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High Court clears Chihuri assets
The High Court has returned the properties former police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri acquired during his 25 years at the helm of the police force that were targeted for forfeiture, in what ...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 16:12hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
The makings of Kuda Tagwirei
Businessman and serial investor Mr Kuda Tagwirei had endured an energy-sapping and disappointing 12-hour wait to refuel his car at a local service station sometime in 2003 when he had a moment of epip...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:26hrs | 430 | 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
Tagwirei's humble beginnings
ONE of Zimbabwe's most astute businessmen and Sakunda Holdings chief executive officer, Mr Kudakwashe Tagwirei, has given rare insights into how he started his flourishing business empire, revealing h...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:00hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga-Indonesia arms deal jolts UK
THE United Kingdom has expressed concern over reports that Zimbabwe's Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga was shopping for ammunition in Indonesia, amid growing fears of a plan to perpetuate human rig...Published: 28 May 2022 at 19:25hrs | 6075 | by Staff Reporter
'Mnangagwa lied to diplomats'
THE United Kingdom government is plotting tougher sanctions against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, arguing the measures put in place have failed to nudge Harare towards reform, hence t...Published: 18 May 2022 at 18:48hrs | 3365 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's empire is collapsing like a castle built on sand
What you need to know:‘Gucci Grace' will, however, still live comfortably for the rest of her life even if the businesses that her husband left her collapse, as post-coup law ensures that sh...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:14hrs | 3064 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa guns for economic hitmen
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has launched a massive clampdown on some big corporates suspected of conniving with local banks to borrow billions of Zimbabwean dollars which they used t...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:14hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Govt cracks down on speculators
GOVERNMENT is clamping down on big corporates, which borrowed billions of Zimbabwe dollars and used the money for speculative activities while taking advantage of exchange rate movements to push up pr...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:02hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Bank lending freeze targets big corporates enjoying 'arbitrage profits'
HARARE - The Zimbabwe government is clamping down on big corporates which borrowed billions in Zimbabwean dollars and allegedly used the money for speculative activities.Authorities say the co...Published: 13 May 2022 at 14:50hrs | 1327 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa's CCC says Zimbabwe is shut for business
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party yesterday accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of "shutting off" the country to business through chaotic anti-economic measures.Addressing ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter
Zacc, Zimra impound 17 buses
Over the last three weeks, 17 long distance buses and three haulage trucks have been impounded at Beitbridge Border Post and their owners made to pay $26,3 million in fines plus $19,8 million in unpai...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:09hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe freezes registration of new NGOs
THE government has frozen the registration of private voluntary organisations (PVOs) and trusts, stoking fears that the President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has begun a clampdown on non-gover...Published: 10 May 2022 at 17:29hrs | 1335 | by Staff reporter
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe says bank lending ban 'temporary'
Zimbabwe's freeze on bank lending is a temporary measure which is meant to contain inflation and stabilise its economy, central bank governor John Mangudya told state television on Tuesday.Pre...Published: 10 May 2022 at 15:29hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa brain freeze has him confused
President Emmerson Mnangagwa often touts his Christian faith when speaking publicly. He has told some audiences that had he not been a politician, he would have been a preacher.You would think...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:32hrs | 4404 | by Staff reporter
Graft, nepotism allegations rock GZU
WORKERS at the Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) have petitioned the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and Higher and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira over corruption and nepotism amid ...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:33hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
Teacher witch-hunt continue
GOVERNMENT has embarked on a witch-hunt, scrapping the recruitment of teachers as enumerators for the national census exercise as punishment for participating in a strike action when schools opened fo...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:27hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
RioZim's coal power project seeks other backing after China's U-turn
A Zimbabwean company that had been banking on Chinese financing to build a major coal-fired power plant says it is now looking for alternative backers as China pulls back on funding such projects over...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 09:01hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri abused power, court told
FORMER Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri abused his public power as head of the police to prejudice the State of large sums in public funds channelled to five companies linked to his family and r...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:13hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri says he is too rich to steal
EXILED former police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri yesterday told the High Court that he was too rich to steal from the State and the police force.Chihuri is accused of corruption inv...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:08hrs | 703 | 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
Chihuri fraud case further postponed
THE High Court has deferred the case of former Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri who is accused of corruption involving US$32 million to March 24.Judge Justice Pisirai Kwenda grant...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:47hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri's wealth case deferred
The hearing of the State's application for former police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to explain how he sold five properties that were part of the family's large property portfolio, in what ...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:51hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
EU maintains sanctions grip on ZDI
STATE-OWNED arms manufacturing company, the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI), remains under the tight grip of European Union (EU) sanctions due to the reported role of security forces in alleged huma...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 17:44hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo interrogates Afcon funding
Suspended Zifa president Felton Kamambo has questioned the SRC's move to fund the Warriors' preparations and participation at the Afcon finals held in Cameroon when the same Government has been failin...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:33hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
RBZ freezes 4 firms' accounts
Bank accounts of four private companies under investigation for possible money laundering have been frozen by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's investigations arm, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), ...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
LSU in another sexual harassment storm
LUPANE State University has been caught in yet another sexual abuse storm in which the Vice Chancellor Pardon Kuipa is alleged to have caused the clash of two women lovers causing a fierce fight which...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 13:40hrs | 3640 | by Stephen Jakes
US sanctions on Zimbabwe's elite ricochet across economy
Callisto Jokonya stands in the cavernous factory of Imperial Refrigeration and recalls the halcyon days.In the 1990s, his factory, located in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, was buzzing....Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri wealth case deferred
The High Court has deferred to next month, the case in which the State is seeking explanation from former police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri on the sale of five properties that were part of...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean economy suffers under US sanctions
Callisto Jokonya stands in the cavernous factory of Imperial Refrigeration and recalls the halcyon days.In the 1990s, his factory, located in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, was buzzing with a ...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:31hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's options in the context of despotic capture of MDC Alliance?
