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Man in court over US$4m fraud
A HARARE man was on Saturday arraigned before a magistrate facing a fraud charge involving US$4 million after he allegedly manufactured fake documents to change the ownership of an industrial stand be...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1140 | by Staff reporter
Ariel Sibanda scores a gig
HIGHLANDERS captain and goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda continues to unlock his brand value after landing a gig with a Bulawayo fruit and vegetable outlet, Eyethu Fruit and Veg. Sibanda signed up to ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1168 | by Staff reporter
Dion Ebrahim reveals Zimbabwe coaching ambitions
NEW Zealand-based former Zimbabwe cricket star Dion Ebrahim says he harbours ambitions of being involved in the revival of local cricket as a coach in the future despite the unsavoury manner in which ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:54hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Turning Point - HRM King Mzilikazi II
Mthwakazi omuhle ondlela zimhlophe, sizwe senkosi yohlanga ngiyalibingelela!Sesiside isikhathi lingezwa lutho oluvelela ngapha nges'Godlweni. Isizatho yikuthi njengothunyiweyo, kumele ngizwe N...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 09:27hrs | 822 | by HRM King Mzilikazi II
Plans to repeal crippling taxation on cards
THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development is currently engaged in major discussions with fiscal and monetary authorities to address the issues of the punitive tax regime and surrender thresholds th...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:55hrs | 1427 | by Staff reporter
Renewed EU sanctions dent Zimbabwe's re-engagement drive
THE decision by the European Union (EU) last week to maintain sanctions on Zimbabwe drives yet another dagger in the heart of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's reengagement drive, amid fresh allegations ...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:53hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Suspended Natpharm boss back in court
SUSPENDED National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) acting managing director Zealous Nyabadza appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court yesterday facing criminal abuse of office allegatio...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:45hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2020 egg production reaches new high
TABLE egg production in the country last year reached a new high of 59,3 million dozens, surpassing the previous year's production by 18%, according to Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) chairperson S...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:35hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe among 7 African governments using Israeli cyber-espionage tools
As internet penetration and smartphone usage increases across Africa, digital spaces have become increasingly important in organising opposition movements. In response, several governments have at tim...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 20:17hrs | 2623 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa angry over Zanu-PF-linked land barons soiling party image
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is livid over the blemish on the party's legacy created by high-ranking government officials and Zanu-PF-aligned land barons, for the chaotic allocation of land in urban a...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:25hrs | 3118 | by Staff reporter
'Housing co-ops remitted money into Chombo personal bank account'
SEVERAL housing co-operatives around the country reportedly deposited cash into former Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo's personal bank account instead of remitting the money to the State, a ...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:51hrs | 1246 | by Staff reporter
Cigarette cartels in Zimbabwe are a tax threat in SA
A recently released report on powerful cartels in Zimbabwe has exposed how cigarette companies are illegally infiltrating the South African market, while dodging the local taxman at the same time....Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1509 | by Staff reporter
Security company to lose property
An unregistered security company was fined $20 000 and is set to lose its properties after the court ordered its sale through the Sherriff after being convicted of operating without a license....Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 20:21hrs | 1527 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ threatens legal action against Daily Maverick
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has released a scathing response to the Daily Maverick Cartel Dynamics report.In a statement released by the Acting General manager Garikai Chaunza, t...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 13:03hrs | 886 | by Nicholas Ncube
Chombo caged
FORMER Finance minister Ignatius Chombo was last night detained at Rhodesville Police Station in Harare following his arrest on charges of fraud and criminal abuse of office over illegal parcelling ou...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:53hrs | 5641 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 lockdown: How times have changed
It was after four aborted attempts at assembling that customary team of amadombo, an attempt at receiving and meeting our prospective in-laws as a non-negotiable precondition to observe the cultural r...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:08hrs | 186 | by Zifiso Masiye
Zanu-PF stuck in a cycle of old habits
