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Musk calls for shut down Voice of America, Radio Free Europe
United States billionaire Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, has called for the shutdown of U.S. government-funded propaganda machines Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Voi...Published: 8 hrs ago | 215 | by Staff reporter
inDrive taxi driver kidnaps client in Zimbabwe
A 33-year-old taxi driver from Harare, Talent Mhembere, has been convicted of kidnapping a woman following a payment disagreement. The ruling was delivered by Harare magistrate Lisa Mutendereki, who f...Published: 11 hrs ago | 224 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Cabinet resolves to corner vendors
As Zimbabwe's economy continues to spiral downward, the government has introduced a series of controversial measures aimed at taxing the struggling informal sector and vendors to boost state revenue. ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 624 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt makes electronic money usage compulsory for businesses
The Zimbabwean Cabinet has approved the compulsory use of electronic money by all businesses in a bid to formalize the country's largely informal economy and enhance fiscal revenue collection. The mov...Published: 16 hrs ago | 607 | by Staff reporter
Zimra raids smuggling points along Limpopo, destroys boats
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), in a groundbreaking drone-led operation, raided several smuggling points along the Limpopo River on Tuesday, confiscating and destroying boats used to illegally...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 16:27hrs | 882 | by Staff reporter
Executive Air accused of flight log irregularities amid tax evasion allegations
Executive Air, a prominent aviation company, is facing serious allegations of failing to properly log its flights, raising suspicions of tax evasion and regulatory violations.According to sour...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 22:48hrs | 468 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to honour promises
Traders who lost goods worth over US$20 million in a devastating fire at Mbare Musika last October are expressing frustration over the government's failure to fulfill its promises of interest-free loa...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:53hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council cracks down on illegal street vendors
The National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) has expressed support for the ongoing operation by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) aimed at curbing the growing presence of illegal street vendors in ...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:46hrs | 2340 | by Staff reporter
The truth about US aid, digital imperialism and the Great Continent of Africa's future
On the fast lane to 2030 by Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai The US feeds on creation of chaos and chicanery in third world countries and they use illeg...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 20:34hrs | 520 | by Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai
Mixed reactions to Zimbabwe govt's age limit for kombi drivers
The Government’s decision to raise the minimum age for public service vehicle drivers to 30 has sparked mixed reactions, with some praising the move to improve road safety and others voicing concern...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 17:39hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council inquiry accused of protecting corrupt officials while attacking reformers
The ongoing Commission of Inquiry into the Harare City Council, led by retired Justice Maphios Cheda, is facing mounting accusations of complicity in shielding corrupt officials, while exerting unnece...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 17:14hrs | 152 | by David Hunda
Zimbabwe's New Start Centre suspends ART, PrEP refills
The Population Solutions for Health (PSH) New Start Centre in Harare's Central Business District (CBD) has temporarily suspended its services for patients on Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) and those s...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:44hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank goes after informal traders forex, exporters' proceeds
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced a further reduction in export retention proceeds, cutting them by an additional 5%, as part of measures aimed at boosting foreign currency reserves and...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:43hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank cuts exporter retention threshold
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reduced exporters' foreign currency retention threshold from 75% to 70% as part of efforts to promote the use of the domestic currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), ...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:34hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Egodini deal terminated
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has officially moved to terminate the lease agreement with Terracotta Trading Private Limited for the US$60 million Egodini Redevelopment Project due to the contractor'...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:34hrs | 2173 | by Staff reporter
US Embassy pauses regime change funding in Zimbabwe?
The United States Embassy in Zimbabwe has announced a comprehensive review of all funds released to the country through the State Department and USAID, in line with President Donald Trump's "America F...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 20:13hrs | 2499 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube accuses Mudenda of bias in CCC leadership battle
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction leader Welshman Ncube has sharply criticized Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, accusing him of siding with self-proclaimed interim ...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:05hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa returns with battered image?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially returned to active duty after his annual leave, but his comeback is marred by intense political and economic turbulence. While Mnangagwa was on leave, Vice ...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 12:11hrs | 1614 | by Staff reporter
Zimra upgrades PAYE Management System
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officially launched its new Employee Management Module on Monday, as part of its ongoing efforts to improve tax collection efficiency through the Tax and Revenue...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:52hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Over 600,000 used the SA-Zimbabwe border during festive season
A total of 645,590 travellers used the Beitbridge Border Post during the recently concluded 2024 festive season, according to an announcement made by South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA) o...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:52hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank widens blitz on defiant business
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced an expanded blitz targeting businesses across the country that are refusing to comply with government directives on the use of the multicurrency system...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:42hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA Introduces PAYE Employee Management Module
Harare, Zimbabwe - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has announced the launch of an Employee Management Module, under its popular TaRMS platform set ...Published: 03 Feb 2025 at 18:44hrs | 7655 | by Agencies
The futility of Zimbabwe's crackdown on the informal sector
The Zimbabwean government has once again embarked on a futile mission to regulate the informal sector, a behemoth that has long outgrown the state's capacity to control it.In a desperate bid t...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 21:32hrs | 1000 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 Emmerso...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:57hrs | 1974 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tightens noose on informal sector
The government has announced stringent measures aimed at protecting the formal sector from what it describes as unfair competition posed by informal traders.In a statement released on Friday f...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:56hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Carnage in NGOs, clinics
