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Sanctions divide Mnangagwa's new dispensation
The sanctions must go mantra has sharply divided the Emmerson Mnangagwa led New dispensation. A twar between ZANU PF Gokwe Nembudziya Member of Parliament Mayor justice wadyajena AND THE Ministry of I...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 09:40hrs | 5247 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa to monitor companies allocated forex by RBZ
GOVERNMENT has proposed the establishment of a Foreign Currency Utilisation Monitoring Mechanism to monitor companies that receive foreign currency from the central bank.Addressing a Press bri...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 06:00hrs | 2474 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe digitalisation project hit by sanctions
Zimbabwe which has failed to meet the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) deadline to migrate from analogue broadcasting to digital by June 2015 has blamed illegal sanctions for derailing the...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 07:06hrs | 877 | by Staff reporter
VID to roll out electronic learner’s licence exams
The Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) will soon introduce electronic Provisional Drivers' Licence aptitude examinations as part of a raft of new measures to reduce rampant corruption in the acquis...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Panic as Mnangagwa targets cash barons' bank accounts
BOGUS businesspersons operating briefcase companies that fed on government tender manipulation and kickbacks to amass wealth are reportedly in panic mode after the State said it would use the Zimbabwe...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:48hrs | 8586 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors target Arsenal starlet Reiss Nelson
Zimbabwe are set to miss out on Arsenal starlet Reiss Nelson, whose exploits at Hoffenheim have impressed England coach Gareth Southgate.Nelson, who was born in London to a Zimbabwean father a...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 13:01hrs | 5519 | by Staff reporter
BCC to lease two farms
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is leasing out its two farms, Aisleby and Good Hope to interested business people after failing to run them profitably.The two farms were declared underutilised...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:30hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo systematically obstructed Zinara investigations
UNDER-FIRE Energy and Power Development minister Joram Gumbo systematically obstructed investigations into the alleged looting of funds at the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) to protec...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 16:39hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
South Africa in a fix over blood electricity
South Africa has come under fire over the Grand Inga Dam, a mammoth hydroelectric project, on the Congo River in the western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).International Rivers, an NGO ded...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 11:19hrs | 2475 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Race to save Africa's iconic dam
WHEN a 60-year-old dam that stands 128 metres tall, 716 metres long and holds 181 billion cubic meters of water needs repairs, it is never a small job and it comes with a huge budget: US$294 million. ...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:15hrs | 3077 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cracks whip on 'State capturers'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly cracked the whip on top ally and State residences principal director Douglas Tapfuma, who has been implicated in alleged corrupt deals, including the disapp...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:48hrs | 5002 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must set a clear development agenda
First and foremost, Zim is poised with toxic politics. We must deal with our politics first before we table economic matters. , it is important to admit that we have a crisis so that whoever comes on ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 16:27hrs | 507 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mnangagwa replaces State House director
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reassigned the principal director of State residences, Douglas Tapfuma, amid reports that more heads will roll within his office.The Ministry of Information, P...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 18:29hrs | 10607 | by Ndou Paul
Petrol prices fall in Zimbabwe
AFTER weeks of chaos, fuel prices in the country fell by at most four cents, with Energy minister Joram Gumbo attributing this to a dip in international crude oil margins.A survey around Harar...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:37hrs | 2245 | by Staff reporter
Price monitoring mechanism for cement retailers
THE Government will consider directing cement manufacturers to put in place monitoring mechanisms with the view of taking stern measures against retailers selling the commodity at prohibitive prices a...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:08hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter
Budirio 5 residents evicted at Glen Eagles farm in Harare
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has on 25th of October received reports of evictions and demolitions of three hundred and thirteen (313) houses affecting approximately one thousand two hundred and...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 16:30hrs | 1971 | by NGO Forum
Zimsec warns of fake exam papers
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council has warned that unscrupulous people are selling "fake examination papers." The fake papers are being sold for as much as $50 per copy. In a statement, ...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:37hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Hefty fines for price hikes
Retailers and manufacturers who increase prices of goods and services without justification will face heavy Government fines under a new consumer protection law that fosters fair business practices....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 3485 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's command policies spark off market turmoil
GOVERNMENT'S commandist strategy to contain currency volatility and the rising tide of price increases ravaging Zimbabwe are likely to worsen an economic crisis that has persisted for decades while da...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:25hrs | 2659 | by Staff reporter
Fierce crackdown on parallel market drops forex rate
A fierce government crackdown on illegal forex dealers, increased electronic surveillance of bank accounts, deployment of state security agents and arrests of individuals suspected to be at the centre...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:13hrs | 6149 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa guns for Zanu-PF chefs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told restive Zanu-PF chefs, who he said were using political positions to achieve selfish and corrupt ends to sabotage the economy, that he was coming for them....Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:18hrs | 5990 | by Staff reporter
Central bank's independence, benefits to Zimbabwe
WITH the recent developments at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), it is now public knowledge that four directors were suspended from there on allegations of corruption. The worrying aspect is the so...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:05hrs | 293 | by David Mhlanga
Bulawayo installs first traffic cameras
POLICE in Bulawayo will soon have iron-clad cases against traffic offenders at traffic lights as the city council has started rolling out a camera surveillance project on the city's major roads. ...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
$2m surveillance cameras for Harare
Harare City Council and its parking unit, City Parking, have embarked on a $2 million programme of installing surveillance cameras at traffic lights in the central business district (CBD) to deal with...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:28hrs | 1243 | by Staff reporter
DAFF ignores science, wastes public funds in appealing High Court Rock Lobster ruling
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) plans to appeal the recent Western Cape High Court ruling against fishing quotas for West Coast Rock Lobster thereby incurring further le...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 09:40hrs | 672 | by Louzel Lombard Steyn, Environmental journalist
Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe looking for proposals
Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe said it wishes to engage the services of a professional service provider in road safety issues to conduct a National Indaba on Multi-Stakeholder review of National R...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 07:34hrs | 1547 | by Staff reporter
Hefty fines for price hikes
Retailers and manufacturers who increase prices of goods and services without justification will face heavy Government fines under a new consumer protection law that fosters fair business practices....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:27hrs | 2824 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bakers plot $4 per loaf
Some stakeholders in the baking industry have held secret consultations over the past week to unilaterally peg the price of a standard loaf of bread to the prevailing black market rate of the United S...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:25hrs | 3632 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not introducing price controls
Government has no intentions of either introducing price controls or "punishing" profiteering businesses, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has said.Rather, Government is embarki...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:27hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Govt not introducing price controls - Industry Minister
Government has no intentions of either introducing price controls or "punishing" profiteering businesses, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has said.Rather, Government is embarki...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 08:25hrs | 773 | by Staff Reporter
'Forfeit illegal forex dealers' money,' says Matemadanda
ZANU-PF's Secretary for war veterans, Victor Matemadanda, said money from forex dealers should be forfeited to the State and Government should come up with a law that empowers it to do so. Mat...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1836 | by Staff Reporter
Chinese deals, raw or fair for the Zimbabwean economy?
