Many are not aware of how motor vehicle rebates work and how to engage themselves as beneficiaries. This week I will disseminate such knowledge to those ignorant of the facility and how they might enjoy the benefits thereof. In this article I will explain what rebates are and how best …
Read More »Chinese In Mad Rush For Zimbabwe’s ‘New Oil’
As Chinese investors tighten their grip on lithium resources, especially in Africa and South America, in a bid to secure raw materials for its processing facilities back home, as the world transitions to cleaner energy electric vehicles, Zimbabwe has not been spared in the scramble for the “New Oil”. Zimbabwe, …
Read More »Correspondent Banks Exodus Gridlock Payments: RBZ
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the exodus of correspondent banks out of Zimbabwe is behind payment gridlocks confronting exporters and importers. The central bank estimates that at least 102 correspondent banking relationships have been lost over the last decade due to Zimbabwe’s high-risk profile. A correspondent bank, which …
Read More »Zimbabwe Clears 90pc Of Debt To Airlines
Zimbabwe has cleared 90% percent of its obligations to international airlines which amounted to about US$100 million, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed Wednesday. As of July this year, The Harare administration, together with Nigeria, had between them owed some US$565 million of the $1.4 billion in airline revenues …
Read More »Musk Begins His Twitter Ownership With Firings, Declares The ‘Bird Is Freed’
Musk says the “bird is freed” after $44 billion dealMusk fires Twitter CEO, CFO, policy chiefSome Twitter users flag willingness to walk awayPoll shows employee job concernsEU warns: “This bird will fly by our rules” Elon Musk has taken ownership of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) with brutal efficiency, firing top executives …
Read More »Motoring with Tawanda Matanhire: Tyres Are A Life, Death Issue
The rainy season is upon us and in Zimbabwe it usually rains throughout the festive period and beyond – a time often characterised by lots of long distance travelling. In view of this, motorists need to be wary of the condition of their vehicle tyres. The state of your tyres …
Read More »Chinese Firms In Horrendous Labour Violations: ZCTU
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has warned top government officials and consultants covering up horrendous labour rights violations perpetrated by Chinese-owned companies. The union contends that since the arrival of Chinese capital in the country, a series of labour rights violations, which include murder of local workers, torture, …
Read More »Treasury Starved Hospitals Of Medicines: Chiwenga
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Health minister, has revealed that hospitals were this year starved of medicines by Treasury after it only released $5 billion of the Health ministry’s $15 billion allocation. This resulted in the ministry only managing to procure 14% of the required medicines for hospitals this …
Read More »New Parly Land Owner Sues Govt For Failure To Pay
Government has been sued for reportedly failing to compensate the claimed owner of the land where the country’s new Parliament building was constructed. Touted as a gift to Zimbabwe, the building US$140m building was constructed in Mt Hampden, some 18km, northwest of Harare. The imposing 650-seat structure heralds the start …
Read More »WhatsApp Back Online After Major Outage Affects UK, Africa & Asia
WhatsApp services are back online and the app should start working for users soon if it hasn’t already. WhatsApp is now working for the Android and iOS apps as well as via WhatsApp Web. Note that some users report that services are still not working on WhatsApp Web, but your …
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