GOVERNMENT came under fire on Thursday from senators who demanded an end to fuel shortages saying their work is being affected by the sad development. The matter was first raised by senator Ranganai Bwawanda, who questioned Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi why most of the fuel stations were selling fuel in foreign currency. “There are some…
AMID rising political temperatures and a worsening economic crisis, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appealed to opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, as well as the business community, to join him in turning around the country’s economic fortunes, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe’s economic crisis this week saw thousands of commuters across the country struggling…
THE South African government yesterday warned that Zimbabwe risked missing on foreign direct investment (FDI) if it does not complete the ease of doing business reforms, including those that relate to property rights, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country is struggling to attract meaningful investments due to a host of reasons, which…
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it is ready to thwart any unsanctioned dissent in the wake of threats by the country’s largest opposition political party — the MDC — to unleash crippling protests in a bid to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa out of power. MDC president Nelson Chamisa told the media on Tuesday that the country was…
PASSENGERS Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) president Tafadzwa Goliati says the transport problems being faced by commuters are being worsened by the fact that government’s fuel support is only extended to Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and not private commuter omnibuses. Goliati’s statement comes as hundreds of commuters have been left stranded over the last few…
SMALL and Medium Enterprises Association of Zimbabwe’s (SMEZ) executive director Farai Mutambanengwe yesterday chided government’s economic policies which he said are turning citizens into criminals. His sentiments come as the local Zimbabwe dollar has continued to tumble against major trading currencies of the world, reviving appetite to use the United States dollar (USD) to store…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)’s drive to increase domestic revenue through tax to fund the country’s development remains mired by lack of tax compliance by the country’s buoyant informal sector. Millions of dollars in potential tax are stuck in the informal trade which is estimated to be contributing 60 percent of the country’s GDP. While…
FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi, pictured, has revealed stunning details of how the ruling Zanu PF rigs elections through harvesting fear, riding on people’s poverty and having prior access to the voters’ roll by its candidates. Mzembi, who is in self-imposed exile in South Africa and recently formed a political movement — the People’s…
UNITED States ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols has chided government for failing to address rampant corruption in the agriculture sector which has undermined food security. Nichols made the remarks in the wake of recent revelations that the current maize meal shortages were being worsened by widespread corruption at Grain Marketing Board (GMB) where some officials…
LEGAL think tank Veritas has said Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, who recently exempted Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies from paying income tax, has no jurisdiction to backdate tax. Two weeks ago, Ncube gazetted two statutory instruments which backdate Huawei Technologies exemption from paying tax to December 2009. “This is in line with a 2014 “framework…
