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August 1 victims dead before soldiers arrived
On an extraordinary and defining day in the quest for the truth over the August 1 military massacre on the streets of Harare, the men who made the key decisions on that day all totally denied they had...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1859 | by zimlive
Mnangagwa saved Chamisa from arrest
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Tandabantu Matanga yesterday warned that police are ready to arrest opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa for allegedly inciting the August 1 post-election violence w...Published: 9 hrs ago | 10871 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police, army clash over shootings
MEMBERS of the military, who were deployed into Harare to quell demonstrations against Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s alleged failure to release presidential election results on time, were depl...Published: 10 hrs ago | 4354 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe soldiers did not kill civilians on 1 August'
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces did not kill any civilian during an operation aimed at restoring order in Harare's central business district following violent demonstrations that resulted in the death of ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1204 | by Staff reporter
'MDC has militant army deserters'
Commander of the Presidential Guard, Brigadier General Anselem Sanyatwe says the MDC Alliance has a militant wing that probably consists of army deserters and they were in action during the Augu...Published: 23 hrs ago | 6207 | by Mandla Ndlovu
1 August killings: I invited the army says police boss Matanga
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has detailed how the army got involved in the 1 August post-election violence that left 6 civilians dead after been gunned down by members of the Zimbabw...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:57hrs | 3033 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe economic pain not being shared
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's recent confirmation that government will soon buy vehicles for parliamentarians exposes government's insincerity in tackling its ballooning budget deficit.It al...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 10:51hrs | 3292 | by Staff reporter
Fired cop demands $56 000 compensation for wrongful arrest
A FORMER police officer who got arrested after testifying in court against fellow police officers in an inquest, has petitioned Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga to comply with the High Court...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:12hrs | 1502 | by Staf reporter
Banks fear hyperinflation return in plea for Zimbabwe reforms
Zimbabwean banks urged the government to introduce wide-ranging reforms amid signs the country is facing an economic crisis reminiscent of a hyper-inflationary spiral a decade ago.Finance Mini...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 19:13hrs | 4034 | by Bloomberg
ZRP Boss sucked in raffle ticket scandal
Zimbabwe Republic Police Mashonaland Central Boss has been alleged to be involved in scandal involving raffle tickets for a horse race competition. A source in the ZRP who spoke to Bulaw...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 12:23hrs | 4690 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Terence Mukupe relocates to Mozambique?
There has been high speculation that Former Finance deputy minister Terence Mukupe has relocated to Mozambique after he posted a Facebook picture of himself in Beira and captioned it: I love my new ho...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 09:02hrs | 11233 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mugabe linked top cops retired
THREE deputy police commissioner-generals - Innocent Matibiri, Josephine Shambare and Levi Sibanda - together with two commissioners were on Friday reportedly retired from the force amid indications t...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 05:37hrs | 9340 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax ill-thought out, says govt
GOVERNMENT has admitted to not seeing the adverse market effects of its 2% tax on electronic or mobile money transfer transactions, amid revelations that corporate earnings are expected to be weighed ...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:57hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
New structure for Zimbabwe public service
The Public Service Commission is examining the roles, functions and mandates of Government ministries and departments as part of a process to come up with a new civil service structure.Governm...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:44hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Biometric register for civil servants
GOVERNMENT is going to put in place a time-lined raft of measures which include developing a biometric register of all civil servants on Government payroll as it moves to tighten screws in its quest t...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:03hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans no longer respects the law, police'
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga yesterday admitted that the general public no longer respected the law and its enforcers.Officiating at the Zimbabwe Republic Police Staff College 20...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 09:00hrs | 5067 | by Staff reporter
Judgement reserved on Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry challenge
High Court judge David Mangota has reserved ruling in a matter in which a Zimbabwean woman is challenging the legality and composition of a commission of inquiry set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 12:22hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must make tough economic decisions, says Diplomat
GERMAN ambassador to Zimbabwe Thorsten Hutter on Wednesday said his country was ready to re-engage Zimbabwe but urged the government to make tough economic decisions to reduce the budget deficit if it...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:06hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to crack whip on tax dodgers
Government is considering giving the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) absolute powers to descend heavily on tax dodging companies so as to recover the outstanding $4,5 billion. Finance and E...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe owed over $4,5bn by tax dodgers
Government is owed over $4,5 billion by tax evaders, Finance ministry secretary George Guvamatanga has said.Presenting the 2018 expenditures and 2019 budget priorities before the parliamentary...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:29hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe staggers on
LAST Friday, Finance and Economic Development minister, Mthuli Ncube, tweeted that he would curb Zimbabwe's economic crisis by limiting "government expenditure, rationalise posts in the public service...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:23hrs | 899 | by Pearl Matibe
Zimbabwe govt wage bill to hit $3,7bn after salary hikes
GOVERNMENT'S wage bill is seen growing by 16% this year to $3,7 billion, rising to $3,9 billion next year and pushing the budget deficit to nearly 14% of the gross domestic product (GDP), government p...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:26hrs | 2017 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Grace challenge trio over 'grabbing' farm
Former President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace have filed High Court papers challenging an application by three Mazowe farmers evicted from Teviotdale Farm in 2009 to pave way for the ex-first fami...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 12:03hrs | 2496 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe files a special plea over Mazowe farm
FORMER President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace, who are embroiled in a land dispute with three Mazowe farmers over Lot 1A Teviotdale Farm in Mazowe district of Mashonaland Central province, have al...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:32hrs | 3826 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt revises revenue projections upwards
GOVERNMENT has revised its initial 2018 revenue projections by 12% to $5,7 billion on the back of the 2% tax on mobile and electronic transfers introduced earlier this month, which is expected to incr...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:28hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks fingered in US dollar scams
Market indiscipline in the local financial services sector necessitated the separation of Foreign Currency Accounts (FCAs) and real time gross settlement (RTGS) accounts, Finance and Economic Developm...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:17hrs | 2254 | by Staff reporter
Lumumba's 'Queen B' named?
