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Bureaucracy fuels tender loopholes

The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) has raised alarm over weaknesses in the country's public procurement system, warning that bureaucratic loopholes are being exploited by "tenderpreneurs" to win contracts unfairly.Spea…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:27hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter

ZETDC official in court over forged tender documents

A senior official at the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has appeared in court alongside his son on allegations of forging company documents to secure a lucrative tender to supply pre-paid meters to the p…

Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 10:17hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter

Transport Ministry publishes tender awards

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development this week published its first quarter notice of tender awards, outlining contracts awarded for road maintenance, construction works, equipment supply, and security services. The mov…

Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 14:48hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter

Govt re-advertises tender for Old Gwanda Road supervision

The Government of Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development, has re-advertised a tender to engage a consultancy firm to supervise the construction of the Old Gwanda Road project. This move aims to accelerat…

Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:39hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo council faces power cuts

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) risks further electricity disconnections as the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) enters the final phase of its prepaid meter installation programme, targeting all service po…

Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:38hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road rehab begins without official tender winners

Preparations for the long-awaited rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road are now at an advanced stage, with detours under construction to maintain traffic flow during the works.The 435-kilometre stretch, a vital corridor for to…

Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:37hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter

Dubious full-body scanners return on the market

Despite repeated warnings from health authorities and law enforcement, unlicensed full-body scan operators continue to spread across Zimbabwe, duping unsuspecting residents with questionable diagnoses and expensive herbal remedies.On Wedne…

Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:31hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter

Residents slam municipality over luxury vehicle purchases

Residents of Gwanda have voiced strong objections to the Municipality's recent move to procure top-of-the-range vehicles for senior management, describing the decision as a stark example of misplaced priorities at a time when basic service…

Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:31hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter

Residents oppose Gwanda council vehicle tender

The Gwanda Progressive Residents Association (GPRA) has raised concerns over Gwanda Municipality's decision to initiate a tender process for the purchase of six new vehicles, arguing that such spending is misguided given the community's pr…

Published: 07 May 2025 at 09:38hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter

Tender process for Victoria Falls road rehab still underway?

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has confirmed that the tendering process for the Victoria Falls road rehabilitation project is still ongoing, following the retraction of an inaccurate social media post.In a statem…

Published: 02 May 2025 at 07:57hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean activist engages Hichilema to cancel Chivayo linked tender

Zimbabwean activists based in South Africa have called on Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to block Ren-Form, a South African printing company, from supplying election materials in Zambia's upcoming by-elections. This request follows R…

Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:43hrs | 1549 | by Staff reporter

Namibia rubbished corruption allegations in ballot paper tender

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has strongly refuted allegations that it awarded a US$60 million contract for the supply of ballot paper for the upcoming general elections to South African company Ren-Form, which has ties to cont…

Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:25hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter

Namibian opposition to Chivayo linked tender rages

The Popular Democratic Party (PDP), a leading Namibian opposition party, has voiced strong objections over a US$60 million tender awarded by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to South African company Ren-Form CC, a firm allegedly l…

Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:10hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo-linked company wins contract to print ballot papers in Namibia

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has awarded a US$60 million contract for the supply of all election materials, including ballot papers, to South African company Ren-Form CC, despite the firm being embroiled in a procurement scand…

Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 15:52hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter

BCC councillors fret over fire tender, ambulance shortages

The City of Bulawayo is experiencing a critical shortage of ambulances and fire tenders, raising concerns among councillors and residents. Delays in emergency response times have been highlighted, with council minutes revealing significant…

Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:03hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter

Harare City bosses denied bail over tender

Four Harare City officials were denied bail by Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa for allegedly awarding a US$9 million tender to Juluka Endo company for streetlight rehabilitation without proper procedures. The officials, N…

Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:15hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter

Mpofu's company illegally awarded US$9 million street lights tender?

