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THE government has expressed willingness to work with American technology company Star Link on condition it adheres to Zimbabwe’s laws, Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Tatenda Mavetera has said. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Mavetera said authorities were keen to make good on their re-engagement policy and that Zimbabwe is open for business….

SENGEZO Tshabangu, who asserts that he is the “interim secretary-general” of the at-war Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is cranking up the heat on beleaguered party leader Nelson Chamisa. In the latest instalment of the CCC’s growing infighting, Tshabangu ordered the party’s legislators and councillors yesterday to defy Chamisa’s Wednesday directive that they disengage from…

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is ramping up its efforts to boost its tax collections, including getting the informal sector to contribute more to the fiscus. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, deputy Finance minister David Mnangagwa said the government was doing everything it could to collect more tax from the burgeoning informal sector….

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe will forge ahead with plans to ditch the multi- currency regime for the greater good of the Country’s economy. With the multi-currency regime set to end at the end of 2025 against the backdrop of financial institutions refusing to advance US dollar beyond this date, the government has been…

By Ketty Nyoni AN International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is expected in Zimbabwe later this month to assess how best Zimbabwe can be assisted with a new Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP). SMP is an informal agreement between an IMF member country and the financier’s staff to monitor the member country’s economic programmes. The programme can help…

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says the opposition party has resolved that all its deployees in the National Assembly, Senate and local authorities should disengage for two weeks from the public offices with immediate effect. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Chamisa said the elected public officials in last August’s general elections…

HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe says the police recorded over 290 000 criminal cases in the country in the first eight months of this year. This, he said, was a serious cause of concern and the law enforcement agency needed to urgently intervene and combat the scourge. Addressing senior police officers in Harare yesterday, Kazembe…

THE 16th edition of Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo opens in Bulawayo today with a packed schedule of intense business engagement sessions as Zimbabwe seeks to capitalise on the showcase to drive higher tourism earnings. The annual exhibition runs from today to October 14 at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) grounds under the theme: “Tourism…

By Ketty Nyoni IN the first half of this year, Zimbabwe recorded 32 level crossing accidents which saw four people being killed, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has confirmed. Speaking at the launch of the Southern African Railway Association (SARA) Railway Safety Week in Harare yesterday, NRZ acting general manager Ainah Dube-Kaguru said the…