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Suspended Nssa boss mired in US$353 000 luxury cars scandal
SUSPENDED National Social Security Authority (Nssa) boss Arthur Manase was removed partly due to a scandal over two top-of-the-range cars valued US$353 000 which he bought in violation of company poli...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:22hrs | 1226 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in spotlight over the massive Nssa corruption
THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) has presented its forensic audit which unearths corruption and names individuals implicated in the pensions fund's latest scandals to the Office of the Pr...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 3067 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, independence doesn't mean freedom to destroy one's country!
I recall a story I was told by my parents when I was still a little child. There was a ruling ZANU PF meeting at our local sporting facility, named 'Zisco Club', in the early 1980s – which a...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 22:51hrs | 516 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
NSSA pensioners are a forgotten lot
The National Social Security Authority is almost always in the news for the wrong things whilst the poor NSSA pensioners are wallowing in abject poverty. The establishment is riddled with scan...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 23:30hrs | 463 | by Cde Mutanda Wachingama
High Court dismisses Mupfumira's appeal
The High Court has dismissed an application for appeal by former Cabinet minister Prisca Mupfumira who was challenging the lower court's decision to dismiss her application for discharge at the close ...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:09hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
South Africa extends validity of non-ZEP permits
SOUTH Africa's Home Affairs Department has extended the renewal of permits that expire at the end of this month to December 31.The extension does not apply to Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) h...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
What's the point of 'performance contracts' when the regime always blames sanctions for its failures?
How do you measure a cabinet minister's performance over a particular period?How does one judge whether a local government CEO (chief executive officer) has done a good or terrible job?...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 10:16hrs | 930 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa must reign in his son in-law, says football fans
FOOTBALL supporters have implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in the impasse between Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and suspended Zifa board members which led to Zimbabwe's suspe...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 05:48hrs | 6869 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU tells Mavima to come clean on US$359,000 loan deal
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has demanded that Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima must come clean on the US$350 000 Borrowdale house he is alleged to have b...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:33hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister forced to reverse his corrupt mansion deal
PUBLIC Service minister Paul Mavima could be forced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa or top officials to reverse his corrupt US$400 000 upmarket house purchase deal in Quinnington, Borrowdale, Harare, ...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 15:20hrs | 2331 | by Staff reporter
NSSA boss granted $500 000 bail
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (NSSA) acting general manager Charles Shava, who faces criminal abuse of office charges, was yesterday granted $500 000 bail by Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje....Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
ZACC arrests NSSA Acting CEO
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) this afternoon arrested NSSA acting chief executive Charles Shava for fraud involving $12 246 571,48. It is alleged that Shava altered a board re...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 19:15hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
MPs demand Nssa regulation
LEGISLATORS have demanded that the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) and medical aid societies be regulated by the Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) as they are multi-billion-dollar ins...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:07hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally caught up in a US$400 000 corrupt upmarket house deal
PUBLIC Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima is caught up in a US$400 000 corrupt upmarket house deal in Quinnington, Borrowdale, Harare, involving the National Social Security Autho...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 10:41hrs | 3199 | by Staff reporter
NSSA gives doctors pay rise
The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has given its doctors a pay rise as the state-owned entity moves to stop the brain drain.NSSA acting general manager Charles Shava said NSSA has n...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 09:50hrs | 1358 | by Staff reporter
Bad news for errant driving schools
DRIVING Schools not complying with regulations set down by the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ), now come under the spotlight after the council this week started an inspection, giving the non...Published: 18 Feb 2023 at 19:52hrs | 877 | by Staff reporter
Why Nssa suspended top boss
THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa), established in 1989 as a statutory corporate body tasked by the government to provide social security, suspended its Director for Investment and Properti...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 11:09hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Factional-driven fights rock Nssa
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) Investments and Properties director Brian Mrewa has been suspended, as turmoil, external interference and factional-driven fights continue to buffet the compu...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:23hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional battles filter through Nssa
Zanu-PF factional battles continue to filter through and find expression in government and state institutions, with the US$1.2 billion National Social Security Service (Nssa) pension fund being one of...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 15:33hrs | 1116 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga stops NSSA boss appointment
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga has moved in to stop the National Social Security Authority (Nssa's) rotational policy of filling the vacant post of general manager by blocking the recent appoin...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:22hrs | 1618 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt claims to have delivered 600 000 jobs
NEARLY 600 000 new formal jobs have been created in various sectors from 2018 to date, an indication that the formal economy is growing in tandem with increased economic activity, latest figures from ...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:39hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
NSSA 'reversal of Rotation of Acting Appointment in the position General Manager'
National Social Security Company (NSSA) Board Chairman, Dr Percy Toriro has announced that the company will not be changing its acting General Manager as they had previously announced.On the 3...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 17:12hrs | 995 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
NSSA shouldn't act as if they derive some depraved pleasure from elderly's suffering
Whenever I witness the sad plight of the elderly in Zimbabwe, the adage, ‘there's no rest for the weary' always comes to mind.Having gone to the local Kwekwe branch of the state-owned POSB (...Published: 29 Dec 2022 at 20:23hrs | 807 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chaos engulfs Zupco
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco), a state-owned public transportation provider, is in the centre of an alleged corruption and mismanagement storm, involving top management and private ope...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:16hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
NSSA a curse upon pensioners and vehicle for fleecing Zimbabweans!
