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ZCTU plots crippling living wage protests
THE country's largest labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), has threatened to roll out mass protests and make life difficult for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government until it...Published: 19 hrs ago | 858 | by Staff reporter
Canaan Banana an unsung hero, says Son
NATHAN Banana - the son of the late founding President of Zimbabwe, Canaan Sodindo Banana, has described his father as an unsung hero and lamented government's failure to honour him for the key ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 990 | by Staff reporter
Where is the empathy from the regime
YESTERDAY, February 14, Zimbabweans in relationships celebrated Valentine's Day. It is a day that has been commercialised, but its origins may not have changed much over the centuries — celebrating ...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 18:09hrs | 539 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Fugitive Njube school teacher fled to Namibia
A TEACHER who allegedly led a strike by students at Njube High School in Bulawayo has broken his silence from Namibia where he is hiding.Speaking from Namibia after fleeing the country's law e...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:37hrs | 2439 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe recession deeper than thought?
Nyasha Mutseyekwa, a minivan transporter in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, cannot afford new tyres for his ramshackle kombi, selling at US$45 for a good second hand.Whether he opted to pay in US c...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:35hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Monetary policy to focus on rate stability
The exchange rate and its implications on inflation or price hikes is probably the most closely monitored economic factor in Zimbabwe right now, and that is for a very good reason.If one...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:31hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Minister defends new varsity fees
Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Amon Murwira yesterday defended state university fees pegged between $3 500 and $5 000 saying they were...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:48hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Varsities accept payment plans
STATE universities have started accepting payment plans from students for tuition fees in response to an outcry by the learners and parents over the recent fees hike. The Government recently p...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:47hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to consider reducing exam fees
JUNIOR Parliamentarians have petitioned the Government to consider reducing the examination fees which were hiked by more than 1 200 percent by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) last w...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:46hrs | 1331 | by Staff reporter
400% rates hike for Bulawayo
GOVERNMENT has approved the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) 2020 budget which has seen the local authority increasing tariffs and other service charges by more than 400 percent with effect from February 1...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:45hrs | 1294 | by Staff reporter
CABS hikes service fees
CABS has reviewed charges for mobile banking, over-the-counter and ATM transactions, internet banking, merchant point of sale (POS) and monthly service charges barely a month after another round of ch...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:44hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives cops a salary rise
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has increased salaries of members of the police with assistant commissioners expected to get a gross salary of over 7,000 Zimbabwe dollars while the lowest-pa...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 12:01hrs | 5624 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally wants Chinese nationals barred from entering Zimbabwe
MDC Parliamentary Chief Whip, Prosper Mutseyami has questioned why the government is still allowing visitors from China to enter Zimbabwe in light of the calamitous coronavirus outbreak, which has kil...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 10:42hrs | 2247 | by newzimbabwe
Outrage over Zimsec fees increase
THE recent increase in examination fees by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has sparked an outcry among parents, with most saying the hike will make education unaffordable to many. ...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 05:33hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Roller meal price hiked by 40%
Government has reviewed the price of subsidised roller meal to $70 from $50 per 10 kilogrammes with immediate effect.In December 2019, Government introduced a roller meal subsidy pegged at $50...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 14:59hrs | 1861 | by Staff reporter
Minister Modi stops competitors from selling roller meal at inflated price
INDUSTRY and Commerce Deputy Minister Raj Modi yesterday intervened to stop two shops in Bulawayo from selling a 10kg bag of subsidised roller meal at an inflated price of $78. The customers w...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 05:40hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe community radio sparks tribal debate
SHANGANI community members in Chikombedzi have accused non-Shangani speaking people of elbowing them out of and hijacking developmental programmes, allegedly with the blessing of government officials....Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 10:04hrs | 1084 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'new dispensation' promises a mirage
ORDINARY people, including civil servants and many in the informal sector, have become increasingly disillusioned with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's highly touted "new dispensation" anchored on econo...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 14:49hrs | 2544 | by Staff reporter
ZPP remembers January 2019 stay away violence
The Zimbabwe Peace Project in its latest Januiary 2020 report has remembers the January 2019 stay away which resulted to state sponsored violence that claimed 17 lives as the citizens took to the stre...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 12:17hrs | 439 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimsec hikes exam fees
The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council has announced new examinations fees which will see registration for an O-Level subject going up to $190 up from $15 last year, representing a massive 1166 perc...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:24hrs | 2709 | by Staff reporter
BCC averts strike
THE BULAWAYO City Council was last week forced to give in to workers' demands of a salary review to avert a looming strike by the workers, Sunday News can exclusively reveal.Council workers ha...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:23hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter
Potraz warns against tariff hikes
The Postal and Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has warned of stiffer penalties on mobile network operators who increased tariffs without approval from the regulator.This follows an o...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:12hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Anxiety as Zera extends fuel licences
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has for the second time extended the duration of fuel licences by one month, saying it is consulting with its stakeholders on the new framework, sparkin...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 06:09hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Econet hikes data tariffs
ECONET Wireless - Zimbabwe's largest mobile operator - has reviewed its data and SMS (Short Message Service) tariffs upwards by an average of 25 percent. The country's Mobile Network Ope...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 05:56hrs | 1319 | by Staff reporter
South Africa to increase tax significantly
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will deliver the 2020 National Budget on 26 February, and both Absa and Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt predict significant tax increases this year.Sp...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 08:01hrs | 9315 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls among World's Most Instagrammed National Parks
