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Prioritise locals over Chinese contractors for the benefit of Zim economy
Kenyan law professor Patrick Lumumba gets animated when he talks about China's rising influence on the African continent where governments get blinded by their fraternal ties with the Communist Party ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 933 | by Anthony Matutu
Will capitalism allow SA to bail Zimbabwe out?
SOUTH AFRICA has taken the unofficial role of Zimbabwe's big brother over the years given its relatively better economy and extensive relationship with the country.When Zimbabwe's socio-econom...Published: 16 hrs ago | 413 | by Tafara Mtutu
Violence against women costs Lesotho economy $113 million annually
A Commonwealth report has revealed violence against women and girls costs Lesotho more than $113 million (about 1.9 billion Lesotho loti) a year....Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 11:57hrs | 512 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe's cost of living up
ZIMBABWE'S cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ), food basket for a low income family of six, rose to $14 438 in August from $14 256 in July, representing a 1,27 percen...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 17:51hrs | 2399 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's intellectual prostitutes and the national question
My Ghanaian broth er, Dr George Ayiteyi, was the first to connect fraudulent claims to the title of professor to Professor Jonathan Moyo as the quintessential intellectual prostitute. I scolded Ayitey...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:41hrs | 803 | by Kenneth Mufuka
How Zanu-PF came into existence
The born-free generation, born after Zimbabwe gained its independence in 1980, has grown up knowing a political system run by the Zanu PF party.Unbeknown to many people, the ruling party, is a...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 19:17hrs | 3091 | by Irvine Sibhona
SA tightens screws on cross-border trading
SOUTH Africa's Border Management Authority Act 2 of 2020 enacted on July 21, 2020 could severely restrict Zimbabwe's cross-border traders as the neighbouring country prepares to open its borders start...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:05hrs | 3967 | by Staff reporter
VIPs bleed Zesa, parly to probe
PARLIAMENT will next month launch a full-scale investigation into operations at the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) with the aim of recovering millions of dollars, which were, according t...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:57hrs | 1686 | by Staff reporter
Rushed Zim Dollar introduction cost the economy
The Zimbabwean government recently gazetted the Finance Bill (H.B.4 of 2020) which validates the fiscal changes that were tabled in the Mid-Term budget review in July 2020. The Bill amends the Gains T...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:17hrs | 1258 | by Victor Bhoroma
2 smugglers nabbed after high-speed chase
Two smugglers towing a trailer of smuggled goods and mbanje were arrested following a high-speed chase along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo Highway on Sunday morning after they smashed through security booms...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1320 | by Staff reporter
ZACC busts US$3m Covid-19 racket
SENIOR Government officials reportedly connived with private suppliers to siphon US$3 million from Treasury by inflating prices for Covid-19 consumables, it has been learnt.The matter is being...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:29hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Whistle-blowers help bust Covid-19 looters
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is on record calling on all those entrusted with managing resources earmarked for fighting Covid-19 to exercise a high degree of transparency and account...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:27hrs | 209 | by Comm John Makamure
Duo steals US$3,000 from cars
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two men for breaking into several cars and stealing property worth over US$3 000.Police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the arrest of Winter Ch...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:46hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Corruption Commission busts US$3m Covid-19 racket
SENIOR Government officials reportedly connived with private suppliers to siphon US$3 million from Treasury by inflating prices for Covid-19 consumables, it has been learnt.The matter is being...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:44hrs | 249 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa says 'crisis only exists in minds of opposition'
President Mnangagwa has shot down claims of a crisis in the country, thanking Zimbabweans for remaining resolute in defiance of machinations by opposition elements bent on fomenting political instabil...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:15hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Nkulumane trio nabbed for 121 smuggled television sets
