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MDC activist in court for kidnapping
MDC-Alliance youth activist and former Zimbabwe National Students Union secretary-general, Makomborero Haruzivishe, yesterday appeared in court on allegations of forcing his way together with others, ...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:10hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
60% of Bulawayo companies close shop
THE labour movement, consumer rights groups, small enterprises and informal traders have lamented the continuous collapse of Bulawayo industries amid revelations that up to 60% of companies have close...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:04hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Push for Mwonzora arrest
WAR is brewing in the MDC-T camp amid allegations that members of the party aligned to vice-president Thokozani Khupe are pushing to have party leader Douglas Mwonzora and his allies arrested for alle...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 3253 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti's letter to World Bank on Zimbabwe COVID-19 aid
In May 2020, the World Bank dipped into a special health fund to provide US$7 million to Zimbabwe to help the country fight the spread of coronavirus.The US$7...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 09:09hrs | 4097 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Wetland victims regret
A NUMBER of families in Budiriro Extension on Sunday had a sleepless night following rains that left their houses flooded.Houses built on wetland were flooded and residents failed to cross a s...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 20:33hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter
Registar general's trial continues
The trial of suspended Registrar General Clemence Masango, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges over vehicle purchases, continued yesterday with the State calling the former chief accountant...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 17:39hrs | 1068 | by Staff reporter
Anti-graft crusade: NPA scales up tempo
THE National Prosecution Authority (NPA) is scaling up efforts to seize assets acquired through the proceeds of corruption as part of efforts to fight graft.It will from next week be bringing ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 19:05hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Govt has no shares in Impala, says Dondo
IMPALA Car Rental chief executive officer Mr Thompson Dondo has opened up about the genesis of the business and ownership structure. The Sunday Mail last week tracked Mr Dondo to get a deeper understa...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:47hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda RDC workers test Covid-19 positive
GWANDA Rural District Council has closed down its premises after three workers tested positive for Covid-19 while the Municipality of Gwanda has closed all departments except critical ones after also ...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:28hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Chivhu gunman was DRC war vet who dreamed of 'freeing Zimbabwe'
One of the Chivhu gunmen who shot dead a soldier was a Democratic Republic of Congo war veteran who often spoke of "freeing Zimbabwe", according to friends and family.Elliot Chihambakwe, of Gu...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 19:15hrs | 5904 | by Staff reporter
New Harare Mayor decries archaic billing system
In a veiled admission of failure, Harare's new Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume said the capital was behind in terms of development and was riddled with corruption.The MDC has been in charge of H...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | 988 | by Staff reporter
CABS manager jailed for fraud
CABS Bindura branch acting manager Admire Fore was sentenced to 10 months in jail on Tuesday by Bindura magistrate Ethel Chichera for defrauding a client of his US$710.The 36 year convict will...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 07:39hrs | 3628 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Crackdown on activists intensifies ahead of July 31 protests
POLITICAL activists in Bulawayo have said the alleged abduction of opposition political party members and activists is an attempt to close the democratic space and clamp down on dissent.The ab...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:31hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Exposure of corruption by Dr Alex Magaisa justifies Mthwakazi restoration
Mthwakazi Republic Party MRP which happens to be my party of choice has once again been vindicated by Dr Alex T Magaisa's list of corrupt elites and the Political Exposed Persons "PEPs" as he calls th...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 18:23hrs | 3377 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Panic Chinamasa and the Old Mutual threat
WHAT did Zanu-PF politburo member Patrick Chinamasa mean when he said the ruling party had endorsed a decision to "eject Old Mutual from the financial system"? Nobody knows. Not even Old Mutual itself...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 08:43hrs | 4365 | by newZWire
Police hunt for 6 Harare council employees
DETECTIVES from the Commercial Crimes Division have launched a manhunt for six Harare City Council employees who are at large over the US$1 million Kuwadzana stands scam involving director of human re...Published: 11 Jul 2020 at 08:13hrs | 3878 | by Staff reporter
NRZ splurges US$319K on vehicles
THE state-owned National Railways of Zimbabwe has spent more than US$319 000 on six luxury cars for top managers, amid allegations the money was diverted from a purse meant for the refurbishment of lo...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 07:18hrs | 2467 | by Staff reporter
