© THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) was created to cushion millions of Zimbabweans in times of need in the mould of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom and the Social Security in the United States. [GoogleAd] All salaried income is subject to Nssa tax, which goes into a fund which will make…
EDITOR —The country must develop sustainable renewable energy sources to cushion the economy from the devastating effects of power shortages. It is imperative that our policy makers look into the aspect of energy provision with an inclination towards establishing our own reliable energy sources. Previously, so much has been said with regard to alleviating the…
© A COMPANY owned by former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono, pictured, TD ENERGY, has received a licence from the Zimbabwe Regulatory Authority (Zera) to generate and supply electricity. [GoogleAd] The licence enables TD Energy to construct, own, operate and maintain a 36-megawatt Ecosoft Solar Plant and to generate electricity into the grid…
© GOVRNMENT has implored the private sector to consider renewable energy technologies as heavy power cuts continue to take toll on business operations. [GoogleAd] Deputy Energy minister Magna Mudyiwa yesterday said there was need to find alternative ways of minimising current power shortages. “Production is critical and the country needs to change the way it…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe is my motherland. My heart bleeds when I see Zimbabwe in such a terrible state. Our elders took over the reigns from colonial masters and we all celebrated because we thought we are now in full ownership of our country. When some people in Africa hear names of their presidents they will…
© GUTU Rural District Council is set to begin 2020 Budget consultation meetings on July 29, chief executive officer Alexander Mutembwa has said. [GoogleAd] The consultations would be done in three days across the town’s 19 wards at various business centres. “On Monday residents are meeting with their ward councillors at Basera, Rasa, Nyamandi,…
© INDUSTRY minister Mangaliso Ndlovu says austerity measures introduced by government last year are coming to an end after stabilising the economy. [GoogleAd] The southern African country in November last year introduced a raft of austerity measures to jump-start the ailing economy including laying off of about 3 000 workers, a pay cut for the…
© ZIMBABWE needs its whistle-blowers as it engages on its anti-corruption drive. They are indispensable in a healthy society. The citizen who, in the public interest, has the independence of judgement and the personal courage to challenge malpractice or illegality is a kind of public hero. Yet, as reported elsewhere in this edition, tax collector…
© POLICE yesterday said they had arrested notorious members of gangs of armed robbers who have been terrorising residents of Harare, Gweru and Chinhoyi. At the same time, law enforcement agents also warned Zimbabweans that violent crime was on the rise in the country. This comes as the economic situation in the country is worsening,…
© Cambria Africa is suing the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (Baz) for US$100 million in damages in the High Court for influencing its members not to pay its subsidiaries Payserv Africa and Paynet Zimbabwe for services rendered. [GoogleAd] This comes after the bulk payments service provider in June suspended its payment service to its bank…