THREE men from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo were yesterday arrested after being found in possession of 121 television sets which were smuggled from Botswana. The three Oscar and Pardon Chinana...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:46hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa clears the air on ANC delegation visit
President Mnangagwa yesterday challenged Zanu-PF and its organs to lead the way in telling the Zimbabwean success stories to counter the anti-Zimbabwe sentiments being peddled by the country's detract...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 06:04hrs | 1149 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns Zimbabwe detractors
President Mnangagwa yesterday challenged Zanu-PF and its organs to lead the way in telling the Zimbabwean success stories to counter anti-Zimbabwe sentiments being peddled by the country's detractors....Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 05:57hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Malayitsha truck catches fire
A Zimbabwe registered truck believed to be carrying goods from South Africa reportedly caught fire along the highway before Beitbridge. ...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 13:29hrs | 6606 | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge-Harare Highway robbers nabbed
POLICE in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, last week arrested four Mbare men linked to a spate of robberies targeting trucks along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway.Ngonidzashe Jeke (36), Sile...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1939 | by Staff reporter
Omalayitsha falsifying papers, claims Zimra
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says clients using the Beitbridge Border Post are deliberately falsifying declaration submissions under its pre-payment and pre-clearance facilities, prejudicing...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
Zimra increases cargo check enforcement at border post
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says its increased enforcement of cargo checks at Beitbridge Border Post has exposed rampant abuse of import laws, which was prejudicing the State of millions of...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:34hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border donkey rustlers on the prowl
To new arrivals, "Dip 27" is no different from any other rural service centre in Madabe communal lands south of Plumtree in Zimbabwe.Yet locals know that the daytime semblance of law-abiding p...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:21hrs | 654 | by Oscar Nkala
Mnangagwa clears air on land, SA envoys
Taxpayers' funds will not be used to compensate white former commercial farmers for improvements made on farms, but the money will be sourced externally, President Mnangagwa has said.The Presi...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:02hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
ANC- ZANU- PF bromance in Harare a no show
The entire week, Zimbabweans everywhere had adrenalin pumbing through their beings in great anticipation of the much-hyped ANC- Zanu PF meeting at the very headquarters of the latter in Harare....Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 09:30hrs | 841 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Stability of prices brings relief
Prices of basic commodities are stabilising and marginally decreasing on selected items, arresting the volatility and speculative behaviour which characterised the market before the introduction of th...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:36hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Driving schools seek to resume operations
A NUMBER of driving schools have approached the government over delayed re-opening of their institutions in the wake of the COViD-19 pandemic.The driving schools under the banner, Zimbabwe Dri...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:25hrs | 1727 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe striking terribly hard in death
LAST week marked the first anniversary of the death of Robert Gabriel Mugabe, independent Zimbabwe's first president. Arguably one of the world's most shrewd and controversial politicians, the "larger...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1701 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube reviewing civil service pay
Civil service salaries are being reviewed to cushion them against the rise in prices of goods and services since the last rise and Government will soon make an announcement regarding the US$75 a month...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:04hrs | 1776 | by Staff reporter
Some cheap goods can be very expensive
Sweet tongue trickster is a conman (confidence man) who can be a woman as well. They are very smart with words and can actually sell a fridge to an Eskimo whose igloo is made using ice blocks. ...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:04hrs | 120 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Some rural shops have rendered e-wallets redundant
Most rural traders and general dealer shop owners order their goods from N. Richards and Mahomed Mussa Wholesalers where they buy using e-wallets. On reaching the countryside they fleece the m...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:03hrs | 229 | by Tondo
Zimra clearing 16 trucks per day at Beitbridge border post?
