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Electoral reforms must dominate political discourse in 2022
AS we bask on the cusp of a new year, Zimbabweans appear to have gone agog about the pending by-elections and what many deem to be the watershed plebiscite of 2023.And yet for some of us, high...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 157 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Tollgates set for major upgrade
ALL tollgates along the country's major highways will undergo major upgrades and redevelopment this year under a targeted programme meant to reduce on-site traffic congestion and revenue leakages....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:53hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe courts enter digital age
Judicial officers and court staff have started receiving training on operating the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) in preparation for launching the new paperless court system on M...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:52hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers raise salary demand to US$671
Teachers have raised the stakes in salary negotiations with the government after upping their demands.A virtual meeting between the government and public sector unions which was expected to di...Published: 13 Jan 2022 at 16:05hrs | 2545 | by Staff reporter
Malaba slammed
JUDICIAL independence and impartiality in dispensing justice, not over-emphasis on the use of information communication technology, will provide useful tools to ensure effective administration of just...Published: 13 Jan 2022 at 16:03hrs | 1948 | by Staff reporter
Lifestyle audit is needed at BCC
WHY do local authorities in Zimbabwe think it is normal to be owed money by residents?Take for example, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) which is failing to effectively collect revenue to the exten...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:24hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
2022 Legal Year opens today
The 2022 Legal Year opens today with Chief Justice Luke Malaba delivering the keynote address on achievements and challenges over the past 12 months and the judicial administrative agenda for this yea...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Malaba to deliver State of the Judiciary Address (SOJA)
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba is tomorrow expected to issue the State of the Judiciary Address (SOJA) as part of proceedings to mark the opening of the 2022 legal year.The event is set for the Con...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:03hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans told to Respect SA immigration laws
The Zimbabwe National Security Task Force last week arrested more than 600 people for illegally crossing into either Zimbabwe or South Africa along the Limpopo River. An additional 700 illegal immigra...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe in climbdown over passport deal
HOME Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister, Kazembe Kazembe has come off his high horse, repelling an earlier Statutory Instrument empowering CBZ Bank to unilaterally receive US$20 passport applicati...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 19:36hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Zec in fresh voters' roll storm
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday triggered a storm after announcing plans to remove 35 085 names of deceased persons from the voters' roll, two months after identifying only 22 000 de...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 1410 | by Staff reporter
Civil society organisations demands voters roll
LOCAL civil society organisations (CSOs) have piled pressure on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to clear the air on the ongoing voter registration programme after it recently issued two differ...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 08:05hrs | 824 | by Staff Reporter
SECZ boss steps down
SECURITIES and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) chief executive officer, Mr Tafadzwa Chinamo, says he is stepping down as a happy man after achieving his mission of bringing back investor confid...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
D-day for Zimbabwe
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has until today to reinstate the suspended Zifa board or Zimbabwe faces a possible ban by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) from int...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
Form One first term opening deferred
GOVERNMENT has deferred the first term opening day for Form One classes as Grade 7 results have not been released.The learners, who are transitioning from primary school to secondary level, were e...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe passports valid until they expire
GOVERNMENT yesterday clarified the e-passport application process, saying current Zimbabwean passports will remain valid until they expire.The Home Affairs ministry said the online application...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:26hrs | 4380 | by Staff reporter
Woman accused of hiring out guns to armed robbers
Police are on the hunt for a Harare woman who allegedly rented out guns to armed robbers.Investigators recovered two pistols during a raid at Norest Kufa's Glendale residence in Harare after a...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 18:59hrs | 2014 | by Staff reporter
How NGOs scandalously manage to assume power in UN agency Cites
THE managing director of the USA-based Ivory Education Institute Godfrey Harris, revealed his analysis of how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) achieved overwhelming influence within the UN intern...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:22hrs | 293 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zimbabwe soccer fans threaten protest against SRC
FORMER Caps United administrator Paddington Japajapa has threatened to mobilise football fans to protest against the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) if they do not reinstate the suspended Zifa ...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:42hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
How to effectively set realistic goals for 2022
With the pandemic still in full swing, 2021 has been a tough year for many. Some have struggled with slow business, loss of employment, renewed lockdowns and not being able to see family and friends. ...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 19:41hrs | 102 | by Staff Writer
New passports saga deepens
THERE is confusion at the Registrar General's (RGs) office following the launch of e-passports as the government department is still issuing old passports, with its workers in the dark about the new d...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:09hrs | 3538 | by Staff reporter
Form One online application opens
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has opened the Electronic Ministry Application Platform (EMAP), Form One e-enrolment process for 2022 Form One boarding schools.A circular sent ...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:54hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
ED's penchant for dodgy deals ruins economy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's penchant for dodgy deals from businesspersons and shady companies was once again brought into the spotlight this week after the government awarded Lithunian printing com...Published: 18 Dec 2021 at 11:23hrs | 3052 | by Staff Reporter
Murky passport deal raises eyebrows
IN April 2016, the late former president Robert Mugabe commissioned an electronic passport centre at the then King George VI now Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks. Five years later, his successor Emmer...Published: 18 Dec 2021 at 11:16hrs | 1723 | by Staff Reporter
Dodgy company behind shady passports deal
LITHUANIAN company Garsu Pasaulis which was controversially awarded a contract to produce e-passports by the Zimbabwean government under a murky deal is a dodgy entity previously implicated in bribery...Published: 18 Dec 2021 at 10:55hrs | 1321 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli Ncube makes u-turn on cellphone levy
