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Standard Bank Group collaborates with Salesforce towards becoming a platform business
In a virtual signing event symbolic of the technologically powered new normal, Standard Bank, the parent company of leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, has unveiled an exten...Published: 2 hrs ago | 90 | by Agencies
Headache for Zacc
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is having a massive headache trying to recover billions of dollars stashed outside the country in the form of funds and properties, the Daily News report...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2855 | by Staff reporter
Audit exposes rot in council recruitment
A RECENT audit held at Marondera Municipality has unearthed the rot in its recruitment exercise, including operating without a proper organogram as well as engaging unsuitable candidates in certain cr...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
485 irregularly imported vehicles unearthed
A special post-vehicle clearance audit last year into vehicle imports, unearthed 485 irregular import documents with a potential revenue inflow prejudice to Treasury valued at US$70 million, the Zimba...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1302 | by Staff reporter
Zimra adapts to the new ICT-driven business model
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started adapting to the information communication technology (ICT) mode of doing business to prevent the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). ...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:26hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
Reward for turning-in tax dodgers
Whistle-blowers turning in tax dodgers can now claim a reward of 10 percent of the recovered taxes or duties under regulations gazetted on Friday by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:19hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
'Mobile money suspension will bury Zimbabwean economy'
THERE is a debilitating mixture of chaos, confusion and panic among both consumers and businesses across the country, after the government made a surprise announcement late on Friday evening that it w...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:41hrs | 1891 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe environmental law association conduct research on formalisation of artisanal miners
A local Non-Governmental Law Association, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association i s seeking to carry out a research on formalization of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector....Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 09:44hrs | 222 | by Stephen Jakes
Bankable land could reignite Zimbabwe economy
THE solution to Zimbabwe's unending economic problems is the provision of bankable land rights, which will spur farming as real business, a renowned economist has said.John Robertson said at a...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo burial regulations to continue beyond lockdown
BURIAL regulations introduced by the Bulawayo City Council as part of the Covid-19 pandemic preventive measures are set to continue beyond the national lockdown.At the onset of the pandemic in...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:26hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Sticky-fingered conductors strike Zupco, again
PILFERING staffers have been the proverbial monkey on Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)'s case ever since it was brought back to life.Last year, the mass public transport operator jett...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:15hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to the Minister of Local Govt and Rural and Urban Development Hon. July Moyo
As concerned citizens, it is our belief that Local Government refers to the establishment of participatory and democratically elected structures that can identify with the needs of people at grassroot...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 10:47hrs | 1811 | by Concerned citizens of Bubi Rural District
Mnangagwa speaks on mine shooting
The Chinese national who has been charged with shooting and injuring two people at a mine in Gweru over a salary dispute will receive a fair trial, without discrimination, in accordance with the count...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 08:05hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Zimra investigates over 600 corruption cases
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) investigated 600 corruption cases during 2019, with $154 million being identified for recovery as the institution goes after properties acquired through fraudule...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 19:40hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
Border authorities intercept 21 smuggling commercial trucks
AUTHORITIES at Beitbridge Border Post have increased surveillance and anti-smuggling activities during the ongoing lockdown and 21 trucks and 22 other vehicles smuggling an assortment of goods worth m...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 18:09hrs | 1169 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe slowly but surely re-dollarising'
GOVERNMENT last week announced a 50% increment and a Covid-19 allowance of US$75 for civil servants and US$30 for pensioners. This is despite government earlier banning the multi-currency regime and m...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1468 | by Staff reporter
New exchange rate trebles customs duty
THERE has been an outcry at all ports of entry after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) hiked duty of all imported goods following a hike in the exchange rate by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Tu...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:32hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Zimra nets $23,1bn revenue in 2019
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it managed to collect a net revenue of $23, 19 billion in 2019 against a planned $18, 6 billion target for the year. The tax authority is employing ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:57hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Driving School Owners urges government to re-open VID depots
The Vice President of Zimbabwe Driving School Owners Association ( ZDSOA) Edwin Ndlovu has called for the government of Zimbabwe to direct VID depots across the country to commence testing aspir...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 11:43hrs | 1402 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Corruption storm brewing at Zimra
A corruption time bomb is ticking at the Zimabbawe Revenue Authority after anonymous car dealers filed a complaint with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission alleging that ZIMRA officers are d...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 09:43hrs | 5440 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Debt cripples Harare
Harare City Council operations have been crippled by debtors that owe it more than $1. 4 billion with residents being the major debtors followed by business and Government, respectively. Accor...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:07hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Bredenkamp: A dark overlord taking Zimbabwe's darkest secrets to the grave
AN entry on the website of one of John Bredenkamp's companies tells us all we need to know about the controversial businessman: "In Africa, it is essential to work with change, not against it." Breden...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:00hrs | 1634 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to buy land for Beitbridge workers
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is spending at least $2.4 million on renting properties to house its workers at Beitbridge Border Post and is considering acquiring the former Beitbridge Express...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:50hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Banks, Govt agree on allowances' modalities
BANKS have agreed with the Government on the modalities of the opening Foreign Currency Accounts (FCAs) for civil servants at zero costs and also to charge minimal costs so that the US$75 is not demea...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1527 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents petition over mayor's US$2 land deal
Residents dumped mock coffins at the Luveve housing offices in Bulawayo in protest against contaminated water, which has resulted in 60 diarrhoea cases being reported, while five people have died as a...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
UK investor completes acquisition of Zimbabwe's Lubu coalfields
A UNITED Kingdom-based investment group, Contango Holdings, has completed acquisition by way of reverse takeover of Consolidation Growth Holdings' interest in the Lubu coalfield project in Matabelelan...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sets surveillance cameras in cities
Zimbabwe is planning to link its proposed National Data Centre with databases and information from the country's key economic players and state institutions as the country prepares for the creation of...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:48hrs | 5594 | by Dumisani Ndlela
Zimbabwe records marginal increase in exports receipts
ZIMBABWE'S exports marginally increased by 2% to US$1,24 billion during the first four months of the year, largely driven by commodities such as gold and tobacco, official statistics reveal.Fi...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:43hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
National Ports Authority long overdue, says Mthuli Ncube
Zimbabwe will expedite the establishment of the National Ports Authority to take over the management of its ports of entry and exit, a Cabinet minister has said.Finance and Economic Developmen...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 08:46hrs | 1586 | by Staff Reporter
ZACC launches operation 'Wakazvitenga Sei?'
