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Mnangagwa ally creams off US$60m from broke Zimbabwe municipalities
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Belarus ally is set to pocket over US$62 million if the murky deal that will see over 63 rural district councils, 32 urban local authorities and metropolitan provinces p...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 19:04hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Shots fired in Entumbane as guards foil robbery
WARNING-SHOTS were fired early Sunday morning in Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo when security guards reacted to an attempted robbery and arrested two suspects at Nhliziyo Shopping Centre.Bulaway...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa linked gold dealers mint money through govt incentives
GOVERNMENT'S Gold Incentives Scheme (GIS) has come under scrutiny amid indications it is largely benefitting politically connected persons, mainly President Emmerson Mnangagwa's close ally Pedzisayi "...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 16:18hrs | 1720 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel imports drop sharply
Zimbabweans have been forced to cut on fuel spending owing to the rolling increases of the product after global petroleum prices spiked because of the Russia-Ukraine war.Statistics from the Zi...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:18hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
RBZ lifts MetBank suspension
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has with immediate effect lifted the suspension of Metbank Limited from foreign currency exchange trading.In April, the Apex Bank slapped the bank with suspension ...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 18:31hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Bank workers appeal to Mthulisi Ncube for tax relief
THE Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (Zibawu) has urged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to raise the income tax free threshold in both foreign and local currencies in line with inflation and curr...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:17hrs | 1398 | by Staff reporter
NOIC in US$20m upgrade of Feruka pipeline
THE National Oil Infrastructure Company (NOIC) has partnered Mozambican fuel company Companhia do Pipeline Moçambique Zimbabwe (CPMZ) in a US$20 million Feruka pipeline upgrade project to...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:30hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man arrested over US$10 000 fraud
A-Chitungwiza man was today arraigned before the courts on allegations of US$10 000 fraud in a botched car deal.Innocent Chikakayi (36) who was represented by Kudakwashe Munyoro from Atukwa Le...Published: 30 May 2022 at 19:22hrs | 1183 | by Staff reporter
Panic as fuel shortages loom in Zimbabwe
A FUEL crisis is looming as major dealers say they are struggling to stock up because of foreign currency shortages, which they say are threatening their viability.Fuel dealers say they may be...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 2293 | by Staff reporter
Vandalism costs TelOne US$1m annually
TELECOMMUNICATIONS operator, TelOne, has embarked on a drive to provide wireless or optic fibre network solutions to replace copper installations which have been a target of vandalism across the count...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:20hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Who is Sabotaging Our President?
As activists and people of Zimbabwe, we are disheartened to learn that there are persons who are sabotaging economic policies that are being made by the government causing massive suffering to us the ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 13:35hrs | 1396 | by Lynnete T Mudehwe
Sex 'booster' takes Harare by storm
THIRTY-TWO-year-old Takunda Dube says he has been battling erectile dysfunction and decreased libido since he was 21.The condition is common, but can be a frustrating and embarrassing experien...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:34hrs | 1960 | by Staff reporter
Man dies after drug overdose
A 21-year old man from Tshabalala in Bulawayo died after a suspected overdose of crystal meth, one of the drugs that have wreaked havoc among youths, bringing to fore how the drug menace has continued...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:30hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
BCC abandons Centenary Park
BULAWAYO residents have accused the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) of abandoning Centenary Park.Residents say the park is now an eyesore and a hotspot for criminal activities and a haven for drug...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:36hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Telecel to sell promotional airtime in US dollar
Mobile Network Operator Telecel Zimbabwe has announced that it will be selling promotional airtime in US dollars.In a statement, Telecel said in a promotion called "Dollar on us" a customer ca...Published: 11 May 2022 at 19:26hrs | 607 | by Stephen Jakes
Telecel charms market with 'Dollar on Us'
TELECEL Zimbabwe says it is introducing United States dollar-indexed airtime.The product, which will be on promotion, will be called "Dollar on Us".A statement from the firm said the p...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:14hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Dollar o'clock: Should Zimbabwe axe its faltering currency again?
