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Man's 'get rich quick' muthi backfires horribly
REMEMBER, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.Blinded by the allure of prosperity, an elderly man from Hwange in Matabeleland North province's quest to get rich quickly thr...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ponzi scheme founder flees with 'investors' US$1m
THE founder of an online Ponzi scheme, E-Creator, has left his clients seething with anger after duping them of large sums of money before vanishing.In a statement issued to clients yesterday,...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
As guns flow into Zimbabwe, armed robberies spike
CHRISTOPHER Holland believed he had done all he could to secure his home: two vicious dogs permanently stationed in the front yard and wall-to-wall security. But as he arrived home from work one day a...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime sees lithium as Zimbabwe's get-out-of-jail card
High demand for minerals in lithium, driven by ion batteries for electric vehicles and other green technologies, may be Zimbabwe's sanctions get-out-of-jail card — or a get-rich-quick card for Zanu-...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora not always a place of success
GOING abroad has been long regarded as key to success. Thousands of Zimbabweans have destroyed their livelihoods in a bid to secure a ticket and fly away to the Diaspora.Many people sold house...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:29hrs | 7 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bitcoin pyramid scheme collapses
INNOCENT Matongo, a Zimbabwean expatriate worker based in Boksburg, South Africa is ruing the day he decided to latch on to a get-rich-quick scheme.After investing thousands of United States d...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:52hrs | 9 | by Emmanuel Kafe
Sangomas are also looking for money
A trio of male adults left Zimbabwe for Mozambique in search of a Sangoma to give them a get-rich-quick voodoo panacea. A yesternight borne fire discussion had assured them in Nampula province...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 09:07hrs | | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
3 passive income trends in 2021
What is passive income? Passive income is exactly what it sounds like; a way of earning money that does not require as much activity as a regular income...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 10:47hrs | 4 | by Staff Writer
Diaspora streets not paved with gold
Living abroad is one of the most eye-opening experiences that you can have for yourself. It allows you to be challenged in new settings and work through problems you wouldn't encounter at home...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:50hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The world is open for Zimbabwean business
Since President Emmerson Mnangagwa came into office he has successfully reversed the trends of isolation that have been inhibiting Zimbabwean growth for many years. His mantra of "Zimbabwe is open for...Published: 15 May 2018 at 18:46hrs | | by Joice Tsitsi
Ginimbi flaunts R4 million sports car
Flamboyant youthful businessman Genius Kadungure has boasted that he has bought a 2017 Bentley Bentayga — a supercar, which costs R4 million. Kadungure, 33, has been showing off on social me...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Informal traders mustn't be hookwinked into joining NSSA
The National Social Security Authority's (NSSA) attempt to pillage informal traders' hard-earned money by hoodwinking them into joining its dubious schemes, should be resisted by all means.NSS...Published: 20 Apr 2017 at 14:48hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
US$ shortage spurs pyramid schemes
ZIMBABWEANS have taken to developing their own unique pyramid schemes to get hard cash as the hunt for the United States dollar intensifies.Amid growing shortages of the dollar from the market...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
American pyramid scheme makes inroads into Zimbabwe
AMERICAN empowerment-based membership programme iRaisers International has entered the Zimbabwean market, the latest pyramid scheme in a slew of money-making initiatives that are finding more and ...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Could it be that something is so grossly wicked about politics in Zimbabwe or is it about the people and their mentality?
INTRODUCTION More than three and half decades ago Zimbabwe economy was almost in the first world category and the very same United States dollar Zimbabw...Published: 05 Aug 2016 at 07:13hrs | | by Andrew M Manyevere
Prophet features in 'Blood Money'
POPULAR Dangamvura-based prophet, Madzibaba John Karembera of the Johane Masowe Yechishanu Yenyenyedzi Nomwe has ventured into the movie industry by producing a potential blockbuster movie titled Bloo...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 09:22hrs | | by Liberty Dube
Zanu Mugabe distortions, half-truths and misrepresentations must be stopped
The hope that a sector of the population can rise over and above people voice and representation, irrespective of sacrifices and contributions, runs contrary to values of democratic norms and must be ...Published: 27 Apr 2016 at 00:11hrs | | by Andrew M Manyevere
African governance: does it have steadfast love, justice and accountability?
I have lived to witness three military coups under my watch either in transit or while visiting a country. The experiences were unforgiving and very taxing. The doubt of whether you will ever be able ...Published: 30 Sep 2015 at 09:45hrs | | by Andrew M Manyevere
Zimbabweans turn to God
While millions of people in the developed world turned on the style and spent billions of dollars entertaining themselves on New Year's Eve, thousands of poor and desperate Zimbabweans decided to turn...Published: 05 Jan 2015 at 14:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Excuse me! Let me speak
Excuse me! Let me speak. If you let me I shall speak calmly and rationally. When I am done let come on me what may for I have staked my life in order to fulfill nothing less than a dream for my co...Published: 15 Dec 2014 at 05:41hrs | | by Field Ruwe
Makandiwa, Angel's mega churches transforms into corporations
Makandiwa and Angel's mega-churches have transformed into corporations to an extent that they now have their own broadcasting facilities, TV stations and public relation machines.Out of their ...Published: 07 Feb 2013 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
When prosperity gospel becomes prosperity gold spel
Christians are living in times of great battles erupting in both the carnal and the...Published: 17 Nov 2011 at 13:03hrs | | by Panganai Nzira
In Zimbabwe, a hungry man is a docile man, not an angry man
As their country's economic decline continues to gather speed, Zimbabweans of all walks of life increasingly adopted creative coping mechanisms, captured succinctly in the phrase "make a plan" that is...Published: 19 Sep 2011 at 12:26hrs | | by Dell
Is this relationship a non-starter!
You have stars in your eyes and every time the phone rings, you jump six feet high – it might be the new object of your affection. But all might not be moonshine and roses. Often ye...Published: 08 Jun 2011 at 11:55hrs | | by Susan Erasmus
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