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Zimra investigating a sophisticated scam

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is investigating a sophisticated hacking scheme that allegedly cost the tax collector millions of dollars, involving "miracle" money credited to shipping companies' accounts to facilitate duty payment…

Published: 18 Sep 2025 at 09:09hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter

Zimra employees accused of US$6.3 million fraud

Two employees of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) appeared in court yesterday, accused of orchestrating a scheme that allegedly defrauded the authority of over US$6.3 million.Shupikai Mary Nicola Marongwe, a database administrator, a…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 10:34hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter

Zimra contains customs system breach

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it has contained a breach in its customs system that saw thousands of dollars being fraudulently credited into bank accounts of some customs clearing agents.The agents, who hold bonds with Zimra,…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:26hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter

Police, ZIMRA in luxury vehicle crackdown

Police, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), have launched a nationwide blitz targeting luxury vehicles smuggled into the country without paying duty and taxes.The operation comes in response to a sharp rise in unr…

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 16:36hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter

Fast-food levy nets US$1 million for Treasury in 6 months

The Government's newly introduced 0.5 percent levy on fast-food items has generated almost US$1 million in revenue during the first half of 2025, a senior official has confirmed.The tax, commonly known as a "sin tax," aims to encourage hea…

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 13:53hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter

Tsvangirayi slams Zimra presumptive taxes

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)'s newly introduced presumptive taxes will heap further hardship on vulnerable citizens already grappling with stagnant wages and soaring living costs, Norton legislator Richard Tsvangirayi has warned.…

Published: 10 Sep 2025 at 08:44hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabweans paying 15 different taxes'

Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has accused the government of overtaxing citizens, claiming that Zimbabwe is now the most heavily taxed country in Africa following the introduction of new presumptive taxes.In a statement posted on his …

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 19:55hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter

ZIMRA's new tax on kombis, taxis ignites anger

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has rolled out sweeping new presumptive taxes targeting commuter omnibuses, taxis, driving schools, and goods vehicles, igniting anger among transport operators and citizens already struggling under o…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 09:39hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter

Zimra appoints Zinara to collect taxes from kombis

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has officially appointed the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) as its agent for collecting presumptive taxes from selected transport operators, a move aimed at formalising tax compliance …

Published: 08 Sep 2025 at 15:15hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter

Weighbridges key to saving Zimbabwe road infrastructure

Stakeholders have urged the Government to install weighbridges on all major highways and promote rail transport to prevent rapid deterioration of the countryâ€™s roads. The call was made during a Public Policy and Research Institute of Zim…

Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 08:43hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter

Director faces court over US$80 000 Zimra fraud

Rutendo Hazel Chiveso (42), director of Sinyochiv Procurement Services (Pvt) Ltd Zimbabwe, appeared in Harare Magistratesâ€™ Court yesterday over allegations of defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of US$79 986. She was grante…

Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 08:41hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Multiple ZIMRA checks on Beitbridge - Harare roads excessive

Cross-border traders have raised concerns over what they describe as excessive and duplicated inspections by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) and law enforcement along the Beitbridge - Harare highway, warning that the practice length…

Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:29hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter

Zimra's new system sees number of tax payers double

Zimbabwe's new Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) has more than doubled taxpayer registrations within a year, marking a major breakthrough in the country's tax administration.Figures presented by the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes, …

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:51hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter

ZIMRA Officially Commissions TaRMS

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) proudly announces the official commissioning of its Tax Administration and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) on the morning of August 18th. This landmark occasion marks a significant advancement in th…

Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 07:53hrs | 137 | by ZIMRA

Zimbabwe's BMA in fresh drive to ditch sugar tax

The Beverage Makers Association (BMA) has renewed calls for the complete removal of Zimbabwe's Sugar Tax, warning that the levy threatens jobs, reduces formal manufacturers' tax contributions, and erodes competitiveness in the region.Intro…

Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:42hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter

Zimra prosecutes over 50 employees over corruption

Zimbabwe's tax authority says it has prosecuted more than 50 employees for corruption during the first seven months of 2025 and suspended 306 since 2016 - part of a sweeping purge sparked by lifestyle audits.It marks the first time a gover…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:41hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter

