HEALTH experts have urged citizens to take necessary precautionary steps that include wearing face masks, social distancing and avoiding crowded areas, amid the outbreak of a heavy strain of influenza that is ravaging Zimbabwe and the region. At the same time, authorities say members of the public should remain calm as the country continues to…
THE International Monetary Fund welcomed Zimbabwe’s introduction of a new gold-backed currency as a positive step, in its first substantive comment on…
Almot Maqolo in Victoria Falls THE country’s much debated new wealth tax still needs further review before it is implemented, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says. In his 2024 National Budget, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube introduced a one percent wealth tax, saying that the country’s tax structure benefited the rich at the expense of the…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw FAITH Ministries pastor Kudzai Ngoni Nyamasoka, 29, who was arrested this week over a land dispute in Mbare, Harare, with another church, True Believers International Ministries members, was granted US$200 bail yesterday. He appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing fraud and forgery charges and was remanded to June 18….
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it has deployed monitors to move around mining sites to ensure that all gold extracts are channelled directly to Fidelity Gold Refinery in order for the country to fully benefit from its resources. This comes amid a report by the Centre for Natural Resource Governance on illicit financial flows…
THE Zimbabwe Water Authority (Zinwa) has given a reprieve to all winter cereal farmers to pay for their water charges after selling their crop. This came after the farmers had complained at a Zinwa winter wheat stakeholders meeting held in Harare that they were struggling to pay for water and power bills due to the…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mushayavanhu, has accused some retailers and transport operators of fuelling the current shortage of the country’s new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) in the market. Speaking in Harare yesterday, Mushayavanhu said many players in these key sectors were not approaching their banks to withdraw…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are currently working with security financial companies to expedite a 10-year bond scheme as part of a package to compensate former commercial white farmers. This comes as the government is continuing to push for a settlement with white former commercial farmers who lost their land during the country’s…
By Bryn Matongo and Masimba Makwembere AUTHORITIES have seized 250 vehicles suspected to have been corruptly acquired by people acting in connivance with public servants. This emerged yesterday after the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) busted a criminal network that is said to have been abusing the Civil Servants Motor…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it has embarked on a tower relocation exercise to ensure connectivity in outlying areas normally neglected by mobile network operators due to viability issues. Potraz used proceeds from the Universal Service Fund (USF) introduced by the government to bridge the digital gap through spreading ICT…
