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Diarrhoea outbreak forces Mkoba Teachers College closure
Health authorities have temporarily suspended lectures at Mkoba Teachers College after a diarrhoea out break at the institution.In a statement, Midlands provincial medical director, Dr Marry Muchekeza...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:22hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean outcry over Zesa power tariff increase
The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has criticized the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for increasing power tariffs in US dollars, stating that there is no justif...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
RBZ to investigate schools inflating fees using black market rates
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said it will investigate and take punitive measures against schools that are inflating figures of school fees in local c...Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 08:58hrs | 17 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe industry applauds improved power situation
THE business community has started feeling the positive impact of improved power generation in the country, expressing hope that the situation will continue to stabilise, thereby guaranteeing enhanced...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe consumers in a fix
As Zimbabweans continue to battle with a failing economy, increases in prices of basic commodities has pushed many into abject poverty.A recent survey conducted by Standardbusiness indic...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Forex speculators to face disciplinary action
THE market should expect significant restoration of stability in the pricing of basic goods in response to comprehensive Government measures while disciplinary action will be swiftly meted against bus...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Anger mounts in Zimbabwe as prices rocket
ZIMBABWE'S currency further crashed this week, precipitating waves of basic commodity price hikes, which were slammed by consumer watchdogs.In a survey, the Zimbabwe Independent found that man...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fake products flood Bulawayo markets
A NEW crop of ‘entrepreneurs' has invaded Bulawayo's marketplaces where they sell fake branded products to unsuspecting consumers in broad daylight.In essence, the traders pretend to sell po...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Match salaries to basic commodity prices'
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has said there is a need to match the cost of basic commodities with salaries of both private and public sector workers.This comes after the reduction of...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tax-free threshold doubled, bonus windfall for workers
The tax-free threshold for income tax was doubled to $50 000 a month yesterday by Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube as part of the doubling of all tax bands to improve disposable ...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Total consumption poverty line goes up: CCZ
THE country's total consumption poverty line for one person has gone up to $8 496 per month in January 2022, from $6 153 in December last year, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe has revealed.Bu...Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Central Banks' run auction system elitist'
CONSUMER rights groups and residents associations' dismissed the Central Banks' run auction system as elitist, and not serving the ordinary men on the street.They appealed to the authorities t...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pupils shun teen vaccination programme
BULAWAYO health officials say some pupils are resisting to be vaccinated in the ongoing vaccination programme targeting teenagers aged 16 and 17, a challenge blamed on parents and guardians' vaccinati...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 situation remains dire in schools'
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) yesterday said the COVID-19 situation remained bad in schools and accused government of failing to deal with the situation.Two weeks ago, seve...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Midlands close to herd immunity
The Midlands province is moving fast towards achieving herd immunity with over 31 percent of the population having been vaccinated across the province so far. According to the provincial...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Parents cheated on school fees'
Parents are being shortchanged by being ordered to pay school fees in full under the guise that their children will learn for 80 days while in actual fact the majority will attend class for only 40 da...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:27hrs | 8 | by KK Zvauta
New deputy mayor for Kwekwe
KWEKWE Ward 5 Councillor Melody Chingarande has been elected the mining town's new deputy mayor. The result makes Kwekwe the first city in Zimbabwe to have a mayor (Councillor Angeline Kasipo) and a d...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCZ squeals over consumer rights violations
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has accused unscrupulous retailers of overpricing, multi-tier pricing and selling substandard goods taking advantage of consumers' ignorance of their rights ensh...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councillors rap 'bribe-taking' municipal cops
KWEKWE councillors have accused their municipal police of aiding lawlessness in the city by taking bribes from illegal vendors operating from undesignated sites.Deputy mayor Shadreck Tobaiwa t...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Funds missing at Mzingwane High
MZINGWANE High School in Esigodini is in the eye of a storm after foreign currency incentives mobilised by parents for teachers late last year failed to reach the intended beneficiaries with parents t...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Christmas fever grips Bulawayo
HUNDREDS of people yesterday thronged supermarkets in Bulawayo to make last-minute shopping ahead of Christmas Day today. Shop attendants said they recorded much business with many outlets res...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Consumers appeal for protection against wave of pricing in forex
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has appealed for urgent Government intervention in protecting consumers against the tide of foreign currency pricing of goods and services at a time when a major...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Empower Bank to introduce agency banking
EMPOWER Bank has set sights at introducing agency bank as part of its efforts to reach out to all marginalised youths across the length and breadth of the country.Empower Bank head of marketin...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sugar prices up 18%
THE price of sugar has increased by about 18% to $2,25 per 2 kg pack over the past few days due to rising costs of production as well as cost of money, NewsDay reported.Confederation of Zimbab...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Prices of basics remain high
PRICES of basic commodities have remained high in Zimbabwe as businesses continue defying a recent directive by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop unnecessary price increases, a survey conducted by ...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 15:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Retailers still using three-tier pricing system
UNSCRUPULOUS retailers are still resorting to the three-tier payment mode adversely impacting on consumers who are already struggling to contain the effects of the prevailing liquidity crunch in the c...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Price madness grips Zimbabwe
PRICES of commodities continue spiralling out of control, pushing Zimbabweans further to the abyss of poverty, given that over 90% of them are unemployed while for those in employment, salaries remain...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fast food outlets increase prices
FAST food outlets in Bulawayo have increased prices for takeaways, apparently to meet the costs of new packaging following a ban on the use of kaylite by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) in J...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cash and Carry caught up in expired food stuffs storm
BULK Commodities Cash and Carry, a Bulawayo wholesaler, has come under fire for allegedly selling expired products to the market.Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairperson Dennis Ndlovu alleged B...Published: 23 Jun 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Bianca Mlilo
CCZ ask Zera to allow street corners gays dealers
Despite the alarming rates of gas cylinders explosions on the residential and business central districts which sometime inure the people, Consumer Counsel of Zimbabwe has said the street corner gas de...Published: 16 Nov 2015 at 05:56hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bread price reduction wont affect quality - CCZ
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has assured customers that the reduction in bread prices will not lead to a compromise in quality.Most shops have reduced the bread price from $1 per...Published: 25 Mar 2015 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bond coins unavailable in Matabeleland
MORE than a month since the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduced bond coins into the economy with a view to easing change challenges across the country, the circulation of the special coins rem...Published: 22 Jan 2015 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nation wide fuel shortage spoils Christmas
A NATION wide petrol shortage is threatening to spoil the Christmas festivities as thousands of motorists are likely to spend the holidays in queues at service stations. The scarcity ha...Published: 25 Dec 2014 at 07:06hrs | | by Thubelihle Mabhena
Pick n Pay shakes Bulawayo retail sector
CUSTOMERS in Bulawayo have applauded the entrance of more players to the retail sector which had been dominated by a few huge supermarkets, expressing hopes for marked improvement across players....Published: 18 Dec 2014 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo businesses fail to cash in on festive hype
BULAWAYO businesses say the festive season has failed to bring the much anticipated business due to low consumer buying power which has been attributed to the prevailing liquidity challenge. The b...Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 06:21hrs | | by Ngonidzashe Chiutsi
Year end rise in food prices dampens festive wood for Zimbabweans
Some Zimbabweans are experiencing sticker shock this festive season as they make the rounds of stores and find steep price increases for basic commodities such as maize meal, sugar and ...Published: 22 Dec 2010 at 13:46hrs | | by Business Correpondent
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