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Sanctions have affected citizens from rural areas to urban areas
Zimbabwe has laboured under the cruel sanctions imposed by the EU and the United States. In an unprecedented way The United States has made it its duty to oversee the Zimbabwean suffering. ZImbabwe ha...Published: 19 hrs ago | 156 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chiwenga loses party grip, close allies sink
BELEAGUERED Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga made spirited but futile efforts to save his allies from the Zanu-PF political guillotine during Wednesday's tense politburo meeting in which a titanic ...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:44hrs | 15804 | by Staff reporter
The issue of Zimbabwe debt
THIS past Sunday, our church sermon was taken from Nehemiah Chapter 10 and focused on the instructions given to the tribes of Israel which had returned to Israel from exile in Babylon about 400 years ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:50hrs | 201 | by Eddie Cross
Mahachi tests positive for Covid-19
SOUTH AFRICA-based Warriors forward Kuda Mahachi has become the first Zimbabwean footballer to test positive for the novel coronavirus. Mahachi had the tests on Thursday after receiving a late...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:04hrs | 763 | by Staff reporter
New Zimbabwe law to criminalise unpatriotic acts
CABINET will soon consider the principal framework of a proposed law that will criminalise and impose stiff penalties for campaigning against the country through private correspondence with foreign go...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 08:22hrs | 1772 | by Staff Reporter
Govt supports pregnant pupils
GOVERNMENT is facilitating that pupils who fell pregnant during the lockdown period be allowed to attend lessons in their clothes while child support committees have been established to mentally equip...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:23hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Plot against Zimbabwe exposed
ROGUE elements, that include MDCAlliance and G40 members, have been conniving with hostile Western nations to smuggle guns into the country and set up so-called Democratic Resistance Committees to des...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1528 | by Staff reporter
Fresh scandal rocks ZESA
AN external audit has unearthed a massive scandal implicating a senior Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) executive who allegedly prejudiced the struggling power utility of millions of dolla...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:44hrs | 2428 | by Staff reporter
Work on Hwange power project at 60%
THE Government is working tirelessly to expedite the return of expatriates contracted under its power generation projects most of whom are still locked up in their countries due to the outbreak of Cov...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:51hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
NRZ slapped with US$236m lawsuit
DIASPORA and Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) is demanding US$236 million from the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) as compensation after cabinet controversially terminated the consortium's ...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:23hrs | 2026 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats warns of possible tax dispute with govt
MINING concern Zimplats has warned that a possible dispute over payment of taxes with the government could have an impact on future financial results.This was revealed by the platinum miner in...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:17hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 creates birth certificate backlog
No children born after March 30 this year have birth certificates, one of the biggest groups missing critical documents since the Registrar General's office decided only burial orders would be issued ...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 05:58hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Businesses warned for flouting forex auction rate
GOVERNMENT has condemned the practice by some businesses to charge people paying in local currency using rates that are above the foreign currency auction rate. Most shops are not adhering to ...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:07hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya admits partial dollarisation
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya, pictured, yesterday said the country partly dollarised to allow citizens to use foreign currency they get from their relatives in the diaspora....Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 19:28hrs | 1981 | by Staff reporter
Zimra demands taxes in forex
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says a new law will shortly be introduced compelling companies transacting in United States dollars to receipt in foreign currency.Zimra said failure to ...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 07:50hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter
'Brace for more xenophobic attacks'
THE Migrant Workers Association-SA (MWA-SA) has warned Zimbabweans and other foreign nationals in South Africa of impending xenophobic attacks at the end of this month and urged them to ensure their s...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 07:23hrs | 2995 | by Staff reporter
Strong institutions needed in fight against corruption
WHILE reasonable progress has been made in strengthening capacity to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and accountability in the management of national resources, the institutional framework for dealin...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 09:08hrs | 523 | by Tawanda Zinyama
Stiffer conditions to pass roadblocks
Police at roadblocks will now be seeking more detailed documentation signed by an employee's chief executive officer or general manager so that those legitimately going to work in an essential service...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:45hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Curfew regulations clarified
THE gazetted legal statutory instrument amending lockdown regulations by setting the 6PM to 6AM curfew, now requires church gatherings, jogging, walking and cycling to take place not earlier than 8AM ...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 08:20hrs | 5127 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa told to intensify lifestyle audits
THE government has been urged to intensify lifestyle audits for political elites and public office holders to deal with rampant corruption, a local pressure group has said.This comes a day aft...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 20:24hrs | 3168 | by Staff reporter
485 irregularly imported vehicles unearthed
A special post-vehicle clearance audit last year into vehicle imports, unearthed 485 irregular import documents with a potential revenue inflow prejudice to Treasury valued at US$70 million, the Zimba...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter
Zimra nets $23,1bn revenue in 2019
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it managed to collect a net revenue of $23, 19 billion in 2019 against a planned $18, 6 billion target for the year. The tax authority is employing ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:57hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa slams 'bunch of empty head' MPs
CONTROVERSIAL Norton MP, Temba Mliswa was Wednesday suspended for a continuous six house sittings by Speaker Jacob Mudenda over rowdy behaviour.But an angry Mliswa, reacting to the move, accus...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 07:11hrs | 2936 | by newzimbabwe
Victoria Falls city fathers, residents face off
A Vic Falls forest along Kazungula Border Post Road which has been targeted by residents for indiscriminate cutting down of treesVICTORIA Falls authorities and residents have faced off over th...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:03hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses US$100m worth property to vandalism
Vandalism and theft of public infrastructure has resulted in government departments and municipalities losing property and equipment worth more tha n US$100 million every year.The vandalism af...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:37hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Sexual harassment cases in govt on increase: PSC
