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ZIMRA CORRECTION: 'Tax-free threshold now $3500'
AS A MATTER OF FACT: CORRECTION OF POSSIBLE MISINTERPRETATION THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY THE HERALD IN THE 20 SEPTEMBER 2019 ISSUE ON PAGE ONE TITLED...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 14:55hrs | 5255 | by Zimra
Tax free threshold increased
GOVERNMENT has extended a huge lifeline to employees after increasing the tax-free threshold to $3 500 with effect from August 1, 2019, in order to improve disposable incomes in the face of price incr...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:43hrs | 1139 | by Staff reporter
'Zimra still charging duty on sanitary wear'
MDC legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga last week revealed that individuals and institutions that were trying to bring in sanitary towels and cups for donation to underprivileged girls were fai...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 08:09hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ex-top aide sweats for bail
Former principal director of State Residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Douglas Tapfuma's bid for freedom hit a brick wall yesterday after Harare Provincial magistrate Mr Hosea Mujay...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 08:26hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Mnangagwa aide dumps lawyer in favour of Jonathan Samkange
Former State house director Douglas Tapfuma has dumped his legal practitioner in favour of prominent lawyer Jonathan Samkange after an unsuccessful bail bid at the High Court.Tapfuma (53) who ...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 13:01hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Zimra fraud millionaire to lose mansions & car
A FORMER Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) employee who is alleged to have fraudulently siphoned about US$1,2 million from the taxman's bank account and went on a property buying spree, is set to los...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 07:13hrs | 1514 | by Staff reporter
Parliament crafting law to investigate ill-gotten wealth
Parliament is currently crafting a Bill which will empower law enforcement agents, such as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the Zimbabwe Revenue A...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Zimra board chairman arrested
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) board chairperson, Callisto Mazorodze Jokonya, yesterday appeared in court on allegations of renewing an employee's contract without following due process. H...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 10:05hrs | 1351 | by Staff reporter
Call for meaningful reforms grow louder for Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent jaunt to Japan in search of elusive investment has once again brought to the fore the futility of his numerous trips outside the country without introducing polit...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:40hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi trial date set
HARARE magistrate Mrs Learnmore Mapiye has announced that the trial for Harare businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure, will kick off on September 18. Kadungure is facing charges of fraud, tax ...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Wife dumps 'flamboyant' Zimra official
Former Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) revenue officer Kennedy Nyatoti's woes are mounting after his wife, Tatenda Spiwe Nyatoti (nee Chisadza), recently approached the High Court seeking divorce, ...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:16hrs | 2687 | by Staff reporter
Zimra issues new import rules
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has issued new import regulations that are set to result in the formalisation of Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs), most of which have remained largely informal...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 07:57hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
Powerful political enemies out to finish Magaya
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries found and preacher Walter Magaya is a household name in Zimbabwe. Magaya commands crowds that would make any politician jealous and envious of the pr...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 14:35hrs | 7948 | by Nicholas Ncube
Zimra official cornered over flamboyant lifestyle
Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi has approached the High Court seeking an order to forfeit former Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) revenue officer, Kennedy Nyatoti's property after it emerged that ...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:43hrs | 3992 | by Staff reporter
Corruption has more devastating effects compared to Western sanctions
Money siphoned from government institutions through corruption was enough to cater for Zimbabwe's humanitarian aid appeal and more, the European Union has said.This comes after government rece...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 232 | by newzimbabwe
Zacc recovers $10m from looters
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has recovered over $10 million since it assumed office and has vowed to continue pouncing on Government officials who abuse their positions for self-enri...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:14hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi to apply for refusal of remand
Genius Kadungure's lawyer Mr Jonathan Samukange yesterday gave notice in court that he will apply for the removal of his client from remand if the prosecution fails to furnish them with State papers a...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:14hrs | 2972 | by Staff reporter
Zimra recovers $77m under whistleblower facility
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has recovered about $77 million under the whistleblower facility since 2009 to June this year, an official has said.In a bid to recover lost revenue thro...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
Woman (24) found with smuggled 2kg drugs
A WOMAN from Bulawayo and her boyfriend have been arrested for possessing 2kg of crystal methamphetamine, a dangerous drug in the same class as cocaine, worth more than $120 000 which was smuggled fro...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:48hrs | 563 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa demands results from workers
Civil servants must be performance and results-oriented in the execution of their duties, President Mnangagwa has said. The President said this at the launch of the Public Service Commission S...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Mnangaga appoints five new judges
President Mnangagwa has appointed five new judges to the High Court bench in an effort to solidify the judicial organ and ensure expeditious justice delivery. The judges comprising four ...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally dismisses abuse of office charges
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and former director of State Residences, Douglas Tapfuma, has dismissed as unfounded allegations that he criminally abused office by importing over 100 personal car...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally's hearing deferred
Harare magistrate, Mrs Rumbidzai Mugwagwa, yesterday deferred to August 29 the matter of former Principal Director State Residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet Douglas Tapfuma who alleg...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 00:03hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa top aide implicates Cabinet Secretary in duty-free vehicle import ring
Douglas Tapfuma, a top aide of President Emmerson Mnangagwa facing corruption charges, on Thursday implicated Chief Cabinet Secretary Misheck Sibanda.Prosecutors say Tapfuma, while working as ...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 19:34hrs | 6491 | by ZimLive
SA car dealers close shop at border
SEVERAL car dealerships on the South African side of the border at Beitbridge have started closing shop or relocating to either Mozambique or Botswana due to low business. It has emerged that ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:55hrs | 2207 | by Staff reporter
Fully utilizing ZIDA to promote economic growth
The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) Bill was gazetted on the 5th of April 2019. The purpose of the bill is to establish a single focal point that facilitates entry and implementation...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 21:46hrs | 503 | by Victor Bhoroma
Jonathan Moyo 'exposes' Mthuli Ncube and Sibusiso Moyo?
