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Bleak outlook for Zimbabwe's consumers
Inter Horizon (IH) Securities, a prominent financial services firm, has released a sobering report on Zimbabwe's consumer spending patterns for 2024. The analysis paints a bleak picture, attributing t...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:58hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZBC CEO saga takes new twist
THE resignation of Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) chief executive officer Adelaide Chikunguru has taken a new twist after a letter emerged purporting that Information minister Jenfan Muswere ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt warns schools against privatising education
THE government has issued a stern warning to schools against privatising education, amid rising costs and concerns about accessibility, with statistics showing a rise in dropouts.The warning b...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's civil servants' US$300 addition 'unfairly' deducted
Public sector workers affiliated with the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) have expressed dissatisfaction with the government's decision to implement substantial deduction...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs push for hefty salaries...multiple vehicles
Amid growing concerns over legislative priorities, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Parliamentary Caucus Secretary, Farai Chinobva, has made controversial remarks suggesting that CCC legisl...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 13:35hrs | 10 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Potraz doubles voice, data tariffs
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has implemented a significant increase in data and voice tariffs to aid the capital-intensive telecommunications sector, whi...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt okays US$ university fees
UNIVERSITIES have been given the go ahead to peg their fees in United States dollars while allowing use of local currency convertible at interbank rate at the time of payment with Government reaffirmi...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF surpasses 2018 set targets
Zanu-PF party has surpassed its set targets of 2018 with the agriculture sector now an US$8 billion industry this year up from US$2 billion while the mining sector boomed from a US$2,8 billion to surp...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businesses ditch Zimdollar
GOVERNMENT yesterday threatened to unleash the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on retailers refusing payment in the local currency or limiting the number of items consumers can buy in Zimdollar, whi...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga punishing Zimbabwe's health workers?
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has been accused by some disgruntled nurses of blocking salary and allowance increments in the health sector as punishment for past strikes and demonstrations....Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 19:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US Dollars replaces Zimbabwe's currency for second time
The greenback has replaced the Zimbabwean dollar as the most-used currency in the southern African nation for a second time, almost four years after the re-introduction of the local unit.US do...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 10:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt tables paltry offer for civil servants
THE National Joint Negotiation Council (NJNC) meeting held yesterday failed to yield positive results for civil servants after the Zimbabwe Congress of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) rejected the...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZBC workers demand US$ salaries, land
ZIMBABWE Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) employees have appealed to government to pay half of their salaries in United States dollars to cushion them against the country's runaway inflation.ZBC...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Thumbs up to a renewed ZANU PF!
The historic November 2017 Central Committee meeting which saw a change of guard at the ruling party HQ brought a number of positive developments for the party. Party First Secretary and Presi...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Ncube
Zimbabwe cops threaten protest vote
GROWING discontent over measly salaries paid to government workers has forced police officers, one of the least paid sectors in the civil service to threaten bhora musango, a protest vote for the oppo...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube has not ruled out US$ salaries
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it had not yet ruled out the possibility of paying civil servants salaries in United States dollars citing the current US$175 incentive as evidence of its willingness to meet...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Civil servants fret over stagnant salaries
CIVIL servants have expressed dismay over government's failure to increase their salaries to cushion them against inflation and the country's weekly price rampage.Since Monday this week, gover...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools demand 100% fees top-up
SCHOOLS are demanding top-ups of up to 100% for second term fees saying their budgets had been wiped out by inflation and ever-increasing operational costs.Schools opened on May 3 for the seco...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers have guns, teachers and nurses have empty threats, so government will always favor the military!
