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Cash-only businesses dodging taxes
Harare's downtown businesses and other informal sector players have found a way of avoiding taxes by demanding cash transactions only, and strictly in US dollars, forcing customers to buy the greenbac...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Name, shame exercise divides Zanu-PF
GOVERNMENT's name and shame operation targeting companies and individuals accused of fuelling the galloping foreign currency parallel exchange rate has triggered fierce fights within Zanu-PF, with som...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:33hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Govt threatens crackdown on businesses fuelling forex black market
GOVERNMENT has threatened to suspend operating licences for business entities manipulating the official foreign currency rate, thus fuelling the high parallel market exchange rate.In a stateme...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
'Law is tool for development'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday laid down the legislative agenda for the Fourth Session of the Ninth Parliament which will see a number of Bills which include the consideration of legislation relating t...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Who is behind forex dealers?
NO matter how well-meaning and determined, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could be towards uprooting rampant delinquency in the economy, the effort may count for nothing if other institutions are ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1365 | by Nathan Gurira
Sanctions are real, but we're shooting ourselves in the foot
No matter how well-meaning and determined the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could be towards uprooting rampant delinquency in the economy, the effort may count for nothing if other institutions that ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 206 | by Nathan Gurira
Police cash in on unlicensed vehicles
POLICE are making a killing from a recently launched operation to nab unlicensed vehicles, and those with fitted bar headlights, as well as touts.The issue was revealed in a recent police upda...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:58hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Are sangomas really 'linked' to armed robberies?
Armed robbery in criminal law is an aggravated form of theft that involves the use of a lethal weapon a victim typically motivated by the desire to obtain money.Cases of armed robbery have rea...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 249 | by Blessing Mandabva
Zera probe unearths fuel scam
AN investigation by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has unearthed "massive abuse" of the Zimbabwean dollar fuel facility by oil marketers that insist on US dollar payments despite acce...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:12hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Police dispute mushikashika claims
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has denied that it has been arresting people for boarding kombis not operating under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) franchise.The police made ...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | 3919 | by Staff reporter
UK deported man attacked in Harare?
A BRADFORD (UK) resident who was recently deported from the United Kingdom was reportedly attacked in Harare while getting some food.Mpofu's best friend, John Priestley informed The Telegraph ...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:54hrs | 4475 | by Staff reporter
Govt tells private schools to reimburse parents
Government has said private schools that increased fees without seeking approval must reimburse parents and guardians, as those behind the illegal hikes risk being jailed. Some private schools...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1675 | by Staff reporter
Passengers challenge $2 000 fine
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking to block the police from arresting commuters who boarded pirate taxis after failing to ge...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 20:38hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Govt blunder leaves commuters stranded
GOVERNMENT was yesterday forced to concede failure and apologise after thousands of commuters were left stranded in Harare on Friday due to transport challenges following a government decision to grou...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:09hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Import Substitution: A case for soya beans
For the past 10 years, Zimbabwe has produced an average of 56 000 metric tonnes (mt) of soya beans per year against national demand of 240 000 mt for food, animal feed and industrial consumption. In t...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 15:26hrs | 408 | by Victor Bhoroma
Police to name, shame traffic offenders
POLICE in Zimbabwe are now using the latest technology to detect and catch traffic offenders and recently they named and shamed 23 motorists who drove through red robots in Harare. This new ex...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:08hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not among top offending nations in UK
Despite the number of Zimbabweans jailed in the United Kingdom increasing, the country remains not among the top 10 most offending nations. In little over a decade, the number of foreign nationa...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:51hrs | 517 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Govt closes in on 'unscrupulous' fuel dealers
GOVERNMENT has threatened stern measures, including cancelling operating licences for fuel companies importing fuel with cash sourced from the foreign currency auction system, but selling the commodit...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Illegal harvesting of natural resources sparks conflict
The Kenilworth community, in Bubi ward 19 has raised ire over the indigent harvesting of locally available natural resources by villagers from neighboring districts.Premature harvesting of bro...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 12:10hrs | 924 | by Stephen Jakes
General Sibanda escapes death in an accident
THE Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Phillip Valerio Sibanda was nearly killed in an accident when a motorist rammed into his motorcade on Monday, a magistrate court heard yesterday....Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | 8498 | by Staff reporter
General Valerio Sibanda's car in accident
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (NSSA) employee, Desmond Sinoia (51), yesterday admitted to reckless driving and ramming into a vehicle belonging to Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Philip...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter
Fuel importers face ban over forex abuse
Companies importing fuel using foreign currency obtained from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's auction system and refusing to retail in local currency now face punitive action following a Government res...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:32hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
UK deports 50 more Zimbabweans
A SECOND charter flight is scheduled to leave the Britain next Wednesday with 50 more Zimbabweans set for deportation to Harare.They are currently being detained at Brooke House Immigration Re...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:17hrs | 2453 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders Matanga to 'flush out rogue police officers'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ordered police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga to flush out law enforcement agents implicated in criminal activities, describing them as "bad apples" tarnish...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:35hrs | 1226 | by Staff reporter
Women abuse UK justice system to settle scores
John Mabhureza of Northampton United Kingdom sits in a corner in prison. He has grown so thin and he is not eating well. He has reduced himself into a silent dying man. Mabhureza's problems star...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 641 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa goes after criminals 'not around him'
