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A 'Operation restore citizen-power' only path to Zimbabwe's prosperity
As Zimbabwe commemorates last year's military intervention that led to the removal of long-time president Robert Gabriel Mugabe, and replaced by his then recently expelled deputy Emmerson Dambudzo Mna...Published: 9 hrs ago | 863 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ahoy! MPs' allowances to be slashed
Members of Parliament are to get their sitting allowance cut in an attempt to reduce the public wage bill.The MPs' $75 per sitting pay will be slashed, although their salaries will remain unch...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:53hrs | 2004 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Anjin employees petition court over terminal benefits
Chinese miner Anjin's former employees have petitioned the High Court seeking leave to execute judgment pending appeal after the diamond miners obtained an order thwarting the attachment of its proper...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:13hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
2% tax derails industrial production
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions western region chairman Ambrose Sibindi has said since the announcement of the 2% tax by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube last month, many industries in Bulawayo have sc...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:57hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
PICTURES: Establishment of new Zibalongwe Secondary school
THE 2017 - 2018 ANNUAL ZSP COMMUNITY PICTORIAL REPORT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW ZIBALONGWE SECONDARY SCHOOL, by THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN TSHOLOTSHO, ZIMBABWE.The above classroom block is t...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:18hrs | 1002 | by Zibalongwe Secondary
Zimbabwe teachers take salary fight to IMF
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe will be meeting the International Monetary fund five-member mission on Tuesday to Zimbabwe to discuss labour issues.In a letter written by IMF's Beat...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 13:47hrs | 2362 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube under fire
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has come under heavy fire after signalling his intention to acquire vehicles for the country's lawmakers as well as paying the thirteenth cheque for government's 550 000 ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:57hrs | 5368 | by Staff reporter
Zimta, PTUZ in ugly fallout
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) and Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) are engaged in a war of words emanating from whether or not to engage in collective bargaining with their em...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:29hrs | 1420 | by Staff reporter
Court orders Zifa to pay Mlauzi $187,000
THE Zimbabwe Football Association will have to fork out $187 290 to pay former Mighty Warriors coach, Shadreck Mlauzi after the Labour Court confirmed he is owed the dues.An initial ruling by ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:26hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Schools in USD fees U-turn
A number of private schools that were contemplating charging their fees in foreign currencies are now backtracking on the idea which could have pushed away some of their learners.In the wake o...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 16:46hrs | 4894 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sabotage teachers' march
Teachers have accused government of sabotaging their march after some headmasters were reportedly directed to hold compulsory meetings with teachers yesterday afternoon to deter them from protesting o...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:50hrs | 2971 | by Staff reporter
Police okay teachers' march
Teachers protesting against deteriorating conditions of service have been given the green light by police to picket at Public Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) and government offices in Harare....Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 15:41hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF perpetuating poverty
Would you believe that your poverty is being created by your own government? I know it is hard to believe, but here is the story.Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson in their 2012 seminal book...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 15:37hrs | 451 | by Vivid Gwede
Mnangagwa's govt divides teachers
Teachers are divided over whether or not to engage in collective bargaining with their employer under the Apex Council - the umbrella body for all civil servants.Zimbabwe has five main unions ...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 13:47hrs | 4893 | by Staff reporter
2% money transfer tax simplified
Intermediated Money Transfer Tax is a tax collected in terms of Section 36G as read with the Thirtieth Schedule of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06]. This tax has been in place since 2003 and an amen...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:30hrs | 5032 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF costs balloon
Zanu-PF's salary bill has increased substantially after a decision was made to accommodate bigwigs left out of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lean Cabinet as full time party employees.Mnangagw...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 11:04hrs | 3397 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's panicky govt meets teachers
Following threats by teachers to down tools on Friday to press for improved working conditions, government has now reached out to the country's educators in a bid to iron out differences.The D...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 11:01hrs | 5365 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to present 2019 budget on November 22
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has said he will present his maiden budget statement on November 22, in what will be a litmus test of how he will address Zimbabwe's economic crisis.Shortages of ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:07hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants demand US$ salaries
CIVIL servants have demanded salaries in United States dollars following the price increases and rejection of the bond note and electronic transfers by some shop owners and service providers. ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 05:53hrs | 1795 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt, teachers headed for showdown
Teachers are headed for a showdown with government this week over deteriorating conditions of service as they plan to down tools on Friday and march in protest.Teachers' unions told the Daily ...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 07:32hrs | 3167 | by Staff reporter
Councillors demand cars
RURAL and urban councillors in the Midlands province are demanding motor vehicles and an upward review of their allowances when they travel away from their stations on business to align their working ...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:46hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns schools demanding forex
Government has issued a stern warning to schools after it emerged that some were demanding tuition fees in United States dollars. Some top private schools have already sent out circulars to pa...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:20hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to review Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax again
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will soon revise again under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's controversial two cents per dollar transaction tax - which caused widespread panic in the country...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 13:40hrs | 4371 | by Staff reporter
Teachers to stage street protests in Harare
TEACHERS are this week planning industrial action and street demonstrations to express their dissatisfaction with President Mnangagwa's government which they see as unresponsive to their affairs....Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 06:05hrs | 3887 | by newzimbabwe
Shocking rot at ZBC exposed!
