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Zimbabwe, AfDB launch new fertiliser initiative

Zimbabwe is set to strengthen agricultural productivity through a new fertiliser initiative backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Agricultural Financial Services Group (AFSG), aimed at improving farmers' access to vital inp…

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:19hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter

Granny (75) gets driver's licence

At 75, many would consider slowing down. But for Diana "Gogo" Chisvo of Mboma in Zvimba West, age is no obstacle. Her recent triumph â€” earning a Class Four driver's licence â€” has not only delighted her family but also inspired an entir…

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:18hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter

US NGO slaps Zimbabwean woman with cease-and-desist order

International Christian humanitarian organisation Samaritan's Purse has issued a strong cease-and-desist order against a Zimbabwean woman accused of falsely claiming to represent the US-based charity in court cases, contracts, and philanth…

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:16hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter

No pay hike for Zimbabwe teachers

Zimbabwean teachers are bracing for yet another term of financial hardship, after government this week indicated there will be no salary increases in the immediate future. The third term begins on Tuesday, September 9, with educators still…

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

AMH workers go 9 months without pay

Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), publishers of NewsDay, Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard, has come under fire after going nine months without paying its employees, sparking outrage among journalists and staff who accuse the company of expl…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 14:51hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter

Poor remuneration of academic staff at state universities a national crisis

THE poor remuneration and deplorable conditions of service for academic staff at Zimbabwe's state universities, which has led to the highly publicised indefinite strike by the teaching staff at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) smacks of a s…

Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 10:14hrs | 740 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo

Billionaire Ramaphosa gets a pay rise

Parliament on Tuesday approved a salary increase for President Cyril Ramaphosa despite opposition from his ardent critics, the EFF and MK Party.This after ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli tabled a draft motion in response to the recommendati…

Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 07:25hrs | 1293 | by Staff reporter

Ingwebu fails to pay transporters

Truck owners in Bulawayo have clashed with Ingwebu Breweries (Pvt) Limited, a company owned by the Bulawayo City Council, over unpaid dues for car hire services. The truck operators claim they have not been compensated for transporting the…

Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 07:55hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter

Hexco fails to pay examiners

Over 300 lecturers from polytechnics, vocational training colleges, and independent colleges affiliated with the Higher Education Examination Council (Hexco) are protesting over unpaid dues. These lecturers, marking examination papers at H…

Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:39hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter

Storm over public toilets commercialisation

HUMAN rights watchdog, Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR), has criticised government's plans to commercialise public toilets as a measure to promote sanitisation and hygiene.The Local Government and Public Works minister Winsto…

Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Herdsman assaults boss and wife over delayed December pay

THOSE who believe hell hath no fury like a woman scorned have probably never come across a herdsman who has not received his salary.An infuriated herdsman from Nkenyani Village in Bubi district, Matabeleland North province, took drastic me…

Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's civil servants get backdated US$ pay rise

GOVERNMENT has effected a US$50 increase in civil servants salaries, while the local currency portion will be pegged at the equivalent of US$150 at the prevailing interbank rate.The increase will be backdated to June.However, negotiations …

Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:12hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

USD pay increase for civil servants

The Government will "imminently" effect a new remuneration package that includes an increment in the United States dollar component for public sector workers to cushion them from the rising cost of living.The new pay offer, which will also…

Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe teachers earn ZW$39 636 (US$33)

THE impoverishment of professionals by the government has reached heart-rending levels, but those who dare complain are often victimised, leaving public sector workers feeling helpless in the face of a double whammy of economic suffering a…

Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:34hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

New pay structure for civil servants

Civil servants will be paid according to their academic qualifications, experience and seniority starting this month, as Government has reactivated a policy that promotes advancement of public workers.The abandonment of advancement procedu…

Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Councils pay for undelivered goods'

MOST local authorities have yet to submit last year's accounts for audit, with only 21 of the 92 having done so by the end of the May deadline, the Auditor-General, Mrs Mildred Chiri, has said.She said of these, more than half had governan…

Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

100% pay rise for Zimbabwe civil servants

Government will effect a 100 percent salary increment for civil servants next month, while public sector workers will continue enjoying the US$175 allowances introduced last year.A meeting of the National Joint Negotiating Committee (NJNC)…

Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:02hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

'Pay up by July or you won't purchase Zesa tokens'

THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Distribution Company (ZETDC) has warned prepaid customers that they will not be able to purchase electricity tokens from July unless they clear their debts.The power utility is owed over $15 billion by…

Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'No attendance, no pay for civil servants'

Civil servants will be paid only for the days they work and the days they have been officially excused from duty, but will not be paid for the days they take off without permission, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has said. The Governm…

Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:12hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Polyclinics demanding payment for COVID-19 vaccines?

The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has exposed some Polyclinics for conducting corrupt activities, as they are demanding money from people seeking to be vaccinated against COVID-19.Speaking through a press statement, HRT Director Precious Sh…

Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 18:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe should refuse to repay colonial debt

THE Zimbabwean government is currently engaging with its creditors in order to reduce its external debt burden.Economic watchers argue that the country would be justified in repudiating the debt it inherited from the colonial era since the…

Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:56hrs | 3 | by Kudakwashe Matiza

Zimbabweans paying more than necessary for Covid tests

ZIMBABWEANS are forking out way above what should be logically reasonable, up to over 100% more than their neighbouring South Africans for similar Covid-19 tests.Laboratories and some private clinics which are importing testing kits at les…

Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:51hrs | 2 | by staff reportr

Investigate the Pay-for-your-house Scheme of the 90s

Why is everyone quiet? Why the deafening silence? The Pay-for-your-house Scheme of the 90s was never transparent, contributors lost large amounts of money towards a government initiated housing scheme that ended chaotically with great prej…

Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 20:38hrs | 5 | by Thomas Murisa

Manhood 'vanishes' after failing to pay a hooker

In a bizarre incident, a 35-year-old Mazowe married man mysteriously "lost" his manhood after failing to pay a hooker RTG$5 last week.Kudzi Muteragombe (35) of Good Hope Farm allegedly had sex with the woman only identified as Chiedza at T…

Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zinara pays US$589k to non-existent firm

The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) paid out over half a million United States dollars to a non-existent company between 2012 and 2013 under its "special projects arrangement", investigations have revealed. An audit by Gran…

Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Civil servants pay increase

The civil servants pay increase to be effected in April this year is one hell of a joke. What is wrong with these people's reasoning capacity. This is a toddler's game they playing here. How can you cheat your mind like this and play aroun…

Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 21:57hrs | 1 | by Clement Moyo

No pay for striking doctors

Government has said it will not pay doctors for the days they were absent at their work stations during the 40-day long industrial action which started early in December and ended at the start of last month.The Heath Services Board told th…

Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 13:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

New pay structure for parastatal bosses noble

I would like to applaud Government, through the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) for its efforts in setting new payment structure for parastatal and State enterprise bosses.The move, which is waiting for Cabinet approval will ensu…

Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 16:35hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano

Zanu-PF regime should timeously pay civil servants salaries

Civil servants in Zimbabwe continue to struggle under the weight of a collapsing economy brought about through decades of Zanu PF misrule,rampant corruption and a generalised derelection of governmental responsibilities. They have not been…

Published: 20 Jul 2016 at 09:32hrs | 2 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu

Zimbabwe cannot afford labour's pay demands

WITHOUT exception, all employers have been confronted with demands from employees in general, and the labour force in particular, for increased wages. Most collective bargaining agreements have been reached after prolonged, usually very co…

Published: 06 Jun 2011 at 09:22hrs | | by Eric Bloch

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