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Residents sue BCC over typhoid, Harare laboratory roped in
BULAWAYO residents have approached the High Court seeking an order directing council to release the laboratory samples of tap water and other vital information relating to the diarrhoea outbreak in Lu...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:56hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile operators called to further national interests
The Zimbabwean government has been commended for its firm stance in fighting illegal dealings connected with the foreign currency black market to restore mobile money platforms to their original purpo...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 20:05hrs | 1177 | by Staff reporter
'Mobile money suspension will bury Zimbabwean economy'
THERE is a debilitating mixture of chaos, confusion and panic among both consumers and businesses across the country, after the government made a surprise announcement late on Friday evening that it w...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:41hrs | 1932 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash ignores govt ban amid
ECOCASH has continued offering its services despite a shock government ban on mobile money services on Friday.The government said it had suspended all mobile money services as it battles again...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:17hrs | 1067 | by Staff reporter
Mobile money transactions not to blame for economic woes
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti has called government's ban on trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) and all mobile money transactions as "madness" with terrible consequences.The ba...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
RBZ confirms mobile money ban but keeps platforms open for small transactions
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has suspended all money agents from mobile financial transactions but the general public can still continue to transact using the platforms.In a statement ye...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:18hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Gambling in Middle East - 5 facts you didn't know
Even though the Quran forbids gambling in the Muslim world, the entire Middle East and North African region have become more flexible about casinos over the years. The industry is still highly regulat...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 11:49hrs | 773 | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe's cost of living rises
ZIMBABWEAN companies and consumers are facing severe pressure from rising cost of living as well as effects of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts have warned.Consumers' real wages are being er...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 16:59hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
Employment Rights - Quarantine and self-isolation on entering or returning to the UK
The government announced that from Monday 8 June there are new rules in place for entering the UK because of COVID-19 https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-controlNHS Employers has issued interim guida...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 21:04hrs | 961 | by Muchie Shamuyarira HR Director and Employment Law Consultant in the UK
The land isn't ours
A few years ago while visiting the city of Jos, which is located in north-east Nigeria, a person pointed to a vast neatly kept area behind a fence. "This ranch belongs to the Queen of England," he rem...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 17:10hrs | 1639 | by Hadebe Hadebe
Shadow banks posing another danger for Zimbabwe's economy
More than ever before, it is becoming important for Zimbabwe to strengthen its legislation and regulations to guard against situations whereby shadow banks could plunge the country's economy into the ...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 21:22hrs | 3051 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
Covid-19 breakthrough drug dexamethasone is made in SA
The newly-discovered coronavirus breakthrough drug dexamethasone is produced and readily available in South Africa, giving hope amid a surge in both infections and deaths.The drug was already ...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 14:03hrs | 3342 | by Busisani Ncube
Police rapped for exposing whistleblower
POLICE in Karoi are under fire for exposing a whistleblower who tipped them of a returnee from South Africa who avoided quarantine by sneaking into the country.Human rights defenders have call...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 07:06hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe national herd drops
ZIMBABWE'S national herd dropped by 5,7% to 5,4 million cattle last year due to drought among other challenges, a government report has said.In 2018, the figure stood at 5,8 million.Th...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:57hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
ZW$ remains our best foot forward
At the rate at the Zimbabwe dollar (ZW$) is losing its intrinsic value, it may just be a matter of time before the country dollarizes, officially or non-officially.Those pushing for dollarizat...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:15hrs | 5637 | by Jameson Dapi
How to get a licensed gun in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has, of late, been inundated with reports of criminals as the economy continues on a nose dive and people try to find alternative means of survival. Most people, small businesspersons...Published: 26 May 2020 at 18:25hrs | 6683 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Wolves are at it again, destroying Zimbabwe's currency
Once again, officials at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, along with the honchos at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) find themselves on the back foot of powerful forces that are man...Published: 24 May 2020 at 22:03hrs | 2854 | by Andrew Lampard
Let's clean our dirty stables!
