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Pupil expelled for exposing, mocking teachers' salaries
An Upper Sixth pupil at Goldridge College was last week expelled after he shot a picture of the opulent private school's teachers salaries list and posted it on his WhatsApp status. The named ...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 06:04hrs | 2103 | by Staff reporter
Musona grounded
WARRIORS star striker Knowledge Musona will not feature for KAS Eupen when they clash with his parent club RSC Anderlecht in a Belgian lLeague match at the weekend, which was supposed to be an emotion...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:28hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Its only but a pie in the sky
Children of God, job placements and vacancies advertised with a bunch of 'carrots on the stick' are just but a pie in the sky. You will part with money before the advertiser vanishes on 'is not reacha...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:23hrs | 37 | by Gabarinocheka. Mkunyadzi.
Chamisa refuses to be associated with Tagwirei
The main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa has rejected as untrue, claims that fuel tycoon and Sakunda Holdings boss Kudakwashe Tagwirei bought him a car, adding th...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:50hrs | 4515 | by Staff reporter
Parliamentarians sleeping on duty
It boggles the mind that out of the more than 260 Members of Parliament, it only took Senator Omega Hungwe to advance a motion in Parliament to petition legislators to consider reviewing "O" and "A" L...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 20:29hrs | 837 | by Manuel Nyawo
Decent salaries guarantee stability
FOR any economy to develop, there is need for stability in the country, and stability can only be realised when people are able to put food on the table. But as the Zimbabwean economy continues on a d...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:51hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU plots crippling living wage protests
THE country's largest labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), has threatened to roll out mass protests and make life difficult for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government until it...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 10:49hrs | 909 | by Staff reporter
Where is the empathy from the regime
YESTERDAY, February 14, Zimbabweans in relationships celebrated Valentine's Day. It is a day that has been commercialised, but its origins may not have changed much over the centuries — celebrating ...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 18:09hrs | 557 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe recession deeper than thought?
Nyasha Mutseyekwa, a minivan transporter in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, cannot afford new tyres for his ramshackle kombi, selling at US$45 for a good second hand.Whether he opted to pay in US c...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:35hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
PTUZ in financial crisis while leaders are living flamboyant lives
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) is said to be in financial crisis at a time its own leaders are living flamboyant lives.The Harare Post has it on good ground that PTUZ is failing...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:33hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders benefactors take up Harrison salary and upkeep
HIGHLANDERS benefactors that took care of former coach Hendrik Pieter de Jongh's salary and upkeep have extended the same benevolence to new coach Mark Harrison. Harrison, the Briton with vast...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:40hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Living minimum wage issue should be taken seriously
IT is quite unfortunate that the salary talks in the Tripartite Negotiating Forum have stalled simply because the parties failed to agree on a minimum wage. The issue of a living minimum wage should b...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:19hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Deadlock over minimum wage
SALARY talks in the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) have reportedly stalled after parties failed to agree on a minimum wage, with workers threatening to pull out of the negotiations and declare a s...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:25hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube backs wage increase calls
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has backed calls for public and private sector wage increases to cushion workers from price escalation linked to foreign currency exc...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:01hrs | 844 | by Staff reportert
Mthuli Ncube to start publishing inflation statistics
Zimbabwe will start publishing year-on-year inflation statistics from this month, with the February 2019 to February 2020 figure expected next month. This follows the building of data on prices in the...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 05:52hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives cops a salary rise
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has increased salaries of members of the police with assistant commissioners expected to get a gross salary of over 7,000 Zimbabwe dollars while the lowest-pa...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 12:01hrs | 5637 | by Staff reporter
BCC unveils credit control, debt collection policy
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has unveiled a credit control and debt collection policy that seeks to maintain predictable cashflows and allow for improved management of debtors, among others.Cou...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 08:33hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Man threatens to shoot employee for quitting job
A MAN from Figtree in Matabeleland South has appeared in court for allegedly threatening to assault and shoot his employee for quitting his job.Davison Masina (59) of Harrisvale suburb alleged...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 06:06hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
Employers oppose blanket minimum wage
EMPLOYERS have said they prefer a sector-specific wage review mechanism as opposed to a national minimum wage policy being advocated by social partners under the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF). ...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over Zimsec fees increase
THE recent increase in examination fees by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has sparked an outcry among parents, with most saying the hike will make education unaffordable to many. ...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 05:33hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu returns Zanu-PF Ford Ranger, denies CIA link
SUSPENDED Zanu-PF youth league bosses, who faced the wrath of the party politburo last week, have had their salaries and allowances frozen and all benefits that came with their posts garnished....Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 21:23hrs | 7286 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe domestic workers' gazetted salary enough for a bundle of vegetables
The MDC notes with concern that government has gazetted paltry wages of 160 RTGS per month for all domestic workers, contrary to representations and agreements government had reached with the relevant...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 15:42hrs | 2057 | by Gideon Shoko
What is a Career Path of the Most In-demand Workers of Offshore Oil Rigs?