On Friday, October 19, in a boardroom at the Finance Ministry, Mthuli Ncube and his permanent secretary George Guvamatanga sat huddled with a small group of "communication experts".One of thos...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 23:45hrs | 25012 | by Mduduzi Mathuthu on zimlive.com
Lumumba officially fired
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday officially fired Mr William Mutumanje (Acie Lumumba) as chairman of the Ministry's Communications Taskforce barely a week aft...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | 1617 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube on a trajectory of vendettas?
We received this article from a senior banker at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, supporting his colleagues who are facing corruption allegations. We are withholding his...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 07:58hrs | 10029 | by The Banker
Acie Lumumba fired?
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has dumped Mr Acie Lumumba, as the Chair of Communication Taskforce in the ministry, three days after his appointment. ZimLive also repor...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:13hrs | 4771 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe struggling with spike in fuel demand
Suspected smuggling of Zimbabwean fuel across the border is propelling the country's demand to record highs, with fuel consumption spiking by a staggering 30 percent since July this year, perman...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:26hrs | 2067 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to get new board by December
A new board for the government's taxes and revenue collection agency, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) will be appointed by December as the state seeks to increase efficiency and stamp out corru...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 14:24hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Zimra beats Q3 revenue target
Zimbabwe's gross revenue collections in the third quarter ended September amounted to $1,28 billion, surpassing the target of $1,089bn by nearly 18%, the tax agency said yesterday.The Zimbabwe...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:40hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters nailed for post-poll violence
MDC Alliance's supporters went on a rampage destroying property worth tens of thousands of dollars following the harmonised elections held on July 30, the Commission of inquiry into the post election ...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:12hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
ZRP instructed to reduce workforce by 15 000 as govt works on cutting civil service wage bill
The government is reported to have instructed the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to reduce its workforce by 15 000 police officers. Currently, the force has 50 000 officers and the gover...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 05:52hrs | 4493 | by Sithabile Mafu
Chiwenga's condition takes a turn for the worst
WE reported that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was airlifted to South Africa for treatment after his condition took a turn for the worst mid-last week and the report has been confirmed.S...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:14hrs | 10886 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga & Moyo hospitalised: coup d'etat backfiring?
Undoubtedly, the mention of these two names, General Chiwenga and Moyo, evokes the bright memories of a successful Zimbabwe coup d'etat of 2017. But of late it has come to light that the two are frequ...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:17hrs | 28683 | by Israel Dube
Shake-up at ZRP
Several senior police officers have been moved from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)'s traffic section to other units within the force.The transfers are part of efforts by the law enforcemen...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:10hrs | 2446 | by Staff reporter
High court hears shooting victims' challenge of Mnangagwa's commission of inquiry
HIGH Court Judge Justice David Mangota today presided over the hearing and determination of an urgent chamber application filed by a relative of a shooting victim of the August 2018 violence, who is s...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 15:54hrs | 838 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe police go high-tech on roads
Police are rolling out high-tech equipment for e-ticketing, speed traps and breathalyser tests as efforts intensify to ensure compliance with traffic laws.The equipment, to be deployed next mo...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 14:28hrs | 4678 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube in tax climbdown
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday unveiled several exemptions to the tax on monetary transfers saying the 2 cents per dollar tax will only apply to transactions of $10 and above while intra-comp...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:04hrs | 763 | by Staff reporter
ZRP retires cops who have reached 50
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is reported to be retiring all senior police officers who have reached the mandatory retirement age of 50. In a letter sent to the affected officers, commiss...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 09:08hrs | 4576 | by Sithabile Mafu
Jabulani Sibanda, Didymus Mutasa re-admitted into Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has readmitted its former secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa and former chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association Jabulani Sibanda following the duo's ...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:34hrs | 3207 | by Staff reporter
RBZ boss faces reality check
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya today finds himself literally skirting on thin ice as he presents his first post-election monetary policy statement with all sectors of the econom...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1511 | by Staff reporter
Another shake-up at ZRP
SEVERAL senior police officers have again been transferred as the Zimbabwe Republic Police seeks to re-organise itself under the new leadership of Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga.Among tho...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:18hrs | 2675 | by Staff reporter
Woman externalises $6m to Botswana
A BULAWAYO businesswoman, who had been on the police wanted list for allegedly externalising more than $6 million to Botswana, appeared in court yesterday. Delny Deanna Ashley Davies (41) of M...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 2079 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa demands Mnangagwa to reverse the appointment of Owen Ncube
The absence of an Act of Parliament regulating the operational use of intelligence services in Zimbabwe is a concern for the MDC.The Army is regulated through the Defence Act, the Zimbabwe Rep...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 17:37hrs | 13008 | by MDC Communications
Zimbabwe bank workers to protest police brutality
ZIMBABWE Banks and Allied Workers Union (Zibawu) will next week stage a demonstration in Harare against police's heavy-handedness in dealing with members of the public.The planned demonstratio...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 08:50hrs | 3284 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must cut loose bad police officers
Government's decision to drive vendors off the streets of the Central Business Districts (CBDs) across the whole country, especially after the outbreak of cholera in Harare, has been generally warmly ...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 14:06hrs | 6403 | by Staff reporter
RBZ boss' job is on the line
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya's job is on the line, NewZImbabwe.com reported.President Emmerson Mnangagwa visited the RBZ unannounced last week, sparking further speculation ...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 09:05hrs | 9765 | by Staff reporter
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