In 1998, in Russia's St Petersburg, Oleg Sergeyev ran for the Governor's position. When he officially launched his campaign, to his chagrin there were two other opponents. Opponent one was Oleg Sergey...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:08hrs | 4658 | by Staff reporter
20 years of ruinous sanctions
The unilateral sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West in the last 20 years have, among others, adversely affected the country's ability to boost its manufacturing sector, build health and education...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:21hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Govt unfreezes civil servants posts
GOVERNMENT will next year recruit more teachers and nurses after unfreezing some civil service posts, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube told Parliament recently.Civil servants, however, criticised...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:50hrs | 1006 | by Staff reporter
This holiday season surprise your health-conscious guests with these 3 delicious reduced sugar cocktails
The 2021 holiday season is upon us. This year has been a tough one for everyone so most of us are looking forward to spending time with friends and family. Over the next few weeks, there will ...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 18:24hrs | 204 | by Staff Reporter
SA banks threaten to close bank accounts of Zimbabweans Exemption Permit holders
SOME South African banks are threatening to freeze accounts of Special Zimbabweans Exemption Permit holders if they don't provide new documents in January 2022.One of the permit holders, who r...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 08:02hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Herman Mashaba asks Ramaphosa to impose economic sanctions on Zimbabwe
SOUTH African opposition Action South Africa party leader Herman Mashaba has urged the neighbouring country's government to impose economic sanctions on Zimbabwean government and Zanu-PF officials and...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets Western funding despite sanctions outcry
ZIMBABWE has so far received US$647.6 million in development assistance from Western countries in the period from January to September 2021 despite claims by the government that it is barred from rece...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 16:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
5 armed robbers nabbed
A gang of five robbers raiding Masvingo, Beitbridge and surrounding areas since July has been rounded up and arrested as the hunt is on for the other three members of the gang.Charles Chekenye...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 19:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
IMF freezes funds for Afghanistan over political uncertainty
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put on hold funds to Afghanistan amid the rising uncertainty in the country.These developments came after IMF recently announced a $650 billion Specia...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 14:12hrs | 7 | by Agencies
US, UK tell Mnangagwa to introspect on sanctions
THE United States (US) and Britain yesterday accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of hiding behind a finger by blaming sanctions for his misrule and rising corruption, economic mismanagement, failure ...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:41hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking ZIDERA, atrocities of sanctions
It is without doubt that sanctions are a crime against humanity, an unfair treatment of race against race, nation against nation, the strong against the presumably weak, all with the intention to crea...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:38hrs | 9 | by Takasununguka Ziki
Denying that there sanctions against Zimbabwe now a discredited position
All is primed for the observation of the Anti-Sanctions Solidarity Day which was declared by Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders to take place every 25 October.The day this y...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | | by Lovemore Chikova
Hospital detains stillborn baby for 1 month
ST PATRICK'S Mission Hospital in Hwange has come under spotlight after management at the Catholic run health institution allegedly detained a still born for a month in the mortuary, demanding that the...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sand poachers degrade Bulawayo
RAMPANT sand poaching and chopping down of trees is causing environmental degradation in and around Bulawayo amid revelations that the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) only has five rangers instead of 74 n...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Big Zimbabwean companies are fingered in forex fiddle
TOP executives and directors from up to 20 big companies face imminent arrest following a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) investigation into massive multi-million-dollar fraud involving the country's f...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 18:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Rights groups shoot down calls for poll freeze
RIGHTS groups have dismissed the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T call for postponement of the 2023 elections, describing the proposal as illegal and a gross violation of citizens' rights.On Sunday,...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Naming and shaming of illegal forex dealers a good move
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe last week banned 30 black market currency dealers from operating any bank or mobile money accounts for the next two years. The central bank said the dealers should also be...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reserve Bank panics as exchange rates spiral
MONETARY authorities revised annual inflation targets upwards on Monday before lining up a sea of fresh policy proposals to government, as they scurried to stem a "worrisome" surge in parallel market ...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe under attack as the united nations special rapporteur is deployed
THE United Nations (UN) will deploy a special rapporteur to Zimbabwe to probe the impact of sanctions on the country and determine if President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government was not using them as a ...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 17:07hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
UN probes Zimbabwe sanctions
THE United Nations (UN) will deploy a special rapporteur to Zimbabwe to probe the impact of sanctions on the country and determine if President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government was not using them as a ...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
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