Victoria Falls, Kruger, Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti made the top 20 list of the World's Most Instagrammed National Parks.And we must say, we're not surprised. Just look at this beauty......Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'step-child' dilemma
Last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa penned an opinion reflecting on his two-year rule since taking over from his long-time ally and mentor turned foe, the late former President Robert Mugabe in a ...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 05:47hrs | 4068 | by Everson Mushava
Outcry over 'exorbitant' POS charges
CONSUMER lobby groups have raised concern over the "exorbitant" Point of Sale (POS) charges banks have recently effected when customers buy goods using debit cards. The consumer representative...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 05:28hrs | 1840 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, Apex Council trade barbs over 140% pay hike
TEACHERS have described the recent decision by the Apex Council to accept a paltry 140% salary hike from government that will result in the least paid government worker getting paid $2 400, as "a grea...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:11hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed over Mnangagwa insult
A HARARE man was yesterday slapped with a 10-day prison term after using obscene language to insult President Emmerson Mnangagwa over his "vegetables" jibe.Tapiwa Chiroodza, 31, who runs a car...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 19:51hrs | 4496 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to cheap makeshift schools
HOME-MADE benches line up under the shade of an avocado tree in the backyard of a Zimbabwe suburb, the home of a makeshift school for numerous students.Scores of pupils have no choice but to d...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 09:29hrs | 1168 | by Anadolu Agency
Civil servants accept 140% pay hike, seek more
CIVIL servants have accepted a 140% salary hike starting this month, a union official said yesterday, averting a potential strike against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.Soaring infl...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 09:05hrs | 1521 | by Staff reporter
Residents, council face off over $1,8bn budget
GWERU residents have threatened to boycott paying rates after the council started implementing a $1,8 billion budget which was allegedly smuggled to the Local Government ministry without their consent...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:59hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Universities in fresh bid to hike fees
State universities could end up charging up to $15 000 a semester once all ancillary fees, accommodation and meals have been factored in. ...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1460 | by Staff Reporter
Harare to increase water tariffs every 3 months
HARARE Water, which has accumulated $80 million in debts, will adjust tariffs every three months to recover treatment costs, mayor Herbert Gomba has said.This comes three months after the loca...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 14:39hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers target hitch-hikers
THREE suspected armed robbers allegedly targeted hitch-hikers and robbed them of their valuables, a court heard yesterday.Handsome Ncube, Innocent Ncube and Joshua Maseko would reportedly dump...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 07:12hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crisis out of hand, says Zanu-PF
RULING Zanu-PF party legislators cannot bear to face their disillusioned supporters because of an escalating economic crisis made worse by a severe drought, Zanu-PF officials told NewsDay at the weeke...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:50hrs | 1783 | by Staff reporter
Crime spree ends for three Honda Fit drivers
THREE Honda Fit pirate taxi operators who were allegedly involved in a spate of armed robberies in Bulawayo using a firearm have been arrested. Handsome Ncube (23) of Emakhandeni, Innocent Ncu...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:33hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks face bleak future
ZIMBABWE's banks may face hurdles in meeting new minimum capital thresholds by year end, analysts have warned.In a show of lack of confidence in the local currency, the Monetary Policy Committ...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
Zinara in staff clear out
A substantive chief executive officer for the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) will start work on April 1 as the face of a new executive that took over from the previous scandal-plagued ...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:09hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Zinara boss fired
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) tolling manager Mr Ostern Chimedza has been fired for presiding over financial leakages at tollgates running into millions of dollars. His dismissal com...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:02hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Zinara boss fired
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) tolling manager Mr Ostern Chimedza has been fired for presiding over financial leakages at tollgates running into millions of dollars. His dismi...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 20:02hrs | 1277 | by Staff Reporter
Unethical retailers face blacklisting
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) says it will blacklist its members that would be involved in side-marketing the roller meal from the Government's subsidy programme. Of late, conc...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:03hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Councillors, management clash over 2020 budget
GWERU council management and councillors have clashed over the $1,8 billion 2020 budget — a 3 900% hike from 2019's $46 million — sent for approval to Local Government minister July Moyo without c...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:24hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
O-Level pass rate up
More than 6 000 extra students passed O-Level in November last year with more than 63 000 obtaining Grade C or better in at least five subjects, although the pass rate was just 0,4 percent higher with...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1154 | by Staff reporter
Council workers demand 6-fold salary increment
Municipal Correspondent Stung by the alleged quadrupling of salaries for top council management, ordinary Harare City Council workers are now demanding a six-fold rise in their earnings to beat inflat...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:16hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Teacher flees after students protest
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has thrown its weight behind Njube High School biology teacher, Brian Mutsiba, who has gone into hiding after police in Bulawayo launched a manhunt to...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:41hrs | 2959 | by Staff reporter
'Maize meal shortage to ease next week'
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has promised to ease the maize meal challenges as of next week.This was said during a GMAZ media briefing on Tuesday on a roller meal subsidy and p...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:50hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Universities hike fees
LOCAL universities have announced their new fee structures which will see students paying between $5 000 and $9 000 per semester depending on their programmes. The National University of Science and T...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1766 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for ex-Zinara boss
Harare regional magistrate Mr Hosea Mujaya has temporarily suspended the restitution of 1 800 litres of fuel to the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) by its former finance director, Simon...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:29hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
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