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Why Mnangagwa fired Roy Bhila
ZIMBABWE'S deputy Industry and Commerce minister Roy Bhila was fired last week over corrupt issues involving cement import licences - money-spinning permits - and the secret charging of "facilitation ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1318 | by Staff reporter
VID corruption probed
A committee has been set up by Government to investigate allegations of corruption at the Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) over decades-long accusations that drivers' licences are being corruptly...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:13hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Swindlers cash in on UK's certificates of sponsorship
FOR close to two years, Maud Kwembeya (33) - of Zimunya in Mutare - has been harbouring thoughts of one day migrating to the United Kingdom (UK) in search of greener pastures.A vastly experien...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:33hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe orders lithium miners to submit refinery plans by March 2024
Zimbabwe has given lithium miners up to March 2024 to submit plans for the local production of battery-grade lithium in a bid to benefit from growing demand for the clean energy mineral, Finance Minis...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 21:09hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Starlink is illegal in South Africa
South Africa's Telecommunications industry regulator Icasa has warned that using or providing access to SpaceX's Starlink services in South Africa is illegal.The Independent Communications Aut...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 12:20hrs | 2086 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa main beneficiary of 'Gold Mafia' deals
INVESTIGATIVE journalists who worked on Qatar-based global news network Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary say whistleblowers and an accountant for one of Africa's most notorious gold dealers confirm...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 15:43hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Gold mafia paid Mnangagwa
Investigative journalists who worked on Qatar-based global news network Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary say whistleblowers and an accountant for one of Africa's most notorious gold dealers confirm...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 13:41hrs | 1366 | by Staff reporter
Government processes Old Gwanda Road construction papers in record time
THE Government has been commended for processing the Old Gwanda Road construction project papers in record time with the investor optimistic of receiving the green light to commence work before year-e...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:21hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa connections spared Rushwaya jail
A FORTNIGHT ago, we boldly declared "Rushwaya exhausts nine lives" in one of our headlines. How wrong we were!At the time, it seemed the chickens had finally come home to roost for Henrietta R...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 06:46hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
Gweru proposes 73% vendor penalty fee hike
GWERU City Council has proposed a 73% hike in penalty fees for illegal vending in its next year's budget.Speaking at a budget consultative meeting, assistant finance director Owen Masimba urge...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:07hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe allows cement imports after prices double
Zimbabweans can now freely import cement, the government says, a response to a doubling of prices caused by surging demand and depressed local production.Cement prices are rising due to a comb...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
3 car smugglers granted bail
Three men who allegedly smuggled top-of-the-range motor vehicles into Zimbabwe from South Africa by fraudulently fitting registration plates from the President's Office to evade taxes and toll fees ha...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 14:21hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
An online driver's licence verification System will solve fake licence fraud that the DVLA is experiencing
The British authorities are aware that as from the year 2000 many Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom (UK) have either a fake driver's licence or have paid thousands of dollars to be given a valid drive...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 20:20hrs | 407 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
2-man race in battle for Zimbabwe State House
AS things stand, it is abundantly clear and an inescapable fact that the battle for State House is squarely between Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa and President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:38hrs | 26 | by Lovemore Moyo
ZRP can benefit from smart videos & cameras
The ZRP has a department called the National Traffic whose sole responsibility is ensuring everyone using the road follows the rules to save lives and protect property. They are supposed to reinforce ...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 21:22hrs | 13 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
FlySafair announces flight prices to Zimbabwe
SOUTH African low-cost airline, FlySafair has released its prices for the Harare and Victoria Falls flights, which are far cheaper than those of other operators.For the Johannesburg to Harare ...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:53hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Man (22) arrested with guns, teargas
A 22-year-old man was arrested in Binga after he was found in possession of two unlicensed firearms, several rounds of ammunition and tear-smoke canisters while he was in a bar.Madodana Muleya...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 13:15hrs | 5 | by Erick Matotoba
Man up for printing fake certificates
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers have arrested a Harare man for allegedly printing fake marriage, Ordinary and Advanced Level certificates and army identification cards, among other...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:34hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
RBZ to investigate schools inflating fees using black market rates
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said it will investigate and take punitive measures against schools that are inflating figures of school fees in local c...Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 08:58hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
FlySafair, Cemair enter Zimbabwe market
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has approved applications from the South African low-cost carriers FlySafair and Cemair to start flying into Harare and Victoria Falls.The aviat...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Corruption at vid going wayward
The issue of institutionalised corruption which is currently taking place at Vehicle Inspectorate Department Eastlea Harare is really a cause of concern.Corruption exists in every country and ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 16:53hrs | 24 | by Leonard Koni
Sorry Chamisa, development has already taken off!
