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Zimra says to collect tax in forex from businesses selling in US dollar, rand
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) on Monday ordered businesses charging their customers in foreign currency to also settle their tax obligations in foreign currency, as the government aims to rai...Published: 7 hrs ago | 278 | by Staff reporter
Fresh invasions in Mbare
HARARE's oldest and most populous suburb, Mbare, has been overrun by vendors, a situation that has seen council battling to take control of the area's haphazard market stalls.A survey by NewsD...Published: 7 hrs ago | 613 | by Staff reporter
High Court throws City Parking bosses under the bus
HIGH Court judge Justice Sunsley Zisengwe has thrown five City Parking supervisors under the bus after dismissing their application seeking an order declaring illegal, null and void Statutory Instrume...Published: 7 hrs ago | 331 | by Staff reporter
Habakkuk boss to launch book
HABAKKUK Trust chief executive, Dumisani Nyongolo Nkomo (pictured) has said he will be launching his book titled No Holds Barred - a collection of cutting edge articles which he has been writing for a...Published: 7 hrs ago | 155 | by Staff reporter
Zifa property set to go under the hammer
ZIFA are set to lose more assets this week after a local auctioneer gave notice that office property attached from 53 Livingstone Avenue earlier this month will be put under the hammer. The auction ha...Published: 7 hrs ago | 81 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC vows to defy Mnangagwa's police
THE MDC will no longer seek police clearance to hold demonstrations, party Organising Secretary Amos Chibaya has vowed, in what could trigger a showdown between the main opposition party and the State...Published: 7 hrs ago | 424 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe owes Botswana US$3m for vaccines
Zimbabwe owes Botswana close to US$3 million for vaccines it imported to control the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and other animal diseases. Acting director of the Division of Vete...Published: 7 hrs ago | 98 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge mulls solar farm project
BEITBRIDGE Municipality has revealed plans to develop a solar farm on land measuring about 100 hectares to ease rolling electricity outages that are being experienced across the country.Zimbab...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:28hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Cash barons feel the heat
THE government has unveiled new steps aimed at thwarting cash barons who are causing chaos in the economy by fuelling the foreign currency black market.The punitive measures include seizing th...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:27hrs | 3560 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants, youths to benefit from 1 300 stands
CIVIL servants and youths are set to benefit from 1 300 residential stands unveiled in Melfort, Goromonzi South constituency, NewsDay has learnt.According to a letter from the Local Government...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:26hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
Local actress in Aussie movie
A ZIMBABWEAN actress and niece to the late veteran author Charles Mungoshi, Patience Mungoshi-Machaka together with her son Takunda, have been roped into an Australian global television series titled ...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:18hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube scorned
BUSINESS leaders have poured scorn on Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's recent claims the Zimbabwean economy was on a path to recovery.Ncube was speaking to international media on the sidelines ...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:17hrs | 2756 | by Staff reporter
Gunmen kill 13 people in central Nigeria
Unknown gunmen have killed 13 people in an attack in central Nigeria, police said on Monday, in an area known for ethnic clashes.A local resident said the assailants opened fire late Sunday on...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:16hrs | 107 | by AFP
No sympathy for Saviour Kasukuwere after farm seizure
Former minister and ex Zanu-PF commissar Savior Kasukuwere has found little sympathy following a move by the President Emerson Mnangagwa government to seize his Concorpia Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland C...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 12:53hrs | 6133 | by Staff Reporter
Harare council needs $45 million each month for water chemicals
Harare mayor Herbert Gomba has said the local authority needs $45m per month to buy water chemicals and other things to produce water.The council is struggling to supply clean water to the res...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 10:10hrs | 477 | by Stephen Jakes
Cop arrested for stocktheft
A BEITBRIDGE based cop and a teacher at a local school in Gwanda have appeared in court for allegedly selling four cattle that they had stolen from a grazing area.Blessing Moyana (33) who is s...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:49hrs | 2460 | by Staff reporter
MDC paying lip service to corruption investigations
Opposition MDC-Alliance must be religious followers of Mario Cuomo's famous dictum: "You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose." A press conference held on Friday at the party's headquarters...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:48hrs | 1482 | by Lawson Mabhena
Sikhala mobilises backers as trial opens today
MDC-Alliance vice chair Job Sikhala, whose trial on subversion charges kicks-off at the Masvingo High Court today, is allegedly planning to bus hordes of party supporters to create an intimidating atm...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:45hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Chikwinya denies audit report allegations
Former Cabinet minister Ms Nyasha Chikwinya has denied allegations of underhand dealings involving the acquisition of vast tracks of State land and sale of residential stands in Harare.She sai...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:45hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
1 866 doctors sign up for sponsorship package
ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX doctors have signed up or applied for Higherlife Foundation fellowships after 1 504 extra doctors submitted acceptance forms ahead of yesterday's deadline....Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:42hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Guti preach peace
President Mnangagwa sees churches playing a pivotal role in helping create a "peaceful, prosperous, corruption-free united nation".Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 49th International Pa...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:42hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
NetOne franchise yields $200m
State-owned mobile network operator, NetOne's franchise programme is bearing fruit and has racked in nearly $200 million dollars since launch of the programme just over a year ago.The franchis...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:42hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goes for broke
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly targeting farms belonging to former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi, former Manicaland provincial minister Mandi Chimene and other top allies of the l...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:32hrs | 7648 | by Staff reporter
Does 1Gig of data cost US$75 in Zimbabwe?
