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Zimbabwe's cash-rich govt suppliers fuel currency volatility
GOVERNMENT procurement and service providers - who include public works contractors and suppliers of goods and services - are destabilising the foreign exchange market by offloading part of their stag...Published: 4 hrs ago | 324 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to play fair in 2023
THE leader of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), bishop Nehemia Mutendi yesterday pulled a shocker by calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to promote peace and play a "clean game" in the general elec...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:50hrs | 1613 | by Staff reporter
Econet cuts physical airtime sales to 10%
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has reduced physical airtime sales to 10 percent in line with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe directive regarding the phasing out of physical airtime distribution by mobile netwo...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:43hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to mortgage platinum royalties to pay off farmers
ZIMBABWE will mortgage platinum mining royalties to pay US$3.5 billion in compensation to white farmers whose land was expropriated by the government, moving a step closer to resolving Robert Mugabe's...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 18:50hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Econet to hike tariffs by 183%
LEADING telecommunications services provider, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited (EWZL), is set to increase tariffs by a total 183% through staggered reviews in the next three months.The develop...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:45hrs | 999 | by Staff reporter
Power outages, vandalism strain Econet operations
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited says the persistent power outages across the country have adversely affected its operations and increased costs in its attempt to use alternat...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:19hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
BCC 'boycotting' national events
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube yesterday reported Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni to acting President Constantino Chiwenga for not attending national events in the city.Ncube l...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1053 | by Staff reporter
Shot in arm for BCC
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has approved well-wisher's offer to instal solar systems at some of the council's facilities to ensure smooth running of operations during power outages.According t...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's ANC wants spousal and relative's visas done away with
Spousal and relative's visas should be done away with because the system is being "abused by foreign nationals" to settle in SA, the ANC has said in an additional discussion document distributed to de...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 18:53hrs | 7410 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa on the brink, analysts say
POLITICAL analysts say President Emmerson Mnangagwa will likely retain his post in Zanu-PF at the party's October congress but his political life is on the brink ahead of the 2023 polls due to the com...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:55hrs | 9438 | by Staff reporter
Meikles finalises disposal of Cape Grace Hotel
LISTED diversified group, Meikles Limited has finalised the disposal of Cape Grace Hotel in a development which will enable the redeployment of capital to more profitable portfolios.The hotel&...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:23hrs | 2091 | by Staff reporter
Massive Zimbabwe police vehicle theft scam exposed
A click of senior police officers allegedly helped themselves to cars that were impounded from motorists with most of the vehicles ending up at an auction business owned by Vice-President Constantino ...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:13hrs | 1732 | by Staff reporter
More stands to be developed in Bulawayo
MORE than 1 600 housing stands are set to be developed in Bulawayo as the city ups its housing development strategy in a bid to reduce the housing backlog. The housing backlog in the city, whi...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:12hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Mzi Khumalo urged to dispose of Zimbabwe mines
SOUTH African mining magnate Mzi Khumalo is under pressure to dispose of Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manica- land province and Mazowe Gold Mine in Mashonaland Central as the mines have become hotbeds ...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 19:06hrs | 1506 | 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 | 697 | by Staff reporter
Batoka takeoff failure leaves Zimbabwe, Zambia facing uncertain power future
THE revelations by the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) that a consortium which clinched a deal to implement the 2 400-megawatt (MW) Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme (BGHES) was struggling to mobilise ...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:35hrs | 12601 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold coins start circulating
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday released the first batch of 2 000 Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coins into the market to provide a store of value alternative to the US dollar in a development expect...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:36hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora vote a logistical nightmare
Over the past four years, the Government has instituted high-impact legislative reforms to help strengthen the country's democracy and promote personal freedoms. Ahead of next year's harmonised electi...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 09:58hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa petitioned over July Moyo
A LOCAL firm, Zimbabwe Innovative Technologies (ZIMIT), has appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa for intervention after Local Government and Public Works minister July Moyo overturned a US$17,4 mi...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 10:44hrs | 6884 | by Staff reporter
POLAD electoral reform declaration forces ZEC to announce results in 72 hours
The Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD), a grouping of 16 political parties which took part in the 2018 elections, including Zanu-PF, has released a declaration recommending electoral reforms before nex...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 07:37hrs | 2236 | by Mduduzi Mathuthu
Postal, telecoms sector revenue up
TOTAL revenues for the country's postal and telecommunications sector increased by 11% to $43,5 billion during the first quarter of this year, despite depressed consumption, inflation, foreign currenc...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls could lose heritage status if golf course is built
THE United Nations has informed the governments of Zimbabwe and Zambia that Victoria Falls could lose its unique heritage status if a golf course is built at the site.According to The Times, t...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:46hrs | 1718 | by Staff reporter
Your 'new dispensation' claims are banal
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, authority of the Office of the President is being undermined by the incumbent.Oftentimes your speeches are unwholesome and not in tan...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 521 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Bulawayo struggles to clear housing backlog
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) plans to service 650 medium density stands in Mahatshula and 453 high density stands in Luveve suburbs as it battles with a housing backlog of over 120 000.The hous...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:08hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
2 300 tractors boost for farmers
Zimbabwe will take delivery of 2 300 tractors and other farming implements procured under various facilities ahead of the 2022/2023 cropping season.It will be the final consignment of an order...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:05hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
