HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has clarified on guidelines used in the clearance of the designated foreign currency dutiable goods and specified requirements needed to get an exemption approval. This comes after the ministry of Finance and Economic development invoked the Customs and Excise Act and imposed duty in foreign currency on an…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has of late been experiencing power problems which are affecting operations at Morton Jaffray (MJ) water treatment works. Power outages at MJ and other treatment plants have resulted in some suburbs going for days without water. “We are currently experiencing electricity challenges at MJ. The started on Wednesday but…
HARARE – The Survial Vendors Union Zimbabwe (SVUZ) has called on government to review by-laws which forbid vendors from operating in the streets saying they are out-dated in a country characterised by high unemployment. SVUZ vice chairperson Obey Mwariwangu said: “The by-laws in the Urban Councils Act date back to the old constitution when Smith…
HARARE – Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Water Proficiency Testing Scheme Evaluation Workshop, which is hosted annually over three days by selected member states to scrutinise the effectiveness of water testing in the region, kicked off in Harare yesterday. Sadc came up with the annual workshop in 2004 in a bid to ensure that the…
HARARE – Media stakeholders have called on government to urgently reform media laws and open the space for new players, as plans to align the laws with the country’s Constitution are now in motion. This emerged yesterday during a round table consultative meeting organised by the Information ministry, aimed at looking at issues that must…
BULAWAYO – Secessionist movement Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) activists have taken their Gukurahundi advocacy to another level after they unveiled T-shirts labelling themselves dissidents to the government. The T-shirts inscribed “I am the dissident that the Fifth Brigade was looking for” are now common in town as the activists seek to send a bold message…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) will be entering into an agreement with advertising agency Gary Thompson and Associates to develop Mount Pleasant Golf Club and surrounding real estates. According to town clerk Hosea Chisango, the golf club, which has a nine hole course had a 99-year lease which came into effect on July 22,…
HARARE – Former South African president Thabo Mbeki will be the guest of honour at the Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation inaugural awards meant to celebrate the country’s unsung liberation war heroes and heroines. The event dubbed “Ihawu Awards” is slated for December 7 at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). “We have since received confirmation from…
HARARE – Three Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) bosses who stand accused of swindling the power utility of $11,8 million in a tender scam yesterday successfully applied for relaxation of bail conditions. Group chief executive Joshua Chifamba, who is jointly charged with Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) managing director Julian Chinembiri and finance…
HARARE – Corporate Governance Unit (CGU) within the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) is inviting interested candidates qualified for appointment as directors to public entities boards. Under the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act (Chapter 10:31) the OPC is calling on interested parties with qualifications and experience in different fields. “The Act explicitly requires…
