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Schools 'sewing' uniform scandal
School authorities in Bulawayo and other areas are fleecing parents by forcing them to buy uniforms from schools at double the price charged by retailers although Government has said such conduct is i...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold digital tokens to hit market on Monday
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s will release its gold-backed digital tokens into the market on Monday to serve as both an instrument for store of value and transacting.The bank has since ...Published: 05 May 2023 at 20:22hrs | 354 | by Staff reportr
'Zimbabwe central bank selling gold coins at a loss'
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is making a huge loss by selling gold coins in local currency using the official rate as the Zimbabwean dollar continues on a free fall, a local think tank has said....Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Bogus cement dealers flee country
The two suspected fraudsters who fleeced more than 70 people of US$300 000 in a cement supply scam and splurged their loot on fancy cars are believed to have fled the country, with South Africa the mo...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:21hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
NSSA pensioners are a forgotten lot
The National Social Security Authority is almost always in the news for the wrong things whilst the poor NSSA pensioners are wallowing in abject poverty. The establishment is riddled with scan...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 23:30hrs | 463 | by Cde Mutanda Wachingama
FULL TEXT: Jonathan Moyo statement on Gold Mafia
Now that three of its four episodes have been – and notwithstanding the fact that the fourth episode might have bombshells in the form of controversial or shocking utterances by its main interlocuto...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:56hrs | 17891 | by Jonathan Moyo
New housing deal for civil servants
GOVERNMENT is partnering the private sector to provide housing stands to civil servants through a system whereby it sells land to property developers at discounted rates and then it is given 10 percen...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:27hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya: A dramatic life of scandal
WHEN Henrietta Rushwaya was arrested at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in October 2020 while allegedly trying to smuggle 6 kilogrammes of gold to Dubai, many Zimbabweans believed the case was...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 18:24hrs | 2599 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe telcos in another staggered price review
ZIMBABWE'S main telecommunication companies are set for another price adjustment on April 1, 2023, as operator battle to offset rising operational costs.The telecoms industry will review tarif...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:24hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Farai Matsika suffers court setback in Croco Motors ownership row
The Constitutional Court Monday struck off the roll, an application by businessman Farai Matsika who was appealing a Supreme Court ruling as the legal battle for control of Croco Motors rages on....Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:47hrs | 3001 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tollgate fees go up today
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has increased toll gate fees in local currency, effective today 20 March.Zinara on Friday issued a statement notifying motorists of the immin...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 10:38hrs | 1761 | by Staff reporter
Inflation triggers food shortages in Britain
Britain has been hit by a massive food shortage that has been triggered by a combination of factors that include inflation and a biting energy crisis. According to reports from British media t...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:57hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
When all friendship ceases!
Von Hornick's nine principles on National EconomyIn 1684, an Austrian lawyer-turned-civil servant, Philipp Wilhelm von Hornick, published nine principal rules of a National Economy.The...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:57hrs | 111 | by Jamwanda
How Zimbabwe's fuel price now compares to other African countries
Zimbabwe's fuel price is painfully high and unlikely to drop significantly anytime soon.The average price of gasoline around the world is 1.30 U.S. dollars per litre. However, there is a subst...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 09:36hrs | 2641 | by Staff reporter
US, UK to spoil Zimbabwe polls
The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) are determined to spoil the country's elections to isolate Zimbabwe on the international stage and in their subversive plots, they have roped in non-...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 06:46hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
11 Zimbabwean men, 10-car cigarette smuggling convoy intercepted in SA
South African police have intensified their crackdown on the smuggling of cigarettes from Zimbabwe via Beitbridge and illegal crossing points along the Limpopo River, seizing five vehicles and cigaret...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:22hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's diamonds sold for a song
Zimbabwe often sells its diamonds below market prices as they are not sought for and are even explicitly banned by major jewellery retailers for ethical reasons," ReportZIMBABWE is allegedly s...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:28hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth has appalling human rights record
This written article by Professor Jonathan Moyo, then an academic at the University of Zimbabwe, was published by the Financial Gazette on 10 October 1991, a few days...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:07hrs | 161 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe gold deliveries to hit 40 tonnes
STATE-owned gold buyer, Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) is bullish on hitting a 40-tonne gold delivery target in 2023 buoyed by new gold mining projects coming into production as well as continuous polic...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:11hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Zinara hikes Z$ toll fees
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has hiked toll fees in local currency with effect from February 1, 2023.In a statement yesterday, Zinara said the toll fees in local currency...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe aims for top spot in carbon steel production
ZIMBABWE is now on a sustainable economic growth path following a number of interventions and is set to become one of the top carbon steel producers in sub-Saharan Africa in the next three years on th...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:10hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Four steal $500 million airtime
POLICE have arrested four people for allegedly stealing pinless credit airtime from NetOne cellular (Private) Limited worth over $500 million.The suspects are Primrose Maireti (32), James Mwan...Published: 29 Jan 2023 at 20:49hrs | 893 | by Staff Reporter
Headwinds ahead for Zanu-PF
NORTON Independent legislator Temba Mliswa remains a comical character but he is one you cannot afford to ignore.A rabble-rouser of note, he has been a thorn in the flesh of Zanu-PF ever since...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 11:26hrs | 2609 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls corruption jolts July Moyo into action
LOCAL Government and Public Works minister July Moyo has recommended the Victoria Falls City Council to come up with a robust housing policy whose absence is fuelling the rampant illegal allocation of...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:27hrs | 1084 | by Staff reporter
2023 elections crucial test of Mnangagwa's Statesmanship
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, by now, most of the determined would-be contestants for public office are already geared for the imminent race. Although t...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:53hrs | 229 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Police hunt for Murehwa violence suspects
Police are looking for the perpetrators of political violence which allegedly took place in Murehwa, after the emergence of video clips which have since gone viral on social media.In the video...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 18:22hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Murehwa violence incident likely stage-managed by Chamisa's CCC, claims Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has denied allegations that thugs filmed attacking elderly opposition supporters in Murewa over the weekend are members of the ruling party.In a statement issued by Zanu-PF Mashonaland...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 07:01hrs | 2114 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF distance itself from Murehwa violence?
