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Mthuli Ncube ordered to disclose real debt
PARLIAMENT has given Finance minister Mthuli Ncube up to September 30 to disclose the terms and conditions of all public loans and loan guarantees that have not been published, with legislators castin...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1646 | by Staff reporter
Minister, police boss sued for $500,000
HOME Affairs minister Cain Mathema and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga face a for $500 000 lawsuit each for the arrest and harassment of MDC organising secretary Amos Chibaya during the Jan...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 08:08hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala arrest cost us Bikita East by-election, claims MDC
SMARTING from a defeat in the Bikita East ward 31 by-election held on Saturday, the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC party has blamed Zanu-PF and the State for intimidating voters through the arrest of party de...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:04hrs | 2874 | by Stafff reporter
Chmaisa mustn't underestimate the electorate
Despite efforts by the opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change, to tarnish the image of Zanu-PF, the revolutionary party has remained the party of choice. The MDC has no policy and no selling...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:24hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF trounces MDC Alliance in by-elections
Zanu-PF snatched a ward from the MDC-Alliance in Nyanga and retained another in Bikita by considerable margins in by-elections held over the weekend, underlying the ruling party's dominance in local p...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wins Nyanga and Bikita by-elections
THE ruling Zanu-PF has wrestled the Nyanga South ward 26 seat from the MDC Alliance in a by-election which was held Saturday and retained Bikita Rural District Council ward 31 on the same day....Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:38hrs | 888 | by newzimbabwe
Inflation-linked pay-outs for pensioners
Pensioners are set to start receiving inflation-adjusted pay-outs, as the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) starts reviewing the compensation framework.The latest recorded year-on-year...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:24hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Shambles rock Zimbabwe govt over domestic debt
GOVERNMENT is guesstimating the real domestic debt figure despite announcing that it settled a significant portion of it last week as chaos continues to characterise official communication on the stat...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 09:20hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Police unit urged to end graft
The Police Anti-Corruption Unit has been urged to be more vibrant and play its part to ensure all corrupt elements are arrested and taken to court. Officially opening the Rebranding Refresher ...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:15hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Multi-currency was a disaster
Government says multi-currency system created fiscal and monetary challenges, stunting economic growth and making most industries in Zimbabwe uncompetitive. Treasury permanent-secretary George...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:31hrs | 3631 | by Staff reporter
'Govt not under pressure to borrow'
GOVERNMENT says it no longer has pressure to borrow on the local market after it repaid in excess of $1,5 billion of its domestic debt, a Treasury official has said.Ministry of finance permane...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls scrapping forex duty for vehicles
TREASURY is considering scrapping the payment of duty for vehicles in foreign currency when it presents the mid-year fiscal policy at the end of this month, it has been revealed.On June 24, th...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:30hrs | 1536 | by Staff reporter
Electricity tariffs hike looms
Government says it will soon review electricity tariffs to reflect costs because current charges are no longer sustainable.Zimbabwe is currently facing its worst power shortages in years after...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1820 | by Staff reporter
Woman detective challenges dismissal in High Court
A FIRED junior woman police detective, who was discharged after she extorted US$2 250 from a suspected forex dealer following arrest, has taken Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga to court challenging...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:00hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
RBZ takes aim at forex speculators
Government says the sharp hike of the overnight bank rate by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to support the domestic currency will discourage borrowing for currency speculation as well as protect the val...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:29hrs | 2667 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to print $400 million bond notes
ZIMBABWE will print ZWL$400 million bond notes which it says will be drip-fed into the economy to cover the gap left after government banned the use of multi-currencies in local transactions.T...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:32hrs | 4466 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe confirms Eskom payment
Government yesterday confirmed paying US$10 million to South African power utility, Eskom, to service the debt to the power utility - and the money was set to be in the receiver's bank by end of day y...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:13hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Measures in place to preserve Zimbabwe dollar value
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube says authorities have instituted measures that will ensure that the local currency will not suffer previous depredations, following the...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Rapist prays for fainted victim
A MAN from Bulawayo raped a 45-year-old woman until she fainted, prayed for her and raped her again when she regained consciousness.Haston Phiri (37) of no fixed abode was sentenced to 15 year...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 22:55hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new currency: What does it all mean?
FEW things fill a Zimbabwean with fear and dread more than the word "Zimdollar". So, it was no surprise that the news Zimbabwe had declared the RTGS the sole local currency, one more step in the count...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:22hrs | 974 | by newZWire
Matanga tells cops to be diligent
ZIMBABWE Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has urged police officers who are attending the rebranding exercise to be diligent, engaging and understanding in executing their duties because the...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:58hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
MDC MP sues for police-induced miscarriage
Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe (MDC Alliance) has sued the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) for US$120 000 after suffering a miscarriage, which she alleges was because of police actions.In a lett...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:45hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe slapped with US$4m lawsuit
Lebanese businessman Jamal Hamed has approached the High Court demanding US$4 million from former First Lady Grace Mugabe in defamation compensation and damages to his three houses that she seized....Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 06:47hrs | 7897 | by Staff Reporter
Cop molests boss
A BULAWAYO-based traffic cop indecently assaulted his uniformed female boss when he grabbed her by the waist before squeezing up against her body in a sexually suggestive manner in full view of other ...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 2498 | by Staff reporter
RBZ photocopies Bond notes?