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa was installed as President of Zimbabwe in November 2017 following a military coup and his predecessor Robert Mugabe's enforced resignation, he boldly announced to the...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:18hrs | 501 | by Tendai Dumbutshena
Checkpoints and supermarkets severely exposed to Covid-19
POLICE roadblocks and supermarkets are potential Covid-19 super spreaders as they are failing to adhere to basic safety precautions to contain the deadly novel virus that has ravaged the globe....Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:12hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Cash withdrawal limits, lending rates go up
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has increased withdrawal limits to $2 000 from $1 000 and reviewed upwards the bank policy and private sector lending rates as part of comprehensive measures to stre...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love, Dambudzo Marechera: Drawing parallels and their contribution to Zim Culture and Cultural Diplomacy
After an avalanches of tributes have already written on and about Soul Musaka aka Soul Jah Love the Zimdancehall maestro, whose untimely demise on 16 February 2021 gripped the nation with sorrow, ther...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 11:56hrs | 1508 | by Taurai Mutoti
2 drug dealers arrested in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO police have arrested two suspects for unlawful possession of dangerous drugs and prohibited substances.In a statement on Monday, police said the suspects were arrested along the Victo...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1052 | by Staff reporter
Land sales to private developers banned
Local authorities in the Midlands Province have been directed to stop allocating land to private developers while a recommendation has been made to demolish over 100 illegal settlements that exist in ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:21hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Second lawsuit filed against Mthuli Ncube
A second lawsuit has been filed against finance minister Mthuli Ncube's "unlawful" five-year tax exemption for platinum miner Great Dyke Investments.The company, which has set up a US$3 billio...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 07:46hrs | 1488 | by Staff reporter
SA re-opens 20 land borders including Beitbridge
South Africa will reopen 20 land borders tomorrow, the country's Cabinet decided yesterday.The border crossings between South Africa and Botswana, Lesotho, eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique and Zi...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 12:34hrs | 1873 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF playing losing game in Harare'
TENSION is rising over the land issue in Harare, Chitungwiza and other major cities across the country with Zanu-PF accusing the opposition MDC Alliance of running down urban areas as well as being th...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 12:31hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Ex-minister's US$400k case raises eyebrows
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has allegedly been sitting on a dossier implicating former Labour and Social Welfare minister in the siphoning of public funds for over two years amid cl...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:50hrs | 1432 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 chokes Ingwebu
BULAWAYO Municipal Commercial Undertaking (BMCU)'s beverages manufacturing unit, Ingwebu Breweries has laid off more than 100 workers, citing depressed volumes in product sales.The prevailing ...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:42hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU rocked by battle for leadership
CRACKS have emerged in the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) ahead of the labour body's elective congress scheduled for December.Sources within the country's largest labour representati...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:45hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man hangs self over mounting debts
A BULAWAYO man hanged himself on Tuesday over mounting debts which he claimed in his suicide note had sunk him into abject poverty.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube yeste...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:43hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
How to avoid funeral policy claim rejection
IN Zimbabwe, getting claims settled by funeral policy insurers now seems to be very challenging. Many think insurers give flimsy excuses, but in most cases, the blame lies with policyholders.W...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:53hrs | 290 | by Farai Francis Zhara
Businessman Mahomed Mussa dies
MUHAMMED Mussa, the businessman who owned Mahomed Mussa Wholesalers, arguably one of Zimbabwe's largest wholesalers, has died.The cause of the businessman's death and his age are yet to be con...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:10hrs | 2038 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's cartels that are not the real cartels
I just read the report by Daily Maverick, that is purporting to expose cartels in Zimbabwe. The problem with the report is it does not include the obvious and leading cartels in Zimbabwe, such as Old ...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 09:38hrs | 4477 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Car hire deal turns nasty
AN accountant at First Mutual Funeral Services was allegedly conned a car by one of his clients, who had hired it out to conduct her daily routine activities.Chenjerai Job Chikwangwani (31), o...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 14:52hrs | 2529 | by Staff reporter
Zimra surpasses set targets
