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Mandiwanzira cleared of corruption charges after 2 years
Former Information Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira was acquitted on a charge of criminal abuse of office on Friday, more than two years after his arrest.The Nyanga South MP had been char...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 19:54hrs | 2274 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet puts state firms up for sale
CABINET on Tuesday resolved to finalise the privatisation of perennial loss-making parastatals and state-owned enterprises by year-end after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube reported that it had become u...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:54hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
NetOne, TelOne refurbish Mpilo Hospital ward
STATE-RUN telecommunications companies NetOne and TelOne yesterday unveiled a refurbished wing at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo as part of their corporate social responsibility project to capacit...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:37hrs | 1369 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe does not have whistle-blowing legislation
Zimbabwe does not have a stand-alone law that sets out guidelines for persons who report incidents of corruption and misconduct, a new report has said. In its report, Platform to Protect Whistle-blowe...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 08:52hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools appeal for PPE donations
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry has appealed to the corporate sector to assist in the provision of COVID-19 equipment as schools open for examination classes later this month.Spea...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:46hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Telecoms sector reviews tariffs to hedge inflationary pressures
THE country's telecommunication companies have reviewed voice, data and SMS tariffs to keep up with rising production costs. The latest adjustment, which was approved by the industry's regulat...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:29hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Econet hikes mobile data tariffs
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet), the country's largest mobile telecom operator, has adjusted data bundle tariffs by 60 percent after receiving the go-ahead from the industry regulator early this mon...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 15:35hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
MDC-A member raps Govt over failure to address gender needs during lockdown
Bulawayo MDC Alliance proportional Representative member, Jasemine Tofa this week castigated the government for failing to have a functional Social security system that bridges the gap of the vulnerab...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 08:19hrs | 679 | by Stephen Jakes
Econet mulls data bundle tariff adjustment
Zimbabwe's largest mobile telecommunications company Econet Wireless is understood to be considering a data bundle price adjustment in the wake of mounting costs and rising inflation.A source ...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 19:43hrs | 2770 | by Staff reporter
Supa Mandiwanzira's fight for freedom continues
The battle by former Information Communication Technology Minister Supa Mandiwanzira to quash the remaining charge of corruption he is facing continues with the former minister approaching the High Co...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 07:00hrs | 3146 | by Staff reporter
Cash disbursements to resume
Cash disbursements to vulnerable households affected by Covid-19 are set to resume soon as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) finalises its investigations into abuse of mobile money platforms, which w...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 11:08hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang attacks guard, gets away with loaded firearm
POLICE in Umguza, Matebelaland North province have launched a manhunt for a six-member machete gang that attacked and killed a security guard at Arda Balu Estate before they went off with his .303 ser...Published: 22 Aug 2020 at 08:28hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
CIOs investigate Minister Kazembe Kazembe?
Sources within the State Security agents have told this reporter that Minister of Home Affairs Kazembe Kazembe is in trouble after the dreaded Central Intelligence Officers were assigned to look into ...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 12:58hrs | 7397 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chinese giant resumes US$12m talks with NetOne
CHINESE technology conglomerate, ZTE Corporation has confirmed that it has resumed discussions with local telecommunication firm, NetOne, for the supply of equipment, despite the state-owned entity no...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 09:53hrs | 1930 | by Staff reporter
NetOne crisis deepens
TROUBLED state-owned mobile phone operator NetOne has been beset by a myriad of problems that include network failure and a shortage of airtime recharge cards, which are attributed to a board wrangle....Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 10:02hrs | 2716 | by Staff reporter
Bosso mull sabotage charges against its CEO
HIGHLANDERS chief executive officer Nhlanhla Dube is set to be charged for allegedly working against the interests of the club. Dube allegedly failed to inform the club's leadership about a US$50 000 ...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 08:51hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter
Ruling on NetOne chief's firing reserved
THE High Court has reserved ruling in the case in which NetOne chief executive Lazarus Muchenje is challenging the decision by the company's board to fire him on three months' notice last month, hours...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 09:01hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders seek free use of BF
HIGHLANDERS could play their first two home league matches at Barbourfields Stadium for free when the season eventually starts if the Bulawayo City Council's finance and development sub-committee has ...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:09hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
NetOne board 'disconnects' Muchenje
RECENTLY reinstated NetOne Cellular (Pvt) Limited chief executive Lazarus Muchenje has not been allowed to go back to work by the company's board despite an interim High Court order to do so, NewsDay ...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 08:59hrs | 1832 | by Staff reporter
NetOne loses diesel to security guards
TWO security guards who stole diesel from a NetOne booster in Mazowe were slapped with $1500 fine by Concession resident magistrate Nixon Mangoti yesterday.Show Mundevere (29) and Tinashe Gwan...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 06:39hrs | 496 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa to sell NetOne to MTN?
