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£33 000 lost in botched car import deal
A HARARE man lost £33 470 to a car dealer whom he had engaged to import three vehicles to Zimbabwe.Vitalis Munemo, a car dealer at MCV Car Sales, appeared before Harare magistrate Denni...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Namibian Government bans driving of second-hand in transit vehicles
THE Namibian Government has banned driving of second-hand in transit vehicles through that country and such vehicles will now only be transported on a car carrier trailer.The ban comes into ef...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 20:52hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimborders levy riles cargo transporters
CARGO transportation firms are in a fix following the introduction of what is called "Zimborders levy" at Beitbridge Border Post, which has increased the cost of operations. This levy currently pegged...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 10:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hwange pushes for twinning deal with Namibian town
HWANGE Local Board (HLB) is engaged in talks with Namibia's Gobabis municipality for a twinning arrangement which it hopes will improve service delivery.The latest HLB report shows that the lo...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Dry Port operating at 65% capacity
THE Zimbabwe Dry Port facility at Walvis Bay in Namibia is operating at between 65% and 70% of capacity due to lack of support from the local business community, the company's acting area manager Just...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC gets two water tenders donation
BULAWAYO City Council recently got a donation of two water fire tenders from Operation Florian Mission in Bulawayo which requested the local authority to fund the transportation of the equipment from ...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 10:22hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean cargo transportation firms have collapsed
SEVERAL Zimbabwean cargo transportation firms have collapsed under the weight of punitive taxes and fees charged by State agencies manning trunk roads, as hundreds of northbound foreign haulage trucks...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA unrest cuts off Zimbabwe supply chains
THE manufacturing sector is in disarray following violent clashes in South Africa in recent weeks, which have affected the supply of critical raw materials.The Confederation of Zimbabwe Indust...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA protests to push Zimbabwe prices high
ZIMBABWE could see a spike in prices of imported goods as hundreds of containers with goods destined for the country were stuck along routes and at warehouses in South Africa following last week's pro...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kazungula Bridge: Zimbabwe set to lose billions
ZIMBABWE is set to lose billions of dollars in potential revenue to the new Kazungula River Bridge which is expected to be functional by year-end, offering a shorter alternative route to road transpor...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:27hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa transports Mugabe milk' debunked?
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance secretary-general Charlton Hwende has dismissed remarks by his erstwhile MDC-T colleague Douglas Mwonzora who claimed Nelson Chamisa's trucks were in the business of transporti...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa blows US$1.7 million on Swiss luxury jet for Japan trip
President Emmerson Mnangagwa hired a US$30,000-per-hour Swiss luxury jet to fly him to Japan last week, leaving the Zimbabwean taxpayer with a bill of over US$1.7 million, ZimLive can reveal.T...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:31hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa opens Dry Port
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday opened Zimbabwe's dry port facility at Walvis Bay here, which is expected to provide a strategic and cheaper gateway to the Atlantic Ocean for local manufacturers and int...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:14hrs | 1 | by Staff repoter
Mnangagwa tells diasporans to invest back home
ZIMBABWEANS living in the diaspora have a role to play in rebuilding the country's economy, President Mnangagwa has said. The President said it was every Zimbabwean's responsibility to contrib...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa arrives at Namibia state house
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Nambia where he has met his Namibian counterpart Hage Geingob, for bilateral talks. At the time of writing the two Southern African leaders were eng...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 10:37hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa to open Zimbabwe dry port on Namibia visit
THE dry port of Zimbabwe at Walvis Bay is set to be inaugurated during President Emmerson Mnangagwa's three-day state visit to Namibia this week.This was announced in a statement issued by pre...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 10:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies out to Namibia