The state owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corperation has for years been a home of corruption, nepotism and disregard of rule, we reveal today.A high ranking insider source within the struggling S...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 10:54hrs | 6721 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Children of War Vets bay for Masiyiwa's blood
Children of War Veterans Associations has came out guns blazing accusing Strive of corruption and manipulating shareholding of a number of companies in a dubious manner. Read the full open letter to M...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:04hrs | 3812 | by Mandla Ndlovu
You shall not crucify Zimbabwe on a cross of bond notes
RECENT dramatic events arising from allegations that certain officials of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) have been involved in currency malfeasance using the bond note as their lever to execute tr...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:08hrs | 3288 | by Colls Ndlovu
Austerity begins with the Executive, Mr Mnangagwa
As promised in our previous article, this week we focus on ways in which government can cut expenditure. It is a commonly accepted fact that our government has a weakness when it comes to spending. Go...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | 2724 | by Paul Kaseke
Scribes chucked out as human trafficking suspect is tried
Journalists were yesterday asked to leave the court room in which a suspected Kuwait human trafficking kingpin, James Maroodza, was being tried in order to protect the identity of victims.Maro...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter6
Tsholotsho Stadium money ‘disappears'
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) is setting up a Commission of Inquiry into possible embezzlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars, including $360 000 that was meant for the construction of ...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 06:45hrs | 1389 | by Staff reporter
Dembare suspends Nkhatha
THE Dynamos management have moved to clamp down on simmering indiscipline after they suspended four players yesterday, including former Warriors striker Kingston Nkhatha who joined them two months ago...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 06:25hrs | 2130 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt wage bill to hit $3,7bn after salary hikes
GOVERNMENT'S wage bill is seen growing by 16% this year to $3,7 billion, rising to $3,9 billion next year and pushing the budget deficit to nearly 14% of the gross domestic product (GDP), government p...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:26hrs | 2017 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cornered over deteriorating economy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday met captains of industry to tackle challenges in the economy, but the meeting failed to come up with solutions, according to people with knowledge of the meeting...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:33hrs | 5650 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, Mavhima clash over salaries
Teachers have condemned Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavhima who recently ruled out the possibility of government reviewing teachers' salaries.Addressing members of the Nation...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 12:32hrs | 2938 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo Zimbabwe's poster boy of sleaze
As ZANU-PF's long-serving chief whip, Joram Gumbo came across as a tidy, backroom operator, quietly but efficiently pulling the strings for his party in Parliament. But his scrapbook in government sin...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:45hrs | 615 | by newZWire
David Parirenyatwa trial date set
The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa for criminal abuse of office is scheduled to start on November 20. Parirenyatwa (68) was arrested last month for the offen...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:35hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Ndavaningi Mangwana grilled in Parliament
Newly-appointed Media and Information permanent secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana yesterday received a baptism of fire when he appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media chaired by Pri...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:08hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Fired ZBC bosses appeal to High Court
Two former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) executives, who were fired in 2015, have petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel the State broadcaster to provide them with critical doc...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:06hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
No salary increase for Zimbabwe teachers
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima has ruled out the possibility of teachers getting a salary hike as government was not in a position to meet that demand, due to stretched resources...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1659 | by Staff reporter
US dollar payment of salaries dilemma
WITH the economic meltdown continuing to erode salaries, many employees are now searching for ways of preserving their earnings and many are now demanding payment in US dollars. Unions have al...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:36hrs | 2219 | by Davies Ndumiso Sibanda
Mnangagwa's govt crafts law to protect consumers
GOVERNMENT is crafting a Bill to protect consumers from profiteering business entities, Industry and Commerce Minister Nqobizitha Ndlovu has said. The move comes at a time the country has expe...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:48hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax still illegal
At the beginning of this month the Minister of Finance and Economic Development announced an increase in the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax [i.e. the tax on electronic money transfers] from five cen...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 20:15hrs | 1419 | by Veritas
Zimbabwe teachers to boycott Zanu-PF businesses
Unions representing teachers are threatening to lobby their members to boycott businesses and products linked to the ruling Zanu-PF elites.Leaders of the country's biggest teachers' unions - t...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 13:19hrs | 1577 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt doctors demand US$ salaries
Doctors employed by the Zimbabwe government led by the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) have joined teachers in demanding to be paid their salaries in United States dollars to cushi...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:58hrs | 3893 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents want fares slashed
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) will today host a crisis meeting with several stakeholders on the state of the transport sector and commuter omnibus fares in the city.BPR...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:37hrs | 1811 | 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: 22 Oct 2018 at 18:17hrs | 14789 | by Sam Wezhira
'Zimbabwe teachers' wages now US$75'
Takavafira Zhou, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president says Zimbabwean teachers' wages have now diminished to a paltry US$75 if converted to the more stable foreign currency....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:15hrs | 3509 | by newzimbabwe
'Proposed companies law to improve corporate governance'
Zimbabwe's proposed new companies law will improve corporate governance practices in the private sector, a leading local entrepreneur has said.The Companies and Other Business Entities Bill 20...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:53hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Sugar, cooking oil flood black market
The parallel market for basic commodities is flourishing again in Bulawayo as shortages blamed on a controversial government tax on electronic money transactions and foreign currency crisis worsens th...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:43hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers demand salaries in US$
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 | 3992 | by newzimbabwe
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