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Harare Mayor preaches accountability amid council salary scandal
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume on Monday called for accountability and good governance among city officials, even as a recent commission exposed exorbitant salaries being paid to council directors. The com...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:19hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Tempers flare at Bulawayo Council Chambers
A crucial feedback meeting on the formation of a water utility for Bulawayo ended in chaos on Thursday as tempers flared among city officials, residents, and civic society representatives. The meeting...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 19:15hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Redcliff residents betrayed by their local authority's unbridled greed and mismanagement
I recently received some most troubling news from a reliable informant within the Municipality of Redcliff.According to the information, the local authority has allegedly decided to award its ...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 16:04hrs | 359 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Anti-trafficking experts expose traffickers' tactics
Local anti-human trafficking experts have urged Zimbabweans to exercise caution when considering job offers abroad, particularly those that appear too good to be true. This follows the recent Sierra L...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:25hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Umkhonto weSizwe fighter will never forget what a white man told him in Zimbabwe in 1980
I have no idea whether the white man I am writing about is still alive or not. He gave me an understanding of what actually happened to us Africans, and how sinister it was, when we were colonized. Hi...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 13:11hrs | 122 | by Thula Bopela
'Artificial ivory opens another way to end ban on natural ivory trade' says U.S. NGO
A United States-based NGO welcomed a BBC report this month that Austrian scientists have developed a new artificial ivory product, called Digory, that looks and feels like the real thing. The ...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 23:41hrs | 3 | by Emmanuel Koro
Living wage not equivalent to minimum wage
Working poverty is a reality worldwide. For many workers, a job does not provide a way out of poverty for them and their families. A living wage is not necessarily equivalent to the minimum wage. Mini...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | 15 | by Emmanuel Zvada
Parastatal bosses' wings must be clipped
RECENTLY Harare City Council reported that it is losing a lot of money in double salary payments — paying senior employees who are on suspension while at the same time paying those acting in their p...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:59hrs | | by Martin Stobart
Employee's right to fair wages
ONE of the fundamental rights of the employees is right to fair wages but with these trying economic circumstances, it seems as if a lot are being shortchanged at work considering the cost of living h...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:51hrs | 5 | by Emmanuel Zvada
Can Afrikaners save South Africa?
I AM not a South African, so I venture into their space with trepidation because I know how sensitive these things are. But I am an African and a keen observer of events that affect all of us who live...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 2 | by Eddie Cross
Junior teachers out-earn their bosses
TEACHERS' representatives have accused government of employing "divide and rule" tactics by paying junior teachers more than their seniors, NewsDay can report.The senior teachers and administr...Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 07:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
NSSA a curse upon pensioners and vehicle for fleecing Zimbabweans!
As Zimbabwe continues to spiral out of control in an economic vortex - sinking deeper into an abyss - numerous employees are getting laid off from companies without any terminal benefits, becoming mor...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 16:07hrs | 5 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Demand Arrest Of Chicken Thieves Not Wildlife Poachers' - Animal Rights Tell Africans
One of the most curious and harmful lessons that Western animal rights groups continue to teach African rural communities co-existing with wildlife and the African public, in general, is 'demand the a...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 12:54hrs | 9 | by Emmanuel Koro
Improved civil servants perks a priority
Government says it has registered success in its negotiations with civil servants over salaries and other employment terms and is planning continuous improvements on the welfare of public servants....Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Civil servants salary talks inconclusive
Government and unions representing civil servants adjourned negotiations to later this week after yesterday's discussions on salaries, wages and other employment terms. Public Service Commissi...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 05:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cry our beloved 'Sunshine City'
In the mid-1990s, I left my village in Guruve to work in Harare and it was a city of bliss and flamboyance. My uncle Obedience Masakara, who was streetwise aat the time, took me around the city centre...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Time for serious legal action against ZESA
