UNFAIR practices by retailers to sell goods and deny consumers the right to return or exchange the purchased items if they are defective or sub-standard will attract a jail sentence of at least five years, according to the new Consumer Protection Act. The Act came into law in December 2019, repealing the Consumer Contracts Act….
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza yesterday warned retailers engaging in conditional selling of subsidised roller meal that the recently-enacted Consumer Protection Act will ensure the perpetrators are brought to book. Nzenza said this during a business breakfast forum jointly organised by the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) and Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) —…
INDUSTRIALIST and National Competitiveness Commission (NCC) chairperson Kumbirai Katsande yesterday castigated service stations for selling fuel to card holders only at the expense of other consumers. The fuel situation in the country has remained dire, with motorists having to wait days on end to get either petrol or diesel. Katsande raised concerns over the selective…
A SECURITY guard at top lawyer Tawanda Nyambirai’s farm, who allegedly poisoned 544 cattle there, resulting in the death of 144, appeared in court yesterday. Paradzai Kamwaza appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa charged with malicious damage to property and animal cruelty. The matter was postponed to February 7 after Kamwaza disputed the age supplied…
THE National Business Council of Zimbabwe (NBCZ) has implored the government to ensure that the roller meal subsidy programme is run in a transparent manner. In December last year, the government and millers reached an agreement which saw the retail price of maize-meal drop to $50 per 10kg, after the Finance ministry undertook to pay…
THERE was drama at former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko’s, court hearing yesterday after his lawyer and the trial magistrate Hosea Mujaya engaged in a heated debate over whether the matter should take place on “Sabbath” day. Mphoko was being represented by Zibusiso Ncube after Tawanda Zhuwarara renounced agency, prompting him to seek a postponement to…
TRIATHLON Zimbabwe (TZ) are targeting a 25 percent growth when the association hosts the 2020 edition of the Bonaqua Troutbeck ATU Triathlon Africa Cup scheduled for Nyanga Troutbeck Resort on February 22. Apart from the star attraction elite races and the national junior championships TZ events manager Rick Fulton said they are looking at capitalising…
NEWLY-APPOINTED Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic is unfazed by the task that lies ahead after he was appointed to lead Zimbabwe on Wednesday. The Croatian quickly highlighted the urgent need for local football to pull in one direction if the country is to realise its potential on the field. Logarusic was handed a two-year contract with…
STAKEHOLDERS yesterday clamoured for the establishment of special courts to deal with consumer-related disputes and criminal charges in a bid to promote and safeguard consumer rights. This emerged during a business breakfast forum jointly organised by the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) and Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) — publishers of the Daily News and…
WHILE the new Consumer Protection Act is critical in safeguarding the rights of Zimbabweans, it will not achieve all its noble objectives if there is no collaborative effort among stakeholders, a top government official has said. Industry and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza also told a discussion forum in Harare yesterday that the new Act was…
