POLITICS

Harare to stop issuing new housing stands

Thousands of prospective homebuilders in Harare have been dealt a major blow after the city unveiled a bold new urban policy that will halt all new housing stand allocations for the next 20 years. In ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 hours ago

POLITICS

Ezra Chadzamira's driver faces outstanding police case

Esau Mutanho, driver to Zanu PF's Ezra Chadzamira and known leader of a terror gang, is embroiled in yet another police case at Masvingo Central, adding to a growing list of allegations against him.Mu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 hours ago

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa unveils new land policies and service standards

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially launched the Minimum Service Delivery Standards Framework and the Urban State Land Management Policy, ushering in what government officials have called a ne...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Consumer watchdog wants tough stance against substandard products

The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has urged the government to strengthen enforcement of the Consignment-Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme to shield consumers from substandard, counterf...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Skilled worker shortage hinders Zimbabwe healthcare standards

A critical shortage of skilled health professionals continues to impede Zimbabwe's efforts to deliver high-quality healthcare services, the Private Healthcare Association of Zimbabwe (PHAZ) has warned...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

CZI sounds alarm over substandard goods in Zimbabwe

 The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has raised concern over the continued flood of substandard and mispriced goods entering the country, despite the existence of the Consignment-Based...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2025

POLITICS

War vets to get 50 000 serviced stands

The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has unveiled a landmark housing initiative for Zimbabwe's war veterans, pledging 50,000 fully serviced residential stands through a strategic partners...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 May 2025

EDUCATION

UZ offers 'poverty wages' to stand-in lecturers

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has come under fire after offering what critics have branded as "poverty wages" to temporary lecturers hired to replace striking academic staff demanding better pay and...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Redcliff begins stands repossession

The Municipality of Redcliff has begun issuing letters to residents who have defaulted on payments for their allocated stands, signaling the start of a major repossession initiative aimed at recoverin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 May 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Standard Chartered Plc takes US$172m hit on Zimbabwe exit

British banking giant Standard Chartered PLC (StanChart) has reported a US$172 million loss in 2024 tied to the sale of its Zimbabwean subsidiary, citing severe foreign exchange translation losses tha...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe govt sets minimum standards for councils

Zimbabwe's local authorities are now legally bound to provide residents with essential services that meet newly approved national minimum standards. This development follows Cabinet's adoption of the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Chiwenga, Mohadi tour ZITF stands

Vice Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi yesterday visited the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), commending both local and international exhibitors for their innovation and contri...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Thousands to lose stands in Bulawayo

THE Bulawayo City Council has given more than 2 000 property owners who have abandoned their assets or neglected to pay rates and develop their stands a final 30-day notice before the local authority ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Maize ban triggers Zimbabwe - Zambia border stand-off

Some Zimbabweans without proper documentation were denied entry into Zambia last week as the neighbouring reacted to the confiscation of maize by Zimbabwean authorities following the introduction of S...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 July 2019

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe demands outstanding TBs to purchase an Embraer aircraft

Air Zimbabwe has engaged the Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe for the release of outstanding Treasury Bills (TBs) amounting to US$4 million for the purchase of an Embraer aircraft. Government...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 June 2019

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Reduced stands sales weigh down ZPI

ZIMRE Property Investments (ZPI) says it recorded a loss of $1,42 million during the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to a profit of $2,49 million in 2017 due to portfolio restructuring and redu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Ecobank Zimbabwe standout performer among banks in F18

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) is targeting a return on equity of over 20% in the short term for its Central, Eastern and Southern African (CESA) banking segment and is overall satisfied wit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

POLITICS

Chamisa to stand uncontested at congress

MDC leader Nelson Chamisa is on the brink of getting his 13th nomination to retain his position at the party's elective congress next month.Chamisa now has 12 nominations and if he gets the nod from t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

'262 million Zimbabwe-bound substandard products rejected'

Bureau Veritas (BV), an international firm contracted by government to undertake consignment-based conformity assessment (CBCA) for imports destined for Zimbabwe, says it has rejected 262 million subs...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo council approves sale of stands in forex

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has approved the sale of housing stands in foreign currency, a move that is set to make them priced out of reach of many citizens, who have endured falling standards of lif...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 December 2018

POLITICS

Mutsvangwa stands down

The vice president of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, left the leadership of the Forum last week after an eventful two years at the helm of the inter-parliamentary body that b...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 December 2018

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

ZB avails 708 Plumtree housing stands

ZB BANK has availed 708 housing stands in Plumtree Town, which have since been opened up for sale to prospective home seekers in a partnership with the local authority. Speaking in Bulawayo during a b...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 September 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

ZTA honours best stand exhibitors

THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) on Friday presented awards to best stand exhibitors at the just-ended Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo that was held in Bulawayo. A total 11 companies scoope...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 September 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Hospital workers win $480K terminal benefits standoff

THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by private Harare hospital, Streamsleigh Investments (Pvt) Ltd trading as African Medical Investment (AMI) Hospital, and ordered the institution to fork out o...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 September 2018

POLITICS

Grace Mugabe PhD: Nyagura to stand trial

Suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice-Chancellor Levi Nyagura, accused of illegally awarding former First Lady Grace Mugabe a PhD, will stand trial on September 17 following the dismissal of his ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 September 2018
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