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Used clothes take Zimbabwe by storm
Kimberley Dube takes great care with her appearance. She always looks sharp and fashionable in smart-looking jeans, t-shirts, sweatpants, tops, and designer sneakers."I love jeans - can't get ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 11:24hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime perpetuating the normalization of oppression!
I think it was around 1978 or 79 - at the age of five or six years old - when I posed a very pointed question to my parents. We frequently drove past the outskirts of the low density suburb of...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 22:56hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fashion extravaganza at Mnangagwa's inauguration
IT was pomp and fanfare on Monday as thousands made their way into the giant National Sports Stadium for the inauguration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a second term.Mnangagwa was declar...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why is Africa always desperate for a master to serve?
Will Africa ever stand on her own two feet, or she is determined to forever be under the control of one global power or the other? In the recent history of our continent, it would appear we ar...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 22:15hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Southern African power crisis stems from post-liberation history
THE electrical power crisis that has enveloped southern Africa has its roots in our post-liberation history. Prior to that, the utilities created by the States of southern Africa exhibited considerabl...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Drug lord blocked from starting new life in Zimbabwe
Plans by an Irish drug lord, Christy Kinahan Snr, to start a new life Zimbabwe were blocked recently when he was reportedly denied residency after buying properties, with authorities arguing he was no...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupedzanhamo set ablaze
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF youths on Friday night and Saturday went on a rampage, torching vending tables and secondhand clothes at Mupedzanhamo flea market in what is believed to be a revenge mission against ...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa political playbook worked elsewhere, can he win in Zimbabwe?
PRECIOUS Dinha elbows her way into a packed soccer stadium. Despite thunder clouds looming above, thousands of yellow-clad Zimbabweans are singing, dancing and thrusting their index fingers skyward....Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:07hrs | 7 | by Evidence Chenjerai
'Zimbabwe coup a harvest of empty promises'
WHEN Solomon Muzanenhamo (39) trudged from Highfield high-density suburb to central Harare with a Zimbabwean flag draped around his neck in November 2017, 15 kilometres became like a stroll down his s...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:16hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's industry capacity utilisation rises
CAPACITY utilisation in Zimbabwe's manufacturing industry is projected to increase to 58% in the third quarter of this year, an improvement from 54% in the second quarter of 2021.In its second...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Exorbitant internet costs choke Zimbabweans
EIGHT gigabytes (GB) of private internet data from Zimbabwe's largest mobile network company at the beginning of 2021 cost US$15, or $1 300.From March 10, the same 8GB shot to US$18, equivalen...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Smuggler granted $50 000 bail
LEADER of a smuggling syndicate, Anyway Chinyanga, yesterday appeared at Rusape Magistrates' Court facing charges of illegal possession of a firearm and smuggling of second-hand clothes, shoes and cel...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Midlands farmers bartering grain for a song
FARMERS in the Midlands province are engaging in barter trade, exchanging grain for groceries, risking making their families food insecure, Southern Eye has gathered.Traditional leaders said s...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councillors rap 'bribe-taking' municipal cops
KWEKWE councillors have accused their municipal police of aiding lawlessness in the city by taking bribes from illegal vendors operating from undesignated sites.Deputy mayor Shadreck Tobaiwa t...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus worsens plight of city's informal traders
FOR six years, Reuben Dube earned his keep selling secondhand shirts, trousers and shoes in this city's central business district.Then came the coronavirus crisis, which shut down Zimbabwe - a...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans survive on second-hand undergarments
ZIMBABWEANS mainly in urban areas are relying on second-hand undergarments smuggled into the country and sold at flea markets across the country as economic hardships continue to take a toll on the po...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
It is hard being poor in Zimbabwe