Criminals must never be given breathing space to commit offences because that will not only harm people and the society as a whole, but also impede the attainment of national development goals that th...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions ZRP vehicles
President Mnangagwa has today commissioned 82 different vehicles to the Zimbabwe Republic Police as part of efforts by the Second Republic to capacitate law enforcement agencies in combating crime in ...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 17:32hrs | 2017 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed for 12 years in Botswana
A 29-year-old Zimbabwean man who attacked and repeatedly raped for three hours a Swaneng Hill schoolgirl in Serowe, Botswana, hour ordeal, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.Godfrey Moyo...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 13:45hrs | 2176 | by Staff reporter
Sabbath School Summary: Rest, Relationships, and Healing - Lesson 7
Memory Text: Genesis 45:5 INTRODUCTIONForgiveness has been defined as the willingness to abandon one's r...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 972 | by Br Elder Dr Masimba Mavaza
2018 army shooting victim fights for justice
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) employee Zakeo Mutimutema is now partially blind after he sustained facial injuries during the August 1, 2018, electoral violence, which resulted in the gunnin...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:17hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
9 buses impounded
Police impounded nine buses that were operating illegally outside the Zupco franchise and arrested 3 821 people over Covid-19 related contraventions in Harare in the past week as complacency creeps in...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 20:52hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
British football great condemns 'awful' decision to deport footballer to Zimbabwe
Gary Lineker has condemned an "awful" decision to deport a promising footballer who has lived in Britain his whole life.Christopher Arundell, who was accepted into Staines Town Football Club's...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 12:36hrs | 2421 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sets new fines
Government has set new fines for various offences ranging from $500 up to $500 000. The new fines were gazette by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and are cont...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 20:25hrs | 2935 | by Staff reporter
2 bogus cops arrested
Two people who were masquerading as police officers have been arrested in separate incidents in Harare after they were found extorting money from pirate taxi drivers and a suspected ‘fraudster'....Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 20:24hrs | 1225 | by Staff reporter
Council inspects houses and fines offenders
BULAWAYO City Council has been carrying out strict house inspections over time and this time slapping offenders with heavy duty penalties espe...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 12:57hrs | 1759 | by Stephen Jakes
How committed is Mnangagwa to eradication of corruption?
PreSIdenT emmerson dambudzo Mnangagwa addressed the nation on the auspicious occasion of the fifth edition of the African Anti-Corruption day on July 12, 2021.I listened to the president with ...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:56hrs | 928 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
'Lockdown restrictions fuel corruption'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has said enforcement of COVID-19 regulations has fuelled corruption in communities.In its 2020 annual report released recently, ZHRC said the lockdo...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:50hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Hefty fines for violating COVID-19 regulations
THE Judicial Service Commission has approved the proposed new schedule of fines for COVID-19 regulation violations, which will see offenders paying a maximum of $5 000 for violating preventive protoco...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:27hrs | 1740 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean with football dreams to be kicked out of UK
Christopher Arundell, who grew up in the UK and once dreamt of playing professional football, is set to be deported to Zimbabwe, despite a cross-party appeal to the home secretary to stop his removal ...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 08:14hrs | 3083 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to tug and monitor all deportees with serious crimes
The Government must approve a legislation, which will provide for the tagging of murderers and sex offenders who are being returned to Zimbabwe from the U...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 00:37hrs | 1378 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
UK Home Minister unapologetic for deporting Zimbabweans
UNITED Kingdom Home Office Secretary Priti Patel says she remains unapologetic for overseeing the deportation of 14 Zimbabwean this week.She made the remarks in response to an enquiry over the...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:25hrs | 2668 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean criminals in UK must stop blaming government over deportations
Mavis Matapo is 17-year-old Zimbabwean living in the UK. She is so scared to go outside her parents' house alone. She shivers with fear each time she hears a male voice. Her life crumbled into pieces ...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:18hrs | 700 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
50 Zimbabweans deported from UK
THE British government is deporting around 50 Zimbabwean nationals who have been released from detention after having completed serving jail terms for various offenses.The Foreign Affairs and ...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 18:16hrs | 3002 | by Staff writer
Are these deportations emotional or legal
Mavis Matapo is a seventeen year old Zimbabwean living in the UK. She is so scared to go outside her parents house alone. She shivers with fear each time she hears a male voice her life crumbled into ...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1484 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Apostolic sect leaders arrested
Police have arrested two Johane Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect leaders from Hurungwe for convening a gathering in violation of Covid-19 lockdown regulations.Officer commanding Hurungwe distri...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:10hrs | 1810 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa goes after social media as he cracks down on protests
South Africa, rocked by violent protests that have turned deadly, is now looking to social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter to crack down on looting and destruction of property and infrastr...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 12:20hrs | 1854 | by Tawanda Karombo
Schools reopening delayed
President Mnangagwa yesterday extended by two more weeks the enhanced Level 4 lockdown, and under this level of lockdown schools remain closed, and promised tighter enforcement of rules while committi...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:23hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over Mapostori pilgrimage
LAW enforcement agents have come under fire for alleged selective application of the law after allowing thousands of Johane Marange followers to hold their annual pilgrimage at Mafararikwa village in ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:10hrs | 1168 | by Staff reporter
Is the South African rainbow on the cusp of disarray?
Events are unfolding very fast in the rainbow nation, South Africa. And just like the previous week, the country is in suspense as the Free Zuma campaign gathers momentum in KwaZulu Natal province. It...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:41hrs | 577 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Exams cheating scandal rocks Zimbabwe army
AN examination cheating scandal has rocked the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) after more than 100 soldiers - including one with links to the Commander-in-Chief President Emmerson Mnangagwa - breached ru...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 20:42hrs | 1937 | by Staff reporter
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