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to leave for Namibia today on a three-day State visit that will coincide with the ninth Zimbabwe-Namibia Joint Permanent Commission. In an interview yesterday, ...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-Mozambique deal to ease Zesa woes
ZIMBABWE expects to begin accessing power from Mozambique's Cahora Bassa as it moves to put its ongoing economic development agenda back on the rails, President Mnangagwa has said.The Head of ...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 08:17hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
NRZ eyes regional markets for turnaround
GOVERNMENT plans to improve the interconnectivity of the National Railways of Zimbabwe with other countries in the region to improve the parastatal's market share and revenue, a Cabinet Minister said ...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Acid Test for Zimbabwe Rugby Academy as they face Border Bulldogs
It will be a tough test for the Zimbabwe Rugby Academy when they face the Border Bulldogs on Sunday (April 28) at 1430hrs in the debut appearance at the SuperSport Rugby Challenge at the Sisa Dukashe ...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 16:19hrs | 11 | by APO
Mnangagwa to open Zimbabwe's Dry Port facility in Namibia
Zimbabwe has completed the construction of a Dry Port Facility at Walvis Bay in Namibia in a move expected to boost trade and bilateral relations between the two countries. This was said by Na...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:40hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
NRZ seeks partners in Namibia project
A subsidiary of the National Railways of Zimbabwe is seeking a private partner to operation a cargo handling and storage facility in its dry land port project at Walvis Bay, Namibia.In a notic...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power generation to improve
WORK on the much anticipated $5,2 billion Batoka Gorge Hydro Electricity project will soon commence after President Mnangagwa met officials from the main contractors, General Electric and Power China ...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
From land-locked to land-linked economy
This week I share my thoughts on changing Zimbabwe from being a land-locked country into a land-linked economy.This subject, among other things, addresses country and regional infrastructural ...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by President Emmerson D. Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe's Namibian port project taking shape
STATE-OWNED logistics firm Road Motor Services (RMS) says its dry land port project at Walvis Bay in Namibia is now 70% complete, four years after work began on it.RMS, a subsidiary of the Nat...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans killed in Namibia accidents
THREE Zimbabweans died in two separate road accidents in Namibia, police and relatives of the deceased confirmed. In the first accident which happened on Tuesday, Canaan Mamoche (41) of Harare...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
9 vehicle pile-up blocks Vic Falls busy road
FOUR people were critically injured following a nine-vehicle pile-up in Victoria Falls yesterday, blocking a busy road in the resort town for almost an hour. The accident, which resulted in in...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Gonyeti used to smuggle UK car
POLICE in Victoria Falls have intercepted a smuggled container truck fully loaded with a Honda Civic vehicle, 105 bales of second hand clothes and a variety of other goods with an estimated combined v...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Walvis Dry port commissioning set for August
THE estimated $3,4 million Zimbabwe Walvis Bay Dry Port in Namibia is expected to be commissioned next month, a Government official said.Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr J...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 10:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pray for violent free elections in Zimbabwe
Friday, June 8,2018. The time is 7:40 am. I have just woken up from another disturbing dream concerning Zimbabwe elections. I saw a woman who reported that she had been raped by the police for her pol...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:27hrs | 6 | by Tendai Tagarira
4 Zimbabweans arrested in Namibia
Four Zimbabweans and two South Africans were arrested in Namibia on Monday after security guards were robbed of 500 000 Namibian dollars in broad daylight.According to reports, the robbery occ...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 04:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
All imported goods should be thoroughly screened
Government should be encouraged to carefully inspect and examine the standard of all imported products to ensure their safety before they reach their final consumers. An online media website, ...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 07:37hrs | | by Chido Chikuni
Fake whiskey, vodka flood Zimbabwe
Thinking of ending your weekend with a whiskey, brandy, rum or vodka? Think twice!Illegal distribution of liquor in Zimbabwe has seen a lot of knock-off brands enter the market. Most bottles a...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's dry port in Namibia nears completion