AS human beings, we need to accept that there are often both comprehensible and incomprehensible life forces around us.Where Bishop Lazi comes from, for example, you cannot venture deep into t...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 89 | by Bishop Lazarus
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 | 2099 | by Staff reporter
Liquid propane could supply Zimbabwe with fuel
Gift Chitanda remembers the day in 2019 the Zimbabwe company Intergas Zimbabwe offered him an interview for the lucrative job as the company's chief operating officer.The day before his interv...Published: 16 May 2020 at 09:07hrs | 8851 | by Staff reporter
Mobile telcos adjust SMS, data bundle prices
Zimbabwe's leading mobile network operators (MNOs), Econet and NetOne are adjusting their SMS and data bundle tariffs in what the players say is in line with the rising cost of doing business in the c...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Econet raises data prices by 225%
Econet Wireless hiked data prices by up to 225 percent overnight Tuesday – sparking anger from hard-up Zimbabweans.The increase in data costs could not have come at a worse time for Econet c...Published: 05 May 2020 at 16:06hrs | 1301 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga launches scheme to save Matebeleland cattle
GOVERNMENT has released funds to procure hay harvesting equipment for the two provinces of Matebeleland as part of efforts to mitigate the effects of drought and boost livestock production in the regi...Published: 04 May 2020 at 07:48hrs | 4251 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19: Currency volatility cripples Econet
One of Zimbabwe's largest listed companies, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's business viability is under threat because of the free-falling local currency and effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has emerge...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:26hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Econet advocates for a 20% price reduction
Zimbabwe's largest mobile phone operator, Econet Wireless, has requested suppliers to reduce prices by 20 percent in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Econet, which cannot easily pass rising cost...Published: 01 May 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt goes after defiant retailers
Government is dispatching monitors across the country this week to engage retailers who are resisting a recent agreement to reduce prices to March 25 levels, according to Information Minister Monica M...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 09:52hrs | 1531 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe retailers defy price control directive
MAJOR retailers throughout the country have defied a government price control directive issued last week and instead hiked the prices beyond the reach of many impoverished Zimbabweans, NewsDay reporte...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 22:26hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Harare's chickens coming home to roost
FOR the umpteenth time, Harare City Council is trying to restore order in the city. It is taking ad-vantage of the COVID-19 crisis and the void created by the lockdown to destroy illegal structures. ...Published: 25 Apr 2020 at 07:50hrs | 12091 | by Miriam Tose Majome
The missing factor in Zimbabwe's 'cut and paste' response to Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic's impact continues to alter lives, livelihoods and futures. The number of confirmed cases and fatalities continues to rise. In Africa, 24 600 cases of Covid-19 have been ...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:42hrs | 364 | by Brian Kagoro
Unpacking the imf debt relief. debunking the narrative that Zimbabwe was snubbed
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved immediate debt relief for 25 Countries. This was announced in a statement that was issued on the 13th of April by Ms Kristalina Georg...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 09:04hrs | 1194 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe's Lockdown brings prejudice to over 96 percent Informal Workers
The announcement by Emmerson Mnangagwa, president of Zimbabwe to put the country under a 21-day lockdown amid the widespread of the coronavirus pandemic was welcomed by most citizens, but the 96 perce...Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 07:51hrs | 162 | by Prince Njagu
Covid-19: Tobacco auction floors to be decentralised
Tobacco auction floors will be decentralised this year to avoid concentrations of people with accommodation modalities and the days on which farmers should visit the auction floors now being worked ou...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 07:55hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
May weirdos please hold their peace
Huntsmen are literally worshipped like gods in the village.This is hardly surprising because of the eternal struggle to get palatable relish.Most often, meal times - either lunch or su...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:43hrs | 113 | by Bshop Lazarus
Premature death of independence
BITRHDAYS are important days in one's life. They are observed to mark the passage of time, reflecting on achievements of the past year and recreating new dreams to carry one through the new year. Or c...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 08:40hrs | 267 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Ramaphosa must suspend all funerals
