BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe crack down on counterfeit products

Zimbabwean authorities have launched a major crackdown on counterfeit goods amid growing concerns about consumer safety and the influx of fake products in local markets.The Zimbabwe Republic Police, w...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 September 2025

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

Zimbabwe aims to stop fake news with new policy

The Zimbabwean government is developing a national media and information literacy policy as part of broader efforts to counter misinformation and promote critical thinking among citizens.Chief direct...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Authorities crack down on smuggling and fake goods

Authorities have intensified a nationwide crackdown on smuggling and consumer rights violations, inspecting 3,779 businesses across the country, prosecuting 419 offenders, and seizing more than 4,800...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

MCAZ deploys tech to fight fake medicines

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has embraced cutting-edge portable technology to combat substandard and falsified medicines, which continue to be of serious concern.The authority is...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Retailer fined for selling fong kong maize meal

A local business, Natbase Investments (Private) Limited, has been fined US$300 after it was caught selling counterfeit maize meal falsely labelled under a prominent Zimbabwean brand.The company, repre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Fake car parts flood Zimbabwe

The Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) has issued a strong warning about the increasing circulation of counterfeit motor vehicle spare parts and maintenance products in Zimbabwe. The depa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2025

POLITICS

Surge in bogus police officers mounting fake roadblocks

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has raised alarm over a growing number of bogus officers setting up fake roadblocks and harassing motorists, particularly in Harare, amid mounting public concern ove...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Fake goods uncovered in Harare tuck shops

Zimbabwe has intensified efforts to root out counterfeit products from the market amid growing concerns over the health risks these goods pose to unsuspecting consumers.During a routine inspection con...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2025

POLITICS

Viral cold weather warning is fake!

A widely circulated social media message warning Zimbabweans of an impending "aphelion phenomenon" causing unusually cold weather and increased health risks has been debunked by the Meteorological Ser...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimra turns screws on fake electronic gadgets

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has intensified enforcement efforts at the country's borders in response to a surge in counterfeit electronic goods undermining tax compliance and local business...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Fake Red Cross first aid certificates flood black market

Criminal syndicates are allegedly selling fake Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) first aid certificates in a countrywide scam that the humanitarian organisation has described as both dangerous and ill...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 July 2025

POLITICS

Council duped US$18,000 in fake bridge deal

Three men have been handed 18-year prison sentences each for defrauding the Hurungwe Rural District Council (RDC) of nearly US$18,000 in a fraudulent bridge construction scheme.The High Court sentence...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2025

POLITICS

Welshman Ncube apologises to for filing fake case citations

Prominent lawyer and legal academic, Professor Welshman Ncube, has issued a public and formal apology to the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe after it was discovered that legal documents filed by his Bulaway...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo fake ID syndicate busted

Two men who operated a fake identity card manufacturing scheme from inside a government registry office in Bulawayo have been jailed following a sensational exposé and police crackdown.Brian Veririzh...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 June 2025

EDUCATION

'University of Zimbabwe now a factory of fake degrees'

A storm has erupted at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) after the Association of University Teachers (AUT) issued a damning statement accusing the institution's leadership, under Vice Chancellor Profes...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Seed Co issues fake seeds warning

REGIONAL seed producer, Seed Co, has warned against buying uncertified seed, saying it has poor germination rate and results in low yields. Seed Co southern region manager, Mr Charles Munyoro, said fa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

Man tries to pay duty with fake US$ notes

A 25-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been arrested at Beitbridge Border Post for attempting to pay duty using fake United States dollar notes. Givemore Tshuma of Nketa suburb, who was supposed to pay a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 January 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Man caught with fake customs stamps in Beitbridge

The Department of Immigration and other border agencies have arrested a 30-year-old man believed to be part of a syndicate using fake immigration and customs stamps to clear travellers and goods betwe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 January 2019

POLITICS

Chamisa's actions smacked of a fake leader

The move by MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa to reject his supporters who demonstrated on August 1 has exposed him as a "political viper" who can sacrifice anyone in his camp when it suits him, p...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 November 2018

OPINION

July 30 election a fake, waste of time

When Moses was sent to approach Pharaoh to demand the freedom of the Israelites, Pharaoh was adamant. He would not let them go.Every evidence was there that Egypt was not their land and that they were...

By Zanda Shumba | Published: 27 July 2018

AFRICA BUSINESS

How to identify fake Mandela bank note or coin

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) recently launched a new public awareness campaign alongside the introduction of the new Mandela commemorative series of banknotes and R5 circulation coin.As part ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 July 2018

POLITICS

FAKE NEWS: Chamisa 'meets' Mugabe, Grace in Dubai

There were reports yesterday that MDC Alliance president, Mr Nelson Chamisa, met former president Mr Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace last Friday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, where they agreed ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2018

POLITICS

Fake ballot paper sample in circulation

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said there is a fake ballot paper and a fake picture of Zec chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba circulating on social media meant to tarnish the commissi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

'It's a fake voters' roll'

OPPOSITION parties and civil society groups have poked holes in the biometric voters' roll released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) this week, describing it as "fake" and a mere "list of na...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018
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