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$17bn lost due to land reform

Zimbabwe has lost nearly $17billion in agricultural exports and production to land evasions since 2000, independent economist John Robertson has said. This disclosure comes as President Emmerson Mnang...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

MDC-T unveils candidates

MDC-T has unveiled the list of potential candidates who will battle it out in internal elections for a ticket to represent the party in the coming general elections.Acting chairman, Morgen Komichi sai...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

OPINION

Who will target the criminals around Mnangagwa this time?

The Zanu PF primaries have come and gone, but the lingering worry for me is the number of people that have either criminal records or have been implicated in something dodgy that took part in the elec...

By Nqaba Matshazi | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa blasts the British government

MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa has warned the British government that overlooking crucial democratic reforms in favour of managing political stability in Zimbabwe could lead to po...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zanu-PF MPs revolt over cash shortages

ZANU-PF MPs yesterday blasted Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa for being evasive over the unending cash crisis and his failure to rein in illegal money changers.Zanu PF legislators, most of whom los...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

MDC-T plots protests over ballots

THE opposition MDC-T led by Kuwadzana East lawmaker, Nelson Chamisa is planning to roll out demonstrations to protest against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's (Zec's) decision to allegedly "clandes...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Beitbridge to regulate sizes of houses

THE Beitbridge municipality will invoke regulations governing sizes of houses to be built in ratio to sizes of stands.Most people in Dulivhadzimo high-density suburb have built houses that almost fill...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

CBZ housing scheme beneficiaries to lose residential stands

THE estimated 1 300 beneficiaries of the CBZ housing scheme in Victoria Falls might lose their residential stands after the local authority recently threatened to repossess the stands over non-payment...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Hwange women strike politically motivated - Kagonye

LABOUR minister Petronella Kagonye yesterday told Parliament that the issue of wives of Hwange Colliery Company Limited employees picketing outside company premises was being fuelled by a political pa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

Chadzamira accused of rigging Zanu PF primaries

FORMER Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association Masvingo secretary-general, Western Ezra, is up in arms with Zanu PF provincial chairperson Ezra Chadzamira, whom he accuses of rigging th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

OPINION

Why Mnangagwa never takes off his scarf

ACTIVISTS' use of #ThisFlag and the president's use of #ThisScarf look the same, but they could not be more different.African ArgumentsZimbabwe's national flag has come back into political fashion rec...

By Rumbidzai Dube | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

Court embarrasses Chief Charumbira

HIGH Court judge Justice Clement Phiri yesterday gave president of the Chiefs Council, Chief Fortune Charumbira a seven-day ultimatum to withdraw his statement that traditional leaders would support t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

Zec sets up more registration centres

VOTER registration centres for the biometric voters roll (BVR) will be increased for the final registration mop up exercise running concurrently with the inspection of the provisional roll, which the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

MDC-T leaders to visit Matebeleland constituencies

THE MDC-T national leadership will today visit its constituencies in Bulawayo, Matebeleland North and South provinces to announce the final list of candidates that will represent the party in the fort...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF Matebeleland North to launch poll campaign

THE Zanu-PF Matebeleland North provincial leadership has called a Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting to introduce the party's winning candidates to members and also launch the election ca...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Retailers launch consumer price index

THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has launched a retail price index to assist consumers to shop wisely. In a statement yesterday, CZR said the facility would be available on the organisati...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

OPINION

Chamisa's open-mouth-shut-mind freestyle

One of the emerging discourses around the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe centres firmly on the hitherto untested leadership qualities of Nelson Chamisa, leader of the MDC-Alliance.Chamisa wrestled ...

By Tichaona Zindoga | Published: 10 May 2018

OPINION

Change of vehicle ownership simplified

What is special excise duty?Special Excise Duty is charged in terms of Section 172 of the Customs and Excise Act (Chapter 23:02). It is a tax levied on sale, transfer or disposal of second hand vehicl...

By zimra | Published: 10 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Chiwenga threatens non-performing parastatals

Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga (Retired) yesterday said it was time non-performing State Enterprises and Parastatals (SEPs) were shut down if efforts to revive them have failed.Presenting...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe goes 96% cashless

Zimbabweans have embraced electronic platforms as means of transacting, with 96 percent of transactions now being conducted electronically.This was said by Finance and Economic Development Minister Pa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

SA court decides Grace Mugabe's fate today

The Pretoria High Court will today give itself a chance to decide an issue that could lead to the revocation of diplomatic immunity granted to Grace Mugabe, paving the way for her to face prosecution ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

Rigging fears as Zanu-PF blocks reforms

There are unmistakable signs that results of the forthcoming general elections could be contested once again after Zanu PF's rivals raised alarm over the ruling party's refusal to allow key aspects of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

Tshinga Dube threatens to sue 'lying' rival

MAKOKOBA legislator, Tshinga Dube has threatened to sue his party rival and former aide, Nothiwani Dlodlo for allegedly going on a smear campaigning against him during and after the just-ended Zanu PF...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

POLITICS

Lovemore Moyo holds maiden rally as UMD president

FORMER MDC-T national chairperson, Lovemore Moyo last week held his maiden rally as president of the United Movement for Devolution (UMD), in Matobo North constituency.In his address, Moyo, who quit t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim MPs want cannabis/ mbanje fees reduced

LEGISLATORS yesterday lobbied the government to reduce the $50 000 licence fee charged on farmers, who want to take up the production of cannabis on a commercial scale.The MPs claimed the fees were pr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

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