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Zimbabwe's rogue cops hijack cars in broad daylight
"Stop, open the door, and drive to the station!"These chilling words have become a familiar horror for Zimbabwean motorists, often delivered with alarming ease by uniformed traffic police offi...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 13:23hrs | 1608 | by Staff reporter
How a legal loophole can help motorists outsmart the ZBC car radio licence requirement
This is quite interesting.There's a loophole in the new Broadcasting Services Amendment Act - and it may be the only legal shield Zimbabwean motorists have.While much of the public out...Published: 30 May 2025 at 22:28hrs | 2097 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's pension crisis: Full compensation for 2008 losses may take 100 years
Zimbabwe's pension funds have sounded the alarm over their inability to compensate retirees who lost their life savings during the 2008 economic collapse, warning that, at current fund levels, full re...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:08hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vehicle insurance now tied to propaganda licence
Zimbabwe has officially ushered in a new era in media regulation with the gazetting of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Act (No. 2 of 2025), following President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assent. The law...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:39hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
MP compares Zimbabwe's proposed radio licence fee to HIV infection
Matabeleland South proportional representation legislator Sibongile Maphosa has strongly criticized the Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill, which requires motorists to pay for radio licences when re...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 17:01hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Zimra goes after public transport operators
The government of Zimbabwe is desperate to raise money for the Fiscus. Public transport operators will no longer be able to buy Insurance unless they can prove they are Tax Compliant.The Zimbabwe ...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 19:35hrs | 1085 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Why should vehicle owners pay for a Radio License for non-functional or non-existent radios?
44 years on, The Zimbabwean liberation struggle was fought to end the exploitation and marginalisation of the majority. Central to this was the pursuit of fairness, equality and the eradication of unj...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 17:31hrs | 7984 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
SA insurance companies crackdown on foreign truck drivers
Foreign truck drivers working for South African freight companies are required to have valid working permits and if they do not, insurance companies are legally not obliged to pay out claims in the ev...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:47hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Tracing debtors can be a headache unless done by professionals
Tracing people who owe them money can be a headache for many organisations, including small enterprises. The money may never be recovered simply because the person owing the money becomes evasive and ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 11:24hrs | 248 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa govt to force motorists to purchase radio licence
In a move aimed at modernizing legislation and bolstering Zimbabwe's broadcasting sector, motorists will soon be required to purchase a radio licence before obtaining a vehicle licence or insurance co...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:21hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora community form Funeral and repatriation service fund
Gwanda North community members based in South Africa have formed a funeral and bodies repatriation services group fund due to desperation of some colleagues whenever death strikes across the Limpopo....Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 12:54hrs | 628 | by Stephen Jakes
Private sector against third party insurance takeover
THE government's decision to take over the running of third-party insurance will crowd out the private sector and result in bureaucratic inefficiencies around claims processing, which will destroy eco...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
The impact of strikes on air travel insurance claims
In an era where air travel has become the linchpin for connecting the global village, disruptions such as flight delays, cancellations, or overbooking due to strikes can throw a wrench into the best-l...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 14:20hrs | 20 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe debt set to balloon
ZIMBABWE is set to finance its 2024 total budget financing gap of ZWL$9,2 trillion through domestic and external borrowing, a development that will further sink the country deep into debt.Acco...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to run third party motor vehicle insurance scheme
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, in his budget speech on Thursday, declared that the government would assume control of third-party motor vehicle insurance starting April 2024. Ncube emphasized that mot...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 16:01hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pensioners to be compensated for 2007-9 losses
PENSIONERS who lost their life savings during the 2007 to 2009 hyper-inflation era will receive compensation from February 2024, a senior Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) official has said....Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
US foreign policy and the Zimbabwe dollar!
In my life journey, my three years stay in Jamaica was probably the most traumatic and most revealing as to how the imperialists work.I am, therefore, surprised that Mthuli Ncube and his handl...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:37hrs | 5 | by Kenneth Mufuka
'Bulawayo needs to be prime shooting location for films'
The Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust (ZIFFT) in partnership with Bulawayo-based Rebel Film Productions brought together 10 production studios for a meeting at the Nust American Space in ...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CIO bosses dismiss Uebert Angel claims on their role in Gold Mafia
STATE security service Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) bosses say President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large Uebert Angel (real surname Mudzanire), a selfstyled prophet, dang...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:44hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa throws Prophet Uebert Angel under the bus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly thrown under the bus his ambassador-at-large, Uebert Madzanire, alias Uebert Angel, as it emerged yesterday that he is under investigation for alleged money...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 06:23hrs | 23 | by Staff Writer
Govt introduces digital route permits for public service buses
GOVERNMENT has introduced digital route permits for public service buses to help law enforcement agents verify their operating permits as well validate passenger insurance cover.In a statement...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:23hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
MPs demand Nssa regulation
LEGISLATORS have demanded that the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) and medical aid societies be regulated by the Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) as they are multi-billion-dollar ins...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt turns heat on land barons
GOVERNMENT has warned that it would soon impose harsh measures against land barons if they continue causing land degradation and exploiting home seekers.Addressing a Press conference in Harare...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs' US$40,000 bribes will haunt them
