May 2019

Mini Cabinet Reshuffle: Fortune Chasi Is Now The Minister Of Energy

By |2019-05-15T04:21:41+02:00May 15th, 2019|

Yesterday President ED Mnangagwa did a micro cabinet reshuffle. Fortune Chasi is now the Minister of Energy and Power Development. Before this promotion, Hon Chasi was the Deputy Minister of Transport. Meanwhile, the former Minister of Energy, Joram Gumbo, was moved to become Minister of State for Presidential Affairs in charge of Implementation and Monitoring.

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WhatsApp Hacked: Update Yours To The Latest Version

By |2019-05-14T07:27:27+02:00May 14th, 2019|

As Zimbabweans, we have come to rely on WhatsApp for pretty much everything we do. We run businesses, share photos and videos, conduct classes, carry out political discussions, discuss football and other sports on the platform. Our mobile network operators have facilitated this by creating WhatsApp bundles. The rest of the world is pretty much the same as WhatsApp has […]

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ZESA Makes A Mad Dash To Mitigate Powercuts

By |2019-05-14T05:51:29+02:00May 14th, 2019|

Since last week we have been waking up in darkness and going to bed in darkness. According to ZESA, we have the low water levels in Kariba dam to blame for this. In our brief analysis, we pointed out that this is not really true. ZESA has made a series of mistakes in the past three decades that have cumulated […]

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Zim Industry Leaders Call For ZESA Tariff Hike

By |2019-05-14T05:34:32+02:00May 14th, 2019|

Some industry leaders are calling for a ZESA tariff hike calling the current tariffs unsustainable. These leaders are afraid that if the current rate of tariffs is maintained by the government sooner or later there will be no electricity. Since electricity is needed to pump water they also fear an ultimate doomsday scenario where there would be no water either.

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Passenger Association of Zimbabwe Curses Kombi Fare Hikes

By |2019-05-13T06:52:10+02:00May 13th, 2019|

Last week passengers in Zimbabwe’s capital woke up to another price hike. Routes that used to cost $2 were now costing $3 and routes that used to cost a dollar were not going for two. To many of us this just the latest price squeeze as prices for basically everything have been going up in recent weeks.

Like all things in […]

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Well, ZESA Lied: Here Is The National Load Shedding Schedule

By |2019-05-13T06:41:50+02:00May 13th, 2019|

When we, and a ton of other online publications, wrote about the impending darkness. ZESA was quick to blame us and social media for spreading lies. There was no load shedding going on as they were still working on a schedule; they said. Well, turns out they flat out lied and not for the first time either.

Here are the facts

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Nkulumane Student Drinks Himself To Death

By |2019-05-10T06:38:27+02:00May 10th, 2019|

A form four student from Nkulumane in Bulawayo drank himself to death this weekend. Brandon Zimba is reported to have died after consuming too much alcohol at a vuzu party held over the weekend. The pupil’s death was confirmed by Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube who said investigations were still ongoing.

His grief-stricken mother blamed his son’s drinking on peer […]

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Despite Denials ZESA Begins Load Shedding In Earnest

By |2019-05-10T06:16:57+02:00May 10th, 2019|

Yesterday we published a proposed load shedding schedule doing rounds on social media. ZESA issued a vehement denial claiming that this schedule was fake and not at all what they were planning. They, however, pointed out that water levels at Kariba were indeed low and load shedding in the near future was inevitable.

Well, despite all these denials there […]

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Government Approves Massive School Fees Hikes For Second Term

By |2019-05-09T07:15:16+02:00May 9th, 2019|

Most parents and guardians were greeted by shocking fee bills when schools opened for the second term. These massive hikes are in line with general price increases across all economic sectors. For most people, however, their salaries have remained largely the same.

Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima confirmed that several schools had applied to increase their fees again.

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Businesses Owe ZIMRA $4.5 Billion In Taxes

By |2019-05-09T07:01:35+02:00May 9th, 2019|

With each passing month, Zimbabwe’s macroeconomic environment becomes harder and harder for businesses to operate. This has forced businesses to look for ways to reduce costs however they can. One expense businesses are choosing to default on is taxes.

According to one ZIMRA official the tax collection agency is owed close to $4.5 billion in unpaid taxes. A lot of businesses […]

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