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has made a u-turn on the proposed US$50 cellphone levy, which he said would apply to individuals who would have failed to pay duty on imported cellphones.Ncube's ...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 09:35hrs | 2972 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa ally clinches e-passport deal
GOVERNMENT yesterday awarded businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's CBZ Holdings the monopoly to collect passport fees for the newly-introduced electronic passport (e-passport), which will be pegged in for...Published: 15 Dec 2021 at 06:41hrs | 2782 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe changing its passport by 2023
Zimbabwe's passport prices will double from US$60 to US$120 after the government awarded a passport production contract to a corruption-linked Belgian firm.President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tues...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 22:51hrs | 1845 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches Zimbabwe's e-passport
A nationwide campaign to issue primary identity and registration documents will be launched next year, coinciding with the voter registration blitz ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections, President Mn...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 22:47hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch new passport today
President Mnangagwa is expected to launch the Electronic Passport (e-passport) today in Harare as part of efforts to safeguard immigration security.Despite the introduction of the new passport...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:58hrs | 4527 | by Staff reporter
Online application platform for 2022 Form 1 boarding places
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has opened an online application platform for 2022 Form 1 boarding places.Schools are set to close this Friday and open for the first term next ...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:03hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Superior courts move to paperless system
Designing of a paperless system for the superior courts is now complete and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is ready to train staff on how to operate the new system ahead of the programme's laun...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 06:57hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cigarettes worth R2,6m intercepted in SA
South African police yesterday intercepted R2,6 million worth of cigarettes that were being smuggled into the neighbouring country through Beitbridge Border Post.Four people were arrested in P...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:20hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
NetOne launches local forex remittance platform
State owned mobile network operator NetOne has launched a money transfer service, OneMoney Remit, which will enable locals to send foreign currency across the country.OneMoney Remit was launch...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
NetOne launches domestic remittance service
State-owned telecommunications service provider, NetOne, has launched OneMoney Remit, a domestic remittance service that is expected to contribute to Government's financial inclusion drive.Acc...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Campbell Musiwa: Chartered Accountant par excellence
Mr Campbell Musiwa holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree obtained from the University of Zimbabwe as well as a Masters in Business Leadership Degree from the University of South Africa.He qua...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Who is Sybeth Musengezi?
IN the aftermath of his High Court application challenging his own party Zanu-PF over how it unconstitutionally and illegally convened, constituted and conducted a Central Committee meeting on 19 Nove...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 16:57hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Council tender scam backfires
A Harare man has been jailed for two years for attempting to defraud Chitungwiza Municipality of US$119 000 in a tender scam.Darlington Chirara was initially jailed for 36 months when he appea...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF issues new e-cards
Zanu-PF has started issuing new electronic membership cards with Harare province getting the first batch, but the programme will soon be rolled out to other provinces.The electronic system is ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Minister challenges Zimstat on 2022 population census results
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Judith Ncube has challenged the Zimbabwe Statistic Agency (Zimstat) to produce population census resul...Published: 20 Nov 2021 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimdollar fuel facility availed
A US$15 million facility has been approved by Government to pay for imports of fuel that will be sold in local currency by service stations starting at the end of this month. The fuel will be ...Published: 19 Nov 2021 at 06:37hrs | 449 | by Staff Reporter
Mapeza rings the changes
WARRIORS coach Norman Mapeza has imposed a smartphone ban on his players as he tries to foster discipline, team bonding as well as promoting unity within his camp as the team seeks to end the 2022 Fif...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge border clearance has improved'
ZIMBORDERS authorities yesterday said the traffic backlog at Beitbridge Border Post had "tremendously" improved, with vehicle clearance now taking less than 12 hours, compared to five or more days in ...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
CJ Malaba implores judges to dispense justice promptly
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has implored judges to dispense justice with reasonable promptness to meet public expectations as society looks up to the bench as an epitome of an orderly society.Sp...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutambara lands top post in SA
FORMER deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara has been appointed executive director and full professor of the Institute for the Future of Knowledge (IFK) at the University of Johannesburg.The ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:54hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
NetOne intensifies electronic airtime recharge
THE mobile markets in Africa are for the most part prepaid, with the traditional means of distribution being the sale of scratch cards.It is no secret that this distribution channel has brough...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Media reforms a key to free & fair elections
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation beamed live coverage of the 19th ZANU PF National Annual People's Conference from Bindura last week.The virtual conference which was broadcasted live across t...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 14:35hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe the new Cold War front
ON February 5, 2018 United States President Donald Trump wrote to the US Congress that he was extending sanctions on Zimbabwe by another year. This year President Joe Biden did the same.The gi...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 08:28hrs | 2 | by Nevanji Madanhire
ZDERA framed to harm Zimbabwe
ON December 21, 2001, the then United States of America president, Mr George Bush, signed into law the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act, marking the imposition of a set of economic sanctio...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel to be sold in Z$
THE Government is set to roll out a local currency fuel supply programme which will see a number of garages selling the commodity in local currency.At the moment more than 90 percent of garage...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
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