BUSINESS NEWS

Zimra on course to surpass $4,8 billion target

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is well on course to surpass its half year revenue collection target with the final report for the period set for release at the end of this month, board chairpe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 July 2019

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe passengers hit by disruptions

Air Zimbabwe passengers face travel disruptions after the airline's only plane in service was sent for repairs.Air Zimbabwe said its Boeing 767-200ER was undergoing a mandatory maintenance check from ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

1 month to clear passports backlog

THE Registrar General's Office has started producing 8 000 passports daily with a view to clear the 28 000 backlog that has accumulated at the passport office over the past years, Home Affairs and Cul...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 April 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Passports production has resumes

The production of passports has resumed following a system malfunction which was rectified on Friday. The Registrar General's office is now producing 8 000 passports a day as it struggles to clear the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 April 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe resumes issuing passports

Following a technical glitch that had caused the Zimbabwean registrar's office to stop issuing passports, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, George Guvamatang...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe stops issuing passports

THE crisis at the passport offices is far from over, with Registrar-General Clemence Masango failing to give an estimate timeframe of when the processing of travelling documents will resume following ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 April 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

'Zimbabwe running out of passport paper'

REGISTRAR-General Clemence Masango yesterday told Parliament that the demand for emergency passports was now so high that his department might soon run out of passport paper.Masango made the disclosur...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Revenue collections surpass $5 billion

ZIMBABWE'S revenue collections surpassed $5 billion after a tax increase on electronic transfers buoyed December collections to peak at $572,4 million, official data has shown.In a bid to shore up dep...

By Staff reporter | Published: 31 December 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

11 000 passports left uncollected at Registry

MORE than 11 000 passports have not been claimed with some even expiring before they are collected by their owners, an official has said.The Registrar-General, Mr Clemence Masango, said the department...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 December 2018

POLITICS

Foreign currency shortage triggers Zimbabwe passports backlog

REGISTRAR-GENERAL (RG) Clemence Masango yesterday said his department had a backlog of 170 000 passports, which has accumulated since May, and requires additional foreign currency to speed up the proc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 November 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Fastjet set to fly 500,000 passengers

LOW-cost airline Fastjet says it is on course to fly almost 500 000 passengers on its Zimbabwean routes this year.Hein Kaiser, the group's spokesperson, said the regional airline carries around 40 000...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 September 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

NRZ opens premier coaches to individual passenger bookings

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has opened its premier class coaches to individual passenger bookings following demand for the service by travellers. Prior to this decision the premier class c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 September 2018

POLITICS

Violet Gonda denied Zimbabwe passport by Mnangagwa's govt

JOURNALIST Violet Gonda has been refused a Zimbabwean passport by registrar general Tobaiwa Mudede because she was apparently blacklisted by the government.She is believed to be one of many Zimbabwean...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 September 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimra surpasses target

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) performed beyond expectations in the first half of 2018 after gross collections hit $2,41 billion against the budgeted $2,10 billion, driven by excise duty, net ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Court resolves hotel share ownership impasse

HIGH Court judge Justice Alphas Chitakunye has ordered Hotel Elizabeth shareholders to share the $200 000 dividends declared two years ago, putting to rest the long-running legal wrangle between co-di...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 July 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

CEO reassures all fastjet passengers

Fastjet - the budget African airline founded by Stelios Haji-Ioannou - reassuring all fastjet passengers, the travel industry and our partners that the company will continue to operate in a state of '...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimra resolves impasse with workers

Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) Commissioner-General Faith Mazani has said the tax agency has come to an agreement with workers who had threatened to besiege Zimra head office last week Friday.The ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt surpasses road grading target

Last year saw Government focus on grading the country's national road network with gravel/earth roads to ensure that they are trafficable. A total of $126,2 million was disbursed to road authorities u...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2018

POLITICS

Zimbabwe ballot paper impasse rages

THE Tendai Biti-led People's Democratic Party (PDP) has approached the High Court demanding that material for the July 30 general elections be sourced through an open tender.In its latest application,...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 June 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe leaves passengers stranded

Scores of passengers were left stranded at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday morning after an Air Zimbabwe flight to Bulawayo took to the skies two hours earlier than scheduled.The...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 June 2018

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Tobacco output surpasses 200 million kgs

Tobacco sales breezed past 200 million kg on Tuesday, earning $583 million owing to the introduction of export incentives and improved agronomic practices last year, an official has said.During the co...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zim to surpass 200m kg tobacco output

Zimbabwe is likely to surpass the 2017 /18 targeted tobacco output of 200 million kilogrammes, given that farmers have already delivered 190 million kgs, with over 50 days to go before the marketing s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa, Khupe factions resolve name and symbol impasse

THE MDC-T faction led by Mr Nelson Chamisa will field its candidates in the forthcoming elections under the MDC Alliance name while the rival faction led by Dr Thokozani Khupe will stick with MDC-T.Th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 June 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

NRZ surpasses $18m Q1 revenue target

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has surpassed its first quarter revenue target of $18 million by five percent driven by the trust the parastatal's customers continue to build in the company.NR...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 June 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

NRZ records 50% surge in passengers

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has recorded a 50% increase in the number of passengers using its trains following the deployment of new coaches early this year, an official has claimed.Early...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018
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