An image of 3 Bond Notes sharing similar serial numbers has resurfaced online. The notes with serial number AE 0600737 have generated speculation that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has resorted to mass...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 08:52hrs | 17843 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Minister bemoans industry collapse, deepening economic crisis
Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Ellen Gwaradzimba has bemoaned the collapse of industry and companies in province due to the country's deepening economic woes.Speaking with businesspeop...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:25hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa prepares for ruthless demos crackdown
AFTER subjecting more than a thousand regular police officers to paramilitary training, purchasing an assortment of weapons, including AK assault rifles and sniper rifles, government has moved to acqu...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:27hrs | 13481 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa slapped with $10m defamation lawsuit
Norton MP Temba Mliswa (independent) has been taken to the High Court by BDO Zimbabwe boss, Ngoni Kudenga, who is demanding $10 million compensation for alleged defamation.The lawsuit emanates...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1583 | by Staff reporter
Accountant demands $10 million damages from Mliswa
THE fight between Independent Member of Parliament for Norton Temba Mliswa and BDO Zimbabwe boss, Ngoni Kudenga has spilled to the courts with the later claiming RTGS$10 million defamation damages fro...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 20:02hrs | 3508 | by newzimbabwe.com
Zimbabwe police buy 4 000 AKs, sniper rifles
POLICE have acquired an assortment of weapons - including 3 343 AK-47 assault rifles and about 600 sniper rifles - as they prepare to quell looming street protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:43hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tainted rights record stains regional police chairmanship
Zimbabwe has assumed the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) chairmanship amid growing human rights concerns and arbitrary arrests of members of civil society or...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 15:29hrs | 918 | by Gibson Nyathi
Court orders govt to compensate MDC-T activist ZWL$13k
High Court judge Justice Nyaradzo Munangati-Manongwa has ordered Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema, Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi to atone for the i...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1014 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai family won't hesitate to approach Mnangagwa for help
THE family of the late MDC founder Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday said it would not hesitate to continue approaching President Emmerson Mnangagwa for assistance should need arise, saying the country's le...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 08:03hrs | 2653 | by Staff reporter
'Poor wages dampen Zimbabwe police morale'
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has implored government to review the salaries and allowances of police officers, saying poor remuneration was affecting proper service delivery.Mata...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:16hrs | 2377 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police reforms shape up
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga yesterday said police officers are expected to be disciplined and perform their duties with integrity following their retraining. The Zimbabwe Republic Polic...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:02hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Doctor protests cop's conduct
A Harare medical doctor Johannes Marisa has raised a complaint with the police over the handling of a traffic case involving Mabvuku Police traffic section citing "falsification of evidence".I...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
Thousands bid national hero Dabengwa farewell
THOUSANDS yesterday thronged White City Stadium to pay their last respects to national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa as speakers from a cross section of society testified to his impeccable liberation war cr...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:46hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Matanga wants to clean up police image
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga says because the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is largely viewed with disdain by the general public, it needs to improve its image.Matanga said this...Published: 30 May 2019 at 07:57hrs | 3187 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo service stations stop selling fuel
Fuel service stations in Bulawayo stopped selling fuel today amid confusion on the correct price of fuel amid yesterday's rumours that prices were being hiked to reflect the cost of foreign currency o...Published: 29 May 2019 at 20:34hrs | 11982 | by Staff reporter
Business sabotaging Zimbabwe economy
Tales of the liberation struggle for Zimbabwe bring out, among other issues, how important a good operating environment is for one to thrive in their endeavors. We are told of how the guerrillas regar...Published: 29 May 2019 at 12:20hrs | 1427 | by Mapozho Saruchera
Chasi goes after rogue fuel sector players
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet Cabinet has resolved that it is unacceptable to sell fuel at as high as $7 per litre.In a message on their Twitter post Cabinet briefing held on Tuesday ...Published: 28 May 2019 at 18:50hrs | 6768 | by Ndou Paul
Zera refutes fuel price increase reports
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has refuted reports circulating on social media on fuel price increases. In a message on their Twitter, ZERA has urged motorists to ignore the r...Published: 28 May 2019 at 18:36hrs | 1600 | by Staff reporter
Fuel prices go up again?
The prices of fuel in some parts of Harare has gone up to $7.97 for petrol and $7.80 for diesel. Pictures from different garages circulating on social media confirm that prices have indeed gone up....Published: 28 May 2019 at 14:59hrs | 3291 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt polishes up interbank market
GOVERNMENT is working on ensuring efficient functioning of the interbank market to meet the economy's foreign currency requirements and bring sanity to price increases that are driven by black market ...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1421 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo not yet on Interpol radar
EXILED former Zanu PF politburo member and Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo is not yet on the International Criminal Police Organisation's (Interpol) surveillance radar, with the organisation's visiting...Published: 27 May 2019 at 12:46hrs | 4627 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza family wins order to get son's post-mortem report
A CHITUNGWIZA man, Julius Choto, whose son Kelvin Tinashe was shot and killed by the police at Makoni Shopping Centre during demonstrations over fuel increase in January has finally obtained an order ...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:39hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Prices of basic commodities skyrocket
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) expects prices of basic commodities and services to skyrocket following the near 50% increase in fuel prices last Tuesday."In the costing models that hav...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:51hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
'Fuel liberalisation necessary evil'
Following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's recent directive for oil companies to source foreign currency on the interbank market, analysts have said the move was necessary despite the anticipated short-...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:32hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Zupco will work, commuters call for timetable adjustments
COMMUTERS have called on ZUPCO to adjust timetables to cater for all workers as well as also expand on areas covered.Currently, the Zupco buses operate between 5am and 7pm, which affects those...Published: 22 May 2019 at 10:36hrs | 3068 | by Staff reporter
RTGS$ slides by 31% on interbank market
Traders at three commercial banks said the RTGS$ had weakened to a low of 4.6 against the greenback compared to 3.5 at the opening of trading on Tuesday, its biggest drop in a day since the interbank ...Published: 22 May 2019 at 06:29hrs | 4499 | by Reuters
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