Search / Monthly income
South Africa plans to say goodbye to cash?
Despite the surging adoption of contactless payments in South Africa, more than half of the country still relies on cash as their dominant payment method, and the digital divide is slowing the migrati...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 13:54hrs | 3060 | by Staff reporter
Major pension boost for Zimbabwe civil servants
Public sector workers in Zimbabwe are set to benefit from enhanced retirement packages under the proposed State Service Pension Fund, which aims to boost both financial and social security for civil s...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:22hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa describes Zimbabwe's economic crisis as a revolution
Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, Deputy Finance Minister and son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has characterized Zimbabwe's prolonged economic turmoil spanning two decades as a revolution akin to the country'...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Positive performance economy households at US$232
THE LATEST report by Zimvac has revealed that the findings buttress the prevailing positive performance of the economy as average household monthly income was US$232, way above the Total Consumption P...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 12:38hrs | 11 | by Stephen Jakes
Redollarise, labour tells Zimbabwe govt
CALLS for the government to redollarise Zimbabwe's economy are growing louder, with labour unions saying it would arrest inflation which has wiped out salaries.Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflat...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Man offers US$20 for son's upkeep
A HARARE man yesterday offered to pay US$20 monthly for the upkeep of his 17-year-old son. The man, who could not be named to protect the minor, was dragged to court by his ex-wife who was dem...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why ordinary Zimbabweans not particularly thrilled, or may actually be terrified, over possible gas and oil discovery!
The advent of the 'metaverse', or most specifically social media, has created an alternative reality for most people - which, oftentimes, is far divorced from the real physical world that we live in....Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 10:29hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Education has highest inflation, says ZimStat
THE country's education sector has the highest inflation compared to other sectors, according to the latest Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (ZimStat) report.ZimStat says education had the highest i...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'I earned more as a farmworker in South Africa than as a maths teacher in Zimbabwe'
A teacher living in Zimbabwe says he made more money working as a citrus farm labourer in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape than he does teaching mathematics in his hometown.Nhamburo (not his real name) ...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 08:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in education cost shocker
A GLOBAL study has ranked Zimbabwe's education as one of the most expensive, which is leading to a rise in school dropouts.The report by World Remit 2022 Cost of School says the price of educa...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths chide Empowerment Bank
Zanu-PF youths have accused the country's first "youth-focused" financial institution, Empowerment Bank (EB), of sabotaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ambitions to uplift young people.This...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Educators in Zimbabwe mull week-long strike
TEACHERS have announced plans to embark on a week-long industrial action beginning June 27 to press for a salary hike in the face of the ever rising cost of living.The Federation of Zimbabwe E...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe healthcare bleeds amid mass nurse exodus
Virginia Mutsamwira says she treats four times the number of patients she should ideally handle at a township clinic in Harare."It's tiring - the nurse-patient ratio is really bad," she says, ...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRP ranked most corrupt govt dept
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been ranked as the country's most corrupt government department, according to Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ).This was revealed in TIZ's latest...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Investigation debunks story on Chinese mining investment in Zimbabwe
MUTOKO - A recent story published by the British newspaper, The Guardian, alleged that Chinese companies involved in granite mining in Zimbabwe have aroused fear and upset among local people.T...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Exorbitant internet costs choke Zimbabweans
EIGHT gigabytes (GB) of private internet data from Zimbabwe's largest mobile network company at the beginning of 2021 cost US$15, or $1 300.From March 10, the same 8GB shot to US$18, equivalen...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZACC speaks on accused official
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has said it did not receive any formal complaint against one of its investigators, Eric Chacha on allegations of criminal abuse of office following repor...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:33hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Man abandons family to live with friend
A Harare man has been dragged to court after abandoning his family to live with a friend. This came out last Thursday when his wife, Ms Charmaine Chikwiso, dragged her husband Mr Brandon Chando before...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Millions going hungry in Zimbabwe'
MILLIONS of Zimbabweans, especially those living in rural areas, are facing hunger and starvation, a new report by relief agencies says.The report by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Comm...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prophet exposes cheating woman
IN one of the most shocking revelations, a married woman who conceived a child with her lover and deceived her husband to raise it as his own had her clandestine deed exposed by a prophet she had cons...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt unveils forex income tax bands
The income tax bands for those earning in foreign currency and so required to pay income tax in that currency have been gazetted, with a tax free threshold of US$70 a month and the top 40 percent tax ...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
How to recover after getting rejected for a personal loan
A lender turning down your personal loan application can be a serious blow to your finances. If it was your last option, you'll be in a more difficult position, especially if the situation is urgent s...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
VP's divorcee demand $13k a month 'to sustain accustomed lifestyle' - unsustainable addiction
"A divorce wrangle pitting Mohadi and his former wife Tambudzani has helped to lift the lid on the VPs' benefits with a payslip attached to a court application revealing the veteran politician from Be...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chiwenga, Mohadi's mega salaries exposed
Zimbabwe's two vice-presidents earn a staggering $14 000 a month each at a time the government is struggling to pay civil servants a living wage, it has been revealed.President Emmerson Mnangw...Published: 12 May 2019 at 23:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
2017 military coup ghosts spooking Mnangagwa govt
THE wife of killed Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) boss Peter Munetsi (pictured), who died in military detention during the November 2017 coup which ousted former president Robert Mugabe, Ross...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Killed CIO boss' wife demands US$600 000