A proposal has been made to South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa to suspend all funerals in the country as a means to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.In a statement addressed to Rama...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 23:07hrs | 2268 | by Staff reporter
China reclassifies dogs as pets, not livestock
China has drawn up new guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets rather than livestock, the agriculture ministry said, part of a response to the coronavirus outbreak that the Humane Society called a poten...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 11:42hrs | 798 | by Reuters
Zimbabwe's Lockdown brings prejudice to over 96 percent Informal Workers
The announcement by Emmerson Mnangagwa, president of Zimbabwe to put the country under a 21-day lockdown amid the widespread of the coronavirus pandemic was welcomed by most citizens, but the 96 perce...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 15:11hrs | 636 | by Prince Njagu
Mnangagwa's new minimum wage riles employers, employees
Both employers and employees are not happy with the minimum wage that was gazetted recently by Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima. According to Statutory ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1578 | by Staff reporter
Sneaking in minimum wage is scandalous
HE routinely leaves home daily before day break. His aim is to catch the cheap government-owned Zupco bus at 5:30am so that he gets at his workstation at 7.In his small worn-out satchel is a p...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:51hrs | 730 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Buyanga child fight spirals into Supreme Court
The legal battle over custody and guardianship of a minor child pitting businessman Frank Buyanga and his ex-girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa has taken a new twist, with the mother now approaching the Sup...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:36hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to feels impact of SA lockdown
With over half a thousand confirmed cases of Covid-19, South Africa has moved its response a notch up. The country has effected a 21-day lockdown starting from March 26. This is aimed at reducing case...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:43hrs | 1411 | by Staff reporter
Could ignorance be a COVID-19 Cure?
The human body is an amazing machine. I am a Mechanical Engineer by training, but l have also delved in Mental Health and Psychology.On an old and ignorant car, the single problem you would fa...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 11:25hrs | 747 | by Ryton Dzimiri
EcoCash increases transaction limits
In a move expected to bring relief to the transacting public, EcoCash has increased daily and monthly transaction limits for merchants or bill payments and for single transactions.The monthly ...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:58hrs | 3146 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa divides MDC as a plot against Mwonzora thickens
MDC has generated into a monstrous party led by vampires who are killers and ruthless in their ways. Biti is flashing his python colours towards the presidency. Biti Sikhala are both ambitious and ver...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 09:45hrs | 7156 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe registers US$52,8m trade surplus against South Africa
ZIMBABWE recorded a US$52,8 million trade surplus against South Africa, its major trading partner, after exporting goods worth US$218,4 million to the neighbouring country in the month of January 2020...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:43hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
RBZ warms up to cryptocurrencies
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is keen to regulate cryptocurrencies and has started drafting a policy framework to guide operations of financial technology (fintech) enterprises so as to protect c...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 05:52hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
Village head complains over complicated Traditional Leaders Act
Villager head Khumbulani Joseph Nkomo of Skali Village in Lupane under Chief Mabhikwa has complained over the contradiction made in the Traditional Leaders Act as to who is in charge of villager heads...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:33hrs | 216 | by Steve Grays
Black business and superstition
SUPERSTITIOUS beliefs and practices have negative consequences and thus need to be curbed to avoid society breaking down into medieval mayhem, something which is quite easy to do as illustrated in the...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 00:01hrs | 1143 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Illegal activities in the city worry city councillors
The increase in number of illegal activities in the Bulawayo City Centre has worried the councillors in which they called on the police to intensify patrols.According to latest council minutes...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 09:17hrs | 1421 | by Steve Grays
Banks, money transfer agencies clash
Banks and money transfer agencies traded accusations in Parliament on Monday over an uneven playing field. Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) accused money transfer agencies such as EcoCash, One Mo...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:49hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
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