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A SWEDISH diplomat has complained bitterly about poor administration of donor funds in Zimbabwe, saying corruption was so “rampant” it was frustrating to continue doing business in the troubled country. This is the first time that a donor has publicly and frankly spoken on the abuse of funds since last year when there were allegations of misappropriation of aid by some NGOs. In 2014, there were also reports of the abuse of the Health Transition…
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GUTU High School has, for the past three weeks, refused scores of students food in a bid to force their parents to settle tuition fee arrears. The decision has forced affected boarders to rely on the little supplies they brought from home while others are getting food handouts from surrounding villages. School head Mirirai Mutanda confirmed the development and said he was only implementing an agreement reached by the school development committee in February. “It…
Read MoreHotels and lodges in Victoria Falls are fully booked for December ahead of the 15th Zanu-PF Annual National People’s Conference set for the resort town that month. More than 6,000 delegates are expected to attend the conference and operators are gearing up for brisk business. In an interview, Hotels Association of Zimbabwe (HAZ) chairperson Trythings Mutyandasvika, said the tourism sector was excited with the coming of the ruling party summit to the resort town as…
Read MoreRight up to elections day on 31 July 2013, many Zimbabweans believed MDC’s promise that the elections will be free, fair and credible. So when this did not happen, a more vigilant electorate would and should have demanded to know what happened. It is now over two years since the rigged elections and yet many Zimbabweans still do not have a clue what happened. How can we say in all honest that we want a…
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Opposition parties and economic analysts have criticized proposals by Youth and Indigenization Minister Patrick Zhuwao to levy companies to fund black empowerment programs. Zhuwao told the State-run Herald newspaper that under the proposed regulations, companies that have yet to comply with indigenization laws will be levied 10 percent, while those that have will be excused. The proposals have set off a storm with the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formation led by Welshman Ncube calling…
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THE opposition MDC party has rejected as “unconstitutional and idiocy of the highest order” a proposal by President Robert Mugabe’s nephew and empoerment minister to force a 10 percent empowerment tax on foreign companies. “This attempt to milk the few companies that remain operational in the country is daylight robbery which should not be allowed to see the light of day,” the party said in a statement Monday. “It is yet another example of the…
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Most police stations do not have stationery and suspects are being asked by police to provide their own. Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba (Zanu-PF) claimed that in the rural areas police officers failed to clear livestock for sale due to lack of transport. He said this could encourage payment of bribes to get a police officer to clear livestock without verification. “People intending to clear their livestock for sale outside their designated areas are told…
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG. — Verashni Pillay is the Mail & Guardian’s new editor-in-chief, the newspaper announced on its website yesterday. Phillip de Wet, who has been at the M&G since 2012, will be acting deputy editor. The announcement came after the paper lost its editor-in-chief Chris Roper, editor Angela Quintal and deputy editor Moshoeshoe Monare within in three months of each other. Following the announcement yesterday, Pillay said she had thought long and hard about taking the job,…
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ZimSwitch uses will feel the pinch in transaction charges as banks have announced an astronomical rise of up to 300%. Financial institutions agreed on an upward review of the fees to maintain ATM infrastructure, in a move analysts say could boost non-interest income for the sector, while hurting bank customers. The past two weeks have seen banks increasing service fees for withdrawals made through the ZimSwitch platform to US$4 from US$1, while Visa cardholders’ withdrawal…
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