Pensioner sues over US dollar savings
AN 86-year-old pensioner is challenging the constitutionality of the statutory instrument (SI) that converted United States dollar balances to Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) accounts, which resulte...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:28hrs | 5336 | by Staff reporter
Fresh Details Emerge in the Kariba Municipality Water Pumps Saga
The Municipality of Kariba is on the ropes, battling potential reputational damage from the taint of accusations of unwholesome procurement deals that are allegedly at the core of poor service deliver...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 20:28hrs | 591 | by Laiton Kandawire
Kariba water pumps saga takes new twist as supplier dodges questions
The resort town of Kariba is currently being likened to "The Fool" in Reggae great Bob Marley's hit single "Rat Race", who goes thirsty in the abundance of water. The song is a serious social commenta...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1329 | by Laiton Kandawire: Patsaka-Nyaminyami Community Radio Environment and Tourism Correspondent
Biti's six conditions for World Bank aid to Zimbabwe
Dear President Malpass IAM a senior official in Zimbabwe's largest opposition party and the chairman of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, but I am writing to you today as a private ...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 1968 | by Tendai Biti
Clueless gaze in the face of free-falling Zimdollar
THE spectacular collapse of the Zimbabwean dollar in the past week has yet again exposed the government's bankrupt currency policies worsening the country's deepening economic crisis.The Zimdo...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:17hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Strong leadership in times of crisis
CT GSB alumnus Mehluli Mpofu was recently appointed as the Managing Director of Central Africa Building Society (CABS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Mutual Zimbabwe. On the first day of his appoin...Published: 24 May 2020 at 22:01hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
US dollar court ruling set to trigger lawsuits
THE High Court judgement that compels those owed money in United States dollars to be paid in that currency could result in a litany of lawsuits, especially against financial institutions.The ...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:13hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter
Settle your US$ debt in US$, say Zimbabwe court
THE High Court yesterday ruled that the monetary changes made by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on October 1, 2018, including the conversion of the US dollar account balances into RTGS and the Finance m...Published: 15 May 2020 at 07:46hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
High Court judge reverses RBZ currency conversion
The High Court has declared unconstitutional a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe exchange control directive converting sums in accounts originally designated in US dollars into accounts designated in Zimbabwe ...Published: 15 May 2020 at 06:58hrs | 1597 | by Staff reporter
High Court blow for RBZ, Mthuli Ncube, 'Separation of accounts to nostro and RTGS invalid'
In a judgment, which could have potentially far-reaching implications over the conversion of USD bank balances to RTGS, the High Court today nullified the exchange control directive issued by the Rese...Published: 14 May 2020 at 18:19hrs | 9885 | by Staff reporter
RG Masango out on $10 000 bail
REGISTER-GENERAL (RG) Clemence Masango, who was on Wednesday arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after purchasing vehicles without Cabinet authority, yesterday appeared at the H...Published: 09 May 2020 at 08:11hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Registrar-General arrested
Registrar General Mr Clemence Masango has been arrested for criminal abuse of office and flouting tender procedures in purchase of five service vehicles.He is now in police custody pending cou...Published: 06 May 2020 at 18:07hrs | 8091 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual unveils $2 billion package to fight Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
GIANT financial services group, Old Mutual, has unveiled a ZWL$2 billion risk cover for frontline health care workers in the fight against Covid-19 in Zimbabwe. Speaking during a podcast meeti...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 08:00hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Police tighten lockdown movement rules
Police were tightening enforcement of lockdown movement rules yesterday following significant increases in the number of people driving into Harare city centre during the second week of the lockdown. ...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 07:51hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu appointed Cabs MD
Building society Cabs has appointed Mehluli Mpofu as managing director, replacing Simon Hammond who retires after more than five years at the helm of the Old Mutual Zimbabwe unit.Mpofu served ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:46hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual faces money laundering charges
THE Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) has launched an investigation into suspected illicit activities surrounding trading in fungible stocks linked to three listed companies — Ol...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:27hrs | 1236 | by Staff reporter
Queues hamper social distancing