Professor Jonathan Moyo says President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Professor Mthuli Ncube working with general Sibusiso Moyo and businessman Kuda Tagwirei are involved in a grand theft of public funds. ...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 12:02hrs | 22919 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Diesel now more expensive than petrol
Diesel is now more expensive than petrol for the first time in a long time in Zimbabwe.The latest fuel adjustment made by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), left the maximum pump...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 19:18hrs | 2044 | by Staff reporter
Truck drivers threaten to block Forbes border post
Truck drivers have threatened to bring business to a halt at Forbes border post over alleged in efficiencies by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officials resulting in trucks taking up to four d...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 14:31hrs | 2340 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube closes illegal forex tap on mobile money
THE transfer of funds from mobile money transfer agents to recipients will now be subjected to taxation as Treasury moves to plug out rampant illegal foreign currency deals being conducted via the cas...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:44hrs | 3780 | by Staff reporter
Zimra told to spruce up Beitbridge Border Post
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has directed the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to spruce up Beitbridge Border Post in line with global standards to enhance the ease of doing business. He said...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:44hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Zimra cracks whip on tax defaulters
Taxable entities that delay their tax remittances face stiffer penalties after Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube hiked interest on outstanding debts by 400 percent. Intere...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:17hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Mushekwi splashes US$120 000 on luxury passenger coach for his beloved CAPS Utd
ZIMBABWE international striker Nyasha Mushekwi has splashed US$120 000 on a specially-customised 45-seater passenger bus for his old club CAPS United as a token of appreciation for the role the Green ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:15hrs | 5373 | by Staff reporter
Ambulances linked to Mnangagwa's ally seized
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has impounded two Kwekwe City Council ambulances for circumventing import tax, as investigations into the tax fraud involving former Director State Residences in...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:14hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Whistle-blower claims US$300k from Zimra for character assassination
A WHISTLE-BLOWER, who allegedly assisted the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to recover over US$600 million from tax defaulters, has petitioned the High Court seeking US$300 000 compensation, accus...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1067 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally imported 80 cars duty free
Former Principal Director State Residences in the Office of The President and Cabinet, Douglas Tapfuma, allegedly abused his office to facilitate the importation of more than 80 vehicles without payin...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:19hrs | 2238 | by Staff reporter
Zimra revenue collections up 118%
Zimbabwe's net revenue collections grew by 118,9 % to $5,06 billion in the first half of the year from $2,41 billion collected last year driven mainly by the 2% intermediated tax on money transfers an...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:30hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Tax-related matters pile at special court
THE judicial system is battling to clear a backlog of tax-related cases being handled by the special court for income tax appeals and fiscal court of appeal due to the unavailability of qualified judg...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 17:09hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Smokescreen corruption arrests, spare us the drama
The arrest of Minister Priscilla Mupfumira is nothing but smokescreen to hoodwink the nation that the Junta leader has now heeded calls to fight head on corruption.The word corruption has now ...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | 378 | by AT Kadada
Zimra to conduct rummage sale
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is set to conduct a rummage sale auction of forfeited and uncleared motor vehicles and goods for Harare Ports at Harare Show Ground Rajiuv Gandhi Hall.The au...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 15:15hrs | 2550 | by Ndou Paul
Mthuli Ncube to slash PAYE, VAT
Government has said it is considering lowering the income tax structure to stimulate demand for goods and services by reducing the Value Added Tax (VAT) and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax heads.Fi...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 09:41hrs | 12898 | by Staff reporter
Interbank rate throws HCC off rails
HARARE town clerk Hosiah Chisango yesterday said the interbank rate has drastically affected council operations because this year's budget was based on a 1:1 ratio to the United States dollar....Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Guard shoots self 3 times in suicide
A SECURITY guard employed by a Bulawayo company to man the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) offices in the city centre died yesterday after he shot himself three times in a suspected case of suicide...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
MDC tribalists' plans exposed
It has come to our attention that the recently elected MDC-A Bulawayo leadership which is predominantly Shona, and stand accused of bribing their way up on tribal grounds is fully behind Kambarami in ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:40hrs | 1808 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Unexplained wealth orders here to stay
THE proposed introduction of a free-standing procedure which compels an individual to explain the source of his wealth is a radical development in English law. For instance, the human rights and polit...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | 377 | by Prosper Simbarashe Maguchu
Govt urged to expedite one-stop border concept at Beitbridge
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development has challenged Government to expedite the implementation of the One Stop Border Post (OSPB) concept at Beitbridge to e...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:18hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Zimra on course to surpass $4,8 billion target
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is well on course to surpass its half year revenue collection target with the final report for the period set for release at the end of this month, board chairpe...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 18:33hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
Tax scam costs Govt billions
Some players in the garment-making sector are allegedly skimming the Government of billions of dollars in potential tax revenue and suffocating downstream textile industries by abusing a special cloth...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:34hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Acting President Mohadi appeals to businesses on prices
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has appealed to local businesses to support the Government's economic realignment measures through implementing a fair pricing model to avoid causing unnecessary suffering ...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:56hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Ministry fails to account for donations
THE Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare has failed to account for or distribute goods donated by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) which are reportedly lying idle and losing val...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:55hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
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