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Lawyers condemn forced evictions and demolition of homes in Zimbabwe
Human rights lawyers have strongly condemned the recent demolitions of houses and the forced eviction of Zimbabweans from their ancestral lands, labeling the actions as heartless and inhumane....Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa in constitutional violation over security minister'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing criticism for allegedly violating the Constitution by failing to appoint a Minister of Intelligence, a key position mandated by Zimbabwe's supreme law. The accus...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:05hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa extends Harare probe team's tenure
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the tenure of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the governance of Harare City Council (HCC) by three months, allowing it more time to complete its probe...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:07hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
ZiG remains fully legal and operational, says RBZ
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reassured the public that the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency remains fully legal and operational, dismissing concerns about potential regulatory gaps. This clarifi...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 17:12hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
184 arrested for illegal land allocations
In a significant crackdown on illegal land allocations, Zimbabwean police have arrested more than 184 individuals across the country for allegedly parceling out land unlawfully. The operation comes as...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:40hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police intensify crackdown on land barons
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has ramped up operations against illegal land allocations nationwide, targeting land barons responsible for the spread of unlawful settlements on communal, local aut...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 14:16hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa farm battle turns nasty
More than 150 families at Old Citrus Farm, located on the outskirts of Chinhoyi, find themselves homeless after their homes and belongings were destroyed amid a contentious land ownership dispute. The...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:20hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exempts immigrants from ban on importing older vehicles
Immigrants are now exempt from the Government's ban on importing vehicles older than 10 years, allowing qualifying immigrants to bring in cars duty-free, according to new regulations under Statutory I...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:28hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gazettes new limit on cash exports
The Government of Zimbabwe has introduced new regulations setting a maximum limit on the amount of cash that individuals can take out of the country without prior approval from the Reserve Bank of Zim...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 19:43hrs | 2575 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe resumes war victims' compensation after 26 years
The Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Monica Mavhunga, has announced the resumption of compensation payments for war victims, marking a major step in supporting Zimbabwe's liber...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean boxer relocates to Zambia
Champion boxer-turned-promoter, Charles Manyuchi, has relocated his boxing academy and promotion business to Zambia, citing prohibitive fees in Zimbabwe that make it nearly impossible for promoters to...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 07:52hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Panners wreak havoc in Gwanda
Residents of Gwanda in Matabeleland South have raised serious concerns about the adverse effects of increasing artisanal mining activities, which have led to environmental damage, livestock deaths, an...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:16hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
War vets mop up vetting set for this month
The government is set to resume the mop-up vetting of war collaborators and non-combatants this month, with plans to publish the names of those who successfully pass the vetting, paving the way for th...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 11:33hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council unpacks Master Plan
The Bulawayo City Council will be presenting the city's recently gazetted Master Plan to stakeholders on Wednesday afternoon at a meeting to be held at the Small City Hall.Business organizatio...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 15:05hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
NRZ has no properties abroad
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has dismissed social media reports that it owns properties outside Zimbabwe and has lost records of some of them.In a statement, the NRZ said it had oft...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:40hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Relief as High Court reverses Masvingo evictions
The High Court has overturned the conviction of 16 villagers who were previously found guilty of illegally occupying gazetted land in Masvingo. The original conviction, handed down b...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:13hrs | 1018 | by Staff reporter
Report businesses that reject the ZiG, says RBZ
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has launched a hotline and WhatsApp number for the public to report businesses that reject the local currency or charge above the offic...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:10hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Esidakeni Farm case struck off the roll
The Esidakeni Farm case involving Siphosami Malunga, Zephania Dlamini, Charles Moyo, and the State has been struck off the roll by High Court Judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu, who noted that the case file...Published: 19 May 2024 at 10:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to extend ZiG currency crackdown to shops
The government intends to expand its crackdown on street currency traders to include retailers, ensuring that goods and services are priced using only the official exchange rate of the new ZiG currenc...Published: 18 May 2024 at 12:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Annual independent external audit for RBZ reserves
Independent external auditors shall audit Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) precious minerals and foreign currency reserves backing the country's new currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), once a year as part of...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimswitch, EcoCash roll out new currency
FOLLOWING the unveiling of the new currency last Friday, the country's sole national payments platform and clearing house, Zimswitch, yesterday announced that it had completed the rollout of the ZiG p...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans urged to have confidence in new currency
Measures announced by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mushayavanhu in his maiden monetary policy statement on Friday should go a long way in containing prices and reducing inflation, a...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZUDAC affiliates extort passengers, corrupt
THE Zimbabwe Union of Drivers and Conductors (ZUDAC), including its affiliates, have been fingered in an extortion scandal and being accomplices in abusing commuting passengers, an investigation expos...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 21:07hrs | 7 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
'Mutapa Investment Fund mustn't become conduit for looting'
AS prevalence of public sector corruption reaches alarming levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded that Zimbabwean authorities ensure the newly-established Mutapa Investment Fund (M...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
ZEC gazettes new legislators
CCC interim secretary general Mr Sengezo Tshabangu and 13 others are expected to be sworn in as Senators and members of the National Assembly next week after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission confirme...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fails to utilise Zinara funds
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) failed to utilise $2,3 billion in road rehabilitation funds from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) yet the local authority is struggling to repair the city...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
400 000 cars dodge licence fees
Only 800 000 out of 1,2 million registered vehicles are being compliant in terms of licencing, indicating a compliance rate of approximately 60 percent, reports the Zimbabwe National Road Administrati...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinara raps local authorities over roads
Local authorities have come under fire from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) for allowing settlements in areas without serviced roads.Addressing journalists yesterday, Zinara...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube issues chilling warning over sugar tax-linked price hikes
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has issued a firm warning to traders engaging in unjustified price hikes on sugary beverages, arguing that the officially gazetted tax thresholds do not warrant such exce...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa third term bid, what does the law say?
