CIVIL servants have accused the Public Service Commission (PSC) of plotting to take over Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS). The Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Service Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), an umbrella body for civil servants unions, yesterday claimed it had evidence that PSC was out to take control of the …

HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Wednesday banned MetBank from trading in foreign currency and suspended the bureau de change licence of Rolink Finance which was also fined US$120,000. MetBank is suspended from trading as an authorised dealer “pending a full investigation for breach of exchange control …

HARARE – InnBucks, a popular money transfer service owned by Simbisa Brands was on Wednesday ordered to cease operations by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) which accused the company of failing to comply with regulations. The central bank said InnBucks customers had a 30-day window to withdraw their money, …

Constance Chioma calls her son every morning to check that he is safe while studying in northeast Nigeria, a region plagued by deadly attacks by insurgents and armed kidnappings. Earlier this month, she could not get through. She later realised her SIM card was one of about 73 million – …

FIRST Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa has been challenged to intervene and help Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife get the medical assistance. Described as critically ill by her doctors, Mary Mubaiwa says she needs to go abroad for treatment. UK based Restoration of Human Rights Organisation (ROHR), through its secretary, Vongayi …

FEARING further xenophobic violence and facing an uncertain future with the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), many Zimbabweans in the Eastern Cape are repatriating their valuables. Recent attacks in South Africa on immigrants by members of groups such as Operation Dudula, Dudula Movement and PutSouthAfricaFirst have spooked many immigrants. Recently, a …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa often touts his Christian faith when speaking publicly. He has told some audiences that had he not been a politician, he would have been a preacher. You would think he knows the basics of Christianity, right? Like when Jesus was born, died and resurrected? The 79-year-old Zanu …

PARENTS with children in private schools are set to pay more for the second term as some schools have pegged fees at around $1,2 million, adding that a top up may be required during the course of the term. The second term begins on Tuesday, May 3 and ends on …

The United States embassy in Harare has called for “fair play” in Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections, warning that the country’s path out of international isolation is an election “widely accepted” by international observers as free and fair. In a statement on Wednesday, the embassy proposed several steps the country could take …

Zimbabwe will this Thursday begin a 10-day national population census, its fifth since independence from Britain in 1980. Some programs have been put on hold to pave the way for the national process, including closing all higher and tertiary learning institutions to ensure that students are counted within their usual …