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South Africans lost R1 billion to digital banking fraud
Money lost by South Africans to digital banking fraud increased from R735,000 in 2022 to R1.1 billion in 2023 - a 47% increase.This is according to the South African Banking Risk Centre's (Sab...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 16:33hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Bank card fraud chaos in South Africa
In 2023, card-not-present (CNP) fraud accounted for over 68% of all card fraud committed in South Africa, costing citizens over R700 million.This is according to the South African Banking Risk...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 16:31hrs | 2226 | by Staff reporter
We Africans have our way of doing things
The thunderous weather, intensified by blinding lightning, instils fear in many of us. Folklore has it that during such storms, bad debtors and adulterers often tremble to the core, fearing that those...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 14:57hrs | 272 | by Thomas Murisa
Fire breaks out at Mbare Musika market
A massive fire broke out at Mbare Musika market in Harare on Tuesday night, wreaking havoc on the bustling informal trade hub and destroying countless properties and livelihoods. The blaze, which star...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 1668 | by Staff reporter
Unilever pulling out of Zimbabwe after 80 years
Unilever, one of the world's leading consumer goods companies, is pulling out of Zimbabwe after 80 years of operation.The company, which had reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the country ...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 11:21hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
Unveiling the Treasures of the Red Sea: Diving, History, and Culture in Jeddah
The bustling Red Sea coast city of Jeddah serves as both the business hub of Saudi Arabia and the entry point to the Mecca and Medina sacred sites. This vibrant city offers visitors a wide range of ex...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:06hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Counterfeit & expired goods flood Bulawayo streets
In Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD), an informal sector thrives under the cover of darkness, selling cheap foodstuffs and other products that are often expired or counterfeit. Operating betw...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Shopping Shock: Over a third of customers scammed on popular shopping sites across Europe and beyond
While price comparison sites are a popular tool for finding deals and secure retailers, a new study reveals a disturbing truth: online shopping might not be as safe as we think. According to the ...Published: 17 May 2024 at 12:14hrs | 44 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe family basket doubles to ZWL$6,2m
The family basket has nearly doubled to ZWL$6,2 million from ZWL$3,6 million in December due to the continued depreciation of the Zimdollar, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has said, spelling d...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Goods portering, a way of life in Beitbridge
RIVULTS of sweat run down her face, falling onto her dress as Mai Muku trudges the 472-metre length of the Beitbridge steel girder carrying an awkward-looking and heavy load.Apart from the bri...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:49hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans' appetite for imports remains high
Zimbabweans still prefer imported goods despite increased production by local producers because most of the products are substandard, it has emerged.For years, the local market has been domina...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Without Zimbabweans, Musina is going to be a big ghost town
By 7AM, lines of customers snake down the block outside stores on the main commercial strip in Musina, a bustling South African border town where thousands of people arrive daily from neighboring Zimb...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 08:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Massive traffic jam at Beitbridge border
INCOMING traffic has increased at Beitbridge border post where the Customs and Excise department currently appears overwhelmed by applications for Temporary Import Permits (TIP) of foreign registered ...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Cooler temperatures following afternoon showers in Bulawayo
AFTER days of high temperatures and blue skies, afternoon shoppers and schoolchildren in Bulawayo were caught unaware when the heavens opened this afternoon, albeit briefly.On Tuesday, experts...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 12:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar flips to best currency in the world?
The rebound, driven by new rules that require corporate taxes to be settled in the local currency, are seen easing inflation ahead of next month's general elections.In most countries, the curr...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 17:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Public toilets shortage blamed for filthy Bulawayo alleys
THE shortage of public toilets in the Bulawayo Central Business District (CBD) has been blamed for filthy alleyways as people are forced to relieve themselves anywhere leading to the spread of disease...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Money-spinning in Zimbabwe shadow economy
WHILE local shoppers traditionally flocked to big groceries and supermarkets for bargains on consumer goods, of late, they have been trooping to "tuckshops" in downtown Harare, where basic commodities...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe retailers ban in-store pictures
RETAIL giants in Harare have reportedly resorted to banning customers from taking pictures of commodity prices and some shoppers have been forced to delete photos of prices.The retailers' stan...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans react with shock over exchange rate, price madness
CONSUMERS have reacted with shock to the extortionate and unrealistic exchange rates being applied in the pricing of basic goods in local currency by some unscrupulous retail players in Bulawayo and o...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maridadi seeks new markets for Zimbabwe products
As the manufacturing sector continues to increase production driven by favourable policies introduced by the Second Republic, Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Senegal James Maridadi has decided to help the fi...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inflation triggers food shortages in Britain
Britain has been hit by a massive food shortage that has been triggered by a combination of factors that include inflation and a biting energy crisis. According to reports from British media t...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's street 'shops' flood city by night
FILLED to the brim with groceries ranging from foodstuffs, toiletry to skin care products, a pushcart — commonly known as iScania in the streets of Bulawayo — is strategically positioned at a busy...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fake products flood Bulawayo markets
A NEW crop of ‘entrepreneurs' has invaded Bulawayo's marketplaces where they sell fake branded products to unsuspecting consumers in broad daylight.In essence, the traders pretend to sell po...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's urban poor turn to "Car Supermarkets" to survive inflation
Sheila Gava forages the trunk of a stranger's Nissan car for dried tuna, Kellogg's biscuits and a bottle of canola oil."I've not stepped foot inside a high-street supermarket in three years," ...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banking on gold to fight inflation
With inflation soaring in Zimbabwe and the country's currency in free fall as people abandon it for the US dollar, the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa is fighting back with a novel strategy...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | 7 | by Lesley Wroughton
How to keep snakes out of your garden
Just hearing the word "snake" may send shivers all through your body.So, just imagine knowing that your property or home is infested with them.In general, people just do not like snake...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Basic goods prices gallop in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo residents have called for Government controls as prices of basic commodities are increasingly getting out of reach for the majority of citizens, with retailers having adopted different foreig...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Is this the promised Canaan?