MDC Alliance Vice President Tendai Biti has claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and business tycoon Kuda Tagwirei are plotting to sell NetOne to MTN South Africa in a bid to frustrate Strive Mas...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 12:42hrs | 13205 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans to pay more to make calls
In a notice to operators on Wednesday, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said operators may now use dual pricing on their tariffs.This is in line with...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:49hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa picks fight with tycoon
Zimbabwe's president has picked a fight with the country's most successful businessman. The economy may be the loser.Under pressure from a plunging currency and 737% inflation, President Emmer...Published: 23 Jul 2020 at 20:57hrs | 9289 | by Bloomberg
Kazembe Kazembe reported to ZACC over NetOne saga
Pressure group Chapter 2 Movement and Abantwana BoMzabalazo (Children of ZPRA Veterans) have written a joint complaint to the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission Justice Loice M...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 15:53hrs | 3922 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NetOne acting board chair faces police grilling
POLICE yesterday said they were keen on questioning NetOne Cellular (Pvt) Limited acting board chair, Susan Mutangadura over perjury allegations involving a member of the telecom's board of directors....Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:43hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
New twist to NetOne case
NETONE chief executive Lazarus Muchenje yesterday got a second reprieve after the High Court suspended the termination of his employment contract until the NetOne board has a chance to file its reply ...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:40hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe Kazembe sucked into Netone CEO saga?
The NetOne saga involving embattled Chief Executive Lazarus Muchenje has taken a new twist with sources from the Ministry of ICT alleging that Muchenje is being protected by Minister of Home Affairs K...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 13:45hrs | 4660 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Only Mnangagwa can fire me'
EMBATTLED NetOne chief executive Lazarus Muchenje has again approached the High Court challenging his dismissal where he claims in papers that only President Emmerson Mnangagwa has the power to dismis...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 08:42hrs | 7922 | by newzimbabwe
Vendors face challenges in accessing cushion funds
Bulawayo Vendors say they are facing challenges in accessing Covid-19 bailout funds promised by the government.Some of the vendors received NetOne sim cards meant for them to receive cushionin...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 09:07hrs | 373 | by Stephen Jakes
Muchenje reinstated and fired as NetOne CEO
NetOne chief executive officer Mr Lazarus Muchenje's turbulent tenure at the helm of the State-owned mobile telecommunications company ended dramatically yesterday after he was fired barely 24 hours a...Published: 11 Jul 2020 at 08:02hrs | 1120 | by Staff reporter
Muchenje 'mysteriously' bounces back at NetOne
GOVERNMENT has reinstated embattled NetOne chief executive Lazarus Muchenje with immediate effect.The development was confirmed by a well-placed source, who asked for anonymity for fear of rep...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 07:02hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
RBZ gets rare praises over ZIMSWITCH move
Political Analyst Michael Mdladla Ndiweni has defended the announcement by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to designate ZIMSWITCH as the national payment switch. In a post on Facebook, Ndiweni sa...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 22:29hrs | 6293 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matter of Fact
ON Saturday, July 4, we ran a story headlined NetOne board member arrested, charged and released in one day. In the story we stated: Rangarirai Mavhunga is accused of having presented before t...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 18:07hrs | 409 | by Editor
Suspend NetOne CEO suffers setback
SUSPENDED NetOne chief executive Lazarus Muchenje and his alleged accomplices yesterday suffered an initial setback after a Harare magistrate threw out their application for refusal of remand....Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 17:53hrs | 2000 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's administration fails to recover looted funds
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has failed to recover funds looted by chief executive officers (CEOs) of 13 State enterprises and parastatals (SEPs) who were taking home an aggregated US...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:29hrs | 1875 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash suspends agent, bulk payer lines