Four City of Harare employees, Never Murerwa, Jabulani Mukomazi, Denford Zhungu, and Tawanda Mutenhabundo, have been taken to court on allegations of illegally awarding a US$9 million street lights tender to Juluka Enndo Joint Venture. Thi…

Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 07:33hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter

4 council officials arrested over US$9m tender scandal

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested four Harare City Council officials for allegedly improperly awarding a street lights tender worth over US$9.2 million to Juluka Enndo Joint Venture, a company linked to businessma…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:23hrs | 90 | by Staff reportyer

Zimbabwe officials lie about corrupt tender

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is embroiled in a severe credibility crisis following revelations of a corrupt US$40 million tender scandal involving Wicknell Chivayo, Moses Mpofu, and Mike Chimombe. Despite Zec's attempts to dista…

Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:28hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimdollar remains legal tender until month-end

The Zimbabwe dollar remains legal tender for all domestic transactions until April 30, when the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) notes and coins will come into circulation, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said.The central bank also said the rece…

Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo gets UK fire tenders

UNITED Kingdom-based firefighting charity organisation, Operation Florian, has donated three fire tenders to Bulawayo after city fathers expressed concerns over shortages of firefighting equipment and experts.The donation was handed over a…

Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 18:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Construction of Bulawayo mayor's house goes to tender

THE Bulawayo City Council will soon invite tenders for the construction of the mayoral mansion after the completion of the drawing of the bill of quantities.According to the latest council report, the construction of the mayoral mansion is…

Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:26hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Tender out for Vic Falls Bridge rehabilitation

THE Emerged Railways Properties (ERP), a company constituted by National Railways of Zimbabwe and Zambia Railways is calling for proposals for contractors that can help carry out maintenance work on the Victoria Falls Bridge.The process of…

Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:04hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa cuts ribbon on 23 fire tenders

IN a remarkable achievement by the Government, President Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned 23 firefighting trucks out of a total of 133 acquired from Belarus. A momentous step forward was also taken with the establishment of a multi-hazard …

Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimdollar remains the sole legal tender

THE Government has reiterated that the Zimbabwe dollar remains the sole legal tender and nothing can be billed exclusively in foreign currency without special exemption.This follows the continuous blatant disrespect for this directive on t…

Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:14hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa denies knowing his tender tycoon nephew

"I don't even know this gentleman."With these words, President Cyril Ramaphosa has, for the first time, denied knowing Hangwani Morgan Maumela, his nephew from a previous marriage, who scored close to R400 million from public hospitals in …

Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:41hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

UBH cancels 21 inflated tenders

THE United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) has cancelled 21 out of 34 tenders flighted this year to ensure that the Government is not fleeced, but gets value for money after some of the suppliers had highly inflated price.The development comes af…

Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimra tender raises eyebrows

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has reportedly awarded a US$4,6 million tender for the supply, delivery and installation of a fiscalisation back-end system to Norwegian firm, Norway Registers Development (NRD) ahead of local bidders…

Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Devolution should spread to tender processes, says Mthuli Ncube

LOCAL companies should be given a fair chance to access infrastructure development projects that are tendered within their regions of operation in the spirit of devolution as the Second Republic widens its development trajectory to all cor…

Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter

BCC to cancel tenders of non-performers

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has threatened to cancel tenders awarded to non-performing firms.Latest council minutes show that there was concern over one such company, Aggregate Properties (PVT) Limited which has missed the June deadline to…

Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

BCC councillors shoot down Belarus fire tender deal

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) councillors have shot down government's directive that BCC should procure fire tender vehicles from Belarus.A latest council report indicates that town clerk Christopher Dube recently told council that he had re…

Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF, CCC legislators unite to condemn fire tenders deal

In a rare show of consensus Thursday, opposition and ruling party legislators roundly condemned the government's deal to procure fire tenders from Belarus with most telling deputy local government minister Mariam Chombo that her boss must …

Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'To hell with your fire tenders,' councils tell July Moyo

Local authorities in the province have rejected the directive from central government where each council has been ordered to pay for a fire tender to a certain supplier using devolution funds at a very inflated price.Masvingo City Mayor wh…

Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

July Moyo reported to ZACC over US$9m tender scam

INDEPENDENT Norton lawmaker Temba Mliswa has formally reported Local Government Public Works and National Housing minister July Moyo to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) over a corrupt US$9 million water pumps tender.Moyo has …

Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Govt speaks on Wadyajena $3 million road deal

GOVERNMENT says the Golden Valley-Sanyati Road project being worked on by a company linked to Zanu-PF Gokwe-Nembudziya member of Parliament Justice Mayor Wadyajena is going ahead despite reservations over alleged failure to meet deadline.M…

Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:08hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Tender scandal: Zacc scared of Mangwiro

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is politically hamstrung to arrest deputy Health minister John Mangwiro (pictured) after he allegedly coerced state-owned medical supplies entity NatPharm to award an inflated US$5.6 million C…

Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 20:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

ZESA bosses exonerate Jere in US$3, 5 million meter tender

Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company bosses who are state witnesses in the case in which Helcraw Electrical director Farai Jere implicated in a fraudulent US$3, 5 million smart meters deal have cleared the businessman…

Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

ZACC probes school's tender processes

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has opened investigations into tender processes at Avondale Primary School, amid allegations of flawed tender processes where the school engaged two services providers, in questionable service…

Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

US$109m tender scam rocks Zinwa

THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is embroiled in a tender scandal after it controversially awarded a US$109 million tender to China Nanchang for the construction of Kunzvi Dam, despite the existence of a lower bid.Another Chin…

Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

US$18m tender scandal rocks Office of President

THE Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has been implicated in a multi-million-dollar tender scandal after top bureaucrats tried to smuggle a losing bidder through the back door, the Zimbabwe Independent reported.The US$18 million te…

Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Tshinga Dube furious as locals sidelined in Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road rehab tender

Despite the government's claims that it is committed to devolution of power, some people in Harare received a contract to clear the bushes along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway road, defying a policy that locals must be the ones contra…

Published: 26 May 2021 at 19:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

July Moyo named in US$9m tender storm

LOCAL Government minister July Moyo is entangled in a scandal in which a company linked to a businessman at the centre of the Chilonga row was allegedly awarded a US$9,3 million contract to supply water pumps to the City of Harare without …

Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Govt official in planes tender storm

A senior civil servant who recommended that a cloud-seeding tender be awarded to a company with faulty planes unsuitable for the purpose has been arrested and appeared in court yesterday on corruption-related charges. Blessed Ishmael Murwi…

Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mbare tender scandal rocks council

Harare City Council has awarded a tender for palisade fencing and refurbishment of Mbare Bus Terminus to a local company when the same work had already been done for free by transport operators recently and the terminus was ready to open. …

Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Sophie Mokoena flouted SABC procurement processes, in hot water?

Three top news managers at the SABC are facing numerous charges before disciplinary hearings over irregular expenditure of R2.5m involving a foreign news agency and allegations of poor performance.Sunday World can reveal that head of TV ne…

Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 15:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

BCC finally awards parking management system tender

THE Bulawayo City Council has finally awarded the contentious parking management system tender which has taken over 10 years since it was first mooted.Early this year the local authority re-advertised the tender after a decade of a back an…

Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

BCC councillors bribed by Harare parking company, under probe

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is investigating councillors implicated in a recent bribery junket in the capital to influence the tender process of the city's parking management.Mayor Solomon Mguni and his deputy, Tinashe Kambarami, on Wednes…

Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Outcry over Zesa security tender

INDIGENOUS security companies have cried foul over the steep bidding fees charged for participating in a Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution (ZETDC) tender.ZETDC, a subsidiary of Zesa, recently invited bids for the provision…

Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 15:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Mangoma, co-accused flouted tender procedures'

The investigating officer in the trial of former Energy Minister Elton Mangoma and two ZESA bigwigs yesterday insisted that the trio violated tender procedures. Mangoma was appearing before Harare magistrate Mr Francis Mapfumo. The trio is…

Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'Terminate Chivayo tender'

THE Zimbabwe Power Company must immediately terminate it's contract with Intratrek as one of its directors, Mr Wicknell Chivayo, has a criminal record and does not qualify to be a managing director of a company registered in Zimbabwe, legi…

Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

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