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Zimbabwe needs a reset through an NTA to prepare for democratic transition
Zimbabwe is teetering on the brink. We are witnessing a nation sliding further into economic despair, political illegitimacy, and social disintegration. The alarm bells are ringing lou...Published: 18 May 2025 at 17:46hrs | 452 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt's anti-smuggling dragnet nets 472
The Government of Zimbabwe has ramped up its efforts in the ongoing anti-smuggling blitz, resulting in over 200 prosecutions and 269 compliance notices issued as part of a sustained crackdown against ...Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:51hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Zimra blitz disrupts Bulawayo traders
Scores of traders operating within Bulawayo's city centre were left reeling last week after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) implemented a series of business closures, as part of a wider nationa...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:42hrs | 1995 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt tightens screws on smuggling rings
The Zimbabwean government has intensified its efforts to combat smuggling with the introduction of new regulations targeting 19 categories of goods often brought into the country illegally. The measur...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 07:00hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Experts reveal real causes of retail giants woes
Industry experts have emphasized that Zimbabwe's retail giants, including OK Zimbabwe, are not struggling because of the government's ongoing anti-smuggling crackdown, but due to their over-reliance o...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 18:33hrs | 2203 | by George Tshuma
Haddon and Sly, Amaya Mall shut in latest Zimra crackdown
Scores of traders operating at Haddon and Sly Building and Amaya Mall in Bulawayo's central business district were locked out yesterday after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) closed the premises...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:18hrs | 12775 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube squeezes taxpayers
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Mthuli Ncube, yesterday unveiled a set of new taxes aimed at bolstering government revenue in the 2025 national budget. The tax measure...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:16hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Allow all Zimbabweans to import vehicles DUTY FREE your current policy is discriminatory
Zimbabwe, a country grappling with economic challenges, has recently made headlines with a policy decision that has sparked both debate and controversy. The government has partially lifted the ban on ...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 20:58hrs | 953 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Buy Zimbabwe lauds duty return on essential goods
Buy Zimbabwe has welcomed the Government's recent decision to reinstate import duties on essential goods as a positive development that will create a more level playing field for domestically produced...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:40hrs | 2 | 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 | 16 | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi outreach programme is Mnangagwa's personal project'
The Gukurahundi outreach programme is a personal project to President Emmerson Mnangagwa lacking a legal framework such that the chiefs will not achieve much in assisting the victims, a leading church...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 18:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
EU pokes holes into Mnangagwa election victory
THE European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) has said Zimbabwe's August 23 and 24 harmonised elections were not credible due to a plethora of anomalies ranging from the curtailment of rights ...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:33hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa clips Mthuli Ncube's wings
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has clipped Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's wings by removing the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA) Act from his ministry.This comes amid fears t...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 15:55hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
LP gas vendors arrested
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has reported the arrest and conviction of a minimum of 80 illegal vendors of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP gas) since the start of the year, along with th...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa aligned US embassy tells Mnangagwa to stop lawfare
The United States Embassy in Zimbabwe has voiced its apprehension regarding ongoing reports of politically motivated violence and intimidation in the wake of the contested Harmonised Elections of 23 A...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 20:02hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Yadah not keen on Barbourfields
Following the violence that marred the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match between Dynamos and Highlanders on Sunday, Yadah has expressed significant concerns about their upcoming visit to Barbou...Published: 13 Sep 2023 at 18:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Colonial UK minister joins Zimbabwe poll criticism
The United Kingdom Minister for Development and Africa Andrew Mitchell has said Zimbabwe's election results tallying lacked transparency.Zanu-PF presidential candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa was d...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe election 2023: United Kingdom Minister for Africa's statement
LONDON - Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, said: "The United Kingdom commends the people of Zimbabwe for demonstrating patience and resilience in exercising their democratic rights...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 06:43hrs | 21 | by APO
Mnangagwa has nowhere to play 'stolen village drum'
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, an African proverb that says it is easier to steal the village drum than to find where to play it, came to mind as the presidential election re...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Faz backfires on Mnangagwa?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's reliance on a shadowy organisation to spearhead his re-election campaign has come back to haunt him after foreign observer missions cited it as one of the plethora of th...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 13:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's vote lead grows
Partial results from Zimbabwe's parliamentary election suggested the ruling party's lead was growing on Friday, but election observers said the vote did not meet international standards and was conduc...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 16:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa turns heat on ZEC, Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has cranked up pressure on Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) over the printing of ballot papers to be used in Wednesday's general...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 06:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Police block more Zanu-PF gatherings than opposition
Police have blocked 86 gatherings of the ruling Zanu-PF party between January 1 and July 10 as compared to 65 from its main rival CCC in the same period despite claims by the opposition party that the...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EU launches Zimbabwe elections observer mission
The European Union says a "level playing field" will be a key focus area of its election observer mission, which has now begun its work ahead of August polls.The EU's Chief Observer Fabio Mass...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 17:40hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must create a level playing field