Zanu-PF Mashonaland East Province has distanced itself from individuals in the alleged political violence video that has gone viral on social media saying that the people appearing in the video are ne...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 06:58hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe macroeconomic priorities for 2023
Zimbabwe's treasury department presented a ZW$4.5 trillion budget (21% of 2021 GDP) for the 2023 fiscal year. The budget roughly translates to US$5.3 billion if the market exchange rate is used. As is...Published: 15 Dec 2022 at 23:53hrs | 238 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe power shortages will end in 2023
THE authorities will take extraordinary measures, including the removal of all barriers hindering investment in the energy sector, to ensure that Zimbabwe does not face severe power shortages next yea...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:53hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo entangled in Vic Falls corruption scandals
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo (pictured), who is entangled in Victoria Falls land scandals — with his ally mayor Somveli Dlamini currently out of jail on bail after he was arrested for a fraud...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:43hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Stern warning for errant schools
Zanu-PF has expressed concern over the deaths of pupils in schools, extra lessons, and the charging of exorbitant fees including some exclusively in foreign currency.This is contained in the p...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:50hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on the brink of its biggest wheat harvest in history
Zimbabwe says it is on the brink of its biggest wheat harvest in history, thanks in large part to efforts to overcome food supply problems caused by the war in Ukraine. But bush fires and impending ra...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 19:19hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Zinara hikes toll gate fees again
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has with effect from today slightly increased tolling fees in local currency but they remain unchanged in foreign currency.According to the n...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:49hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Shareholders fight directors over Tetrad Bank control and assets
TETRAD Investment Bank (TIB) shareholders are locked in a heated row with its directors for the control of the defunct financial institution's US$13 million assets. TIB has properties and othe...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 18:49hrs | 534 | by Agencies
BCC turn down $2m Ascot inferno waiver
THE Bulawayo City Council has turned down a request to waive a $2 million Fire and Ambulance Services bill by a business which lost bales of hay and property worth more than US$70 000 in an inferno in...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
ZB directors mull liquidation and surrendering licence
With three months left before year-end, it is now crunch time for ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH), which is currently under increased pressure to recapitalise its building society within the grace period...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 08:58hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
NGO calls for transparency in delimitation exercise
ELECTORAL watchdog, Election Resource Centre (ERC) has called for transparency and inclusivity in the ongoing constituency delimitation exercise to avoid boundary manipulation for next year's polls....Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Colonialism was not an event, but a long-term project of global control
Queen Elizabeth II was finally laid to rest last week after 96 years of life and 70 years of service as the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until she die...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 133 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwe universities adjust fees structures
STATE universities in the country have raised their tuition fees in line with regional trends to cover operational costs.Lupane State University (LSU) released their new fee's stru...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:43hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Fake products flood Bulawayo markets
A NEW crop of ‘entrepreneurs' has invaded Bulawayo's marketplaces where they sell fake branded products to unsuspecting consumers in broad daylight.In essence, the traders pretend to sell po...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga duped
The Cold Storage Company in Bulawayo remains closed, despite a grand "official re-opening" by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga on August 22, ZimLive can reveal.Chiwenga, then the acting pre...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 19:57hrs | 4675 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vehicle licences now set in US$
Vehicle licence fees have now been set in US dollars converted at the interbank rate of exchange on the day of payment for the majority who pay in local currency with owners of vehicles under 1 500kg ...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:10hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
ZINARA hikes Zimdollar toll fees
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Authority (ZINARA) has with immediate effect hiked Zimdollar toll fees in line with obtaining exchange rate dynamics.The developments are in line with recent ...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 20:55hrs | 5662 | by Staff reporter
NSSA awards pensioners 50pc increment
Pension payouts will be reviewed by up to 50 percent this month and be progressively adjusted in subsequent months subject to "affordability and sustainability" to cushion pensioners from price increa...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:41hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo forex discounts endorsed
BULAWAYO residents are going to get a 50 percent discount for settling their rates in foreign currency, while industries will have a 30 percent discount after councillors endorsed the resolution which...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:20hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
BCC offers domestic debtors 50% discount
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is now offering a 50% discount to domestic debtors and 30% to industrial debtors paying their bills in foreign currency.Councils began indexing rates in foreign cur...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe roads authority increases toll gate fees by 39%
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Authority (ZINARA) has hiked toll fees by 39% in line with exchange rate movements.The new fees are with effect from 3 August 2022.In a statement Tuesday, t...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 19:56hrs | 1139 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's problem is Zanu-PF's intimidation and kleptocracy, not the country's youth
THERE is a certain blindness in understanding the nature of Zimbabwean politics and elections if the problem is mostly attributed to an apathetic youth. A more analytical view includes other consequen...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 257 | by Tony Reeler
Flour price goes up
THE price of bread is likely to go up after flour prices rose by 10% yesterday.This comes after the Grain Marketing Board increased its wheat prices to millers by 8% from $239 360 to $258 416 ...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:21hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
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