IT is an early and hot Sunday morning in Mbare's Majubheki area, Harare. A thick cloud of flies buzzes over filthy plates that are heaped in an outside sink because residents have not accessed water f...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Councillors slam 'weak' Gweru internal audit
THE lack of independence in the Gweru City Council's internal audit department is contributing to loss of revenue, affecting good corporate governance at the local authority, a service delivery probe ...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Tanzania to relaunch Harare, Dar es Salaam flights
AIR Tanzania is set to relaunch flights into Harare from Dar es Salaam this Friday at a time other airlines are pulling out of the country, citing currency challenges."Get to explore the beaut...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
The most expensive cars in Zimbabwe
As you drive in the streets of the Sunshine City you realise the number of expensive cars is growing at a very fast rate.Competition for the most luxurious is also increasing at an alarming rate.From ...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 15:05hrs | 40 | by Prince Ngwenya
Manhunt launched for smuggling truck driver
POLICE in Victoria Falls have launched a manhunt for the driver and owner of a United Kingdom-marked container truck that was intercepted along Kazungula Road on Friday last week loaded with a Honda C...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police absence headache for insurers
Insurance executives will tell an analysts briefing their companies are now in the business of paying claims owing to the absence from the roads.They might not have foreseen the spike in accid...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Zimbabwe's barking puppies'
Nelson Chamisa has threatened that his MDC party will 'not allow' the elections on 30th July unless electoral reforms are made. The party has called for a demonstration in Harare on Tuesday to insist ...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 13:01hrs | | by ZimVigil
Mnangagwa embraces surprising freedoms
Zimbabwe's new president is rolling out freedoms as never seen before in the country recovering from the 37-year grip of former leader Robert Mugabe.For some, however, President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 06 May 2018 at 20:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
The 'new' Zimbabwe
Murky dealings surrounding bankrupt Air Zimbabwe and the newly created Zimbabwe Airways have shone a light on the corruption and deceit at the heart of the Zanu PF government.The fiasco was br...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 06:43hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
'Restricted products flooding market'
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says restricted products were still finding their way into the country illegally, making the competition unfair for the local manufacturers.CZI M...Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 05:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Rapist throw live frog at magistrate in court
A VILE robber and rapist serving a 20-year sentence yesterday threw a live frog at a magistrate accusing him of being biased against him.(image)Xolisani Nkala (30) is alleged to have raped two...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man rapes woman while she had infant strapped to her back
A VILE robber and rapist serving a 20-year sentence was yesterday back in court for allegedly violating a woman and recording the sickening sex attack on video.The man allegedly wore a con...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe judges evoke British colonialism
Zimbabwean judges recently filed into court for the official beginning of their 2017 duties, wearing long red robes and horsehair wigs, a throwback to an era of British colonial rule.Presi...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 21:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Import ban on weaves, wigs & braids worries me a lot'
"Guys is Nivea banned also?" That was the question from one anxious Twitter user in Zimbabwe after news broke that the authorities were limiting imports of a vast range of goods - including beauty pro...Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 12:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Textile outfit retrenches following Zim imports ban
Another local textile company has retrenched workers after the Zimbabwean government banned importation of textile products into their country in order to resuscitate their own depressed textile indus...Published: 15 Jun 2016 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pair in court for smuggling 208 bales of second-hand clothes
TWO Harare men were arraigned before the courts for allegedly smuggling 208 bales of secondhand clothes worth $103 000 into the country.Manica Post reported that Taruvinga Kazozo (20) and Wils...Published: 04 Jun 2016 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Quartet up for smuggling clothes, soft drinks
POLICE in Mutare have arrested four people in connection with the smuggling of 28 bales of secondhand clothes as well as soft drinks from Mozambique as they intensify their border patrols.Mani...Published: 29 May 2016 at 07:24hrs | | by Liberty Dube
Air Zimbabwe failing to break eve
