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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 | 1981 | 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 | 1853 | 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 | 2254 | 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 | 1944 | 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 | 556 | 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 | 303 | 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 | 2690 | 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 | 3619 | 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 | 847 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sets surveillance cameras in cities
Zimbabwe is planning to link its proposed National Data Centre with databases and information from the country's key economic players and state institutions as the country prepares for the creation of...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:48hrs | 5603 | by Dumisani Ndlela
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 | 267 | 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 | 558 | 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 | 689 | 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 | 492 | 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 | 378 | 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 | 335 | 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 | 1106 | 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
Bosso mull 50% pay cut
OUTSPOKEN Highlanders member Carlos Zidya has challenged the Bosso faithful to engage their contacts to assist the club. Zidya facilitated the club's assistance from Insiza North legislator Fa...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:33hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP donates $50,000 to Bosso
INSIZA North MP Farai Taruvinga has donated $50 000 to Highlanders to be channelled towards salaries. Taruvinga, who has interests in farming and mining, also donated 175kg of beef, with each ...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:11hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Bosso engage staff on pay cuts
HIGHLANDERS have engaged their staff with a proposal to halve their salaries, while looking for sponsorship. Bosso have been hit by inactivity caused by the Covid-19 lockdown. Highlanders lost...Published: 29 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Court upholds suspension of EcoCash agents
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) acted within its mandate when it suspended EcoCash mobile money agents from conducting financial transactions to curb abuse, the High Court has ruled, and so there c...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:13hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Mobile money agents' 'illicit' deals exposed
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) through its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has established that most mobile money agent accounts were being abused and used as a conduit for illegal transactions ...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:26hrs | 2321 | by Staff reporter
NetOne donates PPE to Mpilo Central Hospital
NETONE and TelOne yesterday donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to Mpilo Central Hospital and pledged to drill two boreholes at the health institution in an effort to alleviate water challenge...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Corruption-accused NetOne CEO Muchenje, 7 other managers freed on bail
Corruption-accused NetOne CEO Lazarus Muchenje and seven other senior managers were released on bail Monday following their arrest by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission last Friday.Harare...Published: 18 May 2020 at 19:32hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Ex-West Ham coach eyes Bosso
FORMER West Ham academy and Kenya's Gor Mahia gaffer Hassan Oktay says he is eyeing the Highlanders head coach post should Mark Harrison fail to return to lead the Bulawayo side. Highlanders s...Published: 18 May 2020 at 07:53hrs | 1597 | by Staff reporter
NetOne boss Muchenje, 7 others arrested
NetOne chief executive officer Lazarus Muchenje, six senior executives and former board member Paradzai Chakona were arrested yesterday by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on charges of ...Published: 16 May 2020 at 07:14hrs | 2049 | by Staff reporter
Bosso admit financial woes
HIGH LANDERS have admitted that they have been plunged into financial problems due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bosso lost coach Mark Harrison who left the club to return home to B...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:55hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
NetOne to pay Bosso's last installment this monthend
THE Highlanders executive will have to work round the clock and hope to pull some magic following revelations that principal sponsors NetOne will be paying the last installment of their deal this mont...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile operators get free frequencies
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has allocated the country's three mobile network operators free frequencies until the end of the year as part of its thrust t...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:35hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Bosso players, coaches yet to receive April salaries
HIGHLANDERS players as well as coaches whose salaries are paid through the NetOne sponsorship are yet to receive their dues for April amid reports that the mobile network operator will stop its liason...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:31hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders coach faces salary cut
HIGHLANDERS have engaged technical manager, Mark Harrison with a view to slash his salary until football activities resume.The local Premiership season is yet to kick off following measures im...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:30hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Potraz moves to reduce data costs