IN early 2019, Zimbabwe's central bank announced plans to bring back the Zimbabwe dollar as legal tender after a decade of using the US dollar and seven other international currencies because raging h...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:11hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to address issues fuelling inflation
TRADE unions have urged Government to promote dialogue among social partners to address issues revolving around the welfare of workers and whip into line cartels which are fuelling inflation.T...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:59hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Red flag over murky govt vehicle deals
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it will not investigate various cases in which the government, local authorities and parastatals have been prejudiced through the non-delivery of mo...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:25hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Screws tightened on 'dishonest' civil servants
GOVERNMENT has tightened the duty-free rebate scheme on motor vehicles for civil servants following reports that unscrupulous car dealers were importing second-hand vehicles duty free after conniving ...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:47hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
RBZ suspends Access Forex with immediate effect
THERE is a bloodbath in the financial services sector, with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Monday shutting down yet another foreign currency dealership, Access Forex.The company announced ...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 18:01hrs | 3740 | by Staff reporter
Cooking oil industry faces collapse
UNITED Refineries Limited (URL) chief executive Busisa Moyo has urged government to come up with a single widely accepted foreign exchange rate to save the cooking oil industry from collapse as it is ...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:36hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
Please help and protect the rural consumer
Urbanites by way of proximity to big supermarkets are enjoying wallet-friendly monetary rates whilst rural villagers are singing the blues. Pensioners and communal farmers buy all basic commod...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 16:42hrs | 342 | by Tondo Murisa
Experts laud liberalisation of foreign exchange market
The move by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to liberalise the foreign exchange market by allowing banks to conduct foreign exchange transactions of up US$1 000 in which individuals and corporates c...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:16hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Name and shame drug peddlers
SENATORS have called on the Government to name and shame drug peddlers and also urged courts to pass deterrent sentences.This comes at a time when Zimbabwe is working towards a drug-free socie...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Malawi deports 2 Zimbabwean cocaine dealers
Two Zimbabwean nationals were deported from Malawi on Satuday after their residence status was revoked over cocaine possession.According to spokesperson for Malawi's central region immigration...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:46hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
10 Zimbabweans jailed for illegal mining in South Africa
TEN Zimbabwean men have been jailed for two years by a South African court after they were arrested for illegal mining activities in the Giyani area in Limpopo province. They were arrested by ...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:12hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Baby-faced Zimbabwean drug dealer jailed in the UK
A baby-faced drug dealer headed up a county lines operation from a base at a Premier Inn hotel room. Bradley Dhlamini, 23, of Parsonage Street, Bury, was arrested at the Premier Inn on Little Wind Str...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 12:41hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
RBZ issues ZW$2,1bn Treasury Bill
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday issued a ZW$2,1 billion Treasury Bill seeking to raise funding from the market to support development programmes and public cashflow management.Tre...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:20hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Headwinds piling up for Zimbabwe
The United States Agency for International Development (USAid)'s food security arm, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) has warned of below average harvests this year and a shortlived i...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1016 | by Staf reporter
Zimra defends blitz on improperly imported vehicles
The blitz on improperly imported vehicles carried by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is in line with the law and anyone who feels disadvantaged is free to seek redress.The intervention ...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:27hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Zera arrest 12 illegal fuel and gas dealers
Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Officer, Edington Mazambani recently said there are two service stations that contravened the law and...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 15:01hrs | 1303 | by Stephen Jakes
Beitbridge water vendors in brisk business
WATER vendors are making a killing in Beitbridge as the border town is faced with the shortage of the precious liquid which has upped demand for purified and borehole water.Things got to a hea...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:35hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Park your cars, use Zupco if you can't afford fuel, says Soda Zhemu
THE government yesterday said Zimbabweans must use public transporter, Zupco to escape high fuel prices after announcing another hike and warning of weekly increases.Yesterday, the Zimbabwe En...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:10hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
Police raid Prophet Magaya's home
POLICE yesterday raided Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walter Magaya's Mt Pleasant home while conducting an investigation, but later cleared him of wrongdoing.It lat...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
Auto spares gobble US$160m in 2021
Zimbabwe spent US$60 million more on auto spares in 2021 than a year earlier, figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) show, as trade with the rest of the world increased due to ...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Motorists hit out at Zimra blitz
Some Harare motorists have criticised the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) for impounding their vehicles in a blitz targeting cars that were undervalued allegedly to evade paying the requisite impor...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:36hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
Low sales for school uniform despite the opening of schools
SCHOOL uniform and stationery retailers say business has been low despite the opening of schools this week when compared to previous years.The opening of schools is normally characterised by b...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:43hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
'$5,000 withdrawal limit not enough'
DEPOSITORS have said the $5 000 weekly withdrawal limit was not enough as the amount does not meet their cash needs such as daily transport cost for members and cash rentals being demanded by landlord...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:31hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar challenge thrown out
The challenge by a Harare lawyer to invalidate civil penalties imposed on businesses or individuals refusing to accept local currency suffered a stillbirth after the High Court threw out the applicati...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:24hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Dealer's body dumped at suspected killer's house
The body of a Beatrice fuel dealer who recently died a few hours after he was involved in a fierce fight with his business partner over fuel dealings, was dumped at the same partner's house by his agg...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
Court throws out challenge to exchange control ammendments
THE High Court has dismissed an application by human rights lawyer Obert Shava, challenging the constitutionality of Statutory Instrument (SI) 127 of 2021 which imposes civil penalties on those found ...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:40hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle number plates distribution decentralised
Twelve post offices and seven Zimra tax offices will today start distributing the bulk of the 12 183 sets of number plates now available, with just a small batch going through the Central Vehicle Regi...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:29hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Gweru council protects US$10m dodgy dealers
SOME corrupt Gweru City Council officials who benefited from more than US$10 million in unprocedural land deals over the past decade are yet to be made public with residents criticising the local auth...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:02hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Harare duo nailed for fraud
A-HARARE duo has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly defrauding an unsuspecting victim of US$8000 after they lied claiming that they can facilitate importation of a vehicle for him from the...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
LPG prices reduced
LIQUEFIED petroleum gas (LPG) users will pay 4,3 percent less this month after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority reduced the retail price for the commodity in both local and foreign currency....Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:36hrs | 1275 | by Staff reporter
Forex auction reopening deferred to next week
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has deferred to January 18 the recommencement of the foreign currency auction trading citing Covid-19-induced delays in submission of bids by businesses and organisa...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:59hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
RBZ defers forex auction
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has deferred the first foreign exchange auction of the year following delays in the submission by authorised dealers of the necessary information needed to carry out due d...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
'Zesa workers not involved in cables theft'
POWER utility Zesa Holdings has revealed that its employees frequently pick up bodies of people electrocuted while trying to steal electricity copper cables.None of the victims have been Zesa ...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:53hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Political skeletons tumble out of Kazembe's closet
AS the potentially explosive Zanu-PF provincial elections take off Tuesday, party members in the volatile Mashonaland Central province are leaving no stone unturned, with daggers now drawn against the...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:12hrs | 2416 | by Staff reporter
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