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Harare shuts down 121 businesses in CBD crackdown blitz

The Harare City Council has shut down 121 businesses in the central business district (CBD) in an intensified campaign targeting non-compliant operations. The crackdown, now in its second day, follows inspections of 295 businesses and is p…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 18:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Lenient sentence for unlicensed driver sparks public outcry

The 24-month suspended sentence handed to a 20-year-old unlicensed driver who fatally knocked down a Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) student has ignited fierce debate and outrage across Zimbabwe.The incident, which claimed the life…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police officers in uniform banned from betting shops

Police officers in uniform are strictly prohibited from entering betting shops or gambling in casinos in Zimbabwe, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi has revealed.Comm Nyathi made the announcement in Harare over the week…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:58hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's retail sector crisis worsens as shops continue closing

Zimbabwe's retail sector is facing an unprecedented crisis, with several major retailers and wholesalers forced to close branches amid a series of economic challenges. This Thursday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa interrupted his annual leav…

Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:57hrs | 2064 | by Staff reporter

South Africa's big business wants spaza shop economy?

Major businesses across South Africa are looking to capitalise on the country's booming informal economy, with many companies licking their lips at an opportunity worth hundreds of billions of rands.New research from Trade Intelligence hig…

Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe shops impose limits amid panic-buying?

Some shops across Zimbabwe have imposed "one item per person" rules for products such as milk to fend off panic-buying triggered by a new loss of faith in the country's latest currency.Last week, formal retailers warned the government they…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chinese' shops flood Bulawayo CBD

A bustling shop along Fife Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenue, known informally as a "Chinese shop," has become a go-to destination for Bulawayo residents in search of affordable goods. From kitchen utensils and clothing to electrical…

Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Shops dump ZiG official rate for two-tier pricing system

Just like other Zimbabwean currencies introduced since the year 2000, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency is already showing signs of instability barely half a year after its introduction, with many shops ditching the official rating for a tw…

Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 9594 | by Staff reporter

Overpricing shops penalised, 16 bank accounts frozen in RBZ price blitz

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has ordered retailers and manufacturers who were exclusively charging certain goods in foreign currency and using the black-market rate for currency conversion in defiance of G…

Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe retailers ban in-store pictures

RETAIL giants in Harare have reportedly resorted to banning customers from taking pictures of commodity prices and some shoppers have been forced to delete photos of prices.The retailers' stance comes amid fears of a government crackdown o…

Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo's street 'shops' flood city by night

FILLED to the brim with groceries ranging from foodstuffs, toiletry to skin care products, a pushcart â€” commonly known as iScania in the streets of Bulawayo â€” is strategically positioned at a busy corner of Fort Street and Sixth Avenue…

Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Prison escapee jailed for 4 years

An alleged serial robber and rapist on remand for attacking almost 20 women recently escaped from Harare Remand Prison, allegedly with the help of two prison officers, but was caught, was yesterday jailed for an effective four years for es…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Zacc investigating officer not fit to testify'

SUSPENDED Police Commissioner Erasmus Makodza claimed in court that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission's investigating officer Eric Chacha, was not fit to testify in his corruption related trial since there was bad blood between the t…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

US$40 000 damage at Manama Hospital

HEAVY rains that pounded Gwanda District recently left Manama Mission Hospital without electricity and damaged solar panels, water tanks and telecommunication cables resulting in the suspension of critical services.The heavy rains which we…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Government to name and shame overpricing shops

ZANU-PF national secretary for the commissariat Victor Matemadanda yesterday warned businesses in Bulawayo against selling goods at exorbitant prices, saying corrective measures will soon be taken against those found overcharging. Matemada…

Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans told to snub profiteering retailers

COMMUNITY leaders have urged consumers to boycott buying goods from profiteering retailers as a way to protect themselves against wanton price hikes.  Following Government's decision to scrap the multicurrency system, some retailers a…

Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

We are our own worst enemies

I have a question that needs an honest answer. Do we, as Zimbabweans, want our country to succeed?Having been unable to get cooking oil in supermarkets, I decided to pay downtown Harare a visit. After all, this is where most of us used to …

Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Mapozho Saruchera

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