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has allocated the country's three mobile network operators free frequencies until the end of the year as part of measures to ...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Data tariffs price hike a blow to the deaf community
The deaf community in Zimbabwe has pleaded with mobile network operators to review downwards the costs of data tariffs saying the new prices are beyond th...Published: 06 May 2020 at 16:03hrs | 524 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Mobile telcos adjust SMS, data bundle prices
Zimbabwe's leading mobile network operators (MNOs), Econet and NetOne are adjusting their SMS and data bundle tariffs in what the players say is in line with the rising cost of doing business in the c...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
RBZ closes more EcoCash, OneMoney lines
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has closed an unspecified number of mobile money agent lines suspected to have been fuelling exchange rate volatility. A source within the central bank's Fin...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:36hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
NetOne sponsorship withdrawal: New details emerge
MOBILE network operator NetOne's decision to pull the plug on its sponsorship of Caps United, Highlanders and Black Rhinos was allegedly influenced by one of the teams' directors, who pestered the com...Published: 04 May 2020 at 07:46hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
NetOne board chair under probe
Law enforcement agents have launched an investigation into suspected criminal abuse of office by NetOne acting chairperson, Ms Susan Mutangadura, after she reportedly appointed her suspected business ...Published: 03 May 2020 at 08:56hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagnwa's govt tells vendors to be 'patient' on relief funds
GOVERNMENT has told informal traders and vendors to "relax" following growing impatience over the late disbursement of COVID-19 relief funds to see them through the lockdown period.The governm...Published: 01 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube throws algorithm farce
THE insinuation by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that he used a sophisticated algorithm system to determine who should benefit from funds to be disbursed to vulnerable households once again exposes go...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 11:44hrs | 2289 | by Staff reporter
NetOne calls time on sponsorship
ONE of the country's principal football sponsors, NetOne, have called time on their association with the game, in a major blow to the nation's biggest sporting discipline. It's the first major boardro...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 23:54hrs | 1494 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile network operators face losses as costs mount
The unprecedented rise in the country's cost of doing business is expected to wipe out margins for mobile network operators, leading to possible losses within the sector.Between March and now,...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:28hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
NetOne please come to our rescue
Village elder Mr Iron has been dealt a double blow, he can not call his children and can not buy his favourite drink because Netone network is down, rendering his e-wallet redundant. Jaji, Jin...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 09:37hrs | 538 | by Tondo Thomas Murisa
NetOne, TelOne mobilise $10m Covid-19 package
STATE-OWNED telecommunications companies, TelOne and NetOne have set up a combined $10 million Covid-19 response facility to benefit three public health institutions in Harare and Bulawayo. In...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 07:45hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
'Covid-19 donations will be accounted for,' says Mnangagwa
All donations being made by corporates and individuals towards the fight against Covid-19 will be put to good use and accounted for, President Mnangagwa has said. The President thanked Zimbabw...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 07:39hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
ZESA Negligence of Duty 'Customer Service' to Clients is Simply Unacceptable
MDC Alliance Secretary for Energy and Power Development Jasmine Toffa has said the party has noted with grave concern the disturbing trend by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) customer ...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 16:36hrs | 1263 | by Stephen Jakes
More boardroom squabbles rock NetOne
Despite the raging coronavirus, NetOne's boardroom squabbles are showing no signs of abetting.Board member Dr Douglas Mamvura faces the chop for reportedly failing to attend crucial meetings s...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:42hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 relief cash transfers start today as virus cases rise to 18
ONE-million households identified through the Social Welfare Department to benefit from the $600 million kitty availed by the Government to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 are set to start receiving ...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:33hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
'Bosso, Dembare not in panic mode'
HIGHLANDERS and Dynamos are not raising the red flag on contractual issues with their sponsors and players despite world governing body Fifa last week opening up avenues for clubs to renegotiate agree...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 07:59hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Publicans, sinners at work in the food relief system
THE government food relief system started bearing fruit with reports last week that qualifying beneficiaries have received some money through their accounts with the People's Own Savings Bank (POSB). ...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 09:37hrs | 268 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
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