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Man in court for stealing ammunition
A 25-year-old employee with Ballistics Arms and Security has appeared in court on allegations of stealing ammunition from his employer.Brighton Kanyandu was facing theft and an alternative cha...Published: 15 hrs ago | 601 | by Staff reporter
ZACC moves to seize US$6m ill-gotten assets
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) wants to see the corrupt both jailed and stripped of their ill-gotten gains and so has this year so far referred 76 cases to the National Prosecuting Aut...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:31hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
The next big crisis for Zimbabwe retailers
A crisis is brewing in Zimbabwe's retail sector after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube amplified a desperate situation by turning down pleas to hike tax-free thresholds by wide margins in his midterm pol...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1098 | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube's strategy will help him avoid fresh borrowings'
THE global economy contracted 4,3% in 2020 against a background of the United States-China trade war, Brexit and the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, which saw countries imposing strict lockdowns that...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | 293 | by Inter HorIzon Securities
Zinwa launches blitz on debtors
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) yesterday went on a nationwide water cut-ting exercise to press for the recovery of $2,4 billion owed by its customers. Zinwa spokesperson Marjori...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:51hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans thrown into fresh misery
ZIMBABWE ANS were yesterday thrown into fresh misery after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube stuck to his anti-people policies announced in the 2021 National Budget last November, saying he would not revi...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:48hrs | 4596 | by Staff reporter
Resurgent power outages to gnaw at growth targets
THE power outages currently besetting the country are set to derail economic growth prospects at a time the economy is already reeling from Covid-19. Zesa has imposed rolling blackouts that ar...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:31hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Vaccination remains 'unavoidable', says Mthuli Ncube
TREASURY has so far disbursed US$93,2 million to procure vaccines to combat the spread of the catastrophic Covid-19 pandemic which has claimed millions of lives across the globe and sharply slowed wor...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:29hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
RBZ forex auction system overwhelmed
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s foreign currency auction system is overwhelmed as it struggles to meet growing demand, leading to a two-month delay in payment of successful bids.This has ...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:29hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Banana's wife
President Mnangagwa has mourned founding First Lady Janet Banana and Mrs Angela Haritatos, the mother to Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos....Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:25hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube revises growth to 7,8%
Zimbabwe's economy is doing well with growth prospects strong and on track, despite the stalking shadow of Covid-19, leading Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday upgrading ...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:25hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 60 deaths
With the country battling the Covid -19 pandemic, there is spike in infection and mortality rates. As at July 28, the country recorded 60 deaths bringing the total of Covid19 deaths to 3 340 since the...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:23hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Economic Forecast H2 2021
Zimbabwe's economy is largely expected to register modest growth in 2021 buoyed by a bumper harvest in agriculture, partial dollarization and declining inflation, growth in export earnings and increas...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 13:30hrs | 410 | by Victor Bhoroma
Eradicating extreme poverty critically essential
The World Bank Economic Update on Zimbabwe released in June 2021 contains some worrying trends on the increase in extreme poverty in the country. The report points that the number of extremely poor re...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 13:27hrs | 182 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe Covid-19 deaths breach 3 000 mark
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 deaths have surpassed the 3 000 mark as the country continues to battle with the spike in infection rates and new variants. Deaths now stand at 3 280.According to statistic...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:12hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Death row inmate Jindu loses appeal
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the death sentence by Bulawayo "killer" Rodney Tongai Jindu who is on death row for the callous murder of his two friends in 2017. Jindu (27) ...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:39hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF targets to raise US$140m
President Mnangagwa has appointed a resource mobilisation committee to raise funds for the party's activities including preparing for the 2023 elections. This comes as pollsters have predicted a Zanu-...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:36hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
'Political interference undermining Zacc'
ANTI-CORRUPTION activists say political interference has undermined the effectiveness of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) in bringing corrupt high profile individuals to book.The...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:24hrs | 2584 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exporting waste for recycling
ZIMBABWE is now collecting waste and exporting it to Dubai for recycling, Parliament was told yesterday.This was disclosed by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) director-general Aaron C...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:18hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Daring thieves breaks into houses of CIOs
TWO suspected habitual thieves yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi to answer to charges of house-breaking, including nreaking into houses of State security agents.Kudakw...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:14hrs | 2376 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 local cases increase
With the country battling with the third wave of Covid -19 pandemic, new local cases continue to rise. As of July 25, the country recorded 617 new local Covid -19 cases bringing the total to 97 894 si...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:09hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Prices should remain stable, says Mthuli Ncube
THE recent 50 percent salary hike for civil servants will increase purchasing power but will not result in price increases as the auctions govern the cost of foreign currency used for productive purpo...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:07hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Woman found in possession of ‘stolen' syphilis test kits and drugs
A 21-year-old woman was found with suspected stolen medical drugs and medical equipment that includes syphilis test kits and syringes following a tip off from members of the public.The woman, ...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 17:58hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
R10 million worth of unlicensed Zimbabwean tobacco recovered in SA
SURROGATES in the tobacco industry have come under fire for destroying the industry and illegally taking unlicensed tobacco worth R10 million to South Africa and other countries at the expense of the ...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:42hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
'Suspect everyone as Covid-19 risk person'
TREAT everyone as a potential Covid-19 risk, avoid hugs and handshakes, trust nobody, a Covid-19 Delta variant survivor has said. After travelling to Mashonaland West province on a business trip on Sa...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:38hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 infections spiral in two weeks