The country's tax collector, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), says its collections for the three months to December surpassed the revised set targets. Net collections for the period under r...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:26hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Kagonye to answer to fraud charges
Former Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Petronella Kagonye is expected in court today to answer fraud allegations relating to the illegal sale of State land in Harare and Mashonaland East Provinc...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:38hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Willowgate scandal-accused takes on Zimbabwe's foreign affairs assignment
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced new Cabinet appointments on Monday, filling in positions at the transport and foreign affairs ministries following the Covid-19 deaths of Joel Biggie Matiza and ...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 20:22hrs | 3425 | by Staff reporter
Selective enforcement of lockdown rules
There has been some outcry by some Human Rights organisations and members of the public that the government is selectively enforcing the lockdown rules.The Human Rights Groups assert that whil...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 09:40hrs | 3482 | by Shelton Muchena
Land for votes haunts Zanu-PF
FORMER Labour and Social Welfare minister and ex-Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Goromonzi, Petronella Kagonye (pictured) was yesterday arrested over alleged illegal land dealings.Kagonye ser...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:56hrs | 2107 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi council rocked by stands scam
A Social media message on the sale of residential stands purported to be from the Nkayi Rural Development initiative (NRDi) has left the Matabeleland North rural district council divided.Counc...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 18:48hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Land barons 'queen' under fire
Budiriro residents are up in arms with their council District Officer (DO) Chiratidzo Dzama whom they accuse of continuously parcelling out State land to land barons.She is further accused of ...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 09:28hrs | 3585 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Fraudsters illegally generate Zesa tokens
POWER utility Zesa could be losing revenue to fraudsters working in cahoots with its employees who are illegally generating electricity tokens and then sell them to the public.Some Zesa employ...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 06:31hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga declares war on land barons
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has started implementing recommendations of the Uchena Commission land audit which implicated several Zanu-PF-linked land barons in the illegal sale of State land....Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:11hrs | 2140 | by Staff reporter
Great Dyke Investments' half decade tax holiday challenged
DARWENDALE platinum miner, Great Dyke Investments' five-year tax reprieve granted by government recently, now hangs in the balance following an urgent chamber application filed against the controversi...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:07hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Wife stabs hubby
A Harare man is battling for life at Parirenyatwa Hospital after he was severely stabbed several times with a kitchen knife by his wife, who accused him of failing to fend for the family, the court he...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:36hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
Nampak engages Govt over estates
Listed paper and packaging group, Nampak, says it is holding discussions with the Government over a possibility of getting back control of its estates, group managing director John Van Gend said in a ...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:36hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Somandla Ndebele now surviving on hustling
Sungura musician Somandla Ndebele is one of those who have never embraced virtual platforms in a bid to stay relevant and promote the music since the Covid-19 lockdowns started last year. Many...Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 3575 | by Staff reporter
Zambia bans haulage trucks from crossing Victoria Falls Border Post
Zambia has announced restrictions on exports which will see commercial trucks being banned from using the Victoria Falls Border Post with effect from the first of March, amid an outcry from citizens w...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 20:25hrs | 3602 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is back to cattle country status
LIVESTOCK, especially cattle, play a critical role in the sustenance of most rural communities and commercial farmers in Zimbabwe and across Africa. Traditionally a symbol of wealth and a way ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
TelOne signs agreement with Eutelsat to bring broadband connection to Zimbabwe
TelOne Zimbabwe has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat to bring high-quality satellite broadband to the Southern African country. TelOne is a state-owned telecommunications company.Th...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 19:50hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt unveils forex income tax bands
The income tax bands for those earning in foreign currency and so required to pay income tax in that currency have been gazetted, with a tax free threshold of US$70 a month and the top 40 percent tax ...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:33hrs | 2003 | by Staff reporter
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