AIR Zimbabwe is leasing two airbus aircraft at $200,000 each per month since 2012 from a Chinese company Sonangol, which has seen the national airline accruing arrears as it is failing to break even, ...Published: 12 May 2016 at 06:38hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
Man fined $200 for smuggling
SMUGGLING 34 bales of secondhand clothing into the country from Mozambique through an undesignated entry point landed a Zimunya man in trouble after he was ordered to pay $200 fine last week. ...Published: 22 Apr 2016 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
The 'kitchen cabinet' behind Grace Mugabe
First Lady Grace Mugabe's now infamous "meet the people" rallies have left Zimbabweans scrambling for answers to questions about her motives and the source of money oiling her subtle campaigns to infl...Published: 28 Feb 2016 at 17:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt sticks to its gun on secondhand ban
Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday told the National Assembly that the government would not budge on its ban on importation of secondhand clothes, as the move was meant to protect the lo...Published: 23 Sep 2015 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man fined for smuggling clothes bales into Zim
A Zimbabwan man who smuggled 28 bales of second-hand clothes from Mozambique has been fined $100.Tawanda Chirango was convicted when he appeared before Mutare magistrate, Nyasha Ku...Published: 06 Sep 2015 at 09:00hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Second hand ban sparks debate
Government has been urged to promote national dialogue on second- hand clothing before effecting a ban on the products which are sustaining the lives of thousands of people. Debate on the ...Published: 06 Aug 2015 at 10:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Second hand panties galore
DESPITE health concerns over the practice of buying second-hand underwear from flea markets, more women, even the well-heeled, continue to raid "Khothama Boutique" for cheaper, "sexy," imported reused...Published: 31 Jul 2015 at 09:17hrs | 1 | by Daisy Jeremani
Anglo American Platinum to build Zimbabwe plant to avoid tax
Anglo American Platinum said it plans to build a "secondhand" smelter in Zimbabwe as the world's largest producer of the metal seeks to avoid paying a 15% tax on exports of unprocessed minerals from t...Published: 20 Jul 2015 at 13:43hrs | | by Bloomberg
Bigwigs behind Harare vendor menace
Foreign businesspersons, mainly Chinese and Nigerian, are smuggling second-hand clothes into Zimbabwe and hiring vendors to sell them on the streets to dodge paying rentals and taxes the Sunday Mail r...Published: 12 Jul 2015 at 09:28hrs | | by Brian Chitemba and Itai Mazire
Public smokers face $500 fine or 6 months jail term
MINISTRY of Health and Child Care has called on the law enforcers to descend on public smoking offenders as the ministry intensifies its crackdown on citizens reluctant to comply with the Public Healt...Published: 27 Jul 2014 at 13:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Secondhand clothes ruining Mutare economy
THE importation - legal or otherwise - and selling of secondhand clothes from Mozambique in Mutare is literally choking this eastern border town's streets and market places.The sight of people...Published: 20 Jul 2014 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to Mupedzanhamo clothes
A FEW years ago, one would surely get frowned upon if he or she disclosed that they bought their clothes from secondhand clothing stalls at Mupedzanhamo in Mbare.Back then, buying trendy cloth...Published: 19 Feb 2014 at 09:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blames the rapid increase in vehicle volumes
JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Emmerson Mnangagwa last week blamed the rapid increase in vehicle volumes without a corresponding policy change and expansion of the road infrastructu...Published: 14 Oct 2013 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mozambican set free in Zim court
MOZAMBICAN national, Alfred Domingo, who was hauled before a Chipinge magistrate over theft allegations was on Monday set free after he was found not guilty.Acquitting him, presiding officer,...Published: 28 Jun 2013 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bogus soldier nabbed along border
A BOGUS soldier, clad in army regalia and brandishing a fake home-made AK 47 assault rifle will forever rue the day he waylaid an illegal border jumper after he got a thorough hiding when his cover wa...Published: 05 Jun 2013 at 10:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Local vehicle market dominated by imports
ZIMBABWEANS imported cars worth more than US$200 million in the first five months of this year and the continued influx of secondhand cars might force the only two vehicle assembly...Published: 29 Jul 2012 at 03:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Uniformed officer' rapes border jumper
A MUTARE man, believed to be a member of the uniformed forces is on the run after he last week waylaid and assisted an unsuspecting woman to cross the Zimbabwe-Mozambican border through an illegal cro...Published: 09 Jul 2012 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
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