MY late grandfather Lazarus Nyathi was a well-known panel beater, if not the only one at some point in our community. So great was his work that even insurance companies contracted him to do the resto...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:39hrs | 2 | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
Zimbabwe needs 450 megawatts of imports to fill energy gap: Magombo
GOVERNMENT says the country requires energy imports of between 200 megawatts (MW) and 450MW daily from regional utilities to meet its power deficit.Zimbabwe has been reeling under rolling powe...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
200 000 graves cemetery for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is set to have a 200 000-capacity cemetery which is expected to address the burial space shortage which has been haunting the city in recent years.The project is being implemented as ...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe life expectancy improves to 65 years
Improved conditions and access to health care facilities has seen a huge jump in life expectancy at birth of 20 years in the last two decades to 65 years for both sexes compared to 45 in 2002, the cen...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Huge appetite for Zimbabwe gold coins
ZIMBABWE'S central bank has registered an overwhelming uptake of the Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coin after local financial institutions, pension funds, insurance companies and individuals bought the bulk of t...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold coins start circulating
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday released the first batch of 2 000 Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coins into the market to provide a store of value alternative to the US dollar in a development expect...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's construction boom chokes suppliers
ZIMBABWE is experiencing a massive boom in housing construction spearheaded by the Government and private developers, which has choked supplies of critical raw materials with suppliers now struggling ...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:25hrs | 3 | 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 | 8 | by Staff reporter
Food security headache hits Mnangagwa government
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is facing potential bread shortages as wheat supplies dwindled sharply over the past few weeks.The looming shortage and hike in wheat prices was t...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 17:48hrs | 14 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Health financing tops doctors' indaba
PRIVATE medical practitioners drawn from across the country will this weekend meet in Mutare for their annual conference to discuss health financing, and the possibility of a fifth wave of the COVID-1...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Help stop xenophobia: Buy Zimbabwe
FEBRUARY 2022 saw the emergence of a vigilante group in South Africa led by one Nhlanhla "Lux" Dhlamini, that launched what they termed Operation Dudula, against foreigners. It viciously targeted Zimb...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 6 | by Innocent Mujeri
Zinara dismisses licence fees hike
Zinara yesterday reported that its motor vehicle licensing system was overwhelmed as far more motorists than normal rushed to buy the basic third party insurance and licence their vehicles for another...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Govt clamps down on uninsured buses to reduce accidents
The ruling Zanu-PF party has urged government to impound all uninsured buses in a bid to reduce road traffic accidents in the country.The issue was discussed during the Zanu-PF politburo meeti...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans fret over SA decision on permits
The decision by South Africa's Cabinet on Wednesday last week to discontinue the issuance of Zimbabwean special dispensation permits has raised anxiety among many locals living in that country who hav...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:31hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe will be a net power exporter'
ZIMBABWE has commenced several programmes to improve power generation and plug a crippling electricity deficit.The projects are at various stages of completion.Our business reporter, F...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:53hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Electricity imports cost Zimbabwe US$200 million
ZIMBABWE will spend about US$200 million for power imports this year to bridge a gap stemming out of depleted internal production, a government official has said.Gloria Magombo, the permanent ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:52hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zinara introduces self-service
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has introduced a self-service vehicle licensing and insurance machine expected to bring convenience to the motoring public.The 24-hour machin...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 20:01hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Hands off Highlanders, let the club flourish
THE country's oldest clubs, Highlanders and Dynamos have secured the biggest ever sponsorship deals in local football after they signed multimillion-dollar contracts with energy dealer, Sakunda Holdin...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:21hrs | 1 | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda
Are electric cars more expensive to insure?
The simple answer to this question is "yes". An electric car, when compared side by side to its gasoline powered equivalent, will cost more to insure. There are numerous reasons for this. Some make se...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 14:34hrs | 55 | by Staff Writer
Are electric cars more expensive to insure?
The simple answer to this question is "yes". An electric car, when compared side by side to its gasoline powered equivalent, will cost more to insure. There are numerous reasons for this. Some make se...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 16:51hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean young farmers lead the charge in agriculture
Agriculture in Zimbabwe is on an upswing and young people are the driving force. For example, the country is set to harvest 2.8 million tons of maize this year, triple the 2020 harvest, and making it ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 15:42hrs | 5 | by Audrey Simango
Traditional vs Direct Term Life Insurance
Until recently, those seeking life insurance needed to speak with an agent or some other company in order to get coverage. Things change when you use ...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 15:44hrs | 18 | by Staff Writer
RBZ hunts for $1,5 billion
GOVERNMENT yesterday began hunting for $1,5 billion to finance its operations, with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) approaching the market to invest in a two-year treasury bond.In a stateme...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Traffic cop nabbed over bribery
A TRAFFIC police officer was arrested and charged with criminal abuse of office after he solicited for US$25 from a complainant at an accident scene.The suspect, Musasiyashe Shadaya (27) appea...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Identity theft a reality, be on high alert
IN the past few days, a crime alert message went viral on social media platforms warning of identity theft.The truth of the matter is, your identity can be stolen in so many different ways. To...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:19hrs | 24 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Car import ban costs Zimra $3 billion
ZIMBABWE lost more than $3 billion in potential revenue in April alone following its ban on imports of vehicles that are older than 10 years. The number of vehicles imported has dropped steeply by bet...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt caves in to market pressure
THE Zimbabwean government has caved in to market demands for valuation of the two suspended formally dually-traded securities, Old Mutual and PPC, to be valued according to the closing prices of the t...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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