THE shortage of various goods, services and cash has seen most people failing to maintain social distances as they spend long hours in queues where they risk contracting or spreading Covid-19. ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:20hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Govt cuts numbers of on-duty staff
The Government and swathes of the private sector are slashing back on staff on active duty with all Government departments from tomorrow to be manned by a third of their normal workforce at a time wit...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:14hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks close branches, suspend some services
Several Zimbabwean banks have seen closures at some of their branches, while others are no longer accepting physical documents, as the southern African country ramps up preventive measures against the...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 19:21hrs | 3550 | by Staff reporter
Matanga sued over botched ZRP housing scheme
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has been taken to the High Court by 23 police officers, who are demanding either built-up houses or serviced stands following a botched police housing scheme...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 07:02hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cash crisis worsens
The cash crisis in the country is worsening with pensioners being the hardest hit by the prevailing situation. Cash shortages have forced some people to sleep outside banks hoping to be served first d...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 05:57hrs | 1546 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Mayor slapped with $300,000 adultery suit
VICTORIA Falls Mayor, Councillor Somvelo Dlamini has been slapped with a $300 000 lawsuit by a local resident accusing him of engaging in an adulterous relationship with his wife. Mr Sha...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:35hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Fraudsters target bank clients
Fraudsters are targeting individuals and companies with large sums of cash in their bank accounts by phoning them alleging they are employees from banks wanting to collect depositors' personal informa...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter
CABS hikes service fees
CABS has reviewed charges for mobile banking, over-the-counter and ATM transactions, internet banking, merchant point of sale (POS) and monthly service charges barely a month after another round of ch...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:44hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls mayor granted $1 500 bail
VICTORIA Falls Mayor Somveli Dlamini appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of abuse of office. Clr Dlamini was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission over the weekend for...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 05:42hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over 'exorbitant' POS charges
CONSUMER lobby groups have raised concern over the "exorbitant" Point of Sale (POS) charges banks have recently effected when customers buy goods using debit cards. The consumer representative...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 05:28hrs | 1849 | by Staff reporter
Property wrangle in new twist
The matter, in which former Industry and International Trade deputy minister Phineas Chihota is being accused of seizing a Borrowdale property without paying the purchase price, has taken a new twist ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:18hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri's dodgy deals exposed
An up-market housing scheme in north-eastern Harare meant for top police officers was allegedly hijacked by former Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri in its final phase, and he allocated...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:02hrs | 3570 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Defence accountant labelled a flight risk, denied bail
A former accountant in the Ministry of Defence, who is facing charges of stealing US$20 million from the ministry, was last week denied bail. Simbarashe Zvineyi (36) lost his bail application ...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:17hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
Defence ministry accountant denied bail
A DEFENCE ministry accountant who allegedly stole US$20 million from his employer and went on a spending spree, buying four houses in Harare and 25 taxis as well as posh vehicles, was yesterday denied...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:33hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Christmas Lights go on today
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) will switch on the Christmas Lights at the Amphitheatre tonight. The event which marks the start of the Christmas festivities, will be presided over by the Mayor, Clr S...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:26hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Cabs to close 4 branches
OLD Mutual subsidiary, Cabs is shutting down four branches by end of January next year as the financial institution streamlines its business model in response to the tough operating environment....Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:21hrs | 2412 | by Staff reporter
Zacc swoops on car smugglers
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has made several arrests in connection with the massive car smuggling racket in which government may have lost millions of dollars in unpaid duty at the ...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 18:05hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
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