ZIMBABWE recorded the highest number of Covid-19 infections and deaths in the last two weeks since the advent of the virus in March last year despite awareness campaigns being rolled out to discourage...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:37hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe takes delivery of 1 million more jabs
Zimbabwe yesterday took delivery of one million Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines purchased from China, taking the total number of vaccines brought into the country so far to over five million. With a target ...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:35hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
ZACC guns for US$7bn assets illicitly siphoned out of the country
An estimated US$7 billion worth of assets were illicitly siphoned out of the country through corruption and money laundering and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is now ratcheting up mea...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:00hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe firms fret over Mozambique crisis
ZIMBABWE'S industries have warned that a deadly insurgency roiling neighbouring Mozambique has emerged as the greatest threat to power and fuel imports that could further hurt Harare's fragile economy...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:57hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Companies struggle to raise US$2 billion
ZIMBABWE'S manufacturing companies have struggled to raise about US$2 billion in fresh capital to drive production back to pre-crisis levels, industry data indicated this week, as executives warned th...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:53hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
62 die of Covid-19 in a day in Zimbabwe
THE country recorded 62 more deaths and 2 705 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24-hour reporting cycle.All cases are local transmissions.The country has recorded 91 120 cases and 2 809 d...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 16:07hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean business tycoon says Ivermectin saved his life
West Properties chairman Ken Sharpe on Friday donated US$50,000 to government for the purchase of Ivermectin, saying he and his wife only escaped death thanks to the drug after they contracted the Cov...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 09:43hrs | 3859 | by Staff reporter
Forex pricing SI haunts Mnangagwa's govt
ZIMBABWE'S Senate yesterday said the controversial statutory instrument (SI) promulgated in May spelling out restrictions on trade in foreign currency had turned businesses into "saboteurs" after the ...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:59hrs | 1203 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 third wave takes toll on Zimbabwe
The third wave of Covid-19 infections has continued to take its toll on Zimbabwe, increasing the number of active cases to 27 513 as of yesterday.The Ministry of Health and Child Care daily si...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 16:12hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
US$3,3 million lifeline for Mbare
AT least 15 000 vulnerable people in Harare's populous Mbare suburb will benefit from a US$3,3 million package from humanitarian organisations.GOAL Zimbabwe, working with Childline and Musasa ...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:52hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Ex-senior Police officer succumbs to Covid 19
Former senior police officer, Assistant Commissioner Leslie Maninge has died.Asst Comm Maninge succumbed to Covid 19 on Sunday night, his son, Prince, confirmed today. He said mourners were ga...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 18:15hrs | 1215 | by Staff writer
MDC's Dr Mashakada praises economic reforms
FORMER Minister of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion and a key member of the MDCT party, Dr Tapiwa Mashakada has heaped praises on the country's economic revival efforts under the Second Repu...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:10hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
The fight against COVID-19 is everyone's responsibility
The first Saturday of this month saw local author, film maker and anti-Government activist, Tsitsi Dangarembwa, getting her first COVID-19 vaccination jab at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. She did n...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 13:35hrs | 486 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Fastjet introduces third aircraft into service
LOW-COST airline, fastjet Zimbabwe, has introduced a third Embraer ERJ145 aircraft into commercial service in the country. The 50-seater aircraft that was introduced on the Harare-Bulawayo rou...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:40hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Notorious robbers' trial stalls
THE trial of alleged armed robbers, who are accused of besieging gold miner and cleric Mathias Madziwanzira's home and stealing cash among other goods two years ago, failed to kick off again last week...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:08hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe says administrators rescued the insolvent airline
AIR Zimbabwe administrators Grant Thornton, whose term of office came to an end last week when government appointed a six-member board, saved the airline from litigious creditors and set the troubled ...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:26hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
Lessons from SA social unrest
THE turmoil in South Africa following the recent jailing of former president Jacob Zuma and subsequent social unrest characterised by rioting and looting for many other reasons - including deprivation...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:24hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Govt pins hopes on vaccination as cases continue to soar
GOVERNMENT says it will intensify the vaccination programme to effectively fight the pandemic, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa setting a target of one million shots in two weeks to achieve 60% herd ...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:06hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dismisses fake news
Zanu-PF has dismissed as fictitious, a report in a local daily newspaper yesterday claiming the ruling party has failed to fulfil its 2018 election promises. In a statement yesterday, Za...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:02hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Clock ticks for rogue NGOs
MACHINATIONS by the country's detractors to derail the country's development either clothed as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or blunt opposition forces that do not wish the country any good mu...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:20hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Covid-19 deaths rise
Over 2000 people have succumbed to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe at a time the country is battling the third wave. The Covid -19 deaths now stand at 2 274. According to statistics released by the Minis...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 06:38hrs | 3335 | by Staff Reporter
Botswana to close schools as COVID-19 cases soar
Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced on Tuesday his government has taken a decision to close schools from this coming Friday until August 16 as the country battles its deadliest COVID-19 wa...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 06:35hrs | 927 | by Staff Reporter
Jacob Zuma's jail case was a golden opportunity: a catalyst to real issues
Criminals have taken a golden opportunity to hide behind another criminal who disdained the nation's constitution he once presided. Chinua Achebe writes about corruption in Nigeria's early independenc...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 18:40hrs | 2818 | by Nomazulu Thata
Underground geologist vacancy
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTUNDERGROUND GEOLOGISTApplications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates with the right credentials to fill a vacancy which have arisen at above...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 16:41hrs | 765 | by DGL5 Investments
Mbeki criticises ANC and Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership
Political analyst Moeletsi Mbeki has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership and the ANC's governance of the country.In an interview, Mbeki said with the government's deployment of t...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 19:50hrs | 6108 | by Staff reporter
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