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The Ecocash heist - A modern tale of irresponsible corporate behaviour
Sometime in 2013, I applied and became an Ecocash Agent (Agent), and immediately set shop in at least two locations within Harare CBD. The setup and running costs for me as an Agent were high, but the...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 19:27hrs | 5815 | by Tendayi Mudhadha
BCC to bill in forex
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering billing residents in foreign currency and has re-adopted selling of residential stands in US dollars. The local authority, in the latest council repo...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:35hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
Electricity tariff increase looms
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) is assessing an application for an electricity tariff increase that was recently lodged by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Compan...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:52hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must focus more on domestic issues
IT is of importance for the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led administration to focus on local policy, things it should do for the people in realistic terms.Roads, provision of reliable, clean ...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 08:36hrs | 246 | by Roro
Of ugly vultures and bad wolves in good sheep's clothing
I shall begin with our own fathers and ancestors, it is both just and proper that they should have the honor of mention, for handing free to us this country, augmented by valiant valor, their blood an...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 00:25hrs | 1540 | by Evangelist Sendekai W.T
Zimbabwe suspends phone based mobile money transactions - Fulltext
The Statement of Suspension on Monetary Transaction on Phone-Based Mobile Money TransactionsThe government of Zimbabwe has with immediate effect suspended all mobile money services and trading...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 19:41hrs | 7638 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cost of living rises
ZIMBABWEAN companies and consumers are facing severe pressure from rising cost of living as well as effects of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts have warned.Consumers' real wages are being er...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 16:59hrs | 846 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1196 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe risks lagging behind in digital era
ZIMBABWE risks being left behind in the digital era and this has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic as local mobile network operators (MNOs) continue to charge subeconomic tariffs amid rising o...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:37hrs | 139 | 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
Decaying infrastructure drags Zimbabwe to Stone Age
ZIMBABWE is lagging behind other regional countries in infrastructural development and would require huge investment to build robust infrastructure and catch up with continental leaders, a new report ...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:05hrs | 148 | by Nyasha Chingono
Zesa tariffs go down
POWER company Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has lowered electricity tariffs by between 11 percent and 25 percent and introduced a new low-cost tariff band that reduces electricity charg...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 09:44hrs | 3468 | by Staff reporter
Zera adds third band of cheaper electricity
A third band of cheaper electricity has been added to existing two by energy regulator, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (zera), that will help larger families that were struggling to remain withi...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 09:10hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa minister's comments agitate Harare
THE government is seething with anger after regional powerhouse, South Africa, commented on Zimbabwe's long-running political and economic crises earlier this week.This comes after Pretoria's ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 18:26hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter
$80 000 to file for divorce
COUPLES planning to divorce should first consider if they can raise a minimum of $80 000 for lawyers to handle their cases in line with new Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) tariffs. The LSZ on Tu...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 16:59hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over electricity tokens
ZESA Holdings customers yesterday expressed outrage over failure to buy electricity tokens after the power utility's payment platforms were overwhelmed. Customers endured long hours in queues at Zesa ...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 10:05hrs | 1192 | by Staff reporter
Telcos want another tariff hike
Local mobile telecommunications operators have approached the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) for another upward review of tariffs. Earlier in March Pot...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 09:47hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Scores of stranded as Zesa system is overwhelmed
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) on Monday left scores of electricity consumers stranded failing to buy prepaid power tokens as its online system was overwhelmed ...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 10:38hrs | 1538 | by Staff reporter
Key economic lessons for Zimbabwe from South Africa
Zimbabwe and South Africa share a long history of trade, socio-economic, political and cultural ties that span for decades. The two countries are separated by a 225km border that runs along the Limpop...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:42hrs | 677 | by Smetch Sibanda
CTC blocks Innscor deal
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed Innscor Africa Limited's efforts to dispose of its 25% shareholding in refrigerator maker Capri suffered a major blow after the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) r...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:15hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Suspension of maize meal, flour duty unsettles local millers
THE Small and Medium Millers Association of Zimbabwe (SMMAZ) says the suspension of customs duty on imported wheat flour and maize meal would cripple production and viability of the local milling indu...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:37hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
ZW$ remains our best foot forward
At the rate at the Zimbabwe dollar (ZW$) is losing its intrinsic value, it may just be a matter of time before the country dollarizes, officially or non-officially.Those pushing for dollarizat...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:15hrs | 5638 | by Jameson Dapi
Mthuli suspends duty on flour, maize meal
Customs duty on imported wheat flour and maize meal has been suspended for six months from 22 May to 21 November in terms of regulations gazetted yesterday by Minister of Finance and Economic Developm...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:13hrs | 1502 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash limits ridiculously low in comparison to similar markets
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been on a war path against EcoCash, one of Africa's successful mobile money service. The battle has been tariffs, barring of EcoCash agents and some crazy pronou...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:50hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Residents petition Mnangagwa over COVID-19 bailout
FIVE associations representing Gweru residents have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa compelling him to give their local authority a bailout package to relieve them of the rates burden during lo...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:56hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Vic Falls councillors boycott meeting
