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Maid cries foul after son's exam fees vanishes
The soft swish of a mop echoes through a spacious Waterfalls home in Harare, each stroke a part of Sharon Nyemba's daily rhythm. At 45, Nyemba is a domestic worker and single mother whose calloused ha...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:39hrs | 1682 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health warns public about nurse recruitment scam
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has issued a warning to the public about fraudulent individuals posing as facilitators for nurse recruitment in Zimbabwe. The scam is reportedly being orchestrate...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 10:06hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru: Born on a Chimanimani mountain, and now a billion-dollar fintech business
Mukuru was first envisioned by two Zimbabwean entrepreneurs while mountain climbing in Chimanimani in Eastern Zimbabwe. The company later began operations in a bedroom in Cambridge, England in 2004, b...Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 11:55hrs | 3056 | by Staff reporter
OK Zimbabwe reverses Bulawayo branch closure decision
Retail giant OK Zimbabwe is set to reopen its Entumbane branch, which was closed earlier this year, with a new business model that converts the outlet into a wholesale facility with lower operating co...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:14hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Removing Mukuru will open Pandora's box!
Whether we are in the Diaspora or in the homeland, events unfolding in Zimbabwe will affect us all. The story of Pandora comes from the Greek poem, Theogony by Hesiod circa 700 BC. Once a...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 18:09hrs | 2767 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Mukuru advocates for cashless economy
The logistics of handling cash in Zimbabwe present significant obstacles, but Doug Tait-Knight, the Chief Executive Officer of Mukuru Zimbabwe Financial Services, believes that embracing digital payme...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:30hrs | 1437 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe maintains 6% economic growth target
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has reaffirmed Zimbabwe's 6% economic growth projection for 2024, despite the country facing late rains this agricultural s...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:48hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
4 suspects arrested over Mukuru Booth robberies
Four more suspects have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies targeting Mukuru money transfer booths across Harare and nearby areas.The suspects, Joseph Bilson Makoni (3...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:47hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru launches mobile wallet in Zimbabwe to bolster financial inclusion
Next-generation financial services platform Mukuru has introduced a mobile wallet in Zimbabwe following the issuance of a deposit-taking microfinance institution licence by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabw...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:12hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo thrives with festive shopping and holiday preparations
Bulawayo was buzzing with energy yesterday as last-minute Christmas shoppers filled the city, creating a festive and vibrant atmosphere. Banking halls, supermarkets, and beauty salons were packed, whi...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:20hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Harare bustles with last-minute Christmas shoppers
Harare was a hive of activity yesterday as shoppers crowded the city's stores for last-minute Christmas purchases, while hundreds of travelers rushed to rural areas to reunite with their families ahea...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:38hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Another Mukuru Money Transfer agency robbed
Armed robbers fired a warning shot and made off with an undisclosed amount of money from a Mukuru Money Transfer agency at Kamunhu Shopping Centre in Mabvuku yesterday.The dramatic incident le...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:12hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru expanding into deposit-taking microfinance institution
Zimbabwe's rapidly growing remittance sector has prompted several money transfer platforms to diversify their services, with Mukuru Financial Services Zimbabwe Limited becoming the latest to be licens...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:56hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru agency robbers on the run
Police are intensifying their search for a gang of armed robbers who targeted a Mukuru Money Transfer agency at Makomva Shopping Centre in Glen View, Harare, on Monday morning. The gang made off with ...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:37hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru agency loses US$2 700 to armed robbers
A gang of armed robbers struck a Mukuru Money Transfer agency located at Makomva Shopping Centre in Glen View, Harare, yesterday morning, escaping with over US$2,700 and R2,350. The daring heist occur...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 06:27hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Homegrown Heroes: Why the Opposition must prioritize local talent over ZANU-PF defectors
In the tumultuous landscape of Zimbabwean politics, the recent defection of Dzikamai Mavhaire back to ZANU-PF has served as a wake-up call for the opposition. This unsettling trend highlights the stru...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 08:32hrs | 466 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