A report by the BBC claims Zimbabweans pay US$75 for a gigabyte of dataClaim: Zimbabwe data prices are US$75 per Gigabyte, the most expensive internet prices in the world. Verdict: Not tru...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:29hrs | 2397 | by Staff reporter
'Chief' Ndiweni unites MDC
THE MDC Matabeleland North and Bulawayo provincial structures have "temporarily" buried their differences to support the under-fire Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni with a solidarity rally planned for n...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 2958 | by Staff reporter
Cosafa humiliates Zifa
Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) delegations led by association president Felton Kamambo suffered a humiliating snub after they were denied entry into the Cosafa annual general meeting in Johannes...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
Workers panic over Kasukuwere farm seizure
WORKERS at former Local Government minister and ex-Zanu-PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere's Concorpia Farm in Mazowe face a bleak future following government's move to seize the property, one o...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks face bleak future
ZIMBABWE's banks may face hurdles in meeting new minimum capital thresholds by year end, analysts have warned.In a show of lack of confidence in the local currency, the Monetary Policy Committ...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC councillors clash over street names
ZANU-PF and MDC Alliance councillors in Masvingo recently clashed over the renaming of city streets in honour of living and departed Zanu-PF luminaries, with the former walking out of a special counci...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:24hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
New Warriors coach out next week
ZIFA yesterday said they expect to have appointed new Warriors coach by the end of next week to replace Sunday Chidzambga who left the job in July last year.Since then, Joey Antipas (pictured)...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:22hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt must operate above petty politics
GOVERNMENT'S decision to dispossess former Local Government minister and Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere of his Mazowe farm is a clear demonstration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ad...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:22hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF secret exposed
FORMER Zanu-PF Harare provincial commissar Shadreck Mashayamombe has opened the lid on how the ruling party used land to buy votes ahead of national elections.Mashayamombe is one of the key me...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:21hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa goes after corrupt officials
A FIVE-MEMBER integrity panel set up by MDC leader Nelson Chamisa last year to probe corrupt activities involving party deployees in local authorities will target Harare City Council as its first assi...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:19hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Cosafa lies exposed
COSAFA'S duplicity in banning Zifa from attending the regional football governing body's annual general meeting (AGM) set for today has been exposed, revealing its dishonesty and vindictiveness....Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:18hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
NRZ to charge in forex
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has granted the National Railways of Zimbabwe permission to charge in foreign currency for goods exported under the Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) conditions.NR...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:14hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Zesa secures $100 million to ease load shedding
Zimbabwe is set to clear its arrears owed to Mozambique and South Africa after securing a US$100-million facility from Afreximbank and revive a 30-year trilateral agreement with the two neighbouring c...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:14hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Govt acts on Gukurahundi healing
Implementation of healing measures for victims of civil disturbances that rocked parts of Midlands and Matabeleland provinces in the early 1980s is set to receive a fresh boost when Government meets a...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:13hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Passport scam: Kazembe takes action
FOLLOWING our article titled "Shocking corruption at Passport Office", which exposed deep-rooted graft at the Passport and Birth Registry offices, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe K...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:12hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Cash shortages persist
While premiums paid to access cash have dropped from the lofty levels of around 50 percent prior to the injection of additional cash in November last year, they remain high at 30 percent due to the ac...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:12hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Zinara in staff clear out
A substantive chief executive officer for the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) will start work on April 1 as the face of a new executive that took over from the previous scandal-plagued ...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:09hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Zacc wades into gold smuggling
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has been handed an explosive gold smuggling report that details well-knit gold smuggling by a coterie of gold buying barons, which is costing Zimbabwe bi...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:08hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Zesa unveils plans to ease load-shedding
Zimbabwe is set to clear its arrears with Mozambique and South Africa after securing a US$100 million facility from Afreximbank and revive a 30-year trilateral agreement with the two neighbouring coun...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:07hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
New Air Zimbabwe planes must start generating revenue
The acquisition of two aircraft by the Government for Air Zimbabwe (Airzim) can impact the horticultural and tourism sectors positively, spurring the sectors' growth. This week, the Government took de...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:04hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
National Archives speaks on Jonathan Moyo book 'sabotage'
The National Archives of Zimbabwe has stressed that it facilitated with the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) Agency a genuine ISBN, 978-1-77929-583-5, for Professor Jonathan Moyo's recent boo...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:03hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa seizes land from Mugabe allies
Zimbabwe has started repossessing land grabbed by former president Robert Mugabe's allies during a controversial agricultural reform programme amid claims the exercise is politically motivated....Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:02hrs | 110 | by newzimbabwe
Give love, respect to elderly, says Auxillia Mnangagwa
NINETY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Gogo Luda Mpofu of Mahlothova in Umguza District, Gelitazi Village 1, is in a class of her own. She still has the energy to perform household chores, and formed an art and craft ...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 20:21hrs | 977 | by Staff Reporter
Divorce exposes Chiwenga's flashy lifestyle
Chiwenga flashy lifestyle exposedTHE ongoing legal saga involving Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa, has lifted the lid on the lifestyle of the ...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 20:05hrs | 6168 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF secret on vote buying exposed
FORMER Zanu PF Harare provincial commissar Shadreck Mashayamombe has opened the lid on how the ruling party used land to buy votes ahead of national elections.Mashayamombe is one of the key me...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 09:24hrs | 5069 | by Staff Reporter
Devolution the way to development
Thousands of people attended Harare Metropolitan Residents Forum (HAMREF) Devolution Roadshow held yesterday in Norton.Devolution which...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 01:04hrs | 877 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Sports casters wary of Zimbabwe's World Cup draw
Some of Zimbabwe's local sports casters are not confident enough that Zimbabwe will qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Qatar.This follows CAF's Tuesday announcement whic...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 17:32hrs | 1656 | by Daniel Itai
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