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Edgars Zimbabwe customers seek longer payment plans
Clothing retailer Edgars Stores Limited says more of its customers are increasingly requesting longer payment periods of up to nine months to settle their clothing purchases, a clear reflection of the...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:27hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
School accused of emotional abuse over unpaid levies
Parents of learners at Helemu Primary School in Bulawayo have accused the school of emotionally abusing children whose families are unable to pay bus and stationery levies, sparking outrage over the t...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 20:56hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents face water disconnections over debt
The Gwanda Municipality has intensified its water disconnection exercise across the mining town as part of efforts to recover mounting unpaid bills from residents and businesses.In an official...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 17:51hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Nurses clash with Parirenyatwa over US$150 graduation fee
A storm is brewing at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals as graduate nurses demand clarity and flexibility over a mandatory US$150 graduation and administration fee - insisting that being forced to pay i...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 09:25hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Gweru launches revenue collection blitz, rejects payment plans
Gweru City Council has launched a revenue collection blitz that started on Monday and will run until May 23, 2025, with a firm stance against accepting payment plans during this period. The operation ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:00hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Gweru residents petition council over debt blitz
Gweru residents have petitioned the local authority to postpone a planned revenue collection blitz - which includes water disconnections and possible property attachments - fro...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:22hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Delta tax burden could soar to US$329m
Beverage giant Delta Corporation Limited risks a staggering US$329 million tax liability for its financial year ended March 31, 2025, if it loses ongoing court appeals against additional tax assessmen...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:32hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec extends registration deadline
The Government has extended the payment deadline for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) November 2025 examination fees to May 16, providing relief to thousands of students and easing financ...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 08:17hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
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Delta challenges US$73 million tax assessments by ZIMRA
LISTED beverages giant, Delta Corporation Limited, is contesting tax assessments issued by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) for amounts the company believes should have been payable exclusively ...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:38hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns schools against manipulating exchange rates
As Zimbabwean schools prepare to open for the first term this Tuesday, the Government has issued a stern warning to schools engaging in fraudulent foreign exchange practices. Reports have surfaced of ...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:58hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
'Send children to school,' ZANU-PF Councillor
Mhondoro-Mubayira's ward 27 councillor, Maxwell Zinyengere (ZANU-PF) challenged parents and authorities on making fees payment plans rather than abruptly dropping kids out of school.Speaking d...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 17:18hrs | 649 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Mhondoro
Harare Poly students resort to prostitution, drug trafficking
In their tireless efforts to settle school fees arrears and sit for their forthcoming end-of-term examination, several students from Harare Polytechnic College have resorted to prostitution and drug t...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 21:05hrs | 2019 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zanu-PF chair riled by policemen
Zanu-PF provincial chairperson for Bulawayo, Jabulani Sibanda, last week reprimanded police officers for failing to show respect during the national anthem at the groundbreaking ceremony for the civil...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Affordable apartment options in Dubai for Zimbabwean Investors
The Dubai real estate market offers a great chance for Zimbabwean investors looking for reasonably priced apartment choices since it continues to grow and thrive. The most recent figures from Bayut's ...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 20:02hrs | 484 | by Staff Reporter
Gweru unleashes debt collectors on defaulters
The Gweru City Council has announced that it will employ debt collectors to pursue ratepayers who have defaulted on their payments for more than two months. In a statement released on September 10, th...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:15hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Zimta housing scheme for Matebeleland teachers
Forty-one teachers from the Matebeleland region are set to benefit from a new housing scheme launched by the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) as part of its non-monetary incentives for members....Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:10hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
BPRA launches funeral cover for residents
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has elected a new board and launched a low-cost funeral cover, Uhlelo Lwezakhamizi Funeral Cover, aimed at underprivileged members of society. Thi...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Nust students barred from exams over fees
Several National University of Science and Technology (Nust) students have been prevented from taking exams due to unpaid tuition fees. Some students, including those who made partial payments...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Attachment of residents' houses displays CCC's heartless agenda
The decision by the Harare City Council (HCC) to take drastic measures against low-income residents who are struggling to pay their monthly rates by attaching over 50 properties due to non-payment, ha...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 08:28hrs | 2 | by Tonderai Ndoro
City Council attaches 50 houses
The Harare City Council (HCC) has seized over 50 properties from residents and businesses that have defaulted on paying their monthly rates. More than 4,000 ratepayers with overdue balances exceeding ...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:00hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools defy govt fees policy
Several public schools are disregarding a government directive instructing them not to deny entry to students due to unpaid fees, according to a survey conducted by NewsDay.Despite a recent ci...Published: 22 May 2024 at 10:03hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Residents risk losing properties over unpaid bills
The Bulawayo City Council has warned that thousands of residents may lose their properties if they default on paying their bills.Over 2,000 households have already had their water supplies dis...Published: 21 May 2024 at 08:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
US$100,000 fraud couple on the run
A BULAWAYO couple that allegedly defrauded residents for 12 months, raking in over US$100 000 in proceeds, is on the run after violating their bail conditions.Melusi Ndlovu and his wife, Gwend...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
51 counts of fraud couple on the run