No one would want to be in the situation which CCC leader Nelson Chamisa finds himself at the moment — being faced with an election for which you know your opponent has already addressed most of the...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Lovemore Chikova
Russian mining giant heads to Zimbabwe
THE world's largest diamond producer Alrosa of Russia will next week be in Zimbabwe to start work on mining operations with 50 more companies from the Euroasian nation targeting various sectors....Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
London based Kavango set to acquire two gold-rich projects in Zimbabwe
LONDON-based Botswana-focused metals explorer Kavango Resources PLC has signed an exclusive six months option which will see the reputable miner acquiring two lucrative gold exploration projects in Zi...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Voice Of America journalist arrested over unlicensed drone in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Republic Police has detained Voice Of America journalist Columbus Mavhunga over an incident involving a drone.The police confirmed that investigations are being conducted in connectio...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 19:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe election offers regime a last chance to end financial isolation
JEFFRIES Ncube looks around Zimbabwe's second city and fallen industrial heartland and observes that, for all President Emmerson Mnangagwa's promises to resurrect a ruined economy, many of Bulawayo's ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's fuel cartels under fire
Fuel is then offloaded in Zimbabwe before trucks are filled with water and dispatched to cross the borders again.Treasury has launched a series of investigations aimed at fishing out fuel indu...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 18:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Biti says pharmacy licence cancellation illegal
FORMER finance minister, Tendai Biti, says the suspension and cancellation of trading licences for pharmaceutical companies for flouting foreign exchange regulations is "blatantly illegal, puerile and...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt punishes rogue businesses
THE Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has suspended trading licences for 17 pharmacies for violation of the Exchange Control directives and Government policy where they were using speculati...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
We salute Diva Mafunga funeral support by ZIMURA - Maxwell Teedzai
MUTARE - Veteran Mutare Gospel musician, Pastor Maxwell Teedzai has hailed ZIMURA - Zimbabwe Music Rights Association for standing hand - in - glove with the Mafunga family after the sad passing on of...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 20:38hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
China intensifies lithium interest in Zimbabwe
CHINA has accounted for more than half of investment licences issued by Zimbabwean authorities during the first quarter of the year amid a boom in global demand for lithium as commercial and domestic ...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe may begin power exports'
AS the power crisis eased in the past month, Ministry of Energy and Power Development permanent secretary Gloria Magombo (GM) says the country should start power exports next year. Indications of this...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 10:02hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa barking up the wrong tree
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's first five-year term in office ends in a little less than two months, but his message against so-called "economic saboteurs" remains the same and one wonders if he reall...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new Patriotic Bill just about 'loving your country,' says Mutsvangwa
The heavily criticised Patriotic Bill, which was passed by Zimbabwe's Parliament recently to clamp down on "subverting government", is not meant to suppress freedom of expression.This is accor...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:53hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
UK spurns Zimbabwe metal driver's licences?
THE UK's Driver's Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is refusing to convert the licences saying the old metal licences no longer meet the criteria set by the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) in Zimbabwe...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe transporters to fit speed limiting and monitoring devices
Bus operators and other public service vehicle operators have welcomed the Statutory Instrument 118 of 2023 instituted by Government last week that compels them to be fitted with speed limiting and mo...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Regulations for new driver's licence gazetted
Government has gazetted new regulations over the recently launched new standard plastic driver's licence linked to a database that will replace the metal licences and has reset the classes of licence,...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 20:11hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe driver's licence backlog set to be cleared
THE new standard plastic driver's licence launched in Harare yesterday to replace the metal licences will clear a backlog of approximately 600 000 applicants who were waiting for their driving licence...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches expiring driver's licence disc
Government has finally launched the new standard plastic driver's licence linked to a database that will replace the metal licences.The new Zimbabwean licence will be scannable and meet the in...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 12:36hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Mhona in driver's licence scam
TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona has been sucked into a driver's licence scam where villagers from his constituency were reportedly overcharged to obtain provisional driv...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Overpricing shops penalised, 16 bank accounts frozen in RBZ price blitz
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has ordered retailers and manufacturers who were exclusively charging certain goods in foreign currency and using the black-market rate f...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe retailers ban in-store pictures
RETAIL giants in Harare have reportedly resorted to banning customers from taking pictures of commodity prices and some shoppers have been forced to delete photos of prices.The retailers' stan...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe driver's licences to expire after 5 years
THE Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development (MoTiD) has said metal licences will be phased out in due course as part of the measures of introducing the new SADC complainant licence....Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 20:59hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
BCC to seal off illegal pick-up points
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it will tighten traffic laws and raid motorists who pick and drop passengers at illegal points around the city.This was revealed in the latest council minu...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 07:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blames opposition for Zimdollar collapse
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has blamed the opposition for allegedly roping in Western allies to destroy the local currency under a well-orchestrated scheme aimed at causing civil unrest.This ...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blames opponents
Defiant President Emmerson Mnangagwa has blamed opponents, western countries and further threatened to withdraw licences from business operators he accuses of colluding with the enemy to pedal the cur...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
RBZ threatens to shut down businesses, prosecute directors over price hikes
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Friday threatened "punitive measures" against businesses accused of "illegal forward pricing practices thereby manipulating the foreign exchange rate.""In terms...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reads riot act on prices
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday read the riot act on businesses that are working behind the scenes with vested foreign countries to hike prices to make the people suffer and turn against the Zanu-PF-led...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC takes Terracotta to court over Egodini project stall
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has resolved to take Egodini Mall contractor, Terracotta Private Limited, to court for delaying to complete the project after winning the US$60 million tender to rebuild Bu...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's class 2 driving licence holders to undergo further testing to drive haulage trucks
IN a bid to tame Zimbabwe's traffic jungle that has witnessed massive road carnages in recent years, government has moved to stop holders of newly-acquired Class Two (2) driver's licences from steerin...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:44hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
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