THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA), which increased its benefits payouts by up to 50 percent in August, has instituted another review this month for its two schemes, the Pension and Other Benefits Scheme (POBS) and the Accident Prevention and Workers Compensation Scheme (APWCS). NSSA deputy director marketing and communication, Tendai Mutseyekwa said this was…
By Rutendo Ngara HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira has accused university students who are demonstrating against the recent fee hike of trying to score cheap political points. Speaking on the side-lines of the round-off of the Russia Africa Network University delegation, Zimbabwe universities tour, Murwira said the country’s university fees were very low…
By Tamary Chikiwa PEOPLE with albinism in Zvishavane have appealed to the government and other stakeholders to decentralise access to their specific needs saying most services are only accessible in the capital. Albinism is a rare, on-contagious and genetic condition which causes one’s skin to be vulnerable to sun exposure. People with the condition need…
LEADING mobile money platform EcoCash has partnered with OK Zimbabwe to bring convenience to customers by allowing them to cash-in and cash-out US$ at the supermarket’s branches across the country. EcoCash recently launched its domestic foreign currency remittance service that has seen customers sending US$ to their family, friends and loved ones, with guaranteed cash-out…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THERE are growing fears that the country’s heightened power cuts, which are causing Zimbabweans untold hardships, could also upset the relative prices stability that consumers have been experiencing lately. So serious have the blackouts become over this past week, in particular — lasting 12 hours a day on average…
By Dionne KanyowaTHE HIGH court has declined to let a specialist radiologist, who is being sued for running an incorrect diagnosis that led to a wrong surgical operation on a prominent martial arts instructor, off the hook after dismissing his exception application to the lawsuit.Kirtikumar Naik, a radiologist, was sued last year together with Gilbert…
LEGISLATORS Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, accused of inciting public violence, have claimed sabotage, with their lawyers saying there are attempts to tamper with court records in order to prejudice them. Sikhala is accused of posting a video allegedly inciting violence, threatening to avenge the death of Moreblessing Ali while Sithole stands accused of providing…
By Brighton MuronzereyiTHE government says more than half of the work at Mbudzi roundabout, which had become a nightmare for motorists owing to congestion, has been done already.Speaking during a media tour yesterday, deputy minister of Transport Mike Madiro said the Mbudzi roundabout had been characterised by high traffic volumes which resulted in congestion and…
By Brandon Josphat and Ketty Nyoni CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) is pleading with the African Union (AU) and the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) to supervise next year’s polls for Zimbabwe to be able to resolve the prevailing political and economic crises. Speaking during a press conference in Harare yesterday, CCC national deputy spokesperson…
ECONET Life, an insurance unit of EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe, has launched a unique micro-pension fund product that allows people in the informal sector to save for retirement. The new product, called Dura/Isiphala Pension Fund, was launched in Kariba at the weekend and is expected to drive the uptake of pensions by workers in the informal…