Can you imagine it: the world consumes over 100 million barrels of oil every day!Unbelievable, but:According to US Energy In...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 14:05hrs | 437 | by Staff Writer
WATCH: Thomas Mapfumo questions Chiwenga's wealth
Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo has taken Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to task over reports he owns several mansions including one whose estimate cost is US$10 million.Mapfumo qu...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 06:39hrs | 15511 | by Staff reporter
Bunking civil servants to lose salaries
THE Public Service Commission has ordered all workers on government payroll to update their biometric details before the end of the month or risk being struck off the Salary Service Bureau paysheet....Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1436 | by Staff reporter
Biometric registration for bunking Zimbabwe doctors
HEALTH and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo has called for the immediate implementation of a biometric registration process in all public hospitals amid claims that doctors are not reporting for duty ...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 15:06hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
'Army Commanders afraid of mass uprising'
Zimbabwe National Army Commanders are reportedly concerned that a mass uprising may erupt in the country due to the deteriorating economic situation. The Zimbabwe Independent reported last wee...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 06:45hrs | 4469 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Car import scam rocks Zimra
LUXURY life and driving a state-of-the-art car is everybody's wish, but in Zimbabwe this is coming at a huge cost to the country's drying revenue flows, following illegal activities that have spurred ...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 06:23hrs | 9129 | by Staff reporter
BCC averts strike
THE BULAWAYO City Council was last week forced to give in to workers' demands of a salary review to avert a looming strike by the workers, Sunday News can exclusively reveal.Council workers ha...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:23hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
What kind of economics is Mthuli Ncube practising?
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube seems to like quoting economic principles found in textbooks.But, for some reason, the Treasury boss forgets the most basic economic principle: economic growth is...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:02hrs | 1606 | by Staff reporter
Council to garnish residents' salaries
THE Bulawayo City Council has adopted a new credit control and debt collection policy which among other provisions, will see the local authority collecting rates and rentals directly from residents' s...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:58hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Tripartite Negotiating Forum talks hit deadlock over salaries
Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) talks on salaries and wages reached a deadlock yesterday, with the Government and labour on one side agreeing that there should be a minimum wage, while business rej...Published: 08 Feb 2020 at 09:29hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Harare goes electronic
HARARE City Council has adopted the e-Agenda to enable active stakeholder participation and achieve the mid-term goal of reaching 75 percent customer satisfaction by year end. The e-Agenda is ...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:43hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Mark Harrison receives his work permit
HIGHLANDERS' head coach Mark Harrison has received his work permit and now officially takes charge of the Bulawayo giants' pre-season preparations that were being overseen by assistant coaches Mandla ...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:02hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 1st Indian MP seeks closer ties with 'home'
For a young Gujarati hailing from a humble background, becoming a central government minister of a foreign country is beyond wildest imagination. But, not for Raj Modi who was born in 1959 in the smal...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 05:42hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Minister calls on teachers to shun planned demonstration
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube yesterday urged teachers to shun today's planned demonstrations against purported fees increases and poor remuneration among other pertinent issues af...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 05:29hrs | 1377 | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand US$1 per week from learners
SCHOOLS in Hwange and Victoria Falls are reportedly demanding an extra US$1 from each learner per week for teachers to attend class despite the learners having paid fees in full.The developmen...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 13:11hrs | 1745 | by Staff reporter
Citizens' cooperation key to curbing Zimra internal corruption
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is conducting lifestyle audits for its staffers and dismissing and prosecuting those who cannot account for their wealth. Zimra commissioner-general, Faith Mazan...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:21hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube unveils key Govt plans for 2020
GOVERNMENT has set aside $8,5 billion to support electricity generation and imports this year as part of efforts to improve power supply and ease load shedding. A further $500 million will be ...Published: 01 Feb 2020 at 06:26hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, Apex Council trade barbs over 140% pay hike
TEACHERS have described the recent decision by the Apex Council to accept a paltry 140% salary hike from government that will result in the least paid government worker getting paid $2 400, as "a grea...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:11hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's hard-pressed war vets demand more
Veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle have asked government to review their monthly pensions in line with the poverty datum line and the rising cost of living.The economy is beset by risi...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 09:47hrs | 1833 | by Staf reporter
Civil servants accept 140% pay hike, seek more
CIVIL servants have accepted a 140% salary hike starting this month, a union official said yesterday, averting a potential strike against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.Soaring infl...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 09:05hrs | 1532 | by Staff reporter
Zimta urges teachers to report for work
THE Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA), the country's largest teachers' body, has instructed its members to resume work with immediate effect.The decision was reached after the association ...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:48hrs | 381 | by newzimbabwe
Varsity fees back to $15 000
State universities could be charging more than $15 000 a semester once all ancilliary fees, accommodation and meals have been added on top of the Government-controlled tuition fees. Government...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:45hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter
Universities in fresh bid to hike fees
State universities could end up charging up to $15 000 a semester once all ancillary fees, accommodation and meals have been factored in. ...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1460 | by Staff Reporter
CSC-Boustead Beef dismisses social media jobs message
THE Cold Storage Company (CSC)-Boustead Beef Zimbabwe has dismissed messages circulating on social media suggesting that the firm has embarked on a massive job recruitment drive. The country's...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 07:14hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Government, civil servants strike pay deal
The Apex Council has accepted the salary increment offered by the Government, while negotiations for a better package continue as a compromise for "the sake of civil servants who are in a desperate si...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 07:06hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to increase anti-corruption officers' salaries
THE government says it is in the process of reviewing the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)'s salaries in order to protect anti-corruption officers from criminal cartels, Prosecutor General Kumbira...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 13:02hrs | 1601 | by Staff reporter
Hands off pupils, says Govt
THE Government has warned teachers against abusing pupils to further personal agendas saying there are many lawful channels to air their grievances without involving the learners. This follows...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:37hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Huge salaries for anti-graft officials
GOVERNMENT is taking extraordinary measures to ring-fence all officers employed by the special anti-corruption courts through paying them competitive salaries and allowances. The Government be...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:36hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
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