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Ex-CIO RBZ director suspended again
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has suspended its senior officials pending investigations into allegations levelled against them by Finance and Economic Development Ministry chairman of the communications ta...Published: 7 hrs ago | 3365 | by Staff reporter
Has anyone seen ED Mnangagwa?
The noise about coming up with new regulations to protect Zimbabwean masses from rising prices is ringing louder. Leadership is considering harsh measures that are unrelated to the underlying causes t...Published: 11 hrs ago | 7969 | by Sam Wezhira
Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax court challenge dismissed
A High Court judge has dismissed an application by Mfundo Mlilo a human rights activist challenging the legality of the 2 percent tax on money transfers which was recently imposed by Finance and Econo...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2767 | by Staff reporter
Birds of a feather, Mthuli Ncube flock with Lumumba?
Recent events in government have been largely surprising as those tasked with crafting policies that will turn around the fortunes of the country battle to achieve their goals.No sooner than F...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2270 | by Staff reporter
Mastercard reinforces commitment to drive Digital Transformation Agenda in Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe, 22 October 2018 - Mastercard President and CEO, Ajay Banga, this week visited Zimbabwe to show Mastercard's strong support for the country's drive to create a new wave of digital pay...Published: 17 hrs ago | 2097 | by Agencies
Post-poll violence inquiry: Opposition attempting to score cheap political points
The seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the 1 August 2018 post-poll violence incident in which six people died in Harare city centre commenced its work last week with witnesses testifying on their...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1057 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Guruve vendors denounce local council
Guruve vendors have denounced their local council for removing them in the streets where they have been operating in for four years while paying $3 per day saying the move is meant to fix the struggli...Published: 22 hrs ago | 854 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's Cabinet: The skeletons are tumbling
The last time a Zimbabwean Cabinet minister publicly claimed that his hands were clean, he got rapped on the knuckles with handcuffs and thrown into the cooler for his efforts. Another minister has ju...Published: 22 hrs ago | 6960 | by Tawanda Majoni
United Methodist Church embarks on clean-up campaign in Mvurwi
The United Methodist Church, Mvurwi Youth Circuit embarked on a clean-up campaign on Saturday, which saw energetic church members together with the local council collecting refuse and litter in ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 252 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Everyone (petty forex dealers) must play to rules' says (vote rigging) ED - do you ever
President Emmerson Mnangagwa going after the foreign currency dealers with all guns blazing!"As we work towards improving and stabilising the flow of foreign exchange into the productive secto...Published: 22 hrs ago | 870 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Afreximbank loan: A case of reckless credit granting
It is now public knowledge that our country is largely depending on debts. We have accumulated so much debts mainly because we are not producing anything. Our local and foreign debt stands at 13 billi...Published: 22 hrs ago | 593 | by Walter Nyabadza
Long live Comrade: Constantino WaChiwenga
On July 1, 2018, Vice President Chiwenga exhorted people at a rally in Hatcliffe to stop paying rates until the council improved services like refuse collection, water supply, and sewer reticulation....Published: 22 hrs ago | 3203 | by Sam Wezhira
Mnangagwa unleashes CIO on cash barons
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will this week meet with the country's State security agents for a briefing on the soaring foreign currency shortages as government tightens the noose on highly-placed fo...Published: 22 hrs ago | 5261 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bakers, retailers haggle over $5 bread
A STORM is brewing between the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) and the National Bakers' Association of Zimbabwe (NBAZ) after the latter proposed to hike the price of bread from $1,50 to abou...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1506 | by Staff reporter
MSU suspends student over demo threats
MIDLANDS State University (MSU) has suspended a second-year student believed to be behind a social media post calling for the shutdown of the institution for not addressing the grievances of students....Published: 22 hrs ago | 563 | by Staff reporter
No hunger threat yet, says Zimbabwe Govt
DEPUTY Lands and Agriculture minister Vangelis Peter Haritatos has assured the nation that there were no threat of hunger despite wheat and soyabeans shortages as the country had sufficient grain rese...Published: 23 hrs ago | 261 | by Staff reporter
Hookers descend on Beitbridge
COMMERCIAL sex workers have descended on Nottingham and Bishopstone citrus farms in Beitbridge district where they are targeting seasonal farm workers earning foreign currency, thereby fuelling an inc...Published: 23 hrs ago | 944 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel usage up 100%?