'Lack of policies limiting hemp farming commercialisation in Zimbabwe'
Zimbabwe is facing challenges in formulating policies for the commercialization of hemp farming due to insufficient information about the plant. Hemp, a versatile member of the cannabis sativa species...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:51hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Fintechs fly planes of cash into Zimbabwe
At least once a month - and sometimes as often as three times a week - a private plane lands in a secure part of Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on the outskirts of the Zimbabwean capital,...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 17:11hrs | 6714 | by Staff reporter
Corpse with no private parts found floating in Mazowe dam
Mazowe-based fisherman allegedly discovered an unidentified male dead body floating in Mazowe dam with the private parts removed totally from the corpse.Jaison Mukurunyova discovered the body ...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 20:04hrs | 20 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Muzarabani
Nonagenarian dies from witch craft-related arson
A tragic incident recently occurred at Masvingo Provincial Hospital, where a 96-year-old grandmother from Zaka succumbed to burns sustained in a house fire. The fire was allegedly started by a male re...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru employees in US$100,000 fraud
Two Mukuru employees, Bessie Mbiro (35) and Tinotenda Ranganwa (31), faced charges of money laundering and fraud in Harare magistrate court after allegedly stealing US$100,000 from their employer. Rep...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 07:43hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Robbers steal US$21,000 from Mukuru
Three unidentified armed robbers executed a robbery at a Mukuru money transfer agent in Gweru, Zimbabwe, on June 19, stealing over US$21,000 and R14,000, according to police reports. Midl...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:42hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe currency crisis as seen from abroad!
AS we go to press, US financial news media has become aware of the Zimbabwe financial crisis.Bloomberg news agency and the Financial Times have reported authoritatively on the events surroundi...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:25hrs | 7 | by Kenneth Mafuka
Nicholas Zakaria told to go and see Victor by Chivayo
Legendary Sungura musician Nicholas "Madzibaba" Zakaria is the latest artiste to receive a car gift from controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo. Posting on his social media pages from Duba...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:45hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru distributes millions in aid to vulnerable Africans
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 19, 2024 - Next-generation financial services platform, Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com), has successfully distributed millions in aid to disadvantaged recipients in Africa throu...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:41hrs | 22 | by APO
Wicknell Chivayo's US$5 million spending binge
FOR Wicknell Chivayo, money seems to grow on trees.Never the one to be shy to ostentatiously display his wealth, Chivayo, who likes to call himself Sir Wicknell, has of late been on an unrelen...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:36hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Fraudster jailed after impersonating 2 former ministers
A Harare man Tinashe Christopher Munhuweyi was dragged to Bindura magistrates courts yesterday after impersonating two former cabinet ministers to commit fraud.He was sentenced to an effective...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 19:41hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa's MPs clash on social media
Tensions within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) reached a new peak as Southerton legislator, Bridget Nyandoro publicly clashed with that party's Movement Mobiliser Amos Chibaya on social media...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 16:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers vote in new Zimta executive
Veteran educationist Akuneni Maphosa has been elected the new president of the Zimbabwe Teachers Association at the ongoing Zimta 39th Annual Conference in Harare.Maphosa won the post after po...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mumba money CEO and Mukuru CIO share insights at a financial services event in Johannesburg
The Evolution of Cross-Border Payments Conference held in Johannesburg brought together industry leaders, experts, and visionaries to discuss the future of the global payments landscape. The event wit...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 11:17hrs | 36 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo Poly students jailed for Chicken Inn, Mukuru robberies
Two engineering students from Bulawayo Polytechnic who were involved in a series of robberies targeting a Mukuru outlet, two Simbisa retail outlets, and several houses in Bulawayo have been sentenced ...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn, Mukuru robbers arrested
In Bulawayo, the police have apprehended two suspected armed robbers believed to be responsible for a series of crimes, including robbing a Mukuru outlet, two Simbisa retail outlets, and multiple resi...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 05:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dj Rabaaz Releases 15-track Album
