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BCC blitz uncovers 800 illegal shops in Bulawayo CBD

A recent crackdown by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) on lettable unit shops in the city's Central Business District (CBD) has revealed that about 800 out of more than 1 300 premises are operating without proper licences, placing them at r…

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gweru launches revenue collection blitz, rejects payment plans

Gweru City Council has launched a revenue collection blitz that started on Monday and will run until May 23, 2025, with a firm stance against accepting payment plans during this period. The operation aims to recover outstanding debts owed …

Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:00hrs | 56 | 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 | | by Staff reporter

Gweru residents petition council over debt blitz

Gweru residents have petitioned the local authority to postpone a planned revenue collection blitz  -  which includes water disconnections and possible property attachments  -  from today to June 16, 2025, to allow time…

Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:22hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe central bank widens blitz on defiant business

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced an expanded blitz targeting businesses across the country that are refusing to comply with government directives on the use of the multicurrency system, including acceptance of the Zimbabwea…

Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

494 arrested in Bulawayo festive season traffic blitz

Police in Bulawayo have intensified efforts to restore law and order on city roads through an operation code-named: "No to Mushikashika, Touting, Unruly Elements, and Lawlessness on the Roads."Since its launch on Monday, the operation has …

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:48hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter

Police blitz rattles Bulawayo commuter taxis

BULAWAYO police and Bulawayo City Council (BCC) have launched a blitz on pirate taxis, commuter omnibuses and touts to drive them out of the city.The operation, which was launched on Monday this week has, however, led to an outcry by the a…

Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:58hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Police traffic blitz nets 54,000 offenders

The ongoing nationwide crackdown by the police on unauthorized passenger vehicles and pirate taxis has resulted in the apprehension of 54,000 individuals for traffic-related violations, according to information obtained by NewsDay Weekende…

Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Overpricing shops penalised, 16 bank accounts frozen in RBZ price blitz

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has ordered retailers and manufacturers who were exclusively charging certain goods in foreign currency and using the black-market rate for currency conversion in defiance of G…

Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Vaccination blitz: Zimbabwe reaches 10m dose mark

ZIMBABWE has now administered 10 million jabs of Covid-19 vaccines with more than half the targeted population aged 12 and over now having had their first dose, a pair of major milestones in the national programmeAccording to the latest fi…

Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Hadebe boost for Warriors

THE Warriors technical team yesterday received a major boost after United States-based star Teenage Hadebe managed to board his flight to Ghana for Zimbabwe's Group G World Cup qualifier against the Black Stars at the weekend.Hadebe and En…

Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:05hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Man whips toddler to death for wetting blankets

A MAN from Dete in Hwange District has been arrested after he allegedly whipped his three-year-old stepson to death accusing him of wetting blankets.Nkatazo Penga (38) of Gulalembila Village under Chief Nekatambe allegedly committed the he…

Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Securocrats scale up surveillance

THE State security establishment is reportedly planning to track and attack perceived opponents of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime, with local and foreign based journalists, ex-security officers, ex-Zanu-PF and opposition politicians…

Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police blitz targets unregistered vehicles

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has embarked on an operation targeting unregistered vehicles and motorists who are flouting traffic regulations and endangering the lives of other road users. The crackdown on unregistered vehicles comes in the…

Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Blitz drives out CBD food vendors

A blitz carried out by the Zimbabwe Republic Police and Harare Municipal Police on food vendors in Harare since Tuesday has seen most of them heeding the call by city authorities to stop selling food to avoid spreading typhoid. The disease…

Published: 21 Jan 2017 at 11:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

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