THE wife of killed Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) boss Peter Munetsi (pictured), who died in military detention during the November 2017 coup which ousted former president Robert Mugabe, Ross...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, doctors showdown.2 looms
Another showdown is looming between doctors and government as the Health ministry has not yet addressed doctors' demands agreed in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which saw the medical pract...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 11:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
2019 National Budget an insult to Civil servants
Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe, ARTUZ is irked by the anti-worker budget presented by the Finance Ministry, the Union is calling for the third phase of the fight for salaries in United ...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 10:00hrs | 1 | by ARTUZ
Mnangagwa ally drags fuel mogul to court
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's protégé and fuel mogul, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, has been slapped with a $3,6 million lawsuit for illegally using fuel trucks belonging to the President's ally, Justice Ma...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Unemployment woes continue to dog Bulawayo
That factories in the second largest city closed en masse in the past two decades, is no longer news.Also, that most of those who were thrown out of their jobs turned into the informal sector ...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 15:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chimene's constituency neglected'
Former Manicaland minister of State Mandi Chimene's constituency was heavily neglected despite her powerful position in government and the ruling Zanu-PF party with impassable roads and women giving b...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US gives grants to Zimbabwe grassroots organisations
The United State Embassy in Harare has said it President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has recently given grants to seven grassroots organizations. The Embassy said ShamwariYemwana...Published: 21 Dec 2017 at 07:08hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
Woman falls into trench, takes council to court
A Harare woman is claiming $6 700 damages from Harare City Council after she fell into a trench and broke her ankle. Hellen Chivinge approached the Harare Civil Court yesterday accusing council of neg...Published: 02 Aug 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dynamos clash this Sunday
THE first leg of the Castle Lager Premiership flagship clash featuring traditional rivals Highlanders and Dynamos takes place at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo this Sunday.The two giants of...Published: 10 May 2017 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean OR Tambo heist suspect has '14 different names'
A suspected Zimbabwean national who allegedly masterminded OR Tamba heist, Prince Raphael Dube is said to have 14 different names known to the police, the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court heard on Thur...Published: 06 Apr 2017 at 13:27hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Council employees counted among top earners
Harare City Council top managers and its thousands of workers are among the highest earners in the country, as they continue receiving mega salaries and other generous perks, despite the local aut...Published: 27 Oct 2016 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heroes' Day: Zapu remembers its heroes and heroines.
Ruth Chinamano Ruth Lottie Nomonde Chinamano (1925-2005) was born on 16/02/1925 in Cape town South Africa. A Xhosa by birth, she grew up in East Grinqualand now (Matatiele). Like any oth...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 22:48hrs | | by Fiso Hikwa
War vets want another indaba with Mugabe over unmet demands
HARDLY four months after meeting with President Robert Mugabe in what was dubbed as a crisis indaba, veterans of Zimbabwe's 1970s war of liberation are considering having another meeting with their pa...Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 12:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malawi clamps down on begging
Blantyre - Malawi has vowed to crack down on street begging by arresting the beggars - who are mostly children and people living with disabilities.Malawi's Gender, Disability and Social Welfar...Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 11:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
MBCA Bank to open more branches
MBCA Bank is planning to open more branches this year as the banking institution continues to take a long-term strategic view to grow its footprint in the country in preparation for an improvement in ...Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 05:15hrs | 1 | by Business Reporter
Zimbabwe needs a stronger market economy to curb corruption
Corruption is the scourge of Africa and the achilles’ heel hindering our progress. We have to combat corruption first in order to strengthen our institutions and build a new Zimbabwe. Corruption...Published: 05 Jun 2015 at 22:28hrs | 1 | by Tendai Kwari
Woman accused of using child bearing as a venture
A MUTARE woman was accused of deliberately siring several children with different men as a business venture and claim substantial amounts as maintenance. Anyway Nyarira dragged his wife An...Published: 27 Mar 2015 at 12:29hrs | | by Tendai Gukutikwa
CABS introduced new product for paid-up clients
ZIMBABWE'S biggest mortgage lender, CABS, has introduced a new product, Equity Release finance which allows paid up customers to re-borrow 50% of the value of the paid up properties over a five-year p...Published: 05 Jan 2015 at 05:17hrs | 1 | by Business Reporter
'Ex-lover desperate,' says Wadyajena
Gokwe-Nembudziya MP, Justice Mayor Wadyajena has described Wadzanai Mudare, his former lover who is claiming maintenance from him, as a desperate woman who wants to extort money and tarnish his polit...Published: 12 Dec 2014 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Doctor nailed in child maintenance case
Senior Bulawayo medical practitioner, Doctor Nkonzo Ndebele has had to be instructed by a court order to take responsibility for his six year old daughter.Appearing at the Bulawayo civil ...Published: 23 Sep 2014 at 21:37hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
The Zimbabwe we want - A Sovereign Wealth Fund is critical to development
Chapter 8: In the Zimbabwe we want, a Sovereign Wealth Fund must be managed as the country's endowment to future generations. It is not a fund to be...Published: 14 Apr 2014 at 08:19hrs | | by Vince Musewe and Elton Mangoma
'Don't blame sanctions,' says Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe says it is now unpalatable to continue blaming sanctions for failure to adequately remunerate civil servants given the abundant mineral resources the country is endowed with....Published: 17 Mar 2014 at 13:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Civil servants demand written commitment on salary hikes
APEX Council chairperson Richard Gundani has challenged government to confirm its pledge to review civil servants' salaries in writing to the National Joint Negotiation Council (NJNC) instead of verba...Published: 17 Mar 2014 at 08:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Prof J Moyo blast ZBC over mediocre programmes
INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has blasted the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) for producing mediocre programmes "that are not being viewed by a...Published: 09 Mar 2014 at 08:25hrs | | by Ngonidzashe Chiutsi
Govt fails to bankroll civil servants pay rise
Government's pledge to increase civil servants' salaries appears to be a pie in the sky as it emerges that the increment has not been effected as promised.The civil servants were expecte...Published: 12 Feb 2014 at 10:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