FUEL consumption in the country has gone up by 100 percent in recent months, the Minister of Energy and Power Development, Dr Joram Gumbo, said yesterday. In an interview, Dr Gumbo said the ne...Published: 23 hrs ago | 728 | by Staff reporter
'Stolen $90,000 belonged to Sandra Ndebele'
A WOMAN from Emganwini suburb in Bulawayo has accused musician Mrs Sandra Ndebele-Sibindi of viciously demanding that she repays nearly $90 000 which was stolen last week in an illegal money changing ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 2028 | by staff reporter
Black market dragnet targets bigwigs
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will invoke the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act to introduce tough regulations to bring currency manipulators to book.In his ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:29hrs | 2935 | by Staff reporter
Hefty fines for price hikes
Retailers and manufacturers who increase prices of goods and services without justification will face heavy Government fines under a new consumer protection law that fosters fair business practices....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:27hrs | 2703 | by Staff reporter
Tackling the Zimbabwe black market
As we work towards improving and stabilising the flow of foreign exchange into the productive sector, we must at the same time ensure and enforce discipline in the market.This means everyone m...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:26hrs | 2248 | by President Emerson D. Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe bakers plot $4 per loaf
Some stakeholders in the baking industry have held secret consultations over the past week to unilaterally peg the price of a standard loaf of bread to the prevailing black market rate of the United S...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:25hrs | 3370 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns black market currency speculators
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has indicated that he has instructed the Attorney General and the Minister of Justice to urgently create laws that will be implemented under his presidential powers to dea...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:17hrs | 2023 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti always has something to say
The Daily News on Sunday's Pauline Hurungudo sits down for a wide-ranging interview with former Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is also the deputy national chairperson for the MDC, about the state o...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:19hrs | 1268 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's lieutenants in political storms
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's vow to clean up the image of the government and its officials is increasingly coming under the spotlight - as his lieutenants keep getting embroiled in self-inflicted po...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:17hrs | 4398 | by Staff reporter
The perils of trade protectionism
The recently gazetted import tariffs imposed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority on almost all major food items and non-food items — trade protectionism - is a dangerous drift towards the dreaded begg...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 11:36hrs | 620 | by Colls Ndlovu Financial Analyst
Mthuli Ncube ditches Nick Mangwana, creates parallel Ministry of Information
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is a fraud,he has removed all doubt by his decision to give Acie Lumumba a treasury job. Lumumba is being rewarded for peddling pedestrian propaganda while expressing a v...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:54hrs | 2588 | by Jacob Mafume
Zanu-PF warns that Zimbabwe's economic crisis will deepen without aid
Zimbabwe will plunge further into economic crisis unless international lenders provide aid to the heavily indebted former British colony, senior officials from the Zanu-PF ruling party have said....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:26hrs | 7275 | by The Guardian
Mohadi's 'mistress' hits back
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi's "girlfriend", who is being sued for $1 500 000 in adultery damages by the top Zanu-PF official's wife, has given notice she will challenge the lawsuit setting the stage f...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:02hrs | 2220 | by Staff reporter
Going big on a wrong idea
While we can only commend the government for looking to leverage technology in order to grow its tax revenue via formalisation, the reasoning and application is massively flawed.For a policy t...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:56hrs | 423 | by Kelvin Moyo
Darikwa cannot speak Shona
Just two competitive appearances for England-born Zimbabwe Warriors defender Tendayi Darikwa and he is already a cult-hero among local football fans.The English Championship side, Nottingham F...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:55hrs | 3776 | by Staff reporter
Zifa lost $100,000 from DRC chaos
The Zimbabwe football association has admitted to losing at least $100 000 in gate-takings following the chaos that marred the Zimbabwe-Democratic Republic of Congo encounter at National Sports Stadiu...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:49hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner ordered to pay ex-workers $400,000 in Zimbabwe
Chinese diamond miner, Anjin, has been ordered to pay its former employees over $400 000 as compensation after they lost their jobs following a government directive to close the mine.Anjin, wh...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:49hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Sugar, cooking oil flood black market
