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Zacc faces resistance as anti-corruption efforts stall
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is facing stiff resistance in its fight against graft in the border town of Beitbridge, with insiders revealing that some State agencies, suspected to be...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:25hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Zimra defends aggressive tax enforcement
Foreign currency-generating sectors such as tourism and agriculture are being choked by excessive regulations, multiple taxes, and bureaucratic red tape, industry experts have warned. Despite being cr...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:12hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Meikles's debt to suppliers raises fresh concerns
Meikles Limited's trade payables more than doubled to ZiG925,78 million in its financial year ended February 28, 2025, sparking fears of deepening debt pressures within Zimbabwe's formal retail sector...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:34hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
CZI, residents petition BCC over tariffs
Bulawayo residents and the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) have taken the fight to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), petitioning the local authority over its failure to implement the 2025 ta...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:33hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Edgars Zimbabwe customers seek longer payment plans
Clothing retailer Edgars Stores Limited says more of its customers are increasingly requesting longer payment periods of up to nine months to settle their clothing purchases, a clear reflection of the...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:27hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Econet reports 44% surge in voice calls
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has reported a remarkable 44 percent year-on-year increase in voice call volumes for the quarter ended May 31, 2025, defying industry expectations that traditional voice servi...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:20hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City food outlets violate regulations
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has flagged more than 90 food establishments for various operational violations, issuing warnings, condemnation orders, and fines following a series of recent inspectio...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:19hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Is this health justice or state overreach?
In the swiftly evolving drama of Zimbabwean healthcare, a new bill in Parliament has stirred both hope and alarm. The Medical Services Amendment Bill, championed by Justice and Parliamentary Affairs M...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 1318 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
BCC approves building plans valued at over US$3m
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has approved building plans worth over US$3 million for May 2025, reflecting a slight decrease in construction activity compared to the previous month. This is according to...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:08hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
RBZ exposes massive money laundering
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has unearthed large-scale illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the country's real estate and motor vehicle dealership sectors, revealing industrial-scale money launderi...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 14:40hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree rolls out prepaid water meters
The Plumtree Town Council has announced plans to introduce prepaid water meters, a move that has sparked outrage among residents who argue the system threatens their right to water and risks deepening...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:31hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
Zesa spreads prepaid meters to farms
ZESA Holdings has been ordered to implement prepaid and smart electricity meters across all sectors of the economy by October this year, a government move aimed at enhancing revenue collection and cur...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:30hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Zimra cracks down on fake tech flooding Zimbabwe's streets
Harare - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has launched a sweeping crackdown on counterfeit electronics flooding the country's markets, targeting fake mobile phones, laptops, and accessories that...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:59hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Zacc's roadblock searches face public resistance
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has expressed frustration over reports of the travelling public refusing to be searched at roadblocks in its anti-corruption drive.Zacc pleaded w...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Zacc arrests Zimra official over fraud
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) official and four clearing agents for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent smuggling syndicate ope...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:46hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Corruption rife at Beitbridge border post
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has revealed that it has recorded 150 cases of corruption at the Beitbridge Border Post over the past four years, primarily involving collusion between Z...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:43hrs | 1725 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must boycott vehicle licence renewals
Zimbabweans are no strangers to economic hardship, but the recent enforcement of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 2025 marks a new low in government overreach - and it d...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 22:02hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Zinara starts enforcing radio licence requirement
The controversial Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 2025 has officially come into effect and is now being enforced by the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (ZINARA), sparking ...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:57hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes price relief towards end of 2025
After years of persistent inflationary pressures, Zimbabwe is approaching the latter half of 2025 with cautious optimism, as recent economic indicators and government policy measu...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:56hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Police officers in uniform banned from betting shops
Police officers in uniform are strictly prohibited from entering betting shops or gambling in casinos in Zimbabwe, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi has ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:58hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza continues to battle with sewer challenges
Perennial sewer problems remain one of the most pressing challenges facing Chitungwiza Municipality, although the local authority has recorded some improvements in certain areas, ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:45hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Nigerian president dies at a clinic in London
Muhammadu Buhari, a former Nigerian military ruler who went on to become the nation's first opposition candidate to win a presidential election, has died. He was 82.Buhari died on Sunday after...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 21:12hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over new Zinara vehicle exemption rules
There is growing outrage among Zimbabwean vehicle owners following the introduction of a new, cumbersome vehicle licence exemption policy by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara)....Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:42hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Delta loses US$74 million tax battle with ZIMRA
Delta Corporation has faced a major setback in its prolonged legal dispute with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) after the Constitutional Court dismissed its appeal challenging previous rulings ...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:16hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
State diamond firm lays off hundreds to avoid collapse
Zimbabwe's state-controlled diamond miner, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), has launched a major retrenchment exercise in a desperate bid to stave off collapse, following a brutal cra...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:08hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo taxes shocker
Flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo, one of Zimbabwe's most polarising public figures, has rubbished claims that his bank accounts have been garnished by tax authorities amid reports of a lifestyl...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:07hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Defaulting RDC cut off
Local authorities across Manicaland are grappling with mounting unpaid water bills and rates, leaving councils with limited options, including rationing supplies and introducing prepaid water meters, ...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:36hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Zacc raises red flag over corruption in shipping and forwarding sector
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has raised alarm over a growing number of corruption cases linked to the shipping and forwarding of goods, warning that such practices are costing the co...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 18:32hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man who controlled the development of Microsoft Windows
Zimbabwean-born Paul Maritz discovered his passion for computers at a South African university and became one of Microsoft's core executives, directing much of the early development of Windows....Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 13:04hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Companies reel under crippling costs, regulatory chaos
Zimbabwe's formal business sector is under severe strain as economic pressures mount, with industry leaders warning that ongoing policy inconsistencies, regulatory confusion, and worsening macroeconom...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 09:08hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown on cigarettes smuggling continues between SA and Zimbabwe
Security agencies from South Africa and Zimbabwe are intensifying their efforts to combat the smuggling of cigarettes between the two countries, a trade that is significantly undermining revenue colle...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 09:05hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Illegal lithium exports undermine Zimbabwe's mineral wealth
In 2023, Peter, a truck driver, approached a border checkpoint between Zimbabwe and Mozambique carrying a sealed container he believed held chrome, a mineral listed on the shipment paperwork. Having t...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 09:00hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now 5th largest economy in Sadc
Zimbabwe has become the fifth-largest economy in Southern Africa following a major upward revision of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), reflecting the inclusion of previously unrecorded economic activ...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 08:58hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Popular liquor chain closure linked to Zanu-PF wars
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has declined to comment on the abrupt closure of a popular liquor retail chain in Harare owned by a senior Zanu-PF youth leader, sparking a flurry of speculation...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 08:48hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
CZR calls for crackdown on rampant sale of counterfeit electronics
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has raised alarm over the growing sale of counterfeit and fraudulently marketed electronic goods across the country, calling for an urgent multi-agency la...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:31hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Fuel smuggler arrested with 1 000 litres
In a coordinated crackdown on fuel smuggling, a joint operation by the Zimbabwe Republic Police Support Unit and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has resulted in the seizure of over 1,000 litres of pe...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:28hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Residents slam prepaid water meters plan
Harare residents have strongly opposed the government's plan to roll out prepaid water meters in the capital, saying the move will do little to resolve the city's deepening water crisis and instead ri...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:00hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean who went from earning R1,500 to R5m per month
July Ndlovu went from a rural village in Zimbabwe to becoming the CEO of Thungela Resources, one of South Africa's most successful coal mining companies. He began his career as a graduate...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 10:14hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
No more free water across Zimbabwe
The Government of Zimbabwe is set to begin the nationwide rollout of prepaid water meters in a landmark move aimed at improving water management, curbing wastage, and enhancing revenue collection. The...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:38hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean consumer sector poised for improvement
An uplift in volumes has been projected for Zimbabwean consumer companies despite rising cost structures, a volatile policy and monetary environment as well as higher taxation, say analysts at IH Secu...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:57hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Delta Corporation slams Zimra over uncertainties
Zimbabwe's largest beverage manufacturer, Delta Corporation Limited, has accused the country's tax authorities of fueling business uncertainty through what it described as the arbitrary creation of le...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:47hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents raise alarm over council procurement processes
Bulawayo residents have voiced growing concern over the Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) procurement and tender procedures, accusing the local authority of a lack of transparency that has led to shoddy w...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:45hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Harare council faces scandal over $500m lost on delays
Harare City Council has allegedly lost close to US$500 million since 2019 due to the delayed implementation of a modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, amid explosive allegations of corrupt...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:40hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to settle parastatal debt
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion says it is intensifying efforts to settle mounting debts owed to state-owned enterprises (SOEs), including telecoms giant T...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 19:47hrs | 1608 | by Staff reporter
Madhadha closure, Zanu PF Manicaland factional fights turns nasty
Zanu PF Manicaland factional wars have spilt into business, with companies owned by some members close to Sports Minister Anselem Sanyatwe being targeted over allegations of backing Vice-President Con...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 17:18hrs | 1088 | by Staff Reporter
New waterfall discovery in Zimbabwe sparks tourism excitement
Chimanimani, long known for its breathtaking natural wonders such as the majestic Bridal Veil Falls, the iconic Chimanimani Mountains, and the serene Hot Springs, has added a new gem to its portfolio ...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:33hrs | 41877 | by Staff reporter
No to vote-buying in PSL elections
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) will on July 25 elect a new chairman to replace Farai Jere, who stepped down earlier this year to pursue the ZIFA presidency. The upcoming election has been widely prai...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:31hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe considering a Congestion Tax?
Harare is facing escalating challenges due to increasing motorisation, which has led to a congested and often polluted central business district (CBD). This congestion is affecting timely access to wo...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Gono exposes former employees
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono has laid bare explosive allegations against his former employees Clark and Beverly Makoni, accusing the couple of fraudulently taking control...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:53hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe losing billions in tax revenue to informal sector'
Zimbabwe is losing between US$7.5 billion and US$8 billion in potential tax revenue every year due to the dominance of its informal sector, according to new estimates by the African Development Bank (...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 14:22hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
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