS with children going to boarding schools and private schools in and around Bulawayo are likely to have a bleak Christmas as they will be agonising over school fees for next year, with some scho...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:46hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Subsidies for more basic goods
NEW subsidies for at least seven basic commodities will be introduced soon to relieve the nation from relentless price increases, while a new policy is set to be unveiled to provide affordable housing...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:45hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
New benefits for war collaborators
Government will not pay compensation to war collaborators but will establish a fund to bankroll income-generating projects, President Mnangagwa has said.War collaborators were pushing for gran...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:44hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF has become an employer of choice'
The 18th Zanu-PF National People's Conference takes place from Tuesday to Sunday in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East.Kuda Bwititi spoke to Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu on pre...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:43hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls reviewing fuel pricing formula again
Government is considering shifting from weekly fuel price reviews to monthly adjustments to stem the price volatility that is disrupting planning by businesses and negatively impacting on consumers....Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:43hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Santa or no Santa, it's still Xmas
IN years gone by, the festive mood associated with Christmas could be felt from the end of November.The 13th cheque, company shut-downs and Christmas parties for workers were some of the tell-...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:41hrs | 59 | by Veronica Gwaze and Ellen Sanyanga
Zanu-PF indaba must bring solutions to economic woes
It will not be business as usual at the 18th Zanu-PF Annual National People's Conference which begins this week in Goromonzi, if sentiments expressed by President Mnangagwa at the Women's League's Sec...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:40hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Subsidies to cover 7 more basic goods
New subsidies for at least seven basic commodities will be introduced soon to relieve the nation from relentless price increases, while a new policy is set to be unveiled to provide affordable housing...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:40hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Fees hike sparks exodus to government schools
Schools might have closed last week, but parents and guardians are already agonising over the fate of their children next year, and it is now widely believed there will be an exodus from private...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:28hrs | 396 | by Staff Reporter
The worse ever political year in Zimbabwe
As we come to the wire of the year 2019, there is nothing to write home about as poverty, hunger and unemployment continue to sting the ordinary people in the country.Looking at the political ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:55hrs | 2367 | by Leonard Koni
The guilty are always afraid
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is a scared man, seeing shadows everywhere he looks as succession battles loom in his ruling Zanu PF party, a faltering economy condemning many into abject poverty and a d...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:31hrs | 2365 | by Staff reporter
ZPP raps Minister Mthuli Ncube over his space satellite budget
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has rapped Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube for budgeting for space satilite at a time when majority citizens are wallowing in perpetual poverty due...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 13:55hrs | 2736 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe's food crisis exposes Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe is facing one of the most serious food crisis in its history. The MDC is concerned at the lack of government response to the hunger that is befalling the nation as it continues to skirt aroun...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 10:28hrs | 1425 | by Rusty Markhan
Zanu-PF MP delivers bulk water to Bulawayo residents for free
ZANU-PF Bulawayo South legislator Raj Modi has started living up to his promise to deliver bulk borehole water to residents of Bulawayo following a decision by the city council to increase water shedd...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:38hrs | 1932 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to acquire US$22m radar system from ..
IN the wake of ongoing flight disruptions as a result of Zimbabwe's outdated aviation traffic control system — which broke down last week rattling the Joint Operations Command (Joc), which brings to...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:30hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
fastjet launches Bulawayo-Joburg flight
LOW-COST airline, Fastjet, yesterday officially launched its Bulawayo-Johannesburg flight, which is expected to increase capacity utilisation of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport and enha...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:12hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's subsidy restoration takes effect
THE price of mealie meal has been slashed by 50 percent with immediate effect as Government introduces a new subsidy model for the production of roller meal, the Minister of Finance and Economic Devel...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:10hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe coup announcer for Nairobi ACP summit
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo will represent Zimbabwe at the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) summit of Head of States and Government in Kenya next week. ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:07hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi launches community bakeries
Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday rallied the nation to make use of available indigenous resources and knowledge to enhance community resilience and tackle challenges of price increases for basic ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:06hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean politicians warned over machete gangs
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe has warned politicians sponsoring machete gangs that the law will be applied on everyone regardless of social standing. This comes a...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:05hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Roller meal price to fall
A new Government subsidy on roller meal, which will halve the retail price of a 10kg pack to $50, will be seen on shop shelves over the next few days. The subsidy, paid only on roller meal and...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:04hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube slashes maize meal price
Government has announced a new subsidy on maize meal that will see the retail price of a 10kg packet of roller meal pegged at $50.Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncu...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 21:00hrs | 3340 | by Staff reporter
Vendors to conduct fact finding tour in Glen View area 8
Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET), is set to conduct a Fact-Finding Tour at Glen Area 8 furniture complex which was gutted down by an inferno on Tuesday. V...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 09:23hrs | 1227 | by Stephen Jakes
Mealie meal goes down to $50
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube has announced that he has reversed the removal of subsidies on the maize meal leading to the prices being lowered. President Emmer...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 09:17hrs | 5751 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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