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4 weeks ago | 
theindependent.co.zw | Faith Zaba |Ashton Ndakusiya |Tinashe Kairiza |Freeman Makopa
HARARE residents are understandably outraged by the introduction of three new levies by the City Council, covering public lighting, water infrastructure, and emergency services. At a time when Zimbabweans are already staggering under the weight of one of the heaviest tax burdens in Africa, this move adds insult to injury.
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4 weeks ago | 
theindependent.co.zw | Gwynne Dyer |Tinashe Kairiza |Freeman Makopa |Julia Ndlela
“JOSEPH Kabila boycotted the election and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC,” said President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo last October, and lo!It is coming to pass just as he predicted. But you cannot tell the players without a programme, so a little bit of explanation first. Well, a lot, really. Please be patient. It’s quite a tangled tale.
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4 weeks ago | 
theindependent.co.zw | Faith Zaba |Ashton Ndakusiya |Tinashe Kairiza |Freeman Makopa
THIS week, the media fraternity mourns the passing of Geoffrey Nyarota, an award-winning Zimbabwean investigative journalist, editor, and media pioneer renowned for his fearless pursuit of truth in a politically hostile environment. He passed away on Sunday after a long battle with colon cancer and kidney disease. He was buried on Wednesday in Nyazura, his rural home.
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4 weeks ago | 
theindependent.co.zw | Tinashe Kairiza |Freeman Makopa |Julia Ndlela |Tafadzwa Mhlanga
FOR anyone such as Muckraker, who was lucky enough to read George Orwell’s many books, but specifically Animal Farm, and Ken Saro Wiwa’s Prisoners of Jebs, they would certainly find life in this sorry apology for a country a bit tolerable because the experience that they are being made to go through presents an opportunity to live these books.
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4 weeks ago | 
theindependent.co.zw | Tafadzwa Mhlanga |Ashton Ndakusiya |Tinashe Kairiza |Freeman Makopa
THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) has raised concerns that exorbitant service provider fees are depleting pension fund contributions, leaving little to no benefits for members. These providers include administrators (for record-keeping and benefits processing), investment managers (to grow assets through investments), actuaries (to assess financial risks and determine contribution levels), and auditors (to ensure compliance and detect mismanagement).
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1 month ago | 
theindependent.co.zw | Tinashe Kairiza |Freeman Makopa |Julia Ndlela |Tafadzwa Mhlanga
ZIMBABWE’S failure to service approximately US$13 billion in foreign debt has hampered access to a crucial European Union (EU) funding facility designed to address Africa’s energy crisis and support economic recovery, a top EU diplomat has revealed. The country’s total debt burden stands at US$21 billion, owed to both domestic and international creditors, including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the Paris Club.
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1 month ago | 
theindependent.co.zw | Tinashe Kairiza |Freeman Makopa |Julia Ndlela |Tafadzwa Mhlanga
SOUTH Africa’s premier estate agency, Chas Everitt International Property Group, has expanded into Zimbabwe and will shortly be opening an office in Harare, NewsDay Business can report.
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1 month ago | 
theindependent.co.zw | Tinashe Kairiza |Freeman Makopa |Julia Ndlela |Tafadzwa Mhlanga
HARARE Royal Golf Club captain Audley Chatora enjoyed an all-expenses-paid trip to the recent Investec South Africa Open in Durban, courtesy of the Bard Santner Road to SA Challenge that allowed him to enjoy world-class golfing and hospitality facilities in one of the region's premier tourist destinations.
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1 month ago | 
theindependent.co.zw | Tinashe Kairiza |Freeman Makopa |Julia Ndlela |Tafadzwa Mhlanga
ZIMBABWEAN stakeholders and key players from Ethiopia, Ghana, and Kenya will this year be mobilised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to embrace the agency's Quality of Life Initiative aimed at improving urban living conditions, according to a statement released to this newspaper. This comes in the wake of the rapid growth of urbanisation on the continent, which has presented African governments with challenges in enhancing living standards.
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1 month ago | 
newsday.co.zw | Tinashe Kairiza
THE expulsion of outspoken war veteran Blessed Geza from Zanu PF has laid bare the deepening factionalism within the ruling party, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s loyalists intensify their push for his term extension beyond 2028.
Geza, alongside several other party members, was sacked last week for alleged factionalism, indiscipline and undermining Mnangagwa’s authority. Several others were suspended over similar accusations.