DOMINANT mobile money service provider, EcoCash, says all of its agent and bulk payer lines have been suspended until further notice in compliance with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) directive. ...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:57hrs | 2259 | by Staff reporter
'Mobile money suspension will bury Zimbabwean economy'
THERE is a debilitating mixture of chaos, confusion and panic among both consumers and businesses across the country, after the government made a surprise announcement late on Friday evening that it w...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:41hrs | 1981 | by Staff reporter
Mobile money transactions not to blame for economic woes
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti has called government's ban on trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) and all mobile money transactions as "madness" with terrible consequences.The ba...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
RBZ confirms mobile money ban but keeps platforms open for small transactions
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has suspended all money agents from mobile financial transactions but the general public can still continue to transact using the platforms.In a statement ye...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:18hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Roller meal price set to skyrocket
Government will soon phase out the roller meal subsidy and replace it with a cash transfer programme for vulnerable persons, legislators have heard. Finance and Economic Development Deputy Min...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:51hrs | 2693 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for sharing indecent pictures on WhatsApp
A WOMAN from Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb who shared her nude pictures with a friend has been arrested together with three other women after the photos were shared in a residents' WhatsApp group....Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 19:48hrs | 3647 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cost of living rises
ZIMBABWEAN companies and consumers are facing severe pressure from rising cost of living as well as effects of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts have warned.Consumers' real wages are being er...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 16:59hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
Axis of tribalism and African nationalism in conflict
IN the days when I was young and my political philosophy had reached its formation stage, my hero was Mhunhuwepasi Mangwende. His name has an agreeable affinity for unhu/ubuntu and its rhyme is just p...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:11hrs | 270 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
NetOne director under probe
NetOne Cellular non-executive director Rangarirai Mathias Mavhunga is under probe over allegations of concealing his personal interest in a transaction involving FMC Holdings Limited and the state-own...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 09:49hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Clients owe TelOne ZW$500m in bills
STATE-OWNED telecommunications concern TelOne is owed more than ZW$500 million by, among others, government entities and has adopted various measures, including litigation and blacklisting debtors to ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 08:07hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Caps United boss told to step down
BELGIUM-based former Caps United player Cephas Chimedza has called for the club's vice-president Nhamo Tutisani to step down. Tutisani came close to being manhandled by a group of players at h...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 07:05hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Chaos hits Caps United
CAPS United descended into chaos yesterday, triggered by a sensational fallout over unpaid salaries, forcing police to come in and resolve the ugly stand-off. Club vice-president, Nhamo Tutisa...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:39hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Bosso settle for Umbro kit
HIGHLANDERS have reportedly dumped their technical sponsor Roar and settled for a top sports apparel Umbro. The Roar kit, which many Bosso supporters publicly expressed dissatisfaction over, i...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:53hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi still to receive suspension letter
EMBATTLED former Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi is yet to receive his suspension papers, thereby slowing his disciplinary hearing.The outspoken Goromonzi West lawmaker was fired las...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 18:25hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
Telcos want another tariff hike
Local mobile telecommunications operators have approached the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) for another upward review of tariffs. Earlier in March Pot...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 09:47hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
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