Given the recent developments in Zimbabwe and the African continent, it is worthy assessing how Chinese investments can affect the local economy going forward. Critical for Zimbabwe is how the country...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 21:41hrs | 1856 | by Victor Bhoroma
Witnesses relive Harare shooting horrors
WITNESSES yesterday relived the horrors of the post-election violence which ripped through Harare on August 1 and saw members of the army killing seven civilians in a crackdown on opposition supporter...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to flush out economic saboteurs
GOVERNMENT has embarked on a price monitoring system along the production chain from manufacturer to the retailer in a move meant to flush out economic saboteurs unjustifiably profiteering from basic ...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:39hrs | 1431 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to ban use of jerry cans
GOVERNMENT will withdraw licences for fuel service stations found promoting acts of hoarding and overcharging of petroleum products thereby creating artificial shortages, a Cabinet Minister has said. ...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:18hrs | 3215 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube has invited to his breakfast table ingredients from both the chicken and the pig
The unmistakable, yet inevitable atmosphere of limbo, utter despair, confusion and analytic paralysis engulfs the nation yet again. It has become our accustomed portion.The triumphant arroganc...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 10:06hrs | 3825 | by Zifiso Masiye
Obert Mpofu speaks about Chamisa, Mnangagwa dialogue
The economic meltdown triggered by monetary and fiscal reforms that were recently unveiled by the government exposed teething problems in the ruling party's newly created structure led by former minis...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:54hrs | 5743 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to buy modern surveillance equipment
THE Government will buy modern surveillance equipment, including high-tech drones and helicopters, to enhance police operations, it has been learnt.Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister ...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:48hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'smuggled' money to China for regalia
The ruling Zanu-PF party claims that the United States of America tried to sabotage their campaign by blocking them from wiring their transaction to a Chinese firm which printed the party's regalia un...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 15:03hrs | 4975 | by Staff reporter
'Install CCTVs in hospitals'
The Government should consider installing Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in major health institutions to ensure patients receive appropriate and quality health services, a local non-governmental hea...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:13hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Panic bond notes sellers count their losses
PARALLEL market rates continued tumbling yesterday with US$100 which was recently being exchanged $600 falling to as low as $150 bond. The rates started declining after Government guaranteed t...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:09hrs | 7786 | by Staff reporter
Fuel distribution being done round the clock
The fuel supply situation is expected to improve significantly as Government has instituted a raft of measures to ease the plight of consumers. Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram G...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:06hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU's demo quashed by police, 100 people arrested
A demonstration called by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions yesterday was quashed by police and close to 100 people, including the organisation's seven leaders, were arrested for taking part in th...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:54hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
US monitoring Zimbabwe's economic situation
THE US says it is "closely monitoring" Zimbabwe's economic situation and hopes the southern African country "returns to being a responsible international citizen".Zimbabwe is facing an acute f...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 18:23hrs | 4687 | by Staff reporter
Dissecting the recent Monetary Policy Statement
Summary - The central bank policies on safeguarding financial stability through monitoring and increasing capital adequacy...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 13:08hrs | 1944 | by Dr. Tutsirai Sakutukwa & Dr. Marshall Makate
Looting of State resources to blame for economic crisis
THE Zimbabwe economic malaise can be traced to the political elite in the ruling party who loot and strip public funds from institutions such as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, among others.The ...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1098 | by Tendai Kamba
Term limit for permanent secretaries
GOVERNMENT has put permanent secretaries on performance-based five-year contracts which can only be renewed once subject to delivery by the senior civil servants, Civil Service Commission chairperson ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 07:54hrs | 1850 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt threatens to revoke licences from businesses hiking prices
VICE President Kembo Mohadi says fuel station operators and retailers found selling their products in foreign currency risked having their business licences revoked by government.His remarks f...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1554 | by mewzimbabwe
Government warns on price hikes
THE Government has directed that prices of basic commodities increased without justification be reduced immediately, as it moves to bring sanity on the market. Retailers are hiking prices of b...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:22hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Performance-based contracts for perm secs
Government has put permanent secretaries on performance-based five-year contracts which can only be renewed once, Civil Service Commission chairperson Dr Vincent Hungwe has said. He said no permanent ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:20hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
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