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Econet expands Kancane Kancane smartphone credit scheme
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has expanded its popular Kancane Kancane smartphone credit scheme by extending the repayment period from just three months to up to 24 months, with no initial deposit required...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:31hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
It will take more than Mnangagwa's gold vault tour to restore public trust in the ZiG
There's a saying: trust is built over time - but can be destroyed in an instant, and once broken, confidence is not only shattered, but painfully difficult to rebuild.President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 18:56hrs | 351 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe names more illicit drinks
The Government has announced a sweeping ban on a range of dangerous alcoholic beverages through Statutory Instrument (S.I.) No. 62 of 2025, invoking the Harmful Liquids Act to combat the growing threa...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:24hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
Call to scrap import duty, VAT on condoms
MORE than 455 million condoms have been distributed in Zimbabwe during the past five years amid calls for the removal of import duty and VAT to make condoms more accessible and less costly.Acc...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Retailers want zero VAT restored on basics
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers has called on Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube to reverse proposals to introduce Value Added Tax on a small range of...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo Mayor, a game changer in Zimbabwe's geriatric male dominated politics
Following Zimbabwe's August 2023 general elections, 60 women were seconded into parliament through the proportional representation system, of these sixty, 33 are from Zanu Pf while 27 are from CCC. Co...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 18:48hrs | 2 | by Knowledge Hakata
Jobless Zimbabwe teachers told to 'start your own schools'
GOVERNMENT has told jobless teachers to open their own schools as it cannot employ all of them into the country's education system.This was said by Higher and Tertiary Education deputy ministe...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:41hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Massive price hikes throw the Zimbabwe economy into turmoil
THE Zimbabwean government is having sleepless nights over price hikes, which have continued unabated, plunging low-income earners into immense poverty, a snap survey by The NewsHawks.Commodity...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
$14 billion gold digital tokens bought so far in Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said a total 139 570 982 milligrammes (139,57kg) of gold-backed digital tokens valued at $14 077 billion were bought during the initial sale, which opened on Mon...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New housing deal for civil servants
GOVERNMENT is partnering the private sector to provide housing stands to civil servants through a system whereby it sells land to property developers at discounted rates and then it is given 10 percen...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Lovendale: A forgotten township
Have you ever heard of Lovendale Township? It's a small community located just 17 kilometres from the Bulawayo CBD, under Umguza RDC. Built in 2014, Lovendale Township is a relatively new development ...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 11:01hrs | 259 | by Mncedisi Nyathi
More houses for civil servants in Matebeleland North
GOVERNMENT has pledged to build more houses for civil servants in Matebeleland North capital, Lupane while civil works for the 19 housing units earmarked for civil servants have started at the Lupane ...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Shopping mall craze grips Zimbabwe
THERE is no doubt that locals are innovative.However, novel ideas and trends often progressively lead to a bandwagon, where everyone wants to get in on the action.Once someone starts a...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:08hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Beyond raw produce: without its food producers, Zimbabwe would face a major health crisis
It's almost become a cliche when discussing Zimbabwe's economic difficulties over the past two decades to lament the fact that it was once the "breadbasket of Africa". This is typically contrasted wit...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:34hrs | 13 | by Andre Redinger, Founder of Millhouse International
Beyond raw produce: without its food producers, Zim would face a major health crisis
It's almost become a cliche when discussing Zimbabwe's economic difficulties over the past two decades to lament the fact that it was once the "breadbasket of Africa". This is typically contrasted wit...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 19:57hrs | 13 | by Andre Redinger, Founder of Millhouse International
Scandalous data cost a violation of rights
THE rate at which data costs have continued to rise in Zimbabwe will leave a lot of people behind and will widen inequality between the rich and the poor, with devastating generational implications, e...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 17:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Misa advocates for low data tariffs
MEDIA Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe has joined civic groups in a campaign for low data tariffs to enable citizens enjoy cheap internet services.Misa legal and information commun...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo contractor still to deliver 1 000 houses, 8 years later
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is still waiting for the handover of about 1 000 houses, nearly eight years after the contractor, Rent a Roof Private Limited, was supposed to have completed them....Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZNCC pushes for fuel tax cuts
THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) this week escalated business's push for an overhaul of the tax regime, as it warned the government that high fuel import taxes could hold back industri...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:53hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Vendors too broke to fund Zanu-PF
VENDORS have said that they cannot afford to fund Zanu-PF's 2023 election campaign as they were struggling to fend for their families due to an unstable economy and recurrent lockdowns.This wa...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cost of living hits $40 680
THE cost of living for a family of six surged by 13,4% to $40 680 this month, from $35 877 in April following relentless price hikes stemming from currency volatilities and market jitters triggered by...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC plans smart city houses
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is pursuing smart city housing opportunities that include development of low-cost accommodation for low-income earners and renewal of old suburbs.The local auth...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Retailers squeal over protectionist policies
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has challenged the promulgation of Statutory Instrument (SI) 89 of 2021, which among others restricts importation of second-hand cars that are more than 1...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC plans smart city housing programme
BULAWAYO City Council says it is pursuing an ambitious plan to develop low-cost houses for low-income earners through a smart city housing programme.The city's economic development officer Kho...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Teachers College project our priority, says Govt