Zimbabwe is set to expand its trade with the outside world, and do so much more cheaply after it completes building a dry port in Namibia, Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Chri...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Namibian President praises Mugabe's industrial policy
The Namibian president Dr Hage Geingob, praised President Robert Mugabe for spearheading the adoption of the industrial trade policy during his tenure as SADC chairman."Namibia is making effor...Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
SADC TV bouquet on the cards
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Southern Africa (CRASA) electronic communication committee is meeting in Harare from the 24th to the 25th of January to finalise work on the adoption of ...Published: 25 Jan 2017 at 11:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra explains duty calculation on importation of private vehicles
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has taken to social media explaining how the duty calculation on Importation of Private Motor Vehicles is done.In a statement Zimra said any person who impor...Published: 17 Nov 2016 at 15:21hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Buyanga in Namibian tender storm
WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Works and Transport is in the eye of a storm after issuing a N$1.6 billion railway procurement tender that will run over three years and will see about 60 000 metric tonnes ...Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 11:55hrs | | by The Villager Namibia
Zimbabweans up for murder in Namibia
SIX Zimbabweans have been arrested in Namibia on allegations of murdering a 32-year-old man after they robbed him of his wallet and cellphone, as he was walking home from a beer drink at Walvis Bay....Published: 12 Jul 2016 at 08:00hrs | | by Crime Reporter
Woman engage police to save children she claim are being brainwashed by church
A DISTRAUGHT mother has called on the police to help save her children from a church she claims is brainwashing them, New Era reports.Daily Sun reported that Velonika Kautotwa, a Walvis Bay re...Published: 25 Feb 2016 at 13:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Imported vehicle duty reviewed from 25% to 35%
Zimbabwe Revenue authority has announced that the rate of surtax on the importation of passenger type motor vehicles that are more than five years old at the time of importation was reviewed fro...Published: 11 Sep 2015 at 09:11hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
How to calculate Zimra duty on cars
The rate of surtax on the importation of passenger type motor vehicles that are more than five years old at the time of importation was reviewed from 25% to 35% with effect from 1 September 2015. ...Published: 10 Sep 2015 at 12:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dead crocodile found in fridge shocks family
Walvis Bay resident in Namibia, Simon Twanoneni and his three siblings are convinced someone is trying to play some bizarre trick, if not bewitch them with some kind of black magic, after they found a...Published: 17 Aug 2015 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra officer forges registration documents for imported vehicle
POLICE in Plumtree have arrested a senior Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) official stationed in Bulawayo who is allegedly linked to a scam of fraudulently registering imported vehicles.Ta...Published: 28 Jan 2015 at 03:58hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
12-year-old Zim girl back home with silver, bronze medals
Zimbabwe's aerobics rhythmic gymnasts Tayedza Chukumbirike has returned home with silver and bronze medals after an impressive show in Level 4 Aerobics at the Region V Gymnastics Championships ...Published: 27 Dec 2014 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Local car assemblies should get govt support
The recent statement by the Finance Minister, Mr. Patrick Chinamasa that people should not import second hand cars from abroad as they are externalizing the little foreign currency needed in the ...Published: 30 Sep 2014 at 13:36hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Zimbabwe to promote local assembly of vehicles
ZIMBABWE is to push through a policy promoting the importation of knocked-down vehicle kits and impose higher tariffs on imported vehicles, which are shipped mostly through South Africa and Namibia....Published: 11 Aug 2014 at 13:13hrs | | by Tawanda Karombo
Calculating of duty on imported private motor vehicles
The duty to be paid on importation of motor vehicles into Zimbabwe is based on the Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) value plus other incidental charges and expenses incurred in the purchase of th...Published: 29 Jul 2014 at 08:58hrs | | by Zimra
Notice: Lost and found cars - WhatsApp update
10:29pm, 18 Mar - +44 7* *** ****: Nanko umlayezo nxa lisenelisa ncedani abanye abatshontshelwayo10:29pm, 18 Mar - +...Published: 19 Mar 2014 at 09:11hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
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