Pioneer of Gospel Mbirano music brand,Claud "Dj Rabaaz" Rabson has today released a 15-track album, the biggest single project so far in his musical caree...Published: 07 Oct 2023 at 23:16hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Armed robbers raid Mukuru outlet
Four individuals armed with pistols reportedly carried out a robbery at a Mukuru outlet, making off with US$2,000 and confiscating customers' cellphones in the process.According to a statement...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 19:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Burglars raid Nedbank
Burglars broke into a Nedbank building in Bulawayo's Belmont industrial area where they damaged three safes before stealing over US$270 000 and about R2 million, police confirmed yesterday.The...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Afro-jazz sensation Berita to perform at Zimfest Live
The Bulawayo-born 'queen of soul' will serenade crowds at this year's annual festival taking place at the weekendSouth Africa-based Zimbabwean musician Berita has joined a glowing lineup of ar...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 09:55hrs | 14 | by Tidi Kwidini
UK: Zimfest Live reveal exciting 2023 line-up for Herts Showground
New and familiar names including Killer T, Tocky Vibes, Berita, Musa Keys and Sha Sha have been added to the line-up, as revealed in the latest stage announcement.Zimfest Live will return in J...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 09:19hrs | 11 | by Tidi Kwidini
Remittances anchor Zimbabwean economy
THE World Bank recently released global diaspora remittance statistics, which show that expatriates from low and middle-income countries sent over US$647 billion to their home countries in 2022....Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:52hrs | 15 | by Victor Bhoroma
Scandal rocks Chamisa's CCC?
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been rocked by a scandal with members across the country alleging that the selection process for the party's candidates in next month's polls was rigged in ...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 17:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 armed robbers wanted for high profile cases
SEVEN suspected armed robbers who are on police's most wanted list for committing a spate of high profile criminal cases countrywide are believed to be operating and hiding in South Africa where most ...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Life of refugees at Zimbabwe's Tongogara Refugee Camp
"Before Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) came into this camp, I was always full of stress and anger," claimed Elina (26), a refugee staying at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge."There was no pl...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Continued increase in diaspora remittances signal rising poverty in Zimbabwe
The marked rise in diaspora remittances into Zimbabwe actually does not signal economic growth - but, as a matter of fact, increased povertyYet, it is always baffles the mind whenever the Zimb...Published: 30 May 2023 at 22:36hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bonface Mudzingwa favoured ahead of Shakemore Muzvidzwa in CCC race
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa is reportedly interfering with that party's candidate selection process and was recently in Bikita East constituency in support of aspiring c...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:24hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Shugeta divorces Power FM
The multi-talented radio personality Tafadzwa Lloyd Ben "Shugeta" announced his departure from Power FM this morning through his Facebook page.The announcement reads, "This note serves you to ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 09:19hrs | 3 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Armed robbers in US$27 000, R66 300 Mukuru heist
UNKNOWN suspects raided Mukuru money transfer booth and go away with US$27 000 and R66 300. The incident occurred at Maboleni Business Centre, Lower Gweru on 22 April 2023.Police confi...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mukuru outlet robbery gang arrested
Three armed robbers who raided a Mukuru outlet in Lower Gweru, have been arrested a few hours after committing the crime.Tapiwa Zhazha (31), Courage Bongani Moyo (31), and Gift Ncube (24) were...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 20:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans in the diaspora must be allowed to vote'
ZAPU has argued that the diaspora vote is a necessary political right because it is another way of appreciating Zimbabweans living abroad who send remittances back to the country.Ndodana Moyo,...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 19:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers raid Mukuru outlet
SIX armed men raided a Mukuru money transfer outlet in Silobela in Midlands Province and handcuffed a cashier and security guard manning the booth at gunpoint before they got away with US$1 800, R7 80...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:45hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Apostle nabbed for duping pastor
A SELF-STYLED apostle with the God of Fire International Ministries was arrested on Sunday for allegedly duping a Zambian pastor of US$400.Apostle Raston Chikoti allegedly duped Pastor Mightwe...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 01:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Dembare barred from Malawi
THE Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has barred Harare giants Dynamos from participating in the four-team pre-season tournament, which was scheduled to take place in March due to the country's sus...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
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