As Zimbabwe continues to spiral out of control in an economic vortex - sinking deeper into an abyss - numerous employees are getting laid off from companies without any terminal benefits, becoming mor...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 16:07hrs | 1243 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's housing backlog shoots to 2 million
ZIMBABWE'S housing backlog in urban areas has shot up to two million from around 1,5 million reported in February, NewsDay has learnt.Revealing the figure on Monday in Harare, National Housing...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Social media campaigner targets corruption and theft at NSSA
A social media campaign to amplify citizens' voices against the unending vice of corruption and embezzlement of funds at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has kicked off amid calls for sta...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 05:04hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Govt bars Chinese 'brick plant' deal
PLANS by a Chinese firm Ming Chang Sino-Africa Mining Investments to "ostensibly" set up a multi-million-dollar brick moulding plant in a Harare area known for a lucrative century-old gold treasure tr...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 20:37hrs | 1673 | by Staff reporter
Minister lashes out at investors abusing workers
MINES and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando has criticised investors in the extractive industry who are flagrantly violating human and labour rights.Chitando encouraged underpaid an...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:18hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Fraud-accused socialite cleared to contest Zanu-PF elections
Zanu-PF has given the nod to socialite Mike Chimombe's candidature to stand in the weekend elections for the ruling party's Central Committee (CC).The polls are being fiercely contested amid a...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 2260 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo industries revival hinges on secure water sources'
BULAWAYO residents have advocated for the allocation of more resources towards the speedy completion of the Lake Gwayi-Shangani project, setting up a special fund for the revival of Bulawayo industrie...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
ZB directors mull liquidation and surrendering licence
With three months left before year-end, it is now crunch time for ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH), which is currently under increased pressure to recapitalise its building society within the grace period...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 08:58hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
Former NSSA boss sues RnB superstar Joe Thomas for US$368,000 after artist snubs mega birthday bash
FORMER National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chairman, Robin Vela is suing American RnB artiste Joe Thomas for US$1,5 million after the Grammy award winner failed to pitch up for a performance at ...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:44hrs | 3454 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt stripping assets, claims MPs
LEGISLATORS have accused the Executive of systematically stripping the country of its valuable assets and selling them through opaque deals, which observers say smells of deep-rooted corruption and pl...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
High density areas to allow double storeys
THE Government will have a policy in place at the end of this year that allows development of double storey housing in the high density residential areas as part of efforts to narrow demand for low co...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:30hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter
Zacc fails to recover stolen US$7 billion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's anti-corruption fight has been exposed as nothing but hot air following revelations that less than US$2 million out of identified US$7 billion ill-gotten wealth stashed ...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:18hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on alert for measles outbreak
Cabinet received an update on the Country‘s Response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a report on the procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the National Covid-19 Inter-M...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
NSSA awards pensioners 50pc increment
Pension payouts will be reviewed by up to 50 percent this month and be progressively adjusted in subsequent months subject to "affordability and sustainability" to cushion pensioners from price increa...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:41hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs snub desperate Wenela miners
FORMER Zimbabwean mine workers who toiled under the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association (WNLA), also known as "Wenela", have accused the country's lawmakers of ignoring their plight and refusing t...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 17:03hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
NSSA probe widens
CORRUPTION investigations at the National Social Security Authority (Nssa), which saw general manager Arthur Manase being suspended early last month, have widened to include companies and individuals ...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:47hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pensioners scoff at US$15 NSSA grocery vouchers
Pensioners have scoffed at the $10 000 (US$15) once-off grocery voucher offered by National Social Security Authority (NSSA), describing it as a mockery to a lifetime of service and dedicated co...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:36hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira faces fresh trial
FORMER Public Service minister Priscah Mupfumira and her then permanent secretary Ngoni Masoka's abuse of office trial will restart on September 15.Mupfumira and Masoka, represented by Admire ...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF vote-buying tactic exposed
Zanu-PF has unwittingly confessed its vote-buying gimmick in previous elections, saying the party often spearheaded land invasions and would, in return, ride on the votes of beneficiaries by offering ...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 15:25hrs | 1433 | by Staff reporter
7-day ultimatum for businesses operating illegally
More than 70 percent of businesses in Harare are operating in defiance of regulations or by-laws and Government will descend on them if they fail to regularise their operations within seven days....Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Groceries, cushioning allowances for pensioners
Pensioners under the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) are set to receive a $10 000 grocery stipend and cushioning allowances this month to shield them from the rising cost-of-living.I...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:25hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa admits failure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has admitted failing to bring sanity in parastatals that are crumbling due to gross mismanagement and corruption under his watch.In his weekly column published in ...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | 7424 | by Staff reporter
Lift sanctions on Zimbabwe, says AU
African Union chairperson and Senegalese President Macky Sall has added his voice in calling for the lifting of illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western capitals more than 20 years ago, saying...Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:57hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Probe into NSSA rot begins
Investigations have been instituted into the operations of the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) after many allegations have been filed with Government of corporate rot and malfeasance and com...Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:56hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Zacc investigates Nssa corruption
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) this week invaded and camped at the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) offices in Harare to investigate complaints of alleged malpractices, corrup...Published: 22 May 2022 at 11:19hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Top medical firm in labour, tax evasion storm
ONE of Zimbabwe's oldest and major private medical services provider, Baines Imaging Group is embroiled in a nasty fight with serving and former employees, who are accusing the institution of external...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:21hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
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