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Harare shuts down 121 businesses in CBD crackdown blitz

The Harare City Council has shut down 121 businesses in the central business district (CBD) in an intensified campaign targeting non-compliant operations. The crackdown, now in its second day, follows inspections of 295 businesses and is p…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 18:46hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter

Lenient sentence for unlicensed driver sparks public outcry

The 24-month suspended sentence handed to a 20-year-old unlicensed driver who fatally knocked down a Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) student has ignited fierce debate and outrage across Zimbabwe.The incident, which claimed the life…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 08:00hrs | 903 | 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 revealed.Comm Nyathi made the announcement in Harare over the week…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:58hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City Council slashes shop, sports and social club rates

In a significant move to alleviate the compliance burden on businesses, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced a reduction of shop licence fees and sports and social club rates by 30%. This decision comes in response to concerns rai…

Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:33hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's retail sector crisis worsens as shops continue closing

Zimbabwe's retail sector is facing an unprecedented crisis, with several major retailers and wholesalers forced to close branches amid a series of economic challenges. This Thursday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa interrupted his annual leav…

Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:57hrs | 2064 | by Staff reporter

South Africa's big business wants spaza shop economy?

Major businesses across South Africa are looking to capitalise on the country's booming informal economy, with many companies licking their lips at an opportunity worth hundreds of billions of rands.New research from Trade Intelligence hig…

Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 10:04hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe shops impose limits amid panic-buying?

Some shops across Zimbabwe have imposed "one item per person" rules for products such as milk to fend off panic-buying triggered by a new loss of faith in the country's latest currency.Last week, formal retailers warned the government they…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 1191 | by Staff reporter

Chinese' shops flood Bulawayo CBD

A bustling shop along Fife Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenue, known informally as a "Chinese shop," has become a go-to destination for Bulawayo residents in search of affordable goods. From kitchen utensils and clothing to electrical…

Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:18hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter

Shops dump ZiG official rate for two-tier pricing system

Just like other Zimbabwean currencies introduced since the year 2000, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency is already showing signs of instability barely half a year after its introduction, with many shops ditching the official rating for a tw…

Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 9594 | by Staff reporter

Flimsy tactics to resist use of ZiG exposed

Some shops in Bulawayo are defying government regulations by exclusively trading in US dollars and South African rand, ignoring the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, despite legal obligations under Statutory Instrument (S.I) 85 of 2020. A surv…

Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Shops cash in on Zimdollar change shortage

ZIMBABWE is currently battling a local currency liquidity crisis which has resulted in large retail shops failing to give change to consumers who buy goods in United States dollars (US$), NewsDay has learnt.Information gathered shows that …

Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Overpricing shops penalised, 16 bank accounts frozen in RBZ price blitz

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has ordered retailers and manufacturers who were exclusively charging certain goods in foreign currency and using the black-market rate for currency conversion in defiance of G…

Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | 1 | 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' stance comes amid fears of a government crackdown o…

Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube tours Bulawayo shops, chides business for hiking prices

Continued unjustified fluctuation of prices of goods in supermarkets will force people to import basic commodities from outside the country, Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has stated.Prof Ncube made these remarks while touring sup…

Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:52hrs | 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 â€” commonly known as iScania in the streets of Bulawayo â€” is strategically positioned at a busy corner of Fort Street and Sixth Avenue…

Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bogus cop arrested for fleecing shop owners and artisanal miners

A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a police officer and demanding bribes from unlicenced business operators and artisanal miners at Selous, Mashonaland West province.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokespe…

Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Exclusive USD pricing illegal'

PRICING of goods exclusively in US dollars remains completely illegal and businesses not accepting local currency payments for every product should stop the illegal practice forthwith or risk having their operating licences withdrawn, the …

Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Re-opening of vandalised shops restores 300 jobs

A TOTAL of 300 jobs have been restored in Bulawayo following the re-opening of seven out of 14 retail shops that were vandalised and looted by protesters in January 2019.These have been renovated and re-opened through funding support from …

Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Jilted man torments ex-lover

A Bulawayo woman regrets the day she fell in love with her ex-boyfriend because he now destroys her property in a bid to revenge for being dumped.Wellington Mpofu from Old Lobengula suburb is determined to make Margaret Ncube's life hell f…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's MDC claims more attacks

THE MDC Alliance yesterday claimed that Zanu-PF supporters mounted a "roadblock" in Gutu, kidnapped and beat up some opposition supporters at their meeting with party leader Nelson Chamisa, who is on a whirlwind tour of Masvingo province.C…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Congestion locks up Beitbridge

CHAOS has rocked Beitbridge Border Post where haulage trucks are taking up to five days to be cleared after Zimborders, a private company contracted to upgrade the border on a build operate and transfer basis is levying US$201 per vehicle …

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF fundraises for national conference

THE ruling Zanu-PF party is rallying its members and stakeholders to provide financial resources and other items towards its forthcoming annual conference slated for this month in Mashonaland Central.This is despite that the ruling party's…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

D-Day for unjabbed civil servants

Civil servants who have not been vaccinated for unjustifiable reasons, today face an uncertain future with government insisting they should not report for duty because they may infect those who have been vaccinated.Government last month ga…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Harare contribution to GDP'

THE City of Harare has contributed about 38% to Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP), a new initiative by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has revealed.The initiative is supporting African cities to measure their …

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF neglecting cadres, says Clive Malunga

JENAGURU Arts Centre founder and musician Clive Malunga has accused Zanu-PF of neglecting war veterans, adding that he was seeking an audience with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to air out areas of "great concern."Malunga, a war veteran who…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Govt to address ballooning housing backlog

GOVERNMENT is working towards developing cluster housing units for low, middle and high-income earners to address the country's ballooning housing backlog, NewsDay Buisness has learnt.This comes amid reports that the national housing backl…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

Industry in fresh push for bailout

ZIMBABWE'S manufacturing sector has escalated its push for State-assisted bailout packages to stem a blazing crisis precipitated by the COVIDâ€“19 pandemic, a deteriorating foreign currency crisis and general economic mismanagement.On Thur…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo Chiefs bring in more foreign flavour

AMBITIOUS Premier Soccer League side Bulawayo Chiefs has made another addition to its technical team, roping in an Iranian national Pouria Jarrahi as fitness coach as part of a long-term project to make the club more professional.The Ninja…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF MP calls Martin Dinha a 'thief'

NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) chairperson Martin Dinha, has been called a "thief" who is busy stripping the state-owned entity's assets for resell and thereby reversing the gains of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle.The allegations were…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa clarifies 'demotion' of Cain Mathema

The new Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Dr Evelyn Ndlovu, replaced Ambassador Cain Mathema because the latter is unwell, President Mnangagwa has said.Minister Ndlovu is the former Minister of State in Vice President Chiwenga's…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Work on Beitbridge - Bulawayo highway begins

Preparatory works on traffic surveys along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway as part of a feasibility study for the rehabilitation and upgrading of the expressway have begun.  Construction of world-class roads and other i…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man jailed in SA over R10m abalone deal

A 36-year-old Zimbabwean man, Lawrence Muroma, and his Chinese accomplice, Qing Quen Feng (28) have been jailed for one year by a South African court for illegally dealing in the endangered abalone shellfish worth R10 million. Muroma and Q…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Robber waylays gold dealer

A 36-year-old Bulawayo man lost 65 grammes of gold and a cellphone to an armed robber who had lured him to Chegutu. The man had been lured to Shamva by the robber only identified as Anyway Munjeyi who is still at large to buy gold.It is al…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's wife attends Third Eurasian Women's Forum in Russia

FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who is here to attend the Third Eurasian Women's Forum, on Wednesday had a heart-to-heart discussion with the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Madam Valentin…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Prison escapee jailed for 4 years