PUBLIC Service Commission (PSL) secretary Jonathan Wutawunashe yesterday told Parliament that 19 cases of sexual harassment in government ministries were recorded since last year and 10 of them emanat...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:09hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs in trouble
MORE than 100 MDC legislators are set to appear before the Parliament's Privileges committee this week charged with contempt of Parliament for successive incidents of disrespect for the President. ...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1219 | by Staff reporter
Zimra targets unscrupulous traders
Zimra is upgrading its audit and mandatory data gathering to combat unscrupulous traders using multiple personal mobile money lines to avoid paying income tax, VAT and withholding taxes by hiding thei...Published: 11 Jun 2020 at 07:36hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, stew over economy
President Mnangagwa has directed Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya to announce economic stabilisation measures following a meeting on Wednesday. ...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:45hrs | 4908 | by Staff reporter
CTC blocks Innscor deal
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed Innscor Africa Limited's efforts to dispose of its 25% shareholding in refrigerator maker Capri suffered a major blow after the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) r...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:15hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: IMF hammers country already on its knees
Mercifully, Zimbabwe's infection and death rates from Covid-19 are so far very low but the economy, already labouring under the effects of drought, has been hit by the lockdowns. Worse, the IMF has de...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:12hrs | 698 | by Baffour Ankomah I New African Magazine
EcoCash saga: Arrest highway robbers, not Zinara officials
WHEN highway robbers become a menace, does it make sense for the authorities to solve the problem by arresting Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) officials?This has become a burni...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:38hrs | 1811 | by Brezh Malaba
RBZ charges Ecocash directors with money laundering
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has brought charges under the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act against Ecocash, the company's chief executive officer Natalie...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:36hrs | 2119 | by Staff reporter
Why NRZ electric trains disappeared
WHEN the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) launched the electric train more than two decades ago, the long dreary journey between Harare and Dabuka, south of Gweru, became an enjoyable one.A...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:32hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Sub-standard Covid-19 products flood Zimbabwe
tHE Standards association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) is conducting quality tests on hand sanitiser and protective clothing and will soon be publishing a list of certified producers following the proliferation ...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
High Court blow for RBZ, Mthuli Ncube, 'Separation of accounts to nostro and RTGS invalid'
In a judgment, which could have potentially far-reaching implications over the conversion of USD bank balances to RTGS, the High Court today nullified the exchange control directive issued by the Rese...Published: 14 May 2020 at 18:19hrs | 9778 | by Staff reporter
BVTA distributes masks to members
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) is giving out masks to its ward structures to help curb the spread of coronavirus.After the government of Zimbabwe made wearing of homemade or s...Published: 14 May 2020 at 10:25hrs | 257 | by Stephen Jakes
GBV cases soar during lockdown
It's been over a month since the southern African country initiated a nationwide lockdown which has seen many being locked indoors.Although, the country's government has argued that the lockdown i...Published: 11 May 2020 at 16:34hrs | 419 | by Daniel Itai in Harare Zimbabwe
MDC condemns police beating of Ndebele women
The MDC Alliance would like to express its utter disgust on the conduct Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers Tichaona Zariro, Christabel Munyondo, Elizabeth Denhere, Patson Gumoreyi, Zibusiso Masuk...Published: 10 May 2020 at 20:25hrs | 2855 | by Rittah Ndlovu
Zimbabwe returnees top 3 000
THE country received 527 citizens returning from South Africa yesterday through the Beitbridge Border Post bringing the number of returnees from various countries to 3 134 since the country and other ...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:32hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Rights group petitions Zinara over vehicle licence penalties
The Zimbabwe human Rights NGO Forum has written to the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara), advising it not to penalise motorists whose vehicle licences expired during the COVID-19 lockdown...Published: 08 May 2020 at 00:33hrs | 1219 | by Staff reporter
Employers given 14 days to have workers tested
All employers of reopened businesses have 14 days from today to have themselves and their staff screened and tested for Covid-19, in terms of an amendment to the lockdown regulations gazetted yesterda...Published: 07 May 2020 at 11:10hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not recognised among emerging economies
ZIMBABWE has failed to make it to the list of the world's top 66 emerging economies - a list topped by neighbouring Botswana - due to high public and foreign debts and insufficient foreign reserves, a...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:12hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
BVTA member produces reusable masks
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) member Lady Rose founder Nqobile Ndlovu is producing re-usable masks during the national lockdown period to help minimize the spread of the corona virus...Published: 05 May 2020 at 13:08hrs | 841 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa's level 2 lockdown explained
GOVERNMENT yesterday gazetted Statutory Instrument 99 of 2020 to give clarity to the Level 2 national lockdown announced by President Mnangagwa on Friday.The measures show a balancing act that...Published: 03 May 2020 at 08:55hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's rentals moratorium illegal, says lawyer
A LAWYER has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to defer payment of rentals during the lockdown period as illegal and a strategy by government to abrogate on its responsibility and forc...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:52hrs | 3432 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet proposes rent deferrals
CABINET has proposed that President Mnangagwa should consider promulgating Presidential Regulations to give relief to tenants and landlords during the lockdown period. The lockdown period began on Mar...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:44hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
'No evictions over rent delays'
Cabinet yesterday recommended Presidential Regulations imposing a moratorium on evictions of tenants delaying rent payments during the lockdown and staying legal action against their landlords delayin...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:38hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs told to clamp down on traditional beer gatherings
Many people in rural areas here continue to mingle freely, ignoring social distancing meant to curb the spread of Covid-19, as they hold traditional beer drinking parties regardless of the ongoing 21-...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 07:11hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube urged to craft coronavirus stimuli
The government has been urged to roll out fiscal incentives to cushion companies reeling from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak that might cripple an already bleeding economy.Local compan...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:51hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
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