The current political tension brewing in the country and being perpetrated by Zanu PF supporters when we are left with a few weeks to go to the polls is likely to plunge the country into another unspe...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 21:04hrs | 10 | by Leonard Koni
60 countries to observe Zimbabwe elections
ZIMBABWE has extended invitations to 60 countries and regional bodies to observe the August elections, a 20% rise from 48 in the previous election, giving the international community a chance to see Z...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:22hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Die is cast, no to violence to win votes
NOW that the die is cast, with all candidates for the August 23 harmonised elections having successfully filed their papers at the nomination courts, we look forward to mature politics going into the ...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
PPC grim warning for Zimbabwe operations
SOUTH Africa's biggest cement producer PPC, which has operations in Zimbabwe, has warned that its headline loss per share from continuing operations will widen to between 7,75c (Rands) and 8,25c to en...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's open invitation for international election observers: An opportunity for transparency
ZIMBABWE'S open invitation for international election observers should not be perceived as a compromise of its national sovereignty or an invitation for interference in its internal affairs.Th...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Marshall Ndlela
Economic sanctions continue to place Zimbabwe further into unsustainable debt
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the government supports Zimbabwe's implementation of key reforms to resolve its debt problems and end 21 years of sanction.If successful, such moves can ...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Drivers' licence impasse in Electoral Bill debate
Parliament is next week expected to resume debate on contentious clauses in the Electoral Amendment Bill after a marathon and heated sitting which started on Thursday afternoon last week went into ear...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Deliver a free & fair election
Now that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the 2023 harmonised general election will be held in August 2023 , all systems are now at go and the opposition has only two months to campaign...Published: 14 May 2023 at 13:39hrs | | by Leonard Koni
EU dispatches exploratory mission ahead of Zimbabwe polls
THE European Union recently dispatched an exploratory delegation to assess Zimbabwe's preparedness to hold free and fair elections, as well as to gauge the legislative climate ahead of the 2023 polls....Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra commits US$2,4 million to anti-smuggling equipment
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has committed a total of US$2,4 million on the acquisition of hit-tech equipment to enhance security at the country's ports of entry to curb crimes such as smugg...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Power outages hit PPC cement sales
REGIONAL cement maker PPC expects sales volumes at its Zimbabwean unit will drop by 14% in the full year compared to the same period last year due to recurrent power outages and grey imports.P...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Political violence casts spotlight on free, fair polls
WITH political violence escalating in Zimbabwe, national elections slated for later this year face questions about whether the polls will meet free and fair international benchmarks.Zimbabwe's...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military plots to position Chiwenga to replace Mnangagwa after the polls
A UNITED KINGDOM-based research firm has waded into Zimbabwe's highly volatile political arena predicting that while the ruling Zanu-PF will most likely retain power in the next general elections, the...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 18:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa claims his party has corrected past mistakes
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa claims his party has corrected past mistakes to ensure a clean sweep in this year's elections, but Zanu-PF says the opposition leader is day d...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe opposition parties need strategies to appeal to rural voters'
With only six months until the elections and no comprehensive electoral reforms in place, analysts say if the opposition in Zimbabwe is to win the 2023 national elections, it will need to put in place...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF says not bothered by high Zec fees
THE ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday claimed it could afford the US$187 000 fee demanded by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) for the release of a copy of the voters roll in a veiled jab at opposi...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Blame Zanu-PF for causing sanctions
IT IS great to hear that so many countries are supporting us in the drive to have sanctions removed. But at the same time these countries and organisations don't appear to be putting any blame o...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:27hrs | | by A Mbire
EU's Timo Olkonnen lectures Zimbabwe on democracy and reforms
VARIOUS stakeholders are sceptical that next year's general elections will be free and fair before the implementation of electoral reforms.NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Miriam Mangwaya caught u...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Sadc, a toothless bulldog'
THE Citizens in Action Southern Africa (Ciasa) has accused the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) of failing to effectively deal with electoral crises in countries such as Zimbabwe.I...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's problem is Zanu-PF's intimidation and kleptocracy, not the country's youth
THERE is a certain blindness in understanding the nature of Zimbabwean politics and elections if the problem is mostly attributed to an apathetic youth. A more analytical view includes other consequen...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Tony Reeler
What transition? Zimbabwean politics is no football game
The Zanu PF Congress is less than six months away and many hold their breath to await the much anticipated outcome. Lest we become so consumed in the euphoria that almost switched off our brains in th...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 10:12hrs | 6 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
We Must all Condemn the Imprisonement of Mthwakazi Activists in Zimbabwe
Greetings to all! As I greet you all, I am saddened by the silence of all our people at the sentencing to long imprisonment of more than three (3) years recently of Mthwakazi activists by Zimb...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 14:17hrs | 1 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Trouble ahead in Zimbabwe
Conditions for the people of Zimbabwe continue to go from bad to worse. Triple digit inflation shows no signs of slowing.Over half of the country lives in poverty.Its corrupt governmen...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Michelle Gavin
Zimbabwe ignores colonials masters' poll recommendations
ZIMBABWE has failed to effect critical recommendations of the European Union (EU) Election Observer Mission (EOM) that observed the 2018 harmonised elections with the grouping warning of a potentially...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has failed to implement electoral reforms: EU
ZIMBABWE has failed to take steps to implement electoral reforms that would guarantee free and fair elections next year, a European Union observer mission (EUOM) said yesterday.The EU mission ...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
US attacks Zec over reforms
THE United States (US) embassy has urged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to implement electoral reforms recommended in the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera).The US ...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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