As the constant, but greatly debilitating, power outages continue to torment the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans - who are already at the mercy of an unprecedented economic turmoil in 10 years - with se...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 10:47hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZANU PF factions revealed
The Zimbabwe African Nationalists Union (Patriotic Front) ZANU PF is an interesting political and liberation movement which is currently the reigning and undisputed champion of Zimbabwean politics...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 10:10hrs | 4 | by Nicholas Ncube
Unite against big business' deathly grip
THERE is a lot to criticise about what is going on, but not all price increases we are seeing are that inevitable because in many cases, these are contrived with many big retailers taking advantage of...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani
Harare offers workers 5% pay cushion
Harare City Council has opened talks with its workers for a cost of living adjustment following a recent spate of price hikes that have eroded workers' incomes.Minutes of the council's joint f...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Civil servants' salary demands should be reasonable
Although civil servants play a critical role in the provision of essential services by Government ministries and departments and are entitled to the right to fight for the improvement of their salarie...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:44hrs | 4 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Kombis maintain $2 fare
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have decided to maintain an all round fare of $2 for all the commuting distances, saying there is a need to strike a balance between fuel prices and availability...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son-in-law pocketing obscene salary
FORMER president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law, Simba Chikore, and other top executives at Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways) - a new airline whose murky ownership has sparked controversy amid conflict of int...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 14:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Business cries foul over Mnangagwa's 'looters' list
BUSINESS organisations yesterday expressed displeasure over the inclusion of some of their members on the list of foreign currency externalisers.On Monday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa named a...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 05:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The Curse of Murowa Diamonds
Dear Editor, Surely something is very wrong with Zim diamonds. Are they cursed! Forget about the mystery around the $15billion, operation hakudzokwi or operation restore legitimacy but think o...Published: 02 Dec 2017 at 08:57hrs | 1 | by Disgruntled Murowa Community
The MDC-T has failed Harare residents
The MDC-T has been in charge of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare for the past 17 years and, despite promising "change" for better times, it has been one monumental disappointment. The Party has even appoint...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 14:09hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
120 000 workers unpaid in three years - report
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said at least 120 000 workers have gone without pay for three years mainly in the private sector.In a 36-page report titled "Working Without Pa...Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
120 000 workers unpaid in three years---- report
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said at least 120 000 workers have gone without pay for three years mainly in the private sector.In a 36-page report titled "Working Without Pa...Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Whites planned for the time when Africans would rise up against them
I have no idea whether the white man I am writing about is still alive or not. He gave me an understanding of what actually happened to us Africans, and how sinister it was, when we were colonized. Hi...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 14:57hrs | 2 | by Thula Bopela
What a White Man Told Me in Zimbabwe in 1980
I have no idea whether the white man I am writing about is still alive or not. He gave me an understanding of what actually happened to us Africans, and how sinister it was, when we were colonized...Published: 17 Nov 2016 at 20:25hrs | 214 | by Thula Bopela
Slash high salaries says Khaya-Moyo
Minister of Policy Coordination and Promotion of Socio-Economic Ventures in the President's Office Simon Khaya Moyo has suggested workers across the board are paid too much salaries and they should be...Published: 24 Oct 2016 at 06:17hrs | | by Alice Dube
City council budget approved as managers' salaries are cut
Government has finally approved Masvingo City Council budget for the year 2016 it had rejected due to high salaries of senior managers that were not in line with council policy.The Ministe...Published: 18 Jul 2016 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
PDP condemns continuing State Enterprise corruption
It's looting as usual while Mugabe sleeps on the job The Auditor General has just issued a damning report on how 28 State Enterprise CEOs abused up to $800 million in the 2014-15 year. This wa...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 08:59hrs | | by Vince Musewe