ON February 21, 2024, some leaders of the Zanu-PF party in Masvingo province declared that they wanted President Mnangagwa to go beyond 2028, contrary to the Constitution of Zimbabwe.But what ...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | 1 | by Mlondolozi Ndlovu
Zanu-PF MP ordered to vacate farm
KAROI magistrate Moreblessing Makati on Friday fined Zanu-PF Hurungwe East legislator Chenjerai Kangausaru and ordered him to vacate Chitonga Farm he had occupied using forged documents. ...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe millers warn of rice price hikes
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has approached the Treasury to scrap the 15% value-added tax (VAT) on rice, warning that the levy will hit consumer spending.The developments c...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 09:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must not exempt state entities from scrutiny
GOVERNANCE watchdogs has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa discard his gazetted General Notice 164B of 2024 which exempts 21 key state entities from complying with the Public Procurement and ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 20:03hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Intraparty strife engulfs CCC
THE beleaguered Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been plunged into further turmoil as internal divisions and bitter infighting have come to the fore, following the submission of the list of Sen...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for Masvingo illegal settlers
A MASVINGO magistrate has suspended the eviction of hundreds of illegal settlers pending the determination of their High Court appeal against government's decision to remove them from their homes....Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 17:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fear grips rural and peri-urban areas in Zimbabwe
Fear has gripped many rural and peri-urban areas in Zimbabwe after the authorities unleashed a new wave of house demolitions leaving countless families homeless. Already, stranded people are counting ...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 20:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
ZEC cleans up voters' roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has removed about 5 000 deceased persons from the voters roll as the election management body cleans the roll in terms of the Electoral Act.The removal ...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa exempts 21 entities from scrutiny
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has exempted 21 public entities from scrutiny in procurement and disposal of assets.The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, AFC Commercial Bank, Infrastructure Develop...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt orders illegal settlers off State land
FOLLOWING the recent up-tick in illegal settlements on agricultural land and pastures across rural and urban areas, Government has ordered the concerned culprits to promptly vacate the areas or face t...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Buy Zimbabwe welcomes positive move on imports
BUY Zimbabwe has said the Government's recent decision to reinstate import duties on basic commodities was a progressive development that will contribute to a fairer competitive landscape for domestic...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 17:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe restores duty on imported basic commodities
THE Government has restored the payment of import duty on selected basic goods, which fall away from the customs traveller's rebate.A traveller's rebate is a duty-free allowance, which is granted ...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 18:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Farm invaders fined US$50
TWENTY-FOUR villagers have been convicted and fined US$50 each for invading a farm owned by the late MDC politician, Roy Bennet.They were arrested two weeks ago and appeared before Karoi magis...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthulisi Ncube exempts VAT on key basic commodities
TREASURY has gazetted the suspension of Value Added Tax (VAT) on selected basic commodities with effect from today as part of Government measures to tame price increases while boosting consumer purcha...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners to pay U$5,000 for Zimbabwean citizenship
Foreigners applying for Zimbabwean citizenship on the basis of permanent residence will be required to pay US$5 000 cash for both adults and minors while those who seek restoration of citizenship afte...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Vehicles with no valid licences to be denied passage at Zimbabwe toll gates
Vehicles driven on the country's highways without valid licences shall be denied passage at toll gates, Transport Minister Felix Mhona has declared.Under Statutory Instrument 5 of 2024 which a...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 20:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
No additional tollgates on Zimbabwe's premium roads
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has dismissed claims that additional tollgates were being established along the country's premium roads.Users of social media platforms have ...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
10% tollgate resident discounts gazetted
People living within 10km of a tollgate shall pay toll fees discounted by 10 percent following the gazetting of Statutory Instrument 5 of 2024, the Toll Roads (National Road Network) (Amendment) Regul...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's political parties funds take centre stage
When distributing the budgeted funds for political parties, with Zanu-PF and CCC being the two who qualify, the Government will be guided by the law and even by the courts if the CCC factions need to ...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinara clarifies motorists' queries on tollgates
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has dismissed claims that additional tollgates were being established along the country's premium roads.Users of social media platforms have ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 17:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi interchange fund looted
Several directors at the Ministry of Transport have been quizzed by anti-graft investigators after whistle blowers leaked explosive details linking them to the pillage of a fund meant to compensate ow...Published: 14 Jan 2024 at 20:50hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
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