The parallel market for basic commodities is flourishing again in Bulawayo as shortages blamed on a controversial government tax on electronic money transactions and foreign currency crisis worsens th...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:43hrs | 906 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube not going back on austerity measures
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, who is 42 days into his new job, says it is only fair to judge him after six months, adding that he expects the benefits of austerity ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:40hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Fuel station fined
SPITEFUL Investments, a company that operates a fuel station in Gokwe, has been fined $400 after its diesel failed to meet minimum regulations as required by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:39hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Mbonisi Gumbo of MRP gives his 2018 election analysis
Mbonisi Gumbo of MRP offers a post-mortem and surgical assessment of the 2018 Elections. Mbonisi Gumbo is MRP's founding Secretary for Information and Publicity. In this wide ranging interview we are ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:33hrs | 206 | by Thulani Nkala
Prisoners seek spiritual cleansing
FOR killing his sister-in-law and attempting to murder his wife, 38-year-old Simbarashe Munakamwe was sentenced to 17 years in prison.Now an inmate at the Chikurubi Maximum Prison, Munakamwe i...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:27hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm drags fuel dealer to court over $17000 debt
A Bulawayo firm, Wagon Distributors (PVT) Limited has been dragged to court by a fuel dealer for a debt amounting to $17 000 owed for fuel supplied.Afric Oil Petroleum summoned Wag...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 08:52hrs | 275 | by Stephen Jakes
Security companies accused of stealing
An organisation representing security guards has accused security companies of stealing workers' dues.Zimbabwe Network for Social Justice (ZimJustice) said companies were swindling workers due...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 08:44hrs | 306 | by Stephen Jakes
Jonathan Moyo raps Modi for selling goods in US Dollar
Former Zanu PF legislator Jonathan Moyo has rapped deputy minister of industry Raji Modi for telling the public that some of his goods are being sold in US dollar only while telling other businesses t...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 08:27hrs | 3763 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC 'prostitute' battles for dear life at hospital, thigh vending goes south
Mvurwi - An MDC activist is battling for life at Mvurwi Hospital after she was severely thrashed by an alleged artisanal miner who accused her of stealing his US dollars on Friday morning.Sour...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 07:44hrs | 5338 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tesla pfee in Zimbabwe
Among the many vehicles Zimbabweans have been importing is the country's first Tesla electric vehicle, a model X automobile that has sparked debates on social media. Zimbabweans have taken to ...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 20:22hrs | 7714 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tax system hit by low compliance levels
Zimbabwe's tax system is characterised by low compliance levels as registered corporate taxpayers are not remitting their dues, a tax expert has said.Speaking at The Financial Gazette tax revi...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 13:59hrs | 2017 | by Staff reporter
Biti savages Mthuli Ncube
Opposition kingpin Tendai Biti has lashed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube for his "wrong economic prescriptions" for the country.This comes after Ncube's recent policy measures - which include t...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 13:54hrs | 5962 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister exposed charging in USD refuses Bond notes
Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister who is also Zanu-PF's representative in parliament for Bulawayo South Raj Modi's shop charges alcoholic drinks in United States dollars.Moji confirmed thi...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 09:00hrs | 21696 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube calls for political reforms
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has urged the government to be receptive to the reform demands of the opposition and Western powers - as this will enable Zimbabwe to access help from overseas companies ...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:41hrs | 4358 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers demand salaries in US$
THE Zimbabwe Teachers Union has demanded that salaries for its members be paid in hard currency and warned that failure by authorities to meet the demand would have dire consequences for the country's...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:29hrs | 3853 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's govt holds shortages, prices crises meeting
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Mangaliso Ndlovu yesterday held a crisis meeting with various government departments, including Treasury and the central bank, as well as captains of industry and commer...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:25hrs | 2202 | by Staff reporter
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