5380 work related injuries and 54 deaths recorded at the work place during 2015
Minister of Public Service,Labour and Social Services Priscilla Mupfumira has said Zimbabwe recorded 5380 work related injuries and 54 deaths at the work place during 2015.She said while this ...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 05:39hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Corrupt elements must be jailed,' says Zanu-PF Politburo member
CORRUPT elements in both the government and private sector should be thrown in jail to arrest the scourge that is stifling development, Zanu-PF Politburo member, Joshua Malinga, has said. He a...Published: 18 Jan 2016 at 05:28hrs | | by Dumisani Sibanda
Zanu-PF expenditure is at 195% of revenue
THE ruling Zanu-PF party continues to sink deeper into debt, with a central committee report released this week which reviewed the party's performance between 2014 and 2015 revealing its liabilities h...Published: 12 Dec 2015 at 16:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'This is not why Mugabe died for the country'
That great poet, Leonard Zhakata (for what is a musician if not a poet?) had it right when he said ‘kana ndichishaura batai mazwi, kuitira mangwana. Vamwe vanozodudzira nepasipo, vamwe ndevanof...Published: 23 Jan 2015 at 12:11hrs | | by Tinomudaishe Chinyoka
Reducing the wage bill is welcome
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Cde Patrick Chinamasa announced in the 2015 budget that government intends to reduce government wage bill from around 78% to 40% next year....Published: 08 Dec 2014 at 11:46hrs | | by John Sigauke
Prices of consumer goods are indeed high
The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) recently revealed that prices of most consumer goods remained high during the first 10 months of this year. It is a worrisome revelation that the basket for ...Published: 20 Nov 2014 at 14:11hrs | | by John Sigauke
Corruption, high salaries scandal hits BCC
Bulawayo City Council's commercial undertaking, Ingwebu Breweries, is reportedly on the brink of collapse due to corruption and a bloated but inept management which costs the company $2.4 million...Published: 27 Oct 2014 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Officials considering shutting down some BCC business ventures
THE Bulawayo City Council's commercial undertakings are reportedly faced with a bleak future with city councillors and officials considering shutting down some of the business ventures after they ...Published: 17 Aug 2014 at 08:41hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Mashakada's Nation Economic Council is a stupid idea devoid of merit
MDC-T's former Economic Planning Minister Tapiwa Mashakada has called for the establishment of an all-stakeholder National Economic Council (Nec) in order to arrest Zimbabwe's economic collapse. ...Published: 29 Jul 2014 at 13:30hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Assets declarations by bigwigs would curb corruption
The move by government to come up with the National Code of Conduct, which requires that all top executives in public offices and parastatals should declare their assets and outline how they got t...Published: 07 Jun 2014 at 12:53hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Mixed reactions towards salary cuts for CEOs
The slashing of salaries for CEOs leading parastatals and local authorities is expected to have a positive economic impact in the long term. This, h...Published: 19 Mar 2014 at 23:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Madhuku open to Tsvangirai coalition
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) interim leader, Lovemore Madhuku, has left the door ajar for a possible coalition with Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC but for now he is growing his party, which he cont...Published: 10 Mar 2014 at 10:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimra refutes boss' $310k salary claims
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has said its commissioner-general, Gershom Pasi does not earn a salary anywhere near US$310 000.MDC-T Mbizo MP Settlement Chikwinya said in Parliament o...Published: 02 Mar 2014 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zapu blasts Mujuru over salarygate utterances
OF DECEPTIONS AND DIVERSIONS Zapu is disappointed by the wanton and i...Published: 11 Feb 2014 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Mjobisa Noko
ZBC to close Montrose studios in Bulawayo
ZIMBABWE Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)'s new board, which is yet to be appointed, has been tasked to implement a raft of structural changes at the public broadcaster, among them the closure of G...Published: 01 Feb 2014 at 10:00hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Zimra paying its bosses astronomical perks'
Parliamentarians have accused the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority of awarding its management high salaries that are not commensurate with the prevailing macro-economic conditions in the country....Published: 29 Jan 2014 at 21:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bogus doctor dupes job seekers
POLICE in Mutare on Monday arrested a fake medical doctor who allegedly fleeced unsuspecting job seekers of various amounts in compulsory medical exams, which he claimed the victims had to undergo t...Published: 05 Dec 2013 at 16:30hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
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