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Seasonal spike in smuggling and illegal crossings along Limpopo river
Communities along the Limpopo River, near Musina on the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe, are witnessing a seasonal surge in illegal crossings and smuggling as the riverbed dries. This phenome...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 12:53hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zimra warehouses full of smuggled goods
State warehouses at Beitbridge Border Post are overflowing with intercepted goods as security officials continue to crackdown on smugglers along the border.The use of drones, commercial and ba...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:31hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
All set for ZIMOZA TFCA launch
Preparations for the inaugural trilateral launch of Zimbabwe-Mozambique-Zambia Transfrontier Conservation Area (ZIMOZA TFCA) has gained momentum, with representative from three countries expressed the...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 16:22hrs | 276 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Rutendo Matinyarare jailed in South Africa
Zanu PF activist Benson Rutendo Manyarare has been convicted of contempt of court and jailed for three months by a court in Johannesburg, South Africa.The sentence was wholly suspended on cond...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 20:54hrs | 2547 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional Court dismisses Motsoaledi's ZEP appeal case
The Constitutional Court has dismissed Home Affairs' latest attempt to overturn a High Court judgment that found the government’s termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) regime was unla...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 10:24hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Exemption Permits don't need protecting
Following a landmark ruling and repeated court procedures since September 2021, the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) felt the need to approach the Pretoria High Court again to reinforce the rights of Zim...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 14:19hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses Zimbabwean Exemption Permit application
An urgent application brought by the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) to protect the rights of Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders was dismissed by the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday because the ju...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:59hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Helen Suzman Foundation rush to court to protect Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) rushed to court this week in an attempt to secure an order to protect Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders whose presence in South Africa, it said, was again und...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 19:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
NRZ, war vet deal fails to take off for the past 20 years
A JOINT agricultural project between the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) and Bulawayo-based war veteran Phathakahle Dube has failed to take off for the past 20 years.Dube, who owns PKD Mal...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 17:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mob murders man over robbery
In a shocking incident that unfolded in Maphisa, Kezi, Matabeleland South province a man was allegedly murdered by a mob consisting of over 20 individuals on Monday for robbery.The circumstanc...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Helen Suzman Foundation appeal against ZEPs ruling faces misinformation campaign
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF), a human rights organization that successfully challenged the South African government's plan to revoke Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs) by December 2022, has reve...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exemption permit termination ruled unlawful
The decision by the Minister of Home Affairs to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme has been declared unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid.Three judges, sitting as a full ben...Published: 28 Jun 2023 at 20:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Termination of Zimbabwean Exemption Permit declared unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid
The decision by the Minister of Home Affairs to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme has been declared unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid.Three judges, sitting as a full ben...Published: 28 Jun 2023 at 20:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Notorious Limpopo armed robber nabbed
A 21-year-old man from Zvishavane who is alleged to be part of an armed robbery gang that has been terrorising illegal migrants and smugglers at an illegal crossing point along the Limpopo River was y...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kenya's Shona community votes for the first time in 50 years
They stood out as they queued to vote in various polling stations in Kinoo ward, Kikuyu constituency, in Kiambu County.Shona community women clad in white dresses, white headgear, and children...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans risk police, crocodiles in desperate bid to reach SA
A BUSHY pathway leads to the crossing points along the Limpopo River that are the most treacherous part of the journey for Zimbabweans seeking a better life in neighbouring South Africa.The ri...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 18:22hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe a dumping ground for used cars?
LAST year in November, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube announced that imports of second-hand vehicles more than 10 years old were to be banned to contain the import bi...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle imports tumble more than 60%
Numbers of second-hand vehicles imported through Beitbridge have slumped from around 60 a day to an average of 22 a day this month following the introduction of new regulations that make it very hard ...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra reviews vehicle clearance process
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has simplified import processes that had in the past been delaying the customs clearance of new and pre-owned vehicles at the country's ports. In a recen...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19: Insiza on edge over gatherings
Traditional leaders in Matabeleland South's Insiza district fear coronavirus cases will spike as villagers continue to gather in huge numbers for funerals despite lockdown restrictions. Malind...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief accuses Zanu-PF MP of violating lockdown regulations
INSIZA South legislator Spare Sithole (Zanu-PF) has been accused by villagers of holding a public meeting during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Sithole, whose constituency is in Matabeleland So...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Mutiusinazita
Mohadi's former business partner survives shooting
A BEITBRIDGE businessman and Zanu-PF official Oscar Chiromo escaped death yesterday morning when gunmen shot at his car twice, injuring his hand while he was driving to work from his rural home....Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo becoming haven for drug peddlers, gullible youths turn to mental patients' pills
BULAWAYO is fast turning into a haven for drug peddlers, who are pushing an assortment of dangerous substances, turning gullible youths into addicts.Sunday News discovered that so cunning are ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
SA car dealers close shop at border
