BUSINESS NEWS

Fake FNB accounts sold to Zimbabweans

First National Bank (FNB) has issued a warning over a fraudulent scheme in which criminals are illegally selling South African business accounts to non-residents, particularly in Zimbabwe and Mozambiq...

By Staff reporter | Published: 31 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Tsholotsho council accounts in shambles

The Tsholotsho Rural District Council (RDC) in Matabeleland North has been flagged by the Auditor General (AG) for failing to comply with International Accounting Standards (IAS) in its financial repo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts

WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts that were "linked to criminal scam centers" targeting people online around that world, its parent company Meta said this week.The account deletions, which ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

US$0.597 billion paid by Zimbabwe Treasury unaccounted for

The latest report from Zimbabwe's Auditor General has exposed serious violations of public finance management laws, revealing that more than US$597 million in Treasury payments remain unaccounted for ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2025

POLITICS

Mnangagwa demands accountability

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed government departments and programme coordinators to produce detailed, province-by-province reports on the impact of the Presidential empowerment funds disbur...

By Staff reporter | Published: 31 July 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Zimbabwe women's bank opens 11 000 accounts in 2024

The Zimbabwe Women Microfinance Bank (ZWMB) opened 11,120 new savings accounts in 2024 as part of the Government's ongoing push to promote financial inclusion and empower marginalized groups - particu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 July 2025

POLITICS

Residents demand accountability over CDF

Frustrated residents across Masvingo province have written to their elected representatives demanding transparency and accountability in the use of Constituency Development Funds (CDF) and ploughback ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2025

TECHNOLOGY

Zimbabwe's ex-Minister of ICT's X account hacked

Zimbabwe's former Minister of Information Communication Technology and opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has become the latest high-profile political figure to fall...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe govt starts pilot run for new accounting system

The government has started a pilot run of the new accounting system for its entities as it moves to professionalise the public sector, Business Times can report.Zimbabwe has adopted the International ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 October 2019

ZSE TODAY

Rising market activity sees 124 new accounts opened on the CSD in September

A total of 124 new accounts were opened on the Central Securities Depository in September, bringing the total number of accounts that have been opened to 26,845. This is against the historical peak of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 October 2019

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Hackers wipe clean $26,000 from Cabs account

A MAKOKOBA resident was on Monday defrauded of $26 612,97 by suspected cyber criminals after they allegedly hacked his bank account by sending text messages instructing him to punch a code which gave ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Storm brews over nostro accounts

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s decision to tighten regulations on withdrawals of foreign currency by Zimbabweans who earn their salaries in foreign currency faces litigation, while analysts war...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Tough rules for forex account holders

Zimbabweans employed by exporting companies and earn their salaries in foreign currency will now have their money converted into local currency or only withdraw the forex after getting approval from t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 October 2019

POLITICS

Perrence Shiri's ministry fails to account for $2 billion

OPPOSITION parties have expressed anger over the shambolic accounts at the Agriculture ministry which saw it using $2 billion budget with no supporting documents. This came out this week when the Tend...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 July 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Prophet Magaya church accounts garnished by Zimra

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has garnished Walter Magaya's Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries accounts for alleged tax arrears amounting to $22 million.According to a Zimra s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 February 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Parliament orders accountant-general to publish 2016 financials

ACCOUNTANT-General Daniel Muchemwa has been ordered by Parliament to produce and publish government's consolidated financial statements for 2016 and 2017 before year-end.Muchemwa, who on Monday appear...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 December 2018

POLITICS

MDC Khupe urges new govt to be more accountable

THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has challenged the new government to abide by the Constitution and to be accountable and responsive to speed up the country's economic transformation.MDC-T spokesperson L...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2018

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Low-cost bank accounts up 143%

Zimbabwe's low cost bank accounts have grown by 143 percent to 3,16 million in the first quarter of 2018, according to figures from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The figure represents 57 percent...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

2 500 open accounts with women's bank

More than 2 500 women have so far opened accounts with the Zimbabwe Women's Microfinance Bank (ZWMB), which was officially opened by President Mnangagwa last week. Briefing journalists on the progress...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Current account deficit to reach 1.8% in 2019

A Fitch Research Company, BMI, sees Zimbabwe's current account deficit of 0,8% of GDP in 2018 rising to 1,8% in 2019 from 0,8% in 2017 amid the international re-engagement efforts of the new administr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim's current account deficit to widen: BMI

Zimbabwe's current account deficit will widen by 0,8% by year end on the back of an increased foreign currency supply leading to higher imports, a leading industry and financial market analysis firm B...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimra raids Gweru council accounts

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has reportedly pounced on Gweru City Council bank accounts in a bid to garnish hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid tax, sources revealed to the Southern E...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2018

FINANCIAL SERVICES

RBZ can't account for bond notes in circulation

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) deputy governor, Dr Jesimeni Chipika has said the central bank can no longer account for the bond notes and coins that are in circulation due to massive hoarding of the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

FINANCIAL SERVICES

New accounting rules set to shake up banking sector

NEW accounting rules introduced in January this year to force banks to estimate future credit losses are likely to have a significant impact on the country's financial institutions, accountants have n...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2018

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Accountants issue TBs warning

Chartered Accountants have warned of the need to put parameters guarding against Treasury Bills (TBs) losing their intrinsic value.TBs are used by government when borrowing from the domestic market to...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 May 2018
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