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Police destroy tonnes of illicit drugs
Police yesterday publicly destroyed 18,896 litres of illicit brews, 30 kilograms of banned skin lightening products, and 121 kilograms of dagga as part of intensified efforts to curb drug and substanc...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:07hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
South Africa introduces new immigration stamps at all border posts
The Border Management Authority (BMA), in collaboration with the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, has announced the implementation of new ...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:35hrs | 2401 | by Staff reporter
RBZ exposes massive money laundering
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has unearthed large-scale illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the country's real estate and motor vehicle dealership sectors, revealing industrial-scale money launderi...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 14:40hrs | 1548 | 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 fo...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:18hrs | 3930 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge clearing agent jailed for smuggling
A Beitbridge clearing agent, Brian Zimbume, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of fraud and smuggling related offences. Zimbume, who was employed by Andalusia Investments ...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:38hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Zimra targets US$7.155 billion in 2025 revenue collection drive
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has set an ambitious target to collect US$7.155 billion in tax revenue for 2025, reflecting a 17 percent increase from the 2024 target.ZIMRA, the governm...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:05hrs | 87 | by Staff reported
Over 600,000 used the SA-Zimbabwe border during festive season
A total of 645,590 travellers used the Beitbridge Border Post during the recently concluded 2024 festive season, according to an announcement made by South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA) o...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:52hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Minister Raj Modi's liquor outlet closed amid smuggling clampdown
The Zimbabwean government has shut down a liquor outlet owned by Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, in Bulawayo as part of a nationwide operation targeting smuggled goods. The closure...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 15:20hrs | 2146 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe steps up fight against smuggled goods
The Zimbabwean Government has intensified efforts to combat the smuggling and trade of counterfeit products that threaten public health and undermine the economy, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangal...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:38hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Zimra goes after smugglers
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has ramped up its efforts to combat the ongoing smuggling of goods into the country, amid growing concerns over the prevalence of the illegal practice. Despite a...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:17hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gazettes new limit on cash exports
The Government of Zimbabwe has introduced new regulations setting a maximum limit on the amount of cash that individuals can take out of the country without prior approval from the Reserve Bank of Zim...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 19:43hrs | 2635 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean goats and sheep smuggled into South Africa
Police have arrested two suspects in possession of 22 goats and eight sheep, which they allegedly intended to smuggle into South Africa via an illegal crossing point near Beitbridge. The suspects were...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 14467 | by Staff reporter
Chirundu border now open 24 hours
The Chirundu One-Stop border post is now operational 24 hours a day, a move driven by Zimbabwe and Zambia to boost intra-Africa trade and handle the increased traffic from Beitbridge and Forbes border...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
27 men believed to be migrants found dead along road in Zambia
Twenty-seven bodies, believed to be of Ethiopians or Somalis, have been found dumped along a road in the Meanwood Khosi Area in Lusaka, Zambia, after apparently suffocating in a container used by huma...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 00:49hrs | 80 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe tightens border security to curb trafficking
ZIMBABWE is tightening security at all border points in a bid to end unauthorised crossings from organised criminal gangs, including child traffickers, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said....Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sadc regional integration will benefit Zimbabwe
THE Southern African Development Community's (Sadc) regional indicative strategic development plan (RISDP) 2020–30 of October 2020 is a framework for the implementation of Sadc's regional integratio...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:13hrs | 3 | by Vince Musewe
Bulawayo under lockdown
Bulawayo has effectively been put under lockdown after Cabinet yesterday approved that three districts that are Covid-19 hotspots be placed under localised lockdown, with security details being deploy...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 08:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's latest lockdown extension keeps Zimbabwe travel ban in place
South Africa may have reopened its biggest land borders on Monday 15 January, but Zimbabwe's decision to extend its lockdown for another two weeks prohibits travel between the neighbouring countries t...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 11:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to tighten screws on mineral shipments
ZIMBABWE will this year set up a metallurgical laboratory to determine the exact value and quality of mineral export shipments, particularly the platinum group of metals (PGMs), businessdigest reporte...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 13:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister to tackle border chaos
Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira has vowed to eliminate all challenges faced by local and foreign tourists at the country's points of entry.Treasury recently injected...Published: 12 Mar 2018 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to install nuclear detection equipment at ports of entry
The Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe has embarked on a programme which will see all the country`s ports of entry and exit being installed with nuclear security detection equipment to eli...Published: 12 Oct 2016 at 13:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to tighten screws on 'goods-in-transit'
Zimbabwe will soon introduce vehicle tracking devices at major border points to monitor movement of some trucks who falsely declare that they have goods in transit, yet they would be destined for the ...Published: 16 May 2016 at 06:47hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
'Revive Southern African railways'
THE Southern African Railways Association (SARA) has called for urgent measures to resuscitate the performance of the railway sector in the region.SARA acting executive director Victor Kaluila...Published: 11 Jun 2015 at 07:44hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe tops SA maize importers list
Zimbabwe topped the list of maize meal importers from South Africa. The Cross Border Staple Food Trade Monitoring Bulletin July-September 2014 shows that Zimbabwe imports from South Africa...Published: 06 Jan 2015 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to monitor informal border points
BEITBRIDGE senator Tambudzani Mohadi has urged the government to monitor informal border points saying there is rampant abuse of young girls.Contributing to debate on the report of the Themat...Published: 27 Jul 2014 at 09:14hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Zimra to raid nostro accounts
Government tax-collector, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), is in consultations with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the ministry of Finance to demand tax from nostro accounts, Commissioner Gen...Published: 17 Jun 2014 at 11:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZRP incapacitated to curtail gold leakages
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Monday said it does not have the requisite equipment needed to search for gold from suspects, raising fears that large amounts of the mineral are being smuggled o...Published: 01 Apr 2014 at 15:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malawi launches Integrated Border Control System
Malawi president Joyce Banda on Tuesday launched the new Integrated Border Control System at Chileka International Airport in Blantyre on her way to Harare, Zimbabwe.The system which aims at c...Published: 23 Apr 2013 at 17:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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