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Witness incriminates Ministry of Industry and Commerce officials
The trial of three Ministry of Industry and Commerce officials accused of issuing fraudulent vehicle import licences to over 200 unqualified individuals resumed this week, with damning forensic eviden...Published: 24 May 2025 at 09:21hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
Duo arrested for defrauding car importers of US$20,000
Two Beitbridge-based customs clearing agents, Lloyd Mawadze (36) and Lauren Mawadze (32), have been arrested for allegedly defrauding vehicle importers of nearly US$20,000 over the past two years. The...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:32hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Zimra grants car importers duty grace period
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has extended a two-week grace period to importers who under-declared duty on motor vehicles, as the tax collector adopts moral suasion as a first option to promo...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:05hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for second hand car importers
The administrative transitional arrangement on the import of second hand vehicles that are over 10 years old, has been extended to the end of this month since there are still such cars bought be...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean ex-Japanese car importers to pay radiation inspection fees
GOVERNMENT yesterday ordered all newly-imported vehicles from countries which have experienced nuclear radiation such as Japan to be inspected for radiation before they enter the country with immediat...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 21:36hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Private car importers can meet Zimra deadline (January 3 2019)
Zimbabweans importing motor vehicles from the United Kingdom have an opportunity to meet the January 3 2019 deadline of paying duty in RTGS and Bond notes if they use a facility offered by SmartWuhn L...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 12:03hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Relief for Zimbabwe car importers
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has thrown a lifeline to private motor vehicle buyers who paid for car imports on or before November 22, 2018, exempting them from mandatory duty in foreign curr...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube's budget an economic horror script'
THE opposition MDC yesterday said Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's silence on currency distortions in the 2019 National Budget presented on Thursday demonstrated government's reluctance to deal with th...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chaos erupts at Beitbridge over forex duty
There was confusion at Beitbridge Border Post yesterday with luxury vehicle importers refusing to pay import duty in foreign currency in line with the new Government regulations as proposed by the Fin...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Forex duty: Car importers stuck at Beitbridge
There was confusion at Beitbridge Border Post yesterday, with luxury vehicle importers refusing to pay excise duty in foreign currency in line with the new regulations announced by Finance and Economi...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube piles more tax misery to Zimbabweans
ZIMBABWEANS should brace for more price hikes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube increased excise duty on petrol and diesel as fundamentals pointed to a worsening economy despite token measures to co...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra system upgrade to be completed in June
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has acquired three top of the range servers in a bid to complete Automated System for Customs Data (Asycuda) systems upgrade by June this year to improve on effi...Published: 29 Apr 2018 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimra computer system goes down at Beitbridge, Kazungula
HUNDREDS of commercial car importers are stranded at Beitbridge and Kazungula border posts where cargo has been stuck for more than a week due to a system breakdown.The Zimbabwe Revenue Author...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 23:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Car dealers slash prices
South African car dealers at the Beitbridge Border Post have started reducing prices of pre-owned vehicles from Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom as they battle to clear huge stocks caused by lo...Published: 02 Nov 2015 at 05:22hrs | 6 | by Thupeyo Muleya
More woes for Zim car importers
Zimbabweans wishing to import cars could be forced to part with at least $200 on an import permit as the cash-strapped Zanu-PF led government desperately seeks various ways to boost its empty coff...Published: 24 Sep 2014 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fastjet in maiden Tanzania - Harare flight
Low cost airliner, Fastject flew its maiden flight to Zimbabwe yesterday on the Dar-es Salaam - Harare route. The airliner will service the route twice weekly with one way tickets availabl...Published: 06 Aug 2014 at 08:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zim car buyers duped by SA dealers
South African dealers of pre-owned cars are duping Zimbabweans by selling them vehicles which they claim are on special offer and would attract low excise duty during their importation into the countr...Published: 23 Jan 2014 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra introduces Zero Cash Concept for car importers
THE processing of vehicle imports at Beitbridge Border Post has become a nightmare for many car dealers and individuals after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) introduced a Zero Cash Office conce...Published: 11 Jul 2013 at 21:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimra internet woes affect vehicle imports
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has engaged its internet service provider to attend to a technical fault at Manica Transit Shed in Beitbridge where the processing of vehicle imports had been seriously affe...Published: 24 May 2013 at 03:16hrs | 6 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Zimra's continuous system failure affects car importers
CAR importers using Beitbridge Border Post continue to encounter delays in clearing their vehicles due to a continuous system failure of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)'s, newly introduced clea...Published: 25 Apr 2013 at 10:21hrs | 1 | by Beitbridge Reporter
Bogus clearing agents trial date set for March 13
The trial of two bogus clearing agents who are believed to be part of a car smuggling syndicate has been set for March 13 this year. The duo was arrested last year for theft of trust prop...Published: 24 Feb 2013 at 21:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge border post: Car imports drops by 31 percent
Car imports through Beitbridge border post decreased by 31 percent between January and July this year. Many people rushed to import cars after the Government indicated it would ban the importa...Published: 03 Sep 2012 at 03:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Used car prices reduced
PRICES of used Japanese cars on the South African side of Beitbridge Border Post have been reduced by between 25 and 30 percent as dealers battle to clear huge stocks.Major dealers - incl...Published: 27 Mar 2012 at 20:19hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe police join cyber warfare
The Computer society of Zimbabwe has taken lead in finding solutions to our cyber crime ravaged society but this time, they have asked the Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D) Serious Fraud's inp...Published: 20 Mar 2012 at 17:35hrs | 1 | by Toneo Rutsito
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