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Zesa seeks to recover ZW$30bn in unpaid bills
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings has intensified a nationwide blitz aimed at disconnecting power supplies to defaulting customers who owe more than ZW$30 billion.The d...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Peter Moyo ouster was 'artificially manufactured'
Former Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo on Thursday sought to demonstrate that the breakdown in trust cited by his former employer as a reason for his axing was "artificially manufactured".Moyo is in...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 16:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube to clear WB, IMF debt in 12 months'
ZIMBABWE plans to clear its arrears with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank in the next 12 months, with support from an unnamed creditor country, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to clear $2 billion debt arrears in 12 months
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has said Zimbabwe is looking to clear its $2 billion arrears with the World Bank and African Development Bank in the next 12 months.In an interview with Reuters n...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:28hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Zimra mulls debt write-offs
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it is mulling several debt management strategies including write-offs following recent lapse of a tax moratorium.Highlighting tax defaults had conti...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 20:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare Council locks out Matapi Hostel tenants
Harare City Council has locked out tenants at Matapi Hostel in a bid to recover rental arrears, amid reports that some of its occupants have "not paid a cent" since the 2013 debt write-offs. C...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Reckless and retrogressive' Chiwenga slammed
Local authorities have warned Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga against inciting residents to boycott paying rates, saying his recent call for a rates boycott was "reckless and retrogressive"....Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Councillors call for 50% debt write-off
BULAWAYO councillors are calling for a 50% debt write-off for ratepayers or two months exemption from paying bills to cushion them against the harsh economic conditions.According to the latest...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga under fire over 'reckless' talk
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has come under heavy criticism for advising residents not to pay for services they do not receive.In the heat of electioneering, Chiwenga told Zanu-PF supp...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 15:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's rates boycott recipe for disaster
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's weekend call for Harare residents to stop paying rates to force the MDC-T-dominated local authority to improve service delivery cannot go unchallenged as it sets ...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga urges supporters to stop paying rates
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday dangled a carrot to Zanu-PF supporters in Harare by urging them to stop paying council rates if they were aggrieved by services provided by the local au...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 16:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Britain increasingly willing to cosy up to nasty regimes
LONDON - What the crowd lacked in size, it made up for in noise. Fifty or so people waved Turkish flags and shouted their support for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as he gave a speech at a think-tank in Londo...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Economist
No debt write-offs again, govt tells residents
THE Local Government ministry has called on all ratepayers to pay up their bills at their respective councils to improve service delivery, saying there would be no debt write-off ahead of this year's ...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Britain changes Zimbabwe policy?
Britain is reported to have adopted a radical new approach to Zimbabwe at odds with United States policy. A London-based fortnightly newsletter Africa Confidential says Britain is now promoting the id...Published: 08 Apr 2018 at 23:23hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
UK push for Zimbabwe debt write-off in exchange for reform commitment not delivery - not altruism
The British government's approach on Zimbabwe continues to be out of synch with the rest of the international community and, most worryingly, contrary to what is in the best interest of the people of ...Published: 08 Apr 2018 at 09:22hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
BCC abandons property auctions
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has abandoned its confrontational approach towards recovering over $170 million owed by residents, in favour of a conciliatory approach where payment plans are made....Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T accused of politicking on debt firm
MDC-T councillors have been accused of politicking at the expense of service delivery after their renewed effort to cancel Wellcash Debt Collectors' contract barely a month after re-engaging them. ...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 05:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa won't order another councils debt write-off
FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday said government had learnt from its past mistakes and would not order another debt write-off on local authorities as the majority were failing to recover f...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere refuse to write off debt for residents like in 2013
There will be no debt write-offs this time around and ratepayers should pay their bills to enable local authorities to provide services, Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Sa...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 19:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Residents expect poll-linked debt write-offs
BULAWAYO ratepayers are reportedly deliberately defaulting paying utility bills or not making efforts to clear their outstanding balances, hoping the government will order a debt write-off ahead o...Published: 29 Mar 2017 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa blackouts intensify after poll
Zimbabwe has been experiencing worsening electricity load-shedding in the wake of a disputed presidential election that saw President Mugabe re-elected for an 7th term. While the power utilit...Published: 16 Aug 2013 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF water bills debt write-off swung vote,' says PIMZ
Progressive and Innovative Movement of Zimbabwe (PIMZ) president Tendai Munyanduri, believes the writing off of outstanding water bills by Zanu-PF's Ignatius Chombo, swayed people's votes in favour o...Published: 06 Aug 2013 at 08:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Councils start debt write-offs
SOME urban and rural councils have begun implementing a directive by Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo to write off debts accrued by residents between February 2009 and June 2013.The d...Published: 03 Aug 2013 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Truworths improves net bad debt collection system
Truworths is projecting single digit growth in sales this year while collection of receivables has improved vastly after the company beefed up the debt collection team, group CEO Themba Ndebele told...Published: 05 Mar 2013 at 10:51hrs | 1 | by Business reporter
IMF to conclude Zimbabwe debt write-Off agreement
ZIMBABWE is moving closer to concluding a debt write-off agreement with the International Monetary Fund with agreement on the issue likely to be reached in September this year.Professor Ashok...Published: 24 Jul 2012 at 05:04hrs | 2 | by Business reporter
Zanu-PF to oppose Biti's debt plan
Zanu-PF on Friday said it will vigorously oppose Finance Minister Tendai Biti's plan to get Zimbabwe's staggering $7.4 billion external debt written off under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initi...Published: 16 Jan 2012 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
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