AM trying to write this article under a tree where there is shaky network on a Saturday afternoon.There is no electricity, so the vibe that usually punctuates our nearby Chikwanha shopping cen...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:05hrs | 1 | by Chief Chiduku
The latest risks & opportunities in the cryptocurrency market
The cryptocurrency markets never stand still. For some, that is their greatest feature, but for others, it's what stands in the way of mass adoption of alternative currencies. What are the latest risk...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 16:20hrs | 13 | by Staff Writer
Jet opens 33rd branch in Zimbabwe
MULTICHAIN clothing shop Jet opened its 33rd branch at Avondale Shopping Centre in Harare on Friday.In an interview with Standard Style Jet's MD Peter Mnyama said shoppers are in for an Easter...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents protest against use of spikes
KAROI residents have petitioned the municipality to register a complaint after a local woman was injured in an accident when municipal police threw metal spikes towards a vehicle she was travelling in...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe a country with no coins, US$1 is more useful than US$100
ADRIANA Siwela, a 25-year-old college student in Harare, thought she could dash into a shop for a quick purchase of a US$2 packet of biscuits. But the cashiers sent her away. Her US$20 bill is conside...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
If empty chairs are an audience then re-engagement is at its lowest
With pomp and ceremony, the hired private jet left Harare (former Salisbury) to Glasgow Scotland in the United Kingdom. The jet was flying the largest contingent to the Cop26 conference, the Earth sum...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:27hrs | 8 | by Phosiwe Ncube
Sports betting around the world
When compared to casino games, poker, or raffles, sports betting has been frequently vilified as a kind of gambling that is ethically wrong. This is just foolishness. Betting on a sporting event is no...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:32hrs | 12 | by Staff Writer
The 'problem' with Sikhosana's Dlala Ntethe
I HAVE to admit, at the beginning I was one of those that did not immediately welcome the success of Sikhosana Buhlungu's song, Dlala Ntethe.I like a playful children's song like the next man ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Bruce Ndlovu
'Zimbabwe's retailers deserve a wage subsidy'
WHILE government was bullish in the midterm fiscal policy and revised upwards gross domestic product (GDP) growth projections for 2021 from 7,4% initially projected in November last year to 7,8%, grow...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pandemic jump-starts Zimbabwe online retail sales
Kenneth Mudzingwa has worked and studied in Turkey for five and a half years. To help his two siblings with groceries, the Zimbabwean citizen used a money transfer service that sometimes took days....Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Benjani gets his UEFA A badge
FORMER Warriors skipper Benjani Mwaruwari says he wants to chart a new career path in coaching after completing his UEFA A coaching licence. The 42yearold did his course in Belfast, Ireland, rec...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo lockdown looms
GOVERNMENT might be forced to consider strict localised lockdown for Bulawayo as residents continue to flout Covid-19 prevention measures at a time health experts have warned of an imminent Covid-19 t...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers prey on smugglers
ARMED robbers have wreaked havoc in Beitbridge's HaGoda, Mahuhushe and Lutumba areas where more than a dozen incidents, including carjacking, have been reported by cross-border jumpers in the past few...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
OK Grand challenge bounces back
LISTED retail giant OK Zimbabwe Limited will resume its Grand Challenge competition this year after foregoing it last year due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown restrictions.It will be the 32nd...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fears of third wave as complacency sets in
ZIMBABWE could slide into a third Covid-19 wave due to complacency and failure to observe standard safety regulations after the relaxation of lockdown rules, experts have warned as the re-opening of s...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
US supermarket shooter kills 10, including cop
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, killing 10 people, including the first police officer to arrive on the scene, before the bloodied susp...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Reuters
Money changers camp outside shops
Illegal money changers in Harare and other parts of the country are now hanging around and even inside supermarkets that might have a reasonable number of shoppers using foreign currency offering to p...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Checkpoints and supermarkets severely exposed to Covid-19
POLICE roadblocks and supermarkets are potential Covid-19 super spreaders as they are failing to adhere to basic safety precautions to contain the deadly novel virus that has ravaged the globe....Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kadewere surpasses Benjani
ZIMBABWE international forward Tino Kadewere has surpassed former Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari's explosive start in his debut season in France where he won rave reviews after joining from Swiss ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chef 'exposes' army brutality
A ZANU-PF women's league executive member has unwittingly exposed human rights violations by the military and threatened to engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri and s...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 21:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for locusts threat
Resources have been mobilised to minimise the effects of any invasion of the African migratory locust from Botswana and Namibia where outbreaks have been reported. Shingirai Nyamutukwa, head o...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: Zumbani selling like hotcakes in Bulawayo
SOME enterprising vendors in Bulawayo are now selling Zumbani plant leaves in the streets and in their cars.The Zumbani plant, which has a strong balsamic citrus-like scent, is widely believed...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 600 lockdown arrests in one day
MORE than 2 600 people were arrested countrywide on Saturday for violating Covid-19 lockdown regulations.Among the 2 687 people, 1 274 were arrested for unnecessary movement and 1 002 for not ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 20:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
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