Zimra goes digital

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has announced that all Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Certificates of Origin will now be issued online, marking a major advancement in Zimbabwe's digital transformation and reg…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 13:24hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter

Zimra, Delta in fresh spat over taxes

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is demanding an additional US$73 million in tax from Delta Corporation Limited, escalating tensions between the tax agency and one of the country's largest corporations. The demand, which covers the 2…

Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 21:04hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean, Mozambican nationals smuggle motorcycles into Zim

CHISUMBANJE - Two Zimbabwean and Mozambican nationals have been arrested for smuggling and entry by eversion after their unregistered motorcycles were confiscated by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) when they failed to produce any legal …

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 18:52hrs | 1016 | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Zimra defends aggressive tax enforcement

Foreign currency-generating sectors such as tourism and agriculture are being choked by excessive regulations, multiple taxes, and bureaucratic red tape, industry experts have warned. Despite being crucial contributors to Zimbabwe's econom…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:12hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter

Zacc arrests Zimra official over fraud

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) official and four clearing agents for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent smuggling syndicate operating at the Forbes Border Post.ZIMRA …

Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:46hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter

Delta loses US$74 million tax battle with ZIMRA

Delta Corporation has faced a major setback in its prolonged legal dispute with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) after the Constitutional Court dismissed its appeal challenging previous rulings on disputed tax assessments amounting t…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:16hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter

Delta Corporation slams Zimra over uncertainties

Zimbabwe's largest beverage manufacturer, Delta Corporation Limited, has accused the country's tax authorities of fueling business uncertainty through what it described as the arbitrary creation of legislative positions not backed by forma…

Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:47hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe considering a Congestion Tax?

Harare is facing escalating challenges due to increasing motorisation, which has led to a congested and often polluted central business district (CBD). This congestion is affecting timely access to work, social services, and daily activiti…

Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter

Councillors propose harsher penalties for littering

Bulawayo city councillors are pushing for stiffer penalties against littering, arguing that current fines are too lenient to effectively deter illegal dumping and growing urban filth, especially in the central business district.During a fu…

Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:07hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter

Harare firm fined for failing to submit Income Tax and PAYE returns

A Harare-based company, Investible Investments (Private) Limited, has been fined US$300 by the Harare Magistrates Court after it was found guilty of failing to submit income tax and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) returns within the statutory timef…

Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:07hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans fume over 'extortionate' car duty valuations

A promotional campaign by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), launched on June 29, 2025, to encourage voluntary compliance among vehicle owners has ignited widespread public outrage. Instead of fostering cooperation, the campaign has d…

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:18hrs | 3939 | by Staff reporter

Zimra faces deepening tax enforcement crisis

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is grappling with a growing tax enforcement crisis as the dominance of the cash economy, rampant informality, and high-profile tax disputes expose critical weaknesses in the country's tax collection s…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:26hrs | 1666 | by Staff reporter

Zimra surpasses revenue target by 10%

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has exceeded its 2024 revenue collection target by 10.26%, raking in ZWG116.47 billion against a projected ZWG105.63 billion, according to its latest annual report.The performance, which Zimra attribu…

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 14:33hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter

Smugglers dump vehicle, contraband after ZRP chase

MUTARE - An anti-smuggling crack team deployed in Zimbabwe's Manicaland peripheral borders intercepted and foil an attempt by unknown assailants to smuggle second-hand clothing bales from Mozambique into Zimbabwe following the discovery of…

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 08:01hrs | 363 | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Bulawayo pair jailed for selling same stand twice

Two Bulawayo residents, Henessy Dube (46) and Flora Moyo (45), have been jailed for fraud after they were found guilty of duping a homebuyer by selling a residential stand in Highmount to two different parties in a scam that cost one victi…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:24hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter

ZIMRA waives fines for undeclared vehicles

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has rolled out a special moratorium inviting individuals, companies, and organisations in possession of improperly cleared motor vehicles to regularise their importation status without facing penaltie…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Vumbachikwe Mine moves to evict workers still occupying company houses after 2022 closure

GWANDA, Matabeleland South - Management at the struggling Vumbachikwe Mine has filed court summons seeking the eviction of two workers from company-owned houses, despite hundreds of others still occupying the premises following the mine's …

Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:25hrs | 672 | by Stephen Jakes

Private sector, experts hail Zimra's TaRMS tax regime

Private sector players and financial experts have praised Zimbabwe's Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) for significantly improving taxpayer accessibility and compliance, particularly among small and medium enterprises (SMEs).Speaki…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:16hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter

Border gridlock as Zimbabwe's new cement tax faces legal challenge

Over 50 haulage trucks loaded with white cement have been stranded at the Chirundu Border Post after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) began enforcing a newly introduced 30 percent surtax on imports, prompting a legal battle in the Hi…

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:12hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter

Zimra exposes fraud kingpin

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has exposed a suspected fraud kingpin accused of impersonating tax officials to extort bribes in a fraudulent audit scheme. In a public notice released on 23 May 2025, ZIMRA identified the suspect as …

Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:02hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter

Zimra tax audit blitz alarms Zimbabwe business

The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has raised concerns over the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's (Zimra) intensified audit regime, warning that aggressive tax enforcement is placing undue cost pressures on businesses and may disc…

Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:59hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter

Zimra impounds buses from Beitbridge border post

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has announced it is impounding buses cleared at Beitbridge Border Post for reinspection due to a surge in smuggling activities at the country's busiest entry point. The move, aimed at curbing rampant …

Published: 18 May 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1291 | by Staff reporter

Smugglers nabbed with second-hand clothes bales

Two Mozambican nationals were arrested on Tuesday after they were caught with smuggled bales of second-hand clothes in Mutare's Greenside suburb.Acting on a tip-off, police operatives from Mutare Central Police Station launched an ambush o…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:04hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter

Delta tax burden could soar to US$329m

Beverage giant Delta Corporation Limited risks a staggering US$329 million tax liability for its financial year ended March 31, 2025, if it loses ongoing court appeals against additional tax assessments totalling US$74.8 million issued by …

Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:32hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter

Has Zimra lost confidence in its own Beitbridge operations?

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is under fire for what passengers and transport operators are calling a "clear vote of no confidence" in its own border operations at Beitbridge, after a series of buses were once again impounded well…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 18:24hrs | 1662 | by Staff reporter

Roman Catholic priest in court for fraud

Plumtree - A Roman Catholic priest based at Embakwe Mission, Qinisela Wilfred Moyo, has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly generating a fake donation letter to fraudulently secure duty-free importation of a school bus.Moyo, who…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 14:44hrs | 1126 | by Simbarashe Sithole

6 arrested for smuggling 17,5 tonnes of T-shirts

Six individuals, including two ZIMRA officials and a clearing agent, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of fraud after allegedly orchestrating a scheme to evade more than US$78,880 in customs duty and VAT by disguising a shipment o…

Published: 10 May 2025 at 20:48hrs | 1836 | by Staff reporter

ZIMRA hosts Southern Africa Inter-Revenue games: Promotes Tourism

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) recently hosted the Southern Africa Inter-Revenue Games tournament, where Zambia and Lesotho dominated by winning most of the medals.Held from April 18 to April 20, 2025, the tournament featured compe…

Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 16:54hrs | 540 | by Agencies

Zimra in tax compliance drive

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has introduced a series of taxpayer self-service kiosks across the country in a bid to simplify and improve the tax compliance process for individuals and businesses. The initiative, which began with …

Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimra blitz disrupts Bulawayo traders

Scores of traders operating within Bulawayo's city centre were left reeling last week after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) implemented a series of business closures, as part of a wider national effort to combat smuggling and the tr…

Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimra waits for Treasury guidance over US tariff removal

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is awaiting formal guidance from the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion regarding the implementation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's directive to suspend tariffs on …

Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:09hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter

Hwindi President accuses ZIMRA official of unfairly seizing his car

Musician Hwindi President has accused Tendai Kusosa, a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) official, of unjustly confiscating his vehicle despite having all the required paperwork. According to Hwindi President, he legally crossed the borde…

Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 07:05hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter

Zimra's digital transformation boosts taxpayer engagement and compliance

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)'s digital transformation is revolutionizing the country's tax landscape, with new registrations on the recently introduced Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) surging by 116 percent since its la…

Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:08hrs | 94 | by Staff reported

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