VICTORIA Falls councillors yesterday boycotted a meeting which had been called to discuss among other things, crafting a supplementary budget and waiver of some rates to cushion ratepayers in the wake...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1420 | by Staff reporter
No load shedding during lockdown
The Herald Herald ReporterResidential areas are likely to continue receiving uninterrupted power during the extended lockdown period despite the recent partial re-opening of industries, a senior Gover...Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:14hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile operators get free frequencies
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has allocated the country's three mobile network operators free frequencies until the end of the year as part of its thrust t...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:35hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Potraz moves to reduce data costs
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has allocated the country's three mobile network operators free frequencies until the end of the year as part of measures to ...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Data tariffs price hike a blow to the deaf community
The deaf community in Zimbabwe has pleaded with mobile network operators to review downwards the costs of data tariffs saying the new prices are beyond th...Published: 06 May 2020 at 16:03hrs | 524 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Mobile telcos adjust SMS, data bundle prices
Zimbabwe's leading mobile network operators (MNOs), Econet and NetOne are adjusting their SMS and data bundle tariffs in what the players say is in line with the rising cost of doing business in the c...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Econet raises data prices by 225%
Econet Wireless hiked data prices by up to 225 percent overnight Tuesday – sparking anger from hard-up Zimbabweans.The increase in data costs could not have come at a worse time for Econet c...Published: 05 May 2020 at 16:06hrs | 1302 | by Staff reporter
'Cheaper' power tariffs to go up
THE government is planning to review upwards from 200 units the cost of cheaper electricity a household gets per month because current thresholds are too low, Energy and Power Development minister For...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:37hrs | 2695 | by newzimbabwe
Covid-19: Currency volatility cripples Econet
One of Zimbabwe's largest listed companies, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's business viability is under threat because of the free-falling local currency and effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has emerge...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:26hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Econet advocates for a 20% price reduction
Zimbabwe's largest mobile phone operator, Econet Wireless, has requested suppliers to reduce prices by 20 percent in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Econet, which cannot easily pass rising cost...Published: 01 May 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Govt denies ZESA secretly hiked power tariffs
ENERGY Minister Fortune Chasi has dismissed as false, claims that power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) had secretly hiked tariffs without notifying consumers.Electricity...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 10:09hrs | 1532 | by newzimbabwe
Lessons from Donald Trump
Australia's former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, has sent advance copies of his memoirs to news organisations all over the world. His greatest challenge was how to deal with US President Donald Tru...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 13:27hrs | 2223 | by Ken Mufuka
Zimbabwe mobile network operators face losses as costs mount
The unprecedented rise in the country's cost of doing business is expected to wipe out margins for mobile network operators, leading to possible losses within the sector.Between March and now,...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:28hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Student bodies say e-learning is unaffordable and elitist
The adoption of e-learning as an innovative means to continue teaching and learning during the national lockdowns affecting many African countries has been rejected by a number of student organisation...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 11:07hrs | 873 | by universityworldnews.com
ZESA Negligence of Duty 'Customer Service' to Clients is Simply Unacceptable
MDC Alliance Secretary for Energy and Power Development Jasmine Toffa has said the party has noted with grave concern the disturbing trend by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) customer ...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 16:36hrs | 1263 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC Alliance Proposals for life and livelihoods during and after lockdown
As the People's party, the MDC Alliance strongly applauds the Zimbabwean people for their discipline and determination to fight adversity with a spirit of never say die.Indeed, it seems as if ...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 12:56hrs | 1234 | by Sesel Zvidzai
FULL TEXT: Nelson Chamisa's state of the nation address
Fellow citizens,I come to you under very difficult circumstances in our country and indeed in the whole world.Let us begin by observing a minute of silence for all the COVID-19 victims in ...Published: 16 Apr 2020 at 09:17hrs | 4337 | by Nelson Chamisa
Is Mthuli Ncube IMF's man in Harare?
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its 2019 Article IV report on Zimbabwe at the end of March 2020. Without delving into policy details, which I leave to experts to unpack, one can observe...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 09:40hrs | 2497 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
South African to be hit by a hike in electricity tariffs
Consumers can brace themselves for another hike in electricity tariffs.Eskom announced in a statement on Saturday that the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) had approved tariff increases...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 22:09hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
IMF Report on Zimbabwe: Fairy-tale of good cop versus bad cop
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its 2019 Article IV report on Zimbabwe at the end of March 2020. Without delving into policy details, which...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 14:55hrs | 1255 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
Data tariffs must fall, says Misa
Media lobby group, Media Institute for Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe said government should revise downwards internet tariffs being charged by local mobile network operators as high cost on data was...Published: 09 Apr 2020 at 08:26hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean electricity tariffs hiked by 19.2%
The Zimbabwe Electricity Distribution Company (ZETDC) announced an increase in tariffs by 19,2 percent, at a time when the country is no longer experiencing prolonged power cuts.According to a...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 18:37hrs | 3873 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Power Crisis Solely a Result of Poor Planning by the Illegitimate Regime
Zimbabwe power short ages will not be resolved - as long as the ED led illegitimate regime continues to sleep at wheelAs the Zimbabwean citizenry and economy is ravaged by incessant powe...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 11:22hrs | 594 | by Jasmine Toffa
BCC 2020 budget dealt blow by COVID-19 pandemic
BULAWAYO City Councils' $2,7 billion budget for 2020 which saw rates and tariffs shoot by 716% has been dealt a huge blow by the coronavirus pandemic, with mayor Solomon Mguni predicting tough times a...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Government-led lockdown not enough for Zimbabwe’s fight against Coronavirus
It took a while for the Zimbabwean government to meaningfully respond to the Covid19 pandemic, better late than never.Now that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has decreed that there shall be a 21...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 10:36hrs | 964 | by Edzai Zvobwo
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