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has launched a new operation code-named "Wakazvitenga Sei?" that is set to see individuals who fail to account for their wealth forfeiting it to the Stat...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 08:22hrs | 2481 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli Ncube tours Beitbridge Border post
Beitbridge Border Post was described as a very important Border Post that requires Government support.This was revealed by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Nc...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 21:09hrs | 2331 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe on the brink of becoming a dictatorship?
Barely a month after three MDC-Alliance cadres, legislator Joanna Mamombe, youth leaders Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova were arrested and mysteriously went missing under police custody; two more b...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 20:41hrs | 1218 | by Prince Njagu
'Forex allowances won't affect national budget projections'
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube has said the US$75 allowance and 50 percent salary increment for civil servants will not affect national budget projections. ...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:13hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
'Cash-rich' gold buyer invades Zimbabwe?
Confusion is reigning supreme in the gold sector over the existence of a licenced gold buyer who is reportedly paying more than the official price set by the country's repository authority, Fidelity P...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:30hrs | 11466 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe instability blights Common monetary Area prospects
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe's economic crisis, characterised by currency volatility, 785% inflation, a gargantuan debt stock estimated at US$10 billion and dwindling exports, hin...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:25hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's economic crisis reach a breaking point
FORMER finance minister and MDCAlliance vice-president Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe, gripped by the twin crises of an imploding economy and the Covid-19 pandemic that have seen the International Monetary...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:21hrs | 1982 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls set to re-open
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) last week allowed tourist operators back into the rainforest to view the mighty Victoria Falls which has been at its highest flow in ove...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:18hrs | 2579 | by Staff reporter
Incredible potable water potential around Bulawayo
SO the City of Bulawayo is re-commissioning Khami Dam sewer treatment works as another source of potable for the city. Why not go further and include Aisleby Farm sewer treatment works into its water ...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 07:34hrs | 377 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Bulawayo residents to object to Chamisa mayor's land offer
THERE has been a public outcry after the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) offered the Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni 3,5 hectares of agricultural land in Lower Rangemore under a 25-year lease at $165 per ...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 07:32hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
Dollar peg prompts rift between govt, RBZ
ZIMBABWE'S fixed currency peg, adopted in March, has become the latest flashpoint between Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya and Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, people familiar with ...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 08:25hrs | 1931 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled chicks intercepted, destroyed
POLICE here have intercepted two men smuggling a consignment of 19 600 day-old chicks across the Limpopo River from South Africa into Zimbabwe. The pair was arrested on Tuesday evening near Pa...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 07:40hrs | 1331 | by Staff reporter
No takers for Gweru mayoral mansion
BIDDERS who last year expressed interest in renting the Gweru mayoral mansion are yet to respond to requirements laid down by council more than seven months after they applied, council spokesperson Vi...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge appeals for development funding
BEITBRIDGE district is endowed with many investment opportunities whose potential can be fully unlocked if Treasury avails more funding for devolution. It is understood that so far, Beitbridge has rec...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:36hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe prioritizing use of ICTs
CHAMBER of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) president Ms Elizabeth Nerwande is prioritizing the upgrade of the Chamber's resource centre so that information becomes available to its membership in real-time, r...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 18:48hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube, Mangudya fight over dollar rates
ZIMBABWE'S fixed currency peg, adopted in March, has become the latest flashpoint between central bank Governor John Mangudya and Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, people familiar with the situation said...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:08hrs | 1783 | by Bloomberg
Cargo traffic surges at Beitbridge Border
THE volume of commercial cargo traffic using Beitbridge Border Post has increased since the start of the lockdown period, which most Sadc countries are implementing to curb the spread of the Coronavir...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 15:11hrs | 3198 | by Staff reporter
High Court blocks Mr Dish's bid to raid Econet
Former partner of Econet Media in the Kwese TV business, Mr Dish, failed to show it needed to raid Econet and Cassava Smartech to obtain accounting records before these could be possibly destroyed, th...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:08hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Axis of tribalism and African nationalism in conflict
IN the days when I was young and my political philosophy had reached its formation stage, my hero was Mhunhuwepasi Mangwende. His name has an agreeable affinity for unhu/ubuntu and its rhyme is just p...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:11hrs | 265 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Zimbabwe forex woes set to deepen, researchers warn
Zimbabwe's foreign currency shortages are set to worsen due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic that has reduced exports and slowed down remittances, a leading research firm has warned.IH ...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:10hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-born Irish rugby star turned wine expert
Dave Curtis took the road less travelled on his journey from Zimbabwe to an Ireland jersey in the early 1990s and the return trip has been just as interesting and rewarding.The sun is shining ...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:06hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
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