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Man uses slasher to kill mother
A 32-year-old man from Sandton Park, Harare, has been arrested for allegedly committing a shocking act of violence, fatally attacking his own mother with a slasher.The horrifying incident occu...Published: 11 hrs ago | 341 | 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 dec...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:33hrs | 1323 | by Staff reporter
Zambia to import electricity from Zimbabwe and SA
Zambia announced Thursday it will import electricity from neighbouring South Africa and Zimbabwe as drought slashes hydropower output, leading to blackouts of up to 16 hours a day.The state-ow...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 18:30hrs | 234 | by AFP
Harare slashes plan approval fees
The Harare City Council has decided to reduce its building plans and inspection fees in response to public complaints about the high United States dollar-denominated charges that were introduced in Ju...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
TTI slashes Bulawayo parking fees
BULAWAYO'S parking management company, Tendy Three Investments (TTI), was forced to reduce its daily parking fees by 50 percent from US$8 per day to US$4 in response to concerns raised by motorists in...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Baker's Inn slashes bread prices
Baker's Inn Bakery has reduced the price of bread alleviating the strain on the pockets of Zimbabweans.In an era where rising costs have become the norm, Baker's Inn, has emerged as a knight i...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:36hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zera slashes gas price by 14,9%
LIQUEFIED petroleum gas (LPG) users will pay 14,9 percent less this month after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority reduced the retail price for the commodity in foreign currency.The reta...Published: 12 May 2023 at 21:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZITF slashes entry prices by half
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair entry prices have been reduced for public days, Friday and Saturday during the annual showcase in Bulawayo.This was said by ZITF Company Board chair, Mr B...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 19:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Treasury slashes Zec election funding bid by 40%
TREASURY allocated only $77 billion to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to run this year's harmonised elections, which is about 40% less of its bid of $128,6 billion, Zec chairperson Justice Pr...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe slashes policy rate
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday slashed its policy rate further to 140%. The policy rate had been pegged at 150% at the beginning of the year, from 200% before.Analysts said the m...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reserve Bank slashes lending rates, increases forex retention
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has trimmed its bank policy rate to 150 percent from 200 percent per annum and increased foreign currency retention thresholds for exporters on domestic sales while ...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 22:58hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Zera slashes fuel dealership licence renewal fees
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has reduced fuel dealership licence renewal fees for 2023 by 13%.In a circular to the petroleum sector, Zera said the wholesale licence fee woul...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube slashes Zimbabwe growth estimates to 4%
SOFTENING commodity prices on the international market have forced Zimbabwe's Treasury to cut economic growth projections for this year to 4% from 4.5% as the government's ambitious plan to build an u...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe announces another fuel price increase
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has increased fuel prices by at least 2,3% as economists raised fears of price hikes.According to ZERA's latest update, ZERA said traders can se...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Currency devaluation slashes Zimbabwe wages by 90%
Zimbabwe's rulers are finding that two decades of economic mismanagement and brutal repression have led them into a trap, from which there's little chance of escape.If they implement the polit...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Bloomberg
Supreme Court slashes money due from fatal accident nurse
THE Supreme Court has slashed an award of US$16 525 which was granted as compensation for loss and funeral expenses to the family of a nine-year-old boy who was fatally knocked down by a Gwanda nurse....Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Simbisa Brands slashes prices
LISTED quick service business, Simbisa Brands, has set the pace by slashing prices of its major products by 20 percent margins in response to monetary and fiscal consolidation measures being implement...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe signals biggest Maize imports in 3 years
Zimbabwe's government plans to boost corn imports as adverse weather slashes the southern African nation's harvest.The country's Grain Marketing Board will float an international tender to imp...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 15:57hrs | | by Bloomberg
Govt slashes Zupco fares
Government has, with effect from today, slashed Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) bus fares by 50 percent, for both urban and rural trips, a situation that will see urban travellers paying 50 ...Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Delta slashes soft drink prices
LISTED beverages manufacturer, Delta Corporation, has slashed retail prices for its soft drinks which have been in short supply in the market in the past months. The move is likely to excite consumers...Published: 10 May 2019 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NRZ slashes commuter train fares
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has announced that it is charging $1 for a return trip on its City-Cowdray Park route while its multiple ride ticket has been slashed to $5 from $9.NRZ ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala preparing a mega lawsuit against soldiers
Outspoken opposition legislator Job Sikhala says he is preparing a mega lawsuit against soldiers behind the brutal attack of children as young as 12 during the recent army crackdown against dissent....Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government slashes fishing permits
The government has slashed fishing licences for co-operatives in Kanyemba while granting special wildlife hunting permits in response to pleas by the local community.In a move set to resuscita...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 14:40hrs | | by Govt slashes
The 'lazy man' debate, Zimbo men not willing to work?