An alleged serial robber and rapist on remand for attacking almost 20 women recently escaped from Harare Remand Prison, allegedly with the help of two prison officers, but was caught, was yesterday jailed for an effective four years for es…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Forex auction revitalises economy, claims RBZ

THE foreign currency auction introduced by Government last year has been critical in revitalising the economy despite deliberate inflation of black market exchange rates by some unscrupulous businesses and dealers, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Gay syndicate targets schoolboys

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has unearthed a syndicate of gay male child molestors targeting school boys and assaulting them.Investigations have revealed that the syndicate, which involves businesspeople, is targeting both boarding and day…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

'Zacc investigating officer not fit to testify'

SUSPENDED Police Commissioner Erasmus Makodza claimed in court that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission's investigating officer Eric Chacha, was not fit to testify in his corruption related trial since there was bad blood between the t…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

US$40 000 damage at Manama Hospital

HEAVY rains that pounded Gwanda District recently left Manama Mission Hospital without electricity and damaged solar panels, water tanks and telecommunication cables resulting in the suspension of critical services.The heavy rains which we…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Residents resist BCC tariff hikes

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday bowed to pressure from residents and slightly slashed its proposed 2022 budget by $900 million, with the tariff regime going down by 16 percent.During last month's budget consultation outreach programm…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe has enough forex to sustain economy'

THE foreign currency auction introduced by Government last year has been critical in revitalising the economy despite deliberate inflation of black market exchange rates by unscrupulous businesses and dealers, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Depu…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

World Vision transforms state of Lupane schools

THE era of learning under trees and carrying water to school for drinking and sanitation is over for children in Lupane after World Vision invested close to US$300 000 into learning infrastructure, water and sanitation projects in the dist…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Illicit dealings cost Zimbabwe $2bn annually

Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo has said the country is losing about $2 billion annually through illicit dealings with the private sector being the major culprits.She was speaking on the fi…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Can Caterpillars Save Us?

For as long as anyone can remember, mopane worms have provided a critical source of nutritional and financial sustenance for Zimbabweans, especially in the country's southernmost provinces.In recent years, civic leaders and scientists have…

Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:24hrs | 16 | by Fortune Moyo

The Entrepreneurs Betting on Maggots

Dressed in a blazer and tie, Josphat Nyika isn't an archetypal farmer. The deputy headmaster, fresh from teaching at the local primary school, dons a pair of plastic gloves and scoops up a swarm of crawling black maggots."People think magg…

Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:18hrs | 6 | by Vimbai Chinembiri

Who remembers Ben Kofi?

Fabisch, Sunday Chidzambwa, Peter Ndhlovu, Benjani and Konjera. Not forgetting the mercurial Francis Shonhai, Kaitano Tembo and Dumisan Mpofu the defence bulwark of our Warriors of the glorious past. Does anyone remember the prophetic word…

Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:10hrs | 1 | by Tondorindo. Chinehasha.

Bullet proof car for Chamisa

MDC Alliance supporters have launched a fundraising campaign to buy a top-of-the-range bulletproof vehicle for the party leader Nelson Chamisa.The pledge follows this week's attack on Chamisa's convoy by over 200 Zanu-PF activists in Charu…

Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Shops shut down ahead of Chamisa's visit

POLICE Wednesday forced all shops at Janet Shopping Centre in Ward 17 Bikita, Masvingo to shut down while villagers were forced to go home blocking them from meeting MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa who was visiting the area.The oppositi…

Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt targets unregistered downtown shops

GOVERNMENT will soon pounce on unregistered shops in downtown Harare, which it blames for fuelling the parallel market for foreign currency and other illegal activities, Industry and Commerce Minister, Mangaliso Ndlovu, has said.The shops …

Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 20:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Big retail shops comply with forex directive

A snap survey conducted yesterday revealed that several retail shops in Bulawayo had already complied with the new policy and were selling their products in local currency. Although others had adjusted prices upwards, they were no longer a…

Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:05hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

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