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has said the introduction of the 100 percent searches on goods being imported from South Africa has helped to reduce intrusive leakages and improved revenue coll...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:50hrs | 4593 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as omalayitsha cargo piles up at Zimbabwe/ SA border
TRUCKS, mainly those carrying goods known as consolidated cargo, have been piling up at Beitbridge Border Post in the past five days after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) introduced the 100 per...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:30hrs | 2891 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar, prices of basic goods remain stable
THERE is a glimmer of hope among long-suffering Zimbabweans that the stabilising cost of basic consumer goods in the country will soon lead to more prices coming down on the back of the continuing goo...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 17:06hrs | 2377 | by Staff reporter
Omalayitsha cargo piles up at Beitbridge Border Post
TRUCKS, mainly those carrying goods known as 'consolidated cargo' have been piling up at Beitbridge Border Post in the last five days after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) introduced 100 percen...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 14:41hrs | 3416 | by Staff reporter
Schools demand US dollar fees
SCHOOL headmasters are proposing charging fees in United Sates dollars or the equivalent at the interbank exchange rate, saying the local currency's volatility duringthe COVID-19-induced school cl...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:38hrs | 3024 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business opts for US dollars as base currency
TRANSACTIONS are increasingly occurring in United States Dollars which means that households that earn incomes in the Zimbabwe dollar including most poor households, will find it increasingly unafford...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:33hrs | 1213 | by Staff reporter
Zimra tightens screws at Beitbridge
Trucks, mainly those carrying goods known as consolidated cargo, where a single load has multiple owners, have been piling up at Beitbridge Border Post in the last five days after the Zimbabwe Revenue...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 8783 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo power outage: Woman electrocuted while relieving self
A WOMAN who was electrocuted while relieving herself at a Zesa sub-station in Bulawayo City Centre on Thursday afternoon has been identified as Ms Samukeliso Moyo of Fort Rixon.Bulawayo police...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:52hrs | 1876 | by Staff Reporter
Policy implementation key in reindustrializing economy
The re-industrialization of the economy is a vital piece in the achievement of Zimbabwe's sustainable economic development goals and effective participation in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 16:15hrs | 489 | by Victor Bhoroma
Retailers reel under diminished demand
RETAIL outlets and corporates are reeling from a major reduction in sales volumes with some facing closure as a result of shrinking disposable income due to a weakened local currency and impact of the...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 2815 | by Staff reporter
Dual-listed counters to remain suspended
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), in consultation with Treasury, has advised dual-listed firms to move their listings to the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) to avoid possible manipulation of exc...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:17hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Econet hikes mobile data tariffs
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet), the country's largest mobile telecom operator, has adjusted data bundle tariffs by 60 percent after receiving the go-ahead from the industry regulator early this mon...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 15:35hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
Ignore ZCTU's 'politicised' lunch hour Demos'
LABOUR Minister Paul Mavima has urged workers to snub the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) organised demonstrations, which start this Monday, saying the protests have nothing to do with improv...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 11:40hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to lose $1 billion in potential revenue
ZIMBABWE'S cash-strapped government is set to forgo over $1 billion in revenues from the intermediated money transfer tax (IMTT) as a result of policy inconsistencies, analysts have said.The g...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 10:58hrs | 1382 | by Staff reporter
Donkey cart traders invade Bulawayo with cheap goods
DONKEY cart operators from Bulawayo's nearby peri-urban areas have invaded low-income suburbs in the city selling mostly cheap firewood and vegetables to hard-pressed residents.The cart operat...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:29hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya's auction has made doubting Thomases believe
On June 23, 2020, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mangudya, introduced a market-based foreign exchange (forex) auction system for the country.Indeed, the auction came as refre...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:28hrs | 562 | by Jameson Dapi
Econet mulls data bundle tariff adjustment
Zimbabwe's largest mobile telecommunications company Econet Wireless is understood to be considering a data bundle price adjustment in the wake of mounting costs and rising inflation.A source ...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 19:43hrs | 2770 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya's auction has made doubting Thomases believe…
On 23 June, 2020, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mangudya, introduced a market-based foreign exchange (forex) auction system for the country. Indeed, the auction came as refreshingly...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 19:04hrs | 2302 | by Jameson Dapi
Govt accounts shambolic: Auditor-General
GOVERNMENT'S books of accounts are in a shambolic state amid revelations it has no balance sheet, making accountability for its assets impossible with some civil servants being promoted without the pr...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1865 | by Staff reporter
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