"ZIMBABWEAN men in the UK have graduated into lazy benefit seekers content to stay in council houses with no zeal to develop their lives," laments one Angela."Most of them have turned into a g...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Govt slashes e-payment charges
Government yesterday slashed unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) charges by more than half to 5 cents per session effective July 1, as it moves to accelerate the use of e-payments.U...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe slashes mobile data costs from 12.5c to 5c per MB
Mobile data tariffs in Zimbabwe have fallen from 12.5 cents to 5 cents per MB, with the internet expected to play a key role ahead of harmonised elections slated for July 30 this year.The Post...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 11:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court slashes water tariffs
THE High Court has quashed the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Raw Water Tariffs) Statutory Instrument 48 of 2016, which hiked raw water charges for commercial agriculture from $9,45 to $12 per meg...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Government slashes allowances for doctors, nurses
GOVERNMENT has reneged on the agreement it entered with the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) which saw their on call allowances being increased to $1 200 in March.According to NewZ...Published: 12 May 2018 at 14:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Child choked from sand stuffed in her mouth, Postmortem reveals
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl from Lupane who died after being attacked by her nine-year-old sister and a Grade One neighbour, was choked by sand that the other children had stuffed into her mouth to stop her ...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament slashes portfolio committees
PARLIAMENT'S Standing Rules and Orders Committee (SROC) has reduced the number of portfolio committees from 20 to 15 and reappointed committee chairpersons.The slashing of committees and re-ap...Published: 25 Dec 2017 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe slashes platinum royalty rate
GOVERNMENT has slashed the rate of royalty for all platinum group mining companies to 2.5 percent from 10 percent, a move the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe says will go a long way in enhancing viabilit...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Only Chiwenga is fit to use men's toilets in Zimbabwe'
The Trekker has been wandering up and down for a while but has since bowed to pressure to present what he has been getting in the journeys.This marks the birth of The Trekker - a column on all...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 15:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Comesa slashes roaming charges
MOBILE network subscribers in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) may soon enjoy reduced calling charges following a decision by the bloc's government ministers to slash charges...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 01:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bupta slashes fares for NUST students
THE Bulawayo United Public Transporters' Association (Bupta) has slashed kombi fares from 50 cents to 30 cents for students at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust).In an in...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
City of Harare slashes salaries
The Harare City Council will soon slash the salaries of all workers to reduce the wage bill which is gobbling a big chunk of the local authority's revenue.The looming salary cut follows a surv...Published: 13 Aug 2017 at 12:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ slashes bureaux de change registration fees
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has revised downwards registration fees for bureaux de change operators to enhance the ease of doing business and foster financial inclusion.Concerned with t...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 11:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet slashes EcoCash payment fees
ECONET Wireless has reduced EcoCash tariffs on all merchant payments by up to 50 percent with effect from yesterday, to reduce cost of transacting on the payment platform.The reduction, Econet...Published: 04 Jul 2017 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
TelOne retrenches 300 workers, slashes salaries
FIXED telecommunications service provider, TelOne has retrenched 300 workers since 2014 and will continue to downsize its workforce in a bid to keep its business afloat in the wake of continued declin...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 10:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ slashes passenger train fares by 30%
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) will starting next week reduce fares for passenger trains on major routes by up to 30 percent.In a statement, the railway company said it would cut fare...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gang slashes love rivals back
Five Chitungwiza women appeared in court yesterday accused of assaulting and slashing the back of a 21-year-old woman with a razor blade for having an adulterous affair with a colleague's husband....Published: 24 Jun 2017 at 13:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Telecel Offers Data Dongle bundle for Students
Telecel has announced a new sales promotion called Dongle Madness that slashes the price of its data dongle for the month of April. The holiday promotion will give customers a dongle for $20 w...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 09:44hrs | | by Agencies
Gwanda council slashes tariffs
Gwanda Town Council has reduced some tariffs for the 2017 budget after realising that residents could not afford them and in some cases the tariffs were higher than many towns.Council rates fo...Published: 18 Dec 2016 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
RBZ slashes bank charges
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday slashed cash withdrawal charges following an outcry from the banking public who felt they were being short-changed by some unscrupulous financial insti...Published: 12 Dec 2016 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ slashes bank charges
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will effect from tomorrow (Monday) slash bank charges which were deemed too exorbitant, Bulaway24.com can reveal.Although official anno...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 18:35hrs | | by Alice Dube
Commuter omnibus slashes fares
Midlands State University students will now pay 30cents commuter omnibus fare per trip as registered operators are feeling the pinch from pirate taxes.Normally a trip is 50cents....Published: 13 Sep 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Government slashes student teacher allowances
Student teachers are up in arms with Government after their monthly allowances where drastically chopped from $329 to $157.Taking into account fees paid to various colleges, students could...Published: 04 Aug 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reserve Bank slashes electronic bank transaction fees
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced the reduction in electronic banking charges with real time gross-settlement system (RTGS) now pegged at a maximum of US$5, while automated teller machi...Published: 14 Jun 2016 at 22:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe slashes army retirement age
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's administration could be preparing for a major security sector shake-up after gazetting new defence regulations that set fresh retirement ages for personnel serving in the uni...Published: 27 May 2016 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Buy Zimbabwe slashes 2016 growth projection
Buy Zimbabwe has slashed the country's economic growth to a paltry 1.5 percent from an initial 2.7 projection, arguing the economic headwinds were increasing. The local procurement advocat...Published: 16 May 2016 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
IMF slashes Zimbabwe's economic growth target
The International Monetary Fund has slashed Zimbabwe's economic growth forecast to 1.4 percent this year against Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa's 2,7 percent growth target. An IMF offi...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
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