It is common knowledge that rights and freedoms are seldom given or awarded - but, always need to be demanded and taken.That is why it is virtually unheard of to come across a country that was...Published: 19 May 2022 at 15:59hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Soldiers' pay hike riles civil servants
A move to award soldiers a 37% pay increase at a time when the government is silent about reviewing civil servants salaries has drawn fire from some teachers' unions, who say it exposed double standar...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:17hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mealie-meal, wheat prices jump
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has reviewed upwards prices of mealie-meal and flour, following the increase of maize and wheat prices.The prices of mealie-meal and flour rece...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mealie meal price rockets; 10kg roller meal packet hits US$11
CONSUMERS have been dealt a hard blow after the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe's (GMAZ) increase the retail price of mealie meal by 50% Wednesday evening.Millers held an emergency meeti...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 22:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mine workers scoff at 50% salary hike
THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has rejected a 50% salary offer tabled by mining companies as a pittance, and insisted on United States dollar salaries.In a sta...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa represents hope, future
ON Sunday I was following the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) star rally at the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield, Harare.On the same day, the ruling Zanu-PF party held its second rally at Rud...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | | by Chief Chiduku
Monetary Policy Analysis
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) presented its first monetary policy statement for 2022 on the 7th of February. The monetary policy comes after a 53.5% surge in foreign currency receipts from US$6.3...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 19:41hrs | 10 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabweans told to brace for more power cuts
ENERGY and Power Development deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa yesterday urged consumers to brace for more power cuts owing to a breakdown of machinery at the Hwange Thermal Power Station.Mudyiwa ...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe regime shouldn't mortgage its workers but pay them what they're worth
A few days ago, I was interviewed by Iran's Press TV on the adverse impact of the massive brain drain affecting Zimbabwe, especially its health care professionals who had been flocking to countries as...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 16:56hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ex-PSMAS boss, Cuthbert Dube critically sick
THE High Court has suspended the hearing of a case in which former Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) group chief executive officer, Cuthbert Dube, is accused of swindling the company of mill...Published: 15 Dec 2021 at 06:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Midlands province receives two public service buses
THE Midlands province has received two additional buses for civil servants, which increases the fleet under the Public Service Commission to seven.This follows last week's commissioning of 13 ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Civil servants withdraw forex bonuses
CIVIL servants were smiling all the way to the bank yesterday as they started receiving their bonuses in foreign currency.They are receiving up to a maximum of US$700 and civil service pension...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
School 'victimises' pupils as parents reject fee hike
AUTHORITIES at the Catholic-run St Martins Primary School in Harare are being investigated by the Primary and Secondary Education ministry following reports that pupils whose parents objected to an un...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Proposed BCC budget for 2022: $12 000 a month for rates in Bulawayo
THE proposed 2022 budget by the City of Bulawayo will see residents in some places paying as much as $12 000 for rates only, before factoring in water charges as the local authority targets to introdu...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mine workers get 24% wage hike
THE Associated Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe and the Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe have agreed a new minimum wage for mine workers, which will see salaries being paid in both United States dollars and lo...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prices near regional parity
PRICES of basic commodities in Zimbabwe are approaching parity with those in neighbouring South Africa and other parts of the region, with some goods actually now priced lower on the domestic market, ...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:00hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Are Tray Packers A Necessity For Industries In 2021?
A key piece of American history since the later part of the 1800s has been robotic case packing. Although it was at first only used to pack a considerable quantity of food, it's since then been renova...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 20:12hrs | | by Staff writer
Teachers reject 'measly' pay hike
TEACHERS have rejected the 45% to 50% salary increment that government has offered them, saying it was inadequate as it will result in the lowest-paid teacher earning $28 600 against a poverty datum l...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants get 50% salary increment
THE GOVERNMENT has increased civil servants' salaries by between 45 percent to 50 percent as it fulfils a promise to stagger the wage increment for employees. In April, Government increased civil serv...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso players accept offer
TENSIONS in the Highlanders' camp have eased after the players agreed to accept US$70 salary top-ups and give the club time to find a solution to their demands of an upward review.Bosso player...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
FUZ intervenes in Bosso player dispute
THE Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ) has intervened in the ongoing impasse over salary increments between Highlanders' players and the executive committee.FUZ president Desmond Maringwa spe...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to review pensioners' payouts upwards to US$60
PUBLIC Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima yesterday revealed that pensioners' payouts would be reviewed upward to US$60 per month by December this year from the current US$25....Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'New forex measures could trigger civil unrest'
WORKERS' representatives yesterday said the new foreign currency measures could trigger civil unrest as workers demand salary hikes to match the rising cost of living.Government last week prom...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Labour storms out of TNF meeting
WORKERS' representatives stormed out of a Tripartite Negotiation Forum ( TNF) meeting in Harare yesterday in protest after government said it was unable to intervene in salary negotiations.Lab...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimra slammed over non-disclosure of US dollar revenue
ECONOMIC experts have slammed the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) over the non-disclosure of foreign currency revenues in its earnings.This is despite the fact that government published Sta...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Duty hikes to affect BAT volumes
VOLUMES at the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed cigarette producer, British American Tobacco (BAT) will remain under pressure until the second half of 2021 as recent excise duty hikes may trigger price ...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Civil servants pay rise this month
CIVIL servants will get a salary increment this month, with the Government offering what is available in its coffers, while negotiations for a better package continue under the National Joint Negotiat...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt, teachers square off
ZIMBABWE'S underpaid teachers have dug in and refused to report for duty today as schools open for non-examination classes, saying they will only do so after their employer, government, has acceded to...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chadzamira breathes fire, says rates must fall
Emotions are boiling and tampers are flaring after the City of Masvingo increased rates by over 500 percent against objections from residents with Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devoluti...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 11:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mine workers salary talks collapse
THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (Zdamwu) yesterday claimed that negotiations for first quarter wage increments had stalled after the National Employment Council (NEC) for the mi...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC workers down tools
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) workers yesterday downed tools citing incapacitation.The workers demanded a living wage based on the poverty datum line which is pegged at $20 000.The disgr...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Double trouble for Zimbabwe's poorly paid teachers
Zimbabwe's poorly paid teachers have little room to manoeuvre when trying to force a change in their work environment as the country's laws are heavily staked against government workers, a new report ...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
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