SEVERAL car dealerships on the South African side of the border at Beitbridge have started closing shop or relocating to either Mozambique or Botswana due to low business. It has emerged that ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge court rebuffs Mohadi request
A BEITBRIDGE magistrate has dismissed an ex-parte application by Vice-President Kembo Mohadi seeking to have solitary access to a bank account he jointly holds together with two other businessmen he h...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA registered fuel smuggling tankers intercepted at Beitbridge border
Authorities at Beitbridge Border Post have heightened their anti-smuggling drive following the recent interception of three South Africa registered tankers smuggling a combined 116 000 litres of petro...Published: 09 May 2019 at 12:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimra staff defies Mohadi orders
BEITBRIDGE Customs and Excise officers over the weekend defied Vice-President Kembo Mohadi's instruction to vacate a bonded vehicle transit shed he operates together with some businessmen and move to ...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 22:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
What leaders? No more than tortoises sitting atop lamp posts
I decided in the new year to return Kuumba, my beautiful pet tortoise, to his wild, natural habitat of Matojeni.Besides my amazing wife, few sights and few life experiences have left a greater...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:54hrs | 1 | by Zifiso Masiye
New duty rules sharply hit vehicle imports
THERE is a sharp drop in pre-owned vehicle imports, mostly from Japan that have been coming into the country through Beitbridge Border Post with seven cars having been imported on November 23, from a ...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 11:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohadi's company pricing services at black market rates
Malindi Transit Shed (MTS), a Beitbridge-based company in which Vice President Kembo Mohadi is a major shareholder is charging storage fees for vehicles imported from Mussina in South Africa at black ...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 16:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos erupts at Beitbridge over forex duty
There was confusion at Beitbridge Border Post yesterday with luxury vehicle importers refusing to pay import duty in foreign currency in line with the new Government regulations as proposed by the Fin...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Forex duty: Car importers stuck at Beitbridge
There was confusion at Beitbridge Border Post yesterday, with luxury vehicle importers refusing to pay excise duty in foreign currency in line with the new regulations announced by Finance and Economi...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Beitbridge bonded warehouse
There was chaos in Beitbridge last week when drivers of vehicle carriers delivering imported vehicles into the country from South Africa refused to offload them at Malindi Transit Shed demanding to be...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:22hrs | | by STaff reporter
Zimra to flush out touts, bogus agents from Beitbridge
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is working on a number of initiatives to deal with bogus clearing agents and other rent-seeking activities, it has emerged. Border authorities said last ...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe car dealers in panic mode
There is a drastic increase in motor vehicle imports through Beitbridge Border Post as dealers are rushing to buy cars in South Africa, amid speculation that Government will soon demand payment of dut...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle importers panic over duty
THERE is a dramatic increase in motor vehicle imports through Beitbridge border post as dealers are rushing to buy cars in South Africa amid speculation that Government will soon suspend the payment o...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Used car imports surge 40%
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has recorded a 40,9 percent increase in imports of pre-owned vehicles at Beitbridge border post in the last eight months, it has emerged.Officials statis...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 23:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's untapped tourism potential
With dozens of tourist attractions, each having a rich history and remarkable diversity of culture, Bulawayo — Zimbabwe's second largest city — as well as its hinterland should have no problem att...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 09:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North - Phase 2 Voter Registration Centres
Constituency Ward Registration CentreLupane East 10 Lupaka Primary SchoolLupane East 10 Matshakayile Primary SchoolLupane East 10 Khatshana Primary SchoolLupane East 10 Janjanja - ...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 13:22hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Pre-owned car imports up 38%
Second-hand vehicle imports through Beitbridge Border Post surged by 38 percent in the period between January and May this year. The imports had fallen significantly in recent years, with peop...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's lack of infrastructure delays one stop border post concept
INADEQUATE infrastructure at Beitbridge Border Post is hindering the speedy implementation of the one stop border post concept between Zimbabwe and South Africa, it has emerged.Border official...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Panicking Zuma takes the Robert Mugabe option
This article first appeared on News24.com titled "Panicking Zuma has thrown caution to the ...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Max du Preez
When Mugabe goes to Matobo . . .
When Mugabe goes to Matopos(Hayi mani bakithi(!) - MATOBO!!!)- goes to Matobo, Matombo:place of stubborn boulders,the land's mute womb that won't saywhat it has eaten, seen, or car...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 09:00hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Vehicle imports rise
Vehicle imports through Beitbridge Border Post increased marginally from 24 512 in 2015 to 24 573 last year despite stringent conditions set by Government, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority said on F...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZimAchievers Awards a success
"We need to come up together and invest in our arts sector hence those involved should be serious and professional rather doing their events haphazardly," was a statement shared and echoed by some...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ghost haunts school!
THE YOUNG pupil said she was leading the prayer meeting in song when she saw a strange man with a knife coming towards her.She fainted and so did six other girls.They claimed they had ...Published: 31 May 2016 at 07:18hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
'The Robert Mugabe I know'
I first heard about Mugabe around 1962 when he was in the National Democratic Party. I didn't get to meet him though; I just heard about him.I had been expelled from Hodgson Technical College ...Published: 23 Feb 2015 at 12:27hrs | | by Mnangagwa interview
Burial of a Hero, Kotsho Lloyd Dube - Video live updates
THE late Zanu-PF central committee member, Lloyd Kotsho Dube who died who died in his sleep at his house on Monday morning is being laid to rest at National Hero's Acre.Dube was born on Jun...Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 19:19hrs | | by Simiso Mlevu
National Hero Kotsho Dube to buried today at the National Heros Acre
Thousands of Zimbabweans are expected to throng the National Heroes' Acre today for the burial of veteran politician and diplomat Kotsho Lloyd Dube, who died on Monday last week in Bulawayo.Du...Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bindura University of Science Education March 2014 Admissions List
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