Thousands of employees in Zimbabwe's non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) face an uncertain future after being told to go home following an executive order by U...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:42hrs | 939 | by Staff reporter
Tuckshops challenge Zimbabwe's retail giants
A quiet but dramatic shift is unfolding in Zimbabwe's retail sector as large supermarket chains struggle against the rise of informal tuckshops. Established brands such as OK Zimbabwe, Spar, and Chopp...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:31hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's lawyers respond to Buyanga's freedom bid
Attorneys representing South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have stated that they will abide by the Constitutional Court's ruling following an application by Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga Sa...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:30hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Zimra enforces tax compliance for Professionals
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has reaffirmed regulations requiring individuals under specified professional bodies to present valid tax clearance certificates before renewing or registering t...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:39hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
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 | 279 | by Staff reporter
3 women rob, rape motorist
Three women from Harare, Diana Sibanda (35), Brendy Msipa (35), and Tabeth Harris (33), have been arrested and charged with aggravated indecent assault and robbery following a harrowing incident invol...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:48hrs | 1345 | by Staff reporter
Police crack down on unregistered kombis
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reiterated its call for all commuter omnibus operators to register their vehicles, warning that unlicensed kombis will not be permitted to operate on the country...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:45hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation rises sharply in January
Zimbabwe's inflation rate rose sharply in January in both U.S. dollar and local currency terms, spurred by food and housing prices.In dollar terms inflation accelerated to 14.6% year on year a...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 21:53hrs | 1336 | by Staff reporter
Harare retail outlets resemble deserted ruins after war on smuggling
Retail outlets across Harare are increasingly resembling deserted ruins, offering a stark reflection of Zimbabwe's worsening economic conditions. As the country grapples with ongoing economic shocks, ...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 07:06hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
10 800 drivers arrested in blitz
Authorities have intensified efforts to restore order on Zimbabwe's roads, arresting more than 10,800 commuter omnibuses, pirate taxis, and 265 touts under the ongoing police operation code-named "No ...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 06:58hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo in Zifa Presidential race vote manipulation scandal
Controversial millionaire businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been accused of attempting to manipulate Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) elections after he promised to buy brand-new vehicles for all 7...Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 16:16hrs | 2438 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police roadblocks to stay
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is embracing technology to enhance law enforcement through the introduction of an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), which will revolutionize crime ...Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:22hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
It's time to kick exploitative Chinese out of Zimbabwe!
Zimbabwe is a colony once again!It is time for Zimbabweans to confront the uncomfortable reality of Chinese exploitation in the country. Recent incidents have revealed the horrifying e...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:31hrs | 1107 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe fears US withdrawal from WHO will hit HIV/AIDS programmes
Zimbabwe's finance minister expressed concern on Wednesday that a US withdrawal from the World Health Organization will lead to aid cuts to countries such as his that are most affected by HIV/AIDS....Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:25hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt begins process to procure cancer treatment machines
The government has announced the commencement of a process to procure cancer treatment machines, addressing a critical gap in the country's healthcare system that has worsened the plight of cancer pat...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:43hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle rebate abuse: 34 convicted, 3 000 cases under probe
Authorities in Zimbabwe are investigating over 3,000 cases of alleged abuse of the civil servants vehicle rebate scheme, with 34 individuals already convicted. The government is intensifying its effor...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:42hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Over 6,500 arrested in crackdown on illegal transport operators
Authorities have arrested more than 6,500 commuter omnibus drivers, pirate taxi operators, and touts under the ongoing nationwide operation code-named "No to mushikashika, pirate taxis, and lawlessnes...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:39hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
ZRP, ZPCS own informal bus terminus, pirate taxis
Officers from both the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) and some government officials are operating parallel ranks with their immune-to-arrest fleet (M...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 14:20hrs | 1621 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zimbabwe's tax plan has informal traders tangled up
Mediline Sibanda opened her hairdressing business 13 years ago in Bulawayo's bustling central business district where she operates alongside other vendors and traders that are part of the country's th...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:28hrs | 2077 | by Staff reporter
Buy Zimbabwe raises concerns over retail sector challenges
Buy Zimbabwe has raised concerns about the challenges facing the retail sector, stating that these obstacles are hindering efforts to promote locally-produced goods.Over the past few weeks, ma...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:17hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Let's respect Chivayo's right to give - if God loves a cheerful giver, who are we to hate him - A call for respect and integrity
Dear Zimbabweans, It is disheartening to witness the unjust and unfounded criticism aimed at Sir Wicknell Chivayo, one of the world's most generous billionaires. His generosity has set global ...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 11:29hrs | 431 | by Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai
Chamisa says Mnangagwa must stop 2030
Zimbabwe's former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa must stop his 2030 plan to extend his rule beyond his 2028 second-term constitutional limit while subverting the co...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:50hrs | 1180 | by Staff reportetr
Zimbabwe cops drop bribe money and flee as ZACC officials close in
Two police officers stationed in Mutare have appeared before the Mutare Magistrates' Court on charges of demanding a bribe from an illegal taxi driver. The officers, Dudzai Jennifer Chiponda (47) and ...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:26hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors turn screws on govt
Human rights doctors have intensified their call for transparency from the Zimbabwean government regarding the use of revenue generated from the sugar tax. The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Huma...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:08hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
The dangers of colonial nostalgia and Amnesia
The legacy of colonialism remains a stain on our society - something that cannot be whitewashed. It remains a source of trauma - a source of collective pain. Four decades after independence, its...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 11:21hrs | 441 | by Innocent Mpoki
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