GOVERNMENT says it is prioritising the construction of Hwange Teachers' College and Empumalanga West Housing units this year.This was revealed by Matabeleland North provincial development co-o...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Surge in prices exposes profiteering businesses
THE recent surge in prices witnessed across a range of basic products is an indication of attempts at "profiteering" by businesses taking advantage of firm demand despite the strain of Covid-19. ...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra, CZR escalate rice tax standoff
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has maintained that the Zimbabwe Revenues Authority (Zimra) is failing to interpret laws in its move to charge 15% value added tax (VAT) on rice packaged ...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Economy snuffs out Zimbabwe smokers' income
Zimbabwean smokers lit up 8% fewer cigarettes this year, and the biggest drop is in the cheapest brands, as the economy snuffs out incomes.BAT, the country's biggest cigarette maker, saw sales...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt promises 200 000 new houses by 2023
At least 200 000 new houses will be constructed by 2023, while apartments that are unfit for human habitation will be rebuilt and informal settlements revamped as part of a raft of measures to overhau...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:40hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'Medical aid societies should accommodate low income earners'
THE Ministry of Health has challenged medical aid societies to structure their products in such a way that they are affordable to low-income earners, as healthcare costs continue to rise beyond the re...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
We trust Zimbabwe has a future
We are not exactly optimists in this country. We have seen too many disasters; man-made disasters I should hasten to addWe have seen a Tsunami like Cyclone Idai, and we expect "the next cyclon...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:56hrs | | by Fr Oskar Wermter SJ
Mthuli Ncube widens tax-free threshold
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has reviewed upwards the tax-free threshold by 100 percent from $350 to $700, with immediate effect, in an effort to increase workers' ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Load shedding and the long fuel queues
Zimbabwe has been gripped by the shortage of food stuffs unprecedented price hikes of two hundred percent and fuel drought. Each and every Zimbabwean feels the sharp impact of the economic chaos and s...Published: 20 May 2019 at 10:57hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Relief for Bulawayo patients
Corporate24 Hospital on Friday launched a medical aid scheme in Bulawayo incorporating low-income earners and the informal sector that is absorbing thousands of people as companies close shop....Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ally sued for defamation
The minister of State for Midlands Province Larry Mavhima is being sued for alleged libellous statements he made against a local property development firm.According to court papers, Mavhima wa...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 21:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's Smelly legacy of patronage
Smelly Dube, a businesswoman from Midlands province who was once close to former president Robert Mugabe's family, has been throwing a stink over a controversial housing project that is now giving the...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:22hrs | 11 | by BRENNA MATENDERE
Why prices are going wild?
Zimbabwe has been gripped by the shortage of food stuffs unprecedented price hikes of two hundred percent and fuel drought. Each and every Zimbabwean feels the sharp impact of the economic chaos and s...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
EU, US support Zanu-PF, claims Mutsvangwa
MANICALAND Provincial Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa on Saturday claimed that Zanu-PF had support of most European countries and the United States because of the peace prevailing in the country ah...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
Council rescinds housing deal with NBS
Harare City Council has rescinded its decision to enter into partnership with the National Building Society (NBS) to develop over 300 residential stands for low-income earners after council accused th...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 ex-mayors battle for Kadoma seat
NEXT month's election will trigger an intriguing political fight involving Kadoma's two former mayors as well as the incumbent for the sole parliamentary ticket for Kadoma Central constituency....Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Govt to construct over 400 000 houses for low-income earners
Government will construct more than 400 000 houses for low-income earners, with funds already available to kick-start the humongous project.President Emmerson Mnangagwa has set up a ministeria...Published: 30 Dec 2017 at 22:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pricing system pushes up cost of living in Zimbabwe
THE cost of living for a family of six increased by 0.72 percent in November to $598.16 due to fluctuations in fuel prices and the effect of multi-tier pricing by retailers, a report has shown....Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 11:16hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
CBZ introduces $2 monthly service fee for low cost bank account
CBZ Holdings is set to introduce a $2 monthly service fee for its low cost bank account Smartcash effective December.Smartcash account, launched in 2015, requires $5 to open and attracted no m...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 07:32hrs | | by Takudzwa Chiwara
New housing scheme set for civil servants
Civil servants will buy residential properties under the State-administered National Housing Scheme at between US$5 100 and US$72 000.A schedule from the Local Government, Public Works and Nat...Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 00:58hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Chiyangwa to get compensatory land
Government is finalising the transfer of Tanlallon Estate in Manyame to businessman and property mogul, Dr Phillip Chiyangwa, in compensation of land he lost in Stoneridge after it was occupied by...Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
New suburbs for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has identified land adjacent to Cowdray Park high-density suburb and Ngozi Mine for development into a residential area to reduce its housing waiting list.The p...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 05:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Retailers request more POS machines
RETAILERS have implored the Government to double its 2017 target of Point of Sale (POS) machines as the country moves closer towards fulfilling the financial inclusion strategy.The Reserve...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
700 Cowdray Park residents to lose houses
MORE than 700 families risk losing their houses after the Government reportedly directed beneficiaries of the Hlalani Kuhle/Garikai housing scheme in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo to pay $4 000 for the h...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
New building society to spur construction
THE launch of the National Building Society, wholly owned by statutory body the National Social Security Authority, is widely expected to provide relief to a construction industry that has been seriou...Published: 22 May 2016 at 10:49hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Kombi drivers undergo eye tests
More than 100 commuter bus drivers at Fourth Street (Simon Vengai Muzenda) Bus Terminus underwent free eye check-ups yesterday which were being conducted by OPTINOVA Africa in conjunction with the Zim...Published: 04 Feb 2016 at 05:20hrs | | by Rutendo Rori
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