SENSING a high possibility of being locked up in jail, a couple that was facing 51 counts of fraud has allegedly fled and Bulawayo police have spread a dragnet to arrest them.Melusi Ndlovu (36...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
I will fight crime, decongest Bulawayo: Mujeyi
The Zanu-PF national assembly member for Cowdry Park, Aurther Mujeyi has warmed up to tirelessly fight high crime rate and industrialise his constituency in an effort to decongest city of Bulawayo by ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 08:47hrs | 8 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Bulawayo
Zimbabwe to recruit 5 000 teachers
At least 5 000 teachers will be recruited next year, with Government expanding its teaching force as it seeks to continue reducing teacher to pupil ratio from 1:45 towards the target of 1:35.P...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:24hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pensioners to be compensated for 2007-9 losses
PENSIONERS who lost their life savings during the 2007 to 2009 hyper-inflation era will receive compensation from February 2024, a senior Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) official has said....Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
BCC intensifies water disconnections
THE Bulawayo City Council will this month intensify its water disconnection drive as it tries to recover over $200 billion which it is owed in property taxes and service fees by consumers as at the en...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa blocked Mthuli Ncube's export tax
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa recently blocked Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's 10% tax on mining exports to pay arrears on the country's debt overhang - which makes it difficult for the government to b...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 17:27hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
School heads facing disciplinary action
Some school heads who were turning children away for non-payment of school fees are up for disciplinary action as they contravened Government policy.This was said by the Deputy Minister of Pri...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 16:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo couple arrested for fraud
A COUPLE from Sunninghill suburb in Bulawayo that was recently arrested, before appearing in court facing charges of fraud and was later granted bail has been re-arrested facing fresh charges....Published: 10 May 2023 at 19:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bogus cement dealers flee country
The two suspected fraudsters who fleeced more than 70 people of US$300 000 in a cement supply scam and splurged their loot on fancy cars are believed to have fled the country, with South Africa the mo...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe school headmasters face the sack over illegal fees hikes
HEADS of Government schools who defy laid down guidelines in hiking fees will be deemed to have committed acts of misconduct and will be liable to disciplinary action, which may include dismissal, whi...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools ready to absorb children of ZEP permit holders
MOST schools re-opened smoothly yesterday countrywide with the Government saying it is ready to reintegrate children of Zimbabweans based in South Africa into the country's education system when they ...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 18:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
483 rates defaulters lose property to council
GWERU City Council (GCC) has attached movable property of 483 defaulting residents and companies leading to the recovery of about $18 million.The local authority is seeking to recover $3,7 bil...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe universities adjust fees structures
STATE universities in the country have raised their tuition fees in line with regional trends to cover operational costs.Lupane State University (LSU) released their new fee's stru...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:43hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo schools operating without water
MORE than half of Bulawayo's schools are operating without water after council disconnected supplies due to non-payment of rates amid reports that they owe council a combined $100 million while those ...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 10:38hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
UZ taken to court by students over fees
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) students have taken the institution and its vice-chancellor Paul Mapfumo to court challenging the recent increase in tuition fees.The university recently increased ...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa greenlights new university fees
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has bemoaned the low uptake of Government facilitated loans by students at the country's tertiary institutions amid reports that only 10 000 students have benefited so far despite ...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Schools third term opens
IT was a hive of activity for boarders across the country yesterday as they returned to their schools for the third term that starts today.Pupils and a representative of national school heads ...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zesa switches off top officials, police in blitz
TOP government officials, critical security establishments, including police stations and ministry departments, were left in the dark last week after the country's power utility, Zesa, switched them o...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra is now owed over $33 billion as defaults rise
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has reported a 283,65% increase in debt to $33,25 billion in 2021 owing mostly to exporting firms indicating that the current tax regime remains too high for com...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimra garnishes Chinese contractor
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has garnished for the fourth time in six months, bank accounts of a Chinese contractor, China International Water and Electric Corporation (CIWE), developing Lak...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 10:42hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zesa seeks to recover ZW$30bn in unpaid bills
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings has intensified a nationwide blitz aimed at disconnecting power supplies to defaulting customers who owe more than ZW$30 billion.The d...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Inflated BCC bills spark outrage
BULAWAYO City Council's decision to index charges in foreign currency and convert these at the prevailing official exchange rate has sparked outrage with residents saying they have received shocking b...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC identifies landlords as major defaulters
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has singled out landlords among major defaulters in paying water bills.The council accused the landlords of collecting rentals from tenants, but fail to pay bil...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Councils dig in as residents cry foul
NAOMI Chimbganda is still agonising over last month's council bill, which puts her debt at a staggering $1,8 million.The widow now has sleepless nights over how she will settle it, considering...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents' property attached over council debts
AT least 10 residents from Senga suburb had their household property attached by the Messenger of Court at the instigation of Gweru City Council (GCC) in a bid to force ratepayers to settle their bill...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harare to convert residents' debts to US$
CASH-STRAPPED Harare City Council has announced plans to convert residents' outstanding Zimbabwe dollar bills to United States dollars to preserve the value of the money if the debts remain unpa...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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