'Hospitals must be exempt from ZESA load shedding' – how when it's generating capacity, wake up for Pete's sake
"These power cuts are already piling more costs in some hospitals such as Ingutsheni and Ekusileni Hospital that now have to rely on generators, yet fuel ...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 05:53hrs | 288 | by omusa Garikai
Potraz happy with tariff hikes
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has given telecommunications network service operators the nod to increase tariffs in keeping with the rising costs to ensur...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:05hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
POMONA DEAL: Zimbabwe to lose US$600m through illicit cash flows- Mwonzora
The leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Senator Douglas Togarasei Mwonzora has said the Pomona-Geoginix deal in it's current structure is not reasonable, justifiable and unsu...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 20:21hrs | 3833 | by George Swarei
British buyers seek Zimbabwean coal to plug energy supply gaps
British energy users are seeking off-take agreements to purchase coal from a project in Zimbabwe as the Russia-Ukraine war prompts a search for alternative supplies.The coal mining company Con...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 20:42hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter
Inflated BCC bills spark outrage
BULAWAYO City Council's decision to index charges in foreign currency and convert these at the prevailing official exchange rate has sparked outrage with residents saying they have received shocking b...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:04hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa 'liable' in Marikana mine massacre debacle, says judge
President Cyril Ramaphosa might be liable in the 2012 Lonmin mine disastrous strike, the South Gauteng High Court ruled in an application by workers seeking compensation against the president and mine...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 16:20hrs | 2286 | by Staff reporter
Uninsured buses cause for concern
A PROPOSAL to grant President Emmerson Mnangagwa freedom of the city status has divided Gweru city councillors, Southern Eye has learnt.Councillors are arguing over the criteria used to bestow...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:25hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Gweru divided over Mnangagwa freedom of the city status
A PROPOSAL to grant President Emmerson Mnangagwa freedom of the city status has divided Gweru city councillors, Southern Eye has learnt.Councillors are arguing over the criteria used to bestow...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:24hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
'6,4m Zimbabweans living in extreme poverty'
THE latest World Bank report indicates that 6,4 million Zimbabweans are living on less than US$1,90 a day.The report is based on the multilateral institution's Poverty and Inequality Platform ...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:22hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda's Dembare mediation hits a snag
THE mediation efforts by Dynamos' principal sponsors Sakunda Holdings are likely to yield no result as the warring parties in the long-standing ownership and shareholder wrangles remain poles apart....Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
It wasn't constitutional to extend Malaba tenure but ZANU PF amended law, so why not do same for diaspora vote?
It smacks of foul deception, whenever the ruling establishment in Zimbabwe always hides its unwillingness to extend the right to vote to Zimbabwe citizens residing in the diaspora, behind issues of co...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 10:02hrs | 1829 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Parly decries exorbitant Zimsec fees
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education chairperson, Torerai Moyo says the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) November examination fees are beyond the reach...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:44hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Pravin Gordhan lies about Eskom wage settlement
South Africa's Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan said while protest disruptions at Eskom operations had plunged South Africa into stage 6 load shedding, his department and Eskom were hopef...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 19:42hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Fears expressed over Zimbabwe Extension Permit cancellation
Zimbabwean expatriates are scrambling to apply for a visa to continue living in South Africa after their Zimbabwe Extension Permits (ZEP) expired in December.If they are unsuccessful, in some ...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 09:02hrs | 2933 | by Staff reporter
BCC to offer discount for forex payments
Bulawayo councillors have proposed to offer residents that are willing to settle their bills in foreign currency a 50 percent discount.This follows a public outcry after the local authority, a...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:15hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda mediate in Dembare in-fighting
Dynamos principal sponsors, Sakunda Holdings, have offered to help mediate and end hostilities by parties battling for control of the Premier Soccer League giants.The energy giants were last S...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:09hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally creams off US$60m from broke Zimbabwe municipalities
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Belarus ally is set to pocket over US$62 million if the murky deal that will see over 63 rural district councils, 32 urban local authorities and metropolitan provinces p...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 19:04hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to tame price madness
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said he would today announce sweeping policy measures to deal with skyrocketing prices of basics and services, including inflation."My government will to...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:41hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lightning rod
God's emissariesI have nothing against clerics or pastors; in fact my reverence for them is a euphemism for the abject fear I hold of being denied the side and place of comfort in the world yo...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:33hrs | 198 | by Jamwanda
NRZ looting unearthed
AN internal audit has uncovered corporate governance rot, and looting at ailing parastatal National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) with board chairperson Martin Dinha (pictured) and his board allegedly bl...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:20hrs | 2030 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP ordered to withdraw question about Chiwenga's whereabouts 'as country burns'
LEADER of government business in Parliament Ziyambi Ziyambi claimed Wednesday that only a few doctors and nurses were on strike as he reiterated the administration's refusal to pay salaries in foreign...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:52hrs | 13486 | by Staff reporter
Strike paralyses major hospitals
WORKERS from other sectors have started joining a tools down job action by health personnel and teachers who are demanding United States dollar salaries.The strike entered its third day yester...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Praz, Zacc descend on LSU
LUPANE State University (LSU) has been ordered to submit a detailed report on its procurement processes amid suspicions that the systems are flawed.Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Imports substitution at Bulawayo Factory Shells
AS people building modern homes moved to aluminium window frames from steel ones, Mr Innocent Mlalazi of Bulawayo's Mahatshula suburb saw that as an entrepreneurial opportunity as the product was bein...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Leave Mnangagwa out of this, Judge tells Chihuri
HIGH Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda has told former Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to stop dragging President Mnangagwa's name into his dispute with the Prosecutor-General, who is ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
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